#inukagome15

[valdomarx]

How do you feel about Regis and Geralt. In other news, I have finished the Blood & Wine DLC and have a new favorite character

oh boy do i ever love those old men. they have the exact energy of two tired dads at the playground lovingly giving their kids thumbs ups as said kids run full pelt into concrete walls. (the kids in this case are ciri, dandelion, and zoltan.)

perhaps my favourite thing about geralt and regis is how inexplicably tender they are with each other??? you might think they'd be jaded or angry or suspicious of the other - they are, after all, on the surface a monster and a monster hunter - but no!! from the moment they meet they're so kind and careful with each other. gives me an aneurysm.

also something about regis (again, an actual monster as per witcher lore) being the one who geralt truly trusts? the one who geralt lets his guard down around? lays bare his soul and talks about how he really feels about himself, and his life as a witcher, and the choices that were made for him? topics he doesn't even dare broach with eskel or lambert or vesemir? but he'll share with regis??? knowing that he won't be judged??? but will be understood and treated with compassion????

and regis does the same talking about his blood addiction, with apparently zero concern that geralt might misunderstand him or find him a threat? they just really look out for each other and want the best for each other? unconditional support and kindness????

CDPR give the people what they want challenge. it's still not too late to make regis romanceable.

#george replies #inukagome15 #geralt x regis #the witcher 3 #same hat my friend same hat

[kurowrites]

inukagome15

It’s true. So many times I look at most kudos and just…move on

It would be great if it was obvious at first glance, but sometimes you have to actually read stuff to understand just how terrible it is. I had this issue with one writer in a fandom I was in that would write really interesting summaries and seemed quite popular, so it happened several times that I would start to read one of their fics only to realise how absolutely terrible they were. I couldn't finish a single one, but got tempted into giving them too many chances. 😭(I feel bad for calling another writer terrible but I think it's really justified in this case.)

Also no offense to anyone, but I don't read fic in certain fandoms anymore because the literacy/writing skill is just... low in these fandoms. Had to back out of a fic one time too many, so now I'm simply not reading fic there anymore.

#kuro answers #inukagome15 #like don't @ me I know I'm not a particularly good writer myself #but some things are simply Unforgiveable

[inukagome15]

I've been following one of your stories (so many of them, actually, I still remember when you were still posting chapters to TLA) for a while, but it hasn't been updated in so long and I'm worried it's been abandoned? Do you have any plans to finish Harry Potter And The Veil?

It has been so long since I did TLA... Hope you're still around!

At some point...yes... I do still think about my lone HP fic and how I want to finish it. It's not high on my agenda, unfortunately, but I do want to finish it. I'm thinking about how I want to tackle it, though, as it's been a long time and much of my writing has changed. So that's a bit up in the air, but I do want to finish it since I hate leaving a work unfinished.

#inukagome15 answers #harry potter and the veil #rosaren2498

[kandisheek]

FIC REC WEEK 5 - FLUFF

Pinky Promise by Tahlruil

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: M Words: 38,264 Tags: Domestic Fluff, Growing Old Together, Slice of Life

Summary: Steve wasn't looking for a relationship not really - dating was fun and he was busy learning how to adult properly. A chance encounter with Tony, who's even worse at grocery shopping than he is, has the potential to change all that. The meeting feels significant, even if he could never imagine where it would end up taking him. Tony, meanwhile, was pretty happy with his string of one night stands and no feelings involved relationships. Despite being pushed of of the nest - he suspects Jarvis of giving his mother ideas - he's really not interested in becoming a real adult. Steve makes him want more for the first time ever, and even if it terrifies him, he's willing to see where it goes.

Reasons why I love it: Oh my god, they're so IN LOVE in this one, I can't. Cuteness overload. If you're looking for disgustingly domestic, tear-your-hair-out-it's-so-sweet goodness, then you've come to the right place. I don't think I've ever read a Stony fic that felt this goddamn real. And it just keeps getting better and better with every paragraph. I would've read a million more words in this universe. Please do yourself a favor and check this one out, it's amazing!

