#iceeckos12 writes

[iceeckos12]

Summary:

Though Jun Wu’s expression was drawn with sympathy, his eyes were apathetic as he watched Xie Lian thrash in the dirt. “What a monstrous thing you tried to do, Xianle,” he murmured, letting his hand drop to his side. “What a terrible, monstrous thing.”

In one universe, Xie Lian makes a request, and Jun Wu agrees.

In another universe, Jun Wu changes the terms.

[the-night-gods-moon]

Hi @iceeckos12! Your fic Memento Vivere really REALLY scratched that specific horror-fantasy itch in my brain, so much so that I had to just sit down and doodle about it! Thank you so much for writing and sharing your works!!! :D

[eyes-of-mischief]

weekly fic recs | 34

fandoms: bsd, dbh, hq, tgcf, svsss

bsd

Who Needs Money Anyway? (Spoiler Alert: It’s Us) by fandomsandshit

Their funding has been cut.

Akiko stares blankly at the sheet Haruno is holding out to her, hands sweaty and shaky, and resists the urge to scream.

It’s been a long time coming. As much as she hates to admit it, Akiko is honestly surprised it took this long for them to lose some of it; what with the monthly shootings, consistent suicide attempts and general shenanigans of the Agency members.

But how on earth are they going to make enough money now?

---------- (modern-ish au where the ada causes too much property damage for proper funding, and so yosano leads them into the wonderful world of twitch streaming to make money)

A Study in Mafia Black by eluvion

If he’s being honest, good and bad don’t matter so much to Ranpo as truth does. Good and bad are subjective, clouded with human error, and honestly, they’re quite boring. Mystery has always been more interesting than morality with the way each string weaves together, creating a tapestry of crime, blood and ash writing their own story. Dazai is still as much of a mystery as he was at first glance, and Ranpo is just as ready to pick apart the truth from whatever plays behind those eyes.

Or; a friendship, of sorts, between the two smartest members of the Armed Detective Agency.

dbh

preconstruct by aworus

(graphic depictions of violence)

Connor’s preconstruction software is activating much more often than he’d like. Who knew an android problem could actually be so human?

(Five times Connor has intrusive thoughts and one time he tells someone about it.)

hq

a dictionary definition by shoutowo

“Well, yeah!” Bokuto says. “When I say stuff like ‘the world’, sometimes, like, in my head, I’m really only imagining one person.”

The interviewer looks like she hit the jackpot. Bokuto doesn’t notice. “Can we get a name?”

-

or, Akaashi is Bokuto's world. This creates more problems than it solves.

tgcf

centuries since paradise by parsnipit

Xie Lian has spent long enough around sirens to have some grasp of their communication, and some of it is even a little similar to mer noises. This sound, for example, is like the one podmates use to call for each other—curious, beckoning. He suspects it means much the same thing for sirens. Has this siren lost someone, maybe? Hopefully it will find its lost someone soon, so Xie Lian can go back to sleep. Then, because nothing good can ever happen to Xie Lian, the siren peeks beneath the overhang. It hangs its head over the jut of stone, its hair billowing like a crown of ink and the yellow sclera of its eye bright against the black. That singular eye catches on his, its pupil dilating, and Xie Lian stiffens.

Windmaster's Heavenly Confections by IceEckos12

Eight years after a personal tragedy derailed his life, Xie Lian is hired to work at the local candy shop, Windmaster's Heavenly Confections.

He has no idea what he's just gotten himself into.

Including: cooking disasters, reunions with old friends, and the sweetest possibility of romance.

A Wolf’s Snare by UmbraSoleil

(explicit)

By all accounts, Hua Chengzhu is a terrifying, wicked king. But, as much as Hua Cheng is feared, he is also favored.

So then why would such a man request to marry him—the prince of a kingdom in decline? Xie Lian did not think he would ever be able to understand.

Then, during Xie Lian’s escort to his betrothed, a peculiar spirit tethers itself to him; a youth who calls himself San Lang.

-

“You’ve kept me waiting for a very long time.”

svsss

Into This Wild Abyss by Lbhs_left_tiddie (HungryPoet)

(explicit) (graphic depictions of violence, rape/non-con)

Shen Qingqiu stood at the edge of the cliff, his back lit up by the fiery light of the Endless Abyss. The blood from the wound on his chest spilled out between his fingers, splattering onto the shattered remains of Xiu Ya laying at his feet. When he looked up, his expression was half-wild with the heat of battle, shoulders heaving with his ragged breaths, and his eyes, which were normally like green jade, glowed blood red-

-The very same red shining from the demon mark etched onto his forehead.

