- nekokobanaxel->roxas • romance • T5.660
Axel has the thought: he could set this entire room on fire, and even as the whole thing burns to ashes, Roxas would not respond.
A very old fic, so it's throughly jossed. Still my absolute favorite Axel/Roxas though. - quillslingeraxel/roxas • romance • R18.670
Like a game of Snakes and Ladders, life can change with a roll of the dice.
Very captivating canon-verse fic. Written pre-Days, so jossed. - Flying Dholeaxel, roxas • adventure • M~74.000 (incomplete)
Follows Axel and Roxas through their time in the Organization, centralized on their friendship.
Well-paced and character-focused with a good balance between levity and drama, it does a good job filling in the then-unknown blanks explaining the eventual breakdown of A/R's friendship, relying pleasantly little on ice cream and sunsets to sell their closeness. Jossed, and sadly discontinued, but what's written is worthwhile to say the least. Note that ff.net removed all the section breaks, which might be distracting. - sono spiacenteaxel/roxas • drama, romance • M10.797
In which Roxas learns that not everything is as simple as it seems, and sometimes the dark path is the right path.
Jossed fic. The plot is pretty ridiculous, but it hits all the emotional highs and lows, down to the abrupt, somber ending. - caseyvalhallaaxel/roxas, riku • drama, romance • M42.432
Roxas never wanted to be the hero.
Jossed and etc (ha ha). Starts off slow at first, this fic has an extremely intimate and personal feel to it which juxtaposes well against the way the story plays out in actual canon - like they're just being swept away by everyone else's destiny and essentially dealt a bad hand. Even when you know what's coming, the ending doesn't lose any of its potency. - Tabitha Dornocaxel/roxas • romance • M8.850
It's mission time, and Axel and Roxas are paired together to take over a new world. Roxas is unimpressed and Axel is mostly just amused.
Another old jossed fic. 'Swearing and murder and dance cards' - great fun to read. - moonsheenaxel/roxas • romance • T3.368
“Where was I? Oh, right. Every waking hour, every day-- …nevermind we don’t…have days, okay-- I don’t want to think of anyone but you, Roxas. I’ll wait, and wait, and wait for you to come back—”
“That one’s from that play right?”
“…the sequel actually—but shush, you. I’m going somewhere with this. A thousand words, doesn’t even begin to describe it. I waste away! Turn into an insubstantial shivering mass of -- …man.”'Axel with a side of... Axel, Axel, Axel. and okay some other guys too.' Fun read! - Kaesteranyaaxel/roxas • drama • G267
He's your unattainable one.
Short and sweet. Or sad! - perfututumaxel/roxas • romance • G2.060
Roxas and Xion have volunteered to have their memories studied to help find Sora. Axel can't help but be concerned.
A really sweet and cute coda to where they've settled at the end of KH3. - raihumarluxia/namine • gen • G722
Tomorrow is never today.
Hooked me right from the first line. - senrimarluxia/namine • angst • T3.211
the lion the wardrobe the witch.
Another fic about Namine's life in Castle Oblivion. The ending is great. - yo-yo-sanmarluxia/namine • gen • T223
Just Marluxia, considering the future. Pretty harmless, really. ♥
Short and sweet. - surestsmilemarluxia, namine • gen • T342
don't forget, she's heartless too.
Another short and sweet Marluxia/Namine. - surestsmilenamine • gen • T1.907
This is how a memory witch forgets.
A heart-skewering fic delving into the aftereffects of the events of Chain of Memories on Namine. - surestsmileriku replica • gen • G835
You've been lying to me since the day you said, 'Hello'.
Riku Replica in his last moments. I like the hopeless yet desperate tone of the fic - as though representing his struggle to assert himself as his own person, knowing it's futile - and the anger he feels towards Namine and Sora. - syviaaxel, namine • gen • G600
It would be so easy.
A short and interesting look at Namine and her uneasy relationship- or lack of- with Axel. - Yatidiz, namine • gen • G379
DiZ, Naminé. Ice creams and a box of crayons.
I like the way Ansem withdraws from Namine; as if hinting to the callous nature his later actions will take on. The whole thing has a brittle, fragile feel to it I really like. - ghostysaix/xion • romance • T1.137
Life is an endless series of transgressions against him and Saïx has no intentions of admitting the mountain made of that molehill, nor the enjoyment he gets from the view at the top.
