almost daily bts fic recs

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lyre lyre lyre by oliviacirce

Namjoo regrets every life choice that has led her here, to the hard wooden floor of this dance studio, where she's lying on her back like a beached whale.

So, about three years ago I was very against gender swapping but since them I've seen the light and I love the new dynamics it brings! In this story, Namjoon ops, Namjoo goes to keep company to her friend Jimin in a dance class like the amazing friend she is, and then she: meets Hobi (another girl) and see that she is not very good at dancing, at least not in the beginning. I LOVE THIS STORY. First, because girls are the best. Second, because this is full of awkwardness, self acceptance, and bissexual awakening on Namjoo's part. I love how Namjoo is very brave despite her insecurities and confusion, female!Hobi is so Hobi - a ray of sunshine and the devil at the same time LOL. It's really a wonderful story and the dialogs are all great :) Is this fic for me? Do you like gender swapping in which instead of a nerdy but adorkable boy!Namjoon we get nerdy and adorkable Namjoo? If yes, hurry up and go read it, because it's truly great . Do you like fun intercalated with some deep feelings and thoughts? If yes, also go read it. The story is very fun and soft, but there is some dept on it and it makes it great :) Namjoo is admitting to herself that she is a little gay, and she is struggling and but also not struggling with some femininity standards (she likes who she is, but at the same time she might feel awkward and not fitting). Do you like Hobi being a badass? YAY? Well, this female Hobi is going to steal all our hearts. link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15472524

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a charm of powerful trouble [SERIES] by agustxxx and honeyboyyoongi

Their fingers brush, just a moment, skin sliding against skin, but it’s so much, too much, just enough. He doesn’t mean to let go of the tight hold he has on his magic, he just gets a little too caught up in the pink tinge staining the apples of Namjoon’s cheeks.

In which Yoongi is adamant about not using his magic, until he meets Namjoon.

Hello friends! So, just to clarify, this is not a story but a series with 4 works so far. It's a WIP! According to the author, we will have 7 stories, one for each bangtan member. It's a very interesting way of telling the story, since we get to experience one POV at a time, in a different place in the timeline (even if the stories are in chronological order).

It's a modern magical AU, in which all the boys have magical abilities, but not all have the skill or the necessary mindset to embrace them. It's a society in which there's hierarchy among witches, and among witches and normal people. It's overall very soft, but there are some angst moments and internal crisis - after all, the boys are trying to find their place in the world. Most witches live in covens and they are trying to build their own, so we get the dynamics of their friendship and them learning how to trust each other, be a group, deal with rival and malicious covens etc. I enjoyed it a lot! As for pairings, there are a lot, but the main ones are: namjoon/yoongi, hoseok/seokjin, jimin/taehyung - but they are all poly, so be aware of that! (i love it, but some people might not lol) Is this fic for me??? Do you like modern magical AUs and ethnical and existential crises regarding supernatural powers? YES???? So this is for you, bud :) Do you like multiple POVs, with different aspects being explored in each one? Go for it! link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1097922

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it's always winter here by jonghyunslisterine

yoongi runs away from his abusive father and leaves his little brother behind. by the time he finally finds him again, jungkook’s all grown up.

I honestly don't know how many times I've read this story, the only answer I'd have for you guys is: too many and too few. 

First of all, this story is not about romance, it's about the relationship between Yoongi and Jungkook, who are half-brothers and their relationship is all platonic. I want to hug them both very hard. They both grew up in a house with a violent father, but they both love each other very very much - Yoongi is the best hyung it's possible to be, but he was too young and the fact that he left JK behind eats him alive :'(. We can see that this kind of environment leaves marks on them, even if the author doesn't explicitly says "LOOK THIS IS A RESULT OF ABUSE", but that's what makes it beautiful and more heartbreaking: for instance, Yoongi does really think that Jimin is there, being his friend, because he is his most convenient friend, because he is still around. It's very exciting and sad when the two brothers find each other again by chance, and it's wonderful and heartbreaking to see Yoongi trying to mend their relationship, trying to explain. I cried during so many of their interactions and conversation, this story really touched my heart. It's beautiful, and I wish I could see even more of their relationship and future :) I also love the pace of the story in general!  Is this fic for me?

Do you like to have your heart broken and then mended at the same story? YES??? SO HURRY UP AND GO READ THIS MASTERPIECE. Do you like Yoongi being a very good but kinda insecure and awkward hyung? Yes. Well, Yoongi is a very special kind of hyung, the kindest hyung, but sometimes that doesn't show and when it does it's just really beautiful, sweet and heartwarming.

