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[villanevest]

Nothing Else Ever Feels Like Your Body series: Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things chapter 17 “city in the show”

AKA the Villaneve Lawyer AU

Summary Towels, shark shirts, souvenirs, croissants, and the unexpected. 

[villanellebeing-gay-iskillingeve]

Season 4 sucked so here’s some fanfics that don’t

For hire by almostafantasia in which Eve hires an escort and it turns into so much more. It may be over 100k words but the reading will go by fast.

Two wrongs make a right by vracs which is a season four rewrite. We all need to read this, just to see our girls done justice. It’s still updating but seems nearly done.

Now I don’t feel those kinds of things by saltandsunscreen in which Eve of course a hundred percent those not feel those things (spoiler: she does).

I’m yours to love, I’m yours to hate (isn’t that one and the same?) by digitizedturtle in which Eve owns a bar and Villanelle does interior decorating. I’ve never read an AU of this type, but it’s well worth the read.

Journey to Alaska by bearslayer in which they finally make it to Alaska and we get the Alaska fic we deserve.

Sail away by wheretobe, includes Villaneve on the sea! Get ready to rock the boat.

Sorry, baby xoxo by wellthizizdeprezzing, can’t say too much without spoiling the plot, but the plot is full of twists and nothing can be taken at face value.

Hotel Alyeska by killingsaray featuring divorced Villaneve where their kids parent trap them. Still being updated.

[topeve]

VILLANEVE FIC REC MASTERLIST (2020 EDITION)

as s3 is well on its way i figured i’d update the list once again! fics on the old list will continue to be included! below the cut you will find 80+ villaneve fics, though some are currently in-progress. there are no double listings, and nsfw is not marked, so make sure to check the tags! if i particularly like an author’s work (more than 2 fics), they generally go under the author section to avoid repetition. as always, these are only my recommendations.

80+ ORGANIZED FICS UNDER THE CUT

ONE-SHOTS

standalone fics.

All She Knows by filthy_nebula (1/1)

Marking Time by imunbreakabledude (1/1)

you know that i’ve been waiting for you by badbadnotgood (1/1)

nel cuore hai un buco by lorelaislatte (1/1) 

you are anchoring by badbadnotgood (1/1)

Fireplace Nights by imimmortalagain (1/1)

curtain call by ramblingraconteur (1/1)

Dead Wood by vforvillanelle (1/1)

I’m not the man they think I am at home by paddingtonfan69 (1/1)

be honest by ocean_clown (1/1) 

A Room in Chisinau by godless_hippie (1/1)

Night Bus by olderthaneve (1/1) 

the best of you belongs to me by charizona (1/1)

My Love, My Love, My Love by melvncholymvmi (1/1) 

Did We Do It? by Arriva (1/1) 

Do Not Go Gentle by olderthaneve (1/1) 

a girl like you needs something real by thegatorgood (1/1)

Haven’t I told you so (a million or more times) by pengukat (1/1)

Normal by gutsandglitter (1/1)

miracles are just too damn hard to find by Anonymous (1/1)

I Could Be Better, But by thegingermidget (1/1)

Your Ex-Lover Is Dead by sophiahelix (1/1)

The Pretender by TheEvangelion (1/1)

Eating of the tree, etc. by PoeticallyIrritating (1/1)

I Really Am Your Colour by heyitsathrowaway (1/1)

Obsessions by weakinteraction (1/1)

you have been a hurricane to me by fmradio (1/1)

it’s in the colours by Toucanna (1/1)

Permanency by Panny (1/1)

Look What You Made Me Do by orphan_account (1/1)

Life in Technicolour by Selenay (1/1)

Opera d’arte by thegingermidget (1/1)

You’re The Best Kind Of Bad Something by clarkes_murphy (1/1)

Nacre by willowbilly (1/1)

tempt my trouble by Wemmabby (1/1)

cloudwatching by isawet (1/1)

