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[ao3-shenanigans]

I have a fanfic related question im struggling with, and figured that this would be the best place to ask. So:

I wanna write fanfiction for a game franchise that may or may not have a super cool animate series that drew me in, but I find myself unable to play the game itself due to hardware issues. However, because of this (and the fact that the game is massive, thus making it an actuall challenge to watch on youtube as its like a good few dozen hours of content) I'm struggling to find ways to properly immerse myself in the setting so I can make my fics as cannon-accurate (aka as believable) as possible. I know timeline videos and the like exist, but in my mind there's a sharp disconnect between being told about something (a faction, a location) and being able to fully absorb and understand the details of it myself. And yet, I really, REALLY wanna write for this fandom. Any tips? In case it helps, the fandom in question is Cyberpunk.

Ah! I have friends in that fandom!

Everyone connects with fandom franchises differently, so to recommend a way to really connect will be difficult. One of my friends loves playing the games, another enjoys hour long video essays and another enjoys forums and discourse

My best suggestion is for you to just write. Write the story you want to tell and allow yourself time and space to fill in details that you want to be accurate later. Accurate is good- but honest and heartfelt in fanfiction is better.

The brackets method works really well for this, for example:

She turned her head twords the towering city skyline. The neon signs advertising [FILL IN ADVERTISEMENT] hurt her eyes.

For a series as massive as Cyberpunk with a game, an anime, AND a ttrpg, anything goes. There are so many cracks and crevices within the world that if you want Militech to go up against the Voodo Boys gang or whatever- it’s totally believable. Additionally, not many people read fanfic for the accuracy, more so the vibes (which I think a few play through clips can provide)

Ultimately, writing for a fandom should be about writing to enjoy yourself - so have fun with it! Allow yourself to not be accurate!

[charmac]

They’re not allowed to read fanfic? Darn, I kind of assumed Rob found your Twitter handle from reading your fic since he didn’t seem to do anything else on twitter when he followed you

So it comes down to the basic idea of copyright. It’s not illegal or technically even banned, but since RCG are creators, writers, producers, etc. on Sunny and not just actors, it’s really a dicey area for them.

The copyright laws/legality of fanfiction is actually really interesting, there’s a long, messy modern history of fighting for the right to publish and protect fanfiction from studios and/or creators claiming copyright infringement. This use to be a huge issue where authors would send cease and desists to websites like Fanfiction.net to take down all fanfiction of their work. OTW (Ao3) kind of spearheaded the right for fanfiction to exist apart from what it's derived from. The T standing for Transformative argues that because fanworks ‘transform’ the content they are based off, they are exempt from copyright law, as long as there’s no profit. So we cannot find ourselves in legal trouble for publishing fanfiction. As long as it's transformative (aka you're not just republishing source material), it's new/original content.

So that means fanfiction kinda has its own protections in return. As long as you're not profiting off of your work, you have a right to claim that your fanfiction and the ideas that are new/original belong to you. Which means if there is ever any proof that a creator read your work and then a later episode (or sequel, book, etc.) reflected anything you wrote that was not already in the source material prior to that, it can get very messy, in that there may be grounds for you to claim they profited off of your work. So most creators (writers especially) avoid reading fan works.

You can see why for a show like Sunny they might be especially careful reading anything, since there’s so much you can do in that show. If RCG have an idea for something as simple as The Gang Goes Camping, for example, but they’ve previously seen or read a fan work that hit that plot they’d be pretty inclined to never make the episode.

The basic idea being that you don’t want to hinder what you can in good conscience, with no legal issues, write, so you avoid fanworks all together.

I'll give you an example based on what happened with Charlie: he was in public and surrounded by fans and one fan hands him his spec script, or plot idea for an episode. If he had read it, all of a sudden whatever was on that paper becomes a legally grey issue in the writers room. If they liked the plot idea or dialogue (or whatever was on that paper) and end up using something in an actual episode, what claim does the fan now have? Everyone at the event could potentially tell you that this fan contributed to the show, so it's best not to read it. Don't risk ruling out a plot line you may have wanted, don't risk accidentally stealing from a fan, don't risk the show ending up in a legal battle.

Also, first anon: I still don't know why or have any solid proof as to how Rob found my account, but at the time he followed me I did have a 5hr old Tweet with ~15k likes reposting one of his TikToks and calling him the cringiest person alive. I didn't tag him or name him, he didn't like it, or interact with it or any of the replies or literally any other Tweet that day, but I have to imagine he saw it and that's why he followed me. Degradation kink overrules everything else.

[kpchrs]

Hiii! First of all, thank u so much for the continuous snowbaird content in my dash. Now, you're one of the reasons that I keep coming to this app. Since I'm a sucker for what ifs, and I enjoy your thoughts about snowbaird, how do you view their relationship progression, if they never went to district 12, aka, coryo didn't get punished and Lucy gray stayed in the capitol? Do you think that was a possibility? Also, unrelated, but I really enjoy the ff list recommendation, thank u for that. And I think it's so funny that in some FF it's portraying snow's virginity lost, it's so refreshing to see the guy in this position, not the other way around. Also, the sexual tension and physical contact is such a big thing in their relationship, I like when people don't overlook that

Hi, Anon, I'm sorry this took sooooo long. I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life. I'm just kidding. I was just thinking too hard about something new I can add to this lmao (None, and I give up finally.) Happy that my...shitposts(?) can entertain you. Thank you.

Because you are asking about the possibility, I think it's not really a possibility, unless some miracles knock people's heads, that they would just dismiss or not notice him cheating. But for the sake of the AU, let's forget about that.

Let's say after winning the Games, instead of his mum's poison compact, his dad's Lucy Gray-perfumed handkerchief, and the jaded, bitter Highbottom, he is greeted by Lucy Gray.

Goodness, how romantic. I'm sure it will be a so-tight-you-can't-breathe hug. A rib-cracking embrace. A tear or two or three.

He did it. He just saved his girl. Oh, she's really his girl now, right? Lucy Gray. His girl. (He also gets the Plinth Prize, yes, the Snows will return to their glory days now. Snow lands on top.)

[Coryo's mind will wander far into marriage. I mean, he's a teenage boy high with happiness at this point and I think his mind would go there so.]

Finally. Life is looking up from here.

Lucy Gray just got out of her doom. She thinks the world of Coryo. He just risked everything to save her life! Lucy Gray is very grateful and maybe Coryo can get a few days with her staying in the Capitol (with the reason so she can recover). It will be a lot of sweetness before Lucy Gray drops the bomb by saying she wants to go home.

This Coryo has no reason to go to the District. He won't want to.

Districts, he thinks with...disgust (and fear he swallows). ...Maybe to meet Lucy Gray it's worth it anyway. But it will be better and the best scenario if she can stay in the Capitol. With him.

What will Coryo do? Well, he can try to convince her to stay.

The Capitol loves you.

Coriolanus, Capitol is not for me.

I love you. He weaponises confession without being sure of his own feelings. (I think in this stage, he is still wondering.) Don't you want to stay with me? With the Plinth Prize, I can provide for you.

Coriolanus, I must go back to the Covey. They need me. (I'm not sure if she will reciprocate the confession. I think, in the book, Lucy Gray feels more comfortable with her feelings and the relationship because Coryo following her to Twelve confirms his sincerity for her.)

Coryo can keep trying, but I don't believe he will win the debate lol Sorry, bro.

In one fanfiction I read (and still haven't continued), Coryo 'convinced' her because he's backed by Dr Gaul. He lied to her that 'the Capitol is endangering your life' to keep her in the Capitol.

Without Dr Gaul, nah. No chance.

Unfortunately, Coryo, nope, she doesn't stay.

"Goodbye, Lucy Gray, I'll see you in letters." After sharing a last kiss in the train station, there she goes. In this universe, at least she leaves on a good note. Phew.

With his family and money secured, also because he feels safe enough (unlike in Twelve), Coryo won't be as desperate as he is in the book, which is why I don't think the worst scenario will happen...

...Yet?

In this AU, I think the story can continue when the Capitol invites Lucy Gray back to sing in the 11th Hunger Games. The drama will start depending on the mentor system (victors/academy senior students), if Coryo interns in the Hunger Games (maybe, who knows, he will justify it all for power), and if Lucy Gray wants to go back at all. Well, I do think Lucy Gray will come back, it's the Capitol's demand, she wants to be safe after all, but maybe she will sing in defiance of the Games. She can write a vaguely(?) rebellious song and...well, the Capitol's and Coryo's reaction will be so interesting and that's how the drama starts!

It all depends on the plot, baby!

TLDR; if everything goes smoothly, the less desperate and more secure Coryo will let her go. After all, power is his priority and it's in his grasp, though I do think he will keep in contact with her. After that, it depends on the gods (the writers).

I'd love to hear other opinions. This is fiction, after all, everything is possible if you justify enough.

And about the fics lmao! Coryo's virginity's loss! Okay, let's not pretend that he got some experience, yeah? XD This guy admits it himself in the book so unless it's a time skip he will remain inexperienced pfft (even though I don't really see him as a guy who sleeps around even with Livia after Lucy Gray. If he does it, it's to gain something.)

Much like the popular fanon, I do think Lucy Gray is more experienced than him. My previous fandom also has this popular trope in the fics, so I think this trope is very attractive to many people. Fumbling men are cute PFFFT.

With Anne, we think physical touch is one of their top love languages. Judging from the amount of book kisses the film omitted, in our opinion, that's why physical touch is prominent in fics.

About the sexual tension, let's face it, the book doesn't go there because it's a YA, but if it wasn't it would absolutely go there. It's just the CERTAIN vibe from them. Everlark is purer and Snowbaird is filthier LOL (And also because of the simple reason that it's hot.)

I love it too! It's cute :P

Thank you for the ask,

Kris

[laylatheloofa]

HOW DO I CORRECTLY POST FANFICTION ON HERE (aka first fanfic post in. 2 years)

New Memories

Basil x Sunny/Sunflower (no actual romance, can be taken as either romantic or platonic), Post Good Ending

Trigger/Content Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Depicted Suicide Attempt (in a memory), Implied Self Harm (kind of, aside from the suicide memory it's only one non-graphic line), A deadname is implied (but not actually said/written)

Other things: Alternate Universe/Canon Divergent, Major Lategame Omori spoilers, Sunny is Blind, Sunny is Transmasc

Summary: Basil wakes up in the hospital to see Sunny sitting at his bedside. Sunny speaks to Basil for the first time in years.

Words: 3.4k

AO3 Version

In an unfamiliar room, a boy laying in a bed slowly wakes up. He opens his eyes, but squints as the room's light meets his sight. He goes to rub his eyes, but flinches from the unexpected pain of touching a bruised and swollen eye. He pulls his hand away- and realizes that he can't move his other arm very much. He can feel a cast tightly wrapped onto the arm… He does not even want to begin to remember what had even happened. He goes to rest his free hand on his chest, and is met with another pain, a stinging pain just next to where his heart is. It feels as if he's opening a fresh wound from that of a knife. He keeps his hand at his side, not wanting to cause himself any more unexpected pain.

…And that's when he realizes something. That stinging in his chest makes him remember what he'd done the night before. He remembers something trying to pry a weapon from his hand, he remembers hearing the disgusting noise of a bone snapping apart, and he remembers the feeling of a hand tightly grabbing his wrist. More importantly, he remembers… Plunging his shears into his flesh. One time, two times. His clothes were soaking with flowing blood and ripped from being stabbed through. He remembers falling to his knees, and seeing the face of someone familiar as everything went dark… Is he finally dead? 

His eyes adjust to the room's brightness, and he realizes where he is. It's a hospital room… He survived, just by the thinnest thread… 

He looks at his free arm. It's wrapped in gauze, and on that wrist is a paper bracelet. He reads his name on it, 'Meadows, Basil`.

 

In the corner of his eye, he sees a person sitting next to his bed. He turns his head to look at them.

It's his best friend. He can start to remember a confrontation with him…

Ignoring his resurfacing memory, he grabs his friend's hand. "Sunny-!" Basil didn't expect him to be here. Without speaking, his friend- Sunny- turns his head to face him.

He glances down at Sunny's arm, looking at the hospital bracelet that he too had been wearing. On it, he reads a name, 'Yasuda, ...….''... And then a name that Sunny doesn't use anymore; a name that Basil wouldn't repeat to him. He holds Sunny's hand a little tighter. Basil frantically questions him, mostly just confused.

"um… Why didn't you do anything? I didn't even know you were there-! You're- sitting right there- You didn't see me wake up-????"

As he looks at Sunny's face, he notices something. Bandages and a patch completely cover one of his eyes. The remaining eye that stares in Basil's direction, just barely failing to make eye contact, is a white, faded-looking eye, Sunny's blind eye… Basil comes to a conclusion; Sunny can't see with those bandages on, can he?

"U-um, Sunny- why don't you-" A memory brings itself to the front of Basil's mind… He pins Sunny to the floor with one hand, and has his shears raised in the other, just above Sunny's face. Before he can even start to think about what he's doing, his shears are brought down into a black-colored eye part of a cut up and bloodied face… He remembers hearing a raspy shriek of pain, he remembers holding his bloodstained shears, seeing Sunny weakly trying to stand back up… What has he done to him? Surely he couldn't have hurt him that bad…

…Basil thought he had been helping Sunny. He thought that he had been attacking Something trying to hurt Sunny, Something that killed one of his friends. Something that caused the both of them unending, excruciating pain. If he killed it, he and Sunny would be free.

At least, that's what he thought at that time. When he committed the act. 

