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do you have any more levi fic recommendations
I havenât read Levi fics in SO SO long but yes I do have ones from when I was a real Levi girlie (throwback fr). Some of these I havenât read in legit years so my memories are pretty fuzzy to say the least, but hey, 2020 me liked them!
âSpiteâ by wellitcouldbeworse3: my #1 go-to always and forever! I was a fan of this fic since, like, chapter 15? Wrote a hugeass comment on each chapter (yâall can probably find me in the comments section) and wrote a whole fanfic of this fanfic. Loved it. If you fucked with the IW angst I would also recommend âAs the Spark Diesâ. Author is lovely and has so so many other banging Levi fics, tell her I say hi :)
âA River of Three Crossingsâ and âDust, Diamondsâ by maokitty: I remember really enjoying them both! The former is incomplete but the latter is complete, both v worth reading from what I can remember (?)
âTo Sing a Song of Steelâ by CaptainDegenerate: anything by this author bangs, but I remember especially enjoying this fic. Iâm a fantasy nerd and had recently binged the âMistbornâ series, and Iâm pretty sure I remember liking the magic system here??
âGesturesâ by ChiisaiHeic: I found a bookmark for this fic from like 2020? Past-me said itâs got happy pining and minimal angst. I donât think itâs finished but I apparently enjoyed it!!
I just checked the Levi x reader tag and realised that these are all mad popular Levi fics already.. damn. Oops lol. Listen I remember when spite was a fledgling fic ok </3
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Brook trout - Origami, one sheet of paper
#mine#origami#trout#fish#original model is by Fukuroi Kazuki#you can find the diagram in the origami tanteidan 26th edition book#which is on z-library bc z-lib is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#cheer and clap everyone#i wouldn't necessarily rec folding this one bc the head is entirely asymetrical - the mouth is only visible on one side#but you know fun trout model and the tanteidan diagrams are always so well done so do you what you'd like#don't do like me and use wenzhou paper that you've made go through the ringer though lol#it'd benefit from smth a bit more solid and there's nothing complex enough to necessitate a paper than thin#had a lot of fun with the colors though i think that green is delightful
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Iâm sure that this is not a hot take and that a lot of people feel the same way but likeâŠ
The question âdoes it have spice?!đ¶ïžđ„â makes me want to jump off a cliff. Iâm out here looking for gothic book recommendations on Reddit, tumblr, and goodreads and WHY is this the first question so many people ask đ
Look, I love erotica as much as the next person but come on. There have got to be other things that matter when recommending books or choosing to pick one up, my GOD.
#am I just old?#like am I being unreasonable?#I donât want to blame booktok for this but Iâm dying over here#and romance and spice are two different things#a lot of these spicy books are just straight up trash but people tout them as amazing romances#like excuse me?#if theyâre having nasty sex within 50 pages itâs not romance#itâs not love at first sight either#itâs lust#Christ I just wanted a gothic book for fall and after Iâve been in a reading slump after finishing the shepherd king duology#donât fucking recommend me haunting Adeline good GOD#anyway#if someone has a solid gothic recommendation pls send it my way#otherwise Iâll be forced to read Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights and I am more of an Austen girlie than a BrontĂ« girlie#sorry grandma pls donât haunt me from the afterlife for that#booktok cringe#anti booktok#I donât even know how to tag this bc Iâm not even anti booktok#book recommendations#book recs#someone help me#personal#rant#half the time the spice isnât even good#I get better smut from fanfiction#I need to clarify that I donât care if you like spicy books#go off girly pop#but I am BEGGING for a modicum of self reflection#spice should not be the only reason youâre reading a book 100% of the time holy fuck
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I need every percabeth shipper out there to read Cardigan by Omnifiasco on Ao3.
