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Continuing with my goal to make fifty rec posts in my journal this year, here's a roundup from March.

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Gifset (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )

( 1 x Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Vid (Clark Kent/Lois Lane) )

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Fic (Wee John Feeney & Izzy Hands) )

delphi

I'm aiming to make at least fifty rec posts in my journal this year, and here's a roundup of my three from February.

( 1 x Scavengers Reign Vid (Ensemble) )

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Archie/Jim Jimenez) )

( 1 x Severance Fic (Irving Bailiff/Dylan George) )

delphi

I'm aiming to make at least fifty rec posts in my journal this year, and here's a roundup of my four from January.

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Wee John Feeney & Izzy Hands & Jim Jimenez) )

( 1 x Interview with the Vampire [TV] Vid (Armand & Lestat de Lioncourt & Louis de Pointe du Lac & Daniel Molloy) )

( 1 x Sense8 Vid (Wolfgang Bogdanow/Kala Dandekar/Rajan Rasal) )

( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Fic (Benjamin Hornigold/Izzy Hands) )

sasheneskywalker

( fanfics with an asexual and/or aromantic main character )

scintilla10

Sharing some recs from the

rarepairexchange over at my journal, mostly fic recs, with one art rec!

Fandoms:
Girls5Eva (1 fic)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2 fics)
Singin' in the Rain (1 fic)
Chrestomanci Series (1 fic)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2 fics; 1 art)
We Are Lady Parts (1 fic)

Check them out over at my journal.

sasheneskywalker

( fanfics with a transgender/nonbinary main character )

sasheneskywalker

Dark Matter by mysterycyclone
The last thing Peter sees is Tony's horrified, heartbroken expression leaning over him. The guilt in his eyes is almost worse than the burning pain that's taking Peter apart piece by piece. The world starts to go dark.

There's a flash of gold and green. For one moment, he finds himself standing amongst the Guardians and others. And then darkness again. It feels like blinking; an extended period of nothingness that ends as abruptly as it begins. One moment there’s nothing, the next there’s light.

“Easy,” a woman says. Her words are gentle, and carry a slight accent that he can’t place. "I'm called Wonder Woman. What's your name?"

Not Rated | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Peter Parker & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Avengers Team, Clark Kent & Peter Parker, Diana (Wonder Woman) & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Peter Parker, Gotham City & Peter Parker, Tim Drake & Peter Parker, Batman & Spiderman

Revenge is a Word I Haven't Yet Defined (I’m not sure I’m worthy of such theatrics) by OliOcelot
After the Lazarus Pits and a year of training with the League, Talia sends Jason to Gotham for revenge. Except Jason isn’t as deep as she thinks. The thing is, he expected to see Bruce - Batman - and be livid. He let him die, replaced him. He should be mad.

He isn’t.

In the end, it’s hard to think of yourself as being replaced when you died. So yeah, he’s angry, but he’s not angry enough for revenge. Not like Talia wants him to be.

So he focuses on Red Hood and cleaning up Crime Alley, and scraps any ideas of revenge he had left. They’re unnecessary. Counterproductive, in fact, because now that he’s actually seen Bruce, all he really wants is to go home. Maybe have a conversation or two about how bad Bruce and Dick messed up, but at home.

Instead, he gets caught up in world altering magic from some criminal in over his head, and Jason finds himself tumbling through universes into a New York filled with heroes that he’s never even heard of and a lack of Gotham and Metropolis that can only mean one thing. This isn’t the world he knows.

All he wants is to get home, to make amends, to try again. Too bad none of them know he’s gone. Not that anyone would think to look for a dead boy.

T | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Batfamily Members & Jason Todd, Peter Parker & Jason Todd, Ned Leeds & Peter Parker, May Parker (Spider-Man) & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Tony Stark

To Dig a Grave in Winter by OliOcelot
The Winter Soldier isn’t the only Asset that Hydra has. This will be their downfall.

Or, Jason Todd rose from his grave only to be taken by Hydra and turned into a living weapon, known as the Gravewalker. Meeting the Winter Soldier might just make it worth it.

T | Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply | James Bucky Barnes (Marvel) & Jason Todd (DCU), James Bucky Barnes (Marvel)/Jason Todd (DCU)

in labyrinths of reflections by blackkat
With the incursions imminent, Khonshu steals his avatar away to another dimension, where there's little risk of the universes colliding.

