LINKDING

Summary: He had got everything he’d ever dared to want, and it felt like a fragile relic in his hands. ➜ yuletide fanfic, for Temeraire ➜ featuring laurence/tharkay on tharkay's estate post-canon; laurence comes to tharkay with a business proposition ➜ and by business proposition he means -- ➜ anyway it is SO CUTE I love themmmmm ➜ 2k words in length

Summary: I was not in kemmer. He would always be. He had said to me once that my people were single, whole, undivided. But now we would now always be in a pair, ourselves and the other, the inside and the out, the left hand and the right hand. ➜ yuletide fic, for The Left Hand of Darkness ➜ Genly and Estraven, post-canon, from Estraven's pov ➜ suffused with this unshakeable sense of the connection between the two of them in a really gorgeous way ➜ what a perfect coda to canon! ➜ 2k words in length

Summary: Richard Merrill has a conversation with his mother. ➜ yuletide fic - for Mairelon the Magician ➜ set mid-canon, a conversation between Mairelon and his mother about the realities of Kim being out in society and the male attention she'll attract ➜ Mairelon's oblivious focus on Kim's magical education and inability to follow where his mother is going with this line of questioning is so fun and so him ➜ what a cute and fun fic! ➜ 1k words in length

Summary: Kirk is not, in fact, an Admiral. He has no desire to be an Admiral. He's fine pretending to be one for Spock, though.

summary: The air conditioned chill of Wei Ying's office gave way to a wall of humid heat as soon as they left the building. The walk to the station was only a few blocks, but the back of Lan Zhan's shirt was damp with sweat by the time she went underground. "So what's the curse, exactly," Wei Ying said as they jammed themselves into a packed subway car. At lunchtime on a weekday during summer break. Lan Zhan steadied herself against the car door. "I believe it's bad luck." "Holy shit," Wei Ying said. "Did she curse you to step on a Lego?" ➤ modern au f/f mdzs wangxian fic ➤ lwj and wwx are academic colleagues; lwj comes to wwx for help dealing with a minor curse ➤ I love the glimpses into their broader world, the way cultivation is a part of modern life, the dynamics lwj has with her family, etc ➤ the way lwj being a poet affects the prose of the piece, and her point of view! ➤ and the dynamics between lwj and wwx are soooo good <3 ➤ 1.7k words in length

Summary: Xie Lian lounged across from him, the dice cup on the tea table askew to reveal two sixes beneath. His Highness had - helped along with subtle doses of luck as the dice were passed to him - won decisively. Still, though he had drunk much less, the effect on him was more pronounced. // Xie Lian can have a little to drink and do a bit of gambling, as long as he maintains a tranquil heart. That should be very easy. ➤ tgcf hualian post-canon fic ➤ god this is cute, they're so CUTE!!! ➤ hua cheng and xie lian happy and comfortable together, having fun teasing and playing a drinking game ➤ the vibes are sooooo good I'm so charmed! ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: Shizun needed to go back to Cang Qiong. Whether or not Binghe liked it. or, Binghe's first steps to getting back onto Qing Jing Peak. ➤ svsss post-canon bingqiu fic ➤ lbh realises that sqq needs more enrichment in his life. he needs to be able to go back to qing jing ➤ therefore lbh needs to make it possible for lbh to be allowed back at cang qiong again! ➤ he goes about this in the most luo binghe way possible ➤ as always, tshirt's sense of comic timing in this fic is PERFECT omg ➤ I love it ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: Airplane-bro, I'm tired of filling in all your plot holes!!! Shen Qingqiu writes, and then pauses, brush held dangling over the page. ➤ endless abyss era svsss ➤ sqq writing angry notes to sqh about his worldbuilding, sqh accusing sqq of pulling his pigtails to get his attention ➤ god I love these emotionally constipated nerds <3 ➤ 1k words

