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A Redditor requested short fluffy/humorous/cracky fics without smut, so I pulled what I could from my fic db. All of these are 4000 words or less, so are quick reads.

Since this is a request post, it will not be updated as time goes on. Links are valid as of the day posted, but no guarantees are made for the future.

Icon guide )

Explanation of ratings )

All themes are listed below fics so you can decide what to click on or not. For more information on themes, see this post.

Ships )


Below are the recs:

Alphas )

FBI (CBS show) )

FBI Most Wanted )

Fried Green Tomatoes )

Gold Diggers )

Push )

Speed )

The Matrix )

I'm already aware that the fic marked with the tombstone is long vanished from the 'net and is not even on the Wayback Machine. However, if any of the other links above no longer work soon after the post date, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks! (If it's been a long time since this post was made, please first check the regular post that the fic should be listed in to see if the link has been marked accordingly, since this post will not be kept up-to-date.)

Enjoy! :)

91. The Friday Five

Aug. 1st, 2025 02:18 pm
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 [community profile] thefridayfive for 8-1-2025

1. What is something you collect? Why?

I have a few things I collect. Books, movies, vinyl, Pop Funkos, Sabrina Carpenter merch, and I “hoard” candles lol. Why? I enjoy the things I collect as they reflect my interests and personality. 

2. If you could make one ice cream flavor, what would the ingredients be and what would be the name?

I’m curious what a Nutella ice cream would taste like. 

3. What can't you go a day without?

Tea, in some capacity. 

4. What position do you sleep in? *back, right side, left side, stomach . . . etc.*

Sides, mostly. After starting BiPAP therapy I started to sleep on my back more (suspect it’s from the extra air flowing in). 

5. What is your typical morning routine before work/school?

Still unemployed, but I’ve been busy editing my book and with school, so those count. I typically get up and go to the bathroom. Check my phone. Call my mom and then I get something to eat. That’s about it. I bathe at night so I don’t have to do that when I get up.

Fandoms in my fic database

Jul. 24th, 2025 07:00 pm
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updated 2025-07-24


This post is for keeping track of which fandoms I've finished or am working on adding to my fic database.

Completed fandoms:

Alphas
+ anthropomorphic
C-16: FBI
Cybergeddon
Deep Impact (1998)
* FBI (CBS show that first aired fall 2018)
* FBI: Most Wanted
Flood (2007)
Fried Green Tomatoes (both book and film)
Gold Diggers (1995)
Push (2009)
Speed (1994)
Stick It (2005)
The Matrix (including Enter the Matrix, The Animatrix, and The Matrix Awakens trailer)

* on hiatus from adding or updating fics since I am behind on watching canon
+ not a main focus = I save fics only as I come across them and will never go through it thoroughly


Note that with more active fandoms, I may at times be behind in keeping up with new fics.


Next to add:

Profiler
Tomorrow When the War Began (book & film, but not TV show)

Intro to my fic database

Jul. 25th, 2025 02:00 pm
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If you've stumbled across this and don't know what on earth the database is, here's a brief explanation:

I blended my fannish and geeky sides together during the summer of 2019 when I realized I had a problem finding the fic I wanted to read. "The one where that happened" and "a fic where the two characters cuddle/hold each other" aren't very helpful at finding stories with an author/title organization system, and my memory, though very good, has its limits, of course. It didn't take me long to realize that there was no suitable online system for this (especially if you read fics from more than one site, such as both AO3 and ff.n, not counting the gazillion other fanfic archives and websites out there), and no existing offline one. (At the time either AO3's external bookmarks wasn't a feature yet, or I wasn't aware of it. And either way it's nowhere near as feature-full as I wanted.) So I taught myself how to make a database (with considerable help from a forum volunteer with the more difficult parts), and began entering the fics I have saved on my hard drive (which is an awful lot).

