I THINK IF YOU LIKE AUS AND FLOWER SHOPS AND KATE AND ELI AND STEVE/TONY YOU SHOULD TRY THIS.

LOOK AT THIS GREAT COURT OF FIVES ART! It's Jessamy being super active and dynamic! omg I love finding fanart for books with small fandoms, it's like my BIRTHDAY. :D :D :D

I love when people remix Kate Beaton's excellent comic with fandom subjects. The results are always excellent, but THESE specific results are EXTRA EXCELLENT.

Here is Steve Rogers wearing suspenders with Iron Man fasteners and a smile. You already know if that's a thing you'll like.

I love all the art featuring Rey that paints her time on Jakku in sunset colors. This piece is beautiful but really bittersweet; she's paused, watching the scene in front of her. We can't see her face, but the time of day given by the colors makes me think about how much her hopes must have risen and fell every day that ended with her still trapped on Jakku with no sign of anyone coming for her. And now I've made myself sad. >.>

Okay, my new sexuality is Jillian Holtzmann, so I'm super happy about all the Ghostbusters art coming out. Here is a GREAT piece of art that captures badass!Holtzmann perfectly. :D :D :D

I was always going to end up here after Sam Wilson asked the ruler of Wakanda if he liked cats.

Here is an alternative universe story where Bucky was turned into a werewolf and used as a supernatural weapon by Hydra, featuring: lots of delicious pining, scent marking, jokes that go over the line from "funny" to "incredibly hot", Bucky "soft lumberjack chic" Barnes, Sam Wilson being totally out of his depth against Bucky with his hair in a bun, and daring rescues. This was great.

I love all Suppie's art so much and I've glutted myself on their Avengers Academy work because the characters are already so cute and well designed that when artists get to put their own spin on them they become 300% cuter immediately. The little doodle at the top with T'Challa snoozing with a tail and ears is my favorite.

I haven't rewatched The Force Awakens recently because I do not have time for 9,000 fic ideas like I had after the first time I saw it (which I also did not have time for), but fandom keeps giving me fanart like this. *kisses fingers*

I love this set of Disney fanart that imagines all the characters as humans and does such a great job. The commentary on this is 100% correct: Kovu is hot, whether lion or human. Damn but I love Lion King II. Also, the shirt on Oliver and the gloves they gave Dodger are perfect.

I haven't really gone down the Ghostbusters fan slide yet to see what the fandom has been creating besides fanart, but this fic came across my Twitter feed and it was irresistible, full of Holtzmann being a genius and Patty genuinely caring for her teammates and MAKE OUTS.

I left Stranger Things going "NANCY WHEELER HAS TWO BOYFRIENDS!" so it was great to find this fic which read my mind and drew out this excellent and supportive idea into a great fic that centers Nancy is the best ways.

Susan loves me and writes me adorable fic where Steve and Tony make out and also argue about robots (I am on Tony's side re: self-replicating robots).

I love the colors and lines on this piece tons. I also love the movement her hair gives, as if she's turning to look at you.

This is such an adorable story where Peter gets Tony a gift and Tony does a lot of mental gymnastics over how to react. It's heartwarming and bittersweet at the same time and I'm so here for MCU Tony & Peter adventures. I'd feel embarrassed about it if it wasn't so freaking adorable.

Here is a story I have read 20+ times because it's and snarky and sharp but soft at the edges. Steve and Tony keep brushing against understanding each other and it never quite works out until it does. Even then it's imperfect and human and complicated and the painful reality of trying to fit yourself together with another person whose mind you can't read and who you have to learn to trust, even when trust is one of the hardest things. I wish I had better words to collect to share my love for this story because it definitely deserves them. It's wonderful.

FUNFETTI is the most gorgeous color combo!!!!!!! This polish is in a CLEAR BASE with a variety of 6 bright neon colors scattered throughout it! All of the neon colors of a rainbow are in this bottle and we included all colors of neon stars and neon tiny tiny tiny tiny bar glitters!

Twinkle Lights is a silver holographic with semi-transparent rainbow glitter. This is part of the Holiday collection.

I love everything about this art! The colors and the Kamala's determined look and Tony's excitement to be teaching are all perfect.

Look at these two nerds in love and then admire the lineart/colors and how amazing they are (the light! the blushing! ahhhh).

