Tumgik
#trope:pining
Text
Deck the Dates (with cups of coffee)
Author: auroraXborealis & bewdofchaos (@xauroraxborealisx & @atems-leather-pants)
Rated E • Published 2020 • Complete • Word count 73k
With his best friends’ Christmas Eve wedding less than two weeks away, Yugi Mutou tries to uphold his promise to find a plus one, choosing to use a very unconventional method. Not even careful planning could prepare him for what is to come when he joins a holiday dating app. Atem Sennen has never thought much about holiday romance. Heck, he has not thought about romance at all recently. However, when a cute little customer enters both his coffee shop and his life, he is forced to reconsider his opinion on the topic. Naughty or nice, can they both find their merry and bright?
Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28016325
Rec'ers notes: I love both these authors and seeing them co-write this lively seasonal fluff that is chock full of humor and banter was a treat. Yugi's online dating mis-adventures are like a highlight reel of the worst (best) possible dates, and Atem is there laughing and supporting him through the whole thing as his secretly pining barista. While the dates are going on, their chemistry is off the charts and when they finally land on the same page it's with the satisfaction of two puzzle pieces snapping together.
15 notes · View notes
nb-fic-recs · 1 year
Text
galateaGalvanized: Rapture
Cody freezes. “What does it do, sir?” “It appears—it appears to strip a Jedi of their powers,” Obi-Wan says, looking to the side with a ragged exhale. “I can no longer sense the Force, or you, or anything, for that matter.” Or: An independent terrorist cell has developed a weapon capable of severing the bond between a Jedi and the Living Force. They test it on High General Obi-Wan Kenobi. https://archiveofourown.org/works/37475275
1 note · View note
thestuckylibrary · 4 years
Link
The thing about Steve Rogers’ books was that no one really knew how they got so popular all of a sudden. They just did. One day you had no idea the man existed, then you blinked and boom — you saw his name plastered for the second month in a row on The New York Times Best Seller List. To say his books were good would be the understatement of the century. That man was the Mozart of creative writing. 
or: Steve is Bucky’s favourite writer.
(Library note: this story is not rated and the author has chosen not to warn.)
57 notes · View notes
jupitermelichios · 4 years
Link
Fandom: The Witcher (TV)
Relationship: Geralt/Jaskier, background Geralt/Yennifer, implied future Geralt/Jennifer/Jaskier
Raiting: Explicit
Warnings: dubious consent due to sex-pollen, internalised sex-shaming from the POV character, unnegotiated kink
"Jaskier," he says, and Jaskier freezes mid-struggle and tips his head back against the tree to look up at him.
"Geralt," he says, his eyes hazy and his voice a low rumble. Geralt looks at him in silence, not sure what to say. "Oh, my handsome wolf, come to eat me up?"
Jaskier is definitely not in his right mind.
I don’t normally like sex-pollen fics much, or fuck or die scenarios, but I love Suzukiblu’s writing and I love secret!dom!Jaskier (which is a trope the fandom as a whole needs more of), and I love characters managing to pine while having sex with the person they’re pining for, and I absolutely adore fics with reluctant subs getting everything they secretly want, and this fic has all of that while also being delightfully dirty and totally unashamed of being a PWP.
15 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Note
Hi! May I share my new stucky au, The Little Mermaid (original tale!) 😁🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️🧜‍♂️ definitely one for the Bittersweet tag, beware!
The Lure -by roe87
(Oneshot | 4,800 | T )
Summary:
Bucky, a siren from the sea, hears a band playing near the shore, so he swims over to take a look.
This is when he meets Steve, a musician. At first, Bucky wants to eat Steve, but instead Bucky is adopted into Steve's band and his cabaret show. They perform together, and Bucky quickly falls for Steve.
Unfortunately, Steve is already engaged to someone else.
Bucky's siren sister comes to the surface to remind Bucky that if he isn't careful with his heart he could turn into sea foam.