summary: Liu Qingge pursues a demonic presence and is startled by who he encounters. ➤ Liu Qingge meets a demonic Liu Qingge. Tianlang-jun is unhelpful. ➤ very fun and funny, I love Liu Qingge's opinions on his demonic alternate self - and what you can gather about what demon Liu Qingge thinks about this human version of himself! ➤ also the brief glimpse of alternate sqq is glorious and I want to know more ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: Xie Lian had humoured Mu Qing's desperate resistance for only a few blows before putting a stop to it with a flourish. Now the worn broom Mu Qing had improvised as a weapon lay in pieces on the grass, the royal boot was on his chest, and the royal sword was at his throat. ➤ xianle era, mu qing has presented as an alpha, and xie lian wants to protect him ➤ mu qing desperately horny and mad about it, xie lian obliviously sublimating all of his feelings into Isn't Swordfighting Great :D ➤ I love mu qing's suspicious and pessimistic pov, it's so perfect and so him! ➤ a delightful little glimpse into this world! ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: Liu Qingge and Luo Binghe get themselves into a Situation at Shen Yuan's sister's wedding. ➤ modern au svsss, liu qingge and luo binghe as guests at a wedding, dancing with each other to get shen yuan's attention ➤ the dynamics between all of them here are so perfect, the unwilling attraction between bingliu and the unspoken understanding between them at the end! ➤ 900 words in length

Summary: “Also,” Elizabeth says. “This place is hard on panties. You’re not supposed to laugh when I say things like that.” ➤ SGA fic featuring Elizabeth/Teyla ➤ I love how this combines soft affection, practical conversation, and comfortable sexuality all at the same time! ➤ so lovely ➤ 1k words in length

➤ the He Xuan abortion drabble. and omgggg bloodletter nails it.

summary: Lan Wangji summons Wei Wuxian's spirit using Inquiry. ➤ flashfic about lwj successfully summoning wwx's spirit after death to ask questions ➤ OUCHHHHHHH YES IT'S SO GOOD ➤ 350 words in length

Summary: Mobei Jun is big, Shang Qinghua is small. At least until they get their clothes off. ➤ moshang ficlet about having a size similarity kink ➤ it's so cute and fun!! ➤ 830 words in length

Summary: “It’s only on paper,” Shen Qingqiu says soothingly, even voice doing very little to calm Liu Qingge’s nerves. “This contract with the former Junshang’s descendant will make an excellent stopgap until we can broker a more longterm peace with the demonic realm.” He directs his warm smile at Liu Qingge. As if Liu Qingge doesn’t already know this! He wipes his hands on his fine, embroidered robes. Stupid things- much too thin to give any protection against a blade. “The duel,” he says, trying to keep his head in the game. “It’s still the most likely outcome, right?” ➤ svsss au fic where as part of peace efforts between the human and demonic realms, marriage has been arranged between lqg and lbh ➤ nobody's pleased with the thought of the marriage actually taking place and everyone expects a duel rather than a completed marriage ceremony ➤ stands alone as a fun glimpse into the world of this story, but author hints at the possibility of it being the first chapter in a longer fic (that would probably end up bingliushen) ➤ 1.7k words in length

Summary: She was going to blame the wine in the morning. ➤ beefleaf prior to the black water arc ➤ sqx and her bff ming-xiong go to a party together! sqx explains to the hostess why ming-xiong is such a good friend, and it's definitely not about sex! ➤ they absolutely do have really good sex sometimes though. including at this party. ➤ the dynamics between sqx and hx are soooo good ➤ and ditto sqx having a great time being a beautiful woman at multiple after-parties, after the mid-autumn banquet ➤ what a delightful little gem of a fic ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: Pleasuring Wu Ming won’t break Xie Lian’s cultivation. But it will go against what has always been expected of him, and he feels a perverse sort of glee at the thought of doing something so uncharacteristic of his old self. A boot on that flower, grinding it further into the mud. He tilts his head at Wu Ming. “So?” he asks. “Did you lie? Will you run, now that you know what I want from you?” / Xie Lian pressures Wu Ming into giving him spiritual energy via a blowjob, with the goal of pushing him away before he leaves on his own. Wu Ming doesn’t want Xie Lian like this. ➤ ooh a compellingly painful fic about xie lian testing the limits of wu ming's devotion, leading to a sexual encounter that neither of them feel great about ➤ it's so very them for that period in their history: xie lian trying to push wu ming away because he thinks wu ming is better off elsewhere but doing it by being horrible to him, and wu ming feeling an awful mix of self-loathing and heady excitement for getting to be touched this way by dianxia ➤ 1k words in length

