Sometimes the fall kills you

The holidays were absolutely packed for me this year and so this rec list is a bit delayed. There is a lot in here (and I barely scratched the surface of Yuletide), so enjoy!

Almost Human

Almost Human by misura [AO3]
Dorian/John Kennex, Yuletide, 2,032 words

Dorian gets infected with a sex bot virus. Kennex catches feelings. Warning for an AI/Human relationship, in case you're unfamiliar with Almost Human.

The Avengers (Comics)

We Two, How Long We Were Fool'd by glassessay [AO3]
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Soulmate AU, 8,798 words

Steve Rogers' soulmark shows up when he gets the serum. It still takes him 80 years to find his soulmate.

Buzzfeed Unsolved

#blessed by thehoyden [AO3]
Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej, Demon AU, 9,363 words

Shane may be a demon himself, but he can't seem to keep the Sallie House demon from feeding off Ryan.

The Christmas Curse by MiraclesofPaul [AO3]
Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej, Holidays, 10,496 words

Ryan and Shane are this year's victims of the Christmas Party Curse. Everyone in the office assumes they slept together and now everything is weird.

I Wanna See You Lookin' Up by sarcasticfishes [AO3]
Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej, PWP, 3,835 words

Drinking games lead to revelations and shenanigans of the sexual variety.

A Sensitive Subject by aspookycryptidsock [AO3]
Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej, PWP, 6,994 words

Ryan can't stop obsessing about Shane's possible nipple trauma. It causes some problems.

You'll See How Good It'll Be In he Coming Year by TheseusInTheMaze [AO3]
Ryan Bergara/Shane Madej, Urban Fantasy AU PWP, 9,689 words

This is an AU where Ryan is a werewolf and Shane is a vampire and they're together. After spending New Year's with Ryan's pack bros, the two head back for some time together.

Buzzfeed: Worth It

We'll Make A Brand New Start Of It (In Old New York) by misantlery [AO3]
Andrew Ilnyckyj/Steven Lim, Yuletide, 9,626 words

Steven asks Andrew to be his fake date to a New Year's party. It doesn't stay fake for long.

Captain America (Films)

The First Rule of Book Club is You Absolutely Talk About Book Club by Deisderium [AO3]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Outsider POV, 4,927 words

The first man to participate in Janelle's book club is a very shy long-haired guy who's probably a vet, given the prosthetic arm. She really wants the book club ladies to be his friend, and is delighted when he invites his tall blond--friend? Boyfriend? to come to book club too.

I've Been Waiting For The Sun (To Rise Where You Are) by notcaycepollard [AO3]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Pre-war and pre-serum PWP, 4,058 words

Bucky comes back marked up from a date and Steve finally breaks.

Witch Hazel by sheafrotherdon [AO3]
James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers, Hurt/Comfort Fix-it, 1,306 words

A fix-it for Endgame, before it even happens.

Check Please!

Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Dinner by edgarallanrose [AO3]
Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Faking Dating for the Holidays, 8,472 words

When Bitty's parents react uneasily to his coming out, Jack volunteers to be his fake Christmas boyfriend to show his parents he's serious.

Crimson Peak

'til Death by UrbanAmazon [AO3]
Edith Cushing, Yuletide, 2,269 words

Edith returns to Crimson Peak seeking closure.

Daredevil (TV)

To Trust That There Will Be Light by Tam_Cranver [AO3]
Matt Murdock/Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Post-Canon, 19,167 words

Post-S3, Matt tries to rebuild his life and his relationships. Along the way he accidentally adopts a family of raccoons, realizes he's in love with Foggy, and works on his communication.

Due South

The Geometry of Everything by lamardeuse [AO3]
Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Get Together, 4,071 words

Ray contemplates square pegs and round holes.

Magnificent Mile by Aria [AO3]
Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Established Relationship, 4,528 words

Fraser gives Ray a lot of warnings about how hard winter in northern Canada is, but he doesn't ask why he's so determined he can stick it out. Lovely little Christmas fic.

Fantastic Four (Comics)

Night Blooms by Traincat [AO3]
Reed Richards/Victor von Doom, Yuletide, 7,874 words

Reed visits the Doom of Universe P-1837 again, and again, and again.

The Great British Bake-Off

Prince of Darkness, Judge of Pies by halfeatenmoon [AO3]
OFC, Yuletide, 1,426 words

Pressed for time to finish her piping, Cecily accidentally summons a demon instead.

