#my favourite fics

[zourrystylinson]

some of my all time favourite fics!

*as of 4/3/2025

@tommolinson asked me what my all time fav fics are, so i thought hey why not do a masterpost of sorts. these are fics i come back to and reread over and over. there is literally no way i can ever fit all my favourite fics into a post so im going to try and pick my top faves.

Remember Me Before You (293K) by kingsofeverything | @kingsofeverything

Desperate to find a new place to live after he comes home to find his boyfriend cheating, Harry moves into a loft with three strangers.

A New Girl AU.

★・・・・・・★

Escapade (146K) by dolce_piccante 

In the grand scheme of things, finding a date for a wedding should be no problem for Louis Tomlinson. He's rich. He's handsome. He's reasonably well behaved. But when the wedding is for his lifelong best friend (and former boyfriend), and is happening in under a month, finding a date for the ceremony and accompanying festivities becomes more of an adventure than he ever could have planned for.

★・・・・・・★

Relief Next To Me (333K) by dolce_piccante

What happens when a baker and a graphic designer meet via a very specific Craigslist post? Fate, friendship, food, and maybe more.

★・・・・・・★

[series] No Control Club by SadaVeniren | @sadaveniren

No Control is a No From Me

By Harry Styles

I know this is probably a controversial opinion and review because I have only heard great things from people going to No Control before but I cannot recommend it to anyone. While the facility is nice, the people who work there do not seem to care for their clients well being, and I do not feel safe going there in any capacity. I suppose when I want to play next I will have to travel back down to London, or maybe, unfortunately, Liverpool. If I must.

Aka Harry, a popular BDSM blogger, writes a negative review about Louis’ club. Louis wants to have a chance to make it up to him.

★・・・・・・★

★・・・・・・★

[series] Your Mess Is Mine (214K) by amory | @amories

Louis is the father to the most brilliant little boy in the world who is all Louis really needs, or at least that's what he tells himself. Harry is a gorgeous boybander fresh off a two year break and a massive scandal that's left him a little broken and more than ready to move on.

They fall in love.

★・・・・・・★

Eternal Summer (75K) by j_klmnop

After the death of his estranged father, Harry has to make the trip from England to Italy to say his goodbyes. He has seven days before the funeral, and since his summer break has just begun, he decides to make a road trip out of it.

His carefully planned itinerary is thrown out the window when he meets a beautiful blue eyed hitchhiker named Louis, who is trying to flee from his controlling family.

With no destination in mind— just the desire to get as far away as possible, Louis decides to tag along for the ride, with plans to continue on once they arrive.

With a few hiccups and some personal revelations along the way, they both end up gaining much more from the trip than they had bargained for.

★・・・・・・★

[series] A Picture's Worth by unscattered_horizons

ziam (162K) , larry (172K) & shiall (144K) stories

★・・・・・・★

Second Spring (103K) by beechersnope

Two years into their relationship, Louis and Harry encounter a new beginning.

★・・・・・・★

[series] such a beautiful dream (112K) by staybeautiful

Louis woke up after having a sexy dream about his best friend’s boyfriend’s best friend resolved to never think about it again. He hardly knew Harry, so what difference would it make? But when they are thrown together only a few days later, Louis had to admit, his subconscious might have been onto something.

★・・・・・・★

For As Long As I Can Remember (It's Been December) (128K) by green_feelings

After recovering from a severe accident that causes Harry to lose his memory of three years, he moves to London to start his life over as a star chef. Little does he know that when he falls in love with Louis at first sight, it’s not the first time they meet.

Featuring an unintentional game of hot and cold, Harry chasing memories that won’t come back, Louis burying himself in work to try and forget what he can’t forget, Liam being torn between two of his best friends, Zayn as a moral compass and Niall saving the day with good music and brutal honesty.

★・・・・・・★

futile devices (i do love you) (103K) by fckingfreakshow

the one where harry's mom gets engaged when he's 17 and he's truly, madly, deeply in love with his 23–or 24–year old stepbrother.

★・・・・・・★

To the Ends of the Earth (68K) by stylinsoncity

During a yearlong hiatus, Louis visits Harry at his cabin in Idaho, where long-buried feelings ignite like the fire keeping them warm.

★・・・・・・★

The World Outside Is Bigger Than Me (60K) by Ioudloudlove 

A university sweetheart AU where Harry and Louis haven't spoken for years after a bad break up. But seeking shelter from a storm, Louis unwittingly finds himself on Harry's doorstep..

★・・・・・・★

got the sunshine on my shoulders (124K) by hattalove

five years ago, harry styles left his tiny home town to make it big as a recording artist. he didn't have much regard for what he left behind - a life, a family, and a husband, who woke up one morning to find him gone.

now, harry has everything he could possibly want: he's rich, famous, and adored by everyone he meets, including his boyfriend. but when said boyfriend proposes to him, he's forced to face the uncomfortable facts of his past - and louis, who's spent the last five years returning every set of divorce papers harry sent him.

(or, an au based on the movie sweet home alabama.)