Or: Shen Qingqiu is the protagonist of PIDW

[sandrune-art]

OH BOY DO I HAVE FICS TO RECOMMEND!

"For he will not do destruction, if he is well fed" by greevianguy (greeviangirl). Basically in late season 4, Jon finds a cat at the institute and projects on it for 15127 words. It's really good and it made me cry.

"a deeply annoying child" by ajkal2. In season 3, Jon reads a Leitner that brings him back to himself immediately following his first supernatural encounter. It has kid!Jon, and Tim and Jon sort of not hating each other for a bit, and is an all round fantastic (and heartbreaking) read.

"Hands that Grasp (Arms that Hold)" by ComposerEgg. It's a second kidnapping fic, with bonus Scottish Safehouse!

"Contemplations: Regarding Love" by IceEckos12. It's actually a happy one! The Eyepocolypse doesn't happen and Jon and Martin get their happy ending. It's just really sweet and there's a slow dancing scene and it's just like hnrg /pos.

"hell is for children" by sunkelles. It's about the other domains where children were in the Eyepocolypse. My favourites are "a lotta true crime" and "a good kid who's had a bad run".

"where there's a will, we make it a way" by bubonickitten. It's a time travel fix it fic! It diverges from canon some time before MAG 187, and after the world's started to end end, people are dying at alarming rates, Jon goes back in time. He unfortunately only goes back in time to season 4. The characterization in this is amazing :3

"In this harsh world" by CirrusGrey. Or like. Pretty much anything by Citrus. This is post-181 so you can imagine the emotional toll, but they write happy things too and I just recommend you read all of their season 5 codas.

"ten thousand flowers in spring" by bluejayblueskies. It's an AU with gods and all that, Jon's grandmother dies and he takes a sabbatical in Scotland, and meets this really nice guy who's also a god, and who he doesn't realize is a god, and he's writing a book about gods, and it's all very funny and also quite heartfelt.

"rewind. play. eject." by boredshyandbi. It's a time loop!! After the events of MAG 200, Jon gets stuck in a time loop of MAG 39. It's really cool and like it's got so many Moments that stick in my brain forever.

"Countdown to Extinction" by starspangledbread. It's an Extinction!Jon fic! It's amazing actually I love it so much. Silly and goofy and then sometimes you're like oh god I'm Feeling Emotions???

"The Spider & The Eye" by pocketsizedquasar. Annabelle and Jon childhood friends AU!! I'm holding it gently.

"Jon and Friends" by mmmmph. There's Jon and Daisy! Jon and Gerry playing truth or dare! Jon and Melanie who could have been friends but they aren't and it's just really sad D:. Jon and Basira having a heart to heart! Jon and Tim pre-canon D:! Jon and Georgie and their relationship falling apart and it's like they could have been friends but they're not they're not. Jon and Not!Friends it should be called.

And finally, some shameless self promotion: I've written some meaningless Jmart sad, a cool (in my humble opinion) season 5 statement fic among other things. 42 other things, 40 excluding the art and the podfic.

UH yeah! Enjoy that! If you still wanted fic recs.

Omg, Yes!! Thank you so much for all of them, you're amazing, I'm running to ao3 to check them out

[graveyardcat7-moved]

Hii *On hands and knees* good Gerry fics/author recommendations please?

under the cut! as its long and a bit silly

first off, anon, if you would like a document entitled "jongerry fic recs" send me a dm anytime. it is a detailed list through my favorites to ones i hate, alongside some other recommendations. some things from there will be mentioned here, but not all! feel free to dm me abt that i dont bite ^__< besides that. most fic recs ill give are romantic. i love romance so much. so:

author recommendations:

verboseDescription <- wrote one of my favorite jongerry fics ill ever read. really interesting writing style, GREAT character voices, ALSO wrote the BEST timgerry series out there it makes me go bonkers. IceEckos12 <- wrote a howl's moving castle au i've reread 3 times. i drew art for that fic (ITS OLD ART NOW). generally has a GREAT gerry voice and really interesting, heartwarming fics. PitViperOfDoom <- STILL REGULARLY WRITES REALLY WELL DONE TMA FICS, TYPICALLY INCLUDING GERRY (WHO IS QUITE WELL WRITEN) ITS. i really appreciate it. i like, ADORE their work.

