well that's one way to lose these walking blues

Check, Please!

Dibs and the Art of the Subordinating Conjunction by Stultiloquentia
"Hey, Lards." Nursey's soft voice broke the quiet. "It's a good paper." He said it convincingly enough to loosen the annoying little knot in her stomach. She poked her nose over the bed railing. "I love how you described the prints, and I'm dying to know more about the textiles; those could be, like, a whole paper by themselves. I left a few technical comments and stuff. Can I show you?"

Lardo blew out a breath. "Yeah, okay." Really lovely, low-key look at the friendship between Lardo and Nursey.

we are climbing higher by jamesiee
Sweet AU where Jack meets Bitty at the Olympics instead of at Samwell.

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It's been so lonely without you here

Grace and Frankie

Come Disconnect the Dots by chainofclovers
Grace doesn’t care about any of that stuff, not really, but she has to admit that Frankie is one of the main reasons she knows as much as she does about herself. Grace has always inspired attention and opinions, but until Frankie, she’s never been so observed, so remarked upon. Frankie’s insults are so deserved, and her questions are so intuitive, that Grace can’t help but accept Frankie’s compliments as truth, too. Achingly lovely post-s4 story where Grace and Frankie get to move forward together, on their own terms. Oh my heart.

you will continue to need by kathryne
Her brain stutters on the thought of what she wants Frankie to feel. Still, there's only one real choice, isn't there? She walks over to the couch and lays a hand on Frankie's shoulder. "Coming up?" she asks when Frankie looks at her. Frankie gapes for a moment, mouth moving soundlessly. "Oh, Grace," she stutters. "Really?" Frankie is warm under Grace's hand through the soft cotton of her pyjama shirt. "Before I think better of it," Grace says, squeezing Frankie's shoulder to take the sting out of her words. "Yippee," Frankie crows, hopping off the couch faster than Grace thought she could move. She runs for the stairs, blankets and all, and Grace stands by the couch, watching as she disappears. She looked so happy. Surely a night in crowded quarters is worth it, for that? AU where Grace and Frankie start sharing a bed early in s1 and things progress from there. #and they were roommates

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this town you've made your whole life in

Batman

A Cradle Song by Argothia
All four of the batbros get de-aged and have to work together to deal with the consequences. Adorable.

Guess I'm A Bad Liar by Zee
AU where Superboy and Robin don't know each other, and Kon goes undercover to check out a connection between Lex Luthor and Jack Drake, using Tim as his in. Kon is very bad at undercover. I love him. This is adorable.

Two Dead Birds by InsaneTrollLogic
Jason winds up traveling back in time to just when (his version of) Red Hood started showing up in Gotham. He tries to change things for the better and things rapidly spiral beyond his control. Oh Jason.

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but the words to keep on living is what you left behind

Crossovers

Star Wars/The West Wing

Having come this far by Petra
Leia inherits Bail Organa’s chief political operative, Josh Lyman. They celebrate a bunch of Seders over the cycles. What it says on the tin. Oh Josh. Oh Leia. <3

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Leverage/Captain America

The Holy Relic Job by hansbekhart
The Winter Solder walks into a pub in Brooklyn, looking for something he can't remember but knows he left behind. Eliot, Parker, and Hardison just want to survive the encounter. Oh my heart.

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but i can't make 'em stay

Star Wars

From the river by MirandaTam
I've previously recommended the other stories in this series (and the series as a whole) but this one is done now - it features a lot of spying and Mandalorians, if that is your thing, and some matters start coming to a head. And Shmi remains amazing. <333

Introductions by Beatrice_Otter
Lando doesn't think much of Luke when they first meet.

The Thaw by palimpsestus
Han and Leia, between Yavin and Bespin. <333

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at the moon in its flight

Avengers
(No Infinity War spoilers)

erik stevens, prince of wakanda by theformerone
T'Chaka brings Erik back to Wakanda, where he becomes part of the family. I enjoyed this a lot. (The series is still ongoing, but each story is complete in itself.)

this feeling begins (just like a spark) by synchronicities
Bucky remembers Natasha in flashes. Natasha comes to Wakanda with Steve, and Bucky has begun remembering her. Nicely done.

Laughing and Not Being Normal by etymologyplayground
Wonderful post-Ragnarok slice of life story on the refugee ship. Heimdall remains the most competent adult in Asgard and Thor is still the best. #precious asgardian

run back to you by Lizzen
Bucky pines for Steve over the long years. *sobs*

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