After all, the view has no face.This was written for me. But even if it weren't it'd still be a gift to read - so many good lines and an incisive portrayal of both characters. - anonymoussaix/xion • romance • R*98
He's most cruel to her...
Look at the rating, it's Saix/Xion, how can I not put it here?! - starling-chansaix/xion • angst, horror • T*~700
One day, this little toy will regret that they ever met.
Saix's frustration and jealousy comes across starkly in this fic. I like his bitterness at the possibility that Xion might misunderstand his intentions. - taliaxvanitas/aqua • friendship, adventure • T91.125
Just because he was a heart of pure darkness didn't mean he wanted to be stuck in the Realm of Darkness forever. Just because she was the only other one there didn't make them friends. And just because they were going to spending a whole, whole lot of quality time together didn't mean she could change him. Ignores BbS 0.2.
Longfic! "Vanitas and Aqua getting stuck in the Realm of Darkness together" is a premise that promises an entertaining read from the get-go. I really enjoyed the way their antagonism - which OP doesn't just gloss over or easily resolve, either! - and differences in idelogy gradually gives way to a surprisingly sweet alliance. And on that note Aqua's awkwardness plays off entertainingly against Vanitas' more childish, innocent side. - bellmarevexen, zexion • gen • G526
Even before they had lost their hearts, they had never seen eye-to-eye.
It's the quiet antagonism and flashes of their pasts as Even and Ienzo reconciled with the present time that makes this little fic so striking. - TheIcyQueeneven, ienzo • family, gen • T1.485
And there they were again, back in the labs where everything had begun and ended. They'd lived lifetimes between then and now; they'd been entirely different people. It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but the whole "heart" thing was...pretty new to them. Unfortunately, so were the emotions that went along with them.
I'm actually a sucker for fics portraying these two as family, as reluctant as they are to acknowledge it. The dialogue in this is great, and the fic doesn't shy away from acknowledging how strained their relations were in the Organization proper. OP's other fics, and about these two in particular, are also highly recommended ^^ - voxanonymiienzo, others • gen, hurt/comfort • T33.788
Everything was oddly smaller than Ienzo remembered it being, if only because he himself was not so small anymore. The castle, however, was still immeasurably large, and now it felt accordingly empty. Ienzo was more than familiar with emptiness. Ten years an empty shell, after all.
With the second Keyblade War on the horizon, Ienzo wants to help the Guardians of Light however he can; to atone for sins past. It's hard to focus, however, with his newly-reclaimed humanity hanging heavy on his conscience.
Or: Kingdom Hearts III, through Ienzo's eyes and heart.Ienzo's journey in picking up his life back again after getting a chance of redemption is so well-paced here that the optimistic ending canon handed out feels that much more believable now. - snappleducatedaqua, terra, vanitas • drama • T~2.000
On drowning, passion, and ones who fall because they never learned to run fast enough.
Aqua's POV, and the way she is caught between multiple roles at once and feeling as though she's failed at every single one, is done beautifully here, as is the antagonism between her and Vanitas. - kaylarxene/marluxia • drama • T580
Part of why Marluxia enjoyed Larxene's company so much was that she enjoyed the same things he did.
A great re-enactment of the corresponding scene in the game with some original touches. The cameos were great, particularly the one at the end that made me giggle. - a certain slant of lightaxel/olette • angst, romance • T~550
You can’t get something for nothing.
Haunting, sour, and leaves just enough for the imagination while perfectly standing alone. - Mitsukaiiroxas, kairi • AU, tragedy • T1.123
It's beautiful outside, dead guy.
Short and sad. A real gut-punch of an ending. - Cy Furaxel/xion/roxas • "friendship" • M*1.868
Axel explains friendship to Roxas and Xion.
Delightfully messed up, but truer to their 358-era dynamic than most content out there. - Karyranamine/xion • romance • G1.312
Namine had met Xion before. At Castle Oblivion. And now she met Xion again, in order to erase her existence.
The only Namine/Xion fic I like. Really underrated fic. - snappleducatedriku/namine • angst • G444
Riku doesn’t like it when she draws Kairi.