Toasted Buns by copperbadge, scifigrl47

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: E Words: 47,044 Tags: Public Nudity, Tropical Island, Humor

Summary: After seeing Tony naked and tanned -- all over -- in a decontamination shower, Steve realizes he may be in trouble. Tony, meanwhile, is definitely in trouble over those tabloid pictures of him sunbathing nude. The solution is clearly a tropical island getaway.

Reasons why I love it: Steve and Tony alone on a tropical island after Steve has newly developed a fascination with Tony's lack of tanning lines. What could possibly go wrong? Well, as it turns out, everything goes right instead. There are so many moments in this fic that make me smile, no matter how often I read it, and as always, copperbadge and scifigrl47 knock it out of the park with the humor. This fic is fantastic, so if you haven't read it yet, I hope you go and check it out!

This Simple Feeling by inukagome15

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: T Words: 17,381 Tags: Friends to Lovers, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Aliens

Summary: When are two good friends not good friends? Sounds like the setup for a brilliant joke, right? Except when the joke mirrors real life. Tony and Steve are just very good friends. So why is it everyone thinks they're dating?

Reasons why I love it: You gotta love how everyone knows Steve and Tony better than they know themselves. They're super cute even when they're 'not' dating, and as soon as they figure their shit out, the fic only gets sweeter. I love this one a lot, so please go and check it out!

#marvel #stony #fanfic rec #fluff #fic rec #fanfic #a year in fanfic recs

[thelastarchangelaskblog]

He just wanted to rest. But he was alive now, and he had no idea why. He had no purpose, no path to take. His brother had told him they had free will, the choice to do what they wished. But he was aimless. Who was he, if not Michael?

Yeah. So this... This is it. Like...actually it. No, not everything is answered and not everything is resolved, but that's life, isn't it? But this is Michael's story, at least during his time in Hogwarts. I will be eventually doing a separate story with additional snapshots of the years afterward. But this? This is a finale of sorts.

I'm so sad to be saying goodbye (at least in part). This has been a wild journey and it's taken so long to get here. I really truly hope that you all have enjoyed it as much as I have. I also truly hope you enjoy these last 40,000 words. Because well...why not go out with a bang?

#first born #the last archangel #my writing #oh my god #this is done #9 years later #THIS IS FINISHED #michael #supernatural

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - Feb 4 th - Week 5

I’m in the middle of a 8hr class for work today, so I’m doing this quick and dirty, with no rec notes. I’m sorry. Enjoy the list and kudos/comment for your authors! 

~*~ 

Method Refinements (subtype C, designation Capsicle) by galwednesday

"It's not hate sex," Steve objected. "I don't hate you."

That actually made Tony feel a little warm and fuzzy inside, which he knew was pathetic. He talked louder and faster to cover it. "Angry sex, then, whatever. I should just walk up to you and say 'Hey, Rogers, I was looking to blow off some steam, wanna have loud, animalistic sex all over the Tower?' That's what does it for you?"

A flush was creeping up his neck--God, Tony loved Steve's blushes, the Victorian-maiden-modesty veneer over the built-like-a-brick-shithouse physique drove him wild--but Steve's eyes were steady on his. "Try it and see."

Subtle Clues and Context Cues by galwednesday

“Cosplay,” Sam repeated. He and Steve were jogging through Central Park. Steve had just lapped him for a fourth time before slowing to match his pace, and the bastard didn’t even have the decency to sound winded. “As what?”

“You ever see the Pride and Prejudice movie, the really long one?”

“Dude. I have three sisters. It was required viewing.”

“I need a Mr. Darcy outfit.”

Sam slowed to a walk, holding one hand up in a time-out gesture until he caught his breath enough to form full sentences. “You’re going to cosplay as Mr. Darcy? The Colin Firth, look-how-wet-and-clinging-my-shirt-is Mr. Darcy?”

