#this has been an angsty chapter for both of them they deserve a sweet romantic sex scene

[geddy-leesbian]

after I finish writing about Luis getting railed I'll do Mr X dressup

[stricken-with-clairvoyancy]

Prinxiety fic recs

Hey everyone, I know isolation is difficult, and a good majority of the fandom use fics as an escape mechanism, so hopefully some people can get a kick out of some of these. As my blog title suggests, I mostly just consume prinxiety content, so this list is for any prinxiety stans out there. Feel free to add on with your own fics or recs, regardless of ship! All fics are completed unless stated otherwise, to avoid giving anyone WIPlash. :)

First up, literally anything by the Queen of Prinxiety (and stunning writing in general) @coconut-cluster. Hers was one of the first blogs who’s writing I got really invested in, and her writing is like the equivalent of snuggling into a warm blanket in the sunshine. It’s good stuff y’all. Writing masterlist If you’re overwhelmed by how many incredible stories she’s written though, I gotchu fam, here are some of my favourites to get you started: Sciamachy, My dreams made music in the night, Snowball fight

Powerless by @impatentpending . One of the best stories I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading, better than most published literature I daresay. Seriously it’s just,,, so good!!! If you haven’t read it yet I highly recommend you do. You’ve got morally grey villains, you’ve got wit, you’ve got a hoverbike named Brendon Urie. It’s an all round good time, except when, you know, it’s angsty.

The To Love And Be Loved series by @virgilsjourney It’s so soft!!! So light and sweet and comforting!!! You’ve got hurt/comfort (heavy on the comfort) with a large helping of mutual pining, and it’s the perfect fic if you need a pick-me-up after a long day.

Butterflies by @creativenostalgiastuff . I live for techie Virgil and this fic does not disappoint. Incredibly cute, Roman gets the validation he deserves, 10/10.

My true love gave to me by @lovelylogans Honestly my favourite oneshot of all time, I giggle the whole way through when reading this. The sheer magnitude of their mutual pining,,, incredible. Genuinely this fic is so wonderful and funny and lighthearted and sweet and hhhhhhhhhh. Looking at her masterlist I’ve also come to realise that she’s written a lot of my favourites, so I’ll just link that here! :)

Wet blanket , Life of the party and Social grace by @tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors. A tad angsty, but so worth the read, and they more than make up for any potential hurt with the gratuitous fluff. Hella soft, superb writing. On another note, if you haven’t already, you should absolutely read their jaw-droppingly amazing series Love and other fairytales. Romantic lamp and a heck tonne of cool worldbuilding, gripping plot and fae galore, prepare to become thoroughly invested.

A dragon’s tail by @theeternalspace . This one had me on the edge of my seat you guys, it’s so gripping you’ll wanna stay up all night reading it. You’ve got prince!Virgil, you’ve got knight!Roman, you’ve got Dragon!Logan. Need I say more?

The most adorable Parents!Prinxiety headcanons you ever did read, by the incredible @thelowlysatsuma , with a tooth-rottingly sweet fic to go with it by @watchoutforthefanfics . You WILL get cavities and you WILL sob at the soft domesticity of it all.

@shakesqueer-writes is lowkey a Prinxiety GOD so I’m just gonna link you to their whole entire masterlist of masterpieces.

The phenomenal It’s only logical by @tinysidestrashcaptain . This one is incomplete, but it’s honestly so perfectly written that it’s going on here anyway. I can only dream of achieving Virgil’s level of sass in this fic, an absolute icon. It’s a flower shop au AND a coffee shop au babyyy.

I can only assume from the remarkable quality of the writing that Keep him safe by @whatwashernameagain gets recommended a lot, as it RIGHTLY DESERVES. This fic is also incomplete, but so worth waiting for, each new chapter is a sucker punch of emotions and the character development is second to none. I’d definitely heed the trigger warnings on this one though, it does handle (very well and realistically) some darker themes. There’s also a raccoon named Cat and I love her.

A get-together and getting together by @hickory-dickory-doc-k Fake! dating! Fake! Dating! Fake! Dating! Fak- Ok but for real though guys this one is so gosh darn cute I dropped everything on Christmas day to rush upstairs and read it when the last chapter came out and I was grinning so much lemme tell you. I’ve read a lot of fake dating aus in my time and this one honestly takes the cake.

(I’d never) want once from the cherry tree written by @ace-corvid with gorgeous art to go with it by @blank-ace . YouTuber au!!! Virgil gets to be the chaotic conspiracy guy we know he secretly longs to be, and Roman gets the adoring fanbase he deserves. The humour is also on point. I mean, Deceit’s name in Virgil’s contacts is Snake fursona man, and honestly if that doesn’t sell it, I don’t know what will.

Of trying and towers by @parsnipit . An oldie but a classic, this story is phenomenal. It’s got action! It’s got magical curses! It’s got so many dragons! It’s got highkey terrified but also kinda badass Virgil! It’s so good you guys, the plot and the family bonding and hhhhhhh dragons are so cool.

Destined by @rosesisupposes . Oooooh this one has such a fun premise. Virgil’s a sage (kind of like a seer) and is just kinda vibing with the humans until sh*t goes down, ft sass, flirting, pun-based bakeries, and a coffee machine named Gilda. It’s great. I love it.

Long live by @meginoi . It’s!!! Essentially a really cool princess diaries au!!! How rad is that? Virgil is pretty much permanently stressed, but Pat and Lo are supportive bros and he ;) has ;) Roman ;) there ;) to ;) help.

Falling (falling) by @basically-i-write-shit . Don’t let their url fool you this fic is honestly so gripping, I stayed up way into morning bingeing it. Be warned though, it does handle some pretty dark topics, so heed the trigger warnings. ft. single dad Virgil and babysitter Roman!

Inks and tallies by @skittlesun . Tattoo 👏 artist 👏 Roman 👏 Frick 👏 Yeah 👏 Also by the same author, the amazing fic The betting pool is an absolute delight. Flirting galore. Go read it pls.

Late night, long night by @crowleyspraisekink . Virgil’s in a tank top and Roman is Gay Panic tm. Adorable, superb, 10/10.

A curse is a dream your heart makes by @romansleftshoulderpad This oneshot is a long boi but my god you will enjoy every single second of it. Roman gets cursed by the Dragon witch to act out classic Disney movies with Virgil, and it’s honestly so entrancing. Phenomenal writing.

Queen of fluff @not-so-innocent-bi-sander has so much adorable fics that I’m gonna link their whole masterlist because you deserve to treat yourself to their writing, and I’m also gonna add some quick links to my faves here because I love them: The reunion, Romance in the air…port, Guitar lessons. The first fic of theirs I read is the series The view from here, and it was so heartwarmingly sweet that it helped distract me from some pretty bad cramps, so I highly recommend you go check that out if you need a cute pick me up. It’s incomplete, but it’s mostly fluff and ongoing, so you won’t be left on any cliffhangers.

Thespian by @random-snippets is a heart-wrenchingly sweet hurt/comfort fic that I wholeheartedly recommend. Roman puts on a play in the imagination but neglects to tell Virgil that his character straight up dies at the end, and Virgil is understandably distraught. It’s ok though, Virgil gets love and hugs! Also just check out their masterlist because their writing is absolutely sensational, especially their pining!Virgil LAMP fics.

Through different eyes by @stars-and-rose . Roman’s a warlock who’s been ‘kidnapping’ Patton in an endearing attempt to get the handsome knight’s ;) attention. Super cute and a fun read, honestly it’s adorable.

@today-only-happens-once is another phenomenal writer who’s masterlist I’m also gonna link because they’re all! So! Good!!! Here’s some of my faves: Exposure therapy ft Ace!Roman, Acoustic, Always

A hero’s rescue by @stillebesat . Villain!Roman and Hero!Virgil ft a healthy dose of hurt/comfort and a a really cool premise. I go back and re-read this one a lot!

Welcome to the neighbourhood by @lefaystrent is incomplete, but it’s so goddamn hysterical that it’s going on here anyway. Their comedic genius is astounding. Some more of my favourites of theirs include: Roamin’ nights, Flutter and fall, Rewrite

Blink and you’ll miss it and waterspout by @greenninjagal-blog are both lovely reads which I highly recommend. Seriously guys their writing is amazing, go check them out.

Sweet dreams and Petals red as blood by @candied-peach are both gorgeously written and I absolutely adore them, 10/10.

[beetles-and-rock]

Remembering The Roadhouse Part 3

Hi there! So big angst warning for this chapter. Probably not the most angsty, but you'll understand. Also finally posting from the new blog! This one's a long one so here we go.

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Patti was still yelling at Dewey when he went into his room and slammed the door. For a moment, he thought about hooking up his guitar to his amps and drowning her out completely, but he knew that idea would have him thrown out. He felt a familiar ache in his chest and sting in his eyes as memories of what she said flooded his head.

Dewey was all too aware of luckiness to still be allowed to set foot in this house. The only reason he was able stay now was because Ned had somehow managed to get Patti in a good mood the night of the battle last year, and convinced her to let him stay. Now she seemed to be getting more and more moody as their wedding day grew closer. Though he'd had a streak of standing up to her there was getting to be less and less Ned could do about the way she treated Dewey.

Frustrated and hurt, Dewey shook his head and blinked a few times choosing to growl instead of sob. Since he was constantly walking on egg shells around Patti now, and because she knew how to get to him, he'd lock himself in his room when she got him upset. He'd usually punch the matress a few good times, and either cry quietly or play his guitar softly. He'd written several songs about Patti now. None he could ever show to the kids of course due to their use of profanity and vulgarity.

He lay across the bed, placing a hand on his stomach. The burger he'd had for lunch was no longer sitting very well. He looked over at his phone a long moment trying to decide whether or not he should call Rosalie. After a few minutes though, he sighed deciding not to bother her.

He sat up and grabbed his guitar. He strummed it quietly. Unfortunatey, he still had no idea what he was going to do for Rosalie, so he tried to focus on that.

“I could always take her to the Roadhouse again..." He thought. Still he wasn't sure that was necessarily the most romantic thing to do.

He played a few different chords as he thought. Karaoke night was too simple, and he didn't want her to drag him home drunk after. A movie was too cliche, and not personal enough. They'd be paying attention to the screen and not eachother anyway. As far as going out to eat at a fancy restaurant was concerned, he had a decent enough pay now to do so, but felt he'd stick out like a sore thumb. He knew dressing up wasn't his strong suit, and didn't want to embarrass her.

Back to D. He'd been strumming the same few chords a while, and it sounded pretty decent to him. Then his eyes widened. He played back through the small riff he'd created, and felt excitement welling up inside of him.

A song! A song was the perfect gift for her! He'd write her a song and teach it to the band, so they could help him perform it for her.

Dewey quickly grabbed a peice of paper and started jotting down the notes he'd been playing. He strummed back through the chords once again, and nodded with a smile.

"Perfect!" He whispered. "Now for the lyrics."

A few hours later there was a knock on Dewey's door.

“Who is it?" He asked sounding a little more defeated than he wanted to. The lyric writing wasn't going as smoothly as he'd hoped, and he was now surrounded by balled up pieces of paper.

"It's okay, Dewey. It's me." He heard Ned say from the other side of the door.

Still studying the sheet of paper below him, Dewey quickly decided what he'd written was no good, and he violently tore it from the notebook, balled it up, and threw it across the room.

"Come in...“ He sighed.

The door opened, and Ned stepped in. His eyes widened at the room, and furthermore, Dewey's appearance.

"Woah! Dewey are you okay?" He asked.

"I've had a rough day.“ Dewey replied weakly.

Ned closed the door behind him, and walked over to the bed. "Did Patti upset you again?"

"Yeah..."

"How bad was it this time?"

"She gets worse everytime, man. I know you say she can be sweet, but lately I haven't seen it... Well, actually I've never seen it, but now she's gotten even more harsh on you. Are you sure you want to go through with this?"

Ned scratched the back of his neck. “She's not going to stay that way forever. It's like I keep saying, Dewey. She's just stressed about the wedding."

"She's-" Dewey started harshly, but he sighed and continued softer, "-stressing me out too.“

They both looked down at the crates holding Dewey's mattress up.

"Hey Dewey, why don't you ever move out? Ned asked. Dewey looked up at him seeming pretty offended.

"No! No! I don't mean it like that!“ Ned reassured. "It's just, you've got a steady job now, that pays pretty darn decently, and you've got a girlfriend who wouldn't mind-“

"How do you know that?"

"I might've accidently overheard a conversation. Why do you stick around here where you're constantly unhappy?"

"Oh come on, Ned. You know as well as I do that if I leave, Patti will lock the door, and you and I will never see eachother again."

Ned blinked in shock. "That's why you've been staying?"

"Well yeah. You're the only friend that's stuck by me all these years. I'd be homeless, in jail, or... dead if you hadn't offered to let me stay with you when my parents kicked me out."

Ned looked at him even more shocked. "Dewey, are you feeiling okay?"

"I... don't know.“ Dewey responded.

"You don't normally talk about this stuff. I mean, I'm not saying you shouldn't, I'm just surprised that you are."

Dewey didn't respond, he just continued staring at the crates at the end of his bed. Ned looked around at the balled up sheets of paper.

"So what's all this?" He asked.

Dewey hummed looking up. "Oh, I was... uh... writing something for Rosalie."

"Not going well?“

"Nope! Well the chords are fine, but everything I write is garbage."

"Oh come on Dewey, you're probably doing fine."

"Everything I've been writing since. I've been in here is the same stuff that's already been said in a million other songs, and the lyrics aren't half as good."

“You're thinking about it too hard. you want this song to be personal to her right?“

"Yeah."

"Then write it about her. Drop the clichés, and write about who she is, and how she makes you feel."

Dewey's eyes widened a little bit as the creative cogs of his brain sparked back to life.

“Ned, that's it you're a genius! I'm not writing a song for her! I'm writing a song about her, for her!"

The door opened suddenly.

"Ned are you-“ Patti stepped in and froze at the sight of the mess in the bedroom.

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN HERE!?"

Dewey's fingers tightened around the neck of his guitar. He knew he wasn't going to be able to take this, not now.

"OH MY GOD! YOU JUST CAN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT BEING A DISGUSTING SLOB, CAN YOU?" Patti scolded.

Dewey turned his entire body away from her.

"WHAT GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN ROSALIE FINDS OUT HOW YOU LIVE?"

His chest began to ache, and his eyes were beginning to sting a little.

"YOU KEEP TRASHING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT, NO ONE IS GOING TO LET YOU LIVE WITH THEM!"

"Patti...“ Ned tried to cut in.

Burning tears welled in Dewey's eyes.

"YOU MAY BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOUR NOW, DEWEY, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SHE WALKS IN ONE DAY TO SEE THIS!?“

"Patti!" Ned got up from the bed.

"YOU'RE GOOD BEHAVIOUR IS JUST AN ACT, AND THOSE FAILED DIETS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST BIG SIGNAL YOU HAVEN'T ACTUALLY CHANGED! I HOPE SHE CATCHES ONTO THE NEXT FEW BEFORE SHE'S STUCK WITH YOU!“

"Patti, come on. Let's go." Ned ushered her out of the room and shut the door.

Dewey's vision was blurred. For a moment, he did nothing, just sat there and let his tears boil. Then he lay on his bed and sobbed into his pillow. He couldn't take it anymore he needed to hear Rosalie's voice. He picked up his phone and dialed her number.

He tried to calm himself down enough to talk normally without a hint that he'd been crying while the phone rang. His stomach churned on the third or fourth ring, threatening to regurgitate his lunch. Finally she answered.

"Hello?“

"Rolsalie...“ Dewey's voice fell apart as he said her name.

"Dewey? Are you okay?“ She asked sounding very concerned. It usually wasn't like him to actually call when Patti upset him, and he certainly didn't cry. Yet here he was on the phone with his girlfriend and clearly in tears.

"I've just had a really rough day..." Dewey managed.

"Did Patti upset you?"

"Y-yeah..." He hated how high pitched his voice came out.

"Do you need to come here tonight? I can come get you if you don't feel like driving."

It was a very tempting offer. He'd have given anything to be wrapped in her arms, and crying into her shoulder, even if it wasn't the manliest look. Still he didn't want to chance facing Patti again tonight, or to expose Rosalie to that unpleasantness.

