#a: lemonoclefox

[ayearofmalec]

Malec as Friends to Lovers #4

Today, we have "Set Me In Motion" by lemonoclefox for you.

Rating: Mature

Summary:

“Is that your way of asking me to cook for you sometime?” Alec says. “'Cause I will.” The moment the words escape his mouth, Alec finds himself slightly panicking. Because he does not talk like that, ever―in a way that might even be considered flirting―and he still doesn’t understand what it is about Magnus that brings stuff like that out of him. More importantly, he has a boyfriend. Magnus, however, just looks mildly surprised as their eyes meet. “My, my. Master chef, good family name, and charming?” Magnus tilts his head ever so slightly. “Careful, Mr. Lightwood,” he says in a low, teasing voice, mouth curving up in a smile. “You’re gonna make me swoon.”

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One night, Magnus spots a handsome stranger in the elevator of his apartment building – which wouldn’t be a big deal if said stranger didn’t turn out to be dating Magnus’s neighbor. The stranger soon becomes Alec, and their paths end up crossing more than once. A tentative friendship develops as they slowly get to know each other, and they both find that it’s effortless in a way neither of them has ever known. It's only when other kinds of feelings start getting involved that things become a bit more complicated.

Link to the fic

Happy reading!

#a year of malec #malec fanfiction #malec #fanfic rec #malec fanfic #malec as friends to lovers

[themculibrary]

Kissing Masterlist

Kiss (ao3) - LiquidCaliban steve/natasha E, 2k

Summary: Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with, I just want your extra time and your...kiss! Shameless Romanogers smut.

Kiss And Tell (ao3) - Myrime tony/tiberius T, 4k

Summary: What a coward he is. Maybe Howard is right and there is something inherently defective about him. It was only kissing and - Tony shudders and raises the toothbrush back to his teeth, trying to get the taste out of his mouth. “I didn’t say no,” he says when Rhodey asks him what happened. “That doesn’t mean yes.”

- Tony and Rhodey have a conversation about asexuality and the importance of consent.

Kissblocked! (ao3) - impravidus harley/peter G, 4k

Summary: 5 times harley was interrupted trying to kiss peter for the first time and the 1 time he wasn't (and was)

Kisses Aren't Obvious Enough (ao3) - LazyAmara bucky/tony G, 2k

Summary: All the times Bucky and Tony kiss before they do something about it.

kisses make everything better (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor steve/bucky G, 816

Summary: When Bucky comes home from work early one evening, ranting about how much he hates alpha's, Steve knows there's only one way to shut him up...

Kiss for the Camera (ao3) - slashsailing clint/phil G, 1k

Summary: Volenteering as a favour to Natasha, Clint ends up kissing a total stranger. It isn't as easy as he'd expected—but all in all, it goes pretty damn well.

Kiss It Better (ao3) - lemonoclefox steve/bucky G, 2k

Summary: 'Elbow to the face at a metal concert' is a pretty good meet-cute.

kiss it better (ao3) - grandmacore steve/bucky T, 1k

Summary: When Steve doesn’t reply to Bucky’s texts for a week he becomes worried. He goes to Steve’s apartment where he finds out that Steve is sick. Of course Bucky takes care of him.

Kiss Me (ao3) - HanukoYoukai mj/peter T, 4k

Summary: She lifted her hands to the neck of his mask and carefully rolled it up, revealing the lower half of his face. He was grinning broadly at her. She stroked his jaw with her thumbs.

“Can I kiss you?” he asked, a little breathlessly.

Or

Five times Peter and MJ kissed in private,

and one time they kissed in front of everyone.

kiss me (the world might be ending) (ao3) - nessismore darcy/steve T, 3k

Summary: Steve's got a habit of kissing Darcy in high stress situations, and only in high stress situations. Darcy wants to know what the hell is up with that.

Kiss Me With Rain On Your Eyelashes (ao3) - MissRomanceJunkie bucky/tony G, 2k

Summary: Bucky wants to take Tony on a perfect date but the weather has other ideas. Luckily, Tony’s always liked the rain.

Kiss of Life (ao3) - Del_Rion bruce/tony M, 4k

Summary: Bruce and Tony come under attack while en route to deliver one of Tony’s latest projects. In order to protect his friend, Bruce refuses to let the Hulk out, which ends in blood, pain and the kiss of life – although it really isn’t a kiss, no matter what Tony says.

