Wrenchers

A list of Wrenchers stories and ficlets in which Wrench and Numbers are the main or only characters featured. For Wrenchers-focussed stories which take place in the Toolbox Gang setting, see Wrenchers (Toolbox Gang 'verse).

First Meetings

 * 391780
 * Numbers tries to save Wrench from getting mugged in an alley
 * Wrench and Numbers are hitmen for rival syndicates and they have a romeo and juliet type affair
 * Numbers is on a hit and recruits Wrench to act as a distraction
 * talofibular
 * They meet when Numbers is sent to kill Wrench
 * dont-pester-lester
 * Wrench meets Numbers at a narcotics anonymous meeting
 * fringeandfur
 * Numbers and Wrench first meet when assigned to kill one another
 * Numbers meets Wrench while on an assignment in Texas (with officialnoahhawley)

Pre-ship and/or FWB

 * 391780
 * Numbers (who is just an interrogator for the syndicate, not yet a hitman) gets a hit put out on him and the boss assigns Wrench as his 24/7 bodyguard
 * fringeandfur
 * Wrench gets injured and flirts with Numbers while doped-up on painkillers
 * Numbers turns Wrench down, and shortly after finds himself falling for him
 * Wrench keeps his feelings under wraps until the first time he sees Numbers with a beard
 * ladydorian
 * Regarding the ‘Boundaries’ tattoo (with 391780 and trumpetandtrombone)
 * officialnoahhawley
 * Unfinished massage ficlet
 * Unfinished ficlet in which the two bump into each other at a gay bar
 * Wrench's big purchase
 * talofibular
 * Numbers tells Wrench he’s trans
 * Cramped in a fishing shack
 * dont-pester-lester
 * Undercover in a coffee shop [part 1 ] [part 2 ] [part 3 ][part 4 ] [part 5 ] [part 6 ]
 * Numbers, who never lets anyone do anything for him, asks a favor of Wrench for the first time
 * Wrench gets paid for his first hit and takes Numbers out to dinner
 * Wrench and Numbers both intend on killing each other at the end of their first hit (with officialnoahhawley)

Getting Together

 * 391780
 * Mutual pining extravaganza (with officialnoahhawley)
 * Wrench and Numbers are about to go on what could be a suicide mission, and Numbers gives Wrench a kiss on their way into battle
 * Numbers the CPA is Wrench’s “Sugar daddy” part 1 part 2
 * Numbers gets the yips: he can’t shoot a gun straight and it’s because there’s something weighing on his mind
 * Numbers purposefully messes up Wrench’s name every time so Wrench will think he doesn’t care about him
 * officialnoahhawley
 * Wrench kept all the notes he and Numbers would pass to each other before Numbers learned ASL
 * |Wrench Wrench has been acting weird lately and it’s affecting his work. Numbers won’t have it.
 * ladydorian
 * Numbers + OCD
 * dont-pester-lester
 * The first time they held hands
 * Numbers goes to the movies and Wrench shows up


 * talofibular
 * Numbers goes to a bar to get his mind of Wrench and meets Wrench there
 * Everyone they meet thinks they’re a couple and Numbers starts to realize they should be
 * fringeandfur
 * Trapped in the supply closet
 * Wrench goes through the stages of grief waiting for Numbers to arrive for a date Part 2 (NSFW)

Early Relationship

 * fringeandfur
 * The first time Wrench sees Numbers wearing clothing that isn't black
 * Wrench is a plain-tortilla-chip-eating deviant
 * Numbers tries to set himself some boundaries
 * Wrench finds out Numbers sometimes wears glasses Follow-up comment
 * Numbers drives Wrench away with his coldness and has to figure out how to make things right
 * Numbers makes a wish he quickly regrets
 * ladydorian
 * Regarding sexual histories
 * Regarding “manliness”
 * Poor, sick Numbers
 * Wrench and Numbers meet a service dog (officialnoahhawley)
 * Texting (dont-pester-lester)

Getting Serious

 * dont-pester-lester
 * Assembling Ikea furniture
 * Numbers gets shot and he and Wrench realize they need to tell each other how they feel
 * The dilemmas of a domestic life
 * Numbers rides on Wrenchs motorcycle


