#all for the game fic rec

[rikan-oo]

I had trouble finding the right words to describe what exactly I like in SY and SJ until now

So, my favorite Shen dynamics:

Alternatively:

[moontrader-arts]

Andrew prepare for St. Valentine dinner (of course he hates his boyfriend)

Talk with me about your headcanons for andreil’s interior design

[artsarasp]

I have a few options and can't choose only one, so.. here's some fic recs for y'all!

[Truth serum] — if it can be destroyed by Tossawary

Description: Mobei-Jun doesn't trust his servant and decides to use truth serum to reveal Shang Qinghua's real plans (30k words, finished)

My impression: I love BAMF Shang Qinghua and how good is written emotions and fear. And all events.

[Plot twist] — Deus Ex Aēr Planus by koalaoshiz

Description: original Luo Binghe comes back to svsss and then he meets Shang Qinghua.. (4k words, finished)

My impression: short one fic for mood and I love scene with.. face.. y'know..

[Time Loop] — Echoes of You by Blackberreh

Description: This day Luo Binghe dies. Everytime. It cannot be changed. Nothing can be done about it. So Shen Qingqiu decides to change it completely. Not only this day. (5k words, unfinished) (moshang)

My impression: GORGEOUS, but unfinished fic. It already has its art, but I still think that it deserves more. I wish to write a sequel to it one day (of course, after asking permission from the authors)

If it can be destroyed by Tossawary

1/5 for the fanfic game!

I didn't realize I missed how Tossawary writes SQH until I read this! Like, I've read "pride is not the word I'm looking for" and for a while that was all I was reading, SQH has such a fun inner voice.

This fic was great!!! I really enjoyed it!

[writtenbylupin]

You might disagree, but Andrew would be the loviest person with children, not the kind that runs around with them and make baby voices, but the kind that protect them with everything in his power and let them mess with him as much as they want.

Like, if Aaron's kids want to put a princess tiara and feathers on him, he would stay still and let them have as fun as possible.

And when there isn't many people around, he would smile. Just a little.

[spicy30]

Discovered tumblr too late and now my fandom for my show is damn near DEAD

[crescenthistory]

12 fics for 12 months

with the end of the year approaching, i wanted to take the initiative to highlight some of the fics i read this year that truly stuck with me<33 i am excited for what you all bring into 2025 🫂

i will touch you with my mind by @itsjaywalkers -> jegulus, james picks regulus up for sirius when he messes up yet again

curiosity killed the cat by @theostrophywife -> regulus black x reader, animagus!regulus

rage against the waking dawn by @dracure -> rosekiller, prongsfoot, post-war au with horcruxes and friends to lovers

our names in the paper by @g1rld1ary -> footballer!james potter x sports!journalist!reader, rivals to lovers

big brother sirius by @ellecdc -> poly!moonwater x reader where sirius becomes your comforting older brother when you need him

love on repeat by @iamgonnagetyouback -> new series, rivals to lovers with rockstar!sirius x manager!reader

i was born for this by toulouser on ao3 -> dorlene, background wolfstar, fake dating scheme to end pining

let us sit so quietly (in firelight, i know you'd die for me) by sunfl0w3rmoon on ao3 -> domestic pandalily and knitting as a cross-generational love language

on thin ice by @moonstruckme -> sirius black x reader, figure skating au where sirius has to step in when your partner regulus gets injured

not so surprising after all by @ellecdc -> remus lupin x reader epilogue, welsh village wholesomeness

stay forever and a day by @donotwishonme -> bartylus vampire au, regulus turns barty

the gift by @ecstarry -> wolfstar domestic fluff with teddy lupin

no pressure tags, just inviting you to share the love<3: tagged writers + @suugarbabe (you converted me to the slytherin boys) @aisiedaisie (i love your takes on wolfstar) @sun-kissy (everything you write is so poetically beautiful and aching) @leona-hawthorne (your exposition and characterisation is out of this world) @amiableness (i would sell my soul for your hockey and dad james aus) @lupinsloverr @leeny-leens @nightsmarish @butt3rnugg3t @helens3amstuff @urmomsmattress @hyunielover @poetichibiscus @soleilfool @regkitblack @rosieswriting @lexithwrites @revesephemeres @moons-and-mobility-aids whose works and/or interactions i have also thoroughly enjoyed this year<333

you made my 2024 lovelies 🫂 big hugs!

[sapphoherselz]

howdy!! two literal people have asked for some andreil rec so here they are!! my most favest fics EVER in the first 60 ao3 pages (I'll keep updating tho as I read!)

Not yours to bleed:

The Pros were never in the cards. Not for an ex-medicated alleged psychotic with a dysfunctional family and an Exy career he’d rather not have. But even if it wasn't his first choice, no matter what happens, it can’t possibly be worse than that one fucked up sophomore year when he stood toe to toe with the Yakuza-and won.