Kiss To Remember (ao3) - Kyra_Bane clint/phil E, 4k

Summary: Clint wakes up the morning after a party at Stark's house with the memory that he kissed someone - but he's not quite sure who that someone is. Phil wakes up knowing exactly what he did.

Kiss your demons away (ao3) - Fallenangel_Winchester tony/stephen M, 1k

Summary: It's basically post-battle making love...

More Than Skin Deep (ao3) - Jo (jmathieson) clint/phil G, 1k

Summary: Clint begins to recover from his injuries. Phil helps.

soar, wheel, gulp, and dive (ao3) - victoria_p (musesfool) steve/bucky G, 1k

Summary: Steve and Bucky have had two first kisses.

there's a storm comin' (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor steve/sam G, 772

Summary: Sam runs out on Steve when they're arguing, right into an oncoming storm.

you're the fireworks flyin' on the fourth of july (ao3) - IamShadow21 steve/bucky E, 2k

Summary: Steve's got ninety-five years' worth of Bucky's birthdays to catch up on.

#themculibrary #mcu #marvel #fluff #smut #sex tw #masterlists #kissing #kissing masterlist

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (28 May-3 Jun 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰Where You Are (lemonoclefox) - 45K, modern no powers stucky - a sort of 'Falling Inn Love' AU [reread]

🥰Waking Up Slow (odetteandodile) - 44K, shrunkyclunks - single dad Bucky, living in a isolated lighthouse in Canada, finds an amesiac, just thawed Steve Rogers washed up on his beach… [reread]

🥰👂‍Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes #1) (Travis Baldree, author & narrator) - delightful, warm fantasy about retired orc barbarian Viv deciding to open a coffee shop and the found family she accrues along the way - when i started listening to this i was like, whoa this author is a really good narrator and it turns out that's his other profession.😆so yeah, excellent audiobook

🥰Pages To Fill (Legends & Lattes #0.5) (Travis Baldree) - prequel short story (also included after the main text of L&L published book)

🥰Calico Skies (musette22, author; britbrit99, artist) - 52K, shrunkyclunks - super hot carpenter Bucky, demisexual steve [reread]

😊So Alive (GottaSaveBucky (Cosmic_Entity_1of4)) - 109K, stucky no powers modern AU - bookstore mgr baby bucky, comics writer/publisher daddy steve - very schmoopy, a tiny bit silly & OTT, good smut; a bit of copaganda for plot reasons (i.e. the cops are friendly and on their side) but still enjoyable

😊At Last (Caedmon) - 69K, BlackBonnet modern AU, wedding planner Stede+caterer/bar owner Ed

💖💖 +262K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Slide To Answer series (relenafanel) - MCU: stucky, 13K - very funny & cute modern wrong number AU [reread]

I Wanna Kiss You (But I Want it too Much) (xiaq) - Stranger Things: steddie, 13K - loved this! - all outsider POV, especially loved Wayne's OC boyfriend

wanna have fun (and be in love with you) (CoraRochester) - MCU: stucky+thor, 15K - modern no powers AU, established stucky adding thor - very, very hot [reread]

some of them want to use you (some of them want to get used by you) (voxofthevoid) - MCU: stucky+thor, 14K - mer!bucky/hydra!steve, A++ quality hot tentacle sex [reread]

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Um, Actually - s3, e8-12

Ted Lasso - s3, e12

TJ Alexander | Chef's Choice (in conversation with Cat Sebastian)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tick Collection

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - Trusting Ted Lasso to Stick the Landing (with Alex McDaniel)

Re: Dracula - Bonus 2: Victorian Class and Gender

⭐The Soundtrack Show - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - the Music (Parts I-III)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Woman with the Handbag

Shedunnit - The Villa Murder

Re: Dracula - May 31: New Scheme of Villainy

⭐Vibe Check - Dear Prudence with Sam, Saeed, and Zach

ICYMI Plus - The Only People Who Made Money From Tumblr

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Koutammakou

Ologies with Alie Ward - Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE) with Psyche Williams-Forson

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Tonopah Mining Camp

⭐99% Invisible #415 - Goodnight Nobody [rebroadcast]

Welcome to Night Vale #229 - The Accused

Song Exploder - Feist "In Lightning"

Richmond Til We Die: A Ted Lasso Podcast - KG • Paul on Ted Lasso

Into It - What Was 'Succession' Really About? And Is 'Ted Lasso' Over or Not?

