Pairings: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Fandom: Supernatural open_in_new

Summary:

Sam watched Dean hack up firewood with his hatchet. The magically-induced heat wave had his shirt soaked with sweat.

“Did you ever have a, uh… experimental phase?” Sam smacked his lips, trying to think of a diplomatic way to phrase it. “That kid–by which I mean you–has been staring. At me. Kind of a lot.”

(Sam and Dean get sent back to 1996 and go on a hunt with their teenaged selves. The kids don't know who they are.)

Bookmarker's Notes:

As much as I love the "It's the natural next step" Wincest, there will always be a special fondness in me for disgusting-messy Wincest and the unfiltered horror of familial codependency. This fic is that to a T. They're ugly and horrible and a fucking trainwreck and this fic really, really sells all of that. Something about the brutal inevitability of it all is just staggering – every stray scrap of symbolism contributes to this suffocating, inescapable atmosphere. The fever pitch is in the separation of seasons and thirteen years. The paranoid anxiety of it all is practically psychedelic.

This was such a unique premise and a faithful presentation of these characters in all the ways that are good, bad, and ugly.

Words: 105,324   Bookmarked Date: 28 Jun 2024

Pairings: Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester
Fandom: Supernatural open_in_new

Summary:

"The werewolf." Sam says, quick. Hushed. Scared. "I don't know how. I was…"He was standing above you and then he wasn't. And I think I did that."

Dean keeps whispering stuff to Sam, banal reassurances that Sam soaks up like a sponge, but he feels sick. Sammy did something impossible. Sammy's been doing impossible things.

For years.

Or: Pre-Canon/Teen!chesters AU in which Sam develops powers at age eleven, Dean will do anything to protect him, and they have to live with the consequences

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is one of the most beautiful fics I've ever read. Atmospheric and lovely, aching with possession and codependency, simple and gripping. They're only each other's . . .

Words: 55,501   Bookmarked Date: 18 Jun 2024

Pairings: Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System open_in_new

Summary:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a stallion protagonist must be in want of a horse girl.

Bookmarker's Notes:

I'm so glad that I read this one. I ended up devouring it and losing all track of time. This is the most important fic of all time and I will not be taking questions. THis was a hilarious, scathingly witty, fantastically written love letter to canon. I adored the side characters' perspectives, and Binghe's vulnerability and astuteness. I loved Shen Yuan's sense of humor, and I loved Shang Qinghua's characterization on the whole. Prepare to laugh out loud.

My Collections: Genderbend open_in_new, Hetswap open_in_new

Words: 37,908   Bookmarked Date: 20 May 2024

Pairings: Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System open_in_new

Summary:

Shen Qingqiu falls with Luo Binghe into the Abyss in hopes that with this action, perhaps he can repay his betrayal to the blackened protagonist. Things don't get better.

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is one of those fics best left to stew in your brain for a few weeks. It absolutely gutted me to see tenderness in such a brutal environment. This fic was extremely, frighteningly in character, and a somber portrayal of the cycles of mistrust, abuse, and codependency at the crossroads of dissolution of self and surrendering to someone else's complete control. The love that tied it all together was the best and worst part. Deeply and delightfully nauseating read.

Words: 47,414   Bookmarked Date: 20 Apr 2024

Pairings: Original Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System open_in_new

Summary:

Luo Binghe's destabilized more mid-level demonic regimes than he can count on one hand; setting up one untenured scum teacher for scandal and disrepute will be like snapping his fingers.

Luo Binghe mistakes Shen Yuan for his shitty brother and gets his ass domesticated. This will prove to be a mixed blessing.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Unforgettable. I loved the relationship progression in this one, and the relationship between the Shen brothers. Very fleshed-out, right down to the most microscopic worldbuilding details that make this universe feel lush and well thought-out. The beautiful art is a fantastic bonus.

Words: 108,096   Bookmarked Date: 14 Apr 2024

Pairings: Asagiri Minori & Mogami Keiji
Fandom: Mob Psycho 100 open_in_new

Summary:

Mogami's palm lands solid against the door beside her head, and she barely stifles a whimper as he leans over her. "I expect you know all about that, Asagiri Minori. Tell me–have you always known that's why you choose to torment others? Or was it just for fun?"

