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Mysterious Benedict Society

The Stonetown Sanctuary by thegreatkatewritingmachine. Gen. AO3. 2022.

The Baudelaire children, for extremely valid reasons, don't trust adults. They have no reason to think that Nicholas Benedict will prove to be any different. Mr. Benedict knows this, though, and he doesn't expect them to change their minds quickly. He only hopes that they like tea.

Welcome to Night Vale

The Secluded Station by alaulu. Podfic by KeeperofSeeds. Gen. AO3. 2017.

Ventriloquists roam the streets, dermatologists are searching for a new exhibition, and Cecil Palmer opens his door one evening to find three mysterious orphans.

Alice Isn't Dead

sarasvati sung me to sleep by serafinawitchwoman. Podfic by Shmaylor. Alice/Keisha. Angst. AO3. 2016.

Alice isn't dead. Alice has a radio. Alice hears everything.

Arcane: League of Legends

smell something burning, downwind, just a little ways by sashawire. Gen. TimeBomb. Angst. AO3. 2022.

Ekko, on being the last man standing.

Artemis Fowl

Crossovers

Alex Rider

hold me tight and fear me not by thealphaaxolotl. Alexmis. Romance. AO3. 2021.

Alex meets a stranger in the woods of Caterhaugh. A Tam Lin retelling.

Thank you for choosing the South Lambeth Starbucks by Elsinore_and_Inverness. Alexmis. Romance. AO3. 2022.

Two weeks ago Artemis Fowl had received word of a British Secret Service operation that was on course disrupt a certain part of the criminal underworld that heavily involved topsider fairies. Two weeks ago Artemis had held a conference call with Mulch Diggums and Minerva Paradizo, both engaged in smuggling in central Florida. Two weeks ago Artemis Fowl had taken a silver sharpie and written the name ‘Tyoma’—a Russian nickname for ‘Artemios’—on a name tag and clipped it to an apron.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Road To Yu Dao by chordatesrock. Gen. Teo & Toph. AO3. 2013.

Toph and Teo confront ableism and structural inequality in the Earth Kingdom, on their way to Yu Dao. And by "confront" I mean "smash through with all of Toph's usual subtlety".

Bandom

My Chemical Romance

It's a Kind of Magic by jovialien. Frerard. AO3. 2012.

The Way brothers, and Ray, and Bob, are special but they don't really notice it that much; it's just their lives. Frank Iero is not special. At all. He's different, yes, he knows that. Everyone at his old school knows that. Everyone in his old town knows that. Every fucking jock and wise guy who was after a bit of a distraction or punching bag knows he is different and tried to punish him for it. But at least it was enough to get him out of that dump and into a new town, a new school, and maybe a new start. But when he meets Gerard Way, he starts to learn that different isn't always a bad thing - and special is a term that covers an awful lot.

Waterparks

what we do for fun by caimani. Polyparx. AO3. 2018.

Awsten has nothing to do. Geoff and Otto are busy, so he wanders in the woods and finds someone very dangerous.

Batman

Boy Meets World

Girl Meets World

it's just home by screamlet. Multivoice podfic. Cory/Shawn/Topanga. Domestic. AO3. 2014.

“Oh, there’s the catch,” Topanga said as she and Maya left their seats to follow Riley. “Sometimes you meet someone who you know you’ll spend the rest of your life with, and he has a best friend who you love just as much, and the two of them can watch sappy movies together while you meet your friends for drinks or read a book or do anything you want, really, and life is very good.” Maya nodded, but then asked, “Wait, what?”

Buzzfeed Unsolved

Precious metals by Hauntings. Ryan/Shane. AO3. 2018.

Ryan and Shane have been moving around something that is coming to a head between them. After a car accident, on the way to an investigation, Ryan slowly starts to become suspicious that Shane might not be what he seems. He realizes, though, that he just might not care.

Chronicles of Narnia

Community

i think i’m gonna die alone (i wanna love somebody) by angelica_barnes. Aspec/QPR Polycule. AO3. 2021.

Jeff shakes his head. It’s stupid, the book can’t see him. But he keeps thinking about how every book about queer people starts like that, like if you don’t know your sexuality or gender you don’t know who you are, and that’s bullshit. He knows exactly who he is. He’s Jeff Winger, he’s an asshole, and he’s Annie Edison’s person. That’s all he needs to know. Just remember you’re human, the book says. That’s the most important part.

Dead Boy Detectives

acu (aysar cinematic universe) by ObsessedWithFandom. Payneland. AO3. 2024.

A ghost from the past comes knocking. Charles gets justice; Edwin gets a hint.

The Case of Richard Rowland by BlueflowersandWings. Payneland. AO3, UL. 2024.

Charles' father dies on a Sunday. On Monday, he arrives at the doorstep of the Dead Boy Detective Agency.

Dead Poets Society

meditations in an emergency by sam_txt. Gen. Jeff & Todd, Anderperry. AO3. 2023.

Todd considers his life in relation to Jeffrey, too. Good old Jeffrey Anderson. Does he have friends like Todd does, that read poetry to each other and run in the rain? Does he have a roommate at college that he whispers secrets to at night? Does he feel like Todd does: the same fear, desperation, dread? Of course not. Jeffrey is the good, normal son. The one who scales poetry on a graph and wears raincoats so he doesn't get sick and miss two days of classes, like Todd does. The son who sleeps at night and doesn't spend hours in the dark mulling over his feelings, because Jeffrey is normal and Todd is not.

Perchance to Dream by destroythemeek. Anderperry. Angst. AO3. 2005.

At night, curled up under school-issue sheets and blankets that barely block out the harsh New England winds whistling through the tiny crack between the window and the sill, Todd dreams of the future.

the jest without the smile by strikerbacks. Gen. Angst. AO3. 2015.

