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Acquired Stardust
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祝日 / Permanent Vacation
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apéritif
apéritif by thats_a_secret (AO3; first part of series, can be read standalone - 3,400 words)
Fandom: One Piece (Live-Action)
Relationships: Zoro/Sanji
Summary:
He wasn’t exactly the type of guy Zoro usually went for. But he was here, and Zoro liked the figure he cut in his suit, and they were never coming back to Baratie after tonight, so.
Notes: hot hot hot (and in-character)
Red as copper
Red as copper by serdunkisthebesthimbo (AO3; part of a series of one-shots - 2,600 words)
Fandom: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (ASOIAF)
Relationships: Dunk/Red Rowan
Summary:
This could happen during S01E04. As if she could feel his hesitation, so she said softly : " Look, lad. I suppose you had some soft spot for the puppeteer girl, as you leapt like a madden beast to her defense. Sadly she's gone, or maybe it's a blessing. I'm not looking to marry you, just entertain and show that we're grateful." The camp follower is way smarter than you, Dunk the lunk, Ser Arlan's voice quipped at the back of his brain.
Notes: class solidarity rarepair!
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this message will self-destruct by audries (AO3; chaptered one-shot - 11,400 words)
Fandom: Pluribus
Relationships: Carol/Zosia
Summary:
One thing about Tom Cruise is that he had had aliens in his brain long before there were aliens in his brain, Carol thinks, so probably this was all going really great for him. --- post-s1. world-saving for the world-weary or whatever.
Notes: incredible carol character work. and hey! no atom bomb (yet)!
Mother of Mothra
Mother of Mothra by SkilledWarriorKiwi (AO3; part of a series, but can be read standalone - 3,700 words)
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire/Godzilla
Relationships: none
Summary:
They never saw me for a queen, she thought bitterly. I was only an afternoon's amusement for them to stare at, a horse girl with a curious pet. More interested in the grub at her side, Mothra now bigger than a stallion but she was still a passing fancy. 'A maggot mother,' one of the Thirteen had even jeered at her, when she asked for his aid to Westeros. She ignored it, well used to the stupidity of men. Let them look upon her and think her foolish, they all seemed to forget they only existed due to a mother.
Notes: this entire series (where Dany is accompanied not by her three dragons, but by a series of kaiju) is great, but this was my favorite. Mothra! Friend to all mankind!
What do you do when you survive a shape-shifting mind-controlling alien as a teen?
What do you do you when you survive a shape-shifting mind-controlling alien as a teen? by LawsonBlakeStan (AO3; one-shot - 3,200 words)
Fandom: The Faculty
Relationships: Stokely/Stan
Summary:
Twenty years later, Stokely and Stan arrive back in each other's lives
Notes: matter of fact reunion fic that works
as wine pervades water
as wine pervades water by betony (AO3; one-shot - 2,200 words)
Fandom: The Mummy
Relationships: Evy/Rick
Summary:
The last thing Rick expects to hear, when Evie opens the door at last, is a grim: “Darling, we’ve got to get married.”
Notes: charming in that utterly ridiculous way the mummy is
A Thread Unraveled
A Thread Unraveled by ScribeofArda (AO3; chaptered - 91,400 words)
Fandom: Lord of the Rings (The Silmarillion)
Relationships: Gen
Summary:
Maedhros wakes up again, on the first morning of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Of course, nobody calls it that. For them, it hasn't happened yet.
Notes: long, in-depth exploration of all the things that went wrong, through a course of brutal time loops on the worst few days of maedhros's life (of which there are many)
Esprit de Corps
Esprit de Corps by meridianpony (AO3; chaptered - 46,000 words)
Fandom: Star Wars (Prequel, Sequel, Clone Wars)
Relationships: Gen
Summary:
FN-2187 sees dead people. The catch? They all share the same face.
Notes: this is an absolute treasure of a fic that i hope will be finished someday because every chapter had me hunched over and holding my breath. finn is haunted by all the dead clones during his time in the order.
keep on
keep on by blackkat (AO3; one-shot - 1,300 words)
Fandom: Star Wars (Prequel)
Relationships: Gen
Summary:
“It’s Chancellor Palpatine,” he says clearly, as steadily as he’s able to. “Chancellor Palpatine is the Sith Lord. I need your help to kill him.” There's one beat of stunned, frozen silence. Then, careful, Thire clears his throat. “You want us to kill the Supreme Chancellor?” he asks. “Yes,” Mace says, and when he sits back, all three commanders are staring at him. Something in his chest sinks, grim and resigned. “I can't—” “Thire, get those damn boxes open,” Fox orders. “Stone, we need some kind of distraction. Grab some detonators.”
