#FicRecFebruary no.1: The things gege does for his San Lang, by Anonymous.

#TGCF, #hualian, postcanon, #eggPreg, #monsterfucking

You know Hua Cheng's silver butterflies? They don't just appear out of nowhere. Xie Lian offers to help him out.

Yes, this is porn, but I love this fic's elaboration of Hua Cheng's powers: it's fascinating and feels very continuous with canon. Great monster-form for Hua Cheng too!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26791114

#FicRecFebruary no.2: Three Swords Bàoshān Sànrén Brings Home With Her (And One She Never Will), by HerenorThereNearnorFar

#mdzs, #gen

Reflections on Baoshan Sanren's life and those of her students, through the histories of their swords and how they were named. The lyricism of this fic veils the vicious regret of Baoshan Sanren's experiences with the world, and the resignation with which she lives with it. Beautiful, sharp, and absolute catnip for me.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24036508

I'm going to try not to post the same fandom twice in a row, but that might not work out, since Mo Dao Zu Shi ate my life and has only let a couple of bone-crumbs fall from its maw ever since I first read it. :)

Edit: Forest reminded me that I wanted to keep this simple! So, no arbitrary extra restrictions. 😅

#FicRecFebruary no.3: Found Wanting, by sugar_shoal

#mdzs, #gen (but also tagged 'Ambiguous Relationships'), postcanon, Yunmeng Shuangjie Reconciliation

Wei Wuxian tries to find something he can still offer to Jiang Cheng and the new Lotus Pier. Even if he's not needed, and not "wanted" exactly, could there still be a space for him there?

sugar_shoal fits so much detail and conjures so much life and longing in under 1700 words, it's wonderful. 💜

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42235377

#FicRecFebruary no.4: topology in the absence of suffering, by nevertheless

#svsss, #ShenJiu / #TianlangJun

Tianlang-jun, ex-Demon Emperor, hires the spiky Head Disciple of Qing Jing Peak to educate his son. Over seven years, Shen Jiu's payment transforms them both.

This fic is sublime: gory, erotic, metaphysical, laced with every kind of pain and damn funny to boot. There's a consensual blood eagle! 😍 Do read the tags: if they sound up your alley, you will love this.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41738379

#FicRecFebruary no.5: 年年有虞 | Sweet, but not too sweet, by frostferox

#mdzs, #modernAU, #gen, #JiangCheng, #YuZiyuan

Jiang Cheng's class is having a bake sale. His jiejie's too busy to help him make something 'normal', like brownies - but his mom offers to bake niangao with him.

This is a tender slice-of-life about family and being Chinese-American. It's full of warmth and tiny details drawn from life, and it's lodged in my heart since it was posted last CNY.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36978307

#FicRecFebruary no.6: i will open you wherever you feel you are poor or thin, by theleakypen

#mdzs, #NieMingjue / #SongLan / #WenNing, polyamory, kissing, fierce corpses

This piece is so emotionally resonant and deeply coloured in my mind, I can't quite believe it's just 275 words long. Three lovers in the dark, with their bodies and the trauma they hold and each other.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44136957

#FicRecFebruary no.7: Flight of Geese, by Betty

#mdzs, #JiangYanli / #JinZixuan, #JiangCheng / Jin Zixuan, grief, hurt/comfort, polyamory

Jin Zixuan comforts both Jiang siblings after Wei Wuxian's death. A beautiful short piece about making it through grief together, whatever shape that 'together' takes.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43214587

#FicRecFebruary no.8: buried in venice, by misspickman

#mdzs, #songxuexiao, modern AU, messy relationships, vampires!

I am super picky about vampire AUs, so please believe me when I say this is a great one. The secrets and identity issues inherent in vampirism mesh great with songxuexiao, and there are a couple of really fun twists here (including my niche favourite vampire characteristic!).

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35673475

#FicRecFebruary no.9: The golden robe., by orange_crushed

#SHL, #XieWang / #YeBaiyi, canon divergence but essentially post-canon

This week I had the joy of telling my friend that yexie is a ship, and that she should start off by reading everything orange_crushed has written for them. 😄 The golden robe imagines that Xie Wang really does become emperor at the end of SHL—it’s emotionally deep and very plotty, and might be my favourite fic of 2022. 🧡

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39091983/chapters/97792569