Uffish Thought

On the menu this round: ex-soldiers with feelings, dumbass superheroes with feelings, and vids! (please note there is some overlap between categories *g*)

Take My Whole Life Too by muccamukk (Band of Brothers, Lewis/Nixon)

After spending the whole war pining, Dick finally confesses his feelings. The trouble is, he doesn’t know what to do with Nix now that he has him.

In which they don’t have a great first time so Dick decides he must DO RESEARCH. *cackles* God, I love him so much. Sweet, funny, and (eventually) very hot.

Worthy of Trust and Confidence by Alethia (Generation Kill/West Wing, Brad/Nate)

“Mr. Vice President, I believe you might be familiar with Special Agent Colbert.”

The world stilled.

And in walked Brad. Black suit. Black tie. Perfect.

or: Generation Kill/The West Wing futurefic fusion. The Seaborn/Fick ticket sailed to victory in the 2016 presidential election. Amidst governing and getting the last of the troops out of Afghanistan, Nate’s daughter starts receiving threats. Naturally, it’s Brad to the rescue.

Once again, reading Band of Brothers fic slingshotted me sideways in GK fandom. It’s been a few years, so I finally found and read this one, which is a gorgeous story about grief and letting go as much as it is a romance.

The Department of Special Collections by @cesperanza & @albymangroves (MCU, Steve/Bucky)

It was a messy thing of leather and papers and rope. It looked like Phillips had carelessly thrown a bunch of documents onto an old piece of black leather and then rolled the whole thing up and tied it … The papers inside were all different sizes, everything out of order and haphazardly stacked, like someone had been in a hurry and just grabbed it all.

Outsider POV *and* archival porn *and* epistolary? With beautiful art? Yes please!

what’s up danger by @tempestaurora (MCU/Spiderman multiverse, gen)

Gwen snorted. “You and Miles would get along-” A smile appeared on her face, growing wider. “You wanna go on a trip?”

“A multi-dimensional trip.”

“The only fun kind,” she agreed. Gwen turned to him, her smile large and coaxing. “It’ll be great. I’ll get you back here as soon as you want – but it could be fun! Meet Miles, maybe another Peter if we have time.”

Peter really wanted to go to another universe, let’s be clear. But he a) had homework, b) didn’t need his brain to melt out of his ears, and c) had a dinner to get to in three hours.

He totally ended up going to another universe.

Admittedly I am 100% the target audience for this because I love all Peter Parkers forever and ever amen, but it’s also flat-out adorable and a fun, gossipy twirl through the various movieverses.

you keep me hanging on by @lamujerarana (Marvel 616, Peter Parker/Johnny Storm)

Johnny, reeling from his breakup with Medusa and the loss of his entire family, turns to Peter for comfort…that eventually involves casual sex that isn’t so casual for Johnny, since he just so happens to be in love with Peter.

Everything becomes incredibly complicated.

Ahh, mutual pining while actually having sex on a regular basis is a hard trope to pull off, but this was right on the mark. And super hot.

Stress by @findmeinthealps​ (vid, Iron Man)

I’ve seen this song vidded in other fandoms, but it’s a great choice for Tony. Zippily edited and damn charming - right up until the gutpunch of an ending. (no I haven’t been able to watch Endgame again, why do you ask?)

I Found A Reason by @trelkez​ (vid, The Eagle, Marcus/Esca)

Very simple, both in construction and music, but it really captures the intense connection (bad and good) between Marcus and Esca. I’m kind of annoyed at myself for only just finding it. *watches again*

Some days, you just want to read bakery AUs. Have some recs.

The Stars & Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (Dresden Files) (also, 1/6 - the header lies)
Hallelujah, the WIP is complete! I never thought I'd like a normal-life AU for this fandom so much, but it's incredibly charming and deals with Harry's issues in a realistic, h/c awesome way, with the full ensemble as background. Plus, good Harry/Marcone is hard to find....

New Beautiful Things Come (XMFC)
In which Erik runs a kosher bakery and Charles is an activist, but not in the way you think. Gorgeously atmospheric (made me miss New England falls something fierce. Not the winters, though *g*), and does interesting things with the mutation-as-metaphor-for-minorities trope.

I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile (Inception)
Pretty sure the entire fandom has read this now, but who can resist Arthur twisting himself into knots of denial and Eames soothing his pain with massive amounts of espresso? Hilarious and heartfelt, often in the same breath, and such a comfort re-read.

Buy Handmade (bandom/MCR)
Warm, lyrical, and set in the early days of Etsy, Frank decides to make a career change from tech support to baker. My heeeeeart. Especially lovely to read it again as someone who just spent a year in massage school while working at a call center.

..and what the hell, a couple of stories where people play Never Have I Ever. (if you ever meet me while drunk and want to make me happy, suggest playing this game. I am so weak for it.)

I Never (comics!Avengers)
In which a bunch of sleep-deprived Avengers drink diet soda and mock each other. ♥

An Ancient and Noble Game (The Eagle)
In which Marcus and Esca play the game in the very traditional mode of 'trying to figure out if your crush likes you'. Also, *smoking* hot.