Characters Kojiro Nanjo Pining

Best Kojiro Nanjo Pining Fanfics

The best pining fanfiction featuring Kojiro Nanjo (SK8) on AO3, curated by popularity. The exquisite torture of loving someone from afar, especially when it's mutual but unspoken.

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Top Kojiro Nanjo Pining Fic Recs

2 pining fics featuring Kojiro Nanjo, followed by other top-rated stories.

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Kaleidoscope

Pining

by Lightningvolt · MatchaBlossom

Reki: did u play among us w/ ur eyes closed   Langa: no I played with my eyes open   Langa: if I closed them then I wouldn't be able to play correctly   Miya: bro   Reki: if im murderer im sliming u out first The SK8 group has a groupchat.

33 kudos 574 words 1/? chapters Not Rated
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one kiss, or whatever

Pining

by sissirissi · MatchaBlossom

Up until now, Kojiro has simply decided to call it friendship. But calling a tsunami a small wave does not make it one. Over the years, Kojiro and Kaoru grow up and a lot of things change. One thing doesn't and they refuse to address it. A series of moments across the years, one for each age from ei

5 kudos 5,144 words 1/10 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Finding Red

by Mistraz · MatchaBlossom

Sneak Peak: “Reki.” Adam stood leaning against the staircase. His voice was smooth. “Where were you?” Reki gulped, his body turning tense. “I was out,” he said shortly. Adam pushed off the staircase and approached Reki. He brushed his cheek, gently, but the action made Reki shiver. “Tell me, Reki, a

216 kudos 14,551 words 11/? chapters General Audiences
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Always Had A Vision of Us (Standing Like This)

by NudgeYourHeart · MatchaBlossom

“So…” he started as Kaoru carefully sipped his wine, sensing he was about to say something stupid, “What’s your type?” “Excuse me?” “People ask that on dates, don’t they?” “No, Kojiro, they don’t,” he laughed back, gently swilling his wine in his glass, admiring the swirl it created in the liquid, “

79 kudos 2,006 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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S Breakers

by R1_JW_lover · MatchaBlossom

Chinen Miya didn’t deserve this. He was sent to infiltrate Furin High, headquarters of Bofurin, protectors of the town, and tear them down from the inside out. Break the bones of those who are weak, lead its strongest fighters astray, and take the top spot in the name of S. He couldn’t imagine how e

35 kudos 146,918 words 19/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Velvet Chances

by Sapphireblueelf74 · MatchaBlossom

Kojiro Nanjo is a Sous chef in an Italian restaurant in Italy. He works part time as a bouncer at a night club. The day he graduated high school, hus best friend Kaoru Sakurayashiki betrayed him. Kaoru chose Adam Shindo, a rich heir, instead of the working class Kojiro. It has been six years. Kojiro

23 kudos 30,252 words 16/? chapters Mature
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and the Devil take the hindmost

by PocaBeth · MatchaBlossom

“When will it be enough?”“When he admits I win,” Kaoru said. “When he sees I’m better at this game than him.”He shook his head. “It won’t happen, Cherry. Not when it’s this obvious you’re just doing it to see if he still cares enough to get jealous.”“And if he does, it’s my win.” His mouth tasted so

19 kudos 12,714 words 2/3 chapters Explicit
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Demon of Gluttony

by Ally_Tudor · MatchaBlossom

"Well, I'm sorry I can't eat all the time, because I don't have a big food supply—after all, I'm just an ordinary guy! I'm not noble or anything; I'm not a king. I'm just... Since you've shoved me in here, maybe you could just make me a nobleman? Oh, no, let's make me a king right away!" Reki is sar

14 kudos 28,927 words 9/? chapters Mature
9

Fevers

by Kaz3313 · MatchaBlossom

Kojiro takes care of a sick Kaoru.

14 kudos 100 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
10

Jailbreak

by Lanie_SolaceDiAngelo · MatchaBlossom

Reki and Langa get arrested, and Cherry and Joe are forced to bail them out.

12 kudos 428 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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A Chef For The Kitsune

by Celeste_Kyanite · MatchaBlossom

Kojiro is a single dad that is in need of some cash to raise his son Miya since his restaurant had to be temporarily closed due to a dust roach infestation. In need of cash, Kojiro, given his cooking skills, applies to help be a chef for nobleman Ainosuke. However, after being accepted, Kojiro is sh

11 kudos 3,237 words 2/? chapters General Audiences
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Mine

by Anonymous · MatchaBlossom

Kojiro marks his claim.

9 kudos 472 words 1/1 chapters Explicit

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Kojiro Nanjo in Pining Fanfiction

Kojiro Nanjo — Joe, a flirtatious Italian-restaurant chef whose power skating style is all muscle and showmanship. He cooks for the kids, needles Cherry into apoplexy, and carries decades of history with both Cherry and the vanished skater Adam under the easy grin.

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. Kojiro Nanjo's (also known as Joe) role in SK8 makes them a natural fit for pining storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in SK8 fanfiction.

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