#darkmagess

[obi-wansorrow]

There is a fic called Star Wars: The Golden Saber by darkmagess on ao3.

Here is the thing about this fic.... it's earth shattering. It is paradigm shifting. It feels like one of the Star Wars novels you'd buy at the bookstore.

The characterization of Obi-Wan Kenobi is sublime. The world building challenges George Lucas on his best day. The OC makes me cry. I think of this fic at least once a week, and I read it over a year ago.

It explains the Jedi order better than the movies do. It takes you on journeys that build towards the canon story.

Everyone should read it.

Edit: Their tumblr is @magess!

Please let me know if the link does not work.

[samstree]

🌷Geraskier summer fic recs🌷

Stories that make me nostalgic, an incomplete list. (also previous rec lists for autumn and spring)

Hawthorn by darkmagess

[Explicit, 13k]

Geralt tries very hard after the mountain. Very interesting dynamics. This author writes herbalism into the story and it always takes my breath away.

The Care and Feeding of Bards (as compiled by Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde) by Beginte

[Teen, 5k]

Featuring Jaskier's dramatics and Geralt being utterly in love.

Villainous by AvoidingAverage

[Explicit, 81k]

Villain!Jaskier and hero!Geralt, a classic enemies-to-lovers story. The entire series is a must read.

Sorrow Twines Her Thorns Unceasing by stonecoldsilly

[Mature, 12k]

A deep character study of Geralt in the fallout of Blaviken. A good story to read on Beltane.

Solstice and Solitude: A Yuletide Carol by darkmagess

[Teen, 16k]

Winter-themed case fic, with a fascinating monster.

Permeable Barriers by darkmagess

[Teen, 18k]

Summer-themed case fic that also features their developing relationship and Jaskier's past.

The Footsteps We Follow by thiswildheart

[Teen, 16k]

A post-season 2 story that delves deep into Jaskier's character.

Didn't Mean It by twisting_vine_x

[Explicit, 12k]

No one says what they mean, classic mutual pining. Geralt gets ye olde friend-zoned.

All Your Tattered Pieces by twisting_vine_x

[Explicit, 88k]

Geralts intimacy issues, Jaskier's patience, and a whole lot of feelings.

live well, you reap what you sow by williamkaplans

[Mature, 16k]

A post-TW3 sick fic that features Jaskier's trauma heavily, also with geraskefer OT3.

Topaz and Cornflower by SaintNynniaw

[Mature, 176k]

One of my favorite a/b/o slow-burn. A classic trope done well.

unring the bell by Shinybug

[Explicit, 48k]

Features Jaskier who goes through hell but stays strong.

Refuge in Lettenhove by Descarada

[Explicit, 65k]

Noble Jaskier and protector Geralt, good post-mountain dynamic.

you're the words that I promise I don't mean by notebooksandlaptops

[Teen, 27k]

A classic soul mark AU that gives me vibes of post-season 1 fics.

bird versus bard by provocation

[General, 2k]

Geralt befriends a beautiful bird. Someone gets jealous.

[magess]

Loki sat naked on the hot sand under a dark sky painted with a brilliant sea of stars. The ocean rolled and tumbled. A cool breeze brought goosebumps to his flesh and lifted through his hair, the strands tickling against his neck. He hugged his knees to his chest and breathed in time with the lap of the water. He’d left Mobius sated and asleep in a tent conjured as the sun dipped low in the sky. A luxurious affair crafted atop the carpet he had already laid, teeming with pillows to cradle fragile human flesh. Oil lanterns flickered inside, giving the whole of its shape an oscillating glow.

[chaosandwolves]

Gods I love fanfic.

Honestly, like, you hardly ever see published writing that hits as hard as fanfics.

Fanfic authors have the freedom to be incredibly creative and sometimes they put out sentences that are so incredibly genius. May it be in their simplicity or in their creativity.

Please, can y'all reblog with some of your favourite quotes from fanfics (and link them)?

