recommendations for enhypen, &team, txt, and seventeen
⋆.˚ ENHYPEN
heeseung
ꕀ make you mine by @intromortal ⋮ wc 1.8k ♯ smut, jealous!heeseung, toxic situationship, jealous sex
ꕀ was it casual? by @mssishipi ⋮ wc 12.3k ♯ angst, smut, fubu, heeseung is lowk an asshole, ft sunoo, shower sex, love some angst
ꕀ player rank: platinum by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 30k ♯ smut, sister's boyfriend trope, simp gamer!heeseung, cheating/infidelity, gobsmacked after reading this one
ꕀ color coded by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 8.7k ♯ smut, dom!heeseung, open minded sub!reader, reader has an explorative nature/curious, the ending lowk made me kick my feet
ꕀ making progress by @arelyvn ⋮ wc 28.7k ♯ college au, smut, slight angst, nerd!heeseung/pathetic!heeseung, he's an inexperienced sweetheart, this was cute
jay
ꕀ happy hotwifing by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 18.9k ♯ smut, husband jongseong x afab reader x voyeur sunghoon, threesome, look at the tags yourself i just.. leave me alone. this is the best jay fic to me
ꕀ take the backseat by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 8.5k ♯ smut, ft jake, exhibitionist!jay, voyeur!jake, afab reader, eventual threesome in part 2, how do i tattoo a fic into my brain
ꕀ friends to worry about by @intromortal ⋮ wc 7.3k ♯ smut, cheating, everyone is lowk shitty, bf's besties!jayhoon x reader, lil bit of mxm, just read it ok
ꕀ his obsession by @arelyvn ⋮ wc 7k ♯ college au, smut, fluff, jay’s obsessed with the reader, brat tamer!jay (we all cheered), undercover freak!reader, loved this
ꕀ sweet desire by @arelyvn ⋮ wc 5.7k ♯ smut, slight angst, jay and reader are obsessed with each other, pwp, i love jay fics
ꕀ dad and dollars by @prkhaven ⋮ wc 12.9k ♯ smut, dilf au, slight age gap, dad!jay x money struggling fem!reader, pwp, just yes
ꕀ midnight came twice by @nephynes ⋮ wc 7k ♯ smut, ft sunghoon, fubu with both sunghoon and jay, threesome, meandom!hoon, softdom!jay, angst if you squint
ꕀ mr & mrs smith by @swiftjay23 ⋮ wc 35k ♯ smut, marriage-on-the-rocks, morally gray romance, slow-burn, assassin spy husband!Jay x assassin spy wife!reader, husband jay fics ugh
jake
ꕀ serial-sweetheart by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 23.6k ♯ smut, cheating/infedelity that doesn't get exposed, boyfriend sunghoon, perverted/shy college boy jake, jake is a couple of years younger, sunghoon and jake are brothers, needy jake, dom-ish sunghoon, switch reader, jaw-droppingly good
ꕀ liquid sweetner by @intromortal ⋮ wc 5.2k ♯ smut, established relationship, downbad!jake, sick!reader, sweetie jake taking care of his girl basically
ꕀ ping! we should fuck by @jaylaxies ⋮ wc approx 6.5k ♯ smut, fwb, unprotected sex, fluff, angst
ꕀ what is it, to be liked? by @dollhoonki ⋮ wc 12.6k ♯ smut, dom!jake (condenscending), sub!reader, established relationship, satisfying ending to a trip to the mountains after encountering a fortune teller
ꕀ into it? by @minhosimthings ⋮ wc 24.8k ♯ smut, ft euijoo from andteam (foaming at the mouth), dom!jake, dom!ej, threesome, fratboys kinda, obsessed obsessed obsessed
ꕀ crazy, stupid, love by @swiftjay23 ⋮ wc 31.6k ♯ romcom au, friends with benefits, smut, angst, fluff, fwb to lovers, mutual pining, emotional slow burn, happy ending, playboy!jake x fratgirl!reader
sunghoon
ꕀ first date etiquette by @simpjaes ⋮ wc 9.3k ♯ smut, strangers to fucking almost immediately, brat tamer!sunghoon (somebody sedate me), sneaky sex, cocky sunghoon, flirting/bullying banter, both are competitive, im so unwell
ꕀ 1-800-HOON by @prkhaven ⋮ wc 10.8k ♯ smut, brat tamer au, pwp if you squint really hard, jay is reader’s rich bf and sunghoon’s best friend, mean hard dom brat tamer!sunghoon, hung!hoon agenda, i'd get banned if i said all i wanted to about this one so im just gonna say its nice!
