let me see what spring is like on jupiter and mars

Discworld

'Tis Impossible To Be Sure Of Any Thing by karanguni
Really excellent story about Vetinari and Moist and Death and taxes.

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Doom

Stratigraphic Context by Aderam
"What's the plan?" John asked, redirecting the muzzle of the large gun towards the floor and pointedly taking it from Sam's hand.

"Run for the nearest exit," Sam offered ruefully, leading the way into the hallway. She could hear John's huff of disapproval behind her even over the sounds of people running in their direction.

"I don't think I like your plan," he replied. Post-movie John and Sam for me! I like how they keep rescuing each other, and I hope that they have a peaceful future free of UAC, and this story gives me both of those things. <3

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M*A*S*H*

The Art of Bluffing by CousinShelley
"You're going to sit there until I fall asleep, aren't you? Staring me into submission."

"You wanted to be alone. In Hawkeye logic, that means you don't want to be alone. So I'm going to sit here, yes." She slipped her hand under the edge of the covers and took his, holding it firmly, thumb brushing over the back. "But if you tell anybody I've gone soft and tucked you in, I'll mix castor oil into your still."

"Blasphemer." Really lovely look at Hawkeye and Margaret's friendship. The ending definitely made me tear up. *sniff*

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Elementary

Hark the Herald Reptiles Sing by Bow
"You see, in essentials we are not so very different. I believe it comes from—your previous life," she says smugly. "There's a kind of affinity between a good surgeon and a talented painter. You grow accustomed to looking inside of people, to seeing on levels that normal people can't reach. Pulling bodies to pieces."

"Some of us do our best to reassemble them," says Joan Joan and Moriarty share some similarities but it's the differences that are most important. Really nicely done.

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Rivers of London

Folly To Be Wise by Philomytha
Excellent casefic that shows how Ettersberg reverberates even now through Nightingale's life.

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the shameless kiss of vanity

Northern Exposure

It Came From Outer Space by cher
"The sun is rising over Cicely, and it looks like we're going to have a beautiful day. Today I can't help but appreciate the light breaking over Main Street; the way I can see the Brick emerging from the shadows of dawn.

"I've always been an appreciate-the-sunrise kind of guy, but there's something a little bit special about what might be the last one I see from where I sit. This is 'Chris in the Morning' on KBHR, and I wish you a happy apocalypse." The apocalypse is coming to Cicely. Joel panics, and everyone else behaves perfectly in character as well. Reads just like an episode.

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The Queen's Thief

Loyal Subject by bec
Costis comes to some conclusions. Oh, Costis. *ruffles his hair*

on hairpins by Lirazel
When the citizens of Attolia complain that the Thief of Eddis is a terrible influence on their queen, they have no way of knowing the truth of their own words. Gen is teaching Irene his tricks, and she's taking joy in learning them. oh, this is lovely. <3

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The Cutting Edge

Moves in the Field by icepixie
Walter Dorsey was getting his ass kicked at hockey by a girl.

Sure, the girl was an Olympic figure skating champion, and she had the advantage of being on the same team as his little brother, also an Olympic champion and still an incredible hockey player even with the missing eighteen degrees of peripheral vision. But Walter was still getting his ass kicked by a girl. Doug takes Kate home to propose. And play pickup hockey. This is adorable.

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The Summer Prince

The Queen's Award by ambyr
Bebel's never made a secret of what she wanted. Oh, yes, this is what I wanted at the end of the book.

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Lilo & Stitch

Escape Velocity by miss_pryss
Lilo grows up and becomes a space adventurer. Everyone helps. Oh heart.

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and nothing seems to break me

Kings

Get Up, and Go Forth by Frostfire
He dreams of Samuels.

"Why now?" he asks in the dream, which he would hesitate to do in reality, for fear of the answer. "Why does He want me now, when he never did before?"

"Now," says Samuels, in his slow, deliberate way, "you are ready to listen."

He wakes up and thinks, oh yes. Because his whole life has been destroyed, so he has nothing better to do. "Thanks," he says to the stars above. God remains unapologetic. If the show had had a second season, we could only HOPE it would be as good as this story of Jack finding his way to David in the wilderness, and the two of them learning to trust each other. This really nails Jack's character and also David's humanity. *happy sigh*

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Newsflesh

Turn and Face the Strange by Snacky
A lovely post-series slice of life story. Um, I guess to say more would be spoiling the series. But if you've read the trilogy, you should read this story!

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Sleepy Hollow

Syzygy by recrudescence
"You summoned the kraken?" Irving said.

"Not exactly, sir." Abbie went right on looking him dead in the eye. [...] "Technically, it's a leviathan."

"And technically, the leviathan cannot be summoned," Crane added. "It's a biblical beast said to arise when the time is nigh—"

"We put it back," Abbie interrupted. "Let's focus on that, okay?" Abbie, Jenny, and Ichabod fight the leviathan. This hilarious and awesome in exactly the same way as the show.

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Calvin and Hobbes

Hello Operator, Please Give Me Number Nine by Starlingthefool
Susie plays Calvinball with Death. Excellent.

