#twi recs

[zolanort]

Time Management by @anthemxix @gintrinsic-writing and @lyrabythelake is kinda like being on a little crack/angst roller coaster. My brain had to recalibrate every two paragraphs and I loved every second of it. I definitely recommend reading it if you haven’t already!

[add1ctedt0you]

Wèi Wúxiàn dreams of a place in his past. Wèi Wúxiàn dreams of a smile he remembers. It's been years and all Wèi Wúxiàn has is his dreams. Of Summers and Smiles by @twilightarc-gm

[hero-of-the-wolf]

Okay the fic rec is "Whistling on Deaf Ears" by CrimsonRavioli on AO3

Don't know if you've read it before, but if you haven't, then you should definitely consider it! It's really good!!

!!!!! I'VE READ THAT ONE

I usually go into fics blind (without reading the tags) bc I like to be surprised, and I was SO shocked and delighted at the turn of events in that fic ashsgsjshxjashsj

[st0rmyskies]

We Won't Be Unpacking This

By: Anonymous friend.

Rating: Explicit.

St0rmyverse AU: omega!Sky

Big ol' CW's for: Watersports.

Summary:

Warriors goes into his rut shortly after the pack is reunited. After fighting its onset, he lets his instincts take over, and some new and interesting behaviours pop up. Twilight absolutely does not mind.

You'll have to be signed in to AO3 to access this one, friends. If the link doesn't want to play nice, try copypasting the URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53473138

In the summary, the pack "reunited" refers to a what-if scenario that I've drafted on the server but haven't published to AO3 just yet, in which the group falls ass-over-head into Legend's era, gets themselves into a bit of trouble, and are all separated from one another before Legend can even say "Holy shit--"

[iiced-ventii]

Not-so-daily music rec

[foodsies4me]

August Malec fic rec!

So the original theme for this month was going to be warlock!Alec as suggested by the lovely @creedofdrums but I realized I don’t know enough warlock!Alec fics to to fill a rec list so I have temporarily postponed the theme for a later date. So, this month is going to be The World Inverted Malec! As always, I have tagged the authors but if you prefer I don’t please tell me because I don’t want these to be annoying for the authors.💜

If you want to add your own recs, please feel free to do so!😊

One-shots:

How Rare and Beautiful by @glorious-spoon: TWI Magnus meets our Magnus and I loooove. Small moment of mistaken identity where TWI Magnus mistakes our Magnus as Asmodeus and I don’t k ow why but that part cracks me up without fail.

Summary:

Footsteps creak in the living room, and Magnus bolts upright, adrenaline flooding through him. His disturbed wards sting across his skin. He can taste the burn of the magic that slipped through them in the back of his throat. It feels strangely familiar, and that’s even more concerning. 

Or: the Magnus of 'This World Inverted' gets a couple of unexpected late-night visitors, and maybe a different perspective.

Worth the Risk by Aryn: TWI Magnus ends up in the shadowworld timeline/universe and meets a happy Magnus in a relationship with an equally happy Alec. Something he isn’t in his universe and maybe he might want to change that.

Summary:

When one of alt!Magnus' spells goes off course, he finds himself in a universe where another version of him is working as the High Warlock of Brooklyn and is in a stable relationship with shadowhunter Alec Lightwood. Together, the three of them have to figure out how to send him back to his old dimension. 

He's just not sure how he's going to break the news that he and Alec aren't together in his universe.

When the Worlds Collide by the prolific and renowned orphan_account: Malec meets TWI Malec and this fic is *delightful*.

Summary:

Magnus notices his Alternate self eyeing his husband up and down, "Yeah, I'll start explaining and you go and put on some clothes, okay?" He tells Alec. 

Alec knows why Magnus had said that and he laughs, "Now that's a line I never thought I'll hear you say." he winks at him and turns to go back to his bedroom, flexing his arms casually. It makes Alternate Magnus gasp. 

"Magnus," Alternate Alec elbows his boyfriend.

"Huh?" Alternate Magnus blinks and turns his head to face his Alec with a start. 

