BTS Fic Recs
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kat_lair***
Hello, yes, it's the start of Easter weekend. I'm going to have to spend part of that working on this stupid book chapter that's technically due in, oh, ten days (but won't actually be finished in that time lol) but also hopefully on some other writing.
Anyway, I'm going to be taking the path of least resistance with the daily posting and just, uh, go with fic recs for four days. Ngl, they will all be kpop, which, I know, is of limited interest to my flist as a whole. However. HOWEVER. Majority of them are AUs and also, let's be real, we've all read fics in fandoms we're not actually in because the the premise ticks the right boxes. Just ask me how many bdsm!au hocky rpf fics I've read. The answer is, So Many. The other week I heard some colleagues talking about NHL and I recognised several names. I did not join in though because my contribution would've been 'oh he was the needy sub in that one fic and loved hand-feeding' which my keen social intelligence told me was the kind of detail was best kept, un, unshared in that company.
But, I digress! Kpop fic recs it is. Let's kick it with them BTS boys.
Logical Thinking (Hoseok/Namjoon/Yoongi, canon compliant) - Oh my god my fellow humans, oh my god. I have never, not once, cried so much over 135k (yes, you read that right) of what is essentially Incredibly Hot Sex, Like 'My Soul Disintegrated' Hot. The... THE FEELINGS, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Okay, so, it's the classic 'starts as just as a sex thing and then feelings develop' but my god it's well done, I was reading this during a fucking student trip I was supervising and literally just kept sneaking in paragraphs between herding them around and you haven't lived until you've tried to be Responsible Adult while metaphorically holding your bleeding heart in your hands because a fanfic stabbed it into thousand pieces and then stitched it together. Anyway, did I mention the d/s vibe. Yeah. This was written specifically to kill me.
what rhymes with pug me (Namjoon/Yoongi, canon compliant) - It's 62k of sweater sharing where the history of Namjoon and Yoongi is traced through this one yellow hoodie which becomes both the symbolic and literal gesture of caring, and an excuse for touching and oh my god, have you met me? I love this fic so much I have read it twice and listened to it once (oh yes, there is a wonderful podfic version available), it is so soft, so soft, I am *gathers emotions like errant cotton balls*
Crossing Parallel Lines (Seokjin/Jungkook, AU) - In which Seokjin is a former gymnast brought into mentor a rising star gymnast Jungkook. Friendship follows. Then... other things. Delicious angst over crossing lines and the reasons not to and the bigger reasons to go ahead anyway.
like an ancient sun (Taehyung/Jimin, canon compliant) - One car ride where Jimin has to sit in Tae's lap because lack of room and years of carefully balanced sexual tension and feelings come crashing down all over them. Nnnngghhh?
Like the Pull of the Moon (Hoseok/Seokjin, AU) - Hoseok has never kissed anyone. Good thing he has such a good and generous friend willing to teach him. In exchange for dance lessons. Ahh but I do love this trope an unholy amount, and this is an excellent rendition with much 'mutually pining idiots' energy
Pull Me Under (Namjoon/Hoseok, Yoongi/Seokjin/Jungkook, Taehyung/Jimin, AU) - in which Hoseok's relatively peaceful job at a summer resort is interrupted by the arrival of a new lifeguard. Who he hates. Obviously. Because he's a dick. Except maybe Hoseok doesn't and maybe Namjoon isn't. I actually listened to the excellent multivoice podfic recording of this whilst sick with covid and had just So Many Emotions. It is funny as fuck, full of shenanigans and misunderstandings and pining. The side pairings are all excellent too and everyone has a hidden identity. Absolutely stellar romp.
Or, Are You Just Happy To See Me? (Seokjin/Jimin, Namjoon/Yoongi, Taehyung/Jungkook, AU) - in which Jimin is in a running to win a romantic trip and just needs a fake boyfriend to seal the deal. Except there are some complications and in the end he seals the deal on something quite different. Hilarious and adorable.
Songs I can't believe I forgot (Namjoon/Yoongi, AU) - in which they are roommates and bffs enjoying an outdoor punk festival, but then Yoongi gets tired and Yoongi gets cold and Namjoon is there and big and strong and very warm and... The sex is hot but they are so soft.
running into you (and hating every step) (Namjoon/Seokjin, Jungkook/Hoseok, Taehyung/Jimin, Yoongi/OMC, AU) - in which Seokjin just wants to find a new flat for him and his roommates but keeps running to this really annoying hot guy at every viewing. Absolutely perfect hilarious Seokjin voice, I laughed so much. Bonus points for how the roommates trying to negotiate peace goes down.
Never Meant to Be Mine (Namjoon/Jungkook, AU) - in which bunny hybrid Kook needs to be married to be allowed to get a job. Namjoon volunteers. Listen, I make no excuses for how much I enjoy hybrid or a/b/o type of AUs because have you seen the power dynamics in those things? Exactly. So why are you even surprised. This is a lovely 'pining for your fake husband' fic with bonus 'oh i've never even been kissed' and 'oops i went into heat'. What's not to love?
