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reading year in review
posting this at the behest of @bittersweetresilience... 1-2 of my favorite fics that I read for each month of the year
Iâm not tagging anyone in this other than mutuals who happen to be on the list because I DONâT KNOW. this is SCARY. Iâm just a girl. what do I know about anything.
01 JANUARY
Graine de toi by MireilleTanaka (Miraculous Ladybug)
Ladybug and Chat Noir think theyâre close, until they begin waking up in one anotherâs skin. AU: Adrien is homeschooled, and he and Marinette have never met
Body swap AND Never Met AU fic based loosely on Kimi na wa that lived in my head for ages. @blur0se sent this to me when we were just little baby new friends because she thought I would like it and she was exactly right because I loved it.
In Pursuit of the Uneatable by @nemaliwrites (Miraculous Ladybug
In a Paris where Lila weaves tales that blind the city, Marinette stands accused, isolated. Her parents' trust is shattered, her friends distant, and in battle, illusions blur the line between ally and enemy. As the shadows and uncertainty threaten to close in, Marinette finds herself turning to the last person who claims to be on her side: a boy in a white mask who calls himself a fox hunter.
This fic is so good and we are all blessed to have a chance to read Nemali writing⌠I feel awful because I still need to finish this fic but I think about it all the time. Nemaliâs prose and Lila characterization, and just the general conceptâ AGH. Top tier.
02 FEBRUARY
never been in love by bittersweetResilience (Miraculous Ladybug)
FĂŠlix wonders if he has a heart. If he does, it doesnât beat like that.
I love ace spectrum characters I love Sunny writing I love Sunny ace spectrum fic⌠Made me cry.
03 MARCH
watership down by bittersweetResilience (Miraculous Ladybug)
âOf course we get along.â Emilieâs hand reaches over to slip into AmĂŠlieâs. As always, her fingers loosen as soon as AmĂŠlie has reciprocated the hold. She swings their hands in a carefree arc between them, looking into the woods ahead, relying on AmĂŠlieâs grip to keep them linked. âWeâre soulmates. No secrets between us.â AmĂŠlie and Emilie, through the years. A non-linear narrative.
This fic is sooo good you guys. So good. GAH. Sunny writing + Sunny Amelie and FĂŠlix, and complicated family relationships, and pretty prose and WATERSHIP DOWN. It feels like a coming of age film in your head.
Season of Giving by The_Rabbit42 (Miraculous Ladybug)
As Christmas draws near, Adrien and Marinette want to find special presents to give their partner and⌠other partner. Combined with Adrien rediscovering what Christmas is without his parents, Marinette getting sick, and Alya and Adrien becoming closer friends, it's sure to be a memorable holiday.
Honestly, this year, March was one of my lowest months for a lot of personal reasons, and I happened to stumble upon this Christmas fic and it just made me feel better.
04 APRIL
Maybe This Life by @coffeebanana (Miraculous Ladybug)
"Adrien's in the hospital." Woken in the dead of night by a series of frantic phone calls, Marinette finds herself boarding a bus from New York to Montreal instead of flying home for winter break. Not that she has a clue how she'll navigate living with Adrienâwho definitely wants nothing to do with her since the break upâfor the indefinite future. Adrien just wants to find the energy to convince Marinette he's fineâthat she can leave. Because having her here hurts too much, and he's better off alone. At least, that's what he tells himself. They're an ocean away from home, stuck together in a one-bedroom apartment, in a city suffocated by snow. The distance between them has never felt so insurmountable. But maybe there's hope after all.
MTL fic⌠Sad, awkward exes fic. And CoffeeBanana writing. What more could you ask for in lifeâŚ? So excited to see more of this unfold when Kayla is finally free from deadlinesâŚ
05 MAY
again. I didnât do anything in May because I was 100%-ing ME3. and it ruined my life. (/pos) anyway. Mass Effect fic dump now
06 JUNE
picture perfect (get your head out of the sky) by luffia (Mass Effect Trilogy)
The logic of attraction is awful, and realising you have a thing for your undead human best friend who technically outranks you makes it all ten times worse.
This is just so funny. Jack torturing Garrus by pointing out his attraction lives in my head forever. Perfectly executed feeling of Oh. and then Oh no.
Beating Like A Hammer by skybound2 (Mass Effect Trilogy)
Garrus doesn't know if she is real, or a hallucination, but when Shepard storms back into his life on Omega, he finds that he doesn't much care. He just knows that he's not letting her go again, not if he can help it.
Shepard staying with Garrus and sending the other two squadmates to close the vents during his recruitment mission. Who would I be if I didnât have at least one Omega fic on here. Be real.
07 JULY
it makes sense that it should hurt in this way (that my heart should break â and my hands should shake â ) by calypsid (Mass Effect Trilogy)
When Garrus gets home to Palaven, he finds something in his luggage he doesn't remember putting there himself.
I cannot explain to you how often I think about this fic. Itâs short and sweetâ Shepard isnât even really there, but itâs just a fic that sticks with me so entirely. I actually need to go back to it because I think I was still lurking in the fandom and I probably didnât comment, which is an absolute crime.
the view between by @bbutterflies (Miraculous Ladybug)
Adrien is standing at the front doors of the mansion. Itâs abandoned now, though it doesnât look much different. It feels safer somehow. He hates himself for thinking it. Father was a hero. His eyes burn and he fights away the guilt. Father was a hero and it doesnât matter what else happened before because heâs gone. All Adrien has of his parents is the twin rings on his hand.
I've only read a handful of Post-S5 fics, but I read this one and it hit sooo well. Itâs so sad and haunting and such a lovely peek into Adrienâs brain.
08 AUGUST
大鹟 by bittersweetResilience (Honkai: Star Rail)
It feels like lightning, the thrust of the spear through him. The same lightning that crackles at his fingertips, that arcs up his spine, that dances over his skin like fireflies in those winedrunk memories. Bandaged hands and bleeding ink and a hundred thousand fragments of abundance and destruction. or, Jing Yuan lets go of these seven hundred years of dreams.
Well of course. I gotta. The Renjing character study of all character studies (Iâm unqualified to say this). I love this fic because first of all, Sunny prose is always beautiful, and second of all, Sunny loves this fic. I love what Renjing did to your writing. I love that you started writing more fluff and AUs and reading Chinese fic, and I know this fic is a big part of the journey. I loved reading it.
Well. Fuck. by quondam (Mass Effect Trilogy)
When he least expects it, Garrus finds Shepard at the door of his apartment on the Citadel, looking for a place to spend the night. Set between ME1 & ME2. Prompt called for a fill on humor & sex.
This is my favorite Shakarian smut. I donât read a TON of smut. But I love this one. SO much. Amazing humor. Post-ME1, pre-ME2, with a very in-character Garrus. And I love that awkward ME1 Garrus.
09 SEPTEMBER
Marked Introductions by Feynite (Mass Effect Trilogy)
The words on Shepardâs forearm are⌠not in English.
I love the world-building in this fic and specifically the thought put into the turian language aspect. They even used phonetics⌠I cheered in my bed with my Bachelorâs degree. Itâs actually bookmarked with a note that just says âLINGUISTICSâ because I got so excited.
the light that throws itself on everything by @asukiess (Miraculous Ladybug)
the light that throws itself on everything, stretching twice, at dusk and again at dawn, agrees to stay, but only for a while.
This is it. The fic that revived my love of poetry. The reason I write fandom poems now. Itâs everything⌠Itâs the light⌠The light throwing itself on everything⌠Tragic. Gay. Poetry.
10 OCTOBER
Observations Upon Waking by interventionsandlullabies (Mass Effect Trilogy)
A collection of moments in which Garrus wakes up and takes in his surroundings. Some better, some worse. Some best.
IÂ adore this authorâs internal monologue for Garrus so so much. Cathartic post-ME3 fic. A little sad, but then a lot happy.
11 NOVEMBER
Edge of Yesterday by @that-wildwolf (Mass Effect Trilogy)
The war is over and Shepard's still alive. Except she doesn't really understand what war everyone is talking about, or who half of these people are... The last thing she does remember is the Normandy blowing up over Alchera. Which apparently was a few years ago, and things had changed a lot during that time. She doesn't even know which bothers her more: that everyone wants her to be someone she's not, or that Garrus has been strangely distant ever since she woke up... TL;DR: Shepard survives but loses all her memories since her death in ME2. Shakarian angst and regular angst, all mixed up together into a nice hurt/comfort cocktail. Despite the scary tags this has a happy ending.
I think Iâve been pretty loud about how much I love this fic, but why not be a little louder. This is probably my favorite fic Iâve read this year. I cried so many times, stayed up so late reading some nights, and I still think about it all the time. Some of my absolute favorite tropes done exceedingly well, and just all-around wonderful character moments. And I even made a friend out of reading it, so I doubly win.
Change Starts With Today by ThatWildWolf (Mass Effect Trilogy)
From the records of Doctor Marta DomaĹska, professional psychiatrist specialising in trauma: 2188, one year since the conclusion of the Reaper War. Patient admitted to psychotherapy: turian male, 25 to 30 years old, shows signs of deep-rooted psychological trauma. Admitted to therapy after losing a loved one; patient classified as high-risk. Advised course of action: continue psychotherapy and monitoring patient's state. Prescribe mood stabilisers if needed.
I would be remiss not to include this. A lovely little companion piece to EoY with an amazing Garrus character study and a very lovable OC. Makes my heart ache all over again. Reliving the magic, really.
12 DECEMBER
dreamt a cipher by @milkywayes (Mass Effect Trilogy)
Her own personal Noverian peak. Thatâs what it was supposed to be. Nothing but the discovery: no distractions, no comfort, no windows looking outâno familiar faces. But it's starting to look like her winning streak might have ended in that pile of Citadel rubble, if it ever extended that far to begin with.
Another fic that has been on my radar forever but I didnât read until the end of the year. So sad, but also such great humor and such a compelling mystery that it all balances out perfectly. Wonderful world-building, incredible characterization, and honestly? Jealousy-inducing prose, itâs so goodâ so much so that Iâm almost embarrassed to tag milky but I have to⌠milky deserves to knowâŚ
Tomorrow's Light by ThatWildWolf (Mass Effect Trilogy)
Garrus asked Shepard to move to Palaven with him. Things are looking up and rebuilding after the Reaper War is well underway, but loneliness and pain take their toll nonetheless. An examination of life and love in the wake of incredible trauma, of a galaxy torn apart and put back together, through the lens of two people. [Post-canon, Shakarian, equal parts fluff and angst.]
Am I the luckiest girl in the world that an EoY follow-up fic was published the month after I read EoY? I think so⌠This fic was lovely and cathartic and I love the way Wild gets into their brainsâŚ
#long ass post#jeez. do I love the sound of my own voice or what#ough. .. why am i so shy#gonna throw up#tag game#not a rec list technically but yes I rec these...#sorry to my mass effect mutuals all the way at the bottom.. you don't deserve to suffer like this reading through all my mess
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Nicole Reads A Lot of Fanfiction (and she's gonna share it with you): Week 8
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Hello this weeks fic reading brought to you by the fact that I haven't "worked" since 2/18. Anyway.. if you notice a sudden trend in the Sterek fics I'm not sure what to say. I tripped into the "Firefighter Derek Hale" tag and haven't seen the light of day since oops.
