#fluorescentgrey

[worldenough-and-time]

Finally convinced the Marauders fic group chat to read Source Codes and the reviews are in:

(fic is the Source Codes series by fluorescentgrey @yeats-infection - Do Not Distrub and Heelstone)

[macbethheadband]

Dont watch mash. Problem solved

[itficlibrary]

mod levee’s top 10 fave fics…

In Fact, Everything’s Got That Big Reverb Sound by Dystopiary (46.4K words)

This is the definitive teen richie character study to me. If you really dug that chapter of the novel where you just hang out with richie mowing his lawn, calling his friends and bugging his parents, get on this fic! It’s packed with 80s nostalgia, growing up & growing apart, innocence and the misery of wisdom teeth removal.

Recovery Position by Fluorescentgrey (7k words)

Wherein 17 year old Richie drops acid, hurts himself in the process and Eddie is his reluctant trip-sitter. So surreal and strange in the most affectionate sense of the word. Think excellent music, weird late night conversations, and bone-aching tenderness.

It’ll All Work Out by Tozierlvr (102k words)

A classic, slowburn college reddie study with all the trimmings. It’s so understated and grounded but somehow feels like an epic at the same time. Think realistic (and often delightfully awkward) sex scenes, hope in spite of it all, and razor sharp eddie characterisation.

Ready To Grow Young Again by Moichi (7.2k words)

The teenage losers club broach the question of ‘who do you wanna marry when you grow up’ with disastrous ramifications for repressionfest Richie and Eddie. Cut to 27 years later in chapter 2, where they circle back to the same question. The vibes are summertime, tiptoeing around each other, and gentleness. (bonus: eddie has adhd in this.)

Dinner At The Kaspbraks by KnightNight7203 (11.9k words)

Wherein Richie comes to Eddie’s for dinner and Sonia, having caught sight of one of his late night window visits, ambushes them. It’s got such a distinctive and FUN writing style, just the right little prick:open wound richie tozier ratio, so much tension and a perfect ending.

I killed a clown! AMA by Liesmyth (10k words)

An oldie but a goodie! The events of IT Chapter 2 (and a little before and after) as told through eddie’s (and a little through Myra’s) Reddit account. Featuring masterful (and I’d say my favourite ever) adult eddie characterisation, super immersive attention to detail and a format that makes that 10k whip by!

Before Pennywise by David_ginsberg (7k words)

This underrated fave is a really nice quick read that packs a punch, taking the form of several vignettes from Richie’s, Eddie’s, Stan’s and Bill’s childhoods before the events of IT 2017. It’s got brilliant outsider povs from various minor characters (i especially love this fic’s take on the toziers), super believable little anecdotes and a Doomed Yet Nostalgic vibe.

Coke Bottle Glasses by Theliteraltrash (6.5k words)

A study on blind!richie throughout his life & relationship with eddie, as he gradually loses his eyesight. It’s written with so much care & realism, focuses on self-acceptance rather than suffering, and portrays such a sweet and supportive dynamic between the losers club.

There’s Another Dance by Moichi (2.2k words)

A simple yet effective teen reddie oneshot, wherein Richie and Eddie are shopping for (or rather gearing up to shoplift) movies. Teasing re Eddie’s movie preferences ensues in classic drawn-out-cat-and-mouse reddie fashion. For anyone looking for: a chance to fly-on-the-wall over these guys’ stupid conversations, 80s movie references, and characterisation so brilliant it feels like a novel outtake.

Sensi scripsi scivi by Nbfutureboy (3.4k words)

an extremely fun and sweet take on the truth serum trope, in which richie has seemingly lost the ability to lie and eddie’s been assigned damage control. packed with realistic + funny dialogue, wonderful teen loser friendship dynamics and a charmingly bizarre love confession.

[newsom]

hiiii this is the anon from a million years ago saying that I love darklands sm as one of very few convincingly mature marauders fics <3 can’t believe it’s over!! also totally makes sense that silence kit is inspo for it - wondering if you have recs for any other fics like these??? tyyyyyyy💜🙂‍↕️🙏💕

hi thank you and sure! tbh i don't read very much fic these days but here are some old standby faves that have in some way or another informed my style and which i think would fit what you're looking for:

along with silence kit, abacomancy by fluorescentgrey

that the science of cartography is limited by rave

watching stars collide by hydianway

maybe it's worth it by lurikko

leave the rough road by blanketed_in_stars

adagio by lupinely

frog and toad aren't friends anymore by swordfishtrombones @amanitaphalloides

anything by sqvalors @valjestering, but especially for the hunger, the sorry about the blood in your mouth series, and the i'm bleeding i'm not just making conversation series

[aziraphales-library]

do you know of any fics set during the 70s 80s or 90s with a splash of punk!crowley

Here are some for you...

