Well, ‘Early 2018′ doesn’t mean these fics were written in 2018, or even that this list includes only recent works. It just means that I’m creating this list in early 2018 and I want to distinguish it from my older rec lists, especially as it does include some fics that are quite new! But there are also quite a number of oldies (but goodies) in this list. I truly hope you enjoy them! And there are a lot of them to enjoy, haha. Over 200 fics made this list, and I totally could have added more. And yes, this is my pared down favorites list (and since Tumblr decided to break on me, I had to do my list in parts, so it’s even more ‘pared down’).

The vast majority of these fics I have read and loved myself, whether ultra-popular or come-from-obscurity, but a small number of them are fics that some of my friends suggested and contributed to this list (and I trust their taste 100%). I’d like to thank them for their help: @cuthian @perrydowning​ @grlie-girl @poerosehux and @elmidol (she rec’d some of my fics, so that’s why they’re on here – otherwise I wouldn’t have included them)! 

Also, a big thank you to @elmidol for the gorgeous banner. She is multi-talented; both an amazing fic writer, and a dabbler in graphic design and art.

Anyway, who cares about all this? Get reading!

And remember!!!! : authors are people, too. They, we, love to be loved. Don’t forget to leave kudos at the very least, but comments are especially appreciated, even if it’s just to say “I liked this! Good job!”

Also, and I wish that this was needless to say, please check your ship wars at the door. We all love fic, no matter what ship, no matter what fandom. Let’s just enjoy that commonality.

xoxo

• Unbidden by Perry_Downing @perrydowning
• Thwarted by Perry_Downing @perrydowning
• The Escort by grliegirl @grlie-girl
• Psychedelic Inebriation by Annaelle @cuthian
• What the Hell is Wrong with Kylo Ren? by Tuli_Azzameen @tuli-azzameen
• In My Bloodstream by EllieCarina @jackpotgirl 
• Sable et Mer by CoupDeFoudRey @coupdefoudreylo 
• Lies and Lightsabers by Terapid @terapid 
• Honeysuckle by Hormonal_Trashbag @pissbabysithlord
• Delicious Ambiguity by Juulna @juuls **I know it’s mine, but @elmidol​ insisted on it being one of her recommendations.**
• Shadowed by Juulna @juuls **I know it’s mine, but @elmidol​ insisted on it being one of her recommendations.**
• Forms by Trebia @avenrue
• Scavenged Goods by tinylittlebrain @tinylittlebrain​
• Within Monsters by AnonymousMink @anonymousmink
• Opus No. 4 by BebeUnit @hyperscanvindicator
• The Girl in Terminal B by nightsofreylo @nightsofreylo​
• Informant by Hormonal_Trashbag @pissbabysithlord​
• Charcoal and Petals by Hormonal_Trashbag @pissbabysithlord​
• Ileenium Manor by Waterlilyrose @waterlilyrose​
• The Only Exception by CartoonJessie @cartoonjessie​
• Dark Side of Me by ReyloRobyn2011 @reylorobyn2011
• Dark Angel by Pandora_Spocks @pandoraspocksao3​
• He Knows He Needs To Stop by Perry_Downing @perrydowning
• Still by Perry_Downing @perrydowning
• Requiem for a Monster by roane 
• Hex by Hormonal_Trashbag @pissbabysithlord
• Commemoration by CharlotteCAgain @charlottecagain

• Breaking Point by Alania @every-day-is-star-wars-day
• Broken Skin by Isharen @isharan
• The Haunted by SleepyOwlet @sleepyowlet
• Possession by PalenDrome (nerdherderette) @nerdherderette
• Codega by Juulna @juuls **This is my one vanity rec, sue me. :P**
• To the Victors Go the Spoils by Mster70 @mster70​
• Diplomatic Immunity by Copper_Nails (Her_Madjesty) @coppernailpolish

• Children, Wake Up by hollycomb @hollyhark
• Misfits by hollycomb @hollyhark
• In a Place Where No One Appeared by Gefionne @gefionne
• Hotline Bling by minzimpression @minzimpression
• ordr by brawlite @brawlite
• Wake Up, Sleeper by penpenhooray @penpenhooray
• To the Pure by k_dAzrael @kdazrael

• The Ties that Bind, the Ties that Break by ElizaDarling @thederpyhipster​

• And From Your Lips She Drew the Hallelujah by ElmiDol @elmidol

• Running Towards the Stars by HeartofDreamer
• Three Blind Tooke by ElmiDol @elmidol
• Technical Error by ElmiDol @elmidol **Side of Hux/Reader.**
• Such Kylo Trash by ElmiDol @elmidol
• Love is a Four Letter Word by korpuskat @korpuskat​
• Abstruseness by dilatory

• Yes or No by MadameClutch
• Test Flight by Juulna @juuls **I know it’s mine, but @elmidol insisted on it being one of her recommendations.**
• Monkey in the Middle by ElmiDol @elmidol
• Unwanted Games by ElmiDol @elmidol​
• Stuck in the Middle by Droneshard @droneshard​
• Over the Edge by fuckingkyloren @fuckingkyloren​

• This Red Thread by DelightfulSepsis
• Woes of an Officer in Training by ElmiDol @elmidol​
• The First and Final Armament by aisling_in_outer_space
• The General’s Wife by yddraig318
• What’s in a Number? by HeartofDreamer

• The Neighbours by Droneshard @droneshard​
• Almost Arranged by Korpuskat @korpuskat​ **Ben/Reader but in Triplet ‘verse**
• Don’t Forget Your Place by bestwithalisp, kassanovella @bestwithalisp @kylorengarbagedump
• You’ve Been Wanting This by bestwithalisp, kassanovella @bestwithalisp @kylorengarbagedump

• Maintenance Affairs by Artemis1000
• Impasse at Dagobah by Cerberusia

• No Air by Lisalicious

• Simulations by kinkwriter @sophiascribbling

• room of heartbeats by Gretahs @gretahs
• Didn’t Know How Lost I Was by Annakovsky 

• War and politics by deputychairman
• step out into the sun by plutos
• the coat thief by Gretahs @gretahs  
• dots and dashes by Gretahs @gretahs

• i think i’m finally clean. by AquaWolfGirl @stoptakingmyhandx
• Natural Disaster by celeste9 @serceleste​

• Eros by AquaWolfGirl @stoptakingmyhandx
• You Only Hold Me Up Like This by celeste9 @serceleste​
• Worshipper by kinkwriter @sophiascribbling

• Between the Lines by ElanneH @poerosehux

• This Is the Road to Ruin (We Started at the End) by celeste9 @serceleste​

• How Long is Forever? by SouthSideStory @southsidestory
• If only we could change fate by Juulna @juuls **Reccing one of mine due to the dearth of fics in the ship. Also, @elmidol recommends it and will gut me if I do not include it here, apparently. Eek!**

• A Nighttime Workout by Ylevihs @ylevihs

• Ouroboros by bedlamsbard @bedlamsbard​

• Paths by Juulna @juuls **I wasn’t going to include this, but @elmidol recommends it, plus there are so few fics for this ship.**