It's horrible to have entered the Simon Snow fandom this year because everything is from 2022 and it seems like I'm late, PLEASE REVIVE THE SIMON SNOW FANDOM!.
If it makes you feel better, I joined in 2022 and felt the same way about 2020 xD
To borrow from Simon "I give pet names without warning" Snow, hey babe, I got you. So many good fics every single year! But folks are still out here creating amazing stuff and I wanted to give a tiny glimpse. All of these have been updated or posted in their entirety in January, and this is in no way comprehensive:
Do you want a plotting Simon buying a date with a suspicious Baz? A Charity Case (T, complete, finished 2 days ago! hot off the presses) by @nightimedreamersworld
Do you want some hanahaki Simon with some gorgeous art, too? POUR OUT FROM THE SIDES OF MY MOUTH by @urban-sith (T, complete, posted 9 days ago)
Do you want Simon in a skirt? The Founder of Frills by @run-for-chamo-miles (T, posted 10 days ago)
Do you want a While You Were Sleeping AU? Mind the Gap by @arca9 (T, complete, finished 2 weeks ago)
Do you want Simon as a firefighter falling in love with Baz as an arsonist? Did you need Simon to have a giant orange cat? A Little Bit Deadly by @emeryhall (Explicit, finished 2 weeks ago, can't recommend highly enough)
Do you still miss Rebel, Rebel and wish you could have just a little more Simon POV? under pressure by @messofthejess (T, part 3 finished 2 weeks ago)
Are you missing Simon sextuplets? How about a follow-up? The Snowflake Polycule by @skee3000 (Explicit, finished 3 weeks ago)
December had so many good fics! It actually hurts my feelings to not include them! But I limited this to just January to give a small sample of good stuff that is happening literally right now to show it's still an active place. If anyone is wondering what my thoughts are on December fics, you know you just have to ask.
I know some folks don't read WIPs, and to those folks: I understand that you might be scared of getting hurt, but I am also obligated to tell you you're missing out, like, a lot.
Why don't you try revisiting the Wayward Son roadtrip? Now with more monster parts love and acceptance! For All Intents and Purposes by @hushed-chorus (M, wip)
Who could resist a re-do of Bridget Jones's Diary, but with the absolutely most charming, awkward, lovable teenage Baz that's ever been? My heart beats for him. I feel angry he's fictional and I can't squeeze him. Basil Pitch's Diary by @bookish-bogwitch (T, wip)
Do you want Simon and Baz to play premier league football? (geez mary are those correct sports ball words?) Do you also want them engaging in complicated and nuanced expressions of grief and growing as people? do you want excellent writing & great use of flashbacks? great, me too: I Knew a Boy, I Knew A Man by @shrekgogurt (T, wip)
You're a hockey fan instead? Sugar We're Going Down Swingin by @prettygoododds (Explicit)
Would you just rather be watching Star Trek? Star Trek: Redemption (the latest episode by @cutestkilla is almost wrapped, but there's so many good episodes to go!) with just so many great writers.
Oh, no, you're really more into history & the American Revolution. Got it. The Snow Fox by @aristocratic-otter (Explicit)
Hasn't it always bothered you how canon glossed over Baz's coffin trauma? That's in progress, too: Your Fragile Bones Are Mine by @artsyunderstudy (Explicit)