#just so you know the first two hakyona recs are pretty bleak but my top picks

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Hi!! I love your podcast!! I want to ask you, what are your favorite akayona fics??

Hi! Thank you!! And thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about my favorite topic.

HakYona

for happiness by thecivilunrest

Hak closes his eyes, and allows himself to pretend that this is more than duty.

At Their Hands by the-tzimisce (firstmaterial)

She turns to him, glances down to where he’s kneeling by the side of the manicured path into the grove, and when her eyes hit him that’s when Hak knows this is a dream, because only in a dream would the princess look at him with such focus - with such care.

Your Touch by LightBloom (honestly tied with An Exercise in Self-Improvement by LightBloom)

Yona had the perfect two-step plan. Get back into school and move in with Soo-Won. It's the start of the year and one of the steps falls through. So naturally, what's a girl to do except move into a house with her friend and 4 other boys, all while avoiding Hak's questions?

Denial and avoidance are healthy behaviors, right?

bad idea by makapedia

Explaining porn to a sheltered princess was decidedly not in Hak's job description. And yet here he is.

There Ain't No Tellin' Who You Might Meet by ViciousVentriloquist

In the summer of '79 Yona, a college girl with red hair, a privileged upbringing, and fresh trauma, gets a job at a local gas station.

Others

to all the ghosts still standing in this room by Sabraeal (Soo-Won/Lili)

It's just like Yona to frame this as a request, a favor: attend Princess Kouren's formal coronation as an esteemed member of the royal family, as one of her most trusted advisors. But Soowon was not Kouka's king for so long by not knowing how to read between the lines; he's a political liability, and it would behoove him to make sure that when Xing's new queen chooses her consort, he is the one standing beside her. It's better than he deserves; were it anyone but Yona, he would already be buried in the most convenient ditch they found on their way back from Kai. But still...Did she really need to send Lili to make it happen?

When the Red Summer Poppies Bloom by Letterblade (Kouren/Yona)

Princess Kouren, now that Yona's been able to get to know her, turns out to be an excellent teacher of swordplay. And some...more interesting things.

Renegades by SariahHime (Jae-Ha/Kija with side Hak/Yona/Soo-Won)

Two rough and tumble field agents, one very disgruntled yet well-polished detective, an elusive assassin, a chipper intelligence agent, and a shy sharpshooter are thrown into a world none knew before. In order to save their friend and their country they must face a hellish reality full of deception and lies.

You are also welcome to peruse my AO3 bookmarks to see if any summaries call to you.