#ive seen a few fanfics where they have that dynamic and its my favourite

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If you had to suggest one gay fanfic to someone who has never really read fanfic much, what do you think it would be?

oh man uh like i would definitely suggest reading one for a fandom youre already in so this is quite a hard question to answer with just one single fic? so here are the absolute top ones I'd recommend as a first for a couple of the fandoms im in

ok so Leave No Soul Behind by whochick is like, my ultimate favourite star trek fic. I read it years and years ago and used to recommend it to literally anyone who would listen. It's an AU but the kind where it's very much set within the canon universe but putting the characters on a completely different path. honestly you can read this as its own standalone novel without even having watched any star trek it's SO GOOD damn i need to reread this. like if i had to pick one single fic to recommend i think id go with this one but idk if you watch star trek so ill drop a few others too

also gonna shoutout Veritas by theproblematique as another star trek fic that i've reread time and time again over the years and its a great one to go for if youre not at all into au

The Student Prince by fayjay otherwise known as THEE merlin fic, again i know people who have never seen bbc merlin who have read this and loved it. another au this time a modern day university au which i dont normally go with but its kind of a semi reincarnation au i think? I dont remember the details on that but merlin has his powers and his destiny is tied to arthur (who is still a prince i think? its been years since i read it lol) in a way thats still pretty close to the show so the dynamic really hits

Thirty Eight Days And Counting by thecommodore_squid i couldnt find this for a sec and thought it had been deleted anyway this one is for you if youre a stucky stan and also like fake dating (i think like 90% of the fics i read in my stucky days were either fake dating or everyone knows theyre dating but them lmao)

literally anything I post for supernatural will be controversial bc theres so much required reading lmao so I'm just gonna drop Diamond Star Halo by Jad (who also wrote one of my favourite unfinished star trek fics jad if youre out there-) and The Girlfriend Experience by rageprufrock (this is literally porn but plotty and so good) and run

I know this like literally didnt answer your question about what one single fic i would recommend but thats way too open ended a question like there are so many variables. let me know ur pairings and ill come back with a specific for u ok

also a note that most of these are au which is weird because ive never really been one for aus but i do think when an au hits just right it can go so fucking hard and turn out to be a glorious standalone novel that sticks with you for years which i think is why its easier to recommend these over canon style fics bc those rely a bit more on me knowing what you like lol