(Fic art on ao3, Gen)
Thank you for writing in! (Major characer death warning)
15 notes · View notes
Text
Kings Legacy
Author: AuroraTenchi (@writewolf90)
Rated T • Published 2021 • Last updated 2022 • Word count 62k
Yugi never expected to go back to Egypt, but he made someone a promise that they would go someday. That day is here and he has no idea how to navigate the grief that comes with returning. When they travel to the tomb of Pharaoh Atem, they make a discovery that puts the one person Yugi cares about most in the world in danger. Who will help them? Or will they find the strength in their identities that was always there?
Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34226890/chapters/85156603
Admin's notes: Postcanon rivalshipping where Yugi makes a life with Seto. m!preg but it's in the past, and Yugi's kid is old enough to be their own charming individual and raised by two devoted parents. Despite his best efforts, Yugi's feelings for Atem never stop, and it eventually spells the end for the relationship with Seto. When I explain it like that it maybe sounds drama filled but it's actually navigated in an incredible mature way, with the characters being adults who care about each other and treat each other genuinely. The lead-up to and eventual reunion between Yugi and Atem is beyond heart-warming and well earned.
7 notes · View notes
Text
Building A Home In Your Heart
Author: nana_banana @floreswrites
Not rated • Published 2018 • Complete • Word count 18k
Yuugi has a massive crush on his handsome co-worker who works down the hall from him. In an attempt to dazzle said co-worker, Yuugi finds out that he's in desperate need of help, and immediately volunteers. Little does Yuugi know that his co-worker's troubles run a little deeper than he could have ever imagined.
Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14183487
Admins notes: Coworkers coming together not just over a shared project but Yugi standing up for Atem in the face of their employers prejudice? It's a modern workplace au that captures some of my favourite aspects of their dynamic. 'Misunderstandings' are not always my favourite trope but it's done so flawlessly here that I was laughing through it, and then the resolution was incredibly satisfying.
2 notes · View notes
Text
The Amaranth
Author: Seventh Sage
Rated M • Published 2003 • Completed 2005 • Word count: 34k
Yugi is a mermaid merboy, who meets and falls in love with the prince Yami. He risks his live for the chance to live with his love, but would it work?
Read on FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1248762/1/The-Amaranth
Admin's notes: I was a wee baby puzzleshipper when I first read this. And while the writing style maybe isn't what I look for these days, the gut-punch of angsty feels has stayed with me all these years. The intense yearning and self-sacrifice are such classic puzzleshipping moods.
2 notes · View notes
nb-fic-recs · 1 year
Text
kaasknot: Fragging Incident
“You want to fuck,” Fives said, the light of comprehension dawning over his face. “We both want what we can't have,” Cody returned, equally blunt. “I propose we… forget that, for the evening.” kaasknot: Fragging Incident
0 notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Text
Hi! I’m not sure what else I’m supposed to say with this, but here’s a really long complete stucky fic :)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37376923
27 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 3 years
Note
Hey! I read through your swimming recs (thanks for compiling) and there's a couple more recent ones on ao3 that I def rec for your followers. One is called Lane Lines by Sparkagrace and the other is Everything The Water Can Be by Jehans. Both really good!
Thank you for writing in!
lane lines by sparkagrace (WIP | 44,429 | M)
Steve Rogers has spent his entire life swimming and now is poised to take the Wakanda 2024 Olympics by storm. The only thing he’s missing is a friendly rival to help get him there. Enter Bucky Barnes, who doesn’t seem to take the sport quite as seriously despite his raw and enviable talent.
Steve hates him. Bucky doesn’t care. That makes Steve hate him more.
- aka: the Olympics swimming AU that nobody but me asked for
everything the water can be by jehans (oneshot | 5,632 | E)
“Tell you what, big guy,” Bucky purrs, matching Steve’s tone, “if you win this thing—”
“This is practice,” Steve interrupts like a dumbass, “there is no winning.”
Bucky’s lopsided smirk pulls at the corner of his mouth. “Yeah,” he concedes, still in that slow molasses drawl, “but you guys all keep track of your time, right? I’ve watched you all compare notes after practice.”
