#dnfao3tags

[dnfao3tags]

a guide to dnfao3tags!

hello there :] i'm kay, the admin of this blog. i've been running this blog from april 29 2022 when i made my dnf starter pack post for all those new to dnf fics. since then, i've made more than 700 posts and have added many features to my blog.

here's a little guide to everything and anything dnfao3tags!

(highly recommend checking my blog out on a pc, a lot more features are easily visible that way)

new to dnf?

as mentioned above, i have a starter pack; along with that i'd like to recommend :

my personal favs

my tag navigation page so you can easily find fics according to your wishes

i also have a masterpost of a significant number of fics i've recommended on this blog, however i don't often update it so its a little useless

every month (or whenever im free), i try to make a monthly fic roundup which i post in the first week of the new month; stay tuned for that

my trope wise reclists

spotlight fic recs from my bookmarks (dnfao3tags bookmarks)

all of my fic rec posts (dnfao3tags recs) - including reclists, spotlight fic recs, fic was founds, etc

posts made by authors themselves for their own fics (author post)

fic recs made by writers themselves (author recs)

there's also a dnf ship wiki surprisingly which might be useful if you want to get familiar with them

if you're confused about any references or something, feel free to send me an ask and hopefully me or my followers can help.

'can i help you?'

absolutely! while i don't accept any more mod/admins on this blog, you can still do the following :

rec/submit a fic (self-promo encouraged)

send me a quote you liked from a fic and view some dnf fic quotes here

here are a bunch of fic not founds that unfortunately were never found. take a look and see if you recognise any!

you can also send me fics to submit in the monthly fic roundup

sometimes i can't find fics for certain tropes so i crowdsource; check if know any fics for that particular trope and send them in

send some fic ideas you have!

deleted fics

i already made a guide to how i deal with deleted fics on this blog.

my Finding Deleted Fics: A Multi-Method Guide post.

if you're an author and would like me to take down your fics then send me a dm and i'll happily do it. if you'd like, i could also only share them in dms too.

fic not found

feel free to ask about any lost fics and i'll see if me or my followers can recognize it. please please Please be as specific as possible and also mention if you think it may be deleted.

i will post your ask asking my followers if i don't recognize it and if someone helps me out, i'll reblog your ask with the found fic so just keep checking the reblogs or the tags fic was found & fic potentially found.

searching my blog

if you open my blog on pc then you'll see one search bar in the header:

and one like this below the updates box:

the google enhanced search box is more accurate so i recommend using that one ! however, it is definitely not foolproof so i also recommend using my tagnav to search for a specific post because i tag pretty much everything. you can also send me an ask.

cool features

i have a music player ! you can send in songs for me to add to it

any tips and tricks i have for ao3 will be in this how to ao3 tag

want some writing inspo? here are some fic ideas

you can also ask me for song based reqs

i also have author archives for anonymous authors (eg. mario anon), deleted authors and orphaned authors

click this for a random post of mine

more stuff

i have a twitter (though i am inactive there)

please read my about/faq page before sending asks

i have a tag for any posts that aren't specifically fic recs and just me talking (kay talks) which you can mute if you aren't interested

occasionally i get asks about dreamnotnap which i sometimes answer; you can also mute that tag along with my not dnf tag

and that's all i can currently think of!

i'm thinking of adhering to a posting schedule so i might post about that later. i'm a bit more free these days so i'll probably be a bit more quick to asks.

hope this helped you guys out; thanks for reading :]

[dtblrlove]

dreblr-fic-recs and dnfao3tags! What would a fandom be without fanfic recommendation blogs? Thanks for all the work you guys are doing, you helped me find a ton of amazing works!

💌 @dreblr-fic-recs @dnfao3tags

[dreamingofthedteam]

after i finish my exams i think i might read the mangoball thing like wdym this has already been written anyone got any sources?

[scoops404]

When your fic makes dnfao3tags create a whole new tag like I think I’m proud??

[wildpeachfarm]

hey do you know where i can contact the person behind the now archived blog dnfao3tags, kay (i think) ? ive wanted to make a fic recs blog for some time now for a different fandom and ship, and i have some questions regarding maintaining the backend-y stuff, but i dont think i ever followed their main on here or twitter

ah sorry I have no idea how to contact them :(

[dnf-fic-recs]

You guys 🤝 dnf-ao3-tag

Doing god's work

dnfao3tags and us hold hands and skip thru the fields together <3

[dteamhugs]

https://www.tumblr.com/dnfao3tags/720741839790014464?source=share

here's a post of various ways to recover deleted ao3 works! good luck with retrieving that fic <3

tysm, this will be useful 🙏

[rat-rosemary]

oh god, dnfao3tags and dnf-fic-recs are gonna be so busy

o7 to some of your fandom's hardest warriors I beg of you to send them flowers or a good horny fic in these trying times 😔

[i-hope-this-is-a-phase]

Hello, this is gonna sound so out of place but listen. I am fucking. Crushed. Dnfao3tags is now gone, the blog is still there for now but it seems like they got caught up in the panic and have completely jumped ship. I do not know where else to put this.

