#coldhope

Fic cover I made for waiting for the winter, by coldhope.

But I didn’t order anything?

Hmmm....

Oh. Oohhh. Oh!!!

I won a giveaway for Strange Practice?!! I have read the first chapter (aloud, w/ my mom who will probably also be reading this when I’m done), did it right away actually. It’s soooo good. The prose is rich and descriptive and has this nice mix of atmosphere and irreverence. 

I like all the characters I’ve met so far, too. One chapter’s not enough to get a deep understanding of who they are, but so far they’re very charming. I feel confident, on one chapter, recommending Strange Practice to ALL Y’ALL. LOUDLY. 

Side note-- it’s a very different kind of story in some ways, but... I’ll add a particular recommendation for all of you who enjoyed the Golem and the Jinni. I think some of the elements I personally enjoyed in that book are gonna be in this one too. Cities and the supernatural, two great tastes etc.

Saturday morning fic rec:

Author’s summary:

"What the hell," Bucky says, "get down, Steve, you idiot--!" and puts three rounds neatly into three robot attackers Steve hadn't even heard approaching. They fall down and short out and spit sparks. And, oh God, Bucky's here, turning up out of nowhere, and Bucky.

Words: 2339, Chapters: 1/1

Part 2 of the Feeling Strangely Fine series

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Thor (Marvel), Avengers Team (MCU)

Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes Returns, Protective Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Remembers, Robots, Mission Fic, Reunions, Watching Over Steve, And Also Shooting Robots, Before They Can Shoot Steve, Hopeful Ending

My notes:

Also read the first fic in the series, When You Save Me (I’ve Got Nothin' Left To Sigh For), it’s chronologically set after this, which is why I chose to link to this story.

Here are two highschool au kylux fic, “Boys on the Radio” by Coldhope and “Blue Milk” by zamwessel that I loved so much I had to put them in my kindle and do covers for them. I don’t really like reading au in general, but they were just so good that I really wish there were more of them. Both of them are wonderful and insightful character studies (but wip arrrg!). I had to write my own fic, “Against the World”, to calm my crawings! So, not surprisingly, it’s about bullying.

Here is the summary if you want to give it a go: "His association – for lack of a better word – with Hux had started when the ginger nerd found him crying in the bathroom one day, during class hours, and had just watched him making a mess of himself without saying anything."- Or how the two most despised boys in school develop a deep friendship over their hatred of humanity and planning petty revenge against their bullies.

Against the World:  http://archiveofourown.org/works/9701480/chapters/21893666

And definitely go check out “Boys on the Radio”: http://archiveofourown.org/works/6338059/chapters/14521366

AO3: coldhope @ceruleancynic