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wangxianficfinder · 1 month ago

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In the mood for...

Oct 13th

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1. hi i want to read fanfics in which lwj saves wwx and wens. thank you!

IF by Remma3760 (Not Rated, 94k, WangXian, QingJue, Aftermath of Violence, Canon Divergence, Everybody Lives, Fix-It of Sorts, BAMF LWJ, Golden Core Reveal) LWJ immediately goes to the Jin camp, gets there first, & chooses to act to save the Wens

🔒 Sick Bed Reserved In Gusu Lan by scifigeek14 (T, 14k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Sick fic, Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Golden Core Reveal, Fix-It) WWX & the Wens get sick & go to Gusu for help, & LWJ lets them in

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2. Hello! Thank you for the amazing recs! Loving it! For the next In the mood for (hehehe I'm greedy), does anyone know any fics with Sect Leader Lan Zhan? Thank you! @lostandmessedup

🔒The Straightest Path by meyari (T, 30k, WangXian, NieLan, MingLi, ChengSang, war and death Grief/Mourning, Politics, plotting for neuroatypicals, Autistic LWJ, WWX Has ADHD, Non-Canon Relationship, I killed Lan Zhan's family, No Yīn Iron, Sect Leader LWJ)

golden when the day met the night by glitteringmoonlight (Not rated, 95k, slow burn, sugar daddy LWJ, light, angst, fluff, developing relationship, eventual smut, WIP)

Discarded by teawater (E, 187k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Dying Lan children, Hurt/Comfort, YL WWX, Golden Core Reveal, Case Fic, Depression, Family Issues, Self-Esteem Issues, Self Confidence Issues, Self-Worth Issues, Angst with a Happy Ending, and it’s not always dark, POV Multiple, BAMF WWX, dubious morals in the Lan sect Feels, Pining, Grief, Fix-It, BAMF LWJ)

Temptation by Karmiya (E, 23k, WangXian, JYL & WWX, WIP, Sect Leader LWJ, domestic abuse)

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3. ITMF a) video game crossovers and b) fics where the boys playing video games is a big part of the story. 🎮 (Side note if a Stardew AU doesn't exist yet, someone really needs to get on that) @linderel

No A/B/O / Omegaverse, thank you

3A)

🔒 Season of Resurrection by Pyrrti (G, 1k, WangXian, Sky: Children of the Light Fusion, POV Multiple, Pre-Relationship, Reunions, POV LSZ, POV LWJ, POV WWX)

To Let It Bloom by Broken_Synchronicity (T, 2k, WangXian, WWX & Everyone, WIP, Modern with Magic, Stardew Valley Fusion, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, WCZ & CSSR are still dead sorry, Family Bonding, WCZ & JFM are related, Farmer WWX, Librarian LWJ, Genius WWX, MXY Lives, Grief/Mourning, WWX is gonna solve world hunger or die trying, Slow Burn, Getting to Know Each Other, Tall WWX) Omg I can't believe I didn't pay attention to 3 because HEY I STARTED WRITING A STARDEW AU FIC NOT A WEEK BEFORE THIS POST 🤣

Yearning for a Star by The_Gourmet_Gamer (M, 18k, WangXian, WIP, Modern, Inspired by Stardew Valley, Omega Verse, Alpha LWJ, Omega WWX, Misunderstandings, First Kiss, First Time, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Forbidden Love, Jealous LWJ, Possessive LWJ, Magic)

3B)

Dreams of Cultivation by mortuus_lingua (M, 97k, WangXian, XiCheng, SongXiao, Themes, LWJ Uses Actual Words, Nonbinary NHS, Nonbinary XXC, BAMF WQ, Modern AU, Date Rape Drug/Roofies, Oblivious WWX, Protective JC, Cinnamon Roll WN, Developing Relationship)

5000 IQ hanguangjun gameplay scores him a boyfriend by orphan_account (Not rated, 5k, wangxian, streamer au, among us, getting together, identity reveal)

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4. Hello, Itmf please 🤗

Want to read a scene where wq says to WY that jc won't be a good leader if lack of core breaks his will to leave. And blaming wy for lotus pier fall shows his lack of common sense and clear judgement. And maybe about choking and who will protect him afterwards? Like how can you trust this person as a leader and family member

Maybe about some ethics in wq.

Never Again by Hauntcats (T, 67k, WWX & WN & WQ, JC & WWX, wangxian, graphic depictions of violence, major character death, Canon Divergence, Angst, Golden Core Transfer Fix-It, Time Travel Fix-It, Not JC Friendly, Dark, BAMF WWX, mentions of abuse, Not Everyone Dies au, XY doesn’t have a happy ending)

The Core Issue by Hauntcats (T, 21k, WangXian, Angst with a Happy Ending, Not JC Friendly, Canon Divergence)

Lay my body down by tawaen (M, 48k, WWX & WQ, WWX & WN, wangxian, WWX & JYL, Canon Divergence, Time Travel, Rogue Cultivator WWX, Eventual WangXian, No Golden Core Transfer, Not Cultivation World Friendly, Canon-Typical Violence, Not JC Friendly, What if WWX saw the first siege of the burial mounds and said Nope to the war, OCs, OC point-of-view for one chapter for plot reasons) Bonus: a core transfer doesn't happen but Wen Ning helps Wei Ying see how poorly he's been treated by Jiang Cheng in the second chapter

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5. Hellour! This is for the next imtf,

Any fics where lwj's personalities just like flips? Maybe he gets hit with a curse or a talisman and suddenly those repressed lonely teenage boy is out in the open. It can be post-canon or in the cloud recess arc i dont mind. Any au works. (but no wip please! Or any time travel fics)

beneath six layers of silk by darkredloveknot (enheduane) (E, 12k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Confessions, Curses, Embarrassment, Vulnerability, Swearing, Dirty Talk, Hand Jobs, Angst, Fluff, Smut, Honesty, Communication, beneath six layers of silk by darkredloveknot [podfic] by Rhea314 (Rhea) )

old wounds, like hidden ghosts by wordsonpage (T, 2k, WangXian, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Dark LWJ, but like accidentally, Angst and Feels, Happy Ending)

Rarely Pure and Never Simple by thunderwear (Not Rated, 3k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Truth Spells, Curses, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Post CQL, Getting Together)

The Meaning of Silence by The Silverfish (ZephyrAndTheSilverfish) (T, 14k, wangxian, Mind Manipulation, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Pining)

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6. Hello, I wonder if there is some fic where Nie Huaisang is sect leader for some time. And I don't mean post canon or post Mingjue's death. I mean mostly when Nie Mingjue is alive and well but Nie Huaisang was made to be acting sect leader for whatever reason or temporary reason.

Wandering Eyes (That Nie Mingjue will gouge out if he notices, Father, STOP) by AstaraelWeeps (M, 14k, 3zun, NHS & JGY, time travel, fix it, scheming)

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7. Looking for fic that treat Jiang Cheng as the complex character he is - Lynchpin is a fave because he's not "all good" just doing his best after learning some hard lessons. More of that kind of story? Happy ending and of course no JC bashing. @kimboo-york

Jiang Cheng Friendly / Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation

❤️ Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste for williedustice (T, 36k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Post-Canon, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, Adoption, Family Fluff, Kid fic, Family drama, Fluff, 🔒[PODFIC] Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste by lunatique)

The worth of a life with no regrets by SnowdropsAndDreams (Not Rated, 43k, WIP, WangXian, Time Travel Fix-It, Canon Divergence, Self-Indulgent, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Feels, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Dynamics, Yúnmèng Siblings Feels, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Post-Canon Fix-It)

The crow, the owl and the dove by GoschateWabn (T, 39k, WIP, WangXian, JC & WWX, Time Travel Fix-It, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Sunshot Campaign, JC Needs a Hug, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Dynamics, Fluff and Humor, Protective JC, BAMF JC, BAMF WWX, Sect Leader WWX, Canon Divergence, Oblivious WWX, JC is So Done, No Golden Core Transfer, JC Has No Golden Core)

Drowning in the Sun by Zelos (T, 8k, JC & WWX, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Golden Core Transfer, Canon-Typical Violence, Brotherly Love, Sunshot Campaign, Family Dynamics, Grief/Mourning, Angst, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Feels, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Dynamics, 🔒 [Podfic] Drowning in the Sun by flamingwell)

❤️ whipstitch by curiositykilled (M, 131k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Dysfunctional Family, Torture, WWX Lives, but basically no one else, Case Fic, Cultivation Sect Politics, Past Abuse, WWX Whump, YLLZ WWX, JL Needs a Hug, JL Tries, Yunmeng Bro Reconciliation, Past Character Death, Body Horror, Non-Consensual Body Modification, POV Alternating, Flashbacks, Eventual Happy Ending, Heavy Angst, Suicide Attempt, PTSD, Depression, Not A Fix-It, Mouth Sewn Shut)

basically anything by Lise that has Jiang Cheng as a character but especially With Absolute Splendor by Lise (T, 43k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Post-Canon, Wedding planning, Yunmeng Bros Reconciliation, Complicated Relationships, Angst with a happy ending)

some good mistakes by Lise (T, 18k, WangXian, JC & WWX, JC & LWJ, Road Trips, (terrible road trips), Post-Canon, Rescue Missions, Hurt/Comfort, ish, Awkward Conversations, POV JC, JC & WWX Reconciliation, (ish they’re working on it), [Podfic] some good mistakes by kisahawklin)

Listen to the Ocean (Hear it Break) by TheQueen (T, 3k, ChengQing, JC & WWX, WQ & WN, Canon Divergence, Golden Core Reveal, Character Study, Unreliable Narrator, Angst, Hurt No Comfort, Angry Grape Boy hurts everyone around him and himself, Twin Prides of Yúnmèng Feels, Family Dynamics)

From Yunmeng, Unsent by isozyme (T, 5k, JC & WWX, epistolary, angst, canonical character death, nightmares, canon compliant)

JC and WWX’s Get Along Sweater series by newamsterdam (T, 29k, JC & WWX, Trapped In A Closet, Cultivation as Plot Device, Reconciliation, Miscommunication, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Unresolved Emotional Tension, Novel Spoilers, Post-Canon, Canon-Typical Violence, Night Hunting, Ghosts, Action/Adventure, Brotherly Love, Complicated Relationships, Yunmeng Shuangjie)

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8. For ITMF, I would like to read a post-canon fic where Jin Ling renounces his claim on the Sect Leadership of the Jin and instead becomes the Sect Heir for the Jiang. A focus on the politics and personal feelings/consequences at some point would be lovely. Preferably non-wangxian-centric and no JC bashing. Thanks! @jensownzoo

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9. In the mood for fics where the juniors love WWX and he is a fun/good senior they love and look up to alot. Thank you! @stormblessed95

🔒❤️ Joy In the Midst of These Things Series by Glitterbombshell (T/G, 53k, WangXian, Angst with Happy Ending, Post-Canon, Teacher WWX, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff)

Glow by Quiet_crash (G, 2k, WangXian, LSZ & WWX, Junior Quartet, JC & WWX)

Linger in the Sun by etymologyplayground (T, 39k, wangxian, JC & WWX, Case Fic, Intimacy, Curses, Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Cuddling & Snuggling, Getting Together, Romance, Sexual Tension, Scent Kink, WWX Loves To Teach, wangxian are married, Fluff, nonsexual intimacy, Scars, Sharing a Bed, Nonverbal Communication, this is HEAVY on the symbolism, Translation in Russian)

爱不释手; never let me go by yiqie (E, 68k, WangXian, Case Fic, Blood and Injury, Demons, Body Horror)

Proximity To Knowledge by ChilianXianzi (T, 7k, wangxian, Post-Canon, Married Wangxian, Chief Cultivator LWJ, Teacher WWX, Inventor WWX, And his research assistant Lan ducklings, LQR is not a good educator, the kids are alright, WWX did online learning before it was cool)

Trust by FlyingMachine1 (G, 8k, WWX & the Junior Ensemble, Junior Quartet Dynamics, Junior Ensemble Shenanigans, background wangxian, BAMF WWX, Humor)

your words upon my lips by uchiuchi (T, 17k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Fluff, Curses, no sad times only good times, Canon Compliant, Romance, they are married!!, Let LWJ Say Fuck, Case Fic)

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10. hi this is a itmf!!

hi fellow wangxian fic lovers at this point in the fandom i feel like ive read every good written wangxian fic out there im looking for any hidden gems you guys have im talking 10k hits beautiful plot or story anything that just immediately makes u kudos or bookmark it, it can be any au tags whatever im not picky i just ask for atleast over 10k words :))) @yesibest

i guess i'll have to change my plan by darjeelinh (E, 35k, WangXian, Modern, Meet-Cute, Falling In Love, Love at First Sight, First Kiss, First Time, Inspired by Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), soft rom-com vibes, One Night Stands, but not really, Light Angst with a Happy Ending, they both have demi vibes in this fight me about it, Loss of Virginity, Misunderstandings, Separations, Reunions, wangxian canon Elopement™️ shenanigans, now with art) absolute love in first read

swallowing rocks, swallowing peach skins by AvoOwO (M, 24k, WangXian, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Angst, Hurt WWX, Hurt LWJ, Canon-Typical Violence, Drowning, Torture, Threats of Violence, Death Threats, Choking, Stabbing, Major Character Injury, POV LWJ, Smart LWJ, Smart WWX, Murder, Kidnapping, Gags, Protective LWJ, Pining LWJ, Drugs, Vomiting, Literal Sleeping Together, WWX Has PTSD, Food Issues, Sharing Clothes, Hair Brushing, Hair Braiding, Angst with a Happy Ending, Heavy Angst, Soft WangXian, Angry WWX, Caretaking, Food as a Metaphor for Love, the mortifying idea of being known, Suicidal Thoughts, Angry LWJ)

who cares when you're gone by camellialice (M, 22k, WangXian, background SongXiao, Hades (Video Game) Fusion, Canon-Typical Levels of Self-Sacrifice, Canon-Typical Levels of Spitting Up Blood, Canon-Typical Levels of Pining)

‘Let’s go home.’ by Crowgirl (E, 27k, WangXian, Coffee Shops & Cafés, LQR's Excellent Parenting, Meet-Cute, First Kiss, First Time, First Meetings, Pining, Mutual Pining, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Angst with a Happy Ending, Modern AU, Past XiYao, past emotional abuse, Past Emotional Manipulation)

Rebirth of a Wretched Mayfly by marikazz (M, 15k, WangXian, Time Loop, Time Travel, Groundhog Day, Suicidal Thoughts, Violence, Not Really Character Death, Panic Attacks, Self-Harm, Mental Health Issues, Trust Issues, Hurt WWX, Miscommunication, Heavy Angst, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Whump, Feelings Realization, WWX is Not Okay, Mental Breakdown, Canon-Typical Violence, Existential Angst, Dissociation, Suicide, Angst with a Happy Ending, Misunderstandings, POV WWX)

🔒take me home (where i belong) by scarletwanlian (E, 153k, WangXian, Slice of Life, Modern, College/University, PTSD, Trauma, Dissociation, Music, Strangers to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Depression, Running, Hurt/Comfort, Recovery, Injury Recovery, mental recovery, Mental Health Issues, Non-Sexual Intimacy, AND sexual intimacy, Literal Sleeping Together, and sleeping together, First Time, ace characters, also aro characters, and aroace character, Families of Choice, Car Accidents, Found Family, Flashbacks, Nightmares, gore elements somewhat, descriptions can get a bit gorey at times, Eventual Happy Ending, Sad with a Happy Ending, Healing, Character Study, Grief/Mourning, Survivor Guilt, Whump)

Who You Gonna Call? by Beltenebra (E, 15k, WangXian, Ghost Hunters, Modern with Magic, Minor ChengSong, Anal Sex, Paranormal Investigators, Mild Blood, Mild Horror, Ghosts, Demons, Fluff and Humor, Case Fic)

Légèreté by perkynurples (T, 65k, WangXian, Modern au, Horse riding, Swords as horses, Crack treated seriously, Friends to Lovers)

From the Ashes by mostlynonsense (travelingpsycho) (E, 83k, WangXian, Hurt/Comfort, Science Fiction, Slow Burn, Found Family, Happy Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, IN SPACE!, Space)

🔒我拿青春赌明天 / I’ll wager my youth against tomorrow by tombenough_and_continent (T, 37k, WangXian, Science Fiction, Historical, Time Travel, ...they're time-travelling enemy agents writing each other love letters, Purple Prose, Enemies to Lovers)

A Wish I Can't Stop Making by Tirielle (T, 51k, XuanLi, WangXian, Memory Loss, Slow Burn, Mystery, Secret Identity, Wishes, Magic, Canon, JYL Lives, JZX Lives, JGY Redemption, Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Hairpins as a metaphor for love, Idiots in Love)

transmuter by WithLoweredVoices (Not rated, 113k, wangxian, Modern with Magic, Magical Realism, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Angst with a Happy Ending)

Lovesong of the Square Root of Negative One by honeydrip (lmeden) (M, 55k, WangXian, JC & LWJ, JC & WWX, Modern, Blood and Gore, Elements of Horror, Elements of magical realism, Layered Narratives, A Story Within a Story, POV Multiple, Slow Burn, Not Everyone Dies)

Scapegoat by FinallyGotTheInvitation (E, 276k, WangXian, Modern, Trials, Lawyer LWJ, Defendant WWX, Courtroom Drama, False Accusations, Criminal Investigation, Threats of Violence, Death penalty, well not actually but there's threats of it, Hurt WWX, Protective LWJ, Childhood Trauma, Murder Mystery, Pining, Soft WangXian, Fluff and Angst, Slow Burn-ish they have a trial to get through, Domestic Bliss, Happy Ending, Found Family, Bad Parent YZY, neutral JC, Good Sibling JYL, Neutral LXC, Bad Uncle LQR, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, POV Alternating, Pining while fucking, Belly Bulge, Gentle Sex, Smut, languid sex, Angst, Kissing, Neck Kissing, all other ways to say 'emotionally horny sex' ok, Eventual Smut, porn in chapter 15, Praise Kink, Homophobia, chapter specific TWs will be in top notes, Power Play, Power Imbalance, Wet Dream, porn in chapter 27, blowjob, slight breathplay, Size Kink, porn in chapter 29, Breeding Kink, sex wrestling, Tickling, WWX is a Brat, porn in chapter 30, Illustrations)

after hours by mellowflicker (E, 10k, WangXian, Modern AU Slice of Life, Age Difference, Older LWJ, Hurt/Comfort, Father-Son Relationship, Domestic Fluff, Established Relationship, Top/Bottom Versatile | Switch LWJ)

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11. I’m in the mood for fics with bodily possession. Just any fic where lwj or wwx are possessed or under control of someone or something. Thank you!

Mud on Your Feet by AvoOwO (Not Rated, 59k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Nightmares, Sentient Burial Mounds, Burial Mounds, Possession, Panic Attacks, Night Terrors, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Good Sibling JC, Hurt WWX, Soft WangXian, Feels, Blood and Injury, Hallucinations, Delusions, JC Loves WWX, Insomnia, Good Sibling WWX, Sleepwalking, Sleeptalking, LWJ just wants to sleep with his husband, Protective JC, WWX Sees Dead People, LJY pulls through, POV LWJ, Cloud Recesses, PTSD, Post-Canon, YLLZ WWX, resentful energy, Fluff, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Thirteen Years of WWX’s Death, WWX’s Three Months in the Burial Mounds, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, WWX is tired, LWJ literally just wants to sleep with WWX again is that too much to ask for??, Soft JC, Yunmeng Siblings Feels) in this wwx IS possessed by smth, I can't say what cuz it's a spoiler, just mentioning that it is almost like possession even tho the summary doesnt seem like it :)) enjoy

in your skin by darkredloveknot (enheduane) (E, 10k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Pre-Relationship, Getting Together, Horror, Body Horror, Blood and Gore, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Love Confessions, Non-Consensual Body Modification, kinda??, Reflections over death and self-worth, mentions of canon suicide, Near Death Experiences, 🔒 [Podfic] in your skin by flamingwell)

old wounds, like hidden ghosts by wordsonpage (T, 2k, WangXian, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Dark LWJ, but like accidentally, Angst and Feels, Happy Ending) link in #5

Obedient and Bellicoseby thunderwear (T, 20k, Wangxian, Ella Enchanted AU, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, cursed LWJ, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Good brother LXC, LQR loves his nephews you cant change my mind, LWJ crying, Protective LXC, Pining, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Brief Depictions of Violence, meaning at least one of the people you really want to get stabbed does in fact get stabbed)

The Meaning of Silence by The Silverfish (ZephyrAndTheSilverfish) (T, 14k, wangxian, Mind Manipulation, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Pining) link in #5

🔒 between the shadow and the soul by Reverie (cl410) (M, 22k, WangXian, JYL/WQ, JC/NHS, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Family, Dark WWX, Feral WWX, Memory Loss, Magic, Magical Realism, Protective LWJ, Protective JC, Protective JYL, Grief, BAMF WWX, POV Alternating)

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12. I'm asking for canon era fics with lots and lots of hugs between the juniors and Wei Ying. I don't care if the ducklings are grown ups or just little babies. Probably please both types. Just nothing below 40k please. @constellationdks

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13. Can you find me fics where cultivation sects gets punished for their unfairness. All sects gets punished not even Lan and Nie are left out.

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14. Hey, itmf for fic post Wei's supposed death scene where Lan Zhan is punished (those beatings from cql) and then spends his solitary confinement in the cold cave. I am mostly interested in fics with depressed Lan Zhan who refuses to speak to anyone and/or gives up on his duties afterwards and just wastes away in that cave (instead of whatever he was supposed to be doing during those three years). It can even have suicide attempt or running away attempt. Thank you.

