Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your five favorite fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers! Spread the self-love. ❤️
Also tagging @innytoes and @jmrothwell because I wasn't able to keep up with these throughout the day and I know myself and there's no way my brain will let me do it three separate times now lol
There's probably some recency bias involved, but:
For Julie and the Phantoms:
the sunflower series
Reggie/Julie, QPR Luke & Reggie & Julie, Luke & Flynn
This one is about summer love and how it shines. It's about diving headlong into the surf while your friends cheer you on and holding hands with your ghosts. It follows the echoes of those scorching summer feelings, and the sunflowers that sprout in their wake.
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Feel Alive
Luke/Reggie/Julie, Queer Themes, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
Julie has several heart-to-hearts as she tries to figure out how to love a ghost (or two).
Kept On Climbing 'Til Our Stars Collided
Luke/Bobby, Julie/Reggie, pre-OT4, Fluff and Angst
Bobby rubs his eyes.
He must be more screwed up from the dopamine than he thought, because—
There’s an angel in the kitchen.
For Stranger Things:
maybe the stars align
Steve/Jonathan, Canon Compliant Enemies to Friends to Lovers
It all starts with a cup of coffee.
“It's just, you know, an orange branch or whatever. To show that I'm trying.”
“You mean an olive branch.”
“Sure, man. If you say so. The intent's there, right? Isn't that what matters?”
Well. Maybe Steve's right. Maybe it is.
For Stephen King's Carrie:
i'm only me when i'm with you
Sue/Carrie, Fluff, First Kiss, Introspection
Maybe, now that they've escaped their bubble—maybe now they can really get to know one another, and just—finally be comfortable in their own skin, together.
the joy of jatp is that you can ship almost every dynamic possible and it'll be a great ship.
part of that is that literally any ship ever is "idiots to lovers" with different flavours of falling in love. they're all just queer and lacking braincells
idk for certain if you do polyships so plz take this however you like (platonically, 2 separate ships, etc) but 🥺 jukebogs + naps maybe?? 🥺🥺🥺 i just want a napping pile if you will 🥺🥺🥺🥺
my first jatp polyship uwu
Taglist under the cut at the bottom!
When Bobby walks into the studio, the first thing they see is Julie curled up on the couch, her head resting on Reggie’s shoulder. His arm is wrapped around her shoulders, and as Bobby’s eyes trail downwards, he sees her hand resting on Luke’s shoulder as he lies with his head in Reggie’s lap, his legs extending off to the other side. They all have their eyes closed, and Reggie’s snores are soft and gentle.
A soft smile graces Bobby’s lips as they cross the floor to the couch, sitting on Julie’s other side. She stirs, cracking an eye open and peeking at them as they slide an arm across her shoulders. Just because she’s not necessarily their girlfriend doesn’t change the fact that they care about her. She’s Luke’s girlfriend, and Luke is their boyfriend, and Reggie proudly says he’s boyfriend to all three of them, and that’s all that counts.
“We got tired,” Julie informs them, her voice a quiet, sleepy murmur. “Reggie wanted to nap, and Luke got his lap first.”
Bobby sits still for a moment, thinking. “Do you want to lie on my lap?” They pat their legs, and Julie doesn’t hesitate, slowly dislodging herself from under Reggie’s arm and climbing over Bobby. They carefully reposition themselves, Bobby taking Julie’s place next to Reggie (and gently kissing his temple), and Julie lying across their lap, her head brushing against Luke’s. Bobby ends up with one arm over Reggie’s shoulders and the other loosely holding Julie in place, and before long, they feel their eyelids drooping too.
It's my birthday! It's also roughly the two and a half year anniversary of me joining this Fandom, which feels like a milestone.
As of now, I've written 75 works for Julie and the Phantoms. 75! That's crazy. Sure, I'd say a lot of my strength lies in exploring small ideas, or in condensing a concept into something short, but... 75!
If you're reading this, I love you! There are so many amazing, talented people in this Fandom and to know you even tangentially is a blessing ❤️ I doubt I would've ever written so much if I wasn't surrounded by so many other passionate creatives.
I do have to give a special shout out to the rest of the Rulie canoe crew. ❤️💜 I love y'all and I'm glad we're friends🥰
In celebration of all of the above, I've compiled a top ten list of all of my fics that I'd most recommend, so if you'd like to show my stories some love (and don't want to wade through all 75), here are the hits:
the sunflower series
Reggie/Julie, QPR Reggie & Luke & Julie, Luke & Flynn
This one is about summer love and how it shines. It's about diving headlong into the surf while your friends cheer you on and holding hands with your ghosts. It follows the echoes of those scorching summer feelings, and the sunflowers that sprout in their wake.
Mutual Pining, Fluff, Slice of Life, 33k, Rated T
what if i fall (but what if you fly)
Julie/Kayla
What if Kayla came to talk to Julie during the dance instead of Nick?
Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Canon Divergence, Julie-centric, 2k, Rated T
one more try (to feel alive)
Reggie/Julie, Julie & Rose
"Get a grip, Reginald. There's no such thing as cute ghost girls."
Fluff and Angst, Role Reversal, Ghost Julie, 1.4k, Rated T
He must be more screwed up from the dopamine than he thought, because—
There’s an angel in the kitchen.
Fluff and Angst, Pining, Friends with Benefits, Morning After, Jealousy, Awkward Conversations, 2k, Rated M
I'll Be Your Tangerine, You Can Peel Me With Your Teeth
Reggie/Julie
"Don't worry, tesoro. I won't bite. Unless you're into that sort of thing."
He’s pale, far too pale for someone who spends much time at sea, and his blush betrays him.
Pirate AU, Smut, Bonus Romantic Fluff, 4k, Rated E
Our Luxury (A Love Like Stars)
Reggie/Luke/Julie, Luke & Emily, Luke & Ray
“So, I bought a ring,” Luke says, casual in the way that usually Reggie would realize is nowhere near casual and much closer to freaking out, but he’s a little busy choking to death on his lunch.
Fluff and Angst, Established Relationship, Misunderstandings, Proposal, Romantic Gestures, Happy Ending, 13k, Rated T
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Feel Alive
Reggie/Julie, Reggie/Luke/Julie, Julie & Rose, Julie & Ray
Julie has several heart-to-hearts as she tries to figure out how to love a ghost (or two).
Fluff, Queer Themes, Love, Grief, Magic, Series, 7k, Rated T
It Was Only A Pick
Luke/Reggie
God, Reggie thinks as Luke smirks up at him, adorned in the fanning halo of his dark brown hair and the amusement that shines from his eyes, amplified blue from the proximity of the pick, he’s beautiful.
Fluff and Angst, Kissing, Misunderstandings, Music, Confession, Happy Ending, 4k, Rated T
Of Hearts Borrowed And Blue
Reggie/Julie
If anything, Julie’s even more of a grinch here that she would be back home, because she stuffed all of her grief into a battered suitcase, and she can’t just pull it out for every single stranger trying to get her into the Christmas spirit.
Hallmark AU, Fluff and Angst, Strangers to Lovers, 18.3k, Rated E
I Don't Want You Like A Best Friend
QPR Reggie & Julie, Luke/Reggie, Julie/Carrie
Everyone thinks Reggie and Julie are dating. It's a problem, because they're both pining over other people...but they also don't know exactly what they are, or how to reconcile their relationship with the romantic ones they want. They try to help each other, though.
Fluff and Humor, Light Angst, Pining, Jealousy, Queerplatonic Relationship, Friendship (Too Many To Tag), Love, Practice Kissing, Kissing, Friends to Lovers, Sexual Tension, Mild Sexual Content (They Are V Much Horny Teenagers), 13.8k, Rated M
bobby & alex are the introverts of sunset curve, so when luke & reggie get to be a bit too much for them but they don't want to be alone, they hang out together
they're the same height so it's constant squabbling over who gets to kiss the other on the forehead and who's arms go under when they hug
bobby is occasionally touch averse, alex doesn't like touching when he's particularly anxious so they vibe
sarcastic assholes who judge people together stay together
they can and will insult each other on a deep personal level while cuddling, it's how they express their love becuase they both have issues
insults over affection except for when really really drunk
drinking buddies, they have a very similar tolerance
i just think that boggie
childhood best friends to lovers stans wya
bobby doesn't love kithes on the lips so reggie kisses him on the nose, cheeks, temples, hair, jaw, corner of the mouth, forehead, shoulders, wherever they can reach
pinkies linked 24/7
reggie is obsessed with bobby's hair, plays with it a lot
so so much pining jfc. longing glances, soft touches, not knowing how to talk about things
they bully each other but lovingly, insults are sweet nicknames and sweet nicknames are insults
i just think that jukebogs
julie is small, julie gets carried around by her tallest boyfriend a lot
three aces with resident allo reggie = lots and lots of cuddling
everyone is obsessed with bobby in his stupid suspenders and high waisted trousers because look at this bitch he's so pretty
limbs being tangled and nobody being sure what belongs to who when they sleep in the same bed
bobby sometimes sings to himself and everyone else immediately quietens down to listen
bobby has been known to get buried under their boyfriend, girlfriend, and not-quite boyfriend (he/they reggie is my new agenda)
everyone makes sure he's comfortable, everyone also makes fun of them a lot
bobby suffers from being the only one who has a high alcohol tolerance so he basically has three clingy toddlers when they drink disease and they pretend to hate it but also they very much don't
they all adore their emotionally fucked tall pretty boyfriend pls and thank
