summerboy by eech - jakewon. YURI!!!! and summer romance!!!! and the crippling weight of growing up and feeling your shine dull as adult life slowly eats away at you!!!! and yuri!!!!!!

dandelion seeds by faerbiaes - sunwon. sunwon is probably the loveliest enha ship of all time and this fic captures that so beautifully. riki's character is also a highlight! i think the author captured him so well <3

no lucky charms by bassdrum (superheart) - 02z. great smut with bonus points for the absolutely fascinating rich kid characterization !!

heart on the window by perhapspring - jayhoon. i don't think there's a soul alive who understands jayhoon like amie... a must-read for every jayhoonist if i do say so myself!

ask the sun by zipline - wonki. i don't know who ao3 user zipline is but i just think it's really bold to give yourself a username that suggests such fun and zest for life, then go on to write The Most Devastating Wonki I Have Ever Read. this genuinely took a chunk out of my heart. ao3 user zipline we will have words one day...

still on that trapeze by mercurial - sunsun. if you are looking to be actually inside of sunghoon's brain i cannot recommend this more

good faith by untilitbreaks - yunki. jake's characterization in this fic is SO beautifully done and i love love Love how well it ties in with the yunki dynamic!

Look Through My Eyes (I'm Going Where You Ain't Been) by anonymous - heewon. this is like if dark blood was a fic in the sense that both the concept and execution are absolutely perfect. op clearly just Gets heewon in a way us mortals haven't unlocked yet

towers by superheart - heehoon. as a casual heehoon enjoyer, this made me feel absolutely rabid. just absolutely insanely well-written, with such a palpable tension throughout... even thinking about it now i just want to go chew on the wall. GO READ ITTTTT

kiss it better by anonymous - jayhoon. this is a CRAZYYYYY fic, especially for people who looove a little repressed gay sunghoon (Me). just so so so well-written, with perfect pacing/progression. sunghoon's internal dialogue was absolutely a highlight, too!!

your teeth against my neck by pinsapo - jayhoon. the absolute romance of this fic. the writing is SO poetic and beautiful, and i love the hazy intimate nighttime feel of it, like coming home to someone you love <3

don't mess up my tempo by syncophire - heejay. guy with his headphones on humping the target display.mp4

and so it goes by ponyohoon - heejay. reading this felt like getting hit by a truck, but it's also funny, which makes it kind of like regina getting hit by the bus at the end of mean girls if u think about it. there so many beautiful moments in this fic that made me want to lay down and just cry, and heejay themselves are written exceptionally, as well. the way the characters and plot develops is absolutely phenomenal as well! if you only read one heejay before you die, let this be it <3

playing for keeps by untilitbreaks - heejay. this fic is pwp to an extent but it is also just so lovely and tender and yearniful. i love this version of heejay, i feel that it's different from how they're usually portrayed but still so true to them and their dynamic. just a brilliant beautiful sexy amazing fantastic fic !!!!!

gay help hotline by 2JWHORE - jayhoon. i love jayhoon so much and this is so so them. sunghoon is so cute and #repressed and jay is such a sweetheart, it was so easy to fall in love with this fic <33

triple dog dare by ponyohoon - 02z. perhaps i am biased BUT this is one of my favorite enha fics i've ever read... i'm a sucker for a messy group dynamic and BOYYY does this fit the bill!! all of the dynamics between the members are so so so good it's just so perfect to me <33 required reading for any 02zist

a long time ago (in a few minutes) by starcollector (likethestars) - sunjay. it's not often that you see a time-traveller au out and about on ao3, so this is an extra sweet treat!! and i really think it's so perfect <3 it's more romantic than sci-fi, focused in on the relationship of two people who keep running into each other throughout time, waiting until it's the right time to fall in love. just gorgeous

repeat until death by razor - jakehoon. this fic is <1k words, but it's so beautiful and sweet. love is real !!

