#darklina fic rec

[wandawxdow]

Alina Starkov x Aleksander Morozova

fic recs

for you i would ruin myself by fkevin073

a rotten heart by pathrocluss

Like Calls To Like by opheliarose

All The Lonely Ones by i_can_write_in_my_dreams

I’d Never Let You Be Alone by shandy_and_champagne

i should live in salt by larry_hystereks

give you my wild, give you a child by fkevin073

now i’m reflecting light by fkevin073

Vesegda, Always by vuas

The Danger Is (I’m Dangerous) by Ceris_Malfoy

keep the light from passing through by starwarringavengers

You Light Up My World by KrazyKyStHatter

i see the real you (even if you don’t, i do) by Ironblue

#shadow and bone fanfiction #shadow and bone imagine #shadow and bone ao3 #shadow and bone #shadow and bone fanfic #the darkling fanfic #alina starkov #fic rec #alina x kirigan #alina x darkling #alina x aleksander #alina starkov x the darkling #darklina #darklina fic rec #darklina fanfic #darklina fanfiction

[vicioux]

hey i'm not sure if you still do darklina fic recs, but if you do, do you have any where alina and the darkling meet before he knows that she's grisha?

hello! if you're talking about ones where they meet and he thinks shes just a ~regular human~, here's a few i've read. love more recs tho if anyone has any cause i lowkey love reading fics w/ this type of dynamic for them 👀

TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS TO FIND GOD IN YOUR SOCK DRAWERS. TELL ME AGAIN. (WHAT IF LOVE WERE ENOUGH FOR US) by lifeitself Two months before Mal and Alina are charted for their journey across the Fold, Alina enlists the help of the Darkling when the Fold begins to shrink.

I SEE THE REAL YOU (EVEN IF YOU DON'T, I DO) by ironblue A series of questionable decisions lead Alina to meet the Black General a bit earlier. Butterfly effect ensues.

A LIGHT IN THE SHADOW by sleepydragon19 Alina is five years old when she first meets the Shadow Man. It changes everything.

A RAVEN AND A DOVE by amelia island What if the Darkling had met Alina before she awoke as the Sun Summoner? What if it wasn't Mal's life she saved on the Fold?

THE SUN ALSO RISES by corrieander Alina stuck in a time loop.

#darklina #darklina fic #alarkling #shadow and bone #darklina fic rec #fic rec #thx 4 the ask #vicioux fic rec #ficrec

[filhadoboto]

Chapters: 3/3 (Explicit) Relationships: The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov, Mal Oretsev/Alina Starkov

Characters: Alina Starkov, The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Mal Oretsev, Genya Safin, Zoya Nazyalensky, Ivan (The Grisha Trilogy), Fedyor Kaminsky

Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Dubious Consent, In that they are both under the influence, but it was what Alina wanted, Alcohol, Recreational Drug Use, Semi-Public Sex, Exhibitionism, Dom The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Sub Alina Starkov, Cheating, Both Mal and Alina but Mal started it, mal slander, Sorry I don't usually think he's that bad but I needed a villain, Basically Alina finds out Mal is cheating, and meets Aleksander on the rooftop, and has some ideas about how he could help her, chapter 2 tags start here, Voyeurism, Sexting, Lingerie, Cuckolding, For somehow both Mal and Aleksander, if it's not explicitly mentioned what Sasha is doing, just assume he's blasting Break Up With Your Girlfriend by Miss Grande, Bondage, Gags, Overstimulation, Edgeplay, better but still not great BDSM etiquette, In that Alina initiated the scene and could stop it at any time, but they haven't had an explicit discussion about safewords/boundaries, Possessive The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova

Series: Part 1 of I Have Only 'Til The Night Is Over

Summary: Alina’s relationship with her boyfriend has been getting worse for a while, and it’s finally taken an unpleasant turn.

Fortunately, she runs into someone who can help.

#darklina #darklina au #alternate universe #modern au #darklina fic #darklina fanfic #darklina fics #darklina fanfiction #fic rec #darklina fic rec #darklina fanfic rec #alarkling #alarkling fic #alarkling fanfic #alarkling fics #alarkling fanfiction #the darkling #sun summoner #alina starkov #aleksander morovoza #alina x darkling #darkling x alina #alina x aleksander #alina starkov x the darkling #alina starkov x aleksander morozova #shadow and bone #the grishaverse #the grisha trilogy #tgt

[girly-blogging]

i don’t understand the world of shadow and bone at all but i love darklina and the crows so much that i just keep watching this show and reading fanfics about (can’t help if they’re better than canon)

#alina x darkling #darklina #alexander morozova #alina starkov #shadow and bone #the crows #six of crows #darkling shadow and bone #darklina fic #darklina fic rec #fanfic #shadow and bone fic

[sugaredrhubarb]

Reading with Ru: Aug/Sept Fic Recs

I know I'm certainly in need of some positivity and escapism lately, so I'm gonna try to do semi-regular fic and book recs! Starting with a retroactive what I've been reading from the past couple of months with this account! (I might go back in time and make an all-time rec list later)

COD

starting with cod because i know most of you go here

Sergeant Squeaks by @charliemwrites - (series of one-shots ghost x reader and price x reader separately) both one of my favourite reader characters and my favourite canon setting depictions of Ghost and Price. their own weird brands of showing love are wonderful; the tension leading to getting together is fantastic, and the sex is super enjoyable.

