【HIATUS】

• • •【Bleach | KHR】• • • Ever so often I come back to revisit it. And make a mess of my own tags from a long time of disused.

[berryshallbe]

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[Part1], [Part2], [Part3], [Part4]

Okie last list of recs for this fandom hopefully.

#ONESHOTS

The Eldritch Sky by BookQueen04 [eldritch!27]

Not Just Another Icarus by Bleach_ed_Na_tsu [just the 10thgen parkour-ing]

a rose by any other name (would taste just as bitter) by heyimflamel [eldritch!27]

Two Halves of a Whole — Chapter 2&3: Failed Assassination Attempts!AU: 10th Generation by Little_Miss_Bunny [Civvy!27, All27?]

Care and Trust by Jenny1751 [27-got-trustissues]

Combined Bloodlines by FallenQueen2 [werewolf!27]

evaporate by sear [mist!77, threeshots]

The Lies We Tell to Make the World a Better Place by Mizuki99

A Switch In Time Saves Seven by Heir to the Sky [timetrav]

Daybreaks are beautiful by halcyonranhuer

Apathy by AutumnsFey [model!27, Iemitsu-bashing]

Flowers and Explosions Don't Go Together by zegez [27-not-decimo, gardener!27, twoshots]

#HPXOVER

In The End by MufuMufuSan [ghostlykinda!Hari, dimenstrav]

Wrong Sky to Ground the Flighty by EXION [reincarnated, Hari-is-18's lilbro]

Death's Gambit by Shadowblayze [sibling!fic, fem!Hari, reincarnation, Hari-is-Tsuna’s sis] !!!

Game On! by nordiamus [twin!fic, Hari-is-Tsuna’s sis, Rfem!Hari, gamer!AU] !!!

In This Balance of Time by Eirenei [FSN/FZ/HP/KHR quad-over, Sky!Hari, PreArco Era]!!!

Prince Belphegor's Guide To Parenting by AllThingsVaria and the sequel: Princess Hel's Guide to School [Fem!Hari, Hari raised by Bel]

Under Wing by reighost [Hari-is-Hibari]

La mia Stella, Il tuo Sole, Il nostro Cielo by CaptivatingLadySpinel [Rfem!Hari]

#MISCELLENOUS

Bonds Across Time by sakurademonalchemist [InuyashaXover, fem!27, 1827, timetrav]

Spirit Fire by sakurademonalchemist [ Yu Yu HakushoXover, fem!27, Yusuke-is-Tsuna's Aniki, Kurama27]

Sight Unseen by sakurademonalchemist [Natsume YujinXover, fem!27, Tsuna-is-Natsume, SkyArc!27]

Breaking the Guilded Cage by sakurademonalchemist [Natsume YujinXover, fem!27, Tsuna-is-Natsume, 27Natori]

Of Cities and Countries by Celeste_Sinclair [hetaliaXover, Tsuna-is-Namimori, twin!fic]

Ramblings of a Tired High School Sky by AliceKumori [R2718, fem!27, blogger!27, highschool!AU, GenZ 10th gen]

Everything Is Going To Be Alright by Sir Butt [Threeshots, ArcoSky!27]

With all due respect, sir (meaning none) by Nobodystormcrow [SI!Basil, BelBas, triple reincarnation reallife|naruto|khr] !!!

The Price of Fish by fringeperson [fem!27, X2718]

Contritum Caelum by 27x18 [fem!27, twin!fic, siblingbond!1002701, 1st gen]

Wide Open Sky by 27x18 [0027, fem!27, threeshots]

Cielo Perduto by 27x18 [All27?, fem!27, betrayal!fic]

You Can Mend My Broken Bones by Breakable Dolls [Threeshots, Tsuna-can-sew]

The Five Star Chef Decimo by JoyRinko (Joythea) [Threeshots, reincarnation, Quatro-is-Tsuna]

The stars incline us by bluegrass [TokyoghoulXover, Arcosky!Kaneki, PreArcobaleno]

Sometimes, The Sky Is Meant To Be Reached. (It's Never) by KainCrow [Kawahiracentric] !!!

Myths Among the Mafia by moonlightcarol [PJOXover, Twoshots, whos adopting who?]

Hell is Empty, All the Devils are Here by slyfoxcub [abused!27&10thGen, dark fic]

The Godly Sky by DCJoKeRHS [Sky!77, All27, multi-sky types!27] !!!

Flames of a Night Sky by sakurademonalchemist [MagicalGirl LyricalNanohaXover , variafamchaos, Tsuna-gets-Adopted]

Door to Destiny by sakurademonalchemist [kingdom heartsxover]

The Fire-Eyed Princess by sakurademonalchemist [Tsukihimexover, Arcueid-is-77, fem!27]

Breaking the Sky by sakurademonalchemist [dragondriveXover, fem!27]

Heart of the Soul by sakurademonalchemist [ghosthuntXover, fem!27-is-Mai, sibling!fic]

Blades of an Unlimited Sky by sakurademonalchemist [FSNXover, Shirou-is-Tsuna]!!!

Champion of Ouranos by sakurademonalchemist [fem!27-is-Haruka, timetrav, SailormoonXover]

Witchy Decimo by Music_Feeds_My_Soul [supernatural!AU, Witch!27, gore]

[umbraria]

BLEACH x Inuyasha

Ichigo Kurosaki, a 15yo “human” whose normal life ends when a demon drags him into a cursed well. Instead of hitting the bottom of the well, Ichigo ends up 500 years in the past during Japan’s violent Sengoku period with the demon’s true target, a wish-granting jewel (Hōgyoku). After a battle with a revived demon accidentally causes the sacred jewel to shatter and awakens an asleep demon, Ichigo enlists the help of said human-friendly demon named Rukia to help him collect the shards and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.

[rayshippouuchiha]

Okay but what does Unohana think of Urahara taking an interest in her prodigy? Amusement? Protectiveness??? Kinda feeling mama bear Unohana myself, hehe.

I'd say a bit of both.

Because Unohana, much like Ichigo, doesn't have time for most bullshit. Over the years she's had to deal with more than a few members of other Squads not only routinely thinking down on the 4th Division but also daring to think that just because their primary focus is healing that means they can also be used as the unofficial Comfort Division(TM).

