Unfit for Society Recs

Captain America (2011)

Brand New Day by acidpop25
The author says: After Steve's plane goes down, Peggy undergoes an experimental attempt to recreate the Super Soldier serum and winds up a superhero herself. Seventy years later, they find Steve. Yes, and so much more. Peggy and Steve finally get that first date. And a very hot first time. I wish this could happen in the movie.

From this day to the ending of the world by pollitt
Steve and Bucky then (see gentle his condition) and now. Oh, heart. Awkward boys in diners ftw!

I've been the spark and the war she's waging by acidpop25
In which Steve is a woman and she and Bucky reunite in the future and have hot first time sex.

Keep Calm and Carry On by listedheart
She sees them share their cigarettes, their rations, the crumpled, handwritten news they get sent from home. A few of the older men rally themselves around a boy who looks younger than Peggy, who must surely have lied on his forms, pink-eyed and homesick. They play poker for chunks of chocolate and handfuls of copper coins. She keeps her distance, but seeing friendship and makeshift families coming together in such a foreign place helps her settle.

It's her first time away from home as well, after all. She knows it's just empathy, but with each warm surge of feeling she gets from observing her men, her mother's words ring hollow in her ears. Peggy doesn't know how anyone could face the war without love. 5 times Peggy falls in love. Really lovely.

Little Faith by zeen
"You know, they're calling me your sidekick now."

Steve who's settling in beside him, freezes. "My sidekick?"

"Yeah. Captain America and Bucky. His trusted kid-sidekick."

"We're the same age..."

"I know. It's those fucking comics."

"Oh."

Then Steve glances at him, sly. "Does this mean you're my Robin?"

"If you think I'm going to run around without any pants on, you've got another thing coming."

"I don't know. I think you could make it work." Heartbreaking. Oh, Bucky. Oh, Steve...

make a heart beat again by renne
"Steve's always blamed himself because he couldn't save you, James," she says softly. "That he couldn't find you, couldn't bring you home--"

--you were left behind no one came for you and you were left to die they didn't come to find your body so they could take you home didn't want you because no one cared--

"--before he died. When he--when S.H.I.E.L.D. thawed him out he never stopped talking about you. Even now you're back you're still first in his thoughts."

"He thought if he'd survived," Tony says as Pepper falls silent, "you might've too, but when we took a team out to look for you, for any sign, anything left--"

"I was long gone," Bucky murmurs. Bucky learns some things and tries to figure out how to make them better for Steve. (I also really like that Pepper calls him 'James' in this. That seems appropriate.)

That Heart of Yours Could Crumble Kings by CallMeBombshell
But then, Steve's always been a better man than Bucky, always been the better of the two of them, and Bucky thinks that Steve can handle it, can handle the weight and the pressure and the responsibility of it all, because for as much as Steve carries the world, Bucky has always carried Steve. Lovely snippet of unrequited Bucky->Steve. Oh Bucky.

Where the Circle Ends by Renne
OMG OMG OMG THIS STORY OMG. So there is a zombie apocalypse in NYC and Steve is trying to fight his way through and miracle of miracles, he finds Bucky and they have to fight their way through to safety all while having ALL THE FEELINGS for each other. THIS IS SO GOOD OMG. <3 <3 <3

You Make It Easy by TreacleWellGirl
Quick and lovely Bucky/Natasha makeouts.

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DCU

Détente by irrelevant
Damian's got chicken pox, and at the moment, Tim's the only help he's got. Aw, boys.

