Fake Wings recs ~ Tumblr ed.

This is a fanfiction rec archive, also serves as an extension to my fake-wings-recs livejournal comm. I hope you can find something you like in the many recs.

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Rec list: Gundam Wing

I have been on a re-reading and reading spree in this old fandom favorite of mine. Some fic series are new, some are old, but they’re all so good to read.

FANDOM - GUNDAM WING

Pairing: 1x2x1

Apres La Guerre by  Waterliliylf  (Post-canon, NC-17, triggers, 1x2, 100 chapters, drama, angst, completed) Post War Fic, mostly Duo POV set seven years after the end of the War and absolutely oozing angst and sap and humour and confusion and Duo-suffering.. Long 1x2 get together fic 

Californication by Merula (AU, R, 1x2, 14 chapters + sidefics, complete) Heero is a famous horror writer who usually refuses to have his books adapted to horror movies. But he gets swayed when he meets Duo, a writer Heero admires.

Crossing Paths by Kracken (Post-canon, NC-17, triggers, 1x2, 29 chapters, Complete) Heero finds Duo after the war, but all is not well with the former Deathscythe pilot. Heero quickly finds himself embroiled in government intrigue and a life or death struggle to save the self proclaimed 'Shinigami'.

Iron Fists by ellewrites and Miss Murdered (Post-canon, NC-17, triggers, 1x2x1, 22 chapters, completed) In the world of illegal cage fighting there are no rules and only the strongest survive. It is a world that Duo has been undercover in for over a year and when the Preventers fear he may have gone rogue unexpected back up arrives...

Looking for a Little Romance by ExecutiveShrimp (AU, NC-17, 2x1, one shot, complete) Duo is no longer sure if he and Heero want the same things out of the relationship when Heero hints that he wants to get married.

Moments of Haven series by Jei (Post-canon, PG-13, 1x2x1, 50+ one shots w/ mini-series, complete?) “ welcome to my line of fluff loosely resembling a get-together. these are all in a single timeline, listed chronologically, but perhaps not posted chronologically.”

Seven Days of Spring Break by ellewrites  (AU, NC-17, 8 chapters, 1x2, complete) Suffering from situational depression, Heero agrees to accompany his best friend and travel 900 miles to his hometown on their last spring break as undergrads. He didn't expect to meet a man who would make him question his very understanding of what it means to be happy.

Something Furry by Merula (Fantasy, Were AU, 1x2, 15 chapters + sidefics, complete) Heero is the only magician who could take off Duo’s curse. 

The Test by kuroiyousei (AU, PG, one shot, complete) In response to Heero’s tendency to date the biggest jerks on the planet, his friends have developed a screening process for all potential boyfriends. This latest guy seems like he might be up to scratch, but only if he can survive The Test.

Thousand Words by ExecutiveShrimp (AU, NC-17, triggers, 2x1, 22 chapters, complete) Duo and Heero have to share a dorm room in college and they become best friends. When they discover that neither has time for, nor interest in a girlfriend, they explore a friends with benefits relationship. But sex never remains uncomplicated. 

Pairing: misc/gen unless specified

Beautiful Symmetries by Maldoror (Post-canon, PG, 1+5/2+5, 7 chapters, complete) After the war, Wufei is glad to be alone. But two other pilots come back into his life, and that's when the trouble starts for the solitary dragon. 

Cadence by Kracken (Post-canon, NC-17, 1x5x2, 13 chapters, complete) Wu Fei is Duo Maxwell's partner. When they are both injured during a mission, and have to be taken care of by Heero Yuy, they discover things about each other that they never knew. 

Dragon’s Home by Kracken  (Post-canon, NC-17, 1x2x5, 11 chapters, complete) After a Preventer mission, Heero and Duo ask Wu Fei to join them on a mini vacation by a lake, but he soon discovers that all is not what it seems between the two and that he has a totally unexpected role to play in saving their relationship. 

