JuliaNov 23, 2022

It's high time I started a #fanfic #recs thread, too! :D Most of these will be #WangXian from #TheUntamed #cql #mdzs, maybe I'll include YiZhan fics, too.

I'll start with this fic by Ariaste about @wangxian as ballroom dancers. Lwj is a dance teacher (juniors!), wwx became an outcast because of erotic dancing. The yearning & sexual tension in this #fic go through the roof. There's a misunderstanding, clever parallels to canon, events culminate at a dance competition.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23105470

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Show threadSelenayNov 23, 2022
@thalassa I loved that one! I have a thing for dance AUs and that one is so good.
Show threadJuliaNov 24, 2022

It's high time I started a #fanfic #recs thread, too! :D Most of these will be #WangXian from #TheUntamed #cql #mdzs, maybe I'll include YiZhan fics, too.

Here's a wonderful and very hot @wangxian dancers #fic (Strictly come dancing AU) by @selenay that also triggered my (and lwj's) competence kink. I'm such a sucker for wwx getting the admiration he deserves.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34083844
#TheUntamed #cql #WangXian #fanfic

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Show threadJuliaNov 27, 2022

Next @wangxian #fanfic recs: These are all arranged marriage fics!

Canon divergent AU with a steadfast pining lwj & a self-sacrificing wwx who needs to be saved from himself
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22219615

Canon divergent AU by rikke where jc arranges a marriage between hgj and yllz to save his brother
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16635728

The absolute hottest canon divergent practice kissing before the arranged marriage fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27859153

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs

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Show threadJuliaNov 27, 2022

More @wangxian arranged marriage #fanfic recs:

This canon divergent AU has the exquisite pain of a lwj who thinks the Lan rules forbid sex for non-procreative purposes
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28339380

Lots of pining and sweetness in this canon divergent AU
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34334308

Sci-fi AU, very tender despite the tags, loved the vulnerability and trust (it's finished but tbc)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25220392

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs

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Show threadJuliaNov 27, 2022

The last batch of @wangxian arranged marriage #fanfic recs:

And a cisswap yllz fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37826548

Some I don't remember very well but I bookmarked them, so :)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23858110
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22336237
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22750066

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs

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Show threadJuliaNov 27, 2022

And finally 2 @yizhan #fanfic recs about arranged marriage:

An SF AU with diplomacy shenanigans
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30505323

A/b/o royalty AU with identity shenanigans
https://archiveofourown.org/works/36400642

#YiZhan #RPF #bjyx (tagged for reach, I don't actually know or care which dynamic)

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Show threadJuliaDec 2, 2022

Continuing my #fanfic #rec thread:
One of my @wangxian comfort reads is "Three changes" by orange_crushed, a Cloud Recesses era AU (no war etc) with a lwj pov. The writing is so beautiful & sensual, you really experience lwj's emotional turmoil and attraction, and wwx is just like in cql, irresistible, kind and brilliant. There's only brief angst, mostly the two do this sweet, hesitating dance around e/o.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32009896

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 4, 2022

Next in my #fanfic #rec thread: Several @wangxian fics with hurt/comfort fics or about healing.

This entire series by glitterbombshell is just balm for the soul, teacher wwx conquering the hearts of baby Lans & lqr:
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1615762
A very soft Kiki's delivery service AU
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23919583
Lwj standing with wwx in a modern AU with found family vibes by TheDameJudiWench:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28538847

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 4, 2022

More @wangxian hurt/comfort #fanfic :)

Body swap with lots of pining by occultings:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23720248
Also this touch starvation curse lwj:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27420049
Pining friends to lovers by starmins:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27302404
Wwx gets injured & a first date by annemari:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27008836
Canon fix-it by tardigradeschool where wwx is hurt at Qiongqi path:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26074453
Time travel fix-it, lots of healing:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23026369

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Part 3 of @wangxian #fanfic #recs with hurt/comfort:

Roommates WX, lwj standing up to wwx against his family, wonderful h/c by sysrae:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24088330
Soul bond modern AU, loved the closeness, by brooklinegirl:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/36078865
Soulmates share senses in this fic by ana__cp, yearning & angst:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30330237
Friends with benefits WX and then there's an accident, angsty, by vesna:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25202899

