#bts sickfic rec

[lilprincegoo]

If Your Wings Are Broken, Borrow Mine by Ninjava

jimin/jungkook

Worried Park Jimin, Protective Park Jimin, Jungkook is not well, Seoul Music Awards 2019, Exhaustion, Illness, snuggles, Canon Compliant, Established Relationship, Light Angst

4.6k words

rating: G

It's a special kind of hell to have to stand by and watch your partner suffer in front of millions of people

[whats-k-popping]

Have any story recommendations for someone looking for sick Yoongi or J-hope with one of the mankae line caring for him? I for a soft spot for the babies taking care of the olders.

To be honest, I have no organization system when it comes to recalling fics I've read. I read pretty much every fic tagged sickfic... or other sickfic related tag, for every group I stan. So nothing immediately jumped out at me. But I looked up some tags and found these that I remember I really enjoyed! (Credit to these talented original authors, of course!)

I wish I could have included some I've read on here. But I'm drawing a blank and can't possibly go through my whole like history to find them. If anyone has any other recs for this anon, please post them in the comments or something. I'm sure there's tons I'm forgetting!

[poor-baby-bangtan]

ultimate bts sickfic rec

This is my ultimate fic rec for probably every bts fanfiction I have ever read. Favorites will be starred and notes will be added occasionally. They will be listed at first according to author, but will change to singular fics that do not have a shared author. Please feel free to add more to the list!

These are mostly emeto, but have some eprocto, eructo, ageplay, and scat. They will all be labeled with their subcategory :)

Also! If I have gotten anything wrong with the information, please don't hesitate to let me know! It would be greatly appreciated.

Let's get started!

Author: spamayam who is also on tumblr ( @heave-hyung )

*It Could Be Worse (eructo and eprocto, 2,056 words, yoonmin, jimin-centric)

*Ginger Ale and Crackers Don't Help if you Binge On Them (emeto, 2,317 words, yoonmin, jimin-centric. fantastic fic!)

Shoot Me (God, No, Not With The Camera!) (emeto and scat, 1,338 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric)

Kookie Dough (emeto, 1,397 words, jinkook, jeongguk centric)

*Hosoek, Saranghae (emeto, 1,379 words, sope, yoongi-centric. one of my favorites ever)

Who Doesn't Love Kim Taehyung? (emeto, 1,854 words, ot7, taehyung-centric)

Author: queasybts who is also on tumblr ( @queasy-bts )

Alone, But Not for Long (emeto, 3,048 words, hopekook, jeongguk-centric. so much hurt/comfort)

*It's Alright to Depend on Us (emeto, 3,808 words, jinmin but dominantly yoonmin, jimin-centric. i love!)

*By My Side (emeto and slight eructo, 2,704 words, vmin, taehyung-centric. again, i adore this)

Author: pumpkinyoongs

bangtan sickfic requests :-) (emeto, 6,508 words, ot7. great h/c! i love chapter two especially)

*Soulmate Behavior. (emeto, 5,842 words, sope, yoongi and hoseok-centric. deserves much more love)

uh oh (emeto, 6,319, kookmon, jeongguk-centric. i love this so much!)

Disneyland; (emeto, 2,000 words, ot7, mainly sugakookie, yoongi-centric)

*Twisted Roads; (emeto, 5,547 words, ot7, taehyung and yoogi-centric. love this one!)

*Double Date Disaster (emeto, 8,000 words, yoonmin and taekook, yoongi-centric. absolutely adore this)

Author also has other great h/c fics!

Author: bleucheeks/joonie b

**;rub his back (emeto, 27,858 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. absolute must-read! i could talk for hours about this fic)

*;lap puppy (emeto, 2,310 words, hopemin but soon-to-be ot7, jimin-centric. again, you need to read this one!)

Author also has great sickfics for other fandoms, I would highly recommend checking them out!

Author: sparklyjimin

and promise me now (emeto, 1,193 words ot7, yoongi-centric. i love this!)

even though i fall down again (i'm fine) (emeto but mainly other forms of angst, 1,451, ot7, yoongi-centric)

*a dream that can't come true (emeto but mainly other forms of angst, 3,932, ot7 but dominantly yoonjin and sugakookie, yoongi-centric. must-read!)

*burned into the back of my mind (like a tattoo) (emeto but mainly other forms of angst, 2,233 words, ot7, hoseok-centric)

this author has other amazing works, please check them out!