Steve looked down and shuffled his feet. It was amazing to watch over six feet of pure muscle somehow telegraph bashful. “Yeah. Tony’s birthday is coming up, and, well. It’s sort of an inside joke.”

(Five times everyone but Tony knew he was dating Steve, and one time Tony figured it out.)

'Cause It's a Beautiful Night by galwednesday

“Holy shit,” Clint’s eyes were huge and round. “Did you get Steve pregnant?”

Tony choked on his coffee. “What? How--why--what? How would that even happen?”

“Hey, you’re the one planning to ambush him with a shotgun wedding.” Clint moved his bowl of Lucky Charms out of the range of Tony’s coffee spray. “It’s a reasonable question.”

“Steve’s not pregnant!” Tony shouted. Was he? He couldn’t be. They hadn’t been gender-swapped lately. What about that alien fertility ray? No, that had been at least seven months ago.

Steve wasn’t pregnant.

Probably.

“I’m not ready to be a father,” Tony blurted, clutching his hair with both hands.

“I’m not drunk enough for this conversation.” Clint opened the liquor cabinet and examined its contents with a critical eye. “What kind of booze goes best with marshmallows?”

(Tony plans a wedding. The wedding is in ten hours and he hasn’t exactly proposed yet, but he’s used to compressed project cycles. What could possibly go wrong?)

annex 11 by soliloquent

“This annex document, filed by SHIELD operatives under the designation SR-NR-CB-AS/000008-11, contains a verbatim transcript of a conversation between Anthony E. Stark (callsign Iron Man) and Steven G. Rogers (callsign Captain America) as recorded by Iron Man’s advanced artificial intelligence, J.A.R.V.I.S.”

—⎊—

or: Trapped together during a snowstorm in the middle of a mission, Steve attempts to soothe Tony’s growing anxiety, only to discover that Tony had the solution all along. 📄

Exit Wounds (The No Exit Remix) by sheron

Tony gets trapped together with Steve in a collapsed HYDRA facility, which makes it hard to avoid him.

Like Hell and Heaven by ChocolateCapCookie 

“I feel great now, though,” said Steve, lifting the sheets up to peer at his leg, which looked almost normal. “Can I leave?”

“Steve, we watched you almost die. Just… listen to the doctors, okay? Just this once.”

This Simple Feeling by inukagome15 

When are two good friends not good friends? Sounds like the setup for a brilliant joke, right? Except when the joke mirrors real life. Tony and Steve are just very good friends. So why is it everyone thinks they're dating?

Pinky Promise by Tahlruil

Steve wasn't looking for a relationship not really - dating was fun and he was busy learning how to adult properly. A chance encounter with Tony, who's even worse at grocery shopping than he is, has the potential to change all that. The meeting feels significant, even if he could never imagine where it would end up taking him.

Tony, meanwhile, was pretty happy with his string of one night stands and no feelings involved relationships. Despite being pushed of of the nest - he suspects Jarvis of giving his mother ideas - he's really not interested in becoming a real adult. Steve makes him want more for the first time ever, and even if it terrifies him, he's willing to see where it goes.

When I Think (Oh, it Terrifies Me) by celli

Look, some mornings you wake up and little green men are invading New York City; some mornings you wake up and you can hear Captain America's voice in your head. Tony has been an Avenger long enough that he saves his freakout for important things.

Unexpected Thaw by Neverever 

Steve has a rough ride through the multiverse and ends up questioning his relationship with Tony.

alone (together) by Thahire

"Will you tell me what’s wrong or do I have to -" Tony went on, motioning down Steve’s body, "make you?"

Steve raised his eyebrows. "Make me? I’d like to see you try." Except he didn’t. After a moment, in which Tony did nothing but give him a flat stare, Steve awkwardly added, "Lower left rib cage. I think maybe, uh, a sprained rib or something."

"Thank you. That wasn’t so bad, was it?" Tony replied slowly, the way one would to an unruly child.

Steve narrowed his eyes. "I’m not a child."

