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[earliebirb]

theappleppielifestyle stevetony fic archive

Hey everyone! Some of you may know that theappleppielifestyle recently chose to anonymize all of her AO3 fics.

Here is the link to an archive that contains 100+ theappleppielifestyle Marvel fics (mostly SteveTony) that were posted on AO3, compiled by @ishipallthings. Again, most of the fics in the archive are still up on AO3 but anonymized, so the links to those fics still work!

Archive link: https://t.co/Co4dDBE9Y0    

This archive was created with the author's permission. Thank you to theappleppielifestyle for the beautiful writing and for allowing us to create and share this archive. Thank you to @ishipallthings for compiling all of the fics and creating the archive.

Enjoy!

#stevetony #stevetony fic #stony #stony fic #superhusbands #steve/tony #steve x tony #user: ishipallthings #stevetony fic archive #theappleppielifestyle stevetony fic archive

[intelligentbees]

I’ve read a good stevetony fic okay everyone we’re on red fucking alert. Im back im invested again.

#it’s times like these that I scream and rage over the fact wordsplat and theappleppielifestyle are not longer with us #what I would give to read through their works rn……….. MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF POUNDS

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - October 1st

 Welcome back, and welcome to spooky season! Here’s what I read last week. I’m thinking I might start adding some of my notes/thoughts to the list--what do we think? 

***Marks my recent favorites 

~*~ 

Ser Sellsword and his Prince Troubadour by Areiton

“And you, my love? What would you do, in this life of freedom you dream for us?” 

“A sellsword needs a bard, doesn’t he?” Tony says and grins when Steve laughs. 

***Don't Blame Me by iam93percentstardust

Don't blame me, love made me crazy

If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right

Lord, save me, my drug is my baby

I'll be usin' for the rest of my life

~

There’s a boy dancing in Steve’s club.

He catches Steve’s eye immediately—how could he miss him with that golden glitter dusting his cheeks and arms and bare stomach catching the light? He’s pretty, the boy is, long legs and sex-tousled hair and plush ass that Steve wants to grab. He glances up at the upper floor, where Steve holds court when he’s here, a slow, wicked smirk spreading across his red, red lips, eyes gleaming with interest and an invitation both. Steve shifts, spreading his legs further apart so the boy can catch a glimpse, limited as it is from the floor, of the bulge in his black slacks.

The boy’s mouth parts, and he runs his hands up his stomach and over his chest, ending at his nipples, and Steve just knows that he’s plucking at the metal rings in them—pure gold, of course. Steve wouldn’t buy anything less for the boy—his boy.

All Better by FestiveFerret, SirSapling 

The first time it happened, Steve almost clocked Tony in the face.

Boss Man by BlossomsintheMist

Tony starts calling Steve "boss," and Steve has all sorts of feelings about it. It ends up coming up in bed. The results open up some new areas in their sexual relationship, and maybe reveal a few things about Tony, and how he feels about Steve.

i am wide eyed with a penchant for running by theappleppielifestyle

Steve compliments him on his arms. On his craftsmanship. On his jokes. He makes the rare innuendo that get the whole team snickering after Steve leaves the room. He tells Tony he values Tony in the team, and as a person, and as a friend. He looks at Tony with big blue eyes and an easy smile that comes far too rarely.

Tony has no goddamn idea what to do with all this affection. He also has no idea how to respond to it.

hooked on you by theappleppielifestyle

"I’m sorry," Steve says miserably, but Tony holds up a hand.

"Whoa, hey, no, not your fault, kid. Um." Tony drops the hand, because Steve had started looking at his wrist, the mapwork of veins. "So what, it’s like, you open your eyes first thing after getting vamped and, boom, Imprint?"

"What?" Steve frowns again. "Tony, no. I’m not a baby duck."

Apartment 5A by toraten

An AU in which Steve Rogers edits comic books and Tony Stark is Tony Stark.

Namesake by missbecky

An innocent question leads Steve to look up Edwin Jarvis, the former Stark family butler who gave JARVIS his name, and bring him back to New York to see Tony one last time.

Sexypants by 51stCenturyFox

He doesn’t think he’d run across this person before, but he...is so arrestingly pretty that Steve feels his breath catch, and Stark’s by his side again, nudging his shoulder.

“Oh hey, my hooker pants!” he says, and Steve blinks.

Sleep Protocol by 51stCenturyFox

You might assume that Steve Rogers, a super soldier, wouldn’t have any sleep-related problems, since he is an optimal physical specimen in the bloom of health.

You would be wrong.

But you know, there are certain conditions.

Fake Dating is Worth it for the Cake by Heartithateyou

Tony convinces Steve to pretend to be his fiancee for the wedding cake samples.

Of course it doesn't end the way he thinks it will.

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.

All of My Love is For You by blue_jack

The thing is, Tony totally knows that Steve’s interested.

Burn by orbingarrow

When Steve Rogers burns his dinner and sets off the sprinklers in the ROTC building, Tony Stark saves the day. Except this Tony Stark isn't the famous son of a billionaire, he's just a college Freshman on night maintenance for Work Study.

Or is he?

Featuring Phantom of the Opera references, a Human Centipede of office equipment, and lots and lots of fluff!

One-shot giftfic written for the SteveTonyFest!

Cold Making Warmth by sheafrotherdon 

Steve settles upon the few things he knows for sure: that the days are short, and it's cold, and he doesn't mind looking dumb for making the effort. So screw the protocol, whether it exists or not – he's giving gifts.

For America by autoschediastic

"Tony, for the good of the country, we should get married."

Who's Scruffy Looking? by JenTheSweetie

“I don’t know,” Steve said, after Tony finished a six-minute ode to The Dude’s beard. “I mean, I’m not really a fan of beards.”

Tony gave Steve a look of such horror that Steve almost wondered if he’d misspoken and casually mentioned that he’d been tossing puppies off the top floor of Stark Tower.

“You’re not,” he said, “a fan of beards? I mean – but you like my beard.”

Steve tilted his head. “Uh. No, not really a fan of yours, either.”

Truths, Lies and the Tipping Point by BlackEyedGirl

The news report seems more interested in the argument between the team during the fight than the way they eventually won. And then it gets worse.

Pillow Talk by FestiveFerret

It took Steve a while to realize how often it happened. How many missions or adventures ended with them forced to take refuge for the night in one bed. Sometimes, it was a luxurious king in a fancy hotel room. Sometimes, it was a tiny pup tent in the middle of the woods.

But he and Tony always seemed to end up sharing.

The Trial Run by Annie D (scaramouche)

Tony and Steve pretend to date, and enjoy it far more than they should.

