LINKDING

<blockquote>Thirty-five years ago, two rogue cultivators vanished, leaving their son to fend for himself on the streets. Five minutes ago, Cangse Sanren and Wei Changze tumbled out of a time distortion array with only one thought: What happened to Wei Ying?</blockquote> ➤ from wwx's parents' pov

<blockquote>Raylie did not ask for the burden of her particular gifts and talents. Nor did she ask for the unwavering vigilance of her bodyguard. They just are, like rocks and trees and starlight, and she has learned to abide with them both. But if she were ever compelled to choose between them, she knows which one she'd keep.</blockquote> ➤ bodyguard/heiress, something that feels somewhere in between amtdi and marriage of convenience while being neither, fascinating world building

<blockquote>It is said that in the course of history, there were four legendary beauties that, in some fashion, caught the attention of a ruler and through their influence, shaped history. Airplane never actually wrote any of that into the original story, but sometimes things come together in unexpected ways. (Four standalone chapters.)</blockquote> ➤ ahhhhhh this is just suffused with a feeling of earnest happiness and it's so lovely

<blockquote>"How long have we known each other?" Her voice felt rusty. Raoul was sprawled next to her on the bed. He blinked at the ceiling and cracked his neck. "Twenty years?" "Twenty years," Buri sighed. She felt like steam was rising off both of them. "We could have been doing this for twenty years." __________ Sometimes it takes a while to go from friends to lovers. But it helps if you can read each other's minds.</blockquote>

<blockquote>On Qixi, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian may or may not have gotten married while pledging themselves to Lan Yi's quest. A few weeks later, in the wake of a night-hunt that tests them both deeply, they may or may not consummate the union.</blockquote> ➤ Author originally intended this as the start of a series, but it seems to be abandoned, and it's great as is (but ends on a note where wwx/lwj are not together!)

<blockquote>It isn't quite a love triangle. For one thing, Clark's the only one romantic enough to even think the word 'love'. For another, Clark and Bruce would be beating the holy hell out of each other even without Lois' involvement. And if Lois was aware of the secrets they were keeping, she'd be beating the holy hell out of the both of them. Overall, Bruce's visit to Metropolis has been a mixed bag for everyone involved.</blockquote> ➤ all from lois's pov which is GREAT

<blockquote>In which both Victor and Yakov have to remake themselves – Victor after his first Olympic gold and Yakov after his divorce.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Stuck under her uncle Denethor's care in Minas Tirith two years before the Enemy's final defeat, Lothíriel of Dol Amroth spies on a marshal from Rohan on her father's behalf. But nothing ever goes quite according to plan when you're eighteen and foolhardy.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Three weeks into their delightful slog across Westeros, during yet another charming day of shitting in the woods, eating half-raw squirrel, and trudging his feet bloody, the single most dour and uninteresting woman Jaime had ever met in all of Westeros stopped in the middle of a field, drew a deep breath, and said, “When I was seven, my aunt came to visit with her son. My father told me that as the daughter of the house, it was my duty to show hospitality to my guests and to be gracious to them. I wanted to make him proud. So for three weeks, I let my cousin follow me around and talk to me about spiders.” “Spiders?” Jaime said, mildly interested. It was the most she’d volunteered in the entire time. “He was five years old. It was all he wanted to talk about. He’d describe them to me. He’d talk about how they ate by sucking the life out of their prey alive. He’d catch them and bring them to me and want me to hold them. One of them bit me and my hand swelled to the size of a melon. He told me spiders fall into our mouths from the ceilings while we sleep.” “He sounds truly charming,” Jaime said. “It must run in the family.” “And in all my life,” she went on, as if he hadn’t spoken, “I’ve never, ever, met anyone as annoying as him. Until you.”</blockquote>

<blockquote>Finn and Rey's epic space road trip adventure, featuring pirates, kittens, and the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker.</blockquote> ➤ I liked the way Anakin was characterized, and the interactions between the three characters

<blockquote>The Guardian of the Sith Temple doesn’t particularly care for the new breed of Sith, for all that they’ve been around for 1,000 years. But they’re the only Sith the Guardian knows about. Until one day… Alternately, "How to accidentally join the Sith without really trying."</blockquote>

<blockquote>Byerly begins his new life on Jackson's Whole. His first mission: locate the Baron and Baronne's daughter Topaz by going undercover as an itinerant lichen-scrubber.</blockquote> ➤ sequel to A Bit Too Much Good Work, Byerly beginning to find his place in his new life on Jackon's Whole

➤ four fics about Jonathan and Arabella's relationship with each other. I thought it did a great job of capturing their characters ➤ Series consists of: Prelude by afrai Serenade by afrai Duet by afrai Nocturne by afrai

<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>What's said is said, and Sarah said, "My Will is as Strong as Yours and my Kingdom as Great." And then, of course, she lied.</blockquote> ➤ the one where Sarah becomes ruler of a new neighbouring kingdom. In usual MarbleGlove style, although the strength of the writing is not all it could be there's enough else going on that's really excellent to make up for that

<blockquote>When Stonn goes into pon farr, T'Pring must break her bond with Spock, which has unforeseen consequences. But that's not where their story starts.</blockquote> ➤interweaves the story of Spock and T'Pring when they were young, and T'Pring/Stonn and Spock/Kirk as adults

<blockquote>"Joan thinks she should be less surprised by his sudden, “Watson, we’re getting married!” and yet, here she is, cooking her egg and trying not to be astonished." Infants are vanishing, and Sherlock and Joan go undercover as a married couple to find their kidnappers.</blockquote> ➤ I have this terrible need to see Sherlock and Joan in all the traditional slash tropes only platonically (okay no lbr I kind of want that for ALL THE FANDOMS, but this one especially) so the ending made me sad because it is a shippy ending. ➤ But everything else about the fic was great!

<blockquote>Elizabeth repairs David - but slowly he begins to realize he is malfunctioning in a way she can't fix. And he doesn't want her to.</blockquote> ➤ Look, all I knew about Prometheus was that it was a movie with a robot and aliens and scientists and spaceships. THAT DOESN'T MATTER. This fic reads amazingly and beautifully without need of background knowledge.

<blockquote>"Do you want me to go down on you?" Abed asks, one afternoon, when they're watching My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.</blockquote>

➤ MtF!John

➤ first half is about Ray's history with Stella, then Ray finding out more about Fraser's history, then Ray and Fraser working things out and deciding to move to Canada

<blockquote>During their final semester at Starfleet Academy, two people who have no intention of ever changing transform each other. </blockquote>

<blockquote>Belief is important. With enough belief, you can shape the world.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It had changed so gradually with Jennifer, was the thing. Rodney couldn’t pick a moment when he’d felt the balance shift from “this is fucking awesome” to “wow, I’m really middle-aged”.</blockquote>

<blockquote>A/N: When I first saw the dating challenge prompt, I realized I've written two slash fics recently that specifically dealt with John and Rodney dating. So, I decided to go in the completely opposite directions and approach the Sheppard and McKay friendship and the impacts their het relationships have on it. So even though there is a relationship at the center of the story, that's not really what the story is about. The fic springs from a canon moment in Sunday and goes several years into the future from there. So, you can think of it as a futurefic, a what-if scenario, and if you really, really squint and are so inclined, you can read it as pre-slash. Special thanks as always to Koschka for the beta. Summary: What if Rodney really did ask Katie Brown to marry him?</blockquote>

<blockquote>Another day, another "science conference" gone horribly wrong. For once, Dr. Rodney McKay gets help saving the world … but then Donna Noble remembers.</blockquote>