A YEAR IN FANFIC RECS

Hello, hello, hello! This year I'm dipping my toes into something I've never done before - recommending fanfiction. And since I can't do things by halves, I'm going to post recs every single day for this entire year. I'll have a theme for each week, which I'll add to this masterpost as I go along. This is the schedule I'll be following:

MONDAYS: 1 long fic (50k+)

TUESDAYS: 3 mid length fics (15-50k)

WEDNESDAYS: 1 series (with at least 3 fics)

THURSDAYS: 1 long fic (50k+)

FRIDAYS: 5 short fics (0-15k)

SATURDAYS: 1 author spotlight

SUNDAYS: 5 more fics I love

I can't wait to get started on this adventure, and I hope I can show you guys some fics you might not have read before :) Always remember to leave comments and kudos and let's gooo!

See all masterposts below:

TAG GAME: Describe 10 of your fics with GIFs or memes

Thank you so much @fohatic and @mischief-and-tea-by-the-sea for tagging me in this fun game by @nostalgicatsea! I only made 8 GIFs for this, but I hope it still counts!

Some More Equal Than Others (M, Steve/Tony)

Dolphins Do It Better (E, Steve/Tony)

Not With A Bang, But A Whimper (M, Steve/Tony)

Seaward on the Waves (E, Steve/Tony)

A Hundred Visions And Revisions (M, Steve/Tony)

A Just Reward (E, Steve/Tony)

Gift Of Consequence (M, Steve/Tony)

Situation Normal: All Fucked Up (T, Steve/Tony)

Aaaand that's all of them! I'm tagging @laidraws @perlmutt-perl @bladeofthenebula27 @starkparade and @tinystark616, as well as anyone else who wants to do this!

Fic Trope Rate Game: Kink Edition

Thanks for tagging me @fohatic, this sounds like fun!

Rate: How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic?

-10 -> very dissuaded

0 - don’t care either way

+10 -> very enticed

nope -> if it’s a hard no and you’d never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you’d insta click out of the fic if it wasn’t tagged. Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it’s conditional.

Onto the game ➡️

Roleplay: +1

I'm not too bothered about roleplay. If I click on a fic that has it, it's usually because of some other tag rather than the roleplay itself. I've seen it done really well though!

BDSM: +10

I regularly haunt this tag for new fics - I love both the real-life variety as a kinky lifestyle and the fictional BDSM universe, everything about this tag is 10/10 for me.

Armor Kink: +5

I had a phase where I read a lot of these, but I don't really seek them out anymore. When I see one in the wild though, I usually click on it.

Sex Pollen: +10

Another one of my favorites. I've probably read 1000 of these, and I would read 1000 more.

Non-con: +3

Here's the thing - I love a lot of tropes that imply non-con by nature, like tentacles, sex pollen, bad guys made them do it, etc. Which is why I click on this tag a lot. However, when Non-con stands on its own, it takes some kind of intricate plot for me to be interested. Just straight up non-con for the sake of it doesn't do it for me.

Somnophilia: +8

Top-tier trope, I like it a lot. Depends on the other tags though, because I'm not big on non-consensual somnophilia (though I have read some good ones along those lines. Usually very angsty, which I love).

Drunk sex: +5

I've read some very good fics in this tag, but I wouldn't always seek it out, so it gets a 5 from me.

Tentacles: +10

Yes, absolutely yes, give me ALL the tentacles!!! Such a fun trope!

Sexting: +3

I like it, but it's not really something I seek out or actively look for. Same as with roleplay, if I click on a fic that has it, it's usually because there are other tropes in there that I enjoy.

Daddy kink: +2

I used to have this on my DNW list because it just wasn't my thing, but I've recently gotten into Poolverine and let's just say it opened my mind to some things. Still not something I seek out though, and only in very specific ships.

Vampires and/or Werewolves: +9

The world building of it all! I love unrealistic fantasy sex, and these tags are chock full of it. There are many, many fantastic fics for both vampires and werewolves out there, and I've probably read most of them in any fandom that I'm in.

