title: put on your warpaint
summary: hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? | tattoo artist/art student au | It starts with coffee, tattoos, and questionable life choices. It ends with organized crime, kidnapping, and two people stubborn enough to believe they're still worth saving.
pairing: naruhina
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As a writer, I truly believe that reading others' work, helps develop your craft. You became a writer because someone out there decided to post something, and it got you to create and post...
So, as a reader, let me show some love to some works I've been enjoying, and WHY YOU🫵🏽 SHOULD read them...
This includes Hinata as the main character, along with other supporting characters. SasuHina has my heart, but I dabble in other pairings... so, pick your poison.
Negative Spaces: by bingpuppy (Story so good! So criminally sexy) -Ongoing SasuHina-
Bring Him Home: by Kia_B -Complete SasuHina- June 23 is National BHH Day; it gave us everything, like damn- the author's money maker here.
The time between us: by AmadoraHyuga. I love the fact that they were in school, and because of a reunion, they connected again, especially when they didn't care for each other while they were students. It's an excellent trope for the SH community. There should be more out there. -SH Ongoing- There's also a Spanish version.
Resisting Limerence: by Kia_B: ANBU Sasuke and Hinata; he's her captain, but she's the one in charge since he's so down for her. Love that for my girl. -SH ongoing-
Head in the Clouds: by Nocturn_Writes: Shikamaru and Hinata, friends to lovers, some underlying attraction; I love the pace of it, very interesting. -Ongoing ShikaHina-
ENTROPY: by angel222you; Strangers to lovers sorta thing; there's fantasy, dragons, tortured prince Sasuke, and concubine Hinata. The story building is beautiful. -SasuHina Ongoing-
Tipsy Topsy: by Wedeliah- this story has my heartstrings. I love how it's develop how it's taken to different parts of the world. (I love a travel fic, ok, sue me) It is just so well narrated; it takes you on an emotional roller coaster in the best way possible, even the emotions that are a little bit sad. You just get a full understanding of the characters, and it's everything; I think it's literally my favorite 2026 story. -Ongoing, SasuHina- (Note to the author: please update soon!)
Jester, My Jester: By Makuro767. This is inspired by that famous illustration from @karolineprihodko. In the story, it's really well developed. It's very interesting. It has some magical elements to it. And it actually explores what would've been Naruto's Darkside, I believe, so it's very different from what we usually see from that couple. Hence why I like it so much. When we think of Naruto and this relationship, we think of them as sunshine and rainbows, when there is a big potential for them to be on the other side of the spectrum. Obviously, everything needs to be respectful because if it gets to a non-consensual situation, I'm dropping the story. I'm not reading that. Anyways, it's very interesting. -Ongoing NaruHina-
wild clay: by angel222you: this is very everyday life miscommunication, teacher, Hinata renouncing her big status and, well, daddy Sasuke. It is so fun; it's drabble-esque... very sexy, but also very familiar, so it has the perfect balance. -ongoing SasuHina
Gilt and Gossamer: by NightshadeSniperess. This story has a very slow build, but the narration is beautiful. If you're a person who likes the interactions to be normal or fast-paced, then this is not the story for you. I do like that. We get a single handy understanding of each character's background under history so that we can understand who they are and fully grasp why they act the way they do in the present. Hinata is taking care of the oldest patriarch in the Uchiha family. It is very interesting. -Ongoing, SasuHina-
Jaywalk Together Across Petrified Earth by ghost___27: So, I read the story from time to time because it is so very interesting and I love the dynamic and honestly is one of those stories that I feel that both Sasuke and Hinata act like their zodiac sign. (If you know anything about the way I write, I always like to look at the character's zodiac sign so I can base it on their sign) It's sort of like Yakuza Sasuke helps rich Hinata, and it's very sexy. I cannot wait for them to f---!) downside of the story is that the author hasn't updated since 2024, so I'm hoping that if I can get people to read the story, they can see the hype and the author comes back. -Ongoing SasuHina-
To Underestimate: by Nelsbels. This is army asque i believe, and Kakashi and Hinata start not working together, but alongside each other in different divisions until an attack happens and he sees her in a new light. It's only three chapters so far, and it's obviously ongoing, but the narration is really good. If you like this couple cause I know this couple can get a little controversial, but give it a try. -KakaHina/ ongoing-
Anyways, these are my updated fanfic recommendations. Let me know if you have read any of these.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki finally finds someone to spend his days with ꒰ ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ
cw: a little hurt/comfort, fluff, fluff, fluff, they're cute teens in love, art by miiuu
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who has been rejected all his life, it didn't matter how nice or cute he was, every girl he liked was disgusted by him. He was a joke between girls, they tricked him to think that they actually like him to then stand him up or make fun of him.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who started to think that no one would ever like him as a person, that no one would ever see him as something more than what he has inside of him.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who stumbled with you on the street once and didn't recognized you, he started apologizing quickly to you and picking up all the things you dropped. He expected complains, screaming and mockery. But all he heard was a soft laugh and, "Don't worry, please. It's my fault, I was nose deep in my papers."
