#and i would love recs too!!!

[happiestrothko]

hi i love your blog :) & was wondering if you could recommend your favorite/the best sapphic n wlw media like shows books movies please? I have recently come to ... Realisations .. :') I do love picnic at hanging rock btw and also the similar vibes of the media that you tend to reblog. homeorotic energy w out being Explicity Stated it also very welcome <3 thank you if you can and i hope thats okay !!! have a good day :)

hellooo what a lovely question - thank you so much! i’ll happily rec some things i’ve loved, especially that i find homoerotic/wlw media that Compel me much harder to come by - and i agree, picnic at hanging rock is so unique.

books:

- zami: a new spelling of my name by audre lorde - an “autobiomythography” & maybe thee most formative book for me, in terms of wlw reading. i read it for university and it changed me as a person, changed the way i look at loving women. it’s beautiful

- nightwood by djuna barnes - if you like the more unsettling aspects of picnic at hanging rock, something lynchian and modernist, this is a dark and heavily abstract lesbian novel which i really love

- our wives under the sea - a really poignant and lovely soft sci-fi depiction of a wlw relationship, themes of grief, identity, loss etc. some compare it to annihilation though expect much less science fiction

- her body and other parties by carmen maria machado - a lovely (probably my favourite!) collection of short stories which often are wlw-centric or have a vibe. stunning prose in general

- hera lindsay bird by hera lindsay bird - wlw poetry, very fun and contemporary, what i call self-aware poetry

- mary oliver’s poetry!!!

- for biographies, anything about tove jansson….

- anything by virginia woolf will fit the not explicitly stated vibe feeling - mrs dalloway has a really wistful lesbian undercurrent, orlando is a love letter to vita sackville-west. etc. etc.

movies:

- persona (ingmar bergman) - thee movie. it’s Not explicitly stated, it’s feverish and desolate, but it’s both intensely homoerotic and a searing exploration of identity, existential dread etc.

- mulholland drive (david lynch) - again, unsettling vibes. not even gonna elaborate on it - it’s a david lynch - but it’s a must-see

- passing (rebecca hall) - a moody, poignant and beautiful adaptation of nella larsen’s novella (which is on my to-read list) about a relationship between two women

- the favourite (yorgos lanthimos) - recently rewatched with a friend, no notes. a bizarre, obsessive, thrilling story. rachel weisz is to die for in it

- kajillionaire (miranda july) - a tender and strange (affectionate) depiction of a bond between two women in unexpected circumstances

- thoroughbreds (cory finley) - what if murder was homoerotic, what if murder was a metaphor. in a way this is about every codependent friendship between girls that has ever veered towards obsession

- vita & virginia (chanya button) - a biopic abt virginia woolf and vita sackville-west specifically, people have very mixed feelings on it but i personally love it to bits.

tv shows:

- black sails - anne and max’s storyline in black sails is the most visceral and lovely wlw story i’ve seen in tv or film… there are specific tws i would heed for max’s arc in the first season which i’d be happy to elaborate on, but their story is beautiful

- first season of killing eve is still unmatched 😔 second is still quite nice, if not as good. third is hm. the ending scene has whimsy to it. never watch the fourth.

things my gf loves that i still haven’t read/seen:

- portrait of a lady on fire - i just know it will Get to me so i’m waiting for the right mood to watch it

- this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar & max gladstone - same reasoning!

things i’ve started but haven’t had a chance to finish yet:

- little blue encyclopaedia (for vivian) by hazel jane plante - a beautiful (but sad, and also about grieving, hence it’s taking me a while) trans wlw story. quaint and quiet and wistful.

#wlw recs #wlw books #wlw movies #thank you for this question this was so nice to think about!!! #lesbian book recs #answered #my dream is for something like autobiography of red about women to exist #One day maybe i’ll make it happen #and i would love recs too!!!

[spirkme915]

more spirk fics i've read recently and loved

The Promised Land by gunstreet @gunstreet (TOS) - buckle in and get ready for chapters and chapters of p-a-i-n. it's divorce era spirk (pre-TMP) and it hurts oh so good. have a desperate need to find out what spock was thinking when he chose kolinahr? you will wonder no more. also, there's sex. a lot of it and beautifully done. all around perfection

The Accidental Matchmaker by notboldly (AOS) - it's valentine's day on the enterprise and spock receives an unexpected note. this had me muttering "oh spock" (affectionate) under my breath as i read

emotionally compromised by thesorrowoflizards (AOS) - an extremely thoughtful and poignant rewrite of the bridge scene in the 2009 movie. gen not slash, but who needs sex when you get the vulnerability of tos spock in aos spock?

