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June Faves
Itâs that time of the month again!! Hereâs a few fics I read in June ⚠Itâs a bit of a short list for June because I got sucked into a new ship *cough tarlos cough* â but weâre only halfway through this month and I already know Julyâs post is probably going to be pretty long! Hope you enjoy these as much as I did â€ïž
Fall Into You by lucy_in_the_sky Iâm a sucker for fics where Henryâs a nurse â combine that with hurt/comfort and Iâm there. Alex is a tad clumsy and of course itâs Henry thatâs having to deal with patching him up. Also a big fan of Noraâs characterization in this fic! I truly loved this fic so much â definitely one Iâll be coming back to a lot in the future.Â
i'd lie by greenandmoss Wow this fic was amazing â I canât describe how much I loved it. I really felt for Henry in this fic â at times I wanted to shake him so bad, but also I understood where he was coming from. This fic was so beautifully written and was one of those fics that had me thinking about it long after I'd finished đ
pride is not the word iâm looking for by @livinginrhythm This fic made me realize weâre severely lacking in Leo content. I loved reading something from Leoâs POV and getting more of insight into his character! This is a lovely must read
group therapy by @stutteringpeach This one is hilarious â but it also made me want to sink deep into the ground from second-hand embarrassment. That didnât stop me from rereading it at least 5 times though đ
Tell Me All Your Secrets by @everwitch-magiks I have to admit I was apprehensive about reading a fic where Henry dates Liam đ but I love everything Evie writes so I knew I was going to love this story regardless of my initial feelings on Henry/Liam. Knowing that itâs Henry/Alex end game was reassuring though, and the progression to that point was very satisfying! (The pining!!) I loved how New York Prite was featured in this fic and seeing Henry & Alex attend was so lovely.Â
The Spirit of Giving by @cha-melodius They're neighbours in this fic (which I'm always down for đ) and I loved how Alex's competitive side really comes out in this! Also fair warning this fic will make you crave some good Mexican food đ„Č
and then i was a careless fool (and i fell in love with you) by newmoonrising A canon divergence fic where Henry is still a Prince and Alex is still the First son but make it a Soulmate AU (with a touch of bed sharing)! As someone who loves soulmate fics I don't know how I hadn't discovered this gem sooner â€ïž
you took the time to memorize me (my fears, my hopes, my dreams) by @coffeecatsme Alex is a tour guide and I love how their relationship develops even though thereâs so much physical distance between them. I didnât know it was possible but this fic made me hate Mary even more đ©
That's What You Get For Waking Up in Vegas by bleedingballroomfloor Exes to Lovers !! Getting back together!! (at this point Iâm just shouting the tags but really this fic was great and you need to read it â also itâs set in Las Vegas câmon as if thatâs not reason enough)
let me take you in by @livinginrhythm This was such a funny story and I love when Henry gets himself into situations that are completely avoidable, but they lead him to Alex so can he really complain? Another story I loved so much I reread it many many times!
Are You Screwing With Me? by @rmd-writes Didnât know I needed a Grindr meet-cute AU until I read this and it was perfect. While youâre at it, thereâs two other stories in this series for two other fandoms !!
(all of me changed like) midnight rain by @coffeecatsme This fic really makes you feel for Alex â it deals with his parents divorce and just wow đ„ș
The Sky is Open by @cha-melodius I am often in awe at some of the AUâs authors come up with to dump Henry & Alex in and this was one of them. Unexpected and a very delightful read!
midnight train going anywhere by greenandmoss Loved this fic â Henry & Alex meet on a midnight train and I donât know what else to say about this fic without spoiling it, so just go read it! Â
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Every Star That's Ever Fallen Knows the Way to Where We're Going by @dracowillhearaboutthis I love Henry & Alex as childhood friends, so following this WIP was a no brainer. Having Arthur alive is also a lovely bonus â€ïž
Little Matters by @pridepages Iâm loving reading along as this fic gets updated! Henry is the guardian of his niece and itâs such a beautiful story so far đ„ș
#Monthly Faves#rwrb fic recs#red white and royal blue#firstprince fic recs#firstprince#alex claremont diaz#henry fox mountchristen windsor#fic rec list
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We found it! Itâs Breathing In, Breathing Out by @livinginrhythm - there's no video call and it's Alex helping Henry use it, but I think that's the fic you're after
Hi! I'm so sorry to bother you but you and your followers have been very helpful with this in the past. I'm hoping for help finding a fic. It's a RWRB fic where Alex goes out to trivia with some friends and wins a vibrator and Henry helps him use it, I think maybe over video call? I have looked through all my bookmarks and can't find it. I really feel like it is by somebody in your circle of spectacular authors but it's possible I'm wrong. Thanks in advance and I hope you're well!
Hi anon! There's absolutely no need to apologise, I'm happy to try and help find a fic for you if I can!
