who i will be in the story of your life

Title: Falling Is Like This
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: This is so not even a little bit true. Totally, 100% false. And I stole the title from Ani Difranco.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Sometimes your family is the one that you make for yourself.
CONTENT WARNING: I know that it has been referenced in this story before, but I thought that I should make it EXPLICITLY CLEAR that this part details several instances of VIOLENCE, RAPE and SEXUAL ABUSE. Consider yourself warned.
Thanks: I owe a debt of extreme gratitude to annie2791 for all of her help with this part. I know I've said it already, but I really cannot tell you enough how great you've been. I honestly don't think I would have finished this part without your encouragement and support so THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You are wonderful :) Also, I would like to thank everyone who comments and those of you who continue to ask me about it from time to time. It's nice to know that some of you guys are still with me and that I've somehow managed to keep you interested. This story would have probably died a long time ago without you all so thanks so much for that!

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( ten. nightmare. )

Title: Band of Brothers
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of these guys. Or anyone from TLC. I’m just making this all up. You totally shouldn’t believe everything that you read, yo.
Word Count: 1387
Rated: PG
Summary: David finds out that all he really needs is a little TLC.
Notes: Probably I should not be allowed to watch TLC. I have no other explanation for this story except that I started writing it to avoid working on my psych assignment and then figured I might as well finish it since I haven’t posted anything in a while. Basically I read all the tweets between the guys when they were en route back to each other and I thought it was pretty cute how much they all obviously missed one another while they were apart during the break. D’awww, boys ♥!
Thanks: to celtic_fish for the read-through and the title ♥ ;)

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( ”Truthfully, )

Title: Falling Is Like This, part 9
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: This is so not even a little bit true. Totally, 100% false. And I stole the title from Ani Difranco.
Rating: NC-17 overall, PG-13 for this part
Summary: Sometimes your family is the one that you make for yourself.
Notes: Rentboy!fic! See part one for more detailed notes.
Thanks: Thanks to celtic_fish and gypsy_ophelia for the super fast beta reading. You're both amazing!

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Previous Parts
prologue - part 2
part 3 - part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8

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( nine. catalyst. )

Title: Falling Is Like This, part 8
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: This is so not even a little bit true. Totally, 100% false. And I stole the title from Ani Difranco.
Rating: NC-17 overall, PG-13 for this part
Summary: Sometimes your family is the one that you make for yourself.
Notes: Rentboy!fic! See part one for more detailed notes.
Thanks: Thanks to celtic_fish for beta reading! And to gypsy_ophelia, for cheerleading for me when I thought this was never going to get finished. I love you both :)

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Previous Parts
prologue - part 2
part 3 - part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7

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( eight. new year. )

Title: the daylight seems to want you
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: I'm making this up because I am a lying liar.
Word Count: 1147
Rated: NC-17
Summary: your hills and valleys are mapped by my intrepid fingers
Notes: Inspired by the song "Crack the Shutters" by Snow Patrol. It's not really spelled out, but I guess this is sort of an AU. I imagine that the boys are living in a one-bedroom apartment together, scraping by on side gigs and odd jobs. I don't know why I always find this concept of struggling to get by so appealing but I do so, yeah. Hope that makes sense ;)
Thanks: to cherrymaryberry for the lyrics prompt. She asked for Dandy smut so I'm doing my best to deliver.

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( crack the shutters open wide i wanna bathe you in the light of day )

Title: Something Good Waiting Down This Road, part 3
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: I am making all of this up. It is fiction. These boys only make out in my mind. The title belongs to Tom Petty. Cut lyrics belong to Tim Brantley.
Word Count: 7225
Rated: NC-17
Summary: Sequel to To Anyone Whose Listening; David and Ryan take a road trip.
Notes: I'm so glad this part is finally done. I feel like I've been writing it forever. A few things; I have no clue if Kangaroo gas stations sell taquitos but I wasn't going to drive 45 minutes to find out so let's just pretend that they do, okay? Also, Ryan does have a brother named Justin who owns a greyhound racing team; all other info about him is made up. And my knowledge of golf is minimal, mostly confined to how to drive the cart and how to suck at putt-putt, so all relevant knowledge of the sport can be attributed to the lovely jehane18. Any errors are probably my own damned fault, lol.
Thanks: To Team Beta, I don't know what I would do without you all! cherrymaryberry for all of the encouragement and kind words. jehane18 for keeping my golf facts straight and catching my continuity errors; you're awesome! And celtic_fish for listening to me whine about my need to research and the general lack of taquito-having pit stops; it's nice to be understood ;) Thanks to you all because I'm sure this would either be unfinished or dramatically more sucky without your input and guidance.

