Pairings: Uchiha Itachi/Uchiha Sasuke
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Satsuki's been having recurring dreams.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Imgur removed some of this comic, but it's still beautiful.

Words: 0   Bookmarked Date: 30 Jul 2024

Pairings: Uchiha Itachi/Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Fugaku & Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Fugaku & Uchiha Sasuke
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

On the brink of ruin, Itachi is forced to make a decision that will change the course of the future: He aids his father, and the entire Uchiha clan, in the operation of a coup d'état against the leaders of Konoha. Following its success, he must bear witness to what becomes of his beloved village while recognizing his own responsibility in its creation.

Worse still, his relationship with his younger brother has grown fraught and distant over the years, burdened both by their father's influence and Itachi's own conscience. Bridging the gulf between them seems an impossible task.

Bookmarker's Notes:

“I don’t need it to work, I just need it. As many times as you decide you’ll give it to me.”

Jarring and brilliant and wonderful and terrible. This is what I want from canon divergence; Itachi's disassociation throughout, the bond between these two, and that final scene especially were masterfully done. This fic left me feeling cold dread.

Words: 34,658   Bookmarked Date: 24 Jul 2024

Pairings: None
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Madeline Arslan died in 2025.

And then she woke up in her new life as Murakami Madeline, the only child to a sad, vagrant ninja.

That was unexpected.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Tozette is one of my favorite authors for a reason. I don't want to spoil anything, but this one is a real treat.

Words: 33,259   Bookmarked Date: 6/22/24

Pairings: Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

A brawl over the last rice ball turns into something neither Senju brother could have expected.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Exactly what I needed at the time of reading this. I was thinking about Hashirama and Tobirama being goofy brothers, and this scratched that itch and then some. Mwah! Chef's kiss. Absolutely delightful

Words: 1,554   Bookmarked Date: 3/6/24

Pairings: Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

All of the joyous memories Tobirama has ever made circle back to his larger-than-life brother. There’s no question as to how deep his love runs, nor how adulterated that preoccupation has become.

 

A submission for Naruto Smut Monday over on Tumblr. ^_^

Bookmarker's Notes:

The longing and pining are palpable. Absolutely delicious beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Words: 4,561   Bookmarked Date: 1/6/24

Pairings: Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Dead Dove read the tags

Tobirama kept a keepsake all to himself

Bookmarker's Notes:

I'm not usually a fan of dom!Tobirama, but this was an incredibly compelling argument. Extremely hot, I love pathetic basement!Hashirama. They should do this again.

Words: 3,515   Bookmarked Date: 1/6/24

Pairings: Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Words: 1,884   Bookmarked Date: 1/6/24

Pairings: Haruno Sakura/Sasori, Gaara/Haruno Sakura
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

She's so lucky to have the support of such a dedicated husband. He knows her, even if she doesn't know herself...or him.

A story told through ficlets. Tags to be updated.

Bookmarker's Notes:

So many delicious tropes. Not my pairing, but this ticked a lot of boxes for me.

Words: 21,138   Bookmarked Date: 1/1/24

Pairings: Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Mikoto & Uchiha Sasuke
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

His mother grows lotuses in the pond. His father is a shadow that only appears at the dinner table. In the middle of the night, the sounds downstairs wake him up but it’s safe, it’s all right. It only comes from his brother who cannot sleep.

The house is dark, they are haunted, and this is home.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Mikoto's conflict and the space that Fugaku doesn't occupy will haunt me forever methinks. The imagery here has me by the throat, I love the build and the decay.

Words: 10,438   Bookmarked Date: 19 Dec 2023

Pairings: Hyuuga Hinata/Hyuuga Neji
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Things are very simple for Hyuuga Hinata, until they're not.

A Hyuuga worldview, based on some goofy fan theories about tenketsu, Byakugan, and juuken. Mostly AU in that Hinata is six when she’s kidnapped, not three.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Absolutely heart-melting. See for yourself:

Others have told her that Neji is a cold man. They describe frosty glances, cool formality, icy disdain.

That is not the Neji Hinata knows.

He has always been her warmth.

The Hyuuga world-building we deserved!

Words: 5,522   Bookmarked Date: 01 Dec 2023

Pairings: Deidara/Sasori
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Sasori outlives Deidara. He handles it well.

