Garbage Fic Recs

these are my rec lists for various ships and fandoms. this blog is mostly for my own use but enjoy.

[maraudingforflesh]

WangXian

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49538050/chapters/125026321

The Second Hand Unwinds (WIP, >120k words); lwj time travels back to before the war and sets about trying to make everything better this time around

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34842550/chapters/86759563

Never Again (67,198 words); wen qing time travels to the golden core transfer surgery and decides that things must be different this time

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55342849/chapters/140406649

Just go forward like you mean it (101,562 words); wwx stays behind in lotus pier to fortify their defenses instead of going to the indoctrination with jc

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55886893/chapters/141910417

A look back at the past (it's never like they lie) (54,572 words); jin ling and lan yuan end up stuck watching lan yuan’s memories and jin ling is forced to reevaluate everything he thought he knew about his family

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56044666/chapters/142344706

The Wrong Man (125,380 words); jgy accidentally causes a visiting lxc to qi deviate leading to massive ripples in the story

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54583270/chapters/138305182

IF (94,719 words); what if lwj reached qiongqi pass before wwx and became the man responsible for saving the wens? This fic introduced me to the first heterosexual ship I’ve ever entertained for wen qing and now it’s practically my favorite pairing aside from wangxian lmao

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57378508/chapters/145968118

Practical Considerations (96,963 words); in which jiang cheng sells off wwx for a political marriage and wwx gets the happy ending he deserved in the first place

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35220505/chapters/87765631

Home and the Heartland (210,786 words); what if lwj joined jin zixuan in trying to stop the ambush at qiongqi pass? Su She is caught immediately and while life is still nightmarish for the wen they’re given a chance they never were in canon

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53820301/chapters/136219762

Dispersing Clouds (283,285 words); the wen sect is self cannibalizing as minor sects in qishan are all embroiled in an uprising. During this the jiang sect hosts a discussion conference and wwx and lwj begin a friendship and wwx finally finds a place where he’s appreciated.

[maraudingforflesh]

Steddie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40192770/chapters/100667796

Steve Harrington’s Guide to Touch (18,863 words); touch starved meets overly affectionate

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40591965

a map of everyone who loves you (7,177 words); Steve didn’t have any soul flowers until he suddenly did

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50374696/chapters/127269898

To Be Determined (28,796 words); Steve scopes out hellfire before he graduates to make sure his kids will have somewhere to belong when they start high school

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42695937

Feral (10,970 words); Eddie lives but he comes back from the upside down a little bit feral

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50733070

too much (the perfect amount) (15,878 words); Eddie was determined to hate the capitalist hellscape of the mall but Steve wearing the dumb sailor outfit is just too good

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45604747

sos (7,157 words); au in which Steve and Eddie were together before starcourt and the party finds out when Wayne shows up as Steve’s emergency contact

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3090192

What The Hell (series); Steve and Eddie fall in love at starcourt and Robin and Jeff are along for the ride

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54074128

brighter in the dark (13,902 words); Eddie spends the summer of 1985 tutoring Steve about dnd while Steve wears his sailor outfit

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48277162/chapters/121753006

Something’s Brewing at Starcourt (39,244 words); Eddie works as a barista at a coffee shop in Starcourt

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3216141

hideout series (45,148 words); Steve and Eddie fall in love after running into each other at an open mic

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42520314/chapters/106797948

Can we always be friends? (We've got too much love) (42,525 words); being Robin’s fake boyfriend is making it hard for Steve to become Eddie’s real boyfriend

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50971735/chapters/128774509

EXHALE (70,757 words); in which Steve has a drag queen alter ego he uses to perform at a gay bar in Indianapolis

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58386592/chapters/148712056

Picture Perfect (15,544 words); Steve asks Eddie out on Valentine’s Day 1985

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41417364/chapters/103863744

melted ice cream (25,299 words); Eddie becomes a repeat scoops customer for the sake of bothering Steve and finds himself falling in love and coparenting Steve’s children

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43475419/chapters/109294954

Flirting at the Mall (22,181 words); getting tortured and the mall burning down puts a real damper on Steve’s date with Eddie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58558345/chapters/149188834

Senior Year (50,890 words); Eddie becomes one of the safe constants in Steve’s life during his senior year downward spiral

[maraudingforflesh]

The Long Walk (except it’s almost exclusively parkovitch content)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70746681

rage against the dying of the light (11,488 words); fuck it dude let a time loop fix every doomed tragedy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71539971

the dawn comes again, čhaŋté skúye (14,038 words); no really - let a time loop fix this shit (this time Parker is the one reliving the walk over and over again)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71510271

Dancing With Ghosts (18,543 words); barkovitch wins the long walk and then he has to somehow keep living

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71617051

Make you bleed (4,637 words); sometimes a relationship is founded on homoerotically sexting your frenemy by sending each other suggestive pictures of injuries

