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Time for monthly recs again!!! a delicious selection for you from the month of April.
flew like a moth to you, by Euphorion
- space au featuring ling wen/yushi huang, HELLO
- yushi huang's deliberate mysteriousness, and the way she uses it to flirt and get the upper hand with ling wen!
- ling wen enjoying having something to research that's for FUN instead of for work!
- the interesting development of the setting, and ways the characters and backstories have been tweaked to fit!
- LOVED IT.
- 4k words in length
these are the streets of favour, by bloodletter
- a fanfic about ling wen and pei ming, written for mxtx remix as a remix of my ling wen fic
- SHRIEKING. FLAILING. CLAWING AT MY FACE IN DELIGHT. I am so honoured that my fic could inspire this piece of absolute perfection
- the dynamics between Ling Wen and Pei Ming throughout are soooooo good. the affection and the insults combined, the way selfishness is manifested differently in each of them and the way it does and doesn't affect their connection
- ling wen nonsexually domming pei ming!
- the vibes of three tumours are so perfectly rancid!
- and the unofficial junior official chats!
- the way heaven in general thinks about ling wen's takeover!
- I'm just. blown away. this fic is EVERYTHING to me.
- 2k words in length
joy thief this human heart, by tshirt
- hello impeccable gothic vibes beefleaf
- also, doing great things with gender. also, contains MUFFING. (thank u Fucking Trans Women for teaching me about muffing)
- this is so beefleaf. I love them both so much <3
- 2k words in length
A Lose-Lose Situation, by eggfish
- omggg this is exactly the kind of dynamics I love to see between Feng Xin and Mu Qing during the Xianle era
- fx and xl are so SWEET together and fx and mq are so....united in their mutual disdain for each other and how they're connected with each other
- and how sex with each other doesn't actually change any part of that for fengqing; they have a good time having hatesex, they still hate each other, they're connected forever via their hatred for each other and their mutual love of xl, and their mutual inability to understand /how/ the other approaches their love for xl
- it's just so good!!!!
- 3k words in length
Only The Sword Remaining, by biasto_bias
- a compellingly painful fic about xie lian testing the limits of wu ming's devotion, leading to a sexual encounter that neither of them feel great about
- it's so very them for that period in their history: xie lian trying to push wu ming away because he thinks wu ming is better off elsewhere but doing it by being horrible to him, and wu ming feeling an awful mix of self-loathing and heady excitement for getting to be touched this way by dianxia
- 1k words in length
- thanks to roland for the rec that brought this fic to my attention!
talking to strangers, by bloodletter
- beefleaf prior to the black water arc
- sqx and her bff ming-xiong go to a party together! sqx explains to the hostess why ming-xiong is such a good friend, and it's definitely not about sex!
- they absolutely do have really good sex sometimes though. including at this party.
- the dynamics between sqx and hx are soooo good
- and ditto sqx having a great time being a beautiful woman at multiple after-parties, after the mid-autumn banquet
- what a delightful little gem of a fic
- 2k words in length
Cottage, by biasto_bias
- extremely cute bingqiu being pleased with themselves and having sex about it
- one of the tags is "bingqiu-typical bad consent etiquette" lol and that's accurate
- I love them and they're disasters <3
- 1k words in length
I listened to the first episode of The Scum Villain's Self-Summarizing Podcast today and I adore it already omg. only four episodes so far alas but it consists of one person summarizing svsss chapter by chapter to someone else who does not know it and it's SUCH a great way to relive the story!
a story about nothing in particular, by relationshipcrimes
- post-canon bingqiu
- sqq is in the sort of epilogue where absolutely nothing happens, no matter what some people might say. there's no storyline and he's definitely not experiencing character development!
- this was SUCH a delightful read omg. extremely bingqiu of them!
- I've been thinking a lot about bingqiu's sexual dynamics of late due to my current wip, and I can say authoritatively that this fic Understands them
- 18k words in length
everyone knows; we saw for ourselves, by bosbie
- svsss gen fic about ning yingying and ming fan, reacting to the news about luo binghe becoming the sect leader of huan hua
- nyy and mf only know what they've seen, and their shizun is dead and luo binghe is behaving as if he has no love or loyalty left in him
- oof this is so GOOD, I had emotions at the end!!!
- 2k words in length
the rise and fall of @ peerlesscucumber, by Allpiesforourown
- reverse transmigration bingqiu story, told through the forum posts of peerless cucumber, cucumber bro's fans, shizunsheavenlykitten, and all the people who think shizunsheavenlykitten is a tradwife
- a quick and fun read! I loved seeing the other internet people being endlessly baffled by bingqiu
- 5k words in length
Revisions, by ParueCake (MiraEyeteeth)
- bingqiu canon divergence au where after the abyss, lbh makes his way back to qing jing peak
- lbh is determined to prove to sqq that despite his demonic nature he can be a good disciple who is worth keeping
- sqq of course takes lbh's actions very differently
- really enjoyed lbh's pov here, and the things lbh does in service of his plan!