Pros and Kons by quipquipquip
For once, it was hard as hell to figure out where he and Tim stood. They weren't just friends, but calling each other their boyfriend felt a little too weird—-territory that was too far off the beaten path for either of them. They were something, and it was an important something, but it didn't have a name or a definition yet. Tim kissed Kon, but then... nothing. Kon tries to figure out what happens next. Oh, Kon. Oh, my heart. *sniffle*

Shake Your Tailfeathers by quipquipquip
This is the perfect mix of action, emotion, banter and hot porn. Dick and Steph have an unexpected teamup on a case and end up doing more than just fighting crime together. Sekrit Batpairing of my heart for the win! ♥

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Harry Potter

Good Will by so_jayded
Sirius loved him and he wanted to tell the world, but he couldn't open his mouth to his best friend. He wondered if Moony deserved better. Love didn't measure well in worth, no more than gold measured well in miles. There weren't equations and conversion rates. It just was and Remus knew that even if there was some sort of scale, he wouldn't care to check it. Sirius is afraid to tell James he and Remus are together. This is really lovely and the ending made me sniffly.

In the Guise of a Friend by penhaligonblue
Remus and Sirius visit the Whispering Gallery at St. Paul's. Lovely and evocative, with an ending that packs quite a wallop. Oh, my heart. *sniffle*

A Lie Gets Halfway Around the School Before the Truth Has a Chance to Get Its Pants On by midnitemaraud_r
A potions accident puts Remus in an uncomfortable position. Hilarious and full of ridiculous MWPP shenanigans and banter.

Shade of the Morning Sun by MidniteMarauder
I always enjoy it when Lily and Sirius bury the hatchet, and this is a tender and lovely story where that happens on a full moon morning and Sirius is trying to protect Remus.

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Crossovers

Angel/The Middleman

A Succubus Walks Into a Bar by st_aurafina
Roxy Wasserman visits Caritas. Perfect little crossover.

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Sherlock/Fringe

The Case of the Empty Eyes by jaune_chat
When something about a case strikes Sherlock as familiar, he and John are off to Boston to consult with Dr. Walter Bishop. (Spoilers for Fringe through s4; none for s2 of Sherlock.) I enjoyed this a lot, mostly for the Sherlock-Walter interaction.

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Firefly/Captain America

Time Watches From the Shadow by shadesofbrixton
Steve has the common sense - or good grace - to look a little bashful now, like that'll do a gorram thing for Mal's opinion of him. "I'm looking for someone - I was told you were the man to come to. That this ship did things other people wouldn't."

"She maybe does," Mal monotones, tipping his head at Inara, who rolls her eyes.

Steve sighs, obviously fed up with his treatment of the "lady." Well, good. He deserves as much frustration as Mal's feeling. "A - a friend of mine is trapped in a facility." He's searching Mal's face, those baby blues suddenly real sharp. "I heard your crew had experience - "

Mal's gun is out and tipped up under Steve's chin before he can finish the sentence. "Heard from who."

To the stranger's credit, he doesn't stammer under the press of steel. "Shepherd Book," he says calmly. Eeee! Steve and Bucky 500 years in the future! Bucky trapped by the same people who had River and Steve asks Mal's help to get him back! Mal being frustrated that everything is out of his control. I love this so much!

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DCU

Blue Beetle

all maps lead to el paso by Traincat
“And the thing is, everybody should get to beat up evil robots,” Kon said. “So – want to go beat up evil robots?”

Paco grinned.

“Just let me go get my stick,” he said. OMG THE AWESOME BRO-VENTURES OF PACO & KON! This is hilarious and heartwarming and it put the hugest smile on my face and I recommend you read it right the fuck now. I draw a million sparkly hearts around it. ♥♥♥♥♥♥

An Afternoon in El Paso by kalirush
Jaime needed more information. I mean, yeah, there were all these fish people here, and he was totally capable of punching them. But that was the Guy Gardner way of dealing with a situation. Jaime preferred the Ted Kord way of dealing with his problems. Why were there fish people in El Paso? Where did they come from? What did they want? And let’s start with, what exactly were they? Fish people are invading! Jaime and Khaji-Da to the rescue! This is just like reading the comics. So awesome! ♥

Blue Beetle/Batman Beyond

Blue Monday by irrelevant
This crossover takes Jaime's story with the Reach and puts it into the future during Terry's time as Batman (and Matt's Robin yay!). Highly enjoyable. Very cool!

