'cause down the shore everything's all right

Check Please!

a rose by any other name by biblionerd07
Lovely look at Lardo and the power of names.

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Batman

All the Roofs of Uncertainty by Kieron_ODuibhir
Jason helps save Dick's life, and it leads to a clearing of the air (and an airing of the grievances) between him and Bruce, and eventually, with the rest of the family. Oh my heart.

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Discworld

Mother of Dragons by Demmora
Adorable little slice of life in the Vimes household.

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who got the only sweetest thing in the world?

Star Wars

Stories behind the cut have spoilers for The Force Awakens.

( TFA spoilers )

The Sith Who Brought Life Day by ophelia_interrupted
An Imperial officer loses a bet and has to get Darth Vader a present for Life Day. And of course, what better gift than the name of the pilot who destroyed the Death Star. Ah, I could read a million variations on Vader finding out about Luke. (note: first person POV)

Sun in Chains by sparklight
Luke has to team up with Vader to escape a Sith trap. Father-son bonding grudgingly commences. I love stories where Luke starts making Vader remember what it's like to care. (first in an unfinished series, so I can't vouch for what comes next)

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i'm high on believing

Avengers

leave your life open (you don't have to hide) by kaydeefalls
Lovely Steve/Bucky in which Bucky's not the only one who needs to do some recovering and reevaluating. Oh Steve.

Patching Up Superidiots by FireflysLove
Claire's friends have weird hobbies. Aw, this is an adorable "Matt meets Jessica while getting patched up at Claire's" story.

rarely short on caring by shellybelle
Claire + superheroes = YAY!

Sexiest 'Something' Alive by Niobium
"Right, so, he came through, which I saw, and it was kind of confusing because an alien's never popped out of a wormhole, at least not that I've read about. Actually before that night I hadn't read of a recorded wormhole sighting, period. And their wormhole device causes atmospheric disturbances and a lot of light, and it looks similar to a tornado. When that cleared, there he was. So that's how we met."

By the time she was done Thor seemed to have recovered. He gave her a warm smile and squeezed her hand. Qian said, "And what was the first thing you said to each other?" She glanced at Thor. "Is there some sort of standard way your people greet other races when you've arrived unannounced on another planet?"

"There is," Thor said. "But first, she struck me with her vehicle."

Dorian choked on his water. Best meet cute! People wants to name Thor Sexiest Man Alive. Tony thinks it should go to someone actually from earth. Jane just wants to do science. Hee!

things learnt upon reunion by dirtybinary
Exquisitely lovely Steve/Bucky inspired by the CACW trailer.

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