★・・・・・・★

Baby We Could Be Enough (74K) by lovelarry10 | @likelarryfics

Harry Styles has always wanted a family, but his boyfriend doesn’t. When an unexpected pregnancy leaves Harry feeling alone and terrified, he feels he has no choice but to give up his baby. He finds a family with the adoptive parents, and maybe something more.

~

Louis Tomlinson and his wife, Jess, have been trying for a baby for years. Their hasty marriage after they first got pregnant has only led to a series of miscarriages that have put a strain on their already precarious relationship. When they meet a young man desperate for a home and someone to raise his child, Louis realizes that he may have been moving in the wrong direction all along.

★・・・・・・★

Teach me how to love (70K) by perfectdagger (sincerelyste) | @perfectdagger

Louis can’t believe he’s third wheeling, again, so he scans the bar trying to find something better to do.

And as he does, he recognizes a face.

That face looks angry, almost fuming and Louis takes a gulp from his beer and looks to the other side, pretending he didn’t even see the bloke, pretending he has no clue who that person coming over his way is.

“You’ve told everyone and their mother that I’m a bad fucker?!”

That’s how Harry greets him.

Smooth.

Not really.

The one in which Harry is bad at sex and Louis spreads it all over town and to make up for it, decides to help him with no agenda of getting anything from it, but in the end, he ends up getting more than he bargained for.

★・・・・・・★

[series] All in the Golden Afternoon (252K) by leighllbealright | @leighllbealright

When Louis Tomlinson needed to find a new preschool for his daughter, he wasn't expecting the one across the street to be everything he and Goldie ever needed.

Or: the one where Louis is closed off, Harry is the weirdest person ever, and Gemma may as well be a psychic.

Somehow, calico-cat-style, they forge a beautiful family from pieces that don't quite fit.

★・・・・・・★

Chasing, Searching, Dreaming (46K) by parmahamlarrie | @parmahamlarrie

Everyone is chasing, searching, dreaming of their soulmate.

Harry has known who his soulmate is since he was twenty years old, and ever since, he has been waiting for Louis to be ready for him. The unexpected passing of Louis' mum, and the fact that now he is the guardian of his twin two-year-old little siblings, just means that Harry is going to have to wait a bit longer.

A soulmate AU full of cute kids, house building, therapy, and a lot of dreaming.

★・・・・・・★

Time Passed (66K) by coffinofachimera

Louis struggles with their relationship as Harry grows into his identity.

★・・・・・・★

Haven (35K) by orphan_account

"I take it you’re not a new student?”

“What?” Harry mumbles, caught up in the way his eyes are quite literally sparkling in the light. “Oh—No. Not a student.”

“Are you a sub?” Louis asks.

Harry clenches his hands into fists, holding them behind his back as he stumbles a bit. “I don’t, uh—I mean. I’ve never really gotten a chance to be a true sub, you know? My ex-partners were always scared they’d hurt me. But, like—If I trusted someone a lot, and if we used a, a safeword. And talked about, you know, boundaries, then—Yes, yeah, I-I’m a sub.”

Louis’ eyes are so wide, his cheeks puffing out in the effort to not burst into laughter.

“Oh shit, oh my god,” Harry whispers. “You meant—Oh god."

★・・・・・・★

For A Rainy Day (143K) by Ioudloudlove

A secret admirer AU where Harry tries to be the hero Louis desperately needs.

★・・・・・・★

Let Me Be Your Star (252K) by lovelarry10

Louis Tomlinson has always wanted to mentor young musicians. When he’s asked to be a judge on The X-Factor, it’s a dream come true, everything he ever wanted. What he didn’t expect was to meet a curly-headed stranger that would turn his life upside down

★・・・・・・★

these bad omens (I look right through them) (82K) by likelarry

How on earth does someone his parents' age look so damn hot? All of their other friends look... bland and boring.

But Louis, fucking hell. He's something out of Harry's wettest fucking dreams.

Where Louis is Harry's parents' friend and teaches at Harry's university. Harry can't resist getting a taste.

★・・・・・・★

Late Night Talking (53K) by kingsofeverything | @kingsofeverything

Louis Tomlinson has a new album coming out and a second world tour on the horizon. Promo season gets underway with a stop at Late Night Talking, the late night show hosted by Harry Styles, and Harry Styles just happens to be the man who blew a chance to date Louis a decade ago.

★・・・・・・★

[series] all we can do is keep breathing (865K) by thealmightyavocado

a fated story of two broken and battered boys who barely survived the unimaginable and how the love of one little brave girl defies all the odds and somehow puts them back together.

★・・・・・・★

You Can Hear It In The Silence (234K) by Imogenlee | @imogenleewriter

When Harry Styles was accepted into a post-grad degree, he knew he could no longer afford his flat, leaving him with three options:

1) Move back into student halls.

2) Become homeless.

3) Move in with his best (and only) friend, Niall, and three of Niall's other mates.

He went with the third option. But it was a close race.

Shame one of his roommates reminded him why he only has one friend.

If there is one thing Louis Tomlinson can't stand, it's pretentious tossers, having grown up around enough of them. If there is one thing he can't live without, it would be his friends. So he was proper thrilled to move in with his best mates and a couple of other lads.

