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eldritch-thrumming · 10 months

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and i wouldn’t marry me either, pt. 1

have u guys seen that movie plus one on hulu with jack quaid and maya erskine? ok well here’s this thing. also, tw for steve puking.

Steve is drunk. Like, really, embarrassingly drunk.

And that would be fine, really, if he wasn’t at someone’s actual, real-life wedding.

Somewhere between the ceremony and the cocktail hour, the father-of-the-bride speech that had made him cry and the cutting of the cake, he’d started thinking about Nancy Wheeler and thinking about Nancy Wheeler had led to him practically funding the open bar with the spare change he’d been sure to bring in his pockets for tips.

And the thing about it is, Steve normally loves weddings. He loves the flowers and the vows and watching the bride walk down the aisle. He loves the DJ announcing the new couple, loves throwing confetti outside the church, loves the look on the groom’s face when he sees his almost-wife in her dress for the first time. But—

“Harrington!” Tommy Hagan yells from across the room, gesturing for Steve to make his way over. Steve racks his brain for an explanation as to why Tommy H would be at this wedding; he doesn’t remember Gareth and Tommy being particularly close back in their college days. Steve stumbles his way over to Tommy’s table, keeping a secure hand around his gin & tonic, trying his best not to spill.

“Stevie!” Tommy’s fiancée, Carol, practically crows as she leans over Tommy’s lap. “Where’s Nancy?”

“Yeah, man, kinda thought you’d be the first one marching down the aisle,” Tommy laughs and Carol swats him on the arm.

Steve downs his practically full drink before slamming the heavy glass back down on the table.

“We broke up actually,” Steve grimaces. “Last week.”

Carol gives him an exaggerated pout while Tommy cringes. “Aw, baby, I’m so sorry,” Carol slurs. Steve has to hold himself back from rolling his eyes.

“Yeah, well.” Steve runs a hand through his hair. “We wanted different things.”

They offer him a few more words of sympathy before Steve finally flees, making excuses about finding the bathroom. He’s too drunk for this.

He leaves the table in search of another drink.

~*~

Eddie’s just outside the reception hall, out on the venue’s terrace, sparkling with fairy lights. He’s got a stack of index cards in his hands, trying to make out his own scrawled handwriting, when someone stumbles directly into his back. He feels something wet through the fabric of his dress shirt.

“Fuck, shit, sorry, fuck,” someone says, their hands patting at the wetness.

Eddie finally turns to see a disheveled Steve Harrington, a half-empty glass clutched in his fist. His hair’s a mess, his tie’s undone, and he’s clearly drunk. Eddie had seen him stumbling around the dance floor earlier.

“Dude, you good?” Eddie asks, genuinely concerned. He can’t remember the last time he’d seen Harrington drunk. It had to be way back in college, when he’d only known Steve as that annoying frat dude that Gareth and Dustin always brought around. He’d spent a full year trying to figure out what those two saw in him and doing everything in his power to avoid group hang outs.

They’d gotten closer over the years, once they’d graduated and become, like, real, fully-formed human beings. Harrington was actually a pretty chill dude, funny and sweet and able to give as good as he got whenever Eddie was in a particularly teasing mood. Eddie’s ego wasn’t so big that he couldn’t admit he’d been wrong about Harrington, at least in the privacy of his own head.

“Yeah, man, all good,” Steve slurs, barely coherent. He raises his empty hand limply in an attempt at a thumbs up.

“Man, you don’t look so good.” Steve’s eyes are practically vacant and Eddie is feeling genuinely concerned. And he’s proven right when Steve stumbles over to one of the concrete planters lining the terrace and pukes his guts out. It’s loud and disgusting and Eddie can feel the grimace on his own face. But Steve is his friend, so he reaches his hand out to rub Steve’s back, even as he keeps his distance.

“Hey, Eddie,” he hears Jeff call from the French doors that lead into the reception hall.

“Yeah?” Eddie spares a quick glance over his shoulder before returning his attention to where Steve is groaning into the dirt of some exotic-looking tree.

“‘Bout ready to cut the cake,” Jeff tells him. “Need you in a few.”

Right. Eddie’s best man speech. The reason he was out here in the first place. He’s not nervous or anything. He’s a natural showman and entertainer, loves being in front of a crowd. And he loves Gareth and Chrissy. He has plenty of good things to say about them, plenty of embarrassing stories from when he and Gareth were kids, and plenty of sweet ones from when they’d finally met Chrissy in college. Nah, Eddie’s pretty much got this in the bag. He’s just not used to the idea of his friends being actually, real-life married. They’re only 27; Chrissy’s practically a child bride for god’s sake!