I don't know this particular fic and asked a few friends and while it sounds familiar to at least one person, none of us can find it. The trivia game in particular has us stumped (and an ao3 search failed me). Can you remember when you read it or any other details?
What I can point you towards are these fics that partially meet your brief in that Alex & Henry use sex toys via video call:
good vibrations by @indomitable-love
the epilogue to A Sporting Chance by @clottedcreamfudge
and also The Red Side Goes Up by cmere where they test out using a butt plug for the first time
If anyone is familiar with the particular fic anon is referring to, please let us know! đ
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Harry/Allie: I'm the one you never thought to look for. You're the only one I see.
iâm the only one you never thought to look for. you're the only one I see
She was seven and he was eight.
Allie always says that she doesnât remember the story past that, that the only part she really, truly knows is the start. She says that Harryâs always been the one to color it in, all vivid and bright, until it lights up enough that she canât help but think that what sheâs telling is her own.
âHow do you not remember?â heâll ask over and over, almost incredulous, incredibly fond.
Sheâll shrug, and heâll roll his eyes and go on telling it to whoeverâs there to listen.
She doesnât remember pushing him out of the tree or chasing him across the playground. She doesnât remember kissing him on a dare or stealing his baseball cap or telling him all of her secrets just for fun.
She was peculiar and intense, heâll say, and heâll look right at her as he says it, his look a mixture of admiration and something else, something sheâs never quite been able to place.
Any other boy with a smile like that would tear her apart. Not him, though. No, never Harry.
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Heâs smiling at her from across the room.
Sheâs right next to the Christmas tree, keeps bumping into that ornament Harry made when he was five, the one that looks out of place amongst the silver and gold of everything else. Sheâs talking to his aunt, his Dadâs sister, the one whoâs always going on and on about freedom.
Thereâs something about Binghamâs and freedom, something in the way they talk about it, like it gives a person the strength to live forever.
Harry always talks about freedom so reverently, in a way thatâs so incredibly unlike him. Heâs so serious about it. Youâre not bound by anything, heâll say. Donât you want that, Pressman?
She wonders if thereâs a difference in being bound by someone and being bound to someone. She wonders if he knows the answer. She wonders if the answer matters as much to him as it does to her.
Because sometimes she thinks that theyâve been holding onto each other for their entire lives, and sometimes she worries that sheâll never be able to let him go.
His aunt is still talking, going on and on about fast cars and danger and how thereâs a sort of freedom in that too, but Allieâs not listening to any of it. Because Harryâs walking over and thereâs confidence, so much confidence in his stride. She canât remember a year she didnât attend this Christmas party; she was here when Cassandra was sick, and was here when her Grandfather died, and sheâll probably come back here long after sheâs out of West Ham. Still, she doesnât have anywhere near that much confidence in her step. She probably never will.
Faintly, itâs registering that heâs saying something, something like, Iâm going to have to steal Allie away for a moment. And then his hand is on the small of her back, and thatâs constant and familiar and confident, and his aunt is laughing, and sheâs still talking about freedom still going on and on even without a proper audience.
âSo, whereâs my thank you?â
She blinks up at him. Theyâre in the kitchen now, the holiday music suddenly faint. She doesnât know if she misses it. She likes hearing him hum along to the classics. He could probably make a career out of that, out of Christmas music or just performing in general. Sheâd pay to watch him perform. She canât be alone in that.
âWhat?â she asks.
He laughs. âFor saving you from my aunt. You looked bored out of your mind.â
Sheâs smiling, playing with the edges of her dress but still staring up at him, always at him. âIt happens every year. Youâd think Iâd know how to escape by now.â
âWell, youâve got me to save you, Pressman.â
âAlways?â she asks, purposefully not soft. Never soft. Theyâre not going to do that again. Sheâs not going to let them fall back into that.
âAlways,â he echoes, and itâs soft anyways, almost defiantly soft. She can hear her heart beat loud in her chest, traitorous and booming and also familiar, just like everything else that comes along with him.
He grabs her a slice of that flourless chocolate cake his mom always has the caterers make. Itâs because itâs Allieâs favorite, and itâs because the Binghamâs always seem to remember stuff like that. Harry probably knows her better than she knows herself, and he probably always has.
âWhatâd you get me for Christmas this year?â she asks. Itâs a routine now, has been since they were little, back when she was pushing him out of trees and chasing him around playgrounds.
âI thought we were past presents, Pressman.â
âWell thatâs good to hear because I didnât get you anything.â
He grins over at her. âThatâs a lie.â
Her face scrunches up, her fork scraping the plate, Harry pushing his last bite of cake towards her. âI guess youâll never know.â
Karen slips into the kitchen at that moment, rolling her eyes when she sees the two of them. She smiles first at Harry, like thereâs a secret in the air that Allie isnât aware of, and she her gaze shifts to Allie, turns soft.
âI swear to God if you two ate all the cakeâŠâ she jokes, and Allie lets out a light laugh, turning to Harry like they have a secret, like theyâre co-conspirators, partners in crime. Only heâs looking at her with something akin to admiration in his eyes, admiration mixed with something else, that look that sheâs never quite been able to place.