Marc is unprepared for Gotham, but it's probably safe to say that Gotham is equally unprepared for Marc.

M | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Bruce Wayne/Marc Spector, Marc Spector & Jason Todd, Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Marc Spector & Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne/Steven Grant

no map to my own treasure by blackkat
“I think this is yours.”

Bruce doesn’t even have to look up. He already knows precisely what this is about. Containing a sigh, he rubs the bridge of his nose, and says, “If he bit you, I can pay for the emergency room visit—”

“I did not bite him,” Damian says, outraged.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Marc Spector/Bruce Wayne

Knaves All Three by Ginevra_Benci
After Ultron, Avengers Tower hosts a good-will gala to fundraise for post-Incident NYC.

Local lawyers Nelson & Murdock, fresh from saving Hell's Kitchen from the ravages of Wilson Fisk, get an invite.

And.

Bruce Wayne’s in town.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Tony Stark & Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Bruce Wayne, Steve Rogers/Bruce Wayne, Matt Murdock & Foggy Nelson

The Spider and the Samovar by Ginevra_Benci
There's a new player in Eastern Europe: the Spider has been making a name for himself and has caught the attention of the Outlaws.

Jason Todd makes contact.

Well. He tries to.

G | No Archive Warnings Apply | Roy Harper & Koriand'r & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Natasha Romanoff

Bats Out of Hell by Jedi_Olympian
Dick and Tim find themselves in a bit of trouble. Multiversal trouble. Needless to say, their boyfriends are not happy about it, and the universe they find themselves in is unlike any they've found themselves in before.

Or Dick and Tim get thrown into the MCU and meet the Avengers.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne

If It's A Highway by there_must_be_a_lock
Bucky’s been running for a week when the supposedly-untraceable burner phone he stole from a HYDRA warehouse starts ringing. He’s in a gas station bathroom off a remote highway close to the Croatian border, getting ready to bleach his hair; the ringtone bounces shrilly off the bare tiles and makes his jaw clench tight.

[Or: the one where Bucky is hired to train Jason, and he ends up learning a thing or two himself.]

E | No Archive Warnings Apply | James "Bucky" Barnes/Jason Todd

There but for Grace go I by AutumnHobbit
Frank Castle comes to Gotham on the trail of some human traffickers who picked the wrong city. Imagine his surprise to find he isn’t the only one out for their blood. When things turn sour he decides to get involved, which leads to a lot of unexpected drama.

And he thought New York’s costumed paraders were bad.

Not Rated | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Bruce Wayne & Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne & Frank Castle, Dick Grayson & Frank Castle, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Frank Castle

The Five Stages of Neighborly Affection by AlannaLioness, phonecallfromgod, youshallnotfinditso
Between Matt being back from the dead, Nelson & Murdock 2.0 and a fancy Manhattan apartment from his (former) sharky boss, Foggy feels like he's doing pretty well keeping the vigilante nonsense in his life to a minimum.

Or he was until he moved next door to Tim Drake.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake (Minor), Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent (Minor), Minor or Background Relationship(s)

running in the shadows by dukeaubergine
Jack Drake dies during one of Tony Stark's "taking responsibility" phases. The Bats aren't happy about this.

Tim is pushing to come home, and in the meantime be an NYC vigilante right under Stark's nose, when the Sokovia Accords knock over the whole board.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batfamily Members & Tim Drake, Avengers Team & Tim Drake, Tim Drake & Tony Stark, Tim Drake & Wanda Maximoff

Shake the Devil Out of Me by thepartyresponsible
The first time Jason sees Phil Coulson, he sees him in the soft, flickering light of a warehouse fire. It’s romantic, he thinks, later. Like candlelight.

E | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Phil Coulson/Jason Todd

The Dawn Will Break Before You by thepartyresponsible
“Okay, heartbreaker,” he says, “how much to put the tires back on the car?”

Jason rolls his eyes and gestures at him with the lug wrench. “Why don’t I just beat you up and steal your money? Is this the first time you’ve been to a bad part of town? Don’t show me your wallet, asshole. Come on.”

The man heaves a heavy, aggrieved sigh and starts pulling out bills. “Five hundred?” He tries. “Six? We can go to an ATM.”