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72849706/chapters/189774391

Barkovitch for Dummies (Five times they took care of him and 1 time they told him what was wrong) (6,045 words); being autistic is hard even and maybe especially when you don’t know you’re autistic

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73364876

I Want You Under My Fingernails (3,768 words); parkovitch hook up in the staff locker room at the haunted orchard they work at

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72085511

romance is boring (5,088 words); barkovitch can’t stand Parker but a helping hand on a drunk night turns them into something like friends

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73168776

Honey, I’m home (9,637 words); barkovitch hasn’t had any alone time since they’re both always in the dorm during the lead up to finals

https://archiveofourown.org/works/73004006

notice. (6,131 words); collie realizes some girls like barkovitch and he doesn’t take it well

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72228756

invisible string, tying you to me (10,977 words); 5 times fate brings parkovitch together +1 time they meet up on purpose

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72610216

wounded puppy (10,140 words); Ray brings a new feral animal into the friend group and collie can’t stand him up until he very much can

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71942501/chapters/187267596

and piss him off 'til he hates me (yeah right, he fuckin' loves me) (14,255 words); college!au where barkovitch is just a brat waiting to be tamed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72387551

God Hath Given You One Face (10,051 words); barkovitch needs somebody to explain Hamlet to him and Parker happens to be in the same class

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72266521

the only girl I’ll ever love (6,614 words); barkovitch has so much internal shit to work through but damn if he isn’t beautiful

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72946746

Like You Mean It (4,519 words); barkovitch wants collie to hit him and collie wants to try and have a conversation for once

https://archiveofourown.org/works/72203461

Say You’re Mine (5,952 words); parkovitch frenemies with benefits featuring jealous Parker

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71965011

will you take me as i am? (4,118 words); parkovitch hooking up in a club bathroom bc Parker is coming to terms with his feelings

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68964546

Is that a hickey or a bruise? (6,950 words); no walk college!au in which Parker and Barkovitch are homoerotic nuisances to one another

https://archiveofourown.org/series/5339746

The Walker House (series); college!au where they’re all roommates in an old frat house

https://archiveofourown.org/works/71182471

i owe you a black eye and two kisses (3,654 words); parkovitch hate fucking

https://archiveofourown.org/series/5179806

The Nomads (series); zombie apocalypse!au but there are hardly ever zombies so mostly it’s wasteland walking without them being shot for slowing down or stopping

https://archiveofourown.org/series/5205996

The Campus Walk (series); college!au where they get to go on normal non-lethal walking based adventures

https://archiveofourown.org/series/5240981

The Long Walk College AU (series); the series title makes a promise and the fics deliver. These have some very very good parkovitch content

[maraudingforflesh]

MatchaBlossom

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58514446/chapters/149069401

Processing Trauma (105,459 words); a three part journey for kojiro to realize he’s in love with his best friend and for them both to realize they might as well already be together

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61701157

your page was blank, but i read it (8,075 words); kojiro makes an extra effort to get kaoru out of the house when his seasonal depression is at its worst

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61919947/chapters/158329987

Time Does Not Heal All, But Your Love Will (29,518 words); kojiro takes care of kaoru after his injury

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64463419

Your Side of the Bed (8,854 words); kaoru and kojiro though the years

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67345210

If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more (12,204 words); kojiro has always been kaoru’s muse

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67647661/chapters/174861981

Appearing Unsightly With Devils Inside Me (24,380 words); a study on kaoru’s toxic relationship with Adam

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68263816

You Are My Way of Life (I’ll Never Let You Go) (10,421 words); they aren’t together anymore but they’ll fake it for Miya’s sake

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59683807

so high school (11,004 words); the kids find out kaoru was the bad boy when he and kojiro were in high school

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56055085

as long as it takes (10,336 words); 7 birthdays kaoru spends with kojiro +1 with their new found family

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47454544/chapters/119586856

Liqueur Licked Cupid’s Bow (37,503 words); kojiro and kaoru have a drunk one night stand and end up getting parent trapped by the rest of the group

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56796190/chapters/144396886

It's Hard to Do Your Own Hair with a Broken Wrist (14,223 words); kaoru is recovering and kojiro is taking care of him and they’re both in love even if they’re trying to hide it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59737477

My Boyfriend Goes To Another School (8,019 words); kaoru makes new friends in college but his new friends think his boyfriend might be made up

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59756653/chapters/152422246

the blossoming of sakurayashiki kaoru (14,006 words); kaoru is afraid of change but he needs to grow in order to realize he’s in love with his best friend

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43547688

Plus One (11,867 words); kaoru needs a date for his student’s wedding so he doesn’t have to be set up with her cousin

[maraudingforflesh]

JJK (NanaGo, ItaFushi, and found family)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48333580/chapters/121902958

