#midrecs

[mid-nighttiger]

top 5 fanfics 🤔

ok this is hard, top 5 out of the way too many fics i've read over the years? this is more of a '5 fanfics i'll rec rn in no particular order (they're all star wars)' but

Wake the Storm / Queen's Gambit by bedlamsbard

團圓 | To Gather [In a Circle] by virdant

Irremediable Appetites by passeridae

someday when i'm gone away we'll be all okay by dendral

Dielectric Breakdown by jessepinwheel

ask me top 5 things

[mid-nighttiger]

alright friends let’s go let’s see how many of these i can fill. mostly star wars unless otherwise specified bc that’s what i’m in rn. please heed all the tags

this is originally from lightveils on twitter

a fic you love without knowing the source material 

uhhh i don’t really read fic without knowing the source material but does not knowing 2/3 the source material count? i know -100 about stargate and west wing

Terriers of Conflict Resolution by @norcumii and @dogmatix

teen, 5k words -- The Qui-Gon, Tahl, Obi-Wan, and 17 quartet are famous (some would say infamous) for being able to find trouble, even if they're looking in the most unlikely of places, or not looking at all. Crashlanding on a small, backwater planet straddling the Outer Rim and Unknown Regions, they look set to continue that trend.

a fic with a premise that shouldn’t work but does

ok not really sure what counts as ‘a premise that shouldn’t work’ bc i’m typically not very picky about the state of the fanfic verse so i’m gonna go with ‘crack treated seriously’

On Whose Authority by Mithrigil

explicit, obikin, 33k words --  After seven years training as Qui-Gon's Padawan, Anakin finally has questions that his Master can't answer. A specialist in force-user initiation and the erotic mysteries might be just what Anakin needs--but Kenobi is almost too good at his job.

a fic you’ve reread several times

i mean, i’ve reread too many fics too many times

someday when i’m gone away we’ll be all okay by @dendral

teen, anidala, 7k words [warnings for death] --  In another universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi falls to General Grievous’s blades. In another universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi does not live to see the end of the war. In another universe, Anakin Skywalker hunts down General Grievous, intent on revenge.

a fic you still remember many years later

this is gonna be weird but i’m not into a/b/o for the smut and it’s because of this fic

Born from the Earth by venusm

marvel mcu; explicit, stony, 278k words [WIP; warnings for rape] -- Tony Stark's born an omega in a world where that means he's supposed to follow certain social rules. He becomes Iron Man anyway: Fuck biology. If only his biology (and the world) would quit fucking him back.

a comfort fic

this also sounds weird when i say i read it for ‘comfort’ bc there’s quite a lot of hurt but uh. things get better? eventually?

The Journey of the Lights by @pandora15

gen-teen, 113k words [series, WIP; warnings for violence, death]

a cathartic fic

i’m still not sure what ‘cathartic’ is supposed to mean and google wasn’t helpful but i read this to feel emotions secondhand when i can’t do it firsthand

Sins of Omission by @kiyaar

marvel 616; explicit, stony, 156k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death, rape] -- A Post-Civil War, Pre-Secret Invasion AU where Steve is dead, Tony's a mess, and everything sucks. In which Tony deals poorly with Steve's death, falls off the wagon, sees ghosts, and misses a lot. Oh, and the Skrulls are about to invade.

a fic you’d print and put on your bookshelf

this entire series i’d print out if i could. i want it hardbound in those fancy old timey cloth covers with gilded titles

Reprise by @elfpen

teen, 479k words [series, WIP] --  Ben Kenobi dies aboard the Death Star in the year 0 BBY. He wakes up shortly thereafter in the Jedi temple in the year 41 BBY. Haunted by memories and regret, Ben must forge a new path for himself in the Jedi Order of his youth while navigating the murky waters of time travel. Crafting a better future from bitter experience is hard, but learning to heal is even harder. Major AU.

a fic you associate with a song

Polaris by @bluemaskedkarma because um somebody shared ‘My Demons’ by Starset in relation to Red and then starset was the only artist i listened to for like eighteen months

teen-explicit, rexobi, 104k words [series, WIP] --  What if Obi-Wan Kenobi never went to Bandomeer? What if, instead, he got on a different ship? Those steps set into motion an entirely different future, one where he takes on different names until an unlikely friend gives him one that sticks--Red. All he wanted was to help those in need, but somewhere along the way he became the one who needs. Who will help him?

a fic that inspires you

The Silent Song by @eirianerisdar

how does ff.net ratings work teen i guess, 275k words [WIP, warnings for violence] --  When Qui-Gon Jinn is told to take a new padawan, the Force pushes him towards a certain initiate - but when Qui-Gon is told that Obi-Wan cannot speak, he hesitates. And all the while, Palpatine moves in the shadows... Angst, fluff, adventure, humour. AU JA era. Featuring Mace Windu, Dooku, Tahl, Kit Fisto, and others!

just. waves hands everything. how much he’s grown. the obstacles he’s overcome. idk i guess you could say its inspiring

a fic that brought you on board a new ship

i only really have 3.5 ships and the .5 is bailobi because of Sith All Your Tempests Cannot Hold Me Back by @akathecentimetre

mature, bail/obi wan/satine, 11k words --  In retrospect, sorting out their relationships is the easy part - it's when they get back to work that things get complicated. Modern AU involving ambassadors and journalists and cycling in and out of each other's lives, assignment by assignment and heart by heart.

a fic you wish could be a movie

Miles to Go by saltsanford

red vs blue; mature, 113k words [series, WIP; warnings for violence] --  Agent Washington and his journey, as told through a series of missing moments.

not a movie but i wish we knew what exactly happened between freelancer and recovery one

a fic that led to you making friends with the author

ok it’s not really ‘led me to make friends w the author’ more like i read their fic and then ran into lia on flight rising and was like ‘ehy that was you!’

all i ask of you by @skywalking-across-the-galaxy and @gracethescribbler

teen, rexsoka, anidala, obitine, 290k words [series, WIP] --  a rewrite of the Hunger Games trilogy with the cast of the Clone Wars. will be four fics: the three main novels and a fic of "behind the scenes" moments.

a fic you’ve gushed about irl

Ouroboros by @bedlamsbard

teen, obianidala, 459k words [series, WIP; warnings for death, violence]

for given definition of ‘irl’ anyways but i will gush about it to anyone i can drag deep enough into the star war. i was able to get a friend to read it and they came back screaming about it to me 👀

a fic you associate with a place

Ballast on Wharf and Water by @davaia

mature, quiobi, 45k words [WIP] --  It was his own fault, really. He’d ignited an unfortunate chain of events that began with dressing down an office full of lunkhead movie executives, and ended with a two-bed, one-and-a-half-bath, Cape Cod-style prison in coastal Massachusetts. (Bookstore AU)

i’ve never been to Massachusetts (or the east coast at all really) but now i just imagine there’s a tiny town in Massachusetts like this

a fic that made you gasp out loud

can’t gasp out loud bc then i’ll wake up my roommates but the end of chapter eight definitely made my jaw drop