The frustration and sadness comes through excellently in this piece. It's short but poignant. - Cryptographic_Delurkwoodrow/chelsea • romance • G1.224
"I’m better than you at archery. Doesn’t that bother you?" Chelsea asked.
It was a steady suffocating pressure, and so much responsibility. But Woodrow wasn’t the kind of person to be selfish.Absolutely hilarious. Peak Woodrow characterization right here. - Cryptographic_Delurkleon/philia • gen • T3.162
He left Philia feeling assured in herself that justice and fairness were impartial.
It's Rio/Firi fic, you can't get any better than that?! But that aside, this fic focuses on aspects of Philia's character that aren't dwelled on much - her insecurities and naivety and narrow-mindnedness - and puts her refusal to believe Leon has betrayed the group in a different perspective. - eraserheadbabyregal/presea • (w)angst • T393
She has long since regained her soul, but he's still struggling to see how she's any different from before.
This fic takes Regal's guilt (hah) and manages to make it actually compelling - guilt has many sides, not all of them sympathetic, and OP does the feeling justice, especially considering the short length. Fixating creepily on the thought of you being hurt and covered in blood can be such a romantic moment, actually. - prototypingluke/natalia • friendship, romance • G4.082
Facing exile from their homeland, Luke and Natalia reflect on both the past and the future, the good and the bad.
Honestly I did not deserve such an excellent fic of such an underrated couple... this story brings their insecurities and conflicted feelings about their past and each other into sharp, personal focus. Plus it's also really cute, whether you ship them romantically or not (or just a fan of both characters). - mikomi's penjade, anise • friendship • G2.647
Anise has something to ask of her dear, sweet, darling, favorite Colonel.
Pitch perfect nailing of character voices and dynamic, and the ending is cute in a way that's so very them. - lavendrejudith/rita • friendship • G666
Rita brings up the prickly topic of Judith's father. For once, it doesn't hurt.
Judith and Rita living together after the events of the game is so good. As is their conversation here - despite its brevity, this fic manages to touch on the things that make their relationship so interesting. - snappleducatedflynn/estelle, yuri • humor, romance • T~2.800
In which Flynn attempts to expose Yuri for the dirty scoundrel he is, and ends up married as a result. Well done.
Just look at the summary. The dialogue and inclusion of Yuri are very on-point. - Whitniumflynn/estelle • romance, friendship • G7.972 (incomplete)
Flynn meets Estellise.
Pre-canon fic filling in the blanks of their friendship before Yuri came into the picture. Good interactions and characterization, and incorporates the in-game quirk of Flynn's many support skills and Estelle's ability to equip rapiers. - windianasbel/hubert • romance • R5.659
"If you had a time machine, would you use it? And where would you go back to?"
During his annual leave, Hubert returns to Lhant for the harvest festival. Asbel wishes things could go back to how they were as children. He loses badly at battleship. He accidentally witnesses his brother in a comprising position.
As it turns out, his little brother's still afraid of thunderstorms.Excellent characterization and translation of the brothers' not-quite-completely resolved conflict in the game into UST, with just the right amount of their characteristic awkwardness. - snappleducatedalvin/elize • romance • T~4.700
Growing up, Alvin teaches Elize the things she doesn't want to know.
Post-canon fic following Elize's growing into adulthood and feelings for Alvin. Handles the issues in their relationship tactfully and staying in-character without being moralizing. - secretagentfanjude/ludger • fluff, humor, AU • G2.555
Walking disasters Ludger and Jude pull an all-nighter and make a snow cat. College AU.
This is absolutely adorable. I love how the story translates their canonical lives (college debts! grad school! ludger's part-time jobs! it works too well!) to a more mundane AU. The cameos from Elle and Julius were small but so memorable. - lavendreeizen, edna • gen • T2.079
He thinks he would have liked to have gone home, once or twice.
Or: Eizen, and losing.The matter-of-fact, fatalistic way Eizen's POV is written makes this fic feel like a punch to the gut; not unlike the feeling you get from realizing his fate in Berseria is a foregone conclusion. - lavendremagilou/velvet • hurt/comfort • T5.145
In the dark of the Van Eltia’s cabin Velvet presses a thin and simple blade to her throat.
