#working out how to keep the angst and the slow burn but also dont cry in the process

[ecstarry]

something got into me i think i will post the first chapter of dear sirius today so here's a small snippet for you:

James looked significantly more put-together than Regulus, which was uncommon. But Regulus had finally had a good night's sleep, and it was evident in his "I just woke up" appearance.

"Hi." James’ voice carried a constant undercurrent of worry. Regulus found himself missing the warmth it used to have. He knew that every time James looked at him, all he saw was Sirius. James never said it, but Regulus recognized that look too well. Throughout his life, few people looked at him and saw anything more than Sirius’ little brother. He could never fault James for seeing the same.

Lyra ran to hug James, barely tall enough to wrap her arms around his waist.

“I’m glad you’re here,” Regulus said. 

“My parents missed her terribly,” James said, pausing to lift Lyra up and carry her on his hip. “You don’t want any help today?” He said with caring eyes. Regulus thought back to the first time he had seen James. Even back then, Regulus had instantly understood why Sirius was so drawn to James. There was something about the way James looked at you, like you were something worth seeing, someone worthy of being known.

[thefairyletters]

✨ Spooky Recs✨

I read a lot of fanfictions... More than I am proud of. I thought I should recommend as I go before I lose sight of their existence among the sea of my favorites.

Since past few days I have been craving for some creepy, unnerving fanfics that will keep me restless and awake at night. I remembered my favorites and wanted to read more of the kind so I looked up, patiently going through each story that sounded compelling. I also revisited old stories for nostalgia's sake.

Of course, rare as they are, in Naruto fandom no less, it's even harder to find a horror and mystery fic that is well written, not dropped under 2 chapters, and really keeps your attention.

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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Comedy

I've rated 4 aspects of the work -

Writing – I don't judge writing based solely on the grammar and vocabulary. I also consider how the author expands upon a subject, if they are consistent with the facts, if they are able to keep the attention of the readers regardless of their creative writing skills.

Characters – If the characters are well-developed, in their given character, if OCs have any real significance to the story.

Plot – How gripping is the storyline, if the story sticks to its original plot, the structure of the story, plot holes.

Flow – Mother-of-slow-burn, slow-but-steady, steady, fast, I-am-speed

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When the flowers cry : TCOOKIES777 || M || AO3/FFN || SasuSaku || Goth Horror || Post-Canon, set during Blank Period || Ongoing

When one of the greatest medical-nin in the world goes missing in what should have been a simple delivery to the Land of Spring’s Hidden Snow Village, the rest of Team 7 must reunite to find her. But even the most powerful team of shinobi will find themselves challenged in a battle against the supernatural. With Sasuke's return, vengeful ghosts of the past will test him and his love.

My thoughts : One of the best stories I've read in a while, and top tier SS stories. I read this in one sitting. I never listen to music while reading, preferring silence, but for this one, I suggest you do as the author says. Also, keep some tissues and food with you. This story is major in mystery and minor in horror but otherwise full of SS fluff.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 9/10

Flow: Steady, if a bit confusing (but that's why it's mystery)

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Kyuro : silver_shot || T || AO3 || SasuSaku || Mystery || Post-Canon || Complete

“Oh,” says Naruto, “well, its sort of like that. Except in this village, the story has a way more darker ending – it basically goes like this: the girl and the guy plan to run away together. The guy steals a bunch of treasure, and stashes it away. But then, when he goes to get the girl at her village, he kills her and decides to run away with all that money. But then he is killed by the guards of the girls village and now they're both dead and the treasure is hidden away somewhere”. Sasuke stares blankly at the blond, “that story makes no sense”.

My thoughts : I know you must be thinking the same thing as Sasuke – "makes no sense". I did too, but it's a pretty cool short story. It lies on the funny, creepy side that slowly starts to lose its funny touch. SS makes stupid mistakes later on but it could be because they are MCs. The ending is very ambiguous. It's not my favorite mystery but it is something. Enjoyable read but not something I will pick again.

Writing: 8/10

Characters: 8/10

Plot: 8/10

Flow: Fast

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Moon stuttering in the sky : xfrinz || T || AO3 || Gen || Mystery || Pre-Shippuden || One-shot

Kakashi is suspicious of many things about Haruno Sakura. Too many things about her don't make sense, with too many incongruous explanations.

My thoughts : Author of this story just summarised Pre-Shippuden in less than 4k words and made some tiny changes to it. Not much though. One of my favorite gen fics yet. Read it if you haven't yet. You'll feel more sad than thrilled tbh. But worth it.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: I-am-Speed

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Breath mints : silver_shot || T || AO3 || SasuSaku || Comedy-Mystery || Post-Canon || Ongoing (maybe)

Their home no longer exists with the life it once had – in fact no settlement thrives anymore; they exist only in a snapshot that contradicts time itself. Families within their own homes sleep in a slumber that they cannot wake from. Those that were chatting on the street prior to the event simply drop their heads and remain unresponsive.

My thoughts : I picked it up for Mystery but I stayed for Comedy. But of course that's not to say supernatural elements in this story is not it, but it sure pales in comparison to effortless humor in this story. Lee and Kiba pair is something you don't see often but they get along too well here. Charactisation is on point as well. SS angst! + NS angst (but it's downplayed)

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 9/10

Flow: Steady

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The Curse : sincerelyLen || T || FFN || SasuSaku || Horror || Post-Canon || Ongoing

Team 7 is unexpectedly assigned an S-Ranked Mission involving an unsolved mystery of 10 years. An eerie adventure that will test their teamwork, strengths, and greatest fears. Do you believe in Curses?

My thoughts : My all-time favourite horror Naruto fanfiction. To me, this sets the standard of how mystery and horror elements should be handled. I have never been able to get this story out of my mind even it's been years. Perfect charactisation of Team 7 with Smart-yet-Stupid!Sakura, I-can-fight-aliens-and-reanimated-corpses-but-keep-ghosts-away-from-me!Naruto and I-dont-get-paid-enough-for-this!Sasuke. I especially love OCs here. They kinda reminds me of Pillars from KnY. You must read this story, loosely based on Zombie apocalypse + curse concept.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: Slow-but-Steady

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Silent High : Istoria || T || FFN || Gen || Mystery || Post-Canon || Complete

A bit of the Silent Hill series mixed in with Naruto. Trapped in an illusion whose rules are unknown, they struggle to find answers before darkness consumes them.

My thoughts : One of the best mystery fanfictions I've read. I especially loved how this story handled Genjutsu in the best possible way it could without it turning into some cliche, ghost story. Though really, this story has shown what my greatest fear actually is. I will never be able to leave my back open to a wheelchair. This story has simple writing yet it gives you creeps with the twists and turns. A must read one because it is unlike any other in this list.

Writing: 9/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: Steady

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Silence of the Damned : Daystar Clarion || T || FFN || Gen || Psychological Horror, Mystery(?) || Pre-Shippuden || One-Shot

When Naruto wakes up to a dead body in his bathroom, he begins a quick spiral into madness.

My thoughts : Listen to Halsey's Control while reading this. Quite chilling, deals with mental issues and morbid but in a fascinating way. It gives a new meaning to Dark!Naruto, but one that actually makes sense. I never saw the ending coming... I had something else in mind and I was convinced it would be, but nope. Here's a sequel to this One-Shot (Uzumaki's War) which I never picked up.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 9/10

Plot: 9/10

Flow: Slow-but-steady

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To the Victor : Letta || T || FFN || NaruSaku || Psychological Horror || Shippuden || One-Shot

Naruto loses the fight and Sakura is a trophy of war.

My thoughts : A very twisted NS, if you squint. It's not horror but it might as well be... it is still a disturbing story to see from the eyes of Sakura. Quite chilling to be in Sakura's shoes. But I love this because it is one shot and I loved the ending.

Writing: 9/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 8/10

Flow: Steady

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Under the Skin : BukkakeNoJutsu || T || FFN || Team 8 || Body Horror || Pre-Shippuden || One-Shot

Your actions don't make you a monster. Your reasons do.

My thoughts : There's a reason why Shino is my favourite team 8 member. In my opinion, Shino is also one of the strongest Shinobi of his generation. His clan techniques are just that horrifying. This story is testament to that. He is so terrible.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 10/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: Slow-but-steady

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Instant Message : Keelah || T || FFN || SasuSaku || Murder mystery || Modern AU || Incomplete

She gave him names to kill, in order not to be killed herself. But having blood on her hands was turning out to be much worse than dying. "…There's still round 2…3…4…" When does this game end? She asked. "Don't you see, Sakura?" He said, "It never does."

My thoughts : I read this story a long time ago and have read this twice. Personally, it has the most interesting concept of all stories in the list. It reminds me of Vocaloid series, "Bookmark of the end". Kind of. To those who are thinking of picking this up, go ahead! It's a great book and has one of the best suspense I've read in Fandom. BUT, it has been stopped in mother-of-all-cliffhangers and Author is MIA for 4 years now. But, all things considered, it remains to be one of the best stories I've read.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 9/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: Steady

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Monomoth : Ohtze || M || FFN/AO3 || SasuSaku || Horror || AU || Incomplete

Everything ends, eventually. Eight years after the war, Sakura's unhinged and Sasuke's obsessed. The fields are filled with corpses.

My thoughts : I read this story right after "The Curse", my favourite. From what I remember, Sakura and Sasuke are both mentally deranged, in different ways. Lots of death and gore to stomach, so not for weak readers. There's no speak of fluff in this one. Zero, Zilch, Nada. I wouldn't call it your classic 'Horror', but it is very disturbing, so psychological horror is more like it. Don't eat food while reading this one. Did I mention how Sakura is mentally disturbed beyond help in this one? And Sasuke is obsessed. If these suit your tastes, go ahead.

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 9/10

Plot: 10/10

Flow: Slow

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I hope you enjoy this list. Let me know your opinion in comments.

[yoditorian]

massive thank you to my followers for getting me to this milestone, and also to everyone who sent in fics!! while i can’t confess to having read all of these works (i’m getting there tho) each comment is from the person who submitted it 💛 i’ve decided to keep this up as a regular thing, hopefully to be able to traffic some more readers to lesser known writers too so keep an eye out for that link

these have been listed in the order i received them, multi chapter works have either the masterlist or first chapter linked, please pay attention to warnings on the individual works

@bee-dameron - kair’ta - din/reader - this is one of my own recs, the original holder of my din djarin loving heart, ellie knows what they’ve done to me.

@keeper0fthestars - would you let me - din/reader - again, a rec of mine, solely responsible for planting tattooed!din in my head. a concept which haunts me daily. 

