February Challenge Masterlist

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First, let me apologize for the lateness of this post, and second, let me present the masterlist for Challenge Two!

Sonnet XVII
Pablo Neruda -

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
Or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
In secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in
Itself the light of hidden flowers;
Thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
Risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
So I love you because I know no other way
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
So I love you because I know no other way

That this: where I does not exist, nor you,
So close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.


+ Self-destruction; or The Love that Never Blooms if You Bury It by lily_268 (Ned/Chuck, R)
She remembers the wet feel of the slippery grass between her toes as she watched him fall and for a moment, she wants him to know what it’s like to lose the thing you love most. So she left.

+ The Lives We Lead by ellowyntinuviel (Chuck/Olive, NC-17)
No one knows who we are and no one knows the lives we lead…in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

+ Le Lezioni (The Lessons) by oceaneyed8 (Ned/Chuck, R)
And in an alternate reality, she should not be realizing any of these things because Ned would be sexing her not-dead-again body against the pantry door.

+ Anyway We Can by pieholer (Ned/Chuck, R)
Over time, the Piemaker had gotten used to the sudden jolt, the instantaneous pulse of energy that accompanied bringing someone back to life.

+ From a Distance by mistress_britt (Ned/Chuck, R)
Their lips hovered dangerously close together.

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We definitely want to hear from you regarding February's Challenge and the fics it inspired. So, now:

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And if you haven't already seen, ninamazing has already posted March's Challenge already, so warm up your keyboards and prepare to get down and dirty!