Assorted Fic Recs

Just a bunch of fics I've read and need to share There's going to be a wide variety of fandoms here. Be aware. (Not a bot account btw lol)

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hi, i'm v!

this blog is more or less just me putting various fics that i've read and loved together, for others to find, or for me to go back and reread one day. none of these fics will ever be nsfw, as i personally don't enjoy reading those sorts of fics, and i won't recommend fics i haven't read myself.

also, if any of you do read any of the fics recommended here, be sure to leave a comment on the actual fic! (as a fic writer myself, no matter the length of the comment, it's always comforting to see new comments on the fics i've written, and i'd be amazed if other authors disagreed)

my inbox is open, so feel free to recommend any fics to me! i may be a bit picky with my recommendation posts, but i will absolutely credit the rec to either your @ or "anonymous"!

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i make sure to tag each fic with the main fandom, main character/characters, and whether or not it's complete or incomplete. i also update these tags every time an incomplete work updates (as well as chapter count, word count, etc. on the main post).

main fandoms you'll find here:

hermitcraft smp dc (usually batfam) linked universe project hail mary

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Title: Earth, Full of Grace

Author: Rosie_Pines

Fandom(s): Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/81678346/chapters/214832201

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 17/28

Word Count: 51,641

Summary:

"Grace thought choosing Rocky over home was the easiest decision he ever made.

Coming back to Earth is harder.

As old memories resurface and the people around them begin to question the bond that kept them alive, Grace and Rocky find themselves fighting for something neither of them has ever had before: a future."

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Title: Finding Home

Author: C4t1l1n4

Fandom(s): Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/82885766/chapters/218240926

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 7/7

Word Count: 11,299

Summary:

"A series of short fics exploring Grace and Rocky's friendship, among other things. (Each chapter is its own story; I just wanted to have them all in one place.)

Chapter 1: Rocky thinks humans are equally disgusting and cute. Somehow, through it all, Grace reminds him of home. Chapter 2: Rocky can pick Grace up easily, and Rocky thinks it is very funny. Rocky and Grace tease each other. Chapter 3: Eridians bring Grace their babies for him to see, and Grace learns about Eridian culture/religion. Grace is also bad at taking compliments. Chapter 4: Rocky makes Grace celebration jewelry. Later, Grace gets a similar gift from Adrian. Chapter 5: Grace and Rocky tease each other, and Rocky is introduced to the idea of throwing things at your friends. He decides that humans are odd, but maybe aren't all that bad. Chapter 6: Grace tries to convince Rocky to swim, but Eridians don’t typically like deep water because they are heavy and will sink/drown. Grace learns about some Eridian mythology. Chapter 7: Grace talks about the lack of support teachers have on Earth. Rocky is confused by this."

Author’s tumblr: @c4t1l1n4

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Title: To Fix

Author: RandomPerson83338

Fandom(s): Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/80302576/chapters/210836921

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 21/?

Word Count: 48,302

Summary: "“Grace. What are you testing, question?”

Rocky. I can’t put this all on the guy right now. He should be happy. We are going to Erid. We are going to save his planet.

“CBC. A complete blood count.” I answer, hoping he doesn’t ask me why.

“Purpose, question?”

Rocky, please. I’m trying to spare you right now.

Basically, Grace gets exposed to a dangerous amount of radiation during an EVA and doesn't want to tell Rocky bc of what happened to Rocky's crew <3"

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Title: The Incandescence of a Dying Light

Author: doctorletmebebrave

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45553519/chapters/114624670

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 12/12

Word Count: 97,173

Summary:

"It's 1988. Grian and Mumbo are roommates living in the US. Mumbo leaves on a solo camping trip at Grian's suggestion to get away from his job for a while. But when he fails to check in at the end of his trip, Grian is forced to report him as a missing person. And now the clock is ticking.

It's 1989. Grian takes a job in Shoshone National Forest as a fire lookout, prepared to spend the summer alone in the wilderness. But his primary goal isn't finding forest fires: it's finding Mumbo, who went missing in this location a year ago, alive and well. He expects to be alone. What Grian doesn't expect is having the company of the other nearby lookout, a man named Scar. Their relationship grows through their conversations held via two-way radio, as Grian begins to let Scar into the truth about why he's really here and mystery he's unraveling.

A Hermitcraft Firewatch AU."

Author’s tumblr: @quaranmine

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Title: My Childe, Why Do You Do This To Yourself?

Author: CityOfAngelsIsLying

Fandom(s): Vampires SMP

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71870206/chapters/187075716

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 23/23

Word Count: 52,425

Summary:

"Owen isn't an idiot. He knows that if Scott finds out he's basically a newborn in vampire terms, he's going to take the easy meal and kill him. So, he lied-said he had been alive 200 years instead of in a state of unconciousness for 200 years. Hopefully Scott buys it.

Scott knows Owen is full of bullshit. No Sire would let a fledgling that young out of their sight at 200 years old, let alone out here. He thinks he's roughly 300, and is lying to make himself look like less of a threat.