MULTI-CHAPTER 

A Saint’s Just A Sinner by melvncholymvmi (9/20)

Of Love and La Villanelle by melvncholymvmi (42/42)

Imagine Me And You (And Our Parents) by imunbreakabledude (14/24)

graduating from the school of never forgive and never forget by coldmackerel (1/2)

these mortifying ordeals by coldmackerel (8/12)

At The Cliff’s Edge by filthy_nebula (10/?)

don’t call it off, just call the black and white by hannahnyrie (2/2)

veins start to shiver by charizona (15/16)

manie sans délire by behindthec (11/11)

Different For Us by BeginToFray (22/?)

Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds Of Things by saltandsunscreen (17/22)

Professional Boundaries by yotoob (39/39)

Triangles by yotoob (2/2)

the shepherd’s folly by ifyouresure (3/3)

Virtues Uncounted by Atticus (3/3)

Come to Me at My Worst by anamatics (3/5)

BY AUTHOR

authors with a larger collections of eve polastri/villanelle fics.

—boxedblondes

 blood in my ears and a fool in the mirror (1/1)

slow like pseudonephredrine (1/1) 

‘til our wide eyes burn blind (1/1)

leavin’ a wake, leavin’ a big, big scar (12/12)

and definitely maybe i will live to love (5/5)

—dollsome

take these stars from my crown (1/1)

bliss of another kind (1/1)

you know i’m such a fool for you (1/1)

this is what you wanted (3/3)

—almostafantasia

Room 201 (1/1)

for hire (28/28)

Everything Is Shit (1/1)

—foxbones

only by dark (13/13)

a murder of birds (1/1)

exit seraphim (1/1)

—humanveil

the way you touch my soul (is so damn evil) (1/1)

like the halls of your heart (1/1)

heart made of glass (my mind, of stone) (1/1)

dual (1/1)

here comes a rising tide (1/1)

(shiver in) anticipation (1/1)

poppy (1/1)

cat and mouse (1/1)

—alicekittridge

Reverie (1/1)

Aren’t You Dead Yet, Deer? (1/1) 

She Knows So Much (2/2)

Saturday Visits/Good Mornings (1/1)

Walk-Ins Welcome (1/1) 

—piggy09

now if we’re talking body (1/1)

La Dolce Vita (1/1)

Hurricane Drunk (1/1)

—zozo

all i see are tomorrows (7/7)

some hearts, sometimes, leave blind (9/9)

all of your lives unled (2/2)

[villanelle-ve]

hi! were you ever able to post your villaneve pic recs?

oh my god don’t hate me I forgot but here they are!!!!

if you have not read Every Rose by Fixy....DO IT!!!!! it’s so fucking good!

two wills (one mirror holding us dearer now) by poiesis is AMAZING PLZ READ IT

Widow and Thirty-Five blubark (SO amazing)

and I know these are popular but Professional Boundaries, Enemies with Disregard, The Wrong Kind of Almost, Touch Starved, and everything else by yotoob!!!!!! (I’ve read them all so many times)

Another couple popular ones that I can’t NOT mention because they are amazing:

Don't know you super well but I think you might be the same as me by KillingVillanelle

Now I Don't Feel Those Kinds of Things

by saltandsunscreen

Instant Gratification by discotits

mania sans délire by behindthec

Classy Girls Don’t Kiss in Bars Like This by KillingVillanelle

We are not born in sin(series SO FUCKING GOOD) by KillingVillanelle

For hire by almostafantasia READ THIS!

and of course: (Issues) We've got the kind of love it takes to solve them series by BeginToFray- these were the first fics I read for KE and I LOVE THEM

these are poorly spaced and not linked and probably all over the place because I’m at work and trying not to get caught on m phone, enjoy!!!!