That was until he discovered one of them was the archetype for a pretentious tosser.

In the interest of seeing out the twelve-month lease without killing each other, they both try (debatable) to get along despite believing they are opposite in almost every conceivable way, each having the communication skills of a cucumber, and secrets that have no business be kept secret.

★・・・・・・★

You’ve Got My Devotion (Hate You Sometimes) (95K) by auburnstargazer | @harryrainbows

Harry was in the biggest boy band in the world. He was also one half of the best (or worst, depends on who you ask) kept secret relationship in the music industry.

Now, almost five years on, after One Direction has broken up, and Harry and Louis' relationship has as well, a video threatens to put everything at risk.

One determined Irishman, a massive publicity stunt and two begrudging exes are all it takes to bring One Direction back to life and maybe, just maybe, Harry and Louis' mangled love life too.

Or: Harry and Louis are forced to fake-date after an old video from when they were dating emerges.

★・・・・・・★

Wind beneath my wings (93K) by lunarheslwt | @lunarheslwt

“You shouldn’t be here,” Harry gritted out, wild-eyed. “You should be scared of me.”

Louis opened his mouth to speak, to cut him off, to disagree, but Harry was pushing. “I could hurt you.”

“You won’t hurt me,” Louis said, simple and assuredly. Calm.

“I’m capable of hurting you.”

“But you won’t. That’s not who you are, Harry. I trust you,” Louis whispered.

As an omega carer that works at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for feral alphas and omegas, Louis has experienced all sides of ferality. So Harry- a cold, near mute, non-receptive alpha- was a challenging case for everyone at Phoenix Rehab Centre. Louis wasn’t expecting to feel drawn towards an aloof Harry, or to form a slow bond with him. He certainly was not expecting for his entire life to change in unforeseen ways.

★・・・・・・★

How It Would Feel To Be Free (90K) by lovelarry10 | @chloehl10

“When's she due?”

“She said next month,” Harry replied quickly, ignoring the look of shock on Louis’ face. “How the hell am I going to tell my parents that I’m going to be a father, and to a baby born out of wedlock? It’s going to be some whole-ass scandal, Lou, and I can’t ... I can’t-”

