Realized I really ought to have one of these. Still a bit disorganized; consider this a WIP...

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Title: Why Should I Care? (Epilogue)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: PG
Contents: References to sex; family drama
Beta: stellar_dust, who gave thoughtful feedback on everything from sentence structure to character arcs, just rolled with it when I did things like randomly re-ordering chapters, and was generally helpful and awesome beyond belief.
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use.

Summary: Seamus wears a gown down the aisle and embraces his future. Love may not quite conquer all, but it doesn't do too badly for itself, either.

Those of you who have been waiting to see more of the dresses, check out Seamus in green, George in blue, the wedding portrait, and a bonus Seamus in slinky red. Previous chapters here.

( It had taken some serious cajoling to keep her from showing up in a low-cut dress, and when George's sister caught the bouquet Jerri tried to bite her. But the impossibly virtuoso score was worth it. )

Before starting on "Stay" (on the Senateverse table of contents), I decided to keep a record of all the links I clicked in the name of research.

Since I love it when other authors give background/commentary for their fics, I figured I'd share the list. Includes a few notes, because my wildly nonlinear thought process needs some kind of explanation.

( 59 links under the cut )

Title: Stay (4/4)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Nothing that hasn't been in the story already.
Characters/pairings: Jon, "Stephen", Sam/Jason, Scarborough, Aasif
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: Senateverse. Stephen comes home.

(See also the author's notes for research and commentary.)

( 'Look at this! Would I have let someone perpetuate this horror on my beautiful hair for anyone less than our soldiers?' )

Medium: Television
Fandom: The Colbert Report/Strangers With Candy
Subject: Seamus Noblet/George Colbert
Title: Perfect
Warnings: Some swearing; family drama

The soundtrack for Why Should I Care?, a second-gen tale of love, dancing, screwed-up parents, gay kids, and delicious cake.

Tattered At The Seams is the drawing that was going to be the cover art, until the plot (and the design of Seamus' wedding dress) changed so much that it no longer fit.



( If in every wedding picture my daddy looks annoyed, it's all right )

Title: Why Should I Care? (13/13+epilogue)
Series: Strangers With Candy, TCR
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: R
Contents: More swearing; Jerri being Jerri
Beta: stellar_dust
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use.

Summary: Seamus never could have handled Chuck's revelation on his own, but these days he has George, Jerri, and Stephen to come to the rescue.


Previous chapters here.

( 'So I finally get to meet the delicious caramel tart!' purrs Jerri, hovering around George like a particularly saggy vulture. )

Title: Stay (3/4)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Gay stuff, more peril
Characters/pairings: Jon, "Stephen", Rob R., Sam/Jason, Scarborough, Aasif
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: Senateverse. Morning Joe weighs in; Stephen makes a purchase; soldiers give nonanswers about DADT; Jason checks in from Tehran; Jon gives nonanswers about Stephen.

Note that this was written, and takes place, more than a week ago, before things fell apart in our!Iran. I would hold off on posting, but I don't know if there will ever be a "good time" to post it, so here it is. And please keep an eye on the news, if you aren't already.

(Yeah, I know, that may be a superfluous request to make of TDS fans. Still.)


( Okay, so it looked kind of like a muffler. But the local vendor he had bought it from assured him it was a gun. At least, that's what Stephen assumed the man had said. He just hoped Sweetness wouldn't be jealous. )

Title: Stay (2/4)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Shocking haircuts, mortal peril
Characters/pairings: Jon, "Stephen", Rob R., Sam/Jason, Scarborough, Aasif
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: Senateverse. While Jon follows along at home, Stephen embarks on a whirlwind tour of Iraq, complete with a haircut courtesy of Commanding General Rob Riggle.

Yes, I did put Senateverse!Rob in the Army instead of the Marines. Military readers, please don't kill me.


( 'You're not going to make me give up my exfoliating loofah, are you? Or my raspberry-scented hair gel?' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (12/14)
Series: Strangers With Candy, TCR
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: R
Contents: Copious swearing; violence, injuries; Chuck and Geoffrey's crushing dysfunction; "it's not a cold sore! I bumped my lip on a biscuit!"
Beta: stellar_dust
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use.

Summary: Chuck meets George meets Geoffrey meets Seamus. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Previous chapters here.