@thosewickedlovelies - into the woods - frankie/reader - my beloved rachael took a middle of the night shitpost of mine and turned it into something truly beautiful, i can’t wait to see where it goes. 

@anxiety-riddled-mando - shereshoy - mando!oc/reader - the last of my suggested fics, lives rent free in my head and the only thing i will accept as canon. jon favreau who??

@firstofficerwiggles - caretaker - din/reader - It's my fic so this is a hard question to answer but I think the story's strengths are it's romance and the blend of other elements like humor and action.

@heatherbel - desideratum - din/reader - Gorgeous poetic romance with Din Djarin.

@jura-moon - chrysalis - din/reader - The most beautiful slow burn one shot you will ever read. Jura's writing is beyond special. Sweet, emotional, sexy gorgeousness in fic form. 

@wille-zarr - in fields of white - din/reader - I wrote it lolllll jshshdhs.

@papercinders​ - enigma - obi wan/reader - the description of everything!! im not gonna make sense but gosh the author hooks you with the first chapter and drags you along by the neck for the next four

@waatermelon-sugaar - want to kiss? - poe/reader - So sexy 🥵.

@michaelperry - amidst the to and fro - din/reader - It’s a rebel!Din Djarin AU fic that is such a cool what-if idea and is written so beautifully. Din’s characterization is perfect and the whole thing is super sweet and soft. It’s one of my favorite fics I’ve read recently (tbh everything I’ve read of hers so far is amazing).

@maharani-radha-writes - cultural differences - javier/reader - It’s wonderful to be able to experience a little bit of someone else’s culture! And Javi doing his best to accommodate and understand is great to see!

@pumpkin-stars - waiting - frankie/reader - this fic has everything, angst, absolutely staggering symbolism, talk of death, frankie morales and the origin of his iCONIC hat (need i say more) (yes I will), heartache, taking chances, more angst, acceptance, a love confession, a happy ending. This fic is written with such care and empathy it is easily one of my fave frankie fics <3.

@katlikeme - it’s all the same down in the capital - reader + clones - Kat knows my whole heart belongs to her because this fic and i get all weepy just thinking about it.

@fromthedeskoftheraven - visions of sugarplums - jack/reader - being snowed in with Jack Daniels and his endless list of sweet pet names for you. And the pining!  

@mourningbirds1 - the crossroads i’m standing at - javier/steve - Javier peña and steve murphy and all the yearning and pining possible <3.

@miceenscene - star-crossed - din/ofc - din djarin soulmate au that takes your breath away.

@filthybookworm - nothing more and nothing different - frankie/reader - the most beautiful character study of frankie morales and his love languages

@ladylothlorien - oberyn is our greatest post-punk novelist - oberyn/reader - beautifully written modern!oberyn.

@itssmashedavo - mary magdalene - javier/ofc - Incredible OC, excellent pacing and very good writing. 10/10 would recommend.

@corellianhounds - geroya - din + covert - The cutest slice of life Mando fic that I can’t stop thinking about. A lovely unique look at Din from the POV of the covert foundlings. 

@millllenniawrites - warmth - poe/reader - love how Poe is portrayed in all their fics, but this one especially as it's such a slow build, and I can really feel everything when I read it! Also sex pollen is one of my favourite tropes ngl.

@brandyllyn - doppelgänger - nathan/reader - Wow - everything. This fic is just- so perfect! I love how Nathan makes an AI of himself (and believes that everyone would fuck themselves, given the chance) - that is one os the most in-character things I've ever seen Nathan do in fic - it's just perfect! Also love how bad Nathan is in bed at first, and the ending is so hot. Love love love this fic, I reread it regularly.

@youvebeenlivingfictional - don’t treat my love like a habit - santiago/reader - I love reading this series because I love how the characters develop, and how their relationships change over time too. I love the imagery in this fic and its such a comfort read. (Also there needs to be an honourary mention of Magnetic too, by the same author as it has excellent slow-burn pacing).

@woakiees - mistakes and sour grapes - poe/reader - I love how, although its modern-day Poe, it also does a really good job of showing Poe's struggles as he tries to adapt to civilian life. I also really enjoy the slow build between the two of them and Finn's friendship with the reader (also it's made me desperate to try a chocolate cake shot lol). 

@woakiees - and you keep me holding on - santiago/reader - it made me cry so much!!! the emotion, the days counting, the pain of poor Santi, just everything its so good

@brandyllyn - to sell your love for peace - javier/reader - omg ok. the writing in this was so good, and the foreshadowing was excellent - the whole time, I had a sneaking suspicion of what was going to happen, but the clues were so expertly scattered in that I had just convinced myself I was wrong when... (AAAAHHHH I screamed you have no idea it was so good).

@writingletterstothefire - she loves me - santiago/reader - the suspense! I love knowing things that the characters dont and I cant wait to find out how they react! I really enjoy this authors writing too.

@witchyavenger - coffee - richard/reader - how sweet it is!! I just wanna give Richard some love too, he deserves the world, (and the moodpboard for this fic is so good also).

[h2bakugou]

Hiya there! May i request a scenario with Kaminari Denki (aged up!^^)of where he has a crush on reader who’s alot like Bakugou in terms of personality- just alot more stoic and keeps to themselves. Maybe where he sees them vulnerable for the first time when theyre drunk and they accidentally confess but dont really realize it until Denki. Just lots fluff actually and maybe a bit of angst subce reader is insecure bout their personality 👀👉👈. Also congrats on 4k followers luv! ^^💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

a/n: hey hun! of course!! soft denki is something we need more of, he’s such a great character and he’s one of my favorites. thank you love <3!!

all characters aged up 18+ au!!

summary: kaminari’s had a crush on you since he laid eyes on you back at u.a. and now that you’re older, he gets to know you more. he sees you at your most vulnerable when you get drunk at a party and it leads to a confession

key: (y/n) - your name / (f/n) - first name / (l/n) - last name / (e/c) - eye color / (h/c) - hair color / (y/q) - your quirk

warnings: swearing, fluff, angst, alcohol

wordcount: 1.4k

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Back at U.A., you were known for your more stoic personality. Rivaling Bakugou in terms of tough exterior and little to no expression outside of your determination to succeed, you caught the eye of Denki rather easily.

Since he’d been friends with Bakugou, he was used to the rather cold-shoulder you gave him. You weren’t deliberately trying to be mean to him, you just had your walls up, and for good reasons.

But all that was in the past. Being well out of your teen years, blossoming into young adults, and young heroes, Denki was a bit surprised to see you at Deku’s party. He didn’t think you’d still be in contact with anyone else from U.A.

You’d connected over the years, much to Denki’s surprise. And after a while of getting used to one another, you were able to open up over time, but no matter how much Denki got to see you on off days, or hang out and watch movies, he still felt miles away from ever getting to know you behind the sparkling (e/c) eyes you had.

“(Y/n)! I didn’t think I’d see you here.” Kaminari gives you a brief hug before taking a swig of his drink. It was strong, and it burned his throat as it went down.

“I thought it’d be nice to show up.” You reply, taking a sip of your own drink. It was notably tangy.

“Are we still on for Wednesday’s movie night?” Kaminari asked. You’d marked Wednesday’s as movie nights unless one of you was working. It became a trend after your third year in U.A., the two of you had bonded over the shared love for classic movies.

“Yup.” You glance and notice Bakugou approaching you with alongside Kirishima.

“Bakugou! Kirishima! Great seeing you guys here.” Kaminari exchanged a hug with Kirishima and a head nod toward Bakugou.

“What are you doing here?” Bakugou asked you. He’d grown up for sure. If his muscles were any bigger you doubted if the button-up shirt he was wearing would be able to contain him.

“I figured it might be nice to show up. Deku invited me, so why not?” You didn’t quite understand if Bakugou was happy or upset that you had shown up, but Kirishima seemed to see the unnerving tension that had been created between the two of you.

“It’s great to see you, and you look great.” Kirishima complimented, giving you a quick hug before pulling Bakugou along to go mingle with his other peers.

“Pour me another.” You glance at Kaminari and hand him your now empty cup. Kaminari does what you ask and pours you another cup full of alcohol.

And soon after another, and another, and another.

You’re drunk now, and time seems to blur together. As you moved around, you could see things spin around you. You were off a good buzz, and you’d regret it later, but for now, you felt good.

“Alright, I think you’ve had a bit too much, let’s get you to a bathroom.” Kaminari noticed your unstable stature.

Guiding you along, he eventually found a bathroom and ushered you inside.

“I don’t have to throw up-”

“Yet. And I don’t plan on getting it on the seats of my new car. I haven’t seen you this drunk since the graduation party.” Kaminari laughed as he took a seat on the edge of the tub.

You sat down on the floor and pulled your legs to your chest.

“Why are you friends with me? I was such an asshole to you in school.” You mumbled, glancing over at him as your slurred words poured out.

“You weren’t deliberately mean, actually you weren’t really mean at all. You had your boundaries, and I respect that.” Kaminari smiled. He was buzzing too, but he hadn’t had nearly as much as you had. He’d only had two drinks and they were already wearing off.

By the time he planned on leaving, he’d be more than okay to drive.

“B-but...” You rubbed your eyes and let out a whine.

“It’s not fair.” You groaned, covering your face with your hands.

“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want too. You’re drunk, I can go if you need me to-”

“No. Please stay.” You reached a hand out to grab him, his hand reaching out to take yours.

“Alright. Do you want me to sit next to you?” Denki asked. You nodded and Kaminari quickly sat down beside you. You scooted closer and placed your head on his shoulder.

Kaminari’s heartbeat began to race. He’d sat like this with you before. But this felt different.

“What movie do you wanna watch Wednesday?” Kaminari asked, holding your hand up, admiring the way it looked intertwined with his own.

“I don’t know.” You mumbled, your slurred words hard to comprehend.

“Something scary?” Kaminari suggested, his thumb rubbing the back of your hand. You shook your head and looked over at him.

“Something funny.” You smiled. 

“Alright. I love comedy.” Kaminari was happy the movie wasn’t actually going to be scary. He’d brought up the genre but he hid during most of those movies anyway.

It had gone quiet for a while, and Kaminari thought you had fallen asleep. Until he heard soft whimpers and felt you shaking. You were crying.

“Hey, hey, what’s wrong?” Kaminari went into a panic as he quickly moved to be able to see you better, sitting at an angle to look at you.

“It’s just...” You cried, looking up at him with watery, red eyes. Tears rolled down your cheeks as you cried, all your walls crumbling down around you.

“Deep breaths.” Kaminari tried to soothe you.

“I tried so hard. I had these stupid walls up...the keep me from getting hurt, and all they ever did was hurt me.” You sobbed, rubbing your eyes to wipe the tears but that only created more.

