isabellerecs | Entries tagged with rare pairing

Title: Pokémon, Beyoncé and a Cute Christmas Sweater

Author: sosioban

Canon: Almost Human

Pairing: Richard Paul/MX-43

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 130,943

Summary: Richard's MX has bought him a gift that sends them both on a quest for Gym Badges. Somewhere along the way Richard develops an attachment to the members of his Pokémon team- and to his MX. What they discover in a game may end up changing things in the real world as well. A.K.A. the one where they play Pokemon, being silly saves the world, and some MXs have f'd up priorities.

Recommendation: I love it when a rare pairing gets an epic length story, and I love "cops and robots" so this right off the bat checked two serious boxes of mine. I love that it starts with just Paul and his MX learning to play together but you get hints that a larger plot is going on in the background before it intrudes on their Pokemon time. I love that sosioban hit a nice balance between having the MX grow into an individual but not to have it seem just like Dorian with his synthetic soul. Robots knitting, too wonderful. ;)

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Recommendation #1,981

Title: In An Ideal World, Things Would Have Been Different

Author: nanuk_dain

Canon: The Sinking of the Laconia

Pairing: Werner Hartenstein/Thomas Mortimer

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 127,914

Summary: Sometimes you meet the right person at the very wrong time, Hartenstein thinks while he's watching the Wehrmacht soldiers lead Mortimer away to their waiting vehicle.

Recommendation: So I am WEAK to small fandoms especially ones about honorable, restrained men serving during either of the world wars so it is no surprise that I would become utterly enamored of this wonderful and epic story by the fantastic Nanuk Dain. I would recommend this to anyone in fandom like BoB, The Pacific, or Dunkirk even if you have not seen this mini-series because it is so good and only a cursory knowledge of the incident is needed. All of the obvious research, all of the feelings, all of the angst and drama, and to add to all that a period believable happily-ever-after conspire to make this a true delight. :D

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,970

Title: Some Nights

Author: Elise_Davidson

Canon: Star Trek ENT

Pairing: Jonathan Archer/Thy'lek Shran

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 4,322

Summary: Shran and Archer woke up naked with little memory of the previous night. Their memory definitely went into a coma after Archer tried to show Shran how to play "quarters". They piece together little, but manage to complete the puzzle together anyway.

Recommendation: This is smokin' hot. I love that Archer seems more pissed that he can't remember what happen rather than upset that anything happened at all.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,858

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Title: A Romance in Six Bars

Author: Dusk

Canon: Star Trek ENT

Pairing: Jonathan Archer/Thy'lek Shran

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,216

Summary: Five bars Archer and Shran visited and one they didn't.

Recommendation: I must say it was strange that I fixated on this relatively rare pairing first in the ENT corner of the Star Trek fandom, but I just love the progression of these two so much. This story goes along with that highlighted through the bars that they visit.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,857

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Title: Mud Will Nourish You

Author: snack_size

Canon: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

Pairing: Quentyn Martell/Gerris Drinkwater

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 2,359

Summary: Quentyn survives his encounter with Viserion and Rhaegal, but is badly injured. Gerris comforts him in the aftermath as he, Quentyn, and Archibald attempt to determine what to do now that Meereen is blockaded and soon to be besieged. Comfort and first kisses ensue.

Recommendation: If you've been watching the show, you aren't going to recognize these characters as they are strictly book canon, but minor book canon characters need love too.

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Recommendation #1,851

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Title: All Flowers Bow Before the Sun

Author: jesatria

Canon: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

Pairing: Oberyn Martell/Willas Tyrell

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 2,047

Summary: Oberyn wants to apologize to Willas for crippling him.

Recommendation: Our favorite bisexual Dornishman has a very . . . interesting way of apologizing, but Willas does not seem at all opposed.

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Recommendation #1,850

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Title: If You're Looking for Love (It's Standing Right in Front of You)

Author: janie_tangerine

Canon: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

Pairing: Jon Connington/Brynden Tully

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 6,999

Summary: “I just told the scribes to send various copies around the realm. A couple of months should suffice for people to decide whether they wish to join,” Aegon says, and – Jon reads the first half of message. Then reads it again. Then a third time, and at that point he can’t think he hallucinated it as much as it seems the most likely explanation. “Your Grace, you didn’t just organize a tourney for my hand.” Or: in which Aegon decides that it's time his adoptive father moves on with his life and finds himself a nice guy to settle with. It's just his luck that Aegon is in the perfect position to make it happen.

