#and please remember to leave kudos and comments on all of them!!

[curiouspupsicle]

Good Omens Fan Fiction Friday (7/4/25) - Memory Loss

Fic writers have penned amazing memory loss fics after its central role in season two of Good Omens. Some are heartbreakingly tender. Others are ridiculously silly. Whether set in the canon universe or a human AU, stories of memory loss are amazingly rich. Here are a few of my favorites.

First up is Save Me (T) by atimefeeler/@atimesfeeler. Anthony wakes up in the hospital suffering from a concussion and no memories. He also finds a note, written in blood, threatening him. While trying to figure out who he is, he decides to keep his memory loss a secret. After all, anyone in his phone contacts could be a potential killer. Even the mysterious "Angel." This is a tense but also tender story. It's a lovely example of how our favorite demon and angel are drawn together even when one of them doesn't remember why.

In ain't no cure for love (E) by @may--hawk, Crowley experiences strange things in the bookshop after Aziraphale returns to heaven. This is a thrilling story I don't want to spoil any more than I already have by including it on this list. But it makes smashing use of Terry Pratchett's L-Space. Definitely worth a read--especially if you need a speculative season three to tide you over until the finale arrives. A couple sit at a table reading a note that says one of them is an angel and the other is a demon. They have half an hour to figure out which is which or face the consequences in guess who (T) by attheborder/@areyougonnabe. It's a silly bit of South Downs fluff.

Aziraphale wakes as a 38th order scrivener missing his memories with a cryptic note he left for himself in Light the Corners of my Mind (G) by cyankelpie/@ineffable-kelpie. He has to figure out what happened. Unfortunately, the one being who might be able to help is avoiding him. This is one of a series of amnesia flicks by cyankelpie that I haven't read. But I loved this one. It was tender and emotional.

@eggysoupy writes about Crowley telling Aziraphale he loves him through the ages in everything i've had but couldn't keep (T). But for some reason, he never remembers doing it. It's as sweet as the song that inspires the title.

After the Armageddon't, Crowley arrives at the bookshop to pick up Aziraphale for their date. But the angel has no memory of him. Strangers Again (patria sine memoria) (M) by doric_column tells the story of Crowley trying to figure out what happened. It's such a clever story that evolved as the writer watched season two. And it finishes in such a satisfying way. I loved it!

Moving on to human AUs, we have How Could I Forget (E) by JessnotJessie. Aziraphale and Crowley love each other and have never admitted it. When Crowley falls and suffers a head injury in his plant shop, bookseller Aziraphale stays by his side. Surprisingly, the injured man with brain damage is not the only person forgetting things.

Grab your tissues. You'll need them when reading A Little Life (E) by @gaiaseyes451. Professor Crowley and bookseller Ezra fall in love and create a long and wonderful life together. No spoilers. But mind the tags.

Let's finish with a WIP I've been enjoying quite a bit, Still We Know Each Other So Well (E) by @paperclipninja. More than half way finished, this story asks the question, "What would happen if both Crowley and Aziraphale lost their memories?" It's an engaging mystery. Give it a look. Hope you find some enjoyable reads. Of course, they're a small selection. Please reblog and share your favorite memory loss fics in the comments. Support our wonderful fandom writers by leaving comments and kudos. I'll be back next Friday with more great fics related by theme. In the meantime, check out my other favorite fics on this pinned post of weekly Good Omens fan fiction recommendations. And if my faves appear to be your faves, check out my bookmarks on AO3--all the fics I rate in my top 10% of everything I've read.

[becausebuckley]

michelle's buddie fic recs: week 15!

i'm drafting this list while there is a wasp trapped in my bathroom. i know it's trapped because there's no open window, but when i tried to get in there to open the window, the wasp flew right towards me so that left me with no choice but to slam the door shut and pretend it's not there. this is not related to the fic recs at all but i'm gonna need you all to send wasp-deterring thoughts my way pls

this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some contain spoilers for season 8.

if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!

all i see is what i should be | oceanofchaos/@islandoforder | 11.3k | T

Episode tag to 8x12 Disconnected, where Buck ends up dating the single father from the first call, and everyone (up to and including Eddie) is super normal and cool about it. i love how this fic integrates all of the 118 and the narration is so good!!

24 hours on the clock | Daisies_and_Briars/@cal-daisies-and-briars | 14.9k | M

During a painfully slow shift at the 118, everyone is in a weird mood, and nobody is acting normally. Surely the day will go fine. this fic is just so, so much fun!! i love how all of these characters are captured and their shenanigans and just everything <3 delightful!

connecting you to a driver... | MacksDramaticShenanigans/@redrosydiaz | 4k | GA

Buck spends one hour and fifteen minutes after he lands in the El Paso International Airport pick-up zone, waiting for his ride. He also racks up one hell of a debt in Uber cancellation fees. this fic is the absolute best way to use eddie's uber driving and i love that so much. such a fun one!!

garden of dreams | simplyylupin | 3k | T

When they'd first started dating, Buck had warned him he is, quote-on-quote, an octopus in bed. That he has a tendency of latching onto whoever's closest and flailing all over them. Legs tangled, arms wound, heads tucked together, noses brushing. What Buck never mentioned, however, is his affinity for talking in his sleep. this was a reread and i lowkey can't believe i haven't recced it before?? it's one of my absolute favs, so soft and sweet and fluffy <3

hold down my heart | inbetweenthestacks/@organizedstardust | 1.3k | GA

The morning after the chess tournament. i love christopher in this one!! and buck's cookware is just <3 so good!!

i'm not going anywhere (at least not anywhere you're not) | fleetinghearts/@shitouttabuck | 3.1k | T

it’s raining and eddie’s home and he might be a little in love with his best friend. okay but do you really need to know more than that it's RAINING and eddie's HOME and he might be a little IN LOVE with his BEST FRIEND?? yeah i didn't think so either. this is lovely and beautiful and just so very good <3

kisses and embraces | tawaifeddiediaz/@aashiqeddiediaz | 2.6k | GA

His phone beeping takes him away from the book he was only pretending to read, bored out of his mind. The familiar text tone brings a smile to his face instantly, one that makes him glad he’s alone so he’s not embarrassed by the giddy feeling that takes over. this was another reread, and what a lovely one it is <3 this is the cutest!!

perils of post diaz dating | songbvrd/@songbvrd | 22.9k | E

Eddie leaves and Buck tries to fuck about it. Instead, he fails miserably and repeatedly, gets a cat and makes some discoveries. this is just brilliant!! i loved the buddie and the buck and bobby and the cat and just <3<3<3

taylor kelly's (un)fortunate mistake. | dylaesthetics | 5k | T

Buck, a notoriously bad dancer, is in need of a dance partner for Taylor’s upcoming wedding. Who else to turn to, than his conveniently skilled best friend? so good!! one of my favourite buddie things is when they attend weddings together <3 also this fic includes some incredibly correct opinions on buck and christina perri and i love that yay

when your heart releases, you won't fall to pieces | Daffi_990_ao3/@daffi-990 | 13.9k | GA

Buck supports the Diaz boys after Eddie's breakdown, realising along the way that home really is where the heart is. this is just beautiful <3 i love a good breakdown fic and this is the best breakdown fic!! so good!!

[willofthequill]

Sleep Sweet

Welcome back to another adventures in Mouse's Mini-verse! It's Father's Day and the one year anniversary of the start of my Daddy Duty series! I cannot believe I have been writing these silly stories about Mouse and Sukuna for a year! I have had such a blast working on this series, and I have no intentions or desire to stop! Thank you to everyone who has read, commented, given Kudos, likes, or reblogs! I appreciate you all and hope you have many happy days ahead!!

If you prefer to read this story on AO3 click here !

Author's Note: For anyone new to my Daddy Duty Series, Mouse is Sukuna's, currently, 3 year old daughter with reader. Monkey is their infant son.

Summary: Sukuna is home alone with both children for the first time when the battle for nap time begins.

WC: 1300+

CW: reader is referred to as 'Mama' but not described and no pronouns used for reader, use of the word 'boob' in a reference to breast feeding, kiseru smoking (outside away from kids), but it is all around fluff and SFW.

Fic Divider by: @strangergraphics

“Mama definitely does it better, Papa,” Mouse said from where she sat across from her father on a zabuton. Her legs were crossed as were her arms across her chest. Sukuna recognized the scowl across her face as being a mirror of his own. 

“Does what better, Mouse?” Sukuna asked, trying to soothe the fussy baby in his arms. 

You and Uraume had decided to go to town together, leaving him alone for the first time with both of his children. He had scoffed at you when you asked if he could handle it. Of course he could! 

A few hours in and he had already decided that going forward he owed you a night of absolute pampering for every time he was away. As the minutes dragged by he decided he owed you for all the past trips he had gone on too… How did you do this for sometimes weeks at a time without any aid? 

Every time he got Mouse occupied, Monkey cried. Every time he got Monkey satisfied, Mouse was getting into something…

“Puts him to sleep,” she said, giving him a look that questioned his level of intelligence. 

“Well, Mama has certain… abilities that I do not,” Sukuna said as he tried again to get Monkey to take the bottle.

“Yup! He likes the boob. Papa got boobs, but them not food boobs.”

“I do not have boobs. I have pectoral muscles. But otherwise, your assessment is… accurate.” Once again, Sukuna was flabbergasted by the conversations he wound up engaging in.

Mouse puffed out her cheeks and pressed her lips together, narrowing her eyes on her baby brother. She suddenly sat up with a big smile on her face. “Mmmm, Papa! I has an idea!”