Which is something she does not abide by and never fails to set her off just a bit. And if she were to find out that Urahara has those kinds of plans for Ichigo?

Well.

So there's an overall protectiveness in Unohana for her Squad which is doubled for Ichigo as her direct apprentice.

Eventually though, when it becomes obvious that Urahara-taicho is Serious, she finds it all a bit amusing.

Because Urahara is so Smitten, like an adorable little wolf pup, all bloody fur and begging eyes, straved for Ichigo's attention.

And Ichigo is so obviously not immune to him no matter how Ichigo might try to act. Unohana has walked in on Ichigo treating Urahara for this or that more than once and she's seen the small smiles, the exasperated sighs, the soft hands that never falter as long as Ichigo thinks there's no one around.

Doesn't mean Unohana wouldn't be willing to beat Urahara to death with his own spine and then revive him if she was pushed to.

[rayshippouuchiha]

I wanna give you my fav KHR BNHA xovers. There are some concepts in there that I think will give you some good ideas.

Role Model by Luki (KelpieCodyne)

Xanxus is stuck in Endeavor's body precanon for a little bit and he corrupts/helps Touya.

Out of this World by Luki (KelpieCodyne)

Series of the 10th Gen ditching the Mafia by running to another dimension. Feat. BNHA and Pokémon. Hibari is only in the Pokémon world

Youth by TitleUnwanted

Inspired by KHR, Hatsume makes her own 10 Yr Bazooka. It doesn't quite work right. But. 1-A gets to enjoy 5 yr old Izu.

in your eyes i see (a world so wild and free) by Zakyuu

On Hiatus but very good premise. Immortal Tsuna is Izu's dad. He frets that his son is Quirkless in a world of Quirks. Izu's worried about how to explain that his dad is a Mafia Don without getting anyone arrested. Inspired by Lying is Bad for the Soul by Hayato (TheLennyBunny), where Giotto is immortal and falls for Nana... after Iemitsu. Tsuna is Gio's son.

curiosity kills the cat (but satisfaction brought it back) by bonesetblues

Tsuna is stuck in the BNHA world in the body of a cat. Tsuna takes back all the jokes he might have made about Reborn. This is awful.

Unbound by Sky by Quess

Even ten years later Tsuna manages to get pulled into some time travel shenanigans—courtesy of Lady luck giving him the middle finger. Maybe someone should tell Shoichi and Spanner that you shouldn't leave a portal to another world open while guests are in their lab.

Featuring the young Todoroki siblings and Tsuna taking care of these kids because goddamn they need a mentally stable adult that won't take shit from a man-child projecting harder than a child beauty pageant mom.

The Vigilante Boss and His Failed Retirement Plan by Fey_StoryTeller

It supposed to be a joke, a drastic one where Izuku faked following Katchan's advice to take a leapt of faith. Then the fence on rooftop gave up on him, dying with tons of regret awaken the sleeping sky in his soul. Reminding Izuku that he was supposed to be on retirement for life and the next one- which is this one.

Unfortunately, Hyper Intuition was a bitch to deal with in a world of hero and villain, and he thought he could take advantage of the abundant human resource of heroism in this world. You'd think the world doesn't need more heroes or a Vongola.

old light still slants through by lunarctus (nex_et_nox)

I don’t want to die! Izuku screams in that underpass, drowning under the sludge villain.

Why don’t you let me help you with that? says a voice in the back of his head.

Izuku doesn't have a Quirk.

What he has is good instincts, unexplainable nightmares he can't remember, and a cat named Natsu.

My absolute favorite! Uncompleted, hasn't been updated in a while, but so amazing.

Renew by readerdreamer5625

Oneshots about what happens when 4 yr Izu meets Reborn in his dreams and the consequences of that.

So amazing, it made my brain explode with ideas, because author was so right about Sun Flames. Please read this, Ray, it'll spark ideas, I'm sure.

Alaudidae by AmbroiseFrambroise

As a Quirkless boy, the son of Hibari Hisashi and his wife Inko should be weak, right ?

Wrong. Hibari Kyoya is reborn in a strange world where people are just herbivorious as ever, but with powers. He promply decides to be a hero to be able to legaly beat up strongs opponents and restore Order.

Good Luck, UA and the world. You're going to need it.

!!!!

[rayshippouuchiha]

went ransacking through my ao3 bookmarks bcs i live vicariously through these when the going gets tough. some of these might have already been recc'ed alrd but im too lazy to check 🫠

The Menagerie by zegez

Tsuna collects everyone as pets, literally, most if not all of them are animals. it's glorious and very cute

Bad Influence by Emric84

Toji and Tsuna meet, what follows is a catastrophe for everyone else. Toji27 is the most left field ship i had ever encountered but by god was it good while it lasted. ABANDONED but had enough content to it BUT STILL GOD IM SO SAD THIS WAS SO GOOD????

body aches by HeavenlyDusk

In which KHR was originally a very different story.

This one is a little heart breaking but also really hopeful bcs tsuna is learning to be more comfortable w/ being Tsuna™ the protagonist while still maintaining some semblance of himself from a past life. its still ongoing but i have it as one of my comfort fics <3

Overcast universe by Ocearna

a khr rewrite where 1827 meet and bond as kids and tsuna getting that cloud influence. cloudysky!tsuna my beloved.

Beginnings and Middles But No Ends In Sight by Ourliazo

Arcobaleno shenanigans before the curse.

in the hearts of men (there be madness) by Silverfox579

YKNOW WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS FASCINATED ME IN CANON AFTER I GOT OVER THE ANIME ENOUGH TO NOTICE IT??? THE HYPER DYING WILL MODE PERSONALITY like after the kyaa badass tsuna lets gooo, you start wondering what the fuck is going on there actually bcs basil is not like this,, what goes on here 👀👀

or!! dark!tsuna au-ish in reborn's pov

Bargaining chip by Mina37

like the one before but in xanxus' pov this time

My Sweet Affinity by Chaotic_Roses

criminal minds au featuring tired w/ a mysterious bg leader tsuna, freshly released from prison hitman reborn, intern gokudera, Hana, and scammer kyoko.

