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Friday: Masterpiece Theater

Hi! I’m

brumeier, and this week we’ve been filling TV-related themes. Thank you to everyone who participated with prompts and fills this week, we had an amazing turnout! Our final theme of the week is Masterpiece Theater. This is the land of the historical drama, so your prompts should be historical in nature. Anything from the Big Bang up through the 1990s (or maybe early 2000s?) would qualify.

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Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

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+ Marvel Cinematic Universe, Steve Rogers (+/ any), time traveling to find Bucky

+ Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams, detectives in the 1950s

+ Supernatural, Sam Winchester + Dean Winchester, popular monster hunting team in 1940s creature features (please no Wincest)

+ Stargate Atlantis/Any, Evan Lorne +/ Any, meeting on the commune in the 1960s

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Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes +/ John Watson, London during World War II AU

Edited 2020-09-11 16:14 (UTC)

Any, any m/m, The General by Dispatch (https://youtu.be/GdAlCXNPlCk) fusion (lyrics (https://genius.com/Dispatch-the-general-lyrics))

MCU, Sam Wilson & Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes, AU where Steve wakes up in the 1970s

Any, any, time traveling to a time in the future that greatly resembles a decade from the past

The Hobbit, Thorin's Company, California Gold Rush AU

DC, The Justice Society, AU where they formed during WWI

...but I wish I was equipped to write this fandom because I love this prompt!

“There was a decorated general with a heart of...gold,” Sam began, strumming at his guitar.

Rhodey shot a glance at General Fury’s tent. “Gold?”

“It makes for a good song,” Sam protested.

T’Challa reached up and adjusted his cap, his expression skeptical, but said nothing.

Sam kept on playing. “With past battles won and lost and legends of old. A seasoned veteran in his own time.”

They were huddled around the campfire, waiting for the water to boil so they could make a meal.

No one was talking about the battle from earlier that day. Long after the horns for retreat had sounded and the cannons had stopped booming, they’d been on the field, helping retrieve bodies and lay them out respectfully, identify them where they could so they could be shipped back to their families for burial or, if not, laid to rest on the edge of the battlefield.

“On the battlefield he gained respectful fame,” Sam sang on, and Erik nodded, because that was accurate.

“With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name, he grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face,” Sam continued.

“Hold up,” W’Kabi said. “He doesn’t have scars on his face.”

“And he makes no attempt to hide his eye-patch,” T’Challa added.

“He does have an eye-patch, though,” Erik said.

Sam just looked at them.

Rhodey gestured for him to keep playing.

Sam resumed strumming, and really, his dexterity on the strings was impressive.

Sam started again, from the top, and almost made it to the send of the first verse, “And always urged his men on.”

Nakia and Okoye immediately protested, shoving at him and making grabs for his guitar. They’d both cut their hair and bound their chests and donned blue uniforms to help free their sisters in the south, but they would be damned before they’d let anyone forget who they really were.

“Sorry, sorry! I was just working with what fit the rhythm,” Sam protested.

T’Challa eventually took pity on him and at least rescued his guitar.

Rhodey, the only one of them who was married, finished cooking supper and distributed it among them.

After the meal, they played a game of chances to decide who would take which watch shifts, and then T’Challa and Sam (and his guitar) took up posts and the rest settled down to sleep.

In the morning, Nakia and Okoye roused the camp, and they saluted General Fury as he stepped out of his tent.

The rest of the troops assembled for muster, proud ranks ready to go out and fight.

General Fury stood before them in the gray morning light, and he said,

“Get out of here. You’re young. You have lives to live. Those kids on the other side, they’re young like you. They’ve got mothers waiting for them to come home, same as you. This fight ain’t worth fighting. So - take a shower. Shine your shoes. And get going.”

Rhodey stared at him.

Sam stared at him.

They all stared at him.

“Sir,” Erik protested.

He said, “Go now, you are forgiven.”

He turned and scooped up his rifle, checked that it was locked and loaded, made sure he had ammo and powder, and then he turned and marched.

They looked at each other. And then Sam scooped up his guitar, and T’Challa reached for Nakia’s hand, and they all lowered their rifles, and they vanished into the graying dawn.

In the distance, they could hear the old general singing,

Go now, you are forgiven.

The Night Shift, Dr. Jordan Alexander,any, she's the first woman with a medical degree at her hospital

Oh, man. This is so good. I love the Civil War setting, and poor Sam trying to get all the way through his song unmolested. The camaraderie was really well written, and I love that Nick cut them all loose at the end. I just hope that doesn't come back on them later on.

So many feels, friend!

For some reason I've always thought of the Civil War when I've heard that song, maybe because men didn't really have beards in the armed forces much after that?

Also I think they wouldn't leave Nick high and dry for long...

On AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/26410567)

It...got a little weird.

MCU, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Travelin soldier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y45yHd9Lg_k) fusion. Lyrics here (https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/dixie-chicks/travelin-soldier)

Buuuuuhuhuhuh it's so sad. T.T

Well done friend, the pain has been brought. <3

Awww this is sad too. ;((((

Also is okay no slash. It doesn't always have to be slash lol.

Thank you for the feels, friend. <3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rupert "Ripper" Giles and Ethan Rayne - magical parties in the 70s

Miss Fisher Mysteries, Phyrne Fisher, Jack Robinson + any of the usual suspects, jazz clubs

Murdoch Mysteries, any, the turn of the 20th century party

Thank you!

PO’s character is cute and nice the whole series and then you get the reveal and it’s such a sucker punch so...happy Friday!

You are so welcome! It’s such a good song.

Holy wow, look at all those sad feels! Thank you so much!

You are very welcome. Sorry, Binnie. You were the only one with a sister. You had to go.

“You’re later than I expected,” Sherlock said, looking up briefly before turning his concentration back to the notes he was making. “Bad shift?”

“Much the same as usual, there’s never a good shift at the moment. We do what we can to patch people up physically, but there’s nothing we can do to take away the pain when we tell them their mother, sister or neighbour didn’t make it. And then when I finally finished, I found there was debris from one of the bombed houses completely blocking the main road, so I had to come the long way round. Is there anything you want me to do, or can I just go to bed?”

“I shall be going out soon, but I don’t need you to come with me. You’d be better getting some sleep. Oh, and Mrs Hudson has left either supper or breakfast for you, I’m not sure which.”

“Where is she? Is she okay?”

“Oh, yes. She was sleeping in the shelter and then said she’d queue for bread first thing. She was muttering something about ration cards, so I gave her what I could find.”

“Have you given Lestrade back his?”

“It wasn’t his – it was a forgery, so no.”

“You mean, you’ve used it?”

“Why not? I find the extra food useful for those who can’t get cards.”

“Don’t tell me. I don’t want to know. Just be careful you don’t get yourself arrested.”

“Mycroft finds the information I obtain very useful, and I don’t think he’s too worried about how I get it.”

“Are you any closer to finding who’s responsible for those leaks?”

“Yes. The net is drawing much tighter. I have a few ends to fasten off and then tonight we should be able to catch all our fish.”

“Good. In which case I shall leave you to your fishing, and I shall grab some sleep before I go back to the hospital and start trying to put people back together again.”

Oh, heck yeah! This is great! I love that their both doing their part for the war effort, just in different ways. Great job, friend!

Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it.

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