
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Today’s fic recs will feature holiday themes.
To view previously-recced Christmas fics, please click here.

To view previously-recced Christmas fics, please click here.
This site originated on Tumblr and moved to WordPress in December 2018. While the site is usable, it’s important to note that it will still be under construction for the foreseeable future. There are quite a few things that need altered and updated in order to re-create and improve upon elements here from the site on Tumblr. Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as I continue working on the site in order to make it as user-friendly as possible.
For more information concerning what you can expect from this transition and what I will be altering, please click here.

In case you missed it the last week, I have been in the process of moving the blog to WordPress following Tumblr’s announcement last week. While there is still a lot of work left to be done, I feel comfortable announcing that the blog will officially be moving to its new home and begin posting new recs this Saturday, December 15th. I will share the link to the new site on Saturday morning, Eastern Standard Time. The site here on Tumblr will remain up and available, but all new content will be posted on WordPress.
All of the positives that were applicable here on Tumblr will still be present on WordPress, along with a few added benefits thrown in.
While the site will be usable, it’s important to note that it will still very much be under construction for the foreseeable future. There are quite a few things that need altered and updated in order to re-create and improve upon elements from the site here on Tumblr.
Thank you in advance for sticking with me through this transition, as I attempt to preserve this collection of recs, as well as for your patience as I continue working on improving the new site and its organizational system. Stay tuned for the link on Saturday!
The good news? After 74 hours, the blog has finally been imported to WordPress. The bad news? None of the formatting or tags went with their corresponding posts. I’ll be spending the weekend starting to put that back in order. I’ll share the URL sometime next week, once I get things a bit more organized and user-friendly. I’m honestly just glad that there’s a back-up now. I will happily deal with the rest. Stay tuned for more updates! I’ll provide them as soon as I can.
@veronicasummersfelton asked: Hi! I searched for your url but your blog didn’t appear in the search. I thought you deleted your blog. Did you turn off your search option or something? Because I love your blog & would hate to see you leave.
Thanks so much for letting me know about this! I double-checked and you’re right; the blog’s URL isn’t showing up in Tumblr searches (but it is showing up via Google and Bing). I have no idea why. I checked its visibility settings and it’s not marked as hidden or explicit, so it should come up. I have contacted @support and am waiting for an answer. I’ll share any information I get as it becomes available. Hopefully it’ll be taken care of relatively quickly. Thanks again!
UPDATE: Tumblr staff emailed me today and must’ve resolved this issue because the blog is now showing up in search results via the site (at least on my end). If you’re still having problems, please let me know as soon as possible so I can reach out to them again. Thank you!
Hey! You’re back on searches. I use the android app and your blog does appear in the search results, so yay! But, did the tumblr staff explain the issue? Can you explain it so that others can get help?
Nope, I got this lovely, generic email with absolutely no information in it whatsoever.

It was actually the exact same one that I received when I first submitted my support request, which you can see below.

I was really confused when I got the one yesterday since I hadn’t submitted another support request, but I decided to try searching for the blog’s URL in the event that something had changed and lo and behold it showed up. I didn’t change anything on my end, so it had to be something on theirs. I have no idea why it was hidden originally or what they did to reverse it.
Important Update
In light of Tumblr’s announcement, I will be focusing on backing up the blog to an alternative source for the next few days. The site may not be affected, but as they’ve already hidden it from Tumblr searches for no apparent reason I’m not taking any chances. I’ll post a link to the back-up site as soon as I’m able to.
UPDATE: I’m currently backing up the blog in its entirety to WordPress. If I have to move the blog permanently, I’m not sure it would be a good long-term fit (I’ve actually been playing with Dreamwidth and think it would work better for that due to its large, built-in tagging system), but in the event that the blog suddenly gets deleted or posts get flagged for some reason everything will still exist there. I’ll share the link as soon as I have it. Thanks for your patience and understanding as I do my best to take precautions.
@veronicasummersfelton asked: Hi! I searched for your url but your blog didn’t appear in the search. I thought you deleted your blog. Did you turn off your search option or something? Because I love your blog & would hate to see you leave.
Thanks so much for letting me know about this! I double-checked and you’re right; the blog’s URL isn’t showing up in Tumblr searches (but it is showing up via Google and Bing). I have no idea why. I checked its visibility settings and it’s not marked as hidden or explicit, so it should come up. I have contacted @support and am waiting for an answer. I’ll share any information I get as it becomes available. Hopefully it’ll be taken care of relatively quickly. Thanks again!
UPDATE: Tumblr staff emailed me today and must’ve resolved this issue because the blog is now showing up in search results via the site (at least on my end). If you’re still having problems, please let me know as soon as possible so I can reach out to them again. Thank you!
In light of Tumblr’s announcement, I will be focusing on backing up the blog to an alternative source for the next few days. The site may not be affected, but as they’ve already hidden it from Tumblr searches for no apparent reason I’m not taking any chances. I’ll post a link to the back-up site as soon as I’m able to.
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DECEMBER 8TH: MAGNUS’ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
The entire day will be dedicated to fic recs that feature themes related to our favorite warlock’s birthday.
DECEMBER 15TH: DECEMBER 24TH: COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS
The ten days leading up to Christmas will feature winter and holiday-themed fic recs.
DECEMBER 25TH: CHRISTMAS EVENT
The day will be dedicated to fic recs that feature themes related to Christmas Day.
DECEMBER 31ST: NEW YEARS EVENT
The day will be dedicated to fic recs that feature themes related to New Years Eve and New Years Day.
Shadowhunters fanfiction has been a huge part of my life since I joined the fandom in mid-2016, but I think its significance in my life has only increased in the last year. When I was struggling to come to terms with my sexuality this spring the show’s positive representation was incredibly important, but it was often the words written by fic writers that really helped put things into perspective. Perhaps the most visceral example of this came shortly after I started accepting that I’m asexual. I was trying my best to embrace it and find pride in it, but it wasn’t easy and I was terrified of coming out to anyone. I felt alone the vast majority of the time. But it was around that time when one of my favorite fics updated and with that update came a meaningful scene between two characters where one ended up coming out as demisexual. I can’t put into words how much the conversation that moment sparked between the characters helped me. I felt more understood and less alone than I had in a long time. Scenes or pieces of dialogue have affected me personally in the past, but this one really stuck with me because it truly did come at a time when I needed it the most. Fic writers are able to do so much through their writing, including making a difference in people’s lives, and it’s such a beautiful thing. Thank you all so much for sharing your gifts with us so freely. I hope you know how appreciated you are and how much of a difference you make.
Lindsey / MalecFicLibrary
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