Curated Curios (with rec notes in the bookmarks)
All the gems I've found in my time digging through A03. Any length, any fandom, any genre, but no explicit fics. There will be warnings for sexual content.
Each bookmark will have notes abt what I like in the piece, warnings (if applicable), and sometimes a 'vibe'. AKA my description of the piece's tone/aesthetic. Don't be worried if it doesn't make sense!
There are also tags for length and feel. They are:
Short story(0-30k), novella (30k-50k), novel (50k-100K), and Epic (100k+)
Silly (humor/crack), Scary (horror), Soft (fluff), Sharp (angst), Smarp (light angst), and Smooth (narrative)
the last three of those are really badly defined and I'm not quite sure how to explain them. Smooth is, like, 'this is an engaging story' and Sharp is about the emotional impact?? You'll figure it out
Format fuckery is for epistolary fics/anything that plays with its medium
Romance is also tagged. I'm not sure why.
To skip to my faves, check out the 'must read' and 'something else' tags! These are the best of the best. There's about 15 of them, ranging in length, and I love all of them dearly.
Also, feel free to suggest your own additions! I'd love to read something new <3
(Open, Moderated)
Random works
-
Tags
Summary
Zuko botches his escape on the day of the eclipse and sits out the war in prison. What will the Gaang do with a new Fire Lord they can't trust? Season Four "Zuko never joined the Gaang, and he's really bad at being good" AU.
Featuring Azula's extended field trip, Jun not signing up for this, and Sokka's increasing desire to scream. Come get your international politics with a side of baby dragons.
Podfic and German translation now available, see chapter one notes!
Series
- Part 1 of Towards the Sun
-
Tags
Summary
Prince Zuko is born with eyes of pure gold, the surest sign of a strong inner flame.
Prince Zuko is born unlucky. He has no fire to speak of. No spark of potential.
(Until swords start bending to his will.)
-
Tags
Summary
Sokka (a.k.a the Silent Knight, a.k.a. the sharpest detective in Caldera City) has three cases weighing on his mind.
1.) Zuko, son of the mob boss Ozai, has gone missing under sinister circumstances.
2.) Lee, a teahouse waiter with the face of an angel, wears a scar of mysterious origins.
3.) The Blue Spirit, a lithe and enigmatic cat burglar, keeps stealing into the Fire Nation’s storehouses (not to mention Sokka’s dreams).Sokka sighs and takes a swig from his special bottle. It’s hard solving three completely unrelated mysteries at the same time...
-
Tags
Summary
Tim
Things get creepier the closer they are in proximity to “The Archivist” these days. It’s just a fact of life now.Cass
“The Archivist”??Tim
Apparently it’s a thing. He introduces himself as “Jonathan Sims, the Archivist”Cass
That’s…. Weird??
It’s not just me, right?
That’s weird?Tim
Like I said.The events of The Reverb in These Holy Halls look a little different from the outside.
Series
- Part 2 of Reverb
-
Twilight on Owl Creek Bridge by yellow_caballero
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars Original Trilogy
07 Dec 2021
Tags
Summary
SUBJECT: Regarding Senate Guard Objectives For Today
This is a polite reminder to all guardsmen that patrol schedules for the Senate vote ratifying dictatorships are posted in the breakroom. I am also issuing a warning to linear time that days should follow sequentially and are not intended to repeat. Please cease repeating. I am getting a headache.
Additionally, I'd like to remind all guardsmen that it is illegal to harbor invisible women in the Senate. If you see a ghost claiming to be Leia Organa, please remove her from the premises. She will be making a scene.
Thank you for your cooperation in preserving the peace of the Republic, and all hail the Empire.
FOX
Random bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Imagine what it would be like, to be a Fallen Archangel. It’s easy enough to imagine Lucifer, that showboat, that teapot dictator, the big oaf. But not him. Imagine being an Archangel who did not mean to Fall, who was surprised by it, who wanted none of it.
Imagine the first time you see Lucifer-that-was afterwards, how he calls you to his throne room like a brother, and how you have to choke down a laugh. That desperate imitation, that aping of Authority, the petulant toddler playing dress-up as Mommy. Imagine this fool claps you on the back, presumes to anoint you, and now you see how deeply you must hide.
Series
- Part 2 of The Healer and the Lover
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 5,386
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 7
- Comments:
- 127
- Kudos:
- 3,476
- Bookmarks:
- 277
- Hits:
- 22,493
Bookmarked by Meepius147
22 Mar 2023
Bookmarker's Tags:
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
OUGH... THE PROSE... THE METAPHORS...
-
Tags
Summary
“That’s not what happened, is it, Usopp?”
Bookmarked by Meepius147
08 Dec 2023
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
Just. this wonderful unreality masterpiece of original not-quite-horror.
-
You may stand upon me, (--But do not hide your face.) by llamallamaduck for Nikayna
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
02 May 2023
Tags
Summary
After a lifetime of hiding in plain sight, Tony never expected that would change. Then, as these things do, life decided to prove that, as bad as you think it is, it can a whole lot worse in the blink of an eye.
Or
What Tony expected was to live out his life as a useless, pampered layabout. What he got was a war, a ridiculously overpowered weapon and a team of feral mercenaries hired to protect him.
Series
- Part 9 of Set in Marvel-verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 27,199
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 49
- Kudos:
- 447
- Bookmarks:
- 153
- Hits:
- 6,810
Bookmarked by Meepius147
10 Mar 2024
Bookmarker's Tags:
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
GOD this is a fascinating read! Set in a thoroughly magical steampunk world, the author takes a switchblade to canon and carves it like a Halloween pumpkin. The resulting read is a bit frontloaded on the worldbuilding, but has a super cool magic system. The characters are also really fun!
-
Orphan's Path by aenor_llelo, Alderous, Anarchy-Schmanarchy (Murder_Schmurder), BattleBlaze, ConcoctionsFromHell, fluxphage, izziel_galaxy, Otakuforlife19, Rocket999
Fandom Hermitcraft- Fandom, Minecraft (Video Game), Orphan's Path, Orphan's Path (Fanfiction, Orphan's Path (Fanfiction), SMP Earth- Fandom, Tales From The SMP- Fandom
28 Aug 2022
Summary
The story ends as it always began- with a man who had nothing but wings and the clothes on his back.
- Words:
- 699,480
- Works:
- 58
- Bookmarks:
- 1,381
Bookmarked by Meepius147
12 Sep 2023
Bookmarker's Tags:
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
THIS. T H I S. Dear god does Orphan's path deliver-- on lore, on characters, on themes, on writing, in every concievable way. FUCK the Dream SMP this is canon to me.
-
Ernesto de la Cruz vs. The Court of Public Opinion by orphan_account
Fandoms: Coco (2017)
23 Nov 2024
Tags
Summary
The thrilling sequel to Coco that you've all been waiting for! Miguel visits ... wait for it... wait for it... A LIBRARY.
Or : Miguel probably can't prove that Ernesto is a murderer, but stupendous fuckbucket is still on the table.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 24,677
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Collections:
- 14
- Comments:
- 792
- Kudos:
- 5,652
- Bookmarks:
- 2,320
- Hits:
- 56,444
Bookmarked by Meepius147
13 Jul 2023
Bookmarker's Tags:
Bookmarker's Collections:
Bookmarker's Notes
As a MASSIVE whore for epistolary fics, this got me GOOD. Great mix of archival intrigue, terminally online bullshit, and feels.