Memories gather dust in various places. On the top shelf of Neil's hall closet, tucked back behind a forest green blanket. In Knox's attic, where the kids can't reach. The bookshelves of Todd's office, displayed but never really seen. In Charlie's bedroom, two cigar boxes under his bed. Yearbooks, letters, photographs, drawings, scraps of poetry, and a thousand and one promises begging to be reopened.

there will be time, there will be time. by Prox. Anderperry. Angst. AO3. 2009.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. | Words are immortal and life is fleeting, that's what Keating teaches them.

Descendants

Habits by HopefulSapphic. Rotten OT5. AO3. 2023.

Or the one where Ben is struck with the sudden realization that his partners are capable of incredible, deadly things and he's okay with it. Cue moral crisis.

you bruised the apple, you made it rot by Blue_Pluto. Rotten OT5. AO3. 2023.

The isle of the lost is not an okay place to live. It leaves scars, and those scars don’t disappear the second you’re somewhere else. A supposedly safer place, but what's safe supposed to mean to four teens who lived their whole lives in fear?

Crossovers

Marvel Cinematic Universe

We Were Wanderers by emeraldeire. Gen. AO3, UL. 2021.

Living in the same world—hell, living in the same country—as the Avengers affects Mal far less than an average person. The Avengers are the good guys, after all. Her? She’s just trying to run the Western Hemisphere’s criminal element without getting stabbed in the back.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Amanda Brotzman's Hollistic Phone Tree by anomalation. Gen, Drummerwolf, The Rowdy 3. AO3. 2019.

A few scenes from after the show. Featuring: the Rowdy crew in their new grey clothes, emotional honesty, and most importantly, Bart.

doordash for energy vampires by killerqueer. Gen, Farah/Tina, Brotzly. AO3. 2024.

While trying to investigate The Three Sisters mountain range in Oregon for signs of Bigfoot on behalf of an eccentric forest ranger, Dirk, Todd, and Farah discover The Rowdy Three's van abandoned at the foot of the North Sister.

Hearts and Stars by strix_alba. Gen. AO3. 2018.

Alternatively: Todd and Amanda try to tell their parents about what they've been up to lately.

Protect Our Own by flightinflame. Gen. The Rowdy 3 & Dirk & Bart & Mona. AO3. 2020.

Martin doesn't like feeding on the kids his brother brings, but if it's that or letting Vogel starve - well. The Rowdies come first. And then the breakout happens, and he realises that he can't leave behind children who need help, even if that means he'll have to change his views on who his family is, and what matters.

Safe Spaces, the Pleasure Principle, and Other Lies From the Chaise Longue by tempestandtea. Brotzly. AO3. 2023.

In which Dirk drags Todd to therapy undercover for a case as "business partners" (definitely not anything else), Farah's not sure that's a real thing, and Todd doesn't know enough about therapy to argue either way. What could go wrong?

Doctor Who

Doom Patrol

but it's so damn cold by icemachine. Gen. Keia & Valentina. AO3. 2020.

Then it moves closer, the word now being intimacy, the phrases now something like the intricacies of intimacy burn like radiation, and it floods into her chest—— (Valentina, meeting her Spirit.)

shot right through with a bolt of blue by icemachine. Gen. Keeg & Larry. AO3. 2019.

The next time the spirit leaves him, the room is empty, and the color of smoke.

Dunkirk

Auld Lang Syne by shewhowritestoomuch. Alex/Gibson/Tommy. AO3. 2018.

There is a universe where things go a little differently, people are a little kinder, and the world is a little softer despite the bombs going off in the distance. And in this universe, people who should have made it to a happy ending actually get what they deserve.

Falsettos

Diary of a Teenage Rebel by flibbertygigget. Gen. AO3. 2019.

The first time Jason's arrested is when he's fourteen. Or: So it's 1983, and Jason's neck-deep in AIDS activism. Trina's scared, Marvin's sick, and Mendel tries to keep it together.

The Confusion of Ms. Johnson by jemscarter. Gen. Jason & Marvin & Mendel & Whizzer. Outsider POV. AO3. 2017.

Ms. Johnson didn't think she had to ask which of Jason's fathers she was getting when she called home, but apparently, she did. (Or, Jason's teacher is confused as different men keep coming to pick him up saying they're Jason's father.)

Crossovers

Stranger Things

Knowing Better by stardustandswimmingpools. Gen. Jason & Will. AO3. 2017.

Jason pauses. “Gay,” he says slowly. “You're gay. Aren't you?”

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Roaring Twenties by nbfutureboy. FBDOT3. AO3. 2023.

As with everything, it starts with a phone call. On a perfectly ordinary work day, Cameron is dragged into the urban Chicago wilderness by his two best friends - and brunch quickly turns into a panicked, gleeful adventure. (For Ferris, anyway.)

Fullmetal Alchemist

requiring creative solutions by Kastaborous. Gen. Humor. AO3. 2022.

Edward Elric regularly lost his artificial limbs, in fights more often than not. This often necessitated creative solutions to problems, a ‘think outside the box’ mentality as it were. Or, perhaps more correctly, a ‘transmute this box into a cannon to explode my opponents’ mentality. Or, some soldiers decide to prank Ed by stealing his spare automail. He does not have spare automail. He shows them exactly why he is to be feared regardless of the number of limbs on his person.

allegory by Kastaborous. Gen. AO3. 2022.

In which Ed and friends find out the consequences of seeing Beyond the Gate so many times, and dimensions start to bleed together.

Crossovers

Batman

Golden Gotham by Dragon_Ferret. Gen. AO3. 2023.

Ed doesn't know how but he's a sentient city with tasteful architecture and some cool ass people. Who's this small child who woke him and why is he sad? He needs some black and maybe some red in his wardrobe. Would he like alchemy?

Harry Potter

he's a killer queen, sunflower, guillotine by hoye. Gen. Epic. AO3. 2022.

He has to be the weirdest Hufflepuff Harry’s ever seen. Scratch that, he’s the weirdest Hufflepuff Hogwarts has ever seen.

