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Characters: College AU! Aragorn x Fem!reader

Tags: @entishramblings

Warnings: smut

A/n: this might become a series. I’m unsure, but we’ll see. Might be a series of stand alones in the same setting. I’m not sure because I have wisps of ideas, but I don’t know that I have enough to make a full-blown series. Ya know?

You first met him a month ago.

You were a new freshman, fresh off a gap year with a full ride scholarship in your pocket. Adjusting to the large campus from your small town was daunting. You hadn’t exactly been popular in high school, but you were friends with almost everyone. No one had really loved you, but no one had really hated you, either. Still, making friends was difficult.

Trying to make friends with classmates went about as well as you’d hoped. None of the “friends” you’d made were interested in anything other than sharing notes and homework answers. When you saw the signs for something called “Org Smorg”, described as a smorgasbord of student organizations attempting to recruit new members. What was a better idea than joining clubs to make friends?

You were overwhelmed with the number of organizations there, but so many interested you. One was part of the people in charge of planning campus events, including the concerts. This semester some famous singer you’d heard about but never listened to was coming, as well as your favorite spoken word poet, Blythe Baird. You decided not to get involved with that one since you worried it would take up too much time. A production team club was planning to film a short film, so you gave them your information for when they had the details figured out. Alternate theatre and some other clubs ended up in your schedule.

It was a knight in armor that caught your eye. He was short, spoke with what you thought was a Scottish accent, talking about if the lemonade really was historically accurate since they hadn’t used the exact ingredients needed. Another man, tall and blonde assured him it didn’t really matter, and that it was close enough. He was wearing some sort of elaborately embroidered tunic and trousers, boots nearly to his knees. The third man, a scruffy man shook his head and smiled to himself.

The video that was being played caught your attention. You recognized the blonde man as he posed in what appeared to be holding a fencing helmet in one hand and a sword in the other. He was smiling next to a much older gentleman with a grand outfit, similar to what you saw kings wear in those period movies you liked to watch. You watched as the screen shifted to a fight of a short man, you assumed the man in armor since it looked like the same outfit, fighting with another person. It shifted to a video of something called The Pennsic War, according to the subtitle, with a date from last year added after. Two groups of people met on what you assumed was a battlefield. The screen shifted again—

“Greetings, fair lady,” the dark-haired man said with a slight bow and smile. “Interesting stuff, isn’t it?”

“Hey,” you greeted in return, giving an awkward wave in response. “It’s… Something. What am I looking at?”

The man explained every photograph, the blond man joining as well as the short man, his helmet removed and his red hair and beard exposed.

“That’s me,” the man said proudly, beaming at the screen. “That was a good fight.”

The trio spent the next two hours explaining the group they were representing. The Society of Creative Anachronism, or SCA for short, was essentially a medieval LARPing group.

“It’s like taking the best parts of everything that occurred during the 1600s and before to modern times, while leaving the bad parts – like the plague and misogyny – behind,” the man named Aragorn said with pride. “You said you liked period movies and Dungeons and Dragons, right? I think this group would be a good fit for you.” He gave you a flyer with different dates and meetings listed. “Legolas is going to be teaching fencing—”

“I can’t teach heavy fighting on campus,” Gimli complained. “You’ll have to come to an off-campus meeting to learn that.”

“Only if you’re comfortable; there’s no obligation to do anything,” Aragorn assured, his smile was charming and inviting, and you agreed to go to some meetings on campus to see if it was something you were interested in. “That’s great! Our next meeting is a potluck, but you don’t need to bring anything—Well, maybe a hungry stomach,” he joked. You laughed and he grinned.

The potluck was full of medieval food – sausages, bread, drinks, meat, soups – and some modern food, like Oreos and some crackers and cheese. The next meeting, Legolas started teaching you fencing, and Aragorn told stories, played a lute, and sang old songs. A complete surprise to you, Gimli worked on some illumination, fancy decoration on some scrolls that were for the baron of the area. He didn’t seem the type, but he enjoyed it.

You learned so much about them all during those meetings. Aragorn was a psychology major, minoring in plant biology. He was considering switching them as a major/minor combo, but he wasn’t sure. Legolas was a computer studies major, with linguistics as a secondary major. His minors included various languages. Gimli was an international student from Wales, majoring in history and minoring in art. He complained about people thinking he was Scottish frequently. These people were so surprising and endearing, and they quickly became your closest friends despite the age difference you brought to the table.

They learned about how you left your small town out of desperation to get away from your small town and your overbearing parents. Things had been hard, but you were granted a full ride scholarship that had been saved for the couple of years you had to take off of school. You were able to focus on your studies, which you were thankful for, but that you were still worried for your grades. Aragorn offered to study with you, since your schedules met up so perfectly and you agreed.

~~**~~

The four of you sat around a fire pit in Legolas’ parents’ backyard. Apparently, they were loaded. You couldn’t remember exactly what they did, something about being a politician or ambassador or something. He lived on campus during the week, but went home on the weekends, even though he only lived about 10 minutes from campus.

The house, if you could call it that, was massive. The backyard had a pool house, a full sized pool inside. It was the size of a two story house for a family, and you’d been told it had three bedrooms. There was a tennis and basketball court a short walk away from the fire pit. If there was any doubt about how loaded this family was, it was gone now.

Aragorn was playing his guitar, singing softly as Gimli drank beer. He tried to talk you into drinking, and you respectfully declined. Eventually, Legolas told Gimli to knock it off and Gimli stopped pestering you, though he grumbled.

“Do you play?” Aragorn asked.

“Like sports? Not really. I enjoy tennis and volleyball casually, though,” you replied.

He chuckled and shook his head. “I meant instruments.”

“Oh, not really. My brother tried to teach me guitar, but I never learned. I’ve been trying to learn how to play kalimba, but I’m not good at it.”

“What’s a kalimba?” Gimli asked.

“It’s a thumb piano that sounds like a music box.”

“That sounds lovely,” Legolas said with a smile.

“Maybe next time you can play it for us,” Aragorn suggested. “Do you sing?”

“I’m not good at it,” you admitted, looking at the fire.

“I disagree,” Legolas chimed in. “I heard you before I arrived at the last meeting.”

“I’ll judge it for myself,” Aragorn said, continuing to strum random notes on his guitar. “What do you want to sing? I know a lot of songs, old and new.”

You sighed, resigned to your fate. “Jenny of Oldstone?”

“From Game of Thrones?” Aragorn asked, starting to play it softly. You nodded. “I think I remember how to play it.”

