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#if anyone has sakuatsu fic recs….. send them to me
homosubtext · 2 years
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top 3 sakuatsu fic recs and why pls!!
also i hope the move/transition treats you well 💗
oh god this is so difficult there’s so many fuck i’m gonna cheat and list more than 3 fics
(all of these fics are on ao3 btw)
"Three Sheets to the Wind" by fairycake ( @blueberryllus )
fairycake is my favorite author on ao3, 110%. This story was so captivating and i think i read the whole thing in like one day because i just couldn’t put it down. i think their dynamic is so well portrayed and i think fairycake does an amazing job with kiyoomis characterization (which i can be picky about, u know how much i love him). there’s so many scenes in this fic that i’ll go back to read because it fills me with so much joy and i love to revisit that. i’m also going to list “Again, Until it’s Perfect” and “Insert Coin to Play” both by fairycake because those are also excellent fics and i feel like they’re all kinda tied for first place for me.
"Play Among the Stars" by Buttonstuck ( @not-the-kind-you-save )
This was one of the first long sakuatsu AU fics i read and it really stuck with me. i think it’s well written and the plot is so memorable and everything they go through together is just,,,, wow i feel so much for this fic. i also love angst with a happy ending so this fic was absolutely fantastic for me.
“The Do’s and Dont’s of Loving Sakusa Kiyoomi” by liliapocalypse and “The Intricate Ways in Which Sakusa Kiyoomi Flirts” by woopsiedaisies
i am pairing these together not cause they necessarily have anything to do with each other but because i love them both so much and i think they are absolutely wonderful fics. i love a misunderstanding/not realizing they’re both just in love with each other kind of thing and these fics did that so well. these are fics that i revisit often and read again because wow, they never fail to make me Feel Things.
and I am going to put another one as an honorable mention bc i am a cheater <3
“Down To Earth” by KHShip ( @khship910 )
this fic was a fucking rollercoaster for me (in the best way possible), i read it months ago and there are lines from that story that i still remember. the one that i think about the most is “kiyoomi cried the first tears that heaven had ever seen” (or something very close to that). i think about it all the time. i remember sitting at my dining table reading the end of it while i was eating breakfast and i finished the fic and i just sat and stared at the table for a couple minutes after, it took me a while to recover from that one. it has one of my favorite endings to like any fic i’ve ever read. like it was a transformative experience for me, i love that fic <3
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haikyuu-library · 3 years
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haikyuu fic recs #1
or: a masterlist of all the fics i recced from 9-16 june 2021! this will include bokuaka, iwaoi, kagehina, kuroken, and sakuatsu. enjoy!!
update: part 2 out now :)
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120% yes by pissedofsandwich
Completed | T | 2.1k
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Kissing Ace by karasunovolleygays
Completed | G | 2.4k
It happens right after training camp.
Akaashi Keiji has a secret he has guarded since he was a child. He won’t go so far as to call it a fear, but more of an aspect of himself of which he is horribly mortified. No one on the team knows about it, and Akaashi does his best to keep it that way. But years of dodging hugs and casual contact come to naught in the blink of an eye and the swipe of a hand.
just to miss the sun by rosevtea
Completed | T | 15.1k
Everything begins to implode when MSBY Jackals outside hitter Bokuto Koutarou crashes Akaashi’s livestream.
daisy rings and frivolous things (i am deliriously in love with you) by gabstar
Completed | NR | 15.9k
Akaashi Keiji is in love. Bokuto Koutarou is a star. Everyone on Fukurodani has a gambling problem.
astronomy in reverse (it was me who was discovered) by Flumes
Completed | T | 22.1k
It’s five hours from Tokyo to Sendai. It’s five years from Fukurodani Academy to the Black Jackals. It’s five sets between win and loss and five seconds to miss that final point. It’s five; the number of Fukurodani’s vice-captain and setter for one blinding, beautiful year. It’s five; like an identity branded into his heart, the only number that holds any meaning for him. Black and white and gold.
“You always pick five,” Udai muses in the wake of the staff betting pool. Akaashi’s not even sure what they’re betting on, aware that his final deadline to have the latest manuscript submitted is in five days.
“Five is a good number.”
