#dante fic recs

[outism-had-a-purpose]

i have literally the most barebones knowledge on what happens in canto vi but that fic about bonzi buddy cathy idea is my everything.....

#assorted outisms #cathy #fic recs #limbus company #dante #heathcliff

[bibliophilea]

His brother sees him through the dozens of warm bodies separating them. In the dim, cloudy, darkness of a school bus at 6am. Wes watches as a stray street light shines in through the window. Kyle’s eyes reflect a solid, piercing silver. The windchimes, faint at the start, are nearly deafeningly loud now. He blinks, and offers Kyle a small, if nervous terrified, grin. A too-sharp grin flashes back at him, Threatens back at him. Fuck.

This is a comic I did a while back based on the end of Chapter 1 of "Into the Infinite Mists", by @kawaiijohn!

I shared it with kawaiijohn a while ago - but I hadn't posted it anywhere! His phic is so cool, and so evocative, and I'm so excited for where it's going!

I'm also excited to submit this work as line art for @green-with-envy-phandom-event! The line arts and colors were so cool last year! And I'm so glad we're allowed to submit old line arts that weren't used previously for the event - otherwise I'd have nothing to submit!

#danny phantom #wes weston #kyle weston #greenwithenvy2024 #kawaiijohn #into the infinite mists #so excited #fic recs #fic recs times a thousand #seriously dante is such a phantastic writer #bib draws #bib work #not a q

[earlgraytay]

i'm having a bad day so I went back and read one of my comfort fics.

posting it on tumblr to share the love.

if you're at all into Devil May Cry, you will get a kick out of this one.

#devil may cry #dmc #dmc shitpost #fic rec #comfort fic #the earl speaks #the earl's boring life #dante sparda #vergil sparda #spardacest for ts #this fic isn't that but it's in a collection for that #tagging it so you don't have to see it #the fic is gen tho

[pastafossa]

I had a hilarious TRT-related hiccup earlier today when I was seeing a museum with a friend who was in the area.

So we met up, and she and her partner hop into my car. Naturally, I have some music playing softly in the background, specifically the official TRT playlist cause I wasn't thinking and had Matt and Jane on the brain. And after a few songs, as we're driving to the museum and chatting, she, in clearly somewhat puzzled tone, is like, 'what is this you're listening to?' because there's a really random assortment of styles on there thanks to recs from me, all ya'll, my sis, and spotify itself.

And my brain... stalls.

Because these people in the car are Friends but not Fanfic Friends and neither of them even know what fanfiction is. And any explanation will potentially launch a cascading wave of further fanfic explanations until I'm eventually discussing Star Trek slash back in Ye Olden Fandom Times (TM) or knowing me going further back to Dante's Divine Comedy in the 1300s, which was not a powerpoint presentation we had time for. Yet, 'yes this is a 9 hour playlist put together by me and a bunch of readers of my stuff, and by stuff I mean a really long free story I've written based on a tv show simply because I am obsessed, no I do not know all of them personally but we all talk regularly and they bring me songs for the fic sometimes like cats laying birds at the feet of their humans only instead of feeling shock and horror I am delighted and have collected them for the past 3 years and that is why my playlist is gloriously broad in style and scope' is also likely to launch us into explanations we do not have time for. Lying never occurs to me.

"Um. Uh. This is... It's... some... friends who read some of my online work and made a playlist about it."

Her, in the tone that says she knows I'm full of shit and keeping an entire novel series of information to myself: "Oh. That sounds nice."

Nailed it.

You're all my friends now, it's official.

#the red thread #you can't get me talking about fanfiction because then i'm going to turn it into a presentation #and that car ride was 8 minutes long we did not have time for my dissertation #which would have led to explanations of fanfic as well as why i have for now written 900k words and am headed to 1 mill #and also likely her asking 'are you ok' as i froth wildly about matt murdock and what he means to me #but also about LOVING ALL YA'LL and the ART and the MUSIC and then general segue into my love for the creative community #that is twined into fandom itself #WE. DO. NOT. HAVE. TIME. #so instead you were all just a couple friends who read a lil thing of mine and made me a nice lil playlist that is somehow 9 hours long #FUN FACT THE AVERAGE READ TIME FOR TRT IS 37 HOURS AND SO THE PLAYLIST WILL BE WITH YOU FOR 24% OF IT BEFORE LOOPING

[dancerinthestorm]

Fic Recs: A World in a Grain of Sand Edition.

I love epic tales in which authors slowly build up their worlds and characters. I love losing myself in works slowly outgrowing canon word count to the point of forgetting to go to bed at reasonable hours. However, I am in absolute awe of writers who manage the rare feat of conjuring the same level of immersion with just a short story or even a one shot.

