In Search of New Dreams

Title: Pertinacious Wills
Character(s)/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah, Ensemble (with a few original characters)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Nothing, I tell you! (Except for my wacked-out imagination, of course.) No copyright was harmed in the creation of this odd tale.
Rating: PG-13 (just to be safe over the long-haul)
Genre: Romance/ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
Summary: Sarah Williams’s life is turned upside down when her widowed father remarries. At the same time, a new lord has taken over the Labyrinth who may be the most insufferable man Sarah has ever known. (Regency Era-ish AU)

A/N: So, I’m not a fan of modern romance—outside of good fanfiction, of course—but this shriveled tomboy heart melts at Regency Era fluff (think Jane Austen and her contemporaries). After watching “Wives & Daughters” the other day, I thought it might be fun to tackle my very first AU story in this fandom.

I apologize to Austen—and Gaskell, by extension—enthusiasts ahead of time. Consider this a modern narrative with classic flavor. (And yes, I created an entire world—so don’t look for references to London or anything passingly English. It doesn’t exist in this universe.)

Special thanks to my beta, c_u_kid.

(And yes, the next part of "Attack of the Vicious Plot Bunnies" will be posted soon!)

UPDATE: The rest of the story can be found on either my ff.net profile or my AO3 profile. Thanks! :)



( It was a quiet evening at the Ingleby residence where Sarah had spent the last month visiting her father’s sister and family. )

Title: Unspoken
Author: skybound2
Rating: K
Word Count: ~1450
Fandom: Labyrinth
Characters: Sarah and Jareth
Summary: There are some things that are better left unsaid. Sarah knows this. That doesn't make the not saying any easier.
Disclaimers: The story is mine, but the characters and world belong to Jim Hensen & Co. I'm just playing.
Author's Notes: Never written Labyrinth fic before, but my fanfic muse has been out of commission for several months, so I am not about to turn down inspiration when it strikes! This little one-off is the result. I have no idea if more Laby fic is waiting in the wings of my brain or not. Frankly, at this point, I'll take whatever the muse is willing to give. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my little offering. (Also posted on FFN and Ao3.)

( Unspoken )

Title: Attack of the Vicious Plot Bunnies
Character(s)/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah, Ensemble
Disclaimer: I own nothing that seems even remotely familiar in this story, and probably not even the things that don’t. I am poor. Suing me would get you a bicycle with flat tires, a nearly broken laptop and an inordinately large collection of David Bowie music. That’s not worth it, is it? (Wait, forget I said anything about a David Bowie collection.)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Humor/PARODY
Summary: 8 years later, Jareth demands a rematch. Can Sarah get to the center of the Labyrinth in time to save her neighbor’s cat?

A/N: This is a VERY belated birthday gift for my buddy, themsmine, who requested: “I would love a parody, one that has bunnies in it – actual bunnies with cute little noses and fluffy tails, like plot bunnies come to life. :)” and “I'm just picturing the Labyrinth overrun by plot bunnies.”  As Sarah, who learned the hard way herself, might say: Be careful what you wish for. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ahem.

Thank you to my willing accomplice, surelady. It always helps to have a Monty Python aficionado beta your parody.

Let the insanity commence!

UPDATE: The rest of the story can be found on either my ff.net profile or my AO3 profile. Thanks!

~o0O0o~
Part One
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( There was nothing better, in Sarah’s estimation, than getting home from a tedious day of work as an office administrator and discovering her neighbor’s cat had gotten into her apartment again. )

Title: The Trouble with Roommates
Author: misplacedmama (aka startraveller776 on ff.net)
Characters/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my wacky imagination.
Rating: PG-13
Genres: Humor/Romance
Summary: On her 26th birthday, Sarah’s roommate gives her a disconcerting gift.

A/N: This was thrown together for surelady’s prompt to the JDB Fangirl Harem: “Sarah comes home one day to find her flatmate has kidnapped a Goblin King, who is currently tied up in their living room. You can decide on the reason for this and the story can be any genre you please.” I took a little leeway with the “tied up” part. I hope it still qualifies.

I curse her for putting this plot bunny into my head.