“That sounds right,” Legolas said. Gimli leaned back in his chair.

Gimli frowned as he realized he was out of beer. He opened the cooler and cursed when he saw it was empty, and stood up. “I’ll be right back,” he announced, “don’t start without me.” He made his way back into the house with the cooler.

“How much can that man drink?” You asked, amazed.

“A lot,” Legolas and Aragorn said in unison. Aragorn chuckled and shook his head.

“I guess you have time to warm up, if you want.” Aragorn was still smiling as he looked at you.

“I’m not sure how,” you admitted shyly, looking into the fire.

“I’ll teach you.” and Aragorn did just that. The two

you sang tongue twisters and scales.

By the time Gimli was back, you and Aragorn had finished.

“Didn’t start without me, did ya?” Gimli asked.

“Nope!” You smiled at him. “Aragorn helped me warm up. Gimli hummed in approval and you looked to Aragorn. “Should we start?” You asked.

He nodded and started to play. He stumbled on a note, surprised by the quality of your voice. He quickly recovered, focusing on his attention on the movement of his fingers against the neck of the guitar. You were embarrassed, but you still sang without issue.

Gimli clapped as you finished. “Sing something else!”

“Leave her be,” Aragorn sighed before turning to you. “You sing beautifully. Why don’t you think so?”

“Just been told that a few times too many to think otherwise,” you said with a shrug, looking into the fire.

“Bastards,” Gimli stated simply. “Liars and bastards.”

You smiled, not saying anything.

“If she won’t sing then you should,” Gimli said to Aragorn.

“Alright, let me think.” Aragorn looked up at the stars, to you, and then into the fire. “Got it,” he said before tuning the guitar. “I just started learning this one, though.”

“Oh?” Legolas looked to you as if figuring out a puzzle.

“I memorized all the words for you, but if you only knew how much that’s just not like me.” You shivered, you’d heard Aragorn sing before, but this was different. “I wait up late every night just to hear your voice, but you don’t know that’s nothing like me.”

It reminded you of those nights when you would call him, unable to sleep. He’d tell you a story until you were about to crash. You’d say goodnight, wondering what he had stayed up until 1 am, but dismissed it as him working on his schoolwork.

Legolas watched you, sipping a beer he’d just gotten from Gimli. You felt like you were being judged, and mildly ganged up on. You had a feeling what was happening, but you were terrified of being wrong.

”I want to make sure everything is perfect for you. If you only knew that's not like me to follow through. Maybe even give up all these dead end dreams just to be with you, but you don't know that's nothing like me.” His voice was rough but tender, gentle yet soft. There was some kind of yearning, some kind of heartache, in his voice as he sang.

You wanted him to be singing about you, though you weren’t entirely sure why. It was strange. You’d had crushes in the past, but this felt different. You’d thought it was close friendship, but now you were realizing that wasn’t the case.

“Just when I thought all was lost,” Aragorn’s eyes were glued to you as he sang, “you came and made it all okay.”

You damn near swooned and he returned his gaze to the neck of his guitar. Legolas watched you carefully, sipping his beer. Gimli, oblivious, watched Aragorn, finishing his beer.

The song ended and Legolas looked to Aragorn and then to Gimli before back to Aragorn.

“Mind watching the fire? It looks like it’s about done, and I’m tired. Gimli and I are tired—“

“I’m not tired,” Gimli interrupted.

“Regardless, we’re going inside. I’ll let you have some of my expensive whiskey.”

“The $300 stuff?” Gimli’s eyes were sparkling.

“Sure, but let’s get inside quickly.”

“I’ll help clean up,” you said, standing.

“No, that’s alright. It can wait until morning.” Legolas stood up, and Gimli followed him into the mansion.

The only sounds were the crickets, cackling of the fire, and Aragorn’s guitar. Fifteen minutes of this and the fire was dying. You didn’t realize you were shivering until Aragorn spoke up.

“Are you okay? You’re shivering.”

“I guess I’m a bit cold,” you admitted.

“Come here then,” he suggested, patted next to him on the bench.

His guitar was placed on the stone floor and he shrugged off his leather jacket, draping it around you when you took the spot next to him. He put an arm around you, pulling you closer.

Aragorn smelled of leather and patchouli, trees and dirt and grass, and it was comforting. You scooted as close to him as you could, his warmth so nice.

Silence loomed, but it was as comfortable as it was terrifying. There was so much you wanted to say, but couldn’t muster the courage until the fire was out.

“We should go inside,” Aragorn muttered, petting your head as you leaned against his chest.

“Can I ask you a question first?” You looked up at him but realized you didn’t have a good view, so you leaned away from him.

“Sure, ask away.” Aragorn looked nervous and relaxed at the same time, though you had never seen that combination before.

“That song…” You couldn’t finish it.

“I like you, Y/n. I like you a lot, actually.” He looked into the fire, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees. “That first night you called because you couldn’t sleep, I was asleep and woke up to you calling me—“

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you up,” you muttered, pulling his jacket around you tighter.

“No, it’s alright,” he assured. “I started staying awake later in case you called again. A few days of that and that song came on the radio and I realized that I had feelings for you, so I started to learn it.” He grabbed the poker and adjusted the embers, helping them go out. “And then I realized I’ve never learned a song for anyone except my ex, and now you.”

You didn’t know what to say, and he took your silence as an invitation to continue.

“I saw you at Org Smorg and wanted to you win you over and bring you into the SCA so I could keep seeing you. I was so excited when you showed up at the first meeting. When you said you were worried about your grades, I saw an opportunity and offered to form a study group. I’ve never studied with someone else before, but it was a chance to see you more.”

More silence.

“I’m sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have told you this—“

You cut him off with a gentle kiss to his lips.

“Don’t apologize. I’ve got a dumb schoolgirl crush on you, too. Have for a while, just didn’t realize it until tonight.”

Aragorn just stared at you in shock, so you kissed him again, one hand snaking around his neck, the other still holding his jacket over your shoulders. He kissed you back, and it deepened, getting more needy and intense. There was an urgency in it that caught you off guard, and you were surprised when you realized you had initiated that step.

One hand wrapped around your back, the other played with the bottom hem of your tank top before rubbing down your body and resting on your exposed thigh. You shivered at the gentle touch.

“Still cold?” Aragorn murmured against your lips.

“Yeah. Mind if we go inside?” You asked.

“Sure.” You could tell Aragorn was disappointed, but the fact he wasn’t going to pressure you into anything tonight made your heart palpitate.

