Gay Rebel Scum

Oh boy, I don't have any excuses for this one. It's late, mostly because there was a period of time where I wasn't reading as much fic as I'd like (I'm an English major, so most of my reading time went to school work). Still, I like this series a lot, and want to keep it going as best I can! There's a lot of fics incoming, so hold onto your hats.

Title: Hot Cross Buns
Author: HipHopAnonymous
Fandom: Good Omens
Ship: Ineffable Husbands
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Ineffable Wives, Aziraphale has a vulva, Crowley has a penis, Spanking, Light Humiliation, Creampie, Cum Eating, Paddling, Marking, Penis in Vagina Sex, Wing Grooming, Fan Art
Length: over 5k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Nanny Ashtoreth has warned the governess, Elizabeth Fell, that she will be punished if she doesn't keep her chambers clean. Unfortunately, Miss Fell is both sloppy and lazy. Of course, she puts off the cleaning for too long, and so Miss Ashtoreth finally puts her foot down. Much to the dismay and pleasure of them both.
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I love the ineffable wives as written here, and Aziraphale/Elizabeth is delightfully debauched. Not to mention I'm just a sucker for Nanny Ashteroth in general. It was the perfect companion while avoiding Christmas Day mayhem with my family.

Title: Potestas et Virtus
Author: onlyastoryteller
Fandom: Call Me By Your Name RPF
Ship: Charmie
Rating: Mature
Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Other Tags: Gladiator AU, Prison AU, Dystopia AU, Enemies to Lovers
Length: over 40k (incomplete, 8 chapters)
Summary: With two-hundred-sixty-seven wins in the Arena to his name, Armand Hammer is the only fighter in nearly twenty years to ever come close to earning his freedom. He's not about to let anything stop him now, especially not a scrawny new recruit with haunting green eyes and a mysterious past.
Timothée doesn't know how he ended up in the Arena. He knows he didn't do anything to earn him a life sentence, and he would never have chosen the Arena as an alternative to a lifetime of servitude. He can only think of one reason for his predicament: someone wants him dead
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I love this AU! The concept is so clever and I love the author's wordbuilding! She's also SUPER nice! I got to work with her on the artwork this fic is paired with (since it's part of a big bang), and I'm so glad my work was paired with such a cool fan fic! I'm not a huge RPF reader, but I think storyteller has a lot of fun with Timmy and Armie, as well as a few of their collaborators!

Title: l'emprisonner dans la cage de son désespoir
Author: CharmedImsure
Fandom: Call Me By Your Name RPF
Ship: Charmie
Rating: Mature
Content Warnings: Choose Not to Warn
Other Tags: Vampires, Witches, Historical AU, Angst, Some Smut, Locked In
Length: over 4k (incomplete, 2 of 3 chapters posted)
Summary: Jonathan Harker has gone missing and his brother, Armand, is convinced Count Vladimir is responsible. Taking matters into his own hands he travels to the remote castle in the Carpathian Mountains to find the answers he seeks.
Timothée, the count’s esteemed houseguest has drawn the ire of a local woman whose daughter, she believes, has fallen under his thrall.
A spell is woven of magic and blood.
Trapped in the castle with no way out will they be able to fight their growing attraction to each other? Can one resist the overwhelming temptation borne to him? And will the other be able to survive it?
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And here's my other collabortion for the CMBYN Big Bang! Not as much of this fic has been published, but I love love love vampires! Hopefully you guys will get a kick out of it as well!

Title: Prince of Omens
Author: WhiteleyFoster
Fandom: Good Omens
Ship: Ineffable Husbands
Rating: Mature
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Ancient Egypt, Prince of Egypt
Length: 206 pages (incomplete, 35 of 50 chapters posted)
Summary: It wasn't difficult for Crowley to slither into the position of "Snake God"... it was Ancient Egypt after all. No, the hard part was figuring out how to handle a relationship with an angel who happened to be living amongst the slaves.
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Gosh, this comic is so lovely! I love the way Whiteley draws both of the husbands, keeping them recognisablewhile still adding her own flare to them! I'm also just Weak for The Prince of Egypt, and it's clear that Whiteley drawing from the movie's colour pallet. If you love Good Omens and you somehow haven't read this yet, definitely give it a read!

