Unfit for Society Recs

Crossovers

Avengers/Leverage

Robot Moles Need Not Apply by james
Clint Barton drops in to visit his brother-in-law, Eliot Spencer. This is fun!

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Avengers/Brooklyn Nine-Nine

I'm Going Your Way Anyway by gwyneth
"You got my name from Barton—you a friend of his?" She was glad to know that Barton had kept his word and used her most recent alias.

"Live in his building." Rosa nodded—he was the only Avenger who lived in Brooklyn besides Captain America, and the only one she'd ever met when she fixed up his purple Barracuda. It made her feel bad, sometimes, that she'd never told Jake about that, since he got so stupid about the Avengers all the time, but then the second of guilt would pass. Adorable crossover where Bucky and Rosa strike up an acquaintance.

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Discworld/The Good Place

Death Rode Into Hell by OldToadWoman
Death walked into Stupid Nick's Wing Dump in Gainesville, Florida, but Jason Mendoza was running late. This is so much fun!

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Avatar: the Last Airbender

Call "Uncle" by JaggedCliffs
The first time a minister calls Iroh "the prince", Fire Lord Zuko stares at her blankly. So too do the Avatar, the siblings from the Southern Water Tribe, the Earthbending girl, and the Kyoshi warrior.

"You guys have another prince?" the Avatar asks the Fire Lord, and the Fire Lord shakes his head in confusion.

"General Iroh," the minister amends, and then, just in case, adds, "your uncle."

A chorus of "ooooh"s come from the children, accompanied by knowing nods as they realize exactly who the woman is speaking about.

The Fire Lord, the Avatar, and the other children never refer to him as anything other than "Uncle." this is adorable.

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

Coming In by thingswithwings
After Rosa comes out to the squad, it feels like suddenly everyone is coming to her. This totally captures everyone's voices and characterization.

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Grace and Frankie

The Greatest Fun by chainofclovers
As much as Grace appreciates Frankie’s willingness to listen, she doesn’t want to talk right away. But in the days that follow, she does. She’s been giving into that invitation of Frankie’s more and more. She never shares as much as she might, but she says a lot more than she used to. And she’s pretty sure Frankie, as perpetually distracted as she is, listens far more carefully than she lets on. Lovely.

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Avatar: the Last Airbender

love language by aloneintherain
Easy, Zuko thought again. They were in war times. They were the world's last hope, the last flickering flame of the rebellion, and yet when they came together like this, reduced to a sprawl of limbs, five teenagers pushing up against the warmth that radiated from Zuko, he felt almost peaceful. <333

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

sweet like victory by mlraven
The Nine Nine engages in a Halloween candy eating contest. Reads like it could have come right out of an episode.

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Ocean's 8

burning up like a wildfire by parcequelle
Being naked with Lou, it turns out, is not all that different to being clothed with Lou; it's still fun, it still fits, it still sings its way along her veins like an apt translation. They kiss, and Lou nibbles her neck, and Debbie finally learns what Lou's tattoo tastes like (the rest of her skin, but it's a decades-old curiosity satisfied). Set early in the movie, this is hot and sweet.

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

Jewish Christmas by ryfkah
Jake grabbed for Amy’s hands. “Babe, you gotta help me here. I am wildly unqualified to salvage Rosa’s Christmas." Adorable! And perfectly in character! <3

And it's a trilogy: Chag Sameach, Nine-Nine! Awesome!

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Narnia

We'll See You in the Pages of a Magazine by Snacky
Nicely done modern AU media fic - looks like it could have come right out of Vanity Fair.

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

prison time by stardustandswimmingpools
Planning his proposal to Amy helps keep Jake sane in prison. Oh heart. Gets his voice just right too.

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Check, Please!

Knit Happens by MyCupOfTea
Jack knits things for Bitty. This is so soft and adorable. <3

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The Bourne Series

The Bourne Purpose by rsadelle
Post-Jason Bourne fix-it for Nicky. (NB: I haven't seen the movie because of the spoiler about Nicky, but this worked fine for me.)

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

To Cogitate and to Solve by SapphoIsBurning
Santiago tries to explain fanfiction to Diaz. This is sweet and Holt's cameo puts it over the top into hilarious.

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Ghosbusters

mixed feelings about the function and the form by carpenter
Quiet, meditative story in which Patty has to come to terms with the damage ghostbusting causes to historic buildings, and Holtzmann has to come to terms with Patty. Lovely.

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Brooklyn Nine Nine

Think Once, Think Twice by Fahye
Absolutely wonderfully in character, sweet and hilarious story of Jake and Amy waking up married and deciding to make a bet out of it. And then, oh no, ~feelings. <333

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Harry Potter

Ocean Above & Sky Below by grandilloquism
Quiet, tender Sirius/Remus set in an AU where there is no war with Voldemort, so Sirius gets to grow up and Remus gets to be by his side.

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Star Wars

What the Years Hath Wrought by Suzelle
Obi-Wan visits Bail Organa and 5yo Leia. Lovely.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The Lobster Tail by shrift
Boyle gestured at the table and his eyes got really big like that time he'd been taking mime lessons. "Jake, you spilled salt. You can't just let it sit there. It's bad luck."

"Whatever, Bad Luck Boyle. I do what I want," Jake said. This is hilarious, and sounds like it could totally have happened on the show.

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Harry Potter

Achilles at Sea by thistle_verse
Lovely, achy post-war Draco/Hermione road sea trip story.

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Crossovers

Brooklyn Nine Nine/Captain America

You Can Hear It In the Silence by waldorph
Steve and Sam visit the 99. Absolute HILARITY ensues.

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Avengers

I feel the fire; come on let's fan it by tremontaine
Very hot and sweet Steve/Bucky/Natasha.

I've Always Been Yours by Taste_is_Sweet
Steve leaves letters for Bucky when he thinks Bucky's not going to come back. Oh my heart.

losing control of the whole world (a guide to surviving thanksgiving at stark avengers tower) by topaz
Pepper's wry, slightly bemused take on the Avengers' first Thanksgiving together. Aw, team.

Out of this damned winter by biblionerd07
Steve and Bucky try to keep each other warm. Oh heart.

pull the curtains and blinds to let the light in by defcontwo
Lovely, meditative look at Bucky dealing with Steve being away on a mission.

This One's For Bravery and This One's For Me by hansbekhart
Bucky recovers slowly, Steve tries to deal, and also goes on the Daily Show. I enjoyed this (though the narrative calls him "Buck" instead of "Bucky" too often for my liking, but I realize that's a personal pet peeve).

'til you come to me by radialarch
Steve and Bucky get married to stop Bucky from being extradited. This is so achy and lovely. *sobs*

victory march by tremontaine
Steve and Natasha (and Bucky) and their sexy, sexy pillow talk.

we've been moving down that same line by tremontaine
Very hot Steve/Bucky/Natasha PWP.

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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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