LINKDING

Summary: Harriet explores the unexpected landscape of marriage. ➜ yuletide fic - for the Lord Peter Wimsey books ➜ Harriet's POV on v-shaped polyamory negotiations, Harriet/Peter and Peter/Bunter ➜ the voice is so well done, of Harriet's whole pov but also every line of Peter's dialogue is dripping with the exact right kind of piffle he likes to talk, with all the casual references and so forth ➜ and the way they work out the relationship dynamics between the three of them, what is and isn't said, and what each of them is looking for, feels so right too! ➜ 10k words in length

excerpt: When Irena was young and strong and still the third-most beautiful girl in Březina, she could walk from her mother’s cottage to the birch grove in only an hour—even if she stopped to cool her feet in the creek or fill a basket with blackcurrants. But she is not so young and not so strong now, not for all her wishing, and the journey eats up the morning and a slice of afternoon, too. ➤ a lovely short story about a human woman who loves a woodmaiden ➤ about choices, and appreciating your life for what it is, and the passage of time ➤ and old women dancing together in a birch grove in a forest ➤ 3k words

Summary: The Institute of Religious Studies was housed in one of the oldest structures at the university, an ornate hipped-roof building that overlooked the campus from the foot of the northern peaks. Aside from the narrow drive that wound up the rise from the other side of campus, the only access was via a steep staircase or a switchbacked path that took twenty minutes to ascend. Most people on campus called it the Mountain. ➤ songxuexiao t4t4t modern au where they're grad students in china ➤ I had the pleasure of getting to see this fic as it came together, and the thought and care verity puts into their writing is always so evident in their beautifully written and beautifully constructed stories! ➤ from song lan's pov as he watches creepy stalker xue yang entwine herself into his bff (and object of pining) xiao xingchen's life ➤ sl DOESN'T trust xy, he DOES find it super hot to put her in her place and have sex with her, he DOES struggle to be fully vulnerable with xxc despite everything she is to him ➤ the vibes are so good, I love how real and present each character and their complex emotions about each other are, and I love the way the theme of the weather runs through the whole fic holding things together ➤ highly recommend! ➤ 12k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>It'd be safest if you ran.</blockquote> ➤ Taskmaster UK vid focusing on Alex and the uhhhh dynamics in the show that he created ➤ I love the way the editing turns so many of the weird visuals into something that the camera has an erotic focus on. it's so effective! and the song really amplifies it. ➤ 3:13 in length. music only, not added sounds/dialogue. no subtitles available.

Summary: <blockquote>The sensation of being ignored by someone playing with enough magic to blow up the castle had been outright soothing to Alex, by the end of it all.</blockquote> ➤ yessss ➤ a Tortall fic set during the era when Duke Roger is dead the first time, from Alex of Tirragen's pov ➤ omg I am OBSESSED with this minor canon divergence au that takes seriously the question of what Alex's motivations are ➤ the fucked up relationships between Alex and Delia, Alex and Roger, Alex and Thom! Alex's obsession with and failure to understand Alanna! Roger continuing to be horrible from beyond the grave! ➤ HELLO I AM HERE FOR ALL OF THIS ➤ 5k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>OK, what I’ve just realised is: I’m not the only one this can ever have happened to, right? I mean, if swapping bodies through time and space like this is a Thing, then surely it can’t only be me and poor old Kim So Yong who ever aligned just the right way to trigger it? So, I’ve decided to write all this down in case maybe someone finds it and it’s useful. You know how in science fiction and fantasy dramas in like the second act the hot geeky member of the team will be like ‘Oh, I went into the archive and found this document that conveniently explains all the plot events so far and tells us what to do next’? This will be that document. You’re welcome, hot geek.</blockquote> ➤ have I watched Mr Queen? no I have not. but I HAVE had friends tell me about it and that's nearly as good, in that it means I could read this fic and understand and appreciate it ➤ Jang Bong Hwan is writing down maxims about how to survive the experience of bodyswapping through time and space, for reference for future people in the same situation ➤ Jang Bong Hwan gets a little off topic. a lot. ➤ Jang Bong Hwan loves Cheoljong so much! ➤ delightful and charming throughout, such an engaging and endearing narrative voice ➤ 7k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Don and Kathy would move in together. They would have a dog or two and then inevitably, a small parade of adorable little brats who would call him Uncle Cosmo, and they would spend less and less time with him, not on purpose but busy with the rest of their lives, and ultimately Cosmo would learn to make his peace with it because he’d have no other choice and he would have to try to move on and not live too much in his memories. He could picture it so clearly, he figured if the songwriting gig with Monumental didn’t pan out, he could always return to the backwater circuit with a new act: The Amazing Cosmo of the Cosmos—ladies and gentlemen, he sees the future, he reads the stars, he silently pines for his best married pal and all the while tap dancing! Don and Kathy inviting him along on their honeymoon, though—that part was a surprise.</blockquote>

