History FanficRecs / Free

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/100574 The Sea Horse of Iwatobi]]'' by [=RyuDanna=]

* Tags: LetsWatchOutShowPlot

* Crossover with: ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn''

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8140952/chapters/18659525 A Warrior's Heart]]'' by donguris

* Comments: This fantasy AU could easily stand above many published fantasy novels. Features DragonRiders, [[TheEmpire the Samezuka Empire]], man-eating sirens, [[MineralMacguffin a magical gemstone]], and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt gorgeous illustrations]] by the author. Updates are infrequent but long enough and good enough to be worth the wait. Occasional NSFW scenes.

* Status: Dormant

* Pairing: Makoto/Rin

** Has a prequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3353837/chapters/7337162 Before Haru Met Makoto]]''.

* Status: Ongoing

* Recommended by: nanakiro

* Comments: This fantasy AU could easily stand above many published fantasy novels. Features DragonRiders, [[TheEmpire the Samezuka Empire]], man-eating sirens, [[MineralMacguffin a magical gemstone]], and [[AwesomeArt gorgeous illustrations]] by the author. Updates are infrequent but long enough and good enough to be worth the wait. Occasional NSFW scenes.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8140952/chapters/18659525 A Warrior's Heart]] by donguris

* Comments: This fantasy AU could easily stand above many published fantasy novels. Updates are infrequent but long enough and good enough to be worth the wait. Occasional NSFW scenes.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2367782 2 / 13189000]]'' by tothemoon
* Recommended by: kilala2tail

* Synopsis: Even with all of Tokyo’s new acquaintances, classmates, near-strangers, and neighbors, Haruka and Makoto will choose each other.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9674996/1/ Tell Me]]'' by [=RememberingThePast=]
* Recommended by: iodizedpepper
* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: Gangster!AU. It's all fun and games until someone gets punched in the gut. Luckily she's cute, so he doesn't think much of it.
* Pairing: Gou/Seijuurou
[=[[reviews:TellMe]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9703374/1/ Aguamenti]]'' by derasorea
* Recommended by: iodizedpepper
* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
* Status: Dormant
* Synopsis: Except for the Nanases and the Tachibanas, everyone thinks Nanase Haruka is strange. He's too quiet, too creative with his hands, too odd around water. He wants nothing more than be left alone and be considered ordinary. One day, he accidentally makes a swimming pool boil and is told he's a wizard. From then on, nothing is ever the same.
[=[[reviews:Aguamenti]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9507976/1/ A pool of roses]]'' by [=HeyDickGrayson=]

* Crossover with: ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''
* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: Makoto, Haru, Nagisa and Rei find them selves enrolled at Ouran Private Academy where they meet the Host Club. Will they open up to each other and finally find someone who understands them?
[=[[reviews:APoolOfRoses]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9510786/1/ Shingeki no Puru]]'' by Nimrochan
* Recommended by: iodizedpepper

* Notes: Has a sequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2398772/chapters/5302943 The Palace Without Entrance]]'' (Ongoing).

* Status: Ongoing

* Status: Ongoing

* Notes: Has a sequel, ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2398772/chapters/5302943 The Palace Without Entrance]]''.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9510786/1/Shingeki-no-Puru Shingeki no Puru]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/654657/Nimrochan nimrochan]]
* Recommended by iodizedpepper
* Crossover with Manga/AttackOnTitan
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Haruka Jaeger, like the rest of humanity, is forced to live the life of trapped prey as man-eating Titans roam the outside world. His dream is to one day kill all the Titans and swim all the waters of the world, including lava. He does not understand what lava is.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9703374/1/Aguamenti Aguamenti]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/5104198/derasorea derasorea]]
* Recommended by iodizedpepper
* Crossover with HarryPotter
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': "You're a wizard," someone tells Haruka Nanase when he makes a swimming pool boil. This is the story of The Boy Who Dived, a boy who learns that there is more to life than water and wizardry.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9507976/1/A-pool-of-roses A Pool of Roses]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4702590/HeyDickGrayson HeyDickGrayson]]
* Recommended by iodizedpepper
* Crossover with OuranHighSchoolHostClub
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Makoto, Haru, Nagisa and Rei find them selves enrolled at Ouran Private Academy where they meet the Host Club. Will they open up to each other and finally find someone who understands them?

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4478960/chapters/10181915 This is who we are]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Daphneherz/pseuds/Daphneherz Daphneherz]]
* Recommended by dabeccanator
* Crossover with WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse
* ''Status'': Discontinued
* ''Synopsis'': Fusion was frowned upon by many gems and it made Haru regret the day that he and Makoto fused. He wished that it was okay to just be them.
* ''Comments'': Has a character blog made by the author found [[http://ask-the-iwatobi-gems.tumblr.com/ here]] that goes into this AU more, like some more background information, and talks about some of the characters that haven't appeared in the fic yet.
** However due to the blog it is in the process of being rewritten. The rewrite is called [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5699386/chapters/13129333 Unexpected]].