"No, it's pretty late already. You shouldn't have to drive all this way for me. I'll be okay, I'll just stay in my room." He responded.

"Are you sure?"

He didn't want to stop hearing her voice, but he knew there was no leaving the house without running into Patti. He knew Rosalie would readily defend him against her, or... maybe not. If Rosalie came over, and saw the mess... maybe Patti was right. Besides Rosalie was busy, and he was already taking one night out of her schedule.

He quickly dried up his tears and cleared his throat.

"Yes, I'm sure." He responded in as clear a voice as he could.

"Do you just want to talk about it? You know I'll listen."

"She just caught me at a bad time again... that's all."

"What did she say?“

"Don't worry about it." He could hear the phone shift to a new position, probably the in way she'd hold it when she became very serious about something.

"Well, I am worried about it, Dewey. The way you sounded when I answered the phone has me very worried." She told him.

A small smile spread across his face. He knew he didn't deserve her, and that she had every right to hate him, and have him arrested. Still for some reason beyond his understanding, she loved him, and genuinely cared about him. The thought comforted him for a moment. The smile faded as he thought again of what Patti said. He sighed.

"It's like I said, she caught me at a bad moment, and reminded me of every thing that was wrong with me. Same as she always does.“

Rosalie's voice came warm and gently. "Dewey, there is nothing wrong with you."

"There used to be..."

"Dewey, you may have had you're selfish and extremely impulsive tendencies in that past, but that was the past. You changed the lives of those kids, Dewey. You changed my life. No it didn't start out as the best of intentions, but everything turned out alright. And you want to know something?“

Dewey felt himself on the verge of tears again, he fought to keep his voice from shaking. "What's that?“

"Part of you was already empathetic towards those children, the moment you heard their struggles. That means the good parts of you have always been there, Dewey."

Tears rolled down his cheeks. "Th-those kids changed my life, and then you saved it." He told her.

[chaotic-noceur]

regarding pragma.

read it here

Dear @softpedropascal

wow this took so much longer than I thought it would whoops.

So, first off- HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you have the bestest day ever cuz you deserve it!

I’m incapable of forming coherent thoughts so um...here’s a cumulative post of my running commentary because my binge reading plans got disrupted so this seemed... neater? Idk. anyways, here you go. 

Part 1

No matter how many meetings and mediations you two went through, he still found a reason to keep dragging this out.

I read this as ‘meetings and meditations’ and was very confused for a sec 😂

That hat. You got him that hat. He still wore it?

omg u gave the hat a backstory. adkgadflhg 😍

He was tempted. God, was he tempted, but he shook his head and stood up straight. 

This just. Yes. We love a respectful man. 

I love all the little hints that you’re dropping about the reader and Frankie’s backstory. 

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Part 2

He told himself long ago that be would never forgive her for what she did,

WHAT DID I DO OMG.

“Can’t you, I dunno, sign for him?” he asked.

😂😂Frankie. Sweetheart. Who do you take me for? I can’t forge someone’s signature. I don’t have the skills for that. 

There was a reason he didn’t say goodbye. He was afraid to. He was afraid that if he said them again, he would have to go another five years without seeing her. Or has it been longer?

mY hEaRt

Pope and and Frankie’s ENTIRE interaction. 😍 I love that he can see right through Frankie’s bs, loves him anyways but will give it to him straight. 

He was too busy thinking about how if he had gotten his shit together, he could be living here with her, taking walks to his favorite lake every day.

asdfgadfkglhdf!!! Boo it ain’t all your fault 😢 (or is it 😏)

It’s funny how the simplest touch can cause the most complex feelings—feelings that he had sworn he buried deep inside of him somewhere. It was a complicated thing trying to be angry at her because in that moment all was forgotten and forgiven.

the DEPTH. in these sentences. oml. I’m so ready to learn about this complicated backstory.  

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Part 3

“I can make him sign ‘em,” he offered.

YES. I love a low key threatening boi.

“Yeah, until you decided I wasn’t good enough,” 

“Did you want to show me what I could have had with you if I wasn’t such a fuck up.” He sighed and put his hands on his hips.

AFGHSKF OMG MY HEART.

“I’m trailing water and mud all over the place but just remember that I saved your life before getting mad, okay?” 

“Nothing. Just like saying your name.”

ahhhh these are precious!!  

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Part 4

“Yeah. People do that right? Day dates?” He honestly wasn’t sure. Dates weren’t his forte.

🥺 someone help him. He’s so cute omg. 

“We might’ve made out a little too,” he mumbled.

aksfhksdfg look at him turning into a flustered boy!!!

“No. I just…stopped looking up,”

Babes. Idk if the double meaning was intentional but like. Wow. That hit hard. 

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Part 5

and has a name like ‘Bill’ or ‘Tom’.”

oop. We love a subtle Redfly dig 😂

!!!! IDK WHAT TO BLOCKQUOTE BUT OMG FRANKIE BEING PROTECTIVE. THE READERS BACKSTORY. FRANKIE KISSING AT THE PAST BRUISES. ANGRY FRANKIE OMG. 😭

I’m sorry there’s probably some more amazing stuff after that but t’was not a good ace day so i skipped the smut

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Part 6

You hid your body from him at first and when he moved your hands, you covered your face. Then he told you to never hide from him—he would always think you were beautiful

🥺🥺 this is so soft omg

sorry skipped the smut but im sure it was beautiful

“I’m not going anywhere.” You moved his arms so you could kneel in front of him. “I’m staying.”

*incoherent screaming*

“You can ask me for anything. I would give up everything I for you.”

The whole ending scene was AMAZING okay but this. This line right here. Big hurt omg. He knows the weight of what he’s saying. He knows how hard the road to recovery is and how many things are gonna try push him off that path. But he says it anyways. And it really really shows just how much she means to him. Brava! 

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Part 7

lmao I really need to start reading the warnings 😂

She was never going to be sad longer than necessary if he had anything to do about it.

WHERE CAN I GET A FRANKIE OML 😭

“That no matter where we were, when we look up, we’re looking at the same moon.” He looked at her though she was still looking up. “That always kept me going, you know?”

THE SOFT. AHHHHHH

The moonlight seemed to shine directly on her and make her glow like some ethereal being. She was an angel. She had to be. The stars twinkled above them but he had his own right here right now.

eXcUsE mE. wHo gAvE yOu tHe rIgHt tO wRiTe sOmEtHIng tHiS bEAuTiFul

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Part 8

“Stop ruining my romantic moment, please.

HAHAHAH I LOVE!

I can’t even- Omg. This whole chapter. I have no words

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Part 9

“I can’t,” he said, voice broken. “Please just let me…let me hold you. Let me…”

IDK THE FULL CONTEXT TO THIS (really hating my ace-ness rn cuz this last line is so heartfelt) BUT OMG BROKEN FRANKIE I JUST. ARGHHH

you realized that you were embracing your entire world right then and there. Letting it go would be the hardest thing you’d ever do.

take my heart and crush it why don’t you omg. 😭😍

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Part 10

She was hurt again. And it was his fault again.

I can’t do it. I can’t be alone anymore.

asdfghjk GURL. WHO HURT YOU OMG. LEMME HURT THEM BACK. 

His world spun and he felt like he was falling. He fell and fell into the abyss with no one there to save him as the bag felt like it was burning a hole in his hand. Is it hot? He felt hot. Burning up. Had he finally died and gone to hell? God knows that’s where he belonged.

No. It’s just an overwhelming darkness. Nothing. And that’s what he wanted, right? To feel nothing.

*VERY INCOHERENT SCREAMING* This is beautiful writing omg. The raw emotion in this. Holy hell. 

oml. That transition from pure pain and angst into love just *chefs kiss*. Frankie deserves so much 😭

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Part 11

“It wasn’t supposed to make you cry,”

wHat eLsE wAs iT sUpPoSeD tO dO omg. 

This whole chapter was SO CUTE!!! The way that Frankie just knows things about her. UGH. 

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Part 12

“What if it’s big and pulls me in?!”

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY OMG

“I don’t wanna die,” he whispered.

His life felt as though it was falling apart all over again and he realized it was because she was the one that held him together and now that he was leaving, everything was one big mess again.

*inaudible screaming*

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Part 13

That ending tho! I love that you gave them their own little thing with the moon. Its so sweet 🥰and the Pope-Frankie friendship moments. *melts*

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Part 14

okay i was gonna blockquote but there was too much to quote This whole chapter felt so raw omg. If you’re pulling from real experience then I’m so sorry you ever had to go through that *pulls you into the biggest hug ever* (assuming you like hugs, if you don’t... i send you an affectionate ‘rubbing my forehead into your shoulder’)

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Part 15

“You could’ve walked in here with your head shaved and I’d still love it…but…please don’t.”

😂 yessss give me the humour in this sad

still haven’t learnt to read the warnings oml 🤦🏻‍♀️

ahhhh the soft reassuring Frankie content!!!!

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Part 16

“Probably because it’s Wednesday,” he said.

“It is?” you asked.

“Yeah. What day did you think it was?”

I FEEL SO ATTACKED OMG. What even is time anymore.

asfadsdfgdhk Its so SOFFTTT. Is this what it’s like to fall in love??😭

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Part 17

hallelujah i’ve finally learnt to read the warnings

ngaww Frankie being all excited and soft 🥺🥺 are they going camping?? are we gonna get Frankie in his element??

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Part 18

I’m as flat as a board back there.

I feel attacked and this wasn’t even directed at me oml 😂😂

tHeY aRe sO iN lOvE oMg 😍

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Part 19

I get it, it’s embarrassing, but I’m not judging you for it.

YES. In this house, we don’t judge people who are struggling to find jobs!

“I wouldn’t say them if you didn’t deserve them. You deserve good things, Frankie. You may not feel like you do but you do. Always.”

He sighed and rubbed your back. “If you say it then it must be true.”

*incoherent screaming* we all deserve good things okay 😭

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Part 20

thank you for the warnings that i’ve finally learnt to read before reading the fic

What if I’m a lost cause? Just some pathetic druggie who can’t get his shit together…mooching off his girl.

NOOO You’re not just some pathetic druggie Frankie😭😭

“Sleepovers? Do I get to paint your nails? Do your hair?”

Our love has aged gracefully kinda like us.

THE SOFT OMG 🥺🥺

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Part 21

“With all due respect, sir, I’m not and have never been an addict. Yeah, I did drugs. Yes, I hurt your daughter and she had to leave, but you know what, we’re together now and nothing’s gonna change that. She’s forgiven me and she loves me and that’s all that matters.”

YAS. I love this change from nervous wreck to confidence! 

This is so happy and soft and sweet oml. My angsty soul doesn’t know how to deal. 😭

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Part 22

Sweet baby jesus. It was soft. And then it was not. And then it was soft again and I just. *incoherent screaming* GURL. 

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ludus

I’m gonna have a house right on the other side of the lake.

asdfgI I Have Feelings.

GURLLL. This was so innocent!! They’re both so young and cute and asgalsfjghsd. 

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eros

“Are you running away from something?” she asked, and he bristled. “From me because you love me and don’t know how to say it?”

*incoherent screaming* well shit. you go gurl! you call him on his crap!

I skimmed the smut but like Frankie being a nervous wreck is 🥺

If you wanna see someone else while I’m gone, you can.

*more screaming because OMG if only he knew what that would lead to*

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ania

O damn. I kinda loved his slow descend into darkness... The fact that the reader still clings on to hope and love and just, damn. I’m lost for words. 

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coda

... 

...

that’s all my brain feels right now. that was dark, but like. a good dark. It was heart wrenching but beautiful and- “I won’t be able to find you if I’m lost myself,” THIS. I just. *chefs kiss* but also, *ugly sobbing*. 

[spnfanficpond]

March Angel Fish Awards

Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words.

The monthly Angel Fish Awards are peer-nominated, meaning ANYONE IN THE POND CAN NOMINATE ANY POND MEMBER’S FIC. While the Pond was founded to support the Guppies, everyone in this community deserves to be showered with love and feedback, and we hope that by opening this up as a Pond wide system, we’ll be able to share the love as far as it can go.

NOTE: WE’VE BEEN HAVING OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ASKS GOING MISSING. Please use the Submit button when submitting your nominations and make sure you’re signed into Tumblr or your URL won’t show. (If the form asks for your name and email address, then you’re not signed in.) If you like, you can also send a message to Michelle or Mana to check and make sure we got your submission. 

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE MARCH’S ANGEL FISH AWARDS!

Nominated by @emilyshurley

All I Want (series) by @katehuntington

I got chills because of how well written Michael and Dean are. Hell I somehow mixed up the fic for something that actually happened on the show while watching.

Nominated by @coffee-obsessed-writer

A Mutually Beneficial Arrangement (series) by @kazosa

Its a Dean Winchester x reader AU and tells the story of a fake dating situation that would be both beneficial to Dean and the reader. What makes this fic so so special, is the dialogue between them. Its so natural, and so incredibly well thought out. The Easter Eggs dropped in it throughout the series just makes you giddy with excitement and the grasp she has of all the characterizations is so on point. The fluff will make your heart just explode with rainbows, yet there is a nice twist of angst that comes at the expense of other characters. Its the best AU I’ve ever read and I literally drop everything the second I see a new chapter out!

Nominated by @girl-with-a-fandom-fettish

All I Want (series) by @katehuntington 

As I said when I reblogged it, “that scene is one of my all time favorite things to ever happen on the show. WOW! This is so well written, I am in love! I was totally in the room with the boys and I could feel the emotions and see everything happening! Can’t wait to see what happens next!” The first time I read this, I was hit so many times with “Dang that’s a good line” or I love this whole paragraph" feels! It’s a fantastic read and I am so excited to see what else Kate has in store for this fic!

Nominated by @manawhaat

The Pageant Predicament (oneshot) by @hunterscabin

Ok, this is not only a wonderfully fluffy, fucking adorable fic, but it’s also incredibly IN CHARACTER, which is all the more impressive when you take into account that this is her first Sam fic! And Dean’s goofy ass in perfectly in character, too!

It’s got all the things that are good. Sam’s big fucking warm comforting hands on her shoulders, the sincerity that’s just so damn SAM, the confidence boost, and the little mention of the scar is such a subtle yet beautiful way of tying everything together and making it realistic.

I like, totes adored this.

Sneaking Into Sam’s Room (drabble) by @impala-dreamer​

Ok so this is just a drabble and yet I have felt SO MUCH with these words. They are well picked, well placed, and stimulating! Seriously, you have a fucking GIFT if you can make me feel this much just talking about kissing. Phew!

When In Rome (oneshot) by @impala-dreamer​

Wow. WOW! Okay, so if you like Cockles, this is a must! It’s sexy, it’s daring, it’s subby Mish and Dom Jensen and it fucking murders my vagina. That’s all I have to say. I’m a wet mess. It’s just... go fucking read it.   

The Walls That Bind Us (oneshot by @mrswhozeewhatsis​)

Saint Michelle always, always, always has an incredible way with words. A way with delving into these characters and expressing their innermost thoughts in a way so personal, so vulnerable, that I simply cannot bring myself to believe that it’s fiction. 

“The walls of his prison weren’t made of stone, but they were just as unbreachable.”

I mean COME ON! That’s such a simple phrase but one of the most accurate statements I’ve ever read about Dean Winchester and his emotional torment. Seriously, this one hurts, but it’s goddamn gorgeous. As is everything on her masterlist. Everything!

 Nominated by @oneshoeshort

The Woodsman (series) by @thecleverdame

George's take on a royalty A/B/O AU series is so well written and thoroughly articulated. Sam is the woodsman and the reader is a French princess who's never left her home until she had to. Anything I read of her's immediately sucks me into that universe as if I'm really there! So worthy of an AFA! 

Spanner In The Works (series) by @bamby0304

I'm such a sucker for any mechanic!Sam AU. And this one has a simple yet immersive story tied to it. It details blossoming love, a reader who is unsure of where she stands in the world with her insecurities, and her journey to finding herself with her ever-growing crush on Sam, and vice versa! It's still ongoing but it's SO worth a read! Also def worth of an AFA! :D

Nominated by @evansrogerskitten

The Things We Don’t Believe In (series) by @thecleverdame

This fic has every delicious element of AU + A/B/O. Alpha business man Sam is panty melting hot and I genuinely love the reader’s characterization. The story is so rich and well developed. I get so excited when I get a new notification for the story. And she’s one of the best Sam writers in the fandom so all of her fics are worth nominations. 

