Deobi's Favorite Fics of 2024

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[Twitter thread | Bluesky post]

The tradition continues! The works featured here were recommended by the wonderful members of our Discord server. For those who haven't been able to keep up with the AO3 tag this year, feel free to use this as a starting point to discovering loads of awesome fics.

Thank you to everyone who was here with us in 2024. In 2025, let's fill the tag with even more TBZ love and cherish all the lovely TBZ writers. Happy reading, everyone!

🎁 "halves of a whole" by nebunlae
changmin/sunwoo
12.1k
mature
🏷️ canon-compliant, pov alternating, friends to lovers

🎁 do you remember (the other half of 23) by youhvins (vlossoms)
jacob/kevin
18.1k
teen & up
🏷️ soulmates, idol/fan, angst with a happy ending

🎁 mambo no. 5 by gunwoong
jacob/kevin, jacob/hyunjae
9.1k
teen & up
🏷️ canon-compliant, polyamory, fluff

🎁 only we know by rainingover
jacob/haknyeon
9.1k
mature
🏷️ spies & agents, forbidden love, married life

🎁 No Map No Plan by popliar (littlerhymes)
chanhee/changmin/hyunjae
9.3k
general
🏷️ non-famous, polyamory, getting together

🎁 girlfriend in canada by popliar littlerhymes
chanhee/kevin
11.8k
teen & up
🏷️ canon-compliant, coming out, secret relationship

🎁 high ticket attractions by yutotama
jacob/chanhee
19.1k
teen & up
🏷️ purge fusion au, minor violence, angst with a happy ending

🎁 in cherry kiss dreams by amantheia
hyunjae/sangyeon
17.6k
teen & up
🏷️ non-famous au, slice of life, strangers to lovers

🎁 swear jar (honey) by winkun_au
jacob/hyunjae
14k
explicit
🏷️ CHAPTERED (finished), canon-compliant, eventual smut, sexual themes

🎁 over the starlight haze by matchasoy
jacob/kevin
10.7k
teen & up
🏷️ not kpop idols, exes to lovers, angst with a happy ending

🎁 goodnight dear by matchasoy
jacob/kevin
11k
teen & up
🏷️ roommates/housemates au, sharing a bed, friends to lovers

🎁 payback just as sweet as you by Connah
hyunjae/eric
6.4k
explicit
🏷️ friends with benefits, porn with plot, cheating

🎁 sensations awake, burning like flames by lovedays
juyeon/kevin
6k
explicit
🏷️ canon-compliant, porn with feelings, friends to lovers

🎁 Splinters Ember by juyumies (wooyoungies)
hyunjae/juyeon
29.1k
explicit
🏷️ CHAPTERED (wip), college/university au, demon hunters, dark magic

🎁 six feet deep by wavebreaker
chanhee/hyunjae
14.7k
teen & up
🏷️ idol-verse, denial of feelings, getting together

🎁 a house made of cards, and us inside by winkun_au
jacob/hyunjae
21.k
mature
🏷️ CHAPTERED (wip), canon divergence, non-chronological, eventual smut

🎁 KYH_2997.exe by gunwoong
younghoon/hyunjae
16.2k
teen & up
🏷️ sci-fi/space/robots, established relationship, internal conflict

🎁 forever lost in forsaken missives by yutotama
sunwoo/juyeon
17.1k
teen & up
🏷️ temporary character death, parallel universes, hurt/comfort

🎁 our time, flourishing in spring by red watermelon
juyeon/sangyeon
22.6k
explicit
🏷️ college/university au, omegaverse, arranged marriage

🎁 mercurial blue by miltaewoo
juyeon/sangyeon
86.8k
explicit
🏷️ CHAPTERED (wip), canon-divergent, family dynamics, established relationship

🎁 thrill ride by buildarocket
juyeon/sangyeon
2.5k
teen & up
🏷️ amusement park au, strangers to lovers, meet-cute

🎁 you hold my attention without even trying by topazite
hyunjae/juyeon
59k
explicit
🏷️ summer, co-workers to lovers, lifeguards

🎁 hide your love by qtease
juyeon/eric
22.6k
explicit
🏷️ coming out, angst/fluff/smut, canon-compliant

🎁 begin again by matchasoy
changmin/sunwoo
3k
teen & up
🏷️ post-apocalypse, angst & hurt/comfort, hopeful ending

🎁 let's fall in love (for the night) by nebunlae
haknyeon/eric
14k
teen & up works
🏷️ fantasy, fake/pretend relationship, strangers to lovers

🎁 caught in the love trap by gunwoong
jacob/haknyeon
6.2k
teen & up
🏷️ shapeshifters, fluff & humour, hurt/comfort

🎁 Choose Your Own Husband by popliar (littlerhymes) & tullycat
sangyeon/tbz ensemble, sangyeon/seungjun|J-Us, sangyeon/seungyoun|woodz
50k
general
🏷️ CHAPTERED (finished), reality show fusion, the bachelor fusion, choose your own show

🎁 summer skies and peaches kisses by calicokyu (vinn_e)
changmin/juyeon
7k
general
🏷️ college/university au, summer romance, ambiguous/open ending

🎁 pride & prance by gunwoong
chanhee/haknyeon
10.7k
teen & up
🏷️ non-famous au, fake relationship/marriage, falling in love

🎁 a place where lovers go by saltjoons
jacob/hyunjae
5.9k
teen & up
🏷️ zombie apocalypse, non-linear narrative, getting to know each other

🎁 christmas eve, 10:47pm by keetz
younghoon/hyunjae
8.8k
teen & up
🏷️ not kpop idols, christmas eve, pre-relationship

🎁 there was only one bed (in-game) by saltjoons
jacob/hyunjae/juyeon
7.7k
teen & up
🏷️ non-famous, strangers to lovers, online romance

🎁 green lights by anamneza
changmin/sunwoo
1.7k
general
🏷️ canon-compliant, pre-relationship, christmas

🎁 melting snow by rainingover
chanhee/sunwoo
9.9k
teen & up
🏷️ fashion & models, first meetings, developing relationship

🎁 as i dreamed everyday by yaoza
changmin/sunwoo
11.3k
explicit
🏷️ college/university au, werewolves, friend with benefits

🎁 unfold by sinchun
chanhee/changmin/younghoon
13.1k
explicit
🏷️ CHAPTERED (finished), canon-divergence, bodysharing, angst with a happy ending

🎁 spring, summer, fall (into you) by nebunlae
hyunjae/juyeon, past younghoon/juyeon
12.4k
teen & up
🏷️ strangers to friends to lovers, moving on, emotional hurt/comfort

🎁 a summer guide to pools, shores, surfer boys by saltjoons
jacob/eric
13.5k
teen & up
🏷️ non-famous, summer romance, crush at first sight

🎁 ghosts of shark island by popliar (littlerhymes)
haknyeon/younghoon
4.6k
teen & up
🏷️ liminal spaces, shark island, miscommunication

🎁 the heavy snow by jikokeno
younghoon/jaehyun
12.5k
not rated
🏷️ hurt/comfort, childhood friends, angst