 “I’ll help you. Whatever it takes, Harry, I’ll be there for you.”

 ~~~~~

When Prince Harry unexpectedly becomes a father, his best friend Louis steps in. The masses believe the baby is Louis’, but all Harry wants is to tell the world the truth - about the baby and his feelings for Louis.

★・・・・・・★

elephant juice (32K) by stylinsoncity

harry doesn't understand boundaries. louis doesn't mind at all.

★・・・・・・★

Temporary Fix (237K) by dbeaux

Whether it’s a company event, a date for the day, a hookup, a vacation companion, or even just someone to spend time with for a few hours, whether it’s formal, extremely casual, or somewhere in between, no matter what the requirements, you provide when and what your needs are and leave the rest to us. - Temporary Fix

Harry needs someone to go with him to his parents' yearly event. After months of debating and one drunken night, he wakes up to find he submitted the application. He knows it's unfair to subject someone to his life, but when his eyes land on Louis, he finds himself drawn to him. Is it possible that Louis could be his saving grace?

Louis doesn't need anyone. He's better off alone, so why did Zayn send in his application to Temporary Fix? Louis has secrets...lots of them, and he intends to keep them. After all, no one needs to know, but after he meets Harry he finds himself wondering if he can let go and trust again. Can Louis let Harry in? Can Harry accept him once he knows everything?

★・・・・・・★

What Was I Made For (40K) by therogueskimo | @bravetemptation

Louis’ eyes narrowed. “Go on. Tell me how I don’t belong in this world and I never should have been born.”

“Louis … I don’t want to do any of that. I never wanted to abuse your trust, I just … I knew something was bothering you and then I called Liam and he told me that you were … and I just wanted to understand. (…) If I understood what was causing you this anguish, I could help.”

“No one can help me,” Louis mumbled, a tear spilling over onto his cheek.

“I can, Lou,” Harry said in a soft, gentle voice. “I’m not scared of you. I don’t hate you. I just want to help.”

★・・・・・・★

Hiding Place (365K) by orphan_account

Louis never wanted a soulmate, didn’t really care for the whole Bonding thing at all, really. Enter Harry Styles, who’s wanted to be Bonded for as long as he could remember. With one fateful meeting in an X Factor bathroom, Louis gets a dagger on his arm and the realization that just because Harry is his soulmate doesn’t mean it’s mutual.

From the X Factor house to Madison Square Garden, from the Fountain Studios stage to stadiums across the world, Louis has to learn to love without losing himself completely, because someday his best friend will Bond to someone and replace Louis as the center of his universe. Meanwhile, Harry begins to think that maybe fate doesn’t actually know what it’s doing after all, because his other half has clearly been right in front of him the whole time. All he has to do now is convince Louis to give them a chance.

Or, the canon compliant Harry and Louis love story from the very beginning, where the only difference is that the love between them is literally written on their skin, and there’s only so much they can hide.

★・・・・・・★

[deleted fic, link to download] Road Less Travelled (98K) by freetheankles

Louis was a lumberjack happy to be living his life alone in what could qualify as Middle Of Nowhere, Canada.

Every morning, he went out into the woods, cut his logs, then came home at dusk to a scalding hot shower and a good book by the fireplace. Rinse and Repeat. He had a good life, quiet and peaceful; simple. Not a secluded one as Niall annoyingly claimed.

Louis certainly didn’t need some chatty trespasser dropping into his life, his forest, his home. Invading his space, his circle of friends, touching his stuff, asking questions about his husband. His late husband.

A trespasser who wasn’t supposed to crawl under his skin, occupy his thoughts, and steal his heart from where Louis had locked it safely away, only to put it right back on Louis’ sleeve — where it once laid.

No, Louis definitely didn’t need Harry.

★・・・・・・★

Of Mates and Men (630K) by bananaheathen | @bananaheathen

In which, Louis and Harry meet as best men for their best friends' wedding... well... sort of.

Or, the one where Harry's just moved back from New York and Louis doesn't believe in romance.

Or, I guess... the one where Zayn and Liam are getting married.

★・・・・・・★

[deleted fic, link to download] Where Your Heart Is (154K) by tvshows_addict

Louis is ready for his brand new adventure. So what if he suffers from a genetic condition that prevents him from being touched? College is going to be awesome. It has to. Karma kind of owes him right now. Forget about his overprotective mother, or Liam– his entirely too chipper step brother– or his mess of a roommate. Forget about the gloves he has to wear at all times. He’s here to expand his knowledge, write and drown himself in books – No matter how distracting ‘Hallway Boy’ may be– The obnoxious, flirty frat wannabe determined to become the bane of Louis’ existence.

Or, a college AU set in San Francisco where two lost boys who seemingly have nothing in common find inspiration, each other, and themselves in the process.

★・・・・・・★

No Good Deed (Goes Unpunished) (168K) by JasTheLarrie

A misinterpreted gesture of kindness pits newly-single father Louis against a kind-hearted Harry who only wants to help.

“I don’t need your pity,” he seethed. At Louis’ words, Harry frowned.

“You don’t have it.” Harry’s voice was quiet. Hurt. “I’ve been where you are. I don’t pity you, Louis.”

“Pity or not, you were out of line,” Louis growled through gritted teeth. “I didn’t ask for your help and I definitely don’t need it.”

He was hanging onto restraint for dear life. He wanted to scream in Harry’s face. He wanted to make him feel as shitty as he’d just made Louis feel. He wanted to embarrass Harry the way he’d just embarrassed him.

“I’m doing just fine without your charity. Keep your ‘good deeds’ to yourself.”

★・・・・・・★

A Long Way From The Playground (170K) by Pink_Sunsets

One Direction is broken up. They broke up five years ago. That should be the end of the story, right?

Harry is finished with One Direction. He now has a new life, one with two kids and a successful solo career. And he’s happy.

