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Will you marry me?

Alessandro Borghi

Hi have you read any good Joe/Nicky fics? Could you rec me something good?? Thank you

Hi anon, I have read MANY good Joe/Nicky fics, or at least fics I have enjoyed! I am not entirely certain why you have come to me with this, I am after all just a humble fanartist who rambles a lot, BUT I am nothing if not opinionated so I will happily provide :D

While We're Young 

by Hyb @h-yb,(pretty sure this is the correct tumblr, let me know if not) 2k words, M rated

He knows what Genoa does to Nicky. 

Nicky and Joe visit Genoa in the modern-day, post-canon. This one is one of my favourites. It is sweet and introspective and beautifully, poetically written. When I’m looking for a fic of these two, unless it’s an AU of some sort I just really want something that makes me feel their age, the depth of their love, how incredible and breathtaking it all is and this one definitely does all of that. I don’t have smarter words here, just read and bask in the beauty of it all. Mild sexual content but it’s not very explicit. 

Salt and Harvest

by hollybennett123, 3k words, M rated

The making and the breaking of bread, throughout the centuries.

The first time Nicky bakes bread for them to share — thick, rounded puffs of aish baladi, prepared with the utmost concentration and care — the sun has begun to set in Cairo, staining the sky the same vivid colour as the tangerines that grow ripe and heavy on the trees outside their door.

A very fun and sweet look at how Joe and Nicky live through the centuries, as demonstrated by different moments of Nicky baking bread. I think the characterization is spot on and I think again you really feel how long they have lived and loved and just the act of baking bread for someone you love... I love that as a concept. Has some sexual content also, again not super explicit, but just a heads up. 

As an Ancient City

stonecarved (figure8) or @lgbtmazight, 2k words, M rated

This is a language no one else in the world is fluent in: the glint in Nicky’s eye, the unbearable gentleness with which he pushes Yusuf flat against the bed.

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Joe and Nicky, from 1099 to 2019, through continents and dialects.

This one again is a collection of different moments through the centuries, but this time the angle is the languages they speak. yes, I might have a favourite type of fic for them lol. This one is very good however just both as writing in general and as fic of them specifically.  I feel like this too captures the characters and their dynamic as well as their age and complexity really well. And this one also has implied sexual content.  

When The Cherries White With Blossoms, Be Ready & Be Brave

by chapstickaddict, 17,5k words, E rated

“What are you doing?” he mouthed into Nicky’s thigh.

“Watching you sleep.”

“What else are you doing?”

“Rewriting King Lear,” Nicky said. His voice was plagued with distraction. Joe pulled himself up enough to see the page; Act II ran red with slashed words. His lover’s eyes were the color of the sky just before a tornado touched down.

This one is post canon and deals directly with the aftermath of the movie. Nicky is troubled by bookers betrayal and worried his and Joe’s intimacy is going to push Nile away like it did with Booker. Joe is worried about Nicky worrying about that and Joe is worried about Andy being mortal but not dealing with it very well. This fic is Joe’s pov and I think it explores his relationship with Andy in a really interesting way as well as how Nile fits into their lives and into the team post-movie. I like how their chemistry is written and I really like the Joe worrying about Andy angle, I feel like there isn’t enough of that in the fandom so far. This one has multiple explicit sex scenes however so that’s something to be aware of, kids don’t click on it. 

Brother of My Heart

by, @aphroditestummyrolls , 6k, Not rated

Joe didn’t think about the World Cup or Lord of the Rings as they pulled up the long gravel path to their destination. He didn’t even register his first sighting of the windswept cottage in Scarborough. He didn’t remember parking the car. He barely acknowledged anything outside of Nicky, opening the door, wrapping a warm, grounding hand around his and leading them up to the house. Joe was more tired than he had ever been, he was convinced of it. All 953 years, he’d never been this exhausted, this broken, this hurt.

The weathered old door closed behind the lot of them, and Joe heard Andy’s long, tired sigh as she flicked on the light. Nile dragged her feet to the kitchen counter and leaned heavily against it, running her bloody hands down her face. Nicky had done his best to pick the glass out of her braids, but she still looked… well, she looked like she’d jumped out of a penthouse window.

She was going to be good for the team. She wouldn’t be like…

Booker hovered halfway between Andy and the door, as if he didn’t know if he was supposed to be there. Joe watched him, his brother, standing there with that haunted look in his eye, and it lanced through him like a blade.

This one is also post-movie and dealing with the fallout, though this is much more about Booker and his actions. Definitely not very kind to Booker this one but it’s justified. I liked that Nicky gets the furious anger moment with Booker for hurting Yusuf and I like that Yusuf gets to cry and also be comforted by his loving husband who would fight the world to keep him safe. Everyone hug joe 2020. No sexual themes in this one so everyone go ahead freely lol. 

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There are a lot more recs I could have put here and can share further if you or anyone else still interested! I don’t think I’ve ever actually written a ficred list before, feels good! If any of the authors who are here and not tagged are on tumblr and want to be tagged please message me i don’t know who you are! Also if I did something wrong let me know and there are some genres of fics that I purposefully did not add here like pwp stuff or aus but I guess drop me a line if you’re interested in those also

when parasite said the rich can afford to be kind, when parasite said global warming is most catastrophic for those least responsible, when parasite said the rich are the ones with access to sunlight, when parasite said the efforts of the working class are invisible to their exploiters, when parasite said water only ever flows from the rich down to the poor and never in reverse, when parasite said the rich are the real parasites for leeching off of their workers' labour

PEAKY BLINDERS | Season 3 | Episode 6

looks like we’re not the only ones affected

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the evil counterparts 

The stone or your sibling