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[lapseinrecs]

Moving Out of the Closet

By Sinnatious

On Archive of Our Own

Status: Complete; 21,411 words

Summary: Yoo Joonghyuk meets his neighbour Kim Dokja, who at first glance seems to be living in what he thought was the building's janitor's closet.

My thoughts: Yoo Joonghyuk. The man that you are.

[artemistorm]

Wow! So cool! I left a comment on Loved by Deities telling the author I made fanart of it and the amazing Sinnatious replied to my comment and said they liked it!

[knight-of-aether]

"He sits there for another two hours, with Legend cradled tightly in his arms, the lantern glowing in his grasp, a small island of warmth and light in the cold darkness. With nothing but his memories, and the slow, quiet draw of Legend’s breath, to keep him company."

First time sharing my Linked Universe fanart here, after lurking in the fandom for years - I was emboldened to do so by @kikker-oma 's lovely Fan Joy July event. This illustration is for Clearing the Air, a story by Sinnatious which has embedded itself deep into my psyche and refuses to leave. It's genuinely great writing - go read it if you haven't and enjoy heavy angst, wilderness survival, and old men being absolutely, perfectly, 100% fine, thank you very much.

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I'm curious Alto what are your favorite fics?

HNNNNNNNNNNG I have so many! I'll drop a link for you guys here if you're interested. If you guys have recommendations, I'd love to hear! I enjoy fluff but I also like really dark fics with a heavy focus on drama and characterization.

The Fear of Falling Stars by silentsaint

Just Tell Me I Am Yours by @errantnight

Caroling At The Gallows by @rottenpumpkin13

Apparitions by @prismaticpichu

Diphylleia Grayi by Arnediad

Love Like Ghosts AND I Know It's Over by @birdblacksocialclub

The Fifth Act by Sinnatious

and You Said Forever by @salternateunreality2

[gintrinsic-writing]

Fic Recs

Stories that made my heart hurt in the best of ways.

Ode to Storms by Sinnatious. Linked Universe. Honestly, if you haven't read this one yet, where've you been? Prepare to be crushed. I can't recommend it enough. Time and one unfortunate paradox.

Dirt and Ashes, or: The One-and-a-Half Body Problem by Tozette. Naruto. Sakura is trained by Hidan after the chunin exam invasion. It's gruesome and chilling and perfect.

The Lesson: A Whumptober Tale by WolfWarden. Linked Universe. Mask uses the Fierce Deity mask, and there are consequences. Nobody is left unscathed. WolfWarden absolutely crushed this.

Good Order and Discipline by Succorelle. The Clone Wars. A re-telling of the Clone Wars wherein Rex and Cody have a secret (illegal) relationship. I've re-read this probably four times since it was published.

Interim by starkraving. The Legend of Zelda. Zelda, Link and Ganondorf try to navigate friendship and more despite their predestined roles. It had me so stressed. Really great writing.

Crumble by anthemXIX. Linked Universe. Someone dies, and the LU heroes are left to mourn. On grief and moving on (sometimes before you're ready), with great writing to take you there.

Because He Is A Friend Of Mine by ofredandgold. Naruto. I was literally so excited whenever this story updated, but ouch. Meaningful relationships in a war-driven society that expects you to choose clan first, always. Set in the Warring States Period.

 "You have to let go"/Bound (Wind & Warriors) by LettersByTheLake. Linked Universe. To this day gives me chills. Short and so far from sweet. Warriors, Wind, and the terrible act of letting go.

In the Dark Zone by Just_Bonesy. Linked Universe. Who better to write horror than Bonesy? Twilight wakes up in darkness. Things get much worse from there.

In Good Company by weialala. Naruto. Sasuke can see and hear the ghosts of the previous Hokage. Ultimately, his life changes for the better, but Weialala's amazing writing will kick you in the heart first.

[lu-fic-recommendation-of-the-day]

Hey there! I’d like to recommend Ode to Storms by Sinnatious, which I think is one of the best Time-centric fics that I’ve ever read, like I still remember the title even after literally 3 years. Mind the tags tho, it did not end well

Summary:

Time is a paradox of Hylia’s own making, and this is how she deals with it. Linked Universe fic, Time-centric.

Tags:

Time-centric

Time Loop

Time Travel

Temporal Paradox

Tragedy

Angst

Word count: 16,558 

Finished: Yes

[kimdokjas]

Hi, do you know any fics of joongdok that retains Dokja's sass? Preferably an au because novel angst hurts. Tyy in advance.

