the promised selection of links

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RECS (not exhaustive; not in order; I have put a star by the ones I think are good starters)


Canon (Idolverse)

*Worldwide Lonesome by loindexter
40k. Yoongi/Seokjin. I recommend reading this one if you're going to try *one*.

The Many 'The's Before The End by loindexter
28k. Yoongi/Jimin.

i'd hold you as the water rushes in by starbrigid
55k. Yoongi/Taehyung.

falling prey by cypheromone
26k. Namjoon/Jungkook. In which Jungkook is (literally) possessed by a demon.

'cus i'm icy, wifey by mockturtletale
70k. Seokjin/Jungjkook.

snd nds by distantbluesky
140k. Seokjin/Taehyung.

every day I stay by screamlet
13k. OT7, Hoseok/Namjoon.

baby but we will by mockturtletale
20k. Yoongi/Namjoon.

pretend you're mine all the damn time by starbrigid
22k. Seokjin/Namjoon.

throw away the rudder by notevenyou
20k. Namjoon/Yoongi.

Logical Thinking by only_a_fangirl
130k, Hoseok/Yoongi/Namjoon.

Methods of Mutual Stress Relief by only_a_fangirl
26k. Namjoon/Hoseok.

these old things will see new days by screamlet
20k. OT7, Seokjin/Hoseok.


Not Far From Canon Aus (still Idols, just not BTS)

Atoms and Empty Space by AttilaTheHun
75k, Yoongi/Jimin. Yoongi, a producer, starts hooking up with Jimin, a new idol.

It's Only Dreaming Fast by notevenyou
40k. Namjoon/Yoongi. Yoongi is a struggling producer/rapper; then he runs into Namjoon.

Echo Chorus by smiles
100k. Seokjin/Yoongi. Persuasion AU. Idol Jin and producer Yoongi break up, then five years later they have to work together.

delta by sharpa
60k. Namjoon/Yoongi/Hoseok. Yoongi and Hoseok leave Bighit before debut; Namjoon has a solo career. Seven years later, they meet again.

Internecine by jawbar
130k. Hoseok/Yoongi. Soulmate AU, complicated by the idol system and its rules.

these sleeping dogs won't lie by go_gentle
60k. Seokjin/Yoongi. Rapper Yoongi hooks up with an idol, and regrets it immediately.

The Cost of the Web We're Weaving by notevenyou
47k. Seokjin/Yoongi. Seokjin has more money than anyone could ever need; struggling producer Yoongi needs an investor. Marriage of convenience.

to bear the storm by misspamela
66k. Hoseok/Namjoon/Yoongi. Growing up, making music, coming out.


AUs

*A Gilded World by smiles
170k. Seokjin/Yoongi. Arranged fake marriage AU: chaebol heir Yoongi needs to find a fake husband.

*Seven Stars by cypheromone
475k (whole series; first story is 275k). Namjoon/Jungkook. After an electrical storm in an unstable wormhole near Earth, the I. S. E. Bangtan loses contact with the Institute, and is considered lost in space. Four months later, the crew of the Bangtan is still stranded in an unknown galaxy. The ship is broken with no acting engineer to make repairs. The crew's doctor and life support specialist can barely cooperate professionally, and the captain is falling in love with the planetary explorer.

The Rightish Reasons by AttilaTheHun
87k. Seokjin/Yoongi. Actor Seokjin tries to live down a scandal by going on a reality TV dating show.

*same damn hunger
40k. Yoongi/Hoseok. When it comes to fucking around with his best friend, Yoongi follows two rules: 1. They must be inebriated. 2. They must not kiss.

a trick of the light by distantbluesky
118k. Yoongi/Namjoon. Yoongi wakes up in the wrong universe; one in which he's married to his best friend.

leave the ruins where they fall by sharpa
214k. Namjoon/Yoongi/Hoseok, Jungkook/Taehyung, Jimin/Jin. Dystopian AU with sex slavery that leads to a revolution.

The Universe Needs More You by AttilaTheHun
86k. Hoseok/Namjoon. Namjoon has been in love with Hoseok for a long time, and then Hoseok needs to move into his spare room, and his life gets harder.

wishes in the dark by go_gentle
60k. Jimin/Jungkook. Ingenue gets adopted by the mafia.

Imprints by Anna/pineconepickers
50k. Namjoon/Seokjin. Seokjin isn't looking for a relationship; Namjoon is not a fuckboy.