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Control

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Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Pairings/Characters: Sherlock/John
Rating: Teen
Length: 2007 words + companion stories
Creator Links:

waketosleep
Theme: Marriage of convenience

Summary:

"We should really get married."

John stared at the red mark on his wrist. "I'm sorry, what?"

Reccer's Notes: I almost never revisit this fandom, but when I recced waketosleep's Trek story for this theme, it came to my attention that w2s was a little obsessed with marriages of convenience and had a fantastic and charming gem of a fic where Sherlock co-opts John's life (again), and John (again) doesn't mind at all.

I don't know if I've ever seen hospital access as a reason for a marriage of convenience, but I am here for it! It's practical and a little grim, typical of Sherlock. The interactions between Sherlock and John are spot on and hilarious. In 2000 words, we also get Mrs Hudson, Lestrade, and Mycroft, all contributing to the comedy gold in their understated way.

This story belongs to two different series. The Intellectual Intercourse series is the easiest way to navigate everything if you want to read beyond this fic.

Fanwork Links: Declarations of Mutual Devotion

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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Patrick Sheppard, Ronon Dex, Teyla Emmagan
Rating: M
Length: 11,758
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: WonkyElk on AO3, cookiemom6067 on AO3, cookiemom6067 on the Audiofic Archive
Themes: Marriage of Convenience, First time, Hurt/comfort, Complete AU

Summary: “Damn it, John, you’re thirty-six, and you’ve never had a stable relationship.”

Patrick Sheppard adjusted his tie and gave him that familiar look, that 'I’m trying to love you, son, but you just keep on disappointing me’ expression, which had started somewhere around John’s eleventh or twelfth birthday - just as soon as he got an ounce of healthy rebellion - and had rarely left his dad’s face since.

Reccer's Notes: Ronon plays matchmaker in this marriage of convenience, recommending Rodney to John, who's undertaking the marriage mostly to piss off his father, but also to strengthen his place in the company hierarchy. Rodney seems the perfect spouse to annoy Patrick Sheppard, being brash, and, most importantly, male. But then it turns out they get on remarkably well, and eventually Rodney encourages John to be himself, not continue to try to please his (impossible to please) father. There's angst, character development, romance, and some action/adventure, until they work it out. An excellent read!

Fanwork Links: Always Crashing in the Same Car and there's a podfic by cookiemom6067 here

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Fandom: Smallville
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Rating: Explicit
Length: 16,262
Creator Links:

lenore
Theme: Marriage of convenience

Summary: Clark’s illegal, and Lex makes him a green card proposal.

Reccer's Notes: Here with another Smallville rec! This time, it's Clark who, ostensibly, needs to get married because he has no social security number, no legit adoption papers. Lex is the mayor of Metropolis in this story, and Clark is a reporter at the Daily Planet. Lex knows the secret of Clark's/Superman's identity, and he doesn't want to be the bad guy who has to deport a beloved superhero. Solution: marriage!

What I love about this story is how absolutely befuddled Clark is by Lex's proposal and the actuality of the marriage. It's SO CLARK. Lenore touches on another of my favorite Clark traits, which is his loneliness and his inability to sustain a relationship because of his secret. I don't recall the story explicitly stating Clark's age, but I think he's in his late twenties, maybe almost thirty. Those added years give more emotional weight to the (of course) eventual romance and falling in love.

Lois and the Kents feature in the narrative, and it never fails to delight me when Lois makes coffee or Mr. Kent talks farming with Lex.

Fanwork Links: Red Tape. This story was originally posted on LJ/Smallville Slash Archive and later moved to AO3, which resulted in a duplication. I was told by the author that this is the correct version.