[this could've been] a villain's origin story by petroltogo

Tsuna running into and unknowingly helping villains after helping release xanxus from the ice box should've really been the hill where it all went wrong, surprisingly tho, only shenanigans. featuring!! chikusa and tsuna childhood friendship that i very much adore

whisper in my ear (i'll build your dreams on bones) by Silverfox579

its only a one shot but gOD I WISH THEY EXPAND ON THIS ITS SO COOL I AM IN LOVE W/ THIS FIC I HAVE THIS FIC PLASTERED ALL OVER MY SOCIAL MEDIA, IF I HAVE ANY WAY TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR I WOULD ASK PERMISSION TO PRINT AND BOOK BIND IT FOR PERSONAL USE BCS THIS!! CONCEPT!!!

or!! the five times the stress of war and battle got to tsuna and wakes up the God in his head. (the last two are spoilers for the manga but hnnnggg i NEED to rec this)

a rose by any other name (would taste just as bitter) by heyimflamel

sealing flames has very, very dangerous repercussions. not only are you sealing this person's will to live but sealing someone w/ sky flames whose purpose is to harmonize? you get something dangerous indeed. dark!tsuna corrupting flames one guardian at a time.

High School Montage by HeavenlyDusk

a montage of vongola tenth gen as they navigate through high school through outsider pov. slice of life-ey and very chaotic (the side story w/ the childhood friends oc my beloved 🫶)

The Boy in the Ice by eloquentelegance

UA has to deal w/ these weirdos lurking around their courtyard all thanks to the mysterious ice pillar that just dropped from the sky w/ a boy frozen inside.

rattle this ghost town by blackkat

Mukuro meets Naruto and spirits him away lmao

Set the Skies Ablaze by cywscross

K(anime) and khr crossover that took me by the neck and never let go. it's essentially discontinued now but the 3 chapters it has??? keeps you coming back in hopes that it does, miraculously, update 🫠

To the Beat of My Own Drum by Seito

College AU where reborn is the normal one and tsuna and his friends bring the chaos in his life. the found family that this fic gives and radiates is so 🫶🫶🫶 like i love it so MUCH

that's it for now bcs im sleepy hehehe

!!!!!!!!

[rayshippouuchiha]

SPEAKING OF PSYCHOPATHS

a personal favorite of mine is https://archiveofourown.org/works/30531345

it plays w/ the idea that tsuna might possibly, potentially, maybe a psychopath???? at least in xanxus' pov bcs of his change in outward attitude whenever he goes into his hyper dying will mode unlike most people *cough* basil *cough*

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30561488

same premise but in reborn's pov this time

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29205690

5 times the stress of combat and war woke the god residing in tsuna's head. the last two have MAJOR spoilers from the manga tho so maybe dont read rn but its great pls im obsessed w/ this

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10843146

tsuna collects that cast as his pets! literally!! most of them are animals!! its cute <3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10208549

r27 college fake dating au where reborn is the normal one and tsuna and his friends bring the chaos into his life. LET ME SCREAM ABOUT THIS PLEASE ITS SO???? like not only do i LOVE LOVE the kind of progression to their romance but also the found family???? yell heah!!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24756379

UA has to deal w/ these weird people hanging around the mysterious boy frozen in ice in the middle of the school courtyard.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28050993

getting entangled w/ so many crazy people couldve been tsuna's villain origin story, he's too good for that tho (featuring chikusa as tsuna's childhood friend which i really adore for some reason???)

anyway this has become a fic rec ask but instead of just that one fic i got reminded of 😭 but i do hope you enjoy them when you get the time!

!!!!!!

[hopeswriting]

tsuna and gokudera’s dynamic is “no one’s ever found me worth standing by my side no matter what to the very end” and “no one’s ever found me worth accepting me just the way i am, and as i am now in spite of my many flaws and shortcomings”

tsuna and yamamoto’s dynamic is “everyone always makes me pay the price for every single one of my mistake, no matter how little and insignificant” and “everyone always expects me to be perfect at being who they want me to be, and i’m afraid they’ll find me worthless if i mess up even once”

tsuna and lambo’s dynamic is “no one ever cares that i’m just a child” and “everyone always punishes and rejects me for acting like the child i am”

tsuna and ryohei’s dynamic is “no one’s ever found me worth taking under their wing, looking after, paving the way for me and making sure it’s safe for me to follow after them” and “as the one who needs to be relied on, as the protector, the example, the older one, no one’s ever looked after me and took care of me on the same grounds as i do for them”

tsuna and hibari’s dynamic is “i’ve never had anything to put my faith in, knowing that it wouldn’t so much as shake and would never fail me even in the face of the end of the world” and “i’ve never had to learn that even my strength can fail me, but there can be strength in weakness too, in letting others help me make up for that weakness, and i can grow even stronger for it”

tsuna and mukuro’s dynamic is “no one’s ever thought me worth allowing me my childhood and made me grow up too soon” and “no one ever cared that i was never allowed to be a child, and i’ll never stand for that fate to be allowed to go on unpunished any longer”

tsuna and chrome’s dynamic is “i’ve always been less than what people want me to be, have always been not enough to meet their expectations of me” and “i’ve always been so worthless in everyone’s eyes, no one’s ever expected anything of me”

(tsuna and reborn’s dynamic is “no one’s ever put faith in what i can become, in what i can be right now, and in me in spite of my many flaws and shortcomings” and “i’m never going to let anyone inside my heart ever again, and no one will bother trying to get inside anyway being the way i am now”)

do you get it?

[hopeswriting]

#khr #this manga has SO MANY FLAWS don’t get me wrong but HNNNGH you know? #tsuna is just a kid and that never changes #even when he’s out here girlbossing his way through battles #he still doesn’t want to fight he still doesn’t like getting hurt or hurting others #he still gets upset and has tantrums and cries and doesn’t understand why people love him #but they DO love him and he’ll defend that to the death

#and all these kids are like just living their lives as people who EXCEL #and some of them are TOO GOOD and some of them are great but NOT GOOD ENOUGH because they aren’t adults! #they’re all seeking a challenge and an equal but also this acceptance of their immaturity #and tsuna is so bewildered by it but so so willing to  give it to them #because he just doesn’t even compute how beyond the norm they are #or how whack his own life even is at this point

#these people reach out and grip his hand and he’s like ah ok i will die for you now but like i would rather not die so let’s live together #and you know they’d all destroy themselves if reborn wasn’t there to steer the ship #to give them the challenges they need at a pace where they can actually take it #to give them an adult to stand between them and the things that are too much at times #he’s so evil and his dynamic with tsuna is so insane but the FAITH between them is OIAHDSASJNDISUBFDDSJFIEFJND

via @purgatoryandme

[hopeswriting]

not me thinking about how someone should write a fic about mukuro and tsuna teaming up together to burn vongola down to the ground (and then maybe the whole mafia worldwide too while they’re at it, as a treat). you know those fics where tsuna becomes part of the hibari clan long before reborn shows up and vongola can try to put its claws in him? this but make it tsuna as part of the kokuyo gang.

like, where are the fics where mukuro finds tsuna first?