fic recomendations:

fool me, fool me - andro(slur im not comfortable typing LOL) : every single time i read this fic i cry it's so funny and sweet and ive read it 4 times and tis perfect and amazing and and and (EXPLODES INTO A FINELY CRUSHED DUST, SCATTERING UPON THE EARTH AND PROVIDING THEM WITH WONDERFUL NUTRIENTS) so like read it. ok? ive got his number from the great beyond - verbosedescription : basically the same as above except less on the funny more on the oh my fucking god. oh my god. oh my god. ue, ue, ue. ive read it 3 times bailey school kids - verbosedescription : this fic genuinely hurts me to read because it makes me so emotional i cried so hard i couldnt see at the end of this once. ive read it 5 times he stands in front of the mirror with a net, hoping to catch something - blackwood (transjon) : this fic is utterly heartbreaking. its so well written. it makes me fucking crazy. why'd it have to be a bin. it didnt have to be a bin! fuck! god! auhhhh!!!!

i'm going to be so serious i literally have so little gerry standalone fics because they are never well written. i've tried so much they're all bad. theres one where he fucking converts to christianity i am SO fucking serious rn. i read the whole thing because i was intensely curious and it ended with him going to a fucking church in america it was literally INSANE i HATED IT. maybe one day ill trudge through his tag, but. its also just full of him making a one-off appearance and never being a meaningful character so it doesn't feel worthwhile, really? meaningless standard trite that contains just the most bland takes and writing styles ever. also porn. and i dont. read that so... i have a lot more recommendations but they're all in that document or in the mentioned author's works! dm me whenever ill literally always wanna talk about gerry he specifically has been my special interest for... two years...

tldr: read fool me, fool me, all of verbosedescription's work, and dm me for a google doc of jongerry recs with some other stuff in there. yippee!! ^__<

[that-one-girl-behind-you]

would that i were golden dust!!! owo????

I don't know if you're familiar with Phillip Pullman's The Golden Compass, but this is basically a daemon AU of the canon storyline hehe

Out of all of the ones in here, it's actually the closest to being finished (just missing two and a half chapters) and it should be posted in its entirety in a couple weeks as part of the TMA Big Bang

I have... So many things to say about this AU, it's been something I wanted to write ever since I got into TMA and I finally got around to it!

She pulls out a small unconscious cat daemon, their fur black with white patches at the chest and the back legs, and arranges them carefully close -but not touching- her human, before she turns to them with bared teeth. 

"If you touch them, I will kill you," she snarls, before going back down into the remnants of the wax house.

"Well, that's unnecessary." Gerry sighs. "Come on, we should-" he cuts himself short then, because the dog daemon is back again, and her teeth are clamped down on the shoulder of a slender, shorter man. 

Gerry and Boni watch in stunned silence, as this daemon touches another human so purposefully, pulling him out until he's laying next to the cat daemon, which must be his, considering how even in unconsciousness they seem to curl towards the other.

"What do you want?" The dog daemon snarls again, standing over both humans with her fur standing on end.  And her teeth bared. She can't possibly be of the impression that she'll win a fight against Boni, Gerry thinks, not in her current state. But she seems very willing to go down biting. 

[pitviperofdoom]

NEXT :D

It wasn’t that Sasha hadn’t learned her lesson from the thing with Michael. On the contrary, she had learned a great deal from it. She just hadn’t learned what Martin and Tim probably hoped she would.

[zannolin]

before the beginning :3

BEFORE THE BEGINNING — three sentences (or more) about something that happened before the plot of my current project

Current WIP is my Gerry fic >:) it starts pretty early honestly so I guess this is....possible not ENTIRELY before the plot but pfsh technicalities,, timelines,,, what even are they. Enjoy!

The first time Mum takes him to one of her meetings, Gerry is excited. She’s always going off on her business trips, to book fairs and auctions, and Gerry is always left behind with a neighbor or a nanny — or even entirely on his own. It’s lonely, sometimes, and he’s awfully tired of reading to pass the time.

