Recs Post!
MERLIN FANDOM
PAIRING: MERLIN/ARTHUR
1. [So much UNF] Marconi Plays The Palace by vissy
Summary: The mark of the omega was a gift, one which Arthur had ignored for the sake of the succession. Now his omega had come to claim his birthright.
Note: Omegaverse, Modern Royalty AU
2. The Pact by Cori Lanman
Summary: The ancient Albion Pact demands that the Prince of Wales must take someone magic born as his soul-bonded consort by the time he is 30 or face death. Before he was a Detective Inspector Warlock, Merlin Emrys was young and in love and made a promise to Prince Arthur -- and now Arthur is calling it in.
Note: Modern Royalty AU, genderbending
3. [So sweet & fluffy] This Dance of Days by kianspo
Summary: In which people get married, Arthur is confused a lot, Uther gives relationship advice, and Merlin isn’t scared, except when he is, but only a little bit. Also Merlin steals things, and Gwaine is up to no good.
Note: Modern AU
My note: Love this~ Plus there is supportive!Uther, which is something that I adore. :D
4. Written In The Scars On Our Hearts by AluraEmbrey
Summary: On the eve of the celebration in honour of Arthur’s first year as King of Camelot, the validity of his right to rule is challenged. An ancient Druidic rite of passage must be completed before evening of his birthday or he’ll lose the throne without even a magic attack in site. Thankfully, Merlin is there to ride into the wild at his side.
Note: Possessive!Arthur, Magic Reveal, Canon AU
5. [Recommended] The Meat Feast by cornmouse
Summary: Merlin is a BNF fanartist for The Roman, a camp HBO gladiator show. He accidentally becomes involved with The Roman's lead actor, Arthur Pendragon, over Skype without realizing it. Many pornographic shenanigans and misunderstandings ensue.
Note: Modern AU
My note: Would have love the fic to be longer, maybe elaborate more leading up to the ending, but the story itself is wonderfully written. Humour, scorching hot sex & delicious angst mixed together~
6. [So fluffy!] Winter's Respite by destina
Summary: It was the coldest winter many in Camelot had ever seen.
Note: Established relationship, protective!Arthur
7. Knights Should Never Play With Dragons by thecheekydragon
Summary: Merlin hated Arthur Pendragon. He really, really did. Now he was going to have to spend three weeks as a camp leader at a summer youth camp with him?
Notes: Modern AU, teenagers
8. Set,...Match by thecheekydragon
Summary: In which tennis hottie Ajay Pendragon absolutely does not lust after cute and barely legal ball boy Merlin Emrys at the London Olympics.
Note: Age difference,
9. Temptation, Thy Name Is Merlin by seths_dream
Summary: "I can resist everything except temptation"--Oscar Wilde
Arthur wants his sister's friend Merlin, but knows he's off-limits. He doesn't count on Merlin making the first move.Note: Age difference
10. [Recommeded] Cath Bawlg by rotrude
Summary: Merlin's hurt; everybody rallies around him.
Note: Post 5x13, reincarnation
My note: Love this. protective!Arthur, protective!Knights, and the best kind of hurt/comfort fic~ Also liked how the story is told through different POVs.
PAIRING: MERLIN/MORDRED1. Arthur's Bane by unloyal_olio
Summary: "Only think of a Camelot with Emrys standing in robes beside a high king. Wisdom and power and justice and a terrible amount of sarcasm-Albion will have to bow and unite. The only alternative is a stupendous amount of whinging.”
Merlin is smiling at him. “I don’t see myself the way that you do.”
“Like I said, you’ve been a servant too long, friend.”Notes: Side pairing Mordred/Percival
HARRY POTTER FANDOM
PAIRING: HARRY/DRACO
1. [ART REC] Starlit Garden by astridfire
Summary: In the garden outside of the Ministry of Magic New Years Eve Ball, Harry gets to know Draco Malfoy. He had planned on leaving the party early, but that was before he saw Malfoy again for the first time in years. Now dawn is creeping up fast, Harry is a little drunk, Draco is a lot gorgeous, and Harry really, really likes who Draco Malfoy has grown up into.
2. [ART REC] Every Breath You Take by stellamoon
Summary: lamerezouille's special requests for art were: "...collarbones, nipples, bums, Harry's glasses and art that says something" I think I hit each one of those requests. As to what the art is saying, I will leave that up to you. :)
3. [ART REC] I Want, I Need by star_sailor13
Summary: As Auror Potter leaves Hogwarts, having spent the evening helping to supervise the Yule Ball, Professor Malfoy finally plucks up the courage to face his old rival.
4. [ART REC] [Highly Recommended] Sometimes by pink_mint
Summary: Sometimes when I see your face, I think of what might have been.
5. A Thousand Apologies by rickey_a
Summary: After the war, Draco finds the ability to express remorse to everyone except Harry Potter.
6. Prepared Conversation by wendypops
Summary: Draco Malfoy wants to find out who sent him an anonymous gift. All Harry Potter wants to do is apologise.
7. [Highly Recommended] Tick/Tock by fireflavored
Summary: Draco Malfoy is in serious danger of becoming an old maid.