"Stop checking him out," Alec says accusingly, in a hushed voice, "I'm literally standing right here"

"wha- I wasn't" 

Or: Magnus Lightwood-Bane, The High Warlock of Brooklyn, gets drunk and summons his (and his husband's) alternate selves in this universe. 

And Alexander Gideon Lightwood-Bane, The Head of the New York institute, Is tired of his husband's drunken messes. 

Maybe this could end up well. Maybe this could end up a disaster. But it's definitely an interesting experience.

Well I Didn’t Expect That… by Tiger_Tiger_Burning_Bright: What if TWI Alec found Magnus after Clary and Jace just left, dead demon on the ground included?

Summary:

To say Magnus had had an eventful day would be somewhat of an understatement what with demons and shadowhunters from alternative dimensions, not to mention getting his magic back.

Perhaps he hoped that things would calm down once alternative Clary and Jace left. Unfortunately for his he didn't factor in two things.

Firstly years of neglect meant his magic wasn't as strong as he was used to which certainly made disposing of a dead demon challenging to say the least.

Secondly Alexander Lightwood, the tall, dark and frighteningly handsome mundane he'd met earlier, seemed determined to track him down.

Or what happens when the man who was flirting with you finds you in a dingy basement with a very dead demon.

Happy Birthday, Beautiful by theMagnusBane: TWI Alec throws Magnus a birthday party! What more could you want?

Summary:

The thing about having lived for centuries is that birthdays are no longer such a big deal. A pity no one told that to Magnus Bane's party extraordinaire boyfriend: Alec Lightwood.

Multi-chapter fics or series:

Never Stand Between Two Mirrors by @oncethrown: TWI Alec ends up in the shadowworld universe. I adore the characterization in this fic and both Alecs interacting is the best!

Summary:

Alec has enough on his plate right now. His parents are furious at him, Magnus Bane is making him feel things he's trying so hard not to feel, his wedding is coming up, and his world is breaking apart.

What he doesn't need is a fussy mundane version on himself showing up in the Institute basement. What he doesn't need is Magnus telling him that they'll just have to wait for Seelie Magic to suck that version of himself back to his own dimension.

But since when does Alec get what he needs?

Alternate Dimension Alec gets trapped in the Shadowhunter reality at some point after the "I know you feel what I feel" scene. The gang desperately tries to stop chaos from ensuing.

Through The Looking Glass by @imawriteriwrite this series is just all around adorable and perfect for a feel-good read.

Summary:

After everything with the Soul Sword, after breaking apart and then bringing their lives back together, Alec wanted to do something to show Magnus that he truly loved him. Something that would let the warlock know just how important he was.

A world revived by apathyinreverie: I adore all of this author’s fics but this is certainly one among my favourites!

Summary:

What if the ever-so-brief presence of two Shadowhunters in the inverted world had some unexpected, rather far-reaching consequences? What if magic and demons return to a world that has entirely forgotten how to handle either? 

And suddenly Magnus finds himself stuck explaining the Shadowworld to a group of nephilim who think that seraph blades are pretty cool lightsaber knockoffs and who instead of discussing obscure demon lore keep quoting Disney movies at each other. 

If Ragnor were still alive, he'd laugh himself silly at Magnus' current plight.

hold you to the floor (I was only falling in love) by @liminoidal: Magnus’ magic and Alec, what more perfect combination is there?

Summary:

This won’t be the last I see of you, Alexander, he thought to himself, and he couldn’t tell if it was his own excitement or the magic of his very soul (if the vile thing existed) that purred with excitement.

(Or, four times Magnus' magic behaved... oddly around Alec, and one time that Alec had the answers.)

[raycatzdraws]

Love your Wind as a humming bird comic. Any ideas for what the others would change into?? (I think Time as a kitten or something adorable would be funny)

Thank you! Wind as a hummingbird is such a wonderful idea and I have to thank and give credit to @/winkwonkblog for the prompt! I didn't really do Wind as a hummingbird justice when it came to like, drawing him well, but I had fun playing with the idea of it.

