for @kiaya & anyone else who might need a distraction over the next few days x
(american pals, halloween is over - pls go vote the ghoul out!!)
with rome below us by whimsicule (G | 13856 | modern au)
And last but not least: Prof. al-Kaysani got married last week! Married. “The fuck?” Nile thinks - professor!joe & priest!nicky au
Hold Fast to Me by Flamingbluepanda (G | 6941)
Don’t interrupt him, I’m fine! Joe wants to scream, even as every piece of him craves Nicky’s arms around him, holding him together as he flies apart.
painting the roses red by fitzcamebacktome (T | 6655)
Nicky wakes up in an unfamiliar room, but the purpose of it is far from unfamiliar to him. He's experienced many kinds of torture in his life, but this just might be the one that finally breaks him. (rec note: this is painful - read the tags.)
Always a First Time in Everything by NamelesslyNightlock (T | 2499)
“Nicky came home with a coyote once,” Joe offered. five times Nile tries to think of something none of the others have ever done, and one time they explain why she doesn’t have to.
E rated (both long fic and smut):
Ars Poetica by superblackmarket (E | 4348)
“Excuse me if this is condescending,” Yusuf said, “but it is fascinating to me that you can’t take a compliment.” “Give it to me again and I shall accept it this time.”
the other side of this wide night by mellyflori (E | 50557 | modern au)
For a good time, call Nicky. Ask him about eating sushi with a fork. Underneath it is a phone number.
to find a kiss of yours by MayQueen517 (E | 1509)
He follows the line of Nicky's jaw, leaving one last kiss below Nicky's ear as if it is a treasure map and this is the 'x'
My heart green as weeds by KatStratford (E | 4113)
Joe has complaints, Nicky has a plan, and communication is important even after 900 years together.
very specific taste by 2manyboys (E | 2666)
Nicky and Joe casually having sex in a shared room.
beneath the hip and plow by girlmarauders (E | 10,220)
Outside, Nico could still hear the bustle of the street ... but in their room, in their bed, it was just the two of them, as it always had been. #immortal husbands fuck their way through the centuries
An Ever-Fixed Mark by fadagaski (E | 6188)
Intimacy in five moods through history.
Sniper's Patience by Imoshen (E | 2270)
Nicky has a sniper's patience. He uses it in bed, too.
Carry the Field by goldheartedsky (E | 3724)
The first time, they do not kiss. It’s been six years since they’ve met, a year since they’ve last tried killing each other, and Yusuf refuses to wait any longer.
part 1 | part 2 | pls send my your recs (including your own work!)
note: thank you to the ppl who send me a rec to add - i’m working through some older bookmarks first so they’ll be in a future list!