Pairings: Gamzee Makara/Terezi Pyrope, Gamzee Makara/Karkat Vantas, Gamzee Makara & Tavros Nitram, Terezi Pyrope & Vriska Serket, Tavros Nitram/Vriska Serket, Terezi Pyrope/Karkat Vantas
Fandom: Homestuck open_in_new

Summary:

"And then I saw a new Alternia, for the old Alternia had passed away." -- St. Troll John Cusack

How the Empire knelt to a clown, a mutant and a lawyer.

Bookmarker's Notes:

One of the best of the best. Cream of the crop. Absolutely fucking insane take on the premise that law and religion are equally important in the Alternain justice system. I love Gamzee and Terezi, this is such a good breakdown of their characters and Alternia in general.

Words: 130,209   Bookmarked Date: 09 Dec 2023

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

Summary:

The end of the world, Mob thinks. An apocalypse. Barren wastelands. Vacant streets. Neon signs flickering, half-burnt out. A cataclysm. He could survive it. Reigen probably could too. They could live off canned vegetables and pre-packaged ramen.

And Mob thinks about Reigen's hair, golden under yellow light. The shadow of his eyelashes across his cheekbones. The softness of his lips. The taste of salt and smoke on his fingertips. Skin; sin. They could fuck whenever they want.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Some of the most haunting prose I've ever read. The imagery of decay is fantastic, extremely vivid.

Words: 2,265   Bookmarked Date: 08 Dec 2023

Pairings: L/Near | Nate River
Fandom: Death Note open_in_new

Summary:

[Abandoned fic] Years after L's death, Near looks back at his relationship with a clearer vision as he accepts that he was groomed by somebody he admired and loved.

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is a beautiful and heartbreaking piece that left a bit of itself in my heart. It's all grief and love and mourning recollection. The last chapter was particularly hard for me, and the ending, though open, was very satisfying. Would recommend if you want something emotional and meaty.

Words: 25,794   Bookmarked Date: 11 Oct 2023

Pairings: Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester
Fandom: Supernatural open_in_new

Summary:

How do you escape the person who's supposed to be keeping you safe?

 

You wear anxiety like an old hat. But this is a home, not a graveyard. This is a friend. (This is a friend.)

Bookmarker's Notes:

The Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy of my dreams. I treasure my beloved whump fix. I've reread this fic dozens of times, it's so cozy and horrible and wonderful. It's insanely well written and it helps that it triggers my specific synapses. A must-read, give this fic some love.

Words: 4,058   Bookmarked Date: 05 Oct 2023

Pairings: Manjoume Jun | Chazz Princeton/Yuuki Juudai | Jaden Yuki
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX open_in_new

Summary:

The next time Manjoume saw him, Judai had a head full of spirits and a desperation that almost showed through.

Bookmarker's Notes:

If every fic in the world spontaneously disappeared, this would be the one I would mourn the most. The banter is top tier and the story is grounded enough to get away with feeling like a series of dreams. This person's prose is excellent, I want to build a house out of their words and live in it.

Straying is a love letter to GX first and a realistic slow burn second. I love hearing about the author's thought process behind every single major match. There isn't anything I would change about this fic. I have to physically restrain myself from rereading all two-hundred thousand words of it every time it so much as crosses my mind.

Words: 219,653   Bookmarked Date: 02 Oct 2023

Pairings: None
Fandom: Homestuck open_in_new

Summary:

"And then there's a customized copy of PONY PALS, a gift to you on your 14th birthday from the slippery Mr. Strider. Each page contains lovingly hand-written commentary on the deeds of this intrepid young horse. Later, about halfway through the book, rather than see the gag through to the bitter end, Strider began pasting over entire pages of original text with his own completely rewritten version of the story, while keeping all the chapter titles. His revision is a tough, emotionally draining read. But it's cathartic, in all the worst ways possible.
He tends to get carried away with his projects."

Note: this work is an altered book, and it plays on the physical relationship between the original pages and the edited text. As such, it's presented as a series of images. Reading the images is the only way to get the full experience, but I'm aware that some people can't/don't want to read it that way. So if that's the case, you can skip to chapter 13, which is a text-only version of the story, including rough descriptions of the most important illustrations.
Originally posted on detective-pony.tumblr.com

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is an actual literary masterpiece that captured Dirk's voice perfectly; truly goes to show that some things are classics for a reason. I read this straight through in September 2023 and then spent most of July 2024 listening to this marvelous Detective Pony audiobook to fall asleep. Highly recommend. Your dreams will be insane.

Words: 40,809   Bookmarked Date: 28 Sep 2023

Pairings: Roy Kent/Jamie Tartt
Fandom: Ted Lasso open_in_new

Summary:

The first time they hook up, Roy pauses mid-thrust to say, “This is a one-time thing, got it? I’m still messed up over Keeley.”

Bookmarker's Notes:

My fucking SOCCER BOYS. This was so beautifully Freudian. The sentence structure has me by the throat. The characterization was perfect and I am sincerely in awe of this author's command over the English language.

Words: 8,648   Bookmarked Date: 30 Aug 2023

Pairings: Deidara/Sasori, Nara Shikamaru/Temari, Gaara/Rock Lee, Hatake Kakashi/Maito Gai | Might Guy, Hidan/Kakuzu, Hoshigaki Kisame/Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Past Third Kazekage/Sasori, Past Kakuzu/Sasori
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

On a night submersed in rain, Sasori picks up young “trimmigant” Deidara half a mile from the Garberville bus station out of sporadic pity. An isolationist and a scorpion amongst frogs that prefers to keep to the woods, Sasori is thrust into taking on this new apprentice in tandem with “The Suna Three”, his niece and nephews hiding out from their relatives for the season. Within the forests of the Emerald Triangle in Northern California, we explore a tale of mental illness, family, and the cutthroat world of marijuana’s black market.

Bookmarker's Notes:

I've been with The Moss since 2021, and it's become such a comforting constant in my life with its richy furnished world and beautiful art. I have written multiple manifestos on it. I finally caught up to it (for the first time) in August 2023, and my life is better for the time I put into this fic.

I'd qualify this as (recent) historical fiction with a focus on a very, very broken family and all the ways intergenerational trauma manifests. There's also weed.

The Moss is an incredibly unique fic that is near and dear to my heart. I'd definitely recommend seeing if it's for you!

Words: 452,466   Bookmarked Date: 27 Aug 2023

Pairings: Hyuuga Hinata/Hyuuga Neji, Hyuuga Hinata/Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Hyuga is a house with many rooms. A Neji & Hinata-centric work of fanfiction. Expect madness, love, sex, and murder. This is the story of two lives, thus pairings will vary, including Naruto/Hinata, Neji/Hinata. Complete

Bookmarker's Notes:

Painful, beautiful, and gothic. I'm amazed that this managed to end happily. This fic will haunt me.

Words: 38,576   Bookmarked Date: 04 Jul 2023

Pairings: Eridan Ampora & Kanaya Maryam
Fandom: Homestuck open_in_new

Summary:

You reckon you'd love a war, on account of Cronus might die from it.

 

 

(not a kink fic, please tread carefully)

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is absolutely incredible and it's a damn shame that it'll never be finished. Rich, seamless worldbuilding, gorgeous language, novel-quality prose, AND it's all steeped in troll culture for good measure. This is what every other fic aspires to.

Words: 21,539   Bookmarked Date: 26 Jun 2023