#cs rec

In order to start the week on a little positivity, and to share the love, I propose to you a new event happening every Monday: 

 Fic Rec Mondays

Read a fic that you think deserves more love? That you like to read time and time again? That you’ve just discovered? Then share it with the community!

Nothing more simple: either reblog the original author’s post, or make one of your own, explaining what you love in this fic. Use the tag #csfrm, so that I can then gather all the recs on this Tumblr, tagging them by genre and length so other people can find what suits their mood.

Help spread some good vibes by making authors happy when they get more traffic, and by perhaps providing readers with a gem they hadn’t discovered before!

My @csficrecmonday recommendations are all the stories by my sweet friend @kymbersmith-90

She’s written such a variety of stories that you’re sure to find one (or 18!) you like. A few of these are finished, most are in progress but she tries to update as often as possible when life doesn’t get in the way.

Let’s begin with the stories that got me hooked on her writing - The Royal Realities series. So far, there are 3 parts plus some outtakes. Don’t let the number of chapters put you off. They are short and very sweet! Actor Killian Jones meets/falls in love with/marries Princess Emma, next in line to the throne. 

If you want more stories about the royals, she’s also started to write The Swan Scandal and At Her Majesty’s Service.

Three of my favorite AUs she’s writing are Fairytales, Ethical Conflicts and Figure it Out. All of them are completely different versions of Killian and Emma, but they are perfect couples in each one. 

She’s also done a couple of supernatural stories, one actually based on the show Supernatural, Divine Intervention, and the other, titled Slayer, which was written for @cssns and is based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Kym wrote a lovely one-shot as a gift to me which is canon compliant to episode 4x02, Thawing Out, and she also wrote a smutty two-shot called Exposure, which is fantastic. Patience is a canon divergent piece that she plans to add to in the future. 

She’s touched on her love of sports by writing a Snooker-inspired story, The Crucible Curse (including a futuretake for it) and one based on a true story about the relationship between a footballer and a child battling cancer titled Onside. 

Finally, she’s writing two stories that involve spies, FBI agents and criminal activities- Look What You Made Me Do and Anonymous. 

Hello CS Fandom, with the final day of shooting once being today,  I thought to make a new list to honor our lovely couple. This One-shot list have some incredible intresting stories. As always hope you enjoy!

If you are intrested you can find my other lists here.

See That Smile, @lifeinahole27

Killian is the charismatic lead singer of a band known for making weddings unforgettable. That is, until his own wedding is cancelled and he vows to never sing at another one. Years later, he meets Emma, a bartender at the event hall and woman planning her own nuptials. But in the process of helping her plan her own wedding, he discovers that he does still have the capability to feel again, and it all starts with the way that Emma smiles at him. Of course this would be his luck.

One More Yes, @hollyethecurious

Emma and Killian are dating but the have a fight and Emma thinks that Killian is going to break up with her. They meet at a party and she speaks with Liam and Elsa and they are both looking at her left hand for some reason. They talk and make up, with a bit angst and a happy ending?

With a Little Bit of Luck, @welllpthisishappening

She’s not sure why she agreed to do this.

She didn’t really agree. She offered. And so did he. Because they’re good people and true love conquers all, including overbearing mothers and wedding impossibilities and maybe she doesn’t really mind spending time with him.

That’s not really part of the schedule.

Just her dumb, stupid luck.

poker night, @rouhn​

a F.R.I.E.N.D.S crossover drabble.

Along Came You, @writemyanchor​

Killian Jones is a jaded NYPD detective who has been on the force for nearly ten years. He doesn’t do emotions and he certainly doesn’t do relationships. Enter Emma Swan. She’s never been one to back down from a challenge.

The Day After Valentine’s Day, @mayquita​

Something Extraordinary,  eight_0f_hearts

Emma is a contestant on MasterChef. Killian is the celebrity chef who comes in to mentor for a week. It turns out they have far more in common than they ever expected.

this mark isn’t on the run…, @startswithhope

Modern AU + bail bondsperson Emma + that dress from the pilot and smutty smut.

Here’s the Thing (or, How Emma Swan Learned to Appreciate Football), @shireness-says​

Here’s the thing - she didn’t mean to fall asleep on Killian Jones’ shoulder during the Nolan’s Rose Bowl viewing party.