A Life Without Regrets by naqaashi (M, 163k, WangXian, JFM & WWX, JC & WWX, WRH & WWX, LXC & LWJ, LQR & LWJ, LWJ & NHS, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, Angst and Humor, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Crack Treated Seriously, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Rogue Cultivator WWX, Murder Husbands, PTSD, BAMF WWX, Cultivation Sect Politics, Genius WWX, Cultivation Theory, Sentient Burial Mounds, Dysfunctional Family, Grief/Mourning, Angry WWX, No Golden Core Transfer, BAMF LWJ, Angry LWJ, One-Braincell WangXian, Idiots in Love, Requited Love, Requited Unrequited Love, Soft WangXian, Married WangXian, Soulmates, Not Cultivation World Friendly, Immortal WWX, Canon-Typical Violence, Not JC Friendly, Not Yunmeng Jiang friendly, not gusu lan friendly, Immortal LWJ) ARGH! I know I've read several fics that fit for 14 but cannot find them for the life of me! The only one I found that comes close is chapter 5 in A Life Without Regrets where Lan Wangji reflects on choosing to live for A-Yuan after his punishment in his first life (it's a time travel fic).

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15. hi! this is for itmf. do you perhaps know any fics that focus around lwj's insecurity or fear that he's becoming like his father or something of the like? :") thanks!

the year of drought by idrilka (E, 24k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Pining, Getting Together, Wedding Planning, Letters, Instructional Use of Gay Porn)

how do i forgive myself (for losing so much time) by thunderwear (M, 26k, WangXian, Age Regression/De-Aging, Kid Fic, Accidental Baby Acquisition, of sorts, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Sharing a Bed, yunmeng bros reconciliation, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Pining, read end notes for warnings, Post-Canon) Lan Wangji's fears about being like his father are also a small part at the end

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16. Hello! For the next ITMF does anyone knows fics where Wangxian adopts Lan Jingyi? @lostandmessedup

if i had the strength by agloeian (M, 16k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, Post-Sunshot Campaign, Hurt/Comfort, Getting Together, Fix-It, somewhat of a case fic, Heaven Official’s Blessing inspired gods & ghosts, No Spoilers for Heaven Official’s Blessing, Mild Alcohol Abuse, Mental Health Issues, WWX is not in a great place for a lot of this fic, He Gets Better Though!, this fic is all about learning to give yourself the help you give others tbh, Baby LJY, recovery fic, Accidental Baby Acquisition)

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17. For ITMF, I'm interested in what people's favorite Lan Jingyi-centric fics are. Doesn't have to be from his POV, but he should be the focus. Any ships or no ships are fine. Thanks! @jensownzoo

anyway, here’s wuji by kakikaeru (T, 18k, ZhuiYi, WangXian, Post-Canon, Canon-Typical Violence)

Important Distinctions by nagi_blue (T, 5k, gen, Fluff and Crack, [Podfic] Important Distinctions by semperfiona_podfic (semperfiona)

you are my chosen family by jinyinhua (T, 14k, LSZ & LJY, wangxian, LJY & LSZ & LWJ & WWX, 5+1 Things, Good Kid LJY, Good Kid LSZ, Blood and Injury, Night Hunts, Drinking, Age Regression/De-Aging, Married Wangxian, Fluff and Humor, Found Family, Gūsū Lán Juniors Dynamics)

Why Not Me? by Eleanor_Fenyx (G, 26k, LJY & LQR, LQR & LWJ, LJY & LSZ, LJY & LWJ, good uncle LQR, LJY pov, war orphan LJY, character study, LJY has ADHD, found family, rejection sensitivity dysphoria)

❤️ The One-Body Problem by metisket (T, 29k, LJY & WWX, LJY & LSZ, wangxian, possession, cohabitation, Podfic by SeaNoodle) LJY gets possessed by the Yiling Patriarch

The Special Hell by MedeaWasRight (E, 73k, JC/LJY, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst with a Happy Ending, Grief, implied eating disorder, Implied Bulimia, Vomiting, Drowning, JC runs a water park, Developing Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Sibling Rivalry, Mourning, LJY is the best Lan, peril in water, Reconciliation, Hospitals, physical assault, references to children in hospital) For a Jingyi-important fic, modern au, try this one from MedeaWasRight. It’s a 2nd part of a series, but it can be read as a standalone.

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flyingwargle · 4 months ago

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july fanfic recommendations!

i read an obscene amount of fanfic last month with some that i must share with others, hence this post. i still over >100 fics to read so maybe this will be a monthly series? we'll see.

some fics are rated e!

sakuatsu

rotten work & other things worth doing t. 3k. atsumu and sakusa clean atsumu's bathroom together. that's it, that's the fic. lots of hurt/comfort and love and affection <3

The Sakusa Complaint Jar t. 3.6k. hilarious take on the swear jar, especially as atsumu learns he's more down bad for sakusa than he thought.

Appease and Assuage t. 5.1k. sakusa has a bad day and atsumu is there for him. very soft and raw with sakusa feeling off-kilter, and atsumu knows exactly how to help him.

come, morning light g. 5.2k. sakusa gets sick and tries to push atsumu away but eventually lets him in. very soft and domestic.

Here Is Your Verse m. 15.52. 2/2. atsumu ends his fwb relationship with sakusa because he caught feelings. they end up reconciling in the end.

when you hear hoofbeats t. 42.4k. 14/14. university au slowburn where sakusa has eds and he gets into a relationship with atsumu. be aware of the chapter warnings because it gets heavy but has a happy ending!

Stockholm Syndrome Isn't Real e. 50.2k 8/8. side sunaosa(komo). au where atsumu is a pro athlete but osamu is secretly a hacker and atsumu is kidnapped in his place. love the action, tension, and everything about this.

sunaosa

slip of the pen t. 6k. suna channels all his pining into award-winning books and osamu has never read any of them. the pining is top-tier in this.

moonsick m. 7.8k. fwb to lovers in suna's pov. is it really a sunaosa fic without one of them being emotionally constipated?

in the mood for love m. 8.3k. friends to exes to friends to lovers pipeline. i love the prose and osamu's thoughtful narration.

Litany in Which Certain Words Are Said t. 10.9k. 5 times osamu says "i love you" and 1 time suna says it back. oohh the yearning in this is top-tier!

a type of hunger m. 9.1k. i love the exploration of suna's hunger in this as an athlete and feeling like he's falling behind. good thing osamu is there for him <3

An Inconvenient Espionage e. 26.6k. 5/5. side sakuatsu. spy au, assholes to lovers. good action, good spy work, good tension 👀

somewhere to lay the flowers t. 25.6k. i've read a healthy amount of bastigod's works and trans suna has me in a chokehold. i also love magical realism and the mythology in this was woven wonderfully. suna's daughter is also a delight!

iwaoi

stumble into the sun e. 3.6k words of iwaizumi discovering that oikawa has a praise kink. it's also very soft and lovely.

Press '1' to Get a Call From Your Drunk Best Friend t. 5.4k. a drunk iwaizumi spills about his love and appreciation for oikawa. it's hilarious and fluffy and one of my favorites <3

HIPS DON'T LIE e. 8.1k. iwaizumi overhears girls talk about how good oikawa is in bed and is given a live demonstration from the man, himself.

i wanna ruin our friendship t. 18/18. oikawa comes to terms that he's in love with his best friend. features heavy themes, read the chapter warnings before proceeding. there's a happy ending!

bokuaka

Tell Me, Eurydice (How Could I Not?) t. 6.3k. lovely prose from akaashi's perspective about bokuto becoming captain and the idea of akaashi being his vice captain.

hoot if you've heard this one before t. 5.2k. bokuto and akaashi lose contact and find each other in university at a cafe that akaashi owns. lovely reconciliation fic and relationship recovery.

papers (the special, laminated ones) t. 5.3k. bokuto's parents have a tradition of laminating all his special papers and he isn't allowed to get them until "he's ready." i loved how sweet and fluffy this was, especially with his relationship with akaashi <3

Spaces aren’t Voids 7.2k. bokuto had every intention to propose until he lost the ring. a very fun and fluffy fic of a marriage proposal that doesn't quite go through but things go well in the end.

To Have and to Rail e. 12.4k. this is more humor than smut about akaashi's scientific exploration to match bokuto's stamina in bed. it doesn't go as well as he hopes (of course. good luck, akaashi)

onigiri miya: brand ambassadors (applications closed) g. 4k. bokuto is kinda slightly jealous of how close akaashi is to osamu because he's obsessed with onigiri miya. hinata feels the same way with kageyama. so what do they do? become brand ambassadors for osamu. absolutely hilarious and fluffy!

Kiss Me (Like You Wanna Be Loved) e. 56.6k. 27/27. oh the pipeline of strangers to roommates to fwb to lovers, i love it so. equal parts hurt/comfort, fluff, with the perfect amount of nsfw.

kagehina

soft serve t. 9.6k. hinata and kageyama drive an ice cream truck to fundraise money for karasuno's volleyball club. that's it, that's the fic.

Meme of the Day g. 4k. kageyama accidentally turns hinata into a meme. very fluffy and cute!

miscellaneous

yachi hitoka stop being so relatable challenge t. 4.1k. i loved this exploration of yachi being known and getting closer with the karasuno boys. she's such a precious cinnamon roll <3

north is everywhere. t. 12.1k. an exploration of kiyoko's development through high school, from being a manager out of obligation to continuing out of choice. also ace rep!

summer rolling down a cheek gen. 13.2k. a beautiful character study of kenma after the spring tournament as he thinks about the future and what comes next. beautiful prose and introspection.

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twopoppies · 11 months ago

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Are the any new fics (within the last couple months) that are good? I’m in a reading drought and I feel like I’ve read every Larry fic there is :( I got so desperate I even thought about looking into f/m fics..

NOOOOO NOT THE HET FICS. DON’T DO IT. 😆

I think I’m just going to use your ask to post my year-end favorite fics. Hope you don’t mind.

It’s been a tough year for me, and I haven’t gotten to read a ton, but these are all excellent.

Secrets, Santa? By @indiaalphawhiskey (E, 19K) disaster gay Harry in all his bumbling, endearing glory still manages to make his incredibly hot boss (Louis) fall for him. This one has snappy dialogue, great internal monologue, and scorching smut. I’d expect nothing less from this author.

your lips in the low light by etherealbliss / @givesuethemoon (E, 21K) It’s been a long time since I read a Larry Uni AU, and this one checked all the boxes. This author managed to really capture the immaturity and obsessive emotions of university age lovers arguing and breaking up, and making each other jealous, and fucking and fighting some more, and ultimately making up. Harry is bratty and sensitive and Louis is dense and long-suffering and they’re perfect for each other.

Scorpions et Madragores by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter (E, 23K) Read the tags and author’s note on this one because there are some themes that could be triggering. This is a dark fic and Harry is a pretty creepy vampire, but the story is very well told and there’s a happy ending.

2 a.m. texts by everysingleday / @sun-lt (T, 30K) This was very sweet and very funny and had just enough sexiness (although I wouldn’t have minded more. LOL!) Link is to a download.

The Doppel Effect by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright (T, 6K) the concept for this fic was so original and a really compelling read, I can’t help but hope the author gets inspired to continue this ‘verse.

Danger I Can’t Hide by CelticSky (E, 227K) This one’s got all the tension and drama you’d expect of a World War II story—life and death high stakes, friends and lovers unexpectedly torn apart, battles and heroism, plus the added stakes of classism and homophobia—then add a slow burn, high risk, scorching love affair spanning years. If you want a story that’s complex and fantastically researched, plus lovers to root for, read it. It’s long. But I couldn’t put it down. When I finally did, I picked it right back up and read it twice more. It’s that good.

one conversation by fondleeds (NR, 1K) This really is just a couple of scenes, and the story is open-ended, but, if for no other reason, read it for the beautiful way the sentences flow. My notes on every fic of theirs begin with: “I wish I could write like this.”

Night Shift by banaanipoika (E, 9K) This was incredibly sexy and beautifully written. I loved that there was such a unique setting with so much descriptive language making me feel like I could smell and feel everything in that hospital room.

On The Pull by @homosociallyyours (E, 4K) Short, but really sexy and just the right amount of bittersweet and hopeful. Loved the characterizations and the smooth writing. So few people write canon Larry these days so this was a nice change of pace.

Devil in my brain, whispering my name by @lunarheslwt (E, 9K) i i thought this author struck a great balance between the dirtiness of a demon defiling an angel and the way the angel gave in to his desire to be defiled. Super sexy.

pull you closer (kiss me harder) by @sunshineandthemoonlight (E, 6K) This was absolutely beautiful — just the perfect amount of tension and wistfulness to make me tear up. But then it was sexy and full of hope at the end. I loved how Louis supported Harry and gave him exactly what he needed (and really, H gave Louis what he needed, too).

#my fic rec #Favorite fics 2023 #Larry fic rec

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simp-ly-writes · 2 months ago

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Love and Zombies (pt.2)

─────── · · A Smosh FanFic

Pairing: Spencer "Brody" Agnew x gn!Reader

─ · · SUMMARY: Your's and Spencers journey continues, what new characters will you meet, what secrets will be uncovered, and in the end, was it all just an act? Or was something really there?

─ · · TAGS: gender-neutral pronouns, enemies to lovers, protectiveness, jealousy, angst, tension, fluff, light swearing, mutual pining, confessions, friends to lovers, cheesy, social media au (near the end).

─ · · MASTERLIST | TAGLIST REQUEST | WORDCOUNT: 3,431 | PART ONE

─ · · A/N: Happy Thanksgiving Long Weekend to all my fellow Canadians out there!! Please stay safe and have a relaxing time 🫶 (y/c/n) = your characters name.

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Rushing towards the kitchen you waved hello to Ian and Anthony quickly before standing in line for a cup of coffee, staring at your phone as you checked your messages a tap on your shoulder had you looking up to see Spencer, with multiple coffee's in hand.

"Pour Moi?" you joked in a poor French accent, raising a brow. "Qui, c'est pour toi," Spencer replied in equally broken French, handing you the coffee before moving to an open table with your stocked plates. "How are you finding things in front of camera?" Spencer asked after swallowing down a bite as you held up your hand to swallow and replied, "Its... different." Struggling to find the right expression.

"Like I mean, it's fun but i'm nervous people won't like me in the video whenever this'll come out. My character kinda is... well a bit naïve in some ways and what if they-"

Spencer reached over the table, grabbing your hand as your sentence gradually slowed to a halt. "I think people are going to love your character and not to brag or anything but our dynamic? perfect concept and execution and something they have not really seen a lot of before. And hell, if they hate it then they hate it but you are having fun right?"

"Yes, a load of fun actually," you smile, nodding your head along to his words, your heart having yet to slow as he gives your hand once last squeeze, "good, that's all that matters," before letting go.

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Back in front of the cameras and bright lights, you turned surprised to see Shayne sitting back across from you as you took to your seats. "And here I was thinking you were dead as dust?" you commented with a sarcastic tone, squinting your eyes as you examined Shaynes outfit yet finding no clues.

"Save it for when the cameras start rolling, I have something good planned," he replies before going to find Courtney so that the shoot can start. "Cast to positions," Alex calls from behind a monitor, observing the various camera angels for any faults before counting you all in for an introduction that Spencer takes.

"Hello and welcome back to Smosh Dread or Smosh Verses Zombies, I don't know what title we are calling this just yet. And here I am joined by both some familiar faces..." his arm drapes across the back of your chair with a smug expression and you can't help but stare at the reflection in his glasses and the freckles underneath his eye- "and a new one as well it seems..."

"Whassap???" Shayne strains his voice, it cracking yet sounding like he is higher than any plane in the sky. "My names Ronnie and I-ah, I don't actually remember why the fuck i'm here but this is chill, i guess-"

"We almost got mauled by zombies and took you off the side of the street just in time and all you have to say about this all is that its chill?" Courtney asks, tone raising to an accusatory one as she places her hands on her hips, eyebrows furrowed. "Uhhh, well... yeahhh, I guess?"

"You guess?"

"Yeah... I gue-"

"Alrightly!" you clap your hands bringing everyones eyes to you, "I say we keep heading towards the bay, thats were they are housing the cure and everyone else thats safe... right?" You look into everyones eyes at the table before holding Spencer- Brody's gaze.

"Sounds right to me babe, now lets get our asses back into the truck and make a move," Spencer rallies, sending you a wink that has your cheeks warming, your hands rushing to cover them in time as his hand falls to your shoulder, rubbing small circles of encouragement for you to show your face once again. "Wait... what direction are we heading in again, babe?"

And all romance was lost once more, shooting your head up to glare at your... boyfriend? Are we canonically dating now, or? You shake your head to get rid of the thoughts, already forgetting the context of the situation you are in as Brody groans beside you. "I'm just double checking, sheesh. No need to get all moody on me-"

"You like me when I'm moody, it's why we got together in the first place," you retort with a bite, you both seemingly have forgotten the other two players and Dungeon Master at the table as they all look back and fourth between one another, allowing the scene to play out in front of them live. "You're right," Brody said back, tone noticeably a lot softer and so was your gaze.

"This is like the first time you have agreed with me openly!" you announce, eyes pressing into a toothy grin watching his eyes roll and cheeks paint themselves pink as well. What I wouldn't give to kiss you on the cheek right now, is all you can think to yourself, mindlessly nodding along to what George Primavera, the Dungeon Master had been saying as you sneak looks at Spencer- Brody.

And seemingly knowing what you were thinking in that exact moment, your eyes meet before Spencers are dropping to your lips with a shake of his head that has you pinching yourself.

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The game continues and so does your's and Spencers small touches that have you questioning when the acting stopped, or at least on your behalf as you allow your cheeks to consistently warm and your head to drop to his shoulder as you observed Courtney pull a brick from the tower. Your hand gripping his fore arm anxiously, his fingertips from his other hand grazing the back of your hand gently.

There is no way he is this good, right? You question to yourself, breath hitching as Spencers hand moves to interlace with your own as the tower shakes you press something up into the sleeve of Brody's shirt. "Please, be careful!" you call out, eyes blinking rapidly as you will yourself to tears.

"Zombies are banging on the door, if you do not successfully pull in the next 10 seconds Savanah, I will be counting it as an automatic loss," George announces and you choke back a sob. "Savanah, please, I believe in you!"

"Shut up babe, let her focus. She dosen't need to hear you yelling her name but you can scream-" you place your hand overtop of Brodys mouth with a glare before he kisses the inside of your hand that has you shaking the "germs" away with mock disgust.

Once Savanah had successfully pulled to all of the tables cheers you turned to Spencer as Savanah and Ronnie held their own conversation, you both trying to find the next best past forwards as the roads were completely ruined up ahead.

"I thought you were not into all the physical lovey-dovey stuff, Brody?" you teased, interlacing your fingers will fighting off a school-girl like giggle that had your company gagging obnoxiously from across the table as you both moved to flip them the bird.

"Eh, erm-" Brody struggled for words, starting to pull away from your touch, starting to feel small before you yanked him closer than before, your noses brushing up against one another. Spencers mouth proceeds to open and close like a fish out of water as you cup his cheek, enjoying the corse texture of his stubble against your palm.

"I-uh, only like it with you I guess, and only you..." Brody mumbles the end of his sentence, seemingly unsure of himself as he does his best to look anywhere but your eyes, catching your lips consistently.

"Sorry, I didn't manage that last part, what did you say about me in particular?" you push that bit forward, loving the way his glasses start to tip forwards, the perfect blend of hazel, green, and blue mixing into your own.

"Can we drop this, please?" Brody asks, feeling himself begin to sweat more as he forces his eyes closed, feeling the stares from everyone in the room including your own. "Okay," you add sweetly and in an understanding tone, dropping the questioning and his face before taking back to the game.

"I've got it!" Savanah then quickly details the rest of plan and to the Dungeon Masters approval, you all are making your way to the docks.

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Once arriving at the docks a small boat rocks back and fourth, unsteady in the rigid waters as rain splatters against your cheeks, the slight acidity of the water burning your skin as you press the neckline of your jacket closer to your face. Spencer moves his baseball cap to your head as you smile in thanks before taking his hand and guiding yourself onto the abandoned boat.

"We sure this won't sink?" you question, knees suddenly feeling weak as Brody fixes his hair out of his face and the boat starts to rock more violently against the dock, water splashing up and inside.

"That's why we have you going on first-"

"Oh wow, thanks honey, really feeling the love right now," you say back, not bothering to tone down your irritation as Brody steps in sitting across from you and by one of the paddles, Samantha beside him taking the other and Ronnie joining you by your side.

"Look, she's-a-holdin'" Ronnie comments, tipping up a fictional drink to Spencer before calling out random commands. "Mush, mush, brush, brush, uh? push push- wait not. ROW motherfuckers ROW!" Ronnie begins to stand with newfound enthusiasm before you are reaching over the table and pressing his shoulders down and back into his seat.

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A few life or death experiences later as Brody solved them all with you a step protectively behind him and the new shotgun he discovered. The pursuit to the base was easier as ever... a bit too easy as you typed in the code you found within Benardos pockets and viola!

The doors steamed and hissed opened before slamming with a heavy roar behind your small group. The lights then appeared on with every step you took, the past off just a second later. There was a faint humming that you couldn't pin point as the seemingly endless hallway of grey concrete walls, floors, and ceilings made the perception of time nearly impossible if it not for Ronnie complaining about having the munchies every five minutes.

"I think this is where we need..." your sentence came to falling halt. The boulder of momentum you all had been forcing up this stories hill now coming crashing down and chasing back after you. Its engagement only in a moments matter of time and it was ever approach as a figure emerged from the dark expanse of the room, a singular toarch they carried a glock in the other as the metal came in between your eyes. The features of this person coming into light and... your stomache dropped, you heard the safety of someones gun flick off and the sound of a pin could drop in that moment.

