#gintama fic recs

[seigibathala]

inspired from sempiternal fic

[pearthery]

I could no longer move my mouth. It was alright, it did not bother me. I was at peace, listening to Sakata go on, grunting every now and then. Who knew he could be this talkative! It took some doing, though. Few days of slow dying, and he opens up like a flower. I wanted to tell him we should have talked like this a year ago. I wanted to tell him I would have loved to see Katsura go at it in a bare-knuckle match. I wanted to tell him I was sorry I would not make it. It had been an honour to have met him. Not in that stuffy, samurai way, but in the way two friends were honoured to have met each other. But really, there was only one thing I really wanted to tell the man patiently keeping me company while I breathed my final breaths. If I had never learned a thing about Yoshida Shoyou, and knew only that you were his student, I could still say I had met him.

crying about you and me and the devil makes three again,,, i miss mikkun,, few days of slow dying and he opens up like a flower.....

[rosencrantzsguildenstern]

i like gintama

[booai]

GinTaka oneshots part 5 | Punching someone is surprisingly intimate 2/2

Summary:

Chapter 1: What’s worse? Being haunted by ghouls of blood-soaked battlefields or being the target of Gintoki’s constant pestering? Shinsuke is trying to figure it out.

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Chapter 2: The White Demon never thought there’d be a time he would be spending this much of a day thinking about a boy– his friend and his dear rival, no less

Rating: T

Length: 19150 words

CW: Graphic violence

Happy GinTakaGin day 2022!!!

[jojiship]

Gintama ships are all so good.

GinTsu? A classic. KyuTae? Groundbreaking. GinHiji? Hilariously beautiful. GinTaka? Tragic. Katsura/Ikumatsu? Precious. Tama/Yamazaki? Weirdly wholesome. GinZura? Amusing. Hijikata/Mitsuba? Heartbreaking. GinTae? Cute. Sachan/Tsukuyo? Interesting. OkiKagu? Criminal.

[future-dregs]

Fanfic Friday! (Smut edition 🔞)

(Ha ha, oh guys do you remember the few weeks when I used to do these? Ha ha)

So anyway! We're gonna try again, and this, we're getting sexy~

💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Cut Me, Sharpen Me by gayvillians

Billy would probably be the death of him.

Fandom - Scream

Pairing - Billy/Stu

Notes - If I'm being genuine, it's not the most in character thing around, but it's not distractingly out of character either, plus it was just really fun to read.

A Waste of Good Suffering by williamshooketh

Billy had known for years that he got off on the fucked-up stuff. He just couldn't let other people have that part of him.

He couldn't let Stu have that part of him.

Fandom - Scream

Pairing - Billy/Stu

Notes - Straight up, my favorite Scream fic I've read thus far. I think Billy is done really well in here, and I like the way the author wrote the knifeplay. I come back to reread this one often.

Algolagnia by Xela

Leave it to Foggy Nelson to have to teach Matt Murdock that all pain is not created equal, and whatever he needs is his for the asking. OR: Matt is the worst baby sub, and for some reason everyone expects Foggy to lead him down the primrose BDSM path.

Fandom - Daredevil

Pairing - Matt/Froggy

Notes - My absolute favorite thing about this fic is the way it handles kink, BDSM, and and the intricacies that come with it. I randomly decided to read this one day, and I'm so very glad that I did. I'm not even a part of this fandom, but my fanfic experience would be lesser without it. (Also that wax scene? OOF!)

For Life by KakashiSensei

Three wives and their new husband get to know each other. Sometimes, it only takes one night to become friends and partners for life.

Fandom - Kimetsu no Yaiba

Pairing - Uzui and his wives

Notes - I haven't found much that deals with them and their polyamory in an equal way, but this one does, and sweetly too.

Police Dog by surveycorpsjean

Yahaba takes home a gruff looking, beat up dog. He patches his ear, and wraps his leg, and goes to sleep.

The next morning he wakes up to a hot guy rummaging through his kitchen.

“I took a pair of your shorts.” He says, standing up and away from the fridge. “Hope that’s a’ight with you.”

Fandom - Haikyu!!