Between Me and You by Solid_Medical_Advice (TOS) - ONE BED! need i say more? well, i will anyway. this fic has a touch of angst but it's mostly fluff and feelings and is terribly soothing

home by Sir_Bedevere (TOS) - am i sucker for everything OMS? yes, yes i am. have another entry into the old married space husbands being adorably old and married (with a cat!)

Injury by iyokou (AOS) - F1 AND STAR TREK??? i love it when my fandoms collide. AND IT'S EXPLICIT HURT COMFORT??? *eternal sigh of happiness*

The Other Uniform by Bibarian (AOS) - jim wears an alternate uniform, spock loses his shit. spock & uhura bffs. then sex. how can you go wrong?

The way that we love at night (gave me life) by phlebotinxm (AOS) - obligatory PWP entry for this list and this one is established relationship so it's a completely different kind of good

(This and Every) Morning After by Solid_Medical_Advice (TOS/AOS) - are they friends with benefits? is it unrequited love? you probably already know those answers but this fic is still fun as hell to read. also, CONFIDENT SPOCK. i am here for all confident spock

Sweet dreams (of course I love you) by decidedlynotheterosexual @decidedly-not-heterosexual (TOS) - fluff, ALL fluff. need a happy read? this is it

and, for once, i don't have any non-spirk fics to rec, but there are two entries in the "aliens made them do it" trope for this list:

Lead Us to Our Own Bliss by gunstreet (TOS) - i'm hesitant to read this trope because it often involves non-con, but @gunstreet handled it perfectly. this fic definitely has voyeurism, but it's more about their awakening of their feelings for each other

Red Matter: Scents, Starfleet, and Kurage Sushi by CampySpaceSlime (TOS) - this was so. damn. creative. omg. unlike anything i could've expected and just as weird and alien as space should be

(you can find previous recs under fic rec and/or spirk fic recs)

reminder - please do send me recs and feel free to self-promo!

#spirk #spirk fanfiction #spirk fic recs #k/s fanfic #i really need to do these lists more often #it takes me hours! #but at least i get to reread my favorites as i put the list together #please do send me recs too #and if you're not tumblr tagged and one of these is your fic #please let me know #would love to tag you so people discover your blog

[stuckinapril]

I am also memorizing a poem a month this year! ^__^ My January poem is One Art by Elizabeth Bishop... good luck to you! ♡

this is such a pretty poem. what a way to start off the year

#i feel like u have an impeccable taste in poems. would love more recs from u #good luck to you too babe x #ask

[art--harridan]

[Image description: A digital painting based on the film The Deadly Spawn. It depicts a large spawn creature - which is a mix between a slug and an earthworm, with a mouth like a leech - looming over a three storey blue house. The house is sat in a field next to a rocky hill, which the spawn rises out of, more than double its size. Its bottom teeth blend into the hillside. There's an empty road near the hill, which is visually blocked by shadow. Near its end, there's a telephone pole, which is linked by many wires to a more prominent one by the house. All of the house's windows are lit up in warm light. The night sky is light, though stars can be seen. A few clouds litter the sky. The leaves of large trees frame both sides of the pieces. The piece is mostly yellow and green tones, with a few reds for the spawn. The other main colour is blue, which is used mainly for the sky and house.]

Inktober - Day 29 (Massive)

Film - The Deadly Spawn (Douglas McKeown, 1983)

#inktober #inktober 2023 #the deadly spawn #the deadly spawn 1983 #the deadly spawn fanart #digital art #love this film the effects are sooo good #also weird mix of childish inclinations with brutal horror which i always love haha #one of my fave horror endings 🙏🙏🙏 #(available to watch on youtube 4 free btw! alot of the horror ones i draw are yippee!!) #um this is probs the piece that took the longest for inktober 👍 #im not the biggest landscape person but this was really interesting to do :D #anyway song of the day is the hearse song by harley poe <3 #one of my two fave bands xoxo #great for horror fans 👍👍 would especially rec their album horrorful (my beloved) #and also the one this song is on too - classic harley poe (its called satan sex and no regrets 🙏🙏)

[up-in-flames-writing]

In lieu of Stuff Your Kindle day, can we talk about the issue of how the m/m genre of books, romance or not, is almost entirely dominated by women? Can we talk about how the most recognisable gay couples in media are written by women? Can we talk about how queer men can't even write about ourselves, how we are only allowed to exist when it's from the point of view of a straight woman sexualising us?

