So we were talking about which was the "funniest" Guardian fic we've read. And this stumped me.
I don't rate fic by how funny it is, but by how
hot it is. So I came up with lots of fic in the "hottest" category. (I'll save those for the next rec post.)
But I did remember some funny ones after all:
1) Lin Jing self-cestspoilers don't do as they're told (3153 words) by
TeaotterRating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Humor, Guō Chángchéng POV, Timey-Wimey, Lín Jìng POV, non-explicit sexual innuendo and content between versions of the same person, For Science!, Zhù Hóng POV
Summary:
Wherein a second Chief Zhao arrives via wormhole just as the team summons Hei Pao Shi, and things get very, very confusing.
2) The story that made me laugh the most this year(Note that I am not impartial about this fic. Because I liked it so much, I offered to beta it 8 chapters in, and she took me up on it. <3)
ready, set, game on (62524 words) by
synonemousChapters: 14/19
WIP!Additional Tags (a selection): Alternate Universe – Modern Setting, Gamer/Streamer AU, How Many Times Can I Write "Daddy" Without Having to Add the Daddy-kink Tag?, Slow Burn, Happy Ending
Summary:
“Boss, wait –”
Hei Lao-ge, the post on Zhao Yunlan's Weibo reads, thankfully still sitting in his drafts, slide into my DMs if you’re watching.
Zhao Yunlan lowers his phone. “Seriously?”
“Before you delete it,” Da Qing says, not even looking remotely sorry, “I’m just trying to help you.”
“Help me,” Zhao Yunlan echoes in disbelief. “With what, exactly?”
“Scoring your internet crush!”
3) THE Chef AU - staple of the fandommy heart broke loose on the wind (6246 words) by
sarahyyyRating: Mature
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Chefs, Social Media, Pining, First Kiss, Getting Together, team shenanigans, ye zun/lin jing tagteam 神助攻 lbr
Summary:
If Yunlan is going to learn how to make actual food that requires more effort than just boiling water and putting hot water into stuff, he’s going to have to take all the notes.
“Right,” he says to himself. “How hard can it be?”
He watches all twenty-two minutes and fourteen seconds of Chef Shen's video without fast-forwarding. When it comes to an end, he clicks on the replay button.
He ends up taking zero notes, and the only thing he manages to learn from the whole exercise is that Chef Shen -Shen Wei- is really fucking beautiful when he smiles.
4) Cracky self-recEaster (1170 words) by
FangirlishnessRating: Explicit
Additional Tags: Fluff and Crack, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Established Relationship
Summary:
Zhao Yunlan paints Shen Wei.
5) Da Qing plays matchmakerMission: Matchmaking (18063 words) by
TimeTravelFreakRating: Not Rated
Additional Tags (a selection): Alternate Universe - No Powers, though there are still animals who can shift into human form, Alcohol, Family Fluff, Horrible Puns, Slow Burn
Summary:
Da Qing is looking for a mom wants to find a new lover for Zhao Yunlan, who is depressed after a bad break up.
Only Zhao Yunlan won’t cooperate, so what else is a cat to do but to matchmake?
It’s been three days since Zhao Yunlan was dumped and he’s still in an awful mood. Usually Da Qing would stay with him and snark at him until he snaps out of it, but Zhao Yunlan’s temper has been so bad that not even Da Qing can take it anymore.
After the first day Zhu Hong took leave because of “personal reasons” but Da Qing rather doubts that’s actually true. She probably didn’t have the patience to deal with their Chief throwing a tantrum, not that Da Qing can blame her.