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"You didn't go right to Bitty and tell him you want to come out. You came to me instead, which means you're planning something, you asshole." Shitty’s eyes get bigger and a little too bright. "Jacques. You delicate spiderweb of human emotion. I want to cradle you against my bosom and whisper lost secrets into your hair." Jack groans. "Please tell me you're high." "I am fuckin' elevated, my bro. El-e-va-tion." "Thank God," Jack sighs in relief. Shitty sticks out his tongue. It's green. ADORABLE.

Paris outs herself and Rory during a televised argument with Michele Bachmann. Peskiest of all is the fact that Paris and Rory aren't actually dating. A documentary crew wants to make Paris And Rory's Modern Stars Hollow Family anyway. Meanwhile, Rory goes slowly and quietly nuts. (And doesn't like Paris like that -- why would you even suggest such a thing?? Not that ... anyone did.) Long, hilarious, finally finished Paris/Rory fake dating featuring reality TV meeting Stars Hollow.

Han runs into Enfys Nest at the celebration following Endor. Short and sweet. (as an aside, I need like 9 million words about Enfys Nest and the Rebellion)

Leia and fathers and loss. GROSS SOBBING.

Lou’s shrugging out of the top of the jumpsuit now, letting it slide away from her like water. Debbie lets her eyes follow the motion, obvious, and flicker back up to Lou’s face. Her hands are itching with the same instinct to touch that surges up in museums, at beautiful things. Lou would’ve made a lovely statue, she thinks, idle, sprawled languidly out in the sun as some artist’s muse. And then Debbie would’ve had to steal her, too. Very hot post-heist reunion sex.

Beautiful Leia vid. #i'm not crying it's just raining on my face

Steve uses food as a way to acclimate to the 21st century and help with Bucky's recovery. Lovely. (though could have used another line edit to remove some Briticisms)

Clear-eyed look at the compromises Peggy had to make over the years.

Steve visits Bucky in Wakanda and they figure a few things out. Oh my heart.

Peggy and Howard team up with James Bond to take down Whitney Frost. Hijinks ensue.

The third story in the Reprise series (first two recced previously) - so much has changed that Ben has a hard time figuring out what might happen next, Anakin needs a master, and some familiar faces appear (Padme!). Highly compelling reading, and ends at a satisfying stopping point even though there's still more story to go.

Rose gets to nerd out about ships with BB8 and Poe. Oh heart.

Jack retires, and steps out of the spotlight. Or, five times Jack Zimmermann is more than happy to be Eric Bittle's trophy husband. Trophy husband Jack gives me life. *hearteyes*

Suddenly living on a ship and visiting foreign ports had been a cultural shock, but it had hurt, returning to the Fire Nation and feeling that same shock. Once-familiar things had soured and turned strange in the years he was gone. He sees the surprise of his crew—a new, temporary crew—when he talks about the ship like he knows it intimately, when he greets them in the halls, when he corrects the Captain about how the wind will affect their trajectory. He does it all with an even temper, too. He knows he came close to mutiny more than once when he was banished. He has so much more power, now; he can’t be that kind of tyrant again. The years he spent in exile trained him how to be Fire Lord, in a way. The experience he gained shaped him into a leader, more than any lessons about etiquette and tradition ever could. Banishing him was the best thing Ozai ever did. Zuko, learning to be Fire Lord and leading the Fire Nation into peace. Oh my heart.

#black widow gotta regulate *hearteyes*

Steve fakes his death to go to school and Bucky becomes a social media sensation when he's not filling in as Captain America. This is adorably darling and hilarious.

Mutual three-way oblivious pining FTW! They really should all just listen to BB-8.

Tony and Nebula and the trip back to earth. Oh heart.

“Are you okay? Do you remember me?” “What does it look like, jackass,” Barnes says, and Steve puts his free hand on his waist, looking at Barnes like he hung the moon. “I remember enough to know that you’re about to say something sappy.” “I missed you,” Steve says, as if on cue, and that happy and wiggly thing in Barnes’s chest goes into overdrive. Barnes is pretty sure his heart is gonna pull out a fucking vuvuzela any minute now. “Yeah, yeah,” Barnes mutters, happy and embarrassed about it. Bucky sets up as a hitman taking commissions on tumblr. Hilarious.

on luke in TLJ

Peter learns to deal with life as a superhero, with a little help from his friends. Oh Peter. #precious spiderbabies

Boy Wonders!

fun, in character Han/Lando in the years between Solo and ANH.

dreamy, melancholy sirius/remus over the years. *sobs*

Bruce interns with Mulder and Scully to learn profiling. Mulder loves having an intern. Scully's not as sanguine about it. This is a lot of fun.

Awesome vid of men supporting women, and lifting them up (sometimes literally). I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face.

Chewie points out that at least when Lando owned this ship, it was clean, and flaps a hand at the latest set of scuffs from Han slouching on the couch without taking his boots off. Han never had a mom, but if he had, and she’d been terrifyingly tall and hella hairy and weirdly specific about hygiene, then he guesses she’d have been just like Chewbacca. “When I first met you, you were living in a mud cave,” Han reminds him. “This is definitely much, much better. Besides, you know, we’re the not-exactly-bad-but-definitely-neutral guys! We need a few scratches, a few dents, a few caf-cup rings on the tables, you know?” Chewie has been gathering mugs with a look of great suffering, and departs off toward their galley with a grumble that Han catches nonetheless. “Awesome smugglers don’t use coasters!” he calls after him. “Ask anyone!” Han doesn't even like Lando, okay. He doesn't know why Chewie is even friends with that guy. This is hilarious.

"The future's fixed a lot of things," Steve agreed. "But not my dancing." "How bad could you be, captain?" Shuri had come up behind them without Steve noticing, arm in arm with her mother. Steve and Bucky both winced. "He can move his feet," Bucky said carefully. "And I suppose you could say that if that's happening at the same time as the music, then technically it's dancing." "But that's getting pretty technical, ma'am," Steve said. "Buck was always the dancer of the two of us." "Yes, he is quite accomplished," Shuri said, producing a phone from the pocket of her sleek white gown. She makes a show out of inspecting its screen. "I found it very enjoyable to watch. Judging by the number of retweets, so did Twitter. Mother, you two already have your own hashtag. How sweet." Bucky starts keeping company with Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda. Steve just wants to avoid an international incident. Darling!