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a collection of txt ao3 fic recommendations! contains ones that are complete, ongoing, and ones i have yet to read. ♡ appropriate warnings will be included. fics are sorted by genres/aus, and then word count.

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college/university aus

  • chase the match (that lights the fire) (dracometria)
    • college/university au, 7 minutes in heaven
    • 2.2k words
    • beomkai making out, that's the fic
    • i love them sm
  • drifting through aromas of love (ombrophilous)
    • college/university au, established r/s
    • 2.2k words
    • i am so soft for them sobs hard
    • get me a r/s like theirs TT
  • opposites distract (stilljunhui)
    • text fic
    • 3k words
    • THE CUTEST THING EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR
    • SOBBING CRYING I LOVE THEM
    • bad boy!kai + nerd!gyu crushing on each other is the best thing ever
    • i would absolutely read more of them
  • up to tricks (minis0de)
    • college/university au, kissing lessons
    • 5k words
    • this is sooooo cute
    • i love them sm
  • eating music while listening to ice cream (synically)
    • college/university au
    • 23k words, 10 chapters
    • literally the cutest thing ever dfsalj;jas; i LOVE their dynamics in this, it's so sweet

high school aus

modern setting aus

  • 99 days of eternal winter (dracometria)
    • beomkai broke up but they get back together
    • 2.1k words
    • LITERALLY SO BEAUTIFUL
    • this one was *chef's kiss*
  • purple hyacinths (woohanssi)
    • angst. just angst. and major character death.
    • 2.7k words
    • tears. only tears.
    • just read it, it's so fucking beautiful and heartbreaking. (don't read if you don't like mcd tho)
  • want you till the stars evaporate (CYBERFLUID (hongtyun))
    • musicians au
    • 3.9k words
    • warning: major character death, angst
    • this was so fucking beautiful holy shit
    • break my heart, but break it beautifully ;-;
  • escape(s) (heartwaves)
    • biker boyfriend kai and beomgyu just going on adventures
    • 4k words
    • this was so so cute and it's just beomkai shenanigans and it's great
  • buckle my knees (orphan account)
    • he was a punk, he did ballet au
    • 4.6k words
    • i literally love this so much
    • they're just shy gay idiots in love it's so cute
  • guess what! (i like you) (heartwaves)
    • friends to lovers
    • 5k words
    • THEY ARE THE CUTEST EVER YOU CAN'T CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE
    • sobbing i love them so much
    • when great minds come together,,,,,, you get the cutest fic ever
    • i love u writer-nim ♡
  • to build an epilogue with you (dearluna)
    • friends to lovers
    • 5.2k words
    • two broken boys who love each other
    • this is so so beautiful. this prose is beautiful.
  • are you in love?: that makes us both (bomkai)
    • modern setting, fake dating, roommates au
    • 7.6k words
    • SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGG
    • everything i didnt know i needed
    • ugh fake dating *clenches fist* i love it so much
    • it's so beautiful and the build-up/development is *chef's kiss*
  • change of paint (tyuniehops)
    • artist!beomgyu + his boyfriend kai
    • 8.4k words
    • a really beautiful story of the hardships of being an artist and how kai is really patient and loving to his boyfriend
    • there's just something really beautiful and tender about this
  • painting you (hurts) (heartwaves)
    • beomkai
    • strangers to lovers, painter!kai
    • 8.4k words
    • FUCK THE WRITER FOR THIS
    • GIVE BACK MY TEARS
    • god. i cannot explain the beauty of this one. i might just cry thinking about it ;-;
  • a forever of roses. (shadowkissed) (series)
    • childhood friends au
    • 2 works, 10k words
    • so soft for beomkai childhood friends TvT
    • cue kai being mysterious af in the sequel
  • i was enchanted to meet you (minis0de)
    • single dad!gyu + kindergarten teacher!kai
    • 15.7k words
    • EVERYTHING I KNEW I NEEDED
    • I LOVE THEM AN INSANE AMOUNT
    • LITERALLY ONE OF MY FAVS
    • chef's kiss everywhere
    • so so beautiful like it deals with so many struggles of being a single dad AND of being a gay teacher, it's so complex and amazing
    • pls read u will not regret it

