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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.

Leia makes it to Obi-Wan after the battle of Scarif. She's not impressed. Oh Skywalkers.

Soul Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJa0gUZrDbu5ZPwAENx0ScdkjnP1vLKz Discworld and Terry Pratchett playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqJa0gUZrDbu5ZPwAENx0ScdkjnP1vLKz Cosgrove Hall's animated adaption of Sir Terry Pratchett's sixth Discowrld novel; Wyrd Sisters, features the three witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick getting tangled up in the royal politics of Lancre. Produced in 1997. With Christopher Lee as the voice of Death.

“We’re going to do what you wanted,” T’Challa says. “Outreach. Revealing ourselves. Intervening in the world. It’s the right thing to do,” he nods, as if still trying to convince himself. “That’s not what I wanted,” Erik says. Erik survives and starts to deal with his issues.

Lovely look at Shuri's friendship with Bucky.

Steve comes to visit Bucky in Wakanda after the events of Black Panther. Lovely.

Jake grabbed for Amy’s hands. “Babe, you gotta help me here. I am wildly unqualified to salvage Rosa’s Christmas." Adorable! And perfectly in character!

N'Jadaka is having coffee a block away when the signing of the Sokovia Accords is interrupted by a bombing. ooh...

Obi-Wan is finally honest with Anakin about how much he cares for him (before it's too late). Oh heart.

Steve visits Bucky in Wakanda. Lovely, though I want so much more of Bucky & Shuri: snarky bff!

Shuri helps T'challa deal with the aftermath.

“Bast’s precious ears, Michelle! Why didn’t you tell me he was this easy?” MJ shrugs. “He’s not this bad, usually.” Something occurs to her and she smiles, slow and mischievous. “Must be the combined force of our presence.” “At least he has the sense to be properly overwhelmed.” Adorable Shuri/MJ/Peter.

Anakin and Obi-Wan's partnership gets off to a rough start, but they're working on it.

In which the Dursleys turn baby Harry over to the police and he ends up adopted by a lovely family and things turn out just a little bit better. So warm and wonderful.

Leia gritted her teeth. Was he really going to make her explain that she wanted to stay here? She wanted to wake up in the morning and trade ration packs with Luke. She wanted Han to smirk at her and Chewie to howl and pat her hair. She wanted to know she had one place in the galaxy where she belonged, preferably by the side of people who would survive the war, and to do all that, she had to earn her place. She had to be the opposite of a princess; she had to be useful. Oh, Leia. Oh my heart. *sobs*

Poe drags Leia out on a recruiting mission and she finally opens up to someone about her losses. Oh heart.

AU where Erik never becomes Killmonger, and Heimdall visits Wakanda to negotiate a treaty. (and not one where's Wallace joke in the whole thing!)

Thor asks Sam for help finding his father's ravens. Sam apparently can't say no to earnest blond Avengers seeking help. Oh Sam.

Ryan Coogler’s film is a vivid re-imagination of something black Americans have cherished for centuries — Africa as a dream of our wholeness, greatness and self-realization.

Dutch and Johnny have to deal with sex pollen. They're not happy about it.

Alec and sex: a history. Oh Alec.

Max and Alec go undercover as a fake couple! Max has to deal with her feelings about Alec! Oh Max.

Steve and Bucky through the years. Lovely.

all right. so. this is a Harry Potter AU, in rambly and abbreviated form. this is a version of events where, on the morning of November 1st, 1981, the police are called to a house in Surrey. when they arrive, a large man with a red face and a moustache is waiting for them, brandishing a baby. to be more accurate: he is brandishing a basket. the basket contains a baby. he tells the police that his wife found the basket on their doorstep that morning. “Gave her the shock of her life,” he says, with a chuckle that does not seem the least bit sincere.

A nice bit of early season 1 Eleanor/Tahani.

Scenes from the reboot where Jianyu is Eleanor's soulmate. Aw. This is very sweet and also highlights how much Eleanor and Jason might have in common.