#jaypendragon

[multifandom-madnesss]

If you're wondering about my unfinished WIP...

... then you're not alone. I got lost in adulting and am yearning for a period in my life where I can make time again for fanfic.

It will come.

I shall finish my WIP. I swear it!!!

[themculibrary]

"Marvel Movie References In The Fic Title" Masterlist

5 times it wasn’t a hug and the 1 time it was - parkrstark T, 31k

Summary: 5 times it wasn’t a hug and the one time it was.

Or…

The one where Tony has a habit of not-really-but-kinda-sorta hugging Peter and finally gets it right when it matters the most.

14,000,605 (ao3) - JayPendragon T, 19k

Summary: “Stephen doesn’t expect the douchebag to be the key.”

How Stephen Strange figures out it’s Tony he needs to save… and what happens after.

A Long Way From Budapest (ao3) - AlphaFlyer clint/natasha, clint/laura T, 14k

Summary: Natasha remembers letting go. She remembers falling, endlessly, the jagged black rocks rising to meet her. And then, nothing – until the moment her eyes and her mind opened to the golden glow.

Dad Level: 3000 (ao3) - whumphoarder G, 5k

Summary: Peter comes down with the flu while visiting the Stark family (and Happy) at the lake house during his spring break from MIT. Thankfully, Tony has been spending the last five years honing his Dad Skills™. He’s got this.

Endgame (ao3) - YunaYamiMouto tony/stephen T, 196k

Summary: The rouge Avengers are pardoned under the influence of King T'Challa and it is up to Tony to 'welcome’ them back. But as he and his new team are at the private airport, an unexpected fight breaks loose and the fate of the whole universe is changed when a wizard places himself as Tony Stark’s protector.

for gosh's sake, watch your language (ao3) - starksnack steve/tony E, 5k

Summary: Tony Stark loves Steve Rogers' mouth, especially when he's saying things that make Tony's heart skip a beat.

How Clint Barton saved the Black Widow (ao3) - CharonKatharsis G, 538

Summary: A short take on what might have happened in Budapest.

Language (ao3) - SailorChibi steve/tony, clint/phil T, 30k

Summary: This is how Tony fixed the team and the damage he’d done, and in the process learned how to start fixing himself. Well, maybe the latter might take a little help from Steve.

Let’s Hear It For Captain America! (ao3) - Magnetism_bind steve/bucky E, 5k

Summary: A missing scene from Captain America: The First Avenger

Love is for children (ao3) - solrosan clint/laura T, 6k

Summary: Natasha and Clint trust each other with their lives, but what will it take for them to trust each other with the rest?

musings of the white wolf (ao3) - SeleneJessabelle12626 peter/shuri, nakia/t'challa G, 65k

Summary: Wakanda was fascinating place for any outsider, but its people were what interested Bucky the most.

A series of semi-interconnected one shots about Bucky’s life in Wakanda.

On Your Left (ao3) - Holmesslice bucky/steve/sam T, 6k

Summary: Sam Wilson has two soul marks, a fairly uncommon experience, whose identities surprises him.

"Punk." "Jerk." (ao3) - MagnificentBane steve/bucky T, 12k

Summary: A Hogwarts au where Bucky and Steve hate each other, they argue and constantly get into fights. However, Bucky can't stop thinking about Steve, and when they get detention for a week together they slowly become friends, but they keep up the arguing in public just for the laughs. But during the time at Hogwarts their relationship turns into something else that they refuse to show their friends.

Safe House (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor clint/steve/tony T, 2k

Summary: The Avengers have to go into hiding after a mission. Clint knows exactly where to take them, but Tony isn’t necessarily happy with his decision, even though he knows Clint is right, and causes a small argument. Luckily, Steve is there to quickly resolve the situation before it gets bad.

Spider-ling, Crime-Fighting Spider, Spider-Boy? (ao3) - theonewhereshewrites G, 10k

Summary: In which Civil War never happens, and Tony Stark and the rest of the Avengers keep running into a blue and red masked vigilante while they’re fighting crime in Queens, and Tony Stark takes it upon himself to find out more about this crime-fighting spider-ling.

The First Avenger (ao3) - shestepsintotheriver steve/bucky M, 73k

Summary: “Steve Rogers neither begins nor ends with Captain America. Before all that, before the fame and the horror and the loss, Steve is just another hungry kid from Brooklyn. Braver than most—or more bull-headed, depending on who you ask—but pretty average. Discounting the bad heart, the bad lungs, the bad temper, or at least that’s what Bucky always says when Steve does something really stupid, but he’ll always add ‘the best guy I ever known’ at the end of the list.”

The story of the First Avenger with almost all the bits from the movie, then several additions to canon.

The Guy in the Chair (ao3) - whumphoarder T, 7k

Summary: Between having a reckless superhero for a best friend and dealing with his own family’s vast array of issues, Ned gets used to being everyone’s support system.

The Smithsonian Guard (ao3) - galerian_ash G, 8k

Summary: Bucky makes a friend.