The easy part was creating the database; the hard part is stocking it with the information. It will never be "complete", and it will be a very long time before I even add all the stories I've already saved to my hard drive. However, I can already generate quite a few useful posts, which you can find many linked here at my master recs post, and others by looking at the specific recs posts tagged with "fic database". You're welcome to ask for a report of your own to be generated; read the Fic List Q&A for more info.

If you have an interest in creating your own database, I can give you a blank version of it for you to use for the fics you want. Just leave me your email address (comments screened below for privacy) so I can email you with the details. Read below to know what you need to tell me, as some aspects require customization to your specific needs.

Database specifics )

Note: All of this information is in a Mega folder as well, but I found it difficult to keep it updated, especially since my current version of LibreOffice makes generating and updating reports a royal pain. I therefore decided to move all of the pertinent information to Dreamwidth. The recs lists in pdf format that are shared on there may still be of interest but as the links are not clickable, they are nowhere as user-friendly, and at this point are out-of-date.

Themes in my fic database

Jul. 26th, 2025 10:31 pm
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updated 2025-08-01


Below is a full list of all themes in my database. Some are named the way AO3 does them, some are not (and some have multiple names in the same tag to make it clear). In some cases I combine similar themes into one tag because I don't find it useful to distinguish between them. I also tag for some grammatical features that are not usually tagged for on AO3, and for the ending type (positive, sad/unhappy, cliffhanger - except for fic collections and most poetry). For fics that have a major romantic/sexual relationship tagged, I usually tag for the relationship status (beginning, established, one-sided/unrequited, unhappy, etc.). And I have themes that equate to each of AO3's mandatory warnings. All of those tags are in the list below, mixed with all the trope and content tags.

Themes vary as to the extent that they must be present for tagging. Some (such as Breathplay) may get tagged if there are just a few sentences of it. Others (such as Food / Cooking) may only be tagged if the fic is centered around that theme (since eating is a common activity and may appear in numerous fics; it isn't notable unless the scenes focus on it). Present Tense may be tagged even if the fic is inconsistent with tenses and bounces between past and present, since some people find it unpleasant and would prefer to avoid. (Past tense is considered the default and is not tagged for.)

Note that the existence of a theme in my database does not indicate the relative frequency of that tag. Some are used only on one fic. Others are used on literally a thousand or more (Positive Ending is rather common, naturally).

If you think a particular fic should be tagged with a theme and it isn't, please let me know! In many cases, I may simply have added the theme after the fic was added to my database, and could not remember which fic(s) needed that theme tagged.

Themes )


Some explanation of specific tags )

You're welcome to use this to request a customized recs post for you. I can both filter for fics containing a specific theme or two (though it is much harder to filter for fics containing both at once), and/or exclude all fics with a specific theme tagged. Comments are screened so you have privacy to request exactly what you want without making your exclusions public, in case you are embarrassed or shy about them (but if you don't care who sees your comment, just say it's OK to unscreen). Recs lists that were requested with only a single theme included may be posted publicly as such, whereas recs lists that exclude a theme or two may be simply posted with your nick as the recipient. (Exclusions will not be listed publicly; only you will know what was excluded.)

87. The Friday Five

Jul. 24th, 2025 06:36 pm
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What is...

1. one place you volunteer (or would like to)? Why? Animal shelter and the why is because I’m a huge animal lover. 

2. one book you'd like to see made into a movie? Why? There are so many sapphic books I’d like to see grace the big screen. I’d be happy with any of them. And why? I’m a lesbian who feels the sapphic community is sorely underrepresented in the TV and film industry. 

3. one creature (living, extinct, or mythical) you'd like for a pet? Why? I want a dog, but I have 3 cats that keep me busy currently. I will eventually have a dog though. Mythical? Dragon, hands down. Why for both? I love dogs and I think having a pet dragon would be epic. 

4. one place on Earth you'd like to visit? Why? The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Why? The most romantic city on the planet and I’m a hopeless romantic. 

5. one talent or skill you'd like to develop? Why? Probably singing or acting. Why? I’d like to try my hand at both. But I cannot carry a tune and I don’t think I’m animated enough to be an actor.
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