Buddie: 14 Sterek: 15
that timelines chat by disasterbuck, Veronae | @disasterbuck | @veronae-buddie (2025â˘Tâ˘32.6K)
On a seemingly ordinary night in 2022, Buck receives a text from what he assumes is a wrong number and goes along with it for lack of anything better to do. But it quickly becomes evident that nothing about this night is ordinary, as he finds himself texting an Eddie Diaz five years in the past, before he's moved to LA and joined the 118. What happens during the next twenty-four hours will change Buck's and Eddie's lives forever. Eddie: like I said, I just wanted to update my phone Eddie: maybe I did something to it đ Buck: of course YOU would try to update your phone and end up texting the future 𤣠Eddie: hey! Buck: technology really doesnât like you, does it? Buck: đ
Was I even on your way? by rangerdanger (mxgicxltrxgedy) | @call-me-medusa (2025â˘Mâ˘3K)
A soft knock starts on the door. âBuck?â Itâs Eddie. Of course itâs Eddie. âAre you feeling okay?â Buck feels like heâs going to throw up. âNo." âCan I come in?â Buck closes his eyes. He tries to take another deep breath, trying to remind himself heâs in Eddieâs bathroom, in Eddieâs house, probably the safest place heâs ever been in L.A, and that heâs not in an office trying to talk about a kidâs death. He scoots closer to the toilet, resting his back on the edge of the tub, âYeah.â - Or, Buck gets reminded of something that happened he'd rather forget.
come ride on me (i mean camaraderie) by heygirltimeformorning | @heygirltimeformorning (2025â˘Eâ˘4.5K)
âEddie, this isnât -- casual for me,â Buck says finally, like heâs cutting the wires to a bomb. âI canât -- I donât do casual anymore.â He looks up at Eddie, open and bleeding, totally disarmed. Heâs the most beautiful thing Eddieâs ever seen. Buck takes a breath, looks down, shakes his head. âI mean,â he says, âI canât do casual with you.â âWho,â Eddie asks, very quietly, âsaid anything about casual?â
Cheeseburger in Paradise by Bookworm0303 | @insertlovelyperson (2025â˘Eâ˘20.2K)
âSwingers,â Buck gasped, eyes wide and mouth agape, âEddie, theyâre swingers.â Immediately, Eddie blanked, fork clattering against his dish as he ran through every possible way he could try to deny it. More or less recovered, he eventually shook his head and laughed, âWhat? No. No, theyâre not.â âYes,â the other gritted out, frantically gesturing back at the two couples at the bar, âthey are.â Turning in his seat, Eddie watched as the pair of husbands quite literally swapped wives, getting rather cozy with their new partner for the evening. And... ok, damn. Sure. Clearing his throat as he turned back around, he was willing to make a partial concession, âOk. Fine. Maybe those four are, butââ Thatâs when Buck got to pointing: âAnd them. And them. And definitely them.â Each assessment more damning than the last. --- or Eddie plans a vacation for the first (and likely last) time in his life.
Second date update by kyote_ugly | @kyoteugly (2025â˘Tâ˘1.9K)
The story takes place between the 1st and 2nd seasons, different first meeting. Buck's friends convince him to go on a blind date to get over Abby, and Eddie, well, Eddie is training to be a firefighter - he's divorced, new in town, and of course his friend from the academy wants to help him navigate the LA dating scene. And you, my dear reader, you're sitting in traffic on your way to work, listening to the radio...
The Blondie Theory by facewithoutheart | @facewithoutheart (2025â˘Tâ˘5.7K)
Grace hates running into people from high school. But she always kind of wondered about Eddie Diaz. So when Eddie moves back to El Paso, Grace finally gets a chance to prove a theory, make a new friend, meet her long distance girlfriend, and end a ship war. AKA 5 times Grace Matthews runs into her former classmate, Eddie Diaz, and 1 time she runs into one of those two nurses, Evan Buckley.
do you believe in magic? by Tizniz | @tizniz (2025â˘GAâ˘5.6K)
Buckâs magic has been infatuated with Eddie since the moment Buck laid eyes on the man. It didnât matter that Buck himself had less than pleasant feelings towards Eddie, his magic decided that Eddie was the love of its life and it was going to do anything it could to be near him. This went against Buckâs own feelings because of the whole not liking Eddie for exactly two days and also because Buck has always been told to keep his magic a secret.
reeling with the feeling by dykeries | @buddiesbian (2025â˘Eâ˘3.7K)
âWe are not calling 911.â Eddie groans into Buckâs shoulder. âI donât want to either. But I think we have to.â Buck shakes his head and then regrets it. Heâs like, eighty percent sure thereâs a bleeding cut on the back of his head and heâs gotten blood on the shower tile. âWeâll figure something else out.â âLike what?â Eddie tries to shift his weight off Buck again and immediately flops back down. âUgh.â âI donât know. Dying here. We had a pretty good run.â âTheyâll put it on our tombstone,â Eddie says mournfully. âHere lie Buck and Eddie: too old for shower sex.â âAw, babe,â Buck says, oddly touched. âYouâd want a joint tombstone?â
No one can ever know about this. Except for Hen.
Eddie and the bee-tee-dubs by telldebatz | @singitforthegirls (2025â˘GAâ˘1.6K)
Eddie didn't expect this once he got back from Texas with Chris, but somehow, he's not that surprised either. Buck acquires a cat in Eddie's absence, which is fine, but it shares Eddie's name, and that might become a problem. (It's a short, cute fic about Buddie and a cat. Enjoy.)
Inside Keeps Building by Minalover | @minalover (2024â˘Eâ˘34.4K)
"âMy luggage got delayed coming in from Phoenix but it should be in tomorrow.â Eddie is, of course, not fine. He hasnât been fine since he left for El Paso yesterday. He suspects he wasnât fine long before that, but he was able to keep it beaten back with a stick. Not so much anymore. âThat sucks.â Theyâve been different since Eddie made the decision to move to El Paso a few weeks back. He could have sworn Buck was okay. He was okay in the kitchen that day, when he flipped the iPad over and unearthed Eddieâs tender familial burns. He was okay on the couch, the couch Eddie had to leave behind, the couch he mourns for reasons too complicated to think about. He was okay on the virtual call with the real estate agent. He was okay. They were okay. âYeah, it really does. All of my underwear was in that luggage.â They donât feel okay." or: Eddie follows Christopher to El Paso or or: the sexting fic I promised myself
i wanna feel you from the inside by shortndiaz (2025â˘Eâ˘4.2K)
Starts with âwanna go for the title?â and ends in some blood and sex
Feeding by pickdotter (2025â˘Eâ˘2.4K)
Everything needs sustenance; matter, weaving into movement. Hunger is a passion for life. Eddie hungers, while Buckâs pulse thumps with it, blood. *** Vampire!Eddie shows up at Buck's front door.
forever is the sweetest con by becausebuckley | @becausebuckley (2025â˘Eâ˘37.9K)
âBuck,â Eddie says, a small smile curving at the edge of his mouth, âwanna get married? For our honeymoon, weâll scam your parents out of some money and make Raviâs accountant do our taxes.â âWell,â Buck says drily, âthat sounds like an offer I canât refuse.â âIâm sorry,â Eddie says, in his very best â meaning very bad â impression of Buck when he gets his hands on a clipboard. âWhat was that?â âYes, Eddie,â Buck says, putting on an air of suffering despite the butterflies making themselves at home in his stomach. Man, whoever Eddie ends up proposing to for realsies is gonna be so lucky. âIâll marry you.â or: buck is invited to a family reunion and realises that there's a good chunk of money waiting for him. thereâs one issue, though: he has to be married to claim it, and right now, heâs painfully single. itâs a good thing he has such a great best friend in eddie, right?
H-E-A-T-A/B/O: A Buddie Anthology by Bucksbelly (drarryweasley) | @bucksbelly [WIP] (2025â˘Eâ˘41.2K)
An anthology of Buddie one-shots based in omegaverse settings. These stories are NOT connected; they each have slightly different lore and can be read in any order!Brought to you by I wanted to write my favorite trope but couldn't decide how to do it so I wrote a bunch of them
I don't want the world, but I'll take this city (2025â˘Eâ˘9.5K)
"Let. Him. Go." Eddie demands, deathly still so he doesn't pounce. "Why? Because he smells like yours?" The second prisoner taunts. "I bet you haven't even told him yet." "Told me what?" Buck snaps, slightly breathless. At least he's not choking. "Come on, Dom, stop fucking around," Mitchell agrees, rolling his eyes at the display. "We're on the clock, here." But Dom hasn't taken his gaze off of Eddie, and vice versa. His smirk grows. "You'll thank me for this one day," he says, and before anyone can move, he sinks his teeth into Buck's neck.
Thank You by JoMouse | @josjournal (2019â˘Tâ˘12.3K)
Stiles is a firefighter with BHFD Ladder 30. He hates the new guy...until he doesn't. For Sterek Week 2019 Scene Stealers - basically Sterek as Buddie from 9-1-1.
Anchoring by rororowyourboat | @rosieposiepuddingnpie (2025â˘Tâ˘3.1K)
Stiles is Derek's anchor, but Derek deserves so much more than one person as an anchor. Stiles decides to help Derek find joy in life again.
Champagne Problems by fairytalesandfolklore | @fairytales-and-folklore (2021â˘Tâ˘1.7K)
Stiles has got champagne problems. No, really. He's had way too many mimosas. A game of tipsy truth or dare at a New Year's Eve pack party ends with Stiles accidentally blurting out that he's in love with DerekâŚright in front of the sourwolf himself.
"Alright, fine," Erica simpers. "I dare you to tell us who you've got a crush on." "Because we all know there's someone," Lydia insists, giving him a pointed look. "Someone you've clearly been pining after for years now," Danny agrees. "So just come clean, Stilinski. Tell us who it is." Stiles, who is absolutely smashed off his ass at this point in the game, rolls his eyes so hard he sees stars. "Nice try, assholes," he teases with a sing-song lilt and a self-satisfied smile. "But there's no way in hell I'm ever gonna tell you I'm in love with Derek, so you can justâ" Somewhere in the distance, a champagne flute shatters, and suddenly, Derek is just there, looming in the distance, eyebrows arched so high they practically straddle his hairline.
nonchalant about your own mortality by honestlydarkprincess | @honestlydarkprincess (2025â˘Tâ˘1.1K)
Derek gets hurt after sacrificing himself for the pack yet again and Stiles is angry about it.
He's Not Mine by Sunnee (2013â˘Eâ˘68.5K)
Derek comes home to find an abandoned werebaby on his front porch and Stiles volunteers to help him out. Surprisingly, that is just the beginning of his problems.
Stuck on Repeat by pyrrhical (anoyo) | @approximatelytrue (2017â˘Mâ˘77.2K)
Twelve years after leaving Beacon Hills, and everything it represented, Stiles is a well-respected analyst at the CIA. Unfortunately, life likes its irony, and Stiles finds his pretty fabulous CIA career turned on its side when an asset-turned-mark turns out to be a little less than human.
can't be trusted to treasure your heart like i do by honestlydarkprincess | @honestlydarkprincess (2025â˘Tâ˘1.3K)
Derek chases after Stiles and they make up.
Safe by Hedwig221b | @hedwig221b (2023â˘NRâ˘976)
âWhere is he?â Stiles rumbled, glancing at each member of the pack in front of him, before settling his incinerating gaze on one person he once considered a brother. âTell me, Scott, where is my husband?â
The Faded Line by GrimReaperlover11 (2022â˘Tâ˘31K)
Stiles sometimes hated being an omega, always being treated like the low man on the totem pole. His ideology is only proven to be correct one night on his way home from a night out with Scott when an alpha tries to take advantage of him. however before he can be defiled, he finds a savior in another alpha, one that has his omega howling with want. when his hero takes him home and cares for him, Stiles doesn't want him to leave. Maybe he won't.
