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askerian ([personal profile] askerian) wrote2008-10-20 01:59 am
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Just finished watching Ouran High School Host Club...

I'm done with the anime, working my way through the manga...

... and now I'm going to be super-predictable and ask for host-orgy recs.

My favorite (but not by much) dynamic is Tamaki/Haruhi. Twins/Haruhi is very nice (prrt Kaoru > Hikaru > Haruhi tangles, such nice shipping pings), but I like Tamaki too much to leave him out. But when you come to that, then Kyouya should be there too because I love the bond between him and Tamaki, and Haruhi is good for him too and if he was left out he'd be lonely again and nooo.

Honey is just too shota to bone, and beside getting between him and Mori sounds kind of impossible so it's not like they need to be integrated to the hotness pile, but if you've got a fic that proves me wrong...!

Or alternately, gen is nice too. Yeah. >_>;; Please give me Ouran Host Club recs. ;__;



edit: So many recs! ^o^ thank you very much. (Hehe. I'm seeing some fics are pretty widespread favorites seeing as they've been pimped three times or more. XD)
Personal biases: I like it better when Tamaki isn't left out/ignored. He's the father after all! u.u And when Kyouya's allegiance/preference goes to Tamaki more than to Haruhi. So I don't really like Kyouya/Haruhi by themselves. XDD;;

My personal favorites, in no particular order:
*Three's a crowd by [livejournal.com profile] miko_no_da. Twins/haruhi, no incest -- the voices of all three characters rang very true, the interpersonal dynamics were well-done, and while I'm left with a niggling sense of "... tamaki?" at the end, in-fic it isn't a problem at all. Prr. I think i like it even better because it's not about porn.
*Fraught with imagined dooms by [livejournal.com profile] bravecows. Short but awesomely IC snippet of a dialogue at night. bwahaha. Tamaki/Haruhi. Her Kyouya/Haruhi fic was also very well-written, but my biases run more toward the Kyouya♥Tamaki XD; Also I was sad for Hikaru. ;.;

(and, still going through the list -- more to be added.)

I'm sure they're on everyone's fave lists, but then that's what you get from making a rec list through asking for recs. Same things tend to pop up again and again. XD;;

Ouran!

[identity profile] mya-in-ab.livejournal.com 2008-10-20 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I'm so glad someone already pimped Kryssa flute's "In the Circle of Elemental Arms"! I loved that one and reread it occasionally ^_^ It is both well written and just massively awesome in the whole group bonding that she has going.

Other must reads are:

TeaForRevenge's "Paper Crane Tales" with some interesting Twins/Haruhi. The writing style on this piece is cool and worth checking into. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3425868/1/Paper_Crane_Tales

The brilliant Avelynn Tame has bequeathed us with two brilliant gen fics, "Detour" and "An Afternoon Off of Sorts" and are utterly cute. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3016583/1/An_Afternoon_Off_Of_Sorts http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3169871/1/Detour

But the Must Read King of Ouran fiction for me is CalebKing's "Oddballs". Yes, it's really more of a collection of shorts than a straight story, but sometimes there are several shorts that link up in some Ouran AU (for example the killer Regency selection which garnered so much popularity that they were compiled together under their own story) I believe they tend to be Kyouya/Haruhi, and the excellent quality of writing probably contributed to my love for that pairing. ^_^ http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3284701/1/Oddballs

And maybe if you're bored, there's a semi-intriguing Nekozawa/Haruhi by Ninja Shen. "Monochrome" is a work in progress, but it's kinda fun. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3088981/1/Monochrome