[cheddar-the-dog]

I was tagged by @livingtheb99peraltiagolife thanks love 💛

ONE / name / alias. Ell

TWO / birthday. November 13th

THREE / zodiac sign. Scorpio Sun, Cancer Moon

FOUR / height. 160 cm//5’3

FIVE / hobbies. reading, writing (poetry and stories), watching tv, learning (about) languages, gardening (or being in nature in general)

SIX / favourite colours. olive green, bordeaux red, yellow

SEVEN / favourite books. THUG by Angie Thomas (I cant really think of any)

EIGHT / last song listened to. Truth Hurts by Lizzo

NINE / last film watched. Into the Spiderverse

TEN / inspiration for muse. (I don’t understand that question)

ELEVEN / dream job. being in charge of my own non-profit

TWELVE / meaning behind your url. It’s Cheddar the Dog, he’s not some common bitch.

THIRTEEN / top 3 ships. Dianetti, Peraltiago, HoltxKevin

FOURTEEN / lipstick or chapstick. Lipstick

FIFTEEN / currently reading. Now I Don't Feel Those Kinds of Things by saltandsunscreen on ao3 (@villanevest on tumblr)

tagging. @darkrosemind @enigmatic-b1tch @b99peraltiago @kamekamelea @outofinspo and whoever wants to do this 💕

[cmstoragespace]

And —

It’s Emily, who JJ hasn’t seen in nearly four years, who said goodbye to her not two miles from where they’re standing now. And JJ can’t get a breath in edgewise, because she looks so — so —

So like she did on their very first day of the Academy, all dark hair and bright eyes, ready with her smart mouth and soft gaze to pick JJ up and shake her like a snow globe, to change her completely and forever.

“Hey,” Emily says, smiling, that smile that has stayed in JJ’s heart, a pressed flower hidden in the pages of a book.

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AU where Emily and JJ were in the Academy together, and have a messy almost-history that ended the day they graduated, when Emily took off to work an op in Europe. Now she's back, has joined the BAU, and JJ's trying her best to forget their past. Well, maybe not her best. Her second or third-best. And Emily? She's not really trying at all.

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Hey y’all I mentioned having some un-uploaded Jemily fic, so I thought I’d throw a chapter of one of mine on AO3 and if you didn’t hate it, maybe upload some more? Idk let me know what you think.

[villanevest]

Nothing Else Ever Feels Like Your Body series: Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things chapter 14 “last-minute change of plans”

The Great British Bake-Off, confessions, panicked cab rides, Niko, and answers.

[villanevest]

Nothing Else Ever Feels Like Your Body series: Now I Don’t Feel Those Kings of Things

aka. the villaneve lawyer au

Chapter 15: Gin and Tonic Again

Silences, why Caller ID exists, trophy wives, a lack of finesse, developments and imaginings.

[villanevest]

Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things (Villaneve Lawyer AU) chapter 11

Car rides and more coffee, discussions in French, almond croissants, scandals and ants.

[villanevest]

Now I Don't Feel Those Kinds of Things [chapter 8] saltandsuncreen

CHAPTER SUMMARY

iPhone settings, unsolicited birthday cake, and staying after closing. 

FIC SUMMARY

“Do you two know each other?” Elena asks, passing Eve a fresh cup of coffee. “You and the new lawyer, I mean.”

For a second, Eve imagines telling her everything. Saying, remember that night Niko left last year, and I thought we were really done? Well, I went out, got drunk, met her, and we fuc–

Eve can’t even make her pretend-self confess it all to Elena, not under the stark fluorescent lighting of their office. She can’t come up with a good lie, either – a whole two seconds after seeing Villanelle again, her brain is still busy numbly cataloguing her every too-fast breath and rushed heartbeat. “Uh, I’m pretty sure we ran into each other at a conference, once?”

“Oh.” Elena pauses. “I wish I had her jacket. Her outfit is amazing.”

Eve’s smile would probably be a little less fake if she could entirely convince herself that she’s also thinking about Villanelle’s clothes, and not what’s underneath them.