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I'll start and I randomly chose this one:

They’d laid no claims to one another. Made no heart’s promises or breathy bless è d oaths between a kiss and a sigh. But he knew. In his soul where the wild things lay watchful, where they paced in patient circles around their hoard of meager treasures, that the world would always, always seek a crack and send a thief. And that was how precious things are lost.

From "Oidhche (Night)" by darkmagess (The Witcher/Geraskier)

[sadreel]

Teen Wolf

Entente by Siria

Love of the loveless by sasha_bo

The Alpha Pair by ShiningOmicron

All a Pack Needs is a Little Spark by thornconnelly

Sanctuary by darkmagess

A Tale as Old as Time by Gia279

For the Love of Chaos by Halevetica

Stiles Stilinski and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Well Maybe It Wasn’t That Bad…) by thegirlgrey

The One Where They All Go to New York for a Wedding by Chioces

To The One Who Is The Heart Of Our Pack by MissYuki1990

I Need You So Much Closer by lemyh

Don't Let Me Forget by LittleLynn

Wood and Nails by rabbitxheart

Something You Give Away by herlovewasajoke for Calysta, Eris18

Honey, Can't you See (The Bloodstains on my Teeth) by Loup_Aigre, TroubleIWant

a lion among them by unpossible for Arsenic

In Sanguinem Scriptum Est by secondstar

Discovery Channel by Kayevelyn

The Boy Is Mine, You Bonkers! by frownypup

All Is Lost Again (But I'm Not Giving In) by coppersin

Favoured by ChloeWeird (ChloeBYoung)

Worlds Apart by exclamation

When the Dust Has Settled by halcyon1993

Bars of Bone and Fragile Humanity by tsukinofaerii

The Cards All Fall by ChaoticReactions

there's a ritual for that by Spikedluv

Better Fortunes by SmallBirds for TheyDraggedMeInNowIAintLeaving

Stiles plans are the worst (the best) by Dashar

Miner For Truth and Delusion by blacktofade

You Saw Me Standing Alone by orphan_account

the rest

[ao3feed-monarch]

A Grief Shared

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/m5e4Q92 by darkmagess It's only a couple weeks after Keiko fell into Axis Mundi, presumed dead. Billy and Lee don't know what they are to each other without her, except broken and hurting. Words: 3369, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: William "Bill" J. Randa, Leland "Lee" Shaw, Hiroshi "Hiro" Randa Relationships: William "Bill" J. Randa/Leland "Lee" Shaw Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Kissing, Keiko is dead, threesome is broken read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/m5e4Q92

[hrast-ika]

a result of reading hurt/comfort sterek fanfic Only Human by @darkmagess

can’t handle all the derek!feels ;A; (drawn by me: Spider999now/Nruparca on IG)

[eternalsterekrecs]

As she poured out her grief at Allison’s graveside, she’d made her a promise. To be better, to be worth it, to listen, to protect others, to fight and be fierce and keep anyone else from dashing themselves to pieces for her sake. She dropped prayerful tears to the earth and performed an inner alchemy to be made of finer strength.

Sterek fic Sanctuary by darkmagess

[wannastayugly]

Bringing some rendered skin today. Art commissioned by darkmagess (Ao3) for her fic Hawthorn <3

PATREON 

[jemmasimmons]

hello! welcome back! do you have any geraskier fic recs? :D

Hey anon! Thank you :) It's been fun to come back to tumblr again.

You know, I'm not normally a huge fic reader (I know, I'm weird!) but I actually consumed a TON of Geraskier fics after I started shipping them. The only thing is because I'm kind of late to the fandom, most of the fics I've read are better known (as that's where I've had to start). Sorry if the recs aren’t that groundbreaking, but I’m always happy to note some stories that I love.

I love basically any Geraskier work by sospes (ao3), in particular To Sleep Perchance To, The Public Perception of the Barding Profession, The Song of the White Wolf, and Unspoken. Note the warnings on these fics, some of them deal with noncon.

