I really love your guides to ONS!! Also do you know any good Gureshin fanfics?
Oooooh, come here you little shipper! I’ve read pretty much every completed Gureshin longer than 7k words (and some shorther ones) so yes, I have something to suggest you.
This. by Seredemia, 5080 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3822430): you could say that it’s just Guren’s thoughts after he spent the night with Shinya, but it’s honestly so much more? There are flashbacks (both from canon and made up) from the light novels, and it becomes this really sweet inner conversation where Guren wonders how his relationship with Shinya changed and how much he means to him. And Seredemia is just a great writer.
orpheus and lyra by oeuvre, 1080 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/4630533): normal high school AU. The two dorks are in love, they don’t communicate enough, and everyone is leaving for college soon. A little bittersweet but I loved it.
Lethargy, by DeyaniraSan, 9654 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6143974): Warning for depression here. This is a long journey into Shinya’s angsty thoughts. It analizes how he feels in different situations, starting from when he’s quite young to the hypothethical aftermaths of the final battle between humankind and vampires. It enlightens perfectly the whole “Guren being the sun” thing. Since Shinya is my favourite character(I know, you could never have guessed it) i loved this one. Happy ending!
Guren Still Doesn’t Know the Meaning of the Flower He Saw That Day, by KUROKOSEXUAL, 9468 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/4881238): Guren is a pilot, Shinya is a florist who works in an airport. Once Goshi takes Guren to Shinya’s shop and things happen. Funny and sweet.
Pyreflies, by KUROKOSEXUAL, 11260 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/4881238): this is one of those emotional scarring where Shinya goes through hell (in quite a literal sense here) in the Hiiragis household (there is some Kureshin too and hinted dub-con so don’t read if that kind of thing triggers you). Guren goes to the forest one night and gets lost, there he meets Shinya who helps him to get out and tells him he’s a spirit. When they meet again at the Hiiragis household Guren is a little pissed.
Creatures of the Darkness cannot linger under the Sun, by DeyaniraSan, 19399 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/5231351): Shinya feels sick after a duel with Kureto, he goes to Guren’s house for help. After some really cute moments where Guren threatens to kill Kureto, Shinya asks him to read something to him to distract him from the pain. The story they end up reading is strangely similar to theirs, which leads to some awkwardness but mostly a confrontation on what is going on between them. Really light angst, but it’s really nice.
Everglow, by embrisch (flightlesswish), 10862 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6057961): reincarnation AU, a series of universes where Guren and Shinya find each other over and over again. I liked this one because all of the AUs are so good? You’ll want to read whole stories about each one of them, I swear.
Letters, by kiafeles, 13780 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6445405): set in canon. Again, the two idiots are in love but they don’t communicate. Also thumbs up for Yuu in the background and Mito knowing everything because Mito is just great like that.
At the beginning by jestwane (transience), 2225 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/7195808): set after the end of the war, Shinya leaves to search for his parents and Guren follows him, and learns about Shinya’s past. I particularly loved this one because Shinya’s characterization is really on point.
About the unfairness of attractive teachers, by Aki_no_hikari, 2811 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6650113): Guren, a graduate, ends up being Shinya’s professor. This one is nice, is funny, and there is no angst, so thumbs up.
sugar, by parkers, 3130(http://archiveofourown.org/works/3759793): Shinya is Yuu’s kindergarten teacher. SO MUCH FLUFF OH MY GOD.
count the seconds of dark matter, on your left hand (take my body, take my body), by pharadoxly, two chapters (10304 words)(http://archiveofourown.org/works/4765094): first of all, this one is really fucked up so READ THE TAGS and check if there is anything that can trigger you. I don’t even know how to describe this, a good summary could be “the Hiiragis are shit and Guren and Shinya fall in love. They also try to survive”.
Choose Me, by Emma (KarasunoShugoshin), 9 chapters (22339 words)(http://archiveofourown.org/works/3959725): Shinya is in love with Guren, Guren is in love with Shinya but he’s still crying over Mahiru, so Shinya ends up with Kureto, and Guren has to get him back. WHY DON’T THESE TWO IDIOTS JUST TALK FOR GOD’S SAKE
I’m Right Here, by Seredemia, for now 16 chapters and 81379 words (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3896275): AAAAAH MY FAVOURITE I probably don’t even need to tell you about this one because it’s possibly the most popular in the fandom. Modern AU in which Guren and Shinya meet at a supermarket trying to buy chicken nuggets and then end up bumping into each other over and over again. Young MikaYuus and implied non-con so careful (we’re talking about Ferid btw)
Somnia, by Seredemia, for now 6 chapters and 32123 words(http://archiveofourown.org/works/6373597/chapters/14598793): Gureshin here is more a sideship to MikaYuu but ehy, it’s a fantasy AU with dragons and a knight Shinoa, what more do you want?
I also have these bookmarked but I haven’t finished reading them yet so I can’t give you a comment (but they seem nice!):
A Eulogy for Tragedies by rimacchi: http://archiveofourown.org/works/6535609/chapters/14952199,
No Place To Call Home (Until I Met You) by holdingontoyou: http://archiveofourown.org/works/5617480/chapters/12941737,
We’re Going Home by Murakamirai: http://archiveofourown.org/works/5925550/chapters/13628257
Well, I’m sorry this turned from “I have a few fanfictions for you” to a whole long ass fic rec, but ehy, someone had to do it. Also thanks for the compliments, and I hope you enjoy!
EDIT: As an anon pointed out I made one of my usual idiotic moves and copied the same link in the last three shots but it’s corrected now. Also, I forgot to say but everyone is free to add their suggestion and if an author doesn’t want his fic on this list, just tell me and I’ll remove it right away!