Think We're Alone Now by wonderlandiscrumbling (T)

Crowley has to admit there is an excitement to the punk rock scene in Los Angeles, CA during the 1980s. They love the fights, the loud music, the booze, and the fashion almost as much as they love Aziraphale.

It's the Beginning of a New Age by fluorescentgrey (T)

In August 1970, Aziraphale and Crowley attend one of the Velvet Underground's final shows at Max's Kansas City.

how to pay for my own life too by MostWeakHamlets (T)

"Growing up, Aziraphale knew long skirts and waist-length hair in braids."

Aziraphale is raised in a religious cult that promises its members will all become angels when the rapture comes. He learns all the things a girl should know, but problems quickly begin to form when he attends school on the Outside. He starts doubting that girls his age are actually supposed to know how to deliver babies, mend clothes, and cook dinner for their 10 siblings as he's always been told.

And he highly suspects that he's never been a girl in the first place.

Infernal Harmonies by Aspiring_Eccentric (T)

Rock ‘n’ Roll turned out to be Crowley’s favorite invention of the twentieth century. He may lie and say it’s the internet, but it’s not. He has always been a music fanatic, and it has informed his fashion choices for as long as there has been music. It wasn’t any wonder that the raucous genre of Rock’n’Roll took off after the shock and awe of the Second World War. Make all the arguments for “that’s just the way music was already headed” that you want, Crowley will tell you that wasn’t entirely true. After so much Death, People wanted to Live. Music, after all, has always been one of the greatest ecstasies of sentience. And Crowley is determined to make Rock the most popular music of the century. An unsanctioned bet with his angel certainly has NOTHING to do with it! ...But will he have the guts to collect if he wins?

Finisterre, Sometimes by sheffiesharpe (M)

It begins with a snake, and a garden, obviously. No, not that beginning, and not that snake, and not that garden, either, to be perfectly honest. This beginning, this link, this closed and independent little loop, begins in 1980, as we said, with a snake. [A little bit of punk rock, some interludes across the ages, and what happens immediately after the first day of the rest of their lives, which is something neither of them would ever expect.]

Minor chords in a major key by Sani86 (T)

Azirapahle Felton transfers to St Francis' Academy for his final year of school, stepping into his older brother Gabriel's illustrious shadow with the firm knowledge that he could never measure up. Anthony Crowley is his roommate; he would rather be a musician, but his father has other ideas that he's determined to enforce, and school is as much an escape from his family home as a means to an education. This story tells the tale of the year that they shared a room; a year that would change the trajectory of both their lives forever.

- Mod D

[spindrifters]

do you have any long wolfstar fic recs?

long before there was atyd, there was...

the shoebox project by dorkorific & ladyjaida

learn your history, my friend, and enjoy. other than that, I can rec the following:

source codes by fluorescentgrey don't panic by redspottywellies sirius black and the great dress code revolution of 1977 by notspicy a grave mistake by soloorganaas under foot, under moon by sometimeswelose our gentle sin by ludo_ten

and the following wips:

amicus curiae by @femme--de--lettres the hut of the mistold by @lynxindisguise right back where we started from by @soloorganaas you wouldn't like me by @crushofdoves the mayors of simpleton by @fruityindividual

okay and look. this isn't wolfstar (or at least not explicitly). it's jily. you didn't ask for this but this is a classic on par with tsp and I'm taking advantage of this ask to try to get more people to remember how great it is. don't be turned off by the hit/kudos count, it used to be hosted on the unknowable room when first written in 2007 and was recently posted to ao3.

haggis from algernon by ghostofbambi & cgner

[gaylittlerichie]

18, 26, 29, 30

18. favourite AU

looove brainstorm by nbfutureboy it’s a body swap au! plus ive read a Number of thirteen going on thirty aus for reddie and have been absolutely whipped for all them it works too well

26. favourite scene in any fic

the scene of richie sick on the sofa wanting his mum to just sit with him a sec (in big reverb sound) has haunted me daily since 2020

also adore the scene where eddie and richie try to voice their feelings in dinner at the kaspbraks and richie just dramatically flops to the floor like ‘i can’t talk about this’