Blind Date Blind Side by @wordsysayswords

red vs blue; teen, tuckington, 18k words -- The truth is, war is the only place Wash has ever found a home in. And now that the one on Chorus is fading, he’s left free floating. Tucker's the only semblance of direction he's got. Little does Wash know, he's become Tucker's direction too. Or, Tucker and Wash are pining after each other from afar. Being set up on a blind date with one another should be the perfect ending to this story. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned.

a fic that you found at the right time

Ode to a Caged Bird by @trashofboat

critical role; explicit, 254k words [WIP; warnings for violence, rape] -- "In the ensuing muffled darkness, with flecks of red seeping through the fabric from the burning light of the distant furnaces, Caleb breathes a silent promise into the black. He will kill Lorenzo."

a fic that you would read fic of

Pretty-Petaled Death by @cross-d-a

mature, quiobi, obikin, anidala, 31k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death] -- Obi-Wan doesn't remember much of his parents. Just the warmth of a hand brushing his forehead, the glimpse of a broad smile, and a soft voice telling him: "Do not give your heart to another, my dear one. Not unless they love you back. You are far too precious to lose to pretty-petaled death." But he's too young to understand, and the Jedi don't heed his mother's warnings.Years later, Obi-Wan wakes with labouring lungs. Tiny, pale-gold flowers curl soft and delicate on his tongue and he knows—There is no saving him.

does it count if it’s the original author writing spinoffs of the same au >>

a fic that made you laugh out loud

Don’t Bring a Blaster to a Lightsaber Fight by @fireflyfish

gen(?), 3k words --  a.k.a A Weekly Meetup for Local Force Users

i read this on the bus and had to continually stifle my giggling. it’s just pure hilarity and the voice is Too Good

a fic with a line (or two) that you’ve memorized by heart

ok this is many fics but i’ll choose

In a Lonely Place by @deadcatwithaflamethrower since i did actually get said lines done in calligraphy and put above my desk

mature, quiobi, anidala, 81k words [warnings for violence, rape, death] --  Six years after the Battle of Theed, a Jedi thought lost returns. This is not necessarily good news.

a fic that gave you butterflies

idk if i get butterflies but the ending to this one is so sweet in every sense of the word

Black Currant by contrequirose

critical role; teen, caleb/astrid/eodwulf, 12k words -- There was a long, long time that she had thought that she would never be safe again. That any chance of being happy had been ruined with the poison that had killed her parents, the knife that Eodwulf had wielded against his, the fire that Bren had lost his parents and his self to. She is glad that she has been proven wrong.

a fic that embodies something you value in life

this one also goes with ‘a fic w a line that youve memorized’ bc it features the line ‘there is no Darkness that does not submit to the Light’ which is my all-time favorite and the words i live by. even when things seem at their worst, they will get better and that’s what gives me the strength to keep going

Once More, Plainly by @oddlyexquisite

mature, quiobi, 31k words [warnings for violence, death] -- You love him, and this time he doesn't love you back. That, however, is not the real tragedy. Qui-Gon Jinn thinks he's missed the very thing he's been searching for across hundreds of lifetimes -- until it comes looking for him.

a favourite au

w h a t you can’t make me choose ! how about let’s make this reclist have three (3) entire fics that feature double the normal amount of obi-wans running around. it seems that’s my favorite au

Binary Star by @esamastation

mature, obi-wan/obi-wan, 55k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death] --  In which a Master Kenobi and a General Kenobi emerge to replace a dying Knight Kenobi.

a fic you stayed up too late to finish reading

it seems i always stay up late reading horror fic but there isn’t enough of it and of course, when else would you read a horror fic except 3 am in the dark when everybody else is sleeping?

The Ghosts That Linger by @meteoratdusk-blog

red vs blue; mature, carolina/york, 85k words [warnings for violence, death] --  In her last year of college Carolina and her friends move into the Director’s ancestral home, a beautiful old building in the mountains outside of town. But the house has a history, and some secrets should remain undisturbed. Can they survive the ghosts that linger here?

a fic that made you feel seen

Keeping Quiet by @freakishlemon

teen, 5k words --  When Obi-Wan was five years old, the Masters cut his hair. When he was ten, Obi-Wan was shuffled into the Human Adolescent Biology class with the other humans his age and stared pointedly at the wall just behind the Master’s left shoulder. Obi-Wan faces some uncomfortable and anxious personal situations and isn't quite sure what to do.

i didn’t know i needed this until i read it and i just. yeah. im cry, 

FREE SPACE!

...heck it, i’ll add in way more than the normal amount of obi-wans running around to round out the collection

Like Real People Do by @glimmerglanger

mature, obikin, codywan, 141k words [warnings for violence, death] -- The man grinned again, offering out a hand. “I’m JC-B3N. You can call me Ben, all my brothers do. I’m your Type 2 clone.” Anakin stared at him, the man’s – Ben’s – hand hanging between them in the air. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, General Skywalker.” OR, the one where the arrival of new clones disrupts the lives of Jedi Generals throughout the fleet. Anakin and Qui-Gon are hit harder than most. But these soldiers, wearing the face of a dead man, might have a larger role to play in the fate of the galaxy as a whole.

[mid-nighttiger]

making this post for the purpose of collecting all the fic recs lists i actually wrote

star wars

sith!obi-wan recs

fic recs meme (with some marvel, critical role, and rvb sprinkled in)

slow burn fic recs

marvel

10 years of stevetony

fics, authors, and artist recs (from 2017)

for more fic recs (either singular fics, or rec lists from other people), check out my fic recs tag

[mid-nighttiger]

and a patrician with mud on his boots by davaia to the prequels gen recs :V for agricorps obi wan and obi wan & qui gon relationship

do you love me by skywalking-across-the-galaxy​ and collegefangirl3791 for some good good arranged marriage codywan

a star to steer by by dogmatix and norcumii for star wars + stargate shenanigans! even tho im not even into stargate

the maverick by obaewankenope for modern coffee shop au but with a thriller twist

binary star by esamastation bc i am predictable and can never get enough obi wan apparently

darth venge series by tsaomengde for some dark-ish!obi wan and a great cast of, well, everyone really

in a lonely place by deadcatwithaflamethrower for some more dark-ish!obi wan !!

frission by faeymouse for some sith!qui gon for a change, and bc i legit thought someone was gonna get murderered even tho i knew they couldnt bc they needed to have sex first

