#ao3 archive deep dive

[fanficfanattic]

I’m still doing my Jamie deep-dives! But!!!

What is your fav platonic relationship? I’m doing some overviews of the Jamie & … tags.

Comment your favs and I’ll do some recon for you!

[phoenixcatch7]

Oh my actual goodness, ao3 never change.

This was written by two people for one story since 2013 and is still going strong over a decade later.

It's primarily a supernatural/avengers universe that branches out into doctor who, Harry Potter and the greater marvel universe. The main trilogy (a nice 420k) is complete but asdfghjkl 2012 tumblr nostalgia. It's legitimately a fantastic read too, grammar, characterisation, pacing, plot.

[solradguy]

i read you talking about di fics earlier- any recommendations? preferably nothing nsfw (got nothing against that sort of fic ofc- im just apothisexual lmao)

Well........................................... All I have are horny DI Sol fics........................ I'm sorry.............................................................................................

I guess... Maybe my own fic, Interlude, technically counts...? It's largely pre-limiter, post-GG Begin Frederick so he's red and beastly for about 80% of what I've written so far: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44354353/chapters/111548716

Other than that, all the other ones I've read (or written) he's got his weenie out... Forgive me..........

[l3l-diving-service]

To My Dearest Sister | Poetry | Endless Ocean 2 | G | Player Character | AO3

[dayurno]

do u know how aftg became popular back in the day? i always hear that it blew up on tumblr around 2014 but like... how, this was a random self published trilogy (book? idk if tkr & tkm were out when it gained traction) like theoretically how would we (we the collective not we me n you) go about possibly finding another self published hidden treasure like this series

I DONT anon youre overestimating how long ive been around i read aftg in the later half of 2020…!! my guess is that nora’s presence on tumblr discussing the series gathered some onlookers that then created the momentum for the fandom, but i genuinely have no idea. my friend who was into it in 2016 said once that it was in good part because aftg was thought to be dead dove, which stood out from the mostly sanitized lgbt representation at the time, and i’m sure neil being acespec also played into it. but i really do not know… x___x mon dieu…. aftg fandom deep dive soon

as for reading self published novels, there are plenty of sites online for that all over the world! i don’t know where aftg was first published, and i can’t believe i’m saying this, but if you want a better answer you should consider directly asking nora on her twitter or tagging her in a post here when she’s online

[workingforitallthetime]

Interesting. I wasn’t looking for it, but found it by simply linking through hockey blogs. Even though it’s not personally my cup of tea, & my first time reading such material, I have no problem with your writing. The problem as I see it is that using actual people in such intense and polarizing situations is a slippery slope and could have real life repercussions. If someone was writing this about your child/brother/partner would you be so dismissive? Why is it necessary to put actual human beings in these works?

wow, i am so honored you have no problem with my writing! i am so humbled and grateful that you took the time to drop by my blog and bestow your blessing. lucky me! apparently you skipped my about page, though. maybe take the time to read it. then go find another blog to read that’s more suited to your interests.

[lightbulbshineon]

I'm an entire work-girlie and I can't think of anything worse that safari just deciding to go to the top of the page without prompting.

Like I was on TikTok for an hour. I don't remember where I left of, what am I meant to do now?

[watcher0033]

Y’all, the Archive admins are made up of VOLUNTEERS. And they have been working for 12-13 HOURS STRAIGHT.

I better not hear any complaints when donation period comes around. OR ELSE.

cosplay by @woahchriswoah on Twitter

EDIT: How do we show appreciation to the volunteers? For me reading these deep dives on OTW issues u guys apparently it's been said multiple times that one of their objective statements is to have paid staff for ao3 and there's a surplus of donations they haven't used up or the other community solutions that needs to address. For those more financially literate feel free to analyze, snipe me or add to the discussion etc. linked here by deepa. They’re cool and these yearly analysis they did aint no joke.

But Seriously what can we do for these volunteers? The probable burn out from this entire fiasco would be no joke. @ao3org

[stupidlyunhinged]

okay yall whos got em cuz now i want the too

Does anyone have any dick and bruce centered fics? Specifically the lego batman movie bruce and dick. Idk if im just not looking through the proper tags on ao3 but i cant find a lot of lego batdad stuff. Any recommendations are very appreciated!

[thegoldencontracts]

Rec-list!

This is a little compilation of all the twisted wonderland works I personally recommend. Feel free to DM me, or comment anything you think should be added. If you're on this list and I haven't commented on your fic, I'm so sorry! I hope my words of praise here can somewhat make up for it.

