Squinch's Recommendations of Completed Works
Fics from diverse fandoms that are completed, and I've really enjoyed reading them and will probably re-read them again.
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The Talent by Bottan
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
05 Sep 2024
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1920. London’s magical society is dying. Plague sweeps the streets and monsters lurk in shadowed alleyways.
Amid hunting monsters and trying to establish himself in his father’s eyes, Loki finds himself thoroughly distracted by American millionaire scientist Tony Stark. And when he realizes Stark might hold the key to end Britain’s suffering, Odin tasks him with securing the engineer’s help.
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“Alright, alright, you got me,” Stark sounded exasperated, incapable of bearing the silence. “I will do one business meeting – as in the number one, a singular meeting – in exchange for dinner. Look at me, do you want me on my knees, begging? I just really want to pick your brain.”
“Wednesday,” Loki said automatically. “Eleven. Bor & Sons offices.”
“Done,” Stark said with a grimace. “Dinner on Friday, and I get to pick the place!”
Loki blinked at the mild chaos that Stark left in his wake and found that he hadn’t agreed to dinner, at all.
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AU-Canon Divergence:
King Paimon of the Ars Goetia had his son’s entire future planned out. He found him a wife when he was ten, taught him how to use the spells out of his grimoire, and raised him to be a proper prince. True, Paimon did it because that was the expectation as the father of a Goetia prince, but also because it made taking care of this annoying little owl a Hell of a lot easier. All Paimon had to do was sit back and let the action take its course.
That was until a month before Stolas’ wedding.
They had one month to go, one fucking month when Paimon stumbled upon his son making a goddamn nest in the goddamn greenhouse.
Story written for StolustWeek, told over seven days using seven prompts.
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- Part 1 of Known
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to see the world (as you do) by lethewren
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor (Movies)
11 Feb 2024
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When Odin finds a newborn babe in the war-torn wasteland that is Jotunheim, he takes it home; Frigga is the one to insist they must treat it as their own, and Odin loves her, so he obliges.
And then she dies, and Odin has no time for a child that only reminds him of the very thing he lost - he barely has time for his own young, grieving son.
So he locks it in the Vault, and calls it a trophy from the frozen realm.
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All Loki knew for a long, long time were the four walls that held them, and the distorted view into the room beyond - filled with trinkets they couldn't name.
There were flashes of something else, of a woman who held them close and hummed lullabies, of a boy with hair like the sun, and a bright blue sky - but the memories were insubstantial and fleeting, slipping through their fingers like smoke.
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A week passes between the devastating attack on the Tower and the memorial massacre. Viktor recovers from his surprisingly minor injuries, and he and Jayce determine what comes next.
OR, how to mend a broken relationship.
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After discovering the truth about his origins, Loki is devastated. The betrayal cuts deep and he realizes he can’t stay in Asgard anymore. So he sets out to find himself again and make sense of his life without all the lies and trappings of the Golden Realm that has stifled him for centuries.
Or: Loki goes on a trip through the Nine Realms and makes himself some friends.
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- Part 1 of Loki and crew's space adventures
Random bookmarks
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The Old Dream's Embrace by Anonymous
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
11 Oct 2021
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Lan Xichen exited Guanyin Temple with his most important relationships destroyed, and a heart weighed down by questions. Now, alone with his memories and a certain spiritual device, he has a chance to see the things he missed before and hopefully find some answers.
Only this decision has some unintended and dangerous consequences...
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Like a Piece on a Dejarik Board by kj_feybarn
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy
25 Oct 2021
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“Master Yoda and I have been speaking. We believe we might have a plan.”
“A plan,” Obi-Wan repeated, he could feel a deep uneasiness building in his chest. “You and Yoda have come up with a plan. A plan for what?”
Qui-Gon just smiled. Obi-Wan knew this smile too. It was the I follow the will of the Force smile. The trust me, I know best smile—that didn’t actually mean that Qui-Gon knew best, just that he thought he did.
It had landed Obi-Wan in trouble more often than Obi-Wan could count, but Obi-Wan had never died, so Qui-Gon had always seemed to consider that a satisfactory result, no matter what else might have happened.
“When one becomes one with the Force there are… many things a person can do that would otherwise be impossible.”
Obi-Wan frowned, because that sounded ominous, and Obi-Wan felt a twinge of uneasy.
“What exactly is this plan?”
Qui-Gon smiled. “You saved me, Obi-Wan. Yoda and I think you can do it again.”
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Lighting Candles by PitViperOfDoom
Fandoms: Big Hero 6 (2014), Rise of the Guardians (2012)
14 Mar 2015
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The death of Tadashi Hamada was both the end of Hiro's world and the mark of a new beginning. Turns out it was one for Tadashi, too.
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- Part 1 of Guardian Tadashi AU
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Lighting Candles by PitViperOfDoom
The death of Tadashi Hamada was both the end of Hiro's world and the mark of a new beginning. Turns out it was one for Tadashi, too.
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A Good Cause by Rosslyn
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski, Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
25 Mar 2019
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“Come again,” Geralt said flatly.
“It’s for a good cause, Geralt!” Dandelion said exasperatedly, as if that had ever justified any of his ideas before.
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The Care and Feeding of Lost Causes by Theotrix
Fandoms: The Avengers (2012), Marvel Cinematic Universe
07 Aug 2013
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“You’re a former hermit with a history of depression and an alter ego who smashes buildings, and somehow you’ve found a person who gets you out interacting with the world. Trust me on this: hold onto him as hard as he will let you.”
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- Part 1 of Self Help