gardenfoxx
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Nearly eight years after Ash’s death, Eiji has given up hope that he’ll ever be able to move on. He tried once, and it almost killed him. It’s been almost a decade, yet he still can’t shake the feeling that somehow Ash is out there watching him, judging him for even entertaining the thought of moving on. Now, with each passing day, he drifts dangerously closer to death’s beckoning call. Fortunately, Sing, who has become his closest friend, refuses to leave his side. Although Eiji appreciates his friend’s concern, he can’t help but wonder if Sing’s friendship is rooted in something deeper, something he can’t reciprocate.
“How’s he fairing this year?”
“Not good.”
“But better than last year, I assume?”
“Worse.”
“Surely, he couldn’t be worse.”
“He is. At least last year he was trying to be happy. This year… I haven’t seen him this bad in some time.”
“Does he have anyone?”
“He has Sing.”
“He always has Sing.”
“Well, what did you mean then?”
“Any lovers this year?”
“No one since last year. I’ve been watching.”
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Ash was everything Eiji’s mother warned him about, everything she told him to fear, everything she commanded him to avoid at all costs. And yet, Eiji was certain, he’d never get enough. Ash was a walking, breathing vice, yet all Eiji wanted was to cling to him and absorb into his skin.
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After Ash is shot, Eiji nurses him back to health. The two of them realize there’s more to their relationship than friendship, which only makes it more painful when Ash forces Eiji to return to Japan. Thankfully, Ash isn’t far behind him. Fate takes them to Japan. Hard work and genuine love and affection, both from Eiji and his family, begin to heal Ash. Fifteen-year-old Ash could never have imagined his heart capable of love. Now, he can’t imagine a life without love, a life without the Okumuras.
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After a fight, Ash tries to make it up to Eiji by treating him the way Dino taught him. But Eiji isn't like the others. Tough conversations are necessary for their relationship to move forward.
OR An emotional rollercoaster following an Ash and Eiji fight that features the boys learning how they feel for each other.
This time was different.
Unlike the first time, it was not a surprise. Eiji could sense it coming. And this time, Ash hadn't just jumped right into it. This time, Ash had asked. And Eiji, with a face still reddened from tears, had nodded yes.
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Ash wakes to find someone in his bed. Though it's something he's used to, it never gets any easier. But this time, something is different.
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Eiji is a farmhand working on a ranch for the summer. Ash is a rodeo star trying to steer his way toward freedom.
Everett County, 1997.
Bookmarked by gardenfoxx
11 Jan 2026
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No Matter How Strong the Wind Blows by pinkpandacutie
Fandoms: Banana Fish (Anime & Manga)
29 Jul 2025
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Ash and Eiji have been inseparable since childhood—growing up side by side, sharing secrets, dreams, and everything in between.
But as middle school and high school roll in, life begins to shift. New challenges, growing pains, and unspoken feelings start to blur the once-simple lines of friendship.
Can their bond survive the changes that come with growing up?
Or will time—and everything that comes with it—pull them apart?
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- Part 1 of No Matter How Series
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28 Jun 2025
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Tomorrow morning Eiji would finish up the laundry and scrub out all the bloodstains. He would pad around the apartment and throw away the towels that weren’t worth saving and add rubbing alcohol to their grocery list, making sure they were well prepared for the next makeshift surgery.
Tomorrow afternoon Ash would swallow down three Advil dry and take a shower and check up on his boys, making sure they were well prepared for the upcoming gang war. He would buy more bullets and forget how Eiji looked at him.
But right now, in that gentle aftermath, Ash let himself feel it all. The shame and the pain and the care that congealed across a ruddy wound.
"Are you okay?"
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09 Mar 2025
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If you had the chance to change your past, would you take it?
After his boyfriend, Eiji Okuruma, dies tragically, Ash Lynx is given the chance to go back in time to solve his boyfriend's murder and save him. Can Ash face the demons clawing into the light of his life?
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- Part 1 of Follow the light
Bookmarked by gardenfoxx
22 Nov 2024
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Mystery Work
Part of hidden fics 2026
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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15 Nov 2024