Author: UnicornHolographicTears

*Stomach Full of Bullshit (emeto, 4,556 words, ot7 but mainly vmin, taehyung-centric. in love with this one!)

*It Cannot Get Anymore Embarrassing Than This (emeto, 2,196 words, ot7 but mainly yoonjin, seokjin-centric)

Can't be Whole if a Part is Missing (emeto and other forms of angst, 6,538 words, ot7 but mainly taekook, jeongguk-centric)

Lingering Aura (emeto, 5,995 words, ot7, taehyung-centric. yes yes yes!)

*Everything Will (Not) be Alright (emeto, 3,904 words, ot7, taehyung-centric)

Blatant Overestimations and Simplest Complications (emeto, 4,707 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric)

Caffeine Withdrawls (emeto and other forms of angst, 4,619 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric)

On a Scale of 1-10 (emeto and other forms of angst, 2,988 words, ot7, taehyung-centric)

Bon Voyage (emeto, 1,530 words, ot7, hoseok-centric)

It Will Be Fun They Said (emeto, 2,081 words, ot7, jimin-centric)

Author also has other h/c stories!

Author: chubmon, also on tumblr ( @chubmon )

*award show (emeto, 994 words, namgi, namjoon-centric. absolutely love this, i've read it ten times already)

*coffee (emeto, 1,015 words, yoonjin, yoongi-centric. one of my all-time favs!)

*hold it back (eructo, 987 words, taegi, taehyung-centric. in love with this one)

take care of each other (emeto(?), 428 words, namjin, namjoon-centric. v fluffy)

*you're alright, baby (emeto, 464 words, namjin, seokjin-centric)

too sweet (emeto, 723 words, vmin, taehyung-centric. i love)

drinking contest (emeto, 1,061 words, sope, hoseok-centric)

*everything's alright, just hold on tight (emeto, 1322 words, namjin, namjoon-centric)

i'm fine, really (emeto(?), 882 words, namjin, namjoon-centric)

Poor Baby (emeto, 615 words, namjin, seokjin-centric. have read this probably too many times)

Let It Out, Baby (eructo, 542 words, kookmin, jeongguk-centric)

Let Hyung Help (emeto, 915 words, jinkook, jeongguk-centric)

Poor Baby (emeto, 1,285 words, namjin, seokjin-centric)

Sick (emeto, 774 words, joonmin, jimin-centric)

Author has many, many more fics and I would highly, highly suggest you check them out!

Author: springnamgi/rainbowshamebow, also on tumblr ( @sickjoonie )

*recover (emeto, 5,897 words, ot7, hoseok-centric. love this beyond words!)

roommate pains (emeto(?), 825 words, vmon, taehyung and namjoon-centric)

by your side (emeto, 2,028 words, vmin, taehyung-centric)

*perfectly fine, it's fine (emeto 2,285, ot7, ot7-centric. please read!)

snickers (emeto(?), 1,182 words, namseok, hoseok-centric)

*nervous? (emeto(?), 780 words, sope, hoseok-centric. this needs much more love) 

Author has many more fics and drabbles on their tumblr, please check it out!

Author: Fan_Taestic97

It's Just a Small Cough... (emeto and other forms of angst, 12,002 words, ot7, ot7-centric)

Smeraldo (emeto and other forms of angst, 8,282 words, ot7, jimin-centric)

Author: Tomoyoonsan

*don't go running in the rain (emeto, 1,857 words, taekook, taehyung-centric. addicted to this one!)

**Mayday (Maknae Line Down) (emeto, 8,693 words, ot7, makenae line-centric. a total classic)

*Chapter 1 and 3 of Soft Spot (emeto and other forms of angst, 2,841 words, ot7, maknae line-centric. i would very very highly recommend reading chapter two as well!)

Author also has several other works that are very much worth reading!

Author: Sw33tP0tat0, also on ff.net ( Sw33tP0tat0 )

Hospital Bants - Jimin Tae (emeto and other forms of angst, 3k words, vmin, taehyung-centric)

Liveshow pains - Yoongi Jimin (emeto, 3k words, yoonmin, jimin-centric

I'm Fine - Jungkook (emeto and other forms of angst, ot7, jeongguk-centric. especially fluffy!)

*Stage (emeto, 1,599 words, ot7, jimin-centric)

Author also has several more amazing fics!