Can we talk about that? Or am I going to get called misogynistic for pointing out the disparity between who gets the writing deals, & who gets their books turned into movies, & whose shit gets popular versus whose doesn't? Can we talk about how m/m fiction is only allowed when it appeals to a cishet gaze, or is that too much for tumblr to take?

Can we also talk about how trans queer men are even more hated by publishing? Can we talk about how we get shit from both sides? Can we talk about how books about the experiences of being a queer man, written by queer men, never get the same recognition as books written by women on this subject (barring academia which has its own problems)?

Can we talk about that? Can we?

#booker speaks #no bloody clue how to tag this #this is for the tags only but #people would get up in arms if the f/f book scene was dominated by cismen only #why are we not extending this same energy to ciswomen writers of m/m? #why did we forget about the original meaning of own voices? #why are queer men pushed out of publishing in the way that we are? #& im not just talking about romance here #like there are fantasy & scifi & contemporary novels about men loving men that are written by ciswomen who have a very narrow view of what #m/m relationships are like. & this extends towards stuff like manga too but im not gonna get into that cause i dont read mangs/comics #can we talk about how hard it is to find queer masc authors nowadays? #saying this both as a reader & as a writer #can we also talk about how lists of queer & especially trans novels almost always forget to include anything by transmascs & gay transmascs #or if they do include us its 1 transmasc book to 1 enby book to 8 transfem books or books about the 'trans experience' in nebulous terms #can we stop reccing detransition baby & start reccing the spirit bares its teeth? #can we look at works written by queer masc people that arent just red white royal blue & stone butch blues? #go read cemetary boys #read alexis hall & max turner #read bloom if you like comics. or nimona #read my shit too! #im gonna be focusing on my writing blog way more this year #& im working on some projects that may or may not end up being published in physical form #read more queer masc stories by queer masc authors!

[ellivenollivander]

To show support, positivity & foster community I am going to share all of the things I’ve read this week, almost every week. ☺️

My ask box is open if you ever wish to send me something you love or have written. Non-HL content is below the cut. NSFW Content is in RED.

Salvation by @cuffmeinblack - Still reading, still devouring and it will likely have a permanent place on my wrap-ups from now until the end of time. Writing Prompt #2: Poppy Sweeting x Imelda Reyes One Shot by @theladyofshalott1989 - Wonderful sapphic representation in this silly little fandom, LOVED every second of this. 10/10 Gerald cameo. It's Now or Never by @skittish1807 - smutty smutty Sebastian Sallow smut smut. Sebastian caring for your virtue? I was panting like a dog. Will read this, and everything written by Skittish 1000 times over. A Moment Of Your Time by @applinsandoranges - Another beautiful Andrew Larson fic by Miss ApplinsandOranges. Snapshots of a beautiful relationship with the softest boy. Served Cold by @pluviowriting - Fifth year reminiscing. Garreth Weasley socking it to Sebastian Sallow. What else could you possibly ask for?

A Date, Of Sorts by @cuffmeinblack - A smutty Ron Weasley ficlet. Stressed out Auror!Ron, Healer!Reader. 100/10. Really scratched the itch for a good Ron appreciation fic after so much Dramione taking over my brain space as of late.

#hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy fanfic #i did not read as much as i would have liked too recently #pls dm or inbox me good fic recs and i will love you forever

[clarisse-doodles]

Cass + ballet 🩰 (ft. supportive siblings and good dad Bruce)

I love the idea of Cass enjoying dance. It's an outlet that allows her to express herself without words, and I think she would enjoy the highly technical aspect of ballet combined with its storytelling and emotional side. and as a former dancer I always have fun imagining my fav characters do ballet :)

