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january-march reads: dramione

to curb my fic reading addictions, I tried listening to podfic instead of reading it. It works (?):

Remain Nameless by HeyJude19 - a Podfic by Beatificbean, ETL_Echo_Audiobooks for HeyJude19

The monotony of Draco’s daily routine had become both a lifeline and a noose. But this new habit of grabbing coffee with Hermione Granger is quickly becoming a reason to get out of bed and is unfortunately forcing him to re-evaluate his inconsequential existence.

Yet I still read the text version instead, lol. Here are some dramione I finished in the past three months. Personal favorite are marked with:

(Restricted) Good Luck Kisses by Musyc | T, 8.4k words | A good luck kiss for a Quidditch captain - it's ridiculous. It can't actually work. But it does. Every time.

(Restricted) Three Steps Forward, One Step Back by Musyc | M, 5k words | When tracing a relationship step by step, sometimes they move forward, sometimes they fall back. In the end, they find they can move in step. The tracing of a relationship in fifteen short vignettes.

✿(Restricted) Seven for a Secret by Musyc | E, 21k words | Draco celebrated Beltane with a woman whose face he never saw. Eight years later, he meets a little boy whose face is a match for his.

✿Bus Stop by MarmaladeFever | T, 15k words, on ffn.net | Every morning, Draco and Hermione meet at the bus stop. A romance revolving around an umbrella

✿In Reverse by ToEatAPeach | T, 8k words | "Your hair," he says, without looking at her. "It's enormous, you know." A few silent seconds pass, before Hermione makes a happy sort of sob. "Your chin is too sharp," she whispers. "We grew into them." "We certainly did." Suddenly, her perfect mouth is on his, and he realizes that maybe he hasn't ruined anything after all. A love story, in reverse

#dramione #dramione fic rec #dramione fic

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jan-mar reads: wangxian

here are wangxian fics I read in these past three months:

*restricted means you need AO3 account to read

(Restricted) of all that is tender and good by SoManyJacks | M, 7k words | After half a year traveling as culitvation partners, Lan WangJi has something to say.

(Restricted) Taking Responsibility by tuesday | E, 3k words | In which things go differently on Phoenix Mountain. "You've done this to me. You should take responsibility."

(Restricted) Four Parts Honey and One Part Vinegar by masked | T, 13k words, the juniors POV | Four times Wei Wuxian doesn't get jealous, and the one time he does.

The (Several) Convenient Kidnappings of the Chief Cultivator by the Yiling Patriarch by misscam | M, 3.9k words | “Yes, Clan Leader Jiang. It is most regrettable, but the Yiling Patriarch has once again kidnapped His Excellency. However, we have every confidence in His Excellency’s safe eventual return.”

With Absolute Splendor by Lise | T, 45k words, jiang bros reconciliation | “If you’re going to get married,” Jiang Cheng ground out, “then you’re going to damn well get married at Lotus Pier.” Wei Wuxian blinked once. Again. Then: “what?” Or: the one with sibling reconciliation, brother-in-laws from hell, and Jiang Cheng trying to sort through his feelings while acknowledging them as little as possible.

Love Song In Reverse by timetoboldlygo | T, 237k words | Wei Wuxian gets resurrected, loses his memories, and falls in love.

Obedient and Bellicose by thunderwear | T, 19k words | It took Lan Wangji a long time to realize he was cursed. Too long, really. Anyone else would have noticed so much sooner. The problem was, he liked following the rules.

The Eternal Recurrence by countingcr0ws | E, 52k words | A Time Traveller's Wife AU, where Wei Wuxian has grown up knowing adult Lan Wangji all this time. E, 52k words

#wangxian #wangxian fic #wangxian fic rec

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Jan-Mar Reads: fics based on k-c dramas!

I was trying to stop re-watching dramas because it always lead to lot of time wasted rewatching the whole drama. Then it hit me, just read the fics!

Here are some fics based on Kdrama and Cdrama I read in the past three months

Seven Days Into Forever by Otterpuff31 | T, 34k words, modern AU | Being the only two single people at a couples' resort, Hae Soo and Wang So naturally gravitated toward each other, spending one of the best weeks of their lives together. But what happens when they meet again in Seoul, with the complications of work, family and something they might have brought back from their vacation fling?