As for dark world forms! The fandom's done a great job exploring this and I really like a lot of (at least what I think are?) the more common takes! My preferences have been influenced by all the pieces of fanart, fic, and discussion I've seen - so many pieces that are tried, true, and tested! - so I don't have much to add! I like what the fandom's come up with and enjoy seeing new interpretations. It's a great big collaboration with a bunch of coexisting ideas and I love that.

These are going to be familiar lol (and I'll include some recs too, as one does!)

Time - I agree that Time being a cat or something cute and fuzzy would be funny because it would clash so much with how he's presented in the comic! Let him be something soft and unassuming so he can use it to his advantage for shenanigans! Like Legend though, I think he'd dislike being so fragile. He needs claws or something. To be honest, the hero of time being a golden wolf has never really felt right to me. I see general oot/mm Link as more of an an owl or fox. However, his characterization in LU makes it fit and I appreciate that. It's gotten me to come around to it some.

Twi - Wolfie, yeah

Wild - coyote or deer

Sky - Remlit, goose, or dove (Failure and Fortitude by sister_dear and this art by luwyv, and Untitled Goose Fic by theScrap_Witch)

Warriors - Wars as a weasel or ferret! Something with very nice and pretty fur and very sharp teeth. The thought of Legend holding him up and slinkying him around is amusing. (it's much-too-late'o'clock for me so I get to make up words)

Legend - Rabbit (read this if you haven't !!!-> Not half Pawd by SongMina, as well as Tiny Adventures by Lightning of Farosh)

Four - Hummingbird, mouse, or cat (All of @/chrispy-chimkin's LU Wing AU! Just look at Four!!! Look at him!!! &lt;3 &lt;;3 <3 See also Feline Fatale by Seeking7 and Usagisama68)

Wind - Seagull! (Again, Chris' wing au, but also @/layraket's creatures gang, and A Pear and a Portal by glowingjellyfishtreelights)

Hyrule - I'm not really sure! My joke answer is an okapi. Maybe a badger! idk! he's a dragonfly-winged fairy idk about an animal form for him. A coyote or gray fox, a brown-colored medium sized bird, something like that. Sorry I don't have the most inspired answers haha. I imagine Hyrule's Hyrule (in Zelda 1) as california chaparral so I think he'd be some kind of creature that lives there. I can tell you what kind of tree he'd be!!! Hyrule would be a ribbonwood tree (aka redshanks)! Ribbonwood bounces back quickly after wildfires, with the leaves sprouting again even after being all burned off. The bark that falls away from the tree comes off in strips or "ribbons" that are soft but scratchy and brittle when dried out. that give the tree a kind of whipsy appearance. It's wild and wiggly (I'm all out of adjectives at the moment) and very much a part of the landscape, a piece that ties it all together. The smooth bark underneath is a deep red and cool to the touch. The earthy red and vivid yellowing-green color is suiting. If you cup the leaves in your hands and breathe on them they release a soft rain-like smell. I'm just really passionate about Hyrule and this tree and ecosystem ahsfdhas do you see the low shrubs and parched dirt and the scrambling rocks and the mountains!!! the dry and hot and high altitude and dense shrubbery impassable to find hidden paths through! so much green no stranger to fire!!!!

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

Got another rec here! The Magical and Wondrous Cap of the Hero by tashacee! Technically part of their series, but can be read as a standalone.

The series mentioned:

Summary:

Alt title: How The Boys Deal With Ableist Pricks

Some asshat is rude to Twi about his voice. The Chain gets revenge in the funniest and most dramatic way possible. Warriors wants the ground to swallow him up.

Tags:

Mute Link

Mute Twilight

Mute Hyrule

Blind Character

Blind Sky

Ableism (briefly)

Disabilty

Swearing

Word count: 2,605

Finished: Yes

[forerussake]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (except me because obvs I have done it). Spread the self-love ❤

Amazingly, I got two of these in a very short timespan, so I'm answering both, because that way I get to gush about even more of my fics! Isn't that a delight! Here's another five heheh:

Reconnections: Guardian, mostly Weilan-centric. A post-canon fix-it AU case- and whump-fic about the scars left behind by the war against Ye Zun and the war 10.000 years ago. Scars in Weilan's relationship, in the lives and community of Dixingren living in Haixing, and in the fabric of the universe itself.

twi(n)light: Guardian. Recounts the story of Shen Wei and Chu Shuzhi meeting, getting to know each other, and eventually getting to be friends.