Author: bambirosesavge

**Everything All at Once (emeto and other forms of angst, 14,865 words, ot7, jimin-centric. in love with this!)

One Sick Kookie (emeto and other forms of angst, 29, 227 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric)

*Too Much and Not Enough (emeto, 6,704 words, ot7, jimin-centric) 

Author has many other incredible works that are well-worth the read!

Some random sickfics!

Chapter 5, 9, 13, and 15 of bts sickfic/omo/scat requests (emeto, scat, and other forms of angst, 24,761 words, ot7, ot7-centric. by ehdontevengothere)

food poisoning (emeto and scat, 2,522 words, ot7, hoseok-centric. by Sunshinerainbowhubusbworldwidehandsome)

*Purpose (emeto and other forms of angst, 22,455 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by sithsapper)

*For Worse and in Sickness (emeto and other forms of angst 9,329 words, namjin, namjoon-centric. by Jeanmarc. author has other great works!)

*Silent Fever (emeto and other forms of angst, 42,599 words, ot7, ot7-centric. by Duochanfan. super awesome and full of fluff!)

*Chapter 6, 16, and 17 of He Ain't Heavy (he's our Maknae) (emeto and other forms of angst, 78,599 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by LulaWrites. I would HIGHLY reccomend reading the rest of this fic as well as the author's other works. also, thank you to @katiesdailystruggle and @dyingofxfeels for helping me find chapter 17!) 

The time when Jungkook fainted on stage and gave his hyungs a heart attack (emeto and other forms of angst, 2,954 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by nothingcreative. I would very highly suggest reading the author's other fics)

Burning Like the Sun (emeto and other forms of angst, 12k words, ot7, hoseok-centric. by UsernameToFollow)

Sick Day (emeto and other forms of angst, wordcount unknown, ot7 but mainly taekook, jeongguk-centric. by CrystalDrop)

*Couldn't Hurt to Try (emeto and other forms of angst, 4,756 words, ot7, taehyung-centric. by 97gguks)

lean on me, I will always be next to you (emeto, 5,489 words, sope, hoseok-centric. by smile_24)

Sick bts (emeto and other forms of angst, 1.4k words, ot7, ot7-centric. by GraceAppleFruit)

Who will catch me if I fall? we will (emeto and other forms of angst, 3,266 words, ot7, namjoon-centric. by HopeJinSugainfiresme)

sick baby (emeto, 2,276 words, vmin, taehyung-centic. by strwbrrymin)

*I'm Right Here Beside You (emeto and other forms of angst, 3,171 words, ot7 but mainly namjin, namjoon-centric. by orphan_account. great fic!)

we will never let you go (emeto, 5,497 words, ot7, namjoon-centric. by Hannah_Writes)

Sick Yoongi (emeto, 33.9k words, ot7, yoongi-centric. by BTS_sickfics)

Chapter 3 of RUN BTS, a behind the scenes fanfic (emeto, 25k words, ot7, jimin and hoseok-centric. by luvwrestlinfangurl)

You Matter Too (emeto and other forms of angst, 3,806 words, ot7, ot7 but mainly seokjin-centric. by aryshft)

*The Worst Performance (emeto and other forms of angst, 3,066 words, ot7, yoongi-centric. by LordDeath)

Chapter 1 and 2 of BTS Oneshots (emeto and other forms of angst, 12,314 words, ot7, ot7-centric. by SOPE_Nation_Rise)

Bts Fanfic's (Request Open) (emeto and other forms of angst, 2,399 words, ot7, ot7-centric. by Tabithaahtibat)

What did we eat (emeto and little space, 5,226 words, ot7, ot7-centric. by far_fromhome)

*Of Cold Medicine and High Fever (emeto and other forms of angst, 5,469 words, ot7, taehyung-centric. by VantaeKimTaehyung. this one is great!)

so gorgeous (won't you be mine?) -excerpt (emeto, 2,778 words, vseok, taehyung-centric. by xxdevilishxx)

*Sleep well hyung, you have worked hard (emeto and other forms of angst, 1,575 words, ot7, yoongi-centric. by smile_24)

**set me as a seal upon thine heart (for love is strong as death) (emeto(?) and other forms of angst, age-play, 139,772 words, ot7 and namjin, ot7-centric. by buttonjimin. stop what you're doing read this right this second)

Sorry, Sorry (emeto, 5,034 words, yoonmin, jimin-centric. by Moonchildsaki)

To The Moon and Back (emeto and other forms of angst, 10,118 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by GreyVykes)

Bent But Not Broken (emeto and other forms of angst, 16,433 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by smile_24)

*"You're warm." (emeto and other forms of angst, 1,597 words, sope, yoongi-centric. by whalien_spence_52. someone FINALLY made a cannon yoongi appendicitis fic; i appreciate and love this very much. author also has other great fics!)

