forestsofpine | August 2025 Fanfic Recs

I didn't manage a ton of reading, original or fanfic, this month, in between a trip to visit my sister at the beginning of the month and a bout of illness later. The Agatha Christie of the month, since she continues to be the persistent theme of my reading in original fic this year, was The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I know I read as a teenager but could remember nothing about, to the point that it was like reading it for the first time again.

I also did a bit of rereading, including Rowhome (Word of Honor, Ye Baiyi/Xie Wang, 47k, explicit), which I originally recced back in August 2021, poked around the Jaime/Sansa tag as part of one of my periodic attempts to get more into Game of Thrones fic (I never made it past the 4th book of ASOIAF or the 4th season of the show, but I am envious of the quantity of canon divergence in the fandom), and found a hot bottom!Minho fic among the new fics posted for Summer of SHINee 2025:

K-Pop RPF Fic Recs

i know you needed something (you could sin for), Kim Kibum/Choi Minho, 4k, explicit

Kibum puts his glass down, looks him in the eye and says,

“I mean if you need it that bad then I’ll do it.”

Minho chokes.

“You’ll what?”

“I’ll do it,” he repeats, "I'll fuck you."

Minho falls victim to gay stereotypes, and then he falls victim to Kim Kibum. A good time is had by all.

Happy reading!