#isa recs !

[delumineight]

romione fic list

because it’s hard to find good ones

disclaimer, these are mostly all on ao3. this will be updated every now and then and open for suggestions !!! if you have any suggestions please reblog with them. this is an ongoing list that i will be adding to whenever i find something that i like enough to rec.

list below the cut, just so people who aren’t on my account or in the tags for this don’t have to see it.

rec list

the reasons by incalculablepower

— RATED T: background harry/ginny, past lavender/ron, a tad of inappropriate humor at the end, takes place at the end of sixth year or half-blood prince

SUMMARY: “As the school year comes to an end, it's time to reflect on the one that's passed and prepare for the next year. And with their two best friends otherwise occupied (that is, snogging all over the castle), that means a lot of quality time spent together...”

resistance of the mind by tuesday_piracy

— RATED G: background harry/ginny, current lavender/ron, pining hermione, black hermione, black lavender, takes place during christmastime sixth year or half-blood prince

SUMMARY: “Hogwarts is hosting a Winter Solstice Ball for their older students, and naturally, Ron and Lavender plan on attending together. However, as the night of the Ball arises, Ron is racked with familiar concerns over his attire, his looks, and his hair. So, naturally, he turns to Hermione, and she can't help but aid him. — Or: Hermione gives Ron a haircut. Absolutely nothing (something) happens.

anywhere with you by kieunlocked

— RATED G: takes place during deathly hallows during the horcrux hunt before ron leaves, discussing where they would rather be then in a damp tent in the middle of nowhere

“One-Shot of Ron and Hermione talking about places they’d rather be than the cold, miserable tent during the Horcrux Hunt. / “Though, to be honest I might rather be in the Potions dungeon right now than in this bloody cold tent any longer,” Hermione groaned, wrapping her arms around herself. / “Not the Potions dungeon, Hermione!” Ron said with mock disgust, slinging an arm around her easily, effortlessly. As if he’d done it a million times. And when Hermione thought about it, he really had been doing it quite a bit lately.”

don’t talk (put your head on my shoulder) by sarahxxxlovey

— RATED T: shell cottage, pre relationship, aftermath of torture, missing scene, takes place during deathly hallows

““I don’t know what I would’ve done if—” Ron said in an uncharacteristically tender voice, pulling away slightly to cover her cheeks with large hands, tears dripping down his nose. “I couldn’t— I thought I was going to lose my mind.” / “Me too,” she said, swallowing and nodding, looking up at him. “I didn’t think I could take it… I—” / Words failed her. She broke down into sobs again. / “Hermione,” he said, his voice cracking, kissing her wet cheek quickly before hugging her even tighter. “I’m just so glad you're okay.””

let the golden age begin by incalculablepower

— RATED T: missing scene, during lavender/ron, during apparation testing, maybe a tad and i mean tad bit of emotional cheating, as in people mistake them for boyfriend and girlfriend and neither of them make corrections, half-blood prince, sixth year

“A couple of awkward moments in a still-healing friendship. Half-Blood Prince missing moment.”

funny little frog in my throat by anonymous

RATED T — pining, specifically pining ron, fluff and humor, idiots in love, my personal all time favorite, they’re still magical but no war au

“Ron loves Hermione. It's an ugly business, he's very upset about it, but he loves her and that seems to be the axis on which his world turns.”

self recs

meet me in the woods

— RATED T: secret dating au, starts at the end of sixth year and runs until the shell cottage scene in deathly hallows, written for romione week 2023, oblivious harry, 9k words… oops

““We could just… not tell him.” / “Just keeping it a secret? Okay.” / Whatever Joanne wrote for Deathly Hallows was NOT real. This is (trust me).”

that damned cat

— RATED G: post-war, hermione’s eighth year, crookshanks fic, cuts to around 2009/2010 i think, cat dad ron, and just general dad ron, wine uncles drarry

“Ron hates that cat—but he loves Hermione more.”

[breezy-cheezy]

Febuwhump Day 28: You’re safe now

A voice hushed him in his ear, and a large warm hand continued to gently rub his back in one of the only places that wasn’t covered in bleeding cuts.

“I promise Vash, I promise.”

He sobbed.

“Just rest for me Vash, okay? Okay? You’re going to be okay I promise.”

ART FOR @insertsomthinawesome‘s WONDERFUL fic that’s been giving me brainrot lately ;;v;; Hug time.