Hits Fall in Staccato by BattleAngel. Gen. AO3. 2021.

Edward Elric bodyshares with an eldritch horror and reluctantly agrees to teach alchemy to ickle snot-nosed wizards. Naturally, it's a disaster.

Thaumaturgical Studies by liketolaugh. Gen. AO3. 2023.

Two years after Tom Riddle's diary comes into his possession, Dumbledore is almost certain that it is a horcrux. All he needs is independent confirmation - which is, unfortunately, very difficult to find when dealing with such advanced magic. Luckily, Edward Elric is a genius, an alchemist, and especially, a specialist in human transmutation.

The Truth Will Out (and you will pay your dues) by asthmaticbee. Gen. Blaise/Ed. AO3. 2023.

When Edward Elric uses alchemy to save his own life in a collapsed mine shaft, Truth drags him before the Gate and makes him an offer he cannot refuse. He still resents the fact Truth grouped him with thirteen years old wizards in a magic school, though.

Through the Gate by Preelikeswriting. Gen, Ed/Draco. AO3. 2024.

Edward is transported to the Wizarding world and must fight his way back home.

Good Omens

Almost Familiar by MickyRC. Gen, Ineffable Spouses. AO3. 2020.

In which Warlock thinks he's been abandoned, Crowley and Aziraphale think Warlock is dead, and they all find each other anyway.

it's the light (it's the obstacle that casts it) by bibliocratic. Podfic by semperfiona. Ineffable Spouses. AO3. 2019.

It's like having a curtain pulled back on something he wasn't expecting to see. A surprise punch-and-judy at an up-scale restaurant, a lobster thermidor when he's ordered an ale. Crowley's gleefully trying to wrap his head around the fact that Aziraphale is speaking Polari. Because of course he is.

Moss on a Riverbed by cheerios_and_wine. Ineffable Spouses. Domestic. AO3. 2022.

"Aziraphale," Aziraphale heard Crowley's voice, sounding as hungover as he'd ever been, coming from the hallway before he saw the demon enter the kitchen, "Did you fuck my date last night?"

Muriel Does a Fantastic Job! by wanttobeatree. Gen, Ineffable Spouses. AO3. 2023.

Muriel is doing a fantastic job! Muriel is having a wonderful time! Muriel is hard at work running A.Z. Fell and Co and will maybe get a commendation for doing such a good job! But it would be easier if Crowley would stop coming round and knocking things over.

So Much to be Consoled as to Console by Arokel. Gen. Ineffable Spouses. AO3. 2020.

A series of lost souls over the centuries who prayed, whether they knew it or not, to the Angel Aziraphale.

The Official Mr Fell Quarantine Thread by argentconflagration. Podfic by greedy_dancer. Ineffable Spouses. Social Media. AO3. 2019.

It is with an exasperated sigh that I introduce you to an official thread for this guy. We've discussed it and we've decided that this is the only way we can stop you guys from derailing threads to complain about this guy. By mod decree, all Mr Fell complaining, griping, bitching, grousing, and miscellaneous butthurt now belongs in THIS THREAD AND THIS THREAD ONLY.

The Secret Agent Gossip Ring Of St. James's Park by AnonymousDandelion. Ineffable Spouses. Outsider POV. AO3. 2023.

For as long as anyone can remember, secret agents have been feeding the ducks and holding clandestine meetings at St. James's Park. Naturally, secret agents gossip. And naturally, there is one particularly odd pair at the park about whom the secret agent gossip ring can't help but speculate. Their code names are Sunglasses and Tartan.

Crossovers

Lucifer

Re-Crossing Paths by hearttail. Gen, Ineffable Spouses, Chloe/Lucifer. AO3, UL. 2023.

Seven years after the appocolapse, Crowley is summoned to Los Angeles only to run into someone he could have gone the rest of his life without seeing again. Things go pear-shaped and Armageddon may begin again. Now, it will take a miracle to save the world and second time.

Rhapsody by funkyfaerie. Gen, Ineffable Spouses, Chloe/Lucifer. AO3. 2019.

Crowley and Aziraphale think they're entitled to a quiet retirement on Earth. They did just save the whole bleeding universe, you'd think that would earn them a bit of a respite. Well, it seems that the Almighty has a different plan, one involving Lucifer Morningstar of all people, and the whole thing is, just as you'd expect: ineffable.

Gravity Falls

swear jar series by untrustworthyglitch. Gen. AO3. 2023.

a post-canon continuation of what i think should happen next, featuring some gentle backstory editing for the sake of the au.

You're Like, The Magic Twins or Something by Jalules. Gen. AO3, UL. 2015.

In which the Pines twins make a pact to never let anyone control or manipulate them again; a series of loosely connected one-shots that are not quite as serious as they might seem.

Harry Potter

The Stars Are Our Allies (And We'll Go Down Blazing) by DashFnanz. Gen, Deamus. AO3. 2021.

Another day, another night, another plan set in motion. The resistance is recruiting. The resistance stands strong. Dumbledore's Army is ready.

Fantastic Beasts

Learn and Adapt by AkitaFallow. Gen. AO3. 2016.

The problem with people is that they're not like creatures. People expect you to stand up straight and walk easily through crowded places and share space like it's at a premium wherever you go. People expect you to speak quickly, move slowly, and always, always look them in the eye. People expect you to lie. To cheat. To change. Newt has never understood it, doesn't think he ever will, and that's probably why he's always felt that beasts make a little (a lot) more sense than people do.

Crossovers

Chronicles of Narnia

Between by Phantomato. Edmund/Tom. AO3, UL. 2022.

Edmund Pevensie, seeking Narnia, digs up the enchanted rings that move a person between worlds. He becomes a nuisance to fifth-year Tom Riddle, and in so doing, changes the course of Tom’s life.

The Doctor and the Magizoologist by korropokuru. Newt & The Doctor. AO3. 2023.

