LINKDING

<blockquote>Simon Illyan likes to live dangerously. It's a bad habit for the Chief of ImpSec.</blockquote>

<blockquote>“Nanny?” Crowley’s head jerked up as he twisted round awkwardly in his chair to find a familiar face staring at him through the crowd, the time-altered features torn somewhere between consternation and twitching on the verge of a grin. He stared. “Warlock?” Crowley he demanded, reaching for his glasses and only just managing to resist the urge to pull them off, “Warlock?”</blockquote> ➤ Warlock meets Crowley again after he's grown up

<blockquote>It all starts because Isabella asks him, point-blank, the question J.J.’s never quite had the nerve to ask himself. It’s tickled at the edge of his mind before, but he’s never let it take hold; it would only—complicate things. “I’ve been wanting to ask you something,” she says, and there’s a glint in her eyes he hasn’t seen often. Curiosity and pleasure and apprehension all at once, like the day she asked him out for the first time, or years later when he dropped to one knee with a ring in his pocket and his words almost failing him.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It's a grieving process, of some kind.</blockquote> ➤ Lando dealing with L3's death

<blockquote>If they stay on the planet they'll die of radiation poisoning, but gate travel will kill them unless they have sex to neutralize the effects of a fungal spore they've been exposed to.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Aliens need their sperm.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Haruhi said to the stranger, "The food's good, isn't it? Have you tried the small quiches?" She'd spoken English on the assumption that most people in the room would likely understand it, but when the man turned it became apparent that he was Japanese. Haruhi knew this because she recognised his face. It was the face of Japan's ace skater, Katsuki Yuuri. "K-K-Katsuki Yuuri-senshu!" Haruhi clapped her hand over her mouth, feeling the blood rise to her face. "Ah," said Katsuki. He was different off the ice. His spectacles reduced the impact of his eyes, and the shape of his face was somehow softer, less distinctive. "Do I know you?"  / Yuuri makes a friend. Viktor hates it.</blockquote> ➤ I don't know the fandom yoi is crossed over with but the knowledge is unnecessary for appreciating the fic

<blockquote>Amir Tarabi is scrubbing himself down in the misting rooms the first time he meets Mani Rizk. The mister in Beirut-4 is being upgraded, the zone’s residents using Beirut-3’s misting rooms on rotation, so it is especially crowded that day. Amir avoids making eye contact with the bathers in adjacent patches with rigorous politeness. At sixteen, he’s already spent a hundred personal growth hours thinking about civic decency, appreciates the role of uninterrupted private rituals in fostering social cohesion—</blockquote>

<blockquote>Bertie is dismayed to find that he rather likes the latest girl that Aunt Agatha is egging him on to marry.</blockquote> ➤ so do I! But also the lack of decisive conclusiveness of all parties as to what's going on in the end makes this a difficult fic to tag. ➤ Also. I am DELIGHTED by the nickname Hecken for Helen, and even more that it is a historically attested nickname!!

<blockquote>This time, Betty thinks, as she fixes her ponytail with a slightly manic sense of determination, she's going to try being a lesbian. In which Betty Cooper learns a few life lessons. And again. And again. And again.</blockquote> ➤ aww, this is sweet

<blockquote>The otome community uncovers the mysteries of the Nikiforov-Katsuki Route, one of the most difficult and overly-complicated routes in a game supposedly just about ice skating. mysticdabber okay so I've literally conquered every other route on this damn game but yuuri keeps flat out rejecting me?? I've hit like 7 different Friend routes 50 times?? What does he want?? How high are his standards?? I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU YUURI ALL I WANT IS YOUR HEART</blockquote> ➤ the one where yuri on ice is a dating sim.

<blockquote>"The king is dead," says Samuels. "Long live the king." A story about fealty and destiny, spies and secrets, and the things we do to hold onto power.</blockquote> ➤ okay this one actually is as good as frostfire's fic, though in different ways. I'll probably still reread frostfire's fic more often though because it's shorter

<blockquote>No one talked about how many members of the theatrical troupe were secretly Egalitarians.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The Force whispers in its ageless voice, its touch peaceful and lulling against Vader’s ancient soul, “Tell me your biggest regrets.” Or the five times Anakin traveled back in time with the intention of making things better, and the one time that it actually worked.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Five times Caine got Stinger out of a bar fight (and one time Caine got into one).</blockquote>

<blockquote>Through the Force, everything is connected. Anakin and Obi-Wan find this out first-hand.</blockquote> ➤ prequel-era Anakin and Obi-Wan are brought forward in time to post-OT and meet Luke, Leia, and Han. wip through part 53 as of last checking

➤ Mostly Poe/Leia, with some Poe/Han, Leia/Han, and Poe/Leia/Han ➤ Series consists of: Love is like a border skirmish by ineptshieldmaid How To Meet Your Childhood Hero, by Poe Dameron, Age 25 3/4 by ineptshieldmaid The Organa-Solo Guide to Fraternising With Subordinate Officers by ineptshieldmaid A Guide to Hazards of Relationships With Subordinate Officers, by Gen. L. Organa (Supplements by Comm. P Dameron) by ineptshieldmaid Organa and Dameron. (34ABY). ‘Notes on Grief’. by ineptshieldmaid