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Hello, yes, it's the start of Easter weekend. I'm going to have to spend part of that working on this stupid book chapter that's technically due in, oh, ten days (but won't actually be finished in that time lol) but also hopefully on some other writing.
Anyway, I'm going to be taking the path of least resistance with the daily posting and just, uh, go with fic recs for four days. Ngl, they will all be kpop, which, I know, is of limited interest to my flist as a whole. However. HOWEVER. Majority of them are AUs and also, let's be real, we've all read fics in fandoms we're not actually in because the the premise ticks the right boxes. Just ask me how many bdsm!au hocky rpf fics I've read. The answer is, So Many. The other week I heard some colleagues talking about NHL and I recognised several names. I did not join in though because my contribution would've been 'oh he was the needy sub in that one fic and loved hand-feeding' which my keen social intelligence told me was the kind of detail was best kept, un, unshared in that company.
But, I digress! Kpop fic recs it is. Let's kick it with them BTS boys.
Logical Thinking (Hoseok/Namjoon/Yoongi, canon compliant) - Oh my god my fellow humans, oh my god. I have never, not once, cried so much over 135k (yes, you read that right) of what is essentially Incredibly Hot Sex, Like 'My Soul Disintegrated' Hot. The... THE FEELINGS, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Okay, so, it's the classic 'starts as just as a sex thing and then feelings develop' but my god it's well done, I was reading this during a fucking student trip I was supervising and literally just kept sneaking in paragraphs between herding them around and you haven't lived until you've tried to be Responsible Adult while metaphorically holding your bleeding heart in your hands because a fanfic stabbed it into thousand pieces and then stitched it together. Anyway, did I mention the d/s vibe. Yeah. This was written specifically to kill me.
what rhymes with pug me (Namjoon/Yoongi, canon compliant) - It's 62k of sweater sharing where the history of Namjoon and Yoongi is traced through this one yellow hoodie which becomes both the symbolic and literal gesture of caring, and an excuse for touching and oh my god, have you met me? I love this fic so much I have read it twice and listened to it once (oh yes, there is a wonderful podfic version available), it is so soft, so soft, I am *gathers emotions like errant cotton balls*
Crossing Parallel Lines (Seokjin/Jungkook, AU) - In which Seokjin is a former gymnast brought into mentor a rising star gymnast Jungkook. Friendship follows. Then... other things. Delicious angst over crossing lines and the reasons not to and the bigger reasons to go ahead anyway.
like an ancient sun (Taehyung/Jimin, canon compliant) - One car ride where Jimin has to sit in Tae's lap because lack of room and years of carefully balanced sexual tension and feelings come crashing down all over them. Nnnngghhh?
Like the Pull of the Moon (Hoseok/Seokjin, AU) - Hoseok has never kissed anyone. Good thing he has such a good and generous friend willing to teach him. In exchange for dance lessons. Ahh but I do love this trope an unholy amount, and this is an excellent rendition with much 'mutually pining idiots' energy
Pull Me Under (Namjoon/Hoseok, Yoongi/Seokjin/Jungkook, Taehyung/Jimin, AU) - in which Hoseok's relatively peaceful job at a summer resort is interrupted by the arrival of a new lifeguard. Who he hates. Obviously. Because he's a dick. Except maybe Hoseok doesn't and maybe Namjoon isn't. I actually listened to the excellent multivoice podfic recording of this whilst sick with covid and had just So Many Emotions. It is funny as fuck, full of shenanigans and misunderstandings and pining. The side pairings are all excellent too and everyone has a hidden identity. Absolutely stellar romp.
Or, Are You Just Happy To See Me? (Seokjin/Jimin, Namjoon/Yoongi, Taehyung/Jungkook, AU) - in which Jimin is in a running to win a romantic trip and just needs a fake boyfriend to seal the deal. Except there are some complications and in the end he seals the deal on something quite different. Hilarious and adorable.
Songs I can't believe I forgot (Namjoon/Yoongi, AU) - in which they are roommates and bffs enjoying an outdoor punk festival, but then Yoongi gets tired and Yoongi gets cold and Namjoon is there and big and strong and very warm and... The sex is hot but they are so soft.
running into you (and hating every step) (Namjoon/Seokjin, Jungkook/Hoseok, Taehyung/Jimin, Yoongi/OMC, AU) - in which Seokjin just wants to find a new flat for him and his roommates but keeps running to this really annoying hot guy at every viewing. Absolutely perfect hilarious Seokjin voice, I laughed so much. Bonus points for how the roommates trying to negotiate peace goes down.
Never Meant to Be Mine (Namjoon/Jungkook, AU) - in which bunny hybrid Kook needs to be married to be allowed to get a job. Namjoon volunteers. Listen, I make no excuses for how much I enjoy hybrid or a/b/o type of AUs because have you seen the power dynamics in those things? Exactly. So why are you even surprised. This is a lovely 'pining for your fake husband' fic with bonus 'oh i've never even been kissed' and 'oops i went into heat'. What's not to love?
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