#always love this ship; sparks so much joy💙

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@nagamas gift for a fan on twitter!!

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Weekly Recap | November 14th- December 31st 2022.

Happy New Year everyone!

One thing I did not have on my bingo card for 2022 was loosing interest in Stucky in favour of a four month old Stranger Things ship of all things, but alas, here we are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I still love Stucky and I will always ship it, but unfortunately my brain has latched on to this shiny new ship and it just sparks more joy at the moment. So I guess what I'm saying is... I don't know how frequently I will be updating this blog in the future, if at all. I'm not deleting anything, the ask box will remain open, and I'll still be around! But I'm afraid this is the end of the Weekly Recaps as you've known them for the last... three to four years. I hope you've enjoyed them!

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Work Husbands by darter_blue/ @darter-blue (Modern AU, Office Romance, Christmas | 4K | General): 5 times the office calls Bucky and Steve work husbands and one time they forget the 'work'

The stars look very different today by Bittersweet_in_Boston (Post-TFATWS, Endgame Fix-It | 3K | Explicit): “So what’s the mission?” he asks Fury once his belly is full. “Do I get a briefing or what?” “Patience,” Fury says, maddeningly calm. His utility suit is, of course, black, and Bucky has a brief, hysterical thought of him wearing a giant leather duster over it. “You’ll be briefed when we get there.” “Where is there? And why me?” Bucky doesn’t know why he’s being obstreperous, except that he’s flying through space at thousands of miles an hour with a dead man who won’t tell him anything. “Someone’s been asking for you,” says Fury, answering only his second question. And again Bucky thinks of Steve.

Bucky Barnes and the Christmas Spirit by this_wayward_life/ @wayward-lives (Modern AU, Christmas | 3K | Teen): Bucky's never celebrated Christmas. Steve sets out to change that.

sugar, spice and everything nice by buckyismybicycle/ @buckyismybicycle (Modern AU, Christmas | 3K | General): A couple of confused baristas, two cat adoptions and a cuddle pile later, Bucky has a perfect Christmas.

Dashing Through the Snow by HaniTrash/ @hanitrash (University AU, A/B/O | 7K | Explicit): Steve hates Bucky. Bucky hates him, too, so that’s fine. But when they’re forced to work together and co-teach a class, that anger begins to fade as they slowly learn more about each other. A work trip gone wrong, though, forces them to become much closer than either one ever expected…

Jingle Bell Rock by mxaether, Oh_i_swear/ @oh-i-swear-writes (Modern AU, Office Romance, Christmas | 19K | Explicit): Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes both work for Stark Industries and are lucky enough to have been invited on the company Christmas retreat. Unfortunately, neither of their partners can make it. Thanks to a mess up with the room booking it seems they're going to be spending a whole lot more time together than either had planned or wanted, but they seem pretty determined to 'lighten' things up, somehow...

WIP

💙 hey now, you’re an all star (get your game on, go play) by buckyismybicycle/ @buckyismybicycle (NHL Hockey AU | 18/? | 55K | Explicit): Boston Bruins trade notorious party animal/human disaster Bucky Barnes to the Dallas Stars, and captain Steve Rogers is not impressed when Fury puts him on babysitting duties. But, as he gets to know Bucky - really gets to know Bucky - he wonders if maybe the media has got it all wrong - very, very wrong.

All the Ways to Say I Love You That Don’t Work by buckybarnesdeservestobehappy (hutchabelle)/ @buckybarnesdeservestobehappy (Post-WS | 7/10 | 15K | Explicit): Finally free from the grips of Hydra, Bucky Barnes needs all the help he can get to acclimate to life in the twenty-first century. Steve’s always at Bucky’s side, providing support, explaining things, and throwing a reassuring arm around his shoulders, which gives Bucky all kinds of warm feelings. The other Avengers notice their closeness, as well. When Bucky overhears a discussion about whether or not Steve and he are dating, he isn’t bothered. He likes being with Steve, and he likes being treated respectfully. Determined to let Steve know how much Bucky cares about him, he uses his research on modern dating to woo his best friend. As he ratchets up his campaign to catch Steve’s attention, sparks fly. Or maybe those sparks were there all along.

[dragon-of-timeless-blue]

alright, i come home exhausted from school, but never tired enough not to rambling about my favorite gay swimmers 🌸✨

Free! overall changed my life, but I'm pretty sure its impact wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't for rinharu...

Not a day goes by that I don't think about them at least once, there are so many things that they mean and now i can't change their symbolism in my brain.

From the first moment they interact, there is a spark so evident and curious that it doesnt go unnoticed, the way in which both impacted (and impact) the life of the other is something that overflows with so many emotions, complicated and shinning emotions that they make their dynamic so alive, so fun and passionate!!

Grow and boost each other, knowing that there is a "view that only the two of them share", feeling each other despite being miles apart...

Rin and Haru have so many fanfic tropes in their dynamic and story that it gets quite hilarious, from sharing beds, rivals to lovers, mutual pinning, the shoujo-like love declaration under the cherry tree to fate uniting them to swim together forever

romance is something that has always been hard for me to understand (im aromantic), and I am not lying that my experience with rinharu is the closest thing to romantic love that I have ever experienced and it is something that I treasure very much.

THEY GENERATE SO MANY EMOTIONS INSIDE MY CHEST!!! (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠) 💙❤️🌸

I can spend hours and hours looking at certain frames of the relay of the first season, listening to their duets and the soundtrack with their leitmotifs, overanalyzing official art and creating countless AUs where all their history explodes again with that spark of passion, admiration and deep affection that they share

I can't imagine how to conceive ships without having Rin and Haru as a reference, their story goes beyond a simple romance, about finding your dream, believing in the power of bonds and never never give up to face the future, because there are always new views never seen before that are waiting for you.

Each of the small details, each interaction and significant element makes me explode with emotion!!!!!

THEY ARE THE SHINING AND THE JOY, THE (real) WAVE, THE MEMORIES OF THAT SUMMER THAT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET, THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THE RAINBOWS, THE FUTURE AND THE VIEW NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!! ～⁠(⁠つ⁠ˆ⁠Д⁠ˆ⁠)⁠つ⁠｡⁠☆ ❤️💙🌸✨

I will never get tired of thanking all the loving and dedicated mods that make this series of events possible, being a part of this really is one of the things I appreciate the most in my fandom experiences and just makes me love them more and more day by day, seeing and reading all the perspectives and feelings that they cause in different people, thank you very much for everything, let's continue loving rinharu and moving forward for the team

A year ago today, we reserved our twitter name and officially became The Night Pool!

Help us celebrate by sharing why you love rinharu & what the ship means to you!

❤️💙