Fruits Basket Fanfiction
Natsuki Takaya's shoujo classic about orphaned Tohru Honda, who moves in with the Sohma family and discovers their curse of transforming into the animals of the zodiac. The 2019 remake brought a wave of new writers to a fandom built on healing: fics dig into the Sohmas' generational abuse, Tohru and Kyo's slow gentle romance, and Yuki finding self-worth beyond the rivalry. Post-canon futurefic about the cursed family learning to live free is the beating heart of the archive.
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What is Fruits Basket fanfiction?
Fruits Basket fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Fruits Basket universe. With over 10,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Fruits Basket is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Tohru Honda, Kyo Sohma, Yuki Sohma, Shigure Sohma, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Fruits Basket Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Fruits Basket stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
The Forgotten Words
by Helbaworshipper
Momiji Sohma has finally been allowed for the past few months to live with his now fiance, Tohru Honda. Tohru Honda is a person who loves him and was always supportive of him. Yet, there is a hesitation as she is a person that is being watched by two families. With hopes of getting a potential en
All that Remains
by TundrainAfrica
Now that she thinks about it, she and Yuki have been together for a while: half a year together, one year away from each other. Now, it's been a good few months since they've moved in together. Now that she thinks about it, that's more than enough time to have picked up on the details: his unexplain
the perfect pair
by riceballmari
Momiji meets someone exactly like him. And it turns out to be the best decision he's ever made.
Future Husband: [Revised: beta needed]
by Edgelordess
A shy woman thinks she is applying for a unique dating show with LARPing but later finds out they aren't acting.Those contestants consist of wizards, vampires, a pirate, a Pokemon trainer and so much more.This can't be real. Can it?
𝙄 protect you
by CrystallizedFire
A Kyo Sohma x Male Reader/OC story, with minimum 10.000 words per chapter, summary in notes.
Bones
by skiyron
Tohru, Shigure, and a walk.
All That Glitters Is Not Home
by Somiko_Raven
When Shigure tripped over a mysterious notebook on the sidewalk, he had no idea just what he had stumbled upon. What he found inside was a lengthy fantasy story, and he, of course, thought he had just found a perfect excuse to use when his editor would soon be demanding an explanation on why his lat
Your Kiss is on My List
by Geoduck
Tohru didn't mind that she couldn't remember her and Kyo's first kiss. Not much, anyway. Still, it struck her as a little bit unfair. Then, she realized there was a way to pay her boyfriend back.
Provocative Little Moments in Time
by OnigiriCat4Ever
A compilation of spicier oneshot pieces about (mostly) Tohru and Kyo and occasional other characters, set after the Curse breaks and going forward.Most recent entry:Chapter 75: Releasing tension - (Tohru and Kyo, April, one month after graduation). Posted 6/26/26.-New jobs, and new lives, can be str
i am something, i have been something, i was born something (what could i be?)
by riceballmari
A series of vignettes covering Machi's life from her third year of high school up until her second year of college. Or: Machi gets friends and a family she never knew she needed, all while learning a thing or two about herself in the process.
Feral Love [MXM YAOI]
by YaoiBook
[Shigure x Kyou] - Kyou decides to slip out of class knowing he'll get in trouble. Shigure finds Kyou and brings him home for an intimate round of punishment. Sometimes hard punishments lead to great rewards.
The Crimson Butterfly’s Side Of The Pack
by SavedData
For Tohru the story started long before she was even born, back when her Mother's name was different and most of her pack were still among the living realm. For the Sohma family the tale starts with a story told during a picnic located on a well cared for gravesite.
Sound of Silence
by Branchthecow143
This is a complete rewrite of a previous story cause I felt I could do better and also change ages and add characters along with better handling back stories but I'll keep my old one up for those who still want to read it
“Arie-nai! I’m going to be a hero?!”
by MeppleMepo
Nagisa’s inner monologue“I’m Nagisa Misumi! Just your average, lacrosse-loving girl who’d rather eat chocolate than studying. But since I was four, life’s been a little... electric. My Quirk, Black Thunder, turned me into a human firecracker during a junior martial arts tournament. It lives in my hi
It's okay, Tohru, cry out a little bit
by bunnyearybun
Tohru wants to stay quiet, but Kyo makes it so hard for her -- Smutty Kyoru Fic
you're the fire to my warm embrace
by riceballmari
Kisa is having a bad period day. Luckily, Kagura cheers her up with a visit.
Awaken Me
by Darkened_Beauty
He held his hand, stayed through those last few stuttering breaths, and then only silence remained with him. His friend tried to helpful, tried to give him hope, but humans don't return from the dead. At least... that is what he believed.
The Boutique Debut
by Mountaingirl2004
"Everyone has a 'cute' side, Machi-chan. Especially for the person they love." Fresh off graduation and newly official, Machi wants nothing more than to properly introduce herself to Yuki's family. Unfortunately, that means stepping into Ayame's boutique. Between Ayame's theatrical monologues and Mi
My Last Gift (to you)
by JustAWriter29
Continuation of Oath.Yuki and Tohru have finally reunited after a long separation, but Yuki has gaps in his memory, Tohru tries to jog his memory.Why can't he remember?
Of Lost Cats and Half-Shadows
by Cinderella_ish
When Gojo Satoru has a chance encounter with a bearer of the Zodiac curse, an unregistered special grade affecting the wealthy Sohma clan, he enrolls Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara in class 2-D at Kaibara High School to investigate the curse and free the souls it binds.They take a special interest in Kyo
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Popular Fruits Basket Ships
Kyoru
Souma Kyou/Honda Tohru
The cat of the zodiac, despised and destined for confinement, was loved first and most stubbornly by the orphan who saw his monstrous true form and reached out anyway. Their parallel guilts — her mother, his mother — unravel together until the curse itself breaks around them.
4,500 works →
YukiMachi
Souma Yuki/Kuragi Machi
The prince everyone worshipped finally met a girl who found him neither princely nor perfect — just lonely in a way that matched her own. Machi kicking apart anything too orderly and Yuki breaking chalk to ease her panic became the manga's strangest, sweetest courtship.
1,500 works →
HaruRin
Souma Hatsuharu/Souma Isuzu
The ox and the horse of the zodiac loved each other in secret, until Rin shattered it to protect Haru from Akito's wrath and bore the fallout alone. His placid devotion outlasting her ferocious self-destruction makes theirs the darkest, most adult romance in the series.
1,500 works →
Akigure
Souma Akito/Souma Shigure
The dog of the zodiac has loved the family's god since before her birth was even decided, and spent the series playing a long, cruel, patient game to free her from the curse — and keep her for himself. They end canon together, two schemers who deserve precisely each other.
1,800 works →
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There are over 10,000 Fruits Basket fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Fruits Basket ships?
Popular Fruits Basket pairings include Kyoru, YukiMachi, HaruRin. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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