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2367680/chapters/5228345 Future Earth, Future Sky]]'' by Inky
* Recommended by: cthulhumayrise
* Status: Dormant
* Synopsis: The first time Makoto Tachibana laid his eyes on Sousuke Yamazaki was the day they had the relay race at the Splash Fest!, and it wasn’t anything special.
* Pairing: Makoto/Sousuke
* Comments: This fic is ''amazing''. Inky has done an excellent job in her characterisation of each of our happy lil' swimmers and depicts a believable, slow burning romance between a pairing that desperately needs love. Updates regularly. This troper is ''pleased''.
[=[[reviews:FutureEarthFutureSky]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/939991 Home Port]]'' by Shimegami
* Recommended by: Vellophone

* Synopsis: Rin's always brought change into Haruka, and for the most part Haruka's regarded that as a good thing. Sometimes it just takes him a while to see how it's good, though, especially when his latest declaration makes waves where Haruka never thought it would: his relationship with Makoto.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/919045?view_adult=true seen everything there is to be shown]]'' by sauntering_down
* Recommended by: Prince Kaen

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1593266 Rhythm of Happiness]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/point0k/pseuds/point0k pointok]]
* Recommended by kilala2tail
* ''Status'': Completed
* ''Synopsis'': ''He had allowed himself to dream—of a vibrant life that included himself joining a caravan, dancing freely as he traveled the world—and, once he found the right person, falling in love and sharing his life with his beloved. But now, as he stood in the lush garden lined by elegant white arches and colonnades, his body draped with layers of silk and jewels and a veil, the blonde boy of seventeen years felt that both of his dreams were simultaneously being crushed to dust.'' (Set in the Arabian! AU where Nagisa is younger than Rei and the two end up in an arranged marriage due to an old friendship and hard times.)
* ''Pairings(s)'': Rei/Nagisa
* ''Comments'': From an amazing Reigisa author, this is a Splash Free AU done right. A palace guard and a dancer boy, a forgotten history, a rocky road, a happy ending, and a collection of extras.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2367782 2 / 13189000]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/tothemoon/pseuds/tothemoon tothemoon]]
* Recommended by kilala2tail
* ''Status'': Completed
* ''Synopsis'': Even with all of Tokyo’s new acquaintances, classmates, near-strangers, and neighbors, Haruka and Makoto will choose each other.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Haruka/Makoto
* ''Comments'': The struggles of a year in Tokyo, of endless numbers and people, of falling and just being. ''-And of all the 13,189,000 people here in the endless city, it is safe to say, without a single doubt, that the two of them know how to be ''together''.-''

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2153493/chapters/4706403 Fathoms Below]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Actual_Pixie/pseuds/Actual_Pixie Actual_Pixie]]
* Recommended by dabeccanator
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': When stumbling home from a party one night, the last thing Makoto expects is to rescue an injured merman. An inexplicable attraction leads to a romance seemingly doomed from the start, for the more Makoto learns of the alluring Haruka, the more dangerous things become not just for himself, but Haruka’s entire species.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Haruka/Makoto with a mention of Rei/Nagisa
* ''Comments'': This is a Merman!Haru AU but it has some very original concepts when it comes to the merpeople folklore. Also the first two chapters do contain smut but it is toned down or non-existent in the following chapters.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/936894 Everything He Lost]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/yoongishade/pseuds/yoongishade yoongishade]]
* Recommended by Tropers/AdelePotter
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': "It took him nearly ten years to realize that Haru was everything he had ever wanted, and yet somehow, in a strange twist of fate, it only took him two whole seconds to make Haru everything he lost."
* ''Pairing(s)'': One-sided Rin/Haruka, background Haruka/Maktoto
* ''Comments:'' A really well-written oneshot, and heartbreaking if you're a Harurin shipper.

* Synopsis: [[ZombieFic Zombie AU]]. Rin returns to Japan to look for his mother and sister. What he finds, instead, is Makoto.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/937237/chapters/1825511 Eight Days a Week (I Love You)]]'' by fencer_x
* Recommended by: iodizedpepper

* Synopsis: Rei resents Nagisa's insistence that he would be anything less than an absolutely perfect boyfriend--and so engages him in a wager: they'll play "boyfriends" for one week, and if Rei can pull it off, he wins. But...what exactly does 'winning' entail?
* Pairing: Rei/Nagisa
[=[[reviews:EightDaysAWeek]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/939991 Home Port]]'' by Shimegami
* Recommended by: Vellophone
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Rin's always brought change into Haruka, and for the most part Haruka's regarded that as a good thing. Sometimes it just takes him a while to see how it's good, though, especially when his latest declaration makes waves where Haruka never thought it would: his relationship with Makoto.