Oh, he couldn’t wait to hear this. “Alright, let’s hear it.”

“I take a turn to try to make him go sleepy, now. Please and Thank you, Papa!”

Unless her idea was to smother her brother, she could not do worse than he was. Fuck it. “Alright. What do you need me to do?”

“Let's go to the bedroom, Papa!” Mouse got to her feet and did one of her little jumps, signaling her level of excitement. He hoped he did not regret this.

Sukuna stood with Monkey in his arms and followed Mouse to the master bedroom. She clambered up onto the bed and laid on her side. Mouse patted the bed next to her and gave him instructions. “Monkey needs to go here, please and thank you, Papa!” Mouse instructed.

He moved to kneel on the soft mattress and gently laid the baby down on his back next to his sister. “Alright, now what?”

“Papa do something else, please and thank you” she said, resting one hand on her brother’s stomach. 

“Do something else?” Mouse strikes again with her infamous audacity.

Tuna jumped up on the bed and made his way over to the two demon seeds laying in the middle of the giant bed. He moved to wiggle himself between Sukuna's knee and Monkey’s side so that the baby was sandwiched between a bossy toddler and a kitsune with a death wish. 

Mouse gave him a grin and the hand on Monkey’s stomach gave him a thumbs up. “I gots this, Papa! I the big sister, remember!”

To his surprise, Monkey was already starting to fuss less. He let out a dejected sigh and shrugged. “Fine. But you are not to pick him up and I am only giving you 5 minutes.”

“10 minutes.”

“7 minutes,” he countered.

“6 minutes!” she countered back.

“Done!” Who was he to tell her she had short changed herself? An image popped into his mind of the look that you would shoot him when Mouse told you about this exact conversation over dinner tonight… Mouse was right. You were scary. “7 is bigger than 6, Mouse.”

“Then I wants 7 minutes, please and thank you,” she said before she began shushing softly at Monkey.

“7 minutes. And-”

“I no pick him up, promise, Papa.”

Sukuna leaned over to give both of his children gentle kisses on their foreheads and he was pulling away when Mouse said his name. He glanced down to see his daughter’s eyes suddenly starting to get heavy with tiredness as well. “What do you need, Mouse?”

“I need to kiss you too, Papa,” she gave him a tired but toothy grin. She rubbed her face against the soft pillow case and lifted her hand from her brother’s tummy to reach for him.

Sukuna felt his heart melt at the sight and leaned forward. He let Mouse pull his head down so she could place a gentle kiss on his nose. He smiled softly at her and kissed her forehead again, one of his hands reaching over to ruffle her hair. “Sleep sweet.”

Sukuna moved to open the shoji door to the back yard. He stepped outside to sit on the engawa and loaded his kiseru as he listened to Mouse quietly singing the song you sang to them every night at bed time. 

He took a long drag, letting the smoke fill his lungs and breathing the hazy mist out his belly mouth. 

He smirked as he remembered the first time he had done that in your presence. He had expected you to be at least mildly disgusted or slightly disturbed. He had expected to see that adorable look you got on your face when you were perturbed by his actions.

But oh no, not his precious one. Your eyes had lit up like fire works in the dark of night and you had immediately handed the kiseru back to him, demanding he do it again. And again. And he did. 

Sukuna would do anything to see you smile and laugh like you did that night. If it meant spending several moments behaving like some damn street performer doing cheap sleight of hand tricks for a few coins, then so be it. 

The same went for his daughter and his son. Anything to protect you guys. Anything to see you smile. 

He was unsure how long he had been lost in his thoughts when his name was called softly from the bed, calling his focus back to the present. He set his kiseru down and headed inside. Noting the quiet of the room he made sure to keep his footsteps light as he approached the bed. 

“Good job, Mouse,” Sukuna praised, seeing that Monkey and Tuna were both sound asleep beside her. 

“I can’t sleep though, Papa,” she said softly. Just like her brother had not long before, Mouse was now fighting her own nap. 

“And why not?” he asked, arching his brow.

“I need Papa cuddles, please and thank you, Papa,” she said, yawning. She moved the hand from Monkey’s belly to point directly behind her at his side of the bed. 

“And why should I?” Sukuna asked, two hands on his hips and two arms folded across his chest.

“Because Papa loves Mouse!” she said, matter of factly. Monkey started to stir and Mouse rubbed his belly, humming softly and whispering. “It okay, Monkey. Oneechan is right here. Oneechan always be right here. Papa be right here soon too.”

She really was your daughter through and through. 

“You are lucky that is true.” With a sigh he laid down next to her, wrapping one large arm across his children and even letting his fingers rest on Tuna’s back, giving the kitsune’s fir a few gentle strokes. “You did good too, Tuna.”

“Shshh, please and thank you, Papa. Don’t wake the Monkey.,” Mouse said in a whisper as she  fit her head under his chin like usual. In a sleepy voice she said, “Sleep sweet, Papa.”

He adjusted his head to kiss the top of her head before resting his chin on it again. “Sleep sweet, Mouse. Now stop talking.”

“Okay, Papa.”

His daughter just had to have the last word. He grinned as he let his own eyes close. That’s my girl.

[eddieblrs]

bucktommy-centric positivity projects master list

With the new season upon us there's new waves of negativity and discourse going around so instead of engaging on those here's a list of ongoing and upcoming bucktommy centric positivity projects:

@kinley-cafe: spread positivity by ordering a drink and sweet treat for yourself or a friend, or fill out the volunteer form to help buck and tommy run the cafe smoothly. [ongoing]

@dailykinley: daily dose of bucktommy graphic content, please give them a like and don't forget to reblog! [ongoing]

@allthingsbucktommy: keep up with everything new and old of our favourite firefighter-pilot duo! [ongoing]

@bucktommyfanart: keep track of all the amazing art created by the fandom. [ongoing]

@bucktommyfanfic: never miss a new bucktommy fic ever again! remember to leave kudos and comments for the writers. [ongoing]

@bucktommywinterfest: share joy and positivity by creating fanart and fanfiction all through winter! [upcoming: october 27 to march 29]

@bucktommypositivityweek: did you enjoy the first round? well, gear up for one more week of spreading positivity with seven new fun prompts! [ongoing: september 15 to september 21]

@911charactershipweeks: take part in this bucktommy ship week with even more fun prompts! [upcoming: september 22 to 28]

@bucktommyweek: celebrate the three-part season premiere with this three-part event. [upcoming: september 25 to october 9]

@bucktommykinkweek: if spicy content is more your speed and were already planning for kinktober look no further and take part of the first bucktommy kink week. [upcoming: october 13 to october 19]

honorary mentions:

@tommykinardweek: celebrate our favourite firefighter pilot with this very special tommy-centric event! [upcoming: november 18 to november 24]

@buddietommy-week: this event has ended but revisit all the amazing content created for it on their page and leave kudos and comments for the authors! [ended]

if i missed anything or you're planning a new fun event please let me know to add you to the list! and remember to spread love instead of getting caught up in the negativity 💕

[33max]

📢 Max Fest 2025 is here! 📢

You can find the entire collection of works here.

plentiful gods by @dilfgp

max/gp/eloisa, 8379 words, explicit

Eloisa hadn’t come to Zandvoort, since it’s so close that they can fly out on Thursday morning and back on Sunday night. Max misses her a lot, though, having grown used to her near-constant singing and humming; he thinks GP must miss her too.

you’re gonna go far by flowerg1rl

1202 words, not rated

Your name is Max Verstappen.

poesie number two by @sunfl0wer71

max/daniel, 23,310 words, general audiences

Max Verstappen, lady of the house and Duchess of Bridgwater, resident at 14 Cleveland Row, doesn’t wish to marry. He’ll wait for society to twist his arm before he does so.

And if he’s not careful, twist it shall.

my shaking hands, your bleeding heart by @suedschleife

max/charles, 13,230 words, teen

Max tries to deal with the aftermath of a career-ending crash and with losing the championship. He isn’t sure who he is beyond Max Verstappen, Formula One World Champion.

will you halt this eclipse in me? by @crusherccme

max & fernando, 2085 words, teen

Max gets left to walk along the road back to his hotel. Again. This time, Fernando finds him.

second times the charm by @bbygirlverstappen

max/charles, 9400 words, explicit

Max's marriage is annulled and his former husband ships him off to Monaco to marry anew.

true love’s kiss by @lestappened

max/everyone, 1196 words (ongoing), general audiences

Four time world champion Max Verstappen gets cursed into a Merman, the only way to turn him back? True Love's Kiss

what’s going on at red bull? by @dilfgp

max/gp/eloisa, 816 words, mature

Lando: hi

Charles: Lando I hate this why is it back

Daniel: hello hello

Nick: leave me alone

Logan: what he said

now you’re mine by @leclercc16

max/charles, 1099 words, explicit

It’s late.

Or perhaps it’s early. Max isn’t sure. The only thing he's sure about is how turned on he is, how hard he is, how much he needs to knot. How much he wants to knot Charles, fill him up, until he’s heavy with Max’s pups. Charles, who smells absolutely divine to Max right now, his soft floral scent overloading Max’s senses.

Charles, who’s fast asleep.

always a bigger bed to crawl into by @33max

max & gp, 2457 words, general audiences

“You feel gross?” GP asks, not sure what Max means.

“Yeah, like- I don’t know. Needy? Small? Gross.” Max shrugs, suddenly very interested in looking at his socks, anywhere but at GP.