OH BOY DO I *pulls up my [redacted number] pages of ao3 bookmarks* this is gonna be long so i'll put it under the cut!

okay so, some of these are a bit heavier on the humor than others, but in general i feel like these fics do a great job of retaining kdj's snarky personality!

Joongdok AU Fic Recs

the pros & cons of caramel by sunwarmed

“What’s in this,” Yoo Joonghyuk demands. “Peruvian dark roast.” Yoo Joonghyuk looks as if he’s about to commit a crime, so Dokja takes pity on him and continues, “And sugar, ice, whipped cream, cookie crumbles, caramel, hazelnut syrup, chocolate, and a little bit of almond milk. Really, I put a ton of work into making this, and you’re not even thanking me.” Yoo Joonghyuk’s eye twitches — once, twice, three times — before he takes the cup and squeezes it so hard Dokja’s a little afraid the drink will fly everywhere. [or: 5 times kim dokja makes yoo joonghyuk (the wrong) coffee & one time yoo joonghyuk returns the favor.]

loving out of tune by almostprimary

After a truly tragic series of events, Kim Dokja gains a new neighbor who also happens to be the only person in the world he would, without hesitation, push in front of a moving vehicle.

you're home by ksalientian

Yoo Joonghyuk is sick. This is not, strictly speaking, a problem, except for how Joonghyuk has never been sick in all the years Dokja knows him other than when he's been actively dying, which he is probably not at the moment, but how is Dokja supposed to know that, he's never taken care of a sick person, Dokja barely even takes care of himself when he's healthy because Joonghyuk is the one doing that most of the time, and now Joonghyuk is sick— Okay, Dokja thinks, staring at the thermometer that reads 39.2°C in cheerful green, this may be a problem.

new activity by oronine

In a strange turn of events, Kim Dokja meets one pro gamer on Google Documents and begins a correspondence.

pretty strangers by HeavenlyDusk

A stranger at a party drags Yoo Joonghyuk around town. Somehow, in the span of one night, he falls in love.

Moving Out of the Closet by Sinnatious

Yoo Joonghyuk meets his neighbour Kim Dokja, who at first glance seems to be living in what he thought was the building's janitor's closet.

two hands of the same clock by furihatachlookie

The hour hand falls upon the fifth hour, and Yoo Joonghyuk dies before the clock can chime in answer. In which a crown prince and a commoner, unaware of one another's existence in this seemingly unbreakable time loop, inevitably cross paths.

"can u tattoo 'i love u' in flowers?" by crispy_scoliosis

In which Kim Dokja, a florist, reunites with his estranged childhood friend, Yoo Joonghyuk.

a new reality with you by fruitastic

Yoo Joonghyuk is a beta tester for the unreleased game “Ways of Survival'' and gets way too attached to a simple NPC, Kim Dokja. When the final battle looms over his head, will he be able to say goodbye? ...Hmm…Maybe Mia was right about touching grass…

to begin again. by frostfall

(In which Kim Dokja goes on a blind date. It's just his luck that he runs into his ex.)

salsa doesn't count as tomatoes by aphrodisiac

Yoo Joonghyuk has a roommate. (And a crush.)

couples discount by anemotions (realdefonge)

When junior manager, Yoo Joonghyuk wins the grand prize of their company’s raffle–a five-day trip for two to Hawaii, all expenses paid–the senior manager, Kim Dokja, who’s had no luck with raffles, asks the junior manager to bring him along as a travel buddy. Yoo Joonghyuk eventually agrees and they go to Hawaii. But things only escalate from there because apparently, there’s a 50% dinner buffet discount for couples in the hotel, and Kim Dokja would to absolutely anything to avail it.

gimme choco (or gimme love) by beewithouthoney

Every Valentine's day, Yoo Jonghyuk's desk is buried in a heaping pile of chocolates. And every year, Kim Dokja gets one from the pile.

on the art of unplanned serenadingby sunwarmed

“Then prove it,” says Yoo Joonghyuk, voice low, and Dokja is struck with a few realisations at once. One — he isn’t a good cook at all. He relies on microwave meals for the vast majority of his diet. Two — when it’s revealed that he’s not a good cook, he’ll almost certainly never hear the end of it. Three — Yoo Joonghyuk has a really nice voice. Goddamnit. [or: kim dokja keeps accidentally asking yoo joonghyuk out on dates. he swears it's only because he likes annoying the hell out of him. probably.]