Magilou is still learning how to be afraid.My favorite Magilou/Velvet fic bar none. It portrays Magilou's POV perfectly. - MiniNephthysanri • gen • T505
Anri, after Charlotte gets her happy ending.
A decidedly unhappy post-script to the game's happy ending. - Fortune_Maidenestelle, olivier • friendship • G2.068
Fishing is a sport about patience, peace, and perseverance.
Olivier sets out to challenge all three.So cute, and very true to both characters - the dialogue in particular is excellent. Olivier being grossed out by worms is hilarious. - antistar_emiles/franziska, phoenix, trucy • gen • G9.073
Phoenix Wright needs some time to recuperate. There's really only one place to go.
I came for the Miles/Franziska, but the fic is just as much about Phoenix and Trucy. Either way, it's amazing. - antistar_emany • AU, romance • G6.046
Or, five weddings that never happened (and one that almost did.)
Another fic that captivated me utterly when I was 12. The way OP makes all the AUs feel so fleshed out despite letting us only see a relatively small part of each is incredible. - antistar_eapollo/trucy, phoenix • drama • T*3.587
"I don't think you're old enough to quite appreciate what it means to lose everything."
Twisted and suspenseful, it takes the game canon and turns it into something a little darker, a little more sinister, while still leaving a lot of things up in the air for interpretation. - jibrailisdahlia • gen • T*1.773
Snapshots into the girlhood of Dahlia Hawthorne.
Incisive and brutal. - 78424325innes/l'arachel • romance • T3.343
Just married, sharp mind meets sharp wit.
I thought this was gone for the longest time! Sweet and refreshing and funny in equal parts, it's so, so cute. - velthomerrknoll/lyon • gen • G1.097
"Knoll returns to Grado, where he dedicates himself to rebuilding it and fulfilling Lyon's vision. When the country is restored to its former glory, he disappears without a trace, never to be seen again." -Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones epilogue.
Knoll only stays in Grado for as long as he is needed.Knoll/Lyon is certainly a relationship that invites tragedy, and this fic takes Knoll's ending in Sacred Stones to its obvious conclusion. - sulfatefelix/ingrid • hurt/comfort • M4.296
When they fought together it was like for the moment they were inhabiting their former selves again.
A fic set after their paired ending - which is a marvel in and of itself. Tackles their issues and mutual antagonism/concern/affection/etc without flinching. - signalbeamlindhardt/dorothea • gen • M5.703
"If an opera is made about my life someday, I wonder how I'll be portrayed. The revolutionary who guided the Empire to a new dawn, or the foolish ruler who took her revolution too far?"
In the summer, the people of Fhirdiad puts on a festival to celebrate their victory. Linhardt, on sabbatical from Garreg Mach, goes to see an opera with an old friend.A look at Lindhart and Dorothea's lives after the war. This story balances farce and tragedy, seen through Lindhart's POV, with breathless ease. - grayimperiadimitri, edelgard, claude, sothis • gen • T16.040
Game Over.
You have received an invitation to the goddess’s tea party. Accept?
After their deaths, Sothis reaches through time to invite each of the three who tried and failed to claim the crown of Fodlan to her tea party.
A wonderful and thoughtful exploration of all three lords in all their flawed glory, reconciling their motivations and actions throughout the different routes. - chibirisuchanzack/sephiroth • drama • R11.613
Seph, Zack. Uniforms.
Muchly-jossed old fic. A compelling speculative interpretation of Zack and Sephiroth's relationship, colored heavily by their days fighting in the Wutai war. Part II is here. - Tenshi no Korinzack, sephiroth • gen • G1.041
Zax and Sephiroth... second impressions. (Pre-game, Wutai frontier)
A follow-up to this fic; short, amusing and surprisingly sweet take on how Zack and Sephiroth's rapport might have been sparked. Jossed, if the choice of name in the summary doesn't make it evident. - Ardwynnazack/sephiroth • humor • T2.980
Transports blow up. Things wash ashore. Think of it as an unplanned vacation.
Cute and funny, their personalities play off quite well here. - Empatheiaquistis/martine • friendship, romance • T20.733
Filling in the blanks as to how Quistis knew Martine "quite well."