Notes: probably the best writer of mace windu. all their fics are good in the series, but this is my favorite
Strange in a Strange Land
Strange in a Strange Land by Aelaer (AO3, multi-chapter, 40,600 words)
Fandom: Doctor Strange/Marvel Universe, Lord of the Rings
Relationship: Gen
Jumping into different dimensions always involves risk. Sometimes you never know what sort of troubles you will run into until you have arrived. Thankfully, alongside these dangers a sorcerer is sometimes lucky enough to come upon unexpected allies.
Notes: i regret to report i enjoyed a stephen strange fic. the aragorn and faramir was a powerful counteragent
An Echo in the Force (a whisper in a cave)
An Echo in the Force (a whisper in a cave) by MueraRashaye (AO3; one-shot - 8,100 words)
Fandom: Star Wars (Prequel)
Relationships: Gen
Summary:
Jedi Knight Feemor is on Toprawa, having just finished a mission with the Antarian Rangers before heading back to Coruscant for the first time in years. He has a busted arm from his mission, but only fractures and some strained tendons, nothing crazy, and spends the next day on paperwork and a healing trance. Nothing unusual, in the life of a Watchman. The next morning, his arm is worse than when he went to bed. His mission reports are entirely unsubmitted. No drafts exist. The fruit he ate yesterday is still in the bowl. What. The. Fuck.
Notes: time loop fics in star wars - or any time travel fics - are very prolific but this one does it with qui-gon's barely canon second padawan
What You Are, Where You Come From
What You Are, Where You Come From by HiNerdsItsCat (AO3; 6,800 words)
Fandom: Star Wars (Clone Wars, Original Trilogy)
Relationship: Obi-Wan/Satine
Obi-Wan Kenobi had been patient for nineteen years, and now everything was about to change. The R2 unit that Luke had traveled to the Jundland Wastes to retrieve was carrying a message for him. Her face had more lines on it than it used to, but of course she would look different after twenty years, just as he did. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Satine Kryze said, “you’re my only hope."
Notes: oh just rip my heart out why don't you
Equilibrium
Equilibrium by PSW (AO3; 152,000 words)
Fandom: Star Trek (TOS)
Relationship: Gen
McCoy's transport is destroyed in what appears to be a containment field explosion, leaving no known survivors. The truth, however, is not so simple as that …
Notes: long, character-driven, plotty. reads like a miniseries or movie that does true credit to both the primary three and the larger ensemble of TOS
Bangers & Mash
Bangers & Mash by acalmingcupoftea (AO3; 1,300 words)
Fandom: Sleepy Hollow (TV) / Elementary
Relationship: Gen
Ichabod Crane spends some time with Mycroft Holmes. Set before the S2 Mycroft arc in Elementary but in “real time” for Sleepy Hollow
Notes: just a small, enjoyable snippet. everybody may hate mycroft but i liked him goddamnit
Animal People
Animal People by PlatidunalTeen (AO3; 11,900 words)
Fandom: Leverage/DC (Batman)
Relationship: Gen
Hardison never expected to befriend a mysterious, elusive, hacker that went by the name Oracle. And he definitely didn't expect to meet the hoard of vigilantes that came with her. Yet, here he was, in Gotham, watching his sanity slip away with no chance of return --- "I thought you were Robin?” Hardison asked in a frenzy He shook his head. ”I'm Red Robin." “Why the hell are there two robins!” Hardison shouted. “You couldn’t think of a different bird to name yourself after? You had to go with a fast-food chain!” Seriously, who named themselves after a restaurant? And of all the restaurants that someone could pick from, why Red Robins? There were so many better places to eat. Or for naming value, there were cooler sounding restaurants “I resent that,” Red Robin mused with a smirk, not genuinely annoyed Hardison wasn’t paying attention, his worry manifesting. “Eagle, Bluejay, Buzzer, Mockingbird,” he listed various birds dramatically on his fingers. “And I don’t even know what the hell kind of bird you are!” he exclaimed vaguely motioning to Nightwing before turning around once more. “Or Red Hood, really? You’re not even keeping with the animal theme, you’re an article of clothing!”
Notes: very believable integration of Gotham into Leverage, and love how Hardison gets the team entangled (for the best)
Joan Watson meeting Sophie Devereaux
They’re halfway through the con that will take down a pharmaceutical executive when a woman edges up to the bar next to Sophie.
“You’re not the heiress to a pharmaceutical dynasty,” the woman tells Sophie, as casually as if she was commenting on the weather.
Sophie is a professional, so she doesn’t flinch. “I beg your pardon,” she says in a flat American accent. “My father–”
“Is not the reclusive CEO of Beredine Pharmaceuticals.” The woman smiles at the bartender. “A glass of Riesling, please.”
“I assure you, I am–”
“You’re not.”
Sophie ignores Nate squawking in her ear, takes comfort in the silence that means Eliot is abandoning his post on the fifth floor to come watch her back.
