The Unexamined Life – Chapter 1, by Alethia – The Pitt (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Robby hadn’t come back to himself fully yet, still half-gone, so Jack leaned his forehead against Robby’s and murmured, “We’re okay, man.”

Robby took another breath, but it was shaking, different somehow. The hand at his neck moved up, cupping his jaw, some kind of energy flaring. Robby turned his head toward Jack, breathing against his jaw, a bright bloom of heat that shot straight through him, Jack’s heart suddenly racing. Robby pulled back slightly to look at him, thumb running over his cheek, a new glint in his eyes. The moment held, tension stretching between them, transforming into something Jack recognized: that aching, pulse-pounding moment before a kiss. Sound roared in his ears as that realization landed: Robby wanted to kiss him. And Jack wanted him to.

What the fuck.

Source: The Unexamined Life – Chapter 1, by Alethia – The Pitt (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, post-season 1. Jack gets injured, Robby freaks out – things change. This is simply delicious, an amazing Abbot POV as he works through his first time being attracted to a man. To Robby.

maybe sorrow was the thing – Chapter 1, by alasse – The Pitt (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

“Robby, you gotta get going, man,” he says, clapping him on the back once he reaches him. “Time to hand over.”

Robby glances up at the board with a worried frown.

“Maybe I should stay,” he says. “It’s been a rough shift so far—Whitaker lost his first patient earlier—and we have a few complicated cases pending.”

Jack meets Dana’s eyes over his shoulder, and Dana shakes her head slightly. So, yes, a rough shift, but nothing out of the ordinary for the Pitt.

Just Robby being Robby.

“You absolutely should not stay,” Jack tells him. “You shouldn’t have been working this shift in the first place, man. Now, I know you don’t want to let Jake down, and I know you’re not insinuating I can’t handle a few complicated cases.”

Robby looks down, then, meets Jack’s eyes. He looks even more tired than in the morning, looks like he’s done a double and not half a shift, and Jack refuses to let it get worse.

“It’ll be okay, Mike,” he says softly. “Trust me.”

Source: maybe sorrow was the thing – Chapter 1, by alasse – The Pitt (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

What if Robby had ended up going to Pittfest with Jake after all? This is such a great canon-divergence and an even greater Abbot POV.

How can a loser ever win – Chapter 1, by sirona – Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

He keeps the leather jacket he stripped off the drug dealer. When he leaves the apartment, he tumbles the lock behind himself. He has no orders to do it, but if he is going to pretend to be a dead man he might as well start by acquiring some mannerisms. It feels like something the man who had looked after Captain Steven Grant Rogers as a child might do.

Then he walks into Manhattan, through the enormous entrance to Stark Tower, between sliding glass panels and into a hall drenched in light.

“Hello,” he says to the woman behind the massive circular desk dominating the lobby. He tries out a smile, encouraged when the woman does not scream and call security, but eyes him speculatively instead. “I am here to see Captain Steven Rogers.”

Source: How can a loser ever win – Chapter 1, by sirona – Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

A lovely post-WS “Bucky comes home” fic.

falling out of love is hard (falling for betrayal is worse) – Chapter 1, by EverythingButTheKitchenSink (ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding) – The Maze Runner (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Finally, Newt manages to tear his gaze away from the windows and pins Vince with an unsettlingly intent look. “How did you know my name?” he asks.

“The same reason I knew where to find you.” Vince scrubs a hand down his face, one corner of his mouth ticks up in a half-smile. “An old friend of yours made me promise to get you out.”

Newt looks lost. “An old friend,” he repeats.

“Yeah.” Vince has stopped smiling. “You wouldn’t remember him.”

Source: falling out of love is hard (falling for betrayal is worse) – Chapter 1, by EverythingButTheKitchenSink (ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding) – The Maze Runner (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Teen, AU. Thomas is never sent to the Maze, instead working from the inside. This is a great canon-divergence that doesn’t ignore the importance of Teresa for Thomas.

burning brighter and brighter, by sauccy_hot_bread – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Something about this Greenie is different.

He never pays this much attention to Greenies, nothing past the usual introduction and First Day jitters but something about this one is different.

Something about him calls to Newt, to a part of him that he hasn’t tapped into in years.

Sitting here with him laughing at Gally’s brew, watching the boys wrestle, bathing in the warm orange light of the fire, Newt feels something in his chest shift. Between two ribs and just under his heart, he feels the smallest thing plant itself in the space there.

A flower.

An affection.

A warmth that tickles down to his fingertips.

Sitting in the brightness of the night and the Greenie’s laugh, Newt knows that something’s starting to bloom.

Source: burning brighter and brighter, by sauccy_hot_bread – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Teen. Newt can’t help but look at Thomas. This is lovely.

“Thomas, meet Newt. He’s in charge here when I’m not around.”, by Tattered_Dreams, orphan_account – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

The sunlight hits him hard as he exits the Council Hall. One leg after another he moves himself closer to the Homestead across the Glade. He needs to be alone. He needs to calm down. He needs to stop thinking of the ghost of Newt’s fingers on his neck, on his back, his waist.

Thomas needs a lot of things.

Source: “Thomas, meet Newt. He’s in charge here when I’m not around.”, by Tattered_Dreams, orphan_account – The Maze Runner Series – James Dashner [Archive of Our Own]

Adult. Read Fingerprints by Tattered_Dreams first, then enjoy this delicious bit of mild D/s smut. There isn’t enough happy Glade fic for these two.

Running It By You, by astralpenguin – The Maze Runner (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Minho had a problem.

Actually, he had more than one.

The first was Thomas and Newt.

They’d spent over six months without him. That time spent traversing the Scorch, trying to find him, had clearly made them close.

Minho had been Newt’s best friend, once upon a time, and that night he’d spent with Thomas in the Maze had formed a bond between the two of them that couldn’t ever be broken. He loved both those shanks dearly. And he completely understood how and why they’d ended up closer to each other than they currently were with him.

Source: Running It By You, by astralpenguin – The Maze Runner (Movies) [Archive of Our Own]

Teen, post-canon, Newt lives AU. Short, sweet and funny. I love Minho so much!