#the first fic to make me cry#every time I reread it itâs just as good#THE percabeth fic for me#itâs one of those you#kudos#bookmark#and download#percy jackson#and that you click the kudos even though you canât do it more than once#bc itâs the thought that counts and I physically canât not kudos it every time I come across it#annabeth chase#percabeth#percabeth fic rec#pjo#percabeth fanfic#ao3#ao3 recs#percy jackson and the olympians#heroes of olympus#angst#soulmate#soulmate au#hoo#percabeth au#I cried#I never cry from books#but I cried#thats how good it was
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Fanfic Classics (inspired by zeziliazink and bubu0h)
I'm not even exaggerating when I say that these Drarry fics will always be famous to me! I believe I first read these around 2018, and I've reread them multiple times since đ€Ł They're hits on AO3 for a reason and I cannot recommend them enough.
Away Childish Things by @letteredlettered
Far From the Tree by aideomai
What We Pretend We Can't See by gyzym
view more fic covers here. art credits below!
Artwork used (in order):
"L'Atre (The Hearth)" by Ădouard Vuillard (1899). Credit goes to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection in memory of Virginia Jackson.
"Olive Trees at Collioure" by Henri Matisse (1906). Credit goes to the 2019 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
"Corridor in the Asylum" by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
#kiss my covers#these are my personal drarry classics bc this is the time period i first got into them as a hp ship....i was a jily girl in 2011-2012 LOL#drarry fanfic#fanfic covers#aideomai#lettered#gyzym#fanfic book covers#citing covers bc my uni professors made me so Paranoid abt accidentally plagiarising...these r Personal Use only so i should be okay#imagine getting sued for harry potter yaoi covers#book covers#hpdm#drarry book covers#harry x draco#queued post!#drarry fic recs#hpdm fics#Away Childish Things#Far from The Tree#What We Pretend We Canât See#kiss with a list
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 Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
#spn#supernatural#destiel#dean winchester#deancas#castiel#cas#destiel edit#destiel book quotes#widower arc#despair#dean studies#my last book quote post did so well#I thought I'd hit everyone with another#this is also another book rec from me#I mean a modern classic#southern gothic book written by a queer author#all about an inability to connect to others while craving love#in the backwaters of nowhere America#While also dealing with concepts like faith and nihilism#and I should also mention features disability rep and people of colour#though if you do read it be mindful of triggers#Also the quote#âNext to music#beer was best.â#is so Dean coded I...
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tagged by @shrips for 9 books you'd like to read in the new year! ty for the tag-- i tag @halfagod @albatrossisland @eponine119 @tru-lyly
#some of these i've started (ie the last book is from the library and i've tried doing the exercises digitally)#i've wanted to try learning how to paint rather than just doing flats but it is sooo time consuming man#also a lot of these is literary / academic / jargony but i guarantee you i will read like#only one of them#i'm a little through elite capture and it's interesting but i'm like maaaan this is a little too much like coursework rn#so realistically i will read smoke / martyr / hopefully oil / maybe enayat or burn#kala and my mother laughs i am hoping to get to bc i forget who recced it to me here but i will try.#also for whoever tagged me before for other ask games but i never got to it im sorry ill get better at it next year again#truthfully i think it is bc i am irl more now lmao tag games used to be my no 1 priority#or im sick and am like im not typing shit rn#im sick rn#i really need to get off escitalopram man the Sicknesses are only getting sicker#also shrips if ur somehow still reading all this dont worry abt ur stuff being not literary its p good tbh i feel like#against a pretentious person's judgement#(NOT ME I THINK. BUT THERE R TITLES THT R CLASSICS THERE AND THE PRENTENTIOUS PPL R USUALLY OK W THOSE)
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Thank you for the tag @tonhalszendvics !! Wow, this look fun!
first, search your pseud + [aesthetic] on pinterest and add the first 4 pics đ
then, name 5 fictional characters you'd live with in a heartbeat đĄ
lastly, which position you sleep in đ€
For practical reason, I twisted the rules a bit for it to be pseud instead of name, and marry into live with.
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đ Whatâs that obsession with the hands đ€Ł
đĄ 5 fictional characters... i don't think I'd want to live with any of those, most of my favs are absolute jerks and I can't stand fluff for a reason xd. Letâs see who come to mind though.
The Fool (Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb) to make things interesting.
Ivan (Vorkosigan saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold) handy to manage troubleâ heâs used to it.