Waking the Dead (41,000 words); nanami is the first person to find gojo after Toji killed him and he ends up with a piece of skull to look after

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54235255/chapters/137340766

we were hungry before (30,965 words); nanago through the years as they struggle to find themselves and each other

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47267239/chapters/119099824

The Walls of My Heart (20,081 words); nanami and gojo fall in love and it’s awkward and also wonderful

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60313228

emergency contact (8,159 words); nanami finds himself in contact with gojo (physically and emotionally) much more often than he ever anticipated

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52995136/chapters/134065690

Home to you (109,000 words); nanami is sent ten years into the past and learns more about gojo in the process

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56234368/chapters/142858735

A guaranteed outcome (13,891 words); fushiguro starts letting his friends know about his family

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57846604

Of bandaids and of tearstains (29,208 words); 5 times gojo takes care of an injured fushiguro and 1 time fushiguro takes care of his dad

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4064785

Maybe the Real Jujutsu Kaisen was the Kids we Adopted Along the Way (series); gojo is now a single father and he’s going to recruit nanami to his family

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54335479

Dating, Denial, and Other Dicktrocities (7,812 words); 5 times nanami wished his situationship would shut up and 1 time nanami can’t keep his mouth shut

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59555125/chapters/151890241

downpour (46,064 words); migraines aren’t new to gojo but in the wake of shibuya and the final battles he needs to learn to take it easier for his sake and the sanity of his loved ones

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56289229/chapters/143008651

Naked is as Naked Does (10,846 words); gojo becomes obsessed with seeing nanami naked

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55267819/chapters/140195698

The Life We Hold On To (10,455 words); nanami takes care of gojo in the aftermath of Shinjuku (omegaverse)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54762337/chapters/138794413

weekend off (13,500 words); gojo gets sick and overworked and the people who care about him worry

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57850057

A Determined Soul (4,937 words); gojo kills his soulmate and has to live with the consequences

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58436203

Untouched, But Not Untouchable (4,993 words); nanami takes care of gojo after a nightmare

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58640254

Camper Confessions (6,593 words); nanago chaperone camping adventures

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59624293

Reaching for a Light (4,921 words); nanami likes astronomy and gojo

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58639003

salt of the earth (8,019 words); nanami doesn’t want to want gojo but gojo is persistent

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54311701

E.F.B. (Emergency Fake Boyfriend) (15,140 words); nanami enlists gojo to help him get through dinner with his old college friends

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53710201

keep your eyes on me (please don’t look away) (series); good good father son found family shit

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53710201

black star (10,009 words); gojo struggles with the fact that his son looks like the man that almost killed him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57306556

Baby Mine (8,208 words); itadori realizes that fushiguro and gojo are closer than he assumed

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4058218

Guardian/Parental Gojo Satoru (series); fics about gojo navigating having a real family as he tries his best with the fushiguro siblings

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57419785/chapters/146079217

Megumi 5+1 (23,399 words); fushiguro suffers from chronic crippling migraines

[maraudingforflesh]

Zukka

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3587461

If So Others May Live (series); in which Zuko gives up his mission after his attempt in wolf cove and ends up changing for the better sooner

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3841492

Boiling Over (series); in which Jet survives and the boiling rock prison break goes a little different

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45304204/chapters/113981017

Everything That I Am Not (93,140 words); Aunt Wu tells Sokka he’s going to marry the fire lord and he thinks this is ridiculous but he hasn’t met Zuko yet

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58184470

To Study The Blade (11,109 words); sokka and zuko meet at piandao’s compound and really hit it off

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58828216/chapters/149926657

Hold Me Tight (Or Don’t) (49,201 words); lovebug fic where zuko finally takes one (1) vacation from being firelord and things go wrong but also absolutely right

[maraudingforflesh]

TodoBaku

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54506821/chapters/138092503

Just One Rule: Don't Fall In Love (101,078 words); Todoroki and Bakugou are pro heroes in a fwb situationship with only one rule. They’ve been breaking that rule for longer than they haven’t.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57410686

what it means to be partners (8,788 words); bakugou and todoroki are roommates and best friends and also they’re married but that doesn’t mean they’re in love they’re just partners

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3097965

Rules Never To Be Broken (Shouldn't Have Had To Be Made) (series); bakugou is slowly working on himself, healing, and unlearning the rules he set for himself to help him survive a hostile home life

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61282927/chapters/156628060

Burning Starlight (20,831 words); todoroki was convinced bakugou and midoriya would end up together and he made his peace with that bc he wants bakugou to be happy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61836052/chapters/158110213

Five times Shouto was unabashedly Dynamight's biggest fan (30,726 words); todoroki is his boyfriend’s #1 fan and he’s not particularly shy about it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64479037/chapters/165571396

Inside Out (52,219 words); todobaku keep finding each other and things are good even when they’re not ready to talk about what it means