"No, you aren’t," Tony replied, lips twitching. "As the parent of one, I can tell you, you are way worse."

Or: Steve is really bad at letting people take care of him. Tony is really bad at minding his business. Things happen.

I'll Give You Gifts Until You Know My Name by Amuly 

Mr. Stark is an extravagant gift-giver: he has the money for it, after all. As Iron Man, Tony has the opportunity to gift Steve even more presents that, while less expensive, are more heartfelt. Having a secret identity means Tony gets to have his cake and eat it too when it comes to showering Steve with presents.

Until Steve starts developing feelings for his armored companion, and all the benefits of living a double life are turned on their head for Tony Stark.

The Love Song of a Pair of Awkward Weirdos by MusicalLuna 

Tony flirts with Steve and then the strangest possible thing happens:

Steve starts to flirt back.

the slightest touch (and I feel weak) by SailorChibi

“When you’re really tired or out of it, you show the underside of your wings to Steve,” Natasha says to Tony, ignoring Clint, who is doing an excellent impression of a fish. “We’ve all noticed it, but no one ever said anything because we didn’t think you knew. And judging from the look on your face, you didn’t.”

#stevetony weekly #steve rogers #tony stark #stevetony #stony #iron man #captain america #stevetony fic #stony fic #fic rec

[eschergirls]

It's been 2 weeks so it's time to announce the winners of the November caption contest featuring Avengelyne... captured...?

Each winner will get to choose a prize if they wish (but you don't have to, you can just participate for fun, I just wanted to give a prize because I enjoy the caption contests and entries).

Like last time, I've decided to organize the entries by the way they were submitted, just to make it easier.

Here are the caption entries, I got so many this time and they were all so good it was hard for me to choose winners:

From Mastodon:

Claire: "she looks like she is kind of surprised there was a lady on the other end of that chain" Dollcomics: “Sweep the floors, clean the bathroom, polish the chains AND a $500 cleaning fee? Ugh, AirBNBs are the worst” Socketwench: "Look, I really think you need an MRI, a physical therapist, or a chiropractor." "Just pull, okay? My back hasn't cracked in a f-ing week."

From Disqus and Email:

Imry: "It's company policy that all captured heroes need to be sexily chained up. It's ineffective, time-consuming, expensive, and the the minions hate it more than the heroes... but nobody can complain because they aren't part of a union and don't have collective bargaining powers. Do you want your work uniform to give you a permanent wedgie? No? Then join a union!" Karmazyna: "How many times do I have to tell you: whatever you find in the Home Depot's clearance section is NOT clothing material!" Leak: "Give me a moment, and we'll have you elongated to Liefeld Standard(TM) in no time..." Mel: "Would you stop tugging? The lock isn't on yet! You're so impatient; I'm never doing a kinky photoshoot with you again." P J Evans: "A private party? You didn't say it was a private party!"  

From Tumblr:

