[Fanfiction] Beginnings (Part I) (one-shot)

...stray providence of misfortune that he heard the huffed chuckle behind him in response, the only sign that the voice, whoever the sneaky asshole was, was amused. At his expense. Brilliant. “Yes, Marco,” Thatch countered with a smirk and a bow, “Whatever you say, Marco.” “Can it, eh,” the man responded easily, stepping from behind Ace with his head cocked slightly to the side. Thatch laughed...

Everybody loves David Tennant!

... the control room. Stayt suggested that while the previous Doctors had been "interesting, quirky characters", Tennant was the first to be a sex symbol. "Lots of snogging you've done," he said. "Not lots," countered Tennant. "More than Jon Pertwee did." He was asked what he found scary in real life ("I'm not a fan of a rodent"), about changing his birth name from McDonald to Tennant for Equity by...

... this: "A LighterLife spokesman said although Miss Clowe's BMI had reduced from 37 to 32 when she died, she was 'still clinically obese' and 'her health may have already been compromised.'" Countered by this: "Professor John Garrow, a retired obesity and nutrition expert, blamed Miss Callaghan's death on her rapid weight loss and yesterday told the Daily Mail he was against 'prolonged' diets of ...

Pycnogenols: Sorting Real from Rip-Offs

... help customers distinguish Masquelier's French pycnogenol from other pycnogenols, Dr. Masquelier assigns a seal of authenticity to his product. The American response Not to be outdone, Horphag Research has countered with its own equally irate and, some say, shamelessly self-promoting website, http://www.pycnogenol-%20%20usa.com/index.htm , complete with its own seal of authenticity and ...

Alone & Bones

... me from the road, Bones. Cant you see I’m trying to drive here?” “You have an ulterior motive for bringing me to Colorado , and I have seen you drive under much more stressful situations than this.” She countered. “I’d like you to tell me why we are here, because it is clearly not for work reasons, despite both of us being paid for our time here.” “You know what? Fine. Fine. I’ll tell you...

Fic: Born to Shadow (R) Kris/Adam, Ch. 1

...it. “Isn’t it weird for a vampire to be quoting a show about a vampire slayer?” “Isn’t it weird for someone from a family of hunters to recognize quotes from a show about a vampire slayer?” he countered. Kris frowned as the vampire leaned down, examining the handcuff. “Damn, of course he put the one with the lock around the bar. It’d be too easy the other way. Fucking Leo.” Kris instinctively ...

Phantom Pains: Chapter 3

... examining eye. “It started again didn’t it.” He summarized, speaking a fact and not a question. A sheepish grin crossed Edward’s face and he forced a light laugh. “Yeah but it’s not so bad,” he countered and Al scowled. “It’s never so bad is it?” He scolded, dropping to Edward’s side once more to loop a comforting arm around him. “Drop the act, brother. You don’t have to pretend to be invincible ...

A year in Review: A Critic’s Guide to Wine and the Top Bottles of the Season

...tone as Jin frowned.   “You forget that I’m the critic here.” He reminded as Kame just mused to himself.   “That may be true but here, I’m the critic. So pay attention.” Kame countered with smug satisfaction as they headed towards the door.   “Come on.” Kame called as they exited.   “Do you mind telling me what you plan on doing with those bottles?” Jin asked as they head...

Fic: New Chance, Old Dance, Chapter 6

.... You can't escape me, can you?” Jones smirked. “It would be a lot easier for you if you just accepted what you are.”   “And what is that, again? Your brother, your buddy, your pal?” Tony countered, watching Jones with disgust. He folded his arms over his chest and attempted a smirk of his own. “Or is it something else you want from me? You want what you can't have, right? But you had Martie, ...

Start Anew- a holiday fic

...was, to notice. “You never were good with words.” Two set the snowball down on the ground and patted One’s shoulder like he so often did. “You talk enough for the both of us, brother,” he countered. The two men didn’t say anything after that, just watched the younger ones have a moment that wasn’t filled with fear. Three didn’t know what to think of this. She stopped recording after that. ===...