Strad

Y’know, rec? Like fic rec? Like record player? Yeah that’s right, there’s a THEME to this nonsense | DSMP Fic Recommendations! | Do you think the sun would taste good if I just swallowed it whole like how they eat souls in Death Eater it honestly looks tasty as hell

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Hello there! I’m Strad!

I’ve made this blog to collect and promote various mcyt fics on ao3 that I think deserve a lot of hype and love! Feel free to send me a link; I’d love to hear your suggestions for fics to check out!

(I will not read anything marked sexually explicit, anything against any cc’s boundaries, or anything weirdly shipping the ccs themselves. All (if not most) fics will be focusing on the dream smp characters, not the ccs themselves)

If you’re looking for something specific, I.e. a character centric fic, a group dynamic fic (I know y’all love sbi), or a particular duo, be sure to search through the tags! I try to tag everything as accurately as I can so it’ll make it easier for you to search! :)

If you’re looking for a specific character or fic concept but don’t know what I’d tag it, drop me an ask! Maybe I, or someone else knows about it!

Let’s throw some kudos!

Not sure where to start but looking for something to read? Try the list below to see if you’d like anything! :D

The Best Fics Ever

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fuck it we self promo

176k ongoing tubbo-centric manberg/canon divergent political drama/war dadschlatt fic with tubbo and phil and clingyduo 

50k finished techno-centric modern kidnapping au with bedrock bros and trauma + 3k wilbur-centric prequel + 16k sapnap-centric twoshot prequel + upcoming sequel

87k finished (undergoing edits) michael_beloved-centric canon divergent fic with uncle techno and also kidnapping

19k ongoing tommy-centric modern/sci-fi au with sbi and grief and family drama (and also mcd but they get better)

18k ongoing tubbo-centric modern/2006 horror au with clingyduo and monsters and dreamons

47k ongoing wilbur-centric mer/mer scientist au with crimeboys and sbi and drama

3k techno-centric canon compliant hurt/comfort bedrock bros oneshot

21k philza-centric osmp royalty au oneshot with sand duo, politics, and mcd

5k ranbutler-centric post canon tales oneshot about hubert and escaping billiam

5k philza-centric greek mythos emerald duo oneshot based on theseus and the minotaur

3k techno-centric missing scene/slightly canon divergent emerald duo oneshot about phil mourning wilbur

15k ongoing sbi-centric and tubbo-centric very canon divergent yet also very vaguely canon compliant dadschlatt + sbi 

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𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑬. 

There’s something off in this town, and the forest is one of them. 

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LINK TO GAME: https://donna-draws.itch.io/under-the-brine

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Story based from @bonesandthebees wonderful fanfiction!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36881713/chapters/92014864

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To @duothings : huh! I didn’t know it was in a challenge - that must have been a recent development. Unfortunately I’m not the one who hid it, so I’m afraid I can’t undo it. Sorry for the disappointment! Hopefully it’ll be unlocked soon and you’ll be able to enjoy the fic to your heart’s content :D

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strad I must ask are you long-hands-in-the-cornfield? because you have the same name and sometimes they interact with me and I'm just like. wait is that the same person. or

Akdjsjfjjsf while that is a TRULY EPIC name, unfortunately, no I am not as cool as them. I do follow you though!

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I‘m Not sure if you take fic-recs but I need more people to know about this one: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33890209/chapters/86921602

Oooh I absolutely do! This looks really cool :D

I’m really busy rn due to life stuff which is why the rec posts have dropped off but I hope to get back into it soonish. This is definitely top of my list! Thank you for the recommendation!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

"You haven’t been here very long,” Techno says conversationally. “I imagine though, that you've noticed a few things strange in this place. Rooms you're not allowed in, strange guests coming at strange hours."

Tommy's wings shuffle uncertainly. He has, he has noticed strange things about the manor. How did this man know that though?

Techno nods as though he can read Tommy's mind. "You know that this place isn't all that it seems. Your master isn't who he seems. I won't bore you with the details, it's all a bit above your head, and to be honest a bit above mine. That's mostly Phil's department. "

Someone is rattling the doors of the ballroom, people are screaming behind them. Tommy's heart jumps with every frantic thunk, every raised voice. Belatedly, he realizes that there is a bar over the doors. Keeping the guests in.

"By tomorrow morning, this place is going to be ash and rubble," Techno says, his voice utterly calm. As if it means nothing to him. "A fire, candle fell and whoosh. A tragedy. there won't be any survivors. None that they can find any way. There will be one, though."

TW: Kidnapping, Nonconsensual Drug Use, Implied/Mentioned Murder, Off-screen Character Death

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“So, theoretically, if I were to trade my soul with you, is it possible to get money in return?”

A drag of silence passes. The demon’s smile fades into a blank expression that could almost be called confusion.

