15 Bookmarks by Duke_of_Spook
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Edward, Stede thinks, examining the man laying on the bed. He looks for all the world like a fearsome outlaw, which makes the failed robbery all the more confusing to Stede, but there’s a vulnerability in his sleeping face that tugs on his heartstrings. Stede’s always been a bit of a sucker for a stray. He attributes it to being a bit of a stray himself.
Edward looks tired. Really tired, more than just the wound would justify.
Perhaps he can get some rest here. Perhaps Stede can help with that, at least.
In which notorious outlaw Edward Teach and his band of miscreants are taken in by kindly ranch owner Stede Bonnet and his misfit crew of semi-reformed criminals.
AKA the cowboy au no one asked for but I desperately want. Yeehaw.
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
12 Sep 2022
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a masterclass in all things AU, holy shit. i stayed up all night to read this in one sitting and i don't regret it for a single second. exciting plot, beautiful prose, and one of my favourite iterations of the crew and their weird wacky love for one another.
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In the here and now (whatever that means), Joe points out in English, “You could’ve stayed in bed, you know.”
Nicky rolls his eyes. “I wouldn’t have slept without you, and you wouldn’t have gotten out of bed either, if that were the case. Besides, what does our good friend here say? Misery loves company?”
(Has Booker said that yet? Is this just another memory he’s already living inside of?)
Before he can stop himself, Booker opens his mouth and blurts out, “have you two ever had a threesome?”
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
07 Feb 2022
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sweet, and sad, and almost unbearably raw - the dialogue and characterizations are spot on, and i feel booker's heartache and bleak listlessness right in my gut, oh wow
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show us to our love, inevitable by whatiwouldnotgive for nervousalligator
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies)
11 Nov 2020
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Sitting next to her, he says, “What are you doing out here? It’s dangerous to be so far away from everyone.”
“Do not worry,” she says, offering a smile as assurance, “this is my land. It will protect us."
“Will you allow me to escort you back to the tents?” he asks. “I’ve just had the fire built up, and it’s rather cold tonight. I wouldn’t want you to freeze.” His hands fidget in his lap while his gaze remains steadfast on her face, avoiding her exposed legs. She supposes he’s rarely seen the full dress of Eorlingas women, who don’t often have need to wear leather breeches and split skirts anymore.
“Of course.”On the eve of battle, Éowyn formally, and cordially, invites Merry to her tent. Among other things.
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
04 Feb 2022
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Peak Tenderness + Peak Sexy + the lotr ship of my heart for the past 15 years = the most wonderful fucking thing, i am in love with this
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battle hymns by andromedaries, andwisegamgee (andromedaries)
Fandom The Lord of the Rings (Movies), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
21 Sep 2021
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
04 Feb 2022
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achingly tender, beautifully sweet, and scorchingly sexy - this duology dug straight into the well of love i didn't even realise i still had for this ship and made a home there.
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Sigh No More by dhampir72
Fandoms: James Bond (Movies), James Bond (Craig Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom
13 May 2014
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Bond wants nothing more than for someone, just once, to be waiting for him at the airport when he returns home.
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
14 Jan 2022
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lovely, lyrical prose, beautiful characterization, and wrenches your heart in all the best ways. gorgeous.
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Nicky arrived at university a well-disciplined Christian soldier, product of twelve years of rigorous homeschooling. The seeds of doubt his professors planted were well-watered by the boisterous, affectionate, and thoroughly queer company of the University Choral Association. And sitting in the no-alcohol corner of parties with Yusuf, the choir's tenor section lead, turned out to be a little less safe to his religious inhibitions than he bargained for.
Nicky's upbringing prepared him to stand alone against a hostile world. To carry truths in his heart everybody else would reject. To hold fast to his faith even if it destroyed him.
Which meant that, against all odds and expectations, when he fell in love with Yusuf, he was brave enough to say something about it.
Or, well... just barely.
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
13 Jan 2022
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absolutely immaculate vibes - this sings with warmth, and it's achingly sweet. fantastic imagery
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Q can’t help but wonder how, exactly, his life has come to this.
(The one where Bond discovers post-it notes, Q discovers how not to talk about feelings, and together, they
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
12 Jan 2022
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the visual elements in this are such a treat; they really add to the atmosphere and tone, and do so much for bond and q's characterization
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
04 Jan 2022
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absolutely perfect 'what if' beyond the ending. phenomenal tone, atmosphere, and vibe - exactly what i needed after the finale
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Denominations by WriteThroughTheNight
Fandoms: James Bond (Craig Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom
30 Sep 2014
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"Q confirms that he's an Empath three months before his first day of primary school, and the deciding of Denominations that comes with it."
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Q is smarter than anyone gives him credit for, and an Empath to boot.
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- Part 1 of Denominations
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this madness of miracles (escaping the burning wait) by Rosslyn
Fandoms: James Bond (Craig Movies), No Time To Die - Fandom, James Bond - Fandom
21 Nov 2021
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“Oh shut up,” Q snaps, irate. “Don’t doubt me. I can think of forty-seven ways to fix this, just off the top of my head. Get off the island.”
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
02 Jan 2022
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this is what actually happened, and god herself can't tell me otherwise
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Booker and Joe talk it out. First with their fists, then with their words.
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
17 Dec 2021
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basement fight has lived rent free in my heart for longer than it takes an infant to learn to walk
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After her divorce, Lydia plans to return to Winter River and two of her favorite ghosts. A stop at an abandoned house, and now she's stuck haunting a piece of real estate in the middle of nowhere with a porch that hasn't got proper planning approval, and taking whatever company she can get. Even if that means him.
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
30 Oct 2021
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this is absolutely wonderful; vivid, raw, and chock full of atmosphere. it feels like another addition to the canon it's so mesmerizing and on-brand. 100/10 will be re-reading often
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Thirteen years after AWE, Elizabeth Turner has an unexpected visitor.
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
17 Jun 2021
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absolutely lovely; every single line full of almost-nostalgic emotion and expert characterization. this is the epilogue we all deserved
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these, our bodies, possessed by light by icarxs
Fandoms: The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy Series
23 Sep 2018
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“I can’t get the measure of you,” he says.
It’s such an English idiom. John’s breathing stutters briefly to a halt. “What do you mean?” he asks, his tone unserious, except he knows what he means; he’s heard it so often. Who are you, Jonathan? Who have you been? Mischief maker, soldier, medic, brother, lover, treasure hunter. Thief, school boy, almost-priest. John doesn’t have the measure of himself.
[snapshots of a relationship you wouldn't tell your children about]
Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
09 Jun 2021
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gorgeous prose, incredible characterization, and atmosphere that absolutely blew me away - i will be returning to this one often
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And a double vision is always with me by ArtooC for Yuletide (Zebra)
Fandoms: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi | Spirited Away
18 Dec 2019
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Chihiro has often wondered at the world of the bathhouse. "The world of the spirits," Sen whispers. Does it overlay her world, like the old legends, like Neverwhere? Will she meet a ghost on a lonely road or turn sideways in a mundane instant and fall into that world of terror, mystery, adventure (love)? Or is it like the tales in the Langs’ Fairy Books, another world entirely, with limited doors and different kingdoms and geography, a parallel but separate space?
Sen knows the answer. She also knows it doesn’t matter.
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Bookmarked by Duke_of_Spook
15 May 2021
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absolutely fucking incredible; I can't picture the world beyond the film to be anything other than the one crafted here in this fic. even though the whimsy and wonder of the film's atmosphere are present, it's just a little bit deeper, a little less shiny, and a little more jaded; just like Chihiro herself, and I love it so much