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Title: Laura Bryannan's Samurai Champloo AU
Fandom: Samurai Champloo
Pairing: Jin/Mugen, Fuu/Jin, Fuu/Mugen, Fuu/Jin/Mugen (with the occasional foray into short-term pairings between one of our heroes and an OC)
Categories: drama
Length: Really freaking epic (as a series)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: laurabryannan
Author Website: http://www.homestar.org/bryannan/champloo/

Review:
Starting mid-series, this collection of stories spans the second half of the anime and continues several years after as Fuu, Jin, and Mugen find each other again and build a life together. The first fic is fluff (and kind of PWP), but from there the stories lead into a long, thoughful exploration of the relationships between Jin, Mugen, and Fuu. Angst, humor, jealousy, cross-dressing, pirates, and redemption ensue.

There's over thirty stories in this AU at the time I write this and rather than trying to pick out one or two to rec, I highly recommend that you read the entire universe (and, since each story follows the previous one, it's more like reading one really, really long story). It's a well-written look at the development of a seme and uke (top and bottom in English) relationship between Jin and Mugen, and as the series progresses Fuu gets drawn in as well. It's easily my favorite fic in the fandom and I love the way the the threesome develops, especially the way everyone's not perfectly happy to share. Threesomes sound great in fiction, but are a tough sell in real life and this series honestly addresses the difficulties such a group would face while still demonstrating how they need all three to make a truly functional, happy relationship. Especially since each person in the group has his or her own group of people attempting to assassinate him/her. An amazing body of work.

Laura Bryannan's Samurai Champloo AU