#recs masterlist

Sfw

Gossiping with skz @astralis-is-typing

Dating @luvtak

Sneaky love antics @amelee23

Getting drunk and coming home late @/il-i-sam

Acts of affection @hwasdollie

Finding you walking around the apartment half naked for the first time @mazeinthemiroh

You are in study mode @linonyang

what are we ? @/cosmic-railwayxo

Dating skz @hyunjinsbelovedamericano

Squeezing you @telesvng

sleeping apart, after a fight | hyung line | maknae line @taeyeonschild

Who’d love sleeping on your belly @babesindestroyland

Naming a stuffed animal after them @cbini

Partner privileges @j-onedrabbles

skz watching you sleep @softiejoon

BARBENHEIMER @/softiejoon

Annoying/ cute things skz would do as bfs @/hyunjinsbelovedamericano

cute moments @hyunluvbug

their s/o likes forehead kisses @kai-lee08

sleeping in the same bed @/cbini

Shy s/o @/mazeinthemiroh

s/o taking 5.0x pictures of them @kai-lee08

s/o likes head pats/ rubs @/kai-lee08

You knitting @queenofthegardengnomes

helping them shave @143hyunes

I have a boyfriend! @aakomii

You’re not eating @/lieslab

Giving you booty slaps @/babesindestroyland

Silly boyfie things @/hwajin

calling bf skz ‘bro’ @gyusangels

non famous!skz dating idol!reader (part two) @binniecorre

their s/o “re-confessing” to them @/kai-lee08

very affectionate and cuddly s/o @han-jiquokka

Skz as bfs @kyrjnie

Putting super glue on the jar and asking them to open it @han-jiquokka

arguing about paying @blue-jisungs

s/o breaks out of their shell @jaehyunsprincesspeach

Late night vulnerability @/cosmic-railwayxo

Nsfw

Nipple piercing @pastelracha

You’re busy and they crave your attention @milkychae

You aren’t dating but you aren’t just friends either @cosmic-railwayxo

coming home to you sleeping naked @/cbini

You trying to play fight with them @skzonthebrain

Moaning their name in your sleep @charmercharm3r

Hybrids @hyunsvngs

partner privilege @blue-jisungs

Texts

You’re not answering their texts @skzhua

Typos @loving-strawberry

Random texts @lixie-phoria

Skz ask you to go to the beach at night @il-i-sam

You call them cute @/il-i-sam

Flirting with them as best friends @sunboki

wanting to go to the Barbie movie @channie-143

Asking him to be your fake bf @/sunboki

telling bff!skz you’re pregnant @seungbinbin

calling the another member handsome @biniminisblog

they find out you’re going to another groups show @straykidsstaytext

You send a picture of them sleeping @linosspam

“Your mum hasn’t paid me to date you this month” @jinhyun

Calling them a cute nickname hyung line @onlylovereactions

You take their skzoo @hyunedew

roomamates @sunboki

Would you still love me if i was a worm @channie-143

Send me a pic but make it look like i took it maknae line hyung line @bangchansbakery

FT. DAN’S FAMILY

home is where the wifi connects automatically - by @oqua12 (ao3) (tumblr) G, 8k

Summary: The wifi at Dan's parents' house is utter crap, which is definitely why he's always so miserable when he visits his family for Christmas. Because of the wifi. (Or at least, that's what he chooses to tell himself.)

My thoughts:

oof. i don’t even know where to begin.... there’s so much to unpack with this fic. on the surface there’s dan missing phil at christmas, and then there’s difficult family relationships and how people can hurt each other without actually realising nor meaning to and there’s love and thoughts of a better future and goddamn, this fic is beautiful. 

HISTORICAL AU

Renegade - by @awesomesockes (tumblr) M (beware of mcd - it’s not mentioned in the masterpost), 20+k

Summary: It’s World War 2. Phil, a young German soldier, is stationed in Denmark. There he meets Dan - a rebellious Danish school boy who is intent on making his job hell. But before long, they realise they have more in common than they’d have thought. How do you hide a friendship when you come from two different sides of a war? 

My thoughts:

HOLY SHIT. i read this months ago but it still makes me tear up when i think about it - and yes, i still think about it. because this fic is everything. it’s so heartbreakingly beautiful, full of longing and love and loss and the consequences of war... just... yeah, it’s a beautiful experience to read this fic. 