This totally incomplete list of my all-time favorite short(-ish) stories is a tribute to all intrepid souls out there tackling this challenge.

If you aren't familiar with the fandoms yet I still recommend diving straight in. They can be read and enjoyed totally out of context and you might just come out the other end with a new fandom obsession 😉

„Ars Poetica“ (AO3) by Rhune

Helping out around the Devil May Cry you are perfectly content to leave center stage to the devil hunters and demons of your acquaintance. Until the day Dante returns from hell, his stand-offish brother in tow. Suddenly - and quite unnervingly - you find yourself sharing your once quiet existence in the background with none other than Vergil.

One achingly perfect installment full of poetry, searing stares and everyone’s favorite moody half demon.

Devil May Cry (post DMC5). Vergil x fem!Reader. Rated E. 16k words.

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„Coming up Roses“ by @eupheme

The new groundskeeper at Wayne Manor is unsure what to make of stoic, unapproachable Alfred Pennyworth. At least at first...

All the yearning and suppressed feels of a 300-page Jane Austen novel condensed into two gorgeous chapters about falling in love when you least expect it. Topped off with some seriously hot smut for good measure.

The Batman. Alfred Pennyworth x fem!Reader. Rated E. 10k words.

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„Posterity“ by @whats-rambled-rambled

Posterity. Tenet's operators. Always just a call away to back up your field agents while they flit back and forth through time. It's dangerous work. People die. So you don't get close. Until there's Neil.

I know, I know , 7 chapters with 31k words is putting A LOT of strain on the definition of „short stories“ but I just HAD to include this one. Reading it simply broke me. Absolutely gorgeous prose, two main characters you cannot help falling in love with and a story that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Tenet. Neil x GN!Reader. Rated M. 31k words.

Pro tip: If you are not ready for a 31k word commitment yet (fair enough!) go for „The Way Down“ instead: A hauntingly beautiful 3-parter Battinson!Bruce Wayne/GN!Reader. Rated T.

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"Three Weeks on the Nimrodel" by @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras

Haldir is quiet. Stoic. Solitary. Not the easiest person to be around for three weeks of guard duty up a solitary mallorn tree. He knows that and has made his peace with it. Until a so far unfamiliar fellow marchwarden comes along.

Do you know this moment of utter bliss when you come home after an absolutely rotten day and are finally able to snuggle up with a fluffy blanket, your favorite hot beverage and your comfort book/band/movie? This fic is that exact feeling distilled into 3000 words. Add a good helping of pure love for the more obscure corners of Middle Earth and two absolutely charming, introvert main characters et voila: utter contentment for you to come back to again and again and again whenever that fluffy blanket is out of reach.

Still not an Elves person. But I might have to fess up to being a Haldir person one of these days. This gem surely is another nail in my coffin 😅

Lord of the Rings. Haldir x GN!Reader. Rated G. 3k words.

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„Pinky promises & glow stars“ (AO3) by @softlyspector

Steven bumps into Marc’s childhood best friend in a coffee shop and decides that he wants to get to know her better. Marc decides that's a terrible idea.

Quiet and sad and sweet and absolutely beautiful.

Moon Knight. Marc Spector x Reader. Not rated on AO3. Think M to be on the safe side with everything the Moon Knight boys have been through. 10k words.

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As always: a huge thank you to all creators for your time and your passion and your talent. You guys are absolutely incredible and make this world a better place!

Something missing you say? Please feel free to shout your own recommendations at me in the comments!

#fic recs #dancerinthestorm reads #and makes it everyone elses problem #fics to treasure and re read for all eternity #virgil x reader #virgil sparda x reader #alfred pennyworth x reader #neil x reader #haldir x reader #bruce wayne x reader #battinson x reader #moon knight system x reader #marc spector x reader

[twisted-tales-told]

hi! are there any spn fics you want to rec?

Babygirl OF COURSE

Okay okay first of all, almost all of these are very Adult. Second of all, they are near & dear to my lil heart

I have a list! Please forgive me if I spell any of this wrong I’m. Sleepy

Talk some sense to me by Imyourhoneybee

FLUFF FIC POST CANON FLUFF FIC!! 270k WORDS OF FLUFF AND SMUT!!

