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I like doing themed rec lists, so here are some fics that integrate social media / news / multimedia in fun ways. I've rambled a bit before, but the sheer amount of work authors put into replicating social media sites never fails to astound me, and that attention to detail can really make a story just pop. They make the world of the fic feel lived in.

(Though lately I'm also a little sad over how they also rather specifically date fics. Alas for all the tumblr-centric fanfic...)

My Hero Academia - history has its eyes on you by aloneintherain

Midoriya looked over the occupants of the room with butter soft eyes. “We should do this again. Seeing everyone in one place … it’s like we’re back in school again.”

Todoroki said, “It feels like a family reunion.”

(Social media fic, counting down the five months to Class 1-A's ten year reunion.)

(My review) (complete, WIP sequels) (warnings: discussion of bullying and depression in the sequels )

My Hero Academia - A Demolition Boy and His Cryptid BF by kewltie

Bakugou of the Demolition Squad is famous for running one of the most popular Youtube channels on the web that regularly blow shit up and jumped off a perfectly good building for shit and giggles. He's also famous for his Cryptid BF™, never appearing on camera except for a few bodyshots and all information on him is kept locked up tighter than Fort Knox, therefore drawing all sort of attention and curiosity toward his mysterious boyfriend.

Deku from Deku Explains is a hopeless chatterbox who is known for uploading 20-30 minutes video that talked about his favorite shows and comics and have one of the most devoted following on Youtube. He also can't seem to shut up about his boyfriend Kacchan, who regularly make his presence on the channel as a disembodied voice.

They should theoretically have nothing in common except a shared platform to host their content and an army of fans with an endless curiosity and devotion to their Youtubers. Vidcon is where we lay our scene and the internet is about to get a rude wake up call.

(complete) (warnings: none, really, aside from internet comments and snooping)

Yuri!!! On Ice - katsuki_fc wrote by tetsurashian

Just because Yuuri isn't big on social media, doesn't mean his fans aren't.

(aka a social media fic)

(complete) (warnings: none, beyond internet comments)

Yuri!!! On Ice - Yuuri Katsuki Secret Route Walkthrough/FAQ by Metis_Ink

The otome community uncovers the mysteries of the Nikiforov-Katsuki Route, one of the most difficult and overly-complicated routes in a game supposedly just about ice skating.

(complete) (warnings: none)

Yuri!!! On Ice - On Online and Offline Love by AlexWSpark

Gaming/Streaming AU: In which Yuuri and Victor are gamers, head over heels for each other, and hoping to one day come face-to-face. Of course, when two whipped, adorable fluff-balls are involved, shenanigans ensue...

(complete+ WIP sequels) (warnings: explicit sex)

Voltron: Legendary Defender - The Fourth Estate by Chronolith

"There are three estates in Parliament but in the Reporters' Gallery yonder there sits a Fourth Estate more important far than them all. It is not a figure of speech or witty saying, it is a literal fact, very momentous to us in these times." -- Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

The Fourth Estate: a segment of society that wields the soft but momentous power of public opinion despite its lack of formal recognition within the political system.

Or, the first thing that rebuilds itself after Sendak's defeat is the press. With the press comes social media. You know what you get when you have social media? Fandom. You get fandom.

(multimedia fic following the Paladins & the MFE-Ares pilots post-season 7)

(my review) (WIP) (warnings: violence, racism, terrorism, explicit sex, character injury)

Captain America - United States v. Barnes, 617 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D.D.C. 2015) by fallingvoices, radialarch

The Associated Press @AP

Winter Soldier set to stand trial for Washington D.C. massacre and treason apne.ws/1og6SWE

(my review) (complete) (warnings: court trial, discussion of violence and murder)

Captain America - Steve Rogers Might Wear Tights, but He’s Not Your Pin-Up Girl by RosaLui and what_alchemy

Bucky enrolls in a college course about Captain America. It doesn't go well.

(complete) (warnings: none…unless you hate being reminded of school essays)

Hetalia - Tell Me A Piece of Your History by cultureandseptember

An account of the media reactions to the reveal of Nations (anthropomorphic national embodiments) with scholarly commentary.

(my review) (complete)(warnings: violence, terrorism, sexism)

Merlin - Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock

In which Prince Arthur meets Merlin and all hell promptly breaks loose.

(my review) (complete) (warnings: explicit sex, infidelity (?), public outing, paparazzi/stalking, death relating to a hospital setting (including child death) )

Leverage - Audience: 822,000 and Homeland Security by WerewolvesAreReal

Hardison starts a live-stream for Dragon Age to show off his new mods. And he kicks ass. But his viewers are actually a bit more concerned about the angry guy in the background of his videos, and the blond chick who keeps peering through his windows.

"Is this some kind of performance art," asks peskytroll341.

(complete) (warnings: suggestions of off-screen violence)

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse - #friendlyneighborhoodspiderpeople by pepperfield

Anonymous asked: they're CLONES people. it's obviously clones jfc i hate this website

New York's started to notice that there might be more than just one Spider-Man in town.

(WIP) (warnings: none)

Bonus: CodenameCarrot and La_Temperanza did a series of tutorials on AO3 about how to add graphics to your stories, so if any of these fics inspire you, here are the tips for making your own social media story.

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Originally posted on pillowfort on 02/03/19