But a call one night from management flips Harry’s whole new life upside down, and he’s forced to face the life he had left behind.

As well as a certain blue eyed man who had left him behind.

★・・・・・・★

feel free to send me an ask if you have read a fic ive recommended! i'd love to talk about the fic with you <3

[mytragedyperson]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "mytragedyperson"?

No story behind the name. I just made a new tumblr because I forgot my login for the other one and I think this was just a random name it gave me but I liked it so I kept it.

As for favourite fics, yes, yes. So for I want people to be able to access fics I mention reasons, I'm not gonna mention focs that are currently on Patreon or deleted fics. Some of these I have discussed before but others are probably gonna be ones I've never discussed.

Warning: Probably spoilers for some, if not all, fics mentioned.

Feral | Tenya Iida by strawhat_pirate on Wattpad

Not a surprise, I don't think. I've spoken about strawhat_pirate and their fics before. Theirs is the only Patreon I've ever subscribed to. They have quite a few OC x BNHA, with both male and female OCs, that I really like. But this was the first fic of theirs I read and my favourite. I've reread what exists of this fic many times. It isn't completed but that's fine. So this is a Tenya Iida x Male OC. The male OC is called Kittrick Suzuko, and he is the quirkless cousin of Bakugou. They meet when Tenya is getting bullied in middle school and Kit stands up for him against two guys who have quirks. He nearly breaks one of the bullies' arm and sets a desk on fire. He's very chaotic and gets into fights a lot, but he adores Tenya and they have a cute friends to lovers progression. They do start dating relatively quickly, but that's really just the start of the story. They are basically opposites attract and just love and adore each other. Kit is a badass, despite, or because of his quirklessness. There's some angst, but considering this is a strawhat_pirate fic, there's not much angst yet, though there are elemants of bullying, abuse, some mentions of suicidal ideation. These are all fairly brief and more focussed on the aftermath but they are there. As I said, Kit is Bakugou's cousin and it's kind of implied Bakugou's bullying of Deku is coming from a fear of quirkless people in general, because of Kit. Also, Kit and Midoriya become friends and Midoriya transfers to Kit and Tenya's middle school and starts training for UA earlier, with Kit and Tenya's help, so is more confident when entering UA. Other than that there's Todoroki family stuff, them working on a newspaper that gets famous, a Nomu they call Denise, them learning information they are not supposed to know and just not mentioning it. Honestly, a great fic, with a very entertaining OC, a cute relationship and a chaotic storyline. Love this one

2. No Heteros Allowed by DeceivingTerror, EnceladusLife on AO3

Another fic I've mentioned before and a BNHA fic. No OC. This is just a chaotic crack chatfic. There are ships but honestly they're overshadowed by all the chaotic stuff that happens. Aizawa seriously needs a raise for this one. So Mineta gets expelled and Shinsou joins their class in his place. There are multiple parties in which they get drunk. A sex shop and a clothes shop that share a name, there might actually be another shop with the same name, selling something completely different. There are shops like Target and Toys'r'us that just seem to randomly pop up. I'm pretty sure the Toys'r'us is actually some sort of liminal space, backrooms type thing. Mothman and other Cryptids exist and Mothman dates Mina. Teletubbies are a real species and one invades UA and takes Todoroki. There's a room inspection chapter where they're all keeping forbidden food makers of various kinds that aren't allowed in the dorms, especially the bedrooms. There are various ghosts and demons. They're extra chaotic in this one. Occassional fourth wall breaks in the form of 'why are we texting when we're all in the same room?' What's the name of the drink mascot who bursts through walls? He's a villain in this one but I forgot his name. Just, in terms of pure chaos and crack, just easy reading, this is one of the better ones

3. Interperspective by SnufflesThePig on AO3

A Merlin fic, specifically a Merlin reaction fic. Merlin, Hunith, Gaius, Arthur, the knights, Morgana and Gwen are sent to watch Merlin's adventures in Camelot. We also get some original scenes of Merlin's past or just things he was doing between saving Camelot form the evil of the week. Merlin/Arthur and Gwen/Morgana. Everyone learns about magic. We see Merlin just having fun with magic and using it on his own, no one around and it's cool. The thing I really like about this one is the descriptions. It's just written in a beautiful way, lots of imagery using shadow and light, lots of descriptions, slight rewrites to canon, nothing super major so far. Just, it's so well written, a rare Merlin reaction fic. There is angst, please do read the tags. Also I like the comments on this one as well. Just... There's not much I can say because talking about it doesn't do it justice, just, great fic. Love this one.

4. The entire Sunflower series by Aralana675, but especially To Build a Mechanic and To Build a Programmer - all on AO3.

Mentioned these during my post about favourite characters and ships but I'll talk about them here as well. A series of Sk8 the Infinity fics. Most are centred around Reki and his relationships with the others, with a particular focus on his relationship with Joe and Cherry, though there is still plenty of him and Langa and him and Miya.

The first fic, To Build a Mechanic, focuses on him and Joe. Joe finds out about Reki's skateboard designs and challenges him to a race at S and gets Reki to make him a skateboard and show him it at S, which leads to him becoming S's mechanic, making and probably fixing skateboards for the people there. The second fic, To Build a Programmer is longer and focuses more on his relationship with Cherry, something I don't see as often, honestly. Cherry teaches him programming in hopes of building up to Reki building his own version of Karla basically. We get some elements of punk Reki, as Cherry mentors him. There's even a chapter where Cherry pierces his lip. Cherry and Joe are together. There are conversations about events in the anime. Cherry finds out Reki never went to the hospital after getting jumped and ran over and immediately takes him to the get checked. They play video games together. Reki becomes Cherry's apprentice. These are Smart Reki fics which I love. But this is the one where we get quite a bit of the group all hanging out together. They celebrate their birthdays at Joe's restaurant. Reki makes Miya a video game for his birthday. Reki and Langa aren't together but are in love. There are other fics in this series but these two are my favourite so they can go here together.