***Slipping off the Page into Your Hands by Sineala

Soulmates have their first words to each other written on their wrists. This should make it easy. For Steve and Tony, it is anything but. Steve's problem is that the future he has awoken into is nothing he was ever expecting: he has a soulmate now. Who might be a robot. And if his soulmate is Iron Man, how can he be so attracted to Tony Stark? It should be impossible. Tony's problem is that he is Iron Man, his soulmate is a man whom he in no way deserves, and he is going to fight everything in his heart and do his best to make sure Steve never, ever finds out the whole truth.

Before I Knew You by somanyfeels (orphan_account)

When Steve came out of the ice, he was stuck in a bed for weeks, unable to move and talk and everyone around him assumed he was unconscious. But he wasn't, he was perfectly aware of everything going on around him, he heard everything the people around him said and very little of it made sense. Until a man came into his room by mistake and kept coming back to visit.

Admiring the Scenery by Annie D (scaramouche)

Steve’s used to people checking him out, but when Tony does it, it feels… different.

***Tabula Rasa by Sineala 

Sometimes superheroes save the world. And sometimes they're too late.

Captain America's longtime villain Superia had a plan for revenge. She stopped the Avengers from ever finding Steve in the ice, tore the Avengers apart, and turned the world into her own personal authoritarian dystopia. A team made up of Captains America from across the multiverse came to set things right: they united all the remaining superheroes, took down Superia, and made sure the world would find Steve again.

Tony spent Superia's hellish reign as her prisoner, a suicidally-depressed disembodied brain trapped in a jar for years on end, begging the Avengers to kill him and put him out of his misery. The Captain America Corps instead gives him his freedom, a brand-new body, and even the Avengers -- including his very own Captain America. But Tony's not entirely sure he wants to be here. He's walking wounded, and he thinks some wounds are too deep to heal. He thinks there's no chance the Avengers will ever be what they could have been. He thinks there's no way Steve will ever be the friend and partner he could have been on so many other worlds.

Luckily for Tony, Steve happens to disagree with that.

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

[themculibrary]

Mafia/Mob AU Masterlist

Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do (ao3) - copperbadge steve/tony, pepper/natasha M, 38k

Summary: The year is 1930, Prohibition and the Depression are both in full swing, and Chicago Police Detective Steve Rogers has his hands full. There’s a dead body on the banks of Lake Michigan, the entire city’s legal system is corrupt, and the king gangster of the North Side, Tony Stark, has taken more than a passing interest in him.

all those things you do (get out, get gone) (ao3) - theappleppielifestyle steve/tony N/R, 922

Summary: He looks like he could take down a whole army with his hands and a tool kit. Steve supposes he could.

Family Matters (ao3) - petroltogo bucky/tony T, 2k

Summary: WinterIron Mafia AU: “Are you seriously offering me money to break up with my boyfriend?”

Get Money, Get Paid (ao3) - Missy_dee811 steve/tony, carol/rhodey E, 25k

Summary: Arno, Tony's sadistic evil brother, usurps control of the Iron Legion with the help of someone close to Tony. Tony's left reeling. In due time, he and Steve, the leader of the Howling Commandos, form an unlikely partnership. A rival gang, the Guardians, led by the charismatic Peter, threatens the status quo. Seeing no other way to protect Tony, with whom he's in love, Steve proposes a fake marriage, which Tony accepts.

Hang Up Your Cross (this one's on me) (ao3) - Ylixia steve/tony E, 3k

Summary: Mafia AU. PWP. Tony Stark is a pain slut who did a bad thing. Steve Rogers has a temper and does not approve of the thing. They work things out. With sex.

if i'm evil, still you're right beside me (ao3) - lacunalady steve/bucky E, 105k

Summary: “How can you say that?" Steve shudders, turning away. "I know the things you’re capable of. You’re not...a good person.”

There is a beat of silence after that. Steve is afraid for a moment that he’d angered a powerful man, one to whom he had his back turned. “You don't know me,” Bucky says finally, his voice very soft. "I can prove myself to you."

Steve Rogers didn't mean to stumble into mafia business that night--but stumble he did. After saving the life of infamous mob boss James Barnes, Steve finds himself trapped in a Brooklyn alleyway with a target on his back and nowhere to run. That is, of course, until Barnes offers him a deal; in return for saving his life, Barnes will offer him protection from Rumlow's retaliation. The twist? They have to convince the rival mob (and all of New York's juiciest tabloids) that they're madly in love.

lie next to me (blood on your shirt) (ao3) - theappleppielifestyle steve/tony T, 2k

Summary: "I’ll take care of it,“ Steve promises, squeezing Tony’s hand, and then, at Tony’s look: "We’ll take care of it.”

(Mafia!AU where Steve never wanted Tony to get involved in his mob business - he wants to keep Tony safe, no matter the cost, even if it means letting Tony forge himself into something just as terrifying as Steve.)

Mafia in the Morning (ao3) - Simp_Poetry steve/bucky, steve/tony N/R, 115k

Summary: Bucky and Steve have an angsty talk about Steves affair with Tony Stark. Mafia Au. Bucky and Steve on opposing sides.

My Boy Builds Coffins (ao3) - myadamantiumheart steve/tony T, 4k

Summary: Tony hadn't known that he was getting involved with a mob boss, Steve hadn't given any indications of being anything other than a mild-mannered art teacher, and Pepper hadn't been right about one night stands being more dangerous than a long term relationship.

Pet and Prize (ao3) - Teddy1008 bucky/tony E, 1k

Summary: See, everyone knew Bucky Barnes. He was the biggest mafia boss in all of New York City, and what Barnes wanted, Barnes got.

And he wanted Tony.

Proving a Point (ao3) - Tator steve/bucky T, 2k

Summary: “Please, Steve, please tell me that you did not let three guys who you knew worked for me beat the shit out of you to prove a point. Please.”

“I’m promised I would never lie to you.”

or the one where Steve gets beat up by the mob

the moment of truth in your lies (ao3) - SailorChibi steve/tony T, 7k

Summary: Being in the army and being an Enforcer for the Stark family are two completely different things. Steve is good at both.

Turns out he's also really good at falling for Iron Man even though he has no idea who Iron Man really is.

Work With Me (ao3) - celtic7irish bucky/tony T, 2k

Summary: Steve Rogers is a good cop. Antonio Stark is a mafia Boss, and the Winter Soldier is his second. Antonio has an offer for Steve.

Your for the taking (ao3) - cookie_book_took steve/bucky E, 32k

Summary: Yours for the taking...mafia steve, adrenaline junkie bucky. Bucky gets more than he bargained for when he steals from Mafia boss Steve.

