#expatgirl

[humanformdragon]

Now this is a Goncharov fic that really does the movie justice.

[greenygal]

Due South s1 recs, part 2

Pizzas and Promises

Two for Ray coming up with Those Outfits:

I am Not Like You, by dS_Tiff

Going Undercover, by nomave

A smidge of post-drowning trauma:

Thank God for Frannie, by wneleh

New Trunk Smell, by orphan_account

Promises and Pizza, by Tallihensia (Fraser/Ray V)--Rework of the episode to bring a slashy moment just a little closer.

***

Chinatown

Three backstory pieces with some connection to Fraser’s grandparents and China:

Home Schooling & Open the World, by Luzula

Bind Off in Pattern, by NienteZero

He Said Always. He Said Never, by Amparo Bertram--A crossover with Kung Fu: the Legend Continues. One of KFTLC’s recurring villains pops up in Chicago’s Chinatown, and the rest of the cast gives chase to stop him.

***

Chicago Holiday, Part 1

No Matter How Much Leather They Wear, by gracicah (Fraser/Ray V)--Ray is surprised by how casually Fraser took the kink club, and he has some questions; Fraser offers some demonstrations in answer.

Right Church, Wrong Pew, by preetkiran1016 (Fraser/Ray K)--Two pieces telling Fraser and Ray K's POVs of an AU where they had a sexy encounter at that club, sometime late in s2.

three evenings, two Rays, by ifreet (Stella/Ray K, Stella/Ray V)--A short piece postulating that Stella Kowalski is in fact the secret owner of the club!

***

Chicago Holiday, Part 2

A Gold Mine, A Boomerang, A Tank of Gasoline. And You, by Mary (Fraser/Julie Frobisher)--Sixteen-year-old Benton Fraser becomes a man, in more ways than one.

***

A Cop, a Mountie and a Baby

Sans Souci, by Julien (Fraser/Ray V)--Fraser asserts that people do find Ray attractive, and Ray wants to know how the Mountie can be so sure.

***

The Gift of the Wheelman

Haunted, by ButterflyGhost--In which Ray contemplates the ghosts of their fathers.

Angels, by ButterflyGhost--In which Ray sees those ghosts from a very different angle. The last line of this kills me.

***

You Must Remember This

Two pieces about the events at Fortitude Pass:

Could I Revive Within Me, by pqlaertes (Fraser/Victoria)

Things You Said Under the Stars, and in the Grass, by ExpatGirl (Fraser/Victoria)

The Stakeout, by Rachael (Fraser/Ray V, unrequited)--Ray wasn't asleep when Fraser was talking.

Love and Glory, by brooklinegirl (Ray V/Suzanne Chapin)--On Ray’s last night before Vegas, Suzanne Chapin makes an appearance.

Five Years by Kernezelda (Ray V/Suzanne Chapin)--Five years was a long time. It wasn't nearly long enough to forget her.

[destieltaggedfic]

Hiiiii

I was wondering if you have any fic rec where people (Sam Cas Mary etc) notice deans obsession with food (Pie, Burgers, etc) and gets concerned or is given an explanation about it

No worrys if you don't 💞💞💞

The hardest thing about this one is the minute I read it I KNEW I'd seen fic that have this exact thing. Finding them again though is very difficult because its not usually the point of the fic, just something that happens. Some of these have no destiel in them (or ships whatsoever) and if its something you're sensitive about please be wary as some of them have mentions of food/eating disorders.

AITA for buying a muffin instead of pie? - birdsofthesoul, PlaidIsTheBestPattern   Ao3

Nonspecific timeframe.  When Dean gets angry because Sam bought him a muffin instead of pie, Sam takes to Reddit to see if it makes him an asshole.  Dean weighs in on the post.

Word Count: 3k                                 No Sex

Immaculate – ExpatGirl   Ao3

Set S12.  Mary is confused about the world she woke up in but Cas is willing to tell her things that her boys wouldn’t about themselves and in return helps him try to fix his ability to hear prayers.

Word Count: 3k                                 No Sex

Key to Longevity – CaffieneKitty   Ao3

Set S5. Sam is getting worried because Dean has started eating healthy foods instead of the crap he has always chosen before.

Word Count: 1k                                 No Sex

For Emergency Cases Only – PlaidIsTheBestPattern   Ao3

Set S13.  After the reaper's comment about Dean having a burger in his room, Sam realises that there is something wrong and also realises that Dean’s weirdness about having food on hand has always been there.

