Friday Fic Recs - Week 4
Hey y’all, Sarah here! So uh it’s not technically Friday where i am anymore lol oops but like it’s Friday somewhere in the world still, right? So here are some fics you should check out! If you find something you like be sure to give it some kudos/comments love! <3
An Eternal Golden Braid - Asia117 / @nooradeservedbetter (Even/Isak; 9k word series; Isak is trans)
A really lovely imagining of what Isak’s story would look like if he was trans
The intersection of Isak’s identity as gay and trans is really, really well-explored and gorgeously drawn out
I really love Isak and Sonja’s relationship in this fic, it’s very well-drawn and in character but also feels quite unique to the verse since they’re bonding over very specific experiences
I love that you get these short glimpses into Isak and Even’s relationship but they feel so devastatingly them
Supportive boy squad is the most lovely thing in the universe
Dreamers Stay Dreaming - bbyfruit / @lesbovilde (Even/Isak; WIP; future fic)
An exploration of what Isak and Even’s life would be like somewhere in the future, when they’re married and raising a child together
I’m gonna be honest I’m not usually a huge fan of future fics but i am absolutely in love with this one, it feels so realistic and so, so true to these characters
Isak’s headspace is really well done!! He feels exactly like how i might imagine him a few years down the line, like you can tell he’s in a much more stable and happy place in his life but the insecurities he still have feel very realistic
The relationship between Isak and Even is incredibly well characterized, i love their deep familiarity with each other that again feels so true to how they would be in the future
Bonus for some very quality long distance relationship shenanigans which is imo one of the most underrated plot devices in fic [Even and Isak being cute and pining over Skype! Be still my heart!!]
all i ever do is think about us - Joana789 / @sanasbakkcush (Eva/Vilde; 2k words; Vilde character study)
A gem of a fic that gets into Vilde’s headspace astoundingly, devastatingly well, exploring her relationships and role in canon that feels spot on
This fic takes a lot of things that canon kind of hints at and fleshes them out fully, while keeping Vilde entirely in character
I especially love the way the fic handles her insecurities; they’re so pervasive in her thoughts, present in every aspect of her life, but ingrained, inherent in the way she thinks and perceives the world, which i think is so well done
The writing style is absolutely gorgeous, so immersive and poetic
comes with a powerful ending that legitimately left me breathless
cracks in our foundation by kittpurrson / @towonderland72 (Even/Isak; 5k words; friends to lovers/uni AU)
AU where the boys met in London, Even is a photographer, and Isak is a volunteer model in one of his photoshoots
The writing style is really gorgeous and fits the story beautifully, i love how minimalistic and stark it is
Does some really interesting, powerful things with disjointed timelines, juxtaposing present and past scenes in a poignant way
Isak’s headspace is astonishingly well-done, exploring a lot of notions of masculinity and sexuality that felt really in character for him and kind of left me aching
Has an absolutely gorgeous payoff at the end, so well constructed and the build up to it was entirely believable