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadArboreousDec 4, 2022
@thalassa These are great recs! (You'd think I got enough h/c from CQL but nope I still love whumpy fic.)
Show threadJuliaDec 4, 2022
@arboreous Yay, do you already know some of them? I have more that I want to rec, I'll continue tomorrow :) And yes, sometimes a little whump is cathartic, at least when there's lots of caring (or protectiveness) to balance it out.
Show threadArboreousDec 4, 2022
@thalassa I wasn't familiar with the soulmate ones! I'm looking forward to more recs!
Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022
@arboreous Oh I might make a separate list of soulmate fics at some point, yay :)
Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022

Part 4 of my @wangxian #ficrec series featuring hurt/comfort 😊

Beauty & the beast AU by daltoneering:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26304037
Case fic with sex curse by cqlorphan:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28598247
Angsty dreamsharing canon AU by orange_crushed:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29611614
Lwj is turning to jade bc he doesn't allow himself to feel & wwx is helping him heal. With lovely family feels & ace triad jc/wq/lxc.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28005366

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022

I have even more @wangxian hurt/comfort #fanfic to recommend! 😅 These are all short.

Lwj taking care of wwx:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25870573
Middle of the night care::
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26883001
Two by Yuisaki:
Ice hockey injury:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27358726
Soft bunji grief fic:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26710063
Lwj struggling with his new roommate:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26826469
Lwj deals with his grief & regret by simulating wwx, by @trickybonmot:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/30131559

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022

And finally some @yizhan #fanfic with hurt/comfort:

Overworked xz is taken on a road trip by wyb, by gdgdbaby:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22657342
Overworked xz visits wyb who has left c-ent, for a beach holiday, by feenwitch:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26805898
Fantasy AU with witch xz by ThirtysixSaveFiles:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27084301

#XiaoZhan #WangYibo #YiZhan #bjyx #RPF #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022
I hope my lengthy ficrec lists don't make the impression that they're comprehensive, there are many more fics I loved. In many cases I might just not remember them and have to re-read them first.
Show threadRaene/Nikki Dec 5, 2022
@thalassa Many good choices, though, and some in there that are new to me!
Show threadJuliaDec 5, 2022
@Raene That's great! I hope you like them :)
Show threadJuliaDec 7, 2022

Next up in my @WangXian #fanfic rec thread:
One of my all time favorites: A modern AU w. magic, with a lovely wwx from lwj's pov, lots of sexual tension & hurt/comfort, lxc laughing abt oblivious #WangXian, lwj's crush can be seen from the moon 😂
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22630426

My favorite fic by fakeplasticlily: doctors AU, wwx KNOWS his feelings, no angst, much yearning & attraction, sooo hot! Written so well that I could feel all of it.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22615696

#cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 9, 2022

Another @wangxian #fanfic favorite of mine:

"Just so" by airinshaw (21k), a modern AU where lwj makes ASMR videos and Youtuber yllz flirts with him solely bc of his hands and voice; and then they meet at a con 😍🔥 The fic captures both of their characters so well and is lovely, funny and hot.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24811639

#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 13, 2022
The @wangxian #fanfic series "Quartet" (41k + 28k) by WithBroomBefore is really about friends / #FoundFamily. It's a fix-it starting at the cave with the divergence that wwx understands the name of the song 😍 They plus jc and jzx stay together, become a battle quartet and develop a 4-way soulbond, it's great. This story has lots of soul brothers feelings and hurt/comfort and it's very uplifting & soothing, like a hot chocolate 😊
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26004406
#cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #WangXian #DecRecs
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Show threadarboreousDec 13, 2022
@thalassa @wangxian ohhhhh I love this series!!!
Show threadJuliaDec 13, 2022
@arboreous I found it quite unusual in its premise but I'm always here for creative takes :D I enjoyed it so much.
Show threadArcane Yunmeng JamsDec 14, 2022
@thalassa @wangxian it's my favorite thing by Broom!!
Show threadJuliaDec 15, 2022