Word Count: 4k                                 No Sex

the five loaves and the two fishes – crookedlove   Ao3

Nonspecific timeframe.  When Cas makes Dean a sandwich with the crusts cut off, he realises that Cas probably knows that Dean hadn’t always had the luxury of getting his food preferences.

Word Count: 1k                                 No Sex

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger – pollutedstar   Ao3

Set S5.  Famine is bringing up a lot of memories for Dean and Sam’s pithy comments about him not eating are just making him feel worse because Sam never noticed when they were kids.

Word Count: 4k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

[liapher]

as requested, the fic recs for @thecascast

Cas-centric fic recs with little to no Dean POV

Sorted more or less by season. Apologies if any of these contain trace amounts of Dean POV

seedlings (gi09) -- a brief moment in s4 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27491650

So Says the Sword (komodobits) -- (look I'm sure you've all read this one anyway but I didn't want to skip it) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/12597892/chapters/28695592

The Cuckoo Father (anactoria) -- 7.17 but Cas gets ID'ed as Jimmy and returns to the Novaks -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/5614744

the doorway to a thousand churches (sonatine) -- 8.17 goodbye stranger :))) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31905883

Rinse, Repeat (Ias) -- 8.17 training montage -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/750017

Telephone Game (Annie D)  -- another short s8 lobotomy fic :) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/682326

a place for the left behind (marloesy) -- s9 rewrite, Dean drops Cas off at a hunter's lodge. one of the few long fics on this list!! -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32710105/chapters/81149371

shelter (howevernot) -- s9 human Cas -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32247688

laying on of hands. (outpastthemoat) -- 9.06 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1058765

There's a science to walking through windows (marxandangels) -- I'm sure you already know this one. 9.06 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/30375123

Adaptation (cadignan) -- 9.06 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1047347

sink (crackers4jenn) -- I swear this is the last 9.06 fic -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/1046327

stars round his wrists (perilously) -- 11.10 coda, Lucifer POV of the Casifer possession -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/5796175

white chalk baphomet (bmblb) -- 11.11 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31946323

Get Out In Times of Declared Emergency (Jayne L) -- post Casifer -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6813187

back after these messages (perilously) -- 11.18 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6496921

White Noise (domesticadventures) -- 11.18 post-possession coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/6491161

Cuckoo and Nest (komodobits) -- 🥺😫 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8423959

First Reckoning (xylodemon) -- early s12 Mary meeting Cas -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8233262

Star of the Sea (ExpatGirl) -- another Mary POV fic of Mary and Cas meeting -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/7930114

to the child (a_good_soldier) -- Cas & Mary talk, Dadstiel! -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/32353489

Twenty Questions (PallasPerilous) -- Cas and Sam talk -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/17675318

weights on my ankles (dothraki_shieldmaiden) -- 9.06 angst in the middle of 15.03 angst hohey :) -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/21181697

First Date (aeli_kindara) -- 15.14 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27185362

The River (hal_incandenza) -- 15.09 rewrite -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/33639964/chapters/83595943

in a week (renrub) -- 15.18 coda, Cas in the Empty -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27561418

ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? (everytuesday) -- 15.18 -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27781771/chapters/68009917

Kingdom Come (ahurston) -- 15.18 coda -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27510970/chapters/67273813

Like Real People Do (prosopopeya) -- post 15.18. well well well if it isn't the consequences of Cas's actions -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27439753

you got a lonesome road to walk (straddling_the_atmosphere) -- 15.18 coda, in the Empty -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27635218

what you know is true (remmyme) -- laundry time. I love when fic romanticizes household chores -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/27651670

The Love Story of the Runner Up (Margo_Kim) -- I think this is another fic everyone definitely has read. Outsider POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/28217919

AH. So many of these are in the 1k--15k range. Where are the Cas-centric longfics!

Also! While I'm at it! In the last ep, you mentioned the angel ozone smell that's brought up in a lot of fics (I googled ozone smell when I first happened upon that description in a fic, and the results ranged from 'basically petrichor' to 'like a swimming pool' (chloride???) so idk). Anyway---I like fics where angels are weird and of otherworldly and have strange effects on their environment (other than leaving a faint scent of petrichor), so here are also a couple fics with that:

Hell is a Place on Earth (pollutedstar) -- Mary POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/25873384

Angels Americana (pollutedstar) -- s4/5, Dean POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/26098816

stranger (ozonecologne) -- more Mary POV -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/7582681

Five times Mary Winchester tried to wrap her head around Castiel, Angel of the Lord, and one time she didn’t (karoffelbrei89) -- I mean, the title really does say it all -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/8023084

take the bones, begin anew (JustStandingHere) -- post-canon. lots of Dean POV I think, but ahhh Cas and Dean are raising a young half-angel. so. -- https://archiveofourown.org/works/31364132/chapters/77558561

(Also I hear there's this fic that has really good Cas POV scenes and angel lore etc called Down to Aginc---)

💙

[doorsclosingslowly]

Tag game

tagged by@ze-life-ze-vibe hi Ro!

