I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right
-Max, The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)

( Books and Movies of 2009 )

Title: Lines From A Stray Age (1/1)
Author: _missmargaret_
Word Count: 9,624
Rating: pg.13
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan, Jared, Squints, Sweets
Spoilers: post-ep for The End in the Beginning
Disclaimer: Bones isn’t mine. Title from Daniel Martin Moore’s amazing Stray Age. Listen. You will not be disappointed.
Author’s Note: It feels so good to finally have this finished. I started it right after the finale aired and it’s been eating away at me ever since. Something just wasn’t wanting to come together and although I first began this as a chapter fic, I really wanted to post it as one piece and let each section flow into the next. I hope you enjoy it! Many thanks to the lovely spacekid77 who generously offered her time to read this and toss a few ideas around. This wouldn’t be anywhere near as good without you, babe. And, as always, a huge thanks to my amazing beta styromgalleries. Without her, you’d all be dead from my love of dashes and ellipses and semi-colons. :) And thanks to billpickle for posting her epic EitB fic and making me pick this back up!
Finally, I want to thank each one of you that has taken the time to read and comment. Your lovely words mean more to me than you could know. Thank you. Now, on to the story…
Summary:
The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready, and it may be a long time before they get off. - Henry David Thoreau



( To go where you have been...And to be where you are again... )

I hate when I send my congressmen a letter expressing my opinion on a very important issue and get a (or in this case six) bullshit form letter response(s) back that doesn't even come close to addressing what I wrote about aside from the obvious fill-in-the-issue-blank opening sentence. I already know that you don't actually listen to my opinion, sirs. Please, try not to rub that in too much by having your staff forward me an email six times.

WWJ(efferson)D, sirs? WWJD?

::scampers off to re-read The Federalist Papers and de Tocqueville's Democracy... and dream of the days of yore when the people elected to represent us actually gave a shit about what we the people thought::

Dear F'List,
Please excuse my domination of your friends pages this weekend. I promise it won't happen again. But I know if I don't post these while they're on my mind, I'll forget about them and they'll just sit on JohnMayer until I find them stashed away in my incredibly unorganized fic folder at some undetermined point in the future. As an apology, I am sending you all your very own (clothing optional) Seeley Booth, complete with Charm Smile and ready to attend to your every desire. :) Okay, so I can't literally send you a Booth, but I can tell you that y'all are amazing and that I appreciate the time you've taken to read these. Seriously, y'all are the best! Also, don't forget that tomorrow is the last day to submit your EP for _missmargaret_ and billpickle's Summer Mix-Off!!
*hurries off to figure out a way to clone and mail 70+ Seeley Booths*
Love,
Margaret



And now...
( Don't look for love in faces, places, it's in you... )

Title: Show Me What I'm Looking For [1/1]
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan
Word Count: 4,140
Rating: pg.
Disclaimer: Bones is not mine. Title and lyrics are from Carolina Liar's Show Me What I'm Looking For.
Spoilers: 4x03- The Man in the Outhouse with a few more general Season 4 tidbits thrown in.
Summary: It’s not something he ever thought she would ask of him. It’s not something he ever thought he would consider doing for her. Here she is, his partner, practically begging him to pick a date for her. Who is he? The male version of Angela?




( I'll pay any cost, just save me from being confused... )

Title: I'd Buy A Ticket on That Ride (If I Was You) [1/1]
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan
Word Count: 1,765
Rating: pg.
Disclaimer: Surprise: Bones is not mine. I know, I'm shocked too. Also, JT (and his song FutureSex/LoveSound) does not belong to me. Unless Jessica Biel decides to GTFO.
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: 1x06- A Man in the Wall; Seasons 3&4 B/B camaraderie, but nothing specific.
Author’s Note: We're going to blame this one on last night's re-watch of MitW and JT, Jay-Z, and M.I.A. on my workout mix this morning. :)
Summary: “I’m almost positive Angela is trying to hook us up.”


( See everybody says you're hot baby... )

Please tell me I'm not going to be the only one going to see this.

Title: Yes, This Is Where I Keep My Heart (1/1)
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth, Brennan
Word Count: 2,242
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: If you’ve seen me around on LJ in the last few days, you know that Bones is not mine. Title and lyrics from Ben Sollee’s Copper and Malachite. Give it a listen, HERE.
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: 4x26- The End in the Beginning
Author’s Note: This story is dedicated to the very special ladies who keep this fandom fun for me. Thanks so much for the laughs, the collective WTF’s, the squeeing, and to your own beautiful fics which constantly inspire me.
Summary: My mother told me that when she met my father, she felt like she had woken up for the first time. I’ve always remembered that.