[silverdragonreads]

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: James Bond (Movies), SPECTRE (2015), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q, Eve Moneypenny & Q Characters: Q (James Bond), James Bond, Eve Moneypenny, M | Gareth Mallory, Bill Tanner, Madeleine Swann, Eve's boyfriend, Q's Cat(s), Q's Family, Original 00 Agent(s), OCs, Q Branch Character(s), Q's minions Additional Tags: Post-SPECTRE, Fix-It, MI6 Family Feels, Slow Build, BAMF Q, Humor, Angst, Canon-Typical Violence, Kidnapped Q, Hurt/Comfort, First Kiss, Romance, Explicit Sexual Content Series: Part 1 of Fixing Spectre Summary:

Twenty-one days after the Double-oh programme is reinstated, James Bond returns to MI6 with his Aston Martin and without Dr Swann. This is only the beginning of Q's problems.

A Spectre Fix-It. COMPLETE.

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View - Raising Hybrid Puppies

By JayPendragon

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/11596698

Tony Stark, in this no-powers AU, meets Peter Parker, a cute but underage barista, in a local coffee shop. The law's never stopped him before though, has it?

Pros:

-Really well-written with a solid plot. It reads and flows so well, it could be a book.

-Great inclusion of major characters in this no-powers world. Loved to see Stucky, Banner, MJ, and especially, Toomes in their new roles!

-Concrete themes of class divide (rich vs working man), media culture, and infantilization of teens that mostly blend well with the story

-There are actual legal consequences for indulging in an underage relationship for Tony which are a huge plot point. There is no skirting the law, and it was heartening to finally see that in a Starker.

Cons:

-Barely any characters who are close to Peter or Tony express any serious outrage upon getting to know their relationship. Takes the realism out of a mostly believable story.

-I can see the lust but I can't see the love (so when they suddenly say 'I love you', I was like 'Where did that come from?!!')

But this is a must-read for any Starker fan. I'm still going gaga over how absorbing the plot was and how fluently it read.

[earlgreyinpajamas]

Hi earlgreyinpajamas! Enjoying reading through your recommendations! Looking for an 00q fic that is a good mystery or twist ending, preferably longer than 10k words.

oh love, remind me by sleeponrooftops (@sleeponrooftops)

Sequel to: you’re a holy fool all colored blue.

Home, for James, was once a shoulder holster in a foreign country, women he didn’t know and regularly forgot, the London skyline outside his window, a martini shaken just right, and a suit so sharp, marks sometimes cut themselves on his edges. Home, now, is a person, is pizza after a long day, an entire cabinet full of tea, soft pillows and a warm mouth across his shoulders—it’s still London, but home is a flat he shares, a bed where he fights for blankets, the permanent indent of a book spine resting against his ribs, and he’s finally done running away.

~~~

it's been a while since ive read this fic but from my limited working memory, i remember 1. it slaps 2. being on the edge as i was trying to work out who tf is the problem and what's going to happen

2. The One Who Made Him Stay by JayPendragon (@multifandom-madnesss)

Twenty-one days after the Double-oh programme is reinstated, James Bond returns to MI6 with his Aston Martin and without Dr Swann. This is only the beginning of Q’s problems.

A Spectre Fix-It. COMPLETE.

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also an incredibly long fic by my standards, but an excellent one with one of my favourite twists

3. Harry Potter and the Fucking Audacity by Anyawen, AtoTheBean

An offended hacker dishes up Karmic justice to an outspoken transphobe on Twitter. MI6 and the rest of the world react. ::popcorn::

~~~

a much lighter fic, but still a good fic that makes me smile thinking about it. it was really fun trying to work out who and how and why the hacker did

[unsettledreads]

Chapters: 14/? Fandom: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Quentin Beck/Peter Parker, Peter Parker/Tony Stark Characters: Peter Parker, Quentin Beck, Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, May Parker (Spider-Man), Shuri (Marvel), Ned Leeds, Carol Danvers, Pepper Potts Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Abusive Relationships, Domestic Violence, Emotional Manipulation, Hurt/Comfort, Dubious Consent, Addiction, Recovery Summary:

When Peter Parker meets Quentin Beck during his internship at Stark Industries, he’s immediately drawn to the charismatic and genius engineer. Quentin's not only hot but charming, attentive and doting – the perfect boyfriend.

Peter is too enamored with Beck to realize he’s deluding himself about the nature of their relationship. By the time Beck reveals his true colors, Peter finds himself desperate to break free of a situation that threatens to swallow him whole...

Slow-build Peter/Quentin that devolves into an abusive relationship. Eventual Peter/Tony.

[sunwarmed-ash]

Top 10: Favorite Fics

Requested by anon, turns out trying to pick 10 favs out of 200+ bookmarked fics is tough! Also some of my favs got deleted :(

But here’s some INCREDIBLE works of fiction that I’m in love with! Ranked by date bookmarked on A03, not quality!

10. Sammy's time at standford by ZoyciteM (Sastiel)

9. Until then, stay dry by SnowMuncher (Drarry)

8. Dirtiest white boy in America by Enochianess (Gallovich)

7. Tougher than I look by novacorpsrecruit (Parksborn)

6. Raising Hybrid Puppies by JayPendragon (Starker)

5. Close It Off. Board It Up. by briqhtliqhts (Harringrove)

4. Push You Out (Pull You Back In) by Readmynovels (Starker)

3. Sugar(And Everything Nice) by innerempire (Peter/Tony/Stephen)

2. more than you bargained for by returnsandreturns (Nick/Schmidt)

1. (Current read): Between Shadows and Sunlight by jamlocked (Sheriarty)

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00Q Fic Recs

If you - like me - are waiting for NTTD Fix-It’s to start rolling out on AO3, here are some of my picks from the past years that I really enjoyed!

