this is a long distance call

Avatar: the Last Airbender

half in the shadows, half burned in flames by r_astra
AU where Zuko's life is even worse than it was in canon until he meets Hakoda at Boiling Rock. Short and sharp.

Home Again by lowflyingfruit
The Gaang visit each other's homes and wonder how they still fit in there. Lovely.

where the stars do not take sides by WitchofEndor
Long, engrossing AU where Ursa takes Zuko with her when she leaves the Fire Nation, but Zuko ends up having to fend for himself until he runs into the Gaang. I especially liked his relationship with Azula here - it felt true to them both.

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It's only when I hit the ground it causes all the grief

The Queen's Thief

The Path is There. Follow It. by ama
AU where Kamet tells Costis not to go to Roa with him. Some things play out differently, but some things stay the same. This is really lovely.

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The Raven Cycle

Of Snow, and Arthuriana, and Mirrors by Silvereye
On their road trip, Gansey, Blue and Henry discover themselves snowed in. Quiet and lovely.

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promises are whispered in the age of darkness

The Expanse

Drinking Games by Sholio
Nice look at Ashford and Drummer between seasons 3 and 4.

Vid

Rising Star by runawaynun
Excellent Bobbie/Chrisjen vid - this gave me chills.

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now all I wanna do is dance

The Good Place

Vids

Afterlife by thingswithwings
This is a really joyous ensemble vid. #i'm not crying you're crying

I. Don't. Care. I LOVE IT! by jagwriter78
This is a really fun Good Place vid!

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been walking my mind to an easy time

The Mummy

Trip the Light Fantastic by misura
Rick accidentally kisses Ardeth, then Evy "accidentally" kisses Ardeth, and finally they figure it all out. Adorable.

Vid

You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate by Josette_Arnauld
An adorable Rick/Evy vid. oh heart.

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I don't know what they want from me

Enola Holmes

The Certain Knot of Peace by blithers
AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES. Tewksbury stays with Enola for a couple of nights after she finds him in Covent Garden, and things get a little fraught. I enjoyed this a lot.

Jasmine, Lily, Lily, Rose by AndThenTheresAnne
Enola takes an interesting case and runs into Tewksbury as she's working on it. <333

on gilded cloud by beyond_belief
Circumstances again require Enola and Tewksbury to swap outfits. Exactly what it says on the tin. I especially like their matter-of-fact-ness about the whole thing, and how they can see the way their clothes suit each other.

Vid

Sit Still Look Pretty by Milly
I don't know what you've been told but this gal right here's gonna rule the world Oh heart.

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there is thunder in our hearts

Star Wars

Are You Happy Yet? by HiLarpItsCat
I enjoyed all the stories in this series - I think I previously recced the one where Vader time travels - but I think this one (or the Hondo one) is my favorite - Maul kills Obi-Wan on Tatooine during Twin Suns, so Obi-Wan haunts him into looking after Luke.

Child-Centered Approach by DevilDoll
"You need to get your rest so you grow up big and strong," Din said, something his parents had said to him often when he'd been in revolt against bedtime.

Din didn't actually know if the child would get bigger. It was easy to forget, most of the time, that he was already older than Din was, and would presumably outlive Din by a wide margin. Knowing this child had altered the course of Din’s life forever, but would the child even remember Din, once he was grown? He was so little now.

There were surely dozens of moments he'd be likely to remember about their time together, scary things, exhilarating things. Moments of violence and pain. Din knew well enough how firmly those could lodge in a child's memory, much more tenaciously than the happy times. Maybe, though, the child would also remember the man in the beskar who had learned the greeper song for him. Oh my heart! After Corvus and before Tython, Din and Grogu get a brief, necessary respite.

easy as the ebb and flow by rain_sleet_snow
AU where Bail and Breha go into exile when the twins are 12. This story focuses on Breha and Beru getting to know each other. Lovely.

Until The Morning Light by Penknife
Jyn's been invited to help celebrate a traditional Jedha holiday. Apparently it involves a lot of drinking. Quiet and melancholy but also full of hope.

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too proud to leave, I work my fingers to the bone

Batfamily

And to All a Good Night by strikeyourcolors
This is a really sweet and hopeful story of a holiday where everything goes kind of right for Bruce and his boys.

Begrudging Affections by JayseHasNoGrace
Dick and Jason court and spark. Adorable!

big bad wolf by envysparkler
Jason's plans for revenge on Joker and Batman are derailed by Scarecrow's escape from Arkham and various encounters with the fam. I enjoyed this.

dying dream by envysparkler
Jason has a flashback to his death in the Cave and comes to in his old bedroom. The reconciliation with Bruce is nicely done.

hit 'em up style by TheResurrectionist
Steph asks Bruce to pick up tampons as she's having an emergency. Bruce responds in the most Bruce way possible. Oh Bruce.

In The Paradigm Shift by GoldfishForHire
Jason finds out Tim dropped out of school before graduating and is not pleased. I enjoyed this a lot.

prove that i’m worth something by Hinn_Raven
Dick Grayson has never had much time for Stephanie Brown. But when the two of them find themselves stranded without a line to the outside world, he finds that they might have more in common than he thought. Dick and Steph clear the air. Oh heart. I wish these two had interacted more when he was Batman and she was Batgirl.

Reinterpretation by Nokomis
Really lovely first kiss for Steph and Cass. <3

So What's The Use In Going Home Until The Break Of Day? by shadedScribe
Even the Bats can't brood on top of gargoyles all the time: seven happy moments on Gotham's rooftops over the years. exactly what it says on the tin. <3

sweet child o' mine by Nokomis
Steph said cheerfully, "Bruce, from now on, consider yourself in possession of one Steph-mom."

"Absolutely not," Bruce said.

Steph took a bite of her cake, undeterred. This is ADORABLE.

We wanted miracles (they didn't happen) by elareine
(In order to defeat some aliens, Dick and Jason enter a soulbond. To get rid of it, they embark on a galactic road trip.)

I enjoyed this a lot, and not just because Jason reacts to the soulbond pretty much the way I would *shudder* and I'm not even a murderer!

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