♡ joenicky fic rec ♡

last updated: 01.21.22

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hi! i'm kris and this is an archive of the joenicky fics that i've read sorted by wordcount and organized by title, author, wordcount, and description.

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titleauthorwordsdescription
1 out of 10 couples (meet on the job)furiously4.7kart thief au // "That's not your real name, is it?" International art thief Yusuf al-Kaysani goes to a fundraising gala and meets the man of his dreams. It gets a little more complicated from there.
a certain solid fragrancegoodomens4.2kprecanon // In which Yusuf is gifted with oranges, and Nicolo has a minor crisis.
a conspiracy of idiotssixthlight3.2kmodern au // quynh doesn't believe joe's mysterious boyfriend is real
a study in omakasenicolorenaldigenovia1.3kmodern au // joe and nicky meet in a sushi restaurant
all the little livessungods2kcanon compliant // In which Nicky's brain takes a moment to heal, Joe takes a bath, and I write a fic based off a quote from a book I haven't yet read.
arcs poeticasuperblackmarket4.3kcanon complaint, through the ages // “Excuse me if this is condescending,” Yusuf said, “but it is fascinating to me that you can’t take a compliment.”
boiling overnamelesslynightlock3.3kpostcanon // or, one in which Nicky loses his temper.
baby, you're gonna lose your own gameandrealyn5.1kprecanon honeypot au // AKA: It’s 2015 and they’ve been hired to take out a drug runner
crunching the numbersthekingslover9.6koffice au // While trying to survive a hostile work environment under their boss, Steven Merrick, accountant Nicky crushes on Joe, the ace designer of their advertising agency.
i'd still be on my feetin coffee spoons4.3kcanon compliant, through the ages // or Joe and Nicky communicate and show love over the years.
if the pomegranates are in bloommerle_p3.8kprecanon // (...) nothing prepares him for the excruciating agony of watching Nicolo walk out the door and realizing that he is the one who made him leave.
fearfully and wonderfully madebethecowboy8.7kprecanon crusades era get together fic // Over the past few years, he’s started sleeping as little as he possibly can without dying.
for the home team2manyboys2.5kmodern au // joe and nicky meet at a football game
just to know you're there2manyboys1.8kcanon compliant // the times joe has carried nicky while sleeping
kiss with a fistgallifreyburning, takiki164.1kboxing au // (...) “I keep losing in the ring to this guy because I get distracted by the color of his eyes?”
let me name the stars for youetherealkris10kmodern au - camping trip // In which the Guard goes camping and Joe may have a slight crush on his best friend roommate.
life is a gradual series of revelations (series)emjee (merryheart)7.4k (total)precanon, crusades era // In which Yusuf and Nicolò explore the classic excuse of "just once, to get it out of our systems."
live by the swordkaerith6.9kcanon divergence // nicky meets joe much later, while working for merrick
lying in the bed you madesixthlight7.4kroyalty au // Prince Nicolò is marrying Lady Nile for the good of the kingdom, and everybody has to make the best of it.
on the brink of something closemagneticwave9.4kcanon divergence // It takes Nile an embarrassingly long time to realize that her thesis advisor is, like, legitimately evil.
repent at leisuresixthlight3.5kroyalty au // “Why have we never negotiated with Tunis before?” Marco asked his older brother, the morning Prince Yusuf sailed into Genoa.
something's got a hold of my feetmaddielle3.6kmodern au // Joe meets Nicky at a party through mutual friends, and sparks fly.
surefireliadan144.7khospital/doctors au // pediatrician meets trauma surgeon joe at a bar
the heavy machinery of the heartrusesdeguerre4.4kprecanon // (...) Nicky turns to Joe and asks, “Well, where to next?”
the twos sides of forevercypresssunn4.7kprecanon, through the ages fic // “I have lived and died all so I could love you.”
the world was prosemellyflori5.9kuniversity au // Joe’s barely seen the man in the next seat; he caught a glimpse of floppy brown hair and large hands, but that’s all he knows.
though it was not my task to watchkaydeefalls9.6kpostcanon // After Merrick, Nicky can't stand seeing any of them die. It takes Joe a while to put it together.
'til i'm swept up by the shape of all the centuries siriusnebulae4.4kprecanon, crusades era // How many times do they kill each other before they realize they were meant to be together?
time passed, maybe too longcastalie8.4kcanon compliant // Sometimes, it just gets a bit too much. Silence is Nicky’s way of dealing with things.
open discussionsleelagranger8.4kcanon compliant // jewish nicky fic!
portrayalsixthlight8kThe first thing Nicolò thought about Yusuf al-Kaysani, when they shook hands in front of three cameras, eight crew, and two members of his father’s PR team, was that he had an impressive amount of self-control.
to think that we could stay the samewriterblender4kcanon compliant // or, nicky and joe return to genoa for the first time in a millenia. it, of course, does not go as planned.
poetic declarations (and the bullets that follow)drake4.9kcanon compliant, through the ages fic // 5 times Joe's poetic declarations of love get him shot.....and 1 time Nicky's does
safe havenfonulyn3.8kpostcanon // Or the one wherein everyone gets quality cuddles from Joe.
unearthedmerle_p4.5kpostcanon // In which archaeologists make a discovery, Joe is upset, and Nicky trolls historians.
unfortunately, it was paradisesuperblackmarket4.7kprecanon, crusades era // “Why do you like me?” (...) “Definitely take your time answering,” Nico said dryly.
you can't fool mamahewt7.5kmodern au // nicky and joe's mothers are sure they are most than "just friends"
we take turnssapphic_ambitions6.3kpostcanon // Nile witnesses the ways in which Nicky loves Joe.
when i kissed the teachermagicianparrish5.6kcanon divergence // joe is nile's professor and assigns her to work with nicky
wreck my plans (that's my man)liadan145.8kmodern au // joe and nicky meet in a bookshop and argue over literature
two men walk into a barincurableromancer7.4kmodern au // "Haven't you ever considered that the problem with all of your past relationships was that they were with women?" And just like that, Nicky's turbulent mind goes entirely, perfectly blank.
i want to wear your sweater (i want to wear your ring)knoepfchen7.9kmodern au // In which Nicky's fixing Joe and Booker's kitchen, Joe accidentally steals his hoodie, and Booker livetweets the whole thing.

