a list of iz fics with weird plots that live in my mind rent free and have for years
because god damn ive thought about these for years and now im telling all of you
“no god but the state” by korimonster- this one is the newest one on the list (and also the only one on ao3) but its like. zim musing on religion and his own homogenous society, through the lens of his friendship with a larger-than-life celebrity commander
“ward” by dani dandelion- the tallest send zim a smeet as part of an “apprenticeship program,” but the smeet has a fatal degenerative disease. the tallest did this on purpose so itd die and they can charge zim with the killing of a smeet. theres more but i dont wanna give away everything tho!!
“take a stand” by slrisme- the tallest are chilling, and someone asks purple what his ideal traits in a tallest are. he gives it some thought and realizes to his horror hes describing zim, and that’s just the HOOK. its a fun rebel story where purple realizes theres some shit wrong w the empire and wants to revolt
“canvas” by oblong features- this one was on my old fic rec post but im putting it here again. it’s a oneshot songfic about red being addicted to drugs, and the ending line STILL haunts me to this day. idk what it is about it i just randomly think about it sometimes and ngl... that shit hurted </3 this fic is the definition of “it lives in my mind rent free,” it does first person in a way that didnt make me instantly click away and i really really hope yall give this one a try
are these the best fics of all time? not really, especially the older ones. are they fun as hell and worth your time otherwise? of course they are! i think they are at least. something doesnt have to be perfect for it to be worth reading and i still think of all these fics fondly so yk. here they are