 

After a moment of realization, Basil becomes more nervous. "Sunny… um- What happened to your eye-? Why is it covered like that?" He doesn't want to believe he hurt Sunny, even if he can now clearly recall what he did… he wasn't really stabbing a monster, now was he? If Sunny remembers what happened, if that means Basil's suspicions towards himself are wrong, maybe that would mean that he hadn't hurt him.

Upon being asked the question, Sunny just… shrugs. He doesn't remember. Basil's voice becomes more frantic. "Oh- oh- do you- n-not remember????" Upon being asked, Sunny shakes his head. 

Basil is going to have to tell Sunny what he did; and Sunny is going to hate him. 

Basil stabbed Sunny's eye. He ripped it out of its socket, for no conceivable reason. It was the only eye with any sight left that he had.

Basil blinded Sunny. 

He's going to have to tell him that. He's going to have to tell the person he cares for most, his best friend since childhood, his savior… That he left him with a life changing injury. That he took his vision away.

He knows that Sunny will hate him. This kind of selfishness is unforgivable.

…But… he could just lie, couldn't he? He's been lying to everyone for years, hasn't he? Why not lie to Sunny so he won't abandon him in the mud? What if he doesn't tell Sunny at all?

…No. No… He really doesn't want to lie to Sunny. If he's going to tell the truth to anyone, it's Sunny. 

But… Before he says anything, shouldn't they check to see what really happened to Sunny's eye? Surely his eye could've been saved from the damage… Right? As Sunny thinks, a new memory resurfaces… A sharp, almost unbearable pain in his face, some sort of liquid running down his cheek… He remembers everything going dark in that moment.

Basil takes a deep breath, and speaks. "Um… Why don't we see what happened to it, then…? I'm sure it's still there-"

Sunny puts his hand over the bandages covering his eye. He'd been trying not to think about what really happened to his eye. If his eye is gone, well… What does that mean? He already can't see with his uncovered eye, so if his other one is gone… He can't just lose his vision now, right? 

And to Basil, he just doesn't want to believe he could've hurt Sunny in such a terrible way, in such a permanent way…

Basil sits up, and reaches out to Sunny's face. "O-okay- move your hand away- we're going to look together." Sunny lowers his hand, moving it away from his face.

Basil grabs onto the bandages covering Sunny's eye. He takes a deep breath. "Alright… Are you ready, Sunny?"

Sunny nods his head.

Basil's hand starts to shake as he tightens his hold on the bandages. A certain type of guilt flushes over his body. "...Okay. Three… Two… One… "

He lifts up the bandages.

 

After he lifts the bandages covering Sunny's eye, a new feeling of shock and even more guilt comes over Basil. He stares at what remains of Sunny's eye… Nothing. Just his empty, hollow eye socket. It's gone.

Sunny's tiniest amount of hope for the situation fades after the bandages are lifted. He still can't see, everything is still dark; It wasn't the bandages just covering everything.

"Sun… Sunny…" Basil whimpers, his voice shaky and weak, "It's gone… Th-there's nothing there…" Without realizing it, he tightly grabs Sunny's arm. Tears form in his eyes. How is Sunny ever going to forgive him?

Sunny stays silent, as he usually is, though he is clearly stressed now. He clenches his fists, not wanting to believe this is real. 

Basil forces out more to say through his breaking voice. "Sunny… I-I'm so sorry…." Without thinking, he sinks his nails into Sunny's arm. "I'm sorry… I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…" He takes a sharp breath as tears start to run down his face.

Sunny is a little confused. Why is Basil apologizing to him?  Why would Basil, out of anybody, do anything to hurt him…? On purpose?

Basil weeps and cries, trying to tell Sunny what he did. He notices his confusion. "S-Sunny… I-I…. I don't know why I did it…"

Sunny still doesn't know what happened, he's still confused. More tears run down Basil's reddening face. "Y-your eye… Your eye that you lost…" Becoming more and more stressed, he frantically yells out. "I-I did it-! I took it out-! I stabbed you, I stabbed it- I-I attacked you! A-and now- you-" He shudders, his thoughts and words becoming less and less coordinated. " I'M A TERRIBLE PERSON! I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry! " 

….Sunny realizes what happened. His eye seems to stare in Basil's direction. He just sits there, in disbelief.

 

Basil keeps his nails sunk into Sunny's arm. He sobs and frantically apologizes over and over again as tears run down his face. Guilt, sadness, fear and regret overcome him. How could he do such a thing? What has he done? He hurt Sunny. How could he do that?! Sunny can't even see anymore, and it's all his fault… Why would he attack him? 

A chill runs down Sunny's spine. From reality finally sinking in, to the realization that he'll never be able to see again, the realization that Basil attacked him, along with his overbearing apologies… It's already starting to grab hold of him.

…But… He's not mad. He just feels saddened. He's not mad at Basil for what he did. He feels like he should be, but… He just can't bring himself to be angry at him.

Oddly enough to him, he wants to forgive Basil. He himself has done worse, hasn't he?

And in that moment, it feels as if a wish alights in his mind, like a sparkler being lit on a summer night, or the sun shining through the clouds after a storm.

He wants to wish… That everything can eventually return to some form of normalcy. He wants to wish that he will be happy, he wants to wish that his friends will also be happy, even if that is a future far beyond what he can perceive.

He wants to wish that some day in the far, far, fantastical future, he'll be with all of his friends again, just as how things were before. He wants to hope that everyone will find peace, that they will find some sort of normalcy. And this time, it will be real.

…He's going to forgive Basil. 

He takes a deep breath, pulls the bandages back over his eye, and shakily stands up. Basil's nails scratch into his arm as he does. Seeing him stand up, Basil screams out, and pulls him back down. " NO!! DON'T LEAVE ME YET!!" That just makes him cry even more. 

Sunny silently sighs, and shakes his head. He stands back up, and with his other arm, motions for Basil to stand up as well.

"O-oh-" Basil takes his hand away, and carefully stands up, standing across from Sunny. Basil tries to calm his crying, wiping his face. His breaths are small and sharp. "I-I'm up… I'm standing… In front of you…"

 

After a moment, after Basil says where he is, Sunny reaches out to him. He puts a hand on Basil's shoulder. Another moment passes, and he tightly embraces Basil. Basil quietly gasps in surprise, before hugging him back using only his free arm, his tears coming right back. Sunny still likes him…? It seems so illogical in his mind.

"Sunny… Don't you hate me?"

Sunny shakes his head.

The two boys stay in a warm embrace. Basi's face stays wet with running tears.

After some time has passed, the two let go of each other. Sunny takes a breath, and for the first time in years, Basil hears Sunny's voice. Not a pained scream or shriek or a panicked gasp, but his real voice.

"When I leave… Please focus on yourself, okay? I want you to heal from… All of this."

Basil's eyes light up upon hearing his voice. His beautiful, oh so lovely voice, the voice of the sun that lights him up and keeps him going… Until he thinks about what he had said. "What does that mean…? I…. How am I supposed to feel better, if you're leaving? What do you expect me to do…? I need you here… You have to save me from this…" His voice shifts into a quiet tone of despair, a soft tone, almost a whine.

Sunny puts a hand on Basil's shoulder. "You can't rely on me like that."

Basil backs away. "...Why…? You're my best friend… I need you…" 

Sunny only tries to talk to him. "...I have to leave. You know that. If you're only getting happiness from me being here… I don't think that's very good for you-" He pauses, and mutters something. "...Besides… Even back then…" He sighs, thinking of… What Basil had done on the day that Mari had died, his muddied words of comfort and panic from that night echoing in Sunny's mind. 

Basil clenches his teeth and his fist. No… He doesn't want him to leave… How will he be happy with Sunny gone again? How long can he keep going?

"You can't do this to me, Sunny…" He shakes his head. "You can't." 

Sunny turns his head away, thinking of what to say. How is he supposed to convince Basil to care for himself, if he's so used to leaning on him?

…He gets an idea. "Listen."

Basil looks at him. Sunny holds his hand out to Basil, who holds onto the hand.

"If you care so much about me, if you just want me to be happy…" He takes a breath. "It would mean the world to me if you cared about yourself just as much."

Bail looks at the ground, thinking about what Sunny just told him. How could he just… Stop caring about him? But at the same time, would doing what he asked be caring about him? He just doesn't know.

Sunny keeps talking. "Please. …Do it for me, Basil. I know it'll be hard, but… Let yourself heal. It might take a while, but… I'll be going through the same as you. Even if I'm not here physically… I'm rooting for you. I care about you. You'll always be in my thoughts."

Basil is completely silent for what seems like such a long time… But eventually, he takes a deep breath, and answers to Sunny. "Okay. I… I will."

 

Sunny feels happiness come over him as Basil tells him that.

But… He knows that he still has something to tell Basil.

The others know their secret now. The truth behind Mari's death. He takes another deep breath as Basil lays back down in his bed. After a long moment, he speaks again. "...I told everyone the truth. Our secret… What happened when Mari died." He feels Something lurking behind him, so, so close to him…

Basil's eyes widen. "Y-you told them WHAT-?! He starts to shiver and panic as he grabs onto Sunny's arm again. "WHY WOULD YOU TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED?! THEY'RE ALL GOING TO HATE US!" Something surrounds Basil's bed. It wraps itself around Basil, eating away at him. Something seeps into the bed, and sprawls across the floor and walls. "A-ah… Why did you lie, Sunny? You didn't p-push her, I know you didn't!" He breathes heavily. "Something made you push her… Something… Killed her…"

Sunny shakes his head. "...Basil… You know that's not true. I know you were there that day."

Basil puts his hands together. "Sunny! Stop lying! Please! I KNOW YOU DIDN'T PUSH HER! I-! I wanted to save you from what Something did!"

Sunny just shakes his head. "No. Basil, please…. Stop lying. I don't… I don't want you to do what I did, ignoring the truth."

Basil shudders. "F-fine! Fine! You did it! Y-you… Pushed her." …He remembers more clearly what happened on that night. His blood runs cold. …It really was Sunny. And he knew that. He has known that. …Why has he chosen to lie for so long? "....What did everyone else say, then…? They hate us, don't they?"

Sunny shakes his head. "They just… Left. I don't… I don't think they hate us."

"Did they forgive us? A-any of them??"

"....None of them… Said anything…" Sunny sighs, and keeps speaking. "But, look on the bright side. Like you always wanted to do. We… Don't have to keep hiding this anymore, do we?" Something behind Sunny closes its eye.

Basil weakly shakes his head. "We… Don't." Something surrounding Basil shrinks.

"...We can finally move on from this now, can't we?" Tears form in Sunny's eye. "Now that everyone knows… We can finally stop being attached to the past, we don't have to keep lying…" He takes a breath. "...I've… Already said goodbye." Something behind him disappears.

Basil just looks at him. It feels like his mind is clear. "You're… Right…." He stands up and holds his hand out. Something surrounding him seems to fizzle out and mostly disappear, Some parts of it retreating back to him. He speaks to Sunny. "My hand.... I-" Before he can finish speaking, Sunny quickly finds and grabs Basil's hand, and a wide smile finds itself coming across his face as he holds his hand. Upon seeing Sunny's smile, Basil can't help but to warmly smile as well.

After a moment, they let go of each other's hands. Sunny steps away. "I'm going back to my room, okay…? I think someone is supposed to check on me…"

Basil just nods his head, managing to calmly acknowledge Sunny's departure. "O… Okay. Goodbye… for now-"

Before Sunny leaves the room, he pauses. He runs back over to where he remembered Basil standing just a moment before, and tightly hugs him. He says one last thing. "...I forgive you for everything. No hard feelings. You're still my best friend."

Basil hugs him back, a smile coming across his face again. "Thank you…"

After a short, quiet moment of embrace, they let go of each other, both of them feeling some sort of happiness at long last. Four years of hell, finally over. They're finally ready to move on.

Sunny leaves the room, walking slowly and carefully.

Basil lays back in his bed, listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the window in his room.

 

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A while later - a week, maybe a bit longer later - Sunny stands at the hospital's front doors, wearing a fresh set of clothing and an eyepatch over his empty eye socket. His mother had come to pick him up. Just as he's about to leave, he hears a voice of an adult behind him. "Someone wants to see you."

He turns to the source of the voice. After a moment, he hears the voice of his best friend, Basil. "Hello-"  A few doctors accompany him.

Sunny carefully goes over. Basil starts to speak again. "...Sunny… I really don't want to see you leave, but… I know you have to… I still have to stay here for a while-

Sunny just nods.

"...I… I promise… I'll do what you told me. I'll- care for myself. I promise… I have a lot to think about…"

…Both boys smile. Both give a gentle, small smile.

Sunny grabs Basil's hand again, and quietly speaks to him "...Goodbye, Basil. I'll make sure to visit some time, okay….?"

"Okay." Basil tightens his grip on Sunny's hand. "I-I'll really, really miss you, but… I'll make sure that I'll be okay. For you."

Sunny keeps a smile on his face. "Thank you." 

 Basil takes a deep breath. "....Sunny…. Let's make some new memories together whenever we meet again, okay?" He tears up.

Sunny nods his head. 

As the two hold hands, they both feel what seems to be a string on their pinky fingers tightening and getting stronger. A tear runs down Basil's face.

After a moment, they let go of each others' hands. Sunny turns around for a moment, before turning right back to Basil. 

"....Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Sunny."

And Sunny and his mother leave.

 

Soon enough, Sunny is sitting in the back seat of a car, listening to the other cars passing by. He hums a small tune to himself, and thinks about everything.

