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pressure to not leave it for too long

pressure to not leave it for too long by mylovroom (AO3 - 17,300 words)

Fandom: The Fall of the House of Usher

Relationship: Leo/Julius

Summary:

Here's the thing: Julius knows about the guys, the girls, the other people. He doesn’t always speak up when he should but he’s never been blind.

Notes: does the canon a favor and fills in this pairing in a way the series couldn't afford to spend time on. terrifically written (also, yes, i just didn't want rahul kohli to die. again.)

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A Thread Unraveled

A Thread Unraveled by ScribeofArda (AO3; chaptered - 91,400 words)

Fandom: Lord of the Rings (The Silmarillion)

Relationships: Gen

Summary:

Maedhros wakes up again, on the first morning of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Of course, nobody calls it that. For them, it hasn't happened yet.

Notes: long, in-depth exploration of all the things that went wrong, through a course of brutal time loops on the worst few days of maedhros's life (of which there are many)

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Strange in a Strange Land

Strange in a Strange Land by Aelaer (AO3, multi-chapter, 40,600 words)

Fandom: Doctor Strange/Marvel Universe, Lord of the Rings

Relationship: Gen

Jumping into different dimensions always involves risk. Sometimes you never know what sort of troubles you will run into until you have arrived. Thankfully, alongside these dangers a sorcerer is sometimes lucky enough to come upon unexpected allies.

Notes: i regret to report i enjoyed a stephen strange fic. the aragorn and faramir was a powerful counteragent

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An Echo in the Force (a whisper in a cave)

An Echo in the Force (a whisper in a cave) by MueraRashaye (AO3; one-shot - 8,100 words)

Fandom: Star Wars (Prequel)

Relationships: Gen

Summary:

Jedi Knight Feemor is on Toprawa, having just finished a mission with the Antarian Rangers before heading back to Coruscant for the first time in years. He has a busted arm from his mission, but only fractures and some strained tendons, nothing crazy, and spends the next day on paperwork and a healing trance. Nothing unusual, in the life of a Watchman. The next morning, his arm is worse than when he went to bed. His mission reports are entirely unsubmitted. No drafts exist. The fruit he ate yesterday is still in the bowl. What. The. Fuck.

Notes: time loop fics in star wars - or any time travel fics - are very prolific but this one does it with qui-gon's barely canon second padawan

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What You Are, Where You Come From

What You Are, Where You Come From by HiNerdsItsCat (AO3; 6,800 words)

Fandom: Star Wars (Clone Wars, Original Trilogy)

Relationship: Obi-Wan/Satine

Obi-Wan Kenobi had been patient for nineteen years, and now everything was about to change. The R2 unit that Luke had traveled to the Jundland Wastes to retrieve was carrying a message for him. Her face had more lines on it than it used to, but of course she would look different after twenty years, just as he did. “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Satine Kryze said, “you’re my only hope."

Notes: oh just rip my heart out why don't you

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Equilibrium

Equilibrium by PSW (AO3; 152,000 words)

Fandom: Star Trek (TOS)

Relationship: Gen

McCoy's transport is destroyed in what appears to be a containment field explosion, leaving no known survivors. The truth, however, is not so simple as that …

Notes: long, character-driven, plotty. reads like a miniseries or movie that does true credit to both the primary three and the larger ensemble of TOS

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said you had to leave to start your life over

said you had to leave to start your life over by Nyxierose (AO3; 5,700 words)

Fandom: Dune

Relationship: Jessica/Leto

“I could fall in love with you, I think. Outside of this. Like normal people do.” Or, corporate spies on a cruise.

Notes: how do you write a dune au? you pare down the bare essentials of the characters. does a great jessica voice in a completely outre setting

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i believe in angels

i believe in angels by thefudge (AO3; 2,800 words)

Fandom: DC Movies (The Suicide Squad - 2021)

Relationship: Harley Quinn/Rick Flag

Harley laughs with all her teeth. He’s such a polite mama’s boy. It’s refreshing, after all the assholes in her past. When she turns back to the counter, the bartender informs her Flag has already covered their drinks. Harley snorts, wiping mascara from her eye. Damn it, he won’t even let her commit one petty crime.