On his way to rescue illegally dumped Acromantulas, Newt Scamander witnesses a muggle police box materialize in front of him. Too slow to be a portkey, and much too strange to be muggle law enforcement. Just who is this man?

Heathers

No One Understands the Chemistry We Have by PleaseDontGetMeRescued. JD/Veronica. AO3. 2014.

Four years after leaving Sherwood, Ohio and starting a new life with her fiancé, Veronica is about to graduate from Harvard. She’s in a stable, normal relationship and seemingly doing well for herself. But, when new details are uncovered surrounding the deaths of three of her former classmates, Veronica is suddenly not only a suspect, but the only suspect. Now, she on the run from her past, with her past. She'd never thought her life would come to this.

His Dark Materials

After the Garden by silveryink. Gen. AO3. 2021.

Will wonders what to do with his knife, now that he has no more use for it.

I'll stay half away (and I guess that it'll do) by beauregret. Parracqua. AO3. 2021.

At midday on Midsummer's Day, Will Parry sits on the left side of the bench at the back of the Botanic Gardens.

novaturient by crowstyping. Gen. Will & Lyra. AO3. 2020.

The life of Lyra "Silvertongue" Belacqua after her destiny was fulfilled as told in a collection of moments... leading to the realisation that while she loved she was never in love, and that is okay.

Passing by Skylark. Parracqua. Angst. AO3. 2010.

As the years pass, they find ways to cope with a love that's always out of reach.

Why We Tell Our Stories: An Introduction to the New Oxford Universal Collection of Folktales, Dreamings, and Myths, by Doctor Constance Nine by novembersmith. Podfic by winkingstar. Fairytale. AO3. 2011.

The fairy tale, "Lyra and the Harpy with No Name," is only a small sequence within the well-known mythic arc, The Thousand Garden Cycle.

Crossovers

Chronicles of Narnia

Midsummer / Midwinter by MissWoodhouse. Gen. AO3. 2018.

If a bench exists in two worlds, why not more? On Midsummer’s Day, on a bench, in a garden, a girl and a boy sit together, worlds apart...

The Ivory Horn by kaydeefalls. Podfic by codeswitch. Gen. AO3. 2007.

If there's a way back out of this world, Will is determined to find it. At any cost.

How To Train Your Dragon

what you're looking for by JustJumpin. Gen. AO3. 2022.

Hiccup is different from the others. It's always been true, for better or for worse, but this time feels for some reason. More important.

Interview With the Vampire (1994)

The Devil's In The Details by mutantmouse. Gen, Louis/Lestat. AO3. 2022.

In which I change a tiny detail about Interview With The Vampire – as in, Claudia is never turned into a vampire. Instead, Lestat and Louis end up raising a human child. A study on age and family life.

Julie and the Phantoms

Electric Boogaloo by sovvannight. Gen. Juke, Willex. AO3. 2023.

Picking up about 10 minutes after the season 1 finale, the boys walk in on the Molinas hosting a few guests for breakfast. At a band meeting after breakfast, they test the limits of Julie's new ability to touch them. (Season 2 Speculation.)

far away from hurt is where healing occurs by ChickWithThePurpleGuitar. Gen. AO3. 2021.

Julie hesitates just long enough for Ray to cycle through a nice long list of worst case scenarios. She doesn’t look particularly upset, though, or hurt in any way. If anything, she just looks… nervous. And yet, Ray can see Carlos bouncing on the balls of his feet in the hallway behind her, grinning like he’s standing in line to turn in his winning lottery ticket. It sets off a different kind of red flag in Ray’s head, because there are very few scenarios in which Carlos is happy about something that makes Julie nervous, and none of them are any good.

Now 'til Eternity (You're a Part of Me) by Stubbornness_and_Spite. Juke, Jukebox. AO3. 2023.

Alex winced. “I know,” he said quietly. “But Luke’s looking at her the way he used to look at me.” He rolled his eyes. “The way he still looks at Reg.” Reggie choked on his own spit. Alex ignored him. “Luke has a lot of love to give,” Alex said. “He loves so much that he doesn’t know what to do with it.”

Crossovers

Animorphs

The Lamented by breakaway71. Gen, Ax/Marco. AO3. 2024.

Before he ate a bad hot dog, Reggie spent the last four years of his life fighting a secret war against a race of body-stealing alien slugs. He never quite got around to telling his two best friends.

Keeper of the Lost Cities

there is happiness (leave it all behind) by uni_seahorse_572. Gen. Domestic. AO3. 2021.

There is no right way to love. There's a hundred different ones. In which a family can just be a Marella and her wife and her wife's twin and the twin's queerplatonic mallowfriend and his mallowfriend's girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend and her boyfriend's best friend and his best friend's boyfriend.

Lab Rats

Evasive by EmeraldTulip. Gen. Angst. FFN. 2016.

For all the times Marcus evaded true death (or death evaded him), there was that one time he wished he hadn't.

Leverage

Solicited Noods by lynne_monstr. Parker & Peggy. AO3. 2017.

(Or, What Parker knows about friendship is this. Friends don’t let friends fall into the clutches of international criminals. Unless they're good-guy criminals. Or a bad friend.)

Crossovers

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Appetite for Reconstruction by NienteZero. Gen. AO3. 2023.

Having the Winter Soldier washing dishes in the back of the pub is one thing. Having the Winter Soldier eat like crap? Not acceptable.

The Second Labor Job by justanotherStonyfan. Gen. AO3. 2020.

Bucky Barnes needs help. He goes to see some people who might be able to give him some.

The Job Between Here and There by Pohadka. Gen, Leverage OT3, Stucky. AO3. 2016.

He might be free from HYDRA’s command and making his own life now, but James Buchanan Barnes is far more lost than he’d ever been before. Nothing matches the vague memories he’s recovered so far, and the world has progressed far beyond needing soldiers. To find out what he wants, and how to get it, he just needs a little… Leverage.

