#(ruru)

Ballerina Ruru slaps the mimic.

When Ruin said in today's episode that he wanted to learn how to dance like a Ballerina for something, I had this vine ( I could only find it in compilations) in my head and needed to draw it.

but its my star trek au (in which carlos is a helmsman) with fedal casper+iga+carlos tennis family agenda

hi! this is a list of smaller tennis ships fic recs. updated may 18th 2026

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

jacknik :

i love you more than being seventeen by persephonegrimes

28.8k, rated T, summer love

jack comes and stays with jannik and his family for the summer. such a sweet fic that im still holding out hope on being updated.

when facing things we turn away from by restless5oul

50k, rated E, FWB to developing relationship

a look throughout the 2024-25 season when jannik is dealing with the doping case. THE jacknik fic for me is just so beautifully written.

the day that i met you i started dreaming by alltheangelz

11.7k, rated G, non-famous meet-cute

they meet in italy whilst jack is on a family holiday, and love ensues. The fact that this is just a prologue has me soooo excited for the rest 

lovesick by adreamofmourning + fuelley

41.9k, rated M, childhood friends with a side of friends to lovers

incl. jannik/matteo

jack and jannik have known each other for years. jack is moving away for uni and wants jannik to come with, but jannik decides to stay and instead falls into a relationship w matteo. read this bcus of the fanart on tumblr and fell in love w it.

bonny, blithe, good, etc. by phoenixflight

23.3k, rated E, friends to lovers, kink discovery + feminisation

jannik and jack have started to sleep together, and now jack can't stop wanting to see jannik in knickers.

ruin the friendship by greenparachute

2.2k, rated T, spin the bottle + feeling realisation

bcus what better way to keep your tennis rivalries healthy than to kiss each other?

ruru :

spy au by thewiseone12

118.6k, rated M, colleagues to enemies to lovers

tennis players working for a spy agency before holger goes missing. im so beyond obsessed w this au to the point where i read it in a day.

i told you things that i never said to anybody else by thewiseone12

24.3k, rated G, enemies to lovers

they work in a law firm, but caspar doesn’t like holgers attitude, and then they get stuck in the file room. 

grocery store au by thewiseone12

41k, rated G, strangers to lovers

grocery store worker, holger, meets a guy looking for chicken that is right in front of him. honestly anything from thewiseone12 is amazing.

if the world was ending, you'd come over right? by thewiseone12

15.9k, rated G, friends to lovers

holger gets injured whilst playing a match, and caspar can’t stop thinking about him.

copenhagen blues by yoellglia

60.4k, rated E, enemies to rivals with benefits to lovers

casper doesn’t hate people but he hates holger, then holger kisses him.

so, if you were to ask about the pain, I would lie by thewiseone12

1.6k, rated G, hurt/comfort

the aftermath of stockholm :( honestly quite a sweet fic 

heaven takes you home by anon.

5.9k, rated T, hurt/comfort + weird in between of friends and lovers

casper has a layover in copenhagen so he stays with holger. this dynamic suits them quite well tbh.

couldn't finish what you started by redlipstightskirt

2.7k, rated G, phone calls + situationships

yearning over voicemail

they're gonna put your name in lights by thewiseone12

6.5k, rated G, friends to lovers + 5+1 things

five times people think holger is casper ruud and one time he technically is

Ruudettini :

I Won’t by shambolicchaos

8.8k, rated E, jealousy + hurt/little comfort

theyre dating but not really, and it's breaking casper apart. honestly, so fucking good even if it is mainly angst

Roman Holiday by nina_st

5.1k, rated M, fluff + day-off

they spend a day together in rome, very cute

Road to Recovery by nina_st

12.6k, rated M, hurt/comfort + smut

tbh i cant tell if this is meant to be in the same universe of roman holiday, but in my head, it is so… follows their clay season together!