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse And What's Making Us Happy

Endless Thread - OK, Lamp!

Switched on Pop - Listening 2 Daft Punk: Human After All / Alive 2007

Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein - James Lance

Off Menu - Ep 194: Tim Minchin

ICYMI Plus - Meet NPR’s TikTok Boy

⭐You're Dead To Me - Medieval Irish Folklore (Live)

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting Tina Turner

Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John [Juliana Hatfield]

Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police [Juliana Hatfield]

Xanadu (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Presenting Olivia Newton-John

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Southern Culture on the Skids

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

Homework [Daft Punk] {1997}

Discovery [Daft Punk] {2001}

Human After All [Daft Punk] {2005}

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks #legends and lattes #fanfic ftw #if you like either tj alexander or cat sebastian you should watch that panel - so much fun #the ted lasso finale wasn't so terrible it tanked the entire series for me and that is all i could really hope for after this season tbh #olivia newton john #tina turner #my life with the thrill kill kult #daft punk #southern culture on the skids #juliana hatfield #you're dead to me podcast #99% invisible podcast #the soundtrack show podcast #re: dracula #vibe check podcast #the atlas obscura podcast #welcome to night vale #switched on pop podcast #endless thread podcast #song exploder podcast #shedunnit podcast #ologies podcast #richmond til we die podcast #off menu podcast #films to be buried with podcast #pop culture happy hour podcast #into it podcast

[alecmagnuslwb]

Thank you for the recs! Yes, I would very much love AU too, I'm in the mood for really domestic and just nice and happy malec, please 💖

Of course!

So, if you're okay with some longer multi-chapters these two are like entirely angst free and have a lot domesticy goodness:

Set Me in Motion by lemonoclefox

Anything You Say by milominderbinder

A Tiny Spark (A Series) by magicandarchery This one does have some angst, but it's also very, very domestic fluff.

and some of my favorite one-shots:

long kiss goodnight by milominderbinder

Prince on Repeat by discoveries

You Shoot Me Down But I Won't Fall by WhoIsWren

my heart that you helped build by oh_la_fraise

Hope you enjoy these!

If you ever want more that aren't necessarily domestic but are fluffy just ask :)

#answered #anonymous

[malecficlibrary]

Sway by lemonoclefox

Chapters: One-Shot Genre: Other AU Length: 10K - 25K Rating: General Audience Secondary Characters: Catarina Loss, Izzy Lightwood Secondary Pairings: None Additional Relationships: Alec Lightwood & Izzy Lightwood, Magnus Bane & Catarina Loss Themes: Alec POV, Angst, Autumn, Business Owner, Family, First Meeting, Fluff, Hazel-Eyed Alec, Magic Use, Magnus POV, Pining, Relationship Milestones, Witchcraft

Summary:

Alec's small shop has everything the modern witch needs -- and more than Magnus personally ever expected to find there.

#malec fic rec #a: lemonoclefox #one shot #other au #10k to 25k #rated g #alec pov #angst #autumn #business owner #family #first meeting #fluff #hazel eyed alec #magic use #magnus pov #pining #relationship milestones #witchcraft #s: catarina loss #s: izzy lightwood #sp: none #r: alec and izzy #r: magnus and catarina #queue

[gallavichfanficlibrary]

I was looking around for some recommended ff and someone was talking about Everybody Talks. Do you know where I can find it?

Hey! That fic has been deleted, sorry :( It's still floating around the fandom though so you can ask around.

#deleted fic #lemonoclefox

[pandasauruswrecks]

Sweaters & Cigarettes By Mika Fox

Does anyone know if the book Sweaters & Cigarettes by Mika Fox kept to the original destiel fanfic or was it drastically changed? I wanna know if it’s worth the money to buy it.

#Destiel #dean&cas #fanfic #Sweaters & Cigarettes #lemonoclefox #amazon #paperback #books #published #spn #supernatural #destiel fanfic #spn destiel #destiel:au! #au!destiel

[shadowhuntersficrecs]

Spinning Around In Circles by lemonoclefox

Spinning Around In Circles

Alec has been in love with Magnus pretty much since the first time they met. Magnus has been in love with Alec for just as long. Unfortunately, bad timing and various levels of insecurity can keep even the closest of friends from admitting any of that out loud.

Well, this may be the most perfect little mutual pining malec fic there is. It’s a quick read, nothing extra to pull focus, but adorable and satisfying.