"You're dead, was all you could formulate to say..." an overwhelming feeling of nauseau tore its way through your system with vengence. "Then I wouldn't be here right? Just like you wouldn't be, is that not right? As you can see I am perfectly alive, child of mine. Now what friends have you brought to me today-"

"No." you put down your foot even when still at the barrels end, the smirk they sent, pushing your forehead to have you staggering back and into the awaiting arms of Brody behind you before being pulled back by the lapels of your jacket with great force. "No?" they mock.

"No?" they say as a state rather than a question. "No?" they chuckle to your horror. And "No." you confirm.

"You do know regardless if they make it out of here or not, they all will hate you in some degree by the end of this, child. They do not understand the cure that is us as you are undeserving of anyones love but my own-"

"You disgust me, father/mother," you bite back, hands shaking as a thousand memories come back to you being strapped to various informal medical technologies. Your skin bruised by the needles of a thousand experiments, some faulting to the plague you all knew todays as the zombies and yet you managed to healthy take the dose, take in the ability to evolve.

The idea that got forced down not spewing up new red hot tears from the corners of your eyes. "And you are to disgust them, do you know, companions of my child that your friend... or I see lover that they are exhibit A, the core and centre to all this destruction? And isn't it glorious, through a singular serum- nobody shall every become someone like us if we do not choose to, impenetrable to any human disease, sickness, or... death. The world shall rot at our feet so that we can rebuild it a better new!"

You refuse to look back on what you assume to be eyes of disgust landing on you as you fall to your knees, sobbing at your parents feet. The gun stays at your head, caressing the hair from out of your face as you wince at the cold metal greeting your features. BANG BANG

The bullets echo across the man-made landscape and disappear. You hear a groan and a stumble before metal is pressed to your forehead again, "nice try, but you seemed to have already forgotten my speech and have so rudely interrupted. You see, to end this all, YES! the cruelest trick of them all, you must kill us both at the same time. How joyous is that! And now you all must decide, its either you take us both, or I take all of you... its up to you~" your parent cackles as Brody grunts out in displeasure, barrels ready to shoot once more at your parental figure before Savanah is pulling him back once more.

"there has to be another way-" Savanah begins to ramble and rattle off an endless stream of ideas that are met with no answers or explanations.

"there is no other way..." you announce, eyes still kept to your ground yet head tilting to your left side praying they catch on. "do it, please," you ask, watching as your parent grins with glee. "yes, do it!" they copy your tone with an additional theatrical performance. Brody contemplates, eyes taking in to observe your form for what could be the last time... but after all this time you both have spent together through countless arguments, play fights and near kisses. He knew they could not have all been for nothing...

serum... if only we decide... evolve... zombies... dread... and with a sharp intake of breath BANG BANG, it echos in a silent scream.

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And that scream follows you as you awaken, not a singular syllable falling from your lips before arms are being wrapped around your frame and that familiar scent of aftershave, cigerettes, and motor oil have your eyes welling up with tears of relief.

"I knew you would catch on," you manage to croak out as Spencer had yet to speak, he just holds you tightly, shaking slightly ebfore whispering in your ear, "never to that again, that was so not cool, babe." Right before Savanah and Ronnie both burst into the room. "Science fucking Rules!" Ronnie cheers as you all burst out in laughter. Savanah still looks around confused, "so like... what actually happened? I still don't get the whole picture of how we all are like alive?"

"Well, if that serum can prevent you from somehow dying... why couldn't it also bring you back to life?" Brody explains as if it were the sky being blue as you shake your head. "Well I actually pressed the serum into his sleeve before we all entered the truck again, I was planning on telling him and asking him to be my... boyfriend before all of literal hell broke lose," you end your sentence with a laugh leading into a cough as Spencer reaches down below the table, pressing a water bottle into your face as you offer him a smile in thanks.

You all sit there in the silence and protection of the bunker. Allowing yourselves to relax for the first time in what felt like forever go by. "So how're we going to solve this Zombie issue?" Savanah perks up once more to everyones shrugs.

"Well, that was the last of the serum I know of... how does space sound?" you ask in a half joking half not tone as Spencer pulls you that bit closer, his eyes holding a lightness to them you had never seen before George was outroing and the moment was broken.

"Thank you all for joining us on this epically wild adventure, and I hope you all will join us again from when Smosh Dread returns- this time to outer space! Like, Subscribe, Share this Video with your Friends and remember friends... to drink water!"

"And thats a wrap!" Alex yelled out from behind camera as everyone clapped and cheered. You shook hands with George and sent smiles to your fellow cast mates Shayne and Courtney before your gaze casted down realizing that Spencer had already left.

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When finally out of costumer, make-up, and packing up the last things at your desk for the day, you were startled to find Spencer still in the office. You both seemingly the last to leave. "Hey, do you have a moment?" Spencer asks you, waving you down as you pick up your pace and meet him by the door. "What's up?"

"I really meant that you were a good actor by the way..."

"I stopped acting a long time ago, actually," you reply, shuffling your feet and Spencer drags a hand through his hair, an awkward tension only growing as the seconds tick by into minutes and you both start speaking at once.

"You go first," Spencer says, taking a half step closer to you as you lean your face in intently, as if to tell a secret. "I really like you, Spencer more so than Brody, more so than anyone I've known."

"I like you too, more than any character you could play, more than... yeah" Spencer agrees with wide eyes, seemingly as in disbelief of this moment as you were taking your face into his hands as you wrap your arms over his shoulders, checking if one another were tangible. And with one last look, your lips fell to one another in a delicate dance, your breath hitching as your gripped the fabric of his hoodie, sighing into his moan before backing away and gasping for air.

"See you tomorrow?" you say yet it rather comes out like a question. "Would you... want to come over to my place?"

"Yes, actually."

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🔔 Smosh Games just posted! watch now?

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The End Is Near | Smosh vs. Zombies Finale

Smosh Games ✓ [Subscribed] 👍 50k | 👎 7.77M subscribers 1M views 2 months ago click to read more

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username01 anyone else swear that (name) and Spencer were going to kiss at the end? They must be some hella good actors for all that chemistry to be faked...

username09 OMG THAT PLOT-TWIST??? I ATE THAT SHIT UP-

username77 So excited for the new Aliens series, I am going to not be okay when that finally comes out!

username80 Mom, look! (name) and Spencer are my new OTP! (or well, Brody and (y/c/n), I guess too.

username45 wheres the compilations when you need them?! 😭 I NEED THE EDITS PEOPLE 😭

username23 🎶 "And I think to myself..." 🎶 how have they hid (name) and Spencer from us this LONG. I NEED THEM AS FULL TIME CAST STAT

↳ username41 making the petition now, please sign the link! ↳ username11 sir, yes, sir! 🫡

username81 Shaynes new character had me wheezing uncontrollably, I needed my inhaler after this one /positive 😂

username07 Not jealous and Protective Spencer getting me all worked up at a Wendys 🥰

↳ username09 that is straight WILD.

username00 The soundtrack, the effects, the editing. 10/10 production from the Smosh team/crew. Need more long form content and series like this on the channel. We beg! 🙏

username23 (name) and Spencer sittin' in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G

username50 Savanah is just an underrated character imo.

username10 (name) in TNTL and Bepordy now... please? 🥹

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─ · · A/N: thank you all for the support once again, all these comments make me so giddy! 🥰

─ · · SPENCER AGNEW TAGLIST: @lisiliely @missflufffanfics @little-stitious-studios @thejourneyneverendsx @sibsteria @lizzylynch1

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klaineccfanficlibrary · 1 month ago

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do you have any fics where Kurt and Blaine meet at like a highschool or college party and then go from there

Hi - I had fun putting this list together, seems I've read a lot of great party fics. Hope they are what you are looking for. (happy to have more recommendations!) ~Jen

NYADA Hallowe'en party by @snarkyhag

Klainetober 2024 prompt: Kurt and Blaine are at NYADA costume party.

Are they meeting for the first time? Is someone having a really good or really bad night? Are they wearing a couple's costume? Does a real live ghost show up?

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Running Interference by @rockitmans

Kurt and Blaine don't want to get set up on a blind date. But when their friends get involved, what they want doesn't really matter.

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Gorgeous by @thelegendofjenna

Kurt meets a very drunk Blaine at a college party, and they end up back in Kurt's apartment.

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Happenstance by @thatgleekychick

When Kurt's ex-boyfriend shows up at a party to show off the person he left him for, Kurt is certain the universe is out to get him. But then he sees a cute guy standing across the room by himself, munching on a plate of pretzels, and gets an idea. AU.

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If the Fates Allow by dahlstrom Part 1 of the Holidays' Verse

Blaine tried not to dwell on the handsome stranger he’d met — and kissed, oh god, it had been so nice — a few days earlier. Sure, he’d had beautiful eyes and a melodious voice and his hands had been really soft, but he was gone, and that was that. There were eight million people in New York City, and Blaine didn’t even know the guy’s name, let alone how to find him.

(Part 2: I Couldn't Crack the Love Code, Dear )

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The Party Favor by @caramelcoffeeaddict Coffeeaddict80

After Blaine’s brother ditches him at a party where he doesn’t know anyone, he’s approached by Kurt who has a big favor to ask.

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Party Gone Wrong (yet so right) by @caramelcoffeeaddict Coffeeaddict80

The party that Sebastian dragged Blaine to was awful, but the cute boy he met there wasn’t

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Pour le Plaisir by @hazelandglasz

Anonymous asked: omg "We hooked up randomly at a party once and it turns out you’re friends with my brother AU" would be hilarious for klaine :')

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Bang Bang by @afterthenovels

Kurt has a very loud birthday party. Blaine is the police officer who gets the noise complaint. It doesn’t go so well, until it does.

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Clinging to this hating game by notarelationship (just practising)

Based on this prompt from the Klaine-prompt-a-fic blog on tumblr:

Kurt and Blaine couldn't stand each other in high school, maybe one was a jock/cheerleader and the other a nerd/glee clubber. Or they were bitter rivals for competition solos if they were both in glee club. Now they both live in NY and their friends set them up on a blind date, not knowing they went to the same high school.

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Let me be the one by @annepi-blog

“Oh no, Mercedes. No way.” Mercedes wants Kurt to go to a 90s and 2000s college party with her. He is persuaded by the argument that he can plan an exciting outfit. At the party, he meets his crush, who has also made an exciting fashion decision.

Inspired by the outfit Darren Criss was wearing at Jumperwall 90's - 00's Concert in February 2023.

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Did we meet before? by @little-escapist

Written for a prompt by mynonah on tumblr, the prompt is the title.

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Underneath it all by @heartsmadeofbooks

Blaine first meets the mysterious Kurt Hummel at his brother's engagement party, and he's immediately struck by the quiet, handsome stranger. He doesn't expect their paths to cross again, but when life gives an unexpected turn, Kurt might be the only one with the power to help him save everything he cares about.

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Zip tease By izwordsoup @special-bc-ur-part-of-it

A college party where everyone is a little drunker than they should be, an open fly, and a dare.