Freeport by Maldoror (Post-canon, NC-17, 2x5, 35 chapters, complete) Freeport colony: a notorious den of pirates, smugglers and thieves. Wufei persuades one of its denizens, his one-time ally Duo, to help him catch a killer hiding there. Agent Chang thinks he knows what to expect, from this case, from Freeport and from Duo Maxwell. He couldn't be more wrong.

Life After Meteor by lifeaftermeteor (Post-canon, PG-13, mostly gen with 1x2/3x4/5xR, as of now 14 on-going slice of life series) Having survived the Eve War, the Gundam pilots are left to their own devices to chart the paths their lives will take in a world that none of them expected to live long enough to see. Peace is disorienting and growing up is hard to do.

One night series by Merula (AU, PG-13, 4+3,  12 chapters + sidefics complete) Trowa ends up being the center of a dangerous game of assassinations and politics.

Meditations on the Color Blue by Waterlilylf (AU, NC-17, 5x6, 15 chapters, completed) When Wufei takes a sabbatical to finish his new book, his aim to write loses focus due to noisy neighbours...but is that such a bad thing when one of them happens to be a handsome prince? 

Running with the moon series by Karen (Were AU, NC-17, 5x2, 3 long arcs, on-going) Duo Maxwell is an almost average guy in a small, rural town. He works at the only gas station for miles around, is gorgeous, but single. He also gets harrassed by the town's rich idiot. But what makes him different is that he's a clairvoyant; he can read thoughts by touch or he can simply 'hear' them. Kind of complicates matters. Yeah. So when he runs across a man whose thoughts he can't hear, although trying to gives him nosebleeds, he decides that that is a fair trade. That is until he finds out that the guy isn't a typical 'guy,' and that getting involved with him only leads to trouble...and a few dead bodies. 

Salvage by GoodIdeaAtTheTime  (Post-canon, NC-17, 2x5x2, 22 chapters, complete) Wufei has spent the time since the Mariemaeia uprising burying himself in work and avoiding society wherever possible. But with the opening of the final major HQ drawing closer, he's forced to face that maybe he's not needed any more. Overseeing the preparation for the opening on L2, he rekindles a friendship with someone he's not seen since the war, and wonders if adjusting the habits of a lifetime might not be so bad after all. 

Sensus Divinitatis by theplottinghousewife (Post-canon, R, Apocalypse, deathfic, 21 chapters on-going) It begins with a prophecy and ends with Judgement Day. What happens in between will determine the fate of the human race. The murders of the Gundam Pilots were only the catalyst. The beginning of the end.

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[Gundam Wing]  Axiomatic and Addictive Identity [Heero/Duo; 200+k]

Axiomatic (or here) by Jei 

Submitted to gwyaoi's 2004 OTP novella challenge. Summary:  After five years of being blissfully unaccounted for, Heero Yuy finds himself called back into service when the Preventers report that something highly classified has been stolen from their custody.  Reunited with his former teammates, he must hunt down the missing hardware, but just who is behind the theft, what is the ultimate goal, and what price will he have to pay?  Pairing: Heero/Duo

Warnings:  Heero POV.  Yes, the whole bloody thing is one long sustained Heero POV.  Hope you like him.  Also, random technobabble of the fictitious sort.  And of course, don't go into this thinking it'll be all full of lemony goodness, or even action-packed adventure. 

  Sequels and mini-fics:  - Side scene Axiomatic middle ch 16  - Addictive Identity [108+k] Submitted to gwyaoi's 2006 novella challenge. Summary:  A time of political unrest and violent protests reveals that there is more to Heero Yuy than anyone had previously known.  Now, while on the trail of a new rebel movement, those closest to him struggle to understand this 'new' version of him, only to find that nothing has changed at all. -  Recovery 

Another Jei rec. As you might have noticed, I apparently love all their long works so far. This series takes place post-EW and the long fics are all told from Heero’s POV. Which is fascinating to see. 

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SLOW SLOW SLOW build of the story with PLOT, politics maybe and techno-babble inbetween and CLIMAX fight scenes! This is really another amazing longfic to try. 