A lot of us are stuck at home and potentially bored out of our minds and/or stir crazy about all the shit that’s going on and could really use some novella & novel-length fics to distract us.  So, here, have a bunch of stellar long fic I’ve read and loved in STAR WARS fandom to help you pass the time. It should keep any SW fan busy for at least awhile!  And even if you’re not usually that into WIPs, the longer ones tend to have covered enough ground that they’re still very worth reading, but if you absolutely hate them, there’s plenty of complete works here as well!  Also, you know, this is the fandom where we go, “SOBS, THAT’S SO CRUEL TO END IT LIKE THAT, I’M GONNA WRITE A TIME TRAVEL FIC AND EITHER FIX IT OR MAKE IT WORSE, I DUNNO YET.” which is pretty fantastic! TIME TRAVEL RECS: ✦ Reprise by Elfpen, obi-wan & qui-gon & mace & yoda & vokara che & cast, time travel, 473.9k wip ✦ Atlas of Our Ruin by Ripki, obi-wan/anakin, time travel, 82k wip ✦ for those who stand long by wreckageofstars, leia & han & luke & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 56.2k wip ✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury, obi-wan & luke & leia & han & cast, time travel, 34.3k wip ✦ A Future in Crisis by WolfMarauder, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 49.9k wip ✦ Let’s Try This Again by Nny11, obi-wan & ahsoka & anakin & cast, time travel, 43.8k wip ✦ Soldier, Poet, King by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & cast, NSFW, time travel, 104.6k wip ✦ Home by little_tales, obi-wan/anakin & shmi & mace & qui-gon & cast, NSFW, time travel, 48.5k ✦ Threads of the Past by Magier74, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & xanatos, 37.8k ✦ Shadows of the Future by stormqueen873, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & cast, 129.3k ✦ one door closes, another opens by isabilightwood, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & kanan & depa & padme & rex & cast, time travel, 41k ✦ The Desert Storm by Blue_Sunshine, obi-wan & jedi & cast (too many to tag), time travel, 622.5k wip ✦ All That I Have Seen by Felilla, ocs & ahsoka & anakin & obi-wan & yoda & cast, time travel, 36.5k ✦ Legacy by myrlendi (thehistorygeek), luke & leia & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 160.2k wip ✦ A New History by Annie Walker, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & dooku & cast, time travel, 533.4k wip ✦ Palimpsest by PorgParty, ben & obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 21.5k wip ✦ Old Man Luke by scarletjedi, obi-wan & anakin & luke & leia & ahsoka & asajj & cast, time travel, 62.5k wip ✦ All Over Again by tricksterity, obi-wan/anakin & qui-gon & shmi & cast, time travel, 32.8k wip ✦ Balance on the knife edge by liv_k, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 136.5k wip ✦ One Day More by CalaisKenobi, obi-wan & qui-gon & anakin & cast, 31.2k ✦ Wake the Storm by bedlamsbard, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash) & cast, 75.4k ✦ White Rabbits by Butterfly, obi-wan/anakin & background anakin/padme & luke & leia & han & cast, NSFW, time travel, 102.5k wip ✦ Rewind, Repeat by tulomne, obi-wan/satine & qui-gon & cast, time travel, 23k ✦ Lost Reflections by esama, obi-wan & ben, 30.k wip ✦ Worldwalker by rainglazed, ezra & kanan & cast, time travel, 25.5k wip ✦ Return to the Point of No Return by cthene, obi-wan/anakin, time travel, touch starved, 26.7k ✦ The Exchange by MissLearn, obi-wan & anakin & some anakin/padme & ahsoka & qui-gon & rex & cast, time travel, 77k wip BIG ACTION, ADVENTURE AND PLOT RECS: ✦ Fire and Ice by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & some anakin/padme & cast, 111.9k ✦ Knight-Errant by zinjadu,  obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & rex & asajj & cast, some dark themes, 315.8k ✦ hunting toward heartstill by blackkat, mace/cody & obi-wan/rex & shaak/colt & plo/wolffe & anakin & tup & fives & luminara & agen & depa & cast, 140.8k wip ✦ When Darkness Seems to Hide This Place by IllyanaA, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & kanan & ocs & cast, 110.1k CANON DIVERGENCE RECS: ✦ Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreak, obi-wan & anakin & padme & ahsoka & palpatine & cody & cast, ~70k wip  [AO3 link] ✦ Into the Archives by skygawker, obi-wan & anakin/padme & mace & palpatine & cast, 105.3k wip ✦ The Hand Dealt by not paranoid enough, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 75.9k ✦ Cataclasm by dendral, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & waxer & cast, 63.1k wip ✦ Balance Point by Vinyarie, anakin & ahsoka, 34.3k ✦ The Finer Shades of Why by Yesac, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 212.9k ✦ Knightrise by Deviant_Accumulation, obi-wan & ahsoka & satine & rex & cast, 30.1k wip ✦ Precipice by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin & padme & palpatine & bail & rex & cast, 214.5k wip ✦ Echoes of Mortis by orphan_account, obi-wan & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 67.3k ✦ One touch and I ignite by Paper_cut, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, nsfw, 59k ✦ Lucida by markwatnae, obi-wan & oc & anakin & ahsoka & bant & feemor & satine & garen & caleb & mace & cast, 63.1k wip ✦ dead and the gold by Icarus_is_flying, obi-wan & anakin & dooku & jenza & depa & shmi & cast, 45.2k wip ✦ This time we’ll fall together by liv_k, obi-wan/anakin & padme & yoda & cast, 27.6k wip ✦ Drifting Starlight by Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & qui-gon & cast, time travel, 60.3k ✦ A Walking Shadow by lilyconrad, obi-wan & anakin/padme & luke & leia & palpatine & ahsoka & cast, 74.6k ✦ Ensuring The Future by Shouting_at_God_in_Latin, obi-wan & anakin & mace & cody & yoda & dooku & cast, 79.1k ✦ Mutual Acquaintances by Ghost_Owl, obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/satine & anakin/padme & padme/satine & cast, 53.9k wip ✦ Edges of the World by glompcat, leia & luke & anakin & padme & han & ahsoka & ventress & sana & bail & breha & obi-wan & cast, 228.4k wip ✦ Lineage + Legacy by ruth baulding, obi-wan & qui-gon, 927.1k       Lineage:  One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven       Legacy:  One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six ✦ Brothers (working title) by Charity_Angel, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & padme & shmi & yoda & cast, 22.7k wip ✦ Force’s Tempest by Elenothar, obi-wan & anakin + anakin/padme + han + cast, 78.1k ✦ Beloved