The Letter (oneshot) by @atc74

It’s a well developed AU that kept me guessing and wondering about the reader’s past. And I loved psychic!Jensen portrayal. 

Being the Bait (oneshot) by @idreamofplaid (listed as  ravenangel33)

This fic was the perfect blend of tension, fluff, and hotness. It’s always incredibly hot when Dean is watching the reader, even more when she’s undercover as a stripper. And I love so much how he cared for her after! A hot Dean fic from one of our best Sam girls! She can do it all.

Embrace The Future (oneshot) by @idreamofplaid

This fic was so swoon worthy! Romantic Jared sharing his heart and orgasms. Made me equally wanted to make love to him and also just cuddle him and feed him candy :) This is incredibly sweet and sexy.

Nominated by @supermoonpanda

Wet Uniform (oneshot) by  @meganlpie

I Love this Coffee Shop AU!!!

Nominated by @erins-culinary-service

Cursed To Karaoke (oneshot) by @flamencodiva

I know this is about the reader and Dean being cursed, but Sam is the best in this. His comments throughout the fics are hilarious! 

I Can See Clearly Now (oneshot) by @kate-huntington

Not sure if this has been nominated before or not, but always meant to and finally doing it. It’s so angsty and heartbreaking plus the gifs in between the story really make our seem like your watching everything play out. I love it!

Nominated by @risingphoenix761

Comrades In Arms (oneshot) by @slytherkins

Dean and Benny in Purgatory? It’s a lot more chill than it sounds. The banter had me giggling, and the ending was a sucker punch to the feels.

Nominated by @wingedcatninja​

(Just found @winchestersinthedrift and have been going through her Dean masterlist. Her writing is amazing with eloquent prose, perfect characterization, and scorching hot smut. Here are 4 of her fics up for Angel Fish Nomination.)

And Beyond (oneshot) by @winchestersinthedrift​

What appealed to me in this one was the spontaneity of the moment.  

Second Best Suit (oneshot)

Dean tied up? Yes, please! Also, I could almost hear the sounds he was making.  

Untitled (phone sex) (oneshot)

Honestly, I'm not sure I'd be able to walk after hearing Dean jack off over the phone. 

Untitled (Bondage) (oneshot) 

It's sub!Dean, which is my weakness. But also, the way it's written, I felt like I was there. 

Thank you all for the awesome work and great feedback!

As with the BFAs, these are not actual awards! This system is set up so everyone in the pond has a chance to share the love and promote a fic/author that has grabbed your attention. The more people that participate, and the more everyone remembers to submit their own fics after posting, the better this will be :D

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK, AND AS ALWAYS, HAPPY WRITING!

[sp4c3-0ddity]

Plance fic recomendations? You're one of my fav fic writers and i trust your opinion, I've read plenty of plance fics but not so much recently, so do you know any recent ones?

i feel like i’ve achieved some milestone by being asked for recs. also you flatter me!! and more recent, you say?? let me see what i can do:

So i do have a tag of fic i’ve reblogged here. It’s not technically a fic rec tag; it’s just fic that i very much enjoyed when i read it or that i wanted to save for later

And here is my bookmarks list on ao3, but also a proper list (in no particular order) that hopefully features fic you haven’t read and doesn’t neglect any fic that i’ve forgotten ;_;:

Wrong Diamond by Rueitae | @rueitae - i may be totally biased because this fic was gifted to me but it’s a gentleman thief AU and a really fun fic

Entanglement by bushybeardedbear | @bushybeardedbear - okay first i confess that i haven’t finished this fic yet but it is a wild ride with an entertaining concept where Pidge’s and Lance’s brains get a little...tangled up (also i still laugh thinking about Pidge learning that in a different reality a male version of herself is married to a female version of Lance)

River in Constantinople by TopShelfOfficial | @funtryandthepaladudes - Pidge does something impulsive right after saving Lance’s life and it bites them both in the butt...temporarily, at least. I liked Lance’s voice in this one especially!!

The Cost of Winning by IcyPanther - actually platonic plance and with rather graphic violence BUT it’s really good, has an action plot and angst, and there are some hugs (which is what we’re all here for right??)

Not for One Day by cgf-kat | @cgf-kat - warning for kinda major character death but it’s got that perfect dose of fluff in the midst of the angst as well as ~timey-wimey~ stuff

All of Us also by cgf-kat - Pidge, for once, is the idiot. everyone, including you and especially Shiro, will suffer

Skirting Katabasis by hailqiqi | @hailqiqi - okay to be honest everything by Hail is great, but this one has canon-verse plance featuring the messiness of crushes and the Pidge & Keith friendship we deserve. also i’m biased towards this one because i’m the beta reader

Spring Day by mistyhollowdrummer | @mistyhollowpro - no fic gets me excited for a new chapter like this one does. features the oddly underutilized (at least in the plance fandom) trope where a girl disguises herself as a boy and there’s mutual crushing between her and a boy student. and other plot stuff too of course!!

Tu Eres Mi Corazon by 13Vivacious13 | @vivalachocolate - Lance uses Spanish terms of endearment on Pidge, and she doesn’t notice because she doesn’t speak Spanish - or that’s the Concept, because it’s so much more than that, with the perfect notes of sweetness and angst in canon-verse fic form

A Month of Truth by HunterWizard - it’s just raucous truth spell fun interspersed with retrospective narration. and the story culminates in a Big Damn Kiss which is like my favorite romantic trope ever

Alternity by kamanzi | @mkandas - you know that one fic trope where there’s the main pairing’s “child from the future”?? it’s like that but better with all the right angsty cues dammit Lance i trusted you

your hair was long when we first met by amillionsmiles | @amillionsmiles - baggage and second chances and ‘soft’ angst and lots of pining oh my

quantum mechanics, smirks, and other complications of the universe by amillionsmiles - you know what just read all of Katie’s fics you will not regret it though this one is my favorite of hers shh

Focus/Happiness by happyisahabit - tbh it’s been a while since i read this fic but i remember enjoying it a lot and it’s really angsty is one of the rare examples of me liking a fic with the main ship in an established relationship

String Theory by ghostvinyls | @ghostvinyls - you know what?? just read all of Amanda’s fic if you haven’t already. but this one is special because not only did she recently complete it but also because it’s the sort of story that will make you laugh, cry, and question your path in life

[iridescentseverus-blog]

hey you can make some recommendations of snarry with time travel?

Oh, I love asks like this! Thank you, luv!I have read countless genres, and time travel is always a favourite of mine. I don’t know if these are classics or anything, or if they’ve been mentioned a million times already, but these are the ones I’ve read time and again and love more and more every time. I hope you enjoy!

Also, sorry I talked so much. I’m just really passionate about the fics I love, I suppose, haha!

The Care of Infants by Perfica (13k+ words | complete) 

A curse from Voldemort regresses Harry to infancy. Snape must protect him while the Order tries to find a way to reverse the spell.

This isn’t exactly time travel, but I use every excuse I can to talk about this story because it was one of my firsts and still one of my favourites to this day. It’s an age-regression piece, so it’s time travel-esque because Harry’s a different age, maybe? It’s just so good and such a beautiful story between these two. Sorry, haha, I’ll get to the legitimate time travel ones after this, don’t worry.

A Place Between Sleep and Waking by r_grayjoy (28k+ words | complete)

More than a year after Voldemort’s defeat, Harry is still having nightmares about Snape’s death.  When his dreams gradually begin to change, so do his perceptions.  Ultimately, Harry discovers that when one lives in both the past and the future, it’s difficult to find one’s present.

This is a strange twist on ‘time travel’ as it begins with Harry travelling somewhere in his dreams and slowly becoming more corporal and such. It’s a fascinating, powerful, and beautiful love story between him and a younger, impressionable, and lonely Severus. I highly recommend it. One of my favs!

Rapture by mia_ugly (48k+ words | complete)

Snape sees the man, for the first time, on his twenty-fifth birthday.

Now, this is a classic. At least, I think it is. This seems like such a famous one for me, and it’s well-deserved. It’s a very beautiful story (I’m probably going to say that for all of them). It’s a tad confusing, with the shifts in time and the back-and-forth, but it’s so worth it. Their love is so intense, and the physics of it is so intriguing. I read it all in one sitting, which is not something I usually do for a fic this long. Great, great read, a must in this community.

Between the Lines by Dementordelta (22k+ words | complete)

Harry discovers a secret in his Potions text and a friend in the Half-Blood Prince.

Okay, I’m really excited because I just found this in the depths of my bookmarked works, and I remembered just how good it was! This is another iffy one because it’s not technically time travel, but present-age Harry is communicating with a younger Severus, so it still counts to me. Give this one a chance for sure, because it’s so sweet. It’s very angsty, since it’s set just before and during the battle, so just be warned. Something to note with me, though, all of my recs will have a happy ending of some sort. I don’t like unsatisfying or sad ones.

This Time of Ours by emynn (35k+ words | complete)

Severus Snape wasn’t supposed to die. Neither was Harry Potter.

Oh my god, this one. This is absolutely incredible. One of the best. It’s such a unique and imaginative story, and their love is so precious. You can literally feel it with every word, it’s so obvious that they cherish each other. The story itself, like, aside from the romance is also fascinating. There’s a very cool mystery that has a lot of twists and turns to figure out, and the story is written so whenever you think you have the answer, you’re just as mistaken as the characters themselves. Fabulous read.

Escaping the Paradox by Meri (35k+ words | complete)

After Harry is thrown back in time to 1971, he has several choices to make.

This is another brilliant piece. It’s quintessential Snarry time travel. I always have a soft spot for younger Severus and Older Harry, it’s just such a strange and fun dynamic. And trust me, this Severus is still the same ol’ Sev. It’s so full of humour, canon story references, and sweet love. It’s a very satisfying read, I have nothing bad to say about it.

Perfect Shapes by Ashii Black, littleblackbow (49k+ words | complete)

When Harry is accidentally sent back to Hogwarts 1982, he discovers a more bitter and angrier Snape than he knew in his school years. Tasked by Dumbledore with teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts and befriending Snape, as well as finding out how to get back, Harry knows he is in store for a difficult year. Despite their arguing, Harry can’t help but find himself drawn to Snape. If Harry and Snape can get over their past and learn to be just a little selfish, their relationship may stand a chance.

This. This. THIS. God, this one has such a special place in my heart. These four chapters ripped my soft little heart apart. It was so good. The boys really struggle in this one, but the more intensely they fight, the more intensely they love. They are meant for each other in every way here, and it’s leaves you with such a good feeling. Couldn’t recommend this more, it’s, well…perfect.

My Name is Cameron Sage by thesewarmstars (41k+ words | complete)

Things are going poorly for the side of the light, and in a last-ditch effort to fulfill his destiny, Harry goes back in time to try again.

This is one I’ve admittedly only read through once. I really need to read it again and experience this delightful story once more. This was is definitely fluffier than the others. The ending, oh, it makes me just melt. The boys are absolute fools in love, and it’s just too good. I love this story, and it looks a lot longer than it is. Nineteen chapters went by in an instant for me. 

Original Sin by Dementordelta (14k+ words | complete)

Leave it to Harry Potter to interfere with every aspect of Severus Snape’s life–and death.

This is completely not at all as morbid as it might sound! It’s not exactly time travel, but Severus and Harry both died and are in an Eden-esque setting, which is good enough for me. This one is way happier than a lot of this lot, despite its summary. It’s actually quite fun, and Death (yes, Death is a character) is absolutely hysterical. This fic is worth the read just for him, if I’m honest. It’s all good, but I love a smutty, comedic fic that doesn’t take itself so seriously. Not cracky, though, just funny.

Back In Time by Snarry5evr (26k+ words | complete)

After Nagini’s attack Severus wakes to find himself in an impossible future. Married to The Boy Who Lived, Severus sets out to discover a way to keep himself from making the same mistake twice, because surely no sane version of Severus Snape would EVER fall in love with the arrogant brat.

Another hidden gem I had forgotten about until just now. This one was always so intriguing! The slightly confusing angst still tugs at my heartstrings on the beginning, but seriously, the love story here is so beautiful. Severus relearning just why he fell in love with Harry Potter is just… There’s nothing better. Very, very touching story. 

Time and Time Again by Mottlemoth (41k+ words | complete)

It’s eleven days since the fall of The Dark Lord - and Harry still can’t look away.Canon-compliant Snarry slash. (No, really.)

Luv, I really have to thank you for this ask because it’s reminding me of so many lovely stories I haven’t read in ages! This one is definitely a strange one, but in a good way. Like the summary states, it’s canon-compliant Snarry. Stuff like that just butters my eggroll, it really does. The writing is absolutely incredible, and I can’t dany that I’m so, so, so in love with this love story. It’s some good slow-burn, and it’s worth every second of reading and waiting.

Decade by gryffindorJ (27k+ words | complete)

Harry told him. Harry simultaneously felt the burden of his secret lift and the weight of what this would mean for Severus collapsed in on him. Severus certainly would be able to help and, at the same time, he was sure to feel betrayed that Harry was only telling him now.

This is a new one in my collection, so again, I’ve only read it once. However, it was fan-tas-tic. Literally, I couldn’t stop reading. I was so fascinated by Harry’s grief and mourning process. Every character was so developed and so well-written, I loved every second of it. Bittersweet, but very hopeful ending as well, which is all I need. As long as they’re together, anything is possible for these two lovebirds.

And finally, one of my most beloved, most cherished, most reread fanfictions ever…

Waiting to Divide by emynn (22k+ words | complete)

Harry always thought soul mates were the domain of overly-soppy romantics. What he didn’t realise was that they were very real, very dangerous, and very inconvenient…especially when your soul mate is the very dead Severus Snape. Fortunately, with the help of his friends and a Time Portal, he’s able to get past that pesky obstacle…and finds his life completely changed.

I’m not going to go super in depth about this one because you’ll never shut me up if I do that. Let me just say: read this one. If you read nothing else on this list, please, please read this one. It is so worth it. Soulmates and time travel? Ugh, it’s so good. Their love is so powerful and so beautiful, I cannot get enough of the two of them. It also follows the canon storyline (obviously, from the ‘very dead Severus Snape’ line), so the angst is strong in the one. But stick with it, it’s such a satisfying read.

