Nose’s Underrated DNF Fic Rec List
I read a whole lot and have some gems in my bookmarks with less than 300 bookmarks total (or close to). Here is a list of my favourites, in no particular order. Most of these are oneshots, many 5k+ words.
If anything strikes your interest, please check it out, maybe even leave a comment for the authors <3
NSFW works
amorous by DNFANTl Morning After, Confessions, Implied sexual content
Depicts the morning after leading into confessions
Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Explicit sexual content
TW: implied sexual assault, trauma response
This is one of my all time favourite works on Ao3. It touched me so hard and is also one of the only ones to make me cry. Extraordinary writing!! The author treats the topic with so much tenderness and respect, HUGE recommendation.
frostburn by luckylikeyou / @luckylikeyou Snowed-in, Love Confessions, Explicit Sexual Content SO realistic and everything from the fluff to the smut scenes is spot on. Written by my beautiful talented friend Lucky, who also just happens to be my favourite writer 5ever. If you are gonna read any 20k+ fic off this, let it be this one, its another HUGE recommendation. Just One Bite… by abstractsatanism / @sadilyy Werewolf / Vampire AU, Established Relationship, Explicit Sexual Content Another one by an author I know personally. Sad has the greatest attention to detail, her writing is so captivating and it really shows in this series. I have reread this so many times, HUGE recommendation Five Years, At Least by ovanil / Twitter Relationship Study, Fluff and Smut, Explicit Sexual Content Very realistic writing of their dynamic. It is honestly filthy but EXACTLY how dnf would act irl. The explicit scenes are amazing but have alot of comeplay so keep that in mind if that isn’t your thing. On the silver screen by venus43 / @venus-43 / Twitter Sex Tapes, Getting Together, Explicit Sexual Content Just guys being dudes recording their own sex tape. Jokes aside, this author never disappoints. love slow by offday / Twitter Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Smut, Explicit Sexual Content The perfect george arrives in florida and they fuck fic. According to Ao3 I have reread this fic 12 times which checks out. The author is so amazing in truly replicating their dynamic, I am constantly in awe. HUGE recommendation the sound of your teeth by didnt / @didntstand Rockband AU, Enemies to Lovers, Explicit Sexual Content 50k words of GOLD. The evolution of their relationship is one of the best takes on enemies to lovers I have ever seen. It makes for a very believable plot and suspense. HUGE recommendation salve for the wounded soul by falsettodrop / @falsettodrop / twitter Friends to Lovers, Group Friendship Dynamics, ongoing, Explicit Sexual Content TW: Serious physical injury, mental health issues
The angst in this fic is so well written and truly hits you hard. This one also includes depictions of the Dteam dynamic which I adore, which is why it is the only unfinished work I am willing to put on here. HUGE recommendation Morning Glory by ollieeyes / twitter Friends to Lovers, Domesticity, Explicit Sexual Content Such a sweet and soft take on their dynamic, the domesticity is SO good. howlin’ for you by anonymous College AU, Incubus!george, Werewolf!dream, Explicit Sexual Content Classic hook-up fic with lovely writing. Self-Control by sidelongs Friends to Lovers, Size Difference, Explicit Sexual Content George is obsessed with their size difference and so am I. Includes The Hoodie among other tried and true tropes, we love it. messenger bird by didnt / @didntstand College AU (partially), Strangers to Lovers to Exes to Lovers, Explicit Sexual Content AMAZING SERIES. Their relationship development is so realistic and satisfying. This one brings up so many feelings of yearning and melancholy. I know this is the third dint fic on here but I do not care because their fics are way too good to fly under the radar. favfavfavfav + HUGE recommendation
Non-NSFW (mostly fluff)
love underwater by offday / Twitter getting together, long-distance
Incredibly tender descriptions, dnf are filthy e-daters lol Everything About You Is Warm by xaccier / Twitter warm + fuzzy feelings, hand-holdingThey hold hands and it’s warm
A Montage Of Our Love by BirbWatcher / @jasethebirbwatcher / Twitter Exes to Lovers, AU Getting back together is such an underrated trope. This is 27k words and so very delicate in its writing. HUGE recommendation liminal space by thisisnotdd / Twitter Friends to Lovers, miscommunication
Light angst and tension resulting in fluffy confessions ordinary names by didnt / @didntstand Roommates, pining A series of two fics, stunningly thoughful writing strange trails by honeyplease College AU, Friends to Lovers They go hiking and they get stranded. Dream is very protective. A New Year by snakeinaboyband New Years, Fake Relationship They fake a relationship over NYE. Lovely and very in-character ___________________________________________ That is about it for now, I had alot of other ones to potentially put on here, however I didn’t want to have the same plots / tropes repeat too much. Perhaps in the future I will compile another one of these, who knows. Again, please do leave kudos and comments to any of the fics you enjoy on here, all authors deserve the most love.
