the heart of darkness

august 2008 - The Glorious Excess Challenge

Title : Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
Author : shinobi
Rating : NC-17
Summary : chester tries to make mike see it's not what you do, it's who you are...
A/N : thanks to ross <33

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august 2008 - The Broken Bones Challenge

Title : Sometimes (Tears Say All There Is To Say)
Rating : NC-17
Summary : Rob's gone... is he coming back?
A/N : long. sorry.

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July 2008 - The Side Project Challenge

Title : The World Does Not Revolve Around Chester Bennington
Author : shinobi
Rating : PG-13
Summary : Mike encourages Rob to pursue his dreams
A/N : short, un beta'd...

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June 2008 - The Video Challenge

Title : All Sparks
Author : shinobi
Rating : R
Notes/Warnings : un beta'd
Summary : All sparks burn out in the end...

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May 2008 - The Food Challenge

Title Little Things
Author shinobi
Rating R
Pairing Bennoda
Notes/Warnings Fluff =/
Summary I see a room. With no windows. But there's light coming from somewhere. And then there's the sound of water and that's it, I'm back here...

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May 2008 - The Domestic Challenge

Title The Fear Of Being Found
Author shinobi
Rating NC-17
Pairing Bennoda
Notes/Warnings Not for the faint hearted. And it’s pretty lengthy!
Summary Mike’s running to Chester and together they’re running from Joe.

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April 2008 - The Debt Challenge

Title Time For Deliverance
Author shinobi
Rating R
Pairing braz/bennoda
Summary It was supposed to end something. Not start something...

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April 2008 - The Five Stages of Grief Challenge

Title Into Oblivion (Reunion)
Author shinobi
Rating R
Summary But right now, as I turn to Chester and take in his bloodshot eyes and the tears that are cascading down his cheeks, I realise that there is nothing invincible about any of us anymore.

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March 2008 - The Phrase Challenge

Title: Changes
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Brad tries to figure out if change is really worth it…
Phrase used: 6) He's not your type. You really should have known.
Notes: Blah. My best shot =/

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February 2008 - The Valentines Day Challenge

Title: Roses For The Dead
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Moving on. Forgetting. Remembering. Forgiving yourself. Recovering.
Pairing: slight cm
Notes/warnings: Drug use/Cursing

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January 2008 - The Secrets Challenge

Title: Fuck Love, Give Me Fire
Author: shinobi
Rating: R
Summary: Mike unintentionally gets Brad and Chester a new toy...
Pairing: Braz/Delnoda

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January 2008 - The Four Elements Challenge

Title: Prelude
Author: shinobi
Rating: R
Summary: Brad realises that even the wildest of dreams can come true.
Pairing: Delnoda.
Notes/warnings: Erm, slightly what-the-fuck inducing. I chose to go with all four elements. Plus glitter-rain, goblins and pools of blood.

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( Everything He Wants )

( Desk Job )

Title : Make Damn Sure
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/M
Rating : NC17
Summery : Chester makes sure that Mike regrets ever ending their relationship...

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Title : This Suffering
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst
Pairing : Implied bennoda
Rating : R
Summery : [standalone] Chester sits and waits for Mike to return.


( [this suffering] )

Title : Red Sky
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst
Pairing : Rob/Mike
Rating : NC17
Summery : [ standalone] Everyday you make yourself pretend that the life you’re living is okay, that the things he does to you aren’t inhuman and aren’t eventually going to kill you....

( [Red Sky] )

Title : Semi Mental (Freedom Fighters)
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Fantasy
Pairing : C/M
Rating : NC17
Summery : [ standalone/mpreg/cm ] You knew something was wrong. Just that sometimes, admitting this is not the easiest thing to do. You’re thinking about that as you step inside the bathroom and see Mike, your boyfriend, crouching over the toilet and clutching his stomach...


( [Semi Mental] )

Title : Make Damn Sure
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/M
Rating : NC17
Summery : Chester makes sure that Mike regrets ever ending their relationship...

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Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] This is the tale of six friends and their journey as they follow their dreams and their garage band turns into a crowd rocking monster; drugs, sex, rock and roll and conflicting relationships meet them on their way but will they help them grow or hinder them more?



[10] [ new tour, meeting coby dick ]
[11] [ confessions of josh ]
[12] [ phi's leaving, chester's losing it, everyone's drunk ]
[13] [ sex, drugs, rock and roll, bathroom floors and hospital floors ]

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] This is the tale of six friends and their journey as they follow their dreams and their garage band turns into a crowd rocking monster; drugs, sex, rock and roll and conflicting relationships meet them on their way but will they help them grow or hinder them more?



( [ chapter nine ] )

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] This is the tale of six friends and their journey as they follow their dreams and their garage band turns into a crowd rocking monster; drugs, sex, rock and roll and conflicting relationships meet them on their way but will they help them grow or hinder them more?