Eddie glances down at Steve, whose face is red and sweaty. Eddie’s not blind or stupid; he knows Steve’s an attractive dude. He’s a little too preppy and heterosexual (even though Eddie knows on a theoretical level that Steve does sometimes sleep with other guys) for Eddie’s tastes, but the man is hot. Except for right now. He actually looks pretty bad, possibly the worst Eddie’s ever seen him. And that’s really saying something, considering Steve had actually had his stomach pumped during Greek Week their senior year. At least Steve seems to have cleared the contents of his stomach, at this point.

“Hey, man, you good?” Eddie asks him, his hand still rubbing slow circles on Steve’s back.

Steve groans before looking up at him. “Eddie?” Steve squint. “You’re pretty. Like Nancy.” And Steve sounds so sad when he says it that even Eddie’s heart gives a little squeeze.

“Uh, thank you,” Eddie glances toward the open doors again. The cake is being wheeled out into the middle of the dance floor. “Listen, I don’t wanna leave you out here, but I gotta go give a speech. Can you, uh, stand up for me?”

“Yeah, man, totally,” Steve slurs out, barely comprehensible. He drags the back of his hand over his lips and chin, which should be kind of disgusting, but Eddie just feels sorry for him. Steve makes it one step before he’s slouching into Eddie’s shoulder, all his weight falling into Eddie’s chest. Eddie grunts and fits his hands around Steve’s waist.

“Fuck, dude, how much do you weigh?” Eddie’s voice comes out a little breathless.

“175, baby. Pure muscle,” Steve slurs back.

“Yeah, I believe it,” Eddie mutters, fingertips digging hard into the firmness of Steve’s lower back. “Okay, come on, let’s get you a chair.”

It takes some maneuvering but Eddie finally gets Steve inside and seats him at the closest table. It’s empty, since most people had been dancing and are currently crowded around the cake. Chrissy’s sister, the maid of honor, is holding a microphone, finishing her speech.

“We love you, Chrissy,” she’s saying, looking at the bride with tears in her eyes. “We know that Gareth will do everything in his power to make you happy. To Gareth and Chrissy!” She raises her glass of champagne, smiling, and everyone around her does the same, echoing her toast. “Okay, now where’s the best man?” She says, scanning the crowd.

Eddie smiles and makes his way over, taking the microphone from her.

“When I met Gareth, we were five years old. We’ve been through a lot together, from Gareth’s bug eating phase, to his wetting the bed phase, to that phase he had where he used to Naruto run to class in middle school, to his Hitchcock phase where he tried to talk in that transatlantic accent for literal months, to his bleach blonde phase, to his—”

“Alright, alright, we get it,” Gareth cuts in, rolling his eyes with an easy smile. The crowd laughs.

“Okay, okay. All I’m saying is I’ve seen a lot of versions of my best friend. But the best Gareth by far is the one he is with Chrissy. I remember when Gareth first met her, in their art history seminar. He came back to the dorm after that first week and told me he’d met an angel. ‘I’m in love, dude,’ he told me. ‘I’m marrying this girl.’ I, of course, was skeptical, especially when he pointed her out later that month in the dining hall. ‘Sorry, man, but no way. She’s way outta your league,’ I told him. But to my surprise, Chrissy Cunningham came marching up to us right then and there and asked Gareth if he’d started studying for their midterm. Gareth stumbled through that whole interaction making an absolute fool of himself. I’m pretty sure he put his elbow in my mashed potatoes,” Gareth and Chrissy laugh, “but that didn’t stop Chrissy from asking him to study that weekend. And the rest is, as they say, history.” Eddie raises his own glass of champagne in the direction of the happy couple. “When Gareth told me he was marrying Chrissy, all I could say was ‘it’s about fucking time.’ Chrissy is the smartest, sweetest woman I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet and she somehow makes my best friend an even better dude. So thank you, Chrissy, and congratulations to you both.” Everyone raises their glasses. Over the sounds of the room toasting, Eddie can hear Steve at his table in the back corner drunkenly cheering.

“Woo-hoo!” Steve claps. “Yeah!” Thankfully, no else really seems to notice and Eddie watches over Chrissy’s shoulder as Steve tries to stand from his seat but falls back into it on his ass, looking dazed.

“Thanks, Eddie,” Chrissy whispers as they pull away from their hug. “I love you.”

