#MODERN GAALEE!!!

[eliddz]

"you shouldn't make out with your son's school principal, lee"

[l0gitex]

the 1 redeeming quality to any sort of modern au's -- the endless outfit possibilities.

[shukakumoodboard]

do you have any fun/silly headcanons for the boys?

GAARA'S TICKLISH

[gaaleeceo]

ur friendly neighborhood spider lee!

[lawyeryuri]

too many gaalee modern aus have their meet-cute be "ohh they met at the gym or whatever" WRONG gaara hit lee with his car

[darkyukifr]

An illustration for my new fic! I wanted to write it in one week, I'm glad I could do it *O*

This is also a gift for @phoebezu! I was inspired by a photo she took some years ago here :D Thank you for always motivating me, and for bringing me back to the GaaLee ship! I hope you will like it!!

Click here to find the AO3 link if you are interested!

Title: From penpals to Italy

Relationship: Gaara/Rock Lee

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to lovers, Mutual Pining, Fluff, Travel, Neurodivergent Characters

Summary:

Lee is finally meeting Gaara, after 10 years of exchanging letters and calling each other weekly. They start their journey in Italy, before going to Algeria and France at Gaara's house.

And they are finally being honest with their feelings.

[muuurder]

I’m coming here after your gf’s propaganda, hi >:D

Could I ask about Modern AU (Gaalee)? *O*

(also while looking for your AO3 account in your carrd, I found out that the link is not working!! Just so you know è_é (there is just the “s” missing gbizeubguebgz))

Hehehehe You mayyy. Also thank you!! I'll be real honest I am pretty sure I have one fic on my AO3 Account.

Okay so this specific Au I have plans on writing a fic about but I do not have it written out just a loose plot with elements in my noggin.

But essentially it focuses on trans! Gaara raised in modern day with a conservative cop father.

After the death of his mother, things proved to get harder and his father began to dive deep into his work. Only time he's present is when he's home usually drinking. He's not exactly a good cop by any means. He has a temper and he has his stern beliefs and he quite literally hates his fucking kids, but he especially hates gaara who has always been tomboyish, always the reminder of his failures, and ever the stubborn mule even when he is trying to stay out of Rasa's way. Gaara was never one to listen, he always marched to the beat of his own drum anyways.

After a particularly nasty incident where Rasa went a little too far on the job, Rasa picked up the three kids moved them closer to the city (coughcough Konoha.) Gaara ended up getting involved with drugs, and between the dangerous mix of everything he becomes a spiralling mess as per usual, targeting anyone who breathes at him wrong or he percieves as a threat of sorts. On one ocassion, Our beloved Rock Lee (star track runner, i'm debating on making i'm former head of boy scouts or just a kid who goes to a dojo that Gai totally owns.) ends up getting involved for justice reasons (He's autistic your honor.) and it ends with Gaara beating him with a lead pipe. Obviously charges are pressed and Gaara is sent to a psychward and given community service instead of going to juvie (I do not know if this is even fucking possible tbh but I like it.) While Gaara is in the psychward ( I am so sure there is another reason why he got sent there but w/e I can't remember rn), His father dies in a shoot out with a notorious criminal in the area (wonder who that could be.) Leaving these kids slapped into foster care while things are figured out as Temari isn't old enough to care for her three brothers. Yashamaru works to get custody of these kids in time but in the meantime, it's rough and Gaara is picked up from the psychward not by family. He is picked up by a foster care agent (social worker???) and he is made to serve out his community service. There he meets Naruto, who is also doing customer service for vandalism and they do fight and Gaara forms a baby crush. There is alot that happens around here and then there is a time skip essentially where things change once Yashamaru gets custody of these kids and they find a new normal with a crusty white dog. Gaara gets a safe space to heal and explore who he is.

