fic recs

champagne from a paper cup (is never quite the same)

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:26 -0400

champagne from a paper cup (is never quite the same):

by: anna_zee (A03)
Rating: E // Genre: Romance, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 37806 // Ships: Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Modern AU with magic. Arthur is a professional footballer on the verge of making history. Merlin is a medical student with special powers who’s just been hired to work for Arthur’s club. You know the rest.

Map Our Escape

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:01:41 -0400

Map Our Escape:

by: lady_ragnellRating: PG13 // Genre: Romance, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 3017 // Ships: Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Arthur feels tied down and unhappy with his life, so he throws a dart at a map—and ends up in Ealdor.

strictly no hugging, no kissing

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:01:38 -0400

strictly no hugging, no kissing:

by: beardsley (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, AU, a little bit of angst // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 15285 // Ships: Steve/Bucky, Clint/Natasha/Darcy
Summary: The facts are these: there is a pie maker with an unusual gift, his undead childhood sweetheart, a knitting Norse waiter and his alive-again dog, a pair of intrepid private investigators and a badly disguised secret spy. There is also some part-time detective work, some falling in love, some ill-timed consumption of alcoholic beverages, and cling wrap is abused in scandalous ways.

Or: Pushing Daisies, Cap-style.

A Song You Might Hear at a Wedding

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:01:40 -0400

A Song You Might Hear at a Wedding:

by: lanyan and ellievoila (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 9785 // Ships: Steve/Bucky, Clint/Coulson
Summary:

Steve Rogers is the good-looking lead singer of a struggling band, while James Barnes is half of a dynamic duo, on the verge of the big-time. When Stark Industries is reduced to playing at a wedding in order to raise funds and profile, Steve tells himself that this is the very last time he’s going to sleep with Bucky.

(Or, the one in which Tony rants, Bruce mediates and Clint has fantastic eye-sex with the best man.)

how happy must be angels thus employed

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:02:18 -0400

how happy must be angels thus employed:

by: lanyon (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Humor, romance // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 2022 // Ships: Steve/Bucky, Clint/Coulson
Summary:

It begins entirely accidentally. Clint walks in on Bucky and Steve in a compromising position and then Bucky escalates by tapping a private line between Clint and Phil. Also known as The One With The Cock-Blocking Competition (and it’s all fun and games until Phil and Steve find out.)

They need some kind of referee. Tony Stark agrees far too quickly. He tells Banner who’s sort of fascinated to see what happens to the human body when faced with continuous frustrations of this sort. There’s a scoreboard in Bruce’s lab, disguised as science.

The stakes have been raised.

That Has Been

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:01:00 -0400

That Has Been:

by: ThisThatAndTheOther (A03)
Rating: G // Genre: Romance, angst // Warnings: slash, mentions of suicide // Spoilers: series 2 // WC: 1329 // Ships: Thomas/Edward
Summary: Not long after the war, Thomas mulls over a photograph.

In Love with my Radio

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:01:00 -0400

In Love with my Radio:

by: lunchy_munchy (livejournal)
Rating: PG (ish) // Genre: Romance, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: ~34000 // Ships: Merlin/Arthur
Summary: Merlin listens to the radio on his iPod, Arthur stalks Merlin, Morgana lives to create chaos in Arthur’s life, and then everyone goes to McDonalds!

The Well

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:01:47 -0400

The Well:

by: Gigi_Sinclair (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, angst, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: vague spoilers for all 3 series // WC: 27923 // Ships: Thomas/Edward, background Sybil/Branson and Jimmy/Alfred
Summary: Lieutenant Edward Courtenay is having difficulty adjusting after being blinded by an IED in Iraq. Psychiatrist Dr. Sybil Crawley and hospital volunteer Thomas Barrow-serving a community sentence for assault-help him to understand his life isn’t over, but just beginning.

Led Home

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:01:49 -0400

Led Home:

by: letsgogetlost (livejournal)
Rating: G // Genre: Romance // Warnings: slash, WIP // Spoilers: some for series 2 // WC: 19546 (so far) // Ships: Thomas/Edward
Summary: When Thomas Barrow gives into a weakness, a need to say goodbye, a great deal changes, starting with the saving of a life.

Perdition

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:46:15 -0400

Perdition:

by: sunsetmog (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, angst // Warnings: slash, suicidal thoughts, you will have ALL THE THOMAS FEELS // Spoilers: to be safe, up to season 3 // WC: 24,826 // Ships: Thomas/OMC
Summary:

Thomas is manipulative, ambitious, and ruthless. He’s also lonely as hell.

