#My roommate was having what we later discovered was a manic episode and I had to neutralize the situation and failed

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Sometimes I think about the absolutely ridiculous things I did in college and I'm shocked I survived relatively intact.

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                           - An Evak fanfiction Recommendations masterpost - 

- The list is divided into Canon and Canon Divergence and AU. - ✩ for my personal favorites. - New additions and updates will be marked with ϟ/ϟ.

02.04.17:  3 added,  10 updated.

Nyt!

Please, heed the tags and warnings before reading the fic.

(I’ve tagged only those authors whose tumblr url I know. If you find your work here, thought, please, please let me know who you are so I can gush over you and add your tumblr coordinates to this post.)

-- CANON - PART 1 (A-M) --

✩ LET ME KNOW (I'LL LISTEN) by alijan [G · 4,396]

"The first time Jonas sees Even, he is sporting his own snapback that Isak has stolen and which also surprisingly fails to ruin the guy's gelled hairstyle as he takes it off. The third year walks up to their group with sure confidence, his eyes trained only on Isak."

Or, the third season's (and later) events, Isak's struggle and Even himself from Jonas' eyes.

(SERIES: That grossly sweet couple | Part 1)

✩ LOVE IN A COLOR by alijan [T · 2,091]

One of Even's favorite activities is making Isak blush.

WINTER CABIN by alijan [E · 7,577]

Isak and Even go to the winter cabin with the boys.

THE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN by allyasavedtheday - @allyasavedtheday [T ·  6,563]

It could be minutes or hours later when they finally let go of each other, though they don’t move very far.

Isak slips his hand into Even’s and presses their foreheads together once again. “Come home with me,” he whispers, a quiet request lost to the space between their mouths.

He’s close enough to hear Even swallow before his fingers tighten in Isak’s hold and he murmurs an, “Okay.”

*

A look at the moments between O Helga Natt and Passe på meg.

FIVE (5) TIMES ISAK WAS HIGH, AND ONE (1) INAPPROPRIATE TIME HE WISHED HE WAS. by AnonymousPoet [M ·  2,477]

Isak feels like he's entering a new, ethereal dimension, where everything is still and the air is just a little bit firmer in his lungs, where the clocks stop and every movement seems slower, heavier, longer. Everything is immensely quiet, and he can almost hear the electricity buzz underneath his skin, inside of his bones, pumping in his veins -mixed to his own, scalding blood.

___________________________

Five times Isak was high, and one time he wasn't, but he wished he was. Just like the title says.

#HASHTAG by Bellakitse [T · 1,548]

Even gets Instagram, it’s all about Isak.

FIFA MADNESS by Bellakitse - @bellakitse [M · 1,471]

Even and Isak are playing FIFA, when Even questions Isak's awesomeness at paying the game. Isak is going to prove him wrong, or he would if Even could keep his hands to himself.

✩ HOT LIKE FIRE, TAKE YOU HIGHER by birthmarks - @fyfaenjonas [M · 13,691 · WIP]

Isak Valtersen was your typical teenage boy and with that came internalized feelings and avoidance of communication. He spent too much time morbidly thinking about his life than actively attempting to improve it. That was going to have to change soon though, considering the circumstances. He was a seventeen-year-old in his first serious relationship and everyone kept telling him that “trust and communication are the foundation of every healthy relationship!” (insert Isak-patented eye roll here).

The problem was... most of the time what he really thought about was sex. And while he knew it was completely normal to think about, he was much more content with ignoring the topic than experiencing how awkward it could be to discuss it.

Or: in which Isak and Even fall in love and discover their kinks.

KISSES ARE FREE by BloonStuff [T ·  1,440]

When Isak fails to get Even a present for his birthday or valentine’s day, Even sets out to convince him why that just doesn't matter.

JUST AS YOU ARE by BluebeardsWife - @uweremythtaken [T ·  22,308]

This is a retelling of the events of season 3 from Even's point of view.