Summary: <blockquote>He saluted her in that way he sometimes mockingly did, as a loyal general ought to greet the sagest of chief ministers. “Come on, now,” she said. “You can do better than that.”</blockquote>

Summary: <blockquote>"See, it's a fair trade," Wei Wuxian said, outlining the situation. "You get a wife! That's me! And Xuanyu can have a husband." Lan Wangji looked at the screen separating him from the bathtub. "In your proposition, you also have a husband."</blockquote>

<blockquote>I scowled at them like I could shoot lasers from my eyes — which I didn’t have the mods for, but they didn’t know that. “Both of you, shut the fuck up.” To their credit, they did. He kept glaring daggers at me, like he was promising that the second I untied his hands, they’d be around my throat. She had on her biggest, saddest brown eyes, complete with perfect little tears trickling from the corners of her eyes, like she was just a helpless little thing who could be let go with no consequences. Both of them were goddamn liars. When I do a job, I do my research. He wasn’t vicious and she wasn’t harmless, and both of them were staying tied to those chairs.</blockquote>

<blockquote> The truth was that from the beginning Cottia had wanted desperately for Esca to like her. He was British, a Brigantes warrior of the blue war shields, and she wanted him to see the Britishness in her; she was afraid of what it would mean if he didn’t. </blockquote> ➤ ahhhhh the complexities of the relationships between the three of them as they navigate making a household together is SO good. It does feel though that it ends kind of abruptly without working anything out but I can at least imagine where it might go from here

<blockquote>He lets himself imagine when he will be able to greet Mingjue again, since he has not seen him in a while. After he and A-Yao have greeted, Mingjue will be in the sort of mood Xichen most likes to see him in: agreeable and generous, full of good will and benevolence.</blockquote> ➤ written for the Discovery Channel Exchange, with bonobo sex as the prompt ➤ perfect pov choice for this!

<blockquote>"Lucky for you," Wei qianbei says, the laughter once more in his voice like the sun breaking through storm clouds, "the last desire of these particular ghosts is one you should be able to actually grant. You'll probably want this, though." He rummages in his sleeve and tosses something small Zizhen's way. Zizhen catches it, still reeling a little. When he opens his hand, he finds a stoppered jar of... salve? Ouyang Zizhen fucks around (summons a bunch of horny ghosts) and finds out (fucks a bunch of horny ghosts)</blockquote>

<blockquote>With Temeraire and Tharkay gone, Jane proposes that Laurence help manage things at her estate awhile. Then Tharkay returns. Laurence had no idea Tharkay disliked the admiral so much.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Marcus had told her about the land, their house—small but well-made, and easy to add to should the need arise—his plans. They had not spoken of the wedding, which both of them cared little for, but only of the life that would come after. And in all their plans, Esca was there too, as she had known he would be.</blockquote>

<blockquote>In the end, the decision was easy. "I've come to tell you I have accepted a position at Yiling University." Qingheng-jun's attention drifted back to his phone. "Not very prestigious is it?” "I am taking the professorship. I am also taking the boys." After the death of their mother, Lan Qiren removes his nephews from Cloud Recesses to Yiling.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Prince Jing needs an heir but needs some help getting there... if only he had a trusted advisor to guide him, wink wink now with added Feelings (TM)</blockquote>