A dragon of Temeraire (by Naomie Novik). Iâd take Temeraire himself bcs his personality is perfect, but Iâm not cruel enough to separate him from Laurence. That would be just wrong.
Menolly (Chronicles of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey) to have at least one singer in this home. Also she is great. And bring super cute fire lizards with.
Calcifer (Howlâs Moving Castle) to get a roof on our head while keeping the ability to travel. Plus super efficient to get rid of waste and keep warm.
All of them in the same house bcs roomates are the best. And now itâs time to drive them all crazy by going wild and bringing forth as much chaos as I can đ (hopefully theyâll help me survive)
 đ€ I sleep... curled up. In a super small ball, tangled in the blanket. Generally holding a cushion or plaid in my hands XD
Tagging.... @cinderfeather @bluntblade @starmahgalaxies @purple-iris @insertmeaningfulusername @pebblish @pat-the-togorian @linzerj @kgjhk @fanfictasia @asteral-feileacan @ravenite-void @fancyfrey @silvercaptain24 @beguilewritesstuff @lusseia @azzzryel @trickstress333 @sarcasticfirefighter @numerousbees1106 @udekai @nice1cream @justarandomperson17 @dragonnan @nemo-is-my-dad @kuraiarcoiris @exomal @thinkingnot @amethystsworld @andersssandrew @a-mel-tomelts @yummxi @mckiwi @gasmeros @renegade-of-theworld @angst-buritto @kadep @angelofbooklovers @dragonfromthewoodlands @snackhouse @firaqua @unbloomingblossom @capriciaclone @manufactured-pleasantry @sitting-on-the-roof @chonaku-things @taszzer @dirtkid123 @1ong1ashes
... and anyone who want to hop in!
#you tagged me a while ago but never too late right? :3#I ended up choosing mostly books character idk why#most of them are from books i grew up with though#i rec them all if you donât recognise one of the title xd#tag game#tag games#tumblr game#aesthetic#farseer trilogy#vorkosigan saga#dragonriders of pern#howlâs moving castle
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the absolute Experience of hearing booktok describe one book as THE best five star read you've ever seen that you'll wanna read over and over and over again and then actually trying it and realizing you'd literally eat glass if it meant you got back everything you wasted on it
#yes this is about the pumpkin spice cafe#also that lost bookshop one#the only recs from booktok that haven't steered me wrong are mexican gothic & raybearer#and even then. i already HAD mexican gothic from when i bought it for a class#and raybearer was a rec from a smaller booktoker to diversify reading lists#so maybe it's just Big Popular Booktok that has a problem with recommending Nothingburgers#with a side of Very Inaccurate descriptions of what the book is like#(looking at everyone who described lost bookshop (about 3 storylines where 2 of them are about fleeing abuse/forced marriage)#as 'cozy and enchanting' and 'feels like a warm hug đ„°'#when it was described as COZY & ENCHANTING i was expecting like. howls moving castle. or at least some mr. magorium's wonder emporium shit#but no it had me STRESSED. anyway#mine#hannah reads#booktok
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Do you have any book recs for someone in a reading slump? I always had a book out from the library when I was at school, but fell out of the habit and want to get back into it!
