OK so, ya girl is an idiot.

Over summer 2019 I managed to read through the first 43 pages of Kudos-ranked BTS fics on AO3. Just an FYI, didn't read all of em, only read the ones that interested me but its still a SCARY AMOUNT... to the point that it no longer fits on my other rec list.

Update! COVID-19 isolation period I've been reading the Kpop tag, kudos-ranked over 40k and inevitably a lot of them are BTS so I'm adding more here! Pray for my sanity I beg

V (Taehyung) x Jimin - Vmin

• summer, winter, spring(I'm falling for you)
  • Tae is such a fluffy oblivious bean in this, and I am high-key Tae throughout this whole fic just because he's the #1 Jimin fan and hella gay
    • The school starts to take notice of Jimin. Taehyung has always noticed.
  • Got some cute Hoseok x Namjoon action going on in the background too
• it's your heart i wanna live (& sleep) in
  • This fic is legendary from sexile to a drunk Yoongi from tequila it has it all
    • The first time Jimin sleeps over at Taehyung's, it's an emergency. The other times after? That's a different story.
  • Haven't exactly read much Vmin but it's already a fave. Tae smells like strawberries :3
• if i wanted to (i do)
  • By the same author as summer, winter, spring (I'm falling for you)!
    • It's not a surprise to anyone that Taehyung and Jimin are getting married. There are things that bring people together, like fate, but this isn't that sort of arrangement. It's a matter of politics.
  • Love love love soft vmin fics
• to whom it may concern
  • Excuse me while I cry sugar cube tears because this fic was so sweet I got a cavity
    • Taehyung believes in soulmates. He believes in soulmates to the moon and back, with the sort of fervor reserved for children and lunatics. Jimin believes in soulmates. He’s just not sure he wants his.
  • Our fave Vmin author never disappoints ;)

