Arthur/Eames recs 7

arthurandeames:

parentheses all clicking shut behind you / words: 3,043
Eames is shot in Anchorage and makes one last phone call to someone he loves.

t on the timeline / words: 13,028
He doesn’t know how Eames tells reality from dream, but Eames seems very sure of what he’s saying.
// The pace is subtle and lovely, the characterizations are top-notch.

Memoirs of a Prisoner (AU) / words: 28,048
Eames and Arthur started out as two strangers locked in a prison cell together. Then things changed. Things always change.
// You should make sure you read the warnings before reading. If they don’t trigger you, you should read the fic. I bawled my eyes out.

shut up i am dreaming / words: 1,100
Eames had wanted to be able to feel since he was old enough to know it would be best not to. It isn’t until he does that he realises maybe he shouldn’t have wanted it at all.

Little Beast / words: 2,078
This is a tango that we’ve already choreographed, you step here, I’ll go there, we’ll meet in the middle and the thorns from my rose-stem will tear at your throat.

Rough Trade (AU) / words: 26,300
Arthur is a closeted businessman when he meets Eames.

coming back for me / words: 7,900
And then he thinks of a hand around his arm, not to hurt, not to soothe, but to save.

When Two Suns Are Shining (the battle becomes blinding) / words: 5,793
Arthur and Eames have a special arrangement: whenever a hit is placed on either of them, the other takes the job to keep him from getting killed.

Human Voices Wake Us (AU) / words: 2,800
Arthur and Eames are stepbrothers. Not the typical AU, very evocative and poetic, like all of jeannedecarnin’s stuff. 

Yes, I’ll admit that I’m a fool for you (AU) / words: 1,464
It’s 1956. Eames is a rebel. Arthur meets him in a pub.

figured out what we’re missing / words: 919
Arthur’s hands are shaking on the gun, but he manages to lift it to his own head, watch Eames start forward as he pulls the trigger and— 

Coming In (On a Wing) (AU) / words: 9,696
In which Arthur and Eames are RAF pilots in North Africa during 1942 and Eames realises that everything he thought about Arthur was wrong.

(dis)arm me, darling / words: 2,643
Bang, bang, my baby shot me down.
Eames has always excelled at cliches. They are the best conclusions to a believable lie. 

For You the War Is Over (AU) / words: 14,500
Historical AU. Eames is an RAF pilot shot down in German-occupied France during World War II; Arthur is the French resistance fighter who finds him. There is a happy ending.

stand there and watch me burn (AU) / words: 2,644
Watchmen AU: Superheroes at the end of the heydays of the superheroes, dealing with their downfall.

better off dead (WIP / AU) / words: 9,779
Film Noir!AU. This will probably never be finished, but the parts that are there are really worth the read. 

Fluff(ish) Recs:

(AU) The warp and the weft that hold life together / words: 21,484
After Mal dies Arthur moves in to help Cobb take care of the kids. Philippa’s teacher Mr. Eames is charmed by Arthur but thinks he can’t have him because he believes Cobb and Arthur are involved.

(AU) Late Night Phone Call / words: 15,435
Arthur works at a sleep hotline. Eames becomes a regular caller. 

(AU) You’re Waiting for a Stranger / words: 17,000
College AU. Arthur meets Eames on Omegle for a psychology project.