<blockquote>Xiao Shu did not warn Jingyan before he kissed him.</blockquote> ➤ tagged "Area Teen Sucks At Polyamory" and omg perf tag

<blockquote>A limerick interrupted by haiku footnotes.</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Behold, the story that dares to ask the question: What if your soulmate was shitty?"</blockquote> ➤ I like that although Haley is indeed shitty, there are indications that he's not, like, unredeemable, and that Bailey made his own mistakes too in their relationship, and they've just both been bad for each other. but the possibility of them being together again in a future life isn't out of the question. ➤ but tbh Raven is so great and deserves better than Bailey! idkkkkk I really enjoyed reading about their developing friendship and relationship, but even the happy ending of the two of them going off together felt more bittersweet than anything? ➤ also though the worldbuilding was fascinating and so were all the characters and I kind of want fic of this now??

<blockquote>Many people, when they are blessed with a goose, take it as life direction. They learn from it. Alex chooses a different course.</blockquote> ➤ one of those soulmate matchmaking geese fics

<blockquote>Liu Yuzhuang marries Xiao Jingyan, and gets more than she bargained for. Lin Shu, haunted by both the future and the past, finds again and again that he is loved.</blockquote> ➤ pays attention to the hua genocide

<blockquote>Eleven years after Nihuang's fiance died at Meiling, the emperor arranges another marriage for her.</blockquote>

Summary: <blockquote>"Nie Huaisang," Jiang Cheng hisses, "have you brought me to a sex club?" "Don't be ridiculous," Nie Huaisang says breezily. "You can't have sex in a licenced venue."</blockquote> ➤ I appreciate the focus on kink done in less explicitly sexual ways, where the focus is more on people who like kink as an end in itself rather than only sexual ➤ series consists of: already more than skin can hold turn away from flowers altogether delicate names like bones in the body wild patience you seem, secretly, to love everything with a little sting qualities, much underrated so cold you're boiling over splendor hung aloft the night a city erected quick-time beyond what the body knows

<blockquote>“Who the hell are you?” Renfri asks, wrinkling her nose. The boy sitting by the fire looks up, looking surprised. They told her in town there was a witcher with white hair out here. They hadn’t mentioned anyone else. “Jaskier,” he says. He’s holding a lute, oddly. “At your service, assuming your service isn’t either murderous or boring. Who are you?” “Renfri,” she says, eyeing him critically. “Where’s Geralt?”</blockquote> ➤ Au where Renfri lives

<blockquote>When Jaskier finds out that his ex-boyfriend is getting married, he convinces Yennefer to help him stage a fake proposal so he can ruin the wedding. There's just one problem: it turns out they both know the caterer.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Obi-Wan Kenobi is accused of killing Chancellor Palpatine. The galaxy is hunting him. So why did Bail decide to hide him in Breha's private medical suite? "Breha," Bail pleaded. "If nothing else, we owe him."</blockquote>

<blockquote>The man was nothing more than a crumpled heap in the shadows when Obi-Wan first saw him. A little further down the street, Owen and Beru bickered about which merchant had the best ration prices, and which had the highest quality. Obi-Wan only distantly heard their voices. His attention was fixed on the man, the ghost, who had come to Tatooine to haunt him. Cody. Here.</blockquote> ➤ love the ship dynamics!

<blockquote>Prince Nicolò is marrying Lady Nile for the good of the kingdom, and everybody has to make the best of it. Or: wlw/mlm solidarity is conspiring with your boyfriend’s wife’s girlfriend to help them produce a royal heir.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Max spent nearly an hour outside the shop, huddled under an awning that barely shielded him from the bitter rain, smoking one cigarette after another down until he nearly burned his fingers. He was desperate, that much was sure, but how desperate? That was harder to say. Desperate enough to walk into Adriaan Visser’s den was desperate indeed, especially since Visser wouldn’t need any of his family’s fancy weaponry or arcane knowledge. Any one of the guns lining the walls for display would be the end of Max in a single mundane trigger pull.</blockquote>