I am looking, desperately, for a fic, it was so well written and it was about Dream slowly writing all of his songs (and then publishing them) about George. I remember vividly that one of the songs he writes is called Chlorine and he writes it after a dteam pool day and he gets to smell George's hair. If anyone can help me, please I am begging, I cannot find it anywhere and I'm almost out of options.

Much love to everyone in the meantime <3 <3 <3

I HAVE THIS!!!!

It’s a lovely fic I highly recommend

[findinghomes]

Okay!!!! Okay!!!! I’m sorry this is going to be a mess, but like every time my fics make a rec list I’m an inconsolable mess of /pos emotions just in general. But @/dnfao3tags’s (sorry idk if you like being tagged in things!!! Plus this is just a mess) new rec list has me so emotional because I’m on the same list as GenOfEve, who wrote i am your boy (rated explicit)—which is one of my ALL TIME favorite fics ever. As I was reading it, I just knew I would spend the rest of my life thinking about this fic. It was so wholly and completely me that it felt like someone had ripped out my soul and put it into words. And now, I’m on that list alongside them and I’m ajsdjisjd

[15ktherapy]

Someone wrote a guide on how to find deleted fics, that might help :]

https://www.tumblr.com/dnfao3tags/720741839790014464/finding-deleted-fics-an-multi-method-guide

AHOOOO SLAY thanskyou anon mwah mwah mwah mwah mwah mhw a mwah mwah mhwa mhwa mwah I love you MMMMMMMMWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dnfao3tags]

Monthly Fic Roundup - February 2024

haven't been too active this month but here's your monthly recs!

as always, make sure to leave some love :]

— Turning Right on Red by jestbee (expl. | comp. | 4k) ; established relationship + car sex

George's stream has consequences.

— Drumroll, Please by starsgaze (snowdreamr) (gen | comp. | 5k) ; bed sharing + relationship study

Everything it is, and everything it isn’t. A proposal, of sorts. A half confession. Over all, the weight of wanting and the agony of bearing with it. Dream and George, deprived of meaning.

— GeorgeNotFound OnlyFans by Simplysmitten (expl. | comp. | 37k) ; sex work + secret identity

Fresh out of university and struggling to land a job in his field, George finds himself desperate for a way to make ends meet. While his friends have big dreams of blowing up on YouTube, George decides to make an OnlyFans profile. Shockingly, George goes viral on both platforms, making his money troubles a thing of the past, but maintaining his anonymity a constant worry. How funny is it that he manages to make a friend named Clay on both platforms?

— don't know how long it's going to take to feel okay (i had the best day with you today) by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 7k) ; dream's mom + established relationship

Three times George needed a mom and Dream's mom was there for him.

— what i wanted to hear by alisonsomething, dizzy (expl. | comp. | 3k) ; phone sex

George is in Los Angeles and Dream is in Florida. It’s not the first time they’ve been thousands of miles apart, and Dream can’t stop thinking about one very memorable conversation they had shortly before George’s visa was approved.

— Suction by tsundanire (expl. | comp. | 1k) ; nipple play

George trusts Dream completely. Trusts him enough with his most sensitive bits.

— wish that i could step into yours instead by Kore_Writes (teen | comp. | 12k) ; canon compliant + character study

A series of moments in Dream's life that George had always been there for him.

— he loves him more than anyone ever has in the history of man by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 14k) ; pov outsider

dream and george over the years through the perspectives of their friends

— the end of all things by womanhunt (teen | comp. | 9k) ; marriage (eloping)

“We should get married.” The words make Dream choke on the scrambled eggs in his mouth, and George just stares at him blankly as he coughs and takes a drink of his water. And, before he can overthink it, Dream gives in. “Ok, yeah. We should get married,” he nods to himself, reaching out to pull George’s hands apart and link their fingers together. “Did you mean, like, soon? Or?” “I mean, like, today.” George murmurs, eyes still not meeting Dream’s.

— my love by cqfnce (teen | comp. | 8k) ; patches the good cat

dream and george go last-minute shopping for patches' birthday

— daisies, daisies by snowdreamr (expl. | comp. | 15k) ; mpreg + future fic

On secrecy and patience. On learning how to embrace the unexpected.