check one, two by anonymous - jayke. i'm saying it now and i'll say it again that there truly is a need for more chaptered longfic in this fandom and this fic!! fits that description so perfectly and so well. the plot is so compelling, the character work is absolutely gorgeous, and the issues the fic tackles are handled so well, and jayke's dynamic is portrayed sooo well, and it's FUNNY, too. this fic is everything

play for keeps by crises - jakehoon. this fic is genuinely so funny and SO jakehoon it really truly is an instant classic To Me. personal opinion but i think reading it should be a requirement for calling urself a jakehoonist /hj

wonderment by perhapspring - sungwon. soft and cozy and full of love, this is the perfect read for after a long day. highly recommend reading while listening to the linked song (i cried)

leave it like an unmade bed (keep it messy) by ponyohoon (jinkook) - jayhoon. i know what you're thinking: "oh, it's a jayhoon fwb fake dating fic! that sounds so fun and silly and not at all like something that will make me cry!" and listen. i was you. i'm here to tell you that it's so funny and so silly but it's also just so much more. there are some really beautiful themes underneath it all, and the way the fic wraps up is just so meaningful, it left me feeling so much.

saddle's waiting by anonymous - jayhoon. three words: cowboy stripper jay. some other words: lap dance, formerly estranged friends, subhoon implications. when i tell y'all this shit is SO GOOD

correlation/causation by crises - jayke. falling for your fwb's roommate is not a trope i've ever seen tackled before, but when i tell you the author did such an inredible job of it! this fic is fast-paced and hilarious and i probably would've been happy to spend the rest of my life reading it idk idk

Devil's Divinity by etherosque - heesun. this fic is actual poetry. it's not even 1000 words but it packs such a punch and the author really gets you into hee's head. i LOVEDDD this fic.

Something Wicked This Way Comes by sunoomoons - sunsun. this is the fic that made me want to start writing for enha. mind the tags! and be warned. there is no “oh i’ll just read chapter 1 and go to bed” here u will be up All Night. sincerely, girl who chose to read this fic for the first time the night before a final exam T_T

better get this right by starryboy - heejay. aaaaand this is the fic that made me continue writing for this fandom back in summer 2022. it’s just the perfect mix of funny and earnest and addy just captures heejay (& the rest of enha) so well. to quote the insane bookmark i left when i first read it, “[reccing] this fic is not enough i need to print this & nail it to my door like my own 95 theses”

dust off the high (and go to sleep) by heartheist - jayhoon. i actually cry laughing every time i read this fic like it is one of the funniest works out there

last friday night (think we kissed, but i forgot) by milfgyu - jakehoon. this right here is my jakehoon bible. it’s one of my favorite fics ever and i always go back to it

When your world is ready (prada and prejudice) by Hamburger55 - jayhoon. there aren’t too many chaptered longfics out there for enha, which is why we should all be singing Hamburger55’s praises for this work. the slow burn!!!! is so so so sosososo good

buried in the moonlit sky by bluehue - heejake. i feel like heejake fics have a rep for being crazy and horny, which . you know. they certainly can be, not that that’s a bad thing. but this fic is a deviation from that in the most beautiful way. the author’s prose makes you feel like you’re really there, and there’s just such a sentimental quality to it, too.

our love is tainted, contaminated by minmangomin - heejay. the worldbuilding in this fic is really incredible and the writing is so beautiful. it’s one of those stories i'll be thinking about years later

gay-romance by fisticuffs (lowblow) - heejay. this fic is also just so fucking hilarious. i about died reading it.

this love isn't crazy by lackadaisical (deadtime) - heejay. it’s cute and it’s funny and jay is just so especially perfect. he just loves so deeply!!! the author gets that!!!!

old dog / new tricks by starryboy - jayke. i love a good light college au and jayke are so Jayke here it makes me feel ill (/pos)

if i tried (we could've made it) by lovecubed - sunjake. reading this fic feels like you’re taking a big juicy bite out of jake’s brain and i mean that in the best possible way. INCREDIBLE character study

wrap your name tight around my ribs by strawberrymoon (minmangomin) - heejay. yes. more heejay. heejay renaissance when. ANYWAY. this is a heejay fwb fic which is actually so askdjflkafjnoasdfnjdnlasdfakd and uh yeah it’s like perfect to me. ♥ jay ♥

Mixed Up by pinkfire - heejake. one thing about pink is they’re gonna write a fucking incredible plot!! this fic gets so so so crazy it keeps u on ur TIP TOES fr fr

Spring Returns With You by amulet2579 - sungwon. the words PlantWon AU may mean nothing To You but we can fix that. the character development in this fic is so crazy, and the action sequences are so well-written !! the worldbuilding is also really super duper cool u just Have to dig in

the opposite of love by deidi - heesun. heesun exes, even. heeseung’s internal monologue is written sooo well. it’s a perfect take on the concept imo!!