Ghost Stories by @kneelingshadowsalome - (ghost x medic!reader) I'm repeating myself, but I love Salome's writing. This is where I was first introduced to it, and I think it's really special. Ghost POV as he struggles with developing and then accepting love. felt so real and grounded. angsty and then fluffy, and you can't help but adore the reader as well.

saltwater by @ceilidho - (ghost x reader) It's pretty unlikely any of you don't know Ceil, but on the off chance you haven't given this one a read yet, it really is a must. I lump praise on her pretty regularly, but I don't know anyone who is able to portray their character's emotions as intimately as Ceil. her ghost feels really grounded in all his complexity. there is a common theme in these recs of really enjoyable reader characters, and this is not an exception; the reader feels like a full but still ambiguous character who is vulnerable and strong and really great.

don't leave me locked in your heart by @ohbo-ohno - (ghoap x reader dark!) we all know bo, we all love bo. I always love the way she depicts ghost and soap's dynamic changing and evolving to include the reader. the descent into dark territory in this is really really fun. It's also just hot and well-written! if you haven't read it before, go read it, and then go read all of bo's drabbles and asks on here. genuinely one of my favourite dark but still fun writers. I think she balances it really well.

body electric by @yeyinde and Afterburn by @sprout-fics - (141 + Los Vaqueros x reader) a classic. I've returned to these so many times. sometimes you just want to read dirty, filthy, well done, smut and then warm cozy aftercare. not to wax poetic about pure sex (except that's exactly what one should do), but I think it can be really hard to write group sex like this and still have such insightful and individual glimpses into each character and dynamic, and Lev does it wonderfully. and then it's also hard to find good aftercare fic, and Sprout's feels like literal aftercare for both the reader character and the reader.

other fandoms

tried to curate to themes i think overlap in some of the cod works! and I think most of these can be read fandom blind.

i revisited @winterrose527's fic in August, and even though she already knows how much I love her work, I won't skip a chance to repeat it. Anna writes for asoiaf and is pretty much the queen of Robb Stark/Myrcella Baratheon, but I would say the modern AUs (my favs) can be read almost completely fandom blind. Any contemporary romance enjoyer would love her work. I'm really partial to her kid/single-parent fics. I think it's so hard to get right, and I always adore reading her kid characters and how she approaches love stories when kids are involved. anna's works are always brimming with love and incredible platonic, familiar, parent-child, and romantic relationships (if kid fic isn't your thing she also has a ton of other great fics). personal favs: We Could Be a Little Something, And There They Are, All the Same

Lawless by @goldcranes - (arthur morgan x ofc) age difference, cowboy love story, essentially a romance novel. if goldcranes has no fans, I'm dead. I encourage you to explore her work; very few people write as strongly across multiple fandoms as she does, and each of her works feels like a really strong love story with special characters.

The Odyssey by @sunlightmurdock - (bradley bradshaw x reader) 1980's roman literature prof x virgin student - no need to know top gun. katie's work is another entry in the 'feels like it stands really strongly separately from the source material' category. she has multiple ongoing AU's that I really love, but this one is a favourite. i think she does complex characters really well - their actions always feel intentional, and as flawed as they are, I always love them.

Wouldn't it be Nice by allyoops - (m/f captive A/B/O) if you aren't reading original works smut on ao3 you are missing out and allyoops is a great place to start for noncon, dubcon, age gap, taboo etc. enjoyers. they have a ton of works; usually one shots with lots of really delicious dynamics and different settings and tropes.

An Intoxicating Presence by FormerlyIR - (mob a/b/o haladriel) MOB. A/B/O. HALADRIEL. picks up with Halbrand in prison thanks to undercover FBI agent (and his mate!) Galadriel. does that sound crazy and awesome? well it is. mix it with Gal's internal struggle, the added complication of omegaverse, and overall great writing. really fun and really damn good.

civitas terrena by banalityofweevil - (darklina) angel Alina on an exploration of love in immortality with fallen angel Aleks. honestly, it's just a must-read for enjoyers of writing. incredibly creative with divine (literally and figuratively) imagery. i think one of my comments was on the precision of lulu's diction and I really stand by that.

tinsel into gold by ribbonedhare - (darklina) ddlg and cnc friends, this changed me. it is so warm and soft and my god, is it good. just scrumptious.

Be My Babydoll by KittyDruthers - (darklina) ddlg dollification need I say more

check the reading with ru tag for more!