Jungkook x V (Taehyung) - Vkook

• pick me up, buttercup
  • The last line of the first chapter had me cackling in borderline tears
    • AU where your soulmate's first words to you will be tattooed on your wrist when you meet. Which freakin sucks, because Jungkook's forearm will now forever read "Hey baby, if you were a booger, I'd pick you first."
  • I will never get over Jungkook's saltiness.
• Heartbeat like the Rain
  • This is such a beautiful concept
    • Everyone is born with a tattoo on their ankle. When someone falls in love, their loved one's tattoo appears on their skin. This includes romantic love, friendship love, and parental love.Taehyung has a tattoo of a ship in space on his ankle. Jungkook has a black and white dragon.
  • I love love how this fic is about all forms of love, not just romantic
• I Bloomed For You
  • Wow I'm so emo for surrogate parents Yoonmin and Namjin
    • Jungkook just barely registered the warm soft skin of Taehyung’s palm, before his whole world changed. His skin prickled almost painfully, and it felt like somebody had sent a great wave of electricity crackling through him. The world went black for barely a second as a strange weight settled in his chest, and then the world came rushing back like a flood.
  • I'm a whole hoe for soulmates fics and hanahaki too?? (because I love putting myself through emotional torture :') but dw - This fic actually has a happy ending ayyy)
• maps to you
  • I went and did it again!!!! Ya girl found another soulmate fic!
    • here is a dick on his face. There is a big, bold dick drawn onto his face in black permanent marker, and though Jeongguk scrubs and scrubs and scrubs until his forehead is red, he only succeeds in smudging it around.He’s going to die. He’s going to die of public humiliation in front of everyone, and then he’s going to come back to life and kill his soulmate, because who the fuck draws a dick on their forehead knowing full well that it’ll show up on someone else, too?
  • Perfect length, perfect build up, cute all round. ~Hells yea~
• Freesia
  • Yet another fic with an insanely well-thought out AU
    • “‘You should have just let me die!’ he yells again and starts walking away, tears now flowing down his face. He can’t believe that he of all people got soulmated by a vampire."
  • I always love these new takes on an arguably overused theme
• I'd flex, but I like this shirt
  • We love a relatable tae tae and chapter titles such as "cardio is hardio"
    • Jeongguk is a rigorous trainer at a pretentious gym. Taehyung is a lazy, moderately successful painter with a Burger King addiction who decides he should probably hire Jeongguk to, you know, help him get fit or whatever. Jimin is a delivery guy.
  • Cute cute Tae and his punny gym shirts
• maybe we're all just fools
  • Honestly I think I mainly started this fic because I read the description and couldn't get Foxhole Court out of my head
    • Jeongguk likes to run. He’s never wanted anyone to run with him before.
  • Another fake BFs AU that i literally tripped into but ended up being so endearing oh my
• Lupi
  • This fic was a longer one but I literally just hammered it in a day?? It was so good, I couldn't get away??
    • This is one summer break that Taehyung will never forget. From dealing with a moody mare that likes to think she’s a stroppy teenager rather than a horse, to dealing with childhood memories that threaten to choke him, Taehyung will soon find out that when you take a trip down memory lane, some things are more than just memories.
  • The AU was so so well developed? Had me quaking?
• like a zombie(caught up in the love machine)
  • Just a short lil one shot to brighten your day!
    • scaredy-cats really shouldn't go out on halloween. alternatively: the "i'm working at this halloween festival and i'm supposed to be scaring people for fun but holy shit i wasn't expecting you to start crying" au
  • Soooo cute n pure wowie
• Fall Asleep (Fall For You)
  • Ok but this one is actually so genuinely soft and it's just two little hurt baby boys :'')
    • “They say when you fall in love you can’t fall asleep, but now that I’ve met you I feel like I finally can.” A University AU where Jungkook and Taehyung become roommates. But Jungkook has insomnia and can't fall asleep with other people and Taehyung can't fall asleep alone.
  • I'm gonna be real it's a tad angsty but that just adds SPICE y'know? Honestly loved this one
• I'm only human (after all)
  • Yet another shapeshifter fic but with an entire complex supernatural AU behind it, I got so emotionally INVOLVED in this fic because of the incredible backstory too omfg
    • "Don't be scared, hyung," Jeongguk said, eyes still fixed on the brown wolf standing in the clearing, not moving, only looking at them. "Don't be scared, she won't harm us." Maybe it was in the way Jeongguk suddenly sounded so assured and solid, not shy and timid, maybe it was how he completely trusted his new friend. But Taehyung felt his body relax. There was still this funny feeling in the pit of his stomach, but the sudden sense of dread and the need to just take his legs and run was gone. "Okay," he said, standing next to Jeongguk, his heart still beating a mile a minute. "Okay."
  • Seriously this had like a full on war, a bit of a murder mystery and a thousand other factors that made this 200k+ fic pass by in like 2 seconds, would definitely recommend
• Like Sunflowers to the Sun (I'd turn at you)
  • I cannot emphasise enough how this fic moved me emotionally more than any other fic has ever been able to, honestly up there with my all time top fics
    • Seoul, summer 1993. Jungkook is sick of his hell of a life, made of alcohol and too many cigarettes. For once, he listens to his doctor and picks up a new hobby, photography. He takes nothing else but his motorbike and his Polaroid and rides to a city far away. Here, he meets the 'Omelas Boys', a not-so dangerous gang of bikers, and Taehyung, a boy that paints sunflowers all day in the silence of an empty field, showered with the burning sun of June.
  • Genuinely such a beautiful fic showing emotional growth and portraying darker themes in such a delicate and realistic light, could not recommend this one enough (also I cried like 5 times reading this)
• ELLIPSISM
  • Genuinely no clue how I haven't read this before as it is absolutely incredible, one of the best BTS fics I have ever read in terms of emotional depth
    • If you slap a jester's hat on the monster in the closet it ceases to be scary but to itself, it will still be a monster. If Jeongguk opens his palms he closes them instantly because he doesn't like the ugliness he sees. The neon light leaks through his pores and he ceases to be bright. Pain changes people. It certaintly changes Jeon Jeongguk.
  • One of the best depictions of mental health I've read HOWEVER this fic is emotionally harrowing (I cried like 5 times), like it will drag you into the same spiral as the characters so proceed with caution if its triggering for u <3
• make it to me
  • Much more wholesome than I expected it to be tbfh
    • Pride and Prejudice AU ft. Jeongguk as a rich boy with daddy issues and Taehyung as a graphic designer who sees him for exactly what he is: an asshole.
  • This was cute shit tbfh, and again what is it with the coffee meets pls im drinking so much caffeine and for what