He thinks about how grateful he is that Kel finally got him outside. He thinks about how relieved he felt when Aubrey apologized. He thinks about how brave he felt when he jumped into the pond after Basil… He thinks about how happy he is that Hero saved them…  And he thinks about when Mari did the same when she was alive.

The hope that sparked in his mind comes back. He just wants everything to go back to some form of normal, even if it seems so far away…

He closes his eyes, and thinks about what that future could be like.

[mixingmarrows]

Angel!Y/N x Demon!YB

Okay disclaimer at the beginning. I'm not religious. I am writing this based off of various Angel/Demon fanfiction aus I'VE read lol.

Also!!!! I was mostly inspired by this post by @laymedowntorest (I hope you don't mind me tagging you!)

And uh, it's kind of a fanfic? It's got a plot? But it's written more like a list of events lol. Uh. Anyways, I ramble a lot I'll stop now! I hope you enjoy!

So some info beforehand. The idea here is that the demons and angels are both trying to lead the mortals to their desired afterlife. The devils trying to tempt the mortals, and the angels trying to lead them to salvation.

It's somewhat organized, they've got 'charges' aka specific mortals they have to win over. It's like a job? I don't elaborate more that.

Angels are fewer in number so usually they're tasked with trying to win multiple charges,,, and by extension control multiple devils.

So. You're a very overworked angel who's got a long list of demons to try and keep out of trouble.

And it's fine, you're getting used to it. You're not the absolute best at your job, but you work hard.

At least you've got one charge you don't have to do more than just check up on. Their demon is slacking off, and you haven't even run into them! A lucky break on your end.

But even with one less charge, your list is still long and the demons you deal with are real pains. It's so much harder to convince morals of the right choices….

One of your least favourites to fend off is a demon by the name of Lucy. She has a sweet voice and speaks of wonderful sins that would bring otherworldly pleasure. Talking the charge out of premarital sex and drugs is much more difficult than it usually is… Lucy has probably led many other mortals astray, and you're doing your best to deny her this soul.

She's absolutely relentless with her charge(and occasionally she tries to tempt you as well), so it's strange when you don't see her for a week.

You don't question it too much, maybe she's finally gotten bored. It's normal for some demons to take breaks after getting discouraged in their work. They can afford to slack off.

But it happens again. And again. And again.

After six demons have suddenly vanished, you let yourself worry. You ask one of your fellow angels, TK if they've noticed any anomalies with the demons.

They haven't, and they ask if something is going on.

You brush it off, you'd hate to worry your friend, and mostly you don't want to deal with replacing the missing demons. It feels selfish of you…. But you're enjoying the lighter workload.

You try and rationalize, but it's hard when it continues happening.

Your list has three names left not even a week later. Whatever is going on, it's escalated. Your work(which used to mean arguing with a demon for all but a few hours of a day) was strangely peaceful now. Most of your time was spent wandering amongst your charges.

You can't assume anything happened. Your charges are still in perfect condition, and there isn't anything indicative of foul play. Not that you've seen at least. So while it's strange, you figure it's okay…. You're still watching all the mortals for when you assume their demons will return.

It's one of your quiet days, you're watching outside the window of a charge. It's the one you never had to worry about. It's peaceful. You're quite content to watch them paint.

The nagging voice in your head never really goes away, but you're doing your best to ignore it now. It's nice to have a break like this after working for so long.

But it gets worse when you feel the cold chill of being watched.

You're suddenly hyper aware of your surroundings as you feel the perverse eyes on your form. You were supposed to be the one watching, not the other way around. The gross feeling lingers as you try to flee as normally as possible.

You've never been scared before. Even the worry over losing a charge was nothing compared to the feeling of sheer terror that struck you.

Something was definitely wrong. Something was definitely very wrong.

You still try and shake it off though. You've still got work. Much… much less work, but maybe you can busy yourself for the rest of the day.

You don't make it far before a voice addresses you.

"Are you okay? You look spooked."

Already in a state of panic you've never experienced before, you turn around quickly.

He's tall. Abnormally tall. The stranger has a fair grey complexion and eyes that are just too wide. A calm blue aura surrounds him, and despite the chill in the air you can sense his radiating warmth. He's trying his very best to be comforting, and it's then you take in his expression full of worry. Despite his soft outward appearance(the lack of demonic traits you know are under the surface)you know what he is.

"You're a jumpy one, ain't cha?"

"What are you doing here, demon?" You spit it out at him. You know better than to let your guard down. Demons are merciless. Made of sin. They'll trick and betray you for the fun of it.

"Watching"

A shiver runs down your spine. He continues talking.

"I don't really care about my charge, but I have to at least make it look like I'm doing my job."

"The artist?"

"How'd you know?" He's got an admittedly cute little grin. Like he's so proud of you for figuring out the little puzzle.

"That's one of my charges too"

"So you're my angel then~"

His vibes are all wrong and you know it, there's something so much worse about him compared to every other demon you've spoken to before. The way he makes you feel like you're weightless, except for the heavy, deep, dark feeling in the pit of your stomach.

You continue to speak to him. He seems to be interested in making casual conversation, inquiring about you.

You manage to get him to leave, but he mentions maybe later would be a good time to pursue the charge, if you're not on the ball today.

You hurry home and take some time to recharge. That was the most stressful situation you've ever been in. You've lived for thousands of years, but nothing has ever made you react so strongly.

TK notices of course, they're your best friend and they're good at reading your moods. Because of this they hold off on telling you the news about how there have been some very brutal murders in the demon realm. Demon vs demon violence is common enough, but there seems to be something more to this. Lucy had been a fairly high raking demon for all the souls she'd managed to claim, and that was just the start of the rampage this stranger went on.

You go back after a few hours of idle chat with TK to watch over your little artist.

They're still painting. Something green. It's nice to look at. It eases your worry as you try and clear your mind and refocus on your charge. You don't notice the stranger hiding, making sure not to stare directly at you this time.

It's just after nightfall when the disturbing, tall demon from before emerges. He doesn't even spare a glance through the window towards your shared charge.

His eyes bore through you. You feel like he's looking into you, to the very essence of your being, and beyond that. It feels useless to hide, like he already knows what would be there anyways, he's just looking to confirm.

He speaks to you again but you can't focus enough to make out his words. The fear crawls back, it roots your feet to the ground and crawls through your stomach and rings through your head.

You realize it too late. The dangerous feeling, the terror he invokes in you. It's not like worrying about a charge because it's not your charges' soul at stake!

He's after you.

Anyways, the idea is that he's been killing all of the other demons on your list so you have more free time because he hates seeing you with them and it gives him more openings to interact with you. Idk. I really did rush though this. It's kind of a cohesive story but also I don't want to turn it into an actual fanfiction lol.

I was uh. Gonna write three of these for one post. And then I realized how long it was and was like "yeah maybe I'll break it up into three different posts" lol.

So keep an eye out for Human!Y/N x Demon!YB and Human!Y/N x Summoned Demon!YB bc I'm stupid and liked all of these prompts

[luluwiie]

My writers academia

My readings full masterlist

Or: just Lulu-stan praising her fav writers (❤ = My dearest ones) + Masterlist links + my very fav work from them ❤ The "ranking" logic goes crescendo, from growing writers to the "greatest" and most experienced ones, aka my favs ♥!

✏ Aspiring - Promising pencils ~

Aspiring heroes - Some writers I recently discovered or who just started creating some really great works. Show them some love, they deserve it !

@matts-writing - How you got together -

@thesweetestkimberry - Mlist - Chocolate

@daenqyu - Masterlist - Promise me

@veenxys - Masterlist - Todoroki & Bakugo falling for you - Mel is honestly such an adorable person, and a really funny one too ! I just love her Hcs, and the way she mixes humor with angst in her stuff. Honestly, I'm a fan :')

@shinsorokiri - Masterlist - Losing memory - Their hcs are just soooo deeply touching my heart. I wish I could read more ! Good angst content 😳

@bkgmaid - Masterlist - Shinso falling in love - New Tumblr I just discovered an fell in love with ! The slow burn process depicted there are.the.best ❤ Love the way growing feelings are depicted ! Touches my soul ❤

@yaomomvs - Masterlist - Ten duel commandments - I just love this girl's writings. I dunno what to say I JUST WANT MOOORE FIZNEKC (Shouto lover High five)

@atsumiyass - Masterlist - Simphony - Mars and Venus are new in BnHA fandom but are just So. Talented. I just love their writings. Simple yet very touching. Just go check their art ♡

@shotos-noodles - Masterlist - If we tried - There are definitely some sweet poetical vibes in this adorable person writings. Cue some adorable Shoto moments and I'm melting. I just love this cutie works ❤

🖋 Pro writers - plumes ~

Pro heroes - Some more or less famous yet very talented and experienced writers, whose works are undeniably qualitative.

@sam-writs- Masterlist - Candles - I want to read more touching poetry like this ! ♡

@tsuhika - Masterlist - Saturdays are for the boys -

@fruggykitty - Masterlist - Trying to confess - BEST TAMAKI CONTENT. LUV IT.

@lovers-liability - Masterlist - I keep my promises - FF + The Beauty of it all - Ongoing FF - Lu' is such an adorable person and an incredibly gifted writer. She really has a thing with words; her own special way of depicting emotions and mental / physical states. She writes some of the deepest angst drabbles I've ever read, like you can feel the intense emotions she depicted. And considering her FF prologue, I can tell you she's as good in Fluff ! She deserves SO much love, recognition an fame for her art. I just can't wait to read more of her works! In two words, I highly recommend her Tumblr and whole great person ❤

@duskjelly - Masterlist - Lovestruck - This adorable jelly has such a good appreciation of BnHA characters. Every single thing I read there was full of small yet very significant details that make their work unique. I just love falling in their lovely / lively hcs !

@lovely-angst - Masterlist - This whole account is just what I ADORE reading on Tumblr. Intertwined Angst + Fluff moments. LOVE-IT.

🖌 Top 10 artists - brushes ~

Top heroes- The very best writers I know so far. I absolutely worship their works. Their art never fail giving me chills and emotions. I highly recommend ♥

@katimagines - Masterlist - Kat is just the author responsible for my BnHA fandom adoration. Her works made me fall in the fandom, and for that I'll be eternally gratefull !

@songbirdsingingthings - Masterlist - Ice Skating + Polka-dotted Bandages - This writer is honestly underrated, she deserves SO MUCH love and fame. I just love the way she writes for my fav characters (aka Shoto, for BnHa). I'm just in love with her writings and details, that's all ❤

@izukulus - Navigation - Do you want some tea ? - There is something in Izukulus writings. A mix between psychological writings and pure fluff / soft moments. I just love their sweet writing. ❤

@meliorist-midoriya - Navi- the meaning of “i love you” + sing me to sleep - Kelley's whole masterlist was in my reading list since quite some weeks now... And I recently literally FELL in her whole ART. 'Cause honestly, it's about art (and a lot of emotions, too). First, just look at her tumblr theme ? It screams ART. Then read her psychological works ? it screams FEELS, EFHGRGIH I just love how she writes, I discovered this way too late and now that I've fallen for this, I'll never stop supporting her and reading her work è.é LUV

@blkladyelle - Masterlist - Unforgettable -Ongoing FF - One of my very favorite Dabi / Hawks fanfic. Honestly, with Midnight, these are the two Fanfics who made me fall in Dabi and Hawks works. I'm just in love with these two Fanfics. Just read it, it worths the journey! ❤

@elysianseraph - Masterlist - How they say I love you / Arrythmia - Poetry. Just emotional poetry. Nothing more to say, these works are often masterpieces. Deserves fame!

@oikawaplssteponme - Masterlist - 7 signs you're in love - I only discovered this Tumblr recently, yet I'm already sooo deeply invested in it. Willow is just the cutest person on earth. She deserves all the support and love ♥ The little Fanfiction with Todoroki learning what love is.. is just a blessing for our feels. Honestly, it's so well written, so sweet, so full of good vibes, I just love it 💕❤ -

@thelawofmixingcolors - Princess and Hero + Midnight - Ongoing FF - ❤ Realllly one of my top favs. A really sweet person and an amazing author. Their work never fails moving me, they do really have a gift for writing. I highly recommend ❤❤

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Wherever you're on this crescendo list, regardless of the number of followers and interactions of your tumblr, it doesn't matter : just know that your art helps people. I'll quote @melloyellobeth post, 'cause it encapsulates my thoughts and feelings about Fandom writings :

“There will always be someone who enjoys your writing [and I’m one of them]. Remember that every like, reblog, and comment is one person who enjoyed what you wrote and i can assure you they (and I) want more! and remember, not everyone remembers to leave evidence that they liked your writing or they might just be too nervous to interact with you. invisible fans exist, and you’ve got them.

Going along with that last one, your writing has the potential to help others! you could write about a minority, or maybe you could publish a little something comforting at the exact time someone else needs it. ”

This is what your writings gave me. Comfort. Feels. A perfect exit from reality / anxiety / any bad moment in my life. Honestly, I would never have thought I’d become addict to the whole fandom’ universe, and yet here I am, unable to sleep correctly if I didn’t have my bed-time FF reading.

To put it shortly : your writings move, comfort, help, bring bliss, feels and amazing moments to people. So thank you for that. Thank you for everything. ♥

[5uptic]

hey fanfic spotlight again:)

arm candy by amsves (5up/Fundy, general rating, m/m | 300 words)

Summary: The first thing Fundy does after the stream ends is lean over and engulf 5up in his arms.

a chance encounter by mangoedges (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 450 words)

Summary: Who would have thought Apollo would find his soulmate now?

Desecration Smile by AllianettemiE5 (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: No summary.