It’s five years since Akaashi watched Bokuto step into the light of the future and five years since he last set a volleyball into the air on centre court. It’s been five years, and in not one of them has he forgotten what it felt like to stand beneath the trajectory of a shooting star.
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bait and switch by Stylographic_Blue_Rhapsody
Completed | T | 1.7k
“You’re not serious?”
“Suga-chan, when am I not serious?” Oikawa cradled his mug in two hands to warm his fingers. “Besides, I’m not hurting anyone.”
“I think your teammates are going to lose their goddamn minds once they find out.”
Oikawa’s university volleyball team knows he’s in a long-distance relationship with someone from high school. They imagine a sweet-faced girl that matches his sarcasm with patience. They are so incredibly wrong.
in damp earth my body by mellish
Completed | M | 15.9k
Onscreen, the nation’s favorite setter has arranged himself so that he’s bowing, forehead pressed to the court, like he’s thanking everyone for their kindness thus far, like he’s asking for forgiveness. Hajime thinks: shit, it’s really happening.
The one where Oikawa retires and shows up at Hajime’s place, and neither of them knows what happens next. Futurefic.
my heart is where it's always been by foreverautumn
Completed | NR | 21.1k
Iwaizumi places his phone down carefully.
Oikawa. Pining after someone. There’s no way.
(Iwaizumi knows he shouldn’t care who Oikawa might have feelings for, but within the span of three days, it’s somehow the only thing he can think about.)
even when you hold my hand (i just feel alone, feel alone) by orphan_account
Completed | T | 29.0k
Tooru rolls around and leans on his elbow to look Hajime in the eye.
“Who said we’re weird?” he asks, mouth compressed into a straight hard line.
“No one,” Hajime says. Tooru continues staring at him with that look in his eye that he knows will get Hajime to stop hiding whatever it is he’s trying to hide. “My aunt,” Hajime confesses in a small, unsure voice. “She said we were getting too old to act the way we do. Y’know, that people would think we’re weird or something.”
“Well,” Tooru says, smiling but not really, “we’re not weird. And you can tell your aunt to go fuck herself.”
or :
iwaizumi and oikawa grow up together.
Wedding Ring by crazychipmunk
Completed | T | 62.1k
Oikawa returns from a three-week vacation with a wedding ring around his neck. All his teammates knew about Oikawa’s new wife was that she was Japanese and she was “the most beautiful person in the world”
Join Oikawa’s Argentinian teammates on a multi-year adventure to figure who has the misfortune to have married him.
21 Again by project_ecto
Completed | M | 72.2k
Oikawa, setter of the national volleyball team, and Iwaizumi, a university teacher, are going through a divorce that the latter initiated. An unwise Oikawa thinks the only way to save their marriage is to stall the divorce, until he meets a mysterious stranger who transforms him into his 21-year-old self. So he becomes what most 21-year-olds are: a university student. One that enrolls specifically in Iwaizumi’s school.
Oikawa then embarks on a mission to find out where it all went wrong but as he interacts with 31-year-old Iwaizumi in his 21-year-old self, Oikawa discovers a few things that changes his course. Loosely based on 17 Again.
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Q&A by ria_green
Completed | G | 2.4k
r/Volleyball: My chest feels weird when I’m with my Middle Blocker - please advise!!!
From Karasuno to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics: the eleven-year KageHina saga, as observed by Reddit audiences.
Sun Above Your Shoulders by longleggedgit
Completed | T | 26.4k
Hinata and Kageyama go to different high schools and meet again in Okinawa for the first time since middle school.
"Toss for me!"
The boy is grinning, already leading the way onto the court, walking backwards. Unthinkingly, Kageyama starts to follow him, then stops, annoyed at himself.
"I don't even know your name," he says.
"Hinata Shouyou." Hinata steps to the right side of the net and waits.
thirty-three days of mist and mountains by tinygumdrops (curryramyeon)
Completed | T | 36.9k
Tobio runs by himself every day. Even though he can’t shake off that awful feeling that something’s closing in on him, he still does it. It’s habit now.
When he gets a phone call that Hinata Shouyou is thinking of coming to Italy, Tobio feels like he has to run even faster.