Title: a bed too large
Author: almostannette
Fandom: Fantastic Beasts
Ship: Gradence
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Mail Order Brides, 1880s Historical AU, Internalised Homophobia, Explicit Sexual content
Length: over 10k (complete, 2 chapters)
Summary: Sometimes, when he could be sure that he would not be discovered, Credence took out the photograph of Percival and looked at it, sometimes even going so far as to trace the man’s features with the tips of his fingers.
He’d spent some nights wishing he were indeed Claire, not Credence. If he were a woman instead of a man, there would be no need to deceive Percival, and they could indeed get married. Credence thought he wouldn’t mind it - running the household for Percival, sharing a bed with him at night, bearing him a few children. If only…
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*sigh* Theresa writes the most lovely fics. The sweetness and intimacy between Credence and Graves is palpable. I'm honestly not sure I'm in love with the smut, though it wasn't written by Theresa, so I can't blame her for it. And the fic is worth it just for the tenderness in my opinion.

Title: Nous n’avons rien à faire, rien que d’être heureux
Author: elletromil, paxdracona
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Merhartwin
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Merpeople AU, Established Merlahad, Getting Together, Courtship Rituals, Fluff, Kissing, Making Out, Biting
Length: over 5k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: “Harry, Merlin, I present you the first gift of my courtship. It is my intent, if you accept, to show you that I can not only provide for you a home and protection, but cherish you.”
Harry and Merlin have been in a relationship for decades. Many a siren have proposed them over the years, but Eggsy is the first one they're willing to give a chance.
And Eggsy isn't about to let it go to waste.
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I'm so here for the literal MERhartwin in this fic! I'm also just a huge sucker for courtship rituals and I love seeing how much these three care for each other!

Title: Dirty Dancing: Moscow Nights
Author: gothyringwald
Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Ship: Napollya
Rating: Mature
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: 1950s AU, Slow Burn, Dancing, Misunderstandings, First Kiss, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, Frottage, Friends to Lovers, First Time, Angst with a Happy Ending
Length: over 16k (complete, 7 chapters)
Summary:In 1950s Moscow Illya is growing bored with his life in the Komsomol. When his new friend, Gaby, invites him to a dance with her stilyagi friends, he knows he should refuse, but finds the pull of their colourful world irresistible. There, he meets Napoleon, and is instantly attracted to the other man. They don't get off to the best start but dancing and jazz bring them together...eventually.
AKA the one where Gaby and Napoleon are stilyagi, Illya is a little bit square, and there's a lot of dancing.
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1950s Soviet counterculture is a fascinating idea for an AU! And these two feel so in character despite the change in geography (tho it took me a while to get used to Russian Napoleon Solo). It's a great little multi-chapter fic and I love every second of it. It's pretty easy to forget that jazz was super countercultural back when it was first introduced to a white audience, and seeing it keep that cultural significance in a different country at a different time is absolutely fascinating!

Title: To Everything There is a Season
Author: flecksofpoppy
Fandom: Attack on Titan
Ship: Jeanmarco
Rating: Mature
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Inspired by Fanart, First Kiss, First Time
Length: over 20k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Everything grows in its own time.
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I haven't ever recc'd any Attack on Titan fic on here, but it was my JAM back in high school. This one is an oldie but a goodie, building out the world of the anime a bit as well as making Marco's death 110% more tragic than it was in canon. To put it simply, this one sparks joy.

Title: Stumbling In
Author: kenjiandco
Fandom: Attack on Titan
Ship: Jeanmarco
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Chooses Not to Warn (but I don't think any apply)
Other Tags: Awkward Shed Sex, Frottage, Grinding, Finger Sucking, Hurt/Comfort
Length: over 7k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Sometimes running away from a party and hiding in a garden shed during a thunderstorm solves more problems than you'd expect...
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It was nostalgia for this fic that actually got my jeanmarco kick going. I love this fic. Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist are hilarious as Jean's parents, and I love seeing the 104th squad chilling at a wedding party together! Not to mention the porn is pretty great.

That's everything for today! Sorry for making you guys wait! I hope I can get these out more often! Happy new year everyone!

So, it looks like Fic Rec Friday might become more of a Fic Rec Saturday because of my school schedule... I'm keeping the name, though, because I'm a bit of a sucker for alliteration.

Didn't read a ton this week, as I've been starting to get back into the pattern of going to Uni and figuring out an appropriate time to catch up on my fics. I've also been reading a lot of longfics lately, which I like to wait until I've finished to rec. Still, here's a couple of fun ones!

