title: Remember Babylon? (13)
rating: NC-17
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: This one didn't take quite so long. :)
warnings: semi- graphic sexuality, some violence and character deaths throughout.
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"Do it," Richard tells Juliet several hours later, walking out into the main room after Tom returns with the medical supplies.

title: Remember Babylon? (12)
rating: NC-17
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: OMG, almost three weeks since last post. I am so so sorry! I hope this one is satisfactory, I know it's a bit sappy and odd but it's necessary for a later part to make sense, so...plus it's like three times longer than ordinary chappies.
warnings: semi- graphic sexuality, some violence and character deaths throughout.
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One morning, Alex does not wake up.

Title: The Beginning of the End
Rating: pg-13
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: Richard, Jacob, Eloise, Charles, Daniel, Ben, Alex; slight Richard/Eloise & Richard/Alex
Genre(s): Drama
Word Count: 2,831
Status: Complete
Spoilers: up to 5x16-17 "The Incident"
Summary: He stopped keeping track of time long ago. Because for him, time is endless.
A/N: This is for angela_weber  , and you know why. ;D (Also, everyone, Karl is omitted from this). Enjoy!

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title: Remember Babylon? (11)
rating: NC-17
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: I'm sorry this took so long! RL interference. And if anyone is good at Russian, feel free to correct mine.
warnings: semi- graphic sexuality, some violence and character deaths throughout.
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The strange part is, after so long alone, he really does mean it.

title, rating: listen to the words long written down, pg13
fandom, pairing, count: LOST, richard/jacob, richard/alex, 828
notes: written for the lostsquee ficlet challenge
we will be reborn

title: Remember Babylon? (10)
rating: NC-17
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: Well, this chapter is going to be pretty divisive. It's one of those things where you either love it or hate it. I hope you all love it! But hey, feel free to tell me if it doesn't work for you, and how you would have preferred it.
warnings: semi- graphic sexuality, some violence and character deaths throughout.
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One day Richard returns to his room in the hotel to find the bathroom door closed and Alex beyond it, screaming.

title: Remember Babylon? (9)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: This is a shorter than usual chapter, for which I apologize. The next one is longer, I swear. Also, the address isn't arbitrary. ;)
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality soon next time, some violence and character deaths throughout.
previous: part one | part two | part three | part four | part five | part six | part seven | part eight


After one year and two months, Alex finally hears her father’s voice, shaky on the long distance telephone wire

title: Remember Babylon? (8)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter:
A few notes this time, actually.
1. The line "A hundred voices call his name in Hell" is inspired directly from a line of angeldylan628's amazing Richard/Alex!fic "Chasing Our Tails", which I highly recommend.
2. I wasn't 100% certain about the Cure quote used in the beginning, but I decided to go ahead and include it anyway, since that was what was playing when I wrote most of this.
3. Please keep in mind, this chapter is set 4-6 months later than the previous one. If time seems strange to you, that's why. :)
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters soon, some violence and character deaths throughout.
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Months stream by, punctuated with Widmore sightings, news both bad and good, travel, constant scares.

title: Remember Babylon? (7)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: Don't worry! Also, apologies because I haven't re-read this yet. I will in a bit, and will correct any mistakes.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths
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Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles.

title: Remember Babylon? (6)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: Nothing, actually. Surprise, surprise.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths
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They have three days of peace, which seem to drag on endlessly for a while, then end in a jolt, spent quick as lightning.

Title: Changes
Rating: PG (K+)
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairing: Richard, Alex, Ben, Juliet, Karl, & minor Richard/Alex
Genre(s): Drama/Tragedy
Word Count: 2,992
Status: Complete
Spoilers: up to 5x12 "Dead Is Dead"
Summary: Richard watches Alex through all sixteen years of her life, her always changing and he rooted in sameness.
A/N: This ship is growing on me, so I decided to give it another try. :D

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title: Remember Babylon? (5)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: Can you guess the messenger?
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths
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A week later, a new hotel.

title: Remember Babylon? (4)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: My eyes are like flaming red right now from writing (I'm sure my computer screen is way too bright) so I didn't re-read this yet. Thus, typing mistakes are my own fault.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths
previous: part one part two part three

"Don't touch me! Don't you touch me!"

Title: Ghosts Of The Past
Rating: PG (K+)
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: Richard, mild Richard/Alex
Genre(s): Supernatural
Word Count: 118
Status: Complete
Spoilers: up to 5x12 "Dead Is Dead"
Summary: She was always there in the shadows, waiting for him.
A/N: My first drabble for this character and pairing, so I hope it's somewhat decent. :D

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title: Remember Babylon? (3)
rating: PG-13 to hard R/NC-17 in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
author's note for this chapter: Yes, “Cassidy” is used on purpose. And I’m sorry, because this was a hard chapter to write. I hope it doesn’t disappoint too bad.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths
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Richard no longer has to remind Alex to take her coat when she leaves the hotel room. (part three)

Title: Catechism: Part II
Characters/Pairings: Richard/Alex
Rating: PG
Summary: Alex is tested.
Notes: Fourth in a series. This part's a bit longer. Maybe two more chapters left.

The first thing Alex feels is the cold.

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Hello my fellow Alex/Richard shippers! I've just realized a very dire issue that we all must address and solve ~promptly.

You see, we've all been going around saying Alex/Richard. And we all know that every respectable ship deserves a proper name. So here are a few of my ideas:

Richex (ha, sounds like a kind of snack...)
Alard
Alechard (and that sounds like a type of cheese...)

...That's all I got.

If any of you have any ideas, please share them! Or if you think A/R is just fine, then tell us that too! We need to come together as a group so people will be able to identify us from afar. ;)

P.S. I would like to announce that I have an idea for a A/R fic and I'm working on it. Not sure when I'll be able to post it, as I have a busy weekend, but if all goes well then you should be able to expect it...maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll try to get it done before the next episode airs.

title: Remember Babylon? (2)
rating: PG-13 to hard R in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths

Time passes quickly, though it does not fly, the way he wants it to.

title: Remember Babylon?
rating: overall PG-13, with definite R and NC-17 moments in later chapters
summary: "She had to grow up sometime". When Charles Widmore attempts an island coup, the only safe place for Alex Linus is far, far away. With Richard Alpert overseeing her safety, everything should have been fine, but nothing Ben wants ever works out precisely as he had planned, and even for Richard, things do not stay entirely the same. Alex/Richard romance, along with a few other pairings, island history and Richard back-story. AU, utterly.
pairings: Richard/Alex mainly, mentions of several others, particularly rare pairings
author's note: Inspired by any number of Godless things, among them possessiveness and Nabokov, fickle weather, Oscar Wilde, Radiohead, world history and the Marquis de Sade.
warnings: semi-graphic sexuality in later chapters, some violence and character deaths

“Take this,” Richard instructs her, catching her before she can leave the hotel room.

Title: Catechism: Part I
Characters/Pairings: Richard/Alex
Rating: PG
Summary: There are no children in this new world she's entered, and it falls to Richard to set her right.
Notes: Third in a Richard/Alex series. So, it looks like this is turning into a full-blown series of shorts, so be sure to read previous parts if you haven't already. Comments are my lifeblood.

She was always a handful, but now she's his handful.

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