Raise the black by (very long username but I am linking it correctly)

PIRATE AU PIRATE AU OHMYGOD THE BEST PIRATE AU EVER ITS REALLY WELL RESEARCHED MAN I LOST MY MIND

The escape artist by vipjuly

Escape room au! Cas makes escape rooms! This fic was a wild concept but I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Time on my hands by murron

EVERYTHING BY THIS WRITER IS SO WONDERFUL this one in particular I want it PAINTED I want it on my SKIN

spirit of the west by teen_dean

BRO when I tell you this fic means the world to me I am serious! Farmhand dean, vet Castiel. Literally owns my heart! It’s been years since a story made me feel this kind of way. Probably since I read Ari and Dante dive into the secrets of the universe

Russian to the alter by MalMuses

Castiel is fleeing from Russia because he writes gay erotica novels & Gabriel asks Dean to marry him so that he can stay in the country legally! I absolutely fell in LOVE with this story!

and finally the classic,

And this your living kiss by opal_bullets

Dean is secretly a famous poet and takes Castiels poetry class

also fun fact the class I just dropped was a poetry class! Maybe if my prof was more like Castiel I would have stayed!

#fic recs #Destiel

[ladyhallen]

For fic recs :D

The many lives of Hatake Raiden series by Meeceisme (naruto)

Light of the Dying Sun by Violea (naruto)

Together to the Future series by Blazonix (self insert as kiba - naruto)

Borne of Caution by VibeLordess (pokemon) (reposted on ao3 with permission from the actual author, Fuggmann)

Also-Ran by KlonoaDreams (pokemon)

Let The Heavens Fall by solstixxe, orphan_account (harry potter)

Love on the Brahms by lulu-lisbon (harry potter)

Maria vs The Jedi Cult by IzzyMRDB (star wars)

Every time that you lose it (Sing it for the world) by IzzyMRDB (game of thrones)

Memoirs of a Suicidal Pirate by alkhale (one piece)

and much madness must make by Yuesya (one piece)

the apple of your eye by fivveweeks (one piece)

Echoes by 500shadesofblue (one piece)

and i knew its name by hedwag (one piece)

Send me a demon - the worst demon you have by AliceinCandyland (svsss)

The Untold Tale by PhoenixTakaramono (svsss)

Nothing Gold Can Stay by getoffmyrichard (lotr)

Whispers of the Dead by Loeka (naruto/bleach crossover)

Walk Two Lifetimes by Coolio101 (bleach)

I can't believe no one has written any "self-insert as Bakugou" fanfics yet what a bunch of cowards by the_incidental_author (bnha)

Parallax by petrichor (findingkairos) (bnha - reincarnation but it's subtle)

Retrograde Motion by Crunchysunrises (naruto - not reincarnation or self insert but still a good read)

Dreamer by Dante Kreisler (percy jackson - on ffn though)

Welcome to Tomorrow by Izaranna (naruto - also on ffn)

The many lives of Hatake Raiden series by Meeceisme (naruto)

Light of the Dying Sun by Violea (naruto)

Together to the Future series by Blazonix (self insert as kiba - naruto)

Borne of Caution by VibeLordess (pokemon) (reposted on ao3 with permission from the actual author, Fuggmann)

Also-Ran by KlonoaDreams (pokemon)

Let The Heavens Fall by solstixxe, orphan_account (harry potter)

Love on the Brahms by lulu-lisbon (harry potter)

Maria vs The Jedi Cult by IzzyMRDB (star wars)

Every time that you lose it (Sing it for the world) by IzzyMRDB (game of thrones)

Memoirs of a Suicidal Pirate by alkhale (one piece)

and much madness must make by Yuesya (one piece)

the apple of your eye by fivveweeks (one piece)

Echoes by 500shadesofblue (one piece)

and i knew its name by hedwag (one piece)

Send me a demon - the worst demon you have by AliceinCandyland (svsss)

The Untold Tale by PhoenixTakaramono (svsss)

Nothing Gold Can Stay by getoffmyrichard (lotr)

Whispers of the Dead by Loeka (naruto/bleach crossover)

Walk Two Lifetimes by Coolio101 (bleach)

I can't believe no one has written any "self-insert as Bakugou" fanfics yet what a bunch of cowards by the_incidental_author (bnha)

Parallax by petrichor (findingkairos) (bnha - reincarnation but it's subtle)

Retrograde Motion by Crunchysunrises (naruto - not reincarnation or self insert but still a good read)

Dreamer by Dante Kreisler (percy jackson - on ffn though)

Welcome to Tomorrow by Izaranna (naruto - also on ffn)

Notes: AHHH, OMG! There's so many! Thank you!! Also, I just realized that I have not opened FFN in a WHILE and I was like, Wait, this is where? And then I read the fic and just shrugged, they're pretty good!

Thank you very much for the recs!!!

#fanfic recs #naruto #bleach #crossovers #bnha #lotr #pjo #svss #one piece

[italianpersonwithashippersheart]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "italianpersonwithashippersheart"?

The name used to be italiangirlwithanenglishheart, because ever since I started to be fluent in English I have been speaking and thinking in English and have always feel more connected to English things then Italian ones.

