#recent fave recs

[multifandom--mess]

hannigram x villaneve crossover fics bc hell yes!

mlm/wlw solidarity if you know what i mean 🤭

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》 Summertime in Marseille - (12k)(Mature)

Murder wives across the pond? The London area manhunt for pay to play assassin Oksana Astankova continues tonight after the gruesome discovery of the bodies of two M16 agents and the unsettling disappearance of a third. The missing agent Eve Polastri’s checkered history with the femme fatale stirs up a sense of deja-vu to a case stateside involving the (still unsolved) disappearance of a certain disgraced psychiatrist turned psychopath and his companion Will Graham. Both pairs vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a couple of corpses in the hands of, debatetly inept, law enforcement. Longtime readers will remember the debacle on the rumors of the relationship between Lecter and Graham. Fresh faces should expect much of the same insight when it comes to Astankova and Polastri. -Freddie Lounds [Tattlecrime.com] Or: Villanelle takes Eve to visit an old friend.

》 Wintertime in the Atlantic - (10k)(Mature)

Dear Hannibal and Will, [Eve warned me I really shouldn’t write Hannibal and Will but I don’t think you two are stupid enough to let other people read your mail and the consequences are on you if you are.] A recent client has gifted me four first class tickets for a cruise to Australia on the 11th of December! The ship leaves from Lisbon which is a wonderful coincidence since Eve tells me that’s where you’re currently living. We never got the opportunity to repay you two for helping us during our time of need back in Marseille. My fiancé and I would be delighted if you would accompany us. The tickets are attached! -xoxo Villanelle Or: Eve and Villanelle meet up with the Lecter-Graham’s once again.

》 Rhapsody in Brashness - (4k)(Mature)

“We understand,” says Hannibal. The vibrations of his voice rumble against her the way that thunder does through storm clouds. “You are unique, as I am. And she insinuated herself into you, as Will insinuated himself into me. The blind, pearly rootlets of human connection have burrowed themselves too deeply into the fertile soil of your soul to be killed, now, no matter how many times you hack away at the verdant growth which springs anew into the air, again and again. The intricate underground web of them merely spreads implacably further and deeper and will continue to do so until they smother you, or until you allow the leaves to fully unfurl into the light.” “But she stabbed me,” Villanelle exclaims petulantly.

》 A Cannibal, A Dog Lover, and an Assassin Walk Into A Bar - (1.7k)(G)

Hannibal and Will wanted a quick getaway to Rome, but end up with a little more adventure than they anticipated.

》 Murder Pals in Alaska - (1.5k)(Mature)

Eve and Villanelle make their home in Alaska and befriend Will and Hannibal.

》 Cannibal vs. Assassin: The Showdown - (5k)(Mature)

“Obviously, they do kill people based on those dance moves alone,” Hannibal tittered, but quietly enough as to not attract attention. Will stifled a laugh. “That is not a reason to ruin their night though,” Hannibal decided, following Will through the crowd.

》 Taste and Temptation - (18k)(G)

Eve and Villanelle have gone off on their own, traveling and getting to know each other better. Hannibal and Will have too. Both couples happen to have dark pasts and trouble with the law, but that hasn't really put a damper on their vacations. The four of them happen to meet at an opera in Florence but when they keep running into each other, they have to wonder if their meetings are coincidence or something that could put their travels in danger. Villaneve meets Hannigram on the run.

(NOTE: unfinished but still worth the read!)

》 The Professionals Series - (12k)(T)

A Hannibal/Killing Eve crossover AU where Hannibal and Villanelle are best buds. Theoretically set after "The Wrath of the Lamb" and "God, I'm Tired" for parts I and II and after "You're Mine" for part III.

[deepwaterwritingprompts]

its that time of year: hand over your anime recs

about a year ago i asked for recs and you all had some great responses. i watched quite a few and even if some of them weren't my style i loved your enthusiasm. loved it.

this year once again i ask for your recs, underrated, super popular, super weird, doesn't matter. Drop them in the notes/tags. i love twists done well and plots that defy genre, but ill take anything.

(Edit: I’ll take manga recs too:)

please and thank you, peace

- L

[somethingboutafic]

To you I can admit, I'm just too soft for all of it by starryhaze (28,280) Rating: Not Rated Summary: “Harry?” Louis asks when he hears the frantic crying coming through the speaker. “H, darling what's wrong?”

Concerned, Louis puts on his shoes as he keeps hearing the sobs. It’s the middle of the night and the phone call has definitely pulled Louis out of his deep slumber, but Harry is crying, and Louis has to be with him.

