LINKDING

<blockquote>There are only two ways a child can go with a name like Warlock Lovecraft Faustus Dowling, and War had chosen the other one.</blockquote> ➤ LOVE IT

<blockquote>Five times Marius Pontmercy failed to seize the opportunity, and one time opportunity seized him.</blockquote> ➤ Amazing, A+ Pontmercying

<blockquote>“I thought we were actively avoiding each other after the Trandosha Shitshow,” Han says. “We’re actively avoiding each other after the Iridonia Shitshow,” Lando corrects him, “the Trandosha Shitshow is That Which We Do Not Speak Of.”</blockquote>

<blockquote>Christopher and Millie work wonderfully together. When they're on the same page. Meanwhile, while said pages are being turned, Christopher is being whisked to and fro across the universe as part of a bug-testing charm process.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Forced to share a bed with Victor at the Sochi Grand Prix Final, Yakov learns more than he wants to know.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The problem is that Mike thinks he's good at sex, which is patently, sadly untrue.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Hélène understands why her brother wants to take Natasha — she's beautiful, young, ripe for the taking.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It's the first Thanksgiving since Grandpa died. This morning Gretchen put the extra leaf in the table, pushed and wiggled chairs so that it would seat a crowded-on-one-side seven. The new tablecloth--Gretchen bought it last week without consulting anyone or anything beyond her own pleasure--is spread, and on it sit silver and the best china. Trivets wait for mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and corn. The turkey is dismembered, keeping warm in the oven. Gretchen is ready.</blockquote> ➤ weird and amazing and I love it

<blockquote>After the end of the movie, the Ghostbusters deal with even MORE complicated problems: setting up their business.</blockquote>

<blockquote>A high-pitched shriek pulled Feuilly from his sleep.</blockquote> ➤ from the prompt: "Hot, steamy action very late at night, and loud enough to wake other people" and wilfully misinterpreted

<blockquote>Once upon a time, there must have been a long-suffering ImpSec training officer who had to deal with Byerly Vorrutyer. This is his story.</blockquote> ➤ part of the "A Bit Too Much Good Work" 'verse

<blockquote>Five encounters across the years.</blockquote> ➤ author's note: <blockquote>For melannen, whom I blame entirely for the realization that Enjolras is completely Methos's type, even though I've long ago lost the documentation of this. </blockquote> ➤ TRUTH.

<blockquote>hux and kylo meet porbo the hutt, jr insurance adjuster</blockquote> ➤ sequel to sath's ficlet

<blockquote>– This fic was brought to you by wondering 1) what exactly does the Empire/First Order have against safety railings, and 2) why do stormtroopers carry grappling hooks, anyway? I still have no idea about 1, but the solution to 2 suggested itself, really.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Anthony confesses to once having held an interest in Peter Merriot; Prudence is intrigued. [Perhaps a hint of D/s dynamics, but no more so than canon.]</blockquote>

<blockquote>"I want to give you crazy kids some advice, while we have a little breathing room," Solo said, as Rey settled beside Finn in the little lounge area. "Voice of experience and all that."</blockquote> ➤ draws attention to some of the thematic similarities

<blockquote>Napoleon and Illya discuss a certain movie they have just seen... (Contains spoilers for the 2015 Man From UNCLE reboot movie.)</blockquote> ➤ ACCURATE

<blockquote>Serene thought about this for a moment, and then theorised, "Perhaps the fact that you are so much like a woman in some ways makes it natural for you to be more attracted to men." Luke started to splutter again. "Oh no, that was insensitive, wasn't it," said Serene. "I meant only that you are brave and warlike, with great endurance, like a woman, so... Don't look at me that way! It's a compliment!"</blockquote>

<blockquote>The first time they kiss (for real, with intent) is the result of Byerly starting a subtle campaign to turn their two marriages into the foursome/sedoretu they were clearly meant to be (if any pair of canon couples is going to independently invent the sedoretu it's those four.)</blockquote>

<blockquote>Howl introduces Sophie to his sister, but Megan disapproves of Sophie, while Howl and Sophie can't stop arguing.</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Someone," said Howl with an ominous flourish of sleeves, "and I'm not naming names but it starts with an S—has tipped all my hair spells into the sink." In which Howl learns to stop worrying and love his natural hair color. In a way.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Raoul de Gardefeu has an exceptional plan for an anniversary gift for Métella. Of course, one knows what they say of the best-laid plans.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Despite all of Laurent’s explanations, Damen could not really picture what it would be like to have Laurent pretending to be his slave until it was happening.</blockquote>

<blockquote>When people ask how he met his wife, he says they exchanged cultural information at a diplomatic event. He does not mention that she beat him at logic (twice), or that afterward, they took off their clothes.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Once upon a time, in a land near and far away, there was a girl whose mother died when she was young. Her mother had been merry and loving and devoted, but these things were no proof against fever. She died and was buried in a grave at the edge of the forest, past the garden gate. In the way of young children, the girl (who was named Hannah) mourned for her mother and then forgot her. She visited the grave dutifully with her father, but her attention strayed more and more often to the garden fence, to the tall poles of beans and the thin green tentacles of the onions.</blockquote> ➤ yes good. ➤ a retelling of the version of the cinderella story that involves the magic tree over the mother's grave that gives help

➤ extremely excellent short retelling of the fairy tale

<blockquote>Kate has definitely considered what would happen if she ended up in a dude's body before, but it was, like, Noh-Varr, or maybe James Deen. Somebody whose ride you'd want to take for a test drive. Kate loves Clint, but let's be real: there's only one place she's going to carry this metaphor, and that's the car wash.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Five times people didn't think Shindou was a serious go player, and one time that they did</blockquote>

<blockquote>She gets the text at two pm on a Tuesday. KIDNAPPED NINJAS WARWICK HOTEL BRING BACKUP BATTERY DYING CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT</blockquote>

<blockquote>Bahorel stormed into the back room of the Musain one spring afternoon, expression thunderous and clothes in uncharacteristic disarray. He all but threw himself onto a chair and drained the nearest glass of wine in a single swallow. That the glass had formerly belonged to Bossuet did not seem to trouble either of them, Bahorel being too distraught and Bossuet too concerned. "What on earth has happened?" Bossuet asked.</blockquote>