dirt trails by hereforwords

• word count : 7.4k
• tags : #canon divergence #mutual pining
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : i feel like not enough is said about how naruto can be just as emotionally constipated as sasuke is by default (but maybe that's because he's only ever really like that when it comes to sasuke)

gaps of sunlight by hereforwords

• word count : 11k
• tags : #canon divergence #time travel #mutual pining #hopeful ending
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : the existence of boruto really only serves to help fuel sns writers if i'm being honest. idk any (non-dudebro) naruto fan who's happy/satisfied with how the og series ended, and that shit ended almost a decade ago. this fic explores the possibility of teen sns taking a glimpse into the canon future and i really love how the author approached everything; it's as realistic as it can be (i'm always gonna be a hater of the canon ships. forcing heterosexual relationships onto gay ass characters. icb kishimoto doesn't even know his own ocs)

the table by hereforwords

• word count : 20.2k
• tags : #fake dating #mutual pining #fluff #light angst #tfw you lie to the hokage that you and your bsf are in love and absolutely no questions are asked which causes you to spiral a bit because what
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : you're gonna see a lot of fic recs from this person sorry not sorry i love their works. anyway. domestic sns grouped with a little bit of angst (because it's sns) and fluff and some obliviousness (because it's naruto). overall super cute

last ones out by hereforwords ♥︎

• word count : 20.6k
• tags : #jealous sasuke #mutual pining #not actually unrequited love #angst #the fluff at the end will smack you in the face when you least expect it. prepare yourselves
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : loveddd this one. i need my sns to have angst otherwise it doesn't feel as rewarding when they're finally together (i say this like the entirety of naruto doesn't practically revolve around sns and isn't just angsty as fuck). jealous sasuke specifically gets me though because i love reading about him trying and failing to suppress the feelings he's always had since he was a kid but never allowing himself to deal with since he had other things to deal with. not that his feelings for naruto are so simple and easy but hey! we all have to start somewhere! #ibelieveinyousasuke

a hundred times before by hereforwords ♥︎

• word count : 18.7k
• tags : #temporary amnesia #mutual pining #angst #(emotional) hurt/comfort #fluff #yearning without knowing what you're actually yearning for: the fic
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : the idea of naruto's heart being able to recognize sasuke despite losing his memories of everyone. how could you not say gay. soulmatism at its finest

i've got my mind on you by silverstudios5140

• word count : 10.2k
• tags : #marriage proposals #post-canon #getting together #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : this is so insanely fluffy that it hurt at one point to read. may sns be gross and in love and married in an alternate timeline because it's what should've happened (stares at kishimoto)

kiss me (under the moonlight glow) by ashmes

• word count : 2.6k
• tags : #post-war #post-canon #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : cute and short oneshot about sns reminiscing their accidental kiss back in the academy and sasuke exercising his liberty to give naruto an actual first kiss because of course he would

no matter how it ends by buttercup_beetle

• word count : 11.1k
• tags : #misunderstandings #pining #jealousy #getting together
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : sasuke is so stupid and gay. love that guy

homeward by mnee

• word count : 2k
• tags : #reunion #post-canon #fluff
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : super soft and sweet sns reunion where the term home gets redefined because of course it does. it's narusasu

blood moon by cyclical ♥︎

• word count : 18.2k
• tags : #post-canon fix-it #angst #(emotional) hurt/comfort #character study
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this one is soo interesting, and the writing is really compelling. any naruto fan who has an iota of media literacy and comprehension knows how tragic the uchiha are, and i feel like the author was really able to convey that in this story with sasuke (and by extension, naruto)

all the promises at sundown by losingcontrolnow

• word count : 20.7k
• tags : #(emotional) infidelity #developing relationship #angst #love confessions #not actually unrequited love #happy ending
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : i was really curious with how the author was going to go about this fic but i was pleasantly surprised. a lot more angsty than i thought it'd be, especially during sasuke's pov, but overall the writing is really emotional and beautiful. hinata go and get with sakura instead she'll never treat you like shit #fuck men and their incapability to escape from their homoerotic relationship with their "best friend"

on the devil's backbone by ashmes (E)

• word count : 28.8k
• tags : #western au #friends to lovers #light angst
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : what more could you want than gay cowboys