#FIC FRIDAY

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LOOK ITS FRENDO ART :DDD @niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian fic is amazing, i feel bad i haven’t reccomended her stuff more like DANG good writing right here T^T✨💗

words: 5,181. Chapters: 1/?

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🎸 fic friday;

“i have my ways”

90s damon albarn x reader

casual friends, backstage, flirty

Blur were nearing the end of their set and it was our fifth time this summer seeing Damon jump around with his tongue hanging out to the sound of There’s No Other Way; me and my other band members that is. We had played a few of the same festivals as Blur in June and it seemed our UK tours were aligning still in the middle of July. It had quickly become a tradition of sorts that we went to see them play and they went to see us. So much so, that the majority of my band had passed up seeing another exciting local band that was playing down the street tonight.

My fellow guitarist and our drummer and I were near the front way out on the right end of the crowd, casually singing along to the repetitive chorus we all knew by heart at this point.

“Cheers!” Damon shouted, barely into the mic, as the song faded out. He caught his breath and poured about a third of his fourth beer down his throat.

“I wanna dedicate this next one to a…” he started, into the mic this time, with a terribly exaggerated American accent. Graham laughed and so did a bunch of us in the crowd. “A lovely, lovely lady… Uh…” he continued drawling in his mock southern accent as he squinted his eyes, searching the crowd for a suitable one.

“You!”

He pointed right at me and my initial instinct was to laugh and roll my eyes.

“You’ve been to a bunch of our shows this summer. Who’s the crush on?” he teased and more and more eyes turned my way. Damon’s tipsy mind was slipping now, forgetting to keep up the American accent.

“Graham!” I shouted with a playful grin and my friends laughed. The boys on stage did too and Damon faked a scowl.

Our two bands weren’t particularly close but we had partied together a bit during the summer and seen each other in passing.

“Fine, Graham will dedicate this one to you then,” Damon chuckled and dismissed me jokingly, at which Graham began playing the riff to the next song with a giggle.

*

“I could’ve sworn you were in love with me,” Damon said with a joking sigh as I came up to him backstage. Fresh sweat was still dripping down the side of his face and it seemed he had just about shook the last bit of adrenaline from the show. I guessed it was his sixth beer he was holding as he leaned against the wall of their dressing room.

“I’ll dedicate a song to you tomorrow night and you can embarrass me and we’ll be even.”

Damon smirked calmly at me and he licked his lips slowly. His drunken eyes scanned my face.

“I think I like it better when you’re indebted to me,” he mumbled and shook his head. I cocked mine to the side and raised my brows at his suggestive comment.

“Oh really?” I asked and took a quick second to accept a beer from Dave as he passed us. “Whatever will you have me do?”

Damon trailed his gaze around the room and the ceiling as he pulled a diabolical expression, scheming hard.

“I have my ways. You’ll be snogging me soon enough.”

I laughed and raised my eyebrows further.

“You wanna snog me?”

“Just to embarrass you.”

"Right. Of course,” I nodded, playing along. “Better throw in some tongue to really humiliate me.”

Damon turned from leaning his arm against the wall to his back and he threw his head back as he chuckled drunkenly at our odd conversation. I took a sip from my cold beer and admired his pretty side profile, wondering if he was falling asleep standing up as his eyes were heavily closed.

“I’ll see you around,” I laughed softly and pressed my lips into his cheek shortly, just about catching his growing smile before turning around.

[steddieunderdogfics]

Am I the Asshole? by formosus_iniquis

@formosusiniquis

Rating: Teen and Up

6,052 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: Chose Not to Use

Tags: Stobin Month (Stranger Things), Stobin Month 2024 (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Reddit AU, Some AITA typical terrible people, All relationships outside of Stobin are minor, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Queerplatonic Robin Buckley/Steve Harrington, Nonbinary Steve Harrington, Nonbinary Robin Buckley

Summary:

r/AmITheAssshole u/HufflepuffHero94 9yrs ago AITA for being concerned about my girlfriends living situation? Even if nothing is going on I'm just worried that living in this kind of environment isn't safe for her. I mean this guy is probably just pretending to be her friend to get in her pants, I think the fact that they're from the same small town means she can't see that. I really think she would be better off if she moved into the dorms with me aita? --- aka the stobin AITA au

This is a MOD rec as a part of our Fic Fridays.

Know a fic that deserves extra love? Submit through our asks or the submission box!

[ketchupcrisp]

It’s Dissolution’s turn this week! Steve and Tony start to really dig into the heart of their biggest issues, which basically involved me sitting at my computer sniffling for three chapters straight (and counting.)