can't control my body by geminicat - heejay. this… fic…. so…. good……. save me heejay smut save me

Foreshadow by dreamlikewater - jakehoon. enha vampire aus are ALWAYS good and this is no exception. this fic in particular is so fucking funny i spat out my mysterious drink i keep in my hydroflask….

what dreams are made of by ningningbin - jayhoon. when i read the title of this fic, i remember that it exists and that alone makes me want to scream and cry and throw up. i genuinely cannot express to you how often i think of this fic it’s so beautiful and so so so . jayhoon.

SUNBURN by Kihyunie - sunsun. there was a time when u could not escape this fic on twitter, and for good fucking reason. just read it. this is LIFE-CHANGING stuff right here !!

If Only To Say You're Mine by amulet2579 - wonki. guys. guys. you need to read this fucking fic. it's so cute and the ending... might kill you dead but it's so worth it (it’s a HAPPY ending don’t worry)

In Love, There's No Law by smallchittaphon - heewon. this is like The heewon fic to me. heeseung is so heeseung you just want to hit him (i mean that with love)

hey dj! (play that song) by gatotyun - sunwon. my bookmark note on this fic says "THIS IS SO PERFECT THEYRE SO CUTE AND i'm CRHING. CRUING!!!! ON THE FLOOR HEAD IN HANDSEVERYTHING ABOJT THIS WAS SO PERCECT" and i think that about sums it up!

bring up the bodies by tourn_esol - heejake. this is... just insane. read the tags for sure but oh my god this left me absolutely reeling

two-way street by crises - 02z. the way this is SO 02z. i'm obsessed with the premise and i'm somehow even more obsessed with the way the author writes it like it’s just so good

Glass birds by improbability (gemxblossom) - sunjaywon. as someone who doesn’t even love soulmate au’s, i loved this fic so much. this is one of the most absolutely beautiful pieces of writing i've ever read. kind of tore my heart in half but it was WORTH IT!

hwanghon brew by 2JCORE - heejayke. who would i be if i didn't rec this fic. absolute masterpiece!!!!

The Stars Between Us by justarandomnobody - jayhoon. i love fics in which people are just so fucking stupid this was absolutely perfect to me. literally hilarious

fuckin' raisins by starryboy - jayke. did u think i was done reccing starryboy fics? think again. this is more perfect than perfect. if you, too, have been in the presence of devout nondenominational christians, this is the fic for you

divination whispers of you by demolitionsage - jayhoon. this is the magic au/cozy university au i always wanted to write/read/experience somehow like it's almost too good to be true. everyone read it and then say thank you user demolitionsage in the comments

ambrosia and arbutus by astrosunu - sunwon. another really gorgeous magic au!! sunwon pining after each other is my fav genre of sunwon

Not Another Time Traveler by justarandomnobody - jayke. listen. it may be personal but this fic really is everything to me. i love fic written with ni-ki's narration so much, and jojo just gets it spot on. it's so funny and captivating, and this is just one of those fics that's over before you even know it :(

Your Bones Under My Skin by Midge03 - sungwon. definitely read the warnings for this one! but i really truly do love what the author did with sunghoon/jungwon’s characters - pulling at extreme parts of their personalities and exploring a different (darker) possibility. that’s what fanfic is all about babey!!

for the hope of it all by lovecubed - sunjayhoon. this is another absolutely gorgeous fic!! personally i had no prior knowledge of the premise before reading it, but it still absolutely killed me. the love is so strong

after you, i don't know what i believe in by numpnupz - jaemle. this is like The jaemle bible what can i even say. my life was never the same afterward...

floating in the freefall by boxysmiles - hyuckle. I LOVE SPACE. I LOVE SPACE TRAVEL AUS. I LOVED THIS FIC.

verb in perfect view by orphan_account - jihyuck. so gorgeous and angsty and yearniful in a neat little package with a satisfying conclusion, i luv it

Double-Barreled Shotgun by icedlattjay (ajayinthedark) - markle. this is such a gorgeous fic.... cut me open soooo bad but it was 1000% worth it. the way op plays with structure is so fun as well!!

got you on my radar by electricheartts - jaemle. JAEMLE BIBLE 2 FEATURING NINGSELLE!!! op doesn't know this but they wrote it For Me :D

Love Song of the Sea Monster by GinForInk - nohyuck. listen this one Does get pretty crazy but as someone who really loves the concept of pirates i'm so here for it. truly one of those fics that settled in my mind for a while after i finished it!!

q&a by lapkittys - chenji. i love it when chenle gets a little bicurious what can i say. also love to see less popular top/bot dynamics !!