Title: Flavor of the Day - Neapolitan
Author: zebraljb
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Merhartwin (established Merlahad)
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Eggsy isn't a Kingsman but Harry and Merlin are, Fantasising, Dirty Talk
Length: over 2k (1 chapter, complete)
Summary: Eggsy is working his boring job at an ice cream parlor when two very handsome men come in. He tells his friend Roxy everything he'd like them to do to him/with him...but they can't hear him. Right?
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Oh man, this fic is so much fun! Eggsy has Big Horny Energy, but honestly, if Merlin and Harry came into my workplace, I'd probably feel the exact same way. Also this is the first part of a series, which is a positively delightful read!

Title: A Tale of Two Professors
Author: Aziwaphale
Fandom: Good Omens
Ship: Ineffable Husbands
Rating: General Audiences
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Human AU, Teacher AU, Fluff, Secret Relationship, Professors
Length: over 1k (1 chapter, complete)
Summary: Professor Fell teaches English Literature, he's the students favourite, kind and warm and always putting his students first.
Professor Crowley teaches Botany and tends to scare the first years when he yells at his plants.
They're both married, but the students can't seem to piece together that they're married to each other, not different people.
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What can I say? It's cute, it's fun, I had a good time reading it.

Hey everyone! Happy Fic Rec... Sunday. It's been a while, huh? Between travelling and work and general summer/pride month activities, I haven't had a ton of time to actually read fics and write up a rec post. Luckily, since I haven't been reading too much lately, I've had a ton of stuff to catch up with, including nightonficmountain, kingsmanreversebang and fandom5k.

Comin' at you with eight fics this week! Hopefully it's enough that you'll forgive me for not recc-ing for nearly a month.

Title: 🍑
Author: deep_dark_waters
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Biting, Bruises, Intercural Sex, Finger Sucking, Cake, Extremely Tiny Underpants
Length: over 8k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Pining, cream cakes, very tiny underpants, and the biting of beautiful thighs.
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If you're not yet a member of the Taron Egerton's Thighs Fan Club, this fic may very well make you a convert. It's steamy and delicious, and certainly worth a read!

Title: The Writing's On the Wall
Author: mmouse15, zebraljb
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Alternate Universe, Harry is a Kingsman Agent, Eggsy is Not a Kingsman Agent, Art, Graffiti, Mutual Pining
Length: over 22k (complete, 9 chapters)
Summary: Someone's creating lovely artwork on buildings around London. Why does Kingsman care? Because the artist is including a tiny replica of the Kingsman symbol in every painting. Chester asks Harry to investigate, and along the way he is distracted by a lovely young man he meets in a coffeehouse.
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This was an absolutely wonderful airplane read! While the actual identity of Rex is fairly obvious from the get-go (at least it was to me), it's really fun to see how everything plays out in the end. And how smitten Eggsy and Harry are for each other, obviously.

Title: Still Right Here
Author: learnedfoot
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ship: Starker
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Action/Adventure, Canon-Typical Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Huddling For Warmth, Iron Man Suit Kink, Post-Avengers Endgame, Fix-It of sorts, Future Fic
Length: over 11k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: “It’s like The Hunger Games,” Peter concludes, plopping to the ground, cross-legged. “But with aliens.”
“Kid, do I look like a person who read The Hunger Games?”
Or: Tony’s resurrected, but there’s a catch.
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Oh boy, where do I start? First of all, LF's Starker fics are always a blessing. And here we have her signature ability to weave in the events of canon with plenty of ship material and some Big Feelings. Watching Tony adjust to Peter being an Actual Real Adult is a joy, and Peter trying to prove himself is both tragic and moving. Great material!

Title: Whatever Is, Is Good
Author: deep_dark_waters, Paxdracona
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Merlahad, eventual Merhartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Puppy Love, Established Relationship, Old Married Couple, Fluff and Smut, Secret Crush
Length: over 22k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Harry Hart should not be allowed within fifty feet of tiny runty puppies because he loses all reason. When he finds an abandoned teacup schnauzer searching for food in the bins, he immediately decides he’s going to be its mother and brings it home to love forever. Obviously he doesn’t stop to consider the fact that he’s out of the country more often than not so all the actual looking after is going to fall on Merlin, who has a deep disdain for people who make their dogs wear clothes and thinks anything smaller than a wolfhound is basically a pointless rodent.
Meanwhile, Eggsy is floundering on probation after grassing up Dean and his thugs in return for escaping jail time for his part in all their previous criminal activity. Life is looking pretty bleak, no money and no prospects - until he meets a ridiculous eccentric couple and their amazing little dog, and is hired as its nanny.
Contains deeply inappropriate use of the phrases "good boy", "bad boy", and "where’s your squeaky balls?"
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Oh man, this fic is precious. I love the idea of Harry bringing a teeny tiny puppo home and Merlin reluctantly warming up to it. And I love this fic's characterisation of Eggsy as well! There's also a sequel out right now and hopefully a part three coming soon, but in the meantime, this fic is so much fun!

