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Filed under 'fandom teaches me something new every day' sticking ginger up your butt is a Thing. So this is a great fic all about it (with a couple of links in the end notes should you wish to learn more).

The Taste of Love is Sweet (4074 words) by MayQueen517
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Explicit
Summary:

Who knew figging fic could be so sweet? 4000 words later, me. I know now.

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He grabs the ginger and the peeler off of the counter, along with the paring knife that Nicky had left out.

Joe sings along with the radio as he examines the ginger Nicky had picked earlier. The scent is sharp in the kitchen as he peels the tough outer skin off, slowly shaping it and smoothing it.

I have recc'ed this ficcer before. I like their Romantic Joe Voice.

Nessun Dorma (5329 words) by superblackmarket
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Explicit
Summary:

Low on the horizon, an airplane smoked into sight. Nicky’s heart soared in his chest—could it be? could it? The plane was clearly in distress, though, its propeller windmilling frantically. Nicky winced as the engine burst into flame. Canisters, boxes, and three figures sailed out of the crippled plane and disappeared behind the mountain. The plane exploded against a cliff.

His family certainly knew how to make a fucking entrance.

OR, Nicky fights a private war and decides he will never be parted from Joe again.

I have recc'ed this ficcer before, too. I like the way they effectively show the tension in a PWP. This reads a little like a unexpected heat Omegaverse but it isn't Omegaverse.

Need (2391 words) by sal_si_puedes
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Explicit
Summary:

Sometimes, their need for each other becomes overwhelming, and they can never be sure when and where it’s going to happen. It’s almost instant when it hits, it’s violent, and it allows nothing else to exist next to it, next to them.

This is a WIP, but if you like accidental cuddling/bed sharing, that's where they're at.

Sono Qui (11203 words) by Mottlemoth
Chapters: 3/?
Summary:

On the battlefield outside Jerusaleum, two enemies form a bond which changes everything. In the days that follow, as Nicolò and Yusuf attempt to make sense of their new situation, they discover just how close two human beings can become.

If you like Nicky being plagued by Catholic guilt.

I should've worshipped him sooner (1608 words) by beans_on_toast
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:

He knew he should move. Should tense, grab for his saif. But he was too tired to pretend he didn't know who stood in the room. Too tired to pretend he didn’t know the sound of the boots in the hallway. As if he didn’t know every sound this man made. He is tired of this dance they are playing and he’s not too above admitting his words this morning had more to do with that than the actual subject matter.

(or Nicolo is a guilty Catholic mess and Yusuf is done)

And, last but not least, snuggles. This is a solid ficcer, too, in my opinion.

Cold Feet (978 words) by badwolfbadwolf
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Mature
Summary:

Nicky is cold in the mornings. Joe warms him up.

So when he wakes up in the morning with his nose cold, he can’t help but turn to burrow into Joe’s shoulder, nosing against his naked skin and humming in contentment. Joe pushes against him, grumbling softly, murmuring something in a long dead language that Nicky can’t quite catch but he’s pretty sure he can figure out the sentiment.

When Joe finally opens his eyes, though, they’re warm, his smile soft. There’s a bit of light spilling out from behind the curtains making the edges of his profile glow, and they’ve nowhere to be and nothing to do but wake slowly in each other’s arms.

“Good morning, my love,” Joe says, voice rough with sleep.