February 2026 Fanfic Recs

I didn't do a ton of reading of any sort in February, and the only published book I finished was nonfiction: Here Comes the Sun, by Bill McKibben, about the solar tech revolution. I try to stay away from politics in this journal, but suffice to say that it's very dark times right now as an American, and I wanted something to feel a little optimistic about. I also read a bunch of articles from this website and McKibben's blog - both cover a lot of the same ground as the book.

And here is one of the fics I enjoyed this month:

Heated Rivalry Fic Recs

Just a cute, short epistolary fic. This fandom seems good at them.

text me when you see this, Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander, 1k, general audiences

Unknown Number
you have stole my husband
be good to him

Shane
I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number

Unknown Number
this is 'jane', yes?
i took your number out of ilya's phone

Happy reading!