Personally when I find myself in a slump I tend to go for short books and novellas to try and avoid that mid-book slog that can happen when I'm not feeling motivated lol
Some excellent fast reads for me were
- Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E Harrow it's only 33 pages and it is legitimately one of the best stories I've ever read lol
- This Is How You Lose The Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar is less than 200 pages and has some of the most romantic language I've ever read if, like me, you live for the yearning lol
- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz is a collection of short stories that comes in around 200 pages and has some of my favourite contemporary lit fic stories I've ever read mostly surrounding the Black female experience in Florida. Just the range and quality of writing are just *perfect*
- The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo currently has 5 or 6 books around 120 pages each and are all excellent examples of Asian inspired high fantasy and are real love letters to storytelling in all its forms (the second one is my favourite though I love the tigers lol)
- Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells are a great choice if you like Sci-Fi, the first one All Systems Red is 150 pages and surprisingly funny and heartwarming considering the name lol. I think a couple of the books are full length novels but the first one at least definitely isn't
- or, if you're more of a horror girlie, Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones, Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard, and Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris are all dark weird little 100 page stories that I ate up in one sitting
Hopefully there's something on this list that appeals to you because slumps are so tough to be in and push through so I hope you you find something that helps soon đ©â€ïž
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#either short books or rereading old favourites#the hunger games#and#first law#both saved me from reading slumps this year but theyre considerably more commitment lol#book recs#booklr#six deaths of the saint#alix e. harrow#this is how you lose the time war#max gladstone#amal el mohtar#milk blood heat#dantiel w moniz#the singing hills cycle#nghi vo#the murderbot diaries#martha wells#mapping the interior#stephen graham jones#helpmeet#naben ruthnum#the country will bring us no piece#matthieu simard#green fuse burning#tiffany morris
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lol my bad, sweets.
When I asked for fics I was mostly asking about jjk fics, but since you don't have those, maybe just what fics really REALLY does it to you in general. Personally I'm in multiple fandoms and I'd appreciate a good read. so really, anything. Like ur fav fics ever and ever.
Muah muah đđ
AHHHH I see I see
Yeah I donât really read many jjk fics! Shocker, lol. Mainly because none of the main ships have really reeled me in (this includes satosugu⊠sorry, Iâm just not a geto girlieâŠ)
As for some general fic recs, I can happily oblige! (Most are haikyuu. That fandom shaped me as a person.)
âcampfire in your chestâ by deanpendragon: my all-time favourite fic ever. The fic that started it all: this is the reason I love friends-to-lovers, folks. Slowburn, mutual pining, everything Iâve tried for with IW was done first and done best here. I have reread this fic so many times that it feels nostalgic now. So, so incredibly beautiful. I will read anything by deanpendragon, but especially recommend âthe certain things we lackâ.
âThen, Now, and Againâ by buttonstuck: I love so many of buttonstuckâs works but this is probably my favourite: poignant and so realistic, about getting together post-breakup and exploring what lead to the breakup in the first place. I loved the way it used time, and its structure was a huge inspiration for my other fic, âSoli Deo Gloriaâ.
âClose to the Chestâ by darkmagicalgirl: Again: slowburn, coming of age, and really candid explorations of grappling with homophobia as a teen that did, in fact, make me a lil teary eyed.
âWritten in the Starsâ by Quixoticity: the pining. The pining. I remember reading this and thinkingâoh, God, this is what I was going for with IW. I love soulmate aus with worldbuilding and angst and complexity (again, if youâve read SDG youâll know lmao) and this fulfilled everything.
âHemingway Can Suck Itâ (orphan account): okay, this is just so funny. The premise is just giggle-inducing and I had to stop so many times to do the whole kicking-feet thing.
âSpiteâ by wellitcouldbeworse3: if youâre looking for a Levi x reader, literally look no further. I have such a soft spot for this fic (spot me in the comments!) but it truly is *that* levi fic from *that* levi author. A plethora of other fics, too (let me recommend âAs The Spark Diesâ if you enjoyed the angst of IW).
There are so many more but these are the ones Iâve got off the top of my head. Youâll be able to tell that I have a genre of fic that I like, lmao. (Iâve also done a book rec list if youâre interestedâit should be under the âbook rec from meâ tag below) <3333
#I binged teen wolf over the holidays lmao Iâm not sorry#book rec from me#ish#asks from la lamp de desk
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Good Omens Fic Rec: Postcards From Paris
Crowley has just moved into his Mayfair apartment and finds a postcard addressed to the previous tenant. With no return address, he's left to collect and read the mysterious A.Z.F.'s adventures across Europe, where he hunts for bizarre bibles and rates ridiculously expensive wine in his free time. The question is: How will A.Z.F. react when Crowley finally gets his return address and writes back? It was different, he knew, to accidentally read someone elseâs postcard versus intentionally perusing one in place of good newspaper over coffee. Crowley decided he was allowed that indecency, to balance out the good deed of safeguarding the mail in the first place. He kicked his feet up onto his desk, scooped up the takeaway coffee that was brought around by their newest intern, and settled in to read some of the most densely crowded handwriting heâd ever laid eyes on.