Pairing - Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru

Notes - Police and shapeshifter AU. Chapter six is the only thing I can think about, I'm sorry. (Sometimes I go back and reread just that one).

coffee, god, and cigarettes by charmanander

Takeda isn’t sure where the steam ends and where the smoke begins, all wafting up into the dingy kitchen air and clouding around their heads in a thick, pungent fog.

aka ukai contributes to second hand smoking and takeda lets him

Fandom - Haikyu!!

Pairing - Ukitake

Notes - Blowjobs, shotguns, and the pale yellow light of a kitchen. (No lie, I read this one after I wrote my own Ukitake fic, and I kinda got jealous because I WISH I'd wrote this.)

Isn't it supposed to be pollen? by mikansei

Two idiots catch a cold, and all hell breaks loose.

Fandom - Gintama

Pairing - Hijikata Toshirou/Okita Sougo

Notes - Sex pollen and silliness. Also kinda sweet.

💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

So there we go! Honestly I haven't read fic in so long, and this post was kind of born out of me missing that.

Mind the tags, and I'll see you next week! *fingers crossed that I don't forget*

[ria-air]

Woa! Even more tags!

[souglias]

GINTAMA FIC RECOMMENDATIONS

Last update: 28/5/2024

I received a few asks as well as had little chats here and there on some Gintama fic recommendations. So, I decided to collate my recommendations here. I have included a mix of reader fics and gen fics!

Note that some may have nsfw pieces, so as always, please check before you read if needed!

I may update this again next time, so you can check back if you happen to be looking for fics to read. Thanks for coming by!

My favourites:

@/corpsekiller - I think she has stopped writing for Gintama but I enjoyed reading her fics a lot. I particularly enjoyed 'sugar and jump magazines', 'her gentle hands' and 'cigarettes at night'

@/goldenlaquer - I have too many favourites to list, so I'd suggest just giving anything you like a shot! I'm sure you'll enjoy her works

@/bossladytae - I've only read three of her works as of now, so I don't find myself in a place to highlight specific pieces. She has many Gintama gen fics but if you're looking for somewhere to start, you can check out her own personal recommendations of her work here!

This collection from AO3. I especially enjoyed 'What A Little Moonlight Can Do', 'You Never Came Back' and 'For a while, you and I'

Recommendations from the lovely Rayne (@username-janai-katsura-da):

She's been in the fandom wayy longer than me so you can trust her recommendations hehe. Note that they're all from AO3!

Volcanolanche

Dreams are the shackles of memory

Gintama fanfics always have the best titles

As I lay here, waiting

Small mistakes are the most embarrassing in the world

When texting, be sure to check for auto correction

Get a big duck

Blue Iris - Do note that this is a Sacchan and Zenzou ship fic! I managed to get around reading this and both of us are not really ship fic readers, but we enjoyed this fic very much. If you can, do give it a chance!

Rayne also has her own personal Sougo rec list here that you can check out here hehe

[sharkiegorath]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. spread the self-love ❤

aaaaaaaaaa thank you!! <3 this was so fun to think about!

5) RSVP Even if You Aren't Sure You'll Make It, Just In Case; It's Better to Have More Chairs Than Less (Gintama, E, Sakata Gintoki/Hijikata Toushirou) 

The premise is bonkers. I remember having a blast writing it; I just reread it and kept laughing. I also think it's one of my best smut fics.

4) Jobs(s) (Good Omens, T, Aziraphale & Crowley) 

I wrote most of this fic in 2017. I was very happy with the tone and themes but I struggled with the ending; it sat in my drafts for years and I kinda forgot about it. Then in July 2023 I learned there would be a Job minisode in S2, so I rushed to finally finish this and add one line about Gabriel. It’s darker and angrier than ‘A Companion to Owls’ but some details were surprisingly similar - it’s so fun to go back and read it. 

3) “when men like me come around,” my daddy said, “shoot” (Our Flag Means Death, E, Ed/Stede) 

Daddy kink mutual trauma fic I posted on Father’s Day. I'm proud of all of my OFMD fics but I genuinely think this one changed my neurochemistry

2) heart’s desire (Fallen London, T, the Jovial Contrarian & Original Character)

It took me a whole year to write, but I did it! Fallen London has a distinct style pretty different from my natural writing style, so I pushed myself to mimic it. It’s my most OC-centric fic - I wish I’d done more of that. Besides a fun dynamic, in hindsight, it was also about a player character minmaxing factions and the narrative double standard. 

