Hi I think you are the coolest I’m wondering about your Gelphie recommendations for the most well written fics? I just finished Limerence by queenofmarigolds and it was written so well it was great but I haven’t read op’s other stuff yet. Thank you and I love your road trip au!
first, i assure you, i'm not the coolest!! but i thank you anyway.
second, fic recs!! one of the great joys of this fandom is that there are just. so many. great writers out there!! making masterpieces!! for free!! for the love of the game!! aren't we so lucky??
literally where does one begin...okay in no particular order:
bc you mentioned limerence, greatest of all time, i will def rec anything by queenofmarigolds aka @blackseablacksky. sorry if you're looking for specific recs, i simply cannot choose!! thoughtful prose, and every story written with such care & love
similarly if you haven't read cinnamonfiglatte aka @episode5s, you've got a feast in front of you. they're all my favorites but i sorta feel like 'sleep on the floor, dream about me' is underrated, so i'm going to shout her out specifically for ruining me one unsuspecting wednesday (or whatever) when i read it :) humor & pain & smut, the trifecta we all need and deserve
beloved nesting box by @localgaysian hello!! doctors thropp and upland are so important to me!! i need a suspicious mole just so i have a reason to make an appointment w them. anyway, such a lived in world, amazing writing, you're in for a treat.
speaking of amazing writing and lived in worlds, hi you must explore the great @uisceb. brighter days, inc is a marvel of world-building and am i no good? is THE glinda character study #ToMe
a shoutout to 'finding love on the road' by @greta--gill and @judastarkid which i read probably around this time last year so now i'm here similarly in my hot, ac-less apartment recalling it and thinking fondly (@greta--gill aka ifthebookdoesntsell is also responsible for post-canon farmhouse!gelphie, a delightful series)
titanic au aka 'rushmere restless hearts' from the great direwoff aka @perigrin, which! i read on a boat. (a fact that i keep telling her, like? why. it's not that interesting. but i did spend so many nights looking out at the expanse of black water being like 'GELPHIE'S LOVE IS AS DEEP AS THIS OCEAN!' thanks 2 this fic.)
if you need to read something smart that feels like a warm hug, turn to @thescullyphile, both 'exposure therapy' and it's smutty sequel 'your warm embrace'
THIS LIST IS GETTING TOO LONG, SORRY but i'm currently 2 chapters into @sunflowersappho's devil wears prada au 'her face is a map of the world' and i think the canon tie-ins are really smart
and obviously no list would be complete without @festivating aka haline who has a full-ass bookshelf of great fics. they never miss!!
there are so many more i'm sure i'm forgetting and/or haven't read but have had open as tabs on my computer for months!! to those people, i'm sorry!! but if i were drafting an intro to gelphie syllabus — and trust, i always am. in the back of my head. — these are the geniuses i'd add to the list. i'm so grateful to all of them for their time and care and talent, WE ARE LUCKY!! the end. ♡