Batman Beyond

Who We Trust by be_themoon
Terry has to find a doctor he can trust with his secret identity (and apparently wearing a mask under his mask is frowned upon. Hee!). I really like how this played out and how the author brought Melanie back into Terry's orbit.

Blue Beetle/Batgirl

The Requisite Teamup Between Two Plucky Teenaged Superheroes by Stephanie Brown (age 19) by NightsMistress
Hee! Jaime tracks some missing kids to Gotham and asks Steph for help. Quippy teenage superheroing ensues. This is adorable.

Batgirl

Dear Cass: the Batgirl letters by thankyouturtle
Did I ever tell you I used to pretend that you were standing next to me, encouraging me, when I wasn’t sure if I could do something? Probably not, that shit’s embarrassing. Any way, I just changed my mind. Dressing up in your Batgirl costume is a great plan. Cos it really is like you’re there with me, telling me I can do it. Oh, my heart. Steph writes letters (that she doesn't send) to Cass while Cass is in Hong Kong. So lovely and true to their friendship. It made me all sniffly.

It's a family thing, not a Bat thing. Really. by silveronthetree
"Why are you so familiar with the hospital? It wasn't when I was there with the Black Mercy thing, was it? I thought I saw you, but I assumed I'd been imagining it."

Damian very pointedly doesn't say anything. But he doesn't disagree either and is looking everywhere else but at Steph.

"You really like me!" she crows.

Damian apparently has to respond to that. "-Tt- I was simply ensuring that you didn't give away any of my Father's secrets away when you awoke."

"Riiiiiiiight, that doesn't even make sense," Steph says. "You like me. Admit it."

Damian glares at her again.

They walk past a few more houses and Steph can't suppress her grin. Steph's mom asks her to do a background check on a possible suitor, and Steph ends up involving Damian. This is adorable, with a great Steph voice and a surprising amount of "Oh, Damian."

Gotham Central

Midnight Calls by Medie
An AWESOME alternate ending for Gotham Central. Oh man, I WISH this had happened instead. <3

Batwoman

Dry Bones by Medie
This does a really nice job fleshing out Maggie Sawyer. Not having read much Superman, it didn't occur to me to think about her relationship with him, and how it mirrors/parallels Batman's with Commissioner Gordon, but this story handles it really well and makes me want to know more (and also to be a fly on the wall when he discusses her with Batman, or discovers she's dating Batwoman).

Birds of Prey

Flew the Coop by Amilyn
With Dinah and Helena unavailable and Dick in Gotham, Babs goes out in the field to snare some drug dealers in Bludhaven. Things do not go quite according to plan, but she's still a bamf. With hilarious running commentary from Helena, and a nice cameo from Amy Rohrbach.

Young Justice (comics)

On Target by runespoor
Really wonderful look at Cissie, growing up and choosing her way, with a great cameo by the Lane-Kents.

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Middleman

The Infernal Celibacy Rededication (Or how Roxy decided she didn't need her groove back after all) by st_aurafina
I really liked this look at how Roxy came to be a reformed succubus - how she made her choice and keeps making it every day. With some wonderful cameos. I would love to know more about the Victorian Middleman we meet in this story.

The Meandering Exploration Experiment by epicycles
"Take it easy on the gas pedal, sweetcheeks. I've heard THC slows down your reaction time."

"I will turn this car around."

"Please, I'm your GPS, map display and navigation equipment. Without me you couldn't take us to the nearest head shop, let alone back to HQ."

"Well, I definitely remember there was a lake a few miles back that looked deep enough to at least take out your voice circuits, KITT."

"Try me, Hasselhoff." This is exactly what MM and Wendy (and Ida!) on a road trip would be like. Adorable.


