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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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canon-compliant

  • strawberry sandwiches and pink skies (sunkist (shadowkissed))
    • predebut era, canon-compliant
    • 2.1k words
    • SO CUTE SOBS
    • soogyu are so dumb i love them
  • i'm loved well. (warmesthearts)
    • canon-compliant, beomgyu-centric
    • 3.7k words
    • a really amazing character study, with minor soogyu ♡
  • when you move (i can recall something that's gone from me) (pearlgreytea)
    • canon-compliant
    • 4.2k words
    • just beomgyu's feelings before soogyu move into a new dorm and become ex-roommates
    • really loved it, written so well
  • look at me for a moment (vamptyun)
    • canon-compliant, mutual pining, 4+1
    • 5k words
    • OH MY GOODNESS this was so so cute and adorable and lovely TvT
    • soogyu written so well and the motifs are *chef's kiss*

college/university aus

high school aus

  • blues and then purple-pink skies (lowblow)
    • childhood friends to lovers
    • 2.7k words
    • written so well, love the mutual pining and beomgyu's inner voice
  • reciprocation complex (anonymous)
    • childhood friends to lovers
    • 2.7k words
    • absolutely loved soobin's voice in this and the dynamics between soogyu

modern setting aus

  • untitled (sandstorms)
    • break-up + beomgyu character study
    • 862 words
    • tears :') so heartbreakingly beautiful
  • you can hear it in the silence (aesterie)
    • childhood friends to lovers
    • 2.2k words
    • so soft for childhood friends!soogyu
  • still a little bit yours (sunkist (shadowkissed))
    • post break-up fic
    • 2.2k words
    • holy shit my heart
    • literal tears. this is so heartbreakingly beautiful. this is raw, take my heart and wreck it beautiful. god.
  • oh my pretty, pretty boy (i love you) (heartrecord)
    • established soogyu, domestic fluff
    • 2.4k words
    • TENDER AND SOFT AND DOMESTIC SOOGYU WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT
    • i'm not even kidding when i say i melted like afsldkjgl this is so beautiful and lovely and everything good
  • lonely stars (aesterie)
    • childhood friends, mutual pining, idol!beomgyu reunites with soobin
    • 3k words
    • BRB SOBBING
    • astronomy metaphors, that's all you need to know
    • no but seriously, this is so tender and so beautiful holy heck
  • captured in serendipity (littlesea)
    • beomgyu character study w/ established soogyu
    • 3.3k words
    • beomgyu goes home but it doesn't feel like home
    • so so beautiful aaaaaa TvT
  • take care. (midwinters (moonwidth))
    • best friends to strangers, angst
    • 3.5k words
    • brb sobbing
    • so heartbreakingly beautiful
  • never been kissed (honeybeomgyu)
    • childhood friends to lovers
    • 3.7k words
    • soogyu kiss each other as lessons but then they can't stop and they're just kissing but "not dating" bc they're dense as hell
    • it's okay they become boyfs in the end
    • so so cute
  • the half-life of isotopes (moonwidth)
    • break-up fic
    • 3.7k words
    • god. literal tears. break my heart so good it hurts.
    • written so beautifully, with all the raw emotions of heartbreak and painful flashbacks
  • the view from here is getting better with you by my side (kodzukens)
    • established!soogyu + musicians au
    • 4.1k words
    • oh my goodness this is just so light and funny and sweet and honestly just made me smile the whole time
  • tell me how i feel (startlines)
    • soogyu getting married
    • 4.5k words
    • soogyu being the sweetest ever sobs
  • dancing with a ghost (retrouvaillesz)
    • soobin + ghost!beomgyu
    • 4.5k words
    • warning: (past) major character death, grief
    • just,,,,,, spain but the 's' is silent T^T
    • so beautifully written though
  • i fell for you inside spring (haikgyuu)
    • new years eve fic, strangers to lovers
    • 5.2k words
    • soogyu get stuck in an elevator and love blossoms
    • this is the most beautiful thing ever, i swear to you
    • beautiful spring and colour metaphors, amazing dialogue and descriptions, seriously, i can't praise this enough
    • it makes you feel so warm inside, like..... love is real. it's real and it's so beautiful.
  • take my hands, wreck my plans (soobeomu)
    • childhood friends to lovers + christmas au
    • 6.2k words
    • this was so so beautiful and just so lovely to read and also really fucking cute
    • also like,,,,,, soogyu yearners. that's the fic. they're dumb childhood friend idiots who are in love.
  • lost without you (morebees)
    • idols au, enemies to lovers
    • 7k words
    • SO GOODDDDDD i loved soogyu's bickering and how they grew close so quickly. it's really accurate of their irl dynamics.
    • LOWKEY MAKES YOU WANT MORE it's like a lil teaser
  • ending scene (honeywaves)
    • actor!beomgyu + childhood friend!soobin
    • 7.8k words
    • if you want beautiful acting motifs and metaphors, here you go
    • absolutely beautiful
  • dare to not defy (bluefret)
    • reunion au, post-break up au
    • 17.1k words
    • AN UNDERRATED FAV
    • seriously, this writing is so beautiful
    • squeezes your heart in all the right ways
    • brb sobbing
  • ice (velvtsnow)
    • figure skater!soobin + ice hockey player!beomgyu, enemies to friends to lovers
    • 53k words, 15 chapters
    • holy heck this is so good
    • the character development and plot development is amazing
    • okay technically they're in college but it's not about that so i put it under modern setting

