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Reylo Fic Rec Masterpost

Since I’ve been asked a couple times for fic recommendations, I decided to create a master list, which I’ll (hopefully) come back to and update. This is by no means comprehensive, but they are works I’ve thoroughly enjoyed and wanted to share. You can also always check out my bookmarks page on AO3.

I have updated these with ratings, but be warned they are mostly M or E. Smut not your thing? Check my smut-free recs here! Remember to mind the tags! 

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Let’s start with some little known fics. These are all under 100 kudos as of June 19, 2018. Make sure to leave a comment and/or give kudos if you read!

Ties That Bind* by @phoenixsolo -- Rated M. This fic is wonderfully written and jumps between multiple POVs. Also some great Poe and Wedge Antilles interaction which is fun. 

Holonet Mail by MelodeeKS99 (not sure of tumblr) -- Rated T. This is the cutest You’ve Got Mail AU one-shot but still takes place in universe. Ben and Rey are both smugglers. Guys, it’s adorable.

A Veil of Smoke* by @binarysvnrise -- Rated M. ASOIAF AU that is just masterfully thought out and so well-written. NO LONGER ON HIATUS. 

come and knock on my door* by jadeddiva -- Rated T. This is a really cute modern AU where Ben is a programmer at a startup and Rey is his college student neighbor. They meet because both their roommates have kicked them out to have sex.

every inch between us becomes light years by @spookykingdomstarlight -- Rated M. A beautiful one-shot that is both super sexy and sad. It hurts, but in a good way.

Cloudbusting by @bratanimus -- Rated T. Beautifully written and short. Just read it.

In-Universe Fics:

Sword of the Jedi series by @kylorenvevo -- Part 1 Rated T, Part 2 Rated M. Are you even a real Reylo if you haven’t read this? J/K, but seriously this was one of the earliest fics I read when I fell into the Reylo trash bin, and it is a masterpiece. AU where Rey and Ben grew up together at the Jedi Academy. It reads like canon novels. Not kidding.

Crossroads series by @gizkasparadise -- Part 1 T, Part 2 E, Part 3 T. This is an emotional rollercoaster in 3 parts. It’s got angst, it’s got the pre-TLJ Force Bond, it’s got memory loss, and some really kickass supporting characters. I just love it so much.

You’ll Be the One to Turn by @postedbygaslight -- Rated M. This is THE post-TLJ fic you need to be reading. It’s still a WIP at this point, but it’s sure to be completed soon, and like I told Posted before, if EP IX winds up totally letting me down, this will be the only version of events I accept. It is insanely well-written, gripping, and emotional. Just read it. 

Infectious by @dvrkrey -- Rated E. Also known as the sick!fic. It’s a poignant hurt/comfort post-TLJ imagining with a beautiful first time love scene. This one has a special place in my heart.

In The Early Dawn of Happiness by @corseque -- Rated E. GAH! This is beautiful and touching and even though it’s a reylohardkinks fill, it’s so much more than that. It is profoundly sweet, and if we’re lucky, there will be another chapter. 

landscape with a blur of conquerors* by @kylorenvevo -- Rated E. I’m assuming if you haven’t heard of this fic, you’ve been trapped on Ahch-To with Luke for too long. The arranged marriage AU with plenty of Hapan couture fashion to keep poor Kylo occupied.

Across the Stars* by @nite0wl29 -- Rated E. A Beauty and the Beast AU set in-universe (on Chandrila!). Rey falls for Kylo without him ever taking the mask off, and I think that’s beautiful. It’s got all the best elements of TFA, TLJ, and BatB. This one also should be wrapping up soon.

Songs of Innocence, Songs of Wisdom* by @cosmo-gonika -- Rated E. Another post-TLJ fic that has been blowing my mind. It has some mystical Force elements and some steamy scenes with Rey and Kylo. It does a really great job of showing where our star-crossed lovers are still not on the same page (but hopefully they’ll be there by the end!). 

The Descent of Ishtar by @assortedfruitsnacks212 -- Rated M. This is a trippy post-TLJ fic that is super mystical and really intriguing. It’s so well-written, and I might have to light a fire under the author to get her to update this because I NEED MORE.

Id by @dreamsdescent -- Rated E. A smutty one-shot where Rey fulfills Ben’s darkest fantasy. It’s hot. Do yourself a favor and read it.

Mood Lighting by @raven-maiden -- Rated E. This is based on the closeup of the MF captain’s quarters in Solo. It is a beautiful one shot with humor, soul, and (yes!) smut. Can’t believe it’s her first fic! 