When I said I hate isekai tropes, I wasn’t sarcastically praying for it to happen to me. by Waltzfor-Zizi(azro_zee)

Kim Dokja wants it on the record that he absolutely loathes those cringey royalty isekai stories and even more so the cliché archetype of cold and murderous but devastatingly handsome black-haired dukes with a troubled past. He really should learn by now that the universe has a hobby to throw him into the lion’s den and make him swallow his own words. After all, he and the God up there do not share the same taste of humor.

there are more but this is getting a bit long orz

i hope these are similar to what you're looking for! if you want any more recs feel free to let me know <3

EDIT: if you're looking for even more recs (and also some of my absolute faves) there's now a Part 2 here!

[rottenpumpkin13]

Why do you ship Gen and Cloud? Wouldn't they have torn each other apart in canon if they met?

(Just to be clear, I ship them post-canon and that's what I'm referring to here)

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a sucker for unconventional rare pairs, but just look at them. "The man who tried to obliterate the planet and ruined my life was your friend. Our best friends were close enough that they shared a sword that we both associate with them. You tried to kill Zack. You wanted to kill me at one point. But you were a victim of Shinra too, right? I want to hate you, but I can't. I pity you. We're both connected to Sephiroth and Jenova through the cells inside of us. It wasn't your fault. Where were you when Zack died? I want to hate you but I can't.

There's so many conflicting feelings on Cloud's part, and there's moments where all he sees in Genesis is Sephiroth in a different font.

And there's the desperation and curiosity on Gen's part because he just woke up and here's that same Infantryman who's cells he wanted all those years ago. Here's the same, puny kid who killed Sephiroth. More than once. He has Angeal's sword. He used Angeal's sword. Did he know Angeal? He definitely knew Zack. What are the odds, right? This man was friends with Zack, the same Zack you want to do right by now that you've been redeemed in the eyes of the goddess. Where is Zack? He died too? Suddenly he’s in a whole new world where his friends are gone, the city you used to live in doesn't exist anymore, and the only fragment you have left of that past is this man you barely know. But there's still a chance to redeem himself. If only Cloud would let him in so he could show him that he's different, that he's not the same man he once was.

Their interactions would NOT be boring let me tell you lol. It's not enemies to lovers exactly, more like forced proximity mixed with their contrasting personalities that would make for an interesting dynamic. Genesis is pompous and proud and never shuts up, but the only person who can make him shut up is Cloud’s sarcasm, bluntness and painful honesty.

Even if you can't picture them as a romantic pairing, they have the potential to be really good friends. "Beloved" by Sinnatious on ao3 does a really good job of showing how their friendship would develop first before the romance. You should definitely check it out in case you can't envision the pairing :)

[jayjamjary]

Ngl I dont read a lot of fics, but sometimes if I see somebody recommending or advertising one they made I'll give it a read. Well I read one I really liked today so I started storyboarding it as a little comic.

I've linked it here

[totally-yourz]

Yoo Joonghyuk meets his neighbour Kim Dokja, who at first glance seems to be living in what he thought was the building's janitor's closet.

[akystaracer22]

So I recently got back into Linked Universe and holy shit does Ode to Storms have me in a CHOKEHOLD.

Read at your own risk because the tags don’t lie this fic is a TRAGEDY and you will cry. Credit to Sinnatious because HOLY SHIT

Spoilers under the cut

But the whole tragedy of Time just wanting to go home and not being able to, the way his fate had been sealed long before the journey just because of Termina itself. Gods it is so good. The way Sky only tried to help only to fuck it up so badly.

Legends desperation oh god his DESPERATION-

The fact that we still don’t know what trapped him, obtaining the Fierce Deity mask, or Twilight.

Like- fuck I love it so much and it left me SOBBING

[linked-universe-fic-finder]

Are there any fics with Wild turning into.. something. Like a blupee fox thing, a fox, just any animal. I'm currently reading Inheritance by WhenStarsLie and i've realized there aren't as many fics like that out there

Here are three that come to mind.

Among Wolves by enjolras_out - Wild gets temporarily transformed into a wolf. Twilight’s been here before and he’s there to help him through it, but to his surprise Wild’s having the time of his life.

Loved By Deities by Sinnatious - The scariest tool at Time's disposal is the Fierce Deity mask. The second scariest is Nayru's Love. And he'll use every tool he has if that's what it takes to keep his boys safe. (You don't get the Wild transforming until the end, but the other boys get turned into animals along the way and it's a very fun read.)

This World Was Not Made For You by sister_dear - Thedas should be easy for the Heroes of Hyrule. No infected monsters, no Ganon, no being hunted by the forces of evil. Just a little hole in the sky, and demons, and what exactly is going on with the magic here? A Linked Universe/Dragon Age crossover.