Enemy part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 by generale-kenobi, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, sith!obi-wan, dark themes, 19.1k ✦ all spaces are liminal by Kierkegarden, obi-wan/anakin & sidious, & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 35.9k ✦ Time To Go by light_mantled_albatross, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 35.2k wip ✦ Caleb the Fool by ambiguously, kanan & ahsoka & luke & leia & hera & depa & cast, 37.6k ✦ Divergences by flute25, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & dooku & qui gon, 125.6k wip ✦ Flip by Snootiegirl, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.7k ✦ The Nature of Fire by Phosphorescent, padme/anakin & obi-wan, 19k wip PADME LIVES RECS: ✦ Keep Breathing by Yesac, obi-wan/padme + some anakin/padme + luke & leia & oc, 45.8k ✦ Queen of Peace by Sassaphrass, obi-wan & padme & cast (background anakin/padme), 20.2k ✦ Far More Than Rubies by frodogenic, padme & luke & obi-wan & vader & cast, 71.7k PREQUELS RECS - GEN: ✦ In All The World by Fjallsarlon, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 144.4k wip ✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove, obi-wan & anakin & mace & palpatine & cast, 51.3k ✦ House of Cards by Smitty, obi-wan & anakin & oc, 23.8k ✦ Coalesced Matter by Mirror and Image, obi-wan & anakin & dooku, 48.4k ✦ Life And What Comes After by Ibelin, obi-wan & anakin & cast, amnesia, 115.8k ✦ The Apprenticeship by Nny11, ahsoka & yoda & anakin & cast, 31.4k wip ✦ Master by CJinn, obi-wan & anakin, 27.5k ✦ Starrunner by rinzukodas, obi-wan & jedi & oc, 80.2k wip ✦ Rainfall on Geonosis by ealcynn, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cody & cast, 33.9k ✦ Villain of a Different Story by HiNerdsItsCat (HiLarpItsCat), obi-wan/satine & anakin & cast, 73.2k wip ✦ All But Name by Mirror and Image, obi-wan & anakin + padme & dooku & qui-gon & yoda & ocs & cast, 107.9k ✦ Collapse by Susan Zell, obi-wan & anakin/padme, 27.8k ✦ Youngling by LostintheTARDIS, obi-wan & anakin & cast, de-aged!anakin, 65.5k wip ✦ A Good Place to Die by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin (pre-slash?) + some anakin/padme & yoda & bant & cast, some violence/injury, 115k ✦ What the Heart Hides by Valairy Scot, obi-wan/siri & anakin & cast, nsfw for descriptions of violence/torture, 269k ✦ Through a Mirror Darkly by dogmatix, norcumi, obi-wan & qui-gon, sith!qui-gon + sith!obi-wan, 44.9k wip ✦ Whispers of the Future by cywsaphyre, obi-wan & qui-gon & bant & garen & reeft & cast, 40.6k wip ✦ When the world gets too heavy put it on my back by nematoda, qui-gon & obi-wan + obi-wan & anakin + references to to obi-wan/anakin, 29.8k ✦ hurricane on the edge of oblivion (with nowhere to go) by Cross_d_a, obi-wan & xanatos & qui-gon & feemor & bruck & cast, 159.2k wip ✦ Don’t Look Back by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin, 26.7k ✦ They Who Stay Behind by Valairy Scot, obi-wan & anakin, 20.4k ✦ Masters and Padawans: Three Generations by GirlwithCurls98, qui-gon & obi-wan + obi-wan & anakin + anakin & ahsoka, 24.6k ✦ And The Truth Shall Set Us Free by Nicole1, obi-wan & anakin, 23k ✦ From Master to Monster by LazarusII, Pandora151, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cast, 93.4k wip ✦ Live To Fight Another Day by raemanzu, spica_tea, rex & cody & jesse & obi-wan & anakin & cast, 387.1k wip ✦ The Weeds in the Wilderness by ealcynn, obi-wan & anakin & cast, whump, 173.5k wip ✦ Survival by MirrorandImage, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 30.9k ✦ Death’s Shade by Susan Zell, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 30.9k ✦ Rainy by Charmisjess, dooku & qui-gon, 26.8k wip PREQUELS RECS - SHIPPY: ✦ Split the Night by Zinga763, obi-wan/satine & anakin/padme & ahsoka & maul & cast, 43.8k wip ✦ Anamorphosis by saltyavocado, obi-wan/padme & anakin & cast, 33.5k ✦ Distaff by shadowsong26, obi-wan & anakin/padme & palpatine & cast, fem!anakin, 19.9k wip ✦ whatever a moon has always meant by glorious_clio, bail/breha & cast, nsfw, 56.6k ✦ Anamorphosis by saltyavocado, obi-wan/padme & anakin & cast, 33.5k ✦ The Light You Leave Behind by laventadorn, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & bail & asajj & cast, 28.6k wip ✦ the kids aren’t all right by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 33.1k OBIKIN RECS: ✦ Alignment (Equinox + Solistice) by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, sith!obi-wan (sort of), 116.5k wip ✦ wicked thing by imaginarykat, obi-wan/anakin & asajj & dooku & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 109.1k wip ✦ Anakin Skywalker and the Stray Droid by protos_metazu_ison (larkspyt), obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & cast, 28.4k ✦ Golden Sunshine by dirkygoodness, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 19.5k ✦ Invictus by MI5WWII, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.7k wip ✦ On Whose Authority by Mithrigil, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 33.1k ✦ Shaak Herding for the Troubled and Lonely by protos_metazu_ison (larkspyt), obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & plo & cast, au, 38.4k wip ✦ Seed by bell (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme, NSFW, 44k ✦ The Devil’s Own by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & cast, regency au, 21.2k wip ✦ Upfall by bell (belldreams), belldreams, usomitai (belldreams), obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/satine & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, 83k wip ✦ After the Pillars Come Down by Virgo827, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, 19.7k ✦ Across the Darkness by xpityx, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & cast, NSFW, 20.6k ✦ Ashes of the Republic by mewgirl1995, obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/padme (& some anakin/padme) & luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, nsfw, 96.7k ✦ Miasma by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & cody & rex & & kix & cast, dark themes, 20.6k ✦ My Moon After the Tide by LemonTwister, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, some d/s, 38.8k ✦ The World Undone by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & maul, nsfw, sith!obi-wan, 143.3k ✦ Just To Sleep Underneath Your Bed by LemonTwister, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, mild d/s undercurrents, some darker themes off-page, attempt at non-con, 