Subtle Humor

Tag · 36 works

14 works open to everyone here carry this tag; 79% are complete. The average one runs about 7,200 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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Moriarty the Patriot (Anime)+1

Something Only for Sherlock

by Avel_isy

For a heartbeat, Sherlock froze, almost hearing those words like the scolding of a wife toward a stubborn husband. His lips parted, about to respond. "You sound like…" The sentence trailed off, too awkward to finish. He quickly busied himself with the cluttered tools on the table instead. William raised an eyebrow, the faintest smile tugging at his lips. He wasn't about to let Sherlock escape so easily. "Like what, Sherly?" he asked softly, voice carrying a teasing lilt. "…Doesn't matter." Sherlock muttered, quieter than usual, as if embarrassment itself had stolen his voice.

General 1.1k words 1 ch Complete 155 kudos

Domestic · Established Relationship · Fluff · Food as Love Language· +9 more

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)+1

Calm Before Storms

by Unknownnobody32

Natasha takes the hint that their resident Thunder God is brooding when mysterious foul weather plagues the Tower. In the late hours of the night, she pays him a visit during which she winds up braiding his hair of all things. The relaxed conversation and unexpected bonding proves pleasant for both, but in the process of helping Thor find a way to vent, Natasha ends up doing something spontaneous herself.

General 2.9k words 1 ch Complete 97 kudos

Thortasha - Freeform · BlackThunder - Freeform · One Shot · Not Romance· +21 more

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)+1

Rate of Exchange

by Unknownnobody32

Tony is pleasantly surprised when Thor –in a spirit of gratitude- interrupts Poker Night and promises to return the kind hospitality he’d received at the Tower. But as always when any Avenger’s involved, the evening takes an unexpected turn, somehow ending with a table covered in Asgardian gold and the team discussing what to do with it.

Teen 1.6k words 1 ch Complete 82 kudos

Friendship · Subtle Humor · Minor Pepper Potts/Tony Stark · Poker Nights· +12 more

Haunted Hotel (Cartoon)

All That Remains of Prayer

by Leedley

In the quiet after everything, the Undervale Hotel feels almost holy. Nathan can’t stop thinking about the kiss neither of them is supposed to remember, and Father Alaric can’t stop pretending it never happened. What follows is a conversation that begins with a misunderstanding and ends with something closer to grace.Alaric’s eyes flicked up, searching his face. “With what I feel when I’m near you.” He hesitated, fingers tightening on the ghost book. “It unsettles me. Not because I think it wicked — not anymore — but because I was taught to call any warmth ‘temptation.’ And I have lived too long in fear of my own heart.”

Teen 3.8k words 1 ch Complete 62 kudos

Acceptance · Alternate Canon · Boys Kissing · Character Study· +25 more

Moriarty the Patriot (Anime)+1

Our Own Ending

by Avel_isy

"Well, I can say Benedick and Beatrice were the same. Both too busy guarding their own egos. If not for the people around them pushing them, they might never have confessed."Sherlock smiled faintly, then closed his eyes again. "Then our version is burning down an entire city of London and finally leaping into the Thames together upon realizing our feelings were the same."William chuckled quietly. He knew Sherlock would never admit more than that, but to him, the comparison was apt enough. Two stubborn people who finally found a way to stay together without having to change themselves entirely."True. And I think it would make that play stay on stage for hundreds of years." William reopened the book to the page he had been reading. "What I will never forget about the moment you saved me is the way you held me so tightly, as if anchoring me to life itself, and gave me a reason to keep breathing. Thank you for saving me, Sherly."

General 1k words 1 ch Complete 37 kudos

Character Study · Domestic Fluff · Established Relationship · Post-Canon· +5 more

Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)

The Weight Beneath the Steam

by Polymerre

The tea has gone cold by the time Yanqing barges in, brimming with frustration at himself and the weight of expectations he can’t seem to shake. Jing Yuan, as ever, is unhurried—too unhurried, Yanqing thinks, for someone with so much on his shoulders. But beneath the lazy humor and the deflections lies something heavier, something Yanqing isn’t old enough to name but feels all the same.A late-night conversation, half about training and half about everything neither of them will say aloud. One cooling cup of tea, two restless hearts, and the quiet bond that keeps them tethered in the spaces between battles.

General 2.7k words 1 ch Complete 36 kudos

Comfort with Ambiguity · Found Family · Late Night Conversations · Mentor-Student Relationship· +7 more

Hermitcraft SMP+1

When the New Year Came Early

by Izzybee56

When a masquerade invitation lands in Gem’s hands, she’s certain she’ll decline—crowds aren’t her scene. But a group chat, a promise of familiar faces, and the knowledge that the dads will be there change everything. Amid jazz, masks, and the glittering chaos of a New Year’s Eve ball, Gem and Etho finally see each other outside the screen.

Teen 2.6k words 1 ch Complete 35 kudos

First Kiss · Fluff · Friends watching from afar · Internal Monologue· +9 more

Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types

how to say i love you

by ksuzu

In which Haruhi fishes out a potato, and Tamaki-sempai's heart is torn asunder. Tamaki requested the following title: how good parents should behave

General 725 words 1 ch Complete 35 kudos

crackish · Subtle Humor · Angst?

The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)+1

Pride

by Reija

In which Thorin and Thranduil meet for the first time face to face in Mirkwood, and how each King reacts to the other.Though each detests the other for being prideful, they both reluctantly develop feelings of lust as they reflect upon the meeting, and can’t seem to shake their growing attraction. What happens when they put aside their pride to acknowledge their desire?Part of a Thorin x Thranduil series.

Teen 3.8k words 4 ch Complete 32 kudos

Canon Compliant · Canon Rewrite · Canon Universe · Denial· +12 more

The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types+1

We Are Not Amused

by Unknownnobody32

Learning Clint’s at the tower visiting Tony and the gang, Natasha drops by as well and gets Pepper’s help locating the group. Together, both women overhear a tasteless bit of “locker room talk” among Clint and the other guys and of course things get really awkward and tense.

Teen 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 27 kudos

bad timing · Eavesdropping · Locker Room Talk · Guy Talk· +14 more

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - Fuse

That time i got reincarnated as a slime but accidentally ended up in a romance Anime

by Nastidraws

Two elves request admission into Tempest, recommended by Empress Elmesia.Rimuru is certain there’s a catch.He just hasn’t figured out what it is yet.Or how much it’s about to complicate his otherwise peaceful days.

General 11k words 5 / ? ch In progress 22 kudos

Character Study · Courtship · Cultural Differences · Diplomacy· +11 more