Sickness (emeto and other forms of angst, 22,95 words, ot7, jeongguk-centric. by soulmetalfairy. amazing fic!)

Some of my other favorite authors who are not sickfic-related!

chocochunkkookie

cleo_withoutthepatra (this one is great!)

tiredteenager

Roses_and_Cream

KatiesDailyStruggle

Itabane

SomewhatSassy (yes, yes!)

Neuski

anonarii

insa123

valeh

Deabakibnida

My favorite bts sickfic writers on tumblr!

@sickjoonie

@sicky-hobi

@pukey-pup

@sickiebangtan ( @bleucheeks )

@heave-hyung

@sickiebabybangtan

@queasy-bts

@katiesdailystruggle

@bambirosesavage

[raibrary]

title: rest and recovery author: themarmalade rating: teen wordcount: 4908 pairing: kim namjoon/min yoongi summary:

“I’ve never called you baby before,” Namjoon grins. It’s funny as hell, his best friend fucked up and silly on post-surgery meds. Hurts a little too, like falling into a daydream of what they could be.

“Yeah you have. In...in my head...” Yoongi trails off happily, eyes shutting.

link

[deurimty]

Chapters: 11/11. Words: 90788. Cr: TheDarklady94.

Helping the cursed King of Bragga, the biggest System in the Galaxy, sounded so easy to Taehyung, a recently graduated Guardian from Union Fleet. Piece of cake really!

But when he met said king, things never felt more confusing, mainly in the form of his heart beating erratically everytime the cursed man smiled at him.

TAEKOOK. Top!JK. Bot!Tae. MPREG. Sci-fi AU. 

I freaking love it. I love how they build their family (say yes to married au). Even if the start of their relationship is by an arrange marriage (or mission in this case). Their dynamic. Their love. It’s perfect for me. And if you love protective (or a bit possesive) JK, this is it. Oh I forget, there is an angst in here.

Please read the tags. 

Jimin is JK’s cousin in here. 95z.

[txt-fic-recs]

Who You Gonna Call?

Rating: Teen

Pairings: n/a

Status: Complete

Word Count: 6950

Summary:

If Soobin had know that his old schoolmate's "casual hangout" was a wild house party, he never would have shown up, let alone allowed Beomgyu to tag along.

But here they are, locked in a bathroom while Soobin tries to take care of a sick Beomgyu, who apparently had never been informed about what the "fruit punch" at parties really contained.

And none of the managers are picking up their phones.

There's only one option left: their sunbaenims... if Soobin can just convince himself to call.

[had-me-at-saranghae]

AO3: UnicornHolographicTears

Hello y’all, I write sickfics... well II haven’t in a while but that’s because school is kicking my ass in full gear and well.. I’m uninspired...

But I am still here. Cannot wait for a window of time to write! I still have WIPs I need to complete :(

[heave-hyung]

any favorite sickfic writers? trying to find some new good ones. of course i know bleucheeks and you !

Hmmm…

I can’t think of many on tumblr off the top of my head, but I certainly know plenty of AO3 fics that are good aside from that ^^;

@queasy-bts

@pukey-pup

@chubmon

@sickiebangtan (this is bleucheeks’s BTS blog if you didn’t know haha)

@sickjoonie

@sicky-hobi

On Ao3, if you’re looking for things to read more than people to follow, there’s quite a few fics I could link you, but I’m assuming you wanted people to follow haha

Anyway, all of the above authors are great, definitely!! And thank you so much for the compliment, haha, I don’t really think I’m all that special ^^;

[venteast]

This is the most clever way I’ve seen the “Min Yoongi is dead.” quote being used in a fanfiction – a work in progress, canon compliant vampire!Yoongi AU, Hollowed.