As You Held Onto Me by evil_writer | T, 14.5k words, epilogue | Before: He sits with her until the sun peeks through that place where the earth ends and the sky begins. // After: Is it possible to miss people you have no recollection of? She’s living, breathing proof. Or; a stitched together, soft epilogue

[your love is like wine] by childlikeempress | E, 4k words, missing scenes | So x Soo oneshots that have our favorite couple in various compromising positions and states of undress.

Fate's Shadow by BubbleTurtle | M, 188K words, canon divergence | What if Hae Su's position in the palace had been different? A re-telling of Moon Lovers from Episode 6 onwards, with inspiration drawn from Bubujingxin and also how I wish things had worked out.

By the Moon and Sky by alice_time | M, 44k words, wolf AU | In which there are werewolves in ancient imperial China and Ling Buyi has at last met his fated mate, but must wait for her to mature.

水月鏡花 | mirrors, myths, mirages by hotaruyy | 37k words, M, face swap AU | Or, tragedy befalls the Chengs, and Cheng Shaoshang is taken in and raised by a common healer. Some things change. Other things stay the same.

Infinity by MoodyScorpio | 155k words, M, shaoshang wasn't abandoned by her parents AU | What if all the misfortune that befell onto Shaoshang had just been a series of nightmares Yuanyi had while she was pregnant with twins? What if they changed the course of events and gave Shaoshang a better life, happy life, life free of torment and heartache?

I would choose you in every lifetime by Apple_95 | M, 5.5k words | In which, Bu-yeon doesn’t need the egg stone to start to remember, only Jang UK. However, somehow her husband gets jealously of her past lover.

Consolation by Repeatinglitanies | E, 2.8k words | Jang Uk had an inkling Jin Buyeon would be dangerous. Which is why he took it upon himself to stay away from the Jang family compound for long stretches of time. Only to find, on the night he returned, that Jin Buyeon was waiting for him. In his room. On his bed.

#kdrama #cdrama #cdrama fic rec #kdrama fic rec #alchemy of souls #love like galaxy #moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo #not my usual read

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i was suddenly hit by johnlock fever

for a reason that I too don't know, lol. So here are some johnlock fic I've read in the past three months.

Illusory Correlation and Confirmation Bias by VanillaBegonias | T, 10.4k words | Looking back, there were a few things that should’ve tipped Greg off long before that night at the pub. A few things Sherlock left fairly obvious, that on reflection, made Greg question how he’d gotten his job in the first place.

A Long Time Coming by thestanceyg | T, 5.8K words | Sherlock's been acting strangely, and Lestrade isn't sure why. One day he finds a shirtless soldier in Sherlock's flat and things start to make a lot more sense.

Sherlock's Who? by freakypet | G, 4.1k words | John has been away for Sherlock's entire career and suddenly returns to London unexpectedly from Afghanistan. Injured and tired and in pain, all he wants is to surprise Sherlock and kiss his husband. His search to find and surprise his wayward partner takes him across London and meets him up with those in Sherlock's world he has only heard about until now.

#johnlock #johnlock fic rec #not my usual read

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january-march reads: stevetony

stony I've read in the past three months

How to Date a Superhero Without Even Trying by sabrecmc | based on a prompt from a Tumblr Anon, it's 2am and Tony drunk dials his ex. He gets Captain America instead. (Warning for attempted non-con that is most definitely interrupted.)

Ripple Effect (post-IW time travel fix it) by sabrecmc | After the events of Infinity War, Steve is sent back in time on a desperate mission to find the Tesseract. Instead, he meets up with 21-year old Tony, still reeling from his parents' deaths. Who, naturally, tries to climb Steve like a tree. Somehow, this fixes everything.

(Restricted) While Everyone's Lost (The Battle Is Won) by jukeboxhound | E, 6.9k words | Steve closes his eyes in 1945 and wakes up in 2012. Well. They certainly didn’t put that on the recruiting poster.

The Future by InesStarkDowney | T, 1.6k words | After the whole Germany thing, Peter is quick to spend a lot of time with his mentor, Tony Stark. And despite feeling and acting like a fanboy over his mentor, Peter is quick to find several things that he wasn't aware about Tony, simply because it's not public knowledge, like: Tony Stark is a very sad man. Peter wants to change that.

You can make this figure with your hips by haemodye | E, 6.2k words | Tony wakes up with a screaming headache, years into the future, where almost everyone he loves is dead.