The Rent is Too Damn High Job by Pohadka. Gen, Leverage OT3, Stucky. AO3. 2016.

Bucky Barnes has finally found a spot where he might be able to relax, if only he wasn't such a wanted man. Hydra, Shield, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, just about anyone with skin in the game wants their hands on the Winter Soldier. And all he wants to do is help out here and there, give people who need a hand a little bit of... Leverage.

Lucifer

Angelitos Perdidos by HiroMyStory. Gen. Ella & Lucifer. AO3. 2020.

Día de los Inocentes meant the world to Ella Lopez after she nearly died as a child. But, after all the bad things, she's lost her faith, and so she's not psyched when her brother Jay shows up to celebrate. Lucifer seems like a perfect buffer, but she ends up learning more than she expects about her friend.

Crossovers

Daredevil

Colored Crimson in My Eyes by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee. Gen. Lucifer & Matt. AO3. 2016.

When Grandma Murdock said the Murdock boys had the devil in their blood, she was being literal. Chloe has a conference in New York City and Lucifer decides to drop in on his favorite relative.

Two Devils by Eledhwen. Gen. Lucifer & Matt. AO3. 2021.

Matt turns around and stands up to face the man, trying to get a better sense of him. He smells expensive cologne, silk tie and shirt, a high-quality light woollen suit – the sort of clothes the more senior partners at Landman & Zack used to wear. Expensive clothes. Not the clothing of the type of people who would normally turn up on a Manhattan rooftop at midnight on a summer’s evening.

Marvel

Merlin

all our dead, unfinished selves by schweet_heart. Merthur. Angst. AO3. 2022.

“You killed me once, Arthur,” he says, soft. “Can you do it again?”

Awakening by dead_succulent. Gen. AO3. 2021.

Merlin's bones don't feel like they fit. His magic is spilling out the edges. He can't sleep. There are foxes in the night, nipping at his heels. “I’m afraid you are close to waking, young Emrys.”

Next to You (It's the Rule) by LunaMyLove. Merthur. AO3. 2023.

Arthur and Merlin's relationship as witnessed and explained by others. Five times someone realizes that Merlin is the Queen, one time Merlin realizes it himself, and one time he owns it.

the body is not an apology by schweet_heart. Merthur. AO3. 2022.

The first time Merlin dies, he almost takes Arthur with him.

Crossovers

Harry Potter

Merlin and Arthur tag along with Harry Potter (and the Philosopher's Stone) by SnufflesThePig. Gen. Merthur, Drarry. AO3. 2021.

Merlin and Arthur take note the night Harry Potter cheats death (the first time). When the boy turns 11, they decide it's high time they went back to Hogwarts.

Professor Emrys and the Order of the Phoenix by SnufflesThePig. Gen. Merthur. AO3. 2022.

Merlin thought he could just let everyone else handle this Riddle upstart. Apparently he expects too much. Well, it’s gotten this far. He might as well jump in now and minimize the damage of this inevitable train wreck.

Mysterious Benedict Society

Achilles Come Down by shnuffleluv. Gen. Epic. AO3. 2023.

SQ isn't alone in his head. This he's known for a while. But what happens when his father causes a new alter to split, right before his uncle finds them?

Black-Out Poetry in Reverse by shnuffleluv. Gen. Constance & SQ. AO3. 2022.

SQ struggles with his words. Constance proves that he doesn't have to.

Daily Routine by Molly_Hats. Gen. AO3. 2023.

Every day, she could walk out the door and not come back. Every day she decided not to.

Newsies

A New World Is Gunning For You by violetwolfraven. Gen. Javid, Sprace, Redfinch, Blush. AO3. 2024.

In a world where humanity has all but destroyed itself, Jack Kelly protects a gang of superpowered survivors. But their version of normal is about to get disrupted when they stumble on the Jacobs siblings.

BUILT ON HOPE: THE REBELLION SERIES by Rehearsal_Dweller. Gen. Javid. Adventure. AO3. 2023.

Sometimes the Force is about reaching out into the Universe and saying someone, please, help me, and having the Universe reach back.

do you remember me (tell me you remember me) by Rehearsal_Dweller. Gen. Les & Spot. AO3. 2023.

The odd thing about Les No-Longer-Jacobs is that Les remembers his last life on this earth just as vividly as the one he’s living now. He has always remembered.

Eldritch Horrors in Parenting by vivalabandoms. Javid, Sprace. AO3. 2020.

"Soul Promises are legally binding in our world. You both made Ms. Plumber a promise, and you are required to follow through with her wishes. Final ruling: custody of Isabelle Plumber goes to both Jack Kelly and Spot Conlon." in which jack (wizard) and spot (demon) have to raise a human child in their supernatural modern world.

Heart on the Trigger by WritingToKeepMySanity. Jatherine. AO3. 2018.

AU where the strike never happened, the Newsies never met Katherine, and Jack joins one of the most dangerous gangs in Manhattan.

it's so easy (too easy) to love you by LiveSincerely. Javid. AO3. 2020.

He gives Charlie one last pat on the shoulder and cuffs Tony lightly across the back of the head in a slightly rougher, but no less affectionate goodbye, which is per usual. Then he turns to Davey, tips his chin up, and kisses him right on the mouth, short and sweet. “Lock the door behind me and don’t forget to—” Jack stops mid-sentence, then turns bright red.

keep the earth below my feet by scarlettroses. Gen. AO3. 2023.

“Where the hell are you going, huh?” Jack demands, a fire in his eyes that’s almost genuinely intimidating. “Ain’t no way you’re headed to Sharkey Athletic Club, is there?” Race feels himself go pale. Jack wasn’t supposed to know about that.

Newsies Everlasting by LonelyThursday. Gen. AO3. 2022.

Immortality is not all it's cracked up to be, and Spot has to watch the heavy hands of time wear down on his friends. Only he and his family are immune.

