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What fan fiction are people reading at the moment?

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feral · 24/07/2018 12:25

I used to write and read a lot of ff then I had a baby... My fandoms have gone quiet in the interim.

If you like ff what are you reading - what fandom, fics, ships?

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SilkyDrawers · 25/07/2018 19:21

Oh god yes, I loved some of the 00Q. Bootsnblossoms and Kryptaria had some gorgeous works. Can't remember names (why don't I keep lists? Too incriminating if DH ever looks through my browser?) But if I want to find them I just filter for the filthiest works with the most kudos on AO3.

I'm also in the heard-too-many-Tom-Hardy-stories camp (he is by all accounts an arse IRL, and I KNOW some folks with tales Wink) to go for Inception, but there are some interesting recs, thanks folks.

I don't write fic, just a happy consumer.

useyourimagination · 25/07/2018 19:21

I'm a one fandom at a time type of reader/writer. At the moment it's The A-Team (the tv show, not the film) but I've also spent time in Merlin, Sherlock, CSI, NCIS and Teen Wolf. I always come back to Supernatural in the end too.

ItchySeveredFoot · 25/07/2018 19:20

Not read any for a few months. Harry Potter has to be my favourite with Harry/Draco or Sirius/Remus.
Also like Suits stuff with Harvey/Mike but it's really winding down now I think.

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feral · 25/07/2018 19:19

I'm just ao3 these days. I don't have time for all the modding I used to do at the moment so avoid places where I can be tempted!

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feral · 25/07/2018 19:18

@ShowOfHands what was your favourite? I have some saved on drop box.

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ShowOfHands · 25/07/2018 19:00

Read some okay Everlark recently too (Peeta/Katniss) but I don't usually read het.

ShowOfHands · 25/07/2018 18:58

I love a bit of Arthur/Merlin. My favourite AU was deleted without trace sadly.

I do like Les Mis too. There are some cracking Enjolras/Grantaire fics. Try the tag on AO3 if you're familiar with the characters. I filter by bookmarks or kudos and there is a lot of sterling work.

Which sites do you use?

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feral · 25/07/2018 18:54

I also love 00Q Grin

What fan fiction are people reading at the moment?
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Honflyr · 25/07/2018 18:50

@feral

No, not mine! I don't have the confidence

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feral · 25/07/2018 18:50

@Bootsuit I did read some Inception but I suffer from WTF-do-people-see-in-Tom-Hardy-itis so it never really did it for me as I kept seeing his face!

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feral · 25/07/2018 18:48

@SilkyDrawers that might be outing!

I used to mod a load of stuff too. If you were on LJ we are probably acquainted 😀

I'm going to Cursed Child 16th March, join us!

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feral · 25/07/2018 18:46

@Honflyr thanks I'll check it out.

Is it yours? Grin

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Bootsuit · 25/07/2018 18:31

I'm still grieving over the end of Inception fandom. There's a couple of people still posting but I long for Helenish to complete her WIP. If you like M/M pairings and didn't get into it at the time there are a lot and I mean a lot of high quality fics within the Arthur / Eames fandom.

Honflyr · 25/07/2018 18:28

Running on Air by eleventy7

It's Harry Potter fandom - Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy romantic pairing.

SilkyDrawers · 25/07/2018 18:26

£290 - I was expecting ten times that much (a la Hamilton!)! I failed to get tickets in the original ballots and had given up... Thanks!!

So... what did'ja used to write on AO3 Grin

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feral · 25/07/2018 17:52

@SilkyDrawers
Cursed Child tickets rehire second mortgage. Best seats £290 per person for both shows. Went for cheaper ones at £150 each for both... and send silent prayer of thanks that my sister will let me pay nearer the time so can save my pennies.

It's extortion- but people pay it so what can you do.

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feral · 25/07/2018 17:50

@BevBrook thanks will check out those, a couple of new fandoms there for me!

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feral · 25/07/2018 17:49

@SilkyDrawers I've written for Erised a couple of times - it's good to be reminded. I miss it. Am going to immerse myself later 😁

Do you write too?

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SilkyDrawers · 25/07/2018 17:28

@feral hmmmm... had to think about that for a minute.

I'd start with the Harry/Draco Erised fest 2017 on A03, filter the results by number of kudos and go from there, reading the top entries (the best were often very good indeed)... follow the coal seams where they lead, I discovered a few writers I really liked. There are other good fests but can't think of any right now.

Am v v jealous of your Cursed Child tickets Envy

BevBrook · 25/07/2018 16:38

These aren’t really new but I read

Rivers of London
Red Dwarf
Avengers/MCU
Night Vale

I had a look at Hamilton fan fiction but it is not for me. Back in the day I was all about Buffy and the X-Files, and Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes.

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feral · 25/07/2018 16:23

I was also hopeful for Discovery but it's borne no real fruit.

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feral · 25/07/2018 16:22

@SilkyDrawers what can you recommend form HP that's recent? So much dross to filter through!

I've just booked to see Cursed Child - had been avoiding it as EWE but gave in. I like Harry/ Scorpius for my sins or Albus/Scorpius but H/D is my OTP I guess.

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SilkyDrawers · 25/07/2018 15:56

I feel the need for a new fandom too! Keep going back to HP (all sorts of pairings: Harry/Draco, Snape/Anyone Grin) as I’ve failed to really engage with anything like that in yonks. Was into Sherlock for a while, but I’ve gone right off that for a few years now.

Was hopeful for something to emerge from Star Trek Discovery (Jason Isaacs!) but it’s been a fizzer tbh.

Some favourite writers like Emma Grant and Ivy Blossom have gone on into fandoms that, try as I might, leave me cold.

Some old MN posters (vale the TSA threads Sad) are still writing in the Potter fanverse, which is reason enough to keep following it.

Chamomile · 24/07/2018 22:57

Maybe you should be thinking about what you feel like writing rather than what you feel like reading? Sounds like you have itchy fingers and as a fanfic fan I am all about encouraging writers to write!

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feral · 24/07/2018 22:42

I love The Student Prince, that's next for a re read.

It's a bit sad of me but I've also been re reading some of my own fics. Some are ok so really are cringey, but I loved writing them. It's been so long I had forgotten then plot anyway!

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