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bleakcreek · 4 years

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If it’s almost the end of the year, and we think i can safely say that this has been an AMAZING year for fic in the rhink fandom! there have been so many incredible new authors, on top of authors that have been around for years who are still writing about our boys, and i wanted to give a little bit of recognition to some of my personal favorite fics written in 2019!

i am not in any way implying these are “the best” fics, just the ones that i’ve personally enjoyed. i’m mostly sticking to either completed mutli-chapter fics or longer one-shots, and i’m limiting myself to no more than one fic per author so i spread the love.

without further ado, my (personal) top rhink fics of 2019. (behind a cut, because this post is very long.)

If You’re Wondering If I Want You To by @ssodangdark Rating: Teen Chapters: 5 Words: 10,234

Summary: “The year is 2006 — you just crafted the perfect away message, The Fray is playing on your clock radio, and you're trying to figure out what band t-shirt to wear to school today. Meanwhile, two teenage boys meet for the first time and navigate their feelings for one another through the songs on one of their iPods.”

this fic is everything you could want in a high school au. it’s sweet, and full of pining, and comes with it’s own built-in soundtrack. i can’t recommend this fic enough. this fic is so sweet, you might get a cavity reading it.

Honorable Mentions: most of em’s other fics are oneshots, so i wanted to feature a longer fic, but i also have to acknowledge her oneshots too! Three’s a Crowd (rhett/link/jessie) and Chris Springs are two of my favorite fics and i would highly recommend reading them.

Don’t Hold Back by @likeaswitchinheat Rating: Explicit Chapters: 26 Words: 86,501

Summary: “Link has a lot of responsibilities resting on his gorgeous shoulders. It’s Rhett’s job to unburden him of all that. When Link is Rhett’s, he doesn’t have to think about a thing. Rhett will take care of him.”

laika is another ridiculously prolific author, and i’m actually ashamed that it took me until a few weeks ago to read this fic even though it’s been finished for months. this fic is basically half shameless filth and half feelings and angst, which is pretty much exactly what i look for in a fic.

Honorable Mentions: i absolutely love all of laika’s oneshots, of which there are far too many to name, but i’ll put myself on blast for my particular tastes by giving special mention to Man Bites Dog and Selfie.

Candids by @captainsourwolf Rating: Explicit Chapters: 8 Words: 19,635

Summary: “Rhett is a photographer fresh out of SCAD. He lands his first gig soon after graduation, just a simple print ad for a high school advertising their new senior class wear. At the shoot he meets in-demand fashion model Link Neal. It's tense from the start. Rhett ends up being his photographer on most of his shoots, and at every single one Rhett starts a collection of candid shots that he keeps for himself, in a box of trinkets he finds comforting.”

i absolutely loved this fic. i loved the premise, and the slowburn and build up, and the tender longing between rhett and link in this fic. i’m such a slut for pining, which is why this ultimately won out over a couple of elizabeth’s other fics, which are also very good.

Honorable Mentions: a very close second for this my favorite fic of elizabeth’s was None Like This, but i ultimately had to give it to Candids because i’m a sucker for that softness. Aftercare and hump a little also deserve to be mentioned, too, if you’re looking for oneshots.

Rhinestone Cowboy by @soho-x Rating: Explicit Chapters: 15 Words: 26,439

Summary: “If he was honest with himself, he could admit the glamour of being on tour for one of Country Music’s biggest acts had clouded his better judgement. He’d quickly dismissed all apprehensions regarding living in a conversion van for three months, instead focusing on the idea of working a stage during a live show, standing in the wings while country maverick Roy Walker played to crowds bigger than the population of the town Rhett grew up in. It was a dream come true for a small town boy like him.”

this fic hooked me right from the first chapter! i was absolutely in love with the premise of rhett and link as country music stars, and this fic did not disappoint. if you like tender slowburn and pining, you’ll absolutely love this fic. it killed me in the sweetest possible way.

Honorable Mentions: for how recently em jointed the fandom, she’s written a ton of fic! Stolen Moments, No Good Very Bad, #Dormlife, and Only For Your Very Space (unfinished) are some of my other favorites from her.

Apartment 69 by @apparentlynotreallyfinnish Rating: Explicit Chapters: 18 Words: 86,501

Summary: “Link has it all figured out. He has a plan for his life. He has a nice girlfriend and a nice job and a nice routine. It really doesn't mean anything that sometimes he gets off on watching men fuck each other. He's just curious. But when a famous gay porn star moves next door to him, his perfect plans start to fall apart.”

appa is one of the most prolific writers in the fandom, so it was really hard to narrow it down to just one fic from her. i actually almost put another fic of hers on here instead, but apartment 69 was the first fic of hers that i read, so i felt like i had to give it the edge over incognito if only for that.

this fic had me on the edge of my seat with every update, and it should be a testament to how much i loved this fic that i was genuinely shocked by how long it was, because i could have sworn it was less than 10 chapters. that’s how quickly i tore through it all.

