Fic Recs: Firsts Edition


Our monthly fic rec is back; and this time our theme is Firsts! We’ve found a great selection of fics for you to enjoy, featuring all kinds of interesting stories!

For those of you who are 18+, come & check out the Lemon Bar post for some other firsts :wink:

If you have some recs that aren’t there, including your own fics, please share to your heart’s content!

Please also take a look at our posting guidelines if you’re not sure what you can and cannot post on this thread (and to learn how to gain access to the Lemon Bar if you are 18+)! And more importantly, double check the tags on these recs to make sure you don’t end up reading something you don’t want to!

We hope you like this month’s edition!

A quick smile upon your gaze (4100 words) by hisen
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: First Dates, Fluff, Teasing, Awkward Crush, Developing Relationship, Flowers, During Canon
Summary:

"Kakashi paused on seeing Iruka, the half-hearted apology trailed off. Kakashi’s hand paused on his neck as he tilted his head, as if he hadn’t expected to see Iruka and it had thrown him off. Iruka dismissed the thought. Considering he was a regular at the mission desk, and how observant Kakashi was despite his lazy persona, it couldn’t be the case. “Iruka-sensei?”

KakaIru Firsts (2018 words) by Kakairuaddictwithapen
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: New Relationship, That chunnin exams fight tho, first I love you, unbeta’d we die like ninja, First Kiss, more tags to come, slight angst, Happy Ending, I think there will always be a happy ending to the things I write, first holiday
Summary:

Even ninja fight and fail and struggle.
Or
Kakashi and Iruka’s ‘firsts’

I Think I’m in Love with You (868 words) by rukawriter
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: Love Confessions, Happy Ending, Fluff, First Kiss
Summary:

Kakashi doesn’t know what to expect when his sleep is interrupted by knocking at his door. There, he finds everything he’s wanted and more.

Food (2599 words) by ShadowCloning
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: Pre-Slash, Since they’re still young, alternate first meeting, post Kyuubi attack, Canonical Character Death, Umino Iruka-centric, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Kid Umino Iruka, Anbu Hatake Kakashi, makes a brief appearance - Freeform, Food Issues, hunger
Series: Part 1 of We Need
Summary:

There is an emptiness in his core, and Iruka holds it close. It feels right, somehow. Having a hollow ache in his stomache to match the one in his chest.

32 Paws & 18 Lives (2020 words) by Sandyclaws68
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Other Naruto characters mentioned
Additional Tags: KakaIru Fest, Nine weeks of summer, Week 2, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, pet shop, Pets, Dog Groomer Kakashi, Graphic Artist Iruka, Pre-Relationship, First Meeting
Summary:

Iruka’s and Kakashi’s friends set up the perfect business partnership. And maybe a little more. . .

all your gorgeous colors (7773 words) by fuckendeavor666
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi’s Ninken
Additional Tags: modern au - high school teachers, kakashi is besotted with love, kakashi and his porn addiction - freeform, Mutual Pining, Literal Sleeping Together, alternatively titled iruka reads from an icha icha book and kakashi feels himself astral project, Yearning, Pining, so much pining, all comfort no hurt babey, Jealous Kakashi, but not in the way you think wink wonk, kakashi’s ninken be like. aight let me cockblock for a second, pakkun: kakashi is not legally allowed to fuck, First Dates, Getting Together
Series: Part 1 of and here is the center of me
Summary:

kakashi has had a crush on fellow teacher umino iruka for sometime now. they share a date.

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I’ve written a fair few firsts, so I have a small list of my own XD

  1. Under the Sakura Tree (2311 words, teen & up, no CW): https://archiveofourown.org/works/21341890
  2. A Burst of Courage (2118 words, gen, no CW): https://archiveofourown.org/works/22911298
  3. Never Going To Let You Go (734 words, gen, no CW): https://archiveofourown.org/works/26886208
  4. Dinner Request (3594 words, teen & up, no CW): https://archiveofourown.org/works/26886208
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Graphic artist Iruka :eyes: i am intrigued skjfh

thanks for compiling this list! <3

Might I link my own? heh. I still really enjoy this one, which I wrote for a “firsts” prompt for kakairu week last year :smiley: EDIT: ahem. that was two years ago omg

Direction Correlation (~2.5k || M || no CW )
https://archiveofourown.org/works/20534627
Summary:

Kakashi is having a bad day, and Iruka tries his best to make it better.

Whether or not Kakashi approves of his antics though, is another thing entirely.
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AHH I remember reading this one!!! It’s so good, and was definitely worth the re-read just then! :heart_eyes: Thanks for sharing it! :heart: :two_hearts: :revolving_hearts:

Feel free to share your fics on the forum any time! We love seeing new content on here! (and I’d love to not be the only one supplying it the majority of the time XD)