âI think Iâll miss this, once Iâm gone,â heâs saying, probably to her, but sheâs too caught up in the sound of her heart to really be paying much attention. Here he goes again, on and on about freedom. Maybe one day sheâll remind him that itâs not possible to live forever, no matter how free you are. Maybe one day sheâll remind him that itâs okay to attach yourself to someone. Anyone.
Her.
A boy like him with a smile like that⊠Harryâs always been the only one with the power to tear her apart. Itâs always ever only been him.
Yeah, only him.
send me song lyrics and a pairing and iâll write you a drabble
#the society#hallie#drabble#did this answer the prompt?#no#i still really like it#childhood friend's au's just hit different#and they're really fun to write??#idk. hope you like it#livinginrhythm
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A/N: Prompt by @livinginrhythm Hallie + âCome and kiss me and letâs forget.â
Sheâs never been very good at keeping secrets.
Once when she was ten she told her parents about Cassandra having a boyfriend despite the rule that neither sister could date until high school. At thirteen she lost her best friend Samantha because she accidentally told another friend that her parents were getting a divorce, even though sheâd been sworn to secrecy. Itâs not that she means to tell other peopleâs secrets. Itâs just that sometimes her mouth works faster than her brain and everything just sort of comes tumbling out before she can stop it.
Itâs kind of funny, when she thinks about it, that now that she has a secret of her own itâs not that hard keeping her mouth shut about it.
Thereâs a knock on her door around midnight, the same knock that comes almost every night like clockwork. Itâs actually a surprise that no one has caught on to them yet, since itâs a small town with a bunch of nosy teenagers with absolutely nothing to do. Grizz made a comment about them once, about how Harry is always just a little nicer to her than anyone else, but Allieâd just laughed, told him that it was probably only because he wanted something from her at the time.
She doesnât let him in, because she doesnât have to. The knock is just to let her know that heâs there because one time sheâd been doing dishes at the sink, and heâd come up behind her without making a sound and almost ended up with a fork piercing his hand. After that they both decided that itâd be best if he made himself known upon showing up.
âAl?â
Tonight sheâs reading in the living room, her knees up and under a blanket her mother knitted her when she was a baby. Itâs hard sometimes, not knowing if sheâll ever see her family again, but sheâs thankful for little things like this that make her feel closer to home.
âIn here.â
She can feel him enter the room seconds later but she doesnât look up from her book until sheâs reached the end of the page. When she finally looks up heâs leaning against the wall separating the kitchen from the living room, watching her with this little smile on his face.
âWhat?â
The way he pushes away from the wall is criminally sexy and she grins as he takes the book from her hands but makes sure to put her bookmark in place before he closes it. âYouâre cute when youâre ignoring me.â
âI wasnât ignoring you,â she says with a laugh. âIt was just a really good chapter.â
âIs that so?â He asks, leaning down so his lips are just barely touching hers. She nods, which makes their lips brush against each others. âI think you like it when I chase you.â
âNot really chasing me when you know exactly where I live, now is it?â
Harry chuckles, pulls down the blanket so he can run his hand down her bare leg until his fingers are encircling her ankle. âSo much sass coming from the Pressman house tonight,â he says as he tugs her ankle so her legs are lying flat. Her breath hitches when he comes in even closer without kissing her, which seems impossible since heâs right there. âDonât run,â he whispers before closing the distance and she sighs into his kiss, lets him slide his tongue against hers as she pulls him down on top of her.
It might be stupid, getting into aâŠsheâs not sure what they have can be classified as a relationship. Sometimes Allie thinks he might be the only person that truly understands her, in a way that Will never could, in a way that even Cassandra never did. But when they are together she doesnât feel the weight of the world on her shoulders. She doesnât feel the ever growing pressure to somehow find them a way home, or to make it so everyone is safe and taken care of.
Harry makes her feel like she should, like a girl on the edge of adulthood that should be worrying about college applications and what sheâs going to wear to the prom. He makes her feel beautiful and wanted, treasured even. For a few hours, lying in his arms, itâs like the rest of the world fades and she can forget, just for a little while about how shitty life is beyond the four walls of her bedroom.
âYour mind is somewhere else right now,â he says, dipping down to kiss her collarbone. The way he looks up at her from under his lashes is distracting. âWhatâs going on in that head of yours?â
âAbsolutely nothing,â she says with a laugh and he smiles, knows itâs a lie but doesnât pressure her to talk about it. And that right there is why they work so well together. After sunrise and before sunset they both belong to the town in one way or another but in those few hours in between they only belong to each other. She wiggles around a bit, which makes him chuckle, and when sheâs standing up she holds her hand out and waits for him to take it before walking towards the stairs.
Later, when they are lying on their backs in her bed with a little space in between them since its summer and too hot to cuddle, Harry moves his pinkie over the side of her bare thigh until she turns her head to look at him.