~o0O0o~

( The problem with advertising for a roommate, Sarah thought, was often the people who came to interview were more suited for an insane asylum than sharing her living space. )

Title: Reckoning
Author: misplacedmama (yes, I am also Tenebrious on ff.net--so I can write darker Labytales and get away with it.)
Characters/Pairings: Toby, Jareth/Sarah
Word count: Approx. 4200
Disclaimer: I own nothing familiar. Not even the alphabet.
Rating: PG-13/T
Genre: Drama/Dark Romance (I'm a little iffy. You tell me.)
Summary: He let her have her illusion, but the time is past for reckoning.

A/N: This one-shot was inspired by “This Night” by Black Lab. I am beta-less, so any errors you see are mine alone. It doesn't seem particularly dark to me, but I'm never a good judge of my own work.
( It wasn’t that he had stolen her brother—she’d asked him to take the boy, after all. )

Title: Prince Charming
Author: misplacedmama (aka startraveller776 on ff.net)
Characters/Pairings: Jareth and Sarah (note that it's not Jareth/Sarah)
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my imagination. No copyright was harmed in the weaving of this tale.
Rating: PG/K+
Genre: Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Can a villain become a hero? Jareth never considered the question until a little girl with dark, shining hair and wide green eyes asks him to be her champion.

A/N: It seems that you can’t write copious amounts of Labyfic without tackling the question of whether the moment Sarah wished away her little brother was truly the first time she’d ever crossed paths with the Goblin King. This is my answer.

Please note that if you have read the novelization of the film, you will have to ignore it in order to enjoy this story. ;) (And the Manga comics? Forget about them.)

Totally beta-less, this thing. So, any errors you find can be blamed on Microsoft Word. (I’m perfect and never make mistakes. And if you believe that I have a bridge I could sell ya. ;) )

~o0O0o~

( He wanders, escaping dark thoughts, fleeing isolation. )

These were inspired by this installment of the brilliant webcomic Girls Next Door by Pika-la-Cynique. I also used some of ladymanson's screencaps - thank you!

          

(For those unfortunate enough not to know, it and its inspiration, Roommates, are about Sarah Williams and Christine Daaé being roommates, and Erik and Jareth are in the apartment right below theirs, and the other tenants include Javert, Norrington, Sweeney Todd, Azriphale and Crowley, and whoever else the authors feel like playing with.)

I don't know if this is appropriate here, but it's rare when I come across a story from a new author that deserves some serious pimpage. The link does take you to ff.net, but it's worth the trip, I promise. I don't rec stories lightly.

Title: Counting the Hours
Author: kingly queen
Characters: Jareth & Sarah
Genre: Romance (but this ain't your mama's romance story)
Complete?: Yes. Just a one-shot, nothing more.
Warnings: Does feature an amoral Jareth (though not evil)
Summary: Jareth wonders how many times history would repeat itself before all is said and done.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7415640/1/Counting_the_Hours

(Yes, themsmine did rec this on her LJ. I was hoping this would reach an even broader audience--if this allowable.)

Title: What Babe?
Author: Veritas Found
Rating: T / PG-13 / Teen
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Williams
Summary: The crib was empty.  They told her it was an accident.  She knew it was her fault.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners.  The original characters and plot are the property of the author.  The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise.  No copyright infringement is intended.
Author’s Notes/Warnings: Darkfic (to a degree).  Unbeta’d, as it’s more just a freelancey experiment and not something I’m considering ‘official’.  About two years post-movie, making Sarah seventeen.  Character death and psychosis; proceed with caution.  An experiment that I have absolutely no excuse for.

What Babe?
Prologue: The Crib was Empty

Title: Drunk Dial (Part 2 of 2)
Author: misplacedmama (aka startraveller776 on ff.net, aka MOI)
Characters/Pairings: Jareth/Sarah
Disclaimer: Own nothing
Rating: PG-13 (for some language)
Genre: Humor/Romance
Summary: Five times Sarah drunk-called Jareth. One time he sobered her up.

A/N: And now, the conclusion. Special thanks again to c_u_kid for deeming this story worthy. (Oh, and for helping me polish it, too.) There’s probably fluff here, because despite my jaded tomboy I-prefer-Blow-‘Em-Up-action-flicks proclivities, there’s a hopeless romantic hiding somewhere deep inside. Try as I might, I can’t seem to rout her out. *sigh*

(Part 1)


( I was determined to never drunk-call the Goblin King again after that weird ending to our last meeting. )