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Since we are in quarentine and because of that I’ve reverted to my 2014 tumblr self and have started indulging in fanfics again, and since I’ve read ALOT of them, I decided to make a list and compile the best fanfiction I have ever read. This list is not in any type of ranking or affiliated to one specific fandom, so it’s a bit of a mess. (I will also direct you to the author’s AO3 page, and tumblr if I can find it).

Why do I think this fics are the BEST of the BEST? Well, either, they could be turned into a book and become a best seller by simply changing names, or I think the author has a HUGE potential in becoming a published author. 

Also if you guys think there are fics that are on the level of this ones please PLEASE rec them to me, I don’t care what fandom they are from.

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN CLOSER TO THE SUN by Starseas

Fandom: One Direction Pairings: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne/Zayn Malik Genre/tags: Future fic, end of the world AU Rating: Mature Words: 49k   Summary:  When a solar flare is announced to end the world in twelve days, Harry reunites with the people that he used to know better than the back of his own hand.

Notes: I no longer read fanfiction involving real people, but this still remains on being one of the best fics I’ve ever read so I had to put it here. So, first of all, I LOVE this author, I used to follow her on tumblr and read everything she published. If I’m not mistaken her tumblr is deserted and she hasn0t posted anything in a long time, but I sincerily hope that she decided to move to writing and publish original works. Second of all, this fic is phenomenal, she somehow manges to portray a sense of despair under the whole romance plot. I cried in the end.

IRREPARABLE by aslightstep (WIP, abandoned?)

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Pairings: Tony Stark/Steve Rogers Genre/tags: Fix it Fic, Canon compliant Rating: General Audiences Words: 131k Summary: Forgiveness is a journey, or so Tony was maybe told a long time ago. He doesn't know about any of that and doesn't particularly care to. In the wake of civil war, the Avengers remain, as do their enemies. And Tony Stark rebuilds, as always.He destroys the phone, he burns the letter. But he can't (he won't) eliminate Steve Rogers from his mind.

Notes: Ok, I know I shouldn’t be recommending any abandonded works, but I am recommending this one anyway because the characters depiction are on point!! Tony’s stuborness really shows and it’s all so... realistic? Like it could have actually happened in the comics or in the MCU. It’s a beautiful slow burn, like extremely slow burn, and I just wish the author didn’t left it behind.

THE KUBBLER-ROSS THEORY by antivenom

Fandom: The Amazing Spiderman, Deadpool Pairings: Gwen Stacy/Peter Parker, Peter Parker/Wade Wilson (barely)  Genre/tags: Drama, Canon compliant, Grief Recovery Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Words: 80k Summary: Peter deals with a loss that immobilizes him and permeates through every drawn breath. In which his grief is a visceral abstraction that he can touch, that he can feel. And in which, with a little help, with time, with acceptance, with anger, with sadness, with Wade, he learns how to live in a world without her.

Notes: The way this author describes and deals with the subject of grief is so real. It’s amazing the way she portrays Peter way of coping with his guilt, her death, and everything in his life. It is incomparable to any other fic or BOOK I have ever read. Also this is the first part of a series, so I’d definitely read it if you are into really good slowburn Spideypool.

BRIGHT HAIR ABOUT THE BONE by MissDisoriental

Fandom: Hannibal (TV) Pairings: Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter Genre/tags: A/B/O Dynamics, case fic Rating: Explicit Words: 484k Summary: In a world where omegas are little more than trophies to be bought and sold, Will Graham has done the unthinkable by escaping a forced bonding. Already in high demand as a profiler, Will's determined to find freedom on his own terms. For Hannibal Lecter the outlook is far more straightforward: a slow, systematic seduction of the most uniquely captivating omega he's ever encountered. As the shadow of a new and terrifying serial killer falls over Baltimore, the stage is set to redefine all accepted meanings of passion, temptation, horror and beauty – and to discover the ecstasy of a genuine love crime.

Notes: Yes, this fic is half a million words, no I don’t regret staying awake two days in a row just to finish it. Also, yes, I know it’s ABO. I usually don’t read ABO because I don’t like mpreg, but I made an exception for this one because it’s just that good. The way this author writes is so in sync with the series vibe. The descriptions, the way Hannibal speaks and acts, the way Will goes about the situation, this is just amazing.