8. Here's The Pencil, Make It Work by ignatiustrout
Summary: Harry thinks "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?"
9. Collect Your Courage by mervab
Summary: Potter needs control; Draco needs forgiveness. They shag; Lavender gives advice; they yell; Seamus makes muffins; they fight; and everyone else drinks far too much coffee for their own wellbeing.
10. [Recommended] Manticoria by faire_weather
Summary: In the dangerous days after Voldemort’s fall, Harry struggles to find a way to be with Draco-again. As the magical world threatens to die all around him, it might be more unreachable than even he believes. Includes dying wards, dying beasts, and love struggling to live; sentient magic, wandlore, Founder lore, potion lore, and ward lore; and of course there is Zacharias Smith to ruin everything, as usual.
My notes: The attention to details in this fic is just amazing. The author managed to weave in the subtle progress of Harry & Draco's relationship in the very intricate plot. Also loved how the fic portrayed the strained relationship between people & the politics + happenings after the war. There are also loads of delicious angst, with both the boys trying to work through their past, live through the present, and act for the future.
11. [Recommended] Dark Arts Revived by static_abyss
Summary: Two years after Harry’s death Draco is faced with a task he can’t complete. Something that will make him go to any extent to bring Harry back, no matter what the consequences.
Notes: Dark, possessive/obsessive!Harry, minor character deaths (by murder)
My notes: I've always loved dark!fics, and this one is just a chilling, riveting read. Draco's desperation is palpable, and Harry's desire and obsession for Draco is just so deliciously dark and spine tingling.
12. [So much UNF] Harsh and Honest by Aspen (cursescar)
Summary: No summary by the author, but pretty much glorious, smutty PWP.
Notes: D/s, dirty talk + some other explicit stuff (Read the warnings!)
My notes: This fic is just scorching hot. The smut is explicit, with delicious possessive/top!Harry and wanton/slutty!Draco~
PAIRING: HARRY/SCORPIUS
1. [Highly Recommended] Possibly, Maybe by curlee_cue
Summary: A hand carefully brushed Scorpius’ hair out of his eyes and turned his head to face his rescuer. And of course, who else would it be, but Harry Potter? Once just an abstract legend, now his very own personal saviour.”
Notes: Age difference, side pairings: Harry/Ginny, Harry/OMC, Scorpius/OMC, Scorpius/OFC
My notes: I never would have thought that I could get into Harry/Scorpius pairing, but this fic is just so gorgeously written, that I can't help but fall in love with them. The fic is slow moving, progressing through the years, detailing Scorpius' growth into a young man, his gradual relationship with Harry, along with Harry's changes in life. The fic is told mainly through Scorpius' POV, and by god the angst is just lovely to read. The sex scenes are scorching hot, just such a delicious read.
THE AVENGERS FANDOM
PAIRING: STEVE/TONY
1. [Recommended] 99 problems (and the dice ain't one) by kellifer_fic
Summary: Tony's life is almost perfect. He lives in a converted warehouse full of friends (and one frenemy), has a job that leaves him plenty of time to think about other things and a regular Friday night campaign. If his best friend, Steve Rogers, hadn't moved away to New York and left him behind, then perfection would've been achieved.
Tony can roll with the punches though and he's almost all the way over that little bump in the road (shut up Bruce, he totally is) when Steve moves back, looking taller and broader and more confident than ever and Tony's left with a converted warehouse full of friends (and one frenemy), a job that leaves him plenty of time to think about other things, a regular Friday night campaign and the uncomfortable realization that maybe he's in love with his best friend and has been since he was sixteen.Notes: AU
2. Coffee Into Theorems by BladeoftheNebula
Summary: "When Natasha actually smiles at Barnes and Barnes in return gets to call her ‘Nat’ without being killed in a scary and extremely painful way, Tony decides Barnes hasn’t just encroached on his territory, he’s fucking invaded and set up a new regime."
Or: In which Tony acquires a family, then a Steve and Bucky Barnes returns from the dead to ruin Tony’s life.
3. Just A Whisper by blue_jack
Summary: Tony’s always had a little voyeuristic streak in him.
Notes: Glorious PWP
4. [Highly Recommended] Supernanny by ashinan
Summary: The one thing Coulson has never quite understood is where he gained the title of Supernanny.
Notes: Side pairing Clint/Phil
5. [ART REC] [Highly Recommended] "Come il sole d'inverno" by leperu
Summary: PWP, porn
Notes: BDSM. Kink list: bondage, orgasm denial, toys, Steve being in control, Steve taking good care of Tony, cuddles.
My notes: SUPER NSFW. But oh-so-hot and gorgeous! Love the attention to details, along with Tony's wanton expressions~
PAIRING: LOKI/TONY
1. The Liars Alliance by nakimochiku
Summary: Asgard and Midgard agree to a peace treaty through marriage. Tony is willing to make it work. Loki is less than pleased.
Notes: AU
GENERAL FICS
1. [Highly Recommended] A Future Shining by icarus_chained
Summary: It took Tony a while to notice. To see the increasingly massive sections of memory space that someone had blocked off in JARVIS' systems, the processing power being diverted to something that ... that Tony couldn't breach.
