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figured quarantine is as good a time as any to collect some of my fic bookmarks into a recs thread~~ i& #39;m trying to stick to fics with <1500 kudos (though i reserve the right to cheat!) will try to add my impression of the fic, but no promises if i bookmarked it a while ago
maknae line, e, 5.9k || canon-compliant, jk has a thing with established vmin || moody and dreamy and visceral https://archiveofourown.org/works/16365914 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/163...
yoonkook, t, 22.5k || very soft, ambiguous ending, sadness, low magic, yoongi and jk learn to touch without hurt || masterfully constructed, a tone poem of a fic https://archiveofourown.org/works/15943844 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/159...
sope, e, 14.6k || hoseok has a thing for yoongi& #39;s neck, they figure it out together; inspired by the run bts cops episode https://archiveofourown.org/works/10310810/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/103...
sope, m, 17k || forgetting sarah marshall au; yoongi gets dumped, flees to hawaii, accidentally finds a family || the perfect romantic comedy, only good vibes, a wonderful way to escape what ails you https://archiveofourown.org/works/14984558 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/149...
jihope, e, 7k || baby driver/drive au, mild violence, hoseok is jimin& #39;s safe place || lovely pacing, rhythmic in a very satisfying way https://archiveofourown.org/works/13220712 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/132...
taegiseok, t, 24.7k || depictions of violence, based on the bst mv || extraordinarily imaginative, possibly the only fic i& #39;ve ever read where the ending manages to be equally happy and sad https://archiveofourown.org/works/16517744 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/165...
sope, e, 3.9k || yoongi crossdresses for hoseok, "what if i called you noona?" is uttered || so carefully written, love the examination of how genderplay changes the tone of sex https://archiveofourown.org/works/1757267 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/175...
junghope, t, 19k || hoseok moves in across the hall from maknae line; maknae line proceed to be disasters; mild descriptions of injury/blood || funny and chaotic and more than it appears https://archiveofourown.org/works/9532430/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/953...
namseok, t, 6.8k || namjoon can& #39;t sleep, hoseok is very beautiful || sweet and moody, feels like being pulled from stagnation into the sunshine https://archiveofourown.org/works/15970502 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/159...
sope, t, 4.5k || pre-debut bangtan || full of buzzing anxiety and first impressions, a bunch of scared babies who i love very much https://archiveofourown.org/works/14901473 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/149...
junghope, e, 10.4k || au, jungkook takes hoseok& #39;s picture || visceral and physical and lovingly described, one of those fics i remember in images rather than words https://archiveofourown.org/works/8222624 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/822...
yoonkook, m, 12.1k || major character death, happy ending, hyyh universe, if you think death can stop jjk you are sorely mistaken || all of jk& #39;s most determined and fearless qualities in one fic, bangtan are Fated to be together https://archiveofourown.org/works/16471973 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/164...
taegi, t, 2.4k || au, taegi meet for the second time on the same flight home || buzzy blushy crush vibes, BIG "oh no he& #39;s cute" energy https://archiveofourown.org/works/16994277 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/169...
sope, e, 1.9k || au, phone sex, fantasies, dirty talk, sub hoseok || am i ever NOT thinking about this fic!!! NO!! omitting an excerpt this time in favor of a picture of the event it& #39;s based off of bc there is no better incentive to read it than that! https://archiveofourown.org/works/15918564 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/159...
junghope, e, 5.8k || au, established relationship, jk wears lingerie as a surprise || beautifully characterized, the tension between comfort and discomfort here is exquisitely balanced https://archiveofourown.org/works/17144426 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/171...
jinkook, m, 8.1k || canon compliant; jk has a crush, is terrible at processing that || the physical descriptions of emotions in this fic make me feel WILDLY SEEN and so present with the characters, i aspire to one day write even half this well https://archiveofourown.org/works/17147687 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/171...
vmon, e, 7.4k || au, namjoon peddles educational sex toys, taehyung grows plants and doesn& #39;t wash || funny and surprisingly tender, brings some imo criminally underrepresented sides of vmon& #39;s personalities into the light https://archiveofourown.org/works/16806163 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/168...
junghope, e, 5.6k || college au, jk is oblivious, massages, lots of running around half-naked || vmin as the greek chorus mocking all of jk& #39;s foibles is beautiful, as usual miss p& #39;s jungkook is the cutest sweetest most cuddleable of all jungkooks https://archiveofourown.org/works/17169926 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/171...