“That’s not gross, Max,” GP says, making an effort not to frown. He knows how hard Max finds it to accept his little self, or to even acknowledge that he needs it outside of their race weekend schedule. It’s big progress that he’s even come here today.

Behind Blue Eyes by @latulla80

max/charles, 5364 words, not rated

After coming out on New Year’s Eve, Max and Charles are thrown into a full-blown media storm. British tabloids go on the attack, splashing their story across front pages with cruel speculation about a secret, years-long affair. Kelly and Alexandra are caught in the crossfire, framed as either deceived or complicit.

—————

Finally, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated this year. It is always so fun to see more Max works added to AO3 and to see everyone excited to read them all.

If you enjoy any of the fics made for this fest please remember to leave kudos and comments, or reblog this post so others can discover the works added here!

Remember to check out the #maxfest2025 tag to see individual posts for this fest!

💙💜🩷

[di-42]

Not a bad reading month at all! Hope your MFLs are hungry! There is something for everyone in this list and I hope you’ll be spoiled by these fictions the same way I was and am. Some of these are true gems!

As always, if you want your fiction removed from this list, or know someone who does, please let me know and I’ll remove it no questions asked.

I’m doing my best to tag the writers, if you know a writer’s username that’s not tagged here, please tag them so they know how loved they are!

The completed fics and the one-shots in this list will be added to the nice and accurate lists of di-42, witch, so look out for new or updated lists and follow my side blog if you want!

Last but not least, you know who would judge a fiction based on the number of kudos, don’t you? That’s right, the Metatron!

But enough chitchat! Let's get to the point! Let me tell you all about

June's Juicy Fictions

Go, spread the love, enjoy, and remember that even a little heart emoji as a comment can make a writer’s day!

WIPs:

The Trouble With HELL, by @beerok23. Rated E, chapters 13/19.

I might have developed a little obsession with this rivals to friends to lovers fic! I keep thinking of this human version of our Ineffables and the ways in which their brilliantly built romantic and sexual tension might be resolved. The characterisation, the banter and the humour in this story are absolutely off the charts, the plot and the mystery are compelling, and the slow burn is delicious and agonising! Everything comes together splendidly in this (so far) angst free fantastic human AU. I can’t recommend it enough. If you don’t read WIPs consider subscribing to read it later, but the story is complete and the writer has decided to have mercy on us all and posts twice a week!

Accidentally In Love, by SpyGlassez. Rated T, chapters 13/49.

Lovely and tender human AU. Ace Aziraphale is suffering from long COVID and is living a fairly solitary life, thinking he’s not worthy of other people’s genuine friendship. When he follows the advice of his only online friend and puts an ad in a magazine to meet new people his life might change for the better. One third in, I’m loving this story about friendship, love, courage, honesty and healing.

Group Chat: Flat 3B, by whatkeepsusalive. Rated T, chapters 5/15.

I dare you to find a sweeter, fluffier story than this amazing, joyful, friends to lovers human AU. Crowley and Aziraphale are flatmates and clearly in love with each other. But I’ve never read any fiction where the take on their mutual pining is light and happy and open. The gentle banter, the enamoured flirting, the disarming honesty this version of our Ineffable show is new and I want to see more of it. All completed by a good amount of humour. Highly recommended.

Mornings After Nights Before, by Majnoona @majnoonathelibrarian. Rated M, chapters 1/3. 

I love the gentle and delicate tone of this human AU. Aziraphale wakes up in a stranger’s bed. This has happened before. What has not happened before is that he doesn’t want to leave. Great characterisation and just lovely, warm vibes. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Scorn And The Saint-Maker, by beardo @e-rated-beardo. Rated E, chapters 42/?

Anthony and Angel’s saga continues in this not-quite human AU. The plot thickens and other things harden. I’ve said it before and I’ll never tire of repeating it: the prose in this fic is just beautiful and touching, the characterization and the humour are great and it has some of the best smut scenes you will ever read. I love all these things, but what keeps me hooked on this story is that I want to know what happened, how it happened, when it happened/happens/will happen and how they are going to fix it. And if the journey it takes to discover that is wonderful, all the better.

Complete Stories: 

Ear Plugs And Ever After, by Siobhans_world. Rated E,13k. P. Jun 25.

Human AU where Crowley, recently divorced, and Aziraphale meet at a metal concert. Crowley taking his vulnerability seriously is very cute and Aziraphale being self confident and caring is, as always, lovely.

Showstopper, by espresso_six_shots. Rated E, 40k. P. May 25.

Sweet and zero angst human AU, where Crowley is an actor who decides to take part in a TV baking show (I think based on The Great British Bake Off) because he has a crush on the judge, Aziraphale. As the story progresses, more of their backstory is revealed. As a big fan of side characters I loved everyone who made an appearance in this fic, with Tracy sometimes stealing the scene. Lovely.

90 Days To Change Your Life (A Wanting You Companion Fic) by @spectrallydistracted. Rated M, 20k. P. Mar 25.

Oh, I loved this story so much! Human AU that starts with a fantastically self confident ace, cage dancer Aziraphale and a fairly cynical Crowley who goes home with a different woman every week. This is the story of Crowley's journey and is told in his POV; its companion, Wanting You… Is New (which I haven't read yet, but will soon) will tell you Aziraphale's POV. I loved every minute and every aspect of this story: Aziraphale's joy, Crowley’s self discovery, a touch of angst, and the two of them working hard on themselves because being with the other is what matters most. A special mention goes to Bea, whom I thoroughly adored!

One-shots:

Conveniently Inconvenienced, by LCwrites. Rated E, 5k. P. Sep 24.

Funny, light-hearted and very hot human AU featuring a very self confident Aziraphale. It's a treat.

Two To Tango, by Anonymous. Rated E, 2k. P. Apr 19.

Book Omens PWP with two Crowleys and a very, very happy Aziraphale. Read the tags and enjoy!

In The (Second) Beginning, by cherryfeather. Rated M, 2k. P. Jun 19.

Delicate and tender post season 1 fic where our Ineffables open up to each other and Talk Feelings. It's what we all need.

Thoughts From The Other Head, by Aerenii. Rated E, 913 words. P. Jun 25.

Prepare to guffaw with this seriously hilarious fic! Every line will make you laugh harder than the other! In-universe crack fic where Crowley's cock can't take it anymore and has a heart to heart (well, I say heart…) conversation with Crowley. They need to tell the angel how they feel! A gem!

Fruits of Labor, by cyianodiy. Rated E, 674 words. P. May 25.

Very sensual ficlet set in the bookshop. Food is involved.

The Bookmark And The Beach Cafe, by in_a_pickle. Rated T, 4k. Jan 24.

Absolutely lovely and delicate in-universe fiction where Aziraphale gets chatting with a waitress while he's away from London on an assignment.

I had a lump in my throat the whole time while reading this, but it's so beautiful. The ending is open and bittersweet in the sense that the story is set at some point before the events of season 2, maybe even before the events of season 1, therefore the ending will be whatever the ending of Good Omens is.

If You Could Just Stay A Little Longer, by @crowleysgirl56. Rated T, 4k. P. Jun 25.

An interesting take on what went on between our Ineffables in 1941, and why they didn't talk again until 1967.

Not A Thirst Trap But An Oasis, by LexArturo, scullyphile @brenna Rated M, 4k. P. Jul 24.

Lovely story where Aziraphale and Crowley were school friends who went separate ways and find each other again via Instagram. Featuring trans Aziraphale, genderfluid Crowley, beautiful art, and sweetness.

Free Wheelin, by @theravenmuse. Rated T, 783 words. P. Jun 25.

Hilarious crack fiction where Crowley takes part in the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake and Aziraphale is a paramedic. They are adorable.

Read Between The Lines, by @missunderstoodlyrics. Rated E, 5k. P. Feb 24.

I loved, loved, loved this friends to lovers human AU! Crowley and Aziraphale work at the same webzine, are friends and are secretly pining for each other. Just the right amount of miscommunication and very low angst, this story is so sweet and heartwarming!

Let Me Be Empty: A Prologue, by @koala2alll. Rated E, 4k. P. May 25.

High angst fiction but with elements of tenderness that pop up unexpectedly. Crowley is missing Aziraphale and decides to turn to Lucifer for comfort. The fic is narrated in Lucifer’s POV and does not have a Crowley and Aziraphale happy ending. It's beautiful, but please read the tags.

Taking Some Pictures Or Something, by his_infinitevariety. Rated G, 2k. P. Nov 20.

Oh, the sweetness of this fiction! Post canon (written after season 1, but might very well be set after whatever will happen in season 3), Crowley gives Aziraphale his phone to take pictures while on a day out in the South Downs. Aziraphale discovers Instagram. They are so adorable and in love, and will make you smile so much!

My own A Little Lighter, After All, rated T, 3k. P. Jun 25.

Little human AU where Crowley and 5 year old Warlock move to Tadfield. As a new single parent figure, Crowley is resigned to the idea that there isn’t any space for romantic love in his life. Enter the local bookseller.

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[starcurtain]

i am soooo sorry if you’ve already been asked this. however, do you have any ratiorine fics you’d recommended??? i haven’t been that intrigued by aventurine’s characterisation in a lot of the ones ive read and was wondering if there are any you have particularly enjoyed, as someone who understands him so well 👍 if not no worriesss

Someone else asked this earlier as well, and I started trying to put together a list of recs, but I struggled so badly because even though I leave kudos or comments, I virtually never remember to bookmark fics, so there's all these fics whose plots or writing I remember as being great, but... what were the titles... I always flounder to find fics again anytime I want to try to make a list of recommendations. (There's also the fact that even if I post a ton about analyzing characterization in canon, my standards for fanfics are... not that high. I'm definitely the "read whatever I see that day" type. 😂)

But here are just a few I could remember, and maybe I can come back and add more to the list later:

Ratiorine Fic Recs

Nagare's "deal with me" - An AU about wish-granting witches that captures the experience of Aventurine being cursed/blessed very well, in my opinion.