#reading with ru #if you read any of these and wanna yell about em with me my asks are open! #fic rec #ao3 #fanfiction #fanfics #cod #darklina #fanfic recs

[professssor]

You know you don't gotta pretend, baby, now and then. Don't you just wanna wake up dark as a lake, smelling like a bonfire, lost in a haze?

If you're drunk on life, babe, I think it's great. But while in this world I think I'll take my whiskey neat.

You're too sweet for me

But you worry some, I know, but who wants to live forever, babe? I wish that I could go along, babe, don't get me wrong.

Until that day I’ll take my whiskey neat. You’re too sweet for me.

Too Sweet by Hozier is giving me major Skilina vibes, @le-quignon 🖤

#fic rec #skilina #shadow and bone au #aleksander morozova #alina starkov #darklina

[thereisnolumos]

could i ask you, to please recomend us some darklina fics ?

Ten Suns in the Sky by PresidentHades: it’s one of the most interesting “what if” canon divergents, I’ve ever read. Alina’s parents are alive in this one and her relationships with Aleksander develop in a different manner, and it’s written SOOO BEAUTIFULLY. Do mind that it hasn’t been updated in two years, but I shall forever remain hopeful that it might, it’s this good.🔥 The fic also had additional minis to expand in the universe😍

In the Forests of the Night by MyAnnabell_Lee: it’s an AU, they’re in a Siberian taiga, morals are gray, there is an arranged marriage… *chef’s kiss* 🖤🔥

Social Sciences by yrulikethis: it’s a hilarious little modern!AU to brighten your day. Darklina as professors 👩🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫

The Time Traveler's Darkling by PresidentHades: a little perfect canon divergent/AU that I probably know by heart at this point ⏳❤️

On The Outside Looking In by Keira_63: it’s an entire collection of outsider’s POV about Darklina. Some are dark, some are cute, some have our beloved Mal slander👌🏼😂

Terrible, Beautiful, Unsaid Things by Orlissa: LOOOOVE every single part of this series!!! All written to perfection and there are constantly more additions to the story. Canon divergent or as I like to refer to this one “what should have been”❤️❤️❤️

no shelter but mine by valkyrhys: single girl dad Aleksander makes even my indifferent to kids heart melt. He’s also probably a Mafia boss😏🖤

#darklina #pro darklina #pro darkling #fic rec #fanfiction

[unabashedmoonlight]

The best Alarkling Modern Au out there:

#the darkling #shadow and bone #aleksander morozova #alina starkov #darklina #alarkling #grishaverse #fic rec

[marvelmusing]

“Alina. What a lovely surprise. Did you need something?”

“You…didn’t invite me?”

“Actually,” comes a new voice from the other side of the room, “I did.”

- Chapter Three of ad astra per aspera by @for-want-of-a-nail

#darknikolina #darkolina #darkolai #darklina #shadow and bone #shadow and bone au #fic recs #this has not left my mind since i read it #i need to log back into my ao3 to leave more kudos and comments on this fic

[calboniferous]

SHADOW AND BONE FIC RECS

[Part 1]

These are by no means all the good fics out there (there are more to be had! so many more!), but they are some of my favourites, and having spent an inadvisable amount of time dredging the depths of AO3 to find these, I thought I would share them <3

[sorted by increasing wordcount]

Gen & Misc. Ships

An agreeable arrangement by Wanderer_im_Sternenmeer— Ivan/Fedyor, 1.3K

When Ivan is proposed by a very forward noblewoman, the Darkling grabs the first person available to pass them off as Ivan's fiancé. 

The Thread Between You and Me by Her_Madjesty — Alina’s Blue Scarf (minor darkling/alina), 1.6K

Symbolism and the entering-the-Fold scene. _There are hints of gold that the seamstress is quite proud of; little suns and stars, like she’s taken the galaxy and wound it up in thread.

il est cosmique by theinvisiblequestion — Mal/Nikolai, 2.5K

Pre-relationship/getting together in a room in Ketterdam, introspective and soft. 

One Life’s Price by Cygnus_the_Harper — The Darkling & other grisha, 2.8K

Introspection on responsibility, sacrifice, and old traditions. The concept of weregild has long since fallen out of the legal code, and besides no one in Ravka would suggest two men of different social standing were worth the same forty coins. https://archiveofourown.org/works/36272851

Love is War (And War is Hell) by silverbirch — Jesper/Wylan, Ivan and background relationships, 35K WIP

 Jesper and Wylan face their biggest challenge as a couple to date: dealing with a houseguest (and that houseguest has done war crimes). Spoiler: the houseguest is Ivan. Featuring Hurt Ivan being the worst patient imaginable and begrudging bonding amidst Ketterdam gang politics. Absolutely stellar read. 

