Xanthe

Title: Silent Night
Author: Xanthe
Fandom/s: Multi-fandom crossover fic, featuring many of my favourite fandoms
Pairings: Harvey/Mike from Suits – but the rest are a secret! However, I can say that lots of lovely couples, old and new, make an appearance during the course of the story. If you are desperate to know, you can click on the spoiler button to read the fandoms and pairings, but it’s more fun to just let them surprise you – trust me ;-).

Fandom/s: Suits, The X Files, NCIS, Ricochet, Person of Interest, Sherlock, Rizzoli & Isles, Stargate: Atlantis, James Bond (Skyfall)
Pairings: Harvey/Mike, Skinner/Mulder, Gibbs/DiNozzo, Rick/Matt, Finch/Reese, John/Sherlock, Rizzoli/Isles, Sheppard/McKay, Mallory/Bond

Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash
Genre: BDSM, romance, humour, angst, holiday, multi-fandom crossover
Warnings: Loving, consensual BDSM, including spanking, flogging and nipple clamps.
Wordcount: 21,500
Status: Complete
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Spelling: I’m from the UK, so I use UK spelling in my fanfiction stories.

Summary: It’s Christmas Eve, and Harvey has a surprise planned for Mike, with a diverting cast of characters making guest appearances. However, Mike has a secret of his own…

Extract:

“Stop it!” Mike said, with a roll of his eyes. “Stop with the whole channelling your inner Bond villain thing, and just tell me what the hell we’re doing tonight.”

“Channelling my inner Bond villain?” Harvey raised an eyebrow.

“You know exactly what I mean! All you need is a fluffy white cat on your knee to complete the image, and Barbara Broccoli would be on the phone in seconds.”

Harvey considered that for a moment. “Hmm, I like that idea, but no. I don't have time for world domination – I'm far too busy dominating you.”

Author’s Notes: This is my Christmas fanfic offering for this year, a slightly bonkers bit of fun, featuring several different fandom pairings. It’s a crossover between my Possession and 24/7 universes, but you don’t need to read either of them to understand this. You just need to know that Harvey and Mike are in a Dom/sub relationship in this universe. None of the events of season two of Suits have happened, and it exists in its own alternate timeline, following on from season one. Not that it matters very much in the context of this story!

A big Christmassy thank you to bluespirit_star and tingreca for beta, and to Jacci and Nell for audiencing. Any mistakes are mine.

Dedication: For mcshepletgirl, who wanted this so much for so long (or at least a version of it!). Also, to everyone who supported me in the writing and publishing of Ricochet – that meant such a lot to me, and I wanted to write this to say a giant thank you to you all!

( Silent Night - 1/3 )

As this is a new fandom, I've created a Suits primer, so you can get a visual on the boys. Go check it out!

I've been sent two gorgeous title graphics for this story, so I'm using them both :-)


Graphic by lantean_drift

Title: Possession
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: Suits
Pairing: Harvey/Mike
Rating: NC-17
Category: Slash
Genre: Romance, angst, first time, BDSM, spanking
Warnings: Loving, consensual BDSM
Wordcount: 36,500
Status: Complete
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.
Spelling: I’m from the UK, so I use UK spelling in all my stories.

Summary: Louis tries to lure Mike into working exclusively for him, but Harvey points out that as possession is nine-tenths of the law, Mike belongs to him. Can he prove it though?

Author’s Notes:
Thank you to lantean_drift for a fantastic beta and lots of squee.
Thank you to taylorgibbs for the usual fantastic beta and small detail chasing.
Thank you to my trusty audiencers, Haggy and Sue, as always.
Thank you to Sue and flyingnorth for going on a journey into Suits with me and for having so many great conversations about the show.
Thank you to dinky_di_1 and lantean_drift for the gorgeous title graphics.

Last time I posted a story I fell down some steps and broke my leg. I really hope the slash fairy is with me and nothing bad happens this time. It’s been four months since I last posted a story, for obvious reasons, but now that I’m walking and writing again, there is at last new fic. Fingers crossed…and here goes!

Part One: Hostile Takeover Bid
Part Two: Counterclaim
Part Three: Merger
Part Four: Reasonable Doubt
Part Five: Due Diligence
This story is available for reading on my website here.


