Some Fanficion Recs

What is this blog? This is a collection of fanfic recs! I read a ton of fic and many of my favorite fics were recced to me through blogs just like this one. Fic recs are my way of engaging in fandom culture!

Where can I find all the fics on this blog? All the fics recced on this blog are linked in a collection on ao3 here!

I want to rec a fic! You can submit a fic for review here! Your submission may be edited/reformatted before posting and not all submissions will be posted.

How does tagging/searching work? However you normally search a tumblr blog. I wont claim to be any sort of computer whiz so your best bet is to search through this blog's collection on ao3.

About me

So…..I took some time off. I’m not back, but here’s my favorite fics from my hiatus.

The Hobbit

The Protector by syntheticcathedral, Thorinsmut (FormlessVoidbeast) (Nori/Dwalin), 27k, Gender Exploration Dwalin has been searching for decades for the one relic she believes will give her the strength she needs. Ushmaru Khazâd, the protector of the Dwarves. Meanwhile Nori is sincerely regretting touching that overwhelmingly perfect set of knives he found while ruins-searching.

Flowers Among the Fallen Leaves by garafthel(sister_wolf) (Multi), 112k, WIP, Elven and Dwarven Politics  Bilbo Baggins returned home in mourning after the Battle of the Five Armies. All of Middle-Earth knew that Thorin and his nephews had fallen in the battle. It seemed that all that was left to him was a quiet, lonely existence in his empty smial. Then fate in the form of a pregnant Silvan Elf came knocking at his door one night. Bilbo Baggins, it seemed, had never been meant for the quiet life.

Shadowhunters

Enthrallment by smilebackwards (Magnus Bane, Alec Lightwood), 5k, POV Outsider It does look a little bad, Parmela thinks, looking at it from outside. As more specialists had been called in for consultation, they’d decamped to one of the larger conference rooms—eschewing attendance at A, B, AB, & O: The Impact of Blood Type on Non Subject Specific Blood Magic, because this was vastly more interesting and potentially important—and there are a round dozen high-level warlocks clustered around Alec, poking at him with magic. Or: Alec attends the Magical Inventions and Advances convention in hopes of recruiting warlocks for another Downworld Cabinet. The warlocks, however, are more interested—and concerned—by the blue magical aura following Alec around.

Your Name for a Capital by theprophetlemonade (Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood), 22k, Time-travel, 5+1  [“I can’t wait another hundred years to see you again, Alexander.” He hates it, he does. He hates the way Alec looks at him with a history they haven’t yet shared. Alec’s fingers dig into his ribs. A moment of hesitation. “You won’t have to wait that long,” he murmurs, quiet enough to be a secret. “I promise.” “You don’t know that.” Alec stops, forcing Magnus to stop too. Magnus squints at him, seeing double, but Alec shakes his head. “Magnus, I do.” “How?” “Because,” says Alec, and once again, Magnus feels the tug of magic kneading at his skin, a string of fate that wraps around his bottom rib and leads beyond his chest and enters Alec’s in exactly the same place. “You and me, we always find our way back to each other. Whatever happens.” ] Magnus Bane meets a man from his future, interwoven throughout moments in his past.

Multi-fandom

[Podfic] Keeping Crows by greedy_dancer  The Witcher (Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier), 1-1.5hrs If it was some kind of weird religious thing, it was for a god Geralt had never heard of. Probably it was just a weird Jaskier thing. Crows, of all creatures! Corpse eaters. Grain stealers. No one liked crows. But Jaskier was voluntarily traveling with a Witcher; maybe he just had poor taste.

Love was the Law by ruinthatboy  Arcane (Jayce/Victor), 6k, Season 2, Time Loop “This is wrong,” Jayce rasped, his voice strained with torment, so unlike the Jayce that had left mere hours ago to dance and drink and make merry and maybe even make love to the beautiful Mel Medarda. “This is too far back, I shouldn’t be here—” This Jayce was like a wild animal, bearded and shaggy, furious and heartbroken. The huge weapon thudded to the floor once again, and Viktor finally dared to speak. “Jayce, is that… you?” Stewing in his loneliness, research assistant Viktor witnesses an Anomaly take place in the laboratory he shares with Jayce Talis, potentially altering life as they know it (or might never come to know).