summary: <blockquote> "Binghe," Shen Qingqiu gasps, pressed against the wall of the cottage. "Binghe, it hasn’t been three days." "But I’ve been very good," Luo Binghe pleads. "Please, Shizun. I won’t even put it all the way in. Just the tip." Shen Qingqiu squirms under the onslaught of messy wet kisses pressed to his neck, his robes pulled away to grant access. "Just the tip," he agrees. / Shen Qingqiu agrees to let Luo Binghe fuck him… with just the tip. It goes about as successfully as you might predict.</blockquote> ➤ extremely cute binqiu being pleased with themselves and having sex about it ➤ one of the tags is "binqiu-typical bad consent etiquette" lol and that's accurate ➤ I love them and they're disasters <3 ➤ 1k words in length

summary: <blockquote>The Nie-furen Jin Guangshan could have invented out of her would have haunted these hallways; sometimes the universe slyly hands Meng Yao what he has not paid or begged for but what he deserves.</blockquote> ➤ a look at trans man meng yao and his experience of his gender, and nie huaisang experimenting with transfemininity ➤ a beautiful look at the complexities of identity, the precarity of position, and the connection between jgy and nhs ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Jiang Cheng begrudgingly agreed to share Nie Huaisang's table on the condition they went back to a private room; one sect leader spotted in public was bad enough, let alone two.</blockquote> ➤ jiang cheng/nie huaisang ➤ a post-canon fic, running into each other at an inn and Not Talking About Things ➤ a wonderful little interlude of finding space to have a bit of something fun ➤ because sometimes the opportunity to not talk about things, and not even think about things, is what you want the most! ➤ even though everything that happened IS still there. but you're with someone else who knows and understands and has seen you since before anything went bad. ➤ it's great ➤ 1k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>“Rough day, eh?” Phillip asked. “Confounding. Absolutely confounding,” was how the man chose to answer. “The crux of the matter seems most certainly to be banquet, and yet not a hint of malice was cooked into any of the dishes. No poison in the duck, nothing slipped in the wine. For the life of me, I can’t parse it out.” Phillip stared at him for a moment, before throwing out another handful of rice to the ducks. “I’m sorry, what?”</blockquote> ➤ cute little fic for the Knives Out universe, about Benoit Blanc and Phillip's first meeting! ➤ from Phillip's pov and I loved seeing Benoit Blanc from his perspective ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>When I woke that morning, it was with the bone deep surety that kemmer was upon me.</blockquote> ➤ another Left Hand of Darkness fic!!! just as good as the other one! god I love fandom ➤ genly and estraven on the ice, while estraven is in kemmer; a classic premise ➤ this one is so sweet and loving, so full of genly being obtuse about things but trying so hard regardless, and estraven wanting him despite it all! ➤ 2k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Her wedding to Philip is the happiest day of her life. Then why, Louise wonders, does she have to keep reminding herself of that?</blockquote> ➤ post-canon fic from Louise's perspective! ➤ Philip is haunted by the ghost of Rachel! ➤ Louise struggles to keep up the mindset that of COURSE she must be happy to be married to Philip! ➤1k words in length

Summary: <blockquote>Chu Wanning went up the stairs with the same hesitation with which she'd descended. Each moment was an opportunity to turn back. To be good. She unfastened the latch instead.</blockquote> ➤ rule 63 modern au f/f ranwan ➤ chu wanning has atticwifed taxian-jun ➤ cwn is SO horny for her wife (wives) but can't let herself just enjoy that ➤ CHU WANNING. ➤ 1k words in length

<blockquote>“Mate? As in one you copulate with for the purpose of reproduction?” “No! I mean, it could be that, but, no! It’s more like… you know, a marriage.” A-Spen blinked at her curiously. “I do not know. What is ‘marriage?’” - A snapshot of A-Spen and Willa, on a fro-yo date.</blockquote>