The plot really begins picking up down the line where essentially gaara post moving away from the city with yashamaru back in their home town, He decides to move back to pursue college. he wants to get into therapy to try to reach others like him and Naruto integrates him into his friend group (or tries rather Gaara is pretty stand offish even if kankuro and temari have done so easily) and Gaara keeps fucking running into Rock lee against his will. Lots of healing, lots of forced proximity for healing reasons. Slow burn. It's a very loose plot I'm still fleshing out. We may see nods to the Moss because I wish I was joking here, That fic altered my fucking brain chemistry. I am still figuring it out. I do know that the main relationships i plan on showing/mentioning are: Gaalee, kakagai ofc, shikatem, kankiba, the polycule themselves narusakusasu, nejiten, hinata is a lesbian idc, and so is ino also perhaps past sakuino I am really excited for this fic ngl but I want to like do everything justice so I don't want to publish till i finish rewatching naruto and refreshing everything so I can figure out what elements I want to bring in and the like. Ngl y'all can ask more about this fic I have thoughts of scenes that would be so cute. HEHEHEHEH THANK YOU FOR ASKING!!!

[gaaraisbbg]

What is your favorite fanfic trope? Have you ever written/drawn this trope?

Uhmmm, honestly I’d have to say car rides, Ik it’s boring but fics with car rides just hit differently 🤭

This Fic is one of my favs it’s Gaalee modern Au and it centres around Lee driving Gaara home and everytime I read it I love it even more 😭

I’ve planned out some fics with this trope but I don’t think I’ll ever actually do anything with them

[edai-crplpnk]

[link to the WIP game]

@darkyukifr asked about If You Could Leave a Light On Please, thank you!

This one is my nemesis fic. It's almost entirely posted (here) and I have only one scene left to write!! (This month, hopefully.)

I started it in fall 2021 as the third increment to my first modern AU. It's a KankuKiba fic about psychotic + chronically ill Kankurou joining the Team 8 polycule and learning to build community with other disabled people. With lots of Sand Sibling bonding (it's the same AU as the GaaLee fic, it's set shortly after) and a tiny bit of SasoKisa in the background.

Don't get me wrong, I like it by many aspects. But it's also the last fic I started before realising I was much more comfortable writing my multi-chapter fics entirely before starting posting them. It makes me feel less stress and pressured, it lets me take more time and take breaks when I need to air my brains out and come back to my work with fresh and rested eyes. It's been very beneficial to my writing and I feel like I have made a lot of progress in various matters since then.

And so... I like this fic, but it's also made in a way that I don't make my fics anymore, and it's hard to reconnect with it in the way that I would want to. But I like this AU, I have other fics I want to do in it, and I like this fic and I want to finish it! I've decided to make it an exercise of "the important thing is to write, and it's okay if the end product is not perfect, what matters is that you did it" and it's an important skill too.

I don't know if I sell this fic very well but, that's how writing is sometimes 😆

[sagemoderocklee]

(sorry if youve answered this before)

What do you think gaalee's wedding would look like? Could be canonverse, one of your fics, modern au or anything else you could like of.

<3

so like... years and years ago... god 6 years ago... i answered this ask about Suna wedding customs that is uh... extremely messy now imo but its the original foundation for Pomegranate Sun, which I'm co-writing with @ghoste-catte (though it's def been on the back burner for us). that's probably the most elaborate amount of thought ive put into what their wedding would be like in canon or an AU in all honesty, however i do have ideas for RtS if anyone wants to help sponsor that particular unplanned sequel by donating to Maryam's family in Gaza.

outside of all this, my idea of their wedding would be highly dependent on the story itself. a modern AU would be a lot less to consider and think about beyond some easy enough research, whereas a canon set fic is going to hinge on a variety of things from the political and cultural climate to at what age they'd get married and so on.

i think gaara is like expected to have like the big traditional Kazekage family wedding, but absolutely doesn't want to. he has a great love and respect, of course, for the traditions and his culture itself but he's not like big on the whole spectacle of it exactly. whereas Lee definitely wants a big wedding, but again politics do impact whether or not they can have a legal and public wedding at all.