“It’s okay to have walls up, they made you strong, look at you-”

“No, they didn’t! Bakugou hates me because all he knows is that I’m some stone-cold bitch.” You shook your head, beginning to yank your hands away from him.

Kaminari let your hands go, but pressed his forehead to yours.

“You are so fucking strong, and talented, and beautiful, you hear me?” Kaminari spoke sternly.

“And you, I’ve loved you for so fucking long, it’s not fair. You deserve so much better than me-”

“Don’t say that! That’s not true.” Kaminari cupped your face with his hands. You were so vulnerable. Who knew you’d be the sad drunk.

Looking into your eyes, Kaminari stared long and hard at the tear-covered face he’d been in love with ever since you stepped foot into Class 1-A.

“I love you so fucking much.” Kaminari swore, a few tears sliding down your cheeks.

“I’m not going to kiss you right now, but when you’re sober, I will.” Kaminari pressed his forehead against yours again and smiled.

“Kami-”

“Shh...it’s okay, just focus on breathing, you’re okay, I’m here if you need anything. Do you want some water?” Kaminari asked, reaching for a disposable cup sitting on the bathroom sink.

“Yeah.” You whisper. Denki filled the cup up by the faucet and handed it back to you.

“Thank you.” You begin to smile again.

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Eventually, it’s time for you to leave. You didn’t throw up but you don’t feel super good either. Denki helps you back to his car and smiles.

“You okay to stay at my place or do you want me to drop you off at home?” Denki asks, getting into the drive side, buckling in.

“Can I stay with you?” You ask, glancing out the window at your other friends as they leave.

“Of course.” 

When you arrive back at Denki’s he leaves you his bed and takes the couch. He tucks you in and makes sure you’re all settled with some pain meds on the nightstand for when you wake up along with some water.

And when morning rolls around, he’s greeted with a sleepy and hungover you nudging his shoulder.

“Can we Postmates some breakfast?” You smile and lay on top of him on the couch.

“We certainly can angel. How are you feeling?” Kaminari smiles up at you, his golden eyes lit up in the sunlight.

“Much better, sorry you had to see me like that last night.” You apologize for how you had acted but Kaminari shook his head.

“It’s alright. Besides, do you remember what I said?”

And before you even responded, you leaned down and kissed him, locking your lips onto his. It’s slow but rhythmic. Your lips move against his so smoothly, and it’s perfect.

When you pull away you can see how red Kaminari’s cheeks are.

“Are we official now?” Kaminari asks, a goofy grin on his lips.

“Yes.” You kiss him again, missing the feeling of his lips on your own.

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[legendofzelda4life]

Arson Gone Wrong

Day five (cbf writing the whole thing, ya’ll know the drill)

I’ve rewritten this twice now. My computer keeps glitching out and I lose all the work *cries*

This is a Wild and Hyrule platonic angst.

I hope you guys like it!

Also, should I start putting descriptions up here?

TW: blood, injuries, major character death

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“Oi, Hy!” Wild yelled out, running into camp carrying various fire-based weapons in his arms.

They were currently in Wild’s Hyrule.

Y’know, free-real-estate-arson-edition.

“I’m not even gonna ask.” Time said from where he sat across the camp with Twilight and Sky. Hyrule chuckled. The old man is really done with our bullshit.

“What are those?” Hyrule asked, looking at Wild. (theyre my sandals) Wild grinned happily and dropped all the weapons on the ground. “Okay so we have meteor rods, flame blades, great flame blades, fire rods, flame spears, fire arrows, and, most importantly, bomb arrows.” Wild said, gesturing to each object.

“Arson?” Hyrule asked with a smirk. “What else?” Wild replied sarcastically before taking off his shirt. “Let’s go!” He grabbed a bow, shield, and some of the weapons before running away.

This boy and doing arson shirtless.

Hyrule swears he’s gonna get himself killed.

They were in the Akkala region so if they went to far west, they’d burn.

Somehow they ended up north of skull lake pretty quickly. They had started at Tumlea heights.

“Hy, look! This is skull lake. If you fall down here, it’s damn near impossible to climb back up.” Wild said, looking over the edge to see the lake. He turned to his left to see Hyrule looking over as well.

(it kept deleting here so the rest was new for me to write)

“How deep is the water?” He asked. “Deep.” Wild said before standing up. He took out a shield and turned around.

“Watch this.”

He backflipped off the ledge and fell.

But he left the paraglider at camp.

Hyrule heard a sickening thud as the boy hit a rocky out-crop. The rocks there were stained red.

“Shit! Wild! Fuck dammit!” Nobody ever heard Hyrule swear before but he just watched his best. Friend. Get badly hurt.

He watched as Wild rolled along the rocks before falling with a splash in the water. Hyrule watched as Wild sunk slowly.

Almost painfully slow.

Hyrule knew he couldn’t jump past the rocks so he grabbed two swords.

Wild taught him a trick; you try to throw a weapon as you fall but just before you hit the ground, swap weapons and it will cancel out the pain.

Hyrule heaved a deep breath...

And jumped.

He quickly switched weapons before he hit the rocks.

It worked!

He then jumped into the water.

He wasn’t the best swimmer. But he could manage well enough to get a hold of Wild and the slate.

“Goddesses I hate doing this.” Hyrule thought as he selected the Akkala ancient tech lab. It was the closest he’d get to the group.

He felt a familiar sick feeling in his stomach as the two boys teleported.

They were at the tech lab.

Hyrule felt for Wild’s breathing and heart.

He was taking soft, shallow breaths and a faint heart beat.

Hyrule pulled out a bow, an arrow, and some paper before quickly writing on it.

Wild. Hurt. Ancient tech lab. Quick.

He put the note on an arrow and ran to the edge of the cliff facing Tumlea heights.

He knocked the arrow, aiming for a tree next to Twilight.

And released it.

Once he saw the arrow hit its mark, he ran back to Wild and picked him up.

“C’mon buddy, you gotta hold on for me. My magic doesn’t work here so I can’t help you.” He said as he carried Wild bridal style down the hill, walking to camp.

He continuously checked up on Wild.

Heart beat. Breathing. Heart beat. Breathing. Heart beat. Breath... ing? Silence.

“Shit, fuck. Wild no. No you can’t do this to me!” Hyrule screamed.

He dropped to his knees, hugging Wild close.

“Please Wild. Please don’t leave me.” He sobbed into Wild’s shirt.

Well, it was actually Hyrule’s but he put it on Wild after they got to the lab.

“I can’t lose you...” He looked at his best friend, brushing the blonde hair out of his face.

“HYRULE!” He looked up to see Twilight and Legend.

He ignored them.

Wild can’t be dead.

He just can’t.

He listened for breathing again.

Nothing.

Heart beat?

Nothing.

He felt his own heart shatter.

“Wild.” He sobbed.

Twilight placed a hand on his shoulder and Hyrule pulled away.

“It’s my fault Twi.” He cried. “I shouldn’t’ve let him leave without his glider- actually no. I shouldn’t’ve agreed to go. He would’ve stayed Twi.” Hyrule’s face was now stained with tears as they continued.

Twilight gripped the traveller in a hug. “It’s not your fault.” He said.

Hyrule heard the familiar sound of a fairy and looked up only to see it shake its head and leave.

“Hyrule I’m sorry.” Legend said. He didn’t join the hug, just stood to the side awkwardly.

Hyrule shrugged out of Twilight’s grip.

“It’s not your fault.” He said to the veteran. “If only my magic worked, I could’ve healed him.” Hyrule looked at his hands. He felt so...

Useless.

“Go back to camp.” He said, not looking at the other two. Without a word, they left.

Then Hyrule broke down.

“Wild. I’m sorry. Goddesses I wish I could say it to your face.” He said, still looking at Wild’s body.

“Why did I have to lose you?” He asked, clutching Wild’s hand.

I dont have the strength to write a burial so timeskip

It had been only a few days since Wild died and Hyrule wasn’t well...

Hyrule.

He’d usually crack jokes with the boys, laugh about embarrassing stuff at dinner, jump to the opportunity to commit arson.

But now...

He sat in bed all day, holding the Shiekah Slate to his chest. He barely reacted anymore and just seemed lifeless.

They eventually had to keep travelling but even then, Hyrule wasn’t the same.

Nobody was.

But Hyrule was affected the most.

He scrolled through the slate’s camera roll, looking at photos of Wild doing... Wild things.

He found a video and decided to open it.

“Hey, I assume Hy is watching this. If you are, I’m probably dead.” Wild chuckled. “Lemme guess, arson gone wrong?”

Hyrule laughed softly, tears forming in his eyes.

It felt so good to hear Wild’s voice again.

“Hyrule I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to die. You were my best friend. I don’t know what I’d do without you so I don’t expect you to know either.” Wild spoke. “Don’t blame yourself. I’ve blamed myself for deaths, it doesn’t feel good. P-promise me Hy.”

Wild got choked up.

He breathed deeply.

“Promise, you’ll be happy without me. Please. I miss you.”

Hyrule broke down in tears.

He missed Wild too.

END

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I’M SORRY! 

I started crying when Wild died. This was so difficult to write.

In the og idea, Hyrule was going to kill Wild by accident but I changed my mind lol.

I hope you guys enjoyed and I’m sorry if you cried even half as much as me.

Also I tested the death with 14 hearts. Idk if he would live with all 30

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[jimlingss]

Thank you, everyone, for your words of encouragement. In this short amount of time, I’ve been absolutely overwhelmed with messages of support. I want to reassure you all that I’m by no means as hurt as some of you think, or at least not after so much kindness. I’ve always encouraged all kinds of feedback!! From compliments to constructive criticism. And I’m (supposedly) an Adult™, so I can definitely take someone’s opinion.

Regardless, thank you to everyone who reached out to me. I want to respond to each and everyone of you under this post so I don’t flood other people’s dashes.

Anonymous said: about the anon who said your fics lack emotion, hmm i wouldn't quite agree tbh, i remember reading tears of a villian and deadass crying, it hurt me so much!! also, in "fall in hatred" their feeling are so well portrayed and i could understand why they acted a certain way! to conlclude, there is always some space for constructive criticism but your stories, are to me, something very attentively built and created, it's apparent that you completely enjoy writing, I can feel your enthusiasm!!