The Outstation by CabbageOriley (2020â˘GAâ˘23K)
Stiles is the newest hire at the Beacon Hills Fire Department. What will happen when he gets stationed at the outstation referred to as the Hale Hole? He's going to die, that's what. He's going to die and⌠fall in love?
this loving could save me by hot_damn_louis | @bisexualagenda (2020â˘NRâ˘16.9K)
âSomeone put shaving cream in my helmet again,â Derek growled, his arms tense. âAnd who could that be?â Stiles asked, feigning innocence. He elbowed Derek playfully as he half jogged over to the rig, hopping into the passenger seat. aka Stiles and Derek have been working in the same firehouse for a while, and they might be a little more obvious about their feelings than they think.
Emergency Love by Kedreeva | @kedreeva (2012â˘Eâ˘13.5K)
Wherein Derek is a firefighter and Stiles is a paramedic, and they just keep meeting.
stop, drop, and roll by thepsychicclam | @thepsychicclam (2014â˘Mâ˘12.2K)
Stiles knows he's in trouble when he invites the Beacon Hills Fire Department into his third grade classroom and he can't stop staring at a certain scruffy fireman. But after the third graders take a field trip to the fire station and participate in the fire department's holiday canned food drive, Stiles can't ignore his crush any longer.
a glimpse of you and me by Winchesterek | @sterekbros (2023â˘Eâ˘12.1K)
âYou write about soulmates?â Derek asked, sounding curious as he leaned in. âI didn't know there was a market for childrenâs books about that.â âYeah, itâs starting to pick up traction the last few years. I know there weren't many books like this when I was a kid, but maybe things wouldâve been different if there had been.â Stiles shrugged. Then he paused, wetting his lips as he tried to control his breathing. âDoâŚyou believe in soulmates?â
A drag queen and a cop walk into an apartment building... by DropsOfAddiction (2020â˘Eâ˘16.4K)
Stiles tries not to whimper as Derek gets closer. Stiles had forgotten just how intense space invader Derek could be. If Derek was boner inducing when Stiles knew him before, equal parts terrifying and sexy, back at the age of twenty four, well... itâs not a patch on what thirty year old Derekâs got going for him. Derekâs still got a stupid leather jacket and his black hair is slightly longer than Stiles remembers. The stubble is longer too, not quite a beard but still neatly shaped in a way that makes his cheekbones stand out. And the eyes, shit, the eyes. Heâs staring at Stiles with this stormy mix of grey, blue and about a thousand other colours thrown in and Stiles couldnât break eye contact if he wanted to. Derek fucking Hale, ladies and gentlemen.
#Sterek#Buddie#stiles stilinski x derek hale#evan buckey x eddie diaz#2025 Fic Rec List#Sterek Fic Rec#Buddie Fic Rec#did I technically finish the beautiful Marriage of Convenience fic 17 minutes past midnight last night.. yes shhhhhhhhh#i should not have done the math and saw this is 458K words LOL
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Acotar Men Fic Recs
** Updated 03/07/2024 **
I already made a list for azriel which was actually meant as a list for all the characters I read for but I read a lot more of azriel fics because he's my baby and the list was getting too long. So here are the rest of the characters and I also added some more azzy drabbles sorry
Rhysand
@azsazz
dioxazine part 2 - fluff, smut, modern au, art school au
the lord's work - smut
if you should die before you wake - smut, rhys x cass x azriel x reader
just hold on - smut
a court of four horsemen - smut, part of a series
double duty - smut, rhys x reader x cass
what's mine - smut, rhys x eris x reader
lavender haze - fluff, suggestive
@tadpolesonalgae
mine - smut, check warnings!
knocked up - smut
vampire!rhysand drabble - smut
professor!rhys headcanons part 2 - smut
soothing - fluff, aftercare
@leafsandstarlight
easy like sunday morning - fluff, smut
@azrielbrainrot
my body keeps saying it's yours - smut
all over my skin - smut, rhys x reader x azriel
@writingsbychlo
home to us - fluff
rhys as a pleasure dom - smut - technically a drabble? blurb?
@azrielscrown
mirror mirror - smut
daylight - fluff
@acourtofwhatthefuck
shrinking violet - smut
@shadowdaddies
if i catch you i fuck you - smut
@fieldofdaisiies
rhysand... - drabble, smut
Cassian
@azsazz
mirror mirror - smut
take it - smut
a court of four horsemen - smut, part of a series
@tadpolesonalgae
on the strategy board - smut
pools of sunlight - fluff
@leafsandstarlight
halley's comet - angst, smut
@princess-tulip-writes
drabble - smut - az x cass x reader
@fieldofdaisiies
cassian... - drabble
@illyrianbitch
words of affirmation - fluff
Eris
@acourtofmenandthirst
runaway - angst, smut
fox hunting - smut
closed until further notice - fluff, smut, coffee shop au
smut blurb
smut blurb II
@leafsandstarlight
destiny's battleground - angst, smut
my lovely throne - smut
despite our differences - angst, smut, series
the prince of blood part 2 part 3 - vampire!eris
@tadpolesonalgae
servitude - smut
thumb prints - smut
@serpentandlily
sly fox, dumb bunny - series
@azsazz
the burning of the autumn leaves and the roaring of my yearning heart - angst, smut
soul on fire - smut
a court of four horsemen - smut, part of a series
@azrielbrainrot
fire on fire - angst?
mind over matter - angst?
@gothicbabydollz
riding eris' face - smut, drabble
riding eris' thigh - smut, drabble
@honeybeefae
cauldron fated - angst, smut
@princess-tulip-writes
making out with eris while giving him a handjob - smut, drabble
praise kink eris - smut, drabble
@fieldofdaisiies
eris' hands... - drabble
eris... - drabble
@theostrophywife
like you wanna be loved - fluff
Lucien
@tadpolesonalgae
solecist night - smut
@acourtofwhatthefuck
yell at me again - smut
personal problem - smut
the moon on a string - fluff
@princess-tulip-writes
drabble - smut
drabble - smut, az x lucien x reader (kind of)
@gothicbabydollz
dom lucien - smut, human!reader
@fieldofdaisiies
lucien... - smut
@ceoofyearning
say yes to heaven - fluff
Helion
@leafsandstarlight
a high lord's scholar - fluff
@tadpolesonalgae
new mechanisms - smut
sweet like peaches - smut
#azriel smut#azriel x reader#rhysand smut#rhysand x reader#rhys x reader#cassian x reader#cassian smut#eris vanserra x reader#eris vanserra smut#eris x reader#lucien vanserra smut#lucien vanserra x reader#helion x reader#helion smut
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SuperBat Fic Recs
Woaaaah boy. I was in the Superbat tag and saw someone asking for recs and I got about 5 fics in before I realized that wouldn't fit in a reply and decided I should just make a whole post. I feel like I've read half of the Bruce/Clark tag on ao3 at this point and yet I still find more every time I look.
As a note, this post is heavily editorialized. These are all fics I've personally read and are here because I liked them and they come from my ao3 bookmarks. If you want better details about the fic, follow the links and check them out đ¤ˇââď¸ I'm a picky reader so the fact that it's on the list says a lot, though our tastes may vary.
Onto the recs! I'll organize them by ratings and then by length for simplicity and at the end I'll recommend some of my favorite SuperBat authors for further reading!
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Rated: G
Uno Reverse by WixenBurr (~7k rated G) is really cute and fluffy
Summary: The batkids are trying to set Batman and Superman up. Unfortunately Bruce Wayne wants to date some rando news reporter named Clark Kent.
Rated: T
Know You Better by rotasha (~6k rated T)
super fluffy and cute. I adore this fic. Summary: Clark asks Bruce on a date, not knowing heâs a famous billionaire. Bruce says yes, because this is the first time this has ever happened to him.
I'm Not As Think As You Drunk I Am by Mardiaz173 (~13k rated T)
This one is SO much fun â Nobody believes Clark after he meets the supposed "flirty, stupid, entitled drunk" playboy billionaire Brucie Wayne when he says he's actually "clever, mischievous, and sober with an indecipherable ulterior motive."
Saudade by liodain (~20k rated T)
OK THIS ONE MAKES MY HEART MELT IT'S SO FLUFFY AND SWEET I CAN'T. Like put this on your re-read when you're sad and need to feel like love and goodness exist list. Bruce breaks down in Kansas in 2006 years before BvS and meets young Clark.
fallin' for him was like fallin' from grace by Resacon1990 (~23k rated T)
It's just 20k of Clark simping for Bruce. That's it. That's the fic. He's a golden retriever and he's in love, Your Honor. Bruce is not unaffected, but the pining is glorious.
summary: Or, five times Clark finds himself falling for Bruce, and the one time he does something about it
Mr. Romantic by Pandamomochan (~24k rated T)
ft Established Relationship SuperBat. Summary: Clark gets tasked to write a Valentine's Day article. The end result has every single women throwing themselves at him. Clark has always been patient with the drove of Brucie fans. Will Bruce be as mature with Clark's sudden popularity?
How to Date a Superhero by @solomonara (~25k rated T)
Technically a series of fics. Pure fluff. 1. Someone spots the Batman kissing Mild Mannered Reporter Clark Kent. Hijinks ensue. 2. Superman kissed Bruce Wayne in full view of several dozen phones. Now the whole world, including Lex Luthor, knows Superman has a boyfriend. But that's okay. Batman has a plan. 3. Deleted scenes from the How to Date a Superhero series, ruthlessly cut in most cases to prevent the Robins from taking over.
In every sense of the word by froggy-o (bobafiend) (~29k rated T) From the author's summary: Alternatively titled "Why Wonder Woman is on the verge of losing her fucking mind."
I swear this fic is just Diana's eyebrow twitching as she watches Bruce and Clark start dating and she's let in on both their civilian identities meanwhile Superman and Batman are on the watchtower arguing and disagreeing about basically everything on the daily. In the name of Justice, of course. The identity porn is on a whole other level and it was done so well.
Get Over It by rotasha (~32k rated T)
heh this one has plenty of identity hijinks. Sooooo funny. Summary: Bruce needs to get over his inconvenient feelings for Superman and he meets an attractive reporter who he thinks can help him do just that. Little does he know...
the cost of being a good dad by Mawiiish (~96k rated T)
hehehe... the batkids set up a dating profile for Bruce and catfish Clark. It's more of a blind date for Bruce (not that he had any idea he was going on a date at all), but who has Clark been texting for the past several weeks??? Oh yeah. The kids. What follows is as follows. Still with capes!
Rated: M
Guardian Dog by BombusBombus (~22k rated M)
Summary: There's something wrong with Clark Kent. He has to be a villain, right? A threat? He doesn't behave like a normal person, no matter how handsome or clever he may seem.
grasp his heart (once and for all) by liodain (~32k rated M) soulmate AU fic. Pretty emotional LOTS of identity issues going on there like so much. Kinda high on the drama and angst there honestly but it was a cute read. Summary: Bruce Wayne doesn't believe in fate.
tell all the truth (but tell it slant) by susiecarter (~33k rated M)
love me a fake dating AU. Summary: It takes a while for Batman and Superman to work things out, once Clark comes back from the dead. Pretending to date each other in order to explain why Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent are in the same place so often? Doesn't help as much as you might think.
