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[ckerouac]

Title: Decoys

Tags: Alternate Universe; Alternate Universe - Modern Setting; Meet-Cute; middle aged romance; Good Parent Din Djarin; Artist Cobb Vanth

Summary: Decoy: a wooden duck used to draw other wildlife to them.

A waterfowl art festival is the highlight of the season for wood carver Cobb Vanth. Everyone loves his decoys, and he loves the excited teenagers who volunteer to help run his booth. But the man who shows up in a too small volunteer vest is decidedly not a teen volunteer. Din Djarin is new in town, and filling in for his son. Cobb is more than happy to get him up to speed.

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I have the absolute pleasure of having a handful of these scenes from my fic recreated in Lego by the delightful @wyomingnot that y’all can see here. For any of y’all that know me, you know how fucking delighted I am at tiny Lego ducks. I’m so happy to finally share all of this with y’all and hope you enjoy a soft, cozy meet cute.

[farm-witches-fic-recs]

Dear witches. I’ve gotten lost on the farm and not sure if I’m even in the right place. Does Schitts Creek have a “The Holiday” Au? Do you have a list of holiday movie aus?

Hello there, meesh!

We have been known to do a bonus lap or two around the farm before we figured out where we were, too.

But we're here now and we have some holiday recs for you!

Inspired by The Holiday:

Bon Hiver - SweetSirius (@wordthieve)

Let Your Heart Be Light - @princess-tiger-lily

lights like you (glow all year long) - @lilythesilly, @roseapothecary

Movie AUs with holiday vibes:

in morte veritas - @missgeevious

I've been sleeping so long in a twenty-year dark night (now I'm wide awake) - cromarty (patrickredactedbrewer)

Hallmark movie vibes:

and then one day, everything changed - railmedaddy (@rmd-writes)

the christmas chateau - perfect-porcelain

The Christmas Eve Festival - marchtwentyfour

Do They Know it's Christmastime at All?: A Jolly Holly Holiday Mystery (Interflix Original) - chasingkerouac (@ckerouac)

finding you at christmas - @dinnfameron

A Holiday Escape - @lisamc-21

Outside The Snow Is Falling - asoftplacetoland you're the star at the top of my tree - @schittposting

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

Hi, I don't know if I can explain it really well, but I hope you know what I mean :) Any fanfics about Kurt or Blaine wanting the other one fall in love but really it is just a bet or an excuse to have some kind of benefits from this relationship. And the other one finds out or not and there is drama? I read Bet, Games People Play and something about Kurt at NYADA in Adam's Apples while Blaine is at NYU.

Can you believe that I wrote an historical AU with this premise? I also have a couple other fic recs for you. For our other followers, the fics mentioned in the ask are:

Games People Play by teacandles

The Bet by CoffeeAddict80 ( @caramelcoffeeaddict) OR The Bet by @nineofhearts4

Sabotage by chasingkerouac

The Seduction by @hkvoyage

Venetian Blaine arrives at Carnival’s masquerade ball, looking for his next conquest. His reputation as a lover is legendary, and no one can resist him. Virgin Kurt captures his attention, but seducing him will require careful planning. As they spend time together, will Blaine be able to carry out his plan successfully? A historical Klaine AU set in 18th-century Venice.

~~~~~ If That’s What You Want by a_simple_rainbow

Kurt’s jaw drops in horror (or maybe it drops because at least his body knows he should be horrified at the mere suggestion of it) “You’re suggesting I…”

“Seduce him. Make him fall in love with you. Break his heart on the eve of the game. Render him useless…?” Sebastian shrugs casually, “If that’s what you think it’ll take.”

Kurt Hummel has a shot at being Captain for the Slytherin Quidditch team if only he agrees to take Hufflepuff’s star Keeper out of the picture before the first big game. Of course, what he doesn’t know - and would if he’d only watch a film (*any* romantic film, really) - is that it’s probably the worst idea anyone has ever had for way too many reasons.

And as luck would have it, Blaine Anderson has overcome many obstacles in his life, only to come out on top, but one he has never managed to get past…? His completely hopeless crush on Kurt Hummel.

(Hogwarts Klaine AU)

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days by glitterandpaws [PDF and EPUB]

Kurt is an up-and-coming fashion designer on the brink of hitting it big, when he’s presented with the possibility of having his newest collection showcased during fashion week. The committee is torn between Kurt and Sebastian for the slot, and Kurt must make someone fall in love with him in ten days order to be in the show, but that’s not the only deal he makes. Meanwhile, Blaine is a successful journalist, writing under the pseudonym Blair for a women’s magazine as their resident how-to “girl” when he’s roped into writing a piece on “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”. When Kurt and Blaine find each other, both of their tasks prove harder than they first appeared.~~~~~

Here is one where Blaine makes a list, and one of the items is to try and date cheerio!Kurt.

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Denial: It’s A River in Egypt by pavementchaser (and its companion piece Operation: Get Kurt Hummel Into Bed) [PDF]  [EPUB]

College AU: Kurt only sleeps with straight boys. Blaine Anderson is a straight boy in his class. Kurt sets about seducing him.

[chasingkerouacwrites]

Klaine Advent: Sheets

Klaine Advent Day 5: Sheets

Aaaand more kid!Klaine.  Because apparently I like my holiday fic super sweet.

Previous: Day 4

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[ckerouac]

title: build it together

words: 2K

fandom: The Mandalorian

tags: Din & Grogu; family, father & son, canon compliant, it's the definition of soft

summary: The house itself is small, but the two of them have never needed much space. (After the events on Mandalore, Din and Grogu start to build their life on Nevarro.)

[ckerouac]

fic: build it together

title: build it together

words: 2K

fandom: The Mandalorian

tags: Din & Grogu; family, father & son, canon compliant, it's the definition of soft, post-S3 softness

summary: The house itself is small, but the two of them have never needed much space. (After the events on Mandalore, Din and Grogu start to build their life on Nevarro.)

excerpt:

It takes twenty minutes to unload the starfighter. Twenty minutes to unload an entire life into the small home on the quiet piece of land outside of town that Greef generously gifted Din when he came inquiring about a place to settle down.

(Considering Karga’s eager collection of ever-increasing ‘administrative fees’ during his tenure managing the bounty hunter’s guild on Nevarro, Din decides this ‘gift’ is a refund of those fees.)

The house itself is small, but the two of them have never needed much space.

They walk through the house and set down the few bags of gear they have to their name. A change of clothes for each of them in their bedrooms, the snack bag that keeps Grogu occupied and the small mess kit into the kitchen. A rifle he stored in the hull that’s set in what will become a proper weapons closet.

Grogu babbles as they open doors and explore the property. Din is trying to talk to him more, and his noises are taking on more of the cadence of speech. That’s what a father is supposed to do. Talk to him, guide him, teach him.

At least, that’s what Din assumes he’s supposed to do. They’re learning together.

[ckerouac]

Since we finally have a release date for S3, I figured I’d toss out the little Ted Lasso fic I did previously. For the fun times.

Keeley's invited to be a guest advice columnist. Roy might be the better fit, whether he fucking likes it or not.

[ckerouac]

Title: seasons change when I just give it time - (52k, complete)

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance, Mutual Pining, Yearning, Slow Burn

Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

[ckerouac]

@100wednesday drabble - Our Flag Means Death

“Who stole my oranges??”

The crew looked over from their duties, Roach angrily bobbing up through the floorboards from below. A raving jack-in-the-box who thankfully needed both hands to steady his climb, leaving his kitchen knife safely unweilded.

“Should we get more from Nana?” Oluwande asked.

Jim rolled their eyes. “...how the fucking seagull found her with that note...”