“You are mugging yourself,” Jason says, oddly impressed. “Holy shit.”

M | No Archive Warnings Apply | Tony Stark/Jason Todd

Give Thanks to Broken Bones by thepartyresponsible

The bodyguard is incredibly well-respected in the superhero single parent community. He is also, Tony’s realizing, something of an asshole.

M | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Tony Stark/Jason Todd

birds fly (why can't I?) by SafelyCapricious
The apartment in Gotham that Natasha gets — all cash and no ID required — is a shithole.

But it’s her shithole.

Well, hers and the cockroaches’, she supposes, as she turns on the flickering light in the bathroom and at least a hundred of them scurry out of view.

M | No Archive Warnings Apply | Natasha Romanov (Marvel) & Jason Todd, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)/Jason Todd

Five Supersoldiers Walk Into a Bar by bittercape

He spots him through the binoculars, far away and disappearing fast. Logan is, more than anything, a hunter. He knows how to watch, and he watches the sniper moving away, after a single well-placed shot. He moves just like Barnes did. Everyone has a particular way of moving, if you know how to watch. And Logan, as mentioned, knows how to watch.

Logan knows it cannot be him, knows he died, falling from a train. No normal human could survive that. And yet …

He drops down from the watchtower. He’ll catch hell for this, sure. But he has to know.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Logan (X-men) & James "Bucky" Barnes, Logan (X-Men) & Natasha Romanov, Logan (X-Men) & Slade Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Slade Wilson, Natasha Romanov (Marvel) & Slade Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Slade Wilson

five, six, just for kicks by bittercape

“Good evening,” Jason says, because he does have manners when he wants to use them. “Talia al Ghul sent me for training.”

“Right,” the man says. “You’re here for training with Deathstroke.”

“Yeees,” Jason says. This seems more than a little eccentric. “And you are Deathstroke?”

“Yes indeed!” the man says. “It is I, Deathstroke!”

M | No Archive Warnings Apply | Jason Todd & Wade Wilson, Jason Todd & Slade Wilson, Jason Todd/Slade Wilson

In The Oddest Places by withthekeyisking

After pulling Steve Rogers out of the water, there's not a lot that the Soldier knows. But going to ground? Yeah, he can do that.

If only there wasn't another super soldier trying to get in his way.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | James "Bucky" Barnes & Slade Wilson

delphi

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting by

house-afire
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Fang/Izzy Hands
Medium: Fic
Length: 752 words
Rating: Mature
My Tags: character study, romance, happy ending, established relationship, izzy lives, fantasies, identity, domesticity, pillow talk, breeding/pregnancy kink
Summary: Written for the prompt "100 words of getting him pregnant", Fang has a hypothetical fantasy and Izzy indulges it.

Excerpt:

“Well, I can’t,” Izzy said. It came out blustery somehow, indignant and spitty and riled-up, like he was months back, talking to a peacocking Spriggs. “Have Roach explain it to you, if you’ve gone this long without—”

“I know how it works, boss.” Fang patted his stomach. His hand fell to the side of Izzy’s at first and then, almost shyly, straight on it. “Got nowhere to put it. But if you could.”

If he could. If he could, he’d still be a one-legged pirate past his prime, sailing on a ship where the crew was already vulnerable and downy enough without adding an infant in the mix. He had enough to take care of already. He had a child, he’d wind up throwing himself in the fucking sea.

This one got me straight in the feelings. It isn't just about Fang and Izzy doing a little kink discovery together, but about Izzy having a significant moment of pushing past his reflexive practical resistance and worries to try being fanciful with someone. I love how the author works Izzy's experience during Calypso's Birthday into it and sweetly and naturally extends what it means for a space to be safe.

delphi

Sounds Good by

CyborgShepard
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Izzy Hands/Calico Jack
Medium: Fic
Length: 7403 words
Rating: Explicit
My Tags: pwp, romance, happy ending, established relationship, au: modern, roleplay, medical kink, object insertion, sex toys, orgasm control, bdsm, watersports, backstory
Summary: Jack and Izzy—having first met when Jack was a patient on the hospital ward where Izzy worked—enjoy some kinky doctor's office roleplay.