Title: the internet was a mistake
Author: kageygirl
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Lepidopterist Harry Hart, Alternate Universe, First Meetings, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Fluff and Humour, Based on a Tumblr Post
Length: over 3k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Unsaid, but fairly fucking obvious in hindsight, was that Harry Hart did not have a lot to do in his free time to have delved that deeply into Eggsy's timeline, and that Eggsy might have wanted to consider that a lepidoperist with 53 Twitter followers might well notice picking up a new one with whom he was not personally acquainted and thus do some digging, and also that Eggsy was an idiot and the entire internet was a mistake.
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This fic is a bit of an older one, but definitely one of my favourites! Eggsy being drunk and mushy on Twitter and Harry actually finding it charming? Hits the spot for some great, fluffy fun!

Title: A Regular Rip Van Winkle
Author: aurilly
Fandom: Good Omens
Ship: Aziraphale/Crowley
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Crowley's Century-Long Nap, Discreet Gentleman's Clubs, Dancing, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Louis XIV, French Revolution, Victorian, Fish Out of Water, Pining
Length: over 8k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: After almost an entire century spent asleep, Crowley wakes in 1888 to find the world more changed than he thought possible. His first order of business is to find his angel.
Also concerning the origin of the Baroque gavotte (spoilers: Aziraphale was feeling thirsty
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OH BOY this fic! Crowley waking up from his "nap," Aziraphale joining 19th-century gay clubs, and a surprise appearance from a certain (very gay) author. This fic really has something for everyone: Prime series fans, book fans, and "don't make me choose" fans alike! Also 10 bonus points for writing it in the style of the original novel! This is a treat and required reading for all Good Omens fans IMO.

Title: Excuse Me For Forgetting
Author: rosecake
Fandom: MCU
Ship: Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau (I have just learned that their ship name is "Danbeau" and I love it!)
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Memory, Family, Post-Movie, Memory Loss, Getting Together & Established Relationship at the same time
Length: over 5k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: “This was a holiday, right?” she asked, pointing at a photo. She was smiling, bright and happy with Monica’s arms draped around her shoulders, opening something wrapped in yellow paper.
“That was your birthday,” said Maria. “The last one before the accident.”
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God, I need more femslash in my life, and Captain Marvel was such a gift to lesbians everywhere. I love the process of Carol slowly getting her memory back, and the connection she has with Maria despite everything that's happened to her. This fic also features Carol bonding with the Skrull and honestly? I didn't know how much I needed that until I got it.

Title: ready to run
Author: coz
Fandom: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
Ship: Catradora
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Canon Divergence
Length: over 6k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: After the Battle of Bright Moon, the Horde leaves Catra for dead. Adora is the one who finds her.
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Catradora is honestly my She-Ra OTP, and coz writes them both so well! Catra's reluctance to accept the Rebellion's help, and Adora trying to do right by her friend despite her crippling anxiety over her She-Ra duties play off each other SO well in this fic. I love it!

Thanks so much for reading! Seriously, if y'all have any femslash fics to rec, please throw them in the comments section! (I'm sure y'all know what my fandoms are by now lol. But if you're unsure, just ask.) I have plenty more catching up to do, so hopefully we can have another big Fic Rec Friday next week!

Hey everyone! Sorry for the light week this week. I didn't read too much, but I hope you'll enjoy the fruits of my labour.

Title: House Call
Author: zebraljb
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Alternate Universe, Doctor/Patient, First Dates
Length: over 9k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Harry has a new primary care physician and isn't happy about it...until he meets Dr. Unwin. He has an unexpected reaction to the beautiful doctor, which leads to a date, which leads to a drink, horrible puns and innuendos, and a trip upstairs to Harry's bedroom.
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This fic is so much fun! I ate through the entire series it's a part of through the last couple of days. It's adorably fluffy and features a wonderfully cheeky Eggsy. So much fun!