Tony, and JARVIS, and a conversation Tony never, ever thought he'd be having.
My notes: A wonderfully written Jarvis & Tony fic. I adore how the author writes the relationship between them.
2. [Recommended] Of Course Your Realise, This Means War by icarus_chained
Summary: Nick looked at the six terrified ten-year olds, and recognised the Avengers.
Small de-aging fic, written for a prompt. See notes for warnings, yes?
THE HOBBIT FANDOM
PAIRING: BILBO/THORIN
1. Of Dwarves Courting Hobbits by GallantGeekery
Summary: Thorin attempts to court an unaware Bilbo.
2. Accomodate by radical
Summary: Kink meme fill for quiet, secretive sex. Sort of.
3. Bran' New Suit by littleblackdog
Summary: Andrew's description had been sufficient to recognize him- a riot of honey brown curls, short in stature, a well-favoured face with expressive features- but it hadn't quite been enough to prepare Tom for the sharp, almost painful tug in his gut at the sight of the man.
They had never met before, to the best of Tom's recollection, but there was something eerily and inexplicably familiar about him all the same.Notes: Reincarnation fic
4. through miles of clouded hell by yaseanne
Summary: Thorin tries to woo Bilbo... but fails miserably at it. In fact, he only manages to scare the living shit out of the hobbit.
He believed, for a moment, in this King, and thought that this was what Balin must have meant that day in the wilderness, that this was the King he saw in Moria, noble and unbroken.
5. Fourteen Pieces of Unsolicited Advice...And One Time Thorin Asked What He Should Do by cc62827
Summary: “Well, if he does appear, I can think of a few better uses for him than burglar.” His tone held a hint of lavaciousness that caught my attention. I looked sharply at him. I knew exactly which direction Dwalin’s thoughts lay. Less than a third of all dwarfs were women, and physically, they could hardly be distinguished from dwarf men until their braes came off. Even in the presence of a dwarf woman, few dwarfs regardless of sex wanted the time and distraction of marriage. Dwarf society recognized no gender constraint archetypes to consider in the slaking of our physical needs.
Dwalin continued with a blithe chuckle, interrupting my thoughts. “Best to make him earn his keep on his back. Instead of burglary, he can offer his services in the form of bugga-”
“Enough!” I interrupted sharply, drawing myself up to my full height and laying a hand on the hilt of my sword. “Listen to me very carefully. No one touches the Hobbit.” I let my eyes harden. “Anyone who tries will answer to me.”
6. Things at which A Hobbit Excels by theskyeskye
Summary: Bilbo is a wanton creature, and Thorin can hardly keep up.
7. Seen and Not Touched by pherede
Summary: Thorin takes Bilbo as his consort, and per the traditions of the dwarves, he shows off his new lover to his companions.
Notes: Voyeurism/Exhibitionism
8. A Halo On Your Body by freakylemurcat
Summary: After a humid day's ride, the Company are keen to bathe and Bilbo finds himself in the company of many naked dwarves, none of whom are shy.
Perhaps the burglar in him is coming through, because Bilbo finds himself very interested in the shiny things they've adorned their bodies with.
SHERLOCK FANDOM
PAIRING: SHERLOCK/JOHN
1. He Could Only Guess at the Sounds From the Old Books by berlynnsherlock
Summary: For this prompt over at the kink meme. "And what was the very last thing, the most recent thing, written about Sherlock?”
Notes: Some religious themes, with God!Sherlock & worshipper!John
2. Love In Codes by aria_dc_al_fine
Summary: Orphans make the best recruits.’ This may be true for field agents, but perhaps not for quartermasters. A series of drabbles depicting Q’s relationship with his brothers and men who were important to them Holmeses.
(Or: Where Q and Mycroft try matchmaking each other and Sherlock observes in derision until he realises that James Bond and John have a history. Greg is amused. Bromance and BAMF-ness ensue.)Notes: Crossover with Skyfall. Side pairings: Q/Bond, Mycroft/Lestrade
3. [ART REC] To The Sheets by detectivelyd
Notes: Slightly NSFW
SKYFALL FANDOM
PAIRING: Q/BOND1. [Highly Recommended] Wheelhouse by recrudescence
Summary: The one where Bond really, really isn't used to sleeping with people who don't tragically die soon afterward.
VIEWFINDER FANDOM
PAIRING: ASAMI/AKIHITO1. Omiai by sunflower1343
Summary: Asami brings Akihito along to an omiai.
Notes: Slightly possessive!Akihito, manipulative-weirdly endearing-still BAMF!Asami.
OTHER RECS:[VID RECS] Curta - Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho
Summary: The life of Leonardo, a blind teenager, completely changes with the arrival of a new student at his school. At the same time, he has to deal with jealous girlfriend Giovana and understand the feelings aroused by new friend Gabriel.
My notes: A sweet, subtle telling of teenage love, and yes, it's a gay romantic relationship. I flailed and giggled so hard. It's also being developed into a full fledged movie. Must watch!