ROUND 2 - Here we go again, but let’s throw some yearning in there. Just a smidge. Just a little bit. Still a lot of fluff.
I’ve gotten a few requests for a second list of feel good jily fics, so here we go! I currently have 243 tabs open, so we’re ready to roll! A bunch of one shots! Love the heck out of these fics! Comment like there’s no tomorrow!
Here is the first list if you’d like to take a peek over there
Spring Breaks Loose @charmingwillow - We’re starting off with some pinning here. James has a girlfriend and we get to see moments of Lily dealing with this while she has some feelings for the boy
All Your Moments @nah-she-didnt - Lily realizes something very important while spending time with James after he loses the house cup and it’s so SWEET
Takes a Little Extra Time, But it all Works Out @corinnesamuels - This is such a cute little peek at what could have been if things had gone differently
Whose Part is this, by the way? @theroomofreq - An absolute fluff ball of a fem!jily fic that is absolutely required reading. “I’m not all that interested in trousers“ is the new code
Sirius and Jamie’s No Kiss List @imaginejily - Another fem!jily fic, this time with some wolfstar woven in. I love the relationship between Sirius and Jamie and Lily is amazing!
Lightening Strikes @the-dream-team - This isn’t so much fluff as it is cathartic. Lily and James are a team and they’re willing to throw punches
Where are your Clothes? @startanewdream James ends up naked in front of Lily before their first date. Like seven hours before their first date. On accident. It’s very cute <3
they loved. @mppmaraudergirl - I was going to pick my favorite one-shot from this collection, but I’ll just link you to the first one so you can read all of them. They’re all so cute and full of pinning and ridiculousness
Immature, Juvenile Nonsense @orderofthepygmypuff - How can we not love this fic when it has a title like that? James and Lily find themselves in a broom cupboard. Some things come to light.
First Meeting @authorpetalstosarah - James meeting the fam! And Lily’s family (with some exceptions bc Petunia is Petunia) It’s so much cuteness and 20 shades of wonderful !
augabragð @gryffindormischief - This is also a collection of one shots, I linked it to one of the jily ones where Lily finds herself at a slug club party with James’ dad and it’s hilarious!
Warmth @women-inthe-sequel - Catch me not linking this fic to everything when I’m dead. Fem!jily take a shower together. It doesn’t get more fluffy
Oil be there for you @abby10fanfic - I love this fic so much. I mean, I love all of abby’s texting fics, but throw in a good MLM scheme and it’s just *chef’s kiss*
about time @jiilys - holy shit I love this fic. James is famous and going to a red carpet event. he wants to bring his friend. Mia is wonderful. I can’t sing this fics praise enough.
Cold Mess @maraudersftw - James and Lily, who are very much pinning for one another, get thrown into detention together after being caught out and about. We love arguing, pinning prejily!
Breathless @frustratedpoetwrites - catch me linking another fem!jily fic! I love this one so much. The attention to hands, the friendship between Jamie and Sirius, Lily’s entire being, it’s all wonderful <3
You Can Hear it in the Silence @alrightginger - We’ve got a non-verbal, deaf Lily in a soulmate universe where anything you say about your soulmate ends up written on your skin. AHHHH
Ryan Hopkinson - Midsommar
KATNISS AND PEETA’S OUTFITS: BOOK ONE
I started this series with “interview before the games” and finished book one’s outfits with “interview after the games” (let’s say that was intentional). When I started (that was September 2020) I was sure I would finish this series very quickly. Lol. I still nowhere near the end. But at least “Hunger Games” is done! That was painful to look at my first illustrations (some of them I had to redraw completely) and I needed to make it look like a series so I fixed some things. I tried to do this “fixing” not very dramatic at some cases (like the first interview one, which I still kinda like, but I completely changed the way I draw Peeta since then so I didn’t know what to do with him lol) but hell, sometimes I thought it was easier to redraw everything. And I think I would have done if I wasn’t so lazy and always tired and I actually really want to draw new stuff. So here it is, all at once. All the (described at least in one word) Everlark Outfits from the first book!
THE REAPING
To my surprise, my mother has laid out one of her own lovely dresses for me. A soft blue thing with matching shoes. <...> “Of course. Let’s put your hair up, too,” she says. I let her towel-dry it and braid it up on my head. <...> the elaborate braided hair my mother did for the reaping <...> silky braids. / chapter 1 /// We know nothing about Peeta’s clothes. But I assume it should be something like this. Casual. Classic. Light brown/beige.
