#thank u for bearing with me 🙏🏼

[heldenherzchen]

"want anything from the shop?" — "cornetto."

[zuzusexytiems]

what other jp fics would u recommend? (aside from ooml of course wink wink)

Hello, hello! thank you for sending this (and sorry for getting back to it so late 😭🙏) I've recommended some of these at the end of OOML 11, but I've been wanting to make a version for the tumblr crowd so here you go! 😊<3

Please note that there are still a lot of Jeanpiku fics that I have yet to read yet tho, so this list is very limited 😭🙏🏽 But hopefully I get to add more in the future. 🥰

Anyway!

All but the brightest stars by astralcrow

Absolutely obsessed with this fic. It's a Jeanpiku college AU where Jean and Pieck start off a little rocky, but find they have more in common than they'd initially thought. It's got everything: angst, comedy, drama, playful banter—all of it written in a perfect balance.

The author, Crow, also writes in a way where you can perfectly envision everything that's happening; the characterization, setting, and pacing are rich and vivid without being too overwhelming, and I would honestly say that this fic is an actual piece of literature in its own right. It's also fully finished so you don't need to worry about updates! (Unlike OOML sdjkbhuysd SORRY usdihsdu)

Not-So-Adorable Home by yanniyogurt

Another all-time favorite! NSAH hasn't updated in a while, but it's definitely still worth the read. Jean and Pieck have a bit of a history in this fic: they were childhood friends and had a falling out, and meet each other again when they're older, when Jean—without realizing it—moves into the apartment next to Pieck's.

Yany's writing is brilliant and engaging—the kind where you immediately get hooked in and forget that you're even reading at all. If you end up getting into NSAH, please show her some love! Your encouragement in AO3 comments helps us authors a lot more than you know 🥹 <3

and then the sea swept in by @anarkvli

This is the first Jeanpiku fic I ever fell in love with. Jean and Pieck both have very troubled pasts (to say the least), and are dealing with their own personal demons when they meet. Filled with angst, mystery, and rich imagery, this fic is very much worth the read as well. Say hi to Rae for me in the comments! <3

All of @sparklekitteh's Jeanpiku fics on AO3

Jules is one of my dearest friends, and she also happens to be wonderful writer! Her works are sweet and special, and each one will leave you smiling when you're done. If you need a good dose of serotonin, I highly recommend her stuff!

bakedpotatocat's Jeanpiku Week 2022 fic collection

Saying that I loved every single one of these fics is an understatement. I've mentioned it at the end of OOML 11, too, but this collection truly is the epitome of hidden gems within the Jeanpiku fandom. I don't even know where and how to begin; please just read it. I promise you won't regret it. 🥹🙏🏼

save your love (for someone like me) by kosms

I'm not usually into arranged marriage AUs, but hooo boy, this was good. This fic has either been deleted from AO3, or the author has changed handles—I was only fortunate enough to download it to my reader while it was still up, but it was brilliantly written, and although it only had one chapter, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If anyone who's reading this has the updated link to it, please let me know, as I would love to continue reading! If you're the author of the fic and you'd like me to remove it from the list, though, please also let me know! Your comfort comes first.

@0venmit's Jeanpiku fics on AO3

I've always enjoyed 0venm1tt's writing; one of my personal favorites is Bear With Me, but I've decided to go ahead and recommend everything anyway because 1.) I really enjoy their writing style, and 2.) I still have some of them on my to-read list—leaving this here as a little reminder to myself to get back to it! <3 Oven, if you're reading this, thanks for sharing your work with us; I know it's been a while, but I hope you're doing well!

Everything Has Changed by @elmundodeflor

Flor is a very good friend of mine and one of the best people I know; she also happens to be a brilliant writer, as well! This piece is her first Jeanpiku fic, but her prose is exquisite. Please give it a shot! If you're into Levihan, Flor primarily writes for this ship as well—her AO3 is a treasure trove for LH enthusiasts. <3 Love you, bestie!

A special mention to All Things Go: Chicago no Kyojin by @opelemmescootpastya

Yet another fic I still have in my to-read list, but I want to mention it anyway bc I've heard a lot of good things about it, so I want to pass it on to you guys 💜 The author, Em, is also super sweet and supportive and has made a lot of contributions to the JP fandom herself! Some of the chapters also have accompanying art that I'm sure you guys are going to love—I know I did. 🥹💜

Em also has some published one shots that are definitely worth the read! My personal favorite the Jeanpikuween one, which you can find in her AO3. Fun, quirky, and had me smiling all the way 🥹 Please also send Em some love if you can; she definitely deserves it!

Another special mention: @antehatsy's Jeanpiku fics on AO3

Irina's fics are in Russian, but even with just the translate feature, her writing is still very much enjoyable and something I still recommend. A lot of her work features Jean and Pieck in a post-canon friendship with Mikasa, and it's a very fun dynamic.

I also recommend going through Irina's profile. She is one of my most favorite Jeanpiku artists (and have her work posted up on my bedroom wall, lol 😅)

Anyway, I *think* that's it! I really hope I didn't miss anything 😭🙏🏼 Again, there are still a lot of JP fics I haven't read yet (I'm very slow to read in general, my apologies 😭), so this definitely isn't all of it

If you have any recommendations, please feel free to reblog this and add some; you can also send some in my inbox (even if it's yours and would like me to read)! I can't promise to get back to it right away, but I will very happily add them to my reading list and recommend them to other JP's, too 🥰

Happy reading, everyone! 💜🐴🛒✨

[formula-fun]

First of all, love your fics! Ur really talented! No pressure at all but do u know when the next update is gonna be? Could u recommend us some lestappen fics to read until ur next chapter? 😭🙏🏼

Hiiiii baby, thanks so much!!! I know I say it a lot but I truly do mean to have it out in the next few days! It's at about 12K right now and I've highlighted three sections that need better transitions to the section after them, so I basically have three short scenes to write and then proofreading, and then it'll (hopefully) be good to go. Thanks so much for waiting, and it's always nice to know people are excited about it!! I swear I'll try to have it out to you as fast as possible <3333

I should probably do a long official rec list soon as well, but there's a short one for you under the cut!!

