Week 10 Recs: When We Were Young
The Week 10 theme was "When We Were Young," all about fics featuring young (or younger) Yeehan! This means fics ranging from their teen years to their late twenties, and all manner of vague ages in between, but the point is: they're all pre-canon. Behind the cut, you'll find the recs gathered from the Yeehan community, organized by rating and then alphabetically by title!
General Audiences
You can't take it with you by vaguely_concerned [2,304 words]
Reccer comment: "its a series but it works on its own too"
Canon AU where the Shimada family and the Deadlock gang used to do business, Hanzo and Cassidy had a thing… and then Cassidy gets the ‘offer’ from Overwatch.
Teen and Up
Joy of Tournaments by Frankincense and Dunmyrrh (rawrawrawr) [21,783 words]
Reccer comment: "Ok so this is also an AU and probably kind of niche, but I thought The Joy of Tournaments was really cute."
Between strenuous coursework, extracurricular activities, and trying to live up to his father’s expectations, Hanzo doesn’t have a lot of patience when it comes to his new debate partner’s laid-back attitude. While he might have joined Overwatch Academy’s Forensics team for the sake of a pretty note on his college applications, the experience becomes less about setting himself up for success and more about the unexpected bond forged between himself and Jesse McCree in the arena of competitive public speaking.
For McHanzo Week 2016, days Four ("Role Reversal") and Five ("Young Love").
Lights by vaguely_concerned [3,445 words]
Reccer comment: "Young yeehan, Hanzo comes to Cole's rescue 🥺 first kiss 🥹"
Cole has never worked with a partner before.
Search Results by Tevokkia [WIP; 105,941 words]
Reccer comment: "This high school AU is so sweet and a little meta."
Hanzo Shimada has run out of things to read and sets himself to browsing for recently-finished works. One story by "HighNoon" stands out, and he supposes the writing for the first few paragraphs is good enough to overlook that it's a Western AU.
Jesse McCree had just posted the last chapter of his current fic last night, and today there are a bunch of comments that could practically be chapters themselves. DoubleDragon turns out to be every writer's wet dream, and the comments section of his works are soon looking like a bunch of chat threads.
But what happens when HighNoon doesn't have anything left for DoubleDragon to read?
Mature
Lifelines by Chopsticks [11,688 words]
In theory, McCree thought it an easy enough job: go undercover, meet the yakuza informant, leave a convincing trail of a love affair for eyes that track. Nothing to it. Until said informant had to go and make him feel something real. For far too many years.
Explicit
Black Hole Sun by t_pock [4,256 words]
For some reason he hasn’t yet tossed his hand and found somewhere less foul to cut a deal. Something has him planted with his wingtips on the filthy floor instead of calling his chauffeur to return him to his hotel and ordering one of his lieutenants to burn this suit.
It may or may not be the hand between his legs.
Or, the Shimada scion encounters an unknown agent.
The Journalist and the Scion by ChillieBean [9,498 words]
“This is the target.”
A tablet is dropped in front of Cole and he turns it around, shifting his cigar from one side of his mouth to the other with his tongue. He speed reads the brief, the usual pre-mission background, but his jaw hangs on one word.
“Shimada,” Cole breathes, taking his cigar between his knuckles before it drops in his lap. “Finally making a move?”
“Sure are,” Gabe answers, grinning as he leans back in his chair.
Lighting One Candle with Another Candle by motorghost [6,409 words]
Reccer 1 comment: "I must admit it's rare for me to like young Yeehan stories, but Lighting One Candle with Another Candle by Motorghost is the only exception."
Reccer 2 comment: "A favorite smut fic that introduced me to this great writer."
It's winter in Hanamura. Cole Cassidy is on his first away mission. Shimada Hanzo is first son of the man Blackwatch is doing business with. Gabriel Reyes is going to get mad.
Memento by egoblow [5,128 words]
Get in. Get out. Seduce and distract then retrieve the intel. It seems simple enough. Easy. Amateur stuff really. Gabe had whored him out enough times in the name of Blackwatch that Jesse considers himself the master of honeypot missions.
Not that Jesse minds. Not one bit. He wouldn't agree to it if he did. The rush that comes with seducing some of the most powerful people on the planet sends such a thrill through his body that no aphrodisiac can match. He lets his gaze linger on his target a while longer and decides that tonight's target is the best yet.
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Blackwatch!McCree seduces Scion!Hanzo in a honeypot scheme.
Not That I'm Complaining by robocryptid [28,981 words]
Reccer 1 comment: "Not That I'm Complaining of course"
Reccer 2 comment: "no young Yeehan list is complete without Not That I'm Complaining"
An AU in which both Shimadas join Blackwatch, and Cole Cassidy falls in love dick first. Approximately 50/50 porn to feelings.
Scalpel or Bullet by robocryptid [Series; 14,374 words]
Reccer comment: "if scion hanzo and blackwatch cole are fair game, then you have to include this steamy series"
Scion Hanzo meets Blackwatch Cassidy. That's pretty much the whole story.
Throwing Stones at the Stars by robocryptid [WIP; 92,329 words]
Reccer 1 comment: "im sorry but i HAVE to rec throwing stones at the stars bc it gave me big brainworms"
Reccer 2 comment: "this is THE young McHanzo/Yeehan fic for me"
Reccer 3 comment: "loved the chemistry and the plot and the side characters/ocs. the asking questions scene in chapter 3 was very memorable. unrelated but i think this author predicted cassidy's new name??"
Despite Hanzo's competence, the Shimadas chose to hire a new bodyguard for the heirs. The elders found the one they wanted: an American mercenary so deadly some called him a demon. He was remarkably skilled, insolent, and above all mysterious. Genji, of course, liked him right away, but Hanzo had his doubts.
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And that's a wrap on all our young(er) Yeehan fics! Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a fic rec. If you happen to find a fic you love using this rec list, be sure to leave the author kudos and a comment! Even "I found this fic because someone recced it" is a lovely thing to say.
Come back next time for Week 11: "He's a Magic Man," for all your mystical, magical, fantastical AUs.
In the meantime, you can also check out the Week 9 recs here, or check the full list of past and future themes here.
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