She said to me, Oh Death / Come close my eyes by Anonymous (Apollo/Steve, general rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: Steve thought the words on his wrist were the coolest thing ever, but they just didn’t make sense. No, really; he even asked 5up–had called him in a possibly drunk state on his twentieth birthday, when a prickling sensation on his arm made him think that he was about to die, 5up, help, and was reminded drily that it was his soulmark, dumbass–and the best his smartest friend (self-proclaimed) could offer was, “Maybe your soulmate’s a poet?” Completely useless. Steve remembered hanging up on him, the click of his mobile cutting off his indignant exclamation. It was only the next day that he looked, properly looked, at his soulmark and tried to make sense of it. Nope. That didn’t work out either; he blamed the hangover. For the longest time ever, he just dismissed it as the universe fucking up. A slash in the middle of a phrase? Ridiculous.

why’d you only call me when you’re high? by LVTO (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: “I miss you,” Steve mumbles through the phone, and his voice has that soft, honest tone that it always does when he’s like this. 5up’s heart clenches. It’s these moments that keep him from leaving like he should’ve done four months ago, these soft-spoken truths that time and time again have him believing that maybe, maybe this time will be different. It never is. or 5up receives a phone call and ponders his life.

jealousy, jealousy by planetwitch (5up/Fundy, teen rating, m/m | 1.1k words)

Summary: 5up and Fundy are best friends and have never crossed that line into something more. Until Fundy gets jealous at 5up's constant admiration for a certain 6 foot tall musician.

mimi's menagerie of the miraculous & the mundane by 5280ft (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.1k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: a drabble for the word of the day, every day, for 100 days.

5up & Co. Throw Yarn at a Wall (and more) by WhenTheFogClears (general rating, gen | 1.3k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Hafu neither confirmed nor denied, instead snatching the half unraveled ball of yarn out of his hands forcefully, a cheshire grin finding its way onto her face. Before 5up could clearly decipher the situation, she flung it at him, smacking him directly in the center of his face. or 5up loves throwing yarn at walls, and everyone else quickly picks it up from him. But in different ways.

Inside My Mind by SilverSprinklez10 (5up/Apollo, Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.4k words)

Summary: Soulmates are usually a blessing.  But sometimes, a soulmate connection can feel like a curse.

(2021, 190 x 172 cm, oil on canvas) by 5280ft (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.9k words)

Summary: Nobody ever painted anything if they’ve never painted the way 5up closes his eyes when he laughs, how his slender fingers wrap around a new tube of paint, how his smile is all teeth and eye-crinkling. Cabanel’s Fallen Angel has curls, but they aren’t 5up’s, are they? Hyllas, in the nymphs, has fair and delicate hands but 5up’s are prettier, especially when he accidentally squirts paint everywhere and slams his palms on the table and goes “fuck!” Steve cackles until he can’t breathe.

Don't Take Me Tongue-Tied by AoDity, LovelyDayForIt (5up/Sleepy, 5up/Apollo, teen rating, m/m | 2.2k words)

Summary: "Sleepy found the ring by luck, something that matches his lover's graceful beauty that he could still afford. Twisted strands of thin silver with a little shimmering opal in the center, it was perfect." Aka: Sleepy's love for Five brought him heartache. If they try, there's still a chance the two could be happy.

implying that the ferris wheel's your body (and i'd really love admission to it) by homeward_bound (David/Hafu/Steve, mature rating, multi | 2.2k words)

Summary: Steve might be drunk out of his mind, but David's just really hot, okay? [or, steve propositions david, kind of. hafu and dumbdog bear witness to his lapse in judgement.]

mi casa es su casa by some_spooky_shit_right_there (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 2.9k words)

Summary: Apollo's soulmate is cautious. Except, apparently, when it comes to coffee. Because, for the fifth time this week, Apollo wakes up to a burnt tongue. It's annoying. He can't really be mad though, because he has given his soulmate so much worse. The occasional burnt tongue is a meager act of penance, comparatively.

I love you too (I love you too) by some_spooky_shit_right_there (5up/Apollo/Steve, general rating, multi | 3.9k words)

Summary: Apollo comes into 5up's coffee shop. He always gets a cup of coffee and either a bagel or a croissant. He always seems tired, and he never comes in on weekends. Steve would really love to find out just who, exactly, he is.

i'm more fool than wise by 5fu (5up/Steve, unrated, m/m | 5.8k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Steven Suptic is a brilliant crewmate - ask anyone. Okay so don't ask Janet. Or Dk. Or Koji. You know what, don't even ask - it's pretty obvious he is. But when new recruit and stunningly intelligent 5up boards the Crewfu, Steve isn't so sure he can compete. Not that he cares. Totally. Absolutely. On their mission to gather intel on Polus and find out what happened to the previous crew that disappeared from the planet three years earlier, Steve may realize that maybe he was indeed more fool than wise - and maybe it wasn't a bad thing.

i was praying that you and me might end up together by Qupid (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 7.8k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Four years at Polus University. Four first weeks of school. Two strangers become two friends, and maybe even something more. Apollo hates being seen, hates having attention drawn to him, hates living in a world that feels like a game where everyone knows the rules except him. Steve thrives on attention, purposefully draws the gaze of everyone in the room, making his own rules as he floats through life. They're a match made in hell, but Apollo finds that when Steve looks at him, gives him nothing but attention, he doesn't mind being seen after all.

Long Journey Home by some_spooky_shit_right_there (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 9.6k words)

Summary: Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue Feeling kind of blue, boys, feeling kind of blue Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue I'm on my long journey home

there’s so many ways to say “i love you” and i wouldn’t wanna waste ‘em (on someone who, don’t feel it too) by Dear_MaedaysUnwelcomedGhost (5up/Steve, 5up/Hafu, 5up/Ellum, 5up/Kimi, teen rating, multi | 13k words, chaptered)

Summary: Love was a strange thing, 5up found. It was everywhere. And not in the way it may seem. It wasn’t in the adverts of perfect couples with artificial lighting. It wasn’t in the glittery cards made by factories or the flowers sold at grocery stores. Not in the TV shows made to bring in cash and be thrown out, with couples who don’t have anything to hold onto but brief infatuation and physical attraction. But in the friendly smiles of strangers as they pass by. In a mother cutting fruit up for their child. Running a hand through the hair of your partner, as their eyes flutter close and to sleep. Helping a stranger pick up their dropped papers, asking for nothing in return. In the graffiti on the wall by the alleyway you walk by everyday to get to work. To the goods baked by small independent bakeries. Flowers planted in parks to make it just a little nicer, or the ones growing out of pavement cracks with determination.

Also!

GuardianPuppy‘s this city needs to be destroyed or at least painted in a different color collection.

spaded_ace’s Casino in the Sky collection.

5fu’s among all this pain collection.

FAQ:

Wait what is this: pretty straight to the point! i’ll regularly share crewfu-related fanfictions to this blog :)

How regularly is “regularly”?: great question! LOL. it depends on the flow of fanfics that get uploaded, which i do not have any control over, but i’m looking forward to do this twice a month. after all, it’s only me doing this and i often run on a tight schedule.

What’s the format like?:

[title of fic with link] by [author of the fic with link] ([main pairing(s)], [fic rating: eg, general rating], [relationship: eg, m/m] | [word count in k], [added prompt to specify if it’s complete or not])

Summary: [summary provided by the author. if it doesn’t have a summary, a “No summary” prompt will be put instead]

(What does WIP mean again?): Work In Progress :)

Why are you doing this?: from the beginning, my blog has hosted conversations about RPF (real people fiction) and crewfu pairings. this has evolved into people sending me updates about certain fics in the crewfu tags every now and then, but i wanna take the next step and just do these things myself. after all, i’m already lurking in the tags often to see the fics that get posted. as someone who is both a writer and a reader, i wanna appreciate fanfic writers and help out other people that want to read fanfic and consume more fandom content!

Will it be AO3 only?: well, ao3 has a very helpful tag system that makes finding fics incredibly easy, as well as allowing people with no accounts to like and comment on fics, so that’s the site i will personally look in for fanworks. but if there are any fics you’ve written or liked in any other platforms, such as wattpad, you can always contact me through my inbox (send an ask or a dm!), and i’ll make sure to include for the next fanfic spotlight :)

Does it mean you won’t reply to fic asks anymore?: yeah, i guess. since i’ll be doing the searching myself it seems counterproductive. but if i ever skip a fic or again, it’s in another platform, or you’ve posted/read the fic a while ago and you want to get more traction on it, hit me up and i’ll take it into consideration!

Will you read every single one of the fics on your list?: oh no. again, i run on a tight schedule, and also i have my own taste when it comes to fics. i won’t be reviewing fics or any of the sort, and my intention extends to simply sharing these fics to this page so people will have easier access to them :) that’s where ao3 tagging becomes SUPER useful!!!

So what’s the criteria for the way you’ll sort out the fics in your list?: word count, going from lowest to highest. in case of fics in other platforms, i guess i’ll put them at the top of the list. i’ll also be looking for fairly recent fics, so let me know if you want any old-ish fic to be included.

I see you talking mostly about 5up/Steve and Steve/Apollo. Can I still send/see other crewfu fics?: why yes absolutely! my goal is to push every fic which heavily features regular crewfu characters - 5uptic and supdog just happen to be very popular pairings. so, to give you a list: core 4 (5up, hafu, dk, steve), apollo, aipha, annie, janet, kimi, ellum, koji… you know the drill. it doesn’t have to be centered on a relationship, or about 5up in specific, etc. my only requirement is that any of the previously mentioned members are a central part of the fic or are HEAVILY featured in it (sorry, minecraft fics with 50+ tags who only mention 5up as an afterthought won’t make the cut :/).

Isn’t shipping Bad™?: well, it’s a little more nuanced than that. i will go out of my way to discourage and shame people who often violate CCs’ boundaries by acting like so and so has a crush on this person, or that this and that are Actually Into Each Other or secretly dating. any sort of tinhat bullshit is a big nono (think larries). but i run on the assumption that people who write rpf understand that what they’re doing is simply write a completely fictional story using real life personalities, and understand the boundaries necessary to do it - aka they’re not tinhats, they understand they can’t assume everything about CCs’ thoughts and personalities, they understand that what they’re writing is strictly fiction, they keep these works only in fandom circles, etc. (but again, it’s only one me doing this, so please be kind if i don’t happen to know that this person is Actually a tinhat or whatever).

show fic: NO. (seriously. i don’t feel comfortable putting my ao3 account out there. please respect my privacy on these trying times <3)

I REALLY don’t care about your rpf/fic talk: fair! i’ll be tagging every single one of these posts as “fanfic spotlight”, so just mute the tag using tumblr settings so you’ll never have to look at these! likewise, you can follow the tag if you want to keep up with it, or search it on my blog to look at the other entries you might have missed.

Hey, my fic is here and I don’t feel comfortable with it being shared over here: no problem! let me know as soon as you can and i’ll take it down <3

[mysticmilks]

comments are love, not currency

When I talk about commenting on fics, how important it is, how we should comment on every fic, every chapter we read, some people disagree with it.

They say:

“I leave comments only if it’s a great work”

“I don’t leave comments if it wasn’t a life-changing fic”

“I’m allowed to critic it if it’s not good enough”

It’s not their fault, not entirely. Such sentiments come from casual readers, people who aren’t active creators, and who aren't deep in fandom, and who don't understand how fandom works.

When it comes to fanfics, these guys have a flawed understanding of how fandom works, how to keep it alive and flourishing.

I talk about fanfics because for written texts it'd much harder to monetize and promote your works, but it goes to all the other forms of fandom creativity.

The basic misunderstanding comes from how casual readers treat fandom creations.

Broke: Fanfiction as a commercial product.

Well, they treat fics, like yet another Netflix movie or Amazon book. They treat fics like something that for created to gain money. They treat fics like something they paid for.

you feel entitled to get the best quality

When I buy something it's the right state, but it's not applicable to fics. We write to them not to satisfy you, an imaginary customer.

you believe that your tastes CAN and SHOULD form a market

Again, your taste matters for Netflix or Disney, because you are their customer. With fandom, you eat what you get, commission artists, or create content yourself.

when you rate a work positively feel like you’ve done more than enough.

Imagine you finished reading a book, will you go to GoodReads, or to the author’s website and rate it? More often than not, the answer is no, especially when you enjoyed it. When we positively rate a product, we do a favor for the owner, we give more than needed, we help them and promote them.

THAT’S NOT TRUE FOR FICS.

Your critic save others from bad content

You watched a bad movie, and now you want to help your fellow humans and warn them.

You critic because you entitled to do so

It’s true when you bough a product. It’s not the case for fandoms

You critic because you don’t need to think about the feelings of the creator

We know perfectly well, that majority of professional writers, artists, directors won’t read your comments. They simply don’t have time for that. When you leave a bad comment, you leave it, as I said, for other customers.  In fandom, the author will read it, and you will hurt them and discourage them.

Woke: Fanfiction as a community party

You may wonder, if fics aren’t a product, so what they are? The best analogy is a community party: a lot of people gather together to socialize, discuss their interests, share their creations. Imagine, fics as tasting a free cookie at a gathering.

You tasted a cookie. It was fine, but it wasn’t great. How do you act?

You smile and politely say thank you. You acknowledge, that someone put time and effort into preparing it, and you understand that everything can’t be a perfect fit for your taste.

You tried something great, huh?

Tell the creator about it. That what you would normally do in the offline world.

Even if you don’t like it, at all, you act politely

If you tasted a blunt cake or a tough cookie you won’t attack your neighbor, right? If you do that it would destroy a whole party. It would discourage everyone else and upset people.

