Given Fic Rec List
So. I coerced my friend to watch Given and she is now obsessed and reading the manga and asked for fic recs. I felt like this could be used by others if they wanted. There are a couple interesting parings strewn about in there (Mafuyu/Haruki, Ugetsu/Ritsuka (literally one of each).
I have literally been reading all the Given fics from page 1 of Ao3 back, so this list only covers from October 22 to Dec 21 2020 fics. I am aiming to read all 712 at some point, but here are my 42 recommended fics from the first 120.
Also this is the unedited order that I gave my friend. We all know why we ventured into fanfics. No shame.
EDIT: I posted this list on Dec. 21st 2020, and I have not stopped reading. I now have 52 fics on the list and it keeps growing. Here is the link to the continuously updated fic rec. Once I have read all 700~ (yes I truly believe I will. I’m already well over a 7th of the way there), I will condense the list down to the absolute absolute best, but these are all worth the read.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QKr7XnqEDINavb7ELb7lZ6uJad_LgT_qm60cSh6TSw4/edit
Here is the original list:
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Sometimes I realized my legacy in this fandom is just that I made this rec list. Which brings me joy but is also funny as hell. That said, shout out to the fic authors who reached out to me (especially you bolded authors. You know who you are) and I now consider friends. I never finished reading all the fics, but the Google doc does get updated occasionally.
To all you readers out there. The biggest compliment you can ever give an author is a comment. Even if it's just a sentence or two. Letting them know you've returned to their fic. What you loved about it. It's what keeps authors writing fics like these. So go out there. Read your fluff and smut. And give these authors some love.