#themculibrary #mcu #marvel #au #mafia #mafia masterlist #masterlists #jobs

[amiyusesha]

Ropes Rec List

Here is a rec list of some of my favorite fanfics that involve rope. This was put together for the Steve/Tony challenge, pulled from my (hundreds of) favorite Steve/ Tony Fanfics. I MAY have stretch the definition of “rope” a bit to include some of these, but they are all excellent!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/483593

Tied and Twisted by 51stCenturyFox

“APPARENTLY there is an "Accidental Bondage" tag \O/” should be all that needs said about why this was included.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/1165639

Tied and Twisted Art by LePeru (Nizah)

Art inspired by the previous entry! Inclusion criteria equally straightforward.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/563570

But Loving Him Is Red by Theappleppielifestyle

Thread is a type of rope? Yes. Thread is definitely a type of rope. I may be stretching the definition of rope here, but this fic about multiverse shenanigans is well worth reading.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/14734731

long distance by MusicalLuna, ooka

Chains count as rope? I am definitely counting it whether you agree or not. Steve so rarely gets tied up with ACTUAL rope, it’s a super strength thing. Tony to the rescue.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/247356

Secrets of a Successful Marriage by Valtyr

“Tony Stark lives a double life; he's secretly the supervillain known as Iron Man. But his loving husband Steve has a few secrets of his own, as Tony is about to discover.”

This one also involves being bound in chains rather than rope, but I am still counting it. Tony to the rescue again!

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/15393336

Tribute Given, Treasure Gained by Sphagnum

“There wasn’t anything Tony could do about it if the Captain lived up--or down--to his reputation. The rope was just a more literal representation of the ways Tony was already bound.” The rope connection here is pretty straightforward.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/148861

Engaging the Enemy by Tsukinofaerii

Iron Man is one of the more persistent villains that the Ultimates face, with a special fondness for one Captain America. As Steve starts to find out more and more about him, the lines between hero and villain begin to blur. Sometimes, you don't have to be on the right side of the law to be in the right.

"Or maybe it's that you keep kidnapping me." Steve struggled against the ropes that held him trussed like a Thanksgiving turkey. They flexed like nylon, but were stronger than any restraints he'd ever been in.

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/16150172

The word I use to describe by Nanasekei

Yarn is also rope like? Very rope like. Absolutely ropish. This one is cute and short. Enjoy!

 https://archiveofourown.org/works/9945

Sea Stars by Muccamukk

“Steve comes back to life somewhere entirely unexpected; Tony doesn't remember being a hero; something is rotten in the province of British Columbia, and the 2010 Olympics are doomed.” The ropes here involve our heroes being captured.

[oopshidaisyy]

July Fic Recs

a little late but here we go!

praying for sparks in the dark (in the heart) by susiecarter "Him," the Bat repeats, in a low and deceptively soft growl. "I don't know who he was," the man says immediately, taking this cue and running with it. "I don't, honest. Honest, I swear to god. Nobody did. He just showed up, that's all. Asking about you, asking everybody what they knew, if they'd ever seen you, what you'd done. Metropolis," the man adds belatedly. "He had that look, you know? Clean. Said his name was—Carr, or Kemp, or something. Something like that." (Or: in a universe where Bruce becomes aware that someone's looking into the Batman, he goes to the effort to track down Clark Kent. It doesn't play out quite the way either of them expected.) Clark/Bruce, 20k, E

having let go forever the fallacy of ever being alone by gyzym This time there are shitty dogeared paperbacks Arthur wouldn't be caught dead reading piled on the coffee table, and half-finished crosswords tucked into the bookshelves, and the far wall is hung with that tapestry they'd bought in a shit part of London on a whim. This time they've spent all day fixing their sink and there's a mug of yesterday's tea sitting on top of the television and it's not just Arthur's living room at all. Arthur/Eames, 16k, E

A Sure Thing by lightgetsin "Okay," Peter says, and there's a rasp in his voice. "Repeat after me: theft is not foreplay." Neal/Peter, 3k, E

perfect strangers by susiecarter Batman and Superman are fucking. Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent are a great cover for fighting crime, and also might be dating. Bruce and Clark have no idea what they're doing; but they definitely aren't going to be able to talk themselves into stopping. Clark/Bruce, 15k, E

run to the river (dive in) by susiecarter MoS AU: With one successful fishing season already under his belt, Clark's finally getting comfortable on the Debbie Sue. He just wishes this guy Dixon hadn't signed on with them, because the way he watches Clark is really starting to give Clark the creeps. (Or: Bruce goes undercover looking for enhanced individuals before BvS instead of after—and finds one.) Clark/Bruce, 5k, M

Took Me By Surprise and Then by thehoyden After the second surgery in New York, Charles doesn’t anticipate anyone keeping vigil by his bedside — and certainly not Tony Stark. Charles/Erik, 5k, T

as to which may be the true by susiecarter It isn't difficult to go on in the wake of Superman's death. His resurrection, though, poses a problem—especially when it turns out there's no such thing as the right moment to explain that Martha Kent's obnoxious billionaire friend? Is also the man who tried really hard to shove a kryptonite spear through Clark's face. Clark/Bruce, 53k, M

Blue Devils by VillaKulla /blo͞o ˈdevəl/ noun, inf: a feeling of despondency, depression, or low spirits origins: Old American West Billy/Goody, 4k, M

Spree by thingswithwings "So, okay, Britta," Annie says, "this thing you gave me is seriously just a scrap of ripped looseleaf that says 'IOU one shopping spree at A Woman's Touch.' I do not even know what that is." Britta does an excited little leap in the air and claps her hands. "It's me deciding to help you discover your true womanhood." Britta/Annie, 4k, E

embroidery appreciation by Annie D Written for an anon on tumblr who requested Natasha and Tony as brotp, or Steve/Tony being schmoopy in love. This is a bit of both. Tony & Nat, 1k, T

and every map is blank by gyzym It's -- topography, Carlos thinks, of a person, of two people, it's so complicated, it's so much easier to just go it by yourself. He doesn't want to hurt Cecil but he doesn't want to keep any part of himself from Cecil, either, and it scares him that that's true, and it scares him to know it's what Cecil wants. Carlos/Cecil, 7k, T

trothplight by arriviste “What a metaphor,” Grantaire said bitterly. “I may dress your windows, but no more. We’ll greet each other in the streets, but you won’t admit me to your chambers or your hearts. I know all the words, all the empty speeches one needs to mouth for membership – I can rattle them off as well as you. Want me to prate Hébert or praise the Supreme Deity? Quote Rousseau or Marat? I can mum them; I don’t, because I don’t mean them, and because I’m an honest sceptic, I’m untrustworthy.” Enjolras/Grantaire, 4k, E