Length: 12,331 words
AO3 Rating: General Audiences
Best for: Safe in Public, Pick-Me-Up, Fluff, Human AU
Triggers: None
Read it here, fic by ghostrat
*Minor Spoilers* I am hurrying to write this post before it hits midnight in Australia so that I can say HAPPY BIRTHDAY @mrghostrat!!! Bilvy is one of my favorite creators here, not only for their amazing art but because they back it up with excellent writing every time. I genuinely am so impressed with the amount of work they do, I can't imagine how it all gets done so quickly with this level of quality. Thank you for all that you do, and I hope that you had a great birthday!
Anyway, you're here for the story! For it's length, this is such a rich story. You quickly fall into this world as our anxious and lonely Crowley starts receiving postcards that belonged to the previous tenant from the mysterious A.Z.F. Soon he starts writing back, and well, you can guess how it'll go. What Bilvy does so well, is take some pretty standard romance tropes and finds a way to do them uniquely and at 100. Every one of their stories feels like it could be a real rom-com and I mean that as a compliment. The pacing, the dialogue, the little details all come together and make their stories so engaging.
This is such a sweet treat, it's a perfect pick-me-up. You just can't help being charmed by this story. Completely safe in public, the only thing you'll need to worry about is how much you'll be smiling during this. Happy Birthday Bilvy, we're so lucky to have you!
I can't post about them until they are finished, but you guys should also be reading Big Name Feelings and And They Were Streamers! They're so good!
Read it here, fic by ghostrat
#good omens#good omens fanfiction#good omens fanfic#fanfic rec#aziracrow#good omens fic rec#aziraphale x crowley#Postcards From Paris#ghostrat#short#no spice#fluff#pick me up#safe in public#human au#books au#bookseller au
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having hate sex with your rival with benefits is all fun and games until you're asking him to stay the night and making him a tuna melt
#A TUNA MELT#that's such an unsexy food brother you are in L O V E#we're entering the husbands era and i fear i'm going to be unwell#he asked him if his ginger ale was cold enough đ©#yes i'm reading thee gay hockey book from goodreads and unfortunately it does slap#heated rivalry#game changers#rachel reid#book rec#do NOT judge me if you go and look it up i do not control the book cover#eta: I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE FUCKING AFTER EATING TUNA MELTS WITH NO TEETH BRUSHING INTERLUDE. FOUL.
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Thank you to @heartstringsduet & @liminalmemories21 for tagging me in a revival of Fic Rec Friday! I wasn't sure what fics to pick for this one so I went through my history on AO3 and here are all of the completed 911LS fics that I read (or re-read) in the month of May!! (if I also added the WIPs or the fics from other fandoms we'd be here all night so I narrowed it down đ
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â Meet me in the afterglow by @mi1kc0ffee (Words: 2.9K; Rating: E)
So maybe Carlos is just a bit upset that his new boyfriend isnât into cuddling after sex. Or, TK experiences aftercare for the first time.
â The Shadow of You by @littlemissmarianna (Words: 798; Rating: G; TW: discussion of grief & canon character death)
TK should be safe in the grocery store, and yet, Carlos feels himself begin to panic when aisle after aisle turns up empty. The cans and boxes are in perfect rows on each shelf, and the strangers seem friendly enough when Carlos passes by themâŠbut TK has vanished.
â Hold me too close by @paperstorm (Words: 1.8K; Rating: T; TW: discussion of grief & canon character death)
âHey, baby,â TK whispers, soft enough that were they a few inches further apart Carlos might not be able to hear him. âSorry. Didnât mean to make you cry.â Carlosâs lips curve into a small responding smile and he shakes his head. âItâs okay.â He tilts his chin forward, asking for a kiss, that TK gives him readily because he thinks it would hurt like having a limb ripped off if he didnât. Carlosâs lips are smooth and damp against his, wet with the salt from his tears. âWanna go for a walk?â TK asks when they part, and Carlos quickly nods. - A small extension of the scene after Tommy sings at their wedding.