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56631952

catch when i fall (let me trust you!) (11,001 words); sometimes a trust fall is the most intimate contact you’ve had in a while and you fall in love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60544780

Somber Silence (10,756 words); todoroki goes home for the weekend and bakugou makes him promise to call if anything happens. Todoroki calls.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54436489/chapters/137899531

a normal poly relationship probably doesn't have this many fucking spreadsheets (29,381 words); it’s a true love triangle situation where todoroki wants midoriya who wants bakugou who wants todoroki and midoriyas solution ends up being a manipulative mess that at least lets todobaku find happiness

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49478368/chapters/124873390

Sakura Season (46,213 words); todoroki is allergic to cherry blossoms and bakugou is soft

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55767934/chapters/141575695

Childhood Reparations (16,162 words); sometimes having a shitty childhood means you need to let yourself have some fun to make up for it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53535277/chapters/135508801

12:01 AM (53,485 words); bakugou and todoroki are stuck in a time loop

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44161507

Amaryllis. (7,530 words); todoroki becomes fixated on bakugou

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39717936/chapters/99434682

I melt like the ice cream you eat (catch me, please) (59,620 words); summer isn’t so bad when the boy you like is a walking AC and there’s ice cream

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58155904/chapters/148073044

Intimacy (12,941 words); todoroki has some hang ups about intimacy but bakugou just wants to be with him regardless

[maraudingforflesh]

Wolfstar

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30448365/chapters/75076947

Painted Scars (329,364 words); Sirius and Remus fall in love while they grow up at Hogwarts

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45192097/chapters/113689786

Let Me Get What I Want (This Time) (69,878 words); Sirius is given the gift of prophecy and he uses it to make things better even if the prophecies aren’t always clear or helpful

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65479081/chapters/168535867

It was always you (35,431 words); Sirius is maybe a little obsessed with Remus and this is very very sweet

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44168452/chapters/111066196

What if I really am what my mother told me (52,121 words); after the prank Sirius begins to self destruct but he’s also trying to fix things and take care of Remus even when his presence and help is unwelcome (plus he gets away from his parents and takes his brother with him)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51687196/chapters/130665310

How To Jeopardise Your Friendship With Remus Lupin (230,716 words); a sweet au where there’s no war and the prank never happened and the marauders just get to be happy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46234783/chapters/116399143

My Moony (42,491 words); Remus loves Sirius but he’s still hurt and struggling to trust him and Sirius loves Remus but can’t trust himself either

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70981571

Piercings (8,188 words); Sirius gets piercings and it drives Remus a little crazy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66117745/chapters/170393395

a keepsake. (43,501 words); Remus brings Sirius home for Christmas as his fake boyfriend

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4436173

Sirius Black and the Heart of the Lion (series); Sirius is dealing with the fallout from the prank and he has to face his parents again to save his brother. The prodigal son returneth and such.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34340452/chapters/85447144

What it is that makes me run (34,100 words); Sirius runs away and he takes Regulus with him whether his brother likes it or not

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37798426

Lily Evans and the Peculiar Case of Sirius Black (14,959 words); 5 times Lily had a hard time hating Sirius

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48416974/chapters/122119429

how to fix things with grief (45,374 words); Sirius starts falling apart after the prank and has to lean on Regulus who just wants to save his brother

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49745794/chapters/125565019

The Cost of Fear (46,242 words); Sirius is in love but he’s also afraid of wanting anything and fear can ruin anything good if you let it consume you

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48808885/chapters/123126475

Practical Oddities (47,827 words); Regulus left the death eaters and now he’s third wheeling his brother and his brother’s boyfriend while staying on their couch

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70739451/chapters/183881361

Tempest After Sun (41,139 words); Sirius gets dosed with a love potion

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51514981

Nothing in Particular (44,849 words); a police interrogation as Moody tries to figure out why recent Hogwarts grads showed up at the ministry with destroyed horcruxes and more than one suspicious death in their wake

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65049517/chapters/167268532

free and young and we can feel none of it (55,603 words); Sirius spends a month of his summer in Wales with Remus. Nothing happens and everything changes.