THE TRAIN
I peel off my mother’s blue dress and take a hot shower. I’ve never had a shower before. It’s like being in a summer rain, only warmer. I dress in a dark green shirt and pants. At the last minute, I remember Madge’s little gold pin. For the first time, I get a good look at it. It’s as if someone fashioned a small golden bird and then attached a ring around it. The bird is connected to the ring only by its wing tips. I suddenly recognize it. A mocking jay. <…> I fasten the pin onto my shirt, and with the dark green fabric as a background, I can almost imagine the mockingjay flying through the trees. <…> I put the green outfit back on since it’s not really dirty, just slightly crumpled from spending the night on the floor. <…> I slept in the elaborate braided hair my mother did for the reaping and it doesn’t look too bad, so I just leave it up. / chapter 3 /// Again we know nothing about Peeta’s outfit, but. But ok, it must be something casual and comfortable soooo… sweatpants?
THE OPENING CEREMONY
I am dressed in what will either be the most sensational or the deadliest costume in the opening ceremonies. I’m in a simple black unitard that covers me from ankle to neck. Shiny leather boots lace up to my knees. But it’s the fluttering cape made of streams of orange, yellow, and red and the matching headpiece that define this costume. Cinna plans to light them on fire just before our chariot rolls into the streets. <…> My face is relatively clear of makeup, just a bit of highlighting here and there. My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style. <…> Despite this morning’s revelation about Peeta’s character, I’m actually relieved when he shows up, dressed in an identical costume. / chapter 5
TRAINING
When I’m dried and moisturized with lotion, I find an outfit has been left for me at the front of the closet. Tight black pants, a long-sleeved burgundy tunic, and leather shoes. I put my hair in the single braid down my back. This is the first time since the morning of the reaping that I resemble myself. No fancy hair and clothes, no flaming capes. Just me. Looking like I could be headed for the woods. It calms me. <...> Haymitch and Peeta come in, bid me good morning, fill their plates. It makes me irritated that Peeta is wearing exactly the same outfit I am. I need to say something to Cinna. This twins act is going to blow up in out faces once the Games begin. <...> “One last thing. In public, I want you by each other’s side every minute,” says Haymitch. We both start to object, but Haymitch slams his hand on the table. “Every minute! It’s not open for discussion! You agreed to do as I said! You will be together, you will appear amiable to each other. Now get out. Meet Effie at the elevator at ten for training.” <...> The other tributes are gathered in a tense circle. They each have a cloth square with their district number on it pinned to their shirts. While someone pins the number 12 on my back, I do a quick assessment. Peeta and I are the only two dressed alike. / chapter 7 /// To be honest the previous version was a lot closer to book description (more tight pants and shoes obviously made from leather and here there are just leather sneakers), but hell, Cinna, Portia, what was wrong with you when you’ve created training outfits? Tight pants? For sword training?! Long sleeve? It’s damn July!
INTERVIEW BEFORE THE GAMES
The team works on me until late afternoon, turning my skin to glowing satin, stenciling patterns on my arms, painting flame designs on my twenty perfect nails. Then Venia goes to work on my hair, weaving strands of red into a pattern that begins at my left ear, wraps around my head, and then falls in one braid down my right shoulder. They erase my face with a layer of pale makeup and draw my features back out. Huge dark eyes, full red lips, lashes that throw off bits of light when I blink. Finally, they cover my entire body in a powder that makes me shimmer in gold dust. <...> I can feel the silken inside as they slip it down over my naked body, then the weight. It must be forty pounds. I clutch Octavia’s hand as I blindly step into my shoes, glad to find they are at least two inches lower than the pair Effie had me practice in. <...> My dress is entirely covered in reflective precious gems, red and yellow and white with bits of blue that accent the tips of the flame design. The slightest movement gives the impression I am engulfed in tongues of fire. <...> The dress hangs in such a way that I don’t have to lift the skirt when I walk, leaving me with one less thing to worry about. <...> Peeta looks striking in a black suit with flame accents. While we look well together, it’s a relief not to be dressed identically. / chapter 9
ARENA
Cinna does my hair in my simple trademark braid down my back. Then the clothes arrive, the same for every tribute. Cinna has had no say in my outfit, does not even know what will be in the package, but he helps me dress in the undergarments, simple tawny pants, light green blouse, sturdy brown belt, and thin, hooded black jacket that falls to my thighs. “The material in the jacket’s designed to reflect body heat. Expect some cool nights,” he says. The boots, worn over skintight socks, are better than I could have hoped for. Soft leather not unlike my ones at home. These have a narrow flexible rubber sole with treads though. Good for running. I think I’m finished when Cinna pulls the gold mockingjay pin from his pocket. I had completely forgotten about it. [Katniss] + a bright orange backpack. + silver sheath of arrows and a bow, already strung [Peeta] + I agently unzip his jacket, unbutton his shirt and ease them off him. + I hand Peeta my knife, since whatever weapons he once had are long gone, and he slips it into his belt. / chapter 10 thank goodness this one was already redone lol