I have change girl to person when I started to questioning my gender and english to shipper because I am trying to have more interest in my own language and culture and trying not be so english focus (also because I have stopped wanting to move to the UK or America, no offence but *looks at the news* yikes).

I am not sure how good I will be with the list of fics recs, or if I can even get to 10 but I will try:

Philkas College Verse Series, continuation of the Eyewitness miniseries and canon as far as I am concerned: https://archiveofourown.org/series/697560

The Verse or Ari & Dante series continuation of the Aristotele and Dante Discover the Secret of the Universe first book only https://archiveofourown.org/series/1411420

Resplendent Verse Series and Until We Meet Again AU series where Korn and In didn't die but still seperated and rekindle their romance in their 50s thanks to Dean and Pharm (aka the greatest fic I have ever read, seriously!!!) https://archiveofourown.org/series/2324807

The Seven Deadly Sins series from Hannibal (there are many fics I love in the Hannigram fandom, but this is the series I come back to the most) https://archiveofourown.org/series/2835709

I want to shut out to the only 3 fics on ao3 about Anwar and Maxxie from Skins Gen 1, the only fics that understand these two characters as I have: https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Anwar%20KharralsMaxxie%20Oliver/works

A Daemon AU Six of Crows Wesper Focus fic that is super amazing http://archiveofourown.org/works/32207206

Free Falling (Catch me if you Can) & Made The Right Selection from Red White and Royal Blue http://archiveofourown.org/works/34050883 & http://archiveofourown.org/works/33559741

The Still Incomplete On My Mind, Under My Skin LITA poly fic. One of the best poly fics I ever read. EDIT: I wanted to add the writer's tumblr but I had a memory lapse and could not remember it, now I do this amazing fic series is by @poetry-protest-pornography

Shape you like an ocean (come alive or come undone) - Black/Yok Not Me https://archiveofourown.org/works/38762907

A Helping Hand Ming/Wayo Ghost Ship fic from 2moons ttp://archiveofourown.org/works/24064309

And BONUS: kueadiao kissies Cutie Pie almost poly fic http://archiveofourown.org/works/46516054 (I can't find an actual poly ship for the cutie pie couples the way I can for the LITA couples and I will die mad about it)

Thanks for the ask anon this was a lot of fun. It was difficult to narrow down a favorite in some of this fandoms, but these are the ones that jump into my head right away.

#ask #Anonymous #fic recs

[mydisenchantedeulogy]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let's spread the self-love. 

Tagged by: @mishwanders (thank you, hun). 🫂

I went a little extra with this because honestly, It was hard to choose. I love a lot of the stories I write. I'm just super slow at updates. 😭 

If there is one not listed, please let me know. I'd like to hear from my mutuals too. What was your favorite fic of mine? 

Reader inserts:

Candy Coated (Buddha)

The Bitter Truth (Bi-Han)

Red Strings (Gojo)

To Thine Own Self Be True (Akutagawa)

The Road Ahead (Qin Shi Huang)

OC-Based Fics:

Where the Tainted Kiss (Vaas)

Future on Hold (Cid)

Black Wedding (Wesker)

In Chains (Law)

We the Doomed (Dante)

Tagging: @bonez-drabblez, @nunezs-stuff, @useless-potatho, @shions-new-blog-of-stuff, @okami-117, and anyone who wants to join. Please don't feel pressured.

#tag game

[aziraphales-library]

Hi there! Thank you for everything you do. I’m always delighted when I see a post of yours on my dash. Do you happen to have any recs where either Aziraphale or Crowley has a stutter? Thank you! ❤️

Hello! There aren't loads. We recommended some fics where Crowley has a speech disorder here, and I've got a couple more now...

Old Life, New Life by JuliaJekyll (T)

Crowley comforts his fellow demon and friend, Livinia, when one of her close friends dies. Several centuries later, Crowley reads a love poem to his husband, Aziraphale.

With apologies to Dante Alighieri.

Of burnt books and courting Crowley by robynvite (T)

On Newt and Anathema's engagement party, a year after Armageddon't, Aziraphale finds out two pieces of very startling news: One, Newt and Anathema burned the sequel to Agnes Nutter's Nice and Accurate Prophecies. Two, Crowley was in love with him, and had been since the Beginning. His reaction to one of these is to quietly figure out a game plan, and to subsequently calmly and determinedly execute that plan. His reaction to the other is to break a champagne glass with his bare hand.

Of being courted and befriending bookgirls by robynvite (T)

Accidentally, after Armageddon't, Crowley befriends Anathema. One year later, he is invited to her engagement party. After, Aziraphale starts acting strange. Aziraphale starts being up into Crowley's space, and Aziraphale starts... no, he can't be flirting, can he?

