caesura by cielelyse (M) ❤

• word count: 85.5k
• tags: #canon compliant #slow burn #enemies to friends (to lovers) #fluff # light angst
• rating: ★★★★★
• notes: i consider this a staple stsg fic tbh... everyone needs to read it. the author's way of writing stsg's relationship is great and the build from enemies to friends to lovers (though it's more like friends who kiss each other and don't really know what to say about that funny feeling in their chest every time the other person is near) is natural and makes sense (considering the situation they were in). overall so good

miss you like tomorrow by hiraethia (series) ❤

• one more august day (part 1 of 2)
  • word count: 19.1k (out of 64.1k)
  • tags: #canon compliant #love confessions #fluff #angst
  • rating: ★★★★★
  • notes: so achingly beautiful. the writing is everything to me. even though i've read about stsg's teen romance a number of times, there's just something about the way it's written and portrayed in this story, and i love it so much (but this one is canon compliant so... happiness is temporary here)
• summer's first breath (part 2 of 2)
  • word count: 45k (out of 64.1k)
  • tags: #canon divergence #grief/mourning #angst #partial memory loss #getou suguru-centric #happy ending
  • rating: ★★★★★
  • notes: again, everything about this is perfect. since this one diverges from canon there was more room to play around with the "what if's" of getou's revival, though of course at a cost. it's definitely more sad and achy than its prequel, but the rebuilding of stsg's relationship is so wonderful and you will definitely want to tear up or straight up cry when you're reading (especially at the end... sorry slight spoiler)

愛のある場所; river of light (that brings me to you) by cosmichorrour ❤

• word count: 66.9k
• tags: #canon compliant #slow burn #love confessions #fluff #angst #relationship study
• rating: ★★★★★
• notes: this... this one... ough... stsg's growing relationship from friends to lovers is bittersweet honestly (at least to me because you already know when it's canon compliant nothing is really ever happy). you still get the fluffy moments but warning you will want to rip your hair out at some point