46k ✦ Times, Measures by cthene, obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + cast, 42.6k wip ✦ Come Down From Your Holy Mountain by jotunblood, obi-wan/anakin & ocs, 34.5k wip ✦ 36 Questions by kenobiapologist, obi-wan/anakin + background anakin/padme + implied obi-wan/anakin/padme, 30.7k ✦ Strange Developments part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 / part 9 / part 10 by generale-kenobi, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, pregnant!anakin, 22.2k ✦ WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE by anecdotalist, obi-wan/anakin & bail & ahsoka & cast, 40.9k ✦ Titles, Traditions, and Other Forms of Attachment by MarchofBirds, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 25.5k ✦ Open Circle by Calyss, obi-wan/anakin & cast, sith!obi-wan, 52.3k wip ✦ Finding Balance by moonstone (amythestice), obi-wan/anakin & luke & leia & han & yoda & qui-gon & cast, sith!obi-wan, 29.1k wip ✦ Broken by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & rex & padme & cast, NSFW,  sith!obi-wan (sort of), dark themes, 38.6k ✦ the kids aren’t all right by QueenWithABeeThrone, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, 35.5k wip ✦ space dementia by wellwhiskey, eventual obi-wan/anakin/padme & dooku, sith!obi-wan, 30.7k wip ✦ The Consequences of a Crash happygiraffe, obi-wan/anakin (pre-?), injuries, 31.9k ✦ Second Chances by Driverpicksthemooseic (Ratkinzluver33), obi-wan/anakin & han/luke & leia + cast, de-aged fic, 106.3k wip ✦ Sun Kissed by Vee017, obi-wan/anakin & cast, nsfw, past sexual assault issues, 96.4k wip ✦ Within Limits by sacrilegist, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22k ✦ Capture and Release by Rocket_Sith, obi-wan/anakin, mild bondage, 19k wip ✦ He Watched by temple_mistress, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 22.1k OBIANIDALA RECS: ✦ The Devoted by shadowsong26, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka, 35.5k ✦ Sometimes a family is a cultural anthropologist, a PoliSci PhD, a snippy sophomore, a golden cat, a Snorkie, and a guy who just wants to build a really smart robot by bessyboo, cantarina, exmanhater, forzandopod, heartequals (savvygambols), Opalsong, reena_jenkins, sophinisba, theleanansidhe, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & quinlan & asajj, modern au, 19.4k ✦ These Three Remain by shadowsong26, obi-wan/anakin/padme, 27.5k ✦ I’ll Be There For You by SinkingLikeASunset, obi-wan/anakin/padme (eventual) & qui-gon & clones & cast, 40.7k wip ✦ Futurus (-a -um) by cadesama, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + luke & leia & mon mathma & ahsoka, mildly nsfw, 53.2k wip ✦ Sigh No More by edenwolfie, obi-wan/anakin/padme & luke & leia & ahsoka & qui-gon & clones & jedi & sidious & cast, NSFW, 292.2k ✦ The Reality of Change by midnight_vision, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, time travel, 182.4k ✦ who cares about your lonely heart by Elenothar, anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme + cast, wingfic, ace!obi-wan, 28.2k ✦ you knock me out, i fall apart by pdotschuy, obi-wan/anakin/padme & luke & leia & ahsoka & han + some background pairings & cast, 64.8k wip ✦ Burnt Edges by cadesama, obi-wan/anakin + anakin/padme + obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka, NSFW, sex pollen, 33.3k ✦ Lights Will Guide You Home by darlingargents, obi-wan/anakin/padme & ahsoka & luke & leia & cast, 32.8k wip ✦ build a heart made of armour by darthrevaan (Burning_Nightingale), obi-wan/anakin/padme, soulmate au, 29.5k wip ALTERNATE UNIVERSES: ✦ Coda by lilyconrad, obi-wan/anakin & padme/sabe & cast, nsfw, modern au, ballet au, 65.3k ✦ Young Lust by Writer_Markilyn, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka, NSFW, modern au, 19.1k ✦ Bedroom Hymns by orphan_account, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & padme & cast, NSFW, modern au, bdsm, spanking, 26.6k wip ✦ Negotation by Glare, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, modern au, serial killer au, 86.7k ✦ Rebel with a Cause by planetary_retrograde, obi-wan/anakin & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, rebellion au, 37.7k wip ✦ Empire’s Shadow by Guybrarian (drjanetwatson), luke & ahsoka & mara & winter & cast, 44.9k wip REBELS RECS: ✦ The Starry Crown by bedlamsbard, ezra & kanan & sabine & zeb & chopper & cast, 34.7k wip ✦ On the Edge of the Devil’s Backbone by bedlamsbard, kanan/hera & sabine & ezra & zeb & cham & cast, alternate universe, 361.5k ✦ The Undeserving by LessAttitudeMoreAltitude, kanan/hera & ezra & cast, alternate universe, read the warnings, 226.6k wip ✦ From One Fulcrum to Another by MirrorandImage, kallus & cast, 47.5k ✦ Collapse(s) by stardustgirl, ezra & kanan/hera & sabine & cast, alternate universe, 119.2k ✦ Abduction by Mishael, thrawn & eli, 26k ✦ Soul of the Ghost by MirrorandImage, kanan/hera & ezra & zeb & sabine, 33.7k ✦ Like Holding Broken Glass by Avali, kanan/hera & ezra & sabine & zeb & cast, 22.7k ✦ Places No One Knows by yellowcottondresses, kanan/hera & cast, 20.4k ✦ Playing Against Type by MirrorandImage, kanan/hera & cast, 30.6k ✦ Chase the Sun by Syphrosine, kanan/hera & rex & ocs, 25.4k wip ✦ Talking to Strangers by Miri1984, kana/hera & ezra & luke & han & obi-wan, 21.2k wip OTHER RECS: ✦ Whatever I Do (I Do It To Protect You) by Callioope, jyn/cassian & galen/lyra & bodhi & baze & chirrut & kes/shara & cast, 84.2k ✦ A Real Backwater Skug Hole by Thalius, din/omera & baby yoda & winta, 90.3k wip ORIGINAL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ The Tyranny of Kinship by amarielah, anakin & leia & ahsoka & cast, 33.9k wip ✦ Father’s Heart by FernWithy, anakin & leia & ocs, 38.8k ✦ In Which Vader Discovers He is a Father by glompcat, anakin & luke & leia & cast, 27.7k ✦ Limpet AU by frodogenic, anakin & luke & mara & piett & cast, 69.8k ✦ In Loco Pirates by izzythehutt, anakin & luke & cast, 34.9k ✦ The Belonging You Seek by WiliQueen, luke & leia & ahsoka & cast, 30.9k wip ✦ Island in a Sea of Sand by mybluerose, obi-wan & luke, 42.5k ✦ To Live Among Wolves by FireflyFish, obi-wan & luke & cast, 33.1k wip ✦ Identity by madame_alexandra, han/leia & cast, 353.9k ✦ A journey of a thousand miles by greyathena, han/leia & luke & cast, 149k SEQUELS RECS: ✦ And the Void Answered Back by Ghost_Owl, obi-wan & anakin & rey & finn & poe & ben & yoda & maz & han & cast, force ghosts, 110.6k ✦ Celestial Navigation by victoria_p (musesfool), anakin & finn/rey & cast, 23.3k