--to that anon; pls don't get this wrong way but it's just the way I see it and I've read quite a lot till now

nah deadass crying isn’t good enough anymore, anon. You have to be keening and violently sobbing until you’re brought into the ER for my fics to be considered to have emotion. lol I’m only kidding, thank you for the message.

peachiest-hun said: To that anon who said your work lacked emotions, I beg to differ! I have read Jungle Park so many times I know at exactly which chapter when the heavy angst starts happening and I read those parts when I just want to have a good cry (I still cry every. single. time)! Also Head Over Heels to Hell, The Colour of Our Voices, Love So Shallow (because I so relate with OC), and many more have given me the FEELS (happy and sad ones). 1/2

So what I'm trying to say is that Jimlingss is doing a great job in her craft. She does deliver emotions in her work and the reason I love it so much is that it's SUBTLE and not completely in your face. Sometimes emotions that are subtle and they hit you slowly, but powerfully it hurts even more for me. On another note, I'm loving Sugar and Coffee. In times of darkness which are often these days, I have something to look forward to every week to keep me motivated. So thank you Jimlinggs! 2./2

Istg Jungle Park is one of the most unexpectedly beloved fics on my blog but I love it hahaha I can’t believe you’ve read it to the point of knowing what chapter is what though. that’s an honour. There’s definitely stories of mine that are less subtle than others, but I’m glad that you enjoy the latter of them too :’) Thank you.

Anonymous said: This is my first time ever leaving a message on someone’s tumblr, but I just felt that I HAD to after reading that anon’s comment about your stories lacking emotion. I wholly disagree (in the nicest way possible, not throwing any shade at anyone). I’ve read all of your fics (for the past two years) and I look forward to when you release new material (the highlight of my Mondays right now after I come home from working at a clinic). Your stories have really lifted my mood during this pandemics an

Anonymous said: Sorry for that long tangent. Don’t even know if I made sense. You don’t have to respond to any of this, but you deserve to hear some positive words as well.

Oh my god. Did I just take your tumblr-message virginity? asdfghjkl I’m kidding. but thank you for reaching out to me. I can’t believe you’ve been around for such a long time and that I’m a part of your Monday routine :’) 

Anonymous said: OK that ask about "constructive criticism" was def imo RUDE. You don't just anonymously go into someone's asks and bluntly tell an author that their fics "lack emotion". That is not the way to encourage someone to improve and continue to work hard. That's just flat out mean. That person clearly doesn't care about your feelings or the fact that you write and share your stories for FREE for us to enjoy. I love your stories and appreciate what you've shared with us. Thank you for your hard work ❤️

I like to give the benefit of the doubt to anons and anyone sending me a message online in general. God knows there were times I meant well but it was received wrongly. But anyway, my mind was more boggled than I was hurt, that’s one thing for sure.

joonie-mono said: + it was called love so shallow which genuinely made me see myself in a character, but my point was that your writing has a specific feel to it, it's made me laugh and cry (His Name personally killed me :] ) and that's my opinion. You and your writing are amazing and I'm sorry but that anon was just so wrong.

oof bringing out the evidence. be my attorney please.

Anonymous said: As someone who has read your entire masterlist (and going through it again) i will have to wholeheartedly disagree with that anon. The way you portray SO many emotions in your fics is *chefs kiss* and I honestly thought that the ones that “lack emotion” were meant to be that way, with an open ending, the idea that their love just started, soo.... yeah, I’ll have to disagree.

There are definitely stories of mine that are a bit looser on romance. Such as Kitchen Romance, The President’s Son, The Heiress’ Son, Arcadia, etc. But I have a loooot of fics that are quite emphasized in either despair/sadness or cute fluff.

ladyartemesia said: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I am here to disrespectfully disagree with anon who probably doesn’t write effing ANYTHING and has no idea what it takes to produce the content you do. I have followed for months and I’m still not through your masterlist BECAUSE reading your stories is a bloomin EMOTIONAL EVENT. When I read Brass and Strings, I LOST A WHOLE DAY. Like I was so into it, my DAY was gone. Anon is prolly salty there isn’t more smut I guess. That’s whatever for them. (Part 1)

It’s subtle, deep, meaningful, and incredible and you’re one of my favorite authors. I can’t FOR A SECOND let that comment go cause it’s RIDICULOUS. You’re literally so gifted. You don’t need to change a thing. Every artist, no matter their medium, should continue to improve. So in that sense I wish you all the growth in the world as you work towards the perfection of your craft. BUT SERIOUSLY you’re an incredible writer. That anon is loony. I’m so sorry you had to even read those crazy words.

As I answer these messages, it’s starting to feel like I’m the third party mediator of a dispute and all y’all are just HAMMERING it to this anon, LOL. I’m not sure if the anon is necessarily requesting for more smut but if they are, they might be happy this Friday (*COUGH spoiler for those actually reading my responses)

Anyway, you’re too kind. thank you. I am definitely not as hurt as I was earlier.

((and tbh you’re hilarious, you’re actually making me laugh irl))

krystle1990 said: Woah!! Ok first that Anon is absolutely crazy. I literally stalk your page for new work being put out! I probably blow up your notifications daily. I've never been disappointed in any of your work. You always give a heads up if it will take time for the characters to realize their feelings which I absolutely love. It always leaves me ready for the next part and I am glued to my phone with every update. You're amazing and I can't wait to see how you grow with your work. 💜😘

ASDFGHJKL PLEASEEE if it’s someone who’s worried about blowing up notifications, it’s me. To those who have notifications on I sincerely can’t fathom how often I blow up people’s phones. I digress, I always give out warnings to keep people patient since I know slow burn can be excruciating haha thank you for the message.

kigurumu said: Also just want to add that saying you have good intentions or "don't mean to be mean" does not cancel out whatever offensive thing you just said. IT WILL STILL RUDE. Not saying all negative feedback is bad. Criticism can be hard to take no matter how it's phrased, but telling a writer to be more like another writer is like telling them their style isn't good enough which is NOT helpful. Your writing is your own. If the anon wants to read fics that are like gukyi's, they can read gukyi's fics 🙄

Also I've been waiting until Sugar and Coffee is done so I can binge it all at once but avoiding spoilers from all the asks is so hard haha! I keep seeing all these good things about it and I'm SO tempted to just read it now but I've already waited this long so I don't wanna give up kfnrjrofvjskdh guess I'll reread your other fics in the meantime

The message was fine on its own but I think dragging in another writer at the end was definitely not ok. When will comparing writers end. But regardless, gukyi and I are cool with one another - i mean we wrote 100k together so it’s gonna have to take a reverse Zuko arc for us to be on bad terms lol

Anyway, oooh you’re one of those bingers. Can’t say I blame you cause I love binging myself, so it’s understandable for readers to wait till the series is over. and since you were so kind in following up your original message with two more and expressing so much appreciation for me :’), I’ll let you know that the finale of Sugar and Coffee will be posted by July 20th! by then, the entire series will be completed. 

Anonymous said: Tbh i think that neither you nor that anon is wrong. Some people like it more romanticised and cheesy, some people dont. I believe that your stories are more on the realistic side of life. People (whom your characters represent) cant always be cheesy and passionate for love, there are other things in life! Maybe you're just the type who's too realistic for any hopeless romantic things like i am and it's fine. Not all writers can write dramatic romance

Tbh, I agree. It’s a matter of opinion and there’s no one wrong in the fight of opinions. As I’ve said many times on my blog, the cringe factor varies between person to person. What someone might think is fluffy is absolutely cringey to another. What someone might think is a good amount of fluff is not enough for someone else. I’ve written a lot. And I’ve made sure to add lots of variations between the amount of romance in my stories. Indeed, some are definitely more subtle and “realistic” while others are completely cheesy and makes me gag from the amount of sugar in it lol I just think the anon should take a look at more of my stories before coming up with such a conclusive opinion.

Anonymous said: I’ve been reading your fics for over a year now and religiously follow updates every week. Why? Because they make me feel something whether it be joy from fluff or grief from angst. I’ll remember a story of yours months after I first read it and return to it just to feel those emotions again. I understand that emotional responses are usually subjective but I think that anon needs to read your works again, because they sure are missing out.

I replied to that anon that they should check out more of my fics and then come back to tell me if they haven’t changed their minds, so I don’t know if they’re missing out or not lol

I don’t expect my stories to elicit emotional responses or fanatic feedback for everyone. God knows there’s been other people’s writing styles that just didn’t resonate with me no matter how hard I tried to read their stories. But all I ask is that people try. It’s fine if you give up halfway but at least try reading. That’s fair to ask, right?

[authorofdanger]

Miroh 2

Genre: Angst

Skz zombie apocalypse AU

It's very sad and violent in some parts, sorry.

"Balance! Balance is key Shuyang," Jeongin sighed while coming behind the boy and helping him plant his feet. Shuyang looked at him in slight confusion before one of the other young boys translated in chinese. Jeongin was given the difficult task of teaching these boys no older than fifteen and no younger than twelve how to shoot a bow and arrow. Smiling to myself I was beyond proud of Jeongin for not only strengthening his shooting skills but for being able to teach as well.

"Hyung have you not noticed how clumsy he is? I'm surprised we didnt put him in farming with Yeji," Hanyu chuckled as he shot and nearly hit the bullseye. "Stop being mean," Zihao groaned in english. Pulling myself to my feet I took over Jeongin's place behind Shuyang and placed my hands over his. "Slow your breathing," I said in his home language, "it's okay to miss. You are learning so breathe. Now balance and focus on your breathing."

"You know chinese," Jeongin gasped. "And english," I said while looking over at Zihao, "dad moved us around alot since he was a company translator. Does it really shock you? I lived in Taiyuan for five years, Texas for six, and Busan for eight years now. Korean is relatively my newest language."

"Hey I'm from Taiyuan," Xinlong said excitedly. Giving him a wide smile I turned my attention back to Shuyang and whispered for him to release the arrow, watching as his arrow finally landed on the rim of the target. "There you go," I encouraged, "now keep practicing."

As time went on, and corrections decreased, I had decided to leave the boys for a moment to survey the base. It wasn't as broken down as the infected towns but it surely needed repairs. The houses were run down and in a few years probably dilapidated but for now it was livable and somewhat warm. The shops we kept around were always busy with people making food, clothes, weapons, and more. Children were running around the property with no parents to corral them inside, only a few of us teenagers and early adults taking over the parental life.

"Y/N I thought you were with Jeongin," Seungmin asked while running up to me from the pig barn. He was wiping the dirt from his hands with a rag in his pocket and tried to clear his face but with little result. "I thought you were supposed to control the pigs. Looks like it was the other way around." Giving me an off smile he lowered his face and groaned, "younger sow has been testing Jisung and I's patience. It's too hyper to be cooped up in the barn but too lazy to burn energy when in the field and it's hard to catch it when I need it. Somehow it managed to learn to open it's own pen so I had to get Changbin to help me rebuild the door to move the latch."

