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    Kim Taehyung lives a happy existence, free of worry and full of joy, and as a psychology major he definitely knows how rare that is. His biggest concerns are unannounced quizzes, crafting love stories around him out of the raw potential of the human soul, and sparring with his long-time friend and soul-opposite Min Yoongi. It's incredible to him how easily the world falls at his feet, but he'll always use his powers for good.

    And college is a time for experiences and new challenges, but when changes appear on his placid horizon, new people and drama and even the potential for his own heart to twist around another person, he wonders if his happiness had always depended on things staying exactly the same.

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    16 Jan 2026

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    This fic solely responsible for making me read Emma by Jane Austen. It's just so funny and fun, and rereading it after reading Emma, make me even more sure that the adaptation is so seamless. The choices for the cast of characthers are also really well picked. Just a solid adaptation and a fun time.

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    Rozanov cocked his head. “You speak Russian? Or just the curse words?”

    “Yes, I speak Russian,” he snapped, defensive and angry. He knew that it had been a mistake to even try to be friendly with Rozanov. “Why? Do I not look Russian to you?” He scoffed.

    “No, not really,” Rozanov said. Some of his teammates laughed, although they mostly looked surprised that Shane was speaking to them at all. Rozanov didn’t laugh, though. “Are you Russian?”

    “Go fuck yourself.”

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    Despite an inauspicious start, when Russia’s Ilya Rozanov learns that Canada’s Shane Hollander is fluent in Russian at their first World Junior Championships tournament, it changes everything and sets them on a different course. Instead of being branded as rivals from the very beginning, Ilya and Shane start off as friends.

    And, after all, a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, did it?

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    10 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    There's a level of intimacy between Hollanov here that is much further explored than it is in the canon. It's a very, very interesting exploration of their dynamic and an example of the best use of fanfic. So beautifully written, it makes your heart full.

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    The thing with musical prodigies is that they're soloists, and soloists play alone. He doesn't want to play alone anymore.

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    "A summer guest lecture series? Oh, very nice. I wish I could sit in on that."

    "Do you also play the piano?"

    "Not even a little bit," says Wei Ying cheerfully. "But I'm sure you'd have a lot of thoughts on musicality that would be relevant regardless."

    "Oh," says Lan Zhan. He seems to be searching for something else to say. "I believe it is oversubscribed," he says finally.

    "As it should be," says Wei Ying, and does not tell him that he has all of Lan Zhan's albums downloaded onto his phone, listened to over and over when he's on a train, a plane, waiting for a taxi, has followed his career since he overheard half a Mendelssohn when they were fifteen.

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    16 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    I have zero knowledge of classical music, but if there is anything I appreciate, it's a fanfic author who knows their shit, and this author knows their shit. It's a brilliant, beautiful story that takes one of the main cores of WangXian, the fact that they are both musicians, and expands and alters it into something both familiar and foreign. Personally I have lot of strong opinions regarding transplanting characters from Asian media into a modern Western, mostly American setting, especially in modern AU but when it's done with a clear intention and it makes sense to the story, and in this particular instance, in fact, it enhances the story, it's just a fun experience to read about. The world-building is subtle, but it's witty and full of personality.

    One of my favourite scene is to know that Wei Ying just filled Lan Zhan with so much muse and inspirations that it became almost debilitating to him, that scene is just, well... the hopeless romantic in me just got her breath taken away. Also given that WangXian are musicians in canon, I am surprised modern musician AUs aren’t more common, but if you are looking for one, this is a must-read.

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    "Hi, I'm Wei Wuxian. I'm a Career Omega and this is my fourth season on the show. I like spicy food, archery and alphas who are funny. Or maybe I don't, I haven't rolled over for one yet." On-screen, Wei Wuxian winks at the audience laughter.

    Hot or Knot is the world's most popular reality TV show. Part dating show, part survival show, Hot or Knot is everyone's guilty pleasure - and Wei Wuxian is a fan favourite.

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    The Love Island/Hunger Games reality dating tv show A/B/O au

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    13 Jan 2026

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    One of the most unique premise I've ever come across and boy, does it deliver so much more than I was expecting for!

    It's sexy and witty and funny, but also very soft and kind. Defractum is perhaps one of the best author to enbodied both Wei Ying's voice and Lan Zhan's. Their Wei Ying is intellegent, kind, honest, ruthless and witty, I never once doubt this could be our canon Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan, god, Lan Zhan. His truly is a voice that is so succinct that sometime it gets drowned to a simplfied version of his canon self and this Lan Zhan is quiet, still a man of a few word but his personality is loud and full, his humor rings loud in the subtlest way like it does in canon. The plot is exciting, the world building is fascinating but the characthers are what made this fanfic come to live, not just WangXian, mind you, but the whole supporting cast also stand out.

    Truly, not just one of the best WangXian fic to enjoy but also one of the best fanfic I've read.

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    ‘…Of all the rivalries in the world of sports over the years, perhaps none has become so legendary as that of Russian figure skater Viktor Nikiforov and his rival, Japanese Yuuri Katsuki…’

    A single event changes the course of Yuuri’s life, throwing him into a bitter rivalry with Viktor Nikiforov that spans across his entire skating career. But as the years go on, rivalry and hatred begin to develop into something very different and Yuuri doesn’t seem to be able to stay away, no matter how hard he tries.

    Hatred and love are two sides of the same coin and even though everything changes, some things are still meant to be.

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    10 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches walk so that Heated Rivalry can run lol.

    On the other hand tho, this remain one of the most beautifully written fic I've read. The emotions, the anxieties, the confusion and the secrecy, but also the love and passions between both Yuuri and Victor. What a fic to define a fandom.