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You entered the shower, letting the steaming water cleanse your skin from the sins that had just been committed in the other room. Everything burnt; the water, your skin, and your brain was on fire, too, as the hangover had started to settle in. You instinctively shifted the shower handle, shocking yourself with the cold water. “Fuck,” you cursed, but you knew it was for the best. It would help tune down the fire inside of you.
You washed your body, tracing your fingers over the spots the two men had touched, reminiscing the pleasure they had provided you with. They felt so far away, a door away, yet it felt like hours ago since you had left the room. Your brain felt foggy, and your legs had that soft twitch one too many orgasms will give you. You were exhausted and ready to sleep off the hang-over.
Your shower came to an end quicker than expected as the cold water was freezing even your thoughts. You dried your body with a big towel. It may have been the softest towel you had ever used. You could have stayed wrapped in it all night or morning, whatever time it was. The bathroom door finally opened as you exited the room, finding Benedict standing in his boxers, changing the sheet of the duvet.
He turned to you, and you gave him a shy smile, “I thought I would change the sheets before we sleep.” He looked away, finishing his task, and you reached for his pyjama shirt putting it back on.
“Did Tom go to sleep?” You asked out of curiosity, wondering if he needed any help cleaning up the house after the party.
“I believe so; need anything?” He asked politely; however, there was a certain uncertainty in his tone. He could not help but wonder if this had been a mistake, sharing you like that. It had been fun, but he was not sure it had given you the correct message of how he felt about you.
“No, I was just wondering if he needed help cleaning up downstairs.” You responded, walking towards him, feeling his sudden apprehension. You wrapped your arms around his torso and looked up, smiling at him.
“Don’t worry about that. Somebody will come to clean tomorrow.” He replied, moving his hand to your cheek and caressing it. Your skin was so soft under his touch, he could touch it all day. He looked at you with so much endearment now that you could barely remember his initial cold disposition. “Let’s go to sleep, love.”
You stepped away from him and walked to the other side of the bed as he laid down, opening his arm and inviting you to cuddle. You laid your head on his chest and mounted your leg on his, holding on tightly to his body with your arm wrapped around his torso. Benedict could not help but chuckle at the overly-affectionate act, “is this even comfortable for you?” He asked, making you look up. You felt your face burnt in embarrassment right away and tried to let go of him, but he held onto your arm and head, smiling. “I love it, but I am just not sure you are comfortable.” He clarified, shaking his head at your eagerness to move in fear of his disapproval.
“It is.” You smiled, pressing your cheek against his chest and smiling with your eyes closed. “I am not a big cuddler usually,” you let him know, which resulted in his laugh making his chest shake under your head.
“I can see that,” he shook his head before lowering it to press a kiss on top of yours. “Now, sleep. You’ve had a long day.”
…
You woke up feeling Benedict’s arms move away from your body, instantly alarmed by the lack of contact. You groaned loudly, pulling onto his torso to avoid him from moving away. “I cannot feel my arm,” he spoke in an entertained tone.
“I don’t care,” you responded with a smile stamped on your lips, moving closer to him again and pressing a kiss on his chest.
“That is not very nice,” he spoke, pulling you entirely on top of him so his arm could finally be free again. You open your eyes as he manhandled you, putting up a fake shocked expression before laying back on his chest and closing your eyes again, smiling content. “Much better, right? All these pillows and you had to use my arm,” he chuckled slightly, caressing your hair. “I could get used to this.” He added, wrapping his arms around your body, smacking your ass playfully as your shirt had ridden up.
“I could, too,” you confirmed his statement, pressing another kiss on his naked chest before looking up.
“You will get me in so much trouble, Miss Angel. Now, I will help Tom make breakfast, and you sleep a little longer.” He let you know, causing you to groan as he politely moved you off him.
“You can just stay here,” you bargained, unwilling to fully let go.