On the Lamb by Beth_Harker. Gen. AO3. 2013.

On a rainy day in Manhattan, eight newsies, led by David Jacobs, attempt to make lamb soup. Nothing could possibly go wrong with this plan.

Ready As I'll Ever Be by SilverCrane. Gen. AO3. 2019.

Selfish. Conceited. Arrogant. If someone were to ask Katherine Ethel Pulitzer to describe her father, those would be the words she would use. But he's also her father, which is why when he asks her to go undercover to root out a gang of rebels in the city, she doesn't hesitate. But the rebels are nothing like what her father said, and try as she might, she can't help them from growing on her.

strike and i'm thunder (with lightning fast reflexes) by junoesqueset. Javid. AO3. 2022.

Davey's (ex)boyfriend makes a big mistake. Jack and the others beat him up. Davey approves of this.

Odd Squad

through frostbitten stone by thespiritscalling. Gen, Olympia & Otis. Angst. AO3. 2024.

“He’s at thirty-five point six right now. That’s a point six difference from yesterday morning. And with the move down into thirty-five, I’m ready to classify it as hypothermia.”

Our Flag Means Death

and there goes my life by TrekFaerie. Gen. AO3. 2022.

In the future, divorced fathers will attempt to impress their teenage daughters by taking them to theme parks and boy band concerts. But, the year is 1722, and Alma Bonnet’s father is a pirate.

you should be happy now by waveridden. Podfic by sophinisba. Gen. Ed & Mary, Mary & Stede, Ed/Stede. AO3. 2022.

In a way, Mary supposes she’s lucky that it only takes one day for the pirates to attack her ship. (Blackbeard takes a hostage, Mary takes some risks, and Stede takes everyone by surprise.)

Ready Player One

Discrepencies by ThreeSorrows. Gen, Sam/Wade. AO3. 2018.

(Few bloodlines have survived this long, but magic has a funny way of collecting in important people and drawing them together.)

Riordan

Sandman

Crushed Bone and Blood-Mottled Feathers by Benny_IsA_Dog. Gen. Alex & Dream. Horror. AO3. 2022.

The creature haunts Alexander Burgess's dreams countless times after it crashes to the floor in the basement. Often, the creature grabs him as he reaches over the circle for the pouch in its hand, pulls him inside the dark sockets of its helmet. That nightmare repeats itself often.

Mystery Affliction by ramenexplo. Gen. Angst. AO3. 2022.

Dream goes on his quest for his tools, all while trying to handle his trauma.

Stars fading but I linger on by debit. Gen. Corinthian & Jed. Horror. AO3. 2022.

“You never said where we’re going,” Jed says.

the way across this cracking ice by madnessiseverything. Gen. Alex & Dream. AO3. 2022.

When Alex looks up from his father’s slack face—with bloodied hands and stumbling feet—there are spiderweb cracks spread out across the glass of the cage.

Will D & Robbie G (and Dream) by equus8. Gen. Dreamling. Outsider POV. Domestic. AO3. 2022.

Will needed a roommate, and at 450£ a month, he'd stay with Robbie Glad despite the man's cryptic warnings about his "weird" friend-with-benefits situation.

Santa Clarita Diet

so take my hand, take my whole life too by cathsage. Abby/Eric. AO3. 2023.

The first time Abby kills someone, it's out of necessity. That's not the end of it.

Shazam!

Crossovers

Daredevil

The Kids Are Alright by UwuWives. Gen. Billy & Freddy & Matt. AO3. 2023.

Matt Murdock has been bounced around in the foster system for years. He's used to being tossed aside like he's nothing more than a broken toy, and is slow to trust strangers because of it. But then he gets placed in the Vasquez household, and for the first time in years gets to experience what a real, loving family feels like. But things are not all they're cracked up to be. The Vasquez siblings are hiding something from him, and he's got a few secrets of his own that he's trying to keep under wraps.

Star Wars

Original Trilogy

Civil Wars, Whistleblower Tactics, Schematic Drafting, And The Finer Points Of Sith Adoption: The Essential How-To Guide For The Engineering Jedi by Jackdaw_Kraai. Gen. AO3. 2024.

When Luke Skywalker—operating under the name of Luke Lars—accepts a job offer from none other than Darth Vader to become the next Head Engineer aboard his flagship, The Executor, a.k.a. The Lady, he hardly expected his life to take as much of a turn as it did. Learning how to navigate his way through the microcosm of culture that is the Lady, Luke finds that life is far from quiet in his new home. Friendships and rivalries are made, inventions and politics throw everything into disarray, and throughout it all, Luke and Vader slowly find themselves drawn closer to each other, much to the relief and awe of many of the Lady's crewmembers.

Lurking Hunger by planningconquest. AO3, UL. 2019.

Captain Tagett intends to collect the bounty on Luke Skywalker...provided they all can survive the night.

Prince of Legend by FoiblePNoteworthy. AO3. 2022.

Tarkin is delighted to find Vader a new lease on life in the form of his son, a simple moisture farmer with absolutely nothing else going on beneath the surface.

Prequel Trilogy

ForTheRepublic.mp4 by lesbianpadme. Gen. AO3. 2024.

Popular HoloTuber Spacebomberguy uploads an expose on Chancellor Palpatine, resulting in destructive results.

The Mandalorian

Blood and Eldritch Creatures by krispys_can. Dinluke. AO3. 2023.

Set in GFFA, an AU where Luke is the monster that replaces the rancor. A little Eldritch Luke for you.

listen, there's a hell of a universe next door by storm_petrel. Dinluke. AO3. 2021.

Luke Skywalker solves a number of life-or-death problems, makes some new friends, falls abruptly in love, and gets shot into space, all in the same day.

The Art of Disillusion by schlaikjer. Dinluke. AO3. 2024.

Or I really wanted to read a fic where Luke found Grogu before Din so I wrote one myself

with your crooked heart by storm_petrel. Dinluke. AO3. 2023.