#ft good older bro dick grayson. and supportive babs and steph. and good dad bruce #sewing pointe shoes in the batcave as one does #cass jus having fun #dick and cass bonding over how they both enjoy stretching and falling asleep in the strangest positions #the rite of passage of trying pointes for the first time #bruce watches her first performance and she gives him a big hug #listen yall when i saw that comic panel of cass seeing ballet for the first time and the way it just Made Sense to her #i havent been normal since #i also just love the idea that eventually cass decides to take lessons and makes friends and learns things she'd never considered because #i think she'd be able to replicate most of the steps just by watching because of her training but she would be coming from #a background focused on martial arts and fighting and not. art and storytelling #and i'd love to see that being explored more. cass using her athletic skillset in something so unrelated to vigilante life #creating beauty instead of causing violence #clearly i've thought about this too much #if you have fic recs PLEASE GIVE THEM TO ME #i haven't read a lot of comics either outside of the first half of cass' batgirl run so recs for comics abt cass welcome as well! #clarisse doodles #dc #cassandra cain #batfam #batgirl #black bat #dc fanart #ballet

[boo-aaymee]

can someone pls recommend me some recent soft!Cody Codywan fics?, where Obi-Wan takes care of Cody (in any form)

Or we get inside Cody's feelings reaally deep, or where we go inside Obi-Wan feelings about Cody and he just...loves him reaally much?? and like? wants to take care or pamper him? anyway.. I need to read some Cody being taken care of... please and thank u

#codywan #obi wan kenobi #commander cody #star wars the clone wars #star wars #I just love Cody so much #and like... I just feel that he just doesn't get enougth love #between those too he's the younger one and he also is the more defenceless cuz Obi-Wan is like.. a Jedi the force and shit on his side #love that old man Obi-Wan too #DON'T TELL ME THAT OBI-WAN WOULD NOT BE OBSSESED W/TAKING CARE OF CODY WHEN HE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT #anyway... fic recs?

[forestmossling]

okay, so- first of all. OH MY FUCKING GOD.

this is SOOO ridiculously good. this is everything to me. as a demisexual person, when i read the first part i was like “are we really finally talking about this?” because the unspoken nature of the general understanding that mutual attraction MUST mean you’re both ready to go tumble in the sheets immediately was bothering (is still bothering) me for so long. so seeing my nightmare scenario playing out in the first part and seeing two people (both of whom, surprisingly enough, i can relate to regarding their relationship to sex) go through the circumstances i too, i imagine, will have to face someday, felt like finally being seen. like that shit was plucked directly from my brain.

and that’s not even taking into account the absolutely delicious characterization of each and every character, their past in this au. just, all of it - absolutely astounding and made me smile like a loon.

i also immensely respect the fact that the author didn’t take the easy way out (although i didn’t really expect them to, considering the overall quality of their writing) and made eddie this perfect knight in shining armor who didn’t think about anything sex-adjacent after finding out steve’s ace. because that would be just. Unrealistic. and seeing him actually struggling while still being ready to fight tooth and nail to keep steve by his side, even if it would sometimes mean fighting himself, in a way, was wonderful.

and robin. oh robin, my beloved. their argument with eddie in the third part was legitimately one of my favorite scenes ever written (especially the art part). and the way she finally got to be the batshit-overprotective one in the stobin duo was hilarious and incredibly well-written, good for her.

also, here are some quotes that made me giggle

(although they weren’t the only ones)

anyway, 98749657892453680000235970/10, am recommending

#steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #get steve harrington to be loved and appreciated agenda #platonic stobin #platonic soulmates stobin #but also #platonic soulmates hellcheer #robin buckley #robin buckley being a legend as usual #asexual steve harrington #going through it eddie munson #frat bro steve harrington #steddie college au #college au #stranger things fic #steddie fic #steddie fic rec #fic rec #ao3 #stranger things #i absolutely loved this #(and you probably would too)

[geryone]

Looking through my goodreads & trying not to be embarrassed by reading very serious poetry immediately after reading the Shrek romance book

#like my goodreads does reveal me as a very unserious person god bless lmao #I think years ago I would be embarrassed by people knowing that I read romance books but life is too short and I love to have fun #ANYWAY….ask me about the fun and silly romances I read I would love to discuss!!!!! always looking for recs

[stevethehairington]

okay but i need ALL of the fics that take place during crozier getting sober. like i feel like there is SO much potential here bc it is THEE biggest turning point for him! esp with regards to fitzjames and their relationship. like fitzjames seeing crozier's choice to sober up as this huge defining moment, one that ultimately and unequivocally earns his respect (back, really, because he DID have respect for crozier at first, before he met him. and now he sees that that respect wasnt misgiven, not really). and like the way this choice is what causes the first crack in james' mask around crozier! ugh it's just DELICIOUS.

