2026 Fanfic Reading Challenge

fish & wild geese by @impossibletruths (MDZS - 1/1 - T) Summary: Years after his mother's death, Lan Zhan, tired of his life in the city, returns to his childhood home.

In a Family Way by @puddleofgoo (Stargate Atlantis - 1/1 - E) Summary: When a group of baby squid imprint on Rodney McKay, John Sheppard discovers something about family and himself he previously discounted as important.

Operation O Canada, or The Hollander-Rozanov Method of Soft Launching a Marriage by robbinscinquefoil (Heated Rivalry - 8/8 - T) Summary: In 2017, Shane Hollander spirals and proposes to his boyfriend of 4 days (or 7 years, or 9 years, or not his boyfriend at all, depending on how you look at it), which leads to a lot of plans, weird theories in the Montreal Voyageur locker room, some Twitter drama, and Ilya Rozanov entering his WAG era.

Terms of Devotion by @emeraldnicole-blog (KPDH - 55/55 - E) Summary: Han Jinu has gone through six secretaries this year. None survived his impossible standards, until Rumi, a clerical nobody accidentally assigned to his floor, tells him no and lives to tell the tale. She’s blunt, broke, and not impressed by power. He’s rich, ruthless, and dangerously intrigued. Somewhere between deadlines, jealousy, and “strictly professional” stares across glass walls, devotion stops being part of the job description.

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Your Platonic Relationship: An Owner’s Manual by @nandamai (The X-Files - Mulder/Scully - 1998)

The Jukebox at Fall Arrow Inn by @seepunkrun (The X-Files - Mulder/Scully - 1997)

Whipping Boy by Flywoman (The X-Files - Mulder/Scully - 1998)

Chocolate by akatonbo (The X-Files - Mulder/Scully - 1995)

Land of the Living by Labrynth (Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 1999)

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Healing the Shieldmaiden by @neutronstarchild (19/19 - Faramir/Éowyn - T) Summary: Éowyn woke up, robbed of her glorious death, to find that she was yet again a prisoner. Watching her brother march away, she finds the healing she did not know she needed in the form of two companions: her soldier in arms Meriadoc Brandybuck and the new Steward of Gondor Faramir. Those days in the Houses of Healing opened her heart, and finally she knew what was in it. As they await the fate of Middle Earth, their healing runs deeper than the wounds and shadows.

A Chance to Show His Quality by Sansastarkofwinterfell (29/29 - Faramir/Éowyn - T) Summary: "This was the most real dream he had had, and he knew what would happen. If Boromir went to Rivendell, he would die." An AU that has been done before, but this is my take on the 'Faramir goes to Rivendell in place of Boromir AU'

The Newly Soon To Be Weds by @torchwood-99 (3/3 - Faramir/Eowyn - NR) Summary: The days following the betrothal of Lady Éowyn of Rohan, and Lord Faramir, Steward of Gondor, are filled with gossip, contemplation, flirting, and unnecessary break out schemes.

The Wings of the Shadow by aprilkat (11/11 - Frodo/Faramir - M) Summary: “Faramir, I mean My Lord Steward,” Ioreth stammered. “Whose child has been hurt? What has happened to him?” She gestured him into the hall and talked as they hurried together down the hall towards a nearby alcove. “I sent the boy to call Damrien at once when I heard the gong sound.” She lit the lantern on the table with her candle, and pulled down the coverlet on one of the narrow beds against the wall. The Steward of Gondor stepped forward and carefully laid the tiny figure on its back in the bed. As Ioreth brought the lantern closer, her breath caught once more. The light flickered over dark curls, long lashes, pale cheeks- and a hand missing most of one finger. The Ringbearer!

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The Time Before by @cdelphiki (22/22 - Gen - G) Summary: One moment, Red Hood was fighting with Black Mask, listening to the idiot go on about how he'd murder Jason long before he'd become a problem. The next... Jason was ten years in the past, nine-years-old, and fending for himself on the streets of Gotham. Bruce might not know about Jason yet in the timeline, but Batman was the only one who could protect him against Black Mask. If only Jason didn't hate him so much...