(and just as importantly and canon-divergence-inducing, fics where tsuna finds mukuro first?)

[hopeswriting]

#THIS THIS THIS #i raise to you: what if CHROME finds mukuro first? #or what if chrome finds tsuna and then they find mukuro together? #I’m super interested in what happens if you change the dynamic of chrome and mukuro from #victim and savior with a mental link #to #two victims who get out The Best They Can and find EACH OTHER #it is my honest belief that mukuro and chrome have to be related SOMEHOW– and the fact that we have no idea how mukuro got to the estraneo #makes it so easy to just be like: yeah mukuro and chrome were twins put up for adoption and got separated IT’S THAT EASY FOLKS

#imagine: chrome in the hospital after her accident and one day her heart stops. she’s legally dead. she’s done. it’s not like there’s #anything that she could use as a lifeline #but her heart stops and just before– little nagi thinks #this is unfair. this is wrong. this is not the way life should be. aching and cold and empty– this can’t be life. #little nagi has been in the hospital for months. and she has known for months that no one is coming to help her. and nagi– #dying: cold: afraid: #she wants so many things. she wants to be warm. to recover. to have a house that is a home. to LIVE #(to keep dreaming of that boy in her dreams who pulls at her like a compass always always points north) #a little girl wakes in a hospital with compass for a heart and fire where flesh should be. she heads for true north. #chrome and mukuro find each other and then tsuna finds them both. and two become three.

#however fics where mukuro finds tsuna first are *chef’s kiss* love that shit #tsuna– wary and isolated and hurt himself– deciding to take this scary monster who is also a hurt boy into his heart and home #it’s so good!!! There’s so much growth and healing and hurt there!! It’s quiet and on-going and there’s no threat (yet. yet.)

via @mediumsizedpidegon

thank you for always bringing up chrome because i really need to stop forgetting about her every time lol. she deserves better than that!!

okay so, i of course absolutely LOVE all of this, but you changed my mind and i do think we should make it chrome meeting tsuna first and THEN the both of them find mukuro together. because like, when it comes to mukuro and tsuna it’s all about their differences bringing them close to each other’s anyway because they’re different in that way, but chrome and tsuna?

they’re literally so similar, they’re kindred spirits. one way i put it once is that they’re the same in all the ways that has hurt them the most, and i’ll add here too in all the ways that pain shaped them too. and they’ve not been hurt the same way, but their pain is the same.

they’re both so lonely and think the world unfair and needlessly cruel, feel wronged by it and find the world wrong too. and yes they want so much more out of it, can’t bring themselves to think it’s all the world has to offer, have to believe there’s more and that there’s a place out there for even them, surely. that they’d be able to find that place for themselves too if only they were allowed to look for it.

and when chrome stumbles upon tsuna on her way to find the boy on the other side of that constant pull inside her, her soul alight anew? she sets fire to tsuna’s soul too, bringing that bright, blinding and unyielding resolve of his back to life again, getting rid of the apathy they were both stuck in once upon a time because it made everything somehow easier to bear.

she brings him back to life because there is more to the world and to life for them, has to be, should be, and they’re going to find it. and if they don’t manage to, then they’ll just have to make it.

and when they find mukuro he can’t help but catch on fire too, except this one eases his pain a little instead of the one estraneo left him with that was only exacerbating it. and it eases his rage and hatred and grief and agony just enough too he’s able to realize the world isn’t only at the image of estraneo’s, that there’s actual human people in it who aren’t just monsters pretending to be humans. and he might not immediately believe they can make the world better, but if they can’t they can always make a new better world entirely, and that he can give it his all for.

and vongola? against the three of them and that fire blazing their souls and that ruthless resolve driving them forwards? it doesn’t stand a fucking chance.

[hopeswriting]

#sobbing screaming crying #YOU GET IT!!! #tsuna and chrome and mukuro this strange set-of-three that are have this little pearl buried in them that says #THERE IS MORE TO THE WORLD THAN PAIN AND HALF DRIED TEARS AND IF THERE IS NOT BY GOD I WILL MAKE IT SO #it’s something between the desperation of a dog backed in a corner and divine rage #all these layers to these; pain and distrust; apathy and resentment; and deep deep below hope and belief and this terrible WANTING #wanting to hope. wanting to believe. wanting fairy tales like justice and accountability and wrong turns set right #you’re right. #chrome finds tsuna first and the shared shape of their pain recognizes its match. it’s not a compass tugging north but instead all #her bones set asinging. tsuna breaks his prison and dies and burns himself back to life #coming back with coils upon coils of rope and thread in his chest (a name is never just a name) #(if mukuro is the owl then chrome is the crow: and tsuna the spider spinning all these threads that keep them together) #let’s say that vongola is not expecting a ready-made noose and a pair of carrion birds and leave it at that.

via @mediumsizedpidegon

[hopeswriting]

not me thinking about how someone should write a fic about mukuro and tsuna teaming up together to burn vongola down to the ground (and then maybe the whole mafia worldwide too while they’re at it, as a treat). you know those fics where tsuna becomes part of the hibari clan long before reborn shows up and vongola can try to put its claws in him? this but make it tsuna as part of the kokuyo gang.

like, where are the fics where mukuro finds tsuna first?

(and just as importantly and canon-divergence-inducing, fics where tsuna finds mukuro first?)

[echtach-messy-place-deactivated]

Ooooh, it sounds like a great idea ! Lemme just…. Idea dump right here for a moment….