Honorable Mentions: while i didn’t officially include them, i also want to mention her fics Incognito, I Only Want You to See Me (unfinished), NSFW, Wingman, and Let Me Be Your Light, as well as her entire library of oneshots. she is INCREDIBLY prolific so you can easily spend weeks going through her ao3 page and never run out of things to read.

remember that time in college I found your handcuffs? by @egocentrifuge Rating: Explicit Chapters: 3 Words: 10,435

Summary: “Rhett feels antsy, wants to leave this entire conversation about the fetish gear he found in their dorm behind, but he still wants to know despite his better judgement.

“Okay, the - dom? takes control of a scene. Why wouldn’t the dom just do whatever he wants?”

“Because it’s all about trust, man.” Link’s face is open and sincere in that way he only gets when he believes in something; Rhett can’t look away. “The sub trusts the dom to make it good for them, and so the dom does their best to. It can be a lot of pressure, but it’s - good, too, being able to make someone feel safe and taken care of, you know? For someone to be willing to be that vulnerable…”

Something in the way Link says it trickles warmly down Rhett’s spine, and he puts his beer down.

“Alright,” he says firmly. “Fine. I don’t understand it completely but that’s - that’s fine. As long as you’re both happy or whatever.” There are more questions Rhett wants to ask, but it’s - too much, for some reason. Not just knowing weird kinky details of Link’s sex life, but the way he’s talking about it.

It's twenty years before they discuss it again.”

eggsy has the market cornered on a very particular genre i like to call “porn that makes you cry.” this fic mostly gets the spot because a lot of eggsy’s other fics are much shorter and/or not on ao3, and for purposes of a fic rec, i really wanted to give something long enough to really sink your teeth into, but i an assure you that every single one of their fics should and would be on here if i didn’t limit myself to one fic per author.

eggsy packs an incredibly amount of feeling into a small amount of words, and strikes a perfect balance between hot, angsty, and loving. i cannot recommend eggsy’s work enough.

Honorable Mentions: what of eggsy’s fics isn’t an honorable mention? Reciprocation, You Know What They Say, Men Who Dress Like They Do in California, Reprobates, Unbuttoned, and literally everything on their tumblr (which has a lot of stuff that isn’t on their ao3).

The Murmur of Yearning by @its-mike-kapufty Rating: Explicit Chapters: 35 Words: 108,811

Summary: “When burnt-out professor Link Neal is offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that whisks him to the farthest reaches of the world, he isn't as ready as he thought he would be for the biting cold or the overwhelming darkness of Antarctica. Though at least he'd been given fair warning of those hazards.

The same couldn't be said of his new boss and research partner.”

mike has so many amazing fics that it by all rights should have been impossible to narrow it down to my one favorite, but honestly, this was a surprisingly easy choice. in spite of how much i love every single fic of mike’s, this one was so beautifully written and poignant, and i don’t think any other fic has ever made me cry the way this fic did. it hurts — in the best possible way.

i started reading this fic one evening after work, and was so captivated by it that i stayed up until 3 am, passed out midway through a chapter, then went home early from work the next day (sick! i was legitimately sick!) and laid in bed with a fever reading through the rest of this fic. the last written work i plowed through with that kind of speed and determination was harry potter and the deathly hallows...ten years ago.

Honorable Mentions: truthfully i could just link to mike’s whole ao3 page here, but i have to at least give special mention to You Have (1) New Message for making me sob (and being the first fic of mike’s that i read), Feel Good for being delightfully fluffy and soft, Untethered for being so incredibly creative and exciting and having me on the edge of my seat for the entire month it was coming out, and And Sundowns Mend Rhett for making me feel things, as mike is wont to do.

The Traveler by @the-average-bear Rating: Mature Chapters: 13 Words: 52,712

Summary: “Rhett's on a journey.”

this fic is probably tied with The Murmur of Yearning for my favorite rhink fic of all time, but i had to give The Traveler the edge only because it’s not...quite an au, and while both fics gave me a lot of feelings, this fic focuses on the rhett and link we know and love. it explores what might have been and what could be — and it touches on my favorite genre of fiction, which is sci-fi.

rhett finds himself accidentally traveling between timelines, exploring what his life could have been like under different circumstances. the build up to the rhink content is slow, and while there’s some smut, it’s pretty minimal, so this is a very different type of fic than a lot of the others here. but god, if you want to feel every feeling possible about these boys, if you want to cry, if you want to be overwhelmed by how much rhett loves link (and vice versa)...?

please, please read this fic.

