recs and links

Quiet, lovely, first time Danny/Rusty.

Rey and Chewie outfit the Falcon for the trip to find Luke. This is hilarious on top, with the heartbreak right underneath.

When Steve's name is called as a tribute for the Hunger Games, Bucky volunteers to go in his stead. Heartbreaking and lovely CA/HG fusion.

Rey, experiencing things for the first time. Lovely.

Lovely and melancholy slices of Rey's life on Jakku.

Nice look at Poe through the eyes of various characters.

Lovely look at Ronan.

Once word gets out about Finn, other stormtroopers start defecting. Oh my heart.

Leia has a reunion with her son. It doesn't go the way he'd planned. Oh my heart.

"But I was happy doing it because the whole time I thought, ‘I bet this will make Lorelai smile.’ I can’t tell you all the stupid stuff I’ve done over the years and liked doing just because I knew you would smile at it. And I don’t want there to ever be a day when you don’t feel like smiling and it’s my fault you feel that way. So if I’m making you feel bad, you have to tell me, okay? Because then I’m letting you down, and that’s the one thing I never want to do.” “Really?” she teases, starting to smile. “The one thing?” “I’m not wild about the idea of watching Stars Hollow Elementary’s production of Godspell either,” he says dryly, “but we both know you’re going to drag me into that one.” Emily saves the day and Luke and Lorelai talk instead of being stupid. The perfect s6 fix-it. *happy sigh*

Luke learns he's going to be an uncle. Oh my heart.

Sweet, achy Steve/Bucky/Natasha.

Long, engrossing mystery with Shara and Sigrud set prior to "City of Stairs."

Poe has other friends, he swears. He just always ends up with Finn and Rey somehow. Poe takes a while to clue in that Rey and Finn are including him because they want him. So adorable!

So Devil's Cub is my very favorite Heyer, and possibly my favorite romance of all time, and this version of it is utterly brilliant. I am completely entranced by this version of Mary and Dominic, and their continental adventures, plus the story redeems Mary's mother and sister, as well! Absolutely amazing.

The gang celebrates Christmas, and Adam worries about whether Ronan will like his gift. Sweet and hot and snarky all at once. *happy sigh*

Steve and Bucky and so much mutual oblivious pining, I love it.

Peter fills in for MJ as the Santa in the Baxter Building lobby and develops a crush on Johnny Storm. hijinks ensue. Aw heart.

Leia must be her own hope. Her world cannot have died in vain. Leia's life is a series of tragedies but she perseveres. Oh my heart. *sobs*

Missing scene from the movie - how Poe gets back to the Resistance from Jakku. Oh, Leia.

Adorably sweet but also stupidly hot Rey/Finn/Poe.

Rey dreams of falling, and of a dead man (who is probably her grandfather and who is as annoyingly cryptic as any dead Jedi mentor has ever been, sigh). Oh honey. Plus there's a couple of cameos that made me squee out loud.

She speaks slowly, hesitating at first but her voice gathering strength as old stories remember themselves to her. A saga of beasts and heroes. Bears and snakes, giants and children. Separated companions, flocks of sparrows. Jane Foster, born to science, has a touch of poetry in her soul. She leans against him, and just as seamlessly her voice blends into his. He tells her star-stories from Asgard. Wars, weapons, old warriors broken by battle and returning to the sky. Bright lords and ladies. Lovers. Monsters. Destinies. Jane breathes into his ear Not so different. Really lovely Jane/Thor.

Finn would really like a grapple gun, and I can't blame him for that. Hee!

Rivers of London the official Music Video based on the book series by Ben Aaronovitch. Lyrics and Music by Ben "Doc Brown" Smith and Mikis Michaelides

Really lovely post-canon story of Edene and Samarkar's friendship

Aw, brunch and romance, two of my favorite things. Bitty comes up with specialty recipes for his friends. This is adorable.

Isabeau's POV on the first few days of the curse. Lovely.

Highly enjoyable casefic that seems completely possible within Peter's world

In which Penny uses the pop-up book Li'l Gumshoe to find her father. ADORABLE.