Steve laughs. They’re a team of competitive little shits, they absolutely do that. “Yeah, okay, fair enough,” he relents.
“So,” Bucky continues slowly, his blush deepening, “you get the best time today...,” he takes a breath, drops his voice even lower, and soughs, “I’ll let you take off my clothes. All of ‘em.”
Shit.
Steve suddenly realizes what a fucking moron he is for having initiated this line of flirtation here at the pool and right before practice.
83 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Note
hi!! i HAVE to rec this fic there’s two chapters left and i’m dying in suspense!! it’s a swimming olympics au with childhood friends and rivals steve vs bucky. it’s written so well the tension is so strong, everyone needs to read it! https://archiveofourown.org/works/32924566/chapters/81712864
Thank you for writing in!
lane lines by sparkagrace (WIP | 98,700 | M)
Steve Rogers has spent his entire life swimming and now is poised to take the Wakanda 2024 Olympics by storm. The only thing he’s missing is a friendly rival to help get him there. Enter Bucky Barnes, who doesn’t seem to take the sport quite as seriously despite his raw and enviable talent.
Steve hates him. Bucky doesn’t care. That makes Steve hate him more.
- aka: the Olympics swimming AU that nobody but me asked for
66 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Note
Cannot recommend the Come Out and Haunt Me series on AO3 by Bittersweet_in_Boston enough, it’s so beautifully written, deserves all the praise !!
Thank you for writing in!
Come Out and Haunt Me* by Bittersweet_in_Boston  (series, ongoing | 77,109 | E) *check the tags on the individual stories
Before talking, Pierce looks around the huge dining room, frowning, his gaze befitting his name as he picks out certain individuals for extra scrutiny. Bucky feels his beady eyes rest on him for a few seconds, but it soon transfers to the tall blond on the other side of the Winthrop table to Bucky’s left.
Bucky won’t look at that particular housemate. He will not.
**In which entitled rich boy Bucky Barnes and scholarship student Steve Rogers go to the same all-boys prep school and hate each other. They hate each other so much. And every night.
50 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Text
There's a Piece of Me (Missing a Piece of You)
Ok so this may be a self rec... but I think it has some promise :)
There's a Piece of Me (Missing a Piece of You) - Goodnightsammy - Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]
(Rated M) (6.8k words) (implied/referenced suicide)
Bucky Barnes was 27 years old. He had slate-blue eyes and a dimpled chin, and he wore his brunette hair a little long so that people would stop mentioning how much he looked like a dead man. The same dead man he was named after. The same dead man who he sometimes thought he was, when he stopped avoiding the thought long enough to actually think it.
Bucky Barnes was 95 years old. He had slate-blue eyes and a dimpled chin. He used to wear his brunette hair slicked back with grease, combed tight to his scalp. He used to go dancing on the weekends in freshly shined shoes. He used to work down at the docks during the week to pay rent. He used to do a lot of things before he fell off that train in the Alps. Before he was made to start living again.
See, there’s two truths really. And then another, singular fact at the center of it all.
A Reincarnation AU, because if they were the only thing I could read for the rest of my life, it would be enough.
56 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 2 years
Text
You Bring Out the Best in Me by LeeHan
kinda enemies/rivals to reluctant friends to lovers? Steve and the avengers are part of SHIELD and bucky and commandos are part of the SSR and they’re rivals who are teamed up I guess, Hydra’s in it and there’s lots of smut :)
32 notes · View notes
stuckylibrary · 3 years
Note
hello! id like to rec a fic.
its called 'If You Let Me' by lillupon.
pre-war stucky, mutual pining, post cw.
great writing and flow.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/9964724
Thank you for writing in!
If You Let Me by lillupon (oneshot | 6,900 | M)
Steve always thought it was silly how easily girls fell for Bucky, even though they must have known he would only break their hearts. Told himself that he would require more than a few sweet words and a cocky grin. But thinking that while watching Bucky charm his way into a girl’s bed for the night is completely different from being on the receiving end of it.
Bucky teaches Steve how to flirt.
38 notes · View notes