Honorable Mentions: a lot of their other stuff is from pre-2019 so it’s kind of cheating to rec them on a post of the best fics of 2019, but seriously, please read any and all of their stuff.

More Honorable Mentions: i was going to do a lot more, but this list got really long and time consuming and i wasn’t able to do as many as i wanted. but some other authors i absolutely adored this year (in no particular order) are:

Rhincoln | @bloodbros

evenlypaced | @youdidinthedark

cockymclaughlin | @cockymclaughlin

pringlesaremydivision | @pringlesaremydivision

ohmyflavors | (not sure if they have a tumblr?)

LinksLipsSinkShips | @linkslipssinkships

missingparentheses | @missingparentheses

festivalofpudding | @festival-of-pudding

RileyRooin | @rileyrooin

crackers4jenn | @crackers4jenn

TheMouthKing | @themouthking

chronicallyilltrashcan | @chronicallyilltrashcan

#rhink #fic #fic recs #this is incredibly long and it would have been a lot longer if i didn't get tired in the middle of it and decide to be lazy #i'm sorry if i missed anyone #we have so many talented writers i'm sure there are a lot of people i didn't list #but that doesn't mean i don't love your fic

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mythical-ross · 5 years

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Author Meme

I picked this up from @ao3commentoftheday which is just a great blog. Highly recommended for anyone who reads or writes on AO3!

Author name: ScorchedAngel or Mythical-Ross for GMM stuff

Fandoms you write for: Presently Rhett & Link but formerly (and maybe futurely) Supernatural and Stargate Atlantis and formerly and wtf, Whose Line Is It Anyway. I’ve also dabbled in some others for a one-off

Where you post: Nowadays, AO3, though I used to post everything on LiveJournal too. I was looking through my LiveJournal recently and cringing

Most popular one shot: Since this is a GMM blog, my most popular Rhink fic is Help A Buddy Out (facepalm) but of all time, Dean is So Polite (SPN/Wincest)

Most popular multi-chapter: Rhink- Memories of the Future, though I’ve only posted one. Of all time, All Right Now, a SPM/Desitel fic of which I am immensely proud.

Favourite story you wrote: Not A Lookalike, the first Rhink fic I posted. Still got a soft spot for it.

Story you were nervous to post: Almost all of them, but I put off posting Agape for such a long time... (Now I feel bad about how rushed it is. I’m considering re-writing it) Also nervous about some kinktober fics I have ready to post

How do you choose your titles: I’m about to post and realise it doesn’t have a title and just pick some random words because no one reads the title right?

Do you outline: Yes but I dunno why because once I get going it always goes out the window.

Complete: The stuff I’ve posted (bar one). Half my Kinktober 2019 fics.

In progress: The other half of my Kinktober fics. I’m probably not rush myself either. If I’m still posting them in November, what odds.

Coming soon: ...Kinktober?

Do you accept prompts: I write far too slow to do anything good with them but I’m open to the idea

Upcoming story you are most excited to write: The multi-chapter fic I’m working on has a *kind of* de-aging thing going on but mostly just a load of UST, so for kinktober I’m doing an actual de-aging/age difference fic to get it out of my system!

Tagging: (and I hate doing this because the very thought of missing someone I love means I now can’t remember who even writes fics...) @its-mike-kapufty @ficfucker @apparentlynotreallyfinnish @fordaddylink @sass-and-panache @mythicaliz @santa-monica-yacht-club @outofnowhere82 @fanbabble @linkslipssinkships @ssodangdark @rhinkipoo @serpentkinglink @ineffable-bastard-crowley @themouthking... if I tagged you and you don’t fic, ignore me. If I didn’t and you do, I’m an eejit and do it anyway... Like, I literally can’t remember the author of my favourite book

#Rossini's adventures in writing #for the craic

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nick-xftime · 5 years

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First reactions to Lover:

I forgot that you existed: WHY IS THIS MY BREAK UP SONG? I BROKE UP WITH MY EX OVER A YEAR AGO BUT I STILL REMEMBER THAT FIRST TIME I FORGOT ABOUT THEM AND HOW FREEING IT WAS SHUT UP... also the "sooo yeah" at the end of the song stop that miss swift

Cruel summer: the rhythm, the lyrics, I really enjoy this one but THE BRIDGE KILLED ME BECAUSE SHE WAS CRYING AT THE BACK OF A CAB WHEN YOU ARE DEUNK BECAUSE DHE DIDNT WANT TO KEEP SECRETS JUST TO KEEP HIM STOP THIS

The man: I LOVE THIS JUST FROM THE LYRICS WE GOT BUT IT MAKES ME FEEL SO POWERFUL?? But also kinda angry???? LIKE SHES SO RIGHT AND SHE SHOULD SAY IT AND I WILL SUPPORT HER. ALSO TAYLOR SWIFT TALKING ABOUT GETTING BITCHES AND MODELS REBLOG IF YOU AGREE

I think he knows: THE RYTHM IN THIS ONE IS LIKE AMAZING? A R T. ALSO THE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS IN THE PRE CHORUS REBLOG IF YOU AGREE. AND HOW SHE CHANGES IT FROM BOY I UDNERSTAND IN THE SECOND PREC CHORUS AND HOW SHE SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS WHY HES OBSESSED WITH HER A MOOD.