— this is me trying by dizzy (teen | comp. | 5k) ; mental health issues + hopeful ending

Is this a cage? George's guts rebel against that, too. He fought to be here. This is the freedom from years of locking himself inside. He has no regrets. He doesn’t want anything to be different, except maybe that he could walk into a room without Dream or Sapnap looking at him like he’s not who they thought he was.

— Circling Back by Scoops (consciousness_streaming) (expl. | comp. | 15k) ; identity porn + coworkers

As a remote worker, George's only real friend at Pog Industries is Clay, the marketing genius who skyrocketed up the corporate ladder. Sure, maybe his work bestie is old and really bad at Fortnite, and they've never actually met, but they have each other's backs. And that's what's important. When a position on the Board opens up for George, it's Clay going to their CEO, Badboy Halo, to get him hired in the position. To George's amazement, it works. Now, he's moving to America the night before the infamous Pog Industries Christmas Party, and he's ready to put some names to faces.

— make a home on the cracks by lodestones (teen | comp. | 2k) ; baby fever + developing relationship

He’d be a good dad, Dream thinks—people are always telling him he’ll be good at it. It’s not anything all-consuming, but it’s a fantasy he still returns to every once in a while, dancing in the back of his mind whenever little kids approach him and ask for a picture. He catches himself daydreaming about it at least a thousand times more often after the first time he watches George interact with younger fans.

— George Not Found Is Stupid and Hides His Pregnancy From Dream For Two Whole Months by mario anon and apple anon (teen | comp. | 4k) ; mpreg

Hes pregnant it is all i know how to write

— executive session by dizzy (expl. | comp. | 1.7k) ; exhibitionism

Dream is a senate intern, and George is the guy he's about to fuck on the senate floor.

note: i've been fucking WAITING for someone to write a fic on this

— no thing's so sure that i can't learn to doubt it by brokenlikeastitch (teen | comp. | 11k) ; professors au

The closer he gets to George’s door, the louder the crying gets, and when he finally reaches the open doorway, he glances in to see a girl sitting across the desk from George, practically hyperventilating. In all of his years of teaching, with all of the students he’s had upset with him, Dream is pretty sure he’s never had a student this upset with him. He wonders if George is, like, torturing his students.

— The need to know by tsundanire (expl. | comp. | 5k) ; dick measuring

DRICK vs GRICK

— dear future husband by dizzy (expl. | comp. | 3k) ; breeding and housewife kink

Dream tells George that since he isn't paying rent he should at least be putting dinner on the table... and George decides to prove him right.

— it is not about me being gay with george by alisonsomething (teen | comp. | 2k) ; insecurity + miscommunication

Dream’s latest TikTok makes George angry enough to confront him about it.

— Honeysuckle Jam by gottagetshiver (expl. | comp. | 71k) ; omegaverse

George has terrible heats, he always has. He'd thought that after years of peace on suppressants, he's be done with them forever. It works, until it doesn't. The doctor says his best chance at fixing his terrible heats is having an alpha with him, and it just so happens that Dream is an alpha. It'll be easy, right? Dream will help him through his heat, and he'll be fixed. The fact that George is madly in love with Dream won't complicate matters at all, right? It won't upend their lives and throw them into chaos, right?

note: published last month but finished this month so im including it

[cantofworms]

Also, I know you've already found it but if you're ever looking for a deleted work, or just a work in general, dnfao3tags is an amazing blog!

If you just want a trope they have loads that they'll happily recommend and they're a pro at finding lost works, deleted or otherwise

An absolute treat of a blog that's helped me find so many amazing fics and authors

THANK YOU ANON o7

[dnf-library]

If anyone is looking for fics with specific tropes I recommend looking through the @dnfao3tags archive! It's no longer active but it's still a great resource :)

Vouch! This is a great account. We will still be taking recommendations to build our own library and archive, but this is a great place to look too!

[baby-fever-anon]

WAIT

https://www.tumblr.com/dnfao3tags/713559560381661184/masterlist-mario-anon-mpreg

THANK GOD boutta go on a reading spree for inspo

oh slay

[wildpeachfarm]

https://www.tumblr.com/wildpeachfarm/760342016991313920/hey-do-you-know-where-i-can-contact-the-person?source=share

i'm pretty sure that person is on reddit under that exact username u/dnfao3tags. i run a dnf fic archive and i know i've seen that person at least a few times on the r/deletedfanfiction subreddit asking for dnf fics. you can try contacting them there through dms. idk if they'll answer tho

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