May the Tide Wash Away Our Sins, @hookedonapirate

Emma Swan is the sheriff who takes up jogging along the sandy shores of Storybrooke. Killian Jones is the town priest who enjoys his morning dips in the ocean. She’s a woman of the law and he’s a man of God. Their love for the beach initially pulls them in, but their duties and beliefs keep them apart. Until they don’t. A Sheriff!Emma and Priest!Killian AU where temptation leads to broken laws and broken oaths.

Unhappy Beginnings, @laschatzi

During the peaceful 6 weeks after Gold’s banishment, Emma is determined to find out more about Killian’s beginnings

Prompt, @sherlockianwhovian

Killian is a doctor and Emma is his wife but she was in a car crash and Killian wasn't allowed to help with surgery (too emotionally involved and all that) and afterwards when Emma's awake they're like snuggling in the hospital bed becuase he was worried and just fluff!

Never Kiss The Man Of Honor, @hooklineandswan

It was an honor to stand beside your best friend when she married the love of her life. The only problem was, she despised the man of honor. Especially since the chemistry between them wasn’t something she could ignore. No matter how hard she tried.

Para Bellum,  @mahstatins

If you want peace, prepare for war.

Stay, @sambethe

Maybe this is the time they get it right.

More Than Enough, @pocket-anon

It's been five years since they were married. Five years of trying. Five years of disappointment. Emma's starting to believe she's never going to get her second chance. But her pirate husband has a way of saying what she needs to hear. And life still has a way of surprising them both. (Captain Swan one-shot post 7x02. CS Baby. Angst & Fluff. Canon Compliant. Rated T.)

On Outstanding Roommates, @effulgentcolors

Based on this tumblr prompt: "you've been sleeping at mine because your house is being renovated and we aren't even dating, yet every time you wake up to the baby crying and sigh, "i'll go" i feel like we might as well be married."

The National Pi Day Meet Cute, @whimsicallyenchantedrose

When Mary Margaret Blanchard finds out her grandson has a very single, very handsome math teacher, she devises a way to create a sweet little meet cute between her daughter, Emma, and said math teacher.

Take the Weather From Your Heart, @ohmyohpioneer

Now that the Olympics have ended and the olympics fever has ceased I thought I should bring it back with a cs ff Olympics list.Hope you enjoy!                         🥇 ⛸🤺  🏒  🏊 🥌🏐⛷️🏅⛵ 

If you are intrested you can find my other lists here.

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The PyeongChang Triple , @welllpthisishappening​ (Blue Line)

It’s the Olympics. The. Olympics. And Emma’s running out of post-it notes to write schedules and plans on and there are more games and more expectations and not enough time for any of it. She’s fine. Totally. Absolutely. If she could just sleep. Or stop feeling as if her knees are going to give out every time she stands up. Or get Ruby to stop staring at her like that. It’s fine. After all Killian Jones, captain of Team USA, keeps promising it will be. He’s going to win. Again. At the Olympics. And Killian’s not nervous. Not about that. It’s hockey. He could play hockey in his sleep. Probably. He’s never tried that. But he probably could. And, sure, there are expectations and games and schedules and barely any time for what he wants to actually be doing, but winning a Gold medal isn’t bad. After all, Emma Swan, temporary New York Rangers Olympics team social media manager, keeps promising it will be. They’re fine. They’re going to win. Together.

One-shots

This time it’s personal, @captainswanandclintasha

They didn’t start together, as a pair. They didn’t even know each other. But she had heard stories before, about how there were skaters who knew they were meant to be a pair from the first moment they danced together and, for the first time in ten years, Emma finally understood those stories.

#FrostJones, @katie-dub

Ice dancing duo Killian Jones and Elsa Frost barely made the cut for the PyeongChang Olympics after a disaster at the World Championships that left them without a coach. Enter Emma ‘The Saviour’ Swan, their new coach who might just help to add a little magic to their routines.

