Rider on the Storm

One of the world’s largest retailers is opening a store on his street. A bookstore. He looks down at the article in his hand again and catches sight of a phrase: “We hope that people will see this as more than a bookstore, and hope to foster a sense of community.” As if Henry Fox-Mountchristen has any concept of what community means. Alex very narrowly does not break something. (When global mega-retailer Mountchristen opens a new location—led by the infuriatingly attractive and insufferable Henry Fox-Mountchristen—near his LGBTQ-focused bookshop in Soho, Alex's comfortable life is turned upsided down. Luckily, he has one of his best friends to turn to: a guy he met online and knows only as H. Meanwhile, Henry is battling against his family to make a positive difference in the world and falling further in love with a man he's never met. But... what if they changed that? Yes, it's a You've Got Mail AU.)

A vicious storm rocks the sailing ship Serenity. --------- "Gritting his teeth, Simon tried to keep focused on his task, on the oar in his hands and the steady rhythm of Zoe's voice calling out when to pull. He tried to keep his eyes down, focused on the smooth wood, on his hands pale against the ruddy oak, on his knees, the rough wool of his pants wet and clinging, on the layer of water in the bottom of the small craft, which his sister was trying to empty with a bucket, her brow furrowed and her lips pursed as the water kept flooding back in. He tried to focus on all of that, because if he didn't, he'd be watching the proud hull of Serenity, usually buoyant and graceful, wallow in the brutal waves. He'd be trying to pick out the detail of the captain, clinging to the wheel, struggling to steer the floundering vessel just that little bit further from his crew. He'd be watching as the ship that had become his home and the man that had made him family threw everything they had left into a last, desperate effort to protect their people." ----------

To say Draco Malfoy spent time thinking about Harry Potter was probably an understatement at this point. His friends knew it, he knew it. Draco had hoped that joining Lockhart’s dueling club would appease his father, and impress Potter. It didn’t go exactly as planned on either front, but that was besides the point. Draco had learned a lot during that duel, that he was horribly under qualified to defend himself, and that Potter was made of fire. Since then, everything else in his life had been white noise, all he focused on was Harry. And the thing is, he noticed. He noticed the way he flinched when someone dropped a plate or set a serving spoon down too hard. He noticed that when the Weasel would wrap an arm around him and his entire body went rigid. He had no idea how all of their lives would change when he decided to do something to help-- when it turned out that Potter was more of a Slytherin than anyone thought.

After your baby daddy left you, Reid has been quite the hero, and after a particularly tough case, happiness finally happens.

Castiel gives Dean what he needs.

It was Lucius's duty as a father to take care of his son and to cultivate his mind, but like a persistent weed, Draco required regular pruning.

Halloween is over and Xander's mind and body is now filled with the magic and knowledge of quite a powerful wizard.

Kylo doesn't know how it happened; but he has become entirely infatuated with the scavenger girl that bested him on Starkiller Base. He desires her. Fantasies her dressed in black, standing by his side with a golden band around her left finger. Together, they'd bring everyone to their knees. But whenever Kylo comes close to his Rey, she vanishes. Flees so quickly from his grasp that their tiring game of capture starts all over again. Kylo knows that she will eventually run out of places to hide. And until then, he will tear the galaxy apart, until Rey is his. On hiatus until further notice.

AU: Tony isn't a part of the team, he's not even a cop – and still he and Gibbs end up together. The first sign McGee had of something being different was when Gibbs smiled at his phone.

These chapters do not go in chronological order, but in alphabetical, and some will take place during the events of 'The Only Thing I Want To Be (is Yours)', some after. No real plot, just kink exploration and cuddliness.

"My eggs are ready," Neuvillette purred against Wriothesley's skin, and Wriothesley sucked in a quiet breath.

Chanyeol understands and accepts Kyungsoo’s new “no skinship” rule, until he realizes that the rule only applies to him.

John has feelings, Sherlock has a bucket list. Not that he remembers it. But when he finds it, and John reads it, things in 221B might start to change.

How well can you really know someone? The person you’ve spent weeks or months with, could they really be nothing as they appear? Can two world-known figure skaters be, not just superior athletes, but also superior killers for their respective mafia syndicates? Victor and Yuri are about to find out if the other is really who they appear to be or if they’ve been hiding in plain sight the entire time. When the Russian Bratva and Japanese Yakuza collide, how can it not end up in a bloodbath?

After graduating from Beacon Academy, Ruby Rose quickly became the heroine she always wanted to be, successfully protecting the people of Remnant from the creatures of Grimm wherever they arose. But while this life is certainly fulfilling in her opinion, it can also be awfully stressful. So to relax and have some fun in between missions, she occasionally visits her super bestie (with benefits) Weiss. And of course, the white-haired hung futanari is always happy to have her around... for various reasons, although one likely stands out. Unfortunately, ever since Weiss took over the SDC, she has been an incredibly busy woman. So when Ruby wants to pay her a surprise visit, she has a hard time getting a hold of her bestie. Thankfully, Willow and Winter are around to keep the Huntress company on her little vacation while the heiress takes care of her business. However, the two elder Schnees are also somewhat to blame for Ruby and Weiss having trouble meeting.

There is a master plan to befriend Spock. Jim and Leonard don't always follow it accordingly. It works better than expected.

You constantly tease Ivar. He's constantly angry at you. What will break the act?

the band is taking their third break in order for Michael and Ashton to have a baby. Calum and Luke have announcement of their own.

Tony was just trying to help. Everyone knows that. No one is mad. Except Tony. Tony is really, really mad.

Over the years, Clarke has accumulated a few pacts with friends she's agreed to marry if they're both still single by a certain point. They're joke pacts, obviously. But Miller's weirdly insistent that you can only have one backup, and Clarke would really prefer not to have this conversation with Bellamy in the room.

Dick vanished right before the Night of the Owls. Two weeks later, Damian finds out why…

Dave invites Karkat over to "hang out" and "watch" a movie. At first it goes well... Too well. Karkat gets absorbed into the movie, ignoring Dave and shrugging off his advances. Then, after finally gaining the troll's attention, Dave's plan really goes down the drain as Bro comes home and sits himself right between the two. It doesn't take long for things to get messy.

When you write/read about something enough, you may just capture its’ attention.

Steve is pumped for halloween every year but this year he has another reason to be lets just say "pumped" about.... that reason would be a tony stark wrapped in a sinfully tight USO Girls costume sipping at his pumpkin spiced latte

Isak, who didn’t want to kiss him on the street—even as Even’s mind was shouting yes yes please let’s show them let’s show them—but now shoots him a small, coy smile, who leans in and brushes his wicked mouth over Even’s, softly, without much fire but with so much heat, it leaves Even trembling, quaking inside. He feels his hands involuntarily clench into fists at his sides, and he almost chokes with how much he’s trying to hold back, to resist the urge to grab, to take. But oh God, he wants.