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[thelibraryoferebor]

10 AU Fics For Readers Who Want To Escape Just A Little Bit More Than Usual

For a fic to qualify for this list they have to take place entirely out of the canon Tolkien universe, meaning no fix it fics or change in canon fics. Tbh, most of these are modern aus… now, on with the fics.

The Ghost and Mr Baggins by perkynurples

|| teen - 76.7k - completed ||

They say that everything can be cured by saltwater - sweat, tears or the sea. Bilbo Baggins chooses the last option, taking his recently orphaned nephew and moving to the charming Oak Cottage, overlooking England’s grislier shores. The house charms him instantly, and though he knows nothing at all about the sea, or about making ends meet on his own so far from everything he’s known his whole life for that matter, he’s quite determined to stay, and see his nephew get better, odd sounds in the night be damned. He’s living in a modern world, after all, and the nonsense he’s been hearing about the house being haunted by its former owner, the mysterious Captain Durin, is just silly superstition… isn’t it?

Notes: This story tho... it doesn't delve particularly deep into romance, but the connection between Bilbo and Thorin is still wonderful. I love all the twists and turns and that it's set in the early 1900s gives it extra feels. I'm hoping and praying for a sequel everyday, like ugh... even though I know that the story isn't really built to have a sequel. Maybe like a prequel or something??? Idk, I just want more in this universe. Ghost!Thorin au. Definitely didn't cry at the ending...

The One With the Writers by Resacon1990

|| teen - 11k - completed ||

Bilbo is a fantasy and sci-fi author who likes a certain kind of genre of ghost stories, Thorin is a horror and suspense author who likes fantasy. Both use pseudonyms. Both go with their writer friends, Ori (also sci-fi and action) and Dwalin (surprisingly, romance). So when they meet each other, they don't realize it's their favorite author. Whether they like each other right away or not is up to the filler.

Gandalf is everyone's agent/editor.

Notes: Why is this so good. Like it's got classic tropes and stuff, but everywhere you look it's got something that'll definetly make you laugh. Just read it, you won't regret it. Writer au

The Tale of Two Canines by BrightStarling

|| not rated - 16.4k - completed ||

Thorin was smitten with Bilbo-- that Dwalin most definitely could tell.

But he didn't realize his own trouble until the Corgi's owner showed up with a shy smile.

Oh no, this is not going to be good at all.

Notes: Crack alert! While this story is complete crack it's also like lovely and well written and is very good for helping a depresso espresso bitch feel happy for half a sec. You're the depresso espresso bitch, so go feel happy. Do it for those of us (me) who've already read it a hundred times and are struggling to get any more serotonin out of it. Dwori and thilbo. Dog au???

You Want A What!? by airbellah

|| general - 2.7k - completed ||

When the stranger repeated the offensive word for the umpteenth time, with an added innuendo, Bilbo had had enough. Punching the man in the face may not have been the best solution, but Bilbo would later insist it was not his fault.

Or, a language barrier culminates in Bilbo thinking Thorin is making homophobic slurs, and Bilbo ends up assaulting the innocent foreigner.

Notes: Obviously trigger warning for the f-slur being used often. It's always in a nonoffensive way, but just in case. Personally I think this fic is hilarious and wonderful and it's just *chef's kiss* so well written. Thilbo pre-slash. Modern au!

Learning To Dance Again by LittleLynn

|| explicit - 11k - completed ||

The Greenwood Academy of Dance was run by the elusive Thranduil Oropherion.

Bard learnt quite a lot about the mysterious Thranduil Oropherion from the gossiping mothers with children at the school.

And the most interesting thing he learnt was that no one actually knew much of anything about him.

Thranduil, a legendary dancer, had opened up the Greenwood Academy of Dance, and people had flocked to it. He used to hold lessons personally, running master classes and beginners classes alike. But five years ago there had been a fire at the academy – a bad one, Bard remembered hearing about it. By some miracle there had been no fatalities and the school had been quickly rebuilt.

But no one had seen so much as a glimpse of Thranduil since.

