Reading List August 28th
Every day from today until August 29th I'm going to be posting Reading Lists! These are another way of browsing the collection, and will be split out by top level category (based on the AO3 categorizations) and medium! If anything appears to be in the wrong spot, please let me know!
Today's lists are Books & Literature, Video Games, and Book & Video Game Crossovers!
Books & Literature - Art
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Accidentally Picked Up the Nephew of a Demon Lord : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68968376
- 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu/Tianlang-jun, Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu & Zhuzhi-lang, Tianlang-jun & Zhuzhi-lang, Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu, Tianlang-jun, Zhuzhi-lang
- Strangers to Lovers, Found Family, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Pre-Relationship, Digital Art, Fanart
Little did Shen Qingqiu know, the demon child he rescued has a powerful demon lord uncle tracking him down.
by the rose pond : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68632781
- 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- F/F
- General Audiences, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Liu Qingge/Madam Meiyin, Liu Qingge, Madam Meiyin (Scum Villain)
- Digital Art, Alternate Universe - Always a Different Gender or Sex
Liu Qingge is cornered nearby the rose pond.
Lion's Den : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68931001
- 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- Multi
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Liu Mingyan/Luo Binghe/Qiu Haitang
- Fanart, Digital Art, PIDW
Liu Mingyan, Qiu Haitang, Luo Binghe
Books & Literature - Fanfic
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before the answers, before they taught us (4258) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68923756
- The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
- F/F
- Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Harrowhark Nonagesimus/Coronabeth Tridentarius, Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Coronabeth Tridentarius
- Background Harrianthe, Background Tridentariicest, Oral Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Necromancy Used For Sex (Locked Tomb Series), bone dildo, Teaching to Fuck
Corona huffed, her lips still close enough that Harrow could feel the puff of her breath. "Are you just going to stand there like a corpse? You're not even closing your eyes!"
"How am I to learn with my eyes closed?" questioned Harrow.
"You have to learn it by feel. You can't go staring at Ianthe like a dead fish!"
or
Corona takes it upon herself to teach Harrow how to fuck her sister.
still gold (3326) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68972911
- A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
- F/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Cersei Lannister/Ned Stark, Ned Stark, Brandon Stark, Cersei Lannister, Elia Martell
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Getting Together, Minor Brandon Stark/Catelyn Tully Stark, past Robert Baratheon/Ned Stark, Different characters survive Robert's Rebellion
Years after Aerys Targaryen destroyed King's Landing with wildfire, Ned Stark is still coming to terms with how the world has changed forever.
do me wrong (2315) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68944376
- 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Shang Qinghua/Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu, Shang Qinghua, Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, First Kiss, Teasing, Banter, Developing Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Shang Qinghua & Shen Yuan | Shen Qingqiu Friendship, Shang Qinghua-centric, Airplane Bro Shang Qinghua, Little Black Dress Exchange 2025
Airplane Bro realizes that he is rather fond of Cucumber Bro's personality. Cucumber Bro realizes he is rather fond of Airplane's thick face.
A Darn Waste (2311) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68367601
- Tortall - Tamora Pierce
- M/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Gary of Naxen/Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak, Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak, Gary of Naxen, Volorin (Tortall)
- Established Relationship, Caretaking
“What about you, sir? Are you seeing a special someone?” Corporal Volorin asked, waggling his eyebrows.
“Oh yes,” Roaul replied easily. “I’m going to see someone very special, someone who’s very dear to me, my best partner in life, my dearest friend, the one I have sworn to remain loyal to for the rest of my days.”
a world of dreams (2043) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69657411
- Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
- F/F
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Dorothy Gardner/Anne Shirley, Anne Shirley, Dorothy Gardner
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Friends to Lovers, Feelings Realization, First Kiss, past Anne/Roy
Dorothy Gardner helps Anne realise something about herself she'd never been able to put into words.
Our Future, Up in the Air (1530) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68826606
- Cherry Ames - Helen Wells & Julie Tatham
- F/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Cherry Ames/Wade Cooper, Cherry Ames, Wade Cooper
- Post-Canon, Bittersweet, Long-Distance Relationship
His feelings for her never wavered - whether they were together or on opposite sides of the world, from the end of the war to the start of a new life.
touching the sun (1473) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68887071
- 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian/Wen Xu, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Wen Xu (Modao Zushi)
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian Isn't Thrown into the Burial Mounds, Negotiations
Wen Xu stops Wen Chao from throwing Wei Wuxian into the Burial Mounds, offering him a proposal.