Strangers When We Meet by Trista_zevkia (~63k rated M)
ANOTHER soulmate AU! This time feat. Kryptonian Biology hehehe. Summary: Clark Kent thought he was straight, until Batman kick started something. The question is what did Batman start? Is Brucie Wayne able to explain it to him?
ship-to-ship combat by pomeloquat (~77k rated M)
OK NO LISTEN this is one of my all-time favorite fics EVER. It's so meta and so funny. Clark is us. We are Clark. Clark is writing RPF for the Bruce/Batman ship and he's very convinced it's real EVEN THOUGH he has a huge crush on the Batman... let the hijinks BEGIN.
Rated: E
Embracing Destiny by Mithen (~8k rated E)
This one is just really really cute. Summary: As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st century, a teenaged Clark learns a stunning secret about his own future: he and someone called "Batman" will be legendary lovers.
perfect strangers by susiecarter (~15k rated E)
like. bruh. susie did it again. This tag says it all: communication failure. I love this one though. Summary: Batman and Superman are fucking. Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent are a great cover for fighting crime, and also might be dating. Bruce and Clark have no idea what they're doing; but they definitely aren't going to be able to talk themselves into stopping.
Relinquishing Control by foxyk (~25k rated E)
afsfwsdfhishdfksj no words. Read the authors summary and then just go read the fic:
Superman worries that if he lets go he'll injure his partner. Batman knows better. Batman worries that if he lets someone else in, he'll hurt them. Superman knows better.
Picture Perfect by TheSaltiestDog @the-saltiest-dog (~26k rated E)
this one is cute and then horny on main but also just so fluffy. Clark sees Bruce in a new light through candid shots, then proceeds to take lots of candid shots as they begin a relationship. Cue schmoop, fluff, smut, and â you guessed it! âMiscommunication!
A Night Off and sequel A Day Off by Mawiiish (~37k combined; first part is E, second is T)
One of my all-time favorites. My bookmark says 10/10 would read again soooooooo... đđ¤ˇââď¸đ
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Bruce is enjoying one of his few nights off when a very persistent young man offers to buy him a drink. At first he's apprehensive; he's just here for a good time and this Clark seems to be looking for more than that. Then again, what harm can one drink do?
Clark wakes up to an empty bed and despite Bruce being honest from the start, he's still disappointed.
The Downsides to a Secret Identity by liodain (~42k rated E)
I'm currently reading this one â the summary from the author says it all, it's so good but sooo drama:
Bruce Wayne has taken a shine to Clark Kent, but Clark is more interested in the Bat of Gotham. The Bat, however, has it in for the Superman in a big way. Clark should probably have considered that before falling quite so hard. They're working together to track down some missing Kryptonian weaponry, after all...
50 Shades of Wayne by susiecarter (~161k rated E)
No but listen, this is actually so full of plot and emotional depth and not as much smut as you might think. It's a full-scale retelling of Batman v Superman but without them knowing each other's secret identities. I read it in one go... the reveal? Maybe the best I've ever read. Soooo many emotions. It's one of the few times I've read BDSM in a fic and it actually felt in character. I wasn't sure I would read it when I started, but it was a compelling read and extremely well done. Honestly, I'd read it again.
SuperBat Author Shoutouts:
susiecarter @susiecarter
liodain @liodain
Resacon1990 @sassyresacon1990
shipyrds @burins
Mawiiish @superbattrash
rotasha
Mithen
#batman#bruce wayne#superman#clark kent#superbat#fic rec#fanfic#bruce wayne x clark kent#batman x superman#superman x batman#clark kent x bruce wayne#bruce wayne x superman#superman x bruce wayne#batman x clark kent#clark kent x batman#superbat fic#fanfic rec#superbat fic recs#i tried to find as many authors on tumblr as I could#let me know if i missed you!#also this list is missing all of my July reading history soooo I may update it when I have time
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Hi! I love you, your blog (wifeposting supremacy) and your writing and I hope you are doing well. I was rereading bbts, as one does, and I was wondering if you'd read fics where Tim also calls for Kon the way one would Supes? I don't know if it's a proper trope or not but I need to see it more... anyway, no worries if not and sending lots of love :)
thank you! wifeposting supremacy indeed! iâve been slacking on my posting this month because fifteen thousand different things have been going on, but at least some of those have been good wife things. earlier today i noticed she added my last name to one of her social media accounts and i had to just collapse into the pile of clean laundry i was folding and stare at the ceiling being gay about that for like ten minutes. yes weâve been married over a year yes i was still like âomg thatâs my wife.â
and re: fics where tim calls for kon: yes for sure! i also adore it, to no surprise. i know there are way more than i have listed here, but these are ones i thought of off the top of my head:
Orientation by @smilebackwards, which is probably one of the first iterations of this trope that i read, and the moment tim shouts for kon never fails to delight me every time i reread it.
Wing Beats in Reverse by firefright, a reverse robins au with (excellent) jason pov, so timkon are technically backgroundâbut theyâre still absolutely gut-wrenching, especially when the fic employs this specific trope.
speaking of reverse robins, i always love to rec Detours by miyaji_08, which has both identity shenanigans and tim (quietly) calling for kon in the middle of a Real Tense Situation.
Sore Loser by @hayleyhearts is (as always with this author) sharp and funny and a bit angsty and def has Tim calling Kon for a rescue, with a little twist that matches the rest of the story.
and i for sure have to include leap of faith by @funkylittlebidiot, which 1) is a fun and fast-paced oneshot centered around tim calling for kon, and 2) is the reason bbts has â(See the end of the work for other works inspired by this one.)â which is such an honor to have on my fic.
and a bonus one where tim canât call for help, but itâs okay because kon shows up anyway: midnight sun by @mamawasatesttube, which has both brilliant + kickass ttk usage and also tim saying âeep!â
#whatâs the point of having a super bf if you donât call for him in crisis. or even just to say hi#manâŚâŚ..kon el#timkon#fic rec#wifeposting
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Some modern codywan fics that I just love
I have an EXTREMELY LONG fanfic recs document and I've been meaning to make a bunch of posts for ages so here's the first one!! non-explicit Modern AU Codywans in no particular order:
HOT2GO by Saerus2665 for dontbelasagnax | 32k | Mature |
Nurse Ben & firefighter Cody. Ben is a disaster in this and i love it. also bonus Bant is there!
âHey,â Ben calls from the back. He holds up the forms, âYou missed one.â Cody latches another one of the cabinets closed then turns to him. He doesnât seem surprised to see him. âMy bad,â he says simply. He comes to the back of the wagon and takes a seat, legs hanging over the side. He glances up as Ben hands over the forms and pen. âYouâd think running down signatures would be a little below your list of dutiesâ he says, in that annoyingly pointed way of his. Thatâs fine. Benâs decided heâs done walking on eggshells around him. âYouâd think a Fire Captain would be better at remembering to fill out forms heâs done a hundred times,â he returns, just as pointed. Cody smiles at him, a sharp glint in his eye. Or: Nurse Ben and the bad bitch firefighter he pulls by being a complete disaster
Turn it on to a new kind of bright by rolo_rulu, Saerus2665 |41k |
Cody is a hot surfer & Ben is a biologist and also a banana stand dude. Absolutely hysterically funny.
Someone rolls him over onto his back. âHnnnghâŚâ Ben blinks his eyes open. Thereâs a man looking down at him, haloed in the bright light of the sun. He has dark eyes, and handsome features, including an interesting scar on the right side of his face. A stray dark curl hangs down in the middle of his forehead. Heâs beautiful, with the sunlight behind him. Ethereal. âAreâare you an angel?â Ben finds himself saying. He doesn't know if it's the heat or his poor instinctive attempt at flirting that makes him say it. The man squints at him, brow furrowing, clearly caught off guard. âUhâare you a banana?â The mention of it brings him back into the reality of the situation: heâs trapped in a banana suit, 10 feet from the banana stand, with the object of his recent fantasiesâbecause yes, this is indeed Hot-Surfer-Codyâ looking down at him.
Charmed On The Wayside by TapeMonkey21 | 39k Teen+ |
Lawyer Cody, farmer Obi-Wan, aka Hallmark AU! So good I read it twice in two days, it is EXACTLY like the hallmark movie I never knew I wanted.
Cody Fett's perfect big-city life falls apart when his boyfriend breaks up with him, leaving him heartbroken. A visit to the small Vermont town where his brother Rex lives has him crossing paths repeatedly with Ben, the strange, charming, handsome, flannel-wearing owner of the local cider mill and orchard. Can Cody find love again amidst the fall leaves? Or, the fall Codywan Hallmark Movie we all deserve. Written for the Codywan Comfort flash event.
*The truth that once was spoken by Jimmytiberius | 40k | Mature | Les Mis Theater AU.
Now with several sequel mini fics, a gorgeous love letter to theater and to our favorite boys. Really cool then-and-now structure.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a well-known actor in London's West End who's just signed a contract to make his long-awaited Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. There's just one small wrinkle. Broadway star Cody Fett will be playing Inspector Javert. Obi-Wan hasn't seen Cody since the summer he was nineteen, when they were in summer stock together... also in a production of Les Miserables. Their relationship ended badly. What will happen when they see each other again for the first time in nineteen years? Will they ever find a way to tell each other the truth about what happened at the end of that summer?
sourdough: flour, water, and starting over by Shortcuts_make_long_delays |19k | Teen+ | BAKERY AU. This one is very sweet!!
Did Cody need to be up at 3:50am? No, not technically. But he had graciously offered to take Foxâs Sunday morning shifts at their Uncleâs bakery. Donning Fox's red apron as part of a decade long joke, he works at the bakery as he attempts to figure out what he wants from life. The first time Obi-wan shows up to dinner at Anakin's after moving back to Coruscant, he arrives twenty minutes late with the bag of rolls in hand, and unable to stop thinking about the baker in the red apron. Fox, he's pretty sure the name tag said.
bury me beneath the tree i climbed when i was a child by stormwarnings | 33k | Teen + |
Cody is an EMT; Obi-Wan's house keeps catching fire. Absolutely hysterical setting, I love the way they raise the twins communally in this fic so much.
Obi-Wan meets Cody for the first time when his niece and nephew almost light his house on fire. (Obi-Wan Kenobi and Cody Fett find their way into love slowly but steadily. There's broken bones, too much sooty turnout gear, late hours spent at EMT class, three kids, ten brothers and two adopted siblings, two weddings, and all number of laughs and inside jokes along the way. It's worth it, in the end. Family's always worth it.)
It's Raining, Dear by cafffine |10k | Modern AUÂ
This one feels like you're just catching pieces of their lives together and i love it. Leia loves rocks. Obi-Wan has anxiety. I love it.
Cody and Obi-Wan fall in love. They live together, Rex calls when he can, Anakin is just out of reach until he isn't, Luke and Leia grow up too fast, Ahsoka lives far away, the back deck needs to be fixed, life happens and it happens and it happens.
More to come !! enjoy!!