No Martyrs by TheRealSokka — Inej/Alina (pre-relationship), 5.1K

Canon-divergence. After setting sail into an unknown future, Alina shares some light and Inej makes a promise.

Chasing Twisters by dakotaawolven — Darkling/Zoya/Alina (its complicated), and background relationships, 17K

Time Travel Fix-It where Ivan, Zoya, Genya, and Alina are sent back in time and stage an intervention for one (1) Aleksander Morozov (who is increasingly confused about the situation).

Hand in Hand in Unlovable Hand by Sevent — Darkling/Mal/Alina, 48K

Canon-divergence post S1. Angst and complicated relationships. Alina, Mal, and the Darkling are all stranded in the Fold after their battle and must work together to survive, featuring inadvisable flirting techniques and Aleksander’s chronic Dramatics. 

 Nikolai/Mal/Alina

roll up the rug, the stereo’s on by woodlands —Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 1.6K

Pining, getting together. Mal teaches Alina to fistfight. In return, Alina and Nikolai teach him to dance. 

We were married by the ocean by livin_la_vida_fandom — Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 2.8K

POV Outsider. Without any sort of warning, already commanding his confused crew’s attention, the blond Sturmhond yells, "Great news, everybody! Mal and Alina are getting married!" The stunned silence is broken by Nadia choking on the grape. 

Interlude by theimprobable1 — Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 3.9K

Post-canon and a little bittersweet, but soft. In the aftermath of the disastrous coronation, neither Nikolai nor Alina can sleep. Secrets are shared, some darker than others.

Magnetic Declination by theimprobable1 — Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 4.3K

Pining and getting-together post-canon. All three of them are trying to wingman and set the other two up. 

every bait-and-switch was a work of art by dharmainitiative — Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 4.7K. (Part 1/2)

Fake/Pretend relationship & pining. 

the more than you say, the less I know by dharmainitiative — Nikolai/Mal/Alina. (Part 2/2)

Getting-together post-canon. They went to an inn And There Was Only One Bed! 

Things King Nikolai Lantsov is Doing to Prove He's Not A Cuckold, or, Introducing Polyamory to Ravka by ughdotcom — Nikolai/Mal/Alina, 7.7K

Fake/Pretend relationship, pining & fluff. Alina and Mal get caught together. In order to not completely destroy their relationship, Nikolai comes up with a plan. 

Darkling/Alina

For This Glory Our Crown of Wildflowers by Becky_Blue_Eyes — Darkling/Alina, 2.5K

Hurt/Comfort and grief. The Darkling is ‘allergic’ to flowers, Alina finds out the truth at the Winter Fete. A commentary on why it’s fucked up that all the saints in Ravkan religion are murdered Grisha. Implications of canon-typical violence. 

Reunion by cg_writes — The Darkling & Alina (minor darkling/alina), 5.5K

Post-canon. Introspection, painful conversations, hurt and pretty much no comfort. It’s bittersweet but delicious and emotionally cathartic—interesting take on these characters and their complex relationship. Aleksander spends his days in a backwater village tending to an old church of Sankt Illya; Alina finds him. 

Quiet Miracles by goatsandgansters — Darkling/Alina and cast, 10K

A series of canon-divergent scenes focusing on the developing relationships of the people putting Ravka back together.  Or: sometimes a government is the beloved sun saint of the people, a young king determined to fix what has long been broken, the eminently practical head of the newly formed grisha council, and the heretic who’s no longer going it alone. 

Salvation by Darespireka — Darkling/Alina slowburn, 10K

Over the decades, Tsar Aleksander slowly falls in love with oprichnik Alina, unaware that she is a sun summoner. 

Second Chances by StarlessMistake — Darkling/Alina, 22K

Time Travel and redemption. When Aleksander finds himself back at Kribirsk, in the moment just before the Sun Summoner’s discovery, he is determined that this time around he will get things right. 

i feel the endless pain of being (and I am scorched by the sun) by hedarising — Darkling/Alina, 24K

Darkling character study and the study finds that he is (a) bisexual, (b) traumatised. The Struggles of Immortality ™ explored through the lives he’s lived before canon era. Heavy angst. 

Vagabonds by orangegreet —Darkling/Alina, 28K

AU – Grisha in hiding. Secret identities, angst, grisha persecution and small-town life. New-to-town Aleksander sets-up a bookshop next door to Alina, a baker. 

Disinclination by GraveVellichor —Darkling/Alina, 31K WIP

Aleksander (undercover as an oprichnik) accompanies a scouting team to map a region of the Fold, intending to fake his death on the trip and end his time as “Kirigan”, not expecting to fall in love with one of the cartographers. Smut, survival situations, and pining. Alexei’s here too. 

Our Lines in the Sand by GaleSentinel — Darkling/Alina, 159K WIP

Exceedingly slowburn canon-divergence. Heavy dose of politics, subterfuge, grisha worldbuilding and luscious imagery. Featuring Aleksander “interior design is my passion” Morozov. 

