PPL aren't reblogging this version so the chuzzle is generally stuck in the eternal present moment with the question unanswered. Eyeing the symbol that will never change
because there are some really really good ones out there!! i wanna compile my faves so far (under a cut because its kinda a lot)
LIGHTHEARTED & HURT/COMFORT:
High-stringed emotion and the taste of smoke by rivalsurge2 - Word count: 7,284
Desc: "In the height of his time at college, Oliver is once again asked to help perform at a college band's small event. Snacks provided. Years later, the memory of it resurfaces."
CUTE. CUTE FIC. college era beeb and ángel meeting. good characterization. i enjoy. a lot
Ibuprofen Mornings by Hollow_Knight26 - Word count: 3,375
Oliver chronic pain fic <333 very very sweet hurt/comfort i hold this fic very gently in my hands like a baby bird
Be Still My Beating Heart by the_unknown_storyteller - Word count: 3,635
Such a sweet ending 9 fic dealing with beeb's first house calling and his reactions to ángel entering the house. very very sweet <3
ANGST:
Angel of Small Death by cherrbert [unfinished] - Word count: 65,407
The ending 5 fic. like. THE ending 5 fic. even thought it's unfinished and hasnt been updated in a while, it goes on this list because it is just That fucking good
Explores both oliver and ángel's mental states after oliver is hired at seraphim industries, with oliver suspicious about ángel's motivations and ángel anxious about keeping oliver safe
Phenomenal characterization and storytelling, i really cannot recommend this enough
Rabbit Pie by ItsCutterKirby - Word count: 3,386
The Other THE ending 5 fic. to me. hholy shit. very verrrry good at feeling absolutely sickening. made me want eugene dead even more than i already did and thats a Feat
One Unsheathed Knife by funny_passerine - Word count: 16,430
SCREAMS. ENDING 10. oliver and ángel's relationship is Very fascinating here. neither of them are really doing great and theyre so. ourgh.
Desc: "A few months following Ending 10, Ángel goes to the gardening shed, hoping to get some tools to take care of a neglected garden, and to give his overwhelmed roommate some alone time. Near that shed, there is a tree. Erased memories are still engraved in it."
Sundew by ItsCutterKirby - Word count: 10,508
REALLY FASCINATING ENDING 6 FIC. REALLY FASCINATING HOUSE STUFF. I ENJOY.
Desc: "Some time after escaping the House of Vera, with Nina staying behind, Oliver Beebo receives a very distressing phone call. Apparently, Haunted House digestion is more literal than anyone had in mind."
Mind the body horror tag!!
OTHER:
I, and I, and I by Geg - Word count: 1,240
Desc: "The Ending 9 epilogue, from the perspective of Oliver and the House."
VERY fascinating weaving of oliver and the house's narration and very cool interpretation of the Callings. i eat it foreverrr
Universal Constant by ItsCutterKirby - Word count: 6,194
After the events of ending 1, Eugene becomes a ghost haunting oliver and he sure has Feelings about it
Very fun eugene narration. hes so. grisps him
BONUS: MY FICS (or at least, my favorite 3)
Homecoming, Homecoming - hurt/comfort - Word count: 5,212
Desc: "The House of Vera calls for the first time in the middle of the night, and Ángel wakes up to an empty apartment."
Ángels POV of the first House Calling where he has to work with a near-unresponsive oliver to figure out what's going on <3
Hunger Pangs - angst - Word count: 4,332
Desc: "Haunted houses feed on grief to thrive. Back when the House of Vera was used as a hospital, and while Eugene hosted the party, it got its fill. But what happens when the current two inhabitants start healing from their issues? What happens when the House is starved of its grief? When it gets hungry?"
Mind the violence tags on this one!! this is Very much hurt no comfort, though no one perma-dies in it
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie - hurt/comfort - Word count: 1,102
Oliver feels not real and also like a corpse sometimes, one of those times being the middle of the night
A bit of a self indulgent fic i return to when im not feeling entirely present. i hold this one tenderly
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