- 15k words in length
if you make a snake blush, by corduroyserpent
- wherein zhuzhi-lang lets sqq examine him to make notes about snake demons. they're both into it.
- it's so cute!! and funny. and very them!
- 2k words in length
Oxford Blues, by raitala
- modern AU f/f moshang where they meet as college roommates
- I appreciate that it's set in a specific college and the details about it are made use of to build out the sense of setting
- I love sqh's narrative pov, she's so funny!
- I also love the glimpses we get into the cumplane friendship and into the whole....situation sqq has going on with the harem of young men who are in love with him while sqq is oblivious to how gay everything is.
- and the moshang is super cute. mbj and sqh are both bad at communicating, in very different ways, and mbj is doing her best!
- 9k words in length
within these walls, by Shadaras
- cql/mdzs. this is a remix of another fic but you don't need to read the original to follow this one, as it follows a character who gets less focus in the original
- about wen qing and her interactions over the years with jin guangyao, in an au where she's imprisoned by him and helping him, after surviving leaving the burial mounds
- a great look at wen qing and her choices, and what she is and isn't able to do to affect things, and what she's willing to help with
- 2k words in length
Bird on the Wire, by villainousfriend (katzenfabrik)
- mdzs space au about nie huaisang and his years-long project in avenging his da-ge
- a repeated theme throughout the fic is nhs visiting and talking to back-ups that had been taken of nmj's personality before death, and the way that this makes literal how HAUNTED nhs is by his brother's absence is just sooooooo good
- the worldbuilding is great, the things that are changed from canon due to this different context are great, the anguish and monofocus of nhs are great
- I AM ALL EMOTIONS ;_;
- 8k words in length
mutual aid, by verity
- mdzs wangxian modern-with-cultivation au where lwj is a trans man and wwx is a trans woman
- and ahhhh it just makes me so emotional about how GREAT wangxian are!!!
- wonderfully integrated characters/plot into a world they inhabit where friends and work and weird tastes in books are part of their lives, and also, lwj and wwx find each other and are immediately obsessed with each other, finding something in each other that allow them to best be themselves
- so many very funny details also, at the same time that it's many feelings
- 10k words in length
how Yao Yongzheng traveled back in time to save everyone, by ShippersList
- mdzs/cql time travel au fic where Sect Leader Yao travels back in time at the point of his death, and intends to Make Changes For The Better
- a funny and fun look at how things happen, with and without his intervention!
- 6k words in length
lotus blossoms out of season, by Kieron_ODuibhir
- mdzs/cql canon divergence au, where instead of mxy sacrificing himself to resurrect wwx, jc sacrifices himself to resurrect jyl
- jyl and wn and mxy eat soup together about it
- and jyl grapples with how she feels about everything that happened. and what she's going to do next
- and like. DANG I love it!!!
- 5k words in length
the mountain, by verity
- mdzs songxuexiao t4t4t modern au where they're grad students in china
- I had the pleasure of getting to see this fic as it came together, and the thought and care verity puts into their writing is always so evident in their beautifully written and beautifully constructed stories!
- from song lan's pov as he watches creepy stalker xue yang entwine herself into his bff (and object of pining) xiao xingchen's life
- sl DOESN'T trust xy, he DOES find it super hot to put her in her place and have sex with her, he DOES struggle to be fully vulnerable with xxc despite everything she is to him
- the vibes are so good, I love how real and present each character and their complex emotions about each other are, and I love the way the theme of the weather runs through the whole fic holding things together
- highly recommend!
- 12k words in length
this 10 min space movie made by one person in her apartment starring herself as every character is SO GOOD, I loved it
Hi, I'm Captain Jack Harkness, by Frostfire
- it has been many years since I first read this fic but the memory of it will never leave me. it's an all-time classic.
- fanfiction shipping Jack Harkness of Torchwood/Doctor Who with Chewbacca of Star Wars
- Jack Harkness sees a cute wookiee in a bar and picks him up for a night of fun
- it's perfectly in character and delightful. I'm so glad it exists in this world.
- 3k words in length
The Jaxicans' Authentic Reconstruction of Taco Tuesday #37, by Stephen Granade
- according to the author on their mastodon, this short story is about "authenticity, purpose, existential dread, and being resurrected by far future aliens to work your shitty fast food job" and you know, I don't think I can sum it up better than that
- does a great job integrating and interrogating these themes in a fun and satisfying story
- and now I want guacamole
- 5k words in length
6 TGCF fics
flew like a moth to you, by Euphorion
- space au featuring ling wen/yushi huang, HELLO
- yushi huang's deliberate mysteriousness, and the way she uses it to flirt and get the upper hand with ling wen!