Redamancy (opalescentgold)

Soulmate AU, the longest one on this list and my honest favourite Spectre-Fix-It; James and Q are soulmates, marks on their skin make things more complicated. A lot of angst, beautifully written 125k+ fic to take some of that Spectre-induced pain away. 

The One Who Made Him Stay (JayPendragon)

Another Spectre-Fix-It, in which James comes back without Madeleine, but this time it’s BAMF!Q, a kidnapping and a first kiss.  Lot’s of Q backstory. 60k words. Let me say less, get into that slow build!

Brevity and Opulence (loveindirtytrenchcoats)

Yet another Spectre-Fix-It inspired by the original/overhauled script. Kidnapped Q (yes, this is my soup and I might as well drown in it). On the shorter side with 7k words, great action writing and one of my guilty pleasure fics.

Seas Between Us Braid Hae Roar’d (beaubete)

Made as part of the 2017/18 Reverse Bang, read this to feel as if you’re following Q to Scotland, restoring Skyfall. If you want to not just read about genuine hurt and rebuilding, but experience it, I beg you to check out this one!

Counting Down At The Green light (solitaryjane)

Future AU, made for the 2018/19 Reverse Big Bang, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, another kidnapped Q fic. Unfortunately unfinished, but a unique read so far. 

Place Between Us All (coffee_mage)

Trans!Q, heavy topics, beautiful unravelling and growth of two polar opposites. A love story that feels closer than any other I have read, personal favourite. Please heed archive warnings. 

“I love yous” (Tsuyu) The briefest work in this list: 10 love confessions directed at Q, 1.4k words.  If you want beautiful drabbles to draw you back into the fandom, this is for you.

[pollyna]

00Q masterlist (explicit)

I’m going to create multiple post for every rating because the masterpost can’t anymore for the life of this hellsite.

Here the link to the masterpost: click. On it then i’m going to add all the links to the “smaller” lists and add ff directly here. Sorry for the confusion and impracticality :)

All tags and general rules added for the masterpost are valid here.

Simmer by prince_benji (2,1k)

This time, Bond is not in need of medical aid, but he does need something. Q provides.

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post-mission needs aren't always the same and medical isn't the answer to everything.

After me, the deluge by Issay (3,5k)

„We're the creatures made of blood and shadow,” mutters Moneypenny one night, drunk on bourbon and sprawled all over Q's carpet. Her long fingers are sinking in Bonaparte's soft charcoal fur, the cat is on her lap purring like an Aston Martin engine. “We can't be touched by those who are not like us.”

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sometimes Moneypenny says the darkest of truth and, sometimes, they aren't so dark at their end.

In Which There is a Laser Pointer by adreaminglamb, word_processing (6,5k)

Bond must like breaking into Q's flat because Q got home one evening to find him sitting in the living room playing with the cats. Tesla and Rochester seem very enthralled with Bond and his laser pointer. Traitors.

Or the one where Q's favorite books are trashy spy novels and James thinks this is humorous.

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of trashy book, living together and sweet plot twists.

Punch Drunk Love by swtalmnd (8,8k)

"I accidentally punched you in the face when I was trying to punch a different guy in the face I am so sorry au"

Or, what happens when I start reading all those AU prompt lists on Tumblr.

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minor violence here, but not intentional. 008 is an asshole and Bond wanted to protect Q? no real harm done, at the end.

Essential by DarkJediQueen (10,1k)

There was nothing more than a forced vacation that Q hated except for the fact that M was sending him out without any type of technology for a month off. He knew he was going to go nuts.

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M has the best intentions but he doesn't really know what to do with them. it starts like the worst mess of Q's life but James is a good thing and he almost fucks it up because he's angry. Everything goes okay, at the end.

A Little Assistance by drinkbloodlikewine, whiskeyandspite (10,6k)

“Is this a terrible time to tell you that I’ve never used one of these?”

Another of those dry laughs, and Bond cocks his hip as he continues to lather up the cream.

“I trust you with my life often enough, Q,” he reminds him, winking - winking - before passing the pot and brush to his quartermaster next. “Trusting you with my appearance is only the next logical step.”

Shaving is serious business.

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what could have happened in Macao if everyone wasn't a coward but it happened anyway, in London.

How Q Hacked Online Dating by JayPendragon (23,8k)

In which Q works in the private sector, still winds up friends with Eve, and applies science to his love life. Obviously, Eve gets involved.

“How does that lead to…?” Eve waves her hand at the mess behind Q’s back.

Q feels his expression morph into a sly grin. “I have a new plan. I’m going to stay on these dating platforms, but I’m going to treat them as databases. Rather than waiting for an algorithm to set me up, I'm going to try reverse-engineering this entire system.”

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matchmaker!Eve Moneypenny? YEP AND IT WAS SO AWSOME. anyway au where Q isn't for Quartermaster, yet, and SPECTRE is better written then most of the movie.

James Bond Will Return by sorion (30,2k)

"Because that's what I do, isn't it? I give him what he needs to come back, and then I trust that he will."

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it works like this with them: Q gives somethin' to James and then James comes back bc he knows that something is unique. So he comes back, everytime.

post-SPECTRE.

