#like that time for you started reccing me pro-self harm posts

[dittolicous]

Girl you liked their post about it! asdfghjkl I don't know if blocking keeps people from showing up on the 'for you' thing but it's worth a shot, you nearly gave me a heart attack 😱😮‍💨

my brain is not a trustworthy source, especially after work! im really bad about connecting usernames to art styles, i hardly ever pay attention to names, just going 'oh its [insert art style] person!' like i still think of them as the mha artist cuz thats where i saw their art first

idk how 'for you' works though, cuz it can show bangers but then sometimes... you get some very not bangers

[cherrycheolcoups]

seventeen fic recs - vampire au [hyung line]

started: 05/15/23

updated: ---

doing these by aus first lol. link to my overall fic recs masterlist here: unavailable for now. working on posting the masterlist

BY MEMBER:

choi seungcheol:

me and my husband by @berriesandjunnie

pairing: vampire!seungcheol x afab!reader | synopsis: even after marriage, your husband has peculiar habits that catch you off guard | genre & tags: fluff, vampire!seungcheol, human!reader, established relationship, just some funny soft vampire x human, short fluff!!, some blood mentions | word count: 1.2k

vampire boyfriend by @serenityseventeen

pairing: vampire!seungcheol x human!reader | warnings: just typical vampire related things like blood etc. | in form of a bulleted list with pros and cons at the end

indulgence by @sluttywonwoo

pairing: vampire!seungcheol x human!reader | summary: dating a vampire gets...complicated when you're on your period | warnings: swearing, menstruation, blood, smut 18+, fingering, shower sex, unprotected sex, period sex, blood drinking BUT NOT THAT BLOOD | word count: 4k | honestly my fav vampire!cheol fic HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

take a bite by @junkissed

pairing: vampire!seungcheol x human!reader (she/her pronouns) | genre: fluff, mild angst, hurt/comfort, humor | word count ~1,500 | warnings: mentions of blood (reader's), sulky pouty cheol but he turns into softie happy cheol, an ounce of angst, an annoying little kid (/j he's cute), the kid thinks reader is cheol's wife and uses she/her pronouns

yoon jeonghan:

3:57 am by @gguksgalaxy

pairing: hunter!jeonghan x vampire!reader | word count: 1k | warnings: suggestive, vampires (so blood), swearing

no rest for the wicked by @berriesandjunnie

pairing: vampire!jeonghan x human!reader | synopsis: witnessing something you wasn't supposed to leaves you with an unusual stalker | genre & tags: fluff, vampire!jeonghan, human!reader, a little yandere vibes not gonna lie, fortunate turn of events, blood mentions, murder mention

burning by @kofic

pairing: vampire!jeonghan x artist!reader | genre: romance, angst, smut, elements of mystery, art au, artist reader, art collector-dealer vamp!jeonghan | warnings: 18+ mature themes, explicit language, cursing, mentions of blood (if not comfortable do not engage), mutual pining, mentions of self harm, convo about mental health insecurities, smut, fingering, oral f!receiving, hair pulling (both equally), pussy spanking (two times), edging!, unprotected, cumshot, jeonghan controls the pace, blood licking/sucking, anyway, as i said this work deals with a darker theme and so i promise to do my best in using soothing language too, though blood! u've been warned, i don't wish to go & say this possess elements of horror just bc im not entirely sure if it does | word count: 18k; slowburn

hong jisoo:

svt joshua: 82 by @craby-bouquet

pairing: vampire!joshua x human!reader | genre: fluff, vampire au | word count: 1k | summary: 82 "so you're telling me that you've never had a romcom moment? well i'm going to make that my personal mission to make sure you're going to have at least one tonight"

[ngl couldn't really find more, sorry!]

wen junhui:

vampire kisses by @horanghaejamjam

pairing: vampire lord!junhui x human!female reader | summary: he is the head of the wen family, the highest ranking family of vampires in the country. you are a mere human sold to them for the purpose of being his mate and bride. jun is determined to win your heart before you wed, and perhaps a few playful kisses are the key to doing that. | rating: m 18+ | genre: vampire au, slight rivals to lovers, smut, fluff | word count: 16.3k | warnings/contents: smut, blood and blood drinking, biting, jun being super flirty and teasing, arranged marriage, virgin!reader, unprotected sex, body worship, oral (male receiving), praise, soft bondage (jun ties/blindfolds reader with silk), fingering, talks about impregnation. mostly just very fluffy and soft with jun being whipped for reader

