#one of my fave authors! :)

[saviourkingslut]

yeah yeah opening a fic and "he would not fucking say that" but what about you open the fic and "he would fucking say that". what about that pure feeling of euphoria when it's exactly right the way you like it

[poetlcs]

one thing I like about heartbreak high as an australian piece of media is it doesn't do that self conscious thing a lot of australian media does where it's fixated of it's international (especially american) audience. which is not only a symptom of general australian insecurity about our cultural exports (culture cringe ect) but also a very literal problem wherein australian creatives are encouraged and sometimes expected to cater to international markets over the domestic one. a lot of the jokes and references (especially in season 2) would not make sense to most international audiences, and yet they included them anyway. despite international audiences confusion following the release of season one over some of these aspects (particularly Missy and Malakai calling themselves Blak) it still decided to encourage those audiences to come into the australian cultural/political/social world rather than warping it to fit those sensibilities and I really liked that! they could of had the characters plays soccer or even rugby rather than AFL, but they didn't! they went for the particularly australian sport. they could have cut the engadine maccas or succulent chinese meal jokes, or chosen any other song expect for fkn untouched by the veronicas to be playing in the background of the dramatic scene, but they knew the australian audience would get it, and love it, and recognise this as an Australian Piece of Media with them in mind & I think that is nice! It's different!! it's unusual!!

[fromtheseventhhell]

I ignore about 95% of the conversations surrounding Arya having killed people because, outside of Arya stans, people refuse to include the context of the very violent circumstances she experiences + her trauma which influences her actions. She wasn't destined to be a killer and her being forced on the run, having to survive during a war (at times on her own), having to witness countless people being tortured and murdered, being enslaved as a prisoner of war, having to witness the deaths of her family, etc. are all hugely important factors. Not to mention the times when her life is literally on the line and she has to make tough decisions to ensure her survival. The only time her trauma is acknowledged is when people are using it to prove she's "too far gone", otherwise it's essays on how she hasn't suffered that much. It's so boring how people ignore well-developed characters just to reduce them to one or two aspects of their story. And this treatment is only for certain characters; let someone mention Sansa being part of the plot to poison Sweetrobin and all of a sudden, people can understand being forced to make questionable decisions under difficult circumstances.

[twirlymarimo]

drummer zoro and bassist sanji au = akihiko and haruki from given 😌

[succikko-draws]

I didn't have the time and energy 'til now to draw something for Naruto's birthday but here it is!!!

Him up to painting shenanigans with his big bro's squad from my uzumaki family AU

Bonus: Papaw Madara and Sasuke were in on it too, Madara bought them the paint actually and will treat them with sweets for carrying

[strangestcase]

Okay I’ve noticed that in the tumblr gothic lit fandom discussions about racism (be it in-text or fandom racism) never go too far because if it’s a white person pointing something out (usually something blatant everyone can see) they’re accused of white saviorism and speaking over the people of color who are really affected by that racism- but if those people of color do it and call the racism out, they’re ignored. the only people of color that are listened to are the ones that say “it’s not that bad”, “I’m fine with it”, “I don’t mind it” as if they’re a monolith and other POC aren’t uncomfortable with the fandom’s behavior. and, listen, I don’t know if I -as a white person- am 100% right in this assessment, but it kind of… smells of tokenism?

[radicalit]

'Classic radblr authors' and not just 'radfem authors' because not all of them are/were radfems, but they are feminist authors popular here :) If you've read feminist literature before reading any of the authors mentioned, pick the first radfem reading. If not, pick the first 'general' / second wave feminist reading!

[tigergendermoved]

In his shadow

[shesmore-shoebill]

since you mentioned an angel in neon blue as one of your faves…..your top 5 amangela fics perhaps? some honorary mentions too if there’s too many? 👀

Sorry for the delay on this, life got busy and then more busy instead of less busy and I wanted to give this ask its deserved amount of consideration.

anyway. Five is HARD. I will do my best. Order is not indicative of anything bc I've agonized long enough as it is. I've tagged folks + linked directly to their posts where I could find their associated tumblr post, and links to AO3 where I couldn't.

Also I cheated and made a separate list for NSFW ones. Partly because I know some people don't want to read NSFW. and to cheat a little on the 5 restriction.