- ling wen enjoying having something to research that's for FUN instead of for work!
- the interesting development of the setting, and ways the characters and backstories have been tweaked to fit!
- LOVED IT.
- 4k words in length
these are the streets of favour, by bloodletter
- a fanfic about ling wen and pei ming, written for mxtx remix as a remix of my ling wen fic
- SHRIEKING. FLAILING. CLAWING AT MY FACE IN DELIGHT. I am so honoured that my fic could inspire this piece of absolute perfection
- the dynamics between Ling Wen and Pei Ming throughout are soooooo good. the affection and the insults combined, the way selfishness is manifested differently in each of them and the way it does and doesn't affect their connection
- ling wen nonsexually domming pei ming!
- the vibes of three tumours are so perfectly rancid!
- and the unofficial junior official chats!
- the way heaven in general thinks about ling wen's takeover!
- I'm just. blown away. this fic is EVERYTHING to me.
- 2k words in length
joy thief this human heart, by tshirt
- hello impeccable gothic vibes beefleaf
- also, doing great things with gender. also, contains MUFFING. (thank u Fucking Trans Women for teaching me about muffing)
- this is so beefleaf. I love them both so much <3
- 2k words in length
A Lose-Lose Situation, by eggfish
- omggg this is exactly the kind of dynamics I love to see between Feng Xin and Mu Qing during the Xianle era
- fx and xl are so SWEET together and fx and mq are so....united in their mutual disdain for each other and how they're connected with each other
- and how sex with each other doesn't actually change any part of that for fengqing; they have a good time having hatesex, they still hate each other, they're connected forever via their hatred for each other and their mutual love of xl, and their mutual inability to understand /how/ the other approaches their love for xl
- it's just so good!!!!
- 3k words in length
Only The Sword Remaining, by biasto_bias
- a compellingly painful fic about xie lian testing the limits of wu ming's devotion, leading to a sexual encounter that neither of them feel great about
- it's so very them for that period in their history: xie lian trying to push wu ming away because he thinks wu ming is better off elsewhere but doing it by being horrible to him, and wu ming feeling an awful mix of self-loathing and heady excitement for getting to be touched this way by dianxia
- 1k words in length
- thanks to roland for the rec that brought this fic to my attention!
talking to strangers, by bloodletter
- beefleaf prior to the black water arc
- sqx and her bff ming-xiong go to a party together! sqx explains to the hostess why ming-xiong is such a good friend, and it's definitely not about sex!
- they absolutely do have really good sex sometimes though. including at this party.
- the dynamics between sqx and hx are soooo good
- and ditto sqx having a great time being a beautiful woman at multiple after-parties, after the mid-autumn banquet
- what a delightful little gem of a fic
- 2k words in length
7 SVSSS fics & 1 SVSSS podcast
Cottage, by biasto_bias
- extremely cute bingqiu being pleased with themselves and having sex about it
- one of the tags is "bingqiu-typical bad consent etiquette" lol and that's accurate
- I love them and they're disasters <3
- 1k words in length
I listened to the first episode of The Scum Villain's Self-Summarizing Podcast today and I adore it already omg. only four episodes so far alas but it consists of one person summarizing svsss chapter by chapter to someone else who does not know it and it's SUCH a great way to relive the story!
a story about nothing in particular, by relationshipcrimes
- post-canon bingqiu
- sqq is in the sort of epilogue where absolutely nothing happens, no matter what some people might say. there's no storyline and he's definitely not experiencing character development!
- this was SUCH a delightful read omg. extremely bingqiu of them!
- I've been thinking a lot about bingqiu's sexual dynamics of late due to my current wip, and I can say authoritatively that this fic Understands them
- 18k words in length
everyone knows; we saw for ourselves, by bosbie
- svsss gen fic about ning yingying and ming fan, reacting to the news about luo binghe becoming the sect leader of huan hua
- nyy and mf only know what they've seen, and their shizun is dead and luo binghe is behaving as if he has no love or loyalty left in him
- oof this is so GOOD, I had emotions at the end!!!
- 2k words in length
the rise and fall of @ peerlesscucumber, by Allpiesforourown
- reverse transmigration bingqiu story, told through the forum posts of peerless cucumber, cucumber bro's fans, shizunsheavenlykitten, and all the people who think shizunsheavenlykitten is a tradwife
- a quick and fun read! I loved seeing the other internet people being endlessly baffled by bingqiu
- 5k words in length
Revisions, by ParueCake (MiraEyeteeth)
- bingqiu canon divergence au where after the abyss, lbh makes his way back to qing jing peak
- lbh is determined to prove to sqq that despite his demonic nature he can be a good disciple who is worth keeping
- sqq of course takes lbh's actions very differently
- really enjoyed lbh's pov here, and the things lbh does in service of his plan!