But she and Niko are trying, right? So she smiles harder.

*

A breakup. A hookup.

For a year, Eve does her best to forget it all.

Then chance brings a new hire to the office, and everything gets a lot more complicated.

[villanevest]

Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things [chapter 9] saltandsunscreen

CHAPTER SUMMARY

Math teachers and Sea Vegetables and swearing in yet more elevators. 

FIC SUMMARY

“Do you two know each other?” Elena asks, passing Eve a fresh cup of coffee. “You and the new lawyer, I mean.”

For a second, Eve imagines telling her everything. Saying, remember that night Niko left last year, and I thought we were really done? Well, I went out, got drunk, met her, and we fuc--

Eve can’t even make her pretend-self confess it all to Elena, not under the stark fluorescent lighting of their office. She can’t come up with a good lie, either -- a whole two seconds after seeing Villanelle again, her brain is still busy numbly cataloguing her every too-fast breath and rushed heartbeat. “Uh, I’m pretty sure we ran into each other at a conference, once?”

“Oh.” Elena pauses. “I wish I had her jacket. Her outfit is amazing.”

Eve’s smile would probably be a little less fake if she could entirely convince herself that she’s also thinking about Villanelle’s clothes, and not what’s underneath them.

But she and Niko are trying, right? So she smiles harder.

*

A breakup. A hookup.

For a year, Eve does her best to forget it all.

Then chance brings a new hire to the office, and everything gets a lot more complicated.

[villanevest]

Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things [chapter ten: two a.m.]

SUMMARY

Yam Nua, dickswabs, moonlight, jogging, and a visitor.

[villanevest]

I just have to let you know that you are killing it with your killing eve fics rn. Are you planning on working on all three at once, or are you focusing on one at a time?

aww thank you :DDD

i’ll be real with u fam I have the attention span of a toddler and I crave validation so the fic getting updated will be whichever fic I have an idea for or people seem to be enjoying the most. i’m going to try and do all three at once (and I have a 4th one in drafts rip – TODDLER, I tell you) but atm I am having the easiest time/most fun with Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things and yall seem to be too, so that will probably get the most updates. come message me tho if you’d like to chat more about it.

[topeve]

VILLANEVE (KILLING EVE) FIC RECOMMENDATION MASTERLIST

tag team back again!

because of the sheer amount of fics that have been written since s2 came out, and the lack of organization of the last list i made—here’s a brand new updated list! as always, these are only my recommendations, so this is not a comprehensive list of all villaneve writings. no double listings—if a fic isn’t in one category, it’s definitely in another. also, please pay attention to the tags/warnings as i haven’t marked nsfw this time.

50+ ORGANIZED FICS UNDER THE CUT

ONE-SHOTS

standalone fics.

—“cloudwatching” by isawet (1/1)

—”Tempt My Trouble” by Wemmabby (1/1)

—”Nacre” by willowbilly (1/1)

—“Haven’t I told you so (a million or more times)” by pengukat (1/1)

—”You’re The Best Kind Of Bad Something” by clarkes_murphy (1/1)

—”when the sun sets we’re both the same” by girlwitharrows (1/1)

—”Opera d’arte” by thegingermidget (1/1)

—”Life in Technicolour” by Selenay (1/1)

—”Look What You Made Me Do” by orphan_account (1/1)

—”Permanency” by Panny (1/1)

—”it’s in the colors” by Toucanna (1/1)

—”you know i’m such a fool for you” by dollsome (1/1)

—”you have been a hurricane to me” by fmradio (1/1)

—”Obsessions” by weakinteraction (1/1)

—”I Really Am Your Color” by heyitsathrowaway (1/1)

—”Eating of the tree, etc” by PoeticallyIrritating (1/1)

—”Room 201″ by almostfantasia (1/1)

—”Did We Do It?” by Arriva (1/1)

—”The Pretender” by TheEvangelion (1/1)

—”Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” by sophiahelix (1/1)

—”I Could Be Better, But” by thegingermidget (1/1)

—”miracles are just too damn hard to find” by Anonymous (1/1)

—”Normal” by gutsandglitter (1/1)

MULTI-CHAPTER FICS

—”Professional Boundaries” by yotoob (39/39)

—”Triangles” by yotoob (2/2)

—”for hire” by almostfantasia (INCOMPLETE—4/?)

