Fic Recs
Here's a big ol list of fanfics I absolutely adore and think you should read :) I'll update as I find new gems
HTTYD
“A pair of Night Furies hatch under mysterious circumstances into a big, wild world, unknowingly embarking on a perilous and fateful path fraught with malicious and greedy humans. Changing the world was never going to be easy, but that's what it means to become a hero the hard way.”
MLP
“In the wake of Chrysalis' failed invasion, a different hive breaks tradition and steps into the light to open relations with Equestria. The ever eager scholar, Twilight Sparkle, uses this truce as the perfect opportunity to learn more about this enigmatic race. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, she will learn all there is to know about what it means to be a changeling.”
“For most of Applejack's life, she didn't know what she was. True, she understood who she was well enough. But ponies don't change shapes, nor do they get strength from love. Applejack never thought too hard on it... until the events of a certain wedding brought about some harsh realizations. Now, with Equestria still reeling from the surprise attack, will Applejack manage to come to terms with what she is? Will she even be able to keep her secret safe? For if the royal guards don't get her first, the conspirators in the shadows just might...”
“Over half a year has passed since the changeling attack on Ponyville, and Applejack would like to think things have finally settled down. Much has changed for the young changeling, and all of Equestria in kind. The new district in Ponyville proves that, along with the town's many new residents.”
“On a dark night filled with even darker magics, an insane cult attempts to give Nightmare Moon a body and life of her own, utterly separate from Princess Luna. But, when the spell is interrupted by Celestia, something unexpected is created.”
“Hearth's Warming is a time for friends and family to come together, celebrate harmony, and welcome the new year. Nyx is looking forward to just this as she rides the train to Canterlot with Spike and Twilight. She's going to meet her extended family for the first time and wants nothing more than to make a good impression. Yet, the sheen of the holidays can't hide the trouble caused by meddling grandparents, relentless reporters, and a paranoid uncle.”
“It happened. Twilight became an alicorn. Her mentor Celestia has never been prouder, her friends are amazed, her daughter Nyx is thrilled to death— And both Twilight and the government are in a tizzy. By Equestrian law, she is effectively a princess. This is complicated by the fact that she's the adoptive mother of the former Nightmare Moon, and nopony is precisely thrilled at the notion of Nyx being within reach of the throne.
It's further complicated by the fact that Twilight doesn't want to be a princess.”
“Twilight becomes alicorn of the stars. This is sort of a problem, because Luna kind of already was alicorn of the stars. Oops!”
Undertale
“It's been about a year since the barrier fell, and a lot has changed – though not in very surprising ways. People are still jerks to anyone new and different, you're still freaked out by the idea of getting serious with anyone, your job is still weird and awesome. Oh, and your cat still has seriously no chill. Also there is skeleton dong and small corporate politics. “But it's too long!” You say. That's exactly the sort of attitude that stops me from making boxed mac and cheez when EasyMac's right there. Don't be like me. If you're going to indulge in trash, commit to it, man. I mean also eventually the plotting gets so tight you could bounce a quarter off it.”
“You're an Elementary School teacher in a rural town when one day, your co-teacher goes under investigation for reasons you don't know, and suddenly you're to blame. You try to put on a brave face but can't help but feel lost as the people you worked with isolate you, as well as the town itself.
Your boss tells you of an opportunity out East; the monsters that had come to the surface last year are now trying to recruit human teachers to help them start acclimating monster and human children, together. The Queen of the Monsters is the new Principal, and your boss wants to help you get a fresh start.
What's the worst that could happen?”