Author’s Note by @trekkele (1/1 - Gen - G) Summary: Jason may have been trying to take over the criminal underworld while avoiding Batman until his big dramatic reveal, but he still had time for hobbies. Hobbies like finally finishing the Pride and Prejudice AU he had started before his death, and posting the finished chapters for the 3 people who were still interested. Maybe he should have double checked the subscribers list first.

Mama Red & The Ducks of Park Row by @gracieparkerr (1/1 - Gen - T) Summary: Word traveled fast in Crime Alley. It became yet another Alley-kid code word. If someone said they were telling Mama, that meant Jason Todd would get an earful while he planned out his next drug bust. If someone said Mama’s paying for dinner, it meant a free meal to any kid who showed up to the diner that day. (or: "a toddler who was being saved by the red hood called him "mama" once and now crime alley kids will refer to him as mama all. the. time.")

Tell Me What I Am (Carry Me Home) by @primeemeraldheiress (1/1 - Gen - T) Summary: Every time Bruce's gaze rested on Jason now, he had a wary look. Jason was never going to be the Robin that Batman wanted. “He’s going to wind up just like his father, Alfred.”

Totentanz (La Danse Macabre) by Balrog_Roike (1/1 - Gen - M) Summary: "Vengeance is nothing but justice long overdue…" The Lazarus Pit thinks so, too.

(Fae)r or Not by @skalidra (1/1 - Gen - T) Summary: Red Hood isn't exactly the first person Slade would have expected to see getting dragged over to the cell next to him. Another high-profile mercenary, maybe, or a metahuman of some variety or another, but a human vigilante from the opposite side of the country? Interesting disparity in prisoners, there.

It’s a Horrible Morning in Gotham by @bittercape (10/10 - Jason/Slade - M) Summary: The goose, when it materializes, is not something that can be ignored. It’s a hurricane of feathers and smacking wings and a surprising amount of claws, hell bent on murder. Any goose is too much for most people, and an enraged soulmate goose is certainly far too much for Jason’s would-be abductor, who is lucky to escape with the distinctive scarring that a goose to the face will give you, as well as several broken bones from falling backwards down the stairs. Catherine does not wake up. Jason, who has always slept like the dead (and as such been an absolute delight of a baby), sleeps on, oblivious. The goose preens at the top of the stairs, self-satisfied, before it disappears.

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Joke's On You by @whimsicalmeerkat (8/8 - Emreis/Geralt - E) Summary: Geralt has known for twenty years that Emhyr is his soulmate, but he never expected to do anything about it

lie beside me baby, that's an order by @whimsicalmeerkat (6/6 - Emreis/Geralt - E) Summary: Emhyr shows up at Corvo Bianco because of a threat which can only be solved by Geralt, specifically by sleeping in Geralt's bed. What's a poor Witcher to do?

a soldier (who carries a mighty sword) by @ghostinthelibrarywrites (15/15 - Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier - E) Summary: Fifteen years after Kaer Morhen became an independent city state and refuge for non-humans, Geralt— who somehow got elected its leader, despite his best intentions— is bewildered when King Vizimir of Redania suggests an arranged marriage between Geralt and his nephew. Eskel is a simple witcher who just wants to live out his retirement from the Path with Geralt. So when his lover gets betrothed to some Redanian viscount, Eskel dons a human disguise and decides to get away from Kaer Morhen for a while. Jaskier has no interest in becoming the husband of the infamous White Wolf; he just wants to be a bard. When he flees the guards escorting him to Kaer Morhen, he’s lucky enough to run into Eskel, a hunter who agrees to escort him to safety. But after only a few days in Eskel’s company, he’s half in love. When Jaskier is forced to go to Kaer Morhen to escape a bounty on his head, he finds the city nothing like the nest of monsters he expected. Meanwhile, Jaskier is nothing like what Geralt and Eskel expected.