Chashmish's "On the Circumvention of Ethics" - I think this is probably exactly what Aventurine would do in canon, post-Penacony.

JMGAngel's "Friendship and Other Related Disasters" - The ratiorine is actually just background in this one, but since you mentioned Aventurine, I really appreciated this fic taking time to include interactions between Aventurine and other characters which I haven't seen much (if ever) in other fics.

vahveroinen's "Open Circuits" - I was a big fan of the "Rota Fortunae" short, so a RF AU fic is also a treat. After this, I feel like a lot of the Ratiorine fics I enjoyed are already really popular, so I'm not sure I need to recommend them even, but I did also enjoy these:

Irisinally's "Of broken nightmares and rotten memories" - A very cool AU scenario with interesting world-building.

katraa's "fermat's last theorem" - Even if you see the plot twist coming, it's a great reveal.

profligate's "a dissertation on affection as a logical locus, by Dr. Veritas Ratio, Ph.D." - Another interesting AU, and I appreciate that the author allowed Aventurine to both do his job and do something good.

greenery_0's "the appeal of domesticity" - For when you want something really light-hearted and cute. To finish off this post, I also want to take the time to plug two Ratiorine fics that were inspired by Ratiorine posts I made! Please go send these guys some love for taking their time to write things inspired by my silly Ratiorine ramblings!

Thetinir's "Apex predator" - AU playing on Ratio and Aventurine's alien biology.

Suidice's "Work-life Imbalance" - Internal IPC messages tracking the evolution of Ratio and Aventurine's partnership.

[emyn-arnens]

I've put together a list of some favorite Gondor-focused gen fics for @genworkjune. Most are focused on the House of Húrin and the House of Dol Amroth. All are book canon. Please leave a kudos and comment if you enjoy!

a fish, floundering on dry land by @ncfan-1 (Finduilas & Ivriniel, background Denethor/Finduilas, 4.1k):

Finduilas becomes acquainted with the shadow of the East.

The Burial of the Dead by Altariel (G, Denethor, Finduilas, Boromir, and Faramir, 1.5k, major character death):

Denethor remembers the dead and the dying.

Lady of Silences by Altariel (T, Finduilas, Denethor, Boromir, and Faramir, 1.3k, major character death):

Denethor, Finduilas, Boromir, Faramir: a very bleak vignette.

In Service, Love by @sallysavestheday (G, Isildur & Ohtar, 0.7k):

From the ruin of the Gladden Fields, where Isildur perished, three men only came ever back over the mountains after long wandering. One of these was Ohtar, the esquire of Isildur, who bore the shards of the sword of Elendil; and he brought them to Valandil, the heir of Isildur, who being but a child had remained in Rivendell. The Fellowship of the Ring, Ch 2, The Council of Elrond. Ohtar is faithful.

The Manner of His Return by @thelordofgifs (G, Denethor & Faramir, Boromir & Faramir, Gandalf, 1.6k):

"You told me," Faramir says slowly, "that he would remember he loved me. Ere the end." - In the Houses of Healing, Faramir tries to understand, and to mourn.

princes of the city by @anghraine (G, Ivriniel & Imrahil, 1.6k):

The Lady Ivriniel did not like the King.

Remembrance by @anghraine (G, Faramir & Lothíriel, 0.5k):

They did not speak of Lothíriel in Rohan.

Seaward with the Dawn by genarti (G, Finduilas, 0.9k):

The sun of early spring rose silver over the Pelennor; its light came wavering through a bleached and overcast sky.

Shadows of the Dead by @hobbitwrangler (T, Denethor & Ivriniel, Imrahil & Ivriniel, Ivriniel & Finduilas, 8.8k):

Ivriniel's grief is not a gentle thing.

The Silence of Women by Altariel (G, Faramir & Boromir, 0.9k, CNTW):

A grief too great for words.

Too Burdened to Fly by @hobbitwrangler (G, Finduilas, 3k):

A look at Finduilas' thoughts during her final moments.

[buddierecs]

soulmates buddie fic

this list has different rated fics, so please look at the rating make sure to kudos/comment on these amazing works :)

your fingerprints smeared on my heart (lead me back to you) by: letmetellyouaboutmyfeels "in 1880, evan buckley of the arriviste set is sent out west to oversee his family's railroad and recover from a broken heart - and meets eddie diaz, cowboy. when fate tears them apart, they make a promise: find each other again. In 2018, buck walks into his fire station in los angeles - and meets eddie diaz, new recruit." word count: 88k rating: explicit important tags: reincarnation, gilded age, cowboys, timelines, heavy angst objects in the mirror by: sevensoulmates 'the voice had always been around, eddie remembers it, like a stream of consciousness that babbled incoherently to the point where eddie just tuned it out. but then the voice started speaking directly to him..." word count: 139k rating: explicit important tags: telepathic bond, pre-canon, slow burn, eventual smut, angst freezing from the inside out by: 7ate9 "a soulmate was a definitive thing. and a freezing soul only meant one thing: your soulmate doesn’t want you. and without their love, without their acceptance, you’ll die. at first, buck didn’t realize why he was so cold. but it was true; because of this dumb lawsuit, eddie rejected him. buck would die. buck was dying. he was nothing to anyone. he’d fade away, freezing from the inside out, ice in his veins, in his soul. and no one would even care." word count: 16k rating: teen and up important tags: grief/mourning, post-lawsuit (s3), angst, hurt!evan buckley, emotional hurt/comfort, abandonment bark like you want it by: colonoscopys "the first time eddie diaz hears his soulmate’s voice, he hears him say damn, that’s a nice ass." word count: 7k rating: general audience important tags: crack treated seriously, different first meeting, buddie are captains stitch my soul by: r_holland "eddie diaz has never really put much stock into the concept of "fate". but after his marriage falls apart, he swears that he's not going to go against the universe again. he's going to find his soulmate. he's going to find evan. but then he meets buck, and all of his careful plans start coming apart at the seams." word count: 30k rating: mature important tags: idiots in love, miscommunication, getting together, pining say you were made to be mine by: elvensorceress "it's valentine's day 2018, and eddie saves a man from choking to death in the middle of a restaurant. it's only after the man is rushed away by paramedics that eddie realizes his hands are green. the man he saved is his soulmate. and he doesn't even know his name let alone how to find him." word count: 11k rating: teen and up important tags: different first meeting au, soulmate-identifying marks, mutual pining catch your breath by: dlanadhz "buck has been a firefighter long enough to know what it means when someone is throwing up flower petals. it means heartache and physical pain. it means almost certain death. he knows, of course. he just never thought it would happen to him." word count: 21k rating: teen and up important tags: hanahaki disease, supernatural illnesses, pining, angst, hurt!evan buckley fate, the universe, and something else by: writesmart "eddie's soulmate won't stop getting hurt and leaving marks across his body. buck's terrified of meeting his soulmate and seeing disappointment in their eyes. the two are love struck idiots who revolve around each other until they finally collide." word count: 13k rating: teen and up important tags: soulmate identifying marks, angst, self-worth issues, hurt/comfort in cicatrices amor by: annide "from the moment you are born, your existence is linked to your soulmate’s. every time you get a cut, a scrape, a bruise, it appears on their body, fading away after a few minutes. scars are shared forever, a lasting mark linking two people together. buck and eddie are soulmates, but are they ready for what it means?" word count: 26k rating: teen and up important tags: slow burn, mutual pining, hurt/comfort

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Nesting Fics 🪹 HL Fic Library

Remember to leave kudos and a comment on the fics you enjoyed to show your appreciation! You can find the library's other recs here.

🪢 Pretty Please (With Sugar On Top) by @angelichl {E, 113k}

Harry is a sugar baby omega who cons rich alphas for a living. Louis is a rich alpha with too much self-control.

👚 Wind beneath my wings by @lunarheslwt {E, 93k}

“You shouldn’t be here,” Harry gritted out, wild-eyed. “You should be scared of me.” Louis opened his mouth to speak, to cut him off, to disagree, but Harry was pushing. “I could hurt you.” “You won’t hurt me,” Louis said, simple and assuredly. Calm. “I’m capable of hurting you.” “But you won’t. That’s not who you are, Harry. I trust you,” Louis whispered.

As an omega carer that works at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for feral alphas and omegas, Louis has experienced all sides of ferality. So Harry- a cold, near mute, non-receptive alpha- was a challenging case for everyone at Phoenix Rehab Centre. Louis wasn’t expecting to feel drawn towards an aloof Harry, or to form a slow bond with him. He certainly was not expecting for his entire life to change in unforeseen ways.

👕 Little by Little by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense {E, 65k}

Harry Styles is an omega who works at the London Planetarium, has lived in the same flat for ages, and is happy enough on his own. When he gets home from his first (horrible) attempt at dating in years, a new pregnant neighbor knocks on his door after smelling his cooking. He and Louis quickly become close, but their friendship gets complicated when Harry begins questioning who he is and what he likes.

Or Harry discovers figuring out who you are is more complicated than a potato metaphor.

👖 To you I can admit, I'm just too soft for all of it by starryhaze / @starryhaze28 {NR, 28k}

“Harry?” Louis asks when he hears the frantic crying coming through the speaker. “H, darling what's wrong?”

Concerned, Louis puts on his shoes as he keeps hearing the sobs. It’s the middle of the night and the phone call has definitely pulled Louis out of his deep slumber, but Harry is crying, and Louis has to be with him.

“It’ll be okay, baby, I'm gonna come over, okay? You just- Haz you have to send me your address, yeah? Can you do that for me?” Louis asks, trying to remain as poised as possible as he presses his phone between his ear and shoulder so he can grab his jacket.

“No.” Harry cries out. “It's all wrong, Lou- It’s-” Another sob. “I hate it, Lou, I hate it so, so much, make it stop.”

the nesting shop au

🩳 tread lightly on my ground by fairytalelights / @lookslikefairytale {E, 20k}

No, that's the tragic part of this, the part that makes Harry feel like the universe is playing a cruel joke on him. The father of his baby is exactly right, exactly who he always imagined himself having kids with. He just imagined them married, bonded. Happy. He didn't imagine them barely talking, tip-toeing around each other because neither of them is brave enough to talk about what happened between them. He didn't imagine the father of his child not loving him back.

or, the one where Harry is having Louis' baby, but Louis doesn't know it's his.

🧦 Someone You Couldn’t Lose by @insightfulinsomniac {E, 19k}

For the past three years of university, Harry worked hard to push his romantic feelings for his best friend aside. Now that they’re in their final year of uni, his omega has other plans that slip through the hairpin cracks in his restraint.

Thankfully, Louis readily indulges his incessant and rather out of control nesting behavior. While their closeness doesn’t help Harry with his unrequited feelings, he at least knows that he’s not revealing his deepest secret to the alpha unintentionally. Louis’ genetic lack of a sense of smell allows Harry’s feelings to fly under the radar.

For now.

A uni AU where nesting behavior and a little body oil sparks a much-too-affectionate friends with benefits relationship that has some very unexpected outcomes.

🪹 Empty Nest by @littleroverlouis {E, 16k}

Harry has not felt the desire to nest. The thoughts of where the nest should be, or even what items he planned to scent and arrange, have not even crossed his mind. None of the soft blankets or sweaters they own have triggered any nesting responses. Throughout his career as an OB/GYN nurse, all of his patients have spoken of their nests or how the need thrummed through their veins. There was also the knowledge of all of his omega friends and family members beginning to nest before the end of their first trimester.

Does this mean he isn’t cut out to be a parent? Why isn’t his body preparing him to provide safety and warmth to his pup? Harry fell in love with his pup the moment the pregnancy test result turned up positive, but what is his unfaltering love isn’t enough?

Or pregnant Omega Harry is stressed about a nest.

🎽 Captain Cupid by @2tiedships2 {NR, 15k}

“Right,” Niall started, finally getting the opportunity to unleash his horrible plan. “Well, as you both know, I’m an excellent matchmaker. A human Cupid.The best of the best at finding one's mate. And I’ve decided it’s time to make money doing it.”

“Oh, God no,” Louis groaned, picking up his empty plate and placing it in the sink. He needed to escape as quickly as possible.

Or the one where Niall enlists his friends to help start a speed dating side hustle. Things don't go as planned... or maybe they do?

🪺 Nest To You by @neondiamond {T, 14k}

Everybody knows it’s in an Omega’s nature to nest, and Harry is no different. From the very first nest he builds to comfort himself when feeling homesick to the nest he one day brings his new pups home to, his Alpha Louis is there to witness it all.

Or: Ten different nests Harry builds throughout his relationship with Louis.

🪢 Anything that feels good by bluegreenish / @greenblueish {E, 13k}

A few seconds pass, then Louis suddenly blurts out the last thing Harry expected him to bring up that night.

“Harry, do you want to nest?”

A mixture of distraught coughing and choking escapes Harry's throat. It feels like his lungs have a leak and all the air is flowing out without him being able to do anything about it.

“What do you mean?” he croaks when he finds his voice again. “Alphas don’t nest.”

or, the one where alpha Harry gifts Louis nesting supplies, but the omega doesn’t nest.

👚 When Tomorrow Comes by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom {E, 11k}

When Louis and Niall are partnered up to complete a project on Omega scents and how they effect the nesting behaviours of Alphas, little does Louis know that the course of his life is about to be forever altered.

OR the one where Louis is an Omega who has been keeping himself pure for his Alpha, Harry is a traditional Alpha focusing on his studies while he waits to find his bondmate, and Niall is a sneaky bastard who keeps borrowing Louis’ clothes and never returning them.

👕 Midnight by @kingsofeverything {E, 10k}

“Alphas are for fucking and pheromones,” Louis said during their first conversation, when he was moving into the building and Harry offered to help haul boxes up the stairs. “I’m perfectly capable of carrying my own groceries.”

Louis relented when his Omega friend Zayn intervened and asked if he was also capable of moving his couch by himself. All Harry’d wanted to do was be a good neighbor. Now, here he is, half a year later, balls deep and four months into a no strings attached, sex only situation with the Omega of his dreams. He’s still not sure how it happened. 

👖 always had that heart of mine by @localopa / @voulezloux {M, 7k}

louis is nesting, though he won’t admit to it. between being ill, the stress of uni, and near drops, the only thing keeping him afloat is harry’s scent. the fact they don’t get along is neither here nor there

🩳 When Everything’s Wrong (You Make it Right) by @silverstuff50 {E, 7k}

Written for the Omega Harry Fest 2024

Prompt: There is something wrong with his nest. Harry’s rearranged it a thousand times tonight, even in his foggy state just on the edge of a drop. He’s always been able to take care of himself, able to perfect his nest so that it calms his omega down and keeps him away from that floaty feeling but right now fear is overtaking him as he gets closer and closer to the edge. The thing is, he knows what’s missing. But he can’t exactly go knock on his neighbour’s door and ask “Hey, I know you don’t know me but I’m about to drop and need that purple sweatshirt off of your back for my nest so I can stop it.” Or can he?

🧦 All I Do the Whole Day Through by @lululawrence {NR, 6k}

Louis reached up and grabbed the ridiculously thick jumper that had the planets all over it and slammed the wardrobe doors shut. It was only as he turned around that he realized why Harry’s bedroom door had been shut.

There was a nest on Harry’s bed.

But why was Harry using Louis’ clothes and items that probably smelled like him in his nest?

🪹 when we get intimate by @rainblou {E, 6k}

“When you beg for me, for my touch, and then instantly recoil.. I don’t know if this is real or not.” Louis looked away, shrinking in on himself. “I don’t know if you really want me.”

Harry is asexual. It becomes a problem when his heat arrives and Louis, his alpha, doesn't know.

🎽 The Nestuary by @homosociallyyours {T, 5k}

Louis has never gotten the hang of nesting, so when she gets an Instagram ad for a nest building service, she worries it's too good to be true. It's not, fortunately. She's hooked.

Harry is too, for entirely different yet not unrelated reasons.

🪺 Necessities of Nesting by @haztobegood {G, 5k}

“I know this is a sensitive topic and you probably don’t want to talk about your nest with me. But I have a friend that teaches nesting classes. Maybe they could help.”

“So you agree: my nest sucks and I’m a shit omega.”

🪢 now i'm tracin' all my steps to you by @alwaysxlarrie {T, 5k}

Of all the things Harry was prepared for this summer, Louis Tomlinson and his wonderful, wonderful scent isn't one of them. It probably shouldn't be as shocking as it is that it makes Harry want to nest. There's only one slight problem -- Harry and nesting aren't exactly on familiar terms. At all.

This does not stop Harry from borrowing ("borrowing") Louis' things all throughout summer, though. Oops?

👚 Tastes like Strawberries by @sadaveniren {E, 4k}

I’m stressed. I’m nesting and demand cuddles. Come over

Harry frowned and double checked who the text was from. Yup, it still said Louis - Grad, which meant it was from Louis from his grad school.

aka Louis texts Harry by mistake. It works out

👕 Smells like heaven, feels like luxury by marshashlands {G, 2k}

And that’s when Harry froze.

So did Louis.

The nest was obvious—there was no way to pretend it was anything else. Piles of soft fabric arranged just so, the careful layering of scents, the sheer amount of Harry’s clothes mixed in with Louis’s own. The way it had been perfectly nestled in the corner of the room, near the balcony door where he could smoke from the comfort of his delicately crafted nest. He was aware that Harry wasn’t dumb- Harry most definitely knew he was looking at a nest, and one that smelt of him too.

