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This is a collection of quotes from different fanfiction stories we've read over the years. They're also recommendations, for it's rare that we find a story worth quoting without enjoying it in some way.
“I’m fine.” “In the whole time I’ve known you, you’ve maybe been fine for half an hour total.”

Steve and Natasha (chp. 5)

The Long Road Begins at Home by owlet (AO3) Captain America/Avengers (Marvel Movies) – Teen/Mature #Alternate Universe #Recovery #Cursing #PTSD #Sarcasm #Internal Dialog #Angst and Humor #Dissociation #Memory Problems #Mentions of Abuse/Torture #Violence

Oh sure, reunion results in happiness, kittens, and rainbows, because that’s definitely how life goes when you’ve just spent 70 years as a tool of villainy. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

Part 3 of the Infinite Coffee and Protection Detail series (AO3)

While Doumeki may not have been able to exorcise spirits at twenty paces or resist hypnotic suggestion, he did have an ability to take bizarre situations in his stride that bordered on a superpower.

Doumeki is uniquely skilled (chp. 2)

Extenuating Circumstances by rallamajoop (AO3) xxxHolic – Teen – Doumeki Shizuka/Watanuki Kimihiro #Spirits #Relationship meddling #Somewhat Dubious Consent

This is not the scene where supernatural forces coerce them into having sex. This is the argument they had afterwards.

She closes her eyes, feels for the familiar pull and - there! She body flickers away, and it’s only when she appears in the hokage’s office that's bursting with Anbu and sees Itachi kneeling to accept a porcelain mask that it occurs to her that she maybe should have double checked to see what she was body flickering into.

Natsu’s a.k.a Naruto’s POV (chp. 1)

An Invincible Summer by ShanaStoryteller (AO3) Naruto – Teen/Mature – Uzumaki Naruto/Uchiha Sasuke #Alternate Universe #Sexy no Jutsu #Fluff #Fix-it #Genderfluid Naruto

When Naruto is five, he’s gutted by a drunken civilian and presumed dead.

Six months later a girl with ash pale hair and dark blue eyes enters the Academy.

Note: This is a restricted story and requires an AO3 account in order to read.

“He used to come to midsummer celebrations in the Shire and set off his fireworks for everyone to see.” When the Dwarves kept staring, Bilbo added, “They were always truly excellent fireworks if that makes a difference.” “The grey wizard came to your homeland to set off fireworks?”

Bilbo and Frerin discussing Gandalf (chp. 14)

The Oak and The Ash by sunryder (AO3) The Hobbit/The Sentinel – Mature – Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield #Alternate Universe #Sentinel/Guide Bonding #Cultural Misunderstandings #Timeline? What Timeline?

Bilbo Baggins was not a particularly talented Guide. He knew that. His family knew that. Every last Hobbit in the four Farthings and Bree knew that.

But that meant nothing when one morning an agony that wasn’t Bilbo’s ripped right through him, dropping him to his knees with a scream. Wrapped up in the pain there was a presence. Someone fierce and determined, nestling himself in the blank space in Bilbo’s mind for the barest of moments before he slipped away. It was like fingertips brushing across the outside fringe of his soul, and Bilbo wanted it back. Wanted him back.

And so help him, Bilbo was going to find him. His Sentinel.

“I got the idea from a ghost that kept broadcasting random radio transmissions when she opened her mouth. Now that was a weird case! A poor granny thought she was being haunted by an entire boyband.”

modern hauntings are weird (chp. 1)

this river runs to you by sundiscus (AO3) Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed – Mature – Lan Zhan/Wei Wuxian #Alternate Universe #Modern with Magic #Mutual Pining #Dragons #Literal Sleeping Together #Tender wound tending #Canon-Typical Violence #Canon-Typical Tragic Backstory aspect

Framed by the soft morning light, sleek hair swept back and pale blue robes not even slightly rumpled, he looks almost inhuman.

He looks like the last person who should be knocking on Wei Wuxian’s door.

In which Wei Wuxian is a curse worker secretly searching for a lost dragon, Lan Wangji is his new assistant, and the two things may not be entirely unrelated.

“We do not know,” Fury continued with a general air of irritation, “if Agent Barton was deliberately targeted, if he intentionally got in the path of the intended target, or if this was a complete accident where the culprit panicked and ran.” “So in other words your spy network is failing you.”

Fury and Tony (chp. 2)

Wiping Off the Dust by dentalfloss (AO3) Avengers (Marvel Movies) – Teen #Alternate Universe #Child Abuse #Abduction #Violence #De-Aging #Trust Issues #Friendship #Humor #Hurt/Comfort #Angst #Feels

Teenaged Clint, it turns out, is a little shit.

Naturally this makes him Tony’s new favourite person.

