maybe there's a light that's always on

Title: Disaster Magnet (Noun)
Characters/Pairing: Sam, mention of what I assume is the rest of Torchwood, Godzilla...
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Summary: There's no reason Sam should be blamed for this. Really.
Notes: Written for a first lines meme from ages ago that I happened to have... still lying around. This particular first line comes from newredshoes. Also for meritinabox #6 - disaster. ...I'm so sorry, Sam. ...No, I'm really not.
Disclaimer: Life on Mars belongs to the BBC. The Rift belongs to its damn self.

( Disaster magnet (n): Sam Tyler. )

Title: On the Passage of Time
Characters/Pairing: Donna, the Doctor, mention of Charlie
Word Count: 363
Rating: G
Summary: Plane trips with the Doctor are not the most pleasant thing in the world.
Notes: I meant for this to be longer and actually include some of the vacation, but... hey, whatever. Charlie's postcards do a good enough job explaining that. Written for itsproductivity, and meritinabox prompt #33, "erroneous judgment".
Disclaimer: The Doctor and Donna belong to the BBC. Charlie belongs to trollopfop. The Rift is really just an excuse to torture everyone who comes in contact with it.

( Hail to those who have come from the sunlight that surrounds you... )

Title: Thirteen Years On
Characters/Pairing: Grace, Romana and Robin, mention of Megan
Word Count: 1117
Rating: G
Summary: Thirteen years after she became an angel, Grace finally learns what that means. Mostly, it seems to be about choice and the lack thereof.
Notes: Written for meritinabox prompt #2, deliverance. I actually meant to write this story... before I brought Grace in. And then... didn't. It probably would have been more interesting then, but whatever.
Disclaimer: Grace and Romana are both mine, actually. Robin belongs to _chibidragon_. The Rift is probably bad for your long term health.

( Gravity works slowly if you notice it at all... )

Title: At the Ragged Edge of the Silence
Characters/Pairing: Gwen, Ianto, Tosh and Owen, mention of Rhys
Word Count: 1316
Rating: PG
Summary: Gwen the new recruit, still learning the ins and outs, watching as everyone she worked with vanished one by one.
Notes: Written for meritinabox prompt #7, "falling prey to cruelty or misfortune". I wrote it on a plane while sleep-deprived, so... tell me nicely if I've written anything stupid. Please. I've been meaning to write this fic for a while, but the OMGANGST of Jack leaving really spurred me to do it this time. And yes, I steal my summary from threads. Hush.
Disclaimer: All Torchwood characters belong to the BBC.

( Where the hollow light of day never reaches... )

Title: Things That Scare Me
Characters/Pairing: Grace, Des, John Hart, Robin, mention of the Doctor, Martha and Torchwood
Word Count: 1452
Rating: PG
Summary: Everyone else is concerned that both they and Des get out of this alive. Grace is only concerned with the second half of that equation.
Notes: Written for kawaiispinel for the alphabet meme, for the prompt "eternal". I don't know how this came out of that, but there you go. Also for meritinabox prompt #17, "fatal imprudence". This will NEVER HAPPEN, because Des isn't allowed to be this stupid, ever. That's the point. This is an object lesson for Desmond Descant. PAY ATTENTION, DES.
Disclaimer: Grace is mine. Des belongs to kawaiispinel, Robin to _chibidragon_, Hart to the BBC. The Rift owns all our souls and you know it.

( I'm a dying breed who still believes... )

Title: Those Who Have Crossed
Characters/Pairing: The Doctor/Martha/Des, mention of Mathias/Pagiel
Word Count: 3632
Rating: PG
Summary: In which people are kidnapped for their own good, time passes unexpectedly, and things apparently just can't stay where you left them.
Notes: Written for meritinabox prompt #26, crimes of love, and the (very) late prompt for April 4 at itsproductivity, "it was a rainy day". This was meant to be around 500 words. SEE HOW THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN? It is an AU of doom. And yes, I'm going to be writing more of it. Because AUs will take over your brain. (And yes, totally an AU, because even if everyone manages to return to their own - or at least, some universe - I fully expect the Doctor to have regenerated by that point.)
Disclaimer: Martha and the Doctor belong to the BBC, Des belongs to kawaiispinel, and beyondtherift apparently belongs to no one but itself and will eat your brain.

( Shape without form, color without motion... )

Title: The One Situation
Characters/Pairing: Gwen/Mathias, Mathias/Pagiel, Gwen/Rhys
Word Count: 639
Rating: PG-13
Summary: He's not Rhys, she's not Pagiel, and things do not go at all the way Gwen imagined.
Notes: Written for the meritinabox prompt #25.
Disclaimer: Gwen and Rhys belong to the BBC, Mathias and Pagiel belong to kawaiispinel.

( This is the one situation I wanted most to avoid... )

Title: The Art of Being Left Behind
Characters/Pairing: Nate and Mat, and their mother
Word Count: 381
Rating: PG
Summary: Nate learned about losing people early. It's not a lesson you forget.
Notes: For meritinabox prompt #36, loss of loved ones.
Disclaimer: I kinda... sorta... own/share the Rift. I do own Nate, and Mat belongs to starletfallen.

( Normal, everyday human life, stupid and mundane and predictable... )