“When you were talking to the C-Suite executives you displayed prominently different traits than when you were working the rest of the room,” the unknown woman tells her. “You also touched your ear—and what I suspect is an earbud—on three different occasions that I noticed, and each time you took efforts to hide your mouth, as though you were talking and didn’t want to be seen.”
Sophie furrows her brow into a frown, laughs simply, and says, “I have no idea what you mean, Miss…”
The woman takes her wine from the bartender and turns to face Sophie fully. “Watson. Joan Watson.”
Sophie freezes. In her ear she hears Nate and, surprisingly, Hardison gasping.
“Oh.”
Joan tilts her head. “Yes. Oh. Mind sharing what you’re up to?”
Before Sophie can think of anything, or follow through on what Nate is trying to spew at her, someone speaks from behind her.
“She’s conning someone, Watson.”
Sophie closes her eyes and lets a full-body wince overtake her. “Bloody buggering hell.”
“Indeed,” none other than Sherlock Holmes intones, sounding delighted. “Watson! This is Sophie Devereaux, the best grifter in the business.”
Watson arches a brow. “I’d argue the term. It has unethical connotations that I don’t think are entirely truthful in recent years.” She links her arm through Sophie’s and waves Sherlock away. “Go talk to Mr. Henderson.”
Sherlock narrows his eyes and Sophie expects him to put his foot down and dismiss Joan Watson. Instead, he nods affably and spins on his heel, presumably in search of the CIO of Beredine.
“Ms. Watson,” Sophie begins, but Joan interrupts her.
“You don’t have to use the accent. I’m well aware of who you are and what kind of work you do of late.”
Sophie studies her for a moment and then reaches up to turn off her ear bud, which is filled with a clamor of voices, minus Eliot who has arrived and is unobtrusively posing as a waiter ten feet away.
“So, Ms. Watson, what are you and the esteemed Mr. Holmes investigating at this event?” Sophie asks a moment later.
“We believe the CIO has been leaking information to a rival company.” Watson tilts her head and narrows a look at Sophie. “What about you and your…crew?”
If her earbud was on Sophie is sure everyone on her team would have something to say, especially Nate. She pretends she doesn’t know that.
“The VP of Research and Development has been hiding information on the adverse effects of their latest proposed drug. The FDA is set to provide its stamp of approval in two days, unless information surfaces to deter them.”
Watson nods. “Makes sense. Henderson has been cashing in on his stock options in a way that demonstrates knowledge that the stock might go up significantly in the near future. If he knows the FDA determination is going to be positive, he stands to benefit.”
“Our thoughts exactly,” Sophie confirms.
“But what about the CEO? Chad Beredine–”
“Is truly a recluse and has no idea what’s happening,” Sophie interjects.
Watson nods and is silent for the time it takes her to apparently put together clues it took Hardison five days of deep data mining to connect. “His sister died after being unable to afford a treatment for her rare immune disorder disease, didn’t she?”
Sophie comes to a stop in their circuit of the permiter of the room, Eliot just five feet behind them, and studies Joan Watson carefully. “Yes, she did. Chad has been focusing on alpha level research and leaving the focused research, as well as the running of his company, to others.”
“Which worked out well for him,” Watson goes on, “until the CIO and the VP of R&D began to take advantage of his distance from the day-to-day happenings of the company.”
“Exactly.”
The two women exchange a meaning look and then dip into an alcove.
*
Three hours later Nate is railing at Sophie for going off script while Hardison keeps mumbling about everyone’s twilight, and Sherlock is beaming proudly at Watson.
There’s a bruise forming on Sophie’s cheek, and Watson has an already scabbing bullet graze on her forearm.
By the time Sherlock and Nate are going head-to-head, something Sophie previously would have paid money to see but is now too tired and in pain to appreciate, Eliot has whipped out a first aid kit and is seeing to the both of them.
“Dammit, Sophie!” he hisses. He gently presses a cold pack to Sophie’s cheek, and tilts Joan’s arm into better light. “Next time let me know you’re going off script so I can have your back.”
*
The CIO and VP are both indicted and Sophie goes to Tea and Sympathy their last day in New York City.
Joan Watson is at a table and waiting.
“Is it true you broke the Moriarity case wide open?” Sophie asks.
Joan snaps her napkin open across her lap and gives Sophie a Mona Lisa smile. “Did you really pull off a White Rabbit?”
Sophie returns her smile and orders a pot of Earl Gray.
“To new friends,” she toasts when it arrives.
Joan Watson dips her head even as dimples appear on her cheeks. “To new friends.”
.End
said you had to leave to start your life over
said you had to leave to start your life over by Nyxierose (AO3; 5,700 words)
Fandom: Dune
Relationship: Jessica/Leto
“I could fall in love with you, I think. Outside of this. Like normal people do.” Or, corporate spies on a cruise.
Notes: how do you write a dune au? you pare down the bare essentials of the characters. does a great jessica voice in a completely outre setting
