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He’d had hope, after those talks, that when the sting of Olympic loss had faded he and Auguste would be able to salvage something of their old friendship. This doesn’t seem likely now. Sorry I gave you a concussion when I checked you is one thing; sorry I beat you out for the gold medal and then had your little brother wear it while I fucked him is another.
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22 Feb 2024
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A Study in Theft and Other Misdemeanors by two_bluecrows
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
28 Nov 2023
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IntelUnit is one of a few constructs designed to lie, steal, and cheat its way into obtaining record profits for its owner. Still, when its latest mission has it stealing an AI seed from the Pansystem University of Mihara and New Tideland, it begins to run into a few problems.
Namely an asshole of a ship and it's little buddy, the universe's most famous rogue secUnit.Bookmarked by covertius
29 Nov 2023
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Masked Ball by Waid for tweedisgood, perverse_idyll
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
02 Jun 2013
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Six months after Holmes’ return from the dead, the delicate equilibrium in Baker Street is disturbed when a stranger walks out of the London fog with a case – for Watson. Holmes is wary, Watson is fascinated. But who is the man calling himself Álvaro de León? And what does he really want?
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08 Nov 2023
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The Best And Wisest Adaptation I Have Ever Known: The Granada Holmes Rewatch by PlaidAdder
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Granada Holmes - Fandom, Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV)
18 Jan 2019
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This is a complete collection of episode reviews for the Sherlock Holmes series filmed and broadcast between 1984 and 1995 by Granada Television (now ITV Granada) starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and David Burke & Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. I re/watched the whole series in the summer of 2017, because the entire world was on fire and I needed a diversion. I have been reading Holmes and Watson as a couple for at least 30 years now, so that perspective informs all of these reviews. There are occasional comparisons to what happened with Sherlock. Also, I usually discuss the canon story on which any given episode was based. As with all the other rewatches posted here, I am critical, but always from a place of love.
All of these reviews were first posted to tumblr and will be cross-posted more or less intact. There may have to be slight adjustments made depending on whether AO3 treats the GIFs properly. Enjoy them again, or for the first time!
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05 Nov 2023
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The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.
January, 1881: a despondent army doctor is offered a ticket to a Shakespeare play, and is instantly captivated by the fellow playing the Danish prince himself. Then there is a murder. Then they fall in love.
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04 Nov 2023
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past the wit of man to say what dream it was by fairy___milly
Fandoms: Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat
17 Jan 2023
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"Lau," Auguste wasn't sure how to reason with him, "I need to know what you did."
"That Akielon ran a sword through you!" Laurent was raising his voice, "He slashed you open and left you to bleed out! He spilled your entrails on the dirt!"
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au in which Laurent saves Auguste by performing a dangerous spell
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27 Oct 2023
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Laurent is a workaholic consultant and Damen is a master brewer who lives in a small town in the Mountain District. They come from different worlds but, in spite of their differences, they are going to fall deeply in love with each other.
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18 Aug 2023
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Go Boldly, Jeeves! by arboreal_overlords
Fandoms: Jeeves & Wooster, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
13 Nov 2021
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We Woosters are almost exclusively terrestrial beings, despite the rallying round to the other galaxies in the last few centuries. Unlike Gussie Fink-Nottle, who had been raring for the greener (and more reptilian) pastures of space since childhood, I was content to stay on Earth. I rather fancied myself like that one chap who was bound in that one thing and considered himself the king of that other thing. Jeeves would know who I’m talking about.
However, there’s nothing like Aunt Agatha on a warpath to make one boldly go anywhere that she isn’t.
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23 Jul 2023
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When Sabriel thought of the huge scope of the task she and Touchstone were faced with—nothing less than restoring a half-way functional society to a country mired in chaos—it was terrifying. So she tried not to think of it that way, but to focus on a single step at a time.
Sabriel and Touchstone take a moment to discuss the future, both general and personal.
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16 Apr 2023
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Lessons relearned by Iamnotawriter
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
03 Sep 2022
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He thought of all the pain and death that was to come. There was so much that went wrong in the cultivation world in the next few years. The weight of responsibility felt insurmountable.
