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• Switched ♡ by xiutty

Summary: High school body switch au. When Baekhyun can't stand Chanyeol's habit of scoring higher marks than him on all of his exams, he decides to take drastic measures to stop him and accidentally puts both of them in charge of each other's lives.

Comment: Dove only has two works but she's one of my favorite authors! This story is well-paced and pulls off fun schemes in a way that long stories rarely do. At the time I seldom read chaptered fics but this one was just so enjoyable, there was a great momentum going on, and Chanyeol and Baekhyun were both very refreshing teen characters. If I could nominate a fanfic to become a tv show, it would be this one.

Note: See Baekyeol list for Baekyeol-centric stories

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• Everyone but Zhang Yixing has got that P... by xiutty

Summary: Power au. Yixing essentually gets kidnapped by a space crew full of disorganized and immature men and is suddenly appointed a space agent overnight.

Comment: Super long but cohesive, a fun journey from the characters to the unfurling mysteries, and entertaining from start to finish. I love when stories aren't afraid to go all out to really explore every aspect of the world the author has built up.

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• Turns on a Dime ♡♡ by gulpsofoxygen

Summary: Timeline divergence au. After dealing with the troublesome aftermath of a...

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• Undercover in Love ♡ by magnipisika16

Summary: Detective cop au. Whi-two joins the police force and is met with more trouble than expected when her new superior ends up being extremely difficult to work with.

Comment: The characterization, the growth of the plot, it's just so well-crafted :'). The updates are slow, yes, but I'm amazed that the author is still releasing a chapter every once in a while.

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• The Ballad of Green and Blue by Flaming Tigress Mage

Summary: Canon divergent au. Green and Blue start dating without even realizing it.

Comment: I can't really explain why I like this one but it's sweet and worth your ...

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• Fate Is a One-Way Street ♡ by kalopsia (girltalk)

Summary: Soulmate au. Woohyun dug Infinite's grave with his own hands years ago and yet Sunggyu is still there, even if Woohyun can't really figure out why. Life doesn't end, even after your career does.

Comment: Unfathomably good. A simple concept and a short story but written with so much care and attention to detail. Dismantles all of the things I don't like about other soulmate stories and uses those tropes in a clever and realistic way to make the struggles of the characters all the more raw. One of the cutest, most genuine romances ever; I was genuinely so invested and worried for their ending.

• C43-H66-N12-O12-S2 by 10cm

Summary: Dystopian au. In a world drained...

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• Decision Height ♡ by blueskiddoo

Summary: Canon divergence au. Hawks' secret meetings with Dabi are leaked to the public, which causes him to take up the role of a temporary villain.

Comment: I don't mean to be dramatic, but this is the best thing ever. It creates the possibility of romance between the likes of Hawks and Dabi, and that alone is commendable. The writing is top tier and everything about this fic is deserving of a read through.

• Dragon Head, Snake Tail ♡ by Lycaonpictus77

Summary: Canon divergence au. Dabi is hit with a quirk that times him to another timeline where he became a hero, and Hawks was his boyfriend.

Comment: The main draw of this fic isn't ...

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• Back From The Dead by BurnThoseEyesBlue

Summary: Canon divergence au. Mello comes back from the dead for the 2020 Death Note one-shot, and teams up with Near to track down the new Kira.

Comment: A gem in the meronia community to be frank. In particular, the author nailed the characterization. It was a little jarring to read because of the age gap but I think the dynamic was reconciled very well.

• the physics of tight leather pants by peppersnot

Summary: University au. Near gets a rude customer who keeps coming back.

Comment: Never got finished and honestly very little was there but I have never seen someone capture their personalities in such an accurate and funny way.

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• Diplopia ♡ by blacknoise

Summary: Canon divergence au. In which Obito never dies, Kakashi takes him in as a registered fugitive, and old feelings get caught up with new ones, resulting in something twisted and impure.

Comment: See, I don't even like smut but this whole story was so riveting that I read all of the scenes anyway. I am so amazed by the author's ability to weave metaphors and meaningful storytelling about their relationship into even mere gestures. This is such a great example of what a story can and should be; Kakashi and Obito's internal progressions fall perfectly inline with each moment of their degrading arrangement. I could not stop thinking about this story the first time I read it.

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• (i carry your heart i carry it in my hea... by cygnus (sunsprite)

Summary: Slice of life au. Very much a coming of age story where Jaemin figures out who he is, where he wants to go, and who he wants to be with.

Comment: One of the first NCT fanfics I fell in love with, and although I've seldom re-read it, I adore the way they came together. There is something so sincere and adorable about these two here.

• that glittering gold by lateralplosion

Summary: Olympics au. Jaemin is a competitive speed skater and can't seem to stop running into Renjun, a volunteer.

Comment: So it's been a while since I last read this but sports stories always make me feel some kinda way and the ambience of the Olympics was perfect.

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• Finding Geng (Finding China) ♡ by canttakeabreath

Summary: Non au. Hangeng joins Super Junior and struggles with the language barrier as it slowly takes his identity as a casuality. Hint of Hanchul.

Comment: Just brilliant. Very simple premise but completely interesting execution. Canttakeabreath has never missed.

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• encore une fois, my face remains ♡♡ by predictator

Summary: Model au. Eunhyuk loses himself to the life of being a runway model in a never-ending downward spiral, at the risking of losing the one who he did all of it for.

Comment: Literally above and beyond any words I'm capable of offering. I was kept up at night, I gasped out loud, cried, pa...

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• Fool Me Once ♡♡ by Anonymous

Summary: Canon divergence au. Kaveh and Alhaitham stumble into a working relationship where they sleep together and feelings get complicated.

Comment: So I admittedly skipped the smut scenes, but this fanfic amazed me in every way. What a great showcase of character study. What I appreciate so much is that you can tell how much consideration was given to what was realistic for the characters and what was necessary for their arcs, rather than what would be the most gratifying. Even if the ending was somewhat abrupt, it was still satisfying because of how much was lent to character work in the first place.