- 15k words in length
if you make a snake blush, by corduroyserpent
- wherein zhuzhi-lang lets sqq examine him to make notes about snake demons. they're both into it.
- it's so cute!! and funny. and very them!
- 2k words in length
Oxford Blues, by raitala
- modern AU f/f moshang where they meet as college roommates
- I appreciate that it's set in a specific college and the details about it are made use of to build out the sense of setting
- I love sqh's narrative pov, she's so funny!
- I also love the glimpses we get into the cumplane friendship and into the whole....situation sqq has going on with the harem of young men who are in love with him while sqq is oblivious to how gay everything is.
- and the moshang is super cute. mbj and sqh are both bad at communicating, in very different ways, and mbj is doing her best!
- 9k words in length
6 MDZS/CQL fics
within these walls, by Shadaras
- cql/mdzs. this is a remix of another fic but you don't need to read the original to follow this one, as it follows a character who gets less focus in the original
- about wen qing and her interactions over the years with jin guangyao, in an au where she's imprisoned by him and helping him, after surviving leaving the burial mounds
- a great look at wen qing and her choices, and what she is and isn't able to do to affect things, and what she's willing to help with
- 2k words in length
Bird on the Wire, by villainousfriend (katzenfabrik)
- mdzs space au about nie huaisang and his years-long project in avenging his da-ge
- a repeated theme throughout the fic is nhs visiting and talking to back-ups that had been taken of nmj's personality before death, and the way that this makes literal how HAUNTED nhs is by his brother's absence is just sooooooo good
- the worldbuilding is great, the things that are changed from canon due to this different context are great, the anguish and monofocus of nhs are great
- I AM ALL EMOTIONS ;_;
- 8k words in length
mutual aid, by verity
- mdzs wangxian modern-with-cultivation au where lwj is a trans man and wwx is a trans woman
- and ahhhh it just makes me so emotional about how GREAT wangxian are!!!
- wonderfully integrated characters/plot into a world they inhabit where friends and work and weird tastes in books are part of their lives, and also, lwj and wwx find each other and are immediately obsessed with each other, finding something in each other that allow them to best be themselves
- so many very funny details also, at the same time that it's many feelings
- 10k words in length
how Yao Yongzheng traveled back in time to save everyone, by ShippersList
- mdzs/cql time travel au fic where Sect Leader Yao travels back in time at the point of his death, and intends to Make Changes For The Better
- a funny and fun look at how things happen, with and without his intervention!
- 6k words in length
lotus blossoms out of season, by Kieron_ODuibhir
- mdzs/cql canon divergence au, where instead of mxy sacrificing himself to resurrect wwx, jc sacrifices himself to resurrect jyl
- jyl and wn and mxy eat soup together about it
- and jyl grapples with how she feels about everything that happened. and what she's going to do next
- and like. DANG I love it!!!
- 5k words in length
the mountain, by verity
- mdzs songxuexiao t4t4t modern au where they're grad students in china
- I had the pleasure of getting to see this fic as it came together, and the thought and care verity puts into their writing is always so evident in their beautifully written and beautifully constructed stories!
- from song lan's pov as he watches creepy stalker xue yang entwine herself into his bff (and object of pining) xiao xingchen's life
- sl DOESN'T trust xy, he DOES find it super hot to put her in her place and have sex with her, he DOES struggle to be fully vulnerable with xxc despite everything she is to him
- the vibes are so good, I love how real and present each character and their complex emotions about each other are, and I love the way the theme of the weather runs through the whole fic holding things together
- highly recommend!
- 12k words in length
OTHER STUFF: 1 original 10-min movie, 1 torchwood/doctor who fic, 1 original short story
this 10 min space movie made by one person in her apartment starring herself as every character is SO GOOD, I loved it
Hi, I'm Captain Jack Harkness, by Frostfire
- it has been many years since I first read this fic but the memory of it will never leave me. it's an all-time classic.
- fanfiction shipping Jack Harkness of Torchwood/Doctor Who with Chewbacca of Star Wars
- Jack Harkness sees a cute wookiee in a bar and picks him up for a night of fun
- it's perfectly in character and delightful. I'm so glad it exists in this world.
- 3k words in length
The Jaxicans' Authentic Reconstruction of Taco Tuesday #37, by Stephen Granade
- according to the author on their mastodon, this short story is about "authenticity, purpose, existential dread, and being resurrected by far future aliens to work your shitty fast food job" and you know, I don't think I can sum it up better than that
- does a great job integrating and interrogating these themes in a fun and satisfying story
- and now I want guacamole
- 5k words in length