ꕀ inch by inch by @intromortal ⋮ wc 23.6k ♯ smut, f!reader x park sunghoon, besties!jaykewon, essentially just smut, hung hung hung sunghoon, brat tamer!sunghoon, theres a part 2 as well, everyone is sick of hearing me talk about this one idc i need to be put tf down
ꕀ that's right, he can't by @jaylaxies ⋮ wc 3.6k ♯ smut, dom!heeseung x switch!fem!reader x switch!sunghoon, jealousy, revenge sex, needy reader, heeseung is lowk an asshole
ꕀ birthday boy by @intromortal ⋮ wc 4.5k ♯ smut, "sunghoon's first birthday after you started dating comes around, and you two make the most of the night when a snow storm delays plans." honestly just rlly sweet
trust there is way more sunghoon ones, i just have to hunt for them in my notes somewhere :3
sunoo
ꕀ one of the girls by @mssishipi ⋮ wc 45.5k ♯ slowburn, one sided enemies to fubu to lovers, second chances, queer coded relationship dynamics, queer!sunoo x queer! reader, pwp, hung sunoo, dom!sunoo, this is THE sunoo fic. you can't change my mind.
ꕀ 06. viewer submission challenge by @heeluvv ⋮ wc ?k ♯ smut, public sex, fingering, oral (f receiving), sunoo x reader
ꕀ all the right numbers by @nephynes ⋮ wc 15k ♯ smut, college au, fratboy! sunoo, casual sex, slice of life, romance, slowburn
ꕀ sweeter than revenge by @hoonstrology ⋮ wc 11.1k ♯ best friends to lovers. fluff. romance. yearner!sunoo & whipped!sunoo. slight angst. jealousy, condescending–dom!sunoo & sub!reader. sunoo switches between soft!dom and mean!dom (put me down) hung!sunoo agenda, like just love a good sunoo fic fr
there's a severe drought of good sunoo fics here :(
jungwon
ꕀ all the right parts by @arelyvn ⋮ wc 6k ♯ smut, teasing, car sex (on top of it), freak mechanic!won (feral), mean dom!won, freakwon agenda, reader's a spoiled brat who needs to be put in her place, and jungwon's willing to, just read it omg
ꕀ 0.7 first timer by @heeluvv ⋮ wc ?k ♯ smut, masturbation, oral (m receiving), unprotected sex etc, jungwon x reader, this entire series is 10/10
riki
ꕀ 0.8 watch me by @heeluvv ⋮ wc ?k ♯ smut, unprotected sex, grinding, praise kink, teasing, handcuffs, nishimura riki x fem reader
i realised i don't have any riki ones besides this one..
The Heated Rivalry ao3 tag is Scary and Big and too much to keep up with, so at the moment I am finding new fics entirely by word of mouth, either through rec lists or author bookmarks. Now I want to spread the love a little myself because I keep finding these gorgeous gorgeous fics with way fewer hits than I would have expected. So here's my "hidden gem" (<20k-ish hits[HR stats are INSANE]/not often recced) heated rivalry fic rec list.
Fair warning, I'm an angsty character study girl, so most of these fics are less than lighthearted. That said, consider these fic recs to also be author recs, and thankfully most authors are doing more than just angst (at a minimum it's angst and porn lol).
Canon a little (or a lot) to the left
holy matrimony - lowkey_existential_despair
shane/ilya, 31k, E, complete
It's 2021 and Scott Hunter is getting married. Shane and Ilya attend the wedding (separately) and have Feelings about it. It's 2017 and Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov get married in secret. Literally no one knows they're gay, and it stays that way for years.