Highway through the Stars by Tayijo (Brian O’Connor/Dominic Toretto), 77k, Queer themes and identies  "After totaling his life as a cop in Los Angeles because he couldn't bear to see Dominic Toretto go to prison, Brian O'Conner did his best to escape the authorities and his own broken heart by burying himself in the southern Florida racing scene. Now, restless, his eye is set on a dangerous job in Las Vegas. Danger, after all, is one of just two things in the world that make him feel alive... "Dominic Toretto almost destroyed his family when his high-risk hijacking scheme went south. It's taken him three years to get his team back in working order, and it's meant making compromises. Now he's throwing a wedding for the love of his life--but she's marrying another man. Good thing Vegas is a city full of distractions..."

Continued Reading

These are a few WIPs that I’ve been reading as they’re updated. They’ve appeared in roundups before so I gave them their own special section.

The Accidental Warlord and His Pack series by inexplicifics  (multi) 600k, Canon Divergent  From the kinkmeme: AU Warlord!Geralt receives Tribute!Jaskier as a sacrifice to appease him in every way possible. Jaskier has no choice on the matter and he’s fully aware of the awful rumours that have spread about Geralt and his ruthless conquests. (But we all know those aren’t legit.) A classic angst with a happy ending please! A dash of smut to heal those scars and a sprinkle of new found love!

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Hi tenebrisdecora! I'm so sorry to say that I unfortunately don't know what fic these are from.

Heres a filtered search to get you started: click here

So, how are we all feeling about the ending of Arcane? Have some fics to help you cope!

ARCANE

Like It’s the First Time by egg_thief (Jayce/Viktor), 5k, Episode: s02e07, AU-Canon Divergence “What were we?” Viktor asks, the question catching Jayce off guard. “Back in your universe?” He stumbles as he tries to put it into words- are there even words to describe what Viktor was to him? He opens his mouth, intent to say he doesn’t know- but the words flow out on their own accord. “We were… everything. ” or: in which jayce crashes into another universe, one where viktor was too late to stop his jump

High Hawk Season by JeanLuciferGohard (Jayce/Viktor), 9k, Oh my god they were roomates Three weeks, and the south-facing side of his apartment is still missing, and they won’t even let him sleep there with a tarp tacked over it, because the ‘structure of the building was compromised’ and it’s ‘not fit for habitation’, as if student housing, even student housing on the Kiramann’s dime, ever had any claim on habitability in the fucking first place. “I've been sleeping at the lab, Viktor.” (which he probably would’ve done anyway, but it’s matter of principle–it’s–okay, it’s fundamental question of free will and fair housing practices and not having to live with his mother, who publicly called him a lunatic) Sometimes, you are a genius, and a sizable explosion knocks out most of your living space, and you end up living with your research partner, and it's only weird if you make it weird

BATMAN

A Midafternoon Beetdown by whaleofatime (gen), 4k, Humor It's a regular Wednesday like any other, and Jason's just trying to take out a corrupted police officer. Instead, he inexplicably finds himself cosplaying an organic farmer stuck in the middle of a hostage situation. Crime doesn't pay, but being the Red Hood is somehow worse, fuck.

What’s Wrong With the One We Live In? by incorrectbatfam (gen), 1k, Humor, Ghosts Duke is house-sitting, Jason is deliriously sick, and the ghost of their grand-butler inhabits a vintage panini press.

Satin in a Coffin by InsaneTrollLogic (gen), 8k, Ghosts, Bad Parent!Bruce At the behest of several dead Robins, Stephanie Brown kidnaps a Robin.

Is the fic really Jason-centric if its not overflowing with angst?