Oh, Louis is so fucked.

omega verse au where one direction are touring, and well, louis get a habit of making a nest out of his best friends clothes. until he catches him, that is…

[becausebuckley]

michelle's buddie fic recs: week 19!

slightly shorter list than usual, sorry about that - i had a major thesis deadline last week, so i've both been reading less and haven't been keeping track as diligently as i normally do, whoops. still, i hope you enjoy these!

this is a mix of fics with all ratings, so some include NSFW content. please take a look at both the ratings and the fic tags before reading! some contain spoilers for season 8.

if you come across something you like in this list, remember to show some love to the author by leaving kudos and a comment!

a man in finance | carpediaz/@sofa-king-lame | 13.9k | M

The one where Chimney finds Eddie a man in finance. Trust Fund. 6'2". Blue eyes. And he's an asshole, but only for like...five seconds (until he finds out about Chris). Eddie falls hard and fast, but it's ok because Buck does too. this is such a wonderful one!! i love how this author incorporates side characters into these alternate universes (loved lucy's appearances here, and chimney is always so fun) and the buddie dynamic is just lovely <3

cool and chill things to say to your best friend who you've accidentally been having phone sex with when you pick him up at the airport | hwaelweg/@the-hwaelweg | 6k | M

in which we explore the intimacy of having someone's voice in your ear, accidentally falling into phone sex, and edging Eddie Diaz until he can admit he's a good person. i love the distinction between facetimes and phone calls here and the intimacy of it all is just <3 also very hot!!

good things come to those who wait | ithilien22/@ithilien-writes | 2.6k | E

Turns out, Buck likes when Eddie makes him wait for it. (And they're embarrassingly in love about it.) this has such lovely buddie characterisation!! the best combination of domestic fluff and smut <3

i looked at your face & i knew that i'd found it | fleetinghearts/@shitouttabuck | 3.3k | GA

it might be just slightly obvious that buck really, really likes to talk about eddie. such great firefam feels!! buck constantly yapping about eddie is one of my favourite things ever and i love how this fic captures it <3

if i have your heart forever | ipretendtobesane/@usercowboy | 9.2k | M

The day Eddie returns to Los Angeles for good and the day he realizes he’s in love with Evan Buckley happen to be the same twenty-four hours, which makes sense, really, if you think about it. He was coming home. To Los Angeles, to the 118. To Buck. this is the loveliest gentlest fic <3 i love both buck and eddie here, but eddie's realisation felt especially natural and in character!!

sobriquet | rainbowninja167/@rainbowtitania | 18.4k | T

5 Times Buck Called Eddie by a Nickname + 1 Time He Didn’t. this is just so, so, SO much fun!! such a fantastic writing style, and i love how it incorporates humour specifically <3 so good!!

something so lonesome about you | serenelystrange/@serenelystrange | 7.9k | E

Buck signs up for a Christian Dating site, and accidentally stumbles into the man of his dreams. i loved watching buddie's relationship grow in this one! and what a hilariously wonderful fic premise <3 brilliant!!

the way that you hold me tight (there's no other place in the world where i rather would be | The_Lonely_Wolf_Needs_A_Star | 4.2k | M

10 hugs throughout Buck and Eddie's relationship. this was a reread! i'm such a sucker for buddie fics focused on physical intimacy and this hits the spot every time <3

u/minutetomidnightenthusiast's reddit post history. | dylaesthetics | 6.7k | M

the emotional rollercoaster of Eddie's Reddit posts throughout the history of knowing Buck. this author's reddit fics are the gift that keeps on giving <3 i love how this one and the previous one compliment each other, i highly recommend reading them both!!

[luckychild]

I’ve been following the story since almost the beginning! Please know there are plenty of people who don’t have accounts but love the storytelling and imagination you’ve put into this story. I know we’re not as exciting as the commenters and the others that leave physical traces of appreciation, but we’re still here giving our support. PS- as a follow Texan, I know Kurama probably wouldn’t be able to get his hands on a blue bonnet, but I bet he could make a yellow rose.

This ask was submitted in 2021, and I remember it vividly. I remember reading it and feeling frustrated. I remember thinking that if I couldn't reply without sounding frustrated, I couldn't reply at all.

Unfortunately, to this day I am frustrated by this ask.

Specifically, I'm frustrated by the line "I know we’re not as exciting as [...] others that leave physical traces of appreciation, but we’re still here giving our support."

The problem is that you're not giving support.

It feels like this asker misses something really obvious, and I do not want to come across as patronizing when I point it out, but the language above makes me feel like the obvious needs to be said:

If you are not commenting or leaving a kudo, I do not know you exist.

Let me be clearer: If you read a fic, and you do not interact by even doing the bare minimum of hitting a kudo/like button (which is an INCREDIBLY low cost, low effort form of support!), the writer of that fic doesn't know you exist. And if they don't know you exist, how can they possibly assume you are somehow supporting them? Writers aren't omniscient!

I don't want to sound condescending by sharing the dictionary definition of "support," but there seems to be some confusion about what that means, so here it is:

"To give encouragement to someone beause you want them to succeed."

And what does encouragement mean?

"Words or behavior that give someone confidence."

Silence and absence are not tangible. They are not visible. They are not perceivable. How can silence possibly inspire confidence?

I'm very sorry to say this, but writers have no reason to assume that silent readers are enjoying their work. When the hits creep up and no one says anything, we have absolutely no reason to assume those silent readers like what they saw. In fact, if someone reads my work and comes away with nothing to say, it's pretty reasonable to assume they either didn't like the work or didn't resonate with it emotionally.

Reading silently does not inspire confidence in writers. It is not support.

Because support is tangible. Support is visible. Support is something you can perceive. It is a cause that has an effect.

If I do not know you exist, I have no reason to assume you are somehow supporting me. Quite literally, if no words or behaviors that provide encouragement are being provided, no support is being given.

Fanfiction is a gift economy. Fanwriters create works with no pay or compensation other than what the fandom can provide by means of support, encouragement, and community. Our fanfic (our labor!) is a gift to the community. The only gift we can get back is engagement. Call it transactional if you want, but fandom can only thrive when people interact with each other and foster a community together. That back-and-forth trade of interaction is what builds fandom. When fanwriters give the gift of their work to the community, they are hoping the community will give a small gift back in the form of kudos and comments. That's how we find each other and maintain relationships. That's how we build community.

If interaction dries up, so will the fanfic, and so will the fandom itself.

Silence is how fandoms die.

If you read silently, you are not fostering community. You are happily taking a gift, one freely given, and not giving anything back.

And that's fine, to be honest. You can do that. No one will get mad at you. After all, no one knows you exist. Can't get mad at a ghost.

But please. For my sake, please do not confuse silently reading for actual support of a writer, artist, or community. It is not supportive. I won't condemn anyone for reading silently, but at the same time, you cannot confuse silence for actual support.

((Someone is going to get mad and say they're too anxious to comment. OK, cool. Leave some emojis. Leave a kudo. Use a copy/paste comment you can lean on to do the heavy lifting. But if you think you're too anxious to comment, imagine how anxious a writer must feel posting their work in public. And imagine how anxious they get if they get zero interaction at all. We're all anxious. That's fine. But if you're consuming fanwork and not giving any form of support back, you are not fostering fandom, and that's something you should be aware of and own.))

[miriadalia]

Things you can comment on the fanfics you love when you have no idea what to say

From what takes less time to what takes more

~show those writers your love, please!! They do it for free T-T and they deserve better

1. Emojis

You know the vibe of the fic you're reading, chose the ones that suit it better.

❤❤❤

💔💔💔

🙈🔥🔥

You may think this is kind of stupid, but trust me, it is NOT for the writer. It shows you've read until the end of the chapter and that you liked it so much that you decided to say it publicly. Your presence means A LOT.

Also, leaving kudos or votes takes literally just 1 second, what are you doing NOT doing that?? 🤨🤨🤨

2. Simple phrases

I loved it so much!!

Can't wait for the next chapter!!

This was just so good 😍

Amazing as always, keep it up!! 🙌🏼

Writing is a lonely work if you think about it. When I'm in a writer's block, just one sentence can hype me up for the rest of the day and give me the spirit I need 💪🏽

3. The emotions you felt

Yes, you DO matter. That fanfic author cares more about your opinion than your stupid ex so you better write to them instead 🧐

The plotwist was so unexpected, I'm shocked 😱

You can't end with that cliffhanger, how am I supposed to wait another week??

Excuse me, I will now lock into my room and cry all night, thank you 💔

I've read some people saying they won't comment how they felt because they feel ashamed or shy. Take it as if you were about to post a tweet or comment on a friend IG's story 👍🏻

4. One piece of dialogue/prose that really amazed you

Oof 🔥 this happened to me a few weeks ago and that comment still lives in my mind rent free. There's no better way to compliment a writer's work than to highlight something they wrote that left a true impression on you.

And it literally takes no time:

[Insert piece of dialogue], oh she didn't just say that, imma throw hands 🤬🤬

[Insert piece of a description], I could really see it with my own eyes, loved how you described it!

5. Hopes and wishes for future chapters

C'mon, you're going to comment this anyway with some of your fandom mutuals or friends, why don't let the writer know that too?? COPY AND PASTE IT ✍✍

I just need Chatacter A and Chatacter B to kiss, how long is it gonna take?? 😩

Watching that scene in [Canon series name] would have been awesome!! Maybe in future seasons 👀👀

I hope [Ship Name] don't break up in the next chapter, they are so cute 😭

6. Character discussion

Okay, we're entering deeper waters here.

But the truth is: if you love that fanfic that much is because the characters really resonated with you. So express your first thoughts without any fear:

[Chatacter Name] is so important to me, like you have no idea. All the things they went through... But they still manage to be a better person ❤

[Chatacter Name] was so forgotten in [Movie/Series Name], I'm glad they're getting the development they deserved here!

7. Scene discussion

Again, you might think the comment section is no place to start "fangirling" over the stuff you liked. But IT IS!! And the writer wants to know your thoughts on their work, especially if your opinion is all positive 💞

This will take more time, sure. But if you're going to write it anyways for other people, COPY AND PASTE AGAIN, hon!

8. How this story is impacting your fan life (or even personal life)

You don't need to overshare, but simple comments like:

Your fic has really changed the way I think about [Character Name]'s decisions, I feel like I can understand them better now.

This story has motivated me to rewatch all the episodes again 😢 the nostalgia!!!

What you did with [Character's situation] was incredible! I've been there myself and I could have not explain it better 😔

... They will be the ones the writer will remember the most, I can assure you that.