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Sports Night

Banter and Broomsticks by starseverywhere
"Casey, I think the issue we have in calling it coaching is that to do so would imply that what Charlie, and you know how dearly I love your son, right? Well, if we call it coaching, that firmly implies what he has been doing is a sport. And I think if nothing else, we can both agree it's not."

"How is it not a sport? There are balls and hoops and two teams and, and other stuff," Casey said, arms folded over his chest.

Dan smirked. "The 'other stuff' to which you refer is broomsticks, Casey, broomsticks and silly hats. Your son wants to be a professional Quidditch player, and I think we both know that's your influence right there."

"I'm only not punching you in the mouth because I know you do have his best interests at heart." Hee! This is utterly adorable! Charlie plays Quidditch and Dan and Casey argue about it. (a little British in the dialogue, but still hilarious and adorable)

Five Drinks at the Corner Bar by Kass
They know her, and they're all still here.

If family meant people you sometimes choose to be with and sometimes don't get to choose not to be with, who see you at your best and also at your worst, who can recite your three favorite cocktails without pausing to think, who'll be there if you need them (and even if you don't) --

Dana's not sure she knows any families which actually operate like that, but Sports Night does. These people are her family. The realization makes her feel strangely warm and fuzzy inside. Five times the Sports Night crew go out for drinks. Oh, heart.

The Team Player by corilannam
In which Kim in all her awesomeness saves Sports Night. hee! SO AWESOME! With the perfect late 90s/early 2000s NY sports references, too! ♥♥♥

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Crossovers

Middleman/DCAU

The Cooperative Cetacean Extrication by NocturnalRites
Wendy + the Middleman + BBatB Aquaman = OUTRAGEOUS!!!! This is so AMAZINGLY PERFECT AND HILARIOUS I CAN'T EVEN. ♥♥♥

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Firefly/Sandman

Concentrated Other by eustaciavye
"They are only objects," she told them. "This River is not the river that can flow and bend."

buT iN tiMe You MaY SEe thE plaN I haVe FOR yOu. unTIl THen YoU MUSt be PATienT. Short, sharp, perfect meeting between River and Delirium during her time at the Academy.

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The Losers/Jurassic Park

Mission: Dinosaur Adventures by pollyrepeat
"Oh no," said Jensen.

"Jensen, we need to... talk," said Clay, like the words pained him.

"We’ve noticed that you seem..." Aisha began.

"Please stop," said Jensen. "Please, please, stop."

"Your head is up your ass," she finished, matter-of-fact. The kind of matter-of-fact that meant Aisha was about wade into topics that made her deeply uncomfortable, like feelings. Shit. "Tell us why."

"Would you believe me if I said I didn’t know?"

"Sadly," said Clay, "yes." *dies and is dead* This is hilarious and perfect. The Losers v. dinosaurs, and Jensen's complete obliviousness to his own and Cougar's feelings. I laughed out loud many, many times and the story isn't even that long.

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Alexander the Great/Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Dear Aristotle by CrunchySalad
Hee! Bill and Ted land at Mieza when Hephaistion is there and he is most puzzled by them. Hilarious.


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Life

Precession by Spatz
Dani didn't get how Crews had turned into the exception. Crews, who ignored her lines in the sand and her pointed silences, but tossed her the keys every time, bought her coffee with his fruit and listened when it was important, listened when she didn't say anything at all. Maybe that was zen – to give without expecting anything, and get everything in return. She'd given her trust almost without realizing it – believed so hard that she could stare at a photo and trust him blind, taunt Nevikov to his face and never doubt that Crews would come for her. But there was no debt there, even after he climbed into a deathtrap to get her out.

Like many things about Crews, it didn't make sense. She wasn't sure it ever would. really excellent post-series story in which Reese comes to a realization about Crews. Really great Dani voice and I loved the inclusion of Seever, as well.

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Burn Notice

Grocery Run by noctaval
Hee! In which Madeline Westen kicks ass. Highly enjoyable.