1. Last song: Got Stendhal's by Los Campesinos!

2. Currently watching: I'm still somewhere in my Chucky marathon that i began months ago

3. Three ships: Kaz/Jesper, Wyll/Astarion, Gríma/utter degradation

4. favourite colour: all of them simultaneously

5. Currently consuming: tea

6. First ship: Bankotsu/Jakotsu. they were delightful zombies from Inu Yasha

7. Relationship status: no

8. Last movie: a Chucky one

9. Currently working on: secret Winter Exchange gift, embroidering the Gríma underwear, 50+ fanfics, making it through winter

Tag 9 people to do this: @feelinglikecleopatra @darol @elledritchorror @patrocool @not-so-naughty-nel @humanformdragon @expatgirl @heavensfargardens @thatonecrowguy

[youweremyridehome]

Rules: Share a picture of your lock screen, the last song you listened to, and the last image you saved.

tagged by @mafaldinablabla

tagging @kevystel @snikkeler @expatgirl @troilvs @mistermooneyes

[sharpestasp]

5 things you never get tired of writing

tagged by @expatgirl

rules: list five things you never get tired of writing. it can be tropes, themes, characters, phrases, whatever brings you joy. then tag five people!

Friends to lovers

Missing scenes

Canon divergence

Slice of Life

Learning New Things

Tag if you want to be.

[witcherbigbang]

Your Mouth Is Poison (Your Mouth Is Wine)

Author: ClydeThistles

Beta Reader: ExpatGirl

Artist: punchsomeoneforme-willyou

Rating: M

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 37,975

Pairing: Margarita Laux-Antille/Tissaia de Vries

Tags: Slow Burn, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Smut, Poisons & Plants & Potions, Tenderness, Canon Compliant

Summary:

Based on the canon premise that Rita and Tissaia author academic works together. Follows their relationship over the years with each chapter related to a poison in the compendium they write. NB: NOT teacher/student. Timeframe is from just after Falka's Rebellion to several years after the Thanedd Coup.

Link to Fic | Link to Art

[mitsususu]

Midas is king and he holds me so tight, and turns me to gold in the sunlight. Below are my Top 5 Favorite stories:

“Soul Under Wing” (T, 7k) by togina

Bucky's mother orders him to, for god's sake (hers, specifically), do something about all the people in love with Steve.

Did I mention Bucky's mother is Aphrodite?

+ Ancient. Eros and Psyche. Gorgeous characterization and merging of Steve and Bucky with the Greek myth

-☆-

“Crows and Lesser Gods” (T, 26k) by Ignisentis and odetteandodile

Steve takes the herd back to the same spot the next day in his bid to prove Sam wrong. He spends the entire day there and doesn’t see anyone else. Just as he’s about to take the goats back home, a man with shoulder-length brown hair, eyes like the stormy sea, and a bronze metal arm pops into existence a few feet away from him.

“Hi. Have you lost anything today?” the man asks.

Steve screams.

The man screams back.

Steve picks up a rock and throws it at the guy, hitting him in the forehead. “Ow, the fuck!” the man shouts. Steve bends down to get another rock to throw, but the man is gone again by the time he straightens up.

Steve sighs. He’s never going to hear the end of this from Sam.

+ Ancient. Bucky is the God of Lost Things and can talk to crows. Apollo meddles with their romance, Steve builds a temple, and everyone gets to be happy

-☆-

“Eurydice Rising” (T, 2k) by ExpatGirl

Bucky Barnes wakes up.

+ Post Infinity War. Orpheus and Eurydice. Bucky doesn’t know where he is or who he is, but he knows Steve and Bucky would follow Steve anywhere

-☆-

“Salt & Stone” (E, 4k) by tumtatumtum

A modern retelling of the myth "Pygmalion & Galatea", where Steve is a veteran who goes about sculpting as a form of therapy.

Only to fall in love with his statue and wish desperately it would come to life.

+ Modern AU. Steve starts chiseling and sharing dreams with his statue

-☆-

“through miles of clouded hell” (T, 6k) by lanyon

The Winter Soldier died before he was recovered by SHIELD. In a world populated by gods and goddesses, Steve Rogers ventures into the Underworld to bring back his long-lost friend.

