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You're Out of Touch (I'm Out of Time) by Stressed_Lemonzest
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Jun 2026
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“God, you really haven’t changed, have you?” Eddie muttered quietly before pitching his voice somewhere between cheerful and mocking, “Still so easy to rile up- you make it way too easy,” then he tilted his head, nearly condescending, “Lemme fix your car, big boy. Then we can chat. Catch up on old times.”
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It's 1990 and Steve Harrington is lost. He's got it all- the house is on the way, he's teaching the kids, Henderson still pops around from time to time- he should be happy. He should have everything his small town heart desires and wanting anything more- wondering about it- is plain selfish.
Then a sudden guest from the past wearing platform boots and a wicked grin arrives- opening old memories that should have stayed long buried- and turns Steve's world sideways forever.
OR: Pre/Post S5 Rewrite. Eddie Munson survives. Steve Harrington puts up with him. This story tells their past, present and future- what it means to fall out of touch and get right back in it.
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“They think I’m your-!” Merlin all but shouts before slapping a hand over his mouth, patches of red high upon his cheekbones.
Arthur swallows heavily over a suddenly dry mouth. “So it seems,” he stammers.
“Well that’s-” Merlin’s voice is two octaves too high and he clears his throat, “That’s ridiculous. That’s madness. You’re right, Beddyn’s men are useless. See the strangest things, this lot, impossible things.”
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Arthur very much likes his bed. It's warm and comfortable and most importantly all his. There isn't a time he'd consider letting anyone else take some of his plush blankets or kick his feet, let alone letting his guard down enough to sleep beside them.
At least, there wasn't. Over the years, things have a terrible habit of changing. The closer Arthur finds himself drifting towards his manservant- his friend- his best and only friend- the more he finds himself reaching for his warmth and squinty-eyed smiles. After all, what could possibly weave its way between the trust they've built?
Or: Five times Arthur shares his bed with Merlin and one time Merlin shares his bed with him.
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John’s cursor flashed at him, motionless and reprimanding. He should finish writing up that case, John thought absently, but he found himself completely ignoring this sound advice and creating a new post instead.
Then- don’t ask him how or why or any bloody question because John really had no clue- he started writing.
Dear Sherlock***
John Watson- divorced at 37, recently moved back home, tentatively in love with his best friend- has had a lot to deal with recently. Finding his way back to his old life isn't simple, not even when Sherlock makes it as natural as breathing. He figures, if writing silly love notes takes a little off his shoulders, what could be the harm? It's not like Sherlock would ever know.
(Sherlock must not know, dear god- not when it could mess up everything John worked so hard to come back to.)
In between dangerous new cases, ridiculous new pets, injuries and broken hearts, Sherlock and John slowly find their way to where they belong. And perhaps that is- and always was- together.
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My Brother's Eyes Are Closed by Stressed_Lemonzest
Fandoms: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
26 May 2025
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Kaz Brekker is fifteen years old- hungry, angry and living off vengeance alone. Jesper Fahey has been a half-useful liability for a while- reckless, careless and far too happy to hang out with Kaz for his liking.
But when a job goes wrong and stories start feeling familiar, Kaz is forced to realise the truth. He hasn't had a friend in a long time, and he's gone longer without a brother.
OR: Two stories intertwined into one- where two brothers from Lij visit a lake and another pair from Ketterdam settle a debt.
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- Part 1 of The Demons, the Saints and Kaz Brekker
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It isn’t fast, all rushed confessions and desperate kisses, tumbling into a bed and crashing into each other with frantic relief like meteorites.
What happens after Cas is taken from him isn’t fast at all.
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Dean won't let Cas die that easily.
After a knee-jerk, slightly reckless rescue mission, Dean finds himself without aim and without conflict for perhaps the first time in his life. Is it possible for him- for them- to grow after all this time?
And of course, in the centre of it all (hasn't he always been?) is Cas. Maybe the after wouldn't be so bad with him.
(OR: Dean and Cas come together in fits and starts, over a thousand firsts.)
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The Demons, the Saints and Kaz Brekker by Stressed_Lemonzest
Fandom Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo
25 May 2025
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“Look, asshole, do you want a job or not?” Mikey interrupts. “You said yourself you were bored. I know you can’t afford cigarettes anymore. Until the millions of jobs you applied for decide to call you back, this is the best you got.”
Gerard grimaces.
“Besides,” Mikey continues after a beat, “you’d get to hang out with me. And Ray and Frank too, I guess. But at least you wouldn’t be loitering at my job instead of finding something else productive to do.”
Gerard looks at Mikey for a moment before groaning and tugging a hand through his hair. “Fine, you win. Brian, can I have an application?”
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an au based off of one of frank's tweets where he said he 'worked' at staples (which consisted of '[showing] up high and [laminating] random shit for 6 hours')
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Bookmarked by Stressed_Lemonzest
17 May 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Really excellent slice of life but justice for party city Pete 💔💔💔
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There’s an old photo, grainy, electric, legend now, of Steve Harrington with bloodied gums and a grin like a threat. His mouth is split open in something too sharp to be joy, and his eyes burn with the kind of defiance that could level cities. Like he’d set the world on fire just to prove it couldn’t touch him.
Eddie remembers. He'd seen it.
Punk was a snarl. Punk was a fist through the drywall. Punk was angry in a way that felt like home. It howled when he couldn't speak, let him bite down when the self hatred frothed up too hot. It didn’t ask him to be okay, it dared him to be furious.
That picture, really, had redrawn the entire trajectory of Eddie's life, lit the fuse on something that had been quietly smoldering in him for years.
Pity Steve Harrington had turned out to be such a fucking sellout.
(or: the early 2010's punk au)
Bookmarked by Stressed_Lemonzest
22 Apr 2026
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Look. It’s not Steve’s fault. It isn’t!
It’s just that someone can only get hit on the head so many times before their brain starts cracking, and Eddie Munson is always thinking so GODDAMN LOUD.
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Bookmarked by Stressed_Lemonzest
27 Mar 2026
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They’re about halfway through crawl number 37, and with Dustin conspicuously absent from his usual post in the back of the Squawk van, the love of Eddie’s miserable little life couldn’t be any more transparently upset with him about it.
Bookmarked by Stressed_Lemonzest
19 Mar 2026
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Steve usually marks other chefs as off limits. Too much baggage, too much drama, but this guy? They’re not even in the same culinary orbit. Would it really be so bad to hook up with a shelter kitchen line cook who looks like trouble incarnate?
He could probably swing that. Right?
The guy purses his infuriatingly perfect lips and blows a lazy stream of cigarette smoke directly into Steve’s face.
“You’re late.”
Well. That’s fucking rude.
(the chef au)
Bookmarked by Stressed_Lemonzest
19 Mar 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Do yourself a favour and read this masterpiece (especially if you like The Bear)