Title: Take Me To the River
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: General Audiences
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Meet-cute, Alternate Universe - Tailors, River Cruise, Class Differences, Happy Endings, Eggsy is a Former Marine, Harry is a Tailor, James is a Tailor
Length: over 3k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Eggsy's friends pooled their money and bought Eggsy a ticket on a Gay Singles Dinner Cruise on the Thames River. Eggsy doesn't want to disappoint them, but he knows this isn't a place for him - not among the posh wankers born with engraved silver suppositories. But he meets a lovely gentleman, posh - yes, but kind and interesting and the evening might not turn out to be as bad as he expects.
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This fic is SO cute! Another fun treadmill read. I love the chemistry between Harry and Eggsy, and the fact that Eggsy's friends pooled their money together to put him on a singles' cruise is adorable!

Title: The Oncoming Storm
Author: greygerbil
Fandom: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (movie)
Ship: Napollya
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Other Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fever, Broken Bones, Hiding Medical Issues
Length: over 4k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: Illya does not speak to his friends about his injuries as he should, but then, Illya and Napoleon have something else that is unspoken between them. When the spy team gets shut into a hut far from the closest town by a winter storm, the two find themselves facing all truths.
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I loved this fic! There's something so perfectly in-character about Illya feeling like he needs to hide his illnesses and injuries. Napoleon, Illya, and Gaby also have such wonderful chemistry in their scenes together AND Napoleon and Illya need to share a room??? Sign me up!

To celebrate the fact that I've kept up with this for 10 weeks (and to even out the smaller number of fics I've been posting), I'll be giving you guys a little extra this week! I've also just been reading more, so this feels right. This also may as well be titled "monsterfucker edition" for reasons that will soon become obvious.

Also, since you guys have started to know my tastes, most of this is porn. Especially because smutswap released its fics last week! I participated in the exchange and will be posting the lovely gift I received shortly.

Title: Safe House
Author: inb4invert
Fandom: Fantastic Beasts
Ship: Gradence
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
Other Tags: A/B/O Dynamics, Bodyguard AU, Bonding, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Protective Percival Graves, Bathing/Washing, Emotional Sex, Knotting
Length: over 8k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: They hired me in a hot minute as soon as somebody tried to take the kid. The Barebone widow and her attack dog of a lawyer on speakerphone, grilling me like I was the threat.
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So, first of all, I actually have the pleasure of being besties with Cyril, and our taste in kinks is, like, weirdly similar. But there isn't too much kinky sex here (unless ABO is a major turn off for you in which case, I get it). Instead, there's just a lot of Feelings, and it's a surprisingly sweet fic.

Title: The Prize
Author: Anonymous (to be revealed once Smut Swap is de-anonned)
Fandom: Assassin's Creed
Ship: Alexios/Stentor
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Jealousy, Possessive Behaviour, Riding, Rough Sex, Barebacking, past Alexios/Thaletas
Length: over 2k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: When Alexios takes his lover Stentor to Mykonos, a meeting with Thaletas convinces Stentor he has to prove he won't give up his spot by Alexios' side without a fight.
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I am VERY easy to please. AC fandom isn't that big, so I'm always happy to rec what I get, especially when it's a fun rarepair like this one. I love the rivalry aspect, and how CRAZY competative Stentor is. It works very well with his in-game character, and I had a ton of fun reading it!

Title: Public Displays of...
Author: Anonymous (to be revealed once Smut Swap is de-anonned)
Fandom: Venom (2018)
Ship: Symbrock
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Dubious Consent
Other Tags: Public Humiliation
Length: over 1k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary: 5 times Venom touched Eddie in public
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Once again, I'm a simple man of simple pleasures. And sometimes, those simple pleasures come in the form of an embarrassed Tom Hardy being felt up by his alien symbiote in public. (If last week's reclist didn't expose me as a monsterfucker, this one sure will)

Title: Midnight Snack
Author: monicawoe
Fandom: Venom (2018)
Ship: Symbrock
Rating: General Audiences
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Venom PoV, Agender Venom, Hungry Venom, Tired Eddie Brock
Length: over 2k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Eight hours is way too long to wait until breakfast. Venom makes snacks while Eddie is sleeping. Unfortunately the toaster gives them some issues.
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Saw this fic promo'd over on symbrock while I was browsing my reading page. It is wonderful cracky goodness! Someone please give poor Venom their toast before they give Eddie more grey hairs.

