For #mdzstbt, I want to give some love to the fics that are on the "small" side of fandom: <1K kudos or <5K hits. This isn't shade or a subtweet of anyone or their work, I just want to share some faves that I don't always see on rec lists!

1) a lovely light by @sunriseseas / seagaze!

wangxian, 61k, rated T

An achingly tender Midnight Diner AU that is as much a love letter to Chinese food as it is to the idea of learning to accept the love around us, not just the love we think we deserve

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26436991/chapters/64409383

2) cottonmouth by @astronichter

wangxian, 7k, rated E

LESBIANS. THEY'RE LESBIANS. Smutty, smutty lesbians. Someone uses a strap, and it's maybe not who you think.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24400117 

3) the salvage of small things by pumpkinpaix

wangxian / yunmeng shuangie / mo xuanyu, 6k, rated T

It's almost Qingming, and Wei Wuxian considers the dead. He has an invitation to Yunmeng tucked in his robes, and he is thinking of Mo Xuanyu.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22836649 

4) lightheaded by @_anaeolist

fanart, rated T

A beautiful comic series set in a modern college AU, featuring disaster lesbians, dumb little brothers, and couch makeouts.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24964378 

5) of salted duck and turnips by @regretsonmain

wangxian, 8k, rated E

THIS FIC One of my absolute faves - Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji descend from the Cloud Recesses to investigate a case of possession. They return to take care of a rabbit.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24141538 

6) hold me by the heart by @lilywinterwood

wangxian, rated E, series

MORE LESBIANS. I'll never stop yelling about how much I love Lily's series. Rule 63 Modern AU, feat. Chinese Literature professor Lan Zhan and her lingerie model girlfriend, Wei Ying.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1348840 

7) made in heaven by retts

wangxian, 1k, rated G

A short and sweet oneshot of Wangxian being unapologetically in love. Confessions are heard, promises are made.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17868104 

8) you have opened my heart by @lanwanggee

wangxian, 2k, rated G

I've read countless fics involving sleepy post-dream reassurances, AND I'LL READ A HUNDRED MORE

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20365405 

9) i want your heart to be for me by @36SaveFiles

wangxian, 8k, rated T

Not everyone is lucky enough to find their soulmate in their lifetime; Wei Wuxian is just unlucky enough to find his. Twice.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19798729 

10) oh, these are real things by @awwxab

wangxian, 15k, rated E

come for the sex tears, stay for the emotional vulnerability

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26685445 

What are some of your favorite fics that you've read that could use some love? Tell me! #mdzstbt