Do you like JK opening up reluctantly??? Yes??? So what are you waiting for? It's really rewarding when we see that JK is opening up, when we get to see his side of the story and when he is ready to hear Yoongi out. Really. Totally worth all the angst. 

link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14717789

don’t forget to leave kudos and comments if this story touched your heart <3

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little slips of want by honeyboyyoongi

Jungkook looks at him with his eyebrows raised.

Namjoon flushes, his cheeks stained a pretty pink. “You don’t know her, she’s the worst gossip. I hope you don’t mind, I just didn’t want every housewife in the neighbouring villages at my door hoping get a glimpse of you.”

“I don’t mind,” Jungkook reassures, taking a sip of his tea.

“You know, you could be. My apprentice, that is.”

In which Jungkook runs from what he is, until he finds a place for himself by Namjoon's side.

The author's vision of Jungkook and Namjoon makes my heart melt in the best way possible. I want to give this story hugs and have it hug me in return because it's so BEAUTIFUL AND SOFT *sighs*. I love stories in which the boys are dealing with a certain kind of loneliness and then they help each other out in that department :). We feel so happy for Jungkook because we have hits that he's feeling lonely, but also keeping a huge secret that we don't find out until the ending, and it's that tension and also the fact that Namjoon is just the most adorable and wise and kind witch that makes this story wonderful. There's a very fairy tale feel to this!

Is this fic for me???

I like a little bit of built up between the boys and have them being build a friendship before developing into more? yessssss, they are so cute as friends!

I love when the boys are magical creatures? yesssss, and jimin/tae/yongi are wonderful fairies as well. 

link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15827484

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collide the spaces that divide by pardon

Namjoon and Hoseok compete for Yoongi's affection - just like they do everything else.

This story deserves so much more love, because it's truly wonderful. Please go love it! I love stories in which we find out more and more about the characters and how they fit into their context. You can say to me: "but all stories are like this!!". Well, yes, but also no. I like that we get an idea about how the dynamics between Namjoon and Hoseok are in beginning, and then it's like we peel each layer of the onion, one scene at a time - we get to see how much *deeper* things go, how their friendship really works and the fact that they are their best support system. Also, the author used beautiful descriptions and metaphors without being too wordy/prolix.

Also, their banter is very fun. And a love a Hoseok in denial LOL.  Is this fic for me???

You love a fic that's fun, but there's something deeper underneath? YES, go peel that onion, pal :D

You love when one of the boys is in denial about his feelings? YES

You love when they grow up together? Yes, me too! They grow up together and we get to see little snippets of their friendship and it's so heart warming.

link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16662303

don't forget to leave kudos and comments if this story made your day happier :D

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Can't Spell We Without W(you and you)  by gbyesummer (shouldshy)

“We’re going out tonight,” Namjoon says. “You should come with.”

Hoseok sits up and narrows his eyes. “I don’t think Jin would appreciate me being invited on your date without asking him first.”

“It’s not... like a date-date. It's a friend-date."

or: Hoseok loves that they’re a close group of seven, but seven is six plus himself, and six is an even number. He's the seventh in a group with three (well, two and one almost-couple) couples. He’s a seventh wheel.

This is story is very fun, soft and wonderful. It's Hoseok's POV and there is a little bit of angst, but that's mostly Hoseok not being very good at dealing with his feelings - Hobi is such a ray of sunshine usually, so I like when stories explore a little bit of his inner turmoils, even if it's done in a very light and fun way, like this story. I think that many of us have already been on his shoes - all your close friends are on romantic relationships and you try not to be that asshole that spoils the fun and has to guard all the drama and whining to yourself lol. Also, Namjoon and Seokjin are also wonderful in here. It's very very well written :)  Is this fic for me??? I love stories that have fun dynamics with the boys: YAS

I love stories with fun group chats: YAS

I love stories in which there is a little misunderstandings, a little bit of denial and the boys are temporarily dumb, but in a good way? yes yes yes, they have all their moments of dumbness and Jin saves them all from themselves lol if you read and have a good time, please don't forget to leave kudos and comments to show your appreciation :)

link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9582749

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FAQ

Q: Gosh, another rec blog, why?

Hi, welcome to my humble blog. The short explanation for this is that I read too much fanfic and I: (a) I'd like to share my reviews with the word, since there are stories that I love way too much and I want to rant about them; (b) I love review blogs; (c) I want to organize the fics that I love in a way that is better than my ao3 bookmark page. Also, I feel into BTS rabbit hole in February 2018, and suddenly being a lurker and commenting on stories I like is not enough anymore.