YOU CAN HATE ME NOW by boxesofflowers, Eeyoreneedsahug - @poeandbeaux [G ·  1,105]

"Do you hate me?” Isak has doubts and Even wants him to know he’s loved.

YOUR LUNGS, THEY'RE MOURNING by boxesofflowers, Eeyoreneedsahug [T ·  4,151]

Isak doesn’t want to be sick. He doesn’t want to worry anyone. He doesn’t know how to be taken care of. Even wants to try.

(Sick! Isak trope = 👌👌👌. Sorry ass, Isak.)

WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE (PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO)) by boxesofflowers, Eeyoreneedsahug [T ·  2,298]

Isak is sick. He doesn't want everyone to hate him. (They could never hate him.)

ϟ  ✩ FALLING (THE WORLD IS YOURS) by Chips2 [T ·  90,823 · WIP]

Even as main character during Season 3 with his backstory and life filled out.

When Even Bech Næsheim has a manic episode that makes him the subject of gossip in his final year at Elvebakken he decides to transfer out. Things are better at Hartvig Nissen but his personal life is turned upside down when he meets Isak, a second year, still questioning his sexuality.

(sååå bra 💛💛💛)

BREATHE ME by colazitron - @fille-lioncelle [G ·  1,305]

Isak and Even shotgun.

I'M THE LIGHT BLINKING AT THE END OF THE ROAD by colazitron [G ·  1,102]

... blink back to let me know.

In this minute, Isak and Even lie together.

WHILE THE EARTH SPINS by cosetties [T ·  3,009]

In this universe, boys he liked couldn’t like him back. They were straight, they had girlfriends, and reading more into it only led to disaster. He wanted to be with them. He wanted to be them.

WE KEEP THIS LOVE IN A PHOTOGRAPH by daggertattoos [G ·  2,834]

Isak: Seriously, dude, how many of these do you have?

Eskild's response to that was to send a bunch of other pictures, his phone beeping non stop and when he looks at it, it's mostly candids of the two of them from over the weekend, through the past couple of days.

or the one where isak and even relive their weekend together through photographs

DON'T YOU LET ME GO TONIGHT by DarkBeauty_890  - @shadeandadidas [M ·  1,890]

It’s Even’s whispered I’ve missed you so much that truly does Isak in. After that second, he’s unrelenting, passionate, and unwilling to allow himself to feel anything other than the all-consuming warmth and relief of Even’s body against him.

Episode tag for the scene that killed us all. Features bits and pieces of that night and a wake-up call from our favorite nosy roommate.

THERE'S A LIGHT, BURNING BRIGHT by DarkBeauty_890  [M ·  4,820]

“The fact that it’s so good when its good is kind of the reason it’s so bad when it’s bad.”

"What are you thinking about?" The very boy turns his head a bit on Even's pillow, shoulders bare and eyes even more so.

Isak's eyes holds all of the secret to the universe, Even thinks. Always open and trusting Even to never let him down. So he tries not to. Because letting Isak down is like letting the earth shatter around him.

WHEN I'M ALONE WITH YOU by DarkBeauty_890 [E · 1,698]

Isak Valtersen was shy. This much Even knew. He was quiet and he was soft and he didn’t particularly enjoy confrontation when it was unnecessary.

Which is why it didn’t surprise Even at all when the shyness and softness and sweetness carried over into their, eh, bedroom activities. Even got the first hint of it when they kissed that time in the pool. The way Isak just sort of melted- allowed Even to take the lead, it was glorious, he was compliant in the sweetest way.

HELP A BROTHER OUT by diamondjacket - @diamondjacket [M · 2,001]

“Do you ever go down on Even?”

Judging by the way Isak’s eyes bug out of his skull and how he almost chokes on his sandwich, Magnus probably should have eased into the topic a little more.

“Um, what?”

Yeah, he definitely should have. But it’s too late now.