[heavenbloom]

ok i’ve read enough about strap. where are the fics about love that goes beyond life itself, knowing the shape of one’s soul, glances that hold a whole world inside of them? i need heart-consuming romance stories puhLease

[permanently-stressed]

Live Footage Of Me Trying To Get People To Read The Medoran Chronicles:

[iszapizza]

i have codywan brainrot, does anyone have any good fic recs? :3

[sapphicbookclub]

Author Spotlight: Shannon Knight

Today, we're bringing you a special interview between Shannon Knight, author of Insiders, and cover artist Isa Backhaus! Read on to hear how this beautiful cover came to be.

An interview between author Shannon Knight 📚 and cover artist Isa Backhaus 🎨.

📚First off, I adore the cover. Thank you again for your work. You perfectly captured the story elements and mood that I requested.

For the cover of Insiders, what was the most challenging part to paint and what was the part that was the most fun?

🎨The most challenging part was the texture of Sachi, and I put a lot of thought into the design. I wanted to create something that looked like a moving and changing creature. I think the way the suit looks is more like a life form itself. I love the idea of the suit being a character, so that was a very important part to get right.

📚Your nebula in space is so luminous. The colors tie so beautifully with the palette of Sachi, her plant suit, and the surrounding plants. The colors are so elegant. How did you go about choosing this palette?

🎨I have always been fascinated by green and red nebulae. They look so natural and biological and seem like a contradiction to their surroundings. So they were actually the first thing that came to my mind when I read the descriptions for the cover.

📚When you shared the sketch, I asked for more types of epiphytes. I wanted a miniature biome in space, but I worried that my request would overturn the balance of your design or color palette. Like you gave me a modern design, and I turned it into rococo! But, of course, you produced something perfect. How did you go about making those changes?

🎨The miniature biome was also a challenge because there were a lot of textures and values that could easily get out of balance, as you suggested. So it was a lot of work to balance them out. I looked at a lot of photos of plants and moss to understand their texture and design. It also helped that Sachi's hair and skin tone is really white, so the contrast and focus naturally moved to her face.

📚Speaking more broadly about illustration and book covers, what are the special challenges or delights in creating illustrations for novel covers in particular?

🎨In order to connect with the author, I have to interpret a lot of abstract thoughts and emotions, so I have to think like the author to be able to paint the vision that does justice to the cover.

📚What is a common misconception about your job that you wish people understood better?

🎨Due to the AI situation, I think it becomes even more apparent that a lot of people think that illustrators just draw pretty pictures and that's it. The reality is that a picture, like a book, is a medium with a lot of subtle communication. Everything has meaning and purpose. The illustrator places all the elements with an intention and interpretation that he has collected over the years of his life. It is something that only they can paint because of the memories and experiences that only they have lived.

It is a truly human way of communicating. Aesthetic means to feel and sense something and that is something only living beings can do.

Find us on Twitter: @_Shannon_Knight and @IsaIllustration

Find us on Instagram: @heyshannonknight and @isabeau_backhaus_art

[insertsomthinawesome]

do you, perhaps, have any good Zhongli fics? 🥺

i've been (finally) playing the 1st Chapter, and i'm in need of More Noodle Boy to tide me over till i can create some myself

like i love him so much and i need him to suffer (and get comforted because if anyone deserves that, it's Zhongli)

YEAH I HAVE A FEW. Note: They're all platonic, cause that's my jam xD OOOH congrats!!!! SDFLSDHIGSLISHDG that's such a mood. Creation takes time sadly . HEHEHEEHEH YESSSS Shakes your hand in that. Imma hyper link these cause... tumblr can be weird with raw links sometimes. (also put them below a read more)

Fic 1 Fic 2 Fic 3 Fic 4

Fic 5

Fic 6 <<-- bit of a disclamer that this is a long fic with many more focuses than zhongli, but it has some great whump for him at parts SDFLISHDGILHF and the series and all that is really good (also there is some romance/flirting in other entries as well.) Fic 7

Fic 8 AAaaand there's some of them!! Not all of these are whump, but some are!! :D Hope you enjoy anon! Mind the tags, i'm too lazy to warn/tag everything myself, so just make sure you're prepared for whatever they contain!!

[hazelestelle]

Rarepairs! - A Dragon Age Black Emporium Exchange Rec List

Maybe a bit late, but then again, it's never too late to read great fic, right? ;)

So here are some recs from the @black-emporium-exchange

First, of course the amazing gifts I got! Every year, I'm so blown away by everyone's generosity and talent <3

Subtlety by SidheLives, Female Hawke/Loghain Mac Tir, Explicit

It has it all: Fake Relationship, Bed Sharing, Feelings, and really great smut. I love this fic so much!