Lead Weights (1351) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68976106
- Tortall - Tamora Pierce
- F/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Lerant of Eldorne/Maura of Dunlath, Maura of Dunlath, Lerant of Eldorne
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Character Study, Recovery, Leadership, Angst with a Happy Ending
Maura makes a connection with another person struggling forward in the wake of their family's treason.
penny-in-handed (988) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69194101
- River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey
- Multi
- Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Regina "Archie" Archambault/Gran Carter/Winslow Houndstooth/Adelia Reyes/Hero Shackleby, Hero Shackleby, Regina "Archie" Archambault, Gran Carter, Winslow Houndstooth, Adelia Reyes
- Sex Pollen, Orgy, Post-Canon
Ysabel's first day of school has left everyone a little testy. Hero has a plan to make sure they can relax.
hospitality (729) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69196556
- 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
- F/F, Multi
- Teen And Up Audiences, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Ning Yingying/Sha Hualing/Xiao Gongzhu | Little Palace Mistress, Ning Yingying/Sha Hualing, Ning Yingying, Sha Hualing, Xiao Gongzhu | Little Palace Mistress
- Established Ning Yingying/Sha Hualing, Pre-relationship Ning Yinying/Sha Hualing/Little Palace Mistress, Post-Canon
The Demon Realm, Ning Yingying had learned, had some strange ways of showing hospitality.
Or, Sha Hualing has a gift for Ning Yingying.
longing (710) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68974176
- Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
- F/F
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Diana Barry/Anne Shirley
Diana knew, deep down, that Josie Pye must have said it to be spiteful.
let all that you do be done in love. (610) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68615361
- The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
- F/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- John Gaius | Necrolord Prime/Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Harrowhark Nonagesimus, John Gaius | Necrolord Prime
- Book: Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb Series), POV Second Person, Non-Consensual Touching
“Do you know what it means to love?” God said.
“Devotion.” You replied. “Adoration.”
“You give me all those things?”
Heights (526) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68869926
- Teixcalaan Series - Arkady Martine
- F/F
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Mahit Dzmare/Nineteen Adze, Mahit Dzmare, Nineteen Adze
- Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Perhaps it is too easy a thing, for Mahit to be drawn into the orbit of Nineteen Adze.
Video Games - Art
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[Art] The Pope and the Knights-Captain : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69692366
- Bravely Second: End Layer (Video Game)
- F/F
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Edea Lee/Agnès Oblige, Agnès Oblige, Edea Lee
- Fanart, Extra Treat, Digital Art
Bravely Second Oblee fanart.
[ART] Relationship Maintenance : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68968091
- Invisible Inc. (Video Game)
- M/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Alex "Sharp" McTeague/Tony Xu, Tony Xu (Invisible Inc. Video Game), Alex "Sharp" McTeague
- Art, Augments, taking care of your partner, But make it cyberpunk, soft moments, Established Relationship
(Fanart) Rivalry : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/67331281
- Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)
- Multi
- Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Heracles/Melinoë/Prometheus (Hades Video Game), Melinoë (Hades Video Game), Heracles (Hades Video Game), Prometheus (Hades Video Game)
- Fanart, Digital Art, Game: Hades II (Supergiant Video Game), Threesome - F/M/M, breast groping, Size Difference, Partial Nudity, sooo that Vow of Rivals 3 huh
Melinoë tries a different approach with the Guardians of Olympus.
[art] A Clue : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68845781
- Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Dangan Ronpa Series
- F/F
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Kirigiri Kyoko/Celestia Ludenberg, Kirigiri Kyoko, Celestia Ludenberg
- Embedded Images, Art, Digital Art, Alternate Universe - Vampire
The SHSL Detective is on the hunt for a killer.
Created for Little Black Dress Exchange 2025.
[Art] Borrowed Style : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68966696
- Invisible Inc. (Video Game)
- M/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Brian Decker/Tony Xu, Tony Xu (Invisible Inc. Video Game), Brian Decker
- Art, Fluff, cw: Decker smiling, Borrowing Clothes
"It suits you. You gonna steal all my clothes, poindexter?"
"I certainly am considering it."
[Art] Chu~ (Airy/Agnès art) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68671736
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Video Game)
- F/F
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Airy/Agnès Oblige, Agnès Oblige, Airy (Bravely Default)
- Fanart, kiss, Fairies, Size Difference
[ART] Going Home : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68953016
- Invisible Inc. (Video Game)
- F/F
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Nika Muratova/Jolie "Banks" Murphy, Jolie "Banks" Murphy, Nika Muratova
- Art, Carrying, Daydreaming, Slice of Life, Domestic
Jolie is so lucky to have such a strong bodyguard girlfriend.
Video Games - Fanfic
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Moonflower (3138) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68305721
- Octopath Traveler II (Video Game)
- F/F
- Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Throné Anguis/Agnea Bristarni, Agnea Bristarni, Throné Anguis, Castti Florenz
- First Time, Neck Kissing, Romance, Tender Sex
Throné is finally free, but the sorrow of Lostseed still lingers over the travelers, Agnea especially. In the quiet of the night, Agnea and Throné find comfort with each other, and with freedom comes a promise of hope and love.
A Soul Awakened (2960) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69177621
- Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)
- F/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Heracles/Melinoë (Hades Video Game), Heracles (Hades Video Game), Melinoë (Hades Video Game), Frinos (Hades Video Game), Toula (Hades Video Game), Raki (Hades Video Game), Hecuba (Hades Video Game), Gale (Hades Video Game)
- Mythology References, Character Study, Developing Relationship, 4 Things, Animal Metaphors, Canon-Typical Violence, Devotion
Beast that he is, Heracles recognizes something of himself in each of Melinoë's familiars. And of someone else, as well.