Din Djarin stages a rescue, makes a dad catch, falls abruptly in love and is awake for too damn long, all in the same day.

Stranger Things

Supernatural

Tamora Piere

Emelan

And Share Alike by Artifiction. Fulgurite. AO3. 2020.

Briar has always had a bad habit of borrowing things without asking.

In Mint Condition by Ghostinthehouse. Briar & Tris. AO3. 2021.

Tris had been the one who taught him to read in the first place, and in doing so had opened up the world of books to him. Briar had wanted to return the favour, but he couldn't just sit by her bedside and read to her. He had his own duties and tasks to deal with.

Masquerade by ivyspinners. Gen. Briar & Daja & Sandry & Tris. AO3. 2011.

At one point, Briar took it upon himself to teach each of his foster-sisters how to lie.

solace, in three parts by ellida. Gen. Briar & Daja & Sandry & Tris. H/C. AO3. 2021.

Helping in the infirmary isn’t quite enough to keep Tris’s ghosts at bay after fighting off the pirate attack. That’s where her foster siblings come in.

The Adventure Zone

Balance

hold me close when it's over by stonestars. Hurley/Sloane. Romance. AO3. 2018.

When the last remnants of their fight clear up and they find themselves in the middle of the Goldcliff city center, there’s only one thing Sloane can think to do to save Hurley from the silverpoint poison that is creeping through her veins. As the energy of the spell envelopes them, Sloane leans down and kisses Hurley one last time.

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

a sympathy is loud, however by eneiryu. Nabrielise & Ceelia. AO3. 2022.

"Go, go," Ceelia orders, and watches them leave. She watches them come back, too.

he don't suffer my mistakes by stenoscope. Nabrielise. AO3. 2023.

Nathan eats the heart. More comes after.

house plants and sun-drenched balconies by Bundibird. Nabrielise. AO3. 2022.

They go to Paris, in the end.

likeliftedhands by addandsubtract. Nabrielise. AO3. 2023.

“How sweet,” Gabriel says, and then, “You still have blood on your face.”

The Dark is Rising

Magic Yet in The World by Pontmercyingtilthecowscomehome. Gen. AO3. 2018.

Jane goes off to college but the dreams-that-are-memories follow her.

Selfishness by grainjew. Gen. Bran & Will. AO3. 2016.

Because Bran is still the Pendragon, despite everything, and Will is by his own estimates entirely too human.

Crossovers

Chronicles of Narnia

Sheathed Claws by Ghostinthehouse. Gen. AO3. 2019.

A conversation in passing gives Will hope.

The End of the Fucking World

it seems like there's no outside world beyond these four walls by runawaymax. Alyssa/James. AO3. 2018.

Alyssa's surreally without James, in a police station.

we'll order two bowls of chili by holsmi. Alyssa/James. AO3. 2020.

“Do you want to get married?” Alyssa asked. She heard James put his book down. "Ok," he said.

The Last of Us

my father's daughter by youknowthelines. Gen. AO3. 2024.

There’s a ghost living under Joel’s shadow.

The Lost Boys

look for something left in this world by MaryPSue. Gen. AO3. 2023.

“It means,” Sam says, “that you can’t be much good at it if you can’t recognise a vampire when he’s standing right in front of you.”

something different in your heart by MaryPSue. Gen, David/Michael/Star. AO3. 2023.

or, the one where the mysterious Emerson family move into Santa Carla, and Michael immediately takes a shine to a pack of runaways living rough around the Boardwalk.

Through Another Lens by oldestenemy. Gen, Lost Boys Polycule. AO3. 2023.

Michael feeds that night at the beach party. Sam discovers Max is still a suspect. Grandpa's date is cancelled.

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

Beginnings by neepynoodles. Gen. AO3, UL. 2020.

Each of them have their own red that they paint across the zones, the colour of their rebellion and fight against BL/ind. or: how they found their family in each other.

Ephemera by ResidentHesitant. Gen. Angst. AO3. 2016.

She sees him again, maybe five years later, on a dusty road in Zone 2. She has to shake her head and remind herself of what happened. The Fabulous Killjoys are dead.

Goodnight by penniesforthoughts. Gen. AO3. 2021.

The girl leaves the masks of the dead at the mailbox.

Just Keep Running by nyehehz. Gen. AO3. 2017.

Korse leaned down, mouth to their ear, grin wide, and whispered one last sentence. “You should’ve kept running.” Kobra turned to face them right as he pulled the trigger.

Killjoys Never Die, Except When They Do by venomroses. Gen. Val & Volume. Angst. AO3. 2021.

Killjoys never die. That's the slogan written everywhere he looks. He can't read very well, but he could easily recognize those words. They used to mean something, but now they were simply three words strung together and for what? Killjoys do die. Anyone who’s been in the desert longer than a week knows that.

Maggot by pansiesforthoughts. Gen. Angst. AO3. 2021.

After the deaths of the Fabulous Four, Cherri Cola considers the meaning of words and human mortality.

Radio // Graffiti by neepynoodles. Gen. Angst. AO3, UL. 2020.

In the desert, art is one of the most common forms of coping with grief and loss.

Umbrella Academy

i tiresias (have foresuffered all) by ThatWeirdGuyInTheBushes. Podfic by cutflower_sound. Gen. Dolores/Five. Angst. AO3. 2020.

Five misses sharing his birthday, but Five has missed a lot of things. alternatively; number five, coffee, and the art of taking back.

Still Feel by MintChocolateLeaves. Gen. Ben & Diego & Klaus. 2019.

Diego says, “Not that crap Klaus. Why’re we in a fucking jail cell?”

Crossovers

Doctor Who

run, boy, run (the Umbrella Effect) by Ford_Ye_Fiji. Gen. Eleven (Doctor) & Five (UA). Adventure. AO3. 2022.