In my heart this is what happens in the alternate universe where David never walks in on them at the cottage, the characterization is top notch. Absolutely devastatingly sad, but also so so lovely, because they had each other all these years even when they didn't have anyone else. Just so gorgeously written and absolutely worth the read.
Game Day - Anon
shane/ilya, 30k, E, complete, cw: graphic deaths
Ilya dies during game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Except no he doesn't, because Shane wakes up in bed next to him the next morning. But it's still game day? And maybe Shane's not the only one stuck in the time loop.
Sounds awful and angsty, and it kind of is, but it's actually mostly dumb and camp and super fun. Trust me on this. (Heed the tags though because Ilya does still die a gruesome death everyday)
The Hottest Cold War - Vee(Vera_DragonMuse)
scott/ilya (and also canon pairings), 75k, E, WIP
Scott accidentally hooks up with rookie Ilya Rozanov. And then he hooks up with him not-so-accidentally. And maybe it's good if they both have someone in their corners.
this goes on the hear me out cake. It's Scott POV but STAY WITH ME because the regular game changer and heated rivalry plots are happening too, Scott and Ilya are just hooking up on the side and it’s good. I swear it’s so good. Everything this author writes has such excellent characterization (go read all their HR fics, they're all so good) and it's very worth the read.
We Both Go Down Together - NotALonelyTraveler
shane/ilya, 34k, E, complete
hanahaki disease AU
this is the fic that converted me to being a hanahaki fan. If any couple is gonna truly make sense for hanahaki it would be Shane and Ilya. However, it was the really lovely flower imagery that sealed the deal more than anything.
death and taxes (and shane hollander) - fingersfallingupwards [@fingersfallingupwards]
shane/ilya, 67k, E, complete
Second chance romance with widower, single father, and hockey coach Ilya x deputy MLH commissioner Shane. Late-40s Hollanov where they reconnect and simultaneously communicate far better than and just as badly as the first time around.
Shane and Ilya feel like real adults here and it's glorious. Also does not fall into the second-chance romance trap where one person is So Very in the wrong and they should not be getting back together. This fic understands that adulthood is full of impossible choices, but also second chances.
anybody like you - plonk
shane/ilya, 29k, NR, WIP
figure skater Ilya Rozanov and new main character "my buddy Joe" are at the Sochi Olympics. And maybe Joe and Shane were a little gay once upon a time, and now Joe is sussing out whether Shane is actually gay or not. And maybe Shane is into Ilya, who's to say?
Love exploring Shane and his relationship with sexuality when Ilya's not around to be his gay awakening. In this one Shane thinks he just needs a girl who's into pegging him lol. The vibes are very "wow, I finally fit in with a group of people, life is great!" and the group of people are all queer and Shane just Does Not clock it. Very fun.
smoke on skin - ivylines
shane/ilya, 23k, T, WIP
Rose Landry accidentally runs into Ilya after a game while trying to surprise her boyfriend Shane and things start to click, maybe. Also a Rose character study (hence the proximity to the character study section)
Really deep dives into the Jennifer Lawrence/young female actress of it all. Like, yes Rose gets along with Shane because she's so famous, but in a lot of ways she's had the same specific struggles as Shane (intense public scrutiny, insane pressure to perform, 'role model' status to uphold, etc. and all from SUCH a young age because she was a child actress). Like, the trauma of being a child actress vs. the trauma of being a pro sports player - you never had a normal childhood and then becoming an adult flips the world on its head. Ugh, it's just delightful.
Character Studies
Shane and/or Ilya
the weather of your youth - Anon (same as above)
shane/ilya, 14k, E, complete, cw: suicidal ideation
Ilya Ottawa depression redux
do take care with this one, but so well done wrt Ilya's depression. This version of events just makes so much more sense to me than canon. This author does excellent work in the sad fic department (the cockroach of your heart is too popular for this list, but I loved it, even if it's technically MCD, kind of)
Not a Strip of Paper Merely - Marivan [@mprosperossprite]
shane/ilya, 18k, E, WIP
Milan Olympics, 2026. Shane competes for Canada and Ilya doesn't compete at all. Competing is complicated when Russia is Russia and Canada isn't home, not like that.
international geopolitics! pandemics! the real world! Fascinating dive into Ilya's relationship with Russia and citizenship/international competition. Also there's some sex about it, but it's mostly really good angst and emotion.