“I promise you will get to wake up by my side on many more occasions.” He gave you a dashing smile before getting up, leaving you looking at him with a disappointed dramatic expression. Benedict put his button-up back on and his trousers and left to go downstairs. You decided you would comply with his orders; sure, he would want to have some time to talk with his friend alone. Your headache, thankfully, was only mild, mostly translated into a burning feeling in the pit of your stomach; food would hopefully help.
…
Benedict’s POV
I walked downstairs to find my friend by the coffee machine, characteristically Tom, to ditch the tea for some coffee after a night of heavy drinking. “Morning,” I spoke to him as we exchanged an amicable look.
“How did you sleep?” Hiddleston asked, extending a cup of coffee that I gratefully took. “Is Sof already awake?”
“Good, she fell asleep on my arm and wouldn’t move away but good for the rest,” I responded, taking a sip out of my coffee and looking through the window. “She is somewhat awake, but I told her we would make breakfast.”
“She is truly a naughty little thing, isn’t she? I did not expect all of that from her yesterday. Now I get why you are so obsessed with her.” Tom added, testing the waters as I gave him a sceptical look.
“You do know yesterday was a one-time thing, Hiddleston,” I clarified, hoping no misunderstanding would arise from yesterday’s fun. Tom looked at me with a cunning smile and hummed in agreement before turning his back towards the fridge.
“Don’t we say that every time, Ben?” He added, causing me to tighten my jaw, wondering whether this had been a mistake. He turned to look at my reaction and chuckled slightly, “I am just bothering Benedict. I know what she means to you. Now help me cook.”
…
POV Sofia
You eventually got out of bed and put on your panties, walking downstairs with just Ben’s shirt. You had no reason to keep any decorum after both men had seen you naked. You arrived in the living room and heard them talking in the kitchen, quickly making your way there. The two men were busy chopping and cooking things as the smell of coffee and eggs filled the room. “Good morning,” you announced your arrival, bringing their eyes to you. Tom’s gaze moved away from your face quickly enough, checking out your outfit.
“Good morning Sof. How did you sleep?” He asked, moving his eyes back to yours with a flirty smile on his lips. You could not forget how he had made your legs shake the night before, and seeing both of them working on making you breakfast made you feel some kind of way.
“All good, thank you. The bed is super comfortable and my pillow even more,” you spoke, pointing at Benedict jokingly.
“Breakfast is almost ready,” Tom commented politely, turning back around to attend to the eggs in the pan.
“Can I set the table?” You asked, trying to help.
“Yes, please. Plates are up there,” Tom pointed at the top drawer and watched you walk to it. You stretched yourself fully to reach them, forcing your shirt to lift, showing just a bit of your ass. Both men stared down unashamed, making your face burn in embarrassment.
You finally managed to grab the glasses and set the table as they finished up cooking. The three of you had breakfast, speaking of anything but what had happened the night before. It seemed better that way for all parties involved. You finished eating and helped clean up the table, feeling slightly nervous about what would happen between the three of you now.
Although Benedict had made a lot of lovely declarations of his affections yesterday and today, you could not help but wonder if he would not want to date you any longer now that he had shared you with his friend. You had tried your best to leave it clear through the whole act where your romantic interests lay, but maybe he had not gotten the message. Tom was hot and a great fuck, but your heart already belonged to the complicated professor, and yesterday had done nothing but clarified this to you.
You did not care how lustful other men made you. Your interest in Benedict had gone well beyond the sexual attraction by this point, and this scared you. What if he did not feel the same way? What if he was trying to highlight to you that he is just in this for the sex by letting you sleep with his best friend? You could not help but ask yourself these questions as you finished putting the last plate in the dishwasher.
“Shall we get going? We have some book shopping to do,” Benedict spoke, bringing your attention back into the room. You turned around, smiling at his words as he remembered what you had told him. You nodded emphatically and then walked upstairs to get changed.
