#trope:slowbuild

[puzzleshipping-library]

Sky and Sea

Author: Lucidscreamer

Rated M • Published 2018 • In progress • Word count: 17k

Shipwrecked Yami meets merman Yugi. Eventual romance and explorations of merfolk culture.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1159808

Admin's notes: this series of 100-word drabbles is written with such beauty and lyricism, every word is meant to hit and i just cant get enough of it. There's humour in it too, and I can't stop smiling at the way Yugi and Yami come together.

#rating:t #status:wip #length:10to25k #2015to2019 #site:ao3 #mythsandfolklore #trope:mermaids #sirens really #genre:fantasy #yugis pov #atems pov #kink:languagekink #trope:slowbuild #puzzleshipping

[thestuckylibrary]

I’d like to recommend the tell me how to breathe in and feel no hurt series, I love it and it does a really good job with handling rape and recovery in a way a lot of fics don’t! Thanks for all you guys do by the way

Thank you for writing in!

tell me how to breathe in and feel no hurt* by Cafelesbian (complete |198,037 & M) *rape/noncon

Steve looks over; the guy is standing in the darkness, and when he steps forward Steve’s breath catches in his throat. A few inches shorter than Steve, dark hair falling flat and limp around his high cheekbones, eyes permanently flickering between blue and green and grey and framed by long eyelashes, sharp and bright even in the gray, artificial lighting, only one arm, pulled protectively around himself.

“Bucky?” he whispers incredulously.

or, Bucky is a hooker who stumbled into prostitution in desperation and Steve is an achingly lonely artist who has spent four years missing his high school sweetheart and maybe they never stopped loving each other.

Part 1 of tell me how to breathe in and feel no hurt

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #cw:rape/noncon #cw:abuse #minipost:modernau #trope:recovery #minipost:bbptsd #trope:slowbuild #trope:angst #trope:hurtcomfort

[thecncitygirls]

Concept of Mesmeralda, my hero OC for the upcoming SCOOB movie and Blue Falcon's love interest. She's a vigilante working against Dick Dastardly but ended up stuck with the most obnoxiously egotistical guy she had ever met. She has a lunar moth motif and derives her power from the moon; based on plot developments she has to protect Shaggy and Scooby because if Cerebrus gets unleashed her personal power also diminishes. It's a pretty selfish motive but hanging out with Shaggy, Scooby and Team Falcon would lead her to becoming more altruistic and selfless.

#oc: mesmeralda #scoob oc #scoob 2020 #scoob movie #hanna barbera #cartoon network #cartoon network oc #blue falcon x oc #love interest #trope:slowbuild #trope: rivals to lovers #sketch #character concept #oc #fan character

[stuckylibrary]

hi! i’d like to rec “these violent delights” by brooklynantiques

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38965590/chapters/97454799

the story is really good and so fun and the building tension between the two boys is beautiful!!

Thank you for writing in!

These Violent Delights by brooklynantiques (WIP | 30,929 | E)

“Oh, that’s how it is?” Steve raises an eyebrow, points his plastic fork at him, “Watch out. I kill you in the third act.”

Bucky grins. “I’d like to see you try.”

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #minipost:modernau #trope:slowbuild #char:actor!bucky #char:actor!steve

[puzzleshipping-library]

Keep the Light Shining

Author: Clydeside (@clyde-side)

Rated M • Published 2020 • Complete • Word count 90k

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26646835

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@saijspellhart says:

Stunning piece that builds a detailed and engaging setting, and crafts some of the most breathtaking atmospheres I’ve had the opportunity to read in literature. It’s an immersive spooky tale about a guy (Yugi) trying to escape his mundane life by becoming a lighthouse keeper. Only to realize the lighthouse is haunted and guards some dark secrets. Some A+++ supernatural ghost romance.

I could not recommend this piece enough. It’s always one of the first few recs I send people when they ask me for recs. And they always come back to tell me they loved it.