He stood up, offering a hand to help you up. You graciously accepted it, making your way into the mansion. Neither of you had let go of the others hand, so you held hands until you got to the door. He opened the door for you, and then followed you inside.

You kissed him again, one hand on his neck and the other on his chest. His jacket fell to the floor, but he didn’t seem to care. One hand held the back of your head, the other resting on your waist.

“Can you walk me to my room?” You asked, breathless from the kiss. “I don’t remember where it is.”

Aragorn blinked for a moment before nodding. “Yeah, sure. This place is huge and it’s easy to get lost.” His brow furrowed, and he looked confused.

Every so often, your lips would meet his. Both of you were guilty of initiating; both of you were guilty of wanting more. You had no idea where he was leading you. Simply put, the feeling of his lips against yours, the warmth of his body, his hands on your waist, the smell of him coaxing you into a feeling you hadn’t felt in so long, made it impossible to make a map of this place in your mind. The longing for more was unrelenting, making your heart race in your chest.

At some point, you found yourself against a wall, his knee between your legs and his lips to your neck. He used one hand to brace against the wall while the other ran from your waist to your hip to your thigh, sliding under your skirt as it traveled up your thigh again. Your breath hitched when his fingers grazed the little bit of fabric that rested on your hip.

“Is this alright?” He asked, lust dripping from his words. You looked into his eyes, seeing just how much he was holding back -- the opposite of what you wanted him to do in this moment.

“Yes.” It came out as a gasp. You hadn’t realized you were panting until his lips were on your neck again. As if it had a mind of its own, your head tilted to the side, exposing your neck to him.

His lips found their way to yours once more, the hand that had been caressing your body slowly running up your side, cupping your breast before continuing up your body until it finally came to rest on your neck. Your hips rocked against him, one hand on his lower back trying to pull him closer and the other hand on his shoulder, moving to the back of his neck.

“We should--” He was panting, trying to catch his breath and focus. “We should get you to your room.”

“Join me?” You asked, breathless still.

“I shouldn’t,” Aragorn took your hands in his and took a step back, bringing your hands to his lips. “You need to rest.”

“Please change your mind before we get there.” You looked at him, wanting nothing more than to drop to your knees and satisfy him that way if you could not have him the way you wanted him.

He smiled softly, tucking some of your hair behind your ear.

“I mean it, Aragorn,” you assured, pressing your hips to his again. “I want you, and I know you want me, too.” You moved your hands from his grip and rested them on his chest, pressing your lips to his neck.

Instinctively, he braced against the wall again, his leg between your thighs. Your hips had a mind of their own, and started to rock on his thigh, looking for any ounce of friction that could bring satisfaction.

“Are you a virgin?” He asked.

“What?” You couldn’t seem to focus.

“I don’t want this to be your first time. I want it to be special for you.”

“I’ve known a man before,” you sighed, biting your lip and closing your eyes. “Now I want to know you, too,” you breathed on to his neck, trying not to moan at the feeling of his thigh under you.

“Let’s get you to your room,” Aragorn was breathless, and the sound of it only made you want him more, need him more, “and decide from there.”

His lips crashed against yours once more, for the briefest moment, before he nuzzled into your neck. He took your hand, pulling you from the wall before dropping it. Quickly, he walked you to your room. As if it was ritual now, the two of you would end up against a wall, bodies pressed together, lips trying to devour each other.

By the time you made it to your room, there was no more restraint. The door slammed shut as you were pushed against it. You giggled at the sound, and Aragorn grinned, pressing a finger to his lips, eyes locked on yours.

“Shhh…” His forehead pressed against yours as he chuckled. He lifted you up, and you instinctively wrapped your legs around him. You were still giggling as he lowered you onto the bed, hovering over you. “How do you feel about oral?”

“I don’t know. I’ve only given it once.” It felt odd to admit it. No, you weren’t a virgin, but your experience with sex was limited. Your partner had been so vanilla the sex was almost boring, and you were already having more fun with Aragorn than you did with them.

“Only given it once?” Aragorn’s eyes sparkled with mischief, even though his eyes were darker with his lustful need. “Well then.”

The next thing you knew he was pushing your skirt up, bringing your hips to the edge of the bed, maneuvering your knees over his shoulders.

“Tell me if you want me to stop at any time, okay?” He wrapped his arms around the outside of your legs, his hands resting on your thighs.

Your breath hitched as he started to eat you out, stopping after a moment to push your panties to the side with one hand, the other still holding your leg in position. You felt him in places you didn’t know you could feel him in, and it felt divine.

You started to moan and you felt him chuckle against you. He lifted his head away, smiling at you for a moment before returning to what he was doing. You closed your eyes, one hand grabbing the comforter and the other covering your mouth. You’d never made sounds like these before, but you were too in the moment to think about it.

After what felt like not enough time, Aragorn sat back, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand, grining.

“You like that, don’t you?” He was grinning like a mad man, but all you could do was nod and whine. “You want me to keep going?” he asked. You nodded again, moving your body in an attempt to coax him back to you. “Alright, alright.”

He was between your legs again, holding your panties to the side with one hand while his other slipped a finger inside you. You covered your mouth with both hands, your back arching at the new sensation. He chuckled against you, continuing to work, slowly adding fingers, until he could feel you approaching your orgasm. He picked up the pace, eager to make you cum hard, and cum hard you did. No matter how hard you’d tried to stay quiet, the moan you let loose was surely heard around the mansion.

His eyes closed, his fingers slowed, letting you ride out the waves they’d caused. His tongue continued for the same reason. He listened to your moans and pants like they were his new favorite song. Once it was all over, he carefully set your legs down from his shoulders and wiped his mouth off again.

“Are you alright?” He asked softly, kissing your knee.

“I--” It took a few moments for you to be able to think enough to speak. “Yes,” you said once you were finally able.

“I take it you enjoyed it, then?”

You looked at him, with his big, dumb, goofy grin that you’d seen so many times and looked back at the ceiling. “I did, but I--” You sighed, running your hands over your face to rub it. “I don’t want to stop there.”

“Why do we have to stop?” Aragorn asked, frowning.

“We don’t have condoms, and I’m not going to be able to blow you half as well as you ate me.”

“Well, you don’t have to do that on me, ever, unless you want to. Regardless of how ‘good’ you think you are, it doesn’t matter. All I care about is you being satisfied. If you’re not into something, you’re not into something.” You watched him as he talked. “As for condoms… There are some in the bedside table drawer.” You blinked, about to get upset when he continued. “They’re in all the rooms. Legolas host parties here sometimes while his parents are away. Things sometimes get.. Well. You know how it is at parties.”

