John sat down next to him, the soldier’s shoulder brushing lightly against his as if to apologize for it, but Bob tugged a small corner of a smile—the kind he didn’t even notice he gave.
“Another one?” Walker wasn’t judging; the tone of his voice made that crystal clear, just like the damn blue of his eyes.
“You know how it is—when you finish one, you pick up another.” Bob shrugged, the book resting in his lap so the title was visible, and he noticed John watching it with attention.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Summary:
In the midst of their chaotic lives as members of the New Avengers, Bob Reynolds finds solace in reading, often losing himself in books to quiet his mind. John Walker, a disciplined and attentive super soldier, notices Bob’s habit and, intrigued, begins to mirror it—buying and reading the same books to understand and connect with him.
Notes:
Here we go—I don’t know what happens when I sit down to write thinking, “Ah, it’ll be short, just to get the idea out of my crowded head.”
And then I look, and it’s over 3k.
And the worst part? I could write so much more about this, about them being domestic like this, sharing coffees!
Hi, I've been trying to find this fic for a while, to no avail. All I can remember about it is Andrew traces the words "I love you" on Neil's back, and thinks about how it'll be a while before he says it aloud. I think it was a 5 + 1 fic, if that helps at all.
hi, is it this?-Scout
light fires at night (to push back the void) by inthesea (M | 61,862 | 3/3)
The first time Andrew realizes he wants to hear the words, Neil isn’t even doing anything. He’s just sitting there, staring at the horizon with that stupidly dramatic faraway expression of his, and letting the cigarette burn down between his fingers all the way to the filter — an outrageous waste of good nicotine, if you asked Andrew.
(Or: 20+ times Andrew and Neil say I love you, and one time they say it out loud.)
There’s this fic that’s long and wonderful and they say I love you but it’s like Andrew wanting to hear it say for forever first and a nice insight on their lives. Like palmetto pros getting an apartment (might’ve been a house) this is vague sorry
Hi, I’m pretty sure this is what you’re looking for! one of my favs! -Scout
light fires at night (to push back the void) by inthesea (M | 61,862 | 3/3)
The first time Andrew realizes he wants to hear the words, Neil isn’t even doing anything. He’s just sitting there, staring at the horizon with that stupidly dramatic faraway expression of his, and letting the cigarette burn down between his fingers all the way to the filter — an outrageous waste of good nicotine, if you asked Andrew.
(Or: 20+ times Andrew and Neil say I love you, and one time they say it out loud.)
Hi! I'm looking for a fic in which Andrew kind of learns to deal with the fact that he loves Neil. In the very last chapter, they're married and everything and he finally says it. In the fic he keeps counting syllables and vowels and consonants, if that helps. Thanks for your help! xxx
Hi! I think it is this one:) -Scout
light fires at night (to push back the void) by inthesea (M | 61,862 | 3/3)
The first time Andrew realizes he wants to hear the words, Neil isn’t even doing anything. He’s just sitting there, staring at the horizon with that stupidly dramatic faraway expression of his, and letting the cigarette burn down between his fingers all the way to the filter — an outrageous waste of good nicotine, if you asked Andrew.
(Or: 20+ times Andrew and Neil say I love you, and one time they say it out loud.)
blind at the roots of flowers (ao3) - merlypops
calum/ashton
T, 3k
Summary: 'Everything was dark and cold but the older boy’s hands were warm in his, calloused and strong from years of playing the drums. Calum liked the way Ashton’s hazel eyes glittered in the lights at the station as they sat on the benches in the evenings after college, waiting for their train to come in. (Sometimes, Calum wished the pair of them had stayed like that, back before everything had crumbled to pieces.)'
All Calum wants is for Ashton to love him back. Only, when it happens, things don't quite go as planned.
i'll do anything you say (if you say it with your hands) (ao3) - fakecharliebrown
luke/ashton, michael/calum
M, 16k (WIP)
Summary: Ash US
> Wakey wakey eggs and bakey
Luke US
> lose my number
or; in which Luke and Ashton take on the world, fall in love, and pine for far, far longer than is socially acceptable. In that order.
my only weakness (you know all my secrets) (ao3) - allsassnoclass (brightblackholes)
michael/ashton
T, 8k
Summary: Michael is having a hard time figuring out if the amount of vampire jokes and references is due to Ashton knowing his deepest, darkest secret, or if that's just his sense of humor.
rebound feelin' like a rerun (ao3) - lifewasradical
luke/ashton
T, 33k
Summary: “Alright what the fuck?” Michael shouts, dropping himself down in the open corner of the couch. “What the fuck?” he says again, leaning forward on his knees, staring at Ashton across the room.