Luckily, Crowley has Anathema to gently guide him through the onslaught of emotions that come with Aziraphale's new strange behavior.

- Mod D

#good omens #ineffable husbands #speech disorder #mod d

[light-lanterne]

hello ! it is i, angel (he/him)~ welcome to my halloween pinned post !! it will only be here for a few days —until the end of day of the dead—, but i felt it important to change my layout for the spooky season so here we are 👻

beneath the cut you can find a list of the regular tags i use in this blog, but before you proceed, there are a couple important things i should inform you about:

first, i will be partaking in @bylerween2023! this is a terrific event organised by some lovely bylers whom i adore, and it means i will be posting a few little creepy stories i've been preparing for a short while over the next couple weeks. some of them will be short fluffy prompts (tagged under 🪄 or "samhain alms"), which i shall post daily and should be enjoyable for anyone who reads them. some others, however, will be ficlets cemented in horror and gnarly themes (tagged under 🪦 or "walpurgis hexes"), so it is in your best interest to pay attention to the tags before reading. ...which brings me to my next point, which is that if you don't want to see any of my mature, chilling fics, you might want to filter out the tag "dark byler agenda". i use this tag regularly when delving into dark themes such as cannibalism, gore, murder, possessive love, murky morals and so on, so it serves as a blanket tag to block if you want to avoid such topics with ease. (the appropriate warnings will be provided in each pertinent post, too, so again, mind the tags and be safe, okei ?)

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[bonesandthebees]

ello bones hope youre doing good

just found even more cool songs thanks to you, how do you always have more???

also WE COULDVE HAD YOU DOING ASL??? aw man :( (/lh)

anyway, I just turned in my paper that ive been working on for the last few months (yay, finally, it ate like all of my free time and energy) and suddenly I have too much free time and not much too read or watch (I had saved so many fics I cant manage to read anymore)

any coming of age books (or fics) or movies recommendations? (I need me some honey and tangerines vibes yk? ive been listening to the playlist too much again. one day I think ill read that fic again, but today is not the day)

much love to go you all in the ask box, eli <3

I'm doing pretty good! went to a yoga class tonight and I'm seeing the tommyinnit live show tomorrow so it's shaping up to be a pretty great weekend!

I actually filmed a video to post here on language day and everything but I wanted to redo it so my face wasn't fully in frame but then I just didn't get around to it :( oh well next time

OOO congrats on turning in that paper!! that's a huge accomplishment, I hope you get a great grade on it. and yay for free time!

oh boy ok coming of age recs I can do this. I haven't read any coming of age books since I was a teenager though so keep in my my memory of these are all hazy

books:

the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky - hallmarker of the coming of age genre, read this when I was 16 and cried, even if you've seen the movie I highly recommend the book

aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz - literally was one of my favorite books for so many years. I read it when I was 15 and became obsessed with it. I still look back on it so warmly it's just such a great book

it's kind of a funny story by ned vizzini - also read this one when I was like 16ish. I remembered enjoying it but not as much as the other two I've listed here. still very good though!

movies:

cha cha real smooth (2022) - actually one of my favorite coming of age films I've ever seen. it's a coming of age film about a guy in his early 20s instead of in his teens which is refreshing in its own. it hit particularly hard for me because I saw it when I was 22 and freshly graduated from college unsure what to do, the main character is 22 and freshly graduated from college unsure what to do. it's also a very unique setup and I really loved how they pulled it off

the edge of seventeen (2016) - this might be a controversial pick because the main character is actually pretty insufferable in this, but that's part of why I enjoyed it. the character is meant to be insufferable. she's a teenage girl dealing with the hell of being a teenage girl and she sucks! it's an intentional thing and it does it very well! I would say it still falls flat in some areas, but I'm mainly recommending it because it's so refreshing to have an mc genuinely be a shitty person

sing street (2016) - I count this as a coming of age movie but it's also kind of a music movie? it's incredibly fun no matter what. the songs are so catchy, the characters are all great, and the relationships are just all very well done

the kings of summer (2013) - genuinely why do I never hear anyone talk about this movie. I haven't seen it in so long but I remember it being incredibly funny with a great dose of summertime whimsy

hunt for the wilderpeople (2016) - tbh I never thought of this as a coming of age movie and it might be a bit different than most of the films on here but I was looking up lists of coming of age movies to try and remember which ones I've seen and I saw this one mentioned a few times. if you're a fan of taika waititi films, in my opinion this is his best one hands down. it's hilarious but also incredibly sweet and heartwarming at the same time

moonrise kingdom (2012) - very charming and storybook esque in the way all wes anderson films are, but with a really sweet story between two kids at its core. again, different from most of the ones on this list, but definitely an enjoyable one all the same

hope this list helps!

