Interesting Links for 13-05-2014
- HP: If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd've Baked a Cake, by Pitry.
It was funny to call it normal, but life can be funny sometimes: that was what Lavender had said, and Dudley, who knew he wasn’t very clever, was bound to agree with her. --> I really love all the characters here, but Dudley especially was great. He's still the boy we met, but he grew up. Not all bullies stay bullies, and I love him realizing that, that he can change. The characters interactions were wonderful too, all those little moments of friendship. How the war left scars, some more visible than others, and yet life can go on.
(tags: pg 5.000-10.000 13/15 dudley_dursley lavender_brown george_weasley supporting_character gen post-war healing growing-up friendship female-male-friendship harry_potter(fandom) ) - DS: TV Cops, by Teaphile.
A babble of questions boiled up out of the class, then, like all thirty-two of them were talking at once, even though Ray could see that at least one kid was asleep, head slumped against the window. -- > This is a wonderful look at Ray and the way he sees being a cop. This story balances the whimsy of due South with gritty realism.
(tags: due_south ray_kowalski gen 1.000-5.000 headcanon:accepted teaching-and-learning competence realism pg 14/15 ) - Iron Man-Movies: Chloe Liked Olivia, By Marinarusalka.
One is the personal assistant to a billionaire-playboy-turned-superhero. The other is an ambitious journalist with a political conscience. Together, they fight crime! -- > This was such a great idea to let the characters meet again like they did here. Love how Pepper and Christine become friends, and how they bond over something other than men or their jobs.
(tags: gen iron_man(movies) female_character female-female-friendship friendship pg christine_everhart pepper_potts bechdel-test-pass character-study clever-characters-being-clever competence defying-expectations headcanon:accepted loving-books supporting_character women-being-awesome 5.000-10.000 14/15 ) - HP: Love's Appalling Adverbs, by Amanuensis
Hermione learns two things: a secret about Snape, and that she's a terrible writer. -- > One of those stories I re-read and re-read is Love's Appalling Adverbs. It takes a very humerous take on romance novels and first time writers without being mean. Even after reading it so many times I still can laugh about it.
(tags: hermione_granger het f/m severus_snape hermione_granger/severus_snape nc-17 5.000-10.000 13/15 humor romance first-time harry_potter(fandom) ) - CA (Movies): and we are finally home, by springsoldier.
The Winter Soldier shows up in Sam's kitchen, one morning. He deals with it. (Natasha helps. Steve would, if they let him.) -- > Great Sam pov. I love all the friendships and the relationships and the slow healing. The characers really come to live in this story.
(tags: james_bucky_barnes sam_wilson(marvel) steve_rogers natasha_romanov captain_america(movies) ca:the_winter_soldier fluff-and-angst friendship male-male-frienship female-male-friendship character_of_color character-study f/m m/m james_bucky_barnes&sam_wilson natasha_romanov/sam_wilson james_bucky_barnes/steve_rogers james_bucky_barnes&natasha_romanov pg-13 12/15 5.000-10.000 ) - CA (Movies): Thaw, by dvs.
The Winter Soldier tries to find Bucky Barnes. -- > Great look at Bucky trying to remember who he is and figuring out who he can be. Love that it takes time.
(tags: pg-13 gen captain_america(movies) marvel-cinematic-universe the_avengers(movies) james_bucky_barnes steve_rogers natasha_romanov sam_wilson(marvel) james_bucky_barnes&steve rogers healing memory-recovery post-movie 5.000-10.000 13/15 angst friendship healing-takes-time ptsd )
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