But pursue no regrets: DMBJ, TLTR, Pangxie-centric. About what they found at the museum and the weather station and its aftermath. About dying and living.

Kaleidoscope: Guardian, Li Qian-centric. The story of Li Qian figuring out her sexuality, and Shen Wei being the kindest professor in the known universe.

Of stars and city lights and sun (of all the lights that lead us home): QZGS, Xiao Shiqin/Sun Xiang, falling in love one step at a time.

Thanks so much for sending me this!! I always love doing these <333

[skyloftian-nutcase]

If your still doing the fic rec thing?? Rusl and Twilight bonding?

Fic rec? You want a Rusl and Twi fic rec? There’s Deserving by Crimson Ravioli on AO3, it’s a really good one! Told from Colin’s POV

[siswritesyanderes]

Hi! do you have any twilight fic recs with a similar vibe to rule one? or just any twi fics in general that you’ve really liked? I feel like you’d have really good taste lol (also I really love your work!)

Thank you so much! 😁 For fanfics similar to Rule One, you can check the "Works Inspired By This One" section at the end of the most recent chapter. And I recommend the writers of the fics in that section, just overall! They've got a lot of good stuff.

One Twilight fanfic that I don't think I've recommended here yet is "Be Careful What You Wish For", by The_Necroposter. I haven't actually finished reading it, but it's basically a Reality Ensues take on Bella becoming a vampire that I've found interesting so far.

You can also search the "fanfic rec" tag on this blog, for links and descriptions of fics I've liked. (Just paste "#fanfic rec" into the search bar of my blog, or pull up my blog and click the fanfic rec tag on this post, and you'll see everything I've tagged as such. Sorry I didn't just compile all the recs in this post, but I think this way should be easier.)

[kutyozh]

also, a little update on my playlist waiting list. got "a few" playlists in the pipeline, in other words, if you have recs - you know where to find me:

abaza

ALBANIAN

ahom

anindilyakwa

anishinaabemowin

assamese

bahasa indonesia

bahasa malaysia

balochi

bambara

basaa (cameroon)

bengali

bosnian

BRETON

burmese

CAPE VERDE CRIOULU

català

chechen

comanche

danish

dari

dholuo

ZAPOTEC

galician

guaraní

guinea bissau creole

faroese

gujarati

hebrew

cornish

kabi

khowar

kikuyu

kuna

laritja

lezgian

macedonian

malayalam

maninka

mapudungun

mari

MONGOLIAN

nahuatl

p'urhépecha

paiwan

réunion creole

qırımtatarca (crimean tatar)

samoan

sarikoli

setswana

SLOVAK

somali

southern min

surzhyk

(KI)SWAHILI

SWISS GERMAN

TAMAZIGHT (STANDARD MOROCCAN)

TAMIL

tao/yami

tatar

telugu

tigrinya

mixtec

twi

tuvan

uyghur

vepsian

wolastoqey

wolof

yiddish

yup'ik (central alaskan)

[science-lings]

Top 5 favorite LU fics you've read

Top 5 favorite fics that you've written too!

OOOOOOOH

first of all, I haven't been reading a whole lot of fic lately and I am absolutely terrible at keeping track of what I read and how much I like it so take that into account, also it's hard for me to decide which one I like the most just in general so it's less of a top five and more of a rec list lmao. anyway, without further ado...

Man, I Feel Like A by Ontoxay (xaymak): Wild has gender stuff, there is more than one of this theme and I only just realized it. He's genderfluid and starts out presenting femininely so the rest of the chain assumes that he's a woman and he kinda goes with it until it becomes a bit of a problem.

Different by Janazza, WhyDidIWriteThisTrainwreck: Another one with Wild vs Gender, where she's kind of a woman who dressed as a man since a very young age to keep with the standard of being the hero and singlehandedly inspired me to write my own Fem!Wild au, marketed as a Mulan AU.

