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Tony and Nebula have to work together. (IW Spoilers) Oh heart.

"Boys always wanna talk about their feelings," Natasha mumbles, and then she curls around a pillow at the other end of the massive bed and goes to sleep. GROSS SOBBING. (IW spoilers!)

In which Valkyrie saves the universe. (IW spoilers)

Bucky sighed. He knew this was all bullshit anyway. He’d always choose to be Bucky Barnes, every time he could chose. If he wasn’t Bucky, then who would Steve look for when he came looking? He’d stayed for Steve for this long, he might as well continue with it. Oh Bucky. *sobs* (Infinity War spoilers)

Brief but powerful tag for Infinity War. Spoilers obv.

In which Bobbie learns to swim.

bobbie draper vid

Want to know exactly which tasks to tackle, and in what order? Four industry pros plot the steps that will speed your routine and guarantee a thoroughly clean kitchen.

A series of three stories detailing the slow progression of Grace and Frankie's relationship over the series (pre-s4). Lovely and achy.

Bucky pines for Steve over the long years. *sobs*

Lando doesn't think much of Luke when they first meet.

I've previously recommended the other stories in this series (and the series as a whole) but this one is done now - it features a lot of spying and Mandalorians, if that is your thing, and some matters start coming to a head.

All four of the batbros get de-aged and have to work together to deal with the consequences. Adorable.

Jason winds up traveling back in time to just when (his version of) Red Hood started showing up in Gotham. He tries to change things for the better and things rapidly spiral beyond his control. Oh Jason. (could use another beta pass)

T'Chaka brings Erik back to Wakanda, where he becomes part of the family. I enjoyed this a lot. (The series is still ongoing, but each story is complete in itself.)

Sweet AU where Jack meets Bitty at the Olympics instead of at Samwell. (Could have used another beta pass)

This week for THERE WAS AN IDEA..., Ryan dives deep on THE WINTER SOLDIER, the film that demonstrates why kindness is the ultimate super power.

Han and Leia, between Yavin and Bespin.

AU where Superboy and Robin don't know each other, and Kon goes undercover to check out a connection between Lex Luthor and Jack Drake, using Tim as his in. Kon is very bad at undercover. I love him. This is adorable.

"Hey, Lards." Nursey's soft voice broke the quiet. "It's a good paper." He said it convincingly enough to loosen the annoying little knot in her stomach. She poked her nose over the bed railing. "I love how you described the prints, and I'm dying to know more about the textiles; those could be, like, a whole paper by themselves. I left a few technical comments and stuff. Can I show you?" Lardo blew out a breath. "Yeah, okay." Really lovely, low-key look at the friendship between Lardo and Nursey.

Grace doesn’t care about any of that stuff, not really, but she has to admit that Frankie is one of the main reasons she knows as much as she does about herself. Grace has always inspired attention and opinions, but until Frankie, she’s never been so observed, so remarked upon. Frankie’s insults are so deserved, and her questions are so intuitive, that Grace can’t help but accept Frankie’s compliments as truth, too. Achingly lovely post-s4 story where Grace and Frankie get to move forward together. Oh my heart.

Wonderful post-Ragnarok slice of life story on the refugee ship. Heimdall remains the most competent adult in Asgard and Thor is still the best. #precious asgardian

Leia inherits Bail Organa’s chief political operative, Josh Lyman. They celebrate a bunch of Seders over the cycles. What it says on the tin. Oh Josh. Oh Leia.

Bucky remembers Natasha in flashes. Natasha comes to Wakanda with Steve, and Bucky has begun remembering her. Nicely done.

The Winter Solder walks into a pub in Brooklyn, looking for something he can't remember but knows he left behind. Eliot, Parker, and Hardison just want to survive the encounter. Oh my heart.

Luke meets Ahsoka after the battle of Endor. Oh heart.

Anakin is a proud Force ghost dad. Oh heart. (sequel to Strange Meetings)

Four meals Kanan made for his crew and one he made for himself. Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh Kanan. *sob* #see you space cowboy

Cassian hadn't meant to give K-2SO free will. Good thing for both of them he's a terrible slicer. *sobs* #oh no droid feels