JOTAHAN FANWORKS IS A03???
I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE THE WEBSITE SO LIKEE-
CAN U LINK SOME OF THEM
A fellow Jotahan enjoyer is DESPERATE for the crumbs. The time has come, I shall unveil my true nature in order to lend you a hand. We'll survive this together, Anon!
Ohhh boy, where to even begin. I know the bewildering absolute lack of fanart out there and my comment about crumbs might sound discouraging, and could make it seem like a worse situation than it actually is. But do not fret! AO3 got ur back! (I must apologise in advance for rambling, but honestly many of these fics are amazing and I owe their writers my life. Feel free to scroll down to the bit where I put the links to fics, lists, and authors that sometimes carry this ship on their backs).
I'm gonna list a bunch that I've recently been bookmarking in the website, as part of my months long personal crusade to read every single Jotahan work up there, and I'm kinda halfway through now I think, so I've got the stuff. Currently, there's a total of 393 Jotahan fics on the Archive, not all of them are the best quality, naturally, but that's okay, because the good fics are— and I'm gonna stress this out— The. Shit. Some Jotahan writers are wonderful masters of their craft, to the point you'll most likely eventually forget that, canonically, Rohan and Jotaro barely even exhange a few words in the first place! There is utterly delightful, suuuch delectable material here; fics that made the ship for me and elevated it from lol funny crackship to one of my top tier favorite romances/relationships of all time, in all of media, period.
You'd think, initially, that authors have to do some crazy acrobatics to settle on how they'd go about fulfilling the task of feeding dying starving suckers like me; how they'd go about making a relationship between these characters believable and feasible. But! surprisingly, there have come to be actual tropes in Jotahan narratives, stemming from how oddly natural their dynamic flows when you just give it some thought. My brain decided to conclude one day, that this is sorta like stepping into different possibilities of how Rohan and Jotaro would hit it up, because some fics can be quite similar in their approaches, but nonetheless distinctive and remarkable all the same. These characters can work SO well together, for better or worse, that there's no questioning it anymore for me. You'll understand, or maybe not (maybe you already do) but regardless I think you'll have fun checking these out!
So without further ado, and before I go on an errand of an essay about how this ship deserves more love and attention than it gets, I'm gonna drop the links. I know AO3 can look messy or be intimidating for people who are not familiar with the interface, but the first thing that will come in handy is knowing about pairing tags: your typical character/character tag that is often the first one you see following the title of a fic. If its got the characters of your preference, click on it, and you'll be sent to all the works in the Archive that feature that tag . You can start browsing for goodies from there! here's the tag to the huge assortment of fics starring the couple of mildly disfunctional adults that we want to see together.
And here is a lil bit of my latest (on-going) effort to build up a personal list of favorites and must-reads:
Underneath Perfection by Shorktooth ; I'm gonna be biased, because this one right here is my absolute. favorite. Nothing comes close. I'm even getting a little emotional by barely thinking about it. Actually, not entirely sure, but it was the fic that first sold me on this pairing when I wanted to give it a chance.
Get-together fic, fairly long but definitely worth it. Not tedious, very fun, lots of variety, lots of incredibly sweet moments, it's a good deal all around. Of course there are little details here and there that keep it from being perfect, but they're minor and insignificant when viewing the whole picture.
Much respect for how the author handles these characters, the progression of events, the story's pacing, and overall how organic everything feels; how natural. There are a bunch of scenes that have been embedded in my mind for months, and bits of dialogue I even reference and feel are strongly akin to what Jotaro or Rohan would actually say, even if this is fanwork. Okay, okay, I'll stop here because I'm saving my final thoughts for when I finish reading this story; Stone Ocean's animated adaptation must reach its end first. This fic follows Rohan and Jotaro across parts 4 to 6 of JJBA, so if anyone's avoiding spoilers they might have to be wary of those, skip this fic, or put it on hold like I did. Can't wait for part 6 to be over so I can get back to this work lmao. Its ending will probably crush me and be painful as hell but I don't care
How Soon Is Now? by Morioh-Cho-Radio (crimsonherbarium) ; Listen, one cannot talk about Jotahan fanfiction without mentioning "How Soon Is Now?". Underneath Perfection is my personal favorite no questions asked, but this series??? this is a must-read. Mandatory almost. Fuck, I haven't even gotten past the first three or four works in this collection but I tell you it's amazing (forever saving the rest for when I have the time to sit down and immerse myself into it because it is that special). It's got 10 single chapter stories in total, varying in lenght.