Negotiable by eyebrowofdoom (35,3k)

The shitty thing was that Q had a boyfriend at the time – a ravishing, blond, public-school-boy wank fantasy of an actual, actual boyfriend. Then Bond came along.

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James is Q's type. 100% accurate.

Homemaking by SylvanWitch (42,9k)

Undercover as Bond's lover to root out a mole in MI-6, Q discovers that there is more to James Bond than sex and violence. Unfortunately, Q ends up with far more experience of the one than the other as they find themselves out in the cold, unable to trust anyone from the home office, and relying only on each other to uncover the identity of their deadly opponent.

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Q doesn't really want to, because he knows it's gonna end badly for him and then it almost to perfect and his own past come knocking at the door. Everything changes from that moment.

Perfect Fit by saturn_in_retrograde (53,2k)

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Two men. Three continents. Ten cities. Twelve months. Time and trouble enough to fall in love.

In which Q sweeps James off his feet with his awkward flirting, genius intellect, smart mouth, sexy librarian cardigans, raunchy sense of humor...and those red, red lips like cherries.

Q isn't afraid of planes and he makes James fall in love with him over his knowladge and his begin someone the agent wasn't expecting but that he likes, very much so.

Threshold by AtoTheBean (55,4k)

It’s not that James is surprised to find Q at the bar of the Hoffler Klinik… Well, he is surprised — he’s been under the impression the boffin didn’t fly. But it’s more that he’s surprised it’s Q himself that tracks him down. If Q and Moneypenny are really in so much trouble for helping him, Q could have easily just given M his location and washed his hands of the association. That would have been the sensible thing to do. Then, instead of one somewhat flustered boffin trying to persuade him to come in from the dark, Bond would be faced with a throng of agents ready to haul his arse in via any force necessary.

That would have been rather inconvenient.

It makes James think, perhaps, Q is another ally.

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what-if? SPECTRE edition. Q follows James to the end of the Earth and back.

[earnestly-endlessly]

I love your fic recs! Do you have any with Protective!Erik?

Protective! Erik is one of my favourite tropes so I have a TON of fics to share with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Protective! Erik fic recs

Erik Lehnsherr's Guide to Saving the Universe By Meeting Your Soul-Mate and Falling in Love in Less than 72 Hours – madneto, Pangea

Summary: Army Pilot Erik Lehnsherr is just trying to enjoy his day off when a mostly naked person crashes through the roof of his car. Even more alarming, the strange falling naked person—who goes by Charles Xavier when he's not speaking an ancient dead language—brings tidings of the apparent potential end of the world, and begs Erik to help him put a stop to it.

Well. His mother has been nagging at him to go out and meet new people.

In Sound and Silence – endingthemes

Summary: Erik is assigned to care for the special patient in room 301.

How Not To Meet Your Future Boyfriend – ikeracity

Summary: Erik punches Charles in the face the first time they meet. There isn't anywhere their relationship can go from there but up.

Forgotten – FuryRed

Summary: Charles is having a really bad day. Not only has he woken up in the middle of the afternoon with no idea where he is or how he got there, but when he returns home he’s confronted by a stranger with intense eyes, who insists that he knows Charles rather more intimately than Charles remembers…

Thou Shalt Not Eat Stones – valancysnaith

Summary: Two months after Washington, Raven found Erik in a skeevy motel off the Florida interstate.

“They have Charles, Erik,” she said.

The bedframe shrieked. In the bathroom, the showerhead snapped in half and clattered into the tub.

Demoted – JayPendragon

Summary: Erik Lehnsherr is a detective-specialist with the NYPD Mutant Tactical Unit, ready to help out where his skills are needed. Or he would be, if he and his partner hadn’t been demoted. For the next four months, he is patrolling the Lenox Hill precinct with Azazel – if he doesn’t die of boredom first. One night they are called in to investigate a potential case of domestic violence, yet the tenant assures them he is both alone and unharmed. However, there is something about this Charles Xavier that compels Erik to follow up.

Warning: Sensitive material, domestic abuse and dubious consent

Watch Your Back – swoopswoop

Summary: Bodyguard AU where Erik is overly protective and things aren't as simple as they seem.

If We Met Differently – swoopswoop

Summary: Erik wasn't the only mutant 'taken in' by Shaw, Erik learns this the hard way when a new mutant is dropped into his cell. They manage to escape together, but things aren't all roses after that. Erik has a score to settle and needs to make sure Charles is safe.

The Color of Love (Character Swap Remix) – BadLuckBlueEyes

Summary: Nobody sees in color until they meet their soulmates. When your soulmate dies, your vision returns to black and white. What happens when your soulmate only dies for a few minutes?

Omega Online – miss_aphelion

Summary: Newly imprinted Charles is having trouble dealing with his overly protective alpha—so in desperation he seeks advice in an omega chat room. Emma Frost is more than happy to help, Raven isn't helping at all, and Erik can't stand to be out of touch with Charles for more than five minutes at a time.

Cannot be Contained in Words – wallhaditcoming (uvcatastrophe) 

Summary: Crime syndicate head Erik Lehnsherr travels to London on business, where he meets oxford student Charles Xavier. Their liaison spawns into a years long transatlantic affair, kept apart by Erik's work and Charles' studies,which Erik chronicles in photographs. When distance ceases to be an issue after four long years, the overlap between Charles' past and Erik's work create a whole new set of complications.