29. favourite art based on a fic

is it cheating to say this art by @ecorner .. like completely divorced from the fact it’s my gay fic it is just beautiful art. and this one and this one by @razor-sweet i stare at all of these for 20 minutes per day

if that is cheating. then it’s gotta be this art based on recovery position by fluorescentgrey

30. a fic you’d love to see art based on

any of my bookmarks tbh!!! i heart ficart and badly wish i could make it. alas i am deeply dyspraxic and can’t hold a pen

[alleyskywalker]

THROBB FORTNIGHT Fic Recs: Days 1-5

Day 1: Canon Divergence

unkingly by nonexistentwench / @team-mom-wannabe (T, 1.8k)

This is a wonderful No Defection/”Betrayal” AU where Theon never went to Pyke in the first place. There are several things that I especially love about this fic:

1) Often in these types of AUs, it’s taken for granted that a Theon who’s chosen to stay with Robb (or never had the chance to choose) will be happy with that decision and that without actively divided loyalties, all the other issues will just…go away somehow. This fic, in this a very well-drawn couple of scenes, examines and acknowledges how that’s unlikely, how Robb and Theon, despite loving each other, have a lot of situational issues between them as well as interpersonal problems with communication and empathy, and things aren’t likely to just go away.

2) That said, the love and trust between them is so very genuine, and even when they argue and hide from each other, they cannot help but be tender with each other.

3) Excellent and satisfying characterizations of both! Robb is young and vulnerable in some ways, and needs Theon’s support, but also stubborn and overprivileged and not entirely able to open up either. Theon, for his part, is loyal and supportive but struggling with a lot of the same issue as in canon and though they seem to have resolved the question of his hostage status somewhat, the trauma still gets him, and his reaction to Karstark’s execution – which is the inciting moment here – is poignant and realistic.

Day 2: Modern AU

Subterranean Homesick Blues by Fluorescentgrey (M, 4.9k)

A beautifully atmospheric and achingly bittersweet fic. The setting is…I’m not sure but I want to say 80--90s maybe? The families and weed drug lords in Northern California, so there is a lot of mention of drug use, as a warning to anyone who’s not into that. But really, the fic isn’t about being drug lords at all. It’s about Theon’s past youth and lost love for/with Robb, on which he reminisces in vivid, idealized, and yet somehow suppressed flashbacks. They have a very canon-esque relationship in this, where it’s unclear if in between their friendship and partying and snuggling on illegal train rides their was more to their relationship, whether Robb reciprocated or it’s mostly in Theon’s head. The present time is a modern AU translation/version of Theon and Jeyne trying to make their way up to Seattle to Jon after they’ve escaped Ramsay. Their relationship/friendship is also well done. I just very much enjoyed both the style this was written in and how very canon-like this kind of feels, despite being a modern AU.

Day 3: Childhood/Pre-Canon/Friendship and brotherhood

both are windy by nonexistentwench / @team-mom-wannabe (G, 1.4k)

This is just a super adorable childhood fic about Theon dealing with lowkey learning/realizing that life is slowly moving on without him back home and Robb dealing with wanting to be Theon’s brother but knowing he’s not really and that Theon has actual sibling he might want to bonding with. And, of course, both of them learning to navigate each other and their friendship. Angsty and cute at the same time. Robb’s POV especially is fantastic –  I love the bit of petulance mixed with naivete where he’s got this genuine but very childish understanding of what Theon should be acting like if he had really been “stolen” as he claims, but he does have kind of an instinctive understanding of the truth at the same time because he’s so uncomfortable about the whole thing (yet doesn’t want to acknowledge it).

Day 4: Trust and loyalty

to bandage your wounds with the salt on my tongue by janie_tangerine (T, 1.6k)

Perhaps only vaguely fitting this prompt/theme, but it IS a No Defection AU where Theon comes back to Robb after things go to shit on Pyke. But really, what I love about it most is that it’s an incredibly tender hurt/comfort fic (because Theon comes back sick, for hand-wavy reasons). Soooo much cuddling and tenderness and it’s incredibly iddy. I’m more meh about this aspect, but I know a lot of people enjoy Theon having some self-doubts and self-esteem issues in these sorts of situations, which is a pretty central emotional note in this fic, and Robb is in fact very reassuring in response.