(@lemonoclefox)

#malec #au: human #alec #magnus #author: lemonoclefox #reccer: jet #rating: t #completed #trope: friends to lovers #trope: mutual pining #length: 10k+ #secondary character: jace #secondary character: izzy #secondary character: clary

[flower-of-the-desert]

lemonoclefox

  lemonoclefox: flower-of-the-desert replied to...

agreed tbh, all of this. I’m not that excited abt Jordan tho bc I feel like they’ll excuse all his past behavior, but yeah it might give her some story of her own. already so over the Charlie thing tho damn

I’m worried about that too. I really dont want them to make the usual werewolf excuse “oh, the full moon/the worlf inside him made him do it, it’s not his fault!!!”. I’m so over that trope when it comes to werewolf characters.

And I’d hate it if she ends up forgiving him (or worse, dating him again) because of it. The only way I’d accept it is if he was genuinely and truly sorry for what he did and owned up to it without making crappy excuses.

#lemonoclefox #shadowhunters

[ketzwrites]

@champagnemagnus replied to your post “Nonnies and mutuals, your local meta/fic writer just got her Masters...”

CONGRATULATIONS!! so proud of you ketz <3

@lincoln2273 replied to your post “Nonnies and mutuals, your local meta/fic writer just got her Masters...”

Congratulations!!

@lemonoclefox replied to your post “Nonnies and mutuals, your local meta/fic writer just got her Masters...”

yooo congrats!

Thank you, guys!!! <3

#champagnemagnus #lincoln2273 #lemonoclefox

[ayearofmalec]

Malec as Friends to Lovers #17

Today, we have "Spinning around in circles" by lemonoclefox for you.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Summary:

Alec has been in love with Magnus pretty much since the first time they met. Magnus has been in love with Alec for just as long. Unfortunately, bad timing and various levels of insecurity can keep even the closest of friends from admitting any of that out loud.

Link to the fic

Happy reading!

#a year of malec #malec fanfiction #malec #fanfic rec #malec fanfic #malec as friends to lovers

[destielfanfic]

My First Destiel Fic, vol.3

Thank you guys for sharing your memories! My First Destiel Fic is a nostalgic survey open to any destiel fan and has a simple goal - to celebrate fics that were our gateway into a wonderful world of destiel shipping. Thank you, fic writers, you are our heroes!

from @nextheirofslytherin

my first destiel fic was “In This Secluded Spot I Respond As I Wouldn't Dare Elsewhere” by RhymePhile. the girl i liked who got me into supernatural in middle school recommended it to me, so it always has a special place in my heart 😅 it was the first fic i read on ao3 too! i read it while i was watching s3 (cas hadn’t even shown up yet!) but the show was in its 9-10th season

All fic titles link directly to the fic, when it’s possible, we have added another link to our review or submitted rec post.

In This Secluded Spot I Respond As I Wouldn’t Dare Elsewhere by rhymephile [M, 34,000 word count, posted 2010] (our review)

It's 1995, and Castiel's high school years are destined to be difficult: home-schooled until eighth grade, he is awkward, shy, and socially inept. The weird kid with the funny name would rather isolate himself and draw in his sketchbook than deal with the constant bullying he faces every day. Things only get worse in his junior year when he excels in home economics class, leading the captain of the baseball team, Alastair, to start taunting him for being gay. Then new student Dean Winchester arrives at Flour Bluff High School, sharing many of Castiel's classes. Castiel has seen his type before -- handsome, athletic, arrogant, and sure to be the most popular kid in school. But Castiel eventually learns that he and Dean have more in common than he thought, and they form an unlikely friendship.

from @deansbff

i joined the fandom in the beginning of 2019 and molting expectations by tricia_16 was the first fic (over 11k words) that i read. it really made me fall in love with deancas because i realised i didn't need them to be in the canon!verse to be so wonderful, their relationship was amazing in whatever universe they were in and it was always intriguing to read about!!

