#fic recs for grace

[bonethief420]

Postcanon:

dumbassery, denial, doing (the three d's to the destination) by sobsicles

108,427 words, 4 chapters

Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Canon-Typical Violence, Coming Out, Didn't Know They Were Dating, Domestic Bliss, Fluff and Humor, Fed-up Sam Winchester, Oblivious Dean Winchester, Eileen Leahy is THEE moment, God is a child and that child is Jack, except he looks grown, Temporary Character Injury, Flirting through religious metaphors, The SPN Ladies being present and lovely, Dean being pathetically head over heels in love, Cas lets go of his restraint, Sam dropping hints that Dean is in love with Cas to Dean, some smut sprinkled in later, the art of learning to want, the growing pains of moving out, finding peace and trusting in hope, oh and holding hands!, Hugging! Cuddling!, kissing!, So much kissing, dates that aren't called dates, Pining, so much pining Summary:

Freedom is just one adjustment after the next. ~~~ Cas hums again. "I think you already have. It's been months since everything settled. All that's left to do is...get used to it, and perhaps—" His voice stalls out, uncharacteristically, and his gaze roams Dean's face with intensity. When he speaks next, his tone is a little raw. "Perhaps what one does with peace is...whatever they want." "What if I don't even know what that is?" Dean grumbles, arching an eyebrow in challenge. "'Cause I know damn well you don't just mean good food and a good bed and time in Baby, not simple wants like that. You mean—ya know, the big things, the wants we didn't get to have before." "Yes," Cas agrees. "If you're not sure, figure it out." "Easier said than done."

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❤️there is rest for the wicked by fleeceframe

14,578 words, oneshot

Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Additional Tags: finale fix-it, post-confession, Getting Together, First Kiss, Love Confessions, dean takes a lot of naps and watches say yes to the dress, the whole family is together including jack !!!, theyre all enjoying retirement (this is my favorite trope i will die on this hill), dean is just soooo sleepy and all he wants to do is nap with cas, but hes also still dean and a little repressed, Angel Castiel (Supernatural), Domestic Fluff, POV Dean Winchester, cas covers dean with a blanket

Summary:

“So what’s up with- Dude, again?” Sam’s voice rings through the room incredulously. Dean grunts in response. “You can’t possibly still be tired. Like, I feel like this should be physically impossible.” “Tell that to my melatonin levels.” “How do you know what melatonin is?” Dean does his best to roll his eyes under the cover of his eyelids. “Jesus, Sam, I’m not an idiot. Will you shut up so I can sleep?” He hears Sam huff. “Ya know, if you wanted to nap, you could always use that thing you have called a bed.” “Not the same,” Dean grumbles. His body doesn’t get all loose when he’s laying in his bed watching horror movies. The synapses that slow their firing contentedly seem to be wired to that same invisible bodily response of the outside world, and apparently being in the openness of his family’s space turns his brain into mush. “Now unless someone’s dying, I’m beggin’ you to shut up.” or the one where the whole family is together, dean finds enough peace to take some naps, and he's not sure he'll ever figure out how to say those three big words to cas

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Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover by ImYourHoneyBee

26217 words, 5 chapters Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Additional Tags: 15.20 doesn't exist in Ba Sing Se, Dean being a simp, Dean takes Cas on a date without telling him that it's a date, it winds up being a date anyways, he's an idiot your honour, Gabriel created octopuses, and platypuses, Dean stirs his coffee with a knife, sorry it's the authors favourite headcannon, Cas makes Dean work for it, And we LOVE that for him, Cas is the hottest piece of ass at the farmers market, canon-typical eye fucking, Sam is haunted by the genital herpes commercial, Crack, Fluff, Cas's hands while doing pottery does things to Dean, Dean and Cas make couple friends because they deserve that, Dean should have gotten to flirt with Cas, Cas deserved to be pursued, The f/f relationship refers to OFC

Summary:

Face all twisted up into an epic bitchface, Sam complains, “You call me a rabbit and then make bacon for dinner when I ask for a veggie-based meal, but Cas just gets a ‘You got it”?”   There are several things that Dean could have responded with. He could have said something about how it was Cas who most recently came back from the dead, or about how the new human gets priority to try whatever he wants, he even could have just flipped his brother off and left it at that. But Dean was already frustrated when he walked into the room, he’d gotten more frustrated at dealing with a sex question from a five-year-old (even if he had handled that well in the moment), and then Cas talking about oral sex with his perfect mouth had fried his brain entirely. So yeah, he could have said any of that, but he doesn’t. What he does say is “Yeah, well you’re not the one I’m in love with bitch.”   “I’m your brother!” Sam says indignantly like Dean hadn’t just dropped the absolute a-bomb of a secret he’s been carrying around for years right there on the floor in front of him. In front of Cas.   “No you don’t” whispers Cas

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gorging myself on you, still can't get full (insatiable) by sobsicles