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a good (eighth) impressiondeanniker20.1kmodern au // Joe wouldn't usually consider starting anything with his best friend's ex, but as long as they keep it casual, it shouldn't be weird... right?
a kiss to build a dream onmsraven18.3kteachers au // Joe and Nicky meet again sixteen years after high school.
all i know is that i don't know a thingemjee (merryheart)10.6kmodern au // In which Nicky's at seminary because he likes to argue, not because he's becoming a priest
born under calico skiesfocacciabread14.4kprecanon // Or, in which Yusuf and Nicolo kill each other, learn each other, and long for each other, kind of in that order.
broken bird's wingsheafrotherdon14kmodern au // nicky is a craftsman and applies to work at a well renowned repair shop
da adesso fino all'eternitàmaroon13.8kpostcanon // nile learns what it means to be immortal
diplomatic complicationssixthlight14.4kroyalty au // (...) What Duke Nicolò says is “But I didn’t want a husband, what does my brother think he’s doing?”
(don't) blame it on the moonlightliadan1414.3kpre canon, through the ages fic, canon compliant // Five times they were faking it and two times it was real.
explaining is losingsixthlight11.6kmodern au // Some days you find yourself having sex with your academic nemesis in a storage closet.
good enough to be truesixthlight14.9kmodern au // Andy says, slowly, “Look, I’m not even going to touch what you actually said, but…what if I set you up on a date?”
home is how you make itsixthlight10.4kroyalty au // or: the arranged marriage fic where Yusuf is going to marry Nicolò’s brother.
i did think, let's go about this slowlyemjee (merryheart)10.4kmodern au // In which Joe is a youth services librarian, Nicky repairs books, and their coworkers have their suspicions.
in the tide of the daymellyflori17.2koffice au // People outside of his senior executives don't usually call him directly, so he's curious. "Mister Genova, how can I help you today?"
ink & ivytobebbanburg28.5kmodern au // florist nicky and tattoo artist joe
lawyers in the streetswatthefuckidk19klawyer au // nile is a law clerk under judge copley and there's a whole bunch of miscommunication
leitmotifhighsmith (quimtessence)12.5kmodern au // joe is dealing with burnout when he meets nicky while on holiday
maletese moonflawedamythyst10.2kmodern au // nicky leaves seminary only to find that his first love has become one of the biggest bass players in Europe
never happens like you think it shoulddreamtiwasanarchitect27ka less creepy trust au // Being in the kidnapping business, Nicky thinks, is rather distasteful, but it’s more or less a matter of routine.
not my boyfriend2manyboys20.7kroommate au // joe and nicky fake date when joe is invited to an artist's retreat
of monsters and miracleslareinedulune20.5kpostcanon, canon divergent // while in the lab, kozak cloned joe and nicky's dna, and booker shows up with their son
old olivesaeli_kindara21.2kprecanon, crusades era // “Come. I will be gentle this time.” Yusuf laughs at him. “You won’t have a choice.”
say the word (& I'll be your renaissance man)liadan1419.1kmodern au // instagram thirst trap joe and barista nicky
scenes from a pair of bakeries (series)pastypirate20.4k (total)modern au // In which: Nicky and Joe's bakeries share an alley and their competitive nature has gotten the better of them for years. Until one stormy night.
so this is loveairplanewishes12.7kfake dating au // "What's your name?" he asks just as he presses his lips to Nicky's cheek. "Nicky," Nicky answers, sounding breathless. The guy pulls back with a smile on his face. "Joe," he introduces himself and then he's kissing Nicky. On the lips.
the arranged marriage ausixthlight22.6k (total)royalty au // “Well, whatever you do, do not accept the Comte di Genova’s son,” Yusuf’s mother concluded.
the other mattersurvivah15kprecanon, crusades era // He wants Yusuf to hold his hand again. Grab his ankle. Flick his ear. Thrust his sword into his chest and breath into his mouth.
the subtle approachsurvivah14.6kprecanon, canon compliant // regency era, secret relationship
the sun shines on your broad shouldersregarklipop20.6kmodern au // after a bad break up, joe impulsively buys a villa in italy, Nicky helps him with the renovation (an under the tuscan sun au)
the profession of my fingersmellyflori25kcanon compliant // Five times Nicky loved Joe's curls, and one time they meant nothing at all.
the tie that binds us is an unbreakable ropedraco_sollicitus16.8kthrough the ages fic, canon compliant // after nine hundred and twenty-one years, and thousands of ways to say i love you.
you do not have to be goodemjee (merryheart)10.8kmodern au // In which Nicky reaches an understanding with God and leaves the priesthood for love.
you smell like coconut and bad decisionshewt12kmodern au // university housemates au
ways to godeanniker13.7kprecanon // Nicolo has the sudden, mad urge to drop the knife, close the distance between them in the hopes that he might be killed a second time.
what a tale my thoughts could tellandrealyn12.7kcanon divergence // “Joe and I, we can read each other’s minds,” Nicky informs her as he sips his cappuccino, “Since the lab.”
when the cherries white with blossoms, be ready, be bravechapstickaddict17.5kpost canon // “What are you doing?” he mouthed into Nicky’s thigh. “Watching you sleep.” “What else are you doing?" “Rewriting King Lear,” Nicky said.
where you arenamelesslynightlock12.6kroyalty au // Two kingdoms on the brink of hostility. Two princes falling in love. One chance for their happily ever after.
with rome below uswhimsicule13.8kmodern au // Prof. al-Kaysani got married last week! (...) Nile’s eyes are stuck on the word ‘married’. Her mouth drops open. (...) Married. “The fuck?”
no other kind of lightsuperblackmarket16.9kmodern au // OR, college senior Nile takes a very unusual seminar, made even stranger by the fact that the two professors teaching it seem to utterly despise each other.
only one way off the mountain after alldreamtiwasanarchitect10.5kmodern au // A failed attempt at outdoor recreation leaves Joe stranded in a mountain cabin. Good thing he has company.

