#ryuushino

Urusei Yatsura

Ryuunosuke x Shinobu is an underrated ship, and finding fanfic from a series that peaking before anime export to America has begun on the VHS market in earnest/before the internet picked up traction is a daunting task, but @deliciousgears writes great fics for my favorite rarepair! This one was always my favorite. Wherefore Art Thou Ryuunosuke

Ranma 1/2

For Ryoga x Ukyo I think it's hard to beat the master Ninnik Nishukan's longest, slowest burn, and most introspective fic. The characterizations here are spot on, but more importantly for me this is a fic where you can read about these two falling in love. The writing is poetic and poignant and everything you could want in a romance novel. This fic is still my everything almost 11 years after I first found it. Omiyage

If you are a Ranma x Akane fan then I cannot recommend Richard Ryley's fanfiction enough! Bonus points for the Ukyo depiction that veers wildly off canon but to me still feels true to the AU and the little we get of her in canon. Talk about fics I grew up with. The Ranma and Akane relationship is the center of this high paced AU and the author really takes his time to show them learning to trust and befriend each other while the fall for each other. It's great. The Saotome Sisters

Nabiki x Kuno was never a pairing I particularly enjoyed or sought out but this fic converted me! What is so great is how true this story is to the tone of the series. The author (@sugar-stories) captures the atmosphere of Ranma perfectly and then managed to create a world where Nabiki and Kuno believably fall in love..... Genuinely masterful. A Stable Relationship

Akane x Ukyo is a real rarity, especially angsty? This ficlet lodged in my brain years ago. There's nothing I love more than a 15 years on toxic relationship fic. Insane and delicious. Onnabe

Inuyasha

Sesshomaru x Kagura is one of my favorite Inuyasha ships, and @kiwi--witch is an author that really gets Kagura. She takes her time to fully develop her and what a post Naraku life would look like for her. She also never backs down, simplifies, or sincerely admires Sesshomaru, which I think allows him to be closer to his canon portrayal. My favorite fic is Sastruga, but the prequel, Born Free, establishes Kagura backstory beautifully. I can't recommend these enough Born Free / Sastruga

Miroku x Sango is another longtime favorite ship of mine, and I have so many fics to pic from. However I just reread this one and was SO moved. It really resonated with me as an adult in a whole new way. This has such a good portrayal of Miroku as a self sabotaging commitment fearing pessimist and I eat it up. It has been deleted from ff.net though so the only link I have is to a website with a slightly corrupted text file. A Rickety Bridge