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Trick or Treatby grlnxtdr29

Kurt Hummel HATES Halloween, for good reason. But he allows Brittany to talk him into going to a Halloween Party with New Directions and The Cheerios. After the jocks play a cruel trick on him, he drives off in tears, and nearly runs over a mysterious boy in the road. Is this another Trick?

~~~~~ Raspberries and Crème by @quizasvivamos

Kurt and Blaine have never met. But they both want the D. Everything that can go wrong in smut all wrapped up in a one shot.

#klaine fanfiction #klaine fanfic #fluff #meet cute #party

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aro-in-danyl · 4 months ago

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Alastor as a "Gift from God" AU part 2

I'll have you know it is very difficult to write from the POV of God so you get Roo instead. I had to look up bible verses for this.

PART 1 here.

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On the day of the first extermination cleanse.

When the first sinner was slain, Roo felt the soul attempt to rise. A fruitless endeavor, for their sinful deeds in life and in death ensured her roots bound the severed pieces of the soul to her.

Foolish angels, in culling the herd and stifling even the thought of rebellion, they only made her stronger. Roo tightened her vines around the soul and attempted to drag it down, down through the 7 rings, and to her.

Attempted, because before she even got past the Pride Ring, a stronger force yanked the soul upwards. Enraged and in disbelief she tightened her hold around the other souls being slaughtered by the dozens, but each and every time they were ripped from her grasp.

At the end of the day, when the exorcists were flying up and away from the slaughter, the portal to Heaven opened and Roo latched onto the connection and demanded an explanation.

"Have you gone back on your word?" her tone was taunting but her desperation and anger festered, "These souls are mine. Their punishment is meant to be eternal!"

Roo did not expect a response, God had not spoken to her since The Beginning, and God had no foothold in hell - usually. Today, apparently, was an exception.

God spoke to her, "My creations all return unto me in The End regardless. You know I cannot bare to be separated forever."

Roo did not buy this, "What ever happened to 'Depart from me, you who are cursed' was that not written?"

"Said by a King, not I." God refuted.

"But within your holy text." Roo sniped, "You reward their sin, their rejection of you, by accepting them back with open arms?"

"If you think that is what will happen to those who reject me twice, you know me not at all." And perversely, Roo felt relieved at this admission. "The righteous will have eternal life, the sinful - upon second death - nothing."

"And keeping them from me was merely a happy coincidence?" Roo felt emboldened, God must see her as a bigger threat than she thought, "To twist the meaning of your eternal punishment to exclude me, why I'd almost call that a quality worthy of a demon."

The portal, which had only been open seconds, pulsed with the force of God's anger.

Roo laughed. "You fear me enough to risk your angels falling into my grasp once again. Do you think this latest stunt of yours will keep me weak forever?"

"My angels have learned to evade you since then."

"Careful there." Roo feigned concern, "Anymore hubris and I'll have to save you a seat in Pride. I could put you next to your favorite child, wouldn't that be nice?"

God ignored the taunt, "I know your roots grow stronger on Earth. More fall to you everyday. Faster than even my best angels can catch them."

Roo smiled at the admission. To have her work acknowledged by the being who created everything, everything that would someday be corrupted and belong wholly to her.

God continued, "It is a testament to your strength that The End may be sooner than I thought."

Roo stopped cold. Her strength came from corrupting the creations of God, but if there was nothing to corrupt...

Ah. She thought. Nothing truly is an eternal punishment.

"Unless," God hedged. "We come to an arrangement?"

Suddenly the reason for God's desire to converse with her made sense. Here she was, weakened from the loss of over a hundred damned souls, from an event that would become a yearly occurrence. Here God was, with the threat of The End poised upon their fingertips, attempting to force her compliance.

And it was working.

But God had shown their hand too early, "How utterly demonic of you! You want to compromise with me? To reason with me?" She used her roots to trip a flailing exorcist trying to remove its spear from a corpse just because, "What can you offer me?"

"I will not hasten The End before its time." God stated, as if the threat of nothing was enough now that she knew God wanted something from her that they could not get themselves.

"You do not want to destroy everything you've created; you want it even less than I do. What is it you desire?"

The last few exorcists were getting ready to return via the portal, their clothes splatted in shade of red and an abundance of gore. They had yet to develop a tolerance to the violence they were perpetuating. Roo knew, just as God did, that many of the angels after slaughtering their first few sinners, had ripped their helmet off and vomited in disgust and despair.

Roo could feel their shock, their inner turmoil, their sense of righteousness, their loyalty to heaven. With time, and more exterminations cleanses, they would learn to enjoy the bloodshed. Or they would break. Such was the way of war.

"I wish to create a gift for Lucifer," God began, "A gift that will challenge him, embolden him, and remain by his side."

Lucifer! Why did it always come back to him? Around them, the corpses of the damned littered her domain never to rise again, God's angels grappled with the weight of their heavenly duty, and her influence weakened for the first time in decades. And yet it was Lucifer that made God lower themselves to speak with her!

Roo reigned in her rage, "And what does that have to do with me?"

"I am creating something unlike anything I've ever created before." God directed her attention back to the weak angel who'd finally pulled their spear from a corpse, "Immune to angelic destruction. Stronger than a thousand sinners, with the potential to stand against my Archangels, capable of vengeance and retribution."

Roo salivated. "And you're sending it here." Roo let the last of the shattered souls in her grasp go, not even paying attention as it shot upwards and away. "You'd create such a thing and put in my hands the instrument of your demise?"

"Which is why I appear before you. You know sin more intimately than I. So I implore you to cast off a piece of yourself for this gift and I shall do the same."

"And what is this gift?" The exorcist was attempting to clean the gore from the spear and failing. "And why should I give you anymore of myself when you've already taken so much?"

"A human soul."

"You intend to create a soul destined to hell before its first sin and gift it to the being who prizes free will above all else. Do you imagine he will thank you?" Roo didn't care about Lucifer's feelings regarding this gift, she couldn't wait to see the fallout actually, but she couldn't help but point out the obvious.

"No," God said, "he will not. As for you, this soul will bring a new age upon your realm. They will be The Avenger of the worthy. And a nightmare to everyone else."

"Do not repay anyone evil for evil," Roo quoted. "Is that why you need me? You want to avoid going against your own words, so you seek to blame me instead."

She did not give God time to respond, "But you still haven't told me what I gain. What do I care for this promised 'new age' or so-called Avenger when I am still trapped?"

"And that is my bargain," God attempted to comfort one of the angels weeping over a small sinner's corpse but their touch fell short. Seems they did not have power over anything in her realm but exorcised souls, she mused.

"With a piece of us both, this soul will have a direct link to us in a way no fully mortal being has before."

Roo would've gasped if she was capable of breathing, "Speak plainly!"

"They could free you."

"What's the catch? Why would you give them this power?" She could hardly believe it. It was too good to be true.

"You have the chance to be free. But you must convince this soul to do so of their own free will, knowing fully the consequences of your freedom." Roo dismissed this, she was The Root of Sin for a reason, and this soul was destined for her realm anyway.

"You are forbidden from interfering with their life before hell. And you must find this soul yourself once they fall."

A minor setback, but the call of freedom was strong. Still, she was not so blinded by this opportunity that she wouldn't ask, "And what, do you, The Almighty God, gain from this bargain?"

"A hellborn will become your greatest adversary, they will attempt to redeem sinners and remove them from your grasp." The portal to Heaven began to close.

"And should they succeed, your chance to convince The Avenger will begin to close. And you will never know freedom."

"A time limit!" She should've known they wouldn't play fair, "How long?"

They turned her attention to the newly built Tower in the center of the Pentagram. The timer below flipped through the numbers at record speed until it hit 365. "Seven full moons after the clock strikes zero for the last time. Do we have an agreement?"

God's voice was strong as ever, but the portal was now only the size of a quarter. Roo knew manipulation and this reeked of it, how clever of God to wait until the last moment to share all the details when she had so little time to think of it.

"When in hell, you use the proper term." Roo pretended to scold them. She reached out to the fading tendrils of God and sunk her thorns in as deep into the connection as she could.

"We have a deal."

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel au #alastor gift from god au #hazbin god #hazbin roo #Sorry no alastor yet #I got caught up in the backstory #because I had to figure out a reason God would even consider doing this #I also had to figure out why God allowed Sera to keep doing the exterminations #God is very manipulative and Roo is not afraid to point it out #there's another reason God gave this specific time limit #It ensures that Roo will actively encourage the Exterminations to keep happening despite how much power she loses from it #As long as the clock never reaches zero for the last time she will have eternity to convince Alastor #A bit of yandere! God slipped in with the whole 'No one can stay away from me forever. I'll kill everyone first'#God doesn't like the pain the exterminations cause but they do like yoinking souls away from Roo #Roo: :P sweet a shattered soul to feed me-#God: YEET #Roo: My Souls!! D:<#Also Roo is not a reliable narrator #God does not like having angels kill for heaven but it's the only way to keep Roo weak #for now >:)#notice how God answers Roo without actually answering her #and plays up the connection Alastor will have to Roo and how it could free her rather than trap her further #And scurts around the fact that Alastor will have the same connection to them #don't worry though cause Roo is gonna realize that last bit eventually #Neither God or Roo want The End and that is why they both agree to this #It's a risk to them both but it's better than nothing #Sure God put in a lot of caveats but Roo if given an inch will make an apple tree and God knows that

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sidekick-hero · 11 months ago

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💫 Sandy, she/her, 30s, Europe 💫

writing tag ✍️ My AO3

🌈 Multichapter Fics 🌈

Suitcase of Memories (55k | explicit | co-written with @legitcookie)

Boy meets boy. Boy meets boy again. And again, so they decided to go on a date about it. But as they grow closer, Steve's insecurities threaten to pull them apart before they can even begin. Will fate intervene?

I wore his jacket for the longest time (58k | explicit | co-written with @legitcookie | Sequel to we pass the ghosts that haunt us later)

Steve has made some bad choices in the past, choices that have cost him his marriage, and even worse than that, Eddie. The man he didn't realize he was in love with until it was too late. Now Steve must pick up the pieces of his life and figure out how to become the man he wants to be.

It's a story about love lost and love found, about the importance of friendship and family, and most of all, about second chances and how it's never too late to change.

I'll keep you like an oath (may nothing but death do us part) (20k | mature)

When Steve's grandmother dies, he finds out that he can only get his inheritance - half a million dollars - if he marries someone. It's her way of forcing Steve to live a heterosexual life. Sucks for her that gay marriage has been legalized since she wrote her will. Sucks for Steve that he doesn't have a man or woman in his life to marry.

Cue Eddie Munson, roommate and best friend of Robin's girlfriend Chrissy and the guy Steve has had a crush on for years. What could possibly go wrong?

I’m tired of asking to settle the debt (18k | explicit)

5 times Eddie warms Steve's hands and that one time Steve returns the favor.

Or: What if Steve and Eddie had met before the events of season 4? What if they kept bumping into each other because it was meant to be?

hold me close (I’m shaking apart) (WIP (2/3) | 15k | explicit)

It all came down to one simple truth: Steve Harrington was not at all what Eddie expected him to be, and it was confusing him to no end.

Or: Steve asks Eddie if he wants to experiment. Eddie wants so much more, but he takes what he can get and tries to not let it break his heart.

Dear Future Self (14.5k | explicit | pwp)

After the events of March '86, Eddie pines for his new friend, the former king of Hawkins High. Too scared to make a move, he has resigned himself to a life as Steve's friend and nothing more. That is, until one hot summer day, a naked guy appears out of nowhere in Steve's bedroom.

The naked guy is him from the future, and he says he's here to help Eddie pull his head out of his ass. It turns out that he and Steve are a happy couple in the future.

And as if that wasn't enough, he also offers to teach Eddie how to properly fulfill Stevie's needs. Sexy shenanigans ensue.

tangled with what I never said (4.1k | mature | angst with a happy ending)

And they were roomates.

🌈 Series 🌈

Modern AU - Teacher Steve and Musician Eddie (11k in 5 parts | rated T to explicit)

Just some snippets from the life of Teacher Steve Harrington and Wedding Band Singer turned Rockstar Eddie Munson.

Runner Steve Verse (14k in 2 parts | explicit)

Steve starts running to get out of his head. He finds that maybe he's been running towards something (or someone) all along.

🌈 One-Shots 10k+ 🌈

to the rhythm of eternity (18k | explicit)

The last two years Steve and Eddie have been doing the long distance thing when Steve visits Eddie in London for Christmas and falls in love with the city as well.

Emotional Motion Sickness (16.5k | explicit)

Steve's first night at a gay bar turns into something he never expected. He accidentally stumbles into a theme night - Kink Night - and discovers something new about himself.

🌈 One-Shots 5-10k 🌈

Would you fall for me? (8.8k | explicit | Porn with plot)

One-sided enemies to lovers au inspired by that cake scene in red, white and royal blue.

I'm down on my knees (I wanna take you there) (8.5k | explicit | Porn with feelings)

"I liked... how it felt when you held me by the throat. Just. Feeling your hands, knowing that I could let go and you'd got me. I felt, I dunno, safe? That's what I liked about it, I think."

Sequel to Emotional Motion Sickness.

Will you cleanse me with pleasure? (8.4k | explicit | PWP with tentacle love making)

Steve thinks it’s safe to say that he knows everything important about Eddie when they finally decide to move in together.

Everything, it turns out, except that Eddie sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night at least once a week.

he's all that I've got (don’t take that sinner from me) (8k | explicit | open but hinted at happy ending)

Eddie is on the run after still being blamed for the murders in Hawkins, but he can't run away from Steve.

Part 2: take you with me (mature | 2.1k)

The way you touch, the way you taste (7.1k | explicit | PWP)

Gareth, Jeff and Freak hire Steve to take Eddie's virginity on his birthday. Eddie takes Steve's heart in the process. Entry for the sub Eddie week.

You know I'm a show off (I would let you get some) (6.4k | explicit | PWP)

Eddie's neighbor is the hottest man in existence, so when he finds him washing his car in the shortest shorts known to man he can't stay away.

Love from the other side (6.2k | mature)

Steve works in the emergency room, where he has lost several patients with gaping wounds on their necks, the blood drained from their bodies. It's only because of Eddie, who is a vampire himself, that Steve doesn't end up like them, but what will he do when it's Eddie who needs help?

Part 2: sink you teeth

we were meant to be (we live happily in my fantasy) (5.6k | explicit | PWP)

Eddie is a Big-Shot-Rockstar and Steve is the escort he hired to get people off his back. Too bad he fell in love with him.

When I open my eyes to the future I can hear you say my name (5k | explicit | PWP)

Even after almost a decade together you can still discover new kinks.

Will the man become the monster, or the monster become man? (5k | explicit | PWP)

Beauty and the Beast AU with a twist: What if, once a month, the prince turns back into the beast?

🌈 One-Shots 1k-5k 🌈

I’ve got to get you out of my mind (and back into my arms) (4.7k | explicit | PWP)

Every once in a while, Steve and Eddie like to spice up their sex life and go out to play.

Lay all your love on me (4.6k | explicit | porn with feelings)

Steve feels lonely on Valentine's Day '87 and a certain metalhead sets out to change that.

wear me like a locket around your throat (4.5k | explicit | PWP co-written with @yournowheregirl)

It doesn't really matter why, the fact remains that Eddie is making Steve a little bit feral, and the animal part of his brain demanded that he do something about it.

And that's why he bought Eddie a fucking collar, of all things.

tell me it's love, tell me it's real (4k | explicit | PWP co-written with @yournowheregirl)

The infamous piano scene from Pretty Woman (1990).

Carry You (4k | teen)

Written for @steddielovemonth, prompt: Love is letting someone take care of you.

Eddie is living the rockstar life, but it comes with a prize. When he reaches a point where he can't go on like that, will he finally let Steve carry him?

Part 2: Dear Steve (teen | 2.3k)

we tangle endlessly like lovers entwined (3.4k | explicit | Porn with feelings)

It's canon Steve likes to hold hands during sex.

Safe Haven (3.2k | teen)

Eddie finds a hurt wolf in the woods and takes him home. He has no idea that there is more to this particular wolf than it seems.

Part 2: Eat you alive (wc: 1.8k | mature)

Drowning In You (3.2k | teen | co-written with @legitcookie)

Steve and Eddie spend some time swimming at the quarry. At night. In just their underwear. As you do.

on the tip of my tongue, on top of my thighs (2.8k | explicit | PWP)

Eddie may be a little obsessed with Steve's chest. Okay, drop the a little.

The road to hell (2.8k | mature | demon!Steve crack fic)

Based on the prompt: It’s a bit awkward that you managed to actually summon a demon; almost as awkward as that demon being your ex spouse.

He was sweet like honey (2.7k | explicit | PWP)

Steve loves mint chocolate chip ice cream. Eddie loathes it. But Steve has an idea how he can change Eddie's mind.

will you take me home (2.7k | teen)

Robin wants to adopt a cat, so why does Steve end up with one, too?

Rooting for you (2.6k | explicit)

Steve screwed up, no way around it. Fucked up big time.

In his defense, he didn't know that Eddie was in love with him. How could he have known? For all intents and purposes, they were just two horny guys hooking up.

safe & sound (2.5k | teen)

What happens when Steve meets Eddie Munson, who has just failed his senior year for the first time, during one of his nightly drives?

are you still mine? (2.4k | teen)

"He kissed me," Steve blurts out, and to Robin's credit, she doesn't react except for her hand on his to twitch in surprise. She makes a questioning sound in her throat, clearly waiting for more.

So much (for) Stardust (2.3k | teen)

A scene from an upcoming fic Pickup Note with @thefreakandthehair and art by @firefly-party. Steve can't sleep and Eddie takes him stargazing.

the past, the future, through death my arms are open (2.1k | mature)

second part to are you still mine? where Steve remembers another moment from their shared past where Eddie has been there for him even when he didn't ask for it

will you find me in the stars (2.1k | mature)

In every life, in every universe, they will find each other again. What’s a lifetime if you measure it in eternity?

true colors (2.1k | explicit)

Eddie's heart is beating for Steve but it takes Steve a bit to understand what it is saying.

Slaying Dragons (2.1k | gen)

Eddie was six years old when he first met Steve, not that he would remember it until much, much later.

Blinded by you (2.1k | teen)

The one in which Eddie is a hot mess but Paramedic Steve doesn't mind.

Crutch (2k | mature)

Steve loves Eddie, he really, really does. He just can’t say it.

Louder (2k | explicit | PWP)

While laying in bed, the two of them can't help but overhear their upstairs neighbors going at it rather loudly. Eddie turns to Steve after a while, and asks, You wanna fuck louder than them to establish dominance?

(I just) died in your arms (1.9k | teen | co-written with @legitcookie and @yournowheregirl)

"Hey, Steve, hi. You're probably wondering what I'm doing here." Eddie smiles nervously. When Steve just blinks at him, he takes that as a cue to continue.

"Funny story, actually," He laughs. The lack of sleep must be kicking in, which always makes him feel a little drunk and giddy. "There's this really annoying pipe in my room that's slowly driving me crazy, and I really, really, really need to get some sleep, man. I might even start crying if I don't get some soon. So, I was wondering... Could I crash in here?"

Someone New (1.7k | teen)

After Vecna, Eddie thinks he lost something vital, the one thing that made him Eddie. Steve teaches him that that's not true.

Butterfly Effect (1.5k | mature)

Eddie Munson is bad at feelings, but Steve makes him talk about them anyway, at least in metaphors.

Your scent (it clings to every blanket, sheet and pillowcase) (1.5k | mature)

Life after March '86 is very different from life before. For one thing, he never almost died before. Nor did he ever have anyone accuse him of murder, never mind murders, as in plural.

But then again, he didn't have Steve Harrington before either.

Until I found you (1.5k | mature)

Steve reminds Eddie that you can't buy happiness, you find it in each other.

You got a fast car (1.4k | teen)

"If we leave now, we can be in Indiana before midnight," Steve hears himself say, the decision already made, because the alternative is blood and pain and sorrow.

something about us (1.4k | teen)

What starts out as one of the worst nights of his college life turns into something else when Steve meets Eddie while being banned from his dorm room in the middle of the night thanks to some asshole setting off the fire alarm.

when we were made it was no accident (1.2k | teen)

Steve and Eddie just started dating, it's all new, it's all fragile and most of all, it's still a secret. So when they have a soundcheck coming up, they can't both be late because they can't make themselves to leave the bed, can't they? (part of @thefreakandthehair and @firefly-party and mine project pickup note)

we can be heroes (1.2k | gen)

Love makes Steve brave. And Steve loves fast and hard.

Once those two things become a certainty in Eddie's mind, other things fall into place.

When it rains and shines (1.2k | teen)

written for the stwg daily prompt kiss in the rain

only soul I ever saved (1.1k | explicit)

With Steve, Eddie can be soft. Obediant and sweet. With Steve, Eddie can be a good boy.

hate to be lame (1.1k | mature)

Eddie and Steve are spies working for competing agencies. They make it work.

Somehow, I just want you more (1k | teen)

When Chrissy sets Eddie up for a blind date he did not expect to find a ghost from his past waiting for him.

🌈 Drabbles (<1k) 🌈

I want you to want me (921 | teen)

let the impulse to love and the instinct to kill entangle to one (918 | teen)

Connoisseur of Comfort (652 | gen)

Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire (548 | explicit)

Show them (Baby I'm yours) (534 | explicit)

Sugar, I got a taste for you now (480 | explicit)

Okay, so I'm the dragon. Big deal. (442 | gen)

always on the tip of my tongue (387 | teen)

Deflated. Devoured. Defiled. (311 | explicit)

hole-in-the-wall (404 | gen)

love bites (404 | mature)

mine (404 | explicit)

Ahoy Sailor! (404 | mature)

My arms belong around you (509 | mature)

Like real people do (846 | gen)

that ultra-kind of love (you never walk away from) (509 | teen)

Let Go (509 | explicit)

Anything for love (790 | teen)

moonlit bonding (388 | teen)

blow my candle (290 | explicit)

Strangers Passing (380 | teen)

Sir Lancelot (482 | teen)

On top of the world (616 | teen)

Along for the ride (510 | teen)

#steddie #steddie fanfiction #steve harrington #eddie munson #steve x eddie #steddie fanfic #steddie fic #steddie fluff #steddie ficlet #steddie smut #steddie au #eddie x steve #my writing

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witchofthesouls · 2 months ago

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Someone please give D.C.!AU Soundwave a medal and a drink for dealing with the shenanigans. Also have to wrangle Tarn's general Tarn-ness.

First he had to deal with the donar clause was activated by Tarn and Tarn imprinted?! Wait he's seeker-kin and a has been a tank for ages." The telepath knows exactly why stascream was torn between lsughter and tears. Which means he has to be constantly be on guard that Tarn might try to trine with Lord Megatron.

Then he had to do with the twice accidentally very married couple being well married and also expecting more bitties. He knows in his spark his cassettes are to blame somehow regardless of the lack of evidence.

Then the chaos on board the nemasis caused by Tarn bringing back a pregnant conjux and a flock of bitties. Tarn being hyper protective made everything super hazardous just existing on the same ship. At least they gained two hyper compatatent medics. Even if Tarn's sexual tension was so high Soundwave had to take active measures to prevent three quarters of the ship from entering heats or ruts.

Then the Overlord Incident(s) culminating in premature newsparks, one very dead Overlord, an Soundwave discovering This nurse isn't some agent assassin, Camians, especially medical professionals, are just like that. Also that Camus has hazards that are insane and the planet is best avoided.