Molting Expectations by tricia_16 [163,100 word count, posted 2019]

After having trouble coping with a traumatic incident on the job, Dean takes his little brother's advice and leaves everything behind to go stay at the old family cabin in Colorado. Nobody's been there for years so it needs some major work, but it's secluded, and that turns out to be exactly what Dean needs in order to start to feel at peace again. Now in the mountains with nothing but nature to amuse himself with, he takes up bird watching and plans a hike into the mountain range across from his cabin in search of a golden eagle. High up in the mountains, he discovers human footprints. Thinking someone is in danger, he follows them into a cave and quickly becomes familiar with a form of wildlife he never could have imagined: winged people who call themselves angels.

from @bornonathursdayinmarch

I actually started out in the fandom against Destiel. I mean, it was pretty clear that Dean Winchester was not into men. But then I read “Redemption Road” by accident around 2015. I didn’t know it was Destiel. But I got really into it and this fic totally changed my mind on Dean/Cas. I have since read hundreds of Destiel fics and I am more into the ship than ever. My absolute favorite fanfic is “Sweaters and Cigarettes” by lemonoclefox. I love how shy, caring Dean softens cynical Castiel and how in love they are despite being so different. It makes me smile when I’m down.

Redemption Road by spnredemption (the fic is a collaborative effort of a group of destiel writers and artists) [NC-17, 650,000 word count, 24 episodes, posted 2011-12)

With Castiel having set himself up as the new God, drunk on power and volatile as a nuclear reactor, Dean, Sam, and Bobby find themselves on the run from the jealous, capricious monster wearing the face of their friend. Desperate for protection and wary of his brother’s mental state since Castiel unlocked Sam’s memories of Hell, Dean knows Castiel must be defused before he can wreak further havoc in Heaven or on Earth. Although Bobby advocates for destroying Castiel by whatever means necessary, Dean is convinced the Cas he once knew still remains, buried somewhere beneath the mass of poisonous souls and calling out for help. Determined to save the angel who once rescued him from Hell and redefined his purpose in life, Dean himself must resist the allure of the false deity vying for his obedience, and come to terms with the knowledge, long-suppressed, that his feelings for Castiel run much deeper than brotherhood. It is this bond, and the dubious distinction of the Righteous Man, that will ultimately grant Dean access to where Castiel’s grace languishes in Purgatory. However, what Dean brings back with him is broken, angry, and only half-angel, certainly not the Castiel he remembers—and nor is it the only thing that returns to Earth with them…

Sweaters & Cigarettes by lemonoclefox [NC-17, 150,000 word count, posted 2014]  NOTE - the fic was deleted from ao3 by the author, please see our review for more details

Dean Winchester is in high school, crushing hard on Castiel Novak, the unbelievably hot goth who Dean does his very best to convince himself he hates, despite the fact that he can’t really stop staring at him. Dean tries, but when the two of them finally cross paths, their first conversation takes a surprising turn. And suddenly, they both find themselves falling harder and faster than they ever could have expected.

from @iamasphodelknox

Hi! The fic that made Destiel my OTP was The Walk series by Persephoneshadow. It blew my mind and I hadn’t even started watching Supernatural yet. 🙈 I started watching the show last year, just as Season 15 was starting. I’m a newbie but this comfort ship felt like coming home. I also read a turn of the earth by microcomets just as I got to season 4 and it is one of the best things I’ve ever read, fic or no. :)

The Walk by Persephoneshadow [NC-17, 190,000 word count, posted 2017]

Castiel tells himself it was a one time thing, even if his night with a hooker named Dean changed his whole world, but he can’t keep away from the man fate keeps throwing in his path. Castiel is married and he knows his sexuality is an affront to God and everything he’s ever been told is right. Dean tells himself he doesn’t care about the weirdo with blue eyes, but every time they meet he gets a bit closer to something like hope. Dean’s nothing but a homeless waste of space with a brother in foster care a world away and a father in the wind. As the connection between these two lost men deepens, it threatens the carefully maintained lies their lives are built on in a story of faith, mistakes, and the journey of love.

a turn of the earth by mishcollin microcomets [NC-17, 95,300 word count, posted 2015] (our review)

Dean’s your typical half-orphaned, monster-killing 22-year-old until a trenchcoated stranger crashes into his back windshield one September night, claiming he’s an angel that knows him from the future and that he’s on the run. Frigging fantastic. (Or, in which Castiel gets stuck in Dean’s timeline pre series and Dean kind of hates it—until he doesn’t.)

If you enjoyed the fic, please drop by the archive (AO3) and let the author know with your comments and/or kudos! And if you found our recs useful, let us know by Liking and/or Reblogging our posts!

You can find all My First Destiel Fic posts under this tag!