âYou know you can talk to me about anything, right?â
The moon is bright through her window and itâs almost annoying how handsome he is in her bed, hair messed up from her fingers and a serious look on his face so she knows heâs not just saying things. She told him once that he says too many things he doesnât mean and heâs been trying to prove her wrong ever since.
âI know,â she whispers, reaching over to smooth the crease between his brows. His lips find the inside of her wrist when she does it and it makes her smile how gentle he is with her. Maybe Grizz was right, maybe next time he makes a comment like that sheâll blurt out the truth and end the longest amount of time that sheâs ever kept a secret.
But then Harryâs pulling her on top of him and kissing down her throat, making her forget once again about the outside world and what awaits them both in the morning.
#hallie#hallie fanfic#hallie fanfiction#harry and allie#harry bingham#allie pressman#the society#fanfic#drabble#livinginrhythm
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author spotlight - smc_27
When theyâre grabbing her handcuffs behind her back, pulling her back towards the car, she turns her head and finds Harryâs eyes. He looks scared, and she almost calls him a coward, but knows heâs very well aware that he is one. He just is.She wonât look away from him. He needs to know, too, that he did this. He did this.Maybe the only thing thatâs real between them is the fact that he could do something about it and doesnât. Maybe thatâs all there is.
Everythingâs Blurry But You @livinginrhythmâ
This author is easily one of my favorites for this fandom. Their dialogue and how they write the hallie dynamic is pretty much unparalleled. I always know that a story is going to be good when I see that they wrote it.
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Favorite of your stories (and why)
So far (for this pairing) I really like Words Are Too Hard To Keep On Their Own. Those who know me from other fandoms know Iâm an angst-fiend, but for this pairing Iâm really drawn to the idea of an easiness between them. I really thought (and think) that AUs are sort of the only way to make that happen without making everyone out of character. I also just love Portland, so it was fun to think about them in that city. I also tend to be really into imagining what characters will be like once theyâre through their âassholeâ phase.
Easiest story to write
Definitely the NYE story (By The Coast When I Held your Hand). Not only because itâs short, but because I had a pretty clear idea of the beginning and the ending, and filling in the blanks was simple enough. I have a Very Bad Habit of writing incredibly long stories; even my âdrabblesâ are thousands of words. This one, though, was done in a couple hours. (I have also started a followup to it, so you may see that eventuallyâŠ)
Hardest story to write
A post-S1 WIP that was literally the second thing I started writing for this pairing! Itâs 15k words currently and Iâm really struggling to wrap it up. Probably because so much time has passed between when I started it, and now. Iâm really hoping to finish it very soon and post it.Â
Pre-writing process (if any)
Usually it goes like this: Get an inkling of an idea, or line of dialogue in my head, flail about it to friends. Say that I shouldnât start a new thing when I have WIPs that could use attention. Start anyway. Iâm not a big outliner (though I know that would likely be more productive!). I usually just sit down and start writing and see what happens.Â
When I used to write multi-chapter stories, I would never post the first chapter until I was completely done writing the story. This was for a few reasons, the most important of which being that in the beginning, I found the pressure to update and suggestions from readers really threw me off and were sort of demotivating.Â
I also read/edit everything twice before posting, and then read again once itâs posted and usually have to go back and fix little things I didnât catch the first time. Iâve never really used a beta, or anything, though I definitely share WIPs with friends who read them and help encourage me!
Hopes for season 2
Honestly, I have a few different things Iâd love to see happen, and I say them all with pretty much no hope theyâll be true to what happens on screen.Â
One, I think it would be sooo interesting if S2 showed us an alternate universe in which everything is normal. They never went to New Ham, and are just typical high school students with typical high school drama. I want to see how Harry and Kelly break up, how Allie and Will interact, how/if Sam and Grizz get together. And ultimately, I still want Harry and Allie to hook up, and then to see what happens afterward in a world where nothing is as messed up as New Ham.Â
Two, I want there to be a focus on getting Campbell the eff out of the way, by whatever means necessary. I of course want Allie to have a hand in that. Iâm really interested to see how they handle her âarrestâ. (This is, mostly, what prompted me to start my post-S1 fic, and Iâve explored that a lot.)Â
Three, Harry Bingham redemption arc! Writers can feel free to slot this into any and all storylines/ideas for S2.Â
Favorite line (or lines) that youâve written for a hallie fic/ a section that youâre really proud of.
I really like this, from you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes: She feels the deep breaths he takes - three in a row, like some kind of coping mechanism. Itâs what her mom always used to tell her to do, when sheâd be mad at Cassandra for taking all the attention. Even now, sheâs got to wonder why she was always the one who had to do something about it, and why Cassandra was never asked to change anything about herself. Itâs not the time to think of that. Itâs never the time to think of that.