“Love you, too, babe,” Eddie tells her, squeezing her hands in his. He glances back over at Steve. “I’m gonna take Harrington up to my room, let him sleep some of the alcohol off.”

Chrissy’s eyes widen. “Oh, good idea. I was a little worried about him when I saw him stumbling around the dance floor before.” Eddie gives her hands one final squeeze before wandering off to collect Steve.

~*~

Getting Steve into the elevator is a struggle. He doesn’t want to leave, keeps saying he didn’t even get to eat a piece of cake yet. He only lets Eddie shove him through the metal doors when Eddie promises to bring him a piece when he comes back up later.

They make it to Eddie’s room without further incident and once they’re safely inside, Steve starts ripping off his suit without a care in the world. His hands and arms are flying everywhere. He almost takes Eddie out with an elbow to the temple.

“Dude, calm down,” Eddie tells him, hands on Steve’s arms. “Let me help you.” He unbuttons what’s left of Steve’s shirt and hangs it over the closet doorknob before reaching for Steve’s waistband and undoing his fly. His suit pants fall around his ankles. “Okay, step out.”

Steve braces his hands on Eddie’s shoulders and lifts one leg and then the other, until he’s standing there in only his briefs and his dress socks.

“Thought about this a lot in college,” Steve mutters, still slurring his words.

And that—huh? What? Thought about what a lot? Eddie undressing him?

Eddie does his best not to react. Steve’s drunk. He doesn’t know what he’s saying.

Eddie brings his own hands up to curl around Steve’s wrists and pull his hands away from his shoulders. He bends down and picks up Steve’s pants, folding them and placing them on the dresser. He folds back the bed’s comforter.

“Okay, big boy, in ya go.” He gestures toward the bed, encouraging Steve to lay down. Steve suddenly looks exhausted as he slides under the covers.

His eyes are half-closed before his head even hits the pillow.

Before Eddie shuts off the light and leaves to head back downstairs, he hears Steve call out softly, “sorry if I ruined it.” He shifts sleepily on the bed. “I always ruin it.”

Eddie feels like he’s swallowed glass as he slowly shuts the door behind him.

~*~

Steve wakes up to sunshine streaming in through the curtains of an unfamiliar bedroom. His head is killing him and his mouth feels like he’s swallowed 87 cotton balls. He groans, rolling away from the window, only to be met with the image of Eddie Munson’s shirtless, sleeping form.

Fuck. How drunk had he been last night? He vaguely remembers puking outside somewhere and Eddie rubbing his back, but he definitely doesn’t remember leaving the wedding. He doesn’t remember leaving the wedding with Eddie.

Steve spares a quick glance under the covers and is relieved to see that he’s still wearing his underwear and Eddie’s got on a pair of pajama pants. Surely he wouldn’t have sex and then put his underwear back on; that seems like something only a serial killer would do.

It’s not like he hasn’t thought about it. There was that one year, just after they’d graduated, that Steve had thought maybe there was something between them, something a little more than friendship.

But then he’d met Nancy Wheeler at his new job and she’d asked him out and he’d started imagining their lives together and thoughts of anyone else had just floated away.

So, yeah, Steve’s thought about it. Eddie’s gorgeous and funny and smart. It’s not like Steve would regret it. He could certainly do a lot worse.

But if he’s gonna sleep with one of his closest friends, he’d like to actually remember it.

In between Steve’s spiraling thoughts, Eddie must have woken up, because when Steve spares another glance toward his face, Eddie’s staring right back at him, making him jump slightly.

“Fuck, dude, make a noise,” Steve breathes out before running a hand through his sleep-tousled hair. “We didn’t—uh, nothing like… happened or whatever, right? We didn’t, like… you know… did we?”

Eddie stares at him for a long moment before putting Steve out of his misery. “No offense, Stevie, but I’m not really into guys that can barely string together a coherent thought.”

“Oh, thank god,” Steve sighs with relief, body sagging against the mattress. He sees Eddie’s mouth twitch. “Not that I… you know, you’re hot or whatever, but like…”

“Dude, relax,” Eddie laughs, moving to sit on the edge of the mattress. “You were black out drunk. I just brought you up here so you didn’t hurt yourself.”

Steve winces. “I didn’t, like, embarrass myself, did I? Or, like, ruin the wedding?”

Eddie looks at him with something like pity and Steve has to swallow nervously.

“No, Steve, you were fine. I just found you throwing up outside and though you’d had enough.”

Steve stares down at his hands. “Thanks, man,” he says softly.