Notes: This fic hurts so good. Like Sigrid and Legolas, just ugh, it's so good. I don't have a whole lot more to say, just go fucking read it and love it. Barduil. Modern au!

Winter Wish by Jezunya

|| general - 1.4k - completed ||

Frodo climbs up onto the stepstool, Bilbo’s hand on his back to steady him, and grasps the edge of the table in his little hands, carefully following the two DJs’ instructions of not too close and speak slowly and clearly and you’re doing great, kid, and then, when they nod and tell him to start, he says, right into the microphone:

“My Winter Wish is for my uncle to get a boyfriend.”

Notes: Lmaooooo, this fic is fucking hilarious. Just go read it. It's really short, but so much fun. I swear you won't regret it. Pre-slash Thilbo featuring helpful Kili, Fili, and Frodo. Modern au!

Un Unexpected Date by airbellah

|| general - 2.4k - completed ||

“Bad date?”

With a sardonic snort, Thorin snatched up the glass and took a few more gulps, smiling thankfully as Bilbo refilled it right away.

“Never agree to a blind date,” he advised.

Bilbo grimaced. “I don’t know what I would do, if it ever came to that.”

“I only wish I knew how to get out of this date sooner,” Thorin bemoaned.

“Family emergency?” Bilbo offered. “I’ve seen plenty of those.”

Nagged by his family members for too long, Thorin agrees to a blind date. Unsurprisingly, it goes terribly. But it seems not all hope is lost - in fact, the waiter catches Thorin's eye.

Notes: Featuring Thranduil... bet you can guess what role he plays. Pre-slash thilbo but it's still wonderful and ugh I need a sequel. Come one man! Can't just leave us hanging like that. Modern au!

Breaking Gundabad by The Feels Whale (miscellaneous)

|| teen - 3.3k - completed ||

Thorin is basically Batman.

Bilbo is basically done with this.

Notes: Why is this fic good. But it is and you must read it, that's why it's on this list. Superhero au. Wonderful thilbo. And I adore it. So be gone and read the fic... not just yet tho, I've got a couple more to throw at you. Sort of also a modern au... but really just a superhero au.

With Compliments by manic_intent

|| explicit - 4k - completed ||

“Would you stop staring,” Bilbo hissed, for the fifth time since service had started. “He’s not about to grow horns.”

Bofur looked guiltily away from the door, and scuttled back over to the tail end of appetiser prep. “Just checkin’ if he liked the amuse-bouche.”

“Well,” Bilbo scowled, “We have an entire restaurant to feed, not just Mister Durin, and Lobelia’s in a fine mood tonight, so if I don’t keep you at prep, she’ll light your tail with the blowtorch, I don’t wonder.”

Notes: Lmao, Thorin in this fic tho. He plays the role of haughty food critic way too well. And I hate Lobelia's guts just the right amount in this fic. Wonderfully written thilbo, modern au. Just go read it, I promise you have nothing better to do.

What We Once Had by Chamelaucium

|| not rated - 23.1k - completed ||

Thorin and Bilbo have been divorced for thirteen years, separated for fifteen and they can hardly have a civil conversation with each other without dissolving into an argument. But they manage.

Now their son Frodo is getting married, which would be fine if not for the fact that Thorin's sick father believes they've been happily married these last fifteen years, and now they have to get through these two weeks of celebrations without letting on that they're in fact divorced and living at opposite ends of the country.

But they'll get through it, eventually. Though how many tears and broken hearts and arguments there'll in the meantime, Mahal only knows.

And maybe, just maybe, they'll be closer at the end of it.

Notes: This fic is a classic. If you've been reading thilbo for a while I'd be surprised if you haven't already read this one, but in case you haven't you should be aware that this is probably my favorite modern au. It features Sam/Frodo and is just perfect in all the ways. I adore it so much and think it's more deserving of love and adoration then I am. Just read it.

If you want more au fics than this I’d recommend scrolling through the library’s page since most of the lists have Aus on them. There won’t be any repeats… I think. Sorry this list took so long to get out, life has been rushed. I'd really like to start getting helping you guys find fics, create lists that you guys want to see, and overall interact with you guys more. Let me know what you're interested in!