[btsfandicktion]

Do you know of any fics where Yoongi takes care of his dongsaengs? Taehyung in particular. I appreciate it! 😊

i don’t really know whether you wanted specifically sick fics or not so i decided to give a little bit of everything 

taegi 

We’ll Be Okay by SeungMaoKi

On Top of This Ending Tune by visbaeallday

Even If You Say It’ll Collapse Soon (just say a little more like this) by softyoongles

every man for himself by Instantaeneous

Say My Name by dreaminglasael

Hyung by Kay (Kaywrites)

we speak (our secret alphabet) by milkandtahoney

Seasons Change (And So Do I) by Tracemaker

sweet and sweeter by venenumm

Sick Heart by aurorabear

Bed Rest by LoveIsGone

yoonkook 

tylenol by bellamees

Fever by rosiex

if it hurts (then baby you’re all i need) by umji

yoonseok

wanna fly (and never come down) by cowntdown (not rly sure if this counts cause both hobi and yoongs take care of each other??) 

i hope these are enough! 

- admin han  

[biaswreckmepls]

seltzer water and lemon juice for blood

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11280678

Author: fruitily

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Relationships: Jeon Jungkook/Min Yoongi

Status: Completed

Chapters: 1/1 (5424 words)

Tags: College AU

Summary:

yoongi is not sure when having jungkook turn up at his door bloody and bruised became normal.

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11280678

[bleucheeks]

YOU'RE SO PRETTY OMG

oh, i feel so nice

[honeymoonjin]

Make a BTS sickfics rec list plz if possible (•‿•)

babes i wish i could help u i've literally never read one bc angst upsets me KFSJDKFJSKFJKSJFKSD

[deurimty]

Chapters: 5/5. Words: 17564. Cr: xianyue. Taehyung considers that his life was perfect ever since he got married to the love of his life. That is until everyone—literally everyone—in the university fangirls over some newly-employed professor who also turns out to be his husband.

Top!JK. Bottom!Tae. Alternate Universe. Married AU. Work AU.

when jk is charismatic and dense af, but tae is insecure af. just another soft story between taekook and a glance between their married life.

side yoonmin in here. yoongi is tae cousin. and 95z friendship

[whumptasticwednesday]

FIC RECS

Hey, y’all. Sorry again. We’ve been havin a whack past two weeks. To make up for the lack of fics this and last week, we are planning a double upload on whumptastic Wednesday next week! To hold you over, we’re both bringing you a fic rec list of some of our favorite whumpy fics. Thanks for being so patient! PLEASE SUMBIT REQUESTS OR PROMPTS IF YOU HAVE ANY! -Ash

This first fic is for DBH, one of my favorite games. Despite its plethora or writing issues and controversial commentary on racial discrimination, it’s fun, gets you invested, and looks gorgeous. The fic itself is part of a HUGE compilation fic by the same author (over a million words and 200 chapters) The compilation is filled to the brim with amazingly written whumpy scenarios and it’s definitely worth the comb through. I, however, have picked out my personal favorite fic from the bunch, which just so happens to have a solo upload on their page. Here, Connor and Hank get into a car wreck and can’t get back into the city because of icy roads. Connor is badly damaged in the crash and the two get help from... ADAM AND ROSE👏. It’s wonderful, it’s long, it’s dramatic, and it’s just a great read. Strap in, y’all, because this is a thicc fic (15k words, 1 chapter, COMPLETED)

This fic is for Peter Maximoff, who I’ve also written fics for. It’s 5 chapters with around 6k words total. It’s a traditional sickfic, about as basic a plot as one can have; Peter contacts a flu and Erik is there to be a great dad. The beginning is kind of slow and isn’t mega whumpy, but it’s adorable to get moments between Peter and Erik. I’m a sucker for Dadneto, what can I say? Chapter 3 is where we start to see the illness really start to drag on him, and 4 is the climax of the suffering. CHAPTER 4 IS SO GOOD, I WISH MORE OF IT EXISTED. It’s a wonderful payoff and nothing feels rushed or forced. We get tons of Dadneto and snippets of interactions with other characters, which are both joys. This iteration of Peter, Erik, and the others are so in character with their movie selves. It’s just really good!

One of my all time FAVORITE WORKS. I’m a big BTS fan. Their newest album wasn’t my favorite, but great nonetheless. This fic is one I always come back to re-read, no matter my mood. It’s just as enjoyable every time through. Here we’ve got Jungkook getting an awful stomach illness during the boys’ vacation and being scared that he’s ruined it, but ultimately having all his hyungs take care of him. It’s a longer fic (27k words, 7 chapters, WIP) but you can read it in chunks, each of which, equally enjoyable. Every chapter has a great dosage of suffering and comfort. It’s really well balanced. My ONLY gripe is that it’s not done! I hold our hope that soon, someday, it’ll be finished, but for what it is, I love this fic, it’s great.