You don’t like it? Just close a tab.

Yes, if someone has done something malicious, or dangerous, yes, you should notify others.

Someone brought a shit cake, and act like it’s chocolate. Yes, tell them and others that it’s not right. Still, be polite.

But if someone properly marked a shit cake as a cake with shit, and you still ate it, it’s your problem.

Leaving kudos is a bare minimum

So kudos in this example are a bare minimum — it’s like semi-politely smile after tasting a dish and walking away.

If you just leave kudos, I’d assume that you didn’t like it at all.

That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t smile aka leave Kudo.  it means you should also SAY thank you. And yes, you should do it even if it wasn’t the best fic ever, but it was rather good, and you somewhat liked it.

If they were great, say so. Express your gratitude. That’s the easiest way to encourage people to do more.

Imagine a community party where a small number of people bring free desserts, and everyone else just silently goes from one stall to another. That wouldn’t work. Such a community would slowly die. It can’t function only on the enthusiasm of the creators. It can’t function only if you support “great” works. It can’t function if you don’t show your love for older fic, for novice creators, for non-perfect content.

TL;DR: Do as much as you can. Leave kudos, leave comments, encourage authors and artists, create rec lists, make appreciation post.

If you won’t do it, it will be no party for anyone.

[masterhandss]

i just saw this post of yours and oh man

sometimes i forget despite how wholesome and lighthearted hamefura can be, the series has some pretty angsty aspects to it (like the characters backstories and how a-chan reacted to her best friends death) im honestly surprised at the fact katarina is still so positive and enthusiastic despite after knowing she died and got reincarnated

THANK YOU, the more people who I attack with my thoughts on that scene, the better >:))

Yeah, the story has a lot of sad and angsty contents in it in between all the text, but they don't really get addressed since hamefura is a very light and positive story. I like it when fanfiction addresses the more realistic and grim parts of the character's stories and personality though!

Katarina actually does briefly agonize over her early death in volume 1 of the light novels, but quickly moves on because "there's no use crying over spilled milk". She's a pretty positive person, and she treats her memories of her past life as a distant memory rather than guilt that looms over her head. I guess to some extent it seems like retrieving memories of her past life didn't overwrite or become a priority in her head, and she also holds her current life in Sorcier very close to her mind and heart.

Whenever we get to see her alone in her thoughts is when she's recalling what she had been doing before she died, aka all the fortune lover exposition. It wouldn't be surprising to think that she also thinks about other aspects of her life aside from the game. She briefly mentioned that she wished she could go back to her old life, where she can play games and eat chips all day, so there's no doubt where there are times where she wished she could see her old family and friends as well. I only really remember her mentioning it once though, in the very beginning right after she got her memories back, so I can't really say how much she still wants to back in the present timeline.

Monkey Girl (and Katarina) is a very straightforward and honest person. She lives her life doing what she wants and enjoys every moment of it; the kind of person who runs straight ahead no matter what without thinking about what's up ahead or what's behind her. While exploring the more depressing elements of reincarnation is amazing to read and honestly should be discussed in canon, given the kind of person is, it's no surprised that Katarina is able to face her doom and death with a "I guess it can't be helped, all I can do now is make the future better" kind of mentality.

I'd still love it if her inability to completely move on from her past life (and Fortune Lover) gets addressed in the story soon though, but I understand that it's something that can't be fixed unless all the game-related things that plague her mind gets resolved for good.

While we don't have that in canon, it's been addressed in a lot of fanfiction, interpreted in different ways and with different outcomes, which is amazing. Writers are really good at kicking canon in the ass and addressing the readers' questions about the stories and characters, so if you don't already read hamefura fanfics then I recommend you should!

It’s like the quote that goes “Don't be sad because it's over; smile because it happened”. One day Katarina will be able to look at her past and think like that, if she hasn’t been already ;;w;;

Thank you for the ask^^

[pyroclastic727]

Luz and Amity have the same motives

Anyone who has seen The Owl House knows Luz and Amity’s dynamic. Not so much the fighting one, but the one that Eda refers to as “adorable banter which is literally making [her] sick.” They work together perfectly: two rivals who make peace. How do they do that, though? By finding similarity, mainly in motives.

Both Luz and Amity want to be witches.

However, they pursue this in different ways. Amity goes the traditional route. She enrolls in Hexside at a young age, dedicating her life to witchcraft. This is the only path she knows, and she sees it as a way towards success and (probably) pleasing her parents. Being a witch means proving that she is competent and skilled enough, something she doesn’t believe, as shown by how she points out other people’s incompetence and boasts about her own (this is a thing that insecure people do. I know from experience ^_^).

Luz travels a strange route, which you probably know. I mean, she finds the scrappiest, artificially-aged owl-witch antihero, who hates school and teaches her in a ragtag, reluctant fashion. Most of Luz’s learning is on her own. It’s very much the difference between an art student and someone who draws as a hobby; without pressure, Luz can be thirsty for information. However, information tends to be much harder to access, since a lack of pressure also means a lack of resources. (Thanks a lot, modern school system).

Both Luz and Amity want the other person to stop bullying them.

From Luz’s point of view, Amity starts as a bully, so much so that this YouTube video keeps popping up in my recommended, explaining why Amity is an excellent bully. It seems convincing from this point of view; I mean, their first meeting is comprised of Amity obsessively shaking Luz’s lifeless form. Sure, Luz is making a lot of mistakes and altogether shitting on the rules, but that’s what you do when you come from another world and aren’t even enrolled in the school. And as Luz sees, Amity repeatedly does things to insult Luz, someone she hardly knows. She specifically mentions Luz in her Instagram post, calling out humans as being not invited to her conjuring. It seems like she’s specifically targeting Luz, this person who just stumbled into the world and has had about three interactions with Amity. The other girl has really assumed the worst in Luz, which makes no sense at all, since Luz is, well...Luz. 

Meanwhile, Amity sees Luz as a bully. Remember Amity’s main motive: to become a witch and join the Emperor’s Coven so she can convince herself that she’s competent (which isn’t going to work, but that’s how us top-student types think). Luz has been destroying Amity’s plans. The first thing Luz did was help a student cheat on an assignment that Amity worked hard on, and then take Amity’s gold star, aka her symbol of competence, as a spoil of war. Then she challenges Luz to a duel and cheats on that. Amity has been working all her life to be perfect, and meanwhile Luz goes and cheats and lies and isn’t perfect, and gets what she wants. For Amity to accept that Luz’s actions aren’t bullying would mean to admit that perfection isn’t what Amity wants.

Both Luz and Amity want to enjoy fan content shamelessly.

For Luz, she is openly a fangirl at home. I mean, one of our first lines from her is an admission to making anime edits (what a weeb) and getting sucked into Feminist Harry Potter. She makes art and writes, and I would be surprised if she hasn’t written fanfiction. Yet her mom wants to send her to a camp to stifle her creativity. All the other people at school shun her for having weird interests (you’d think that would be unrealistic at this point). Her original motive for staying on the Boiling Isles was so she could be a creative fangirl in relative peace. Even on the Isles, she continues to be a fangirl, going so far as to cosplay Azura in front of Amity. (Luz is what would happen if Tumblr were a person, I swear).

For Amity, she wants to be a fangirl, too. She stans Azula, going so far as to own the first four books. The difference is, she’s closeted. I’m guessing that her parents put a lot of pressure on her to be perfect (or at least, that they used to). If not that, then there’s the embarrassment her siblings cause her, and her subsequent attempts to make her family name seem respectable. At least there’s a sense of sibling competition, since they’ll always be better than her, as long as they have more experience. All that has culminated in an internalized belief that Amity holds, that she has to be perfect and the top student. Would a top student read stupid books and sink into a fandom? No. A top student spends all her time studying and doing things to make the teachers favor her (wow look it’s my mantra from last year). Beneath Amity’s self-consciousness and low self-worth is the desire to simply enjoy things and be herself. Luz helps her get there, by cosplaying and lending her book. But she still has a long way to go, which probably includes standing up to her parents, and most importantly being vulnerable with herself.

Both Luz and Amity want to be valued.

This is at the base of each girl’s personality. I mean, Luz at home doesn’t seem very valued. Her mom is okay, but she is also willing to send her to a summer camp, and after A Lying Witch and a Warden, they don’t text at all. Her classmates don’t value her. When she comes to the Boiling Isles, part of the reason she’s so happy is because so many people value her: Eda, King, Willow, and Gus. She has a family and friends and is fairly content. Now all she needs is to become a real witch so people will value the part of her that loves magic. 

Amity has it way worse. For the most part, she isn’t really valued. Remember the scene where she’s sitting on her windowsill, staring out the window and brooding as her friends take selfies without her? She doesn’t feel any attachment to her friends, alone in any crowd she’s in. Her siblings, while they love her, are an annoyance to her. They don’t seem to see the real value in her, and if they do, they don’t express it. She would probably cry if one of her siblings said he or she was proud of her. Meanwhile, we don’t see much of her parents (I’m writing this after S1E12, for future viewers). Keeping in mind that Dana Terrace and Alex Hirsch also wrote on Gravity Falls, she probably has the parents that Pacifica Northwest has: a distant, cold nuclear family with high expectations and low tolerance for her. Without any love at home, she seeks some at school. We know that she once valued Willow, but lost her. (My guess is that she pushed Willow away). Her professors give her validation, but judging by how quickly they take it away, it seems more like a toxic dependency than a real relationship. By this point, Amity has spent so much of her life without being valued that when Luz extends kindness to her, she doesn’t even know how to respond.

This sets both girls up to learn from each other. 

Luz is excitable and reckless, and she can pick up some discipline and ambition from Amity. Amity is high-strung and repressed, so she can learn some self-indulgence and emotional freedom from Luz. Usually the best way to learn a lot from a peer and have them learn from you, in fiction, is to form a close bond with them and spend a lot of time together. Fortunately for Lumity, similarity breeds attraction.

[diyeoracha]

fanfic recommendations

for @kittensocute bc i heard “atsukita” and “iwaoi” in reference to fanfiction and i am There

i took your “i love slow burn or slow build fics... so i like relatively shorter burn fics (20-30k). If its a 10k oneshot slow burn hELL SIGN ME UP” and absolutely ran with it.

i listed my fav iwaoi fics (17) with a longer word count (longest is 80k) that are all mostly either canon compliant or divergent with only two straight up AUs. none of them feature heavy nsfw content and most if not all are tagged as friends to lovers lmao. feel free to read the my thoughts or just go into them blind!! and they’re all in order of how much I absolutely adore them :^)

now atsukita is not a big ship *sobs* but here are some of my favorite fics (7) of them! a lot of them are shorter bc i guess that’s just. what happens when it’s a small ship LOL. 

the formatting in this is fucked if you open it from ur dash but if it’s on my actual blog it should be fine!

Iwaoi

the courtship ritual of the hercules beetle

Word count: 66k

thoughts: my absolute absolute absolute favorite iwaoi fic. the characterization, the fact that oikawa’s a bastard but because he and iwaizumi are older (late 20s i believe), it feels more realistic and sad rather than oikawa being a bitch for the sake of it. spoiler alert it’s slow burn and pining and mostly oikawa not realizing his feelings. this world building is pretty cool bc iwaizumi is the professional player while oikawa is an entomology professor! also i love non-linear narratives bc of This fic. there’s mutual pining in this fic but it’s really really really subtle to the point where you dont even know if oikawa likes iwa. this made me cry like twice.

sunset towns

Word count: 33k

Summary: In the summer of 2020, Oikawa Tooru returns home from his first successful stint as captain of Japan’s national volleyball team. In one hand, he holds the undisputed weight of an Olympic medal, and in the other, his unresolved feelings for a childhood best friend.

thoughts: the tone in this is So similar to the courtship ritual that I liken this as an alternate story even though it’s still oikawa’s pov. professional player oikawa and regular guy iwaizumi and oikawa is just. bumming around at iwaizumi’s place and naturally he messes up but things happen.

told before and told again

word count: 4k

thoughts: i looked through literally all the tags i could’ve thought of for this and nearly cried when i found it agian. outsider POV!!

In damp earth my body

Word count: 15k

Summary: Onscreen, the nation’s favorite setter has arranged himself so that he’s bowing, forehead pressed to the court, like he’s thanking everyone for their kindness thus far, like he’s asking for forgiveness. Hajime thinks: shit, it’s really happening

thoughts: oikawa retires and moves in with iwaizumi and they blur the line between roommates/best friends and being fwb. this is an iwaizumi pov and the pining is obvious on his end. as a iwa stan the tone made me feel weird bc it makes it seem like iwa cares more abt oikawa than he cares abt himself but. its a good fic

i grew up, you grew down

word count: 19k

thoughts: this is also SO funny bc basically oikawa retires and moves in with iwaizumi and becomes his stay at home wife and a bunch of shit happens like people think that oikawa is dating ushijima and oikawa basically loses it every time. here’s one of my favorite quotes:

“Oikawa also bought a new ultra-strength vacuum cleaner he’d decided to name Ushiwaka out of sheer spite, because it sucked all the air right out of the room. Iwa-chan didn’t think the joke was that funny when Tooru told him, which was frankly very hurtful and insensitive.”

