#slice of life recs

[thefunbanshee]

it's the first time in a long time that I haven't posted manga caps while reading but it's because A Delinquent's Life Hacks is so so good, I'm BINGING THROUGH IT. but also girl same, me too girl. I would also blow away just like that bc HE'S SO CUTE

[steddie-fanfic-recs]

Home to me

by 42hrb

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, The Party (Stranger Things), Dustin Henderson Additional Tags: Fix-It, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Slice of Life, Friendship, Growing Old Together, Domestic Fluff, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, POV Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson Lives, Happy Ending, because they deserve a happy ending Words: 6,316 Chapters: 1/1

Summary

Steve Harrington was not worried about Eddie Munson. Eddie was a grown-ass adult man with a high school diploma who had done a pretty huge part in saving the world only 6 months before, why should Steve be worried? Except maybe he was a little bit worried. He hung the phone up after his third attempt at calling Eddie with a huff.

[steddieunderdogfics]

For the ~300 hits fic, this one is really cute and absolutely deserves more attention!! 🦝🫶

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54862822

made of brick & stone | built on laughter

literaldisneyprincess

made of brick & stone | built on laughter by literaldisneyprincess

Rating: General audiences

3,395 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe - Farm/Ranch, Animals, Established Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Marriage Proposal, Slice of Life, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, DIY, Fluff

Summary:

It all starts with a raccoon. Well, that depends where you want to start from, really. But this particular part of their life, this starts with a raccoon. In which Steve and Eddie rescue critters, renovate a farm, and love each other through it all.

Thanks for the rec!

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics with ~300 hits.

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[interact-if]

are there any IFs that have the same vibe/setting as gilmore girls or 10 things i hate about you? i just really feel like reading some teenage romance and drama!! thank you <3

Hi there Anon,

Here's a small list that includes teenage drama:

Countdown by @countdown-if

If another project fits the bill, please let us know!

[m-le]

I need people to understand the love I have for the manga series called “I want to be a wall” by Honami Shirono. The manga talks about the marriage between Yuriko (aroace woman) and Gakurouta(gay man) who try to adapt to societal norms and their families pressure and expectations through that marriage. In the end their goal is to find their own happy ever after. Not only do we learn about them as people but they also grow next to eachother as partners and friends, while learning how to be ‘married‘.

I cried multiple times throughout reading it all cuz of how they voice their feelings and how realistic some of these situations are. But also many happy tears. All in all I’m happy to have experienced their journey and that of the others whose story was shown <3

The need to share this came cuz I just got delivered the third part and finished reading it with too many feelings to really talk about it. I just felt really understood in Yuriko’s character and how she feels about love, marriage and relationships and think that in the end it talks very sensible on the queer themes in all of it.

Part of the story are queer relationships, discrimination and the feeling of otherness.

So happy pride month ppl and read “I want to be a wall” 🏳️‍🌈

[atsu-i]

[boombox-fuckboy]

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[may-dream16]

I HEAR A SYMPHONY

Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen

It's a new chapter, it's a new life, it's everything he wants. It has colours and sleepless nights and a sunray slipping through thick clouds. It's loss. It's discovery. It's a stilted joy. Charles has passion, he has friends, and eventually, he has love. Charles is a rainbow. Max is blue. Max is pink. Probably yellow too. And Charles dreams in blue.

Completed | Mature | 34 568 words | 2/2 chapters | Ao3

[jjands]

I am once again craving for a nice fantasy/ action/ supernatural comic with slow burn romance

[celepom]

Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon

By Shio Usui

Uno Hinako throws herself into makeup, fashion, and falling in love, hoping that will make her seem "normal" to the other people at her job. But no matter how hard she tries, she's a self-doubting mess inside, and her attempts at "normal" romance with men just keep failing. When she starts to think she might be alone forever, a new normal presents itself—in the form of her relationship with Asahi Sato, a level-headed woman who works at her company, which starts as respect until it becomes far more intimate. 

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Wanna read a Sapphic Ace Romance where they EXPLICITLY outline that they’re both Ace (and one is probably Aro)? *Gestures to the above* HAVE AT YEE!!!