As always, RPF with F as in fiction. From what I recall, none of these are attempting to speculate or make any actual statements about real people, they're all just works of fiction I like.

if anyone wants me to remove a link to their fic or a tag for any reason, let me know.

close my eyes (and fantasize) by @baflegacy

listen. I am a fucking sucker for well intentioned and realistic miscommunication that stems from care and then goes wrong. I love a thing where someone cares about someone and thats why they're worried and the worry also means they are a little mad and a little hurt bc fuck, i want to help you, why arent you talking to me about this, did i do something, crossed with the other person doing everything in their power to do the exact thing driving them up the wall, because they genuinely care so much about the other person that its skewing their judgement. People who care and people who fuck up. I'll eat it up every time, and this one is written in a way that feels so real. 👌👌👌👌

the devil is in the details by skiespeaches

this is a newer fic and its still in progress atm and so theres a chance it gets bumped into NSFW territory 😅 but im really enjoying it!!! The dynamic between Amanda and Angela takes the competitive edge we can see in videos and makes it into something phenomenal. Its got such strong tension and pacing, and its also got. REALLY GOOD COMMUNICATION. People react realistically and have reasonable fears and doubts but everyone also talks about them and trusts each other and its just so satisfying to read as a result. And it STILL does the tension and the 👀👀👀👀👀 so well. Guess its kind of funny to put this and the prior recc right next to each other but I genuinely love both of these. Communication and humans are weird.

not strong enough by @moviemandy

i love a disaster angela fic as much as anyone but because I feel like that trope is established among smosh rpf, I love having that get subverted even more. More Amanda getting comforted!!! yeah!!!!!And the way the dynamic and emotions are written in this one is especially satisfying to me, they all feel very real, and sweet. :') Also, Im always a sucker for the trope where someone tries to deflect from their issues by taking care of someone else and then gets CALLED OUT FOR IT. also, double bonus, this fic can be read completely platonically. :]

a field of yellow flowers by @unknownteapot

gah this one has so many layers and elements to it, its such a damn delight to reread. the bittersweetness of it all really 👌👌👌👌. Grudging respect and admiration in an awful space, magnetism of people who both deeply want to love each other and really don't (but they do). The world feels very realized and that's so important bc the fic clearly sets up the interplay as like. The two of them and also the world they are in as a distinct three players in the story. This fic has so many emotions!!! gut punch of an end! you feel for both of them so deeply by the end.

i've been having revelations by @poppyfamily

slight cheating bc this is courtmangela but it should still count imo!!! It contains another classic trope of people who care about each other deeply and it being percieved by other people before they clock it themselves. Its something I like specifically as a writing trope and only executed in specific ways- caring deeply and being affectionate does not HAVE to mean you want to sleep with or are in love with someone, and IRL assumptions about that can be. Infuriating. But love how this fic does it. :) Also its funny and it feels very genuine and the voices all sound. right. I love fics with lots of cuts where so much is said in tiny details and tiny moments, it makes the world feel very fleshed out. Also, Courtmangela as a band is just a blessed concept.

NSFW fics:

lets make this bed get squeaky by baflegacy

This rewrote my goddamn brain chemistry actually. Like yes, this one is hot, but the parts that really hooked into my brain are not exclusively the spicy bits. Pining RPF Amanda is SO important to my brain, and that dynamic of an Amanda silently losing her mind and Angela also silently losing her mind but slightly more at peace about it, combined with their very genuine friendship keeping things fine and then. and THEN. well.

personal leisure by unknownteapot

hey this fic is hot as hell. Its extremely well written. But also besides the nsfw parts the banter and the sort of instant connection all feel very real and unforced and i love that the end of the fic feels so open ended but also so light and hopeful and sweet. choosing to believe they meet for coffee the next day and it all goes swimmingly.

like she wants to try me on by baflegacy

this fic is about amanda in the submissive and breedable outfit and angela. It accomplishes eveeything you could want from that. Its Very nsfw. its VERY good. Writing smut is difficult on multiple levels- keeping it logistically and emotionally sound while keeping it spicy. It does all three really well. also the aftercare moment is really sweet. :]

bonus: its the subject of this ask so i didnt include it but shout out to an angel in neon blue- the tension is INCREDIBLE and the way the ending recontextualizes everything and leaves you unsure who was really in control the whole time is like. really impressive. The characterization is SO strong and feels so true to the Sarah Christ we know and creates an equally strong Creekside Killer characterization to juxtapose it. 👌

[miilkybnn]

your "strangers to friends" fanart reminded me of a ghostroachsoap fic called "something in the orange" on ao3 <3 recommended reading!