Here we’ve got the classic, feel-good Irondad fic. GOSH DARNIT, ENDGAME, YOU SON OF A BITCH. Anyways, this fic has Peter developing appendicitis and Tony mistaking it for stomach flu. Whump ensues. It’s just good, trust me. If you like irondad and sickfic, you’ll love it.

More irondad! Peter is just a great whumpee, I love nearly all and any fic where he is suffering. This author has a tumblr account as well under the same username @whumphoarder . Go send them some love, their fics are wonderful! This fic is a feel-good (especially after endgame) sickfic with Peter visiting Tony, Morgan, Pepper, and Happy during his spring break for university. It’s just the right bingeable length and the dialogue... HOLY CRAP it’s so perfect. I adore this work.

Last one for now! This is a quick DBH fic with Connor having an android sickness of sorts where he has a delirious freak out, thinking Amanda is back to fuck with his life again. Hank is a good dad for Connor. Nuf said. If you like Connor taking Hank as a father figure, then anything by this author is for you. But, this work in particular is one of my faves.

[velkynkarma]

Fic recs? Fic recs!

For Fandom Fic Rec Days because this is a fantastic idea. These ones will be for Voltron, but if people want fic recs for other fandoms I’ve clawed through extensively (Batman, FMA, Young Justice, One Piece) I can do those too. (Also, sorry to any writers who aren’t tumblr-tagged. I am terrible with names and probably don’t know you’re here. But I’ve still linked to your fic profiles in this case!) AUTHOR SHOUT-OUTS: a.k.a. “you should read everything they do it’s all quality okay” @maychorian Okay look, if you are in any way excited that I’m in this fandom, you owe maychorian a big ‘thank you’ since she was unwittingly the reason I decided to stick around after watching S1. Boom Crash The Sound Of My Ship was one of the first fics I found after wandering into the fandom and holds a special place in my heart to this day. I have fond memories of eating up the whole series by staying up late or sneaking chapters at work on my breaks. I once hid in my car during my lunch break to read a chapter right after it released? Recs all around, just read all her stuff. @bosstoaster You’ve probably read BT’s stuff already because who hasn’t but I don’t care I’m reccing her stuff anyway. BT writes everything. Like, everything. With a Shiro focus primarily, but she’s got a great handle on the other characters and will tackle such an insanely crazy variety of prompts I am continually stunned by whatever is produced next. Known for making you suffer but will make you laugh or feelz too. Special shout out to Spark to Ignite which is probably my favorite. Is this cheating because it was an exchange fic for me? Hell no. This was my One Thing that I desperately wanted to see in the fandom and it was not anywhere. BT did a fantastic job making it come to life and making me suffer but I asked for it so it’s okay and I reread this one all the time.

