Rainbow Fiction

Author: Kat
Title: Parenting
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Rust 17 (someone should have used this a long time ago.) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (If Nathan can't use it, he hopes Aaron can.),
Supplies and Materials: Canvas (first four), pastels (forgetting), modeling clay (forgotten), acrylic (domineering), fabric (this image), graffiti (canvas challenge).
Word Count: 3005
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: Nathan and Melanie may be divorced, but they still share a child.
Warnings: Some fairly vicious fighting.
Notes: At least two incidents in this are taken from real life. For the Canvas challenge over in rainbow_lounge.

( Parenting )

Author: Kat
Title: Love
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Lust 30 (afterglow), rust 4 (musty) with Sara's paint-by-numbers ("Huh. I didn't know I still had this.")
Supplies and Materials: Pastels (enlightenment).
Word Count: 117
Rating: G.
Summary: Danny, on Lars.
Warnings: none.
Notes: One sonnet wasn't enough.

( Love )

Author: Kat
Title: To the Moon and Back
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Earth 6 (pride), rust 12 (abandoned building) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (Ivy loves to explore.), tractor red 4 (big green tractor) with Nikki's paint-by-numbers ("What are you even going to do with that?").
Supplies and Materials: Eraser (Mad Scientist AU, also known as Crack AU), brush (henchman), feathers (this picture), yarn (this picture).
Word Count: 1517
Rating: PG.
Summary: Ivy's plans draw towards their successful conclusions.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Hands... who remembers the AU where Ivy took over the world?

( To the Moon and Back )

Author: Kat
Title: Cucumbers
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Lust 17 (making out), rust 7 (heirloom) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (This is something Gina treasures.).
Supplies and Materials: Frame, feathers (Home, whether it be structure or familiar ground, is finally the identity that does not fade.).
Word Count: 755
Rating: PG.
Summary: Even after all these years.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This bit of pointless fluff takes place in the 2050s, not the 1950s. To clear up any possible misunderstandings. Inspired by this.

( Cucumbers )

Author: Kat
Title: Liferaft
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Rust 3 (water spots) with Sara's paint by numbers (It'd be nice to have the money to get this fixed.).
Supplies and Materials: Stain (One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways.), feathers (All the kitchen appliances have been unplugged.), novelty beads (It seems that all my bridges have been burned,/But, you say that's exactly how this grace thing works, from clare_dragonfly).
Word Count: 2167.
Rating: PG.
Summary: Joy feeds Maya some tea and advice.
Warnings: none for this installment.
Notes: Direct sequel to Lifesaver.

( Liferaft )

Author: Kat
Title: Christening
Story: In The Heart
Colors: Rust 15 (This was mine when I was young.) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (Summer gives something special to her son.).
Supplies and Materials: Frame (since Thomas is born), stain (In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. - Paul Dirac).
Word Count: 124.
Rating: G.
Summary: Summer, on her son.
Warnings: none.
Notes: I always seem to write sonnets when I'm down. A somewhat meta use of the stain.

( Christening )

Author: Kat
Title: Pocketful of Sunshine
Story: In The Heart, plus some Second Genesis.
Colors: Fire opal 5 (ravenous), white opal 12 (moonlight sonata), rust 2 (antique lace) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (There is so much more to Joy than just her appearance.).
Supplies and Materials: Mixed media, miniature collection, eraser (Chloe, Kurt, and Amanda's sections), mosaic, collage (of Nikki's Second Genesis), acrylic (Alpha, Beta, Omega), seed beads (Aaron gets mentioned at one point).
Word Count: 800ish, without song lyrics.
Rating: PG-13 for sex.
Summary: Joy Maserati in ten songs.
Warnings: Nope, none.
Notes: Aand white opal is DONE! Now taking suggestions for characters to be mixed. I really need space for a Joy icon. Speaking of, Joy is played by Sarah Porchetta, who, much like Tricia Helfer, is often photographed nekkid. Google at your own risk.

( Pocketful of Sunshine )

Author: Kat
Title: Float On
Story: In The Heart
Colors: White opal 8 (wandering), rust 5 (sun faded) with Sara's paint by numbers (Aaron is there for you when you need him.).
Supplies and Materials: Mixed media, miniature collection, frame (the ones with his children), acrylic (natural living), chalk (I will find what I'm looking for).
Word Count: 1800ish, not including song lyrics.
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: Aaron Kendall in twenty songs or less.
Warnings: Sexual privilege. Nope, that's it.
Notes: Man, Aaron had it easy.

( Float On )

Author: Kat
Title: Experiment
Story: In The Heart
Colors: White opal 5 (solitude), iceberg 4 (long nights), rust 8 (tarnish) with Sara's paint-by-numbers (It's okay. Frank will get a new family.).
Supplies and Materials: Charcoal (Frank), canvas (Danny is roughly thirteen), miniature, acrylic (investigation), stain (The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else, and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated. - Oscar Wilde), seed beads.
Word Count: 100
Rating: G.
Summary: The hypothesis is correct.
Notes: Frank Sierbenski, ladies and gentlemen. Is it any wonder Danny's so messed up?

( Experiment )