Okay, well…oops. I didn’t mean to go super crazy here, but I just got inspired and wanted to give you (and anybody seeing this) lots of options. I hope you find ones you love, and thank you so, so much for this ask! I really appreciate the opportunity to give my two cents to this lovely community. xx

[jdramione]

My 3rd Story Rec:  Maybe Life is One Big Marathon... series by @MarvelLitChick       https://archiveofourown.org/series/409054

So far this series is made up of eleven parts, and thankfully it is not complete.  I am obsessed with this series and it’s brilliance and feel it definitely has not been highlighted on enough based on the current amount of kudos and comments it has received.  This series is BRILLIANT and deserves ALL the recognition. I remember the first time I came across this story.  I think I came across the 2nd fic first, and then went back and started the series from the beginning.  I was SHOOK.  Absolutely gobsmacked and obsessed from the get go.  The characterization, the plot lines, the story itself - it’s GOLD.  It’s amazing.  The dialogue is EVERYTHING, the feels of this fic give you EVERYTHING.  Ups and downs and laughing and crying - it’s all there and more. The first fic of the series is called The BackUp, https://archiveofourown.org/works/6007729/chapters/13795762, and it centers around Steve and Natasha’s relationship.  They are married in this fic, and its something you don’t see very often.  And it’s SEXY.  And Steve is HOT in a way that is different from other stories, because he’s been sort of forced into a stakeout when he had romantic date and tickets planned for him and his wife... His frustration and the amount of back and forth between him and Natasha are incredible.  I think what I like most about this story, is that the rest of the series centers around Bucky and Darcy, with Natasha and Steve already being a set-up married thing.  And so to get this glimpse at the beginning of the two of them and their relationship really gives some foundational space for the rest of the series to go from.  It’s just a beautiful beginning that is a wonderful precursor to what is to come, without having a ton to do with the majority of the future fic.  I love this glimpse into their marriage and the way they interact and flirt with each other.  It’s nice to see this glimmer especially after reading the series and getting deep into the Bucky/Darcy storyline - to know how these two characters fit in with Bucky and Darcy both individually and then together... it’s brilliantly pieced together. The second fic of the series is called Date Night Dash, https://archiveofourown.org/works/6046939/chapters/13864342, and to me it really sets up the tone of the entire series.  Bucky and Darcy go on a date and EVERYTHING that could go wrong, goes wrong.  Amidst all of the chaos, there are some really sweet, heartfelt moments, some incredibly angsty moments, a spot of vulnerability from both characters, and some sexy times to be found.  You get a real feel of Darcy’s characterization and how she interacts with Bucky.  It’s easy to see how they fit together so easily and well.  They just play off each other and bring out the best in each other.  Bucky’s protectiveness of Darcy is sigh-worthy, and Darcy holds her own to the best of a non-super-soldier human girl can.  I just really love both of them individually in this story, and I think this story is an amazing fic all in itself.  With that said, I am so very glad that it’s only one part of a greater whole.  Overall, I laugh and cry through this fun-filled, angsty fic, and HIGHLY recommend it. The third fic of the series is called Steeplechase:  Running the Gamut, https://archiveofourown.org/works/6165437/chapters/14126321, and this fic alone might be one of my favorite stories ever, in all of the fanfiction I’ve ever read.  OMG - it’s just so good.  It’s MORE.  It has EVERYTHING.  The characterization, the angst, the absolute FUCKING FEELS all over the place, in places where I feel I might actually die of heartbreak and sadness, and then the hurt/comfort aspects are just so damn good.  Out of this world amazing.  The plot is brilliant - absolutely incredible - and keeps you on your toes, anxious for the next paragraph, for what happens next, oh please keep going, oh my God, it’s so damn good.  TONY in this story is an unexpected delight.  A father figure, parental and comforting - I didn’t know how much I needed THIS TONY in a story until I read this one.  Steve has a scene in one of the chapters where he says something so... warm and comforting and it hurts SO MUCH to Darcy - the author does such an amazing job of portraying these comforting things that people say and do in a time when no one is ready to really face them, and it’s hard, so hard to feel those feelings that time and again I find myself actually looking away from the page to tamper down on my emotions.  If I say too much, it gives the plot away and I absolutely refuse.  GO read this story.  GO RIGHT NOW.  If you haven’t, you are just missing out on something really amazing.  This story guts me and pieces me back together over and over again.  And it’s gorgeous.  There are a few notable moments for me.  The vodka in the kitchen floor.  Tony’s “go now.”  Steve sitting on the couch with Darcy.  The scene to the Avengers compound between Darcy and Bucky with Tony driving.  Steve sitting by Bucky in the hallway.  PEPPER holding Bucky’s hand.  We aren’t standing on solid ground.  The GUN.  The RING.  And so much more.  So many things.  Who has read this fic?  LETS TALK! The 4th fic is called Pawing at the Ground, https://archiveofourown.org/works/6960016, and it is just ALL the warm and fuzzies.  It introduces a pretty big plot point in the next few stories in the series, it has some amazingly vulnerable and romantic moments, and anytime Bucky’s ears go a bit pink I am ALL IN for it. The 5th fic is called Memoria in Aeterna, https://archiveofourown.org/works/7031077, and it’s quiet.  A somber piece that doesn’t feel so until it is so.  For Steve and Bucky, a quiet day of tradition.  I really actually adore this piece, even if it ends like the final note of a sad song.  Longing and loss, and yet soft embrace.   The 6th fic is called Leaving on a Jet Plane, https://archiveofourown.org/works/7392730/chapters/16791952, and it is HUGE.  A HUGE story with so many things.  It begins feeling very precarious and fragile.  There is something hovering at the edge, too blurry to see.  The honeymoon is here, but things aren’t happily ever after and bliss.  Bucky and Darcy are good, the two of them.  But there all of these things that are against them that they are warring together.  And also, individually, they are being attacked by all sides.  Darcy with her body, and then a kidnapping, and panic attacks and pain, and delusions - or are they really delusions?  The sex is GREAT, the ocean is beautiful, but there is something simmering beneath, waiting, waiting... you feel that in the pacing.  The author does a spectacular job of the building up of something that might happen.  The waiting is the worst.  Darcy’s dad is an asshole.  The serum just knocks Darcy flat.  The shit hits the fan.  Ride it out, just let it have it’s way.  KILLS ME DEAD.  I love the concept that Steve and Bucky have an easier time talking about their feelings because things were just different in a different time.  I want to take that and RUN with it.  One of my most favorite lines from the entire series:  “His arm came around her, softly, around her middle and his palm settled—deliberately, she knew—over her scarred belly. “Hey. Don’t shut me out now, not when you’re at your most vulnerable. This is when we’re at our best. This is when you need me the most.” The kidnapping.  JANE PISSES ME OFF.  Natasha’s moment of “Come Out and Play, Winter Soldier,” is awesome.  God. Bless. Natasha. Romonoff.  (I can take this sentence too and RUN WITH IT.) This story gives me so much life.  Did I mention I adore Natasha in this story?  The Nat/Bucky needs a story all on its own.  Bucky taking care of Darcy is sigh-worthy.  Flip Flips!   “You want me to stay or you want me to keep my hands to myself right now?” -- The way he UNDERSTANDS her leaves me breathless.  “You aren’t ready to talk about it if you are asking that question.”  SIGH.  The car, the woods, the cattle prod.  OBSESSED with the end scene of that scene.  “I’m here, Darcy.  I’m here.  I’m not going anywhere.”  “Don’t leave me.”  BEST.  ALL THE FEELS and ALL THE ANGST and there is NEVER ENOUGH OF IT.   This writer is amazing.  I want to write something with her.  Bucky being intense is HOT.  Did I mention Jane pisses me off?  Cause she does.  Also I love Tony SO MUCH.  Aladdin lines - I laugh EVERY TIME.  I am not sure why Bucky pressing Darcy into the car is such a HOT SCENE for me, but I love him so much in this scene.  Wheel of Fortune breaks my heart.  They way Bucky views Steve in this fic absolutely breaks my heart at times.  “He was delicious when he was rough.”  Best word usage EVER.  I actually love that Bucky is protective over Natasha.  Makes me wonder if it was from their shared past, or the fact that she’s Steve’s girl and he feels protective because of that.  Even with his hangups with Steve currently, Steve is still family.  Or maybe he still views Steve as family.  I don’t know.   But I love Bucky with Natasha in the hotel scene and the car.  “I’m still with ya till the end of the line.”  I NEEDED this moment.  So badly.  I kind of adore that he doesn’t eat when she doesn’t.  It’s all the very small, but so romantic things like that that make me gooey.  Every time I read this I forget about the Bucky and Tony scene.  And I fall in love with it all over again.  Have I mentioned I love Tony?  And I love Bucky.  And Darcy.  And Steve and Natasha.  SO MUCH LOVE for these characters in this universe.  AND THEN Chapter 20 happens and my heart falls out of my body.  This chapter hurts.  Everything hurts.  Darcy, and then Tony, and then Bucky, and then Steve and he doesn’t even realize he’s crying, and then Tony and then Darcy - and OMG.  THIS CHAPTER KILLS MY HEART.   Max!  Strange!   Yeah - this one is one of my all-time favorites, ever, in fanfiction.  HIGHLY recommend! The 7th fic is called Family Dynamics:  An Avengers Family Thanksgiving, https://archiveofourown.org/works/12815700 and it compares Darcy’s shitty family to the Avengers amazing one. The 8th fic is called All I want for Christmas, https://archiveofourown.org/works/13144164, and Darcy becomes a visible Avenger.  Not on purpose.  Steve’s “we were not a couple,” makes me grin like a total loon every time I read that line.  Darcy has an awful, no good, very bad day, and Bucky comes home.  She cries.  I cry.  “My chest is up here.”  I love him.  I don’t forgive Jane yet and I know I probably should.  I love how Bucky’s “you lemme in” echoes Steve in Steeplechase.  Maria can get FUCKED.  Hate her guts in this fic.  The way Bucky handles panic attacks is my most favorite thing in the whole world. The 9th fic is called Throw Away the Oars, https://archiveofourown.org/works/13792731, and this is a Natasha centric fic again!  Steve IS a specimen.  I adore non-naughty yoga.  A sneak peak at some of my favorite dialogue:   “I know what this is about,” Bucky suddenly spoke up, his voice surprisingly gentle. Natasha was continually blown away by the juxtaposition of Bucky Barnes. War Hero. Soulless Assassin. Soldier. Killer. Sharp Tactical Fighter. Gentle Lover. Battle-Hardened Ghost.Intuitive Friend. She found the courage to look up into his handsome face. “What?”Very obviously giving her a reprieve from making eye contact, he turned to the stove, flipped a switch and retrieved the kettle. “We’re not that different, you and I. We share enough life experiences so that I have a window into your head.”She narrowed her eyes at his back. “Oh, do you, Barnes?” “You’re afraid of Stevie.” The way that Bucky reads Natalia AND Steve so well is awesome.  I love Bucky SO MUCH in this fic.  (Jaime, the Winter Soldier, Bucky). All of him, he’s so... patient.  OMG, I need him in my life.  Probably why I love reading about him so much.  He’s manly at ALL the right moments and gentle at all the right moments.  The perfect balance of a man and I am ALL IN FOR IT.  Steve is reading Harry Potter!!  I love Steve.  I adore Natasha’s Valentine’s Day present for Steve.  The 10th fic is called The Sniper and the Scavenger Hunt, https://archiveofourown.org/works/14426820, and it is just a sweet, fun, lovely fic. The 11th fic is called Even Avengers Get the Creeps, https://archiveofourown.org/works/16482218, and Tony is a dick.  It’s actually a legitimately scary fic, and it ends on awkward note and I NEED ANOTHER STORY after this to give me back my warm and fuzzies OR angst.  Either one is acceptable - but not this awkward feeling!!  Tony needs to apologize BIG TIME in a new fic.  I hope I can get in touch with the author on this one, and beg her to let me help.  LOL!   Anymore - I HIGHLY recommend this series if you haven’t had a chance to read it.  It hasn’t been shared much, and few people have come across it I feel.  It is EXCELLENT and the author deserves ALL THE RECOGNITION.   

It’s just MORE.  More than other stories.  More than maybe even itself.

It’s one of those stories that I have to have repeated inner debates on whether or not to search out a new fic or just enjoy immersing myself yet again into this visceral and lush world, where everything just fits, like the perfect puzzle piece. It all is described in such detail, you can practically taste the air, and the characters feel foundational in a way most stories lack because they can’t see them so wholeheartedly, in both their strengths as well as their weaknesses.  

To me, this is a core fic.  If you want a story that completely fleshes out ALL the characters, plot, and storyline - this is the one for you.  It’s angsty, so much so that one physically aches for these characters, but in that angst, it’s so gorgeously done that despite how much it hurts, you need more.

What inspires me to write?  Stories like this one, where I can live and breathe these characters in a world that was created exactly and perfectly for them.

If you have read it - let me know I’m not alone in my obsession.  If you haven’t, go READ this and then get back to me.  I need to fan-girl a bit on some of these authors, and need some friends who are along with me for the ride.  At some point, I’ll figure out how to archive my story recs together.  But for now, I want to endeavor to give each of my favorite stories a moment in the spotlight.

[marypoppinswasmyfatherbitches]

Oh my goodness, I didnt see the link to your fanfic account! I am dumb. So ignore my previous ask and instead answer this one for the meme. 13, 3, 14, 1 and 2 for Happiness goes on? (I shall leave reviews on your beautiful fanfic soon I promise, they are good.)

(Hiii, sooo…this whole reply is late because I actually typed up ALL OF THIS last night, and then accidentally “x”-ed out of my browser and lost it all, because I am very very stupid. And then was too tired to retype it up before going to sleep. I hope I remember roughly everything, and apologies for that mistake.)

Oh! Haha! Alright then! Thank you! Don’t feel dumb at all for not realizing which AO3 account is mine or for your previous ask(which for others who are curious, said: “1 - 5 for all your fics! Just talk about your favs!”). I was prepared to choose 3 fics (including “Happiness Goes On” since that’s definitely the one I’m most proud of, so I guess that’s closest to a “favorite” right?), and go through the first 5 questions for each, though I won’t lie and say it wouldn’t have taken some time to answer.

BUUUT…since you said to scrap that first ask, I’ll answer these individual ones for “Happiness Goes On.” And your compliment and promise for a future review means SO goddamn much, thank you sincerely.

(WARNING / REMINDER: This is about my fic that deals with the subject of child molestation, and I do reference that a little bit in this reply. Don’t read further if it makes you uncomfortable, which I entirely understand and respect.)

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13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

HA! Well, American Pie obviously, for a majority of it. While brainstorming / writing / editing the epilogue? A lotta Billy Joel. ;)

The idea to use American Pie bounced into my brain when it came on the radio at the thrift shop where I volunteer, one of the rare times my own music speaker battery died. Usually a disaster, because our store radio is pretty crappy, but the sound quality wasn’t too bad that day, and I rediscovered how much I love that song and ‘Why isn’t this on my ipod again?’. Listening to the lyrics, I realized how much some of them fit the Guardians in general, and this story specifically, which I have Gamora mentally note in the fic. I was sitting and casually chatting with the manager while also thinking, ‘Google what year this came out when you get home, but I’m sure it’s the 70′s. Peter would know it, and it could be the Zune. I think it could work.’ I’m proud that I was able to reference the song so many times without actually naming it by title, but I assume most readers knew what it was, it’s just that famous. (I also couldn’t resist the light-hearted joke, later when things calmed down, of Gamora saying “This…is the longest song…I have ever heard.” and Peter smiling without even looking at her and giving a cheeky “I know.”)

In terms of using Billy Joel for the epilogue, I’m just a Billy Joel fanatic. The use of him for this story began just from the We Didn’t Start the Fire joke toward Rocket at the bar (I thought it was clever, Peter!), and later on I saw how The Longest Time fit romantically for Starmora, and some of the lyrics matched the healing themes of the overall story, and I thought ‘Maybe they’ve been playing BIlly Joel since that night; maybe that can be the joke.’ Why shouldn’t his Greatest Hits albums (at least) be on the Zune? I struggled a lot over what song should be the final one Gamora comments on before they switch artists to appease the group. I never specify which romantic Billy Joel song Peter and Gamora slow danced to during their “date night” in that six-week summary, but I like to imagine it was Just the Way You Are. I considered Keeping the Faith or Vienna for the final one, but I thought they deserved something more fun and naughty to analyze this time, so Only the Good Die Young it is. :D

In conclusion, I listened to The Longest Time, and the entire An Innocent Man studio album, a lot (as if I needed an excuse).3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

The portion in italics is my favorite line, but I’m including the entire sentence for context purposes: “She would need to grow used to him viewing Yondu as a caring parent who was extraordinarily protective of his boy, and would have hunted down this pervert to whistle a glowing arrow through her skull.”14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

Ohh geez, wow, that one is tough. I don’t know if it’s accurate to say this story was intended to educate, but just to explore the idea with fictional characters. I have no expertise on the subject, and would never claim such, or talk down to those who do. I didn’t intend to create a PSA. I suppose all of the “lessons” for Peter (if they can be called that) I hope all readers already know and agree on (basically a collection of “it wasn’t your fault” and “this doesn’t define you” and “trauma isn’t a competition, someone else suffering worse doesn’t invalidate your experience” and “you should feel comfortable talking about anything without judgement or shame” etc.).

Slightly lesser scale messages, there’s also reminders about the importance of communication, trusting each other, letting the other person speak in an argument, not letting one’s jealousy/instincts/bad mood interfere with fairness, not running away from a fight or staying angry, respecting boundaries and privacy, all that healthy relationship jazz that these two are still figuring out. 1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?

This post is already very long, and I could probably talk for hours about the decision-making process for many scenes (of my GotG fics, this took the longest to write and publish, over 2 months), so I’ll try to condense this to a few bullet points that probably don’t fit the “inspired” criteria.