9. A simple THANK YOU

At the end of the day, fanfic and fanart creators only have your feedback to rely on when the block or discouragement hits... This is about showing appreciation to someone you may not know at all, but that has brighten your day with their creations and efforts ❤

[dreamlandbarnes]

f1 fic recs ☆ part 2

please leave comments and kudos for the authors, and make sure to check the tags before reading. i've added the summary, word count, and rating.

disclaimer: none of these fics are mine. if your fic is on here and you want it removed, let me know!

part 1

charles leclerc / max verstappen

the world was built for two by foggystars | 20,713 words | E

“Somewhere you need to be?” Charles asks, letting something nasty leak into her voice. Max looks at her sharply as he buckles his belt. “Yes,” he says. “You know there is.” Charles stretches her arms out above her head, liking the way Max watches her with hungry eyes, like he wasn’t just inside her. “Say hello to her for me?” Max’s expression shutters. “You’re a real bitch, you know that?” * Max has a girlfriend. Charles isn’t going to let a little thing like that stop her from getting what she wants.

girl, so confusing by 140445 | 14,753 words | E

And there has always been something between her and Max. If not something—then the lack of it. They could be so much to each other—but they are not. Things bled dry from one cancelled dinner. Charles wonders if that thing between them is the fact that Max hates her. Or that Charles hates Max. Or that they both mutually hate each other. Or that Charles is seething with jealousy over the things Max got before she got them—or that there is just nothing between them. Nothing at all.

my voice in your head by liesmyth | 6,258 words | T

Only the people who know Max get to call her a bitch.

i wish you a kinder sea by leafycats | 8,012 words | E

It’s… shockingly tender, is what it is. It’s true that: they are not enemies (they are rivals, it’s a big difference, Charles knows), they have talked more the past six months than that they have in twelve years, and that Max is not a person Charles minds hanging out with. But: they are not friends, let alone close friends. And surely this is something you only do with the people closest to you? Ask her to put your hair into a ponytail? After waiting outside her favorite night club? Max is bold, she’ll give Max that. Maybe that’s why she agreed?

i'd sing you a morning golden and new by racingline | 66,297 words | E

Max thinks, sometimes, he might have known before Charles did. He thinks it was difficult not to know. Charles has a miscarriage. They don't talk about it.

remember me love, when i'm reborn by racingline | 68,081 words | E

Charles is pregnant with Max's baby, and then one day he's not anymore. They don't talk about it.

i'm having your baby (it's none of your business) by luminousmoon (foggystars) | 11,688 words | E

“Maybe my pill failed,” Charles says, frowning down at the positive test in his hands, wondering if Max is buying his act. “I do not know how, though. I take it at the same time every morning,” he lies. He glances up at Max, and catches what he swears is a flash of guilt across his face. It clears quickly though, when Max says, “Maybe. Or perhaps the condom broke.” Charles thinks instantly of the tiny push-pin he keeps in the drawer of his bedside table, the one he’s been using to poke holes in Max’s stash of condoms for nearly three months at this point. His chest tightens. “Yes,” he says. “Could be.” * Charles and Max attempt to baby-trap each other.

you give me guilty pleasure by champagnechase | 23,907 words | E

“Is this all it takes then?” Max asks, instantly snatching the cherry floating on top of her drink. Charles stares resolutely into her eyes, refusing to watch the way Max’s lips wrap around the stem. “Your first race win in three years is all it takes for you to start outwardly flirting with me?” Charles’s nose wrinkles, her face screwed up into something between disdain and confusion. She snags her straw between her teeth and takes a long drink to stop the first thought that jumped to the tip of her tongue. “I am not flirting.” -- Charles isn't gay. At least, she doesn't think she is until Max kisses her.

sail on, silver girl by foggystars | 3,089 words | E

‘First Monégasque woman to win Monaco’ doesn't have quite the same ring to it as first woman to win Monaco, the way it’s always sounded in Charles’ dreams, but Charles will take it regardless. She doesn’t have it in her to be angry with Max for taking that away, along with all the other firsts Charles had once hoped to claim for herself. Not when the firm press of Max’s thigh between her own is the only thing keeping Charles chained to the earth right now.

headwind by antspaul | 7,000 words | E

Charles has always known who to be around Max.

higher dose by 140445 | 21,352 words | T

Charles went through every single note of the surgery, claiming that Max could be restored to his former self with the proper treatment and care—and that’s why Charles took on the case. He doesn’t like hopeless, but he likes when it cuts close.

the burning from within by weiwuxian (BreathOfDream) | 8,001 words | M

Charles throws up in the bathroom the morning he wins the 2026 championship.

oui chef by actparci | 16,221 words | Gen

There’s someone standing in his kitchen. He looks young, maybe close to Max’s age, with messy dark brown hair that’s pulled back from his face by a red bandana, and he’s leaning against the kitchen counter like he’s supposed to be here. Max’s first rather unhelpful thought is; fuck, he’s gorgeous. His second, more reasonable thought is; “Who the fuck are you?” “Charles Leclerc,” the man smiles. It's a little bit dazzling and Max is not at all distracted by it. He extends his hand for Max to shake. “I’m your new executive sous chef.” Or: Max is very happy with his life, thank you very much. He has his restaurant, his team, and two Michelin stars at the age of 24. He definitely does not need some pretentious Monegasque chef coming in and throwing everything into chaos. Except, maybe he does.

freed from desire by weiwuxian (BreathOfDream) | 21,243 words | E

There are still—those moments. Where Charles is having fun, having a little distraction, a little new friend to play with, and then looks at Max and sees something hungry in her eyes that makes her shiver. They’re friends and they’re not. Something not quite there and might never be. It’s summer anyway, who cares?

purpose in you by charlescoded | 22,758 words | E

For a dizzying moment, Charles wonders what he looks like to Max. Dressed in fading white to Max’s eternal black, bathed in the shadow Max casts over Charles in contrast to the golden halo of his husband’s hair. The layered wedding dress pooled around them, head tilted upwards, lips parted, like he’s ready to say a prayer. Ready to receive Max’s blessing. Waiting for Max to give him purpose. To guide him.

maximumspeed is live! by cryystal_m00n | 8,000 words | M

maximumspeed is live! crafting and meowing! building another cat sanctuary 😺 come join!   (or, they are each other's biggest fan and also they're falling in love via stan twt)

(i love you) it's ruining my life by NicoleDilona | 34,620 words | E

“Let’s recap then- You admit that you and Charles Leclerc have been involved in a sexual relationship for the past two years. You describe this as a ‘long-term, exclusive, friends with benefits’ arrangement, in which you estimate you usually sleep with him at least twice a week. Oh, and in your own words, it’s 'complicated'. Does that cover everything you want to tell me Max?” “Oh for fuck’s sake- yes, Gemma, that’s everything. Now will you please tell me what the fuck is going on?" “I will, but I have one last question...When did you and Charles film the sex tape?” . . or: Max and Charles’ sex tape is leaked to the paddock. The violation of privacy is almost as terrible as the way it forces them to confront their feelings.

last christmas by 140445 | 18,200 words | M

That’s what Charles needs to remember, that’s why he does this, for the fun, the injuries, late night hot tub stories, failed festive meals. Most of them graduate next year. There won’t be another trip like this, with the people who make it worth it. Charles wouldn’t let Max take that away from him. They’ve taken enough from each other. OR: Exes on the trip they booked before breaking up.

spit us out reborn by linearity | 31,500 words | T

Max Verstappen is Charles Leclerc's best-kept secret.

carlos sainz jr / oscar piastri

rosetta stone by crescenteluce | 7,480 words | E

Maybe it’s just Carlos’s competitive nature at play here, mistaking a desire to win for–desire.

metaphysical solipsism by crescenteluce | 3,528 words | T

Alex woke up in an unfamiliar bed. The cover sheet was dark red instead of muddy beige and when he reached for the phone on his nightstand, he didn’t recognise the lock screen.

in theory i should despise you by wisteriagoesvroom (bobaheadshark) | 11,186 words | E

Snowflakes begin dusting Carlos’s fringe, that blasted fringe that always falls effortlessly well regardless of whatever nefarious acts he might’ve been up to the night before. It makes Carlos look like some guy who walked out of a Christmas storybook, except he’s currently very annoyed and standing in front of Oscar’s shoebox apartment. “What? I’m an EA,” Oscar says. “I’m perfectly replaceable.” “My god, you are still not getting it,” Carlos says. “Getting what.” “You are unbelievable.” ---- Or, in which Carlos is a private banker, Oscar is his exec assistant, and Oscar finally quits.

a summer kind of heat by antimonyandthyme | 4,167 words | T

Nice is only a 27 minute train ride from here. About as close as the beach what, Carlos typed back dumbly. you want to go to Nice? Could be nice, Oscar said. Aw, hell. That was actually pretty funny. No one was around to see, but Carlos buried his mouth in his hand. He was being so soft, and there were too many people who would have a thing or two to say about that.

at the starting line by seasidefae | 3,397 words | Gen

Carlos is an F1 driver, Oscar is an architect, and meet cutes occur.

i've built my dreams around you by tiredwishes | 6,221 words | Gen

“You already have an angel back home?” Carlos frowns, unfairly adorable in his confusion. “No.” Oscar says. “Well, I was just thinking of printing your face on a sheet of paper and smacking it at the top of the tree. So yeah, I guess I already have an angel back home.” Carlos sneezes. “Even if that angel is a snotty mess and isn’t back home where he should be.” — Carlos has many dreams when it comes to Christmas, Oscar only has one.

george russell / max verstappen

standing at your door by buildyourfences | 27,689 words | E

“Alright there, mate?” George waves him off without looking up. “Fine, yeah. It’ll pass, it always does.” “Have you been having a problem for a while?” “Only the last couple weeks. Random waves of nausea, more sensitive to smells. It’s fucking annoying.” Max snorts. “You sound like my sister when she was pregnant.”

crying lightning by 140445 | 5,654 words | T

“Oh,” was all George said on his end of the line. Oh indeed. “Are these awful polos really all you wear?” George stated. “Good lord.” Max snorted. His complete disinterest in his own wardrobe was embarrassing—but George had a lot to say for someone who not only owned two pairs of capri pants, but also packed both of them for a weekend trip to Silverstone. “You took my suitcase,” George concluded then. “You took my suitcase,” Max deadpanned.