Suga (Yoongi) x Jimin - Yoonmin

• The Songbird and the Sea
  • I just want to curl up and cry because this fic was everything I've ever wanted and more
    • In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern mainland. He wants nothing to do with the bloodshed of good and evil, the heartless killing of both innocents and condemned, the constant establishment and disruption of order. What he wants is peace, to live his life in the same town he was born in, to spend his days in the beautiful forest, and to use the powers of his Blessed Rune to nurture the home he loves so dearly. But when his island is attacked by pirates, Jimin will have no other choice than to do as they command and leave all thoughts of peace behind in favor of boarding the Agust, a pirate ship captained by the infamous Min Yoongi, Black Fox of the East.
  • This is easily among my favourite fics, if not my favourite one entirely. Ugh I love this so much!!!
• Snapshot Vigilante
  • Everyone has powers but the AU itself actually isn't too overwhelming?? Amazing?
    • Jimin knew that life in the big city would be different, but dealing with super powered mishaps and one piece of bad luck after another was a bit much. Lucky him that the vigilante Suga was watching his back.
  • This took so many turns but was honestly just everyone loving Jimin :'))
• Maybe if our World's collided(We would be together)
  • Ok but biker aesthetic Yoonmin wasn't something that I thought I needed
    • Amidst one of his lonely travels, Yoongi meets Jimin at a diner. For some reason, Yoongi really wants to run away with him. "I work in a diner, I'm really bored and you come along with your lonely biker aesthetic and ask me to run away. It's cliché." / Yoongi swallows. "Is that a no?" / "I didn't say that."
  • Another oneshot that's just Yoongi being whipped for 25k words tbh
• Impractical Magic
  • Literally such a cute lil shorter fic, my boy Yoongi being a BIG ol mood (Shoutout to michelle pfeiffer - the squirrel - too, u have my heart bb)
    • Jimin needs to shadow a real witch for his creative writing assignment. Min Yoongi is just about the worst witch he's ever met.
  • I looove Magic AUs and this one is done so so well 11/10 for the rabid squirrel
• Petals and Ink
  • Everyone's favourite flowershop/tattoo shop trope BUT with ~magic powers~, honestly I adooore this
    • Jimin likes his new street, his new apartment and his new flower shop. Business is picking up, his days are filled with sunshine and delicious muffins, and it seems as though, overall, he has nothing to worry about. Except that, well. His new neighbors seem to be a little strange. Which is okay, since Jimin is a little strange, too.
  • A little sprinkling of angst and an adorable soft jimin makes a ~chef's kiss~ incredible yoonmin fic
• light side of the moon
  • Back at it again with another shapeshifter/wolf fiiiiic! I remember when I started with A03 hating these tropes but now they are genuinely amongst my faves
    • Jimin's always been an outsider, content to do his own thing. Moving in to a new high school, a new town, he's resigned to do the same. It's not until an excitable Kim Taehyung enters the picture that his future starts to change.
  • Weirdly wholesome and moving, watching sad little lonely Jimin be loved is so fulfilling yES
• Just let me love you (Don't judge a fuckboy by his cover)
  • An angsty masterpiece that had me, the chaotic bisexual, thirsting after Yoongi as much as Jimin was
    • When college sweetheart Park Jimin gets dragged to a party by his friends one Friday night, being popular with both boys and girls, he's not surprised at the attempts to pick him up. Of course none of them succeed because Jimin doesn't sleep around, no matter what you hear about him. One guy, though, this confident, straightforward, almost aggressive guy has him stuttering and blushing like an idiot and he couldn't tell you why to save his life.
  • Shortened the summary I'm afraid but this was genuinely a rollercoaster that I adored. Loveee college AU fics and this one really hit different
• The Justitia Pugnatores
  • This is a lovestory, medieval AU, MURDER MYSTERY and more all wrapped up in one fic - truly glorious
    • When stable boy Park Jimin's best friend, crowned Prince Kim Taehyung finds himself under threat in his own palace, his guards dropping like flies, the only option left is to call on the Justitia Pugnatores, the 'Justice Fighters.' Three men boasting incredible skill and legendary pasts come barrelling through the heart of the palace, shaking everything in their wake. As the dilemma of the princes impending chances of murder only escalates, Jimin finds himself wrapped up in a mess of secrets, heartache and suspiscion. If only Min Yoongi didn't complicate things.
  • I always love AUs focused around the friendship of a group and this is no exemption, had me on the edge of my seat the entire time
• A Rhapsody of Guilty Pleasures
  • This fic is an absolute mindfuck and I adore it for that, reminds me of those twitter Text AUs that circulated for a while with all the hidden meanings and billions of theories
    • Jimin's entire life is upturned when he unwittingly finds himself stolen away by the inner circle of the most powerful gang in Seoul. All he yearns for is the freedom he feels while singing, but instead he finds himself terrified and surrounded by blood-soaked criminals, finds himself caged and in more danger than he could ever comprehend.
  • A yoonmin fic where you don't root for yoonmin? Shocking. This fic has an incredible way of portrayings Stockholm Syndrome in a way that the reader themselves gets manipulated too
• oh i'm tryin' i'm tryin'(not to think about you)
  • Always love a college AU dance student Jimin, music student Yoongi dynamic
    • The first clear thought that flitted through Jimin’s head was beautiful. Min Yoongi was beautiful, with skin white as sugar, eyes dark glinting crescents, lips pink and bowed, and the cutest button nose Jimin had ever seen. He was wearing a black hoodie, the hood rucked up against the back of his bleach blonde hair, sleeves of the sweater covering everything except his fingertips. The second thought was crap, he hates me.
  • I just want coffee shop interactions with a crush pls I've just become an emotionless void. Fic is pretty damn awesome tho
• i want you(so please look at me)
  • Usually hate a love triangle AU for this one but honestly the angst was refreshing, especially for a Yoonmin fic
    • In which, Park Jimin falls in love with Min Yoongi and it doesn't take him long to realise that Yoongi is in love with Hoseok.
  • Happy endings all round don't worry!!