A gently romantic fic, bringing forward the characters' vulnerable side with attention given to the setting and canon plot. Part I is genfic, the second chapter is more explicitly romantic. - Motchiquistis/laguna • romance, humor • T1.113
Quistis/Laguna drabblets and ficlets, post-FF8.
Cute and humorous. - zauberer_sirinizaya/namie • romance • T3.637
Izaya and Namie try this thing called cohabitation.
Weirdly sweet, sad and brittle in a way that, despite all, still feels like them. - zauberer_sirinkoizumi/haruhi, koizumi/kyon • gen • G3.214
This is not a war as of yet, Itsuki tries to remind his bosses.
I like the nuances of Koizumi's characterization and how the litle details of his life are described- his workplace, the job and how it impacts his relationships. - Anonymousalfred/marilyn monroe • romance • G~2.000
He didn't understand how someone like Marilyn, who was the focus of so much love, could feel so all alone.
Short and sad thing I read 10 years ago. Told in vignettes. - Cryptographic_Delurkpegasus/cecelia • gen • G3.891
Pegasus recreates the story of his love, once, twice, thrice.
To be honest, my favorite part was when Pegasus was being a bit of a git about foreigners. But, that aside, the fic really does him justice. - rainstormcolorsisis/seto • romance, friendship • T4.616
Three years have passed since the time of Battle City and Seto Kaiba finds himself bothered by how Isis Ishtar didn't send a response to his company's invitation to a new card game tournament.
To steal from someone else's review: soft and acutely poignant and melancholic all at the same time. - rainstormcolorsseto, mokuba • family • G973
A short angsty Kaiba brothers story.
I think the summary undersells the fic; it touches upon the more complicated and uneasy feelings between the two brothers without at all undermining the affection and love at the base of it. Heartwarming in a bittersweet and brittle kind of way. - Anonymousryou/fubuki • romance, friendship • G9.145
Marufuji Ryou, before he was Kaiser.
A pre-canon fic about Ryou and Fubuki's growing relationship at Duel Academia. Mostly lighthearted, it's thoughtfully written with subtle character writing and worldbuilding. - sintarineji/hinata • romance • G674
Neji is seventeen. Hinata grows old.
A short and bittersweet story following Neji and Hinata's relationship through the years - even as she outlives him. OP's other Neji/Hina fics are also recommended. - ceresineji/hinata • gen • G1.895
Someone has been freeing the caged birds in the Hyuuga compound.
The bird/cage metaphor is done so well here. - Annwydshikamaru/temari • tragedy, romance • T520
Futurefic. Shikamaru takes an ANBU mission, and whether he succeeds or not, it's not going to end well.
Grim and impactful. - Lissesai • gen • G542
Sai and art lessons.
Nice little ficlet for an underappreciated character. - vapanalleyling/lan fan • romance, angst • T~1.600
His father had fifty wives and his father's father had fifty wives and all the fathers before him had half a hundred wives of their own.
More bitter than sweet, but their affection and devotion for each other comes across so well here. - suzumekimblee • gen • T1.327
Kimblee has long been bending circumstances to his advantage.
Backstory fic. Chilling and true to the character without being overstated. - camudekyuroy/winry • drama, hurt/comfort • M~19.700
Practice losing something every day.
A realistic portrayal of an impossible couple following the ending of the 2003 anime. I greatly enjoy OP's Win/Roy fics and interpretations of their lives post-canon. - kayrukia/renji • romance, angst • G1.351
Every now and then, Renji gets caught up in the moment and loses sight of his goals. And every time, he gets a reminder of what he's missing in his life.
A pre-canon fic that brings out the best parts of their strained closeness in not too many words. - Jetamorsrukia/renji • gen • G~668
Five birthdays Rukia never celebrated, and one she just might.
Just the right amount of poignance and bristle for Rukia. - libekoryaizen/momo • angst • G1.182
Her wings are long melted now.
Wistful and haunting in a retroactive kind of way, which makes it perfect for the pairing. - ghostheartaizen/momo • tragedy • R*3.147
His first bid for power comes full circle.
This story takes their relationship to its most brutal - but plausible - conclusion. - tasteslikemisoaizen/momo • angst, romance • G156
"As the leader of Fifth division."
Short and sad. The last line is a killer. - Memphis Lupineishida/orihime • romance • G~550
Sometimes butterflies don't die.