Shine a Light in the Morning - thegoodthebadandthenerdy [@cauldronoflove]
gen, 14k, T, complete
Ilya's niece turns 18, decides to move to Canada, and reaches out to her uncle
complicated family dynamics and Feelings, what's not to love? You can feel the tension here, the years and years of distance + messed up family are so well conveyed. Not lovey-dovey, and it Shouldn't Be. Love this version of Ilya's niece.
Til They Retire Your Number - technicallyverycowboy [@technicallyverycowboy]
shane/ilya, 17k, E, complete
Ilya decides to retire. Shane is very normal about it.
sad and bittersweet and grappling with losing your Purpose. Because this is so obviously a problem for Shane. That man literally cannot think of anything in life past hockey, and yet retirement is an inevitability. Delicious to explore.
[the obvious companion to this fic (w/in the bounds of 'underappreciated') is here we are and what the hell are we going to do with it - walkingthroughwindows]
Other Characters (mostly parents)
we said we'd only die of lonely secrets - be_themoon [@oakashandwillow]
shane/ilya, 3.7k, T, complete
Svetlana character study/outsider POV of Ilya through the years.
lovely, lovely, lovely. Captures my ideal version of the Svetlana and Ilya relationship. Also has a criminally low hit count.
P.S. if you read and enjoyed my Svetlana fic this is the 'omg two cakes!' moment you've been waiting for.
i showed you the way, even though i'd never been - floodlights [@keenry]
gen, 4.8k, T, complete
You didn’t have to be a genius. Or gay. It helped, probably, that Scott was, but they were just so fucking obvious about it.
Scott outsider POV/character study. So good that I read this from a rec list and went to bookmark it, only to realize I already had a bookmark!
[Other Scott POVs:
Scotty Didn't Know (but he sure does now) - halfbaked_ziti
I've Been Down Here Before (I Know The Way Out) - HollowIsTheWorld]
And a Sense of Guilt I Can't Deny - jewelledfoxes [@jewelledfoxes]
david/yuna, 9k, M, complete
Yuna character study. Also hits on one of my fave themes: reckoning with who you meant to raise your child to be vs. who they actually became
I'm a Yuna lover and defender to my core. She was not the perfect mom (no one is, this is an insane bar to hit) but she tried! and is trying! This fic in particular does such a good job exploring the complexity of where she's at.
[Other Yuna fics in a similar vein:
Wunderkind - a_good_soldier [@agoodsoldier]
the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose - alchemystique [@alchemistc],
ribs - hoko_onchi]
tu peux sauter loin de la peur - Revenant
shane/ilya, 6k, T, complete
David goes to Shane's cottage to get his phone charger. Or maybe, it's really not about the phone charger.
David character study! I just find all the parent character studies to be delicious, and there really isn't a lot of David, which is too bad because I think there are some really interesting bits to dig into.
Of the Rose - cy_pres
gen, 4.5k, NR, complete
Irina tries to keep the pieces of her family together, even as she feels herself slowly fall apart.
Need I say more? (pre-suicide, not graphic)
Misc
summer has come and passed - littlearrows [@montrealmetros]
gen, 12k, T, complete
Yuna dies and Shane grieves
idk what to say about this one. It's really really good, but also, you know, Yuna dies.
predator instinct - elumish
scott/kip, 1.8k, T, complete
Shane's allyship includes the power of confidence and a pre-drafted takedown. Kip has no clue what just happened.
Would this be canon Shane pre-coming out? I don't think so, but it exists in a world where Shane is like, 20% less scared of being outed, so it's basically canon to me.
About Summer - Chaentics [@rozzed]
shane/ilya, 7.4k, M, complete
Ilya comes back. This is the crux of it.
