Lady Pirates: Get That Booty
Ahoy, mates and mutineers!
Here's a list of 10 sapphic pirate books for you to peruse and plunder featuring some of my top picks for women who rule the high seas–and the occasional space ship. Or really fucked up ghost ship. Plus a couple extra disaster male pirates 😘
In which Sonny is taken to a strip club for his bachelor party, but he just wants to tell the dancers about how great his fiancé is.
close enough to see by cityofflights
(4616|General|Complete)
"Fredrick liked being a bartender. It wasn’t exactly what he dreamed of doing when he was a little kid, filling out those mandatory “what do I want to do when I grow up” essays. No, at the time his biggest aspirations had been to be rich and buy the biggest house in the whole world and fill it with all the dogs he could find on the streets. Unfortunately, those plans had to be put on hold for a while, but being a bartender was a replacement he could live with."
Fred is a bartender at Forlini's. These are 5 times he noticed barisi plus the one time they noticed him
Exigent Circumstances by Robin Hood
(1437|Teen|Complete)
Look, breaking and entering is illegal. It’s absolutely and unquestionably a crime. And a cop using their badge to enter a residence without a warrant or exigent circumstances is definitely still a crime, possibly even more illegal than just a regular B&E.
It’s also a time-honored part of SVU’s Secret Santa tradition.
Or, Amanda draws Barba's name for Secret Santa and breaks into his apartment to figure out what to get him.
From the Office of Deputy Chief William Dodds by FreckledSkittles
(1424|Teen|Complete)
"Some may call this gossip, but I’d like to think it’s more than that. This is a list of what you can expect from SVU throughout your tenure. I know I will not be able to write down everything, but I hope what I can provide will be enough to prepare you for your job."
Or: William Dodds gossips about Manhattan SVU to the new Deputy Chief.
Mint on the Windowsill by AHumanFemale, tobeconspicuous
(20077|Teen|Complete)
Tessa could see already that it wouldn’t happen, that Rafael Barba would never be the type to fit in with their family no matter how much Sonny seemed to like him. It was possible Rafael already knew it himself if his demeanor was anything to go by but perhaps he still needed a… push.
Tessa was magic.
Rafael would never know what hit him.
[Or, Sonny's mother is a witch who decides to use her magic to make Rafael miserable.]
From the Mouth of Babes by findafight
(3804|General|Complete)
LMZ gets the wrong impression of Sonny and Rafael's relationship. So do Noah and Jesse, because of course Uncle Sonny and Rafa are married, why wouldn't they be?
or: it takes a gossip show host and two toddlers to get Carisi and Barba to admit their feelings (with a shove from Amanda)
Most of you seemed pretty enthusiastic about themed book lists, so we’re going to give it a try! Feel free to message me with any theme ideas or book recommendations.
One quick question: Would you prefer me to tell you the theme beforehand (so you can suggest relevant books) or would you like the theme to be a surprise?
I think this will be a really fun idea to try out, and I’m looking forward to it!
Welcome, enemies, lovers, and enemies-to-lovers! This month's theme is Haters & Fakers, featuring assassins hunting each other, liars and thieves, hate-fucking your husband, and that bitch you can't STAND 🍵🔪😡
View the full reading list with book summaries on wordpress!
Lawless Librarians: Left for Read feat. illegal books, archives of ghosts, monstrous grimoires, secret romance book clubs, and the Head Libr
Welcome, readers and writers! The theme this month is Lawless Librarians–or any other historian, archivist, book binder, or secret romance novel enthusiast 🤠 📚 👀
Full list of titles, authors, and blurbs below the cut!
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
YA Sci-Fi Dystopia; fat black demisexual female MC with anxiety goes on a road trip with an alien to save her illegal books
*The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley
Adult Historical Romance; nonbinary grifter teams up with a demisexual High Society lady to rescue a priceless manuscript and decode a military cipher
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Adult Fantasy / Historical; a gay book binder who seals painful memories in the pages of his books falls in love with a Lord seeking his services
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
Adult Romance; a black man with anxiety running a romance book club can’t afford to turn down new members–even his obnoxious bookstore rival
*Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
Adult Paranormal; a Jewish vampire archivist falls in love with the genderfluid widow donating new papers, but strange things start happening within the collection …
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Robinson
YA Fantasy; a library warden guarding against magical grimoire-beasts must team up with a hated bisexual sorcerer when a monstrous book is accidentally set free
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Adult Fantasy; an autistic mermaid must serve as the Historian for her people, the descendents of slaves tossed from ships–but instead she flees to the surface, forming a bond with a human woman
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Adult Fantasy; a gay man discovers an ancient library hidden beneath the surface of the earth …
The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
Adult Fantasy; a pansexual woman serving as the Head Librarian in Hell must track down a Hero who has escaped from his book in search of his Author
*Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Adult Fantasy / Sci-Fi; an aro-ace woman fights to remain the Archivist of ghosts in post-apocalyptic world, until she discovers one that can talk …
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Adult Western; a pansexual woman stows away in the Librarian’s book wagon to escape marriage
*titles with an asterisk have been featured as a Daily Book on my wordpress blog, and the link leads to that post
Themed List: Named & Shamed!
Here ye, here ye! The miscreants and deviants thusly named have been accused of: committing perfect crimes, being hated by everyone, crashing a train, destroying the world, and generally ruining it all. If you see such persons, be aware that they are mean, no good, and only have six months to live ☕📰👀
View the full post on wordpress!