Underage: -5

The only tag on this list where I'm definitely dissuaded. I've read some good fics in this category, but only from authors that I trust and admire, and always with a negative/condemning outlook on relationships between an adult and a child. When it's framed in any kind of positive way, it's an instant no for me. The only times I really click on this tag is when writers use it to describe a relationship between two underage people, but I usually give this one a wide berth.

Sexual Dysfunction: +8

I really, really love this trope! The vulnerability of it, the trust, the need for communication, it's just all chef's kisses. Definitely will click on this most of the time!

Crossdressing Kink: +9

Another one that has grown on me and then completely taken over my life at some point because I read one that was so good it changed my brain chemistry and then needed MOAR. I love this trope a lot!

Non-Sexual Submission: +8

I absolutely adore intimacy with no expectation for sex, and this trope is one of my favorite ways to explore this. A definite yes from me!

Cheating/Infidelity: +6

Can be a really powerful trope in the fic-writing tool box if it's used in a way to actually incite some character development or story. I usually like this more when the cheating happens due to the main ship getting together (e.g if they're with an abusive partner in the beginning of the story), but when I'm in an angsty mood, I'll also read fics where someone in the main ship cheats on the other, or it at least perceived to.

And that's it! Thanks again for tagging me @fohatic, this was really fun! I'm not going to tag anyone specific, but if you see this and want to take part in the game, feel free to say I tagged you!

Rules: without naming them, post a gif of ten of your favorite ships (any media), then tag the same number of people to do the same.

Thank you so much for tagging me @kappamairi! In no particular order, here are 10 of my favorite ships:

I'm tagging @fohatic @nostalgicatsea @laidraws @starkparade @whinysteve @calpuriel @soliloquent-stark @avengersnewb @bottom-feelings @wilmakins and whoever else wants to do this!

Omg thank you so much, that's so sweet of you! I do have a kofi that I set up a long time ago for commissions and then never did anything with 😬 I absolutely don't expect any monetary support though, it's enough for me that you enjoy my work, that means the world to me 💖

Fandom Trumps Hate Auction

The FTH auction is already underway, and this year is my first time taking part in it! I have an auction for a 10-20k fanfic for any of the following fandoms:

I'm generally open to trying new ships and pairings, but I'd especially love to write:

If you want any other ships, please hit me up in my DMs or on Discord (kandisheek) so I can tell you whether or not I think I'll be able to write something for it. As for genre, I'll write absolutely anything. My only hard limits are these:

DNW: 1st or 2nd person PoV, reader inserts, xReader fics, Age play (littles etc.), Scat, Character bashing, Relationships between adults and minors, Underage sex and Woobification.

Check out my auction post here for more details and for bidding. Happy FTH, everyone, have a good auction week!

Oh my god, thank you so much, that's so sweet! You just make my entire week 💖

Aww thank you so much! So, I started planning out the weekly themes and such in September 2023 and slowly but surely filling in the days where I already knew which fics I wanted to rec. Basically I went through my bookmarks (of which there were about 250 Marvel fics at the time) and tried to figure out where I could rec each fic, because I love them all and think they deserve to be shared! And for everything else, I went on AO3 and started reading, reading, reading.

I made a huge spreadsheet to keep track of everything and scheduled the posts on Tumblr as soon as I had them ready. By the time I started posting my recs in 2024 I had the posts done up until close to the end of March with many more fics already in my spreadsheet.

Most of my free time in the first couple of months of the year was JUST spent reading fanfic. The final number of fics I recced during the year is 1146, so I'd guess that I probably went through about 1500 in search of fics that would fit my list of themes. And considering that I had to read each one of them and write a review, you can probably imagine how much time that took, especially for the longfic days. Not that I'm complaining - who doesn't love reading good fic?

All in all I finished pre-scheduling my posts at some point in September, so exactly one year from when I started planning everything out. Except the two "2024 Favorites" posts, which I saved for the end of the year.

Sorry for the long-winded explanation, but that's how long it took me to finish it all! I'm glad you enjoyed the recs, that means a lot to me, thank you!