#i just want to see ALL of the fics where james sits by francis' bedside while hes sleeping uneasily #ALL the fics where james takes care of francis #ALL the fics where james takes that first step towards repairing their relationship #perhaps apologizing — not for having called franics out because that was needed but for the way he did it. #stooping so low as to use sir john's words against him only sharper #maybe james holding francis' clammy hand while he sleeps fitfully and whispering to him about the way he'd hoped francis would be when they #met and how now he thinks that may still be possible because he knows franics must be a good man beneath the drink #maybe the first conversation the two of them have with francis clear headed and hes already holding himself differently — more assuredly #more confident and yet softer around the edges too #and they clear the air between them too #idk im just rambling now but #I JUST LOVE THIS PERIOD FOR THEM OKAY #there is SO much potential #that being said fjdkskd if yall got any recs PLEASE send em my way (they could be for smth like this or anything really!!) #the terror #fitzier #francis crozier #james fitzjames

[snek-panini]

Books! The ongoing project I've had half-finished since March continues to thwart me, so I want to show off a project from May that turned out incredibly well. I'm extremely proud of these!

Ta-da! Look at my creations! Are they not beautiful?? This is a set of two related works, From the Deep and Into the Deep. They are by the same author, @worse0mens, and they share a lot of worldbuilding but are not a series and can be read independently. They are siren AUs with very solid characterization, both for everyone's favorite main characters (three guesses who I mean; this is a Good Omens work) and for the secondaries as well (Eve in Into the Deep is a particular favorite for me). The worldbuilding is another star; I would read non-fanwork originals in this universe and that's not something I usually say.

More photos and process talk under the cut! I had to make a lot of adjustments to the design while it was a work in progress, so this post got even longer than usual.

Since these are so closely related even without being a series I really wanted to make them look like a set, and I honestly think I nailed that. I found the pale blue scale-patterned paper on ChibiJay before I even started the typeset and knew it would be perfect if I could match it in black, given that those colors are so heavily associated with our two viewpoint characters. The original plan was to have one in all blue and one in all black, but that blue paper was kind of a nightmare for color-matching. It clashed horribly with the blue book cloth, so I switched that to the black book, and then it also clashed with the black cloth I had chosen. So it got charcoal in the end, and it ended up coming together quite well. The titles are HTV, first time using that on cloth, and that also did not go well. It very much did not want to stick, took more than twice as long as it should have to press, and I still ended up with some wrinkling. Further experiments are needed, I think. It was worth it in the end, though--colors and fonts are perfect, and I like the vertical orientation even more than I thought I would.

Endpapers are solid brown on both books. Another nightmare of color matching. Black is easy! Everything looks good! But that blue was really stubborn about what I could match it to, and this was the only paper that I could find that looked good with both. It's ludicrously thick and was hard to trim even with my plow. Endbands and bookmark are solid black and solid blue respectively, the only easy match in the entire project. Even then, I had originally wanted a gold bookmark on both, to match the gold lines on the covers, but I couldn't find one that was thin enough. Everything in the right colors was wider than the spines. I was very glad to find that blue ribbon, and it was an exact match for some endbands I got ages ago as part of a variety pack. Stroke of luck, there.

Interiors. As I said above, I wanted them to look like a set, so the same fonts, sizing, and text ornaments are used throughout both copies. All the images came from rawpixel, all I did was resize them and I think adjust the color. I was originally planning a much simpler look for these, and the typeset reflects that sort of stripped-down look; there are fewer text ornaments than I normally use, and the title fonts are less curly and ornate than my usual. The plain endpapers were also chosen with that thought in mind, but the covers turned out way more ornate than I thought when I first pictured them in my head. I don't think the insides match the outsides terribly well, but both came out so nicely that I don't mind. I could never regret those covers, they are too gorgeous for that.

Top view on both books. I had some issues with the boards warping on this project, which you can see in the first two pictures. The one on the left is how it looks normally, and you can see that the boards curve away from the text block in the middle, leaving a gap. If you squeeze the book (middle image) this gap goes away. It's present in both books, though more visible on the blue one. I think I made an error with the grain direction, possibly in the endpapers. Or the very heavy endpapers just have more pull to them than the much lighter chiyogami on the outside, and it can't compensate. Hopefully it won't lead to any structural issues further down the line. It's just less than ideal, is all.