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Previous parts: Part 1, Part 2

Part 3:
( and you asked me what i wanted and i said it's you )

Title: Something Good Waiting Down This Road, part 2
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: I am making all of this up. It is fiction. These boys only make out in my mind. The title belongs to Tom Petty. Cut lyrics by Ryan Star.
Word Count: 4378
Rated: NC-17
Summary: Sequel to To Anyone Whose Listening; David and Ryan take a road trip.
Notes: I decided to go with "We Might Fall" for the name of the series. Sorry, Hallie ;) Also, the lighthouse in St. Augustine is real; I've been to the top. I don't actually know how David feels about heights, though, I just made that up. The hotel is a real place in Savannah, but I have never been there. I just did some Google research. And they do actually offer "haunted pub tours" in Savannah. If you are ever there, you should definitely go. They're really fun :)
Thanks: to cherrymaryberry and celtic_fish for their continued help with this story. I really appreciate it :)

And, in case you missed it, here's part one.

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( don't let the moment pass you by, roll the windows down and drive )

Title: Something Good Waiting Down This Road
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: I am making all of this up. It is fiction. These boys only make out in my mind. The title belongs to Tom Petty.
Word Count: 5557
Rated: NC-17. Like whoa.
Summary: Sequel to To Anyone Whose Listening; David and Ryan take a road trip.
Notes: So, I didn't really intend for this to happen, but I guess this sort of turned into a series? And I am debating a name for it now. I like "We Might Fall" but, as Fishie pointed out, there's some Hallie guilt involved, lol. I'll decide before the next part of this is posted. If anyone has opinions I am always open to suggestions :)
Additional Notes: I spent two hours Google!stalking Ryan before writing this, trying to learn as much as I could about his family. I think I have the names of his siblings and parents correct, but if there's anything that you know I am wrong about then please tell me. Thanks!
Thanks: to cherrymaryberry and celtic_fish for their feedback and suggestions. It's good to have people around who can keep my taquito facts straight, lol.

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( i felt so good, like anything was possible )

Title: To Anyone Whose Listening
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not mine. Not true. Title stolen from David Cook.
Word Count: 1943
Rated: R
Summary: Sequel to All For Believing; Life on the road and getting by with a little help from your friends.
Notes: So, I think there are about four people who are actually reading these stories. And yet I keep writing them. Oh well, I can't seem to help myself. Also, this is very mushy. Be warned. And, once again, we're pretending that Ryan doesn't have a wife b/c I am too lazy to get into all that.
Thanks: to cherrymaryberry for reading it over for me. I appreciate it :)

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( the only truth i see is you )

Title: All For Believing
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: There is no truth to any of this except that David and Ryan are both hotasses. The rest of it is just stuff I made up. Too bad. Title and lyrics belong to Missy Higgins.
Word Count: 2628
Rated: NC-17
Summary: Sequel to Carry My Picture. Ryan and David make up for lost time.
Notes: So, the first David/Ryan story I wrote had a plot and angst and all that stuff. But, I felt like there wasn't enough making out. Or, you know, other stuff. So I wrote this. Hopefully it is not too ridiculous for this story to follow the last one. Oh, also, let's call this an AU b/c I am conveniently ignoring that Ryan has a wife IRL. For the purposes of this story he is single.

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( drop all your defenses and come into my arms )

Title: Carry My Picture
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not even a little, tiny bit true. I am a lying liar. Also, title and lyrics were shamelessly stolen from The Connells.
Word Count: 2913
Rated: PG-13
Summary: It's the stuff that stirs me up and follows me away.
Notes: Okay so, after seeing him open for Cook a handful of times and meeting him on several occasions, I am totally beside myself with love for Ryan Star. He's amazing. And he and Cook kept teasing (and groping) each other on stage so, you know, this is kind of all their own fault. Also, this didn't help, guys. Seriously.
Thanks: to celtic_fish for beta reading. ::smooch::

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so write my name and carry my picture
there's nothing wrong
i'm willing, i'm willing, ( i will lead you on )

