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The war was over.
Or at least that’s what the papers said.
They’d been saying it, for months, as if people needed reminding.
Maybe they did.
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In which Harry and Draco both run away from their pasts and conveniently choose to hide in the same tiny American town.
It's super.
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Lucifer was an angel once.
That’s what Nursey thinks, the first time he sees William Poindexter.
Because the boy is beautiful even though he shouldn’t be. Even though he’s doubtless the kind of person who would punch you in the face if you said the words “you” and “beautiful” to him in the same sentence.
His skin is choked with freckles. It’s potentially more freckle than skin. Not just his face, where his nose and cheekbones are so hyper-pigmented they look tanned, but his collarbones and forearms and knuckles. The close-shaved dark ginger stubble of his hair should make his ears look too big or his mouth too wide but instead it accentuates the long curve of his throat, the cup of velvet skin between the tendons in the back of his neck.
“You’re the new defenseman?” Nursey asks. “William Poindexter?”
And the boy turns around and considers him with what might be contempt but what might just be the way his face looks and says, “Yeah?” like its a challenge.
And Nursey thinks:
Oh no.
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Parson gestures with his spoon toward Hawke. “So am I allowed to ask about the service dog or is that not PC?”
“My medical history is more of a 3rd date conversation," Eli says.
“Oh? Why’s that?”
“Because. No one sticks around afterward and I like to live in glorious denial for a short period beforehand.”
It comes out more self-deprecating than he intended.
Parson looks…thoughtful. “Well, does this count as one or two?
“Pardon?”
“This. Ice cream. I mean, technically it’s a second location, but still the same night. So is this one date or two?”
“One,” Eli says firmly. “If it’s happening within the same three-hour period.”
“You’re the expert,” Parson says, which, he’s really, really, not, but ok.
“So still two dates to go then?” Parson continues.
“I—what?”
“We’ve got a roadie coming up but then we’re home for almost two weeks. When does your semester start?”
“You want to do this again?” Eli asks.
Parson stops idly twirling his spoon.
“You don’t?”
He does, Eli realizes. He really does. Because apparently he actually likes Kent fucking Parson.
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“Well,” Stiles says, “that continues to be offensive. I mean. I understood it was a little weird to be married when I was a teenager but I’m twenty now. A full-fledged adult. Like. Mature, and shit.”
Derek laughs.
“I’m serious! We have a mortgage. We do our taxes.”
“I do our taxes,” Derek says.
“We do couples yoga and monitor our fiber intake.”
“I don’t monitor my fiber intake.”
“That’s because you’re a werewolf and your colon can just regrow itself or whatever when you treat it badly. I have a human colon, Derek. It has human colon needs.”
“Please stop talking about your colon.”
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- Part 2 of The Adventures of Mage Kid and Wolf Nerd
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Phaedrus by xiaq
Fandoms: Skyfall (2012) - Fandom, James Bond (Craig movies), Sherlock (TV)
05 Aug 2016
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The kid stilled, his eyes going sharp in a way that made James want to reach for his weapon. He remembered he didn’t have one, then remembered he was talking to a 13 year old the size of a cocker spaniel and he didn’t need a weapon anyway.
“Give me access to MI6’s computers and I could take over the world,” the boy said softly.
“Not exactly what we’re trying to accomplish, but an interesting option all the same,” James said, pursing his lips. “What’s your name?”
“Why?”
“Because, if I’m going to recruit you that’s something I’ll need to know.”
***This is the origin story of Q/James Bond's relationship had they met quite a bit sooner in their MI6 careers. It is also a continuation/expansion of Jealous Gods, but it should make sense as a stand-alone piece. It will be formatted like Jealous Gods, going back and forth between present and past. Apologies in advance for any mistakes!
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- Part 2 of Jealous Gods
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Jealous Gods by xiaq
Fandom: James Bond (Craig movies), Sherlock (TV), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom
05 Aug 2016
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it's not confidential, I've got potential by shinealightonme
Fandoms: Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
01 Sep 2019
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He can barely do small talk when it makes sense, and this does not make sense.
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02 Sep 2019
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A bookshop is not a business by anactoriatalksback
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
07 Jul 2019
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In which Aziraphale has no intention of selling books to anyone at all, let alone this infuriatingly persistent customer. No matter how nice his cheekbones are...
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24 Aug 2019
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Ineffable Husbands by ImprobableDreams900
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
11 Jan 2018
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Aziraphale finds an old marriage certificate in one of his books, and it has two very familiar signatures at the bottom...
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A Better Idea by copperbadge
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14 Aug 2019
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Crowley sleeps for five days, eats pancakes, and is brave enough for both of them.
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15 Aug 2019
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This is a convenience series for all my Game of Thrones stories, to make it easier to navigate among them and to subscribe for notifications just when I post GOT stories. All stories are standalone unless otherwise linked!
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