DepressionBeard!Steve says go read it now! (Or, you know. When you have time.)

[aspidities]

Welcome to the Ides of Smut Month, beware those stabby dicks!

We’ve been full blown with wedding planning (or at least J has been, I have been steadily mourning how little I understood of Expensive before now) but I did manage to work on at least one Thing this month and that Thing is here for you to share!

Spring has sprung, indeed.

I put chapters three AND four up on AO3 to catch up, but if that’s not enough you can head on over to horny jail/Patreon for Chapter 5.

Happy reading and happy Spring!

[thatfragilecapricorn30]

Fic Friday (12)

Title: When the Cats are Away, the Cryptids Can Play

Author: @mldrgrl

Word Count: 2363

Ao3 Description: A request for Mulder and Scully's first weekend away together as a couple.

My thoughts: This fic is SO CUTE! I love seeing Mulder and Scully enjoy themselves as a new-ish couple and their dialogue is perfect. I reread this fic all the time, whenever I want a story to make me smile :)

Enjoy! Tagging @today-in-fic

[setokaibapetty]

5 + 1 Fic Friday Roundup: Went Viral

Some fanfiction where social media plays an important role.

I have acquired a child. (AO3) - Din Djarin asks space Reddit for parenting advice.

The #ImmortalHusbands Conspiracy (AO3) - The Old Guard's power couple, Joe and Nicky, are a Tumblr conspiracy.

In Which Dabi's Tits Save the League and Dismantle Hero Society (AO3) - Dabi inadvertently becomes an internet sensation.

Reddit Posts of a Crime Alley Kid (AO3) - "A character study of a hot trashfire of a human being in the DCUniverse as told through his many many Reddit posts."

The GARNet AU (AO3) - "The Coruscant Guard decides to make use of their copious free time and create a clone-only holonet. This is very great for the clones and very bad for everyone else."

Bonus: Undead Lockpick Inc. (AO3) - "Danny is a Locksmith with a serious grudge against Master Lock. Superman thinks because of the name that Master Lock must mean it's a good lock. Shenanigans ensue."

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Fic Friday

Today's Piece:

Writer's Socials

AO3 - FoldingFacets

Tumblr - @precarious-hermit

Why it's beloved

It's fucking great, It's hilarious and really creative, There aren't many chapters but I re-read it fairly often. Danny is just trying to do his job, Flash is made of three kinds of anxiety, Wally is ready to throw hands. The characterization is perfect, Danny IS the IRS.

Interested in suggesting your favorite works or submitting some shameless self promo? All submission are taken in server, so send an ask to the blog and get your link 💗🥳

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Fic Friday

Hello, I’m back!! I couldn’t get the episode out of my head so I wrote a coda about it!

You can find it here

Summary:

He’s frozen in place until he feels the phone buzz in his hand. He looks down and grins at the notification.

OR

a 7x04 coda cause I can't get the scene™️ out of my head

NP Tagging: @perfectlysunny02 @whatisreggieshortfor @tizniz @diazsdimples @actualalligator @hippolotamus @evanbegins @fortheloveofbuddie @dangerpronebuddie @theotherbuckley and anyone else who wants to read or post 💛

[baejax-the-great]

jamming my fingertips into all your wounds by riverdanceeee (Achilles x Patroclus, E, WIP). Modern college AU. Patroclus dumped Achilles years ago. Now he needs him to fill in as harpist for his university final project. Patroclus is incredibly unhinged in this, lmao. Love it.

Where The Dead Forget by @darlingpoppet (Achilles x Patroclus, E, WIP). Patroclus drank from the Lethe and removed every memory he had of Achilles. Achilles has finally been granted permission to visit him in Elysium. So angsty and with so many fun Iliad cameos.

The Rumor Mill by Paladingineer (Gen, G, complete). Hawke accidentally (and perhaps Varric knowingly) turns herself into a modern day Atalanta of sorts. Short and fun.

New Behaviors by Luddleston (Thanatos x Zagreus, E, Complete). Prior to Zagreus, Thanatos had never had sexual desire, much less sex. It's a learning experience.

As Fate Would Have It by @johaerys-writes (Achilles x Patroclus, E, WIP). First omegaverse story I've read. I'm keen on any story where the characters are telling each other how annoyed they are with each other in the midst of boning.

[three-drink-amy]

Fanfic Friday

Thanks for the tag @alrightbuckaroo! I was literally just thinking about starting it this week when I got the tag!

Rules: share a fic (or fanart or gif) that you’re proud of! Moodboard optional!

