This was originally posted as a CuriousCat response. I’ve elaborated on it below.

I bookmark a bunch - and I mean A BUNCH - of fanfiction on my AO3 account. All of my public bookmarks are anime-related, many of them daiken, specifically so that it is easy for my readers to easily find my faves.

But here are my absolute favorites, the ones I read again and again…

older fics

These are fics that are at least five years old, most of which are on AO3.

Listed in alphabetical order by author. As a note, llyn’s fics were only recently added on AO3, but they were originally posted on FF.Net.

True Feelings Chocolate by Dream_edge (rated G)

• In which Ken secretly gives Daisuke honmei choco and Daisuke struggles to figure out who would give him anonymous Valentine’s chocolates

Don't Lose Yourself by fiones (rated T)

• In which Ken waits for Daisuke to figure his feelings out

What the Sibyl Said & Die Verwandlung by herongale (rated M & E)

• In which Daisuke is clueless and thinks Ken might be asexual before considering he might be gay

Kimono by llyn (rated M)

• In which Ken wears a sexy kimono and it drives Daisuke insane

The Orchid by llyn (rated T)

• In which Daisuke has a special orchid and no one thinks he’s capable of taking care of it

How to Tell Your Best Friend You Love Him by ThePursuer (rated T)

• In which Daisuke avoids Ken because he knows he can’t keep his feelings secret

recent fics

The fics on this list are much more recent, first published within the last five years. Many of the authors are still active in the fandom today.

Listed in alphabetical order by author.

Brand-new by anon (rated E)

• In which Daisuke and Ken give each other their first handjobs and Ken cums for the first time

Taking by anon (rated E)

• In which Ken has a wet dream about Daisuke fucking him after rescuing him in episode #45 and realizes he desperately wants Daisuke to fuck him

What Does A Kiss Mean? by cHarley_Quinn (rated T)

• A 5+1 in which Daisuke and Ken share a number of “meaningless” kisses and one that means everything

anatomy lesson by fawnmon (rated T)

• In which Daisuke asks for Ken’s help with studying the human skeleton

hold me together by fawnmon (rated T)

• In which the Dark Seed tries to suck out Ken’s lifeforce and Daisuke’s touch helps heal him

Daiken Kink Meme Fills by sparkleworm (rated E)

• A series of drabbles written for the April 2021 daiken kink meme drive

Tell Me How All This, and Love Too, Will Ruin Us by sparkleworm (rated T)

• In which the Dark Seed activates after Daisuke confesses to Ken

Viral by Tsumiscribe (rated T)

• In which Ken gets a Digital sickness and Miyako and Iori search for the cure while Daisuke cares for him

A Show of Boldness by TripleX_Tyrant (rated E)

• In which Daisuke gives Ken a handjob during their movie night with the gang

okikage

I’ll admit I’m incredibly biased, they’re one of my best friends, but Okikage has written the majority of my favorite daiken fics.

Listed in alphabetical order.

Board Game Nights (rated T)

• A 5+1 in which the 02 group have a regular board game night and Daisuke gives Ken all the best food

Catching Feelings (rated E)

• In which the 02 group play a rigged game of Seven Minutes in Heaven, and Daisuke and Ken begin a weird friends with benefits relationship

Double Date (rated T)

• In which Miyako and Hikari ask Daisuke and Ken to join them for dinner in an attempt to get Daisuke to realize Ken is in love with him

In Our Bedroom After the War (rated E)

• In which Daisuke becomes privy to Ken’s many non-con nightmares and is determined to make them go away

Safewords, chp. 9 (rated E)

• In which Ken goes to sleep wearing an anal plug to keep in Daisuke’s cum and then Daisuke wakes him up with sex

True Feelings (rated T)

• In which Daisuke unknowingly helps make his own honmei choco

Seriously, there are so many good daiken fics, and I’m honored to be a part of this great community 💙💚