Miss Americana & The heartbreak prince (aka the song I have been claiming for months): I love the whole vibe of the song? It’s weird but I feel like I KNOW this song? Like not the lyrics but the production and/or the instrumentation feels like something I know? Also the imagery of rumors being spread in a high school? Love that. Basically this songs feels like something I already know and love even if I just listened to it for the first time, 13/10 would choose to stan it again.

Paper rings: I- i didnt expect this? I thought it was gonna be another soft ballad?? But I love it? Her talking about meeting his friends and the comparison between when they first met and now she has read all the books on his beside? Love that for her. The chorus is really cute and we all know she loves shiny things but SHE WOULD MARRY HIM WOTH PAPER RINGS LOL IN CEYING. ALSO SHE WROTE ABOUT THAT WALL THEY PAINTED AND THE VODEO FEOM CIWYW AND IM CRYING AGAIN, THEY ARE SO IN LOVE. SHE HATES ACCIDENTS EXCEPT WHEN THEY WENT FROM FRIENDS TO THIS ME TOO TAYLOR ME TOO!

Cornelia street: HERES THE SOFT BALLAD I WAS EXPECTING BUT IT HAS LIKE A SAD AIR TO IT?? I WOULD NEVER ESLK CORNELIA STREET AGAIN YEP, IM CEYING A LITTLE BIT TAYLOR, I GET MYSTIFIED BY HOW THIS CITY SCREAMS YOUR NAME!!1!1!!1 SACRED NEW BEGINNINGS THAT BECAME MY RELIGION, I LOVE LOVE AND I LOVE THAT SHES SO IN LOVE

Death by a thousand cuts: REMEMBER WHEN I SAID THAT I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED WAS MY BREAK UP SONG FOR MY EX? WELL APPARENTLY YOU CAN STILL RELATE TO A SUPER SAD BREAK UP SONG AND CRY A LOT TO IT EVEN IF YOU THINK/ARE OVER IT! I really love it tho, it really puts you in that place of heartbreak and having to act like you’re okay and like you’re tough when in reality all you want/need is to cry alone in your bedroom

London boy: that recording is a mood? Okay the production on this album is killing me @ taylor how is this so cool? THEY SAY HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS BUT GOD I LOVE THE ENGLISH SHUT UP I LOVE HER. This is really cute and gorgeous 2.0 I love it 13/10 would love to find a London boy and dedicate this to (?)

Soon you’ll get better: I don’t have the words for this one, it’s just heartbreaking to know the whole family had to go through this and to know so many families go through the same stuff, it was really difficult for me and I can’t begin to imagine how difficult it must have been to write and record this, I love you Taylor, I love Andrea and I send you both the biggest hugs

False god: it’s not really my type of song but it’s still really amazing and the religious imagery compared with their relationship is really well done

Afterglow: this one hits closer to home. "I lived like an island, punished you in silence, went off like sirens, just crying" literally me in my last relationship, @ ex I was shitty too and I’m sorry!

It’s nice to have a friend: IT IS NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND and this is a cute short song and I like it very much, it’s really soothing to me??

Daylight: MY LOVE WAS AS CRUEL AS THE CITIES I LIVED IN. I WOUNDED THE GOOD AND TRUSTED THE WICKED. I ONLY SEE DAYLIGHT. I ONCE BELIEVED LOVE WOULD BE BURNING RED BUT IT IS GOLDEN SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP RED PROLOGUE STANS WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER SHE FOUND THE LOVE THST SHINES GOLDEN LIKE DAYLIGHT!!! THAT RECORDING ST THE END I ESNNS BE DEFINED BY THE THINGS THST I LOVE... I JUSR RHINK THAT YOU SRE WHAT YOU LVOE!!! I LOVE YOU MISS TSYLLR SWIFR AND YOUR MUSIC AND YOU AND YOUR MUSIC ARE FOREVER A PART OF ME!

In conclusion, I love this album, IT IS the healthier option, I’m so happy she’s this happy and in love, and I’m really proud of everything she has accomplished with it! Like all the songs sound amazing together but I also feel like they could all be like singles?

@taylorswift i love you, thank you

#taylor swift #lover #lover album #lover first listen #taylurking #ts #taylor #swift

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