#ask #jiksvokrat

[magnus-the-maqnificent]

Oh god that Desi server, the fucking chaos afscghfhhgjj

I remember you joining and you weren't online as chronically as a lot of us, and you had such good ideas and fandom opinions. I thought you were charismatic, aloof, distinguished, unattainable-friend and most importantly, cool.

Then ofc we collabed and I actually talked to you one on one. I have to say I was scared fucking shitless when I started talking to you because you seemed so out of my little baby fandom leagues.

But now I know just how much cooler you are. Also a dork. And pathetic wet cat core (affectionate). You still have at least 10 movies and books from my recs to finish (please read folk of the air I'm begging you (but after your exams obvi)). Also the only person from this blog who read my first smut fic. Also the first one I'd probably ask for witness signature for my wedding to Christian (or Dante. Or Alex. I also like Rowan. Oh and Rhys. Ofc can't forget Zade and Aaron)

You made me watch Hannibal. I'm so grateful for those fucking murder husbands.

Also thank you for indulging my weird (BUT ENTIRELY POSSIBLE) medical questions at all hours. I mean I'm a wholeass adult now I gotta know about breaking hips and stuff y'know for science 👀

I'M NOT APOLOGIZING FOR THE ANGST AND MCD YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT

Thank you for being my friend 💙💙💙

The only reason I wasn't chronically online was because of 11th class which was from like 6am to 9pm. Brutal hours I know :')

I'm sorry I just. Moi???? A charismatic distinguished gentleman???? Like ik I have a mysterious charm but. DISTINGUISHED??? COOL???? WHAAAAT

Tbh from my POV you were the cool, aloof one. Like even after we started collabing you seemed so distant. And then one day you asked me if I'd read rwrb and I said yes and it was like a fucking dam broke 😭

Also yes I'm pathetic wet cat core and I'd rather be known for that than the charismatic distinguished gentleman 🤣🤣🤣

Anyways I'm not very good with words (fics? Yes. My own feelings? Uhhhhhhh) BUT you're my bestie and my fucking lighthouse because everytime I'm down I think of you to remind myself that things will get better and someday I'll live in an apartment all by myself and I'll make maggi at 3am if I want to <3 also you're a dork with the best fashion sense and I love you even with your 847464737 husbands

Thank YOU for introducing me to the Leverage fam - my second favourite crime family, second only to the Forgers, and speaking of which, thank you for tagging me in cute as heck Spy x Family posts <3<3<3

(Yes I love the angst and MCD 🙃)

Ilysm babe <3<3<3<3

#blues and then purple pink asks #❤️❤️❤️

[dante-winning-archive]

dante rapidly style switching is actually me rn trying to decide on a task to do

(answer asks, finish the fic rec list, write fic, draw, watch youtube)

#archivist post #GIRL HELP THERE ARE SO MANY TASKS #AND I WANT TO DO THEM ALL

[kandisheek]

FIC REC WEEK 16 – DARK FIC

close me in the dark (let me disappear) by WhenasInSilks

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: E Words: 2,641 Tags: Dubious Consent, Superior Ironman, Bad BDSM Etiquette

Summary: “I’m so sick,” Tony says, “of everyone wanting things from me.”Steve has lost the serum; Tony has lost his humanity. Steve keeps chasing ghosts. Tony gives him something else instead.

Reasons why I love it: Superior Ironman is always a win in dark fic, especially coupled with old man Rogers. This fic portrays Tony's descent into his inhumane self so well, and oh my god, I just want to give Steve a hug. The writing is amazing, and I hope you go and give it a read for yourself.

Hold Me Tight (or Don't) by UisceOneLove

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: NR Words: 2,175 Tags: Dark Tony, Emotional Manipulation, No Powers AU

Summary: Steve wished that he had understood what it meant to covet something so desperately that nothing was out of bounds to get it.

Reasons why I love it: Holy. Fucking. Shit. What a killer premise. Tony is completely deranged, and in a twisted way it makes so much sense that Steve decides to go along with it in the end. I love this fic so much, and I bet you will too, so please go and check it out!

Your Definition of Love (Is Different From Mine) by quantumdragon

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: T Words: 3,965 Tags: Hydra Steve, Memory Loss, Love Confession

Summary: After waking up from his coma, Tony has a lot of questions for Hydra Cap. And Steve has answers - but not the ones Tony was expecting.

Reasons why I love it: Their conversation is so well-written. I love the way it escalates and gets disrupted at the end, it really ratchets up the tension. And Hydra Cap's final words to Tony, sheesh, those hit deep. This fic is fantastic, and you should definitely read it!