“No worries, you’d do the same for me.” He sounds so totally sure that Steve would. “Weddings are tough. Can you believe I have, like, four more to go to, just this summer? I’ll probably black out at at least one of them. Anyway, I’m gonna take a shower and then you should probably also shower. You stink.” Eddie stands from the bed and claps his hands together. “And then we’re taking full advantage of the free hotel breakfast bar.”

~*~

After they’ve showered and Eddie’s gone back to the breakfast buffet for seconds and thirds, he offers to drive Steve home and Steve gratefully accepts. He’s really not in the mood for an Uber or, even worse, the subway.

Steve keeps thinking about what Eddie had said back in the hotel room. That he had four more weddings to go to this summer alone. Steve has five of his own and the thought of going through all that alone makes his stomach clench and his throat tighten. He knows he’s going to see Nancy at at least one of them and that thought alone has Steve desperate.

“Hey, you know how you said you have four more weddings to go to this summer?” Steve asks from the passengers seat. Eddie hums an affirmative response. “I have five.”

“No shit, that sucks, man. I actually fuckin’ hate weddings, to tell you the truth.” Eddie doesn’t take his eyes off the road.

“I used to love them, actually. But, I don’t know. They’ve kind of lost their charm,” Steve doesn’t mean to sound super mega fucking depressed about it, but he knows he does.

“Fuck, dude. Sorry,” Eddie glances at him, a worried look in his eye.

“But, uh, I was thinking,” Steve powers on. “Maybe we should, like, help each other out?”

Eddie’s brow furrows in confusion. “What do you mean?”

“Like, you know.” Steve gestures vaguely with his hand. “Make it less unbearable. Like, we could go together or something.”

“You want to be each other’s plus ones?” Eddie asks incredulously.

“Yeah, man, think about it. You’d always have someone to chill with, even if the party’s fucking lame. We could make fun of the bridesmaids’ dresses together and shit. It wouldn’t be as god fucking awful if we were together.”

They’re stopped at a red light and Eddie has turned to stare directly at him.

“You do realize that would mean we’d be going to ten weddings, like, collectively, right? Why would I want to go to more weddings then I actually have to?”

“Well, nine, since Chrissy and Gareth’s is over,” Steve tells him, matter-of-factly. “Come on, Eddie, this summer is fucking torture for me. You know Nancy, like, crushed me or whatever. It would really help me out, to have you there. Just think about it.”

And, Steve thinks, that’s kind of what does it. Eddie has a savior complex about a mile wide and Steve has never been above using that to his advantage.

Eddie sighs and shifts his gaze back to the road as the light turns green.

“Fine, Harrington,” he finally says. “But you are paying for all my suit rentals and buying all the gifts.”

Steve smiles. “Deal.”

#steddie #steddie fic #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie fanfic #steddie fanfiction #steddie ficlet #steddie fic recs #steddie au #steddie modern au #steddie rom com au

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divinesymmetry · 11 months

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Kicking off Pride Month with a list of the best Queer movies I've seen:

Paris is Burning (1990): an absolute MUST WATCH for every single queer person

Fire Island (2022): Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho and Pride and Prejudice, what's there not to love??

But I'm a Cheerleader (1999): Natasha Lyone and Clean Duvall do gay stuff together, RuPaul plays an ex-gay, need i say more?

Maurice (1987): the dark academia gay period piece of our dreams (plus Hugh Grant???)

Dating Amber (2020): one word - ireland (see also: Handsome Devil)

Nowhere (1997): if you're not saying "huh?" you're not watching it right

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is the absolute basis for camp

Moonlight (2016) needs no introduction

Été 85 (2020): gays on motorcycles cinematic universe

Fear Street Trilogy (2021) and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) because lesbians can kill, too

Edge of Seventeen (1998): what is gayer than a bad bleach job?

God's Own Country (2017)

The Watermelon Woman (1996): absolutely underrated classic

The Thing About Harry (2020), Alex Strangelove (2018), Crush (2022), Bros (2022) because we deserve dumb lil rom coms

120 Battements par Minute (2017), Arrête avec Tes Mensonges (2023), Pariah (2011), My Own Private Idaho (1991), for when you just wanna sob uncontrollably

Happy Pride ! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#will most definitely do the same with books later #lgbt movie #pride month #i need more trans recs #lgbt #lgbtq #new queer cinema #rom com #coming of age movies #movie list #movie recommendations #gay #gay movies #lesbian #letterboxd #bisexual #pride

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galvanizedfriend · 27 days

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hii, Yokan! how are you? <3

i was wondering if you have any rom-com!klaroline fanfiction rec, perchance? I've been craving for those lately 😭😭

have a good day! xoxo

Hug me, friend! 🫂 I love a good rom-com style fic. If you haven't yet, I highly recommend that you read everything by @misssophiachase! She has so many delicious drabbles and fics with that rom-com vibe! Keeping Up Appearances is such a fandom classic, Spellbound is fantastic and has a little magical twist, which I love, and Collision Course is another incredible one! But seriously, just go through everything. Cristy is a *master* of the rom-com fics, there are dozens and dozens, some longer, some shorter, but all equally delicious. I'm sure you'll find material enough there to keep you entertained for a long, long time.

