yuletide recs: temeraire, james bond, ocean's movies rpf gen, merlin rpf, american idol rpf

Hey, last batch of Yuletide recs! These are genuinely miscellaneous in nature.

1. If Headaches Persist, Shoot Your Agent. James Bond movies, M, Bond/M UST. M wasn't yet sure what had prompted this latest trick of arriving precisely late enough for it to be obvious he was doing it deliberately, but not so much that he couldn't claim any number of innocent reasons, such as an overcrowded lift, or heavy traffic, but she could have set her watch by the man. If she'd wanted a perpetually late watch, that is. Awesome!



2. The General in His Labyrinth. Temeraire - Naomi Novik. Wellington, Roland/Wellington, UST. The first time Wellington heard Jane Roland laugh, his mouth went dry with yearning. Bittersweet and very well-written.



3. Spice Up Your Life With George and Brad. Actor RPF, gen. Entertainment Monthly sits down with George Clooney and Brad Pitt to talk about pranks on set, making serious movies, and polygamous compounds. (No, really!) AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH.



4. A Matter of Convenience. Merlin RPF, Bradley James/Colin Morgan. Getting a flat together was one thing. Getting a puppy was quite another. Pretty adorable.



5. Where We're Going, and How To Get Back. American Idol RPF, Simon Cowell/Ryan Seacrest, Ryan POV. Ellen matchmaking, which I can see is probably about to become a new trope in Ryan/Simon, and Ryan being rather clueless and Simon both a realistic asshole and kind of sweet. This is really a very good story.

purple sneakers

Hey, I've suddenly realized that I don't have any purple shoes. I think this is a huge gap in my wardrobe¹.

I guess purple will be my next goal. Onitsuka Tiger was already my next goal, so this first pair would be practically ideal.

 





1. Not necessarily surprising since I am mostly a shoe spectator - in spite of what Brother Windows says, I am not a shoe fiend at all and don't even own as many as bexless's relatively modest 32 (now that she has thrown away her unused ones). Actually I only currently have 19 of which 6 are sneakers, 4 boots, 5 ballet flats, and 2 heels, although I also frequently borrow several of Wax's pairs, which are only a half-size smaller than mine (except in the case of Converse, where the shapes of our feet mean that we fit the same size).