24182 words, oneshot Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Borderline crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Hulk Metaphors, Twilight Metaphors, Self-Imposed Sexual Tension, Cas being flustered, Dean being a flirt, Slip up and confess your love once, it's all downhill from there, A surprising lack of Sexual Crises, That feel when you're a timeless being, but you still need time, Mildly Inspired by Good Omens' 'You go too fast for me', Sam swinging wildly between delight and judgement, Drunk Shenanigans, Humor, very mild angst, implied sex scenes, nothing detailed, all fade to black, I think Dean should have gotten to flirt with Cas, Stabbing yourself into a relationship, twice

Summary:

"Fine, whatever. Love you too, asshole. I hope you enjoy your walk home with your stupid, grainy bread. Taking Nature's Own a little too much to heart, but sure," Dean tells him, flashing him a sarcastic smile and swiveling around in the aisle to march away. He throws out something over his shoulder, careless and barbed. "I'm not paying for that shitty cardboard."  Dean's three aisles over when he realizes what, precisely, he said. Thankfully, when he comes to this conclusion, he's holding a box of poptarts, so when he fumbles and drops them to the floor, it's not a huge mess. He stares down at the slightly dented box of Brown Sugar Poptarts, and he has a very swift and very unshakeable crisis right there and then.  Love you too, asshole.  No, no, no. Why would he say that? Why would he do that? In the middle of the goddamn grocery store while arguing about bread? That's not—that can't be how it happens. That can't be. 

 Notes: really not crack at all idk why they tagged it that way. a really really good fic. Based on the same prompt as the last one, both very good in different ways

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❤️🔒One Week Later by squirrelofcelestialintent

23208 words, 5 chapters Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Post-Canon Fix-It, Internalized Homophobia, The John Winchester Legacy, Dean Winchester is Bad at Feelings, Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism, BAMF Saileen, BAMF Castiel, Graceless Castiel, Switching, But Cas has Gentle Dom Vibes, dean is a bi disaster, Dean Winchester Has Panic Attacks, Non MC Sex Work, Excessive amounts of ennui, in between graphic sex, I swear there's a plot if you squint, pining in the bunker, eventually getting come on every surface of the bunker, Dean gets to go to bed wearing pyjamas like he deserves, instead of sleeping on top of the covers with a knife in his hand, identity crisis, handjobs, Face-Fucking, Castiel Topping From the Bottom (Supernatural), Dean wears short shorts, and a cowboy hat

Summary:

“Touch-starved”. It’s one of those terms (along with “alcoholic” and “abused child”) that Dean has worked very hard to keep on the other side of the big fat concrete wall in his brain. The one that, until now, only weakens when he’s truly, deeply shit-faced. But Cas has made a career out of breaking through Dean’s walls, it only makes sense that he’d tear this one down too, if he just died enough times. Ripped Dean’s heart out just enough so that the foundations of family and duty and sacrifice can crumble and leave Dean even more of a desperate, black hole of need than he was before. Chuck is dead, and Cas… Cas is back. And Dean is supposed to be happy. It’s time to decide what he wants to do with the rest of his life. But how can he do that, when every time he’s not physically touching Cas he starts to have a panic attack that none of this is real, and it’s all just another one of Chuck’s games? Who knows. So, he lets himself touch Cas. Constantly. It’s that or face a complete, Chernobyl-scale meltdown. At least Cas doesn’t seem to mind.

Notes: THEE touch starved traumatised dean winchester fic. let that man being a sad sopping wet mess !!!!!!!

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according to all known laws of life by sobsicles

29727 words, oneshot Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Sexual Frustration, emotional frustration, Cas actually has to face the consequences of his actions, or rather his love confession, Dean isn't doing too hot with Cas being gone, but then Cas is back, and then he is Struggling With Feelings, Dean is desperate to be loved and doesnt know it, Dean Being an Asshole, but like unintentionally, he really just wants Cas to pay attention to him, Accurate Portrayals of Sibling Interactions, Sam being a little brother teasing the shit outta his big brother, Sam being So Done with Destiel and their dumbassery, Unnecessary metaphors and parallels drawn between Destiel and the Bee Movie, it fits okay fight me, this is a hill I will die on, don't boo me i'm right, Dean is metaphorically pulling on Cas' pigtails, but like in a loving way, and because he unconsciously seeks validation, Dean experiences Bi Panic, Gay Chicken as a sport, Angry Boys just need to make out already, they do eventually and there is some light smut, human cas, Dean is both emotionally and sexually edged in this fic, someone please help these idiots, Love Confessions, (again), and of course Reciprocation!, because it's what we deserved Series: Part 1 of Cursed Metaphors Summary:

Cas comes back. It's not exactly the reunion that Dean is expecting. ~~~ Dean stares at him, flummoxed. Cas quite literally poured his heart out to Dean, gave a truly sappy and distressingly romantic speech and everything, then proceeded to give his life so that Dean could live his. And he wants to act like he doesn't want to see Dean, be around him, touch him? Actually, Dean's ninety-nine percent sure that Cas probably wants to fuck him, and while he has no clue how he feels about that, he's pretty goddamn sure that means Cas doesn't get to act like this and make it authentic. It feels strangely real, though, as if Cas wants nothing more than to get as far away from him as possible. This is a blatant contradiction. Even someone as weird as Cas doesn't want to get away from the person they have the desire to fuck five ways to Sunday, that they're in love with. That's not how these things work, so Dean isn't buying it.