At least, that’s what Andrew thinks until a familiar face shows up.

Another Raven!Neil AU. Or, the one where the boys don’t meet until the Pros.

 

**Updates every other Wednesday, whatever hell may come.**

The Sun Still Rises:

Somewhere on the road, Mary Hatford gets pregnant with her second child. When she passes, she leaves behind not only Neil, but his toddler brother. Survival is difficult without also raising a kid. Worn out and desperate, Neil still somehow ends up at Palmetto, only this time, he brings his four-year-old brother with him.

TALE OF A MARTYR IN XII PARTS:

Neil closes his eyes and counts the things that he knows:

One: Death has a name.

Two: He has met Death before. Several times, in fact.

Three: Someone is trying to kill him. Permanently. But it's only kind of working.

Or, the one in which Andrew is the Grim Reaper, Neil is very, very good at dying, over and over and over again. They teach each other a few things over the centuries.

Hearthlines:

The Fae king and queens have gone away, closing the knowes behind them and abandoning their offspring to the mortal world. As the Fae have spread far and wide, their bloodlines thinning if not vanishing forever as they flee from mortal persecution... two Fae have found a way to reopen the knowes - Kayleigh Day and Tetsuji Moriyama. The Fae regroup once more, the balance of power shifted amongst them, and 'changelings' appear now and then in the mortal population.

Andrew Doe is one of those changelings, a young child suffering in the foster system, shunned by his peers for some reason and hearing voices in his head.

Alex - the latest name gifted to him by a charm - is on the run along with his mother from his father, using their talents as shadow walkers to slide between worlds and stay one step ahead of the powerful Fae. Except even that is not enough anymore. Except that's not Alex's only talent.

*******

An urban fantasy where I throw Fae, necromancy and magic at TFC characters, pretty much!

Scared to Live (But I'm Scared to Die):

Neil Josten goes to the Nest for Andrew, but he stays for a lot more.

~

"I'm sorry Coach," he muttered.

"For what kid?" Wymack shifted. "You've got to give me something to work with here."

Wymack watched the thin traces of sorrow as paper exchanged hands and he was looking down at a contract with the Edgar Allan Raven's.

"I signed them Coach, I'm sorry."

~

The one where Neil doesn't come back from Winter Break.

Amor Vincit Omnia:

“I said it already,” the man said, “Your cluster.”

“But what does that mean?” Neil asked.

“It means that you are no longer just you,” the man said tersely, “Congratulations.”

It didn’t feel like anything worth celebrating.

A Sense8 AU where the foxes all share one subconscious and kick a lot of ass

The Real Thing:

Andrew was more than willing to turn down the Ravens' offer to be their newest goalie, unwilling to play five more years of Exy - let alone for someone with a too-sharp smile and a manic gleam in their eyes.

That was, until he realized that a member of their Perfect Court was his soulmate. (That was, until Riko Moriyama realized that Nathaniel Wesninski, the Ravens' #3 in waiting, was Andrew's soulmate.)

Andrew always knew that Fate loved tormenting him, he didn't need a reminder yet again via a too-attractive soulmate who appeared to loathe him. Yet things aren't always what they seem, especially in the Nest.

mad girl says she's wolf-proof:

Keeping her grip light on Nina’s throat, Andrea drops her gaze to her plump lips. She smiles—coldly, slowly. Fangs on fangs. Salt tombstones. It is not a nice smile, none of Andrea’s smiles are, but Nina’s eyes are stuck in it regardless. “And I will answer, all the better to eat you with.”

 

(Andrea Dobson vs girlhood and lycanthropy.)

lessons in caretaking:

Neil was acting shifty, and Andrew knew why; that motherfucker was leaving. Despite the promise between them, Neil was prepping to run. Andrew wasn't upset about that, not at all. After all, if notorious Neil "No-Swing" Josten needed to leave after Andrew admitted his desires regarding his proximity to Neil's shorts, who was Andrew to stop him. But that doesn't explain why Neil was stealing socks, or why he wanted Andrew's clothes.

Whatever. That was probably unrelated.

Sauntering Vaguely Downwards:

They’ve known each other since the Beginning. Not the Beginning Beginning—they didn’t meet until after the War in Heaven, where they kept to their own sides, or until after the subsequent Fall. It wasn’t even until after the Exodus from Eden, but only by a couple minutes. They’ve witnessed the rise and fall of empires, sampled all the cuisines the world has to offer, and weathered several very silly fashion trends.

Andrew doesn’t think they’re friends, exactly, but it is natural to become accustomed to the presence of the only other being who has been around more or less consistently for six millennia. It wasn’t anything more meaningful than that.

