tinx-rhide bio
 Author has written 68 stories for Riptide, and Starsky and Hutch. Riptide slasher and fangirl for 25 years. I'm uploading stories here slowly. All of my stories can be found on Livejournal and the Riptide Adult Archive - Private Message me to ask me for these locations as they are R18. You must be 18 or older to access these sites. If you love Riptide, come over to - we have a large and active community of writers (both gen and slash) over there and welcome as many new fans as we can find. Please, all gen and slash Riptide fans are very welcome. |
A Different Kind of Love by Ness Ayton reviews
Ever wondered what a big pink helicopter thought about her pilot? Very short and quirky.
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Crime/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 157 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 1 - Published: 9/23/2008 - Complete
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Death By Drowning reviews
Something goes badly wrong underwater and Cody's more shaken up than he knows...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,678 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 12/9/2017
The Limits of Destiny reviews
How close is too close? Healing takes time.
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,604 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/20/2016
Frostbite
A case takes the Riptide Detective Agency to a Canadian ski resort, where Cody must cavort with a deb, Murray cavorts with computers and Nick is stuck with the thugs in the parking lot. Nick gets hurt, but Cody must close out the case... (Implied slash)
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,116 - Published: 10/31/2015 - Complete
Benison reviews
Murray's not a traditional kind of guy...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 248 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1/24/2014
Duel reviews
A case goes wrong, and Nick wakes up in hospital. But the reality he wakes to isn't the one he remembers - what if it never was? Could the Riptide Detective Agency be nothing more than a hallucination?
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,270 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 1/20/2014 - Complete
Dawning reviews
Nick and Cody find each other after Vietnam
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 311 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/27/2013 - Complete
Speak Easy reviews
Vietnam drabble
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 100 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7/27/2013
Surf's Up reviews
Before there was canon, there were two guys surfing and playing volleyball on a Southern California beach...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 289 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7/2/2013 - Complete
The Landing Zone reviews
After the Mimi crash-lands in a forest, Murray tries to find a way to get help for his injured friends while avoiding the drug-runners they were after in the first place. But Nick disappears while trying to help, and in the end, only Cody can find him. But Cody's semi-conscious, and the bad guys are closing in...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,986 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 3 - Published: 1/1/2013 - Complete
The Hardest Part reviews
Nick waits for Cody
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 413 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12/28/2012 - Complete
The Hamster Dance reviews
Nick will always look out for Cody. Even when he's a hamster... (Hamsters. Actually. Also, mild slash in the form of hamsterkisses)
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,442 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12/28/2012 - Complete
Semper Fidelis reviews
Cody's haunted by the past
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 208 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/28/2012 - Complete
Ordnance reviews
Nick has only one sanctuary, and he will protect it at all costs (Futurefic, slash implied)
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 337 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 12/28/2012 - Complete
Go West reviews
Once, Cody made a fundamental mistake...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 284 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/28/2012 - Complete
All's Fair reviews
With Nick in the grip of a fever after being wounded, Cody sits with him all night. Both have demons to face in the dark...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,357 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 12/27/2012 - Complete
Lockdown reviews
Nick will do anything to save Cody
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 477 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Published: 7/20/2012
Rules of Engagement reviews
Sometimes even Murray was surprised by Nick's protectiveness toward Cody
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,781 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/29/2012 - Complete
Sleeping Partner reviews
Nick found trust in the strangest place...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 402 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3/16/2012
Noël
Nick is coming to terms with Christmas
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,590 - Favs: 1 - Published: 1/2/2012
Enchantment Under The Sea reviews
Security at Straightaway's Enchantment Under The Sea dance is a much creepier experience than the Riptide detective Agency is ready for!
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,850 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 10/29/2011 - Complete
Noblesse Oblige reviews
What if Nick, Cody and Murray met in 1961? The boys as kids
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,431 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10/25/2011
United reviews
Nick's hurting in the aftermath of his school reunion, and what hurts Nick hurts Cody too
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,473 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 10/13/2011
Hope Chest reviews
Ever wonder where Cody kept the outfit from Who Really Watches The Sunset? And why?
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,615 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 9/30/2011 - Complete
The Mask of Bozzo reviews
What happens when Murray's parents pay an unexpected visit...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,752 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 8/19/2011 - Complete
Caffeine Fiend reviews
Murray's exhausted after a conference. Nick & Cody help out.
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,320 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 8/12/2011 - Complete
Lost and Found reviews
After being shot in The Bargain Department, Nick ended up extremely ill. As he recovers, he needs Cody less each day. But Cody needs him more than ever...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,296 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/25/2011
Fixed reviews
The real Starsky & Hutch watch The Fix on VCR, and consider what really happened... amongst other things. Slash themes.
Starsky and Hutch - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 671 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Published: 3/18/2011 - Complete
Skinned reviews
Hutch tries to come to terms with what has changed for them, after Sweet Revenge
Starsky and Hutch - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 359 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Published: 3/18/2011 - Complete
Smoked Out reviews
Even shopping in King Harbor is never simple for Nick and Cody...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,759 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/17/2011
Sole Survivor reviews
The boys set off for Mexico to assist in a take-down of a guerrilla group. Their part seems simple... until a terrible accident derails the case and everything comes down to one thing: survival. Will the Riptide Detective Agency ever be whole again?
