And That's The Word

Title: All My Roads Lead To You (1/4?)
Rating: PG
Contents: References to war, 9/11
Characters/pairings: Jon/Tracey, pre-Jon/"Stephen", kids, OCs
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Working off a kink meme prompt: "A Sentinel/Guide AU (in a similar vein to Observations on Sentinels and Guides in Victorian London or Jeeves and the Uncommon Senses) where Sentinels and Guides are a normal part of life. "Stephen" is a Guide who has been repressing everything to do with empathy, and Jon is a Sentinel who Does Not Want that kind of responsibility. Naturally they bond pretty much at first sight and go on to become the most oddly-functioning couple ever."

Mirrored on the AO3.

( Any map site could have given him directions to The Hospital With All The Americans At It. Siri probably could have found it with her digital eyes closed. But Stephen had no use for map sites. He was following his gut. )

Title: Jon's JDate Adventure
Rating: G
Characters/pairings: Jon, totally-not-"Stephen"
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Meanwhile, in the alternate universe where Jon Stewart has somehow managed to remain perpetually single . . .

(Based on an idea by politicette.)

( 'Online dating is such a scam...' )

Title: These Winds And Tides
Rating: R
Characters/pairings: Established Jon/"Stephen", "Stephen"/OC
Contents: Non-con, victim-self-blaming
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Working off of a kink meme prompt. While in an established relationship, Stephen is assaulted by a third party. He's convinced he can't tell Jon — that Jon will see him as unfaithful, or blame him for letting it happen. (Spoiler alert: Jon won't.)

For my hc_bingo round 3 card, either "humiliation" or "job-related trauma". Title is from U2's "Drowning Man".

( Some things came easily. Stephen already considered himself entitled to chocolate and flowers on Valentine's Day, for instance, so Jon had an easy adjustment there. )

Title: Five Men Stephen Almost Accidentally Married
Rating: PG-13
Characters/pairings: "Stephen"/various (Jonathan, Steve, Ellen, OC, Jon, Tad)
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Every time same-sex marriage reaches another milestone, "Stephen" almost marries some dude. (And Ellen DeGeneres that one time.)

Refers to the recent incident with Tad and the epic plan to ruin same-sex marriage. The Universal Life Church is an actual thing, for which you can become a legally ordained minister for free over email if you are so inclined.

Comes with matching art!

( Steve was in Massachusetts visiting family, but Stephen showed up to film...something. He forgets what. And he lost his field producer somewhere along the way, so he can't even yell at her for letting it slip his mind. )

Title: Never Was A Cornflake Boy
Rating: Soft R
Content: Deals with trauma & sexual assault
Cast: Jon/"Stephen"
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Stephen charges into Jon's office with a repressed-jealousy-fueled interpretation of the Admiral General Aladeen interview. Jon is still wrestling with the whole (skip) "being forced to open his pants for a virtual stranger at gunpoint" thing. The results are...turbulent.

Title is from Tori Amos lyrics, which are pretty abstract but possibly related if you squint.

( 'I'm glad I got out of here when I did! Is that why Doris Kearns Goodwin keeps agreeing to come on my show, hm? Was she already numbed by repeated exposure to your torch and liberty bells?' )

Title: Little Red State Riding Hood
Rating: PG-13
Contents: ...wolf play?
Characters/pairings: Wolf!Jon/"Stephen", Willard Mittington "Romney" Romney
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

An election-era fairy tale, starring the characters depicted in Grey Wolf and Little Red.

( 'It's an eyecatcher of a hood, I'll say that. But I'm happy to call you Stephen, if you want.' )

Title: We'll Always Have New York
Rating: PG-13 (vague sex)
Pairing: "Stephen"/Jon, Whiskers, Other Whiskers
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

Inspired by a kink meme prompt: "Chris Christie vetoes the NJ gay marriage bill, and NJ resident "Stephen" wants Jon to know he isn't completely and utterly devastated by the news. Really, he's not. Even as he cries himself to sleep at night in his lover's comforting arms."

Posting as an ordinary fic because it didn't come out particularly kinky. Although it does have chocolate. And kittens.

( Jon found Stephen tapping his foot in front of the stove, a half-empty bag of chocolate chips in one hand and a batter-dripping spoon in the other. )

Title: The Rescue of Stevie Jane (2/3)
Cast: "Stephen"/Jon
Rating: PG
Contents: Kidnapping roleplay
Disclaimer: #NotIntendedToBeAFactualStatement. Characters belong to the Report. Names of real people are used in a fictitious context, and all dialogue, actions, and content are products of the author's imagination only.

The happy couple's low-budget fantasy night continues. It's amazing how much fun you can have with a bit of rope, a Halloween mask, and a healthy willingness to be ridiculous.

( Read on dA ) ( Read on DW )

Okay, serious characterization question here.

Up till now, almost all the "Stephen"-Jon innuendo has basically fallen into two groups: "generic/throwaway gay jokes" and "could also be read as intense BFFship." The "how can a man have a long-term intimate relationship with another man?" line pushed it, in that I feel like the most natural reading of the scene is "Stephen has romantic feelings for Jon, without recognizing that that's what they are." On the other hand, it's not necessarily an unnatural reading to see it as "Stephen has a long-term intimate friendly relationship with Jon, without recognizing that that's what it is."

(And then there's the curious coincidence of his past romance with a Jewish man named Jonathan...I'm not sure what the most natural interpretation is of that one. Again, though, it's not a stretch to see the romantic elements as unrelated to the present-day Jon.)

And then there was the post-Emmys "Beat you to [sleeping with Colbert] too, huh?" Came out of nowhere, seemed to go back into nowhere...until this Monday.

( Spoilers for Monday's shows under the cut )

Title: Jealousy, Thy Name Is Stewberry
Rating: PG
Cast: Jon/"Stephen", Jimmy Fallon, Wyatt, Kristen, other correspondents
Contents: X-Men: First Class spoilers, canon hobo death
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.

While Stephen is off having exciting friendship adventures with his new best buddy, Jon copes with his totally-not-jealousy by dragging various correspondents on a series of ill-fated friendventures of their own.

For a fakenews_fanfic SeSa prompt by snobantiker: Jon/"Stephen", Jimmy Fallon. During the time of the BFFSM of Stephen and Jimmy, Jon gets jealous.

( Jon pouted. Disgraceful, that was. Men their age had no business pouting, unless they were facing a truly heart-rending situation, like not being sent a free iPad quickly enough. )