the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be apart of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.
fuuuuck i just realized that the future idealized version of myself cant exist without current me being the catalyst for change and doing hard things. has anybody heard about this
anyone have any poppy war fic recommendations because I just finished the trilogy and I have a gaping hole in my heart that needs to be filled after whatever that was
I introunce to you fics I have or am currently obsessing over:
Oh, Drunken Gods of Slaughter: no speerly genocide AU, my current hyperfixation. Multi Chapter
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
What Makes a Man: Mulan AU that takes some creative liberties with rin's relationship to kesegi, also an ongoing hyperfixation. Multi Chapter
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Heaven is Not Fit to House a Love Like You and I: title from francesca by Hozier,need I say more? Reincarnation AU big on character study... or as I've taken to mentally calling it "could've been, would've been, should've been, the saga"
Anything by Agnes is a must read but Im mainly putting the ones I've read more recently/live in my brain rent free
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
The Cities in Which I Love You: modern au, super interesting. Tbh I mostly skimmed the last 2 chapters and read the rest months ago, but I need to sit down and give it a good (re)read. Multi Chapter
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Gardenias on the Tile, Where it Makes No Difference Who Held me Back From Who: one shot i just read today
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
We are at The Crossroads, my Little Outlaw: as you can tell, I'm rather partial to my mooties (shout out, bbg). Now, I've never been all that about rinvenka. I never even saw it as a ship before I found this fic, but it's super interesting also Rin and Altan's relationship here is given plenty more room to grow than in canon and I'm loving it so much so far
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Open my Legs, Lied Down with Death: ongoing recent au, more than lowkey dark but the premise is super interesting seems to be setting up great character study. Multi Chapter
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
All is Fair in Rent and Loathing: romcom college au style but make it rinezha, something more lighthearted. Multi Chapter
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Not in The Blueprint: Another modern au, but this one is much more serious. Again, anything by lil-eees is a must
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
God Loves you, But Not Enough to Save You: Yin Saikhara character study, super well written I LOVE this type of fics if you couldn't tell (somewhat similar vein to gardenias). Lengthy Oneshot
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Huh, the tpw brainrot is serious I fr reached the link limit omg
Btw atp I'm just listing my favourite bookmarks so I suggest just checking my ao3 bookmarks (same user)
Anyways <3
Chaltan drabble/Chaghan Suren character study. Super good
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Faylen 'character study', had me crying in bed at 2 in the afternoon on a summer weekend
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Super short oneshot but this was the first thing I read after the Drowning Faith which I learned about though a tiktok so it holds a special place in my heart. AGNES YOU EVIL, EVIL WOMAN
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Shut up and read. Modern AU rinezha longshot
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
OMG YOU HAVE TO READ THIS any drabble about the yins in general has my heart "I talk to God but the sky is empty" the title is religious trauma in a sentence, need anyone say more?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51557101
EJDJSORJJFJDJWORNFIFJD READ THIS AHEM, anyways religious zealot nezha, apparently my boy needs trauma to become proper human in every universe
https://archiveofourown.org/works/53557756
Figure skating au, I reread this one bc of how nice it was
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Hunger games AU! To the author, update this and my life is yours I love love love this so much?
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
big fan of romance horror. big fan of terrible people still being loved. big fan of bending morality and turning the grotesque into something beautiful.
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