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millie’s long list of malex fics | not in this world (or the next) by estel_willow

The first thing Michael notices is that his hand doesn’t hurt. As he stretches his arms above his head and his fingers knock into the headboard of a proper bed, he realises that he’s not in his Airstream. When he blinks awake, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with increasing urgency as he realises that there’s no trace of a hangover to reassure him that’s the reason he’s waking up in a bed he doesn’t know with no knowledge of how he got there, he sees simple decor around him in with splashes that look like Isobel’s handiwork.

The fic spawned from a tumblr prompt about Michael waking up in a parallel reality.

comment: do y’all remember where you were when you read the final chapter of this gd masterpiece? cause i was on the bus and i was cryiiiiing. for those who haven’t read it yet: michael messes with the console and swaps places with mikey evans, his self from a parallel universe. which might have been a fun romp if not for one or two absolutely devastating facts in either reality. this fic is fantastic and you should go read/reread it immediately. it’s hard to pinpoint just one thing that i love about it but the thing that really impressed me was the balance, between the two realities and also between michael and mikey. despite “michael” being the guy we’re familiar with, i never felt like i was rooting for one or the other. very, very well balanced.

millie’s long list of malex fics | what doesn't kill me makes me want you more by alexanderlightweight / @alexanderlightweight

Antar reigned supreme and Earth had finally relented, not a complete surrender but close enough to one that Antar had been appropriately gracious.  Still, some rebellion remained and as leader of Antar’s armies, Michael was the primary target for discontent and revenge. What had begun as a routine security check had turned to politics and now, he was being forced to consider a human bodyguard.  For some it would be an insult, others an annoyance and for Michael, he’d been prepared to find as much amusement as possible in it, until he’d seen who Isobel wanted as his bodyguard.

The son of one of Earth’s greatest rebels, the child of a terrorist who had supported genocide and the love of Michael’s life.

What use was a bodyguard when it left your heart in danger?

comment: so much darkfic in this fandom! i’d never read so much before rnm. this is another of those juicy aus where the antar reigns over earth, so michael and alex’s paths cross first as enemies. that’s never enough to stop these boys though, and the story actually begins with alex being assigned as michael’s bodyguard. angst and the emergence of rath follow. i’m always interested in a michael/rath dynamic, and it’s super fascinating that alex is the trigger here. please check the tags before reading. there’s some minor character death and non-con healing so take care. 

millie’s long list of malex fics | I am a constant satellite by beamirang

“Is there anyone there? Can anyone hear me?”

Alex vanishes from Earth on a Friday. Michael, who hasn’t seen him in nearly three months, is half a bottle of tequila down and elbows deep in the guts of his ship. His parting gift from Alex has completed the console and left him with no shortage of doubt that Alex wants him as far away from him as possible.

Or, the shamelessly self-indulgent temporary character death groundhog day angst fest.

comment: i’m pretty sure bea owes us in emotional damages at this point. there was no need to go so damn hard with this fic but i can’t regret reading it because it’s glorious. there are some truly incredible lines, i honestly couldn’t even pick one to put in here cause i’d immediately spy another one that i wanted to highlight. it is absolutely heartbreaking from michael’s pov which just makes the end all that more satisfying. don’t read this one for a pick-me up, but do read it to experience how desperately michael is in love with alex and the lengths that he’ll go to save him. also, take a moment to bask in the absolutely stunning writing. obvious warning for character death (several times; this is a time loop fic after all) but there’s a happy ending!!

millie’s long list of malex fics | Two Ravens by sabrinachill

Michael clenches his jaw, his fingers curling a little tighter into his calloused palm, and uses his powers to pry the lid off the coffin. It rises in a groan of wood and scatter of dirt, and he lifts the lantern a little, angling its bluish light down into the grave.

Lying there, in his perfectly pressed dress blues, is what remains of Alex Manes.

The mortician did his job well; Alex looks whole and at peace. His skin is almost devoid of the pallor of death, his thick hair dark and glossy and artfully styled. He almost looks like he has dozens of times before, when he was sleeping in Michael’s tiny bed with his eyes closed and face relaxed, the curve of his long eyelashes lying against his smooth cheek.

Alex returns from his final tour in a flag-draped pine box; Michael is willing to do whatever it takes to get him out of it. But they end up raising a lot more in that cemetery than they bargained for.

comment: aw shit you guys, i fucking love zombie apocalypse aus. taking all those character dynamics and throwing them into a city full of zombies? yesss. this fic’s even better than that though because it’s based in canon; the pod squad’s still aliens! basically, alex comes home from war in a box and max resurrects him. cue the rise of the zombies. the best part of this fic for me is that the entirety of the drama (so far) in michael and alex’s relationship comes from the zombies. other than that they’re good and communicating and together? it’s so cool and if i keep gushing i’ll give the whole story away and you won’t read it. so go read it! obviously warning for major character death (but only temporarily) and the usual warnings that go along with zombie stuff.