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who sees you getting down too to pick up your things, your hand touching his without meaning to, you didn't look disgusted at all. Why? He looked at your face again and not only you were gorgeous but you were smiling at him, truly smiling.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who left speechless, wondering who that mysterious girl was.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who finds out that you just move in to the town a few weeks ago and you really have no idea who he is.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who doesn't know how to act when he sees you again under a tree and when you spot him, you are already waving at him. "You were the boy from yesterday, right?" you say, almost screaming at him. Naruto nods and walks towards you. "Look, I draw you." You turn the paper you had in your hands, showing him a black and white sketch of Naruto. "Woah!" He raises his eyebrows and looks at how well you've drawn him. "That's sick! No one has ever drew me." You smile and pat the space beside you for him to sit down.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who spends the next days finding you on the same place at the same hour, he sits by your side to watch you draw, in silence first, after a few days together he just talks your ear off, seeing that you're someone he can trust.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who has a stack of papers of all the drawings you made of him, he even poses for you, but most of the drawings are of his face, you're always saying to him how satisfying it is to draw him, trying to see if he can understand that you're calling him handsome.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who's completely oblivious of your flirting, in fact, he's so sure that you're just being nice and that he mustn't develop a crush on you because he will break his heart once again.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who doesn't believe you when you ask him out on a real date (you make sure he knows you're asking him out, just in case). Of course, he accepts. But something in him can't not be scared, thinking that it's going to be another prank.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who still shows up, even if scared, he puts his nicest T-shirt and pants, and even grabs a few flowers from a garden near his room, forming a tiny but cute bouquet for you. You're waiting for him in the same tree as always, also dressing cute.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki and you spend all day walking around town, it's the first time Naruto doesn't care about what anyone might be thinking about him, it's also the first time he doesn't need to get attention from anyone except you. His full focus it's on you and if you're having a nice time. He takes the opportunity to show you the best places in town, he takes you to eat ramen with him and tries not to blush when the owner teases you two about dating.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who walks you home and when your hand grazes his, he quickly moves his hand away in fear. "Whoops, sorry," you say, arching your eyebrows. "No! Don't apologize, I am sorry. Do you wanna hold my hand?" You smile at his bluntness and nod, extending your hand so he can lace his fingers with yours.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who can't believe he's holding hands with the prettiest girl in all Konoha. "This is my home," you point out at a beautiful house. "You should come some time, I can show you more drawings and my mom makes amazing mochis!"
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who, a week later, finds himself in your house, chatting with your mom while you fix something in your room (you want to tidy everything up because you're nervous of having him there!) and he can't help but to feel relaxed with you and her. Your mom tells him how you move out from another village after she divorced your father and how you two needed a fresh start, she's so happy that her daughter has made a lovely friend like him so soon.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who enters into your room, that is as lovely as you, decorated with cute posters and drawings made by you, some notebooks and pencils in the table next to the bed.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki and you who end up sitting on the bed, talking like every other day.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who at that moment fills himself with courage to ask you to be his girlfriend. Of course, you accept.
touch starved!naruto uzumaki who's a step closer to not feel so touch starved.
a/n: it's been a while since i don't write for naruto i missed him</3
HIII! I miss your naruhina writing big time, I was rereading your funny oneshots and they fill my soul with warmth and chocolate chip cookies!!!
Thank you so much for all the amazing stories, do you have any WIPs or future NH projects to look forward to? If not it’s totally fine!! Js wanted to show appreciation, tysm for writing🙈💞
Naruto was rain.
Maybe that was a very silly analogy. His hair and eyes were the cloudless summer sky.
"Hinata." His voice was a calm whisper in the real-not-real-who-cared of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
She blinked slowly. Cicadas chirped. The leaves rustled. It was the sort of muggy summer day that went on and on as you swam in its gold-flecked edges, a bowl of shaved ice melting into pink sludge in your hands. The end of time and the beginning of forever.
"I think..." His voice was a conspiracy. Warm, bright thunder at the edge of forever and ever.
"Neji would look good with a mustache. And soul patch."
Hinata burst out laughing.
Naruto was rain.
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I wrote this on the spur of the moment just for you, anon!
title: put on your warpaint
summary: hey young blood, doesn't it feel like our time is running out? | tattoo artist/art student au // Hinata meets a stranger with beautiful tattoos. She never could have guessed the turn her life would take when she asked to draw him.
pairing: naruhina
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