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this week, we’re reccing friends to lovers fics. Today’s fic is a long oneshot. If you like it, please consider leaving it some love in the form of kudos/comments!
caught up in a dream - bbyfruit / @lesbovilde (13k words)
in which isak is less of a mess than usual (LIE), even is super cool and smooth (LIE), and mikael just wants everyone to be happy (TRUTH).
Notes and ramblings:
A really interesting spin on a childhood friends AU in which Mikael and Isak have known each other since they were children and Even meets Isak when Mikael tries to set them up together
I love the prominence Mikael takes in this fic, his role feels nicely fleshed out and despite the fact that these two characters have never technically had an onscreen conversation their friendship feels incredibly well-characterized
The lighthearted tone this fic takes on is really lovely, it feels realistic but is also just such a joy to read
I love Even and Isak’s relationship in this! They fall together so easily just like in canon and the way they understand each other without really needing to say much again makes so much sense for these two
And the writing in this is just so gorgeous, with this easy sort of flow to it that just pulls you along for the ride
Favorite lines:
Smoke from the joint that both of them have forgotten about is stroking tendrils through the air and Even is pushing back into Isak’s hand and they’re at a crossroads, everything in the world slowing down and focusing on them, and then Even screws his eyes closed and presses a kiss into Isak that is full of pain and gratitude and Isak doesn’t quite understand but he accepts it anyways.
That’s the moment when Isak knows there’s no going back. They’re sharing secrets and Even’s lips taste like weed and tears and backstory and Isak is trying to hold onto him as hard as possible and this isn’t what friends do. This is bigger; this takes up all of Isak’s sight and redirects his orbit and this summer, he realizes, is changing his life. Right now, in this minute, his life is being changed. And he doesn’t know if it’s being changed for the better or for the worse but he can’t quite bring himself to care too much so he just relaxes into Even’s touch and that’s it.