You shook your head. You’d never been to the kind of party he was talking about.

“You don’t?” Aragorn seemed surprised. “I’ll have to take you to the next one, if you want to go, I mean. Like I said, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do.”

“No,” you said with a smile. “I’d like to do that. You know what else I’d like?”

“Hmm?” Aragorn hummed, kissing your thigh.

“For you to fuck me until I’m screaming your name.”

“Your wish is my command.”

Aragorn made quick work of getting you undressed, spending more time on pleasuring you than your last partner had. It made you feel cherished and adored and it made you embarrassed you weren’t doing the same for him. Aragorn was a giver, though, focused more on his partner’s pleasure than his own.

He trailed kisses up your belly, lifting your shirt as he went. By the time he reached your chest he was carefully pulling your shirt off. He kissed your chest, massaging your breasts before removing your bra and kissing those, too.

His mouth moved to your nipple and he suckled, kneading your other in his hand. His tongue flicked your nipple, and his other hand went from your breast down between your legs, sliding inside you once again. His pace was gentle, deliberate, until he curled his fingers and he moved faster. Increasing his pace until you were moaning. He moved to your other breast, curious if he could make you reach your orgasm with his mouth and hands once more.

Your hips started to move on their own, trying to quicken his pace, feel him deeper inside you. He obliged to the best of his abilities, only slowing down once he heard you moan and felt you pulsate around his fingers.

Aragorn pulled away from your breasts, watching you ride the waves of the pleasure he’d brought you. Once you were finished, he started to kiss your neck. Careful not to touch you with the fingers that had been inside you and were slick with your wetness. He got off the bed and you watched him, too spent to move at this point.

He grabbed a tissue from the table and wiped his fingers off, dropping the tissue onto the table for now, and grabbing a condom from the drawer and returning to the bed, kissing your neck as he undid his pants, pausing only to fully remove his clothing until he was as naked and exposed as you were.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Aragorn asked, returning to caress your face as he looked into your eyes.

“I do,” you murmured.

He kissed your neck more, pausing only to put the condom on and climb over you. Once again, he peppered kisses to your neck, slowly trailing and climbing up to your lips. The two of you kissed, comfortable and relaxed, but passionate still.

“Are you ready?” He growled against your lips, sending a shiver up your spine.

You nodded.

Aragorn positioned himself at your entrance, eyes locked on yours as he made his way inside. You gasped, an airy moan escaping you. A shiver crawled up his spine this time, and he gave you time to adjust.

You rested one hand on his back, the other on his shoulder. You dug your nails into his skin as he started to rock his hips, burying his face in the crook of your shoulder and neck — biting and suckling on the skin available.

The thrusts started slow, quickly picking up pace as you continued to adjust. He pulled away from your neck to look into your eyes. He was bracing himself with his hands on either side of you, but he shifted his weight to one so he could caress and hold your face, smiling at you as he continued to fuck you. You put a hand over his, struggling to stay quiet.

“You don’t have to stay quiet,” Aragorn assured softly. “I don’t care who hears, I want you to moan for me. I want you to—” He had to pause to groan himself. “You feel so good, Y/n.” Once he was refocused he continued what he was saying, “I want you to call my name. Let the whole world know who’s giving you pleasure tonight.”

Your hips were desperately trying to meet his, trying to force him deeper. He paused to pull out, grabbing your hips and dragging you to the edge of the bed again. He put your legs over his shoulders, aligned himself, and went back to work. You had tears in your eyes. It felt so good that you were already feeling a familiar coil in your belly.

“Aragorn,” you moaned, eyes closed. “You feel so good.”

“So do you,” he was panting, watching you as your face was smothered in pleasure. You couldn’t see it, but he was grinning, proud of himself for making you into this. “So perfect.”

“Aragorn, don’t stop,” you pleaded, hands gripping the sheets. “Go faster,” you whined, your hips bucking.

Aragorn obliged, he reached down, playing with your clit as he pounded into you. After a moment he’s topped and pulled out, and you looked at him in frustration.

“Get on your hands and knees,” he commanded, eyes dark.

You did as you were told, and he entered you again. His hands took your hips, and slammed yourself against him. He thrust and pulled you to him, groaning.

You were all but screaming his name as he pounded into you, hitting deeper than you thought he could. After what felt like not long enough, the coil in your belly snapped and your vision tunneled. You moaned his name, collapsing and your head rested on the bedding, riding the waves of pleasure that were hitting you.

You pulsating around him was enough to push him over the edge and he groaned your name, thrusting a couple more times before he bent over you, taking a moment to catch his breath. He pulled out, gently adjusting you so you weren’t on your knees anymore.

Aragorn was panting, watching you as you stared back at him, completely spent from your orgasms. He grinned, running a hand from his forehead and through his hair, pushing it back. After a moment he rolled onto his side, gently caressing your body. Your face, your side, your arms, your back — his caresses reached everywhere sighing reach.

“I didn’t hurt you, did I?” He asked gently, his caresses back to your face.

“Only the good kind of hurt,” you admitted with a soft smile.

“I guess I shouldn’t apologize, should I?”

“No, you shouldn’t.” You closed your eyes, sighing. “I’m so tired.”

“I know, but you should at least use the restroom. I’ll get your pajamas from your bag for you, alright?” He patted your butt and sat up, chuckling as your eyes followed him but your body didn’t move. “Come on, I know you’re tired, but I don’t want you to get an infection.”

You sighed, realizing he was right, and you rolled onto your back. He leaned over, kissing your stomach. It was comforting and tender, and you realized you never wanted to be with anyone else, sexually or romantically. You wanted to be with Aragorn, and you wanted to stay with him.

He helped you up, making sure you eased yourself into standing and walking. He helped you to the bathroom before returning to the room. Some time later, he returned, holding your clothing in his hands. You felt like you needed a shower, and debated on taking a shower. Ultimately, you decided you wouldn’t, so you took your clothes from him and dressed in the bathroom. Stepping out and gently kissing him before making your way to the bedroom.

You were a bit bowlegged, but you had no complaints about that. It was so delightfully worth it, and a reminder of the pure bliss Aragorn had given you moments before. You collapsed on your bed, not moving.

You knew instinctively that the hands that were rubbing your back belonged to Aragorn, and you closed your eyes, enjoying the feeling.

“You’re exhausted,” Aragorn observed quietly, moving some of your hair out of your face. “Let’s get you tucked into bed.” His voice was so soft and tender it made you want to cry.