#destiel #destielfanficnet #my first destiel fic #hey guys #these are all submissions we received #if you don't see yours here #please contact mod flyingcatstiel directly #nextheirofslytherin #deansbff #bornonathursdayinmarch #iamasphodelknox

[malecficlibrary]

Warlock TLC by lemonoclefox

Chapters: One-Shot Genre: Canon AU Length: 1K to 5K Rating: General Audience Secondary Characters: None Secondary Pairings: Alec Lightwood / Lydia Branwell Themes: 1x09, Alec POV, Angst, Arranged Marriage, Hurt & Comfort, Injured Alec, Injury, Pining  

Summary:

Alec accepts Magnus's offer to treat his Forsaken wound.

#malec fic rec #a: lemonoclefox #one shot #canon au #1k to 5k #rated g #s: none #sp: alec x lydia #1x09 #alec pov #angst #arranged marriage #hurt and comfort #injured alec #injury #pining #queue #countdown to season 3

[otppurefuckingmagic]

loved this fic by @lemonoclefox!!! a funny, sweet, and self-aware fake dating au :) 

summary:

"You want me," Magnus says, "to pretend to be your boyfriend." He sounds wholly unimpressed, and Alec has a moment of panic when he hears it out loud. "Yes," he says. "Temporarily." "You want me to fake date you," Magnus says flatly. It's not even a question, but more a way of really driving the point home about how dumb the idea is. "Pretty much.". Magnus narrows his eyes. "You do realize that this never works out well in movies, right?" he says. "Ever." Alec feels a distinct sense of embarrassment creep up now. "Look, I―" "Ever."

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Alec has come out, but that doesn't stop his parents from their continuous attempts to set him up with a nice shadowhunter girl. So, what better way to finally get them off his back, than to say he has a boyfriend? Problem solved. Except they now apparently want to meet this guy, who doesn't exist. Thankfully, Magnus Bane -- who encouraged Alec to come out in the first place, and whose silent crush on Alec is just as bad as Alec's crush on him -- is more than happy to help. Even if the night doesn't end up going entirely as planned.

#malec #malec fanfiction #fic recs #lemonoclefox #exactly what i needed today #just so lovely #malec fanfic

[gummybearzgocrazyagain]

MALEC FIC REC POST, vol.3

vol. 1

vol.2 

Media AU

Society Rules by @Tiger_Tiger_Burning_Bright [it is apparently based on films i’ve never heard of - The Philadelphia Story / High Society - which does not make it any less entertaining. malec are childhood friends, who had a falling out 5 years ago, and now Magnus is back from London to interrupt Lightwood wedding, aka the social event of the season]

Making my way to you by @asharee_arie [woah, what was that??? is the correct answer “a perfect fanfic”?? what a muthafuckin delight, where has this gem been hiding this whole time??? i was on the floor, rolling around and squealing like a newborn piglet. Intended as some kind of Office AU, this piece does not necessarily follow the outline, but who cares, when the story, and characters, and author’s style are all that perf??? i am in luv]

Mistletoe and Margaritas by @nevermetawolf [this is legendary, and i mean, muthafuckin epic - Office AU so authentic you’d feel it in yo old bones... author calls it a crack fic, although it was anything but!!! major must read for those, who’s ever loved office, allllllll the kudos]

Once Upon a Time in the Clouds by @Fatale (femme) [one of my all-time fav authors, every time i come by a piece i have not read yet, is like a huge YAY, what a talent. so this piece is an AU of something called “sky high”, which i have no idea about, but luved it nevertheless, Alec is born to a family of Supers, and is going to school for children with superpowers, but he himself is yet to manifest any.]

Quite Magical by @lorenzobane [Hogwarts AU, and what an adorable thing it was! granted, i’ve never actually read any of HP books, this was such a delight though... alec is bad at potions, and magnus has to tutor him *wink*]

Chef AU

the way to a chef’s heart by @lecrit [okay, the GIANT SMILE one’s face acquires when one finds out there is a new lecrit fic ≧◠‿◠≦ ≧◠‿◠≦ ≧◠‿◠≦ was reading it, and legitimately squealing like a feral piglet all the way through, cause i fucking luv every single word this woman writes, is like a tiny endorphin explosions in my brain. i know am a hopeless fangirl, but i’ll die on this hill. the way she gets malec, and every variation of them in her works just makes me go (❁´◡`❁) every. single. time.]

kids in the kitchen by @perpetual_journey [cuteness personified, malec are both chefs, and magnus is a single father of max and rafe, and go and read ittttttttt, its that soft content we all need in our lives sometimes]