~H

[valdomarx]

Hi! I was wondering if you have any recs for longish (say, longer than 10k but no longer than 50k, thereabouts) geraskier fics that are monster of the week, slice of life, that sorta thing. Some of my favorites (and I rec them if you haven’t read them yet!) are To Observe a Witcher by brightstarlings, home is nowhere therefore you by Ark, the power to cancel his captivity by kageygirl, spring summer spring by yogurtgun, footprints are more easily seen in the snow by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels :)

sure thing, this is exactly the kind of fic i enjoy! my recs for longer, canon-verse geraskier fic, with action and magic and monsters and such:

Even a small love by shecrows

La belle au bois dormant by Deputychairman

don't tell me we've grown (for having loved) by SummerFrost

Lavender by vands88 (this one is longer but it’s my fav fic in the fandom)

One Blessing by Jana_C

An Incomplete Happiness by BlossomsintheMist

The Spring of Burning Forests by Blaire_Seton

Sweat and Sex and Sin: The Passiflora in Bloom by Ennaess (WIP but i love it so i couldn’t not include it)

I'd Be the Choiceless Hope by winnerstick

one foot in sea by theundiagnosable

to render it transparent by theundiagnosable

medicine by SummerFrost

Quietus Riotous by XxmerthurcatxX

Lessons in Mortality by Girl_in_Red_Crossing

and anon’s recs: (thanks for sharing these as several i haven’t read yet!)

To Observe a Witcher by brightstarlings

home is nowhere, therefore you by Ark (i looooved this one)

the power to cancel his captivity by kageygirl

spring, summer, spring by yogurtgun (this is great too)

Footprints Are More Easily Seen in the Snow by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

[ao3feed-geralt-jaskier]

by brightstarlings (gingerpunches)

“You couldn’t have known,” he says. He isn’t a hindrance. Not then and not now. Never a hindrance. He wants to say that, wants to reassure him, but all that comes out is — “Jaskier.”

Maybe just that name, that sweet nickname, is all that he needs to say. Since finding him under that cart, Jaskier looks the most like himself, even dressed in peasant’s clothes and with scrapes and bruises up his arms and palms. He smiles a crooked smile, one filled with that youthful spark Geralt is sure will never leave him no matter how old he gets. Geralt rests a palm on his knee, trying his best to convey the press of emotion he feels behind his teeth still going unsaid.

I’m sorry. Don’t go. Let me protect you. I love you. It hits him, then, what it all means, and he hopes to the gods Jaskier will one day understand.

--

Or: Five times Geralt and Jaskier protect and care for each other, and one time they don't have to.

Words: 12552, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of wildflowers

Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion, Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg

Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Protective Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Has Feelings, Hurt Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion Loves Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Whump, Hurt Jaskier | Dandelion, Protective Jaskier | Dandelion, Nightmares, tromp to toussaint, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining

[valarrie]

I was tagged by @rosegoldeyelids Thank you so much!!!!

Rules: Bold everything that applies to you & tag 10 people you'd like to get to know better.

 APPEARANCE 

I’m over 5′5″. I wear glasses/contacts. I have blonde hair. I prefer loose clothing to tight clothing. I have one or more piercings. I have at least one tattoo. I have blue/green eyes. I have dyed or highlighted my hair. I have gotten plastic surgery. I have or had braces. I sunburn easily. I have freckles. I paint my nails. I typically wear makeup. I don’t often smile. I am pleased with how I look. I prefer Nike to Adidas. I wear baseball hats backwards.

 HOBBIES AND TALENTS 

I play a sport. I can play an instrument. I am artistic. I know more than one language. I have won a trophy in some sort of competition. I can cook or bake without a recipe. I know how to swim. I enjoy writing. I can do origami. I prefer movies to tv shows. I can execute a perfect somersault. I enjoy singing. I could survive in the wild on my own. I have read a new book series this year. I enjoy spending time with friends. I travel during school or work breaks. I can do a handstand.