1) Being Alive (Good Omens TV, E, Aziraphale/Crowley)

After S2 I wanted to write a fix-it, but I didn’t feel like writing a plotty, high-stakes fic, and I didn’t want them to quickly make up. I had some idle speculation (what the Book of Life does, America, Bethlehem, Metatron) and it coalesced around the Aziraphale pay-per-view scene and my desire to write first time smut without supernatural powers. Fun fact, I didn’t plan the twist with a minor character towards the end - I only realized it in the middle of writing chapter five and added slightly more evidence. This is the longest fic I've ever finished and it's so dear to me!

[boysbeloving]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Tagged by my lovely wife @domsaysstuff....thanks honey!

1. 3 ships: like my ultimate ships? destiel, howl and sophie, kinnporsche

2. First ever ship: wow...hmm...i think i started getting into shipping quite late...but the first pair i really liked was blair and chuck bass from gossip girl...i had not been introduced to non-heterosexual shipping at that point..but once i got into it...oh wow...it was destiel.....yeah...

3. Last Song: Illegal Weapon by Garry Sandhu ft Jasmine Sandlas (it's a punjabi song)

4. Last Movie : i don't remember! haven't watched one in a long time

5. Currently reading: nothing....but was gonna try and find some pwp omegaverse ginhiji fics with omega!hijikata...anyone in the gintama fandom on the same lines with me? any recs? in fact just bottom!hijikata would do

6. Currently watching: i get so fucking tired i don't have the energy or the attention to watch anything...maybe will start a BL series and ACTUALLY finish it lol

7. Currently consuming: water!

8. Currently craving: mile phakphum's armpits

i tag y'all without any pressure! @elnotwoods, @skamskada, @phakphumm, @silverquillsideas, @mortimerlatrice, @i-got-the-feels, @mirrorofprinces, @aana210

and anyone else who wants to do this!

[seigibathala]

[dadbodgintoki]

gintama fic recs (shoka sonjuku/joui 4 edition)

this is the third in a series of gintama fic rec posts i’m making for my own organization and for whoever finds them fun! previously i’ve talked about hijigin and gen fic but i realized that i have read SO MUCH amazing shoka sonjuku/joui 4 era/focused fic & it needed its own post. so here they are, sorted vaguely pairing. they span all genres, ratings, and ranges of emotions, but they’re all sure to make you feel! once again PLEASE check out other works by these authors bc they’re all great!!!!

gen 

Did Miss Clavell Suffer From Psychic Precognition or an Intense Case of Parental Instincts? by  StarryDustandFluffyStuff. Rated G. WORK IN PROGRESS. 

At night it should be calm, at night it should be still, but something in the air has given Shoyo-sensei a chill. AKA "Baby Katsura gets appendicitis the fic".

Series: It’s a Hard Knock Life by Linderosse. Starting with It’s a Hard Knock Life. AU. Rated G. 

The new kid at school has cotton-white hair, picks his nose way too much, and wears a perpetual expression of disinterest. He’s dull, uncouth, and lazy: a grade-A weirdo. Nevertheless, as Katsura and Takasugi struggle with their own problems, they somehow find the new kid becoming a major part of their lives.

They Say It’s Only the Worst Day of Your Life So Far by  StarryDustandFluffyStuff. Rated T. 

Katsura's perspective on the worst day in his memory.

Fair Bargains Are Always Subjective by naye @listening-to-thunder. Rated G. 

There is nothing Gintoki won't give for a chance at saving Zura's life, no matter what it might cost him.

Pacifists are the Best Mediators by @charmingstrangeness. Rated T.

In which Tatsuma joins a war, only to end up intervening in a second, smaller war between two particularly hot-headed captains.

To Weld and Solder by Liatheus. Rated G. 

Four Kings to hold up Heaven; four promises to hold them there.

What to Do About Tomorrow by @shirokokuro. Rated T. 