Bless The Broken Road by PinkEasterEggs | G, 104k words | In 1950, Peter Carter goes missing. In 2005, a boy who looks exactly like Peggy Carter and Steve Roger's kidnapped son is found. Tony doesn't even hesitate (okay, he may have hesitated a little) to take the boy under his wing.

the steve rogers rating system by meidui | G, 866 words | Tony has an internalised Steve Rogers rating system, but it’s not standardised. It’s also not a foolproof system because Steve behaves in ways that crash it all the time.

Kingdom of Iron, Kingdom of Clay [unfinished] by WhenasInSilks | E, 9.9k words | Tony isn't pining. He can’t afford to--doesn't have space for it in his head. It's hard enough just to do his job while wading through the murky waters of post-Accords international politics, and Steve Rogers? He’s a liability, in more ways than one. That's why Tony laid down the law at the end of their last, ill-conceived encounter. “Take care of yourself, Cap. Stay the fuck out of my life.” If only Steve weren’t so lousy at following orders (aka the one where Steve and Tony have a conversation, and then another conversation, and then bang things out in a hotel. There's a lot more nuance, world building, character detail, emotional turmoil, etc. but, like. In a nutshell. part of a series)

ends of the earth by meidui | T, 2k words | “We have a new deal,” Tony interrupts. “From now on, you feel like you messed up, you come home to me. You come home to New York and we figure it out together. If you’re on this cross country road trip and living on a farm because you like it, fine, I’ll come out and visit. But if you’re out here because you’re sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you, buddy. Not even you could fix the entire world.”

A Teddy Bear Named Steve by nightwalker | G, 2.6k words | While cleaning out the attic, Tony finds some old friends he thought long lost.

capsize by killaidanturner | T, 4.4 k words | For the first time Steve sees Peggy in Tony, he always thought it was Howard, the showman, but all along it’s been Peggy and the way that she had her shoulders pulled just a little bit back to make her appear taller.

Life After You by ashinan | G, 2.5k words | Steve knew Peggy had a life after the war. He just didn't think it included telling stories to a young Tony Stark.

Fairy Godmother by Amuly (restricted) | T, 5.1k words | Auntie Peggy has been telling Tony stories about Captain America his whole life. Only problem is, the real thing just about measures up to the stories. Which means, of course, that Aunt Peg has to go to work, because an Aunt's work is never done.

I never knew how much I would lose by percy (shittyspacedads) | T 583 words | It's Peggy Carter's funeral, in the middle of a civil war. And she was very important to both Tony and Steve.

Trying to Bridge Dark Water by sororexitium | T, 4,9k words | Peggy was ninety-one years old and trying to bridge the gap between the then and the now. Steve and Tony were good at making that difficult.

Celestial Navigation by sabremc podfic version by cookiemom607 | original text version

#stony #stevetony #stony fic rec #stevetony fic rec

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another grindeldore I finished between Jan-March 2024

Soulmates, while it lasted by WriterBen01 | T, 2.4k words | In the summer before Sixth year, Dumbledore knows he does not have long to live. Time to finally visit his soulmate again. One last time.

december reads: grindeldore

Purgatory by earthphoenix (roughknuckles) | M, 41k words, after-life au| Gellert needs to come to terms with his past, that he mustn't blame Albus for any failures, but to blame himself. This will be extremely difficult for him, as he is accustomed to being unapologetic for his brilliance and behaviour. He needs to consider the serious effects of his words and deeds. Meanwhile, Albus must forgive himself regarding past mistakes and the enduring guilt he has carried with him regarding the death of his sister. To do this, they are trapped in Purgatory (a village of trapped souls) until they achieve these goals and thus capable of ascending to higher enlightenment (Paradise).

#grindeldore #grindeldore fic rec

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Another Everlark I finished between Jan-March:

Whoever You Are Holding Me Now by forthegenuine | G, 1.2k words | He’d heard about coal miners losing body parts to accidents, and despite having been amputated, some of them say they can still feel their missing appendages. Like they are haunted by their missing flesh, phantom limbs.

december reads: everlark

I watched The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, ended up missing Peeta and Katniss.

The Water is Rising Quick By: monroeslittle | E, 10k words | "Who told you about sex?" his mother demands, furious. She stabs the air in front of her with her fork. "Answer me. I need to know who told my eight-year-old son about sex. Answer me."

Away We Go by Abagail_Snow | M, 6k words | As they prepare for the birth of their first child, Katniss and Peeta try to find their place in Panem. Inspired by the film Away We Go.

Behind the Door by dedkake | G, 860 words | Peeta has a particularly bad nightmare. His six-year-old daughter finds him.

