If you're still doing the ask game, Halsey's "Gasoline" with ShinKami.
ShinKami angst and hurt and OOF, sorry I guess???... Part of my little ask game (feel free to play!)
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Shinsou hasn't heard from Kaminari in a while. He knows that they all get busy as pros, and they have entirely different work schedules (Shinsou sticking to the night and underground work, while Kaminari lights up the day), but he's used to a little pestering from his former classmate. Ridiculous memes, selfies around the city, pop culture knowledge that Shinsou has zero desire to know...
He misses it.
It becomes more concerning when he asks others if they've seen him around. Well, sure they have! On billboards. Projected on screens in the middle of the city. On TV.
But no one can actually pin point a date that they last saw him.
Shinsou decides to stop by Kaminari's apartment. Locked.
But the light is on. He looks from below. Ten floors up, his window glows.
Shinsou isn't one for breaking and entering with friends, but something feels off.
Using his scarf to climb, Shinsou drops onto Kaminari's patio.
He's inside. Staring at the TV, surrounded by takeout boxes and empty energy drink cans. It looks like a college dorm.
Or a horror movie.
Shinsou manages to slip inside without a word.
He grabs Kaminari's shoulders.
Kaminari screams.
They laugh. Kaminari throws an empty can at Shinsou, and a throw pillow.
When the laughter subsides, Shinsou sees Kaminari looking like half himself.
"You trying to look like me?" Shinsou teases, the eyebags heavy above Kaminari's cheeks, the pallor of his skin eerie.
Kaminari laughs again.
Hollow.
He slumps onto the couch.
Shinsou joins him.
"I just need a few days." Kaminari stares ahead, the TV the only life in the room.
From what?
He has engagements. Ads to record. Photoshoots scheduled. Appearances to make.
He can do it, Kaminari assures Shinsou, he's just needed a few days, and then maybe a few more.
This is worse than burnout. Shinsou can tell. There's something else.
He turns off the TV and hovers over Kaminari, refusing to leave until he's honest.
How dare Shinsou barge in! He just needs time off! Can't he take some time away from everything? Take a break?!
From what? His next advertisement for some underwear company that puts a lightning bolt on his ass and calls him heroic for it? "Go be a hero!" Shinsou shouts.
"I can't!" Kaminari yells back.
The lights flicker.
Sparks shoot from his hair.
The TV fizzles out.
Kaminari is curled in on himself, head in his hands, repeating his words.
He can't. He can't. He can't.
Not until he's allowed.
No until they say so.
Shinsou kneels in front of him, pushing Kaminari's face up. Them?
They have a guy, Kaminari says. He cleans things up. The Commission said they'd fix it. They'd let him know when they'd finished.
It was an accident.
They dealt with accidents.
Shinsou's blood runs cold.
Static pulses off Kaminari's body as he pushes tears back with his palms.
Four dead.
Four.
They'd checked the perimeter.
They didn't check the water main.
He had to use his quirk, but the water had filled the lowest floor.
Four kids. They were hiding.
Four.
They shouldn't have been there.
The building was evacuated.
They checked.
But it would be okay.
He just had to wait.
Kaminari's hands shook. A stream of electricity swirled it and around his palm. He slapped his hands together, thumb pressing into the pad of the other.
No. Stop. He can't. It's not safe.
But it will be.
It just isn't.
He isn't.
Shinsou places his hands over Kaminari's.
It shouldn't be this way.
The Commission wasn't supposed to be this way. Not anymore.
Kaminari shouldn't have been left this way.
Whatever they thought they'd fix, it had nothing to do with the man in front of him.
"Just a few more days." Kaminari words cut apart at a sob, and pull back together before another.
Shinsou holds onto him in the dark, wondering how far the corruption has spread.
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it’s not weird to find fanfiction from 2021, or 2017, or 2014 that you’ve never read and actually taking your time to read it.
it’s not weird to love it and comment and leave kudos because the author will probably still see it someday and it will make them happy.
it’s not weird to like said author’s work so much that you want to go look for other fics from them.
it’s not weird to go through the authors profile and look for other fics from the ships you like (or maybe some that you’ll give a chance because you liked the author) and maybe bookmark them for later.
it’s not weird to read these other fics and like them too and comment on them because you actually like them and you want to let the author know.
it’s not weird to read fanfiction from 5, or 8, or 10 years ago and actually enjoy and engage with it because it’s perfectly normal to relate to something that’s less than a decade old!
let’s stop treating fanfiction like they’re instagram posts that stop being interesting in 24 hours! fanfiction is NOT social media, fanfiction is art!!! and art doesn’t get old in one day, one year, or even a decade!
read fanfiction! write fanfiction! comment on fanfiction! let’s not let fanculture die people!!!!!