Graphic by dinky_di_1

Title: Two Wolves
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC-17
Keywords: Angst, romance, major hurt/comfort, drama, action, first time, massive Tony-whump and massive Gibbs-whump!
Warnings: Violence, rape/dubcon
Wordcount: 147,000
Status: Complete
Posting: As it is so long, I will post this story in six chapters, starting on Monday June 6th and finishing on Saturday June 11th
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended
Spelling: I use UK spelling in all my stories
Spoilers: Nothing very specific but general knowledge of the show up to the end of Season 8

Thank yous: To my trusty audiencers: taylorgibbs, Sue and nikitariddick, who kept me going during the writing process. I think I’d have given up at a very early stage if you hadn’t been so encouraging ☺.
To bluespirit_star for the beautiful title graphic.
To my fantastic betas: taylorgibbs and to annieb1955 for the great medical beta.
They all did a wonderful job. This is a very long story, and I appreciate them giving up their time to help me with it. Any mistakes are all mine.
Special thanks to taylorgibbs and Sue for handholding and support. You have been my rocks! Thank you so much ☺.

Summary: While investigating the disappearance of a Marine, Gibbs is abducted, sold, and forced to fight in a brutal tournament where the price of winning is almost as high as the cost of losing, and death waits constantly in the wings. After five months of hitting brick walls, Tony finally hatches a desperate plan to rescue Gibbs, only to find him a very changed man. In order to escape, Tony has to remind Gibbs who he is and awaken a sleeping wolf inside him. But, haunted by his ordeal and the acts he’s been forced to commit, can there ever really be a way back for Gibbs?

Author's Note: This is really a giant hurt/comfort epic! However, I should stress it does not feature partner betrayal - it's more about how Tony and Gibbs bond as a result of a horrific situation going on around them. It is dark in places, but I do love a happy ending, and I think the payoffs make it worthwhile :-).

This story was inspired by this NSFW picture from meret which I received on the same day that my neighbour’s son knocked on the door to warn me to keep my cats in as a local dogfight was looking for bait – an idea that horrified me. The two sort of morphed into this story – which then took on a life of its own. While researching this story, I also found this site (definitely NSFW!). Who knew?

It’s been thirteen years since I wrote Subterfuge in The X Files fandom. That had a very similar premise to this story, but Two Wolves is a very different kind of story and goes into much darker territory. However, there is one scene in this story that is a deliberate homage to Subterfuge ☺. Star Trek: TOS, Being Human, Torchwood, Birds of Prey and many other shows, including NCIS have dealt with a similar central premise in their own way, but this is obviously my particular dark take on it.

( Two Wolves - 1/19 )

Title: Two Wolves
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC-17
Keywords: Angst, romance, major hurt/comfort, drama, action, first time, massive Tony-whump and massive Gibbs-whump!
Warnings: Violence, rape/dubcon
Wordcount: 147,000
Status: Complete
Spoilers: Nothing very specific but general knowledge of the show up to the end of Season 8
Posting: As it is so long, I will post this story in six chapters, starting on Monday June 6th and finishing on Saturday June 11th
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended
Spelling: I use UK spelling in all my stories

Thank yous: To my trusty audiencers: taylorgibbs , Sue and nikitariddick , who kept me going during the writing process. I think I’d have given up at a very early stage if you hadn’t been so encouraging ☺.
To bluespirit_star for the beautiful title graphic.
To my fantastic betas: taylorgibbs and to annieb1955 for the great medical beta.
They all did a wonderful job. This is a very long story, and I appreciate them giving up their time to help me with it. Any mistakes are all mine.
Special thanks to taylorgibbs and Sue for handholding and support. You have been my rocks! Thank you so much ☺.

Summary: While investigating the disappearance of a Marine, Gibbs is abducted, sold, and forced to fight in a brutal tournament where the price of winning is almost as high as the cost of losing, and death waits constantly in the wings. After five months of hitting brick walls, Tony finally hatches a desperate plan to rescue Gibbs, only to find him a very changed man. In order to escape, Tony has to remind Gibbs who he is and awaken a sleeping wolf inside him. But, haunted by his ordeal and the acts he’s been forced to commit, can there ever really be a way back for Gibbs?