A Hole In My Heart by Karlethandra_Merthensa (42/42 - Eskel/Geralt/Jaskier - E) Summary: Jaskier of Kaer Morhen, beloved of the Warlord known as the White Wolf and his right hand, and dear friend to all Witchers, has a secret that not even he knows. However, it takes two to keep a secret, and the second holder truly has some secrets to tell…

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Aragorn & Faramir

(Don't) Notice me by @stars-of-ink (Gen - 1/1 - T) Summary: Platonic Aragorn & Faramir. In which Faramir was set on fire for slightly longer. This changes almost nothing for the world, and almost everything for him. The pain that now wracks his body where his scars are, how little he can walk before everything hurts. But Faramir stays with how the world is. Unchanging. Even when he should help himself.

Jaime/Brienne

Beast and the Beast by SigilBroken (Jaime/Brienne - 11/11 - E) Summary: She knew who he was, of course, everyone did. Jaime Lannister: star quarterback. She'd seen him around campus and before that she'd seen him on the news, on the front page of the tabloids. There had been a betting pool on her floor; five gold dragons and you could circle a date on a calendar, your prediction for when he'd make the announcement he was entering the draft. Brienne only overheard about the bet. No one ever invited her to take part--not that she would anyway, she hated football. And she hated Jaime Lannister.

The Covering Sky by @soverygeeky (Jaime/Brienne - 42/42 - M) Summary: AU, from the end of 3x07 in which the timeline is changed slightly and Brienne ends up as the reluctant guest of the Lannisters in King's Landing.

And there are three series' that I put on every J/B rec list ever - so I had to add it to this one. Some are longer than others, but most are one-shots. But they would definitely count for the Series' tasks too. <3

The Lion's Pride by sbarmarj (Jaime/Brienne - 6 fics - G/T)

Honor And Oaths by SigilBroken (Jaime/Brienne - 8 fics - M/E)

In This Light by SigilBroken (Jaime/Brienne - 9 fics - T/E)

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Fandoms (January)

1. All For the Game crossovers

I’m looking for crossover fics. Love long fics (will read anything but prefer over 20k) Any crossovers will do, but you get cookies if you can find me an All for the game x Katekyou Hitman Reborn fic. I will also accept Omegaverse, Sentinelverse, and BDSM verse fics.

2. Interview With The Vampire (Television)

Hi! Looking for any fics related to the amc version of Interview with the Vampire. I am fine with any ships (including actor RPF within the fandom), but particularly love Devil's Minion (Armand/Daniel).

3. The Vampire Diaries

I put TVD instead of The Originals bc I wanna read a fic, it can be a snippet or a drabble, about Elijah and Klaus giggling over their deception/fake sun and moon curse (lore) Just them laughing and making jokes about how they have 2 species running around doing all the work for them for like an idea they had at 2am, drunk on rum-y blood, yk? thinking about this after reading the Cyrus Mikaelson fic But other fics unrelated to my craving are completely welcome!

Ships (February)

1. James Kirk/Leonard McCoy/Spock (Star Trek)

Looking for some McSpirk recs. I'd much prefer to keep it SFW, but other than that I'm pretty open! And maybe something skewing a little longer? Thanks in advance, y'all!

2. Kaladin/Shallan (Stormlight Archives)

Hi, I'm looking for oneshots/shorter fics with the pairing. I also don't mind the addition of Adolin 😉 Content-wise, I'm very open, I love angst (aka Kaladin) and am fine with open and/or unhappy endings.

3. Hua Cheng/Xie Lian (Tian Guan Ci Fu)

Looking for super tropey stuff for this ship. Any rating, canon or AU, I'm super easy, really. Maybe not super-angsty for me right now, though. Thanks!