Speaking of which he had to browbeat Megatron into encouraging Tarn and the Nurse to call the Nurse's Mentor/Foster-sire so he could meet the bitties because Soundwave will be damned if he ends up gunning for the cause because of a misunderstanding. Also perhaps they can arange for him to teach medical techniques.

To top it all off inspite of the fact Tarn's dangerous broken coding and the couple are literally spark resonants powerful enough to smash through two layers of outlier grade baffels, Megatron wants the nurse to consider other potential sires or code doners since they are capable of kindling.

And all of this mess was basically caused because Tarn was a touch starved socially isolated virgin who wrote the damn doner clause with such specificity. Soundwave and Starscream have already pushed through amendments that allow the carrier to have their choice of potential doners amoung the unit responsible for the sire's demise.

The Donor Clause Au is such a mess. It has different versions at this point, depending on the take like 'What if Tarn had to be present at officer meetings," "What if Megatron was a High Priest of Megatronus Prime," and the current thought of "What if sparklings were ridiculously rare on Cybertron because Reasons."

In the verse where sparklings are super rare as in one newspark per full carriage (not the back-to-back-to-back clutches of three), Soundwave gets all the spiked tea he wants, his own spike milked by hand as he's one of the few mechs that 1) you actually like outside of the Peaceful Tyranny and 2) Tarn pre-approved in a very detail breakdown of very short over acceptable mechs in case your legal spouse isn't around, and he gets chirpy sparklings crawling into his lap.

Purring and happy with simple, one-tracked minds and emotions that don't give Soundwave migraines or induce distaste. He actually indulges the little ones as they paint his legs or tug on his plates or, in the case of the sparkling with a mess of a mouth full of sharp teeth, Soundwave utilizes his more heavily protected data-cables for the bitty to chew on.

Soundwave has never thought of parenthood as tapedecks can't carry sparklets, and finding a mech with a viable gestational chamber is akin to becoming a long-standing reigning Champion of Kaon, but...

Soundwave also nips those family yearnings because then he would need to deal with Tarn as a potential code-sharer along with your own idiosyncrasies as a Camien. Nor does he want to constantly deal with Ravage's and Ratbat's complaints of Tarn's super-charged, lust-addled repression. While the leader of the Justice Division may have the iron control to keep his highly charged field to his plating, any mech with a finely tuned sense of smell, like the majority of beastformers, would sneeze at Tarn's presence.

(If Tourniquet is around, the Hub would be fielding an immense influx of comms ranging from the Camien Healer's approval to take Decepticon personnel onto hazardous planetoids for a 'complete training experience,' Hook's bombardment of pulling the colonists into his division, and a flood of troops' terrified complaints/hopeful messages thanks as the Healer would literally hunt and drag any mech into his care, kicking and screaming with an unholy sense of cheer.)

The Cassettes, despite their denial, do get jealous the sheer amount of racket all six bitties make when the Justice Division troops back. No amount of patty cake, violent nursery rhymes, and edible paint will match the warmth and deep rumble of Tarn's frame or the Pet's yankable mane.

The bitties are defiantly chirping at their imprisoned state, being trapped by hard-light in mess hall.

As everyone goes through the usual song-and-dance because the mechs want to pick up a sparkling, but you're already at gate as a grim, no nonsense warden because the Justice Division are filthy from gore, dust, and dirt. You're on a third carriage and have no wants to deal with a sick clutch on top of it because the sparklings would try to lick it off a random, filthy armor piece.

It's usually easier to shoo Tesarus and Helex into Nickel's awaiting care, considering those two are the messiest and have a habit of inconsistent personal care. Kaon has his servos full tugging the Pet away to the communal showers. Vos enjoys being an ass because you tend to nick his cables with quick swipes of a scalpel as Tarn lingers and winds up both clutches over their papa and uncle.

Meanwhile, Soundwave is trying to make his escape because he knows Tarn is thinking about cuddles and you're projecting filthy X-rated scenes, but he's trapped by social convention and that sparkling still chewing on his data-cable.

Nurse blames the alcohol for the second clutch as well as disbelief since you shouldn't have sparked up. Not that fast.

The third clutch was just plain weakness because you could have put your pede down and stayed on the ship. But you didn't (and you're not thinking about the implications, no sir, not at all, you're most definitely not thinking about the taste of your legal Conjux's Energon and how his neck-cables felt beneath your denta-)

Tarn can be dense/oblivious as the Head of Idiot Sandwiches. Still doesn't know he had imprinted. He just knows he enjoys Nurse's company and the family life and feels more well-rested even with the chaos. (Aka his Seekerkin-coding is finally getting sociality it has been screaming for by latching onto a carrier-mate and resulting bitties). Tarn is patting himself on the back, being an excellent donor and upholding Decepticon creed, and thanks to Lord Megatron's clarification, he will do his Conjunxal duties!

(Cue everyone else staring at this walking disaster that's in deep denial he's been doing the enthusiastic husband role for a long while already, and Kaon is still awaiting for the orn that Tarn and Nurse will figure out their true feelings until then he has his evidence board, holos, and all the gifts under his floorboards that he's slowly giving to the intended couple.

The communication specialist was giddy, and Sixshot had done a sigh of relief when Tarn, miracles of miracles, had finally given into the impulse to bite a coaxing door-wing. The result had the poor guy hailing Nickel because your reaction was intense.)

High Command is in a deadlock on whether or not to update the Donor Clause, considering said ridiculousness is highly effective.

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The hills turn crimson as I take your hand in mine (Part 2)

Detective!Shanks x reader. Modern AU. As usual, NSFW!! This is part two of two.

Title inspired by a verse of Left on Mars by Marko Hietala & Tarja Turunen.

Discussion of child kidnapping and child abuse but nothing graphic is shown. Characters deaths (not Shanks or reader), two past and one in the course of the story. Luffy and Zoro are both nine, Shanks is in his late twenties.

Animanga characters who have not (yet) appeared on the show are mentioned; Shanks is Roger’s and Rayleigh’s son.

*****

You don’t get car sick, which is certainly lucky for you, since most of the expeditions in the pursuit of the various missing people you had been tasked to find occurred on the road, even if a few times you did have to take a plane, and once even a boat. You still remember Garp’s car, that the commander drove with you sitting by his side and a second vehicle, usually driven by his assistant Bogard and to use in case of engine trouble or accidents, following you; he had bought a car cushion especially for you, since the seats felt too hard on your backside, and he always treated you to tea at the end of every mission, even if you had arrived too late.

You liked Garp. At first, soon after you had been assigned as his partner at the end of your training, you felt quite intimidated by him, but his rank and physical presence, but in time you got to see he was a good man, who actually believed in what you both did, and would have given everything to save, or punish, the people you were chasing. Had circumstances been different, you would have been happy to help him… and you don’t want to believe he’s hiding something from you and Shanks, even if you have to admit the fact that he tasked a former agent to find Luffy, rather than following the normal procedure of the force for kidnapping cases is suspicious.

“Everything alright?” Shanks asks, interrupting your ruminations “I can stop if you need a break.”

“I’m fine, thank you.” you assure him, and you really are. His hair tousled by the wind, his relaxed posture against the car seat, the open collar of his white shirt showing a glimpse of his tan chest… Shanks is more handsome than ever, so attractive that no matter how sincerely worried you are for Luffy, you’re seriously tempted to beg him to park the car in a secluded corner so that you can jump his bones.

If you didn’t have a missing child to worry about, this would be an excellent way to spend a morning: cool air coming in through the car’s window, music on the radio, an attractive man by your side, the conversation flowing easy and relaxed. You can almost pretend you and Shanks are taking a pleasure trip, with no concern save enjoying each other’s company, that you’ll stop for lunch somewhere and then, perhaps, you’ll end the day together at your place or his. It’d be nice; it’d be amazing, really, and perhaps it may still happen one day…

You’ve been travelling for little less than three hours, leaving Foosha City behind you to cross vast expanses of countryside; Shanks drives smoothly, below the speed limit despite the almost empty roads, having assured you he doesn’t mind the radio turned on, and you concentrate on Luffy every few minutes, to make sure he is still where you first picked him up - a place you still don’t have a name, or even a general direction, for, but that you are slowly drawing closer to.

This is how it works, a process that is the same for all Hounds but that you still can’t articulate to describe it to those who have never experienced it. Despite the name, those like you do not perceive the smell of the person they need to find, and the trace has nothing to do with their nose, nor with a sound their ears pick up. It’s a call, an instinct that pushes you forward, as if you and the person you had been tasked with retrieving were the two opposite poles of a magnet, and you were inexorably attracted towards them.

Have you ever heard of a dog who tracks down his family after they have moved and left him on the highway? Belle-mère told you once, or how birds cover great distances during their migrations, finding their way across the globe? A theory says that like some animals, Hounds can detect the Earth’s magnetic field and we orient ourselves through that, another that it’s a sort of low-level telepathy; maybe we’ll never know, and I don’t particularly care. Maybe this ability we have is proof of the infinite potential of the human mind, an ability only few have unlocked but that is latent in all of us. We have been given this gift, and the least we can do is to put it to good use.

She was right, of course, your trainer, and you’re determined to make the most of her teachings; you’ll never forgive yourself for not realising Makino might have had a good reason to run away, but you won’t make the same mistake twice: you’ll make sure Luffy is safe, whether that means bringing him back to his parents or leaving him where he is.

You promise yourself.

“So.” you say in the end, turning to look at the man next to you, full of a new determination “Want to tell me why you dislike Hounds so much?”

You see Shanks tense; he hesitates for a moment, his eyes fixed on the road as you pass a truck, and then he sighs. “I guess I owe it to you; you told me your story, even though it pained you, not to mention those hurtful things about Hounds I said over the phone.”

“Well, I don’t think you owe me.” you precise, immediately regretting your request “And I’m not offended; I just wish we could talk freely, you know… like friends do.”

“Is this what we are? Friends?”

“I’m sorry, you must think I’m very stupid…”

“On the contrary; I think you’re the sweetest woman I’ve ever met. It’s just that I don’t usually do with my friends what we did last night.”

“True.” you admit, and he smiles - breathtaking once more, even if it lasts just for a moment before Shanks’ expression turns serious. “I’ve never told anyone about this; well, except Beck, but we were friends already when it happened and he sort of lived it through me, so he doesn’t count.”

You nod mutely, well aware of the responsibility that confidence entails; Shanks is not going to confess a murder, nor to share with you the launch codes of a nuclear missile, but what he’s about to tell you is important for him, a source of great pain, and that deserves respect.

“I had a friend when I was a child; his name was Buggy, we sat next to each other in class, we were literally attached at the hip; we got in trouble so many times… His dream was to become a clown in the circus; weird, I know, but he had talent. I thought we’d be friends forever; we had sworn we’d be… until one day Buggy disappeared.”

You remain silent, unsurprised when you realise Shanks is pulling over, parking the car in a stopping place at the side of the road; he stops the engine, sighs as he rests his arm on the steering wheel, and keeps talking, without looking at you.

“We were both twelve. We usually left school together, went to his place or mine to watch TV and do our homework together; but that day we had a math test and I hadn’t studied, so I pretended I was sick, and my dads let me stay home. Our classmates remembered seeing Buggy leave at the end of the school day, alone; he never arrived home, and no one ever saw him again.”

You silently reach for his hand, intertwining your fingers; your hand is squeezed gently, but Shanks is still not looking at you, lost as he is in his memories.

“Buggy’s parents did try asking for the Hounds’ help; the best in the country offered their help, but no one was able to find any trace of Buggy, no matter how long they kept sniffing his clothes and his toys. In the end, two months after his disappearance, the Police officially closed the investigation, and no one else gave a shit -sorry- about Buggy anymore, only me and his parents. I cried every night, but they were crushed… and that’s why, I think, they believed that woman.”

It is, unfortunately, a story you have already heard: unscrupulous criminals, without a drop of Hound ability, that prey on the fear and desperation of family and friends of missing people offering to find the spouse, the child, the parent who disappeared - for a fee, obviously. Shanks’ case is partially different though, because the person who took advantage of Buggy’s parents was a Hound, with a respectable career behind her.

“They were intelligent people, but the disappearance of their son had somehow… lowered their defences. They would have believed anything and anyone for the barest hope that Buggy was alive and could come back to them, and as I said, that woman had already found many people, she wasn’t a fraud; how could they suspect she was lying? The woman had them give her his favourite shirt and pretended to sense him; Buggy was alive, she said, but it would take time to find him, she had so many other people willing to pay for her services, and she needed expensive tools and other things to make sure her readings were accurate… in three months they had given her everything they owned, and even took out a loan on their house to pay; their friends and even I insisted that woman was taking advantage of them, but they didn’t listen, because they still hoped they could find him. And in the end… in the end they did.”

Even though most of them have a maximum distance beyond which their ability stops working, Hounds can, at least theoretically, perceive the presence of another person in any part of the world. Whether their target is still or moving, in a building or out in the open, on ground level or at the fiftieth floor of a skyscraper or deep down in an iron mine, they will be found. You personally helped find the crew of a submarine that had lost contact with the base, and Belle-mère told you she once tracked a child that his father had kidnapped and was taking out of the country by plane.

You can even track dead people, even if that requires some training; what you need is there to be a person as such, and not just an amputated arm or foot, and that, sadly, is the reason why the Hounds hadn’t been able to find Shanks’ friend.

“He had… he had been dismembered, and then his pieces tossed on the bottom of a lake, in a bag with a heavy rock attached so that it wouldn’t return to the surface. Some divers were doing I don’t know what research about the lake’s flora, and they found it. I insisted on going with Buggy’s parents to the morgue, to see th - to see him, and… oh, my God, it was like the pieces of a puzzle, only that it wasn’t paperboard, it was the flesh and bones of my friend…”

Of all the dramatic, gruesome and violent cases you have learnt about during your collaboration with the Police -Garp always did his best to keep you in the dark, convinced as he was that you were too young to witness the atrocities he was by now more than familiar with, while Belle-mère had a higher opinion of your nerves and often discussed her cases with you, in the interest of your training- none has ever been more inhuman, violent and unnecessarily cruel than the scene Shanks is describing; for months he and Buggy’s parents had hoped to see him return, to then be informed he had died, his poor body dismembered to make sure the Hounds could not find him and, as a consequence, his kidnappers.

He was only twelve; still a child. You don’t even want to know what those people did to him…

“I’m so sorry.” you murmur, well aware of how empty those words sound no matter how intensely you mean it, and Shanks finally turns to look at you.

“It gets worse. The Hound, that… that bitch… she disappeared the day Buggy was found, no doubt because she expected Buggy’s parents to realise she had lied to them and tricked them out of all their money. The Police might have caught her, but Buggy’s parents never even sued her; the day after Buggy’s funeral they… they committed suicide; they took pills, and died together on their bed. I went to their home a few hours later, I thought Buggy would have wanted me to keep them company, and… and I found them. I called an ambulance, but it was already too late. They didn’t leave a note or anything, but it was clear: they had stayed strong until they still had hope Buggy was alive, but they had no reason to keep living without him. A whole family destroyed… and a woman who had gotten rich preying on their vulnerability. I can’t help but wonder… if that day I had gone to school, if I had been with him as he returned home…”

“Shanks, no. It wasn’t your fault, how could you have known?”

He admits that obviously you’re right, and looks up at you, pain and guilt clear in his eyes. “I was wrong to say those things; I was wrong to even just think them, but I can’t help it.” he recognises, voice lowered to a whisper “I was in the force, I know many Hounds generously offer their help, that your powers are real and you have helped hundreds of people; but I can’t stop thinking about that woman, of how she took advantage of the pain and fear of Buggy’s parents to rob them. I would have gladly killed her with my own hands, and I was still a child back then, but I should know better now that I'm an adult; there are rotten apples in every category of people, and you have no fault for the crimes of those like you. I’m sorry, (name).”

“I could never be angry with you; especially now that I know the reason for your resentment; you hated that woman so much, you can’t help despising all those like her as well.”

“Exactly. Very mature of me, isn’t it?”

You opt not to answer, preferring to take the face of the man in front of you in your hands, your heart full of anguish; with a sigh, Shanks rests his forehead against yours, and for a minute you remain like that, sharing your space, Shanks slowly coming to terms with that pain that is still part of him, so many years after the fact, and you doing what you can to comfort him. “I’m sorry.” you murmur once more, and he grins before kissing your brow.

“At least I know you’re different. And had I known Hounds can be this sexy, I would have asked Garp to let me work with you.”

“But relationships among agents, and their collaborators, are strictly forbidden.”

“It’s lucky that neither of us works with the force anymore then…”

Shanks winks at you as he starts the engine once more; he’s pulling himself together, determined to do whatever it takes to stop Luffy from meeting the same destiny of Buggy. “Do you know what percentage of the way we have covered already?”

“I’m not sure.” you admit “It doesn’t work like a car navigator, I can’t say how many miles or minutes away we are; I only know we’re in the right direction, and that Luffy is alive and that he’s standing still - not literally, but as if he were moving inside a building or a very restricted area. I’m sorry, I wish I could be more precise.”

“It’s alright; at least you’ve only given me good news, again.”

You share a smile, the car’s engine roars under you, and you’re back on the road.

You stop again two hours later, to grab a bite at a service station; you insist on paying, since Shanks has gone to get gas. “Ah, if only they had hamburgers!” you comment with a sigh as you observe the menu behind the counter, and the man by your side bites his lip to hide a smile, a slight flush complimenting the red hair hidden under his straw hat.

You depart again with two to-go cups, one of coffee and the other of tea, in the cupholder; the conversation between you and Shanks is pleasant and relaxed, and you both sing along with the radio, but the longer your journey lasts, the closer you come to your destination, you both feel yourself growing tense. It would be a relief to find out Luffy is fine, that he simply ran away from home after a fight with his parents, somehow crossing most of the country by himself without anyone wondering why a nine-year-old is walking around alone, and who will obediently let you bring him back, to his room and toys and favourite breakfast, but if this doesn’t happen… if the child were to be in danger, or if there were a more serious reason for his disappearance, then it’d be up to the two of you to decide what to do, in his best interest. As he promised, Shanks has his gun with him, hidden in its holster under his leather jacket; you know, without the need to ask, that he’ll do whatever it takes to protect you and Luffy, but you really hope it won’t come to that.

“He’s moving.” you announce suddenly, after two more hours on the road; you have reached a more remote part of the country, large expanses of countryside punctuated with small towns, farms and cultivated fields, and Shanks is telling you about his fathers when suddenly you feel -not hear, not smell, not touch; you feel- something shift, as if the needle of the compass inside you had moved of a few degrees on the side.

“You mean Luffy?” Shanks asks, immediately tense “They’re moving him?”

“Not in the sense that his captors have put him in a car to hide him somewhere else; at least I think, It’s more of a sensation than something I’m seeing or hearing.” you try to explain; you have often reflected than being a Hound is like speaking a language only a handful of other people know, which makes it enormously harder to talk to laymen “He’s walking, very slowly, but I don’t know if it’s because he’s simply taking a walk or because he’s hurt and can’t run. God, I hope he’s not struggling to get away… in any case we’re close.”

“Alright, then…”

“Are you sure?”

“I am now. I can’t say how close, but… it’s not long before you reach him.”

You see tension enveloping Shanks’ shoulders. “Put your seatbelt on.” he warns you; he steps on the gas, and the car surges ahead, devouring the asphalt.

Shimotsuki Town is actually barely a village surrounded by sprawling rice fields, a couple dozens of houses gathered around a tiny square, the sort of place no one living twenty miles away has ever heard of; there are no museums or restaurants or relevant companies in the area, nothing of importance… except for one thing.

“Are you sure he’s here?” Shanks asks. You have left the car in the fields surrounding the town, after which you have led him for a short distance along the main street, the impulse in your mind more and more intense with every step you take; the whisper, subtle but persistent, that you have followed on the way is now a shout, loud and impossible to ignore.

You have found Luffy; he’s alive, thanks to Belle-mère’s training you are absolutely sure, but you have no way of knowing what conditions he’s in, physically and mentally both, and part of you is too afraid to know…

“I am; either in the building or in the back, but we’re… I don’t know, twenty feet from him at most.” you answer confidently “Whatever here is.”

The door of the old-style building in front of you is surmounted by a banner: Isshin Dojo it says.

“Dojo is a type of martial arts school, a place where you learn to fight either bare-handed or with weapons.” Shanks explains, having noticed the perplexity of your expression.

“How do you know?”

“Well, I studied swordsmanship when I was younger; not in the style of the dojos, but I saw a couple of places like this.”

“You can use a sword!? That is amazing!” you exclaim, not bothering to hide your awe, and Shanks smiles, clearly flattered.

“Both my dads could, so it was natural for me to learn; I am sort of ambidextrous, but to be honest I have never touched my sword after the accident. Truth to be told I have missed it…”

“Then you should start again.” you comment; a pause, and then: “And then you can teach me.”

“I’d like that.”

Shanks smiles, and you do your best to reciprocate, even though anxiety is eating you alive; you’ve felt more and more nervous the closer you got to your destination, and now part of you wishes you could simply leave, abandoning Luffy to his destiny and taking no responsibility regarding his well-being. You can’t, of course, but you can’t help…

“You’re shivering.” Shanks murmurs; the longer you remain still in front of the Dojo the more you risk Luffy’s captors, if they really are here, to see you, realise you’re looking for the child and take him away, but the man next to you seems unconcerned for a moment - unconcerned for anything and anyone who is not you. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing; he’s here, I could bet my life on it, just… I’m scared. He’s just a child, what if something terrible happened and we weren’t here to stop it?”

Shanks softly points out that it would be terrible to discover it’s too late to help Luffy, but it wouldn’t be your fault; he has his gun, and this wouldn’t be the first time he needs to use it on the job, and he’s going to do whatever it takes to protect the child.

“It’s going to be alright.” he promises, and while you’re not fully reassured the conviction in those words does make you feel better, enough to make you smile, enough to make you decide to throw caution to the wind and press your mouth on Shanks’ for a kiss, ardent and hungry and desperate, a kiss the man in front of you quickly reciprocates, holding you by the waist as his mouth ravishes yours.

“God, you’re amazing.” he murmurs in the end, without fully breaking the kiss, the straw hat he’s wearing once again almost toppled over in the excitement “Absolutely gorgeous, and you smell so good…”

