Hi everyone! I will be taking a short hiatus – just until Saturday – as I concentrate on the final revisions for my Master’s thesis. They’re due this weekend and I really need to focus on completing them over the course of the next few days.
I’ve been so focused on working on recs for this weekend’s episode-based event, as well as for the time I’m on vacation in late-June and the Fic Preference Poll event in early July, that I completely neglected to queue anything for today, tomorrow, and Friday. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time at the moment to create those. You all have been exceedingly patient with me as I finish the final stages of my degree; I just need a bit more of that over the next few days. Thanks for your understanding!
I have created a new page titled Upcoming Events, which you can access in the sidebar. It provides a brief outline of my posting schedule for the next few months, but keep in mind that there will still be random fics recced around those time periods. I just have a lot planned for June and July and thought this might be beneficial.
After three months of waiting, we finally made it! The second half of Season 2 airs this coming Monday night!
Only one more weekend to go until the boys are back on our screens in brand new episodes!
In celebration, I will be reccing a number of fics over the next few days that focus on 2×10 and its aftermath.
To view 2×10 fics that I have already recced, please visit the 2×10 tag or the Season 2 section on the Tags Index page.
I will be doing something similar for each weekend during 2B, reccing fics from the previous episode (or episodes) depending on how many are posted over the course of a given week, so this will take place into August.
281totalfic recs have been posted in the 3 months since this blog’s creation. 77of them were posted in the last 31 days. To view this month’s recs, please click here.
MISCELLANEOUS Sixty-eight people weighed in on MalecFicLibrary’s Fic Preference Poll over the course of three and a half weeks. The results will influence fic recs during the first full two weeks of July. To view the poll’s results, please click here.
@regertsof2016 asked: Hey, I apparently have a Thing for Magnus showing off his warlock mark, or being so distracted he drops the glamour. Would it be possible to tag fics with that in the future? Thank you so much for this blog!!! ❤
You’re welcome 🙂 and sure! I’m assuming that you’re referring to his eyes and not his belly button. If so, I’ll be sure to include any future fics that have a story line that predominantly feature them in the new Cat-Eyed Magnus tag. Thanks so much for your feedback!
The response to the Fic Preference Poll honestly blew me away. Over the course of three and a half weeks, sixty-eight people participated. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to vote! This wouldn’t have been possible without all of you!
The results have been tallied and are represented below. Please remember that fic recs will be based on your preferences from July 3rd to July 16th.
Note: If the categories you voted for didn’t earn enough votes to be featured, please don’t be disappointed. Yes, I designed this poll to guide my recs for these two weeks specifically, but the results will also influence future recs as well.
Do you prefer one-shots or chaptered fics?
For this question, participants were asked to vote for only one choice. The majority overwhelmingly went to chaptered fics. Although both will be featured throughout the two weeks, these will be featured more predominantly.
Do you prefer canon-verse or alternate universe fics?
For this question, participants were able to vote for up to two categories. When all canon-verse (Canon Compliant, Canon AU, and This World Inverted) and alternate universe (Human AU, Crossovers, Other AU) fic categories were combined and compared, canon-verse was preferred. Both canon-verse and alternate universe fics will be featured for one week of recs, but based on these results canon-verse fics will go first.
Of the canon-verse choices, the majority went to Canon AU fics, while Human AU fics were the most popular alternate universe choice. These will be featured more predominantly in their corresponding weeks.
“I would love to see more Magnus focused fics! A lot of the fics seem to be Alec focused/centric or Magnus taking care of Alec physically or emotionally. I think this is probably a bigger trend in fandom where Magnus seems to be secondary to Alec, unfortunately, even if the fics are from Magnus’s POV.”
I have definitely noticed that the majority of the quality fics I’ve been able to find so far tend to be Alec-centric. As you point out, I think part of that is just a trend in the fandom. However, I have already started to focus a bit more on trying to find quality Magnus-centric fics. Thanks for your request!
“The Proposal AU.”
I’m not sure if this is a fic rec request or a request for someone to write, but I haven’t been able to find anything like this on A03. If someone knows about a fic that would fit this or if the person who submitted this could contact me with more information, I’d be willing to look into it a bit more, but keep in mind that I’m only here to rec quality fics that have already been written. Thanks for your participation!
“Rivals-to-partners, particularly in AUs (neighboring shop owners, professors, etc.)”
I will try my best to work this into the requests I post in response to this poll, but I have a lot of other criteria that I have to make sure I fulfill. If I’m not able to fit it in, you can count on recs with this theme being posted either before or after this event. Thanks so much for your request!
“Please only complete fics :)”
For these two weeks of recs, I will abide by this. However, outside of that time period, I cannot promise that I won’t rec any works-in-progress if I think they are high quality, especially original, and deserve to be highlighted. I know that some readers prefer to only read complete works – and sometimes I fall into that category myself – but there may be just as many who appreciate works-in-progress and I have to try to cater to everyone’s preferences. Whenever a work-in-progress is recced though, I will be sure to mark it as such and update the post when the fic is completed. Thank you for your input though! I’ll keep it in mind as I continue preparing recs, even outside of the two weeks in July.
“I love when they have problems and then they work it out. Whether it’s jealousy or something else.“
Quite a few longer fics include plots where they have to overcome some sort of obstacle, whether interior or exterior, and since chaptered fics will be predominantly featured during these two weeks I don’t think I’ll have any problems fulfilling this request. Thanks so much for participating!
“Honestly, I just need to see them happy and healthy. Have they drank enough water? No? Let’s have a 5000 word fic of them staying hydrated!”
This might be my favorite response 🙂 the way you worded this was fantastic. I’ll definitely try to include fics that feature fluffy, happy, and healthy storylines. Thanks for participating!
The Fic Preference Poll is now closed. The results will be posted within the next few days. Thank you to each and every person who took the time to participate!
Today is the last day that you can weigh in on your favorite aspects of Malec fanfiction in MalecFicLibrary’s Fic Preference Poll!
Your votes will influence the kind of fics that will be recommended on this blog during the first two weeks in July. The poll closes tonight, May 24th, at 9:00 P.M. EST.
Whether or not you have a blog or you’re a follower, I would love to hear your opinion either way. This is, quite literally, all about you. Thank you for taking the time to participate!
Is fluff one of your favorite elements in Malec fanfiction? Make your opinion known in MalecFicLibrary’s Fic Preference Poll!
This is your chance to influence the kind of fics that will be recommended on this blog during the first two weeks in July. The poll is officially open now and will remain open until Wednesday, May 24th at 9:00 P.M. EST.
Whether or not you have a blog or you’re a follower, I would love to hear your opinion either way. This is, quite literally, all about you. Thank you for taking the time to participate!
Is “This World Inverted” one of your favorite universes to explore in Malec fanfiction? Make your opinion known in MalecFicLibrary’s Fic Preference Poll!
This is your chance to influence the kind of fics that will be recommended on this blog during the first two weeks in July. The poll is officially open now and will remain open until Wednesday, May 24th at 9:00 P.M. EST.
Whether or not you have a blog or you’re a follower, I would love to hear your opinion either way. This is, quite literally, all about you. Thank you for taking the time to participate!
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