i really want to get into mcyt-related (dsmp, hermitcraft, last/third life, osmp, afterlife, etc.) fanfics but i dont even know where to start. do you happen to have any fic recommendations?
Well, this all depends on what you want.
I think most of the classics are very good way to start, although most are a bit long.
The only one of the most known fics that I think might not be a the best way to start is TommyInnit's Unbeatable Method of Avoiding Sudden Death because it's a fic notorious for being difficult to begin. A lot of people start reading it, stop, and then might repeat the process until they manage to keep reading more than like 3 chapters and once they do that they start being obsessed and read it til the end almost in one go. Then they won't recover for the rest of their lives but beginning is difficult. Worth it but difficult.
I am a very big fan of angsty fics so a lot of the ones I like the most are always a bit sad.
Passerine - Written by Thcscus. Classic, my favourite fic of all time. It has seven chapters and it's a rollercoaster of emotions that goes up then goes down drastically. One of the most beautiful things I've ever read and with a godd message. If I had to give it my summary it would be
Technoblade arrives at his long Friend Philza's — also known as the Angel of Death — castle, after this one had abandoned Techno without a word. There King Philza makes Techno promiss to help his oldest son, Wilbur, with voices that both Techno and Wilbur hear. What Techno will realise is that the promiss will extend to being more than Wilbur's tutor, and that Techno won't be the only one having to deal with Philza abandoning the ones he loves. Wilbur becomes king at 16.
Technoblade and Philza are immortal, Wilbur and Tommy... Are not.
Or maybe read the author's summary which is always poetic and beautiful.
For something way shorter but still very good, from the same author;
When Wilbur Met Sally - shorter fic about, well, Sally and Wilbur meeting. This one happens in the canon storyline of the Dream SMP so you already have a bit of an idea of how this is going to end. This is a fic I could spoil but that wouldn't really matter since it's the feelings and relationship between the characters that matter. I think it's a good introduction to mcyt fics. I also think the summary made by the author is perfect:
When asked, years down the line, she will begin the story with a tight smile and a “Once upon a time” with a voice that sounds like a double-edged sword. Like she is telling an inside joke that even she cannot laugh at. She will repeat the words, more somber, until they are no longer words but a mere collection of sounds, beautiful but indistinguishable, incoherent—birdsong, or a ballad from some lovesick boy’s guitar.
Once upon a time, as if they were a fairy tale.
As if they had a happily ever after.
Denouement - Written by @/isa-grapes How I wish Wilbur and Tommy's conversation to go. Follows canon. Also short. Very sweet but not in a fluff way, more in a hurt comfort way. Characterisation is on point. If Wilbur's talk with Tommy in canon isn't as good as this one I'm gonna be disappointed and accept this one as canon instead.
TommyInnit's Clinic For Supervillains - Written by @/bonesandthebees Do you want to read a Super Hero AU fic but TommyInnit's Unbeatable Method of Avoiding Sudden Death seems to be difficult in catching your interest immediately? This one's for you! The fic where Tommy, just a guy working at a café, saves supervillain Siren from dying. Things escalate. Also Tommy becomes best friends with this guy Wilbur who starts going to the café regularly. I wonder how that's related 🧐
Anywway, this has one of the funniest scenarios I've seen in a fic. Supervillain Siren in full gothic attire and Tommy dressed in normal cheap clothes trying to order at a McDonald's. "Yeah, it's totally a kidnapping believe us. Tommy what do you want? Chicken nuggets? Yeah, chicken nuggets for my hostage. He also wants sauce to go with that."
This fic is also a discussion about morality and family. It might go where you don't expect it to go.
This is About a Stuffed Bird - Written by @/theminecraftbee. It's a zombie apocalypse fic from the pov of Mumbo who has decided he's gonna stop hiding and do everything in his power to find Grian (Before the apocalypse started Mumbo promised Grian to give him a talking parrot robot with some simple AI). Mumbo is not confident at all so the story really has him overcome small things that you'd expect a typical zombie apocalypse protagonist to be good at.
Ah, and by the way, the monsters aren't exactly zombies. They're worse. Will give me nightmares for the rest of my life.
I recommend you check the writter's blog since they have a bunch of smaller fics in post format so you can have a small dose and see the style of the author.
Covet - Written by @/digitalta. Another horror one! A fic about boatem who has a distinct lack of Grian but definitely has a boatemhole monster. Scout my beloved.
It's a fic where the hermits are trying to deal with a problem (the boatemhole monster) in the best way they can. Some of them are terrified, others are Scar who doesn't know the definition of danger... Others are trying to understand and sympathize with Scout... They're doing their best. When you get over the initial horror you actually might start feeling a bit sad for the boatemhole monster.
I have a recommendation: Passerine Podcast. It's a YouTube channel who's reading Dream SMP fanfiction and the quality is very good. They have read Passerine from beginning to end so you can listen to it. They've also read Bones in the Ocean by @/bunfloras & @/wolfythewitch, which is a pirate fic centred on Emerald duo (very good too) and have begun reading TommyInnit's Clinic For Supervillains!