I adored The Painter by United where Geralt tries to track down Jaskier after he hears a new song by our favorite bard. The song itself is so lovely and just the fic in general is a huge joy to read, and the scene where Geralt hears Jaskier play the song in person lives in my head rent free.

The One My Soul Cries Out For by @whispered-story. This is a great soulmate AU and really recommend it for anyone who wants to be kicked in the stomach by a fic. I also really liked their fics Yet Always Back Returning to Those First Feelings and The Hand of Destiny That Was Guiding Us Together.

The Witcher Wolf and the companion The Witcher Wolf 2: Geralt's POV by @im-fairly-whitty​ were a really fun read. Not a trope I expected to love so much, but Geralt as a nice wolf is absolutely adorable.

I honestly had never heard of Hanahaki disease until this fandom, but surprisingly loved several of the fics I read with that: A Dandelion By Any Other Name by @asmolbirb, Fill My Lungs (With Sweetness) by WednesdaysDaughter (ao3), and Bearing the will of the flower by Solshine (ao3).

 A Blessing, A Curse by aileenrose (ao3) is an awesome fic that explores Jaskier leaving on the mountain as if it were a djinn wish, and man does it HURT for a bit. I also really love Another Time, Again which is an amazing amnesia fic where Jaskier tries to help Geralt recover his memories.

Truth of The Heart by CosmicOcelot (ao3) explores post 01x06 while diving into “missing moments” from Jaskier and Geralt’s travels together, all while Geralt works to save Jaskier from an incubus who has stolen his memories. It’s really poignant and well done.

Want a cute fix-it fic about Jaskier and Geralt making up and going to the coast? Then I think you’ll love Though I Try Not To by @drowningbydegrees.

An ode to Valdo Marx by Beginte (ao3) showcases Geralt parkouring to the worst possible conclusions like a champ. I love silly misunderstandings that get resolved quickly and end happily, and this fic delivers.

I love so many of the Geraskier fics by lesdemonium (winnerstick) (ao3), particularly My Heart, I'd Be the Choiceless Hope, and Everything.

Oidhche (Night) by darkmagess (ao3) is a difficult fic because it address the aftermath of a brutal noncon assault, but the writing is gorgeous and it’s very much worth reading.

home is nowhere, therefore you by @et-in-arkadia is a lovely fairytale style fic that features True Love’s Kiss, and I love it.

I’m only a third of the way or so through my bookmarks at this point, so I’m going to stop, but happy to chat off anon for more recs if you would like :) I also might just compile a full rec list that I can share going forward.

[wheredidhiseyebrowsgo]

Knowing that you do amazing every single time when it comes to recommendations, I'm looking for fics that hit home how fucked up what Kate Argent did to Derek was. I've read a couple that just missed by a hair to encompass what I was looking for. Like Derek feeling safe and close enough with his pack to finally mention the seducing part only for the pack to worriedly point out how abhorrent that she did that on top of everything else is. The pack worriedly and frantically making sure he knows it doesn't matter if he is a guy, pointing out he was 16 and she was 21. The pack reminding him he is loved, thanking him for being so open about this and Derek coming to terms that it's not his fault!!!! Friendship bonding between Derek and Allison would be a stellar bonus. I know there are a lot of great fics out there. I just want the right balance of enough whump/hurt but so much more comfort/support and verifiable happy ending even if that is just progress in the healing process.

I don't know if these fit exactly. It sounds like you should try and write this fic! I'd read it.

Leave The Trauma Behind Us (it's okay to not be okay) by FluffyAzzy

(1/1 I 1,197 I Teen I Sterek)

A trigger: A trigger in psychology is a stimulus such as a smell, sound, or sight that triggers feelings of trauma.

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In other words, ash has a very prominent smell and a very traumatic event linked to it. And Derek is definitely not okay.