Author's Excerpt:

“I’ll be performing the procedure, Mr Rackham,” informs the nurse dourly. “Then the doctor will review the report I write.”

“Oh,” sighs Jack, almost laughing with relief. “Cool, yeah, sweet.”

“Due to the invasive nature of the procedure, we like to give our patients as much privacy as possible. In this case, that means one-on-one treatment.”

“Right,” says Jack. “I should probably know your name, then.”

Does the nurse flush at that? Maybe. He’s looking down at the chicken scratch he’s hastily etching across the paper on his clipboard. “Izzy, but you will address me as Nurse when speaking to me.”

“Yes, Nurse,” Jack says, fast and breathless. “Thank you.”

This is tagged "Jack's body is a machine that converts trauma into psychosexual responses" and that (and the punny title - there is sounding) perfectly encapsulates up what I love about it. The story is funny, hot, and also deftly weaves in the origin of Jack's scars in this universe and the backstory of his relationship with Izzy.

delphi

Paterfamilias by

severinne
Fandom: Life on Mars
Ship: Gene Hunt/Sam Tyler
Medium: Fic
Length: 3919 words
Rating: Explicit
My Tags: drama, happy ending, established relationship, jealousy/possessiveness, bdsm, daddy kink, dirty talk, rough sex, altered state
Author's Summary: Gene misinterprets Sam’s daddy issues in the most inappropriate way possible.

Excerpt:

He gripped the kitchen counter at his back, still wobbly at the knees in spite of a rapidly killed buzz, and wondered if this is what Gene had felt, back in the woods.

Seeing Gene properly for the first time since the start of this uneven conversation, Sam could recognize the effects of too much whisky in his stance, in the unrestrained flashing of his eyes. Yet even pissed, Gene had remarkable control, the gun in his hand held steady and sure, the muzzle lightly touching the hollow of his throat without the slightest tremor.

‘Not nice, is it, Sam?’ The barrel traveled slowly up his neck to his jaw, almost caressing in time to Gene’s languid speech. ‘Not nice when someone you trust points a gun at you…’

‘Gene…’

‘But do you trust me? Do you?’

This is a hot, twisty, and feelings-ful story in which Gene mistakes Sam's strange behaviour around Vic Tyler as daddy kink instead of time travel daddy issues and shows up at his flat drunk and emotionally compromised to prove that he can give Sam what he needs. This is the platonic of a character-driven PWP for me, where the smut is compelling and interesting to read on its own but also establishes something equally compelling about each character involved and moves them together from one place at the start of the story to somewhere else entirely by the end of it.

delphi

Keep On Gruckin' by

kirazi
Fandom: Deadloch
Ship: Dulcie Collins/Eddie Redcliffe/Cath York
Medium: Fic
Length: 5010 words
Rating: Explicit
My Tags: humour, pwp, romance, happy ending, getting together, established relationship, ______ with benefits, bonding, first time (ship), first time (gender), comfort sex, fisting/stretching, threesomes 2+1
Author's Summary: Eddie needs a gruck. Dulcie and Cath offer to help her out.

Author's Excerpt:

"This is not a good idea, love," Dulcie says, keeping her tone level. "I know I said I’d try to be more open to change, and I hear and respect your opinion, I truly do, but this is—it’s like the hobby farm. It's really not going to work."

"I just think," Cath says, bright-eyed and earnest, "that it would be a healing experience for me. For us both! To share that kind of intimacy. I am committed to working through my anxiety about you fucking your partner and I'm sure that would be so much more manageable for me if we fucked her first. Together."

This is the exact scenario I finished Deadloch craving: Cath, in all her overenthusiastic commitment to what she thinks is a good idea, earnestly convincing more practical wife Dulcie that giving Dulcie's cop-partner Eddie the cathartic gruck (grief-fuck) she's craving is best for all of them moving forward. The story captures the dry, absurd humour of the show and also its heart. These are characters who don't always show their love in ways their loved ones find easiest to handle, but the love is there nonetheless. It's really sweet to see those bonds and that understanding come through via the intimacy of a recommitted couple having a threesome with the feral cat of a human being they seem to have adopted into their lives.

delphi

Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me by

the_wanlorn
Fandom: The A-Team (2010)
Ship: B.A. Baracus/H.M. Murdock
Medium: Fic
Length: 14,440 words
Rating: Teen
My Tags: drama, humour, happy ending, getting together, misunderstanding, touch, trauma, case/mission, fight/breakup, making up, first kiss (ship), first time (ship)
Author's Summary: In which Murdock is jumpy, BA is an idiot, Face is unhelpful, Hannibal is a troll, and there's an inevitable happy ending.

