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"D'you know Eddie?" Buck asks. His eyes are huge and earnest. It's not often these days that Eddie gets to see him this unguarded. Just needed to get him stoned out of his mind on painkillers, apparently. He's probably got a prescription in that stack of papers Eddie took. Maybe Eddie can run out and fill it for him while he sleeps. "He's my best—my best friend."
Eddie's heart does something traitorously squishy that he hopes doesn't show on his face. "Feeling's mutual, bud. Come on, lie down, sleep it off for a little bit, okay?"
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Or: Buck confesses something he doesn't mean to while on painkillers. Eddie spirals about it.
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20 Feb 2026
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The kiss breaks; Buck's fingers leave his jaw. Eddie opens his eyes as Buck takes a step back, a quiet echo of his earlier devastation on his face for a moment before he clears his throat and smiles with a visible effort.
"So, uh, so what's the verdict?" he asks.
Eddie breathes out shakily, feeling an incredulous smile catching at the corners of his mouth. He feels—electrified, like an echo of lightning just passed from Buck to him. His lips are warm and tingling.
"You should do that again," he says.
"Eddie."
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Pickup Lines for the Soul by MustardSoup
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
22 May 2019
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Denki is twelve when he is flicking through the TV channels and lands on an old RomCom movie about soulmate marks – specifically the same type that he has.
“I can’t believe I’ve had to walk around with a cheap pickup line written on my ankle my entire life because of you!” The leading lady yells at the leading man as he stares at her in awe.
Denki laughs.
“Oh no.” His mother says, watching him.
“Oh no, indeed.” His sister repeats quietly.
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14 Feb 2026
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UUUUGHHH i'm smiling i'm grinning i'm obsessed
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It's perfectly understandable. Even Derek wouldn't want to be Derek's soulmate.
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With a Conquering Air by inexplicifics
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
28 Mar 2020
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From the kinkmeme: AU Warlord!Geralt receives Tribute!Jaskier as a sacrifice to appease him in every way possible. Jaskier has no choice on the matter and he’s fully aware of the awful rumours that have spread about Geralt and his ruthless conquests. (But we all know those aren’t legit.) A classic angst with a happy ending please! A dash of smut to heal those scars and a sprinkle of new found love!
Jaskier arrives at Kaer Morhen knowing his family gave him up without a second thought, and absolutely sure that the dreaded Warlord of the North will value him even less than his own blood did. But the White Wolf and his pack are not what Jaskier expected...and if he's unreasonably lucky, Kaer Morhen might become far more of a home than Lettenhove ever was.
...He is, in fact, going to be unreasonably lucky, because the Warlord of the North is a far finer monarch - and a far better man - than Redania's king has ever dreamed of being.
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- Part 1 of The Accidental Warlord and His Pack
- Part 1 of The Accidental Warlord and His Pack - Recommended Reading Order
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07 Jan 2026
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two hundred and seven works inspired by this one are linked at the bottom of the final page. what on earth
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It’s a really unfortunate thing, developing a crush on your husband. Wei Ying had assumed this would be easy. Lan Zhan had been so icy and unpleasant to him, it had never occurred to him that he might end up spending the next however many years with this dumb, burning feeling in his chest whenever he looks at him.
“Okay,” says Wei Ying. “But tell me if I…if the pretending gets to be too hard, okay?”
“It will not,” says Lan Zhan, quietly certain.
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06 Jan 2026
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It’s easy to just sway forward a little and put his head against Lan Zhan’s shoulder. He’s so sturdy. “You’re a tree,” Wei Ying says.
“What,” says Lan Zhan.
“Do you think we’ll have another baby tonight?” Wei Ying asks into his shoulder.
“Perhaps you should lie down,” says Lan Zhan.
“Perhaps we should lie down,” says Wei Ying, waggling his eyebrows sexily.
Lan Zhan…sighs? Maybe? A little bit? “Excuse us,” he says to Huaisang, and steers Wei Ying to their bedroom.