“It’ll be okay, baby, I'm gonna come over, okay? You just- Haz you have to send me your address, yeah? Can you do that for me?” Louis asks, trying to remain as poised as possible as he presses his phone between his ear and shoulder so he can grab his jacket.

“No.” Harry cries out. “It's all wrong, Lou- It’s-” Another sob. “I hate it, Lou, I hate it so, so much, make it stop.”

the nesting shop au

leave it to the breeze by hattalove (81,459) Rating: Explicit Summary: a great british bake off au in which louis cares about winning and winning only, harry is made of sunshine and rainbow sprinkles, and niall sticks his nose into other people's business. also featuring liam as louis's best friend-slash-concerned mother, and zayn as a macaron connoisseur.

Hiding Green Smiles by HoldingOnToChaos (45,227) Rating: Explicit Summary: When Louis goes with Liam to a hidden sex shop, he discovers a new sex toy, the BiteMat, and he can't believe his luck. He loves being bitten, has a biting kink, even, and now he can be bitten over his bonding spot without the fear of anything permanent.

He hastily buys it to try with Harry, his friend and roommate, and his regular heat/rut partner for the last eighteen months. They've been friends-with-benefits outside heat or rut for eight months now, and Louis' been desperately in love with Harry for at least five of those months.

Or the BiteMat fic

sunshine, baby! by staybeautiful (106,528) Rating: Explicit Summary: Louis is in his first year of law school, Harry is a junior on the swim team dreaming of the Olympics, and they both agree that they don't have time for anything more than friends with benefits... right?

From This Moment On by therogueskimo (52,124) Rating: Not Rated Summary: Louis Tomlinson needs a tour photographer, and he thinks he's found the one in the mysterious H on Instagram.

Harry Styles swore he'd never do tour photography again - that is, until he did

no pressure, no diamonds ‘verse by karamelised (5 works; 71,463) Rating: ExplicitSummary: Louis is a thief, Harry a grifter.

I Figured It Out by therogueskimo (9,133) Ziam Rating: Not RatedSummary: The one where Liam and Zayn have their first kiss.

Just Breathe With Me by She_bear (90,410) Rating: ExplicitSummary: Louis and Harry meet at a yoga retreat in India, both struggling to reconcile ghosts of the past and uncertain about the future. Brought together by an irrepressible emotional and physical connection, they embark on a journey of self-discovery which will change their paths forever.

Maybe It's Heaven by therogueskimo (81,713) Rating: MatureSummary: When Harry Styles finds himself forced to go home for Christmas, the last thing he expects is to fall in love.

But then he meets Louis Tomlinson … again.

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

Do you have any good fic recs? Preferably no MCD

absolutely!

to be alive with you by @rewritetheending

and what if in your sleep, you dream by @renecdote

what a heart can do by @bvckandeddie

through tooth and claw (to where you are) by @homerforsure

and it echoes when i breathe by @spaceprincessem

love me deep and keep me close by @cowboy-buck

i want real love baby by @colonoscopys

my heart's over-pumping and your mouth is an ambulance by @shitouttabuck

pick a star on the darling horizon (follow the light) by @buddierights

[batsplat]

come on there’s gotta be at least 3 sete/vale rivalry appreciators (you me and pedro acosta)!! haven’t seen 2003-05 seasons in full but mugello 2004 alone was so great.

vale and gibernau finished 1&2 on the same podium SEVEN times in 2003, the only ppl who did it more in a single year (since 2000, was too lazy to look back further) were lorenzo/pedrosa in 2012 when they swapped 1&2 places 9 times on the podium.

I love you anon

listen, I know some people need their rivalries to be more balanced than this, but in terms of actual on-track battles it's like. one of the very best this century. (I'm trying to hold back from calling it the best this century but I don't not believe that?) also some might argue that the 1-2 achievement is even more impressive in 2003 than in 2012, given more riders were capable of fighting for wins and the field spread was way less dramatic. sete's 2003 season in particular is so underrated, man's scoring an average of 17.3 points per race, four wins, 10/16 races on the podium, only two races where he was worse than fourth... serious pace plus consistency! out of nowhere!

