Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Operation Pitfall leaves its mark in many ways. Some look to the past, others to the future. Somewhere in the middle, they meet. There had been a moment, however brief, when Raleigh had thought he and Herc had shared something.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Pitfall Day
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- Part 1 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Why does everyone keep congratulating Herc? What are they talking about—honeymoon? ceremony? dress? And what's with all the winking? The first time it happens, Herc shrugs it off.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Ring
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- Part 2 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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An empty casket is all of Chuck Herc has to bury. Raleigh may know a thing or two about what that's like. Chuck was buried on the first of March, with all the pomp and circumstance due a hero.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Hand
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- Part 3 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Regrets and resentment are insidious, worming their way to the bone. Overcoming them may take a miracle—or a very stubborn Raleigh Becket. It wasn't that he disliked Raleigh—far from it.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Trust
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- Part 4 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Herc and Raleigh flirt through increasingly dirty text messages—or, rather, Raleigh flirts while Herc tries to keep up, and Chuck is not impressed. Are you ready for the beating tomorrow?
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Flirting
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- Part 5 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Raleigh isn't sure he belongs on a Q & A panel, but he'll make the best of it—much to Herc's chagrin. "You owe me," Raleigh murmured as he and Herc took their seats.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Ankle
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- Part 6 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Herc isn't much of a fan of sweets—until he is. Herc didn't quite know what to make of the monolith dominating his desk.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Chocolate
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- Part 7 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Raleigh takes a job to earn some extra cash for the holidays. Little does he realize the complications—and joys—that come with it. As he looked down at the bells adorning the curled toes of his shoes, Raleigh wondered—not for the first time—what he'd been thinking.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Christmas
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- Part 8 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
- Part 1 of Heavenly Bodies
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Finding each other was the easy part. Finding time to spend together is more of a challenge. "What are you doing here?" Chuck demanded as Raleigh entered the living room of the Hansens' home, a take-out tray from Grinds carefully balanced in one hand.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Spring
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- Part 9 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
- Part 2 of Heavenly Bodies
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Planetary colonization was not without its risks—Raleigh knew that. He'd thought he was prepared for it, but some things... some things you just can't anticipate. The Onibaba was huge—much larger than Raleigh had expected.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Sex Pollen
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- Part 10 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Raleigh's full of surprises, of which his baking ability is not the least. Herc might fall in love all over again. There was a pie on his desk.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Pie
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- Part 11 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Fun, sun, and relaxation—that's all they need. Their ideas of what constitutes those, however, may not be quite in sync. "You sure you won't teach me how to surf?"
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Beach
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- Part 12 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Memories are not all sweet, nor do they remain neatly in the past—Raleigh knows this well. After the closure of the Breach, Raleigh discovers that there's nothing wrong with leaning on someone, any more than there is with letting them lean on you. There was something magical about storms.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Storm
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- Part 13 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Easy solutions are an elusive quarry. What seems the easiest may prove far from it—sometimes, all you can do is keep trying. Herc never was very good at giving up. It was three weeks of drinking himself to blackout before Herc admitted that it wasn't helping.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Drinking
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- Part 14 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Anonymity is a powerful motivator—as is Mako. "This was a wonderful idea, Raleigh."
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Carnival
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- Part 15 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Raleigh is a brat who doesn't know not to mess with a man's beer. Fortunately, he also knows how to make up for it. Herc didn't spit out his beer, but it was a near thing.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Beer
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- Part 16 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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It's been a long, exhausting haul, but Raleigh's journey is finally over. "Hey, kid."
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Reunion
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- Part 17 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
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Raleigh gets himself into a spot of trouble. Herc eyed Raleigh where he sat on the curb, hands cuffed behind his back.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Handcuffs
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- Part 18 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
- Part 1 of Roses Are Planted Where Thorns Grow
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Raleigh realizes that he might have misunderstood something. That had been a disaster.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Night
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- Part 19 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
- Part 2 of Roses Are Planted Where Thorns Grow
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Raleigh and Herc come to an understanding... of a sort. “That looks painful, Raleigh,” Herc said as he caught Raleigh’s chin in his palm and turned it to study his black eye.
Written for the Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge prompt: Lips
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- Part 20 of Herc/Raleigh Bingo Challenge
- Part 3 of Roses Are Planted Where Thorns Grow