#ficrecbingo

[soraegeeks]

Fic Rec Bingo

Twitter user @/lightveils came up with the Fic Rec Bingo Challenge. A few days ago, I took some time to go through my AO3 bookmarks and picked 25 stories. I added a restriction to the challenge of only posting one fic per author.

I’m primarily in the Boku no (My) Hero Academia Fandom, particularly BakuDeku, so my picks will be heavily loaded with that.

1/25 A fic you love without knowing the source material BNHA BKDK This one is so good and it HURT. I can’t read dystopian stories often and this one stayed with me. Final Applause: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17934083

2/25 Fic with a premise that shouldn’t work but does BNHA BKDK Vicious: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13914531/chapters/32023359

3/25 A fic you’ve read several times BNHA BKDK Blood Moon: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11894418/chapters/26866914

4/25 A fic you still remember many years later BNHA BKDK the last dragon-blood king: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12645150/chapters/28815981

5/25 A comfort fic Voltron Legendary Defender Sheith Take Me to the Stars: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21633202/chapters/51584782

6/25 A cathartic fic BNHA BKDK I dream of flowers (and they’re always sad): https://archiveofourown.org/works/18790030/chapters/44580958

7/25 A fic you’d print and put on your bookshelf BNHA BKDK In A Sky Of A Million Stars (Who Cares If One More Light Goes Out?): https://archiveofourown.org/works/16112111/chapters/37636229

8/25 A fic you associate with a song BNHA BKDK Makes me think of “Hot Fun in the Summertime” by Sly and the Family Stone Summer Daze: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18530839/chapters/43920148

9/25 A fic that inspires you BNHA BKDK torn fur, blunt teeth: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17605259/chapters/41502200

10/25 A fic that brought you on a board a new ship BNHA EndHawks Perihelion: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17472911

11/25 A fic you wish could be a movie BNHA BKDK Beyond Sea and Storm: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14361846/chapters/33153270

12/25 A fic that led to you making friends with the author BNHA BKDK It Lurks: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20484698/chapters/48608861

13/25 Free space! BNHA EraserMight Dadzawa adopting Izuku is my shit!! LOL Two Idiots and a Toddler: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18818917/chapters/44655622

14/25 A fic you’d gushed about IRL BNHA BKDK Unto the Breach: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19190245/chapters/45618835

15/25 A fic you would associate with a place BNHA BKDK Makes me think of how I really want to go to Toronto and Paris Around the World, Ma Chèrie: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22767190/chapters/54403636

16/25 A fic that made you gasp out loud BNHA BKDK / OverDeku Kacchan: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17656076/chapters/41638202

17/25 A fic you found at the right time BNHA BKDK Welcome to Magnolia Springs: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13265676/chapters/30350388

18/25 A fic you would read a fic of BNHA BKDK Lovebites: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15275196/chapters/35433702

19/25 A fic that made you laugh out loud BNHA BKDK Sucker Punch: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13545753

20/25 A fic with a line (or two) that you’ve memorised by heart BNHA BKDK The Deku-Shaped Hole: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18166724/chapters/42963254

21/25 A fic that gave you butterflies BNHA KRBK Broomsticks: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17193281/chapters/40426772

22/25 A fic that embodies something you value in life BNHA BKDK Value: Beating the crap out of others in trivia. LOL A Fight to the Death: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14616192

23/25 A favorite AU BNHA BKDK I love the Regency AU Playful Rationality: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18698836/chapters/44347141

24/25 A fic you stayed up too late to finish reading BNHA BKDK Before Midnight: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11353440/chapters/25410591

25/25 A fic that made you feel seen BNHA BKDK I want a channel where I can do crazy chemistry videos. LOL Group 1: Alkali metals: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20446043

[ladymatt]

🙌 Fic Rec Bingo 🙌

Created by @lightveils on Twitter, this sounded like a fun challenge to do - and I’ve managed to fill the whole card with #Malec fics! *In truth, I could’ve used a card for a number of individual writers on their own, but the fics I finally settled on are under the cut! ❤ Enjoy! And show the writers some love! :-))  

👇LINKS  TO THE 25 FIC RECS BELOW THE CUT 👇

*A FIC YOU LOVE WITHOUT KNOWING THE SOURCE MATERIAL*

✨ Beyond The Sea by @lemonoclefox ✨

Never played BioShock but the underwater city of Rapture was brought to life so vividly here, that it didn’t matter!   

*A FIC WITH A PREMISE THAT SHOULDN’T WORK BUT DOES*

✨ How Rare and Beautiful by @glorious-spoon ✨

Having 'our' Malec appear to TWI's Magnus worked wonderfully, thanks to some very clever writing!  

* A FIC YOU’VE RE-READ SEVERAL TIMES*

✨ Best Laid Plans by  @superficialpeasant  ✨

I'll always come back to this DEEPLY satisfying story of intrigue, authority, prejudice, support - and my favourite depiction of bad-ass, hot-as-hell Malec!

*A FIC YOU STILL REMEMBER YEARS LATER*  

✨ Home by @otppurefuckingmagic ✨

I read this gem three years ago now, but I still remember the chills I got when the emotional build-up led to a twist that blind-sided me - in the best of ways!

*A COMFORT FIC*

✨ Higher Than The Big Trees by  @carmenlire ✨

Getting updates for this lengthy tale, knowing it was only ever going to hit new heights of happiness each time, makes this a real heart-warmer!

*A CATHARTIC FIC*

✨Good Intentions by @alittlebriton ✨

There was only ever one contender for this - an alternative take on what happens after Malec's 3x18 break-up - because chapter 4 had me punching the air over both of them venting their shit!