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone fic recs #fic rec #darklina #malkolina #malkolai #no idea if these are the right ship names #grishaverse #the darkling

[part-timewonders]

10 fic recs for International Fanworks Day

10 fics I enjoyed greatly, in no particular order, and picked randomly from my bookmarks on ao3! as always, check the ratings, tags, etc :)

milkteeth by tkillamockingbird (game of thrones; jonsa)

Expedience by goldcranes (game of thrones; jaimsa)

you're in my blood like holy wine by magneticwave (game of thrones; jonsa)

A Hand That Holds by vuas (shadow and bone; darklina)

while you're at it by smc_27 (shadow and bone; darklina)

Will There Be Stars by sternfleck (star wars; kylux)

Progeny by ezlebe (star wars; kylux)

Forty Eight in the Shade by halfthewords (yugioh gen)

by night by mimsical (yugioh; prideshipping)

In bed with the mob by Alecto (yugioh; puppyshipping)

(I also wrote a YGO-specific rec list a few months ago.)

#fic recs #ifd2024 #international fanworks day #yugioh #star wars sequel trilogy #shadow and bone #darklina #kylux #prideshipping #puppyshipping #jonsa

[athelise]

Hey! It’s me again 😂

I was wondering if you could recommend some good ff ?

Hmmmm, some good fanfic!

I do love those. I'm assuming in the Naruto verse? I'll throw in some Reylo as well and a lil bit of Darklina since the stuff I tend to read falls pretty much in line with what I currently write, and so you might like it.

Now, not all of these will be complete, but I personally don't let that stop me.

For Naruto verse, I'd recommend:

Words that Tie, Ties that Bind by binx, a Gaasaku soulmate AU to crown soulmate AUs: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32162464/chapters/79690114

Broken by Mustsleep, an excellent characterization of both Madara and Sakura: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39953697/chapters/100049814

Burning Daylight, a positively sumptuous Sasosaku: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40998750/chapters/102748863

Really anything by fallen__alien, but particularly Cherry, a positively delicious Kakasaku BDSM with some teacher/student: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22309717/chapters/53287255

And her series, Feral Love, which are all separate but connected one-shots, here is the first one: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39906396

I don't need to say this but there are plenty more where what came from, but this is the jist of some of my favorite works in the Naruto Verse

As for beyond Naruto, here we go.

RELYO:

The darkfic upon which I cut my teeth: the hauntingly horrifying Little Animals by amybeegood: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19902718/chapters/47141557

Anything at all by MalevolentReverie, she's a fookin' GENIUS, but I'm currently obsessed with Moon-Shaped Pool and Oh, My My: https://archiveofourown.org/users/MalevolentReverie/pseuds/MalevolentReverie

DARKLINA:

Malfeasance by Vuas, an icon among us lowly peasants: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31435907/chapters/78263738#workskin

AND SO MANY MORE!!! I would rec them but my brain is completely fried from combing through some of the great works I love

#recs #fic recs #i tried #there's so many #ppl are so talented #darklina #reylo #itasaku #sasosaku #madasaku #kakasaku #gaasaku #dark fics #smut fics #and more #ask #ask me

[filhadoboto]

Chapters: 6/6 (Teen And Up Audiences) Relationships: The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Ravka (Grishaverse), POV The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Soft The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova, Minor Mal Oretsev/Alina Starkov, Alina Starkov is Still a Sun Summoner

Summary: Soulmate AU where the first words are on your body. Aleks and Alina say each others' words before either of them realize she's the Sun Summoner. They get off on the wrong foot and Aleksander has a pretty large hole to crawl out of!

#darklina #darklina au #soulmates #darklina fic #darklina fanfic #darklina fics #darklina fanfiction #fic rec #darklina fic rec #darklina fanfic rec #aleksander morovoza #alina starkov #the darkling #sun summoner #alina x darkling #darkling x alina #alina starkov x the darkling #alina x aleksander #aleksander x alina #alina starkov x aleksander morozova #tgt #the grishaverse #the grisha trilogy

[girly-blogging]

a modern darklina au in which alina has a chinese mother like evelyn from everything everywhere all at once who calls her to tell her she’s getting fat (bc she cares)

#the darkling #darklina modern au #darklina au #darklina fic rec #darklina #alina starkov #shadow and bone #shadow and bone fic #six of crows #aleksander morovoza #general kirigan #darkling x alina #eeaao evelyn #evelyn wang

[sugaredrhubarb]

Reading with Ru: 2023 oct/nov/dec fic and book recs

Hello hello! Back again with some final recs from what I was reading towards the end of the year. Gonna start with cod because that's where most of my moots are, and then some from other fandoms and published romance I've been enjoying as well.

Just in case this goes outside my little circle, please check the tags of anything I rec; I'll try to mention if I think something is particularly dark, but don't read anything you won't like!

