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Scott was currently sitting on his floor a small fan in between his legs and positioned up towards his face when the front door of the apartment rang. Probably Boyd, Scott quickly set the little fan aside and rushed to the door. He skidded past the wall mirror and looked at himself. Why? He didn’t know, he knew he was already sweaty and probably messy looking and there was no time to change that now. He looked through the peephole and saw that it was indeed Boyd and he had a lot of stuff with him. Scott opened the door and looked at what Boyd had with him.

“What’s all this?”

Boyd had a large bag of ice in one hand, a bag full of tools in the other and an extra large fan at his feet.

“ Well after I got the tools I just went over to the convenience store and picked up some ice for myself and a fan for you in case I failed miserably at fixing your AC.” Boyd laughed, “ Can I come in, this ice is pretty cold. And do you mind if I stow the ice in your fridge?”

Scott’s brain seemed to short-circuit during Boyd’s explanation because his initial answer was a very intelligent sounding up, “Uh.”

Stop staring at his biceps, you idiot! Scott mentally slapped himself back to reality. “ Yes, of course! To all of the above.”

He allows Boyd in and then grabs the handle to the box containing the extra large fan and follows Boyd into the apartment.

“ Y-you didn’t have to do all that. I’m getting my paycheck next week so I’ll be getting a new A/C soon.”

“ Yeah but…” Boyd reluctantly agreed, “There’s a heat advisory for the next few days and it’s not wise to have no air circulating. You can keep it in the living room for now and then when you go to bed you can bring it with you. I mean, if you really don’t want I can always t-”

“ No, no! You were really nice to do this. Thank you.” Scott backtracked, fearing he sounded ungrateful. In fact, he was quite the opposite.

“No, I shouldn’t have assumed. I should’ve asked you first.” Boyd admitted, a little embarrassed. He had been looking to do something for Scott for a while now and when the A/C broke he thought he’d been given a chance to show off a little. Ever since he was little he had been a tinkerer, drove his grandmother crazy. Luckily whatever he took apart he could put it back together, sometimes making it even better than before.

“ I want it.” Scott reassured, taking the time to think of how that might’ve sounded, “ I really want it.”

The two guys stare at each other as Scott’s words float between them, both of them embarrassed at their own imaginations running wild. Boyd cleared his throat and looked away, the tools in the bag shifted.

“I’ll just go look at that A/C unit-“

“ And I’ll set up the fan and put the ice in the freezer!” Scott took the ice from Boyd and rushed away into the kitchen.

it must have been that something lovers call 'fate' by dragonyfox (Star Wars: Rogue One, T, Bodhi Rook/Jyn Erso/Cassian Andor)

So this is absolutely a favorite ship, and I love how this series keeps in line with canon (with an obvious divergence) and stays so true to each character and how I really would picture their relationship playing out! My favorite part is probably when Chirrut physically pushes them together and cites the force; without Chirrut shenanigans, is it really a Rogue One fanfiction?

ankle and petrol, the gruesome twosome by ellipsesificate (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, T, Farkas Bulkmeier/Eugene Skullovitch)

This story somehow manages to capture how dorky and goofy Bulk and Skull are while also just being incredibly beautiful prose. I highly recommend this story even if you don’t ship the two of them. Honestly, this story is what ended up convincing me to ship them and there’s no going back now! It’s also just an incredibly sweet story that also includes the friends-to-lovers trope, if that’s your jam!

Something Like Fate by furyofthetimelords (Shadowhunters (TV), G, Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood)

I like that this kind of leads toward canon events while still being very distinctly it's own. This honestly left me daydreaming about how wonderful of a couple Clary and Izzy are. Many soulmate fics deal with relationship negotiations, which I love, and I really appreciate how carefully the two of them worked theirs out in this, and the implication that they’re going to continue to discuss it.

Solace In Your Silence by k_rizzle1921 (Power Rangers (2017), T, Kimberly Hart/Trini)

this sudden burst of sunlight by @attilarrific: Critical Role, Shaun Gilmore/Vax’ildan and Kashaw Vesh/Keyleth, 40k

Vax and Kash get drunk and pretend to date. It's all Scanlan's fault.