He was being so gentle, and this was something you’d never experienced before. He pulled back the sheets as best he could before picking you up and gently putting you down so your head rested on the pillow. He kissed your forehead before pulling the rest of the sheets and blankets down and then pulling them over you.

He kissed your forehead again, muttered a “good night,” and started to move from the bed when you grabbed his arm. Aragorn looked back at you, surprised.

“Stay with me?” You asked softly, moments from sleep. “Please? Sleep next to me.”

Aragorn looked into your eyes, unsure what to do. After a moment he smiled gently.

“Sure, I’ll stay with you tonight.”

#Aragorn #Lord of the Rings #aragorn x reader

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S E I J O U | ml

☕ Main Masterlist

♡ = a personal favorite HC = headcanons ≛ = emergency request / comfort

HC: Pet Names

HC: Protecting their fem!manager from a harasser

☕ Oikawa Tooru

Soulmate AU - soulmate’s name is on your wrist

s/o falls asleep on teammate’s shoulder ♡

You (his crush) misunderstand his advice and go out with someone else

You are burnt out so he plans a relaxing evening ≛

Impressing his crush by wearing his glasses ♡

Catching you singing Disney songs

HC: Finding out you are ticklish

You have never seen Star Wars

HC: Catching you playing around with a volleyball

Comforting you after you failed a test ≛

You refuse to give him kisses (fluff) ♡

Ignoring his crush/childhood friend ♡

HC: comforting you when you’re stressed bc of school ≛

HC: You are scared of needles and get blood work done ≛

Comforting S/O with a chronic illness ≛

HC: Short s/o

HC: dates after being in a relationship for a while

HC: You are shy and cuddle him in your sleep

HC: Taking care of his you on your period

HC: How he sleeps

You find him in the gym after overworking himself

HC: Bringing him food at practice when the team doesn’t know you

HC: You are scared of storms ≛

HC: Meeting & holding his newborn daughter ♡

HC: Domestic life with him

HC: Playing with his hair

HC: How he shows physical affection

☕ Iwaizumi Hajime

s/o falls asleep on teammate’s shoulder ♡

Husband!Iwa and wife + children

You are stressed bc of school work

HC: pregnant wife ♡

Your friends don’t treat you well ≛

HC: type of person he’d fall for

HC: Catching you playing around with a volleyball

4 times he thinks he loves you and the 1 time he finally says it ♡

He asks you out & you don’t believe he’s serious

HC: Comforting you when you failed an exam ≛

HC: comforting you when you’re stressed bc of school ≛

HC: Cuddling

You comfort him and play with his hair

HC: Bringing him food at practice when the team doesn’t know you

You want to help him practice so you ask the team for help

HC: you’re sleepy & he has to wake you up

HC: How he shows physical affection

HC: He sees you holding a baby

HC: A soft, intimate moment

He gets blushy even though you’ve been dating for a while

HC: Running at him & asking him to catch you

HC: Surprising him at practice & the team’s reaction

You’re pregnant & he does a midnight snack run for you

Surprising him at work with your son (timeskip)

HC: You had a bad dream about him leaving you

Keep It - He give you his jacket

☕ Matsukawa Issei

HC: Cuddling ♡

HC: Hugging him from behind bc he’s warm

☕ Kyoutani Kentarou

HC: Catching you playing around with a volleyball

#hqd masterlist #seijou #aoba jousai #haikyuu x reader

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diyeoracha · 4 years

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IwaOi Master Fic Rec List (50+ Fics)

Hello! In celebration accumulating over 190+ bookmarks on my AO3 account featuring IwaOi and Iwaizumi coming back into the manga (and for his (almost) birthday), I decided to create a masterlist of all of my favorite fanfictions in order to keep myself organized as well as contributing to more traffic on those works! I decided to split the works up by my own self-imposed genres, such as angst, coming-of-age (or the childhood-friends-to-lovers trope that we all love which depicts how their relationship changes as they grow up and will mostly be canon-compliant), and alternate universe. With the revival of Iwaizumi in the manga, alternate universes will be broken down into adulting AU where he and Oikawa’s diverge differs from in canon and actual, legit AU where there’s basically no volleyball.

I’ll include the title, link, word count, fic summary, and my own commentary (mostly for my own personal entertainment). While the AO3 fandom has been going strong since 2014, I personally have only been reading IwaOi fics for about 3 months, so I will most likely be recommending some cult-favorites, especially since I’ve been reading my fics by sorting through the tag with the most kudos.

My absolute favorites (or the ones where I personally push onto my IRL haikyuu friends) will be denoted with ♡ in increments of 1-3 with 3 ♡ being an absolute must-read. Fics marked with a * indicate that Iwaizumi or Oikawa or both are professional athletes because that’s honestly my Favorite Trope. This is incomplete as I got distracted while re-reading a lot of these and have only gone through half of my bookmarks, but feel free to check my own page here for the rest of them! This took me about 9 days to compile (aka this was in my drafts for about 9 days) but I do hope you guys enjoy reading these and leave comments and kudos!

Adulting AU

*♡♡Thirty Years and Change (the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad)

Word count: 19k

Summary: It’s July 10th, 2024, and Oikawa Tooru is an Olympian. His smiling face airs on an NHK promo every 45 seconds. He’s captain of the national men’s volleyball team, reigning star of the professional leagues, and he hasn't spoken to Iwaizumi Hajime in two years.

Thoughts: THIS IS IT. THIS FIC IS GOD TIER. They’ve been separated but now are falling back into old habits and there’s a confession on the line? Akaashi is in here and he’s pretty funny. I reread this all the time.

*♡♡♡the courtship ritual of the hercules beetle

Word count: 66k

Summary: Tooru is pretty sure he could manage the mating habits of a mosquito. It’s the mating habits of people he can’t seem to get right.

Thoughts: Absolutely the best IwaOi fic I’ve ever read. I’ve reread this about 4x and I always pay attention to a new sentence or detail that leaves me breathless. The characterization is pretty spot on, and I have to admit that this fic made me appreciate IwaOi a little more. I’ve cried countless times too. A cult-favorite but it doesn’t have nearly as many hits as it deserves.

♡days fall away

Word count: 17k

Summary: Except now he’s back home, so close to his old haunts and to Oikawa himself, and it's—weird.

Thoughts: They’ve separated for a bit but now they’re back in the same city and learning to be around each other again. Cue teasing from the biological and Seijoh family

it's been so long (nobody knows me the way you do)

Word count: 8k

Summary: Tooru hums, only half-listening. Somewhere along the way, Hajime’s palm has settled itself over the curve of Tooru’s cheek, thumb tracing over the line of his jaw.