anyway, here's every notable on-track encounter between sete and valentino, with * to **** asterisks by how worth watching it is for the fight between those two specifically. (for most of these, of course you can find more details in the sete post and the valentino race recs post.) using italics I've indicated which races are available on youtube (or on facebook, in the case of phillip island 2004):

welkom 2003**: the first race after kato's death, and the one where sete secures his unlikely emotional victory. valentino applied heavy pressure on sete in the late stages, but sete stood firm

le mans 2003***: yes, valentino was unlucky when the race was interrupted by rain - but the resulting battle between sete and valentino in the last few laps in tricky conditions is fantastic. multiple overtakes on the last lap and both riders off-track at the final corner

catalunya 2003*: valentino looked locked-on for the victory until he made two mistakes, the second of which has him go off-track and drop several places to hand capirossi the win. vale finds some crazy pace to catch up with biaggi and sete and pass them both

sachsenring 2003****: valentino gets a big enough lead you think it's surely over... but then sete catches him, leading valentino to let him go by so he can study him from behind. a dramatic final lap that prompts a bit of an existential crisis from valentino

brno 2003****: valentino shows up after the summer break with red hair, a determined smile and a mission. this race is a thriller, a proper dogfight between 3-5 riders with plenty of twists and turns - before the whole thing distils into an all timer of a final lap duel

rio 2003*: valentino sticks behind sete for a while, but it feels like he was just biding his time. once he gets past, he pushes hard and pulls away for a comfortable win

sepang 2003*: the match point race, after valentino had run away with the season post-brno. valentino gets a middling start and has to hunt down sete, but once he does he again pulls away

mugello 2004***: MY BELOVED. this is where the momentum in that season really shifts, courtesy of one hell of a chaotic race. there is an excellent sete/valentino duel in this race, but it's far from the only thing going on. all of it's brilliant

catalunya 2004****: a race long duel! I love catalunya duels because so much of it is about tyres getting chewed up and the riders wobbling and sliding more and more. sete's home race and psychologically a very important race... one hell of a show

assen 2004****: the turning point of the relationship! I still FULLY believe this set up everything that happened next, even if nobody talks about this race any more. the fight slaps!! the last lap slaps!! the podium with bad vibes slaps!! valentino in that presser!!

brno 2004*: sete badly needed a win here, and in the end it's not particularly close. the early battle with those two and biaggi is fun, but eventually sete's newly upgraded honda has the clear edge

phillip island 2004****: the first duel post-qatar curse - so these two now hate each other. it's also a match point race! banger of a start, sete is proper feisty here leaving valentino to hunt him down. banger of a final lap too

valencia 2004*: last race of the season - and even though the title's been sealed up, wouldn't it be nice to get a morale-boosting win to take into the new year? at sete's home race too? ah, you know how this goes. the way valentino gets past sete is pretty funny

jerez 2005****: well of course! again, fierce start, and it takes a bit to get rid of everyone else so it's just those two again. the last lap is something special, as is the post-race drama

catalunya 2005***: back on sete home turf!! and sete rides such a good race, he's really doing his very best - except of course valentino is hunting him down again. there's a brutally dismissive quality to this victory

le mans 2005***: edwards streaks off in front until valentino catches him - and vale's content to sit on his teammate's rear tyre until sete catches them both. the race from there is a joy

sachsenring 2005***: another goody! hayden features quite prominently in this one, and crucially valentino never manages to make a break for it. sete leads going into the final lap

brno 2005***: the fun of this one is in remembering it's sachsenring // summer break // brno... and the duel here immediately picks up again with valentino brusquely cutting past sete on the first lap. really makes it feel like sete is trapped in some sort of a hellish time loop... the end to this one is proper CRUEL

qatar 2005***: one year anniversary of that race and of course sete is desperate to repeat his success. the more of these you watch the crueller they get, not least when it really does look like he's built up enough of a lead. melandri also plays a big part in this one

mugello 2006**: you just know how badly sete would have loved to win this (and so did the commentators). entire race is excellent but sete mainly features in the starting dogfight, not the latter stages

phillip island 2006**: this is a chaos bike swap race and there's a lot going on, all of which is very relevant to the title fight. relevant to this post is that sete and valentino end up fighting for the last podium place on the very last lap. their last duel before sete's career was cut short by injury

obviously, if anyone's looking to watch the full sete/valentino story, there's a few more races you'd have to add in like 2004 welkom, qatar and sepang. anyway, this rivalry slaps. hopefully soon a fourth person can be recruited to the cause

[bigslappydaily]

[dcvidsrossi]

Every few weeks, I have the urge to re-read ‘A Thing Achieved’ because it is The Hotch/Rossi fic of All Time

[sageblogsthings]

anyone have any good book recs that blend litfic and specfic really well? ideally with fantasy vibes, and bonus points if there’s a magic system that directly impacts the plot or is an allegory for plot elements/character backstories

[44hive]

tagged by my angels @moonrver and @thelatenightvibes to list my top 5 songs rn, kisses to u both 😚🫶🏽

leaf high - priya ragu

the first taste - fiona apple

vino villain - kwes e

lust - kendrick lamar

the zone - lil yachty

tagging: @moosiala @winksyspears @wsaliba @trentskis @son-heungmin @putergenius @decsrice @jarrodsbowen @iboukonate @thesummersucks @paxdemon @salahattricks @pascarvalhos @seriebofficial & anyone else that wants to do it <333

[littleragondin]

Hiii! May I ask for the top 5 French songs? Could be all-time favs or current ones. I haven't listened to anything French in ages and I would gladly reach for some.

