Ben/Gally fic rec list!
One of the squares on my bingo card for @fanartfrenzy was to comment on a fic for a ship with fewer than 100 works. Ben/Gally fits the ticket! I decided to pick a few works I like the looks of and comment. Here are the ones I read:
You Between My Arms by @faiasakura Or, unrepentant fluff involving a sunset. (AU where everyone (except WCKD) lives and makes it to Safe Have/Paradise. Everyone.)
Of the ones I read, this one was my favourite. It's very fluffy, with some funny moments sprinkled in. I love an Everyone Lives AU, and it's nice to see all the characters interacting at the safe haven together as Ben and Gally work themselves up to the sweetest love confession imaginable.
everything under the stars is in your arms by @makuroshi When Gally moves to a new town, he doesn't expect to have his heart stolen by a ballet dancer whose messy blond hair and clear blue eyes make him lose all ability of coherent speech.
This was my favourite Ben/Gally AU I read. It gets into the complexities of Gally's emotions and insecurities, amid a backdrop of art and domestic-type moments. Despite being in Gally's POV, Ben got to have quite a lot of feelings as well. Very beautiful.
Greenie Builder Day by @astralpenguin Gally was excited about Ben’s day with the Builders.
Our canonverse rep for these two. Nothing very eventful happens, but it's a good exploration of how this relationship could've started, and slots right into canon in a totally believable way. A good starting point for daydreaming other stuff that could've happened between them in the Maze era. And it's nice to see Gally get a happy moment amid, well, the Maze.
rules by @astralpenguin It didn't matter that Gally loved him
Also canonverse. The fic is only 3 sentences long (this is by design), and boy does a lot of emotion fit into those three sentences. Explores Ben's Banishing from Gally's perspective. Angsty but thought-provoking. Worth reading from both an emotional and structural standpoint.
A little piece of something by PeonyMoon Sunshowers, morning cuddles with your boyfriend, and no work. What more could Gally ask for?
Really fluffy fluff, seemingly set in a high school AU, where Ben and Gally get to snuggle in bed together. So cute and so sweet.
wake up to the sun by @faiasakura Ben and Gally watch the sunrise. (AU where everyone lives. Everyone.)
Another oneshot with Ben and Gally cuddling together, but post-canon. Two cakes, you guys!!!
art by @astralpenguin Ben's been acting strange around Minho ever since Gally and he got together.
A high school AU. Definitely the funniest of the fics I read. Minho is SO chill and so big hearted. Bonus Minho & Newt friendship.
Bonus:
From Now On by anglophileadventures Gally reconnects with his childhood best friend, Ben.
This one is 19K, and I didn't have time to read it for this bingo square, but I've marked it for later. If you'd like to give it some love in my stead, please feel free!
Content warnings for mild homophobia, anaphylaxis, and trauma.
[Podfic] Flowers For Your Heart by writing_moonchild What if the Flare was just hanahaki, and nobody had figured it out yet? (Newt/Thomas & Ben/Gally)
This appears to be the sole podfic in the Ben/Gally tag. Now, the fic in question was written by me. But writing_moonchild read it in a really beautiful way, and deserves kudos for their hard work! If you've never listened to a podfic before, I totally recommend making this one your first.