(Or: Tobio has a month to prepare himself before his high school rival comes to visit him. They haven’t spoken to each other for two years, and Tobio can’t even remember what food Hinata likes. He’s got a lot to think about.)
it’s like you told me, go forward slowly by elenoir
Completed | G | 43.4k
Kageyama Tobio is the nineteen-year-old who makes waves at the 2016 Rio Olympics, playing for Japan. Hinata gets a part-time job as a delivery boy in Rio De Janeiro. It’s convenient and frighteningly easy, at least after he learns to read the street signs.
He kind of wants to hit something. The ball, into the opposite court, first and foremost - if not, then the ball directly into Miya Atsumu’s smug face would be a decent consolation prize.
for the best of all possible worlds by tinygumdrops (curryramyeon)
Completed | M | 70.7k
Kazuyo must've known that Tobio has been waiting as soon as he finished lunch, for Kazuyo laughs when he sees Tobio's expression.
"Are you that excited to see me and play volleyball?" he says. "Or are you excited to finally have your letter?"
"Both," Tobio answers honestly.
-- 
Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shouyou meet, while being on different sides of the world.
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Anything In Between by todxrxki
Completed | T | 2.3k
Kozume Kenma just wants to be a normal gaming YouTuber, but when his idiot boyfriend butts in and gets his fans speculating about their relationship, it seems that even that’s impossible. / Post manga timeskip, told exclusively through social media and texting.
reddit boyfriends by NeverNothing
Completed | T | 3.6k
Lev goes on reddit to talk about his senpais and accidentally goes viral. Yaku helps.
stumbling upon you by NeverNothing
Completed | T | 5.1k
"I ran into my soulmate getting rice at the supermarket, sue me. My shirt was probably having the worst stains.” Kuroo really did not want to think about that. “Like you were any better.”
Kuroo unexpectedly runs into his soulmate, only to miss the opportunity to say his words back.
in this universe by crossbelladonna
Completed | G | 7.6k
Living with Kuroo is sometimes, just like this. It always feels surreal like he’s living half a world and a lot of things rush by too quickly. Kenma feels like he’d watched him come and go in a blink, eyes wide and wordless as the shared space went snug in an instant and far larger in the next.
All this, and a glass of water.
The One With Dragons And Shit by helloyesIamtrash
Completed | T | 12.1k
Kenma stopped as he heard a deep rumble from inside the dark depths of the cave. He took a deep breath, mentally prepared for whatever came his way.
“Why would a human venture into the cave of a dragon? Turn back, little one.” A smooth, melodic voice warned, ensnaring Kenma’s attention. As he peered into the darkness, two golden pinpricks could be seen watching him.
The dragon was there.
rewrite the stars by astrid_fischer
Completed | G | 55.8k
“You’re going to marry the prince of Karasuno,” Kenma’s father told him on the first day of midsummer.
King Kozume Takeshi did not so much as look up from the letter he was writing at his desk as he said it. His manner suggested he was advising that the evening meal would be held fifteen minutes late; the life-altering statement was that matter-of-fact, and carried the same expectation that he would not be questioned.
“Very well,” Kenma said, when the skritching of the quill stopped pointedly and he realized that some sort of answer was expected of him. He blinked. “Is that all?”
*****
or: an arranged marriage au where everyone is in love with the wrong person.
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Take Me Home by thesweetestnerd
Completed | T | 4.2k
“Hey, Omi,” Atsumu says, just a breath so that nobody hears. “Ya know where we are, right? Ya see the rest of our team?”
“Yes.”
“So, ya know, maybe ya shouldn’t hang on me like this.”
“But I like you.”
Atsumu and Kiyoomi decide to keep their relationship a secret from the team, but when Kiyoomi gets drunk, he might blow their whole cover.
The MSBY Black Jackals Read Thirst Tweets by isaksara (syailendra)
Completed | M | 11.4k
Sakusa’s eyes are very dark naturally, sucking in all surrounding rays of light and crushing them in his pupils. For an athlete, he is rather pale. His lips look very pink in comparison. Atsumu is suddenly catastrophically aware that in this instance, ‘accent’ is a euphemism. “Good enough for your Olympic-size ego, Miya?”