#codywan#codywan fic recs#if you're in this list i love you and i am kissing you gently#ive read each of these many times#fanfiction#star wars fanfiction
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ok, you know what, fuck it, fic recs post. historically i try not to rec works in progress or things i haven't commented on and i'm throwing that fully out the window for this because honestly, fucking whatever.
if you're on this list and i haven't been fully unhinged at you in the comments, please know that it's because (1) i'm the worst and (2) i'm trying desperately to calibrate so i hit 'enthusiastic' and not 'kind of frightening, actually'. i swear that i have written at least several sentences of a comment for every fic on this list, it's just that i'm genuinely impossibly slow, sometimes. it's me, not you.
my previous rec post is here, in case you missed that. as a bonus, special for this rec list and as a concession to the horrors, i am attempting to guess how much any given fic will fuck up the average person. obviously this is a ymmv kind of situation, but i'm trying, at least?
everything else under a cut because i am longwinded.
and found by @dangerouscommiesubversive, explicit, every possible combination of di feisheng/fang duobing/li lianhua | li xiangyi; bless, but i am not typing all that out. starting off with a wip where i haven't left a comment in like four fuckin' chapters, breaking those rules real good. this fic is a fucking ride. i will admit that i wasn't entirely convinced by the premise when i saw the blurb, but i am nothing if not willing to admit when i was wrong, and i wasâonce againâtotally wrong. this is the fic where i was like 'ok butâŚis anyone really, like, desperate for gen z li xiangyi?' and then i read it and i was like 'ohhhhhh fuck yeah, ok, i get it, i was actually fully desperate for gen z li xiangyi.' he is. such a little prick. i love him. there has been something unexpected and delightful in every single chapter of this so far, plus a number of impressively memorable one-liners. this fic is fun and distracting and at least as of chapter seven, i'm gonna say it's not even gonna fuck you up. (please note that this is only through chapter seven!)
and the days are bright red by @junemermaid, explicit, di feisheng/fang duobing/li lianhua. rip to my beloved tumblr mutual @junemermaid, because they're getting called out twice in this list, but: tough. this fic is so delightful. featuring: memories of slut era li lianhua, the mortifying ordeal of being known, an entire box of historically accurate sex toys, fang duobing and di feisheng communicating (sometimes silently) in a way that unsettles li lianhua (back from his months-long sojourn), some very hot sex that is both very much about sex and also about trust and being perceived, casual intimacy, and fledgling tenderness. there are Emotions in this, and they get moderately intense, but it's a very kind and surprisingly gentle feel-good fic.
a drink under a clear window by @momosandlemonsoda, explicit, di feisheng/fang duobing and fang duobing/qiao wanmian. a fic that tackles the dreaded v-shaped polycule and makes it work. it seems like perhaps it shouldn't: fang duobing as the hinge, with di feisheng and qiao wanmian on either side, but actually it works perfectly, and is a lovely little glimpse at who they could become and the relationships they could have. i love the thought of qiao wanmian having come into her own as a leader in her own right, as more than just the representative of the ghost of li xiangyi, and this does a wonderful job of letting her be her own person. also, yes, ok, passing fang duobing back and forth like a party favour. this is a post-canon fic in which li lianhua is dead, but the fic itself a straightforward delight that is not at all fucky uppy.
the floating clouds, no resting place, again by @junemermaid (not sorry), technically gen and no ship, but functionally pre-di feisheng/fang duobing/li lianhua. the hair-washing fic. ohhhhhh. i started jotting notes for this post the day that i finished this fic, and i really thought that they were in any way comprehensive, but instead, what i typed and left as a note to myself was this:

and honestly. you're right, hypothetical reader, that doesn't totally make sense, but i stand by it regardless, because i apparently had that thought in [checks date i last saved the file] fucking august, and i'm still nodding along with myself. that is that this is like. this fic is very beautiful and will make you ache and will leave you slightly better at the end of it than you were at the beginning. it may also make you cry; this seems to me a fair enough trade.
the floating lotus by @anndramarama, not rated, di feisheng/li xiangyi. pre-canon stuff doesn't always work super well for me, but i really enjoyed this one, featuring di feisheng and li xiangyi when they're both so young and arrogant and full of themselvesâand stupid and naĂŻve and young and almost hopeful in a way that they're often not, in fic, for all that they were barely but children at the point of the donghai fight. they just seemâŚvulnerable, i guess, in this, in a way that i find touching. seasonal bonus: a ghost story, of a sort. given that this is set pre-canon, i think it's hard to come in any softer than bittersweet, which this very much is.
from here one's hand could pluck the stars by @howlingmoonrise, explicit, di feisheng/fang duobing. sex pollen fic! also featuring, a little surprisingly, given the premise, incredibly explicit and enthusiastic consent. look, this does what it says on the tin. di feisheng gets sex pollened. fang duobing is left to stay with him. the obvious ensues. unfortunately, it is also devastatingly charming? fang duobing is earnest and sweet; di feisheng is suffering beautifully terribly and trying so hard not to impose on fang duobing. they're both trying so hard to be respectful of what the other person needs, but they're also still bratty and argumentative and exasperated/exasperating, and it's very entertaining. this will fuck you up none percent, and may even make you laugh.
my war is done by @orchisailsa, explicit, di feisheng/fang duobing/li lianhua. another wip, with the first of three chapters posted, but please understand that this chapter is nearly 15k and so fucking good and compelling. li lianhua lives! and returns to find that things have changed in his absence, and perhaps that he has also changed in his absence, and now wants things that he had told himself he didn't mind not even having to lose. bonus: road trip andâdelight!âonly one room at the inn. also some other stuff that i'm not spoiling, but that made me absolutely gleeful. this is definitely a work in progress, and while i don't think there's anything particularly upsetting in the chapter, it does end on something of a cliffhanger. i personally do not feel that this is an upsetting cliffhanger, given the information about the fic that's presented in the tags, but it is technically a cliffhanger.
awkward paragraph break, but it's also important, i think, to mention the absolutely stunning (and not at all safe for work) companion piece to my war is done, you'd be there calling my name, by saki the cup bearer, who i don't think is on tumblr. it's fucking incredible; i am very decidedly not an artist but i cannot begin to imagine how much effort went into this. just. holy shit.
not unlike him in shape and form by @philologicalbat, explicit, fang duobing/li lianhua. ok look. i fucking love when things are deeply emotionally messy, and this is so emotionally messy. li lianhua who's been attracted to fang duobing and not doing anything about it, then discovering that fang duobing is shan gudao's son and is very much going to do something about it. he wants in this, and he's cunty and manipulative and mean about it, and sometimes also almost sweet, almost tender, and i love that, because i feel like li lianhua is very often an object of desire and very rarely gets to desire. i love how human he gets to be in this fic. this is not a sweet or gentle fic, but it does end in a moderately tender place that is tentatively hopeful, i think.
unbecoming heir by @bettercostume, explicit, di feisheng/princess zhaoling. i am taking your hand in mine and begging you to trust me. i know what this fic looks like. it's noncon and a weird pairing and you might look at it and expect it to go in the obvious direction and: it does not. this fic is so good that it makes me angry. it makes me miserable and everyone in this fic is trying so miserably, miserably hard, and it's fucking devastating. i spent literally thirty minutes earlier today yelling at my wife about it. i cannot rec this fic strongly enough. this is not a happy fic, but it is a good fic. it will absolutely fuck you up. this is very complimentary but also you will be fucked up.
until you are its primary evidence by @ilgaksu, mature, di feisheng/fang duobing/li lianhua. the single most effective use of what is effectively a prologue that i've ever seen in fic, are you kidding me. this fic is nothing at all like what i expected it to be, and is something far better than what i could have imagined. it's fang duobing's point of view, which is a rarity already, and it's so well done, and it allows him so much humanity and so much anger and grace alike. there are so many tricky things about this ficâthe prologue, the fact that it's set in the amnesia arc, fang duobing's pov, the fact that it actually addresses canonical disabilities and illnesses without being fucking weird about it, the tension between the three of themâand it's all balanced so well. this has some emotionally heavier moments but ends tentatively happily; tentative only because it's set during the amnesia arc, and, well. we know what comes next.
as a final note: if you wrote one of these fics and feel that i've wildly misinterpreted the emotional tenor of the ending, please message me in whatever way you prefer and i will correct it. i would not normally presume to guess how things are likely hit people, as i am in many ways not anyone's ideal reader, but today it seemed like it was kinder to at least try.
#mysterious lotus casebook#fic recs#mlc fic#difanghua#liansanjiao#difang#fanghua#feihua#sorry to everyone who's seeing this post twice! it's just that i tried to correct one thing (missed a tag) and tumblr ate the whole post đ#anyhow!#this is not what i had planned to do with my overnight last night#but it was an enjoyable couple of hours rereading all of these#so thank you very much for that#hopefully someone else who wants distraction will also find this useful#everyone please rest up and take care of yourself and stay hydrated and stuff ok? ok. good talk.#echoes linger#also i swear that i'm working on the comments thing#it's just that sometimes forming my thoughts into something audible to other people#feels very much like diy tooth extraction#the kind with rusty pliers and a shot of vodka#you know?#i'm working on it đ
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do you any call of duty fics to recommend? I'm relatively new to the fandom and am looking for some good reads (preferably soapghost) đ
*Rubs hands together*
Oh-ho-ho! Do I have recs (aside from, humbly, my own fics)? You bet your ass I do.
Bear with me because this is going to be a long one (also, be aware that I'm ace and vanilla as shit so if you want kinky or PwithoutP recs, you'll need to ask others. My recs are all slow burn or PwithP and only happy endings):
ghost/soap fics (complete):
One shots:
to love what is mortal - homo_hexual
Moonlit Sands - KitschyKestrel
who dares loves - Zairielon (technically a one-shot, but 40k words sooo)
hell hath no fury - sunshowers_and_dandelion_wine (and this one's a 50k one shot đ
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15-60k multi-chaps:
Seasons - StinglessWasp
Affirmative, Sir - Wixiany
Keep The Change - hertzdonut
ripe and ruin - ghcst
Half-Silvered Surface - ivyscribblez
Heart in Ironworks - Voidfavors
60-100k multi-chaps or series:
Yes to Heaven - Apollos_Last_Prophet
The Heartbeat Series - Grangers_apprentice (series)
yours to keep (anonymous series, '09 soapghost)
Not Alive, Nor Dead - reds_skull
100K+ multi-chaps or series:
all that's said in the low light - headlocket
Any Time You Need Me - thirteenbullets (series and the fics that brought me into the COD fandom)
Howling - Cattraine
ghost/soap fics (WIPs):
Hold This, Please? For Me? - CitrusEatingCat, Howlsslime (Oodelilies), KellsBells12 (HILARIOUS so far and beautiful art as well)
Finding Light in the Darkness - Lady_Ares (lovely "what if" AU of canon events)
(Stay) Turn your radio on - Kat2107 (AMAZING Soap makes a deal with Death fic)
Trust Me - Kaerrion
You've Got My Body, Flesh, and Bone - GrannyBoo
Other COD Fics
this year i am becoming my own home - multifandommonster (Gaz & Ghost friendship)
Secrets Secrets Are No Fun (secrets are for everyone) - Plz2daysatan (technically soapghost, but it's all background, mostly about Soap and his family)
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In case it's not obvious, this is by NO MEANS a comprehensive list. In fact, I'm absolutely certain I've missed some very good fics that simply contain tags I've excluded from my searches because they aren't my thing. But hopefully there's enough here to get you started.
#john soap mactavish#simon ghost riley#soapghost#ghostsoap#ghost x soap#call of duty#fic recs#thank you for the ask!#I know I follow some of the authors on here but I didn't want to start and then run out of tags for the ones at the end#anyone can feel free to add on if you have recs that are beyond the scope I've listed!#I know there are a lot of beloved fics that simply aren't my thing#asks are open#og starlight
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New Red Dwarf Challenge
Day 25: Favourite fanfic, fanart, or fan-related work (Part 1)
I canât pick just one, so I am doing two rec lists. One rec per author.�� Lister / Rimmer unless otherwise stated.
This isnât supposed to be any kind of definitive list, just some personal favourites. Merry Christmas!