Knives at the Ready by @harrysglasses [restaurant AU, that is supposed to be a malec rendition of Burnt (am guessing it’s a movie...?), and what a sweet treat it was! i liked author’s style, this is the kind of smooth, unproblematic content one would require to take repose from all the heart-clenching longing i’ve been reading lately... delightful piece to ease thy soul]

Single Parent AU

I Knew From the First Time by @KlaineJane [emmm, excuse you, dear author, who gave you the right to use Rafe and Max to get to my heart, and be generally so fucking cute??? Alec is a single dad of both rascals, that has a meeting with the High Warlock of Brooklyn, and Chairman meets new friends]

And Then I Met You by @everydayfandom [malec are single parents of max and rafe respectively, and alec gets called in to school about the accident max was involved in...who doesn’t luv them some gud ol’ sweet piece of kidfic? those are like a soothing baths for your soul, and lightwood-bane kids are incapable of being anything less than extremely adorable in any interpretation, so]

College AU

Don’t say goodnight by @alistoney [this the kinda lighthearted content i am always here for - College AU]

One year and a bottle of whiskey by @CryptidBane [yassssss, yet another version of the College AU, but with malec as both clueless and pining professors, this type of fic i can read endlessly]

All is Fair in Love and War by @LadyOxymoron [aaaaaaaa, what was this adorableness *major heart-eyes* what a piece, mashallah, college professors AU, where magnus is new in town, and malec is engaging in an elaborate prank war, which, undoubtedly, is nothing more than a prolonged foreplay (c), what a gem]

Canon Divergence

oh, i’ve waited for you by @manticoremoons [so, the fic is happening a little bit further in a timeline, than the books or the series, and Alec is around 30, and... married to Lydia. i know, i know, it almost stopped me from proceeding, and boi am i glad it hasn’t completely, cause it is a damn good piece!]

Hey There Demons, It’s Me (Your Dream Boyfriend) by @thealmostrhetoricalquestion [how many recs of this author can i make, without being deemed obsessed? cause y’all should go and read every single thing they wrote, stat. this adorableness is outta this world, literally - magnus’ summoning went sideways, and the loft ends up populated with the teenage ghost-demon, who is very clearly enamored with alexander... all kinds of fluff ensue]

Something Else verse by @CryptidBane (Impetus) [maybe it’s my fever talking, but i am such a sucker for memory loss AUs, and SH fandom has the richest canon base for those, yay! this time, it’s an AU verse after 3x10: rather than asking for his magic, Asmodeus curses magnus by taking away memories from everyone who’s ever loved him, in exchange for freeing jace from lilith’s thrall... oh, what a beautiful and delicious angst ensues]

Home by @otppurefuckingmagic [waaaaaaaaat... *sits with her mouth open* how did you....? how did he...? damnnnnnnnnn you authors in this fandom, stop being so talented!!!! this is uncannily brilliant]

I’ll hold on until you’re home by @alistoney [how dare you sir, right in the feels... the missing scene in the midst of 3x18/3x19, when magnus realizes what his idiot of a boyfriend has done, and confronts him about the Asmodeus deal]

First time for everything by @nebulein [“Nowhere in a Shadowhunters’ job description does it read ‘must look adorable while infatuated with the local High Warlock’.” - series of firsts written with such tenderness and adoration for characters, that it warms your heart while reading, - it shows how much the author cares for them. it is not finished, but whatever has already been written, is gold]

Fake dating AU

The Great Repression by @CryptidBane (Impetus) [although it might not be exactly my regular cup of tea, i still appreciate this author’s style so damn much, and the way they do malec dynamic overall, so it’s here. magnus is a camboy, and alec is hired to protect him from a stalker]

Friends to lovers

Family is Family by @hexicity [my brains are fried by the covid, so any coherent rec would be unlikely right about now, but the softness of this <333 alec sees an ad about a free room, and when he moves in, he finds way more, than he bargained for... gave me a bit of a “happy, shiny people everywhere” vibe, and that’s an automatic rec in my books, so]

Spinning Around In Circles by @lemonoclefox [my fav friends to lovers/mutual pining trope, here you are, and what a pretty pretty wrapper are you wearing - absolutely amazing interpretation of a trope, that seems to has been done to death, and yet here i am, never able to get enough of it <3]

If it walks like a duck by @thealmostrhetoricalquestion [this. i was reading this. and after every single word. all i wanted to do was get down on one knee and propose to this person. i dunno who the hell you is, but.... how did you do this? it was... another level of fanfiction.]

