Subtle Pining

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57 works open to everyone here carry this tag; 95% are complete. The average one runs about 4,300 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.

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BTS

you are all the colors in one

by kookminstars

Park Jimin hates nothing more than rich business people who pretend to be kind and make donations just so they’d have a good image on the media. But when Jimin meets Jeon Jungkook, a rich, kind business man who makes a donation and does voluntary work at the orphanage, he doesn’t know why he feels something that’s clearly the opposite of hatred.

Teen 17k words 1 ch Complete 2.4k kudos

A little bit of angst · Aged up characters · Art Enthusiast Jeon Jungkook · CEO Jeon Jungkook· +11 more

My Hero Academia

These Heated Wounds

by Marle

The night after the fight between Deku and Bakugo, Uraraka heads downstairs on a break from studying to find the injured wild blonde one huddling in the darkness.

Teen 4.7k words 1 ch Complete 1.6k kudos

Fluff · Bakugou Katsuki/Uraraka Ochako - Freeform · Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot · kacchako· +10 more

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

When the Ice Melts

by collarsandplaid

Illya is Illya. He is everything he does. Everything he does embodies him as a person. He can knock a man unconscious without even knocking him off his feet, and he can force a man down with enough power to ensure the man never gets up again. But at the same time, he can stitch a wound with the care and precision of a doctor; he can smooth away the pain of a hang-over with cool fingertips. He’s infuriating and comforting and Napoleon doesn’t want to see the day when he stops. (or 5 times Napoleon noted Illya caring for his partners and one time it's Napoleon's turn) (or or 5 times Napoleon felt closer to his partner and the one time he became worried about it)

Teen 44k words 7 ch Complete 1k kudos

Bromance · No Sex Just Love · Subtle Pining · Hurt/Comfort· +12 more

The Avengers (Marvel Movies)+2

Prescription

by Toejones

It was Bucky’s therapist's idea, but it was also kind of Clint’s idea. The therapist had said that Bucky seemed eager to talk about the friends he’d made, but was still focusing mainly on stories from the past. His recommendation was for Bucky to go out more. "Not that you’re not great bro, but you’re the only person he ever sees," Clint had added. "Stay home. Let me and Maria take him out, alright? Change of pace or whatever. Introduce him to the future or something." Feeling left out was temporary, Steve told himself.

Teen 7k words 1 ch Complete 593 kudos

mention of PTSD · Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier · Not Age of Ultron Compliant · Minor Original Character(s)· +22 more

Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game)

within the ruby red

by eos_xi

His knees were slightly painful after kneeling on the floor for so long — regardless, he sat in Dan Heng’s lap, body pushing forwards as Dan Heng’s back connected to the bookshelves. It must have been painful, but Dan Heng did not make a noise of protest. Instead, Dan Heng pulled him in, a hand winding its way up the back of his head, carding through his hair, pulling him closer. For two very stoic individuals, their actions burned with a passion infrequently seen. Caelus kissed the same way he fought — fiery, dominant, fierce. Dan Heng matched him easily — equal parts passion, swiftness, and precision, the same way he wielded Cloud-Piercer. And that was how Dan Heng held him — roughly, but with a certain gentleness in his fingertips, as if he might break, as if he might shatter. Caelus wanted to tell him that he wouldn’t — he had been fatally injured by a Doomsday beast, he had been stabbed by Cocolia through the ribs, and yet, here he was, still alive, still breathing.  Where Caelus latches onto an anchor to stop drifting amongst the embers of his muddy past.

General 4.7k words 1 ch Complete 457 kudos

i mentioned kafka so much she might as well be an honorary character · Character Study · Character Development · Introspection· +5 more

Shazam! (2019)

Ice Cream and Sun-kissed Freckles

by yejimeiji (orphan_account)

Freddy was acting strange when Billy just suggested for them to get ice cream because it was summer, and it was raging hot, but Freddy had refused at once. He continued insisting, Freddy reluctantly giving in and so they go to their quest to the convenience store to get some ice cream, but Billy had other plans; and that was to find out what was bothering Freddy.