A-Wing, X-Wing, Y-Wait, B-Mine (Please) by ester_inc Finn keeps finding himself in situations where – no, wait, let's start over. Poe keeps ending up shirtless, nearly shirtless, or soaking wet, and somehow Finn is always there when it happens. The universe is either taunting him with what he can't have or rewarding him for good behavior, and Finn can't decide which is more likely. Either way, he's emotionally unprepared for, oh, let's be honest here: Poe's entire existence. It's fine. No big deal. He's working on it. Finn/Poe, 7k, E

Just Give Me Moments by barricadeur Enjolras comes home from a protest to a not-empty apartment. --- "What happened?" Grantaire says. His other hand grips Enjolras's shoulder, as if to keep him from pulling back, but Enjolras is so tired that the energy necessary to break away seems monumental. He lets Grantaire inspect him, says only, "I hit my head." "On someone's fist?" Enjolras/Grantaire, 1k, T

The Rare Gift by triedunture The prompt was "Dean receives an . . . unusual . . . Christmas gift from Castiel." The gift turns out to be wings. Dean/Cas, 4k, M

i love you now like i loved you then (this is the road and these are the hands) by theappleppielifestyle Somewhere in their phone calls after Derry 2.0, Richie and Eddie had decided to finally take that road trip. Richie would fly in from LA, then they’d drive back there from New York. It’ll be just like it could’ve been, Richie had said once. (Or, Eddie and Richie resume.) Richie/Eddie, 6k, M

i guess i should say thanks or some shit believe it or not, charles has a well-thought-out moral philosophy. he doesn’t follow it. but he has thought it out. alternatively: charles and erik douche it up in amsterdam. Charles/Erik, 17k, M

this is your sword, this is your shield by susiecarter Post-BvS, Diana and Lois start to develop a habit of protecting each other. But sometimes habits become ruts, and every now and then it's a good idea to break out of them. (Or: a whole bunch of times Diana and Lois looked out for each other, plus the time Lois ended up feeling like it might be worth it to be just a little less careful.) Diana/Lois, 9k, T

Family Portrait, c. 1840, oil on canvas by littlerhymes Lestat's latest favourite is a painter. Lestat/Louis, 2k, T

get religion quick (cause you’re looking divine) by brinnanza So it was fine. Even if Crowley couldn’t love him, he clearly liked him well enough, and that was almost the same thing. It no doubt would have continued to be fine, or at least fine-adjacent, were it not for a narrowly averted apocalypse and several bottles of a really quite nice Riesling Aziraphale had found in the back room of his newly restored bookshop. Aziraphale/Crowley, 4k, G

#fic recs #susiecarter #gyzym #lightgetsin #thehoyden #VillaKulla #thingswithwings #Annie D #arriviste #ester_inc #barricadeur #triedunture #theappleppielifestyle #littlerhymes #brinnanza #i know it's always the same 10 writers but they're really very good #superbat #arthureames #nealpeter #cherik #billygoody #brittannie #tonynat #cecilos #enjoltaire #finnpoe #deancas #reddie #dianalois #loustat

[artdaily7]

Reinventing Rescuing by theappleppielifestyle

Imagine this: Instead of waiting in her tower, Rapunzel slices off her long, golden hair with a carving knife, and then uses it to climb down to freedom. Just as she’s about to take the poison apple, Snow White sees the familiar wicked glow in the old lady’s eyes, and slashes the evil queen’s throat with a pair of sewing scissors. Cinderella refuses everything but the glass slippers from her fairy godmother, crushes her stepmother’s windpipe under her heel, and the Prince falls madly in love with the mysterious girl who dons rags and blood-stained slippers.

Imagine this: Persephone goes adventuring with weapons hidden under her dress. Persephone climbs into the gaping chasm. Or, Persephone uses her hands to carve a hole down to hell. In none of these versions is Persephone’s body violated unless she asks Hades to hold her down with his horse-whips. Not once does she hold out on eating the pomegranate, instead biting into it eagerly and relishing the juice running down her chin, staining it red. In some of the stories, Hades never appears and Persephone rules the underworld with a crown of her own making. In all of them, it is widely known that the name Persephone means Bringer of Destruction.

Imagine this: Red Riding Hood marches from her grandmother’s house with a bloody wolf pelt. Medusa rights the wrongs that have been done to her. Eurydice breaks every muscle in her arms climbing out of the land of the dead.

Imagine this: Girls are allowed to think dark thoughts, and be dark things.

Imagine this: Instead of the dragon, it’s the princess with claws and fiery breath who smashes her way from the confines of her castle and swallows men whole.

Matti Fischer - Delilah

#Matti Fischer #Delilah #Poets on Tumblr #theappleppielifestyle #Reinventing Rescuing #Art #Poetry #Fine Arts #Painting #Poems #Feminism

[pulsingvoid]

in this russian doll au they could've run into each other, some annoying instance where they could've helped each other but didn't, a few days before mike's call and then derry happens and every time they die (thanks to pennywise) they both reset to that same time when they ran into each other before mike's call and then they FINALLY think they sorted it all out but in the final loop they're met with a version of the other who doesn't remember and they gotta do it all right this time hhHHHH

#theappleppielifestyle #asks #IM THINKING................ #richie has to be jewish in this not just bc jewish richie is The Only Option but bc its a central theme for russian doll #itfic

[tigerjpg]

hi i'm the person from nz who's going through hundreds of pages of ur blog. in answer to ur question: i am Bored. i will continue to go through ur blog until i find another blog that meets my interests and then i'm gonna go through hundreds of pages of their blog and on and on until the heat death of the universe. cheers mate

godspeed, traveller

#theappleppielifestyle

[musicalluna]

a long, lonely while, part vi

this part came out a bit different. let me know what you think.

part i | part ii | part iii | part iv | part v | on ao3

--

Clint's vision is 20/10, which is as good as it gets. More importantly, he knows how to see. Actually seeing things and not just looking at them is something of a special skill, he's learned. Most people don't do that.

Point is, he does.

So he sees a lot of things the others miss. Natasha hates the smell of cooking meat. Bruce gets shifty-eyed when he sees people drinking bottles of Pingo Doce. Thor tends to poke them occasionally—Clint hasn't quite figured that one out. Steve flinches when he hears trains. Tony won't let anyone else drive, or hand him things, and since Pepper left, he's gotten progressively sicker. Things have improved slightly since Thor came back, which was when Clint realized it wasn't just break-up blues, but something else. Thor's a handsy guy and apparently just what the doctor ordered for Stark. He's still under the weather, but it's better. Clint prides himself on his observation skills, so he hates that he didn't put it together before.