@lord-valery-mimes - âCoitus Interruptusâ (M). Lister and Rimmer get cockblocked by Talkie Toaster. I said what I said. Hilarious.
@veronica-rich - âTherapyâ (E). Several years before Snacky, this writer anticipated Doug by having Rimmer get therapy.
RoseCathy - âIn My Eyesâ (G). Yes, I said G. ;) An AU where shy, awkward optician Arnold Rimmer nurses a hopeless - or is it? - crush on his charming young assistant Dave Lister and canât get up the nerve to ask him out. Help comes from a most unlikely sourceâŚ
This is, quite simply, adorable fluff of the fluffiest kind. Heartwarming.
@cazflibs - âThe Morning Afterâ (M). Hilarious crack where Lister wakes up after drunkenly celebrating his birthday to find he ended up partying with a bevy of recent Red Dwarf guest characters.
Kronette - âBack To Lifeâ (E). Ace and an alternate version of Lister play Cupid for âBack To Earthâ era Lister and Rimmer.
Gingertime (Attheborder) - âThe High Road Is Hard To Findâ (T). Technically Lister / Kochanski but mostly gen. Sadly unfinished, but itâs so good Iâm reccing it anyway. Author summary - Itâs Kochanskiâs turn to be the hero.
Queen_Fiend (pau22) - âA Record Of My Life As A Human, By Kryten 2X4B 523Pâ (T). Krytenâs journal whilst briefly human during âDNAâ. He struggles with his newly human feelings for Lister and a jealous Rimmer. Yes, a Lister / Kryten fic but itâs human Kryten experiencing one-sided feelings for Lister. Clarifying that in the hope that this fic will get more readers as it really deserves them.
@downonthepharm-red-dwarf - âBuzzâ. Hilarious crack involving a talking vibrator. Yes, really.
Tunglo - âShipâs Summerâ (E). Author summary - Rimmer gets what he's always wanted. But it's Rimmer, so of course it isn't that simple.Â
Horselizard - âAll In The Mindâ (E). Author summary - There comes a time in every Red Dwarf slash writer's career when they must write a Terrorform fic. ;) Porn without plot... almost. Smoking hot.
@fecklesheckleshacklesschmeckles
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SPN FIC REC FEST #11
All-Time Favorites/Free Recs
The only pairing is Wincest
Most are explicit, but those that arenât are marked accordingly.
THE FIREFLY THAT LOVED METALLICA by fleshflutter
Rated R, but WARNING: MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH/RESURRECTION. I passionately adore this indescribably poignant story. Get tissues.
LIKE STARING INTO THE SUN by nyxocity
It was never about the girls. It was about them.
A new OFC in each part, until there are no more FCs at all and itâs just them.
There is also a sequel, linked to the original
RUN IT ALL OVER (THE WEST SERIES) by runawaydr3amer
I LOVE this series with a passion not too dissimilar from Sam and Deanâs for each other
When you live a life like theirs, chasing tail isn't always an option. But sometimes you just want someone to touch your dick, and your brotherâs hand is as good as any.
THE LAST OUTPOST OF ALL THAT IS by gekizetsu
Iâm sure this will end up on multiple lists during this event, as itâs a fandom classic that everyone loves. I donât even want to try to describe it. 60K words. Casefic. First time. I think thereâs some H/C. Beautiful. So so sad. Joy amidst the wreckage and heartache. I love it so much I should probably get the title tattooed on my body somewhere
NOT FOR SAMSON IN THE TEMPLE by maygra-fic
Coda to my all time favorite, see above. You have to read that one first to truly appreciate how this coda maintains the tone, voice, and prose quality. You feel like itâs from the same author, but surprise! itâs not, and thatâs remarkable. Mature Sam and Dean. Elderly Sam and Dean
THE GHOST OF SOMEBODY AT HIS SIDE by runedgirl
Prepare to weep. When I need pain, this one guarantees Iâll get it. Author Description: The night before Sam Winchester meets with his 12th grade guidance counselor for the second time, something very bad happens. One of those somethings that takes only a ridiculously short amount of time â in this case, about three minutes â yet manages to change the course of two lives forever. Or: Sam goes to Stanford, and takes most of Dean's heart with him.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE by Morgan
This one justâŚstuck with me. The events that unfold are awful for Dean in particular, but Iâm sure it wasnât a great time for Sam, either. Bobby makes an appearance. Angst for daaaaays, and NON CON/DUB CON warning is red-flag-level. Author Description: Sam loses his mind. It's that simple. Dean doesn't know what to do, but he's not going to walk away from this, he's never backed down in all his life. If you're looking for happy endings, don't come here. This shit is dark.
THE SILENCE OF A SUMMER DAY by wanttobeatree
***Everyone who loves the Winchesters should read this amazing future fic***
Rated PG. The world has moved on. This is their legacy. Haha, yes, of course Iâm recommending this one again. No sex whatsoever! Weird, right?!?!
@spnficrecfest
RESTRAINT by DarkEmeralds
Free rec. Rated M. 200k+ words. It's not Spn or Wincest or even J2, not really. I guess itâs technically a J2 AU. Iâm sneaking it in here because itâs an all-time favorite of mine. This might not be your cup of tea, fanfic wise. I certainly didnât think it was mine. But but butâŚitâs absolutely lovely, itâs extremely well-written, the tone/voice/verbiage is accurate for its time, and it has a happy ending that made me cry HAPPY tears when I was finished. If you like historical romance, youâll like this. Itâs set in Regency England! Author Description: The calling card said Tristan Jarrett, Viscount Penrith. Beneath that, in a lazy scrawl, was the addendum Mr Acklebury, be so good as to wait on me tomorrow, number 10, Half Moon Street. Yours, &c., Penrith. Mr Acklebury was not sure how he felt about being thus summarily commanded to paint his lordship's portrait.
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hello, and welcome to a catradora rec list
These fics all have three things in common (besides being catradora):
They're all canon-divergent/canon-verse
Catra and Adora have their first kiss at some point before the Heart
There's angst
Past that they all vary a great deal in length, rating, etc.
You will notice some other themes in common. I know what I like. (If you know of fics that are similar to these, drop a link in a reblog or reply!)
These two specifically include "They kissed in the Horde, and Shadow Weaver erased Adora's memory of it"
carry our bodies safe to shore by themoonsneverseenmebefore rated T, 9507 words
This one killed me.
They only get caught kissing the once, but Shadow Weaver makes damn sure Catra will never tell Adora what happened. Years later, Adora is going through old Horde files and finds a confusing incident report, and Catra reacts to it really oddly--
I really like the way the story is structured. It jumps around in time a bit, including quite a bit post-canon, but it's just really well-done. Also starring Glimmer as a supportive friend to Catra, which I really liked.
Give Up the Throne by n7punk Three of the fics in the series are T but there's an unrated fic at the end that would be mature or explicit, 67,162 words total across four fics
Yeah I know this series is technically unfinished/on hiatus but tbh I really enjoyed it anyway. It's a "Princess of the Horde" AU, aka Adora brings the sword back to the Horde instead of going to Bright Moon.
The kissing isn't the emphasis of the plot until that last fic in the series, but even in the first fic, you find out they've kissed multiple times, and Shadow Weaver erased Adora's memory of it every time she found out. The problem is, Shadow Weaver didn't erase Catra herself from Adora's mind, and so Adora kept doing it, and Catra is incapable of turning her down, even knowing the inevitable result.
AND NOW for one of my fave categories of fics ever: "they were totally having angsty, guilt-ridden hookups during the war," aka "enemies with benefits," because let's be honest, my number one thing in fics is "we absolutely should not be doing this....but we're gonna."
My Name on Her Lips by n7punk (lol yes another one) rated M, 17,924 words
This fic is mostly about "What if She-Ra's identity was a secret" (inspired by the 1980's cartoon), but the problem is that Catra knows that She-Ra is Adora--and worse, that Adora is a former Horde officer.
Also, Catra and Adora have been getting it on since before Adora found the sword....and they don't stop just because they're on opposite sides.
And you know how sometimes a line from a fic will gut-punch you and it'll just go around and around in your head for several days? Yeah. "An entire war and its casualties are between them but Adora still falls into Catraâs arms like it is nothing." ;_;
Anyway the plot otherwise is pretty much canon-compliant and covers events up to the end of the show and a little after.
Don't ask me how many times I've reread parts of this one oh my god.
falling feels like flying (till the bone crush) by ehj rated E, 72,316 words
Mmmmostly follows the plot of the show, except, y'know, they're banging the whole time--well, not the whole time. They hook up for the first time partway through the events of Promise, right there in the Crystal Castle.
The fic was abandoned right after it wildly diverged from canon around the end of s3/beginning of s4. Alas!!! (Still worth reading, imho.)
Author does have the fic marked as a series--there's a couple of explicit scenes in the series that didn't work with the main plot/threw off the pacing. They're both short.
Somewhat chronological Catradora one-shots (Post S1) by teaandsmut rated E, 14,439 words across four fics
Let me admit my bias here: the author is a friend and I read at least one of these before I even watched the damn show lol. The fics themselves can each be read as a one-shot if you want.
The first one takes place during Promise (they relive a memory of almost doing something from only weeks before--and once they're out of the memory, they keep going.) The second one has Catra sneaking into Adora's room in Bright Moon. The third one has them chasing each other into the woods when they're supposed to be fighting--this one has voyeurism and Catra's mean. If those are things you're into. (I am.) The fourth one, Adora sneaks into the Fright Zone. This one's probably my fave in the series--they do a little light bondage (and Catra's a brat, at least at first) but it ends on a sweeter note.
(Author has also written some glitra if that's a ship you like!)
#spop#shera#she ra#catradora#recs#my posts#this took forever to write up bc I kept getting distracted READING THE FICS LOL
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sam's togachako fic rec masterlist
So the tumblr thread with togachako recs from the other day inspired me to make this post thatâs supposed to be a masterlist of my togachako recs. Iâm sure Iâve forgotten to add some of the recs Iâve included in my ao3 authorâs notes before LMAO. Also, Iâm planning to update this list with any new togachako recs I want to add in the future. For now I'm only including completed fics.
1K-5K
"The first one to stay" by iceandfire13 | G | 1.8K | Hurt/Comfort | Greek Mythology Fusion | Grief/Mourning
A lovely fic with lyrical prose in which Himiko is Medusa and Ochako is her blind GF. It explores Himiko's profound grief over Jin and her relief of finally having human connection be attainable again.
"An Easier World" by JajaLala | T | 3.6K | Reincarnation | Childhood Friends | Open Ending
A nice little fic from arguably one of the best femslash writers in that fandom. It checks off all the boxes for everything I could want out of a Togachako fic: a theme of acceptance, exploring what could have been in another life and SO MANY cute moments. Also, the ambiguous ending just feels so right.
"Claret" by NefarioussNess | M | 1.8K | Post-Canon | Redemption | Biting
A heartfelt bite-sized read that features Himiko and Ochako navigating life together and quirk prejudices in the aftermath of the war. It's so soft with references to spicy moments sprinkled in. (Who doesn't love Togachako and THE BITING?) It's just so sweet to see Himiko trying to grow beyond her past and having Ochako to rely on.
"Love Me As You" by Ezray | E | 3K | Quirk Use During Sex | Body Worship | Soft
One of my fav Togachako smut one shots. It's so sweet and cute and I want to craddle it in my arms. I love how the story shows Himiko helping Ochako work through self-esteem issues - also, what's not to love about technically self-cest.