4. Mal/Simon (Firefly)

I'd prefer more manageable lengths below 40k or so; you are welcome to suggest longer, but the higher the wordcount, the exponentially lower my likelihood of ever reading it 😅 My likes are: comedy, angst, ensemble cast stuff, character- and emotion-focused stories, cultural differences and misunderstandings/miscommunications, relatively 'equal' pairs who respect one another, complicated or neutral power dynamics (D/s just isn't interesting to me, sorry), outsider POV, unreliable narrator, forced proximity (inc. fake relationship), pining, awkwardness and self-consciousness, different kinds of intimacy. I'm also up for poly; wanna bring Kaylee or Inara in? River?? (Incest is a-okay) I'm less interested in Jayne as a character, but otherwise I'm pretty game, haha! 😄

5. Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham (Stranger Things)

Just getting into this ship, so please hit me with your best shot!

Blade/Dan Heng:

Sword of a Love Story by bluedynamite (1/1 - T) Summary: In an attempt to impress Yunli, Yanqing begs Blade to teach him the art of forging weapons. Along the way, Yanqing gains a new mentor, and Blade gains a new perspective on his life.

Love or Die by Leona344 (21/21 - E) Summary: From now on I am the System that can save your life. You can call me…well, ‘Love or Die‘ If you don‘t want to die, you have to do what I say. Each day you have to complete a given task, which each task done. I will add one point of life force for you. Your Daily Mission today is…Kiss Ren!

From Somewhere Beyond The Clouds by @satelliteblue (33/33 - M) Summary: A transmigration, yet not. High Elder Dan Feng tried to cut himself free of the cycle of Vidyadhara rebirths and reincarnated in another world as the human Dan Heng.... only to die and be brought right back into his old body. His human memories are fresher than any of his draconic lives, and to make matters worse, that stint in the other world brought him in contact with the Stellaron Hunters book series, which seems to predict his future. How is it fair that he will be the one to betray his favorite character? What even is this Sedition business? He never got to read the backstory volume!!

The High Elder's Self-Saving System by bluedynamite (17/17 - T) Summary: After falling prey to the schemes of someone he considered his close friend, Yingxing brought the Xianzhou Luofu to utter ruin with the sheer violence of his vengeance. And Dan Heng cheered him on every step of the way — after all, Yingxing was just the protagonist of a webnovel, and Dan Heng its avid reader. Except, when Dan Heng succumbs to the mysterious chronic illness that has plagued him his entire life, he finds himself reborn into Yingxing's world…and he has to do everything he can to avoid the tragic fate that awaits him.

Even Immortality Ends by keneke (18/18 - E) Summary: As resurfaced memories of the past come together with his present, Dan Heng learns once again what it means to love.

Kafka/Stelle:

we're taking over the world (a little victim-less crime) by @sachesky (1/1 - T) Summary: Stelle turns around and asks, “So, what do you need from me?” “Will you do a pillow talk with me?” Aventurine asks. What? Stelle blanks out in confusion. What does Aventurine mean by that? Does he want to hook up with Stelle? Is that it? She wants to ask Aventurine to explain but what comes out of her mouth is, “Let me shower first then I’ll follow you.” Aventurine looks relieved, his smile is practically blinding. “Thank you!” And that is how Stelle finds herself inside Aventurine’s expensive car driving to his home.

it can't be unlearned (i've known the warmth of your doorways) by sadnumber (1/1 - M) Summary: Kafka thinks that maybe Stelle lashing out at her, for all the unanswered questions and all the times she's left her, might be just what she needs on her conscience. To get what she deserves. To attest to the crimes she's committed for Elio. But out of all of them, the most violent crime she committed, is falling in love with destiny's delinquent (Or, Kafka misses Stelle. A lot.)

