#due to self-deprecation and years of creating a metrics systems for myself with bars so low i almost can't fail to clear them

[crushcandles]

Tagged by @kushielsmercy 💕. Tagging @ex0rin, @samstree, @theamazingbard & anyone else interested.

Rules: We would like to ask you to recommend us 3 of YOUR fics: 1 that is “most popular” and 2 that are “hidden gems”!

Most popular: Fever Song (TWN, Geralt/Jaskier, 54k, fuck or die, all the bloody whump) This story is what happens when you get into a new medievalish, magicalish fandom and, for a larf, say to yourself, "Welp, guess I can't use the word electric anymore," and immediately start to wonder what kind of story would make you miss using the word electric. Turns out it's the bloody, developing relationship, slow burn, small moments, hopeful ending, road trip fuck or die Netflix Witcher fic of my heartdreams.

Hidden gems: (this was so tough to pick, so I went with something old and something new) Should've Done You Just the Same (Red Dead Redemption 2, Arthur Morgan/John Marston, 15k, D/s, hella daddy kink) D'ya like cowboys? Outlaw cowboys? Outlaw cowboys who are colleagues, non-blood brothers, and friends who are sometimes enemies exploring drawn-out daddy kink dynamics? If yes, then this may be the fic for you. This is actually pre-RDR2, so the plot of that game is implicit and Easter eggy instead of present. You could definitely read and enjoy it without an in-depth knowledge of the game.

Drip (Stranger Things, Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington, 4.3k, fuck or die, goddamn summer) Normally my fuck or die urges dig their way to the surface once a decade [gesturing above], but as if I'm gonna turn down the chance to write some harringrove FoD. Harringrove, secret hook-ups, fuck or die, and the sweaty golden squeeze of summer is a delicious combination, like getting all the best flavours in the same slurpee cup.