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Hey! So sorry that this week’s Recruitment 365 chapter is late; I took a break from writing to be with my family this weekend. Hopefully I will have it up in the next day or two, but in the meantime, here is the playlist for chapter 3 to set the tone!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2xl92qyxM5oicQNVrEmP1x?si=1b967ec58f474176

Chapter 1- Dirty Rush is live! I don’t know if ao3 has changed in the years and years since I have used it or if I’m simply technologically incompetent but I couldn’t figure out how to format it as a multi-chapter work from the get-go? Either way rest assured there will be more chapters and I am aware of how to add them lol

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32068540?view_adult=true

Because it is Marco’s birthday, I thought today would be the perfect opportunity for me to introduce myself and the fanfiction I have been writing!

I hope to pay homage to the many seminal jeanmarco fics of old, as well as the 5-ish remaining fans who actually ship them (lmao), with this college AU in which Jean and Marco wind up joining a fraternity together as sophomores. I have wanted to write a story about these two since I was 14, always telling myself I would do it in college when I had seen more of the world and improved upon my writing skills, but despite seeing a great deal more of the world I didn’t manage to sit down and accomplish this dream until my college days came to an end and I found myself reminiscing about my few, fun, pre-COVID college years. It was reading fanfics about this ship, after all, that made me less anxious and more excited about college, and maybe I can help someone else romanticize their academic experience. :)

A few aspects of the story are very loosely based upon my own experiences in Greek life, although I will be playing off of a few negative stereotypes as well because I don’t want to appear oblivious or negligent and I recognize that my nearly entirely positive experience was not reflective of the problems many others witness with these organizations. I also want to issue a TW in advance for recreational alcohol and drug use. Mostly, though, the boys are getting their own fictional frat with its very own culture, values, shenanigans, etc.

Look for the first chapter of Recruitment 365 on ao3 by the end of the week (I will be making another post once I publish it)! There are several other chapters written, and I plan to update weekly, as much as my schedule allows. I made this tumblr using the same username as my ao3 account so that I can interact with anyone who finds themselves enjoying the silly little world I am building and expand upon it!