There is a shocking lack of sex or sexiness in being put to bed. It’s shocking because Lan Zhan is naturally so sexy that Wei Ying wouldn’t have thought there was a way for Lan Zhan to put him to bed that wasn’t at least a little sexy, but it turns out there is one: Lan Zhan tucks Wei Ying in and brushes a kiss on his forehead that is downright sweet.
“Don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret. I like you,” Wei Ying mumbles into the pillow.
There is a long pause. The party in the living room is pretty loud. Maybe Lan Zhan didn’t hear.
“I will not tell anyone,” Lan Zhan says finally.
“Okay,” says Wei Ying. “Good.”
i can't remember the last time a piece of text made me cry tears of happiness. i sobbed at the end. my face is still wet. this is the sweetest thing ever and you must (absolutely must) reread it because it's responsible for the first time i've cried this year and isn't that wonderful. goodness. oh my goodness it's perfect. they're spock and kirk but musical and beautiful and their family is so adorable and their dynamic is flawless and i can't remember ever laughing so much and wow. wow wow wow. and wei ying is so stupid it's endearing goodness gracious
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Reki is insecure about his lack of kissing experience. Langa just wants to help him feel like he's good enough, even if teaching Reki to kiss means breaking his own heart.
(yet another practice kissing au)
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06 Jan 2026
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lovely wonderful fan art linked at the bottom of every page. gorgeous!
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“You can’t possibly be blaming me for this.”
Derek aims a dry look Stiles’ way. It’s an effort with Stiles plastered grudgingly to his chest like this, their arms wrapped around each other while Stiles’ body slowly stops quaking.
“How else should I react when something’s obviously your fault?”
---Stiles and Derek are cursed so that they are in pain whenever they're not close to each other.
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28 Dec 2025
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He breathes out “come here” and Stiles’ scent spikes relief. He collapses into Derek’s arms, says “I hate you so much,” and it sounds like a lie.
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Merlin dashes fiercely at the tears that have started to trickle down his face, and waits. Because if Arthur wants to take him back to Camelot as a prisoner, to a cold cell and death in the grey morning – if that is what Arthur wants, Merlin will let him, because he can’t deny Arthur anything.
And Arthur takes Merlin’s shoulders in a hard, almost bruising grip, and he’s breathing hard, and Merlin’s crying messily, because he just can’t seem to stop and he’s more scared than he’s ever been in his life.
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- Part 4 of Merlin/Arthur Fics
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Merlin looks at him inquiringly, and Arthur grins and proffers the blue periwinkle he’s holding in his hand. ‘I want to give you flowers,’ he says quietly.
There’s a long pause, and then Merlin – Merlin is pressing his knuckles into his mouth, hard, and blinking rapidly, and sniffing; and Arthur reaches for him.
And Merlin is scrambling and coming to him as though he belongs there, nestling into Arthur’s chest and flinging his arms around his neck. It’s like all the other times they’ve held each other, and yet different, gentler. Waves of tenderness are rolling over Arthur, and Merlin keeps sniffling, and there are tears on his face.
‘Do you ever feel so happy that you could just – burst?’ Merlin murmurs.
merlin who melts and tears up when arthur is kind to him (always) and arthur who druid-marries merlin with forest crowns and wedding rings under the living sky. just about made my heart grow three sizes. goodness
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"Huh." Derek looks less concerned than Stiles thinks this situation warrants, but his hands wander up to cup his face and his mouth opens up over his again and all the bones in Stiles's legs melt, so he has to, like, prop himself up against Derek's entire front.
Derek says, "Okay?" when he pulls back slightly and Stiles manages an eloquent, "Buh."
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A spell made them do it. Sure, Stiles. That works.
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"You don't see the problem," Buck says finally, in as measured a tone as he can, "with getting married to me. For tax purposes."
"Not just tax purposes," Eddie says indignantly, like that's Buck's main sticking point. Buck finally turns his head and looks at him. Still stupid. Still beautiful, in a light-colored Henley that makes his skin glow, his long fingers curled around the neck of the beer bottle resting on his knee. His big brown eyes and the encouraging little smile on his lips, like he's offering Buck a special treat, instead of a lifelong fucking commitment of platonic marriage. Buck wants to kiss him, or maybe strangle him. Either one would serve Eddie right.