A Pertinent Reminder – ikeracity, Pangea

Summary: Sometimes it's easy to forget that getting involved in Erik's mob business isn't all fine dining and sex on yachts. There's nothing like taking a couple of bullets to remind Charles of the reality.

Part 3 of the Associates series

A Dangerous Game – ikeracity, pangea

Summary: When a familiar enemy of Erik's returns to the city for some old-fashioned revenge, Charles is sucked deeper into the world of the mob than ever before.

Part 6 of the Associates series

You don’t choose the thug life (except when you do) – Anonymous

Summary: Charles is kidnapped and discovers that Erik, the Alpha he has been dating for the past few months and is head-over-heels for, is not just a wealthy businessman but actually the head of a syndicate.

He is rather unhappy about this discovery and Erik gets an earful for lying to him. Then Charles is kidnapped again and really, he hopes mating Erik won't result in weekly kidnapping because he has a thesis to finish and papers to grade.

Marrying a Mob – Ook

Summary: Charles is a teacher at a very exclusive school. When armed men burst in on the trail of two children, of course he stands up to them and gets hurt. The children are Erik Lehnsherr's children (of course); a "prominent businessman" or, less politely, "mobster".

Erik is grateful to Charles for saving his children's lives at the cost of his kneecap. So very grateful.

Naturally he tries to reward Charles for his actions. Equally naturally, Charles will be having none of that.

Azazel finds the whole thing unspeakably hilarious. Naturally.

Rumor Has It – blueink3

Summary: "Did I hear the doorbell earlier?"

"Yeah, but I'd steer clear if I were you. It seemed a little tense. I don't know what's going on, but there's a kid out there who looks freakily like the prof."

Nearly six months after Cuba, Charles' life is turned upside down for the second time. Though he's slowly learning to adapt to the first, he's not sure he can handle the second. Luckily for him, there are a few people out there more than willing to help.

Forward Momentum – AsYouWish

Summary: Six months after Cuba, Charles and Erik find themselves thrown fifty years into the future, where they meet their older selves, the Avengers, and a world that's very different from their own. Faced with the pieces of their broken relationship, an unparalleled adversary, and dealing with Tony Stark on a daily basis, Charles and Erik do their best to adapt while trying to find a way back home -- and to each other.

Runs in the Family – Anonysquirrel (chibirisuchan)

Summary: Alex knew his own reputation. Hell, he'd started some of his own reputation, because it kept some of the smarter thugs off his back. Everyone knew Alex's reputation. There was no way Hank didn't know his reputation, but he'd brought Alex into a house with some really expensive things and a lot of innocent little kids and his too-friendly, too-harmless dad.

But clearly Hank hadn't told his family anything about Alex, just like he hadn't told Alex anything about his family. At least, not about the brain-breaking parts of his family.

"I didn't know where to start," Hank said, for the dozenth time.

Featuring mpreg!Charles in a Kiss The Cook apron, overprotective!Erik in wet black leather, and baked goods. Lots and lots of baked goods.

Round the Corner Waiting – swoopswoop

Summary: When things go so spectacularly wrong during a relationship, Charles - now a single dad - almost makes a big mistake, only to be stopped by a mysterious man who just might turn his life back around.

Hide Your Fires – swoopswoop

Summary: As the sole heir, Prince Charles, had no problem with the roles and responsibility that would come with ruling a kingdom. Though he was the only one who did not see a problem. After years of being shuttled back and forth between kingdoms, his Regent hoping he would find a match more suitable to being King, he is finally sent to Genosha. Though the path has never been less clear than the one to a foreign kingdom with no ties to his native land.

Shaw’s Captive – swoopswoop

Summary: Magneto killed Shaw, it had to be done for the sake of mutant-kind but what he wasn't expecting to find hidden deep with Shaw's complex was a man held captive, obviously tortured, that somehow made Magneto turn into Erik.

Erik now has a potential human in his citadel as he continues the war with the human's.

Mind’s Eye Blind – Sperare 

Summary: As far as Erik is concerned, if you want to scare a person into talking, you have to present him with something more compelling than what he stands to lose...

And there is nothing in the world more compelling than Charles.

Chipped – Rosawyn 

Summary: Magneto's fledgling Brotherhood find Charles Xavier in a mutations research lab as an apparently willing subject for an experimental suppression device.

Okay, I Feel Better Now – Harleydoll

Summary: The AU in which Erik is sent to a mental health facility after being convicted for Shaw's murder and pleads insanity, and Charles is his paranoid schizophrenic of a roommate. Powers, Hellfire conspiracies, protective!Erik, and of course the inevitable angst.

Five Nights in Nuremberg – FuryRed

Summary: When Charles escapes from the mutant prison he has been held in for the last two years he knows that he’s going to need help to avoid being recaptured.

What he doesn’t expect is that help will come in the form of a mysterious German man who rescues Charles and takes him to his home; a handsome stranger who, frustratingly, doesn’t speak a single word of English…

Five Bullet Points – Sperare

Summary: It was supposed to be Erik locked away in a prison one hundred stories below the ground.

Charles was never supposed to be there with him.