Notes: Dean is SOOOOO annoying in this one <3 ur gonna wanna put him in a blender sooooo bad

Fenario by ftmsteverogers

47,100 words, 10 chapters

Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Canon Fix-It, Slow Burn, Jewish Winchesters (Supernatural), Jewish Dean Winchester, Jewish Castiel (Supernatural). Hunter Retirement (Supernatural), Jupernatural, Happy Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, lake house fic

Summary:

“We did good, Dean,” Sam says. “We got him back.” Dean huffs a hollow laugh, because yeah, that’s always what it’s about, isn’t it? Cas or Sam or Dean getting themselves lost or dead, and then taking turns dragging each other back from the brink. He shrugs, shoving his hands into his pockets. “We got him back, yeah,” he says. Sam nods, watching him. “So now what?”

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POV outsider:

❤️break the skin (to break the barriers) by sobsicles

29620 words, oneshot

Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: POV Outsider, Tattoos, Grief/Mourning, Angst with a Happy Ending, Tattoo Therapy, it's a thing, trust me on this, Dean is going through it, as always, Dean's brain overheating when thinking about Cas, sam being a good brother, indulging the insane, that feeling when you meet an old man who has lost his wife and hasn't been the same since, Dean actually talking about his life and feelings, Original Character saying what we wish we could, the way people can come to mean so much to us, even when they start out as strangers, hope and peace and life being what you make it, be kind to yourselves loves Summary:

The first time she meets him, he's nothing more than an almost-missed appointment.  ~~~ Dean is silent for a long, tense moment, then he gruffly says, "It's not for banishing the angels. It's to summon them. So, it doesn't—it's not to get rid of 'em, but to draw 'em in."  Mitzi can't help but glance up at him at that. His voice is so heavy with so much unexplained pain, and she doesn't understand why, or what angels have to do with it. She knows religion can impact people. She's very aware that it can get complicated, and that it can be a huge source of pain for someone, but Dean sounds grievously wronged, somehow, as if it's a truly personal thing.  She pushes through, focusing back on her job, clearing her throat before murmuring, "Well, I guess we all want angels to visit us sometimes."  "Just the one," Dean mumbles.  "Your guardian angel?" Mitzi asks.  Dean breathes out, "Something like that. As close to one as an angel will ever get." 

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🔒 Dean Winchester's Secret (Angel) Boyfriend by reluctantabandon, Winter_of_our_Discontent

11,191 words, oneshot

Rating: Teen Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Still Hunters, Humor, Misunderstandings, Canon-Typical Violence, Bisexual Dean Winchester, Dramatic entrances, Cas is a BAMF, POV Outsider, Community: deancasbigbang, Ellen and Jo are BAMFs too

Summary:

Dean Winchester isn't exactly a team player. So when he starts mentioning a new Hunting partner, Ellen and Jo Harvelle aren't sure whether they should be worried or relieved. But they're starting to get the feeling there's something important Dean's not telling them about Cas...

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Phone a Friend by noviembre

6,931 words, oneshot

Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: POV Outsider, Future Fic, finale denialist, Alternate Universe - Post-Canon

Summary:

Whoever is answering the phone as "FBI Assistant Director Robert Harvelle," she really hopes they come through for her, because her handcuff-slipping skills are definitely not up to par yet. -- The hunting community, after the apocalypse-that-never-happened.

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AmItheAssholeNatural (series) by birdsofthesoul, PlaidIsTheBestPattern

just a bit of silly goofy. in universe AITA posts. all pretty short

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The Love Story of the Runner Up by Margo_Kim

4755 words, oneshot Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Temporary Character Death, Dating, Break Up, POV Original Character, POV Outsider Summary:

“So you saw a white man in a trench coat pop out in an alley,” Paul says, “and you thought, what, ‘I want to see where this is going’?”   “If you get hung up on details like that,” Miguel says, “it will take a very long time to get through this story. For a very weird era in his life, Miguel dates an angel who is in love with another man.

Other:

Casefic:

Le Nouveau by museaway

23246 words, 3 chapters Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Crossover, Canon Universe, Fake Marriage, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Haunting, Ghosts, Case Fic, Jealousy, Doppelganger, Sexual Tension, The glory of Castiel's season 4 hair, Really spectacular interior design, First Time, It was a robot head

Summary:

A routine haunting lands Dean in a historic hotel with his brother, a flirtatious Cas look-a-like, and a grouchy Angel of the Lord masquerading as his husband.

