#jily recs

[thequibblah]

what are ur fav fav favourite jily fics you’ve read

u can find a ton i’ve enjoyed in this tag & also on my ao3 bookmarks. all timers in no particular order are the life and times; commentarius; eight days; haggis from algernon; to live nobly by cgner; bloody shangri-la; everything but the kitchen sink by @ghostofbambifanfiction; theogony by @clare-with-no-i; good old fashioned love letters by @theesteemedladydebourgh; some like arrows by @isahorcrux; stage fright by @oyprongs; summer girl by @efkgirldetective; ik i’m forgetting some, forgive me 🫶

[kay-elle-cee]

Hello, do you know if there is any tips on finding Jily fics on A03, without being lead into a trap by the fake tags? I opened one Jily fic but I had to closer the browser because it wasn’t Jily it was of James and Hermione 🤢 🤢literally the line was like “I love you, Hermes. Lily only cares about Harry she doesn’t think of me, your the one I love”. So I just couldn’t, do you have any recommendations on Jily fic authors that actually show James and Lily?

😵‍💫 Oh yeah that's....a bait and switch for sure!

Hi there! I will be totally honest, I get most of my fic recs on Tumblr for exactly the reason you've stated above...every now and then I'll find a good one through ao3 tags but often it's a total shot in the dark!

BUT recs? I can do recs! For starters, here's a roundup of some of my favorite fics I read last year! And I would highly recommend checking out the other works of any authors on that list. In addition to folks there, here are some other great accounts to follow: @jilymicrofics, @jilymicro-oops, @thegobletofweasleys, @athenasparrow, @charmsandtealeaves, @nodirectionhome-ao3, @mppmaraudergirl, @uncertainwallflower, @jamesunderwater, @abihastastybeans, @startanewdream, and @suzyq31 (who's just starting to write Jily, and we're very excited!).

And I know I'm missed some people but checking out these folks and the ones from my 2022 fic rec lists will definitely get you in the orbit of what you want! And a special plug for @jilytoberfest, which starts in a week and will have lots of Jily content!

Hope this was helpful, Anon!

Oops! Editing to add the links to the Jilymicrofics, Jilytober, and Jilyweek AO3 collections in case you don't have a Tumblr to follow these accounts!

Jilymicrofics on Ao3 Jilymicro-oops on Ao3 Jily Week 2022 & Jily Week 2023 Jilytober 2022 & Jilytober 2023

[tifftoms]

Tiff’s Jily Fics

Just the Smut

In Progress

Wickedly Twisted

Rating: E Summary: Dark Lily AU. When James Potter finds Lily Evans — known Death Eater — left for dead, she claims she’s a changed woman. Is she telling the truth? And more importantly, will he let her break his heart just like she did at Hogwarts? (No. And yes, oh hell yes.)

✨ Playlist ✨ Windbyfire Art ✨ Another One ✨ Gifs ✨ Face Claims

Right Reasons

Rating: E Summary: AU. Thanks to a horrible sister and a tabloid scandal, schoolteacher Lily Evans and international football ⚽️ sensation James Potter both end up in a crazy situation that neither of them ever could have imagined: being filmed for The Bachelorette. Let’s see how long it takes Lily to realize that James is her perfect match, shall we?

✨ Blvnk Cover ✨ Playlist ✨ Video You Should Not Watch Under Any Circumstances ✨ Snippets

Completed

Multi-Chapter

Baby Bird

Rating: E Summary: Lily Evans never thought she'd be in this position. She was better than this — she knew better than this. It really shouldn't be that hard to not lust after her bodyguard. But... were bodyguards usually this hot? Bodyguard! Jily AU

Enemy Within

Rating: E(EEE!) Summary: Dark James AU. This shouldn't keep happening. She was a Mudblood. He was a Death Eater. So how did Lily Evans and James Potter keep ending up shagging each other in the deserted nooks and corridors of Hogwarts? Dark!James and Spy!Lily. Turns very smutty

Side-Along Chapter: The Forgotten Night

✨ Pottinglilies Fan Art ✨ Playlist ✨ Gifs ✨ Face Claims ✨ Blvnk Inspo ✨ Teaser

What Are You Doing To Me?