Went with fics I've not previously rec'd this week and that have less than 10,000 hits (as of this post's posting). Hope y'all had a great ShinKami Week 2026! See y'all next year! ~Lem
baby no lie by tdashshirts
5+1 Fic
Besties do's and don'ts by Deatmat
Sequel/Pt. 2 of a Series
echoing my song by thatwasanticlimactic
A Kaminari & Iida-centric fic, with ShinKami included (is an exceptional Class 1-A/ensemble fic!)
decide to make me yours by fandomtrashpanda
Fantasy Fic
How to Have an Unforgettable Christmas by Calenca
Eri supports her brother and his boyfriend. (Shinsou's not dating anyone...)
Morning/Night Routine
Long Distance Relationship
Magic/Transformation (*includes swaps)
Blood and Lightning by bhaleesi
Magic (A:TLA AU)
Cat Nip by Love_Hyuneee
Transformation (Cat Quirk)
Copy Cat by ShipSeekingShippers
Transformation (Cat Shifters)
Don't Leave Me by ItaminoSakka | Pt. 2 of a Series
Magic (God Kaminari, Gifted Shinsou)
everything is magical by fandomtrashpanda
Magic (Dragon Kaminari)
Half Of My Heart by iiastriferii
Magic (Storm Sylph Kaminari, Elf Shinsou)
Hitoshi Hexed by khaotiklly
Magic (Ella Enchanted AU)
*still reading this one; enjoying it so far
In Pursuit of Freedom I Found You by ForeverUntilNever
Morning/Night Routine (Chapter 2), Magic
*WIP/In-Progress, ShinKami Week 2026 Fic for Several Prompts
Sharing The Spotlight by TacoBellTwice
Long Distance Relationship (Cars AU)
*Pt. 2 of a Series, with a Pt. 3 In-Progress
Timezoned by hexose (three_sixtynine_fructose)
Morning/Night Routine, Long Distance Relationship
*ShinKami Week 2026 Fic
Cycling & Skate Boarding
Bets & Wagers
Period Piece/Another Era AU or Punk AU
Blood and Lightning by bhaleesi
Another Era AU
A:TLA AU, set during the 100 Years Aang's in the ice-berg, a MUST READ
Hizashi and Shouta's Betting Problem by stuck_inmyemophase
Bets & Wagers
Hitoshi keeps losing his hoodies & sweaters. His dads notice.
I did it all for a Switch (both the device and the boy) by hardknockliv
Bets & Wagers
Fake-Dating + Angst, truly this work is a MUST READ
Take the Reins by battybabe
Another Era AU
Modern AU + Western AU, the found family and angst this contains is everything and more, +first part of a series, a MUST READ
Written in the Stars by Ischemia
Punk AU
Band Manager Shinsou meets Punk Rock Band Bakusquad (and Guitarist Kaminari)
Publicity/Social Media
Self-Esteem Issues
Hybrid AU
Copy Cat by ShipSeekingShippers
Hybrid AU
Angst? Cats? Found Family? ShinKami? Yes, Yes, Yes, and YES!
Hall of Mirrors by ForeverUntilNever | A 2026 Fic for Day 1
Self-Esteem Issues
Sweet, sweet angst.
love is a funny thing by fandomtrashpanda
Publicity/Social Media
Shinsou and Kaminari meet Stand-Up Comedy
Mind Defibrillator by BottledDeathcap
Publicity/Social Media
Streamer!Kaminari + Game Developer!Shinsou
take a chance by fandomtrashpanda
Self-Esteem Issues
My stomach still swoops and twists into knots when I read this.
The sooner you start, the sooner you'll be done with it and the sooner you can stop thinking about it. Go on, up you get, it won't be as bad as you think.
You won't want to do it later either. You might as well just do it now. Even if you don't finish it all, anything you manage to get done now is something you don't have to do later (when you still won't want to do it)
turnnoffyourmind
discoholicmusic
vaporwave
ellievsbear
tangentwithtanner