How Tsuna and Mukuro could meet ? Does Mukuro escape earlier ? If so, how could he does it realistically speaking ? Because I don’t see very young children getting by on their own, especially in the conditions in which they were detained. Did a member of their famiglia betray the ideals when they started using children and fled to Namimori with a few salvageable test subjects ? Or would they receive outside help ? Like another famiglia, the Arcobaleno or even the Vindice, why not !

Does Tsuna get somehow kidnapped by Estraneo ? There’s a recurring idea in the fandom that despite being supposed to keep his family a secret, Iemitsu can’t shut his mouth about it to save his fucking life. Estraeno, who has been hunted since the Possession Bullet affair, might want to reclaim a potential Vongola heir to experiment on his flames (since Vongola is known to have stupidly powerful users) or just to have a bargaining chip for prevent the total annihilation of their famiglia ?

If we’re trying to follow canon and Mukuro is still being stalked by the Vindice, how did he end up in Namimori if Reborn hadn’t arrived yet and Tsuna’s status was still a secret ? How could Tsuna have kept Mukuro from the Vindice without Vongola’s influence ?

And Chrome in all this, how does she fit? Did she also join the group much earlier ? Will Mukuro and Tsuna team up to look for her ? Does she still have her accident or do they manage to recover her before she is seriously injured ?

How would Tsuna treat Mukuro as the Mist/Mist Guardian without all the misconceptions the Mafia has on them? Would he ultimately be closer to Mukuro than to Gokudera ?

I dare to imagine that he would still be nice and a little naive, or would he be more cold and calculating? More inclined to see the hidden motivations of others?

What would Mukuro do when Reborn arrived? Would he stand beside Tsuna or would he stay hidden supporting him in the shadows while trying to put a spoke in Reborn’s wheels?

[hopeswriting]

these are all good questions i absolutely did not consider when i wrote this post lol, but i appreciate them because you always know how to get my brain going!

okay so, i don’t think mukuro should escape early from estraneo, but at the very least he shouldn’t escape too early if we’re going that route. because spending all those years in that hellscape is at the very core of who he is, you know? and also shapes his dynamic with tsuna in non-negligible ways to say the least, so i feel like taking that away from him would make him into an entirely different character and change their dynamic into something else entirely (which would be interesting to see, but i’m interested in their dynamic as we know it).

on the same not and for the same reasons, i don’t think tsuna should ever come close to estraneo at all, or to anything close to what the estraneo did to mukuro and the other kids. because like, as i said, the fact he’s never experienced something so cruel in his life while still knowing the world can be cruel also shapes their dynamic into what it is, so imo we should let that be too.

honestly i was actually thinking they should meet in italy right after mukuro escapes from estraneo, and before he has the time to start on and commit to his vengeance and decide on his plan to set fire to the world. it’s like, it’s a lot easier to get tsuna in italy than mukuro in namimori, right? so i feel like it should happen then.

about them receiving outside help at some point during their journey, you’re right that it’d be more realistic because they would be very small children then, and mukuro’s circumstances wouldn’t help lol (but then again mukuro is a mist, and canonically seems to have gotten by well enough by himself). and i love the idea of that help being the vindice!! like, i have no idea how we’d go about making them be on their side instead of chasing mukuro, but i’d be super interested in seeing it. it would be ironic too in the way i’m sure mukuro would love, having the vindice help bring vongola/the mafia down when they’re the keepers of the mafia laws/world.

as for the arco… maybe? but which one(s) tho? and what would be their motive in helping them? because for the vindice we know they actually don’t give a shit about the mafia, and if nothing else burning it to the ground when the trinisette is so intrinsically connected to it would be a good enough shot to take to make kawahira come out of hiding, so it’s easy to give them a motive, but what about the other arco?

honestly not sure about chrome, but they do definitely look for her. and either manages to find her before her accident or not, but either way they definitely meet her earlier too and make her part of the group.

i think tsuna would treat mukuro much the same as he does in canon in this verse too tbh? because i mean, even in canon he doesn’t care about what anyone says about mukuro/mists, despite reborn’s best efforts to make him lol. so yeah, on that point i think nothing much changes.

i do think tsuna would be closest to mukuro in this verse, yeah! and now that i think about it, i realize tsuna meeting mukuro first is bound to change his dynamic with the rest of his guardians too, which is super interesting to think about. like, of course he’d still come to care about them and trust them and rely on them, but their relationships would just be… different.

and talking about different, i think tsuna would be exactly the same in this verse too but also not. he’d be the same but like, just slightly to the left. mostly i think he’d just be more realistic. more selective with the people he reaches a hand out to. a little less forgiving and willing to give second chances, and a little less bent down in doing things the least bloody way only.

reborn and mukuro… would not be friends in this verse either, for sure lol. neither of them would show it tho, and i think mukuro would just watch from the sidelines first. he would one hundred percent step in whenever reborn would try to cross a line tho, so i think reborn’s tutoring of tsuna would go very differently with mukuro there.

[rayshippouuchiha]

First of all, it’s fucking hilarious and also perfect that your first KHR AU is, indeed, one where Oodako has a doctorate. I love that for you.

Secondly, please consider, if you decide to take this further down the timeline- “Dr. Trent Acles” all but specializes in making his articles easier to understand for people who might struggle more with traditionally academic stuff, and maybe even dips into other languages with them… Years later, Reborn goes to the Sawada residence and finds that he still can’t escape this fucking octopus, because Tsuna reads his works, too (“it’s way easier to understand than my textbooks,” or something like that, maybe, since we know a large part of his issue is traditional teaching methods?). I don’t know, I just think it’d be funny.

No no this is perfect because it means Oodako has been trolling Reborn and Verde for literal decades now. It's perfect.

Reborn: *Leon-gun pointed at Tsuna* What. Is. That.

Tsuna: *aware he has Fucked Up but not sure how this time* D-Dr. A-Acles new book?? The title is ,,, r-really specific but I'm actually understanding it so ,,,,

Reborn: *starring at Tsuna's copy of Mathematics For People With Over Compensating, Arrogant Tutors Who Are Horrible Teachers And Worse People*

Reborn: *perfectly calm* They haven't invented a word to describe the level of rage I am currently feeling

[rayshippouuchiha]

Oodako is just chilling in his tank. Leaning out as he reads a new uni level text on marine biology with his cute lil glasses. He rolls his eyes every so often and makes a noise of utter disgust at one point. Someone give him a red marker. He’s about to ruin someone’s career.