Scott and Owen have a truce-they both stay out of each other's business and don't kill any humans. But for some reason, Owen is so, so hungry. And animal blood isn't cutting it.

Scott, on the other hand, is a little concerned at how bad at vampirism Owen is."

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Title: Captured Fledgling

Author: Androugenius

Fandom(s): Vampires SMP

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/73547161/chapters/191725976

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 11/15

Word Count: 34,057

Summary:

"Avid didn’t want this.

He didn’t want to be a vampire. He didn’t want to prove Owen right. He didn’t want to play into Scott’s plans. Avid never would’ve asked Shelby to turn if he didn’t think it was necessary.

Apparently the town thought differently. ————————— Or, what if, when confronted with Avid’s vampirism, the town reacts 10x worse."

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Title: pain’s like cold water [your brain just gets used to it]

Author: jayriley

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60768022/chapters/155195506#main

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 16/16

Word Count: 41,189

Summary:

“We’re heading west,” Grian said, his voice quiet but firm.

“Yes,” Mumbo confirmed.

“You’re coming with us?”

“I want to make sure you get there.”

Grian studied him for a moment, then asked the question that had been weighing on Mumbo’s mind the entire day. “What will you do after?”

Mumbo hesitated, then shook his head slowly. “I don’t know. Maybe head home, if there’s anything left of it. Or just… figure out what freedom feels like.” He paused, his voice barely a whisper. “If there is such a thing anymore.”

Or, Mumbo escapes captivity with two hybrids, and fights to keep them safe by finding the Hermits.

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Title: Chiaroscuro

Author: UnnaturalHolt

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP, Life Series | 3rd Life SMP Series

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/68649016/chapters/177760531

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 24/?

Word Count: 64,693

Summary:

""What a sick joke this was...after all this time, after all this effort, after all this pain, he was to die by falling. HIM - granted wings by the Code and cursed to never be able to use what he was given properly."

When Hermitcraft, a hidden world supposedly closed off to outsiders, receives an unexpected new arrival in the form of an avian being hunted by powerful forces, the residents of this secluded paradise find themselves thrust into a generational conflict between the Voidwalkers, creatures from the emptiness between realms looking to rule the known realms by force, and the avians, winged defenders of light sworn to defeat this incursion.

Grian is not a typical avian, haunted by the past and dreading the fast-approaching future and the role he is forced to play in the future of the war.

As the sect of Voidwalkers known as the Watchers - a particularly dangerous group - loom beyond the protective barriers put in place by Hermitcraft's Admin, the point of no return rapidly approaches, and Grian and the Hermits must all make hard choices to keep those they love safe."

Author’s tumblr: @unnaturalholt

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Title: Open Your Eyes

Author: UpsideDownTurtles311

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP, 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55217179/chapters/140051752

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 30/30

Word Count: 83,674

Summary: "Scar held the bag of gold aloft, waving it over his head as his team cheered. It hadn’t been too difficult to take down the target, just a rogue golem that had slipped out of its control spell and rampaged through a small village, but the reward had been a few dozen gold pieces, plus a boost to the mercenaries’ reputations. He barely noticed as an almost imperceptible weight vanished from his right side. He quickly whipped around, searching the crowd as his hand patted his belt, predictably finding the sack of gold they’d earned today missing. Sighing, Scar rolled up his sleeve and pressed the pad of his thumb against the True Sight sigil Inked into his skin, the pair of eyes lighting up as he applied pressure and spoke the activation phrase. The brunet winced at the wave of energy rolling through him, blinking a few times to adjust to the new wave of information hitting his brain as every detail became ten times sharper. He quickly noticed his target, a short man with a hair color between blonde and brown who was turned away from him and in the process of slipping a certain bag under his jacket. Grinning to himself, Scar calmly began to walk after the pickpocket; the thief was good, but not good enough."

Author's tumblr: @upsidedownturtles311

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Title: Finding Family | Mask!Wild AU

Author: Tashacee

Fandom(s): The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3860884

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Works: 4/?

Word Count: 134,790

Summary:

"Wild is skittish. He's quiet. He hides his face behind a mask and won't let anyone close. The Chain don't know exactly why their newest brother is so determined to hide himself away, but they'll do anything to make him feel safe.

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AU where Wild's scars are a lot worse and he isn't used to interacting with people. The Chain think their new brother is dope af and are determined to make him feel at home.

Shameless brotherly bonding and lots of hugs and head-pats for the Wild bby" - From first work in the series

Author’s tumblr: @tashacee

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Title: The Wondrous Sword of Legend

Author(s): ImperialKatwala, PolynomialPandemic

Fandom(s): The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48635548/chapters/122682889

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 21/21

Word Count: 59,590

Summary:

"“Well,” the boy said to it as the sun dipped closer to the trees, “your hero didn't show up yet, but I bet they're coming! I bet they're real nice, too. You’re probably going to save the world together.”

He was borrowing it. He was borrowing the Sword of Legend, and… what, checking in to see if it was needed? Waiting for a hero to come for it?

It wasn’t sure what to think. It wasn’t supposed to think about its wielders. But it found itself looking forward to the stories, keeping an eye out while the boy slept, memorizing as much of the information he gave it as it could.

