Valerie's Room

Fic of the Month

January 2024

The Corruption Sequence by beren | hp | 94k

Harry Potter is captured by Voldemort and the Dark Lord has plans for him that involve the essence of many different dark creatures. What Voldemort cannot know is that the presence of Draco Malfoy will affect the outcome of his plots and change everything.

Plenty of Wits, Plenty of Squids by sausaged | hp | 4k

Lucius just wants Draco to be happy.
And if Draco wants Harry Potter, Lucius will get him Harry Potter.

Running Up That Hill by hazel_wand | hp | 12k

Harry had spent the first years after the war waiting and trying to fall in love with Ginny and had been unable to. It had turned out all right, sort of. Ginny had settled down with the Harpies’ Seeker and Harry, well, Harry had Draco. Sometimes.

my mouth is full of stars by honey_wheeler | got | 19k

Jon’s always belonged to Robb, in any way Robb would have him, since they were barely more than babes and he was called Robb’s Shadow more than he was called his own name. He’s been Robb’s and Robb has almost been his and that’s just the way things have always been.

Hold Steady, Hold Steady by thetalee | 911 (tv) | 172k

After Eddie's bombshell announcement on Christmas, Buck runs away and finds himself back on his first day on the job.

The Black Sparrow by TheIdeaOfSarcasm | hp | 111k

Regulus had a plan, he was doing his best. He might have lost the plan along the way. He might have lost everyone along the way. This is him trying to make it right.

February 2024

King's Ransom by Tessa Crowley | captive prince | 54k

Less than a month after Auguste’s death at Marlas, Laurent goes into his first heat. Presenting as omega destroys what’s left of his life: he is stripped of all lands and titles and sent away to a breeding house, where when he comes of age he will be sold off to whatever alpha has the coin to pay for him. Furious, Laurent swears vengeance against his uncle, the man who took everything from him. He will do whatever it takes to bring him down.
His plans go slightly sideways when he is purchased by a mysterious alpha from Ios.

Queen's Sacrifice by Tessa Crowley | captive prince | 54k

The traitor-prince Kastor is dead and Akielos is secure, but in Arles, whispers of the Lost Queen still haunt the halls. Laurent has never wanted the crown, never wanted to rule, but if he learned anything from his time as a slave-bride, it’s that he cannot escape what he is: an omega, with the blood of kings flowing in his veins. He is resolved to go to war, not for power, but for liberation, to secure freedom for his sex, and to assure that no Veretian omega ever has to live through the same nightmare he did.
But war is never simple, especially not with Damianos at his side—the man who killed his brother, and with whom Laurent is falling helplessly in love.

Turning Leaves by Kbrick | hp | 112k

Draco and Harry have a one-night stand that ends in disaster after Harry tells Draco he's unable to move beyond their poisonous past. So when Draco finds an unusual Time-Turner in the Department of Mysteries, he seizes the opportunity to start fresh with Harry. Only instead of fixing things, he keeps making them worse.

first footings by wheresmyjumper | hp | 25k

Regulus Black survives the cave; Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore have a very big favour to ask of the Potters. So far, under one Fidelius Charm, they've got a Muggleborn, a bigot, a baby, and James.
What could possibly go wrong?

March 2024

When the Words Stop Coming by mrcformoso | mdzs | 7k

Wei Ying had been openly declaring his love for Lan Zhan ever since they met at The Cloud Recesses. Confused and emotionally constipated, Lan Zhan rejected him, until everything went wrong, until he lost Wei Ying in the end. 13 years later, Wei Ying cannot trust Lan Zhan with his heart.

Unholy by wickedarcher_08 | 1d | 11k

When Harry Styles started acting different after his 26th birthday, Father Louis Tomlinson is the only one that may be able to save his soul. He has successfully performed exorcisms before. This should be easy. Until it isn't. Harry is more than he seems. The battle of wills test every bit of faith Louis has. And Harry? Well, he's just getting started.
"Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."- Matthew 26:41.

