hey, do you read fic at all? i was wondering if you had any recs, i feel like i don't see you interact with fic a lot on here! i love your stories, so wondered what are your favorite authors too :]
Hello! The short answer to this is yes, but it comes with the caveat that I haven’t read much lately, primarily because I have no time but also because now that my characters are getting more and more fleshed out with every fic, reading other fanfic feels like my members are cheating on their OCs 😕 (I read this really good Namjoon fic where he met the reader at a party, and spent a whole week imagining Namjoon cheating on Kaya with that Y/N and it kind of killed me)
Having said that, I still do read fics when I can, definitely those that don’t interfere in my head with my OCs. I’m joining collabs and book clubs as much as I can so that I read more; but in the meantime I’d love to recommend some of my favourite fics and authors to you and any other readers:
(Please read the warnings on each fic before proceeding)
1. Poetry of the Stars by @jjiimin: This is the best fic I have read my entire life (barring one legendary series in the HP fandom - iykyk) and I honestly have nothing else to say about it. Riley has unfortunately deactivated her Tumblr account but I’m so glad I got to tell her how incredible her story was before she did so, so this is my number one. It’s 25K+ words iirc and was one of the first fics I read in the fandom and I just read it all in one go because I couldn’t stop.
(Also a favourite is Irresistible by the same author but I unfortunately don’t have a link to it)
2. @sahmfanficbts: There’s no fic mentioned here because I recommend Sam’s entire masterlist. She’s one of my all time favourite authors in the fandom and I have read and will read every single BTS fic she ever posts. Every fic is so immersive and every character is so deeply developed that they just stay with me and I find myself thinking about them at random times. Just beautiful, fantastic writing.
3. The Rich Man’s Crochet Club series by @kpopfanfictrash: Funny, quippy dialogue is my absolute favourite thing and this series has some of the best combination of humour and heart. Shanna’s works are pretty popular so you may have already checked this one out but I’m gonna recommend it anyway. (I remember coming on anon to gush about it because I was shy af, but I absolutely loved it, Shanna :))
4. Four Seven Eight by @jiminrings: This is the one I’ve read most recently and I’ve had it in my drafts since then so that I don’t forget to write a review because it deserves a great one. So here’s my apology to Hannah for taking so long to do it 🤓 but this is an amazing series, full of angst and hope and has my recommendation for sure.
5. For The Crown by @chimknj: I don’t read mxm fics, particularly mxm smut, but there was no way on earth I was going to pass on this one. Gina and I share an obsession with A Song of Ice and Fire (and I mean OBSESSION - we talk about it 24x7) and the premise of this fic was so compelling and so exciting to discuss that the only thing better than that was actually reading it. The way Gina has written this - I was transported to Westeros instantly. Everything is subtle and nuanced and I found myself connecting with every single character (also Kingsguard!Namjoon was not something I knew I needed). Idk if she’s planning on writing future parts but if she is… fuck, I’m so excited I can’t even talk about it.
6. A Silent Heart Still Beats by @akinnie75: This is another fic I have in my drafts because its review deserves my entire attention. It deals with some difficult topics but is so sad yet hopeful. The OC is such a beautiful character inside and out and this doesn’t usually happen to me with fics, but she actually changed my life and taught me how to rise above, be compassionate and forgive. I won’t give away anymore but this is just a gorgeous, gorgeous fic.
7. Just Practice by @lamourche: I can’t BELIEVE I’ve finally found this fic again!!! I read it once and then lost it (now I realise it’s because the author has seemingly removed their masterlist) but I’d commented on it from my main blog. It is one of my favourite fics of all time: it reads like a college indie movie or like a Sally Rooney novel. I was crying at the end but I couldn’t even put my finger on what it was which just meant that it was the entire vibe of the story rather than a specific scene. It breaks my heart that I’ll never get to read this again but the author has all my appreciation and gratitude for writing it.
These are some recs off the top of my head that have stayed with me and I’ll probably add to this if I think of more. A huge thank you to all these authors for their wonderful work - and thanks to you too, anon, for the question. It felt great to go back to old fics and give a shout out to such talented writers <3
I'm in shambles because I was reading a fic by Lamourche, I took a break, went about my day, and a few hours later went back to finish reading AND ALL THEIR FICS ARE GONE 😭😭hoping this is a Tumblr glitch because this is devastating
:((((( this makes me sad too.... her fics were something special.
Your Jin story is so good. So much happens even though it is driving to get ramen at 1 in the morning. I mean that in the best way. It reminds me so much of late nights I had in college. I don’t know how to explain but you really bring to life those moments that seem ordinary on the surface but are life changing underneath. I don’t know, i just really loved it.
Hi Miss Evie I’m gonna SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aaahhhhh Thank you !!!! I’m happy you liked it and that you could relate to it a little 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭!!!!!!! This made my heart very very very happy ;_;
Rain or hand for the ask game. Good luck with your call tomorrow 💜
😭😭 thank u Evie🥺🧡
“I believe they’ll mount a preemptive raid in the near future.” Jungkook stooped over his yellowing stacks of reports, hands splayed wide to the table.” - Mark of the Beast
i love every single thing you write all of your fics are amazing especially the ah that you write out perfects yet flawed characters who are just so human. don't even get me started on the way you set up plots and storylines. all of your fics are amazing but i really love omerta, the dinner party and all your hobi fics in particular (but I love everything you write so it doesn't really matter) keep doing what your doing you're doing.
i guess you can say that LMAO. i don’t really have a reading routine, because i tend to just read whatever strikes my fancy. but my writing routine is painful 🤦🏽♀️i’m constantly thinking of new ideas, or expanding on ones i already have, and sometimes dialogue comes to me in the middle of the day--and this happens for all my wips at once, so i like to write things down before i forget them. this means a word doc if i’m by my laptop, or the notes of my phone (which are a complete mess, because of this, btw 😂). this is why when i go to write things, my documents are filled with a mixture of concepts, bulletpoints, and dialogue, so i have to connect it all into something coherent.
i’m also a terrible writer in that i literally have to be inspired to write to do it. i usually write in manic bursts--i.e., i don’t write anything of substance for a good month or so, and then one day i sit down and power through 4k in one sitting. sometimes, i sit down and have a glass of wine to get the creative juices flowing. 90% of the time, this ends in me being accidentally drunk, watching the mic drop mv, and drunkenly blogging about it before i fall asleep 😂aka, no writing. but i keep doing it for some reason (likely because wine helped me plug through the 8k+ of clamor--on work days, no less!--in two days, and i’m trying to recreate that magic. it has yet to happen, but i’ll keep trying 😆)
but!! once i actually get writing and i’m able to plug away at my plot, i slowly make progress! and i start getting frustrated because i want it done. which is why, when i can see the finish line, i tend to push myself to finish, even if it’s late at night. this is why you often see me posting at, like, 1:30am on a tuesday 😂 i couldn’t look at it anymore and just wanted it away from me!! so i just post it and likely finish editing it the next day lmao
