
It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness! 😊
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It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness! 😊
'B-Eazy: do we tell her
is it like an invasion of privacy
Ava Sharpe: This entire team is an invasion of privacy.'
I had a lot of Legends of Tomorrow (LoT) feelings this week...
...because it was CANCELLED! Argh!
I love this show. I'ma miss it so much - it's one of my faves dammit!!!! ðŸ˜
It's Thursday, we reached May, this week's post is huge, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
'Nandor blinked at his question, almost owlish. “You want to see your human mother?” As if he had another kind.'
A little over a month ago, I explained to all of you that What We Do In The Shadows (WWDITS) is an amazing vampire-mockumentary work of genius that occupies space in my head, rent-free.
It continues to squat and not pay me a penny for its living quarters.
It's Thursday, it's still April, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
It's been a little while since my first SamBucky rec list - so I thought I'd bring you some more of the shippy goodness!
(Fandom notes:
SamBucky is a romantic and/or sexual relationship between Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes from the MCU (Marvel) movies etc., especially the Captain America movies, and the The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TFATWS) TV series.
Shippy = related to ships.
Ships are relationships between two or more characters.)
As always with this kind of list, the Content Warnings will be in the original rec'ing post, which I'll link to.
Also pay attention to the fic author's tags on the fics themselves, and generally take care, dearest nerdlets!
(You can also check the rec'ing posts for whether the fics have SPOILERS or not.)
It's Thursday, I'm not entirely sure where the week went, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
'He had slept every night since they’d defied Heaven and Hell and it was becoming a bit of a habit.'
A lot of Good Omens (GO) fanfiction tends to revolve around the ship 'Ineffable Husbands'
- and this week's fic rec is no different.
It's Thursday, I am very tired, let's get some superhero-y comics-y goodness!
It's Thursday, the world is still wacky, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
'John’s gotten sick in plenty of bars, but he’s almost sure that this is the first time alcohol hasn’t been involved.'
Ah, John Constantine.
A moody, broody, British Bisexual warlock and master of the occult, who's a character in my beloved Arrowverse show Legends of Tomorrow? And is played by a Welsh actor (Matt Ryan)?
Yeah, if you know me at all, you know that I had zero chance to resist.
'He was hurt alright. That look wasn't a new color on him; Nandor seemed to be hurt quite a lot lately. Laszlo didn't want him to be alone.'
Vampire. Mockumentary.
Do I have your attention?
Good.
Whenever someone's complaining about the attitudes of small children, and says something along the lines of:
well, you know what kids are like...
- my brain has a moment of confusion where it's like:
...Beethoven fans?
And then I realise that they don't mean that at all.
I've made no secret of the fact that I was a weird, precocious, little kid.
At the age of six, I loved fine art and classical music and reading reading reading.
My parents had only the barest knowledge of classical music, and none of fine art. So it's safe to say it was a learning experience for them 😅
It's Thursday, we're still here, this is Dora Reads, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness, m'k?
Everything I've got for you this week is in the 'Other Stuff' category - looks like Loki's been playing tricks on me again. 😘
'"You got a phone? Look up local B&Bs," Sam said to Bucky. "Or whatever Canadian is for B&B."
"I think it's just B&B. They literally speak the same language, Sam."'
Yes, this is a The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TFATWS) fic.
In my defense: I've been totally open that I am trash 😅
And! Also! This fic might be TFATWS, but it's a lot different to the sort of stuff I usually rec from this fandom.
'“I think you’re right. It looks nice on you,” Vanya offers, a small smile curling on her lips when Klaus lights up.'
Argh the bitter-sweet angsty cuteness here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*ahem*
This fic got me in the feelings, OK? 😅
'“Um,” said Sam, looking from Bucky to the golden retriever, “Do you know the dog?”
“Uh,” said Bucky, picking the honestly very large dog up, and walking around Sam, “Sort of? Could you… wait a moment? Watch the soup.”'
This is a weird fic.
Like, it's completely batpoop.
...And you know I love that 😉😅
I've been reading a lot of mission fics lately, so I figured I'd take the time to revisit a few of my faves
(...and take you all along for the ride, ofc 😉)
So, let's slow down and rewind so's everyone's on the same page: what is a mission fic?
A mission fic is a piece of fanfiction that's based around an episodic-style storyline - not dissimilar to a monster-of-the-week/murder-of-the-week style vibe.
They're usually (but not always) written about fandoms which involve a lot of action/adventure hijinks - especially if they contain characters who are in the military, or are military-adjacent.