World In My Eyes by @mygrandmathinksimsassy -- Rated M. Apparently I had been sleeping on this post-TLJ gem? It’s 96k words and recently completed, so you can settle down with this on a rainy day. Beautifully written, really sexy, and has a happy ending! I loved it.

AU Fics:

Blades Crossed by @the-reylo-void -- Rated M. A really amazing figure skating modern AU a la The Cutting Edge.

Stranger Than Fiction by @daxwashere -- Rated E. Seriously? Probably my favorite modern AU ever. Ben Solo is an author who needs to give his main character a love interest; enter Rey, his muse. It deals with some pretty real shit while also being incredibly full of heart (and some hot smut!).

Left Handed Kisses by @ever-so-reylo -- Rated E. The fuck buddies to lovers AU I never knew I needed. Rey is an Assistant District Attorney and Ben is a criminal defense lawyer. It’s hot, it’s sweet, it’s got lots of emotional constipation - you won’t be disappointed.

In the Name of Magic series by @waterlilyrose -- Part 1 E, Part 2 E, Part 3 T. The Hogwarts AU of my dreams! Kylo is a Snape-ish professor in Slytherin and Rey is a Gryffindor professor (of course). It’s great because it incorporates everything you love about Hogwarts, but focuses on the teachers instead of the students. Luke is Headmaster and Leia is Minister for Magic and there’s a very special painting of a snarky muggle that steals quite a few scenes. I absolutely adore this fic.

Dark Horse by @womp-rat-fever -- Rated T. This was a gift to me that I won in a tumblr giveaway. It is the Outlaw!Ben / Sheriff!Rey AU you never knew you always wanted! It’s a one-shot but it’s packed with action and pretty hot, too. I also made a playlist for it here.

The Promise by @nerdherderette -- Rated E. Wow. This is the most enthralled I think I’ve been with a one-shot. It’s 13k words, but reads like a 500 page historical fiction novel. If you like The Count of Monte Cristo, this is the fic for you.

Bedroom Hymns* by @drnucleus -- Rated E. Modern AU where Rey is a psychologist and Ben is an architect. Healthy BDSM where Rey is the Dom and Ben is the sub (although they haven’t quite gotten that far in the relationship yet). This is just really smart and eloquent. I’m a fan.

Fire Away* by @reylolujah -- Not rated. Disclaimer: I’ve only read the first chapter of this, but it’s SO GOOD. Laser tag AU with a really funny and great set up. Excited to see where it’s going! (I have it on good authority that we’re getting a half-naked Ben in a forthcoming chapter.)

A/B/O Dynamics:

Yes, I finally needed to add a section just for a/b/o. Sorry not sorry because I love it now. These are all E, for obvious reasons.

Your Pretty Little Heart by @ever-so-reylo -- modern AU where Ben and Rey are both doctors. And both terrible at admitting their feelings. It’s hot and super-well written. A good starter a/b/o fic!

Hunger* by @benperor-ren -- a canonverse a/b/o that picks up after Crait but with Rey in heat and Kylo coming to her aid, *wink wink nod nod*

Algorithms* by @grey-orchids -- the only first person POV fic I’ve ever enjoyed. This one is done so well it almost subverts the trope? Rey is a feminist and an IT person at a tech company run by Kylo. She goes into heat and things get interesting. *waggles eyebrows*

Summer Heat* by @isharan -- slow burn a/b/o you say? Yeah, and it hella works. Rey goes to spend the summer at her granfather’s cabin in Canada and is drawn to the outcast alpha Ben. It’s soooo good.

the thick of it* by @dvrkrey -- so steamy. It’s got hunter!Rey and lead alpha of the pack Kylo and Dothraki vibes for sure. Just check it out, you’ll like it. ;)

No One But You* by @faequeentitania -- a canonverse a/b/o started for Reylo week that started as mostly smut and now has plot! It’s really engaging and I’m excited for the last few chapters!

Hawthorne House by @strawberrycupcakehuckleberrypie -- I recently binged this and it is sweet/hot/amazing. Rey works at a B&B in Savannah, Ben Solo is a guest during a hurricane.

Oh and since people have also mentioned it, I will link to my works here at the bottom:

Dawn of the Rebellion series -- Rated T parts 1 & 2. This started as a one-shot I couldn’t get out of my head, then got a multi-chapter second part added on by popular demand. It’s my EP IX imaginings and it’s full of soft Reylo. There is a smutty epilogue in the works.