 RELATIONSHIPS 

I am in a relationship. I have been single for over a year. I have a crush. I have a best friend I have known for ten years. My parents are together. I have dated my best friend. I am adopted. My crush has confessed to me. I have a long distance relationship. I am an only child. I give advice to my friends. I have made an online friend. I met up with someone I have met online.

 AESTHETICS 

I have heard the ocean in a conch shell. I have watched the sunrise. I enjoy rainy days. I have slept under the stars. I meditate outside. The sound of chirping calms me. I enjoy the smell of the beach. I know what snow tastes like. I listen to music to fall asleep. I enjoy thunderstorms. I enjoy cloud watching. I have attended a bonfire. I pay close attention to colors. I find mystery in the ocean. I enjoy hiking on nature paths. Autumn is my favorite season.

 MISCELLANEOUS 

I can fall asleep in a moving vehicle. I am the mom friend. I live by a certain quote. I like the smell of sharpies. I am involved in extracurricular activities. I enjoy Mexican food. I can drive a stick-shift. I believe in true love. I make up scenarios to fall asleep. I sing in the shower. I wish I lived in a video game. I have a canopy above my bed. I am multiracial. I am a redhead. I own at least three dogs.

I tag: @supportivehusbands @the-song-of-larrie @medicinehoney @herefortommo @larrrystrong @nauticalfools @eightiesau @maybeasalways @ha-larry-us @brightstarlou 

[witcherfic]

brightstarlings (gingerpunches) August 10, 2020 at 11:55PM

by brightstarlings (gingerpunches)

“You couldn’t have known,” he says. He isn’t a hindrance. Not then and not now. Never a hindrance. He wants to say that, wants to reassure him, but all that comes out is — “Jaskier.”

Maybe just that name, that sweet nickname, is all that he needs to say. Since finding him under that cart, Jaskier looks the most like himself, even dressed in peasant’s clothes and with scrapes and bruises up his arms and palms. He smiles a crooked smile, one filled with that youthful spark Geralt is sure will never leave him no matter how old he gets. Geralt rests a palm on his knee, trying his best to convey the press of emotion he feels behind his teeth still going unsaid.

I’m sorry. Don’t go. Let me protect you. I love you. It hits him, then, what it all means, and he hopes to the gods Jaskier will one day understand.

--

Or: Five times Geralt and Jaskier protect and care for each other, and one time they don't have to.

Words: 12552, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of wildflowers

Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion, Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg

Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Protective Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Has Feelings, Hurt Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion Loves Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Whump, Hurt Jaskier | Dandelion, Protective Jaskier | Dandelion, Nightmares, tromp to toussaint, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining

[girljeremystrong]

hi cat what are your faves already off the new dua lipa album and which ones do you think will grow to be your faves?? (I’m not a full time fan but you have me curious and I want to listen to the best ones 🩷)

hiiiii jem 💕💓💞 so the album is only 11 songs and i honestly think they're all bangers but i looove french exit and anything for love!!!! and of course i still love houdini so much!! but again i think it's such a good album and i can't wait to listen to it so much more 😌

if you check them out i really hope you'll love them!!! she's so fun and i love having dance parties in my room alone listening to her songs hehe :-)

hope you're having a great day jem ily 😚❤️

[bri-notthecheese]

Tagged by: @connerluthorkent <3

Rules: Post the first line of a wip and tag as many people as there are words.

“So what did you have in mind?”

Tagging: @midnightanddiamonds @eyrror @csquirrel27 @brightstarlings @yagami-raito-kun @gineru @jesscoot 

[hannorlibrary]

by brightstarlings (gingerpunches)

“I’m,” Connor struggles. The words are halting, foreign. Hank can see how he’s fighting against his programming, how he’s forcing himself to obey even though something inside him is screaming to be let out. “I’m not a deviant.”

A weak protest. All of them know it isn’t true. Hank is seeing Connor for the first time now, and he isn’t just a machine. He’s a person. He wouldn’t kill an android, even though she was none the wiser, even though it would have probably been better for her. He wouldn’t do it, and Hank can see what he’d been denying for all these years.