- It was originally going to be in two parts, 4 scenes each, when I thought the epilogue would be much shorter. But as the lil’ wrap-up got longer (because we needed a fluffy conclusion, dammit!), I decided to make it a separate “chapter.”

- I think the concept probably started as one of those strange, angsty “what if?” scenarios I make up in my head at night that I still can’t believe I created into a full-fledged work. I liked the idea of Peter and Gamora having this conversation and her comforting him, but I knew if I was really going to throw it out there for other fans, it had be more balanced with happier moments, too. I just know I was always going to make the offender a woman - both because it would lead to the misunderstanding that she was a past consensual hook-up when Peter was an adult to spark some irritation and jealousy in Gamora, and because it’s realistically different from other sexual assault stories, since women can be pedophiles and child predators too, and they’re just as horrible. :(

- The fanfic idea of “Gamora accidentally starts a fire while trying to cook, and Peter falsely accuses and lashes out at Rocket” was in my head before, but there were two key differences. 1) It was the entire plot, not a light-hearted subplot in the shadows of something bigger, 2) Meredith’s letter was either fully or partially burnt as a result of the fire. By the end Gamora was going to confess it was her fault, that she was trying to surprise Peter by cooking spaghetti, and he would apologize both to her and to Rocket for losing his temper and getting so angry. I hated that idea later and found it too sad (he’s already lost the Walkman and second cassette tape, why would I want him to lose even more from his mother?), and in “Spark My Memory” (the Christmas fic I wrote for “12 Days of Starmora”) the Guardians put his mother’s letter in the photo album gift for Peter, completely safe and unharmed. I like to keep all my fanfics canon-compliant and non-contradictory from each other, so the letter is fine, no burning it.

Yet “Gamora started a fire cooking” still seemed fun to me, as I like the idea that she’s so badass and skilled and intelligent, but failed at something so domestic and simple. Kinda cute. I was so excited to insert it into this, because I think it worked on multiple levels. It’s a driving force for the plot (the reason the team go to the restaurant and they stumble upon that particular waitress), the reason Gamora was already in a bad mood during her fight with Peter, it could be used as a metaphor/comparison for Peter’s anxiety and Gamora’s guilt, it was something for the Guardians to put at a higher priority to tease and mock Gamora for while oblivious to the main story, something for Peter to just break down into giggles over once they changed the subject (because he earned a good laugh after that heartbreaking and vulnerable childhood trauma story), an excuse to give Rocket so many funny lines, an overall silly and sitcommy-style subplot to fall back on, and a sweet “victory!” for Gamora to have (sort of?) conquered by the epilogue. ^_^2: What scene did you first put down?

This is easy. I’ve written all but one (8 out of 9) of my fanfics in order, except for “Just Like Everybody Else.” So ya, I wrote the opening scene first, Baby Groot’s magic trick lesson and Peter’s oh-so-cruel “can only be seen once” deception. I needed to ease readers (and myself) into the angst and heavy shit to follow, and that cute idea had also been in the back of my mind for a while. ^_^

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PHEW, OKAY, ALL RE-TYPED! Thank you again SO MUCH for the lovely ask and wonderful questions, your actual interest and curiosity thrilled me! You see I wasn’t kidding about the incessant babbling. :P

Thank you also for the kudos you left on AO3, and take care!~

[chaoticneutralwriter]

Fic Recs/Writers *updated 09/12/2019

THE LIBRARY IS OPEN DARLING....for some actual reading.

A list of fics/writers I’ve come across that got some of that pretty sweet stuff. And also because I’ve read around too much and can’t remember names or fics to save my life. THE UPDATES MAN!

Warning: Some fics (as will be indicated) are +18/rated M for Mature/take me to church kinda deal

@versigny

I’d say almost all of their stuff is worth a read (whoever your bias may be, they got stories on them), but my personal faves are their vampire au series, some +18 stuff there but majority of the stories are oneshots and drabbles

@honeyedhoseok (I think now @tawnytaehyung)

I’m sure everything they wrote is worth a read from what I’ve read thus far but because of that, I can really only recommend the three fics I actually read.

Series: Besitos (ta!Jimin) rated M for recent developments hoho~

Bruh why is this not reality? Why don’t we get really hot TAs to crush on? It would’ve made my school life hella easier and I’d get that perfect attendance. Jimin is your hottie creative writing TA who you can’t help but crush on (but can anyone blame you) and envious to all, he likes you back too. College au shenanigans, teacher/student dynamic, and dorky wingman ta!Taehyung friend.

Oneshot/drabbles (Crossroad demon!Jimin): Crossroads + Hunted + Captured Part One *NEW + Captured Part Two *NEW

I’d sell my soul to satan if he looks like bs&t!Jimin. You basically make a deal with crossroad demon!Jimin and can’t help but actually grow fond of the supposed devious, soul eating creature of hell.

Series: The Black Book (CEO!Hoseok) rated M

My heart can’t take the drama but it’s still a really good read. CEO!Hoseok may be young and rich but he definitely has some questionable methods of relieving stress, one that you’re all too aware of which makes things super awkward cuz you in love with the man. Does CEO!Hoseok eventually change thanks to you or do old habits die hard and just leave you in a world of hurt? Again if it’s Hoseok he can be the biggest jerkface and I’d still be charmed.

@dovechim

Shorts/Drabbles: the ocean (mermaid!Jimin) + drabble

Because goddammit mermaid!Jimin is cute okay??! (and I love me a good supernatural au of any sort) You’re a ballet dancer going to Busan Arts and stumble upon Jimin chillin’ in the water by the beach. You mistake him as fellow peer but hey he shows up to your class anyways (totally rocks the dance thing) but then as time passes, you find that something is quite...fishy about him.

Series: It’s okay, that’s love (splitpersonality!Jimin)

No not the drama. Okay so a shrink is still involved and that’s played by you and you’ve got water polo player!Jimin who has split personality disorder (he’s scary when he’s angry...) as your patient, except he doesn’t know about this ‘other self’ of his. As if feelings aren’t already making things complicated, imagine accidentally finding yourself rooming with him (along with your other favourite boys).

@hobibliophile

Okay so I might’ve read all of their Jimin stuff and yes. All yes (warning: they’re +18 stuff soooo)

The only other fic I’ve read from them is Ambrosia (M) starring Fallen Angel!Hoseok....I like supernatural au fics alright. Fallen angel or not, Hobi is still super sweet and since this is a series, we don’t know what the reason was and MAJOR CLIFFHANGER!

@jimlingss

Series: Beyond Reach (ghost!Hoseok) ft. Reaper!Namjoon and other ghosties

This shit made me nearly cry five times....FIVE TIMES. I say nearly because I don’t like crying so it took literally all my willpower to not (ended up with a runny nose though). ANGST AS SHIT. Has some triggering stuff involving death so be warned. It’s a good read though....BUT SAD AS HELL (at least it’s completed :’))

One Shot: Head Over Heels to Hell (reverse soulmate!AU, Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers! Hoseok x reader)

Oh yes, this was a WILD RIDE. Goddamn it’s like you hate the man but then in the end that shit got me emotional for some reason like djgskh good shit good shit (you have gone through multiple different lives meeting Hoseok, all of which he screws you over somehow but in the end of it all... perhaps things could still work out??)

Series: The Deli Diaries (produce! Jimin x Deli worker!you) fluff, slow-burn

Holy shit this is cute af. It’s so mundane (guess that’s a fair warning??) but just reading the way the relationship develops is just....ahh!!! I want my own cute Jimin who pines after my dumbass TAT

Series: Jungle Park (Workplace Romance AU, Lawyer! Hoseok x New HR Manager!Reader) fluff, slow-burn, slice of life, a little angst **NEW

A long series for those of you who love to read chapter fics! Oh my God this was a thrilling ride of emotions! The pacing is amazing, each chapter you’re hooked on wanting to see more development on the history between these two so it’s worth a read! I love how Hoseok is portrayed here; it’s like a piece of how he would be in real life is put into just another scenario (Also hate how reader is like... relatable in a way where I also majored in HR so...WHERE’S THE OFFICE ROMANCE LIFE TRAIN GONNA HIT ME WITH THAT??)

Three Shot: Magic & Mysteries (Familiar/Hybrid!Jimin x Witch! Reader) fluff, a little angsty, comedy, romance **NEW

A three shot series involving what the title says! Magic! It’s a little adventure tale of our reader who’s a witch struggling to find her place in terms of specialty and overcoming some fears and insecurities with the help of sassy (but secretly cares a lot) Jimin who’s a wizard cursed to be a dog (that looks like Chimmy!) It’s cute and pretty wholesome in my opinion :)

Also an honorable mention from them is the Service Series (it’s fluffier dw) and honestly their other fics are definitely worth a read :D

@7cypher

Oneshot: Devil’s Advocate (devil/demon!Jimin)

Ironic how despite being a devil Jimin is still the sweetest being to exist. Devil!Jimin walks into your life abruptly and worms his way into your heart with his devilishly good looks and sweet charms. It’s hella cute, a slightly angsty ‘defining’ moment that actually had me tearing up a bit??? (I’m a sap for sweet, tender affection like the ones that happened in here okay??) but it all ends well :)

@seokkbuns

I’ve read most of their Hoseok and Jimin stuff but I think all of their fics are worth a read!

@boymeetsweevil

Oneshot: Cover You In Constellations (Hoseok x reader fic)

I’ve read this a while ago but keep coming back to it because oh god this was cute, so domestic and so fluffy like this is the kinda shit I would pull if I had a boyfriend like Hoseok like skdjfskgha. I like the way writer portrays Hoseok because it feels so like what I imagine he would react. Hoseok deserves all the love ;_;

@kittentaegu

Series: My Boss, The Vampire (Vamp!Jimin x reader fic)

Two parts are out so far and I’m loving the premise! New office worker with notoriously hot CEO Park Jimin who has a secret to hide (guess what it is). One day, you find out what it is and so now what?? Things get steamy ;D Also, the title of it is so K-dramaesque and I don’t know! I like the charm it adds to it!

@readyplayerhobi **NEW

Honestly all of their fics are worth a read because they flawlessly combine story building with any kind of genre you can think of. Some are smutty, some of fluffy and some are just downright angsty but you just want to read them all regardless!

@yminie **NEW

Series: Nine-One-One (Detective!Jimin x First Responder! Reader) fluff, angst, romance, old flame au, future smut, and other mature themes!

This is thrilling! In both romantic and story aspects! The base story line is that there’s a serial murderer on the loose who’s been stalking reader and Jimin and his team are on the case about it. They’ve both got romantic history with each other and as old feelings resurfaces, so does the situation as things hit a little too close to home. Obviously with serial murderers involved, there is mentions of death, suicide and well...the warnings there!

A03 Fics

*will be pretty rare on this list; am I the only one who finds it super hard to find good fics on there?

Author: kimtrain

I swear they had a tumblr before since that’s the only reason why I remember them and their fics. Thankfully they’re all there still and all of them are 👌👌👌 Mermaid!Hoseok AU and the Hybrid!AU are my faves.

Fic: Warm Blood by ARMY_BRAT

The one instance where my weakness for supernatural AUs + wanting to read something paid off. MC is an ARMY but also a grim reaper so what happens when BTS shows up on her list, destined to die? Well, she says NOT TODAY but that just throws EVERYTHING out of the loop, leaving her to fix it.

Went into it with a grain of salt (ngl description was...ehh) BUT was pleasantly surprised! Digging the writing style which made MC really likeable so far and the AU strongly reminds me of Goblin: The Lonely God but focusing more on the grim reaper side of things which, personally, I was WAY more interested in even with the drama so yay! :D Glad someone took inspiration from it. Still ongoing and fairly new so dsfajdkas

Fic: Three Pints Full by Valkook **NEW

Woah it’s a vampire/supernatural fic! A little on the mature side because there’s well...blood...a little bit of death mentioned...and smut... BUT a really compelling story! Set mainly as a Cop/Detective! Reader who’s been assigned to solving some mysterious deaths/murders happening in the wild parts Montana joined in with appearances by Hunter/Tracker!Yoongi, Partner!Hoseok and Vampire!Jimin, Jungkook and more!

[megabadbunny]

2k17 fic in review

I was tagged by the incomparable @gingergallifreyan and the wonderful @lastbluetardis as well as the excellent @ofstormsandwolves , thank youuuu dolls <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

total number of completed stories:  14 I think...?

total word count: ~85k

fandoms written in: Doctor Who (Rose x Nine, Ten, and Tentoo (both original and fem!versions) as well as one Rose x Clara!Doctor and one Clara x Jenny)

looking back, did you end up writing more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you’d expected? Both...? I had hoped I would write more, but looking back, I’m still pleasantly surprised at the amount I actually did manage to accomplish!

what’s your own favorite story of the year? Mrrrrrrrrr it’s hard to say considering how much I bled for all of them lolol (sometimes soliciting the muse requires dat blood sacrifice tho). I think my WIPs probably top the list, all for different reasons--No Place Like Hohm because I’ve been working on it for literal yeeeears and I think it’s a pretty darn good canon-compliant and tv-safe version of how Rose and the Doctor could have patched things up after GitF, Minuet because it is almost exactly the opposite of that (lol and also it was so unexpected?? and full of that sexy sexy UST-ridden angst), and if we let go because it’s a much different take on Rose/Tentoo than I typically write, and it’s been a good way to address some of my own issues with certain aspects of Journey’s End, as much as I like the episode and story overall. But A Rose by Any Other Martha deserves an honorable mention because it was so much frigging fun to write! (thanks for the prompt, mystery-nonny!)

did you take any writing risks this year? I was a little afraid folks would read the first couple sentences of Any Other Martha and immediately nope on outta there, or maybe even make it halfway through before quitting, because of the awkwardness and pettiness. But I tried to stay true to the characters, including their flaws, and think (hope) that ultimately it paid off! 

do you have any fanfic or profit goals for the new year? FINISH SOME FRIGGING WIPS there are what 4 or 5 partially published and more than a dozen waiting (im)patiently on my computer jfc there are so many how did i get here how did i get myself stuck in this goddessforsaken wip-filled swamppppp

best story of the year? Whichever your personal favorite is, random person who may be reading this! :D

most popular story of the year? On tumblr, it’s Minuet, by a landslide. On AO3, it’s No Place Like Hohm.

story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Difficult to say. I know my tastes tend to run a little different from a lot of other folks’, especially when it comes to romance. I will say I hope if we let go gains a little more traction, but then again, that probably means I should start updating it...

most fun story to write: A Rose by Any Other Martha and Enough. I enjoyed exploring Rose and Tentoo’s sexual tension in Enough, building up that anticipation and release, and I fucking loooooved writing the petty bickering snipy-ness of Any Other Martha, holy crap did I ever love writing that. There was just something deliciously awful about bringing out the worst in two of my favorite-ever fictional characters, exploring their petty jealousies and insecurities and little bitchy snipes, and then something incredibly soothing and satisfying in writing the resolution, the two of them working together to overcome all that bullshit to become great friends. Like a platonic enemies-to-lovers!

story with the single sexiest moment: Probably the moment the Doctor’s mood shifts in give and take. <3 <3 <3

most sweet story: Speechless or Sudden Impulse, because I’m a sucker for stories that start out angsty and end with a sweet kiss. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

”holy crap, that’s wrong, even for you!” story: Lol if the reactions are anything to go by then I’d say by any other name probably comes the closest. (Is she Rose? Is she someone or something else? Who knows! 0:)

story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters & most unintentionally telling story: if we let go. It hasn’t changed the way I feel about the characters--I love Rose, Ten, Tentoo, and Donna as much as I ever have--but it has forced me to examine stuff under multiple lenses, really look at things from different angles.

hardest story to write: Lbr I struggle with writing just about anything, especially multichapters, but the follow-up for One Percent presented some unique challenges, in that I knew what I wanted the story to say, but I didn’t want to just come right the fuck out and say it, and I had to allow myself to trust the audience to pick up on it, not to spoon-feed people or insult their intelligence. And what do you know, people did pick up on things, because y’all are some amazing and insightful readers and I heart every single one of you!!! <3 <3 <3

biggest disappointment: That I didn’t get the next chapter of Defenders of the Altverse finished and published. @gingergallifreyan I SWEAR ONE DAY one dayyyyyyyyyyyy ONE FRIGGIN DAYYYYYY

biggest surprise: That people have seemed to enjoy/appreciate No Place Like Hohm and A Rose by Any Other Martha as much as they do. The one is a WIP that explores a topic that’s already been explored in 8000 other fics and takes foreverrrrrr between updates, the other is a story about two women catfighting before surrendering to the inexorable pull of platonic friendship, and neither of them feature any smut or even any established/concrete romance. As much as I enjoy writing and reading smut, it’s really nice when stories free of smut or established/explicitly romantic relationships receive positive attention!

and now for my next trick, imma taaaag @tiffotcf @goingtothetardis @wordsintimeandspace @jemsauce @fadewithfury (and i’m also going to wish you all a wonderful new year, you wonderful peaches you! <3 <3 <3)

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Stelena fanfiction recommendations

A list of fic recs has been requested a few times over at my sideblog (hellyeahstelena), so here it is. 