soulmate aus

hogwarts aus

  • magic begins (the moment i see you) (shadowkissed)
    • hogwarts au
    • 20.2k words, 11 chapters
    • so cute dlsfajl;
    • need to re-read
  • obliviate (shadowkissed)
    • hogwarts au, memory loss, aged-up characters
    • 50.2k words, 8 chapters
    • NEVER KNEW I NEEDED THIS UNTIL I READ IT
    • seriously, i don't think anyone has done this yet and FUCK i'm glad it's angel
    • pain, just pain
    • no words to describe how much i love this, seriously, it'll stick with me forever
    • THE FINAL CHAPTER HOLY SHIT /LITERALLY CRYING FOREVER
    • SERIOUSLY, never have i ever cried so hard and so much because of a fic - there is just so much about this, the beautiful the angst and the development of characters, relationships, plot, everything, that creates such a beautiful masterpiece - and the final chapter is just a rollercoaster train wreck but it's great *wipes tears*

misc aus

  • the moon and the ocean's dance (heartwaves)
    • deities/mythology au
    • 1.7k words
    • this is actually so beautiful /sobs
    • i'm in love with this world, it's so pretty and so unique
    • wanna learn how to write as poetically as this
  • love is a beautiful pain (kodzukens)
    • hunger games au
    • 2.5k words
    • warning: major character death
    • if you wanna read about soobin watching beomgyu with love throughout the games and to read something really beautiful, here it is TvT
  • blossoming of everpink tree (sonderism)
    • mythology au - spring!beomgyu and winter!soobin
    • 4.7k words
    • god this one is just so gorgeous and beautiful and SOBS IT'S AMAZING
    • the season motifs and the way it's all written is just,,,,,, mind-blowing. it's literally one of the most beautiful fics i've read, no joke.
    • pls read, i love them so much like GOD i wish i could write this beautifully
  • breathless (sproutbabie)
    • apocalypse au, end of the world
    • warning: mcd (i promise it's not that bad though, it's kind of like a bittersweet ending in the way that only end of the world fics can bring)
    • 6.2k words
    • SCREAMS I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS FIC
    • ever since i first read it, i was so captured by the world and by soogyu and their development.
    • even though it's mcd it's so so beautiful i promise you. you leave the fic being like "holy shit that was beautiful" instead of crying bc the characters died
    • idk how to explain it but there's just something so special about soogyu and their relationship in this. i really really love it.
    • pls at least give it a try TvT
  • as the world comes to an end, i'll be here to hold your hand (trinitarias)
    • pacific rim au
    • 17.3k words
    • the only pacrim txt au out there and it's so fucking beautiful *sobs*
    • even if you've never watched/read pacific rim, it's not too technical and the fic is written so well that you don't need to understand a lot ♡♡♡
jan 15 2021 ∞
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