He thinks he's made up for it though, because he's pretty sure he's the only one—except maybe Natasha—who realizes Steve's totally smitten with Tony. Sure, Tony can get Steve's back up in a hot second, but you only have to watch the guy for ten minutes to see the way he looks at Tony. Like he single-handedly built the 21st century. Like he's the only thing that makes sense in the whole world. Which—really? Tony makes sense to Steve. Tony.

Anyway, if Clint handles things right, this could solve all their problems. No more sick Tony, no more moony Steve. Steve might even let his hair down and start actually living in this century instead of just playing the part he's been given by rote. The team might actually work. They're coming up on the end of Tony and Pepper's self-imposed Separation Period, so that's gotta mean it's been long enough Tony can start seeing other people, right?

Clint's got arrows, which makes him the perfect matchmaker, obviously.

When he explains all this to Tasha, she pulls back mid-spar to give him the most underwhelmed look ever. “You know, sometimes you're as dumb as you pretend to be.”

“Hey, I am exactly as dumb as I pretend to be.”

Nat's hand shoots out and smacks him across the face. “You are not.”

“Ow, hey. You literally just said—”

“I know what I said. They're both fragile. Tony is touch-starved, that doesn't mean he wants a relationship again so soon. And Steve has rejected everyone I propose.”

Clint pushes sweaty hair back off his forehead. “Yeah, but have you proposed Stark?”

“No,” she admits.

“I'm telling you, the guy is gaga over Stark. You think Stark wouldn't be into him?”

“Anyone with even a marginal interest in men is interested in Steve Rogers,” she says wryly. “And Tony's interest is anything but marginal.”

“Right. So what's the problem? They hook up, Steve's happy, Tony gets all of his pent up 40s-boy handsy-ness, we all win.”

“Unless it blows up in our faces. If it goes badly, they'd tear the team apart.” Her fists clench and she looks at him, her mouth tight. “Clint. For the first time in my life I think I have something instead of nothing. And I want it. I want it so badly it scares me. I can't risk it.”

Clint steps closer, curling one hand around her fist. “What, I'm not enough for you?”

Natasha gives him a dirty look, and Clint wrestles back a smile.

“Kidding, I'm kidding. But, Tash, what if it goes right?”

Nat sighs shakily and lets her head drop forward until her forehead is resting on his chest. “Well, if they're screwing they'll be able to work out their frustration.”

Clint snorts and cups a hand around the back of her neck. “Probably mellow them both out, right?”

“Oh, god. I hate that you're probably right.”

Clint grins.

“Take it slow, okay? Steve might be interested, but he's still floundering. And Tony. Well, he's Tony.”

“I got this, Nat. Leave it to me.”

–

Clint takes it slow, as promised. Nat isn't the only one who feels like she's found something that's been missing from her life.

First, he takes Steve out for beers to verify that Steve is, in fact, into Tony.

“So is it just Stark's ass you're into, or is it the whole package?”

Steve splutters, spitting a mouthful back into the bottle. When he gets past the surprise, he drops his head forward and groans, “Am I still that obvious?”

“Your crush is visible from space, man. It has it's own zip code. Disney songs play when you look at him.”

This look of panic comes over Steve's face, and Clint holds up a hand before he can get going.

“Tony's clueless. He's kind of going through shit right now, you know?”

“I know,” Steve says soberly to his bottle. He sighs. “I can't seem to get my timing right.”

“Hey,” Clint says, elbowing him lightly, “don't write the whole thing off yet.”

So that's all he needs to know about Steve. The spark's there. Now he just has to see if the same is true on Stark's side. It doesn't have to go anywhere soon, Clint just wants to know if he's barking up the wrong tree.

“'Ey, Tony!” he calls in lieu of a greeting and gallops across the workshop to sling his arm around Tony's neck.

“Barton!” Tony complains, failing to stifle his amusement. Clint puts him in a headlock.

“Time for a break, buddy,” Clint says cheerfully.

“I've only been here an hour!” Tony protests.

Clint leans forward to look Tony in the eye. He points at his own face with his free hand. “This is me. Not caring.”

“You're a dick.”

He lets Clint haul him up off the stool and toward the elevator though. He also leans into the arm Clint still has hooked around his neck. Clint's specialty is brotherly manhandling, but, hey. It works okay.

“Speaking of dicks. You like them, right?”

Tony snorts. “Seriously?” The amusement drops out of his expression abruptly. “Uh. Please tell me you're not asking for you. Because, uh, I'm flattered, but—”

“Gross, no. There's, like, one guy I'd bang and it's not you.”

Tony relaxes into his grasp again. “Coulson, huh?”

“Not talking about that,” Clint says loudly. “We're talking about you. And dicks.”

Tony snickers. “Yeah, I'm into dicks.” He shrugs, Clint's arm riding the wave of the motion. “Into whatever, really.”

Clint glances down at him, marveling. Tony's not secretive about his queerness, but it's still kind of mind-blowing how different Tony is from his flashy public persona. “What, so like, aliens? Tentacles?”

=

“I was thinking more along the human spectrum, but...” He shrugs with his face this time. “Yeah, maybe.”

“You think Thor has a dick? Or something else?”

Tony barks out a laugh, then quickly schools his expression, elbowing Clint. “Were you raised in the circus? You don't ask about people's genitals. Wait—”

“Har har!” Clint drags Tony's head down against his chest and gives him a noogie, inordinately pleased with himself when Tony cackles and smacks at his hands.

“Asshole! Cut it out!”

Clint lets him go and they fall against the back wall of the elevator, shoulders pressing together.

“Why are you so interested in my proclivities all the sudden?”

Clint shrugs, deliberately jostling Tony. “The period of mourning is going to be over soon probably, right? I'm getting intel so I can be the best wingman ever when the time comes.”

Tony covers the arc with one hand, like he's touched, but then he says, “You are never going anywhere as my wingman, Bird Brain.”

Clint tackles him and they fall into one corner of the elevator, yelling and laughing and Clint doesn't let up until Tony's coughing too hard to breathe between bursts of laughter.

“What the hell?” Steve demands, standing in the open door. “Clint, are you tryin' to kill him?”

Steve leans into the elevator and helps pull Tony to his feet, Tony clinging to Steve's arm and giggling in between hacking coughs.

Clint smiles while they're distracted. Tony'll be ready sooner or later and he'll be okay until then.