Hawkeye

Hawkeyed by Corlaire [AO3]
Kate Bishop/America Chavez, Yuletide, 1,294 words

Kate needs to stop fantasizing that someone else will make her tell America.

The Hobbit

Home for the New Year by Chrononautical [AO3]
Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Fake Dating, 20,903 words

For the first time in year Bilbo decides not to make the journey to Erebor for the Durin's Day celebration. He's got an orphaned nephew who needs him, and besides, Thorin told him not to come.

Mountain Flowers by Chrononautical [AO3]
Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Soulmate AU, 5,490 words

Bilbo knows his soulmate is a dwarf, so he joins to quest to Erebor in the hopes that he might find his match and if not, at least help them regain their home.

Hockey RPF

A Sure Bet by saintroux [AO3]
Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin, PWP, 5,886 words

Sidney loses their latest bet and has to do whatever Geno wants. Only, Geno doesn't seem to want anything but company on the plane.

I'll Be Your Detonator by CitrusVanille [AO3]
Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews, Marriage of Convenience, 17,645 words

“Okay,” Patrick says slowly. “Okay. We can figure this out.” And it comes to him in a bolt of insanity, like all his best and worst ideas do, and he’s not sure if he should be impressed or horrified by his own brain, but he says, a little recklessly, “We can get married.”

Sugar, We're Going Down Swinging by thundersquall [AO3]
Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews, Bakery AU, 59,112 words

When Patrick agrees to make a wedding cake for a demanding rich client on a short time line, he doesn't realize the fiancé is his ex.

Justice League (Film)

Society Pages by meretricula [AO3]
Barry Allen/Bruce Wayne, Yuletide, 4,064 words

Bruce absolutely is not attracted to Barry Allen, it doesn't matter what everyone at this party thinks.

The Magicians

Sping Sooner Than The Lark by greywash [AO3]
Quentin Coldwater/Eliot Waugh, Mosaic Timeline, 4,314 words

Quentin and Eliot finally get a morning alone together and finally talk it out.

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Take My Medicine, Treat You Like Adrenaline by gleesquid [AO3]
Peter Parker/Johnny Storm, Yuletide PWP, 2,763 words

Peter tries to move on from MJ by trying for a rebound from the other side of the gender spectrum.

Stargate: Atlantis

Post-Nuptial by rageprufrock [AO3]
Rodney Mckay/John Sheppard, humor, 11,533 words

I could have sworn I'd read every single rageprufrock SGA fic, but I didn't remember this one, which is a shame. It's hilarious! When a misunderstanding with an off world ally leads to a snow balling (ha) lie about Mckay's efforts to get pregnant, it leads to a lot more than anyone could have predicted.

Teen Wolf

Leaf Bandit by paintedrecs [AO3]
Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, AU, 7,274 words

When Derek relocates to the quiet town of Beacon Hills he loves everything about it, except his neighbor.

Risky Business by skoosiepants [AO3]
Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, AU, 14,698 words

An alternate version of canon wherein Scott doesn't get bit by Peter but suffers a severe asthma attack instead. With Stiles concentrating on getting Scott better, he hasn't been paying much attention at school. Then Scott meets Allison and Stiles realizes there have been some major changes happening while he wasn't paying attention.

A Royal Christmas Engagement by skoosiepants [AO3]
Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, ABO Royalty AU, 25,686 words

It's definitely Stiles' fault that the Hale household think he's the Prince's new tutor instead of the young Lord betrothed to marry the Crown Prince. He just wanted to see what Crown Prince Derek Hale was like before he agreed to the marriage, and now he's got a big problem.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Nat Geo by neveralarch [AO3]
Doreen Green/Kraven the Hunter, Yuletide, 1,102 words

Kraven asks Doreen to be his plus one for the National Geographic Anniversary Gala. Doreen has been waiting her whole life for this.

Venom

You're My Cherry Pie by novembersmith [AO3]
Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote, Yuletide, 9,256 words

When Eddie suggests they have sex, Venom is confused. Then he research spirals and discovers a few things along the way.

What We Do In The Shadows

Catch My Disease by Rhovanel [AO3]
Vladislav, Yuletide Gen, 2,514 words

Vladislav becomes a virus and gets over The Beast.