Five fic recs for five different fandoms—

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A Silent Dog And Still Water by Misfit_McCoward (naruto)

A fic concerning a chronically ill ninja OC, and how she maintains herself after defecting from her village. I like the sense of well-paced rising tension and the drama of the ending. If you haven't yet read it, give it a shot! It's 14000-odd words, so enough to get invested in but not so long you lose focus.

And I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You by astolat (transformers cartoon generation one)

A time travel fix it. Includes sparring with added sexual tension, complicated crushes on your boss, a biased narrator who doesn't know he's biased, and intense crying on the moon. It's a very rare pair. I think you don't need to know canon to understand this fic—the fic itself covers the premise well and canon is pretty light on, like... sense. Pretty popular, so it may already have reached its entire intended audience.

There May Be Some Collateral Damage by metisket (bleach/harry potter)

This is an excellent "this was always the same world" crossover. The two settings are well blended and the pacing is good. I think this fic has a good handle Ichigo's character. You would probably need at least some understanding of Bleach canon to enjoy this one.

Company by esama (final fantasy 7)

This fic's characterisation more leans on canon than embodies it (which works just fine with a video game) but it is very charming. Fully commits to the one premise—an indulgent power fantasy about not fearing death and managerial conquest—and really runs with it.

Cleaning Out The Rooms by bitochondria (disco elysium)

This fic is a good, well paced comedy but it's also absurdly earnest and full of feelings. The voices/skills are really well done and the comedic pacing of those is particularly great. I think you will need to have some knowledge of canon for this one, or else you will be lost, as it picks up immediately after a fairly complex canon leaves off.