Mistakes have consequences by Toshi_Nama, Female Hawke/Loghain Mac Tir, Mature

More Loghain for me, and it's so good! Hurt/Comfort and Enemies to Lovers, yes thank you!!

Vigil Kept by SidheLives, Jowan/Male Surana, General

It's so sweet! Thinking the other one is dead so that pushes you to confess your feelings? Always a great trope!

And some other fics, that weren't specifically written for me, but are just as amazing!

Reaching Out to Him by MeganMoonlight, Zevran Arainai/Jowan, Teen and Up

Not a pairing I ever considered, by I love them both, and this is so lovely!

Special Delivery by taintandlothering, Anders/Cullen Rutherford, Teen and Up

It's so sweet and lovely and funny at the same time! Spot on character voices!

The Maker's Sense of Humor by Toshi_Nama, Gamlen Amell/Orana, Teen and Up

Soulmate AUs always get, and I never thought of those two together, but it works so well!

Looking for a Bargain by SidheLives, Mouse/Male Surana, Explicit

Demon Sex? Demon Sex! So hot and such an interesting dynamic!

xX dReAM a LitTLe DreAm oF ME Xx by Anonymous, Nonbinary Lavellan/Solas, Mature

It's a My Immortal retelling, and I died laughing! Seriously, I couldn't breathe. Please comment so that they get 5 good "revows" and we get the sequel next year XD

And of course, go check out all the other wonderful works in the collection too!

(Sorry for the long post, but there's a lot of good stuff there!)

[marcsnuffy]

hi isaness enjoyers here's a fic rec

[delumineight]

heyyy after 10+ years of literally not thinking of HP at all I’ve accidentally reactivated my romione heart… I found you and you read fic! so I thought I’d shoot my shot on what I’m looking for specifically- just good, devastating post-battle fic, the “we’re both traumatized, but I love you so desperately” type of fic- I’ve found (refound) some of the more iconic longer fics, but wondering what’s new out there in the last few years?

i… i reactivated your romione heart? shut up i’m going to cry omg??? i am trying my BESTEST to find this but i also have two of these in my drafts… no clue when they’ll be finished… do you want a one-hot, a few chapters, or a longggg multi-chap? i can tell you rn mine will only be one-shots because i cannot carry a plot oops ! hopefully these should occupy you for a moment while i find more one-shots and/or finish writing my own (you people need to write more angsty post-war one shots please i beg).

waking up by @hillnerd, 15/? chapters, nearly 170k words, also an australia fic but it is unfinished and i personally haven’t read all of it yet but if hillnerd wrote it, i’m sure it’s great.

what winning looks like series by chanel19, there’s four works in here and they’re all multi-chapter and insanely long, combined 405k words, i haven’t read anything except the first one but i trust that the rest is just as good i promise i’d never rec something that i had any doubts about

waves by sm_jl, one-shot, 1.4k words, listen the first part has the angst you asked for and the second part has the post-war you asked for !!!, i’ll never make a rec list without a shell cottage fic and i am soooooo not sorry about that

[permanently-stressed]

I’ve never heard of the medoran chronicles. Can you tell me about it?

YAY YAY YAY!!

Okay so TMC is a fantasy sci-fi mix that I started reading because of an edit (the sokeefe vibes of a side couple did it for me, so what) and it follows Alexandra Jennings, our main character with a wonderful inner monologue, as she finds herself in a brand new world of gifted humans and psychopathic teachers, but then it spirals into So. Much. More.

It's a boarding school story with a really cool friend group and well developed platonic relationships on top of excellent characters and a resolution that gets me every time! The first book was hard for me to get through, mostly because I was kind of in a reading slump, but the next four just flew past!

I definitely recommend it to any kotlc lovers :D

[delumineight]

Romione fic recs? Please? ♡´･ᴗ･`♡

i have a list in drafts !!! im trying to find a few more before i post it but as of now i can highly recommend you funny little frog in my throat, unfortunately the author has gone anonymous but i’ve been told by others that they didn’t have any other ron/hermione works.

[permanently-stressed]

Ok I'm trying to power through Harry Potter

After that I'm going to read the hunger games

Any recommendations for me for after

I like YA/middle grade thrillers fantasy and mysteries

The 39 clues (first season)! They're short, action heavy and full of mystery!

[offscot]

If i spent as much time committing to finishing an animatic as i do sitting at my desk starting new ones i would have actually finished one of them by now. Anyways new animatic in the works

[merevide]