supernatural aus

  • ECLIPSE (luvzone) (series)
    • angel!kai + demon!beomgyu
    • 3 works, 9.5k words
    • enemies to friends
    • oh yeah also they're soulmates
    • pls read this, y'all don't understand how much i love this series
    • this series means a lot to me, please read it ♡
  • you're only mortal in my arms (my false, fallen god) (clementwine)
    • !god kai + mortal!beomgyu, inspired by the fall of icarus
    • 1.3k words
    • ALL RIGHT BUCKLE UP BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AUS EVER I KID YOU NOT
    • cly is fucking INSANE and the amount of pure genius and beauty that is in these 1.3k words is CRAZY AMAZING like i'm literally mind-blown
    • i really can't describe it - it's an experience in itself for you to read it yourself - it's so beautiful and clever and you get tender beomkai but it also hurts in a good way
    • warning: major character death (imo, it's not the sad type and doesn't make you cry)
    • ALSO IT'S WRITTEN IN SECOND POV IT'S FUCKING AMAZING
  • fleeting, freeing (stilljunhui)
    • superpower au, telepathic beomgyu + kai who controls time
    • 2.5k words
    • SO CUTE OH MY GOD
    • really amazing in terms of world-building/introspect on the concept of time
    • beomkai cute tho omg they're the cutest omg i need more
  • the air's love is silent (heartwaves)
    • mythology au, kai is the air, beomgyu is the ocean
    • unrequited love
    • 2.8k words
    • *sobs*
    • okay but fr this is so heartbreaking and tragic but written in the most beautiful ways, it's amazing
    • part of a series

hanahaki aus

  • these petals of mine. (midnight_files)
    • high school au + college/university au + hanahaki au, happy ending
    • 4.4k words
    • literally the most beautiful hanahaki one-shot i have ever read what the holy shit
    • MY GOD this is so beautiful i want to write like this

fantasy aus

  • song of spring (sproutbabie)
    • ice king!beomgyu + wandering bard!kai
    • 6.9k words
    • SOBS THIS ONE IS SO BEAUTIFUL
    • i love everything about it - the world captures you with beautiful descriptions and beomkai's relationship is so sweet with perfect development. love it, please read TvT
  • yellow paper daisy (bomkai)
    • fae!kai + human!beomgyu
    • 7.5k words
    • YALL DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS
    • this is everything you didnt know you needed
    • arranged marriage beomkai but it's fantasy and ofc they fall in love with each other eventually but it's slow and beautiful and tender and the development is just *chef's kiss*
    • so many gems in this fic UGH MY HEART

soulmate aus

  • mad at disney (stilljunhui)
    • soulmate au, kai is a pining self-sacrificial idiot and gyu just wants to find his soulmate
    • 5.1k words
    • crying i love them
    • everything i never knew i needed actually
    • hit me with that self-sacrificial kai

misc aus

  • shooting stars (sproutbabie)
    • star tear disease
    • 2.6k words
    • angst, unrequited love, no happy ending
    • i really loved reading this, it's so interesting and also heart-breaking T_T
  • lacuna (luvzone)
    • cyberpunk au
    • 3.1k words
    • cyborg!beomgyu
    • open ending
    • so fucking beautiful dfsa;ljgslfadsal;j
    • i need more
    • THIS DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION
  • the weight of feathers (sproutbabie)
    • angel wings disease
    • 6.5k words
    • warning: major character death, angst, bittersweet ending
    • brb crying my eyes out
    • really beautifully written though
  • way home (sproutbabie)
    • zombie apocalypse au
    • 41.8k words
    • this is amazing. the suspense and thrill keeps you on the edge, and the unreliable narrator makes it so interesting!
    • happy ending! the journey there really draws you in and the author does an amazing job of describing everything.

to-read

  • flower for you (tyunniebff)
    • magic au + witch!kai + human!beomgyu
    • 11.3k words
    • warning: major character death, angst
jan 15 2021 ∞
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