Note: This is a restricted story and requires an AO3 account in order to read

Afterwards, Arthur said firmly, “We were drunk.” “Yes!” Merlin said. Arthur was a genius. “Extremely drunk. Almost out of our minds.” “Exactly,” Arthur said. “And now we will never speak of this again.” “Right,” Merlin said, with deep relief, and then he got out of bed to go put on his clothes, and Arthur said, “…starting an hour from now.” “Right,” Merlin said, and got back into the bed.

Arthur and Merlin attempt to find excuses for all the sex (chp. 1)

Favorite by astolat (AO3) Merlin – Explicit – Arthur/Merlin #Alternate Universe #Humor #Sex #First Time #And then Second #And then they lost count

Arthur was tipped back against the wall, his mouth open for breath and staring at the small arrow-slit window over Merlin's head, trying to work out how it could possibly be that good with Merlin, of all people.

Part 14 of Merlin works series (AO3)

Right. So, no telling Yue he should take naps; he’d have to add that to the list. The really long list. He was incredibly glad Yuki had gotten the sweet, outgoing, warm side of those two; if both of them had been prickly and wounded and neurotic, he’d have gone crazy.

Touya keeps running into Yue’s emotional hang-ups, mainly because there’s a lot of them (chp. 1)

Drink Deep by Branch (AO3) Card Captor Sakura – General – Kinomoto Touya/Tsukishiro Yukito/Yue #Post Series #Drama #Fluff

An encounter under a tree on a sunny afternoon leads to all sorts of new possibilities.

Part 6 of the Bamboo, Pine and Peach series (AO3)

Learn from your mistakes: that’s the Elric way. And god, are they learning so much all the time.

the Elrics’ family motto (chp. 2)

maestoso by novalotypo (AO3) Fullmetal Alchemist – Teen #Alternate Universe #Canon Divergence #Fix-It of Sorts #Soloist Musician!AU #Time Travel #Edward Elric Swears #Grabs the plot by the throat and breaks it over his knee

Edward Elric is about eleven when he stands up, makes an extended effort to knock as many books off the old bastard’s shelves as he can, and says, “Fuck the military. Al, you interested in music at all?”

Everybody’s got their own ideas of retirement.

The Elrics don’t even do retirement, what with the world trying to blow itself up every other month, but this shit has got to take the fucking cake.

“Have you seen this person’s tweets?” Ochako demanded. She pulled out her phone (which was already open to the profile) and cleared her throat. Apparently, this was gonna be a dramatic reading. He hated this already.

Izuku is not prepared for internet popularity (chp. 1)

Trending: #LetDekuSmash by s_the_queen (AO3) Boku no Hero Academia – Teen – Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku #Crack #Fluff #Social Media #Class 1-A Shenanigans #Class 1-A Friendship #Bakugou Katsuki is a Dork #Gay Disaster Bakugou Katsuki #Bisexual Disaster Midoriya Izuku #Uraraka Ochako is a Good Friend #Chaotic Class 1-A #Thirst Tweets #Thirsty Bakugou Katsuki #Oblivious Midoriya Izuku #Cinnamon Roll Midoriya Izuku

Adapted from a Twitter thread fic :)

When Izuku gets some bad press, a thirsty stan account comes in out of nowhere to defend him. There’s no way this fan didn’t come from inside UA, and things only get wacker from there.

Tony’s just getting into bed when his phone beeps. Are you awake? Steve asks. Yes, Tony types back and then adds, In bed. Not asleep yet. You didn’t wake me or anything. There’s a brief pause, and then a reply flashes on the screen: What are you wearing? The noise that comes from Tony’s mouth sounds like he’s maybe dying, because this cannot possibly be sexting. Steve does not even know what sexting is.

Tony is not prepared to deal with Steve using modern technology like this (chp. 1)

Like a Comet Streaming On by Sineala (AO3) Avengers (Marvel Comics) – Explicit – Steve Rogers/Tony Stark #Alternate Universe #Psychic Wolves #Consent Issues #Animal Death #Grief/Mourning #Cuddling & Snuggling #Dubious Consent #Happy Ending

Tony escapes Afghanistan with a functioning Iron Man suit and a perfectly normal heart. He even manages to bring Ho Yinsen home safely at his side. But he may as well have lost everything… because his wolfbrother is dead. Six months later, the Avengers find Captain America, frozen in ice, miraculously alive. Everything and everyone Steve has ever known is gone -- except his wolfsister, the recipient of the lupine version of the super-soldier serum, who was frozen in his arms. Tony has everything but his wolf. Steve has only his wolf. This is how their lives fit together.

“There’s twenty two of them in the castle itself.” Link sighs. “And three more on the bridge across the moat.” “The castle.” Purah repeats. “The one that’s overrun with corrupted Guardians. The one that’s surrounded by a cloud of Malice. The one which has the Calamity itself swirling around it.” “Korok hide and seek is not for the faint of heart.”

