fics by Erin Ptah

Title: Why Should I Care? (Epilogue)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: PG
Contents: References to sex; family drama
Beta: stellar_dust, who gave thoughtful feedback on everything from sentence structure to character arcs, just rolled with it when I did things like randomly re-ordering chapters, and was generally helpful and awesome beyond belief.
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.

Summary: Seamus wears a gown down the aisle and embraces his future. Love may not quite conquer all, but it doesn't do too badly for itself, either.

Those of you who have been waiting to see more of the dresses, check out Seamus in green, George in blue, the wedding portrait, and a bonus Seamus in slinky red. Previous chapters here.

(Would you believe this was originally supposed to be a one-shot?)

( It had taken some serious cajoling to keep her from showing up in a low-cut dress, and when George's sister caught the bouquet Jerri tried to bite her. But the impossibly virtuoso score was worth it. )

Title: Why Should I Care? (13/13+epilogue)
Series: Strangers With Candy, TCR
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: R
Contents: More swearing; Jerri being Jerri
Beta: stellar_dust
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.

Summary: Seamus never could have handled Chuck's revelation on his own, but these days he has George, Jerri, and Stephen to come to the rescue.


Previous chapters here.

( 'So I finally get to meet the delicious caramel tart!' purrs Jerri, hovering around George like a particularly saggy vulture. )

Title: Why Should I Care? (11/14)
Series: Strangers With Candy, TCR
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: R
Contents: Copious swearing, men in dresses, steaminess
Beta: stellar_dust
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.

Summary: Seamus finally tries on that dress, and starts working up the courage to introduce George to Chuck.

Previous chapters here.

( 'Haven't even managed to tell him I'm gay yet. He's going to go postal when he finds out I'm engaged. Should probably skip the bit about how he gave me a thing for crossdressing until he recovers.' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (9/12?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey; Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: PG
Contents: Salty language, steamy scenes, cooking with blowtorches.
Beta: stellar_dust
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.

Summary: In which Chuck is occupied, Jerri meets Jon, Seamus starts sewing, George keeps cooking, and Stephen worries.

Previous chapters here.

( 'I care about your son, Mr. Co...Stephen. Very much.' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (7/12?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey (implied); Jon/"Stephen"
Rating: PG
Contents: Tension.
Beta: stellar_dust
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.

Summary: Seamus meets Jon and Stephen. (And the dog.)

Remember that this story is Twenty Minutes Into The Future: all phones are cellular, all cars are electric, and there's public transportation everywhere. Here, Seamus refers to the built-within-his-lifetime New Jersey metro, serving everywhere from New York to Philadelphia.

Previous chapters here.

( 'So,' said a cheerful voice, 'you're the man who thinks he's good enough for my son?' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (5/?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey
Rating: PG-13
Contents: Language; Jerri.
Beta: stellar_dust
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Summary: Chuck finds out that Seamus is being taught by his old nemesis; Seamus finds out more than he wants to about Jerri; and George is up to something.

Previous chapters here.

( 'Of course I remember! That woman made my life a living hell for the three years she was in my freshman class!' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (3/?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey
Rating: PG-13
Contents: Continued terrible parenting; hot, ass-thumping sex.
Beta: stellar_dust
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Summary: Seamus finally moves out of his mother's house, gets some good sex, and starts classes. And then it all falls apart.

Previous chapters can be found here.

( 'I'm drunk,' groaned Seamus when his mouth was free again. 'You're taking advantage of me.' )

Title: Why Should I Care? (2/?)
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Seamus/OMC; Chuck/Geoffrey
Rating: PG-13
Contents: Alcohol; further terrible parenting; references to hot, ass-thumping sex.
Beta: stellar_dust
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.

Summary: Seamus continues to have parent issues. His mother's mysteriously intense homophobia, for example.

( 'It's been so long since Seamus has introduced me to any of his friends. Anything that gets him cooking is all right with me. It's taking him so long to find a nice girl who will take care of those things.' )

Title: Five Times Seamus Noblet Spent With His Father
Series: Strangers With Candy
Pairings: Chuck/Geoffrey, Seamus/OC
Rating: Through PG-13
Warnings: Terrible, terrible parenting; references to hot, ass-thumping sex.
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.

Summary: There was a prompt to write about kids, and I wanted to write about Seamus Noblet. Trouble is, he only appears in one brief scene in the movie, and not at all in the TV series (although Chuck shouts at him offscreen in "To Love, Honor, and Pretend"). This is not a lot to go on.

So this is pretty much a Chuck fic, disguised as a Seamus fic.

( 'Fine! Fine!' exclaims Daddy, in a high and squeaky voice. 'Everything's A-OK. Why should I care? I'm married.' )