[=[[reviews:HomePort]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/960252 i thee wed]]'' by sauntering_down
* Recommended by: [=ElPsyCongruent=]

* Synopsis: So, when they were younger, Mako and Haru "got married." Fast forward to high school. Maybe Makoto is being flirted with/asked out and Haru pretty much states Makoto is already happily married.
* Pairing: Haruka/Makoto
[=[[reviews:ITheeWed]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9725876/1/ Leading the Lost Pilotfish]]'' by [=FoxyGrampaGlasses=]

* Synopsis: From the very beginning, he was Aiichirou. No one could ever, would ever, convince him otherwise. Someone could, however, lead him to freedom.
* Pairing: Rin/Nitori
[=[[reviews:LeadingTheLostPilotfish]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9721886/1/ Melanoma]]'' by Rainbowkiwii
* Recommended by: iodizedpepper

* Synopsis: It's amazing how one little brown dot can change a person's life.

[=[[reviews:Melanoma]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9630842/1/ Never Have I Ever]]'' by cosmopolitankitten

* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: It's a Friday night and the four athletes of the Iwatobi Swim Club are at Haruka's house. With the power out, what are four teenage boys to do with themselves?
* Pairings: Rei/Nagisa, Haruka/Makoto
[=[[reviews:NeverHaveIEver]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/919045?view_adult=true seen everything there is to be shown]]'' by sauntering_down
* Recommended by: Prince Kaen

* Synopsis: Rin has a nightly visitor in his dorm room. They don't notice that Nitori is very much awake on the top bunk of a bed and listening to everything that's going on below him.
* Pairing: Haruka/Rin
[=[[reviews:SeenEverythingThereIsToBeShown]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9674996/1/ Tell Me]]'' by [=RememberingThePast=]

* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: Gangster!AU. It's all fun and games until someone gets punched in the gut. Luckily she's cute, so he doesn't think much of it.
* Pairing: Gou/Seijuurou
[=[[reviews:TellMe]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1856572 Catch a Falling Star]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/hoshruba/pseuds/hoshruba hoshruba]]
* Recommended by dabeccanator
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': “Oh, darling, do you remember… what was his name? Makoto, was it?” Haru freezes in place, his breath catches in his windpipe like cloth on brambles. He feels Makoto stifle a gasp and try to shrink into himself. “I asked if you ever saw him again.”
* ''Pairing(s)'': Haruka/Makoto
* ''Comments'': A lot of people claimed to have cried when reading this.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1047479/chapters/2094876 Your Protector]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/cottontale/pseuds/cottontale cottontale]]
* Recommended by dabeccanator
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Never give up on someone you can't go a day without thinking about. Haru has social anxiety, a stutter, and can't seem to catch a break. Makoto is a college student/barista who wants more than anything to be there for Haru. Only, this isn't a perfect world.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Makoto/Haruka, Rei/Nagisa, Rin/Nitori
* ''Comments'': A very cute coffee shop AU with an interesting interpretation of Haru. According to several reviews for this the anxiety that is shown in this fanfic is portrayed accurately so that in itself might be worth checking out to see if that's true.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2367680/chapters/5228345 Future Earth, Future Sky]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Inky/pseuds/Inky Inky]]
* Recommended by cthulhumayrise
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': The first time Makoto Tachibana laid his eyes on Sousuke Yamazaki was the day they had the relay race at the Splash Fest!, and it wasn’t anything special.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Makoto/Sousuke, [[spoiler:Gou/Rei]]
* ''Comments'': This fic is ''amazing''. Inky has done an excellent job in her characterisation of each of our happy lil' swimmers and depicts a believable, slow burning romance between a pairing that desperately needs love. Updates regularly. This troper is ''pleased''.


[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1652891/chapters/3505769 Chronic Attitude Syndrome]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Phosphorite/pseuds/Phosphorite Phosphorite]]
* Recommended by sambalbelacan

* ''Synopsis'': This is the universe where the boy had a father who wasn't a fisherman; this is the universe where that father was a doctor who owned a clinic in on the coast. This is the universe where the boy never joined a swimming club, never met a certain someone, but graduated at the top of his class to serve a life in medicine instead. This is the universe where at the age of twenty-six, he returns to his hometown. Even in this universe, it's attitude at first sight.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Rin/Haru
* Medical AU


[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2283357/navigate A Simple Mistake]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Raelinae/pseuds/Raelinae Raelinae]] and [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/valeforwings/pseuds/valeforwings valeforwings]]

* ''Synopsis'': A metahuman, a clerical error, and two surprised new owners. One small mistake on some paperwork and Haruka and Rin are suddenly the owners of a genetically modified human with bovine DNA instead of the catboy they'd wanted. Now the struggle is getting along with the new addition... at least until they can finally return him. But Makoto has secrets of his own that may just change Rin and Haru's minds...
* ''Comments'' : A Free!AU fic between two collaborating writers that uses a thought-provoking theme and great characterization. The story contains mild hints of triggering past incidents, but nothing is explicitly shown beyond mentions within the story despite it’s rating. And the trio’s bond is gradual but takes meaningful steps towards letting each of them develop in both small, emotional ways. Letting all the characters presented handle their situation dealing with real-life issues from racism to PTSD while maintaining a harmonic and healthy relationship.
* ''Pairings'' : Haru/Rin/Makoto
* Mookoto!AU