That said, English is not my first language and this is mostly for me to have fun, so I apologize in advance for any mistakes.  Q: What are we going to see here then? Mostly, stories that I love with me trying to convince you to go read them. I will be kinda copying daily-stucky-recs.tumblr.com style of reccing, with topics such as "is this fic for me?" and a few of the highlights and maybe warnings in review form. I will be adding tags as I use them, and the future I will organize them in a post. I ramble a lot, and my recs may or may not make sense, you will see. Eventually, I want to make themed rec lists and some features like "if you liked this story, you will probably like: .....". I will also make an effort to try to rec stories that are not every well known despite being excellent - those deserve all the love, people <3. 

I love all the pairings, seriously. And trios. And quartets. And OT7. As long as the story is good, that there is no graphic torture and that most of the characters are not truly evil most of the times, I will read it. ALSO, I DON'T CARE ABOUT WHO TOPS OR BOTTOMS WHO. This is not  something that I will point out about a fic unless it's a scene that is very touching or hot - so, there will be no tags referring to who bottoms or tops each other. Really, I just enjoy reading them interacting and being friends with other, so the dynamic doesn't have to be necessarily sexual.

I understand that not everybody know all aspects of Korean culture (I don't know a lot, that's for sure), but I usually do not like stories in which this aspect of the boy's identity are overly erased. I like to read stories in which there was a minimal research effort in this aspect.

WIPS are also not usually recced. 

I have a few pet peeves, sure, but they are not really related to pairings. I usually don't like overly OOC characterizations (yeah yeah, I know that OOC is not a very good definition of characterization and a very subjective perception), I don't usually like when one of the boys are the trashed (because I love all of them), and I will add more general dislikes here as I see fit. ALSO, I usually don't read unhappy endings, but if the story is good, why not. THAT SAID, if I dislike more than like a story, I won't be posting it here or making bad comments about it. If there's something "negative" that I have to say about a work I like, it will be on the lines of: "if you don't like a lot of romance, maybe this is not for you" /  "if you are not into Jimin/OC, maybe this won't be your cup of tea". But to be clear: I will only rec things that I like. This is here to celebrate and to love more works that ultimately make my day get better in small ways.

(i'm putting a list of my general likes and dislikes at the end of this post, if it interests you)

Q: "I am looking for XYZ, do you know it?"

While I think that blogs with open ask boxes are very useful for the community and it's amazing to have people helping you find a work that you lost, I have seem a lot of rec blogs I like overflown with requests and it makes harder for me to find posts that I am interested in (when I am not the one looking, lol). Anyways, it may seem a little pretentious of me, since I have not really started this properly I am already think that I will be some kind of superstar of the recers LOL. Maybe this will have no audience whatsoever, but I think that I won't be accepting those kind of asks for now, or at least I won't be answering them individually - let's see how it goes. HOWEVER, if you want to rec me something, please do :D I love getting recs! This fandom is so big that there must be a thousand hidden jews out there :) 

Q: Why the name? 

Well, I intend to do ALMOST daily recs lol. I have a lot bookmarked already, so at first I will be reccing that here. Also, I am a grad student who has a 9-to-5 job, so sometimes I just disappear to cry about my life choices, whine about deadlines and eventually do assignments.  

Q: Who are you?

cis, she/her. Besides long walks by the ocean, I like to to get lost on links in wikipedia, love all pets, I am constantly suffering with capitalism and surplus value (lol), grad school student and very bad at replying messages (sorry!!!!). I run this blog alone, to rant and to have fun :) hate and disrespectful comments will be ignored/blocked. Racist comments or whitewashing comments will also be ignored/blocked. 

list of general likes

happy endings

plotty and long stories

ot3

the boys just being best friends / found family

fave tropes/guilt pleasures

subversion of ABO stereotypes

arranged marriage

historical au

idol au

canon with one of the boys slowly realising that he is in love with the other during the years and pinning for a long time :D

one is famous, the other is not

growing up together

were aus

one is friends with a member of the other's family (i don't know if this can be called a trope or why i like it but i just do)

list of general dislikes

when a character is overly negative about themselves without great justification

too much whitewashing 

OOC

yoongi being overly cold or overly tsundere in general 

a lot of violence and gore

rape/sexual violence as a cheap plot device

healing dicks/vaginas/sex in general to sexual violence victims (when a person suffers a violence and he/she/them finds the one, have sex with them miraculously heal all the scars)

very uke-ish/seme-ish dynamics

i don't really read much of (aka i don't go looking around for those stories actively but i might be convinced to read it them if they are good)

hybrid aus

android stories

space aus

third-person omniscient narrator with multiple povs in the same scene (it can work wonderfully if it's well done, but when it's not I find it very off-putting and disorienting)