A Good Omens AU where Andrew is a grumpy angel, Neil is a sharp-tongued serpent, and it takes them literally six thousand years to figure out they belong together.

[dramaticallycryingblood]

My friend: *infodumping about All For The Game, talking about these insane plots and trauma to convince me to read it*

Me, for some reason: I need to read this

…

and now I’m obsessed.

In my defence, she sent me this

She should be on their payroll for marketing fr

[little2nerdy]

i read this fic by @bisexualchaosdemon where neil has a kid (it’s so good and i love it so i’m taking some inspo from it, pls go read it) and i have this scene in my head

Once Andrew and Neil go pro there’s gotta be a point before they’re on the same team where they play games against each other. At one of these games Neil’s kid who usually sits behind the team bench is nowhere to be found which is odd. But when they do spot her she is sitting behind the rival teams bench (Andrew’s team) wearing a smaller version of his goalie jersey and everyone on Neil’s team is hella confused cause why is his kid sitting in the family section for this other team?? Why is she wearing the other teams jersey?? When Andrew’s team (inevitably) wins she runs out to him and they have a small conversation before Andrew pics her up and puts her on his shoulders and walks over to Neil. Neil is smiling like his team has never seen before.

Everyone on Neil’s team just assumed he was married to like his high school sweetheart and that’s how he has a kid when he’s so young, so they’re hella confused when Neil’s kid is calling Andrew papa until they see the black silicone band on Andrew’s finger that matches Neil’s (they’re still confused)

[midnight--sadness]

no but the gihussy sure be getting diabolical backshots fr. also, maybe perhaps you could spare us poor sinners some smutty fic/art recs?

i can but it will be very short bc im so weird abt giving recs 😭😭😭 i never know if im gonna expose myself as a freak but i've also said some absolutely insane things on this blog so i guess it doesnt really matter

ANYWAY!

art:

(some of these are nsfw so be careful when u open them 🫡)

fics:

only ONE (1) of these has boypussy gihun which is a tragedy but they all hit the spot.

there are a lot more but i highly recommed searching the inhun tag here and on twitter for smutty art

[tazernatic]

His breath hitched as he inhaled sharply, unable to look away from Jeremy while he choked out the last line directly to him, “But mostly, I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.”

— I Want You To Want Me by @adamsrcnan

[homeless-ghost-71]

Ok I’ve decided I’m gonna obsess over this until I’m sick of it

I’m begging, someone please tell me about some Andreil fics, I’ll love you forever and ever and ever

Those two have had enough angst to last a life time so something soft and light please

(But also… if anyone has any good angsty recs….. I wouldn’t turn them away)

[feelingthedisaster]

anyone's got aftg fic recs?

brainrot is hitting hard. i reread too many times already and im desesperate for content. if i can, without smut or not smut centric would be awesome, here are some of my own recs as i know im not the only one in this situation (a lot of relationships, both rom and gen, different lenghts and completation status, we dont discriminate here, tho you can see my obvius preference for some characters)

odd eye

a reddit love story

hope was a dangerous, disquieting thing

Oh love, I'm sorry if I smothered you

where the wind can exist

Kevin & Wymack's Ultimate Road Trip Playlist

part time soulmate, full time problem (rooftop gays)

the struggles

staring at the sun

proof or survival

hoax

queerplatonic kandreil

despite everything im still human

a lot's gonna change

dead of the night

[honeyandthunderstorms]

rec five fics with titles you particularly enjoy!

I've been tagged 3 times now so I feel it is only right to do this challenge lmao anywayssss tagged by these lovelies: @love-mariiii @formulaocean @starrwrrld 💗

where you go, I go by @ladysomething — the famous skyfall edit of charles’ sunset lap x max’s storm lap!!! need I say more? iconic of her to use this lyric as the fic title. also this might be a wip, but its my all time fav lestappen fic. I will suggest this fic to everyone bc its truly amazing.

right where you belong by @amarynas — right where you belong… in max’s arms, Charles. no, but seriously so cute and fluffy with a bunch of angst. Max and Charles deserve to be happy and they get that in this fic and the companion fic 👀

grapefruit mignonette by @slapshots on ao3 (idk if they have tumblr) — named after the food Max makes per suggestion by Charles. he later lists it in his menu “love notes” under “first sight” and my heart squeezed in my chest. also deliously filthy. need i say more? one of the first fics I read in this fandom and I still reread constantly when I want to get my dose of chef max hehe

frechheit by @additiva — I actually love fic titles in other languages and this word literally means cheekiness which Charles is the cheekiest mf alive in this fic. one of my fav fics and I highly suggest it bc AH slightly older max? they're both hissy bitches and I love them.

