Fic recs: a compendium of stories so far
Hello! I’ve been thinking of creating a weekly newsletter-inspired post that gathers all new fics from our (tiny) Bodies (TV 2023) fandom from the week. I’ll focus on the fics with the Alfred/Henry ship for now. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep up.
I’m doing this because I want to support the fics by broadcasting them here. I hope this will be a nice way for new people to discover the fandom and further explore the tag on ao3.
If you are an author of one of these fics and wish to be tagged, send me a dm!
Take a look at this week’s fics under the cut!
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Alfred finds himself torn between two lives and two loyalties, between who he is and who he has tried to be. Only he can find his way out.
A serial killer goes after handsome blonde men. Alfred takes an issue with this. In the meanwhile, Henry has an issue with the flowers that keep on appearing at his door.
当天晚上,希林黑德就听到敲门声。那敲门声穿过无数日夜,穿过他昨夜欢愉的梦境,泅渡他以为无望的爱河,来到他的门前。他摸到门闩,不禁浑身痉挛,仿佛在迎接他的梦中人前就被骤至的来访劈断。来的路上阴雨连绵,亨利被浇得浑身透湿,衣衫不整,一双眼睛却纯粹得如同小狗,只敢在年长的警探打开门后,战战兢兢地去舔他的脸。 这一对挺好磕的。
“Please.” Alfred sounds absolutely wrecked as he says it and Henry exhales, absolutely taken by it, unable to deny him anything like this, feels himself yielding to the request immediately, without second thought. A few moments/missing scenes between Alfred and Henry
Episode 3, Alfred gets drugged and shows up on Henry's door Henry's POV
At some point Henry would have to let Alfred return to his home and his wife, but for now he could at least pretend.
There's been a murder of a young boy and it's fallen to detective Hillinghead to find out what happens. Everyone has secrets but they don't cost everyone their lives.
A flashbulb goes off in a crowded Whitechapel street. A connection is made. A bond is (re)grown, and things seem strangely familiar. Post-episode 8: Hillinghead and Ashe connect in a new world.
”I get the impression that it will be hard for me to deny you anything.” “How observant, detective. What led you to that conclusion?” He chuckles, smiling at Henry, who looks at him with a glimmer in his eye. Like a kid looking at candy floss. “A hunch.” (Or: episode 4 coda; what happens after they find the print)
(It was *I will not* not *won’t* but you get what I mean)
Henry saying “I won’t trade one prison for another” is probably one of the most devastating lines in modern cinema and it broke my SOUL.
buck: im an ally *raises fist*
tommy, under his breath: smash
Riiiight, so they are preserving tyres so they can make it to the end… can George preserve tyres in another spot? (re: further back, let Max through 🫶🏻)
I love George btw, but I’ve got my own agenda on who I want in top 5
Also LET’S GO YUKI he’s holding that P8 so well (had to double check where Daniel was at because… ofc he’s not too 10 💀)
IF Oscar’s car decides to take him out of the race, that top three is still 💯 (Lando, this is your time to shine)
Oh yeaaah, Ferrari McLaren sandwich iktr 🥳
CARLITOS STIP GIVING ME THOSE SCARES
Wait, BENCHING Esteban? Not gonna say anything but… hmmmmm 👀
Lando’s tyres are holding onto dear life gotta give them kudos for that
VENGA ALONSO, overtake Lance I believe in you (yes, I know Lance just changed tyres, but does that really matter when it comes to him?)
Jfc I just realized that RB are only getting points with Max today, gotta look at those builder’s board because the Ferrari’s and McLaren’s performance this year is INSANE
Hey 👋🏻 My name’s Alex (she/her), but you might know me as ColorfulThoughts on AO3 (linked in bio and in this post). I thought about making a separate account for my works over here. Reblog, share, etc etc. I apologize in advance for dumping all my thoughts over here, but you can always just ignore any brain dumps and read my works instead 🕺🏻 Anyway, hit me up with whatever you might wanna talk about (my works or everyday life). You’re all cool so here, have a little star ⭐️ (p.s. haven’t been on tumblr for YEARS and I’m a Twitter person so- do with that what you will ♥️)
Robbie Taylor Hunt will probably go mostly under the radar but he needs and deserves all the props and praise for his work on Red white and royal blue.
intimacy coordinators deserve so much credit and he did an outstanding job with this film!!!
First of all, I've absolutely loved the fic, I love how you write them interacting with eachother. Secondly, I'd love to hear more about your lube research because from what I've gathered Vaseline was invented in 1872, but it became a popular lubricant in the mid 1900's and the first comercial lube was invented in 1904.
Thanks for your fic!
I full body CACKLED at this ask 🤣 thank you for liking my fic! It means the world to me that people are liking it!
As for the research…
I am no historian by ANY means, so I just waved my hand around some technical things and made up a rhetoric for myself:
If one person from this couple is a more seasoned veteran on being gay, he’d know more about **things**
Said person is not rich (by the era standards) but he’s probably got good connections in a community that is marginalized and persecuted (meaning, they’ve got each other’s backs and would help out with almost anything, to their abilities)
Probably has had more than 1 partner in the past so it’s trial and error, practice makes perfect, and experience mixed all together
Taking all of this into consideration… while yes, petroleum jelly was **just** invented but hadn’t actually gained a popular status in the market, what were other historically known substances used prior to its invention?
Oils.
And Henry could probably get his hands on some better quality ones (both by his presence as a photographer and how alluring people used to find that profession [ie. payment through services or favors/products for **explicit** photography]). So think, more than the cooking olive oil or oils you’d find in a kitchen, he’d probably have access to things like clove oil or even hemp seed oil. Maybe even GOOD quality ones that come from outside England (importing them would’ve made them wayyy more expensive, but if poppy sold for cheaper than bread, surely some seller would sell nice oils for a more affordable price).
… or they could’ve easily raw-dogged it and used saliva.
"i could never replace you" "my attention?" "so that was okay?" "i think you're adorable" "i didn't want to pressure you" TOMMY KINARD THE MAN THAT YOU ARE
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