"Thunderstorm Confessions" by GanglyLimbs | E | 1.3K | College AU | Fluff and Smut | Enemies to Lovers Vibes
The university setting suits Togachako's dynamic really well. I love Himiko's pastel goth aesthetic and Ochako's initial animosity toward her strange lab partner before growing enamored.
"all this love (i've gotta keep to myself)" by a_sentimental_man | G | 2.4K | Soulmates AU | Fluff and Angst | Happy Ending
I really enjoyed this soulmates AU one-shot since it tied in so well with how much Togachako loves each other despite the odds seemingly being against them. This story really is a testament to how there is no universe in which Ochako could possibly hate Himiko.
âJust a dateâ by LifeofMystery | G | 2.7K | Matchmaking | Humor | Pining
A super cute one-shot with a unique matchmaking setup! I was especially fond of the way Ochakoâs gay panic was written and Himikoâs dialogue was incredibly fun to read. The parallels drawn between Himiko and Ochako in the fic are super compelling!
ânever not for youâ by dorothycanfly | T | 1.4K | Fluff | Love Confessions | Established Relationship
This is fluffy togachako established relationship oneshot has some gorgeous poetic prose that makes for an evocative read! It also just was such a soft vibe to it that makes this fic feel like a warm hug every time I read it.
âWhen she loved meâ by Lady_AdoreCanyon |T |Â 1.6K | Childhood Friends | Songfics | Homophobia
I love this songfic so much!!! It utilizes a vignette style to hit some really poignant notes by giving glimpses it Himiko and Ochakoâs past as childhood friends which is later contrasted by their reunion in the present day. The fic packs a punch with some excellent hurt/comfort.
âRight Where You Left Meâ by touyastreasure | T| 3.7K | Post-Canon | Hurt/Comfort | Grief
This is some absolutely gut-wrenching hurt/comfort with parallels between togachako and dabihawks. I think it's one of the best togachako fics I've read in a while.
âMake-believeâ by iceandfire13 | T | 1.7K | Actor AU | Sexuality Crisis | First Kiss
Actor AU togachako? YES PLEASE! The first fic I read in this fandom was an actor AU so Iâve always had a soft spot for this particular niche. Anyways, thereâs a lot of cute moments in this and the pining is very strong in the best way possible. Also, the confession scene at the end is totally cute. Thereâs also some fun nods to krbk and excellent dialogue between Ochako and Katsuki.
âDouble Entendreâ by Its_Kingston | T | 2.6K | Chatfic | Humor | Miscommunication
I feel like I happen to be the EXACT target audience for this delightful cracky fic. Itâs a humorous togachako chatfic (which is my jam) with some cheeky innuendo as well as some excellent and immersive HTML formatting. I also love how this fic provides both Ochako and Himikoâs POV to get the full picture :)
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âPleasing Our Infernal Princessâ by intheeveningsunrise | 8.5K | Isekai | Scum Villain Fusion | Useless Lesbians
There is some excellent Ochako introspection and I like how genre-savvy this fic is. Himiko and Ochakoâs relationship is also explored in a very fun way as Ochako tries to escape her predestined fate and Himiko manages to see Ochako for who she is at heart. Also, thereâs some excellent platonic scenes between Ochako and Bakugo. As someone who hasnât read scum villain I can vouch that this fic is an excellent read even if you arenât familiar with SVSSS. In general, I highly recommend giving this a read if you love isekai/transmigration stories and femslash. There is also an incredibly fun twist at the end of this fic :)
"Keep Me Your Secret" by aphrodaisyacs | T | 11.5K | Role Reversal | Traitor Uraraka Ochako | Secret Relationship
An absolutely stellar role reversal fic that stays true to Ochako's and Himiko's characterizations as their lives take a very different trajectory. Ochako's desperation as she tries to fight against the metaphorical shackles tying her down and the pressure the HPSC puts on Himiko makes this story so engaging. This fic was the VERY FIRST togachako fic I ever read and to this day it holds up as one of my all-time favorites!!!!
âOn Monsters and Lesbians and the Inevitable Overlap Between the Twoâ by mor | E | 11.1K |Modern-Day Setting | Keres!Toga | Roommates
While I have not read this fic yet (itâs been on my TBR for ages), my main enabler for all things femslash has been singing this ficâs highest praises. According to her, this is an excellent fic to read to get into the togachako ship since it hits many key tropes for the ships (e.g. Ochakoâs sapphic internal panic) and strikes the perfect balance between being a meaty enough fic to thoroughly explore the ship while still remaining a one-shot. Also this fic has Greek mythology elements :3
âthese selfish (butterf)liesâ by sabertoothhousecat | G | 12K | Future Fic | Hurt/Comfort | Secrets
Lowkey this might be one of the best togachako fics Iâve ever read and it still holds up really well with the current togachako landscape despite being written before the togachako manga chapters were dropped. It has an excellent characterization of Himiko and delves into the anxieties of starting over in a poignant way. Also the identity shenanigans and the way guilt festers as Himiko dances around the truth is very compelling. There are also moments of some super cute banter. And this fic is meaty enough to really get a taste of what makes togachako such a fun ship but is short enough to read in one sitting. An excellent first togachako fic to read if you want to get into the ship.
Greater than 15K
"Kiss Her Knife's Edge" by JajaLala | E | 69.6K | Future Fic | Explicit Sexual Content | Past Relationships
This is THE Togachako fic - if you haven't heard of it already, believe me if you mention this fic in a group of togachako enthusiasts, people will start gushing about it immediately. The villain/hero dynamic is so fun in this with a lot of excellent toxic Yuri tension - and OMG Ochako's characterization is great in this (there is this one flashback scene from her childhood that still lives rent-free in my mind XD). And there are so many good interpretations like Ochako's past relationships with Izuku and Tsu that just HIT. Also, the smut is EVERYTHING - I really want to go into details but I'll hold back because it's so much more fun if it's a surprise.
âRevolutionary Girl Ochakoâ by JajaLala | 77.2K | T | Crossover | Character Studies | Bittersweet Ending
There are a million things I could say about this fic but I will try to keep it brief. This is a Revolutionary Girl Utena and MHA crossover that expertly explores themes of repression, gender, storytelling and what it means to be a hero. Taking advantage of MHAâs large cast, this fic not only does a fantastic job with togachakoâs characterization but also does a great job of getting to the core of the side characterâs motives and perception of the world. Also, the fic ticks so many quintessential togachako boxes (everything from Himiko being repressed to Ochakoâs resilience and unconditional care for Himiko). AND THE FORMATTING OMG!!!!! This fic takes workskin shenanigans to the next level!!! Iâm still thinking about the stroke of coding genius in the final chapter. Like yâall would not believe the amount of brainrot this fic induced. Anyways, as someone who has not watched Utena yet I can vouch that this fic reads well regardless of whether you have watched RGU or not :3
Some of my stuff
Here are some togachako fics Iâve worked on that I like best and their descriptions.
â(Online Love)â by samthehyena | T | 6.2K | Chatfic | Misunderstandings | Bittersweet Ending
Summary: The only reason Ochako signed up for a dating app was because Mina convinced her that making fun of people's profiles would be a fun way to pass the time. But soon enough she finds herself connecting with a girl under the pseudonym "Carmilla". Still, one looming question stops Ochako from labeling Carmilla as more than a friend: Who exactly is she in real life?
âyour beauty never ever scared meâ by iceandfire13 and samthehyena | T | 10.6K | Time Loop | Angst With a Happy Ending | Middle School Toga Himiko
Summary: After fighting Himiko and bleeding out, Ochako finds herself reliving the same day of middle school over and over again. And she canât quite piece together why that one ordinary day is worth repeating at all. Except for Himiko that day is anything but random â after all, it was the day she stabbed her middle school classmate as her mask finally slipped.
Is Himikoâs future really set in stone? Will Ochako be able to break the loop?
Only time will tell.
âKnee Deep In the Passenger Seatâ by samthehyena | E | 19.1K | Identity Shenanigans | Future Fic | Angst
Summary: Years after the war, Ochako is desperately trying to move on from her grief for Toga with her new situationship. But it's so hard to keep things casual when Ochako's fling reminds her of Himiko in so many ways.
âDear Google, is my girlfriend a vampireâ by samthehyena | T | 75.K | Incomplete/ Ongoing | Chatfic | Misunderstandings | Crack Treated Seriously
Summary: Ochako's friends are suspicious of her online girlfriend. For all they know Himiko could be a villain, a serial killer or even a vampire.
Authorâs Commentary: I guess I would consider this fic something akin to my magnum opus lol. Thereâs a lot of silliness and subplots with a strong focus on LOV Found Family and Married Dabihawks in addition to the Togachako. A lot happens. Bakugo gets character development, Shouto is convinced Ochakoâs girlfriend is a vampire from Twilight, Mineta gets a mini redemption arc and Dabi decides that maybe patricide isnât for him. Â
#togachako#himiko toga#ochako uraraka#fic rec#fic recs#i'm sure i can find even more recs in my bookmarks or a togachako server so feel free to reach out to me at any time#i don't bite :3#i prefer it when togachako does the biting
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Fic Self-Recs
Fic authors self rec! List your favorite five fics that you've written, then tag at least five other writers! Spread the self-love đ
(Yes, this was originally an ask game, but I know some folks, myself included, have closed asks due to spam, so I guess it's a tag game now đ)
Thanks for the tag, @elismor! These kinds of things are always so tough, haha (also, it could be kind of cool if there was an art version, since most of these tag things are focused on fics...)
My Heart's Red Muscle - (E, for one smut scene) I think this is probably my best fic, and also one of the longest. Cyborg!Waxer has no memories of his life before he came online. Paired with ARF trooper Boil, who doesn't seem to know what to do with him, Waxer has no idea how to fit in among clones when he's so very different. As he makes connections with those around him, he and Boil try to figure out who he might have beenâand more importantly, who he is now.
Kinktober 2022 - (E, obviously) Set in the giant Open Skies AU. Where's that Trojan Horse smut post... Yeah so the fic is basically this for Waxer/Boil đ
We Could Breathe Underwater - (T) What if shiny Waxer and Boil were both a bit Force-sensitive, andâoopsie, created a Force bond?
Interference - (T) Set in the RCAU/Open Skies AU, but it can be read as a standalone. It follows some OCs and canon characters as they figure out what Krell is up to on Umbara. The problem is that Torrent Company and Waxer's platoon are already on a collision course...
Fading Light and Cooling Space - (T, but heed the tags on this one) After Boil suffers through the horrifying events on Umbara, something nudges him to steal a strange necklace from Krell's body that teleports him to an even stranger place (and time?).
The last two fics are a bit older, so I'm sure they have a lot of room for technical improvement, but I still like them overall.
No-pressure tags: @lizardberries @theproblemwithstardust @come-chaos @valkeakuulas @whiskygoldwings
@marbled-polecat @petrifiedforests
#tag game#self-recs#waxer#boil#waxer/boil#tcw#fic rec#cloneship#umbara#cyborgs#cyborg!waxer#force-sensitive clones#kinktober 2022
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All TFATWS Anniversary Event 2024 Fills
Thank you to all who participated in this event! here are all the fills you created!