…
“Thank you for the lovely party, Tom,” you thanked the host as you stood by the door, giving him a big smile.
“Thank you for coming, Sofia,” he answered with a big, cheeky smile on his lips. The double meaning of the message reinforced by his expression. His eyes moved away from yours as Benedict joined the two of you after finding his keys and phone.
“Shall we go?” Ben spoke, putting a hand on your waist. “Thank you for the lovely night, mate. I will see you at work. Outstanding party.” Ben let go of you for a second to give his friend a side hug before the two of you walked out and got in the uber. “So we go to your place so you can change, and then I take you book shopping?”
“Are you sure it is a good idea? I would not want us to stress about people seeing us together.” You asked him, trying to make sure this was what he wanted.
“There is no problem. It is a small bookshop in Mayfair, I don’t think we’ll run into anyone, and worst-case scenario, I am just helping you with post-graduation plans.” He responded, putting his arm around you.
“What do you suggest I should do post-graduation, sir?” You teased him, giving him an innocent smile.
Benedict moved close to your ear and whispered, “I suggest you start looking for a Mediterranean island you’d like us to visit and find the summer dresses you’d like me to fuck you in.”
Liv’s Note
Hello my loves, I am so sorry for taking so long to post this. Life has been a little hectic but I am trying to get behind it all. I hope you enjoyed the chapter although it was not as exciting as last one. Thank you so much as always for the comments and the reblogs they mean the world to me and help my work so much!
“You will need to be more specific than that, love,” Tom spoke, giving you one of his naughtiest smiles.
You spread your legs even further, tilting your head to the side and looking at Benedict, who immediately stepped in front of his friend, pedantically tapping him on his shoulder. “I am sure you won’t mind watching for a bit, Hiddleston. She was good enough not to come for you. I need to thank her for being so obedient.” His eyes did not leave your covered cunt for a second as he spoke, already savouring how your slick would taste on his lips.
You smiled at the sound of his words as his friend stood there, slightly frustrated. Benedict moved between your legs, pushing them further apart and grabbing onto your panties, “lift your ass for me, darling.” You complied pathetically, eager to please him, to feel him, to have his friend watch as you came all over his face.
“Good girl.” He praised you, removing your panties and shaking his head as soon as his eyes spotted your folds. “So fucking wet, my pretty little slut. Your cunt was made to be fucked. Maybe I should let Tom eat you out first. I wanna hear you beg for me to let you come.” You looked at him disappointed, searching his eyes, but he looked back at his friend, ignoring your presence, “all yours, Hiddleston.”
Tom walked towards the bed as Benedict moved away, sitting on the armchair by its side. Your eyes followed your professor until you felt the other man’s hands on your thighs. “Take off your clothes, love. I wanna see you all naked for me.” The intention in the last sentence was obvious. You couldn’t help but bite the inside of your lip and do as requested, sitting up and taking off the dress and your bra as both men observed you.
An intentional deep inhale from the man in front of you let you know he enjoyed the view. You tilted your head again, giving him the look and causing him to immediately grab onto your hips and pull you to the edge of the bed. “I am gonna ruin you, princess.” He spoke as he knelt before you, letting his fingertips trace down your body from your waist to your hips, stopping there. His eyes moved away from you, towards your cunt, as he could not help but smile at the wet folds that eagerly awaited his lips.
Tom’s hot breath on your folds was already sending waves of pleasure through your body as the prolonged denial was making you more and more impatient. You needed somebody to touch you. You did not care who. “Please,” you whispered, causing Tom to look up for a second and give you a cheeky smile before moving slowly down and stopping just above your clit.
“Tell me what you w-” He whispered so close that you could almost feel his lips on your skin.
“You, I want you to eat me out.” The response came before he could even finish his sentence, too much of a pathetic thing for the two men. He did not make you ask twice, letting his tongue lick upwards from your folds to your clit, forcing you to arch your back and close your eyes. “Fuck.”