TWIST AND SHOUT by gabriel and standbyme (@chubbyhawke)

Fandom: Supernatural Pairings: Castiel/Dean Winchester Genre/tags: 60′s AU, War Rating: Explicit Words: 97k Summary: What begins as a transforming love between Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak in the summer of 1965 quickly derails into something far more tumultuous when Dean is drafted in the Vietnam War. Though the two both voice their relationship is one where saying goodbye is never a real truth, their story becomes fraught with the tragedy of circumstance. In an era where homosexuality was especially vulnerable, Twist and Shout is the story of the love transcending time, returning over and over in its many forms, as faithful as the sea.

Notes: Obviously you don’t need an introduction to this one being that it’s the 2nd most kudosed work in AO3 and the most famous fanfiction in the Supernatural fandom. This fic BROKE me, like, actually full on sobbing BROKE me (my dad thought I was about to have a panic attack). It’s an understatement to say I recommend it. I don’t know where this authors are but I sincerly hope they become published one day.

MURDER WITH THE DEVIL AND FRIENDS by MindfulWrath (@mindfulwrath)

Fandom: Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth Pairings: Micheal Jones/Ryan Haywood Genre/tags: Western AU, Fake AH crew AU, Murder Mystery, horror Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Words: 205k Summary: Deputy Michael's been working in the little shithole town of Achievement City for a little over a year now. Things have been pretty decent so far (apart from that one creepy coworker), but they're about to get a lot more interesting, and a lot more dangerous.

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Volume six is probably my favorite just because of the deep dive in Akis psyche. God love Asami, but he’s a bit of a brick so Ive never quite gotten the fascination with him outside of his relationship with Akihito. This volume is the best for that.

Yes! This is, on one level, a story of Aki’s sexual awakening, and I love that sensei took the risk of giving over so much real estate, a whole volume to this subtle aspect of it, to let it build organically up to that one scene. It’s goddamned cinematic, you can hear the click and see the bloom of illumination as Asami turns on the lights, revealing Aki huddled on his floor. It’s a hold-your-breath moment, Asami in his stocking feet padding cautiously across the room for fear of startling this creature who has come to him at last. 

And Aki’s down there, struggling with his demons while the biggest demon of all hovers over him, waiting for his benediction, Aki’s torments and doubts laying bare the demon’s own insecurities, as the camera moves in on those tight close-ups and Asami asks--he ASKS--”But you’ll never leave me, right?” 

I gotta admit that the mother in me responds to insecurity like that, this little glimpse of humanity in all that darkness. This is the best of Asami: that he not only desires Aki but he desires him because he values what Aki is. 

I do get why people find him hotter than hell, though, because sweet Jesus, this is so damned hot. Again, it’s so visceral, you can hear the shiff of the silk as it slides against itself, smell his cologne, feel his breath as he moves in for the kill:

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Other tropes such as de-aging, time travel, h/c, mutual pining, enemies/friends to lovers - if it's not in my don'ts, you can assume I'm good to go on it.

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the sad thing is i only discovered blackcurrant because i went to london on a school trip, went to get pancakes for breakfast in their cafeteria, only to find out they Did Not Believe in maple syrup. i had to adapt!

oh my goodness!!!!! a tragedy that became an excellent time!!!

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I can even like them with honey btw.

Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?

hmmm, I used to LOVE s/tony before CACW. I mean fics were just great so that really made me like the pairing but after what they did with steve in that movie… It left a bad aftertaste in my mouth. 

Instead of XYZ happening, I would have made ABC happen…

Instead of destroying the extremis arc-line i would have left it alone if they didn’t want to make Tony a pseudo super human. Instead of making him, a guns and projectiles manufacturer, act like he can’t shoot a gun (in IM3) I WOULD HAVE SHOWCASED HOW GOOD OF A MARKSMAN HE IS LIKE THEY SHOWED IN CACW I’m still so salty about IM3 help me

Least shippable character?

waffles without syrup is an abomination but pancakes with blackcurrant jam is the bomb

i try. i S T R I V E. (honestly my method of writing tony is ridic: sometimes i write a line completely normal, and then i go 'now how would tony stark phrase this?')