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Tale As Old As Time - 41k - T - In the Pyrenees wine region of France, just a bit southeast of Lourdes, there is a vineyard with a history dating back centuries. Now, this is not the only vineyard in the world with such a long history, nor is it even the oldest vineyard in France, but it is the only one at which you will hear this tale. It starts off, as many tales this old do, with a âOnce Upon a Timeâ and ends, as one would hope, with love.
It is a truth universally acknowledged (that an NHL Bachelor in possession of a good fortune....)Â - ART - G -Â Two versions of Pride and Prejudice AUs. One in some semblance of the correct period. One a modern interpretation. Both based off the magnificent 2005 film directed by Joe Wright.
The Cards Weâve Been Dealt - 6k - E -Â Kent Parson and Jack Zimmermann are long-term CIA partners. They meet Eric "Bitty" Bittle separately, and both want to date him. When they find out they're both crushing on the same guy, they start a friendly competition to make Bitty fall in love with them. Four months later, things get a little out of hand. This Means War AU.
That Dweam Wiffin a Dweam - 9.5k - T - Once upon a time, in the far-off kingdom of Florin, fair Bitty fell in love with his farm boy, Kent. But when Kent seemingly perished at sea, his ship overtaken by the Dread Pirate Parson, and the not-at-all evil Prince Jack found himself in want of a spouse, could Bitty, Jack, and a not-so-dead Kent redefine the rules of True Wuv?
A Dad Dating Adventure - 20.5k - T - When you and your daughter move to an old hockey buddy's cul-de-sac, you aren't expecting to meet (and fall for) two Stanley Cup winners. Will the three of you live happily ever after or will everything fall to pieces? It all depends on what you choose! [A choose-your-own adventure story inspired by Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator.]
Page Turner - 36k - T - Eric Bittle lives a small, charming life. He owns a sweet bookstore, he has good friends, a steady boyfriend and a nice home in New York. From the outside that should be enough, so he doesn't tell anyone about his secret online romance with one NY504, a stranger who makes him feel worthy and at home. It's all innocent, right? | Kent Parson is larger than life. Back in New York after successfully setting up his family's book chain out West, he's ready to make a claim on the city, regardless of who he might run out of business. He loves his family, his boyfriend, and his best friend, and yet somehow feels no guilt over his long-running flirtation with his anonymous ShopBoy. They both have a lot to learn.
Second's Not the Same - 14.5k - E - Bitty finds himself dating two amazing boys. Everything is perfect. // Kent was doing just fine before he saw his ex-boyfriend in a hotel bar.
You Could Miss It - 9k - E - âLife moves pretty fast. If you donât stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." â Ferris Bueller | A Ferris Bueller's Day Off AU where Kent takes his boyfriend, Eric Bittle, and his best friend, Jack Zimmermann, out for a day of fun in New York City.
sundown starts at half-past six - 62k - E - âMy true love will have hair the color of yellow apples,â and Jack Zimmermann will take a bite from the forbidden fruit, juice running down his chin. âMy true love will be exactly five feet and six-and-a-half inches tall,â and he will chew a leaf from a tree of that same height. âMy true love will be as sweet as sugar and sharp as lemon,â and he will drink half a glass of Great-Aunt Cathyâs lemonade, waiting until the last dregs of sugar hit his tongue. âAnd if a single one of these things is not to be, then let it be knownâmy true love shall not be he.â (He knows in his bones that this spell won't ever come true. After all, his true love isn't real, and if he's not real, then the curse can't take him. That's the whole point.) | Or, a Practical Magic AU. Wherein Jack Zimmermann must deal with family curses, hockey legacies, accidental manslaughter, Kent Parson's obstinate death wish, and a snarky Southern kitchen warlock who won't mind his own damn business.