From the AN: "i have chosen not to use archive warnings. it does not mean none apply." Very sad (are we surprised?) but also so so beautiful. Very Julia Armfield vibes - please take this as the warning/glowing endorsement it is lol.
heated rivalry fics that are well researched / generally clever / conceptually smart. or all of the above
some of my favorites. im missing tons i need more recs
sleeping with the lights on - Shaylinne
(ilya gets thrown in jail. non linear narrative . politics, lawyers, journalism, svetlana!!!!
quote from me: “this fic to me is like the syllabus of a course taught by a crazy educated professor that is a blessing upon the college”)
summary: “”If hockey was that important for geopolitics,” María deadpans, leaning across the table to stab another pelmeni with her fork. “The Chinese would’ve gotten into it by now. The Russians want international concessions, and this is a cheap trick to get it. To be completely honest—”
She dunks the pelmeni into her bowl. It almost looks like she’s drowning it when she twists the fork, coating it in fragrant orange soup. It almost looks like it’s a thrashing animal.
“—it’s really annoying me. From a purely tradecraft perspective, from one lawyer to another, it’s a cheap trick,” María continues, pelmeni between her teeth. “Canada isn’t even the country who’s detaining Russian arms dealers. That’s US shit. It’s fucking annoying.”
Shane doesn’t say anything. Shane’s looking at the pictures splayed across the table, face-up, and thinking about how if this all ends here, all Shane will have to show people when they ask about Ilya are six mugshots from when he was transferred from the Moscow jail to the Siberian penal colony, where his cheeks are hollowed out and his eyes are vacant.”
Drag Hunt - R_Knight
(fantastic characterization and concept, beautiful prose but never flowery. an au which is completely believable)
ch1 authors note: “I read a non-fiction book a few years back called ‘Running Free’ – about the author’s experiences with running in nature. This story is, in a sense, RPF of one particular chapter of that book. I don’t know how to explain to you the way I felt reading what could be re-written as a 24/7 BDSM hunter/prey relationship, relayed to the reader like it was a relatively normal occurrence, except maybe by writing it out in this fic.”
I. ONE LITTLE GOD FALLING OVER ANOTHER - toyourdetriment
(this fic (and any of toyourdetriment’s writing) truly exudes cleverness and is sooo Alive. mixed media story - mixture of news reports, text messages, jackie pike blunt, text threads, call logs, actual receipts, tweets and more. very meta about communication and secrecy.)
ch1 excerpt:
“Saturday, October 15, 2016, 11:43 p.m.
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Fwd: MLH Murmurs Friday Rollup — New team could land in Calgary or Seattle, Vrelsky out in Columbus…
Looks like an expansion draft for a new team in a couple years. Anybody you’d banish to purgatory?
xx
Mom”
If it wasn’t for that meddling kid - ARustySpork
(the hockey in this is written so well it makes me craaave a hockey game. author has a bottomless pit of hockey knowledge and picks the Perfect references to history and various plays to include. and includes a critical lens of the hockey world. this fic has Substance)
Summary: ““I feel really good about this kid, I think he could be great on your wing, he just needs some help settling in. Someone to show him the ropes.”
“Yes.”
The line went silent for a moment. Ilya wasn’t really sure why his coach felt the need to run this by him.
“Rozanov,” his coach said at last. “I want him to live with you.”
Ilya blinked, then nearly shouted into the phone. “What?”
* * *
or, Ilya stays in Boston, gets a rookie, and tries to figure out how to make a secret long distance relationship work while there's a Russian teenager in his house”
There’s a Line in the Sand (I’m Crossing with Both Hands) - Eddywow
(this person Knows and Gets shane. amazing characterization and prose and concept…epistolary #Myshane work.)
summary: “”You know you chew on your pen a lot?” She asked, jaw slipping against her palm as she tried to keep herself awake. Again. Fair. “Like, a lot.”
(Shane has an oral fixation and it’s ruining his life.)”
