#kankushino

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stares

[butch-creeper]

[olegfeel]

I just love the way he smiles...

[wait-i-am-having-a-thought]

the singles should mingle. Why not?

[edai-crplpnk]

didn’t the self-rec ask say five favorites? are there not four more?

So it appears I know how to write but I do not know how to read haha. Thank you for letting me know.

I'm gonna copy paste my first answer so we get all five in one post!

1. Silhouettes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38185219

It's a fic centred around Shikaku, Ionichi and Chouza's first Chuunin exam as kids. It's been over a year and I still really really wanna write more fics in this universe with them.

There are fic that I am maybe more emotional about, but it's one where I've never been like "okay this isn't optimal, but I'm gonna go with that" while writing. I'm really happy with how I could explore intergenerational relationships in Konoha, both on an interpersonal level, and on a political level with how quick the world has changed and how each generation has lived through extremely different times.

Also I don't often write fights and I had several here and I think they're good? I'm happy about them at least.

2. In You: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36072856

I think it's a fic from the moment where I was really starting to fall in love with bittersweet ambiences and mundane daily life (I have not changed since then). It's a KakaGai fic about Kakashi's routine after Gai's death and his state of mourning. I promise it's not that sad. I love it a lot.

3. Take Your Heart Above the Water: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38403286/

It's a Blank Period NaruHina and SasuNaru fic that explores their respective relationships to family, love and home, as they try to figure out if and how they want to be/stay with one another.

I am very soft for Naruto wanting to be a dad.

4. The Smell of the Rain: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46041961/

This one hasn't always been easy to write but it's my biggest worldbuilding baby. Full of headcanons about Konohan legal structure and history, clan politics in Konoha and Suna, Kankurou's relationship to puppetry, Sand Family dynamics, Aburame clan history and traditions... Plus some sweet sweet uncle Kankurou and uncle Shino content and cute babies.

This series has done a lot for how my writing process and style and interests have evolved this past year and I'm very glad it did.

5. Before a Doll: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43038387/

Honnestly it's hard to chose a fic from this series because I love all of them to pieces, and the current WIP might over take this one when it's done, I don't know, but yeah.

KankuShika modern AU, I got to write several scene about their respective relationshipd to gender and sexuality and queerness and coming out and I was very happy to get the space to do so much on that front.

I'm really loving writing the Sand Siblings dynamic in this series too, I think they have a great balance between struggling to make it work between them because they are very different and it's hard, but also genuinely wanting to put in the effort because they care deeply. Love them.

That's 5 this time! Most of my fics belong to series. They can usually be read independently (if not it'll be in the notes), but that means if you like anything you can usually find more to keep going afterwards haha

Edit: now I did five more here!

[naruto-shipping-confessions]

[depressedhatakekakashi]

Kankuro/Shino

Ino/Shino

Shikamaru/Shino

Hinata/shino

Someone wants Shino to get all of the love lol. I approve.

Kankuro/Shino

Mild Enemies to Lovers.

You can’t tell me Shino chasing after Kankuro in the Konoha Crush and fighting him as penance for Kankuro dropping out of their Chunin exam’s battle wasn’t beautiful. Shino is a bitter, proud man and he was getting his fight whether Kankuro liked it or not.

They’re equal in fighting skills. Like, they legit knocked each other out. It was stunning. Perfection. Delightful.

Shino and Kankuro sharing their ‘weird’ Hobbies. Talking about how their chakra connects with their bugs/puppets.

Both smart in their own way. Both ruthless. What a TEAM.

Ino/Shino

I think Ino would find the bugs weird at first, but she also realizes pretty quickly that Shino is lonely and she reaches out to him without a thought.

They start hanging out and bonding, and Ino makes it her personal mission to ensure Shino is never forgotten by their friends again. How dare they forget such a sweet, kind dude.

Ino coming to love Shino’s bugs and always chatting his ear off about how good they are for plants. How yes sometimes they can destroy plants, but they also help polinate and grow them.

Shino falling just a little in love when he see’s Ino fish a beetle out of water and hold onto it so very gently while it recovers from its near death situation.

Ino getting on people’s cases for laughing at Shino when he gets upset about losing his beetles in battle.

Sweet heart pretty girl + sweetheart weird boy is a good enjoyable trope.

Shikamaru/Shino

Genius + Ruthless smart boy.

Shikamaru doesn’t want to fight and Shino is ok with that. Shino will take a plan and make it work flawlessly without compliant. He actually likes showing off a bit.

Shino would get on Shikamaru’s case about training though, and remind him of the importance of keeping in shape and ready for battle, no matter how much he knows Shikamaru doesn’t really like fighting.

Shikamaru never forgets about Shino. He’d always come over and just sit and chat with him when he see’s him off to the side looking lonely. Shikamaru likes the quiet away from the crowd, and Shino likes the company.

Hinata/Shino

Teammates to lovers trope

Hinata was always so sweet to Shino and just wanted to seem him smile, and Shino was so supportive of her in everything she did.

Hinata would support the f*** out of Shino becoming an Acadamy Sensei, and Shino would understand and support her desire to retire. He knows fighting was never something Hinata wanted to do, but what she was expected to do, and he happily accepts that. He’ll do the fighting for them.

Kiba would be their biggest fan, without a doubt.

[kaguyabones]

Some of my fanon AU about Menma from original art. I’m not good with ideas, as you can see. No me funen.

Their names (starting from left to the right) are: Shikari, Menma, Mitsuki, Inoue, Teru, Kano and Tenma. Nice to meet ya.