/krak ʃɪt/ - @xiaoluclair - series - i love love love crack always and forever, and this is absolutely perfect. If you need something light and short to cheer you up this will have you set for the rest of forever. Their vibe is so fuckin good and these always make me laugh so hard!

on the limit - @drivestraight - 6.8 - this entire series is gorgeous, but I want to recommend this part in particular because even as a standalone I think it's really really brilliant! It's packed with so much subtext and such a punchy start to a series that ended up changing the way i think about this pairing, i love it

all this happened, more or less - @lightningmickqueen - 10.3K - the drama the melancholy the intrigue the overall vibe!! i reread this all the damn time and honestly it never makes me any less insane. fics with tweets and headlines worked into them never fail to make me lose my shit, i just love it and this is so well done

oui chef - @actparci - 16K - this is like if f1 met the bear except honestly the bear could never. i want to eat this fic and not just because it's about food. the found family restaurant vibe is perfectly done and everything about it just works, and I love Max and Charles' whole dynamic in this but also the way it builds up into them being work spouses. also max mother henning his friends is something that we will literally never have enough of fuck ya!!!!

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Where The Heart Is - @gemjam - 57K - this isn't lestappen and is a little older but it belongs on every rec list i ever do because it was one of the first f1 fics I ever read when i was introduced to the sport almost 10 years ago! i was a certified ferrari fan and red bull hater from the beginning, but the vibe of red bull as a little family compels me to this day and is simply so so essential and still so real. we have been shipping ferrari drivers with red bull drivers for ten long slutty years and we will continue to do so. It's also so good as a coming of age story!!!! it's honest and awkward and life isn't always perfect and people don't always behave their best whether theyre kids or teenagers or parents! Nobody has it all figured out, but they choose to keep trying every day and they love each other the best they can and i could honestly write an essay about how much that meant to me when I was 16 but also how dear to me that idea is at 25. also this fic introduced me to spanish tortilla which was a massive win, and it made me want a farm as a teenager and now im an architecture student and i understand workaholic adrian on a spiritual level. like this fic is so rich ive been screaming about it for a whole decade if you want to try something different give it a shot

[slymanner]

MISS U LOVE U COMING BACK FROM THE WAR SOON !!!! THE WAR HAS BEEN SO LONG AND I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM MY BEST FRIEND (you) FOR SO LONG !!! THOTS & PRAYERS 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 < has slept for two hours only

DJDJDJDJ U BETTER GO TO BED FOOL!!! /LH

miss u too wombstie🥺🥺🥺 IT'S FELT LIKE FOREVER!!! i hope the rest of ur war goes smoothly!!! and I'll be there when ur out of that war when u get back holding my arms out for u to give u a big ol affectionate bear hug womie!!! <3

u didn't even need to come in my ask's to say all this but i love u so so much for it,,,ur so so important,,,thank you for the thots and prayers that made me laugh alot out loud seeing that💀💀💀 and i wish you all the best from here!!! u go fight in that war!!! u kick ass in that war!!!

love u!!! u better sleep hella good tonight istg SJSJJSJSHSHS mwah!!! keep going!!! 💙🫂

[pxedpiper]

hello friend i have seen that you’ve set e’last on a trial run and dude i am already so thankful bc there is NO content of these men here i am struggling

also hm judging by how much i like your posts i am probably going to be here often 😇😇 so hello i am ur new anon

SJDNFJFJC i had meant that as more so of a “would anyone be interested in that” sort of thing but ig this ask proves that there is so !!! ig yeah you could say I’m officially adding E’Last on a trial run (please bear with me if I don’t get their personalities exactly right 🙏🏼)

likewise i’m also adding treasure full on Officially (no smut for uhhh let’s say Doyoung-Junghwan !!)

also hello new anon would u like a name or emoji

[teddybeirin]

Wheat bread and science cyan🙏🏼

thank u so much & you may study me under a microscope as long as you compare the results to a tardigrade water bear <3

[amakumos]

JUST FINISHED BLUE BIRTHDAY OMGGGGGGG

thats the first long fic i’ve read in a WHILE and my god it was so good i loved it so so so much 😩🙏🏼

your writing style is so amazing and i almost cried so many times (bearing in mind i’m on a coach and i didnt wanna cry in front of my friend dnansnsn) oh i just love ynwon so much

also very excited for heart stealer 😊😊😊😊😊

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AAH THANK U SO MUCH !! im rlly happy u enjoyed it hehe :] i luv ynwon so much too :( to be completely honest i didnt know where to end it and i think its bc i didnt wanna let them go T_T thank u again for reading and enjoying it <3333

and me too i am writing it rn #yas !!

[heldenherzchen]

One leap and the wolf landed at Scott's feet, causing him to stagger back a step. "Good afternoon." The deep voice sent a shiver down his spine and for a moment Scotty was at a loss for words. He just stared into the blue eyes that were examining him with interest. "Um... h-hello," he finally found his voice. Why did it sound so high? After all, he had long since passed the change of voice. The furry ears of his counterpart twitched briefly. "Where are you going, pretty boy?" "to tame a wolf" by @hummingbird-of-light