A fic I really love is Colored You In by @lalainajanes. Not sure it qualifies as rom-com but it certainly has the vibes! Delivered by @honestgrins is another fandom classic and it's a You've Got Mail AU, so it fits the description perfectly!

Also, another true classic that is not exactly rom-com but ticks a lot of boxes and has some magical twists and that if you haven't read yet, you definitely should is F*ck You Flowers by @lynyrdwrites. It's such a delightful read, I can't even 🤌🤌

I guess some of these are more the Human AU with romance type rather than classic rom-com, but you get what I mean. 😂

#yokan answers #feat-peach #klaroline fic rec #human!AUs slash rom-com

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onlyfreds · 1 year

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Hey Gabriella, it's me again 😊

Could I ask you for a ✍️ 𝟏𝟎 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮

With fred weasley taking care of a sick reader?, please? Thank you 😌

Just if you want to write it 🙈❤️

Hey Jacky! Thank you so much for requesting this, I'm so sorry it took a long time. Hope you enjoy it!

my 1.3k celebration is now closed!

Sick Day | F.W.

Like every year, winter was almost upon the earth.

Fred already saw the tell-tale signs; the bundle of sweaters folded in a pile at the foot of your bed, the cup of tea you always drank after meals, and the way you would so often rub your nose.

As he predicted, you didn’t come down for breakfast this particular morning.

Gently knocking on the door of your dorm out of respect, Fred didn’t wait for an answer before opening it, to be met with the sight of a huddle of blankets under your body.

“Hey.” The ginger greeted softly, sitting by the foot of your bed while putting down the plate of toast he brought on top of your trunk.

“Go away Freddie.” Despite your command, the pout he could practically hear in your voice told him otherwise, “You could get sick.”

He hummed, pressing a soft kiss to your burning forehead, “You know I don’t care about that bug. Do you want me to bring you to Madam Pomfrey?”

“Nope.” You groaned as the pain caused by shaking your head crashed down on you, “I’ll just sleep this off.”

“Shh.” Fred prompted, stroking your hair, “I’ll take care of you then.”

You peaked at your boyfriend from under the covers, “But-”

“No buts.” He interrupted with a smile.

–

“Here.” Fred carefully handed you the cup of peppermint tea, “Feeling better?”

“A bit.” You smiled, blowing at the steam rising from the cup, “No thanks to you though.”

He dramatically gasped, despite knowing that you were teasing, “You wound me woman.”

“I’m kidding.” You laughed, taking a sip, “Where did you learn to do all this anyway?”

“I’m offended that you think I can’t make a simple cup of tea.”

“Idiot. I was talking about playing nurse.”

Your boyfriend smiled sheepishly, “Well I kinda just picked it up, since I helped mum around whenever George, Ron or Ginny would get sick.”

“Aaw,” You could’ve literally melted into a puddle at the image of Fred taking care of his sick siblings, “That’s sweet.”

“Maybe.” He shrugged before leaning forward to tuck a stray piece of hair behind your ear, “But at least those come in handy now, don’t they?”

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#gabriella's 1.3k rom com night #fred weasley and george weasley #fred weasley fanfiction #fredweasley #fred weasley #fred weasley fic #fred weasley fanfics #fred weasley fluff #fred weasley imagine #fred weasley imagines #fred weasley one shot #fred weasley x reader #fred weasley x you #fred weasly x reader #fred x reader #fred weasley fic recs #fred wealsey fic

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loverslakes · 6 months

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honey, i’m still free chapter 3 (6,845 words)

"Byers! It’s time to spice things up a little,” she says with a mischievous grin. “C’mon! Let’s make tonight unforgettable for you and everyone else here.” She grabs his hand and tugs.

“Huh?” Will giggles, having no idea what she’s up to but allowing himself to be pulled toward the bar anyway. When they stop, she spots an unused jar, grabs it, then asks the bartender for two shots.