Mint

Word count: 19k

thoughts: iwaizumi is moving and oikawa planned a perfect last hangout and it goes to shit featuring matsuhana. oikawa pov where he pines more than iwa which is something i can get behind!! and this was written in 2015 and iwa’s moving bc of a sports medicine program so iwaizumi stans know and love him sm ;;

Almost a Stranger

Word count: 16k

thoughts: same premise as mint LOL except they’re on a trip together and there’s more non-linear narrative!! this one is a little more mature in tone than mint i would say (funny how people just like splitting them up and throwing them in different countries huh)

with every second that you could give

Word count: 9k

Summary: The journey of Iwaizumi and Oikawa going for gold.

Quote: He knows they’re too close. Iwaizumi knows it too, and they both decided to move in together anyway.

thoughts: iwaoi roommates and they’re both obviously and really pine-y for each other and everyone sees it but them. srsly. they’re sleeping in the same bed. like my god

Lost in Translation

Word count: 9k

Summary: Because misfortune come in threes, Iwaizumi Hajime starts his Thursday having a screaming fight with Shittykawa, spends his lunch break listening to the UCI women’s volleyball team gossiping about how Ushijima Wakatoshi had gone public about his longtime love affair with Oikawa Tooru, and closes out the day by drunkenly dropping his phone into a sewer grate.

thoughts: so funny. so sososoosso genuinely funny. the tone is so snappy and iwaizumi honestly just sounds like a confused teenager (which he is in this) and it gets extra points for including a lot of american culture that a lot of the other iwaoi college au ones don’t include for like. obvious reasons lol.

Something Borrowed

Word count: 16k

Summary: In which Oikawa and Iwaizumi have always been a foregone conclusion to everyone else, but a massive, unanswered question to one another.

thoughts: iwaoi roommates thats abo but it’s like. mentioned twice. whiny and possessive oikawa makes an appearance in this but it’s done really well

things that change, things that stay the same

Word count: 8k

Summary: Oikawa realizes he’s in love with his best friend; it sucks for a while. (But only for a little while.)

thoughts: high school getting together!! my second iwaoi fic ever and this one is just. so sweet. just an unsure oikawa realizing iwaizumi might be more than someone he wants as a best friend. this fic is honestly really really lovely.

galaxies, within you

Word count: 21k

Summary: Hajime and Tooru move in together at the start of university. Too bad they’re stuck with the two gremlins that haunt their apartment.

thoughts: ok this fic was so funny. theyre uni roommates and matsuhana just come fuck shit up and they all act like idiots together even though they go to different schools. and this really throws me back to university days.

Thirty Years and Change (the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad)

Word count: 19k

thoughts: pro! oikawa and iwaizumi haven’t been close for a while until oikawa invites iwaizumi to go to the games with him. there’s a lot of frustration and pining and actually talking about feelings (aka iwaizumi losing his mind and getting advice from people like akaashi)

when it starts to rain, they go inside

Word count: 33k

Summary: “Where?” starts Iwaizumi.“ My parent’s old lakehouse, silly, didn’t you hear me the first time?” OR: Oikawa takes Iwaizumi to his lakehouse for two weeks, post-graduation.

thoughts: this was actually my first iwaoi fic which is funny bc the author doesn’t even like oikawa much and i didnt even ship anything in haikyuu before i read this fic and now im in iwaoi hell. oikawa is really frustrating in this in that it’s basically a really good character analysis on how oikawa comes off as a Mean person all the time bc he’s manipulative and there’s some explicit content

shiver

Word count: 16k

Summary: Oikawa was always the brave one. Hajime just followed two paces behind.

thoughts: iwaoi roommates with oikawa admitting his feelings first back when they were in middle school and iwaizumi putting that thought on the backburner until. obviously. things happen.

Desperado

word count: 80k

thoughts: one of my favorite aus. it’s all from kyoutani’s perspective and it’s almost so au that they’re original characters (if that makes sense). basically iwaoi matsuhana are ex-grifters except iwaoi are estranged and daishou somehow brings everyone back together. excellent world building and reading the pov from someone not involved with the iwaoi drama was refreshing

sing with me a song of conquest and fate

word count: 26k

thoughts: a mythical kings au that’s just. so pretty. iwaizumi ends up becoming oikawa’s servant for some reason and the world building is a+ because you can feel the trust and frustration from both of them build

Atsukita

dreams of me and you

word count: 10k (incomplete)

my second atsukita fic that rly sent me down atskt hell ;; what is essentially post-break up when atsumu gets signed to msby and he’s just Pining and sad for the most part. but the established relationship pre-break up was written really nicely because it just fits my hc of them just being domestic and atsumu being blatantly head over heels

take me home

word count: 4k

i read this this morning and it wrecked me. domestic relationship atsukita?? sign me up

No time like the rest of my life

word count: 19k

mythology au with kita as a regular person and rest of inarizaki as fox spirits! it’s cute and the world building is absolutely lovely but it is an au so they might seem ooc but their core character values are still there

wild blue yonder

word count: 6k

literally full of similes and metaphors and it’s more of an abstract read i guess? but it’s so beautiful and soft and this is exactly how i imagine their relationship

reap and sow

word count: 8k

atsumu confesses and kita ignores him and it’s a couple years after the fact and it’s mostly just weirdly domestic almost roommate like except for the fact that atsumu makes it clear he likes kita LOL. they’re really in character for this!

weightless souls

word count: 2k

pillow talk before atsumu’s first game! the atsumu pov and voice is amazing

if we were both alone

word count: 7k

now this was actually my first atskt fic that sent me down this rare pair hell. it’s an explicit chat fic (both tropes i usually try to avoid) but atsumu types like me (except for the nsfw parts alksfjd) so i guess i like. feel appreciation LMAO.

if you do read like any of these fics pls let me know so we can discuss

♡＼(￣▽￣)／♡

[hitman-two]

ROE [Rules of Engagement]

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What you can expect from our current mission is this;

Ficklet (FanFiction/Drabbles) ▸ Masterlist found in Ficklets   Requesting: ▸ Fics/Drabbles: When requesting, please send a little idea or prompt. It helps. A general ‘Drabble with Brad please’ makes it hard. I don’t know what you want… but I’ll also take that as free range and write whatever I feel. Always feel free to send prompt ideas! I know not many people dig reading other peoples’ Canon x OC but I’d be beyond the moon to welcome anyone to send through prompts for Doc x Grace. ▸ Ship Requests: Write whatever you feel is necessary, I’m not here to stop you. Admittedly, I am new to doing Ship Requests so I apologize in advance if it’s not what you’re expecting. Characters I write: ▸ Doc x Grace only (sorry x-readers!) ▸ Brad x Nate ▸ Brad x Reader ▸ Nate x Reader I’m not as confident in x-reader with these ones, but I’m still open to it (However I won’t force myself to write it if I feel like I can’t). ▸ Ray x Reader ▸ Walt x Reader Themes I write: ▸ Romance (please feel free to specify if it’s slow-romance, desperate, friends-to-lovers, pre-established, secret etc). ▸ Hurt-Comfort (my fave emotional pain and comfort!) ▸ Fluff (Gotta love some sweet moments) ▸ Trauma/Angst (not graphic, but the after-affects) ▸ Smut/Spicy (I’m still new to writing smut so don’t expect anything too grand. I’m just as rusty as the Humvees are in the desert country). Tags; ▸ Hitman Two Radio Chatter: Admin Chatting, Ask Answers ▸ Hitman Two Ficklets: Ficlets, Drabbles etc. ▸ Hitman Two Humvee life: Ask Games, Incorrect Quotes, Memes etc. ▸ Combat Jack Spice Rack: Smut-related content

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[ochrefic]

here’s a free ticket to talk about ur WIPs

(thank you so much i’m gonna brainrot now)

hey remember this?

(content warning for deadnaming, misgendering, and metatextual bullshit both under the cut and in the link above)

this wip is called festering wounds! it is full of insane narration-related decisions, horrific angst, so much trans suffering, and also a ship no one likes, making it actively hostile to pretty much all my readers. i, however, am obsessed with it.

remember that time we were arguing about which povs are best for fanfiction? well, with festering wounds you literally cannot win because it will eventually go into Every POV. everything i've written so far is second-person though, because john narrates in second-person, because he hates himself! it’s fun. i lowkey don’t know where the plot is going oops

fun facts about john in this one:

he's trans and closeted

he won't let himself pick a name because his name is his mother's and was given to him by her and now the name is all he has left

he's a photographer

despite not having to actually use gendered pronouns or his own name in his narration he deadnames and misgenders himself constantly

he spends most of his time away from everyone he knows and loves

his boyfriend just broke up with him because of this tendency to avoid literally everyone he loves to go fuck around in other countries

he speaks a shit ton of languages

his full legal name is eleanor sophia laurens

but almost everyone he's close to calls him nora

except his mother

he's got mental illnesses

he's not having a good time!

fun facts about alex in this one:

he narrates in third-person which occasionally breaks the fourth wall and/or becomes briefly omniscient

he uses he/they pronouns exclusively because of this post lee made giving me a really good idea

gender non-conforming icon. we love them.

has been in love with eliza for like three years

still hasn't told her

they rescue strangers from mental breakdowns at parties like it's their job

he thinks john's a lesbian for weeks

he’s a political journalist and is actually pretty well known and respected but describes himself to john as ‘a no-name pretty boy’

they’re Definitely Mentally Stable aka an absolute mess most of the time but they clean up nice

they kinda sorta neglect a lot of their relationships a lot of the time

honestly it’s a miracle he even still has friends

he’s only here to have a good time. and also to become rich and famous and more influential than they already are. and also to pursue a thousand other goals. but let’s pretend they’re only here to have a good time

fun facts about eliza in this one:

she’s bi because i said so

however she has no gaydar and is one hundred percent certain john is straight

she’s been friends with john via the internet for a Long Time but only met him in person like last week

she’s an elementary teacher and she loves every single kid in her class like her own flesh and blood

she’s also very stressed a lot of the time but she’s making it work

she is Loaded. which is good on the one hand because she doesn’t have to live only off of a teacher’s salary, but on the other hand she also has to be present in higher society

literally the only reason she ever goes to parties is if her sisters and/or alex are going

an absolute sweetheart why the fuck is she still friends with alex

bikes or roller skates pretty much everywhere she goes

goes to the same french-style bakery every week despite having an infinite assortment of bakeries to choose from

she has a garden on her balcony and sends so many growth pictures to john. john has not been to this city in years but he can tell you all about how eliza’s garden is doing

everyone’s a mess. i love all of them. if you read this far thank you for listening

[thegrandkinghimself]

who is oikawa tooru?

i guess that’s a weird way to start off a post, considering just how popular oikawa is in this fandom. i’m absolutely certain that he’s still one of the most popular characters if i can take the #oikawasear trend on twitter a couple of weeks ago seriously. (i will be mourning that iwaoi is no longer the top ship in this fandom. it’s devastating to me on a personal level). and i can’t say that i’m any different, either, otherwise i wouldn’t have made this blog or this post. but i guess the reason i’ve been itching to write this is because i’ve been in this fandom--and more specifically, a fan of oikawa--for about four or five years now. i devour the content available, and i can assure you that i’ve read too many of the fanfictions on ao3 to be healthy, and never before have i seen a character whose characterization is so hotly disputed. 

and i get it. he’s a complex person. he’s kind of awkward in that there is a very clear disconnect between his outward personality and who he is alone. it’s a very hard balance to strike, especially when you consider just how much conjecture goes on in his characterization among fans and in discourse. he’s really easy to project and certain traits, correct or otherwise, are amplified based off how authors perceive him. there’s plenty of presumptions that can be made based on his on-screen actions/thoughts/beliefs that can be taken to some very logical conclusions. 

but i’ve also seen people write him in ways that don’t strike me as particularly truthful. he’s type casted into stereotypes that don’t do him justice, or made into something that is vaguely like oikawa, but not quite. in the following post, i’ll be trying to dispel misunderstandings of his character, if only for my own sanity. 

tl;dr i think that oikawa is chronically one of the most misrepresented characters in fandom and i want to fix that

exclaimer: i am solely an anime-watcher; i have seen snippets of the manga and therefore have a general idea of what is going on.

let’s establish some very very basic stuff. just to keep it simple, i’m not going to talk about anything beyond what has been published via the anime (as of season four). 