[steddie-fanfic-recs]

How Your Eyes Fall On Me So Undistracted

by subtlehysteria

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, The Party (Stranger Things), Joyce Byers, Wayne Munson Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Deaf Steve Harrington, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Disabled Steve Harrington, Disabled Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Slow Burn, Getting to Know Each Other, Steve falls fast and hard but is slow to act, Slice of Life, Steve Harrington-centric, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Shy Eddie Munson, Found Family, Good Babysitter Steve Harrington, the inherent romanticism of sharing heavy metal music, Character Study, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, for once Eddie is the baby gay in the relationship, American Sign Language, Mutual Pining, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Making Out, Queer Culture, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Eddie Munson Needs a Hug, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Recovery Words: 27,205 Chapters: 3/3

Summary

He thinks he’s made it home free when he’s up on that hill with Dustin and the others, the cool night air helping to numb the cuts and aches blossoming in his skin now that the drugs have totally worn off. But then there’s a burst of static on the radio and Steve’s racing back to the mall like the heroic idiot that he is, Robin in tow. And when he sees Billy’s car on a collision course headed straight for Nancy he doesn’t think twice about slamming his foot down on the accelerator and putting himself in the line of fire instead. Billy’s car hits Steve’s side directly, and Steve’s head hits the inside edge of the driver’s side door. Something pops and then— Silence. Or... the one where Steve loses his hearing due to all his head injuries and has to learn to navigate the world in silence. It takes time but eventually, he learns that he doesn't have to do it alone.

[steddieunderdogfics]

For the challenge, the series Advanced Dating & Dealing (with Going On in a World That Didn't End) by disastardly!! The playlist is in the second part :)

Advanced Dating & Dealing (with Going On in a World That Didn't End) (series) by disastardly

Rating: Explicit

130,690 words, 2/2 works

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Dungeons & Dragons References, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Pre-Relationship, Pre-Slash, Road Trips, Conventions, Author is a GM (just not for D&D), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, slow motion bisexual crisis, Gay Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, He Just Doesn't Know It Yet, The Party Goes to GenCon, Good Babysitter Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson Lives, POV Steve Harrington, Gratuitous Lord of the Rings references, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period Typical Attitudes, Taking liberties with what happened at GenCon 19, Researched as much as I could but sometimes you need to inject a lil drama, Intentionally being lewd to get a rise out of your crush, pre-Byler in the background, gotta squint a bit but girl it's there, oh my god there were only two beds, but six people so you can see the problem, Steve Harrington Washes Eddie Munson's Hair, Steve Harrington Wears Eddie Munson's Clothes, Slice of Life

Summary:

“Ask Munson to take you, shrimp. He actually likes this stuff.” “He is going,” Dustin replied, like Steve should know this already. “So why do I need to go again?" “Because,” Dustin said slowly, voice lower than before, “my mom doesn’t want us going with just Eddie. She said she’d feel a lot more comfortable if you went too. Mrs. Wheeler and the Sinclairs too.” -- August 14-17, 1986 - the greatest four days in gaming, or so Steve's been told. It's not exactly his speed, but Steve'll be damned if he lets any of the kids miss out because their parents can't see past Eddie's reputation. Four (and a half) days, six hours from home, with four teenage boys and one Eddie Munson. How hard could it be?

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[sleepythug]

slice-of-life type films?

yi yi (edward yang, 2001)

tokyo sonata (kiyoshi kurosawa, 2008)

killer of sheep (charles burnett, 1978)

taste of cherry (abbas kiarostami, 1997)

pixote (hector babenco, 1980)

the quiet man (john ford, 1952)

nashville (robert altman, 1975)

days of heaven (terrence malick, 1978)

floating weeds (yasijuro ozu, 1959)

a summer's tale (eric rohmer, 1996)

wheel of fortune and fantasy (ryusuke hamaguchi, 2021)

4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days (cristian mungiu, 2007)

all about lily chou chou (shunji iwai, 2001)

poetry (lee chang-dong, 2010)

who am I this time? (jonathan demme, 1982)

rebels of the neon god (tsai ming-liang, 1992)

model shop (jacques demy, 1969)

a scene at the sea (takeshi kitano, 1991)

ossos (pedro costa, 1997)

somewhere (sofia coppola, 2010)

hold me back (akiko ohku, 2021)

la libertad (lisandro alonso, 2001)

[illogicalvulcans]

[Fic Book Covers 9/?] Cultivate: Slow Life on a Monster-Infested Mountain by @neonghostcat

When trying to transfer Shen Yuan from the real world to Proud Immortal Demon Way, the System runs into an error. The transfer is not complete. Shen Yuan is dropped off at the foot of a mountain aware of two things: he's in the story, and the Shen Qingqiu of this world is not only aware but thinks he tried to possess his body — and he's PISSED. Shen Yuan tries to opt out and live a simple life on what locals tell him is a monster-infested mountain no one in their right mind would bother with. Sounds like a great hiding spot! (TL;DR: Stardew Scum Villain Valley Mountain.)

