deanpendragon · Pining Fanfics
1 pining fic by deanpendragon in our database, ranked by kudos. The exquisite torture of loving someone from afar, especially when it's mutual but unspoken.
deanpendragon is an AO3 author writing in the Haikyuu fandom, best known here for "campfire in your chest", which has earned 17k kudos on AO3. Our database tracks 3 of their works totaling 135k words.
Best Pining Works by deanpendragon
deanpendragon's pining fanfiction on AO3, sorted by kudos.
Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi · Haikyuu
Kei realizes in their second year of high school that he's probably been in love with Yamaguchi since they were ten. However hopeless he might be in handling that situation, Kei prays he's at least not as hopeless as Hinata and Kageyama. But he just might be.
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Why Read deanpendragon's Pining Fanfics
Pining — Unrequited or unspoken longing for someone, often with lots of internal anguish.
The exquisite torture of loving someone from afar, especially when it's mutual but unspoken. deanpendragon has earned 32k kudos across the 3 works tracked in our database, totaling 135k words.
Their pining works alone have earned 17k kudos, making them a go-to author for readers who love this trope in Haikyuu.
More from deanpendragon
deanpendragon · Slow Burn
A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
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deanpendragon · Friends to Lovers
Best friends who realize their feelings run deeper than friendship.
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deanpendragon · Childhood Friends
Characters who knew each other as children and have a deep, long-standing bond. Romance may develop as they grow up or reunite later in life.
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deanpendragon · First Love
The terrifying, all-consuming experience of loving someone for the first time — clumsy confessions, overanalyzed text messages, and feelings too big for the person carrying them. Often but not always set in adolescence.
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deanpendragon · First Kiss
The whole story bends toward a single moment: the first kiss, whether it arrives after 200,000 words of slow burn or ambushes everyone in chapter two. Fandom treats the first kiss as a destination worthy of its own tag, craft, and ceremony.
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