Such a Burden, This Flame on My Chest

(aka firefighters)

Alex Claremont-Diaz is relocating back to Austin to join his dad's firehouse. His days as a firefighter in Washington D.C. ended badly, but no one knows that, or knows why. And he plans to keep that close to his chest. He has to shove it back down if he wants to seem like a normal person, if he wants to do the job, if he wants to get along with his new crew, and most of all, if he wants to get to know the hot British firefighter on the squad. No one can know what really happened.

When he’s wrapping up at the end of his first week, buttoning his shirt and grabbing his bag, Henry wanders into the locker room. Alex flashes him a polite smile, but not much more. “Okay, so, we’re all going out. And you’re coming with us,” Henry announces. He stands against the doorjamb, his arms crossed at his chest.

Alex looks over at him with a surprised expression on his face. “Oh? And what if I don’t want to go out?”

“Too bad?” Henry jokes. He laughs to himself and steps closer to Alex. “We’re going out to celebrate the end of your first week with us. So, come on! You’ve gotta come.”

“I really don’t, though.” Alex crosses his arms as he argues.

A third person joins the conversation. “Alex, just fucking join us,” Raf says, shaking his head at Alex. “We’re trying to bring you into the 215 family. Just come on. Don’t be a little bitch about it.”

Henry chokes back a laugh as he turns to look from Raf to Alex. The disbelief on his face must be clear. Weirdly enough, it takes Rafael’s bluntness for Alex to agree. “Fine, fine, fine. But I can’t promise I’ll have a good time.”

No pressure tagging: @rmd-writes @welcometololaland @strandnreyes @cha-melodius @chaotictarlos @stutteringpeach @lightningboltreader @orchidscript @bonheur-cafe @danieljradcliffe @walkinginland @everwitch-magiks @indomitable-love @clottedcreamfudge @catanisspicy @rosedavid @cricketnationrise @villiageidiot @athousandrooms @actual-sleeping-beauty @celeritas2997 @celaestis1 @carlos-in-glasses @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut

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Fic Fridayyyy (Saturday, sorry bout that)

He Who Sees The End, by Loujitsuhotsoup word count: 102,458. Chapters 18/?

Read here

pls read this is a severely underrated fic 🙏🏼👀✨

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💒 fic friday;

“he fancies you”

90s liam gallagher x reader

sexual tension

Liam and I knew each other very well. That’s not to say we didn’t hate each other, we definitely did. Opposing opinions on everything, clashing personalities, drunken bickering, etc etc etc. We had first become acquainted through our respective best friends, whose wedding we were currently attending. The bride, my best friend since third grade, always insisted that one of these days Liam and I would be all over each other. And so us being seated next to each other was definitely a diabolical little joke of hers.

“Anyway, I’ll see you around,” said the guy whose name was Aidan and who had just loitered around our table for the last few minutes, peppering small talk at me. I smiled and nodded as he waddled away with a hand rubbing the back of his neck.

“He was sweet,” I said casually, forgetting for a minute it was Liam who was sitting next to me.

Every couple minutes he had been tugging on his tie and by now it was significantly loosened around his wide neck. He was playing with a toothpick between his finger and thumb and he nodded blankly.

“Yeah. He fancies you.”

“What?!”

“He’s absolutely undressing you in his mind right now,” he piled on and I rolled my eyes.

“You’re sick.”

“No, you’re sick for thinking he’s not dying to take you home.”

He accidentally flicked the toothpick across the table and sighed, letting his choppy hair fall around his face as his head dropped in frustration.

“You’re certainly stuck on this idea, aren’t you?” I asked, searching for eye contact.

“Well,” he scoffed softly and nodded his head in my general direction with eyes wide and brows raised. My heartbeat quickened slightly and I smiled, fighting to hold in my laughter.

“Do you wanna say that I look good tonight?” I suggested and was met with stunned silence for a second. In the two years we’d known each other he hadn’t ever seen me in this type of formal wear, and I realised now he had been actively steering his eyes away from the body-hugging dress and my cleavage all day.

“Didn’t mean to accidentally compliment me, did you?” I teased further and he let out a pained breath, gazing away maybe to hide his hot cheeks.

“Which one would you let take you home?” he tried to steer the conversation back and I laughed gently, looking out at the room full of people.

“That guy in the blue tie.” I pointed at a man with swoopy blond curls some tables away. “I really love blond men.”

Liam chewed on his lip and scowled in silence for a moment, twitching his eyebrows at my teasing comment.

“Good. You’ll have beautiful children.”

“Oh, I’m not interested in children. I just wanna have lots and lots of sex. In lots and lots of crazy positions.”

He grimaced, cheeks still warm, and he turned his face to me at last.

“Now who’s the sick one?”