“First, we drink,” Max says, smiling wildly and handing him the shot. He can’t say no to that. “Cheers,” they say, and then she climbs on top of the counter.

“Attention everyone!” A few people nearby look up at her, but most of the club-goers continue dancing, lost in their own worlds. “We have a groom-to-be here, and it is my personal responsibility to ensure he has the best night ever. Everyone, give it up for the groom!” To Will’s surprise, there’s a substantial roar of hollers and applause. Max holds up the empty jar for everyone to see.

#this one was a doozy. buckle up!!!!!#byler rom com #hisf #photos arent mine #byler #byler fic rec #will byers #mike wheeler #byler fanfic #byler fics #byler fanfiction #stranger things fanfiction #having a ‘icb this is all bc of that monster show’ moment fidhsjslwwhsg #enjoyyyyyyyyy (or at least try)

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notchopin · 1 month

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Misters to be - a Johnlock fanfiction - Chapter 1 - Deathsletters - Sherlock (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

I actually think the idea is really fun!

It's not a complete fanfiction and it announces that they will be multiple chapters.

It's written in John Watson's perspective and tells how he met Sherlock Holmes and how they found themselves to get married so as to John can stay on the British ground (since he's from Afghanistan in this version). They only know each other for a few weeks and I can't wait to read how it will evolve!

Credits to @deathsletters

#Sherlock Holmes #john watson #johnlock #wedding fic #fic rec #johnlock fic rec #johnlock fic recs #gay #archive of our own #sherlock bbc #modern fiction #and they were roomate #marriage of convenience #rom-com style

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byierficrecs · 1 year

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❝ to hell and back again ❞ author: @perexcri

link: archiveofourown.org/works/41362434

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#📚#byler #byler fanfiction #byler fic rec #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things #r // not rated #r // chaptered #r // finished #r // 100k+#t // post-canon #t // post-s4 #t // apocalypse #t // rom-com #t // stuck in the upside down #t // slow burn #t // will has a gun #w // graphic descriptions of violence

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myromancedramas · 1 year

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My Master Lists

Hi welcome to my little blog :,) Here are my recommendation lists! I try to keep these updated but I'm not always punctual, forgive me. Let me know if you have any questions or trouble with the links!

My main is @softandorsweet <3

currently rewatching: Doom at your service

just finished: Love for Love's Sake

MY TOP 5 FAVORITES (see google doc list for plot descriptions and my full list of recommendations)

Romance Kdramas

DOOM: AT YOUR SERVICE (TW death, terminal illness, parent death, themes of su*cide)

TWENTY-FIVE TWENTY-ONE (TW anti-fatness, mild bullying, themes of depression)

HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA (TW anti-fatness, themes of su*cide, ensemble character death)

YUMI'S CELLS (1 & 2) (TW anti-fatness)

LOVE FOR LOVE’S SAKE (BL) (TW homophobia, su*cidal ideation, shown su*cide, death, blood)

Romance Thrillers Kdramas

VINCENZO (TW multiple characters death, murder, gun violence, homophobia, torture)

W: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (TW themes of & su*cide, gun violence, parent death, homophobia, sexism, anti-fatness)

HEALER (TW parent death, murder, childhood abuse, kidnapping, themes of su*cide)

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (TW childhood trauma, parent death, so much anti-fatness, homophobia, sexism, main character death, murder, slipping someone a drug, themes of & shown attempted su*cide, gun violence)

HAPPINESS (TW self h*rm, murder, zombies basically so lots of blood, classism, gun violence)

Thai Romance Dramas

NOT ME (BL) (TW physical altercations, gun violence, arson, kidnapping, commentary on ableism, racism, capitalism and more)

BAD BUDDY (BL) (TW physical altercations, blood, family violence, gun violence, unwanted public outing)

MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT (BL) (TW mild manipulation, shove, slap, punch, homophobia, non con photo taking, unwanted public outing)

KINNPORSCHE (BL) (TW gun violence, murder, torture, kidnapping, mafia altercations, physical altercations, under the influence sex scene, dubious consent)

THE ECLIPSE (BL) (TW homophobia, minimal physical altercations, outing someone)

Japanese Romance Dramas

MY LOVE MIX-UP (BL) (TW homophobia)

ALICE IN BORDERLAND (TW shown death, su*cide, extreme violence, sexual assault, severe psychological trauma)

CHERRY MAGIC (BL) (TW age gap)

SEVEN DAYS (BL) (TW cheating)

ONLY JUST MARRIED (TW fake marriage, unrequited love)