VICTORY CEREMONY
Cinna comes in with what appears to be an unassuming yellow dress across his arms. <…> slips it over my head. I immediately notice the padding over my breasts, adding curves that hunger has stolen from my body. <…> Venia helps me into a pair of flat leather sandals and I turn to the mirror. I am still the “girl on fire.” The sheer fabric softly glows. Even the slight movement in the air sends a ripple up my body. By comparison, the chariot costume seems garish, the interview dress too contrived. In this dress, I give the illusion of wearing candlelight. <…> My hair’s loose, held back by a simple hairband. The makeup rounds and fills out the sharp angles of my face. A clear polish coats my nails. The sleeveless dress is gathered at my ribs, not my waist, largely eliminating any help the padding would have given my figure. The hem falls just to my knees. <…> He looks so clean and healthy and beautiful, I can hardly recognize him. But his smile is the same whether in mud or in the Capitol and when I see it, I take about three steps and fling myself into his arms. He staggers back, almost losing his balance, and that’s when I realize the slim, metal contraption in his hand is some kind of cane. <…> His shirt is made of the same yellow material as my dress, but Portia’s put him in long black pants. No sandals, either, but a pair of sturdy black boots he keeps solidly planted on the stage. / chapter 27
INTERVIEW AFTER THE GAMES
When Cinna comes in, he shoos them [prep team] out and dresses me in a white, gauzy dress and pink shoes. Then he personally adjusts my makeup until I seem to radiate a soft, rosy glow. <…> Then Peeta’s there looking handsome in red and white, pulling me off to the side. / chapter 27
– multichapter:
can i go where you go? – unofficial college novella
its just wrong enough to make it feel right – princess diaries 2 au
– long aus:
tell me that i'm all you want (even when i break your heart)
you're all i want (so much it's hurting)
don't pretend (you're just a friend)
and when i'm feeling alone (you remind me of home)
why do i keep running from the truth (all i think about is you)
– canon compliant:
everybody wants you (but i don't like a gold rush)
my beginning, my middle, my end
my baby's fit like a day dream
your eyes looked like coming home
i'm just the underdog who finally got the girl
if there's a light at the end (it's the sun in your eyes)
but i want no one else
your love made me crazy
light up the world like only you can do
never knew i could feel that much
– non-canon, alternate universes:
you drew stars around my scars (now i'm bleeding)
tell me i've got it wrong somehow
now i'm missing your smile (hear me out)
you can see it with the lights out
i want you (bless my soul)
i'm so blue (know we're through)
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Richard Papen: The Master of Illusion
#1 Charles is Innocent: Fucking Damnit!
#2 Okay I Lied, Charles Isn't Innocent
Julian Morrow: ''Honesty Is A Dangerous Virtue''
Henry Winter Wasn't In A Car Accident.
What Led To Henry Winters Death
Bunny Corcoran: Neglect In Plain Sight
When the Hare knows the Devil is out Hunting. [Bunny Analysis]
Francis Is The Worst Character (And Why You Should Think So Too)
Camilla & Henry: A Relationship Analysis ^Character Analysis^
The Mountain Lion: It Isn't A Theory
The Secret History's Dream Sequences.
Why The Books Called ''The Secret History''
The Secret History Isn't purposely Queer. (Richard Is Still Gay though, Here's Why!) ^Extras^ If you have a theory or take or whatever the fuck—comment down bellow! If it's intriguing enough I will see if I can either 1) Disprove it or 2) Prove your theory without a shadow of a doubt (Obviously the commenter will be credited!) [ Links will be added as I post ]
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The title of this post is clickbait. I, unfortunately, have not read every book ever. Not all of these books are particularly “dark” either. However, these are my recommendations for your dark academia fix. The quality of each of these books varies. I have limited this list to books that are directly linked to the world of academia and/or which have a vaguely academic setting.
Dark Academia staples:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Dead Poets Society by Nancy H. Kleinbaum
Vita Nostra by Maryna Dyachenko
Dark academia litfic or contemporary:
Bunny by Mona Awad
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
White Ivy by Susie Yang
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates
Attribution by Linda Moore
Dark academia thrillers or horror:
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Dark academia fantasy/sci-fi:
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
Dark academia romance:
Gothikana by RuNyx
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Dark academia YA or MG:
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Crave by Tracy Wolff
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dark academia miscellaneous:
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
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