5 Random Fic Recs From Different Fandoms
As Ordinary Things Often Do (R ll 4,175 words)
(STRANGER THINGS, Billy/Steve) She’s still talking, but what she’s actually doing is walking down the crumbling steps, climbing into the passenger’s side of the truck, slamming the door shut, driving away, and– And Max is yelling out the window, “She means like, two weeks–” before they’re turning around the corner and– And Steve is standing on the front steps of Billy Hargrove’s house, keys jingling in his palm, thinking what the fuck?
In Every Line of Code (PG-13 ll 18,863 words)
(THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Mark/Eduardo) Mark’s parents buy him Eduardo - a state-of-the-art, brand new, tailor made robotic best friend - for his birthday. The only problem is, Mark asked for a laptop.
The Wolf (NC-17 ll 5,465 words)
(CASTLEVANIA, Alucard/Trevor) “This is for my trust. You baring yourself. How do I know it means something? How do I know this isn’t some ruse to trick me into compliance?” Alucard smirked, perhaps at the hand in his hair, perhaps at the look on Trevor’s face when he responded, “I guess you’ll just have to trust me.”
You’re the Bees’ Knees (R ll 6,393 words)
(CAPTAIN AMERICA, Steve/Rogers) The story of how Bucky Barnes, beekeeper, meets and falls in love with Steve Rogers, maker of bad bee puns.
A Month of Sundays (R ll 68,667 words)
(HOCKEY, EJ/Gabe) Unlike some guys, who freak out when things get even a little bit gay, Erik is fine with this stuff. Erik’s not even fazed when Gabe’s attempts at flirting with him start to get semi-public, a fact that, by his own judgment, makes him at least five to seven times more tolerant than your average forward-thinking American.