“Brilliant creatures,” Buttons muttered. “Two day shipping.”

“Let’s not jump to conclusions,” Stede insisted. “Surely it’s an innocent mistake.”

Last Night

“It’s made of oranges?” Ed asked, spreading the mask on his face. “I’ll fucking glow.”

“Like the sun,” Stede swooned.

[ckerouac]

Title: seasons change when I just give it time (The Mandalorian) - chapter 6/8

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance

Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

(aka Professor Vanth/tired single dad Din my beloveds)

Chapter 6 Excerpt

“Ben, I swear to god, it’s ass o’clock in the morning, I had a late night, and unless there’s something on fucking fire, I need sleep.  I will call you back at 10, you can come over, and we can talk about whatever bee’s in your bonnet, but I’m going back to sleep and I respectfully invite you to fuck off for a few hours,” and hung up before anyone could respond.

Forty-six minutes later, there was a knock at his front door.  No, a knock was a polite request for attention.  This was a full fist banging that showed no sign of stopping until Cobb answered.  

Fucking.  Hell.

Cobb yanked on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and made his way to the front door, swearing with each step until he threw open the front door and found Kenobi standing there, unapologetic, and holding his phone like a weapon he was too eager to use.  “Ten,” Cobb snapped.  “Does this look like ten in the morning?”

“What did you do?” Ben hissed.  

“I was trying to fucking sleep, but someone kept fucking interrupting me.”

“You know what I’m talking about.”

“I have no fucking clue what you’re talking about.”

“Cobb,” Ben said gently.  Too gently.  “I’m here right now as your friend.  Because if I’m not here as your friend right now, on Monday morning I’m going to be in your office as your boss.”

Cobb leaned back against the door jamb and paused.  “What the fuck are you talking about?”

“What happened last night?”

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[ckerouac]

Title: seasons change when I just give it time (The Mandalorian) - chapter 4/8

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance

Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

(aka Professor Vanth/tired single dad Din my beloveds)

Chapter 4 Excerpt

“Who likes him?” Peli asked, appearing at Din’s side as if summoned.

“My uncle,” Rey replied.

“He does not,” Din tried.

“Oh, perfect, you don’t even have to look far!” Peli exclaimed.  “Is he single?  Is he handsome?  Even if he’s not, beggars can’t be choosers, and you could use a little practice.  Trust me, ugly men try the hardest and make up for it with excellent technique.”

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[ckerouac]

Title: seasons change when I just give it time (The Mandalorian) - chapter 5/8

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance

Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

(aka Professor Vanth/tired single dad Din my beloveds)

Chapter 5 Excerpt

“I dunno, kid,” Din grumbled, deleting obviously unsuitable matches from his suggested list. “This still feels weird. Is this how Papa is supposed to meet someone? Or am I just putting off trying because getting rejected sucks?”

“Sucks!”

“Yeah, that one’s on me,” Din chuckled. “You’re getting pretty good at repeating me like a little mimic. I’m gonna have to be more careful. Let’s not repeat that one outside the bathtub, okay?” Half of the suggested profiles deleted, and the list was looking significantly more manageable.

But Cobb’s profile still lingered at the top, the AI unknowingly taunting him. He’d almost made it through the whole semester. Finals were only a few weeks away, and after that he wasn’t Cobb’s student anymore. He was still a student, but not Cobb’s student. Did that make a difference? It did to him, but… would it to Cobb?

It was long past time he figured out what he wanted. His friends were right, though - some low stakes practice on the app would do him good. There was no commitment and he could duck out at just a conversation. Getting a drink was easy. He wasn’t completely inept, just… out of practice.

“Gotta bite the bullet and just message someone, don’t I?”

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[ckerouac]

Since there’s been a lot of new dincobb activity, figured I’d share a few things I’ve written that might strike some folks’ fancy:

seasons change when I just give it time (52k)

Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

how it feels when we fall, when we fold (10k)

“Well… shit, Mando,” Cobb breathed, resetting the safety on his blaster and holstering it. “This isn’t exactly what I meant when I said I hoped our paths crossed again.”

Din gave a humorless chuckle and let his head fall back against the wall. “This isn’t how I saw it going either.”

Cobb takes in a grieving Mandalorian, who isn't quite ready to accept he's grieving yet.

Skating Lessons (2k)

Cobb Vanth is good at so many things. Ice skating is not one of them.

A Fair Bet (1.1k)

“What’s the point of this again?” Din asked, shifting out of the way of a gaggle of children running by him down a street full of hastily erected booths of games, loud noises, flashing lights, and rides that looked dangerous even to him.

“A fair?” Cobb asked. “Fun, darlin’. The entire point is fun."

[ckerouac]

Title: seasons change when I just give it time (The Mandalorian) - chapter 3/8

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Grogu, Rey, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Single Parents, Family, Online Dating, Romance