COD

landscape with honey by @ceilidho - (bear shifter!price x reader) starting with ceil because, at this rate, I can't write a list without including her. my friendship with ceil partially started from bugging her asks about bear price, so this one is always gonna be special, but I genuinely love it, ceil writes blatant dubcon really well (as we all know), but I think it's in fics like this—when the hero is just a little off, and the reader is caught between what seems too good to be true and a gut instinct that something isn't quite right—that her writing really thrives. Anyway, I'm okay with a big, burly man hibernating with me in a cozy cabin in the woods for a winter. (side note: we need to be talking about ghost x feral witch reader more)

Mind the Drop by @sprout-fics - (BDSM au, price x reader) more aftercare in fics!!! This wonderful one-shot is based in a universe where people are biologically designated as dominant or submissive. Reader is a sub who is feeling the effects of some missed aftercare, which Price takes notice of and offers his... assistance. Honestly, this is just some really well-written comfort and aftercare from a fun concept.

My daddy didn't love me, so I guess I've moved on to you by @makoodles - (price x reader) clearly, I was back in my Price era, and this fic hits on the central theme of my attraction to him in the first place: daddy issues :) So, if you may want to read 17k of Reader and Price succumbing to their attraction and mutual daddy kinks, this one is for you.

Light On by @peachesofteal - (ghost x singlemom!reader) I feel like everyone was reading it, but if you haven't checked out this lovely story yet, please do! It's nice to take a break from the darker fic, and this one is so lovely while still acknowledging Simon's trauma and obsession. Peaches is an excellent writer, and this sent me down a rabbit hole of single-parent fics and books! I could read so much of this.

Pornstar!ghost by @ghosts-cyphera - ( x reader) lo is on a little break right now, but this is another wonderful entry on the soft side of cod fic. I really enjoy Ghost's charisma and confidence on display here, and every update had me giggling and kicking my feet. (I found lo through her price wife x 141 post, which is also a must read)

okay, so @ohbo-ohno (hopefully) knows I love her, and she wrote a ton and is constantly throwing out mind-bogglingly yummy drabbles, so here are some of my favs from her kinktober and 1k celebration: price x reader breeding (surprise, surprise), soap x reader somno (drugged noncon), 141 x reader orgy, ghoap ft price deepthroating, 141 x free use reader (the dream), kingpin price x reader, ex husband price x reader, gaz x reader a/b/o, and my personal fav I think about all the time ghoap x brand new vampire reader. Maybe got a little carried away, but I adore Bo's work, and she has a unique ability to make everything hot.

And finally, @charliemwrites. When making this list, I was tempted to just rec everything Charlie has posted in the last few months, so if you aren't reading her stuff already, I'm jealous that you get to experience it for the first time. Obviously, it would be a mistake to not start with her current fics: charmed slasher simon (he's a serial killer, so violence warning) and woof woof johnny, which are both so fun and compelling, I get so excited whenever I see a new update. I almost daily think about this dark(ish) Price decides you're his wife post. Charlie also writes just wonderful fluff and lighter but emotional relationships too, and both childhood friend simon and bodyguard!gaz have a special place in my heart

other fandoms

casualties by little fools writing/tianawritesfic - (darklina) yet another person I could rec every single work by. This is a boyfriend's roommate cheating fic with the perfect amount of mean man.

You kept me like a secret (i kept you like an oath) by burninghoneyatdusk - (darklina) I genuinely think everyone should read this; it's modern setting, so no canon knowledge needed. Alina wakes up after an accident and discovers she's pregnant, but she doesn't remember the last year of her life, doesn't know who the father is, and most importantly, doesn't remember the affair that ended her relationship. I could talk about it for ages, but I'm just gonna share my comment on the last chapter: "every action, line of dialogue, description, and internal thought felt deliberate— not a single word felt wasted. you stripped both aleks and alina bare and it felt impossible to not take them in completely. i don't even know how to talk about the therapy sessions and alina's healing. the exploration of her guilt, her past, her anger, her confusion it all felt so earnest and raw. what a gift to read."

Bury Us Both by morriganmercy - (Lavinia Lucia/Nick Bruin) this is sibling incest! For the love of god, don't read it if it's not your thing. I know nothing about The Royals of Forsyth series (books?), but this was recd by someone, and I saw the tags codependency, slowburn, heavy angst, pining, and religious guilt, and now here we are.

bonus! published romance I enjoyed

links are to goodreads

Return to Monte Carlo by Cate C. Wells - set in 1982, fmc runs away from her stifling life with her rich italian husband and his snobby family before discovering that she's pregnant. fun, smutty, warning for miscommunication galore. i saw some comments about the fmc being immature but she's swept into this crazy life at like ~19 so idk enjoy your smut and stop thinking so much.

Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath - a widowed duchess must learn to get along with a notorious self made rogue when he is given guardianship of her beloved son. I'm a sucker for historical romances and for single parent stories but the combo is so hard to get right and this one did it for me! while sometimes a little ridiculous, i felt the characters actions had clear motivations. watching the mmc's relationship with the son grow was really nice and it actually made sense given his backstory rather than the sudden "guy who hates kids suddenly cares" trope other books do. (warning for discussions of childhood abuse and sa)

Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata - say what you will about MZ slow burns but no one else can get me to read 600 pages for one sex scene at 95% in. are most of her character's really similar? yeah. but they're never annoying and i love that they're always good people trying their best. i love all the small details and i love me an older man who is secretly down horrendously bad only to gets worse and worse at not showing it.

Icebreaker by Hanna Grace - people have things to say about this book. do the characters get together early on? yeah. do they hook up in the back of an uber filled with their friends? also yeah (i thought it was hot so). is their very little plot in a 400 page book? sure. i'm here for a good time not to be intellectually challenged. i actually enjoyed seeing their time together and really enjoyed that they just fucking communicated even if there were mistakes along the way. plus big nice hockey player who cares about consent? swoon my little canadian heart.

check the reading with ru tag for more!

#reading with ru #oh boy it's so hard to pick favs #if you read any of these lmk!! #ao3 #fic rec #fanfic recs #fanfiction #cod #darklina #book recs #romance books #romance recs #i had an aneurism trying to make sure everything was linked right

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Jess’ Top 22 of 2022

I decided to do a fic rec list of my 22 top fics that I read in 2022, from lots of different ships and fandoms. We’re here to celebrate the effort that fellow writers put into creating magic for us all, fanfiction is such a massive part of my life and I think it deserves to have a spotlight shone on it’s greatness. 

[I limited myself to 1 fic/series per author, which was more of a challenge than I thought it would be 😂]

So in no particular order and without further ado...

Bring Him to His Knees - 245k+, Dramione, E Rated

Draco is on the case of a murderer, but to investigate, he needs a fake relationship - and a kink club play partner. When Hermione volunteers to take the role, both do their best to maintain the lie without letting each other know the truth: neither of them are acting.

Solntse - 60k+, Wolfstar, E Rated

Sirius, a young Russian billionaire hires Remus, who is working part time as a call boy to make ends meet. Things happen, feelings occur.

Did You Miss Me - 640k+, Wolfstar & Jily, E Rated

Though the new boy at Hogwarts University, James Potter, appears to be an adorable himbo with deep pockets, Remus Lupin and his friends instead find a horrifically dark past on Google. Did he really attack that boy and leave him for dead? Why won't he talk about his mysterious childhood best friend, "Pups"? Would it kill him to stop messing with his hair?

At least Remus got his phone back after losing it, but now he can't stop texting the mysterious number of the man who had sent it back. Padfoot is funny and charming, and Remus is NOT going to fall in love with him.

The PB to my J [AKA the one that converted Jess into a Wolfstar writer] - 270k+, Wolfstar, E Rated 

A Modern AU Marauders texting with prose fic set at University.

Mainly Wolfstar - Will they? Won’t they? (They obviously will...) And a little bit of Jily too.

A Second Look - 120k+, Dramione, M Rated

Her best friend's life was a mess and she would have done anything to make things better for him and his sons. So, when she found her former enemy in a similar situation her heart went out to him as well... and the beautiful blond baby in his arms didn't hurt his case. It was certainly enough for her to give him a second look.

oh, I’m gonna let the future in - 40k+, Scorpius Malfoy/Albus Potter, T Rated

Al doesn’t know what he’s doing. Not just with the new apartment, but with his life in general, and it doesn't help that his family quietly looks down on him. It feels as if they’re always waiting for him to do something spectacular, but without actually expecting it of him. They’ve given up on expecting anything of him.

Al only speaks English, and he sings in the shower, badly. He likes tea, and he cleans when he’s stressed. He sees a therapist. He has a total of two friends, and one of them is his cousin. He isn’t smart; he’s simple.

He wishes that could be enough.

Brooklyn Heights Books - 180k+, Stucky, E Rated

A man wearing a light denim jacket over a dark blue shirt came into the shop, a box tucked under his right arm. Despite it being late afternoon, he was wearing sunglasses with bright blue lenses, and his long, dark hair was pulled back in a messy little bun. A few strands had escaped, framing his strong, unshaven jawline. The man looked into the café, smiled widely, and waved in Clint’s direction as he kept walking into the bookstore, and Steve’s mouth went completely dry.

Beautiful, was the only word to describe that smile; straight, white teeth framed by full, lush, red lips, bracketed by laugh lines and an adorable dimple in his right cheek, a charming little chin cleft just visible under the light stubble—Steve was struck literally speechless. And that was before he got a glimpse of the man’s backside. Slim hips and a round, firm-looking ass led to long, lean legs that were encased in snug, dark blue jeans.

“Guh,” Steve said, watching the dark-haired man continue on to the back of the store.

