Fic: The Task At Hand (Leighton/Victoria, Adult, 59,000 words) 1/6

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The Task At Hand Art by dwg

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dwg's note: I made a series of posters with corresponding wallpaper packs - they range from 1600x1280 to 1024x768, widescreen versions included. There are 6x ~5MB packs

Author's note: When I opened my email and clicked on the links to the art, I literally gasped at how perfect this art is. I love how glossy it is, and how well it matches the look of the video. What they really remind me of are the kind of TV show ads you might find in magazines, and I love that dwg made that for my story. dwg, thank you so much for these! Everyone else, be sure to take a look behind the cuts and see how incredible this art is.

( Elle )

( Leighton )

( Vicky-T )

( Victoria )

( Gabe )

( Victoria & Leighton )

The Task At Hand Mix 1: Undercover and Still In Love/It's A Bumpy Road by delphinapterus

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Mix number one is by delphinapterus.

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Undercover and Still In Love/It's A Bumpy Road

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1. My Love Follows You Where You Go - Alison Krauss & Union Station


2. The Night Starts Here - Stars


3. Air We Breathe - Alisha's Attic


4. Problem Queen - Danger Mouse & Daniel Luppi


5. Constant Craving - k.d. lang


6. Moments in Love - The Art of Noise


7. Lies - Kaki King


8. The Price We Pay - A Day to Remember


9. Trouble Sleeping - Corinne Bailey Rae


10. Code Red - Tori Amos


11. Prelude to a Kiss - Alicia Keys


12. I'm All Right - Madeleine Peyroux


13. Home - David Byrne and Brian Eno

I knew one of the mixes had notes that the mixer had cut from following the plot to just making a pining mix. It's actually the other mix that has that note, but if you listen to this one, you can see why I thought it was this one on first listen. This mix has a lovely melancholy feel. If you are in a long distance relationship or unrequited love situation, you may not want to listen to this. I'm not in either of those situations, and it still almost made me cry on first listen.

A few specific notes: My dad is a big Alison Krauss fan, and I'm looking forward to telling him that I have one of her songs on a mix for something I wrote. I love that both mixers put Stars songs on their mixes. I did know this song, and I will have to go looking for more of their music. I was absolutely delighted to see Alisha's Attic on here. I haven't thought of them in years, but I remember loving one of their songs way back in the day. "Moments in Love" catches my ear every time I listen to this mix. "Home" is a lovely ending to this mix.

The Task At Hand Mix 2: Oceans Won't Freeze by roadmarks

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Mix number two is by roadmarks.

Oceans Won't Freeze

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1. The Like - Fair Game


2. Hawksley Workman - Striptease


3. Garbage - As Heaven Is Wide


4. Shiny Toy Guns - Frozen Oceans


5. Pixies - Cactus


6. Tegan and Sara - Back in Your Head


7. Mother Mother - Body


8. Ellie Goulding - Lights (Bassnectar Remix)


9. City and Colour - Comin' Home


10. Imogen Heap - First Train Home


11. Stars - Ageless Beauty


12. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

roadmarks Notes: I had a blast reading and mixing for this fic and I can't wait to read it again! When I was mixing, I started out trying to pick songs that fit with the plot, but then I gave in to the urge to make a mix that was mostly about pining -- I hope you like it nonetheless! :)

Author's Notes: I think this is actually a stealth pining mix. I didn't realize it was the one with the mixer note about pining until I was looking for a title for the story and looked up the lyrics to all the songs in both mixes. This is such an upbeat mix that if you aren't paying attention to the lyrics you won't know how much pining there is in it. You could conceivably have a lively party to this mix. I love how well that fits with Leighton and Victoria being undercover and upbeat while they're missing each other.

A few specific notes: I love "Fair Game," and I'm not sure I'd ever heard anything by The Like before. My brother loves Bassnectar, so I can't wait to tell him someone put a Bassnectar remix on a mix for something I wrote. I love that both mixers put Stars songs on their mixes. I only knew one of their songs before, but now I'll definitely be looking for more. "First Train Home" keeps catching my ear. I love that this ends with "Dog Days Are Over," which is neither a pining nor coming home song, but a keep fighting song (at least in my head).

Fic: The Task At Hand (Leighton/Victoria, Adult, 59,000 words) Master Post

Bands/Characters: Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester, The Academy Is...
Pairing: Leighton/Victoria
Word Count: 59,000
Rating: Adult/Explicit

Warnings: Although the sex itself takes place off-screen, Victoria does engage in a romantic and sexual relationship with Saporta as part of her cover. Gabe and Alex's non-celebrity ex-girlfriends are characters in this story.

Summary: NYPD Vice Detectives Leighton Meester and Victoria Asher go undercover in Gabe Saporta's underground club with the aim of gathering enough evidence to put Saporta away for good. Leighton and Victoria are used to undercover work, but this is a longer operation than usual, and they aren't used to being apart. A "Good Girls Go Bad" video AU.

Notes: When Cobra first posted the video for "Good Girls Go Bad," I promptly tried to give away the plot bunny for the story the video had so clearly set up. Then there was bandgirlsbang, and I used that as a reason to start writing the story. It kept growing and growing well beyond the due date, and I'm so pleased to be able to post this as part of the same challenge this year. Thank you to the mods for running it both years and giving me a reason to both start and finish this story. Thanks are also due to a great number of other people. lakeeffectgirl, siryn99, icanbreakthesky, mayqueen517, and unrequitedangst let me add them to the Google doc. Even if they weren't reading regularly, knowing they were there helped me keep writing. lakeeffectgirl and schuyler were extra awesome and beta read for me. (Any remaining mistakes are, of course, my own.) siryn99 and schuyler helped me figure out a title. So many people that I have failed to keep track of them all answered questions and let me talk out things I was unsure of. You all have my thanks. I couldn't have done it without you. Huge thanks go to dwg for the art and delphinapterus and roadmarks for the mixes. They are all amazing, and there is more gushing about them in the respective posts. Title loosely taken from Stars' "The Night Starts Here."


On AO3 At LJ: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6

Bonus Material

Art by dwg

Mix 1: Undercover and Still In Love/It's A Bumpy Road by delphinapterus

Mix 2: Oceans Won't Freeze by roadmarks