â Five fingers on each hand by @sloganeeer (Words: 323; Rating: G)
Carlos didnât put a shirt on last night, after, and TK gets to rubs his palm over the short curls of Carlosâs chest hair. âYou wanna?â he asks. - Or, TK wakes up with his husband.
â love in a series of bursts and inches by @lemonlyman-dotcom (Words: 35K; Rating: G)
Itâs Eid 2024 and Tarlos is preparing to host Marjan and her parents for a celebratory dinner at the loft, where they will be meeting Joe for the first time. Over the night before and morning of Eid, both TK and Marjan reflect on the past four years in Austin, and the Eids theyâve spent together building a bond as found family.
â breathing deeper than i've ever done by @your-catfish-friend (Words: 4.6K; Rating: E; sweat/scent kink)
Carlos smells good, and TK has feelings about it.
â Silence and Gloom by @wandering-night19 (Words: 13K; Rating: T; TW: PTSD, physical abuse, aftermath of torture & violence)
Carlos is fine. So he wishes TK would stop looking at him with those wide, green eyes like he's something fragile that might shatter at any moment. He's fine.
â all is not lost by @strandnreyes (Words: 14K; Rating: M; TW: brief discussion of grief & canon character death)
As they tear through the loft, Carlos gets flashbacks to when he had to do the same for a lost lizard. Twice. Except this time itâs not a reptile, but a very expensive engagement ring that doesnât even belong to them. They flip cushions and roll rugs and dig through the dishes filled with pretzels or chocolate covered almonds, but even after their home looks like a tornado ripped through it, theyâre still empty handed. TK slumps down on the living room floor after a last ditch effort to look under the couch, staring up at Carlos with wide, horrified eyes. âThe ring is gone,â he mutters, and all Carlos can do is swallow past his dry throat and nod. Or, a tale of three lost rings
â The Rest of the World Was Black and White (But We Were in Screaming Color) by reyestrand (Words: 9K; Rating: T)
TK Strand doesnât like the world he lives in. The best part of his day is at night when he closes his eyes so he canât see anything, and the worst part is in the morning when he has to open them again - open them back up to a world that lacks in beauty. He wakes up and everything is just gray. All there is are shades that are making him numb every day that passes without meeting the one person who will bring color into his world. - A soulmates AU where the world is seen in black and white until soulmates share their first kiss
â Thirst Trap Thursday by @chicgeekgirl89 (Words: 40K; Rating: M)
When Carlos accidentally sends a sexy picture to a random stranger he apologizes and vows never to text again. But when T.K. Strand receives that picture, he can't help but start texting back. It starts with a thirst trap. It ends with love.
â You Keep Coming Back With a Bird In Your Teeth by vaguenotion (Words: 133K; Rating: T; TW: kidnapping, stalking, violence, non-consensual touching)
When a gesture of goodwill is misinterpreted, a patient begins to develop a dangerous attachment to TK. The whole point of the job is to save patients, not to have to be saved FROM them.
â The Greatest Gift Iâve Found, The Sweetest Thing Iâve Known by @lemonlyman-dotcom (Words: 7.3K; Rating: E)
âYou know, thereâs a lot of things to adore about TK. But do you know the thing we love the most about him?â He makes a questioning noise. She points a finger into the dimple in his cheek. âThis.â He furrows his brow in question. âOh, Iâve known you for thirty years, niñito.â He bites back his quip about how heâs not 30 yet, wanting to know where sheâs going with this. âBut Iâve never seen that smile, not until about four years ago.â âWhen I met TK.â âWhen you met TK.â She nods. âWe all knew something was different. Even if it took you a while to work up the courage to bring him around. You seemed so light, so happy. We knew something had happened.â He looks over to where TK is chatting away with his abuelita. âHeâs a special person,â Carlos says. âHe is, but honey. So are you,â Lucy grips his bicep softly. âWe love you, Carlitos, and Iâm sorry that we ever made you feel like you had to hide any of your specialness from us.â --- Nochebuena at the Reyes house. It's Tarlos's first Christmas as husbands, and the family's first without Gabriel.