He didn’t realize that meeting would be the beginning of the worst years of his life. (Perhaps it was simply the rest of his life, in the end.)

Gerry is eight when he sees his first monster. It’s the same day he sees the Leitner that made it, this twisted and writhing mass of grasping hands and shifting eyes and a smile sharper than winter wind.

That day he feels true fear for the first time, rattling in his bones as his heart beats in stuttering terror and his breath hardens between his nose and his lungs. That day, Gerard Keay realizes that the world is nothing like he imagined, and he learns to hate the name of Jurgen Leitner.

(my brain is Not cooperating with me so apologies if this is The Worst Thing Ever, lol. I just have a lot of feelings,,, about Him.)

send me writing asks!

[iceeckos12]

ill throw two of mine out there!

contemplations: regarding love is more or less my love letter to jonmartin. mere monstrosity is a childhood friends jongerry au!

disclaimer: neither of these fic are specifically focused on ace jon, but he does feature prominently.

Wanting to give some visibility to fan authors who write fics about Jon being ace!! Please reblog this with a fic you’ve written about Ace Jon, or a favorite one you’ve read!

To start: Flights of Fancy is my little “getting to know you” scottish honeymoon fic where ace Jon and ace Martin compare fictional crushes.

[tmabigbang]

on the subject of our former selves

“You got off the train,” the man says, as soon as Martin is close enough to address. He looks confused. “I — why?”

“You did too,” Martin points out defensively, stopping a foot or two short. “And you were looking for me? Just now?”

“Yes,” the man says, no hesitation at all. “Why?”

Martin, baffled, opens his mouth and then closes it again. “I don’t know. Why do you think I would know?”

“Have we met before?” the other man says, scrutinising him closely. “You’re from London? Where?”

“Firstly,” Martin tells him, ticking off his fingers, “no, I’m not. Secondly, fuck off am I telling a stranger where I live. I have lived in London long enough to pick up that much, at least. Thirdly, who are you? And how do I know you?

“I -“ the man says, frowning. “I don’t know either. But I know you.”

The simple, assured way he says it kind of devastates Martin. Because the unshakeable confidence on it mimics the exact feeling that Martin himself is bizarrely, incomprehensibly experiencing — he knows this man, he knows this man — but it contrasts so sharply with the other inexorable truth of all this. That he does not — cannot, by any logic — know this man at all.

--- --- ---

AUTHOR:

@gruhukens : if you saw me say i likely wouldn’t be writing for TMA again… in my defense i’m weak and i love jon and artists so extremely Good

ARTISTS:

@tifaria : Teacher by daylight, artist by moonlight. TMA has meant a lot to me over the years and I am so excited to get to illustrate this amazing fic! You can find me on Tumblr chaotically cramming all my interests into one blog and probably sobbing over Jonmartin.

@bisexualoftheblade : Hey y’all! I’m Cai and I’m here to make some bastard art with my pirated photoshop and my beloved audacity app

@horse-doevures 

BETA:

@iceeckos12 : Hi im grace/ice, and this fic makes my heart go doki doki. Incredibly honored to be on the team!

[iceeckos12]

Summary: Cui Buqu was absolutely, 100% certain that he was above a midlife crisis. Therefore it was profoundly galling when he found himself tipping headfirst into one without so much as a by-your-leave.

(If asked, he would of course blame the whole thing on Feng Xiao. Because it was his fault.

Obviously.)

[bluejayblueskies]

WIP ask game: Rules are as follows. post the barebones plot of your wips and let people send you an ask with the title that intrigues them the most and then post a snippet/tell them something about it! then, tag as many people as you have wips!

Tagged by @suttttton - thank you!

i keep accumulating wips and not finishing them so if you see familiar titles/summaries,,,, that is why lol

jay experiences Bad Gender Feelings TM (nonbinary jon having a bad time of it)

jmart_1 (safehouse fic #7985971)

martin_feels (martin has depression)

martin_poetry (martin feels inadequate about his writing)

tim no eyes oops (tim-lives au where he and jon quit the institute together)

untitled_1 (jon has depression somewhere else)

fth_1 (aroace mirabel)

fth_2 (pre-canon s1 archives gang go on a spooky field trip)

fth_3 (comedy-of-errors diety au where martin is a god)

jon_ace_feelings (this doc is,,,, completely blank lol)

tma_timetravel_fic (time travel fic #889058)

stars_may_collide (moulin rouge au and also the only tma fic i've ever orphaned on ao3)

seen_unseen_unsung (a not-technically-abandoned tim-lives end!tim au)

magic_poetry (martin accidentally summons a Jon through the power of magical poetry)

