Another Fic Rec List-- Bigger and Crazier!
So my general grouping for fics was what’s on-going and what’s finished. For authors, it’s a free-for-all with me trying to hit everything they’ve written and their writing styles. For the Solavellan fic rec, you’ll find it here.
FanFiction List Unfinished/Ongoing Second Dawn by Writerly, chapters 52/?, rating M (violence and gore), plenty of angst, identity crisis, and-most importantly-fluff, Aloy & GAIA, Aloy & Elisabet Sobeck, Elisabet/GAIA LISTEN. *deeply inhales* l i s t e n. The Horizon Zero Dawn fandom literally said “hold by beer and my flower,” and we mere mortals of every other fandom must do just that. I have read A LOT of fanfic and holy shit. Not even the sacred texts of the Good Omens fanfics like Manchester Lost or The Sacred and the Profane can compare to the absolute roller coaster of emotion this brings. Also I hope Ted Farro chokes for all eternity. Synopsis: Aloy gets GAIA back online after months of searching for the parts she needs and days spent recreating GAIA’s base systems. Aloy and GAIA get to know each other, and GAIA realizes Aloy is missing something crucial that both definitely need: Elisabet Sobeck. I REFUSE to say anymore! If you are gonna read this, you definitely NEED TO. Writerly really captures who Aloy is as a person, brings GAIA to life literally and figuratively, and the journey Elisabet is set on in this new world a millennia after her death is beautiful and achingly heartbreaking. This and two other HZD fics I’m gonna rec get me close to tears way too often.
anthropotheism by penhaligon, chapters 17/?, rating G, angst and bittersweetness, found family, Aloy & Everyone The second HZD fic on this rec list. It’s set post game, following Aloy bringing together the components needed to bring GAIA back online. She ends up finding several of the Subordinate functions who reached sentience along the way such as ELEUTHIA who takes a shine to Varl, arguably the best character next to Aloy (ok so I’m biased. shhhh). Aloy ends up recreating the Alphas as she brings allies and friends into the fold on what she’s doing, while on a timetable to stop an unexpected adversary (no not HADES) who caused the destruction of GAIA Prime. I’m constantly blown away by this fic? Each chapter is a ride, with switching point of views that never disappoint in furthering the plot. Nothing ever seems like filler. Everyone is so alive in this and I love penhaligon’s personalities given to each subordinate function. I especially love that they all see each other as family, with Aloy as their big sister and GAIA as their mother. And it’s mostly Aloy’s fault, though she doesn't seem to mind.
The Good In You (the Bad In Me) by @wonderingtheblue, chapters 6/8, rating G, fluff overdose, pre-powers, ColdFlash, DCTV-verse I literally COULD NOT gush about this fic, or the author. Barry is chasing the impossible, becomes friends with Lisa Snart, accidentally romances her brother. There’s an encounter with Damien Darhk that’s reaaaally weird! There’s puppies! Cute kisses! Supernatural marathoning! You know nothing, Joe West! Like, I haven’t read this fic recently and I STILL think about this fic. Mick Rory is a fucking saint.
Of Numbers and Strange Friendships by Nekoamamori, chapters 33/?, rating T, fluffy with some angst, Loki & Peter Parker friendship, MCU If you’ve seen that post floating around of how Loki is a teenager in Asgardian years, and thus closer to Peter’s age, you’ll DEFINITELY know where this is from. Loki is sent to Earth for “rehabilitation” with the Avengers and ends up becoming the aggressively over-protective sibling to our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Bonus points to Peter helping Loki’s murder-cat tendencies.
Lethal Guardian by EvilCopepod, chapters 10/?, rating M (gore and extreme violence), a dash of angst and sack full of fluff, Eddie Brock and Peter Parker mentorship, Venom (2018) and MCU x-over It’s literally the cutest thing. Our dumb duo come to NYC chasing a lead and end up getting Peter involved (tho he kind of already was) and while Venom wants to eat Peter, all of Brock’s Dad Instincts are like “holy shit a kid! Who is being reckless! Shit! Gotta protect him!” So Venom has to allow Brock to mentor Peter. Both in fighting and in English class. He needs to get that grade up! And not let Tony know he’s definitely befriended the Demon of San Francisco.