Summary: Single father Din Djarin is trying to finish his long neglected degree and must take a class this semester or lose his active student status. The only class available is a literature class he has no interest in, but when his silver fox of a professor walks in he might just change his mind.

English professor Cobb Vanth is a serial first-dater on every app available, and is immediately intrigued by the profile of a man who seems to be going for warm, not sexy. Unfortunately that man is currently sitting in the front row of his class.

(aka Professor Vanth/tired single dad Din my beloveds)

Chapter 3 Excerpt

Din opened the door, smiling, before taking a deep breath and leaning against the door frame. “Hey, Cobb,” he said, and Cobb realized this was the first time he hadn’t needed to remind him to use his first name outside of class. It felt good.

Cobb held up the book he’d brought and the two wrapped cookies. “I thought the book by itself wasn’t a good enough reason to hand deliver. So I was going to get you coffee, and then realized it was already way past when I can drink coffee and not be up all night, so you might be the same way. So I thought… cookies.”

“This is great,” Din replied. “I never turn down a cookie. You really didn’t have to come all the way out here, but I appreciate it. Oof,” he grunted, as a toddler ran up against his leg and wrapped his arms around to hold on. “Hey kiddo, I thought you were playing with your blocks.”

“Juice,” Grogu said, looking up at his dad seriously. “I want juice.”

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[ckerouac]

2021 Fic Roundup

It’s wild to think that I’ve written enough this year to merit a roundup post, because I really haven’t written much since 2018, but this year I fell into some new interests and decided to try some new things and it felt good to be at least a little bit creative again.

So let’s list it out by fandom under the cut, and thank you to every single one of y’all who’s said something nice about something that came out this year/encouraged me to get back into it.

Glee

Sabotage [Podfic] - G, Klaine (40 min)

Kurt’s at NYADA and Blaine’s at NYU. They’re rival a capella singers, even if the rivalry is only in Kurt’s head.

The Mandalorian

how it feels when we fall, when we fold - G, Din/Cobb (10.6k)

Din returns to Mos Pelgo post S2, and Cobb helps him deal with everything that happened. Even if Din doesn’t realize he needs help yet.

A Fair Bet - G, Gen (1.2k)

Din, Cobb, and Grogu at a carnival in Mos Espa.

seasons change when I just give it time - T, Din/Cobb (WIP)

Din’s a single father trying to finish his degree and develops a crush on his professor. Cobb’s a literature professor who realizes the cute guy in his dating app suggestions is also sitting front row in his class. It’s DILF Din/Prof!Cobb.

MCU

Foolish - G, Steve/Peggy (1.9k)

New Year's Eve 1949, and Peggy and Steve are looking for an excuse to get out of a work function disguised as one of Howard's parties.

the good ones always seem to break - G, Sylvie & 13th Doctor (WIP)

Crossover between Loki & Doctor Who. Three times that Sylvie runs into the 13th Doctor while Sylvie is trying to save herself.

Schitt’s Creek

Cocoa - G, Gen (2k)

Patrick doesn’t like hot chocolate, David takes this as a personal offense, and Stevie gets hoodwinked into helping David change Patrick’s mind.

Ted Lasso

Dear Fancy Friend - G, Gen (1.2k)

Keeley is asked to guest write for an advice column. Roy might be more suited for the job.

[ckerouac]

Title: how it feels when we fall, when we fold (the mandalorian)

Length: 10K

Tags: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth, Jo, Fennec Shand, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Religious Guilt, Grief/Mourning, Healing, Djarin Needs a Hug

Summary: “Well… shit, Mando,” Cobb breathed, resetting the safety on his blaster and holstering it. “This isn’t exactly what I meant when I said I hoped our paths crossed again.”

Mando gave a humorless chuckle and let his head fall back against the wall. “This isn’t how I saw it going either.”

Cobb takes in a grieving Mandalorian, who isn't quite ready to accept he's grieving yet.

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Cobb Vanth still wasn’t quite sure how this Mandalorian made it to Mos Pelgo.

No ship, no speeder. No bantha, not even a saddle on one of those Tusken massifs. And the man didn’t look particularly beaten down by sun or sand like he’d expect for someone wandering the desert escaping from any number of things a Mandalorian was likely to get tied up in. This Mandalorian just… walked into town like he’d gone out to check the vaporators and wanted to make it back inside before the suns got too high.

To make matters worse, he was pretty certain it wasn’t just any Mandalorian, but Mos Pelgo’s Mandalorian - which is what they’d started referring to the Mando as soon as he’d killed the krayt dragon. It’s small town living - you kill a giant creature threatening the livelihood of the whole town and that town was likely to adopt you as their own. He wore the same impossibly shiny beskar armor, had the same horned symbol on his shoulder, and, according to the townsfolk who first spotted him, made his way through the town and to the cantina without hesitation. He knew the layout of the town. It had to be Mos Pelgo’s Mandalorian.

The first rusty wicket in that assumption was the absence of the little green kid everyone was so fond of last time. Mando had seemed quite attached to the little fella, so it didn’t seem likely he’d just come on a vacation without it.

The second was the state Cobb currently found him in.

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