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[Gundam Wing] The Best Laid Plans + sequels [Heero/Duo: 100+k]

The Best Laid Plans by Jei  (finally found a link to all their works) Submitted to gwyaoi's 2003 1x2 AU novella challenge.  Inspired by the guy at the Whole Foods Market. Summary:  Heero.  Duo.  AU.  Slow development of relationship.  (i don't write anything else, do i?)  Grocery shopping.  'Nuff said.  Or, if it's not, I think this is its official tag line: Heero Yuy had resigned himself to being a grump for the rest of his life, and he was well on his way, too, until he met one Duo Maxwell, who somehow managed to turn all his notions upside-down. 

warnings: None.

Sequels: 

- Gang Aft Agley (30+k one shot) - For Promis’d Joy (30+k one shot) -  I Backward Cast My E'e (31 chapters)

Another rec from Jei’s collection. I’ve only ever read The Best Laid Plans at Sharon’s MoR’s site, another long one shot that was also part of the bygone GWyaoi.org Novella contest. It’s also one of my favorite AUs of Heero and Duo getting together. 

Then I snooped around some older GW fanpages and came across Amy Mizuno’s page -- another archive site from back in those roaring GW fandom days-- and realized OHMG Jei had written sequels of this AU. 

All of these are great reads. If you enjoy get-together AUs while the characters try to make their relation work AND THE STORY REALLY REALLY LONG (a plus for me), this is one is great to get into. 

Despite how many years GW fandom has slumbered, this fic has really stood the test of time. Amazing read, amazing characterization, amazing get together, amazing writing etc. plus I enjoy how they are open about their insecurities and differences as they take their relationship slow and steady (maybe?).

PS: I also realize after finally finding Jei’s LJ account, that they are still active in writing GW fanworks. Woohoo! 

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[Gundam Wing] Touch the World [Heero/Duo; 107k]

Touch The World by Jei

Word Count: 107,700

Pairing: 1x2x1

Notes: none. or at the bottom of the fic so nothing is given away.

Summary: The pilots strike a deal with the government after the war, but Heero Yuy, at least, doesn't get what he signed on for. When an unexpected event propels him back into the limelight, he finds himself trapped between what he was and what he has become. Now he must struggle to figure out what he wants to be as he is caught up as a reluctant participant in the world's events.

Recently got back into the GW fandom just to re-read old favorites and I decided the best archive to check out at the time is Sharon’s Moments of Rapture site. 

I think I might have read this fic before or missed it the first time, I don’t remember-- but I’m glad I re-discovered it again. This fic was part of the once-popular GWyaoi.org novella contest back in the day . 

A long and satisfying read concerning post-Endless Waltz events, 5 years after, and delves into Heero’s dissociation and depression in the aftermath of whatever program the GW pilots had signed. Mixed into Heero’s mentality, there is conspiracy, political unrest, reuniting with Duo, Relena and lesser extent the other pilots, with a sprinkle of sharp, funny dialogues and you get this gorgeous story.

On a whole side note: JUST READ ANYTHING written by Jei or better yet ANYTHING ON SHARON’S SITE. There’s so much quality fanfic there if you adore 1x2x1/1=2 with cameos of other minor pairings.

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[Merlin] Live To Tell The Tale [Arthur/Merlin; 28k]

Live To Tell The Tale by PlaneJane 

 Arthur Pendragon is dying. In a fit of spontaneity he decides to preserve his form in the shape of a Real Doll. After he dies, however, Arthur discovers ... he isn’t dead. Instead, he’s trapped inside the body of the Real Doll – only able to see and hear, unable to feel, react or respond. His reluctant owner, the shy and lonely Merlin, is persuaded by his friends to include Doll Arthur in his everyday life, but the situation eventually becomes intolerable for them both. Arthur wants to be real, Merlin wants a real man.

This was really a fascinating AU where Arthur is basically a doll and he “lives” his life through plastic eyes while watching Merlin. 

Some trigger warning about character death by the way. 

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[Merlin] We are all diamonds [Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys; 134k]

We Are All Diamonds by Footloose

As the precocious heir of a diamond magnate and a famous designer, Arthur lived his entire life sheltered, protected, nurtured and spoiled. He always knew that he would have to step out from behind the scenes and into the limelight to run the family business some day, but he never expected that it would happen so soon or that he would encounter resistance from a board of directors who believe that his disability makes him unfit to lead.