This fic is a riot to read. It’s fun and hilarious and does a great job of exploring Vax’s and Kash’s personalities as well as showing how much of a jackass they both are. It’s fun to see them more or less commit to this fake relationship more out of spite than anything else despite the fact that they don’t like each other that much in the beginning. And in the process they kinda of learn what’s important to them, and they learn more about each other, and kinda become actual friends, which is a process I very much enjoyed. 

never say never. by @mel-iorn: Shadowhunters, Simon Lewis/Jace Wayland, 4k

As the office holiday party draws near, Simon is getting borderline desperate to find a date to bring with him. Well he knows he can go solo... but with his rather recent ex AND someone in management that keeps dropping hints that he should impregnate their daughter going to be in attendance, he really, really, really rather not.

Such a cute fic. I had a smile all the way through. Simon is so sweet and smitten and that is so nice to read. I especially enjoy this line: “ he’d really, really like a definitive answer so he can go back to over analyzing the usual things like how Not Straight Poe Dameron is instead of whether he wants to get coffee with Jace in a platonic or romantic sense.” It cracked me up and me feel for poor Simon. Jace’s thoughtfulness for Simon in this fic was so nice as well. The gift he gave Simon made me melt. 

How to Torment Your Family in Six Short Courses by @mcbangle: Check Please, Shitty/Lardo, 2k

Shitty answers an ad from a certain art student proposing to pretend to be his girlfriend with the express purpose of pissing off his family on Christmas. Mischief ensues.

Couldn’t stop laughing while reading this fic. I feel a special kind of joy seeing Shitty’s asshole family being tormented by Lardo’s uncouth behavior during dinner. Shitty’s voice is fairly well done here. And his obvious enjoyment of his family’s disapproval is fun to read. I do like the breaking up of the six courses and seeing how Lardo gradually amps up the behavior until the family just kicks her out. 

Feels Good to be Alive Right About Now by @mikkalia15: The Flash, Iris West/Linda Park, 1k

“You’re going to be fine,” Iris says firmly. “There isn’t anyone I’d want more as my back up than you.”

Right, right, Linda’s backup, nothing more. Never mind that she’s had a crush on Iris West since she was hired for Central City Picture News, never mind that she’s currently going to a gala in Starling City posing as her girlfriend. How the holy hell is she suppose to make it through the night without making a fool of herself and/or overloading on the urge to just blurt out her feelings?

Her smile feels a little wobbly, a little strained, all she wants to do it pull Iris into a kiss, turning her perfectly done lipstick into a smear of dark red, instead, though, she swallows.

A cute fic. Linda’s internal panic about going on a fake date with Iris during the date is great. Love the way the two of them shut that one dude down. I like the detail of their coworkers already thinking they’re dating. It’s sweet that Iris knows her fave tea and candy. A nice breezy read.

Practice Kisses by Drownedinlight: The Flash, Wally West/Cisco Ramon, 5k

Wally asks Cisco to be his pretend boyfriend to show off to an ex-boyfriend. It turns out that Wally and Cisco are not that great at pretending, though. 

Adore the interactions between Wally and Joe. I feel like that isn’t often explored, so I appreciate their warm relationship here. The way Cisco stuck it to Wally’s ex with his music knowledge was hilarious. That and the details about Cisco knowing so much about music cause of his brother was so good. I really like the thought of that, and now I’ve adopted it as a headcanon. Also there are not enough Wally/Cisco fics out there, and this one is so good, and cute, so I can’t be more thankful that this exists. Also the fact that Joe assumed they were together cause they were both on the bed was so funny, as was the intervention that followed. 

Who Knows, Someday I'll Win Too by @biofreak659: Transformers Prime, Knockout/Breakdown, 20k

Pre-series. All love stories start somewhere. Some just start off on the wrong foot, and continue spiraling downwards. Based largely on Bringing up Baby.