Skull's Cloud flames not only help Oodako change sizes but he's also been propagating brain cells. Oodako has an entire human identity set up to publish his papers under and is, unknowingly to everyone but Skull who is his biggest fan, the same Dr. Trent Acles that keeps heckling Verde.

[rayshippouuchiha]

Hi again!

I just noticed you got into the KHR fandom and I'm so excited, welcome!!

I come bearing a few reccs from the fandom:

Birthright by Morcai

Tsuna time-travels, deals with some heavy PTSD and there is comfort delivered by, surprisingly, Kyoya.

Game Over and Over Again by Writing_Frenzy

Tsuna time-travels (again), has a brother and both adore each other, Tsuna is a veritable badass, qnd is the epitome of the 😐 emoji.

(Warning: It gets pretty dark and gory sometimes)

Namimori Gods by renysen

This one is 1827, Kyoya is the reincarnation of a god and looking for the god's godly-wife reincarnation is a Namimori tradition.

Of course, this is KHR, so chaos ensues.

Come Together series by mhwright

In which everybody tries to kill Tsuna when he's a kid, and one day says enough is enough and ask his usual not-quite savior, Hibari Kyouya, to teach him self defense. This changes everything. There is BAMF! Tsuna, Feral!Kyoya, chaos, lught PDA and affection and a lot of confusion for Tsuna's estranged brother, the Decimo candidate. 1827.

Un Fiore Per Te by Cissnei69 (in FFN)

Tsuna lives in an orphanage run by Angie Martinelli, Peggy Carter's friend and somehow it devolves into getting the Winter Soldier to becone her cloud. Actually, there are a *lot* of clouds involved. And somehow, Shamal.

MarvelxKHR crossover, incomplete but is amazingly good.

Cirrus Cloud by CeiaOfSilence

In which Fem!Harry is cloud who has a couple of personas, likes to create chaos and somehow befriended Viper.

Teeth and Claws by TheShadowSwan

Another Fem!Harry is Skulls, but instead of a couple of personas there is a lot of separate personalities, and Skull is a badass. set before the Arcobaleno were cursed for now.

Of Organized Crime and Schizophrenia by AshGopal (FFN)

In which Tsuna is the reincarnation of Senju Tsunade, Jirayja and Orochimaru also are present, the medical procedures in the fic are amazingly written and somehow there is yakuza, flames and chakra.

(Warning: this one can get pretty gory and very detailed abt it)

Starstruck by Little_Miss_Bunny

One of my favorites of the fandom; Tsuna is a normal guy who has a lot of jobs to be able to raise his adoptive siblings, and everyone else (except for Haru, who is his best friend) is an idol and mostly are part of a group. Somehow they are always bunping into Tsuna and Shenanigans happen. Romcom.

Bandaged Hand by Jorie2127 (Flight_orFight)

Tsuna time-travels (yet again) and meets some of the arcobaleno before the first arcobaleno meeting. Romance.

For The Last Time, I'm Not Your Wife! by Gothickprincess

In which every arcobaleno falls in love with Skull, and they're very possessive, and willing to do everything to win his affections. Sky!Skull (I think? Ot's been a while lol), poly!ArcoxSkull.

The Vigilante Boss and His Failed Retirement Plan by Fey_Storyteller

Tsuna (and Giotto) reincarnates into Midoriya Izuku, and promptly wants to retire and live a normal life. Sadly, he's still in middle school and everybody think he just gained his quirk, a perfect one for a hero. Everyone wants him to become one, and fortunately for them, Vongola Intuition may leave him no choice. BAMF-But-Tired!Izuku.

I hope you like them and welcome to the fandom!

!!!!!

[rayshippouuchiha]

Huge headcanon that Tsuna employs his mother's mannerisms in the future, canon universe or otherwise.

Like when he doesn't want to acknowledge something, such as his guardians destroying the Vongola mansion yet again, or the Varia exceeding their allotted destruction quota and causing budget troubles.

Cue him smiling, eyes closed, all but radiating geniality and the most malewifey housewifey aura possible.

"Ara! You must be mistaken. There is nothing much happening here." (Translation: There is no war in Ba Sing Se, for my own peace of mind. In fact, when I turn around, there better not be any war in Ba Sing Se.)

"Ara! Would you look at that? It seems some strange people believe in budget fairies!" (Translation: The next time any of you destroy my budget, I'll string you up by your intestines while playing a cello in your gut.)

His guardians or the Varia or whoever's responsible immediately start swearing buckets and putting things back in order as soon as they encounter the dreaded 'Ara' mode.

Or when he's at the end of his rope and is about to snap at some idiot mafia don or oyabun or pakkan.

Cue him with one arm wrapped around his midriff, with the other either covering his mouth or cupping his chin like a dainty young maiden, demure Sawada Nana grade smile on his lips,

"Ara! Isn't this just wonderful?"

"Ara Ara! You all have been quite busy I see."

"Araaaa! How interesting! Isn't this all just lovely Reborn? Go ahead and shoot them all will you?"

(Reborn, to everybody's horror, tends to comply with anything Tsuna asks in this mode, because Chaos of the most delightful kind often follows the Ara)

Ooooooooor when he genuinely wants to be oblivious, like whenever Vongola Nono brings up the topic of heirs.

Cue him sipping his tea calmly, with perfect manners, and then, "Ara! I'm sure Xanxus would find someone in due time. Don't rush him!" (Completely ignoring Timoteo choking on his tea and the prospect of Xanxus's kid being Vongola Undici.)

Or when Iemitsu wants to pretend they are close.

"Ara! What's this? Did you hear something Reborn?"

Personally I call this the Tsunarara hc...you know... After the anime Durarara... Ya kind of lame I know.

I see this as the AU in which Tsuna, who has nothing else in his life, decides as a kid that he's gonna be Nana's Disciple and learn the Art of the Housewife since the outlook isn't really good for him otherwise.