it's hard for me to give like a super definitive answer, but i do think that at the very least they would follow a mix of traditions from Konoha and Suna for canon, and Chinese, Japanese, and Indian for a modern AU (Lee is Chinese and i headcanon that Karura is Indian and base a large chunk of Wind country on India, making the Sand Sibs half Japanese/half Indian). i think it would def be a compromise of big wedding and small--like definitely fewer people than Lee would probably invite because if he could he'd invite like strangers probably, but still with some of the grand romance Lee wants like i dunno they set off fireworks or something kinda thing. Lee definitely has like the most long-winded overly flowery and romantic vows--like he unrolls the page he wrote them on and it's just a gag where the page just... unrolls to the floor... except he cant actually get through more than a few lines cause he's sobbing and too overcome with emotion. gaara's vows are like super short and sweet and to the point--he picks like his fave line of poetry or osmething and it just reduces Lee (and Gai) to a puddle.

i cant think of what else but i think overall their wedding would be very romantic and very unique.

[matznothere]

me omw to go read my bedtime stories (multiple modern au gaalee fics)

[rose-lalondde]

Naruto Fic Recs Friday

Learn to Lean On The People Who Love You

Chapters: 8 /?

Rating: T

Summary:

After the Boys(TM) leave Konoha, Sakura is left all alone. Luckily, Kakashi doesn't abandon his teammates and takes it upon himself to make Sakura his apprentice, much to Lady Tsunade's frustration. This is a position that comes with plenty of encounters with her sensei's weird rival, Might Guy, and Guy's own students: Tenten, Neji, and Rock Lee.

Comments: Love a good sakura fic, especially when they bring up the parallels between sakura and kakashi. It's very cute and funny, devoured it in one sitting.

Close the Distance

Chapters: 17/17 - Completed

Rating: T

Summary:

Rock Lee and his friends love playing Ninja, it’s the worlds most popular online fighting game. You can play alone or in a squad of three. When Tenten post a video of Rock Lee’s match against the famous player known as Quicksand it goes viral! It leads Lee and his friends to streaming and making deeper connections in Ninja’s professional gaming community at a weekend tournament.

Comments: This is such a sweet fic and I loved the integration of the naruto world to the modern world through streaming & gaming. Even though gaalee is the focus, we still get to see interactions with the rest of the konoha kids & gaara's relationship with his siblings.

Reflections

Chapters: 4/?

Rating: T

Summary:

Naruto has been gone from his home town for years, now hes coming back in the middle of high school, hoping nobody remembers him. ...Who could forget a kid like him?

Sasuke is just trying to make it through the year without being hassled. Turns out this year is about to get a lot more interesting.

Sakura spends all of her time working for her future, college in her sights already and her goals clenched tightly in her fists. She can't keep pushing herself like this, something is going to have to give.

Comments: I need y'all to invest in this fic right now, like pls give it a chance. Yes, I am saying this because I love Sakura SAT prep all AP classes ACT score 31 Haruno, and would like to see more of her. So far it's also a lighter modern au fic, which I love & im asking you all to read this with me.

[witchedwicked]

Instead of waiting for likes, I'm just gonna answer all of them lmaooo

Friends to Friends with benefits to Lovers- I love it when the characters complicate the friendship and angst over what they are now but then it all works out in the end lol

Hanahaki- It's angsty and gross and yet beautiful at the same time. It's romantic and heart wrenching at the same time and I love that for them. The only thing is sometimes I wish there were more bad endings? I want to see a character get the flowers (and their feelings) removed because they were so certain that their feelings could never be returned, only to get a confession like two weeks after they recover.

Love Triangle becomes Polyamory- I guess I'm a big fan of lots of angst and drama but with a happy ending. I want the jealousy and pining and "I was too late" of a love triangle but after all of that I want them all to realize they can be happy together.

2.

No Powers/Modern/Fantasy/Royal AU- It's not that I hate them, they just don't interest me at all. Usually if I'm a fan of something, I'm a fan of the setting as well, and I'd rather stick in that world. But sometimes, if it's an author I like, I'll check it out.

Pregnancy/Babies- I just can't deal with anything related to pregnancy or babies or anything like that. No thank you.