30k+ words.

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as love shapes our universe (series)nicolorenaldigenovia47.8k (total)royalty au // the princess diaries ii crossover au where nicky is mia's cousin
be by the door, let your heart in (i'll kiss every pore)princessdiariesthree81kteachers au // stats teacher nicky and art teacher joe
between a waltz and a tangoclaire40.8kmodern au // princess diaries au where grad student nicky finds out he's the prince of genovia
let time not deceive you (you cannot conquer time)draco_sollicitus85.7kcanon divergent // phd student nicky meets professor joe on campus, who has a deep secret
clandestine meetings & longing staresimmortalbanter97.3kmodern au // priest nicky and art history professor joe
dough & joeIgnisentis52kmodern au // “Can I help you find something?” Nicky hears, not bothering to look up. “I’d like to pick up something for my Nonna,” he replies. “You must be Nicolò! I recognize your voice.”
share your addresslolo (the little lo)60kuniversity au // joe is set up with nile's friend nicky. fencer art student joe and archer nicky
there's a trick with a knife (i'm learning to do)mellyflori65kmodern au // The problem, of course, is that Nicky, like all people, has weaknesses, and articulate confidence is one of them. Perhaps that accounts for what he says next. “Prove it.”
walk inlandscribeofarda34.9kpost canon // “Imagine,” Booker says, his voice low. “Just for a moment, that Nicky is dying.” Joe punches him right in the face.
we that are true lovers run into strangers capersmorallygreywaren82kmodern au // Double fake-dating AU: Joe asks Quynh to pretend to be his wife for an important work social at Merrick Industries. Andy brings her good friend Nicky under a similar guise.
how we scorch the earthmodernmutiny46ksuperhero au // Life is never dull when operating as a semi-illegal vigilante.
because the nightliadan1461kmodern au // “It’s okay,” Joe says, voice hushed. It’s an improvement over the first hour, when he wouldn’t stop calling for help even though there was clearly no one listening. “We’ll be warmer closer together.”
missed you by a few minutes, a few centuriesjust_another_tinker61kcanon divergent au // Nicky and Joe's second meeting was over 900 years too late. And neither one knows the other is immortal, or that they've already met.
canticumishandahalf75.2kcanon divergent au // The team is woken by a dream of a new immortal. He’s easy enough to track down - Nicolò di Genova, Italian, age 30 - but… he’s not exactly what they were expecting.