from when the roof came crashing down

The Expanse

After Rain by dirty_diana
In which Bobbie learns to swim. <3

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Grace and Frankie

Intervals in Green by chainofclovers
A series of three stories detailing the slow progression of Grace and Frankie's relationship over the series (pre-s4). Lovely and achy.

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please don't say everything is lost

Batfamily

chiaroscuro by mandalorianed
Thoughtful, melancholy series that looks at Damian and his relationships with various Batfamily members - Cass, Jason, and Kate in particular.

Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair by hauntedlittledoll
Jason understands where the kid is coming from. Damian's made enough digs over the last year that Jason can point out every single check-mark against him that now applies to Damian as well.

He had been disobedient. He had been too weak to defeat an enemy and killed. He had been resurrected in the tradition of the al Ghul in an act that defied Batman's moral code.

All the rules have been broken, and by his own estimation, Damian comes up wanting.

The only thing the kid has left is the hope that—like Jason—the others want him anyway. Jason comes up behind the kid, and musses his hair roughly. The little guy didn't have a clue, but that was something that could be fixed. After Damian dies, Jason takes the step that the others can't, and brings him to a Lazarus Pit. *sobs*

a hat fashioned from tin foil by ameliafromafairytale
Batfamily conspiracy theories meet social media. Oh heart.

Minimum Height Requirement by Drag0nst0rm
AU where Bruce doesn't let any of his kids fight crime until they're 18. Some things are much better. Some things...don't change as much as you'd think. I love it when Bruce is a good Batdad to his Batkids.

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someone to die for you and more

Avengers

but you'll be all right by nighimpossible
Peter Parker's POV of IW. (Spoilers, obv.) Oh my heart. *sobs* #precious spiderbabies

A Hashtag is Born by Siria
"The future's fixed a lot of things," Steve agreed. "But not my dancing."

"How bad could you be, captain?" Shuri had come up behind them without Steve noticing, arm in arm with her mother.

Steve and Bucky both winced.

"He can move his feet," Bucky said carefully. "And I suppose you could say that if that's happening at the same time as the music, then technically it's dancing."

"But that's getting pretty technical, ma'am," Steve said. "Buck was always the dancer of the two of us."

"Yes, he is quite accomplished," Shuri said, producing a phone from the pocket of her sleek white gown. She makes a show out of inspecting its screen. "I found it very enjoyable to watch. Judging by the number of retweets, so did Twitter. Mother, you two already have your own hashtag. How sweet." Bucky starts keeping company with Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda. Steve just wants to avoid an international incident. Darling!

hold some dirt with those hands by magdaliny
Lovely post-IW fix-it for Steve and Bucky.

Night Crossing by fallingvoices
Steve travels to the underworld to bring everybody back. Oh Steve.

Nothing and Everything by Sholio
Tony and Nebula have to work together. (IW Spoilers) Oh heart.

Pick Up the Pieces And Go On by LtLJ
Tony and Nebula have to work together to return to earth (from Tony's POV this time). <3 (IW spoilers)

rebuild all your ruins by Tyleet
In which Valkyrie saves the universe. (IW spoilers)

take all you can carry by havisham
Bucky sighed. He knew this was all bullshit anyway. He'd always choose to be Bucky Barnes, every time he could chose. If he wasn't Bucky, then who would Steve look for when he came looking?

He'd stayed for Steve for this long, he might as well continue with it. Oh Bucky. *sobs* (Infinity War spoilers)

watch them rolling back by napricot
The Avengers regroup and plan to defeat Thanos. Oh Thor. Oh Steve. (IW spoilers)

We Do What We Always Do by cadignan
"Boys always wanna talk about their feelings," Natasha mumbles, and then she curls around a pillow at the other end of the massive bed and goes to sleep. GROSS SOBBING. (IW spoilers!)

Weight of the World by gorgeousnerd
Brief but powerful tag for Infinity War. Spoilers obv.

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the scars of your love, they leave me breathless

Star Wars

and the stars did wander by admiralholdo
Leia carries many ghosts with her, but Padme's was the first. This is achingly lovely (but could use another editing pass).

I Like to Keep My Issues Drawn by celeste9
Rey, Finn, and Poe find their way forward together after TLJ. <3

Paper Trails; A Triptych of Leia Organa by glorious_clio
Lovely look at Leia over the years (pre-movies). I especially love how this highlights her relationship with Breha.

tell me, get my shit together by paperclipbitch
Chewie points out that at least when Lando owned this ship, it was clean, and flaps a hand at the latest set of scuffs from Han slouching on the couch without taking his boots off. Han never had a mom, but if he had, and she'd been terrifyingly tall and hella hairy and weirdly specific about hygiene, then he guesses she'd have been just like Chewbacca.

"When I first met you, you were living in a mud cave," Han reminds him. "This is definitely much, much better. Besides, you know, we're the not-exactly-bad-but-definitely-neutral guys! We need a few scratches, a few dents, a few caf-cup rings on the tables, you know?"

Chewie has been gathering mugs with a look of great suffering, and departs off toward their galley with a grumble that Han catches nonetheless.

"Awesome smugglers don't use coasters!" he calls after him. "Ask anyone!" Han doesn't even like Lando, okay. He doesn't know why Chewie is even friends with that guy. This is hilarious.

they don't sing songs for me by mandalorianed
Ventress runs into Rey on Jakku and mentors her for a while. Oh heart.

The Trick is to Keep Breathing by AceQueenKing
AU where Vader survived at the end of RotJ, and years later (post-TLJ), Leia reluctantly comes to him for help fighting the First Order. Fascinating and heartbreaking.

Troublemaker by imaginary_golux
Poe gets the chance to fix his mistakes and he takes it. Oh heart.

Waste Management by shadydave
The kids undertake a mission to rescue General Organa from the First Order. This is a rollicking good time.

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It's only made of short stories

Vids

Multifandom

The Greatest by bironic
Awesome multifandom vid of characters of color. #I'm not crying you're crying.

Stand by You by thingswithwings
Awesome vid of men supporting women, and lifting them up (sometimes literally). #I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face.

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