the first circle of hell by @lovelyhan

pairing: vampire!jun x stylist!reader | summary: the first time you catch a glimpse of jun, you feel like you've seen him somewhere before. a magazine cover, a billboard, or a music show you watched in passing. jun, on the other hand, seems to know you a lot better than you know yourself. | word count: 6.3k | tags: vampire!jun, stylist!reader, reincarnation, angst, smut | warnings: graphic depictions of sex, minors dni

bite me by @berriesandjunnie

pairing: vampire!junhui x afab!reader | synopsis: you're not sure how vampires work in real life but you can't risk leaving him behind. | genre & tags: fluff, slight angst, vampire!junhui, human!reader, mentions of dying, slightly suggestive scene (at least hints to one; minors you're safe), vampire consent, blood is mentioned 600 fricking times /j | word count: 2.0k

kwon soonyoung:

N/A

jeon wonwoo:

infinity by @blue-jisungs

pairing: vampire!wonwoo x human!reader | summary: by a rather unpleasant string of events you find out who...or what your boyfriend really is | warnings: swearing, blood, violence but nothing extreme, a pinch of angst if u will | au: vampire!wonwoo | word count: 4.7k

just a sip by @jejuboo-s

pairing: vampire!wonwoo x female reader | word count: 1.4k | genre: complete smut, nothing much else | summary: while shaving your legs up to your thighs in the shower, you accidentally wound yourself, blood spilling out of the small cut. in a hurry, you contemplate on going outside and asking wonwoo to help. but you really couldn't. why? because your boyfriend was a vampire

bloodlove: one more taste by @multi-kpop-fanfics

pairing: vampire boyfriend!wonwoo x human girlfriend!reader | genre: fluff, smut, minor comedy | warnings: period sex, oral sex (fem rec), consent bcs it's sexy, blood consumption, wonwoo goes into subspace, mentions of death (nobody dies, it's said as a joke), mentions of food, medication and period cramps - do not read if uncomfortable with such themes | word count: 2.7k | summary: for most people, there's nothing tastier than pizza - for wonwoo, it's you (and your pussy)

lee jihoon:

N/A

[double-aa-batteries]

Fic Rec Fridays - Week 3 - KevAaron

If you want to check out any of the other 3 fic recs you can find the master post here

Fluff

Don’t matter (what people say) by @psychomidget (cominupforair) on AO3  here (7k, 1 chapter)

Aaron knew he was bi.

He had long come to terms with it, but he believed that he could pretend he was straight as long as he kept dating girls.

But then Kevin happened. That’s where Aaron’s carefully constructed world really started crumbling. With him and Kevin kissing on his bed, legs tangled and hands roaming each other’s bodies.

a fuckin classic. my first favorite kavaaron fic. I keep coming back to it. TW for past drug and alcohol addictions, internalized homophobia and ableist language

Us by conniptionns / @foxss-evermore on AO3 here (6k, 1 chapter)

commissions prompt: Kevin and Aaron falling in love

set post canon, years later when Aaron is a doctor and Kevin has gone pro. they reconnect.

no TWs, only fluff and romance

sharing beds and then sharing hearts by love_in_the_city/ @delightfulfiresoulweasel on AO3 here (4k, 1 chapter)

and there was only one bed. robin comes to Columbia with the monsters. only, there aren't enough beds.

no TWs. only fluff.

Angst

heaven can't help me now by history11huh / @unholy-goddess on AO3 here (30k, 13 chapters)

a well written enemies to fuck buddies to lovers fic with the addressing of trauma as a side dish

TW: panic attacks, trauma, addiction, alcoholism, mentions of dug addiction, the moriyamas, depression and anxiety

crying zeros hearing one one's by love_in_the_city/ @delightfulfiresoulweasel on AO3 here (5k, 1 chapter)

Aaron doesn't take care of himself and a perfect, unlikely string of events causes him to face the ultimate price

all aboard the angst train. just. pure angst (with a happy ending)

TW: temporary character death, heart attack

the reason by love_in_the_city/ @delightfulfiresoulweasel on AO3 here (11k, 1 chapter)

Aaron thought he would get his happy ever after with Katelyn, but after she refused his proposal, Aaron ends up with the same feelings of worthlessness when his mother was alive. He relapses.

Someone unexpected becomes the reason he holds on.

angst. so much angst. Aaron's mental health. is in the garbage.

