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I haven't read that much from the collection, all things considered! I didn't know that many of the fandoms. So of course there is lots of good stuff out there to read, including stuff I enjoyed but didn't put on the list! Check out the Battleship lore tags if you haven't already.

Lots if not all of these could be enjoyed without knowing the fandom.

Jeeves & Wooster (TV 1990), Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse

They’re Saying It’s the New Grindr, Jeeves

Reginald Jeeves/Bertram “Bertie” Wooster, Reginald Jeeves & Bertram “Bertie” Wooster

Mature, No Archive Warnings, 3.9k

A delightful modern AU that fuses old slang and new in sentences like “they made me go through my camera roll and choose the plummiest photos of myself looking like a proper snack.” Gussie Fink-Nottle leaves a bloke a voicemail saying they should exchange “newt photos,” and I’m sure you can imagine the miscommunication that ensued.

The Bear (TV 2022)

your pulse like a moth inside a jar

Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto/Richard “Richie” Jerimovich, Michael “Mikey” Berzatto/Richard “Richie” Jerimovich

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 17.5k

A gorgeous and heartbreaking fic split between two timelines. I know nothing about The Bear and it didn’t matter: I was immediately drawn into Carmy’s anxieties and insecurities and compelled by his on-again off-again affair with his older brother’s best friend.

I’d Be The Voice

Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto/Richard “Richie” Jerimovich

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 900 words

Haven’t even seen this show and I’m into these two from what I’ve read in the collection. Hot and sad and complicated!

Sword That Rips All of a Man’s Clothes Off - Paperback Paradise

A Sword In The Hand Is Worth Two With Some Bush

Salmon/The Sword, Salmon/Orcos, Salmon/Orcos/The Sword

Explicit, Graphic Depictions of violence, 3.7k

(You especially don’t have to know the canon for this one; it’s just a book cover for a book that doesn’t exist.)

An extremely well-done parody following Salmon and his talking sword, who has a name, but Salmon doesn’t know it because he doesn’t give a shit. Features things like Salmon kicking a door down even though he has the key, the narrator complaining about the publishers censoring the otherwise badass cover art, and lots and lots of dicks.

The Old Guard (Movie 2020)

gethsemane

Booker | Sebastien le Livre & Nile Freeman

Teen, No Archive Warnings, 2.5k

Set partway through the second movie, this beautiful look at Booker and Nile’s different relationships to Christianity, squaring it with how many people they have killed, and Booker’s looming sacrifice, literally made me tear up.

Stellar Firma (Podcast)

An Unloved Flower

David 7/Trexel Geistman

Teen, No Archive Warnings, 2.3k

I didn’t know this fandom either, but it was such a sweet and funny fic with someone experiencing hanahaki for the first time.

Dune - Villeneuve

to sweetly cheer some milestone (and fondly cling to your millstone)

Paul Atreides/Duncan Idaho

Gen, No Archive Warnings, 500 words

On his 18th birthday, Paul pines for the oblivious Duncan. Sweet and teasing and full of achingly teenage angst.

Tortall - Tamora Pierce

post-nut clarity

George Cooper/Thom of Trebond

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 5.1k

When Thom wonders if he should try to raise Roger from the dead, his feet lead him to The Dancing Dove…and, eventually, into George’s bed. HOT.

grief and love and love and grief

Gary of Naxen/Raoul and Goldenlake and Malorie’s Peak

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 3.2k

Comforting each other after their first real taste of war turns into sex–but Raoul can’t quite get his mind off the horrors they experienced.

Howl’s Moving Castle

punk rock lesbian wizard

Sophie Hatter/Howl Pendragon

Teen, No Archive Warnings, 3k

A fun look at a Howl who never bothers to tell people that she’s a woman, and her trip to a punk bar with Sophie. I loved the descriptions of Howl’s 1980s clothes from Sophie’s perspective – her armour jacket, made of leather, with metal rails to close the front panels instead of buttons.

Hamlet - Shakespeare

Remember Me

Hamlet & Horatio

Gen, No Archive Warnings, 2k

A sweet and fun story that slides into an eerie interlude with the Witches from Macbeth that slides back into sweet and fun–except for Horatio, the only one to remember what the Witches said.

Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery

imagination

Diana Barry/Anne Shirley

Mature, No Archive Warnings, 300 words

In a hurried moment, Anne kisses Diana’s neck–and surely she’d meant to go for the cheek…? Lovely longing!

Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede

In Which Our Heroes’ Tea Party Is Interrupted By A Giant Courtship Ritual

Teen, No Archive Warnings, 1.2k

Cimorene, Morwen, and Telemain go to investigate the cause of the Forest shaking around them.

Critical Role

hot and cold

Jester Lavorre/Beauregard Lionett

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 400 words

Beau gives Jester head in a park while Jester drinks a smoothie. Hot and cute!

Dirt Man - Carter Vail (Song)

In Case He Comes to Town

Narrator/Question Asker, Narrator/Question Asker/Dirt Man

Explicit, No Archive Warnings, 3k

Bros-with-benefits Carlton and Coulton are in for a baffling, sexy, literally transformative night with the Dirt Man when Carlton throws away the dirt under Coulton’s pillow. Hard to describe, but please give it a go!

Lord of the Rings - Tolkien

To See That All Is Well

Frodo Baggins/Sam Gamgee

Teen, No Archive Warnings, 300 words

Very, very sweet pre-ship fic. Sam checks on Frodo in Rivendell.

Benlian - Oliver Onions

tear me open wide

Benlian/Pudgie

Not Rated, Graphic Depictions of Violence, 1.3k

A horrifying dream of erotic cannibalism, couched in Pudgie’s mind-controlled willingness to go along with whatever Benlian wants.

Black Sails

i thee wed

Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Charles Vane

Teen, CNTW, 1.9k

Genderswap to F/F. “Faced with her imminent death from hanahaki, Teach asks Vane to marry her.” Lovely and bittersweet.

The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt

that storm keeps on raging

Charlie Sisters/Eli Sisters

Explicit, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death, 3.6k

Charlie and Eli Sisters have always had a complicated relationship. It doesn’t really surprise either of them that it spirals into incest. 2nd person POV.

Art

Original Work

[Art] Light as a Feather

A ballerina, standing with wings extended above them, seen mostly in silhouette. Their head? hair? seems to be made of flame. Orange and purple and navy blue.

[art] Stubborn

A capybara in plate armour and a three-seated saddle; its guinea pig rider tries to get it to move with a carrot.

The Flying Capybara Rescue Service

A capybara wearing a set of mechanical wings and swimming through stormy water. Guinea pigs ride on their back and on a log floating alongside.

Art: Strawberry Princess

A princess and a deer.

Pokemon - AMT

I’m just like you!

Skitty and Sylveon! They’re adorable.

Invisible Inc. (Video Game)

[Art] Swimsuit Model

Someone in a swimsuit showing off their cyberpunk augmentations. Gorgeous colours, and the augmented designs really glow!