‘tis the damn season - 70k+, Wolfstar, T Rated

“Where are you going?”

Remus turns. Sirius looks delightful; wine-flush and December drizzle painting his pale, pretty face the deepest carmine red. His spindly hands are twiddling at his front, as if he doesn’t know quite what to do with them. He sniffs, and exhales corporeal ice that sends a shiver running down Remus’ spine. He’s not sure if it’s from the cold or the alcohol or… something else.

Clean - 115k+, Dramione, M Rated

Malfoy's handsome face was contoured into a condescending smirk. "No faith in that giant brain of yours, Granger?" She looked up at him defiantly. "Maybe I don't have faith in you!" she said, raising her voice. Malfoy only looked at her. "You'll find I'm very surprising." 

Second Generation - 45k+, Wolfstar, E Rated

Remus Lupin and Sirius Black spent their late teens in a happy haze of sex, troublemaking, and playing in their band, but break up in college. But when their respective children get in trouble together more than 20 years later, Remus and Sirius find themselves at odds with their very different parenting styles and dealing with a spark that was never quite extinguished.

Dreamers - 45k+, Wolfstar, M Rated

In which Sirius did twelve years and meets Remus on a creative writing workshop.

The Searching Ceremonies - 580k+, Sterek, M Rated

Derek is being pressured by his family to pick a mate, and somehow stumbles into a choice that they didn't expect and aren't sure they approve of....

Quid Pro Quo - 105k+, Darklina, E Rated

The Slow Burn Breeding Kink Political AU

Cannibals - 20k+, Darklina, E Rated

It was very brief, the affair Alina Starkov had with her father.

Or: The Father-Daughter Incest AU

no shelter but mine - 65k+, Darklina, E Rated

“If you’re so worried about your daughter then why are you wasting your time yelling at me instead of caring for her?”

He stills. His fists clench, just once, and she can see the muscles in his jaw working, like it is taking him every ounce of will not to unhinge it, lean across the counter, and rip out her throat with his teeth.

Then he turns, without a word, and storms out the door, the tails of his black coat flying behind him like a cloak. Aleksander is in need of a nanny for his six-month-old daughter. As it so happens, Alina is the only person she likes.

Action - 20k+, Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, E Rated

Jaime’s a famous action hero. Brienne is the stunt coordinator on his latest movie. She’s hated him since the moment they met, and the feeling is mutual. But there are ways to work out their aggression.

Lost & Found - 95k+, Jon Snow/Sansa Stark, E Rated

When she realizes the husband she knew had departed, and she now had cold & hard mobster in his place, Sansa fakes her death and starts a new life in Wales.

And then Jon finds her.

It gets so hard to breathe (when you’re looking at me) - 57k+, Wolfstar, E Rated

When Sirius turns up at Remus' flat after the events at the Triwizard Tournament, he doesn't expect to find himself sharing a bed with Remus. Or getting so intimately involved in his life. Or to find out that they're mates and Remus wants nothing more than to push him up against the wall and make him forget his own name.

Or to feel so very complete.

But Sirius isn't complaining. Not one bit.

The Player’s Secret - 50k+, Wolfstar, M Rated

“So what’s he like? Full of it? Arrogant?”

“Yes,” he says, because he thinks that is a fair assessment. Sirius Black is full of it. He is arrogant. He’s also entitled and needy and smug. He’s talented, reckless, moody, selfish, childish, charming and sweet, and a million different other things Remus is trying to wrap his head around.

Sirius Black is hard work.

Remus Lupin is a successful documentary filmmaker who is assigned to make a fly-on-the-wall documentary featuring Sirius Black - one of the world's most brilliant footballers - as he competes in the European Championship.

All does not go smoothly.

The Same Way I Like My Coffee - 35k+, Jon Snow/Sansa Stark, M Rated

Sansa Stark always liked her coffee hot and sweet. She finally found a guy that makes the sentence "I like my men the same way I like my coffee" real to her.

Jon snow has no right to be that hot.

Or: Sansa opens the coffee shop of her dreams, makes great friends and meets an unbelievably hot Jon Snow.

don’t pout, darling - 70k+, Dramione, E Rated

"when's the last time you let someone take care of you?"

"no one's ever wanted to," her whisper is delicate, sharp like porcelain glass, the edges raw and tender. she is sugar-soft, a little thing tucked into his chest, ears pressed against the heart that beats for her.

"i'll take care of you, i'm always going to take care of you," he cooed. “you're my sweet girl, my baby.”

or: a modern au ddlg fic

when we kiss: mmmm, fire - 39k+, Jon Snow/Sansa Stark, E Rated

Sansa might be seeing someone casually, but thanks to Arya, Robb, and Theon, it’s Jon who’s got the inside track on how to get Sansa to take him seriously.

aka: the one where jon finds out that sansa has a daddy kink, and he uses it to seduce her away from the dating scene and into his arms, heeeey-oh!

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