#insert lofi music to suit the mood

[prankthevillainousvan]

ahh... Nothing but Chilling in a fountain at night could make your life less complicated

[andromedarune]

I followed you from Ao3 and I have to say I love how you write! I'm wondering if you have any recommendations for other Pokemon SwSh fics you like? I'm picky but I trust your judgement because I like how you write... sorry if this is weird or too much work, you definitely don't have to if you don't want to! Thanks for writing \^o^/

No worries! This is actually a really great question - thank you for asking (and for the complements)~~~ ^w^ I'm so honored you want my Swsh recs!

I don't really have many, to be fair, since (no judgement to other writers) I'm also quite picky with my media (and also read more smut than totally sfw fics umm gfjgdfhj) but here's some fics that I particularly enjoy reading a few times over~!

~ ANDROMEDARUNE'S SWSH FIC RECS ~

Okay, so my top SFW recommendation is def Dappled Grove by missusk (Ao3 here) - a Leon/Reader that is so evocative, so dreamy yet tangibly realistic that I'd recommend it to fans who do enjoy traditionally long chapters and novels (we're talking like a 130k word fic here) who want the comfort of an established character, want a reasonably realistic wild setting (with your classic Pokemon frivolities, of course), and a euphorically romantic storyline that gives comfort as well as angst-to-fluff warmth that I cannot praise enough. Don't even get me started on the prose, like, jhgkdfgfhg the writing is so good you'd be surprised that it's a free-to-read fanfic and not something you'd find at a traditionally bookstore. 1000% recommended by me.

Another SFW Leon/Reader rec is La Lune by omi_writings (Ao3 here). This one is a bit more down-to-earth with regards to the threat level - and definitely hits home for the more reserved reader. It's a pretty digestible length of 21k words (4 chapters), and is a childhood friends to lovers that honestly I'm always a sucker for. If you're looking for something with a tinge of angst in a home setting, but also has flashes of whimsicality and fluff that really makes the heart beat, then definitely worth giving this older fic a read!

A SWF Piers/Reader that I legit re-read once a week is lofi hip hop radio - beats to chill/fall in love to by bostghuster (Ao3 here). It's SO soft like, I physically cannot. As a music lover, I loved reading through this reader-insert bc it just has so much fun, realistic moments where you just kinda go "Ey, what a mood." Plus it's a Piers story and I can't help but love him so much eejfhdgfdgfdj truly my comfort character these days, so seeing him portrayed in a soft, comforting manner really just slaps.

A NSFW Piers/Reader fic (mostly sfw, but Ch3 is all spice, bb) also by bostghuster is Situationship (Ao3 here). Similarly soft Piers, but this time with a deeper/longer storyline and substantially more angst. It can come across as a bit cheesy with the use of your usual angst/romance fic tropes, but I like the cheese tbh bc I feel its quite tasteful in this context given the good writing and characterization of Piers. Def give this one a go if that stuff's up your alley.

This all being said, there aren't too many Raihan fics I can recommend - a lot of his x reader tag is, ah, shameless smut with no real plot (which kind of is a deterrent for me in most cases). Much of his stuff that does have plot elements I personally didn't finish or the fic itself is in hiatus hell (totally relate oof), but I do wanna at least recommend a Rai fic that I do like to reread on the occasional is a NSFW one called It's a Lifestyle by pkmndeirdre (Ao3 here). While there is a lot of fuckin going on here, there really is a compelling plot line that totally held my interest as well as adding substance to the sex scenes without overdramatizing it. Plus, an interesting plot line that I hadn't read previously, perfectly complemented with its amazing writing that suits the characters' personality as well as the content matter! It's not finished and may never be, but certainly gives a taste of a great narrative that perhaps can inspire another reader to write something of their own (without stealing the original idea, of course).

aaaaannnd yeah those are my recs~! Normally I stick in the x-reader tags, but if any of y'all happen to come across a fic that you think I'd be into (or just wanna promote it for whatever reason), feel free to mention them in an ask! I'll give my honest opinion (so don't expect me to just praise everything, sorry) but yeah! Thanks for the ask, friend!