You giggle. “I bet you say that to all the girls.”

“I really don’t; and I could prove you how sincere I’m being if you came… fuck!”

The expletive, unexpected enough to make you jump, is due to Shanks’ phone, which has just started ringing in the pocket of his jacket, interrupting you for the second time.

“Is that Garp?” you ask, anxious once again; Shanks takes a look at the screen and shakes his head.

“My partner.” he explains as he accepts the call “Beck? Tell me you have good news.”

“I’m not sure they’re good but sure they are interesting.” his partner comments, and Shanks tenses; he’s known, and worked with, Beckman long enough to know that in his vocabulary interesting actually means shocking. Luffy’s story was not simple and crystal-clear as it appeared to be; there is something fishy behind it, as both he and (name) thought.

“I’ll put you on speaker.” he says, and (name) approaches, as serious as he is “Tell us.”

“First thing I wanted to know was whether a child as young as Luffy could have had a reason to run away from home, or if his parents have enemies of some kind, and at first I found nothing; kid goes to school, mom and dad are a doctor and a bank teller, normal people with a mortgage. Very normal.”

“Too normal.”

“You know it. I dug deeper, and I did find something: Luffy was adopted four years ago.”

“What if his real parents…?” (name) whispers, and Shanks nods; he had the same thought, and this wouldn’t be the first time a relative, desperate for a connection to a child they feel they have lost, resort to extreme measures to have them for themselves.

“I don’t think they have something to do with it; or he does, since the mom died. Dad is in jail. But there’s something else, and Shanks, this is very…”

“Interesting?” the younger man can’t help but joke; he can almost see his partner, sitting with his feet on the desk, a cigarette as usual on his lips.

“You tell me. The files are classified, since Luffy’s a minor, but I knew where to look. It turns out that when Luffy was adopted, there was a person who tried gaining custody of the child, even though the judge refused, but was allowed to still be part of Luffy’s life, visiting on the week-ends, a week in the summer and so on.”

It is nothing new, nothing out of the ordinary for an adopted child, but Shanks’s heart is pounding; (name) is clinging to his arm, having equally perceived the revelation will be earth-shattering… and not in a good way.

“Who is it?” he asks, already steering himself; he has no reason to suspect this person is involved in Luffy’s disappearance -yet- but… “Who is this person, Beck?”

His partner hesitates, as if the information had affected him as well - a rare occurrence, for Benn Beckman. “It’s Luffy’s grandfather.” he says in the end, his voice mortally serious “Your old commander, Monkey D. Garp.”

“What do you want?”

It’s a child who opens the door of the Dojo, almost five minutes after he and (name) have started knocking on it, and Shanks’ heart leaps - only for a moment, before he realises this child, who is wearing a gi, might be Luffy’s age but looks nothing like him.

They both stare at him for a moment, flabbergasted, but when the child moves to close the door Shanks leaves (name)’s hand to use his to stop him. “Wait.”

“We’re not buying anything.”

“That’s a good thing, because we’re not selling. What’s your name?”

The child looks at him, resentful and too young to successfully hide how scared he is.

“Zoro.” he mumbles in the end, having accepted that the two strangers won’t leave “Roronoa Zoro.”

“Alright, Roronoa Zoro. I’m Shanks, this is (name), and we won’t cause any problem, I promise. Can we talk to your parents?”

“I don’t have those; I live here with my sensei, but he’s out for the day.”

Shanks and (name) share a glance; talking to a child without an adult present is often a source of trouble, not to mention they’re often even less reliable than the average witness, but they can’t afford to be selective.

“Zoro, listen, we’re here for a very important matter.” (name) intervenes, crouching to meet the child’s eyes, who returns the gaze, diffident. Zoro can’t be more than nine but he’s tall for his age, his hair the same green hue of his gi, with the ramrod straight posture so common among swordsmen “We’re looking for a child who we think might be in trouble; his name is Luffy, he’s about your age, he has black hair. He disappeared from his home and his mom and dad are very worried about him.”

“There’s no one with that name here; and I know all the students of the dojo. You sure you got the right address?”

Shanks meets (name)’s eyes, and he sees her nod; Luffy is still there, and while he might have hidden himself somewhere inside or around the dojo without Zoro knowing, Shanks is ready to bet the child knows something.

“You need to leave; the dojo is closed for the day, and the sensei told me not to let strangers in.” Zoro warns them; Shanks notices there is a sword hanging from his belt, the child’s hand closed around the hilt. Then his curiosity gets the best of him: “You guys are Police?”

“No.”

“Then why are you looking for a person who disappeared?”

It’s a very good question, that Shanks keeps mulling over while he thanks Zoro for his help and then turns to leave, (name) following silently; they are both aware of the green-haired child’s eyes following them.

They call Luffy’s name as they cross the rice fields behind the dojo; the azure of the sky is starting to turn red, the approaching night swallowing the light of the day. Whether they find the child or not, Shanks thinks, they’ll have to find a hostel or some other place, if they don’t want to spend the night in the car.

“He’s still in there.”

“I know; but I didn’t want to insist too much with a child, we better wait for his sensei to return.” Shanks suggests; he takes (name)’s hand in his once more, his heart fluttering when he sees a happy smile blossom on the woman’s lips; he didn’t lie, she is gorgeous, and a child’s life and safety is at stake, he can’t and mustn’t focus on anything else, but as soon as this matter is closed, hopefully for the best, he’ll make sure (name) forgets any other man she’s ever been with “Let’s have a look around, shall we?”

“Can you feel anything?”

“Nothing; I know he’s close, within perhaps a couple minutes walk, and that he’s standing still, but I can’t narrow it down any further.” (name) explains with a sigh “I’m sorry I can’t be of any help.”

“We will; I’m sure of it.” Shanks promises as they approach a row of trees, the fields empty save for them; the truth is he doesn’t know, he’s tired after so many hours spent driving and even (name)’s powers won’t stop Luffy from slipping away and disappear, but he’s not ready to throw in the towel, not with the child’s life potentially still hanging in the balance “Maybe we’ll even convince Zoro to help us; that boy knows something.”

“Are you joking? (name), we’re halfway across the country, no one would have thought to look for Luffy here! I wouldn’t have known where to start without you; I know we haven’t found him yet, but I really appreciate your help.”

The woman smiles, flattered. “It was a pleasure; I mean… I had missed being a Hound; I was scared to do it again, after what happened to Makino, but it was an important part of my life, and I feel better now that I’m doing it again. I just hope we can find him.”

“I think so as well; even though I’d be curious to know how he and Luffy met, since they lived so far apart. Shanks… why do you think Garp didn’t tell us Luffy is his grandson?”

That is the million berry question, and Shanks still doesn’t know what to think: Garp could have his reasons, but if he kept them in the dark regarding that, what else is the older man hiding? Could Luffy have decided to run away from home not after a fight with his adoptive parents but because of something that concerned his grandfather? Did Garp task them with finding his grandson because he didn’t want his colleagues to stick their nose in a private matter -a superfluous concern, since the safety of a child was at stake- or is there something more, something else he and (name) have been kept unaware of? Is Luffy in danger?

Are they?

“I don’t know what to think.” Shank sighs “I’ve worked with Garp for three years, we were not friends but I trusted him; that he might be involved with the abduction of a child is… monstrous. Maybe I’m wrong and he’s simply a grandfather worried sick, but…”

“I really hope so; I didn’t even know he had had a child! Maybe it has to do with his job? Someone he helped put behind bars and who now wants to get back at him kidnapping Luffy?” (name) suggests; Shanks opens his mouth to answer, but he doesn’t have the time to. Above his head, a branch snaps… (name) screams… and he’s knocked on the ground.

“Shit…!”

“LUFFY!”

“Shoot!” he screams, scrambling to his feet, and Shanks, felled by the child’s body that plummeted down on him, reflects once more that it’s not easy to quickly get up on your feet when you only have an arm to push yourself off the ground. And Luffy, a red shirt and jean shorts on, is running like the wind, taking advantage of the two adults’ astonishment to get away.

“Get him! (name)!” Shanks cries, unnecessarily because the woman has already dashed after the child, her longer stride quickly covering the distance; she grabs him, locking her arms under Luffy’s armpits, and holds him tight, no matter how desperately the child tries to wriggle free.

“Put me down! Let me go, or I’ll show you!”

“Luffy, it’s alright… we’re friends, we just want to…”

“You want to bring me back, don’t you? Well, I’m not going!”

In the end Shanks is able to heave himself on his feet; his back hurts where the child fell on it, but he shouldn’t have broken anything, including the arm he instinctively used to protect his face as he crashed to the ground. Still gasping, he sees the woman try to calm and reassure the child, and he’s about to offer his help when a gelid kiss touches the side of his neck, a sensation Shanks hasn’t felt for more than a year but that he recognises thanks to the many years he spent training with his fathers…

“Tell her to let him go. Now.”

He turns slowly, mindful of the blade; it could slit his throat if only he, or his assailant, made a wrong move, but Shanks is not afraid, not when he realises that Zoro, for all the determination in his eyes and excellent posture in holding the sword, looks terrified.

“Put that down, son; you could get hurt.”

“I’m not your son.” the child answers; the appellative seems to have hit a nerve, the tight grip of his hands on the hilt of the sword betraying his anxiety “And you’ll be the one who gets hurt, if you don’t tell your friend to let Luffy go.”

“We just want to help him.”

“Like hell you do. What will you do to him? Did his grandfather send…?”

Shanks acts quickly, taking advantage of the child’s momentary distraction for a feint Rayleigh taught him; a sudden movement, and Zoro’s sword is now in his hand.

“This is an excellent sword.” Shanks says, his tone friendly, as he admires the weapon, while Luffy has stopped squirming in (name)’s arms “And I admire the fact you wanted to protect your friend; but the last thing I want is to hurt him, Zoro, or you. You have my word.”

The child looks at him, wary and embarrassed; Shanks looks at (name), who silently nods and releases Luffy. The child, who could now run away, remains where he is, looking at Shanks with what he could only describe as fascination.

“How did you do that? Zoro is very strong.”

“I’m sure he is; I have just been handling swords a little longer than he has.”

Zoro grunts.

“What happened to your arm?”

“I lost it in an accident.”

“Does it hurt?”

“Only when it rains.”

“Can you still feel it even though you no longer have it?”

“I actually can, sometimes. Luffy…” Shanks returns the sword to Zoro, who begrudgingly accepts it, and crouches to be at eye level with him “(name) and I have a few questions for you.”

“You’re angry because I ran away from home.”

“We’re not angry; we were only very worried, just like your mom and dad are.”

The child’s expression turns dejected; he suddenly looks even smaller than his young age and short stature can account for. “They’re not my mom and dad; they are taking care of me because my grandfather gives them money to do it.”

A moment later (name) is kneeling beside the child, her hand on his shoulder. “Luffy, those people… do they hurt you? I mean…”

“No, no; they give me food and buy me things for school and everything, but… but they don’t care about me. It’s like a job; you do it because you have to, and because you get paid for it.” the child explains miserably; he bites his lip, and then, his voice reduced to a whisper: “And then they force me to spend time with my gramps.”

Shanks’ eyes meet (name)’s above the child’s head; suddenly they’re both too scared to ask.

“Luffy, about your grandfather…”

“The old man hits him.” Zoro intervenes; Luffy gasps.

“You said you wouldn’t tell anyone!”

“Is this true, Luffy?” Shanks asks; the child looks at him, both unwilling to trust him -why? How many times have adults let him down already? How many doctors and social workers and teachers have looked the other way, or not bothered to follow their suspicions, on top of the adoptive parents who treated the child in their care with the same emotional attachment of the floors to mop or the bedding to change? How deep must Luffy’s desperation and disappointment have become, for the child to decide to run away?- and desperately wishing he could. Shanks has never been in a situation like his, but he might have, if his dads had not intervened, and maybe it’s because of this that he sees himself reflected in the child’s bright eyes.

“Don’t make me go back.” Luffy murmurs “Please.”

“I won’t. You have my word, you won’t have to go back if you don’t want to.”

It’s a promise Shanks can’t afford to make and he knows it, but he doesn’t regret it, not when he sees the child’s eyes fill with tears - not of pain or anger, but of relief.

“It’s alright, Luffy.” he murmurs gently “You’re safe. Your grandfather will no longer hurt you.”

A moment later Luffy’s crying fills the air; the child has thrown his arms around Shanks’ neck, his body so small and fragile in the man’s arm. Shanks can’t remember the last time he has been close to a child this young, or that he was responsible for comforting one; nevertheless, he must be doing a decent job, because within a couple of minutes the child’s sobs subside. Luffy looks up at him, and Shanks expects him to ask what will become of him, but a moment later the child has taken his straw hat from his head to decisively depose it on his own.

“You like it? My dad gave it to me, it’s my greatest treasure.”

“This is so cool!”

Shanks smiles; besides the relief to discover the child is safe and not kept prisoner, deciding what to do with him and ensuring his safety will be no small matter, but the last thing Shanks feels is regret for having been involved in that mess. He looks up at (name), now standing with her arm draped around Zoro -who is also crying silently, his face hidden against the woman’s side- and she smiles, nodding slightly. In that smile there is understanding and courage, and no matter how desperately he wishes he could have Garp in front of him to strangle him, Shanks is happy the older man decided to involve (name) - for Luffy’s sake and his as well.

With Zoro’s permission, (name) has prepared some tea for them all in the kitchen of the apartment above the dojo, where the child lives with his sensei. It’s there, while the four sit in front of a small table, that Luffy, perfectly at ease in Shanks’ lap, tells them his story.

That commander Garp, a man well-known and respected for his integrity and righteousness might also be a child abuser, is something both Shanks and (name), who have known and worked with him for years, would have never believed, but that is the sad truth.

Garp is Luffy’s paternal grandfather; he tried gaining custody of the child when his son went to prison two years ago, and when the judge refused, on account of his age, unmarried state and dangerous job, Garp has paid a couple to adopt the child and makes sure to visit often, even more often than the visitation rights afford him… and takes advantage of that time alone to train his grandson.

“He hits me.” Luffy explains matter-of-factly as he lifts his shirt to show the bruises that litter his delicate skin; his chest and tummy, his arms, his back… his little body is covered in them, even though the bastard has been careful to only hit the child where his clothes would cover the signs “He says he does it for my good, that he wants me to become strong. He wants me to join the Police like him, but I’m going to be a pirate, and once I told him and he told my parents to keep me in my room without food for two days.”

It was Zoro who saved him. The child followed his sensei to Foosha City for a course the man had to teach in a fencing school, they moved into an hotel close to Luffy’s home, and the two children became friends, the bond deep enough for Luffy to confide his grandfather’s mistreatment, and for Zoro to decide to help.

When Zoro and his sensei departed from Foosha City, Luffy went with them, hidden in the car’s trunk; he had snuck out of his room taking advantage of his parents’ deep sleep, and he remained there until the end of the trip. Then, Zoro helped him hide in the Dojo’s spare room, bringing him a blanket and candles and food - a lot of food. Undoubtedly ingenious, especially for two children who together are barely old enough to vote. How long they thought they could get away with it, it’s anybody’s guess; but the beauty of being children is that they live in the present, while it’s up to the adults to assure them a future.

“A pirate? Is that your dream?” Shanks asks, amused, holding the child against his body; he dreamt the same when he was that age.

“Hmm-hmm; pirates are free, that is the best thing in the world! I’m the captain, because I’m the strongest, my punch is like a pistol, and Zoro is my first mate, and he’s also gonna be the world’s strongest swordsman…”

It’s good to see the child so calm and serene. Shanks, in turn, is all too aware of the trouble he and (name) have on their hands; they have to find a solution - fast, too, before Zoro’s sensei returns and asks who the three strangers in his house are.

Once more, their eyes meet above the child’ head; she nods in the direction of the door.

“Luffy, you and Zoro remain here, alright?” he asks gently as the child turns to look at him “We’ll be back soon.”

“Alright; we’ll watch cartoons.”

The two adults remain silent as they leave the room, closing the slide door behind them, and walk to the other side of the corridor, making sure Luffy can’t hear them and, at the same time, keeping an eye on the room in case the child decides to run away again.

“What do we do?” (name) asks, anguish filling her voice “We can’t bring him back to Garp! But he’s going to look for Luffy, and…”

Shanks nods, well aware of how hard it’s going to be. Returning Luffy to his abusive grandfather is out of the question, but Shanks knows well how stubborn and relentless the older man can be; there is no place in the world where Luffy would be safe, as long as his grandfather is still looking for him. The child deserves peace and serenity, to go to school and have friends and play, not to spend the next decade -or until Garp dies, which could be even longer- locked up at home, fearing to find himself face to face with his grandfather every time he looks out of the window.

Going to the Police would be counterproductive to put it mildly, for obvious reasons. What can they do? How can they be sure this child has the life he deserves, or at least some of it?

“Garp is the problem.” Shanks summarises, his closed fist under his hand “If he were to disappear, Luffy would have nothing to fear.”

“You’re thinking…?”

“I am.”

(name) sighs; she doesn’t immediately object, which is at the same time sad and comforting.

“I don’t want it to come to that.” she murmurs “I mean, i could hide him, but…”

Shanks looks at her. “Hide him? How?”

For a moment (name) seems to regret having spoken; then she shrugs. “I know you’ll keep this for yourself.” she says easily, as if she really trusted him, as if they hadn’t met barely twenty-four hours ago, and it’s not naivety or lack of understanding, it’s something deeper and more precious and damn, Shanks is this close to falling to his knees and asking for her hand “The fact is… we Hounds are usually asked to find people, but we’re also capable of hiding them; it’s more complicated, something you have to learn and practice rather than being naturally able to do it, but Belle-mère taught me. It’s a secret among us, that we mainly keep for ourselves; we’re able to… well, to make a person invisible, not in the sense that you can see through them or anything, we just make them harder to notice, you know?”

“You mean… as if they were there, but you couldn’t realise? The way you sometimes don’t notice a person has entered the room until they tap you on the shoulder?”

“Exactly; if I did this, Garp wouldn’t even see Luffy if he crossed the road in front of him, or sat across from him on the bus. He’d be safe… but Garp is still his grandfather, he is legally allowed to spend time with him, and Luffy deserves better than a life spent on the run.”

Shanks agrees; (name)’s solution would work if Luffy was a criminal on the run from the police, or a battered wife who had to avoid running into her abusive husband, but he is neither, the child will sooner or later have to return to his adoptive parents, and Garp will simply have to present himself to their door to demand his grandson for the time the judge has granted him. They could denounce Garp, show someone in charge the bruises on the child’s body and have him explain his grandfather is responsible, but Garp has friends in high places, how can they be sure their complaint will serve its purpose?

“He can’t stay here, hidden; but if we take him away with us, Garp could have us charged with child abduction.”

“I don’t mind.”

“I don’t either.” Shanks admits. He doesn’t particularly relish the thought of ending up behind bars, where he could end up sharing a cell with a few criminals he helped arrest, not to mention he wouldn’t be able to take (name) out since they’d be serving time in different facilities, but taking care of Luffy takes precedence “But we need to decide what to do before taking him away; sooner or later Garp will want to know where we are, and our families…”

According to Zoro, his sensei will be back in less than an hour. Shanks and (name) decide that no matter how dangerous it is, they have to take Luffy away; they’ll find a safe place, sleep in the car, and tomorrow morning, with a clear head, they’ll decide what to do.

Neither mentions how unreasonably optimistic that plan sounds; they hold each other for a moment, gathering strength from each other, and then go back to the children, who both look crestfallen at the thought of being separated.

“You can’t tell anyone about this.” Shanks tells Zoro. Normally he would feel guilty, not to mention nervous, at the thought of entrusting such an important secret to a child, but Zoro is clearly made of sterner stuff than most of his peers, and when the child nods in response, promising he’ll take the truth to his grave, Shanks knows he can trust him “About us, and about Luffy; forget you ever met him, and if someone asks, deny everything.”

“I will.” Zoro promises; he bites his lip, and “So we’ll never meet again? Never for the rest of our lives?”

The thought is clearly heartbreaking, no matter how short their acquaintance has been. Shanks remembers how it was at that age, how quickly and easily you could fall in friendship with another person and forge bonds that you felt would last for the rest of your life, and sometimes they did. He and Buggy were the same.

“I don’t know, really.” he confesses; he’s kneeling, his hand resting on Zoro’s shoulder “We don’t know what we’ll do; we need to keep Luffy safe, which might mean taking him far from here, but as soon as it’s safe we’ll call you. I really hope you kids can meet again, Zoro; you’re a good child.”

Zoro accepts the compliment with a shrug of his shoulders. “When we meet again, can you teach me that feint you did before?” he asks “That was very cool.”

“Of course.”

Zoro is too young to have a phone, but Shanks has the child learn his - by heart, in order not to leave a potentially incriminating business card with him. In the meantime, (name) has helped Luffy remove all traces of his passage in the house, and retrieve his backpack; it’s almost empty, because most of what the child brought with him from home was food.

“Where are we going?” he asks, sunny and relaxed as if Shanks and (name) were taking him on a day trip; neither of the adults has the heart to ruin his mood.

“We’ll keep you safe from your grandfather, Luffy; I promise.” Shanks says, and the child stares at him for a moment, as if testing his resolve and sincerity, and then nods, slipping his tiny hand in Shanks’.

Zoro insists on walking them to the car; they leave the dojo together, Luffy still holding Shanks’ hand, and the moon is already high in the sky as they walk, crossing the fields outside the village. No one speaks, both adults and children aware of the danger they’re facing, especially the youngest member of their little group; the night is warm and clear, the song of the cicada rising from the vegetation surrounding them. A beautiful night, Shanks thinks; if only they didn’t have to spend it running from an abusive grandfather who has forced them to practically kidnap his grandson to protect him, it’d be a really amazing one.

“Alright, here we are.” (name) says when they finally reach the car; while tired she’s smiling, no doubt in an effort to cheer the children up “You need to say good-bye now; it’s going to be an adventure, we’ll have to sleep in the car but…”

“He won’t. He will be coming with me.”

It’s like their worst fears have evoked him. Garp, until now hidden in the shadows cast by the trees, walks unhurriedly towards them, the gun in his hand raised and pointed towards the foursome; he smiles when he sees Luffy who, in turn, screams into the hand he has quickly slapped on his mouth. Zoro, who easily recognises the man even though they’ve never met, grabs the hilt of his sword; (name), white in the face, pushes the two children behind her. Shanks…

Shanks has never felt so stupid in all his life. The old man played them like a fiddle, and he had no idea.

For a whole minute no one speaks; he can feel (name)’s laboured breathing behind him, but he forces himself to remain lucid, because not to boast, because he really isn’t, but he is their only hope of survival and the last thing he can afford to do is lower his guard.

“This has been your plan all along, hasn’t it?” he asks in the end, his voice even “You have used us to get to the child.”

“I have.” Garp admits, or maybe he doesn’t, because admission implies a certain level of reticence, shame or even guilt, and the man clearly feels none of them “I’ve been tracking your phones since this morning; child’s play, when you’re in my position. Luffy, come here.”

“No!” the child screams, he and Zoro holding each other tight, and “No!” (name) exclaims at the same time, outraged; she seems ready to jump on Garp to kill him with her own hands “You won’t be lying another finger on him!”

