bleachless by bluesensei
AO3 fanfiction / 8,861 words / 1 chapter / Not Rated (but ~Teen And Up Audiences)
Sakura, tired to be rejected for his appearance, decides to dye his hair black and to put contacts on. That's how he joins Bōfūrin, but during a fight, he loses his contact and his dye runs out... How will his classmates react? Ooooh this was so, so soft!!Soft like finding acceptance, having your friends help you through a panic attack and ending up spending the night in a snuggle pile on the tatami floors!
Be Vulnerable by FireArrowAce
AO3 fanfiction / 27,428 words / 7 chapters / Teen And Up Audiences
Sakura has his first heat since joining Bōfūrin, and he manages to ask help and support from his classmates - lots of cuddling ensues. This is the first A/B/O fic I read in over 10 years as it's far from being my favorite genre, but because it was non-sexual and focused on friendship, I thought I would try it. And how glad I am that I did! This was so soft, full of Sakura feelings, friendship goodness and care. Super nice!!
The Scars Will Fade by Eternally_Dead
AO3 fanfiction / 3,436 words / 1 chapter / General Audiences
Sakura is covered in scars, and he's scared of showing his classmates. This wasn't amazing, but I like this trope so here you go! This is the fic which inspired Record Scratch (listed below) and to be honest that one is much better than this one.
eigo ga wakarimasu by bluesensei
AO3 fanfiction / 4,542 words / 1 chapter / Not Rated (but ~General Audiences)
Sakura starts to speak English to his classmates, thinking they don't understand... and everybody develops a praise kink! Silly and fun!
Bubbling Up Like Orange Soda by Froggothehoppit
AO3 fanfiction / 5,733 words / 1 chapter / General Audiences
Class 1-1 loves their captain so much, they organize a staring context just to be able to spend a bit of time looking at his eyes! This was pretty cute!
SuoSaku
heights by sailorfroggi
AO3 fanfiction / 7,692 words / 4 chapters / Teen And Up Audiences
Sakura loves to nap in high places, which causes a lot of worry for his classmates... and especially for Suo. This was pretty cute, I love to imagine Sakura trying to run away from his feelings to the point that he ends up falling asleep in dangerous places!
SakuKaji
✨ Record Scratch by Zizzani
AO3 fanfiction / 13,904 words / 5 chapters / Mature
When his classmates ask him why he never takes his shirt off in public, Sakura finally decides to show them his torso, covered in gnarly scars from past abuse. Everybody's angry on his behalf, but how will Kaji react when he learns about it? Ooh how I love the idea of Sakura being covered in scars, and how his friends react to it! This was great, a perfect balance of angst and softness, hurt and comfort!