#but man the sheer VOLUME of fic this year made this really hard to pare down into something resembling a coherent list

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Fourth Tumblrversary Fic Rec List

(To view previous tumblrversary lists: First, Second, Third)

In honor of my fourth tumblrversary (!!!), here is my annual fic rec list!  There was so much amazing fic this year (and so many amazing writers!), that this year’s list is the biggest yet.  (But that said, I know there was a lot of fic I didn’t manage to read, so this list is not by any means exhaustive.)  Thank you all for being so wonderful to me, and I hope you find something new to love below.  Here’s to another great year!   I’ve linked to tumblr where possible, to make it easy for people to reblog fic they like if they wish to (because reblogging fic is fun!), but linked to Teaspoon or AO3 if the fic in question wasn’t posted to tumblr, and/or in case of a multi-chapter fic whose subsequent chapters weren’t linked to/easy to find. Fics are posted by category and in no particular order save the order I found them in my fic recs tag. Most fics are Nine/Rose (if you didn’t already know that, then you must not follow me), but there are also appearances by Eight, Tentoo, Twelve, and unspecified!Doctor. As always, please heed ratings and authors’ warnings.

WIPs that Keep Me on the Edge of My Seat: (Note: for the WIPs labeled Adult, not all of them are Adult yet, but if the writer labeled them that way for the future, that’s the rating I went with.)

Lost Journal Pages by @acreasy1 (Nine/Rose)

Roses and Distant Echoes by @deartimekeeper (Nine/Rose, Beauty and the Beast AU) and accompanying moodboard

Northern Morality by Timeproof (Nine/Rose, North & South AU, Adult)

Nature of War by @letters-from-the-tardis (Eight/Rose, Human Nature UA), part of the Engines of War series

What We’re Made Of by @caedmonfaith and @rishidiams (Twelve/Rose, UA, babyfic, Adult)

Faith of the Heart by @rishidiams (Nine/Rose, Star Trek soulmate AU, Adult) and accompanying manip by @rose--nebula

Copperopolis, CA by @whatwecanfic (Nine/Rose, dragon!Nine, AU, Adult)

Renegades & Revolutionaries: Season One: Unexpected Consequences by @deathlyfandoms (Nine/Rose, AU, Adult)

The Curse of the Time Lords by @chiaroscuroverse (Nine/Rose, dragon!Nine)

Multi-Chapter Fics that Kept Me Going:

A Peculiar Unfathomable Combination by @leabharlannkay (Nine/Rose, boss/employee, fake dating AU, Adult)

Beneath the Desk (part 2) and Quiet Times by @hellostarlight20 (Nine/Rose, AU, Adult, BDSM), part of the Pushing Boundaries ‘verse

In the Hall of the Mountain King by @deathlyfandoms (Nine/Rose, fantasy AU)

Smith’s Book Store by @kelkat9 (Nine/Rose, Victorian AU)

Rose and the Mechanic by @badwolfgeek (Nine/Rose, Human Nature UA, Adult-ish) and sequel, Bad Wolf Rises (Nine/Rose, Series Two rewrite, Adult)

Soldier’s Solstice by @hellostarlight20 (Nine/Rose, alien!Rose, AU, Adult) and accompanying manip by @rose--nebula

Of Coveralls and Penguin Suits by @countessselena (Nine/Rose, AU)

Penance and Pain by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult, BDSM, dub con warning for shag or die trope) and sequel, The Light of Day (Nine/Rose, Adult, BDSM)

All I Want for Christmas is You (Naked) by @blueboxesandtrafficcones (Nine/Rose, fake fake dating, Adult)

31 Days of Ficmas by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose)

Lots more great stories below the cut!

Perfect One Shots:

Different Species Cuddling by @chiaroscuroverse (Nine/Rose)

There Are No Rules by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Husky Prayers by Etwas_Schlau (Nine/Rose, Adult-ish, AU)

This is Us, I Think by @deathlyfandoms (Nine/Rose, AU)

Lost and Found at Sea by kathryn_hart (Nine/Rose, mermaid AU)

Tying Laces by @tryingthisfangirlthing (Nine/Rose, Adult, corset)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult, telepathy)

Burning Books by @ciara-jane (Nine/Rose)

Not a Moment Too Soon by @ciara-jane (Nine/Rose)

Lean on Me by @countessselena (Nine/Rose)

Fever Dream by @megabadbunny (Nine/Rose, Adult)

In Dreams She Comes by @lastincurableromantic (Twelve/Rose)

Undone by @perfectlyrose (Nine/Rose, Adult, corset)

Pipeline by @onthedriftinthetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Images on Jericho’s Walls by jer832 and scifiangel (Nine/Rose, It Happened One Night reference) (Note: per the creators’ request, please do not copy or repost the story or manips without their permission.)