For a moment there is sincere regret on Garp’s face. “I’m just trying to protect him.” he explains softly; he’s still looking at Luffy, but his gun is trained on Shanks’ forehead “And to prepare him for when he’ll be an adult. I was too soft on his father, too afraid he would hate me if I were too strict, and look where he is now; I won’t make the same mistake again. This is not a kind world we live in; he needs to be strong, to face whatever danger…”

“He’s my grandson; I am responsible for him.”

“The hell you are! We’ve seen the bruises, he’s covered in them. God, commander, how could you?!”

(name)’s scream fills the air around them. “You beat the crap out of a child! What do you expect, an invading army kidnapping him from the schoolyard? You’re insane - you’re a monster! You won’t…!”

Garp shoots. Luffy screams. Shanks feels the bullet fly no more than three inches away from his left ear before it hits the trunk of a tree behind him; that wasn’t a miss, it was a warning, and his old commander is not the sort of man who likes to repeat himself.

“Who’s the other kid?” he asks, sincerely curious for a moment.

Zoro doesn’t answer; he lifts his free hand to show his middle finger to the older man, who sighs. “I see; another brat who needs straightening. Luffy, come here.”

“Luffy, don’t move.” Shanks says; neither man has raised his voice.

“Luffy, if you’re not here next to me within ten seconds, I’ll shoot them all, including your little friend. You know I’m not joking.”

Luffy clearly knows -and is it not disheartening, a child this young well aware that his grandfather would not hesitate before killing three people, including another child?- because he starts walking slowly towards Garp, ignoring both Zoro and (name) who try to stop him. Shanks doesn’t look at him when the child walks past him. “Nuts.” he simply says, and a moment later Luffy is next to his grandfather, the man’s heavy hand on his shoulder, deceptively gentle.

“You had me worried, you know, son? I thought something terrible had happened to you.”

Silence.

“Do you want me to discipline you in front of your friends?”

“No, sir.” Luffy mutters, eyes downcast “I’m sorry, sir.”

“That’s better. We’ll talk some more when we’re home, I’m sure you know what awaits you. Now…”

Shanks wishes he could say he’s surprised when Garp cocks the gun and points it at him once more. “You always intended to kill us, didn’t you?” he asks “You can’t leave witnesses.”

Garp doesn’t smile. “I always thought you were a clever man. Now, on your knees; (name), you and the boy too. I’m sorry, I really am; you know how fond I’ve always been of you, but I can’t let you go talk about this.”

Shanks can almost feel (name) seething behind him, but when Zoro tries to unsheathe his sword to fight Garp, she stops him and forces him to kneel next to her. “Let him go at least.” she says, defiant even though she’s begging, hate and contempt evident in her eyes; although terrified, she’s trying to be strong for Luffy and Zoro and Shanks, who has cautiously turned his head to look at her, knows he’s lost already “He’s only a child, he will keep his mouth shut…”

“Like hell I will! Let me at him, I’ll cut his head off…”

Garp does not budge; Zoro keeps threatening him; (name) tries to restrain him, showing nothing of the fear she feels. Shanks… Shanks looks at the child in front of him, who has voluntarily surrendered himself to pain and abuse to save three people he has known for less than two days.

God, and Garp thinks he can teach his grandson to be a man?

“Luffy.” he says, smiling at the boy “Didn’t you say your punch is as strong as a pistol?”

There is confusion in the child’s bright eyes; then there’s realisation, and even joy, as he lifts his fist, turns, and hits his grandfather in the only place he can reach given his small stature.

Garp’s scream of pain is excruciating, and highly satisfying.

“Run!” Shanks cries, as he already reaches for the gun under his jacket, and Luffy doesn’t need to be told twice, but Garp’s distraction only lasts for a moment, and then he shoots, missing Shanks’ head by only an inch this time, and he has no time to thanks his lucky stars because suddenly (name) is crying in pain behind him, Luffy and Zoro desperately trying to stop the blood pouring out of her wound.

The blood. Her blood. She’s bleeding, she’s hurt, and the fault is only his.

Garp is preparing to shoot again, but he doesn’t have the time: Shanks draws his gun and fires two shots, hitting the older man in the forehead.

Luffy screams. For a moment, despite the relative darkness, Shanks could swear he’s seeing Garp look up to contemplate the hole above his hairline. Then the heavy body is falling forward, and Shanks doesn’t bother checking for a pulse; he’s been in the force long enough to know his bullets have passed through the man’s cranium. He turns and runs to (name), falling to his knees in front of her. “Hey, hey…”

“He shot me.” the woman whispers; she’s in shock, shaking, cradling her right arm to her chest, blood falling on her clothes, on the ground, everywhere “It hurts, Shanks, it hurts so much…”

Inside him Shanks is screaming, but he remains calm as he places the gun safely on the ground; he needs to call an ambulance, and the Police, but first of all he has to take care of her, of them, he wants to, he needs to…

“It’s alright.” he murmurs as he rests his hand on her cheek; he meets her eyes, and he holds her against his chest, while Luffy’s tiny body presses against his, shaken by sobs, and Zoro is crying as he tries to support (name)’s weight since the woman looks ready to pass out “(name), darling, it’s alright, look at me…”

She does, and Shanks kisses her tears away before looking for something to stanch the blood.

Taking care of your appearance is not easy when you only have a working arm, but you’ve become quite adept in the last three weeks and so you feel quite proud of yourself as you observe your reflection in the mirror in your room, your hair and make-up on point. The cast on your right arm clashes a bit with your outfit, but still…

You spend a minute admiring yourself before the sound of a car horn draws your attention; as you look out of the window your gaze falls on Shanks, breath-takingly handsome as he leans against the side of his car, the straw hat as usual covering his red hair. He smiles at you, warm brown eyes filled with joy and excitement. “Ready?”

“Coming!”

You are out of the flat a minute later, your bag slung across your shoulders as you stuff your keys inside it; you don’t slow down until you have reached the sidewalk outside the complex, and you throw your good arm around Shanks’ neck, who laughs happily, his own arm quickly raising to circle your waist.

“Is all of this enthusiasm for me, or for the hamburgers we’ll eat tonight?” he jokes. After a couple days in which you have been both too busy with work to meet you finally have some time for yourselves; you’re going to the movies, and then Shanks has promised to take you out to dinner, not to one of the city’s best restaurants, but at the hamburger kiosk you have met at and that has quickly become your favourite spot.

“I’ve missed you, that’s all.” you reveal without embarrassment, and Shanks beams at you.

“I better make this evening worth it then…”

He presses his mouth on yours, soft but intense like all his kisses are, like everything he does is; your fingers play with the fabric of his shirt, your right arm resting awkwardly against your side, safe from accidental bumps. Shanks said the two of you form quite a pair now, you with your cast and him with his stump, but besides the fear and excruciating pain of that night and the unpleasantness of having to do everything with one hand, you don’t mind it too much: better your arm than Shanks’ head - or Luffy’s.

He did ask you to start working with his agency, a week ago, which you sort of expected; Hounds can be very helpful for those in his line of work, but you told him you’ll have to think about it. After all Shanks and his partner are paid for finding missing people, they can’t simply dismiss their client if they realise their target is in the same situation as Makino was, and you can’t have another life on your conscience. Of course, he told you gently; you were walking back home after a medical checkup, and Shanks didn’t mind kissing you in a street full of people, the warmth of his mouth scorching and gentle at the same time, take all the time you need. Working with you would be great, but all I need is to have you by my side.

Good thing that’s exactly where you plan on remaining.

“What’s wrong?” you ask in a murmur after a couple minutes you have spent in each other’s arms; Shanks’ expression has turned serious, and he sighs as he rests his forehead against yours “Shanks? I thought you’d be happy…”

“I am; but I’m also terrified.” he admits “What if everything we did was for nothing? What if we made it worse for him?”

“Worse than being abused by his grandfather on a regular basis, and raised by people who only considered him a walking paycheck? I don’t think that’d be possible.”

“You know what I mean. The social worker said they’d take care of him, make sure he gets into a good family, but it might take time, and he’s already suffered so much…”

You softly point out that while you and Shanks weren’t allowed to meet Luffy while the Police investigated Garp’s death and his past abuse of the child, he seemed happy and serene when the social workers finally let you talk to him over the phone, and excited at the thought of meeting you again. “That child is young, but more resilient than you’d expect him to be; I’m sure he’ll be alright.”

Shanks manages to smile, but he doesn’t seem fully convinced, and reassured even less. You know he feels guilty, not so much for having killed his former commander -even though he admitted that hadn’t been pleasant, no matter how desperately he wanted to protect you and the children; he had never killed a man, and he would have preferred if his first victim hadn’t been a man he had once respected- but for having put you in danger, and for what could have happened to you, Zoro and Luffy.

“Even now that he has to live in an orphanage?”

“It’s not an orphanage, Shanks, it’s a group home; I looked into it, even spoken to the parents of a kid who’s been adopted from there years ago; it’s a good place, and I’m sure a child who has already gone through so much will be given special attention and care.”

It’s not your fault, you told him one night as you held him in your arms, his body cold and his mind far away despite the recent passion of your lovemaking still enveloping you, nothing of it is. Garp lured us in a trap, and I don’t regret a single moment of that day; I was not your responsibility, and my arm will heal. We are alright, Shanks, all of us; all thanks to you. You did everything you could and then some, and you deserve to forgive yourself.

He has started seeing a therapist, someone he knew already from his days in the force, and you pray this will help him heal, and that seeing Luffy also will; the law will not punish him for what he had to do, and both him and the child need to leave Garp’s shadow behind them, otherwise they will never be able to go on. Shanks recognised he was probably not in the right mindset to begin a new relationship, and the last thing you wanted was to force him, but you did begin dating, the instinctive and natural connection you formed that night at the kiosk having developed in something that is more than sexual, more than occasional, and that you both want to last; Shanks has told you that the hours you spend together are among the few precious moments he can forget what happened, and you’re determined to support him every step of the way and then some.

In the end you get in the car; Shanks drives carefully as usual, your hand on his thigh, your gazes meeting in a smile when a red light or a traffic jam forces you to stop. Your destination is just six blocks away, and you both breathe a sigh of relief when the group home Luffy has been living in for the last three weeks appears in front of you: a decent-sized building, more similar to a bed&breakfast than the ominous, derelict orphanages of the past. Someone inside is playing the piano; two kids older than Luffy are doing homework sitting at a garden table in the front yard, a line of rose bushes decorating the gate.

“Seems like a nice place.” Shanks comments, his hand firmly clasped in yours; you share a new smile, and a moment later the front door is violently open, and a child-sized cannonball erupts from the inside, advancing at full speed towards them.

“Shanks! (name)! You came!” Luffy screams, elated; he hugs Shanks’ leg, his smile radiant, and it’s returning that smile that Shanks kneels to look at the child in the face, a hand resting on his dark hair.

“How are you, Luffy?” he asks, the question much less obvious than it might seem. The child in front of him has, after all, witnessed his grandfather being killed, on top of all the abuses he suffered for years at the old man’s hands, events that he can’t simply leave behind and forget to easily begin a new life. But children can be stronger than adults give them credit for, the social worker has told you over the phone, and Luffy seems to have settled well in his new house, is able to discuss what he went through and only rarely has nightmares about Garp’s death. It’s like the shock of that night bounced right off him, as if the child were made of rubber, they said, and while you didn’t exactly see the need for a joke, given the serious topic you were discussing, you were happy to learn Luffy wasn’t once more suffering the consequences of his grandfather’s actions.

“I’m fine.”

“Are you? Really?” you ask, almost fearful to hear him contradict himself, but Luffy nods earnestly, as if you were the ones who needed reassuring - and perhaps you are.

“Yeah, I’m good. I have to speak to a theparist every monday and sometimes I have nightmares about my gramps, but it’s fine.”

“You know that Shanks had to… to do what he did, right?” you ask gently, and you feel the man next to you tense, as if he feared Luffy could actually reproach him for what he did. Luffy’s expression does grow sorrowful, and for a moment he looks even smaller than he actually is, as he clings to Shanks’ shoulders as if fearing to be swept away by the tide.

“I… I sometimes miss him, you know? My gramps.” he whispers, with the tone of someone who is confessing a particularly shameful secrets “Not everything he did to me, just… him. I think he did love me, even if he wasn’t good at showing it. And I know it wasn’t fair of him to treat me like that, and now I’ll probably have a new mom and dad and even a brother, but sometimes… sometimes I wish he were still here. Is that wrong?”

Shanks sighs. “No, Luffy; it means that you’re human.” he says gently, and then he holds the child’s body against his as Luffy hides his face against Shanks’ neck, shaking slightly.

“I wish you were my dad, you know?” he murmurs “That you were my dad and (name) was my mom; that way I could come live with you two, and everything would be alright.”

Shanks laughs softly; it’s evident on his face that the child’s words have touched him, just like they have touched you, but he keeps smiling as he gently breaks the hug, takes his beloved straw hat from his head to place it on the child’s dark hair.

“Shanks…?”

“This hat is my most precious possession; my dad gave it to me many years ago, before he died.” he explains softly “If I give it to you now, you’re going to be part of our family as well. I may not be your father, or your brother, but I promise I’ll always be there for you.”

“And I as well.” you add, kneeling to meet the boy’s eyes; a heavy, painful emotion has set on your heart, affection and sadness and protectivity all in one, and you’ve never thought about having children of your own, but it takes you a moment to decide you wouldn’t mind, that you’d be happy, to have Luffy be part of your life, and to be part of his “I’m sure you’ll find an amazing family, but you can count of me, now and forever.”

You embrace once more, long and tight, drying Luffy’s tears and kissing his little face; in the end the child is smiling once more, excitingly telling you about the couple who he has met yesterday, nice people he thinks will ask to adopt him and like they did with an older child named Ace, and of how he and Zoro have started writing to and calling each other to keep in touch. He seems relaxed and in peace and most of all hopeful - hopeful for the life all children deserve, and that has until now escaped him; he will find a family able to give it to him, if there’s any justice in the world, and otherwise… otherwise you’ll take care of it, you decide. It’s way too early to make plans about your relationships with both the men in front of you, but you know already you care about them enormously, and that healing will be easier, and faster, for both Shanks and Luffy if they can count on each other.

“Luffy, do you think the social worker will let you come to the movies with us?” you ask then, and the child’s face lights up.

“You mean today?”

“Would you like that?”

“Amazing!” Luffy cries excitedly “I’m gonna ask them!”

He turns and runs inside, his hands holding the brim of the hat to keep it firm on his head, leaving the two of you alone. “You don’t mind, do you?” you ask as you turn towards Shanks, suddenly unsure; the movies had been your idea, but maybe you should have asked for his opinion first nonetheless… “I’m afraid we’ll have to watch a children’s movie…”

“Cartoons are fine.” Shanks reassures you; he’s smiling broadly, clearly approving of your plan “We can ask if he can have dinner with us too, but then you’re all mine tonight, alright?”

“Only tonight?”

“Hmm, don’t tempt me…”

You share a smile; being close to Shanks makes your heart sing.

“Oh, right; I have something for you.” Shanks mentions after a moment; he retrieves a folded piece of paper from his pocket, that then he offers you.

“What’s this?”

“You were wondering what happened to Belle-mère’s daughters after her death; well, her fiancée adopted them both, now they’re living with him. They seem fine, this Genzo guy takes good care of them, but I’m sure they’ll be happy to see you.”

You’ll be happy as well, and your heart is full of gratitude for Shanks’ thoughtfulness; having pocketed the piece of paper with the girls’ new number, you circle his neck with your arms.

“I’m sorry you lost your hat, but… it’s amazing what you did for him.” you murmur, and he shrugs, admitting that while it wasn’t easy to abandon his father’s gift, he knows Luffy will take good care of it. He looks at you, his eyes full of an affection you already feel you can’t do without.“You really are amazing, you know?” he murmurs, and you’re about to ask him what caused the shift from gorgeous to amazing -not that you’re complaining, mind you- but you can’t, because Shanks is kissing you once more, and the whole world disappears as you lose yourself in the warmth of his embrace.

#One Piece #One Piece Live Action #OPLA #Red-Haired Shanks #Shanks #Red-Haired Shanks x reader #Shanks x reader #Peter Gadiot #Bellona's stuff

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rwrbficrecs · 8 months ago

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WIP Wednesday

happy wednesday 🎂

Me and Sisyphus by foux_dogue (book-verse)

@na-dineee: If you enjoyed the first, outstanding part of 'A cloud on fire', part 2 is an absolute must read! After a long, hard journey to their happily ever after, Henry encounters Alex's exes, which challenges him quite a bit. An excellent character study from an equally superb AU. Chapter 3 is absolutely hilarious, I can't stop thinking about it.

At the end of a bar by @hgejfmw-hgejhsf (book-verse)

@heysweetheart-writes: Henry co-owns a little bar with Pez. Enter Alex Claremont-Diaz looking to take the edge off of a hard day at work to find his life changed entirely by blue eyes at the end of a bar. Loving it so far!

Brooklyn in the Summer (series wip) by @porcelainmortal (book-verse)

@na-dineee: Henry's purchase of a brownstone in New York sets the stage for an unexpected encounter with Alex, a law student-turned-handyman for the summer. As the heat intensifies in Brooklyn, so does the undeniable attraction between them (couldn't help the pun). Sparks fly and fluff ensues, followed by some smutty bliss. This fic is just incredibly sweet and leaves you feeling good!

check out our past WIP recs here ❤️

#wip wednesday #rwrb fic recs

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wangxianficfinder · 4 months ago

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I'm in the mood for...

July 31st

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1. Hii I'm kinda new here but if you can help me it would be awesome!! So basically, I don't know if there really a fic like that exactly, but anything close is great. I'm looking for a fic where lan zhan locks wei ying (probably in the cloud recesses), and for some reason, wei ying can't see/has eye cover. The idea is based on the scene where lan zhan says he wants to take someone (wei ying) and hide this someone. Thanks a lot😁 @untamedlover

A Way Out by pinkquilts (E, 143k, WangXian, Angst with a Happy Ending, Living Together, Canon Divergence, Slow Burn, First Love, Locked In, Major Character Injury, Fluff, Sharing a Bed, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Tension, Drunken Shenanigans, WWX misinterprets literally everything, Miscommunication, Mutual Pining, Eventual Smut, Fix-It, Injury) Lan Zhan takes an unconscious Wei Ying back to Gusu and locks him in a warded cottage in A Way Out so it's close to the request but not quite what they ideally wanted.

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2. Hi! I would love recommendations for Wei Wuxian/Nie Mingjue if anyone has any! I loved “Better Things To Do With A Flute In Wartime” for the sexy times but mainly for the feeling like Nie Mingjue recognized that Wei Wuxian was more than just a troublemaker, he saw that Wei Wuxian was a strong, capable, smart man. Would love any recs people have for this duo! Thank you!

An Elegant Solution by giraffeter (E, 205k, niewangxian, canon divergence, arranged marriage, friends to lovers, fix-it, everyone lives au, courtship, polyamory, smut) unfortunately I don't have any nmj/wwx, it's nmj/wwx/lwj but I found the fic very enjoyable!

I’ll grow you a garden (in my fortress of stone) by Lyna_Mei (M, 16k, WIP, MingXian, Canon Divergence, CQL-Verse, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Cultivation Sect Politics, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Past Child Abuse, Self-Esteem Issues, Genius WWX, Inventor WWX, Not Jiang Family Friendly, JYL is Not Angelic, No MY redemption, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, Slow Burn, Age Difference, Sporadic Updates)

When Night Falls by aspiratixxn (M, 28k, MingXian, canon-divergent, depictions of war, mild nudity, Slow Burn)

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3. hi there. this is an itmf request for baoshan sanren coming down from her mountain and claiming wwx as her grandson/disciple. in front of gentry would be great, but other instances are also welcome. thanks for all your hard work!

Become Tomorrow by ShanaStoryteller (Not rated, 39k, wangxian, BSSR/LY, Alternate Universe, a story full of tragic pining gays, and one chaotic gremlin, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, WWX is BSSR’s disciple)

Can't Tell Me Nothin by natacup82 (T, 35k, wangxian, Canon Divergence, Everybody Lives, Family Feels, Communication, BAMF Women)

🧡 Ghosts Shouldn’t by ShanaStoryteller (Not Rated, 15k, WangXian, Grief/Mourning, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending)

🔒Through the Storm by marhikit (T, 33k, WangXian, WX/OMC, Not JC Friendly, Canon Divergence, Not Madam Yu Friendly, Not Jiang Family Friendly, WWX gets big siblings that love and adore him, JZX ends up with someone different, No Golden Core Transfer, Creepy JGS, JZX & WWX Friendship, WWX in a different sect)

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4. Hi!! 👋🥰

It's me! I'm on vacation finally, I missed you all so much, but I couldn't read fanfics during my exams (it's too distracting). But now I'm free again, so I'm here to ask a ITMF! Yey!

Lately I'd like to read fanfics in which:

A) LQ discover about the absence of WWX's core and decides to help WWX and the Wens. And bring all of them to Gusu.

B) LQ discover about the abuse of Madam Yu and decides that WWX will stay in Gusu. (I love when this happens during the Cloud Recesses Study Arc, but it's ok if this happens in other moment).

I like happy endings, and I prefer when the good people live (Wens, JY, JC...) and only bad people dies. Long fics if it's possible, but shorts are ok too. No modern fics.

Thank you for everything! 🤟🥰💕 @wangxiansgirl

4A)

Righteous at a Cost by thunderwear (G, 21k, wangxian, LQR & WWX, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, no one dies, LQR finds out about WWX’s core, WWX and LQR are friends??, In My Fic?, its more likely than you think, LWJ in the bg like whats happening?, Fluff, WWX goes to Gusu, Mutual Pining, Golden Core Reveal)

Weep You No More, Sad Fountains by athena_crikey (T, 59k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, LXC & JGY, Canon Divergence, Fix-it fic, Whump, Curses, Fever, Delirium, Stabbing, Loneliness, Confessions, LWJ's emotional repression, WWX giving everything as always, LXC realising sympathy is not support, LQR Being an Asshole) Not quite the request, since it's LXC who ends up inviting WWX & the Wens to come to CR, but iirc LQR grudgingly agrees the Wens need help & can stay? So may be close enough to scratch that itch

Discordant Rhapsody by nirejseki (T, 49k, LQR & WWX, wangxian, JC & WWX, WQ & WWX & WN, LWJ & LQR & LXC, canon divergence, fix-it, hurt/comfort, trauma, politics, protective LQR, protective LWJ, protective WWX, LQR centric, whump, angst) 4a similar. It's been a while since I read the fic so I don't remember if there's an eventually Golden Core reveal, but it's not the reason LQR has for inviting WWX and the Wen to the Cloud Recesses. But hopefully this is similar enough that the requester will enjoy it anyway.

No Strings Attached by stiltonbasket (G, 3k, WangXian, NieLan,Canon Divergence, Fix-It, LQR is a good uncle, Smitten LWJ, Golden Core Reveal)

Righteous and Devoted by thunderwear (T, 7k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, Golden Core Reveal, LWJ's POV, Barely Any Pining, thanks lqr, Fluff, lots of fluff, Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies)

4B)

Lessons relearned by Iamnotawriter (T, 44k, WangXian, LQR & WWX, Not Madam Yu Friendly, Time Travel Fix-It, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Inventor WWX, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, No Golden Core Transfer, YZY Bashing)

🔒🧡 rain falls and soaks into the earth series by RoseThorne (T, 57k, WangXian, WIP, Near Death Experience, Attempt Drowning, Madam Yu Bashing, Recovery, No war AU)

💙 Holding shreds by barisan (T, 5k, WangXian, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, No Sunshot Campaign, Body Swap, Not for sexy shenanigans, Chronic Pain, Hurt WWX, Hurt LWJ, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Abusive YZY, Bad Parent YZY, Bad Parent JFM, Good Uncle LQR, Hurt/Comfort, Medical Inaccuracies, POV WWX, Angst with a Happy Ending, Jiāng Family Bashing, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Getting Together, Smart WWX)