Darcy Lewis: Archaeologist (one must howl with the wolves one is among) by RaginaPacisDux, chapters 37/?, rating Mature (violence and gore), sharp wit and cuteness with plenty of angst. Darcy is an archaeologist! Like, a really cool, actually cares about preserving history (unlike Indiana Jones. Yes i fired those shots.) archaeologist. She ends up having a badass Asgardian bracelet that turns into a golden whip! It becomes a race around the world to preserve Asgardian artifacts and stop Hydra, alongside her amazing team of undergrads and mentors, Bucky Barnes, and help provided by her recently met dad, Tony Stark. I love the imagery, and the badass but soft women. Natasha is awesome! All the original characters are amazing! And I’m like 90% the author actually does archaeological digs. They know too much to not be!
Superhero Adoption Agency by brushstrokesApocalyptic, chapters 2/3, rating T+, family feels and adorableness, post Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Miles’s dad keeps trying to adopt the spider heroes despite Miles continuously telling him that he can’t (for one Miles is Spider-Man and for another Gwen is from another universe where she hasn’t been dead for ten years)
Finished/One-shots Duality by NorthernGhost, chapters 41/41, rating T+ (violence and panic attacks), angst and confusion and a bit of cuteness, Elisabet Sobeck & Aloy THIS FIIIIIIIIIIIIC. I wish this was canon tbh. I’m on chapter 16, and then I get to start Binary (it’s sequel!!!!) Elisabet and Aloy are separated by nearly 1,000 years and yet are starting to share bodies. It’s mostly from Elisabet’s pov and she thinks she’s losing her absolute shit at the start. We get a happy helping of her fellow Alphas (including my girl Samina!!!!!) and Elisabet floundering in Aloy’s world. It’s so fun.
those left behind (we take up arms) by petrichor, one-shot, Unrated (I’d say G, if you’re concerned), very angsty, Aunt May during- and post Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse Essentially it’s Aunt May processing her grief over SPOILER ALERT Peter’s murder. And her subsequently using the law to tear Kingpin apart since she can’t physically. I definitely cried, but I’m also very weak hearted with these kind of fics and am not an accurate judge.
Molly Lives Y’all series by Awesome_Sause432, two fics, chapters 25/25 & 42/42 respectively, rating T, HIGH LEVEL ANGST, Mollymauk and Shakäste being bros, Critical Role Campaign 2 Soooooooooo, I just started this series. And I. fuckin’. loVE IT. I’m only three chapters in but I’m just. Like. Hnnnng. You need to read. I can’t make a real proper judgment right now but the gist is Shakäste is a bro, brings Molly back, they go on an adventure (or 12?) to get his memories back, and it’s great. I especially love that the author explicitly states they stabbed canon in the back in a fit of grief that ended in them writing this series. Delightful.
The Price of War by @shu-of-the-wind, chapters 24/24, rating M (violence and gore), HIGH LEVEL ANGST, humor, and Lawyer Talk. Darcy Lewis as a lawyer with Nelson & Murdock? Her entire background is completely different from Thor (2011) but still amazing? Written by a deity of an author? Why yes, yes this is that. Slight changes to canon, expansions on a lot of it, Twitter fights, and Jennifer Walters! It’s all so exciting! And daring! And I’m totally making this sound lame BUT ITS NOT. If you’ve hear of Swallow on the Beam then you know who Shu is. Once you finish TPOW, go read the rest in the series. Warning for the series not being complete!