"Please," she stammers.

"Please," he echoes. "You haven't even asked me for anything."

Bookmarker's Notes:

This fic – specifically the final scene – made me cry. Visceral, cathartic fic.

Minori has always been one of my favorite MP100 characters, though the horror of her story remains largely unexplored in canon, which works amazingly in a canon focused on Mob, but I still love her and appreciate getting more pieces of the puzzle that is Asagiri Minori. This fic did her justice in a way I can't fully articulate. Most of the fandom seems to fall into the trap of wanting to choose between letting her be a bully and a sad, manipulated girl, but this fic balanced those parts of her brilliantly and with a great deal of respect. Minori wasn't entirely helpless in this fic, but she's also not in control, and she doesn't know how to come to terms with it. A flawless read that will have a place in my heart forever.

Words: 10,961   Bookmarked Date: 08 Apr 2024

Pairings: Luo Binghe/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
Fandom: The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System open_in_new

Summary:

At a crucial moment in Proud Immortal Demon Way, Luo Binghe loses faith in his shizun. Shen Yuan, a brand-new reader of a novel still in the backstory chapters, feels so bad for him that it rips a hole in space-time. Now he's tasked with fixing the baby protagonist's broken heart, so Luo Binghe is ready to become the stallion he's destined to be!

Your classic reverse transmigration premise, but Binghe is fifteen.

Bookmarker's Notes:

I read this in one sitting and it changed my life forever. Reverse transmigration is one of my most beloved tropes for these two. Is this the perfect fic? Very likely.

Words: 54,248   Bookmarked Date: 07 Apr 2024

Pairings: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji/Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Nie Huaisang & Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian
Fandom: The Untamed open_in_new

Summary:

Wei Wuxian and Nie Huaisang keep up a lively correspondence after their time at Cloud Recesses. It gets even livelier when, due to Nie Huaisang's limited allowance, they have to start writing their own porn to discuss. It's really not Nie Huaisang's fault that his brother thought the letters marked "Lan Wangji" were FOR Lan Wangji!

Bookmarker's Notes:

I think about this fic constantly. Came for the WangXian, stayed for the Wei Ying & Nie Huaisang friendship. Absolutely delightful fic.

Words: 30,989   Bookmarked Date: 03 Apr 2024

Pairings: Song Lan | Song Zichen/Xiao Xingchen/Xue Yang | Xue Chengmei, Xiao Xingchen/Xue Yang | Xue Chengmei, Song Lan | Song Zichen/Xiao Xingchen, Song Lan | Song Zichen/Xue Yang | Xue Chengmei
Fandom: Modao Zushi | Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation open_in_new, The Untamed open_in_new

Summary:

"If you touch him," Song Lan says, voice cold enough to hurt, "I will ruin every part of you."

Xue Yang says, "Don't make promises you can't keep, Zichen."

Bookmarker's Notes:

The blade's edge of violence and eroticism here is phenomenol. Expect nasty Xue Yang who refuses to be tempered by affection, horny violence, and violent horniness. A bonus is that this is the most well-oiled threesome I've ever read. Don't miss this fic.

Words: 10,701   Bookmarked Date: 06 Mar 2024

Pairings: Kageyama "Mob" Shigeo/Reigen Arataka
Fandom: Mob Psycho 100 open_in_new

Summary:

Mob's fists clench. He nods, his lips pressed tightly together. He still wants it more than anything. Reigen knows this, he can see it, he understands perfectly. He still wants it, too, like all hell even though Mob is too young and too dangerous for him and the back of his throat still tastes like rust.

Bookmarker's Notes:

My beloved friend recommended me this one and it destroyed me. It's a beautiful exploration of character that takes Mob's canon power trajectory into account. I love the grit in this one, and how dangerous Mob is. I'll be thinking about the descriptions in this fic for years to come.

Words: 8,941   Bookmarked Date: 11 Dec 2023