Recommendation: Sometimes you just need to read a story where things go right for some minor characters because nothing ever seems to go right in GoT especially if you are a minor character. Here's to improbable weddings as opposed to horrible deaths and maimings.

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Recommendation #1,849

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Title: Hands of Gold

Author: starbrigid

Canon: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

Pairing: Tyrion Lannister/Bronn of the Blackwater

Rating: Explicit [NC-17]

Word Count: 7,325

Summary: Rather than finding Shae for Tyrion, the night before battle, Bronn keeps Tyrion company himself. He saved Tyrion's life, after all, and he's been told a Lannister always pays his debts.

Recommendation: Boy I wish this pairing was more popular 'cause this was so awesome. I think things would have gone differently for Tyrion with Bronn instead of Shae, maybe not worlds better but I guarantee Tywin wouldn't have slept with Bronn so there would be that.

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Recommendation #1,848

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Title: Viridian

Author: argle_fraster

Canon: Game of Thrones/ASOIAF

Pairing: Bran Stark/Jojen Reed

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,875

Summary: Jojen knows the future like he knows his own memories of the past, and yet he finds himself puzzled and fascinated by the enigma that is Brandon Stark.

Recommendation: Ah, if only things could have gone better for Jojen. Poor guy. And maybe a little better for Bran too.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,847

Title: Third Time's the Charm

Author: sociallyawkwardfangirl21

Canon: Suicide Squad

Pairing: George 'Digger' Harkness/Chato Santana

Rating: Teen - Explicit [PG - NC-17]

Word Count: 3,809

Summary: Do crude pick-up lines count as flirting? Digger seems to think so.

Recommendation: You know me I can't say no to a rare pairing, so when I saw some fanart with these two I HAD to find something. I love the thought of Digger using cheesy pick up lines and having them work out for him despite their awfulness. I also love the idea of Chato surviving, especially because I didn't really think it made sense that he died. This was cute, but the sequel Down on My Knees was hot.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Sequel on AO3

Recommendation #1,824

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Title: Acoustics

Author: illyrias

Canon: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | MCU

Pairing: Bobbi Morse/Jemma Simmons

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 1,352

Summary: Jemma's held herself together fine in the middle of life and death situations, so there is absolutely no reason her brain should switch off right now, or so the rational side of it tells her. Or the 5 times Jemma Simmons was made speechless because of one Agent Morse. (Bobbi, right.)

Recommendation: I do so love a tol/smol and AoS provides both Fitzmack and now for the ladies Simmorse. I agree with Jemma's assessment, Bobbi is gorgeous. Jemma is also precious.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,816

Title: Won't Call You Sweetheart

Author: Spooteh

Canon: Daredevil/MCU

Pairing: Brett Mahoney/Franklin 'Frank' Nelson

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 1,963

Summary: Brett and Foggy didn't exactly date, but they didn't exactly not date.

Recommendation: Another fine minor character usually relegated to "old boyfriend" or "that one time" status, but in the wake of DD season 2 it warms my heart to think of someone who'd still be in Foggy's corner. That and I love the fact that Foggy has a special relationship with Brett's mom and that drives Brett a little nuts.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,798

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Current Mood: peaceful
Current Location: Playing catch up after a nice vacation.

Title: Colour in Your Hands

Author: helahler

Canon: Jessica Jones/MCU

Pairing: Luke Cage/Malcolm Ducasse

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 1,869

Summary: “Mind control?” Luke says dubiously, hotdog frozen mid-way to his mouth. Malcolm frowns. “Look, if you’re going to be like that--” “Just -- give me a minute, alright,” Luke tries to placate, taking a bite of his hotdog and thinking it through as he chews. Okay. Mind control. Got it. Or, three times mind-control was a thing that existed in Luke's life, and Malcolm was there to talk him through it.

Recommendation: Malcolm is a treasure and I really wish he wasn't so underutilized, damn my interest in minor characters it is a sad and lonely road. I can't help but love the thought of him leading a support group.

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Recommendation #1,797

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Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Playing catch up, and getting back to work.

Title: Smoothie Dreams

Author: misura

Canon: Ant-Man/MCU

Pairing: Scott Lang/Luis

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 1,944

Summary: While in prison, Scott figures out some stuff.

Recommendation: I really bugs me that Luis (and Kurt and Dave) doesn't have a last name, like he's Adele or something. All it would take was a throwaway line of dialogue or a flash of a screen listing known associates and, boom, last name taken care of. I feel like it would make him more of a character that people would use in fanfic being the upbeat foil to Scott's overthinking pessimism.