Thoughts: They’re living together post-college feat. snapshots from their lives before getting together and their Seijoh team! It’s really soft but it manages a humorous tone as well.

Time

Word count: 5k

Summary: When they're twenty-three, their story only begins.

Thoughts: A piecewise fic told from Oikawa’s point of view. The tone is almost chatty but it really fits the pacing of the work as you get snippets and sentences of their relationship throughout the years

♡Almost a Stranger

Word count: 16k

Summary: Iwa-chan's leaving Japan. Tooru's not sure he can forgive him, but he's not going to admit his long-held feelings, either. A trip to Miyajima complicates everything.

Thoughts: They go on vacation right before Iwaizumi leaves Oikawa for a year. Oikawa ponders their relationship.

where fireflies never die

Word count: 4k

Summary: >>Oikawa: Hey Iwa-chan >>Oikawa: Did I ruin it?

Thoughts: Oikawa is a mangaka and basically writes his best selling series based off of him and Iwaizumi. This was pretty angsty ngl with a lot of introspection and second-guessing.

In the Business of Love

Word count: 22k

Summary: Meet Oikawa Tooru: He's a best-selling shoujo manga artist, a hardcore romantic and you won't believe where he's getting his lovey dovey fodder from...Enter Iwaizumi Hajime: He's Oikawa's best friend, a realist who also happens to be a wedding magazine writer despite not believing in romance...

Thoughts: Mangaka Oikawa but this is basically a rom-com lmao

Alternate Universe

Even Heroes (have the right to dream)

Word count: 20k

Summary: Oikawa Tooru, ace reporter of the superhero beat of Asahi Shimbun, hates superheroes. Or maybe he just hasn’t met the knight one yet.

Thoughts: Superhero-hiding-his-identity-Iwaizumi and begrudging Oikawa? Sign me up. This fic spent a little more time on worldbuilding than eventual romance, but it is still absolutely unique and entertaining

The secret omega

Word count: 17k

Summary: Iwaizumi’s annoying as fuck best friend. Who absolutely, definitely, no matter what, cannot find out that Iwaizumi is an omega.

Thoughts: A/B/O dynamics where Iwa is the omega and Oikawa is the alpha. 90% plot building which is pretty nice.

Conquering the Great King

Word count: 105k

Summary: Oikawa's lips twitched into a smirk and he brought them hovering just over Iwaizumi's, "One time thing, Two time thing, what's it matter as long as it's not a Relationship thing?"

Thoughts: Malicious and flirtatious Oikawa meet immovable object Iwaizumi. They’re businessmen trying to navigate friends-with-benefits and love all at the same time. A+ sex scenes tbh.

♡Infinite Risks

Word count: 8k

Summary: “It’s my fate,” Oikawa responds slowly. He’s crying.“It’s too lonely,” Iwaizumi’s heart sounded broken. “And I’m not there with you. Not really.”

Thoughts: Edge of Tomorrow AU!!!!! Please watch Edge of Tomorrow first because it’s truly a brilliant movie that I wholly enjoyed and this fic reflects that. This also made me really sad so Beware

*♡Something Like Us

Word count: 28k

Summary: Friends since childhood, Oikawa and Iwaizumi now live together, both playing for the National Team. It's no secret that athletes who are bonded perform better. So if the two of them happen to bond...It'd be for the good of the team, right?

Thoughts: ABO dynamics (and somewhat canon-compliant) as they’re roommates, on the national team, and try to navigate being “fake” mated while harboring feelings

And All the Prince’s Men

Word count: 65k

Summary: “Father only loves that which he owns, and I am the one thing that can never truly be his.”

Thoughts: Royal bastard son Oikawa and his servant Iwaizumi. An enthralling read and universe. The romance takes a secondary seat here as it focuses more on plot and world-building.

♡long nights, no peace

Word count: 18k

Summary: It's the steady knowledge that Iwaizumi Hajime will always be someone that he can rely on, that no matter what the world throws at the two of them, they share in a piece of each other's soul.

Thoughts: Pacific Rim! AU. Otherwise known as my favorite types of AUs because they’re basically soulmates (platonic or not,, but they’re not platonic here)

♡(sing with me) A Song of Conquest and Fate

Word count: 26k

Summary: When Seijou receives a missive from Aobajousai to discuss a potential peace, its emperor Oikawa Tooru could not have foreseen the series of events that would follow.

Thoughts: Warring states/historical fantasy AU. The world building is amazing and this author has great control over her language use

Cotton Breathing

Word count: 13k

Summary:

Thoughts: Long-distance and summer only but childhood friends Iwaoi!!! A dreamy summer piece and reading it almost makes me feel like I’m in a Studio Ghibli movie because of the mood it puts me in

Similar Creatures

Word count: 53k

Summary: "What's your name?" "Whatever you want it to be."(Or, Oikawa gets directions from an attractive stranger on a street corner.)

Thoughts: Iwaizumi is an escort and Oikawa needs a fancy date

Space

Word count: 44k

Summary: Tries not to think of his rooftop garden, or the apartment he used to inhabit, or Hajime’s broken expression on the night they whispered their goodbyes before Tooru’s launch, attempting to push it all to the back of his mind behind visions of this alien world terraformed

Thoughts: Oikawa’s in outerspace. They’re separated. This left me feeling pretty empty ngl.

♡here comes your man

Word count: 8k

Summary: Iwa-chan, it reads, Have a good day today! Good luck! <3 <3 <3Suga chokes. It’s hard to imagine anyone calling the scowling and fierce Doctor Iwaizumi “Iwa-chan.” But marriage probably comes with all sorts of liberties.

Thoughts: Doctor AU where Iwaizumi and Oikawa’s relationship is pondered by Suga

In the Telling

Word count: 6k

Summary: Muggleborn Iwaizumi could not be less impressed with pureblood Oikawa Tooru.

Thoughts: Harry Potter AU where they’re in the same year and aren’t really friends but are also friends

♡♡The Loyalty of A Traitor

Word count: 76k

Summary: Iwaizumi Hajime was an undercover officer with a single objective: Infiltrate the Seijoh Syndicate of the Yakuza and tear them down from the inside out. His primary target was the boss, Oikawa Tooru. The job itself was simple enough, until Iwaizumi got in too deep and absconded not only from the mission, but from the city itself.