Its job was to protect the innocent, after all.

Or: Hyrule finds a sword. The sword has opinions about this."

Author’s tumblr(s): @imperialkatwala @polynomialpandemic

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Title: Change with the Tides

Author: Mitos (SeriouslyCalamitous)

Fandom(s): 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series, Hermitcraft SMP

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62588383/chapters/160202716

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Complete

Chapter(s): 6/6

Word Count: 50,872

Summary:

"Grian presumed his soul was actively leaving his body – providing him with just another last minute delusion to take him into the next life - until he heard music.

His tired delusions were a lot of things, but they were never music.

Grian blinked, once, twice, then a third time. Still, the shape on the horizon didn’t fade. The light didn’t fade. The music didn’t fade. This wasn’t the blurry shadow of what may or may not be a rock, or the light of the moon against a wave imitating a town. This was a genuine miracle. This was his relief.

It was a ship!

- or -

After being cursed by a witch, Grian finds himself stuck in the form of a parrot with no way to change back, and only a conveniently handsome pirate captain to rely on until he reaches land."

Author’s tumblr: @seriouslycalamitous

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Title: and like an arrow, you broke me down.

Author: mochiwrites

Fandom(s): 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46636072/chapters/117448516

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 21/?

Word Count: 143,283

Summary:

"“No, Grian!” Scar exclaims, reaching for his diamond sword. “You know, I was planning on hitting Team BEST first, give ‘em a real good thrashing. Send a message and all that! Can’t mess with ol’ Scar! Not anymore, no sir!” He takes another step toward Grian.

It’s the instinct of green life, Grian knows, that has him backing away slowly. He takes a few tiny steps backwards.

Scar looks at him, something angry and hurt in his gaze, “But I think you’ll make a good first message to the masses. You were the first to take advantage of me, after all.”

or, grian has won third life. choking on his guilt, he jumps. but he isn’t taken to the afterlife. and he seems to be the only one who knows about third life."

Author’s tumblr: @mochiwrites

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Title: No Longer A Watcher; No Less Than A Guardian

Author: LilBitO_Sunny

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP, Minecraft (Video Game)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59443519/chapters/151596394

Visibility status: Account Only

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 6/?

Word Count: 23,642

Summary:

"He can feel it down in the very core of his code. Can see it in the way the cows huddle together in the middle of the field he’s chosen to die in. Pressed against one another like they can sense what’s coming. Like they know they’re all about to be evaporated.

Huddling in on himself and bringing his wings up to cover his head; Xelqua runs a hand over a dandelion he’s laying over. He can feel the server’s code being pulled apart at the seams, and he can hear the purple flames racing towards him. Closing his eyes, Xelqua sends out a quiet apology to the stars.

For a moment- Xelqua thinks he’s dead and in some form of afterlife. And while he was hoping for there to be nothing at all- he wouldn’t mind an afterlife. He doesn’t know how. Can’t even begin to understand why he was able to withstand the fire of the Reset Code. But he did it. And right now, Xelqua couldn’t be more thankful that he’s alive. ---

Or; Grian has his humanity stripped from him; and he learns how to build it back up with a little help from the universe, and a little help from some players."

Author’s tumblr: @lilbitosunny

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Title: THE HERMIT (IX)

Author: perimortem

Fandom(s): Hermitcraft SMP, 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61278241/chapters/156613669

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 1/3

Word Count: 5,288

Summary:

"The man looked to be in a very bad way. Scar watched him from the doorframe, curious eyes glued to anywhere that wasn't his infested wings. …Was he alive? His hair was filled with sticks and dust as if he had crash landed from mars, but he swore that he saw a shallow rise and fall of life.

He debated if it was really worth checking again, - if he left him long enough he might just drown in the puddle his face was mushed in.

(…)

Scar sighed.

——————————

In a church at the end of the world, a wounded man falls into Scar's care."

Author’s tumblr: @minecraftbed

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Title: Wait, I'm a what?

Author: Atiya_Blackcharm

Fandom(s): Batman - All Media Types, Danny Phantom

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44747336/chapters/112585004

Visibility status: Anyone

Update Status: Incomplete

Chapter(s): 19/?

Word Count: 70,159

Summary:

"Danny would like to say for the record that it was not his fault.

In fact, Danny would say that it was entirely Clockwork's fault. After all, he wouldn't even be in this situation if it wasn't for that cryptic time god.

But what was his fault was the fact that he kept helping.

He kept taking the cash from the assholes (and damn there were a lot of assholes near where he lived) messing with the residents who lived in the area. He kept accepting their offers of food. So because of this new routine that kept him able to afford to rent out his shitty (and possibly illegal) apartment and the hunger pangs sufficiently satisfied, rumors grew.

tldr; after Clockwork dropped of Danny in Gotham he tries to make the best out of the situation which includes helping out some people. Except along the way that led to rumors that he was an up-and-coming crime boss. A rumor he was largely unaware of.

Not Abandoned! Slow updates."

Author’s tumblr: @atiyasnake