[maraudingforflesh]

SamBucky

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66161851/chapters/170523397

Through The Stomach (15,672 words); this is that good found family shit that used to make marvel fanfic worth reading - we are SO BACK y’all

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65568616

A City Bereft of Life Rings Tomorrow's Requiem (9,167 words); the thunderbolts have to call in the big guns (Sam) when Bucky needs help

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65222116/chapters/167775889

What the Hell, Bucky? (28,061 words); Bucky is afraid of losing Sam and the thunderbolts are his backup and emotional support

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66876613

Mushroom Butter (43,455 words); Bucky struggles with wanting and having things

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64350112/chapters/165195418

to be alive (113,778 words); in which Sam and Bucky meet while Sam is tracking him and they come to an understanding

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66299497/chapters/170934016

Nothing in the world is mine for free, except my love, my love oh mine (10,844 words); Bucky is kind of the most responsible adult on the thunderbolts in an odd turn of events

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66899875/chapters/172671088

Don’t Dream It’s Over (27,487 words); Bucky gets hurt and Sam still shows up despite everything

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66054832

The Apartment That Was Meant For Refuge (12,060 words); 5 times members of the thunderbolts show up at Bucky’s apartment +1 time they use their key at the worst time

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30893822

forever and always, us (29,039 words); Steve was never good to Bucky or Sam but Sam and Bucky are good to each other

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66799699/chapters/172382584

“Cucumber” (9,204 words); the thunderbolts meeting with Sam’s team doesn’t go well

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66980077/chapters/172908331

I’m Making Believe (18,317 words); sambucky get married to avoid testifying against each other

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65622754/chapters/168964006

behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain (13,864 words); sambucky divorce era except Bucky has a new found family and he never really loses Sam in the ways that matter most

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65233726

You Are Not What HYDRA Made You (5,066 words); in the wake of the thunderbolts saving nyc Bucky can’t really start to process what’s happened until his emotional support best friend gets there

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65541898/chapters/168722113

One super-advil please. (5,806 words); pls don’t make the sambucky divorce traumatic

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44521186/chapters/111983893

the thing is (40,587 words); Bucky is working on making amends to himself and his own body

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2917104

gold in the seams of my hands (series); the super soldier serum enhances all senses including Bucky’s sixth sense psychometry

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51930952/chapters/131316076

the wires for empathy (90,543 words); Sam and Bucky set out to be a new kind of superhero

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42524223/chapters/106807998

you should know me better than that (32,513 words); Sam and Bucky get to know each other better thanks to some truth serum

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39019839/chapters/97603878

The Promise of Cheesecake and a Decent Wine (217,452 words); Sam and Bucky renovate their house while dealing with a fake relationship, a real relationship, and so much trauma

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45844993

Gonna Leave a Mark on You (16,459 words); Sam has a history of feeding stray cats and Bucky is just the latest feral stray to follow him home

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46633126/chapters/117441034

Dear Sam (18,129 words); Bucky starts writing letters to Sam as a therapy exercise

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57819190

how to (not) to find the winter soldier (23,604 words); Sam finds Bucky while he and Steve are searching and he decides to keep that to himself

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45475111/chapters/114419413

The Unwelcomed Gift of Prophecy (29,670 words); Bucky finds himself transported to the past where he meets a younger Sam

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47742166/chapters/120347758

There Was More Than One Bed (But Who's Counting?) (15,602 words); sharing a bed after missions gone wrong

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3290646

please come to me (don't bury thoughts that you really want) (series); Sam helps Bucky with nightmares

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47287102/chapters/119152594

Height of the Feeling (28,659 words); Sam and Bucky processing and finding themselves and each other in the aftermath of the flagsmashers

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Sterek

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64081453/chapters/164411857

from the rooftops (64,803 words); stiles moved to Poland and became a total badass who’s going to revive the hale pack no matter what it takes

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62761777/chapters/160678399

Pack Is More Than a Name (12,452 words); stiles is recruited to the hale pack by their enticing displays of affection and appreciation

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38531230/chapters/96307072

It takes a village (87,439 words); stiles uses his magic to become the alpha beacon hills always needed

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56495686/chapters/143572942

speak of all that’s been and all that won’t (31,668 words); the fallout after stiles solves a timeloop where it’s up to him to fix everything

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50402338/chapters/127344763

Drifting Untethered (Anchored in You) (42,730 words); stiles has had his soul uncoupled from his body and for some reason he’s stuck trailing after Derek as the pack desperately tries to save him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/48977521/chapters/123560689

Liability (WIP 45k+ words); Scott decides stiles is a liability to his pack and stiles finds a better pack to join

[maraudingforflesh]

HisoIllu

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42729780/chapters/107344551

The Box (54,887 words); illumi is broken and hisoka can’t fix him but he can be there for him. Whether that means tagging along on missions or helping him face his family.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32489023/chapters/80575576

Mind the Scars (111,556 words); the height of romance is to love someone to the point of invention. Sometimes that invention is finding a completely new use for your nen in order to heal your contractual fiancé’s poorly healed wounds.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41523444/chapters/104140155

An Open Secret (140,893 words); it’s not discussed openly but it’s not really a secret either that Silva makes illumi complete assignments other than assassinations

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66566005/chapters/171701770

Death Free (18,991 words); Illumi is left for dead and its seems like only Hisoka cared to come save him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51412828/chapters/129921814