TW: depression, suicidal thoughts, drugs, relapse,  trauma and unspecified eating disorder

Vide Noir by love_in_the_city/ @delightfulfiresoulweasel (because, yes, I am obsessed with their writing) on AO3 here (15k, 1 chapter)

As the exam week took a toll on Aaron, he felt alone, he wanted someone, he want this to be over, he wanted to stop feeling so sick, he wanted the thoughts in his head to stop, he wanted to stop feeling like a pure black void.

you want some more angst? here, have some. TW for eating disorders, mental health (the bad kind), anxiety, depression, self harm, throwing up, anxiety attacks

Fluffy Angst

picture perfect by officialstarsandgutters description linked here

r u mine? by alex_wh0 descriptions linked here

the home we built by MakeBreakfastNotWar on AO3 here (31k, 13 chapters and worth every single word)

Aaron and Katelyn decide they want to have kids, and ask Kevin to be their sperm donor. When Aaron finds himself faced with raising the twins alone, Kevin steps in to help.

a classic must read of the kevaaron fics

it's easier to remain heterosexual by All_for_the_andreil on AO3 here (3k, 4 chapters)

Kevin and Aaron have been hiding their relationship for a while and when Andrew accidentally finds out, it doesn’t go well...

TW for knives and affection mistaken for non-con by outside viewers

i can't make you love me SpookyMiscreant on AO3 here (4k, 2 chapters)

Four times Kevin and Aaron slept together and the first time Kevin and Aaron /sleep/ together.

a lovely song fic. TW: anxiety attacks, nightmare

coming loose by djhedy on AO3 here (26k, 13 chapters)

it's hot, and the twins are disgruntled, and aaron can't stop hoping for things he can't have.

TW: internalized homophobia and “a smidgen of angst”

labels are only as good as me by permanentchaos on AO3 here (5k, 1 chapter)

He's not sure when Aaron became, well Aaron for him. Kevin's not even sure he's allowed to be anything but Aaron. Kevin wants what he wants, if only he could get his brain to cooperate with his heart.

gold. honestly, just gold.

TW: internalized homophobia

anywhere he goes by allfourthefoxes on AO3 here (6k, 2 chapters)

“Yes, Kevin is Aaron’s best friend. Aaron is falling in love with his best friend, if he hasn’t already.

trans skater boy Aaron and Kevin try to find a way to spend the day, cue some fluff, some angst, and then being adorable.” (+ trans Aaron Minyard and Friends to lovers)

Look. this just. cleared my skin. i just. it’s the definition of slipping into love like a dream in written fic format. I- Yeah. mostly fluff with a smidgen of angst and hurt/comfort. TW: scar worship, mention of scars, crying, mentions of self harm, descriptions of dysphoria, mentions of Tilda and her shit

@intangibel

[allwaswell16]

{Recently Read 1D Fics}

May 2021

These are all the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in May. There are 16 recs here in all and are in order by word count and organized by pairing. You can also listen to my podcast to hear me talk about each of these fics as well as an overview of what was posted on ao3 in May including the fics on this month’s fic roundup which you can find here! Please let the writers know if you liked the fics by leaving kudos and comments! Happy reading!

Fanfictional Podcast #25 | ko-fi | fic recs

-Larry-

Say Something by @kingsofeverything 

(E, 105k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, age difference, older Harry, divorced Harry, mpreg, accidental pregnancy, insecure Harry, lawyer Harry, theatre manager Louis, pregnancy kink, lactation kink, scenting, emotional hurt/comfort, happy ending, smut, oh wow loved this Louis and I’m glad Harry pulled his head out of his ass eventually haha)

That Smile and That Midnight Laugh by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright / yeah_alright

(T, 50k, girl direction, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off au, high school au, uni au, starts with Gryles ends with Larry, historical au, 1980s, period typical homophobia, strangers to friends to lovers, self-realization, Chicago, kissing, some angst, happy ending, so many feelings! so much emotion!)

Just for Tonight (I can be yours) by @sadaveniren 

(E, 42k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, royal au, Prince Harry, arranged marriage, secrets, mpreg Harry, coming of age, pining, nesting, secret identity, secret relationship, smut, absolutely loved this! funny and sweet!)

