top KDPH fics
Master list for fics I enjoy in no particular order. Most are some variation of polytrix. I’ll be adding more as time goes on.
Updated Jul 12.
Feel free to comment your recommendations or tag authors if i missed them!
Note: completed fics have a * next to them. the numbers mean nothing, just make the formatting look/behave nicer - fics mostly are added in order of discovery
Misc.
Hindsight - the most hilarious Rumira fic you will ever read. Mira consistently fails upward and the only one who sees what a loser she is is Zoey. how to want what you already have - super cute canon compliant 5+1 style fic. One day the last chapter will come out and I can die happy. I want to die like a citrus tree (but that's not a milkweed's fate) - kind of a big following here on tumblr for this fic. Little Rumi is neglected and sad and that definitely won't have consequences for when Mira and Zoey show up, right? We should date (for the fans!)* - Fake dating, canon-divergent polytrix AU. What could go wrong? (by @bannedfromtheaters) on your side (let's go to a wedding)* - Zoey's cousin is getting married in California and Huntrix flies out to attend! This is THE Zoerumi fic for you, it's so delightfully fluffy and you get to watch the girls fumble their way through normal-people activities. Wonderful art for this one! go looook. (by @kayr0ss) the birds and the bees and the demons* - a Celine-centric one-shot where Celine absolutely biffs raising teenages but it all works out in the end. Peak B+ parenting from Celine featuring willful /hopeful ignorance, garden hoses, and much-needed heart-to-hearts. these wheels keep turning, but they're running out of steam* - a devastating, beautiful, fic that holds your hand through the process of Rumi realizing what she gave for the new Honmoon. Warning: read with tissues handy (by @counterpunches) Comeback (How to Tame Your Rumi) - Huntrix manages to turn the Honmoon gold, but it doesn't erase Rumi's patterns. Rather than face her teammates, she vanishes, only to drop back in like, a year later. This one. Also requires tissues. (by @ramblingarachnid) Cuffs and Cards - Cop!Rumi redemption arc set in Aotearoa (NZ) where she has to fight tooth and fucking nail for every one of her character development wins. Mira goes through it. Zoey is very bubbly and mysterious. I scream incoherently all of them. I'm so stressed and so happy about it. Also this author has like 900k+ words across their total works, which I definitely suggest perusing. (by @thepointofnotexisting) Can't Erase What's Broken* - Alternate pattern reveal after the bathhouse! This one is amazing, sooo angsty and stressful, and has my favourite rendition of 'Free' ever. Just A Little Lost In My Own Shell - Zoey gets turned into a turtle (yes you read that right) two days before the idol awards. This crack is taken so seriously and i love it and you will too. (by @awkwardlybenevolage)
Honmoon splits up Rumi
1. All Comes Down to You - Rumi gets split, but Mira and Zoey save her demon half from being banished. The author also makes cute art! (by @beansmakesthings) 2. It's everything I ever wanted, and I just can't look away - a classic "Honmoon splits Rumi's demon half away and seals it in the demon realm" fic.
Kinda deliciously multiverse
1. axis mundi* - emotionally devastating. During the final battle of the movie, Huntrix gets sent to a world where Miyeong is alive, and Rumi never existed. Some polytrix, more emphasis on Rum's relationship with her parental figures. 2. baby, nice try* - incredibly underrated rumira fic where a demon version of Rumi from an alternate universe crashes into post-movie Huntrix, forcing them all to face their feelings 3. For The Girl Who Has Everything - Rumi gets black mercy'd into her dream world where her mom is alive and she's not half demon. Mira and Zoey must convince her to wake up. (by @unluckycryptid) 4. Let me be a little less liminal - The Honmoon sends Rumi through different worlds and she has to chose one. This one is wild (the formatting is super cool) and can I just say - chapter 4 chapter 4 chapter 4 like it is peak, yall. (by @whatwordsmiss) 5. Parallel Harmony - Rumi, Mira, and Zoey get sent to a parallel universe where the Sunlight Sisters are still going strong, their alternate selves never formed Huntrix, and oh yeah - everyone thinks they are demons. It's sooo charming and heartfelt but also. Some of my favourite Celine angst ever.
Hunter-duo meets demon-Rumi AUs
1. Stray Threads of Starlight - an AU where Rumi wasn't raised by Celine and comes across demon hunters Mira and Zoey. They try to hunt Rumi, it goes poorly for everyone, but maybe they figure out why the third hunter hasn't been found? 2. How to be Human - raised-in-the-demon-realm Rumi goes on a mission for Gwi-ma! She's got the human know-how of those light attendants but still manages to rizz her way into being kidnapped by Huntrix instead of straight-up killed. (by @marcoble) 3. Dreamers and Fighters (Survivors) - there have always been two hunters. When it comes time for Celine to train the next generation, she hides Rumi away for her own safety but it doesn't last long. 4. Lay Me Down - Rumi, a vaguely annoying demon, keeps showing up when when Mira and Zoey are fighting demons. They eventually team up, and shenanigans and angst ensue. Celine lingers in the background for extra suspense. 5. Place Her On The Altar - Celine, Zoey and Mira rescue a demon from a cult after seeing her interact with the Honmoon. This one is soooo amazing and heartfelt and the author makes wiggle art for each chapter! Gosh there's this one scene that I still frequently grin about months later, Rumi goes to a - you know what just read it its amazing. (by @fierygremlin)
Listen. the smut is important to the plot. No I'm serious these are phenomenal.