I don't follow enough artists to see more Jessica Jones fanart but I was super excited to find this. The colors are perfect and mirror the official art while still being their own thing. The movement is nice, too! Her hair (I am a sucker for great hair in art)!

This is adorable. Plus, in this art, Usagi is me. :D

I love the texture and color on this. I've always loved the different ways artists render hair, too, and here it's so pretty.

Teenage me is in hysterics over this, because she loved Squall so much. Everything about this is so excellent! The rain! His belts! Ah, nostalgia.

I just discovered this artist and everything they make is so bright and happy and cheerful! I do like the All-New All-Different Avengers run a lot. I want them to have more space for Tony to take Kamala, Sam, and Miles under his wing so this art can be REALITY (I know this will happen, but I can dream and stare at this art).

If you would love a fantastic color pencil portrait of Xena that JUMPS off the page with vibrancy, this is your stop. I love the texture color pencils give to art so much!

AHHHH it's sassy art of Kate! Her expression and Lucky's grin! I love this. :D

This is excellent piece of art for the musical! If you had told me last year, "Hey, Renay, you'll be bookmarking cool fanart of a musical inspired by Alexander Hamilton!" I would have been like, "I avoided getting a minor in Colonial American history for a reason!" I'm eating my imaginary words. The colors on this are great and I love the way she shadowed the other characters in the background. Lovely.

Ah, the art that came out before the film! I've enjoyed the last two years in MCU fandom a lot post-Winter Soldier, and although this is riffing off Civil War trailer outfits it's not spoilery. The lines and colors are perfect, tho, and I'm super into Steve's body language here. YEP.

I am playing this little, totally obscure game called Avengers Academy. They're just now wrapping up a special Guardians of the Galaxy event, which was Too Intense for me. But I loved all the character designs so much, especially Tony's Iron Man suit that could go into SPACE and bring back sentient pink blobs and Peter's goofy attitude. This piece is super cute. :)

Hello, friends! If you would like some very sexy Poe/Finn art which include muscles, I suggest you open this link immediately because it is great. You are welcome.

This is a gorgeous piece using light and shadow! I also really love the body language of both Rey and BB-8, too. Super pretty!

Rainbow Brite was an integral part of my childhood and when I saw this art I was HOOKED. It's such a creative mashup that does a great job of balancing both canons. I'm in love. :D

Have I shared this yet? I feel like I have, maybe multiple times. But whatever, it's never too late to share it again and point out how GREAT the colors are and how CUTE Steve's blush is and how MUCH I love Tony's smile. :D

I love the thought of this team up and the first piece of art, but the bonus comic is WONDERFUL and has great comedic timing and I'm in love with this whole scenario and need the fic for it immediately. :D

My favorite thing about Avengers Academy when I started was this awesome, supportive friendship between Tony and Jan. They're so funny together and Jan is the greatest, like, Marvel, how could you have missed out having Jan in EVERYTHING???? This art definitely captures the cuteness level of their friendship. Such great color and charm. :D

Here is a lovely fic about the immediate aftermath of That Scene in Captain America: Civil War, where T'Challa gets to be awesome and help everyone: Steve, Bucky, and Tony. I'm not familiar with T'Challa as a character yet, but this fic does a great job of getting into the head of character I watched on the screen and giving him so much empathy and compassion and determination to do the right thing. It's labelled as a shippy fic but it can also be read as gen, too, because there's ultimately no resolution there because this is more about T'Challa's choices on how to stop the violence, find justice, and stop being led around by hopes for revenge. I need to read more about T'Challa ASAP.

OMG this is AMAZING

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This piece is such a great comparison of the identities Chibiusa has, complete with symbolism and beautiful colors. ♥

What's better than Steve and Tony? Steve and Tony with KITTENS.

I love all kelslk's art — constantly amazed by their line art! — so if you love GREAT ART and Steve and Tony making out then this is the art for you.

This art is ADORABLE and I can't wait for these characters to meet...somehow... There's even a bonus Tippy-Toe!

More great Rey art with her being a badass fighter with her staff. The lines and the colors here are all wonderful. I'm never getting tired of art that makes Rey look super capable. :D

I love the color in this piece and Rey's expression. :D

Super cute art of Finn and Poe dancing. :D

Ugh, Euclase's art. It's so fucking good, you guys, I don't even have words for it. I love this to bits.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That is all.