All stories are written in English. 

All stories are complete. 

Each story has the rating, word count, genre, summary and a little personal summary from myself. 

Most of them are years old and set during the early seasons, but unfortunately, there are very few Stelena fanfiction writers that are still writing. 

There are a lot of one-shots since there aren’t many long/multi-chapter stories out there that are actually complete.

I’d recommend checking out this post, which is probably the most comprehensible list of Stelena fic rec’s I’ve come across. I could’ve included a lot more fics on this list, but most of them are already listed on the above list, so go check it out. It includes some of the best Stelena fic’s/writers out there. 

A Dream and a Prayer - StelenaIsMySunshine

“Elena’s vivid hallucination/dream reveals the nature of her deepest desires… A bittersweet Stelena one shot.” 

Rating: M  ||  Words: 1,723 || Genre: Smut

Set around the time of 5x16 when Elena was infected with the Ripper virus and hallucinating. Mostly smut, and as the summary says, this is pretty bittersweet, meaning, there’s no happy ending to be found here. 

A Lazy Summer Day -  ariadne melody

“ “It wasn’t easy to get out of bed in the morning.” Stefan and Elena have some fun during the summer. Oneshot.” 

Rating: M || Words: 1,720 || Genre: Smut/Fluff

Just a simple fluffy one-shot of Stelena enjoying quality time together during the summer and getting caught up in their passion and love for one another.

A Place Called Home -  ariadne melody 

“ “He’s not you,” she whispered. ” 

Rating: M || Words: 2,524 || Genre: Angst/Smut

One-shot set sometime in late season 3 before 3x22. Elena is in bed with Damon but can’t sleep and soon finds herself in Stefan’s arms. Very angsty.

Autumn Leaves - chinocoop81

”Post 4x02, right after the memorial scene. “She had broken him with her lies, and he had broken her with his truths, and together they were just a pair of vampires wishing they could just go back.” One shot.”  

Rating: T ||  Words: 1,833 || Genre: Comfort

Pretty emotion-heavy one-shot whereby a vulnerable and sad Elena takes comfort from Stefan. Very sweet and romantic.

Bonded For Life -  ICURAQT2 

“Alt S4 cont’d unsired! Please review! Original premise: Here’s what might be happening in Mystic Falls post 409. Inspired by Stefan finding out about certain DE shenanigans and a vision of what it might be like when the sire bond can truly be broken…because I don’t think what Damon told Elena to do at the end of 409 truly did enough to break it.” 

Rating: T || Words: 190,102 || Genre: Angst

A multi-chapter story (39 chapters to be exact) which is an alternate take on season 4. A lot of angst and drama. Be warned, this ends on a cliffhanger.

Chances Are -  veraflynns

“AU spin of the end of 119. Stefan catches Elena trying to stab him with the vervain dart and makes it known he isn’t happy about it.” 

Rating: M || Words: 4,433 || Genre: Angst/Smut

An alternate take on the end scene of 1x19. After Elena tries to stab Stefan with the vervain dart, things get heated and one thing leads to another. Basically just shameless smut.

Hold My Hand - electricsymphony

“Perhaps our ingrained longing for love is really just human nature’s way of itching at the seams of its most profound evil to find someone in whom it can realize the truest embodiment of acceptance; a mesmerizing twisted fun-house mirror whose depravity reflects and echoes the darkest crevices of its own soul. AU post-3x22; dark & unconventional Stelena.” 

Rating: M || Words: 4,242 || Genre: Smut

This is an OOC AU where Stefan teaches a newly turned vampire Elena to feed. Has a very Datherine vibe. 

Holding On - C7

”Just one more Stefan and Elena one shot.”  

Rating: M || Words: 7,248 || Genre: Smut 

Set during the porch scene at the end of 4x04 where Elena returns home to Stefan after learning how to feed with Damon. A vulnerable and sad Elena leans on Stefan for comfort which inevitably turns into a passionate and steamy encounter. 

I’ll Be Home For Christmas - chinocoop81

“It’s Christmas, and Elena realizes where home has been all along. Stelena. Slight spoilers for 4x09. One shot.” 

Rating: T  ||  Words: 2,497 || Genre: Angst

Set immediately after 4x09, Elena realises she made a mistake and leaves Damon at the lakehouse to go and find Stefan to make things right. Starts out pretty angsty, but has a happy ending. 

Let The Right One In - Moonlit Tides

“With the recent discovery of the sire-bond and the revelation of the cure looming, Elena, Stefan and Damon are forced to question their relationships and are faced with their greatest challenge yet, as they embark on a journey that could potentially change their lives forever. Re-write for season 4, with focus on the triangle (Stelena endgame).”

Rating: M || Words: 249,888 || Genre: Angst/Smut/Everything

This is my story (I know I’m so narcissistic including my own on here, my bad) and the longest one I’ve ever wrote. It includes the full ensemble cast and really does have a bit of everything, but particularly lots of drama. Not one for those that are extremely anti-Delena since there’s focus on the triangle. Lots of Stelena angst (there’s even a mini AU sprinkled in there for that bit of fluff) and does contain smut.

Never Again - NeuroticFiction

“What I hope will happen during Stefan and Elena dancing in 4x19. Elena thought she had everything turned off for good, but are her feelings for Stefan stronger than no humanity? Stelena oneshot.” 

Rating: T || Words: 1,617 || Genre: Angst

Set in 4x19, Elena’s dance with Stefan leads to an awakening of her humanity. A short but satisfying take on something all Stelena shippers believe should’ve been canon. Angsty. 

Perfect Match - Vampire00Diaries

”Stefan and Elena are best friends in high school who are both secretly in love with each other. What happens when they have to pretend to be a couple? Will their romance rise, or will their friendship fall? AU fic. STELENA!” 

Rating: T || Words: 53,294 || Genre: AU

Very sweet story whereby Stefan and Elena have grown up together as best friends and slowly come to realise they’re in love. This is a great story if you want to just read about Stelena since 99% of it’s focus is on their relationship. Quite fluffy and romantic with occasional drama sprinkled in.

Snapshots of Me & You - HufflePuffPatronus

“A series of drabbles revolving around Stefan and Elena living the life that they deserve.” 

Rating: M || Words: 1302 || Genre: Fluff

This contains two drabbles focused on a future human Stelena. Short but sweet with lots of fluff. 

Tearing You Apart - electricsymphony

“Under the bright lights of the city of sin, thoughts get muddled, actions are severely impaired and inhibitions are reduced to nothing more than beads of sweat trickling down your body. And sometimes, the heat of bodies pressed together can surface past reflections and bring about surprising new revelations. A short little smutty Stelena ficlet.”  

  Rating: M || Words: 959 || Genre: Smut

A smutty one-shot involving masturbation. There’s no plot, but as the author makes a good point of, this fandom could always use a little more of this.

These Mornings - stelena-diaries

“To Elena, these mornings were perfect. STELENA.” 

Rating: T  ||  Words: 867 || Genre: Fluff

An adorable drabble that showcases a very happy and in love Stelena. Basically just pure and utter fluff.

WRITERS

BePassionate024 - Has a tonne of Stelena stories of all kinds and although, there are occasionally spelling/grammar mistakes within her writing, she is very creative with her ideas/stories and great at capturing the essence of Stelena. 

Future Memory - One of my favourite Stelena writers. I’d reccommend all of her stories, but particularly her more recent ones as her writing has improved vastly from her first stories.

zalrb - Her writing style is fantastic and I’d recommend reading any/all of her fanfictions. Most of them do contain smut, so a warning for those of you that don’t like it. You can also find her FF account here, but she primarily shares her stories on her Tumblr blog.

And on a final note, you can find all of my Stelena one-shots here, and if you have any Stelena fic requests feel free to send them my way and I’d be more than happy to write them for you.

[percywinchester27]

Before I post the next chapter, I have to thank all of you who’ve left such incredible feedback! I’m honestly humbled! I can never find to make posts like these, but I am gonna sit down and do this today cause I can’t not tell you how amazing you guys are! That was one hell of a chapter to write, and THANK YOU for your kind words!

Stroke of luck

@heavymetalhauswife​ said: Oh man I finally got to dot down and read this! SO GOOD. Can’t wait for more!

Thank you so much, Jess! You are so kind! <3

@ryantherandomhero​ reblogged this from you and added:

Amazing series so far! I can’t wait for Dean to find out Vi’s his kid.

I can’t wait to read your reaction to it!! Hopefully the next chapter will be out by tomorrow :) Thank you so much!

@i-is-for-inspiring said: THIISS!! OH MY DEAR GOD THIS IS PERFECT!!!! I’ve been reading this all day and I CANNOT get enough of it!!! I’m so freaking in love with this fic!!! It’s seriously so perfect and so uggghh that it makes my heart ache but I don’t care!!! I’m a helpless romantic and I WANT MORE OF THIS!!! Thank you for writing something so amazing, even when it’s finally over (and I hope it’s not soon) I won’t get over it! It has a special place in my heart! Now, I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE!!!!!

I cried when I read this. Legit teared up! I kept seeing you going through the series, liking all the chapters, and crossing my fingers that you like it, and then you gave me this beautiful compliment, so of course I cried! Thank you so much. Really. This mean a lot, and you are a cinnamon roll for all this love. I will be sad to see this series too. I hope you liek the next part too, Darling <3. All the love- Ana <3

@notesfromalabprincess said: Omg it was perfect! It was a twist on it I didn’t even think of and I can’t believe I didn’t think of it like the reader at first and it was such an amazing part! You did an incredible job with it and I can’t wait to see where you take it all next!

THANK YOU!! I really hoped no one would guess it was heading this way. I mean the reader had to have had a solid reason, but this is why I picked the pastor over Bobby. You are lovely, and so very kind, Hon! <3

@its-not-a-tulpa reblogged this from you and added:

Thank Chuck she’s okay and that you Sammy for being there.

Sammy saves the day!! Thank you for reading it <3

@thing-you-do-with-that-thing reblogged your post and added: 

I forgive Y/N and Dean will not see it as there being anything to forgive. He loves them both. Only thing I am worried about is the damn case!

*Smiles evilly* You can keep worrying, Kari! It’s what you get for waking me up and making me beta for you :P 

@yoursmilemakesmeloveyou reblogged this from you and added:

I cried dammit, like q freaking child

Me too!! Trust me! Remember that I love you ;)

@gabavaldman reblogged this from you and added:

Damn it!! It was soooooooooo good!!!! I loved it!

You did? Whoa! Thank you so much!

@caratala reblogged this from you and added:

This is such an amazing story! I love it! I cannot wait for more. So well written and thought out.

Thank you so much!! This really means a lot! <3   

@meeshw777 reblogged this from you and added:

Stroke of Luck Part 11 - has so much going on, you will need Kleenex!  I love the Father Jim part - it tidied up so much of what our heroine was thinking and why she did things the way she did.  I love the interactions between our girl and Sam, sweet and angsty.

I really didn’t want Sam to only be the boyfriend’s brother you know? He had to be close enough to her to consider naming her daughter after him! I am SO HAPPY that you love that part! Because I love her relation with Sam too! I don’t tell you often, but thank you for being so exceptionally kind towards me! I appreciate it a lot. Love <3

@electricroserosie said: Wow! This was truly amazing! I believe you worked out the timeline perfectly and it does make sense! I love the mother-daughter interactions and I cannot wait for Dean and Violet to properly meet each other! Gahh!! I love your work! ❤❤

Yes!! We need more Dean and Violet don’t we? I am going to do what you’re saying! ;) Myabe next chapter <3 You are awesome <3

@mrswhozeewhatsis reblogged this from you and added:

Writing a fic into canon is HARD. Good job!!! 

Thank you so much Michelle! This means a hell lot coming from someone as talented as you <3

@spnfanficfavorites reblogged this from you and added:

Loved it!

Thank you! <3

@alliekay727 said: I am absolutely in love with this entire story!! I just binge read all of the parts and OMG I gotta know what happenes next! You are am amazing writer please give us more!!! ❤❤❤❤

Thank you so much!! You are so very sweet! How about tomorrow?

@jayankles reblogged this from you and added:

Oh my good god. I almost died thinking that something happened to Violet but she’s getting one step closer to being introduced to her father and uncle, right? Until then…

Bailey, I LOVE YOU! That’s all! I’m teasing tonight, posting tomorrow ;)

@kathaswings reblogged this from you and added:

I was so worried about Vi running off like that, I’m glad she’s okay. I’m glad that Sam is Sam, kind and understanding, and it gives me immense pleasure to know that he knows the truth and Dean doesn’t. I can’t wait for the scene where he finds out - that’s gonna be epic… And when Vi finds out! Oh, there’s so much to look forward to. :-)

I love this series. It’s unlike anything else I’ve come across. It’s wonderfully twisted and complex, the relationships between characters seem real and relatable. It’s simply wonderful! I nearly skipped this whole thing when it started, because that was before I fell to the daddy!Dean pit, but I’m so happy I didn’t! This is definitely among my favorite series at the moment! ♡

*Opens and closes mouth like a fish, opens it again and closes it again* That is me EVERYTIME I read your reblogs! Trust me Lina, you are like a gift from the gods or something. I can never find words to thank you enough. All I can say is that I am extremely lucky that you choose to read my stuff, and for that I am so very thankful! Keep being the joy that you are. Much love, Ana <3

@mery-magizoologist reblogged this from you and added:

I’m so happy Violet is alright! I was scared for a moment, thank Chuck Sam for her first. And I’m also happy the reader had the chance to talk to Sam ❤️ hope she gets the same chance to talk to Dean about everything. Can’t wait for the moment she tell Violet everything!

Thank you for those kind words! They are what keep me going and encouraged really. You are awesome <3 And I think it’s all gonna wrap up soon :)

@hillywooddestiel said: OMFG!!!! First I was like omg it’s here! Then I was like oh shit run! Then it was cute. Then it was super sad. And then it got cute again. What a roller coaster of a chapter 😍😍😍

I laughed so hard at your comment! Like that is the most accurate summary of a 7k word long chapter! You are amazing! THANK YOU!!

@shotgunintheimpala​ reblogged your post and added:

this is getting veeerrrryyyyy interesting. not that it wasn’t before!

Thanks Darling! I DO NOT deserve you!

@docharleythegeekqueen​ reblogged your post and added:

Oh my gosh this was so good. You wrapped it up with canon perfectly. Im so happy Sam found Vi. I cant wait for the reunion but this was nice. Im glad Sam has the whole story and that had his own reunion with the reader.

Youre so talented. Great work on this chapter. 💗

You are so nice and pure! Like really! Everytime I see your reblogs, I do this mini dance! Thank you so much Darling! You deserve all the love <3

@sandlee44​ reblogged your post and added:

This was a great part and you are doing a great job with this series can’t wait for everyone to know the truth

Thank you so much! You are so very nice <3

@melonshino​ reblogged your this post and added:

Listennnnn. I have not had the greatest day today, between prepping for this stupid hurricane and a lot of other stupid junk I haven’t gotten done, like… this is the friggin highlight of my day, okay!!

I feel like my skin is clear and my back doesn’t hurt as much and I feel a little bit more hope for my otherwise shitty day!!! So thank you~ I don’t have the energy for proper gushing over this chapter but please know that I love this and you and you’re perfect!! okay byeeee~ 💖🌸💖🌸💖🌸✨

You don’t need to gush over! The simple fact that you even want to read my stuff is the best compliment ever. You know I love you, Tierra! I hope you’re doing well! <3

@mrspadalackles​ reblogged this post and added:

Oh my god so many feels!!!! I loved how Sam heavy it was, and I can’t wait to see how everything plays out.

