Sykkuno X Corpse Novels & Stories

I've seen a couple floating around on AO3, but honestly, it's a pretty niche request. Most of the fandom activity is either art or shipping art, not a ton of long-form written stuff for that pairing specifically.

You might have better luck checking Tumblr tags like #corpsyk or #corpsykkuno. Sometimes people post little drabbles or headcanons there that don't make it to the bigger archive sites. The crossover element is tricky though—are you looking for them dropped into another game's universe, or something else? I think I saw one once where they were in 'Danganronpa', but it was abandoned after two chapters.

My advice is to search by the relationship tag on AO3 and then just scroll. It's a bit of a deep dive, but you might find something tucked in a collection of shorter works.

I’ve actually stumbled across quite a few of these on Archive of Our Own. The tag synergy is surprisingly strong—something about the chill, friendly Sykkuno energy colliding with Corpse's intense, mysterious vibe really sparks writers' imaginations. You’ll find everything from silly, slice-of-life gaming house AUs to much darker, plot-heavy thrillers.

My personal favorite was a noir-inspired mystery where Corpse was a detective and Sykkuno his unnervingly perceptive informant; the tension was incredible. Just filter by the fandom 'Dream SMP & Related Fandoms' or 'Video Blogging RPF' and then use the relationship tag 'Corpse/Sykkuno'. Sorting by kudos or bookmarks usually surfaces the real standout hits.

A tension-heavy, internal monologue style works wonders for them. It’s all about that unspoken static between Sykkuno's nervous, kind-hearted persona and Corpse's deep, intimidating voice – but you gotta dig past the surface personas. I like writing Corpse's POV where his thoughts are this chaotic, protective mess underneath the monotone delivery, and Sykkuno's are just a spiraling loop of ‘did I say something wrong?’ and ‘why is he being nice?’. The actual dialogue can be sparse, but every ‘hey’ or ‘thanks’ feels loaded. It’s less about grand romantic declarations and more about the quiet, almost accidental intimacy of sharing a Discord call when everyone else has logged off.

Found some fics that nail this by treating the online space as its own setting, the dim glow of monitors doing a lot of atmospheric work. The style shouldn’t be overly flowery; it needs that grounded, slightly awkward realism of two internet people figuring each other out, with the contrast in their voices – one high, one low – driving a lot of the subtext.