@angrybidoof: "When you book a chiropractor off Craigslist" @anna-neko: "and I will keep pulling, until your dumb face finally makes an expression" @atomicmosaic: "she seems miffed: "that all you got? I'm like a centimeter off the floor"" @captainacerbic: "are you positive that this method will make me taller and thinner? If so, don't stop even if I cry" "Got it gurl" @captainlordauditor: "With no access to a BDSM dungeon, the castle's armory proved an acceptable substitute for an impromptu demonstration in the purpose of the time travelers' costumes. " @cenobitic-anchorite: "When I told you we were out of toilet paper, this was NOT the solution I had in mind!" @cirquedereve: "Guess I'm really locked in to this relationship." @differenttriumphdragon: "What do you MEAN your shackles already broke!? How are we supposed to fix it when you used all the electrical tape on your costume!?" @foreversoaring: "According to her, the hottest way to decorate a bdsm dungeon was to give it a ‘museum weapons collection’ theme." @haveievermentioned: "Oh my gosh, why didn't you tell me this was your first time in a BDSM dungeon?" @inukagome15: "You've been a bad girl. Time for some avenging." @megpie71: "Look, I hate it as much as you do, but it's the only way we have to straighten out a rubber spine." @of-another-broken-heart: "Are you SURE this isn't a porn shoot?" "We need the rent money, so does it really matter?" @siklo: "-Harder! Do you want a tip or not!?" "-I don't know anymore. I think I might quit..." @sylvanas-girlkisser: "Me and my girlfriend had thought of very different things when planning our "dungeon date" but we made it work. #the katana was maybe a bit much though" @thevikingfish-nimhrodell: "This is what you get for using up all the duct tape in the house for your costume!! I don't care that it's waterproof!" @vabolo: "You know, I'm starting to think this isn't what that Sia song meant" @whitetyger123: "Stop! Why are you doing this to me?" "I don't know really. Having a wedgie as bad as mine makes people do all sorts of crazy things." @winterrssoldier: "Unconventional chiropractor helps women with scoliosis" @woodsworth: "Gurl let me get a least that posture straight for you" @youlookterrible: "this is this is showgirls innit that's elizabeth berkeley and that's the gersh" @zombiemollusk: "yeah, sorry, i forgot the safeword and this costume is waaaay too itchy." "BUT DID YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE SHACKLES??"  

Because I got so many good submissions, I'm going to pick 2 honorable mentions again and then the 3 winners!

So Honorable Mentions go to: Imry and @thevikingfish-nimhrodell!

If you're an honorable mention and want a prize and somebody in the top 3 passes it, up then I'll contact you. :)

And here are the winners:

3rd place goes to Dollcomics

2nd place goes to @angrybidoof

And finally the winner is... @cirquedereve!

If you won and would like a prize, please message me with which prize you would like.  If you came in 2nd, message me with 2 choices in order of preference, and if you came in 3rd, message me with 3 choices, etc...  I'll give you your top choice that hadn't been taken by the other winners.

The codes I have available are for: Overgrowth, Syberia, Riot: Civil Unrest, Castle Crashers, Hotel Giant 2, Not The Robots, Steel Storm: Burning Retribution, Rage in Peace, Uncertain: The Last Quiet Day, Uncertain: Light At The End, Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King,  Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, The Swindle, Zengeon, Wayward Souls, and Nigate Tale.

Please stay tuned for another caption contest coming in December, it's going to be a special holiday themed one!

#avengelyne #caption contest #caption contest winners

[phoenixcatch7]

Oh my actual goodness, ao3 never change.

This was written by two people for one story since 2013 and is still going strong over a decade later.

It's primarily a supernatural/avengers universe that branches out into doctor who, Harry Potter and the greater marvel universe. The main trilogy (a nice 420k) is complete but asdfghjkl 2012 tumblr nostalgia. It's legitimately a fantastic read too, grammar, characterisation, pacing, plot.

#fic recs #fic rec #fanfic rec #ao3 #ao3 fanfic #archive of our own #fanfic #ao3 stuff #fanfiction #It's super good and there's no way the authors don't have tumblr but idk who they'd be so #Was doing an ao3 deep dive and I legitimately have no idea how I got here lol

[sineala]

Last Words of WIP Meme

Tagged by @onemuseleft, @inukagome15, and @nostalgicatsea!

Steve turns around, and Tony knows then, with a horrible sinking feeling in his stomach, that Steve didn't notice a single incriminating detail of anything Tony has or hasn't said, because Tony has just seen Steve's face. Steve's gaze is unfocused, faraway, haunted, and his face--

The last time Steve had looked like this was when he'd come back to life after Registration, when Tony had put together a new Avengers team without him, and Steve had given the shield to Bucky, given up being Captain America, and gone off to do black-ops with the Secret Avengers. Every time Tony had seen him then, he'd been angrier and more withdrawn, as if each successive mission had carved out another sliver of his soul and all he had left in him alternated between furious, blinding rage at Tony, mostly about things Tony didn't remember doing, still doesn't, and never will, and then a terrifying hollowed-out misery at what his work was taking from him. Steve had looked like he might as well have been walking around wearing a button that said ask me about my war crimes.

