Hey there! Our fic recs are back; and our first theme of the year is Crushes! We’ve found a great selection of fics for you to enjoy, featuring all kinds of interesting stories!
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We hope you like this month’s edition!
sparks fly when you smile (707 words) by jessicamiriamdrew
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Fluff, Crushes
Summary:Kakashi does his standard eye smile, which Iruka still finds inordinately charming. “Please don’t tell Naruto about my painfully boring face.”
When he looks up from his food, Kakashi’s mask and hitai-ate are both removed.
Oh, fuck.
Fortuitous Oversight (2668 words) by Rukosband
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: fluff piece, Kakashi’s been crushing not as subtly as he thought
Summary:At the break of dawn, Kakashi just got back from a mission with his genin but the first thing he wants to see isn’t a bed but Iruka.
Just a quick fluffy piece.
Your secret, my secret (3738 words) by mysecretx
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Naruto Smut Monday 2021, Secrets, Secret Crush, Hatake Kakashi is a Troll, Kissing
Summary:Iruka has a secret crush on Kakashi, who may or may not have similar feelings…nothing is ever simple in life, and this won’t be an exception.
This story makes very good use of the tag “Hatake Kakashi is a troll”…but it all works out in the end!
When I First Saw You (804 words) by Geekygirl24
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi & Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: Fluff, First Meetings, Meet-Cute, Pre-Relationship, no actual relationship, Kakashi has a crush
Series: Part 2 of Naruto Family and Ships Oneshots
Summary:“Hello?” The younger boy whispered, still looking up at him, “Hello? Is someone there?”
Kakashi just about managed to stop himself from calling back, watching as the young boy was called back to spar again.
“Iruka! Stop daydreaming!”
Iruka… so that was his name.
Only fools rush in (3008 words) by Dunloth
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Shiranui Genma
Additional Tags: KakaIru Week 2020, Community: kakairu_fest, Prompt: confessions, Fluff, Getting Together, Song Lyrics, Secret Crush, Pining, Hatake Kakashi Being an Idiot, casual alcohol drinking, Embedded Images
Summary:Kakashi’s cluelessness when it comes to sentimental matters meets Iruka’s determination and lack of musical self-consciousness.
Written for KakaIru Fest’s KakaIru Week 2020, Day Two, Prompt: Confessions
The Little Things (1987 words) by radkoko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Shiranui Genma
Additional Tags: Fluff, Birthday Presents, Crushes
Summary:Iruka gets a bunch of small presents for his birthday, but he’s not sure who they’re from.
Interested (5698 words) by flailinginlove
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: vicious balls of fluff, gigantic crushes, Kakashi Has Issues
Summary:Iruka sees Kakashi without his mask and suddenly seems a lot more interested in him than he’s ever been before.
Springtime of Youth in Bloom (1977 words) by tutseti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Maito Gai | Might Guy, Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi’s Ninken, Pakkun (Naruto), Shiba (Naruto), Akino (Naruto), Uuhei (Naruto), Urushi (Naruto), Bisuke | Biscuit (Naruto), Bull (Naruto), Guruko (Naruto)
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship, Post-War, Blind Date, Covert Operation, Crushes, Matchmaking, Matchmaker Gai, Fluff
Summary:When he wanted or needed to Gai could be extremely subtle. He could even be sneaky. This was a big contrast to his very flamboyant and boisterous personality. This other side of the taijutsu master was always apparent when it was in regards to his rival- his happiness in particular. He knew his friend deserved the type of love and support that only a beloved could provide. Kakashi began to linger a little longer in the mission’s room, mainly during a particular shift. Gai would observe his friend’s eye linger on the man a tad bit longer than usual or turn away when the other looked his way. Gai decided he would tackle this potential opportunity.
Morals Are For Suckers (2029 words) by Punk_Out
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Supernatural - Freeform, world building, Demons, Mythical Beings & Creatures, Slow Build, Pre-Slash, Kakashi is Crushing Harder than a 12-year old girl
Series: Part 2 of We’re going to Hell in a handbasket
Summary:The one where Kakashi is an awkward turtle and Iruka enjoys making his life difficult.
The First Note (100 words) by tmo
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi
Additional Tags: KakaIru Valentines Week 2021, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff, Secret Crush, Secret Admirer, High School, Drabble
Series: Part 3 of Tmo’s Valentines - KakaIru Rocks 2021
Summary:He’s used to being the quiet, distant type.