His small smile made my heart swell, I rarely saw him smile during our time together so it's refreshing to see happiness in the same boys I worried about months ago. "I'm obviously not a builder," he added after holding out his cut up hands, "gonna have to borrow some of Hyunjin's bandages." "Need help?"

****

"I missed the way you patched us up. Its alot more comfortable than Hyung's tight and rigid tactic." Finishing up the last wrap I gave his hand a soft squeeze before putting the medical supplies back to its spots. "Had to learn somehow with Namjoon always managing to injure himself. I still cant figure out how he would do it but he always had new injuries each week! Mom was always finding small jobs to do so she was gone alot while dad was always at the companies he was doing work for. He tried to patch himself up but would always hurt himself more," I laughed, "I wonder if he found someone to replace my handiwork."

The room was silent for a moment but my smile never faltered. "I'm sure he's fine," I added, "I'm sure he is running around with Jungkook or Seokjin. They had a big group of friends apparently. I didnt get to see them often since he was scared I would fall for Jungkook but I think he was overreacting. Big brother stuff you know?" "I understand completely. My older sister was the same way with her friends. But she was more worried because I was a bit of a wild child in her eyes. She thought I would corrupt her friends." The room filled with laughter as we thought back to our pasts. Thinking about it now I never would have believed someone like Seungmin would be my friend. In high school I was always shy and a bit of a book nerd but wasn't afraid to stand up for myself. I guess that's how I meshed well with Jeongin when I moved to Korea, attending high school with him. Apparently Hyunjin went there too but I never really got to know him and didnt even know of his existence!

As we sat here I realized just how lucky I am to have met my boys. They helped me learn to grow a backbone and how important it was to not judge a book by his cover. "Well I better get back to the pins. I heard that Chan is going to take some of the men and younger males for hunting practice. You going," Seungmin sighed as he got up. "No I'm going to stay here and let my shoulder rest some more." "Right. But hey, thanks for patching me up."

**** Three years ago****

A loud crash erupted from the living room followed by an "Oh shit!" Glancing over at Jin who came and helped me make dinner tonight I wiped my hands on the apron he gave to me and followed the sound to see my brother trying to pick up the pieces of the now broken vase.

"Why does mom demand we keep glass items in this house," he growled before he cut open his hand yet again. "No Joon get the broom," I laughed. I quickly pulled him up to his feet and examined his hand to see a few thin lines here and there but nothing a few bandages couldnt cover. "You're a god of destruction," I giggled to myself before letting go of him and moving to get the broom,"dont move Joon! You'll break something else with your luck!"

"How is it that he is the older brother but you are the one who takes care of him," Seokjin laughed. "I swear the birth year on my birth and adoption certificates are wrong. I have to be older than him." "What will he do without you in a few years?" "I'll be fine!"

****

I always wondered where he went. Did he make it out of our town alive? Did he find the boys? I might never get answers.

A few hours later and I was huddled in my room by the fireplace, waiting for the boys to get back. Chan and Jeongin were out teaching the younger boys to hunt which was freaky in it's own sense but it was also scary that it was starting to get dark. "Y/N," Shuyang called while rushing in. "I thought you were hunting! What's wrong," I asked. Going over to him and rubbing his heaving back I could barely hear him huffed out "need translator. Felix cant understand. A man is here!"

****

"救命啊," I heard a young man scream as I raced up the staircase. "I dont speak chinese! Do you speak anything else? What group are you from," Felix yelled. "Hyung yelling isnt going to help. It's like when we did that when you were learning korean," Seungmin sighed. "Shut up! I dont see you helping! And where the hell is Shuyang?" Shoving the door open I walked in front of Shuyang and took a look at the situation. Seungmin was sitting in the back corner with his hands in his face, Felix was standing firm but with panic laced on his, and the boy who must have been the man screaming in chinese moments ago was pacing the room.

"My name is Y/N. I speak chinese well. Are you okay," I asked while slowly approaching the frantic man. " His eyes grew wide and he let out a "oh my god! I can speak a little korean but the words arent coming to me right now! My base has been invaded and we need help! I'm from Amber's section!" "Amber? Amber Liu," Felix asked after finally catching on. "They're invaded."

****

We filled the trucks with as many members as we could as we raced to the compound. In my truck we had Felix, Changbin, Minho, Jisung, Lucas, and I. The ride was quiet aside from the engine roaring as Minho raced us through the winding roads. "Please let there be survivors," Lucas whispered to himself, "let my friends be okay." Placing my hand ontop of his I tried to comfort him in any way I could but with little results. "How did this happen," Felix asked which I ended up having to translate. In the best korean he could manage in the moment he said "people were coming back from hunting and one was bitten while he was out. He didnt tell anyone and turned. It spread from there. Oh God Winwin!" Tears rolled down his face and he pulled his sleeves to his eyes to try to stop them.

"Its okay to cry," I hushed, "we are going to help the best we can I promise." Jisung eyed me as I comforted the stranger, knowing my heart was breaking for him. Placing his hand on his back, I could tell Jisung was trying to help too. We both knew what it was like to lose someone to this situation. When we first found eachother he had his older brother with him who got bit saving Jisung. I on the other hand had to shoot my mother when she turned and soon after my father. It's a pain that many in this world are forced to go through but it never gets easier. We all hope for a day this will end but at this point we know the odds are out of our favor.

"We're here," Minho interrupted before we all rushed out of the trucks and others pulled in. With a team of an estimated thirty we raced into the compound and began to shoot every Walker in sight. I stuck close to Lucas and Felix as we tried to find and gather survivors but only managed to find a small group hiding in a closed off room in the leadership tower. "Ten! Amber," Lucas cried as he rushed into the room. Doing a headcount I was able to see five survivors and then Lucas, my heart dropping at the alarming number. "We couldnt stop them," Amber shook, "I just had to find survivors and barricade ourselves until help arrived."

"We're here," Felix comforted, "now come on. We need to get you guys to a vehicle while we search for more." "I'll keep looking. I have great aim and can protect myself," I suggested. Nodding his head, Felix ushered everyone out while I raced around the entire compound. The bodies laying on the floor added to my fear and I prayed for atleast one more survivor. "Please! Anyone!" On the ground was a young male with a Walker ontop of him, snapping at his face. Pulling my arrow back I was able to nail him right in the back of his head and ran to help the young man.

He had to be close to Jeongin's age but definitely a giant in comparison. His eyes were soft but full of fear but I had to push my own aside to try to soothe him in this moment. "Are you infected," I asked. Shaking his head I immediately pulled him to his feet and handed him a gun from my bag and continued through the compound. After nearly an hour though and no other survivors in sight I knew it was time to leave.

"But Chenle! I cant leave him!" "Someone else might have found him. We have to go," I ordered before pulling him by his arm to the trucks that were already packed and preparing to leave. "Is that all of our team," Felix yelled through the crowd. "We are all clear sir," another called out. Helping the boy into the bed of the truck I crawled in to sit by him and the new members of our base, listening to the cries of pain as they went through their list of friends who were either infected or killed.

"Johnny," one asked. "Got bit. I watched someone shoot him soon after. Same for Mark." "Chenle?" "Infected." My heart went out to this group. These were their friends, their family, and they had to watch some of them die today. "I'm sorry I didnt get help soon enough," Lucas apologized. Amber placed her hand on his face and made him look at her, "you saved us Lucas. You cant save everyone but you saved someone! You did great." "Its not your fault," another girl added, "this wasn't something we could have stopped. Its life now."

Life sucks.

[judgement-free-sideblog]

The enemy of love is the truth

Pairing: Tom Hiddleston x reader

Summary: They were happy just as friends, but one morning the call from an old trauma may change everything.

Warnings: Alcohol consumption, history of drug use, mental health issues, cursing, angst. Also I tend to give terribly long explanations, so I'm sorry in advance if it seems like this takes too long.

■ Part I ■ Part II ■Part III ■ Part IV ■ Part V ■Part VI ■ Part VII ■ Part VIII | Final ■

Part II

The rest of her morning occurred without remarkable events, her general practice office in the small london hospital she worked at was the perfect place to hide from her feelings. Nobody could blame her for not checking her e-mail. And February usually was a busy month with many people getting colds and the flu.

Then the sound of a text interrupted her thoughts, it was from Tom, "Are you ready to negotiate?" and it had the infamous picture he had taken that morning attached.

"The daily mail is offering me a trip to Paris for yours, can you top that?" She responded immediately.

"That would be hard to pass, but What about dinner? And my eternal gratitude of course" He responded after a few minutes, she could almost see the smile in his face, knowing he had won, "asking her out" like that always made her back off, but since he was not physically there she send one last text "I'll think about it" even when she regretted at te same moment.

How we end up here? Y/N asked herself after 30 minutes with no response. Being honest it all have started little over 3 years back, one day before her 30th birthday when the idea of spending that day far from her friends and family was about to break her resistance and forced to call a certain person.

She was coming out of her shift at the hospital, it was 4 p.m. walking from the tube to her apartment, it was in the middle of some nasty and loud bars but it was cheap and quite empty at the time; when she saw her, a beautiful blonde girl not a day older than 19, she seemed disoriented and she was sweating profusely.

Before she could think of a reason to keep walking and let it go she was already holding her still before she collapsed to the ground, the girl looked back at her confused but grateful, Y/N took her pulse, almost 40 per minute, too slow.

People start gathering around to see, so she asked someone close to her to call an ambulance while desperately looking for something with sugar. One of the bar tenders offered her a simple syrup he used to make cocktails and looked surprised when she put it straight in the girl's mouth.

She recovered some color, looked at Y/N and quietly said "Please call my mom". The ambulance arrived and drove them both back to the hospital.

Her name was Bethany Edwards, and the worried woman that appeared 15 minutes after they were at the hospital was Caroline Edwards her mom, as she told Y/N she was the manager of the Harold Printer theater. Going trough a nasty divorce, as she told her while both waited for Bethany to wake up.

"When did she start using?" Y/N said once the woman was calmed enough. It taker by surprise the bluntness of the question but it was truly no reason to sugarcoating it.

"About a year ago" when her father and I separated. "He once said to me that he had already be enough in her life while she was little and sick... I guess this was her way to prove him we still needed him"

"Well I guess doctors don't usually tell you Type 1 diabetes and cocaine don't mix, but she will be fine" and out of sympathy she add "Don't be so hard on yourself for other people mistakes"

And so they became friends, and she became a constant presence in the theater unspokenly taking care of Bethany, every now and then she took care of Caroline's staff too, a bloody nose, a small burn for a shortcut, and, to the dismay of the understudies, of the actors too. And she end up in the payroll, with a schedule of 5 to 9 with an office and a new family.