—”Different For Us” by BeginToFray (INCOMPLETE—19/?)

—”the shepherd’s folly” by ifyouresure (3/3)

—”Now I Don’t Feel Those Kinds of Things” by saltandsunscreen (INCOMPLETE—5/?)

—”Virtues Uncounted” by KillCommander (Atticus) (3/3)

—”and definitely maybe i will live to love” by Boxedblondes (5/5)

—”leavin’ a wake, leavin’ a big, big scar” by Boxedblondes  (INCOMPLETE—6/12)

—”this is what you wanted” by dollsome (3/3)

—”Come to Me at My Worst” by anamatics (INCOMPLETE—3/5)

—”manie sans délire” by behindthec (INCOMPLETE—4/10)

—”Of Love and La Villanelle” by melvncholymvmi (INCOMPLETE—6/50)

SERIES

organized line-ups of multiple fics by the same author.

—mad girl’s love song by foxbones

PT. 1 “exit seraphim” (1/1)

PT. 2 “a murder of birds” (1/1)

PT. 3 “only by dark” (INCOMPLETE—12/13 chapters)

BY AUTHOR

authors with a larger collection of eve polastri/villanelle fics.

—piggy09

“now if we’re talking body” (1/1)

 “La Dolce Vita” (1/1)

“Hurricane Drunk” (1/1)

—alicekittridge

“She Knows So Much” (2/2)

“Saturday Visits/Good Mornings” (1/1)

“Walk-Ins Welcome” (1/1)

—humanveil

“the way you touch my soul (is so damn evil)” (1/1)

“like the halls of your heart” (1/1)

“heart made of glass (my mind, of stone)” (1/1)

“dual” (1/1)

“here comes a rising tide” (1/1)

“(shiver in) anticipation” (1/1)

“poppy” (1/1)

“cat and mouse” (1/1)

—zozo

“all i see are tomorrows” (7/7)

”some hearts, sometimes, leave blind” (9/9)

”all of your lives unled” (2/2)

[villanevest]

Hello! I just wanted to say NIDFTKOT is my fave fanfic. Each chapter is a finely tuned delight to lose yourself in. Honestly thank you for creating this richly realised, poetic AF AU. Do you have a KoFi page please? I have read the story twice and found it far more enjoyable that Luke Jennings work (sorry Luke!). It only seems fair to pay the favour forward as you must’ve spent aaaages on it and I can’t be the only one thinking this?? Thanks again.

im so honoured that it’s your favourite! thank you so much for reading it, and reaching out with such sweet comments like this; i really, sincerely appreciate it. 

NIDFTKOT did take a lot of time and effort, but i learned so much doing it, had a lot of fun, and having such a supportive audience made it all the more special. im so grateful to all of you for encouraging me so much. writing for KE and having all your feedback showed me how to write a different dynamic than what was then in my comfort zone, and that have me the confidence to brave domestic noir in my original work. 

you’re under absolutely no pressure to donate, but i do have a ko-fi if you are interested. all proceeds go to university fees and getting ice cream with my girlfriend when i fly down to see her at the end of the month. https://ko-fi.com/saltandsunscreen

if you ever want to chat about the fic, or have any questions/suggestions, send me a message or an ask anytime! have a great week

[villanevest]

discord

hey guys i know tumblr messages are unreliable af so if anyone wants to chat about writing/fic, killing eve, greys, fleabag, or literally anything (idc im bored), im saltandsunscreen#5177 on discord or i can make a discord server idm