Demand and Supply (78,412 words); modern!au in which illumi has taken on kikyo’s role in many ways after she divorced Silva (PAY ATTENTION TO THE TAGS THE TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS FIC ARE NO JOKE)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63123244/chapters/161653411

“Son, why are you having sex with a clown on the internet?” (55,251 words); Hisoka is just Illumi’s work associate who he has sex with sometimes and who he invites on a mission to pose as his husband (the title drop in this fic genuinely made me cackle)

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I’ve been back on my bullshit since the RE9 announcement so here’s a rec list

Chris x Leon

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39031656/chapters/97633377

Dulce et decorum est (WIP, 900k+ words); this absolute behemoth is absolutely worth the read. These are hurt people trying their best and hurting each other in the process. The characterization of some characters almost permanently ruined them for me but honestly this fic is just so beautifully and earnestly written that you really can’t put it down once you start rooting for everyone

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60331279/chapters/153972544

Rain falls Forever (125,008 words); Chris and Leon go undercover as a couple

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1326299

Once More With Chris (series); resident evil retold while letting Chris and Leon be there for each other when shit gets rough

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65756338

This Song Has Started Now (and you're just finding out) (11,587 words); Leon and Chris start telling their loved ones that they’re together but apparently nobody believes them

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58947322/chapters/150263974

Two Moons in Love (44,195 words); 5 people who figured out that Chris and Leon are in love +1 person who’s always known

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51084841/chapters/129067192

a good idea (at the time) (11,957 words); Chris and Leon get married for insurance benefits purposes

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56315095/chapters/143079361

just wanna bewitch you in the moonlight (just wanna bewitch you all night) (11,686 words); Chris and Leon hook up after vendetta but it takes them a second to get their shit together

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56763394/chapters/144307057

Moonlight (45,617 words); Chris enlists Leon’s help for an undercover op infiltrating a sex club

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50437042/chapters/127438324

who am i after tasting you? (38,423 words); Chris and Leon get drunk married in Vegas

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29040924/chapters/71279601

One Tomorrow at a Time (37,080 words); Leon gets infected during the fight with Arias at the end of vendetta and Chris is determined to heal him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17863796/chapters/42156257

Scorched Earth State of Mind (62,898 words); Sherry is dead, Leon is on the warpath even if it might kill him too, and Chris is called in as backup

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19306123

you don’t fare well without me (23,422 words); Chris drags Leon to investigate a BOW outbreak in a Finnish national park

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42662121/chapters/107166285

You Asked For This - Director's Cut (222,232 words); in which Wesker is not dead and kidnaps Leon. Also Heisenberg gets to be a silly goofy guy who hangs out with the squad.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34546600/chapters/85991392

Chris by Any Other Name (30,331 words); Chris doesn’t have a middle name so Leon starts making one up for him

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31702676/chapters/78463175

Home (61,718 words); Leon offers to have a baby with Chris and continue the Redfield family line

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Watched ass class again to hurt my own feelings and ruin my own day

Karma x Nagisa

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63827449

abbey (15,196 words); nagisa is used to being small and feeling unnoticeable

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63784378

Megaphone to my chest (13,153); class E goes on another class trip and everyone knows that karma and nagisa mean something to each other except maybe for karma and nagisa

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56660170/chapters/144027766

the things you taught me (15,120 words); karma has never been good at feelings especially feeling comfortable or vulnerable with someone

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60981802

If you give me your hand, I'll help you hold on (12,650 words); nagisa struggles with his parents being back together and his mom failing to change

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24960169/chapters/60419533

Karma: After Story (12,915 words); killing korosensei was easy compared to karma processing his feelings

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28296633

At An Unprecedented Speed I Will Dive Right Into You (9,600 words); karma and nagisa take turns writing journal entries to try and understand each other better

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23051677/chapters/55132291

Am You and You Are Me (60,278 words); sometimes the only way to understand your estranged best friend is to body swap

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31364978/chapters/77560850

Break (55,718 words); nagisa is kidnapped and class E has to figure out how to save him

[maraudingforflesh]

Buddie recs even though I was severely disappointed with season 8 and need a break from this

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4731889

No One’s Ever Had Me (Not Like You…) (series); a really good exploration of Buck, Eddie, their relationship, their family, and what they mean to each other

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3461665

Rewrite (series); whole show rewrite season by season if Buck and Eddie met and fell in love much faster

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65203312

my place, my peace (8,351 words); Buck becomes tiktok famous after Eddie leaves for El Paso

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65138260

mirror in the sky, what is love? (14,889 words); Buck and Eddie maintain their codependency over FaceTime

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65134591

rivers 'til i reach you (25,090 words); Eddie figures his shit out since absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62152285

the sweetest apparition (20,215 words); Eddie moves to El Paso and Buck starts accidentally telling people he’s dead

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58458346/chapters/148912477

We’re Overdue for a Revival (60,850 words); Buck and Eddie get married so Christopher will move back to LA