Oneshot, Sasodei.

Bookmarker's Notes:

You would not be able to convince me that this wouldn't be how this would happen. I knew what was coming and I was still sucker-punched in the gut - if anything, knowing what was coming made this hurt a lot worse. Sasori's recollections were so accurate, and when he turns around . . . I won't spoil it too much. I love love love the part where Deidara disapproves of the puppet made in his likeness. Sasori KNOWS you can't convince me that he doesn't. Vague mumbling.

Words: 3,346   Bookmarked Date: 11 Nov 2023

Pairings: Hidan/Kakuzu
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Dying a slow, miserable death, Hidan wonders if Kakuzu will come save him.

Bookmarker's Notes:

I love them so dearly for the way they carve intimacy out of violence.

Words: 4,424   Bookmarked Date: 07 Nov 2023

Pairings: Hidan/Kakuzu
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

In the aftermath of a perfect ritual, Hidan is awarded the highest blessing his god can give. Kakuzu reaps the benefits.

“His partner eyes him knowingly, and it seems like only seconds pass, but the next thing Hidan knows they are gone from the clearing and is his face pressed into the bed they share. A strong hand grips at the back of his neck as Kakuzu tears away both their clothes, his threads expediting the process. The rosary is left where it always is, the blood flecked metal smooth under his palm, forever warmed from Hidan's skin.”

Bookmarker's Notes:

Didn't build a way for my program to recognize multiple authors in the author field. Link to ninjacat (lordkuronekosama).

Words: 3,773   Bookmarked Date: 04 Nov 2023

Pairings: Gaara/Sai
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

“Are you single?” Gaara asks. He’s not sure how he’s meant to do this.

“Oh, I see,” the man says after a pause. “I’ve read about this. You’re asking me out, and I should answer based on my interest rather than my actual relationship status.”

Good, he’s making this easy, Gaara thinks.

OR: Gaara asks Sai out.

Bookmarker's Notes:

One of the funniest things I've ever read. Hands down. They're made for each other.

Words: 2,050   Bookmarked Date: 17 Oct 2023

Pairings: Original Character & Kakuzu, Original Character & Hidan, Background Hidan/Kakuzu
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

In which Atsuko breaks up with her boyfriend, moves in with a weird new ninja housemate, and avoids her problems for, like, months.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Tozette's talent is for shoving normal people into the chaos of the Akatsuki and making it work. The plot is cute and satisfying, the OC is lovely, and Kakuzu and Hidan are a joy per usual. Siccing them upon shitty ex-boyfriends everywhere.

Words: 9,807   Bookmarked Date: 17 Oct 2023

Pairings: None
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Sakura moves to a new town to attend university and desperately needs to find a cheap room in a share house.

Luckily, the Akatsuki need a new housemate.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Hands down one of the fics nearest and dearest to my heart. I devoured it in what amounts to a day, which is unprecedented for me. Despite this, I need to warn that the ending is incongruent and sudden, and that there are a LOT of loose ends that will never be tied up. If you can sacrifice a little bit of narrative satisfaction for the best modern AU Akatsuki I could imagine, this should be your jam!! Otherwise, you should probably look elsewhere.

(Also note that this is what woke the SakuAkatsuki shipper in me. There's some sort of love square going on in here and it's TASTY.)

Words: 166,813   Bookmarked Date: 16 Oct 2023

Pairings: Deidara/Sasori, Nara Shikamaru/Temari, Gaara/Rock Lee, Hatake Kakashi/Maito Gai | Might Guy, Hidan/Kakuzu, Hoshigaki Kisame/Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Past Third Kazekage/Sasori, Past Kakuzu/Sasori
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

On a night submersed in rain, Sasori picks up young “trimmigant” Deidara half a mile from the Garberville bus station out of sporadic pity. An isolationist and a scorpion amongst frogs that prefers to keep to the woods, Sasori is thrust into taking on this new apprentice in tandem with “The Suna Three”, his niece and nephews hiding out from their relatives for the season. Within the forests of the Emerald Triangle in Northern California, we explore a tale of mental illness, family, and the cutthroat world of marijuana’s black market.