<blockquote>In which Maria Absalom revisits Segundus's dreams and strikes up a bit of something. Well, more than a bit of something. Meanwhile, cakes are consumed, cows are displaced, and Segundus masters the art of magical gardening. Also: Childermass.</blockquote>

<blockquote>BURR Secretary Hamilton, belay that shouting! You protest too much, there's certainly no doubting the other figments of your own brain would agree, and so far there's been seven, plus me--but who's counting?</blockquote> ➤ HOLY CRAP. I am seriously impressed.

<blockquote>“So Benny, you know it’s traditional to bring a date to a wedding, right?”</blockquote> ➤ Vecchio and Stella's wedding

<blockquote>"I was referring," said the man, "to the ongoing magical crisis that's threatening to destroy your entire world, and possibly several adjacent worlds as well. There is one, isn't there?" "I hope not!" said Leonard. An annoyed look flickered briefly across the man’s vague expression, and Leonard added apologetically, “You might inquire at the University? I’m afraid that I don’t get much news here." Rufus Drumknott has been in love with his employer for years, and he's sure that Lord Vetinari must know it. But it will take a visit from a couple of enchanters from another world, and a magical toddler running amok with one of Leonard of Quirm's flying machines, to get either of them to do anything about it . . .</blockquote>

<blockquote>“So what the fuck even was that last night,” Letty said to Mia, the next morning, after the guys went off to the garage. “Do they do this—” “All the time,” Mia said.</blockquote> ➤ Cackled all the way through

<blockquote>“We going to get somewhere anytime soon?” Dom said. Brian was staring out the windshield. “Do you trust me?” “What the fuck kind of question is that?” Dom said. “If you say yes, I’m going to take you on the worst fucking ride of your life,” Brian said. “Do you trust me?”</blockquote>

<blockquote>“Think of your poor sister, alone in a strange place. Come now, Costis. Even you can’t possibly be so hard-hearted.” And then the king was beside her, grabbing her hand and Costis’ and clasping them together. He looked up at Costis with laughing eyes. “I can make it an order.” / In which Thalia Ormentiedes meets royalty....and Costis is definitely in over his head.</blockquote> ➤ awww I had a smile on my face through practically the entirety of this fic. What a great fic. ➤ (note to my future self who I'm sure will need the help: Thalia is Costis's sister.)

<blockquote>Gardefeu/Metella, talking about Bobinet</blockquote> ➤ BESTTTT

<blockquote>A few hours before, Steve was Captain America, flying a plane into the ice to save his country, save everyone. There's no United States of America on Earth anymore, but there's one on Mars.</blockquote> ➤ I am so into this

<blockquote>George Cooper sees Alan Olau working at a coffee shop. For some reason, Alan has breasts now.</blockquote> ➤ Series consists of: Your Boys Have Grown Soft and Your Girls Have Gone Wild Catch You When the Current Lets You Go Catch You When the Current Lets You Go (Alanna POV) A History of Blisters Battle Born The Drop Dead Dream, The Chosen One You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Send My Condolences to Good Sometimes I Get Nervous When I See An Open Door Waiting on Some Beautiful Boy Gone Through Life White-Knuckled All I Want to Do Is Try My Regards to Soul and Romance Outside the Sun is Shining My Whole Life is Thunder Four Weddings and a Funeral Do It For the Vine Stewart's Coat Born a Little Damaged, Man Sometimes In Dreams of Impact I Still Hear I See London, I See Sam's Town Don't You Worry, It'll All Work Out When You Were Young Because I've Been Coming For You Or Are We Dancer? Brand New Year, Coming Up Ahead You've Got Another Thing Coming

<blockquote>When a seemingly compromising photograph makes James and Camille household names overnight, they decide to run with it. But can they keep their fake relationship strictly professional when James is so darn pretty?</blockquote> ➤ I have no idea who these people are but this is a thoroughly enjoyable fic

<blockquote>Five people Mercutio fucked and one he didn't: a character study of Verona. See notes for additional warnings.</blockquote>

<blockquote>When Charles Xavier was five years old, he worshiped his father. When he was eleven, he learned to loathe his abusive stepfather. When he was sixteen, he gave up any claim on the family fortune just to escape. At twenty-four, he's moved away from home into a crappy, standard-issue graduate student house, and gone through his degree program with his best friend, Moira, by his side. He's adjusted. He knows who he is and where he comes from and what his future holds. At least, until a stranger in a bathrobe shows up in his living room, having used his shower, eaten his lunch and, oh yes, broken in uninvited. Suddenly, everything Charles knows to be true about himself may turn out to be wrong, and his future and past both may be more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. (aka the bathrobe fic)</blockquote> ➤ the one where Charles' father managed to do something to suppress his mutant ability