long live (the walls we crashed through) by @fabbyf1 — taylor swift lyric and one thing you might not know about me is that I fuck heavily with my girl tay tay. also this song is so f1 coded so there’s that. anyways, childhood friends to lovers anyone??? love the rewriting of the narrative. God knew they’d be too strong as friends and made them rivals instead. but this fic? this fic tells the story of them growing up as friends beautifully and how they fall in love.

my bookmarks page wouldn't work on ao3 so I had to go searching lmao anywaysssss no-pressure tags: @beensinning @sediciii @zettychez @qdverti 🫶🏼

[drarry-reccage]

before a fall by @eleadore (65k, E)

tags: slow burn, eighth year, everyone is allergic to apologies and that's how we like it

The stubborn chill of winter finally gives way to spring. The days get longer, packed to the brim with activity, but everything becomes indistinct next to Draco Malfoy, blurry and not quite there while he stands in stark relief, the long, long line of his neck and his proud back. The fragile curve of his skull. Harry likes to cradle it when they kiss, take the impact of the hard stone against his knuckles when he shoves Draco up against the wall.  "Stop that," Draco says, while Harry's palming the fine hair at the back of his head, kneading at the divot where it meets his neck. His eyes are closed, but Harry likes to look at him. "Stop doing that."  "What?"  "Holding me," Draco says nonsensically, and jerks his head back to prove his point. Harry keeps his crushed hand just there, between his head and the wall, and Draco's eyes snap open. Then narrow. "Stop it, Potter."  Another jerk. Harry's knuckles are going to bruise.  Draco bites when Harry kisses him and then, quite abruptly, softens and moulds into him like a lover, hands under his shirt and tracing over the sensitive skin of his back, scratching just so, gentle. After, when they've ended up on the floor catching their breath, he will reach over to take Harry's hand and examine the bruises, curious. He'll press on them and when Harry winces, look rather pleased.  He remains capricious, even in this—especially in this. The more Harry learns of him the less he knows. 

(rec by @garagepaperback)

[cat-crowned-8]

bc y'all def asked, here's my top fic recs

marauders edition

(organized from shortest to longest)

forget-me-not - rxgulus

my summary: James gets hit with an amnesia spell, and basically only remembers his boyfriend regulus. regulus is not in fact his boyfriend.

wordcount: 13,325

james is WHIPPED, basically all fluff, very cutesy

a bee for the honey - rxgulus

my summary: James finds out regulus is a honey badger animagus and brings him little gifts of honey and sweets

wordcount: 20,670

my summary is hesitant bc I haven't read in a while, planning on doing so soon so I'll be back to change it if anything is different. I know I thought it was rlly cute tho. James is a simp

The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa - orphan_account

my summary: struggling barista Remus comes home to find sirius (a stranger) in his flat, who continues to break in to furnish his home

wordcount: 21,344

sirius basically sugar daddies his way into remus' life

nothing happens (series) - jaywalkers

my summary: childhood friends James ang reg form a very codependent and minorly toxic friendship that will begin to cross boundaries

wordcount (so far): 43,795

i'm actually obsessed with these characterizations, James is kind of a douche sometimes but their devotion to each other! anticipating the next installment

the coffee shop au - third_crow

my summary: sirius w Harry come into remus' coffee house and they both continue to pine endlessly

wordcount: 54,626

haven't read in like a year but I remember absolutely adoring it

Operation Walburga's Arbitrary No Kissing Ever Rule - courfee

my summary: 10 things I hate about you inspired, sirius asks James to "fake" date regulus so Sirius and remus can get around a curse walburga placed on them. reg was unaware any of it was fake

wordcount: 91,325

literally just reread, quite frankly think that the angst could've been drawn out more, James frustrated me a lot but he's trying

whatever our souls are made of - damagecontrol, solmussa

my summary: hanahaki disease, a no Voldemort au, reg comes VERY close to death

wordcount: 157,821

THIS ONE IF YOU ARE GOING TO READ ANY OF THESE LET IT BE THIS ONE. I absolutely adore this, and its probably my favorite hanahaki fic of all time. its literally the reason I'm making this post, people need to talk about it more

The Long Game - lackadaisical_lizard

my summary: in high school, jock James and artsy regulus work on a project together and bond

wordcount: 250,008

literally THE muggle high school au, James becomes regulus' muse its adorable

Kill Your Darlings - MesserMoon

my summary: regulus follows sirius to play hockey and they heal (yes it's jegulus), features deaf remus

wordcount: 303,706

this was my first true introduction to rosekiller, and its what made me fall in love with them. the wolfstar was so sweet, but honestly I remember rosekiller the most from it

Sweater Weather (+ sequel) - lumosinlove

my summary: PT Remus and NHL captain Sirius fall in love, has a whole cast of OC's that are super cute

wordcount: 423,079

one of the first non-magical wolfstars I ever read, the ensemble really add so much to it