Have a great day! :)

Hiii! Thank you so much for asking ♡ I spent the whole day thinking about it and I am (again) gonna cheat a little and do two tops I hope you'll forgive me 🙈

Top 5 all time favorite french songs :

"3eme sexe" by Indochine - specifically this live version, tho I also dearly like the original from 1985

"Virages" by Yves Duteil - i do NOT like the original instrumentation but this guitar + soft percussion version? ♡♡♡

"Je te rends ton amour" by Mylene Farmer - she's the artist I've seen the most live in my life (ノ*°▽°*)

"Le bal des Laze" by Michel Polnareff - but frankly, he has tons of gems through his whole discography

"Rimes feminines" by Juliette - this one's a utube because that live version? lives rent free in my brain (´꒳`)♡

Top 5 of recent(-ish) french songs :

"Le chrome et le coton - Lafayette remix" by Jerome Echenoz, Anna Jean - this specific remix beats both the original and all other remixes imo

"Le Monarque des Indes" by Pierre Lapointe - actually canadian but still in french! this one accompanies all my summers since 2020

"Ivre d'amour" by The Rodeo - it's a song about lycanthropic love, what else can I say?

"Charisma" by Daisy Mortem - there is always something a little ... sticky in their songs despite the strong electro aspect of it that works on me 100%

"Une danse de mauvais gout" by Mansfield TYA and Odezenne - Mansfield TYA are a long time fave of mine, and the way the voices go together?♡♡♡

[filliteapot]

Filli do you have a list of kdrama recs!

Oh, I do. I mostly watch slices I identify as joseis (with some exceptions), but anyway I'm in the mood to talk about them, so

Faves:

Reply 1988 - my fav kdrama josei, focused on friendships and family, filled with nostalgia. I think this show and Spitz share the blame for my love towards 80-90s songs, I rewatched it recently and now my playlist looks like korean radio in 1988

Hospital Playlist - same crew as Reply, watched it to feel a bit better about people, it served its purpose + I loved all the songs

Age of Youth - story of friendship of five very different college girls, I haven't watched season 2 but the first one was great

Be Melodramatic - slice of life with lots of bittersweetness and irony and personal tragedies which amazed me with its direction, focus and the way it dealt with key themes

Healer - one of the things that once made me consider kdramas as a way to pass time, I thought I'd find it naive and no so good with time passing, but no, it still works on me

Recent faves:

Stove League - best drama I watched this year. Who would have thought a story of baseball club management could be so interesting

Beyond Evil - a detective story of two psychos officers trying to catch a serial killer while suspecting each other and making problems for the town (I fell in love with the ost first of all)

Racket Boys - haven't finished it but it's wholesome and fun, about a small school badminton team trying to win a competition

Youth of May - something that looked like a light story of students in Gwandju in 1980 and turned out to be about tragic historical events and killed my heart (I had no idea)

The Red Sleeve Cuff - something that looks like a story of love between a king and a maid (and later concubine) that is in fact just a tragedy of people of different social status and merciless era

My Liberation Notes - a story of lonely people dealing with life that hit me on a very personal lvl

Human Disqualification - same as previous, I got a bit mad about this one bc it gave me the same feelings my beloved Takaya once did with her Hoshi wa utau

Honorable mentions: One Spring Night, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, Sungkyunkwan Scandal, I Hear Your Voice

[darlinghowl]

while i'm doing tag games, @lucydonato tagged me in "eight shows to get to know me" in like april (i'm terrible at remembering to do these when i save it to do later i'm SO sorry!) here they are!

i'm going based on all time faves over recent shows i'm into:

The Walking Dead

BBC Merlin

Parks and Rec

Gotham

Daredevil/Defenders (this isn't cheating shh)

Succession

911/911 LS/Fire Country (this isn't cheating either shhh)