Baba by Crownofpins, chapters 32/32, rating Explicit (they’re PORN YALL, also blood and violence), HIGH LEVEL ANGST, Alucard/Trevor Belmont/Sypha Belnades, Castlevania pre-s2 I hope you’ve heard of Baba Yaga (not talking about my hamster) and are fond of folktales from the old country because BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUPS. Our trio wanders into a village. It is not just any village, oh no. It’s Baba Yaga’s, the queen Eldritch horror witch. And she has a test for our trio, trials they must go through. And, honestly, Trevor more than the other two (fuckin RUDE). Also horse shenanigans that may or may not have been a fucking kelpie or something equally terrifying (be warned). Backstories that got heavily Joss’d when S2 came out but are just so, fucking, GREAT. Warning for mentions of past sexual violence. Trevor is the purest of the three, which is hilarious and too true.
hand on the harpstring by BucketofWater, one-shot, rating T, kinda angsty kinda fluffy, Mollymauk/Caleb, Critical Role Campaign 2 It’s a 5 and 1 times bit and I love it to pieces. I usually think these are so overdone, but this one was actually really cute. It’s how Molly kissed Caleb five times and the one way Caleb kissed Molly. I did the leg flail thing while reading. Double thumbs up.
the mist upon the hill by BucketofWater, chapters 11/11, unrated (I’d say T, if you’re concerned), very angsty, Mollymauk/Caleb, Critical Role Campaign 2 The soulmate AU where soulmates shares injuries. And Molly is Caleb’s soulmate! …… oh. shit. *ensuing cackling* Molly has no idea this is the deal for most of the fic because Caleb is hellbent of keeping it quiet, even making Nott keep her mouth shut on it. Caleb doesn’t know how to ask, he also thinks he deserves every mark (fuck you Ikithon), and figures its best to leave alone. Certain other parties would disagree and makes very avid changes to fix this mess upon finding out The Truth. Side helping of Beau/Yasha pre-recent episodes.
Trust Me by StillNotGinger10, one-shot, rated G, mostly humor and fluff, identity reveal, ColdFlash DCTV Barry meets Len pre-Going Rogue, is charmed, then Len (attempts to) rob the armored car. Len continuously woos Barry while unknowingly fighting him as the Flash, much to Barry’s exasperation and the team’s delight (except Oliver). It’s so funny. I love it.
Request for Proposals by nirejseki, one-shot, unrated (I’d say T), humorous and cute, ends on ColdFlash DCTV with DCU Len decides he wants to get married. Marriage in this universe is an extensively negotiated contractual agreement. And forever and a day ago, Mick promised to handle Len’s marriage contract. ….. Fuck.
Release the Controls by Astrum_Ululatum, chapters 4/4, rating T, angsty and cute, Original Percival Graves/Newt Scamanader, pre-FBAWTFT 2 Percival ends up deaf from the torture he experienced at the hands of Grindlewald. He also ends up with an Occamy egg in his pocket. Tina and Queenie immediately decide the best person to discuss the Occamy with is Newt, and whether or not it would be a good disability pet. Percival is definitely learning to deal with his PTSD in the fic, and how to raise Daphne (the Occamy) right. This is only part 1 in the Precious Metals series, but can also be a stand alone.
An Occasional Matter of Family by dare_to_do_our_duty, chapters 29/29, rating G, family feels and cute the Winchester Brothers Are Related To Tony Stark. That is all.
That Which You Seek by Wynn, chapters 9/9, rating T+, super angsty with blood and violence, but also cute, Darcy Lewis/Bucky Barnes, post-CA:TWS pre-everything else Darcy just wanted waffles. Bucky just wanted Hydra to leave him the fuck alone. And they ended up on the road trip from hell, with her putting up with NONE of his bullshit.
The Gift series by cariandra, 4 fics, two one-shots, 3/3 & 2/2 in that order, rating T, generally has angst and weirdness, Jupiter Ascending A look at a world where Seraphi was never murdered by Balem and Jupiter was still born on Earth. And Seraphi is more interested in meeting Jupiter and getting to know her, than having her killed. Much to Balem’s anxiety and Titus’s and Kalique’s curiosity.
Legacy by Sandrine Shaw, one-shot, rating M (mass murder and smut!), angsty with power dynamics and Oedipal issues galore, Jupiter Ascending Jupter Jones loses her planet Earth and everyone on it. She convinces Balem to help her get revenge.