Merlin has stood on every stage in every city in the world, performing to critical acclaim, but after years of globetrotting, he's well and truly burnt out. He didn't quit -- he ran away from stardom, dropping to obscurity in the blink of an eye, forgotten, just another face in the crowd. He's aimless and without purpose until a friend asks him to fill in on a job.

Neither Arthur nor Merlin are looking for salvation. They don't think there's any for them, that things are just too rotten, too far gone. But in the end, Arthur's quiet strength will be a balm to Merlin's broken soul, and it will be in Merlin's steadfast faith that Arthur finds courage.

Merlin the tv series is also one of the fandoms that regularly get so many amazing long LONG fics. I had fun trying to sift through those 50k+ completed fics in the big bang challenge collection.

This one stood out for me because it discusses Arthur being deaf. It’s done really delicately and handled some issues of frustrations that comes along with people with a disability. Plus I enjoy how both Merlin and Arthur decided to communicate and get things out in their relationship. 

Overall it’s well worth reading this long, long fic.

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[One Piece] The Monkey Clan [Zoro/Luffy; 17k]

The Monkey Clan by loofahlover

Zoro had never thought that going out with Luffy would be easy. But that knowledge had not prepared him to meet with a senile old marine, an ex-mercenary, a half-drunk traveling salesman, a fireman with a questionable skillset, a shady government agent, and an even shadier sociopath. 

I admit I’m not much of a Zoro/Luffy in romantic sense kind of fan since I see them more as platonic best buddies, but that doesn’t deter me from reading really fun fics like this one. It’s an AU where Zoro is meeting Luffy’s family for the first time and a lot of hilarity ensues. 

Although I do have to admit that I had wanted to write something similar like this once upon a time.

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[Boku no hero academia] saltwater room [Todoroki Shouto/Midoriya Izuku; 28k]

saltwater room by azure (reapers)

It starts —like all ideas that inevitably lead to one’s downfall do— with something akin to this: Midoriya Izuku. Midoriya Izuku and an all-paid for five-story house by the beach, completely devoid of any entry-fee --save for the one where Todoroki has to pretend to be Deku’s boyfriend.

All-in-all though, not an awful price to pay for the vacation of their dreams, right?

Right?

Boku no Hero Academia is currently one of the manga series I am following very closely at the moment. The fandom has potential to grow and although the offer is still small, there are fortunately some good gems to talk about.

Like this fic. I adore fake relationship turned to real relationship kind of AUs and this is just so so so so lovely. 

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[Haikyuu!!] Presentability [Kyoutani/Yahaba; 2k]

Presentability by darkmagicalgirl

“Oh for— I mean we’ll be in public,” Yahaba said. “Representing our school. We could be onTV. Our old upperclassmen might come to watch.”

“Our team, not my face,” Kyoutani had pointed out, feeling very reasonable.

“Your face is a part of this team!” Yahaba looked about five seconds away from stamping his heels ineffectually, or, like, putting his fist through the wall. You could never tell with that guy.

I discovered this wonderful fic when kittenbasu gushed about her gift on her SNS and I’m glad I got around to read it. Basically it’s about Yahaba shaving Kyoutani and /internal screaming/

The amount of detail and pacing and the atmosphere around these two in this fic made it all so sexy.

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[The Raven Cycle series] true love never has to hide [Blue/Gansey/Henry; 10k]

true love never has to hide by moanna

“It’s just, my lips, killed him. But he isn’t dead? But how do you tell someone you need to slow it down, if you have only ever kissed once in a sort-of relationship of months? But he died after that one kiss?”

Henry patted her arm and hummed in sympathy, trying to bury his smugness that the conversation was leading directly where he had hoped it would.

“Never fear, Bluegirl, Henry Cheng, certified Love Expert, is at your command, and has a plan perfectly suited for just this situation.”

tl;dr Henry is a little over-invested in making sure Blue and Gansey's relationship post-resurrection is going well, and enlists Ronan and Adam in his schemes, and romcoms and spin the bottle and shenanigans ensue.