Neighbors AU

Meow 17:1 Love Thy Neighbor by @high-warlock-of-brooklyn [again, not a fan of drabbles, but who could resist such softness??? Neighbors AU, where Chairman takes some lessons he learnt from “Parent trap” to heart, and alec is a stumbling mess, but he gets shit done, kudossssssss]

Various AU mix

Solid courage by @thealmostrhetoricalquestion [how goddamn CUTE was dat???? answer - the cutest. mashallah people in this fandom can write]

Paper Love by @thealmostrhetoricalquestion [it would not be an exaggeration to admit i thoroughly fell in love with this author’s style, i mean, all and every version of their malec is all kinds of awesome. this one is no exception - catarina works in the library, and malec have to take madzie out to a coffee shop, cause their obnoxious flirting is too loud for the quaint environment of catarina’s workplace.... it’s tiny and so so sooooooo sweet]

make no bones by @ohfreckle [yaaaaaaaaay, what a cutie, tiny preciousness about magnus having an awful day and taking it out on a no-good useless building super, simply delightful]

Freud is a Dick by @sanctuary_for_all [Alec works in IT firm, and accidentally sends someone else’s dick pick to his boss, whom he has a crush on... do i need to say more]

shadows in moonlight by @kaeg [damnnnnnn, son, that was a ride!! something exquisitely soulful, tender and so, so poetic... young malec meet in summer vacation home, and it will take your breath away in the best way possible... warning, it is unfinished, but whatever was written, is absolute preciousness]

For the Love of the Game by @TicklemyPickle [Hockey AU, where malec were childhood friends, but had a falling out, and were not in touch for the last 7 years, until magnus gets traded in to alec’s team... i was somewhat unsure about reccing this, as some of the choices author made regarding their dynamic did not exactly resonate with me, but decided to go on, because, god as my witness, one thing this world definitely needs more of - is malec Hockey AUs, word upppp]

Love Is A Gamble by @la-muerta [i myself do not completely understand, why has it taken me so long to get to the “The importance of elsewhere” author’s most famous piece, but i finally have, it was amazeballs, like, the world-building...? off the charts. the language, the moral struggle, what a gem. alec is a grumpy and surely sheriff *duh!!!* of a tiny town, and magnus strolls in being all... well, magnus-y, and opens a gambling house, the potential!!! anyway, i highly doubt this piece needs recs, so imma zip it]

@ohprongs [this author has too many tiny pieces i like to name them individually, but as far as reccing goes, they should def be mentioned here for their effortless, seamless style, and clear love for the characters in all interpretations, that simply shines through all and any AUs they choose to put malec in]

special mention:

@theleftboobgrabber [i wasn’t aware that at this stage it was still possible to come by someone like this. the author, who’s style would impress me so. that unbelievably glorious Mafia AU, absolutely delightful and literally perfect My mama don’t like you series, and something that went straight to my top-5 - MI6 AU ohhhhh, that MI6 AU... i have no coherent words to express the depths of my appreciation, this is unbelievable fucking talent for writing malec]

#malec #malec fic rec #malec fic #shadowhunters fic rec #shadowhunters

[stuckylibrary]

Hi! I'm looking for a fic that I've read a while ago. It was on ao3. Bucky/Sebastian is a lawyer and wins a cabin next to a small town ij mountains in a lottery. After a while he decided to move there and tries to rebuild it into a hotel or something. He hires Steve/Chris as a help and they rebuild it together. Chris has a dog and takes him there sometimes. They slowly fall in love and it has this cute comfy autumn vibe.🥺 It ends with Halloween I think. I really miss it so...😅Thank uu♥️

This one?

Where You Are by lemonoclefox (complete | 45,915 | M)

Bucky Barnes gets rid of both his boyfriend and his well-paid lawyer job in the span of a week – and also wins an inn in a raffle he entered while drunk. He decides to simply roll with the bizarre situation, and leaves New York to visit the small town of Pine Rock, Massachusetts, figuring that maybe he can fix-and-flip the old house and get some space from the shitshow that his life has become.

It’s not his fault if he ends up charmed by both the town and the house. And it’s definitely not his fault if he falls head over heels for the lovely, plaid-wearing carpenter who’s helping him out.

#stuckybee #mod blue