“Maybe the one who’s picturing me having lots and lots of sex in lots and lots of crazy positions?”

“Or the one raving about it,” he countered, his eyes doing a quick, barely noticeable, scan of my body up and down.

“Or the one imagining it was him doing it with me.”

“So that would be Aidan.”

I laughed at his quick callback and rolled my eyes, leaning back in my chair. He laughed faintly with me too and mirrored my leaning back after grabbing another toothpick from the middle of the table. I watched him toy with it restlessly and tap it against the table for a few seconds until it was getting on my nerves.

“Stop fidgeting!” I complained as I snatched the toothpick from his hand.

“Okay, mom,” he sighed in a jokingly juvenile voice and I smirked back, laughing softly.

[aspidities]

It’s Friday, Friday, and there’s no more historic power outages so guess that means it’s Fic Day!

This week I’m updating Just Curious (Is It Serious?) where you can read some healthy growth and conversations with an ex in Chapter 14 on AO3 or skip right ahead to Patreon and Chapter 15 where Kara is currently getting ready to Meet The Luthors:

Pray for Kara. Pray for her now and in her hour of need, which is….always.

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Fic Friday (15)

Title: Dance Without Sleeping

Author: wonderland (@amplifyme)

Word Count: 30,621

Ao3 Description: Scully learns to live with her cancer and take back control of her life. Meanwhile, Mulder works on fulfilling a wish list.

My thoughts: It's so cool that some older fic that was originally housed on Gossamer has made its way to ao3! Makes reading a little easier :) This fic combines the amazing angst and hurt/comfort of the cancer arc into a great story. I just love seeing Mulder and Scully's relationship develop during this fraught time and this fic gets everything right.

Enjoy! Tagging @today-in-fic

[setokaibapetty]

5 + 1 Fic Friday Roundup: On Campus

One of the things that April is an awareness month for is community college. So, have some fanfic with student//teacher characters or a school setting.

Mahogany (AO3) - "Shepard and squaddies are students at the elite Galactic Training Academy. (Think Starfleet meets Hogwarts. In space.) Reapers have been dead for hundreds of years, but there are still plenty of baddies out in the galaxy. Shepard-in-training rises to the occasion, with the aid of her squad and a certain snarky flight student. Currently Rated M for language and mature situations."

The Night Will Come but Not to Stay (AO3) - "Jazz is excited about going to Gotham University for college. It's halfway across the country from Amity Park and anyone who knows about her weird family or ghost nonsense. Finally, she can pretend to be a normal woman who just wants to go into psychiatry. She meets a cute guy named Jason, and they seem to be getting along great."

Form 23-C: Application for a New Roommate (AO3) - "After battling ninjas, aliens, madmen, mafiosos, other heroes and death itself, Jason was about to face his most unknown foe yet: a normal life. It's fine. He'd always dreamed of going to college and for once reality sort of lived up to expectations. He loves the classes, he can handle the workload and his cases too. His roommate is a total douche, but whatever. Jason's fine, he's got this. Then he meets his roommate's brother. Jason totally doesn't have this."

Holy Romantic Overtures, Batman! (AO3) - "After the heist of a lifetime, henchman!Jason decides to go legit and enrolls in college. The last person he expected to see there was Robin, and he certainly didn’t expect to fall for him either. But somehow it all works out. Maybe it’s all the labels?"

campus cryptid vs. future valedictorian (AO3) - "Mara Glass did not care about "weird hot guy," the supposed "campus cryptid." She had heard of him her first couple years and had him pointed out to her by a classmate once, but what was there to notice? Okay, he was probably thirty, a nontraditional student, so what? There were a number of those around. Apparently he was hot--well congrats to people who were into people, they could keep him. And if you asked Mara, from her extremely objective perspective, those Disney-green eyes were doing a lot of heavy lifting. There was nothing particularly noteworthy about a thirty-something guy who didn't talk about himself to twenty-year-old classmates. He probably had, like, a real life. There were rumors he was married, although Brittany noted that the only reason people thought that was because one time someone heard him finish a phone call with, "You light the candles, I'll bring dinner. I love you." None of that was remotely interesting to Mara. He sounded like a normal person, and she wished people would shut up about him. Then in third year, she had a history class with weird hot guy."

Bonus: Scholastic Nightmare (AO3) - "Nara Sayuri, a religious studies major from a traditional household, would be hard pressed to come up with a worse nightmare. It was her first time presenting a paper at a conference and apparently her paper was so wrong that one of her ancestors - a deified ancestor, the Shikabane-hime herself - came down from the heavens specifically to point out how off base Sayuri was."