recs and links

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

Finn and Chewie on the Falcon. Oh my heart.

Highly enjoyable AU where Anakin remembers his vision on Mortis and tries to change things, with only middling success. It allegedly still has an epilogue coming, but it's been over a year and the story ends in a satisfying way without it, so I'm just gonna rec it.

Fifteen years after Mustafar, Darth Vader figures out how to go back in time to prevent the action he most regrets - killing his wife. Back in the past, Anakin makes some different choices, and a lot more people get to live because of it. Long, compelling read.

Rose's first day on the job with the Resistance. Adorable!

The space ship comes down in the Sheep Meadow, on the South Side of Central Park. The first response is, of course, military. The second thing that happens, once their leader has made the purpose of the aliens' arrival clear, is the deployment of a field office of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service. Enter Darcy Lewis, Asgardian Liaison officer with the Department of Damage Control. This is fun!

3 AUs where Padme saves Anakin.

the editing here is amazing

update of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJzMbJFux4w with CACW and A:IW clips.

Rey didn't go directly to Ahch-To after leaving D'Qar. Chewie had some business to settle first. This is brilliant and hilarious and I wish the movies had done it.

“I’ll be quiet, just fuck me already, it’s been seventy goddamn years.” Bucky smiles, sweet and wide, new lines at the corners of his eyes, and yeah, there he is, there’s Steve’s best guy. Steve’s not ever gonna stop being in love with him. “Steve Rogers, how could I ever forget what a romantic you are,” he says, and slips a finger inside Steve. sweet, funny Steve/Bucky (with some Steve/Bucky/Peggy back in WWII).

Jason knows exactly how well it works out, when one broken thing tries to fix another. But Talia and Bruce set the bar pretty low. All Jason has to do is not leave Clint worse off than how he found him. Sweet and melancholy.

Her brain stutters on the thought of what she wants Frankie to feel. Still, there's only one real choice, isn't there? She walks over to the couch and lays a hand on Frankie's shoulder. "Coming up?" she asks when Frankie looks at her. Frankie gapes for a moment, mouth moving soundlessly. "Oh, Grace," she stutters. "Really?" Frankie is warm under Grace's hand through the soft cotton of her pyjama shirt. "Before I think better of it," Grace says, squeezing Frankie's shoulder to take the sting out of her words. "Yippee," Frankie crows, hopping off the couch faster than Grace thought she could move. She runs for the stairs, blankets and all, and Grace stands by the couch, watching as she disappears. She looked so happy. Surely a night in crowded quarters is worth it, for that? AU where Grace and Frankie start sharing a bed early in s1 and things progress from there. #and they were roommates

Sweet Jess/Trish fake dating fic.

Lovely bit of Okoye/Ayo.

Nicely done modern AU media fic - looks like it could have come right out of Vanity Fair.