Fics I enjoyed this year #3

The Need of Being Versed in Country Things by @membranelabs

Fandom: Knives Out | Pairing: Benoit/Marta

Summary: When the truth was revealed, often it was not the last he saw of the parties involved. He was anticipating having to testify at Hugh Ransom Drysdale’s trial in the spring, for example. But this was new territory for him. As he put his focus towards the problem at hand, in the back of his mind was the realization that he had to approach this not as the great Benoit Blanc— But as a friend.

My thoughts: What a wonderful post-movie fic! Another one with a great Benoit-voice. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to write him when he’s got such a unique way of speaking/expressing himself.

I love Benoit offering to come and help Marta with the auction and just keeping her company in that huge house. Their friendship and the build up to their relationship is so great. Plus there’s a bit of mystery/action in there which was great!

The Babysitter (2017) Drabble by @bunny-lou

Fandom: The Babysitter | Pairing: N/A

Summary: You have to learn to live with your demons. Literally, in Cole’s case.

My thoughts: Ugh, it’s just. So good. Cole needs all the hugs while dealing with the members of the cult that only he can see. I love this take on how things might go if the botched ritual had had consequences for all of them. And the mentions of Bee are just *chef’s kiss*. Forever living in hope they will write some more for the fandom.

Forever's gonna start tonight by @pterawaters

Fandom: Stranger Things | Pairing: Stoncy

Summary: Barb thought her biggest problem was the fact that her best friend started dating an idiot jock and his two asshole Betas. Except someone in the Hawkins area has been kidnapping Omegas, and Barb gets taken just two days after Will Byers goes missing. Distraught by the loss of her friend, Nancy teams up with Jonathan Byers to find out what happened to their loved ones. With two Omegas missing and Steve head-over-heels in love with Nancy, he realizes that his Betas, Tommy and Carol, aren't the kind of people he wants to be with after all.

My thoughts: I don’t know what took me so long in finally reading this fic this year but I’m so glad I did. I love a good a/b/o fic, but I’m also super sensitive to a lot of stuff that’s kind of popular in the genre. But this! Literally the best idk what word I'm looking for, version? Best version of how heats work in an a/b/o universe ever.

There’s some rough stuff in there and you know me, mostly reading for the stoncy of it all ha. But the whole fic is so so good. The characters’ personalities really fit with how I think they might be if they were actually in that kind of universe/world. I love the way they work the relationship out in the end. Awesome fic!

#fics i enjoyed in 2020 #knives out #marta x benoit #the babysitter #stranger things #stoncy #stancy #sorry it's so late #been a rough day #at least i got it up right?

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Fics I enjoyed this year #1

It’s the end of the year and I thought it would be nice to do this again. I read significantly less fic this year than ever before. Partially because I’ve been writing so much, but also I think because of how draining 2020 has been.

But I did read and enjoy some stuff and want to share the love!!

These will be in no particular order beyond me trying not to shove all the pairings together in one post at a time.

It's not like people live like this by @pterawaters

Fandom: Stranger Things | Pairing: Stonathan, Stoncy

Summary: Concerned that Steve's less-than-stellar grades might have been making them look bad, his parents hired him a tutor, Jonathan Byers, they were sure he wouldn't find as distracting as his last one. Sure, Jonathan had good grades in school, but he really wished he didn't have to take the extra work to help his mother put food on the table. After all, everyone knew Steve Harrington was a jerk. Right? It turned out, not so much. After an impromptu study-session-turned-party and a game of spin the bottle, Steve and Jonathan both found themselves dating Nancy Wheeler. And that wasn't even the strangest thing that happened to any of them that week.

My Thoughts: Where to even start with this fic? It is so, so good! There are going to be more than one season 1 aus on my rec lists this year because there have been more than one great fics written for it. This one is definitely up at the top for me. You know how sometimes it’s nice when the relationship part of the fic works out fairly well and the conflict is more from outside of it? Yeah, this fic hit that just right. The way Stonathan get together still makes me smile. And when Nancy is brought in? Damn! So good :D And of course there’s actually a plot because this is ptera, queen of plots tbh, and it’s awesome!

A Nice Ring to It by @beatrice-babe

Fandom: Knives Out | Pairing: Benoit Blanc/Marta Cabrera

Summary: Inheriting the estate of a well-known reclusive mystery author, especially inheriting in the specific circumstances in which she did, Marta learned a lot of things quickly. She learned that there was a wine cellar in the house, which housed the kind of liquor she was afraid to breathe on, after Googling how much it was worth. She learned that after the Instagram Live video of her and her car, Marta had to get a new car and fast to avoid being tailed by press and fans. And it meant, fastest of all, Marta learned to dread lawyers. Luckily, Benoit is a good friend to have in a tight jam.

My thoughts: There’s just something about marriage of convenience that is so good, you know? This fic is short and sweet and doesn’t need to be longer because it gives you everything you need. Harlan has a flare for the dramatic and I have no trouble believing he would keep causing Marta a headache like this. The Benoit voice in all of this author’s fics is just *chef’s kiss*. So good! I can hear him so clearly when he speaks, it’s lovely. Just a great fic!

'Cause I dream about nothing but you by comedy-witch

Fandom: Stranger Things | Pairing: Steve Harrington/Reader

Summary: You promised yourself that you would never rewind time unless it was for a fight or to save a friend. The night Steve Harrington confessed was the night you broke that promise.

My Thoughts: This is a gut punch of a fic, wow. I don’t have the words to adequately express how good this was. The angst in this is done so well. The power to repeat something over and over but still remember how it went that first time? Wow. IDK man, I can’t do it justice. It’s just one of my favorite x reader fics. It still crosses my mind all these months later.

#fics i enjoyed in 2020 #stranger things #knives out #stoncy #marta x benoit #steve harrington x reader #fic recs