The Hearts of Men by Mntsnflrs - jaehyun/haechan. i am not usually one for fics set in medieval times but when i picked this up i couldn't put it down. this is really really really good

a different path by smore13 - hyuckle. did somebody say SIDE CHARACTERS IN AN OTOME GAME FALLING IN LOVE ?!?!?!!! this is so meta and also exactly what fanfic is about. what an absurd and silly and cute fic i hope op doesn't go bald

so it goes by smartlove - mark/jeno/jaemin. marvel has been real fucking quiet since this dropped... my god such an expertly plotted and well-written fic, with truly insane character development. the plot twists absolutely blew me out of the water, i was NOT ready!!!

night shift by concordances - renmark. as someone who knows next to nothing about five nights at freddy's i enjoyed this soo much. it's a little bit creepy, but not too intense, and the way the characters develop as the fic goes on is so good!!

it’s a dare! by third - nohyuck. what can i say. they’re just so stupid and this fic is just so funny. taeyong’s part especially killed me dead

hanging on by a thread by astroblemish - markle. this fic is FUNNY and then it hit me right in a weak spot and then it was funny again. which is really the best type of fic if you think about it. this has the kind of energy i’d love to emulate in my writing someday

BRIBED into a relationship with AMERICANOS?! [NOT CLICKBAIT] by jokheiz - markmin. my god. this is hilarious. i fully believe that we as a society will never have enough youtuber au’s like it’s just so good. it’s so perfect.

fool for you by smartlove - markle. such a fun and funny university au!!! i personally love RA mark lee like that’s so him.

your magnetic field being a little too strong by orphan_account - markhyuck. this is a fic perfect for someone as obsessed with mark lee as i am. his character is so perfect and the plot and the relationship progression and the humor and the feelings were also just so perfect. i love this fic i truly do!!!

it's just the way you are when you're overgrown by younglegends - vmin. this is such a tender work and such a beautiful exploration of how love morphs from the platonic to the romantic. there's a lot of really great, really meaningful moments in this that i truly haven't been able to get out of my head since i first read it. so gorgeous

Pull Me Under by Oh_ Hey_Tae - namseok. this is one of those fics that just has so much personality. like, between the setting and the characters, it feels like you’re in it. the type of fic to make you feel nostalgic for something you’ve never known

Missing Link by smashthatlikebutton - jinmin. this is a hilarious fic, but the author balances the humor so nicely with some really poignant emotional scenes. really beautiful fic!!

two bros, chillin’ in the gay club by archvlexcer (robinticism) - 2seok. when i tell u this changed my life. this is such a well-written gay awakening/self-acceptance fic with also! very good smut!

The Romance of Old Clothes by fringecity - taegi. the fact that the author clearly knows so much about clothing just elevates this fic so much!! authors who are passionate about what they write ♥_♥

my heart flutters from the sugar high by hoars - taegi. this fic is so fucking funny. like this is the sort of idiot plot i strive to write

something lonesome about you by Sharleena - taegi. if you’re getting a feeling like i might be taegi trash, ur correct. and THIS FIC!!!! this is a journalist/vigilante au done RIGHT!! it’s just so good.

Out to Lunch by x_______ o - taegi. my bookmark for this fic says “oh my GODDDJJSJBF OB AFJDBAF OBD:HAFJ A RBAJ:SL KA"POSCIPJO_}FAWHFSJLJ :CLK"BI:"FE. .......................... yeah. yeah. yeah. Yeah” and i think that’s all i need to say there!