Ashton just shrugs. “He left me.”
The lack of emotion in his voice is concerning, completely free of the bubbling laughter and attitude filled charm that normally coats his words. It’s just empty, sort of bitter but mostly void of feeling, like he’s detached himself from the situation completely.
“But why?” Luke finds himself saying.
“He doesn’t love me anymore.”
Roses Laid upon your Bedspread (ao3) - tigerlily_sunshine
michael/luke
G, 1k
Summary: Luke didn’t know where to put his feet. It was an odd conundrum, admittedly, but he liked to curl up in bed in as tiny of a ball as his long limbs would let him and sleep the night away. The problem was that he was used to sleeping all alone in his big bed back home. This wasn’t his big bed. He wasn’t alone, and he wasn’t sure if he called this place home yet—if he was allowed to call this place home yet.
(In which Luke sleeps in Michael's bed for the very first time, but he has trouble with the falling asleep part.)
something real (ao3) - jbhmalum
calum/ashton
M, 22k
Summary: The first time Calum Hood shows up on his doorstep, it’s the last thing Ashton expects. He’s as unprepared for it as he would be for a snowstorm in the middle of the summer. That’s what Calum is to him that night. A storm coming to disturb his peaceful life, filling him with adrenaline and a bit of fear at the uncertainty of what could happen.
So press me down, 'til I scream. If you're the flame, I'm kerosene. (ao3) - lifeinecstasy
ot4
T, 4k
Summary: Switching POVs. Drunk!Luke, 2014!Luke.
taste the colors in the air you breathe (ao3) - lifewasradical
luke/ashton
M, 23k
Summary: “And you are?” Ashton says, a strange smugness bleeding into his tone. Luke can’t hold back a slight snarl of his lip. He really doesn’t like Ashton already for absolutely no reason.
But even if he isn’t a fan of Ashton’s, Luke can’t help but appreciate how attractive the guy is. His dyed hair falls loosely over his forehead in waves, curling slightly on rogue strands. His sun kissed skin shines under the warm sunlight filtered through the large windows adjacent to the door. Even across the room, Luke can see the way his hazel eyes exude excitement as they stare him down. Luke wants to paint using just the color palette of his very being.
“Luke,” he offers plainly before returning right back to his failed painting in front of him.
Tempest (ao3) - merlypops
michael/calum, luke/ashton
E, 314k
Summary: Calum’s best friends are falling apart, Mali is gone, and Calum just wants to be perfect.
The Upside of Everything Wrong (ao3) - orphan_account
michael/calum, luke/calum, luke/ashton
N/R, 24k
Summary: “Well we’ve always kind of deviated, don’t you think?” He says with a sly little smile that metaphorically knocks Calum on his ass. His face turns red again, and why, why is Michael doing this to him?
“I do think that.” He whispers. He leans a bit closer to Michael, and lets his head rest against the boy’s shoulder. “But this isn’t a date.”
or the one where Calum's been betrayed by everyone he's put trust in, and believes he's unlovable until Michael appears, and shows Calum just how easy being loved can be
thirsty (ao3) - galacticsugar
luke/calum
E, 7k
Summary: Is he putting on a show for Calum? Rolling his head side to side, stretching his neck. Letting his thumb graze the side of his glass gently while it dangles from his ringed fingers. Gleaming eyes flicking to Calum for long, loaded moments. Biting his bottom lip between his teeth while he gives his full attention to the person he’s talking to. Except it’s not quite his full attention, because a little slice is reserved for toying with Calum.
we'll never be as young as we are now (ao3) - merlypops
luke/ashton, michael/calum
T, 5k
Summary: Ashton feels like everything is slipping through his fingers, and he needs Luke, Michael and Calum more than he's ever needed anyone.
you can hear it in the silence (ao3) - fakecharliebrown
luke/ashton
T, 23k
Summary: Ashton turns to look at Luke then. He doesn’t speak right away, appearing to consider his next words very carefully. He opens and closes his mouth several times, before finally, he says, “Do you think it’ll all work out for us?”