That's too many wips to tag for, so instead i'll just tag @thewrongshop @athina-blaine @iceeckos12 and @prismatic-et-al

[bifrostarchivist]

tma fic recs

hi i’ve been been going through my bookmarks so here’s a list of some of my favorite tma fics! a lot of these are pretty angsty though so you should heed the trigger warnings!

jon-centric fics

Farewell Wanderlust by CombatBootsAndDreams

Jonathan Sims never had enough time. It was always slipping through his fingers like sand through an hourglass. He could see it passing but could do nothing as it took more and more things from him. So he learned to measure everything in actions instead of seconds.

Or: The many moments used to measure the life of one Jonathan Sims, The Archivist.

i love this one it hurts me real bad!

the bell tolls by softlyblue

Jon knows about death, and he knows about dying. He tries to plan around his own.

this one also really hurts me!

Touch Me, Even it Hurts by AuralQueer

People don't really touch Jonathan Sims unless they want to hurt him. That's mostly fine. Jon has never been a tactile person, and he doesn't need anyone but himself.

Except the world is falling down around him, and loneliness aches, and sometimes he'll take anything - even cruelty - just to feel human again.

*A story set between s1 and s4, looking at Jon's relationship with touch, friendship, and his own humanity.

i cried over this one a lot yesterday! it’s wonderful and so fucking sad

jonmartin fics

the garden of forking paths by bibliocratic

Whatever he had predicted might happen, Jon wasn't expecting to survive upon demolishing the Panopticon. He certainly wasn't expecting to be rescued.

Instead, he wakes up in an alternative universe where he's never been the Archivist, and Martin Blackwood doesn't exist.

Martin Blackwood wakes up somewhere else entirely.

i love this one a lot! made me really fucking emotional

The Power of Self-Respect by IceEckos12 & PitViperOfDoom

Jon's life has never been easy, but he's now in a place where he has friends, his job isn't wretched, and best of all, he's dating Martin Blackwood. Things are finally starting to turn around for him, so of course that's when he learns that he must defeat Martin's seven exes in order to stay with him.

There's something fishy about this whole thing, Jon is sure of it. But the only way to find out what is to throw down the gauntlet and fight for his love.

the scout pilgrim au i never knew i needed! i went into this expecting crack but now every time it gets updated it’s all i can think about for the rest of the day and it is very painful. it’s so good.

Desperate Measures by quantumducky

Helen offers to help, and Jon is just tired and miserable enough to accept. Turns out her idea of "helping" is to turn his brain into confused mush and then make that Martin's problem. Somehow, it all works out.

this one! fuck! i love it. made me so sad. but also. a happy ending! i miss helen.

See the Line, where the Sky meets to Sea by The_Floating_World

When Jon is a child he looks into the infinite abyss of space. The Vast looks back into him.

also has some jon/oliver! some found family! vast!jon my beloved...

jongerry fics

Til Death, Parted by Hecatetheviolet

“But, yes, if you all really must know, I married Gerard Keay in Las Vegas.” The total stillness at the table would have better suited a painting than a group of very confused archival assistants. A blob of ketchup falls from the chip frozen halfway to Melanie’s mouth.

“You… married a ghost,” says Melanie, eventually, in a stilted, leading tone.

“Mhm,” says Jon.

A ghost story is something that can be so matrimonial, actually. Too bad Jon and Gerry didn't find that out until the wedding.

I ADORE THIS FIC. U KNOW THAT ONE JONGERRY LAS VEGAS WEDDING SHITPOST? IT’S THAT BUT SO MUCH MORE. GOD IT’S SO FUCKING HEARTBREAKING BUT ALSO HAS LIKE THESE COMEDIC MOMENTS THAT ARE JUST SO FUCKING GOOD. THE WAY THE WRITER WRITES THE JONGERRY DYNAMIC IS JUST. FUCK. IT’S AMAZING.

eager eye and willing ear by graveExcitement

Gerry investigates a paranormal mirror and is pulled into another universe, one where Jon has just burned his page.

i just. love this one. 

jongerrymartin

Ghosts without Graves by Ostentenacity

“I’m already dead, after all.” Gerry smiles, a mirthless flash of teeth. “If I pop out of existence tomorrow, fine. If I stick around for a while, well—at least now I’ve got someone to talk to.” His tone of voice is still blasé, but his gaze falls heavily on Jon, as though asking, Right?