Steve doesn't look nearly as bad as that yet, thank God, but that's definitely the road he's heading down. And the thing is, Tony knows where that road actually ends.

This is not actually my current WIP, or its current last words -- this is somewhere near the middle of my previous WIP, the fic set after Judgment Day that I still haven’t finished -- but it’s more interesting than my actual last WIP words.

I think everyone I know who writes things has been tagged already? You can all do this and say I tagged you.

#posts i actually wrote

[flange5]

@inukagome15 too early to tell as we still have 3 weeks and another paper, but... it's not good

cut because... yeaaaah but

like, to give you an idea of just how... lackadaisical the cheating is this semester, I got a 5.5 page paper where they decided to write on 'human nature' in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. and a) it was all one looooong paragraph of disjointed sections where every ten sentences or so would be a sentence starting "In the [book/novel/novella/story] The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (sometimes in quotes, sometimes in italics, sometimes not capitalized), then vague description.

These moments had no connective tissue to what was around them which included musing about human nature and Carl Jung, Human nature and duality, with no reference to the text's contents, and a moment where I was informed that "It is fair to say that HUMAN NATURE is one of the world's top pop vocal groups today and has earned its reputation as such. For a human to live a fulfilling life, he or she must be able to satisfy their emotional and physical needs on a regular basis..."

None of it had clear sources, but it obviously wasn't ... a paper written by a person.

Another student had plausible topic sentences and first page and maybe one relevant sentence per page then the rest was spliced in from a paper from another class. On global warming.

idek what to say to that.

[themculibrary]

Barista!Steve Masterlist

Coffee Shop Love (ao3) - inukagome15 steve/tony G, 4k

Summary: Tony Stark did not like coffee shops, but he could make an exception for the one with the cute barista who had smiles that were to die for. If only Steve wasn't so unattainable...

During Business Hours: A Filthy Coffee Shop AU (ao3) - samanthahirr steve/bucky E, 25k

Summary: Unemployed artist Steve takes a job managing the worst coffee shop in Brooklyn, where the floors are greasy, the coffee beans have expired, the espresso machine’s been sabotaged, and the owners might be Russian Mafia. But the job comes with a few perks, like a generous paycheck, reasonable hours, and one super-hot customer whom Steve can’t resist having dirty, filthy, bad-idea sex with in the bathroom.

Steve is pretty sure this job is going to kill him. But what a way to go....

Espresso Memories (ao3) - Infinitywrites steve/tony G, 4k

Summary: Steve smiled as he heard the door of the almost empty coffee shop open at 2:00 in the morning and there’s only one person comes by now.

(AKA)

Steve is a new barista at the coffee shop near the Tower and Tony is his 2 am regular

Every hour has come to this (ao3) - BladeoftheNebula steve/tony T, 6k

Summary: Tony's given up on finding his soulmate. His words are weird, he's getting older and really who needs to soulbond anyway?

how to get steve rogers approval: a guide by bucky barnes (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor G, 3k

Summary: Bucky Barnes is the new employee at the coffee shop that Steve has been working at, and Steve doesn't like him from the start, but Bucky is determined to get Steve to like him one way or another.

Iced Americano (ao3) - firelord_zutara steve/tony T, 1k

Summary: Based on the prompt from tumblr user jonahryan: "I’m a barista and you’re the obnoxious customer who comes through and orders a venti macchiato while talking on the phone the whole time so I misspell your name in increasingly creative ways every day AU"

Jack-o-Lanterns and Kittens (ao3) - captain_wintersoldier steve/bucky, clint/natasha, jane/thor, darcy/loki T, 9k

Summary: Steve works at a Coffee shop. Cue attractive customer named Bucky Barnes. Steve falls in love and ends up embarrassing himself, but scoring a date anyway. Yay relationships.

just the right amount (ao3) - wearing_tearing steve/bucky T, 2k

Summary: “Yes?” Steve looks up at Darcy. “Is everything okay?”