Notes: Unfinished but an excellent read. Highly recommend it.

Stolen – ishipitsobad

Summary: Erik is a miserable, grumpy, cantankerous bastard, and he has every fucking right to be. He drew the short end of the stick when he got the Underworld as his domain, and there isn't very much fun to be had in judging and governing dead souls who would rather be anywhere else but with Erik in the depths of Hell.

So when he meets Charles, brilliant and lovely Charles who is more popularly known amongst the mortals as Persephone, and feels the promise of something wonderful that could make his eternally doomed existence infinitely more bearable... you can bet all your drachmas Erik's not going to let Charles go any fucking time soon.

My Barbaric Darling – baehj2915

Summary: Erik is revivified caveman. Charles is the anthropologist(?) taking care of him. This is as ridiculous as it sounds. Romcom misunderstandings and prehistoric wooing ensues.

Swimming with Sharks – Not_You

Summary: Erik used to be a shark. Now he's not, and has to figure out how to be a good human father to his twins. Charles is willing to help.

Eucalyptus leaf of my soul - kageillusionz, ourgirlfriday

Summary: Zookeeper Raven at Taronga Zoo keeps having ideas on how to capitalize on interest in the zoo mascots, Koala Charles and Drop Bear Erik (the only drop bear in captivity!), who have captured the hearts and minds of the public. First it was to introduce prospective mates (It’ll generate attention, Hank. People are perverts. They’d love to see koala porn.). This idea was not effective the first through fifth attempts, as Erik and Charles seemed to show at best polite interest in the newcomer before resuming whatever marsupial debate they had going. However, the resulting lesbian koala orgies did indeed generate interest. Then Raven unveiled the Hug-A-Koala program, which was successful, as the public showed great interest in hugging Charles, and Charles seemed to enjoy being hugged.

Then Raven unveiled the Hug-A-Drop Bear program, and Hank, not for the first time, wished he had a flask handy.

Notes: Yes, they’re Koalas, yes they’re adorable, and yes, Erik is super protective even as a Drop Bear.

[amyreadsandstresses]

MARCH FICS REC 2022

Or, the rest of the best fics I've read in march.

*The Heart and Other Fleshy Things by stickstockstone

Johnlock, Mycroft, PG-13, Magical Realism

People have hearts. Sherlock does not, he lost it long ago. John Watson makes him want it back.

*Screaming in Cathedrals by J_Baillier

2 works, 46k, Johnlock, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Serious Illness, Drug Use, Hurt/Comfort, Major Character Death in work 2.

Sherlock usually ignores warning signals from The Transport but this time, it's his precious brain that's in jeopardy. How will he and John cope?

*The Last of the Honey Bees by what_alchmey

2k, 1/1, Johnlock, Retirement, Apocalypse

“When we’re all space dust… when all of this is gone? My molecules will find yours.”

*It's So Much More by dorothydonne

17k, 2/2, Johnlock, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Pregnant Sherlock, Mpreg, Angst, Humor, Fluff.

"I'm not certain I'd be a good father, but I know I could be one. They let people who are less fit than me leave the nursery wards every day."

*Casualty by Silvergirl

12k, 4/4, Johlock, Rosie "Rosamund" Watson, Trauma, Hurt/Comfort, Greg Lestrade, Good Donovan

Sherlock renders assistance at a hit-and-run and is left deeply shocked. When the accident turns into a case, John moves back in to 221b to help—and finds that Sherlock has way oversold his image as an emotionless thinking machine

*Faith Like a Child by Ricechex

41k, 33/33, John Watson & Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Mary Morstan/John Watson, Hurt/Comfort

What if, when Sherlock jumped from the roof of St. Bart's, things had not gone quite according to plan? What if he came away from the jump with a serious injury, resulting in brain damage? Still the brilliant mind, the ability to see that which others do not, but rather than the rationality of an adult, he has the understanding of a child? And just how does John deal with this?

*Collapse by JayPendragon

5k, 1/1, Johnlock, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Zombie Apocalypse

When Mycroft tells them there has been an “incident”, Sherlock merely raises an eyebrow. When Mycroft tells them to stock up on weapons and pack emergency bags, Sherlock snorts. When Mycroft loses his temper and tells them to prepare for the zombie apocalypse, Sherlock laughs out loud. When Mycroft doesn’t join in, Sherlock sobers up.

*The Importante Bit by Solshine

9k, 7/7, Johnlock, Greg Lestrade, Asexual Sherlock, Queer Platonic Relationship, Marriage

Just where exactly is the line between “to love” and “to be in love”? What difference is required between “flatmate” and “husband”? (Besides the rings, obviously.) No, the important bit is that they have each other. Thirty years, give or take, in an atypical marriage. Basically a long bit of platonic domestic fluff.

*bread and honey by weneedtotalckaboutsherlock (Paradoxe1914)

8k, 8/8, Johnlock, AU, Early Retirement, Siezures, Healing, Therapy, Hurt/Comfort, Drug Use, Alcoholism, Service Dogs, Sussex, Sherlock and Honey Bees

The next thing you are sure and aware of is the mix of mud and water seeping through your shoes as the cabbie drops you in front of the old farmhouse.

You do not know this, but today marks the first day of spring.