Excerpt:

"Are you dying?" Murdock demanded, blocking his way.

"What?" he asked, trying to figure out where Murdock got that from for a moment, before realizing that he'd be there all night if he kept at it. "No."

Murdock didn't look convinced. "Are you sick?"

He didn't say, "Yeah, sick of you, fool," which he thought showed remarkable restraint on his part. Instead, he repeated, "No."

"Are you a Skrull?" Murdock asked, peering at him suspiciously. "Because if you are, I want the real B.A. back. You can have Face, instead."

"I ain't a pod person, either," he growled, and was about to ask what the hell was wrong with him and what the hell was a Skrull, when a guy bumped past Murdock, and he flinched away. The irritation drained out of him, and was replaced with horror.

He'd broken Murdock.

This is my favourite kind of misunderstanding story, where no one's jumping to unreasonable conclusions or missing something obvious. They're just not at the right stage of their relationship yet for the truth to be evident, until the misunderstanding happens and gives them the opportunity to learn more about each other and get closer. This is a sweet fic where B.A. notices that Murdock flinches when he touches him, tries to fix the situation by being less gruff with him, and inadvertently makes things worse for a little while. It does a great job of balancing Murdock's more whimsical eccentricities with some elements of more grounded trauma, paints a lovely picture of who B.A. is as a person, and really makes the most of the ship's premise of two characters who communicate and show love in very different ways somehow really working together.

delphi

Iron House by

Parhelion
Fandom: The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout
Ship: Archie Goodwin/Nero Wolfe
Medium: Fic
Length: 8020 words
Rating: Mature
My Tags: drama, crime/mystery, happy ending, getting together, developing relationship, au: prison, mentorship, h/c (emotional), first time (ship), arrangement to feelings, separation
Author's Summary: Usually, sooner or later, those who shoot others and make cute with the law end up in jail. In this world, that's exactly what happens to Archie and Wolfe.

Excerpt:

"No, Archie. I don't want to make you accessory to a felony--or is it a misdemeanor?"
"Nuts. I'd love to share a cell with you."
---Rex Stout, The Golden Spiders

Sure, I know why you want to hear all about it, Father. You're hoping for one of those "Oh, do not do as I have done" confessions, right? No?

Nice of you to care, but I never spent much time worrying about my immortal soul. Neither did he, as far as I could see, and I could see pretty far. But I'll tell you what I will do. You listen to what I have to say without piping up, you put it under that seal of the confessional that you priests value so much, and I promise I'll give you all the details and let you ask questions after. That's as far as I'll go, though I will add my word's been known to be good for years around here.

It's a deal? Let's go, then.

This fic takes the canon backstory of a young Archie Goodwin entering Nero Wolfe's employ after shooting two men while working as a security guard and imagines instead that he went to trial for the killings and subsequently became the cellmate of an already falsely imprisoned Wolfe. We then get a story set in my favourite missing-scene period of the pair's earliest days together, heightened by the danger and unavoidable added intimacy of getting to know each other in prison instead of in a New York City brownstone. It captures everything I enjoy about Archie's voice and the character dynamics of the source material, with an added twist, and it contains the shortest and most veiled single-paragraph sex scene to ever consistently make me swoon.

Even better, there's also a sequel that picks up after they're both pardoned.

Monday to Sunday by

Parhelion
Fandom: The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout
Ship: Archie Goodwin/Nero Wolfe
Medium: Fic
Length: 1370 words
Rating: Mature
My Tags: character study, romance, happy ending, established relationship, au: prison, reunion, starting over
Author's Summary: The first week of freedom is supposed to be the critical one.

Excerpt:

His first words to the newly freed man were, "That suit is abysmal."

"I can do better, since someone spotted me twenty bucks. Maybe you could introduce me to your tailor?" The chalk-striped blue suit coat he was wearing was bold but businesslike, much like the way Nero Wolfe had moved in on a deal back in the pen.