“Yes,” says Jon. “Yes, of course.”

---

When Jon wakes up from his coma, he finds that while Gerry may still be dead, he’s not exactly gone.

i love this one so much. made me happy. made me sad. it’s just wonderful. 

jontim fics

Between Sleeping and Waking by voiceless_terror

So they curl up in his bed, an arm slung across Jon’s waist, his back to Tim’s chest. There are no spiders here, not in this bed that smells of dryer sheets and detergent and Tim. He’s almost asleep when the arm around his waist tightens suddenly.

“My brother always said the pressure helped. When he had bad dreams.”

Jon has nightmares and Tim attempts to chase them away. In the process, they learn a few things about each other.

the comfort. the understanding. it’s just so nice.

enemy of my enemy by beeclaws

Jon comes back from his time with the Circus a little worse for wear. Tim has some feelings about that.

it hurts so bad. but. fuck. the tim & jon somewhat fixing their relationship fic that i just really needed.

Tear Out All Your Tenderness by With_the_Wolves

"He’s been doing such a good job of ignoring it, up until now, pretending he didn’t know how he survived the Unknowing. Pretending he didn’t hear the constant rhythm of hunt hunt kill kill rushing through his veins in time with his blood. He didn’t used to be able to smell fear.

In the aftermath of the Coffin, Tim decides that he's going to be there for Jon. But Jon's fear is intoxicating.

THIS FIC! THIS FIC! JESUS CHRIST IT’S SO FUCKING PAINFUL. JUST. HOLY SHIT.

jonmartim fics

beautiful and annihilating by advantagetexas

But reality was a lot harsher than dreams. He admitted that to himself now, as he gently moved a piece of hair from Jon’s unblinking eye. Daisy Tonner was dead. Sasha James was dead. Daniel Stoker was still dead, or disappeared, or whatever woe begotten fate had befallen him at the hands of that wretched circus.

And here was Tim. Alive. And forced to deal with the fallout.

this fic <3 i love it very much. it’s updates are the highlight of my day. really fucks with my emotions. it’s just great.

[c-r-saint]

Heyo I'm terribly unprepared for fun fact Friday, so instead we're doing fanfic Friday! It'll just be a couple TMA fanfics I highly recommend, and don't worry, fun fact Friday will be back next week (:

Fist off we have this lovely Jon/Gerry fic by @iceeckos12 ! This was my first read with this pairing, and it was amazing to say the least. Had me close to tears on multiple occasions, but was also comical in parts. Well balanced angst and fluff and a very tasty plot 👌 Definitely recommend reading the whole series.

Second off we have one I just picked up today, a Gerry/Michael fic by @meteormemoirs . It may be about Gerry and Michael at the core, but there's so much more to it. I'm not even halfway though and I'm in love with the writing style and how all the personalities are portrayed. *chef's kiss*

Last but certainly not least is this amazing Gerry/Michael + Jane Prentiss/Nikola Orsinov first date fic. (the pairs are separate from each other) I think this is my favorite fic out of any of my fandoms. It's hilarious, delightfully written, perfectly paced, and has incredible characterization. Definite 10/10 from me. I couldn't view the authors profile or find them on Tumblr, but they deserve all the credit for sure. <3

That's all for fanfic Friday! If you want any other recommendations or just wanna chat, feel free to send a message my way.

[athina-blaine]

WIP line chain game!

tagged by @bluejayblueskies, thank you!

rules: write the latest line from your WIP and tag as many people as there are words.

“You’ve truly discovered the most wretched horse on the planet,” Jon said and Martin snorted.

15 words and ooh boy that’s a lot, I’ll tag @definitelynotshouting @iceeckos12 @canonicallyshort and @stopitjon, do with it what you will~

[lo-fi-charming]

do you have any fic recs?