*Leave the Signs and the Sirens by out_there

24k, 1/1, Johnlock, Mycroft, Greg Lestrade, PTSD Sherlock, Hurt/Comfort, Post TGG

After John's released and back home at Baker St, Sherlock still feels it. Down the centre of his chest there's an ache like a healing wound. A physical awareness of a body he usually ignores as much as he can. It's psychosomatic, nothing more interesting than that.

*2+2=5 by nautics

33k, 4/4, Autistic Sherlock, Backstory, Mycroft Holmes, Mummy Holmes, Dysfunctional Family, Ableism, Hurt/Comfort, Mental Health Issues

Sherlock is four years old and doesn’t have any words, but there’s a bird skeleton under a glass dome in his father’s study that he thinks might be his kindred spirit.

*Cat Among The Pigeons by BeautifulFiction

56k, 10 works, Johnlock, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Catlock, Fluff, Humor, Hurt/Comfort

As days became months, John found himself overlooking the cat-like characteristics or the occasional moments of Felisian behaviour. He forgot about Sherlock's sharper-than-usual canines and the way he could see in the dark. So what if he lived with a rare genetic variant of Homo sapiens, rather than a bog-standard example of the general population?

It was just Sherlock, unique in every respect and captivating for his mind as much as his physical appearance.

*To Mend A Heart by dee-light (DaloreShimare)

1k, 1/1, Johnlock, Magical Realism, Hurt/Comfort

Hearts can be broken, and mended, and broken again. Good thing, then, that hearts are only the seat of all emotion, and not something Sherlock needs in order to live.

Oh, so many good fics!

Part one here

[multifandom-madnesss]

Also.... hello Tumblr? It’s been ages since I’ve logged on and I don’t see that changing, but wow, this place gives me so many happy memories. 

If you’re reading this, I want you to know these things: 

You matter. 

Your voice matters. 

Your dream is worth pursuing. 

Hold on to your close friends, cause they make life awesome. 

✨💚

(and if you wanna know what I’ve been up to, my website jaypendragon.com is a good place to start)

[themculibrary]

Friendship Fics Masterlist 4

part one, part two, part three

14,000,605 (ao3) - JayPendragon T, 19k

Summary: "Stephen doesn’t expect the douchebag to be the key."

How Stephen Strange figures out it’s Tony he needs to save… and what happens after.

ain't no mountain high enough (ao3) - philthestone gamora/peter T, 10k

Summary: Stark continues looking at Peter. Peter considers the fact that the world is probably going to end within the next few days, and they, collectively, are supposed to be stopping it.

“Uh,” says Peter, waving his fingers a little bit. “It makes you feel really cool. You should try it.”

“We’re not painting our nails to match,” deadpans Stark.

“Well, sure,” says Peter. “But don’t come crawling back to me when you can’t defeat Thanos ‘cause you didn’t wanna harness the power of friendship.”

Better Living Through Pizza (ao3) - shadynaiad T, 10k

Summary: Steve takes some time off from soldiering and Avengering to get his head on straight, and Clint is assigned to keep an eye on him, because apparently SHIELD believes in the blind leading the blind. Steve really needs a hobby, since modern television shows baffle him, but Clint keeps bringing him DVDs and pizza.

'cause with a love like this (ao3) - philthestone G, 3k

Summary: “I am so proud of you, Sam Wilson,” Sarah says, and means it, so very much.

Don't Forget to Duck (fanfiction.net) - Harkpad T, 1k

Summary: A battle and test of a new weapon goes well except for one thing: Cap forgets to duck. Hawkeye's growing friendship with Cap outside of battles bleeds through the tense moments when they're not sure Cap is going to come through this one.

half a yellow sun (ao3) - philthestone gamora/peter T, 1k

Summary: “Do you come here often?” asks Gamora, tilting her head.

“No,” says the girl. “I’m just here waiting for my dumb friend Peter.”

The birds coo.

“Would you believe me,” says Gamora, “if I told you that I, too, am here waiting for my dumb friend Peter.”

The girl considers this, and then nods, as though dealing with a dumb friend named Peter on the daily is something to respect in another person.

Just Walk Beside Me (ao3) - vidocqsociety T, 1k

Summary: Friendship is born in all sorts of circumstances, between all sorts of people.

nothing in nature that freezes your heart (ao3) - Lies_Unfurl T, 14k

Summary:

But there's nothing in nature that Freezes your heart Like years of being alone -from The Muppets Christmas Carol

(It's Bucky's first Christmas back after the Blip, and his plans are to down an entire bottle of Jack and hope the nightmares stay away. Things are going great, until his dreams bring a ghost that looks like Steve, who's determined to help him get his Christmas spirit back.)

realty for amateurs (and some espionage 'cause why not) (ao3) - writethewolvesaway T, 4k

Summary: Sam needs to get his own place. He does. There's also a little old lady who makes muffins, and a cat named Alpine.

REM Sleep (ao3) - Shiny_n_new G, 3k

Summary: Five times Bruce woke up alone, and one time he woke up with the whole team.

Sad, Sad, Happy, Sad, Happy, Happy, Happy (ao3) - orphan_account T, 6k

Summary: In the wake of a tragic magnifying glass-related accident, Peter is taken in by two people who would love to have him.