[mid-nighttiger]

art for the 2018 Captain America/Iron Man Reverse Big Bang! i was lucky to be claimed by two amazing authors (still can believe that tbh haha)

read @gottalovev‘s Right Up the Road here

read @lightshadowverisimilitude‘s Turn Around Three Times and Lay Down here 

[mid-nighttiger]

a marvel reclist

so i’ve been putting a list of my favorite fics together, mostly so i don’t stare at the 700+ fics i have saved on my computer and go, what was this one again? so i decided why not share it with other people as well? so if anyone’s interested, have a giant marvel reclist.

[mid-nighttiger]

just read this post-cacw fic that’s just starting out and i think has a lot of potential. also if you love 616 references (as i do) /points/ go read it. if not, go read it anyways.

(also it’s technically the second in a series, the first is “And In The Silence That Follows,” which you should also read)

[mid-nighttiger]

a 10 years of stevetony reclist

since i can’t write and haven’t had much time to art, i thought for 10 years of stevetony it’d be cool to make a list of 10 of my favorite stevetony fics, one for each year. sooo…i guess enjoy a short reclist?

(under the cut because this actually got a bit long)

2007: “Resurrection, Reconstruction & Redemption” by Elspethdixon and Seanchai - teen, 90k words, 616

Summary: Doom brings Steve back from the dead. Hijinks ensue, some of which might vaugely be considered plot.

Sequels: “Readjustment,” “Hostages to Fortune,” and “Reassembled”

2008: “Atonement” by gekizetsu - R, 25k words, MCU

Warnings: rape/non-con

Summary: Steve and Tony find out that there are supervillains that can get right in when no one is looking.

2009: “This time tomorrow (where were we?)” by dorcas_gustine - explicit, 85k words, 616

Summary: Tony goes to see Wanda, and suddenly Steve is alive and there are Skrulls! Or maybe Tony is just going crazy. Nothing happens in this fic, until the very end. Seriously. There’s a lot of talking, mostly at inopportune moments, Tony’s views on the acceptable gifts to give people are slightly different from everyone else’s and he spends more time than would seem necessary being (half-)naked. What else is new?

2010: “Dying for a Drink” by tsukinofaerii - explicit, 62k words, Ultimates

Warnings: graphic violence, major character death

Summary: Tony takes up an offer that has tragic effects, and Steve is forced to handle the outcome. But Tony’s business isn’t done yet, and so Steve finds himself struggling with vampire politics and his own sexuality.

Sequel: “Warm Shoulder”

2011: “Heroes and Devils” by marinarusalka - teen, 35k words, 616

Summary: Three years after Dr. Doom cast the entire island of Manhattan into the dark depths of the Echo Bazaar, life goes on. The people of Lowered Manhattan, including the Avengers, have adapted as best they could to their shadowy new existence. But then the Avengers find themselves in possession of a mysterious locked box that could save them all – if it doesn’t kill Tony first.

2012: “The Last Love Song of Anthony E. Stark” by jibrailis - mature, 42k words, MCU

Summary: After contracting an Asgardian virus, Tony starts forgetting things. And people. And Steve.

2013: “Sometimes It Hurts Instead” by haku23 - mature, 32k words, Ultimates

Warnings: major character death

Summary: Steve Rogers is an officer for the NYPD when an accident takes him out of commission-possibly permanently. Enter: Tony Stark, rich, handsome, and in need of a bodyguard. Naturally, he has just the person in mind to take the job; much to Steve’s chagrin. Or; Steve is a washed up cop, Tony is a socialite, and they argue in various locales.

2014: “Descent” by Teyke - explicit, 68k words, 616

Summary: A hundred years ago humanity fled to the skies to escape the Darkness spreading across the land. Now the Flying Cities are mysteriously sinking, imperilling every man, woman, and child who lives there. Together with the transmution mages Henry Pym and Lady Janet Van Dyne, and joined by the amnesiac immortal Dr. Donald Blake, High Wizard Anthony Stark mounts an expedition down into the Dark, determined to uncover the secrets of the magical calamity that wiped humanity from the face of the Earth.

2015: “The Silence In-Between” by Winterstar - explicit, 189k words, MCU

Warnings: graphic violence, rape/non-con

Summary: Steve Rogers put the Red Skull’s plane filled with bombs that could end civilization into the Arctic Ocean at the cost of his life. Over seventy years later, he wakes up imprisoned and under the control of the State, a tyrannical government based on the legacy of Johann Schmidt and Hydra. With a neural net implanted in his brain to control his every move, his every thought, Steve Rogers, once Captain America, is assigned as Primary Designate for one of the Ruling Families. His duties as Primary Designate include the protection of the sole remaining heir to Stark Industries, Tony Stark. As bodyguard, Steve learns that the world is a very different place; not all is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. His introduction to the 21st century has just begun but the war against Hydra is everlasting.

Sequel: “Code of Silence”

2016: “Straight on till Morning” by Sineala - explicit, 110k words, 616

Summary: Tony Stark resigned his commission in Starfleet five years ago, after a disastrous away mission, and he swore he’d never go back. He just wants to be left alone to build warp engines in peace. But the universe has more in store for him than that, as he discovers when Admiral Fury comes to him with an offer he could never have expected and cannot possibly refuse: first officer and chief engineer aboard the all-new USS Avenger, a starship of Tony’s own design. What’s more, the Avenger’s captain is Steve Rogers, hero of the Earth-Romulan War. Believed dead for over a century, Steve is miraculously alive… and very, very attractive. But nothing is ever easy for Tony. As he wrestles with his secret desire for his new captain and his not-so-dormant fears, another mission starts to go wrong, and Tony becomes aware that Steve has secrets of his own – and the truth could change everything.

2017: “Celestial Navigation” by sabrecmc - explicit, 219k words, MCU

Summary: 18 year old Omega!Tony finds himself Bonded to Captain Steve Rogers. He isn’t happy about it until he is.

it was actually really, really hard to choose only 10 fics (surprise surprise), there are just so many great ones! this doesn’t encompass even a tenth of my favorite fics (by which i mean, the ones i can name off the top of my head), and i was sorry i had to leave out some of my favorite authors. if anyone’s interested in a much, much longer reclist, there is one here – it’s mostly stevetony, but there are a few other pairings thrown in as well.

(also i just noticed a vast majority of these are AU’s. i guess i just really love AU’s?)