+ Post-Avengers. Orpheus and Eurydice. Steve finds a malfunctioned cryo-chamber and refuses to give up. Bucky sings his way to the top.

-☆-

*Hades/Persephone AU and More Stucky Recs here

[humanformdragon]

Post the first line from your first fic on AO3 and the last line from your last fic!

Tagged by @lynne-monstr 

My first fic posted on AO3 is still a WIP... Well, start as we mean to go on, I guess. Some Things Will Never Die is a Destiel fic in the sense I put Castiel through a lot and Dean is also there, because that is how I write ships - someone must witness the suffering of their loved one/my favourite. 

The first line reads:  “The true cruelty would be to let you live. To let you go back to him.”

The last line of my latest fic is from What’s Important, a Wangxian fic in which his loved ones (his romantic love and his brother) witness some suffering of my favourite character, but which is much lower on that suffering than is my usual way. Ah, well. We can all be soft and kind sometimes. 

The final line reads:  A lot can change in a short time, as long as people remember what’s important.

Because I was apparently in the mood for a very on-the-nose last line that day.

Tagging @expatgirl, @doorsclosingslowly, @biboopbichen, @dragongirlg-fics

[no-gorms]

Rules: post ten gifs of ten movies you love without saying the name.

Tagged by @expatgirl!

Tagging @watamidoing, @hamburgergod, @pekorosu, @flyingcatstiel, @zen-ish, if you wanna!

[lynne-monstr]

expatgirl replied to your post “I finally have a fic idea but lol how does writing work???”

If you find out, let me know.

hahah it’s a deal! i’m trying to do that thing where i just stream of consciousness word vomit onto the page. we’ll see if anything comes of it (50% chance I scrap everything and start again from scratch)

[kawuli]

expatgirl replied to your post “are literally all women’s pants “ankle length” or “cropped” now? is...”

either ankle length or culottes, unfortunately. Maybe try shopping in the taller section for ankle-length, depending on your height? Or just shop for workwear trousers, the kind that waitstaff wear. I'm already v tall so I just have to buy men's trousers.

WHY

what do people have against fucking regular pants? is this a conspiracy to get us all to buy more of those annoying no-show socks that slip off your heels? Are we back to “ankles are sexy” as a Thing?

the paper bag princess had the right idea.

[doorsclosingslowly]

WIP ask game

tagged by @jackwolfes and @randomcat1832

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descript or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it!

I'm only doing stuff I haven't half-posted to cut down on the 123455 WIPs i have

LOTR: Bravery Beyond the Call of Duty, gríma wank

Star Wars: the naboo empire, early in the morning is the only time of day, amargi

Six of Crows: Night of the Jackal, Corws circlejerj, sexy glasses au, 3some @ wedding, restaurant assholes, uni heist fake date, feels like the buildup takes forever but you never touch my cock, space wesper, mockumentary wesper, kuwesperthrower, burn menagerie, furries, psych ward, autistic kaz canon, not having a good time bro, a thousand kisses deep, no trial of separation, cut of jesper's arm, poppy/jes, djel comes into matthias, IC geezer, king & seer, yugioh! murder, sex machine, necromancy, take off my hand and give it to you, jes/pekka voyeurism

watchmen: ruat caelam

tagging @rainstormdragon @humanformdragon @expatgirl @sl-walker @irenadel @apeculiarkindofloneliness @anonniemousefics @darol if you want!!

[robotsnchicks]

Your WIP word is "graphic". If there's no sentence with that, it's "sigh".

This one is also from Endoscopies and Ball Gags

Cas’ brain short circuits. That he didn't know. And he could really do without the graphic images that instantly flood his head and the jealousy that ignites.

Thank you so much for asking! Send me a word and I’ll search my WIPs for it

[allspnships]

And What Comes After- ExpatGirl

Fic link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5054464/chapters/11623432  Relationships: Dean/Cas; background Alex/Claire Word count: 33.3k Rating: M Warnings and key tags:  Sexual Content, Underage Drinking,  Alternate Season 11, Illness, Recovery, Castiel’s True Form, Philosophy Summary: When the Darkness goes, what comes after? Who comes after? This is my fave because: This is part two of my Alternate Season 11 series, which is the longest, most ambitious thing I’ve written, and it’s a deeply personal work. I wanted to delve into a the consequences of events in a way that the show itself often glosses over, and that was cathartic. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do it, but I actually finished!

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