5. Channel JACKAL by Aka_aKa_akA

A Haikyuu social media fic focussing on SakuAtsu and the MSBY Black Jackals. It is a series, the other fics are oneshots of smut that accompany certain chapters. The MSBY Black Jackals start a YouTube channel so their fans can get to know them better. Each chapter, there will be a YouTube video written as a transcript and then fans and other Haikyuu characters respond on social media. Shipping comes into it, especially with Sakusa and Atsumu, and the videos show the process of them getting together. There's some other ships, but this is mostly just a fluffy fic. There's not really angst so much as obliviousness. I like a social media fic or a chatfic and this is one of the better ones I've seen, especially since they do use YouTube so can progress the story and the relationship that way. Also, Atsumu is loved in this fic, like, everyone wants him. We love to see it. Also protective Osamu. They compete over who gets the most service aces. It's just great. Especially how accommodating they are about Kiyoomi's germaphobia. Like, they're always finding ways to let him participate in the games and activities. It's just a nice, cute, fun fic.

6. The Magic Of Friendship by BabyStepsAreStillSteps

Another Merlin fanfic, this time focusing on a friendship between Mordred and Merlin. Good Mordred. Mordred mad a magic vow not to kill Arthur so Merlin lets himself be friends with Mordred, and hijinks ensue. Lots of mind speak. They pull pranks. Lot of badass Merlin and badass Mordred, Merlin appreciation and the others learning just how capable Merlin is, even without him using magic. There's a magic reveal (Merlin and Mordred) in the last chapter. bits of angst. This is the second part of a series but I prefer this part, it's more fun. Also there's a chapter where there's an imposter Mordred and Merlin is the one to figure it out, within minutes of being back in Camelot but no one believes him. I love this. Their friendship is great. I always love Merlin appreciation, especially when it's not just his magic. Also Mordred becomes Merlin's apprentice and tells Arthur and the knights off when they need it. Arthur doesn't mean to, like it's not malicious but he keeps neglecting or not noticing things about Merlin, and Merlin doesn't tell him because he assumes Arthur is aware so it sometimes takes Mordred to knock some sense into him. It's just a cute fic, very good Mordred and Merlin friendship, no romantic ships other than Arthur/Gwen and even that's in the background as it's more focused on Merlin's friendships. Both parts of the series are about his friendships with the knights, Arthur and Mordred. The first part is more obviously angsty but there are still elements of angst here.

7. Truth Shall Set You Free by JaydeRayne

A TCF/LCF reaction fic. (As always you can pry the name TCF from my cold dead hands). So there's quite a few reaction fics for TCF, and I'm sure they're great but this one is my favourite. Everyone is in this one, every named character and some unnamed, two Earths, about 3 groups for TCF/TBOAH world. Starts from the beginning of the story. This fic is largely them pointing out Cale's contradictions and trying to get him to stop thinking badly about himself, to limited results so far but there is some small progress. Different versions of the same characters interacting. Lots of teasing Cale and other characters for the things they did. All the secrets, misunderstandings and contradictions being revealed. It's just got a very loving energy and it's one of my comfort fics. It's not complete but it is still updating and it's just cute. Also there's about 10 prologue parts before the reaction starts and then it starts with TCF's prologue which is really just the icing on the cake. Also I really like this fic's interpretation of Violan and Deruth. They know they didn't do as well as they could've and vow to change and be better parents. They're not shown as these parents who always tried their parents and never made mistakes but they're not treated like irredeemable villains either. Deruth, in particular, is portrayed as someone who made mistakes early on and didn't know how to fix them, so didn't really fix them at all, but realises his approach was wrong. And, since the TBOAH world was brought here, they get another chance to improve things with their Cale, fix their mistakes, make it better, and clear up misunderstandings. It's not treated like they didn't love Cale as much but acknowledges that things did change because of Kim Rok Soo Cale, and accept all Cales and Kim Rok Soos as their sons, and the same for Basen and Lily accepting them as their brothers. They all genuinely try to get along in this world, which is nice to see. As I said, there are other reaction fics, even other reaction fics I like, for TCF but this one is my favourite.

8. What A Soul Can Accomplish by contumaciousarcadia

A Hazbin Hotel fanfiction, not complete but, my God, it's great. Lucifer/Alastor but it's kind of a slowburn. Like, I'm at chapter 65 and they're not together yet but they are in this place somewhere between friendship and romance. But more than that, the plot. The angels have it out for Alastor for some reason. They're trying so hard to kill him. Alastor is somehow surviving. The Hotel gang are trying to figure it out. Like, it starts with Lucifer being suspicious of Alastor and thinking he's plotting something but quickly becomes so much more than that. Also Powerful Alastor. Alastor actually cares about people in this one, especially Charlie and Lucifer, and they care about him. A lot of development of heaven, hell, angels, Lucifer, life before those were things. Kinda biblically accurate angels. Alastor is an empath, like that's a huge part of why he doesn't like physical touch. He's an empath in Hell. The angels threaten Alastor's mom, the hotel, Angel. Jealous and possessive Alastor and Lucifer (not overly so but there are elements of it). They actually work really well together in this fic though. Honestly, recommend for the plot alone, even outside of Radioapple, but Radioapple is the ship. Also make sure to read tags, there are some pretty dark things in this, since it is Hazbin Hotel after all, including references to sexual assault, it's not shown, like there's no explicit sexual assault scene but it is discussed and referred to, and there is a scene where they kind of describe (not in detail) attempted sexual assault of Alastor by Vox. It doesn't happen but, again, it's discussed. Also Alastor is still Asexual in this fic and we kinda get some insight into Lucifer and Lillith's relationship. As I said, check tags before reading, it's not dead dove but it is angsty and there probably are potential triggers.