(SERIES:  A little help | Part 1)

   ↳ I GET BY (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS) by diamondjacket [M ·  5,347]

“So…” Even starts, and it’s only now that Isak notices that his expression is a little haunted. “I’m not totally sure, but it’s possible that Eskild just saw me naked.”

Or: Four times Isak’s friends were way too invested in his sex life, and one time they regretted it.

(SERIES:  A little help | Part 2)

NO ONE COULD SAVE ME (BUT YOU) by diamondjacket [M · 1,192]

Isak, who didn’t want to kiss him on the street—even as Even’s mind was shouting yes yes please let’s show them let’s show them—but now shoots him a small, coy smile, who leans in and brushes his wicked mouth over Even’s, softly, without much fire but with so much heat, it leaves Even trembling, quaking inside. He feels his hands involuntarily clench into fists at his sides, and he almost chokes with how much he’s trying to hold back, to resist the urge to grab, to take. But oh God, he wants.

NOT THE INFINITY, BUT THE CAMERA by eiqhties [G · 2,058]

"I think that life's just like a movie, and that you can be the director of your own life. Do you get what I mean?"

MAGNETISATION by eiqhties [G · 2,691]

He thinks about it, sometimes. Thinks about how he shouldn’t have left Sonja like that. Shouldn’t have been so mean, so wild, so thoughtless. He thinks about it, but he wouldn’t change it, really. Wouldn’t trade in anything, swap out anything.

SICK AND PALE WITH GRIEF by eiqhties [G · 1,252]

But soft.

MINUTT FOR MINUTT a series by Enochianess [G/T/M · 13,252 · 38 fics and media]

Isak and Even's story continued

INTO THE LIGHT by fallingaway [T · 4,602]

Isak enjoys the school break, Christmas and Even.

✩ BABY, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE LONELY, BE LONELY WITH ME by gravinnen - @koninginnen  [G ·  3,449]

Isak is sad about stuff and thinks staring passively at the ceiling will magically fix all of his problems. spoiler alert, it doesn't.

(SERIES: in our rooms filled with laugher, we make hope from every small disaster | Part 1)

↳ ✩ AND YOU'RE THE MOON, I'M THE WATER by gravinnen [G ·  4,252]

turns out things like negative feelings and insecurities don't actually disappear by never talking about them to anyone ever and Isak's not too excited about that. time to face some fears.

(SERIES: in our rooms filled with laugher, we make hope from every small disaster | Part 2)

EVERYONE CALLS YOU AMAZING, I JUST CALL YOU MINE by gravinnen [G ·  6,187]

Isak knows there is something Even is not telling him and tries to get him to open up. it's not working.

✩ HEY LITTLE FIRECRACKER, BABY, TELL ME WHERE YOU'VE BEEN by gravinnen [G ·  4,966]

Isak's been so focused on Even's birthday, he's kind of forgotten Valentine's Day is a thing that exists

THE DREAMS I COULD EXPLORE by iamjustakiddo - @i-am-just-a-kiddo [T · 2,351]

Saturday 18.12.16 - Friday 23.12.16

And his heart screamed with unison, three words he didn’t dare to speak.

(SERIES: Some say we all dance alone | Part 1)

↳ NIGHTS IN THE SNOW by iamjustakiddo [NOT RATED · 2,190]

All the infinite sadness, the desperation. All the breathless nights, the rush to the sky, reaching for the stars. Ink-stained fingers, bubbly laughter and a single tear. The taste of marijuana and sweet Rooibos-tea. All the ludicrousness and sensibility- that’s what Isak tasted. That’s all Even was pieced together from and what Isak wanted to drown in.