A lovely portrait of Rey looking off into the distance. The inclusion of wind here via the wisps of her hair and her expression invoke a dry, hot, windy desert so well without those things having to be present in the art at all. It's excellently done!

Super action-packed shot of Rey! Obviously not a scene from the film, but a good representation of something she could probably do while beating up jerks. I love the movement in this piece and how dynamic she looks. :D

A bit of a remix with Lilo & Stitch but not quite a crossover, this comic is laugh out loud funny and completely accurate.

It's been a Mass Effect kind of week for me! I'm having nostalgia; maybe I need to find time to replay it (hahahahasob). This little fic is Wrex considering Shepard's humanity and coming to see the tenacity of the human spirit but also thinking Shepard would be prettier if she let herself be brutally scarred in battle, ha ha. Okay, I wish you had been able to romance Wrex at some point, or if that was Too Weird, for there have been a sidequest where they have a discussion about Shepard and Wrex growing some Krogan/human babies somewhere. ANYWAY, this is a great story and I give it five space bees.

My Mass Effect OTP with smooches. *__* I also love the commentary that goes with it. yes, I am glad we live in that reality. Yep.

This piece of Miranda is great. :)

Listen, I tried to write a rec of this that was something other than "Yes I like imagining these characters taking off their clothes while making out and love artists who indulge me." At one point I was all, "The lines are this are so great!" as I tried to cling to a semblance of whatever I'm assuming the professional way of reccing sexy art is to try to retain the respect of whoever. I don't know why I lie to myself and therefore, to others. Who cares. If you like art where these guys make out shirtless this is your stop.

I've been adoring the fanart coming out of fandom as Hamilton continues to roll us all up in a historical fiction katamari. This is a cute compilation of social media profiles. THEIR INTERESTS. I laughed until I cried.

It takes a lot in a fic to make me laugh. I assume this is because I am a husk of a human being who doesn't appreciate quality comedy. I'm that person that Louis C.K. talks about at the comedy show that the artist sees after a joke not laughing at all. Straight-faced, no joy, direct to that comedian's sense of self-worth as someone who tells jokes. I'm a joyless automaton when it comes to funny things. But I laughed through most of this story, even the parts that were pretty emotionally fraught because even the disagreements were humorous, while at the same time stabbing you in the heart.

I make no secret that Age of Ultron pissed me off re: Tony, because I like Tony a lot and felt like the film was kind of a disservice to his story that Iron Man 3 wrapped up (Iron Man 3? That never happened in Ultron's universe, clearly.) But this fic used the storyline from Ultron to make me happy! WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT. I didn't think that was possible. I'm so impressed with this story for managing to overcome my utter apathy toward the plot in Ultron. GOOD WORK, STORY. Also, I am a sucker for team fic and this is team fic on crack and Steve Rogers at his highest stubborn asshole setting. Five space bees out of five.

Why is it that I always imprint on the most heartbreaking/emotional Mass Effect fan art? The expressions here. GDI, spindizzy, this is All Your Fault.

Ahhhhhhhhh this is so warm and lovely and soft and happy. Characters hugging is my current aesthetic.

I love the texture on this, the way the lines make Tony look a little rumpled. ARTISTS ARE WIZARDS.

This is some amazing Peggy Carter art with a fantastic use of black and white. *__*

Ha ha, as per usual even adorable Up fanart is rife with feelings!!!

Awesome dynamic sketch of Steve in action!

I took advantage of a recent fic meme KJ did to request one of my favorite FFX-2 pairings. It will come as a surprise to exactly no one that my request involved BABIES. This is a nice slice of life ficlet about discovering new things and getting to imagine a future that before might have seemed unattainable. Super domestic!

alasen recced me this. I had started it but gotten distracted and then lost it, but this time I read all the way through and oh, I loved it so much! This is Steve and Tony grinding at each other's edges before figuring out that they actually fit together if they make an effort, and is filled with tons of small details that make the main conceit keep surprising you. Bittersweet and lovely in equal measure.

This is an adorable story about Steve and Sam ending up married through a process of daring each other to do things until it results in matrimony. My terrible summary doesn't do justice to the comedy, excellent timing, and feelings in this story, so clear you should just go read it. Wonderful and charming. :D

I love all Alice Zhang's work and this is no exception. No, you watched Bad Blood 15 times in a row yesterday.