#everlark fic rec #everlark #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #katniss and peeta

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TGCF season 2 brought me here

Watched second season of TGCF animation. Can't wait for third season so here I was <reading hualian fics>

The Care and Keeping of Your Sentient Saber by pengiesama | 1.9k words | E-ming is a very tender and sensitive sword, and needs lots of love and attention that only one person is qualified to give. Hua Cheng is a very tender and sensitive demon, and needs lots of love and attention that only one person is qualified to give. Xie Lian is very qualified, and a very, very busy man.

To each his day is given by Naamah_Beherit | T, 2.9k words | A story of how Xie Lian got caught in a ruse meant to pacify a certain ghost king and ended up with a husband.

#hualian #hualian fic rec #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #not my usual read

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jan - march reads: hannigram

Hannigram I've read in these past 3 months:

In My Arms Is Where You'll Stay by ElizaD | E, 63k words | They begin to date in secret but it is not until Hannibal believes that Tobias Budge has killed Will that he truly understands how strong his feelings for the beautiful empath are.

(you love) the sound of sorry by martyrs (kennith) | M, 2k words | Abigail survives the events of Mizumono. Will does not.

In Sickness and in Health by BonesAndScales | M, 76k words, WIP | Everyone knows that Will and Hannibal are married. Not everyone knows that they are married to each other.

We've met. by acheforhim | T, 997 words | “He wanted you to work on my profile,” Will says, and Hannibal nods. He gathered as much. “Can’t ask you to do it if our relationship is too personal. “How personal is it?” Crawford asks, looking to Hannibal, but he is more than happy to let Will speak for both of them. “One could argue, intimate.”

Tug of War by EarthsickWithoutYou | E, 10k words | Having put the pieces together about Dr. Lecter and the Ripper being one and the same, Will sets out to tease and seduce them both, especially driving Hannibal crazy with jealousy. What will it take to break down Hannibal's deception and defenses and get him to confess everything to Will?

#hannigram #hannigram fic rec

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Just realized all these years later as I scrolled down memory lane that @mirthandstar never posted their truly gorgeous commission they did for me. I hope you're doing well out there. Thank you for my old men, I do infact look at them everyday.

#stony

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the rebel princess: wang xuan & xiao qi

you and i shared a love that burned like fire: two lumps of clay in the shape of desire molded into twin figures. we two. me and you. in life we slept beneath a single quilt, so in death, why any guilt? let the skeptics keep scoffing: it’s best to share a single coffin 

the song of you and me, guan daosheng (1262-1319)

#cdrama #monarch industry

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hello!

this blog is basically me doing accountability report on where my time went every month (reading fic, that was). Also spreading small joys on finding fics and fan arts that you've probably haven't encountered yet (or need to encounter more than once!).

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fandom i'm reading: dramione | stevetony | hannigram | grindeldore | ironstrange | jingsu | cdramas | kdramas | bagginshield | everlark | aralas | irondad | wangxian | nielan | and some others that I don't read often

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is there any fic where somehow it's lan wangji who died for 13 years and coming back instead of wei wuxian?

#wangxian #lan wangji #wei wuxian #wangxian fic #wangxian fic search #i refuse to believe such fic didn't exist yet

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some favorite post-CA: Civil War stony fics

fic recs! (i still have *so many* similar stories in my reading list so this compilation is very much a wip...)

Lesser Demons by Sabrecmc

Peggy leaves Steve something in her will. Sequel to Better Angels, but can be read alone.

(i can't link directly to this one due to the author's settings but it's so very worth seeking out!)

Some Great Reward by Kiyaar

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Tony and Steve come to an agreement. It doesn't involve affection.

(i can't link directly to this one due to the author's settings but it's also very worth seeking out!)

Steve doesn't think about having sex with Tony Stark. He certainly doesn't plan for it. It happens anyway.

He watched Tony eat an entire steak and listened to him talk about the work he was doing on the Milano while he downed glass after glass of expensive scotch. Just as Steve was about to suggest they head back to the jet, Tony finished his last glass, put it down firmly, and said, "I want to blow you." Steve stared at him. "Let's get a hotel room," Tony said, like that was that, and somehow - and Steve never could explain how, not then and not now and not later - it was.

Tony wakes up with a screaming headache, years into the future, where almost everyone he loves is dead. Stop him if you've heard this one before.

Steve makes it all the way to Ohio before conceding that the post-Chitauri road trip might’ve been a mistake. Or, ten times Steve has to call Tony to come pick him up.

