Julia won't stop talking about her amazing hairdresser. Martha recognizes a dark part of her own past. (Spoilers for White Knight.)

A mother and her son read "Bambi".

Castiel has always had difficulty looking directly at Dean Winchester.

In the dark, in the rain, somewhere in the wasteland of the blank spaces of the map of the Fourth Kingdom, the children of a King were wandering in exile. "Suck an Elf," muttered the eldest. "Let's get back on the road. These woods are bad enough when you can see where you're going."

"Molly Carpenter," I said. "Honey and hearthfire. A little sanctuary of light and warmth. And just outside the door, wind and darkness and blood in the snow." She leaned back into me; I kissed her lips, her throat. "Come outside," I whispered.

"...they had a peaceful journey for two months, for all they met were barbarians, Muslims, tigers, wolves, and leopards." —Xī yóu jì, Chapter Fifteen (trans. Anthony C. Yu)

When the Leanansidhe told the Fomor servitors where to find Molly, there was someone nearby who could help her fight them. It wasn't Harry Dresden.

(Sequel to "Alliances.") "My turn now," said a silky voice, and I turned to see a Sidhe noble intercepting Justine before she could return to us. "No thank you, my lord," Justine said with a polite smile. "It wasn't a request, little mortal," he said, and reached for her hair. (Spoilers for the series through "Cold Days", and for the short story "Bombshells".)

When a fae-touched near-warlock and a vampire love each other... well, get together, anyway. Briefly. Once. Spoilers for Changes and subsequent books, and for my AU series "Tales of the Blue Serpent" ("Alliances" and "Legacies").

Set between Changes and Ghost Story. NOW WITH TUNE! You can find the tune at soundcloud dot com; search for "Thomas's Song" and if there's more than one, it'll be the one tagged "Dresden Files". Enjoy!

Prequel to "Alliances". Mab considers Justine. Spoilers for Cold Days.