I also love the whole bit in Everythingâs Blurry But You when theyâre outside alone on the terrace at the wedding and Harry tells her, âTrust me. I know what being in love with you looks like.â
What type of Hallie stories do you like to write/read? (canon divergence, modern au, soulmate au, etc)
Any and all, thank you. As long as itâs well-written, I can get into it.
How long have you been writing for?
Iâve been writing fanfic for over 10 years now.
How has your writing style evolved over time?
I used to write a lot of multi-chapter stories with long, winding plots. Now I stick mostly to oneshots or what ends up being two or three part stories with really long chapters. I also revisit old fic sometimes and cringe; Iâve gotten much more comfortable writing dialogue that feels believable.Â
Do you ever worry about how your stories are received?
Who doesnât!?Â
Whatâs the hardest part of writing for you?
Just...doing it. Finding the time and then also being inspired/focused when the time is available. I also tend to write better late at night, but do require a regular sleep schedule and have a 9-5ish, so staying up super late isnât the best idea for me!
Do you get writers block and if so how do you deal with it?
Of course - I think everyone does at some point or another. Honestly, I try to be gentle with myself and not force it. I can feel it in my writing when things arenât flowing as well. The actual stories feel clunky and slow. I also find it helps to read other peoplesâ work or watch really good shows/content to get inspired or take a break from trying to make words happen. Sometimes Iâll ask friends for prompts to help me get into a flow, which feels like less pressure than diving back into a WIP.
Favorite Hallie headcanon?
That they had all these little interactions pre-New Ham. We know they werenât strangers, so I just love to think about the ways theyâd interact before. Conversations they may have had, looks they shared, and if Iâm being honest, all the times Harry wouldâve flirted with Allie. I feel like he wouldâve done it just to annoy Cassandra, and I am here for it.
This is definitely one of my favorite author spotlights. I love @livinginrhythmâs hopes for season two, and I canât wait for any more potential stories by them! Thanks again for taking the time to answer these questions!
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livinginrhythm replied to your post âfanfic reader/ writer what got you into reading? and writing? WHO got...â
thank you for clearing up this myth that has been perpetuated for like 10 years. (but also wow fanfic really out here just accessible to everyone...)
Itâs really a dangerous world where any 13 year old could go on ask jeeves....and find things
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When your friend sends you a song because it gives her Lucy/Wyatt feels even though she doesnât even go here yet!
Iâmma wear you down, @livinginrhythm!
#listen.#my dudes#we've been fandom friends for almost a decade now#enabling is what it's all about#we survived being glee trash okay?#and dan being gossip girl#livinginrhythm#is the best#and i love her
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2021 Fic Reading Challenge Stats Dec & Year Round-up
Okay, folks. Iâve completed the stats for my year of fic reading. They ended up being pretty interesting, to me at least. Ha ha. In 2021, I read (or reread) over 18 million words, 4409 chapters, and 1130 different stories. There were 505 unique authors, and I explored 60 different fandoms with 99 unique ships. It was a year for falling in love with new pairings and reading a lot of old favourites too. I also completed the @fanfic-reading-challengeâ (and the 2022 round is starting in the next week or so - if you want to get in on the ground floor. Itâs a lot of fun and there will be easy/hard/extreme sections this year if youâre up for it!)
I wanted to slide in first with December numbers (and a Matrix fic rec as well) before I hit the pie charts for the year - but the post is long - so Iâm going to slip everything under a cut.Â
Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions for stories and pairings and who shared their favourites stories with me and who wrote some of my own favourites. I could not have gotten through this year without you and Iâm SO grateful for you. đ„°
My December Stats:
I read 74 fics, 235 chapters, and 819,264 words this month. The pairing I read the most was (not surprisingly) Bughead with 38 fics. Many of those were all the wonderful holiday stories. I loved the @bugheadsecretsanta this year. You guys are all immensely talented.
In case youâre interested, one of the most exciting stories I started this month was called âThe Dream Chroniclesâ by @trin303 -- a Neo/Trinity fic that is amazingly epic and Iâm VERY excited to be subscribed now as it continues. If you like the Matrix then you should check it out.Â
OKAY - now for the yearly stats!!
(What that little note next to the unique titles number means is that I reread 42 stories more than once this year... in fact, there were a couple I read more than a few times. I apologize in advance if you were one of the authors who got a review from me... and then you got another one... and possibly another one on the same story. Ha ha).
I thought this was fun... I read a lot of Bughead (thatâs no secret) - but one of the other pairings that showed up with large numbers was a pairing Iâd never read before this year. 2021 was my first year with Bucky Barnes and Darcy Lewis.Â
The author stat was interesting. Most of the stories I read this year were written by a large variety of different authors. 77% of the authors wrote ten or fewer of the 1130 stories I read... but then that 23% was full of 11 authors who wrote many more than that so I wanted to single them out. The pie above shows that 23% and what percentage of that pie belonged to each author. So extra love to @thepointoftheneedle @livinginrhythm @winterlovesong1 @darknessaroundus @likemereckless @imreallyloveleee @sullypants @edgarsabandonedrocketship @leftennant @mynewblackdress & @like-romeoandjuliet-love
And lastly -- the list of stories I reread over and over again this year...