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Golden Girls

The Cheesecake of Christmas Present by SweeneyAgonistes
This story totally gets why Golden Girls was so good. Achy and full of love. <3

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Discworld

Flash Paper by Bard
Arson was not a popular crime in Ankh-Morpork. Not an unheard of crime, of course, because Ankh-Morpork was nothing if not a city of extremely heard crime. But even in the lowest of low places1 among the city streets, it was rare. River water you could stand on and the general public’s realization that hey, this building is touching that building and that building and thatbuilding is my house made most potential arsonists follow their survival instincts and join the Alchemists’ Guild instead.2

The lack of fire insurance helped, as well.3 Ahahahahaha, an awesomely perfect little slice of Vimes and the Watch.

Hen Party by perryvic
Nanny Ogg organizes a hen party for Tiffany before her wedding. This is just note perfect - hilarious (Greebo's appearance is AMAZING) and then touching and true at the end. *sniffle*

Persuasion in the City by Roga
I haven't read Snuff yet, so possibly I'm missing some finer nuances, but this is hilarious.

The way she turned the Commander of the Watch's words into mere advice reminded Vimes of Vetinari; using a turn of phrase to script her own reality.

Writers.

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Captain America

And I feel I wanna stay by delicatale
Sweet story where Steve adopts a cat and Bucky has to learn to live with it (for Steve, I would learn to live with a cat, and I am terribly allergic, so I feel Bucky on this one). (Author says modern AU, but I figure it can be set after Bucky's back so not really AU at all)

clean with dirty hands by listedheart
He's never done this with just anyone. There have been girls, sure, plenty of girls back home, but Bucky's never felt safe and vulnerable all at once when he's been on his knees for a dame. He's been on his knees for Steve before, twice back when they were in Brooklyn, too far gone on cheap beer and untainted by war. Steve had still been smaller than him, but with Bucky's knees going numb on the cheap carpet of his apartment, the height difference had been turned on its head then, too.

Bucky doesn't think he'd do those things with anyone other than Steve. Hot yet sweet PWP, the first time Steve and Bucky are together after Steve's become Captain America.

de-aged Bucky (kinkmeme fill) by cradle_song
Bucky gets de-aged during an attack on one of HYDRA's labs. Adorableness ensues.

Hero's Welcome by pollitt
When Steve leans down--leans down, Bucky is still wrapping his mind around that one--when he kisses Bucky, tender and earnest, like this is something that he's wanted to do as long as Bucky has... That's when Bucky realizes that this was the best idea ever, because they were meant to do this. They were made to do this. This kissing, and Steve's arms around Bucky's waist and Bucky's arm wrapped around Steve's shoulders and neck, is as natural as breathing and right as rain, and something they should have done so long ago and as much as possible. I draw a million sparkly hearts around this. This is absolutely what happened after Steve rescued Bucky at the Hydra base. <3

maybe this time by stardustcities
I think the author's summary covers it: Steve walks in on Bucky getting off and Bucky decides the opportunity is too good to pass up. Hot and adorable first time. *smishes them*


Same As It Ever Was by somehowunbroken
"Look, Steve, nobody's gonna tell you that you don't look different, right? But you gotta start thinking of it the other way around, man, like that old you wasn't the right one, and this is how things were meant to be." Steve needs a little reassurance, which Bucky is happy to provide.