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64238941/chapters/164876425

deep in the heart of texas (30,382 words); Eddie realizes he’s gay and in love with his best friend while he’s in El Paso

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60767728/chapters/155194600

oh brother, I see (you burn like me) (47,911 words); Adriana visits LA to see her brother while he’s struggling with Chris moving to El Paso

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58860316

ice cream before dinner (58,577 words); Eddie is missing Chris and Buck volunteers him to babysit Mara and Jee-yun on Tuesdays. Tuesdays become Eddie’s favorite day.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60869218

Who the Hell is Evan? (14,802 words); Chris finds out who his guardian is if anything happens to his dad, but unfortunately he only knows Buck as Buck

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58938313

Eddie Diaz VS The Buck’s Boyfriend Agenda (23,419 words); Eddie hates Tommy and he’s not alone in feeling like this but he does lowkey have the most skin in the game re: getting Buck to break up with Tommy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59923840/chapters/152875123

you’re in my blood like holy wine (50,718 words); post the fire at Bobby and Athena’s house Buck let’s them live in the loft while he stays with Eddie and helps guide the Diaz boys through healing after the whole Kim situation

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63215539

boy, we ain't got nothin' to lose (26,226 words); Buck gets amnesia and wakes up as Buck 1.0

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59360662

What’s Your Love Language? (18,332 words); Buck is on a mission to help Eddie figure out what his love language is

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55628455

A Series of Unfortunate Attempts (10,402 words); Buck tries to come out to Bobby about being in a relationship with Tommy only to find out the entire 118 has a betting pool about him dating Eddie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59161087

Bobby Versus Buddie (10,391 words); Bobby has to walk a fine line between nudging Eddie and Buck toward realizing their feelings and losing his sanity enough to just yell at them that they’re in love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24047908/chapters/57866764

I Hit the Accelerator (But the Car was in Reverse) (68,139 words); Buck comes to terms with his breakup with Abbie and immediately falls into a friends with benefits relationship with his new coworker

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4685875

All of This Mixed Up and Baked (series); two absolute behemoth fics that are just powerhouses of complicated emotional turmoil. Everybody should give these a read once but idk if I’ll ever be able to re-read bc it’s so painfully relatable at times

[maraudingforflesh]

TimKon

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18947596/chapters/44985937

Nowhere But Forward (148,373 words); the first time Tim and Kon have sex it’s in Paris when Tim is unraveling and Kon is recently back from the dead. It takes a long time for them to work together to unravel their individual and collective baggage.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63260773/chapters/162043345

Why on God’s Green Earth Would that be the Plan? (48,369 words); Red Robin thinks an undercover Kon is flirting with Tim Drake for mission purposes. Kon does not know he is flirting with his best friend.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3267171

You'll Change Your Name or Change Your Mind (previous title: Tim Drake Learns to Set Boundaries) (series); Tim needs a break from Gotham and from Bruce.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53819242/chapters/136216891

next one goes out to you (8,258 words); Tim doesn’t think anyone’s ever masturbated while thinking of him. Kon tells Tim he’ll jerk off to him and it’s a joke up until it isn’t.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47076571

The One Where Jason Tries to Get Young Justice to be Kids (7,659 words); Jason and Tim are family even if they’re both rocky about the rest of the bats

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43137879/chapters/108412977

buy back the secrets (113,022 words); 5 times Kon rescues Tim without knowing his identity +1 time Tim rescues Kon

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63193840/chapters/161850997

Beneath The Surface (25,789 words); caring for your sick friend who you’re also in love with

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4060351

Tim Drake aka Sugar Daddy!!!! (series); the title makes a promise and the fics deliver. Core four young justice poly shit that slaps

Batfam

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26681617

middle children must unionize (13,990 words); someone needs to take care of Tim and if nobody else is going to do it Jason decides he’ll have to step up

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61029955/chapters/155911504

Things Were Different Then (9,536 words); the other bats realize that Tim’s time as Robin and his relationship with Batman is very different from what any of them have

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58687312

Gaslighting is Not Training (8,609 words); Jason changes his plans to attack Tim in Titans tower after finding out about Bruce’s training methods

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63317017

I’m Not Bitter, I’m Just Tired (5,335 words); Tim is overworked and mistreated but Jason is ready to try to make it better

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51757039/chapters/130848409

New York, New York (33,238 words); 5 times Jason saves Tim while Tim is undercover +1 time Tim saves Jason

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43946763

For All The Just Alike Birds (12,987 words); it takes a stupid accident for anyone to realize Tim needs help

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64695220

Hood-lucinations (BatFamilyWeek 2025 Day 1 ) (5,970 words); Jason begins taking care of Tim who thinks Jason is a sleep deprivation hallucination