Words: 11291, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Detroit: Become Human (Video Game)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Hank Anderson, Connor (Detroit: Become Human), Chris Miller (Detroit: Become Human), Jeffrey Fowler, Markus (Detroit: Become Human)

Relationships: Hank Anderson/Connor

Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Falling In Love, Case Fic, Post-Pacifist Best Ending (Detroit: Become Human), Connor Deserves Happiness, Hank Anderson Deserves Happiness, Protective Hank Anderson, Protective Connor, Humans are nicer than you think, Gavin Reed Being an Asshole, no beta we die like men

[ao3feed-hannor]

Metaphor

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TCPySy

by brightstarlings (gingerpunches)

“I’m,” Connor struggles. The words are halting, foreign. Hank can see how he’s fighting against his programming, how he’s forcing himself to obey even though something inside him is screaming to be let out. “I’m not a deviant.”

A weak protest. All of them know it isn’t true. Hank is seeing Connor for the first time now, and he isn’t just a machine. He’s a person. He wouldn’t kill an android, even though she was none the wiser, even though it would have probably been better for her. He wouldn’t do it, and Hank can see what he’d been denying for all these years.

Words: 11291, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Detroit: Become Human (Video Game)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Hank Anderson, Connor (Detroit: Become Human), Chris Miller (Detroit: Become Human), Jeffrey Fowler, Markus (Detroit: Become Human)

Relationships: Hank Anderson/Connor

Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Falling In Love, Case Fic, Post-Pacifist Best Ending (Detroit: Become Human), Connor Deserves Happiness, Hank Anderson Deserves Happiness, Protective Hank Anderson, Protective Connor, Humans are nicer than you think, Gavin Reed Being an Asshole, no beta we die like men

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2TCPySy

[elimymoons]

I was tagged in that writing thingy

@sineala has requested the last sentence I wrote and I know there's """official text"""" but I'm on mobile so oh well here is my sentence:

"Sweetheart, I want you to have limits."

I will tag... @blossomsinthemist @brightstarlings @festiveferret @isozyme anyone else who wants to do this

[iconichalo]

k r i h b

k - @kindofsharethatt @kittenlouisunshine @kiwiandmedicine

r - @rainbowsandgucci @rosesau @rainbowlouie @roguecurls @rosegoldeyelids

i - @itslovestylinson @inkedupspouses @im-team-bullshit

h - @harryscuddles @harrysghosties @harrvlouis @halloweenlouie @harry20gayteen @headbandslou i know this is 6 but i rlly couldnt choose

b - @becauselouis @booxlondon @boobear-harold @babyy-honey @brightstarlou

send me letters and i’ll tell you my 5 fav blogs starting with that letter

[ao3feed-geralt-jaskier]

by brightstarlings (gingerpunches)

It’s during an upbeat evening on his second night with a rowdy crowd that the unexpected happens. The door to the tavern bangs open, hitting the wall with a crack, and in staggers a sopping wet figure with two sword hilts poking over his shoulder and the head of a royal wyvern clutched in his fist.

“Killed your dragon,” the figure rasps, and if his silhouette in the doorway wasn’t enough to give him away, Jaskier would recognize that rough voice anywhere.

----

Five times Jaskier observed a certain Witcher's senses in action, and one time his own were indulged.

Words: 25105, Chapters: 6/6, Language: English

Fandoms: The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion, Vesemir (The Witcher), Lambert (The Witcher), Eskel (The Witcher), Numerous OCs

Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Additional Tags: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Has Feelings, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Loves Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia Whump, Touch-Starved Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Protective Jaskier | Dandelion, Jaskier | Dandelion Loves Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, POV Jaskier | Dandelion, Past Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Yennefer z Vengerbergu | Yennefer of Vengerberg, Witcher Senses, witcher biology, 5+1 Things, sort of graphic depiction of violence, Geralt gets hurt a lot and Jaskier is emotional about it, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, witcher discrimination, Slow Burn, like oh my god i'm sorry