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do you believe in magic? by nine3rds (128k words, 17 chapters) tags: action/adventure, magical realism!au, mages, fantasy, fluff, humour, adventure & romance

commentary:

• magic powers txt!! that alone should make you wanna read tbh
• they're all SO cool
• despite the length beomjun are established really early on, but the perks of that are more beomjun

do flightless birds dream of flying too? (part one of an inquiry on love) by lovelanguages (70k words) tags: fluff, humour, angst with a happy ending, college/university!au, fake/pretend relationship, sharing a bed, slow burn

commentary:

• inspired by taylor swift's cruel summer
• beomgyu is a yearner
• no but fr, this fic is beautiful, and probably one of the best beomjun fics out there
• fakedating!au beomjun

on purpose! (part two of an inquiry on love) by lovelanguages (104k words, 3 chapters) tags: established relationship, fluff (tooth-rotting), secret otp: yeonjun/food, main character too

commentary:

• the sequel to flightless birds
• yeonjun's self-discovery
• reading this makes you happy - there's no angst at all
• god they're just so cute in this, i want a relationship like this

sweet dreams (hell of a night) by shadowkissed (74.5k words, 13 chapters) tags: hitman!au, highschool!au, killing, everyone has issues, enemies to lovers kinda

commentary:

• a masterpiece
• if you read one beomjun fic in your life, it has to be this
• chairman!beomgyu + hitman!yeonjun, what more would you want
• enemies to lovers kinda except the enemies phase is basically just beomgyu annoying yeonjun

strawberry sunsets by blueblushed (70.1k words, 11 chapters) tags: fluff, angst, yeonjun needs a hug

commentary:

• this fic has a kdrama feel to it
• it's more fluff then angst, just beomjun being adorable af with side tyunning being.. in pain
• the way the author ties everything up in the fic is amazing, i read this in one sitting and it was a joy to read

my world starts and ends with you by honeywaves (45.6k, 6 chapters) tags: romance, angst, thieves!au, criminals!au, slow burn, thief!yeonjun, runaway!beomgyu

commentary:

• reading this at 3am with folklore on repeat is guaranteed to make you cry
• i've reread this more times than i can count, it's so well written
• beomjun helping each other through rough situations, it's fluffy but in a devestating, time's-running-out type of way

figuring it out by morebees (16.8k, 2 works)

work 1: sleep on it by morebees (7k words) tags: feelings realisation, love confessions, drunk kising, canon compliant, fluff, hurt/comfort

commentary:

• 4+1 times where beomgyu sleeps with yeonjun (like literally sleeps)
• it's SO soft, it's just them cuddling in bed a lot
• the unfolding of the plot is very cute, they're cute

work 2: say it by morebees (9k) tags: canon compliant, light angst, communication, developing relationship, confessions, making out

commentary:

• 4+1 times of yeonjun being emotionally challenged and unable to speak his feelings
• beomgyu has the patience of a saint, yeonjun in this is a mess
• it's so cute, like very very cute except for yeonjun struggling to communicate

over 50k

commas of care by lovelanguages (50k words) tags: romance, light angst, arranged marriage!au, hurt/comfort, yeonjun learning to have fun

commentary:

• arranged marriage!au / chaebeol!au except it's without the enemies to lovers - basically a fresh take on the trope where arranged marriages are entered and the couple immediately hit off
• it's very cute, it's just beomjun being best husbands and taking care of each other
• beomgyu helping yeonjun discover what he wants in life

over 30k

silencio by evanmin (30.8k words) tags: neighbours!au, slow burn, strangers to friends to lovers, mutual pining, domestic fluff, crush at first sight, writer!cyj, student!cbg, choi yeonjun is bad at feelings, choi beomgyu is a little shit

commentary:

• for professionalism's sake I'll keep this short but fuck, this fic did a number on me
• boy next door but make it gay with a massive dose of yeonjun struggling with feelings
• i LOVE this fic so much, there's just so much to unpack
• slow burn of all slow burns, never has realisation been so satisfying
• the aesthetics and the vibes are so immaculate, really the type of fic where you have to cozy up in a plush sofa, with a blanket wrapped around you and a warm mug of hot chocolate at hand

over 20k

darling, we're dreamers by conclusion (26.6k words) tags: canon compliant, angst with a happy ending, romance, pining, self-discovery, cbg character study, character development

commentary:

• i honestly have no words for this fic, it's so magical
• reading this, you'll find you resonate with beomgyu a lot and that is what makes it so beautifully painful to read
• in beomgyu's self discovery, you also discover yourself

an unhelpful guide to experiencing love (with choi yeonjun) by dearluna (26.6k words) tags: friends to lovers, fluff, falling in love, growing up together, beomjun soulmatism, mutual pining, soobin is tired

commentary:

• so so fluffy, it's heartwarming af
• pining beomjun and Christmas, it's literally perfect
• it starts with a childhood letter
• okay ngl it is the beomjun Christmas fic

under the sky in room 553 i discovered you and i by spellfire (25.8k words) tags: angst, tragedy, major character death , inspired by kimi no nawa, slice of life, coming of age, suffering, suicide attempt , hospitals, sick beomgyu

commentary:

• dont let the scary tags put you off, its beautifully written
• shows how dedicated people in love are and it's incredible to read
• you won't ever look at paper hearts the same

call in the tide by softbeoms (22k words) tags: gods/goddesses!au, reincarnation, dreams, forbidden love, getting together, angst with a happy ending, memory loss

commentary:

• wow, ao3 user softbeoms does it again
• it was really such a journey, and god, it was so very gripping
• beomgyu and his slump was so relatable
• the characters are all fleshed out well

for lovers who hesitate by lovelanguages (21k words) tags: non famous!au, strangers to lovers, travel!fic, train!fic, romance, falling in love, based on before sunrise (1995)

commentary:

• this is really well written, honestly, it's enthralling
• idk if it's because it's set in Europe and the familiarity of it all that makes my heart warm but whatever it is, I'm very glad this fic exists
• it's so nice to see how the two just. make each other reckless
• the inclusion of the "36 questions that will make you fall in love" alongside the whole going on an adventure with a stranger is really clever, I love it

over 10k

from jupiter to saturn by honeywaves (19.7k words) tags: romance, fluff, angst, childhood friends to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, beomgyu is pretty

commentary:

• this is such a slow burn
• you feel like throttling yeonjun he's so emotionally constipated
• this fic hurts in all the best ways
• beomgyu is pretty (x2)

everything means nothing (if i don't have you) by nine3rds (19k words) tags: childhood friends, action, friends to lovers, inspired by final fantasy vii

commentary:

• choi yeonjun in this... wow, what a man
• let it be known, cyj is the only virgo I like
• jokes aside, this is amazing, the beomjun, the action, just yeonjun loving beomgyu

let's fall in love for the night (and forget in the morning) by honeywaves (18.8k words) tags: fluff, angst, strangers to lovers, college/university!au, reunions, pining, slow burn

commentary:

• basically meeting by chance leaving them whipped for each other
• it is such a natural meeting, makes you wish this happened to irl because it feels like something that would happen irl

love that moves the sun and other stars by softbeoms (18.6k words) tags: cyj character study, coming of age, friends to lovers, introspection, feelings realisation, developing relationship, mutual pining, angst, hurt/comfort, canon-compliant (pre-debut)

commentary:

• the house metaphors are everything
• the introspection of yeonjun is amazing, this fic is nothing short of incredible
• nothing quite like watching cyj fall in love

why don't you dance? by honeysigh (15.9k words) tags: modern setting!au, ghosts!au, character study, falling in love, ghost!yeonjun, tarotreader!beomgyu, romance, guitarist!beomgyu

commentary:

• the fic you never knew you wanted but now absolutely cannot live without type of beat
• it's a masterpiece and it's beautiful
• love transcends physics laws and i 100% endorse that
• beomjun help each other a lot, it's cute af and the writing is so compelling
• yk when you can tell someone writes from the heart? yeah, it's that

the highway won't hold you (but i will) by pinksense (15.1k words) tags: road trip!au, friends to lovers, feeling realisation, hurt/comfort, smoking, angst with a happy ending

commentary:

• this is just. amazing
• beomgyu has realisations and yeonjun is with him along the way
• it's cute af the characterisation is top notch

one handspan away by conclusion (14.9k words) tags: college/university!au, rivalry, romance, fluff, humour, enemies to lovers sort of, sharing clothes, roommates!au, pining, feelings realisation, choi beomgyu being a little shit

commentary:

• roommates!au + enemies to lovers rolled into one
• beomgyu is annoying but we, including yeonjun, love him for it
• really fun to read, love the beomjun bickering dynamics

bullets in the evening by nine3rds (14.9k words) tags: bodyguard!au, romance, action, fluff

commentary:

• bodyguard!yeonjun + musician!beomgyu
• very much fluff with action
• it's developed so well, everything from them falling in love to how the action scenes are intertwined with the plot
• the detail!! it's clear there was research done into different elements which just makes it the more incredible

we can be heroes everywhere we go (part 2 of what are you afraid of?) by honeywaves (14.1k words) tags: romance, angst, action, rivals to lovers, supernatural!au, different powers!au

commentary:

• the tension between the beomjun.. the fighting... it's quite nice to read them try and oust each other
• the beomjun fighting dynamics are always wonderful to watch and read

oh, you make my heart ache by honeywaves (13.8k words) tags: romance, fluff, light angst, slow burn, exes, making out, college/university!au, strangers to lovers

commentary:

• i am a user honeywaves fanacc before i am anything else - the service for beomjunists is real
• beomgyu kisses yeonjun at a party, chaos ensues
• beomjun are a mess
• the power of cyj's kisses

give me something that'll haunt me by honeywaves (12.4k words) tags: romance, fluff, angst, fake/pretend relationship, mutual pining, actors!au

commentary:

• beomjun are yearners who act on the side
• beomgyu is full of impulsive decisions but we love him for it (otherwise we wouldn't have to see beomjun yearning in the first place)

just a game (tell me we're more) by midnight_files (12.1k words) tags: hogwarts!au, pining, bickering, enemies to lovers, delusional boys being delusional

commentary:

• this is god tier actually, makes you chuckle a lot
• there is an "i wanna kiss you so bad" moment
• no because I'm truly obsessed with this fic
• it's like beomjun cat and mouse [witnessed on tape]

i'm sorry about the blood in your mouth (I wish it was mine) by prodbeomyu (11.9k words) tags: superheores/superpowers!au, mentions of violence, mutual pining, sci-fi!au, action, roommates

commentary:

• mutant!yeonjun + human!beomgyu
• wow. just. yeah wow
• honestly all I can say is, if you want a somewhat coffee shop / roommates / superpowers au with a protective yeonjun and mutually whipped beomjun, this is it

it's bad enough we get along so well by softbeoms (11.2k words) tags: college/university!au, non-famous!au, dance major yeonjun, creative writer beomgyu, fluff, humour, strangers to lovers

commentary:

• beomgyu is yeonjun's tutor
• beomjun are a cute mess
• god this fic is so soft
• the cutest asking out to date scene you'll ever come across
• honestly, just read every fic by user softbeoms

behind the lines by soobnightie (10.8k words) tags: friends to lovers, flirting, awkward AND bad flirting, modern setting!au

commentary:

• yeonjun is a flirt and only beomgyu is able to fluster him
• this fic is cute, it's written so seamlessly from the hanlimz bets to beomgyu's realisation about his feelings

if i was on death row, you would be my last call (say it's real) by injeolmi313 (10k words) tags: true crime!au, based on a true story, fluff, heavy angst, major character death, journalist!beomgyu, inmate!yeonjun

commentary:

• there's so many layers to this fic and the author builds them up incredibly well
• the fluff is fluffy and the angst is ever so angsty

over 5k

accidentally yours by orphan_account (9k words) tags: fake/pretend relationship, friends to lovers, college/university!au, fluff, kinda crack

commentary:

• it's very cute, sookai ship beomjun and beomjun date to shut them up and avoid future awkward blind dates
• god, it's so soft especially the confession, and the bonus scene at the end is just the perfect ending and it's just so cute

our tale in four movements by kodzukens (9k words) tags: high school!au, classical music!au, friends to lovers, pining, slow burn

commentary:

• this is honestly very beautiful
• i enjoyed it very much, the way the music empasises key moments, it's honestly just. so beautiful

the heat and the thrill by honeysigh (7k words) tags: college/university!au, frat!au, recreational drug use

commentary:

• beomgyu wears a skirt and yeonjun loses his mind
• yeonjun is a mess
• the trials and tribulations of remembering what you did when drunk as told by cyj

how many love songs will it take (until you fall for me) by prodbeomgyu (6k words) tags: fluff, friends to lovers, shy but flirty yeonjun, mutual pining, light angst

commentary:

• deaf!beomgyu
• yeonjun is so so whipped for beomgyu in this
• really fluffy and heartwarming

i hope it's not a dream by softbeoms (6k words) tags: canon compliant, friends to lovers, fluff, introspection, humour, feelings realisation, mutual pining, getting together, confessions

commentary:

• it's so goddamn cute, beomgyu is a flustered mess 24/7
• beomjun are dorks and very dramatic

xv. the devil by retrofaery (6k words) tags: college/university!au, venom!au, alien/human relationships, humour, light horror, making out

commentary:

• i remember reading this fic for the first time so vividly, it left that much of a mark on me
• it's unique af and the beomjun dynamics are top tier
• haknyeon is the main character-
• no but fr its fucking adorable and based on venom (the 2018 movie) with alien!beomgyu and human!yeonjun

I'm a spark, you're a boom by taegirights (5k words) tags: tattoo parlour!au, fluff, getting together, strangers to lovers, sweetheart choi beomgyu

commentary:

• tattoo artist!yeonjun + art student!beomgyu
• yeonjun is beomgyu's number one (1) fan and reminds him constantly
• it's cute and fluffy

windwheel asters, a necklace, and you by ssoonbi (5k words) tags: genshin!au, fluff, florist beomgyu, anemo yeonjun

commentary:

• this one for them txtgenshinners
• no but fr I've never played genshin ever and I enjoyed this thoroughly
• it's really cute and fluffy! genshin lore sounds cool

you are (NOT) the father. by nine3rds (5k words) tags: rom-com, beomgyu is an idiot, miscommunication

commentary:

• comedic miscommunication is always hilarious and this. is really well done
• yeonjun calls sookai has boys and chaos ensues
• repeating it because it has to be said again: cbg is an idiot

got my heart crashing for you by honeywaves (5k words) tags: romance, fluff, enemies to lovers, college/university!au

commentary:

• beomjun are a mess
• beomjun flirt a lot
• its so CUTE

under 5k

for the thrill (i'm addicted to you) by midnight_files (4k words) tags: fluff, wolves!au, romantic comedy, alpha choi yeonjun

commentary:

• set in the a/b/o universe but that's not really an important element of the story, fr don't let that put you off
• the beomjun dynamics are chef's kiss here
• it's a romcom, annoyance to lovers

swipe and say you're into me by nine3rds (4k words) tags: rom-com, fluff, first dates, fake make-out

commentary:

• beomjun are stupid but we love them
• it's a tinder au! short and fluffy and really warm
• yeonjun's bio: rap, ramen and love

our history is not our destiny by minis0de (4k words) tags: high school!au, college/university!au, fate and destiny, re-encounters, first kiss, fluff

commentary:

• guitarist!beomgyu + cheerleader!yeonjun
• it's so fluffy, reading it makes you go uwu big time

got a thing about you (and it won't go away) by softbeoms (4k words) tags: hogwarts!au, friends to lovers, fluff (tooth-rotting), humour, feelings realisation, love confessions

commentary:

• look idk much about harry potter but what i do know is that this fic is the cutest thing ever
• beomjun are idiots in love

us against the sunrise by retrofaery (3k words) tags: urban fantasy!au, domestic fluff, making out, established relationship

commentary:

• beomjun are established
• txt have powers
• it's SO cute, yeonjun is the best boyfriend you could ask for

post mortem by sandstorms (3k words) tags: college au, fluff, very light angst

commentary:

• ghosthunter!yeonjun and ever-suffering companion beomgyu who's dragged into yeonjun's shenanigans
• it's very fluffy, and quite enjoyable to read
• the best line is by far: "Beomgyu is no coward, but he draws the line at rats."

the spare key conspiracy by nine3rds (3k words) tags: canon divergence!au, humour, established relationship, fluff

commentary:

• the established beomjun mwah
• it's just a real comfort fic, and makes you happy because you see beomgyu and ot3 (exc yeonjun) just be the annoying younger siblings that yeonjun always asked for
• they have a fashion show!!!

they said the end is near by honeywaves (3k words) tags: canon compliant, romance, fluff, friends to lovers, mutual pining

commentary:

• beomjun as the five love languages
• it's oh so fluffy, there's so much love in what isn't said

don't get cut on my edges by decalcomania (3k words) tags: feelings realisation, friends with benefits, hurt/comfort, light angst, smoking, be gay do crime

commentary:

• pre-note: there's recreational drug use
• beomjun are high and whipped for each other
• if you're an army, this is based on the hyyh universe (it can be read without prior knowledge, the universe is mainly implied)

where do broken hearts go? by nine3rds (3k words) tags: romance, fluff, meet-cute, first dates

commentary:

• based on the you concept photos, beomjun both get stood up and make a bad thing, good
• it is adorable, they go on a nice bowling date and are adorable together

i lived my life by loving you by doubleshot (3k) tags: college/university!au, soulmates!au, angst, hurt comfort, fluff, friends to lovers

commentary:

• i'm a sucker for vignettes and this is a really well written one
• a look at beomjun across their lives

i never liked the quiet before by lunalis (2k words) tags: soulmates!au, friends to lovers, angst, sad ending, major character death

commentary:

• the build up to the mcd is written so well so don't be too perturbed by the tags
• soulmate!au where you can hear your soulmate's voice in your head
• the development of this fic in general, is really good

your honey lips by cherrychainz (2k words) tags: canon-compliant, kissing, fluff

commentary:

• beomgyu being a little shit
• beomjun kissing - that's the fic! but it's done oh so well
• the timeless walking in on two people randomly kissing is something I'll never get tired of

clumsy hearts by evenfall (2k words) tags: post break up, angst, ambiguous/open ending

commentary:

• very poetic if i do say so myself
• another vignette style fic, very beomgyu introspective
• a post break-up fic that has a pretty sweet open ending

traitor by emptycups (1k words) tags: college/university!au, breakup, hurt choi beomgyu, angst

commentary:

• this is very compelling
• maybe im a sucker for well written, inspired by olivia rodrigo breakup fics, but this is a very good one

through the shallow glass by taesuits (1k words) tags: college/univeristy!au, sweetheart choi beomgyu, flirting, online romance

commentary:

• if you want something short and sweet, this is it - beomgyu is a simp
• very relatable, set in the world of zoom meetings and online lessons