#musicalluna writes #touchstarved!tony #theappleppielifestyle #past pepperony #clint barton #tony stark #iron man #hawkeye #fluff #hurt/comfort #emotional hurt/comfort #sick!tony #rating: pg #touching #angst #wip #draft

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - September 25th

 Hey fam got a request for y’all this week--I spent several hours searching for a Stevetony Great British Bake Off fic the other night and I haven’t found it. I know it exists because I read it--if you happen to know what I’m talking about, would you drop a link? 

Ok, here’s what I’ve read recently. 

***Marks my recent favorites 

~*~ 

***The Foodieverse by copperbadge, scifigrl47 

It's an AU where everyone works in the food industry. That makes total sense and is definitely not wildly irrational on any axis.

Care and Comfort by MusicalLuna

Tony offers to preen Steve's wings.

It's been a long time since anyone did something so intimate for Steve.

As You Wish by Heartithateyou

Its the weekly game night for the Avengers, so what happens when a game of charades turns into Steve and Tony having to act out love scenes?

Getting Your Betty Crocker On by thehoyden

He knows it’s not wartime anymore, but he can’t quite suppress the twinge of guilt he feels at measuring out two entire cups of white sugar.

Second Hand Mate by Morethancupcake 

"The bandages had been his idea. The long sleeves too. Tony traces it with the tip of his fingers, before securing the tape, keeping the words away, safe, buried with the first man who ever showed him love and support.

'Second hand mate.' "

The first words his mate will use to talk about him.

Tony waits for it to happen.

Dazed and Confused by tsukinofaerii 

Captain America has a great many duties that need careful attention. He has to... uh... That thing where... Wow, Tony's pants are awfully tight, aren't they?

call the teen sadness hotline! by arypls

They get in the elevator and come out at the kitchen floor, ready to give their son a light scolding and send him back to bed with a proper, healthy — "Absolutely not. The kid already went through all this trouble, let him eat some junk food and make bad choices for once." — tasty snack.

Yet, both men freeze at the entrance; they expected to find a mess and they did, pans and cooking ingredients scattered on the counter. But they didn't expect the young man to be standing behind it in his pajamas, face down on a bowl of... batter?

"Peter?" says Steve, blinking just as Tony mutters under his breath, What the fuck?

Steve and Tony are awakened to an intruder in the tower but they definitely weren't expecting it to be their teenage son having a mental breakdown over his (unapproved) trouble-making best friend/crush. At least that's what they think it is.

the bruising of unfinished business by theappleppielifestyle

"Close friend," Tony says, and Pepper looks older, so much older than those nine years that Tony’s lost.

"Maybe a little more than that," she says, and then allows: "Maybe a lot."

The room goes quiet, and over the beep of the machines, Tony can hear the muffled sounds of Steve breaking down in the hallway.

Morning Wood by avengersincamphalfbloodstardis

Steve wakes up on Clint's farm, with his arms around Tony, and a problem in his pants.

the privilege of loving you by starklystar

“Why won’t you let me touch you?”

It’s a desperate plea, half-shouted and half-whispered, Steve’s voice cracking at the end. Tony stops in his tracks, halfway to the stairs. He doesn’t dare to turn back, and he really doesn’t want to fight, or to leave, to spend the last month of his life away from his husband and their son. But Steve can’t know, can he?

-x-

Or: Tony has palladium poisoning, but he doesn't tell Steve and Peter

Please do shut up, Miss Stark by sheepybaa

In which your soulmate's first words to you appear somewhere on your body, and, predictably, Tony's big mouth gets her everywhere. And by everywhere, she means Captain America.

A decent good night by endlesstwanted

They have to share a bed, but don't worry, Steve always has a plan.

Officer America by Renai_chan

Saving the world is much rarer than it used to be back in WW2. Bored during Avenger downtime, Steve decides to put himself to better use keeping the streets of New York clean as the newest member of the NYPD.

Tony, meanwhile, is all about his uniform.

Please don’t make the sacrifice play by LenkaVittoriaElisse16

When Tony falls ill inside the suit after a mission and sleeps, Steve fears for the worst.

The Only Way Out by Captain_Panda

is Through.

As Captain America: The First Avenger fades to black, Steve Rogers is Not Okay.

Questioning Reality by Captain_Panda

"Nothing's been the same since New York."

Nightmares. It's the nightmares that are eating away at Tony the most.

A post-Chitauri fic where Steve Rogers fills a much-needed void in Tony Stark's life, and both of them confront their own demons.

Darkest Hours by Captain_Panda 

Sometimes, the hardest thing about being a hero is dealing with the demons you can't take down with one hit.

Ergo: Steve has a nightmare; Tony helps.

Aesthetic Appreciation by theappleppielifestyle

“Nice shirt, Stark.”

It’s Natasha, sounding strangely- smug, maybe?- for reasons Tony doesn’t much care to know.

“I know,” Tony says, not opening his eyes. He tilts his head back, lets out a satisfied sigh and rearranges himself on the chair. The sun climbs another inch of his abs when his shirt rides up with the motion.

Today’s a good day, Tony thinks contentedly, and continues sucking lazily on the popsicle.

(Or, Tony wears a crop top. Steve, among other people, notices.)

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

[themculibrary]

Supernatural Elements Masterlist

A Long, Lonely Time (ao3) - asktheravens steve/tony M, 58k

Summary: Steve returned from the war injured in body and mind- and able to see the dead. At loose ends and desperate to get out of New York City, he accepts a fellowship through the Stark Foundation and retreats to a quiet lake house on the grounds of the Stark Mansion. He’s supposed to be there to paint, but he quickly realizes that the house is more than he bargained for. Anthony Stark died here a decade ago, but was it an accident? A suicide? Or a murder? Obadiah Stane still lives in the main house just up the hill, and the past casts a long shadow.

When Tony’s ghost begins appearing to him, Steve becomes more entwined in the dangerous mystery surrounding his death. Even worse, he finds himself falling for a man who died a decade ago…

Features lots of ghosts, murder, secrets, and supernatural revenge. Also Thor and Rhodey.

Amateur Theatrics (ao3) - galaxysoup T, 36k

Summary: In which Thor’s primary problem-solving method (a mighty blow from Mjolnir) fails to have the desired effect on a magical artifact, and his secondary method (a mightier blow from Mjolnir) proves to be actively disastrous.

A Tree in Rockefeller Center (ao3) - MiniRaven steve/tony G, 16k

Summary: Steve is a tree spirit of a hundred year old pine tree and Tony Stark is a teenager studying at MIT. Tony feels that there’s something more to their relationship besides a strong friendship between a human and a tree spirit, but Steve won’t cross the line. Might have something to do with the fact that Steve’s the Rockefeller Christmas tree and is going to be cut up for parts come mid-January to be used to build houses for the poor.