@ anon says:

i swear to god this changed me as a person. it's unlike any other puzzleshipping story i've read and yet has everything i ever wanted. i think about it constantly. there's a part where atem says he remembers - “Things that could warm your heart, or tear you to pieces. Things that would frighten you.” and if that doesn't sum up the ways this fic broke me apart and then put me back together idk what does

the ammount of research that went into every part of this is actually mind-blowing without ever feeling overdone. the characterization is impeccable. and the storytelling itself is exquisite??? i literally kept gasping as everything unfolded, and the little details clicked. and so much *nuance* came out on a second read that i honestly don't think it's an exaggeration to call this literature disguised as yu-gi-oh fic.

there is so much i could say about it but really everyone should just go and read it for themselves

#as the author of this fic im so embarassed to post this #and sat on this for days as a result #but ilu guys thank you #rated:m #length:50to100k #status:complete #site:ao3 #alternate universe #blindshipping #2020to2024 #political intrigue #multi!lingual atem #trope:protective!atem #trope:possession #trope:death #touchstarved #trope:roommates #trope:slowbuild #genre:suspense #angst with a happy ending #genre:horror #genre:myhearthurts #genre:hurtcomfort #historical #niche AUs #trope:ghosts #lighthouse #sharing a body #kink:ghost!sex #starterpack

[puzzleshipping-library]

Witcher

Author: TunaFax

Rated T • Published 2016 (Last Updated 2017) • Word count 64k

Sacrificing a prince to the Northern witch is not the best way to warm up the land. Or, the one where Yugi is a very creepy captor.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6956008

Admin's notes: #ficsthatfuckedmeup yugi is so goddamn creepy and atem succumbing to a hardcore case of stockholm syndrome had me s c r e a m i n g in the best/worst/most repulsed way possible (and then screaming for more). i'm obsessed with everything about this. sometimes i'm just lying in bed and it comes to mind. creepy cabin in the woods, okay. I can't resist.

#rating:t #length:50to100k #status:wip #site:ao3 #2015to2019 #favourites #genre:horror #alternate universe #mythsandfairytales #atems pov #char:royalty #trope:therewasonebed #trope:imprisonment #trope:enemiestolovers #trope:meetugly #trope:slowbuild #trope:roommates #library

[puzzleshipping-library]

Shadows on the Nile

Author: lucidscreamer

Rated T • Published 2007 • Complete • Word count 63k

Yugi Mutou is a successful game designer. His game "Duel Monsters" is a hit and his company is on the rise. But when his grandpa disappears during an earthquake in Egypt, Yugi drops everything and rushes to the rescue. Stolen antiquities, a dangerous cult, and an intriguing Egyptologist named Yami only make things more complicated. (Yami/Yugi) A Harlequin romance fusion that combines romantic suspense with romantic comedy.

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/106272

Read on FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3866826/1/Shadows-on-the-Nile

Admin's notes: i love everything by this author, but this fic in particular is a crowning achievement of intriguing plot and heart-bursting romance. Soak this one up, and be ready to rush to it's sequel, Reflections on the Nile.

#rating:t #length:50to100k #status:complete #site:ffn #site:ao3 #2000to2009 #char:archaeologist #ancient egypt #char:gamedesigner #alternate universe #modernau #trope:slowbuild #library

[puzzleshipping-library]

Reconfiguration

Author: Phoebeus (@ygospamproduction)

Rated T • Published 2017 • Completed 2019 • Word count 230k

A few minutes' delay is all it takes to change the course of lives, and Atem is uncertain if he should thank the gods or curse them for this shift in his destiny. For what did it mean for his fate, this chance to know the world again in his own flesh? What good can come from lingering so solidly in a world he is meant to leave?

Read on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10498908

Admin's notes: this is astoundingly popular for a reason. god it's so good this story scooped out all my insides and filled it with *feelings*. I never even noticed the length of it, I just devoured it all. the most incredible post-canon exploration of Atem coming into his own. all the friends in the squad had meaningful presences and words and insight (hello Honda is here to save the day), and it's one of those precious rare few fics that literally left me sobbing (in a good way). the whole thing is so emotional and comforting.

#rating:t #length:over200k #status:complete #site:ao3 #2015to2019 #starterpack #favourites #angst with a happy ending #postcanon #atems pov #atem has a body #trope:friendstolovers #trope:slowbuild #genre:fix it #genre:myhearthurts #genre:slice of life #library

[stuckylibrary]

Ok maybe it’s just been hiding plain sight but My Albatross Always With Me is an absolute enemies to lovers masterpiece, cannot recommend enough

Thank you for writing in!

My Albatross Always With Me by LolitaBlue (WIP | 89,098 | E) *chose not to warn, past abuse, /others

When Bucky Barnes joins the Avengers team as a weapons developer, Steve Rogers doesn't like him very much. Their constant bickering leads to a fiery tension that everyone else wants to sort out. Steve and Bucky are too stubborn to admit why they don't like each other, until they're forced to reach point where they can't deny the truth any longer.