Title: House Call
Author: zebraljb
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Alternate Universe, Doctor/Patient, First Dates, Anal Sex, Oral Sex
Length: over 9k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Harry has a new primary care physician and isn't happy about it...until he meets Dr. Unwin. He has an unexpected reaction to the beautiful doctor, which leads to a date, which leads to a drink, horrible puns and innuendos, and a trip upstairs to Harry's bedroom.
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Oh man, this fic was such a fun read! I love Zebral's chracterisations of both Harry and Eggsy in general, but I specifically love the interplay of a kind of shy and awkward Harry and a VERY horny and bold Eggsy. And the jokes in this fic are lovely. Every single one of them got a chuckle out of me.

Title: Nice to Taste
Author: xzombiexkittenx
Fandom: Venom (2018)
Ship: Symbrock
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Suicidal Ideation
Other Tags: Depression, Self-Loathing, Tentacle Porn
Length: over 5k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Eddie doesn’t do well when he thinks the symbiote died in the fire.
He doesn’t tell Dan that suicide is the reason he’s in this mess in the first place. He didn’t go to the Golden Gate Bridge to throw Anne’s engagement ring into the water, he went there to throw himself but got distracted by Dr. Skirth’s messages and justice against Drake instead.
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A surprisingly heartfelt take on how Eddie coped while he believed Venom was dead. Spoiler alert: He does not cope well. But I just love how much Venom goes to great lengths to show how much they love Eddie. And yes, the porn is nice too. Like I said, simple pleasures.

Title: Little Red
Author: solohux
Fandom: Star Wars
Ship: Kylux
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other Tags: Werewolf AU, Human-Werewolf Interactions, Werewolf Kylo Ren, Bottom Hux, Knotting, Courtship, Crack Treated Seriously
Length: over 3k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a town where wolf-men were said to inhabit. The men, with beast-like fur covering their muscular bodies, are said to be able to run on all-fours like their animal cousins as well as stand on their two big paw-like feet, using their bushy tails as balance and as a way to attract mates.
In the neighbouring city of Arkanis, Armitage Hux hears of the stories and packs his bags, intrigued by the wolf-men, desperate to see one for himself and, possibly, attract the attention of one to satiate his secret knotting fetish.
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I'm fairly certain this fic sprung fourth from my id. I'm always here for Hux being a closet freak, and I'm always here for werewolves. Because I am also a freak. And I love Kylo's method of "courtship," which I won't ruin for you.

Title: Thief
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: Dub con roleplay
Other Tags: Sexual Roleplay, Harry in Panties, Gunplay ish, Oral Sex, Rimming, PWP, Established Hartwin, Panty Kink
Length: Over 1k (complete)
Summary: Harry Hart awakes in the middle of the night to find that a handsome young man has broken into his house.
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My second fic fic for dick_or_treat.
Also I finally wrote some fucking Hartwin oh my god. I've been meaning to forever, but it just never worked out until now.

 Do you ever receive something so amazing you just fuckin cry? My beautiful anonymous gifter for agegapexchange gave me an absolutely stunning Hartwin fic for Age Gap Exchange and it's literally like getting everything you wanted for Christmas and then some really great stocking stuffers (in the form of gr8 side character characterisation) on top of it!

Stranger, whoever you are, may you receive ALL the blessings.

Edit: This fic was written by elrhiarhodan .

Title: See Me Once, See the Way I Feel (Kingsman)
Ship: Hartwin
Rating: Teen and up
Content Warnings: Graphic depictions of Violence, Expressions of Anti-Semitism, references to past sexual abuse, References to Past Spousal Abuse (Between Dean and Michelle)
Other Tags: Slow Burn, Age Difference, Romance, Modern AU, Lepidopterist Harry, Insecure Eggsy, Gentle Harry, Badass Merlin, Mr Pickle is a Matchmaker, Hurt/Comfort, Injured Eggsy, Academic Malfeasance, Charlie Isn't Evil, Past Harry/Victoria, Past Harry/Merlin
Length: over 35k (???????)
Summary: Harry Hart, Director of Acquisitions for the Lepidopteral Catalog at the London Natural History Museum, is on his way home one Sunday afternoon, and encounters a lovely young man selling a rare collection of butterfly books in an antique fair. Of course he has to stop and take a look, and it doesn't take a scientist to see that this young man is as rare and special as the books he's selling.
Eggsy's a young man working hard to support his mum and baby sister, but the three jobs he's working at barely help make ends meet. A lucky encounter with a posh gent who just happens to want to buy an old set of books he's got might just give him a way out of a live of endless poverty.
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I didn't read a ton of fic this week, so I'm recc-ing fewer than usual. Sorry about that! Spent most of this week on schoolwork and FTH stuff.