Holding the Edge, @welllpthisishappening

Killian Jones does not want the questions. He doesn’t want the interviews or the spotlight or the sky-high expectations.The world, however, does not seem to care. The world, after all, loves a good comeback story.And Killian Jones is one heck of a comeback story. With his eyes on gold. And maybe slightly gold'ish hair and green eyes and, yeah, maybe he’s got some questions of his own.

chasing gold, @spartanguard

captain swan figure skating AU. I started plotting this years ago, but the Olympics paired with the discovery of Hubbell and Donohue finally gave me the push to finish it. I know I’m not the only one who’s done this, but I spent the last week consumed by this and had to let it out.

Rio 2016 #1, @katie-dub

Here’s the first (and least directly related to the Olympics. It’s really just a background event), in which Emma’s been pining for her best friend Killian for years, but will she let a misunderstanding get in the way of her happiness?

Lifeguard, @lenfaz

CS Olympics AU. 

Untitled, @kat2609

Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Two-shots

The Journey to Gold, p.2, @searchingwardrobes

A little ficlet about our babies growing up together as pairs figure skaters. Because I’ve been watching the Olympics tonight.

Almost Believing, This One’s Not Pretend, p.2, @welllpthisishappening

They don’t grow up skating together.

They don’t even want to start skating together.

But then life happens and they kind of need each other and maybe that sentence means a lot more than either one of them are willing to admit at first. Or ever. So they keep skating and, sometimes, winning and, always, ignoring the questions. There are a lot of questions.

Because how could two people have so much chemistry on the ice when they’re just partners?

Gold Medal T-Shirt, @slimacwrites

Emma is an Olympic swimmer at her last games. Killian, her boyfriend and fellow Olympian, is at the pool to watch her race for a medal. But what Emma doesn't know is that Killian got crafty to suprise her afterwards. Two-shot.

Three-Shots

Copacabana Dreams, @initiala

Two people taking part in the most elite competition in the world. Emma wants to prove that she and her teammate Elsa deserve to be here. Killian wants a second chance after being unable to compete in the 2012 games.

Art

Black Swan,  @captainswanandclintasha 

CS Olympic Figure Skating Partners AU, @loving-cs-fanfiction

Hello Beautiful Fandom, the latest list has some lovely historical aus, I truly enjoy reading about captainswan through all times and places. Hope you enjoy! 🕮 🔖

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The Reformed Scoundrel, @hooklineandswan

Emma's dire situation calls for desperate measures, proposing marriage to a duke seems to be the only way to protect her son, and there is just one nobleman who might consider such an outrageous offer - Killian Jones, the Duke of Hillsborough, the most notorious rake the ton has ever seen.

But Never Inconstant, @shireness-says

Persuasion AU. Killian Jones and Emma Swan were wildly in love, until he broke their engagement, ostensibly to preserve her family ties. Eight years later, the former lovers meet again. Can they mend their relationship and right their misunderstandings, or is it too late?

Wip

Love, Kindness, and Other Useless Things, @joneskillian

CS AU, set in 1815.

Lord Killian Jones is haunted by the demons of his past which makes him nowhere near the man he once was, so he can’t be the father he wants to be. And above all, he believes he is undeserving of love. Perhaps with Emma that is all about to change. But falling in love is never easy, that’s just how it is.

Blunders and (happy) Beginnings,  @effulgentcolors

The result of too much Jane Austen and associating everything with Captain Swan.

One-Shots

A Pirate Comes to Pemberly,  @mryddinwilt

Years ago Miss Emma Nolan of Pemberley was left heartbroken by the unfaithful Neal Cassidy. Now an older and wiser young woman a chance meeting with the scandalous Captain Killian Jones leaves her determined to not make the same mistake. A OUAT AU fused with Pride & Prejudice where David and Snow are Lizzy and Darcy and Emma is Georgiana. A long one shot and birthday gift!

Home,  @eleveneitherway

WWII AU where Killian returns home from war alongside Robin, Liam, Will and Dr. Whale.

you cut through all the noise, @joneskillian

CS AU set in early 1940s.

How DO you win over a girl who isn't interested in a handsome face and witty one-liners? Perhaps being her friend would have been a better start.

Girl Named Tennessee, @searchingwardrobes

Hello there! This is a new list of some astounding new and old One shots. There are all worth a read and a re-read. Hope you enjoy! 

