you know that you were born to be
Dark Angel
Culpability by nickeldime_17
This story hits so many of my bulletproof kinks that I am willing to overlook some of the technical issues (POV slips, epithets) and fanon (mating wtf?) that would normally irritate me. Max and Alec start sleeping together, but then Logan finds a cure for the virus, and Max chooses him instead of Alec, setting up years of angst and regret before she figures out what she really wants, because of course, they can't stay away from each other, either. For all its flaws, this story is excellent at looking at all the ways two people who love each other can inflict the most damage, but they can also find ways to overcome it.
He hated heat, great sex aside, but it fucked up his head. She wasn't ever going to be his, not even with his mark around her barcode. They could play at being in love for Logan, pretend they were together in every way that mattered, but it was just make believe. Heat screwed up the balance of things, made him want. Made him think he could have.
Mixed Signals by dazedizzy
Six months after Freak Nation, Logan calls Alec out about his behavior, because he thinks Alec and Max are actually a couple, and he's seen Alec leave the bar with other girls. Could use fewer epithets, but nice pining from both Max and Alec, and also it feels in character that they'd be so clueless about each other's feelings.
Test of Wills by alethialia
Ridiculously hot AU of Designate This, in which Renfro pushes until Max and Alec follow orders.
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Culpability by nickeldime_17
This story hits so many of my bulletproof kinks that I am willing to overlook some of the technical issues (POV slips, epithets) and fanon (mating wtf?) that would normally irritate me. Max and Alec start sleeping together, but then Logan finds a cure for the virus, and Max chooses him instead of Alec, setting up years of angst and regret before she figures out what she really wants, because of course, they can't stay away from each other, either. For all its flaws, this story is excellent at looking at all the ways two people who love each other can inflict the most damage, but they can also find ways to overcome it.
He hated heat, great sex aside, but it fucked up his head. She wasn't ever going to be his, not even with his mark around her barcode. They could play at being in love for Logan, pretend they were together in every way that mattered, but it was just make believe. Heat screwed up the balance of things, made him want. Made him think he could have.
Mixed Signals by dazedizzy
Six months after Freak Nation, Logan calls Alec out about his behavior, because he thinks Alec and Max are actually a couple, and he's seen Alec leave the bar with other girls. Could use fewer epithets, but nice pining from both Max and Alec, and also it feels in character that they'd be so clueless about each other's feelings.
Test of Wills by alethialia
Ridiculously hot AU of Designate This, in which Renfro pushes until Max and Alec follow orders.
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