(In which Atsumu realizes that he is attracted to Sakusa Kiyoomi in the most inconvenient way possible.)
Fake It Till You Make It by sifuhotman
Completed | T | 27.6k
When Atsumu convinces Akaashi to fake-date him in an effort to set him up with Bokuto, somehow, Sakusa gets roped into it.
every lover in the form of stars by starstrikes
Completed | T | 51.1k
When two stars meet out in space, they either merge together to form something bigger, something new, or shatter into an infinity worth of shiny stardust.
Atsumu figures out early on that he and Sakusa were just like that, two stars colliding headfirst into each other in an ever-expanding universe. He’s still waiting to see if they’re about to become better—or burn out in supernova together.
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monstrsball · 2 years
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your favorite haikyuu fics? send them all because i know no good ones. T_T
oh boy. i'm sure this won't come as a surprise to anyone who has been following me for a while but most of the fics i read are rare pairs! (i need to read more general friendship ones tbh but thats not the point rn) and they're mostly suga rare pairs at that lol. but not all!
if anyone else wants to add some recs for anon feel free to!!! especially for any relationships (platonic or romantic) that i didn't include here
okay, my favorites under the cut (a little disorganized):
Kind of Like a Fairytale by EnhancedForest
(atsuaran / single dad!atsumu)
clean hands to hold him with, a clean house to love him with by eurydicees
(miya twins, minor sakuatsu)
TANAKA RYUUNOSUKE'S MATCHMAKING SERVICE by gothwyfe
(kanoyachi, side tanakiyo)
i forgot about this one until i was going through my bookmarks but it is so good! very funny. yachi and tanaka being friends is actually so important to me now.
mean little smile by ohwickedsoul
(kuroyaku)
Glitter on the Highway by bettersetter (okay_then_buddy)
(iwaoidaisuga, with a big focus on iwasuga though tbh)
i literally never talk abt this ship because in the grand scheme of things, i'm like... eh? about it. (personally my favorite poly ships for these specific characters are iwaoisuga & bokurodai) but it is cute. this is my favorite fic for it.
fireproof by fakepunk
(daisuga / firefighter!daichi, teacher!suga)
eyes like anvils (and storms for lungs) by doji_oji
(asahi & daichi & suga friendship / sickfic)
literally made me cry the first time i read it... suga gets pneumonia at a training camp.
the theory of evolution by venusintwelfth
(sorta daisuga? mostly platonic, they're bestiesss)
You'd fit my lonely arms so perfectly by boxofwonder
(daisuga / called the wrong number au)
You're a Sour Little Boy by QuintessentialSunshine
(oisuga)
the first oisuga fic i ever read <3 my ultimate all time fave. converted me to oisuga. highly recommend.
except the mornings after by kingdra (aroceu)
(oisuga)
Minding Threes by togekissies
(iwaoisuga / college au)
this author also has a lot of oisuga fics that i would Highly recommend.
Saturday Night Sendai by renaissance
(karasuno, date tech / birthday fic)
slow down, you're taking me over by renaissance (follow-up to Saturday Night Sendai)
(ennofuta)
Unlucky Thirteen by renaissance
(date tech, shiratorizawa / birthday fic)
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sakuatsu · 4 years
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YELL 2 ME ABT SAKUATSU FIC RECS PLS
oh boy. oh boy do i have much to talk about
here’s a list of my sakuatsu must-reads under the cut! complete with links, word count, ratings, and occasional commentary because i’m incapable of shutting up. this isn’t in any particular order either 
(keeping this sfw and organized into canonverse/AUs. a * means i am on my hands and knees begging for you to read this)  
i’ll try to update this somewhat regularly :]
most recently updated august 25, 2020!
canonverse:
*your highs and lows (series) by astroeulogy 
a post-time skip canonverse series born from these two questions:
1. what if sakusa kiyoomi, known too-blunt jerk, is equally straightforward about his soft, tender feelings?
