fics by Erin Ptah

Title: didn't he heal, weren't the spring seeds planted
Rating: R
Pairings/Characters: Jon/"Stephen", families, OCs, Al Gore
Warnings: Children in danger, religious abuse, language, random tense changes.
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Scenes from three summers in the Expectingverse. Stephen, trauma, childhood, water, and a brief history of Sweetness.

Refers to this Formidable Opponent. For my hc_bingo round 2 card, prompts "archaic medical treatment" and "drowning".

( 'I tried to bite Al Gore last Wednesday' )

Title: Open Heart
Rating: PG
Pairings/Characters: Jon/"Stephen", Jon/Tracey, Tracey/Charlene, Tad/Bobby, Olivia, families, OCs
Warnings: (skip) heart attack (nobody dies)
Disclaimer: Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Part of the Expectingverse, from the spring before The Interview. The Stewart and Colbert families have practically moved in together, but most of the world still doesn't see Jon and Stephen's relationship for what it is. Stephen thought he'd be okay with that. When Jon has to be rushed to the hospital, he thinks again.

For my hc_bingo card, prompt "invisibility."

( It wasn't easy to defy the pleading of a dozen eager children, but after three innings Jon begged a rest and all but staggered over to one of Stephen's wicker lawn chairs to catch his breath. )

A top-level index for all the stories in the Expectingverse, plus some extra art. See also profiles of the original characters who fill out the cast.

For those of you just getting here, if you only read one of these, make it Expecting.

★ THE BIG ONES ★

♣ The Robert Report
(7 parts, illustrations)
Late 2005
In which Bobby manages the stage, the staff, and Stephen; and the Report staff faces down a ghost.

♦ Expecting
(21 parts, illustrations, extras)
2006-2007
In which Stephen decides that he could totally get pregnant. How hard could it be?

♠ State of Grace
(35 parts, illustrations, extras)
Mid-to-late 2007
In which Stephen's carefully constructed walls begin to collapse around him.

§ Why Should I Care?
(15 parts, extras)
2025-2027
In which an adult Seamus Noblet is a bit of a jerk. Until he meets this guy.

★ THE REST ★

♥ Four Fics That Never Would Have Worked In The Liberalverse
An AU, 2006. Liberal!Stephen's version of the decision to visit Dr. Moreau.

♥ five ways it could have failed
A set of brief AUs, 2006-7. What could have been if something had gone wrong with Stephen's pregnancy.

♥ Open Heart
A one-shot, 2011. In which Jon has to be rushed to the hospital, and Stephen rethinks a few things.

♥ The Interview
A ficlet, 2011. In which Stephen brings on a special guest to discuss tonight's top story.

♥ didn't he heal, weren't the spring seeds planted
Scenes from three summers: 1975, 2009, 2012. Stephen, trauma, childhood, water, and a brief history of Sweetness.

♥ Two Omelets by stellar_dust
A ficlet, winter 2012. (Written before any other side stories were released.) In which Tracey pauses to reflect.

⇔ George's World
An AU Doctor Who crossover, summer 2013. In which a tantrum-throwing five-year-old, a mysterious temporal phenomenon, and a temperamental dimension-hopping TARDIS all walk into a building.

⇔ Ten Roads Converged
An AU crossover, 2014. Stephen and George meet an FtM version of Stephen and his daughter.

★ Lifetime Achievement Award ★

Or, "the catchall category for all the random as-George-grows art." With the date when it takes place.
Meme (2007): Expectingverse Mpreg Meme
Meme (2008): Original Character Meme - George
Art (2008): Hat!
Comic (2009): Recommended Reading
Art (2009): George's Shoe Adventure
Art (2010): Defeat The World, Son
Manip (2010): Art Stephen Up - Expectingverse
Art (2011): George Has Two Daddies
Art (2011): Red Sweater Boy
Art (2012): George William, Alpha Squad 7
Art (2012): Blueberry Ice Cream
Comic (2014): George discovers race
Art (2015): Book Lover and Book Tolerator
Art (2019): Homework
Sketches: George'n'Stephen

Title: The Interview
Rating: PG
Characters/pairings: Stephen(/Jon), Tracey(/Jon)
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

Summary: Stephen brings on a special guest to discuss tonight's top story.

(How it went down in the Expectingverse.)

( 'I am talking, of course, about my secret long-time affair with fellow late-night host and noted liberal, Jon Stewart.' )

Title: George's World
Rating: PG/PG-13
Warnings: Tantrums, time snarls, scaring, swearing, character death (he gets better), character deconstruction, subtle reference to childhood abuse, general mindf@#kery
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who

A wildly self-indulgent AU crossover between two fic 'verses. Posted in the hopes that someone else will find it half as entertaining as I do.

Jack, Ten, and teenage Stephen, from Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space, make an accidental hop and end up in the Expectingverse — just in time for a creepy temporal phenomenon to tear the groups apart. Can ickle!Stephen take care of five-year-old George? Can the Doctor earn the trust of George's very panicky father? Will Jack stop making dying look sexy? (...probably not.)

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Adorable George art by punkishgrin

Title: Why Should I Care?
Fandom: Strangers With Candy, TDS/TCR
Rating: Through R (language, sex, angry people, terrible parenting)
Disclaimer: Found on individual chapters. In short, not real, and not mine.
Mad props to stellar_dust for being everything from spellcheck to sounding board.

A second-gen tale of love between the sons of two sets of middle-aged homos.

With a violently homophobic mother and a father who pays more attention to his Madame Precious dolls than to his child, it's no wonder that Seamus Noblet grew up to be a bit of a jerk. And then he meets this guy. A guy who isn't put off by damage. A guy who's incredibly Zen....

Part of the Expectingverse.

( Chapters, art, and bonus features )

Title: The Robert Report
Fandom: TCR
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG overall
Disclaimer: On the chapters.

I like Bobby, he's underappreciated, and I wanted to play around in his head, so I came up with a one-shot about him. Then one day I was painting a house (it's a long story), which is monotonous work, and ended up plotting out a whole series.

In which Bobby manages the stage, the staff, and Stephen; the Report staff faces down a ghost; and we discover why the staff doesn't quit en masse, despite their boss' refusal to learn any valuable lessons.

Part of the Expectingverse.

1. The Toss
2. The Opening
3. The Wørd
4. The Second Act
5. The Interview
6. The Closing
Epilogue: We'll Be Right Back