The pleasure was sudden, and you could not hold yourself back, biting down on your lip to silence some of your moans, hoping Benedict would not get angry. Tom looked up as he ate you out, watching you melt under his touch and glanced quickly at his friend, whose eyes were stuck on your face. Tom kept his eyes on his friend and sucked on your clit, making a string of soft moans and whimpers leave your mouth as your hips raised slightly. Benedict’s jaw tightened as his hold onto the arms of the chair did too.
In response, Tom tensed his hold on your hips, stopping you from pathetically trying to grind against his face in desperation. Your cheeks burned in shame as you could feel Benedict’s eyes on you even with your eyes closed. You wondered if he enjoyed seeing you like this or wished it was him between your legs. An impulsive reflex took over your body as your right hand looked for Tom’s hair pulling it softly.
Benedict’s voice broke your euphoric state as you were on the verge of coming, “Remember the rules, Sofia.” In response to his friend’s words, Tom moved his right hand away from your hip, pushing to digits inside you and curling them. You gasped for air, opening your eyes and looking for your professor.
Was it worth it to defy him? Was it worth whatever would come next? It felt worth it, at least right now, as Tom moved relentless, causing your lower back and core to tense, ready to snap in pleasure. He had had the chance to eat you out but gave it away; you had a right to defy him. Your eyes met Benedict’s as he looked down at you, flexing his jaw. You did not even have the time to say something as the orgasm overwhelmed your senses, making your limbs slightly numb as waves of pleasure took over your core. Your hold on Tom’s hair grew tighter, keeping him exactly where he needed to be.
Tom felt your cunt clenching around his fingers and sucked on your clit, hoping to prolong the pleasure. The overstimulation forced you to cry out as you had yet to look away from Benedict, defiant of his orders. You enjoyed having him watch you, jealous that somebody else was making his girl come. As you came down your high, you gave him one final smile before breaking the eye contact, looking at Tom, who stood back up. “Thank you,” you whispered, unsure of what to say.
He cleaned his face with his forearm and stepped away from you, walking towards Benedict, “all yours.” You suddenly felt so dirty, coming on the lips of a man you had never even kissed. It felt good. It felt like you were using them as much as they were using you.
“Stand up,” Benedict ordered you, standing up from the chair himself. You slightly regretted your lust-filled semi-decision to come as Benedict looked at you with a dark expression. You did as requested, standing up and waiting for him to approach you. It felt significantly more vulnerable to stand naked like this than to lie like before, feeling both men’s eyes on you. They had utterly different expressions as Tom smirked slightly, happy to have pushed you over the edge, and Benedict looked down at you. “So you still know how to follow an order.” His words broke you out of your analysis of the situation, forcing you to meet his gaze.
“Yes, sir.” You nodded emphatically, hoping your submissive tone would melt away his jealousy. He closed the distance between your bodies, grabbing your face with his right hand slightly above your chin, squeezing it tightly and making you look up.
“Then why is Hiddleston’s face full of your cum, Sofia. Can you not control yourself?” He spat the words, disgusted by your behaviour. He did not care as much as he showed, mostly trying to clarify that you needed to do exactly as told. He secretly enjoyed your brattiness, you hid it well most of the time, but the way you had looked at him as you came had made his dick impossibly hard.
“Don’t be so harsh on her, Ben. I am sure nobody has ever eaten her out like that,” Tom spoke up, ironic, making Ben close his eyes and shake his head as a bitter laugh escaped his throat, letting go of your face. You thought this was the perfect moment to make your professor feel that all your attention was on him, show him how much you wanted him.
You got on your tiptoes and kissed his cheek, holding onto the back of his neck with your left hand. Your lips moved towards his ear, whispering, “nobody eats me out like you do, daddy.” An honest, open smile appeared on his lips as your free hand tried to work on his shirt’s buttons while your lips moved down onto his neck.