My Top Five Re-Reads in 2021
The Space Between by @bugheadsextape (Bughead - LD Co-workers) - this was my quarantine reread. I read this more than any other fic this year. Itâs one of my favourite fics in the fandom. I love it.
What Will Survive by @thepointoftheneedle (Bughead - Historical AU) - this one only came out in November and I reread it more times than most others. I really really loved this one.
They Talked Enough Sense Until I Lost My Mind by @letmetellyouaboutmyfeels (Pelle/Dani - Post Canon)
To be Alone with You by @darknessaroundus (Bughead - Futuristic Dystopia)
Thy People Shall Be My People by WriterKimP (Ruth/Idgie - Missing Scene)
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I shall be starting the 2022 fanfic reading challenge again - and Iâm still keeping track of my words and fics read for the year. I may do some reporting a bit differently though. Itâs a balancing act. Last year, I posted weekly - with a list of all the fics I read with links. Some people really liked it because it made them aware of new fics to read. Some people thought it was too much. But then this stats round-up didnât really link all the stories - just the ones I loved the most and my favourites arenât always everyone elseâs. Iâll figure it out - but if any of you have suggestions, Iâm all ears.
Have a wonderful 2022, my friends. Thanks for being here.
#jandy's fanfic reading challenge adventure 2021#reading fics with jandy#fanfic-reading-challenge 2021
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Hey! I need your The Society fic recs ASAP!
Oh Anon! You donât know what you asked for! This got a little out of hand but no regrets! I mean, Iâm sure I missed some but this is a good list! Iâm bolding my absolute faves (which really just means Iâve reread it), but please know, I love all of these and will reread them (if I havenât already...)Â
General AUs:Â
when iâm feeling alone, you remind me of home (baby, baby, merry christmas) - by @jjmaybank/wolfchester (updated w/ their tumblr) - Christmas and fake-dating!Â
rein it in by @rae-of-fricking-sunshine - a SLOW BURN equestrian AU that makes me want to ride horses and also had several lines that made me lose my mind
we were meant to be but a twist of fate by screwthatloveshit - childhood friends to lovers - harry has a lot of feelings for allie. it takes them a while to get it together.Â
words are too hard to keep on their own by @livinginrhythm - Harry & Allie as coworkers
youâre one of the few things that iâm sure of by @livinginrhythm - quarantine/covid AU with established hallieÂ
 someday weâre gonna know too much to know it all by @livinginrhythm - only 2/11 chapters posted and its a childhood friends to lovers au that I wanna wear alike a sweater
remember itâs all pretend by @in-my-head-i-do-everything-right - hollywood AU (and also childhood rivals to friends!)Â
give me your worst excuses by @new-hams - fake dating!! need I say more? (also iâm a big fan of the song the title is based on)
when weâre underneath the lights my heartâs no longer broken (for a moment) by @brazilianchild - Harry and Allie are cast in Romeo and Juliet... if only the play didnât have so many parallels to their real lives (SECRET RELATIONSHIP AU)
take my heart and we can hold it together by @livinginrhythm - Harry and Allie as adults, and neighbors
love is what you deserve by @brazilianchild - fake dating! Allie needs a date to a wedding and of course Harryâs willing to go
Season 1 AUs:
every perfect summerâs eating me alive by @screaminghalfpastmidnightâ - halllie as childhood friends, who fall apart to fall back together
the ones we leave behind by @dystopiansâ - Harry and Allie get left behind on the day of the field trip. Iâm legit checking every day to see if ch 4 is posted. I want to write fics about this fic
weâre all the things that we do for fun by @in-my-head-i-do-everything-rightâ - Harry and Allie end up in New Ham alone... what could possibly go wrong?
someday Iâll need your spine to hide behind by restlessqueen (if someone knows their tumblr, let me know!) - A soulmate AU AND accidental bedsharing (what could be better?)Â
youâre my best friend (so weâre dancing in this world alone) by @in-my-head-i-do-everything-rightâ - another hallie as friends before New Ham
there you are (I hear you calling) by @new-hamsâ - Hallie wakes up back in West Ham, seemingly the only two who remember New Ham. A fic that I wish I could erase from my brain to reread for the first time all over again. I want to write fics about this fic too (its a thing for me, just go with it)
iâll stop the world (and melt with you) - @in-my-head-i-do-everything-rightâ - Groundhog Day meets New Ham - Allieâs living the same day over and over
Season 2 fics:Â
you should see me in a crown by @livinginrhythmâ - After s1, Allieâs on house arrest. One of the first I read for this fandom, and the one that convinced me to watch the show...Â
Swan Song by @dystopiansâ - Season 2, Harry realizes he made a mistake, Allie wants a quiet life, and they figure out how to run New HamÂ
also, if I mistaged anyone, or you know the tumblr of an author I didnt tag, please let me know!!Â
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if anyone is looking for the society fanfic (esp. harry x allie fic) to fill the hole created by the showâs cancelation, please check out @in-my-head-i-do-everything-right and @new-ham and @livinginrhythm!
thereâs a lot of other talented writers in the fandom tooâthose were just the ones that I thought of off the top of my head.