( And I forgot a cut...epic fail )

Because we all need more free music:
Iron and Wine: The Shepard's Dog Alternate Takes

Attention all Coldplay fans, don't forget to go HERE to pick up the band's gift to the fans for FREEBIES.

Title: i knew then that it wasn't you (1/1)
Author: _missmargaret_
Word Count: 211
Rating: pg
Spoilers: 4x26 The End in the Beginning
Disclaimer Bones= not mine. Title comes from Great Lake Swimmer's Where in the World Are You
Author's Note: Because this ep was begging us to write fic...



( Where in the world are you now... )

Title: These Things Remind Me of You
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan
Word Count: 3,891
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: Bones isn't mine. Title and lyrics from Joshua Radin'sThese Photographs.
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: Set anytime in late Season 4 then goes what I'm sure will become AU. Not tied to any particular ep, so you should be good with a general knowledge.
Author's Note: This is a response to lizook12's prompt 'Booth/Brennan, photos' for bertie456's awesome FIC!SPAM HERE. And because the idea just wouldn't let me go...it went from four paragraphs to thirteen pages. Thank you to Liz for the prompt and Bertie for being fabulous and hosting the fic!!
Summary: “My dad says he and Mom came here once.” She tells him as she licks a drop of strawberry ice cream before it rolls down the waffle cone onto her hand. “He took her to see the tree at Christmas. It was before Russ was born, I think. They had these beautiful pictures of the city. There was one of Mom in front of Rockefeller Center…I don’t think she knew he took it. She was just standing there looking at the tree and wearing this purple scarf. Her hair was blowing and I always thought she looked so beautiful."



( And these photographs keep me alive... )

Take a listen: In college, I was in an acapella group. 'Here Comes Treble'


Audrey, please don't miss this. Seriously.

BONES!!!!!!!!

CANNOT.WAIT.FOR.MAY.14.

Title: We Were (More Than) Best Friends
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan
Word Count: 2,206
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: Bones isn't mine. Title and lyrics from The Perisher's Best Friends. Take a listen, you're gonna love the song. :)
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: Set sometime in the near future (no spoilers for upcoming eps). So a general knowledge up to The Girl in the Mask should be good.
Summary: “Why does everything have to be so neatly defined anyway? Aren’t you always telling me that some things just are? Why can’t we be that way?”



( I remember your mouth...and how it whispered I'm not like anyone else... )

Title: I Should Probably Say That I'm Unsure Why I'm Running Away From The Only Thing That I Want
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan UST
Word Count: 1,388
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: Bones isn't mine. Title and lyrics from Greg Laswell's The One I Love.
Feedback: is love.
Author's note: This is un-beta'd because it's way too late to expect anyone else to actually be awake. Any mistakes are on me. A billion chocolate chip cookies and your very own Seeley Booth if you're kind enough to point out any glaring errors. :)
Spoilers: post-ep for 4x20- The Cinderella in the Cardboard
Summary: "You believe that love is transcendent and eternal. I want to believe that too…"



( And I will make it long and maybe lie just a little; tell you that I'm doing fine... )

This was posted years ago..literally, years ago. But I've just discovered it today and I'm now a woman on a mission.

If you fit (any of) the following criteria:
+ You are a Bones Fan
+ You enjoy your Anthropologically-Speaking Brennan with a side of wit and a dash of Am I Doing This Right? when it comes to making Booth feel better
+ You love protective/introspective/intelligent Booth
+ You loved Season 2
+ You enjoy excellent writing
+ You don't realize that there's an empty hole in your fandom-life that is about to be filled...

...then you need to read Hit The Ground by fialka.


Now I'm completely positive some of you are way less lame than I am and caught it when it was first written (i.e. not years after the party started), but those of you who haven't need to RUN (not walk) to read it. No seriously...it is that good.


Honestly y'all, how the hell did I miss this?

Title: Somehow We’re Always Waiting (1/1), a follow-up to Pour A Little Salt We Were Never Here
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan, Squints
Word Count: 7,274
Rating: pg-13
Disclaimer: Bones isn't mine. Title and lyrics from Laura Gibson’s Wintering.
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: 3x13- The Verdict in the Story through the end of Season 3.
Summary: She doesn’t argue that she can hail her own damn cab. Because she could. But maybe it would be nice for him to do something for her that doesn’t involve arresting her family.



( Read the story... )

Title: F.N.T. (get beside me, I want you to love me) (1/1)
Author: _MissMargaret_
Characters/Pairings: Booth/Brennan
Word Count: 2,575
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: As per usual, Bones isn't mine. Title and lyrics from Semionic’s F.N.T.
Feedback: is love.
Spoilers: Set during and just after 3x10 The Man in the Mud.
Summary: Going on a date with your partner and your psychologist while you’re still waiting to go on a date with your partner is not the way you want to remember Wednesday night.




( I’m surprised that you’ve never been told before… )