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Disclaimer: The characters and universe contained in this story are the property of the C. S. Forester estate, Meridian Broadcasting, the Arts & Entertainment Television, and probably lots of other people, none of whom is me, alas. No infringement on their copyright is implied, and the author relinquishes all right to litigation should a future storyline coincide with this story in any way.

Summary:Education begins a gentleman. Conversation completes him.
Category: Romance, drama, angst
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: "The Duel," "The Duchess and the Devil," "The Wrong War"
Date Updated: 31 August 2003

Summary: A chance encounter proves most felicitous.
Category: Romance, drama
Pairing: Horatio/Archie/Edrington. Yes, you read that right.
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: "The Wrong War".
Date Updated: 6 November 2003

Summary: Life brings many lessons. Some of them are pleasant; some of them are not.
Category: Romance, drama, angst
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: R
Spoilers/Warnings: "The Duel." Implied nastiness, but nothing graphic.
Date Updated: 27 January 2004

Summary: Sometimes revenge is a dish best served hot
Category: Farce, smut, humour
Pairing: Horatio/Archie/Edrington
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: None.
Date Updated: 23 May 2004

Summary:When Archie met Freddy.
Category: Gen, friendship, kidfic
Pairing: none
Rating: G
Spoilers/Warnings: none. This story is so clean it squeaks.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: A path not taken.
Category: Het, slash, AU, fictional scholarship
Pairing: Archie/Kitty, Archie/Edrington/OFC
Rating: G
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: A path not taken. Addendum to Theatricality
Category: Het, slash, AU, fictional scholarship
Pairing: Archie/Kitty, Archie/Edrington/OFC and general implied naughtiness.
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: One rainy night in Plymouth.
Category: Romance, drama
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: There's nothing like a good, old-fashioned roll in the hay.
Category: Romance, PWP
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: When the catīs away, the mice will play, or so the saying goes. But what happens when kitty is home?
Category: Romance, drama
Pairing: Horatio/Archie/Kitty Cobham
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: slash and het, general references to “The Duchess and the Devil".
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: Kennedy pretends; so does Edrington
Category: Drama, angst
Pairing: Archie/Edrington
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: Home can take many forms and not all of them are made of brick and stone.
Category: Romance, drama
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: A sweet interlude on a snowy day.
Category: Romance, PWP
Pairing: Horatio/Archie
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers/Warnings: none.
Date Updated: 23 January 2005

Summary: Stories in 100 words
Category: drabble, gen, het, slash
Pairing: Multiple
Rating: G-R
Spoilers/Warnings: Everthing through "Loyalty"
Date Updated: 29 January