(SERIES: Some say we all dance alone | Part 2)

↳ EVERY PERSON IS ON AN ISLAND by iamjustakiddo [T · 3,303]

In these moments, they’d built their own tiny, sleep deprived empire, surrounded by walls of darkness and silence, desperately preventing any sounds to escape. When the heat would cease and they’d fall into the soft sheets with trembling limbs, breathing heavily, that’s when Isak would lean his head against Even’s shoulder and be gone in a few minutes. Even’s heart on the other hand would take hours to calm down, while he struggled for air, each time overwhelmed.

(SERIES: Some say we all dance alone | Part 3)

↳ HAVE YOU NO IDEA THAT YOU'RE IN DEEP by iamjustakiddo [NOT RATED · 1,632]

SØNDAG 12.2.17 01:54

Music still pounded through the walls, dull and muffled, while the two boys swayed on the spot completely wrapped up in each other, breathing in unison and hearts racing each other and the world gravitating around them, endless, infinite.

(SERIES: Some say we all dance alone | Part 4)

THE UNIVERSE WAS MADE JUST TO BE SEEN BY MY EYES by ikerestrella [M · 5,947]

Being with Even is not always a bed of roses.

Set six months after the events of Season 3. They are on a hiking trip, and Isak definitely did not get them lost in the woods.

SINCERELY YOURS by Joana789 [T · 4,759]

Sometimes, Even’s mind feels like a mess, and it seems like no one in the world can sort it out, especially not Even himself.

But there are no rules, with Isak.

YOU'RE MY STANDSTILL by Kandakicksass [T · 1,522]

The first day of school, he passes Isak Valtersen in the hall and is done for.

(”Jeg så deg første skoledag” trope also 👌👌👌)

✩ THE BOY WHO WASN'T SCARED TO LOVE BUT TO BE LOVED IN RETURN by kassie - @evenskardemomme [M · 35,710 · WIP]

Even's POV on all scenes that happened during season 3, plus a few AU scenes mingled in-between.

(Slight canon divergence)

WORTH WAITING FOR by KillianJones32 [T · 6,518]

Even gets accepted to study at a college abroad. Isak has to stay home for his last year in school. It's four months until Even comes home for winter break. They can make it four months...right?

YOU WON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU HEARD ME LEAVE by larrinfinity  [T · 1,033]

What maybe happened after O Helga Natt

(SERIES: Off-screen | Part 1)

↳ TAKE MY BREATH AWAY (YOU KNOW I'M BOUND TO CHOKE) by larrinfinity [T · 1,091]

What maybe happened after The Almost Kiss

(SERIES: Off-screen | Part 2)

↳ WE'RE BOTH TOO YOUNG (TO GIVE IN TO FOREVER) by larrinfinity [T · 1,646]

What maybe happened after Even's breakdown

(SERIES: Off-screen | Part 3)

STILL HERE by littlemovie (Lejla) [T · 19,030 · WIP]

Looking at Even, Isak couldn’t stop his left hand from caressing the side of Even’s face. He looked so peaceful, and at ease, sleeping now compared to the first time Isak watched over him in his sleep. It was truly amazing how far they had come in just a week.

✩ HEARTS DON'T BREAK AROUND HERE by LostInAdmiration  [G · 3,643]

Even was a ball of energy and fire - he flipped Isak’s life upside down the moment he came into it, and Eskild watched as Isak’s muscles began to uncoil and his heart started to fill and fill until it was positively overflowing.

✩ SOMETHING LIKE THIS by LostInAdmiration [T · 2,920]

"Isak didn’t know he could have something like this. Like a scene straight out of a movie - albeit a budget movie, with a mediocre script and slightly clumsy actors - but there he was, stood in a kitchen with a boy he loved, and who loved him right back, with the sun shining down on them both as they hugged each other tightly."

(Basically just a drabble about a sunny morning with pancakes and dancing in the kitchen, and soft boys saying 'I love you' to each other for the first time.)

SO MUCH OF YOU by mishabloom [T · 1,544]

Isak and Even cuddling in bed, Eskild barging in to say hello, and a lot of cuteness and soppy quotes

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