@butteredonions Where do I even START? So much good fic, guys. Onions fills my cravings for all things AU and she has such an insanely wide variety. If you like AU’s there is something there for everyone and they are always so well thought out and still fit each character so well. Also (in)famous for smol!Shiro, and I’m not actually partial to a lot of deaged!chars fics because people have a bad tendency to write toddlers and young children so innacurately, but this one is gold and so it’s great. But my personal fic shoutout is gonna go to The Throne In The Hall which is just all around amazing. Gorgeous imagery, great setting, solid plot, beautiful characterization, and badass fight scenes, this whole thing is just a delightful treat from start to finish. @ashinan Has some great works all around and you should read it! I can’t speak for Ash’s ship fics because I’m not really into ships, but people swear by both Ghost of a King and Bombs and Bullets, so I assume they are top quality for ship stuff. Me? I’m gonna rec you all Something Strange which is the most best, shut up, I will fight you on this. Amazing piece that is the modern supernatural cryptids-and-ghosts AU I didn’t know I need until I read this. Amazing characterization and so many little details that I just love picking out of the narrative and basking in. This fic is both hilariously entertaining because of the group shenanigans and frightfully haunting because of the ghosts (pun sort of intended?) Ash has also hinted at maybe doing more for the series and I’m clawing at the walls waiting for it. Read now. Do it. @mumblefox Rounding out the Think Tank, mumble’s work is worth checking out too! Like ash, a lot of mumble’s stuff is tagged for ships, which I don’t really do, but I absolutely adore Reconnaissance which is all I need to tell me mumble’s got top quality word weaving skills. Mumble does character dynamics wonderfully and I love watching Pidge and Keith work together in this, playing off each other both in the safe Castle environment and the heat of battle. There’s gorgeous imagery all throughout this fic and tons of little details buried in the narrative that just add so much character to the story itself. Also, I am a sucker for building any kind of alien culture or worldbuilding in general, and it’s here in spades. GriffinRose: I don’t see this fic writer recced a lot? It’s a crying shame, they’re good at what they do. Lots of Keith-centric stuff but not necessarily in a shippy way (which is usually what I see for Keith-centric stuff), but they also tackle some other characters too! My favorite is actually Mama Holt because we see a lot of Matt and Sam hanging around the Castle with the paladins in fics but Pidge’s mom? Not so much. This is a sweet little piece that hits all my found family feels, in which Mama Holt ends up on the Castle of Lions and slowly ends up adopting absolutely everyone in it, and I love every word in it. Yes. Check out Griffin’s stuff, you won’t regret it. INDIVIDUAL FIC RECS: a.ka. the “holy shit I found this amazing story I love and you should read it” section You Can’t Take the Sky From Me by isabeau225 Voltron fan? Firefly fan? This fic is the fic for you! Now a series and too damn adorable. Shiro’s not expecting any kids but somehow he just keeps getting more, and somehow he’s okay with that. Again, one of those fics that does child characters well. After I read this I squeed for half an hour and melted onto the floor.

Accepting Amelioration by XILVerify Daemon fics are my other weakness...when handled well. The problem I see with a lot of daemon fics is that writers will include the daemons but they are there more as a prop then as another character. This fic does a GORGEOUS job of avoiding that pitfall and a BEAUTIFUL job of writing the daemon concept in space with these characters and I fell in love with it. Also has some very interesting interpretations of daemons that differ a bit from the novel, but in ways I really enjoy...like breaking some of the standards for what animals mean what personalities, or making touching another’s daemon less of a sexual interaction and more of a close trust or strong platonic bond kind of thing. Beautiful work. Check it out.

One for All, All for One by KaijuDork Absolutely gorgeous Shiro-centric (but also team based) fic. Hurt comfort in spades as Shiro tries to help the paladins and they try to help him at the same time. Some beautiful and haunting imagery in this one. Still a WIP, but I’m hoping the writer can finish one day. I believe in you :) Of a Sort by hameru For the sickfic fan. Shiro is really, really sick, and the others do their best to help him out. Also a WIP but the first two chapters are just...quality sickfic and will fill all your hurt/comfort needs by themselves. (Still will be excited when/if more posts though) Empty Spaces by Oreramar Kind of a modern AU without the space stuff. Shiro loses his arm in an accident and things start to go downhill from there, until he unexpectedly finds the perfect new career...in daycare. Again, one of those rare fics that handles kids well (although they’re kind of there peripherally in this one), and the modern AU aspect is handled really skillfully too. Makes you feel all happy inside when you’re done reading it. The kind of fic I would love to see more extension on, although I’m content with this too. Shadows of our Dreams by KUG Because sometimes you just need a cuddle pile. This one fills the niche for both cute and fluffy as well as angsty and hurt comfort. If you need all kinds of feels all in one place this is your one-stop shop. Lean on Me by GlassSoldiers Wouldn’t be a good fic rec without a good 5 times! This is one of my faves. Shiro looking out for all his team, and his team looking out for him. I’m a big fan of this theme, obviously, so this one really hits the spot. Everyone gets a chance to shine, which is great :) how to win friends, influence people, and form voltron by brosura A WIP but a very worth it WIP, holy crap, read this. An AU in which Keith doesn’t get booted from the Garrison, and ends up slowly integrating with the rest of the Original Trio. Primarily Hunk’s PoV too which is awesome. Double awesome, it literally just updated as I was writing this list, which means there’s a new chapter, which means I need to find time to read it. AAAAAH. These are amongst my favorites. Good job to everyone on the list, and thanks for making my nights and work breaks exciting, for making me stay up late to finish just ONE MORE CHAPTER, for giving me something to read while eating, for giving me something to motivate me to get my own work done, and for giving me things to look forward to after terrible days. Love you all and this fandom has been amazing to me so far. :) ~VelkynKarma