Bumbling in Swingtime

Tentative Title: microwaves are not to be trusted
Summary: Joseph asks for Caesar's help with Chef Boyardee.
Rating: T probably, idk
Word Count: ~1k
Warnings: language?
Notes: sometimes they're both stupid

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Unrated, no beta, 5.4k

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More of this rough draft, rough WIP, I'm not even sure this will be Chapter 3, but chronologically this is what's next. What is pacing, anyway?

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Unrated as per usual but there's violence ahead. 5.1k this time.

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Title: Swing, Sucker, Swing (yes.)
Summary: Caesar “Iron Wrench” Zeppeli stands to win big…if he could only stand to lose.
Rating: M
Word Count: 3,356
Tags: Caesar & Joseph, Modern AU: Underground Fighting, Violence, Explicit Language
Note: Late entry for CJC Week 2020, Day 2: Fighting/Competition.

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Series: CJC Week 2019
Title: Out At Sea
Summary: Joseph didn’t board the cruise to fall in love; it just happened.
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 12,856
Note: Fill for CJC Week 2019, Day 4: Makeup/Tequila & Music/Dance. X-posted to AO3 today! I had a lot of fun with this prompt, as happy old gays on a cruise is something I wanted to write since I saw old!Joseph in Stardust Crusaders. This fic ended up becoming very close to my heart as I decided to explore themes like non-monogamy, touch on the varied aspects of gay life (and the fact it is not the same for all people, and that's okay!!), as well as try to challenge some of the taboo around "old people still have lots of sex." There's a lot to unpack in all of these ideas, and this fic probably could have benefited from more whittling and focus, but I'm still happy with what I got to do here.

The song Caesar sings Joseph is essentially a MLM version of "My Foolish Heart" (which you can watch/listen to Keith Elling perform an arrangement on YouTube here [x]). Old!Joseph as Madam Tequila was heavily inspired by Michelle DuBarry. You can read more about her in this article here [x]. And now, the fic!

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Series: CJC Week 2019
Title: Splat!!
Summary: Caesar, Joseph, and their coworkers run through a paintball course as a "team building" exercise.
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 3,478
Note: Fill for CJC Week 2019, Day 2: Fighting/Competition. X-posted to AO3 today!

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