Do You Like Your Drafts Rough? by melecs - yoonmin. this is actually one of my favorite fics of all time !!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cupcake Boys by sabu - namjin. THIS. THE MYSTERY!!!!! THIS IS SOOOO GOODAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! one fun fact about this fic is that i tried to write my own mystery fic after reading it (i was INSPIRED) but it didn’t compare so i had to scrap it. BUT GOD. YES. THSI FIC. GRAHHHASDFSLKFS

Wash Away My Loneliness by melecs - yoonmin. yoongi is so funny in this fic. he’s funny and he’s a dumb gay and you just have to love him

petrichor by namjintellect (starlitsequins) - namjin. this fic TORE MY HEART OUT and CHEWED IT UP and u need to read it IMMEDIATELY. i finished this fic and was left just. thinking about my life and my place in the universe. yeah.

It Happened Quiet by hobimo - taegi. i’ll never forget this fic. it’s such a good horror piece like it does leave u feeling a little spooked. there are so many twists and turns here and the writing is so so so good and this is just. this is a MASTERPIECE.

at least i got you in my head by ameliabedelias - hopekook. practice kissing fic save me…. the characterizations are so so so so good. i think about this fic Often

Do you think I have forgotten? (Every song I write is about you) by TypewriterLuvie - mingmingz (winter/ningning) (aespa) - this fic is just so achingly beautiful. some things, even time can't destroy :') (not a sign for you to text them)

have one on me by yoonbot (iverins) - heeseung/winter (aespa). i'm sorry but i do love a good tinhet ship and this is just so so so good

hunger pangs by yejism (fuwafuwado) - winter/ningning (aespa). the sapphic situationship of it all… eating concrete. this is such a gorgeous fic :( <3

when we were so alive by ningselle - ningselle (aespa). this fic is also pretty soul-crushing (\pos \pos \pos) i just!! it’s gorgeous, really

and she feels like home (if the shoe fits walk in it everywhere you go) by rokkuhato - jiminjeong (aespa). karina is SO endearing in this like that’s stupid cheese cat!!! the fic as a whole is so funny and so sweet and i just loved it so much <3333

Friction by ninamonday - taejun (TXT). this fic is so iconic to me. beomgyu’s constipation as a parallel for the main narrative is just beautiful. thank you ao3 user ninamonday

there’s a demon in my home (and it’s here to stay) by qaisal - yeji/ryujin (itzy). worldbuilding and relationship development in this fic are just top tier!!!! i enjoyed every second of it. they’re so perfect <333

Something Smart to Do by kianspo - spirk (star trek). dawgggg this is it. this is like the greatest fic ever. it's so perfectly paced and characterized urugghhhhf when is it my turn. it's actually PERFECT.

houston, we have a problem by itadorisfushi - zukka (a:tla). i love fics that are super fun and upbeat until they Aren't ♥

summer sun. by warfare - kenhina (haikyuu). this is the perfect kenhina fic To Me

Best Out of Five by suspiciousflashlight - kurodai (haikyuu). i worship the ground ao3 user suspiciousflashlight walks on so really i would wholeheartedly recommend anything off their page. but this fic is one of those that has genuinely inspired me, can't stop thinking about it since i read it, convinced me i was a diehard kurodai fan for at least 2 weeks, etc etc etc. if u love slice of life like i do then this is The Fic For You!!

a cardinal hits the window by aeoleus - yuekka (a:tla). this is probably The most painful fic i have ever read, but it is so so beautiful. something to read and cry and cry <3

when the moon hits your eye by Metis_Ink - futakuchi/ushiwaka (haikyuu). lowkey i think the greatest fics are the ones that can convince you that a pairing that shouldn't make any sense at all works. like why have i reread this twice. it's just that good bro

Galactic Repairmen by ranilla_bean - zukka (a:tla). the worldbuilding, using aspects of chinese mythology to set up the space system, is so fucking incredible. the whole atmosphere is also so good, it just makes me want to claw at my walls

Alchemy by mindbending - zukka (a:tla). this is exactly the sort of fic i would love to write someday!! the scrambled identities, the noir feeling to the prose, sokka being sokka (<3)!! it’s really fucking good. okay it’s just really fucking good i love it so much

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by fera_festiva - jetko (a:tla). the characterization is just incredible!! and i mean. it’s jetko in ba sing se…. everyone loves jetko in ba sing se.

don’t have the right name or the right looks but i have twice the heart by somerdaye - jason/leo (percy jackson). this fic made me like leo’s character which is like. so crazy to think about. anyway i loved loved loved the character analysis of this piece i just!! it’s so good and so well written