recs and links

In which Josh Lyman convinces Steve Rogers to run for President. hee!

Nicely fraught, hot Karen/Frank.

They didn’t sit next to each other in meetings; they rarely left the building together, and Natasha never, ever called him James in public; usually he called her Romanov, sometimes Nat, the same way Steve did. They worked together as flawlessly as they always had, but she was fairly sure that most of their friends thought they didn’t much like each other. Only she caught Steve frowning sometimes, when something happened where they could or should have brought up their relationship, or at least relaxed a little. She couldn’t. James couldn’t. It was fine to touch and kiss and hold hands when the people around them were perfect strangers, or when they could play a role of a kind, but as soon as it was all a sea of familiar faces and cameras in strategic positions she froze up into a kind of panic mode Bucky and Natasha move in together, but don't tell anyone they're a couple. Oh my heart.

AU where Obi-Wan is a lady; she and Anakin get captured by Dooku and try to figure out what he wants with them. A good read. (Ugh, bring me all the lady!Obi-Wan fic; it scratches an itch I didn't even know I had.)

Wistful, meditative look at Jack deciding to be honest with himself about what he wants, and doing something to get it. Lovely.

Very hot Frank/Karen in the aftermath of the s2 finale.

Jack poses for the ESPN body issue. Bitty tries to deal with it. Hilarious and hot and adorable.

Very enjoyable story of when Natasha Romanoff met Matt Murdock. Oh heart.

Really lovely look at Rey deciding what to do with her hair after she joins the Resistance.

Ahsoka Tano has survived, but she has not been spared. Ahsoka, in the years after the Jedi purge. *sobs*

How do I write a thank-you card to a sister-in-law who is dying?

Interesting take on what might happen when the kids find Glendower, and then the aftermath. With a lovely Ronan/Adam/Blue relationship at the heart of it.

She disassembles ovens and covers canvases with paint in the studio she gets to use for working at the gallery, and he works in a tiny office downtown, and their fridge is covered in pictures from their friends’ lives, and Lardo has framed every picture Jack ever gave them. They hang in their bedroom, next to the pieces from her senior thesis, their diplomas, books they haven’t bothered to shelve and dirty-cheap paintings that Lardo adds improvements to. And there’s too much sugar in her drink, but she doesn’t mind it. Lovely established relationship future fic for Shitty and Lardo.

Luke finally turned to look at his father’s ghost. Despite everything, Luke noted with some amusement that his father still preferred to appear as his twenty-three-year old self. Even ten years ago, it had felt strange seeing his father this way; now it was downright ridiculous. To see them sitting together, one might have thought Luke the father and Anakin the son. “I would prefer to be remembered this way,” Anakin said, reading Luke’s thoughts. “As your mother saw me.” “Mother.” Luke sighed and looked back to the horizon, at the trailing orange-red glow of the set sun. “What would she have done?” “Oh, something brilliant, probably,” Anakin said, smiling. “Something well beyond the likes of us.” Exactly what the title says: Luke and Anakin's ghost and Rey through the years.

AU in which Sirius is sorted into Slytherin and everything is different, except for the things that are the same, which is that he and Remus are still stupidly, tragically in love and it doesn't end well at all. *sobs*

The story of how Captain America gets his shield back. *sobs* Oh my heart. This is an absolutely adorable outsider POV.

Interesting look at Rey, Luke, and Kylo Ren throughout Rey's training.

Stupidly hot Steve/Bucky/Natasha porn.

While Rey sips her tea, Leia stands behind her and combs the knots out of her hair. Her hands are cool and gentle and if, from time to time, they seem to shake, Rey doesn't say anything. It should feel strange, being fussed over by this woman she barely knows, but there's a connection between them that's deeper than grief, deeper than the need for amends. Rey senses it, but she's too tired, too overwhelmed to think about it now. All she can think is, This must be what it's like to be someone's daughter. This must be what it's like to feel safe. ♥REY♥ Lovely.

Really lovely (if heartbreaking, because canon) look at Ahsoka and Anakin's relationship from Obi-Wan's POV.

Jack and Bitty and physics. Lovely.

In his years at The Times, Mr. Bittman contributed more than 1,500 bylines. From no-knead bread to Mexican chocolate tofu pudding, here are some of his most-loved recipes.

Bitty, after the kiss. Oh heart.

hold off on reccing until the second story is done.

Bucky does his healing in Wakanda, under the auspices of T'Challa. Really lovely.

Great fanart (is it fanart if it's commissioned by the author?) of Mulaghesh and Shara.

Bucky makes a friend of the alien beast from the end of Thor 2 while he's recovering. Adorable!

Rey has trouble sleeping. Lovely.

Dottie and Peggy through the years.

Stunning and exquisite Remus/Sirius.