I've toyed with the idea of making a slipcase for these. They're already a set, but they could be a BOXED set. Very fancy. I've never done boxes before though, so I'm a bit intimidated. I may revisit them someday to do that.

#bookbinding #fanbinding #snek makes books #good omens #fic rec #i am so in love with these omg #they look like if i found them in a bookstore they would be out of my budget #but they're NOT because I MADE THEM #to one degree or another i feel that about all the books i make #it just surfaces more easily sometimes #and now is one of those times #that's a me thing though #if i bound your fic in the past i felt that way about it too #it is just not always easy to say

[glass-noodle]

Do you have any hankcon fic recs? 👉👈

I DO 👀

(more under the cut because this got super long)

Most of these fics contain nsfw, if that's alright with you. Nsfw marked with an *

IRQ (Interrupt Request)* by rara_avis. Follows canon except that Hank and Connor become intimate just after the bridge scene. Lots of cool formatting and technical language as the story delves into Connor's psyche on his journey to deviation, which I think is so cool and really makes the fic stand out. I always come back to this one🥹

slow down, you're doing fine* by jilliancares. Hank helps Connor navigate various emotions post-revolution. I love the slow burn, and I love how the author writes Connor struggling to identify what he's feeling despite knowing the names for each emotion.

Instructions Not Included* by Vinci. Set directly after the revolution, Connor is experiencing strange Feelings and it all comes to a head when he and Hank are forced to go undercover at the Eden Club. Sexy, sweet, and well-written. What more could you ask for!

Skin Deep* by bughnrahk. A canon-universe soulmate AU which I'm admittedly not usually drawn to, but this one is written so well. Hank struggling to come to terms with not only having a soulmate at 53, but an android soulmate, and Connor confronting both the fact that he's alive and the fact that he has a soulmate, is written in such an exciting and captivating way.

the other way to someday* by theslap/bigspoonnoya. Connor is Cole's second grade teacher - his very attractive second grade teacher. You can probably already tell that I'm a sucker for canon fics, but this AU had me crying and laughing and fanning myself the whole way through. A fandom classic

Buried Beneath the Snow* by ConnorRK. MIND THE TAGS, heavy CWs for this fic. Gavin is not a good guy in this. That being said, if you're looking for insanely good writing and characterization, loads of hurt/comfort, Connor whump, and protective Hank, this is your fic. An Eden Club AU set post failed-revolution; Connor is resold as an Eden Club android with no memories of being a deviant hunter, and no memories of Hank. The slow burn and Connor and Hank falling for each other despite Connor having no memories of the time they spent together, and despite the fact that his memory is wiped every 2 hours, has had me crying at 2 am more than once

stargazing by Molias. Honestly, everything by this author is fantastic, so you should definitely check out the rest of their work. But I have a soft spot for this fic and A Secret Singing in Our Fingertips* by the same author. They're both so lovely and sweet and full of emotion; whenever I want to read something that will make me absolutely swoon, I come to these fics.

Seiche by CeilingKiwi. On the other hand, if you're looking to get your feelings hurt this fine MerMay, this is for you. A gorgeous and heartwrenchingly bittersweet merman AU featuring depressed organic!merman Hank and abandoned android!merman Connor, and the ways they try and keep each other from falling apart.

you, the moon. you, the road. by plutoandpersephone. A post-revolution oneshot - Hank is injured on the job, and Connor is forced to confront the emotions that have been steadily, silently building within him since deviating. The writing in this fic leaves me breathless; it's the type of fic you never want to end. While you're at it, check out dieu et mon droit*, a prince Connor/president Hank AU fandom staple ;)

anything by Jolli_Bean. Honestly, I can't decide which fic of theirs I like best, haha. Just know that there's something for everyone - short or long, sweet or dramatic, canon or AU; all of them gorgeously written.

he's making a list; i'm checking him out* by connorsjorts. The mall santa AU we all deserve! This fic is so fun. Sweet, cute, sexy, and full of Christmas shenanigans.

Count the Stars by dbhprincess. Another stargazing fic because I'm a sucker for them apparently. Complete with sharing a sleeping bag, mildly awkward/sexy shenanigans, and first kisses <3 (also check out their Martian AU series, No Longer Alone!)