Fallacy by lagaburung (1/1 - E) Summary: They might be connected by fate, but that doesn't mean it's okay for her to be greedy. — Omegaverse

Remember me by Naturezist (1/1 - T) Summary: There are a lot of things Kafka remembers about Stelle. From the good to the bad. Even if they have to go in their own separate way to travel among the stars, their path will converge again. No matter how far the distance is, Kafka knows that Stelle will return to her.

stella nova by Tyrux (1/1 - T) Summary: “Our destinies are intertwined,” Stelle eventually murmurs, their mind stirring to life. “Yours, and mine. That’s what he told us.”

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read between the lines (i will if you will) by @phanbliss (19/19 - M) Summary: Skype conversations between Dan and Phil, leading up to their first meeting. 2009!Phan. Prepare for fluff.

Monochrome by @intoapuddle (68/68 - E) Summary: When you build your life out of fear that your mental illness could worsen, it leaves little room for excitement. Luckily, Dan has found a space online where he feels comfortable.

a match and a fuse by waveydnp (55/55 - E) Summary: Phil is twenty six years old and stuck in a dead end life. He works at Starbucks and may or may not be carrying a torch for his best friend of eight years. He doesn't know who he is or what he wants--or how to go about figuring it out. That all starts to change when he happens upon the resume of a certain law school grad named Daniel.

Faking It/What A Fucking Mess by orphanedaccount (1/1 - T) Summary: “The LGBT panel, you idiot! It’s not some free panel anyone can walk past and deem interesting enough to be staying for like my panel: it’s invite-only, and those who are, they are actually gay!” Dan makes the mistake of “outing” him and Phil on a live show after a misunderstanding, even when there’s nothing to “out”. What a fucking mess.

if the sky that we look upon (should tumble and fall) by @blue-sweatshirts (1/1 - T) Summary: 'I wish I had kissed him at midnight', he writes. A confession; letter by painstaking letter. "Get it together, Phil,” he mutters to himself, shaking his head. “This is a lighthearted scrapbook, not a John Green novel.” Or, 2015 through Phil's eyes.

Dan and Phil: Lords of the Internet, Masters of Ambiguity by @islet (1/1 - G) Summary: A version of this article appears in print on May 22, 2016, on page MM22 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: The Curious Case of Dan and Phil.

Aria in the Snow by Eavans (24/24 - E) Summary: If you asked most people of Daniel J. Howell’s lot in life, they’d tell you it was pretty good. A small career writing for a fashionable magazine, the heir to one of New York’s most prestigious hotels, the convenience of youth and an ailing millionaire father… what more could an 18-year-old ask for? So when a night at the symphony turns into the start of a whole new double life in the city’s queer underworld, the heir to New York’s most fashionable hotel will have to learn what is what when you're dating a cabaret singer, and who is who when that singer becomes a troubled star. So it’s nothing but fate to blame when things start to fall apart. The catch? It’s the last half of the 1920s— And this romance is illegal. What's a regular 1920's queer cabaret like, you ask? Well, look no further

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Movie Theaters and Parking Decks by uncookedpasta (1/1 - T) Summary: A casual first date ends far more emotionally than Veronica could have ever expected, and she makes a promise she knows she'll keep.

Hold It Together by @jasondean (1/1 - T) Summary: Veronica has recovered enough from the Westerburg suicides to finally pursue a date with her long-time crush, but some special spirits of the afterlife make the task of having a good date nearly impossible.

Maybe it'll be okay by uncookedpasta (1/1 - T) Summary: Veronica is struggling to cope with everything that's happened, and Heather takes it upon herself to step in.

how things are by @mimimarqeuz (1/1 - T) Summary: “Hey, Heather, you busy on Friday?” Veronica slid beside her at the lunch table, flashing a warm smile. “I have cheer practice after school until six, why?” Heather McNamara responded, a puzzled look crossing her face. “'Cause you have a date.” She replied easily, and Heather’s heart sank. It had been weeks since she’d last been used as Heather Duke’s bait, ever since Veronica became head of the school, but now it seemed she was going down that path as well. “Oh.. With who?” She stared down at her food, trying not to look upset. Veronica smirked, “Me.”

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