Luke hums softly. His head is angled in such a way that Petunia imagines he’s looking at their intertwined hands behind his dark sunglasses when he admits in a quiet voice, “I think it already has, Ash.”
Ashton squints at him for less than a second before he turns to face forward, closing his eyes against the bright afternoon sun, and says, “Yeah. I think you’re probably right.”
or; Petunia loves her boy more than anything in the world. When the world shuts down, she realizes that she might not be the only one.
You Know We Got It Right (ao3) - HecticHemmings
michael/luke
G, 2k
Summary: Michael didn't realize that when he told his daughter that they would find another pretty thing once they got to their gate, that it was going to be a boy.
Or, single dad!Mikey meets aspiring musician!Luke on a plane back to Sydney and they bond over a mutual love for Michael's daughter.
your string of lights is still bright to me (ao3) - merlypops
michael/calum, bryana/ashton, luke/omc
E, 81k
Summary: Michael is struggling to be the father his daughters need. Until he meets Calum again.
An Unplanned Lesson (ao3) - MyFirstistheFourth
harry/snape
E, 12k
Summary: Harry is stuck in detention with Snape, Again. But this time is different, something doesn't feel right... or maybe something feels very right. Surely Snape is to blame? It just has to be his fault, Harry's never felt this way before. And just what in bloody hell is an Omega?! And why does that make Snape so very happy?
Cyber Sex (ao3) - sweetestsorrows (katschako)
hermione/draco
E, 48k
Summary: While some people might think Draco simps for a certain cam girl, it’s a label with which he wholeheartedly disagrees.
Would a simp drop everything as soon as he receives a notification that she’s starting a live stream? Likely. Would a simp find himself getting an erection the moment she posts new photos or videos? Maybe. Would a simp leave tips that are larger than some people’s car note, several times a week? Not a chance.
Honestly, simps could never dream of supporting their favourite content creator the way Draco does, and if he’s emptying one of his bank accounts in the process…
Well, that’s his business. He can afford it and he’s perfectly content with investing into this online relationship, even if there’s no chance of it ever going anywhere.
Then, the best and worst thing possible happens:
He actually meets his dream girl, in real life.
Don’t mind if I keep your tie (And your heart, babe) (ao3) - Ingi
draco/harry
G, 21k
Summary: The Eighth year common room has a parrot in it, courtesy of McGonagall and her mad search for interhouse bonding.
Most of the time, it's just there, until one day it repeats "Potter has a damn fine arse." And the Slytherins know exactly who the parrot's mimicking...
Draco is not amused.
In Bloom (ao3) - idleside
fleur/harry
E, 65k
Summary: A small, seemingly inconsequential change can cause ripples which become a great wave.
When Fleur makes the choice to kiss Harry goodbye before leaving Hogwarts after the Triwizard Tournament, it turns out that nothing from then onward would be quite the same.
Some changes are better than what might have been. Others are worse. The rest are neither better or worse, but different, and the connection between Harry and Fleur which grows in surprising leaps and bounds is one of these.
They forge a bond that begins as friendship, which is then tempered in the fires of the war against Voldemort, before eventually becoming something more.
(AU that begins at the end of Goblet of Fire, then diverges from there. Explicit chapters/scenes are marked with asterisks)
Mental (ao3) - sara_holmes
draco/harry
M, 186k
Summary: Harry has had quite enough of sharing his mind with someone else, thankyouverymuch. A miscast Legilimecy spell says otherwise.
On love and fresh water (ao3) - Ingi
ginny/gabrielle
G, 657
Summary: Ginny doesn't want to date Gabrielle Delacour.
Only One Word (ao3) - EntreNous
remus/draco
E, 7k
Summary: Remus worries far too much what Draco thinks of the differences between them, until he discovers what Draco truly thinks.
Perfectly Sane (ao3) - Fractured
draco/percy
M, 5k
Summary: When Draco and Percy spend an evening drinking in their office, they learn more than expected about each other...and themselves.