1. So we were liars* - Rumi dates Mira and Zoey while attempting to keep her patterns a secret. It's like watching a car crash in slow motion, with incredible payoff. (by @arendellesfirstwinter) 2. show me (how to love you) - I think the summary says it best: Mira is a professional, Rumi is socially inept, and Zoey is also there. Let's hope nobody catches feelings. 3. Behind open doors* - Comphet Rumi one-shot where she's like, super normal about Mira and Zoey dating. Like she doesn't want to impose, you know? So they can just like. Pretend she isn't there. You know? 4. Running Out of Options (and Eventually, Excuses) - Gonna leave you with two quotes from the author/summary: "I personally think this is a very wholesome story, so if you do decide to stick around, thanks for giving it a chance!" "The girls keep ending up in situations where getting eaten by Rumi is the best solution."
College AUs
1. It Will Come Back* - a comfortably demonic Rumi seals the Honmoon with Celine early and gets to go to university! Except that Mira and Zoey keep summoning her against her will. Shenanigans ensue. (by @warehouseorphandanvers) 2. The Art Of Spoiling Pretty Girls - the OG Zoey Sugar Baby AU tbh. No powers, established Rumira picking up Zoey, Rumi's classmate. Super cute, and oh yeah, Rumi rides a motorcycle!
Werewolf/monster AUs
1. Hiding in broad moonlight - Werewolf Rumi ft. a ton of incredible artwork online. (by @kinschi) 2. I'll Be Right Here By Your Side - Werewolf Zoey ft. cute fluffy moments, eventually. Note: platonic polytrix for this one 3. Fangs, Fur, and The Horns I Hide - Werewolf Zoey, Vampire Mira, and Human 👀 Rumi are all roommates at an interspecies college! They get off to a rocky start. (by @lonewolf5049) 4. Where the Forest Doesn't Breathe* - Werewolf Zoey, VERY horror, READ THOSE TAGS 5. wolfish behavior - Werewolf Rumi romcom where collage professor Rumi needs to visit the vet! For her, uh, dog. That is real and she definitely owns. Ft. exasperated Vet!Zoey, rolling-with-it ✨Designer✨!Mira, and so much incredible art. (by @kayr0ss)
Loosely calling these Historical Fiction AUs
1. The King's Secret - a Joseon era AU where King Rumi has spent her whole life pretending to be a man. In order to keep up the charade, she's wed to Mira and takes Zoey as a concubine. It follows their struggles and relationship and the imagery and metaphors are beautiful! I was late to work 3 days in a row reading this. Plus, there's art! (by @sheraofpower) 2. Reflections in Bronze and Brine* - Mirdusa my beloved 🫳 a retelling of the story of Medusa and Perseus with Medusa!Mira and Hero!Rumi and Nereid!Zoey. Beautiful and heartwrenching and makes me very happy. (by @gay-warden-recruiter) 3. Bitter Drinks - A western AU with totally-not-part-demon bounty hunter!Rumi chasing down runaway!Mira who is being hidden by farmer!Zoey. Rumi is the saddest, loneliest horsegirl, Zoey is doing her best, and Mira makes me a lil feral. Oh yeah and I 100% read this in Laura Bailey's Imogen voice 🤠. (also by @gay-warden-recruiter)
Paranormal investigator AUs:
1. Huntrix unsolved* - Huntrix aren’t demon hunters but Rumi is still half-demon. Zoey and Mira keep almost discovering her secret while investigating a haunted house 2. Huntr/x Paranormal Investigators - Zoey and Mira investigate a haunted house only to find it’s occupied by a demon (who makes them soup) (by @masked-goat) 3. still here* - I'm being lenient with genre here, but: what if Mi-Yeong's soul was trapped in the Honmoon, allowing her to literally haunt the narrative? This one is so sweet, so heartbreaking, and I can't wait for the happy ending that will definitely definitely happen (by @secondtolastrow)
Body-swap AUs
1. Between Imposter and This Monster (I've been lost inside your head) - Honmoon says enough is enough and body swaps Zoey and Rumi (pre-reveal!!!). This one has so much heart it's an absolute GEM you should go read it now! (by @gay-warden-recruiter) 2. Switch up these vibes - Hi hi 👋 I'm writing this one! Right before Rumi can torpedo their break release Golden, a routine demon fight goes wrong and swaps Huntrix's souls around. Rumi is now tiny. Zoey can reach the top shelf. Mira doesn't know she's a demon. (art by the ever-incredible @chrysa3tos: cover art and ch8 art. Also they do art for a many other fics here gooooo look!) (also more super fun art by @frog4278art!) 3. honey, i swapped the kids* - A super fun, post-reveal one-shot where Zoey-messes around with magic and body swaps with Rumi. Rumi gives Zoey 24 hours to fix it before she tells Mira and it's absolute chaos.
The famous ones:
the unchanging polaris* gimme that candyfloss Two's Company (But they want a crowd)
Also, many of these authors have plenty more to their names! Go check out their other works too.
Feel free to send me recs, let me know if I can tag anyone, etc!
(also if I have not included one of your recs in an update its just because I have a looong reading list and I'm trying to do my own writing but I'm very slow. BUT I WILL GET TO IT)