Oikawa Tooru | 及川徹 

gender: male

d.o.b.: 1994.7.20. or 20 July, 1994

height: 184.3 cm

weight: 72.2 kg

occupation: high school 3rd year, class 6

position/number: setter, 1 (captain)

here’s something that’s never pointed out: oikawa is in class 6 which, if we go off the trend of every other school in haikyuu!!, means that he is in a college preparatory class aka he’s pretty dang smart. it’s not confirmed or anything, but it a. follows the trend of every other class 6 student and b. is the highest class available among seijoh 3rd years (classes 5, 3, and 1). don’t get the idea that he’s dumb or unintelligent, or even that his strengths only lie in the classroom because that would be a gross understatement of his skills.

anywho. 

generally speaking, i like to start with the building blocks of his personality because there’s so much room for assumptions. here are the things that i think make up his core personality:

intelligence/knowledgeable: not only academically speaking, but he’s also well-versed in people. he knows how to play them--what will make someone more confident, more doubtful, what will help his teammates succeed. clearly, oikawa is very knowledgeable in human thought patterns. or he’s dedicated a lot of time to knowing them. 

loyalty: of all of oikawa’s traits, i think this one gets talked about the least, but we know it to be true. we make jokes about “you should have come to shiratorizawa” but it really shows you exactly how loyal, how much trust, oikawa has in this team that he has spent three years shaping. he never stops believing in the work that he has put in, and especially the hard work that his teammates have put into their volleyball. 

hardworking: one of the most well-known things about oikawa. most fans already know that his white knee pad is actually a knee brace. ‘nuff said. i salute you, good sir. 

insecurity: oikawa’s insecurities are perhaps his most notable trait. in a sense, he’s sort of the underdog--so good, but never quite good enough to accomplish what he’s set out to do. and we know that he’s struggled with his doubts since junior high, literally since he was 12 or 13, and that’s informed all of his character from the moment he ran into ushijima. oikawa is someone who is defined by his insecurities. 

oikawa is a lot of things. he’s introduced as someone who is very flamboyant--he’s built up by kageyama as the best setter, his senpai literally and figuratively, his initial shots are all of smug smiles and easy, unfaltering swagger in the face of this new team. even his theme, all rambunctious brass and jazzy, is meant to be all in your face, here’s the big boss! he’s someone who is petty and silly and seems to favor shallow conversation. but he’s oikawa, so there’s a surprising amount of depth in the little time that we have with him. there’s a reason that, in any other franchise, he’d probably be the protagonist.

he is someone full of contradictions. he’s childish and he spends time with a bunch of girls and is very clearly someone who likes to project a certain image of himself to the public (see: his cute lil’ humming run after his yell in s4e23 to make him seem kind of normal). but he’s also spent a lot of time with himself. in fact, if we take the few scenes we have of him alone and his bedroom (bare, spartan, meticulous) into account, oikawa actually is much more solemn and/or serious than the image he projects. he’s comfortable in the silences between all the white noise. he’s alright just being with iwaizumi. he allows himself to dwell on the past and his shortcomings, while also looking forward to the future. his ambition and passion to improve drive him, but his past failures weigh him down. they haunt him.

personally, i think that he’s naturally a pretty silly guy when given the chance. it’s not just for show. iwaizumi would even corroborate this à la oikawa’s introduction speech in s1. he likes having fun when he can with his friends. if we assume that oikawa is most himself with iwaizumi, then we definitely know that’s the case (see: “are you my mom, iwa-chan?”), and there’s nothing wrong with that. but i think that the most basic traits of his character, combined with his experiences in volleyball, have pushed him to be this person who is mired in doubt. it’s forced him to go down a path where something that he once loved for the fun of it has now become the source of his ire. it’s really just that simple. maybe in another life, things would be different and oikawa wouldn’t have to struggle as much. but that’s really just a part of the human experience, isn’t it? and, in all honesty, would we really love oikawa as much without all his vices?

and maybe this is getting into speculation, but i don’t think it’s a difficult argument to make that oikawa is really mature. he’s introspective. i say introspective because the revelations that he’s had in regards to his own strengths and weaknesses--those are things he’s had to confront and deal with since he was in junior high (starts at 12 years of age). it takes someone with a lot of maturity and self-awareness to realize those kinds of things about himself.

and he’s stronger than he gets credit for. most people depict him as a crybaby, but he’s really not. he doesn’t cry or give up in the face of ushijima or kageyama’s unfettered growth and successes, he doesn’t cry when faced with defeat. oikawa is there to support iwaizumi in his own doubt as ace, and lend support to his teammates. and oikawa doesn’t get stuck on the what-ifs or has-beens. driven by his infamous ambition, he looks forward to the future. 

it’s kind of a double-edged sword. it’s pushed him this far--he’s put in this much effort to be one of the best in the prefecture--because of his competitive spirit, but it’s also something that has caused him serious injury. oikawa’s motto (”if you’re gonna to hit it, hit it until it breaks!”) is the very epitome of this mentality. it’s a message to work hard to finish what you started, but i also think that you could interpret that hard work breaking you, too. he’s steadfast—obsessive, really—to the point that oikawa will let his passions break him before he would ever give up. it’s the point of all the strife in his life, because he would never have the problems he does if he were even a little less enamored by this sport. 

and you really have to wonder where he would be without ushijima and kageyama as his obstacles. his drive will always be there, that is an intrinsic part of him, as are the standards to which he holds himself, but you really have to wonder just how good oikawa would be if he didn’t have such direct competitors. this is an incredibly important question to ask about kageyama and oikawa in particular. yes, oikawa does loathe ushijima: for his disregard for oikawa’s decisions, for his disregard of oikawa’s loyalty, for his flippant attitude of seijoh, who oikawa has poured his blood and sweat into creating. but ushijima is an opposite hitter. oikawa is a setter. those are two very different positions with little crossover. but with kageyama--that is a clear rivalry. they push each other to be better, made all the more potent by their differences as players; one setter’s growth as a player directly impacts how the other performs in each subsequent game. seijoh’s defeat by karasuno in season 2 just feeds into oikawa’s drive for the future. he has not intention of giving up. a light was lit under him, pushing him forward, to do better, to be better. 

this is something that has been pointed out in a different analysis (linked below) but, narratively speaking, oikawa is kageyama’s foil. their interactions inform their characters and are a major cause of tension in their development. their relationship is really the most complex in the story that i have noticed, and is something that has not been appreciated enough. the iwaizumi-oikawa thing has been expounded and studied in every facet possible (i love the alexander the great/hephaestion allusions), but it’s true that kageyama has impacted oikawa the most. they begrudgingly respect each other’s talents, what it is that they bring to the court, while also envying what the other has in spades that they do not. in oikawa’s case, his strength clearly lies in his interpersonal relationships--his ability to intuit exactly what his teammates need to be at their best. kags is just a fount of overwhelming technical skill who has a really hard time getting to know those around him. living up to the standards that oikawa places on himself, in tandem with kageyama threatening his position as setter, leave oikawa floundering, fearing his own incompetence against opponents who are naturally much better than he. so he’s left with the knowledge that maybe his best isn’t good enough, but he still continues on anyway. he pushes himself past a seemingly unreachable threshold just to go toe-to-toe with this monster. it’s the purpose of his character--to tell this story of the ordinary v. the extraordinary--and it is perhaps the most relatable arc that a story like haikyuu!! can tell.

their connection naturally causes oikawa to seek out help, seen in the flashback scenes where he is talking to an unspecified coach/adult. that coach’s words then become the creed upon which oikawa plays, maybe even more than what iwaizumi has taught him, and is the final push that completes oikawa’s character arc in s2ep24. that change in mindset allows oikawa to see kageyama’s unbridled talent not as an obstacle but as a challenge. it’s very nuanced, but it makes all the difference. it’s why, following seijoh’s defeat, oikawa has the audacity to declare to kageyama and ushijima his plans for the future. in a sense, karasuno and kageyama and ushijima have won the battle but not the war. it’s the tipping point in his story and, more than anything, what makes oikawa so compelling. we have seen what has led up to the change, but now we want to know what he’s going to do to meet that challenge. what will he be doing beyond the story when he is no longer relevant to the narrative? we don’t know the details at this point, but we know that oikawa’s love and ambition for volleyball have been reaffirmed in this moment. 

but to bring it back, the kags-oiks connection also makes us question what it is we are watching, makes us as the audience think: what qualifies someone as a genius? are there any limitations to what that genius can do? what can ordinary people do in the face of those geniuses? 

these are questions that exist beyond the reality of sports and transverse into other disciplines. for me, those are very real questions that i have had to ask myself as a musician. i have dedicated nine, almost 10, years to my practice but there are still 10-year-olds who are just better at it than i ever will be. part of it is time and practice to be sure, but some of it is just innate. and i think the more appropriate version of those questions would be this: what qualifies someone as a prodigy? are there limitations for prodigies? what can we do in the face of prodigies? 

oikawa is a genius player--he knows the ins-and-outs of his sport better than anyone, and he can accomplish great feats that others in his same position can’t. but even with all that veritable experience and skill, he is ultimately still overtaken by a prodigy whose talents seem endless. it’s why he can hate ushijima but fear kageyama. one is something he can actively fight against, the other is inevitable. 

and really, i think that’s the beauty of oikawa tooru, why he’s so beloved by the fandom, even years after he has stopped being relevant to the narrative. beyond the fluff and goofiness and hijinks, there’s someone there who is really, truly, human. 

an aside with much less significance/why do people think this??

so here’s one thing: even though oikawa has fangirls, i wonder what he actually thinks of them. for one, it’s only natural for anyone to be super flattered if people think you’re hot stuff. that’s just... i don’t think he’s weird if he pays attention to them. but i think that people are conflating his being kind to them to being genuinely egotistical due to the attention. actually, i think these are opposing ideas and a contradiction of who oikawa is. when you’re an arrogant person, you think that you deserve all the attention you’re getting and you’re not going to bother with the people who worship you.

but that’s not at all what oikawa does. he’s rather kind to his fans. i would never say that he’s self-effacing, but knowing what you’re worth is different from being pompous. and think about it. it’d be a real jerk move for oikawa to not say nice things to them and thank his fangirls when they spend time, energy, and effort to make him food and see his games. he would just be a genuinely awful person if he didn’t at least give them thanks. it’d be more alarming if he didn’t talk to them, at least in my opinion. more than anything, we should consider this: why is it that oikawa has the fan club and not anyone else on the seijoh team? i’m sure a part of it is because he’s attractive and the captain of a team, but i think it’s more than that, too. we see these interactions from other perspectives, but i think that reflects more on those around oikawa than oikawa himself if they don’t understand why he acts the way he does with those girls.

another thing: i don’t think that anyone can question that oikawa is very pretty, or handsome, or whatever descriptor you would like. it’s prevalent in fandom (see: pretty setters squad), but he is also the only person in canon to be acknowledged by other characters as being particularly good-looking. maybe the miyas count at this point? i’m not sure. but i don’t really understand where people get the idea that he is particularly focused on his appearance, though. there is literally no indication of that from the material that i have seen. and maybe he uses that to his advantage with his fangirls, but i highly doubt that, in all honesty. i think that it’s fun to imagine him being into these things as a hobby, but it irks me greatly when i see that people spend time saying that oikawa wakes up extra early just to fix his hair or slather on foundation/concealer just to look presentable. 

he’s a teenaged boy who clearly has other things that worry him, he’s a full-time student, and volunteers to coach at lil tykes volleyball classroom in his free time. he wouldn’t have time to spend on his hair or makeup. and we even seen in the hanger tooru special that he even wakes up looking like that. 

he is au naturale, my friends. and we even know how little he gives thought to his own body, if you take into account his knee brace. for oikawa, his body is merely the medium through which he can accomplish his goals. we even have evidence of this when we see oikawa up all night studying karasuno game play or via his knee brace. he doesn’t know how to stop or understand when enough is enough. he breaks himself if there’s no one to watch him. 

also, just... how would makeup work, logistically speaking? i don’t wear makeup, but i’m thinking that foundation and concealer and hair product would be, um, really bad. like, it’d run down his face and stuff. also, it’d probably get into his eyes, too? seriously. i’m not against oikawa wearing makeup in the slightest cause he’d be even prettier, but we know that oikawa would absolutely not jeopardize his chances in any way. 

thank you for reading this long-winded, probably awful look into my favorite character of all time. and i do mean that. he is my favorite character in all of media. which, like, says a lot when he’s competing against the casts of a:tla, call me by your name, and my actual favorite book, the song of achilles. after all of that, if you would like another (better) analysis of oikawa’s character, i suggest this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/haikyuu/comments/94irsi/character_analysis_16_oikawa_tooru_discussion/ 

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26 Klance Fanfiction Recommendations

There is a heck of a lot of good Klance fanfiction out there. And while some may be easy to find because of how popular they are, there are many others that are buried in the depths of ao3 that I feel like more people should be reading!!

A lot of these are quite popular fics that you probably would have heard of already, but I hope there’s something in here that’s new, and that you’ll enjoy reading!

All are recommended for Teen And Up Audiences, so please be mindful!

1. Hearts Don’t Break Around Here

By Klancekorner on AO3

Description: Lance and Keith have been best friends since first grade. Lance’s brain is always on overdrive and Keith’s blunt, realistic ass can never keep up. They both come to realize that sometimes you can learn a lot about loving yourself by loving someone else.

Words: 135,555 | Chapters: 13/13 | Warnings: creator chose not to use

My note: This is my absolute favourite Klance fic. Childhood friends to lovers- what more could one ask for?

2. Squad Up

By astralscrivener on AO3

Description: In which the team is in high school, and Lance makes a group chat (ft. college graduates Shiro, Matt, and Allura). (A generic bandwagon chatfic because why are these so fun to write????)

Words: 327,144 | Chapters: 140/140 | Warnings: none

My note: The chatfic format is super fun to read. A lot of fluff!!

3. A Midsummer Night’s Meme

By astralscrivener on AO3

Description: Same group chat, new shenanigans. Or, the team's final summer before Keith, Lance, Hunk, and Shay begin college, as Pidge navigates the waters of young love, Keith and Shiro deal with family issues, Lance has a trip to Cuba, and more. Sequel to Squad Up.

Words: 79,457 | Chapters: 27/27 | Warnings: none

My note: If you read Squad Up, you must read the sequel! The storyline is really cool and the boys are Soft:)

4. Ignorance is Bliss

By YouAreInAComaWakeUp (Nikanaiko) on AO3

Description: As it turns out, learning that your house is haunted makes the ghosts a lot more aggressive. Who knew? Ah, well. At least one of them is hot. And he's the less-evil one, too, so that's always a plus.

Words: 172,675 | Chapters: 30/30 | Warnings: graphic depictions of violence

My note: Oh God this fic. C’mon, it’s Ghost Keith and Human Lance... and they bond... need I say more?