( 'You hear that, Chuck? They're getting married! Isn't that sweet? And romantic? Hint, hint?' )

Title: Stay (1/4)
Rating: PG
Warnings: Yelling, Googlebombs.
Characters/pairings: Jon, "Stephen", Rob R., Sam/Jason, Scarborough, Aasif
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: Senateverse. The blogosphere loves how Jon carried himself in that hearing against CNBC. Stephen is less approving. But when Jon reacts by accusing him of not caring about anyone but himself, he'll have to take drastic measures to prove otherwise.

Carries on the Emmy Rossum song naming theme. (The lyrics don't match very well this time, but the title will keep coming up.)

( 'Have you really not Googled yourself in the past eight hours?' )

Medium: Television
Fandom: Doctor Who
Subject: Companions
Title: Doctor's Girls: The Musical

This mix has been kicking around in my head ever since stellar_dust mentioned she had been listening to "Oh, Donna" all through s4. Seventeen companions (and the Rani), one song each. Mostly the women, but Jack and K-9 sneak in there too.

Larger version of the cover art is here. (No affiliation with the drawing Doctor's Girls; it just inspired the title.)



( We had a special thing going, me and Sarah Jane )

Title: The Lepidopterist
Rating: PG (sexual references)
Characters/pairings: Jon, liberal!"Stephen", Larry, Rob R., John-O, Wyatt, Aasif, Jason, Kristen, an elephant
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: More from the liberal!"Stephen" AU. In which Stephen is inquisitive, Jon runs low on forks, and Larry is not as scary as he thinks he is, but every bit as devious.

(Precedes A Modest Proposition, which is why Stephen by that point has a bit more of a clue.)


( 'I'm a Zen Taoist Wiccan Discordian, but it's not quite the same, you know?' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (11/14)
Series: Strangers With Candy, TCR
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: R
Contents: Copious swearing, men in dresses, steaminess
Beta: stellar_dust
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use.

Summary: Seamus finally tries on that dress, and starts working up the courage to introduce George to Chuck.

Previous chapters here.

( 'Haven't even managed to tell him I'm gay yet. He's going to go postal when he finds out I'm engaged. Should probably skip the bit about how he gave me a thing for crossdressing until he recovers.' )

Title: Purple Hamster Means No
Rating: PG (sex talk, references to harassment)
Characters/pairings: Jon/"Stephen"
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: A quick dialogue-only ficlet. Stephen tries to explain his kink. Jon is a little slow on the uptake.

( 'The thing you've got to understand is that 'no' doesn't mean 'no'.' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (10/12?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: PG
Contents: Mild swearing, allusions to steamy stuff
Beta: stellar_dust
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use.

Summary: In which Seamus keeps talking to parents; several Colberts point cooking utensils at him; and George (and America) have a birthday party.

Previous chapters here.

( 'I know about cheating, young man. I used to be something of an expert at it.' )

Title: Clear Blue Day
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: G
Disclaimer: See the index.

For doctorv, who wanted "the one where they get married."

( Jon strolls, hands tucked in his jacket pockets. Stephen sort of flutters. )

Title: The Gravitas Never Fails
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon, "Stephen", BriWi
Rating: G
Disclaimer: See the index.

For sarcasticsra, who wanted "Jon and Stephen discover they have a mutual crush on Brian."

( 'Don't be ridiculous, Jon. This is not a slumber party.' )

Title: The Essentials
Series: TDS/TCR
Characters/Pairings: Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: G
Disclaimer: See the index.

For misstewart, who wanted "planning a vacation."

( Jon, who knew that Stephen's original plan for 'roughing it' had involved hauling an entire cabinet of fine china up the side of a mountain, decided not to take any chances. )

Title: The Rainbow Agenda
Series: TDS/TCR, Death to Smoochy
Characters/Pairings: Jon, "Stephen", Sheldon
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: See the index.

For seagullsong, who wanted an AU where Jon and Stephen are on a popular children's show, preferably with ridiculous costumes. The crossover was inevitable. (Inspired by this Sesame Street clip.)

( 'Have you seen the lyrics?!' continued Stephen, while an intern zipped him into his bright orange eagle costume. )

Title: A Modest Proposition
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Swearing, violence against tables, past violence against people, rage, some blood.
Characters/pairings: Jon/liberal!"Stephen"
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: I know, I know, I planned this to be a happy month. But sometimes you can't help being upset.

Trouble is, the alternate-universe liberal version of "Stephen" doesn't think he's allowed to be. No matter what happens with Proposition 8.

(Please be warned that this is all kinds of angry.)


( 'Sure, America came pretty close to turning into a fascist dictatorship under the Bush regime, but at least being gay has stayed legal!' )