Yeah… Merry fucking Christmas to you too universe.

Now if only Tony could do something to change the tides of fate…

Cabin in the Snow (ao3) - navaan steve/tony T, 3k

Summary: After a mission goes wrong, Steve and Tony get stuck in a strange cabin out in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but snow and trees in any direction.

Cheeseburgers, Tech and Steve (ao3) - LagLemon steve/tony E, 97k

Summary: Steve’s known that there are other worlds out there; he just hasn’t paid much attention to them.  Living with Bucky and helping out the Avengers is a full time job, and he doesn’t have time to daydream about things like that when he can hear about them at work.   When they get called in to investigate the appearance and deaths of Incubi and Succubi civil war survivors, they find that a portal has been opened between their two worlds.  Wanting to do the right thing, Steve offers to go through and talk to those in charge - only he didn’t count on getting stuck on the other side of the portal.

Once he’s back on earth, though, he’s got a whole new problem on his hands.  An annoyingly brilliant Incubus has followed him back and he’s left to deal with the mess all by himself.

Cried For Love (Can’t Stand It) (ao3) - Potrix bucky/steve/tony E, 7k

Summary: Bucky braces his hands on his hips, and tilts his head to the side, expression caught somewhere between anxious, confused, and nervous. “Well, shit.”

“Yeah,” Steve agrees, worrying at his bottom lip, and rubbing at the back of his neck. “That can’t be good.”

Fighting Ghosts (ao3) - copperbadge steve/tony T, 1k

Summary: Tony Stark is a Seer, someone vulnerable to phantasms, malevolent spirits of the dead. He’s meant to have a bonded Fighter, someone who can defend him – or attack on his command. So far he’s had no luck finding a bond, but that’s about to change…

irresistible force, immovable object (ao3) - theappleppielifestyle steve/tony N/R, 9k

Summary: Steve, who put Tony before God, and fuck if that doesn’t scare Tony shitless.

(Or, Steve is a certain celestial being, Tony is his emotionally fucked up charge with a drinking problem, and this is their story.)

It's a Ghost Story (baby just say yes) (ao3) - moontyrant steve/bucky G, 11k

Summary: There are an infinity of universes in potentia. In one, Bucky Barnes was born in the early twentieth century, followed Steve Rogers into a crusade against Hydra, was captured and became the Winter Soldier. In another universe, Bucky Barnes was born in the 1980s and grew up to spend his weekends busting ghosts.

“And this guy is legit?” Clint asked for the third time, eyebrows making a break for his hairline. Tony threw his hands in the air. “How should I know! He has some reviews online but it’s not like he has a website or anything.”

The Laird in the Water (ao3) - jellybeanforest-a-go-go steve/tony M, 17k

Summary: In 14th century Scotland, Steve is a child with an imaginary friend that lives in a nearby river, the site of many drownings and horrific discoveries. His Nan claims it to be the work of a kelpie. Steve doesn’t believe her of course. Kelpies are a myth, old wives tales to keep children from playing near swiftly-moving streams and young women from entertaining the company of handsome strangers. However, as he grows, Steve realizes that the young man in the water may not be quite as imaginary nor as innocuous as he once believed.

The Moon and the Sea (ao3) - dirigibleplumbing steve/tony E, 81k

Summary: Steve has lived his whole life in the coastal California town of Nublado. He’s spent the last few years trying to move on from a traumatic event in his past, and he finds new joy when he befriends—and quickly falls for—reclusive local billionaire Tony Stark. Then Tony abruptly breaks things off and won’t reply when Steve reaches out. Steve’s friends Clint and Nat have his back, at least. But… is someone following him everywhere? What’s with the human teeth Steve and his friends found while they were out fishing? How did the Scarlet Witch know so much about him? And why are there so many crows around?

The Seventh Stone (ao3) - Elenduen Pairing: Tony/Bruce Wayne, one sided Steve/Tony

Summary: The fight in Siberia leaves Tony in a persistent vegetive state from which he is not expected to recover. His remaining friends watch over his bedside praying for a miracle to bring him back to them while the Rogue Avenger's remain in hiding.

Across the Galaxy Thanos, the Mad Titan destroys Xandar to claim the Power Stone, his next stop will be Asgard, or rather the refugee ship for the Tesseract and the Space Stone.

As the Power Stone is placed into the infinity gauntlet, Tony Stark awakens from his coma with no brain damage at all, but he isn't celebrating. Something is coming, something bad, he knows it, he can feel it, and somewhere something that is somehow his is calling out to him, it's what woke him up in the first place, but what is it and why is it so important?

After all there are only six infinity stones, Right?

Twelve Days (ao3) - elysianprince steve/tony T, 22k

Summary: In which Tony finds himself in a town that looks like it crawled out of a Hallmark Christmas movie, trying to sell an inn he didn’t know he owned, all while dealing with Steve Rogers, the resident ghost who has returned to haunt the inn each December during the twelve days of Christmas for the past seventy years. Tony has only one logical solution that benefits them both: break the curse that binds him - but falling for a man almost a century old wasn’t among his plans.

Whisper of Breath (ao3) - CoopPenny steve/tony T, 33k

Summary: Spirit - the non-physical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.

Tony’s always seen them, always been able to interact with them, talk to them, he’s even seen them as family. But his greatest pleasure is also his greatest secret…

#themculibrary #mcu #marvel #au #supernatural #supernatural masterlist #masterlists

[thotfuss]

pls talk about troop zero!

that movie made me fucking WEEP bro like. its so good its so good it captures the dynamic of being the weird misfit so well and. literally i wish i could say more about it but it was SO good its so good and touching and hits close to home the soundtrack is gorgeous the cinematography is gorgeous viola davis is gorgeous...please. please watch troop zero it is a delight 

#i love it so much #theappleppielifestyle

[random-stony-archive]

Summary:

"We’re not having sex," Tony says as Steve buckles his seatbelt.

Steve shrugs. “Sure.”

"We’re not."

"Okay."

"I’m taking you to get patched up."

"Whatever you say." Steve wets his lips again, licking blood away as Tony pulls out into the road. "You’re not gonna pay me for getting patched up, though. If you ain’t gonna pay me, I’d rather just get out and lick my wounds myself, thanks."

Rating: Not rated

Warnings: Creator chose not to use archive warnings

Words: 2 215

Chapters: 1/1

#stony #fanfiction #fanfic recs #Steve Rogers/Tony Stark #prostitution au #no actual hooking happens #humor #fluff #even 'hello' sounds like 'come here.' #theappleppielifestyle #> 5k #not rated #prostitute!steve #modern au

[marlynnofmany]

The Good Omens fandom is a delightful rabbit hole to fall into.  Have a picture of a demon learning how to bake.