( [ Chapter Eight ] )

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] This is the tale of six friends and their journey as they follow their dreams and their garage band turns into a crowd rocking monster; drugs, sex, rock and roll and conflicting relationships meet them on their way but will they help them grow or hinder them more?


( [ chapter seven ] )

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] This is the tale of six friends and their journey as they follow their dreams and their garage band turns into a crowd rocking monster; drugs, sex, rock and roll and conflicting relationships meet them on their way but will they help them grow or hinder them more?

( [ chapter six ] )

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] Chester wishes he could go back and change the things that went wrong, erase the mistakes, see the things he never noticed and amend the errors he made. Only he can’t and he’s got to live with the fatal consequences. Forever.

( Clandestine; Chapter Five )

Challenge #9 -- The Tattoo Challenge
Title: All Hail The Heartbreaker
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Pairing (optional): m/c
Word count: 2136
Any notes/warnings: Mike’s p.o.v This is dark and abrupt.
Summary: It’s just a heart. That’s all it is. I used to think that it was yours and that you’d given it to me to keep but now as I look down at my arm and trace my finger over the black outline on my inner wrist, I come to realise that it was nothing like that.

All Hail The Heartbreaker


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Rob birthday -- Drabble
Title ; A Static Lullaby
Author ; shinobi
Word Count ; 317
Pairing ; Rob/Mike
Notes ; Rob's P.O.V

A Static Lullaby

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Challenge #7 -- The Movie Quote Challenge
Title: Imagine?
Author: shinobi
Rating: R
Word count: 1702
Quotes used: 10) "I saw him... I saw him. I can hear his voice in my head." (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
11) "I promise that one day, everything's going to be better for you." (Donnie Darko)
Any warnings/notes: It’s weird. Excuse me.
Summary: Mike doesn’t want to remember what happened anymore. [short standalone (cm)]

Imagine?


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Challenge #5 -- The Wife Challenge
Title: Thug Mentality
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 2970
Any warnings/notes: A lot of cussing. Sorry people!
Summary: You want revenge against the people who took Mike away from you and you’ll stop at nothing to get it.

Thug Mentality

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Challenge #4 -- The Lyric Challenge
Title: Shoot, Trip
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 2062
Keys used: Song 4 ["Echo" by Trapt] Song 1 ["Stitches" by Orgy] and Song 8 ["Weak and Powerless" by A Perfect Circle]
Notes: Inspired by Rock City, my favourite place on Earth to be and the video to ‘hand of blood’ by my Welsh rockers Bullet For My Valentine.
Summary: Another night, another haze. Another night another trip to outer space. Another night to lose yourself in chemical elation and share those dreams, those thoughts; escape.

Shoot, Trip

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Challenge #3 -- Colour Challenge
Title: Rainbow's End
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 1575
Any warnings/notes: Just another tragedy from yours truly. Err, be warned, this turned out rather cheesy damit! Apologies in advance. Much love to my Sandy for reading through <3
Summary: Mike/Chester. Mike's world went from thirteen shades of grey to the highest euphoria he'd tasted the moment that Chester walked into his life…

Rainbow's End

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Challenge #1 -- Picture Challenge
Title: Touch?
Author: shinobi
Rating: NC-17
Keys used: picture four
Word count: 597
Any warnings/notes: (implied rape)
Summary: Chester learns that love hurts. A lot.

Touch?

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] Chester wishes he could go back and change the things that went wrong, erase the mistakes, see the things he never noticed and amend the errors he made. Only he can’t and he’s got to live with the fatal consequences. Forever.


( [chapter four] )

Title : Clandestine
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Genre : Angst/Drama
Pairing : C/P
Rating : NC17
Summery : [multichapter] Chester wishes he could go back and change the things that went wrong, erase the mistakes, see the things he never noticed and amend the errors he made. Only he can’t and he’s got to live with the fatal consequences. Forever.

( [chapter three] )

Title - Moments Forever Faded
Author - shinobi
Fandom - Linkin Park
Pairing - Chester/Mike
Genre - Angst/Drama/Slash
Rating - NC-17
Summery - [The sequel to Broken Bones] And this is how it goes, what it takes to recover, to mend the wounds and bridge the gaps. Life tinged, souls tarnished with blood and empty cries. I just hope we can make it through…


Moments Forever Faded

Title : Brother Bleed Brother
Author : shinobi
Fandom : Linkin Park
Pairing : Mild Braz
Rating : NC-17
Summery : [standalone] Chester doesn’t take kindly to the dirty thoughts that Brad’s been having about him…

( Brother Bleed Brother )

Title - Spilling Blood in 8mm
Author - shinobi
Fandom - Linkin Park
Pairing - mike shinoda/matt davies
Genre - Angst
Rating - NC-17
Summery - When Mike meets Matt, nothing else matters anymore and as time passes them by and they become consumed in their love, twisted tendencies take over and bruises mar their every outline.


( [spilling blood in 8mm] )