Of Destruction and Rebirth by demoniqt | mdzs | 88k

Wei Ying died horribly in the Burial Mounds, with the destruction of the Stygian Tiger Seal being his weapon of choice. He thought that it would all end with his death.
But alas, there truly is no rest for the wicked (or so he thought), when he awakened on a single plank road surrounded by darkness. Just as he feared that he was in his own personal hell, a heavenly official informs him that he is, in fact, now a God.

leading tone by silencemostofall | mdzs | 32k

The first time you touch someone you're fated to love, you leave a mark on their skin. If they will love you in return, they'll mark you where you touched them. The deeper the color, the deeper the connection.
Wei Ying has no marks at all.

happy not knowing by plonk | mdzs | 16k

The cultivation world is rebuilding from the wreckage of the Sunshot Campaign, but Wangji and his shield brother Wei Wuxian are still completely attached at the hip. It is sad that Lan Xichen’s brother is stuck in the youthful pattern of - ah, no polite way to say it: exchanging handjobs with his shield brother - rather than moving on to more adult pursuits.
On the other hand, now that the war is over, Wangji does seem so much more open and happy than he was as a boy. He smiles sometimes, mostly at Wei Wuxian. Once, he even took an afternoon off. So Lan Xichen can let Wangji’s closeness with his shield brother lie for a time, while he finishes maturing.

dormiveglia (in between sleeping and waking) by comforting_monachopsis | mdzs | 13k

“The Yiling Laozu kept a journal,” they say. Greedy eyes pore the pages for secrets to godlike power.
What they find instead is a mortal man’s tragedy.

April 2024

we're starting at the end by Miss_Enthusiasimal | mdzs | 92k

When Wei Wuxian fell at Nightless City he was, unknowingly to him, brought back in time to when Wen Chao pushed him into the Burial Mounds. Believing himself to be dead, and this afterlife to be some sort of punishment, he resigns himself to a painful existence. Until Lan Zhan and Jiang Cheng rescue him, and he realises he has a chance to change things for the better - if he hasn't messed everything up already.

Everyanything by deliciousblizzardshark, lingeringdust | mdzs | 46k

“I was going to do it! I had Wei Wuxian’s soul and his ritual and I was going to cast it, but I found my poor sister sobbing in the hallway, driven half-mad by our gege and I knew she needed the curse more than I did.”
He grinned, slyly, underneath his thick layers of paint. “I knew she wanted to kill the same person I did. So I gave it to her; the soul, the ritual. As long as she promised to get revenge for me as well!”
or
Wei Wuxian is brought back from death into the body of Qin Su.

Bring Your Honor, Bring Your Shame by Terri Botta | mdzs | 94k

Nie HuaiSang has a problem. His brother is losing his mind.

pale shadows of forgotten names by Chrononautical | mdzs | 56k

To protect the Wen, Wei Wuxian throws himself on the mercy of the Lan Sect. To protect Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji marries him. To protect them all, Lan Xichen orders the Yiling Laozu's seclusion in the Jingshi.
But the Jingshi had another occupant in the past. One who lingers on, furious to think that history might repeat.

Proximity To Knowledge by ChilianXianzi | mdzs | 7k

Do not go near Wei Ying.
The words are clear and concise, etched neatly into the unyielding stone of Gusu Lan's wall of rules by Grandmaster Lan Qiren himself. It's unmistakable too, having the Wei character for ghost and Ying for infant - Clearly meant to allude towards one specific person living in the Cloud Recesses.

a star called sin by thelastdboy | mdzs | 120k

“Lan Zhan,” Wei Ying had whispered. “Lan Zhan, you will have to protect me. Madam Yu is definitely going to kill me for real this time around,” he had said jokingly, but something about how he said it made Lan Wangji pause. There was a hint of something in his tone, that Lan Wangji did not like. His mind supplied memories of Wei Ying's bare upper body and the scarring on his back.
Later, Lan Wangji would think back to this moment and recognize the genuine fear that Wei Ying had tried to mask with his typical nonchalant attitude. Later, Lan Wangji would hold Wei Ying's crushed clarity bell in his hands and know whose blood had coated it red. Later, Lan Wangji would regret leaving Wei Ying behind.