Day 5: Secret Relationship

After All This Time by saltywench / @salty-wench (M, 11k)

A fantastic, entertaining, enthralling, tropey in the best way 1940s-1950s Hollywood AU! This fic is basically a short romance novella, staring Theon as a rising movie star and Robb a blossoming young director who’s family is very “from the industry.” The secret relationship comes from the fact that, well, it’s the 1950s so homophobia very much exists, and especially in such a public-facing industry. But it’s handled with such a light touch that it’s not overwhelming at all and serves the conflict in a meaningful way. It’s a story filled with this sense of romance and longing and hope and nostalgia in the end that is somehow especially heart wrenching, but in a good way – and I think for that it’s the kind of fic that’s difficult to comment and write a rec for.

The characterization, plot, pacing, emotional and sexual tension, and the supporting cast (Patrek, Kyra, Margaery!) were all incredibly on point. (And of course the happy ending!) I have to say, I loved some reversals and trope subversions here especially, such as Theon being an outsider to the Hollywood scene, but not working class like in so many modern AUs. His family is also fancy in its own way, just not the kind that would help him here. And Robb must apologize at one point or another for being an oblivious prick – always a nice dynamic reversal!

[thefanficwriterscraft]

Use of Time in Narrative (Or, Defending the Artistic Merit of your Vampire Smut)

Hello! Our April episode is here!

In this episode, Jo (@pebblysand) and Lani (@copper-dust) delve into the use of time in narrative, focusing on techniques such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, and non-linear storytelling. Lani discusses her approach to incorporating time in her fanfiction, emphasizing the importance of moments of emotional intensity. They explore the use of non-linear narrative structures, discussing how they can enhance character development and mirror immersive thinking. They also share our strategies for handling transitions and overcoming challenges when incorporating time-related elements into fanfiction.

This week, we mention: 

Books: He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

Fandoms: Harry Potter, Silk (BBC)

Fics: Maps to the Stars’ Homes by Lizbee, The Atoners by copper_dust, The Seam Between by copper_dust, Check the Spindle by copper_dust, castles by pebblysand, Children by pebblysand, Merry Men by copper_dust, Seven Simple Machines by fluorescentgrey, the fault in faulty manufacturing by pebblysand, ce ne sont que des cailloux by pebblysand

Film: Memento, Inception 

Previous episodes: [BONUS] Wattpad & Platforms with @MyLittleDuckies (Or, Please, Save Your Works!)

Your recommendations for this week are:

The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift

Bad Blood by John Carreyrou (and the Bad Blood: The Final Chapter podcast)

You can find us online at:

The Fanfic Writer’s Craft: tumblr ; spotify ; ko-fi

Lani (@copper-dust): tumblr ; AO3

Jo (@pebblysand): tumblr ; AO3

[wolfstarwarehouse]

I read this amazing fic a few years ago and I don’t remember anything other than that Remus listened to “the Jesus and Mary Chain” a lot and that I loved it.

Do you have any idea what it might be?

Thank you <3

My only guess would be Sex and Dying in High Society by fluorescentgrey, but someone correct me if there's another fic out there.

edit: Thank you @ellistheelephant!

Darklands by orestesfasting

A collection of paper tumbled out of the record sleeve and onto the coffee table: parchment of varying quality, scraps torn from lined notebooks; some folded into pocket-sized squares, others rolled into tight scrolls. Remus’s hands shook as he sifted through them.

—

In 1987, Remus finds the letters Sirius never sent to him, and loses what little hope he had of moving on.

[polar-explorer]

⚓ FFRMC DAY 6: HAUNTED ME FOR DAYS

"Evil is a relay sport" by fluorescentgrey

• 8.9k, complete

• The Terror; Cornelius Hickey/Solomon Tozer

• "Was it wishful to consider this man changed? Chagrined? Humbled by a rejection that seemed pretty damn final and the resulting scurvid slog across the barrenlands? Probably. But damn if it wouldn't be a hell of a lot easier to be puppetmastered by him again."

everybody should read this its just SOOOOO CHEFS KISS INCREDIBLE. tozer and hickey survive. and survive and survive and survive—

[educationalporpoises]

Tag game: Get to know me

Thank you for the tag @grumpy-liebgott

Name:

Zee or Z :)

Pronouns:

she/her

Star sign:

no. (virgo)

# of siblings and fun facts about them (if you have any):

I have a twin brother. Fun fact he is a sound engineer and will go up to the sound board at concerts and criticize their mix.

# of pets & their names:

I have two dogs: Ghibli and Chewbacca. They are both labradoodles and very stupid.

Fandoms:

Right now it's a lot of Band of Brothers, but I'm still involved in Star Wars and Bandom. I read for a lot of fandoms but I don't tend to create or make friends in very many.