After a messy mission, Tony winds up injured and unfit for duty. To keep the press and anyone else overly interested in the current post-Accords Avengers unaware, Tony elects to hide from the public eye at his cabin in the Canadian wilderness. His plan is simple: lay low and work on his projects until he's recovered enough to make it back. And then Steve shows up.

After Steve returns, though they've made up, his relationship with Tony remains distant. Tony deals with that like any reasonable person would - with a lot of alcohol, pining, and The Sims.

Tony isn't pining. He can’t afford to--doesn't have space for it in his head. It's hard enough just to do his job while wading through the murky waters of post-Accords international politics, and Steve Rogers? He’s a liability, in more ways than one. That's why Tony laid down the law at the end of their last, ill-conceived encounter. “Take care of yourself, Cap. Stay the fuck out of my life.” If only Steve weren’t so lousy at following orders... (aka the one where Steve and Tony have a conversation, and then another conversation, and then bang things out in a hotel. There's a lot more nuance, world building, character detail, emotional turmoil, etc. but, like. In a nutshell. part of a series)

*note that this one's incomplete, but still worthwhile

Steve Rogers stared at the dimly glowing digital screen of the little burner phone, rereading the text message as if it might somehow give away something he missed the first dozen times he scrutinized it. His frown only deepened, though, brows drawing together with consternation as the 88 characters only left him with an even more ponderous sense of uncertainty. If you meant what you wrote, I'll be at the Swissotel Sarajevo, 4/18. Presidential Suite. 9pm. Come alone. ... Nearly a year after Steve and Tony's fallout—and only weeks after hearing press rumors that Tony and Pepper's engagement was inexplicably called off—Steve gets a message on the dedicated burner phone. Despite his instinctive reservations, he's compelled to answer the mysterious call. An approximately canon-compliant story.

*yep this one's by me -- but it is, in fact, a fave of the genre (to me ☺️)

#stevetony #in the mood for civil war fix its

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my december reads: dramione

few dramione I finished reading this December:

Enamored by mrsren | E, 6962 words | bff dramione, single father draco | He wants to press her to the wall of the lift while it’s stuck, and kiss her until she realizes how far gone he is.

it has to be you by thelashjedi | E, 9184 words | 8th year dramione, literally fuck or die | “Granger, you have no idea the impact those periwinkle ruffles had on me,” Draco said defensively, before immediately looking at his feet again — the bloody coward. She scoffed. “Ha! I think you saw your first exposed collarbone and it broke your brain.” Blaise turned to Draco. “I mean, she’s not wrong, mate. That’s basically what happened.”

The Gloriana Set by ThebeMoon <restricted> | E, 271830 words | 8th year au, enemy to frenemy to ambiguous to lovers, hermione harem | Hermione’s hopes for a quiet school year are quickly dashed as she contends with mischievous First Years, killer plants, enchanted hair accessories, a totally inappropriate Moaning Myrtle, renegade Death Eaters, a nice vampire, a poorly named study group, a depraved party, and mysterious, threatening blood messages on the castle walls

#dramione #dramione fic #dramione fic rec

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december reads: tony fics

read some tony stark fics

L'Hopital's Rule by FriendlyNeighborhoodFangirls | ironstrange, 14.320 words, T, post endgame | Or, five times Tony Stark was Stephen’s emergency contact, and one time he was someone else’s. 14320 words, T

The Northern Cascades by resurrectedhippo | stevetony, 81k words, E, kind of road trip au | A post-Infinity War fix-it set three years after the Snap where Steve tries to outrun his grief. This time, Tony runs after him.

Father and Son by Anonymous | irondad but also stevetony, 5291 words, G, part of 2023 Captain America/Iron Man Holiday Exchange | Peter should have seen it coming. All hell breaks loose when his secret identity as Spider-Man is revealed. His parents take the news about as well as you'd imagine, and it escalates all too quickly. But his family wouldn't be his family if they didn't work through it. Together.

#ironstrange #irondad #stony #stony fic rec #stevetony fic rec #ironstrange fic rec #irondad fic rec

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Retirement who?

Steve just wanted a nice day off cuddling with his husband. But when an Avengers alarm goes off, there goes his husband flying into trouble with the kids.

This is when investing in good cable pays off.

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Oh man. I saw the prompt 'failing to retire' and I just cackled. This is for @magicasen as part of the A Second Chance: A Steve/Tony Endgame Mini-Exchange over on AO3. :D

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