[mid-nighttiger]

IT'S WAS YOU!!! :DD Sorry, I have been searching forever (aka the past 3-4 hours) for the Star Wars fic rec post, I forgot to like it T^T Anyway I scrolled forever until the posts started saying posted 5 days ago came across a random Star Wars post from ya, I had a feeling it have been you and kept going until I saw it :')

LOL s’all good, glad you found it! yup @gffa has some great fic recs lists :)

smh apparently the enter button publishes the ask. i was also gonna add, i have two fic recs tags which are fic recs (for single fics & lists by other ppl) and midrecs (for lists i actually wrote), if you’re ever looking for more fics !

[mid-nighttiger]

also caz has moved to @akathecentimetre so the ficlet is still around and all their fic is amazing :eyes:

Captain (no, wait- Commodore) Kenobi with his First Lieutenant Cody Fett and his brother, Lieutenant Rex Fett.

An illustration of this powerful little ficlet (Age of Sail AU) which was written by @commonplacecaz.  Both pieces, the fic and the fanart, are for @kenobrea‘s birthday!  Happy birthday, Brea!

[mid-nighttiger]

/s c r e a m s/

oh my?? god??? this is so beautiful thank you so much???

ANGEL WINGS FICS PLEASE!!!!! (Anything you’ll write will be great)

Oh, my gorm. thank you. i will try. i really liked thatidea. so, i wanted to write something based on that ‘Avenging angels au’ wherethey have angelic wings. And also i wanted to write something in response tothis post of fanart where everyone has wings and the tips of some people’swings change colour if they have a soulmate, or if they’ve met them. This is the idea by @mid-nighttiger, which is what this fic is more inspired by:

The idea was, people have wings, and some people havesoulmates. when a person meets their soulmate, the tips of their featherschange colour and glow (all the better to have a nighttime skydance with) – butnot before, so nobody knows who will have a soulmate until they actually meetthem. i suppose then tony met his soulmate (i wonder who) ‘cause he has glowingfeathertips on one wing, but not on the other ‘cause he lost that one and builthimself a mechanical one. Maybe his soulmate is Steve and steve’ll paint thetips of his mechanical feathers gold for him.

I’m also gonna put this on AO3. It’s not the best in terms of wing description and structure, but i don’t know, i may do more.                                                           

They say the tips of your feathers changing colour and glowingis a process. It doesn’t happen right away, but as soon as you meet yoursoulmate, the process begins. You may feel a tingle, maybe you won’t feel it atall. You might only notice it’s happening the next day. They might feeldifferent. And how do you know who your soulmate is? Well, everybody said,that’s pretty obvious – it’s whoever you met recently who also has changingcolour tips on their wings. And since not everyone has soulmates, it’s notlikely to happen to more than one pair of soulmates in the same room, at thesame time. But it’s not like that couldn’thappen. In that case, you would think it might be hard to tell whose yoursoulmate is. Maybe somebody has already met their soulmate, but is not withthem, or they’ve died. But everyone is also sure that they usually feel acertain connection with their soulmate anyway – whether they like it or not –so you would ‘know’ who your soulmate is.

Steve was looking desperately around the room to see whosehis could be. With limited success.

Keep reading

[mid-nighttiger]

REPRISE IS SO GOOD i was just flailing about it the other day

that, r-e, and ouroboros by bedlamsbard are the three fic series i will read over and over and over again (there are others of course but those are the main ones)

edit: oh oh oh also davaia’s fics, esp patrician. dogmatix & norcumi…jynx…youre right theres too many

do you have any ObiWan recs? Because I l've read ReEntry and all of akathecentimetre's but I'm at a loss for other good prequel based ones