Author's Note: This story is now complete! The final four chapters are posted below. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has left me such amazing feedback throughout this story posting - you've been brilliant!

Title: Two Wolves
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC-17
Keywords: Angst, romance, major hurt/comfort, drama, action, first time, massive Tony-whump and massive Gibbs-whump!
Warnings: Violence, rape/dubcon
Wordcount: 147,000
Status: Complete
Spoilers: Nothing very specific but general knowledge of the show up to the end of Season 8
Posting: As it is so long, I will post this story in six chapters, starting on Monday June 6th and finishing on Saturday June 11th

Summary: While investigating the disappearance of a Marine, Gibbs is abducted, sold, and forced to fight in a brutal tournament where the price of winning is almost as high as the cost of losing, and death waits constantly in the wings. After five months of hitting brick walls, Tony finally hatches a desperate plan to rescue Gibbs, only to find him a very changed man. In order to escape, Tony has to remind Gibbs who he is and awaken a sleeping wolf inside him. But, haunted by his ordeal and the acts he’s been forced to commit, can there ever really be a way back for Gibbs?

Author's notes: This is a giant hurt/comfort, action/thriller/suspense epic. Despite the warnings, it's not really a rape or rape recovery fic as such, and I should stress it does not feature partner betrayal - it isn't about Tony or Gibbs hurting each other, it's more about how they bond as a result of a horrific situation going on around them. It is very dark in places, but I do love a happy ending, and I think the payoffs make it worthwhile :-).

This story was inspired by this NSFW picture from meret which I received on the same day that my neighbour’s son knocked on the door to warn me to keep my cats in as a local dogfight was looking for bait – an idea that horrified me. The two sort of morphed into this story – which then took on a life of its own. While researching this story, I also found this site (definitely NSFW!). Who knew?

It’s been thirteen years since I wrote Subterfuge in The X Files fandom. That had a very similar premise to this story, but Two Wolves is a very different kind of story and goes into much darker territory. However, there is one scene in this story that is a deliberate homage to Subterfuge☺. Star Trek: TOS, Being Human, Torchwood, Birds of Prey and many other shows, including NCIS have dealt with a similar central premise in their own way, but this is obviously my particular dark take on it.

Chapter One: Lone Wolf
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Chapter Two: Thrown to the Wolves
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

Chapter Three: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Part Seven
Part Eight
Part Nine

Chapter Four: Cry, Wolf
Part Ten
Part Eleven
Part Twelve

Chapter Five: Big, Bad Wolf
Part Thirteen
Part Fourteen
Part Fifteen

Chapter Six: The Strength of the Wolf...
Part Sixteen
Part Seventeen
Part Eighteen
Part Nineteen

Two Wolves Artwork

Title: Frozen
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: R
Genre: Slash
Category: Angst, romance, hurt/comfort, Christmas, holiday schmoop (it's that time of year so I went for it! LOL!)
Wordcount: 26,000
Status: Complete
Posted: 23rd December, 2010
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Thank you: To bluespirit_star  for beta and the beautiful graphic. To nikitariddick for US beta and encouragement. To my "Norseman" hildejohanne for snow beta, help and advice. To silvertales for picking up those final few typos and errors, and to dinkydi for audiencing and providing the inspiration for a very important guest character ;-)
Author’s Notes: Here is this year’s Xanthe Christmas fic offering. It’s long, snowy, angsty and schmoopy, and it is my Christmas present to all you kind people who have left me so much lovely feedback to my stories during the year. Thank you so much!

Summary: Gibbs has left NCIS and is living in a remote cabin on a snowy mountainside. But what secret is he hiding in his isolated hideaway?

Extract: He places a finger against Tony’s neck and feels a faint, erratic pulse. Then he hears a rattling sound and watches as Tony struggles to take a breath; his lungs must be giving up. His chest falls, and there's a long pause – too long – before it rises again.

A rasping sound fills the air as Tony tries to take another breath…and fails. His chest stays still. Unmoving.

"Tony?" Gibbs searches for a pulse again but finds none. "Tony!"

