Clio's writing journal

Author: Clio
Title: That Certain Feeling
Pairing: American Idol: Katharine McPhee/Elliott Yamin
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Hirsuite suits her. In men, that is.
Length: 700 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Title from the Gershwin song. Fulfills the "nuzzling" square on my schmoop_bingo card. Beta'd by the always-awesome lillijulianne. If you want to see how they got together, please see Different for Girls.

( So Katharine has a thing for facial hair )

Author: Clio
Title: Saving Face
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Ryan didn't think that anything was going to change between him and Simon, but Simon had other ideas.
Length: 3900 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Takes place during season 4. A rewritten and expanded version of "Who's Afraid of Janis Ian?", the very first Ryan/Simon fic I ever wrote and a good story but it never really felt like me. This one does.
Thank you to dana_kujan for looking this over!

( It's about as far from real life as anyone could get. )

Author: Clio
Title: Dick Clark Will Have His Revenge on Times Square
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: PG
Summary: Three and a half years into their marriage, Simon and Ryan still didn't see eye-to-eye about children. And now suddenly Simon has decided he wants Ryan to kiss him at midnight. Ryan tried not to attach too much significance to any of it.
Length: 1000 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: ignaz recently hosted a "Seacrestmas" on her journal where this story made its commentfic debut. And in a way Ryan does own the holiday week, between his Christmas Eve birthday, then hosting both the Christmas morning Disney parade, and New Year's Rockin' Eve.
This story takes place Christmas-New Year's 2014, between the final section and the epilogue of Imagine Me and You.

( You know, Dick Clark always kisses his wife at midnight. )

Author: Clio
Title: All Over Me
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Simon Cowell met Ryan Seacrest it wasn't love at first sight, but it was certainly something at first sight.
Length: 3000 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Their first meeting has been referred to a few times in some of my other stories, including High Art. Here's the whole story, which obviously takes place during season 1. Contains a reference to So Much Depends Upon a Blue Honda Civic.
Thanks to ignazwisdom and dana_kujan for the beta and the support! All errors are my own.

( The 'professional host' half of the duo was a radio personality, who Simon assumed would come complete with a rather loud voice, brisk efficiency, and a face not made for television. )

Author: Clio
Title: Affinity
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Ryan is sunshine and sunny optimism and go-getting and fast cars and Los Angeles. He is not rain and dark humor and fatalism and Tube strikes and London.
Length: 1600 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Originally written for the Porn Battle on Dreamwidth, to the prompt "London rain," only I totally missed the deadline. Also inspired by Ryan's recent trip to London, where he and Simon visited a gentlemen's club. Thanks ever so to ali_wildgoose for the beta.

( To Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest in London didn't quite make sense. )

Author: Clio
Title: Different for Girls Chapter 1 of 7: But Not For Me
Pairing: American Idol: Katharine McPhee/Elliott Yamin
Summary: Kat's recent heartbreak has left her a changed woman—and now her old friend Elliott is seeing her in a different light.
Chapter Rating: PG
Chapter Length: 2400 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Thank you, thank you, thank you lillijulianne. While this story is a sequel of sorts to her sequence of stories about Blake, Chris and Kat, which can be found at stepintomyocean, there's probably enough information here to read this on its own. All you need know is that Kat had been engaged to another man at the time she was fooling around with Blake and Chris.

1: But Not For Me | 2: I've Got a Crush on You | 3: Nice Work If You Can Get It | 4: You've Got What Gets Me | 5: They Can't Take That Away From Me | 6: How Long Has This Been Going On? | 7: Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?

( I was a fool to fall and get that way )

Author: Clio
Title: Serving in Silence
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: R for some dirty talk.
Summary: Ryan needs a girl to bring along on his trip to Simon's house in Barbados, but a friend knows just the person for the job.
Length: 1800 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Sara Jane Underwood, 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year, went down to Barbados with Ryan but then wasn't seen with him again. Thanks to ali_wildgoose and evil_erato for their beta talents!

( The call came from Paris. )

Author: Clio
Title: The J-Word
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: NC-17
Summary: While Simon doesn't really mind Ryan baring his teeth at any and all rivals, perhaps some reassurance is in order.
Length: 1800 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, right? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Inspired by Ryan's season of claiming behavior. Huge thanks to lillijulianne and ali_wildgoose for looking this over.


(  'You need to know what you're risking when you stand next to me like this.'  )

Author: Clio
Title: Bound
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Simon just isn't getting it, and Ryan is frustrated, so he decides to get through to Simon by non-verbal means.
Length: 3300 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: So two different people (maybe, it's anon so it's hard to tell) requested "dirty dirty power play with top!Ryan and bottom!Simon" on a recent American Idol kink meme. I don't know about you, but I can't get Simon to the bottom of the driveway in a drabble, much less a power play. Takes place this past Friday, the day after the party for Ryan's April 2008 Details cover, and makes reference to Simon's newly sculpted torso.
Ryan references something Chris Richardson said in part 5 of my story High Art, and Simon references Peanuts. Epigram as attributed.

(  'I thought we settled this, but you can't get it through that thick skull of yours.'  )

Author: Clio
Title: Dog and Butterfly
Pairing: American Idol: Blake Lewis/Chris Richardson
Rating: PG
Summary: Chris is happy to come to New York for Blake, but how is he supposed to do something about Blake's hatred of New Year's Eve if the schedule won't even let them be together at midnight?
Length: 1300 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: We have less than 24 hours left of 2007, so time for a New Year fic. In the same 'verse as the Rymon/Cake High Art. Chris sings lines from "One for my Baby" and "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve." Thanks to allysonsedai for the beta!

( 'Fucking amateur night,' Blake said. )