And then the Betrayal production started, and she met Tom, as perfect and as beautiful as she had seen him in movies, she had, as discreetly as she could, watch him rehearse, completely overwhelmed by the way he got into character, and she had just smiled at him and pointed to her right when he had ask her where could he find one of the makeup artist.

Until Caroline, tired of looking her helpless crush on him, introduced them at Bethany's birthday party and him, being the perfect gentleman he always was, completely ignored their previous awkward encounter.

They talked, and they drink, maybe a little more than she should, and they even share a group song in the Karaoke. But then she ruined everything. The little spark, and the little maybe were stumped to death by her big mouth and emotional baggage. After a terrible first date they chose to be justfriends, and the years passed proving it was the right call, she cared about him deeply, and even when she could not believe it, she knew he did too.

The hours passed, and she got out, and soon she find herself on her way to the theater. A new text appeared in her screen. "Dinner is ready, it's your favorite" with a picture of a take out bag from her favorite sushi place, waiting for her in her office and two pairs of chopsticks. She couldn't help but smile, she loved him, there was no other way to describe it, even when it was impossible she truly loved him.

"Here's your bloody photo" she said when she finally entered her office. "But you are gonna have to take me to Paris some day"

"You can keep it love" He said opening the bag and taking out the food "And I would keep yours, you never know when it may be useful" He showed her the picture proudly displayed in his wallet and she had to hold herself from her desk to not swoon at the thought of him carrying her picture all day in his pocket. So she opened her laptop and pretend to check her email in order to avoid is obviously amused look.

"What is today, by the way??" He finally asked, she clearly was upset in the morning, and the idea of something causing her displeasure didn't suit well with him. "Earlier today you said 'It's today after all' What is today?"

And she clearly didn't want to answer because se pretend to ignore the question while a shadow of sadness appeared in her eyes. So he asked again.

"February 08? Monday? ... winter I don't know" she answered, ignoring the question and looking deeply in her screen.

"I think after three years we are past this kind of nonsense" He said even more concerned "But you clearly are upset about something" And that kills me, so fucking answer, he wanted to say but he didn't and after and awkward silence he only add "It's okay if you dont want to talk about it... But I'm here for you"

Then she took her eyes off the screen, clearly trying not to cry, and finally said: "It's my wedding anniversary"

Here it is!!! Part II, I hope you enjoy it, again I'm sorry for my grammar, this is so much fun even when I have not done it in years.

[baekberrie]

Hi!!! Can I request an ANGSTY fic with a Baek X Reader ending, where you are bffs turned lovers, but then you discover that he is seeing someone else, someone you realise he LOVES. You start sneaking out of bed at night to the guest room when he joins you, but one night he wakes and asks u to come back, but you still dont. You leave for work early and head over to Chan Yeol's to spend some time apart from him. But he sees you at a grocery store and this leads to a chase. ANGST plz n thx!

It was late at night, the moon was shining through the curtains while you laid there, in your bed; limp and emotionless. The man beside you was letting out soft sneers, his body on the left side of the bed and yours on the right. You wondered when had things gotten like this. When had you started struggling to call him, your man? When had the two of you stopped sleeping in each other’s arms? You loved him, but you couldn’t find the courage to ask him about his feelings for you at this rate. It could mean losing him, and you couldn’t risk that. Only the thought was able to shatter your heart. 

You missed his warmth, you missed the times when the two of you would go to bed together; when Baekhyun wouldn’t wait a second before tangling his legs with yours and plant sweet kisses on your face while he sang in soft hushed tones, when his scent would wash over you, when your world would be built of him only. But now? What was it anymore? You weren’t sure, it was just fading away, it was cold, you were cold. Every night, you would sleep in the same bed but it wouldn’t mean anything with his back facing you. Your heart losing one piece slowly but surely, painfully.

Deep down, you knew that your glory days were over, and shamelessly, you wished that you could go back to these times, where he actually looked at you with affectionate eyes, and not just a polite smile. Where his hand would automatically find yours, fingers always intertwined. When a kiss would last ten minutes, where his hands also showed you love, when his lips spoke more than words, now you had to content yourself with the rare pecks that the two of you would share. You almost felt embarrassed about the fact that you still felt chills when he would kiss you, perhaps it was because it had become such a rare thing and you wished for it every day. Because these days he was so distant, always typing away on his phone. Sometimes even smiling away at his texts. 

You knew what that meant, Baekhyun wasn’t necessarily cheating on you, he would never do that. But you were sure that he had on the way met someone that was completing his days more than you ever would. It was difficult to walk around, to work every day with your heart clenching in your chest, your heart that you had given to him, and that he had over time forgotten somewhere, dusting away. Sometimes you wondered why the two of you still stuck together when his feelings had obviously faded away. It wasn’t that he didn’t love you, just not enough to leave his heart in your hands anymore.  

From strangers to friends. From friends to best friends, and from best friends to lovers. It was like a circle, no matter how big it is, it will reach its end again, and you and Baekhyun were back at the start. You didn’t want to admit that yourself, your heart was barely keeping itself together, facing reality would completely throw you off. 

But that was why you were crying in your bed, sobbing as quietly as you could to not wake Baekhyun, salty tears staining your cheeks, landing on your lips your hands clenching your shirt right in the middle of your chest. You heard Baekhyun shift and your breath hitched in your throat, his face was now in front of yours, the light in the room was dim but bright enough for you to see his concerned eyes, and for him to catch on your stained cheeks. Before you knew it he had moved closer, one hand was tenderly stroking your hair out of your face, while the other laid lazily over your waist.

“Baby? What’s wrong?” He murmured into your ear, lips kissing your temple, the way he called you, the way he comforted you was still the same as it had been one time, it made you go back to those times that you cherished so much in your heart, because they were gone, nonetheless, your heart trembled with anticipation, even though you knew it was more of habit than anything else.

His hold around you tightened when you didn’t answer and he proceeded with comforting you, your face in the crook of his neck as he gently kissed your crown. You almost illuded yourself that this could mean that there were still some feelings for you burning inside for him, but you stopped the idea before it could convince you.

“Baekhyun,” You whispered and he hummed, inhaling the fresh scent of your shampoo, his thumb was drawing slow circles on your thigh. It was unfair. You found it so unfair of him to touch you like that, right now when you were trying to accept the truth.

“Who is she?” A frown came on his face at your question, and his fingers stopped tapping your leg.

“What do you mean babe?” He sounded genuinely confused, but sadly, you knew better than that and lifted up your face to look at him in the eyes. Before you could react Baekhyun had already bent down to savor your lips, it took all of your willpower to break the kiss, but you had to, for yourself.

“Baaekhyun, I know- Just tell me the truth, that you don’t have feelings for me anymore-” You started, but got interrupted by Baekhyun placing a finger on your lips.

“Hey, hey, why are you talking like that?” Your lips pressed into a thin line, he really had to make this harder for you. A tear was burning behind your eyelid as you sighed. But when you looked at him in the eyes, you saw confusion. You pushed his finger off your lips as your face got more serious.

“You know, I can see it by the way you have distanced yourself from me. There’s someone else that is making you happy, I get that. It’s hard to accept it, but please don’t make me suffer here while you are experiencing something amazing all over by yourself.” You felt less heavy after saying everything on your mind, Baekhyun parted his lips to say something, but he didn’t know what to say, he couldn’t deny what you had said. Saying sorry wouldn’t justify his actions either so he nodded meekly, face lowering slightly.

That night you allowed yourself to remain in the comfort of his arms for a few more hours, you didn’t have much time left before you would leave this house, forever, you were going to take your heart back and hopefully, it would heal outside of this place. You needed it, to be away from the person you loved the most, but also the ones who hurt you the most. It was time to stop suffocating.

It was early in the morning when you carefully stepped out of the bed, thrusting the necessary into a bag and heading towards the bedroom. You gave Baekhyun a last longing glance before stepping out of the room, out of his life, the car keys rustled with your fingers.

The morning air was fresh and crisp when you exited the house, and as you inhaled the breeze you felt new, like you had gone out for the first time in months. Your back hit the car seat and you didn’t waste any time to turn the key and drive away. There were a couple of hours before your work shift started, so you took your time to call your other best friend, the one that used be in your trio together with Baekhyun. You fished out your phone and quickly dialed his number, you knew he would be awake even this early, he was a producer and even if he mainly worked at home, he had a tight schedule. But you figured out he’d make some time for you.

The phone rang against your ear and to your surprise you didn’t have to wait before he answered.

“Y/n, good morning?” Chanyeol’s dark voice greeted, making you chuckle, the amused tone in his voice had an unspoke question to why you were calling him at such an hour.

“Hey, could I crash at your place?” You figured that you’d tell him the situation once you were at his place, “for a while.” you added, not sure how long it would take for you to find your own place. Chanyeol lived alone and he often complained about it so you didn’t think he’d mind having you over for a couple of weeks. You felt a little bad for invading his space so suddenly, Chanyeol would always make sure to let every one of his friends know that he’d be there with open arms whenever they’d need it, that was one of the many reasons you couldn’t even express with words how much you appreciated Chanyeol.

Time had flown by like seconds, you hadn’t even realized how seven had gone so fast. You were still at Chanyeol’s place, your luck seemed to be hiding somewhere far, no apartments had ever available for you to rent since the day you entered Chanyeol’s home, you couldn’t stop apologizing to him for constantly having to stay with him. He always waved off your apologies though, telling you that he’d be more than happy to have you with him as long as you helped with the rent, and so you did. 

Work had helped you distract yourself from your almost destructive feelings, you felt healthier and happier, you smiled more often, and you enjoyed life as it was, You had learned many things during this period of time, and even if your feelings for Baekhyun had supposedly faded you had wholeheartedly decided to cherish the beautiful times that you had spent with him as friends, as lovers. You knew that erasing him from your life wouldn’t give you anything but something more to complain about.

That’s right, your heart’s wounds had healed, and your feelings for him were gone, at least so you thought. You were just grocery shopping for you and Chanyeol when you saw him for the first time in seven months. Something seemed to have burst inside of you, his eyes immediately finding yours, and the emotions inside of them were unreadable for you, nonetheless, they shined with your reflection. The heart quickened its pace when he walked towards you, looking even better than when you had last seen him. He seemed surprised to see you, but so were you.

“Y/n,” he breathed, your name sounded so much better once he called it and the chills that went down your spine when he smiled at you made your heart betray you, all the hard work you had done to forget was slowly going to waste.

“Baekhyun, hi,” You greeted back, it was weird calling out his name aloud, it almost felt wrong. You got more nervous when you saw how his eyes scanned your whole figure before they traveled back to your eyes. There was a moment of silence before he spoke up again.