9. Leafing Through The Pages, I Found You by YunaYamiMouto

A Bungou Stray Dogs fic focusing on Dazai. It's kind of a reaction fic, like they do see and react to things that happen in the show, but they're really just reacting to Dazai's life up to this point (Just after season 3, I think), including his childhood. It is Soukouku but also it's focused on all of Dazai's relationships. It's because of an ability that they see all this. Not really a spoiler because it's like the first thing they see, but basically, Sensei kind of wroote him into existences. He was friends with Dazai's dad and used the book to allow him and his wife (the daughter of the former Mafia leader) to get pregnant and have a child. That child was Dazai, and it just kinda goes from there. Dazai doesn't really get many breaks, anytime his life seems to be improving, something traumatic happens. Also, they find out what happened to Oda. They react to Light novels too, I think they even mention Beast. Go read this, and then go read the other Bungou Stray Dogs fics by YunaYamiMouto because they're all really good. I love how they portray Dazai and, honestly, all the characters. Oh, read the one where the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia swap Dazai and Chuuya, so the ADA gets Chuuya and the PM gets Dazai, then the one where Dazai becomes the mafia boss, then the one where the mafia fangirls (fanboys? The gender neutral equivalent? you know what i mean) over Dazai's skills with a gun, or the My Hero Academia crossover where the hero society just isn't ready for Yokohama. Just, please, read their Bungou Stray Dogs fics. They're just really good. This section is secretly just YunaYamiMouto's Bungou Stray Dogs fics.

10. if only someone would hold me, i could be saved / a todobowl series by A_I_Neptune

A series of My Hero Academia fics featuring Todobowl. Todoroki is very soft in this one. He's dating Midoriya but keeps accidentally making their other classmates lose their minds. Midoriya doesn't seem to mind, he just seems happy to see Todoroki being loved. It all starts when Todoroki realises he really likes Midoriya's soft sweaters and starts wearin them around the dorms. He's just being soft and making his classmates, including Shinsou who is in class 1-A in this fic, adore him. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) for class 1-A, Shinsou is a little shit, so when Todoroki goes to visit his family, class 1-A goes to buy him gifts because they miss him, and Shinsou, with Midoriya's reluctant permission, gets him a catboy ensemble. The second part then deals with the results of this, Todoroki wearing the ensemble and unknowingly making his classmates fall in love with him. They all kinda expect Midoriya to be kinda mad, especially the ones like Sero, who end up in compromising positions with him, but Midoriya just kinda laughs at them. Todoroki remains oblivious and somewhat insecure. The first part is more Todoroki's POV i'd say, while part 2 is kinda everyone else's POV. There are two other parts, but the first two parts are my personal favourites. In the third part they watch Howl's Moving Castle. Todoroki's first movie night (at least without Midoriya). The last part, i don't know if I ever read but it looks like Bakugou will be teaching Todoroki to cook, so there's that.

Thank you for the ask. If anyone sees this, feel free to send asks for headcanons, drabbles, snippets or just questions like this. To see what fandoms i write for, check out my pinned post.

[intheorangebedroom]

Hello! Aside from your gorgeous amazing fic pleased to meed you, can you recommend some frankie fics? All kinds but angst is a preference 😌

Hey Nonnie! Thank you so much for your kind words and for this ask, I am insanely honoured that you’d ask me to rec some fics for our Pilot™️ ☺️🥰

I actually read very little for Frankie, because I have such a precise vision of him, one that I’m so insanely deeply in love with, I’m scared to venture into someone else’s.

This said, I do have some recommendations:

@frannyzooey Kelli’s Frankie masterlist has everything you need: girl dad /competent /sweet /confident Frankie with Weeknights, on-brand tender desperate filth with Box Set (I’m so fucking in love with Box Set Frankie it’s obscene. OBSCENE), and angst that will bring you to your knees with the one shots Listen and Need which HAVE. WRECKED. ME. Don’t forget to check her Pioneer Frankie and her Cabin Frankie (this one’s a menace, prepare to die).

@the-ginger-hedge-witch Ren’s Forest Ranger Frankie is my ultimate comfort fic. Rain will ruin you, I kid you not. It’s one of my all time favourite, so make sure to read all the one shots that follow to soothe your broken heart. And then, there’s the absolute ruler of my heart: Adversity Frankie. I would kill for this man. I adore him with everything I got. Adversity is a m/m/f that pairs Frankie with Ezra and it changed my life.

@fuckyeahdindjarin Cee has only one Frankie story (for now, but more is to come and I’m so excited for it!). Grays is a two part story, but there are also some goodies in the Fun Things section of her masterlist. Cee is so good with descriptions and characterisation, her Frankie is top tier and her readers are always a delight, Shiv from Grays being no exception.

@charnelhouse Charnie ruined my life with Watch Your Step Frankie. Unfortunately, if you haven’t read it yet, you’ll have to wait for the book to be published (I cannot fucking wait). Her won’t you let me go down in my dreams Frankie is also a treat. Fuck, I am really in love with this man in every universe, am I? Do I need professional help?