Dig Two Graves - devovitsuasuartes
(i Love this fic it builds and builds tension and is exciting and harrowing and truly digs its fingers into the wound in an adrenaline inducing way. it’s controversial because of how minimally tagged it is .& i love a polarizing piece of writing.)
summary: “The Montreal Voyageurs won't stop slinging mud at Shane in the press, so Shane and Ilya decide to get revenge the best way they know how.”
and i’ll show you fearless - irreverents
(it’s porn. it’s incredible prose. the specific kink is fitting for hollanov. and ilya is mean! and the author is confident and earnest which transfers to the reader.)
summary:
Ilya likes the chase, and the chase loves him back. Talking shit at Hollander is a pastime he’d wait months to indulge in. Hollander’s more than happy to greet him head-on.
The difference is that Hollander likes being caught too.
or: Ilya seeks in Hollander a consolation prize. It takes ten years for him to obtain something more.
anybody like you - plonk
(this is just so good. another tangible au. the worldbuilding is really immersive and it’s like one big shane character study sandwich but it feels Sooo natural.)
summary: “"Hey, are parties just… like that, for you?" Shane asks. "Like the figure skating kickbacks were in Sochi?"
"What do you mean? Like what?" Joe asks.
"Like. I don't know. Fun?"
"Yeah? Do you go to a lot of bad parties?"
"I don't know." Shane stuffs some kale in his mouth.
"So yes."
It gets lonely at the top. In Sochi, unrivaled generational hockey talent Shane Hollander reconnects with his old skate training buddy, Joe.”
tape 1 - unseemlydisturbed
(awesome. invigorating.)
summary: “[NSFW] [DISTURBING] Video circulating on several gore sites, believed to show Shane Hollander, 24, captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, who was reported missing last Tuesday. Second individual in the video appears to be Ilya Rozanov, 24, of the Boston Bears. Link in thread. DO NOT WATCH IF SENSITIVE. Mods, please don't take this down.
my original Heated Rivalry rec list has gotten stupidly long so I'm officially starting a Part Two. taking this opportunity to change up some of the subcategories, because 1) the Wildcard header was becoming a bit too all-encompassing, and 2) I love organising and efficiency. hot.
situationship era:
In the Clutch by mcshrug (sequel to Buzzer Beater)
Drop the Gloves by mcshrug
head and body to you by naokime
holding tightly when you invite me by thesehands
I Was Raised out in the Cold by LavenderProse
truth covered in security by lisa6
tongues a-wagging by Anonymous
home economics by Anonymous
the wild ecstasies of worship by ruralsaint
liminal boyfriends:
good things come by Ccainao3
Two Man Advantage by LavenderProse
The Long Game and beyond:
Malysh by theribbonsweregreen
here we are and what the hell are we going to do with it by walkingthroughwindows
AUs (one or both not a hockey player):
Russia's Greatest Love Machine by OrYouCouldHaveMine
All submissions have been counted and compiled as of May 24, 2026! Thank you to everyone who submitted a game and voted :) You can find all the rec lists below.
Hope it helps with discovering your next read!
The rec lists are complete, but may undergo slight changes as authors/readers send in clarifications.
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Action/Adventure
Modern/Slice-of-life
Historical fiction
Horror/Thriller/Misc
Results of the voting and interview features coming up soon!
part one here: ♡´･ᴗ･`♡ ill try not to show my bias but if you notice one character has more fics than the others..no you don't <3
Jack Abbot:
your move, abbot by @jrabbott (slight angst but very happy ending with sassy abbot)
jealous girl by @youleftmenochoicebut (you get a lil jealous when someone touches him but honestly who wouldn't??)
