as promised, these are my recommendations. they all made a huge impression on me with any one or more the following: writing style/ story line/ concept. livejournal has remarkable writers but many have since gone awol.

be sure to bookmark this page as i will be updating every now and then. also, do check out the other fics under these writers' master list or their recommendation lists. happy reading!

OT5

Mad House crazy crazy fic. read for laughs because seunghyun is just so damn funny in this fic. uncompleted. unrated.

CL / SEUNGRI

cover and spread decent guy seungri falls hopelessly in love with model cl. but their relationship is doomed to fail - M (drug use, mild mentions of )

TOPBOM / SPRINGTEMPO

Mr. & Mrs. Choi  a la Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Plot-driven and amazing chemistry between topbom - NC17 (ual situations)

TOP / OC

And the mirror cracked from side to side seunghyun is a politician in a loveless marriage until a plane crash kills the wife and a woman gets misidentified as his dead wife. in other news, jiyong screws youngbae's daughter. one of the first bb fanfics i've ever read. good plot, good narrative - NC17 (ual situations)

GD / OC

Lesbian, Gigolo & Best Friends ignore the false image the writer gives with her username and tags in the story. this is very well written. jiyong is a biual gigolo, han minri believes herself to be a lesbian. they develop a trust and bond with each other. discontinued fic but very worth the read for her good writing. it reminds me of a very well crafted japanese drama with serious themes. NC17 (ual discussions)

TOP / GD / OC

I told you i'm coming home Ah_Jong has a way of writing that is so quietly peaceful without using big words and manages to keep things simple and believable. written in second person narrative, it is one of the rare attempts in fanfics that is executed surprisingly well. one of my favorite seunghyun characterisation of all times– imagine him just lying on the couch and goofing around in a hoodie (squeals!) he plays a friend who has been in love with "you" even whilst "you" were in a relationship with jiyong. NC13 read the sequel Try To Be Home

GTOP

White jiyong is the heir of a successfully tech company a la tony starks. he buys a modified version of his own android tech in an underground market and unravels a secret beyond his imagination. brilliant use of yg family characters. so action packed i thought i was watching a movie. chaptered fic - NC17 (one rated chapter)

'Son, be a dentist' post-disbandment fic. jiyong becomes a dentist, seunghyun lingers in yge but never forgets him - NC17 (brief )

'I believe in Death, Destruction, Chaos, Greed and Filth' gtop as a bixual(?) pair of serial killers. what can be hotter than that? - M (for obvious reasons). also read part 2 where seungri cameos 'Better Angels of our Nature"

all the king's horses jiyong is an astronaut. seunghyun is the reluctant scientist that puts him up in space. he watches jiyong crumble before his eyes - M (disturbing psychological mind-)

from the enduring past and future jiyong debuts as a solo artist. seunghyun is a man who fell from the sky and into his life. amazing creation of an au with concepts from dr.who which i've never read nor watched before. the first gtop fic i've ever read and will never forget. 2 parts. - NC13

and the music plays on seunghyun is a freelance pianist. jiyong decides to change that. a quiet and beautiful piece. - NC13

and a self esteem to match (what a catch) jiyong is an artist, seunghyun pretends he's happy with his life, until he meets jiyong. 2 parts - N17 (ual situations) read the sequel i got troubled thoughts

A Measure of Salvation an 8 part fic of EPIC PROPORTIONS. if it was a book i would buy it. It's a collaboration on livejournal, with entire universes and races conjured from their brilliant minds. It's reading fics like this that make me want to erase all the writings i've ever done and rewrite them... or just quit fic writing altogether because they are just so awesome. read the sequel A Measure of Sacrifice.

The Obnoxious Prince inspired from seunghyun's fantastic baby's concept of a mint-haired napoleon-prince in a lifesized frame, jiyong is an amateur photographer who hallucinates seunghyun coming to life when he comes across the painting in the art gallery. and seunghyun does what he does best– toddling around. this fic tugged at my heartstrings, made me laugh, giggle, tear, smile and basically phunked with my heart, badly. i actually read it three times. the plot twist and how elements in the fic linked beautifully is nothing short of skillfulness on the writer's part. i was shocked to learn she wasn't even a gtop stan - NC13.