Caves End by @jacaranda-bloom / jacaranda_bloom 

(E, 39k, farm au, Australia, farmer Louis, former pro footballer Harry, hurt/comfort, character injury, horses, miscommunication, angst with a happy ending, fluff, smut, a universe I wanted to keep living in)

What the Water Gave Me by @larryatendoftheday 

(M, 28k, mermaid au, merperson Louis, songwriter Harry, minor Harry/Nick Grimshaw, fantasy, witches, insecure Louis, breakup, getting back together, self harm, smut, lovely and loved the twist!)

The Journal by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou and RecycledStardust / @wait4ever​

(G, 13k, historical au, 1990s, 1860s, star crossed lovers, antique shop, journal, memories, soulmates, magic, sorcerers, mystery, rituals, no smut, amazing and unique!)

Before you go, can you read my mind? by anditsonlyforthebrave

(NR, 13k, uni au, football player Harry, drama student Louis, actor Louis, exes to lovers, angst with a happy ending, possessive Harry, jealousy, supernatural elements, mind reading, getting back together, smut, bl, you’ll want to slap Harry but he gets it together at the end haha)

if you're feeling lonely by @lovehl / ifthat

(E, 12k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, scenting, scent deprivation, pining, side Zigi, light angst, smut, bl, loved how the angst gets you at just the right time)

this love’s a luxury by localopa / @voulezloux

(M, 5k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, hair stylist Louis, strangers to lovers, pining Harry, Niall owns a salon, getting together, heat, bl, super fun to read Harry drooling over Louis)

Sweet like candy by @neondiamond 

(G, 4k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, meet cute, bus, flirting, fluff, no smut, this was so soft and cute!)

captivity by @gaycousinlarry / momentofclarity

(G, 1k, childhood friends, older Larry, dealing with the past, feelings, angst, oof this hurt)

It's a match! by @maggieisalarrie

(G, 1k, roommates au, friends to lovers, tinder, pining, kissing, omg I loved this!)

Reality Show AU by @deludedandlostcause

(M, gif fic, fake/pretend relationship au, reality show, secrets, competition, teasing, banter, house party, falling in love, implied smut, this is so cool and one of the best things you’ll read/see in fandom this year, must read)

-Narry-

a little tenderness by @disgruntledkittenface 

(NR, 10k, Niall/Harry, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Niall, depri, asexual Harry, hurt/comfort, nesting, scenting, strangers to lovers, cuddling, hand holding, no smut, this was so incredibly soft like being wrapped up in a warm blanket)

-Stylinshaw-

That Don't Define Who You Are by @lululawrence 

(NR, 7k, Louis/Harry/Nick Grimshaw, a/b/o, alpha Louis, beta Nick, omega Harry, hurt/comfort, healing, insecure Harry, anxiety, scenting, protective Louis, healers, hospital, minor injuries, attraction, no smut, so lovely and sweet)

-Zouis-

Pretty Little Plaything (series) by @thedeliciousrude /Phillipa19

(E, 55k, Zayn/Louis, dom/sub, dom Zayn, sub Louis, sugar baby Louis, sugar daddy Zayn, rich Zayn, older Zayn, age difference, businessman Zayn, past abuse, angst with a happy ending, insecure Louis, jealousy, fluff, threats, engagement, marriage, happy ending, smut, oof this was a lot to handle but I really enjoyed it)

[kimikotsuki]

Fandom discourse and culture has changed a lot over the years and I always try to err on the side of caution whenever possible.

The reasons writers create and share their work are varied and diverse: maybe they're trying to improve their writing and welcome advice, sometimes it's all about the ~ S Q U E E ~ because you loved the show/character and wants them in more situations, sometimes the reason is the ~ R A G E ~ about the direction canon took and you plan to murder it and use it's blood to re-write the story; this is more an illustrative than exhaustive list and sometimes there'll even be multiple reasons at once of course.

And sometimes, those reasons do not match or go well with any type of criticism, even well intentioned, constructive ones.

I saw an post on Tumblr that ilustrated very well another reason why one shouldn't simply assume that con-crit is welcome: if you go watch an amateur performance (in the most literal sense of the word of non-remunarated, regardless of quality of performance), one won't immediately presume afterwards to go to the artist and start critiquing it.

At the same time, I wholeheartedly think that one of the most wonderful, unique possibilities of fandom is the capacity for collaborative work between the authors of a story that is being posted as it's written and it's readers, culminating in an end product with quality that ends up being more refined than otherwise it would've been.

That type of interaction is even sometimes one of the main reasons people write fics, to not only create something, but also to share the act of that creation.

