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AU where Zuko leaves the Fire Nation earlier and by choice after overhearing Ozai and Azula plotting against him.

Barbara organizes a small orphans Christmas celebration. Oh my heart.

AU where Steph and Jason become best friends when he's Robin. Oh my heart. #even robins

Bruce can't remember if he's adopted Steph or not. Alfred is there to help him out. Silly old Bat.

One of the first things Crowley noticed about Aziraphale was that he rang like a bell. His presence was a vibration in the fabric of the cosmos, and Crowley could, after a time, recognize him by the feel of it. The first time they touched, Aziraphale’s soft hand warm in his, Crowley’s entire body rang with him: a clear, sweet thrill. this is lovely.

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Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Count von Count, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and other surprise guests gather at NPR's headquarters to celebrate 50 years of love, learning and joy.

"The internet, Aziraphale!" Crowley says. "This is what the internet is for. This is, quite literally, what the internet is for." "Oh," Aziraphale says, and Crowley knows, he just knows, that Aziraphale is going to say something about how it's jolly useful for hard-to-find first editions and tickets for the Last Night of the Proms. or, Aziraphale and Crowley find sex confusing. This is adorable.

There has to be, Crowley thinks, a better word than love. This is lovely.

Miles gets around to introducing himself to Ganke, who has some ideas about how to communicate with the rest of the gang. Oh heart.

On the nature of angels. This is lovely.

Aziraphale figures out what Agnes's last prophecy means, and he and Crowley take some time to figure out how to make it work. Oh heart.

So a long time ago (8 years!) this was an unfinished wip on the YJ kinkmeme and I reread it fairly frequently and I just found out it was complete and it still made me sob for Supergirl repeatedly and it's just so good.

Fun AU where Bruce never learns that Steph is Spoiler, and there are some secret identity shenanigans when he disapproves of Cass's interest in her.

Hal and Barry are worried about Batman's new partner. Being around the Batman all the time can't be good for a kid, right? Robin insists otherwise, and for $15.36 of betting money, is happy to demonstrate. This is ADORABLE.

Just when you thought LEGOs couldn't get any better, somebody comes along and creates a recipe for edible homemade gummy LEGO pieces that you can actually build with! Grant Thompson, the genius behind the 'King Of Random' Youtube DIY channel, posted a step-by-step recipe for how to make your dreams come true.

A lovely coda for the show.

The Winter Soldier joins Natasha on her post-CATWS roadtrip of self-discovery. This is quiet and lovely.

Aziraphale's getting promoted back to Heaven and Crowley can't be having with that. Oh heart.

"You've bloody done it," said Crowley. "You've been having sex!" He pointed at the angel accusingly. "Haven't you!" Aziraphale blinked. "Well. You know. When in Rome—" "You've been having sex in Rome?" "No! Well, I mean, technically, yes, but it's a saying, Crowley. I didn't mean just in Rome—" "You've been having sex in other places?" Crowley said. Shrieked, slightly. this is adorable!

After the end doesn't happen, Aziraphale has a question for Crowley. Oh heart.

He heard the chime of his dash comm and hit the activation button reflexively, before realizing what a bad idea it was at present. “This is Bat Wayne. I mean, Bruce Man. No. Shit.” If the treacherous device hadn’t been part of the car he would probably have gotten up and thrown it in the bay. Despite the fact that that would do the opposite of help. “Uhm,” said the voice of his caller. “Exactly how bad is this concussion? You aren’t driving, are you?” For once, Batman lets Superman help him. Aw, besties.

Long, engrossing read in which Oracle is challenged by a hacker and has to bring the whole family together to help beat him. Dialogue is a little on the nose sometimes, but overall I enjoyed this a lot.

AU where Rey meets Han and Chewie first, and joins the crew of the Falcon.

An alien artifact makes everyone except Tim forget Jason exists, so they team up to get everyone's memories back. Long, engrossing read (though the ending is a little short on the Bruce-Jason feels).

Endgame AU where Steve comes back and he and Bucky figure out out to live together in the 21st century.

So Superman finds out Billy Batson is a homeless super-powered pre-teen and, you know, panics a little. Clark also somehow adopts the kid. It was an accident. He didn’t mean to! All the paperwork just filled itself out over six months of prep-time and vetting. Total accident. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. Billy doesn’t mind. This is ADORABLE.

Sahra doesn’t want to be legendary swordswoman of Chinatown. She just wants to learn new skills. If that means apprenticing herself to a man who sleeps on a piece of string, never has to pay for bubble tea and generates an unnecessary amount of unresolved sexual tension, then so be it. I enjoyed this A LOT.

"I'd rather die than give up the fight." The women of The Expanse are badass.

Peggy's face in the compass, always pointing the way to true north, and Steve has long since lost any other sense of direction. Bucky knows what he's gonna do with the time machine even before Steve The post-Endgame fix-it in which Bucky gets a time machine of his own, Steve gets a chance to process his trauma, and Peggy gets a say in the matter, too. Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh Bucky. Oh Steve.