“ I’ve missed you,” Baekhyun admitted, his orbs never leaving yours, your heart skipped a beat inside of your chest at his words, though you didn’t know how to feel about it. Where you supposed to feel happy? Be indifferent? It would be a lie if you said you didn’t miss him, because you had, and a lot.

“Ah, I see. How are you? And your relationship with that person..?” You figured it’d be safer to just change the subject, you weren’t sure that you actually wanted to know how his love life was going, but now you had asked for it so there was no turn back. You almost regretted it when you saw how Baekhyun’s shoulder dropped. His eyes lost the spark, and a little did he remind you of yourself just some months ago.

“She wasn’t who she made me believe she was,” Baekhyun muttered, looking away in shame, and it oddly brought some kind of satisfaction to you, maybe he had missed you a little more than you had hoped he’d do.

“I’m sorry to hear that.” You said half-heartedly, thinking that if he hadn’t chosen her over you, he would never have suffered like he was now. But there was no use in thinking about things that should have been done, he had chosen his path and reached the impasse, now it was his turn to find the way out on his own, just like you had.

Baekhyun’s eyes snapped to yours again, this time they were hopeful, he wasn’t going to let this chance let slip away. He had lost you once, but he believed that he had left some kind of print in your life, it wasn’t going to be an easy task to remove him completely from your heart.

“Then Y/n, we have a lot to catch up about, if you want to get a coffee someday?” He suggested, and it reminded you how he had exactly done the same thing when you were in your high school years.

“Baekhyun, I don’t know if it’s a good idea-” You hesitated, of course, you did, what were you supposed to do when your ex was asking you to reconnect, after all the efforts you had done to erase him. Though Baekhyun interrupted you before you could finish.

“Then I’ll see you on Monday, you know where!” And with that, he rushed away, not giving you any choice but to walk into his life again, and him in yours.

First of all, I am really sorry, it’s really rude of me to make you wait so long :(( I hope you enjoyed this, I’m not good at angst so please bear with me!

[themagiciansreccenter]

Author Spotlight @echomoon

Every week we are going to be interviewing a writer from The Magicians fandom. If you would like to be interviewed or you want to nominate a writer, get in touch via our ask box.

First things first, tell us a little about yourself.

what up im jared, im 19 and i never learned how to fuckign read. JK my name is Theo and I super know how to read. Most of the time. Also I’m 22. Anyway I’m one of the more OG members of the Magicians fandom, having been here since back in the early days of early s1. Uhhh I’m nonbinary and hella queer. Metafic is my most favorite thing in the world other than puppies. I cry at least once a day. I have adhd and depression and chronic pain and hella other issues. I’m an anthropology major, in my third year. I’m a slytherin, an illusions discipline, and a pisces.

How long have you been writing for?

Since I learned how, basically, but I only really started posting things online because of the Magicians and also because of Twilight?

What inspired you to start writing for The Magicians?

It’s the BEST and I find it very easy to write from Quentin’s pov which means I actually finish things sometimes lol.

Who is/are your favourite character(s) to write? What it is about them that makes them your favourite?

Quentin, because he is essentially me if I was born as a cisdude except more repressed in terms of sexuality and also more wealthy, which makes him super easy to write and super easy to get ideas about. I also like Penny, because for some reason people think I’m good at writing him?

Do you have a preference for a particular season/point in time to write about?

I write a lot set in the Brakebills years because I like the whole magic school thing and the exploration of magic and interpersonal relationships without having to deal with the Beast or other threats trying to destroy everything they know and love? Like I like that slow burn, spread out, things are happening but they’re happening slowly and also heres some meta about magic kind of exploration that that time gives me the opportunity to do. I think this is partially influenced by that the first book has them in that setting so much longer, and partially because I’m still doing the whole college thing myself and find that easiest to relate to (because no one really wants to read ‘Quentin working two part time jobs and struggling to survive and nothing else happens’ unless it’s just a tiny segment of the fic lmao).

Are you working on anything right now? Care to give us an idea about it?

Well, in regards to Magicians fic, I’m still trudging along on chapter two of Magician’s Path - I’m trying to introduce more of Julia’s side of the story as well as working on how to warp the two canons into each other while also making the storyline unique - and also on the next part of crazy/classic/life, my paradise kiss and magicians crossover au. I’m also trying to find the time to record more podfic of my fics, because I think its important to have audiofic available. But nothing new, just continuations.

As for other fandoms, I’m working on a HELLA long reworking of the Descendants universe (hi i love disney channel movies dont judge), and that’s my primary focus right now in terms of fic.

How long is your “to do list”?

Very

What is your favourite fic that you’ve written for The Magicians? Why?

Oh heck, um… probably either all tied up or The Magician’s Path. all tied up was my first time writing PiV smut and also writing shadeless!Julia and I’m just really proud of it? And TMP is like, my baby, my huge multichapter canon reworking that I’m putting so much planning into and I’m always so excited to talk about it. I know it doesn’t seem like much yet but y’all I have so many plans for it and I hope you end up loving it as much as I do.

Many writers have a fic that they are passionate about that doesn’t get the reception from the fandom that they hoped for. Do you have a fic you would like more people to read and appreciate?

TMP for sure - I hope that when I’m done more people give it a try.

What is your writing process like? Do you have any traditions or superstitions that you like to stick to when you’re writing?

Ha my writing process is either ‘has no ideas for months straight and then suddenly idea when I’m supposed to be doing something else but I gotta write this down!!!’ or ‘one sentence every month at most’. Now that the FTB server has gotten bigger, I’ve found some people who will proofread for me, so there’s that editing process afterwards (thanks @oneeyeddestroyer for being the best beta).

I guess my only superstition is that if I’m doing a multichapter or big work I try not to give too much detail out when I talk about it because I get worried that saying about the plot too much will make me lose interest in it.

Do you write while the seasons are airing or do you prefer to wait for hiatus? How does the ongoing development of the canon influence and inspire your writing process?

I do tend to write more when the show is airing, because more people are engaged and it’s something to fill the void between episodes - during hiatus I tend to drift away a bit and focus on other fandoms. This is the first show thats been so all consuming for me, I don’t usually watch things while they air because I tend to forget about remembering to watch them after a week or so? But Magicians keeps pulling me back and keeping me in.

As for ongoing canon developments, it really depends on the thing. If it fits into my plot of it’s a detail I want to put in, I might, but otherwise I’m comfortable lifting what I want from canon and throwing the rest out for a fic - we follow a show with canon multiverses, we can do what we want lmao.

What has been the most challenging fic for you to write?

Honestly, most of my fics? Because I try to improve every time I write and like, explore new things. So whatever I’m working on at the time is the most challenging.

Are there any themes or tropes that you particularly like to explore in your writing?

EVERYONE BEING HAPPY AND NOTHING BAD HAPPENING EVER cough cough I mean, um. I like meta, I like worldbuilding and exploring meta and seeing what I can change. I keep accidentally writing soulmate fics? So that’s a trend I guess.

Are there any writers that inspire your work? Fanfiction or otherwise?

Oh heck, so many dude, I don’t even know, I’m gonna just link you to my bookmarks because that’s the fic I love and probably unconsciously imitate on the often

As for nonfic, like I def want to write like Marisha Pessl or Tamora Pierce or Donna Tartt or Lev Grossman or Mark Z Danielewski but more in his house of leaves phase than his current stuff tbh or Neil Gaiman and also like. Everything that you read or watch or experience makes up how you see the world and how you create what you create and I consume so much stuff I can’t even begin to guess my influences beyond the little tidbits that I keep in my bookmarks or on my shelves.

What are you currently reading? Fanfiction or otherwise?

Currently I’m reading a lot of harry potter fic - the mood is the department of mysteries or other exploration of magic, so things related to that. HP fic is my go to when I’m not revving for any fandom in particular. Nonfic, I’m working my way through Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which is hella fucking good, as well as a bajillion textbooks.

What is the most valuable piece of writing advice you’ve ever been given?

Fuck canon do what you want

Cringe time:

Are there any words or phrases you worry about over using in your work?

Yes but now that you ask can I remember any? Nope.

What was the first fanfic that you wrote? Do you still have access to it?

Oh shit dude I don’t even know. The earliest one I can remember was this like, post twilight self insert fic where the cullens came to my middle school for some reason? I barely finished the intro of it iirc but it might still be in my stack of papers in my old room somewhere.

Rapid Fire Round:

Self-edit or Beta? Beta (always get a beta kids! They’re worth their weight in gold)

Comments or Kudos/Reblogs or Likes? Comments!! (please, leave me comments, i live for them)

Smut, Fluff or Angst? fluff

Quick & Dirty or Slow Burn? Slow burn

Favourite season? All?????? Dont make me choose

Favourite episode? Im stuck between life in a day or all that josh

Favourite book(The Magicians books)? Probably book 2, i love seeing julia’s side of things and exploring hedge magic

Three favourite words? BUTTS, lore, hearth

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[daughterofsinsloth]

Hello. I saw your post about giving recommendations of skk fics and I seriously love them! Thank you ❤️ Is it okay to ask you if you know any skk fics that are complete multi-chapter? I had been trying to search them but I most see one shots and abandoned multi-chapters.

Hello hello anon-chan!!! thank you so very much about your comment!! It means a lot! :) Mmm… I jnow what you mean! I have a lot of favorite fics that are uncompleted! But let’s have some fate that they will be upload! 💪💪

Here some soukoku multi-chapter fics!

i won’t lie (i knew you belonged here) by mountainlaurels:

(AU/9 chpts) this one is my very first fic and the one that actually got me inyo skk. the writer has done a great great job bringing you to their wolrd. here we are on modern setting but abilities are still on. Chuuya works at a flower shop and Dazai at the cafe across the street.  their interctions are slow and natural. you cant help but ship them. the other bsd characters are all in and they are treated respectifully and well done as if they are the mains. i really like the story and how it grows to the finale.its well writen and the feelings are overwhelming! this has a spanish translation from the writer.

Intoxicated by setosdarkness:

(AU/21 chpts) a really really great fic! nothing less from setosdarkness! definatly read her other works that are currently on-going. they are awesome and cinematic-like. really welldone and well-written. the plot is a bit tricky but it keeps you on edge. you get into the characters and when you will finish it, you will be suprized. its a mafia!AU and everyone plays. its a well build game. you are gonna love it. there is also smut in it, but its part of the game too. the hole thing is a game that you cant helped it but fell willingly into it and you will be satisfied with it.