Thoughts: Oh fuck this was Good. Yakuza boss Oikawa???? Disgraced Iwaizumi??? Do they fall in love (again)?

and suddenly, we were traitors

Word count: 17k

Summary: "sorry, it's just... you’ve been amazingly kind to me these past few days. ...but i'm still not sure who you are.”

Thoughts: The amnesia fic this fandom needed

Trial by Fire

Word count: 78k

Summary: (lawyer!AU - in which Iwaizumi loves his objections, Oikawa is beautiful, and they have more chemistry than two opposing attorneys probably should.)

Thoughts: Hot

dear diary, i met a boy

Word count: 15k

Summary: Iwaizumi's first impression of his upstairs neighbor involves getting woken up at two in the morning to the sound of Oikawa singing along to trashy pop music. He'd thought it would get better, but it all just goes downhill from there.

Thoughts: Model Oikawa and salaryman Iwaizumi meet and try to make it work

on shipwreck shore

Word count: 8k

Summary: “I’m going to murder you in cold blood and feed you to the basilisks,” Iwaizumi says conversationally.“You can’t do that, I’m your boss,” Oikawa sings, positively sparkling. “Also we’re partners, which means,” he points at Iwaizumi and leans in, “you’re stuck with me.”

Thoughts: Detectives but they’re actually funny

♡Lockdown

Word count: 72k

Summary: Within the first few months of his stay, Oikawa gets caught up in a war between cellblocks, becomes a prime target, and must decide just how far he's willing to go to protect Iwaizumi Hajime.

Thoughts: Orange is the New Black AU!!! Im a sl*t for tatted Iwaizumi

an allegory of all the things we could’ve been

Word count: 16k

Summary: “I don’t know anything about some red string,” Iwaizumi murmurs into the cracks of Oikawa’s skin, “or even about lifetimes or fate. But no matter where you are, I’ll find you. Gods or otherwise.”

Thoughts: Reincarnation AU throughout the timelines. A good soft read that leaves you sort of empty

Angst

Timeless (We Have 30 Days)

Word count: 12k

Summary: Or AU where you're branded 50 days before you die. But Oikawa doesn't tell anyone so now there's only 30 days left.

Thoughts: Ahhhhhhhhh tears

the weight of water

Word count: 6k

Summary: “Again,” he says, the smallest tremor in his voice, and Oikawa blinks at him a moment before smiling, soft and sweet. “Iwa-chan,” he replies, and Iwaizumi closes his eyes. “Again.” “Iwa-chan.”

Thoughts: Death fic

open when

Word count: 1k

Summary: Iwaizumi knew it was coming, but it still hurt. It still hurt when he opens one letter and drowns it in the tears he cannot keep at bay.

Thoughts: It takes only 1.6k words to make me cry

Canon Compliant/Coming-Of-Age

♡♡i sing the body electric

Word count: 8k

Summary: It was never part of the plan, falling in love with his best friend, but then again, most things in Iwaizumi’s life that involve Oikawa rarely unfold the way he thinks they will.

Thoughts: A beautifully introspective piece told from Iwaizumi’s point of view. It’s wholly intimate and it toes along the lines of pining and soft angst. It’s told in snippets from their lives growing up together.

♡we can do better than that

Word count: 16k

Summary: Oikawa and Iwaizumi go on a road trip during the summer after their high school graduation. It doesn't go as expected, but maybe that's not such a bad thing after all.

Thoughts: There’s a lot of character analysis and it takes a step away from the casual banter they’re always portrayed to have and focuses on the intricacies of their relationship. The tone is almost a little more melancholy. (also they have to share a bed! trope)

♡when it starts to rain, they go inside

Word count: 33k

Summary: “Where?” starts Iwaizumi.“My parent’s old lakehouse, silly, didn’t you hear me the first time?”OR: Oikawa takes Iwaizumi to his lakehouse for two weeks, post-graduation.

Thoughts: Oh This Is It IwaOi stans. This fic really solidified my own headcanon for Oikawa (spoiler alert, OP isn’t too fond of Oikawa but she fleshes out his character and his idiosyncrasies so well that you can’t help but be drawn into all of his imperfection) and this fic respects Iwaizumi as well. It has absolutely great characterization and the fic ends on an ambiguous note.

to be first, to be best

Word count: 26k

Summary: Hajime is apparently something of a masochist, and as he stares down at the tie-dyed AREA51 T-shirt in his hands, he thinks “I’m totally in love with this asshole, aren't I?”

Thoughts: College roommates trying to navigate having feelings for each other while also dating others and not realizing that they’re jealous? A cult favorite.

♡things that change, things that stay the same

Word count: 8k

Summary: Oikawa realizes he's in love with his best friend; it sucks for a while. (But only a while.)

Thoughts: Ahh a slow burn featuring daily moments between Oikawa and Iwaizumi, and Oikawa starts to notice the little things. This was a cute read because Oikawa just comes off as wonderfully earnest. My first Iwaoi fic! And a great one because it really set the standard to how I interpreted their relationship.

it’s better than words

Word count: 3k

Summary: [ or : oikawa makes iwaizumi participate in three bonding activities for new friends, and iwaizumi just wants to know why oikawa's being so weird about this]

Thoughts: Soft pining, fluff, banter, and whispered confessions. This fic really nailed the banter of high school students really well.

♡shiver

Word count: 16k

Summary: Oikawa was always the brave one. Hajime just followed two paces behind.

Thoughts: Oikawa falls first and but Iwaizumi realizes his feelings later on! So soft, so slow burn, so much pining. We get to see their relationship through Iwaizumi’s eyes and actually read him analyze his own feelings.

♡we shine like diamonds

Word count: 26k

Summary: "You know Abe-kun from class?" they snicker, hands cupped around their mouths like they're passing along a filthy secret. "I hear his older brother is... gay."

Thoughts: Character analysis, homophobia, and coming of age makes a good and angsty iwaoi fic

terrarium

Word count: 11k

Summary: At this point, is he really happy with just staying best friends forever? Will he be writing journals and collecting rocks forever (he will, he knows, but that is aside from the point)?

Thoughts: Oikawa has a terrarium and names all of the rocks he puts in (that Iwaizumi gave him) “Iwa-chan #_”

Chasing Paper Suns

Word count: 10k

Summary: Post-high school, Oikawa makes it to the national volleyball team but Iwaizumi doesn't. The next three years become an exercise in growing up without growing apart.

Thoughts: This was pretty sad tbh. Of what it means to grow up together and then suddenly having to adjust to living without each other’s presence.

with every second that you could give

Word count: 9k

Summary: The journey of Iwaizumi and Oikawa going for gold.

