about me/notes:

not new to ao3 and have been on here since 2019. i think i've been reading jmj fics since 2023, so i've read a fairly good amount so far. i noticed that it's kinda hard to discover good and well-written fics in this community due to random shit and all the ai trash in the tags as of recent, so i compiled these lists for myself to categorize my favorite works and for others who want some recommendations. another part of why i made this listography is to shoutout some works and authors that are under appreciated in this fandom, so thank you and i love you <3

• i have some fic recs for my previous fandoms (in my ongoing folder at the top) if you like to check those out too.
• the other two columns to the right of this will be my extensive jmj fic recs :)

and to the readers, please show your app...

• yejiism (fuwafuwado)

they write so beautifully and their fics always leave me in awe of the aus they come up with and how they execute it. one of my first mindblowing experiences of jmj fics was from warm blood.

update: i just went on a bingeread of mostly all of their jmj fics and oh my gosh... they are INCREDIBLE!!! the takes they have on jiminjeong's dynamic and the different aus that help encapsulate their vibe is literally mindblowing. their aus are so immersive i just can't wrap my mind how well they write. please go read all their fics!! this author sets the bar so high honestly!!

fav works: call me, beep me ; the anatomy of a memory ; warm blood; blondie ; bet on losing dogs; things that fall; remember (the pact of our youth); smoke point; state of seige

• so this list is going to be for jmj aus that have a different setting and that i think are super creative and something different than the usual modern setting aus (e.g. canon compliant, college, hs,). all of these recs are super well-written and will take you for a ride, so don't be afraid to check these out!

warm blood by yejism (fuwafuwado)

• tags: au - spies & secret agents

Minjeong bats her eyelashes. “You’re charming me, Miss Yu.”

“Oh, Miss Kim, I wouldn’t dream of it.”

A landmine. A landmine over a landmine over a landmine. Minjeong steps on them, willingly, because she likes the teasing lilt of Jimin’s voice around her name, and suddenly the hours poured into scouring the embassy for morsels of information d...

• famous last words by bubulo

if we’re not married by this age we’ll marry each other except it’s a threat more than a promise AU

• willoughby tucker by ivedri

Bravely tackling the age-old question of: What Would You Do if your childhood best friend turned stranger turned friend-with-benefit heterosexual pillow princess turned enemy suddenly shows up as a masc lesbian?

• miss nectarine by anonymous (M)

“So,” says Jimin, sounding decisive as she squares her shoulders. Meets Minjeong’s eyes through the mirror. “I’ve been meaning to ask. What is it about me that’s so definitely straight?”

Having her own words thrown back at her inverts Minjeong’s stomach into a sinkho...

she has a wife by sowish

minjeong wakes up with yu jimin as her lawfully wedded wife.

except, there’s one tiny issue.

who’s yu jimin?

• CLASSIC. mj is so chaotic and jm is so dependable and loving what a great duo.

i wonder what it's like to be loved by y... by lovesickroses

“Always happy to help! That’s what we’re here for…for the uh…fire stuff and cats stuck in trees you know?” Jimin awkwardly scratches at her neck, still kind of at a loss for words in front of Minjeong.

- Minjeong's cat has a tendency to get stuck in trees. Good thing local firefighter Yu Jimin is there to rescue it!

• ... can't even describe how precious this fic is to me. like quite literally my life changed when i read this and got so jm...

honor-bound (the broken love i make) by prismvtic

• 158k words | 20/20 chapters

Overshadowed by her sister, the heir to House Kim's ancestral lands, Minjeong vows to graduate top of her class at the Officers Academy and become a knight in service to the Royal House of Hwang. The attention and affection of the Imperial Princess, first in line to the neighboring Avidius Empire's throne, is something she never anticipated would stand in her way

• worldbuilding in this is crazy. so well written and knight!mj is something so dear to me + princess!jm being so devoted to mj is everything

tidebound (let the sea take us) by suacola (M)

• 188k words | 12/13 chapters | finished

On the run from an arranged marriage, Minjeong hides aboard a pirate ship and ends...