haha, no this is not a story chapter lol, just some recommendations of books you guys should read (i'll comment the links there)

dsmp:

for angst:

RRR trilogy by Aria_Cinabun (ao3)

passerine (if you haven't read it yet you have to-)

for a combo of angst and fluff:

The Year We Had by canwejustpretend (wattpad)
End of Days by canwejustpretend (sequel to the year we had)

hc:

for watcher grian:

The Protector by WinterCT (wattpad)

Two Sides of A Coin by WinterCT (wattpad)

for a cool hc story:

Hermitcraft: Origins by adrilxa (wattpad)

for more hermitcraft content:

refer to Hermittpad Community Recap by HermittpadRecap

other stories i haven't had the time to read/finish but look interesting:

Someone Named Xelqua by Ariyaquila (wattpad, watcher grian)

Two Worlds by BlueQuills_ (wattpad, hc and dsmp crossover)