I love Sam heavy stuff! Like he is important to Dean, so he damn well be important in any series about Dean. Thank you for your lovely words! You are too kind!

@dustycelt​ reblogged this post and added:

All the hair pulling was worth it, you did a great job!

Thank you so much, Darling! I am glad you think so <3

@captainradicalpassion​ reblogged this post and added:

😭😭😭😭😭 this part was so beautifully written Ana!! Oh my lanta. You were right when you said it had all the feels in it. Man. Can’t wait for part twelve!!

Thank you so much, babe! You know your words mean a lot! Love <3

@rhapsody-in-flannel​ reblogged this post and added:

The attention to detail in this chapter was insanely good. Not gonna lie, the reunion between Sam and the reader made me squeal and to a little happy dance. The only thing as good as daddy!Dean is uncle!Sammy.

Isn’t it? I love uncle!Sammy too! Not gonna lie, reading your comment make me squeal and do a little happy dance too, Katie! Love, Ana <3

@shutupiminlooove​ said: I was gonna go to bed. And then this popped up…. It was the perfect way to continue an amazing story!! She still doesn’t know… He still doesn’t know… And I continue to be addicted…

You gave a little sleeping time for the series?? Oh my gosh, that is like the best compliment! Thank you so much for the awesome feedback! You are so nice <3

@earthtokace​ said: Oh my god yes. This was amazing and so beautifully written. I can’t wait for the next part!

Thank you so much, love <3 Maybe tomorrow ;)

@ilsawasanacrobat​ reblogged this post and added:

*HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF* {also the following is full of spoilers}

Oh, Ana, I knew you would fix things with Vi!! And bless you for having Sammy find her safely, you had me holding my breath there for a minute. O'course he’s gonna understand, and forgive, and tease, ‘cause he’s our Sammy. 😍

How you’re going to wind things up with Dean, though - another anxious, patient wait. I haz all the faith in you!

This update is beautiful and twisty-turny and goddamn John for not sharing what he ought and I am so in love with this story.

Okay, you are just too much of a cinnamon roll to be true. Do people tell you that? I think they should, three times, everyday! Thank you for being so kind to me. I’ve at least read you’re reblog 20 times when I was struggling with the last chapter. You kept me going! So thank you for that! <3 You are a lovely bean. Much love, Ana <3

@feelmyroarrrr​ reblogged this post and added:

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh back <3 ;) Love you Roarrry <3

[lemoncakepanda]

My top 25 NaLu moments! (Part 2)

Okay, let’s continue this! Here’s part two for my favorite NaLu moments. Part 1 can be found here, if you’re interested in seeing the numbers 25 through 16. Now let’s move on to 15 through 6 (yes, I decided to extend it, it’d just get too big). Thanks a lot to everyone who read this, I love y’all. Also, once again, there are spoilers here for the current arc. If you haven’t caught up to it yet, it’s best if you don’t read this. Also, sorry for any grammar mistakes.

Part 3 is here.

15. “To protect our future” (ch. 317).

There are two Lucys here in this moment, and they’re both with a loving look in their eyes and a soft blush because of Natsu. If that doesn’t say something about NaLu, then... Anyways, this is a fan-favorite moment, even some of those who don’t ship it thought this moment was really sweet. Because it’s one of the sweetest, most pure moments in the entire series. As you can probably tell from the previous list, I love Natsu comforting Lucy; I love this moment here even more because it’s the first time (as far as I remember) that we see him comforting her physically and intimately. Natsu was so, so, so sweet to not have a single doubt about what F!Lucy said, simply for the fact that she was Lucy. And when he realized she was in a hard moment, he bent down and pressed his forehead tenderly against hers, reassuring her that they’d be able to stop that future from happening. Many people say this moment was sweet, but isn’t special because Natsu and Erza also had a moment like this (which was very sweet as well), but I don’t care, because Natsu’s the one who initiates the contact here. He’s even craddling her head to bring her close to him, which I thought was adorable. And this must’ve brought so much relief/pain to Future Lucy’s heart, because she lost her Natsu, and then there he was, her source of comfort, giving her hope. Bonus special here, our present Lucy watching the scene and blushing because she’s overwhelmed by how sweet Natsu is to her.

14. “You sure know how to make a girl worry” (ch. 507).

I know many people were disappointed when this chapter came out, because many expected Lucy and Juvia to be the ones to stop Natsu and Gray instead of Erza, but I was one of the few that actually liked how Mashima handled things that chapter. Erza’s a sisterly figure to Natsu and Gray, and it was nice to see her stop them, to then Lucy and Juvia show up and give support to her boys (I thought it was a nice change from friendship to romance, Erza and then the girls). And man, was it amazing to see Natsu falling to the ground and then Lucy catching him, with her arms around him and (most likely) crying out of relief. And then he breathes in “Lucy...”, he must’ve been so relieved as well. He thought she had died, and then there she was, right behind him, holding onto him, safe and breathing and alive. That was a beautiful scene, with the classic back-hug NaLu moment, and it’s also really nice that even after he passes out, Lucy’s still holding him and even carries him back to where Porlyusica is.

13. “Beautiful” (omake 182.5).

C’mon. I mean, COME ON! Natsu gave Lucy a freaking tree as a present, just because she was sick and couldn’t see it for herself (kudos to Happy too because he probably helped Natsu by cheering him on). I mean, that’s just too much love, man. I don’t know if NaLu will be canon confirmed, but I’ll say this: it’s my headcanon that this was the moment Lucy realized she was in love with Natsu. I mean, that’s the kind of thing boyfriends do for their girls, and you can see just how amazed she is, especially when she finds out what her boys did for her (tho she probably already knew). And Natsu, my boy, being a tsundere and being afraid to get caught... so cute... but really, this was a beautiful gesture. The anime adds a special touch to this, where they show Natsu feeling really bummed at the festival because Lucy couldn’t be there with them. It’s a beautiful episode, and this is a beautiful omake, and it’s really romantic, in my opinion.

12. Lucy gives Natsu body warmth (ch. 514).

Call it fanservice, call it Hiro Mashima being a pervert, I don’t care; to me, it’s Lucy and Happy doing everything they can to save Natsu, and in Lucy’s case, putting aside her shame of being naked to help the man she cares so much about. And the way it’s drawn, it’s just so beautiful, and soft, and pure tho after the 3rd time looking at this it looks like they just finished doing the deed, and it’s a panel that’s just there, it’s not a huge part of the chapter, but it’s there, and it had most of NaLu fans on tumblr freaking out because that’s how amazing this panel is. But really, the meaning behind of this is what makes this moment so special to me, and why it’s placed on this position in the list. Lucy constantly slaps/kicks Natsu because he gropes her, or because he breaks into her house, or because he’s acting stupid, but in the end, it’s Natsu. She’d do anything for him, even if it embarrasses her. That’s how much she loves him, no matter if you see it platonically or romantically.

11. “I said stop it!” (ch. 17).

Here you have one of the oldest NaLu moments ever, which is also their first back-hug. It’s not really a special moment if you look at the meaning, or at the panel itself. But guess what, it’s what got me shipping them. Seriously, I didn’t ship it from the start. I watched them interact, and thought they were funny together, but that was it. And then this moment in special came, and I was like “oh” for a few seconds, and then Natsu looks back at Lucy with a weird look on his face, and she’s kind of blushing asking “what”. And I was like, “Ooooh, there’s something here, isn’t there. This is totally gonna be a thing; I’m so going to ship this”. I wasn’t a part of the FT fandom back then, so I didn’t know if NaLu was a popular ship or if it was just me who thought they worked nicely, so I was pleasantly surprised when I realized there were over 40k people who shipped these two, like I did. This scene is what actually started this ship for me, so that’s why it’s here.

10. “This I promise you” (ch. 425).

From here on, in this list, things stop being carefree and funny, and we go down to a path of pure angst, because apparently I’m a masochist. On this moment here, we have one of the best NaLu panels ever, because holy shit, this is a heavenly art right there; I love it so much, I use it in almost every manga edit I make. As we all know, Natsu and Lucy’s relationship was a bit weird after the 1 year timeskip, with Lucy trying really hard to be okay, but part of her was still wounded because Natsu left without her; just as Natsu was trying really hard to make up for what happened, and to repair their relationship. Not too long before this moment, Lucy said something about people who get left behind felt really abandoned, and Natsu simply looked at her, knowing she wasn’t okay. In the following chapter, we had them going to look for Gray together, and suddenly Natsu turns to Lucy, pulls her really close, looks her in the eye and promises he’ll bring Gray back; which in my opinion, was his way to say he’d fix everything, he just needed her to trust him that he could do it. And Lucy’s a celestial wizard, so she values promises a lot, and that’s why Natsu has her so close to him. It’s a really bittersweet moment, but beautiful nonetheless, because let’s face, we all love seeing those two with their faces super-close, it just makes you wanna push those two together. But really, I thought Mashima captured really well in this moment how they were both struggling with everything that had happened and was happening.

9. Natsu’s reaction to Future Lucy’s death (ch. 324/325).

I told you it was about to get angsty. Heartbreaking as Future Lucy’s death was, what actually broke my heart was everyone’s reactions to it, especially Happy’s (*sobs eternally*) and Natsu’s. I mean, Natsu literally watched his best friend, his partner, a woman who’d already suffered so much and was trying to save everybody, die. And worse, she died protecting the Lucy from the present, the one Natsu couldn’t protect; this fact here is just heartbreaking. And the guild-mark scene... man, that was just a low blow. He acted so “yeah I don’t care” when she showed him her guild mark, and then we see this moment, and he’s remembering it, and we realize he actually was paying attention to her. And when Future Rogue attempts to kill Lucy again, Natsu just snaps. Ain’t no way he’s gonna let that happen, not after this, not EVER again. He swears there that he won’t let anyone steal Lucy’s future. That he’ll protect it and he’ll protect her. And the line “you took away something precious to me right before my eyes” just adds more pain to the heart, because this is Natsu saying loud and clear, while in tears, that Lucy is someone precious to him. Because like Happy said, no matter where she is from, Lucy is Lucy, his friend and he loves her. I’m sure it’s the same thing for Natsu.

8. Natsu thinks Lucy’s dead (ch. 504).

Look... *breathes in* I don’t care if he’s never said it out loud... Natsu loves Lucy, okay. She is SO special to him, and we all know that the future he was talking about in the previous chapters, he wanted her to be in it, whether as just a friend or as something else. And at this moment right here, right before he snaps and kind of becomes E.N.D., he believes that that future got taken away from him. He went berserk with Future Lucy’s death, imagine how he felt when it was his actual Lucy who “died”. That drove him so mad, so heartbroken, to the point where he lost it, and started the E.N.D. transformation. And the second panel of this is just f*cking rude, look at him craddling her body, pressing her forehead to his, trying to get her to wake up, with tears running from his eyes. If you pay enough attention, you’ll see that he’s shaking. These two really deserve a happy ending after all this, you know...

7. “I’m going to protect Natsu no matter what the cost” (ch. 501).

I know many people have complained about this last arc; indeed, it’s not a perfect arc, it has flaws, but we have to admit something: it’s been a really kind arc to the NaLu ship so far. As someone who loves seeing girls promising to protect the boys they love, I almost had a heart attack reading this chapter. My girl Lucy was such a badass fighting Brandish, even though she knew Brandish was stronger than her, she still tried and threw her everything, because she was willing to do anything to protect Natsu. She didn’t even want to fight Brandish, but this is how far Lucy’s come; this is how far the NaLu ship has come. Lucy doesn’t care how, but she has to win this, because if she does win, Brandish said she’d heal Natsu. Lucy doesn’t care what happens to her, as long as Natsu’s safe *cowers in a corner in fetal position and cries*.

6. "Let’s continue our adventure” (ch. 337).

*puts sad OST to play while writing this* Fairy Tail, the eternal adventure of Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia and Happy... like I mentioned before, Future Lucy’s death was heartbreaking. Despite this, what brought me just as much tears, was her reunion with the family she grew to love and lost. And who’s there to take her hand and take her to their eternal adventure, of course it’s Natsu, the one who introduced her to everything, the man who changed her life and gave her a home and family. Keep in mind, this was Future Lucy finding peace. This was her heaven. All she wanted was to see everyone again, and she did, and just like in the beginning, Natsu’s the one to pull her along and bring her to an adventure. After so many sadness and hurt, Lucy could finally be with the ones she loved again. And while this is more of a Lucy moment, it’s still heavily NaLu, because like I said, this is her heaven, and Natsu’s the one who brings her to it.

[overdressedcarp]

Questions courtesy of the fabulous @fisforfreakyme. Original post is here.

Hey, friend... I was having an off day and needed something to de-stress with for a while, so I went through the questions you came up with. It was really fun and helped to lift my mood, so thank you for sharing these.

1. Childhood favorite movie, and favorite movie now?

When I was a kid, in my family the go-to movies were “What About Bob?” and “The Princess Bride,” so I had large sections of both memorized by the time I was eleven or so. Also “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” both of which were obligatory viewing every Christmas.

My favorite movie now would probably be Pixar’s “Up,” followed by “Monsters, Inc.,” “Inside Out,” and anything else Pete Docter’s hands have touched.

2. Music that never fails to make you happy.

Tony Bennett is my go-to happy music. Anything jazz, really, but especially him. I also have five different renditions of “Puttin’ on the Ritz” saved to my Spotify because I love that song so much.

3. Do you play flash games?

Not really (most of my forays into the PC game world have been through Steam games like Portal and Terraria), but I’d be very open to recommendations.

4. Book you wish you could rewrite.

Honestly? Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe. I read it in high school and still have the beginnings of an AU fanfiction saved on my computer somewhere. I got really invested in Brian de Bois-Gilbert as an antivillain (the fact that he’s a horrible person notwithstanding, he was easily one of the most complex characters in the book) and I was peeved when the narrative axed him. I still have vague dreams of writing an homage novel from his perspective that sets him down the long and winding road to becoming a halfway-decent person.

5. What happened to the dead man on the beach?

Ocean City, New Jersey. “America’s Greatest Family Resort,” the sign on the way in had bragged. There were supposedly some nice restaurants and a decent carnival on the boardwalk. “Supposedly,” because it was currently one in the morning and Adoniram was shivering in a poorly-lit parking lot up the hill from the beach.

“Admit it.” Olivia opened the car trunk and lifted out a wicker picnic basket. “You needed a vacation.”

Adoniram removed his glasses and wiped the frames on his shirt. “I don’t know if I’d call this a vacation.”

Olivia set the picnic basket on the ground, then hefted out a bulky beach umbrella. “Nonsense. We’ve got everything one could ask for. Pristine shoreline, cool breeze, attractive beach clothing...”

“Dead body.”

They both eyed the bundled-up corpse at the back of the trunk. Olivia pressed her latex-gloved fingertips together, then exhaled thinly.

“It’s a... working vacation.”

The beach was cold. Adoniram regretted letting Olivia talk him into the pair of high-end leather sandals; they were chafing his feet and acquiring more sand with every step.

Olivia had sent him down with the basket and the umbrella first, to set things up while she waited with the corpse. With the car. Waited with the car.

Adoniram unfolded the gaudy teal beach towel and shook it out over the sand. He laid it flat, adjusting the corners and smoothing the wrinkles. He could feel Olivia’s binoculars gazing down at him from the top of the hill. He planted the umbrella as best he could in the unsteady sand, then set the picnic basket full of food on top of the towel.

“I’ll wait with the car this time,” Adoniram said as he pulled himself up over the metal guardrail. He knocked his feet against the guardrail, then sat on top of it and started undoing the Velcro on his left sandal.

“You’ll do no such thing. I’m not carrying Phillip down there all by myself.”

“What have I told you about naming them?”

“Every life deserves dignity, Mr. Ross. Even the unsavory ones.”

Adoniram wasn’t sure how to respond to that, so he finished shaking the sand out of his sandals and joined Olivia at the trunk.

“Feet or head?” she asked.

“What kind of question is that?”