Ghost Story by InsaneTrollLogic (gen), 12k, Haunting, Unreliable Narrator It starts with the phantom sound of laughter, glimpses of motion just out of sight, a boy in a tattered Robin suit, and the sneaking suspicion that not all of Jason made it back from the dead.

prologue, part one: he's a rescue by ijustmightwing (gen), 2k, First Meetings Jason Todd met Selina Kyle with blood in his teeth and a wrench in his hand. Before Batman, Jason Todd meets Catwoman and learns a skill or two.

SUPERNATURAL

dumb luck or good ghost by ShanaStoryteller (gen), 20k, Boy King of Hell!Sam, AU-Canon Divergence Dean wakes up after the accident and his father tells him that Sammy is dead.

The Mixtape, Or: Six Things You Learn in Thursday School by Amiril (Castiel/Dean Winchester), 6k, Post-Canon      History passes into legend— but without the Winchester Gospels, that legend must be assembled from the notes of Prophets and Hunters. Human society and the English language may take a few wandering turns along the way, but one thing is a constant: people will always argue about Canon.      Or: God got beat up and replaced by his grandson. You could make a religion out of that.

Walked out of Deadpool & Wolverine and immediately started reading scogan fics, for some reason.

Instinct by menel 37k, Action & Adventure, Feral Logan When Scott Summers crashes in the Savage Land, he finds himself dealing with the usual challenges: fighting dinos and other predators, meeting hostile natives, and generally trying to stay alive. But when he’s saved by a stranger with razor claws and a healing factor, everything changes. Now Scott and his new friend – plus some old friends – have to find a way off of the Forbidden Island, but nothing is as straightforward as it seems.

what yields the need by drunkonwriting 18k, Fluff and Angst In a fight against a rogue Asgardian, Scott gets turned into a kid. To everyone’s surprise, Logan is the one who ends up looking after him.

An Act Too Often Neglected read by reena_jenkins First Class, (Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier), 12 min Logan didn’t much like Erik Lehnsherr when he first met him in a bar about a year ago. Logan likes him a lot less after he dumps Logan’s tranquilized carcass on Charles Xavier’s doorstep like a dog presenting its owner with a stunned rabbit.

But Also the Sex Thing read by aethel-multivioce, elaineofshallot, reena_jenkins, secretsofluftnarp, Shmaylor, silverandblue, wingedwords Alternate Timeline Movies, (Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier), 17 min, Crack, Matchmaking Professor X and Magneto have a few additional instructions for Logan, as long as, you know, he's going to be back in time

Introducing. . . author spotlight! This post will be a roundup of my personal favorites written by this author, instead of a traditional roundup with fics by multiple authors.

Ambrosia and snake oil are sold by the same vendor The Penumbra Podcast, (multi), 180k, Humor, Action & Adventure “Twirl for me, Juno.” “I’ll do it if you close your eyes.” Nureyev takes his hand and makes Juno twirl. The rainbow skirts of a summer dress flare, a yellow cardigan snapping about him, his gold sandals flashing. The effect is of a rainbow octopus flashing its warning colors on the end of Nureyev’s arm. Nureyev catches Juno by the waist “You look splendid.” “I look like I run a mommy-blog.” “I think that’s the point, Juno.” Juno Steel is a lot of things. A happy home-maker ain't one of them, but hey, how hard can it be to play nice for a bit, especially if it means uncovering a source of the cure-mother? Except it's not that simple because nothing ever is in Juno's life. Suddenly he and his family are poised on the verge of an intergalactic conspiracy that pits Juno against old friends and enemies, while the fate of a dying species hangs in the balance. Also some furby nightmare fell out of the vents and Vespa won't let them put it back to the woods.

Ambrosia and snake oil was the best Penumbra fic I had ever read until I read The ballad of Jet Sikuliaq. The combination of action and humor, found family shenanigans, and wacky BAMF's is exactly what got me into The Penumbra Podcast, and it drew me into this fic all the same.