Taiwanese Romance Dramas

ABOUT YOUTH (BL) (TW family stress)

WE BEST LOVE (BL) (TW blackmail, dubious consent, manipulation, non con kiss, violence)

MY TOOTH YOUR LOVE (BL) (TW trauma, parent death, physical abuse, family abuse)

HISTORY 3: TRAPPED (BL) (TW gun violence, kidnapping, gun violence, blood)

BE LOVED IN HOUSE: I DO (BL) (TW manipulation)

Chinese Romance Dramas

PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER (TW anti-fatness)

i wanted to include any warnings i noticed while watching these shows, as to reduce any harm to anyone taking my recommendations! these are still my favorite shows and have as many nuanced positives as nuanced negatives!

key: FL = female lead, ML = male lead, TW = trigger warning

message about south korean dramas: i think so many of us are drawn to kdramas for their depth and analysis of different forms of oppression and traumas. however, kdramas are lacking so much in so many ways thus the TWs. i recently found out that studio dragon, the largest production company in south korea is a monopoly company (bought out all smaller independent businesses and now has total control over most production in south korea). studio dragon alone has produced vincenzo, hometown cha cha cha, happiness, twenty-five twenty-one, yumis cells, my roommate is a gumiho, doom at your service, true beauty, start-up, tale of the nine tailed, flower of evil, it’s okay to not be okay, hi bye mama, my holo love, love alarm, hotel del luna, because this is my first life and way way more. plus they just signed with Netflix in the last year or two, and will only be continuing to expand. if you regularly watch kdramas there’s not much we can do, expect support the dramas that have become more inclusive. knowledge is power and having perspectives on why studio dragon is not perfect is more beneficial than living in the dark.

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animezinglife · 1 year

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UK friends, are there any cute rom-com (ideally contemporary) or similar books you’d recommend that take place there? It’s been awhile since I’ve read anything set outside the U.S.

I’m looking for adult fiction.

Thanks!

#book recs #uk #book recommendations #bookblr #readerblr #fiction #england #scotland #northern ireland #wales #rom-com #romance #romantic comedy

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mppmaraudergirl · 6 months

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One of my all-time fave romcoms is how to lose a guy in 10 days!! I always come back to it no matter how many times I’ve seen it

It is a good one! I'm not even a Matthew McConaughey fan, and the You're So Vain scene is about the peak level of cringe I can stand, and I've still watched this one several times over the years!

#rom-com recs

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merlinfic · 2 years

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Something Hitch-ish

Author: Excited_Insomniac

Rating: T

Setting: Modern AU

Word Count: 19,329

Summary:

Every time Merlin has ever dated someone, they have inevitably found their true love and dumped him. Now Morgana wants him to use his 'superpower' to save her brother from a lifetime of misery. Merlin, foolishly, agrees.

Reader’s Comments: Fake dating AU with a twist! Soulmate Wizard™ Merlin plays along 'cause Arthur's hot and actually nice or something 🙄 Usually I feel bittersweet throughout these AUs, but this fic was just so sweet and heartwarming I couldn't put it down! Their banter was fun to read and the pining, oh, the pining. It's from Merlin's POV, so you really treasure every glimpse into Arthur's heart spilled out in his words and actions.

He's so down bad. Who am I referring to? Yes.

Thanks to @wistfulvulpine for sending in this fic!

#other: readers recs #merlin fic rec #merthur fic rec #rating: t #modernau #10k20k #relationship: get together #theme: pretend relationship #theme: rom com #theme: fluff #theme: humor #merlin: pining #arthur: pining #~#mod danielle

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themidnightarcher · 6 months

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I'VE GOT IT NOW!! NOBODY DISTURB ME TODAY, I'M ALREADY VERY VERY OCCUPIED AND HAVE IMPORTANT PLANS <3

#i'm so excited to read it guys!!#<3 #better than the movies #liz buxbaum #wes bennett #liz and wes #wes and liz #bttm #booklr #reading #rom com #romance #bookblr #reading list #book list #book recs #book recommendations

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fragilecapric0rnn · 1 year

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hi idc if u didn't reblog the sleepover thing IM ASKING U ANYWAY okay<3 top five movie recs!!!

hi emily!! first of all THANK YOU FOR ASKING <3 and second of all, this is a lawless land apparently.