@djarinsbeskar Talking about falling in love with the man in every universe, on September 22nd, Rachel’s A Sensual Summoning is coming out and I am soooooo ready! In the meantime, you can get a peek at her excellent Frankie with Lucid Dreaming, still ongoing.

@gracie7209 Last but not least, Gracie has a series called Amaryllis that she just completed (yay you Gracie!!!). I haven’t had time to dive into it yet, but I’m looking forward to!

That’s all I can think of for now, it’s not much, I’m sorry, I’m an obsessive reader who read the same stuff over and over until I get it all memorised…

Thanks again for your trust, Nonnie 🧡🧡🧡 Happy reading and please, come back to tell me what you loved!

[andromeda4004]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. spread the self-love ❤

I've had this ask from @aracloptia now as well, so I should get on with it! Top 5 favourite (I've only written eight) in no particular order:

let's start with my latest one, The Flower Bed. Written with many juicy ideas inspired by @illustrious-slimeman and his jaw-dropping art, as part of the Pollen Count event this spring. There's hardly been a day since it came out that I don't get more kudos on it, and I guess that goes to show - E rated fics do pick up more readers!

next my only other E rated fic, Vaster than Empires, part of the Song and Poetry Exchange this year. My first attempt at writing proper smut in years, and I am so very pleased with how it came out.

I won't be making much of a habit of writing smut, though, because it takes me much too long! Antoinette is more my wheelhouse, plenty of psychological exploration of the characters and soulful pining in a period piece. 1920s ineffable wives, anyone?

My first GO fic was an absolute ride for me as a writer - how I wrote that much that fast I remain unsure! Morningstar Abbey is a GO human AU in the rough plot of Northanger Abbey, my first and still my most popular story, and if you like the sound of "Austen but make everyone bi, oh and let's make Gabriel femme, just for fun" you might like it too!

lastly, my personal favourite, Mission: Ineffable. This one is such a niche choice for an AU, but I swear it works! Aziraphale the hardworking but overly-trusting spy who gets betrayed, Crowley the flirty redheaded arms-dealer who comes to his rescue. I had so much fun with this one, to the extent that the sequel is about half-written, and I do intend to adapt the whole film series in the end (there's a spreadsheet with all the planning on it...) So if you like it, do subscribe, there will be more!

Thanks for the tags, and it's wonderful to see everyone's favourites - do share yours if you'd like to!

[mostlyinthemorning]

Hey there! No pressure, but I'd love to see your recs: Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love ❤️

Oh goodness, okay.

Sometimes, Home is a Person. I think I've said this on multiple occasions, but this will always be the fic that's at the top of my favourites list. I got to write the future that I wanted for David and Patrick where they're madly in love, still hot for each other, and dealing with everyday problems.

Everything She Ever Wanted. I will always and forever be a Marcy Brewer fan. I think this *might* have been the first fic in the fandom from Marcy's POV? In my head, Marcy loves her son, she just doesn't always know how to talk to him.

If Dreams Were Lightning and Thunder Was Desire. I was very tempted to put my entire Everyday Magic series on this list, because I love them all. This one is a solid favourite, because how can I not love a meet-cute with David as the Angel of Death?

Shoot and Score. This fic is less than 1000 words, but it's one of the best twists I've ever written. Plus it has street hockey.

Strangers, Friends, Husbands, Lovers. It was a struggle trying to pick an AU for this list, but I wrote an entire blog to accompany this one, so it has to be at the top of the list. Plus, so many people yelled at me about the slow burn, which was also fun.

Honourable mention to: Soulmate Goose Albert and House Hippo Jake.

[ozwriterchick]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💕

Ooooo, thanks for the tag @nicoline1998enilocin

I haven't written a lot so I don't know if I have 5, unless I can add some that are on AO3 but not on here.. I really should upload them here as well...

Tumblr fics

Big Love - Bucky returns home after a hard day at work to his loves

Our Little Family - A bit of angst, a bit of fluff (mostly fluff)

Something to read - My newest Bucky story - Librarian!Bucky is a mood!

AO3 fics

Road Trip - One of my smuttier attempts

Always the Bridesmaid - Loosely based on 27 dresses

The Wedding - Based on the start of Monica and Chandler's relationship

[medusapelagia]

Ok… no panic… @strangerthings1975 has just published the final chapter of “Money Power Glory”….

[qvert]

Refuge at the Firelight Hideout

[everwalldigan]

(Dick coming to collect Jason after he’s been “wrongfully” captured by the justice league while Batman is off world:)

Dick: Listen, Hood might be a criminal, but he’s one of Gotham’s. And he’s my brother.

JL: he killed 80 people in two days.

Dick: …he’s adopted?

Jason, glaring while bound to a chair: SO ARE YOU???

[valtsv]

are we still doing this because i have a late submission

[keferon]

I can’t remember if I already posted these or not. Let’s pretend I didn’t lol

[kidovna]

from chapter 8 of ‘and reclamation’ of the isolation series by @nanashi-07!

[meiinoe]

chase cousins i miss them i miss them so much

[noodles-and-tea]

Back at it with my enchanted merthur shenanigans

[pidgydraws]

🐎 the trail that leads me to you 🐎

vis dev for Cardine's western AU (it's like~ Oregon Trail but make it jayvik!) that i was so kindly commissioned to do artwork for. <3 i am very, VERY excited to have a good excuse to draw horses! <3 <3 <3

i've already read the first 40 chapters and have so many parts i want to draw that it'll be hard to pick which to do first! hahaha! if you like cowboy shit, angst, and AUs that make use of the majority of the cast i'd definitely recommend it!!!

(bonus: more cowboy!jayvik art >here< now! and also >here< <3)

[choccy-milky]

how to scare a goody two-shoes ravenclaw 👵🏻