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Nick Wilde with a slightly dubious expression, as drawn by Rickjpg



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  1. Summary

    A collection of (mostly) related short stories about Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. Most stories follow the development of their relationship; some track a few other things. Mostly light and fluffy, sometimes stuffy. (aka: The Cute Series)

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  2. Summary

    Not every relationship lasts forever. Nick and Judy went their separate ways, but the parting left scars. What does their future hold now that they aren't a couple? (aka: The Angst Series)

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    Bookmarks:
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  1. Rec 56

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    Nick and Judy cook a meal together and enjoy it over wine and candlelight. You know. Like friends do.

    Language:
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    16 Sep 2024

    Bookmarker's Notes

    A really sweet little one-shot where Nick "suddenly" realizes he's in love with Judy when they cook dinner together and hang out. My favorite line: "For all his concerns about messing up a Genuinely Good Thing, he never thought about finding a Genuinely Great Thing in its place."

  2. Rec 28

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    Nick is struggling at the Academy. Major Friedkin tries to fish some motivation out of him.

    The job is grinding Judy down. Nick helps to pick her back up.

    Language:
    English
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    6,070
    Chapters:
    2/2
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    28
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    28
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    03 Mar 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Short little work, but sweet. Thoughts of Judy help keep Nick going through the academy, and later, Nick helps Judy remember the good they've done when she feels helpless.

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    The recently established ZPD Minor Crimes Division undergoes some first-year growing pains. Judy struggles to adapt to her new position in leadership while Nick inadvertently finds himself thrust into the limelight following an unwitting bout of heroics.

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    Language:
    English
    Words:
    222,653
    Chapters:
    21/21
    Comments:
    515
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    1,068
    Bookmarks:
    142
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    54,907

    12 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    The story continues from Ready or Not with the Minor Crimes Division finding its feet and yet another cascade of near-disasters for Wilde and Hopps.

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    Nick Wilde moves in with Judy Hopps and immediately discovers a problem: they are doing everything married couples do, except for the part where they’ve never been on a date.

    Somewhere between shared evenings on the couch, accidental “I love yous,” and learning how to ask for what they need without falling apart, Nick starts testing how much happiness he’s allowed to want—and how much steadiness Judy is already offering him without realizing it.

    Everyone else already knows what this is. Nick is just trying to survive it.

    A (maddening, mentally insane) story about domestic intimacy, boundary negotiations, paralyzing anxiety, and two idiots who haven’t noticed they’re already home.

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    Language:
    English
    Words:
    53,775
    Chapters:
    10/10
    Comments:
    691
    Kudos:
    1,815
    Bookmarks:
    370
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    42,292

    10 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    A delightful exploration of the nature of Nick and Judy's relationship in the wake of The Lynxley Plot. All from Nick's POV, which is written with believable self-doubt and self-loathing. A few cautions about racy material, but... really not all that racy?

  5. Rec 21

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    For Gideon Grey, life has taught him that keeping his head down and a rein on his emotions is the easiest way to survive. Now a baker’s apprentice, all he wants is to move past his bullying kithood and maybe win this year’s best pie at the Carrot Days Festival. But when his teenage crush, Sharla Leblanc, asks for his help hiding from assassins, he finds that trouble often finds you despite your best efforts, and the emotions you work to hold down have a way of creeping up.

    A tale of wild chases, secrets, and espionage…with a side of personal redemption.

     

     

    Now finished!

    Language:
    English
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    115,383
    Chapters:
    24/24
    Comments:
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    Kudos:
    112
    Bookmarks:
    21
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    4,722

    11 Nov 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    Lass' spy-intrigue/slow burn romance. Lots of nods to classic spy novels and films as well as other things (like the retired assassins corresponding to the Nine Old Men). This put Gideon/Sharla on the map for me.