Two unlikely allies, familiar in more ways than they can imagine, join forces in a series of happy accidents. And then things get really complicated very fast.

Wayward Children

Every Heart A Doorway

Knowing by Emjen_Enla. Gen. Jack & Jill. AO3, UL. 2021.

Jack had known. Deep down inside, in the depths of their heart, they’d known this would be where it would end.

Once Upon A Time by WordObsessed. Gen. Kade & Nancy. AO3. 2020.

Kade did not know if he loved Nancy.

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

entr'actes by Lilith. Alexis/Jack. Romance. AO3. 2020.

When home is a horror movie world, happily ever after isn’t really part of the package; happily in-between, within the pauses in the tale, are where life is lived and where peace can be found.

Welcome to Night Vale

Blue Moon by Perelka_L. Cecilos. AO3. 2013.

Cecil woke up and knew he was the God of Night. Sometimes he remembers it. Rarely, but he does and then he forgets about this one person to whom he offered his human heart.

i can barely hear myself think most days by inkteacup. Gen. Cecilos. AO3, UL. 2017.

Sometimes he is one version of himself and then again, he is the other.

Key

Friends. (Not necessarily close.)

Multiple Recs.

AO3, FFN, LJ (LiveJournal), SL (Silverlake), TB (Tumblr), WB (Wayback Machine), UL (user-locked).

XM - sexless/genderless presenting male.

QP - queerplatonic.

N - non-canon.

U - unrequited.

C - canon.

Q - quasicanon.

E - canon exes.

Ships

  • Alexmis - Alex Rider/Artemis Fowl II. M/M. N.
  • Anderperry - Todd Anderson/Neil Perry. M/M. N.
  • Blush - Kid Blink/Mush Meyers. M/M. N.
  • Brotzly - Todd Brotzman/Dirk Gently. M/M. N.
  • Byler - Mike Wheeler/Will Byers. M/M. N.
  • Cartinelli - Angie Martinelli/Peggy Carter. F/F. N.
  • Cassock - Frank Castle/Matt Murdock. M/M. N.
  • Cecilos - Cecil Palmer/Carlos. M/M. C.
  • Clintasha - Clint Barton/Natasha Romanova. F/M. N.
  • DamiJon - Damian Wayne/Jonathan Kent. M/M. N.
  • Deamus - Dean Thomas/Seamus Finnigan. M/M. N.
  • Destiel - Castiel/Dean Winchester. XM/M. U.
  • Dinluke - Din Djarin/Luke Skywalker. M/M. N.
  • Drarry - Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter. M/M. N.
  • Drummerwolf - Amanda Brotzman/Martin. F/M. Q.
  • Dreamling - Dream/Hob Gadling. XM/M. N.
  • FBDOT3 - Cameron Frye/Ferris Bueller/Sloane Peterson. F/M/M. N/C.
  • Frerard - Frank Iero/Gerard Way. M/X. N.
  • Fulgurite - Briar Moss/Kethlun Warder. M/M. N.
  • Gwentin - Gwen Poole/Quentin Quire. F/M. E.
  • Ineffable Spouses - Aziraphale/Crowley. XM/XM. Q.
  • Jancy - Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler. F/M. C.
  • Janto - Ianto Jones/Captain Jack Harkness. M/M. C.
  • Jatherine - Jack Kelly/Katherine Plumber-Pulitzer. F/M. C.
  • Javid - Davey Jacobs/Jack Kelly. M/M. N.
  • JayRoy - Jason Todd/Roy Harper. M/M. N.
  • Juke - Julie Molina/Luke Patterson. F/M. C/Q.
  • Jukebox - Julie Molina/Luke Patterson/Reggie Peters. F/M/M. C/Q/U/N.
  • Leverage OT3 - Eliot Spencer/Alec Hardison/Parker. F/F/M. Q/N.
  • Merthur - Arthur Pendragon/Merlin. M/M. N.
  • Midam - Adam Milligan/Michael. M/XM. N.
  • Mileven - Eleven/Mike Wheeler. F/M. C.
  • Nabrielise - Annalise O'Brien/Gabriel Boutin/Nathan Byrn. F/M/M. C.
  • Parracqua - Lyra Belacqua Silvertongue/Will Parry. F/M. E. (source)
  • Payneland - Edwin Payne/Charles Rowland. M/M. U/Q.
  • Peggysouson - Daniel Sousa/Jack Thompson/Peggy Carter. F/M/M. U/N.
  • Percabeth - Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson. F/M. C.
  • Polyparx - Awsten Knight/Geoff Wigington/Otto Wood. M/M/M. N.
  • Ponds - Amy Pond/Rory Williams. F/M. C.
  • Redfinch - Albert DaSilva/Finch. M/M. N,
  • Ronance - Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler. F/F. N.
  • Rotten OT5 - Ben/Evie/Jay/Mal/Carlos de Vil. F/F/M/M/M. N.
  • Ruegard - Clarisse La Rue/Silena Beauregard. F/F. N.
  • Solangelo - Nico di Angelo/Will Solace. M/M. C.
  • Sprace - Racetrack Higgins/Spot Conlon. M/M. N.
  • Steddie - Eddie Munson/Steve Harrington. M/M. N.
  • StephCass - Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown. F/F. N.
  • Stobin - Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington. Gen/QP. C.
  • Stoncy - Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler/Steve Harrington. F/M/M. E/U/N.
  • Stucky - Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers. M/M. N.
  • The Rowdy 3 - Amanda Brotzman & Martin & Vogel & Gripps & Cross & The Rainbow Beast. Gen/QP/Multi. Q.
  • ThinkFast - David Alleyne/Tommy Shepherd. M/M. C.
  • Timber - Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake. M/M. C.
  • TimeBomb - Ekko/Jinx. F/M. Q.
  • Wickling - Billy Kaplan/Teddy Altman. M/M. C.
  • Willex - Willie/Alex Mercer. M/M. C/Q.