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The Bourne Series

Lost & Found by UrbanAmazon
Really lovely coda to the movie, where Aaron and Marta learn to stop running and start living.

set fire to the rain by tielan
Yes! This explains a lot about Nicky Parsons and why she's willing to go on the run with Jason. Totally my head canon now.

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and i won't sit down, and i won't shut up

Captain Marvel

Necessary Research by Amy
It wasn't like Captain Marvel had ever just said stuff. Kit learned by paying attention. She knew Captain Marvel's favorite snack foods because she helped her unpack her groceries. She knew Captain Marvel's favorite music because the walls in their building were thin. And she knew Captain Marvel was in love with Spider-woman because she was eight, not stupid. in which Kit is adorably serious about being Captain Marvel's sidekick, and making sure she knows stuff when her memory is gone. Oh Kit. Oh heart.

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Hawkeye

And Never Brought to Mind by Amy
In which Kate and Clint and Lucky save New Year's Eve in the most Hawkeye way possible. Adorable.

Backup by thatbroadcast
She gets the text at two pm on a Tuesday.

KIDNAPPED NINJAS WARWICK HOTEL BRING BACKUP BATTERY DYING CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT Kate and Lucky to the rescue! Hilarity ensues.

style is eternal by Traincat
Kate, Lucky and Clint, and a year of doggie costumes. Hilarious and adorable.


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Ultimate Spider-Man

we'll be doing what we do (just pretending that we're cool) by subwaycars
Miles, Ganke and Kate doing what teenage superheroes do. Adorable.

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The Amazing Spider-Man

You Will Always Be In Front of Me, Even As I Disappear From View by lizimajig
Gwen's not a damsel in distress. Really good story about her and Peter resuming their relationship and dealing with a new villain, and what it might mean for both of them.

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A-Babies vs. X-Babies

I Always Need to be Sure of You by zarabithia
"I think I might be a little selfish," Steve whispers to Bucky. "I think it's sweet that Clint and Kate share Pizza Dog, and I'm glad that Han can help Eli while his grandpa is sick, but ... "

Steve squeezes Bucky so tight that Bucky thinks his stuffing might burst from his seams. But that's okay; it's the kind of hug that is worth it.

"But I could never share you the way Clint and Kate share Pizza Dog," Steve whispers. "And I could never, ever give you away, no matter how important the mission." *sobs* Bucky Bear is Steve's favorite. Oh my heart.

Sharon's Christmas Pony by elfhawk3
The story of how Bucky Bear became Bucky Bear. *sobs*

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A-Babies vs. X-Babies/The Muppet Show

The Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Babysitting Show by jadelennox
But Sweetums' favorite of these awesome little kids was Hulk. He was just so smart and friendly, and he really understood what it was like to be, well, big. The Avenger Babies meet the Muppets. BRILLIANT.

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i got my angel now

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Undercover Work by Cinaed
Diaz and Santiago have to go undercover in a gay bar. Sounds just like an episode, except with bonus Diaz/Santiago makeouts! <3

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Push

Disremember by slipsthrufingers
Nick doesn't remember, so Cassie's going to have to do it for the both of them. This is both heartbreaking and hopeful. Lovely.

the present and probable future by sevenfoxes
All Nick's roads lead to Cassie eventually. Really well done look at AUs and precognition.

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Orphan Black

Networking by marycontraire
Alison grins widely at him, and Felix gets this weird jolt of memory, recalling a ten-year-old Sarah winning a netball game in school, before they moved to Canada. Alison is so foreign, so new, and yet she's family in a way he can't shake. Maybe that's why they've become such fast friends. Maybe not. Felix will never know. Felix and Alison's weird friendship is one of my favorite things about Orphan Black, and this story captures exactly why. It's hilarious and then it hits you in the feels when you're not expecting it.

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The Mummy

On The Same Page by Selkit
Evelyn wants to make sure her adventuring, treasure-hunting fiancé is on board with the quieter, less exciting aspects of a librarian's life. But life, as usual, doesn't exactly go according to plan. This is adorable.

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i know it's probably not my place

Cotillion

The Birds and the Bees by Lbilover
Lord Legerwood, unknotting with the ease of long practice the tangled skein of his wife's speech, said, "Do I take it you want me to discuss the niceties of love-making with Freddy?"

"Yes," replied his other half baldly.

He could think of a dozen things he would rather do than hold such a conversation with his son, among them walking barefoot over hot coals or strolling down Bond Street without trousers. But he knew that Emma, scatterbrained as she could be, was right. Discreet inquiries over the years since Freddy's majority had yielded no evidence that he ever kept a mistress or even visited one of those establishments that catered to a gentleman's needs. Freddy was undoubtedly as virginal as his bride-to-be, and perhaps a few pointers wouldn't go amiss to help get the newlyweds off to a good start.

"Very well, Emma," he said, resigned to his fate. "I will have a talk with Freddy." And hilarity ensues. This gets the voices just right. So adorable!

A Night to Remember by Yosituna
Adorable little story about Freddy and Kitty's wedding night that gets the voices just right.