5.   Shut Up and Dance With Me

By wittyy_name on AO3

Description: Lance and his friends have been regulars at the Altea Dance Studio for years. Not just for classes, but to hang out, practice, and spend time with good people who love dancing. Every year, they audition to be one of the few representing Altea at the regional dance competition. Lance always auditions solo, but this year he misses out on auditions and blows his chance to participate. And so does his self-proclaimed rival, Keith. Luckily, Shiro comes up with a brilliant plan: convince Lance and Keith to audition as a duo.With a little convincing, and a lot of effort, these two might just be able to pull it off and go to regionals... or they might crash and burn.

Words: 249,827 | Chapters: 15/15 | Warnings: none

My note: One of the first fics I read. Super sweet and fluffy, great storyline, complete with art by wolfpainters! Tbh any dance AU fic is a good fic

6. Chivalry is Dead

By Sheksper on AO3

Description: Prince Lance was an adventurer. That was all there was to it. So, when he's suddenly assigned a new knight to follow him around, all Lance can think is that his freedom is being taken away, and it's all because of the red-clad, mullet boy named Keith, who is honestly just trying not to lose his job on the first day.

Words: 61,071 | Chapters: 17/17 | Warnings: graphic depictions of violence

My note: Prince Lance and Knight Keith is a concept to die for and it’s written so so well in this story!!

7. Nothing’s Quite As Sweet

By dimpleforyourthoughts on AO3

Description: Keith is a barista who hates his job. Lance works at the cat shelter across the street.

Words: 50,369 | Chapters: 1/1 | Warnings: none

*You need to have an account to be able to see this fic!*

My note: A traditional must-read cafe/cat shelter fic! It’s got coffee and cats... the Softness levels are through the roof

8. The Fallen and the Wandering

By creeshtar on AO3

Description: Keith was born into a world of ice and darkness, with no sun to rise or stars to shine. In spite of humanity’s best efforts, the world is meeting a slow, but certain doom, which can only be stopped if the sun is found and replaced in the sky. Keith, meanwhile, is content to collect stars and eventually replace them in the sky, alongside a new partner that he can’t seem to help but gravitate towards--until a mysterious person with inhuman power goes on a warpath to find the sun for herself. Keith and his partner are unwittingly thrown into the race to find the sun first, only for Keith to discover, to his dismay, that it may be closer than he could’ve ever wanted.

Words: 106,108 | Chapters: 12/12 | Warnings: creator chose not to use

My note: The writing and the AU concept is gorgeous and intriguing, props to the author for the world-building and the gratuitous fluff and angst!!

9. Love Interest

By iwriteshipsnotsailthem on AO3

Description: Lance is getting his big American debut on a new T.V series called Voltron. He's excited and nervous about how amazingly talented and famous his cast members are. But most importantly Lance is anticipating meeting his character -Leandro's- love interest in the show. Who happens to played by the be mega famous, mega hot Keith Kogane. But due to a misunderstanding during their first encounter, Lance now thinks Keith is the biggest jerk alive. Keith now has to try and fix it, for the sake of the show, and also for the sake of their on screen romance, which may start venture off screen as well.

Words: 195,400 | Chapters: 50/50 | Warnings: creator chose not to use

My note: If you love Klance and you love Leakira, then get ready for... Klance as actors portraying Leakira!!

10. (Unofficially) VLD- Season 9

By hoelko on AO3

Description: The Universe has been saved. The war is over. Voltron is no longer needed. But that's the thing about the Universe. It's always getting bigger.

Words: 225,777 | Chapters: 15/15 | Warnings: none

My note: This fic was everything the fandom deserved but never got. Hoelko is our God. Worship this fic.

11. ‘Til We Meet the Dawn

By angstinspace on AO3

Description: Keith is a mage and Lance is a knight, and they've been best friends since childhood. For years, Keith has known that Lance carries a dark secret: that if he doesn't kiss his true love before he turns twenty, he'll die. Now only three days remain before Lance's twentieth birthday, and Keith and Lance are sent on a dangerous quest to rescue Romelle––who Lance believes will be the one to break his curse. But what he doesn't know is that Keith is already hopelessly in love with him.

Words: 75,242 | Chapters: 1/1 | Warnings: none

My note: Magic! Fantasy! Knights! Curses! True love! Angst! Fluff! All that good jazz rolled into one glorious fic!!

12. Follow My Lead

By Klancekorner on AO3

Description: Becoming “hook-up buddies” with Lance Sanchez was just supposed to be a small, insignificant fraction of Keith’s life. But of course, things don’t work out that way at all. aka a Friends w/ Benefits AU that nobody asked for where Lance wears sleeveless hoodies, plays basketball in abandoned parking lots, and follows his dreams, and Keith comes from a high class, reputable family who never let him have any dreams of his own. They go home with each other and don't expect it to matter until it totally does.

Words: 117,792 | Chapters: 14/14 | Warnings: NSFW

My note: Everyone needs a little bit of no-strings-attached-turns-into-catching-feelings in their life! Just be careful with the nsfw!

13. Something Just Like This

By Klancekorner on AO3

Description: Keith reluctantly becomes the counselor for the Red Cabin at Camp Voltron, a summer camp in the middle of buttfuck nowhere that his older brother Shiro has worked at for years. Already unhappy with the current position that he is in, Keith prepares himself for a boring, sweaty, miserable summer; and his frustration only grows when he meets the counselor for the Blue Cabin- an insufferable asshole with a horrible sense of humor, a devilish smirk, an inexplicable animosity towards the Red Cabin, and a smile that literally looks like the sun. Needless to say Keith is really, really unprepared for the next three months.

Words: 58,800 | Chapters: 12/12 | Warnings: NSFW

My note: A Very Soft Fic. A truly Soft Soft Fic. It has little kids in it,, it’s adorable and fluffy,, makes you squeal into your pillow,, please read!

14. The Marks We Make

By wittyy_name on AO3

Description: Lance McClain constantly dreams of the day he'll finally meet his mysterious soulmate. They don't say much, if anything at all, but they leave him with gorgeous paintings temporarily tattooing his skin. It's not exactly the situation he hoped for, but when he feels the connection between them, he can't bring himself to resent them. As much as he wishes his soulmate would just talk to him, he's resigned himself to being patient. In the meantime, he has a loving family and good friends to help him get by. Keith Kogane dreads the day he'll finally meet his obnoxious soulmate. He's just an art student who's struggling to find his place in the world. There's so much he hasn't been able to control in his life, and the thought of having a soulmate, just another thing in his life which he also has no control over yet can't do anything about, is a little terrifying. So he ignores the words that occasionally appear on his skin. He has other things to focus on: like being a new student at a big university where his childhood friend and step-brother go.

Words: 255,302 | Chapters: 12/12 | Warnings: none

My note: The soulmate AU that everyone needed. Complete with art by wolfpainters!

15. Lucky in Rivalry

By iwriteshipsnotsailthem on AO3

Description: After moving back to his hometown after ten years, Keith is being shoved back into the life of an unexpected individual who was his so called 'rival' from music school. How is Keith supposed to explain to Lance that he hasn't sung for a crowd in all those years after his disappearance? Lance is the town's favourite gig at Voltron Cafe. He's lively and has the voice that makes girls go weak. He's also one half of the cutest couple in school. Him and Lotor are what everyone wants in a relationship, but behind closed doors it's a bit of a different story. How much more can Lance take before he cracks?

Words: 134,484 | Chapters: 45/45 | Warnings: creator chose not to use

My note: True love, music and singing, high school drama, this fic has the whole lot! Give it a go, you won’t regret!!

16. Drummer Boy

By Klancekorner on AO3

Description: Lance is 100%, without a doubt, straight. He has the perfect girlfriend and has never wanted anything more. But suddenly his world is being turned upside down by the boy playing the drums at his local bar--a boy who happens to be very good looking, very gay, and very very interested in Lance. aka: Good-Boy Lance has a crisis when he meets Keith because he's so damn attractive, and Keith is a little ho that is way too promiscuous and open about his sexuality. The become friends. Confusion and sexual tension ensue.

Words: 50,188 | Chapters: 11/11 | Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, rape/non-con

My note: This one is a great read, but it’s a pretty sexy fic. Read the warnings and stay safe, avoid it if it isn’t your cup of tea!

17. On Thin Ice

By anonimina on AO3

Description: This multi-chapter fic chronicles the lives of a hockey player named Keith who gets enlisted into figure skating lessons by his brother, Shiro, to "work on his footwork". There he meets a pompous - yet talented - figure skater named Lance and gets swept away by both the sport and the skater. Or: the not-so-simple story of two people trying to navigate the complexities of living in an ever changing world and face the traumas they've buried far away from the sunlight.

Words: 205,795 | Chapters: 11/11 | Warnings: none

My note: Figure skating and hockey playing! This fic is emotional and fluffy and very very adorable! Just a warning- it’s unfinished, so the last chapter is basically a summary and dot points of what the planned ending was!

18. Life After Death

By taylortot on AO3

Description: Fear clambers into his mouth and tastes bitter on his tongue. “Who are you?” It takes him a moment to register the sound of his own voice. She stares at him. Blinks. “Lance, please, this isn’t time for one of your jokes--” He furrows his eyebrows and struggles to sit up, to stop leaning into the cradle of her arms. “I’m not--I’m not...joking.” * After sacrificing himself to save Allura, Lance wakes up in a strange new world where the only thing he knows is a deep connection to a boy he doesn't remember.

Words: 90,074 | Chapters: 13/14 | Warnings: none

My note: The Feels. The Feels are strong with this one. Memory loss always hits super hard, be prepared for angst (but also comfort and fluff!)

19. Homesick at Space Camp

By Kobot on AO3

Description: Lance realizes he's been an asshole to Keith, and on a diplomatic mission to a key planet for the Voltron alliance he... overcompensates.

Words: 74,280 | Chapters: 15/15 | Warnings: graphic depictions of violence

My note: Fake marriage AU! FA K E M a R Ri A G E AU!!! Need I say more?

20. I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor

By xShieru on AO3

Description: "So like in 'Step Up'?" Allura shrugs. "Now that you put it like that - yes. I guess it's just like in 'Step Up'." The smile that she sends Shiro's way - followed by a shy wave, eugh - is sickening to say the least, and Lance still doesn't believe in dance camps. Lance McClain's dancing career begins and ends with Keith. Keith just wants to find out what Lance's deal is.

Words: 43,295 | Chapters: 7/7 | Warnings: none

My note: A steamy, fluffy dancing AU fic! I read this ages ago so I can’t really remember what happened but it was GOOD!!

21. Watercast

By fishwrites on AO3

Description: Shiro has been a Galra prisoner for over a year; with his flight feathers clipped and unable to fly. Desperate to escape, he jumps overboard while being transported to the capitol on a Galran ship. Lance is a merman who saves him from drowning. Keith thinks Shiro is about to become mermaid dinner. Hunk just wants Lance to stop going to the surface all the time, dammit! (AU where Avians (winged folk), Galra, humans and merfolk cohabit earth. Shiro and Keith are avian soldiers, Lance is the youngest son of a Queen, Hunk is also a merman and Pidge is still looking for her family. They get caught up in a war.)

Words: 205,901 | Chapters: 15/16 | Warnings: graphic depictions of violence

My note: Avian Keith and Merman Lance is the forbidden love story that everyone needs in their life tbh. It’s been on hiatus for a while so idk about the final chapter, but it’s definitely worth a read!

22. Call Me, Beep Me

By orphan_account on AO3

Description: Where lance messages the wrong number and things kind of snowball from there.

Words: 85,591 | Chapters: 10/10 | Warnings: none

My note: Arguably the most popular Klance fanfic (after Dirty Laundry of course)! You’ve probably heard of it, but if not, do read!! Wrong number fics are a godsend

23. Calling Me to Come Back

By aknightley on AO3

Description: Keith is a witch who owns a shop where he breaks curses on both magical items and people under spells. Love spells, family curses passed down generations, cursed heirlooms lurking the attic -- he can handle them all. But one day a boy named Lance walks into his shop, and his curse is darker and more difficult to break than anything Keith has ever seen before: the curse is draining his magic, and without his magic, Lance will die.

Words: 50,464 | Chapters: 1/1 | Warnings: none

My note: Will Witch Keith break Lance’s curse, or will Lance die!?!?!? And will they fall in love along the way???!?! Read on to find out:D

24. Say My Name (And Every Colour Illuminates)

By parchmints on AO3

Description: Lance never thought he had a soulmate, but when he finds himself dreaming about a boy on Varadero Beach and in a southwestern desert, he learns they have an incredibly rare soul link–-one that allows them to form an unusually strong bond before they meet, but also exposes their greatest vulnerabilities to each other.

Words: 27,833 | Chapters: 1/1 | Warnings: none

My note: Really well-written, relatively short but so so sweet! Another soulmate AU (honestly one of my favourite AUs) except this time it’s dreamscape:)

25. Video Killed the Radio Star

By europa_report on AO3

Description: In which Keith is the guy who suddenly finds himself a single-parent to his two nieces, and Lance is the charming radio host who might be his only voice of reason in this mess.

Words: 69,468 | Chapters: 11/11 | Warnings: none

My note: This is so cute, I almost cried. Any fic with kl interacting with little children is an instant KO for my heart:’)

26. Smile for the Stars

By maIikcutie on AO3

Description: Though he's been dealt many bad cards, Lance isn't sure he can handle this one: winding up stranded, a million lightyears away from home, with only Keith to keep him company. The universe is cruel.

Words: 72,921 | Chapters: 9/9 | Warnings: major character death

My note: Please don’t read unless you are prepared for a MAJOR character death! If you’re up for it, prepare a box of tissues, and good luck, my friend!

And that’s all for my list! Hope you found something to your liking, happy reading folks!