another step backwards, another step forwards
by cryinghour

Steven Universe/Incomplete/Chapters: 17 Words: 41,791

Recovery is not a linear progression, she’s told him. But it doesn’t make it any easier to handle the ups and downs, the shoots and ladders that come with trying to not only feel better, but to be better.

Or: snapshots of Steven Universe, in the months after his embarrassingly public meltdown.

another step backwards, another step forwards
by cryinghour

Steven Universe/Incomplete/Chapters: 17 Words: 41,791

Recovery is not a linear progression, she’s told him. But it doesn’t make it any easier to handle the ups and downs, the shoots and ladders that come with trying to not only feel better, but to be better.

Or: snapshots of Steven Universe, in the months after his embarrassingly public meltdown.
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Honestly, this fic is fantastic. cryinghour does a phenomenal job of covering mental illness and recovery, therapy, and everything else. It’s very realistic. It leaves me feeling a way that’s hard to describe; a bit raw, but also healed. Covers the time period that we’re all dying to know about. A must read.

Ain’t No Grave (Series)

by spitandvinegar

Marvel Cinematic Universe/Incomplete/Works: 3   Words: 131,789

[From Ain’t No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down)]

It’s six in the morning, and Steve is heading out on a run when he nearly trips over a bouquet of sunflowers on the front steps of his brownstone.

For a second paranoia takes over, and he kicks the flowers a little, waiting for them to explode. They don’t. They also came with a card, which he picks up. The front of the card has a tasteful picture of the Brooklyn bridge at sunset. It’s very nice and sedate, like the kind of card you would buy to give to your boss. On the inside someone has written a short message in big, shaky block letters.

I AM SORRY FOR SHOOTING YOU.

Steve sits down hard on the steps.

Ain’t No Grave (Series)

by spitandvinegar

Marvel Cinematic Universe/Incomplete/Works: 3   Words: 131,789

[From Ain’t No Grave (Can Keep My Body Down)]

It’s six in the morning, and Steve is heading out on a run when he nearly trips over a bouquet of sunflowers on the front steps of his brownstone.

For a second paranoia takes over, and he kicks the flowers a little, waiting for them to explode. They don’t. They also came with a card, which he picks up. The front of the card has a tasteful picture of the Brooklyn bridge at sunset. It’s very nice and sedate, like the kind of card you would buy to give to your boss. On the inside someone has written a short message in big, shaky block letters.

I AM SORRY FOR SHOOTING YOU.

Steve sits down hard on the steps.

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I binge read the whole series in one night and it was totally worth it. I just love Steve and Bucky’s back-and-forth banter in this, and the take on Bucky’s trauma and history is really original and interesting. Plus, you’ll just fall in love with the OC’s

Bitter Medicine (Series)

by Heronfem

Boku no Hero Academia/Incomplete/Works: 3   Words: 7,488

A reflection on Bakugou Katsuki and Midoriya Izuku’s complicated relationship and related traumas.

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I love this series. Heronfem does a great job with Bakugo and Izuku’s relationship; their relationship is very complicated, but it’s still them, still their personalities. Bakugo’s bullying is acknowledged, which I really like. And some cute details. The hurt/comfort is very in character

Bitter Medicine (Series)

by Heronfem

Boku no Hero Academia/Incomplete/Works: 3   Words: 7,488

A reflection on Bakugou Katsuki and Midoriya Izuku’s complicated relationship and related traumas.

Alien Anatomy 
by Sangwin

Star Trek (AOS)/Complete/Chapters: 1 Words: 14,043

Spock matriculates to Starfleet Academy with a mysterious past and an uncertain future. An unexpected roommate and a (somewhat) unprovoked bar fight are just the research opportunities needed for Spock, Kirk and even McCoy to learn the exact location of an alien heart.

together
by crutchiebytheway

Over The Garden Wall/Complete/Chapters: 1 Words: 1,652

Wirt deals with the aftershocks of the unknown.
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Major hurt/comfort. I would’ve thought Greg would be more unaffected by The Unknown in a naive sort of way, but this works well. Sara is an angel.

sometimes you don’t get it right
by randomdreamer01

Star Wars/Complete/Chapters: 1 Words: 2,642

Jyn and Han can leave right then and there, but they won’t and they both know it. Their reasons for staying will always, always be the same. Right now, hers is lying in the med bay with a blaster wound in his chest and his is in the command centre trying to save the galaxy.

…

Han Solo and Jyn Erso get drunk on the Millenium Falcon and find that they are similar in more ways than one.
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This hurts, but it’s really beautiful.

in the dark (i can hear your heartbeat)
by amosanguis

Star Wars/Complete/Chapters: 1 Words: 1,248

He hears: “turn here” and “listen carefully” and Poe nearly trips as a Stormtrooper says the words that wrap around Poe’s right thigh.
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The classic Soulmate AU. Short and sweet (plus a little angst).

Home Not Home <br\>
by Shadowed_Voices <br\>
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Gravity Falls/Incomplete/Chapters: 14 Words: 20,261 <br\>
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Summer has ended. People in Piedmont start noticing strange little things about the twins. Like severe emotional trauma, paranoia, and a high propensity for strange happenings. <Br\>
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So this is super dark, but also super interesting? A canon-divergence AU.

Good Night Ship, Good Night Coran
by aquatarius

Voltron: Legendary Defender/Complete/Chapters: 1 Words: 1,159

Everyone has their demons. Coran too, of course, but he’s not going to show that to anyone.
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Coran’s been through just as much as everyone else.

The Adventure with the Hair
by Giroshine

Gravity Falls/Complete/Chapters: 1  Words: 11,985  

Ford lost a bet, but the consequences aren’t exactly what he expected.  
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Nice Mabel-Ford bonding, which the world could always use more of, and equal measures of angst and fluff.

Chekov’s Blades (Series)
by TunaFishChris

Star Trek (AOS)/Incomplete/Works: 5 Words: 63,871

Pavel Chekov is just the navigator. A distant young man who gets excited over science. Really the only thing noteworthy about him is his age, him having just turned 18. Then the crew finds the truth.
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So most fics give our favorite Russian the same general background: cold, cold Russia, lots of siblings, lots of vodka, etc. But this fics different. Lots of bamf moments, lots of crew bonding, but also lots of angst. It’s real good, but please check the tags first.

A Building of Bridges
by pengke

Sherlock (BBC)/Complete/Chapters: 3 Words: 11,705

No one would ever send Sherlock in to defuse a stand-off; but on one unlikely day, that’s exactly what happened.




“Congratulations, Lestrade,” he called out sarcastically. “You’re traumatizing a war veteran.”
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This is very well written. An interesting take on John and his PTSD. Sherlock is comforting, but still remains in character.