Shield Applications (fanfiction.net) - certifiably T, 3k

Summary: In which a car explodes, Captain America does not throw his shield, Hawkeye borrows the keys, and Tony's day has never been so stupid.

straight black lines (ao3) - Mira_Jade G, 4k

Summary: He never did forgive Nick Fury for bloodying up his trading cards. Not during that first week, anyway.

terms of endearment (ao3) - pprfaith N/R, 1k

Summary: In which Bruce is a little confused and Tony is Bambi. Borderline crack.

The Annual Stark Family Fourth of July Celebration (ao3) - screamlet pepper/tony T, 5k

Summary: The Stark family does the Fourth of July. (Or: Tony grows up by Fourths.)

thunderbolts are very very frightening (ao3) - writethewolvesaway T, 5k

Summary: Sam finds out that Bucky is transferring teams and decides to do something about it.

[silverdragonreads]

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond (Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q, Eve Moneypenny & Q, James Bond & Eve Moneypenny Characters: Q (Bond - Craig movies), Eve Moneypenny, James Bond, Gareth Mallory, OMCs, Q's Cat(s), Q's Family, Bill Tanner, Q Branch Character(s) Additional Tags: Online Dating, Alternate Universe, Humor, Romantic Comedy, inspired by a TED Talk, (srly how did I end up writing a rom-com), Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Not SPECTRE Compliant, Awesome Eve Moneypenny, First Dates, Explicit Sexual Content, Bill Tanner is a sneaky bastard, a wee bit of angst Summary:

“How does that lead to…?” Eve waves her hand at the mess behind Q’s back. Q feels his expression morph into a sly grin. “I have a new plan. I’m going to stay on these dating platforms, but I’m going to treat them as databases. Rather than waiting for an algorithm to set me up, I'm going to try reverse-engineering this entire system.”

In which Q works in the private sector, still winds up friends with Eve, and applies science to his love life. Obviously, Eve gets involved.

[sitp-recs]

I am huge on canon compliant, post either Skyfall or Spectre, case fic so all of my favorites fall under some part of that umbrella. Ordinary Numbers is one of my ultimate comfort fics across all of my fandoms. I have lost count how many times I've read it. The other three I go to are Quriosity, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, and The One Who Made Him Stay. Those three are basically variations of the same fic. Quriosity is post-Skyfall and the other two are post-Spectre if I'm remembering correctly. Plot driven, canon compliant, case fic. Mercenary was really enjoyable too but it's a little more canon divergent.

Omg nooo please come flail anytime, I love it when I get to share someone’s enthusiasm for a ship or fic! And what do you know, I’ve actually read two of those as one is by JayPendragon (who has also written for another ship of mine) and would you check this out:

Bookmarked in 2015 so clearly I gotta go reread this one again 😂 I think I’ve seen Slow Dancing being recced somewhere, I might have it open on my tabs so I’m definitely checking that out together with Ordinary Numbers! Thank you so much for sharing those, recs are lifesavers for casual fans like me, especially because I always come back to this ship whenever a new movie comes out but never know where to start 😂 I’ll let you know my thoughts when I get to them!

[earlgreyinpajamas]

do you have any favourite 00q longfics? (your blog is an absolute godsend, by the way)

ahhh thank you for your kind words !!! here they are ~~

1. The One Who Made Him Stay by JayPendragon

Twenty-one days after the Double-oh programme is reinstated, James Bond returns to MI6 with his Aston Martin and without Dr Swann. This is only the beginning of Q's problems.

A Spectre Fix-It. COMPLETE.

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this is basically 60k of bamf!q and do we like it? yes.

2. oh mercy, i implore by sleeponrooftops (@sleeponrooftops)

Q wonders, briefly, how James could possibly think this is an appropriate time to profess his undying love—or whatever the hell it is he’s attempting to do; though, frankly, the skeleton suit did make him blink a bit stupidly at his laptop—but then something explodes to his left, and Q heaves a long-suffering sigh and snaps at him for ruining everything good in the world. James laughs and carries on wielding his Walther like it isn’t the 7500th replacement that Q has thrown at him.

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and i cannot stress enough how good this series is. there are two other fics after this and they are both just so good. there is no such thing as a saggy middle for this author.

3. Lay It Down by dhampir72 (@dhampir72)

Bond and Q agreed: their relationship was nothing more than physical. Until it suddenly isn't.

(Or alternatively: The one in which Q gets sick, Bond takes care of him, and the truth comes out.)

2/10/2014: Now available in French courtesy of the wonderful Belle Pimprenelle!

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i will probably never shut up about this fic or this author because honestly their characterisation of bond is just so on point. that scene where he's just freaking out is just *chef's kiss*

Bonus: Very Much Wanted by ShadyQuiet

James and Q have been mated for over a year, they've stopped trying to avoid pregnancy, and now the Quartermaster finds himself expecting... James is overprotective, Q is in over his head, and both are just a little bit over the moon. Of course, they don't train SIS agents in pregnant omega care, or child care for that matter... Or meeting your mate's more than slightly unhinged family. Neither do they train Quartermaster's in juggling pregnancy symptoms with work, protective lovers, and growing your own life form.

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and this one depends on whether or not you like the whole abo thing or just babies in general. personally, i like babies, so i liked the whole idea of 00q trying to figure out how to get and grow one for 300k. i thought it was all terribly endearing, although i also get that some people might be a little squeamish about pregnancy, so this one is just up to personal preference.