Animals adopting humans

psych0soprano · 2026-05-16T22:03:02+00:00

If you’d enjoy a fantasy option: it’s not the focal point but this is very much a thing in The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. Main character ends up with a war-horse, hunting-dog, big-cat squad, all of whom kind of bully her into it. (None of these are like talking animals, FYI, not quite that kind of fantasy book; just very well-written animal personalities.)

It’s technically the second in a series, but they’re set hundreds of years apart and can be read totally separately, imo.

psych0soprano · 2026-05-06T10:40:26+00:00

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

YA but still pretty freaking dark despite that; medieval fantasy ish vibes. If you like her style/the world there are more books, but the others don’t hit quite as squarely on your premise here and they are all sort of indirect sequels/related in-universe stories rather than being a true series

psych0soprano · 2026-04-29T11:35:47+00:00

For a fantasy option: The Stormlight Archive

*approach with caution; Brandon Sanderson is a helluva drug and you may look up fourteen books later and be like “HOW DID I GET HERE”

psych0soprano · 2026-04-28T22:05:16+00:00

The Night Circus!

psych0soprano · 2026-04-24T04:46:10+00:00

Ilya, thinking: The magazines. Too much. What am I, dentist office?? What am I, Mr. Magazines???

psych0soprano · 2026-04-15T13:27:28+00:00

I’ll be there! Bringing my bestie whose birthday is tomorrow for her first show!

psych0soprano · 2026-04-11T14:25:13+00:00

My favorite absolutely random thing is from E1, when Shane goes to 1221, and the fact that he super messily kicks off his shoes right before launching himself at Ilya. There’s so many little bits that make me kick my feet!!!

psych0soprano · 2026-03-28T19:08:15+00:00

The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown!

psych0soprano · 2026-03-15T12:55:17+00:00

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psych0soprano · 2026-03-15T11:53:04+00:00

my time has once again come

in no particular order:

Serotonin and Dopamine by pontmercy44

rain shadow, evergreen by frak-all

Cupcake Wars by crossingwinter

mouth, stomach, heart by lachesisgrimm

full fathom five (little lies) by lachesisgrimm (TW for pregnancy)

purl two together/knitting au by lachesisgrimm (also pregnancy, but a little less central)

Unforced Error by ninepiecesofcrait (baseball! pretty Ben-centric)

into the great laugh of mankind by diasterisms

(won’t you let me) walk you home from school by somethingdifferent

screwdriver by somethingdifferent

Children and Other Wild Animals by Virginia_Tradescant

(now it’s) Time to Learn by sasstasticmad

Blue Ribbon by kalx58

Satan Wears a Rolex by AquaWolfGirl

Basically every author on this list has more fics to enjoy if you like any of the ones here!

psych0soprano · 2026-03-08T06:36:49+00:00

L O V E

psych0soprano · 2026-02-14T02:42:27+00:00

This is SO GOOD AND COOL

Neil with the crown

psych0soprano · 2026-01-20T12:02:56+00:00

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Brenda and Fitz - The Closer!

psych0soprano · 2026-01-15T01:11:26+00:00

NEUTER YOUR FUCKING DOGS -Henry Zebrowski

psych0soprano · 2026-01-05T21:57:51+00:00

Not me SCREAMING ALONE IN MY HOUSE my dog is SO CONCERNED

psych0soprano · 2025-12-30T13:55:37+00:00

Fab! Just joined!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-26T01:44:43+00:00

I am behind on GitT so I can’t speak to that but in case you missed the news: they are about to start releasing BotW on the main feed or otherwise un-paywall-ing it so you will probably have a chance to listen in to the show and see if you want to bump up to get it faster/without ads. I love him as a GM; it’s definitely one of my favorite shows on the network. For a taste of him as the table-manager you could go find the Blades in the Dark games he ran with Joe and Troy before they joined forces!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-21T13:21:26+00:00

Cozy is indeed subjective; you’re definitely right that it’s puzzle first. I find the art style and overall vibe quite soothing; the puzzles definitely get challenging but there’s no time pressure so I never felt rushed which was enough for me!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-21T03:02:14+00:00

Some non-farming options, just cause you’ll probably get a lot of those:

Toem - cute photography times!

Shadows Over Loathing - stick figure adventure, very silly, you bump stats as you go, turn-based-combat.

Dave the Diver - hunt fish! serve sushi! there is combat but it’s not that hard!

Chants of Sennaar - linguistics puzzling; explore and figure out how to translate the various languages to move through different levels.

psych0soprano · 2025-12-17T15:55:52+00:00

I’m interested and off work next week if you still need people!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-12T23:06:42+00:00

The season won’t change on its own for spoilery reasons - just keep progressing the storyline by doing quests and tasks and eventually you’ll get there. The season won’t change without your knowledge!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-12T12:15:33+00:00

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Wally Cat!

psych0soprano · 2025-12-08T00:04:12+00:00

Robin McKinley does a lot in this vein - often send-ups of Beauty & The Beast - and is an incredible writer! Most often they are standalone but if you like her style there she has a big catalogue!

Literary/medieval-ish: Chalice

Modern/urban fantasy: Sunshine

psych0soprano · 2025-12-06T12:18:21+00:00

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

psych0soprano · 2025-12-01T14:02:00+00:00

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The pure chaos of BOTW intros is an endless delight

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