untitled by shambolicchaos

2k, rated T, fluff

cheesy one-shot where casper is obsessed with labelling what they are

Sinnettini :

baby steps by niccolos

18.7k, rated E, wrong number au

tennis player!jannik accidently texts tech manager!matteo, and a friendship (maybe more) ensues. such a good fic omg.

ripe with the season by distressedgremlin

5k, rated M, sickfic

jannik is ill whilst he is staying with matteo, he's also confused about jack draper

love at first sight by lauraaa26

8.5k, rated G, meet-cute? + cheating

jannik is a model and meets a tennis sensation after they hit it off (literally?) at roland-garros

all i need for christmas by lauraaa26

10.4k, not rated, christmas fluff, cw: implied/referenced child abuse

jannik is alone in monte carlo for christmas, matteo doesn’t like that

waghalsig by phoenixflight

22.5k, rated E, injury recovery + friends to lover + 100 other kinks

jannik has an INSANE pain kink and metteo decides to be his mental coach

benflavio : 

the italian coffee education by jujubeejones

4.8k, rated G, meet-cute

ben is an american studying in italy and needs caffeine, enter barista!flavio and his cafe.

come get us strung by la_carota

11.3k, rated M, smut + angst

i can't lie (you're on my mind) by smittensilverkitten

9.5k, rated T, crack fic

so much for closure by la_carota

5.3k, rated M, angst + infidelity

the aftermath of the toronto open 2025 match, just ugh poor flavio

you’d already advertised that i slashed the tires of your one man show by quickbe

4.9k, rated M, angst

all of their matches and another case of ugh poor flavio but its so beautifully written

why do i need by cowboylikeharp

3.1k, rated M, angst + internalised homophobia

paris bercy 2025 iykyk, kind of like screaming at a window, watching two oblivious idiots fight and then finally kiss, but you’re still screaming because they have fixed nothing, yknow?

between matches, between hearts by anon.

2.4k, rated G, rivals to lovers

stupidly fluffy one-shot where they go on their first date and ben is shy whilst flavio is an insanely cheesy flirt.

im yours by anon.

4.9k, not rated, toxic relationship + internalised homophobia

everything that led up to toronto

i can't do this no more (but im too attached to you) by anon.

1.5k, rated T, ambiguous ending + angst

PARIS ANGST I WILL NEVER ESCAPE YOU

long as the sun burns by litiania

3.5k, rated G, angst

three conversations after three matches

the moon is our witness by litiania

5.4k, rated T, domestic times + late night convos

the boys discuss flavios knack for threesomes whilst ben deals with his jealousy

oh roses, they don't mean a thing by quickbe

2.2k, rated G, yearning + jealousy

ben gets jealous and they resolve it in a dive bar

under the moonlights glow by litiania

5.5k, rated T, 5+1 things

five times ben gets jealous of other people with flavio and denys it and one time he admits it

the happening by dionysiusscomradesintraining

6.8k, rated M, unreciprocated feelings + angst

having a crush on a heterosexual man

homecoming by grubsyd

5.7k, rated E, smut + daddy kink

munich 2026 happenings

novandy

naturalization by anon

8.4k, rated T, childhood friends + friends to lovers

novak grows up playing for great britain

and all at once by bluespring864

9.8k, rated E, internalised homophobia + porn with plot

andy can't get over the fact that novak is wearing his clothes (not really)

multiships + smaller ships :

re(ignite) by anon.

11.2k, rated T, emotional hurt/comfort

jannik/anna + jannik/matteo + jannik/jack + jannik/carlos

this fic feels like a cult-classic among the tennis rpf community, but it is so deserved. it is a walk-through of the multiple relationships in his life after his doping ban begins, and ugh its just so good. especially love the moments w jack and matteo.

i (don't) like you, maybe i'm just like you by misty_whisper

12.3k, rated E, enemies to lovers

jannik/holger

holgers point of view of their rivalry

pulling at the glue by anon.