“You tell me,” Darcy smirks, eyes glinting. “Is writing personal messages on coffee cups something we do for all of our customers now?”

Mama Rogers' (ao3) - Perlmutt steve/tony G, 2k

Summary: A CEO walks into a coffee shop.

Ménage à Latte (ao3) - ashes0909 bucky/steve/tony M, 2k

Summary: Steve wasn’t waiting for them. He wasn't. It’s just that…at some point, during every single one of his shifts lately, the two of them walked through the door. 

peter's stars (ao3) - IronPengu, parkrstark steve/tony T, 175k

Summary: Steve and Peter lose their apartment and are kicked out on the streets. Steve has to juggle between jobs to earn whatever money he can, take care of his son while resfusing to let him realize how much they're trouble in, and keep them warm and safe on the city streets in winter.

So, he really doesn't have time to date the billionaire that flirts with him everyday as he buys his cup of coffee. Even if he did, he can't let himself fall for the man. Because if he knew that he lived from a backpack and showered in a public bathroom there's no way he'd still want him...right?

Reject Your Reality (and Substitute My Own) (ao3) - dapperanachronism, Robin_tCJ steve/tony G, 74k

Summary: Single parent Tony Stark’s son is the most important thing in the world to him – the ONLY important thing in the universe. A hipster Brooklyn coffee-shop owner & veteran doesn’t even rank on the list – even if he is hot and funny and kind.

When he hears about the possibly-high-traffic-and-therefore-dangerous coffee shop moving in next door to Casey’s preschool, he does the only sensible thing he can think of – he confronts the owner and tries to convince him to open his shop elsewhere.

Of course, Steve Rogers is stubborn as hell, and it turns out he can make a mean cup of coffee.

It sounds like an ordinary kid-fic coffee shop AU, but look a little closer and nothing is quite what it seems.

stale conversation deserves but a bread knife (ao3) - tinyysnark steve/tony G, 2k

Summary: “Steve, when you’re here, the coffee is just better.”

or: five times Steve didn’t give his recipe away and the one time he did

Steve Rogers: Always Surprising, Never Delightful (ao3) - powercrow steve/bucky T, 7k

Summary: aka a coffee shop-prank war AU wherein Bucky is beleaguered and long-suffering and Steve is a shithead with the emotional maturity of a five year old.

Triple Espresso (ao3) -FestiveFerret bucky/steve/tony E, 72k

Summary: Everything is going great for Steve. He loves his boyfriend, his apartment, his pets. He finally has some opportunities to share his artwork, the coffee shop he manages is doing well, and Bucky is about to finish his exams, which means no more night shifts. It finally feels like life is on track.

And then Tony Stark walks into the cafe and everything goes off the rails.

#themculibrary #masterlists #marvel #mcu #steve rogers #barista!steve #barista #coffee shop

[kurowrites]

inukagome15

Loved the spooky missions! Honestly the fact that every single one of the DA games has a creepy , spooky mission where something is haunted is fun. I remember running into the giants for the first time and being very underleveled and fleeing with just my Inquisitor haha. Not a good time. Don’t much like the desert maps but love the ones with water and rain.

I was so completely unprepared though. I was really concerned with the side quest “Motherly Encouragement” for a while, but was unable to reach the right spot because I hadn’t leveled up enough yet (and those damn giants were right in my path). I originally thought the ‘encouragement’ might indicate that some mother was trying to marry her daughter off, leading to her unfortunate and premature demise, or something similar to that.

And then I find the diary, and I’m like wtf is going on? This sounds horrific. And right after that I enter the chateau, and I’m like ??? what the hell????

Like the written notes are genuinely concerning, job well done.

Loved the fake dragon tho.

I actually like the desert maps (as long as I don’t have to suffer the heat ahahaha), even the Hissing Wastes, though I kinda felt like there was a rift all 5 m from the last one. Also weeee, we get a night mission map!

