Welcome to badly_knitted's Fluff Emporium, home to mostly fluffy Torchwood fanfic and other things I may see fit to randomly include.
To answer all the questions I'm sure everyone is asking (pause for hysterical laughter): Yes, I am the same badly_knitted you may have noticed over on LJ; No, I'm not abandoning LJ, at least not for the moment, depends on whether or not they resolve the whole twitter/facebook debacle. In the meantime, this journal will make it easier to keep up with - and comment on - the fics written by those of you who, for understandable reasons, are only allowing comments over here. I've not taken that step yet - I think I've managed to block the facebook/twitter link thingies, but being a technological dunce I'm not certain. I'm not on facebook or twitter by choice, so if anyone spots anything to do with me over there, I'd be grateful if you'd let me know.
For now, I will be posting the fics on my LJ over here as well - call it a backup plan, just in case.
If anyone pops over to read, then I hope you'll enjoy, comments would also be welcome. Don't be shy, introduce yourselves, I don't bite!
Title: If Wishes Were Horses
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
Characters: Willaway, Fred, Varian, Liana, Scott, Sil-El.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: All the wishing in the world might not be enough to make their journey any easier, but the travellers can hope.
Word Count: 1184
Written For: Prompt 295 – Wishful Thinking at
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
Ficlet: Not Indestructible
Jun. 4th, 2026 07:00 pmTitle: Not Indestructible
Author:
Characters: Jack, Ianto, Owen, Gwen, Tosh.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 936
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: There are times Ianto is convinced Jack has no common sense whatsoever.
Written For:
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
BtVS Double Drabble: Rough Day
Jun. 3rd, 2026 05:32 pmTitle: Rough Day
Fandom: BtVS
Author:
Characters: Giles, Buffy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 503: Bicker at
Spoilers/Setting: Somewhere in early Season Two.
Summary: Poor Giles, his job at Sunnydale High is destroying his faith in humanity.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Rough Day... )
FAKE Double Drabble: A Better Idea
Jun. 3rd, 2026 05:23 pmTitle: A Better Idea
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Ryo, Dee.
Rating: PG
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: Dee is enjoying a lazy day, but Ryo has other plans.
Written Using: The prompt ‘Lazy’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
( A Better Idea... )
Double Drabble: Doing Its Job
Jun. 3rd, 2026 05:12 pmTitle: Doing Its Job
Author:
Characters: Coat, Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 920: Wet, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Coat will do its job whatever the weather.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
( Doing Its Job... )
FAKE Double Drabble: Intrusive Questions
Jun. 2nd, 2026 06:23 pmTitle: Intrusive Questions
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Dee takes issue with being expected to disclose certain facts about himself.
Written Using: The prompt ‘Disclose’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Doctor Who Drabble: Change Of Heart
Jun. 2nd, 2026 06:13 pmTitle: Change Of Heart
Author:
Characters: Ninth Doctor, Captain Jack, Rose.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 1030: ‘Malapropism’ at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Jack is just being himself.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.
Double Drabble: Wet Weather Fun
Jun. 2nd, 2026 06:02 pmTitle: Wet Weather Fun
Author:
Characters: Ianto, Twins, Rhosyn.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 920: Wet, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: When the weather is wet and rainy, sometimes you have to make your own fun.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Music Monday - F
Jun. 1st, 2026 09:50 pmBack again with some more self-indulgent music recs...
Kicking off this week with one by New Grass Revival that always gets me dancing in my seat...
And a slower one by The Mavericks - RIP Raul Malo. What a great voice he had.
A great duet by Willie Nelson and Ray Price on an old Bob Wills song.
The late great Nanci Griffith.
Suzy Bogguss, with some help from the great Chet Atkins.
I love the video for this one by Dwight Yoakam. Those legs, those moves...
Got to have some Jimmy Buffet to warm me up this rainy evening.
Ending with a short but lively instrumental from Carlene Carter and her band.
Title: Self-Doubt
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
Characters: Varian, Jonathan, Fred, Scott, Liana.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 503: Bicker at
Spoilers/Setting: Funhouse.
Summary: As they make their way out of Apollonius’ zone, Varian is plagued with worry and doubt.
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.
( Self-Doubt... )
Ficlet: Lost And Forgotten
Jun. 1st, 2026 05:23 pmTitle: Lost And Forgotten
Author:
Characters: Ianto
Rating: PG
Word Count: 717
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Sorting out Torchwood Three’s archives is Ianto’s special project, but some of the things he discovers down there are a bit disconcerting.
Written For: The prompt ‘any, any, micro fish’, at
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
Stargate SG-1 Triple Drabble: Better Safe
May. 31st, 2026 06:27 pmTitle: Better Safe
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Author:
Characters: Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, Teal’c.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Setting: Season Four.
Summary: Jack isn’t as agile as he used to be.
Written Using: the dw100 prompt ‘Cross Over’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Stargate SG-1, or the characters.
A/N: Triple drabble.
( Better Safe... )
FAKE Double Drabble: Noisy Visitors
May. 31st, 2026 06:10 pmTitle: Noisy Visitors
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Ryo, Dee, Bikky.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 503: Bicker at
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Ryo has been injured on the job, and all he wants is some peace and quiet.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.
Double Drabble: Mixed Emotions
May. 31st, 2026 05:52 pmTitle: Mixed Emotions
Author:
Characters: Jack, Ianto, Meriel, Nosy.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 919: Happy, at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Meriel is happier than she appears.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
FAKE Double Drabble: Quick Meal
May. 30th, 2026 06:31 pmTitle: Quick Meal
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Dee, Ryo.
Rating: PG
Setting: After Like Like Love.
Summary: It’s been a tiring day, but Dee and Ryo still need to eat.
Written Using: The dw100 prompt ‘Cobble’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble and a half, 250 words.
( Quick Meal... )
Doctor Who Drabble: Lights Out
May. 30th, 2026 06:17 pmTitle: Lights Out
Author:
Characters: Tenth Doctor, OC.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 1029: ‘Outage’ at
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: The Doctor arrives in the right place at the right time.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.
( Lights Out... )
Double Drabble: Brief Happiness
May. 30th, 2026 06:07 pmTitle: Brief Happiness
Author:
Characters: Owen, Katie, Diane.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 919: Happy, at
Spoilers: Out of Time, Fragments.
Summary: Owen finds brief happiness with Diane.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
Title: Annoying Problem
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Author:
Characters: Varian, Jonathan Willaway.
Rating: PG
Setting: After the series.
Summary: Sometimes it’s the small things that prove the most frustrating.
Written For: The prompt ‘Ornament’ on my
Disclaimer: I don’t own The Fantastic Journey, or the characters. They belong to their creators.
A/N: Quadruple drabble.
FAKE Fic: Stunt Double
May. 29th, 2026 06:00 pmTitle: Stunt Double
Fandom: FAKE
Author:
Characters: Ryo, Dee, OCs.
Rating: PG
Setting: Stuntman AU.
Summary: Once again, stuntman Randy ‘Ryo’ Maclean is doubling for big Hollywood action star Devon Hall on his latest blockbuster movie.
Word Count: 1425
Written For: Theme Prompt: 118 – Mistaken Identity at
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
( Stunt Double... )