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Tagged by @benditlikepress đ
here are the songs Iâm listening to on repeat at the moment:
Whatâs Up? 4 Non Blondes
Wicked Game Chris Isaak
...Baby One More Time The Mariaâs
With or Without You U2
Creep Radiohead
Time of the Season The Zombies
Amour Plastique Videoclub
Tieduprightnow Parcels
Vérité Claire Laffut
Canât Stand Me Now The Libertines
Por Qué Me Fui A Enamorar de Ti? Mon Laferte
Waiting for You The Aces
Basta Ya The MarĂas
Tagging: @rareshbones @harmandmac @livinginrhythm
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Hi! Do you have any favourite one shots that you would recommend? Can be any topic or trope or AU or canonverse! It's just that I love reading one shots before bed and would love to have some more recs đ Thank you for all you do!
Hello! I also love reading one-shots / short fics before bedÂ đ„° Hereâs a super random selection from my faves, hope you enjoy! (If you run out - feel free to request more! I have plenty more I can recđ)
(baby) don't make me spell it out by @extasiswings Competent Guardians of Horny Little Miscreants by M0ssPiglet in sickness, and in health by softcinnamonroll Little Secrets Grow Up To Be Big Lies by @dracowillhearaboutthis Love and Hate at the Farmers' Market by @myheartalivewrites Make it Good by @livinginrhythm midnight kisses and missed countdowns by viciouslyqueer My Odds Are Stacked by @clottedcreamfudge One Number Away by @livinginrhythm Pitching a Tent by @omgcmere spread (me on your) sheets by @everwitch-magiks The Mystery of Alex Claremont-Diaz's Boyfriend by @sherryvalli Want you BRIMNESxt to me by @clottedcreamfudge You Are the Wave I Could Never Tame by bleedingballroomfloor
#one shot#short fics#rwrbficrecs#firstprince#alex claremont diaz#henry fox mountchristen windsor#rwrb fic recs#rec request
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spell your url with some of your favourite songs and tag your mutuals:
Tagged by @gramjams because, and I quote:
Tonight, tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
Ex-Factor - Lauryn Hill
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Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey
I Like That - Janelle Monae
Love Drought - Beyoncé
Linger - The Cranberries
Almeda- Solange
Good As Hell - Lizzo
Elastic Heart - Sia
I Like It - Cardi B
Droppinâ - Leikeli47
ICONIC - Logic
Oh! Darling - The Beatles
Talia - King Princess
Tagging: @crayonboxhearts @queenvibranium @missed-my-stop @livinginrhythm if Iâm going down Iâm taking everybody with a long sn with me!
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Hiiii. With the society being tragically cancelled (I am SO angry) i want to follow more hallie blogs that are keeping this ship alive!! Do you have any recs?
Thank you!!!
the society being cancelled is truly my villain origin story. i will never get over it. ever.
honestly, i'm not as active on here as i'd like so i'm not super familiar w a ton of hallie blogs. however. @livinginrhythm and @new-ham both post w some regularity Amazing hallie fics (the type that i will never stop recommending. one of them is almost finished posting this incredible hallie actor/director au and the other is in the middle of a time loop fic). and @jjmaybank also has some hallie content (their peaky blinders au-- 10/10).
@brazilianchild also writes hallie fics that i would die for (they wrote a school play au that made me cry). @hallie-prxssman also has some hallie content, though iâm not sure how active they are. and @hallie-fics has some great fic recs!
if anyone else has some more hallie blog recs, please let me know!
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Harry/Allie: Decision
âLetâs go to California! They have beaches and Disneyland and Hollywood.â
Harry rolls his eyes, watches Allieâs finger as it draws lines across the map thatâs laid out in front of her. Sheâs on her stomach with her legs bent in the air, her toenails painted a bright pink she swears makes her skin look tanner. Allie looks up at him with the question in her eyes and he shakes his head.
âSouthern California will be packed full of parents and snotty kids on summer vacation. What else is on the list?â
She bites down on her bottom lip in the adorable way that he loves and scrolls through her phone. Knowing her she probably Googled The best road trips to take during the summer because he knows his girl and sheâs nothing if not always informed. And the way he sees it, heâs got a stupidly fast car and almost bottomless pockets. Once they decide on where to go, heâs going to take her there and make sure she has the time of her life.