(A Modern!Bucky and Cap!Steve AU)

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #cw:abuse #/others for ts #minipost:enemiestolovers #kink:top!steve #char:avenger!bucky #trope:hurtcomfort #trope:jealousy #angst with a happy ending #kink:bdsm #trope:slowbuild #minipost:modern!bucky #genre:canondivergence #kink:dirtytalk #kink:rimming #minipost:pornwithfeelings

[stuckylibrary]

I want to recommend fic all my love forever on ao3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/23334550/chapters/55898314

Steve and Bucky both survive WW2 and try to life the life. It's sooo beautiful and sometimes sad but it's worth reading ❤️

Thank you for writing in!

all my love forever* by tempestaurora (complete |  93,883 | T) *graphic violence, /others

Bucky Barnes does not fall from the train in the Alps. Steve Rogers does not go missing in the crash-landing of the Valkyrie. Instead, they go back to Brooklyn, they get a new apartment, and they try to start over.

In 1946, Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter get married.

In 1952, Bucky Barnes marries, too.

They have children, they go to work, they struggle with domestic life after their years at war. And throughout it all, despite it all, Bucky Barnes is irrevocably in love with Steve Rogers.

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #genre:canondivergence #trope:slowbuild #popreq:domestic #char:daddy!bucky #char:daddy!steve #minipost:srptsd #minipost:bbptsd

[stuckylibrary]

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

#the-voices-inside-of-my-head #mod blue #recommendations #trope:protectivenerds #trope:hurtcomfort #trope:fluff #trope:angst #popreq:domesticavengers #trope:recovery #misunderstandings #trope:slowbuild #trope:pining #genre:canondivergence #angst with a happy ending #popreq:bffs #char:oblivious!steve #popreq:pets #submission

[stuckylibrary]

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

#skullfragments #mod blue #recommendations #popreq:sports #trope:pining #minipost:enemiestolovers #trope:slowbuild #minipost:uniandcollege

[stuckylibrary]

I want to recommend /expect the unexpected/ on AO3 by smut t connoisseur. It’s a wip kid fic where Steve has a son, and Bucky has an adopted daughter that go to school together. It pulls my heartstrings every update! 

Thank you for writing in!

Expect The Unexpected by SmutConnoisseur (WIP | 47,769 | E) *chose not to warn

While navigating fatherhood alone with his angsty teenage son and balancing a career. Steve Rogers finds himself in the crosshairs of one James Barnes, a single protective father of his own.

Part 1 of Expect The Unexpected

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #minipost:modernau #genre:kidfic #char:daddy!bucky #char:daddy!steve #minipost:enemiestolovers #trope:angst #trope:hurtcomfort #popreq:domestic #trope:slowbuild #age difference #char:lawyer!steve #char:nurse!bucky #trope:meetugly #misunderstandings #angst with a happy ending

[stuckylibrary]

Sunshine’s Gifts

Sunshine’s Gifts - Chapter 1 - Quarra, wearing_tearing - Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

fae Bucky part of the Wild Hunt and steve is still Cap, has the other avengers in it too, fluff&smut

#hermy-stiles #mod blue #recommendations #genre:canondivergence #char:fae!bucky #trope:protectivenerds #trope:slowbuild #popreq:domesticavengers #trope:touchstarved #minipost:srptsd #trope:jealousy #minipost:clothesharing #char:possessive!bucky #submission

[stuckylibrary]

I just wanted to recommend the Ghosts Of War series by Eden22. Solid writing and fantastic storytelling. It’s an AU of sorts but not really? They try to be faithful to history and provide citations.

Anyway I just wanted to pass it along as I’ve been enjoying following it.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2354989

#myownclouds #mod blue #recommendations #trope:identityporn #popreq:timetravel #trope:slowbuild #minipost:historicaldetail #char:jewish!bucky #selfcest #howling commandos #submission

[stuckylibrary]

idk if you guys take fic recs but if you do I just bingned thru these city walls and absolutely loved it :)

Thank you for writing in!

These City Walls* by TessaBennet (WIP | 79,092 | T) *chose not to warn

Before there was Captain America, before there was even a war, there were two idiots in Brooklyn, just getting by every day, living a life, trying very hard not to let it show that they had, as a matter of fact, fallen in love with each other.

This is the first part of what I plan to be a multi-part fic spanning the entirety of the MCU, following Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes on their journey with, away from, separate from, and back towards each other.

Part I is finished, will update regularly, will include a lot of self-indulgence and in-depth character building. It covers the years of their childhood and youth together, before the war caught up to the boys.

Part 1 of What I'm Looking For

#anonymous #mod blue #recommendations #trope:pining #trope:slowbuild #angst with a happy ending #genre:prewar #minipost:prewarpining