Untitled Steve/Bucky, I'm your gun by edenfalling
Written for my prompt at the Three Sentence Ficathon. Nnnngggghhhh so good I wanted it to go on forever. Men kill each other in war, that's just how it goes; Steve knows this and he shoots when he has to, but it goes against some deep grain in his soul, and Bucky knows that no matter how Steve tries to play the confident hero, because Captain America or not, Steve is still Steve and Bucky has always looked out for him.

we all need saving by stardustcities
Sequel to "paralyzed down both sides" (previously recced), the non-powered AU where Steve is a cop and Bucky comes back from the war as a Russian assassin. In which Bucky finally reaches a breaking point. *sniffle*

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Young Avengers

Baltic by arachnidism
Billy and Tommy look more like twins than ever, because their wigs are identical, and in the uniform they don't actually look so bad, except that Tommy can't stop fidgeting and Billy's breasts are crooked. Billy gives Kate a rare smile that screams relief. "Kate!" he says, and throws himself into her arms. "You have to save us, Eli got cranky and made us get up at four thirty and we did pushups for hours and I need sleep or I'll unmake Manhattan."

"Your breasts are crooked," is all she can croak in reply to that, her cast going to pat Billy in the back. Kate gets sent to boarding school. The boys do not deal well. I hurt myself laughing at this because it is amazing and hilarious.

Ebony and Ivory, Flesh and Steel by gloss
Bucky had to look away. Not out of - he figured they assumed it was disgust, old Mr. Barnes couldn't handle the newfangled ways of love, but he'd never been able to look at couples being coupled, not for very long.

It was like seeing a girl before she put on her face, or Steve asleep in a puddle of drool: It wasn't right. It was an invasion of privacy.

Not that Bucky had ever had much of a problem with invading anyone's privacy. AU where Steve gets Bucky to "mentor" the Young Avengers and in the fine tradition of younger siblings everywhere, the boys won't stop bothering him. This is both hilarious and touching. Billy and Teddy are adorable but the Bucky-Eli interaction is what makes it so awesome.

get up on the dance floor by _seven_crows
Billy doesn't want to go to prom, but Teddy surprises him. This is adorable.

hope isn't a word by riko
Lovely, achy, funny story of how Teddy comes to be living in the warehouse.

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Push

The Difference Between Retrieval and Recovery by to_say_nothing
She closed her eyes. "I wish the future would hold steady for a while," she said plaintively. She felt young. She was sure - nearly sure - that she was older than she'd ever been, but she felt young and lost. "I wish I could get my balance." Nick organizes a rescue after Cassie is taken by Division. Good action, and a really lovely and true reunion for them.

Facet by unrequitedangst
This is a day: over breakfast, they loudly debate what to do that day, even as her pen moves steadily through the unformed memories of it corporeal on paper, even as he complains that her cars look like boxes, her people like blobs--what the hell is that even supposed to be?--even as she tells him to fuck off, her art is pretty fucking amazing, all right, it is a rough sketch. They go out into the street and talk to people and maybe get shot at, then they go somewhere else for lunch, bickering over her possibly shitty-or-not-shitty taste in clothing, and then they get shot at some more. When it's over, they still aren't dead yet. Really love series of snippets about their life on the run.

Future Imperfect by to_say_nothing
Cassie always drew what she saw, even when she didn't like it. She'd drawn herself and Nick dying, dying, dying, tortured and imprisoned, drugged and separated. She drew herself now, crying up at the ceiling. The green marker pressed heavily into the page as she scribbled the crimped lines of her hair, but she held the silver lightly on the outline of her tears. Lovely bit of Nick/Cassie.

My Heart Will Surely Fail by redbrunja
So she's on the run with a totally hot older guy with stubble and shoulders and blue eyes and she's possibly going to die very very soon (long story, not that entertaining) the point is, given that life is short and Nick is hot, doesn't it make sense that once, just once, they should hook up? Short, sharp, true look at Nick and Cassie's situation.

roll the dice by vinylroad
Lovely series of snapshots of Nick and Cassie on the run together as Cassie grows up.

Shifting Destination by eustaciavye
Nick leaves Cassie soon after the end of the movie for her own safety, but they team up again a few years later to break her mother out of Division. An enjoyable read.

The Sky Was Dark (But You Were Clear) by river_soul
"You were dead, and I thought," he starts before kissing her again.