If you are intrested you can find my other lists here.

No More Running, @ilovemesomekillianjones

What happens when Emma doesn't seize her opportunity to tell Killian exactly how she feels about him? Based on the prompt, “you’re in the hospital for the holidays so i came in while you were sleeping to decorate your room i love you merry christmas” - from this post: http://nadiahilker.tumblr.com/post/133627477715/im-always-a-slut-for-a-christmas-au-i-know-we 

anonymous swan, @swanandapirate

A Google Docs AU where Emma and Killian both get asked to beta-read something of David’s and start anonymously bickering about every conceivable grammatical and lexical and any other feature of the English language in the Google Docs Comment section but what happens after David decides to intervene? 

Love Is A Ghost You Can't Control, @xemmaloveskillianx

We slept together once and I ran because I was scared you didn’t feel the same way I did. Now I’m the Maid of Honor at my brother’s wedding and you’re the Best Man and I can’t stop thinking about what happened between us.

The One With the Blackout, @imhookedonaswan

What can happen when two strangers are stuck in an ATM vestibule together during a black out?

For Practical Purposes Only, @tnlph

Emma convinces (it didn't take much) Killian to marry her so that she can adopt Henry. This is a fuller version of a short one shot that is probably buried somewhere in the "TNLPH Drabbles" story. People asked for a longer version. So... a year later... hope you enjoy reading a little more of the story.

Shelter from the Storm, @initiala

“Emma.” Mary Margaret’s got her ‘teacher voice’ on, which is really intimidating to the ten-year old living in Emma’s brain most days. “When did we forget to pay the gas bill?”

Luckily, while Mary Margaret goes to stay with David, Killian is more than happy to offer Emma shelter three days before Christmas.

Keep On Fallin', @resident-of-storybrooke

Emma Swan may be a successful bail bondsperson, but when it comes to her love life not so much. After several failed blind dates Emma is ready to give up, but Mary Margaret convinces her to give it one more shot. Is Mr. One Shot going to be the one? Or is she willing to risk taking a chance with her blue eyed gorgeous neighbor?

The Bookshop Around the Corner, @polarbearmorgan

For the past five months, Emma Swan has been talking to RollyJoger online, little does she know, he's actually the man that just might run her small bookshop out of business.

Prompt, @nowforruin

My favorite trope! ‘Enemies’ who secretly love each other forced to come to terms with their feelings. Smooching fluff ensues. Bonus if their friends had a bet on when they’d finally get together.

Scar of the Heart, @curiousthingdarkness

Emma Swan hunts alone. Except on nights when Killian Jones, fellow demon hunter and pain in her ass, insists on joining her. When dealing with a particularly troublesome beast, they discover that perhaps there is more to each other than meets the eye. Captain Swan soulmate/demon hunter AU, one shot.

A Cat By Any Other Name, @msgenevieve447

It's midnight on her first night in her new place and there's a cat in her kitchen. Which would be fine, but she doesn't actually own a cat, especially one that looks like it's planning the best way to get rid of her body without getting caught. (warning - there are shameless allusions to a certain sci-fi show in this fic)

fish out of water, @captainswanouat

Killian Jones truly just wanted to live a normal life. Go to class, come home, finish his education, and hide the fact that he is, in fact, a merman. He was into his final year of school and so far, nobody had caught on to his charade; but all good things must come to an end sometime and truly, it was his own fault it happened.

Based on the prompt: “I know it's late and I don't know you but I hear you can talk to fish and I'm worried my goldfish is depressed”

Half the world away, @ladyciaramiggles

Emma and Killian's friendship has grown from work colleagues to best friends and as Christmas approaches they intend to keep each other company, there's just a small matter of an ocean between them.

The Holiday Season(s), @once-uponacaptain

Emma Swan is not fond of holidays. But maybe a routine encounter with a local bartender could change that.

Untitled,@emmasinthebooknow

Captain Swan modern celebrity!AU: Emma is a famous actress, Killian is the (not famous) guy she just started dating. Because of Emma’s fame, the press is making things difficult, but Killian finds an unexpected way of reassuring Emma that he isn’t going anywhere.

Prompt,  @awkwardnessandbaseball

Secret prince/princess.

