firstaudrina

as the hours and the days and the weeks
gossip girl. 4045 words. 1940s au.
dan, nate, serena, blair. mostly gen with some romantic vibes.
w: general wartime sad stuff, character death, suicidal ideation.

summary: They meet in the trenches.

note: For lookinglassgirl! I know this is nothing you asked for, but once I had the idea I couldn't quite let it go, so I hope you like it! Tried to do as much research as I could in a few days but I'm sure there are still inaccuracies, haha. This idea ended up more ambitious than I realized. Thanks @ sing_song_sung; a couple of lines of this originally came from a joint fic that didn't quite pan out.


( that doesn't mean there's nothing there )

T H E   A G E   O F   D I S S O N A N C E    (9/9)
dan, blair, serena, others.
4478 words. a re-working of edith wharton's the age of innocence.

summary: Dan has, in many ways, accomplished everything he set out to do. He had a successful marriage, wonderful children, and a rewarding career. But he knows that even so, there has always been something missing.

note: It seems very fitting for me to finish this fic at Christmas considering that is when I started it, for one of my December prompts three entire years ago. I'm happy to conclude it. It might be the longest fic I've ever written (though we know how much of that is due to Ms. Edith herself and not me) and potentially the most ambitious. I hope you guys enjoy the end, and that it was worth me taking three years and a day to finish! Happy Christmas & other holidays & happy Thursday/Friday if you don't celebrate!

( she was different )

T H E   A G E   O F   D I S S O N A N C E    (7/9)
dan, blair, serena, others.
5848 words. a re-working of edith wharton's the age of innocence.

summary: They see one another at almost the same moment, Blair lagging a mere breath behind, and the sharp, vivid recognition in her face seems to stop the progress of Dan's pulse and start it again.



( come to me once )

other stuff
dan/serena. r. 5k words. set in s1.

summary: Serena has never been conscious of somebody else's limits before; she's not sure anyone's been quite so conscious of hers.

( In which Dan and Serena do not go all the way. And then they do. )

T H E   A G E   O F   D I S S O N A N C E   (5/9)
dan, serena, blair, others.
5483 words. a re-working of wharton's the age of innocence.

summary: If he thinks of the Countess at all, it is simply as the most plaintive and poignant of a line of ghosts.


( dan feels more the outsider than ever before )

the age of dissonance
DBS. 10911 words.

Summary: If she still needed him, she was determined not to let him see it.

( I don't speak your language )

with the cruelest of intentions
Blair, Serena, Dan, Jenny. Some others, multi-pairing.
Based on Cruel Intentions. R. 20k words.
W: nothing you don't see in the movie, but just in case: underage sex, consent shadiness, general terrible humans.


Summary: Incestuous stepsisters Blair and Serena set out to seduce poor, innocent Dan Humphrey.

( and you don't rush art )

the age of dissonance (3/9)
Dan, Blair, Serena. Appearances by everyone.
9303 words. PG.
A re-working of Wharton's The Age of Innocence.


Summary: Dan often feels as though he is yanked in two opposing directions – back into the poor past he hardly remembers, forward into the respectable life that has been carved out for him. He remains unsteadily in the middle of these two points, helpless to choose between them.



( does no one want to know the truth here? )

the age of dissonance (2/9)
Dan, Blair, Serena. Appearances by everyone.
4997 words. PG.
A re-working of Wharton's The Age of Innocence.


Summary: Dan wonders just how he has become so invested in the fate of this girl who never even liked him.



( do come and see me sometime )

dear so-and-so
Dan, Serena. Background Blair.
1398 words. PG.


Summary: You wanted a better story. Who wouldn't?

( let me do it right for once )