Short, quietly melancholic but also optimistic take on the pairing. - afraikarin/everyone • drama, angst • M~3.700
It's a good thing Karin only took after Ichigo in some respects.
Canon-divergent futurefic. Goes into dark territory, but Karin's voice comes across very strong in every word, right through the twisted knife of an ending. - afraiorihime, tatsuki • gen • G1.000
Orihime, Tatsuki and Umbrella-san against the world. Three is a better number than two.
Thoughtful, oddly poignant fic that puts down both Orihime's quiet sadness and determined sense of imagination in the span of 1.000 words. - Stealth_Noodlekatsuya, tatsuya, ulala • gen, family • T15.574
The dead timeline lives on, and Katsuya Suou stubbornly persists in it. His brother is determined to do better.
Top notch worldbuilding and Suou brothers dynamic with a good helping of Katsuya and Ulala friendship - my favorite! Ulala's reminiscing of Maya destroys me utterly to this day. - patchworkearthtatsuya, all cast • gen • T41.585 (incomplete)
Living after the end of the world is hard. Living with yourself is harder. Tatsuya Suou comes home to find not everything is where he left it... and some scores are yet left unsettled.
(Or, "Persona 2: Atonement")
A post-EP epilogue of the Other Side... but why are his friends still there? Why has someone new donned the Joker mask? Who are the City of Heaven cultists? Why is Kei Nanjo working with Tatsuzou Sudou? And can Tatsuya work up the courage to ask that damned boy out on a date, or what? A story of finding a place to belong.Long and plotty, with loving characterization and attention to canon details, and enough twists thrown to keep you interested. Also it acknowledges Shiori, what other Persona 2 fic does that?! Hasn't been updated in years sadly, but worth reading nonetheless. - piasoraginji/lisa • gen • T~800
Ginji who is strong and smart and desperate and pukes black stuff and can do enough thinking for both of us but is that really okay? Lisa thinks not but Lisa thinks a lot of things that never happened.
My favorite part of the fic is that it portrays EP!Lisa as being more naive and unguarded compared to her IS!self. That's a little attention to detail that adds so much. - eightofcoinsadachi/yukiko • drama • R*4.218
Adachi meets someone he wasn't even looking for and they spend an afternoon together.
Mind the content warnings. A great look at a horrible scenario. - sister_coyoteargilla/jinana • romance • T495
Argilla grows up in the shadow of the woman who she was and yet was not.
Some desperately-needed fix-it fic for both characters. - signalbeammiki/kozue, juri • gen • T5.408
Five years later, Miki and Kozue search for teenage fencing incest turtles.
My absolute favorite Utena fic (though I'd reccomend OP's Utena fics in general). The surrealism of the show translates flawlessly to the fic's prose and it gets better from there. - syrupwitutena/akio/anthy • gen • M*431
Akio's starter harem.
Took me a bit to get the premise, and then it hit me like a brick. - ryfkahjuri • gen • G2.386
Life is more than a collection of still frames.
A coda to Juri's character development throughout the series. - kurukmisato/ritsuko • gen, romance • T4.555
Ritsuko’s hand was warmer than she could have foreseen. Misato kept her hand atop hers for an overlong moment, if only to make good on the gesture, before she retracted it and wiped the small film of moisture that had accumulated on her palm onto the counter.
[Misato and Ritsuko try their hands at friendship, again.]The bleak, gray feeling of the series comes across perfectly in this fic - as does Misato and Ritsuko's history together. - Moonsheenshinji/asuka, shinji/kaworu • gen • G12.004
"Here, there was a collection of scenes, mainly pertaining to what happened to Our Protagonist, between the time he entered into UN custody and the time that the final hearings began." Post-Third Impact, Shinji faces his strangest trial yet: providing witness testimony in the case against the defense organization known as NERV.
- ruriruriyui/mari • gen • T957
Now, right now, in SEELE’s wreck of a hospital ward, smelling the rot of the place, the rot of the world, like Hiroshima, like Nagasaki, like hell itself had swallowed up—everything—Mari breathes in blood and breathes out poetry.
Complicated femslash. - Xairathanyui/mari • romance • G2.736
The story of the end of the world, told in two parts.
