#protective!bond

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: protective!bond pt 5

1. Ulysses by girlbookwrm (@girlbookwrm)

“Paperwork for the new head of Q-Branch,” Tanner said.

“Of course.” The words were like glass in his throat. Smoke inhalation was a bitch. His brain felt slow and foggy, like it was full of smoke too. “Who shall I take them to?”

M lifted one white brow. “They’re for you, Quartermaster.”

Bond and Q are drawn together by names, work, and a certain Aston Martin. In which Q is kidnapped once, Bond is poisoned twice, and Eve is a badass on at least three occasions. AKA that time I tripped and wrote 80,000 words of 00Q.

All titles unapologetically stolen from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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i have never been this upset in my life ahhh

2. tête-à-tête by Mlle_Heloise                

After it appears that an attempt has been made on Q’s life, he finds himself sequestered in a safehouse with Bond. With nothing to do and no end in sight, Q winds up entangled in a tête-à-tête with Bond which proves to be intriguing and revealing.

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never let it be said that bond is not an overprotective mother hen

3. dispatches from the division by thestalwartheart (@thestalwartheart)

Bond and Q's relationship, as seen through the eyes of the other Double-0 agents.

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man was really gonna fight anyone who looked at q the wrong way

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: m lives!au

1. i could always move in with you by blindbatalex (@blindbatalex)

"You let someone save your life one time and give his inadvisable budding office romance your covert blessing and suddenly you are his relationship counsellor."

OR

M (who is alive and well after Skyfall) comes home to find a drunk Bond moping in her living room and is forced to deal with it.

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fdsjadlkjh i love their dynamic so much and this fic does so much justice to it

2. tête-à-tête by Mlle_Heloise                

After it appears that an attempt has been made on Q’s life, he finds himself sequestered in a safehouse with Bond. With nothing to do and no end in sight, Q winds up entangled in a tête-à-tête with Bond which proves to be intriguing and revealing.

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ok i’ll admit that m is a background character in this fic, but like,, she’s lowkey their unwilling matchmaker so i think it counts

3. when the world isn't fair by Mlle_Heloise

On Christmas Eve, James is given a mission most intriguing.

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also features m being lowkey the reason why they got together

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: protective!q

1. just like old times (please don’t ever change) by Rosslyn

Sometimes when Q is alone in his workshop and there is an experiment that needs to be supervised and he can’t go home and he can’t sleep, he watches Bond’s vitals.

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ahhhh q keeping an eye on bond and looking out for him when he has panic attacks is the sweetest thing ever.

2. synchromesh by foolish_mortal (@foolishmortal​)

"I should let you know that MI6 is not in the habit of ceding to terrorists," Q tells him with chilly poise. "But it is after hours, and this is at least a halfway decent kidnapping." Bond's answering hum of amusement resonates and mingles with the sound of the revving engine.

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dhasklfdh q scolding bond for endangering his life and promising to protect him is just *chef’s kiss*

3. if I couldn't be strong by SailorChibi (@tsuki-chibi)

But this? There was no excusing this as anything other than what it was. Pathetic longing, and a need to be close to Bond to comfort himself. Q couldn't even pretend that he was visiting Bond to keep the man company. No, this was about Q and the fact that the majority of his nightmares lately had featured an empty hospital bed and another trip to the local cemetery.

"You need to wake up, you sodding prick," he said to Bond, not bothering to lower his voice. The only other sound in the room was the beep of the heart monitor. "I can destroy these people very easily, but I don't want to hear you whining about having missed out on the action later on."

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q destroying bond’s enemies for him is just so mwah. they are just,, such good dangerous boyfriends in love

[earlgreyinpajamas]

Wouldn't mind some fic recommendations for the textpost you just reblogged hahah. James just using Q's apartment and sleeping on the couch and then with Q. Or similar things. Just Bond gradually moving in with Q. 💕

1. In Which There is a Laser Pointer by adreaminglamb, word_processing

Bond must like breaking into Q's flat because Q got home one evening to find him sitting in the living room playing with the cats. Tesla and Rochester seem very enthralled with Bond and his laser pointer. Traitors.

Or the one where Q's favorite books are trashy spy novels and James thinks this is humorous.

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ugh this is such a good coming together story. the relationship progression is just so natural and so cute.

2. feels like insomnia (woah) by skylights 

Q, on the other hand, is having significantly less trouble with coming to terms as to how he currently has a slightly drunk double-oh agent standing in his flat at arse-o’-clock in the morning. Without waiting for a reply, Q starts the vacuum up again and starts to clean the patch of carpet next to Bond’s feet. The vacuum nozzle bumps against Bond’s patent leather shoes a few times and Q grunts, a clear sign that Bond should move.

Bond moves.

(or, that fic where Q has insomnia and Bond tries to be helpful)

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bond is like that puppy that brings you things you don’t particularly want to try to help and do we like that? yes

3. Indelible by enjolras_lexa

“You’re bloody well not sleeping here,” M had said, the last time he’d showed up there. So Bond went somewhere else.