#911 lone star fic recs#fic recs#fic rec list#fic rec friday#tarlos fic#yay!! I kinda love that this is almost like my monthly book wrap ups but for lone star fics LOL#and I hadn't realized i didnt leave comments on a couple of these!! BOO at me#I need to get better at leaving comments! someone yell at me when I just reblog fics and dont comment!#ETA I FORGOT ONE FROM TODAY!! but it was so good so I had to include it!
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Hey if youâre intrigued by Hornchurch (Andrews and Betruva) then you should read Vicious by V.E. Schwab
#fair warning that the people who they remind me of are not a canon couple#but not in a queerbait way#more in a#they were clearly in love but it wouldnât make sense for it to be canon#way#second fair warning that Vicious is quite dark#and it could be triggering#but seriously#if you like the idea of Hornchurch as a ship#(romantic or otherwise)#read this book#shoot from the hip#sfth#the phantom of hornchurch#hornchurch#vicious ve schwab#vicious#evervale#book recs
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Hi GT,
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I absolutely love the recs you've given (you've introduced me to tomione, and I love it!) and I was wondering if it's possible to give you some recs in return? There are some books and fics that definitely have dramione / got vibes, and I was wondering if I could share them with you!
So glad you've enjoyed them! Feel free to rec me anything you want. I've read most of the classic recs in terms of fic and adjacent content (Cruel Prince et al), but I'll try anything that's well-written. My tastes run towards weird and/or audaciously creative stuff, and I can forgive a lot of weaknesses in plot on the grounds of (1) ambition or (2) character work. My turnoffs are instalove, protagonists who can't fail, and most Y/A (I'm not a hater, I swear, I just need characters who can say "fuck" when their leg gets chopped off.)
I'm also a fan of weird and fucked-up dynamics.(Wuthering Heights was my favorite book for a while, and as a teenager I wrote an AU in which the book ends on a long sex scene where Heathcliff fucks Cathy's ghost and then immediately gets murdered by Catherine 2.) Obviously, I am very normal.
#greenteacup asks#my beef with Y/A is mostly expressed in a dissonance between tone and content#LOVE the content. dystopia fantasy horror sex and blood â awesome. but question. why are they all saying 'darn'?#like in the vampire diaries where they'll watch people get eaten and then 2 episodes later be like 'omg SCHOOL DANCE'#(EDIT: actually in fairness. on the vampire diaries. it was mostly just caroline that did that. unfair example my apologies)#& i distinguish this critique from a common bitch-and-moan complaint about tv shows being interested in 'girly' things#like relationships and social standing. that is not my complaint. that shit is delicious. i will chomp that shit for days#my issue is that when the stakes oscillate wildly from episode to episode and i can't tell what the main thing is#like sorry. a story with murder in it is always going to be about murder. you can't make it not about murder#unfortunately! many have tried.#and in general i have difficulty reading about teenagers bcâ#(she says having written 600k words about them OKAY I KNOW. i contain multitudes.)#because they're either mini-adults (preferred flavor. jude in the cruel prince nails this) or like leetol babies to me#and unless it's something like the hunger games where the Leetol Baby thing is part of the story#i'm like. hang on. you're 12 what are you doing here#percy jackson was hard for me to re-read as an adult for this reason#which is why they're enjoyable for teenagers! because as a teenager you DO feel like an adult#and you like reading books that treat you like one! nothing wrong with that! healthy even!#only then you get past the teenage years (mashallah) and you get stuff like twilight#where of COURSE bella doesn't think twice about 117 year old man falling in love with her#because he looks like a rich mysterious 17-year-old hottie#but you reread it later and it's like um well. that. could be explored a little more maybe.#i'm not even necessarily opposed to it. candidly. still team edward. i just think the dynamic should be more fucked up and juicy.#which Y/A authors are often reluctant to do. like. COWARDS! face the nasty consequences of your narrative decisions!#anyhow. you didn't ask for any of this. please give me your recs lovely person you seem very nice.
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