central_822
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Beatrice finds herself musing not over duty and sacrifice and God, but the truth of angels, if they can be created rather than summoned. If they can take the form of women with overeager mouths and careless limbs and eyes with a depth that beckons - a crooked finger, a spiral staircase - if they can be both human and not, both beautiful and terrifying.
Ava asks, What do you want, Beatrice?
(Tell me and I’ll give it to you. Tell me and I’ll build you a home there. Tell me and I’ll rearrange the universe to make it all fit, angels and demons be damned. Tell me it’s me. Me. Me.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 18,951
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 10
- Comments:
- 783
- Kudos:
- 11,909
- Bookmarks:
- 2,274
- Hits:
- 175,149
Bookmarked by central_822
15 Dec 2024
-
Tags
Summary
Home, to Ava, is flannel-backed chairs and worn quilts and lacy placemats and a rocking chair they find abandoned on the side of the road.
Home, to Beatrice, is Ava’s hand in her own as she drags Beatrice through the kitschy home store four towns over and Ava’s shout of triumph when she finds a matching set of salt and pepper shakers and Ava’s waggling eyebrows when they buy the bed that she (again) calls ours.
(Six days in Switzerland, and then a few more afterwards.)
Series
- Part 1 of happiness is a warm nun
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 49,712
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Collections:
- 6
- Comments:
- 1,438
- Kudos:
- 6,105
- Bookmarks:
- 1,204
- Hits:
- 140,605
Bookmarked by central_822
15 Dec 2024
-
Tags
Summary
When Beatrice Zhao, aspiring art conservator, gets the news that her employer won’t sponsor her work visa, she has to make a decision: return to England and subject herself to the purview of her overbearing (and homophobic) parents or try something reckless, desperate, and most certainly illegal.
Ava Silva’s main concerns are:
i) getting out of swim practice early
ii) making it to her volunteer shift on time
iii) what to eat for dinner
That is until her friend Camila shows up with a huge favor to ask.--
“Bea.” Ava tilts forward to take her hands. “You are literally one of the most interesting people I have ever met.” Beatrice opens her mouth but Ava pushes on. “I have loved getting to know you over these past weeks and I can’t wait to deceive the American government with you. I am all in.”
Beatrice is blushing furiously.
“Thank you,” she chokes out.
“The pleasure is all mine, babe.”
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 194,897
- Chapters:
- 27/27
- Comments:
- 1,330
- Kudos:
- 1,615
- Bookmarks:
- 211
- Hits:
- 60,561
Bookmarked by central_822
15 Dec 2024
-
Tags
Summary
Lilith was her best friend.
Her sister.
"I'll let you choose where to eat as long as you don't bring up your hot British neighbour again."
Oh, how she hated her.
"I haven't even mentioned her that much!"
"Her eyes were so intense, Lilith." Lilith began in a mocking tone. "The leather jacket she wore was so fitting Lilith. Her neck was so-"
"Oh my god stop!" Ava slapped the button for the elevator. "I do not sound like that."
Series
- Part 1 of Mark 12:31
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 178,251
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Collections:
- 12
- Comments:
- 2,119
- Kudos:
- 9,323
- Bookmarks:
- 1,509
- Hits:
- 354,600
Bookmarked by central_822
11 May 2024
-
don't you know (that you don't even need to try?) by coffeeshib
Fandoms: Supergirl (TV 2015)
16 Apr 2021
Tags
Summary
“All right. Let’s keep moving, Lena Luthor,” Kara says softly, quietly, “the touchy drunk.”
“Tipsy, you mean. Not drunk, Kara Danvers,” Lena firmly states, “who has really nice biceps.”
or Lena runs into a blonde woman and meets her mortal enemy. Kara moves into her new apartment and meets her best friend for life.
OR Kara Danvers is cute, and handsome, and funny, and smart, and Lena’s just living her life trying not to think about how much she really, really, really wants to kiss her.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 50,426
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 473
- Kudos:
- 8,572
- Bookmarks:
- 2,036
- Hits:
- 208,219
Bookmarked by central_822
17 Apr 2021