[undertale-fic-librarby]

Thank you for doing Gods work.

Anyways here are some recs

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56548525/chapters/143717419

This one is set in Dreamswap which isn’t something that I’ve seen a lot yet soo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40377891

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28674579

Uhh Underswap

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13919349

Slice of life

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7291828

Mob AU letsss goo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16310669

Howdy, & thanks for the recommendations! The fics being recommended are…

Undertale and Undertale AU Oneshots by Dubs_ORama (Not Rated, Incomplete)

Oneshots and maybe imagines with the character depictions from my other fic Ok, Now There are Skeletons It's not set inside of the fic necessarily, but it is with the same depictions of these characters, and with similar context in some cases. But, unlike my fic, this reader will be gender neutral unless otherwise specified. Also, I'll probably have multiple AUs in some chapters. !!TAKING REQUESTS!! (Can be characters not in my fic) It's also some parts that I wanted to put into the fic but I just couldn't find space for them ; v ;

The Stars Beneath Us by EngineeringBlondie (General Audiences, Complete)

Finding yourself in a whole different multiverse wasn't exactly how you were planning your week to go, but knowing you, it was bound to happen at some point. But hey! It's not all that bad.. well except for Dreamtale being in utter chaos, not having the squad with you, and being 'kidnapped' a couple times. But then again, this multiverse was already proving to be much better than your previous one. Or at least, there is more opportunities here. And come on, how could you miss the chance to see this many stars?! Now you just needed to figure out how to get the squad here, hopefully without the stupid chicken. Nightmare has a bad feeling, your Nightmare. You'll just have to make sure he doesn't go insane with worry.

Lay It All on the Table by lulu-writes (Teen And Up, Complete)

As hilarious as Papyrus had said it would be, you're starting to realize that Sans might have been hitting on you just as much as you'd been hitting on him. All under the guise of friendship. Feeding each other food? Holding each other's hands? Embracing tenderly? That's... That's all platonic, right? You're definitely not flirting.

Rain, Rain, Go Away by ToumeiKyoudai (Not Rated, Incomplete)

You're a happy person. You always like to look on the bright side of things. On your way home from work, you get completely drenched by pouring rain. You decide to hide in a nearby apartment building, but the lady at the welcome desk keeps giving you a very unwelcoming look. That just means you have to buzz one of the rooms, right? Then you'll appear as though you belong there! Your outgoing attitude combined with your ceaseless positivism leads you to press a button labelled 402. A few puns later, the stranger on the other end warms up to you, and the two of you talk until the rain dies down. Maybe the rain isn't so bad.

You're Broke? They Break Bones and Break Bank. by Trash_McTrash (Not Rated, Incomplete)

You're kinda fucked financially since you lost the job that barely kept you afloat, put food on your table, and barely paid your bills. So you go job hunting a couple days after losing your job and filling out resumes, and dropping them off at every working establishment from retail to actual jobs in your field. After you finish, you decide to go out for coffee as a reward, and you're chilling at the cafe, relaxing and letting yourself go for awhile as you people watch. Then you leave, making a fatal mistake that goes unnoticed by you. Until you get home. And you realize you forgot your fucking wallet. With all your cards, and your cash, and your I.D. Goddamnit.

[shazleen]

Hi! I just wanted to pop in here and tell you that your webcomic BUUZA!! was one of the first ones I read and one that I hold really dear to my heart. After reading it for the first time a few years ago I realized how much I love fantasy and fiction based in non-western settings. Though I don't read comics/graphic novels often anymore, I wanted to thank you for creating such an amazing world and characters ❤

Hey!

Thank you so much for enjoying Buuza!! ;w; that means a lot to me!!

I hope even though you don't read comics as much now, you have found lots of other fantasy media that centres black, asian and global majority voices :)