And then the new gardener starts at Downton, and everything changes.

(a slightly alternate look at season three, or: Thomas might be mean but he also needs a hug)

The One Where They Spent the Whole Weekend In Bed

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:02:17 -0500

The One Where They Spent the Whole Weekend In Bed:

by: ymorton (livejournal)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 8447 // Ships: Eduardo/Mark
Summary: written for the tsn_kinkmeme prompt “That time at Harvard where they spent the whole weekend in bed.”
Parts: Two // Three

Rules of Engagement

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:02:20 -0500

Rules of Engagement:

by: mixtapestar (livejournal)
Rating: PG13 // Genre: Romance // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: ~1380 // Ships: Dean/Castiel
Summary: “It’s not deep,” Sam assured him, figuring that learning the breast stroke wasn’t part of the angel squad programme.
Related Stories: Nightswimming

How I Met Your Forger: The Wingman Edition

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:01:53 -0500

How I Met Your Forger: The Wingman Edition:

by: mixtapestar (livejournal)
Rating: PG13 // Genre: Romance, humor, crossover // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 2940 // Ships: Arthur/Eames
Summary: Barney reveals his big secret: what he actually does for a living. But mostly he just tells his awesome wingman story.

I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York)

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:02:07 -0500

I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile (The Only Living Boy in New York) :

by: gyzym (A03)
Rating: PG13 // Genre: Romance, fluff, AU // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 19876 // Ships: Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Yusuf
Summary: Arthur’s a corporate lawyer, Eames owns the coffee shop across the street, and all good love stories start with a quadruple shot latte.

Doghouse Roses

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:01:04 -0500

Doghouse Roses:

by: janie-tangerine (livejournal)
Rating: PG13 // Genre: Romance, fluff // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: vague references up to 5x13 // WC: 5600 // Ships: Dean/Castiel
Summary: And it just says everything that, in order to act instead of speaking, Dean doesn’t just buy Cas a drink but buys him fake roses that aren’t even worth a dollar.

This Moment is Ours to Keep

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:00:33 -0500

This Moment is Ours to Keep:

by: poetess-noire (livejournal)
Rating: PG13 // Genre: Romance, fluff (?) // Warnings: none // Spoilers: none // WC: 8045 // Ships: Castiel/Dean
Summary: Dean’s fed up of all the doom and gloom and insists that he, Sam and Castiel take a vacation.

The Practice Boyfriend

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:00:43 -0500

The Practice Boyfriend:

by: giselleslash (A03)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, angst // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 24495 // Ships: Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Lancelot, Elena/Gwaine
Summary: Merlin’s been in love with Lance for years, but he hasn’t had much experience dating and he wants to figure out the ins and outs of dating before Lance comes back into his life. Cue Arthur and his manwhoring ways, ready and willing to show Merlin the ropes.

Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:00:56 -0500

Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks:

by: Anonymous (livejournal)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, friendship, angst // Warnings: slash, WIP/abandoned // Spoilers: none // WC: I have no idea // Ships: Mark/Eduardo, vague Dustin/Chris
Summary: Fill for the kink_meme prompt: “Eduardo has an accident while he’s on vacation somewhere where nobody knows who he is and suffers from amnesia. Years pass and everyone else thinks Eduardo is dead. Eduardo himself is living a simple life wherever he is. And then Mark, Dustin and/or Chris see Eduardo and there are shock and tears because Eduardo is alive!”

What You See Is What You Get

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:00:49 -0500

What You See Is What You Get:

by: a-jejune-star (livejournal)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, little bit of angst // Warnings: slash, KITTENS // Spoilers: none // WC: ~16000 // Ships: Mark/Eduardo
Summary: “Mark’s vaguely amused as he watches Eduardo nest. That’s what it has to be. Mark’s seen bears less maternal than this guy.” Mark and Eduardo adopt a litter of orphaned kittens. Angst and pseudo domestication ensues.

feels like we could escape

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:00:59 -0500

feels like we could escape:

by: addandsubtract (livejournal)
Rating: R // Genre: Romance, Angst // Warnings: slash // Spoilers: none // WC: 12,895 // Ships: Mark/Eduardo
Summary: in which mark decides not to choose between facebook and eduardo, and goes on a multi-national roadtrip instead.