2. what if miya atsumu, resident big fat jerk who doesn't care if his teammates hate him, is too emotionally stunted to notice when his one of his teammates actually likes him?
this is like the sakuatsu series but it’s blasphemous to not recommend. the first fic in the series is all that you were (4.6k, T). mind the ratings on a few of the fics, but my personal favorite is #3: a masterpiece of domesticity called you have tamed me (5.7k, T). these make me ACHE 
*sakuatsu domesticity simulator by pseudoanalytics (T)
a vaguely interactive mixture of fic, art, and html, where you too can experience the inherent romance of a big fat jerk and a too-blunt jerk attempting intimacy
this fic...this fic...op is literally one of my favorite artists of all time but Did You Know that their writing is also off the charts. what a wonderful use of second person and the pacing is so good. too much skill in one person 
*The MSBY Black Jackals Read Thirst Tweets by isaksara (11.4k, M)
Sakusa’s eyes are very dark naturally, sucking in all surrounding rays of light and crushing them in his pupils. For an athlete, he is rather pale. His lips look very pink in comparison. Atsumu is suddenly catastrophically aware that in this instance, ‘accent’ is a euphemism. “Good enough for your Olympic-size ego, Miya?”
(In which Atsumu realizes that he is attracted to Sakusa Kiyoomi in the most inconvenient way possible.)
i think this is the fic that got me into sakuatsu in the first place lol i was looking very specifically for msby socmed fics and now here we are. this fic is unbelievably funny
*liminal spaces by hhatsuna (25.9k, T)
Fuck you, Atsumu thinks, pointing at the pixelated Sakusa in the grainy team photo on his bedside table.
It’s easier than you’d think to ignore loving your teammate.
*Better For Us Both by abrandnewheart (15.7k, M)
Where “You already make me the happiest guy alive, babe," gives way to, “I’ve not been happy for a while now.”
Alternatively known as the ‘mug fic’.
yes this is a breakup fic. yes im going to recommend it anyway. breakup fics usually scare me a lot but this one is too good for me to not say anything about. nuanced and delicious. i look at the mug on my desk and feel pain
dog eat dog eat dog world by perennials (8.4k, T)
You are your first and only line of defense against the universe.
Koi no Yokan; 恋の予感 by ymra (15.3k, unrated)
Wherein Sakusa dreams of his future selves and discovers a little something along the way.
autumn ends, but we remain by wolfsbvne (5.3k, T)
atsumu stares at his ceiling at 2am. he stares until he can make out designs in his popcorn ceiling. a cat there, an onigiri here, and then something that suspiciously looks like a mop of hair, triangle eyebrows, and oh those two bumps are moles right above what atsumu just mapped out as an eye.
(or, atsumu is in kind of in love. sakusa is maybe in like.)
your fingertips, branding irons by Ceryna (5.8k, T)
Between the accidental touches he's reconciled, the deliberate ones he's endured, and, from those he's built years of trust with, obliged– Kiyoomi has never wanted to let someone indulge.
Never, until Atsumu.
take what’s yours and make it mine by claudusdiei (5.9k, T)
atsumu falls in love four times in his life
(or: in which atsumu gets his heart broken twice, has the self-awareness of a sober mule and really likes yellow tulips)
every action has an equal and opposite reaction by akanemnida (10.4k, T)
Miya Atsumu gets a modeling contract with Calvin Klein, which sets Kiyoomi's heart in motion.
(Or: Sakusa Kiyoomi realizes that the rules governing the universe are absolute rubbish at explaining matters of the heart.)
*where i want to be by tookumade (8.8k, G)
In the time they’ve been teammates at the MSBY Black Jackals, Sakusa has never been to Atsumu’s place, and Atsumu has only been to Sakusa’s a few times. There’s an unspoken understanding here: that Atsumu knows him well enough to know that nobody’s house or apartment would ever really meet his ridiculously high standards, and he is most comfortable in the home he’s made for himself.
That, and, Atsumu being over at Sakusa’s means that he has to host him and do the cleaning afterwards, while Atsumu can just flit off back to his own place. So. There’s that.
Tonight. Tonight is not business as usual. Tonight is not familiar.
*san'yō expressway, 6:17 pm by yamabato (8.1k, T)
Atsumu tilts his head to watch a slice of orange light bend over the impassive planes of Sakusa’s face. He is absolutely, ruthlessly beautiful. It makes Atsumu want to punch something—put his foot through the windshield—scream, maybe.
Kiss him again, maybe.
