'They are never,' Dairine thought as she eyed the alien standing over her as scathingly as she could manage, given the circumstances, 'ever, going to let me live this down.' 'Dairine Callahan, brought low by a reading comprehension error.' [entry for the 2013 YW Christmas in July fic exchange, cross-posted from Ao3, warnings for implications of past violence]

Or, in which Tom and Carl are college roommates unaware of each other's wizardry as yet, until they are, and Carl's priorities are really whacked out.

He has been, and been, and been; back, and back, and back; for years, upon years, upon years. [ed-centric drabble]