Jin x RM (Namjoon) - Namjin

• A Wonderful Institution
  • Freaking hell I love Namjin so much
    • Kim Seokjin is a wedding caterer. Kim Namjoon is a wedding planner. Both of them think marriage is a societal construct with no place in modern life. Neither of them would know Real Love if it came up to them at a wedding and made a wager.
  • Hoseok and his cocktails are the mood of the century
• a sugar coated pill and a pick me up
  • I keep finding myself reading these family dynamic fics and they're just so so cute
    • As Namjoon stood slightly removed from the scene, bemusedly watching the six-year-olds swarm around his cooler (which he had borrowed from his mom), he didn’t even notice that someone had sidled up next to him until he heard the tiny, but undoubtedly exasperated, huff.“I just think it’s pretty irresponsible to bring Gatorade to a soccer game for first graders,” he said, huffily, “No offense.”
  • Jin n his pink scrubs are the cutest yes please and we love taekook as childhood bffs
• Can I Get Your Dewey Decimal Number?
  • Seokjin as a librarian actually makes more sense than I thought it would
    • Seokjin loved working at the library, but some patrons got on his nerves. Take, for example, the grown man who sat in the corner every day and leeched off of the Wi-Fi. And Seokjin worked in the children’s department.
  • Cutie lil nerds

Jungkook x Suga (Yoongi) - SugaKookie

• You Stir up a McFlurry in My Heart
  • We love a relatable oneshot that honestly has me craving McDonalds food like no tomorrow
    • Jungkook is completely and utterly screwed the moment he develops a crush on the voice behind the McDonald’s Drive Thru speaker.
  • This is just so sarcastic and fluffy, a truly wholesome read :3
• love me lights out
  • Just a short oneshot from a pairing which really doesnt get much love
    • Min Yoongi is the student TA for Digital Mix Techniques 201, aka Jeongguk's eight a.m. this semester, aka his thrice-weekly reminder that he is, in fact, gay. That's how it starts.
  • And Vmin is t h r i v i n g in the background ;)
• my youth is yours
  • Literally listening to youth now to get in that mood y'know?
    • “What did you say your name was?” says Yoongi, after an eternity of awkward silence. /“Jeongguk,” says Jeongguk. “Um. My name is Jeon Jeongguk. I’m a freshman.” / “Oh,” says Yoongi. “Fucking hell.” (In which Jeon Jeongguk goes to college, makes some friends, and learns he’s got a lot of growing to do.)
  • This deadass made me so emotional such a pretty pretty fic I spent the last 5k near tears istg
• let the light in
  • This fic made me emoooo but wow to quote my little pony - friendship truly is magic
    • There is magic in the world, but for years Jungkook has shied away from his gift. (It's intrusive, unwelcome, dangerous.) Now, he's in New York City, battling loneliness and a college course he hates. Until on one particularly bad day, he turns down a side street in East Village and his life changes forever.
  • I realise there has been a lot of Magic/Supernatural AUs on my rec list recently but wowie they're all so unique? And amazing?
• here comes the sun
  • Summer Camp AU is a first for me but this is so well written? Ended up loving the kids and main characters so cute
    • hey, hyung,” jungkook says in a tiny voice into his ear, “how are you? it’s been a minute.” / “it has, hasn’t it.” it’s been two years, which is not hard to believe, because holy fuck— “you got, um. tall.” / that’s not really it. jungkook was already taller than yoongi two years ago. and it’s not a drastic change by any means. it’s just that everything about him is… more. yoongi refuses to think of other words for it.
  • This exudes such crackhead energy and honestly had me CACKLINg at points, this fic is winning
• don't play no game that I can't win
  • Soft fake boyfriends AU we stan
    • Jungkook accidentally stumbles into fake dating Seoul's rising hip-hop genius and it all goes to hell from there.
  • I always love the ones where Yoongi is an underground rapper, it just suits him so much and this fic is soft angst soft
• I wanna stay this way for life, I wanna be young forever
  • This ones prettyyyyy long but I just love the development of all their relationships with Kooks its so precious
    • Jungkook's a runaway, hoping to start a new life in Seoul. What he needs is a place to stay. What he finds is a home. At the heart of it are six boys who change his life forever.
  • Such a precious fic, love Kook's character progression too look at my boyo go
• Gusto d'italia
  • Never thought reading a Chef AU would be how I spend my 3am hour but here I am, and this was truly worth every minute
    • Jungkook always dreamed of becoming a chef in the future. When Yoongi, a culinary genius with unusual social skills, shows up in the kitchen of Gusto d'Italia, Jungkook becomes awestruck.
  • Insanely soft and left me incredible invested in an italian restaurant, was really truly amazing