6.4k, rated M, infidelity + unrequited love

jannik/holger

five times jannik and holger run into each other late at night. the tag for this being 'enemies to lovers, but it's antagonistic encounters to bathroom floor dry humping' is so so perfect

you're ambitious for a juvenile by la_carota

8.1k, rated T, road-trip + fluff

ben & jannik

ben insists on travelling from vienna to paris with jannik, via car. just some bros bonding for no reason other than ben being insistent.

the fine line by delacourt

93.7k, rated E, smut + angst

iga/karolina

some sad girls who need a break and fuck on the down low

pitch perfect by kulusevski

8.3k, rated E, aggravated co-workers to lovers

andrey/casper

andrey plays for a struggling laver fc when an intriguing norwegian is signed in place of roger federer. insanely niche ship but i think about laver cup 2023 a lot, love how andrey is written in this too.

maskot by niccolos

7.6k, rated E, 5+1 things

jakub/flavio

jakub is obsessed with flavio and his lips. FIRST COBOLIK SOLO FIC WOOO. and an absolutely amazing fic to start it with (i am a sucker for the 5+1 format)

love all around by russierre

3.2k, no rating, hurt/comfort

Minor ben/flavio

joao has a panic attack and doesn’t know how to deal with it, so calls his fellow ON-sponsored athletes for help. actually obsessed with the younger and older brother dynamic vibe in this because real.

sweet birthday baby by vers_rosa

2.9k, rated E, birthday smut

iga/eva

iga is on the emotional comedown after finally winning the united cup, she will however, ignore how much she wants to celebrate with eva.

love hold by restless5oul

10.2k, rated T, rom-com

coco/iga

coco works for a dating agency, and her client, iga, just can't get past the first date

last (first) kiss by pandaa55

7.7k, not rated, 5+1 things + unrequited love

jannik/jack, jannik/matteo, alex&jannik, jannik/carlos, jannik&flavio, jannik&charles

jannik just wants to kiss some boys :(

before the morning came by un_deux_trois_cinq

8.2k, rated E, boys in love + oral sex

carlos/juanki

carlos and juanki spend christmas night at the alcaraz'

shameless by chuuyaloverfrfr

7.2k, rated T, hurt/comfort + homies is it gay to admire your rivals eyes?

jannik/holger

JANHOLGER MONTE CARLO HANGOUT SAVE ME SAVEEE MEEE

you're always there (so dont overthink) by grapegiuce

10k, rated T, meet-cute + boys in love

jannik/oscar piastri

jannik likes to sit in a cafe after practice and read when a shy barista offers him some sweet potato pie

in a car with a beautiful boy by aramblingjay

14.7k, rated M, friends to lovers

jannik/charles leclerc

they go for a hot lap at yas marina, jannik falls first but charles falls harder.

mangetout by anon.

10.1k, rated E, rule 63 + friends(!) with benefits

jannik/holger

jannik doesn’t want big fancy things or to be clung onto like she’s a lifeboat. she just wants simplicity. which is why she is having sex with holger rune. tbh one of the only hetero based fics i’ve enjoyed, i quite like how jannik is written in this.

breathed the bittersweet by advantagealcaraz

5.4k, rated M, character study + california gothic

alex/learner

injuries and yearning but they live in california so its kinda artistic

great hands by meihaps

2.3k, rated E, hook-up + size kink

jannik/reilly

fucking after doubles but jannik likes to feel small

a better birthday present (oh, can i stay here with you?) by personfromaplace

2.7k, rated E, porn with feelings + hurt/comfort

alex/learner

post uso hand jobs

baby i'm a one hit wonder, in the garden of your mind by dreamingoftramlines

1.5k, rated T, pining + getting together

zizou/jannik

zizou can't get over THE jannik sinner is asking him to play doubles (finally a janzou fic EEEEK)

test drive by daholdi

4.8k, rated E, car sex. + world where iga won stuttgart