[pluviatrix]

Hello, I'm the one that asked about your fav Wars pics. I read all of your recs, plus your own works, and have determined that your taste is exquisite. Can you rec me other LU stuff? It does not have to be just about Wars this time.

MY OWN WORKS !!! :Dc hehe

ok get ready here they come. i realize a good chunk of these are the lu classics but i was here in 2021 and sort of stopped diving for fanfic back in like, mid-2022 so i'm sure i'm missing a lot of good ones i would otherwise enjoy, so sorry if theres nothing new here

barefoot diva by Seeking7

my bookmark note for this is: "oh what the fuck. does this person write poetry? they gotta. methinks mesmells poetry. shitchrist" so that should tell u what u gotta know. short n sweet. 1514

Captain Linebeck Accidentally Crushes On A DILF (who also happens to be the famed hero from before the world was flooded) Random_ag

i think u can probably tell just by the title but this one is fucking hilarious. 4245

Ode to Storms by Sinnatious

Oldie but a goodie. literally everything by this author really scratches my spooky/horror itch its sooooo good. if ur squeamish don't worry this is more conceptual horror. actually you know what i'm gonna link my other fave from this person here. (Retreat Reverse Rewind by Sinnatious) 16558 and 8379. also sinnatious has a reg zelda fic abt the hero of twilight and the hero of time that really plucks at ur heartstrings if ur up for that

Rescue Mission by theScrap_Witch

ok this one is just cute. its about aryll and wind and other such shenanigans. 6775

[note: someone is gonna think i'm bonkers for this but i absolutely LOVE major character death, so obligatory Grace series plug, but im fairly sure so many people know about it by now KLDJFSDF]

and still, the cradle blossoms by ME C:

shameless and obligatory self-plug. uhhh its like 48k some odd words. sorry. if u like character studies and stories about love you'll get smth out of it i think.

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12 and 14, please?

12. Do you have a Playlist for your fanfic or one for writing in general?

A Monster's Threads has "Suggested Listening" labels on certain chapters if I feel like a song blends with the content. Otherwise, no. I use music to prep BEFORE writing, but not during. I'd like to make a full spotify playlist for AMT one of these days though.

14. What's your favorite fic in the fandom you write most often?

That is incredibly difficult to say because there's so many. So I'll list a few.

I Know It's Over by BBSC

Love Like Ghosts by BBSC

The Fifth Act by Sinnatious

Son by She Sees In the Dark

And so, so many more. Special shoutout to @errantnight, @holly-sephiroth, and @prismaticpichu as well for their incredible compilation of works.

[noa748]

do you have any fic recs?

Ooh! Yes, probably! I honestly haven’t read fanfic much since I took a long hiatus from writing, but I’m just getting into it again! I guess it depends on what fandom you’re looking for. I’d add links but I’m on mobile and it’s annoying lol. Everything I read is on FFN or AO3 though.

The Fifth Act by Sinnatious is a classic for FFVII, if you haven’t read it yet. It’s basically the fic that inspired Operation: Avert Crisis back in the day (if its influences weren’t already painfully obvious). Everything else by Sinnatious is good too tbh.

I’ve also been reading A Monster’s Threads by Altocat, a very well written Sephiroth origin story.

If you like Fire Emblem: Awakening, there’s this OC insert story called Cycle by RoseWarden and it’s freaking AMAZING.

If you like Tales of Symphonia, I’d recommend Tales of Cosplayers by Nightfoot. Super old fic, but it was one of the original inspirations for New Reality and it’s super nostalgic for me haha

I realize that’s only a couple!! But I’m still dipping my toes back in the fanfic world. Give ME your fic recs!!!! Haha

[ff7central]

The Fifth Act

(161697 words)

by Sinnatious

Chapters: 38/38 Fandom: Final Fantasy VII

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Characters: Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Genesis Rhapsodos, Kunsel (Compilation of FFVII), Zack Fair, Angeal Hewley, Aerith Gainsborough, Tseng (Compilation of FFVII), Yuffie Kisaragi, Hojo (Compilation of FFVII) Additional Tags: Time Travel

Series: Part 1 of The Fifth Act

Summary: Cloud has an accident with a Time materia, and finds himself in the middle of the Wastes at the start of the Wutai War. There are people to save… and for that, there are three people who need to die.

Recommended by Browniefox who says "I’ve combed ao3 for time travel fics and while there’s a lot of good ones this is easily my favorite. Complete, great characterization and interactions, and some interesting twists!"