Your other hand came to help as your eagerness to fill him grew more urgent with every kiss you left on his body. His smell filling up your nose and forcing you to press your legs together. Once his shirt was fully opened, you ran your nails down his chest, looking up at his ecstatic expression and smiling. You came to a silent agreement as you knelt slowly, holding onto his hips for stability until you were facing his crotch.
Your hands moved to his belt and then to his trousers, pulling them down but keeping his boxers on. You kissed his lower stomach and his erection over his boxers, causing a groan to escape his lips. “I am not in the mood to be teased.” He clarified, and you looked up to him, rolling your eyes.
“Boring,” you responded cheeky, pulling down his boxers and freeing his hard cock. Precum leaked from its head, showing how badly he wanted you. You licked it, savouring the taste of his desire before moving down to the base of the shaft and licking all the way to the head. “Just like that. Show me who this dick belongs to.”
You started sucking his cock fully as his hand found your hair, guiding you to his desired pace. Tom had sat back down, enjoying the show as your left hand moved from Ben’s hip to in-between your legs to touch yourself as you pleasured him. “Such a horny thing. I just made her come and look at her, going for it again. You really cannot get enough. No wonder you need two men to keep you entertained.” The degradation made you just wetter as your core itched to be fucked. You needed a cock inside of you. You needed to feel them fill you up.
“Hiddleston, come here, let her show you how good she can suck cock. You would think it’s her job,” Benedict spoke before groaning as you took his entire length into your mouth, gagging slightly as it hit the back of your throat. Tom stood up eagerly, joining his friend by his side, exchanging a look with him. “C’mon, princess, you wanted this. Now, take off Tom’s trousers.”
You stopped sucking on Ben’s dick, looking up at them short-breathed. Was this a dream? Maybe, but you would enjoy it thoroughly. They looked so handsome standing above you as they watched you pathetically struggle to undo Tom’s belt. You managed to pull his cock out of his trousers, staring at it in awe as your right hand pumped Ben’s. “Time to put your multitasking skills to good use, Sof.” Tom joked as you took his cock between your lips, driving him to close his eyes. Your right hand continued to play with Ben’s shaft, hoping to satisfy both men.
You relentlessly moved from one to the other as they let you know how good you were doing. It felt almost impossible to keep up as both men grew more eager as they approached their climax. Your chest burnt as you barely had the time to breathe, but the praise pushed you to keep going, keen to show them you could please them both.
“Just like that, Sof. I am so fucking close; I am gonna fill up your pretty mouth.” Tom spoke as you pushed him deep down your throat before leaving him and gasping for air.
As you took a quick break breathing out, feeling your eyes burn with tears, Benedict spoke again, “Get on the bed, darling. I will give you just what you want.” He helped you stand up, exchanging a look with Tom. As the two men approached you, you sat on the bed, “Get on your four, love. Let’s see if you can make Tom come with your pretty little mouth as I fuck you. Is that okay?”
You nodded enthusiastically before speaking, “yes, sir.” You got into the desired position as Tom stood before you, pumping his erection. Benedict positioned himself behind you, staring in awe at your ass, before slapping it slightly and then grabbing his hard cock and running it down the swollen lips of your cunt. You jilted forward slightly, overwhelmed by the sensation, before moving back to your initial position.
“Can I come in your mouth, Sof?” Tom asked, making you look up to him as Benedict breached you, forcing a moan to escape your lips.
“Yes, please. Use my mouth however you’d like,” You responded as your professor started to thrust out of you. The emptiness felt sinful, almost as if he belonged in you, part of your being. Tom guided his cock to your lips, and you took it quickly, balancing yourself with one arm as you held onto his hip with the other. The feeling of fullness between the two dicks was driving you crazy. It was like nothing you had felt before; to have two men worship and use your body this way felt more fulfilling yet overwhelming than any other form of sex.