V (Taehyung) x Suga (Yoongi) - Taegi

• Will You B Minor?
  • The incredible sequel/prequel to Blow me like your french horn yaaaay
    • In which Taehyung is full of useless music-related pickup lines and Yoongi is too confused, too awkward, and too smitten with a certain Saxophonist.
  • "Kim Taehyung from Daegu is a fucking Prada bag floating amidst a sea of fake Gucci bags"
• The Romance of Old Clothes
  • I've never seen an AU so MADE for Tae before
    • Min Yoongi is an art director with zero tolerance for bullshit, looking for ultimate perfection in everything he creates. Kim Taehyung is the co-owner of a vintage fashion boutique who talks to clothes and learns magic from Tumblr. It’s a match made in the depths of hell.
  • Pretty angsty but still precious, funny as hell too

Other

• Blow Me Like Your French Horn, Jungkook x Jimin
  • Taehyung is my spirit animal and this fic is everything I've ever wanted and more
    • In which Jimin undergoes a transformation from Cinnamon Roll to Sinnamon Roll and Jeongguk is a little too competitive, a little too tsundere, and a little bit too moony-eyed for his own good.“i see that you adore playing your loud ass trumpet at random moments in the middle of the night, well fyi i happen to be a master at the French horn so fuck u i challenge you to a brass off” AU
  • I'm still choking over Jungkook's emotional constipation
• House of Cards, Jungkook x V x Jimin
  • Kooks is the heir to a mob empire and Tae is an undercover cop. Jimin is just a bitch. This was the loooongest fic I'v ever read omfg
    • Jungkook is the heir to a mob empire, the most notorious in the whole of Seoul. Taehyung is a rookie sent in to infiltrate by his select team and bring the empire crumbling down."You knew the game and played it, it kills to know that you have been defeated."
  • Love love love how the book title is a song reference
• to the moon and back, Jungkook x V x Jimin
  • OoOoOh we have a cute poly relationship ladssss (thank me later)
    • "The other kids think that Jimin is strange. And he is, to be fair. Sometimes Jimin talks to people that aren’t there. Sometimes he starts crying, randomly, and then a moment later the wailing siren of an ambulance or police car can be heard outside. Sometimes he just shuts down and won’t talk to anyone." Jimin and Taehyung are basically professionals. When they're called in to deal with a werewolf terrorizing a small town, they know the deal. Things are rarely as they seem.
  • This fic had me ENRAPTURED like I love supernatural AUs and with a MYSTERY too!? Just take my soul PLS author
• A Gilded World, Jin x Suga
  • Guess who found a BTS arranged marriage AU!!!
    • Min Yoongi does not want, will never want, will never ever even consider, marriage. It's not in the cards.
  • Had to shorten the summary A LOT but even tho this fic was so so long, it was goooood
• Take my hands now, Jungkook x RM
  • Weird pairing ik but bear with me, this fic is worth it
    • “This is Jeongguk, my dad-friend.” / “Dad-friend?” Namjoon repeats from Jeongguk’s right. / “Friend who is also a dad,” Jeongguk says quietly. / Namjoon’s eyes widen, but Jimin didn’t hear Jeongguk’s response, so he says much more loudly, “Single dad solidarity club! That’s what we call ourselves.” /Is that embarrassing? That’s embarrassing, right?
  • Another cute family AU, so precious my heart aches
• Blackjack, V x Jimin, Suga x Jhope, RM x Jin
  • This is literally a fic version of those twitter thriller text AUs that Ace and I love to go through YES
    • In which seven strangers are abducted to secluded rooms and forced to play a game of life and death in which they have to communicate with each other through a chatroom. Can they work together to survive and figure out how they’re connected in time to escape the impending doom?
  • So so good!!!! I was hooked the whole time!! To be honest, mildly disappointed with the ending but glad that it ended on a good note :)