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The thing about Bucky these days is that, while he might be a semi-mythical assassin, he's also vulnerable—the kind of vulnerable that makes total strangers want to drape a blanket over his shoulders and take him to safety. The problem is, of course, that Bucky is already safe.
The first time it happens, Bucky has no idea how to react. He and Steve are walking down the street, when a slight woman takes in Bucky’s terrified eyes, the dark circles so bad they almost look like bruises, and Steve’s protective hand resting on his lower back, guiding him down the busy sidewalk (but it must look possessive, to someone looking for a sign), and comes to the wrong conclusion.
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20 Aug 2025
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There is a ghost in the woods behind the house.
Harry knows this, because his uncles have been fighting about it for weeks.
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11 Jun 2025
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They're clearly in shock, Sally can see: Holmes and Watson. Somehow that doesn't make the sight of them so close together any less breathtaking.
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04 Jun 2025
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Empathy by Blind_Author for themusecalliope
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
28 Nov 2014
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John is an empath. Which isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Most of the time, it’s not even useful.
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01 Jun 2025
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“He wants to shake John by the shoulders, wants to open his mouth and swallow John whole. Wants to marry him.”
Sherlock searches for the right words.
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12 Apr 2025
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Unpleasant Arrangements by Chrononautical
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 Dec 2018
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The King Under the Mountain requires a consort. Bilbo is happy to help him find one. So. Very. Happy.
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20 Dec 2024
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"Ever since I returned to London, you have made it plain that my behaviour is intolerable. Clearly, you no longer find me praise-worthy in any capacity, so why are you still here?"
When a familiar argument threatens to destroy the last remnants of John and Sherlock's failing friendship, both men are left questioning their worth to one another. Before either of them has the chance to make amends, circumstance intervenes. John is left at the mercy of his abductors, and this time, he's not sure Sherlock will bother coming to his rescue.
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24 Nov 2024
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"Bilbo never bothers denying that he is a slight, little bit, probably infatuated with Thorin. It’s not something that bothers him. Really. He’s pretty sure that everyone very likely has a little flutter in their chest for the dwarf. He’s something grand and unattainable.
And it’s really much safer if it stays that way."
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- Part 1 of A Cultural Misunderstanding
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08 Nov 2024
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John wants, and agonizes, and argues with himself. Meanwhile, Sherlock Holmes falls in love.
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05 Nov 2024
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EMERGENCY CONTACT: Sherlock Holmes, RELATIONSHIP: n/a by blueink3
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
30 May 2016
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The first time John Watson’s emergency contact is called is the first time Sherlock Holmes finds out that he has the job.
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- Part 1 of The Emergency Contact Series
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02 Nov 2024
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Five times John didn't want to be carried, and one time he did.
“Christ, Mike, I think he’s in love with me,” John says, then drops his forehead on the bar.
Mike takes a long swallow of beer, then eyes John a bit more closely. “What the hell makes you think that? He’s not … I mean, not that I don’t like the bloke, I mean, I do, but really. Sherlock? You sure you don’t still have concussion issues?”
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30 Oct 2024
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Where the Sun Never Shines by teahigh (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
27 Aug 2012
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John is a mess. Sherlock can't fix him, but he tries. That's good enough, John thinks.
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13 Oct 2024
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Achieving the Together-Coloured Instant by teahigh (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
19 Dec 2012
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John wonders if this is how it’s going to be: A life speaking in code, because they’re both too stupid to figure out how to say, “I love you.”
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13 Oct 2024
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Five times John needed Sherlock to come and get him (and one time they both needed Lestrade).
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10 Oct 2024
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And the Flames Burned On by TheHuxler
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
09 Feb 2021
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Faramir is burned and disfigured by the funeral pyre. The heat haunts him. An old councilor plots against him.
"His skin felt so hot, warm—like it still was burning, and it was not the same flame as before, in the snatches of reality that seemed so much like nightmare. It was a deeper burning, a heat had settled beneath the surface of his skin and would not abate. It snapped and rent, peeled from the inside."
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03 Oct 2024
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Bilbo agreed to stay in Erebor during the winter because... well, to be entirely honest because of Thorin.
He'd like to... he'd like a lot of things.
But at the very least Bilbo would like to find his way back to the friendship he had with Thorin before everything got all twisted up.However not everyone wants to be Thorin's friend, and not everyone is happy with how Thorin has been ruling Erebor, and most importantly for Bilbo's fate; not everyone is as blind as Bilbo. Which is why certain people decide that kidnapping the King's Hobbit to teach said King a lesson is a brilliant plan indeed.
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18 Sep 2024
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So it went: the mountain was reclaimed, and the kingdom was reborn in war.
There were elves, dwarves, men, horses, orcs, wargs, running, fighting, yelling, dying. Bilbo, too, ran, but he had eyes for one thing and one thing only:Thorin.
And he found him, there, on Ravenhill, battling the great white orc, right where Bilbo knew and dreaded he would be. And as he dreaded, as he feared like he had never feared anything before, Thorin was struck down before his eyes, and Azog raised his blade for the killing blow.
Bilbo didn’t even have to think. He slipped off the ring, and he charged.
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After the battle, all seems like it's ended better than anyone could possibly have hoped for. The company is alive, and Thorin and Bilbo are soon to be married. But all is not the happy ending it seems.
Something is wrong with Bilbo.
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17 Sep 2024
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it could get easier (if you want it to) by biblionerd07
Fandoms: Brokeback Mountain (2005), Brokeback Mountain - All Media Types
23 Jan 2019
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Ennis decides he has more to say after their fight at the trailhead, so he makes a phone call. And it changes his life.
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20 Apr 2024
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Steve Rogers' Halfway House for Notorious Supervillains by Lise
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
06 Feb 2020
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While searching for Bucky after the fall of SHIELD, Steve and Sam stumble on something - someone - else.
Trying to deal with one traumatized, possibly ex-supervillain houseguest is a big enough challenge on its own. But no one ever said Steve's life was easy. Or uncomplicated.
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20 Apr 2024
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The Blood of My Enemy Stains My Hands Now by GalaxyThreads for Tamuril2
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
23 Apr 2019
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How Fury accidentally, unintentionally, adopted Loki as the semi-son he didn’t want. (One-Shot)
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11 Apr 2024