The Blues by resurrectedhippo

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: E Words: 2,534 Tags: Hydra Steve, Non-Con, Watersports

Summary: He can’t see Steve anymore, but he feels his breath on his back. A finger outlines his vertebrae, and Tony counts each one. Twelve down the thoracic. Five down the lumbar, and then Steve's pawing at his sacrum, fingers fluttering until he reaches the center of Tony’s ass. "There you are," he says, spreading Tony's cheeks. Tony sees Steve's shiny boots until he crouches to the ground, and then all that’s left are those stupid green trousers that should be blue. There’s a puff of air on his hole, then a dry finger circles the rim. It presses in, slow. Tony should be used to this violation by now. But he’s not.

Reasons why I love it: This one is just beautifully awful. I love how the torture Steve inflicts is juxtaposed with his calm, almost kind demeanor. And oh my god, poor Tony still loving the Steve he used to know is the saddest thing ever. I love this one, so please go and check it out!

An Empty Hell by Diomedes

Pairing: Steve/Tony Rating: E Words: 9,668 Tags: Unhealthy Relationships, Body Horror, Open Ending

Summary: Tony was the one who got them stranded in this barren, strangely empty place so it was his responsibility to get them back home. The only problem was: he literally couldn't remember how to do that. The landscape was horrendously beautiful, like no Hell Tony could have ever hoped to deserve.

Reasons why I love it: This fic feels so poetic and sad. Before I even read the tags, the title made me think of Dante's Inferno, and I really love the inspiration that this fic took from it. The writing style is amazing, and the pictures Diomedes paints with their words are incredibly beautiful. In short, go and read this fic, because it's wonderful!

#marvel #stony #fanfic #fic rec #ficrec #fanfic rec #a year in fanfic recs #dark fic

[akechi-stole-my-heart]

it's been a year since i first completed persona 5 royal, and since then i've read quite a bit of akeshu fic. i went through my bookmarks to find my favorites to rec them to you all here in a kind of masterpost. i'll be giving a short summary as well as my thoughts on them. this is going to end up being a very long post, so the rest will be under a readmore.

so, first off we have my favorite oneshots that I've read this year. listed in the order i read them.

you've got me seeing through different eyes by futuresoon

a bad ending p5r fic where maruki gives akira the ability to actualize akechi according to his wants. really fucked up with a lot of psychological horror, and while i don't necessarily think this is what would have happened in canonverse, its a terrifying thought experiment and exactly what i'm looking for in a p5r bad ending akeshu fic.

Fools Rush In by Atalan

akira speedruns his confidant with akechi in a single day and things end up happening a little bit differently. it absolutely nails their dynamic and there is A Moment in this fic that will forever live rent free in my mind.

never a wish better than this by shouldbeworking

2/2 but its groundhog day (which is fitting, since 2/2 literally IS groundhog day). this made me hurt in a very unique way only a fic like this could. god. hhh. pain. just thinking about it. fuck

When it's over, you're the start by thenotwriter

the phantom thieves slowly start to forget everything that happened in the metaverse, including akechi, but akira doesn't want to forget. there's a moment in this fic that made me cry but don't worry it has a happy ending.

why don't we spin the wheel by futuresoon

what if there was a cognitive akechi in sae's palace. this one has some pretty fucked up stuff in it so read the tags but damn is it good holy shit.

With Mournful Tread by Yustiel

ng+ time loop but its a little bit ethereal and you have to read it multiple times to really get it. that ending though. it always gets me. its the kind of thing you have to stare into space for a while after reading it.

Falling Up by KivaEmber

akechi has Angst about killing akira during the third semester. it's short and simple but it hits extremely hard.

fallen angel by cruellae

after killing akira, akechi descends through one last palace. one final mental shutdown to induce in a target whose distortion is dante's inferno--a hell covering all of tokyo. impeccable symbolism and several moments that make me Emotional.

next we have some shorter longfics, aka anything with multiple chapters that's under 50k words. once again laid out in the order i read them.

Lions Share by Turandot

akira and akechi are both hit with a status effect that compels them to snuggle with sumire that sustains even after they leave the metaverse. very royal trio-centric but not necessarily romantic. this was the first p5 fic i read so my memory of it is a bit hazy, but i do think i had a couple minor gripes with akechi's character, but on the whole it is very very good.

