Give me a Team 7 blueberry pie. And recs, among other things.
I haven’t been on LJ for a month due to personal reasons, but during that time, I’ve been reading. Books, physics guides, doujin, medical texts, wiki pages on Japanese cultures, and fanfiction.
Especially fanfiction.
( Fandom, why so complicated? D: )
Especially fanfiction.
( Fandom, why so complicated? D: )
Chiaroscuro by iMissa
Life is a journey and yours is filled with wrong turns, wrong ideas, wrong choices. Maybe, for one last time, you can be Sasuke-kun. SasuSaku.
Hyacinth by Sangi
It's the ending of the beginning, and they're growing up now. Kind of. "It's sort of hard to explain," she says. SasuSaku and so on.
Something I Can Do by kurzon
Follows manga chap 384, focusing on Sakura's story in the aftermath of the Uchiha brothers' fight. Primarily Sakura action and character development, revolves around Team 7, with SasuSaku and minor NaruHina.
Catharsis by Iulia
SasuSaku Catharsis a sudden emotional breakdown or climax that constitutes overwhelming feelings of great pity, sorrow, laughter or any extreme change in emotion that results in the renewal, restoration and revitalization for living.
It's Not About That by Alory Shannon
Sometimes dreams are best left unfulfilled. Oneshot drabble. SasuSaku.
Aftermath by Bob5
As the dust settled on the aftermath of battle, so too did an eerie silence. A collection of drabbles and oneshots following the defeat of Itachi and the rehabilitation of Sasuke. Mostly SasuxSaku.
Redemption for Uchiha by Larsgo
Without you I was Uchiha. Never Sasuke." Sasuke's return home requires him to deal with the consequences of his betrayal. one-shot, sasusaku
The Uchiha Restoration » by Dr. Breifs Cat
As Sasuke faces the uncomfortable task of restoring his clan, Sakura faces the equally uncomfortable prospect of marriage without love.
The Flame That Burns Brightest by Dr. Breifs Cat
Spoiler: Manga Chapters 181 and 223 The flame that burns brightest was never lit at all, but its warmth is enough. Sasusaku.
Nesting by Melpomene melancholica
One evening, he went home, entered his house, and saw something he shouldn't have had to see again. Vaguely SasuSaku.
Incense by Yummei of the Dream
SasuSaku. Every year, he lit incense for them, and remembered when they used to exist.He was alone. She knew he needn't be. Sasukecentric.
Day 14 by Melpomene melancholica
Sakura had grown accustomed to her odd friendship with Sasuke but arnwar in a distant country shook that complacency. And now, one night of weakness threatened to destroy her life as it is... R for themes just to be sure.
Scarlet Ambiguity by Azure Serenity
Monsoon weather, a disturbing freak-show house and someone from his past - what could possibly go wrong.
Venom by BlushingLotus
When Sakura becomes infected with a deadly poison, she must turn to one of her male teammates for a cure. That is, if she can handle the steamy antidote. Sasu/Saku
he said by the blanket
Sasuke, Sakura, and all that lies between. "I have never expected anything from you. That would have been the height of all foolishness, and say what you want about me, but I was never that. With you, Sasuke-kun, I only ever hoped."
The Great Divide by Neon Genesis
Post-canon. He advances on her languidly, a predator stalking its prey, confident in its own lethality and taking all the time in the world. "Why do I make you nervous?" Sasuke x Sakura. Oneshot.
The End by Feilyn
"I suppose this is the part where you tell me the story of how your love turn to hatred and you strove to overtake me," he states blandly, as she stands behind him, kunai to his throat. These are the tatters of his bonds twisting around his neck. Choking.
Magnetism by twilightdazzle
No," she snarled. "If you're going to leave again, then I want you to be man enough to say goodbye to my face." In which Sakura is stubborn and Sasuke is conflicted.
From the Memoirs of Haruno Sakura by Raina1
If it meant choosing between the you I love now for the you who couldn't see me then, I'd take the man you are now over that foolish boy again and again. SasuSaku
And Their Unsaid Words Became Their Silence by Raina1
This conversation never happened. SasuSaku
The War Against Distance by Raina1
Ten years after canon. When war takes all they have known from them, two people find strength in one another.SasuSaku
(The last three are by me, lol, couldn't help the shameless self-plugging)
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Firstly, THANK YOUUUU~ That's possibly one of the longest SS rec list I've seen in a while. And I'm a bit surprised I do not recognise a good majority of the fics here - or, if I do, I'm only familiar with the title, not the actual work. OTL
I do however recognise Venom and Something I Can Do - I absolutely adored the latter, mainly for its mature characterization. Which is exactly why I found myself being "meh" at Venom. I found it while I was playing around with the M filters for SasuSaku at FFN, and while the beginning showed promise, the ending was thoroughly disappointing. Sakura being shy around Sasuke, as she is now, isn't something I find plausible - I get the piece was supposed to be... lighthearted, more or less, but even without recent canon events, I would've found the SasuSaku interaction a bit OOC.
I think I've read a lot of things by Melpomene Melancholica - currently making my way through Sunergos, which is becoming a fast favorite.♥ From the list, I recognise Iulia, Sangi, Feilyn, Dr. Brief's Cat, the blanket and every other author except, maybe, Larsgo and twilightdazzle, but I'm ashamed to say I've not read these particular fics by them. :'(
But I will read them, trust me - or, will at least save them to my PC to read at a later date♥
About the last three titles: I'm quite familiar with them, actually - titles like that are a bit hard to forget - and I think I did leave a review for The War Against Distance. I'm not sure if you've read it - but I go by "fading ink" on FFN, and left your one signed in as such. TWAD was brilliant, by the way - the aftermath of a war taken and molded into something hopeful♥
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Venom I recced simply because it's one of the more recent fics. I'm of relatively the same opinion about it. Something I Can Do is a thoroughly enjoyable read, and a wonderfully well-written one, additionally the author is someone I have respect for. :)
Melpomene Melancholica is one of my favorite SS authors. Her use of description and her writing style is unique and stands out from the rest of the other SS fiction on ff.net. I always recommend anything she writes. Day 14 is by far my favorite of her work.
Larsgo is a good SS fic writer despite the scarce few she/he has written. She/He has a talent for the dramatic and the humorous.
That's right, you did leave a review! Thank you so much, so many people like to just fave or add to their alerts instead of reviewing. I'm happy you enjoyed the fic. I hope you will read the other two as well if you liked that one. :)
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