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- Recommended by Bee 123
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "Jess needs them both."
- Pairing: Jess Bhamra/Jules Paxton/Joe
- Comments: Cute polyshipping feels! The promise of actual talking about their relationship!
- Recommended by Bee 123
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Jules takes her L/B/T/Q status harder than Jess
- Pairing: Jess Bhamra/Jules Paxton
- Comments: Realistic, a bit heartbreaking, but also loving exploration fic about coming to your own identity.
Skip to the Last Page By abcooper
- Recommended by Bee 123
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "AU: Jess accepts Tony's marriage proposal in order to play soccer for Santa Clara. Good cooking, bad television, and a longstanding friendship may or may not act as adequate substitutes for sexual compatibility."
- Pairing: Tony/OMC, Jess Bhamra/Jules Paxton
- Warnings: Dubious Consent, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia
- Comments: It´s the first (only) fic I found that focus on Tony and that alone is great, but there is also a loving marriage of convenience and an unusal form of home that gave me feels.
The Golden State By coyotesuspect
- Recommended by Bee 123
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: "Jess and Jules in California, in college, and falling in love."
- Pairing: Jess Bhamra/Jules Paxton
- Warnings: Internalized Homophobia, Racism
- Comments: A real emotional rollercoaster with great characterization.
Here, Queer, Getting Used to It By azurish
- Recommended by Bee 123
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Jess coming to terms with her sexuality
- Warnings: Internalized Homophobia
- Characters: Jess Bhamra, Jules Paxton
- Comments: I love stories about people finding queer community, it represent something i don´t have much of in real life and I think it is helpful/joyful for others to read about too.
