Also I posted a fic on AO3 on New Year's. A belated Christmas fic that is even more belated for me to make a post about it now that it is after Valentine's Day. But it still hasn't breached the double digits in hits so I wanted to share it on here in the hopes that it will someday reach the double digits (or maybe even the triple digits if we're feeling ambitious).
It's called Operation: Christmas Date and it's another Makina x Kasuga fic in the same universe as Operation: Wingman (I'm thinking of doing a theme naming thing where all of the fics I write in the same universe as Operation: Wingman have "Operation" in the title because why not).
Mostly fluff. Some angst. Might get a little too real at one point for some folks, but for the most part it's just a short little fic about a ship that deserves more love like WTF what's a Kasuga gotta do to get some G around here?
With the bottom 8 girls having settled for the last 4 spots, it's time now for the main event. We begin our 6 week journey in earnest now as the full bracket opens up.
Starting in the same #2 spot as last year, will the previous champion Rika repeat?
Or will the new #1 Kyoko push through after being knocked out of last year's Final 4?
Last year's runner up Tsubaki has dropped down to the #4 spot, can she make another run at the championship or is her slide a sign of an early knockout?
Meanwhile last year's Cinderella Kokoa, who made a run from her #27 spot all the way to the region final, finds herself with a much higher #16 spot. Wil that higher ranking turn into another run, maybe even to the championship? It'll mean going through Kyoko, her eliminator and new top dog, much earlier in the tournament.
Or will a new Cinderella rise from the lower ranks to challenge one of the top spots?
All these questions and more will be answered, and it all start now!
Okay apologies if it's a little crowded but here is the bracket, entirely randomly seeded. Each card had exactly one submission so there was a lot of diversity in selections. I'll try to have the first round of brackets ready by tomorrow at 6:30pm CDT (GMT-5). Text version under the cut!
Round 1:
Dreamy Love Plush Doll (Rei Togetsu) VS PureEmotion (Towa Hanamaki)
Covert Action is Also a Given (Esora Shimizu) VS Happy New Year 2022 (Esora Shimizu)
Irresistible Force 2022 (Kyoko Yamate) VS Birthday -Dancehall- (Saki Izumo)
Fascination -CAGE (Shinobu Inuyose) VS Thinking Beyond the Universe (Saki Izumo)
Candy Paradise (Muni Ohnaruto) VS Brilliant Neon and Yang Qipao (Rika Seto)
Teatime Chance (Noa Fukushima) VS Dynamite Wave (Dalia Matsuyama)
Echoing Love Diva of Rose -Pure White- (Rinku Aimoto) VS Birthday -Fountain- (Saori Hidaka)
Love Injection (Noa Fukushima) VS You Can't Veto It (Tsubaki Aoyagi)
Round 2:
Paradisal Rhythms (Dalia Matsuyama) VS ???
The Joy of Vowing Love (Marika Mizushima) VS True Self (Ibuki Niijima)
White Rose Diva (Tsubaki Aoyagi) VS The Notice for You (Hiiro Yano)
DJ For Life (Haruna Kasuga) VS ???
A Guiding Hand (Aoi Miyake) VS ???
Pekora-oudspeaker (Kurumi Shiratori) VS Because I Want to Make You Happy (Tsubaki Aoyagi)
As You Wish (Sophia) VS Wholehearted Dedication (Maho Akashi)
Hummingbird Flight (Miyu Sakurada) VS ???
Aiming for a Glorious Festival (Marika Mizushima) VS ???
Blue Rose Duo (Nagisa Tsukimiyama) VS Birthday (Kurumi Shiratori)
Your Heart to Mine (Aoi Miyake) VS Like a Fish to Water (Nagisa Tsukimiyama)
Within a Vial Full of Happiness (Miiko Takeshita) VS ???
Shiny Wing (Miyu Sakurada) VS ???
Wisteria Butterfly (Miiko Takeshita) VS Abyss's Queen (Neo)
Desk With Tea (Miyu Sakurada) VS Road to the No.1 (Weronika)