As for the man himself, he grunted. "You may not wish to commit yourself until you have seen what the young men are wearing in Manhattan this year. Get in."

I did, next to him in back. Some guy I didn't recognize was driving. When I glanced at the back of our driver's neck, Wolfe told me, "Jack will be giving you lessons to refresh your knowledge of controlling these mechanical contrivances."

Of course he was going to start right out by deciding how everything would go, now that we were both free of Mannerheim. I made a note to discuss this with him as soon as there were no ears around that I didn't recognize. Right now, Wolfe was getting a break because of the ride, the twenty, and the fashion advice.

As with the first story, this one likewise captures canon's tension of what it means for Archie to be Wolfe's man, through the additional thematic lens of imprisonment, freedom, and choice.

delphi

Further Negotiations Amongst the Penguins by

starfishstar
Fandom: John Finnemore's Double Acts: Penguin Diplomacy
Ship: George Bunning/Søndergaard
Medium: Fic
Length: 2404 words
Rating: General
My Tags: romance, happy ending, getting together, script, proposals, domesticity, animals, science
Author's Summary: Stuck inside on a stormy night, Søndergaard and Bunning talk about divorce, love, loneliness, and what it takes to build a nest together. They’re talking about the penguins. Obviously.

Excerpt:

BUNNING: And when they go out to sea, once they’re done nesting for the season...do they always stay in their pairs? Seems like that would be a rather crowded life for a penguin, never getting to go off on one’s own.

SØNDERGAARD: Oh, no, no, they’re very independent! Well, I can’t speak to any other sorts of penguins, but lancelot penguins allow one another a great deal of independence. For much of the year, they swim off to wherever they like. It’s only that they know there’s a mate they can return to, back on land, when it’s time to build a nest again. Someone to come home to, as it were.

BUNNING: (QUIETLY) What a striking thought.

For those not familiar with it, Penguin Diplomacy is a half-hour radio play from 2017, set in the South Atlantic just after WWII. It involves a British government official both getting into an international incident with and befriending an eccentric Dane who has laid claim to a small island while studying the penguins there. This story nails the charm and comedy of the original as it picks up shortly post-canon with Bunning paying a social call to Søndergaard and his little lancelot penguins (all named for film stars of the day, including male couple Humphrey Bogart and John Wayne, who are raising a chick together) and seamlessly takes the original's romantic subtext into the realm of requited love. It's the sort of note-perfect "everything I wanted" sequel that I sometimes forget isn't official.

fiachairecht

Five recs for The Locked Tomb fics that loosely have ambiguous relationship/'secret third thing' vibes at my journal.

Ships represented include: Abigail & Mercy, Augustine/Mercy, Cytherea/Loveday, Cytherea/Mercy, Cytherea & John, Cristabel & Mercy, and Mercy~Dulcinea~Abigail

scifirenegade

Title: Monsters
Author:

Whispersecho
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Ace McShane (and Manisha Purkayastha)
Rating: Teen and Up
Summary: There are all kinds of monsters.

Something I don't see often is the exploration of Ace and Manisha's friendship. This piece, one of those rare explorations, contrasts childhood make-believe with the real monsters of the real world.

Title: Inanimate Love
Author:

goldenrod (under the pseudonym Palgrave)
Fandom: Doctor Who (classic series)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Fifth Doctor/his hatstand
Rating: General
Summary: The doomed, tragic one-way romance between a hatstand and a Time Lord.

It's just so funny, and the fact that it's written seriously makes it even better (ie. crack treated seriously).

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hogwartstoalexandria

Marie make short recs posts instead of waiting to have 25 links Challenge—starts now, cross-post from my journal.

Trekkie recs because I've recently become obsessed with Star Trek all over again:

Click for Spones recs

Warning for the fact that when I get into a fandom as big as this one, I narrow the tag by going straight for my id so these recs are mostly mpreg and/or kidfic leaning. Here comes:

Spones, TOS
spones mpreg art (0 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock
Characters: Spock (Star Trek), Leonard "Bones" McCoy
Additional Tags: Belly worship, Fanart, Fluff
Summary:

Spock is fascinated with the new life growing in McCoy.