What a delightful story. It’s written from Henry’s pov and the style is really hilarious because Henry himself is quirky in my opinion. It starts off as him trying to cheer Blue and Gansey on in their relationship and somehow turned into OT3 which I enjoy a lot too. 

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[The Raven Cycle] Hold On to Me as We Go [Ronan/Adam; 10k]

Hold On to Me as We Go by basicallymonsters

It’s like they’re enjoying some fantastic beginners luck, but they don’t actually know how the game is played...

Revised relationships come from the settling dust of unmaking, and Ronan and Adam try to find a balance between grief and joy, love and sex, friendship and occasional hand kissing. They navigate first times and promises and a feeling like magic - even when they're forest-less and wide awake.

(Pre-epilogue)

I’m beginning to see how amazing the fandom is in “The Raven Cycle” series. So many great, great fics and this is also one of them. In which Adam and Ronan explore their relationship a bit deeper and the author did it so so well here.

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[The Raven Cycle series] burning away from inside [Ronan/Adam; 6k]

burning away from inside by littlelionvanz

Adam and Ronan get snowed in at the Barns for a few days and it's pretty much as disgustingly cheesy as you can imagine.

Oh gosh this fic is so heartwarming and so fluffy. The slow build up from their initial distance to close proximity is done so so well. Please check it out as well.

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[The Raven Cycle series] For What You Have Tamed [Ronan/Adam, Opal; 5k?]

For What You Have Tamed by hauntedlittledoll

The Taming of Opal Lynch

This fic is locked on AO3, so it’s sadly only readable for AO3 members. But if you have an account, this fic is worth checking out. The summary might be minimalist, the fic itself is very heartwarming cute and fluffy which I can sum up as Ronan/Adam being parents over spoilers to the last book of The Raven Cycle series character.

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[The Raven Cycle] things to keep in mind when loving adam parrish [Ronan/Adam; 1k]

things to keep in mind when loving adam parrish by littlelionvanz

A mental list that Ronan carries as he progresses through his relationship with Adam.

This is a list written in second person perspective, from Ronan’s side. An insightful list as he and Adam enter in a relationship.  

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[Haikyuu!!] Rewrite the Rulebook [Ukai Keishin/Takeda Ittetsu; 68k+?]

Rewrite the Rulebook by tastewithouttalent

"Karasuno needs a coach." Takeda knows what the volleyball team needs, and he's determined to get it at all costs. Ukai is prepared to resist but he's not prepared for Takeda.

One of the few Keishin/Takeda long fics out there in the fandom that is great, satisfying and so so painful because you know, mutual pining is amazing and yet heart-wrenching when the story progresses. 

The chapters look short but seeing as the author had planned it to reach 60 chapters, it’s become really a long, long, long journey of fluffy pain at this point. 

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[Haikyuu!!] 35mm [Akaashi/Bokuto; 20k]

35mm by tothemoon for themorninglark

A ten-year treatise on patience, brought to you by Akaashi Keiji.

This is a lovely, lovely Akaashi fic. The slow build between him and his crush on Bokuto is so so painful and yet, so so amazing as the story progresses. I don’t have enough words to say this fic is so so great without repeating myself over and over again. ;;; 

Just read it! 

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[World Trigger] A Week in the Life of Karasuma Kyousuke [Karasuma, gen; 10k]

A Week in the Life of Karasuma Kyousuke: Part-timer Extraordinaireby Sylindara

In their private lives, everyone is a civilian. Or, Karasuma works everywhere: the fic.

World Trigger is a really interesting series to follow. I started watching one day and couldn’t stop. /hahaha/ 

So fic-wise, it’s to be expected the fandom is so so tiny. But there is this one gem fic! A Karasuma fic to boot. And it’s reminiscence of CCS’s Touya working all over the place. Karasuma is basically the World Trigger’s Touya, who works everywhere in the city and meets all his co-workers on their off days. Lovely lovely fic.