sf is not my comfort zone

for rheasilvia 
Aeryn Sun, of Farscape - with or without John Crichton.
( Prompt: Unusual weapons and learning to master them. )

(ETA, forgot: the Lazy Gun is from Iain Banks.  I like it a lot.)

Better late than never?

for veritykindle 
Chuck - Ellie (possibly with Ellie/Awesome), secrets

( treat the disease and not the symptom )