âNew Orleans?â
âHmmâŠtoo hot.â
âTexas?â
âToo country and also too hot.â
Allie snorts. âYou do realize every state in the country has air conditioning right?â
âIâd just like to go outside without my face melting off. I mean, look at it, Al. This is my money maker,â he says, waving a finger in front of his face. âWe both know you wouldnât love me as much if I didnât have all this going on.â
âYouâre an idiot,â she says without heat as she continues scrolling on her phone. âNorth, then.â
She starts a new internet search, lists off a hundred (or like ten) more places that he shoots down.
âLook, if you donât want to goâŠâ
Her face sort of falls and he sighs, gets down on the floor with her and kisses her head. âOf course I want to go. Iâm sorry for being indecisive.â He turns the map so itâs in front of both of them. âLook, letâs close our eyes and both point to somewhere on the map. If we donât choose the same place, we meet in the middle.â
âReally? Just like that?â
Harry shrugs. âWhy not? I can stop being an asshole that canât make up his mind and we get a story we can tell our kids someday.â
Allie doesnât say anything about his little slip up about their future and neither does he. They are still kids themselves, not even 20 yet. Allie just graduated high school and this whole road trip is to celebrate her finally joining him in New York in the fall. It doesnât mean he hasnât entertained the idea that they could be long term, as in maybe for the rest of his life. But for now he wants to be nineteen, spending three months on the road with a girl he canât get enough of.
âOkay, letâs do it.â
They close their eyes and Harry counts them down, telling her to drop her finger anywhere on the count of three. He aims for north, or what he assumes to be north, because he wasnât really joking about not wanting to go somewhere hot. He was born and raised in Connecticut where the summers are relatively mild. Thereâs no way he wants to sweat through all of his shirts before noon every day.
âIs your finger down?â She asks and he snorts and tells her that it is. âOkay, open your eyes.â
Harry looks down at the map and laughs. âNo way did we choose the same spot.â
Allie smiles, looks at where they are both near the Oregon and Washington area. âWell, not exactly the same but Iâd say we found our place.â
So thatâs how they end up on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest.
Thereâs almost 3000 miles between them and their destination. They take turns driving, because Allie is a good driver and he trusts her with his car. She gives him this sexy as hell look when he tells her that while they are driving through Colorado, slides her aviators back down her face and puts her foot on the gas. Itâs fucking sexy and he makes sure to tell her that when they stop for the night.
It takes them five days to get there, because they stop almost constantly so Allie can see this or that along the way. He doesnât mind. She gets this cute little smile on her face as she takes photos of roadside attractions and sheâs created a hashtag for Instagram to chronicle their entire trip. Sheâs fucking cute, sue him for noticing.
When they finally cross the border into Oregon sheâs practically jumping in her seat. Crater Lake isnât much further and he canât wait to get out of this car and stretch his legs and breath in some fresh air. They plan to camp and hike, and he thinks itâll be fun to teach her how to fish if sheâs willing to learn. His dad taught him the summer he turned twelve and itâs something they did a lot together before he died.
They are both stunned silent when they see the lake for the first time. Itâs the deepest in the country, the bluest thing heâs ever seen in his entire life.
âItâs fucking beautiful,â Allie says, her hand reaching down to hold his between them. âIâm so glad this is where we ended up.â
Harry tears his eyes away from the lake to look at her, the way the wind is whipping her hair around as her eyes dance across the landscape.
âYeah,â he says quietly, as if not to disturb the serene stillness of their surroundings. âMe too.â
#hallie#hallie fanfiction#harry and allie#harry bingham#allie pressman#the society#fanfic#drabble#livinginrhythm
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By The Coast When I Held Your Hand - smc_27
Most of the time, she can go through her days without thinking of New Ham. Most days, it feels like a dream. Theyâre going on 4 years removed from it now. Applying to UCLA was mostly an impulse and definitely just something to appease her parents. Getting in was surprising, but it also felt, truly, like exactly what she needed. She didnât think fucking Harry Bingham would end up here, too.
She hasnât even finished her first glass of champagne - and therefore isnât nearly drunk enough - when he walks through the door.
(or, a random NYE fic.)
ao3 @livinginrhythm
first of all, iâm absolutely in love with the title of this fic. itâs just so good. so pretty!
i think this is one of the first post new ham fics (or at least one of the first that treats new ham as this thing of the past, as something thatâs incredibly important but not a main plot point). i really enjoyed it, getting a snapshot into allieâs life post everything.Â
this fic felt very natural in the manner in which things were revealed. allieâs relationship (or lack of) with harry is one very clear example. how they knew each other once upon a time forever ago. how theyâve gone through all of this before.
and the ending was so amazing. it was open and clean and left things up for grabs. it left you wanting more while simultaneously creating a pretty clear conclusion.Â
just like the other hallie fics by this writer, the dialogue is absolutely perfect! it all felt so right. and allieâs internal narration was great!!!
would 10/10 recommend this fic to anyone! a pretty quick read and something that i think hold up really well!
#the society#hallie#hallie fic#hallie fic rec#fic rec#post new ham#au#future fic#harry bingham#allie pressman#allie x harry#harry x allie#10/10 very good
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