Sapphire Circlets; (solution) by Aquaticflames: last Wild vs Gender one I promise, this time featuring Gerudo Town and Time being a bit of an enby king.

Not Half Pawd by Song Mina: Legend and Twilight get stuck in their animal forms and Wild is there too, they go on a road trip to fix that. Legend gets the pats he deserves.

Level One by LightBlueScrubs: this one is a more recent addition that I really enjoyed, most of the chain is part of an emergency trauma center which is all fine and good until someone familiar gets sent in to be treated. (it's Wild) I really liked how informative this one was, you can tell that the author actually works in the medical industry and knows how things work. This one made me enjoy learning things and that's always nice. It's like found family but they're all co-workers and exhausted. It balances POVs extremely well and bounces from past to present a lot to show Wild's relationship to each of them and why it's so devastating when he gets injured and it shows each of their reactions to finding out and UGH it's so good. Modern AUs can kinda be hit or miss, I like a lot of Zelda stuff for the magic and fantastical elements but this one is so good at making the characters interesting without having to include destiny and all that.

Now to my own fics...

Of Dubious Sophistication: My own Wild meets the chain fic, which is ongoing, slowly... but it focuses on different parts of his past and personality that he is trying to hide and how the chain slowly learns about him outside of their first impression of him. There's also more going on behind the surface but that's not a surprise. Most chapters are focused on Wild and another one of the chain, giving them each time to shine and a moment to realize that Wild is not what they thought he was.

Another Second Chance: Wild goes back in time to the AoC timeline to help prevent Ganons return, but no one recognizes him and he decides that it might just be best if they never find out. (this one is old but it's getting a revival... believe me :)) There's a lot of focus on Wild and his family and also his connection to the champion's spirits and how he's a little more magical than he lets on.

Who Could Ever Leave (But Who Could Stay): Warning, this one is sad and I had a great time writing it. I love the fact that Wild is so far in the future for the others and that there's so much time between them and he's the last one. I love thinking about endings and death and mourning and having to confront his place in time. I love making him (and you) cry. I like to think it's in a cathartic way though, I feel like people kill the Links for shock value all the time but that's not the part that hurts the most in my opinion. But also I wanted there to be hope, because canonically, there's a bit of an afterlife, and even after ten thousand years, the heroes were remembered.

Heavy in Your Arms: Basic bitch Twi and Wild bonding fic featuring Wild's memories. Hurt/ comfort, a bit of self-projection in the way that I want what Twilight says to Wild to be said to me and that's the crux of this fic. Everyone (specifically me) needs a Twilight.

I've Seen Hell (But This is a Bit More My Style): the first fic in my previously mentioned fem!Wild AU! Focuses on her life pre-calamity and how she was treated due to her obvious distinction from fate. There's also a fic where she's with the chain and one where she gets to be gay with Zelda, I am writing more for her though, she's just so much fun.

[hero-of-the-wolf]

Hi Emmie!!

Your favorite Link is Twi, right?

Asking because I was wondering if you'd like a fic recommendation - I read an amazing fic just this afternoon and it's Twi angst, so I thought you might be interested!

(But don't feel pressured, it's only if you want it!)

Hope you're doing well 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Yes!!! Twi is my favorite :3

I'd love a fic rec 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 Twi angst is my fav hehe

Thank you!!!! :)

[st0rmyskies]

Friend Fic Rec

Hey hey fans of the poly!Sky series, our friend @links-in-time has started sharing their Twi/Wars writings on AO3! It's a lovely collection of stories that take place before Sky joins the pairing and immediately afterward. I can't keep up with how quickly it updates, I swear.

Can't get enough of these boys, go on and give em some love!

[kyoupann]

experiencing first-hand how annoying it is that LU pops up when you aren't looking for it. girl, I just wanna read about the Resistance in Twilight Princess and all I find is LU!Wild and Twi stuff, stop itttt I'm tired of themmmm

update: the incorrect tagging won, besties. please send your favourite TP fic recs lmao (I am genuine, please, I'm begging)