Newt Scamander’s Guide to Getting Things Done by arthureameslove, chapters 12/12, rating M, cute and fluffy with a bit of angst That bitch Grindlewald didn’t impersonate Percival but someone else. Percival is completely flabbergasted by Newt and a little smitten. A fix-it of sorts that is just too great to describe properly.
small favors by penhaligon, one-shot, rating G, Aloy centric Aloy gets some help from a big friend. Really cute and funny, wherein Aloy overrides a Thunderjaw and it just… never leaves.
Empty Graves by Unpretty, one-shot, rating T+, angst Ma Kent apparently knows how to shoot a gun and bury bodies behind the barn to protect Clark. Not like she’d remember each instance, what with all the time travel and such.
The Best Intentions by cariandra, one-shot, rating M, Jupiter Ascending I debated having this one up here but when I found it I was like “I doubt its that bad” and it’s not it’s just…. The tags aren’t wrong. It’s like a toy trainwreck in slow-mo and honestly I keep going back to read it.
Peter Parker’s Home for Wayward Villains by BeanieBaby, chapters 43/43, rating T+, no-powers Peter Parker (i think Amazing Spider-Man) Peter decides he wants away from the mess that is NYC and gets a farm with money from his dad, Tony Stark. And then Bucky Barnes shows up. Peter allows him to stay so long as he helps around the farm. Then there’s Wade, and Loki, and more villains show up, looking for a place to laylow. So long as they don’t mess with Peter or ruin his farm, they’re allowed to hang about. So long as they pull their weight. This is really funny and crack-y. It’s the best.
Author List @wonderingtheblue is a MUST for Olivarry, ColdFlash, and ColdFlashWave. I know I already rec’d The Good In You (the Bad In Me) but ITS WORTH IT. Blue has a lovely snark and distinct writing style that just gets my goat. It’s like my thought processes, actually. Blue can really tear your heart apart when it comes to angst or bittersweetness, but also knows how to sooth you just write. The wit is quick and sharp, jokes easy to grasp, and I just love it. So much. There’s a reason I tag you as “wondering love”, Blue.
QueenWithABeeThrone is legit the Queen of Crossovers. I have NEVER seen so many fics, of such a diverse and wacky mix. I first found her through her frankly perfect Marvel’s Defenders/Stranger Things crossover come on and let me know (should i stay or should i go?) and then ended up sucked into her Hamdevil AU series city of the future that is too damn good. Ugh. I’ve reread it a lot. Her Winter Soldier!Steve Trevor AU (the winter soldier AU is her MO guys. ITS GREAT.) and her SW/MCU x-over I’m so glad to have found so I’m not alone in that sandbox. Recently Queen has been on a Critical Role binge, particularly of the Mollymauk and Percy persuasions. They’re all amazing fics, but I definitely recommend you first check out the Defenders/ST x-over, the Hamdevil AU, and her… wait for it… Winter Solider Mollymauk fic! She has a WS!Obi-wan, too, in case you want a Space Flavor. Queen’s brand of humor is hard to pick up but once you do you’re consistently giggling, and her sentences are either short and snappy or long and flowing. It’s great for fight scenes and breaks between them, or the reversed. I end up never wanting for more. Everyone sounds very distinct and you could tell who is speaking when even without dialogue cues thanks to such clear cut voices.
Wynn is, in general, an amazing writer. I know I say this about everyone, but she really does bring across the emotions and depths of every character. I recommended That Which You Seek above, and she has tons more. They’re mostly in the Darcy Lewis-centric type, Shu’s fics. That doesn’t mean Darcy necessarily has the limelight, tho. Everyone gets their own screen time and always has a set plan for each section they're in. The character isn’t just their to take up space. It always delights me, ready to figure out what is going on.
@amusewithaview is goddess among mortals when it comes to certain Darcy Lewis au’s. She started the Darcy is Anck-su-namun trend, pretty sure helped kick off the ABO trend, wrote gorgeous Belle/Gaston fic, and has a hilarious and fun blog that is currently Dragon Age oriented. Which, speaking of! She’s written a few fun pieces for that too! I won’t bring up the wolf smut save in passing, but their is the fic she started concerning pack dynamics and the Inquisitor!
This is six pages long and took four hours. Acknowledge me.