Benedict started thrusting back into you, pushing you forward just enough so you could take Tom’s full cock in your mouth. The room was suddenly filled with the sound of sex, moans and groans as nothing else mattered outside of pleasure. Your professor’s hand reached around your leg to play with your clit as his dick hit your sweet spot repeatedly. Tom’s member silenced your moans, but the pulsing of your cunt around Ben’s cock let him know you would come in no time.
“Just like that princess, milk my cock with your tight cunt. I cannot wait to fill you up just like you like it. My pretty girl.” Benedict’s words added a further layer of pleasure as his motions on your clit increased in pressure, pushing you closer and closer. You would not last much longer.
Tom did not seem to be too far either as he had his eyes closed, focusing on the feeling of your warm mouth around him. “Your mouth feels like heaven, Sof. You are fucking amazing.” The continuous praising was almost too much, especially combined with the soft groans escaping the two men’s lips. Just as you thought you would not get them to come first, Benedict’s thrusts hit just the right spot snapping the coil in your core and forcing you to moan around Tom’s cock, feeling the overwhelming tension as Ben fucked you through your orgasm.
Tom’s hand found your hair, holding his cock in your mouth as the movements from Ben’s thrusts cause him to reach his climax in the back of your throat. You tried your best to take all his cum, but it dripped from the corners of your mouth as both men looked down at you, mesmerized. The grip of your pulsing cunt and the filthy scene in front of him pushed Benedict to his own climax a second later, leaving the three of you panting as your bodies throbbed in pressure.
liv´s note
Talk about porn with no plot lmao. Wrote this in one sitting so I hope it is good! Thank you so much for all your support and love in the last chapter it amazes me to see so many people enjoying the story. I will answer all your comments after my dinner! So excited to hear your opinion on this. I wanted to also let you know I am posting an improved version of my favourite story I have written, the Sorcerer, the God and the Devil´s Advocate . If you are a fan of both Tom and Benedict and into Marvel, I believe you will enjoy it a lot.
I wish that ao3 had an option to filter warnings (and tbh certain authors) out like I will never ever want to read it and just seeing it puts me off so much that often I end up closing my browser because that content upsets me so much lmao
There is a way to do this but I can’t recall how to do it. it’s something you type into the box for “other filters” or something, I don’t remember. who knows??
It’s not a great option, and I don’t know if you can sort out authors that way, but it’s better than nothing if someone can reblog this with how to do it!
Alrighty friends! It takes some specificity, but you can do this. Let me show you how!
So I started with going to the Sherlock (TV) section of Ao3. On the right we find this lovely section! ((I know I’m going over things you already probably know, but I figure this post may go to new Ao3 users, so bear with me.))
Underneath this, I chose sort by Kudos, because that’s a quick way to find most popular fics, for the sake of this demonstration.
With those filters on, we end up with this being our first two results:
As you can see, we have Nature and Nurture by earlgreytea68, and The Internet Is Not Just For Porn by cyerus. So what if I am utterly sick of seeing earlgreytea68 on my list? Let’s pretend I’ve read all their fics, or that I just don’t like her, or whatever. I want this author out. I go to this section on the right:
In “Search within results” I type earlgreytea68 into the bar, with a minus sign in front. This gives me the following page, upon hitting the sort and filter button:
There goes earlgreytea68! But now I’ve decided that Crack is just not my thing, I’m sick of that, too, for heaven’s sake, I want something reasonable in my gay slash fanfiction about detectives that solve crimes about glowing dogs and irish megalomaniacs. Heaven forbid this get ridiculous.
Well, then I add this to my search:
Which gets rid of everything with that tag. My results are now:
Performance in a Leading Role is now my first result!
You can do this as many times as you want; the biggest problem I have is trying to filter out multi-worded tags. For example, “Secret Relationship” is hard to filter. Better to go with authors you dislike or with words like “DubCon”.
I hope this helps! Also remember that googling site:archiveofourown.org and then adding search terms will mean google searches Ao3 for you, and sometimes that works far better.