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Though The Course May Change by imogenbynight

51581 words, 10 chapters Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Canon Divergent, Fake Relationship, casefic, Pining, Fallen Castiel, First Kiss, First Time, Near Death Experiences, Dean playing guitar, Hurt/Comfort, "Platonic" Bed Sharing, Accidental Voyeurism, Fluff, Smut, Canon-Typical Violence, deancastropefest, Canon divergent - Alternate Canon, Post-Episode: s08e23 Sacrifice, author is card carrying member of, team everyone switches forever

Summary:

After a couple who went missing several years ago from an Oregon couples retreat are mysteriously returned on the same night that another disappears, Dean and Charlie plan to go undercover to find the cause--until Dean's foot meets his mouth, and he finds himself fake-engaged to Castiel instead.

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Alternate Universe:

the proof is in the pudding (49787 words) by caelum_writes Chapters: 7/7 Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Non-Hunter Winchesters (Supernatural), Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Homophobia, Homophobic Language, Stanford Era (Supernatural), Smoker Dean Winchester

Summary:

After three years away, Sam's finally coming home for the holidays. Only, much to Dean's surprise, he isn't coming alone. -- “Who’s this?” Dad asks, confused. “Right,” Sam says. He huffs out a breath as he draws up his confidence. “Dad, Dean, this is Castiel. My boyfriend.”

Notes: NOT cheating. fake relationship is between sam and cas. not an outsider pov technically but still has that fun element of outside perceptions iykwim ?

[mallowsweetmiri]

Cr: @/hburgyy on Instagram

Give me Percabeth pre-HoO. Give me Percy driving after school to go see Annabeth, and staying in her dorm way too late. Give me Annabeth being genuinely happy for one of the first times in her life, all because this seaweed brain stole her hat and made her kiss him three times to get in. Give me Percabeth having a weekend sleepover at Sally Jackson’s apartment watching movies and stealing kisses that last a little too long. Give me Percy taking Annabeth out on their first proper date where he’s super nervous and slightly awkward, but it’s perfect because they’re together. Give me promises under the night sky that they’ll be together forever, and kisses that make their hearts ache in a way they’ve never felt before. And then give me Annabeth crying with Sally because Percy’s been gone for two whole weeks without a single word.

[amandamariee]

☾ jason grace fic recs (the loml):

distance makes the heart grow angrier by @reidsglasscs

↳ so obsessed with your ex by @/reidsglasscs

↳ but daddy i love him! by @/reidsglasscs

he's an all american boy by @aezuria

take a break, catch a nap, have a snack by @hopelesslyromanticshark

↳ rain rain go away don't come back another day by @/hopelesslyromanticshark

↳ i am my fathers son by @/hopelesslyromanticshark

↳ so american (grecian) by @/hopelesslyromanticshark

↳ the two times percy nearly caught them, and the one he did by @/hopelesslyromanticshark

↳ jason grace x daughter of athena! reader hcs by @/hopelesslyromantic-shark

↳ little miss grumpy and little mister sunshine by @/hopelesslyromanticshark

through a loving gaze by @pumpkinbxtch

↳ he wrote 'mine' on my upper thigh by @/pumpkinbxtch

clingy by @jgracie

↳ all of the chronicles of jj & smartiepants by @/jgracie

sweet on you by @supercutszns

going to school with bf jason by @juneberrie

the sun is engaged to the sky by @aryxchse

levitating by @ssparksflyy

bookends, bestfriends, deadends by @astronomoney

sun dresses are so in! by @crownofgildedlilies

dating jason grace would include by @girlkisser13

↳ my girl by @/girlkisser13

[yonemurishiroku]

Remember that Jercy fic wherein Percy holds Jason’s hand to show Nico that it’s okay to be affectionate with Will? Well it’s back. And it’s even more fun. 🤣🤣

The whole thing is just hilarious. Jason’s just having his sexuality crisis and Percy’s a little shit. 😭 And poor Will just got robbed into their stupid crush akdhajhdajjs.

Also? the joy that courses through me when Will started bickering with Percy is absurd. 😂

[mediumgayitalian]

fic rec friday 20

hi!! welcome to fic rec friday. every week, i pick five fics i have bookmarked and rec them with a little review. check them out!

farm to table by @buoyantsaturn*

“There’s another group of kids here,” she said, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. “Said they’re looking for the Ghost King.”

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SERIES. NO WORD OF A LIE IM OBSESSED. i got an ask a couple weeks ago on what i see will & nico doing in their futures and i havent answered it yet BUT this series in particular is never what i would have thought for them and yet it fully and completely convinced me. i love the way their relationship is portrayed here, i love the nuances about will's gender, i love them figuring adult demigodhood out! i love the solace family! this series is another one of those stories that i think back to when im writing bc it's so spectacularly done

2. hopeless case by @restinreesespieces

“Nico,” Jason wheezes as he slams the door to the Hades cabin open. “Nico, I think I’m in love with my best friend.” “No, really?” Nico drawls, barely looking up from his book. Or: in which nico is jason’s wingman this time around.

i was sold on the 'jason is a disaster. nico is also a disaster but more subtle about it' like that SENT me 😭😭 such an apt description of their friendship. and leo wearing crop tops bc there's less clothes to burn and jason losing his mind over it is so real and true