OH TRUST ME BABE, IVE READ "SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE"

I. HAVE. READ.

Its literally one of the ones i KEEP re-reading at like 3 in the morning 😭 I have like a pile of messy doodles just for it which I've also drawn at like 3 in the morning that I've never shown ANYONE but myself 😭😭 maybe I'll post (some) of them one day but yes, I love SitO

Anyways, yeah go read "Something in the Orange" by fixfoxnox it fucking slaps yall it's so good 🫶

[frobby]

Heres some of my favorite sorrows of yukio okumura

[stiffyck]

I hate when people dont tag their fics properly.

Like yes wow you did it you surprised me with that major character death! And now i feel like shit! Thanks!!!

Ill be looking for fluff and find an explicit incest fic even tho i have explicit shit filtered!!!!

Ive started muting and blocking people who do this

[mactiir]

forget online personality tests, what would your character select soundbites be if you were a character in a CRPG

[daydadahlias]

please gimme the BEST 5sos fics you’ve ever read because i am in need

I will give you my favorites <3 with a line of very not helpful commentary bc i need to get back to homework and don't have time to make a great list and i think the mystery of clicking w/ no information will be half the fun

convenience store on oak street by lifewasradical bc it's so silly and fluffy <3

hello, hello by bellawritess THE GOAT!!! THE OG!!!!!!!!!!

if i knew from the start, would it change a thing? by acetominophen fucking love the vibes on this. rodeo boy x artist???? say no more.

comfortable silence by galacticsugar y'all know how i feel about a molly fic and this one is gorgeous.

Off-stage by nothingliketherain (39_killer_queen)  this cute as FUCK! i love ot4

Three, that's the magic number by beecosmic  i think this is so cutie and funny <3

rhythm by lifewasradical I LOVE THIS FIC !!!!!! body worship make jess go WAHHHHHHH

we'll make the great escape by allsassnoclass (brightblackholes) set in canon fics (especially ot4 ones) fuck me UP

stained hearts by galacticsugar when i say must-read i mean that.

if we make it through december by allsassnoclass (brightblackholes) i CRIEEDDD over this one. also!! perfect for the christmas season!!!

Line Work by ashtonhours (heartandmindxx) this one fucks me up <3

talk to me, baby by kaleidoscopeminds literally best smut out there!! so soft !!! so hot !! so sweet <3

Cards Are Dealt by elivigar AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! THE ONE !!!! THE ONE !!!!!

under my skin by galacticsugar this is one of my favorite fics ever :)

Silver Ecstasy by lonik this might be a hot take but cock warming is something that is very personal to me

Tidal Wave by elivigar this is literally tidal wave, do i need to say anything else about it??

the flatmate arrangement by kaleidoscopeminds THIS FIC !! IS SO CUTE !!!! AND SO FUN !!!!

let me take care of you by brokenstereotype one of my all time faves as an ashton stan

Please Check Your Clothing At The Door by shotforme (wentpostal) this is the first 5sos fic i ever read :( so i have a deep attachment to it

if these walls could talk (they've seen way too many things) by softirwin this goes crazy. also one of the first fics i read !!

[neige-leblanche]

also i finished season 2 of bungo stray dogs it was great!! i didnt like season 1 very much so im glad i held on 🙏

[quaranmine]

story time i have been using ao3 since like 2016 or something and i did not know that bookmarks were like? private? or public or....well i just did not think about them at all nor did i read all the boxes when making a bookmark because for a person who reads a lot i can't apparently read. so i didn't really realize yall could see my bookmarks until like last year. or that people go to authors they like and then check their public bookmarks and fic reccs.

ANYWAY. i have 512 public bookmarks and my task tonight is to go make like 400 of those private so yall can only see the ones i want yall to see.