Heyyyyyyy, so it’s been a hot minute since we last spoke. This roundup will have the highlights from May, June, July, and August so buckle up ‘cause we have a lot of fics to get through!

DC

Homecoming as Labyrinthian by cabezas_de_vaca Batman, (gen), 25k, Case Fic, Birds of Prey In which Barbara returns home, starts a girl gang, goes toe-to-toe with a serial killer, and figures out what she wants from life.

yourself or someone like you by suzukiblu My Adventures with Superman, (multi), 9k, Kon-El "Crap!" the food truck worker shrieks in alarm. "Don't hurt him, Superman, he's just a kid!" Clark . . . pauses, then looks up from the kid that he is currently pinning into the street as said kid struggles underneath him. "'Hurt him'?" he asks in reflexive confusion, and then realizes how batting a teenager around like a person-shaped cat toy and pinning him to the street hard enough to crack it probably actually looks to an outside observer. . . . um. Whoops. "Um," he starts awkwardly, and then the kid slips his pin while he's distracted and throws his arms around his neck with a gleeful laugh and a bright grin. "Dad!" he crows triumphantly, and hugs Clark harder than literally anyone has ever hugged him before.

Hey Anon! Unfortunately, "Tim Leaves the Bat Family" isn't a trope I'm super familiar with. However, I dug through my bookmarks and trawled through the Tim!Whump tag and I found some fics you might enjoy!

First, here's the fics I have read and can confirm, are very good.

This set is very "Tim told the fam nothing...angst": Into the Brighter Night by shoalsea (YJ shenanigans) (General, 160k) Banshee In A Well by liverobinreaction(bugbee) (Angst) (Teen, 40k) Bird Watchers by Miss_Choco_chips (Depression) (Angst) (Teen, 7k)

Young Justice Shenaigans: You're as Cuddly as a Cactus, You're as Charming as an Eel by Shleapord (YJ killed Santa Clause) (General, 2k)

Here's the fics I haven't read, but look to have a similar vibe as what you're looking for.

Tim!Wump: You're On Your Own, Kid by InkpotSprite (Teen, 7k) Empty Apologies by Tiredteengaer (Not Rated, 10k) Fracture by iphoenixrising (FFN) (Hurt/Comfort) ( Mature, 75k)

Hi Anon! Unfortunately I don't read a lot of Kon-centric fics so this is a list that short and sweet.

yourself or someone like you by suzukiblu (G, 9k, My Adventure's with Superman) straight on 'til morning by merils (M, 101k, kon's trauma!) myself and this body that they stuck me in by misspickman (T, 14k, tans!kon) But still your secrets (I will keep) by JUBE514 (M, 48k, kon's discovery)

Here's some fics I found that you might like, but I haven't read:

Gut Feeling by Ao3time (T, 22k) rose-colored boy by Violettavonviolet (T, 1k) the courage of stars by merils (M, 29k) Emotional Motion Sickness by Psyche_Daydream (T, 53k)

Here's a works search to help you find more!

Nonny I have some bad news for you, I haven't read the comics either. I can't speak for comic cannon Jack but here's his wiki page and what I know.

So Jack and Janet routinely went on long business trips overseas throughout Tim's childhood, leaving Tim in Gotham. Eventually Janet would be killed and Jack would be left in a wheelchair. Jack remarries (Dana Winters) and at some point discovers that Tim is Robin. Jack grounds Tim from being Robin (at this point Stephanie Brown steps in to take up the Robin mantle) for a period but it doesn't last. Something something No Man's Land, and finally Jack (and Dana?) are killed by Captain Boomerang.

Do I personally believe that Jack was abusive? No. However, I do think that to a greater or lesser degree that Jack was neglectful. Tim had food, shelter, education, and money but I think that very often Tim lacked the necessary parental support and guidance that he needed. Why was there no parent or carer around to notice that Tim was, if not Robin, then that something was off. I think that Jack loved his son, but he was the sort of parent that was parenting off a script. He was a parent in public or when it was convenient, but outside of that I think he had a tendency to sort of wave things off and think that any mistakes he made could be solved later.

