Honestly I see a lot of projection from certain parts of the fandom onto that pairing? Like, the 'save you from yourself' angle gets trotted out constantly. Wadanohara's pure-hearted healer thing contrasted with Sal's... everything. But it often turns him into a woobified victim instead of the unnerving, possessive sea witch he is. The really memorable ones play with that imbalance—where his affection is as dangerous as it is genuine, and she's not just naive but actively choosing to navigate that murky water. I reread one recently where he 'saves' her by pulling her into the deep sea away from her friends, framing it as protection, and the horror of it was way more interesting than fluffy redemption.
On the fluff side, there's a ton of 'domestic life in the sunken church' stuff. Making potions together, him being weirdly good at braiding her hair, that kind of quiet intimacy. Feels like a fandom daydream about calming the storm, which, mood. I'm less into those but they're a comfort read when the canon gets too heavy.
My friend got me into this ship, and I was surprised how much of the fanfic is actually from Sal's POV? Which is tricky to pull off because he's so... internal and obsessive. The common theme I notice is a focus on perception—how he sees Wadanohara as this singular point of light in a monochrome world, and how she might perceive his actions as love even when they're clearly messed up. A lot of 'beauty and the beast' echoes, but with less transformation and more acceptance of the beast part. Also, an oddly specific number of fics involve them sharing meals, with elaborate descriptions of sea creatures prepared as food. Makes sense given the setting, but it's a detail that sticks with me.
Gothic romance, but underwater. Possession, devotion, the tension between her duty to heal and his nature to corrupt. The good ones make the ocean itself a character—clammy, vast, pressing in on them. Ends up being less about plot and more about that oppressive, intimate atmosphere.
I feel like a lot of it boils down to two big buckets: fix-it fics and corruption arcs. Either Sal is softened and healed through Wadanohara's love (which, okay, fair, we all want that for our blorbo sometimes), or she gets slowly, beautifully twisted by his influence. The latter is way more my speed. There's this fantastic ongoing one where she starts collecting 'souvenirs' from drowned sailors to please him, and the author nails her voice so well—it's still kind and cheerful, but the context is all wrong. Chilling stuff.
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It's less about grand declarations and more about the tiny, healing gestures. Sal fixing her a cup of tea exactly how she likes it, a silent understanding that doesn't need words. That theme of 'quiet care as the antidote to loud pain' always gets me more than any dramatic confession ever could.
Honestly, I'm not sure there's a clear consensus on what the 'most popular' ones are anymore, since the fandom's older and things have fragmented across different platforms. The classic big hits that defined the ship for a lot of people were probably the multi-chapter fics on Fanfiction.net back in the day, but a ton of that content has migrated or been deleted.
If you're hunting now, your best bet is to check AO3 and filter for Sal/Wadanohara with the most kudos or bookmarks. There's a really long one called 'A Tide That Binds' that gets recced a lot—it's an AU where they're both pirates, I think? It's got that epic, angsty adventure vibe. But a lot of the newer stuff feels different, more introspective maybe.
Sometimes I wonder if the ship's popularity in fanfic was always tied more to the potential of their dynamic than what was in the game itself. The fandom latched onto that contrast between his cynicism and her optimism, so the fics that really ran with that internal conflict tended to gain traction.
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea fandom's really niche, huh? I've been poking around for those epic-length Sal/Wadanohara fics for a while, and honestly, the pickings can feel slim compared to bigger fandoms. Archive of Our Own is where most of the dedicated stuff ends up, but you have to dig with the right tags. I'd sort by word count and use the pairing tag 'Sal/Wadanohara (Wadanohara)'.
Funny thing is, I've found some of the longest continuous narratives aren't always labeled as Sal/Wadanohara directly. Sometimes they're part of larger ensemble casts or 'found family' AUs where their relationship is a slow-burn subplot. I remember one that was mostly from Samekichi's POV that was over 200k words, and the Sal/Wadanohara dynamic was incredible, but you'd miss it if you only filtered for the main pairing tag.
Wattpad has a few multi-chapter works, but the quality and completion rate are... unpredictable. I'd say AO3 is your most reliable bet for sheer volume and completed longfics. FF.net is practically a ghost town for this ship.
honestly, 'top-rated' can be a bit of a moving target. Ao3 is obviously the main hub. You'll want to filter the 'World Sea and the Fallen World' fandom for Sal/Wadanohara, then sort by kudos. That'll get you the crowd-pleasers.
But some of the most interesting stuff isn't necessarily the most kudos'd. There's a writer called GreyRaincloud whose slow-burn, character-study pieces are phenomenal—they treat Sal's internal conflict with a lot of nuance. Their work doesn't always hit the top of the list because it's less ship-fluffy and more psychological, but it's brilliant. Don't sleep on the 'Complete Works Only' filter either; nothing worse than getting hooked on an abandoned fic.
Also, maybe a hot take, but I'd skip FF.net for this ship. The tagging system on Ao3 is just so much better for finding the specific dynamic you want, whether it's pre-fall, post-fall, or complete AU.