I promised that I would compile a list of fic recs so here we go.
hungry, thirsty roots by coolkidroland (T) - This is it kids, this is the fic that turned me into a goroboy. Goro has a palace AU, shuake with a side of okujima, and easily my favorite Goro redemption stories. I have reread this at least ten times. I just reread it last week. (Make sure you read all three works in the series.)
lâappel du vide by xov (M) - I didnât think I would need to list the single most popular shuake fic ever written, but some people Iâve talked to have never heard of it and listen, this fic will change your life. New Game+, Akira has a palace, bigtime slow burn, an Akira who flirts with anything that moves but specifically with Goro any time he moves. I have no idea where the plot is going but it is definitely going PLACES. Xov updates at a glacierâs pace but it is so, so, so beyond worth it.
cover your tracks by prosodiical (T) - What if Akira and Goro had met earlier? Like the first time Goro walks into the Metaverse, for example.
á´áąá¨á´áąáˇá¨áááą (KrĂĄkrgaldr) by songofproserpine (M) - Goro has a palace AU, and that palace is dripping with Norse mythology references written with carefully crafted care. A lot of v good literary horror up in this Big Bang Burger tonight.
it takes a village by shouldbeworking (M) - New Game+, but all the phantom thieves are playing and Goro hasnât got a clue. Their absolute DISASTER Goro is one of my favorites.
false start by xov (M) - Goro is older and married to the man he loves. Just kidding! HahaâŚunlessâŚ? Everything Xov touches is gold.
a study in distress by xov (G) - No powers AU where Akira went to Goroâs high school. Akira is thirsting big time and Goro is very dumb.
start again at your beginning by joisbishmyoga (T) - The kids pull off the long con but have some caveats on the takedown. Sojiro POV.
on the way by chashmish (T) - One of several fics about Akira giving Goro a haircut, because we are simple people with simple wants and like Goro being vulnerable by letting the guy he tried to kill put a blade near his neck.
the level knife by relationshipcrimes (G) - Another fic about Akira giving Goro a haircut, because we are simple people with simple wants.
the soul signal by relationshipcrimes (G) - Literally the only soul mate AU fic I have ever read and boy am I glad that I did.
the devilâs details by relationshipcrimes (G) - Goro goes to prison in Akiraâs stead.
the pleasure game by relationshipcrimes (T) - We are simple people with simple wants and one of those wants is fics where Akira and Goro are hooking up in game despite knowing itâs a very bad idea (the thirst wants what the thirst wants).
a multitude of deaths, and a world for the two of us alone by deplore (M) - Goro survives, but god, at what cost? A very good breakdown of how actually becoming a murderer in your formative years really fucks you up, doesnât it. Warnings for dream sequences of intimate partner violence.
the collective by deplore (M) - A series of drabbles, some of which are darker than others. Ch 4 has sexual content.
to err is human by katraa (E) - Akira and Goro flirt-quote philosophy at each other and then have sex. You know, as boys do.
push & pull by aizawashouta (E) - Goro has a lot of emotional hangups and Ren has the patience of a saint, honestly. Get your boy a therapist.
spring cleaning by deplore (G) - Goro waits for Akira to come home. Post-game, Goro lives (obviously).
come light undying by chashmish (G) - Drabble collection. Tell chashmish thank you.
skeptic by chashmish (G) - Goro has some hot takes about Akiraâs personality.
actor out of work by chashmish (T) - Akira is having clandestine makeout sessions with the boy he knows is planning to kill him. Itâs fine. Everything is fine.
with mournful tread by yustiel (G) - A very dark, very depressing New Game+.
sunny with a chance of storms by mysecretfanmoments & suggestivescribe (E) - Akira is a thirsty motherfucker on main.Â
go home by prosodiical (T) - Goro survives and feels messy about it.
itâs a long life, better pinch yourself by tnevmucric (G) - The love confession Atlus robbed us of.
a stupid shelter, like an umbrella against lightning by tnevmucric (T) - Set during Royal but has no Royal spoilers on account of being written before the game even came out.