Orufrey fic recs! 🌿
Here are some of my favorite Orufrey fanfics that I've read recently (in no particular order). Hope you enjoy! :)
⚠️ These fics may contain spoilers so be careful!
Susurrus by DrMiniPie (9k words)
A silverwood tree grows beside the atelier. Five seasons it spends with Olruggio, and one with everyone. One shot.
it feels like i'm going home by qifree (6k words)
“You can touch, y'know.” Qifrey feels Olruggio's breath on his hand, and he wonders if his friend can feel the way his pulse jumps beneath his fingertips. “Ah, but—” My hands. Qifrey wants to tell him no. These hands have only ever hurt you. (Or—Qifrey wakes up curse-free and blind. He's not fine, but Olruggio is there, so it's going to be okay—they have the rest of their lives to work through it together, after all.)
unchanging earth by DailyMelody (8k words)
His breath passes through his body in cycles, and he allows himself to focus on it. The stretch in his muscles as his chest expands and back widens. Each inhale seems to unravel something in him, allowing the tension to bleed from his body. Once more he observes Olruggio’s features, taking in the color of his eyes — an intriguing shade that reminds him of a star-filled sky — and the harsh line of his mouth. He observes the dark strands that fall across his forehead, the cut of his jawline, the bridge of his nose. I want him and this life we built together. I want to live. or: qifrey learns to rebuild. olruggio is by his side.
we should just kiss like real people do by qifree (2k words)
“Are you really in such a rush to get up?” Olruggio asks him, leaning in close to drop a kiss onto his forehead. He tilts his head just slightly to whisper into his ear, “Really? What's out there that's so much better than stayin’ in bed?” (Or—it does get better. Olruggio makes sure of it.)
Climbing Ivy by Grimmseye (3k words)
Olruggio rumbled. He could feel the vibration in his chest, from Olruggio’s to his own. “I’m not leaving you,” he said, voice gruff and fumbling. “I don’t — I want — you know I’ve wanted to hug you too, right?” He sounded terribly embarrassed. Qifrey giggled, half in endearment and half mind-numbing relief. “Right,” he murmured, fingers relaxing by a fraction. “Sorry. You used to be so affectionate with your hands.”
Anything to Be With You by Imalittlestitious (22k words)
After decades of pining, Olruggio and Qifrey were finally together. But keeping the relationship a secret from four kids and all of their friends and acquaintances was more difficult than they anticipated. Especially since they can't seem to keep their hands off of each other. or 5 times Qifrey and Olruggio tried to be intimate and failed and the one time they succeeded.
I Have Desired to Go by DrMiniPie (9k words)
The fighting is over; the atelier has been destroyed. It's time to build a new home, and there's room for everyone…that is, if everyone wants it.
Okay, Let's Go Home by LillyPillyBeetle (7k words)
Olruggio leaves the atelier after finding out about Qifrey's betrayal, and Agott is the one to bring him home.
return, return, return to me by LavenderTeaCat (18k words)
The end begins on a beautifully average day, the kind that Qifrey has started tucking away as fond memories before they’re even over, knowing that there can’t be all that many more. OR: Qifrey finds himself trapped in a timeloop he created when trying to find a way to spare Olruggio’s memories. Getting out turns out to be more difficult than he’d ever imagined.
a cycle on pause by drifloon (3k words)
"You know, I always thought I'd live somewhere with lots of people around," Olruggio tells him. The wine in his vessel is a rich pink colour. Qifrey made them olives and cheese with cabroccoli wrapped in ham for a late-night snack, but the pleasure was in the making, not in the eating. He sips his own vessel, listening. "But it's really nice out here, isn't it? Peaceful. Good for focussing." "I think you would be even more of a hermit, if you had the choice," Qifrey says. "Lost in your work for weeks on end." Olruggio looks sheepish, rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand. "You're probably right. I never thought I'd be that kind of person, either… weird how much things change, isn't it?" "And how much they stay the same," Qifrey murmurs. A temporary fix-it.
when the sun and moon and stars are gone, what's left is only you by lesqueers (5k words)
Qifrey tries to catalogue all of the places they touch, reminding himself that the contact is no longer dangerous. Olly’s nose is slotted against his temple, fingers having moved from between his shoulders to the base of his head. There’s a slight tickle where the hair on his chin brushes against Qifrey’s cheek. The other arm is wrapped loosely around his middle, squeezing against his tunic. Their legs aren’t exactly tangled, but he can feel Olruggio’s calf against his own, a bony knee against his thigh, and the press of something warm and firm against his hip. His own body is an unfortunate mirror, the hour still early and the closeness still unfamiliar. - or; how does a man who has only ever deprived himself of wanting allow himself to lust?
petrichor in return by blueberrysushi (56k+ words) - WIP 🪶
Qifrey knew of the risks with this procedure. But if, in exchange for his sight, he were to get his future back? The choice has never been more easy to make. ~~~ Aka, a post-canon au in which Qifrey becomes fully blind
When Change and Tears are Past by DrMiniPie (16k+ words) - WIP 🪶
Is it better, is it easier to forget, in the end? After two perilous rescues, what will become of Qifrey and Olruggio, and all they know? Post-canon/canon-divergent orufrey (and their loved ones!); will add/adjust tags as needed.