“...Yes…” The demon trails off. “You could, but couldn’t you go bigger than that?” It phrases the question as an offer, a chance to make the deal at least a bit complicated. Demons don’t like simplicity, it seems.

Shame, because that’s all sleep-deprived Wilbur cares for.

“What could be bigger than Money?” Wilbur asks, raising his eyebrows and clapping his hands together. He then winces with a curse, having forgotten about the fact his palm is still sliced open.

TW: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death, Minor Suicidal Ideation, Mentions of Blood, Emotional Manipulation & Mind Manipulation.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“Can we watch?”

“...what?”

“I’ve never seen a human resting, I wanna see.”

Tommy blinks at Wilbur. “You can’t just--ask to watch someone while they’re sleeping.”

“Is there a ritual?” Phil asks, “or does some offering need to be made first?”

OR: Tommy made the mistake of saving one (1) fairy and now three of them have decided they owe him a boon or something. Its a lot less glamorous than it sounds

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Wilbur tries some Roadside Banditry in the post-apocalypse, Techno and Phil pull an Uno Reverse

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“My wings –” Tommy pants. “They’re – I fell on them when you bumped into me earlier, I – I thought they were okay, but now I can’t –”

“Okay, okay. Breathe.” Wilbur soothes. He sets down the cages in the grass and puts two hands on Tommy’s shoulders. “Can I see?” Tommy stares at him. “I can help, I promise. I work in the town’s aviary. I’ve done this my whole life. I promise I won’t hurt you.”

Tommy hesitates. He needs to deliver this mail. But, he can’t do his job if he can’t fly. “Okay,” he allows.

or, Tommy is a royal mail-carrier and Wilbur lives in the town he's delivering to.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“I’m not pretending,” Wilbur says gently. “You’re my brother.”

“No,” Tommy says, scowling. “No, we’re not brothers. My brother died on that pyre. I don’t know who you are. I don’t want to know who you are. All I know is that you are not him.”

(or, a Castlevania-inspired crimebois AU where Tommy and Wilbur have a good old fashioned fight.)

TW: Implied/Mentioned Character Death, Blood & Injury

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Look, Quackity didn't ask to be a half-blood. But, nope, here he is, 16 and kidnapped into what he's pretty sure is actually a cult and forced by a prophecy he doesn't know to escort some kid named Sapnap to South Carolina to destroy some magical artifact he couldn't care less about. Oh, and then there's the weird hitchhiker that he and Sapnap picked up along the way, Karl, who gets more and more confusing by the day. And then there are the gods. And the monsters. God, all he wanted was a nice summer vacation…

Or: Quackity and the road trip from hell

TW: Blood & Injury and Canon Typical Violence

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

"I'm Dream," he says instead. "The big cat supervisor. Are you –"

"Tommy!" Tommy chirps proudly. "And I'm your new tiger guy!"

God, Dream thinks, he sounds even younger than he looks.

Or, Tommy is 19 and ready to work at Essempi zoo taking care of tigers like he's done for his whole life - Dream, his supervisor, takes issue with this.

TW: Mentions of Past Self Harm and Mentions of Past Serious Injury

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“You look like my son.” The Fae smiles, happy at having figured it out. “It’s the nose, I think. And the jawline.” It drags its clawed nail across its face, as if to make a point. “You look so much like him.”

Technoblade takes another step back.

“He already has a little brother.” The Fae continues. “I wonder how he would feel about getting a twin.”

TW: Death, Implied/Mentioned Body Horror, Blood, Kidnapping, & Mind Control

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Tommy snorts again, stomping one hoof with a sharp tap against the floor.“I’m not tired,” he says, slowly and clearly, his voice as deep as he can make it. His stubby horns glint from among his golden curls. He’s hit Techno with them before and he had a couple of little bruises on his flank for a few days.

The mooshroom calf glares at him, arms crossed, head tilted down, breathing in heavy, snorting exhales. Techno is sure it will be an intimidating sight when he’s older, when his horns spread over his brow and he’s got the weight of a full grown bull to back him up.

For now, its just sort of cute.

Not that Techno is going to tell him that.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“We can strike a deal.” Dream offers. “You can spare the town.” It’s almost a plea, in the way he says it.

“I could.” The pirate says, Dream staring straight ahead with clenched fists. “I could leave the rest alive. I could go back on my ship, return to my captain, and leave you as you are.”

Wilbur leans closer to the ledge of the window, straining his ears to catch their voices, trying to see every single detail, since he might be the only one left in this building to witness it.

“But.” The Blood God stops in his pacing, a wide grin on his face. “You have something he wants.”

He then lifts his chin up, looking straight at Wilbur.

“Or someone.”

Wilbur freezes, the air in his lungs feeling stuck as he sees red.

(Or, Wilbur was stolen from his family as a baby to be used as a threat so that The Angel of Death, the world's most infamous pirate, could be kept at bay. But Phil's learnt how to gather together loyal crew, and now they've finally come to get back what belongs to him.)