The Killing Type
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Killing Type |
| Author(s): | protagonist_m |
| Date(s): | 2015-11-03 |
| Length: | 130453 |
| Genre(s): | slash RPF |
| Fandom(s): | One Direction |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | AO3 (Wayback Machine link) |
 Moodboard by ziamhaze (2018) | |
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The Killing Type is a popular One Direction fanfic posted on AO3 in 2015. The main pairing is Ziam.
Author's summary: Zayn is a doctoral student who goes to great lengths to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Liam is heading the biggest serial murder investigation London has seen in half a century. And before this, he'd never been sent a love note via corpse.
Pull to Publish
In 2021 a note was added:
Big changes are coming to TKT in the form of physical and Kindle publication. In light of this, I'm removing this story from the Archive in March of 2021. I will never be able to express the depth of my gratitude to you all for your enthusiasm and interest. This really was for you, and it still is.[1]
The work appears to have been taken down at some point after May 2021. As of 2024, it has now been published professionally.
Fan Reactions
The fanfic was very popular among Ziam fans, with people posting on Tumblr their theories about what was going to happen and who was the killer of the story as it was being posted. The author recieved numerous asks on their Tumblr blog about the fic, and even to this day the Tumblr tag for it is filled with people's reactions of reading it for the first time.
This fic is honestly unlike every other Ziam fic I have read. It’s crime fiction, and a must read for any crime junkie. The story honestly keeps you guessing from beginning to end and has quite the twist ending.[2]
My top fav of all time just so happens to be the most angsty ziam fic I’ve ever read!Not only is it a thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time, but I’m not afraid to say it’s hands down the best written fic I’ve ever read in my life. The authorship (structure wise AND character development) is fucking unrivaled. Please let me know what you think of it when you finish and if you need more afterwards.
The one.
The only.
The Killing Type by protagonist_m[3]
TKT fucked me up, in a good way; it’s all so well researched, and the characters are all addictive. You become addicted to the way they talk and with how much their personalities just jump at you. The dialogues here are so full of intent and real. It’s dark and cold; I felt like I was there in London watching the story develop before my eyes as I read. It’s also long and descriptive, which I love. I actually took my time reading it, because I didn’t want this story to be over[4]
References
- ^ AO3 work, Archived version, accessed 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Ziam Fic Recs, by C.C. at nostuntsmagazine.com". Archived from the original on 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Most angsty Ziam fic you've read?, 2019 Tumblr post by ziamhaze". Archived from the original on 2024-12-15.
- ^ "weekly Fic Rec, March 1, 2016". Archived from the original on 2024-12-15.