First impressions aren't meant to be this difficult.

ginzura

still waters by @pearthery. Rated T. 

"I have a delicate, noble constitution that demands you pay attention to me," said Kotaro, drawing their attention back to the matter at hand. "We're having an extremely important conversation. No one's allowed to throw up. Especially not now. It's situationally inappropriate." "You sound like a dictator," said Gintoki. "I could throw up if I wanted to." [Zura is calm and composed. He has never been dead.]

what are scars but marks of the life you’ve lived, also by @pearthery​. Rated T. 

"This one, Shinpachi-kun," Katsura recalled wistfully. "Ah, this one was from the Joui War." "That sounds quite ominous," said Shinpachi. [Katsura recalls the past.]

Toll by athena_crikey. Rated T. 

The Yorozuya get sent on an exorcism. Unsurprisingly, things do not go smoothly.   

Resuscitation by @xparrot​. Rated M. 

For a while Katsura tells himself that it's no more than the camaraderie of the battleground.

seconds are always more complicated than firsts, except during dinner by mangemouth. Rated E. 

College-era AU. Painfully, horrendously awkward smut.

Beginner’s Guide by tanktrilby. Rated T. 

Katsura is terribly, terribly happy that his two best friends are in love with each other; the fact that he keeps killing aliens with gritted teeth and unnecessary fervor is unrelated. (written for Ginzura week day two: War)

a good ending by corvidity. Rated G. 

Katsura tries to find somewhere to stay after the war, and is successful in more ways than one.

multipairing/OT3-4/misc

but it’s burning like an effigy in here by mangemouth. Rated E. Pairings: TakaZura, GinZura. 

you have to worry about friendly fire the most by @becketted. Rated T. SakaMutsu and OT4, on the edge of gen/romantic. 

“Ah, Zura, are you all right?” It probably says that he spends way too much time around Gintoki’s appalling manners, that it actually stops Katsura in his tracks, absolutely shocks him, a direct show of concern from a friend. So much that he even forgets to correct Sakamoto about his name. [Katsura needs a break. Mutsu needs a promise. Takasugi needs to leave. Gintoki just needs money.]

whatever a sun will always sing by Eddaic. Rated T. Pairings: TakaZura, GinZura. 

“I can’t convince you of anything,” Gintoki says wearily, leaning against a wall and passing a hand over his eyes.

we all go to hell by guycecil. Rated E. Pairings: OT4

In an indistinct modern AU where the Joui 4 are all dating each other... Gintoki really just wants one thing.

Series: if you stay, i’ll be forgiven, also by guycecil. Pairings: a mix of Joui4 pairings and OT4. Ratings vary between T-M. Starting with let that mistake pass on. 

The Joui 4 date each other. Timeline doesn't make any sense. It's gay. There's not much else to say. Title from "Famous Last Words" by My Chemical Romance.

some friends wouldn't mind having their noses picked by curlydots. Rated E. College AU. Pairings: OT4

There's something going on with Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi. Not that Sakamoto notices.

the perfect fit (for a girl in need) by @becketted​. Rated E. Pairings: SakaZura

The next time the two friends meet is inside a nightclub. Katsura is looking fabulous, but on a vigilante mission. Sakamoto is a regular, but willing to help. They make the perfect team to punish the wicked and protect the innocent. Except one of them is taking the whole cabaret-girl-and-client cover a little too far.

compromise by perennials. Rated G. High School AU. Pairings: TakaGin

Takasugi's standards are sky-high; Gintoki sifts through the dirt for gold coins.

Hooking Up with Your Ex is the Best Way to Gain Closure, Obviously by @sharkiegorath. Rated E. Pairings: TakaGin, developing HijiGin

On the ship back to Edo, Gintoki and Takasugi dip into an old habit one last time.

There's No Together, There's No Apart, There Is Only Impossible Longing by printfogey. Rated T. Pairings: GinZura, TakaGin, TakaZura

A story about Gintoki, Katsura and Takasugi told through various scenes and fragments, starting pre-canon and ending post-canon. Warning for angst, coarse language, and canon spoilers.