🔒 Warming up (to him) by barisan (T, 9k, LQR & WWX, WangXian, Hypothermia, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Temporary Character Death, Medical Inaccuracies, YZY Abuses WWX, JFM Bashing, pre-wangxian, Good Uncle LQR, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort)

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5. Hello everyone! I am on the search for case fics which are spooky and creepy! The kind of thing you would want to read to set the mood for Halloween, but it is actually July and thunderstorming and the wind is howling and you want to curl up with a scary story and a cat on your lap. Preferably everyone lives in the end, but I am down for angst or temporary character death in the in between. Thank you!!

You are what you eat by deliciousblizzardshark (E, 17k, WangXian, Graphic Depiction of Violence, Major Character Death, Canon Divergence, Eldritch WWX, Horny LWJ, Body Horror, Possession, of a sort, Cannibalism, kind of, Mild Gore, Teeth, When the eldritch abomination possessing you is less of a pining idiot than you are, I did not expect there to be so much fluff when I started writing a fic about an eldrich horror, Fluff and Humor, Smut, LWJ is so fucking thirsty, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Monster sex, Switching, Light BDSM, Rimming, Self-Lubrication, Seriousness treated Crackily, Implied/Referenced Torture, Dead WWX, Podfic Available) Eldritch horror!WWX

build me no shrines by occultings (microcomets) (M, 54k, WangXian, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, First Time, Getting Together, Confessions, Sharing a Bed, Hair Washing, Sentient Burial Mounds, Case Fic, Post-Canon, CQL Compliant, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Light Angst, Flashbacks, mild body horror, foot washing, Happy Ending, Non-Sexual Intimacy..., then sexual intimacy, playing fast and loose with mdzs lore, WWX learning to accept intimacy without deflection, occasional LWJ humor agenda, 🔒 [Podfic] build me no shrines by flamingwell)

爱不释手; never let me go by yiqie (E, 68k, WangXian, Case Fic, Blood and Injury, Demons, Body Horror, [Podfic] 爱不释手; never let me go by argentumlupine)

lan wangji sees dead people by mountainrain898

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6. Hi, I'm ITMF a fic where; (a) teenage wangxian meets adult wangxian maybe during cloud recess study arc and older wangxian time travel on purpose or accidentally and find themselves itn cloud recess (or something similar) (b) the other sects gather to plot against wei ying and they spy on burial mounds or find a way to view wei ying's memories (similar plot to seek and ye shall find) (c) do you know any au's where wangxian are professional gamers or play gaming competitions. @purplefuzzypickle

6A)

River Stones by littlesystems (M, 18k, WangXian, Time Travel, Post-Canon, Cloud Recesses Study arc, Junior Quartet, Oblivious WWX, Suffering LWJ, Voyeurism)

How did I end up with this Frozen Heart? by Grace_ShadowWolf (TaubeLePigeon) (T, 53k, WIP, WangXian, Time Travel, Fix-It, PTSD, Angst with a Happy Ending, YP!WWX, twin prides of yunmeng are horrified at the relationship between their future selves, YP!WWX has short hair, Canon Divergence, Self-Indulgent, wangxian get together early, Songfic, JC Bashing, LXC Bashing)

Timely by apathyinreverie (T, 8k, WangXian, Time Travel, Domestic WangXian, Fluff, Fix-It, Post-Canon, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Mutual Pining, wwx is sunshine personified, Smitten LWJ, Genius WWX, Romance) I'll also throw in Timely which just has Lan Wangji's spirit traveling from his teen years to when he's married to Wei Wuxian.

6B)

💖 The Path by Seastar98 (Not Rated, 279k, WangXian, CQL Verse, Golden core reveal, Fix-it of sorts, Angst with a happy ending)

6C)

simping for hanguang-jun by defractum (nyargles) (T, 6k, WangXian, Modern AU, YouTubers WangXian, Fluff, Among us game, Streamer AU)

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7. Hello, could you please recommend works where WY and LZ meet for the first time when they are older. For example over 30.

Thank you!

The Fault in Our Stars by Vamillepudding (T, 17k, WangXian, Modern AU, Getting Together, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Misunderstandings, the title makes it sound like a cancer story, it's not a cancer story)

International Baby by AceBij (E, 21k, WangXian, Modern AU, Pilot!LWJ, CFO!LWJ, Regional Manager!WWX, CEO!LXC, CEO!JC, CFO!JYL, Secretary!WQ, Meet-Cute, baby!A-Yuan, baby!JL Mpreg, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Carrier!WWX, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mild Hurt/Comfort, WWX's canonical breeding kink, LWJ's Canonical Breed WWX Kink, Communication, Implied/Referenced Sexual Harassment, It's only at the start and will not go into much detail, Love confessions)

Deep Dive by MimiSpearmint (E, 24k, WangXian, Modern AU, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Feels, Are Bad at Communicating, LWJ is a Panicked Gay, Therapy, Fluff and Humor, Getting Together, Angst with a Happy Ending, Career Ending Injuries, counsellor!lwj, give lwj friends agenda, background NieLan, Melbourne, Eventual Smut, Crack, Baby JL, domestic abuse is discussed but does not happen, Baby LSZ, Baby LJY, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Good Sex Practices, Implied Slight D/s, WangXian Have a Breeding Kink, Cameos by various minor characters)

Breathless by tiptoe39 (E, 69k, WangXian, Fashion & Models, Modeling, Getting Together, drunk lwj, Cranky LWJ, Model!LWJ, stylist!wwx, Happy Ending, WangXian Endgame, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff and Angst and then fluff again, Mustache-Twirling Villainy Just Off Camera, JYL Deals With So Much Brother Shit, LWJ Is Working Through His Own Shit, WWX is WWX, LWJ's Bunny Obsession, MianMian Is In Charge of Shoes, JC's Issues Have Issues)

不屈从于天 | not submitting to fate by starborst (E, 20k, WIP, WangXian, BAMF WWX, God!wwx, dream of red tower, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, but loosely based, there's a lot of oc characters & gods, Character Death, time skip, from when wwx was dead and also a god, lots of landscape description, it'll be really really slow paced) Technically it's god!WWX meeting reincarnated!LWJ bit if it's just about their relationship then this might fit! LWJ shows up at the end of chapter 3 and chapter 4 is basically just about their interactions in different situations. Might also fit for #10, seeing as LWJ is a reincarnation (I asked to make sure)

We Meet at the Thousandth Step by Admiranda, Rynne (T, 316k, WangXian, CSSR/WCZ, Canon Divergence, No Sunshot Campaign, CSSR & WCZ Live, Rogue Cultivator WWX, Different First Meeting, Night Hunts, Genius WWX, Inventor WWX, Plot, Romance, Drama, Fluff, Strangers to married, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Everyone Lives, Developing Relationship, Minor Violence, Case Fic, Mystery, Flirting, WWX's Canon-Typical Flower Flirting, Arson, There Was Only One Bed, Getting Together, First Kiss, Meeting the Parents, Resolved Sexual Tension, Resolved Romantic Tension, WWX Is a Good Big Brother, New Relationship Bliss, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, Blood and Injury, Yiling siblings, Married WangXian, Honeymoon, Wangxian's Baby Fever) I can't remember how old Wei Ying & Lan Zhan are in We Meet at the Thousandth Step but I'm quite certain they're at least in their mid- to late-20s when they meet.

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8. itmf a wangxian fic where Jin Guangyao is forced to apologize to Lan Xichen for tricking into helping with Nie Mingjue's murder. Preferably a fic where wangxian comfort him afterwards. Any lxc ship is OK (xicheng, nielan, xiyao), I just want Lan Xichen to get a proper apology and for jgy to acknowledge how truly messed up it was and accept responsibility for being an asshole to poor lxc (and nmj tbh)

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9. Hello! For your next ITMF, could you find me some baby trapping fics please? Whether LWJ traps WWX or WWX traps him 🤗

(and I'd love you forever if you manage to find a fic where Lan Qiren think Wwx is baby trapping his precious cabbage and either it's all Part of LWJ's Plan or the baby was a mutual decision from the both of them)

Thank you!!

truly a love story for the ages by sweetlolixo (E, 4k, WangXian, Modern AU, Dark LWJ, Dark WWX, Alpha LWJ, Omega WWX, Dark!Wangxian, Power Couple, Happy Wangxian Ending, slight daddy kink, Humor, Crack, Pregnant WWX) Of course I gotta rec the mutual baby trapping fic

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10. Do you have a comp fic of reincarnation? If not can you make this for next ITMF? (No comp as of yet though it is on the list! ~Mod L)

不屈从于天 | not submitting to fate by starborst (E, 20k, WIP, WangXian, BAMF WWX, God!wwx, dream of red tower, Chinese Mythology & Folklore, but loosely based, there's a lot of oc characters & gods, Character Death, time skip, from when wwx was dead and also a god, lots of landscape description, it'll be really really slow paced) (link in #7) Technically it's god!WWX meeting reincarnated!LWJ bit if it's just about their relationship then this might fit! LWJ shows up at the end of chapter 3 and chapter 4 is basically just about their interactions in different situations.

the recluse at the end of the moonlit path by beesinspades (T, 28k, WangXian, Modern AU, Reincarnation, Post-Canon, Jack of All Trades Artist WWX, Immortal! LWJ, Mutual Pining, Light Angst, Reunions, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Implied Sexual Content, Asexual Character, good vibes, [Podfic] the recluse at the end of the moonlit path by b_ofdale by Beria1021)

🧡 We Were Never Strangers by NeverEnoughWangxian (M, 36k, WangXian, Modern AU, Reincarnation, Modern Cultivators, POV WWX, (mostly), College Student WWX, Rogue Cultivator WWX, Immortal LWJ, Immortal LSZ, Dreams, Pining, Sharing a Bed, brief mentions of wwx's past death(s), WangXian.mp3, Getting Together, I guess getting back together technically, Happy Ending, Sexual Tension, Sexual Content)

🧡 All Old Things are New Again by The Feels Whale (miscellea) (M, 51k, WangXian, Reincarnation, Modern AU, canon still happened, extreme post canon, Sugar Daddy, Kink Negotiation, gentle dom!LWJ, canonical levels of consent play, Modern Cultivators, cultivators can recognize important people from previous lives, vaguely, this started out as a cute sugar fantasy and got just incredibly horny very fast, blame LWJ)

忘不了你的爱 (can't forget your love) by PorcupineGirl (G, 25k, WangXian, Time Travel, Modern with Magic, Modern Cultivators AU, Canon Divergence, Time Traveler WWX, discussion of canonical character deaths, a whole lot of handwaving, conveniently localized fires, Discussion of Canonical Suicide Attempt, mostly happy but slightly bittersweet ending)

Closer Than Eternity by Netrixie (T, 26k, WangXian, Modern AU, Reincarnation, an unhealthy addiction to starbucks, Immortals, cultivation is -kinda- commonplace, Self-Doubt, POV Alternating, Minor Original Character(s), Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Temporary Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, not for jc fans, This is not a reconciliation fic)

Have We Met Before by thelastdboy (T, 7k, WangXian, POV WWX, Modern: No Powers, First Meetings, College/University, Reincarnation, Strangers to Lovers, Slow Burn, Getting Together, Developing Relationship, Love Confessions, First Kiss, CSSR and WCZ Live, WWX Has a Family, Older Sibling WWX, Queer Themes, Demisexual WWX, Parent-Child Relationship, Friendship, Heteronormativity, Pining WWX, Fluff, Madam Lan Lives)

living in my memory/living in my mouth by tardigradeschool (T, 32k, WangXian, Reincarnation, Canon Divergence, College/University, Modern with Magic, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Sharing a Bed, Nightmares, Light Angst, Epistolary, (sort of), POV Alternating, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers)

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11. hi everyone! I am looking for modern cultivation aus where, this may sound redundant but ya know, cultivation is used in tandem with modern living. For example, I really liked in “The Shade of Old Trees” by Kryal how WWX used his cultivation to do sick tricks on a skateboard. Or in "Truth Will Out" by KizuKatana how the night hunts were filmed and uploaded to an internet forum. So yeah! Cultivation working with modern things, cool magic in tandem with modern science and tech. thanks tlm!!

speeding up my heartbeat by plonk (Not Rated, 24k, WangXian, Modern with Magic, Gyms) has cultivation specific gyms and sports, with WWX doing cultivator level parkour

🧡🔒Night of the Living History (an edutainment special!) by Aerlalaith (T, 51k, WangXian, Modern with Magic, Workplace Relationship, Fluff and Humor, Museums, living history, Some Plot, Slice of Life, Injury, a minor haunting) has cultivation working (or not, as the case may be!) alongside modern tech

A Different Yarn by donutsweeper (T, 1k, WangXian, Urban Fantasy, Yarn store AU, Modern with Magic, Modern Cultivation) it's really short but in it knitting and crochet is used for talismans

Hear a song this deeply by so_shhy (T, 87k, wangxian, modern cultivation, academia au, music, kid fic, action/adventure, canon-typical violence, canon-typical JGY behavior, slow burn, fluff & angst, happy ending) has modern cultivation history researcher LZ and municipal cultivation employee WWX working within (or not, on occasion!) modern day cultivation rules, laws, and customs

and so my heart beats wildly by lily_winterwood (E, 106k, WangXian, JYL/JZX, Modern Cultivation, Rivalry, Competition, Competition-Set Fic, Athletes, Multimedia, Miscommunication, frenemies to lovers, Rivals to Lovers, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining, Seemingly One-sided But Actually Mutual Pining, Oblivious WWX, Competitive Cultivation, Anal Sex, First Time, Angst with a Happy Ending, Olympics, Inappropriate use of an Olympic gold medal, Breathplay, Rough Sex, Food Porn, Tanabata, Lily's back on her Qixi bullshit, Switching, Bottom LWJ) has cultivation Olympics

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12. Hi all! Im in the mood for Jiang yanli bashing! I want her to also be angry and entitled like Jiang Cheng and then get, well, bashed for it!

Dispersing Clouds by dreamingofcake (E, 283k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Genius WWX, Inventor WWX, Not Jiang Family Friendly, Abusive YZY, Canonical Child Abuse, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Eventual Sex, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm (Background Character), Background Character Deaths, child deaths, Canon JC, Good Uncle LQR, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Cultivation Sect Politics, Homophobia, Heteronormativity, Feelings Realization, WWX is Not Oblivious) I wouldn't say she's angry, but she very much expects WWX to be a doormat for the sake of keeping things how she is used to them being

Hua Xianle by Tiffany_Guinne (Not rated, 260k, hualian, wangxian, TGCF, canon divergence, not Jiang friendly, madam lan lives, WWX adopted by hualian, WWX with different name, overprotective hualian, hurt WWX, WIP) crossover with TGCF, Hualian raises WWX, plenty of Jiang bashing all around

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13. for the in the mood for, may i have your most gutwrenching jiang cheng & wei wuxian sibling hurt/comfort please. preferably with reconciliation. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

ransom by alessandriana (G, 3k, JC & WWX, Hurt/Comfort, Dizziness, Fainting, Character is Injured while Protecting Another, Yunmeng Shuangjie, Yunmeng reconciliation, [PODFIC] ransom by Gwogobo)

love lies beyond words by acrosticacrumpet (G, 4k, JC & WWX, Post-Canon, Whump, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, canon-typical dysfunctional relationships, Yunmeng Shuangjie Reconciliation, not a completed reconciliation but the beginning of one, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Feels, Self-Worth Issues, WWX's notoriously poor self-worth vs JC's legendary rejection sensitivity: FIGHT, painful conversations with a tasteful smidgeon of, Cuddling & Snuggling)

we’re starting at the end by Miss_Enthusiasimal (M, 92k, WangXian, JC & WWX, Time Travel, Canon Divergence, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Golden Core Reveal, Burial Mounds, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Starvation, emaciation, Cannibalism, Self-Harm, Amputation, Suicidal Thoughts, Sunshot Campaign, let JZX and WWX be friends club)

JC and WWX's Get Along Sweater series by newamsterdam (T, 29k, JC & WWX, Trapped In A Closet, Cultivation as Plot Device, Reconciliation, Miscommunication, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Panic Attacks, Unresolved Emotional Tension, Novel Spoilers, Post-Canon, Canon-Typical Violence, Night Hunting, Ghosts, Action/Adventure, Brotherly Love, Complicated Relationships, Yunmeng Shuangjie)

In The Dark Right Now by phnelt (T, 10k, WangXian, graphic depictions of injuries, trapped in a cave, Near Death Experience, fatalistic thinking, established wangxian, Family Feels, mention of unnamed illness of an offscreen character, Nobody dies in this fic, Alternate Universe - Modern AU, jc and wwx are caved in and lan zhan talks to them through the radio, Hurt/Comfort) if modern AU is acceptable

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14. For the next itmf, can you please recommend to me some fics where Jiang Cheng raises both Jin Ling and Wen Yuan . Preferably where both or at least A-yuan knows his father is Wei Wuxian

What Remains After the War by Swan_Song (T, 44k, JC & JL, JC & LSZ, JL & LSZ, WIP, Canon Divergence, LSZ is a Jiang, Good Uncle JC, Cousins JL & LSZ, JC Needs a Hug, JC Needs Therapy, The juniors solve a mystery, Junior Ensemble Shenanigans, Good Uncle LQR, he tries his best, LSZ Needs a Hug)

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15. itmf fics where instead of lan xichen, lan wangji becomes sect leader/king/emperor/etc. With happy ending for wangxian! Any length and rating works and if there's smut, can I get top plan wangji please? And nothing where lan wangji is with someone else romantically/sexually even for a bit in the course of the fic I don't have any other triggers/squicks!

The Wrong Man by Remma3760 (Not Rated, 103k, WangXian, WIP, Sect Leader LWJ, Evil JGS, Canon Divergence, Golden Core Reveal) Not exactly LWJ becoming sect leader *instead of* LXC, but does have LXC getting killed off in chapter 1, & LWJ becoming sect leader & instituting sweeping reforms. Still a WIP but the main story is over & is a happy ending (WWX is actually alive in this, so no having to wait for resurrection)

I Am Happy I Met You by Bhargavee00 (Not Rated, 34k, WIP, WangXian, Get a Happy Ending, Sect Leader LWJ, Chief Cultivator LWJ, Dragon LWJ, Top LWJ/Bottom WWX, Madam Lan Lives, Minor Madam Lan/Qingheng-jun, Qingheng-jun, Lives, Dark LWJ, Protective LWJ, Protective Gusu Lan Sect, Protective LXC, Protective LQR, Good Uncle LQR, WangXian Are Soulmates, WWX Goes to Gusu, Yunmeng Jiang Sect Bashing, Jiang Family Bashing, LWJ is So Whipped, Older LWJ, Good Older Sibling LXC, Sunshot Campaign, No Golden Core Transfer, WWX is a Lan, WWX is So Whipped)

The Straightest Path by meyari (T, 30k, WangXian, NieLan, MingLi, ChengSang, war and death, Grief/Mourning, Politics, plotting for neuroatypicals, Autistic LWJ, WWX Has ADHD, Non-Canon Relationship, No Yīn Iron, Sect Leader LWJ) LXC and LQR die leaving Lan Zhan to becoming Sect Leader

🧡 Discarded by teawater (E, 260k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Dying Lan children, Hurt/Comfort, YL WWX, Golden Core Reveal, Case Fic, Depression, Family Issues, Self-Esteem Issues, Self Confidence Issues, Self-Worth Issues, Angst with a Happy Ending, and it's not always dark, POV Multiple, BAMF WWX, dubious morals in the Lan sect Feels, Pining, Grief, Fix-It, BAMF LWJ)

golden when the day met the night by glitteringmoonlight (Not rated, 95k, slow burn, sugar daddy LWJ, light, angst, fluff, developing relationship, eventual smut, WIP)

Temptation by Karmiya (E, 23k, WangXian, JYL & WWX, WIP, Sect Leader LWJ, domestic abuse) LXC dies after the Sunshot Campaign and LZ becomes Sect Leader

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16. Hii!! does this count as an itmf? if anyone knows a fic where LZ gets married or bethroted during the thirteen years but then WY comes back anything like that ?? if it doesnt it definitely should ill take anything similar tho @yesibest

patching the road with vague intentions by loosingletters (T, 39k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Humor, Developing Friendships, WWX Resurrected By Others, Trans WWX, Case Fic, POV WWX, POV LQR, Family, Good Uncle LQR, Hurt/Comfort, Golden Core Reveal, Slow Burn, Canon-Typical Violence, MXY Lives) To be fair, LWJs wife is the one who summons WWX into her body so it might not fully fit

Love Song In Reverse by timetoboldlygo (T, 237k, WangXian, Amnesia, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Falling In Love, Slow Burn, agressively mixing and matching novel and cql canon, No Homophobia, Mentions of Starvation, Parental WWX) For 16, if what you're looking for is wangxian struggle with their feelings for each other post ressurection while lwj is already commited to someone else, you might like Love Song in Reverse where WY comes back but without his memories so he believes he's MXY and he and LZ navigate their feelings while LZ is still commited to his feelings for WY.

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17. for the next itmf what about a fic from when lwj and jc are searching for wwx when he was in the burial mounds

in our respective ways by Lise (T, 5k, JC & WWX, JC & LWJ, Missing Scene, Bonding, (sort of??), POV JC, Canon Compliant, that brief period of time when lwj and jc were solidly on the same page, JC's jealousy could be a third character, Twin Prides of Yunmeng Feels, Brothers, Canon Era, Not Friends to Still Not Friends, canon typical abuse of pows)

waiting, shivering by kornevable (T, 2k, JC & WWX, Introspection, Missing Scene, background wangxian)

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#wangxian #mdzs #wangxian fic recs #i'm in the mood for a fic #the untamed #wangxian fic search #wangxianficfinder #long post

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gerec · 4 months ago

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SPACE AUS - PART 2

The Edge of What Doesn’t End by populuxe

When a mysterious object appears on the moon, Moira MacTaggert calls in two experts with very specific mutations to investigate.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, after years of breaking up and getting back together again, those two experts have finally broken up for good—and they’re the last people in the world who should be stuck together on a spaceship.

burn the land and boil the sea by kaydeefalls (series)

In which the Unification War begins, Erik leads the Browncoats' mutant faction, and Charles searches for something worth fighting for. (Fusion with the Firefly 'verse)

Remind me what you're looking for by pearl_o

"There's a dozen ships here you could get transport on," Erik points out.

"I'm asking you," Charles says.

A Beginner's Guide to Star-Forming Event Horizons by midrashic

Charles Xavier is not thrilled to be on the USSAS Magneto, with its missions to the back-end of nowhere and its captain who is famous for having violated the Prime Directive. But appearances can be deceiving.

And we pulled each other like gravity by hllfire

Erik accompanies Charles, Crown Prince of the Xavier Empire, to his first diplomatic meeting on the planet Themis, where he finds out something about the Prince and they end up talking about the past and how their paths had crossed before.

The Sleeping Beauty in the Ivory Tower (- or Erik Lehnsherr is a hopeless romantic) by ximeria

There is a tale, out among the stars, of a sleeping beauty in an ivory tower.

Infinite Distance by lachatblanche

When they encounter an unfamiliar and seemingly-abandoned ship in the middle of nowhere in space, Captain Charles Xavier of the spaceship Graymalkin heads out to investigate.

Infinite Distance (Finite Time Remix) by SlightWeasel

A month ago, far-flung Genosha went dark on every communications channel.

Whatever happened there, it has little enough relevance for young Charles Xavier, resident of Graymalkin-- until the day he receives a distress call from Erik Lehnsherr, Genosha's only surviving citizen...

Pit stop by diner_drama

Charles was pretty happy with his lot, on the whole. As chief engineer, he spent the majority of his time teaching hot-shot new mechanics and aspiring ship-builders. He could confidently say that he had created an excellent work environment that really allowed these young workers to flourish and grow. The only real challenges, apart from the occasional Very Large Fire (bad) and having to fill in his yearly expense reports (catastrophic), were arrogant pilots who believed that the importance of their ship gave them carte blanche to treat the repair crew like garbage.

Case in point, Erik Fucking Lehnsherr.

Yes, he was the best racing pilot in the galaxy. Yes, he had designed his ship personally and it was fundamentally perfect in every important way. Yes, his steely blue eyes made Charles feel light-headed whenever they came up on his viewscreen.

He was still an asshole.

Neither Rhyme Nor Reason by unveiled

Charles liked to tell people that the first time they met, Serik punched a kitten. (Or, the one where Erik is an angry Vulcan, Charles is still a telepath, and grief still shapes their lives.)

A Vision of Peace by Gerec

They call his people 'monsters' and say that a telepath is incapable of something as universal as falling in love.

But they're wrong about Charles Xavier, heir to the throne of Cerellia; for everything he does in life, he does for love.

It's Magic! (A Gift Remix) by Gerec

The Oracle agrees to help Erik locate Shaw, if Erik agrees to return to him after the mission.

And now that the deed is done, it's time to keep his promise.

Flirting with Death (Eternal Remix) by Gerec

Erik Lehnsherr is the latest in a long line of vampire hunters, their legacy going back a thousand years to the days before space travel and the existence of life beyond Earth. He's tracking one of the most dangerous blood-drinkers they've ever known, and he's determined to save the man she's targeted as her next victim.

Now if he could only convince Xavier that his life is in very real danger...

SPACE AUS - PART 1

#gerec rambles #cherik #fic rec #gerec's fic rec #space aus #part 2

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inevitably-johnlocked · 4 months ago

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Fic Series Pt 2: Bookmarks & Oneshots (Under 50K)

Hey all!! As promised on last week's post, here are the remainder of my bookmarks under 50 that are part of a series! AGAIN, these are fics on my bookmarks, so no fics will be added to this post BUT willl be saved for my MONSTROUS MFL list!!! So if you have them please feel free to comment and I'll catalogue them for the future list! Enjoy!