So I've officially run through all the macdennis fics available (if I'm being honest there ARE definitely some that I did not finish for various reasons such as high school AUs that felt a little weird to read in my mid twenties). It took 8 months. Probably will do as suggested and just start rereading. Something very comforting about reading the same plot run through over and over and over lol.
I do not claim to have amazing or superior taste, but these ones all stood out to me as being exceptionally unique, interesting, or well characterized out of the thousands of stories on A03.
Also if you want recs/want to give me recs my inbox is super open :) I crave to talk to the people
42,679 words- complete
Dennis lives groundhog day/is stuck in a time loop repeating the same day over and over.
73,131 words- Finished and has a part 2
Starts end of season 12/ Dennis' double life. Dennis turns into a vampire basically and its really good.
42,309 words- TRAGICALLY ABANDONED
2017 Mac and Dennis are sent through a time portal to 2005 where they meet their younger selves. Mac and young Dennis are separated from Dennis and young Mac. Something happens and Mac/ old Dennis are sent back to the future while Mac/young Dennis are stuck in the past. So good until abruptly ending with no resolution sadly.
27,325 words- COMPLETE!
Macs dad dies. Him and Dennis go on a road trip to Mexico to spread his ashes.
33,224 words- Complete!
Dennis gets a heart rate monitor watch and the gang tries to help him lower his blood pressure. Post season 16.
51,228 words- IN PROGRESS
This one is being actively updated but I love it so I included it. Dennis agrees to date Mac for one day to get it out of his system so he can finally move on.
edit- This one is complete now!
12,609 words- Finished!
Heaters broken and they are forced to share a sleeping bag. Similar to only one bed trope but better!!!
63,955 words- NOT COMPLETE, supposedly not abandoned but also has not been updated in over a year.
Mac has amnesia back to when he was in the closet and Dennis pretends to be his husband when he wakes up.
edit- recently updated!