[pearthery]

some gintama fic recs:

some gintama fics from my ao3 bookmarks that i would like to yell about. a fair amount of these are oneshots that i'm very fond of, but every now and then a multi-chapter might pop up. one or two are hosted on ffnet! mostly gen, with some character pairings! they vary ahaha

i confess that my deepest affections lie often with yorozuya and shoka sonjuku/joui4 fics, with ventures into otose and her extended family, and that i may love gintoki too much, so my fic recs lean in that direction!

Needs More Bombs by Sinnatious — [gen] this one is a 259 word oneshot about zura (and bombs) and that's really all it is, ahaha

Thieves, Like Books, Should Not Be Judged By Their Covers by katjedi — [gintsu] a gintsu genderbend in a fantasy world!!!! to quote the tags, "Friendship! Effort! Victory!" ginko is very cute <3

Report on Incident No. 235908 Involving Vessel NKMA-01 by Yamazaki Sagaru (Age 32) by Apathy, saltedpin — [gen, a little bit of yamazaki > tama, but tama's emotions are rather ambiguous yknow] oh darn i dont quite know how else to describe this except that it feels Just like an episode, JUST like an early?middle? gintama kind of episode with silly shenanigans and the characters all being superbly dumb and aagh i laughed so much!!!!

the familiar and the great unknown by guycecil — [takagin, zuragin, sakagin, sakataka] wkkwidioqodjkajda i was delivered many heartbroken emotions by this joui4 era fic. the entire series aches, i love this author so much, but this particular gin-centric installation gives me especially melancholic emotions.

Afterlife is a country you don't need a visa for by MilwaukeeMeg — [gen] an alternate universe where shinpachi and kagura die before they ever meet gintoki (once again gintoki gets to see ghosts,,) BUT that certainly won't stop them from becoming beloved yorozuya fam <3

The 'Bottle' in 'Spin the Bottle' Is Surely A Euphemism For Alcohol by StarryDustandFluffyStuff — [zurataka, zuragin, sakagin, sakataka, sakazura] the plot is "sakamoto kisses anyone he wants" and it's an absolutely excellent plot, very very good, i support sakamoto's endeavours wholeheartedly. to quote the tags, silly and fun, with a dash of angst!! i very much like the sakamoto voice too!

you/him by ijustwanttodestroy — [takagin] as the tags say, there is Angst, there is Romance, there is Character Study (my goodness there is character study) the way the words flow in this makes me press my hands to my face and gasp. second person pov that makes me cry,,,

the lonely thief by Official_Biscuit_Moron — [gen] okay okay okay this is wonderful and wonderful and introspective and catherine-centric (stinky cat woman <3) biscuit's writing is soft and subtle and evocative, i never felt quite so deeply for catherine until This, there is so much love in the writing!!! aaaaghg gh

It's a Hard Knock Life by Linderosse — [gen] joui3,,, babies,,, modern au,,, some fluff some angst some emotional hurt and comfort, i really really like the characterisation of their childhood selves (like? a very strong sense of voice?) and the prose! the prose is so gentle, the atmosphere like? a sweet vague wash of emotion? (hm i'm sorry for being so inconcise with my descriptions and also my recommendations in general ahaha) this is part of a series, and the next part of the series is equally wonderful and perhaps delivers even more heartache (tempered with fluff,,)

they say the devil you know is better than the one you don't, but sometimes both devils are you and what are you supposed to do then, huh? by parangari — [gen] this one is kagura-centric oh Frick i don't know what else to say about this but? kagura stream of consciousness?? second person pov??? every word exudes emotion and the kagura voice rattles in my bones and the gintoki and the shinpachi you glimpse through kagura's voice are so very very Them i guess what i mean is aah i think it's superbly in-character!!!