Bold Fics/Creators are/make X Reader!

Italicized ones are ones I find underrated, so I highly recommend checking them out!

Tumblr:

Kisses - by @thehollowwriter, a fluffy OC X Azul fic that made me sqeee aghhh it's so cute <3

Azul, Idia, and Riddle With A Flirty Reader - by @etheries1015, tooth-rottingly fluffy tsundere!twst xreader, I love it sm. Ft. Azul, Riddle, Idia

Ashes - by @thehollowwriter, Azul angst and it BROKE my heart, trust me it's painful in the best way.

Untitled Azujami Drabble - by @poisoned-pearls, and though they're popular probably I still think this awesome little fluffy masterpiece is criminally underrated aghhhhh

Ace, Leona, Azul, and Jamil With A Talented Baker - by @atierrorian, super fluffy and I absolutely adored it.

Group Hug - by @whats-it-mean, Ace, Floyd, Jade, and Azul all in a group hug with the reader, it's such a funny premise and yet so well done.

Arms Tonite - by @thesunshineriptide, I honestly believe it is the gold standard for hurt/comfort fics, it's absolutely amazing and honestly one of the best twst fics I've ever read.

Please Don't Leave - by @just-patchy; octatrio poly (no twincest) hurt/comfort, it is so good, don't listen to the a/n saying the writing's bad trust mee.

Azul + Anniversary - @cloudcountry; azul x reader and it's so cute ashdhfdhsfkdlj I'm dyinggg

Coin-Flip - @pomefioredove; this one was so cuteeee azul x reader, it was so fun seeing him get all flusteredd fhjdfkjh

Ao3:

and who'll love me if i'm not the top of my school - by @idia-shroud-is-tmasc/shatteredcoll on ao3; heart-wrenching riddle angst fic in the absolutely best way. If you're a riddle fan, seriously I recommend checking it out.

Of Rosy Snapshots and Deep Dives - by bedtime_at_four_am on ao3; I may be biased but honestly I love all their works, seriously recommend reading it's such a good azurido fic and even if you don't like the pairing you'll find it hilarious.

Rock and a Hard Place - by @thateldribitch/ThatEldriBitch on ao3, it's such a short but sweet fic and honestly I've reread it so many times I've probably ended up skewing the stats HELP-

Fungi Makes A Fun Guy - by Foxyexy on ao3. Azul x Jade and It's sooo cute aghjfdjdk I'm dying I'm deadd-

Business Soulmates - by Mell(MelMystery) on ao3. Platonic octatrio; It's so perfect imo, and one of the few twins meeting azul fics i like.

Indebted - by Midnight_Archives on ao3. So cute, and it's SO underrated, especially compared to other Jamiazu longfics.

Misc. (Follow Recommendations):

@malletsum - hilarious tweets and banger malleus + twst takes imo

@dailytwsttweets - Absolutely fucking hilarious every tweet of theirs is a banger imo, never forgetting "yaoi pills"

@thehollowwriter - banger takes and a bunch of good fics!

@poisoned-pearls - SO MUCH GOOD JAMIAZU STUFF it's actually insanee

@skyephobic - Banger art absolutely EDIBLE imo

@traumxrei-archive - Everyone probably knows them but they write SO MUCH good flustered Azul content it's insaneeee

@luciferzstar - Underrated Azul artist imo, lots of great memes <3

@pomefioredove - Great fic writer imo SHJFDJHKFKJFDS

@jovieinramshackle - Great artist for Azul content, I love their ocs <3

[fanficfanattic]

Summary: When a blind item about Rebecca and one of her employees turns the public’s eye on her, the team decide to take things into their own hands. Kind of.

Review: I am unironically saying that this might be one of the best versions of Jamie in a fanfic. He is dumb as a rock and also incredibly strategic and also genuinely trying to help someone he cares about.

ALSO the fact that everyone is trying to help the situation but also keeps gently interjecting why her and Sam getting together was An Issue.

Quote:

"All right?" he said, looking around the room, closing the door behind him. "I wanted to say – ah – well, you all saw the gossip site, yeah?"

"That's what we were just talking about," Keeley said, in a calmly indulgent tone.

"Right. Well." Jamie rubbed his forehead with a hand that had the cuff of his jacket pulled down over it. "I wanted to say – we should say it was me."

The other three people in the room all stared silently back at him. Finally Rebecca said, very slowly, ". . . what?"

