Going Under

The stories on this page all belong to the same universe pairing Billy Tallent from Hard Core Logo with Tim Bayliss from Homicide: Life on the Street.  Going Under is the first piece of fan fiction I ever finished.  And at this point, I've got twenty years of these guys' lives, spread out in all the stories below.

The complete set of Going Under stories, minus Coda, but including Billie's Story, has been released as a two-zine set from Angel Wings Press, with artwork from Rusty.  You can order it from Lionheart Distribution here, and you can see what the covers look like here and here.

One more note--if you're thinking I go a little over the top with my creation of (fictional) Church Canyon, Utah, I suggest you read Jon Krakauer's book Under the Banner of Heaven:  A Story of Violent Faith.  I lived in the Arizona Strip for a year and a half, folks.  Church Canyon may be fictional, but it could easily be real.

Going Under (2001)

"Jesus, what's gotten into me? Focus on the job, Bayliss, not on the guitarist."  First slash I ever wrote.

Going Under  Being Under   Out from Under   Letting it All Out     Going Home

Comfort Food (2001)

"I have never cursed in front of my mother, and she flinches with each profanity, tears running down her cheeks."

Swedish Pancakes  Natty Bo    Milk & Cookies      Phish Food

State Secrets  (2001) PWP set at an indeterminate time between Comfort Food and Moving On.

My Own Personal Groupie  (2001)  An unbeta'd PWP in response to a 100 line challenge on Schism.

Moving On (2001)

"His body's getting stronger every day, but lately I can't help but think of him as fragile in some indefinable way."

Therapy   Touring's a Bomb   In the Shape of a Mouse    Welcome to the New Days      Navajo Tacos       

Married with Children (Feb-May '02)

By the end of it, they are.

Home Again      Touch my Stump     Rehearsal      The Owl Protects Our House

Angst and Fucking in Western Canada (May '02)  "'We've got two weeks until we go home, Tim, two fucking weeks, and you're going to take some time to face your fear, your anger, whatever the fuck else is going on between you and your leg.'"

Punks, A Mouse, and Hedwig (Aug. '02)  "It's a good gig.  The best I've had." 

The Moment of Awakening (Aug. '02)  My attempt to merge cliche and Buddhism, which worked better than expected.  Tim hits his head. 

Sarah's New Recipe (Oct. '02) There's a secret ingredient in Sarah's pasta.

Empty Nest (Feb. '03)  Ruth goes to college.  Ten years after Going Under, three years before Protective Isolation.

Protective Isolation (Jan. '03)  Bill's on tour with Jenifur, and Tim breaks his foot.  Stuff happens.  Unabashed schmoopy hurt/comfort with a large side of angst, 13 years after Going Under.  The most fun I've ever had, writing a story.

Coming Out of the Closet  (Feb. '03) Set a little after Protective Isolation.  Ardent's birthday fic.  Fluffy fun involving a hospital benefit, tuxedos, and a coat closet.

Surprise Visit (2001) Twenty years after Going Under. "Dad stops for a second and stares down the street. 'You're about to think I'm the one replaced by a pod,' he says absently."

Billie's Story (first published in Going Under 'zine May '03, online
May '04) Vignettes throughout the Going Under series, from Billie's point of view.

Coda (April 2003)  The last story.  There's a warning with this one in the notes at the beginning.