But sometimes that in itself is okay.

Gently by darkmagess

(1/1 I 2,547 I Teen I No Pairing)

Having already confided in Stiles once about his past assaults, Derek comes to him again, this time to talk about Kate.

9. Fire Away by brokenes

(1/1 I 4,992 I Teen I Sterek)

When hunters take Derek back to his family house, he struggles to shake the ghosts of the past. No one seems to be more aware of his struggles than Stiles, so he asks him if he is okay, until his response finally changes, and he breaks. But Stiles is there, so maybe he can be okay again.

Big Bad Wolf by Nival_Vixen

(9/9 I 11,758 I Mature I Sterek)

Stiles knows that someone needs and trusts him, and it's not his father or Scott - it's Derek.

After he discovers that Kate's kidnapped Derek, Stiles tracks him down, and with the help of the pack, Stiles gets his big bad wolf back.

Fully Grown by thedaughterofkings

(13/13 I 36,305 I Teen i Sterek)

The pup smells of summer, of heat in the air, lightning in the sky.

No amount of growling sends him running; he just keeps standing there, staring. He's no threat though, smells of sparks but not of fire, no taste of ashes on the tongue.

Satisfied, he turns around, leaving the pup behind, ignoring the acid scent of anxiety and fear that suddenly fills the air.

~*~

Stumbling across a wolf in the preserve is not what Stiles expects when he goes for a run the last night before school starts again. But even if the wolf acts more intelligent than a mere animal, he can’t have anything to do with Stiles’ unusual soulmark, four vicious scratches down his forearm, can he?

And what is Kate Argent doing back in Beacon Hills for the first time since the Hale Fire?

[samstree]

33? 14? If I can pick 2?

Of course you can! I can talk about good fics for a very long time ;)

33: Hawthorn by darkmagess

Hawthorn beloved! Geralt tries to apologize with acts of service, followed by plant love language and tender d/s dynamics. One of the classics. I recommend the same author's other works too!

14: a light through the fog by Shinybug

It's one I haven't read, but everything by this author is so so good. Do check out this one if you like sentinel/guide AUs.

send me a number (out of 318) for a bookmarked fic 🎀

[magess]

It's only a couple weeks after Keiko fell into Axis Mundi, presumed dead. Billy and Lee don't know what they are to each other without her, except broken and hurting.

[valdomarx]

You’re the royal of fic recs, so I was wondering if you had any geraskier recs set in Kaer Morhen? 😊 I love your blog and all you do for us hopeless geraskier shippers, giving us a little light in the world.

Aww thank you! I’d be delighted to share some geraskier at Kaer Morhen recs:

One Blessing by Jana_C  (especially big rec for this one, I enjoyed it tremendously and still think about it often)

Madainn (Morning) by darkmagess

Adopted By Love Interest's Family bywinnerstick @lesdemonium

his sweet kiss by witchertrashbag @witchertrashbag (this one is jaskier/all the witchers, including geralt, but that’s just a bonus as far as i’m concerned)

Tactile by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels

Hunt Me Down by round_robin @round--robin (jaskier/witchers, horny in the best possible way)

[manonisamelon]

@underthegallowws asked so here are 3 old and 3 new fics I think are underrated.

The old ones (from 2017)

Where There’s Smoke (serie) E 31k by darkmagess

confessed to you, riding shotgun M 10k by crownedcarl

No one wants you (when you have no heart) Not Rated 18k by insxne

The new ones (2019-2020)

I just want it if it’s taken T 18k by tenthousandfireflies

just a different kind of wasteland (serie)T 10k by @rohesiawrites

It’s Not Living If It’s Not With You T 10k by @grenadinepeach

[geraskierficrecs]

Jaskier Whumps

magess

said to

geraskierficrecs

:

If you're going to do a Jaskier Whumps post, I put up one on AO3 called Oidhche that people might like.

(Your wish is my command!)