Crimsonherbarium is one of those authors that manage to rightfully appropiate these characters and what they're about; nothing feels out of place, and the writing is just *chef kiss* it is thoroughly polished and hooks me in instantly, every single time.
This fanfic even has its own playlist! and the songs selection, both for it and the fic titles, I think is fitting as hell for Jotahan, what else can I say?? read this series. go go go!!! have a feast!!
oh i know (it goes on, it gets old) by theultimateburrito ; Oh man... this one is something else. Is its own thing, I believe. Single chapter, kind of a long read, but you'll be enthralled. Feels like a novel, and it's not ncesarily out there, romantically speaking. The words I'm looking for to describe it are subtlety, and patience. It's a very unique short story that features comfortable company, familiarity, introspection, Rohan being his insatiably curious self, and one intriguing mystery that sounds straight out of Araki's work. I won't spoil it, but there's a particular place that I didn't even know existed irl until I read this fic and that on itself is maddeningly funny to me.
Now, some improvised picks of mine, done in speedreading fashion, because I've read too many works by now and can't actually think of what to put in here (keeping this list relatively brief and simple was more difficult than I thought). A list consisting of short stories to pick up on the go, separated by the general feeling I get from them:
Short and sweet:
Art Kids by anarchaick ; mild parallels made between Rohan and Noriaki, as well as Jotakak mentions are quite common. How these affect the mood of the story or the nature of Rohan and Jotaro's relationship is up to the fic, but in this one that is simply heartwarming
old recipe, new need by bishounen_curious ; this one's a sickfic, and it encapsulates some aspects of their dynamic SO well. I love this ficlet. It's all in the details, and the Domesticity
Ecotone by kujo (curricle) ; please read this one. That's it just read it. It is plain, bitesized perfection
the loneliest whale by pinkdarkboy ; wholesome, cute, and works as a comfort story
Short and steamy (not necesarily explicit):
Falling In Love by Kinda sad this one's by an orphan account :') regardless, it is a great read
Short and angsty/bittersweet:
It Is What It Is by illmoure ; .... sigh. Conflicting feelings about this one, but because it is an incredible work expertly written to achieve that purpose. Also, last Jotahan fic (yet...?) by one of the BEST writers for this ship. I'll later just drop a link to them directly
Save the speeches, flowers are for funerals by Morioh-Cho-Radio (crimsonherbarium) ; Hanahaki disease, I eat that shit up. It is the perfect combination of angst and romantic yearning, and as it is to be expected from this fic's writer here, this is another banger.
Short and funny:
useless questions by bishounen_curious ; weed shenanigans. It's pretty humorous, but that isn't mutually exclusive with tenderness, or physical intimacy. Therefore, I was torn between putting this one under the Short And Steamy category, but the first half is fairly hilarious on its own right so, yeah.
the death of kishibe rohan (1999, colorized) by oredatte ; Rohan being ridiculous, give it a read if you're looking for pure absurdity. Just satire here, and a bit of second-hand embarrasment
Short AU ficlets that are really nice:
A Sort of Homecoming by Morioh-Cho-Radio (crimsonherbarium) ; Japanese folklore inspired, in which Rohan is a yokai inhabiting a long abandoned place that belongs to Jotaro's family. I JUST noticed the fic was temporarily removed, but I read it long ago and still remember how beautiful it was. Actually, anything written by Morioh-Cho-Radio is absolute gold. ... pssst, you can still find this story via the Wayback Machine, but you didn't hear it from me—
Beyond the Sea by illmoure ; Mermay fic :) Marine Biologist Kujo Jotaro has a fascinating encounter. This one's just straight up lovely and refreshing
tears of heliades by pinkdarkboy ; inspired by the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea from Greek mythology
I was planning on listing authors who deserve way more than a honorable mention, but the post was getting too long, and I simply find it hard to rush a selection like that. Maybe some other time? Although, definitely do check out some of the writers whose work has already been featured above!
Oof.... Being honest, there are many more titles I wish I could just gather in one place but I haven't had the time yet. This pairing has provided me with an endless amount of comfort, besides being mostly a what-if scenario, but it quickly turned just as important to me as the source material it came from. Fanfiction can feel just as valid and impactful as media published by conventional means, and I'll think about these stories from here on out, long after I found them. I'll think of these characters, and the silly little made up reality in my head where they're genuinely happy, finding comfort and a safe space with each other, growing and developing with time, and it'll make me smile like a total fool. I really don't mind that in the slightest 🎶
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hi! ur thoughts on gregor/yi sang?