Title: The Puppeteer's Demise
Author: almostannette
Fandom: Fantastic Beasts/Harry Potter
Ship: Grindeldore
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other tags: Character study, Pining, Final Battle, Lost Love, Regret
Length: over 5k (complete, 1 chapter)
Summary:Love was not rational, love was not kind – no, love was like that muggle disease, cancer. It spread in you, festering, infecting your insides until it had corrupted every good thing inside of you. What else could explain the way Albus still hungered for Gellert Grindelwald’s touch, for his hands on his skin and his mouth covering his own, after all that had happened between them?
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Annette is one of my best friends here in fandom, but I'm not just recommending this because she wrote it lol. Her prose is lovely here. There's some great quotes, including the one used for the summary, and a fantastic analysis of the parallels between Dumbledore and Grindelwald and a great vertical slice of their relationship. I'ts really good stuff! She doesn't often do canon-compliant stuff but when she does, it's a TREAT!

Title: Silver Rings and Golden Hearts
Author: AniPendragon
Fandom: RWBY
Ship: Ironqrow
Rating: Teen
Content Warnings: N/A
Other tags: Modern AU, Fake Married, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers
Length: over 19k (incomplete, 6 chapters)
Summary:Qrow Branwen is pretty content with his going-nowhere life. He's got a good family, adorable nieces, and a best friend that he'd take on the world for. So, when said best friend, James Ironwood, sits Qrow down and asks if they can get married (legally, not romantically) so that James can adopt a special needs child, Qrow says yes without much hesitation. After all, they've been friends for years, and he'd do anything for James.
What's the worst that could happen?
But from house inspections, discussions of co-parenting, falling for a second child at the agency, and so much more, Qrow and James both quickly realize that their little scheme can, and will, have lifelong consequences: not just for themselves, but for their soon-to-be children, their friends and family, and everything else in their lives.
And, if that's not enough, it seems that something is stirring between the two men, something different from their close friendship. Could this closeness be drawing them toward a different kind of love, or is it just the stress talking?
Either way, neither is prepared for the consequences of their plan, nor the way it will change their families, or their feelings, forever.
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I found this story back when it only had two or three chapters, and I knew I was in for a good time. I'd never actually read any Ironqrow before, but I love their dynamic here! There's also so much going on in the background (all based in canon) that the chapters really make you feel like your part of this community. Yang and Ruby are absolutely precious additions to an already-fantastic cast (Tai-yang, Summer, Raven, Qrow, and James). I really can't recommend this fic enough, so I hope y'all will give it a read if you're interested.

Title: Feel Something Start to Rise
Author: Sway
Fandom: Kingsman
Ship: Merhartwin with established Merlahad
Rating: Explicit
Content Warnings: N/A
Other tags: Puppy Play, Daddy Kink, Voyeurism, Cock Cages, Butt Plugs, Masturbation
Length: over 3k (incomplete, 3 chapters)
Summary:“It should be forbidden. There's children in the neighborhood,” Harry says with absolutely no outrage.
“And yet, my love, you're the one who's getting hard over watching him.”
Harry tries to stall, Merlin is very convincing, Eggsy doesn't know what is coming his way.
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And so the dirty Kingsman binge continues. Seriously, though, I loved the one-shot this was based on and I'm so happy to see it get a multi-chapter sequel! As always, I love Sway's characterisation and their use of kink not only to titillate, but also to inform their characters. It borders on crack fic territory because some of the situations these three get into are truly ridiculous, but it's always so much fun to read! Completely random, but I love the fact that Eggsy is a professional gymnast. It just feels very right for him. Merlin and Harry haven't actually asked Eggsy to join them in the bedroom yet, but I'll be waiting with bated breath until they do!

Again, sorry for the short rec list this week. I try to do five, but I really haven't been reading very much. Have y'all read anything good? I'm always a huge slut for new material. I'm working through a backlog of multichapter fics lately, so I'm always happy to have something new to read!