The Hunger Games
the unavoidable sun (here it comes) by electrumqueen
Part 1 in the three part "Boy On Fire" series where Gale and Madge Undersee were the tributes. Gale was always more willing to fight now and damn the consequences. Part one is Gale, part two is Katniss, and part three is Prim.
The pair from Three look at Gale with wide eyes when he says, "I'd like to make an alliance."
The boy is shaking. He says, "What about tradition?"
Gale bares his teeth, sort of a grin. "Fuck tradition," he says.
Star Trek
What to Expect When You're Expecting by screamlet.
Author Summary: The totally epic tale of George and Winona.
"Hon, it's gonna be okay," she says and holy fucking hell, she sits on his lap and wraps her arms around him and cradles his head on her chest. "You're feeling a lot of things right now, worried about how you're going to fit into your dresses soon --"
"I hate my life," he says flatly, but takes the opportunity to wrap his arms around her waist and hold her because who the fuck knows when the chance will come again.
Rapunzel
51 Proposals by waldorph
Avengers
Simple, Not Easy by LJC
The novella where Loki accidentally kidnaps Darcy, and somehow they end up bros. Or, how Darcy got a superhero boyfriend, a supervillain BFF, and a promotion.
There's a part of my brain totally stuck on 'Oh God oh God please don't kill me' but I popped a Xanax when you first took me hostage."
Downton Abbey
Spare the Rod mrstaterA fic entirely about Cora and her parenting decisions. PARENTING DECISIONS Seriously, I love what comes out of the internet.
Violet halts her upraised teacup midway to her lips, and sniffs. "Tell me, do all American mothers consult Little Women for childrearing advice?"
Firefly
A Girl Needs a Gun These Days by vialethe
Post-Serenity. With Mal and Jayne missing during a job, the women of Serenity get things done. (Simon helps too)
Vorkosigan
Twenty-Year Man by
For all that it's not the traditional timing, and for all that Ivan has accomplished a lot, this is most definitely Ivan's coming-of-age story. Finally making choices.
"You're not smiling," Ivan chided. "Whyever not? This is fun. And we all reap the benefit," he explained. "The Vorbarra income goes up, the Vorbarra properties get maintained out of the Vorbarra purse, with none of those embarrassing special levies like your da, Edith, like he always has to push through the Counts right before the recess. What?" Ivan said, because she still wasn’t smiling. "Just because I don't talk about politics, it doesn't make me oblivious."