Themed List: A Timey-Wimey New Year
Welcome, past, present, and future! This month's--minute--week--what year is it? But in THIS timeline, we're going to kickstart the new so-called-"year" with stories of time travel, alternate timelines, and days that get stuck on repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat ⏰📅⏳
Rafael and sonny discuss christmas with Sonny's family
Feat. Law Professor Barba
Christmas Drag by MollyKillers
(758 | General | Complete)
The taller man nodded in understanding “it’s just 2020 doing what it does best, right?”.
Rafael nodded “yep... Christmas got 2020ed and it sucks”.
two halves of a whole by coupe_de_foudre
(831 | General | Complete)
“Did you really get us matching Christmas sweaters?” Sonny laughs, holding said Christmas sweater up against his chest and clearly fighting back a smile at the giant snowman design Rafael chose.
let your heart be light by cityofflights
(1096 | General | Complete)
"So, what's this problem that demanded my assistance?" Thankfully Sonny accepts the diversion and gestures for Rafael to follow him, coming to a stop near a few cardboard boxes he hadn't noticed before
"Christmas decorations"
"Come again?"
"Christmas decorations. I need your help with them"
Deeper Meaning by ThisIsLitaE
(1261 | General | Complete)
Rafael and Dominick's Christmas gift exchange includes some peculiar items. But the deeper meaning behind the presents shows how much they love each other.
Close To Me by amirthfulgirl
(1457 | General | Complete)
Rafael reveals that he has no plans for Christmas. Sonny cannot let that go and needs to change something about that.
A Barisi Christmas Dinner by BarisiGirl
(1491 | Teen | Complete)
Its Christmas time and Rafael and Sonny are hosting their first Christmas dinner with Catalina and there is surprise guest that arrives.
A Christmas Miracle by Perpetual Motion (perpetfic)
(2168 | General | Complete)
Rafael walks into a bookshop to try and track down some rare items and gets more than he bargained for.
Hot Chocolate by wholocker78218
(2202 | General | Complete)
Prompt: Hot Chocolate, once again it got away from me.
Rafael knew from the minute he woke up this was going be a long day. Queue Christmas cuteness and coffee fairy Carisi tot he rescue.
Once again a terrible summary but I swear its cute so please read.
No-el by sarahcakes613
(2222 | General | Complete)
Sonny wants to spread the Christmas cheer, but Rafael gently reminds him that not everybody celebrates Christmas.
aka 2k words of the author venting in prose.
Good luck in bad luck by Mimisempai
(2277 | Teen | Complete)
Rafael and Sonny are stuck in an airport on Christmas Eve.
They find themselves sharing the same table in the airport coffee-shop,
forced to wait, they get acquainted, and if in their misfortune, they were lucky...?
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree by LazyMedusa
(2524 | General | WIP)
Or, The 12 Ties of Barisi Christmas
Or, I just really like their clothes, okay?
Also brought to you by my realization that the 12 Day of Christmas starts on the 25th instead of ending on it like I’ve always assumed… Don’t look at me like that!
Every Wish Comes True by soul_writerr
(2638 | General | Complete)
"If you and Rafael start dating before then you’ll still be Second Level elves, so the relationship clause won’t be a problem.”
Sonny’s eyebrows went up to his hairline. “What makes you think that I could ask him out now, after two years of barely talking to him?”
“Maybe this is the push you needed,” Nick laughed. “It’s almost Christmas, Sonny. Get yourself your own Christmas miracle!”
And I'll be yours forever by RavenSnowStar94
(2769 | Teen | Complete)
Rafael doesn't have a tree.
Carisi thinks that's an absurd.
They go tree shopping and for the first time Rafael doesn't hate the cold because Carisi is there.
Early Christmas Present by Ta_Ma
(4461 | Explicit | Complete)
Sonny is deciding between chocolate chip cookies and cereal digestive ones when he hears it and freezes. Carisi genuinely thought that he was never going to hear this voice again, but here it is, in a deli, close to nine on a Tuesday night and Rafael Barba is talking to someone at the other side of the aisle. He can’t make out what the man is saying, but the tone is soft and teasing and something twists in Sonny’s belly because he is not ready for this. He needs to leave, now.
The Lost Elf by FreckledSkittles
(7241 | Teen | Complete)
“Wanna guess where he says he’s from?” Fin asks. Something about his tone tells Rafael that even his best guess won’t be close.
Rafael smirks. “Judging by the amount of attention this one schmuck is getting, I think you two would rather tell me.”
“North Pole.”
Rafael gives an abrupt laugh that falters when the two detectives stare at him, unchanging in their expressions. Rafael lets out a long sigh. “He’s serious?”
“Trust me, we did the same thing,” Rollins chuckles dryly. “Wanna find out who he worked for?”
Hanukkah Sameach by IreneSpring
(7322 | General | Complete)
Rafael's annual concession to holiday spirit always takes the form of the Hanukkah celebrations he hosts for the squad.
Sonny and Rafael's relationship grows over four years, but maybe a better measurement would be four Hanukkah parties.
Barisi Dads AU Advent 2020 by Ava_now
(28313 | Not Rated | Complete)
For Advent this year, I'm using one holiday word prompt each day to write a daily ficlet about this family. Hopefully you'll see a mini-fic posted daily from now through Christmas, all in the Christmas spirit.
If it sounds potentially smarmy and warm and fluffy and full of embarrassingly sweet gooshy loveness, that's what I'm aiming for!