When in Doubt, Shout by InfiniteInMystery — [sakagin, hijigin, hm, but mostly, Adventure, i think] in-progress multi-chapter gintama skyrim au!! there was a dragon at the start and it was cool, and i just think it is very neat! also the relationship between otose and gintoki in this is very sweet,,

ghost— by kapteeni — [gen] a series technically not a fic but series most certainly count too and this one made me cry and left an ache in my chest (an important criteria) worldbuilding is amazing and so is characterisation and relationships and everything, i remember reading this all in one go and afterwards i had lost my sense of self and was floating in a void of strange awe and euphoria and wistful wistful emotions <3 <3 <3 kapteeni wrenched my soul out of my body and i was grateful beyond words

The Most Important Things are Sometimes the Stupidest by dearfriendicanfly — [konhiji] kqoaifikqkakdjkakdjjajs i like it very much Nice Pacing Nice Characterisation Nice Yeah

funeral casket for my childhood by perennials — [kagunobu] i know perennials' gintama works as Tried and True Breakers of My Heart , this one was especially devastating to me, the title has haunted me for years, i feel so much melancholy at the ending

Tiger Mom by gettinyinggywithit — [gen] a little hint of gintsu, but mostly, it is about tsukuyo learning to be gentle when it was not what she was taught, and the prose is? smooth?? silk smooth? smooth like still water???

You and me and the Devil makes three by saveusmilkboy — [gen] this joui war fic buried itself into my soul it has nine chapters on ao3 and for the first few chapters the formatting has the paragraphs squashed together, i read it first on fanfiction.net and it is perhaps the single one first person pov oc fic that i have adored, i love mikkun, and more than that, i think how the author delves into the feeling of a war? it feels so grounded,, and outsider pov on the joui!! so much character building going on!! gintoki says cool speeches! zura sings "ma'am i'd like to fuck"!

Cradle Song by iphido — [ayano/tatsugoro, gen] cw: miscarriage. gorgeously written thoughtful piece about otose and motherhood. there is so much care in the writing, and iphido writes relationships that exude so much love, my goodness

If Love is in the Air, it's Time You Started Thinking About Getting an Air Conditioner — by Official_Biscuit_Moron — [kintoki/gintoki] ahahahaha biscuit is immensely talented at writing things that exude the ridiculous shenanigans of gintama daily life and this is Just One Of Them i will not say anything else except please read this kintoki goes through many ordeals and the dialogue is impeccably funny and sacchan is there!!!!!

What to Do About Tomorrow by Shirokokuro — [gen] shirokokuro's shoyo&gintoki centric content reaches right into my ribcage and wraps tenderly around my heart, it brings me SO much delight, so much affection, i love shiro's writing so much, vivid wonderful prose, settings and descriptions that make me feel like i am under sunlight and photosynthesising, dialogue and scenes that flow so smoothly and organically, i have So many words. now i will write words about the fic itself: wtdat is the multi-chapter shoyo-gin timeloop fic that my heart has always yearned for, aghgggh. the epitome of found family content, and you know what while i am at it, i would like to usher to the front the rest of shiro's gintama works, Alpenglow and An Armful of Azaleas because they are sweet and lovely and i love them

[booai]

GinTaka oneshots part 4 | glimpse of us

Gintoki/Tsukuyo + Past GinTaka

Summary: Gintoki doesn't want to wallow in the hurt but that's all he is good for.

Rating: M

Length: 1259 words

angst angst angst and alcoholism, this is not happy

[roseserpentpress]

Adding some variety this time with a Sakata Gintoki x Hijikata Toushirou anthology fic collection. This one is actually the second book I did! I had a hard time deciding the anthology name since I was like ugh silver and iron sounds too pretentious- and then figured a title that was pretentious and then proceeded to make fun of it for being pretentious is a very Gintama thing to do, and ended up rather pleased with the title.

Since it was the second thing I typeset I ended up with a few issues in the final print (and binding... I didn't intend for a straight spine but forgot about rounding it, but a lot of people like to leave their spines straight anyways so it's fine) that I'm tempted to go back and fix and maybe redo the whole thing another time (we do not talk about the inverted page number positions. Is this why the icha icha series numbers are all centered instead of on the outside of the page? No absolutely not) but in the end I still enjoy it the way it is, so for now I'm at peace with it.

Originally I was actually going to add little designs above each title page of each story, but in the end I got to trigger-happy for the printing and bookbinding process and printed it before I drew the designs. I did in the end while bored draw the designs after, so maybe I will eventually redo the book. We'll see.

List of fics in the anthology:

Summer Heat (3k, G)

Hijikata gets ordered by Kondo to go on a vacation. For some reason, he runs into Gintoki there.