BAMFxFan- I don't like it when the portrayal of a ship is one character is a beautiful flawless perfect badass and the other character only really exists to fawn over how amazing the other character is or, even worse, exists as some sort of reward.

3.

I love when the characters just really believe in each other and support each other's passions. Also when it's clear they're each other's best friends and can laugh together.

4.

Hair touching, like the brushing of a loose strand away from the face. Hand holding, squeezing firmly, thumbs brushing over the knuckles. The gripping of a sleeve or a belt loop to stay connected.

5.

Multiship, definitely! I like seeing all the different scenarios and dynamics that come about. Also, if I really like a character, I ship them with basically anyone I can think of, I just really like thinking about them being so loved by everyone they cross paths with.

6.

Both, doesn't really matter to me. I tend to like the less appreciated characters, so sometimes I'm in rarepair hell by default lmao. But I can't deny how good it is when you like a mainstream ship and you never run out of content.

7.

Doesn't matter to me. I usually prefer polyamory as opposed to any sort of endgame conflict.

8.

Reversible. I don't really like the idea of set roles in a ship tbh, I like things a little more flexible.

9.

Yes, I'm just a sucker for romance, I'm afraid. Even if I'm just casually enjoying a movie or something, I'm still like "oh, they're cute together" lol

10.

Sex isn't important to me for a ship, I'm more interested in the longing and the pining, however that can be expressed.

11.

Platonic ships are great! Tbh I'm aroace and any portrayal of an intense, strong bond that doesn't need romance to be validated is exciting to find. But sometimes, i feel like there are some people in fandom that will use the term "platonic ship" to hate on a ship in public without using hater language

12.

Erasermic (MHA), Shuggy (One Piece), and LuSan (One Piece)

13.

Spirk (Star Trek), WonderBat (DCAU), Flinx (Teen Titans 2003), GaaLee (Naruto), and BillyTeddy (Young Avengers/Marvel)

14.

I don't think marriage is all that important, but sure, why not? I think for me, a bigger "they made it" sort of moment for a ship would be like, timeskip x months/years later they're still happy and cute together.

15.

OCs in general are super fun! So why not OC kids? Sometimes I'll make OC kids for a ship I like (I still ignore the pregnancy/baby phase lmaoooo). They're usually girls.

One thing though about OC kids is I don't really like how many get named after a dead loved one? It's just a personal preference tbh but names carry so much weight and expectations sometimes and I don' believe in saddling a child with anything like that, and what if the kid wants to change the name in the future? I think I'm thinking about it too hard...

[orangesnail]

@karkatvantasasslesschaps

WELL basically, its an incredibly indulgent au. I really love gaalee, I really love dancing. I think dancing is one of the more intimate things people can do and It doesn't get touched on alot in fanfictions. Its fair though, because I know it's something people wouldn't associate with Gaara, I certainly don't when it comes to canon naruto gaara. But in this au, he learns to dance and its great hehe.

Overall, it's a royalty modern-ish au with major emphasis on Gaara, Rock Lee, dancing and how their relationship forms throughout the events of it. Gaara is king of Sunagakure and Rock Lee is a professional taijustu specialist/dancer who come together after meeting at an event in Sunagakure.

I think I might make a separate post? or reblog containing all info about it because while I never fully fleshed it out, I have so much info on it. I'm talking ficlets, drafts, ideas I had on visuals and character info and details, plot points, etc etc etc. I might not have posted much about it in the past (if you decide to dive deep into my blog, there really isn't that much) but I have spent copious amounts of time consumed by the thought of it in the past. So keep an eye out for that!

SAW A KING GAARA X KNIGHT ROCK LEE AU AND I ALMOST THREW UP, OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE SAME THINGS AS ME

[shadowstrangle]

LAST BOUT OF HOMEWORK DONE AND FINALS (almost) DONE AND I’M STILL UNEMPLOYED SO GUESS WHO’S JUST GONNA WRITE A SHIT TON OF FANFICTION HAAAAHAHAHAH

[vulnonapix1234]

Gaaras Lesbian awakening

They where roommates.

(bonus:

Full view of Lees, cause I had to crop it)