Come to find out this makes him terrifying in the future

[rayshippouuchiha]

Tsuna & Skull Road trip: the first clue the panicked assholes back home find is a blurry and shaky 15 secounds clip someone recorded there is a lot of red and yellow, people are screaming and Sull looks angery as he holds a gun at someone off screen. Tsuna is behind him, his eyes glowing faintly.

What is actually happening - Tsuna and Skull stop for the day to enjoy a fireworks festival and were mad when a group of locals insulted their travelling friend when they had turned down their paint gun challenge. Now they are ready to fuck up some bitches for their friend (not for themselves though)

It's been three weeks and there's been no sign of Tsuna anywhere.

They've torn Namimori apart, Itay is in a quiet but frantic sort of uproar, Nana thinks Tsuna's on a backpacking trip, the CEDEF and Varia have both been deployed, and Hibari seems to be one misstep away from challenging the actual celestial sun to a fight.

Reborn's torn between being impressed over the amount of chaos Tsuna has managed to cause and being ready to break his idiot student over his knee when he finally gets his hands on him again.

Especially if he's been kidnapped the way Gokudera's been screeching.

It's Spanner who finds the clip.

At first no one's sure what, exactly, it is they're seeing.

But then Reborn hears a familiar snarl, hears a familiar voice thick and heavy with an accent he'd only heard once years and years ago, and feels every single bit of himself go still even before the video finally stabilizes enough for them to get some kind of idea of what they're watching.

The bullet Reborn puts through Spanner's screen is basically a reflex.

Around him the room erupts into chaos even as Reborn finds his attention caught on the look of absolutely arctic rage that's settled across Hibari's normally blank face.

Reborn knows exactly how he feels.

Luckily for Reborn and not so luckily for his wayward little idiots, Reborn was gifted with two hands.

One for both of their necks.

[rayshippouuchiha]

The thought that Skull could have left at anytime, could have ran and raced across the world to find somewhere to breathe before someone found out, but he instead waited for Tsuna because like calls to like as me feeling all sorts of ways. Just the thought of them fleeing across the world together and being able to just exist without everyone breathing down their necks and taking them for granted is amazing.

Reborn and Hibari would probably have… poor reactions.

Skull's been waiting for the day when he can officially cut ties and run since the moment he realized he was trapped in the ever-tightening net that was the Arcobaleno's hold on him.

Or, to be more accurate, the moment he realized that they were all trapped together and yet nothing was going to change for the better.

They would always be the Strongest, would always be mafia or military born and bred, and Skull would always be ,,, less somehow.

It's not that he hates them. Not really. What Skull feels for the rest of the rainbow he'd found himself locked into is, in so many ways, very far from hate.

It's just ,,,

Everyone has a breaking point.

And Skull got skipped like a rock on a lake right over his at least a decade back.

The only reason he's stuck around so long after finally regaining his body is that Reborn has been in a mood.

By which Skull means he's been even more of a petty, possessive asshole than he normally is.

Skull knows that if he'd done like he wanted to and run the moment the curse broke Reborn would have hunted him down like the demon he not so secretly is.

If for no other reason than insulted pride over something Reborn considered his having the audacity to take off and leave without his permission.

So Skull had waited, had bided his time with the patience that decades with a noose around his neck had taught him. Reborn would relax eventually, would realize that he didn't really care much about what Skull specifically did, and then he'd make his move.

All Skull would have to do is wait and then things would go back to the way they used to be and Skull would have a good six months before anyone started actively looking for him again. Longer if he worked the phones correctly.

Or, well, that had been Skull's general plan right up until he'd dragged ass into Namimori once again and caught sight of Tsuna.

The thing is, Skull likes the little sky. And the truth is that Skull, just like the rest of the Arcobaleno, owes him.

But, when he really breaks it down to the core, when Skull looks at Tsuna he sees someone he understands and feels like might just understand him in turn.

Which, for Skull, has always been a vanishingly rare thing to find indeed.

So when Tsuna joins him on the roof, laying out on the tiles beside him with that all too familiar bruised look in his eyes, Skull finds himself acting without really thinking about it.

Finds himself offering something he didn't really think he'd want to offer to anyone else again.

But for Tsuna? For Tsuna who is an all-encompassing sky with heavy clouds in his eyes?

Well, Skull's willing to share a little bit of his carefully crafted freedom with someone like that.

[rayshippouuchiha]

TBH the lack of Real Respect Tsuna and Skull both get makes me wanna see ‘em just… Vanish. They aren’t hurt, or in trouble, but they both end up tired as hell and want like. One (1) year to themselves, without being called shit like useless or lackey or weak. So they fuck off and onto some whimsical journey across the world, probably running into the fair folk or some shit (because Tsuna’s Super Anxiety would make him a damn hard target for them, and I feel like they’d just Vibe with Skull. Immortal and all that).

Meanwhile, everyone back in Namimori is losing. their. shit. Trying to find their two dumbasses, flipping every damn stone over because they’ve Clearly been kidnapped. No One notices the note Tsuna and Skull left, because Skull still isn’t the best at writing and Tsuna’s Super Anxiety kicked in and said that if he wrote it he’d never get his goddamn vacation.

To clarify, this is meant to be (mostly) humorous, but I’m curious to see where you’d go with an idea like this. I just want Skull and Tsuna to travel the world together TBH. Feel like they’d make good brothers.

Oh oh yes. Obviously there'll be humor but, well, it's me and we all know how these things eat my brain and I have to give them some bite so:

Skull isn't really one of Arcobaleno that Tsuna generally spends much time with.

When it comes to the Strongest, the ones Tsuna's found himself spending the most time with has always been Reborn and, surprisingly enough, Fon.

Reborn is around more often than not, content to keep torturing Tsuna even if his official title has shifted from Demon Tutor to Demon Tutor/Advisor.

And Fon's tendency to stop by frequently can be chalked up to I-pin and the fact that, for some reason, the Storm seems to be under the impression that hanging around Tsuna will, somehow, help him grow closer to Hibari.

Which is something that doesn't really make much sense to Tsuna. Even after years of being dragged into and out of various ridiculous shenanigans together, and despite recent Hibari's tendency to commandeer Tsuna's bed or floor or balcony at random times to nap, Tsuna's still not convinced that Hibari actually remembers he exists whenever they're not in the same room together.

And sometimes not even then.