Favourite colour:

Green-- I love this very dark forest-olive shade of green. I own about four shirts in the same tone and I'm getting to a point where I have too many.

Favourite song:

I can't choose a favorite song. Currently I've been listening to "This Is the Day" by The The. Indescribable vibes.

Favorite author (of anything readable - books, fanfics, zines, webtoons, whatever!):

For fic I really love (all on AO3) fluorescentgrey Muccamukk churchkey and independent_variables among many, many others. I love @/anticmiscellaney 's zines-- his comic art is unique and a beautiful addition to the genre. Right now I'm reading a lot of war biographies or histories. For fiction Catch-22 was my favorite read of the year, along with delving into the Discworld universe.

Favourite fic type:

I'm a total sucker for historical AUs, fix-it, and kidfic/found family. I also love songfic-- it was really popular when I was first reading fic and getting into fandom but I see less and less of it now.

Favourite holiday:

Passover. It has the best food.

Do you have a partner (romantic, qpr, anything!)?:

Ahahaha no I am destined to be alone forever.

Hobbies:

I draw and read and write and also now I work on bicycles. I love working on my bikes. I'm replacing my wheels next week. Isn't that exciting. Also enjoy hiking and being outdoors and cooking for my friends and family. Earlier this week I made a batch of raspberry-white chocolate blondies that unintentionally turned out pink.

Fun facts about you:

I'm not fun enough for fun facts. Uhhhh my mom and I go mushroom hunting (not the psychedelic kind, mostly for chanterelles and lobsters). We tried to teach our dogs to hunt truffles but they didn't have the attention span. Oh! I do West Coast Swing. It's like classic 1940s swing dance but modern and (imo) prettier.

Tagging: @blood-mocha-latte @veeforvindicta @charliemack @lewis-winters

@georgieluz @star-trek-supernatural (sorry if anyone's been tagged! I'm bad at keeping up with this stuff)

[amanitaphalloides]

top 5 reddie fics

ok now I have to re confess smth I have confessed in the past which is that I almost never read fan fiction anymore. however. here are what I’d consider all time faves. first of all I can’t decide if it’s cheating to add one I betad so I’ll just say it’s an up-front bonus fic but distant music by orestesfasting. “eddie son he’s on the john” is my “whatever souls are made of his and mine are the same.” ok for fic I have no personal stake in, if I’m butter by makesomelove but I also think every crease and slope is another makesomelove all time masterpiece and deserves an equal shoutout. feel it in my body know it in my mind by youabird, awesome sex problems fic, i think I read it in the middle of writing my own sex problems fic and it was one of those YESSSS moments. we were always here at the right time is I think my fave fic by fuckener but hard to say that definitively. anyone on this list I love your whole oeuvre. evidence of a happier future my lagaudiere you should’ve seen me reading this on public transit and just dying. recovery position by fluorescentgrey a great example of hurt/comfort in the sense I was talking about it yesterday.

[favouritefi]

Hickeytozer?

initially i didnt ship but then a moot on twitter gave me some bottom hickey fic recs and one of them was hickeytozer and my mind was forever changed. specifcally it was Evil is a relay sport by fluorescentgrey. excellent fic.

[titstraction]

thanks for the tag mwah @colgatebluemintygel @angelfruittree

last song: co-star by amaarae. so hot and sexy and i really feel it when she says “them libra bitches horrible”. reads like poetry

favorite color: i like dark red and forest green and hot pink and purple

last movie/ tv show: true detective girl season

sweet/savory/spicy: savory

last thing i googled: poor things screening sessions times at thee mall!! might go tomorrow at 5:30 or 9

current obsession(s): cornbread. ‘can a gay girl get an amennn?’. overcooked on the xbox. my new wip who is still a little baby. calling my dog ‘bestinha’

last book: eek. EEK. ill do fanfic. ive recently finished source codes by fluorescentgrey and oof. Oof. what a fucking masterpiece. i wanna eat their brain

looking forward to: the end of this mf shift (40 minutes). classes restarting (a week) wooo

open tag!!

[yeats-infection]

"it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a [woman of certain tastes] in possession of [read all the asoiaf books this winter] must be in want of [writing theon greyjoy fanfiction]." -- jane austen

this might have a second chapter someday but for now i have a possible new project i'd like to turn to and didn't want this first chapter to get lost because i thought it was pretty good. it's sort of a classic gen story about the american west and freighthopping and trauma and memory and identity and drugs. please enjoy :)