Oh, dear anon, you don’t know what kind of paralysis this gave me for a good solid minute, because I HAVE SO VERY MANY, HOW CAN I POSSIBLY NOT GIVE YOU LITERALLY 200 RECS?  There are so so many good prequels writers out there LET ME YELL AT YOU ABOUT SOME QUALITY FIC.✦Fire and Ice by Yesac is the fic that really got me into prequels fic and is an incredible story about the duel on Mustafar going differently, where Anakin wins and basically takes Obi-Wan and Padme hostage, while he’s this unstable font of power, who actually has to learn some really hard lessons before he can really start to earn his way back to the side of good.  It has some of the best Obi-Wan characterization in any fic I’ve read, the balance of his care for Anakin versus staying true to his morals and the sheer solidity of who he is is *kisses fingers* perfection.✦ starbird by imaginarykat is one of the best characterizations for Obi-Wan I’ve ever read.  wicked thing tends to be more popular (and is also wonderful) but for my money, starbird is the one that really helped me get Obi-Wan as a character, in addition to having some of the most sharply hilarious moments ever.  You really feel the weight of Obi-Wan’s presence and character in this one.✦ Equinox by lilyconrad is gorgeous all the way around!  Even if Sith!Obi-Wan isn’t usually your thing, I would gently encourage giving this one a shot anyway, because it’s not really about Obi-Wan falling into darkness, it’s about Obi-Wan, but it’s not actually Obi-Wan himself, and it’s complicated, but it gets at the heart of the character, while still showing how much of the light he is.  It’s a deliciously lush gothic horror story + his relationship with Anakin that explores who they both are and has some truly stellar smut.  I love all of Lily’s stuff, she writes a lot of Obi-Wan’s character, so you can pick up anything by her!✦ Cataclasm by dendral is amazing as well, it’s a story where Obi-Wan is whammied with some extra Force visions and so he has to walk away from everything he knows to go do some Force-related shit, but he remains so very much himself (and such a Jedi, in such a beautifully told way) and there’s worldbuilding and plot and it’s just gorgeous. someday when i’m gone away we’ll be all okay is also stellar and made me cry the kind of tears where my throat hurt from the lump in it and yet it’s perfect for the characters.  (It’s deathfic, but worth it, imo!)✦ I really love panharmonium’s fics as well, who hasn’t written much, but always has such clear affection for the world and the characters!  The Mathematics of Repair is probably my favorite, it’s sparkling and wonderful just-post-TPM early days of Obi-Wan & Anakin’s relationship!✦ The Living Force; Parables for Padawans by gloriousclio is this really stunning fairy tale-like exploration of Obi-Wan and the Jedi, not just feelings but beautiful wordcraft, too.✦ Smitty has written three STELLAR fics about Obi-Wan and Anakin’s early days and what’s amazing to me is that they were written in NINETEEN-NINETY-NINE and yet utterly NAILED their dynamic! The House That Obi-Wan Built + Sofa, So Good + House of Cards.  The hilariously written snark + underlying care is spot on to their dynamic.✦ In all the World by Ammar is an amazing combination of the early days of Obi-Wan and Anakin’s relationship, worldbuilding, AND case fic!  I remember thinking that this could have been a novel published by Star Wars itself and I would have still been impressed at all the things it absolutely nailed right and built up!✦ Supreme Chancellor Kenobi by stonefreeak is another amazing series where it’s not just about Obi-Wan, but he’s a central figure in it!  And even when she writes other characters she does an incredible job with them, like, the Quinlan piece is one of the best I’ve ever read for him!  Basically it’s exactly what it sounds like–Obi-Wan finds himself suddenly elected to the position of Supreme Chancellor, which means everyone now has breathing room to actually FIX THINGS since Palpatine can’t make them worse, but also it’s HILARIOUS because he kind of really hates it, no matter how good he is at it!✦ The Dark Path Lit by Sun and Stars by A_Delicate_Fury is a gorgeous time travel fic that does an amazing job with his character.  There are small moments with Luke that just floored me with how many feelings they gave me, but also the fic just nails everything it wants to do.  Plot!  Characterization!  Keeping me on the edge of my seat!  Action scenes!✦ Soldier, Poet, King by Glare is a fave because I’m weak for Soft Sith stuff in fandom, especially when there’s such a charm to the writing of his and Anakin’s relationship.  I still remember these great scenes of Anakin’s mental landscape form and how Obi-Wan interacted with him, that sense of all that power and Obi-Wan’s hand metaphorically on the back of his neck, their dynamic is so good.  Plus plot!  \:D/✦ I love everything by Ripki, but you can start with The Atlas of Our Ruin, which is a time-travel fic that forces Obi-Wan and Anakin to really tear into all the difficult stuff from their pasts and spill everything out everywhere, in an attempt to lance the wounds.  It’s a gorgeous look at both their characters and the relationship between them, it’s SO TASTY to read and ouchy-but-cathartic in the best way.✦ The Journey of the Lights by Pandora151 is more time travel fic (this fandom is really good at them) that just consumed me while I was reading it, where Qui-Gon is dumped forward into the future and it winds up forcing some things to come to a head early, and there’s a lot of Obi-Wan having to juggle a lot of different relationships and difficulties, and it’s SO GOOD.✦ Remedial Jedi Theology by MarbleGlove is the kind of Legends-based (instead of Canon-based) fic that I love to see, because it’s so THOUGHTFUL about the Jedi and their philosophy/theology, as well as some really stellar Obi-Wan characterization.  He’s going through A Lot in this fic, but he faces all of it and himself and his growing understanding of everything (because we never stop growing and understanding) with such cleverness and skill.  There’s some quality Mace moments in the fic as well and some great Anakin stuff, but it’s at its heart an Obi-Wan fic and it was a joy to read.✦ Seed by belldreams is one of my favorites for how much heavy lifting it does with Obi-Wan and balancing his feelings with being a Jedi.  There’s such good, thoughtful characterization here, where he really has to look at himself and he really thinks things through, there’s such a solidity to his character here that is SPOT ON.  Also, FUCK OR DIE FIC, we were blessed by this one.  (Upfall also has some really quality Obi-Wan thoughts, too!)✦ In All But Name by Mirror and Image is one I read early on in fandom, so I can’t speak to how well it would hold up for me re: the relationship with the Jedi (I suspect not as well as my fond memories would suggest) but that’s a personal quibble and the point is that it’s really good Obi-Wan focus and it’s all about him beginning to train Anakin on Naboo instead of going to the Jedi Temple, there’s a whole lot of focus on children’s education, because that’s what the authors teach as well, so this one totally engrossed me.  I remember Coalesced Matter was a good Dooku & Obi-Wan & Anakin fic, too!✦ In fairness, I haven’t read Reprise by Elfpen yet (I’m hoarding it) but I’ve enjoyed the other fic I’ve read from this author, so I feel confidence giving this a rec.  Plus, it’s all my favorite things, like TIME TRAVELING OBI-WAN.  :D✦ The Exchange by MissLearn is another one I loved, where it’s centered on the Obi-Wan & Anakin relationship, as they exchange places in time and that forces a lot of things to come out, but it gives me SUCH FEELINGS and the characters around them were written wonderfully and UGH SO GOOD.✦ Shadows of the Future bystormqueen873 is one I haven’t read since the very early days of my reading, so I can’t say how it would hold up, but I remember being utterly IN LOVE with this story and how much it fixed.  One of the things that it really did well was building up to the big reveal of Obi-Wan’s time traveling, that the fic really knew how to ratchet up to that moment so that, when it finally happened, I had SO MANY FEELINGS about it.  Plus, lots and lots of warm-hearted, fluffy slice-of-life moments as everything gets fixed!✦ I like all of anecdotalist’s fics, but starting with Clarity is probably best, it’s a nice long fic that fixes a lot of what goes wrong during ROTS and just utterly engrossed me.  Plot!  Action scenes!  Anakin being a disaster, but listening to people who actually want to help him!  Though, The Fallout of Anakin Skywalker’s Knighting will always have a special place in my heart for making me cry over feelings about Obi-Wan.✦ Tano and Kenobi by Fireflyfish is time traveling Ahsoka this time, who becomes Obi-Wan’s Master and everything starts slowly shifting towards the right (or sometimes just straight up blowing over to the right) and it’s a DELIGHT to see their dynamic, to see Ahsoka really growing into the role of being a Master, to see Obi-Wan’s relationship with her grow.✦ The Hand Dealt by not paranoid enough is one I read awhile back, but it’s a Canon Divergent fic, where things go a little differently on Tatooine and it’s sort of a mix between a slow burn and just being about the early days of his relationship with Anakin, and I remember it being REALLY GOOD.✦ I like everything of Valairy Scot’s that I’ve read, she’s another Legends writer that really is a lot of fun, and I’d say start with A Good Place To Die.  It’s pretty much an entire novel of Obi-Wan whump + recovery, which it REALLY embraces and is super satisfying if you’re into that sort of thing!  Plus, man, Anakin is SPOT ON in this fic, for how deeply he cares, how brilliant he is, but also what a disaster he is when he can’t get out of his own head.  I also remember really liking Our Honored Dead.✦ I also like wreckageofstars’ stuff as well!  Echoes of Mortis is an ensemble piece, but it’s satisfying for his character and has great plot and action and things diverging from canon in a fascinating way!  Also a HILARIOUSLY GREAT read is Obi-Wan and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad (Life) Day which is just as funny as promised.I AM MISSING SO MANY GOOD OBI-WAN FICS, BUT THIS WILL GET YOU STARTED.  I LOVE OBI-WAN KENOBI AND I LOVE THIS FANDOM FOR PROVIDING ME WITH GOOD STUFF.

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now updated with artist recs

(i still feel like i’m missing people. if anyone has artists they’d like to rec feel free to send me an ask/message.)

a marvel reclist

so i’ve been putting a list of my favorite fics together, mostly so i don’t stare at the 700+ fics i have saved on my computer and go, what was this one again? so i decided why not share it with other people as well? so if anyone’s interested, have a giant marvel reclist.