Poet. (ao3) - OneEqualTemper
hermione/draco
M, 112k
Summary: At a certain point last year, she never thought she’d be here again, back at Hogwarts to continue her education. She never thought she'd struggle through nightmares and suffer through tremors. She certainly never thought she'd find herself friendly with Draco Malfoy. And never in a million years had she thought she'd develop feelings.
Potion Plunge (ao3) - psiphifan
hermione/draco/blaise
E, 23k
Summary: What starts out as a normal Saturday for Hermione Granger, Head Girl, in her 8th Year turns out to be a day she'll never forget!
Roar (ao3) - Elenothar
original percival graves/newt scamander
T, 62k
Summary: After Graves' fourth escape attempt Grindelwald decides that turning the man into a magical creature - a process thought to be impossible to reverse - will take care of the problem quite nicely. Too bad he didn't anticipate Newt Scamander.
That Awful Boy (ao3) - paracosim
snape/remus
M, 98k
Summary: Petunia lets slip a twenty-year-old secret, and Harry is sent to Spinner's End to study Occlumency early. Severus Snape can see no way in which this could end in catastrophe.
The Gift of Joy (ao3) - BiscuitsForPotter
hermione/draco
E, 147k
Summary: After the murder of Albus Dumbledore, Draco never makes it out of Hogwarts. Instead, he is captured, interrogated, and placed in the temporary care of someone who can help him lie low until a more permanent solution can be found. His caretaker? None other than one Hermione Granger. Stripped of his status, his wand, and his dignity, can Draco Malfoy find solace in the company of the muggleborn he once tormented?
The Inspection (ao3) - CrazyKitCat
hermione/charlie
E, 170k
Summary: Hermione has exchanged letters with Charlie Weasley for years. What happens when she goes to the Romanian Reserve for the annual inspection? Dragons, and Poachers, and Romance, Oh my! Will they ever get home for Christmas?
The Weather Inside (ao3) - earlybloomingparentheses
sirius/remus, background james/lily
E, 43k
Summary: Sirius rides a flying motorbike, and snogs strangers in pubs, and strikes moody poses Remus finds irritatingly attractive. But for Remus, who drinks milky tea and wears flannel pyjamas, there's a chasm cracked right down the fault line between wanting and doing.
How he wants, though. How he wants.
Two Can Play For Hogwarts (ao3) - ChannelTheFlannel
cedric/harry, hermione/viktor
T, 31k
Summary: Both Harry and Cedric are chosen as the Hogwarts Champions, which is the first of many things that go awry. When the two become romantically interested in each other, they screw up the Tournament politics.
But that's not the only thing they mess up. Their actions in the Tournament end up spoiling the Dark Lord's plans, preventing his return to the Wizarding World.
unexpected (ao3) - ambpersand
hermione/draco, harry/ginny
E, 66k
Summary: Hand drifting down to her abdomen, she knew. When she was younger, she’d known that there was something different about her. About her abilities. Her certainty had been palpable, and was only confirmed when Professor McGonagall had shown up on her doorstep with that fateful letter in hand. And now, just over ten years later, she felt that same sense of certainty again.
She was pregnant.
And it all because she’d gone and had a one night stand with the worst person in the world… Draco Malfoy.
Weeds or Wildflowers (ao3) - lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill), sdk
draco/harry
E, 17k
Summary: A perfect match, a romance for the ages, with a one hundred percent success rate! Magic Match claims they can give Draco all of this. So why do they keep sending him on dates with Harry Potter?
Cunn Jetii - We Light Up The World (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/FGaWeO8BuM Obi Wan thought he was only there to witness a demonstration of a new and deadly weapon and its effects, that was all. What he didn't expect was to find himself helping Sirty, an ARC Trooper that was used for the demonstration, and get drawn into a complicated and tangled connection between Sirty and Apex the Medic. A connection he knows he won't sever, no matter what comes next.
Short review of "Let's Get Lost," by Adi Alsaid BEA Snippet
Short review of “Let’s Get Lost,” by Adi Alsaid BEA Snippet
Amazon/Barnes and Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads
I was struck with a bit of disappointment, once I realized that Let’s Get Lost was a much more substantial work than the ninety page novella, which I thought it was. Now, this is not a point of criticism, in any way;rather, I am dismayed that the ninety page point, kind like like the precipice-esque sidewalk of a Shel Silverstein poem, leaves…
