I'm not really sure who to ask, but I was wondering if you might have any sunny fic recommendations? Thanks, and no worries if not!
OH MY GOD DO I EVER.
If you’re feeling brave and want to sift through my ever-growing Sunny bookmarks on AO3, here you go!
But some of my absolute faves are:
tonight, in this house, we drown
61k words. Complete.
Summary: "But he can’t stand it anymore. A childlike instinct takes over, his long dormant need to protect Mac rearing it’s head for the second time that night.""Mac Finds His Pride" aftermath.
Honest to god, my absolute favorite Sunny fic. I’ve read it twice, probably going to read it again after this. It’s just...so good.
Mac and Dennis Conduct an Experiment by pavonine
36k words. Complete.
Summary: Dennis convinces Mac that the only surefire way to prove his straightness is to sexually experiment with another man. Of course that man happens to be Dennis. Of course Mac buys into this as a reasonable plan of action.Of course it backfires on them both. Set somewhere in the middle of Season 8.
This is the first Sunny fic I ever read. I love it. It’s hilarious and in character and makes you feel things.
See also: Mac and Dennis Get a New Apartment. Both are Top Tier.
guardians of a rare thing by yennefers
102k words. Complete.
Summary: Sometimes Mac will kiss him to calm him down. It’s a no strings attached kind of thing, until it isn’t.
MacDen kissing, Paddy’s Brunch Scheme. This fic has everything.
The Gang Learns to Exist in the Moment* by mxingno
40k words. Complete.
Summary: After a car wreck and a funeral, the gang decides to get clean -- only to find that if getting there is hard, staying there is worse, and coming out the other side together might turn out to be impossible. Warning for Major Character Death.
Do you want to be SAD? Read this. *CharDee is the other pairing so if that’s not your jam, then maybe this isn’t for you? But like it’s SO good honestly I wouldn’t let that deter you.
Mac and Dennis Move Forward by kaivevo
17k words. Complete.
Summary: “It’s like this,” Mac explained. “Dennis has been kinda sad lately, you know? It’s… he has this thing, he calls it his God Hole, and he’s trying to use this kid to fill it up. But he’s way more dumber than I thought because he already tried that, and it didn’t work. And it’s so annoying because he still doesn’t realize that the person who’s gonna fill his hole is right in front of him.” He gestured to himself, just in case his point wasn’t clear. Charlie’s face lit up in realization.“Ohhh, okay, that’s what this is about,” he said. “You want to fill Dennis’s hole.”Mac coughed. “No, that’s— that’s not what I meant, don’t say it like that.”
If Mandy ever had to come back and Mac and Dennis actually did have to raise Brian Jr., this is how I’d want it to happen.
Something Close to Extraordinary by OystersAintForMe
23k words. Complete
Most of Mac's life has been by accident. After his father is arrested and sent to prison, Mac is left on his own to grow up, graduate high school, move out, get a job, and try his hardest not to fall in love with the wrong people. But after Dennis returns from North Dakota with Brian in tow and Mandy suddenly out of the picture, not falling in love proves harder than it’s ever been before. Oh god that’s so melodramatic. Basically it’s just your average friends-to-roommates-to-strangers-to-roommates-to-coparents-to-husbands-to-lovers story lol
So back in March, Sunny did a Big Bang and it was glorious and there were a lot of Mac and Dennis raising Brian Jr. fics and this is one of them and it’s fantastic.
See also: The Gang Miscalculates the Odds. A WIP but it’s fcking hilarious and so well done.
maybe different is okay. by theentiregdtime
4k words. Complete
It’s a perfectly normal Tuesday night movie night.
The selection screen of the Predator DVD is playing on a loop, Mac is in the kitchen popping popcorn, the lights are down low, and Dennis is twisting the cap off of his first beer of the evening. Everything in the apartment is as it should be.
Yep, perfectly normal movie night.
Except that it’s their first once since…
Dennis runs his thumb along the edge of the bottle, gazing into it like it’s a magic 8-ball about to reveal the secret to dating your lifetime best friend. It’s got nothing to share, though, aside from the sound of the liquid sloshing inside.
He made Mac promise, though. He made him promise it would be the same as always and he wouldn’t make it all weird.
POETIC CINEMA. I just remember being so blown away by this fic. Actually all of her work really. Please read all of her fics: theentiregdtime
In the interest of keeping things uh, short because I could literally just go on forever about Sunny fic...but here are some of my fave Sunny fic authors:
andchaos
I LOVE carpe diem (WIP). Plus there are 29 other Sunny works!
doriangay
My personal fave works are the hurricane inclined us and midnight, lose my mind
bastardmanvibes
Jackie gets credit for writing what is probably my favorite line in any fanfic I’ve ever read: And when [Dennis’s] lips parted ever so much, the tip of his tongue starting to peek through, Mac straight up died, dude. He just fucking passed away, man, I don’t know what to tell you.
Fcking hilarious. From this fic, a WIP but it’s so worth the read regardless because the way she writes every character is nothing short of flawless.
Literally I could go on. This list is in no way exhaustive. We could be here for days. I’m still making my way through the MacDennis fic tag on AO3 but these are the ones that have just stuck with me for one reason or another. I know there’s more buried in my bookmarks I just have a crappy memory.