Or: Eddie proposes marriage (platonically). Buck spirals.
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Stiles has always known that he isn't quite human - the plant life that tends to sprout around him whenever he gets upset or excited gives it away. He's never really fit in among the regular people in Beacon Hills and is determined to wait it out, go to college, and find somewhere to belong. He's forced to abandon those plans, however, after he desperately agrees to enter into an arranged marriage to save his father's life.
An arranged marriage with an angry, sometimes furry dude with trust issues. It's all very Beauty and the Beast, without the singing candlesticks.
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oh my GOD it's perfect it has no flaws it's beautiful the lore and the worldbuilding and the characterization and stiles as a plant fairy?? stunning. feels like sunshine and a cool breeze. holy moly
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Rubbing at his nose, Jessie continues, “You’re an incredible boyfriend, Buck. An incredible guy, but it’s— it’s unfair.”
“You don’t— Jess, I’ve been all in with you, you’ve gotta give me that.”
“I do. I am,” Jessie fingers wrap around Buck’s, squeezing once. “But this– there’s a kid involved. And, look, we haven’t talked about kids, but I know I don’t want any. I— I think you do. Am I right?”
Quietly, feeling as though he’s confessing something awful, Buck says, “Yeah.”
Jessie nods, eyes darting down to the floor before finding Buck’s again. “And, um. Eddie.”
“What about Eddie?”
Buck moves out of Eddie’s house and finds himself a boyfriend. Shockingly, this does not go well.
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Marriage of Inconvenience by susiecarter
Fandoms: DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013)
14 Aug 2025
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Swanwick gave Bruce a level, unamused look. "Mr. Wayne," he said. "Please tell me you know why you're here."
Bruce shrugged. "Won the lottery, and first-place prize is the government marries me off to an alien."
(Or: in a universe where Krypton took an extra thirty-odd years to implode, Kal-El was sent to Earth as an adult, in advance of the ship containing the only other surviving Kryptonians; and a quirk of Kryptonian law means negotiating refuge, potential resettlement, and an alliance with the Kryptonians in general is dependent on marriage between a Kryptonian and a human. Bruce did what it took to make sure that that human would be him, instead of some poor unprepared civilian—but his efforts to learn more about the aliens, what they want and why they're here, and how, if necessary, to kill them ... don't go the way he's expecting them to.)
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28 Sep 2025
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He reached out, careful, hesitant, and touched Bruce's face; and Bruce had believed himself ready for anything, but he hadn't been ready for that, because he swayed into Clark's hand the barest fraction, and his eyes fell shut.
"You're giving it to me," Clark said, more softly still. "That's—good, that's—please. Bruce, I want it, I want everything," and still, still, Bruce made no sound, but Clark saw his throat work. "I want all of you, Bruce Thomas-Wayne," he added, and Bruce's mouth twisted for an instant almost as if he were in pain.
"You have it," he said, very low.
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At Starbase 17 Spock becomes the victim of a shocking attack. He tries to remain unaffected, but the consequences are far-reaching.
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20 Jul 2025
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i thank god for english every day but for perhaps the first time i am simply grateful for language. i'm so desperately grateful for language, and for the cells which have spent billions of years evolving to become my eyes and fingertips and my often-failing lungs. thank god i'm such a poor study at dying. and thank god for authors, and for literature, and for the gift of sharing them with the rest of us. for free! all for free. wow
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Daredevil has been directing criminals to confess to Sergeant Brett Mahoney specifically. Brett would like an explanation for this, and the cops of Hell's Kitchen speculate.
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18 Jul 2025
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“Hello? You can't just – Did you hang up on me?”
He has.
A Ukrainian sex-trafficking ring. Brett wasn't aware one of those existed at all, so, great.
This is his life now.
“I am not his Jim Gordon,” Brett sighs at the sink.
A drop of water plops mournfully into the drain.
Yeah. He doesn't buy it, either.
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Hardison starts a live-stream for Dragon Age to show off his new mods. And he kicks ass. But his viewers are actually a bit more concerned about the angry guy in the background of his videos, and the blond chick who keeps peering through his windows.
"Is this some kind of performance art," asks peskytroll341.