Another warm @wangxian #fanfic for today's #DecRecs:

"A curse of a different color" (35k) by Nickel710 is wonderful fic that's essentially pure hurt/comfort in the best way. Lwj is turning to jade because he doesn't allow himself to feel & wwx is helping him heal 😍 With lovely family feels & ace triad jc/wq/lxc.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28005366
#cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #WangXian

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Show threadJuliaDec 16, 2022

Next in my @wangxian #fanfic rec thread:

"Water, and the open sky" (20k) by el_em_en_oh_pee is a brilliant science-fiction AU where wwx maintains a remote lighthouse in a sort of exile, lwj is an inspector who doesn't know about the punishment character of the assignment.
The worldbuilding is exquisite, wwx's genius is front & center, lots of hurt/comfort due to starvation of human contact, bonus Wen siblings as androids.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35374342
#cql #TheUntamed #WangXian #DecRecs #mdzs

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Show threadRaene/Nikki Dec 16, 2022
@thalassa I second this one! Read it a couple times already.
Show threadJuliaDec 21, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite #YiZhan #fanfic s: "The scent of happiness" (49k) by vesna (mrsronweasley). It's a famous Wang Yibo/ non-famous Xiao Zhan AU, she actually wrote Xiao Zhan as a baker before he said in an interview that that's his dream job if he left c-ent 🤩
The fic is very soft and hot and just perfect. Wyb falls for this baker with the brilliant smile who doesn't know wyb is an idol.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22602043
#RPF #bjyx @yizhan #DecRecs

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Show threadSelenayDec 21, 2022
@thalassa I love that one!
Show threadJuliaDec 21, 2022
@selenay I re-read it once in a while, it's just so good and hits all the right feelings 😍
Show threadJuliaDec 21, 2022

And because I forgot to rec something yesterday, another @yizhan #fanfic favorite: The Olympian x actor AU series by Deinde (3 parts, 75k total) starting with "golden hour".

Actor/singer Xiao Zhan is paired with cocky Olympian snowboarder Wang Yibo as part of an Olympics promotion program. There's instant attraction & banter, XZ learning to snowboard from a very physical, charismatic, indomitable Yibo, a bit of conflict over media & image.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2090262
#YiZhan #bjyx #RPF #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 22, 2022

I have to rec this wonderful @wangxian #fanfic I read today:
"The sculptor" (28k) by Eleanor_Fenyx is a modern AU playing in the 70s where a deeply closeted lwj is in a "lavender marriage" with lesbian wq, and becomes the model for sculptor wwx.
The fic is very tender and sensual and treats its characters with so much respect. It's beautiful to see a vulnerable lwj loosen up slowly under wwx's gentleness.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40079547

#cql #TheUntamed #mdzs #WangXian #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 23, 2022

Today's rec is a lovely @yizhan #fanfic:
"Anything. (Or everything.)" (19k) by T Verano tells the story of outdoor guide Wang Yibo whose client for hiking tours is burnt-out idol Xiao Zhan. The fic manages an incredible balance between tranquility in nature and banter & #YiZhan rainbow farting à la cql bts, between a tired but gentle & humble xz and an energetic wyb in full wooing / caring mode (making sure xz eats) 😍 It's perfect.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42638523

#RPF #bjyx #DecRecs

Anything. (Or Everything.) - T Verano (t_verano) - Chinese Actor RPF [Archive of Our Own]

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Show threadJuliaDec 24, 2022

Next in my #fanfic rec thread: "Some things go forward" (73k) by everythingispoetry, a modern AU feat. teenage @wangxian in a hospital. Wwx is a volunteer after recovering from a severe illness, lwj is diagnosed with cancer. As you can guess there's a lot of hurt/comfort and it might be too raw for some, but it's a very soft fic with lots of A-Yuan cuteness and wwx kindness and the warmth of people taking care of each other.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23836843
#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 25, 2022

Next @wangxian #fanfic rec is "To lurk, to lie in wait" (125k) by trippednfell. It's a modern AU with magic with huli jing wwx who's been looking for others of his kind his whole life. There's a lot of hurt/comfort and touch starvation (at least for his human form), some angst because of distant lwj and his mysterious magic, lots of cuddling in fox form with jc, jl and lsz, and very warm family feels.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36408472
#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #DecRecs, background #NieLan