Or 5 Times Bond stayed over at Q's flat +1 Time Q stayed at his

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bond literally breaks in once before q goes “lol here are the keys” and that is very fantastic

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00q fic recs: pining!bond pt 4

1. a pox on all your machines by scioscribe (@scioscribe)

“You’re an expert at the challenging, though. I have handled—personally, mind you—three double-O agents, and not one of them has been the exasperation that you so continuously prove. You don’t think. Someone who doesn’t think doesn’t deserve hot water.”

Or, the one where Q controls the universe with technology and Bond is trying to avoid complications (like falling for the voice in his head).

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dhjajk the repressed!pining !1!1!1

2. The Mating Dance of Wolf and Fox by epithalamium, TheCatOnTheMoon (@iamthecatonthemoon)

In which Moneypenny despairs of her boys, no one in MI6 is the least bit sane, Bond complains to HR about MI6's workplace policies, Q insists that he is not a fainting maiden, and he might have to sleep with 007.

Strictly for professional purposes, of course.

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the crack is so good in this fic and bond’s pining is so well portrayed.

3. Thought Even The Bones Would Do by TheCatOnTheMoon (@iamthecatonthemoon)

“Bond. How exactly did you involuntarily order a hit on Q?”

“Drinking was involved.”

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i feel like this entire post is essentially about emotionally stunted pining. bond accidentally declaring his love for q for the entire intelligence community to hear is such a mood.

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: protective!bond pt 3

1. Kissing it better by Beginte (@beginte)

“So how does a wunderkind boffin get shot?” he purrs into Q’s ear, and Q hums, amused.

“You can blame MI5 for that one.”

“I intend to,” Bond growls protectively, tightening his embrace round Q’s waist for a moment.

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Q has a few small scars on his hands and arms from all his tinkering with prototypes, but one scar catches Bond's attention, and he makes inquiries during one lazy morning in bed.

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ahhh bond being protective of q even though he knows he ends up fine is so cute. it’s a fluffy fic and has plenty of established relationship fluff for us to gorge ourselves on.

2. Home for Christmas by pretzelduck 

Bond never stays around MI6 for Christmas until something draws him back this time.

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bond coming back in a tizzy because he heard q was injured is so sweet TT i adore how bond is written in this fic. he’s so perfectly human and perfectly vulnerable in the way he behaves that it’s absolutely lovely to read.

3. bloom on my skin, echo in my soul by Areiton  (@areiton)

He learns to live with it.

With the constant bruises, with the stabbing pain echoed in his body, with the scars that never last.

With the voice that rumbles with threat but never at him.

He learns to live with it and he learns to hide it.

Do you miss me? They whisper, sometimes, and he never answers, because he doesn’t know if it would be a lie or the truth.

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the imagery of bond staying vigil at q’s bedside as he recuperates is so lovely in the way it was written. it’s a fantastically written fic and everything comes together so well.

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: protective!bond

1. the sheer lack of professionalism by scioscribe

Q rolled his eyes. “Oh, there are just bloody wheels within wheels to it, aren’t there, this kidnapping business? Really, you should give it up. You’re not cut out for it. Think about it, your first time out, and you pinch a national intelligence treasure and ask his MI6 boyfriend for ransom. It isn’t very promising, is it?”

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this is probably one of the funnier 00q classics. it’s very light hearted and fun.

2. Wheelhouse by recrudescence

The one where Bond really, really isn't used to sleeping with people who don't tragically die soon afterward.

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oh bond. you poor dear.

3. take the fall by thisissirius 

“I was going to use Madeline,” Blofeld continues, as he paces the length of the glass. “You’ve done a good job of convincing me that you loved her, Bond, but even you’re not that good of a liar.”

blofeld has eyes in austria, and he knows there's someone else he can use against bond.

[earlgreyinpajamas]

00q fic recs: his dark materials fusion

1. Flight Risk by quentintarrantino

James is only nine when his daemon settles.

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i love how their daemons get together before their humans + how they know what’s happening before their humans even figure it out.

2. Of Good And Dust by sunaddicted

[...]"Bond, I mean it"

"Sure you do"

"Bond, don't you dare"

Denebola preened - mocking.

Q really hated that fucking bird.

Bond grinned, all charged charm "I would never, my dear Quartermaster"

Celeste rolled her eyes "Liar" she uttered before sliding down Q's shirt, hiding against his chest[...]

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i love how the author chose to have q’s daemon narrate that bit at the end. it made me giggle and it was really cute.

3. the way we come undone (i'll have to watch you play the part) by blackidyll (@blackidyll)

Q and Estelle have crossed plenty of boundaries in their capacity as the Quartermaster team, but when it comes to research on the human-daemon link, Q can’t sacrifice ethics for practically. Not quite. (Not yet).

Bond has always felt an overwhelming need to protect the ones he has allowed to matter, a care he extends to his daemon. Of course, Bailey feels quite the same, and their reckless streak leads them to pushing the limits of the human-daemon bond in an attempt to preserve it.

(A Skyfall/His Dark Materials fusion in that this fic takes place after the events of Skyfall, with the sole addition that everyone has a daemon. All Craig!Bond canon applies).

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and may i present you: the crowning jewel of 00q-daemon fics. the characterisation is well done as always, and the fusion is just so seamlessly integrated that i couldn't imagine them without daemons after reading the fic.