junghope, e, 51.6k || low magic au; hints of jk/hobi/jimin; hobi keeps running away, jk doesn& #39;t want to let him || i& #39;m obsessed with this fic, everyone should read it; PHENOMENAL world-building and it never shies away from characters& #39; unsympathetic choices https://archiveofourown.org/works/14486910/chapters/33465486">https://archiveofourown.org/works/144...
sope, e, 88k || au; hoseok and yoongi fall apart, come back together again; angst w a happy ending || WHY does this fic not have a ZILLION more kudos, i think about it constantly, hobi in this fic is so SAD and this fic has my Favorite of all fic taehyungs https://archiveofourown.org/works/15955043/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/159...
namkook, t, 2.9k || college au; jk decides to kiss a stranger at a party || jk and namjoon each oscillate wildly between purposeful, decisive self-confidence and anxious disaster nerds in the way only namkook can! very sweet and well-characterized! https://archiveofourown.org/works/17347760 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/173...
namseok, t, 6.4k || canon compliant, namjoon wants to figure hoseok out || really good anxious namjoon headspace, does NOT underplay just how fucking obsessed namjoon is with crawling inside hobi& #39;s brain in canon https://archiveofourown.org/works/16499246 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/164...
sope, e, 3.2k || sope talk about, then perform, oral sex || fuckboy tease hobi oversharing abt his sex life and yoongi getting all competitive and straightforward and confident is just like! idk! like! chef& #39;s kiss! like! pearl GETS IT y& #39;all!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/13432698 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/134...
jinkook, e, 4k || pwp, established relationship, lingerie, crossdressing || jin crossdresses and makes jk call him noona! you know how i feel about both of those things! jk is very eager to prove himself! https://archiveofourown.org/works/11413959/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/114...
sope, e, 37.7k || canon compliant, angst, infidelity, yoongi asks hobi to have a threesome with him and his girlfriend || they treat each other badly and it hurts but it& #39;s GOOD https://archiveofourown.org/works/10987344/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/109...
vhope, g, 6k || canon compliant; taehyung takes hoseok& #39;s picture, figures some stuff out || that whole thing about how taehyung thinks hoseok is the kind of person to make you say "oh"? that& #39;s this fic; young and vulnerable and sweet and good https://archiveofourown.org/works/16002002 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/160...
namgi, t, 3.3k || canon compliant, set around the 2019 grammys, sensual burger consumption || namjoon is SO in his head and insecure and i LOVE when he& #39;s like that and namgi are a little fed up w each other and a little aggressive and i love that too https://archiveofourown.org/works/17744507 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/177...
yoonkook, e, 6k || canon compliant, they fuck but don& #39;t talk about it || comfortable and a little sad and a lot afraid of change https://archiveofourown.org/works/15059843 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/150...
sopekook, e, 6k || au, min yoonji, sometimes u feel sad and then you have a threesome with ur fuckboy friends to try and feel less so || emotional and liminal and incredibly hot, do NOT let the sadness scare you away bc it& #39;s so safe and beautiful https://archiveofourown.org/works/16744360 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/167...
taegi, e, 3.6k || canon compliant, established relationship, taehyung wants to give yoongi his space || i& #39;m OBSESSED with this fic, i mean yoongi gets off on taehyung listing domestic things they could do together it& #39;s SO IN CHARACTER I WANNA SCREAM https://archiveofourown.org/works/17789183 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/177...
junghope, m, 7.7k || major character death, suicide, grief, ghosts; jungkook goes home again and keeps his promises || i like to read very sad fic when i& #39;m very sad, but only if it feels sad in a way that& #39;s real, and this feels... real https://archiveofourown.org/works/16337963 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/163...
namseok, t, 2.2k || au, marine biologist namjoon is saved from his own hubris by surfer hoseok || easy and fun and uncomplicated, a slice of another place https://archiveofourown.org/works/15637791 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/156...
namseok, t, 11.7k || au, namseok start going on ""friendship dates,"" are insufferably oblivious || the perfect intensely awkward but intensely fond namseok dynamic, also in which namjoon is me every time i go outside https://archiveofourown.org/works/16807138 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/168...
jikook, e, 4.5k || canon compliant, jk gets grabby || very good push and pull, a possessive and touchy version of jk that still feels uncertain and instinctive in a very jk way https://archiveofourown.org/works/17468393 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/174...
sope, t, 10.2k || au, magic; yoongi speaks to the gods and hobi is his connection to the rest of the world || sweet and simple and then deceptively complicated all at once, just enough mystery that you never realized was there https://archiveofourown.org/works/18142466 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/181...
namseok, e, 7k || au, bangtan girls, namjoo takes hosook& #39;s dance class and falls in love || an immediate obsession pursued and fulfilled, everyone feels cool and real and lived-in https://archiveofourown.org/works/15472524 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/154...
sope, e, 4.9k || canon compliant, exhibitionism, yoongi gets horny while hoseok is on vlive || everyone needs at least 3 real good "behind the scenes of a vlive" fics in their life, and this is one of em https://archiveofourown.org/works/6051079 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/605...
taejin, nr, 3.3k || au, seokjin manufactures sex toys and taehyung has no shame || fun and funny, love a version of taehyung that is pure chaos for chaos& #39; sake https://archiveofourown.org/works/17395079 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/173...
sope, e, 24.6k || american college au; frat boy hoseok, yoongi does asmr and tutors hobi in stats || always weak for hobi being scummy and lots of waxing poetic abt yoongi& #39;s various mouth sounds, also they fuck in the library a bunch what& #39;s not 2 luv https://archiveofourown.org/works/15457188 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/154...
junghope, e, 4k || canon compliant, pwp, jk uses hoseok& #39;s fleshlight without permission || this!!! fucking!!!! fic!!!!!! remember how hobi said the maknaes were his toys!!!!! jk is his toy!!!!!!! it& #39;s very hot!!!!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/17092118 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/170...
minjoon, e, 30.7k || college au, fwb || still the single best jimin pov i have EVER read, integrates all those messy insecure parts of him with the aggressive flirtatious ones in a way that feels Good and Right and True https://archiveofourown.org/works/18042761 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/180...
namkook, e, 5.1k || college au; namjoon teaches jk abt mitosis, jk jerks off a little (a lot) || hot weirdo messy baby jk!!! he thinks namjoon& #39;s voice is hot!! it& #39;s very good https://archiveofourown.org/works/18527452 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/185...
taegi, m, 80k || au, magic, horror; yoongi lives by the woods; people go into the woods but they don& #39;t come back out; one day taehyung walks out of the woods || this!! fic!! is a MASTERPIECE! SO creepy and thoughtfully constructed and tonal and perfect https://archiveofourown.org/works/15070646 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/150...
vmon, e, 7.7k || canon compliant, fwb, roommate bickering as foreplay || vmon& #39;s passive aggressiveness but also genuine joy in one another are both so good, and so beautifully and concisely represented in this fic UGH https://archiveofourown.org/works/18371672 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/183...
2seok, e, 11.1k || au, fwb, seokjin has a Feeling and immediately panics || seokjin in this fic is a fucking DELIGHT!! evasive and perceptive and charming and awkward! perfect characterization! 2seok sprinting diligently away from all of their feelings! https://archiveofourown.org/works/19034629 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/190...
2seok, nr, 4k || canon compliant, pwp, choking || hoseok is obsessed with jin& #39;s neck!! it& #39;s canon! it& #39;s v hot! https://archiveofourown.org/works/18927343 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/189...
junghope, e, 6.1k || established relationship, dom hoseok, sub jk; jk wears a plug in public || very good "mean but only when u want him to be" hobi, also there& #39;s SPITTING and i love that, it& #39;s like just the right amount of weird filth plus tenderness https://archiveofourown.org/works/19070722 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/190...
junghope, t, 26.3k || au, ghosts, jk cleans gravestones and hoseok always seems to be hanging around the graveyard... || this story is very sweet and feels so rooted in a specific in place and culture, it absolutely transports you https://archiveofourown.org/works/17775350/ ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/177...
namseok, g, 18.2k || au, covers many years but only one place, namseok grow together and apart and together again || this fic is BEAUTIFUL, it& #39;s set in this spatial bubble that leaves gaps in the story; you really feel the constancy and certainty of change https://archiveofourown.org/works/14962471 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/149...
sope, t, 15.1k || magic au, road trips!!, quests!, hoseok is the god of the sun and yoongi is a rly cute human || this is a rly fun fic with a lot of good rapline dynamics and a more closed-off hobi than i& #39;m used to seeing in a rly interesting way https://archiveofourown.org/works/17608118 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/176...
junghope, e, 3.8k || canon compliant, pwp, based on that time they tickled hobi in now3 || they& #39;re such like awkward BOYS in this, they feel so young and real and unsure of how to be, also lots of talk of thighs which i always love https://archiveofourown.org/works/7726219 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/772...
sope, e, 7.4k || canon compliant || their getting together in this fic feels so inevitable, like you really FEEL the weight of all those years of like, not quite pining, but more existing in the desire and not doing anything about it. lovely!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/16359065 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/163...
jihope, t, 2.3k || au, time travel || has the same energy as jimin purposely making a mess of their room to get hobi& #39;s attention, except he& #39;s doing it to TIME ITSELF this time! so funny and cute and fun https://archiveofourown.org/works/12766278 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/127...
sope, e, 11.2k || canon compliant, set during bv2 at that house with the pool || so liminal and tense and sleepy and good, that "anything can happen at 3 am" feel https://archiveofourown.org/works/15144374 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/151...
sope, t, 26.6k || cyberpunk au, hacker vigilantes, red riding hood au kinda? || a fully realized world w pre-existing relationships that feel solid, which is impressive for relatively few words; also hoseok is an absolute smug piece of shit, which i love https://archiveofourown.org/works/14503632 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/145...
sopekook, t, 4.8k || jk accidentally schedules 2 dates for the same time, combines them bc he& #39;s a genius || very sweet and natural https://archiveofourown.org/works/17216681 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/172...
jihope, e, 42.3k || au, jimin and hoseok become roommates || don& #39;t wanna give too much away but PLEASE read it, it& #39;s SO cool and surprising and twisty and manages this really elegant metaphor for the process of learning physical intimacy that i love https://archiveofourown.org/works/18465487 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/184...
junghope, e, 76.1k || au, fwb, hyung pls help me lose my virginity || rly beautiful consideration of how your own feelings can sneak up on you, also a version of jk that& #39;s bratty and determined in a way i adore https://archiveofourown.org/works/19725805 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/197...
namseok, e, 1.8k || nonsexual but intense bdsm, sub hoseok || very poetic and beautiful, kim namjoon& #39;s giant trust kink absolutely exposed https://archiveofourown.org/works/13597773 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/135...
2seok, e, 11.9k || royalty au, 2seok are princes forced to become friends || lovely view of kim seokjin& #39;s peculiarities and compartments and how they make him seem untrustworthy right up until they don& #39;t https://archiveofourown.org/works/20211850 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/202...
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yoonkook, nr, 7k || space au, androids, SORT OF mcd, yoongi fixes things || i think this one made me cry... beautiful and wistful and so full of grief and hope in the best way! the inevitability of loss! https://archiveofourown.org/works/8148778 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/814...
yoonkook, nr, 7k || space au, androids, SORT OF mcd, yoongi fixes things || i think this one made me cry... beautiful and wistful and so full of grief and hope in the best way! the inevitability of loss! https://archiveofourown.org/works/8148778 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/814...
jihope, m, 8.2k || college au, fratboys, fwb, oh no i caught a feeling || a fun read! love when hobi is tortured by the fact that he must have emotions https://archiveofourown.org/works/9338792 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/933...
junghope, e, 6.7k || non-idol au, weed, shotgunning || jungkook in this is an absolute squirmy horny BABY and that& #39;s my favorite thing! mentions of jk& #39;s absolutely enormous pain kink https://archiveofourown.org/works/19212097 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/192...
junghope, e, 5.3k || canon compliant, massages, hoseok& #39;s HANDS || love when hoseok is like "i just like taking care of people! or wait... maybe it has something to do with jungkook? time to NOT EXAMINE THAT." this is extremely sweet and hot and slippery! https://archiveofourown.org/works/19362451 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/193...
taekook, e, 5.6k || canon compliant, "hey i& #39;m bored let& #39;s make out" || my favorite version of taekook is when their chaotic puppy pile energy is captured properly, and this SO does that! they& #39;re BEST FRIENDS it& #39;s so NICE https://archiveofourown.org/works/19745956 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/197...
namjoon/hoseok/h*lsey, g, 8.7k || canon compliant, namseok& #39;s visible-from-space crush on each other || i am OBSESSED with this fic and how joon and hobi are both like "but bro! i just want you to be happy, bro!" while everyone else is like "KISS ALREADY" https://archiveofourown.org/works/20221441 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/202...
minjoon, e, 6.2k || canon compliant, namjoon& #39;s run-era hand cast, sensual makeup removal || i love what a flirtatious monster jimin is in this fic, and how namjoon thinks he is SO CUTE while also thinking he& #39;s so hot his dick might fall off! it& #39;s great! https://archiveofourown.org/works/20355262 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/203...
namkook, e, 64k || canon-divergent kinda? canon and then some?, space, mcd || i don& #39;t play favorites but i& #39;m playing favorites, this is the best fic in the fandom and it& #39;s DEVASTATINGLY SAD and devastatingly happy and so carefully constructed, read it! https://archiveofourown.org/works/18791263 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/187...
jin/jimin/jungkook, e, 4.8k || canon compliant, exhibitionism, jin walks in on jikook || the exact delightful energy of all the hotel room jinminkook eating vlives, except this time the meal is dick!! very good and sexy and fun! https://archiveofourown.org/works/19944916 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/199...
namjoon/yoongi/hoseok, m, 11.7k || canon compliant, future fic, post-enlistment || perfect for those enlistment anxieties, like the wrench of sadness and separation and deprivation soothed with the balm of them CHOOSING EACH OTHER every time always 
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jin/yoongi/hoseok/namjoon, t, 16.2k || au; polyamory negotiations; established yoonjin and namseok get set up on a friend date || explores how all 4 of them fit together differently in a way that is so satisfying and everything i want from polyamory fic! http://archiveofourown.org/works/19773784 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/197...
2seok, m, 13.1k || canon-divergent, set on an imaginary alternate bv4 || they are so AWKWARD and their communication style in this fic is just PERFECT it makes me want to clench my fists in rage and glee simultaneously!! http://archiveofourown.org/works/19892164 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/198...
junghope, m, 11.9k || canon compliant, cuddling, the AIRPORT HAIR RUFFLE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> || this is SO GOOD, baum is so good at character dynamics that feel real and multi-faceted and there are SO many just like perfectly pinpointed "that& #39;s THEM" moments it& #39;s GREAT http://archiveofourown.org/works/19714324 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/197...
|| this is SO GOOD, baum is so good at character dynamics that feel real and multi-faceted and there are SO many just like perfectly pinpointed "that& #39;s THEM" moments it& #39;s GREAT https://archiveofourown.org/works/197..." title="junghope, m, 11.9k || canon compliant, cuddling, the AIRPORT HAIR RUFFLE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht"> || this is SO GOOD, baum is so good at character dynamics that feel real and multi-faceted and there are SO many just like perfectly pinpointed "that& #39;s THEM" moments it& #39;s GREAT https://archiveofourown.org/works/197..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
namseok, e, 3.2k || au, long-distance relationship, sexting kinda, sex tapes, namjoon is in ANTARCTICA || this is like so SWEET and sensual and they LOVE and miss each other so much and they feel exactly like themselves, this fic is so FULL!! http://archiveofourown.org/works/20006551 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/200...
namkook, e, 8.1k || canon divergent, jk sprouts tentacles, omorashi, body horror, pain kink || namjoon& #39;s intense scientific interest in the phenomenon of jk& #39;s tentacles combined with jk& #39;s specifically horny panic interest in them is PERFECT! chef& #39;s kiss! http://archiveofourown.org/works/20483672 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/204...
namseok, e, 10.6k || canon compliant, bdsm, dom hobi sub namjoon || extremely hot and very emotional!! there& #39;s so much CARE in this relationship and such a tender exploration of namjoon& #39;s anxiety and what they both NEED and i adore it http://archiveofourown.org/works/16525499 ">https://archiveofourown.org/works/165...
that& #39;s it for today! i will be back to add more to this sometime in the future, as i have many more pages of bookmarks! at this point i& #39;m adding new pages to my bookmarks as fast as i can get through them in this thread tho rip https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💀" title="Schädel" aria-label="Emoji: Schädel">