They have 344 kilometers to figure this one out.
parallax error: angle of inclination by min_mintobe (10.8k, T)
But now there's the one person Atsumu'd promised himself never to touch. His eyes leave Atsumu breathless with guilt at seventeen, and he spends the next six years safe in the satisfaction of making things right.
Feelings, of the physical kind, and one kiss.
ft. competitive spirit, childishness, and late night conversations.
Atsumu POV.
four leaf clover by vicari_us (5.9k, T)
Once, Ushijima claimed that they ‘got lucky’. If properly honed, their body types could become near invincible weapons.
However, unlike Ushijima, Kiyoomi’s weapon required a bit more care over the years to reach the condition it had become. He was born iron, not yet forged into steel.
Exploring what it might have taken to turn a genetic mistake into an athletic miracle.
*the 28 postcards you left me by wheelspokes (8.3k, T)
Atsumu takes texting your ex to a new level by sending Sakusa postcards in Animal Crossing instead.
such a unique premise & this is so beautifully structured. stunning flow and who knew animal crossing could convey so much longing...
AUs:
Pas De Deux by hhatsuna (dancer!sakusa au: 19.0k, T)
The mystery athlete gives Kiyoomi a once over in the mirror. “Yer pretty tall,” he observes, and the twang of an accent rasps low in his throat. His brazen eyes drift to Kiyoomi’s legs, and something like exhilaration glints gold in his gaze. “Good quads, too. Ya ever played volleyball?” Ah. So it’s volleyball.
“I’m a dancer. Ballet and contemporary, mostly.”
*my love, take your time by bastigod (archaeologist!sakusa au: 9.0k, T)
There was something sublime about wandering around an empty museum. Nothing could compare to the sound of his shoes clacking against the marble floor, the morning sunlight gently streaming through the lofty windows and the peaceful solitude of ancient stone kings overseeing their silent kingdoms.
A day in the life of Doctor Kiyoomi Sakusa, Archaeologist.
i’ve literally been thinking about this fic every day since it came out. you will not find a story like this anywhere else, i guarantee you. what a clear labor of love this fic is it’s truly something so special 
three roses and a smile by strawberrycitrus (surgeon!sakusa & microbiologist!atsumu au: 19.7k, T)
“I just got this job, I’m not givin’ it up for some moral boost ‘cause I actually need to pay my rent, ya insensitive -” Atsumu waves his hands around, trying and failing to come up with the right word to convey the amount of injustice that this gaunt motherfucker has brought into his relatively simple life thus far.
“If you can’t pay your rent, go get a job at the McDonald’s over by 8th Street,” Sakusa growls, “it’ll pay more than your researcher position.”
If you even attempt assault on a coworker, forget teaching about cells - you’ll fucking be in one, Atsumu.
*Dance of the Parallax by astroeulogy (ogre spirit!sakusa au: 6.7k, T)
For the last twenty years, Atsumu’s done all that he can to break his betrothal to the ogre spirit Sakusa. If he can just make it through one more night, he’ll be free.
honestly, just read everything by astroeulogy. i’m recommending this fic in particular because it has such an ethereal voice to it. magical
across oceans, across centuries by starstrikes (pacific rim au: 20.0k, T)
Six days ago, Osamu died and left Atsumu with this: Atsumu, you have to—
(Namikira rises with the tides and rips Osamu and Vulpis Empress away in one fell swoop. Six days later, Atsumu wakes up alone in a hospital bed and learns how to swim.)
you don’t actually need to know pacrim to appreciate this. a wonderful exploration of grief and recovery. also it’s exactly 20k words which is both satisfying and terrifying 
*Notte Stellata by awkwardedgeworth (ice skating/dancing au: 20.8k, T)
"Your partner doesn't need to hold anyone's hand other than yours," Sakusa's father crouches, "And you can wear gloves."
Sakusa ponders. He hears the other skaters of rink two whiz past as they launch themselves into lifts.
"Alright," He looks up from the ice, not knowing how he'll dedicate the next couple of decades to this sport, this partnership, this boy.
what a stunning fic. a beautiful progression of sakusa & atsumu’s relationship, rife with references to real skating programs, beautifully written and structured. so full of longing i’m in mild physical pain
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