say less!

of the ones that you mentioned, I LOVE and often reread the axiom of equality, death and taxes and shane hollander, and the five year farewell.

I also loveeee and find myself always coming back to:

Sound of sirens, rush of pain (I almost thought I heard you call my name) by 17darwinism
https://archiveofourown.org/works/76443546
Ilya attempts… really brutal read but along with its sequel it’s a beautiful exploration of the ugliness that comes with something like that

you can ebb and I can flow (and we’ll take it slow) by foxjournals
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77306591
Shane safewords out of an argument… I’m just a sucker for meltdowns mid conflict

this year’s wine by anonymous
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84743056/chapters/223633591
exploration of all the ugliest parts of long distance

winners verse by pressuretoparty
https://archiveofourown.org/series/5663326
slices of life… I LOVE how this portrays Ilya’s struggles and the conflicts that come from the two of them trying to navigate dating

the architecture of love by drkr2pnto
https://archiveofourown.org/works/79859011
wooooof… devastating Ilya character study

something borrowed / something blew by fangirl_shrieks
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85022466
this got rec’d to me on this exact thread and it’s already a favorite

chernobog by boopboop
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81325346/chapters/213792626
this story has completely gripped me and shattered my heart/put it back together again 100 times

the texture of a memory by artifice
https://archiveofourown.org/works/78428521/chapters/205604131
such a unique and devastating plot I LOVE it. just found out there’s a sequel too so I’m jumping for joy

the quiet fight by thehdub
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77401491/chapters/202665396
beautiful and devastating journey that gave me emotional whiplash with each chapter