I told you once (and here's the twice) (3k, M)

“Ah, stern as always. You never change, do you, Hijikata-kun?”

“And you always do whatever you want to”.

“Right, I’m working on that”, and then Yorozuya lifts his hand and takes Hijikata’s cigarette from his mouth, placing it between his own teeth. Hijikata himself is too stunned to do anything other than just look at his mouth, lips curved over where his own had been just moments before, his body now kicked into high alert as if responding to an imminent threat.

An animal realizing they’re prey.

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Two years is a long time yearning for someone.

Stop the rising tide, I need extra time (3.5k, E)

No one really comments on the change in their relationship, and Hijikata doesn’t know how to feel about the general air of lack of surprise around them.

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Sequel to "i told you once (and here's the twice)". Hijikata is trying his best to make a place for himself in Gintoki's life. Gintoki loves him for it.

Common Misconceptions (7.6k, G)

“Yes, Hijikata-san, we were worried for you,” Sougo drawls, with a smirk on his lips, and then, like the little bastard he is, he asks, “Where were you?”

Hijikata thinks he knows exactly what conclusion those two idiots landed on after seeing him in the Yorozuya’s yukata.

(Or: 5 times people wrongly assume something about the relationship between Hijikata and the Yorozuya and the one time they turn out to be right after all)

Don't venture into the forest alone or you will end up befriending a lonely kitsune (7k, G)

"With his curiosity peaked, Toushirou slowly sat up and crawled over.

Fur?

It was white? No, darker than white. Silver?

Toushirou picked up the tuft of fur on the ground, wondering what animal it could have come from. He had been here so many times, but had never seen an animal with silver-white fur. Maybe a new animal moved into the forest and he had yet to see it?

From behind the bushes, a pair of curious red eyes watched the young boy."

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Kitsune! Gintoki x Human! Hijikata AU

7-year old Hijikata, shunned by his family, meets a young kitsune living alone in the forest.

Written for GinHijiGin Week 2020, for the prompt: Gintoki's Birthday.

And when it's time to remember, please don't forget your heart's greatest desire (13k, E)

After missing Ketsuno Ana's rare meet and greet session, Gintoki expected to head home and wallow in self pity while stuffing his face with strawberry shortcake and milk.

What he didn't expect, was to run into an unconscious man with beautiful black wings, and end up carrying him home.

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A Human Gintoki x Tengu Hijikata oneshot AU

Inspired by marrbl's art (included in fic with permission from artist)

Downloading Pornography Can Lead to Computer Viruses and Strained Relationships (12k, T)

Tama is sick, and Gengai enlists Hijikata’s help to fix her. Too bad Hijikata never watched the Tama Quest arc, otherwise he might have known that the Leukocyte King isn’t normally a huge flirt.

Boys Over Flowers (12k, E)

Gintoki always thought that both he and Hijikata were just really good bros. They were just two normal bros who played Super Smash and joked around after school at WacDonalds. So what if they cuddled a bit while watching scary movies? And what if they shared a bed during sleepovers and jacked each other off in the morning? Bros did that, right?

Okay, maybe Gintoki and Hijikata weren't just 'bros being bros' afterall.

The Demon's Bride (15k, M)

Hijikata bowed and introduced himself. “Hijikata Toushirou, Shiroyasha-dono’s bride and soon-to-be wife. Pleased to meet you.”

Gintoki spluttered on his drink while Takasugi’s laughter got louder.

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Shiroyasha/Ponikata AU

RVSP Even if You Aren't Sure You'll Make It, Just In Case; It's Better to Have More Chairs Than Less (16k, E)

Hijikata has a problem and needs Gintoki's help.

[shamisense]

fic rec: of things past and present

by juneaddams

Fandom: Gintama Words: 5,838 Summary When a pair of jaded, financially strapped assassins returned to their drab little town a decade after the war, they hardly expected to find anything or anyone worth their interest. Little did they know— (or: I wanted to write a Yorozuya Takasugi-chan AU and raised myself another challenge of making it not-crack.) Characters: Takasugi, Matako, Bansai. (Bansai's POV) Warning:non-canonical character death

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