FIC BETWEEN 1-5K

Marigold and Rosemary - by @esnesnonibila (ao3) G, 3.6k

Summary:  Phil’s a strange child. His first word is ‘why’. He doesn’t speak much and cries a lot and never smiles. His parents take him to doctor after doctor who say that, despite that he’s intelligent for his age, there’s nothing wrong with him. Nigel gives his son fat plastic toy soldiers to wave about in his chubby hands and put into his mouth. Instead, Phil makes a stage out of a baby blanket and has two of the little men carefully hop around it; lines up the rest in rows as an audience and then knocks them over when he’s finished, his face crumpling.

My thoughts: 

this fic... this. fic. y’all. I lovelovelove it and it’ll forever sit within my heart with such a bittersweet feeling. There’s so much to talk about with this fic; from parenthood and how difficult that can be, to childhood and growing up different from everyone else, to love and friendship and the beauty of it all. The writing is phenomenal - every word fitting together like puzzle pieces in this intricate and wonderful little universe.

TV SHOW PLOT AU

Stirring In Love - by @andthenshesaid-write (ao3) (tumblr) T, 72k

Summary: When Phil applied to be a contestant on the Great British Bake Off he didn't even expect to make the long-list, let alone make it into the actual tent. But make it he does and there he meets Dan, a baker unlike Phil in every possible way. After a rocky start, Phil realises that maybe he can learn some things from Dan after all, and the biggest things have nothing to do with baking.

My thoughts:

i still find myself thinking about this long after having finished it. the writing is captivating and beautiful and it’s such a fun and sweet slow burn fic about baking, rivalry, cakes (so many good cakes!!), and falling in love. yeah, i’m not doing this justice, but trust me when i say that this is a brilliant, brilliant fic and you should definitely read this!! it’s a classic.

WET DREAM

make me dream of you - by @capriciouscrab  (ao3)  E, 1.5k

Summary: He nudges at Phil's mind, creating the link that allows them to share thoughts and feelings with each other. Dan senses him opening up and gasps, the feeling just as erotic as when he slides himself inside Phil's willing body. They drift together now in this shared dream, breathless with excitement. 

My thoughts:

this fic is built on such a unique concept and i love it so much, i could read thousands of more words in this universe!! it’s hot and sexy and warm and so full of love. it may be a bit of an unconventional take on a wet dream but as soon as i read this fic i knew i had to rec it! so well written and so good. 

MARIO KART

Waiting Room - by meandmybrokenfeels (ao3) G (beware of descriptions of injuries and such), 1k

Summary: Prompt: a toddler broke your nose and I may or may not have snapped my thumb during a very intense game of Mario Kart and now we’re both sitting next to each other in the hospital waiting room

My thoughts:

this is an older fic but it’s such a fun and easy read. their banter is so very them and i how they’re both immediately connecting and teasing and it’s just... a little delightful gem of a fic.

SIXTY-NINE

in and out - by @iihappydaysii (ao3) E, 1k

Summary: Sex. It's one of the three things in life that make Dan happy.

My thoughts:

ashley is hella great and y’all probably know that but the way he managed to make sex like this so sweet and tender and loving is just amazing. this fic is about so much more than the hot sex and the characterization is just... spot on. it’s such a warm and hopeful and happy fic.

FT. MARTYN AND CORNELIA

go follow your gem - by @phanetixs (ao3) (tumblr) T, 4.8k

Summary: “B-but,” Kathryn spluttered. “You don’t? That’s not, that’s not...but you’re a woman.”The boys winced and Martyn looked close to an argument, hilariously enough, and all Cornelia felt was sadness that her gender was reduced to this, to a single-minded archaic Purpose.

Or, Cornelia decides not to have children.

My thoughts:

this fic handles such a delicate topic so wonderfully and carefully and i’m in love with the writing, it’s absolutely gorgeous. oh, and this quote is amazing:

“I’m proud of you,” she told him.

“What for?” Dan replied, turning his face towards her, smushing his cheek into the back of the sofa. He looked so young like this, and it’s altogether too easy to forget how much he’s been through, how much he’s had to fight.

“For being you. I think a lot of the time that’s the hardest to achieve.”

HOOK UP APP

best kept secret - by @alittledizzy  (ao3) (tumblr) M, 8k

Summary: Bryony wants to introduce Dan to her friend Phil... the same guy Dan may already be dating. 

My thoughts:

i love the focus on dan and bryony’s friendship and how the story flows with them. mandy’s a master and her way of writing feels so easy but important anyway and yeah... this fic is amazing!

FT. FANTASTIC FOURSOME

A Whisper of the Heart - by @pseudophan (ao3) (tumblr) T, 4k

Summary: Dan spends a little too much time in the school library, and one day he notices that all his books have previously been taken out by the same boy. 

My thoughts: