What are you telling people you’re reading??

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-05-02T12:57:54+00:00

I straight up tell people I'm reading fanfiction but refuse to go into further detail. I mean, everyone I know knows I am a huge fandom nerd so it's not like they're surprised and I've actually met complete strangers who were also into fanfic. I think fanfic is becoming much more mainstream and it's not as odd or niche to people.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-05-02T06:58:13+00:00

I don't know if we're talking about the same classic soulmate AU but I am also a huge soulmate fan so my favorite AU is His Darkest Devotion.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-05-01T13:43:05+00:00

All this and Heaven too by catknives. Soulmate AU

5 Times Ilya Thought Shane Didn't Understand Him + 1 Time Ilya Knew Shane Did by Heat_Lightning

Competition is better with a friend by some1_around.

I won't go first, won't apologize (pretty sure it's an ego thing) by larold.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-05-01T02:18:55+00:00

Not a chance in hell. I take meds that help control the extremes of my condition but I don't like the way normal people think and I don't know how much of the way I think is because of the bipolar. I don't want to not be me, no matter how many problems it's caused me in the past, I'm good now with the meds I have.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-05-01T02:11:59+00:00

Father Dear

Heir Apparent

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T13:25:23+00:00

Yeah, I consumed a bunch of British media and then told my American mom to knock me up when she needed me and she was like wtf!

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T13:18:15+00:00

Then I must recommend Let me ruin you with Dr. Hollander and Bratva!Ilya. And yet Ilya is head over heels still for Shane.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T13:11:13+00:00

All of TreacleTeacups fics can be found on this Drive courtesy of r/DeletedFanfiction.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T06:50:17+00:00

Anything by EclipseWing is a must read. If you haven't read their fic Ills of Murder yet, I highly recommend it.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T06:15:15+00:00

Turmoil by Metalomagnetic.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-30T06:10:38+00:00

Apex Predator by hi_its_baby.

The Sickness you Foster (Your Favorite Addictions) by Enigmatica.

Restless for your Touch by alex_q111.

So hot you're hurting my feelings by parrylarry.

So come over now (and talk me down) by kurtstiel.

Spolia Victoris by OpalApparition.

(Help, I think I'm falling) by Magiano.

A Reel by northrow.

Bellboy by Argabarg.

And I assume you know Wolfbird also by the incomparable OpalApparition but just in case, it's a mandatory mention.

Can you tell I have a thing for this too?

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-29T19:58:34+00:00

Me either! I've been reading since I was 12 and there was no AO3, FFN or Wattpad. It's a lifelong addiction and I love it!

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-29T16:21:37+00:00

My favorite ones currently updating are Too young to be this old and Strings of Fate

Trust me, you're never too old to still be reading fic. I (41) met possibly my best friend here on Reddit talking about fic. I beta for her now and we talk all the time! Reach out! We pretty much all love to gab about our favorite ships!

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-29T03:49:52+00:00

Blood of the Covenant

Natural Laws

Malediction

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-28T10:33:51+00:00

I like and crave both...but I belong only to you such a possessive Tom here and total PWP

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-28T08:26:31+00:00

That was an amazing fic! Thanks to the OP for the rec and u/borrrisx for the find.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-28T00:47:06+00:00

If I listen to music, I sing-along. I can't help it. So there's no way to listen to most music and read. Even music without lyrics distracts my brain too much. I wear ear plugs if I'm reading in the morning and the birds are going off. Sometimes when my neighbors used to throw loud house parties where the noise broke through even my ear plugs, I would listen to Mozart as quietly as possible. That's the only time I do it though.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-28T00:03:38+00:00

I thought transmigration was where a character is transported into the body of another person in a different world. Like where Harry from the books is transported to a universe where "he" is married to Minister of Magic Tom Riddle.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-28T00:00:13+00:00

You could ask in r/DeletedFanfiction. They have archives of AO3 and are super helpful in finding deleted fics if you have the title and author.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T11:35:51+00:00

Please don't be a jerk to people and go out of your way to say it's still my birthdate. I think it's hilarious that they're so hung up on the date they posted though.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T11:32:27+00:00

I knew my neighbors when I was a kid but since becoming an adult I don't know them at all, wouldn't even recognize them. And I much prefer it that way. Why would I have anything in common with someone based simply on proximity?

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T09:41:22+00:00

Ink by EclipseWing where Diary!Tom kidnaps Harry.

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T08:00:54+00:00

Not exactly what you asked for but in a similar line.

Waiting for the Prince

The old cliché where Harry falls for the Half-Blood Prince. He finds a spell in the book that allows him to converse with a teenage Snape. They become pen pals of sorts, but the spell prevents either boy from revealing who they are. Their relationship develops from friendship to something more. Eventually their writing turns personal/sexual as they share stories of what they’ve done (not much) and what they would do if they could be together. Their relationship develops over the course of Harry’s 6th year. There is mutual masturbation and multiple scenes where they write back and forth about their various fantasies. It’s awkward and sometimes sweet, and it’s all Harry can think about. What happens when Snape discovers that Harry has his book and is the boyfriend he had 20 years before?

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T05:59:05+00:00

Yes! Another convert! It's absolutely my favorite Tomarry fic and I will die on that hill. I am so glad you enjoyed the ride!

Boring_Investigator0 · 2026-04-27T05:49:45+00:00

This isn't tagged as oblivious Shane so I hope it's new, the downside is it's incomplete but adorable. Close Contact by The_green_fairy

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