General 2.2k words 1 ch Complete 445 kudos

Billy might be a bit OOC but I still love him · Embarrassment · First Love · Fluff· +9 more

The Witcher (TV)+2

Tacet

by GoldenDaydreams

If there is something that Geralt knows, it's that silence is a bad thing.

Teen 3.7k words 1 ch Complete 410 kudos

Blood and Injury · Families of Choice · Friendship · Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia and Jaskier | Dandelion are Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon's Parents· +3 more

My Hero Academia

Sunset

by megwritesfanfiction

“You calling me annoying, round face?” Bakugo huffed, words lacking their usual amount of gusto as he jogged over to her. “Maybe,” she decided, hopping unto the sidewalk with a cheeky little grin.

Teen 1.7k words 1 ch Complete 382 kudos

kacchako · Subtle Pining · Katsuki tries not to be sweet · Uraraka is tired and wants to go home· +1 more

Genshin Impact (Video Game)

When the Party's Over

by Eyagraph

“There is no great change without great sacrifice,” Capitano says slowly, his thoughts slipping into the past, as they often do. Not all change is positive, but unlike Khaenri'ah, Natlan will have the chance to heal from its wounds. “As leaders, it's our responsibility to choose the path our people will travel, but we cannot carry every soul to its end. No one possesses such strength. Not even a god.” She looks up at him with uncharacteristic fragility in her bright eyes. “Did I pick the right path, then?” He turns, deliberately, so that she'll know he's looking back. “Yes.”

Teen 2.3k words 1 ch Complete 355 kudos

After the battle · Capitano POV · Heart-to-Heart · Hurt/Comfort· +4 more

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)

Cacophony

by SleepySappho

Catra hates the Fourth of July.

Teen 1.1k words 1 ch Complete 344 kudos

Alternate Universe - College/University · Fireworks · Fourth of July · Gay· +13 more

Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

wanting, and unknowingly wanted.

by snekspresso

“Shut up.” Is all Mu Qing says before he eases himself with all the grace of a fucking giraffe, bare thighs straddling either side of Feng Xin’s hips. “This is going to be voiced over, so as hard as it is for you, don’t say a damn word while I’m working.” “Unlike very specific assholes with bad dye jobs, I’m pretty good at following directions.” Feng Xin chides back, resting neatly against the pillows, relishing in the displeased tilt to Mu Qing’s lips. “Whatever. Just don’t move.” He orders in the end.

Teen 2.8k words 1 ch Complete 326 kudos

Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Beauty Guru Mu Qing · Cooking Vlogger Feng Xin · Day dreams· +5 more

Assassin's Creed - All Media Types

Nighttime Revelations

by HeyitsWesley_13

“It is here, on her husband’s bed, with the flickering of a flame to her side the only thing illuminating her lover’s face, that Randvi falls in love with Eivor all over again.”

General 9.3k words 2 ch Complete 325 kudos

Fluff and Angst · Hopeful Ending · How many times can I type ‘drengr’? · Injured!Eivor· +4 more

Stray Kids (Band)

giving and receiving

by ironarm

The five first types of kisses that Seungmin receives throughout his life, plus the first one that he gives someone himself.

Teen 3k words 1 ch Complete 241 kudos

Confessions · First Kiss · Its Just Really Soft · Kim Seungmin-centric· +5 more

Critical Role (Web Series)

find rest for your souls

by savage_starlight

Clayton takes watch while the others sleep. Then the Reverend joins him.(Started initially as a Whumptober Day 16:Trembling prompt, instead turned into gay pining. Enjoy.)

General 2.5k words 1 ch Complete 233 kudos

Bad Dreams · Can be read as gen · Except nobody actually talks through them they just Suffer · Friendships in the making· +6 more