Teen Wolf

honorable mentions: breaking bad/better call saul, good omens (which was actually on the list for a second, rip), dead to me, fleabag, ted lasso, barry, midnight mass/haunting of hill house, stranger things, superman and lois, pretty much every show in arrowverse but specifically the flash, glee (another formative years one), bridgerton, outer banks, once upon a time, the good place, hannibal, AND unfortunately law and order special victims unit which i KNOW is copaganda but was something i watched from the time i was like 11 to 16 to the point i thought i wanted to be a lawyer bc of it so. ALSO ghost whisperer

i'm tagging @lovaboy @hidingoutbackstage @doomednarrative if you guys want to do it! <3

[lawluenvy]

Chapters: 30/30 Fandom: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact) Characters: Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact), Zhongli (Genshin Impact), Hu Tao (Genshin Impact), Scaramouche (Genshin Impact), Il Dottore (Genshin Impact), Ganyu (Genshin Impact), Diluc (Genshin Impact), Venti (Genshin Impact), Sangonomiya Kokomi, Tsaritsa (Genshin Impact), Beidou (Genshin Impact), Gorou (Genshin Impact), Kaedehara Kazuha Additional Tags: Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Romantic Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, hu tao is the best wingman no one asked for, Angst, Fluff, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Assassin Tartaglia | Childe (Genshin Impact), Found Family, Enemies to Lovers, Tartaglia | Childe is Bad at Feelings (Genshin Impact), Zhongli is Bad at Feelings (Genshin Impact), Slow Burn, Happy Ending, where childe tries to assassinate zhongli but surprise! they're soulmates Summary:

Ajax thought soulmates were a myth, folk stories of star-crossed lovers and magic and adventure. Soulmates are just a silly, made-up fairy tale to entertain the children. Except now there’s a mark burned onto his skin. And his soulmate is the god he’s been sent to kill.

[martitheevans]

GodDAMN

[laufire]

um. idk wtf did I do but this is what my inbox looks like now 😅. if you left me an ask (and still remember/care for what it was about) feel free to send it again...? 😬

[ugh-yoongi]

hii! thanks for answering my ask about your favorite namjoon fics 🥰 could you recommend your favorite yoongi fics if you haven't done it yet? thank you soo much! 💗

you got it 🫡

most of these works contain mature themes/content. please heed tags and do not engage with any explicit work if you are a minor!

i know there are a bunch i’ve forgotten, so please reblog and share your own work and your faves!

also, please note: there are a lot of fics on these lists that are posted to ao3. it has recently come out that a volunteer was removed from their position for being pro-palestine (you can find the twt thread here). i am in the process of looking for a better alternative, but until then, it is unfortunately probably the best way to share these stories. while i personally won’t be posting to or reading on ao3 for the time being, how you choose to engage going forward is completely up to you! i just wanted to make sure i was being transparent.

yoongi x reader

love language by @gukslut

please be naked and first and last and always by @floralseokjin

the dinner party by @anotherbtswriter

straight shooter by @snackhobi

winter: you're the one that bloomed me by @hot-soop

moonlit throne by @hobidreams

miss dial by @versigny

a love that endures by @cinnaminsvga

want a taste? by @suga-kookiemonster

cyberslut by @kimnjss

tip of the iceberg by @fortunexkookie

greedy by @xjoonchildx

boseong breakfast by @honeymoonjin

vogue by @gukyi

tell me what you want by @wwilloww

wine & budapest by @junghelioseok

the second time & stop thinking about me by @yoongiphoria

drip by @here2bbtstrash

cybersex by @gimmethatagustd

vows (and all the associated drabbles) by @hamsterclaw

darksided by @eoieopda

the pink pill by @dollfaceksj

volume

as always, mxm recs under the cut!

member x member

namgi: see namjoon recs here

sope: see hoseok recs here

yoonjin: see seokjin recs here

yoonkook: see jk recs here + fang fucker by @sailoryooons

atoms and empty space (yoonmin)

love maze (yoonmin)

there's a piece of you in how i dress (yoonmin)

cute, baby (yoonmin)

inevitabilities (yoonmin)

our beginnings never know our ends (yoonmin)

since feeling is first (yoonmin)

it's bad enough we get along so well (yoonmin)

he's what you want (i'm what you need) [yoonmin]

maybe i hate you can be our always (yoonmin)

smooth strip (yoonmin)

map of the sounds (taegi)

the romance of old clothes (taegi)

inside and out (taegi)

siren of the interstate (taegi)

espresso marmalade (taegi)

after all, all this time (taegi)

what happens in uni series (taegi)

return to baseline (taegi)

vanilla sweetheart (taegi)

nothing lasts forever (taegi)

wassily kandinsky improvisation 31 sea battle (taegi)

shots fired (taegi)

yachtgi series (taegi)