Title: writing backwards in a dusty windowpane
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not mine. I am making all of this up. Also, the lyrics used are all from Better Than Ezra's Our Last Night. It is NOT a Taylor Swift song. I refuse to acknowledge the existence of any such cover, thanks.
Word Count: 537
Rated: PG
Summary: David Cook hates goodbyes.
Notes: Um, idek what I was thinking with this. Maybe I needed to get some angst out of my system. Basically, I was listening to Better Than Ezra's Before the Robots album last night and working on David Cook/Ryan Star fic and then, somehow, I woke up with this in my head. So, this is from David's POV but I intentionally left the other person a mystery to let the reader decide on who it should be. Mostly b/c I was influenced by the beautiful little snippets that celtic_fish has been posting and b/c I couldn't really decide between two people that I had in my head. Oh, also, I was kind of writing this as an answer to 017. Fragile in the prompt table.
Additional Note: Not beta'd. Be warned.

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( and i could've spent a life with you, but those days are over. )

Title: Sleepless
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: This is completely and totally made up. It's not even a little bit true.
Word Count: 2876
Rated: R
Summary: It was sometime in the early dawn hours of his third sleepless night in Missouri that David came to terms with the root of his insomnia: he couldn't sleep without Neal.
Notes: So, I can't sleep so I write about other people not being able to sleep. That seems productive ;)
Thanks: To lire_casander and _workinprogress for beta reading for me at an ungodly hour of the morning. Sometimes those time differences work to my advantage, I suppose. You were both very helpful. Thanks again!!

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(  It only takes him three days to realize that he's got a problem. )

Title: Fall For You
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Still not real.
Word Count: 841
Pairing: David Cook/Andy Skib
Rated: PG-13
Summary: "I'd do anything for you, P Skib, you know that."
Notes: For annie2791, who needed some cheering up. So, here we have sappy boys to the rescue! I hope it helps at least a bit, sweetie ;) Also, thanks to celtic_fish for the read through. Awesome as always, Fishie!
Even More Notes: This is a quasi-sequel to Cover Me, in which Dave angsts about Andy not singing lead on Make Me at the start of the tour. This one picks up after Andy actually did sing lead at the concert in Tulsa this past weekend.

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( make me fall for you, as if I had nothing else to do )

Title: discover me discovering you
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: this is so freaking made up, yo.
Word Count: 551
Pairing: Kris Allen/Matt Giraud
Rated: PG-13
Summary: we've got the afternoon, you've got this room for two
Notes: I blame circlesanthem and her fanmix and her enabling ways for this. Also, I am all hopped up on muscle relaxers so read this at your own risk.

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( take all your big plans and break em )

Title: First Love
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Word Count: 784
Pairing: David Archuleta/Andy Skib
Rated: PG
Summary: you can't believe that it took you so long
Notes: curly_q23 wanted Andy/Archie fluff. I hope you like it :)

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( all the things that you feel that you can't describe )

Title: Feels Like Home
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Word Count: 840
Pairing: David Cook/Michael Johns
Rated: PG-13
Summary: David always knew that Michael had already given his heart away before they even met.
Notes: tarattack wanted happy. She gets cheesy. I hope that's a good enough substitute ;)

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( cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home )

Title: Lie To Me
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Word Count: 347
Pairing: Cook/Archuleta
Rated: PG
Summary: it's truth that i don't want to hear
Notes: cinderlily gave me this prompt. Hopefully she will forgive me for how emo this turned out ;)

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( if we put too much light on this we'll see through all the cracks )

Title: Everything Must Go
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: Surely you've figured out by now that I am making this shit up, right? Lyrics belong to The Weakerthans.
Word Count: 441
Pairing: Kris Allen/Matt Giraud
Rated: PG
Summary: recovery comes to broken ones
Notes: circlesanthem wanted some angsty Kris/Matt so I am at her service. First time writing either of these guys so please to be keeping that in mind.

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( garage sale. saturday. )

Title: You're So Last Summer
Author: courts576
Disclaimer: For once, I am kind of glad that this isn't real.
Word Count: 683
Pairing: David Cook/Neal Tiemann
Rated: PG-13
Summary: all I need to know is that I'm something you'll be missing
Notes: oflights gave me the prompt. Thanks! Sorry it's such an angst-fest but that song doesn't exactly scream happy ending. Also, David is a drama queen so I blame him ;)

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( maybe I should hate you for this )