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Show threadJuliaDec 25, 2022
My fanfic rec thread is a bit of a mess when you start from the top because of the way Mastodon shows replies, but if you start from one of the later rec posts and go up, it's all consecutive rec posts in correct order :)
Show threadJuliaDec 26, 2022

Today's @wangxian #fanfic rec is an f|f modern AU, "I'll be ringing in your ears" (22k) by occultings. Straight girl wwx is kissed in a closet by anonymous. The identity porn and sexuality realization are exquisite, and her oblivious interactions with lwj and wq/mm hilarious. Also very hot :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41193486

#WangXian #cisswap #cql #TheUntamed #DecRecs #mdzs

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Show threadJuliaDec 29, 2022

"Story-shaped" (14k) by lingering_song is an unusual #TheUntamed post-canon #fanfic with an nhs pov. Huaisang takes in a homeless wandering wwx and does everything in his considerable power to give his story a happy ending, including one for @wangxian . Wwx finally gets the home and appreciation for his brilliance & kindness he deserves, in Qinghe. And others get the disdain they deserve. I loved it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37751827

#WangXian #cql #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaDec 31, 2022

Continuing with my #fanfic rec thread :)
"Oceans, drowned in starfire" (30k) by stiltonbasket is a @wangxian fic that starts melancholic, with lwj returning alone to his home town where a mysterious person saved him from drowning as a child. He gradually discovers a whole past that had been lost to him and lxc. Featuring merxian and merbabies and a whole found family 🥰 It's beautiful.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33002071
#WangXian #cql #TheUntamed #DecRecs

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Show threadJuliaFeb 5, 2023

It's #FicRecFebruary so here's a wonderful @wangxian #fanfic: "Many happy returns" (25k) by orange_crushed.
Lwj mistakes wwx for the escort he booked for a dinner, to distract him from his grief. A beautiful story about a life-changing encounter, with a lwj who can communicate a bit better than in canon. In addition to a lovely, hot #WangXian getting together story, the fic is also about healing and the feeling of safety.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29471964

#cql #TheUntamed

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Show threadarboreousFeb 5, 2023
@thalassa @wangxian this is such a good one
Show threadJuliaFeb 5, 2023
@arboreous I think I love every single fic by that author. I had a sudden craving to re-read this one :)
Show threadJuliaFeb 8, 2023
"Fated" (3 works, 31k total) by LtLJ is a wonderfully unusual take on the arranged marriage between lwj and yllz, with a completely different, intriguing backstory. @wangxian are married against their will and find out that everything is not what it seems. Lwj is instantly in pining protectiveness mode 🤣😍 whereas wwx is torn between trust and expecting the worst. It's rather chapters of one fic than a series.
https://archiveofourown.org/series/2082678
#cql #TheUntamed #WangXian #fanfic #FicRecFebruary
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Show threadJuliaFeb 8, 2023
Another @wangxian #fanfic I loved:
"Candy & conspiracies" (17k) by Reverie, where wwx is adopted by madam Jin and grows up to be jzx's gremlin best friend, along with Mianmian. In wonderful contrast to canon, madam Jin is happy to leave him wild and free because he uses his genius and social skills for good, in a sometimes terrifying way 🤣 Also, there's a speedrun of 3 romances. This fic is hilarious and made me super happy.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25591843
#cql #TheUntamed #WangXian #FicRecFebruary
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Show threadRaene/Nikki Dec 21, 2022
@thalassa Sometimes I wonder if my bookmarks get lost, because there's no way I didn't bookmark this one...
Show threadJuliaDec 21, 2022
@Raene I've also wondered sometimes what made me not bookmark something 😅 It's hard to tell in retrospect because I forget the details quickly and there might have been an actual reason. Or I was dumb, or the bookmark got lost...
Show threadRaene/Nikki Dec 21, 2022
@thalassa Yeah... 😅 This one was just particularly egregious because I recognized it on sight and have definitely read it more than once.