Bookmarker's Notes:

I've been with The Moss since 2021, and it's become such a comforting constant in my life with its richy furnished world and beautiful art. I have written multiple manifestos on it. I finally caught up to it (for the first time) in August 2023, and my life is better for the time I put into this fic.

I'd qualify this as (recent) historical fiction with a focus on a very, very broken family and all the ways intergenerational trauma manifests. There's also weed.

The Moss is an incredibly unique fic that is near and dear to my heart. I'd definitely recommend seeing if it's for you!

Words: 452,466   Bookmarked Date: 27 Aug 2023

Pairings: Deidara/Sasori
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

cic·a·trix
noun
noun: cicatrix; noun: cicatrice; plural noun: cicatrices

the scar of a healed wound.
a scar on the bark of a tree.

Deidara would give up his body one hundred times over if it means Sasori will methodically, brutally stitch him back together again, piece by broken piece.

Part 1 of mithridatism, Sasodei.

Bookmarker's Notes:

Absolutely gorgeous. Sasori takes care of his things, but he will break them and make them again and again as many times as he needs to achieve his purposes. They're so messed up I'm actually obsessed. Deidara's smittenness, the stifled survival instincts . . . peak. Just perfect. Sasori's cruelty to the point that kindness is almost the cruelest part? Drives me absolutely batshit!! The poison is the cherry on top. All in all quite the wild ride, rendering me absolutely incoherent. (Do you ever read something so good you wonder about the wellbeing of the author? Yeah. Yeah.)

Words: 6,570   Bookmarked Date: 29 Jul 2023

Pairings: Deidara/Sasori
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Sasori considers his partner, as told through snapshots over the years.

(Or, alternatively titled, Sasori's Many Existential Crises, As Caused by Deidara).

Part 1 of athanasia, Sasodei.

Bookmarker's Notes:

The fine line between love and hatred and violence is walked so neatly here. Sasori's voice is so in character. I love quiet Deidara at the beginning, he's so clever and everyone seems to forget it because he's also impulsive. It would make sense that he would take time to scope out his new partner.

The injury scene was achingly sweet, it reminds me of a canon line where Deidara references Sasori chastising him for not being prepared/careful enough which like?? It gets me every single time. Their discussions on art being so detailed that they've exhausted every topic? And yet they still argue? At that point it's a love language.

And Sasori trying to hard not to care. Lovely lovely lovely. He may have a strange way of taking care of his loved ones, but it's caretaking nonetheless. Sasori training Deidara is canon to me now. Sasori's discomfort with just . . . not knowing things. Deidara is a mystery to him and that fascinates him! The chakra strings, the way he always comes close to snapping but something stops him every time, Deidara's nonchalance to the point where you can't tell if he actually has no regard for his life, and that scene at the end. OUCH. I always think about the irony of Deidara outliving Sasori, it makes me so sad and this didn't help. Fluff with the promise of canon events getting in the way always gets me. I'm rambling now but god this one's going to stick with me.

Words: 10,265   Bookmarked Date: 06 Jul 2023

Pairings: Hyuuga Hinata/Hyuuga Neji, Hyuuga Hinata/Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Hyuga is a house with many rooms. A Neji & Hinata-centric work of fanfiction. Expect madness, love, sex, and murder. This is the story of two lives, thus pairings will vary, including Naruto/Hinata, Neji/Hinata. Complete

Bookmarker's Notes:

Painful, beautiful, and gothic. I'm amazed that this managed to end happily. This fic will haunt me.

Words: 38,576   Bookmarked Date: 04 Jul 2023

Pairings: Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama/Senju Tobirama, Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama/Uchiha Madara
Fandom: Naruto open_in_new

Summary:

Hashirama is the best of brothers and the best of friends, and he's going to show Tobirama and Madara just how much they mean to him.

By force, if necessary.

(no one is ever leaving him again)

Bookmarker's Notes:

Horrifying in a comforting way. I love the codependency and the way that Hashirama has been grooming Tobirama since FOREVER. The gold standard for HashiTobi and a favorite of our (remarkably small) fandom. My favorite part is chapter 9. Madara is in the rest of it but I won't hold that against him.

Words: 42,269   Bookmarked Date: 17 Jun 2023