Oidhche by darkmagess

Jaskier's 35th birthday was supposed to be a night full of song and food, a grand banquet to remember. Nothing went as planned.

The door creaked, and Geralt roused from a light slumber at the sound. The lingering scent of the snuffed candle by the bed suggested the passage of several hours. Not more than three, which was strange. Jaskier should have been awhile yet, if he was going to return to the tavern at all. And yet… an uneven step, and the door clicked shut.

The unfamiliar tread brought Geralt’s drowsy senses to focus, and he picked up more.

The copper of blood.

Musk of seed.

Pallor of salt.

What’s Mine is Yours by opera cricket

Jaskier had always had a set of lungs to rival the North wind. By the time he was old enough to put words to his wailing, his poor mother’s head was grey and her heart torn by the babe who had never once stopped crying. There wasn’t a healer or witch she took him to who didn’t say the same thing: there was nothing to fix. They could treat a bruise, bandage the reflections of another’s injuries that sometimes echoed onto his skin, but there was no curing pain that wasn’t his.

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Soulmates Share Injuries AU

When Sorrow Sang by Ailendolin

Alone, with only his trusted lute as companion, Jaskier sat in front of a pitiful fire, strumming his instrument with almost absentminded fingers. His hands were trembling, something Geralt had never seen them do before, and that was startling enough to make him pause at the edge of the clearing, just out of sight.

“I’m weak, my love, and I am wanting,” Jaskier sang softly, and his voice broke with so much sorrow Geralt could feel it in his very bones.

After their fight it doesn't take long for Geralt to stumble upon Jaskier again. There's only one way down the mountain, after all. What he didn't expect was to catch him in an unguarded moment - one that changes everything for both of them.

You Say You Need No One, Yet Here We Are by ArcticKiss

“Oh shit,” Jaskier muttered. He crawled as far back into his little shelter as he could fit. He hadn’t planned for this to happen. He hadn’t thought this through at all. He didn’t know what to do next.

In the blink of an eye, the monster had rounded his shield of roots and was staring directly at him.

Now he’d never know what that look in Geralt’s eyes meant, that quick glance he had chosen to direct at Jaskier when it appeared he’d had less than a second left to live himself.

Jaskier’s hands were clenched at his sides. He wanted nothing more than to wrap his arms around his head and make himself as small as possible. But if he was going to die anyway, he wasn’t going to spend his last moments curled up in a frightened little ball.

Or, Geralt is doing a fine job of pretending being followed around by a pining bard does nothing but annoy him, until Jaskier gets hurt.

To Sleep Perchance To by sospes

Jaskier gets kidnapped and tortured. Geralt comes to rescue him.

Except it's not quite that simple.

Bloody Destiny by HighlyOveractiveImagination

Geralt is injured while protecting Ciri and help comes in the form of one heartbroken bard. Jaskier still believes that the witcher hates him and Geralt, well, Geralt is too unconscious to argue. That leaves the hunted princess and the bard to heal new wounds, and perhaps some old ones as well.

A Blessing, A Curse by aileenrose

"For a while, Jaskier doesn’t know he’s cursed. It feels like free will, going back down that mountain, just as dangerous down as the way up, and alone this time, too. The descent is fast, maybe even reckless, but Jaskier’s feeling numb and out-of-sorts anyways, Geralt’s words simmering in his mind, and at the time it doesn’t feel like he’s being pulled on by anything but his own desire to get away."

Based off a post that Geralt's words on the mountain are granted by the djinn.

A Light in the Dark by AvoidingAverage

The world around him went oddly silent--drowned out by the roar of blood in his ears.

A lock of familiar brown hair fell onto the table, tied neatly with a string from a lute. Mouth dry with panic and fingers shaking, Geralt brushed his fingers over the tiny bundle before reaching for the piece of parchment folded beside it.

Any hope that the package was some sort of mistake died a quick death at the short message scrawled across the page:

Come and play, Butcher--before he can’t.