There's blood on his lips, her blood and Cassie doesn't know what to say, what to do so she reaches out for him, closes the unused space between them to press his body against hers. The solidness of his weight above her makes her feel safe and protected in a way she didn't realize she needed. "Nick," she breathes against him, mouth brushing against his to stop the frantic sounds he's making. "I'm ok," she says, eyes fluttering, limbs heavy and mouth slack. "I'm ok." Sharp, desperate first kiss for Nick and Cassie.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by dancinbutterfly
"It's okay. I've got you. You're gonna be okay."

It sounds too much like what she heard in her vision and she knows she has to leave. So she pulls back and gives him a watery smile. His returning smile is broad and lights up his whole face and she wishes she were a better artist. She wants to remember this better than she can capture it.

"We're going to be okay this time," he promises and she nods. Yes they are. Cassie leaves to keep them both safe, and Nick doesn't take it well. Achy and lovely.

Sweet Deal by anenko
They're facing each other, close enough to kiss, and there's a bed right beneath them. Cassie doesn't need to be a Watcher to see where this is going. Destination: hot sex, straight ahead. She's already lightheaded just thinking about. Every single day it took to get to this moment is suddenly so very worth it. For once, Cassie doesn't see it coming. Sweet and funny and hot.

you're all that i can see by liminalliz
When she's not planning the full destruction of all Division agencies across the globe, rescuing her mother, and saving the world from the renegades, she's searching for the original Wiper who took Nick's memories, or at least hunting down a Wiper worth his or her salt that could bring back some glimpses so she could win his trust; Kira's Push runs deep in his scarred brain. Cassie would feel doomed if it wasn't for her latest vision of her and Nick hustling a dice game, a fond familiar smile on his face.

She visits him when she can, but it never ends well. The technicolor swell flies outward from his fists, and she has to drug him again, rubbing her bruised face and calling for a Stitch. Cassie rescues Nick from Division, and then tries to find a way to get his memories of her back. Sharp and good.

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Crossovers

Leverage/Inception

Born for Adversity by katiekins22
It's been awhile since Eliot saw his little brother. Staring down the barrel of Arthur's gun was not exactly how he'd hoped a reunion might happen, but he has to admit the odds had been better than even.

"What's up with your hair?" he asks curiously.

Arthur's jaw tightens like he's chewing on his first response, his brows furrowing in a way that Eliot can admit looks pretty badass.

"My hair?" Arthur finally growls, and Eliot smirks and does the Revlon hair toss, using the motion to conduct a quick visual survey of the hotel room his baby brother is guarding. hee! Eliot and Arthur as estranged brothers works surprisingly well in this adorable crossover.

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Captain America/X-Men: First Class

Lab Rats and Tin Soldiers by dancinbutterfly
Bucky's not the only one Steve saves from that HYDRA facility. Erik Lehnsherr joins the Allied war effort, as well. Lovely and sad and hopeful all at once. (could use another beta pass)

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DCU/Firefly

Made Perfect Sense by runespoor7
A slip of a girl is standing there, pale-faced and with dark hair - longer than Cass. He blinks, and tenses his muscles in anticipation of the fight.

She can't be older than Tim. It's not, as he well knows, any kind of testament to her skill-levels; when Bruce was younger than Tim is now, he was already one of the most dangerous fighters on Earth. Without even going into the likes of Cass or Damian.

Or she could be meta. In which case, of course, all bets are off. Bruce feels his lips set into a thin line. All considered, that is still preferable to magic.

But she doesn't attack him, simply looks at him, solemn and unafraid. Something deep in Bruce's chest shifts. Batman finds himself in the future with only River Tam for company. Awesome. Excellent at showing how good Bruce can be with damaged kids. And River is, of course, amazing.

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Sports Night/BSG

We're Replacing Segment 12 by miabicicletta
"I don't get it," Dan said.

"I still don't get it," Casey agreed.