 * officialnoahhawley
 * Numbers has an thought nagging away at his brain

Established Relationship

 * 391780
 * Numbers is an undercover cop part 1 part 2
 * trumpetandtrombone
 * Wrench learns why Numbers only eats eggs when they’re mashed together with potatoes
 * Wrench finds out that Numbers once tried to kill himself
 * dont-pester-lester
 * Numbers discovers his father has died
 * Wrench is acting weird and Numbers is getting worried
 * Wrench finds Numbers awake in the middle of the night
 * Numbers and depression
 * Wrench is worried that Numbers might be cheating
 * fringeandfur
 * Wrench and Numbers encounter one of Wrench's exes Part 2
 * Wrench finds cocaine at Numbers' apartment
 * Numbers plans to introduce Wrench to his parents, and Wrench buys them a probably unhelpful gift
 * Wrench teases Numbers about his eating habits
 * Numbers vs. Spanx
 * An argument about the price of underwear


 * talofibular
 * After a fight, Wrench writes his frustrations down. Numbers finds the paper months later
 * Wrench’s lucky shirt shrinks in the wash
 * ithinkwehitametaphor
 * Numbers plays the piano

No Denial Version

 * talofibular
 * Numbers prays before each hit
 * Numbers’ ghost
 * dont-pester-lester
 * Visions of Numbers
 * Dreaming of Numbers
 * The Cabin
 * Wrench in the hospital

Denial Version

 * talofibular
 * Numbers’ nightmare
 * Retirement
 * ladydorian
 * What if it were all just a dream?
 * “Red” - a fix-it of sorts

Relationship Dynamics

 * fringeandfur
 * Wrench licks his lips a lot, and Numbers totally encourages it
 * Wrench has to work out while Numbers is asleep or else Numbers will jump his bones
 * Wrench is hot for teacher
 * Numbers lies all the time but Wrench can always tell when he’s lying (trumpetandtrombone)

Tales of Wrench and Numbers

 * fringeandfur
 * Numbers shaves off his beard and Wrench is heartbroken Part 2
 * Numbers accidentally combs his hair with a razor comb
 * ladydorian
 * Scooby Do-Punch-That-Ghost-In-The-Balls
 * Regarding annoying parents
 * talofibular
 * Numbers’ t-shots run out while they’re in hiding
 * Numbers quits smoking
 * Wrench helps Numbers quit drinking
 * Numbers gets sick (very sad don’t read) [part 1 ] [part 2 ]
 * Numbers takes care of sick Wrench
 * Vacationing at the lake
 * Wrench brings a puppy home
 * Numbers finds a grey hair
 * Wrench gets his first tattoo
 * Numbers stitches up Wrench’s wound from a fight
 * dont-pester-lester
 * Novelty socks (also)
 * Night in
 * Grocery shopping
 * Fourth of July
 * Game Day
 * Wrenchers at Disneyland
 * Numbers falls asleep on the couch, Wrench carries him to bed
 * Numbers shaves off his beard
 * Lazy day
 * Wrench’s birthday
 * Numbers quits smoking
 * Arts and crafts arguments
 * Wrench knitting a hat for Numbers
 * Beach Vacation [part 1 ] [part 2 ] [part 3 ] [part 4 ]
 * Sick Wrench


 * Garden fluff (trumpetandtrombone)

Holidays/Seasonals

 * dont-pester-lester
 * Autumnal floral Wrenchers
 * Numbers brings Wrench to visit his mom for Hanukkah
 * Wrenchers Christmas And another one
 * Halloween at the Wrenchers household


 * deaffellamrwrench
 * Snowball fight
 * Autumn Day
 * officialnoahhawley
 * Wrench and Numbers' first Christmas

Misc.
There's a motel receptionist who's convinced they're two married guys cheating on their wives (fringeandfur)

Action Fics

 * Wrench and Numbers pull off a classy hit (ithinkwehitametaphor)
 * Wrench and Numbers go undercover as a diplomat and his bodyguard (391780)
 * Wrench has a flashback on the job (talofibular)
 * Gala hit (talofibular)

Less safe for work
Sexy Monopoly times (ladydorian)

“strangers’ mourning” - Prequel to “The Palest Blue Light” (ladydorian)

Long underwear (fringeandfur)

The sight of a bumper sticker provokes a conversation about circumcision (fringeandfur)

Numbers' Scrunyuns addiction takes a toll on their sex life (391780)

talofibular
 * They run out of condoms
 * Numbers finds out Wrench is 19 after they've already slept together
 * They stay at a motel with a vibrating bed
 * Body language
 * Wrench cheers Numbers up