THIS IS SO PRETTY AND SOFT AND IM INCOHERENT I LOVE IT

Spones, tagged with both AOS and TOS, not because it's continuity soup, but because both versions of the ship are plot significant!
This Must Be The Place (38393 words) by therev
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock
Characters: Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Spock (Star Trek), Joanna McCoy
Summary:

After the Ambassador's death, Spock learns that Ambassador Spock and the McCoy of the alternate time had been lovers, partners. But that doesn't mean anything in this time, for himself and this McCoy. Right?

From space adventure to domesticity in a Georgia mountain town, he'll find out.

I lived with this fic for 48 hours and I think it's reshaped my brain. I love everything about it and this author is amazing.

Spones, AOS
the life of the party (10612 words) by remylebae
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek, Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock
Characters: Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Spock (Star Trek), James T. Kirk
Additional Tags: Past Spock/Nyota Uhura, Post-Star Trek Beyond, Implied Mpreg, specifically a discussion of science-assisted mpreg, Possessive Spock (Star Trek), Hand Jobs, Hand & Finger Kink, Alien Biology, Parenthood, Smut, Getting Together, First Kiss, First Time, Frottage, genital sheath, Touch Telepathy, Fantasizing, Hairy Spock, Party, Hook-Up at a Party
Summary:

“Jeez, Spock, just—can we slow down a little here? We’re not even together yet and you’re already charting out the rest of my life.”

Spock’s brow furrowed. “Shouldn’t one consider the future when entering a new relationship?”

Leonard groaned, shutting his eyes tight. “Look, I’m not against… I mean, do we really have to have this conversation at a party? Can’t we—oh, I don’t know—get a cup of coffee or whatever you’d prefer and discuss this, y’know, privately?”

Something shifted in Spock’s eyes; he looked pleased. “You’re considering it?”

Leonard shot Spock a glare.

This was so so much fun. I am overall, I've found, a sucker for how wordy/argumentative fics with Spock are, and when it's well done it's really well done. And I thought this fic hit it out of the park. Also it's funny and hot af.

Spones, AOS
Well Isn't This Lovely (11803 words) by grumblebumble
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock
Characters: Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Spock (Star Trek), James T. Kirk, Nyota Uhura, others - Character
Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mutual Pining, Mpreg, in that Bones is a trans man, Most of the pregnancy is skipped over, Trans Bones, Trans Male Character
Summary:

Bones and Spock have a drunken one-night stand. And, well... shit kinda hits the fan.

I am in love with this fic, the only thing I'm not a fan of is how long it takes for Spock to become aware he has a daughter, but that's a personal :/ that did not take away from everything else. I'm also officially a sucker for child Vulcans. And in this fic, Leonard's mom.

Will be back with more soon 😍

chacusha

To celebrate finally catching up on a backlog of works for my OTP (Odo/Quark from Star Trek: DS9), I've made a rec list for recent works that stood out to me. Check them out here:

( 9 Quodo-themed fic recs and various art recs )

scarlet1989

Some random fanfic recs on this fine Thursday morning. The following are ones I read recently and enjoyed.
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allekha

I'm reccing two lovely mentor-and-student fics I received in the recent

sakuraexchange.

The first is a Yakov & Victor fic set mostly pre- and mid-canon; it captured Yakov's voice very well and has a good exploration of their relationship:
blue roses (2618 words) by chubsonthemoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Yakov Feltsman & Victor Nikiforov
Characters: Yakov Feltsman, Victor Nikiforov, Katsuki Yuuri, Yuri Plisetsky
Additional Tags: Background Victuuri - Freeform, Introspection, Growing Up, Humor, Families of Choice, Character Study
Summary:
Yakov knew it wasn’t a fling when Japanese Yuuri hugged him so tightly he thought his ribs were going to crack.

The second is a warm Minako & Yuuri fic that starts when Yuuri is very young and explores Minako's role in his life and how their relationship changes as he grows up:
in the studio (3837 words) by jessenigma
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katsuki Yuuri & Okukawa Minako
Characters: Okukawa Minako, Katsuki Yuuri, Victor Nikiforov
Additional Tags: Ballet, Pre-Canon, Post-Canon, Character Study, background Yuuri/Victor
Summary:
Yuuri is too young yet for actual ballet when Hiroko first brings him to Minako’s studio.

What Minako sees from her ballet school as Yuuri grows.

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