Another Cliched Mountain Lodge Romance Novel, @spartanguard

Emma Swan, avid reader of romance novels, appreciates them for their vapid characters and incredibly unrealistic settings. She never imagined that she'd ever stumble into one—or that the man she'd find living alone in a mountain lodge would be the male lead in her own story. (Or how quickly it would escalate—and how okay with that she was.)

What a Year (for a New Year), @high-seas-swan

Killian Jones, Boston Bruins right winger, needs a break from the questions and concerns over his career-threatening injury. He thought Storybrooke would be the perfect place to escape to. What he didn't expect was Emma Swan, her kid and a holiday season he never knew he needed.

And I Don't Want To Go Home Right Now, @hollyethecurious

CS Hiatus Challenge Prompt - 'Iris' by the Goo Goo Dolls: Modern AU; Killian Jones had not left his apartment in two years, four months, and thirteen days. Not since he'd finally decided to shut himself away from the whole blasted world after a freak accident had left him without his hand, and for all practical purposes, his heart.

The Bench, @startswithhope

So, I’ve never attempted an AU before, so be gentle. I wanted to write a NYE fic and this is where my muse led me.

Prompt, @captainswanatk

city man/woman returns home to small town after being away. 

Plan B, @lassluna

It’s New Years Eve and Emma has plans. It’s a good plan, she’s going to bring her boyfriend to a New Years Eve party where her brother won’t be able to kill him.

Except now Emma is inconveniently boyfriend-less, and all her friends are expecting him.

Emma Swan needs a new plan.

kiss me (on this cold december night), @jennifer-morrison​

Maybe asking your best friend to pretend to be your boyfriend as you make a trip back home isn’t the smartest idea Emma’s had in a while. then again, how smart is Killian for actually saying yes?

The Unofficially Official Most Handsome Man in Storybrooke, @blowmiakisscolin

So, the prompt for this fic came about during a conversation with my dear friend Kristin last night. We were talking football, specifically about how the commentators of the 49ers-Texans game were very openly swooning over the hotness of our new quarterback for the 49ers (former NE Patriot Jimmy Garoppolo). They repeatedly brought it up throughout the game, even going so far as to do a “Handsome-Off” between him and Tom Brady. E-Network-style comparison clips of them running out of their respective tunnels and dreamy-soft-lit-close-ups of their faces included. It was borderline ridiculous and I loved it. K and I were highly amused by the swooning NFL commentators verbally drooling over Jimmy G. And then she had to go and plant the seed of:

“Yo, why did I just picture Leroy and the dwarves staging a Handsome-Off for David and Killian?”

Amas Veritas,  emmaofmisthaven

“What’s your price?”

He opens his mouth, but no word come so he closes it. He tries a second time, “I don’t know. Isn’t the first born a thing or…?”

Hello CaptainSwan Fandom! I made a new list which contains some old, some new but all are amazing One & Two shots fics. Hope you enjoy!

If you are intrested you can find my other lists here.

One-shots

Tuesday, @swanandapirate

Every Tuesday, she’s there, working late with her son and every Tuesday so is he. He offers to keep Henry busy so she can finish her tasks, but neither of them would have expected that Henry would grow to think ‘Mr.Killian’ is his dad.

The Only One Who Didn't Know, @tnlph​

Emma and Killian squelch their office rivalry in favor of a "co-workers with benefits" relationship. It goes well, until one of them realizes it's more. (A very, very, very off interpretation of the secret dating trope.)

Secret Santa, @xemmaloveskillianx

Maybe the holidays aren’t so bad.

Prompt, @sotheylived

Killian and Emma are both thieves that work together but they have a maybe bank robbery gone bad in which one of them gets hurt with a happy ending?

Walking the Walk,  @shireness-says

Emma Swan is willing to do anything to get money to fund her self-defense classes. Well, anything but this.

Two Booksellers of Storybrooke, @spartanguard

Emma Swan has two problems: 1. Killian Jones, the annoying co-owner of the bookstore across the street from her own (just how many book shops did one small town need?); and 2. The fact that she may or may not be falling in love with the same Killian Jones. The course of true love never did run smooth, did it?