Pre-ship and/or FWB

 * Regarding hands (ladydorian)
 * Wrench finds Numbers' secret dildo (391780)
 * Love (and lust) at first sight (fringeandfur)
 * Wrench and Numbers each sleep with a woman on motel beds right next to each other (ithinkwehitametaphor)
 * Wrench takes it slow (talofibular)

First Time

 * After a drunken misunderstanding, Wrench schemes up a sexy little lie to screw with Numbers (391780)
 * Blowjobs from the ones you love are the best blowjobs of all (391780)
 * Numbers accidentally sees Wrench naked, and is eager for an encore viewing (391780)
 * Wrench and the art of seduction (391780)
 * Silly Sheets (ladydorian)
 * Mind games & Blowjobs (a.k.a. Welcome to the Asshole Buffet) (ladydorian)
 * Fight ‘n’ Fuck (ladydorian)
 * Hooker/client backstory [part 1 ] [part 2 ] (391780)
 * First time (talofibular)

Early Relationship

 * 391780
 * Wrench makes Numbers come with just his fingers
 * Numbers likes having Wrench at his mercy
 * Numbers has a one-track mind (and that track is sex)
 * fringeandfur
 * Numbers flips Wrench off one time too many Part 2
 * Wrench takes Numbers to a gay bar and it doesn't go how he'd anticipated
 * Numbers is surprised when he makes a move and Wrench isn't in the mood
 * Wrench realises Numbers is tougher than he looks
 * The first time Numbers tops Wrench
 * Wrench isn't as experienced as Numbers assumes
 * Numbers feels like he can't match up to Wrench's sexual prowess
 * ladydorian
 * Welcome to the Asshole Buffet
 * Regarding fingering and fingerspelling

Established Relationship

 * talofibular
 * Numbers only cries in front of Wrench during sex
 * Numbers talks during sex
 * Shower stuff
 * Butt stuff
 * fringeandfur
 * Alternative Information-Gathering Techniques - Wrench and Numbers use unconventional means of making their interrogation subject uncomfortable
 * Numbers shaves off his body hair to make a point about sexual preferences
 * Suit and Tie - Numbers really likes the way Wrench looks in a suit
 * Wrench recovers faster than Numbers in the bedroom
 * Numbers wearing one of Wrench's shirts
 * Wrench's penchant for al-fresco masturbation
 * Numbers overhears Wrench jerking off in a motel bathroom
 * Wrench finds Numbers has a choking kink
 * On the subject of foreskins
 * More on the subject of foreskins
 * Looks undignified, feels great
 * The only circumstances in which Numbers will let Wrench touch his hair
 * Wrench has a huge dick (that's it, that's the prompt)
 * Numbers has his drink spiked and Wrench has to take care of him
 * Numbers gets more than he can swallow
 * Numbers finds Wrench's secret journal of sexual fantasies
 * Wrench gets his ass eaten
 * Numbers gives away that he was initially just in it for the sex
 * Numbers getting pleasured until he passes out
 * Numbers is inconsistent when it comes to cleanliness and sex
 * What about Wrench's preferences confuses Numbers?
 * Wrench's favourite part of sex is holding Numbers tightly while he comes
 * ladydorian
 * Dirty dishes and dirty times in the kitchen
 * Numbers’ nips
 * Regarding jealousy and tailors
 * Easy times in the back of the Buick
 * Takin’ a fuck break while on the job
 * Wrench + stripteasing
 * Welcome back to the Asshole Buffet
 * “Patterns” (Asshole Buffet-related)
 * The fic too hot for Wikia's spam filter (aka Numbers is good at giving head)
 * 391780
 * Wrench reminds Numbers just who it is he belongs to
 * Wrench discovers Numbers' lacy secret
 * Wrench and Numbers have hot wake-up sex
 * Wrench's cop fantasies
 * Cuddling turns into hot couch sex
 * Numbers is embarrassed by his overly-sensitive nipples
 * Numbers vents his frustrations by riding Wrench to exhaustion
 * Wrench punishes a reckless Numbers
 * Wrench comes up with a sexy plan to get Numbers' attention
 * Wrench gives Numbers a massage
 * Numbers has a daddy kink
 * Sometimes, Numbers lets Wrench take things nice and slow
 * Wrench likes it when Numbers gets rough with him

Post-Canon (Denial Version)

 * Invictus - Wrench and Numbers have post-reunion sex (fringeandfur)