Whole* by blackeyedblonde. This time it's Connor who's injured at work, and they're both more than a little overcome with emotion. I enjoy any story that explores Connor's android features and his ability to feel pain, and the shaky aftermath of tenderness and desperation that follows a grievous injury is something I will ALWAYS eat up.

For mostly-smut fics (some with more plot, some with very little. Also mostly bottom!Connor, sorry if you're a big fan of bottom!Hank):

Tell Me How to Feel a Thing (I Want it All)* by bibliomaniac

Nightcall* by FAB900

Pulse* by biocomp

concede, comply (contend, deny) by biocomp

Slide On In* by teasoni

Glut* by bigolegay

Pleasure Liberation* by (orphan_account)

Knuckle, Buckle, Kneel* by Synekdokee

Flowers in My Mouth* by Molias

Finally, there are a couple of fics that I'm currently reading: Synthetic Blues* (ongoing) by jaemyun, downloading to paris (ongoing) by sevdrag, A Seraphim Story* (finished) by anonymousEDward, and Electric Indigo* (ongoing; unsure if on hiatus) by taranoire. All worth checking out!!

WHEW. Okay, I think I'm done. There are sooo many good fics out there, and I've only read a few out of a sea of thousands. If anyone has their own recs, feel free to add them! I will definitely be adding more the more I read :)

#sorry this took so long to answer this literally took me ages to write lool #i could go on forever #there's many I haven't mentioned here that I still love to pieces but I would be writing for centuries #also keep in mind that i entered the fandom not too long ago!! so there are probably tons of fandom classics from earlier fandom days #that i have yet to read #hankcon #fic rec #noodle talk

[dickpuncher420]

finally Finally got around to finishing female masculinity by jack halberstam. super interesting read, really loved it. the fact that it was published in the 90s is pretty cool also cause u get to see how butchness was perceived and conceptualized 20+ years ago, and then examine what’s changed since then and what’s stayed the same. was surprised by how many issues that plague current discussions around lesbianism/butchness were actually around back then too! the more things change the more they stay the same lol

#so many texts referenced in the notes that i wanna read now…augh #would love to read more contemporary texts on butchness tho to see what’s being said outside of like. social media tho lol #so if anyone’s got recs for those i’d be glad for em! cause obviously everything referenced in this book is old too #dick punches

[vinelark]

okay so idk if you'll have any idea what i'm talking about but theres one fanfic that has been eating at my brain for weeks and i can't find it. i think i remember you reblogging a post with it as a rec once maybe and anyways it was tiny tim read a grimoire about stitch witch stuff that his parents brought home and he made protective stuff for the family and cured the pit rage and at one point yj notice and theyre just like "is robin doing magic? he is? might as well happen ig"

hmmmm this feels familiar but i don’t know it off the top of my head. though it does sound similar (though not exact) to Penelope by NerdyGay, which i read earlier this month and enjoyed!

edit: the fic in question is The Threads That Bind by SpaceWall! (thank you @iliascorvus for identifying it)

#if anyone knows this fic please drop a link #asks #fic rec #i do love concepts where tim has small/scrappy/creepy magic #like he would teach himself unconventional magic if he thought it was a tool available to him #also fun to think about that in relations to kon too but i digress #anyway penelope was fun and i was genuinely delighted by the OCs in the fic too

[obstinaterixatrix]

Makoto Shimizu is just an ordinary office worker, blending in seamlessly with her colleagues on the job… that is, until her coworker Akane Maekawa discovers her well-hidden secret: in her spare time, she draws and sells girls' love comics!

Akane is the last person Makoto would think of as a nerd, but as her interest in Shimizu’s art blossoms and the two grow closer, it's starting to seem like Akane may have a secret of her own…

happy femslash february here's a three volume series about office ladies AND ALSO the joys/burdens of being An Artist

this is one of my favorite series, shimizu is THE most relateable character ever

#femslash feb recs #femslash february #yuri #I grabbed screencaps of the preview because I don't have the digital edition because I bought physical volumes #anyway I would be pretty shocked if someone into GL hasn't checked this one out yet #BUT if you haven't seen this one and you like office ladies. read it. I love it so much. #we get THREE WHOLE VOLUMES... I like when a series is longer than a oneshot and shorter than 10 volumes #I hate not getting enough and getting way too much