#tb fics

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Count your days Tobias Kiramman

Also, here's some fanart of the latest chapter from twitter!

Ik you’ve been vocal about timebomb fics and characterization gripes especially after S2

Idk if I even want to look at post S2 fics, I’ve just been sticking to authors I’m already familiar with. I was wondering if you had any recs from S1 (2021- early 2024) that you think nail their dynamic?

Hiya! I hope my criticism didn't come off as too whiny - there are so many amazing tb fics published recently, it's just that you have to hunt a bit more to find ones that get the dynamic right.

But for pre-s2 fics, My Boy Saviour is a staple in the fandom. Anything written by YourLocalPoultry is also great though their two best fics are unfinished *sobs* (I seem to remember they expressed interest in continuing them though!)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35418925/chapters/88285813

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53676901/chapters/135878467

I saw your comment on chap 2 on Firelight for a Day and I couldn’t agree more. It’s frustrating when tb is just reduced to Ekko saving Jinx and unnironically being her saviour. He deserves to be taken care of and loved on too.

I was wondering if you had any fic recommendations since Jinx taking care of Ekko is far more rare than the reverse. I was thinking of making a collection but there really aren’t many. I can think of 4 and I wrote one of them…

Also the thing in your previous ask about being unhealthily upset over Jinx’s ending was a little too relatable lol

Heyyy I'm in the exact same boat right now. It's genuinely difficult to find fanfics where Ekko is the one being cared for which is a shame cause that boy has been through the wringer! He deserves to be coddled too!

The author of Firelight For A Day has a couple of other works that you should definitely read.

There's also this canon-divergent fic I can't remember the name of where Ekko gets properly injured trying to stop Jinx's attempts in episode 9 and she's forced to look after him. I'll try and find the link if you're interested.

This fic is very unusual and kinda painful to read but in a good way (the tags are hilarious). It's a season 2 canon divergent story where Ekko and Jinx hate hate each other, spew their cruelest inner thoughts, beat each other bloody and reluctantly patch each other up afterwards while fighting ghosts in an alternate universe.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62729116

Here's a short and very cute one-shot where Jinx helps Ekko through a PTSD episode

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62440651

Canon divergent/post canon Firelight Jinx AU I started reading today with lots of Ekko love

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61175701/chapters/157823791#workskin

I think I've already recommended YourLocalPoultry's works to you before, which have quite a bit of Jinx caring for Ekko.

Girlypops I literally reblogged that post nine minutes ago what is this speed 😭 (real)

But here it is! Rated M for mature themes though no smut cause I hate that

Jackson

He’s around 15/16 years old w/ red spiky hair

In training to be active in combat missions

Very clueless and very curious

Very eager and looks up to the active firelight fighters a lot.

Truth be told, I haven't read true blood fics for ages. I used to be an avid reader during the hiatus between season 2 and 3, and I remember reading lots of excellent fics during that time, both one shots and long stories, with very good plot and character development for Sookie and Eric. I can't recall the titles but makesmyheadspin and queen-haq were among my fav writers. I remember reading and enjoying The Arrangement by texanlady (I guess?) until it became too dark and colored with abusive undertones to suit me.

If you are like me, then you probably already read them. But uhm, I’m gonna list them any way.

Tara/Eric

The Devil You Know - 100k+ words.

Never say Never - 70k+ words.

True Tara - 70k+ words, Tara Compton: Vampire Queen of Louisiana - 42k+ words, Northman VS Thorton - 70k+ words. <—— This is a series.

Mesmerized - 53k+ words.

Dead End Friend - 44k+ words.

So Wrong It Must Be Right - 30k+ words, Starting Over - 15k+ words. <—— SO is a sequal to SWIMBR.

Note: All of these fics are incomplete except the first 2 in the True Tara series, and SWIMBR.

Tara/Bill

You Know Why - 300k+ words.

For Me Not - 11k+ words.

Note: Forget Me Not is the only one completed.

Tara/Alcide

Not A Word - 22k+ words.

Little Red Riding Hood - 6k+ words.

Note: They’re both completed.

Tara/Jason

Save Me - 19k+ words

Note: It’s completed.

Tara/Sam

Time After Time - 41k+ words

Never Too Late - 28k+ words

The Return - 28k+ words

A Bit of  Warmth - 26k+ words

Note: They’re all incomplete except the last one.

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Now when I first ventured into TB fanfics, Tara/Sam and Tara/Jason were the ones I looked for, but I don’t remember any of those fics. Save Me and A Bit of Warmth do seem familiar.

In my saved favorites I know I have all of these Tara/Eric and Tara/Bill fics, it’s bee a long time since I read them tho. And I think I have one of these Tara/Alcide fics saved or maybe I do have both of them.