Trust (2254) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68875176
- 鸣潮 | Wuthering Waves (Video Game)
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Mortefi/Rover (Wuthering Waves), Mortefi (Wuthering Waves), Rover (Wuthering Waves), Xiangli Yao (Wuthering Waves)
- Love Confessions, Trust Issues, Trust, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Relationship Discussions, Character Study, Science Experiments, Vulnerability
“Do you have time?” Rover prompts, his voice warm in a way that reminds Mortefi of the sun that he hasn’t seen in hours. “I’ll buy you coffee afterwards, or lunch, or dinner. Whatever you want– Provided you give me a few chores to run.”
“You could start off by offering to help me with some experiments first, Rover. Or bother some other researchers.”
“Yeah but you’re the easiest one to talk to.”
Mortefi tries not to think too much about what this means. After all, he’s sure anyone would love Rover’s help. There’s a whole line-up that will take him in for some stimulation. It doesn’t answer why Rover is talking to him about it though.
The other resonator snorts. “I’ll literally kill as many TDs as you need me to, Mortefi– Mortefi I’m so bored.”
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In which Mortefi pines and Rover refuses to talk about what's bothering him. Featuring: scientific experiments.
Leave no mark on the body (but no guarantees for the mind) (2140) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69677596
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (Video Game)
- F/F
- Explicit, Rape/Non-Con
- Agnès Oblige/Holly Whyte, Agnès Oblige, Holly Whyte
- Torture, Canon Divergence - Bad Ending, Mind Break, Cunnilingus, Dildos, Painful Sex, Loss of Virginity, Face-Sitting, Femdom, Extra Treat, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Sadism
"I'll see she's brought back from the brink each time. Though I fear my magic won't keep the girl's mind intact." ...
An AU where Agnès turns herself in to the Duchy and ends up in Holly's "tender" care.
The Fresco (1803) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/69360406
- Felvidek (Video Game)
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Jozef (Felvidek)/Many, Jozef (Felvidek)
- Games
On the wall of Jozef’s chambers rests a painting; a fresco of naked skill and immense anatomical accuracy.
Always Mages (1671) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68825666
- Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Male Hawke/Cullen Rutherford, Hawke (Dragon Age), Male Hawke (Dragon Age), Cullen Rutherford
- Mage Hawke (Dragon Age), Inquisitor Hawke (Dragon Age), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Misunderstandings
Hawke's interest was piqued by a single sentence.
"Why is it always mages?"
Site of Grace (1388) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68753506
- Octopath Traveler (Video Game)
- F/F
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Primrose Azelhart/Ophilia Clement, Ophilia Clement, Primrose Azelhart
- Post-Canon, Job Switching, Yearning, Ophilia’s gay awakening, Grief/Mourning, Hurt/Comfort, Little Black Dress Exchange 2025
Ophilia has been loathe to leave Flamesgrace after Journey’s End. An invitation made in earnest from the most reserved of their group, however, brings her back to Sunshade for an important, sacred duty.
In which Ophilia and Primrose combine their classes, job switch, and reconnect in the desert after too long apart, and Ophilia comes to some realizations.
Before The Start Of Tomorrow (1358) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68936826
- 鸣潮 | Wuthering Waves (Video Game)
- M/M
- Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Brant/Rover (Wuthering Waves), Rover (Wuthering Waves), Brant (Wuthering Waves)
- Post 2.4 Pre 2.5, Just waxing lyrical about Rover’s pretty eyes
This should have been the start of a gentle epilogue.
Brant knows that is not truly possible, neither for himself nor for this man burdened with such a role larger than a single life is meant to accomplish.
A compromise then, to make the most of this interlude.
New Cabin (1164) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68977351
- Monster Prom (Video Games)
- Other
- Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Calculester Hewlett-Packard/Yellow | Oz, Calculester Hewlett-Packard, Yellow | Oz (Monster Prom)
- Smut, Somnophilia, Vaginal Fingering, Nonbinary Yellow | Oz (Monster Prom), Yellow | Oz Has a Vagina (Monster Prom)
Coach decides to switch up the cabin arrangements. Calculester is paired with Oz, who made a rather intruiging comment.
Anywhere Else (1070) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68979136
- Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
- F/F
- Mature, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Karlach/Florenta (Baldur's Gate), Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Florenta (Baldur's Gate)
- Friends With Benefits, Devils, Tails, Wings, Horns, AU where Karlach gets laid in hell
With Florenta, Karlach is at least less lonely.
Book & Video Game Crossovers - Fanfic
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Being the Whole Story of Phileas Fogg and Captain Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time. (4301) : https://archiveofourown.org/collections/lbdex2025/works/68819346
- 80 Days (Video Game 2014), A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- M/M
- General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
- Phileas Fogg/Ralph Crewe, Jean Passepartout, Phileas Fogg, Ralph Crewe, Sara Crewe, Becky (A Little Princess)
- Little Black Dress Exchange 2025, Crossover, POV Outsider, India, POV First Person
While journeying through India, Phileas Fogg and his trusty valet Passepartout encounter a very singular gentleman.