Yuletide Bounty!

[kormantic]

I have been twice gifted this Yule!

For Yuletide, I got a Cassie-as-Lexie Undercover story, fizzy and clever and full of the rush that is improv with a metaphorical gun to your head, featuring Frank as a Pretend Boyfriend!!

never learned the knack (4079 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dublin Murder Squad Series - Tana French
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cassie Maddox, Frank Mackey (Dublin Murder Squad)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Undercover as a Couple
Summary:

“Lexie, who was that guy you were with at the supermarket? You know. The older one?”

I laughed, Lexie’s first instinctual response to anything I needed a second to think about. Shit. Me and Frank had moved our debriefs off of park benches after we nearly got caught by a classmate; turns out pretending to be strangers who happened to be contemplating the same row of crisps at Tesco wasn’t a good choice either. What the fuck had Anna been doing there? Most of Lexie’s friends lived off takeaway and speed, and barely ever set foot in a supermarket if they could help it.

“Well, what do you think?” I asked, nose in the air, my own smile creeping in at the edges, like I was the one with a secret, and actually, I was pleased enough to share. Delighted, even. “He’s my fella, duh.”

For Fandom Trumps Hate, I got Eames needing a favor, and that need is for Arthur to be... a Pretend Boyfriend!!

This atmospheric and funny work has posted 2 chapters out of 5 for the (already completed) story and I can't wait for the next chapter!!

labyrinthine (9678 words) by missing_fawkes
Chapters: 2/5
Fandom: Inception (2010)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arthur/Eames (Inception)
Characters: Arthur (Inception), Eames (Inception)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, art heist, Crimes & Criminals, Getting Together, Pining, Partners in Crime, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Theft, POV Arthur (Inception)
Summary:

"It’s not that big of a deal, I mean it, darling. It’s not dangerous and nothing dramatic is going to happen."

Eames calls in a favour. Fake dating, chaos and a spontaneous heist ensue.

I haven't had any time to dive into Yuletide yet otherwise, so I look forward to reading so many gorgeous things in a thousand different fandoms! If you've got recs, I'd love to see them in the comments. :D