Dan looked at his co-host. "This amazes me. I am wonderstruck with amazement. I can grasp the fundamental purpose of pretty much any sport there is."

"Football."

"No problem."

"Badminton."

"Piece of cake."

"Jai-alai," Casey said with gusto.

"My alai," Dan replied with emphasis, and Casey gave him a dubious look. "Yeah. That's something I'll never say again. You know what I was going for."

"Sadly, I do."

"I don't get Pyramid man. Help me, Sam. Help me understand." hee! This is awesome! Sam Anders visits the set of Sports Night. Dan and Casey are bemused. <3

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Captain America

i've been in your body and it was a carnival ride by postcardmystery
Tony starts to laugh, says, "You think Steve Rogers would fuck you without puppies and hearts and rainbows, are you out of your tree, dude?"

"I-" says Bucky, and tangles his metal hand in his hair, says, "I, he's Steve, and I'm me, I just, I didn't, um."

"Look," says Tony, sitting down cross-legged on the floor next to Bucky, "even I can tell that if you want to ride that bronco, you have to buy a ticket, wait, no, that's a terrible analogy, er, Pep, I need a hand, here-"

"He's in love with you," says Pepper, "and you are the only person who has ever met the two of you, I should imagine, who is in ignorance of that. Go home, Sergeant Barnes." This isn't really how I see Bucky, but this story pushes a lot of my buttons and it is both hot and sweet and has pining and unrequited love that is actually requited, so, yes. Also, Pepper remains the actualfax best.

Like Oxygen When I Breathe You In by sparklyfiend
The author says it's five times Steve had a panic attack, but mostly it's about how much Steve and Bucky love each other. *happy sigh*

my heart on a trigger by stardustcities
"Hey, come on. You know I won't let you fall."

"Heh, yeah." Bucky leans into his hand, then away to set the bottle down by the side of Steve's bed. After, he sidles unsteadily closer to settle over Steve's lap, close and warm with the dozy, familiar smell of alcohol on his breath. "I know you won't." Oh my heart. Bucky doesn't like heights. Steve promises to take care of him. And then what happens in the movie happens. Oh, Bucky. Oh, Steve... *sniffle*

paralyzed down both sides by stardustcities
Steve scrubs a hand back through his hair, leans into his desk. He's exhausted, because it's exhausting trying to investigate a case when he's sleeping with the man he's supposed to be hunting down. Bucky is there in an instant, so light on his feet that Steve doesn't know he's next to him until Bucky's touching his arm, up to his neck, finding pressure points and dipping his fingers into them, massaging until Steve is loose with his touch. "Bucky," Steve mumbles, feels like it's all he can say, a mantra that he can't bear to stop repeating. He's not supposed to know Bucky's name; he's not supposed to know anything about him.

Except he knows everything about him. Non-powered AU where Steve joins the NYPD when Bucky ships out. And then Bucky comes back and he's... different. It's short but it made me say Oh, Bucky and Oh, Steve a lot. I wish it were longer.

To Have and to Hold by necchan
This is some really lovely Steve/Bucky from childhood through the movie.

Trembling on with steady aim by gloss
He trained as an assassin. He was, they said, a natural.

They gave him a knife, a pistol, and a mask as well as a dumb yellow-haired pretty boy partner.

They didn't need to say, Kill. Kill 'em all. Be sneaky, and mean, and inscrutable. Kill 'em.

That much was understood. AU where Bucky is Nisei. Brilliant and clear-eyed and painful. Highly recommended.

you've been acting awful tough lately by postcardmystery
Steve leans in and kisses him, hard and long, and says, "I'm in if you are."

"We don't have to, you know, give this a name," says Bucky, still staring at the floor, and Steve says, "Why not? Let's not be stupid this time."

"Let's not go hopin' for too much," says Bucky, and Steve pulls Bucky into his side, and says, "Yeah, maybe not." Pining, snark and porn, which is pretty much what I want from these two.

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