For the purposes of this thread, "following" basically means that if the author posted a new chapter tomorrow morning, you'd read it right away. (Without needing to reread the whole story from the start to remember wtf was going on.)

Feel free to include stories that update sporadically or even ones you would normally hesitate to recommend- but something about them keeps you coming back for more...

Here's my list:

Victoria Potter by Taure
What's Her Name in Hufflepuff by asheztoashes
The Secret Diary of Cameron Baum by Pjazz
An Unfound Door by Joe
What You Leave Behind by Newcomb
A Long Journey Home by Rakeesh
Alexandra Quick and the World Away (just ended, but up until that point)

 

I have a pretty short list:

- Son of the Western Sea, by Mac Calleach (PJO)
- Hurricane Suite, and Patriots Dawn Sequel, by Inert. (Naruto)
- Black Luminary, by Yakage (HP)
- Tale of the Setting Sun, by PK Samurai (Naruto)

Spoiler

Obligatory pls update Striker, etc

I have a couple more, but they are included in previous posts on this thread.

 

Let's see, right off the top of my head:

-Contractual Obligations, by Deer-Shifter
-The Havoc Side of the Force, by Tsu Doh Nimh
-Endless Pantheon, by Todeswind
-Reach Heaven Through Justice, by IslandHopper
-My Hero School Adventure is All Wrong, As Expected, by storybookknight
-Heir of the Bruce, by LordsFire

There's probably another half-dozen or so that I've forgotten about but that I'll remember just fine if/when I see an update notification and read the update immediately.

 

In terms of stories that have updated within the last year and haven't been mentioned yet, these come to mind:

Sanitize by Sage Thrasher
Dragon from Ash by Mortigaunt
The Wheel Unbroken by TheAnimaniacDude
To the Stars by Hieronym
A Young Woman's Political Record by jacobk
Myrmidon by Ser Serendipity
Arana by Ryuugi
The King in the Long Night by Cap'n Chryssalid

 

I follow Sanitize as well, lately @Halt s fic about Arthas, and Victoria Potter. Oh, and any of dwellingondream's stuff because its engaging even when lacklustre.

Stuff I've given up on updating anytime soon but would drop everything to read
Seeking Peace
Any of jacobk's old and great fics
Ryuugi's praetor fic
Kaze No Uta
HP:TLA


tbh though, I've given up on hoping for more great fanfiction so I doubt I'll add to this list. There's prolly a dozen I'm forgetting, and I definitely didn't add those that I know are abandoned for sure. Anyways it takes too long to sift through shit so I wont be searching for greats, I still read shitty worm fics a lot though, its like comfort food.

 

• Victoria Potter
• Traitors Son
• Game of Champions (AN)
• Dragon from Ash
• Annerb's post-Hogwarts series
• Steelbadgers varied series

Theres others I follow who would be on this list if they updated, such as Newcombs stuff and A Long Journey Home. Surprisingly, theres also quite a few that I am intending to catch up on one day, such as Mother of Learning and quite a few things in the WbA.

 

This thread has been a rollercoaster. Saw lots of fic names I didn't recognise, got excited about new things to read, realised they weren't HP fics, felt sad that DLP has fallen so far as to link Spacebattles.

 

Tbf SB isn't a guarantee of being shit, just a warning to expect a certain amount of shit to dig through.

 

One of the best fics I've ever read was on SB. It was a wonderful experience, the quality of the fic had no correlation to the quality of the conversation it spawned, I realised.

Anyway, fics I'll follow, off my own back.

- A dragon from Ash
- A gilded Hero
- Kill Six Billion Demons

I think that's it. There's fics I love, that update regularly, like Victoria Potter, or Thread of Destiny. And I just don't click. I blame discord, screens, modern-life, and general shittiness on my own part.

 

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Nothing much for Harry Potter, tbh.

For other fandoms though...:

The Newtons Law series for Mass Effect, which updates pretty regularly. Link to the library thread rather than the series proper; it's a whole trilogy+DLC retelling, essentially a novelisation of the series with a few alterations, notably to the Citadel DLC at the moment, but I really like it, particularly the first story, which is Shepard's backstory.

'But Doctor, I am Pagliacci'. DC AU where the Joker has become sane, but Batman doesn't exist. It's expanding from the original mystery into something much larger, but still well worth a read if you're a fan of DC as a whole.

I'm kind of following Dragon From Ash, but I'm a few updates behind, and could probably do with a reread.

Sometime Through the Stars, a Supergirl AU which transplants most of the characters to Soviet Russia, in and around the space race. Sometimes a bit clunky, but a well-told story that could honestly be an original work with a few minor alterations.

The Hallmark series, another Supergirl AU which in many ways I probably shouldn't like; it's an incredibly fluffy and cheesy series (for the most part) more interested in relationship drama than anything else, which isn't normally my cup of tea at all, but I really enjoy it. (part 1 is a prequel, part 2 was the original story)

 

Thank you for that, an absolute gem in a place and a fandom I'd never find on my own.

 

Black Luminary by YakAge, of course.

 

A few guilty pleasures, both on FF and SB as for goodish fics
Sanitize recently updated and it's still gorgeous
Yeah, not much exciting these days.

 

HP

Kicking Gotham [HP/DC] by Steelbadger
Black Luminary by YakAge

Everything else

The King Is Dead - Warcraft / ASOIAF by Halt
Zero Requiem - Lelouch in ASOIAF by Halt
Jagged Sword (F/SN / Bloodborne) by Zel
A Fish Out of Water (ASOIAF SI) by soczab
The Saga of Shirou's Summons by Pallan Minerva
Man off the Moon by Fiendlurcher
A More Flawed Gem by Eric d´Orleans
Into the Night by eppelMax
Peiper's Pipers by CannonsAreBetterThanOrganGuns