He ended up taking the feet. They worked their way down the hill to the beach, Adoniram stumbling backward and cursing the geological processes that produced sand, and Olivia looking much too pleasant in her wide-brimmed hat and the white sundress she was wearing over her hazmat suit.

They set up “Phillip”—the corpse the corpse the freaking corpse—on the beach towel. Adoniram turned around while Olivia changed the body into the swim shorts and t-shirt they’d bought from a box store on the drive down.

“For heaven’s sake, Mr. Ross, it’s just human anatomy.”

“It’s dead human anatomy, and I don’t want to look.”

“Where did you put the sunglasses?”

“Picnic basket.”

A moment of rummaging, then: “Ah. Thank you.”

Adoniram inhaled deeply, then chanced a peek over his shoulder. The body lay prone on the towel, sporting the orange “Life Is Good” t-shirt. Olivia had slipped the sunglasses over the body’s eyes. From the right angle, the fellow could almost pass for a run-of-the-mill sunbathing tourist. You know, at one in the morning in early April.

“That should do it,” said Olivia. She reached into the picnic basket and pulled out a sandwich wrapped in plastic. “Tuna?”

Adoniram’s stomach turned. “Uh, not hungry.”

“Well.” Olivia settled onto the sand, unwrapping the sandwich. “More for me, then.”

6. An inspiring quote.

Inspiration in three languages. (Photograph taken at Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria)

7. Favorite pizza toppings.

Sausage or chicken. Not big on tomato sauce, though, so my ideal pizza would probably have a white sauce.

8. Do you have plush toys in your room?

Photographic evidence:

9. Describe your perfect day.

It is late autumn, a week or so before the first snow. The air is cold and crisp. In this perfect fantasy world I own a little apartment in a small but robust town, within biking distance from the local library.

I wake up, feeling unusually refreshed. I sit next to the window and read a chapter from my Bible as I listen to the birds talking to each other outside.

I put on soft and comfortable clothes, pack my laptop and sketchbook into a backpack, and ride my bicycle to the aforementioned library. The library has a small café in the back corner, so I select some books from the shelves and bring them to the café. I order tea and too many pastries. I sketch for an hour or two while messaging a friend over the internet, then take a break to read one of the books. It is a good book and I find myself shouting at the characters regularly in outbursts of catharsis. The librarians do not shush me because they are all sweet and slightly hard of hearing. I finish the book, then get up to stretch. I smell some books. I order more pastries.

I spend the afternoon writing on my laptop while listening to peppy jazz and swing music. I finish a draft of my current story and send it to a friend for feedback. The library is open late tonight. I order another cup of tea.

10. Ever punched someone?

My oldest nephew is about two and a half years younger than me, and we got into more than a few fights when we were kids. I whaled on him quite a bit for teasing me—something I very much regret, and not just because he’s now an athlete tall enough to put his elbow on my shoulder. :P That’s probably the closest I’ve gotten to punching anybody. I’m a shrimp, so even if I were inclined to get into fights it probably wouldn’t go well for me.

11. Cliché you are tired of seeing.

“We’re just friends” being used as a paper-thin cover-up for wanting to kiss someone passionately and angstily on a rooftop.

Ex.: “Hey, you guys spend a lot of time together and have verbally expressed affection on at least one occasion. *waggles eyebrows* Are you a ~couple~ now?” “Augh! No, how can you SAY that? How can you even imply that we would be interested in each other? We’re just FRIENDS, moron! I don’t even LIKE [other person] that much! ...Why, did [other person] *say* something about us being a couple?” (Ten minutes later: *passionate and angsty kissing on a rooftop*)

I don’t have anything against romance; I’m just kind of tired of seeing friendship presented as the easy, shallow option, with flurries of romantic passion serving as the gold standard for love. I’m tired of seeing the credits roll as soon as the main characters get a relationship upgrade.

I’d like to see more friends who are just friends and who love each other like crazy—friends who grow old together, arm in arm, being “just” friends as if that makes their commitment any less real.

I’d like to see more friends who struggle through the complexities and vulnerabilities of friendship, who have to deal with years of built-up internal crud just to say, truthfully, “I trust you.”

I’d like to see more lovers who are friends first, who are bewildered by all the new feelings but don’t stop being friends after the first kiss—friends who are in it for the long haul even when the attraction isn’t there.

I’d like to see more friends—lovers or not—who are too busy being a darn good team to worry about convincing anyone that they’re “just friends.” Give me friends who come home to each other and smile because Being friends is a lot of work, but, wow, you’re worth it.

[the-vorkosigan]

Stony post-cw fix-its recs (MCU mainly)

Since I didn’t have the time to actually create anything for the 10th Anni of Stony, this rec list is my pseudo-contribution.

Since I don’t know how to make it a part of the event otherwise (sorry!), I’m just going to tag @cap-ironman

For more recs, check out this post by @civilwarbrokemyheart. I’m not going to repeat the recs that are already there.

This is in no particular order, and the fics are loosely grouped by absolutely arbitrary criteria :)

Mind the ratings, I guess.

Enjoy!

Romantic, Sweet and/or Funny

Can’t start a fire without a spark by @gottalovev

The Avengers might be reunited, but they are holding together with a Band-Aid and a severe case of Tony pretending nothing happened. The superficial truce is shattered the day Steve takes control of Tony's suit and forces him to go to medical in a tense situation. When Tony is ordered to take a vacation, Steve volunteers to go with him.

one-shot, 36k words

vorkosigan: It’s a roadtrip fic! Steve and Tony go shopping unexpectedly! Tony sings karaoke in a roadside motel! There is also a threesome with an OFC, but it just serves to bring T and S closer together, honestly. The sex scenes are brilliant and detailed, everything else is sweet and wonderful and there is pining :) Mainly Steve PoV as far as I remember. 

You’ve Been Sleeping in the Wild by skyline 

With a pint-sized sneaker dangling somewhere near his nose, and another jabbed into his collar bone, Tony takes out the phone Steve gave him.

Nearly punching the buttons, he types, Vision made my kitchen smell like Staten Island and Clint’s kid is nesting on my face. I need you to stop being a child and come home.

(Or, Tony abuses the bat phone.)

one-shot, 4k words,

vorkosigan: Fucking hilarious! Also v. sweet. Also, informative regarding the workings of the UN, but it doesn’t detract from the story. Just... too funny for words.

Evidence of Things Unsaid by @sheronm (whom I apparently can’t tag for some reason??)

The Avengers (and ex-Avengers) are forced to socialize at a PR event. Why is there never a monster around to attack New York when you need one?

one-shot, 4k words

vorkosigan: Tony cuts his hand and Steve fusses over him. Romantic and sweet, somewhat melancholic, very carefully written and mindful of all the tiny little details I like to see in fic. There’s handholding that melts my heart every time.

I Hope You Have Unlimited Text Messaging by Misscar

:For the first time in their entire acquaintance, Tony and Steve start having really honest conversations with each other via text message, of course.

Or Tony and Steve try to repair their relationship before the next apocalypse. This may take a while. Actually, battling blue and/or purple aliens would be preferable to working through their feelings.

WIP, 52 chapters, 65k words

vorkosigan: My fav texting fic. Occasionally really hilarious, occasionally a bit angsty, but mainly sweet. It’s updated all the time. Also works really well when read in installments. Taking into account politics and world events. I mean, it’s texting, but there’s outward plot too. Tony and Steve are acting really maturely here.

Plotsy

A World Apart by @dapperanachronism

The accords are in pieces, the team is scattered and divided, Steve is in hiding, Tony is trying to move on, and both are left trying to pick up the pieces of what little remains. But the threats that drew them all together in the first place are still out there, and picking up the pieces means finding themselves pulled back together whether they're ready for it or not.

chaptered, completed, 49k words

vorkosigan: Deals with law, politics and things. Then gets really REALLY feelsy towards the end. There’s action too. There’s EVERYTHING. Tony is really angry but at one point gets REALLY worried for Steve (his Steve, whom he loves! <3).

Time travel and interdimensional hopping (because they deserve a category!)

The Breach by Chaylay23

After the war, the remaining Avengers have to rebuild the team and their headquarters. A new armored superhero shows up to help.

chaptered, 76k words, finished

vorkosigan: A multitude of interdimensional Steves! Natasha Stark is a good bro to Tony! Dimension hopping! Plot! Pining! Really, really pining (MCU Steve, I’m looking at you). Hurt!Steve. It’s wonderful!

A New Way For Us by ann2who ( @stark-spangled-lovers )

They fight Thanos—and they’re losing. And before Tony knows what’s happening, he’s standing with Doctor Strange in front of the Eye of Agamotto and gets send back in time. Can he find a way to fix things this time around, or are they doomed to fall apart all over again?

chaptered, finished, 24k words

vorkosigan: Tones returns to the past, to his pre-Ultron body, but keeps his memories. Does things differently. Gets really close with Steve, for one. LOTS of very sweet Stony moments. Real focus on development of the relationship. Not too heavy on angst (as these things go).

Oh, the ANGST

No Amount of Guilt (can change the past) by kiminsocks

Tony's in town for an Accords conference. Steve is in town to make sure nothing happens at that conference. They meet in a bar, and it's a second chance for first impressions.

one-shot, 6k words

vorkosigan: Steve wears a different face, and it’s post-CW identity porn. I’ve read it only, oh, half a million times. It’s the saddest and the gentlest, and ends on a really hopeful note.

Last Train Home by @erdesque

Steve writes letters to Tony that he never sends. By the time he hands them to their rightful owner, Tony has had a brush with death, has retired as a superhero, and now has a small town workshop of his very own. But it's okay, Steve has gone into retirement too.

one-shot, 11k words

vorkosigan: It’s rolling-on-the-floor-clutching-stomach type of angst. Steve’s pining is palpable. The getting together is BEAUTIFUL and super-romantic. The ending is sweet as can be.

Bring Him Home by seventymilestobabylon

Tony misses Steve very badly after the Accords. Some days he deals with it better than other days. (a fic featuring the booty call flip phone, minor kidnappings, and time jumps between chapters because the election has been happening and my brain has been too mush to make a proper plot)

chaptered, finished, 14k words

vorkosigan: Tony PoV, for change, if I remember correctly. Tony decides to fix Bucky because he thinks Steve loves Bucky. And Tony loves Steve. And, needless to say, Steve loves Tony. (And Bucky kinda loves Sam). The piniiiing all around. Wonderfully written, deceptively easy to read. Unputdownable. One of the best sex scenes in all fic ever, if you ask me.

How to Fall in Love (in Four Easy Steps) by morphia 

Tony and Pepper's relationship is open, with only one clear rule: they must never let the other catch them with a fling. Soon after the events of The Avengers, Tony finally uses his license to sleep with others--with Steve. And Steve knows that their sexual encounters are intended to be strictly casual, but that doesn't stop him from falling hopelessly, stupidly in love.

Or: What if they were actually banging behind the scenes?

chaptered, finished, 25k words

vorkosigan: Missing scenes (sex and feels), all the way to the aftermath of CW. Steve PoV (I think), and LOTS of pining. Very romantic and feelsy. Super-rewarding happy ending.

All Roads by lastdream AND Unweaving by Night  by lastdream

All Roads, in which Steve is a terrible nomad and a terrible flâneur, but he might just be an alright Odysseus. (one-shot, 5k)

Unweaving by Night,  in which Tony is a terrible traitor and a terrible jackal, but he just might be an alright Penelope. (one-shot, 5k)

vorkosigan: Parallel stories, character studies, super-angsty, full of pining. Very original writing style. I’d read All Roads first. Hopeful open ending.

Causality, Catastrophe and Consequences by @winterstar95

Atonement, forgiveness, guilt, and consequences. One year later and no one has come out of it unscathed.

chaptered, finifshed, 36k words

vorkosigan: Interchanging PoV’s. Steve is on the run. Goes to see Tony’s speech, prevents his assassination, ends up in coma. They haven’t quite forgiven each other. HURTS to read. One of the angstiest things I ever read. Super-original, writing-wise. Every small moment of tenderness is very rewarding because EVERYTHING IS ANGST. Hopeful open ending. Not very shippy.

WIP (will the fix-its fix anything?)

From the Ashes (series) by @erdesque

Out of the black

If he had known, he wouldn't have trusted Rogers so blindly. He wouldn't have begun to think he could understand his dad a little better just because he could finally see what a young Howard Stark had seen in Captain America. Tony doesn't want anything to do with Steve Rogers ever again, or so he tells himself. (chaptered, finished, 15k words, non-shippy)

From the ashes

I’m not quite myself if you’re not there to be my foil, and that has to count for something. Steve tries to mend his relationship with Tony. His intentions aren't well received, but at least Tony is speaking to him now, and that's a start. (one-shot, 3k words)

Unshattered

It's really a split of a second, but for a moment there both of them remain in silence staring at each other, and it's a throwback to that moment in Siberia where a truce seemed more likely than shit hitting the fan. Steve picks up the pieces from their relationship and tries to make them better. As the official tinker of things, Tony isn't happy with Steve's shoddy work. At first. (chaptered, WIP, 56k words)

vorkosigan: This is absolutely wonderful But, although it’s good from the start, it really came together for me in the second part, and the third part is AMAZING. Also, so steeped in angst you’ll barely be able to read (which is why everyone should read it, obvs)

Irreparable by @aslightstep

It's a mistake destroying Steve's gesture of goodwill, Tony thinks, even as he takes an unholy amount of glee smashing that stupid phone to bits down in his lab and DUM-E waits eagerly with a fire extinguisher for the last of the letter to burn down. But it's a mistake Tony is happy to make.

WIP, 100k words, chaptered

vorkosigan: You’ve read this one :) Also, even if it never gets finished, it’s absolutely and indisputably worth reading.

Porny, with a chance of feels (fix-its that solve things mainly through sex. or, as my 12 y.o. mind calls them, sex-its)

weigh the heart, tip the scales by carzla

It was the first time they’d seen each other since Siberia. It was probably one of the worst possible ways to have an unscheduled reunion. It was also about to get worse. A lot worse.

one-shot, 14k words

vorkosigan: Aliens made them do it, sort of. Super-angsty. Dom-sub undertones. With feels. Also, Steve is tied to a chair. And he’s got super-sensitive nipples. Somewhat-hopeful open ending.

Postscript by synteis

When Steve and Tony accidentally meet up in Vienna a month after the events of Civil War, things don't go quite as expected. There's a lot less yelling for one and their main problem is that no one thought to bring condoms.

one-shot, 4k words

vorkosigan: Tony PoV. Unexpected (and easily deniable) feels. Very good descriptions. Blowjobs in a storage room of a coffee house. Rather hopeful open ending.

Fixitish, Almost-fixits, Bordering on fix-its

Exposed by trollmela

The Avengers are back together, but nothing is okay. In public and with the team, Tony and Steve are coldly professional. The team at least knows that they still argue behind closed doors. Then the world finds out that Tony and Steve are having hate sex. Nothing is okay.

two-shot, finished, 3k words

vorkosigan: I ADORE this. I’ve read it so many times. Starts with hate sex. Ends rather tenderly. A good, honest to god punch in the gut, but with a happy-ish ending.

the calculation by tonystarxk (romanoff)

One year post-Civil War, and the team are back together.At least they're back living together. As in cohabiting the same space. 'Back together' is probably too optimistic.

one-shot, 7k words

vorkosigan: Another one that starts with hate sex and ends hopefully, but not as hopefully as Exposed. But still. I’ve reread that happy-ish, hopeful-ish ending SO many times, because asdfjkl; It’s so horrible, but it’s so good.

Put my Head Under My Pillow by lazywriter7 

Tony uses the BARF tech to get over his nightmares of Siberia.

one-shot, 10k words,

vorkosigan: Tony tries over and over to fix his memories. Steve watches the recordings. It’s super angsty, but again, ends on a hopeful note, there is catharsis. Amazingly written.

Lines of Communication by @cptxrogers

And you think you could take me, do you, Stark?”

“I’d give it a good fucking try. I’d like to shove you into the nearest wall and wrap my hands around your damn neck.”

“Oh yeah? And then what?”

Post-CACW, a series of phone calls between Tony and Steve.

one-shot, 5k words

vorkosigan: Fighting and dirty talk and phone sex, oh my! It’s perfect, it really is, and it really, really works.