Reason Dictates You Must Not Dance by @unnnedited (Nine/Rose)

Last Call by @sequencefairy (Nine/Rose, Noir AU)

Satellites by @his-braveheart (Eight/Rose, UA)

Play for me? by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Better than Tea by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult) and sequel, Hard to Get (Nine/Rose, Adult)

When Wendy Grew Up by @starsandfairytales (Eight/Rose, Nine/Rose, UA)

After the Rain by @acreasy1 (Nine/Rose, AU), sequel to Happenstance

Untitled by @megabadbunny (Tentoo/Rose, Adult) with accompanying fan art

To Dance Upon a Time by @goingtothetardis (Tentoo/Rose, Adult)

Give and Take by @megabadbunny (Tentoo/Rose, Adult) with accompanying fan art

Death and the Rose by @redthreads (Nine/Rose, AU)

Mine by @countessselena (Nine/Rose, Adult-ish, closet UST)

There with Bells On by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult)

His Beloved by @paigenotblank (Twelve/Rose, Adult, corset)

Fanning the Flames by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult, Duke of Norfolk roleplay)

A Star, a Star, Dancing in the Night by @asthewheelwills (Nine/Rose, A Christmas Carol reference)

A Blonde Walks into a Bar by @blueboxesandtrafficcones (Twelve/Rose)

Siren’s Call by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult, slight dub con warning for aphrodisiac trope, BDSM)

Short and Sweet: (drabbles, askbox fics, prompt fics, and other ficlets)

Love Unspoken by @lillibetm3 (Nine/Rose)

Push by @lillibetm3 (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Prompt fic by @asthewheelwills (Pride and Prejudice: Lizzy/Darcy)

Prompt fic by @asthewheelwills (Nine/Rose, Jack, Woman Wept)

Prompt fic by @perfectlyrose (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Askbox fic for me by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Nine/Rose)

Askbox fic for @dwsmutfest by anon (Doctor/Rose, Adult, telepathy)

Askbox fic for me by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Nine/Rose, Adult-ish)

Her Dragon by @rishidiams (Nine/Rose, dragon!Nine, AU)

Quiet Time by @perfectlyrose (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Askbox fic for @theladyro by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Doctor/Rose)

A Little Push by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Jack)

Prompt fic by @kelkat9 (Nine/Rose, Human Nature UA, Adult, road trip)

Askbox fic for me by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Nine/Rose), inspired by this post

Askbox fic for @badwolfxoncomingstorm by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Nine/Rose, AU), inspired by this post

Ice Cream by @goingtothetardis (Doctor/Rose, Adult)

Mouth by @marvelouswhovianfairytales (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Looks Better on You by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose) and accompanying fan art by @megabadbunny

Hands Entwined by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult)

No Moving by @goingtothetardis (Nine/Rose, Adult, BDSM)

Thirty Seconds by @chiaroscuroverse (Nine/Rose, Adult, closet)

Hands by @lastbluetardis (Doctor/Rose, Adult)

Askbox fic for @ciara-jane by @escapadesofanaskboxficfairy (Nine/Rose, closet UST)

Untitled by @tryingthisfangirlthing (Nine/Rose, The Aztecs reference)

Askbox fic (part 2) for @chiaroscuroverse by anon (Doctor/Rose, Adult)

Unexpected by @perfectlyrose (Eight/Rose, AU)

Askbox fic for @countessselena by anon (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Baby Blues by @pipertennant (Nine/Rose, Tentoo/Rose, baby fic)

Askbox fic for @badwolfgeek by anon (Nine/Rose, Adult-ish)

Askbox fic for @countessselena by anon (Nine/Rose)

Askbox fic for me by anon (Nine/Rose, Eight/Rose, Adult)

1605 by @lostinfic (Nine/Rose)

Askbox fic for @the-untempered-prism by anon (Nine/Rose)

Askbox fic for @the-untempered-prism by anon (Nine/Rose, Adult, closet) and art mentioned by prism

Prompt fic by @unnnedited (Nine/Rose, Beauty and the Beast AU)

Night by the Bonfire by @lizann5869 (Nine/Rose)

Prompt fic by @professortennant (Nine/Rose, merman AU)

Askbox fic for @the-untempered-prism by anon (Nine/Rose) and accompanying fan art

Prompt fic by @lostinfic (Twelve/Rose, Adult, Professor/Student AU)

Prompt fic by @perfectlyrose (Twelve/Rose, Adult)

Prompt fic by @perfectlyrose (Nine/Rose, Adult)

The First Course by @paigenotblank (Nine/Rose, Adult)

Also, many thanks to the writers who are so generous with their talent and request prompts from readers. All of the fics I’ve prompted can be found here.