Good luck!
An excellent in-depth guide! Thank you!!
omg changed my whole ao3 rarepair game
An excellent guide to filtering on AO3!
You can filter out phrases by enclosing them in quotes. For example, if ABO and Hydra Trash Party are not your things, try:
-“alpha/beta/omega dynamics” -”hydra trash party”
I have more advice!
Say, you’re in your random fandom- I went with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, since I’ve been reading Iron Man stuff recently. Tony Stark is awesome.
But anyway, you’re on the page, and you see that there are 174,774 works! That is way too many for a casual afternoon’s browsing.
And you see that the first one is Peter Parker/Tony Stark and that is not your jam. It doesn’t work for you, or it squicks you, whatever. Wouldn’t life be easier if you could browse without seeing that pairing (or whatever pairing you don’t like)? You can!
First, click on that pairing tag(You may want to open this in another tab, actually.):
and it’ll take you to the page for that pairing tag. Click this button:
and then look at the address bar! The actual page is unimportant. Copy the numbers located here:
and go back to the original search page! Down on the side, in the same place you can get rid of other tags, type -relationship_ids:”the number you just copied”
Then hit ‘sort and filter’ annnd… magic!
The fics with that pairing are gone! You can also do multiple pairings, get rid of any tags you don’t like, and sort it by date or length or kudos, or whatever.
Enjoy.
I’d just like to add that these sorts of search modifiers ALSO WORK IN GOOGLE AND MOST RESEARCH DATABASES.
The more you know.
Just a quick reminder that AO3 uses Luceneas a search and index engine.
That means you can pretty much use all the Lucene Query Syntax in the “Seach within result” field.
I don’t think AO3 indexes the whole fic for searching but definitely it’s meta data. Combined with Lucenes awesome query syntax you can do pretty much every search you heart desires.
Addtional Lucene Query Syntax that has not been mentioned yet and you might find useful:
Wildcard Searches
You can use wildcard searches within single terms. For a single character wildcard search use the “?” symbol. For a multiple character wildcard search use the “*” symbol.
AND/OR
Lucene allows you to combin terms through logic operators. You’re looking for fics that are either “reunion” or“enemies to lovers”?
Just put in >“reunion” OR “enemies to lovers”< into the field
and you end up with all the stories that are either or but not both.
But wait, now you’re looking for fics that are both “reunion” and“enemies to lovers” at the same time? Now worries Lucene got you covered.
Just change it into >“"reunion” AND “enemies to lovers”“<
and you’ll get all the fics that mention both “reunion” and “enemies to lovers” somewhere in their meta data (note: it’s not just tags. It’s also title, summary …)
Boosting
You can also boost specific terms when doing a multi term search.
You can use the “^” Operator followed by a number to boost a specific term.
Say you’re interested in fics that are either “first kiss” or “bed sharing” but you’re much more interested in “bed sharing” fics and feel they are more relevant.
You can use the search >“first kiss” “bed sharing”^5<
to manipulate the order of your results in a matter that the score of every fic that contains beg sharing is multiplied by 5. Therefore all fics containing that term are given priority and shown at the top of the list.
You can also combine all of the above, target specifc fields (that’s what you did with the “relationsship_id:xxx”) and many more things.
^ sharing this because we all love fanfics and @itsmajel is a freaking nerd
Some of these searches can also be achieved via the “exclude” function in the search bar - this offers you for each section (ratings, category, relationships, tags, etc.) the most commonly used metadata for these fics, to check or uncheck (and thus exclude or not) as you please!
I will also note that if you’re like me and you start looking for fics using this page:
rather than starting at browsing everything in a fandom, unlike some AO3 guides, you are not SOL.
Based on some quick testing, anything you would use in the “search within” function described above will work in the “Any field” section. But “-” to exclude does not work in individual sections like author, pairing, etc.