A Lot Like Love - even though this movie is literally not available anywhere and i literally had to buy a physical dvd copy of it kjldfjdf BUT it's soooo good. one of my favorite romcoms. (my gf called me out for my object permanence bc we just watched this one MAYBE SO BUT ITS STILL GOOD >:()

Hanging Up - the Nora Ephron flop movie but Meg Ryan slay movie

But I'm A Cheerleader - it's heavy on the mind and SO GOOD we love gay people

Say Anything - one of the romcoms of all time. i need to rewatch it ASAP bc i may or may not be having Thoughts 👀

Practical Magic - this movie is the Ultimate Fall Vibes and its just. so so good. i am also staring the dvd sitting on my tv stand. so it's only right that i put it on the list akjfk

#thank you emily! kissing you!!#i am so bad at lists on the spot #also hi impromptu rom com rec list!#anyway gonna go Not not write the say anythign steddie au #*in your eyes by peter gabriel plays softly in the background*

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tokkiheart · 2 years

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My Favorite Non-Rom-Com K-Dramas

I’ll be honest, I don’t watched too many dramas that aren’t romantic comedies. However, every now and then, I’ll watch something outside of my usual explicitly because a bias of mine is in it.

This is an extremely short list because I really don’t watch too many of these lol I’m 100% more of a rom-com person lol

Squad 38

If you’ve seen Café Minamdang and loved Seo In Guk as a con-artist shaman, but wanted less romance and cartoonish comedy and more scams, then I 100% recommend this show.

This show still has comedy, but not the cartoonish kind and the show overall is a bit grittier(?). Very basically, this show has a Robin Hood-esque vibe.

This show is about a guy who works for the government in the tax division. He ends up meeting Jeong-Do after Jeong-Do scams him while he’s trying to buy a new car. The two eventually end up working together to “take down” wealthy individuals who owe a large sum in taxes by scamming them out of the money since they won’t give it up any other way.

You can find this show on YouTube, where you should he able to find a channel/user that has all the episodes uploaded in little bite-sized chunks.

Tomorrow

A K-Drama on Netflix. This drama deals with su*c*de, so if you’re sensitive to that subject, I don’t think that I’d recommend watching this?

I honestly don’t remember why I decided to watch this. I think the premise just sounded really interesting! Weirdly enough, this show is the one that introduced me to Rowoon as an actor before I eventually watched Extra-Ordinary You.

This show is about a guy who saves someone from jumping off a bridge and ends up hospitalized and in a coma because of it. He is offered a job as a sort of temporary grim reaper, assigned to a team tasked with preventing people from committing su*c*de.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Another drama you can find on Netflix is this gem, which I had to check to make sure it isn’t classified as a rom-com (and it isn’t!). Even though, to me, it’s certainly got the elements of one lol

Anyway, this is a legal drama first and foremost, but with the cutest, sweetest and most wholesome love line for the female lead, Attorney Woo.

To summarize the show, this is about Woo Young Woo, an attorney who is on the autism spectrum and is a savant (I’m pretty sure that’s the right word?). Essentially, she’s very intelligent and brilliant and is a great attorney. The show focuses on the cases she and the rest of the Hanbada Law Firm get and work to win, she has to deal with stigma while working, there’s some family intrigue I guess? There’s also, as mentioned before, a very cute love line with a guy she can talk to about her special interest (whales).

I actually haven’t finished this show quite yet, I still have 3 episodes to go, but I 100% recommend this if you want a legal drama with some heart! ❤️

Big Mouth/Big Mouse (빅마우스)

Another show that I haven’t finished yet, but I still recommend! This show is the first show that Lee Jong Suk has done since being released from his military service and you know I gotta support a bias! This show is on Disney+ in most places, except here in the USA where they decided to put it on Hulu.

This show is about Park Changho, a lawyer who talks big game but only has a 10% win rate, earning him the nickname “Big Mouth.” One day, he ends up drugged and in a car crash, leading him to be hospitalized and then subsequently arrested on drug charges when he wakes up. When it’s time for interrogation though, he’s surprised he’s not being interrogated about being on drugs and instead being accused of being the underground crime boss known as “Big Mouse.” While in jail, he must take on the persona of “Big Mouse” (which he does a fantastic job of!) in order to survive and protect his family, all while trying to find out who the real Big Mouse is.

And that’s it, that’s the list. That’s everything I’ve watched so far that isn’t a rom-com lol

Enjoy a bonus gif from Big Mouth because I couldn’t pick between the two while searching for gifs lol

#kdramas #kdrama #kdrama recs #short kdrama recommendations #a super short list #sorry everyone who doesn’t like rom-coms #I’m just more of a rom-com person I guess #squad 38 #tomorrow kdrama #extraordinary attorney woo

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