3. seize the day by @restinreesespieces

“-Hey, Jason? Are you okay?” “No,” Jason snaps. “You’re distracting me.” Silence. Leo comes forward. Jason’s back digs into the wooden edge of the table. “I’m distracting you?” Leo’s hand twitches, like he’s not sure where to put it. It lingers in the air between them, making a choice. Instead of a friendly shoulder pat or slap on the back, Jason’s fingers are met with the familiar warmth and completion of Leo’s. Their hands interlock, sliding into place as they’ve done so many times before under the cover of darkness. But this time there’s light, and they can’t escape the bright truth that it brings. “How, exactly, am I distracting you?" or: valgrace dead poets society au (with a happy ending)

this fic was so FUN like jason in theatre....ur so absolutely right. loved loved this story it was such a delight to read like who cares about reality what if everyone is gay at whatever time period we wish forever

4. crush the size of jupiter by @restinreesespieces

“Aw,” he joked. “And here I thought we had a connection.” “Yeah, maybe that’s because we’re tied at the ankle, Solace.” Or: In which Nico thinks he can ignore his budding feelings for a certain son of Apollo, and fate decides otherwise.

the flower symbolism had me GAAAAGGGGEED and nico going oh. oh, no had me CLUTCHING MY CHEST SHDNSJDNS. WHY IS HE SUCH A MESS

5. stars on my skin by @restinreesespieces

“Will,” he says, “I think you’re being silly.” “What?” Will tries to hide his confusion, and Nico rolls his eyes. “You’re being silly,” he repeats. “I told you your bedside manner is okay. So why don’t you believe it? Do you think I’m a liar?” “No! I just-” “Hmph,” he huffs, pretending to be miffed. “I think you’re afraid of nothing. Nobody’s gonna be mad if you’re a little enthusiastic about healing them. That means you want to save them! That’s what heroes do.” “I’m - I’m a healer,” he says quietly. “Yeah,” Nico replies. “Isn’t that what I said?” or: after the quest group to rescue annabeth leaves camp, a ten-year-old nico winds up in the infirmary and meets will for the first time.

BABY SOLANGELO BABY SOLANGELO BABY SOLANGELO IM LOSING MY MIND WHAT IF EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND EASY WHAT IF THE WORLD WAS KIND TO THEM

thank you for joining me this friday!! happy reading!!

[aria-upside-down]

I am begging for an angsty valgrace fic rec

Please someone give me one

[germesthegenie]

Did some doodles of the Chicago Wards spending their time out of costume! Because they are still my favs despite not only Wildbow but the fanfic writers forsaking me on more content of them! So guess I’m filling the void myself!

Jokes aside, wanted to do some practice on character designs and a bit of background/foreground and decided to take the opportunity to do some more drawings of these guys. Designs and stuff are I think like 75% canon compliant and 25% headcanon / personal intepretation of the characters

[bluemaikaartstuff]

Artwork of Cas being otherworldly in Grace Bound by @castiel--for--king . I tried to follow the imagery already beautifully illustrated in the fic (see Ella's art in there). I have so many images in my head, but some of them will be a real challenge to put on paper.

Seriously, this story is awesome! One of my all-time favorite <3

[katiefromcabin7]

HELP

the fic if your curious

[theprinceofdarknesssquad]

Give Him Space

A Solangelo Fanfiction

Summary: Nico and Will are good friends, and both of them like each other, but haven't confessed yet. One night, Nico has a nightmare.

Will Solace has always been a light sleeper. He would be woken up by the faintest of breeze, or the softest rustle of leaves beside Cabin 11. He had grown accustomed to the occasional snores of the Apollo kids, but other than that, even the smallest of noises could wake him up.

Including footsteps.

One night, Will heard hurried footsteps from outside the Cabin, and at first, doubted that it was probably just another camper who got hungry at night. But then, he succeeded in overthinking and decided to check it out instead.

Will got out of bed and the cabin, closing the door quietly behind him. He turned towards the Dining Pavillion but found no one upon reaching there. He strained his ear to hear any sound from the kitchens, but it was silent. Will blinked confusedly, looking around. Was he hallucinating? He was sure he heard footsteps.

Then, he saw it. It was a shadow, a shadow of someone heading towards the beach. There was only one person Will knew who was brave - and crazy - enough to go towards the beach at night. And his stealth, his stance was like that of a ghost.

Nico di Angelo.

Will didn't want to admit it out loud, but he liked Nico. Romantically. But he had never even given a thought to confessing his feelings to him. For one, he wasn't sure if Nico was over Percy Jackson, and second, he didn't know if Nico was ready to accept the truth about himself.

A lot of times, Will would get angry at Percy. He knew that it was unreasonable and that Percy was a great guy. But he was also one of the main reasons why Nico's feelings were in shambles, so Will couldn't control the bout of rage that would overcome him at times whenever he saw Poseidon's son.

Will wondered if he should follow Nico. He knew that it was crazy to do so, not because staying out of bed past curfew was dangerous, but mainly because Nico would go feral if he came to know that someone was following him.

But leaving someone alone in danger and worse, in pain was not in Will's nature nor in his ideals. So, he braced himself, took a deep breath and started following the son of Hades.

