Update Thread 38: More of What You're Looking For

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge mini-lude
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...d-tabbris/

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12431866/8/Sanitize
Sanitize (Naruto pre-village medic OC).

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32334-12...e+Spot.htm
Lex Marks the Spot (Xander Harris as Lex Luthor).

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071-80...x+Mack.htm
The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack.

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...ing-35-05/

[Inquisitive Raven]

Two chapters of "Benefits of Old Laws."

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32460-17...action.htm
Action and Reaction (Buffy/Doctor Who).

[SilverFang01]

What Do You Want, Chapter 22: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12327719/22...o-You-Want

[Mamorien]

…with all due respect to my esteemed colleagues, the specific metaphor they used to describe the pull that Berk had upon merchant traffic is inaccurate and inadequate, as a magnet will only attract iron filings within a certain short distance, and the pull rapidly drops off from there.  In contrast, it appears that the seagoing merchants across all of Europa in the era attempted and typically succeeded in making their way to Berk for trade within two years of the domestication of dragons. 
According to the bills of sale, lading, and customs declarations recorded by Ingerman's archives, merchants from across the Mediterranean were flocking to Berk by April of 1042, hearing of the riches of the tamed dragons.  Previously, Berk had been a hazard port, where only those who were willing to risk being attacked by wild dragons went—although the demand for dragon-derived materials was such that some still made the journey, especially due to the near-total depopulation of dragons from the Mediterranean region over the previous two thousand years.  In the aftermath of the demise of the Green Death, the danger had evaporated, and this new opportunity for profit without major risk caused a significant draw to head to Berk with all possible haste.  Over the course of 1042, over a hundred merchant ships from as far away as the Fatimid capital of Cairo visited Berk—and, two years earlier, there had been only two such visits. 
As such, magnetic seems to be inadequate as a metaphor to communicate the depth of the impact upon the commercial traffic of the era, as the draw became even more intense as the distance grew.  While I acknowledge that Historians Paulson, bat Rivka, and Larson prefer to focus on the religious aspects of the subsequent conflicts, their consistent downplaying of the economic factors does them a disservice…

In Nidaros, Tuffnut is back on his feet. In Constantinople, Sigurd hears the word from the street. At the monastery on the point of Carn tSóir, Astrid's parents have an awkward meeting with the neighbors. On Berk, Heather and Fishlegs continue their studies. Back in Constantinople, Sigurd is part of a roundtable on the future of dragon-based warfare. Back on Berk, Hiccup is making plans for future generations. Among the Pechenegs, a dragon hunter hears unacceptable news and proclaims it impossible. And we close out this last A Thing of Vikings chapter before the July break by returning to Berk, where Stoick has an anticipated announcement for the Hooligans and the Hooligans have some unexpected guests for Thawfest.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/104089...s/34846517
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12639117/55...Of-Vikings

[Norgarth]

Sugar Plums (Si into Dreaming of Sunshine-verse)
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11735321/166/Sugar-Plums

[Bob Schroeck]

What Do You Want, Chapter 22:

Well.  I'm only a third through the new chapter, and I find shoutouts to Genma's Daughter and Girl Days?  Makes me want to reread the whole thing from scratch to see what I might have missed the first time through.

And just to stay on topic:

Contract Labor (Love Hina, quietly!badass!Keitaro), Chapter 68

Lady Archimedes (Potter, arithmancer!Hermione), Chaper 80

[Norgarth]

Opening the Door (Planeswalker (sort of) in RWBY) has updated for the first time since Feb
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/48316743/

Edit
Adorable Murderbeasts (Young Justice/Pokemon) has updated
SB: https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/48320994/
SV: https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/10914038/

[Mamorien]

After entirely too long, the rewrite special edition of Star Wars: Bare Squadron continues, as Cal faces The Choice between putting on the Rebellion's uniform and staying in Nyydrial Village with Kara and the other Wookiees a little longer:

https://travolore.deviantart.com/art/Sta...-751353335

[NifT]

After an approximate 1.5 year hiatus, The Dresden Fillies: Great Power (MLP/Dresden Files) has returned!

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-28404-21...Xendra.htm
Xendra (Buffy/Xena).

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12044591/82/Forged-Destiny
Forged Destiny (RWBY RPG world).

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...ing-35-06/

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3954448/104...nd-Answers
Questions and Answers (Potter next gen).

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11910907/27...-My-Weight
Pulling My Weight (Naruto).

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12763847/6/...Is-On-Time
Early Is On Time (Naruto).

[Mamorien]

Last time on The Villain Wrangler, Danny Johnson got shot on his way out of the Joker's lair. lil'hawkeye3 assured us that wasn't the end, just a common or garden cliffhanger... which has been resolved for a week without our noticing:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12304924/19...n-Wrangler

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge Mini-lude
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...-bogeyman/

[zojojojo]

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10788803/106/...ts-The-Eye
Worm/transformers

[Norgarth]

https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10788803/106/...ts-The-Eye
Worm/transformers

Or if you read it on SB or SV, here's the equivalent links
SB) https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/48404997/
SV) https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/10929969/


Endless Pantheon: Letters from Home (misc human focused interludes for the SG-1/Dresden Files crossover series)
SB) https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/48402351/
SV) https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/10929438/

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11874143/25...nary-Times
Extraordinary Times (X-Men OC).

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10362076/25/Less-Than-Zero
Less Than Zero (DC OC).

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071-81...x+Mack.htm
The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack).

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8096183/73/...Natural-20
Harry Potter and the Natural 20 (Potter/D&D).

[classicdrogn]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8096183/73/...Natural-20
Harry Potter and the Natural 20 (Potter/D&D).

Point of curiosity: When folks read this, do you "hear" the MC's name as mai-low or mee-low?

[Norgarth]

Heretical Edge
https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...ing-35-07/