Find Something Worth Dying For (And Learn How to Live) by kibasix:

(17 chpts) read the name of the writer.. no thats it. thats my analysis. KIBASIX! we are talking about one of the best writers, in my opinion. I cant even explain how perfect this fic is! this fic here?! I cried my eyes out! i was waiting the next chapter like kids wait Santa. simply immersive. it was an absolutely agonized journey. it was like a dance between the feels and the rightness of their world. its chapter was more majestic than the last and the next was more painful than the last. the writer’s words get imprinted in your heart and mind and you cant help but want to read more, feel more, see more. it has a cinematic feel. it starts from the very beginning and we see skk relationship how it evolved and how it suttered  like you are seeing it live. a sad poem in a form of a fic. the characters are practically singing their emotions out, only to be ignored by their life. and yet the fate laughs at them as she entangle them together. I can talk for hours how they write each of the character like a living being, forgeting none, and how they give each one a right place and the spotlight they deserve! an amazing work that leaves you full and empty in the same time. this one has a smak 4 chpts sequel “

Sparks Like A Match (Burns Like A Wildfire)

“ and another sequel that is yet to come (I believe in you kibasix-sama!). also check their other works, both multi and one-shot!

Noir by Adargo:

(20 chpts) another gem. another feel train. noir is the color of skk and this fic is the sorry song of their lives. a corrupted fic that leaves you craving for more. here we read with the shadow of Corruption on our back and the characters live under it.  its one of the character lives under their own corruption and try to get out only to have an odd feeling at the end. it could be more chpts or only this this and the feeling will be the same. we never leave corruption, just learn to live with it in this noir world. although I would love to see more, when you finish it you can only mutter a “wow” and then never live properly again. rips your heart out and fixs it momentaly to rip it again later. you live and breath with the characters and in the end you breath a new air, a better one for me. this epitomy of angst heals you so amazingly. as the characters go a step foward you take one too and from then one your heart has a different weight. a truly and without doubt exceptional work.

A Hearts Desire by Kaokita:

(AU/6 chpts) a beautiful fic. prostitute!Chuuya  opens to us a world that we see journalist!Dazai to bark in and challenge Chuuya in a “bet of felling in love".  a proud chuuya is always  present but here it compinate with a kinda impulsive chuuya, exposed to Dazai's hungry feeling for actual feels. here we are talking about the dark world of the underground were a no less dark but bright light (dazai) comes to shake the everyday life of our protagonist. its well written and well build. doesnt leave you with a complain and brings you to another world. really enjoyable to read. spoiler oda and chuuya having seeeeeex

 Forgettable Significance by Witheryvine:

(32 chpts) after the anime, the feels start.  if you thought that dancing with angst was easy, then you havent read this own. betreyal and love complicate each other and come to you to cry with them. a really interesting work and stunning. it is overwhelming but you want it to be. there are things that are needed to be said, words that have to come to the light and the writer not only do that perfectically but also gives you more to heal yourself  and breath.  it takes a lot to take back someone who meant the world for you and throw you away, yet! the writer  has done such a nice jod giving as the feelings, thoughts and fears that you cant help but be one with it. the style of writing helps the fic to encrave into you and honestly i havent see many write it so good.

You Won’t Lose Me (So Don’t Leave Me Behind) by hybridempress:

(14 chpts) now it will be a terrible mistake to leave this out!from bottom to the top its a must read. an emotional roller coster with the best of fluff. emotions well hidden are suddenly out. too fast changes leave you breathless and the characters have to take fast decisions, act fast and start to live from the zero. a phychological rebirth thats requares a lot of courage to abandon everything so you can chase after an old wild dream in a form of a man, new to you but as old as time to your heart. along with sequel of it  “

You Have a Heartbeat (You’re Real, You’re Here, You’re Human)

” by mostladylikeladythateverladied they create a perfectly must read at all cost fic that gives you the most satisfying feeling of “ah thats how it should be done”. skk are a complicate pair but the writers give them to you bare to see and feel with them to all your might. p.s. that amazing scenes with sskk at the sequel cured my heart!

Sorrow Already Spoiled by Soukokuhell:

(AU/16 chpts) an awesome fic is here once again. this AU is really well written and well build around two people  way too hurt, who find love and healing together. trying to move foward but with the past to hunt them down. love and fear are walking together here. the angst is getting healed by the characters emotions and the lovemaking is great! with each chapter the characters are getting healed and at the finale you get to breath again. the fluff is in the love and devotion they have for one another.

All Aboard by Asmicarus:

(8 chpts)an action fic with a lot of feels. chuuya is suffering again and dazai is an asshole but you can see that there is much more behind them. Dazai’s manipulating nature comes out to play and although it fools everyone, Chuuya manage to sutter it to the ground with a few words. the remark is 10000000% what we all need and what Dazai needs to hear. he pretends to be human but chuuya leave him naked to the bone. from here the story takes another turn to dazai realizing what is happening and what he needs and chuuya finaly decides to take what he deserve.

Silver and Shining by ShesAParadox:

(25 chpts) okay thats a fic that i havent read in a long time, but i remember it still in this day how good impression it left me.  the protagonist is fate and the puppets are skk, but not like any other fic. here there are a little things they can do.as their lives unfold and hardships are presented to them continuously, it becomes apparent that they are both the best and worst thing to have appeared in each other’s lives. the well written text  gives you piece by piece their thoughts and mind, fears and love from the first meeting  are amazingly describe and it leaves you complete. it  happends what it should happen. 

Underwater by meupclose:

(11 chpts) one hell of a fic. here is hopeless chaise with mori as the hunter and dazai as the prey. chuuya is the ‘innocent’ love one of dazai who has been called to play the savior. oda feels rip you apart, every character battles with inner and out demons and dazai is having a crisis. yet! the writer never fails to right a complicated masterpiece where life and death are playing chess. the fluff and smut take the fic to another level as a celebration of life and mori is practically playing death himself. a foolish man who wants to be a god and dazai is the child here who is desperate to live. chuuya steals the spotlight and lead to the end. its an excellent work of a mad song with the most logical story in a world that rules are made to be broken.

from my prievious fic rec please read “own no doubt”, “shared gravity” and insomnia_productions.

Why most of them are angst-like I dont know and Im sorry dear anon-chan. Im terribly sorry! kinda..  nonetheless they are all amazing and you should read them!!!

thank you very much for your ask! I hope that my reccomendations were good and you enjoy reading them! Tell me what you think~~ have a wonderful day anon-chan!!!!bye bye :)

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i love reading narry fanfics, can you recommend a few? help a girl out please!

ooohhh I have read sooo many (you’ll see what I mean after you read this entire ask), this might be long, take a seat

I’ll only some of my fav (that I’ve read more than once) and that are finished

1. Heart on the line series by acastle (68k) I loooooove this series so much!!!, its my favorite ever (Heartbreak hero and sunshine hotline)

2. Firelight Will Catch Us by missingheadache (31k) This one is quite new and its a chaptered fic. Niall and Harry get married while drunk in Vegas.

3. Last First Kiss by NarryMusings (56k) also chaptered... and I only read it once but I loved it soooo much, its so angsty and slow burn... I’m not prepared to go through that again lmao. So Niall is in a long term relationship but falls in love with harry.

4. Intensified by Absence by littlecather (39k) time traveler harry... you probably have read this already but its one of the best out there. I love littlecather’s so much, well the narry ones

5. i'll keep moving (through the dark) series by outwardbound93 (204k) Also one of my fav authors... I love this series, so angsty. 3 works: take me with you, waiting to turn the tide and don’t let me go. Niall and Harry pretend to date, fall in love but harry is not ready. looots of miscommunication but happy ending.

6.  i'm gonna break on, break on through by goreallegore (47k) ooohhh ths one is so good, niall goes solo after the band goes on hiatus. Its so similar to real events but was wrtten before the break started. Two chapters, lots of angst and one of my favs.

7. Uncertainty Principle by jibrailis (87k) I know... I read a lor of long ass fics but I just love reading. This one shows Asshole!Harry for a little bit, but I love it. Harry jumps to the future to fix his past and goes to Australia to find niall.

8. Feelings Stay the Same by catrinahart (83k) its chaptered -5- and so good, harry broke niall’s heart but comes back to get him back.

9. boy wonder(ed) by acastle (54k) acastle is honestly one of my fav narry authors. During the band’s hiatus Niall stars in a movie and Harry comes back to his life. 

10. only time is ours series by littlecather (196k) its the amnesia fic we all know about, I love it so much and I cry every single time I read either of the fics (I forget where we were, up in your room and our slates are clean and salt in the sand)

11. once in your life by wearecities (falsetto) (13k) Niall and harry make a marriege pac. It’s one of the best, so cute and fluffly

12. I have loved you (since we were 18) by NarryMusings (26k) narry’s love story

13. When Harry Met Niall by wishfulwannabe (8k) when harry met sally au, so good. 

14. Of first words, etched into skin series by NarryMusings (17k) Au where you have your soulmates’ first words to you tattoed on your skin. You have to read the first to understand the second one but I put the series on this list only bc of the second work (I fucking -hate- love you) its angsty and I seriously cry every time I read this. 

15. you don't need me anymore by outwardbound93 (38k) literally one of the best narry fic out there. Niall is a dad and harry helps him out. 

16. the parting line by from (61k) au in whichh niall and harry get married for a year... they are childhood friends and its slow burn but great

17. The Wedding Crasher by BakerGrey (26k) i loooooove this one so much. Au where niall is getting married but his ex boyfriend casually drops a few days before the wedding. 

18. Happens All Too Fast by aguantare (15k) 6 chapters and soo good, narry are law students and a lil bit stupid about each other.

19. we'll be strangers by fakedolls (24k) YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS OMG, reincarnation fic, so niall and harry are meant to be and keep finding each other in different lifes. 

20. I’ll keep your heart safe by NarryMusings (42k) i cannot tell you how much ive cried reading this, i love it. Harry was dating niall only to steal his family diamond. This is the sequel tho

21. Baby, I by makesomelove (23k) do I need to say anything...? just read this if you havent

22. Denial series by NarryMusings (22k) again this amazing writer. I love ths one, i love me angst

23. Broken-Hearted Boy by NarryMusings (11k) lovely

24. Once an Addict by NarryMusing (20k) I LOVE IT it’s beautiful and has angst and it’s literally perfect 

25. What's A Fella T' Do? by iwanna_seeyou_undoit (35k) AND OF COURSE THIS ONE HAD TO BE HERE, this fic is sooooo good, like you dont understand. I love from star to finish, its so cute and then angsty and narry pretending to date is the best shit in the world

Also, I got this ask a few years ago with more of my fav narry fics 

And I made this post ages ago with even more narry fics 

you can also go to my rec page on(? my blog... I used to reblog lots of fics (24 pages... 10 posts each... a lot of fanfiction omg)

I hope you enjoy these and that you havent read all of them lmao, but im pretty sure that there are like 250+ fics in this answer