Will was stealthy, but not half as much as Nico. Nico moved smoothly and swiftly, not disturbing anything around him. He was like a shadow, which could mould itself compared to its surrounding. Will tried his best to keep track of him, but it proved to be difficult.

Nico was so skilled at hiding himself from everyone. He'd find comfort in confined spaces and darkness. He had learned how to smile at the darkness, and at one point, the dark smiled back. Nico was still a mystery to most, a mystery they would rather ignore than bother.

But Will was different. He knew that, deep inside, Nico was hurting. It did not take a genius to guess that. Being Apollo's kid, Will could detect easily if there was something with someone, and the moment he had first laid eyes on Nico, he had almost doubled over after sensing the hurt in his heart.

As he followed the boy towards the beach, Will wondered why he was awake. At the next moment, he understood how stupid he had been. Nico must be having nightmares, of course. Gaea, the battle, the giants, Octavian, they all frequented Will's nightmares. It was stupid to assume that they didn't Nico's.

And Nico...Nico had gone through Tartarus. All on his own. Will could not even imagine the horrors he must have faced. Will smiled sadly, Nico was so strong, so brave, even when he denied it.

Nico sat in the sand by the beach and looked at the sea. Will stayed back in the trees, thinking about what he should do. He wanted to surge forward and sit beside him, talk to him and console him. That was his first thought. He didn't want Nico to suffer alone, he had been doing so for too long.

But then, he paused. Nico had been alone for too long, so Will didn't know if he would welcome his presence or feel threatened by it. Instead of feeling better that someone was there for him, Nico might withdraw himself inwards even more. Will didn't want to make that mistake.

Nico and Will had become good friends. Will reminisced a fond memory and smiled to himself.

"I'm telling you, Solace. I'm fine!" Nico insisted. He was starting to get angry, he kept telling Will that he was fine. But Will knew better. Nico was just back from Camp Jupiter and looked more exhausted than ever. He must have shadow-travelled, given his drooping eyes and haggard face.

"Tell me, di Angelo, when was the last time you drank water?" Will asked, ignoring Nico's glare and thrusting a bottle of water in his hands. There was no one else in the infirmary, everyone liked Nico but avoided him nonetheless.

Nico gripped the bottle tightly, "None of your business. I'm fine." "You look anything but fine." Will said dismissively, "Let me check your blood pressure-"

Nico relented after a long argument. He slumped down on the bed and kept glaring at Will. Will kept checking his vitals and tried to hide the smile on his face. Nico attempted to look scary and menacing when he was glaring, and Will was not going to tell him how cute it made him look.

He didn't want to battle Ghostboy.

After he was done, Will expected Nico to storm out and throw the bottle in the trashcan, but none of that happened. He looked at Will keenly instead. "What?" Will asked.

"Nothing." He answered after a long time, "You're not afraid of me."

"It's not the same as before anymore, Nico." Will said softly, "You are one of us."

"Everyone says that," Nico murmured, "But I know they're afraid of me."

"Well, you are the son of Hades, you're mysterious, you have an obsession with McDonald's, you can talk to ghosts, you always wear black, even in the summer heat. But you must remember, you're not a fearsome monster or something." Will said. He looked away, trying to not blush. He cursed himself for spilling how much he observed Nico.

Nico chuckled. "Funny, Solace. But I will remember to bring you a burger the next time I got to McDonald's." He stood up and walked out of the infirmary. Will stared after him. Was he developing a crush on the boy?

Will gazed at the same boy. It was from that incident that their friendship grew. And now they were at a point where everyone could tell that there was something more between them. But Will didn't want to put a burden on Nico unless he was sure he reciprocated his feelings.

Will's heart ached to go forward and sit beside Nico. Granted, he was not the most talkative, or the most polite, or the most welcoming person, but Will liked him. For what he was. A hurt, lost boy with a kind heart, who only wanted good for the world, despite what the world had put him through.

So Will paused. Nico deserved his space, Will wasn't going to go and invade that. He stepped backwards and made a decision to go back to bed. The next morning, he'd ask Nico if he had gotten any sleep. He'd magically guess that Nico had nightmares and confront him about it. He'd then try to talk to him only if the son of Hades wanted to talk.

Tomorrow, he'd do everything for Nico.

But tonight, it was only required to give him space.

NOTE - This is my first Solangelo fanfic, so hope it was good. Thanks for reading!

[saviorellie]

do u have any fic recs? abby, ellie, anything u have i’ll take! 🫶🫶

of course i do ! below the cut are some of my favorite fics & blurbs !