Lan Qiren had never wanted to be a politician or leader. That role was meant for his brother. He had done his best in the years he had led the sect but he was aware that he was not the best person for the job. His interests had always been the academic pursuits and teaching the next generation. How could he hope to make an impact on the mess of political manoeuvring and aggression that was imminent? He decided he could only focus on the events which impacted his family the most. He could save Cloud Recesses from being burned. He could protect both his nephews from their disastrous relationships. He could protect the books they lost in the war.
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Lan Qiren travels back in time and tries to fix the future.
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23 Feb 2023
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Accidental Uncle Acquisition by deliciousblizzardshark
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
25 Jul 2022
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30 Jul 2022
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below the clouds, above the lakes by northofallmusic (tofsla)
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
16 Nov 2020
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Wei Ying was not formally considered a Jiang until it became necessary for a Jiang to marry a Lan as a guarantee of alliance. Now, in the habitat dome which houses the palace known as the Cloud Recesses, he has to navigate a new role, a new marriage, and an unfamiliar tangle of political relationships and loyalties.
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13 Nov 2021
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When 13-year-old Prince Laurent is captured by Akielos at the Battle of Marlas, his brother must choose whether to abandon him to life as an Akielon slave -- or ransom him as an Akielon's future husband.
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06 Nov 2021
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Waiting spilled out and followed Erasmus throughout the day, smooth and viscous like oil, snaking about his arms and entwining with Torveld’s hair as he washed it, staining Torveld’s robes as he folded them. At his leisure hours, Torveld brought it to his lips together with the slices of fruit Erasmus gave him.
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06 Nov 2021
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a buried and a burning flame by doodlebutt
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
14 Oct 2022
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27 Oct 2021
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Laurent is just trying to keep himself together and forget about what happened. Damen is trying to keep the press at bay and ignore the scandalous headlines. Auguste isn’t trying at all.
When Laurent sends a hookup text meant for his ex to his brother’s worst enemy, he unlocks a door to their shared pasts that might have been better left closed. With secrets, lies, and betrayals threatening to bring everything crashing down, Laurent has to decide how much he’s willing to risk and whether or not it’s a price he can afford to pay for his chance at a happy ending.
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Wrong Number/Modern Nobility AU.Series
- Part 1 of (Not) Meant For You
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27 Sep 2021
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i know who i want to take me home by ScarlettStorm
Fandoms: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
11 Jul 2021
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“Nice,” Drunk Man says, into the crook of his neck, and does nothing else. Wei Ying slowly relaxes, allows himself to pat Drunk Man between the shoulder blades, and sighs.
“Okay,” he says. “Glad you think so.”
Drunk Man does not respond. Wei Ying wonders if he went back to sleep, and then takes a further moment to wonder why this always happens to him, why he’s always the one helping a heartbroken twink sober up after a terrible night out or sitting on the curb with a sobbing teenager with a fake ID while they wait for her parents to come pick her up. If only he was as shitty a person as White Mike, he could be home asleep right now and this beautiful man would be passed out in a gutter and probably mugged. Wei Ying looks down at the drunk man on his shoulder, thinks about leaving him to fend for himself, and sighs. Nope. Not on his watch.
Or: A meet-cute at two in the morning.
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29 Jul 2021
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+1 Life (一生 Yīshēng) by SnowY14
Fandom 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), 魔道祖师Q | Módào Zǔshī Q (Cartoon)
18 Jun 2021
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03 Jul 2021
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to chase away loneliness by emowangji
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
11 Feb 2021
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"Yes, so embarrassing! I'm so glad you understand my plight!" Wei Ying feels elated. He was prepared to add even more sordid details to his fake story, but apparently, Lan Zhan is already fully invested. This is great. This is wonderful. "So you understand why I need you to pretend to be my boyfriend at my sister's wedding now, right?"
Silence.
“Could you…Could you repeat that?” Lan Zhan finally says in a strained voice. “I’m not sure I’m following your logic here.”
(Or: Wei Ying needs a date to his sister's wedding. He enlists the help of his ex-boyfriend, Lan Zhan. It doesn't go according to plan.)
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15 Apr 2021