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18 Jul 2025
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MMORTALS or CLONES, screams conspiracy website Rense the next day.
THEY WALK AMONG US.
gold. start to finish gold.
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So, the first thing that happens is Castiel comes back.
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"Right," Dean says eventually, gruffly. He looks down at his shoes. "I'm not gonna tell you how to live your life, man. It's—you know, yours. Do your thing, love who you love, whatever. I can't really stop you from loving me, if that's what you've decided to do, but I don't—I can't—"
"I know," Castiel murmurs, still just smiling a little, not looking heartbroken at all. "Don't worry about it, Dean, that's all I ask."
"So we're—" Dean risks a glance up, swallowing thickly. "We're good?"
Castiel hums. "We're good."
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18 Jul 2025
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He becomes aware, very abruptly, when the fridge door opens with a squeak. Dean blinks, jerking back from the kiss as the cobwebs in his brain slowly shake loose. He stares as Sam straightens up from grabbing his water bottle, then closes the fridge back. As one, Castiel and Dean just stare at him. They're still pressed together, holding onto each other, Dean on the counter and Castiel between his legs, but they're focused entirely on Sam.
When Sam notices them noticing him, he raises his water bottle as an explanation, smiles at them like this all completely normal, then walks right out of the kitchen without saying a goddamn word.
there is so much goodness to be found in 27,000 words. a whole world of goodness. oh my
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No Dawn, No Day by xiaq
Fandoms: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Star Trek
24 Jun 2025
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“I will not apologize for speaking the truth,” the child says. “However, I regret if that truth has offended you.”
“Jesus Christ, kid,” Jim mutters.
“I am not offended,” Spock responds, as blandly as he is able. “I was remiss in casting such hasty judgment upon your guardian.”
”Father,” she corrects.
”Your father,” he agrees.
*****
An academy AU + Tarsus aftermath fic in which James T. Kirk ends up accidentally parentally bonded to an orphaned Vulcan child. When the father/daughter duo enroll in Star Fleet, hijinks ensue (mostly at the expense of Spock’s previously immaculate but quickly deteriorating self-control).
Winner of the 2025 Philon Award for a novel-length fic (!!!)
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"“Hey, Spock,” Jim says cajolingly, “have you ever tried using contractions? T’Mara sometimes does. Mostly to shock people, I think. ”
“I am capable of utilizing contractions. I merely choose not to.”
“Uh huh. So in my next paper, if I say that I’m capable of proving my hypothesis, I just merely chose not to…”
“I don’t recommend that course of action.”
Jim claps his hands together. “Hot diggity dog.”
Spock raises an eyebrow. “Perhaps I am not one who should be performing conscious adjustments to his language practices.”
T’Mara makes an abrupt exhalation through her nose that Spock optimistically interprets as a suppressed laugh."
please do reread. oh my goodness
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A seduction through physical objects. It starts with a scarf loaned to Will on a cold day, but Hannibal, as usual, isn't satisfied with anything small.
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perfectly accidental AND they end up engaged AND the worldbuilding is beautiful??? brother. oh my goodness
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The Vault of Heaven by dodgerkedavra for ItsPhantasmagoria
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
20 May 2025
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“It’s a sex ritual,” Draco shouts, directly into Harry’s face. “Sex magic. The price is an offering of sexual energy. One of us has to agree to—to receive—to accept the—the enthusiastic attentions of the other, in a ritualised display of—”
Harry shoots his hand into the air.
Draco blinks.
Then blinks again.
And then he leans back and stares, lips parted.
“Potter.” He’s exactly as soft as the singing magic. “Have you raised your hand?”
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Harry and Draco, curse-breaker partners, get trapped in a Gringotts vault with a cursed orb. One of them's got to get fucked, or they both die. Harry volunteers as tribute.
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23 May 2025
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“Listen,” Harry says.
“Shan’t.”
“I’m sorry I exploded Dark residue all over us at the church. Dunno if it’s fair for me to shoulder all the blame, since I’m not the one who did all that freaky shit with a rosary—”
“Begone, Satan.”
“—But I will shoulder the blame, if that’s what it takes.”
Draco narrows his eyes.