( Frozen - 1/3 )

Title: Ghosts
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: R
Keywords: Angst, romance, hurt/comfort
Wordcount: Around 13,000
Status: Complete
Posted: 6th November 2010
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Thank you: To bluespirit_star for beta and the beautiful graphic. To tejas for US beta, audiencing and advice. To nikitariddick for help, suggestions and support. And to dinkydi for audiencing.

Author’s Notes: Author’s Notes: This story is a sequel to “Andy” and it won't make much sense if you haven't read that one. Ghosts was written for generale_kenobi, hildejohanne, taylorgibbs, murgy31, and thaigirl123 in aid of the help_haiti campaign. Thank you so much for your kind generosity.

The original prompt read: “a story, from Tony's POV, featuring his job interview at NCIS, when “Andy” sees Jethro for the first time in 10 years, with musings and memories about their time together and Tony looking for Gibbs…"

On a side note, there's a line in here which someone sent me via email feedback to "Andy" ages ago. I can't credit them because my last PC ate the fb when it died, but I always remembered the line!

Summary: Tony and Gibbs begin their new life together – but can they escape the ghosts of the past?

Extract: Gibbs wasn't his to love. He never had been. He belonged to that red haired lady and that pretty little girl, long dead though they were. He walked every day with ghosts, and the past still cast its long, dark shadows over him.

( Ghosts - 1/2 )

Title: Tony's Rules
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Romance, established relationship, angst, post ep for Rule 51
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2,763
Spoilers: 'Rule 51'
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: "We've been living by your rules for long enough"
Author’s Notes: This is my slashy post-ep for Rule 51. The song lyrics quoted at the beginning are from George Michael's Cowboys and Angels which I've always thought would make a very good Gibbs/Tony music vid :-)

( Tony's Rules )

Title: A Cure for Jetlag
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Humour, romance, post-ep for Jetlag
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 2,800
Spoilers: Jetlag
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Many thanks to: nikitariddick and tejas for audiencing/beta.
Summary: Tony returns home and isn't very pleased by what he finds...and Gibbs suggests a cure for jetlag.

( A Cure for Jetlag )

Title: Birth-Day
Author: Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre: Slash
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Categories: Supernatural (vampires), angst, romance, AU
Rating: NC-17
Warning: Blood-play, rough sex.
Wordcount: 11,000
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes: This is my first ever vampire fic! I intended this to be a one-shot piece when I started it, but I embellished it rather more than I expected and got quite involved in my own mythology. I’m not sure I’ll do any more in this universe, but in case I do, I’m giving the series a name (“Allegiance of Blood”) and titling this as Book One. This story is complete of and by itself though.
Many thanks to: taylorgibbs for beta, and nikitariddick and bluespirit_star for audiencing. All mistakes are mine. Thanks also to Bluespirit for the title graphic.
Summary: Death is just the beginning…
Extract: Tony saw the hazy figures moving in the distance. They came slowly, gliding soundlessly over the snow, their long teeth gleaming in the moonlight. There were dozens of them.

“Boss?” he whispered, wishing he had his gun. “What the hell do they want?”

“You,” Gibbs said quietly.

( Birth-Day )

Title:  Family
Author:  Xanthe
Fandom: NCIS
Genre:  Gen (I know! Gasp!)
Categories:  Angst, Tony-centric character study
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Wordcount: 17,500ish
Spoilers:  Show to date, including Season 7
Disclaimer: These characters belong to DPB, CBS, Paramount, et al. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s notes:  This fic might be a tad controversial. I've tried to find a plausible explanation for the way Tony has been portrayed on NCIS since around mid-season 6. I believe it's a valid interpretation of the character’s viewpoint, but not everyone will like it (which is fine!). This story is all from Tony's pov; I've deliberately kept the viewpoints and motivations of the other characters ambiguous (rather like the show!) so please don't think I'm judging any of the other characters. I think this story has a happy ending, but it's not the usual kind of happy ending I do.
Many thanks to: tejas for beta, and nikitariddick for encouragement. Any mistakes are my own.
Summary:  Tony is injured working a case – and comes to a shocking realisation.
Extract: “So, some psycho is holding your team hostage… he’s got a machine gun, and you know he’s a killer because he’s murdered two people already. He’s standing right there, just beneath you, and you have a clear shot - but you hesitate. Why is that, Tony?”

( Family - 1/2 )