#kuro answers #inukagome15

[inukagome15]

@azaethal, yes! :)

#azaethal #inukagome15 answers

[kandisheek]

FIC REC WEEK 5 - FLUFF

MASTERPOST

Here are all the fics I recommended this week. For the more thorough recs, see the posts by clicking the corresponding numbers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

a year around the sun by parkrstark (1)

Pinky Promise by Tahlruil (2)

Toasted Buns by copperbadge, scifigrl47 (2)

This Simple Feeling by inukagome15 (2)

The Last to Know: Series by galwednesday (3)

In Trouble Deep by FestiveFerret, SirSapling (4)

Lay Thee Down by Arukou (5)

All These Things I've Said by Amuly (5)

Just For Today by missbecky (5)

More Than Skin Deep by Sineala (5)

Mistake on the Part of Nature by idiopathicsmile (5)

copperbadge (6)

The New (New) Normal A Partial Dictionary Of The 21st Century By Captain Steve Rogers, US Army Thems Transfer Students Make It Rain

jock-speak by brucewaynery (7)

The Great American Road Trip by SmileAndASong (7)

Raindrops Like Roses by Auggusst (7)

acceptable alien behaviours by brucewaynery (7)

Lead and I'll Follow by Woad (7)

#marvel #stony #fanfic #fic rec #fanfic rec #ficrec #a year in fanfic recs #fluff #masterpost #stucky

[thelastarchangelaskblog]

Yes! Hello! A chapter in less than a year? Miracles do happen! In any case…yeah, the chapter count went up again. I took a look at the current word count and figured out that I have…quite a bit left to go. And I didn't want to drop another 50,000+ chapter. It's just…so much. And there's a good stopping point here. I do have about 15,000 words of the ensuing chapter (just no title yet), so that's good going.

You as my readers keep me going, so thank you so much for all your continued support through the years! It means so much to me. <3

Stoked about a lot of things here! :) So, please, enjoy!

#first born #my writing #the last archangel #yeah chapter counts are the bane of my existence #seventh year: forgiveness

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - March Podfic

Here are the podfics I listened to this month! I’m really enjoying podfic on my daily commutes--check them out and be sure to comment and kudos if you enjoy them! 

[podfic] The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation by reena_jenkins, scifigrl47

"When Tony Stark was seventeen years old, he built his first AI. On that day, he ceased to be his father's creation, and became a creating force in his own right.

That one act likely saved his life, and not always in the most obvious ways."

Smaller Without You [Podfic] by miss_marina95, paraka

The doctor pulled out the teacher's chair and sat across from Steve, his hands folded and his face solemn and kindly. "It happens once in a while," he said. His voice was soft and gentle, and irrationally, it made Steve angry. Such ugly news ought to be delivered in a more fitting tone. "The most likely cause is that your intended mate died before you were born or shortly after they were born, before the bond had time to fully form. It's called a Type C or a Type--"

Steve wasn't interested in the terminology. "Is that why I'm... like this?" He gestured down at his frail, sickly body.

"Probably," the doctor said. "There are some further tests we can give you, down at the hospital, to determine--"

"Why bother?" Steve growled, slumping back in his chair and crossing his arms. "My mate is dead and no one else is going to want me, not like this." Tears stung his eyes and he blinked them back furiously.

"It's also possible, though less likely, that you're a Type A -- firstborn of the pairing -- but that your mate has simply not yet been born," the doctor said.

Reputation [Podfic] by miss_marina95, paraka

Steve thinks Iron Man is trading sexual favors to Tony Stark for perks for the Avengers, and he's determined to protect his teammate.

[podfic] Ready, Fire, Aim by reena_jenkins

There's no "I" in "Avenger."

The Winged Soul [Podfic] by badfinch (Badfinch1), inukagome15

It wasn't until he was three that he realized he was different and no one else could see the wings. [Podfic version]

#stevetony weekly #steve rogers #tony stark #stevetony #stony #iron man #captain america #stevetony fic #stony fic #fic rec