There's solace a bit, in submitting to the fitfully, cryptically true

DC Universe

Once He Pursued by romanyg Bruce/Clark, Bruce/Selina, Clark/Lois, Bruce/Lois, Clark/Selina, Lois/Selina implied. Set 1958, Earth-2, after Bruce's retirement as Batman. He's currently Gotham's police commissioner. Clark and Lois are married. Bruce and Selina are married with a baby, Helena.

I'm not entirely sure what to say other than ::flail:: There's a timelessness of this but it's perfectly 1950s. Which makes no sense.

Gossip Girl

Worse Sheets to Tangle Than These by pirateygoodness Blair/Vanessa NC-17 Summary: Blair can't talk to anybody about it, obviously. Because the only person she could tell would be Serena, who would freak out and tell Dan, who would collapse into a fit of his incredibly feminine hysterics over how weird it was that his best friend and his girlfriend's best friend were the kinds of people who made out with girls during arty probably-Czech films, and then that would get back to Jenny, who would tell Kati and Is, who would leak it to Gossip Girl, and then Blair wouldn't just be Constance Billard's new Mary Magdalene. She'd be Constance Billard's new gay Mary Magdalene.

There's a chemistry between Blair and Vanessa at the end of the season that's tangible and tangled. This fic depicts it beautifully.

Vid

Million Ways to be Cruel by shoopdancer I never quite know what to say about vids other than WOW. So, WOW times 2

Harry Potter

As a Fish Drawn up from the Sea by lesyeuxverts00 Snape and McGonagall friendship, angst, hurt/comfort post DH. Incredible characterizations.

Nothing a Good Imperius Wouldn't Solve by afterthree "Snape has nearly gotten used to dealing with the darkness creeping sullenly through the back of his head." The tempting of Severus Snape. Emotionally wrenching and I think, probably as close to canon as fic can be. Pre-series.

The Simple Joy of Living by mahaliem When Viktor is attacked, Harry and Draco work together to find the culprit. There's never been a fic by Mahaliem I didn't love and this is is no exception. Poignant, nicely characterized and laugh out loud funny.