Inspired by a fanfic novella that I can’t recommend highly enough.

#good omens #crowley #crowley & aziraphale #ineffable husbands #fanart #fanfic #ineffable inktober #inktober #my art #theappleppielifestyle

[oopshidaisyy]

May Fic Recs

your silence, simple, as a ring by arriviste It was an accident. Enjolras certainly put no thought into it; one moment he was standing nose-to-nose with Grantaire, and the next he had his hands on Grantaire's wrists, and their long bones were flexing within the circle of his fingers. Enjolras/Grantaire, 4k, T Note: my favourite fic ever, if that counts for anything

lélio & ophelia by firstaudrina Find me, Lestat is saying in a thousand different ways, find me find me find me. Lestat/Louis, 4k, T

Desert Sand by VillaKulla The origin story of Goodnight Robicheaux and Billy Rocks Billy/Goody, 34k, M

there’s probably a word for it in unmodified sumerian by ghostsoldier It’s weirdly flattering, in a way, that Cecil can wax rhapsodic about his very cells. Carlos can empathize: every single one of his tests has shown that Cecil is just as human as he is, and yet he’s also absolutely not. Carlos knows he’s not, with the sort of bone-deep certainty he usually reserves for universal constants. Cecil’s not human, but he is, and Carlos finds he wants to shout it from the top of the radio tower. How wonderful this makes Cecil. How beautiful. How imperfectly and uniquely perfect. Carlos/Cecil, 1k, T

my whole trajectory’s toward you, and it’s not losing momentum by theappleppielifestyle 14 year old Eddie gets a glimpse into what's coming. Richie/Eddie, 8k, G

An Invitation You Can’t Decline by thehoyden “I have standards,” Aziraphale huffed. “Don’t I know it,” Crowley sighed. And then, like he’d done it a hundred times before, he covered Aziraphale’s hand with his. Aziraphale/Crowley, 1k, E

Love Hath Made Thee a Tame Snake by thehoyden He was the bloody Serpent of Eden, and he wasn’t going to stand for this kind of flagrant trespassing. Aziraphale/Crowley, 3k, E

all of this then back again by firstaudrina Magnus is joking when he says, "You," but Alec says, "Okay." Magnus/Alec, 2k, M

Believe Me if You Can (The House at Pooh Corner) by gyzym  In a world where Arthur is Rabbit, Eames is Tigger, Cobb is Pooh, Yusuf is Eeyore, Ariadne is Piglet and Saito is Owl, nothing makes sense anymore. Arthur/Eames, 11k, T

not so different, you and i by theappleppielifestyle Three years ago, the idea that Tony Stark being one of her best friends would have been something she’d laugh at. Not even laugh- she’d have given whoever suggested it a dry look and changed the subject. Nat & Tony, 15k, G

unintended results by theappleppielifestyle Tony stares at the ceiling, white-knuckling his pockets. I will not get off to Steve jerking it. I will not get off to Steve jerking it. I will not- That thought is put on hold as something starts to buzz, and Tony has to bite down forcefully on his tongue to stop himself from groaning out loud when he realizes what it is. Steve/Tony, 2k, E

Left Side Advantage by susiecarter Post-MoS AU: A year after Black Zero, the Metropolis city government decides to hold a commemorative gala, with Superman as a guest of honor. And after a year of trying to gather intelligence on Superman without all that much success to speak of, Bruce Wayne is definitely going to attend. Except it turns out he may not be the only one with plans for Superman, and there might be a few other pieces of the puzzle that he's been missing. Clark/Bruce, 61k, T

Enemies to Lovers by susiecarter Then: Bruce and Clark argued, fucked, kissed, and didn't talk about any of it until the day they stopped. Now: they're living together in the lake house, trying to figure out how to be around each other day in and day out without stepping on each other's toes or crossing any lines. Which might be easier if Clark weren't pregnant. Or if Bruce weren't being so weird about it. Or if the mother box hadn't rearranged Clark's insides on a whim in the first place— There's a lot that could have made this easier, basically. But then Bruce and Clark always did do things the hard way. Clark/Bruce, 28k, E

dear friend by firstaudrina Jo might have said, “I left something for you in the old mailbox and I think that you should read it.” Jo & Laurie, 1k, G

le coup de foudre by firstaudrina three vignettes about desire. Lestat/Louis, <1k, G

Circuit by thingswithwings Post-movie. Watson finds a reason to go back to the flat on Baker Street. Holmes/Watson, 1k, E

2 become 1, or: these are totally normal roommate shenanigans by dollsome Chloe decides to fake-seduce June in an act of vengeance. Naturally, June strikes back. Chloe/June, 3k, T

un oubli profond by arriviste Three (in)glorious days. Enjolras/Grantaire, 6k, M

How to Tame a God by theorytale Loki is unstable. Tony is a genius. Together, they fight crime still don't like each other very much. There might be some benefit in alternative tactics. Loki & Tony, 5k, T

Ready, Fire, Aim by gyzym There's no "I" in "Avenger." Steve/Tony, 21k, M

it should follow, you know this (like the panels of a comic strip) by gyzym Four, eleven, fifteen, twenty-one, thirty-six, forty, as old as he's always been, too young, and everyone knows Tony Stark. Steve/Tony, 1k, T

music to watch girls to by firstaudrina They're both laughing, helpless and stupid with it. Izzy doesn't remember half as much of this before Clary came here. She remembers smirks and side-eye and the occasional chuckle but never gasping laughing over something that isn't even that funny, when you think about it. Clary/Isabelle, 1k, G

let me lay waste to thee by postcardmystery Ink stained fingers and ale left untouched. The cheapest paper left to rot and cuffs stained with little spots of black. A life shared but never quite lived together. A boy who wanted to be a poet, remembered as a playwright, and a boy who wanted to stage, remembered for his blood on a dagger held by no one. Marlowe/Shakespeare, 4k, M

Crash Landers by gyzym In which Stiles learns to Stalk That Stalk. (Or, how to accidentally woo your unfriendly neighborhood alpha in roughly five hundred handwritten steps.) Derek/Stiles, 31k, T Note: i’ve never watched teen wolf i just think this fic is neat

#fic recs #arriviste #firstaudrina #VillaKulla #ghostsoldier #theappleppielifestyle #thehoyden #gyzym #susiecarter #thingswithwings #dollsome #theorytale #postcardmystery #enjoltaire #loustat #billy/goody #cecilos #reddie #aziracrow #malec #arthureames #tonynat #stevetony #superbat #jolaurie #holmeswatson #chloe/june #lokitony #clizzy #shakeslowe