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Banana Fish fic recs

It feels like it's been years since I posted one of these; my bad

Almond Milk: Barista Sing falls for a haughty new customer. Rating: General Audiences

Chaos Theory: Ash's posthumous impact on the people who cared about him. Rating: Teen Audiences

Dusk Til Dawn: Howl's Moving Castle AU. Fun Fact: I watched HMC for the first time, just so I could read and understand this fic, and it was worth it. Rating: Teen Audiences

golden fly-boy: Eiji makes it to the Olympics, with Ash by his side. Rating: Teen Audiences

The Hands of a lover, and other synonyms for comfort: Ash may not be able to define his relationship with Eiji, but he knows that it doesn't hurt. Rating: Teen Audiences

If you'll return to my side: After breaking up with Eiji, Ash goes to Max and Jessica for advice. Rating: General Audiences

porgi, amor, qualche ristoro: While enjoying the winter holidays in Izumo, a commercial triggers bad memories for Ash. Rating: Mature (mentions of Ash's past trauma/CSA, description of severe anxiety attack)

Postcards: Ash Lynx is dead; Eiji starts recieving random postcards from him. Rating: Mature (mentions of past abuse/assault, graphic depictions of violence). I highly recommend subscribing to Special Agent Rick Henry, FBI, which is this fic's companion piece, written from Ash's perspective.

The Song of a Dull Knife: a jet-lagged Eiji rushes to visit Ash in the hospital. Rating: Teen Audiences

What Is and What Can Never Be: The only way to save Eiji is for Ash Lynx to die, and Ash knows it. Rating: Teen Audiences (not as sad as it sounds, I swear)

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Make sure to check all tags before reading these; I try to give summaries so that you know what you're getting into, but double check. And if you can, give a comment/Kudos for any fics you liked. Enjoy!

Bonus: here's some official art to cry over

ok so another thing all my ships seem to have in common-

"No one can touch me or my things except this one oblivious idiot I am hopelessly in love with since our first meet" trope.

I'm sorry but I can't ignore how Ash didn't know if he was going to come back from the Arthur fight and the last thing he did was to put a little blanket over Eiji,,,

From the BANANA FISH ART BOOK - Part 2

Please DO NOT repost.

New art by Banana Fish (supervising) anime director Ayumi Yamada✨

If you look closely you an see Shorter, Ash, and Eiji in the photo Ibe is holding.

It’s probably a reference to these scenes from the Banana Fish Art book: (see artworks below).

I'm so happy she drew Shorter, Ash, and Eiji together again!🥰

Found on Blue Sky. Check out her (new) account there:24-ayame (she announced it on Twitter).

Please follow her on Bluesky or Twitter (@24_ayame).

silly doodle

Banana Fish | 1x05

So I….got into banana fish recently..and now I can’t stop drawing Asheiji:”)) 

Here's some Ash and Eiji matching icons. I tried bringing out the colors on the clearest copy of this photo. ☕️

Wish I'd have someone to pair it with, that'd be swell gshsbs.

Who's the monster?

another monster (2023) drawing... happy valentines day