ELLIE : literally anything @loaksky & @seattlesellie & @millersaurora write ellie fluff by @seattlesellie kissing ellie's freckles by @millersaurora loser!ellie headcannons by @hundredandsix more loser!ellie headcannons by @castasplla modern!ellie headcannons by @totheblood NSFW ELLIE : service sub ellie by @seattlesellie ellie getting strapped by @cottontears endlessly by @poutsiez ellie squirting by @pnwellie safe word usage w ellie by @poisonedprose cats cradle by @elsweetheart strawberries, cherries, & an angel's kiss in spring by @porcelainbambi when the sun goes down by @millersaurora

ABBY : gf abby headcannons by @hyperfixatesnwrites kneeling at abby's feet by @hope-drunk clumsy reader, emt abby by @loaksky NSFW ABBY : softdom abby, virgin reader by @millersaurora corruption kink in church (?) by @clearheartgreyflowers mean rough abby by @angvlita abby braiding your hair by @ivyblxnde primadonna by @poutsiez feelin hot to the touch by @elsweetheart

[mallowsweetmiri]

I think it’s cute how at first, Annabeth initiated everything in their relationship. But as time goes by, Percy gets more and more confident, even to the point where he’s kissing Annabeth shamelessly in front of Piper, the kiss lasting so long it leaves both girls breathless and red in the face.

[amandamariee]

˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ MY FIC RECS ˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗

♡ riordanverse

jason grace

percy jackson

clarisse la rue

leo valdez

luke castellan

percabeth

this is my offical love letter to all fanfiction writers!! y'all are so talented and do gods work in making me happy and giggly over my fictional crushes! i have no idea who i would be if i didn't (or couldn't) read these fics. love y'all - amanda <3

[yonemurishiroku]

Me *staring at Nico and Leo creating Greek fire together*: Holy sh---

The fic about Nico and Leo going to the Underworld for Jason. I just wished for it and it just appeared. I'm a god. The universe loves me.

[mediumgayitalian]

fic rec friday 9

hi!! welcome to fic rec friday. every week, i pick five fics i have bookmarked and rec them with a little review. check them out!

Yeehaw by @buoyantsaturn

Or: 5 times Will had a secret power and 1 time he didn't

yall DO NOT UNDERSTAND how much i love this fucking fic. i read it one time when i was like 16, before i started bookmarking fics, and then a couple years ago i spent TWELVE GODDAMN DAYS sifting through every fic in my history to find this. i LOVE this fic. i love will having a strange scattering of powers he doesnt really advertise. its so fun and exciting. i also love 5+1 fics w my whole soul

2. give me one good honest kiss by @ethannku

One second Jason is across from him, lounging against the wall; the next, he’s leaning in, closing the distance between them. And then the warmth is back, blooming across Leo’s face, and he’s worried he’s going to start a fire. His eyes subconsciously slide shut. He registers a soft pressure on his cheek, Jason’s hand, and Leo is certain that his face must be burning. Jason sits back before he’s set aflame, though, and a smile flickers on his face. Leo’s lips tingle. Jason’s hand is still on his cheek. Without thinking, Leo darts his tongue out to lick his lips. Cherry. “Does that answer your question?” - Or; four times Jason kisses Leo, and one time Leo kisses him back

i mentioned my love for 5+1s. this one has SO MUCH. theres a sprinkling of implied autistic leo, explicit nonbinary nico, lesbian piper, some LOVELY leo & piper moments (i love them so bad), and jason just like. deciding he is going to be obvious and start dating leo. while leo is sitting there like ?????? sir????? and setting himself on fire is so so funny to me

3. over lame jokes and laundry detergent by @rosyredlipstick

met doing laundry at 2am college au - Nico likes his alone time and is more then a little pissed off when annoying med student Will Solace throws his routine off balance.

ONE OF MY TOP TEN FAVE ROSYREDLIPSTICK FICS.....LIKE I GIGGLE EVERY TIME!!! nothing is funnier to me than nico trying to be the wickedest grouch and he just. cant. because will makes him smile without meaning to. and theyre STRANGERS?? AND THIS IS STILL HAPPENING?? like i go feral every time. also the WAY nico was eyeing him...boy i get you 😭😭

4. water splashin' and sun shinin' by @rosyredlipstick

Nico is absolutely aghast with the conditions he's forced to work under. Sure, the surf shack has air conditioning and a fully stocked snack area, and the wifi isn't bad, and it doesn't hurt that's he's in the shade all day, but how in the gods names is he expected to work when lifeguard Will Solace won't put on a damn shirt?

no trope and i mean NO trope will ever be better than both will and nico being catastrophically humiliatingly ninth circle of hell chipping away to find the tenth down bad for each other. and not doing anything about it for weeks. just constant thirsting and pining it is so so SO funny to me. that is their dynamic. and a fic where will just has an excuse to never wear a shirt and nico has an excuse (no he doesn't) to stare...they are so constantly real

5. petal to the metal by @rosyredlipstick

“How do I passive aggressively say fuck you in a bouquet?”

i think i have been doing these fic rec fridays long enough to tell yall my truth: fics written in 2016 were elite. i dont know what it is about the year, but consistently, fics, especially by prolific authors, written in 2016 have something special that just make you read them eight billion times. this was one of those fics where i read it to the end, kudosed, and then scrolled right back up to the top and read again. so so so fun. rizzed up nico RIGHTS

thank you for joining me this friday!! happy reading!!