hoola hoop by @inkydelusions (i wont even lie despite how utterly beautiful this piece is i was tearing up a bit, the love abbot showed helped but damn)
sharing is caring by @talaok (this is a fic with Robby n jack sharing you but its in this section as jack needs you BAD)
happily married by @imaginesofwonder (fliiiirty jack god yum)
you've ruined my life @pencil-n-pen (god he's so fucking delish in this he's so caring)
tiktok trend by @littlebatx (playing a trick on your old man)
cant take my eyes off of you by @angelverse222 (hes a yearneeeer n its amazing)
say please by @euon111a ( i love his so much so flirty n i need him)
tender is the night by @lovebugism (i love love looove how flirty hes written)
you have no idea by @geminiwritten (this shit had me bricked up so bad i love him)
you win some, you lose some by @lovebugism (slight angst but worth it)
Dennis Whitaker:
yee-haw! by @lovee-potions (i looove sub Dennis it just feels right, smuuutty)
scrub off well by @imagines-all-day-everyday (super cute flustered dennis yum)
curiosity (did not) kill the cat by @sapiensecrets ( he's so dumb i love him)
pathetically yours by @pittifullyobsessed ( he's a peeeerv but its so pathetically cute i wanna chomp him, smut)
Michael Robinavitch:
bathroom break by @talaok (a lil bit of angst as foreplay but then smut :3)
burn for you by @cosmic-whispers (smut with a very flirty robby my fav)
seven-week itch by @lovebugism (this fic has it all; angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, and smut. enjooy)
soft, harder, in between by @ceriseangels (like the author states its a angst to smut to fluff story)
ex's and oh's by @cinnxmxngxrl (your ex causes robby to realize some feelings and he acts,, smut!!)
hands around a cold glass by @cosmic-whispers (this author just does it so well with robby god, hes yummy in their works)
dating??? by @kolsmikaelson (hes a lil oblivious but cute)
father material by @gwen-novella (he wants to be a dad and when you share the sentiment well he fulfills his wishes, smutty)
feels like trouble by @thepencilnerd (you stand up against a frat guy n robbys jealousy is eased)
father figure by @ceriseangels (this author is too good with writing tension this shit had me bricked)
and there is one special honor for this fic because he's so pathetic but this James Ogilvie fic by @rockmepm called pretty when i cry shiiiit i nutted along with this yummy drabble by @strangelure of pervy trinity and guys this author is literally always on a listen some how and now they're wring the Pitt I'm fed.
i've been reading a lot of speculative fiction lately esp from nightmare magazine. here are some hits i've read in the past few days:
57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides by Sam J. Miller
i love the list format of this story! i've been looking for stories that play with form, and the way this narrative loops around to the title thru a numbered list was very satisfying. the ending also kind of felt like a gut punch.
We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It by EA Petricone
a choral voice of a group of women murdered by two serial killers. i've noticed that this is a common mode for stories abt the victims of misogynistic violence - to bring them together into a group and have them speak almost as one. it works here, partially bc the story is so careful to individualize the women within the group even as they speak together. also was holding my breath for a lot of this story.
Bleed for Me, Bro by Sharang Biswas
what if you could reanimate ppl... what would that do for s&m.... i loved the premise omg.
The Sound of Children Screaming by Rachael K. Jones
gun violence portal fantasy. classrooms have portals that take hiding children to a magical world. really adored this one. kind of gave me chills if i'm being honest.
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather by Sarah Pinsker
unconventional formats my beloved!! told through an entry on a website abt folk songs, with the different users arguing and sharing lore and researching the song.
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen
another unconventional format and my FAVORITE on this list. about a girl who's taken from her home by british colonizers who massacred her island. it's told through an annotated bibliography, and it's such a sharp story that plays with the idea of the Other and historical reality and how history is formed. it's beautifully written too. i read it twice and then sent it to my boyfriend to read.
Chew by Tamsyn Muir
takes place in germany after wwii and has maybe my favorite zombie i've ever come across. i'm not really into zombies so that's both saying a lot and very little.
The Life and Times of Alavira the Great as Written by Titos Pavlou and Reviewed by Two Lifelong Friends by Eugenia Triantafyllou
two friends duel it out thru what are basically goodreads reviews for a strange fantasy series. once again unconventional formats my beloved <3 <3 <3
Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Mae Prasad
such a sweet story about a robot who gets into an anime. i love stories abt fandom bc i'm so tumblr ig. IDC. i'm free.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers by Alyssa Wong
a woman goes on a terrible tinder date and turns the tables on her serial killer date. it gets crazier and more fun and more upsetting from there! another gut punch ending.
Angel, Monster, Man by Sam J. Miller
a group of gay men during the aids crisis invent a man using the writings of their dead friends and colleagues. he takes on a life of his own. it was a story filled with the rage and grief of its characters. also realizing this is the second sam j. miller on the list!
