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Best One-Shot Banana Fish Fanfics

Banana Fish one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.

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Top 25 One-Shot Banana Fish Fanfics

Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Banana Fish fics — short stories under 10,000 words.

1

higher off the ground

by kybelles

Ash discovers Eiji can lift him easily and develops a slight obsession.Ash feels bad about upsetting him, but they have to be realistic. “Oh come on, Eiji. We both know you can’t even lift me.”“I was an athlete, Ash.” Eiji says with narrowed eyes. “I assure you, I can lift you.”Ash raises his eyebro

9,766 kudos 2,084 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
2

Hot

by Shapeshifter99

It's too hot in New York City, and Ash can't stop getting distracted by Eiji.

6,710 kudos 5,029 words 1/1 chapters Explicit Complete
3

this dream, realized

by luftballons99

“It’s just dancing,” Ash whispers, knowing that nothing he does with Eiji could ever be ‘just’ anything. “You’ll be a pro in no time.” orAsh teaches Eiji how to dance. Eiji teaches Ash how to hope.

5,522 kudos 4,805 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
4

of sugar cookies and chocolate puddings

by kybelles

Eiji first meets Ash on a gloomy sunday afternoon.After a little silence, the door is slowly opened by someone Eiji doesn’t notice at first. When he lowers his eyes a little, however, his gaze meets with a pair of bright green eyes. He takes a little step back, taking the appearance of the blonde ki

3,897 kudos 3,729 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
5

fishbowl

by luftballons99

In which Mrs. Coleman means well, Alex sees God, Sing loses, and the age-old question “What’s with Ash and Eiji?” is answered."It’s like watching a goddamn soap opera."

3,853 kudos 4,588 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
6

the boys next door

by kybelles

“And your fiancé, does he like it as well?” she asks slyly.Eiji blinks a couple times, looking positively lost. “I’m sorry?”“You know, the blonde guy you live with.” Mrs. Owens suggests helpfully. “We thought you must be engaged if you moved into a big condo like that. Perfect place to start a famil

3,477 kudos 1,807 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
7

Enough

by ginkohs

Ash only allows himself the smallest scraps of comfort from Eiji. Eiji surprises him by giving him just a little more than he expected.

3,135 kudos 1,106 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences Complete
8

"I Did It, Eiji."

by sakurainrain

"I want to replace everything with you." A fic based on various artwork by @kuchacchi on Twitter where Ash and Eiji try to have sex. It always ends in feelings of disgust, or guilt, there's sometimes flashbacks, but no matter what happens it always ends awfully. Then somewhere, on this bumpy road to

2,912 kudos 2,631 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
9

Sleepless In New York

by Val_Creative

Ash goes missing and Shorter discovers him taking care of a sick Eiji. It makes sense why Ash hasn’t contacted anyone. Or bothered to glance at his messages. Ash’s head gets fuzzy when it comes to Eiji, Shorter realizes once more. That’s what happens with love.

2,798 kudos 1,255 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated Complete
10

walking on a dream

by kybelles

Ash and Eiji welcome an addition to their little family one night.“Look, I think you and I need to have a conversation.” Ash tells him in a serious tone, petting his ears with both hands. Buddy almost looks like he’s going to burst from enjoyment. “Are you trying to steal my husband from me? Because

2,793 kudos 4,074 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
11

Organized Chaos

by orphan_account

Eiji has to wear a pair of short-shorts for a mission.Ash doesn’t approve of this idea all that much.Chaos ensues.

2,659 kudos 4,202 words 1/1 chapters Mature Complete
12

Kitten and Snuggle Bear

by signpainter1

Ash's gang is nervous about meeting their Boss's boyfriend. They know nothing about him and want to make a good first impression. One of the gang members gets bored and goes to flirt with a young Japanese man who is sitting alone nearby.Yeah, you can guess who it was and how well Ash took it.

2,457 kudos 6,115 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences Complete
13

Eiji used to do what!?

by Soukoku_Dazai0

The gang finds out that Eiji used to do street racing in Japan but first we gotta sprinkle some protective Eiji to start it off

59 kudos 5,474 words 3/3 chapters Not Rated
14

Blessed by the Moon and Stars

by adserblaster

"With the combined process of finding a surrogate, waiting, signing so many papers and such, even more waiting until everything was set, as well as waiting the nine months, it took a little over a year. It was all worth it though. They ended up having a beautiful baby girl. Eiji, excited while waiti

28 kudos 2,144 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
15

S(t)ick(l)y sweet

by Ethanisnotaclown

A mess of first times between Ash and Eiji, they figure it out eventually, even through Ashs trauma and Eijis inexperience.Or; a 5+1 time Ash and Eiji almost had sex, and the first time they figured it out together. (Disgustingly sweet but also maybe triggering)

27 kudos 4,188 words 1/1 chapters Explicit
16

Paper Dragons

by Kamikama

It was a pleasant summer night somewhere in the middle of the West Coast. Shorter stretched his arms over his head in a futile attempt to relieve his fatigued muscles. When the last vertebra cracked on his back, he jumped off the back of the pickup truck Max had been driving for the last five hours.

19 kudos 5,044 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
17

REQUESTS - OPEN

by Mystery_Meat

This'll be (character)/reader works. Not every fandom I wanna write for is listed, so feel free to comment your requests for that fandom <3

15 kudos 196 words 1/1 chapters Not Rated
18

Las Batallas (En El Desierto)

by Kofys_dreamof_Life

"Oye Ash, ¿por qué tuviste que decirle que le amabas...?"  Después de lo sucedido con el entrenador de Aslan, deja de sentirse cómodo en el pueblo. Todos lo ven y hablan de lo sucedido, lo que siempre termina sofocándolo. Es cuando una nueva familia se muda a Cape Cod desde Japón que la atención hac

11 kudos 9,476 words 2/6 chapters Not Rated
19

There is Nothing Here for Me Anymore

by Davdina

An alternative ending to Banana Fish :)

9 kudos 5,209 words 3/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
20

He got away

by tfyoulookingat

Ash thinks that getting lucky in the foster system is his happy ending, wishful thinking of course

9 kudos 1,340 words 3/5 chapters Not Rated
21

War Will Not Tear Us Apart.

by najouaa

Ash, a dotting and devoted husband, suddenly applied to war; determined to save his country and the life he built with his lover, the golden haired young man left Eiji in the hands of his close ones. The two exchanged letters at least each weeks or days, if possible, but it remained hard to stay in

7 kudos 393 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
22

The Battles (in the dessert)

by Kofys_dreamof_Life

"Hey Ash, why did you have to tell him that you loved him...?" After what happened with Aslan's trainer, he no longer feels comfortable in Cape Cod. Everyone sees him and talk about what happened, which always ends up suffocating him. It's when a new family moves to Cape Cod from Japan that all the

5 kudos 4,553 words 1/6 chapters Not Rated
23

AI-generated Gay Images part 3

by tasogareminato

No summary provided.

5 kudos 0 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
24

The Man Who Lived, The Boy Who Died

by derrjon

This is how I succumb to the post-Banana Fish trauma. Because indeed, where there is tragedy, there is beauty and also poetry. And what is Ash if not all of them intertwined?

1 kudos 206 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
25

Orpheus & Eurydice

by Beautifulstrangerr

Ash & Eiji's last encounter

1 kudos 146 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences

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This list of 25one-shot Banana Fish fanfics spans 79,794 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 9,766 on the most established. 48% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 25 fics).

Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Fluff and Humor · Angst · Canon Universe · Hurt/Comfort.

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