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Title: Heartache
Author: [personal profile] brumeier
Challenge(s): #91 Clint Black - Heartache/Better Man
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, past Jennifer Keller/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 1,163
Warning(s): emotional h/c, mention of unhealthy past relationship, alcohol consumption

Summary: Jennifer is having a difficult time getting over her breakup with Rodney.
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Meet, Greet, and Startlement
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1380


:: Marise Hazelton is a mentor for a private care system, and today, she is meeting a woman and four children who have cobbled together an impromptu family of refugees. Part of the Polychrome Heroics universe, this story was suggested by [personal profile] mama_kestrel for the November of 2025 Magpie Monday, with my thanks. ::


:: Author’s notes: 1. The :: words :: in the story indicate telepathic communication. Also, 2. The last story with these characters (the Clowder Connections story arc) was Feline Negotiations. ::




Marise Hazelton paused to straighten the cuffs of her burgundy blazer, worn over a simple gray knit dress with a boat neck. Then she raised a hand to ring the doorbell.

Somewhere inside the house, cats began to yowl. It wasn’t chaos; they seemed to be repeating the noise deeper and deeper into the house. Someone opened the door. An older woman smiled, offering a hand. “Hi. I’m Jackie.”

“I’m Marise Hazelton. I represent Sedna Connections. I coordinate the needs of children and young people who need… safe adults,” the woman with fading red hair explained. “I’ve been told that you’ve taken responsibility for three girls and a younger boy? We can offer support specific to each child’s needs, and I can explain the resources offered to you, but… It’s a fairly long conversation.”

“You’re not from DFS?” Jackie asked, her grip tightening on the doorknob.
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