Sad and sweet, and gives them a semblance of happy ending that still slots in with canon. - koneko zerohyuga/misato • romance, angst • T~4.560
Hyuga Makoto is the most pessimistic optimist in all of NERV, according to Aoba. Unfortunately he also has all the willpower of a heroin addict when it comes to the central cause.
So captivating despite being in the POV of a minor character. - suitablyskippyensemble • gen • T5.606
“We’re here to discuss a better world,” says Sudo, quietly, after a moment. Slowly, Satomi’s fists unclench; slowly, Komori sheathes his knife. “A world where those who live are those who have earned the right to live.”
“Oh, God,” says Bungo, and drops his face into his hands. “No offence, Sudo-kun, but I knew you were too good to be true.”
(Before they had their shadow dragons, and before they were a team, and before they had a plan - they were all still just as fucking weird.)
An excellently written fic giving all the pre-canon details about the Star Chamber kids - and how they play off each other - you never knew you needed. - gveretyuri/momoka • gen, tragedy • T2.745
She's not broken; she's misassembled.
A fic that paints a stark picture of Yuri's backstory and her feelings for Momoka. Yuri's POV is heartbreakingly matter-of-fact. - petaldancingringo/shoma • romance • G878
“You remind me of a poem I can’t remember, and a song that may never have existed, and a place I’m not sure I’ve ever been to.”
A short, cute post-script to the anime's ending. - fiction fetishista-drei/l-elf • drama • T2.798
A-drei is assigned to sit in the back row during his first week at Karlstein.
Microfic meme following the progress of their friendship told through different genres - plus a not-too brief segue into a mundane!AU world. Funny, poignant, and subtly captures the spirit of the show's battiness. - thesisgreen/leaf/red • drama • R5.502
An old fill for the pokemon kink meme: In which Green dominates the heck out of Leaf, and they have a complicated relationship because he's banging his best friend's fiance and yeah that sort of thing isn't happy.
See the summary! The conflict and possessiveness between the trio is laid out in lurid, uncomfortable detail - in a good way - and well-integrated with the sexual content. - manhattan martinicyrus/dawn • drama • G211
Cyrus hates hating her.
Their relationship, and Cyrus' bitterness, encapsulated in 200 words. - faces sunwardcyrus, dawn • gen • G2.340
flowers can still bloom in winter.
Heartwarming and heartbreaking at once - you can feel Cyrus' humanity freeze and thaw and frost all over again. - failnaughtnate/rosa • romance, AU • G251
An "accidental" meeting in which Rosa is both offended and hit on: otherwise known as an average Tuesday.
I love evil team!AUs - it helps that this fic is very cute. - aestheticismsserena/calem • romance, AU • T5.268
“But why me? Wouldn’t Calem be better suited for this grand opportunity?”
She can’t help but notice the way her voice poisons her two most favorite words in the universe.
(your name is serena descartes and you are not a queen. au: serena joins team flare.)
A fun read, it's surprisingly lighthearted and outright turns into a romantic comedy midway through. - manhattan martinigold/crystal • AU, romance • T~5.000
"I was not the one who confessed to the wrong girl," Crystal snipes, watching Gold flinch.
This fic captured me from its first few lines. It's a high school AU with delicious teenage melodrama and A+ character writing. - manhattan martinisatoshi/mayaka • angst • T1.512
He thinks of her as his, but doesn't allow her the pleasure of a vice-versa.
Very vivid portrayal of Satoshi's indecision and the wedge between his and Mayaka's relationship. - petaldancingsatoshi->mayaka/houtarou • AU • T4.875
"Aren't you going to wish me 'good luck'?" — AU, where Mayaka falls for Houtarou instead of Satoshi in middle school.
Wonderful use of first-person POV here - OP really nails Satoshi's voice and his insight on Mayaka and Houtarou's relationship. - snappleducatedyukiatsu, anaru • gen, drama • T7.100
In some other place, a little boy takes his turn drowning in the river.
An AU where Jintan died instead of Menma. Anaru's POV - her griefs and anxieties and anger - steals the show however. - youcallitwinterjustin/alex • romance • M6.645
Maybe she should have taken the Beatles' way out and told him she just wanted to hold his hand or something.
Alex's voice is spot-on.