Fine Pairings

When you play the game of enemies, you love or you die. This week, we delve deeper into the Enemies to Lovers tag with an exploration of Game of Thrones couple: Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth.

A lover always pays their debts...

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Cocktail Pairing: "My name's Jaime" & The Kingslayer

"My name's Jaime" - 1.5 oz Bourbon, 1 oz lemon juice, 0.5 oz simple syrup, 2 dashes angostura bitters, 1 oz aquafava, 0.75 oz tawny port

The K...

What is the core of Reylo as a pillar of Enemies to Lovers? This week, Josie highlights one of the top Kudosed EtL fics from the over 1 million words she collectively read in service of the Rebellion.

This fic was originally meant to be a PWP, and the author let it turn into a full-scale adventure! (Ain't that just the way?) Josie reads Chapter 3, and if you venture into the full fic you'll be treated to angst, slow burn, dubious c...

Why do we love what we hate? 

This week, Josie takes us on a journey through Reylo! We'll talk about the most popular fics, but we're not gonna talk about the moral qualms. Enjoy!

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Cocktail Pairing: The Dark Side

Mix equal parts Mr. Black cold brew coffee liqueur, espresso, and cognac; add equal parts 0.25 oz rich demerara syrup and lemon oil.

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction: Where we pair ships with cocktails...

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the enemies...turned lovers.

In this mini-series, we'll dive into what makes the Enemies to Lovers tag tick. From loathing to lust, literature to fic, this first episode explores the background of what makes feuds change to fondness.

Why do we love what we hate? 

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Cocktail Pairing: The Lover & The Enemy

“My love, your lover, the lover” - 1.75 oz dry gin, 0.5 oz St Germain...

We read fanfic and we don't judge...

So this episode can be marked under RPF: Real Problematic Fanfic. Which is to say that inspiration has struck these authors straight from the headlines and we felt it was necessary to dive in. Just remember....it's fanfic until proven guilty.

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Cocktail Pairing: Penicillin

Ingredients: 2 ounces blended scotch whisky, 0.75 oz lemon juice, 0.75 oz honey simple syrup, 0.25 oz Islay single malt scot...

And so we have come to the final chapter of (6 seasons and) the movie season. This week we found out that each of us could write a couple more 5 star review fanfics…

Sincerely, the Fine Pairings Club

Editor's Note: During the 3rd fic, we say the name "Elena" when it should be "Elara." Please forgive this random incorrect name usage.

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Sour Worm Cocktail - Mix tog...

Here we find ourselves at the first half of the finale of Season 7! This week we have the first half of our 5 Star Requested Fics. Enjoy the first half!

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Infused Twizzler Vodka Lemonade - Infuse vodka with Twizzlers by allowing Twizzlers to marinate in the vodka overnight. Mix infused vodka with lemonade and enjoy!

Junior Mint Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Shot - Make hot chocolate. Measure fireball, rumple minze, and amaretto with your ...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by redemption arcs…

It's the last regular episode of season seven and Josie returns as host, with an update on the Mean Girls fic from episode 1!

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On Thursdays we read fan fiction (boozy version) - Mix together 1.25oz navy strength gin, 0.75 oz green chartreuse, 0.5 oz lime juice, 0.5 oz lemon basil simple syrup, 0.5 oz clementine oleo saccharum, and top with lime seltzer

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It's Barbie Bitch. We're having a girls night. We're snuggling on the couch. We're looking into each other's eyes. We're making it awkward for your 16 year old daughter. Don't forget your rollerblades! - Bi-Pride Barbie Cosmo - To a shaker of ice add 1.5oz vodka, 1 oz cranberry juice cocktail, 0.75oz orange liqueur, 0.75 lime juice, 0.5oz blue curacao - Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve...

Turns out Claire never understood the Matrix. So she took the blue pill and brought something fluffy instead. Trinity is going to make a sweet treat for Neo! -

Neo-vardier - Mix 8 ounces of apple cider, 4 ounces of bourbon, 2 ounces of Aperol, and 2 ounces of dry vermouth in a container with ice. Strain and serve your post-matrix cocktail.

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Is a fic still considered crack if it makes you cry? This week we explore the ship of dreams, the Titantic. It too had dreams of it's own, to find it's purpose, to find love. And doesn't love have a funny way of cracking us open to our most vulnerable? - Rose's Last Word - Mix 0.75 oz gin, 0.75 oz green chartreuse, 0.75 lime juice, 0.75 oz rose syrup. Pour into a cold glass and enjoy as you sink into the depths of the ocean. - Want...

Before he ever met Wesley or Princess Buttercup, Inigo Montoya was a hired hand for Vizzini. He was focused solely on his revenge plot, until their ship started to sail for Greenland.

- Calimocho - Mix together equal parts red wine and cola soda. Enjoy with friends!

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Title: Unemployed in Greenland

Author: m...

She's beauty and she's Grace! And she's brought us a Miss Congeniality fic that will take the crown. FBI Agent Gracie Hart will have a lot to investigate where Miss Texas is involved.

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Tubey Thing Shooter - Into a test tube add 1 oz apple vodka, 0.25 oz Midori, and a dash of lime juice

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Title: Once In A Li...

Every club has a secret handshake, and ours is crying when things get fluffy. The Kingsmen are an elite group of operatives with the best skills to take down the villains of the world, but what happens when the villain lies in the palm of your hand?

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The Queen's Cocktail - Pour one part gin and two parts Dubonnet into a small wine glass, or chalice. Sink a lemon wheel under two proportionate ice cubes.

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3 strikes and you’re out of the closet! Kit Keller has a lot to learn in her new league, both on and off the field.

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Rockford Peach Shandy - Mix 1/2 cup lager or light beer, 1/2 cup lemonade, and 1/3 cup "peach slurry" (1/2 cup of peaches, 1 tablespoon of water, 1 teaspoon sugar, blended together)

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Now that our New Year resolutions have worn off, we know just what you thneed: Cookies! Just watch out, you may learn just like the Onceler that not all the liquor cooks out of these whiskey cookies.

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In a tumbler garnished with chocolate syrup, mix 2 ounces of bourbon and ½ ounce of chocolate liqueur. Add ice. Top with 4-6 dashes coffee bitters and shaved chocolate.

Additional add-ins 2 dashes chocolate bitters (optional),...

It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! After the events of the movie, Dani is exploring her new identity as a witch, and her old friend Binx is there to help her along the way. But as she grows her feelings for Binx do as well.

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White Witch - Shake together with ice 0.75 oz Cointreau, 0.5 oz lime juice, 0.75 oz gin, 0.75 oz green chartreuse, and 0.25 oz aquafava....

Goonies never say die, but they might say...yes? It's getting close to the high school prom and Stef still doesn't have a date. There is however a guy with a big mouth and a big heart that's hoping he can be the answer to that question.

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Death by Chocolate - In a blender pour 1 oz vodka,  1 oz coffee liqueur, and 1 oz creme de cacao, then add 2 scoops chocol...

Today is the Winter Solstice and to celebrate we're going to take a little trip to the warmer climes of Midsommar. Grace brings a fanfic that follows the characters of Midsommar through the rest of their lives and just a warning....it gets DEEP.

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Midsommar Love - Mix 1.5 oz aquavit, 0.5 oz elderflower liquor, 0.5 oz lemon juice, and 1.5 oz lemonade. To creat...