Korok’s have no fear (chp. 30)

Again by Drich (drich147) (AO3) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Mature/Teen #Time Loop #Fluff #Angst #Angst with a Happy Ending #Hurt/Comfort #It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better #Happy Ending #PTSD

Link wakes up. Journeys across the world. Defeats Calamity.

Link wakes up.

Again. And Again. And Again.

“Old Ye Old Ye tell me you’re actually serious, really really serious, we’re going to dress up like actual gundam pilots?! That’s so badass, we’ll be so badass, I’m telling you right now this has been a big thing for me since I was young, the actual fulfillment of impossible childhood dreams, I can’t believe you’re the one to bring this to me but I’ll fucking take it.”

Huang Shaotian has interesting life goals (chp. 2)

World Champions by TheDefenestrator (AO3) The King’s Avatar/Quánzhí Gāoshǒu – General #Alternate Universe #Canon Divergence #Aliens #Leadership #Public Relations #Mecha #Shenanigans #Team Bonding

At the end of season 4 of the Glory Pro Alliance, the government finally receives the information it has been waiting for: The other players have caught up.

Or, In which Glory has been a government recruitment ploy for remote-piloted mecha operators all along.

“You want me to just take in a disgruntled teenager?” Derek asks and when Stiles pulls an incredulous face, he rolls his eyes. “Okay, another one?”

Derek wants to make his own bad choices about pack composition (chp. 1)

pretty in tents by kellifer_fic (AO3) Teen Wolf – Mature – Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski #Canon Divergence #Fake/Pretend Relationship #Camping #Werewolves #Hand Jobs

Even though he’s making fun of it, Stiles thinks the whole thing sounds awesome and, like most stuff these days, the experience is going to be totally wasted on Scott.

“Some half dressed purple-haired Tokujo came by the next day with a fruit basket too.” Kiba continues. “It was all really weird.” “Did you take the basket?” “Of course I took the basket. I don’t have a death wish.”

Kiba and Sakura discussing the aftermath of Kiba pantsing Ibiki (chp. 23)

Of Harrowed Hearts by Sable_Scribe (AO3) Naruto – Teen – Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto #Alternate Universe #Fix-it #Angst #Baby Badasses #Friendly!Kyuubi #Incomplete

Sometimes the hardest battle isn’t enough to change a heart, sometimes all the war and blood in the world isn’t enough to shift a single destiny.

Sometimes a simple touch is enough to break down the strongest of barriers, sometimes a single word is enough to make the world quake.

Sometimes the most reaching of changes comes in the form of a little boy sad enough, strong enough, and kind enough to make friends with a monster.

Sometimes one change makes waves.

Naruto has been hearing the rumbling growl in the back of his head for as long as he can remember. He’s seven when he tries to talk to it for the first time. He’s the dead last, the failure at everything, so he doesn’t actually expect to succeed.

And when he’s suddenly standing, knee deep in murky water and face to face with a demon, he has no idea what to expect.

As it turns out, the world could use something unexpected.

In which Naruto discovers the real meaning of the word monster, Sasuke discovers power and strength and learns the difference between them, and Sakura discovers that being herself is not as selfish as she thought.

Where Kakashi learns to fight again for what he loves, and Obito never stopped.

Note: This work is potentially abandoned, so if you know not being able to finish a story will bother you, you might want to avoid.

“So what did you have in mind? A Kaper chart?” Bruce asked. When everyone just looked at him, confused or curious, he sighed. “Oh, that's right, none of you are normal people who went to camp as a child.”

oddly, Bruce is the only Avenger who had a normal childhood (chp. 1)

Some Things Shouldn’t Be a Chore by scifigrl47 (AO3) Avengers (Marvel Movies) – Teen – Steve Rogers/Tony Stark #Alternate Universe #Humor #Fluff #Pre-Slash #Problematic Childhoods #Domestic #Roombas #The Toaster Series

Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony’s got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he’s pretty sure that he’s going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy’s still a little spotty about what is ‘clean’ enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick.

And some things shouldn’t be a chore.

“…Is it possible to punch a spirit? I feel like this is important information to know going forward.”

Shen Yuan has a very important question (chp. 3)

A Pairing of Souls by Muzu (AO3) The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System – Teen – Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán #Alternate Universe #Canon Divergence #Resurrection #Shen Yuan Is Trying His Best #Imprisonment #Identity Porn #Ghosts #Misunderstandings #Revelations #Everyone Needs Therapy #Mental Breakdown #Shen ‘Twins’ #Slow Burn #Oblivious Shen Yuan #Pre-Relationship

It doesn’t take five years for Shen Yuan’s backup body to mature, and when it does Shen Yuan emerges back into the world once more quickly realizing that nothing is as he expected or hoped it would be.

But Shen Yuan has a body to steal back and a promise to keep, and that leads him to the last place he expected to ever go: Luo Binghe’s front door.

Note: This is a restricted story and requires an AO3 account in order to read

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