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citeSarah is rarely if ever inclined to take advantage of having a brother who’s a superhero, and she definitely doesn’t often ask her superhero brother’s superhero partner for any big favors. Sarah’s got principles, and she’s not going to use a connection to the Avengers for her own sake. She is absolutely gonna use it for the sake of saving Christmas in Delacroix though. With Sam away on a mission, Bucky's her best bet for finding the Spirit of Delacroix, the stolen boat that traditionally leads the Delacroix Christmas Boat Parade. As they embark on Operation Save Christmas together, Sarah's determined to preserve the Christmas magic for both Delacroix and Bucky, and maybe herself too, if she's willing to take a chance on Christmas romance./cite This is really lovely.

citeThe thing was…it wasn’t actually the worst idea. (The bombs in the gauntlets part; Jason had vocally disapproved of every aesthetic decision Dick had ever made since they were teenagers, Dick wasn’t going to start listening to him about that now.)/cite Hilarious! #siblings!

citeRed Hood Jason and 15-year-old Jason swap timelines, landing one week before 15-year-old Jason is supposed to die./cite Oh my heart!

Jesper finally sees Kaz's hands. This is hilarious.

citeWhen Bruce Wayne is in danger and people start wondering why Batman isn't coming to his rescue, Stephanie Brown has a plan just crazy enough to work./cite I love Steph and Jason being friends and working on their relationship with Bruce together. 3

Really fantastic look at Inej - and Kaz - in her first year as captain of the Wraith. #i'm not crying you're crying

Snippets of Grace and Frankie piecing their lives back together, together. Oh heart.

citeHe's been going about it the wrong way. Or, what if Halbrand took Galadriel with him?/cite This is so good with the tension between them and Halbrand's rationalizations.

citeInej acquires a rather valuable political prisoner. Kaz acquires a burning hatred for him./cite This is a fun outsider POV (mostly) on Kaz and Inej.

citeShe knew that he was spending this holiday alone. As they all were. Seeing Oliver looking almost deflated at Charles’ rebuke of this latest idea, she knew that this wasn’t about ratings or staying relevant or the thing that had brought them together in the first place. It was about keeping them together now instead of having to let go of yet something else./cite Oh heart.

citeNothing lasted forever. That was why Mabel would never see the point of marking milestones. Wasn’t the constant flux of the surrounding world enough of a reminder that time was passing? Did anyone really need a card with a kitten and a punny greeting to drive home that they were another year older? Or a cake with candles, more and more of them as the years passed until it was more fire hazard than celebration? Mabel certainly didn’t need anyone wishing her happy birthday as a reminder of anything. Her phone rang. Not that people didn’t insist on doing it anyway./cite Oh Mabel, oh heart.

citeYarrow finds a lost creature in a storm./cite This is funny and sweet and warm in the way of the books. 3

citeMace Windu has traveled the galaxy since the fall of the Republic, keeping out of the Empire's sight and teaching where he can. Upon the request of a ghost of an old friend, Mace finds himself instructing Luke Skywalker, who is still reeling from the truth of Vader's identity./cite this is a really neat look at Luke through Mace's eyes.

cite“Roy?” Keeley says, frowning at him from the screen of his phone, “Did you marry my ex-boyfriend last night? Without me?”/cite Hot and sweet and fun!

citeSpec ops is like any other world. Hang around for long enough, and it has a culture, fucked up as it may be, and it has stories. Some of them are about ghosts./cite Jake Jensen runs into Joe and Nicky. Oh heart.

cite"No, I've beat around the bush enough, I'm just going to come out and say it. You should accept the coronation, and at the same time announce that you are happy to announce a political union with the Coal Hills Mine, and you are marrying the daughter of their respected engineer, Jolly Littlebottom. Which is, um, me." Carrot ran through that plan a few times, before he was confident he got the relevant details. "Marry…you?"/cite Carrot and Cheery get fake engaged and it leads to real feelings. Oh heart.

citeNile’s world is upended. But she doesn’t lose family. Not all the way./cite This is a really nice look at Nile settling into the team and coming to grips with her new life.

cite“Inej,” Marya started, placing her cup and saucer down carefully on the side table. “I wonder if you would consider sitting for a portrait for me. Have you ever had your likeness taken before?” “I... no, I haven't,” she said, heart fluttering at being paid such a high compliment. Having a portrait of herself had never even crossed her mind. She knew that the process took time and effort and usually a lot of money. It was a frivolous thing that the wealthy and important would commission to line the walls of their grand staircases so they could watch over their future generations. Paintings were not for someone like her. “I wonder...” Marya began, a sly grin spreading across her face. “Do you think we could convince Kaz to join you?”/cite This is really lovely. (It's marked 1/2 but it appears to be complete)

Or: Alfred & Bruce throughout the years./cite Exactly what it says on the tin. #i'm not crying you're crying

citeBetween 2004 and 2023 Saira loses a sister, starts a band, gets and regrets a social media presence, breaks up the band and puts it together again, writes her first love song, headlines(ish) a music festival, listens to the worst song in the world over four hundred times, and falls in love for real. But this story is not about that. This is about music./cite This is a really excellent look at Saira and the band, and a wonderful slow burn romance between her and Amina (so much pining!). highly recommended.

citeThree gifts given by Kaz, and one he received./cite Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh heart.

citethe Bats have an extremely bad night in Gotham City/cite. This is a good, tense read.

cite"Honestly, she’s only 90% sure that Nicky is the white guy and Joe is the Middle Eastern guy. She’s been waiting for somebody to drop a name to 100% confirm it, but Andy just calls them 'Joeandnicky', and they call each other a lot of stuff in a bunch of different languages that are probably pet names."/cite Nile, Joe, and Nicky dogsit. Oh heart.

This is a really lovely coda for the movie from Nile's POV.

cite“We are embarking on a pilgrimage, Nile,” Joe says, with none of the irony of someone who has genuinely pilgrimaged over multiple continents. “Together, the four of us, we journey with the rest of the world to a common ground. A sacred ground. A place where brothers and sisters of all backgrounds gather together to watch the most fantastic displays of athleticism known to man—” “Wait, I thought the Olympics weren’t for two more years?” Nile interrupts, confused./cite This is adorable.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh boys. #siblings!

A cite“What I’m more curious about,” Keeley said, “is what problem you think handcuffs and a cock ring are going to solve.”/cite This is really hot and in character Roy/Keeley/Jamie.

citeThey used to enjoy sharing the role of Neal Caffrey among the entire family. Sadly, now that Neal has been arrested and is on a tracking anklet, that isn't possible anymore. Or is it?/cite This is a lot of fun!

Excellent Drummer vid! 3

citeA lot of people tell Tim that he looks just like his mother. They share the same eye color and shape, often cold and calculating. The same sharp smiles and ghostly pale skin, and the same, lean body frames that could almost be described as delicate. One last thing they have in common is an orange pill bottle. The only difference is the name./cite this is a hard read - Tim is suicidal and tries to kill himself - but a cathartic one. have tissues handy.