[pipnchips202]

while i eat up practically every valgrace fic i see, down bad jason grace for leo valdez is always one of my absolute favorites; so, here are 5 valgrace fics where jason is the pining one :)) (for the most part)

1. hopeless case by restinreeses

rating: teen and up

warnings: none

“Nico,” Jason wheezes as he slams the door to the Hades cabin open. “Nico, I think I’m in love with my best friend.”

“No, really?” Nico drawls, barely looking up from his book.

Or: in which nico is jason’s wingman this time around.

AHHHHH!!!!!! this is REALLY good; i love the characterization and the many implications of jason having helped nico get with will prior to the events of the fic. also, platonic jasico will ALWAYS get me.

2. EP: things leo does; by jason grace by jacksonpercy (robertmontauk)

rating: not rated

warnings: none

God, he loves Leo’s laugh. It’s more like a giggle than anything - all high-pitched and bubbly; his mouth stretches into the widest smile Jason’s ever seen, and his tongue sticks out of his tongue just a little bit, and holy fuck Jason’s in love with Leo.

Shit.

[leo does things sometimes, and jason notices.]

i was very much obsessed with this fic at some point (still kind of am, actually). it’s basically a 5 + 1 of jason just pining for leo and i LOVE it. small warning though, there is a mention of kinks in the second chapter, if that’s weird for you. it’s really just an offhand comment and doesn’t get brought up again, so do with that what you will. they are teenagers after all, and as a teenager myself, i can confirm i’ve thought of similar stuff several times! but, anyway, this fic is really good.

3. staring at me (with your lips and tongue) by ethannku

rating: teen and up

warnings: none

“You really believe all that?” Leo asks, and if Jason were more aware of the world, he might’ve registered the hopeful breathiness in his voice. But as it is, he’s far too focused on the hand on his chest. He nods anyway, once he realizes Leo’s asked him a question.

Leo huffs and leans closer while simultaneously pulling Jason closer.

For a moment, they just look at each other, their noses inches apart. Leo’s breath comes in soft puffs on his face. There’s a hint of a smile on Leo’s face, but the corners waver as if he’s having second thoughts. Jason registers Leo’s eyelashes flickering, and his blood sings when he realizes he’s looking at Jason’s mouth.

Or; Jason is down bad, and Leo might be too.

this one’s really good, too. lot of kissing. a few suggestive references/jokes but no suggestive actions, just kissing. also has many piper moments mixed in :)

4. Crooked Glasses by thebigqueer

rating: teen and up

warnings: graphic depictions of violence

leo & jason confess their feelings for each other in an arcane-themed alternate universe.

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Leo has always been flirty. When he casually smirks at Jason and tells him how handsome he looks; when he bites his lip suggestively and tells Jason that no, he doesn’t mind if he changes his shirt in front of him; when Jason asks what’s for dinner and Leo responds, “Not sure, but I know you’re the desert,” Jason doesn’t make much of it. Sure, an occasional blush and an attempt at jokingly flirting back, but Jason knows he doesn’t mean it. Besides, he isn’t special. If Jason had to count the amount of people Leo had made out with just in the past year, it might take both his hands.

But lately it’s been different. There’s a softness in Leo’s eyes when he catches sight of Jason, a more soulful smirk when he offers that they sleep in the same bed, a hopefulness when he asks Jason if he wants to come with him on his next haul.

i’m gonna be honest: although i plan to someday, i’ve never seen arcane. and this is an arcane au. however, even though i know absolutely nothing about arcane, i did understand this, i think. i’m putting it here because a) it’s well written, b) it does in fact feature pining jason grace, and c) i have very limited options when it comes to valgrace fics anyway, so i don’t have much of a choice. yes, there is action and a mild fight with sherman yang and connor stoll, but it’s not that graphic in my opinion, but that’s just me; what’s more graphic is actually the gratuitous descriptions of leo’s gorgeousness from jason’s pov (understandably so). anyway, this is a good fic; if you’re not familiar with arcane, you can probably still read it, because i enjoyed it quite a lot!

5. hold me, thrill me, kiss me by restinreeses

rating: teen and up

warnings: none

“You love me,” Leo declares, his smirk widening with every passing second. “You, the great Jason Grace, love me.”

He fumbles for his words, but they melt in his mouth as Leo's hands snaked up the small of his back – those delicate fingers tracing patterns into his skin that burnt worse than his SPQR tattoo.

“I wouldn’t call myself great,” he mutters at last. Leo leans in, raising one thick eyebrow.

“I dunno,” he says, “I’d say you’re pretty great.” His lips brush over Jason's, once, twice. “You know. For loving me.”

...

In which Jason falls and Leo catches him.

okay, so i was debating whether or not to put this one because jason is still dating piper during this fic. she doesn’t make an appearance, she’s only mentioned, but jason and leo kissing is referred to by the both of them as an affair, which might make some uncomfortable. however, this has absolutely gorgeous writing. is jason still in love with piper during this fic, though? no. a bit complicated. however, it is, once again, pining jason as promised. they kiss a lot in this one, too.

enjoy!

— piper <33