Rating: E Summary: After class jerk James Potter crushes her, a depressed Lily Evans vows never to let him back into her heart — even though she's letting him under her skirt. But can she stop herself from taking it too far when she realizes he's actually in love with her? Lily & Bad Boy!James. Turns smutty

✨ Playlist ✨ Gifs ✨ Face Claims ✨ Blvnk Inspo ✨ Anxiouspineapples Inspo ✨ Viria Inspo 1 ✨ & 2

Whatever You Say, Professor

Rating: E Summary: AU. In her final year at Hogwarts, Lily Evans has a new professor. The only problem is, former classmate Professor Potter is the only man she's ever had a crush on. Can they be good and stay away from each other? Or does destiny (and their pesky little shared dreams) have other plans for them? Teacher!James and Student!Lily. Turns smutty

Viria Inspo

One Shots

Chicks Dig Scars

Rating: T Summary: AU. Overworked Healer Lily Evans gets a new patient in the ER one day… and he's extremely flirty and far too attractive for his own good. Doctor!Lily and Patient!James 👩‍⚕️

Viria Inspo

World Cup

Rating: E Summary: James Potter is an international football ⚽️ sensation. But tonight? His only goal is to get you there.

Magic James

On FF

Rating: T Summary: Lily didn’t even want to go to this ridiculous hen party… but maybe it isn’t so bad when she realizes the Magic Mike stripper is none other than her school crush 🥵

[nought-shall-go-ill]

Hello beautiful people,

It’s been awhile but life has been a bit of surprising sad fest as of late and I can’t say I’ll be back anytime soon with any certainty.

But what I CAN say is that Jily still brings me so much joy — and I’m hoping it can help me out of this slump I’m in.

With that in mind…

Does anyone have any Jily fics they can recommend that bring them happiness and joy? Particularly from pre-2020 that I might have missed.

I’ll read anything, but right now I’m particularly feeling:

• Beautiful purply prose (I said what I said 😂)

• Longer one shots OR shorter multi chapters (20-50k)

• Fics not set in Hogwarts (magical or non-magical is fine)

Other things I should say:

• I like and will happily read smut but prefer when it’s not the major focus of the plot.

• I’d rather not read anything that could be filed under the archive warnings on A03.

• Don’t mind me a bit of Wolfstar or other ships, but I prefer when Jily are the focus.

[takeariskao3]

any fluffy jily Recs?

so…. i don’t really read jily for the fluff lol but here are some of my all time favs and some more recent reads!

patronus material by @ashotofogdensoldfirewhiskey

secret keeper by @missgryffin

here’s how it goes by lizardcookie

begrudgingly yours by @mppmaraudergirl

one last time (never enough) by @theresthesnitch

these lines of lightning (mean we are never alone) by @deadlysansa

unique results for gingers by @cascader

[theroomofreq]

13, 17, 23, 24

13. Favorite writing song/artist/album of this year

Invocations/Conversations JR JR

17. Fics you’ll continue next year

this fic is the only one I've published out of my wips that I will continue. among many of the other unpublished wips in my google drive :')

23. Fics you wanted to write but didn’t

I skip all over the place with my wips, so many of those are still kicking. As for new ideas I haven't yet started; SO many missing moments, a bi harry fic, more canon jily, and maybe if I'm brave enough a pride and prejudice au.

24. Favorite fic you read this year

here is my ao3 bookmark list, which I started going through & there are just toooooo many good stories to count. but, I have no chill & will take any excuse to chat about fanfic :)

warm front by @jiilys ; about time by @jilyss ; All This Time by @thejilyship ; warmth by @women-inthe-sequel ; did you expect this to turn out better by @whiffingbooks ; whiskey business by @elanev91 ; you can hear it in the silence by @alrightginger ; out the window by @displayheartcode ; what I would do by @the-dream-team ; am I your lockscreen @narukoibito ; ginerva by @clarensjoy ; come stay for the summer by @ashotofogdensoldfirewhiskey ; will you stay by @narukoibito ; wildest dreams by @displayheartcode ; rearranging the spaces in my mind by @displayheartcode ; trying by @thedistantdusk ; bisous, bisous by @clare-with-no-i ; spice and honey by @clare-with-no-i ; potter exposed by @mppmaraudergirl ; prove it by @sophie-jen ; if we never meet again by @thequibblah ; Waylaid by @missgryffin ; Spirit Animals (On: Animagi) by @mabeltothknows ; Cartography by @floreatcastellumposts ;

send me an ask from the end of year questions

[jilyismyeverything]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

here is where I save all my fav ao3 jily fics if anyone’s interested or needs recs!

mix of different genres, au’s, styles, vibes, and ratings but all include really amazingly written jily :)

[maraudersftw]

James and Lily run into each other on the staircases. Silliness follows.

FFnet link up for Corridors & Chats for those interested! You can find the story on Ao3 as well!