A part of Tsuna also suspects that the "Small Animal" title he carries now might just be Hibari's way of getting around the fact that he doesn't remember Tsuna's actual name anymore.

It is, much like most everything else involving Hibari and Tsuna's thoughts about him, confusing and difficult for Tsuna to make up his mind about.

So, besides Reborn's continued sadism and Fon regularly attempting to use Tsuna as some kind of emotional Switzerland and/or human sacrifice to Hibari, Tsuna tends to see the other Arcobaleno on a bit of a floating schedule.

Viper, as Reborn has taken to insisting everyone outside of the Varia call the Mist, tends to blip in and out every once in a while. Often bringing news from Xanxus and leaving with anything strawberry flavored in Tsuna's house and whatever money he might have in his wallet at the moment.

Lal Mirch and Colonello tend to arrive and depart together, attached at the hip now no matter how much they bicker.

Verde's version of checking in seems to come in the form of sending whatever new robot or nightmare construct he's thought of to attack Tsuna and "gather data".

But Skull?

Tsuna rarely sees Skull.

The Cloud floats in and out of town only rarely and never stays longer than absolutely necessary. Often times he's gone within the hour.

Which is, in Tsuna's opinion, actually kind of a shame.

Because the thing is, Tsuna actually likes Skull.

Oh, he hadn't a few years ago when they'd first come across each other.

No back then Tsuna had hated each new and increasingly ridiculous trap/trick/shenanigan and situation Reborn had managed to push him into.

Skull had just been another irritation on a rapidly increasing list of things Tsuna hadn't wanted to deal with.

But ,,,

Well, it hadn't taken Tsuna long to realize that Skull and he were much more alike than he'd ever thought possible back at the beginning.

And now, with a few years of Reborn and this mafia headache under his belt?

Now Skull's someone that Tsuna wouldn't actually mind seeing more of.

Even though he knows it's not likely to happen.

Mainly because Tsuna's not actually a complete idiot no matter what some people still seem to think.

Tsuna's seen enough interactions between Reborn and Skull to have a pretty good idea about where some of the chips in that relationship fall.

Plus Hyper Intuition is helpful for more than just life-or-death battles these days even if Tsuna's not made that fact as openly obvious as he might once have.

It's yet another area in which Tsuna's found he can sympathize with Skull.

Because Tsuna also has a hyper-violent sadist he half wishes he could care less about sometimes.

Which is why Tsuna's so surprised to see a familiar pair of leather-clad legs dangling over the edge of the roof when he steps out onto his balcony, desperate to escape the screaming and general chaos that has once again taken over his house.

Tsuna goes to call out only for that familiar flare of warning heat to snap his mouth closed.

Instead Tsuna does something that he wouldn't have been able to a few short years ago.

He reaches up, grabs the edge of his roof in one hand, and pulls himself up onto the tiles above him.

When he's kneeling on the roof a few seconds later Tsuna finds himself glad that he didn't make too much noise, glad that he didn't draw any attention to Skull.

Because Skull's currently laid out on Tsuna's roof, legs dangling over the side but arms pillowed behind his head, helmet settled at his hip and eyes trained on the night sky and face almost eerily blank.

It is, Tsuna can't help but think, the quietest he's ever seen Skull.

It's honestly a little unsettling.

But, worst of all somehow in Tsuna's opinion, is the fact that Skull looks ,,, tired.

He doesn't even bother to greet Tsuna beyond flicking those vibrant violet eyes in his direction before going back to his star gazing.

To Tsuna, Skull has never looked more like everything he was taught a Cloud is supposed to be than in this moment.

Cold.

Illusive.

Bound to drift away.

The thought sends a shiver of premonition down Tsuna's spine.

Tsuna finds himself laying down on the roof beside him, legs dangling over the edge and arms folded behind his head.

Their elbows are just barely brushing.

And all the while a flickering whisper in the back of Tsuna's mind sings.

"I'm tired," Tsuna finds himself saying some silent drawn-out minutes later.

A beat of silence.

"Yeah," Skull sighs, voice lower and smoother than Tsuna has ever heard it before, "me too."

"I," Tsuna pauses, swallows, feels his Intuition surge and sharpen, "I love my friends and I know they care too but sometimes I just ,,,"

Tsuna trails off because he knows that Skull understands without him ever having to finish.

"Wish you could go to sleep and wake up on the opposite end of the world so that maybe you could get some rest and peace before they inevitably find you again?" Skull offers.

"Yes," The answer practically bursts out of Tsuna.

Another beat of silence.

"I've got an airship," Skull announces.

Tsuna hears it for the offer it is.

"They'd find us," Tsuna points out softly, twisting just a bit so he's looking Skull in the face. "They'd hunt us down and drag us both back."

The smirk Skull sends him in return is far darker and slyer than any expression Tsuna's ever seen on his face before.

"Oh, malysh nebo," Skull practically purrs, "they could certainly try."

[rayshippouuchiha]

How's Hibari reacting to Tsuna in Red Sky? Is he circling the baby carnivore that's learning to sharpen his claws? Or is he going to be surprised after Reborn shows up and Tsuna's Everything becomes more obvious? It sounds like Tsuna wouldn't be open to harmonizing with him... Will Hibari change Tsuna's mind? Or is Skull going to be his Cloud?

Ahh I'm so excited to see where this au goes! It's like dark chocolate and I love it!

I am so torn on Hibari's interactions with Tsuna in this AU.

Because on one hand, this is a version of Tsuna that Hibari would be feral over one way or another. Either he despises the idea of having another growing carnivore in his territory or he's intrigued and wants to know more, wants to circle just a little bit closer to someone who might just be worth crowding with.

But on the other hand, this is also a version of Tsuna who is very much not pleased with Hibari. Because Hibari prides himself on keeping order in his school and in Namimori in general right? So where was he and his precious Disciplinary Committee when Tsuna was being bullied? Where was he when the teachers were openly, purposefully, humiliating Tsuna in class? When he was being beaten up and his things destroyed or stolen? When he was the joke of the entire school all for the crime of being different?

Where was Hibari's order in the face of the cruelty that made up so much of Tsuna's life before the day the seal shattered?

Why would Tsuna want anything to do with him when Hibari's only interested in him now because he thinks he can finally get something out of Tsuna?