Notes: the author notes say "they're soft your honor" and i AGREE

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[blank] by hellsreluctantheir (AO3; part of a series of alternate universes that can be read separately - 20,000 words)

Fandom: DC (Batman)

Relationship: gen (references to previous tim/steph)

“Wanted—“ Cass managed, before shaking her head, and defaulting to sign. See you. Steph laughed, loud and carefree and genuine. Cass hadn’t heard that sound in four years. “Right.” There was something different about her. It was her, unquestionably, but there was a sharper edge to her. Something primed to blow. You, Cass signed, Kill. “There we go,” Steph said, quieter, still smiling. “That’s what you’re here for.”

Notes: an au where steph is killed by the joker and becomes the red hood. the entire series (in which each fic takes a non-jason member of the batfam to become the red hood) is excellent.

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bless her soul

bless her soul by The_Eclectic_Bookworm (AO3 - 6,200 words)

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Relationship: giles/jenny

Summary:

“You’re not her,” said Giles desperately. Begging. Jenny stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, brushed her mouth against his. Warm to the touch. “Oh, England,” she whispered. “Don’t you wish that were true?” (s3. jenny comes back wrong.)

Notes: angst babes! horror!

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Been There, Done That

Been There, Done That by LtLJ/Martha Wilson (AO3 and author's website - 15,000 words)

Fandom: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys/Stargate SG-1

Relationship: gen

Summary:

Iolaus ends up in a very strange place. Can Hercules find him again? Can the SGC survive the process?

Notes: i first read this fic when i was 14 and it still brings me joy. this fic, and everything about it (including its own website being maintained), is a remnant of an earlier fandom time in the best way possible.

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Staying Power

Staying Power by avocadomoon (AO3; final part in a series - 11,300 words)

Fandom: iZombie

Relationship: Liv/Ravi

Summary:

"Sod the risk," Ravi interrupts, sliding his hands beneath the hem of her shirt. She sucks in a sharp breath, arms tightening around his neck. "Do you have any idea what it's like to sleep in bed next to you while you're having a sex dream about me? Twice a week at least, Liv, and that's when you're not on some weirdo brain, or all worked up from a case - "

Notes: the final, smutty part of the ravioli, ravioli, won't you be my husbandoli series, the first part of which has already been recc'd. they finished it!! they did it!

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sacraments

sacraments  by Theobule (Saathi1013) (AO3; chaptered - 35,000 words)

Fandom: Midnight Mass

Relationship: Sheriff Hassan/John Pruitt

Summary:

Wherein Midnight Mass is reimagined as a paranormal romance where Sheriff Hassan is a werewolf. That's it, that's the fic. Enjoy!

Notes: yeah now i ship them. thanks authors!!

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The Slayer Job

The Slayer Job  by Hinn_Raven (AO3; one-shot - 4,900 words)

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Leverage

Relationship: Gen

Summary:

The Leverage team encounters seventeen year old Buffy Summers waiting tables in LA while investigating a case. And they're not about to let her face her demons on her own; be they literal or figurative.

Notes: never before have i wanted more of a continuation, it's so tantalizing!!

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Someone to Save

Someone to Save by ChronicBookworm (AO3 - 12,000 words)

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Relationship: Buffy/Kendra

Summary:

She’d forgotten, in that haze of memories that preserves people’s faces but only just enough that you can recognize them later, twisting and distorting them, just how beautiful Kendra was. Buffy goes back in time to try to undo her death at Glory’s hands, but gets sent back further than intended. This gives her possibilities to change even more, and to take opportunities she’d missed in her previous life.

Notes: it's beautiful and kendra deserved so much more

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A Different Kind of Forever

A Different Kind of Forever by Drag0nst0rm (AO3 - 2,900 words)

Fandom: The Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion

Relationship: gen

Summary:

Immortality is nothing new for Caranthir. The lightning is.

Notes: making a the silmarillion crossover?? the author makes it look easy