HELL YEAH I DO

im gonna.. try my best to keep the pitches short and my gushing to a minimum ;lsdjf, please bear with me, 

A Home For What Loves You by TheWrongShop ( T // Ongoing ) 

AU where Jon and Martin both get trapped in Martin’s flat by Prentiss for two weeks! It’s one I’ve been enjoying a heck of a lot, the way they write Jon and Martin has been excellent and I’m so excited in seeing where the fic is going (and the updates have been very regular!) 

Jon’s Moving Castle by IceEckos12 ( T // Ongoing ) 

Exactly what it says on the tin! A very nicely done Howl’s Moving Castle AU where Martin gets cursed by Peter. I’m enjoying the changes the author has made to the story to suit TMA’s influence and adjust the overall plot, but it also does a really good job of capturing some of the magical and cozy domestic vibes from the movie adaptation. It’s JonMartin obvs but also features a really nice qtp relationship between Jon and Gerry (who functions as Calcifer in the fic) 

Lessons in Caring  by Eyylish ( G // Complete )

A very! good! fic!! It’s an AU where Jon is an English teacher and Martin is a counselor. The start of their relationship is predictably rocky but, to my relief, it’s resolved pretty quickly, and what comes after is a lot of very lovely relationship development. The fic is nearly finished (currently 14/16 chapters) so now’s a good time to give it a look! 

Let the Happiness In by Justkeeptrekkin ( M // Complete )

This one has easily situated itself as one of my favorite TMA fics so far, hands down. AU where Jon is a bestselling author while Martin works at a bakery. The first half is good but once they become friends it gets even better. Also because it means a lot to me, I want to specifically mention that it has a (easily skippable) sex scene in it, and the way it’s written is just... so lovely, it honestly blew me away a little. Just, wow, the entire last third of this fic made me fall head over heels. 

strings between the stars by writevale ( M // Complete)

A VERY... good fic. I’m not gonna be able to pitch it in a way that’s as good as it deserves, but in short it’s a sci-fi AU where Jon is the AI on a ship where Martin, Tim, and Sasha all work under Elias. A Lot Of Wild Shit Goes Down. If you want a cool, dark adventure in space, give this one a looksee. Also shoutout to the way Basira and Daisy are written in this one, they show up in the latter half of the fic and I love them. 

Unrequited; Requited by Neverlastingforever ( T // Ongoing )

A fic where Jon needs a plus-one for a family wedding and Martin ends up being his fake date! It has already featured some very sweet bonding moments, and I’m extremely excited to see where it goes, especially once they finally get to the wedding and meet/deal with Jon’s family. 

we should ride this wave to shore by ClarionGlass ( T // Ongoing )

A very fun chatfic! It’s been updating consistently and I really like how everyone is written. If you want a chatfic that stays pretty lighthearted without completely ignoring canon, this one’s a great choice~ 

Yesterday is Here by CirrusGrey ( T // Complete )

A very, very good time-travel/fix-it fic. I really, really enjoy that it features both the past! and present! versions of Jon and Martin at the same time, super fun. 

even in another time. by theroyalsavage ( T // Complete )

A really nice, not-too-long fic where Martin moves into a haunted house and gets a local medium (Jon) to help him figure out how to get rid of the ghost. 

Kith and Kin, Hearth and Home by ostentenacity ( T // Complete )

Really good fic!!! S4 canon-divergence where Jon quits by himself. In the aftermath, both Martin and Daisy want to be there for Jon, so they agree to try being friends, more or less. Great if you want some of that rare, sweet Martin & Daisy content, it gets very soft n sweet, plus there are supplemental fics in the series for you to enjoy if you wanna see some good Daisira too, or content centered around all four of them. 

school’s out for the summer by kiaronna ( T // Complete )

A great teacher AU following Martin, who works under Jon and deals with many wily children. There’s a lot of focus on Jon’s relationship to the kids/his school and how much he cares about them, alongside some great humor and tender moments with the kids. 

Sweat, Tears, or the Sea by darkrosaleen ( T // Complete )

I gotta add this fic because it’s 1) one of the first I read for the fandom 2) one of the most interesting concepts for a fic I’ve ever read? 3) very good! It’s from the POV of... salt. It’s surprisingly gay and wholesome. It’s not long at all, so give it a looksee if that pitch makes you at all curious! I’m very fond of it hehe

okay that’s all for now! im following a ton of fics/have plenty more bookmarked, but i tried to keep the list as short as possible lol. the tma fandom has so many amazingly talented writers in it, im constantly impressed!!