Fic recs without spoilers?

[piscaria]

I’m desperate for Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan fic, but I am afraid to go trawling through AO3 because I haven’t finished the series yet and I don’t want to be spoiled. Can anyone rec any relatively spoiler-free fic? Self recs are absolutely encouraged.

I’m on episode 20 if it makes a difference.

Comments

[bonibaru]

This is spoiler free https://archiveofourown.org/works/17483192

This is totally an AU and *whew* https://archiveofourown.org/works/15892797/chapters/37036131

Also an AU but heed the warnings https://archiveofourown.org/works/17179661/chapters/40393433

Also spoiler free https://archiveofourown.org/works/17734565

This too https://archiveofourown.org/works/17589773

Oops I have more but I'm out of time lol

[piscaria]

Thank you! I am so excited to read these.

[yantantether]

Threshold by china_shop

Twill Seeker by Tethysian (the butler AU!)

Every ridge hand-picked by the late sun’s slant light by wildestranger

Driving Lessons by mabyn

Happy reading!

[piscaria]

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to read them.

[maggie33]

Black Cloak Reversed by kyrilu

Dare to Hold by Trobadora

Both fics take place early in the drama.

[piscaria]

Thank you!

[naye]

sarahyyy has a bunch of cute AU fluff - the Bartender AU is one of my favorites, but mentions some characters you might not know yet? (They're all very much bit parts, though.)

trobadora's Dare to Hold is all set around episode 14.

xparrot's Didn't know I would feel it has adorable mutual pining in an established relationship and doesn't touch on anything past where you are in canon.

shaenanigans and fkyb each wrote a different POV on the same adorable & hot first-time fic

qikiqtarjuaq wrote a hilarious and adorable bit of identity porn shenanigans: How to Lose a Black-Cloaked Envoy in 10 Days

yantantether's Just Gotta Know is mostly spoiler free (it might elaborate a bit on something that's only been shown in flashbacks, but it doesn't explain what's going on)

tethysian wrote a fic set right after episode 20! Baby, I'd Rather Go Blind

Amazing crack by china_shop: Getting to Know You

As for self recs - most of my stuff is set in the ~handwave AU~ where things fit between/after episodes without going into specifics, but might have minor spoilers? The exception is This heart I gave you to hold is still beating, which is set after episode 16/17.

Oh, and Never Look Away is 100% porn and so doesn't mention anything plot-related. :D

[piscaria]

Ooh, so many recs! I can’t wait to dig into them. Thank you!

[asya_ana]

Thanks for asking this question! I've been reading fics between my fingers in case I see something I haven't watched yet, but now I have a list! :D

[piscaria]

Haha, you are braver than I am! I figured other people could use these recs too.

[asya_ana]

Oh yes, and Nor yet a floating spar by yantantether is set around ep 11 and gave me exactly what I was looking for.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15887385

[piscaria]

Sweet! Thanks for the rec!

[mecurtin]

Bless you for asking this! I just finished #15 last night and was getting ready to make my own request!

[piscaria]

I’m glad more people are finding it useful! I double-checked the comm to make sure no one else had asked recently because it seems like a common need.

[tinny]

Oookay, here are a few more that haven't been mentioned and that are all canon-independent:

Mission: Matchmaking by TimeTravelFreak - AU where Da Qing tries to set up Yunlan with Shen Wei

c r e a t i o n by aozu - Stripper AU (there are more parts to the series but I'm only reccing the first one)

Androids also by TimeTravelFreak - AU where Shen Wei disguises his lack of aging by pretending to be an android

ride by kyrilu - short fluffy UST piece where they ride a motorcycle together

cream white moon by couldaughter - undercover as a couple

Sarva by rageprufrock - novel-canon-typical BDSM, spoiler-free. At work, in public, Shen Wei is meticulously, seamlessly polite. In bed, he's something else.

this secret language that we speak by lazulisong - also novel-canon, very consensual D/s

I'm in the process of making another rec post at my journal, feel free to check in there later.