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12,599 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Published: 2/4/2011
Knowledge is Power reviews
Quinlan makes a visit to the Riptide to deliver some bad news, Cody is believed to be dead...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,028 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Published: 1/10/2011
Four Times They Went Alone
Four Times They Went Alone & Once They Went Together - 5 drabbles, slash theme.
Riptide - Rated: M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 537 - Published: 1/6/2011
Three Singles to Adventure reviews
Adventure comes in many guises. Even Murray Bozinsky cannot recognize them all... read as gen smarm or slash
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,896 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 1/1/2011 - Complete
Anchors Away reviews
Sometimes Cody's confused about what he wants. But this time, it's all laid out for him...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,140 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 1/1/2011 - Complete
Prisoners of War reviews
After the war came the time apart, and that was worse than what had come before. Warning for PTSD and angst
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,656 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Published: 12/28/2010 - Complete
Home for the Holidays reviews
Immediately post-Vietnam. There are some things that can be faced alone. Christmas isn't one of them.
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,355 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/22/2010 - Complete
Up, Up & Away reviews
Starsky and Hutch are private detectives these days, but Captain Dobey's still calling the shots. When they run across a couple of vets-turned-beach-bums and Dobey asks them to take a look, no-one could foresee the results...
Crossover - Starsky and Hutch & Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,063 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/15/2010 - Complete
Spice It Up reviews
Nick likes hot peppers. So does Cody. But Melba's peppers aren't any ordinary peppers...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,044 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11/22/2010 - Complete
Chimera reviews
There are things that have always been known...
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 284 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11/20/2010
Ripples reviews
Post-Echoes, What happened on Cody's first day in the sun... Read as preslash or gen smarm
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,889 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 11/4/2010 - Complete
Reflexology reviews
Vietnam's a long time in the past, but Cody needs downtime to keep it there. When the agency's busy, the past creeps closer than anyone's ready for... Read as slash or gen smarm
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,703 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Published: 9/28/2010
A Place to Play reviews
After a long day flying, Nick goes looking for Cody set after MPs but before the Riptide: 1979/80
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 686 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8/28/2010
Snap Happy reviews
A picture's worth a thousand words. Read as pre-slash or gen smarm
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 328 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8/18/2010 - Complete
Origin of Love reviews
Where it all began...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 273 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7/15/2010
R&R reviews
1973. Being alone isn't always easy...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 485 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 6/5/2010
What Dreams May Come reviews
Some dreams are shared...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 555 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3/9/2010 - Complete
Muscle Enough reviews
There's only so much a guy can do alone...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 225 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3/4/2010 - Complete
The Luck of the Draw reviews
It's easier to make it through the night, if you're not alone... 1972, Vietnam
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,841 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/23/2009
When She Smiles reviews
Drabble based on Smiles We Left Behind
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11/29/2009
One to Stay reviews
Girls came and girls went until Nick lost count. Slash implied
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 234 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11/18/2009 - Complete
Sailing Home
Nick and Cody sail home after a long day fishing. Slightly slashy
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 442 - Published: 10/27/2009
Ghosts
The ghosts walk, some nights Drabble, slash implied
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 104 - Published: 10/22/2009
Frisbee reviews
Tammy watches Nick and Cody play in the ocean
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 255 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/19/2009 - Complete
Cutscene for Echoes reviews
After the surgery, Nick sits with Cody in recovery
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 222 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 10/11/2009
Splinters reviews
Cody faces losing his best friend to Peggy... Cutscene for Prisoner of War
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 610 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 10/11/2009
An Alien Sea reviews
The Atlantic's always gray.
Riptide - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 199 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/11/2009 - Complete
Conversations in the Dark: Plans reviews
The first time Nick & Cody talked after lights-out
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 316 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/1/2009
Putting it Together reviews
Slash implied. The journey home is long and it takes time...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 539 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/1/2009
So Damned Hard reviews
Cutscene for Double Your Pleasure. Cody's having dinner with Sheila, and Nick's at Straightaway's with Murray. And it hurts... Slash implied
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 218 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10/1/2009
Birthday Wishes reviews
Murray thinks the guys have forgotten his birthday...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 455 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10/1/2009 - Complete
A Cold Dream reviews
A stakeout goes drastically wrong. Angst, hints at slash.
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,375 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Published: 9/28/2009
Wrenched reviews
Vietnam. Nick asks Cody to give him a hand... Sequel to Finding the Way
Riptide - Rated: M - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,291 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 9/13/2009 - Complete
Finding the Way
Vietnam. After an ambush, can Ryder get himself and Allen safely back to camp?
Riptide - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 521 - Published: 9/13/2009 - Complete
Flying High reviews
Nick and Cody round up some fugitives...
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 176 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 9/13/2009 - Complete
Therapy reviews
After a chopper crash, Nick is required to undertake counseling sessions. This story may be read as gen-smarm or slash .
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 845 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 1 - Published: 9/13/2009 - Complete
Teeter Totter reviews
In the aftermath of an explosion, Cody battles desperately to save Nick and Murray's lives, but whatever he does may destroy them all...
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,237 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Published: 9/12/2009 - Complete
Lucky reviews
A day at the beach
Riptide - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 522 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3/4/2009 - Complete
Steeper Than It Looks
Nick, Cody & Murray head into the Santa Monica mountains to test Murray's new invention. But has something gone wrong? Slash implied
Riptide - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,561 - Favs: 2 - Published: 1/24/2009 - Complete