Pleasant Boy by ez_cookie

okay. this is my second favorite p5 fic of all time. GO READ IT.

ah shit. i forgot to tell you what it's about. maruki actualizes goro during the third semester and turns him into the detective prince but Genuine. this fic is so so so good and has my favorite moment in any fic ever. i have fully sobbed both times i have read it, and i do not easily cry. (it has a happy ending.) go read it!!!!! now!!!!!

gravitational reset by chashmish

the third semester if maruki accidentally created a bond between akira and akechi that forced them to be near each other at all times. lots of akeshu fluff as they try to deal with this 'problem' with some amazing moments near the end.

Kintsugi by cryptisPrince and Ethereally

this starts out as a velvet room attendant akechi fic and ends with an akechi palace. the beginning is good but the ending is goddamn AMAZING.

killed with kindness by veterization

(this one is technically JUST over 50k words buuut i decided to put it in this category anyway.) the phantom thieves forcibly befriend akechi starting early on in the game. the pt befriending akechi is literally my favorite thing ever and this fic does it very well. its super sweet.

Press To Give Gold by Erina

persona 5 but the characters use reddit. this one is fricking hilarious and mostly lighthearted fun until it suddenly punches you in the gut. and then its lighthearted fun again.

take me to church by cruellae

akira has a palace post-royal. the symbolism/imagery in this one is what really elevates it for me.

Trickster's Maze by TwilightKnight17

another akira has a palace post-royal. its a tad mean to the thieves but the symbolism and catharsis is worth it. joker's shadows (there are several) are literally the best things ever i love them a lot.

Flight through fall by Tayani

a summary would require several trigger warnings, so. post-royal, very sad and dark, but it has a hopeful ending and i found it to be very cathartic. i've already read it twice and i only found it a couple months ago.

Love, Ren by Tayani

akira (okay, its obviously ren in this fic, but i always call him akira bc ren just does not fit him and i will die on this hill) writes a series of letters to akechi over the course of the game. the characterization is wonderful and the ending beautiful.

finally, we have the longer longfics, aka everything over 50k words. its the shortest list but some of my absolute favorites are here.

the first step to find your way is to mark where you have been by futuresoon

akechi palace fic post-royal. akira and akechi make their way through akechi's palace every night so akechi can return to the living world and the metaverse can finally be completely destroyed. there is a ton of amazing character development for akechi and it gets deep into his backstory. this fic also heavily influenced my own akechi palace au, which you'll probably be able to tell once its out. this is one of my absolute favorite akechi-centric fics. there is some darker stuff though so mind the tags.

it takes a village by shouldbeworking

AND HERE WE HAVE MY #1 AKECHI FIC OF ALL TIME. its a ng+ from akechi's perspective and everyone remembers the original timeline except for goro. i read this fic three times in a fucking row despite it being the longest fic on this list it is THAT good. and i am currently (slowly) making my way through it a fourth time and highlighting all the best beautiful passages which is honestly a majority of the fic. the whole thing is just, absolutely gorgeous in every single way and has everything you could ask for in an akechi redemption fic. i cannot rave enough about this one just go read it and pleasant boy and i will die happy. wow. just. wow.

hiraeth by atomjenkins

akechi spends time with each of the phantom thieves one on one during the third semester. (almost) every chapter is beautiful and explores their parallels with akechi. i have a couple minor complaints about how it deals with akechi's feelings about killing people, and one major complaint about makoto's chapter (the author doesn't like makoto and it shows), but other than that. very solid, highly recommend.

Once More, With Feeling by beesandtoes

akira and akechi get stuck in a time loop on the day akechi dies. this starts out great and slowly gets better and better and then the twist hits and it becomes absolutely fucking amazing. definitely somewhere in my top five.

the uprooting of the universe by akc

taking place five years after the end of persona 5 royal, akira and akechi meet by happenstance and reconnect. both akechi and akira have changed a lot in the past 5 years and while akechi's life is now relatively stable, it's still not happy. basically a slow burn of akechi learning how to let himself become happy and finally make some real friends. the akeshu is extremely wholesome and adorable. also this fic made me kin akechi even harder, lets just leave it at that.

and you know what? lets include some bonus ichinose-centric fics i read bc i went through her whole tag on ao3 and these two were the highlights. ichinose deserves so much better. c'mon you guys lets write more about her please i am begging

A God As Lost As You And Blind by Fuchi

multichapter fic where ichinose and maruki have a long conversation in his taxi and do some soul searching together. there were a few (many) moments where i was like 'do people really talk like this?' but then again this is ichinose and maruki we're talking about.

Do AIs Dream of Past Mistakes? by presidenthomemaker

oneshot where ichinose has a touching moment where she reconnects with her emotions while on a road trip with sophia. nitpick that its a little repetitive of their moment together in p5s but i liked this fic a lot regardless.

#sera posts #sera's fanfic recs #<using that tag so if i make more posts about fics i like you can search for them on my blog