The Five Times Emma Said It Was Over and the One Time She Decided That Maybe It Wasn’t , @oncertwice

A CS modern AU in which Emma can't seem to stay away from Killian, her ex.

swordfight, @alexandralyman

little CS/CC ficlet for Captain Charming Friday. 

You Jump, I Jump, Jack, @belovedcreation  

Why does Emma Swan frequent Killian's diner? Three reasons: the coffee is outstanding, her son Henry insists it is the best breakfast spot, and Killian Jones has a really nice ass. (Gilmore Girls-inspired AU)

The True Story of CaptainKJ and EBostonLover, @darkoneliesdarkonetricks

Celebrity on a dating site AU - Killian, lead singer of famous band Captain Charming, accidentally ends up on a dating site where he matches with Emma. Texting and falling in love and confusion ensues.

For The Very First Time, @hooklineandswan

It seemed to be a splendid idea … to have her first time with her best friend. But when the first time turned out to be so much more than she expected she did the only thing she could do … she ran.

Two-shots

The Legend of Captain Killian Jones, @hollyethecurious

Cursed three hundred years ago to take on ghost form and haunt his family estate, Killian Jones receives a reprieve once every hundred years to take on corporeal form in order to try and break his curse.

A renowned restorationist, Emma Swan takes on the project of bringing the three hundred year old Jones Manor back to its former glory. A manor that is reportedly haunted by the notorious Captain Killian Jones. Good thing Emma doesn’t believe in ghosts.

Contact Light-p.2, @welllpthisishappening 

Emma Swan has never been one for big, overwhelming…anything. And as far as she’s concerned space is both big and overwhelming and just a bit terrifying because she’s fairly certain her connection to gravity is slightly tenuous when he glances in her direction. But that’s neither here nor there because she watches all his stupid space documentaries anyway and keeps letting him glance in her direction and, at some point, she learns the first words uttered by a human being on the moon. Contact light. It’s not common knowledge. That seems, almost, oddly appropriate now.

Operation Pirate Law - p.2, @hollyethecurious

All of Liam’s efforts to get his older brother together with the town Deputy are not having the desired effect. Maybe he needs to change tactics and find himself an accomplice? Fortunately, the Deputy’s son has the same idea, and together they put into action.

last call-p.2, @luscipher

Best friends (of sorts) turned lovers (of sorts) AU, just a short little two-shot filled with fluff, banter, and— dare I say it— a smidgen of crack.

but an orphan's an orphan,  emmaofmisthaven

Emma is seventeen when Ingrid gets Killian’s file, and she can see her adoptive mother is wary about this particular case. They haven’t fostered boys her age since Felix, and Emma isn’t very good at pretending she doesn’t know why. She does understand the logic behind that choice but – she’s not stupid, she knows better than to get attached to anyone staying in this house. Hell, she knows better than to get attached, period, because nothing about her life told her that, if she was given something, she could keep it. She’s still getting used to her bedroom being her bedroom, and she’s been living with Ingrid for years.

“What?” she tells Ingrid, when she’s reading the file. “You’re afraid I’m going to seduce him with my college applications and Harry Potter trivia?

I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me), @amagicalship

 Of all the bars in the world, why did Emma have to walk into the same one that her ex-boyfriend Killian happens to be in? And what will happen when the green-eyed monster shows up too? 

Late Night Cooking Adventures with Emma Swan,  baseballandcupcakes

Emma Swan is pretty sure that 90% of the people she has met during her first week of college wouldn't last a minute if the cafeteria wasn't there to feed the drunk, hungover masses. But cafeterias (and drunks) have never sat well with her, which is why she's cooking in the communal kitchen in her dorm at 11PM on a Friday night when she meets Killian Jones in the most unexpected of ways.

Accidents Happen, @singingisfun

Based on this prompt: I need a fic where Emma and Killian had an 'oops' baby, and years later, the same thing happened again.

feel a little rush (I think I’ve got a crush), @piratesails

He can appreciate the advancement that the internet has brought, a completely new language that it’s created with acronyms and shorter words per sentences that deliver precisely the same meanings. Wherein I’m going to die ilysm and omg wtf this man and CRYING are all appropriately positive expressions, and apparently only the beginning of the comments under his photo.