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64551187/chapters/165782569

Foundationals (9,358 words); it’s a testament to how Tim’s life is going that being sent to Arkham is a break more than anything else

[maraudingforflesh]

Steddie

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57846781/chapters/147238285

Chasing Fireflies (211,913 words); Steve gets adopted by hopper before he’s in high school and everything is different as a result. I love love love this fic for keeping the bones of the story while changing all the details. I’m a huge sucker for a fic where Chrissy lives and an even bigger sucker for her and Robin being together.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62031238/chapters/158637610

Be Gay, Do Drugs, Hail Satan (93,974 words); breakfast club style Saturday school shenanigans

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55640122/chapters/141227437

Chills Right to the Marrow (93,654 words); Dustin and Wayne’s perspectives on the aftermath of the world ending

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3762256

Steve's No Good, Terrible, Kinda Perfect Boyfriend Eddie (series); Steve gets powers thanks to some upside down goo from the tunnels and that’s only the start of his senior year going off the rails

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53151205/chapters/134486977

Nightswimming (265,009 words); Eddie gets his shit rocked and his stash stolen by Tommy and Billy and then almost drowns in Steve’s pool. Life only gets weirder from there.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50766151/chapters/128241778

The Self Care Club (70,834 words); slice of life fic with steddie and buckingham. Steve finds happiness in the wake of round two with the upside down and his breakup with Nancy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64701391/chapters/166229056

Gay Chicken (21,065 words); playing gay chicken is a lot more difficult when you’re playing against a guy who 1) doesn’t know you’re playing and 2) is not straight

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41377041/chapters/103758876

Dungeons & Demons (24,720 words); Steve convinces Eddie to teach him to play dnd for the sake of his newly acquired children

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56641207/chapters/143974294

I Will Not Lose My Kids To You (36,837 words); Steve decides he’ll have to also be friends with Eddie to avoid missing out on time with the kids

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4474909

a litany of secrets (series); Eddie keeps secrets for Steve

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64164643

Never gonna give you up (never gonna let you down) (22,674 words); fuck it let Steve have two boyfriends he’s earned it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63853963/chapters/163751086

Partners in Class... And Everything Else (26,359 words); Steve and Eddie become childhood friends after being paired up for a project

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4748389

growing pains (series); Eddie accidentally sees Steve in the junkyard battling the demodogs

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63471349/chapters/162636595

Nobody said it was easy (23,924 words); Eddie runs into Steve and Robin at Starcourt

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62871280/chapters/160982818

I’ll be your boyfriend, baby (21,982 words); Eddie asks Steve to pretend to be his boyfriend in front of Wayne

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58204315/chapters/148207330

The Babysitter Chronicles (25,191 words); 5 times Steve asks to babysit one of the kids +1 time someone asks to babysit him

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3673141

Everything I'll Ever Do I'll Do With You (series); Steve figures out Robin is gay in 1983 and decides to become her best friend

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51112642/chapters/129141184

Steve Harrington's Ren Faire Adventures (20,406 words); Steve starts going to renaissance fairs and learns more about himself in the process

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4684621

Hawkins ‘87 (series); just some nice fics

https://archiveofourown.org/series/3189516

Anytime You Need (series); Wayne warms up to Steve and welcomes him into the family

[maraudingforflesh]

Migueli

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34076902/chapters/84771820

Suffocation (WIP); Hawk tries to quit cobra kai but kreese won’t let him get away easily

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54117472/chapters/137019628

I will be standing right where you left me (239,454 words); 5 years after the all valley, Hawk and the others take a vacation to Mexico City where Hawk finds Miguel who’s been MIA the whole time.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62360206

Almost, Always, Ours (16,836 words); 5 times people think Hawk and Miguel are together +1 times they’re all proven right

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62033122/chapters/158642746

sorry, I didn’t even know I loved you so (15,590 words); Hawk and Miguel find out that Yaya and maybe all of their friends think they’re dating

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64660228/chapters/166104673

p.s. i love you (16,885 words); 5 notes left in lockers that mean I love you +1 note that makes it explicit

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61855894

I was yours before you asked (10,527 words); Hawk likes it when Miguel borrows his clothes

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58287220

put my heart in a spin (4,133 words); spin the bottle is eye opening

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59500471

Liberty Spikes Youtube Tutorial (2009) (5,636 words); Miguel comes over to watch Hawk do his hair

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57143920

Just Can’t Escape You (8,538 words); Hawk shows up at Miguel’s apartment after he rejected the chance to join eagle fang

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4668562

Where You Weren’t (series); Hawk and Miguel before and after Miguel leaves for Mexico

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62618266/chapters/160285078

Through My Lover’s Eyes (8,559 words); the inherent intimacy of drawing and being drawn by your partner

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43263924

I want you to stay (2,154 words); Miguel fixes Hawk’s hair after the cobras shave his head