*A FIC YOU’D PRINT AND PUT ON YOUR BOOKSHELF*

✨ Of Splendour In The Grass by @lecrit ✨

Prejudice, poetry, pining and period Malec, was captured so beautifully here that it deserves to be bound and displayed in pride of place imo!

*A FIC YOU ASSOCIATE WITH A SONG*

✨ Appassionato by @chonideno ✨

Thanks to this fic, I can't hear Liszt's Liebestrume No. 3 in A flat without thinking of Alec hitting all the right notes with his music-loving neighbour!

*A FIC THAT INSPIRES YOU*

✨Thousands Upon Thousands Made An Ocean by @ohlafraise✨

This emotional fic was a lesson in how to have a story pack a punch into less than 800 well-chosen words! Still hurts, even now!

*A FIC THAT BROUGHT YOU ON BOARD A NEW SHIP*

✨Lasă-mă să stau (Let Me Stay) by @superficialpeasant ✨

An absorbing one-shot relating to the writer’s Best Laid Plans fic, this unexpectedly charming love story between Underhill and Hawkstorm (HawkHill) is the canon I will cling to!

*A FIC YOU WISH COULD BE A MOVIE*

✨ A Dream Of Peace by @ketzwrites ✨

There are some fics too epic in scale and splendour for mere imagination to do them justice, and this historical tale of kingdoms and knights deserves to be watched in technicolor glory!

*A FIC THAT LED TO YOU MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE AUTHOR*

✨ Brooklyn Magic by @the-burning-tiger ✨

I've met so many through their work, but I'm singling out the brilliant,Tigs, here because of our ridiculous descent into poetical exchanges in the latter chapters of this fic - one of my earliest Malec reads! Sending cwtches, T! X

*FREE SPACE - A FIC THAT’S WORTH WAITING FOREVER FOR TO GET AN UPDATE - IT’S THAT GOOD!*

✨Working Hard/Hardly Working by @irisadler (on AO3) & @stupidnephilimlove ✨

I'm currently re-reading this sexually-charged getting-to-REALLY-know-you fic which includes relatable temptation, brilliant humour & a soft, sweet centre - believe it or not! Perfect title, btw!

*A FIC YOU’VE GUSHED ABOUT IN REAL LIFE*

✨Your Name For A Capital by @the-prophet-lemonade✨

This time-travelling tale of repeated love and loss was both rich in detail about Magnus' past and devastatingly bittersweet about what lay ahead in Magnus' future! His heartache made me cry!

*A FIC YOU ASSOCIATE WITH A PLACE*

✨Two Halves Of The End Of The World by @la-muerta✨

Batavia was finally brought to life for me, thanks to @tethysea's enviable talent for world-building, with all the scenic detail and historical references that help enrich the story itself!

*A FIC THAT MADE YOU GASP OUT LOUD*

✨The Right Kind Of Love by @onyxmoon (on AO3)✨

I thought the 'betrayal' at the beginning of this fic was hard to take, but Magnus dealing with the aftermath and his own insecurities was even tougher! Malec learning to communicate is always a balm though!

*A FIC YOU FOUND AT THE RIGHT TIME*

✨Free Of Charge by @lorenzobane✨

Magnus being appreciated and protected by his dedicated and devoted Shadowhunter in this short but seriously sweet fic was precisely what I needed after S1!

*A FIC THAT YOU WOULD READ FIC OF*

✨Lead The Way by @clockworkswans✨

Like a black hole, this Doctor/Companion AU sucked me in, and just like the Tenth Doctor, I didn't want to leave! Such a moving and fantastical journey - I'd love to hear more of their adventures!

*A FIC THAT MADE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD*

✨Don’t You Wanna Stay by @AlxSteele (on AO3)✨

Enemies to Lovers is a fave trope of mine, and when the stubborn denial and seething dislike is burned away with sexy humour and telling gestures, as in this gem, it's great fun to read!

*A FIC WITH A LINE OR TWO YOU’VE MEMORISED BY HEART*

✨You Who Have Come From My Old Country by @poemsfromthealley✨

"Even so, Magnus loved him, loved him, loved him" - very few writers could persuade me to endure a Malec fic that tells of unbearable loss and suffering - but the touching celebration of their legacy is what I take away from this!

*A FIC THAT GAVE YOU BUTTERFLIES*

✨Body Of Memory by @glorious-spoon✨

This memorable fic about amnesia effectively had S1 Alec being confronted with S3 Alec's reality - and I STILL feel Magnus' fear and Alec's confusion in my bones!

*A FIC THAT EMBODIES SOMETHING YOU VALUE IN LIFE*

✨ Magnus Bane’s School For Young Warlocks by @Miasunrise (on AO3)✨

Alec doing whatever it takes to protect his children is definitely something I can relate to, and this cleverly-crafted fic of finding new family gives depth and character to Max and Raphael!

*A FAVOURITE AU*

✨Walkers Of The Winding Path by @poemsfromthealley​

The bewitching combination of mythical monsters, supernatural hunters and  this writer’s distinctive way with words means I'm completely under this story's spell! I'll walk this path many times, I think!

*A FIC YOU STAYED UP TOO LATE TO FINISH READING*

✨My Body Is A Cage by @unrestrainedlyexcessive​✨

This was me dipping my toe into an AU I wasn't convinced I'd enjoy, but thanks to this writer’s compellingly-quirky storytelling, I couldn't rest before knowing what befell these fated lovers!

*A FIC THAT MADE YOU FEEL SEEN*

✨Beautiful Distraction by @unending-happiness​✨

Who better to colour my bespoke fic with every shade of me there is, than my parabatai, Brit! Welcome to my favourite pairing - Malec & Pandemonium! LY, B! ❤😘

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