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Some bitesize thoughts, pics, life updates, and general bits and bobs I wanted to share that probably wouldn't have made for an interesting blog post on their own. Feel free, of course, to only read the bits you care about :P

( Collages I made recently )

( Beaded phone strap progress )

( New beloved Pokemon + icons! )

( Jigsaw puzzles I've done recently )

( I started watching What We Do in the Shadows )

( I now have a hearing aid )

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Title: Proof
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Rating: PG for conflict
Notes: Spoilers through the Dreadnought Leviathan. The Lady Amalia faces off with Judge Magister Ghis.

( Proof )

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Title: Claim
Fandom: Greek Myth
Characters/Ship: Peleus/Thetis (noncon)
Rating: PG-13
Warning: noncon

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Title: The Football
Fandom: Spooks (MI5) - werewolf!Lucas 'verse
Rating: G

( Does anyone lay claim )

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Title: Prank War
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:

veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spuffy
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set post-S11 (comics) in an alternate reality where Buffy and Spike are an established couple.
Summary: Boys will be boys. Even when they are over a hundred years old.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Prompt: #455 - Claim

Crossposted:

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anythingdrabble, My journal, Sunnydale After Dark

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Title: 'I Can't Give Everything Away'
Fandom: Original Fiction
Rating: G
Notes: Crossposted to

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( I Can't Give Everything Away )

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Title: Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow
Fandom: MCU, pre-Avengers
Rating: G
Characters/Ship: Clint Barton/Natalia Romanova
Notes: Where did that necklace come from, anyway?

AO3 link

( Hey, happy birthday. )

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Fandom: TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT (Korea Band)
Pairings/Characters: Choi Soobin/Kang Taehyun, side Choi Beomgyu/Choi Yeonjun, unrequited Soobin/Beomgyu
Rating: Teen and up
Length: 21K words
Creator Links:

ratherunnecessary
Theme: Marriage of Convenience, Alternative Professions

Summary:
Choi Soobin: Korea’s hottest leading man—who’s secretly nursing a broken heart.

Kang Taehyun: heir to the legendary Kang Entertainment—but only if he gets married first.

Reccer's Notes: I love Soobin in this - he goes from broken-hearted to agreeing to help an acquaintance (by marrying him, of course) to a devoted husband. He comes into his own as a partner over the course of this, and is more solid in himself at the end, too.

The other characters are also great. Yeonjun, in particular, just shines.

Fanwork Links: promise not to promise anymore on AO3

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badly_knitted in drabble_zone - Challenge # 463: Control
garryowen in fancake - Sherlock: Declarations of Mutual Devotion by waketosleep
m_findlow in drabble_zone - Torchwood: Distracting (Challenge 462 - Where was I?)
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rarepairmod in fandomcalendar - [ MULTIFANDOM ] RARE PAIR SIGN-UPS ARE OPEN!
preludian_staves in drabble_zone - [Challenge: 462- Where was I?] Sunlighted Discoveries
mific in fancake - SGA: Always Crashing in the Same Car by WonkyElk
garryowen in fancake - Smallville: Red Tape by Lenore
antimony_medusa in fandomcalendar - Multifandom: Extreme Timed Exchange - A 48 hour Exchange
peasina - Bites and Bobs🧛
the_paradigm in 100words - [Prompt 455 - Claim] - FFXII - Proof
enchanted_jae in drabble_zone - Fake (Challenge # 462 - Where was I) Passion Flower 7
drabblewriter in 100words - Greek Myth: Claim
the_paradigm in drabble_zone - [Challenge 462 - Where Was I?] - FFXII - A Hideaway with a View
smallhobbit in 100words - Spooks (MI5) - The Football
veronyxk84 in 100words - [Prompt #455] BtVS / Spuffy — Prank War
veronyxk84 in drabble_zone - [Challenge #462] BtVS / Spuffy — Prank War
but_can_i_be_trusted in 100words - [Challenge #455: Claim] Original Fiction: 'I Can't Give Everything Away'
kore in 100words - [Prompt #455 - "claim"] MCU - Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow
celli in fancake - TXT: promise not to promise anymore by ratherunnecessary

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