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The Middleman

Baby, You're Much Too Fast by entwashian
She shoved a handful of bills at Ida. "Chocolate," she hissed again.

Ida exited the car. As she approached the door to the store, Roxy yelled out, "Donuts! They're as close as you can get to eating a human soul!"

Ida ignored the stares of the patrons pumping gas as she entered the convenience store. Roxy kidnaps Ida for help, and MM and Wendy cover for her back at Middleman HQ. Hilarious and really captures the voices and the vibe of the show.

The Devil's Dance by slipshod
Missing scene from The Flying Fish Zombification. The Middleman teaches Wendy the devil's dance. Gets the voices spot on.

Epiphany by singlecrow
Holiday gift-giving between Wendy and her friends. Aw.

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Ocean's Eleven

Showing Your Hand by shrift
"Hugh Hefner called. He wants his robe back," Danny said.

"You're a liar and a thief. Never make that comparison again." Lovely, bantery first time for Danny and Rusty. <3

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Sports Night

Once More, With Feeling by Roga
Jeremy keeps chickening out on proposing to Natalie. Adorable!

Punishment by Malana
Natalie's in a mood and Dan doesn't even know why he's being punished. This is adorable.

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The Heat

Brass in Pocket by fearlessfan
Really lovely, slow-growing Ashburn/Mullins. <3

Or Should I Walk by Again by Giddygeek
"A serial killer's den? You keep grenades in your fridge, Mullins. Grenades!"

Shannon sniffed. "Adds character," she said implacably. "Unlike your fridge full of yogurt and orange juice. God. It's like a fucking magazine spread in there, right out of Boring Women's Weekly or some fucking thing. You know what, you need a grenade. You need a little life in there."

"There isn't supposed to be life in the fridge, Mullins," Sarah said. "The whole point of a fridge to prevent life from growing in your--" Shannon was just looking at her with raised eyebrows. Sarah stopped, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and counted to three. Delightfully sweet and in-character story about Mullins livening up Ashburn's life. <3

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I reached out for the one I tried to destroy

Batgirl

Sunlight in a moonlit world by amaresu
Looking at the bright eyes of the girl next to you though, you know you made the right decision. If you'd stayed, she never would've become this person capable of making you exhaust yourself in the chase. Someone who could be your equal as well as your friend. It's a good thing, even if you miss her terribly. Cass comes back to Gotham to see Steph. This is lovely

Training by thedevilchicken
If you have ever wanted dirtybadwronghot Bruce/Steph with D/s undertones (and boy, have I!), then have I got a story for you! This is superhot and since I felt for Steph and wanted to slap Bruce a good part of the time, it's also in character! It was the same the next night, and the night after that, and every night until Tim came home. He had her kneel on a rooftop dressed as Spoiler, in the cave out by the batmobile, in the kitchen when Alfred was out picking up groceries. She did it every time, without question, not sure whether she should hate herself for it, hate Bruce or both of them. Then Tim was back and she thought maybe it would stop but whenever they met there was a moment when he'd look at her just so and suddenly she understood that he didn't have to say a word anymore, and she didn't have to kneel. He'd trained her. She did as he said. She still remembers how that felt.

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Arrow

Furlough by moirariordan
Felicity arranges a quiet Christmas getaway for Ollie. Diggle helps. Lovely, quiet, melancholy OT3 story.

gimel by Spatz
Lovely story in which Dig and Ollie show up to help Felicity celebrate Hanukkah.

message in a bottle by spyglass
Charming epistolary Oliver/Felicity story.

Really Is A Hero by inmyriadbits
Then he started moving, and Felicity loved that he didn't treat her like she was delicate. He would touch her like she was special, sure, like he was carefully loving the way she felt, but he never held back as if she might break or fall apart. It made her feel strong, and satisfied, and possessive.

And it fucking felt amazing -- Oliver was all control and power and raw need like this, like he couldn't stop or take it easy on her. He expected her to keep up, and she did. Super hot and also wonderfully in character Oliver/Felicity. <3

Thin Lines by blithers
His tongue feels thick and heavy in his mouth. He closes his eyes. Thoughts slip away from him like the white flash of silvery fish, flitting here and there, sparks of light in the darkness. Oliver dreams in a rotating kaleidoscope of languages: Russian, Chinese, English, the island, the sand-paper grittiness of mud on his fingers and concrete under his knees, the screams of prisoners echoing in a metal box. He thinks of the way he wants to scratch his way out of his own head sometimes, to peel the persona of Oliver Queen off, this patchwork of half-remembered drunken socialite behavior and the hyper-manners of a civilized age that he wears like an itchy sweater. Really good story that reads like an episode, with slightly more insight into Oliver than we often get on the show.

we are not your island (you are not our distant shore) by misura
Dig and Felicity attempt to seduce Oliver, with varying results. hee!

we build empires on your kitchen table by misura
Ollie's oblivious but not quite as oblivious as Felicity and Dig think he is. Adorable OT3 fluff.

Where You Hang Your Bow by Tassos
Brooding look at Team Arrow and all the ways they can stretch and fray but in the end, they still have each other. Lovely.

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