Week 5: No Powers AU by @funsized-loser | SamBucky Fic Rec List | Rated: N/A-E | 13 Fics + 7 Fic Writers Generally Recced |
[podfic] I Could Never Hold Your Heart In My Hand (my darling you already do) by @funsized-loser with original fic by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: T | Length: 1.5-2 Hrs | Snow White Fusion, Fantasy AU, Curse Breaking | AO3 |
Week 5: Ghost/Zombie AU by @funsized-loser | SamBucky Fic Rec List | Rated: T-E | 7 Fics + 1 Fanart |
The Romanian by @six2vii | Rated: T | WC: 5.4K | No Powers AU, Western AU, Fluff and Humor | AO3 |
Upon Faith by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: E | WC: 26.8K | Skrulls, Divorce Arc, Better Thunderbolts Ideas, Better Captain America 4 Ideas | AO3 |
Week 6: Didn't Know They Were Dating/Friends With Benefits | SamBucky Fic Rec List | Rated: G-E | 10 Fics + 1 Podfic |
Off Mission by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: T | WC: 2K | Hurt/Comfort, Better Thunderbolts Ideas, Bucky Takes Care of Sam | Off Mission |
Cheesecakes at Kitchen Tables by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: G | WC: 2.9K | Didn't Know They Were Dating, Matchmaking, POV Original Character | AO3 |
Hanging In There by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: G | WC: 3.4K | No Powers AU, Meet-Ugly, Fluff | AO3 |
Untitled by @onesmolangel | Art | Hurt/Comfort, TFATWS Episode 6 "One World, One People", Hug |
sixteen carriages driving away by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: M | WC: 3.2K | Western AU, Technically Better Thunderbolts Ideas Inspired, Hurt/Comfort | AO3 |
Very Casual by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: E | WC: 2.4K | Didn't Know They Were Dating, Friends with Benefits, Post-CATWS | AO3 |
Let Me Just Walk You Through a Hypothetical by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: G | WC: 1.5K | âLet Me Just Walk You Through a Hypotheticalâ, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Getting Together |Â AO3Â |
Youâre Just Gonna Set Me Up Like That, Huh? by @funsized-loser | Rated: T | WC: 986 | âYouâre Just Gonnaa Set Me Up Like That, Huh?â, TW: Blood/Injury, Cute |
Youâre Just Gonna Set Me Up Like That, Huh? by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated:Â EÂ | WC: 1.8K | âYouâre Just Gonna Set Me Up Like That, Huh?â, Gay Chicken (Sort of), Actions Do Indeed Have Consequences |Â AO3Â |
A thousand times yes by noe3489 | Rated: G | WC: 591 | Meanwhile⌠On the Boat, First Kiss, Love Confessions | AO3 |
Untitled by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: N/A | WC: 511 | âLet Me Just Walk You Through a Hypotheticalâ, Fluff, Established Relationship |
What We Want by noe3489 | Rated: G | WC: 1.6K | Divorce Arc, Angst with a Happy Ending, Sharing a Bed | AO3 |
âFixing the Boatâ by @thatmexisaurusrex | Art | Meanwhile⌠On the Boat, Gif, Domestic Fluff |
âSam Finds the Noteâ and âBucky Has Regretsâ by @thatmexisaurusrex | Art | Divorce Arc, Angst, Thunderbolts Era |
Untitled by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: N/A | WC: 2.9K | âYouâre Just Gonna Set Me Up Like That, Huh?â, POV Annalise (Darleneâs Friend), Tooth-Rotting Fluff |
Another Natasha by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: T | WC: 2.8K | Skrulls, Fostering, Established Relationship | AO3 |
Third Timeâs The Charm by @exbex | Rated: G | WC: 3.6K | Reunite in Wakanda, Speculation for Thunderbolts, Temporary Character Death | AO3 |
Want to Live in Your Personal Space by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: E | WC: 4.4K | Laying Low, Getting Together, Bucky Barnes Takes Care of Sam Wilson | AO3 |
Soul Stone Fic Recs by @funsized-loser | Rated: T-M | SamBucky Fic Reclist | Five Fics |
Victory Party by @funsized-loser | Rated: T | WC: 1.3K | Victory Party, Bittersweet, Let Sam Grieve His Lost Friend |
and if you go chasing rabbits by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: T | WC: 4.5K | Soul Stone, Getting Together (Sort of), Bittersweet | AO3 |
Acting Weird by noe3489 | Rated: N/A | WC: 1.4K | âCan you move your seat up?â, Preslash, Idiots in Love | AO3 |
Never Hit Send, Never Called Again by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: N/A | WC: 3.2K | 6 Months of Ghosting, Post-Endgame, Texting |
Sam Gets Ghosted for Six Months / Bucky Loses His Nerve for Six Months by @thatmexisaurusrex | SamBucky Fanart | 6 Months of Ghosting, Bittersweet, Gifs |
âI donât think heâs the kind you save.â by @thatmexisaurusrex | art | SamBucky Edit, âI donât think heâs the kind you saveâ, enemies to lovers.
The Exact Kind of Guy You Save (And Who Saves You) by noe3489 | Rated: G | WC: 523 | âI donât think heâs the kind you saveâ, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Pre-Relationship | AO3 |
Sam Searches for Bucky by @funsized-loser | Rated: M | WC: 1.1K | Sleeping Together, Sam Searches For Bucky, Fluff But a Little Bittersweet |
Right moment by noe3489 | Rated: T | WC: 1.3K | Sam Searches for Bucky, Past Sam Wilson/Riley, Hurt/Comfort | AO3 |
The Kind You Save by @abarbaricyalp | Rated: N/A | WC: 1.2K | âI donât think heâs the kind you saveâ, this oneâs angsty y'all, âYouâre the one who gets saved.â hits you like a ton of bricks |
Distraction Tactics by @thatmexisaurusrex | Rated: T | WC: 1.1K | âCan you move your seat up?â, crack treated seriously, fluff with light angst | AO3 |
Acting Weird by noe3489 | Rated: N/A | WC: 803 | âCan you move your seat up?â, Pre-Slash, Idiots in Love | AO3 |
Wonât Let You Fall by @exbex | Rated: T | WC: 776 | Team Up at the Airport, Feelings Realization, Getting Together | AO3 |
At the airport by noe3489 | Rated: G | WC: 1K | Team up at the Airport, Pre-Slash, POV Steve Rogers | AO3 |
Post-WS/Sam-Finds-Bucky fics by @abarbaricyalp | SamBucky Fic Reclist | Rated: G-E | Seven Fics |
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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 đ
(I think I'm supposed to send this on anon, but I want to see your answers so <3 )
hiiiiiiii ily! i've been studying in all my free time so i saved this to do when i had spare minutes and brain space.
to start off, i am terrible at picking favorites. i actually hate doing it! So letâs just say these are the ones i (recently) love the most.
in no particular order:
remember me before you - my new girl au. idk why but i come back to this one over and over. maybe because i love the show so much, maybe because i love this louis so much. who knows? not me. and yes, it's almost 300k, but it doesn't feel like it to me sooooo
always a bridesmaid - silver fox louis? younger harry? instantly smitten with each other? at a wedding? i mean idk but i love this one. and idk i especially love that i was trying to write a super short age difference pwp and it turned into 30k and wound up being one of my favorites
someone to fly home to - divorced larry still hot for each other in their 50s with miscommunication before finally admitting they STILL love each other and getting back together?
the devil and the deep blue sea - first of all the title is one i am most proud of. and i loved coming up with the original characters of bo and bridget and writing them. and ofc all of the bad decisions louis and harry make! i know a lot of people donât like cheating fics, but this fic is so much more than that. and i wish more people would give it a chance
just pretend - mid-40s larry faking a relationship because of their teenage daughters while being soooo into each other the whole time is something i never wouldâve thought iâd be into tbqh especially because itâs technically a kid fic, but i love it a whole lot
looking over this list literally only one of those fics has them at their actual ages lol silver fox louis in 4/5
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are there any shakespeare retellings you recommend? i really enjoy retellings but it's also difficult to find ones that like. actually understand the source material... i've read your novella duodecimal and really liked it btw! excellent take on twelfth night :-)
THANK YOU SO MUCH WAH... yes, i can recommend some retellings! i keep intending to make a big post with my recs, actually, but there are so many out there that i haven't read yet... so for now here's an incomplete list:
a thousand acres by jane smiley: the first one that came to my mind seeing this ask. it's a retelling of lear set on an american farmstead, and the adaptation is done beautifully and smoothly--it's just distinct enough from OG Lear that you can judge it as a book on its own but also as a lear retelling. and it's sooooo good. it starts a little slow, but the character work is so excellent and it almost made me cry (i will note that there's a pretty hefty cw on this one but... saying what it is is technically spoilers? but feel free to send another ask or message if you want to know up-front)
the last true poets of the sea by julia drake: books that made me have to turn my camera off in zoom class so i could bawl properly. books written for me specifically. this is a loose YA retelling of twelfth night (looser than some of the other retellings on this list) and it's like. perfect. the teenage dialogue actually sounds like teenagers. every emotional beat clubbed me over the head. the love triangle is present--and done really well; it's not present for drama but because sometimes being a teenager is confusing--but more than that this is a book about the relationship between violet and her sibling, and about mental health, and god it makes me CRAZY. also girls kiss in this one
rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead by tom stoppard: i mean. i think most people into shakespeare know r&gad. but in case you haven't read it yet, it's an absurdist play from the point of view of rosencrantz and guildenstern and it's absolutely fucking brilliant. not sure what else to say about this; you've really just gotta read it
teenage dick by mike lew: another play, this one on the modern side--a retelling of richard iii set in a high school, focusing explicitly on disability issues. kind of more a reimagining than a retelling, honestly, but i really like the exploration of r3's themes and also it's fucking hysterical. although i will say there's a kind of jarring tonal shift in this one near the end, so don't go to it for something 100% comedic
american moor by keith hamilton cobb: okay this isn't exactly a retelling but if you've ever read othello you have to read it. you just have to. please god if you've ever read a shakespeare PLEASE. it's a monologue from the perspective of a black man trying out for the role of othello, half-resigned to being pigeonholed into playing that specific role in a very specific way as directed by a white director, but also half-chafing against that resignation, and also exploring the complexities of loving shakespeare as a black man, and it's soooooo so good
exit, pursued by a bear by e.k. johnston: this one is kind of cheating because it's not really a retelling, in that it has next to nothing to do with the winter's tale except that there is a hermione character and a leontes character and a paulina character. i still think it's a very very well-done YA book, though, and one of the only ones i've read that deals head-on with abortion
foul is fair by hannah capin: okay, i will admit i read this one some years ago when i was more into YA, so i'm not sure i would still go crazy over it now, but the plot of this book is that the modern lady macbeth character gets assaulted by a guy at a party and decides to kill everyone who let that happen. and then she does. and idk i read it in two days it felt like being on crack
the wednesday wars by gary schmidt: this one is DEFINITELY cheating, because this isn't a retelling of anything. but if you like shakespeare and you're open to reading historical fiction about a kid in the 60s using shakespeare as a lens through which to understand the chaos of his life (from the vietnam war to his school crush)... it's so good. it made me nearly sob. beautiful book
i'm also a fan of ryan north's shakespeare choose-your-own-adventure books, but those aren't exactly retellings and also the humor will probably not work for everyone. but i like em <3
and finally, i would be remiss not to shout out the fact that @suits-of-woe wrote an INCREDIBLE retelling of the two gentlemen of verona that, like, redeemed the fact that that play exists. if you've read that play and you thought, "wow, i wish this were explicitly homoerotic, or not a rape apologia, or good in any way," you will LOVE macy's book. unfortunately it isn't fucking published yet but WITH YOUR HELP--
#max.txt#feel free to send me recs for shakespeare retellings at any time btw!#i've been collecting a list#i just haven't gotten around to most of the books on it yet#asks
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