Here are some fics that I think are either cannon compliant or cannon adjacent:

Fatherhood for Dummies by Havendance (Gen, 6k) second impressions by Valkirin (Teen, 23k)

Here's some fics I've found that look promising but I haven't read:

Heart, Humble by Betty (Mature, 7k) Never A Hero by iesika (Gen, 11k)

And here's a filtered search if you want to find some more:

I’m back! I took some time off to finish out the semester and get my life back in order and I’m finally able to post again. I’ve barely had time to post about fics, let alone read them, so this month’s recap is a month late. But hey, better late than never?

BATMAN

Plato's Allegory of the Batcave by hppjmxrgosg (gen), 2k, Dick Grayson Character Study “So who do you think was the angstiest Robin?” Stephanie asked. In which Dick Grayson contemplates what Robin meant to him, what it means to everyone else, and how he has to reconcile the two. OR I get my filthy hands on one (1) Dick Grayson and shake him until a character analysis falls out.

Hat Off to the Bats by dietpudding (gen), 6k, Crack Treated Seriously "I've identified a pattern in the frequency of Mad Hatter's previous breakouts. Data shows he's more likely to stay put after he scores a new hat." "Go on." Steph perks up in her seat. Now that she knows to look for it, she can easily spot the manic twink to his eye that Tim gets whenever he's about to act a little unhinged. "I like where this is going." Tim's lips twist into a mischievous grin. "How comfortable are we with ghostwriting a heist?" "Extremely comfortable," Steph replies with an equally roguish smirk.

Ad Infinitum; Modified by familiarities (twistsandturns) (gen), 8k, Time Loop Tim is hunched over his computer, bouncing between a report for B (Batman, not Bruce) and a spreadsheet for B (Bruce, not Batman) when Jason stumbles into the cave. If it weren’t for the fact that Jason had been in a somewhat good mood lately, Tim probably would have been a little more concerned about this fact. Still, it’s weird when, instead of ignoring Tim’s existence like he usually does, Jason walks over to him directly and says, “I'm in a time loop and I don't know why. Fix it."

IRIS Log #1548 by deadchannelradio (gen), 8k, Paperwork, Humor (01:25) Red Hood: (Mild static) (Out of breath, slurred) You motherfuckers. Put some fuckin- (01:25) Batman: (Shaking) Red Hood- (01:25) Red Hood: Shut up. Put some fucking respect. On my name. Start fucking copying me. I just got thrown fucking. Um. 40 feet. Into a fucking uh. What's it. Ditch. I'm still fucking conscious. (01:25) Batman: Red Hood, do not move, we're en route- (01:25) Red Hood: What'll I win if I stand up. (01:25) Batman: (Loud) Do not stand up.

Shark Week by heartslogos  (gen), 2k, AU-Mermaid "Do you have a tail? That'd be cool." Bart says, "If you had a tail. Could we give you a sea-shell bra?"

DCU

myself and this body that they stuck me in by misspickman Superboy, (multi), 14k, Non-Binary Kon-El “Oh,” Bart says with a hint of surprise in his voice. “You look so pretty.” “I look like a girl,” he rebuts. He's not sure why he's even continuing this conversation. Bart, blissfully unaware of Kon's internal crisis, shrugs and says, “Well, I think you'd make a lovely girl.”

The Outlaws’ Guide to Parenting by Flowerparrish Pod Collabs (Flowerparrish), kbirb pods (kbirb), Opalsong (Roy Harper/Koriand'r/Jason Todd), 4k, 40 mins, Podfic, Texting Roy: so you know how I had that fling with Chershire for a month or two a couple years ago? Roy: apparently the condom broke Kori: You have a child! Jason: of fucking course we're keeping her

SHERLOCK