May 2024

Echo, Murmur, Dream, Here by bluerainmist | mdzs | 50k

Over 16 years, Lan Wangji’s faith is rewarded as rumors solidify: The Yiling Patriarch survived Nightless City and became a powerful sect leader in a distant land.

Mirthless, jaded, aloof: this stranger sounds nothing like the Wei Wuxian whom Lan Wangji loves. But as political backstabbing and a monstrous magic threaten to destroy the cultivation world, Wei Wuxian will return one last time.

can't find a way home by KouriArashi | mdzs | 109k

After giving away his golden core and being thrown into the Burial Mounds, Wei Wuxian takes his revenge on the Wen sect without crossing paths with the Sunshot Campaign.

With no trace of him found, his loved ones have no choice but to believe he died in the Burial Mounds, and go into mourning.

But then strange things start to happen around Yunmeng... and in Lanling, Jin Guangshan has only begun to take advantage of the power vacuum left behind by the war.

and having a marvelous time by varnes | mdzs | 108k

Wen Qing relaxes minutely, scrutinizing him. “Then,” she asks, “why are you here, Lan-er-gongzi?

Whatever the Yiling Patriarch is doing, whatever Wei Wuxian wants, Lan Wangji does not think it is an act of war.

So he does not say, “I am here to neutralize the Yiling Patriarch.”

He does not say, “Sentiment is gathering against you.”

He does not say, “First liberate, second suppress, third eliminate.”

Lying is forbidden, so Lan Wangji bows his head and says something true: “The Lan sect has very recently learned of seven disciples living in Yiling. I have come to attend their education.”

June 2024

The Eternal Recurrence by countingcr0ws | mdzs | 51k

A Time Traveller's Wife AU, where Wei Wuxian has grown up knowing adult Lan Wangji all this time.

Here Again (Spirits Rise, Unbroken) by TheDefenestrator | mdzs | 74k (WIP)

In which Wei Wuxian, shortly after being called into Mo Xuanyu’s body, is further forced into the past, where he proceeds to tumble his way into absolutely nailing a time travel fix-it.

fell by you by Vrishchika | mdzs | 44k

Lan Wangji was tossed into the Mortal Realm, injured and helpless. Help came from a bright young Head Disciple. Curious, fascinating, and beautiful, it didn't take long for Lan Wangji to become enamored.

And the rest was fate.

Stunning Shifts by mindcandy | hp | 106k(WIP)

During a publicity stunt, Harry and five others are sent to another world where a well timed Stupefy made all the difference. As Harry looks for his peers and a way home, another Harry investigates the odd arrival of his doppelganger.

To Capture A Ghost by atomicmuffin | mdzs | 10k

The Yiling Patriarch Crimson Light Dancing On Graves and His Highness the Crown Prince of Gusu Hanguang Jun, from the eyes of others. A Wangxian in TGCF AU.

master of shadows by lily_winterwood | mdzs | 41k

“You… you stepped onto the path,” says Wei Wuxian, stepping closer. With another strum of the guqin, the corpses assemble around them, awaiting their master’s command. “How… why?”

Lan Wangji lowers his head, a single tear falling down his cheek. “For you,” he murmurs. “I would have done anything.”

The Young Masters of Four Seasons Manor by gaotamao | mdzs | 91k

Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi were meant to destroy the dark cultivation that Wen RuoHan had begun through the use of the yin shards. They were destined to be immortals practising both yin and yang energy to keep the magic of the cultivation world in check. But they died horribly because of greed and betrayal, their souls shattered to never be reincarnated again. However, Fate could not allow it because without them, all hell could be emptied out into the world of the living within a thousand years. Fate turned time back twenty-three years. The problem was, nobody has had a chance to drink the soup of forgetfulness.
So, when the memories in the form of nightmares became unbearable, Fate led little Lan Zhan and Wei Ying to Wen KeXing and Zhou ZiShu.

July 2024

like speaking to my heart by SnowshadowAO3 | mdzs | 613k

The most important name a cultivator will ever pick isn’t for their sword. It’s for their daemon.

August 2024

How To Save A Life (The Cannibal-Friendly Handbook) by Kittendiamore | hannibal | 3k

Will tries to jump off a bridge but ends up offering himself up to a cannibalistic serial killer...as you do.

Philia by Gweezle | hannibal | 74k

Getting into Jack Crawford's Forensic Psychology class was a dream come true for Will Graham, until he learns that his final assignment is to attend twelve interviews with the notorious serial killer, Hannibal the Cannibal, in order to unravel his mysterious past.
Even as he grows closer to the truth, he also grows closer to Dr. Lecter, and the doctor is very eager to get to know this young man who thinks like a murderer.

Fly Me to the Moon (Because I Know You Can Afford To) by kingburu | dragon ball | 26k

At seven-and-a-half, Goten has their life plans figured out. He's just waiting for Trunks to get there, too.

The Ambiguously Gay Duo: A Study by KDblack | hannibal | 4k

Bra puts together a school presentation on Trunks Briefs, Son Goten, and twenty-plus uninterrupted years of 'friendship'.

We Killed a Dragon Last Night by inameitlater | hannibal | 88k

Will remembers falling.
He wakes up months before Jack got him to work for him. Months before he met Hannibal for the first time.
Free from his past he decides to change events and meet Hannibal again.

Sounders of Three by inameitlater | hannibal | 49k

"The Chesapeake Ripper kills in sounders of three."
In which Will continues his journey after the events of "We Killed a Dragon Last Night".

Not in the Manuals (An Inside Out Hannibal AU) by inameitlater | hannibal | 8k

Did you ever look at Hannibal and wonder… "What is going on inside his head?"

Black Rock Mountain by bokunojinsei | hannibal | 23k

Will is a hitchhiker with questionable hobbies. Hannibal is a man who has questionable motives. When Hannibal drives by Will who just so happens to need a ride, things quickly take a turn from the questionable to the downright depraved.

Pattern Break by ThisBeautifulDrowning | hannibal | 72k

After his release from the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Will doesn't return to work for the FBI.

A Tarnished Copper Boy by PaperBackRibs | stranger things | 181k

In 1984, Eddie finds himself in front of a rugged version of the preppy jock he’s only peripherally aware of at school. Compelled by Steve's tale of time travel, Eddie invites him to hide in his trailer until he can return to his proper place and time in 1986.

I'll Tell No Lies by doctorestranged | marvel | 77k

When a series of murders take place, Peter Parker goes undercover in Sister Margaret’s to get intel on Tony Stark’s prime suspect: Deadpool. Peter goes in hoping to get enough information so that Spider-Man can save the day, but like everything in Peter’s life, it becomes a bit more complicated than that and it soon becomes apparent that he might not be the best fit for the job.

If You Ask No Questions by doctorestranged | marvel | 62k

Being undercover wasn't really Peter's thing, so life should be smooth sailing now that Mr. Stark has deemed the Kindika case closed. But just because he's been downgraded back to the friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man doesn't mean that Peter can just switch the button to return to his regular self. His life is saturated with remnants of the case that have grown into integral parts of his life. And by remnants, he mostly means Wade Wilson. Yet as his relationship with Wade develops, Peter still finds he can't sleep without recounting the children. Now, Peter spends his time obsessing over Wade and being irked by a niggling impression that he's missing something important. And being irritated by the curse that is Weasel. Can't forget that.

September 2024

Sparked Up Like a Book of Matches by Sena | marvel | 26k

Steve lives in Stark Tower and doesn't have much to do when he's not going after Hydra strongholds. He attends charity events to make Pepper happy. He goes hiking with Sam. He hangs out with Clint in Bed-Stuy and watches Dog Cops. Sometimes Tony gives him super alcohol in a sippy cup. Sometimes he sees Bucky out of the corner of his eye and wonders if it's real or if he's starting to lose his mind.

Seeing Angels in the Architecture by ftmsteverogers | marvel | 35k

Steve goes back to 1945, saves Bucky from HYDRA, and builds a life with him and Peggy. It's supposed to be everything he wanted.
In 2024, Sam and Bucky do their mourning, leaning on each other, and begin trying to face a world without Steve in it. Until a different Steve Rogers materializes in the middle of New York, very confused, having just crashed the Valkyrie.

Winter's Children by Neery | marvel | 66k | reread 

When their attempts to recreate the super soldier serum failed, Hydra started trying to breed Captain America clones from his genetic samples. Unfortunately, the serum's effects aren't passed down genetically, so instead of an army of tiny Captain Americas, they get a bunch of tow-headed, asthmatic, allergic, immuno-compromised little Steves.
And then the Winter Soldier stumbles across Hydra's failed experiment...

A Life Without Regrets by naqaashi | mdzs | 163k

After his death at the first siege of the Burial Mounds, Wei Wuxian is thrown back in time to when he was nine years old, just before Jiang Fengmian took him to Lotus Pier with its wavering affection and unpayable mountain of debts. He decides to take the second chance he has been offered, to live freely and without regrets.
Murder and mayhem to follow.

October 2024

A Thousand Things by tickertape | mdzs | 108k

Wei Ying has made a fine life for himself. He’s got his jiejies and his talismans; he doesn’t need anyone’s charity. But spending a whole year in Gusu? That’s hard to turn down.

Unstoppable by Netrixie | mdzs | 149k

When Wei Ying was told he was going to the lecture at Cloud Recesses, he never expected for his life to change this drastically.
In which Wei Ying is a wolf, Lan Xichen knew first, and Cloud Recesses becomes home.

Seen and not heard by eatmyass | mdzs | 51k

A storm thunders violently, the forest howls in pain, and children are disappearing into the night. Amongst it all, Lan Wangji encounters a strange, beautiful man. And his five children.

Weep You No More, Sad Fountains by athena_crikey | mdzs | 59k

“Yiling Patriarch,” he begins, and Wei Wuxian’s face clouds.
“Please. That’s not – you know me, Zewu-jun. What’s wrong? Why are you here?” He walks over and Lan Xichen sees he has no weapon, not even his flute. He came to meet Wangji unarmed, defenseless. With a smile on his face.
“I’m here to ask for your help. It’s Wangji. He’s ill.”

Turn Left by kianspo | mdzs | 204k

Lan Wangji is kidnapped from the Lan Clan when he's still a small child. He retains no memories of his real identity, and only knows himself as a servant at Madam Ji's brothel. When the clients begin to look at him with interest, he finds someone to curse him and take away his true appearance, and with it any chance of ever finding his family.

the world passes by but for me there is only you by beeswaxing | mdzs | 82k

Lan Zhan finds out about Wei Ying’s core removal from an unlikely source, and it isn’t the only secret the two teenagers have been keeping from each other.

November 2024

a bow for the bad decisions by curiositykilled | mdzs | 154k

It’s an instinctive thing, the kind of reflexive jab they’ve been giving each other since Wei Wuxian came to Lotus Pier. It’s not like it ever hurts Wei Wuxian; even with a spark of Jiang Cheng’s qi behind it, Wei Wuxian has more than enough to flick the force off like a gnat.
He falls.

In Love and War by Cataclysmic_Calamity | mdzs | 68k

After a century of war, the great sects are looking to make peace by the most common means: marriage. When Wei Wuxian is promised to the Lan Clan, it is thought to be a grave insult.
Things do not turn out the way anyone expects.

To The Heavens and the Earth by IsilmeLasgalen | mdzs | 77k

There had always been an underlying power struggle in the cultivation world, each sect fighting for control. He knew his own was not exempt from it, no matter how much they tried to pretend otherwise. Deep down, everyone wanted to rule, that had always been an unspoken truth but in the last few decades... there had been unrest ever since the Wens had started expanding, encroaching on the neighboring territories, growing in numbers, becoming more outspoken. Wen Ruohan was a strong man with an unequaled level of cultivation and he made it clear what he wanted. A throne over the whole cultivation world. There hadn't been an emperor in their lands since the ages of old, long before the cultivation world had become the cultivation world but he intended to be the first. By the time Wangji had been born, the threat of war had been looming over the sects for years. Still, nearly four decades had passed since then with little more than veiled threats and small squabbles. Until now.
A few months ago, Wen Ruohan had named himself Chief Cultivator, it was as good as a declaration of war.

溜墙根 - Sidle along the wall by Raiiskaim | svsss | 29k

Shen Qingqiu is forced to raise Luo Binghe's child, unaware that the prince is his own son.

Unfinished Business by kitsunealyc | svsss | 119k

When he dies as a human stick, Shen Qingqiu is reborn in a strange new world – a world without cultivation – but with all his memories of his previous life. After years of loving support from his new family and the best therapy money can buy, Shen Yuan is able to put the trauma and strange memories of his past life behind him.
Then he dies again, and Shen Yuan is given a choice – pass on to a new turn of the karmic wheel, or return to fix the mistakes of his previous life. He chooses the latter, but no matter how hard he tries to change things, the boy who is destined to destroy the world watches him with resentful eyes as though he also knows the conflict that is to come.

the taste of blood, the claim of love by newamsterdam | svsss | 31k

When Shen Qingqiu's life is in his hands, Luo Binghe asks for something Shen Qingqiu thought he'd given away long ago-- his loyalty.

Etherized Against the Sky by Snarfle | shameless | 213k

A canon-divergent story from 1x09, in which Tony Markovich suspected foul play and coerced an unwilling Mickey Milkovich into revealing the truth about Kash Karib.

December 2024

Actually, Truly by MilenaDaniels | 911 | 14k | reread

Helena (and Ramon) tries to find a way back into Eddie's life and doesn't know what to make of finding Buck around every corner she turns.

To Bite The Hand That Feeds by darkbrokenreaper | svsss | 92k | on-going

Shen Yuan transmigrates into a palace harem novel as forgotten omega concubine Shen Qingqiu. He makes the best of his new life until he is given the "honor" of raising Tenth Prince Luo Binghe. Unfortunately, as a forgotten omega concubine, there is virtually no food or help being sent his way to help raise the child. Helplessly watching his child slowly starve, Shen Qingqiu turns to the only source of nourishment in his little corner of the palace.

Say my name and his in the same breath by ataratah | mdzs | 38k | on-going

Wei Wuxian is used to making a space for himself in places where he is not wanted. It should not surprise him that Cloud Recesses is the same, even if his soulmate is one of the twin jades.

If You Forget Me by DivideTheSorrow | mdzs | 204k | on-going

Wei Wuxian creates an array that allows him to travel back in time. He returns to his student days at the Cloud Recesses not only to fix the past, but to prevent a great catastrophe that takes place in his future.
But what could have happened to cause Wei Wuxian to lose his smile? What great betrayal occurred that he is reluctant to speak of? Why does the future Wei Wuxian hate the Second Jade of Lan?

a life without sun by thankgodforpandas | mdzs | 30k

A great calamity fell upon Qishan Wen. It's said that some of the Wens still live, surviving on turnips and raw hope, but Jiang Cheng has not thought of Qishan Wen in years. He has enough on his mind with securing a lecture for Yunmeng Jiang, and somehow, dealing with Wei Wuxian's nauseating affection for Lan Wangji.

watch what we'll become by glitteringmoonlight | mdzs | 59k 

To get his hands on the Yin Tiger Seal, Jin Guangshan decides to make Wei Wuxian part of the Lanling Jin sect through marriage to his son and heir.
Exactly nobody is happy about this.