I LOVE GREGOR YI SANG!!!! (gregsang?)
I think I mentioned it before but the milk scene from hell's chicken rewrote my brain and I want to see more of yi sang, gregor, and heathcliff all hanging out now!
I don't feel like I know enough about Yi Sang (ch 4 is soon though AAAAAAAA excitement!) but i like some ideas around them?
Yi Sang spent probably a lot of his life in a lab doing research so he is one of the only people on the bus. That makes his relationship to Gregor and how he grew up in a lab very interesting for me to think about!!
Going to keep things under read more for leviathan and limbus spoilers!
I think there's some fun potential crunch between Yi Sang being a researcher and Gregor's experience with researchers being a traumatic presence in his childhood!
There's also lighter tones the pairing could take on - they have that good potential range!! (Like most pairings do, given how dire the setting is lol) I'll talk about crunchy ideas first, then sillier ones after!
Everyone knows 'oh Gregor grew up in a lab, some bad shit happened there' but no one Knows what it is like in a formal lab setting like Yi Sang might?
We see Yi sang is smiling and happy in the preview - but like we have Seen what happens to many well meaning researchers or inventors through L-Corp. It is very hard to try and develop anything and test it in the city without it causing harm to others! When that happened and how much Yi Sang might have known about it is up in the air but at some point to test the reflection mirror tech Someone had to try it out. And it probably didn't end well given what happens to all the kids in leviathan. We know from Leviathan their tech was being built based off of what Yi Sang's team developed!
All that to say there's potentially some discomfort on Gregor's end of things he'd need to deal with! The present Yi Sang in limbus doesn't talk about his research or anything related to his past at all. Gregor might not Know that he used to be in a lab research team! At some point it will come up and depending on how Gregor handles it the relationship could get some very crunchy tones for fanfiction there!
Not to say that wouldn't work out between them! But that Yi Sang might have the closest understanding of what Gregor went through outside of Gregor potentially telling someone else about the details. And that could be pretty helpful in a relationship if Gregor didn't have to explain a lot of trauma to someone else - that's hard!
We also don't know how the group split up that Yi Sang used to work for! We know that he used to be a little less sleep deprived and smiled at some point there from the preview. The narration makes me assume he was happy working there at some point! So how did it all fall apart? Yi Sang might also have some issues to navigate on his end with Gregor setting off reminders unintentionally. They are crunchy on both ends like this.
It's one of those things I could see being a tension point if Yi Sang suddenly uses some vocabulary of that time and Gregor has to suddenly realize his silly spoiled milk drinking buddy did the same thing as what those awful people did to him and his sister. Maybe talking about it brings up some betrayal that happened on Yi Sang's end. Maybe they both hate how the city corrupts research and science and tramples on people to make progress? That gets a high potential for some real emo fanfiction to explore everything and I eat that shit up!!
On a lighter note - Yi Sang is a silly guy and he's great! I think most of the sinners seem comfortable around each other by the time Hells Chicken and Dante's Notes scene 2 roll around! We know he seems accepting of most people and overall pretty chill.
Gregor seems exasperated sometimes in the intro dealing with all the tension on the bus. Tension is always going to be present! It's a tense world! I think it's nice there could be someone for Gregor to hang out with who is pretty low stress most of the time!
I think Yi Sang was one of the people who acted once or twice supportively or protectively over Sinclair in ch3 and I am always a fan of someone in a relationship trying to stick up for Gregor! He's had a rough time :,)
on the flip side i feel like Gregor would watch out for Yi Sang and enjoy hanging out with him. I just want both of them to be normal silly guys having a good time laughing and eating dinner together. And now we know they canonically do!! hell yea hell yea!!
I personally like the hyper positive outlook on the pairing where Yi Sang's lab experience is not something directly upsetting to Gregor but is something that ends up being an interest point between them - and as they talk through it they get closer together and trust each other on a deeper level. They could have both a light an fun relationship most of the time while having the deeper more meaningful understanding and desire to care for each other!
They could be silly! They could fall asleep together - Yi Sang could wake up early and make the Worst Breakfast that is basically poisonous. Gregor could cook for him and he would happily eat probably anything. When Gregor is too down Yi Sang can make silly jokes and lighten the mood. When Yi Sang is spacing out too hard Gregor can ground him and help him feel more involved.
There's a lot of fluffy ideas I like coming up with between them! They're fun to think about!
Ultimately - they're both good and I want them both to be happy!
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