Jamie shrugged. "Looks better, don't it?"

"Better . . . than . . . what?" Rebecca said.

Jamie either missed or wasn't bothered by the edge of danger in her tone. "Better than Sam, right? I mean – I'm a bit older, yeah, more established, I get paid more, and everybody knows it was Ted I went to, to get back on the team. No favoritism from you, like. But mostly – I didn't lose us our sponsor? And like – that'll be the first thing people say, won't it."

Second Quote:

"The team have been taking turns . . . walking me to my car, buying me drinks . . . flirting with me from the pitch," she said, directing her words and her gaze to the paving stones. "Out of some belief that it would help to obscure the truth if I looked like I might be dating all of them. You know. We didn't draft any of them for their brains."

"They're good boys," Ted said. "If somewhat naive and perhaps overly addicted to nineties teen rom coms."

"Jamie offered to snog me."

"Uh."

"The little prick even managed not to make it feel like workplace harassment." Rebecca wrapped her arms around her knees.

[hyperfixation-fix]

Alright girls, guys, and gays - welcome to...

A Newby's Guide to the Marauders Fandom

You keep seeing your mutuals post about this Harry-Potter-adjacent fandom. It seems cool, and pretty damn gay, and you're kinda curious to know more. Except there's one problem: there is little-to-no actual canon.

How do you get into a fandom with little-to-no canon material?

Well friends, I'm here to help! Consider this post your roadmap to the fandom - useful locations are noted, major landmarks and tourist destinations are starred, and recommended routes are highlighted.

But where you actually go is up to you.

Level 1: The Basics

If you're the freshest of fresh meat to this fandom, you may like to start with a nice little overview of our chaos-fanon. Here are some YouTube videos that give you a good tl;dr:

a deep dive into the marauders fandom by uncarley (YouTube video, general topic, no major content warnings) - this is a great starter video, especially if you're not a fandom person usually. It's digestible, fun, and not too lore-heavy.

The Marauders Era Fandom Deep Dive! by Coffeekoe (YouTube video, general topic, no major content warnings) - alternatively (or in addition), this is another great starter video, but possibly more from a fandom-familiar perspective. Also Coffeekoe just has great vibes and I want to kiss them on the forehead. Mwuah mwuah mwuah.

Marauders Era Ships Deep Dive! by Coffeekoe (YouTube video, several different ships, no major content warnings) - after you've got the gist of how the fandom works, you might want to know a bit more about the common Marauders ships. This video gives an awesome (and comprehensive) overview.

Level 2: The Canon in the Fanon

You're going to have a pretty tough time in the fandom if you're not at least somewhat familiar with The Fanfic™️, All the Young Dudes. This fic is as highly revered (if not more so) than the real actual canon text (obligatory fuck JKR).

First off let's understand what it is.

All the Young Dudes is a long-form fanfiction written by MsKingBean89 and published on Archive of Our Own. And when I say long-form, I mean long-form - this thing is a monstrous 188 (chunky) chapters long. It spans from 1971, when the Marauders start their first year at Hogwarts, until 1995, when Remus dies. Speaking of which, it's also canon-compliant, so I'll save you some heartache and tell you right now that all of the characters die in pretty tragic ways. I'm not going to lie to you, it's a pretty heavy story - there are strong themes of child abuse, homophobia, underage drinking/smoking, drug abuse, abusive relationships, and trauma. BUT. I really enjoyed it and have read it twice now, simply because the happy bits are worth the painful bits.

With all of that in mind, here are (my recommendations for) your options for acquiring your ATYD education:

All The Young Dudes Deep Dive! by Coffeekoe (YouTube video, ATYD, some light discussion of triggering topics mentioned above, spoiler heavy!!!) - yep that's right, it's Coffeekoe again. Mwuah mwuah mwuah. This video is a super duper great alternative to reading ATYD, or a great way to dip your toe in and see if you want to commit to reading it in full. Obviously it's spoiler heavy, so if you already know you want to read ATYD and spoilers bug you, just skip it.

All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 (AO3 fic, mostly Wolfstar, triggers as mentioned above) - here's just a straight up link to the fic. You may need an account on AO3 to access it.

All the Young Dudes by BIBLIOBIBULI (YouTube, same as above) - if you're like me and love the idea of reading a long-fic, but don't actually have the time/energy/patience/stamina to do it, an audiobook might be the way to go! This one is great, and complete. You're welcome 🫶

Level 3: Fics of Note

Okay! By now, you should have received your official Marauders Fandom Certification in the mail (or, I guess, via owl), and you're pretty much free to go and explore the fandom on your own. You may, however, still come across references that confuse you. Those (probably) come from one of the many, many, many popular fics in the fandom.

