Category: slash

North of the Wall, by Hussy_Riot (TheIrisRainbird) – The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth – All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]

Dergdian stood waiting for them. He was holding one end of a chain. At the other end was a collared man: a dark-haired, golden-skinned creature, as Roman as Esca was British. Even through his tunic, the bulk of his muscled body was unmistakable. Esca’s heart almost stopped.

“I would have offered you to fight him,” the queen said (he could no longer think of her as merely his hostess when the sinking sun made her hair and skin gleam like that of a goddess), “but you have travelled far, and he is fierce. Dergdian will fight him for your entertainment.”

Source: North of the Wall, by Hussy_Riot (TheIrisRainbird) – The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth – All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]

In which Marcus is the slave of matriarchal Seal People, but things aren’t quite as they seem… Delicious.

closed by a thread, by addandsubtract – The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth (2011) [Archive of Our Own]

Uncle, though. Esca remembers Aquila asking after his nephew at the hangar when they arrived, but he hadn’t realized that the nephew was a pilot. The pilot they need a copilot for is an Aquila. The thought of it makes Esca’s chest tighten, caught between excitement and dread. Would it be a sick revenge, to drift with the man whose father caused the death of Esca’s? Would it be justice? He can’t be sure.

Source: closed by a thread, by addandsubtract – The Eagle | The Eagle of the Ninth (2011) [Archive of Our Own]

Esca gets into the jaeger program from prison with one goal – kill kaiju and die nobly. Obviously Marcus will help with the first but refuse to let him do the latter. Awesome Pacific Rim AU!

Not Even Touching – Chapter 1, by joanlocked – Call Me By Your Name (2017) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Oliver’s eyes were piercing, but his expression and overall body language was quite the contrary. He had mastered the art of looking nonchalant while saying unspeakable things, so it wasn’t hard for him to trick people into thinking he was holding some innocent conversation about the weather, or his book, or his day. When he spoke next, it was with a serene smile on his lips.

“Because all I can think of is taking your clothes off, sitting you on that table and fucking you in front of everyone.”

Elio gulped and looked around. As he predicted, nobody was paying any attention to them, all too involved in their conversations or focused on dessert.

Source: Not Even Touching – Chapter 1, by joanlocked – Call Me By Your Name (2017) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

When they see each other again, Oliver and Elio are still drawn to each other, despite all the reasons they shouldn’t be. So they start playing a dangerous game… The tension is delicious (if you can overlook the cheating).

Dare by J S Cavalcante

Kirk met Spock’s eyes unobtrusively and flicked a glance at Keth and the other warriors. Spock received the signal loud and clear: Think we can take them? He shook his head infinitesimally.

Kirk glanced away, but not before shooting a disgusted look at Spock.

Fool, Spock thought, you would rather risk your life, and mine, than back down. Anger sparked and flared into life somewhere deep inside him. Ironically, Kirk’s illogical reaction would make it easier for Spock to do what he had to do. Deliberately, Spock released the controls he normally would have used to suppress the anger, and instead allowed it to flare inside him. Distasteful as it was, he would need his quite real anger in order to perform convincingly.

Source: Dare by J S Cavalcante (locked for AO3 users)

Spock has to take drastic measures to save Kirk… I love the non-controlled Vulcan badassery – and naturally, so does Kirk. 😉

Broken to Hand, by romanticalgirl – King Arthur (2004) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Arthur lowered his voice further, though no one else was near. “Then why did you come to my bed complaining that Roman women couldn’t satisfy you? All their skill and desire bored out of them?” He smiled again, his eyes watching Lancelot’s lithe form move around the enclosure slowly, the horse still keeping his distance. “Though if it’s Roman men that have bored them so, it does beg the question of why it was my bed you came to.”

Source: Broken to Hand, by romanticalgirl – King Arthur (2004) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Oh, this takes me back… The tension between Arthur and Lancelot here is too delicious for words.

First Kiss, by awarrington – The Eagle (2011) [Archive of Our Own]

Of course we Britons kiss and have a word for it – cusen – but it’s usually used for affection where the mouth is pressed against the head or cheek, usually of a child, but sometimes other family members and occasionally close friends. This touching of mouths together is something new the Romans have introduced, but it’s not a widespread practice even among them – at least in public.

Source: First Kiss, by awarrington – The Eagle (2011) [Archive of Our Own]

I don’t usually go for first-person stories, but I really love Esca here, and his ruminations on kissing – and Marcus, of course, now that he’s free. 🙂

Time After Time – Chapter 1, by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin) – Star Trek [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Alongside the other senior officers, Spock stands at parade rest in the shuttle bay awaiting the arrival of Lieutenant James T. Kirk of the U.S.S. Farragut, who has been posted to the Enterprise for six months to shadow Captain Pike as part of a Starfleet command training initiative. The elder Kirk has naturally expressed satisfaction at the prospect of an extended visit with a brother he sees only rarely, and the rest of the human crew are – as ever – excessively diverted by novelty; but Spock has his own, private reasons for eagerly anticipating the shuttle’s arrival. James T. Kirk’s presence aboard the Enterprise will provide an unprecedented opportunity for Spock to observe the behavior of another pair of adult siblings approximately his own age. The Kirk brothers may prove invaluable as a control group to assess human sibling dynamics, and understand to what degree his relationship with Michael deviates from the mean, due to his mixed heritage and their shared Vulcan upbringing.

Source: Time After Time – Chapter 1, by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin) – Star Trek [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

This epic slow-burn is everything I could have hoped for in a post!SNW season 1 fic for these characters. Not just Kirk and Spock, but everyone else, too, including Michael Burnham, whose absence makes Spock reevaluate some important things…

I Claim My Territory At Your Front Door, by Paraxdisepink – Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Someone has been in his bedroom. Someone who’s hungry. Nothing else is disturbed or missing.

It’s still an intrusion and he’s Captain America. He’s expected to call SHIELD with their forensics. He has deadly enemies, one of them above all others on SHIELD’s wanted list. Yet all Steve can do is stand at the window staring out at what he can see of the city three stories below, his insides knotting up with hope. The files described the Winter Soldier as an expert tracker. If any of Steve’s enemies could find where he lived it would be him.

That should have given Steve twice as much reason to call in SHIELD. The Winter Soldier is out there to kill him and to be in his sights is to die. But he’s Bucky too, in there somewhere, and after all the years they’ve scraped for food together during the Depression, the thought of Bucky out there hungry is too much to stomach.

Source: I Claim My Territory At Your Front Door, by Paraxdisepink – Captain America (Movies) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Steve gets Bucky to come in from the cold, bit by careful bit…