That works almost like making all the readers of a fic into beta-readers and can be a wonderful thing, but the post argued that the work done by betas is analogous to editing in published works, and that such a relationship is based on built trust, so while yeah, that dynamic between writer and all their readers could work, assuming and simply barging in is generally more harmful than productive.

When I adopted that new reasoning, I debated whether or not I should then mark all my bookmarks on AO3 as Private and make them inaccessible to anyone else, but in the end opted not to, mainly because even though I mainly write them for my future self, I also feel other readers can benefit a lot from knowing how the experience of someone who liked a work enough to rec it went, specially if while reading that fic they stumbled upon things they didn't like.

If there's one thing I learned from over 15 years of reading fics is that my tastes change over the years, and sometimes it's not even about the quality of the writing itself or even the progression of how polemic subjects are treated at any given time, but rather the moment that I am in changes how I receive the same work, such that tagging a certain work as one worth reading again later with no contextual information on the vibe I was riding when I did that will inevitably lead to a disappointment that is frankly an overreaction on my part.

That happened somewhat recently with a Frostiron fic I read a long time ago, in a moment where I was squeeing like crazy over the pairing (and it was a work of squee, so we matched really well) and it got on my list, but years later, when I was feeling nostalgic over the pairing and went to read my list of besties, the expectation I had was so great that the dichotomy between my experience back then and the one in the re-read were terribly big, even though it was a well written fic, squee and all, and the only real difference was that *I* wasn't squeeing over the pairing anymore.

And at the same time, I found that, in a way, this managing of expectations I do primarily for myself when I create a rec with the bad points of a fic that I loved can also be helpful for others, because even if it doesn't fit 100% since we're different people, I always thought the best recs I've always found were the ones that stated what were the cons of any given story, because those cons might not be something that bothered me like it bothered them or it even might end up being somewhat bothersome to me, but the pros outweigh them and, because I went in expecting to find those things, there's no disappointment in it, so they end up bothering me a lot less then it could've.

The other reason I eventually settled on not making my bookmarks private was actually because of those authors that seek improvement and welcome constructive criticism from all the readers who are invested in their story and value their thoughts and experiences while reading their work, because while yes, better to err on the side of caution and not go offering advice and opinions were those are not wanted, if we let that completely rule everything we do in fandom there will be a lot of loss in regards of this constructive, dynamic and interactive aspect so characteristic and wonderful to this type of media.

I know authors can have access to the bookmarks made of their fics, but unlike comments, it's not quite a space exclusively dedicated to them or even for interactions between reader/author.

In a lot of aspects, I'd even go as far as saying it's a space primarily for readers: it's not something that will culminate in a email sent to the author's mailbox, it serves mostly for filtering and ordering purposes (like when you're looking for fics to read and apply a filter to show only fics with a certain number of bookmarks or to order the fics shown from the greater to the least number of bookmarks) and also so readers can, reading these bookmarks, have a better idea on what's to expect from a work from different readers with different personalities and world views and ways to pereceive what was written.

And since it's a space the author *can* have access to *if* they want, it's possible for them to look at that place to see that con-crit while, at the same time, not being a place where that con-crit will get shoved in their faces if they *don't want it* and as such it seemed to me to be an overall respectfull and good compromise between those two points that seemed very important to me, and one of the only way I've found of making it known if that type of interaction is welcome, I'd be happy to head over to their comments and talk there.

If I'm marking it as a rec and commenting, I'm doing it because I think that fic absolutely is one of the best stories that I had the pleasure to read; however, the number of characters allowed in a bookmark rec are limited, so if I end up putting into it anything besides an incoherent keyboard smash, those things are going to be whatever points I feel are very important to keep in mind whenever starting to read it so that reading experience is the most enjoyable possible both for my future self who's going to look at that besties list and decide on what to read again as well as first time readers who might have seen the rec and will go in knowing somethings that, by their nature, don't tend to be things we tag for; they will have mostly what amounts to con-crit, so if you welcome this type of interaction or if the rec I made is bothering you in anyway, I urge you to get in contact with me through the fic mail I linked in my AO3 profile.

This post is getting linked there because the profile section doesn't allow enough characters for everything that I had to say about the subject.

As soon as I see the email, I'll either be happy to either tag the bookmark as Private so it won't be visible to anyone but myself if it bothered you or head over to your comments section so we can talk better about the points I raised if this type of interaction is something you welcome.