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Recommendation #1,796

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Current Mood: hopeful
Current Location: Playing catch up once again.

Title: Till the Blues Skies Drive the Dark Clouds Far Away

Author: couldaughter

Canon: Captain America/MCU

Pairing: Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones/James 'Jim' Morita

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 1,031

Summary: Jim Morita spent years fighting for his country, and now he can't seem to catch a goddamn break.

Recommendation: If you've been following this blog you might know that I like rare pairings, but the MCU fandom is driving me batty because it's super hard to find minor character pairing stories and there really aren't that many to begin with. It's just sad. With just a little fleshing out the Howling Commandos and the Warriors Three could be great but no one seems interested. I felt lucky to have found this story as I never even found anything appreciable for Thor's buddies. I should add that I was looking for stories with just minor characters in the pairing, not with a minor character paired with a big name.

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Recommendation #1,795

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Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Yah, I'm on time finally.

Title: The Bell Tolls

Author: MemeKonMCU

Canon: Thor/MCU

Pairing: Brunhilde | Valkyrie/Sif

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 4,650

Summary: “Sooooo...” the valkyrie drags the word out, and leans onto the table, her vambraces clanking against it, “where have you been exactly, while Asgard was consumed by the flames of Ragnarok and all that fun stuff?” “And where were you, valkyrie, during the Svartalfheim attack on Asgard that claimed our queen’s life?” Sif fires back, leaning onto the table herself, eyes roaming all over the valkyrie’s face. “This garbage dump called Sakaar,” she says then, and there’s a smile that’s as sharp as the edge of a warrior’s blade on her face, and the way she taps her fingers against the table is a mixture of playful and martial, somehow, in its rhythm, “we should visit. They have great booze, if nothing else.”

Recommendation: This was lovely! Sif definitely deserved to be written better than they did in the movies. I love that this acknowledges that she and Heimdall were siblings, and that she and Loki would have grown up together (and I liked that some of that is mended). But the best part is the slow and careful getting to know one another between Sif and Brunnhilde before becoming involved. So lovely *sigh*.

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Recommendation #1,753

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Current Mood: cheerful
Current Location: Chilling at home, excited about a three day weekend.

Title: A Sure Thing

Author: thingswithwings

Canon: Guardians of the Galaxy/MCU

Pairing: Gamora/Nebula

Rating: Teen [PG]

Word Count: 2,145

Summary: Nebula leaves gifts for Gamora to find.

Recommendation: This is a delightful bit of messed up-ness. The "gifts" are sick, but somehow they still manage to be meaningful.

Link to the Story on AO3 | Link to the Podfic on AO3

Recommendation #1,739

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Current Mood: cranky
Current Location: Spouse getting on the nerve.

Title: Lose Control

Author: Murderisbeauty

Canon: Iron Fist | MCU

Pairing: Danny Rand/Ward Meachum

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 1,925

Summary: Danny breaks in to Ward’s apartment to have a private chat. Things happen. Its gay.

Recommendation: So this is stuck somewhere between foe yay and friends with a history, maybe ally yay.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,735

Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: I wanna go home and eat dinner.

Title: Landslide

Author: dontstraytoofar

Canon: Spider-Man | MCU

Pairing: Michelle Jones/Elizabeth 'Liz' Toomes

Rating: General [G]

Word Count: 2,155

Summary: “You know, I could dance with you” It makes Liz look up, confused slightly as Michelle just smiles back. She shrugs once, standing up and holding her hand out to Liz who is still eyebrows furrowed, biting her lip. “I’m a way better dancer than Parker anyways” Or the one where it hurts to be left alone, and Michelle likes Liz's smile.

Recommendation: I'm going to start with how I think it's great that the cast of Homecoming look the closest to actual teenagers of any of the Spider-Man movies to date. And cute. 'Cause that girl didn't deserve to be left all alone. Michelle helps turn the night around.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,725

Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Watching S2 Punisher.

Title: Helping Hands

Author: Ellabee15

Canon: Luke Cage/MCU

Pairing: Mercedes 'Misty' Knight/Claire Temple

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 2,051

Summary: Misty wasn't used to being helpless.

Recommendation: I firmly believe that there needs to be more WoC pairings, there just does. Especially when they are as badass as these two ladies. Would we be able to call this pairing Knight Nurse? Just saying.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #1,711

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