Wounded Birds by haruchimaki | 3,207 words | M

George thinks she would snap Max’s neck and call it a mercy. She didn’t think she had the patience to tend to a wounded bird.

snap out of it by 140445 | 7,177 words | M

Frequency illusion was a disease, and Max had it. Max spent twenty-five years on this earth without seeing George Russell shirtless. Twenty-five great years that ended now, because for the second time in the span of two weeks, Max saw George without a shirt on. (5 times Max struggles with George, none of them out on track.)

heaven or las vegas by cerealbowlbxtch | 3,206 words | E

Max had always thought George had more faces than she allowed others to see. The personality she showed to the media or in the cooldown room varied greatly from the one Max saw in the privacy of their hotel rooms or apartments. George’s face between her legs is only proving her point.

a minor correction by this_is_my_associate_mr_mc_clap_yo_handz | 9,136 words | Not Rated

If anyone were to suspect a secret omega on the grid, they’d probably think of Charles, or maybe Lando. No one ever suspects George.

charles leclerc / carlos sainz jr

what we felt by venerat | 14,329 words | E

Imprinted, Charles should say, shocked. I hope he is alright. He should say that. “My god,” he says instead. “On who?”

 i know the end by aplacetorestmyfics | 9,953 words | M

On the bright side, it's race day. Again. (Charles wakes in his bed alone. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is underway. The sky is powder blue.)

hot minute by venerat | 5,542 words | E

It had been a while since she had someone to flirt with.

Eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes by raregoose | 8,444 words | E

Carlos is considering him quietly. He holds up a hand to wave to the fans, too, and then tilts his head sideways toward Charles’ shoulder to say, in his ugly Italian, “Did you like it?” “Did I like what?” Charles replies likewise in Italian. There hasn’t been much to like about this weekend. Besides being home. “Listening,” Carlos clarifies. “In Miami.”

Soul Bond by highkeyshipper | 6,249 words | T

When you turn eighteen, the initials of your soulmate appear on your skin, but only if your soulmate is eighteen too. Charles gets his mark on his eighteenth birthday. Carlos has to wait. They finally meet in 2018, at Marina Bay hotel, watching the circuit from the pool. [or: a charlos soulmate AU with their 2018 singapore first meeting]

(sharpen your teeth) sink into me by antspaul | 10,297 words | E

The first time Charles hooks up with Carlos, it’s good, and that’s the problem, actually.

can't sleep 'til I feel your touch by chiliconcarlos | 8,573 words | E

“I could...” Carlos trails off, and Charles drops his hands from his temples, looking at him curiously. “You could, what?” “...give you a hand.” He says it so casually that it takes Charles a minute to even attempt at understanding what he means. ~ ~ OR: Charles develops insomnia, and the only thing that helps is...Carlos?

i'll make you laugh by venerat | 7,007 words | E

“You are cute,” says Carlos, waving his marker in emphasis. “Obviously. I am always saying this.” “I am not cute.” Charles blinks at him. “When are you saying I am cute?”

ferrari's satisfaction survey by strwbrryfire | 764 words | Gen

who do you trust with tribute here, when you're the one betraying the opportunity to? or; ferrari and carlos on leaving.

Perennial by cosmicscudderia (thelarenttrap) | 4,878 words | E

They said they would stop. When Carlos was buckling his belt in Austin and preparing to depart Charles's room and retire to his own down the hall, they said they would stop.

to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body by luminousmoon (foggystars) | 7,087 words | E

Carlos has had enough humiliation, these past four years. Getting beaten by a fucking omega, one who has contractually agreed to lock his fucking cunt away because he’s too ruled by his instincts. Because he can’t be trusted not to spend his free time bouncing on any knot he can find instead of working to improve his driving. Carlos wants Charles’ cunt. If he can’t have… what he really wants, Carlos wants to be the first. The only one. For now, and as long as Charles remains a Ferrari driver.

charles leclerc / george russell

Forbidden Fruits by paperduck | 5,373 words | M

With the semester break nearing, George has been invited to Charles' famous estate in the countryside. It's a chance not many people get. It's curiosity of an altogether different type that compel George to accept, even if he might not be fully aware of the fact yet.

charles leclerc / lando norris

unhappening by antspaul | 10,763 words | E

“Charles. Why do you want me to drive you to an omega health clinic.” “Well,” Charles says, “it is not because I love your driving so much.”

Case File #80085 by cherrari | 10,300 words | E

There was nothing wrong with getting a boob job—absolutely nothing. But pretending like you hadn’t? That was just lame, in Lando’s opinion.

stop me if you’ve heard this one before by antspaul | words | M

Two Formula 1 drivers walk into an abortion clinic…

charles leclerc / oscar piastri

something I can sink my teeth into by saltshaken | 9,424 words | E

“I’m very sorry to even be asking you this,” Charles starts, looking uncomfortable but determined. He reaches out for Oscar’s hand again, almost unthinkingly. Oscar holds it out to him in turn without considering a single alternative. What is he supposed to do? Not give Charles Leclerc his hand when he gestures for it? Likely fuckin’ story, that. Once he steps close, Charles lets him go, hands folded demurely in his lap while looking up at him with his cartoonishly sparkling big green eyes. “But you are very sweet and kind and you smell very good and you are here—I know you have a girlfriend and you are both cute and in love, but do you think she would mind if you fucked me, just for tonight?” * Or, Charles gets drugged at the bar and goes into an unexpected pre-heat. Oscar helps.

the team game by linearity | 13,100 words | E

The first time Oscar cheated on her girlfriend, it was her second year of Formula Renault, and she told herself she wouldn’t do it again.

lewis hamilton / george russell

chapel of love by withmycalamitouslove | 3,800 words | E

Lewis desperately hopes he’s not who he thinks he is, that he’s not here to see him for his first consultation, along with his partner. But then he spots another, equally tall figure behind him, addressing him by his name. George. The same name in his diary, right next to Alexander. Fuck, he’s in so much trouble.

multi

twin high maintenance machines by Springsteen | 4,525 words | E

As they’re climbing down the steps with their trophies, Charles looks back at him, eyes bright. “You have to celebrate with us tonight,” he says. Carlos turns back, too, watching Oscar with a heavy gaze. “I – yeah, definitely," Oscar stutters. "For sure.” “Good.” Charles smiles, sharp and clever. “It’s a party.”

in the middle by nyoomfruits | 22,142 words | E

Max has Charles. And Charles has Max. And Oscar still doesn’t have a goddamn coffee table. Or, about finding your place, somewhere in the middle.

here's to all the mistakes i never made by ncr1pted | 4,957 words | E

Charles is twenty-eight–almost twenty-nine. He's not stupid either. He knows people; knows how to play them, how to get what he wants, how they act. He can recognize the starstruck look in his teammates eyes whenever he and Charles talk. The way he follows Charles around, half a step behind. He used to look at Seb that way.

terrain of incomplete hunger by luminousmoon (foggystars) | 7,894 words | E

“He’s, like.” Daniel glances around, lowers his voice. “I think he’s in pre-heat. Someone needs to look after him until I can find someone to take him home.” Carlos feels a little dazed. Charles is in pre-heat, in one of the many bedrooms in this massive apartment. It’s a wonder there isn’t a line at the door already. “Ah,” Max says, straightening up. “Yes, of course. I will go and sort him out.” With that, Max is striding off, leaving Daniel and Carlos to gape after him. * Charles goes into pre-heat at a party; Max and Carlos decide to help him out.

[odbuoyjemmity]

something i'm very keen on in my other fandoms is fic rec lists so here are my favourites in the nevermoor fandom. if you read any of these and enjoy them please remember to comment and leave a kudos. the list above the cut is silverborn spoilers free and below the cut are the silverborn spoilers fics so this post isnt going to be tagged with spoilers but just. be aware. also remember to read all the tags and the description before going in. those exist for a reason. i've tried to link the tumblrs of the authors but if i couldnt find

Bid Day by @tillywunderwing (TillyWunderWing)

Morrigan's death on Eventide night creates a timeloop.

(what do you mean you've lost your) scarlet welly boots by @tragedykery (maileesque)

Morrigan tries to cope with Jupiter's death.

Big Fat Ginger Crush by originalblue

Very cute Jupitim fic.

The Nervous Breakdown Trial by @purrassicjet (purrassicjet)

Jupiter and Bertram do the Fright Trial.

A Rose By Any Other Fate Would Sting A Lot Less by @purrassicjet (purrassicjet)

Jupiter visits Rosie's grave.

The guilt and terror, it's eating me alive by @patchythecryptid (parchmentandpencils)

Mog & Jupidad hurt/comfort post Silverborn.