Here's just a few of the major ones and links to them, for your convenience (asterisks indicate fics that require an account to access):

NOTE: This is not a rec list. Approach with caution and read all the tags.

Crimson Rivers by bizarrestars*

Just Lovers (Like We Were Supposed To Be) by bizarrestars*

Best Friend's Brother by bizarrestars*

Choices by MesserMoon

Kill Your Darlings by MesserMoon

All the Young Dudes - Sirius's Perspective by Rollercoasterwords

The Cadence Of Part-Time Poets by motswolo

Art Heist, Baby! by otrtbs

Only the Brave by Solmussa*

Level 4: You're On Your Own, Kid

You're still here? Why are you still here? You should be out there, enjoying your newly acquired fandom!

Fine, one last piece of advice and then you really have to leave:

Engage.

This fandom is unique because it is the weird, Frankenstein's-Monster-esque lovechild of thousands of strange little obsessive gremlin people like you and me. Sure, it only has one eye and far too many nipples, but who cares? We made this and we love it. And it's your job, as someone in the fandom, to keep it alive by engaging. Yes, this is true for every fandom, but even more so here. Comment, reblog, share, recommend fics, ask for fic recs. Fuck it, create too - write, draw, share headcanons, make playlists. It doesn't matter if it's "bad" or "wrong", there aren't any fucking rules.

Add another nipple, by all means! Eyes are overrated anyway.

[ani-is-my-username]

Snufkin’s Christmas

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Hello! I'm fairly new to the fandom so it is 100% possible that they might be out of character AND that there's some things that doesn't make too much sense in terms of canon media, since I haven't done a deep dive yet (especially not on the Christmas specials)

He was never the one to celebrate Christmas, he never had the need nor the people to do it anyway. But after running-- or getting crashed-- into Santa Claus, Snufkin embarks on an odd journey in which he has to replace the old man himself. On his adventure, the lad learns about the struggles of some families, all whilst dealing with his own fair share. Perhaps by the time the sun comes up, Snufkin's mind opens to the idea of celebrating the holiday next year, regardless of if he's alone or not.

Special thanks for a cool friend of mine, @rusted-fairy-wings (can be found on AO3, too (@ rusted_fairy_wings)!!) , who sacrificed her time to beta-read the prologue! 💙

PROLOGUE:

[ao3feed-piltovers-finest]

Everything Was Grey

by woodland_deer

They say when you’re about to die, your life flashes before your eyes. In Caitlyn’s case it was more the life that could have been.

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Deep dive into what goes through Caitlyn's head as she is about to get executed.

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I am so sorry for this fic. I was re-watching the finale and couldn't stop thinking about what Caitlyn was thinking when she realised she was about to get shot. Were all in pain here.

Words: 956, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F

Characters: Caitlyn (League of Legends), Vi (League of Legends), Ambessa Medarda, Maddie Nolen, Steb (Arcane: League of Legends)

Relationships: Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends), Caitlyn & Vi (League of Legends)

Additional Tags: POV Caitlyn (League of Legends), About to Die, Pain, Execution, Caitlyn Needs a Hug (League of Legends), Season/Series 02, One Shot, Hurt No Comfort

Read on A03. from AO3 works tagged ‘Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)’

[fsbc-stucky-library]

Hello. May I ask for a fic search? I read it some time ago an ao3, one chapter: Steve gets captured, Bucky aka the WS comes into play, gets order to punish him infront of Hydra audience, while the WS does even tho Steve tries to talk out of him, he recognizes he wants Steve all to himself and escapes with his new mission into the dark.

Ooh, I’m sure I’ve read this one, but a cursory search of The Library doesn’t bring anything up (and I don’t have time to do a deep dive right now 😭)

Does anyone else recognise it?

Update:

Another update:

[circus-of-hell]

Hello my friends!

Long time no see, I probably is back on track with my life and decided to start working this blog again!

Silly things, I started writing an AO3 fic(?) with this AU, well it is more of a diary of Designer, diving deep into what he saw in hell in his perspective and maybe some hints to where this AU is going!

If you are interested, here is the link, it currently only have 1 chapter/entry and is very short but hopefully I’ll write more

Like this AU, there will be mention of blood, death, murder, gore and more, please view this with discretion, thank you!

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