Truth Be Told* -- Rated M. The Alias AU I started for the RFFA exchange and am now taking too long to finish. If you like espionage and UST, I’ve got you covered!

smutty one-shots (all E): Chariot (modern AU) | Training Day (canon-verse) | Code 288 (Brooklyn 99 inspired) | Careless Whisper (80′s AU)

That’s about it for now, but I’ve got about 5 pages of “marked for later” fics I need to dig into, so keep an eye out for this list to be updated!

[nyalisa-landale]

fucking hell, you guys

so it’s july, which means it’s time for nanowrimo: camp edition vol.2. (no, i don’t know.) i used this as an excuse to pick up DETERMINATION AND LIGHT, my nano project from last year which... well. i got really excited and then i failed to deliver, for... shit, the third year in a row? maybe just the second. idk. i forget how many words i managed 2 years ago (it was not 50k) but last year it was something like 8k? it’s possible i was juggling projects, but DTL was supposed to be the main one. and i wrote like 8k. yeah.

as of today, the ninth of july, that fic is currently sitting at a little under 30k. and i’m like a third of the way through PART ONE. (maybe almost half, i’m not sure.) 30,000 WORDS AND IENZO HASN’T EVEN SHOWN UP YET. (i’ve mentioned him several times now, and i’m getting to the part where he shows up, he just... hasn’t, yet. because kairi got arrested and then sans dragged her off to grillby’s and then toriel’s and NOBODY WOULD SHUT UP and now they’re in the core. i still can’t get anybody to shut up, and they’re fighting a goddamn boss fight. ...actually, that’s not true, sans is doing a lot of not talking. because they are in the core.) 

“azu aren’t you supposed to be writing mania?” yes but let me take my victories where i can get them

i would like to thank summer games done quick and snowiey101 for reminding me that dtl even existed and 4thewords.com for giving me the ability to make numbers go up WHILE MAKING NUMBERS GO UP. (little-known secret: i fucking love making numbers go up.) 

thirty-thousand. jesus christ. that’s not even counting all the other random shit i’ve been scribbling at in the last nine days. a little bit of universal constants. Yet Another Dragon Age Inquisition AU featuring my oc reincarnation of salazar slytherin who is not only an ancient elf but a literal child of mythal, this time featuring the reincarnation AND ALSO THE REGULAR VERSION because why the fuck not. (i am actually really enjoying writing the two of them together. there’s like 7k more words right there and they haven’t even gotten to haven yet.) there is an entire other 13k words i’ve written. IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. sometime tomorrow i will undoubtedly hit 50k. probably on dtl because i had to stop writing IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GODDAMN BOSS FIGHT. it has 1.5 health bars and kairi and sans have so far only taken out 1/3 of its health. kairi’s supposed to show off a neat keyblade style and sans hasn’t used his blue attack yet. WILL HE USE THE GASTER BLASTERS????? no. he and kairi are still at a low friendship level and also he is literally in the place where gaster was ripped from existence, he is not going to use the gaster blasters. he’s already super uncomfortable about his life choices as it is, but he’s pretending that he’s being super serious for once in his life because they’re someplace super dangerous. (that is also true though.) he’s also pretending that he has absolutely nothing to do with the core at all ever even while demonstrably knowing way more about the core than anyone has any right to. (kairi is already well aware that sans is lying his ass off about that, but he’s helping, so she’s not going to call him out on it.)

they think ebott’s keyhole is in the core. HA. as if it would ever be somewhere so easily accessible from the barrier and not at all related to the actual main plot of undertale! it’s in the room where you start the game, but they won’t find that out until after they go to the world of darkness and beat the shit out of xehanort!gaster and successfully un-nort him because gaster is not, actually, a huge fan of being possessed and also probably has a lot to say about xehanort’s scientific practices, all of which can be summed up as

xehanort is not a huge fan of criticism and also gaster has existed in the world of darkness for roughly an eternity so he’s kind of... a creature of darkness at this point. but like... a benevolent one, because fuck you. even if he weren’t he’d still be pissed about xehanort & the heartless because ebott is HIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NOW GET THE FUCK OFF OF MY PROPERTY so naturally xehanort doesn’t have a very good grasp on the whole ‘possessing gaster’ thing and kairi is a goddamn princess of heart, if anybody’s gonna be able to un-nort someone it’s her

and before they can do any of that kairi has to SAVE asriel because that is THE ENTIRE REASON THIS FIC EVEN EXISTS