Thoughts: Of growing up together, making decisions for each other, and wanting to be together

Only the jellyfish know

Word count: 6k

Summary: Their third and final year at Aoba Jousai has come to an end, and the guys decide to go to the beach the day after graduation.That day, the ocean water is salty, the watermelon is sweet, and the people are sweeter.

Thoughts: Established relationship

Smut

strange.

Word count: 1k

Summary: "god, i fucking hate you."oikawa smiles, cause he knows it's not true. he knows iwaizumi loves him, knows iwaizumi adores him. but he plays along."i hate you too,"

Thoughts: It’s hot

Say My Name

Word count: 2k

Summary: “Hey, have you ever tried saying my first name?” Iwaizumi blurts, and the thought jumps out of his subconscious only after he's posed the question.

Thoughts:

No Touching Allowed

Word count: 10k

Summary: “You’ve got one rule,” Iwaizumi winks at him.

Thoughts: ExoticDancer!Iwaizumi and stressed out/repressed businessman Oikawa also an AU.

Honorable Mentions

things wikipedia doesn’t tell you

pillow

Phone Home

Share my life, it’s yours to keep

in progress to you

no sleep in the city

The PDA jar

Kissmarked

#iwaoi #oikawa tooru #oikawa #iwaizumi #iwaizumi hajime #haikyuu!!#haikyuu #hq!!#hq fic rec #haikyuu fic #haikyuu fanfiction #id ask that u guys pls reblog if u can so more people can enjoy :') rly there are some Underrated works #and im surprised bc it looks like iwaoi is the most popular pairing in hq rn with the most fics #and there are iwaoi fics being uploaded like everyday #some of my favs were published in 2020 too

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notdeadjack · 4 years

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annual rec list 2020

13 fandoms represented:

Part 1: 55 fics total

Leverage: 13 fics Star Wars: 3 fics Star Trek: 2 fics Haikyuu!!: 13 fics Teen Wolf: 3 fics Jurassic Park: 1 fic The Witcher: 1 fic Merlin: 3 fics Borderlands: 2 fics She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: 2 fics Naruto: 8 fics Dorohedoro: 3 fics

Part 2:

Boku no Hero Academia: 211 fics here

If the read more breaks, I am truly sorry oTL

List split into two bc tumblr called me out on reading too many fics and wouldn’t let me post all of them at once boo

Leverage

https://archiveofourown.org/works/799639 your body is a war zone but you are not a ruin by postcardmystery 2k, Alec/Parker/Eliot,

“Make me a sandwich,” Parker says, so he does.

“Cut the damn wire,” says Hardison, so he does.

“Jump,” says Parker, says Hardison, and he never needs to ask, “How high?”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12475840 Well Worn, Well Loved by BabylonsFall 3k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, fluff, sharing clothes,

You would think, given everyone’s space issues this wouldn’t be a thing. But it was. And none of them were complaining.

(Everyone steals each others clothes. They're all surprisingly okay with it.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6363724 Hotel Heart by Laughsalot3412 45k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, canon-AU, psychic abilities, mind rape,

He had a sniper rifle scoping the girl’s bright eyes and the guy’s smile.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1407967 The Safe and Sound Job by flutterflap 15k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, injury, h/c,

Eliot Spencer doesn't do hospitals.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3861028 like a map of a place you've never been by bydaybreak 24k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, pining, slow burn, fake/pretend relationship,

He knows it’d be so fucking easy, if he’d let himself. Because he’s easy for them, has been since that first job, since the day he hauled Hardison’s ass out of a building about to explode. It’d be so easy.

So he won’t.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3928687 the warmth of your doorways by gyzym 3k, Alec/Parker/Eliot,

Don't let me in with no intention to keep me.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1357111 Old Dog by thingswithwings 16k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, service submission, bdsm, mild puppy play,

Eliot's their hitter, and taking on any physical threats to the team is his job, but there's something beyond professionalism – even beyond the obvious fact that Eliot relishes the fight itself – in the way he puts his body between Parker or Alec and any potential threat. Alec has a good view of Eliot's back on a lot of jobs, and he reads something in the tight line of Eliot's shoulder, in the slow turn of his foot as he steps into a fighting stance.

Something possessive.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8823406 Motion Parallax by Laughsalot3412 8k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, outsider pov,

So, apparently Amy’s boss was part of a criminal gang.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9071065 Wash the sorrow from off my skin by Keiya 2k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, soulmates,

He lays on his bed and knows without a doubt that his soulmates can read Fucking Genius on their skin, or maybe just Genius, but Fucking gives a ring to it.

Because he is, baby, he is.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2854310 Love (By Any Other Name) by ChouetteAnanas41 5k, Alec/Parker/Eliot,

Eliot fell in love on a Tuesday.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3928888 Pancakes by saavik13 7k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, mentions of rape and child abuse, h/c,

Parker can't ever ask a simple question.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3556844 No Time Like the Present by waterbird13 22k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, past Moreau/Eliot, violence, murder, child murder,

Eliot's past with Damien Moreau is even more complicated than most people know about, and of course that would come up again when dealing with his incredibly complicated present feelings for Parker and Hardison. Eliot isn't a hundred percent sure how love works, but he's pretty positive it exists only to bite him in the ass.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/4542576 Guard Your Eggshell Heart by letsgostealafandom 14k, Alec/Parker/Eliot, praise kink,

Parker had a theory, and her theory was this: it made Eliot really happy when they noticed the things he did for them. It made Eliot happy when they made sure he knew they noticed the things he did for them. And when Eliot thought they didn't notice, it made him- not unhappy, but something worse, something like he knew that was all he could expect from anyone and he'd resigned himself to it a while back. Once she'd noticed it, she couldn't stop, and the realization of how often they took Eliot for granted made her stomach twist uncomfortably.

Star Wars

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5783371 This is Called Falling by Cartopathy 24k, Finn/Poe, h/c,

Poe stood and he walked, remembering suddenly his only friend on the planet was gone and there was little hope of finding a town, much less hospitality.

And yet he walked in hope.

There was a stormtrooper—he needed to find the stormtrooper. ________________________________

“Was Poe important to you? You were close in the Resistance?” Rey asked.

Finn cleared his throat. “Yes, because I’m in the Resistance and he was in the Resistance so we've known each other for a while. He was important to me, yes.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18546007 Stop Your Fear by gloss 12k, Finn/Poe, sex pollen, dub-con, public sex, pining,

Imprisoned by space pirates, Finn and Poe get to know each other better. When Finn gets whammied with sex pollen, Poe helps him out, not entirely unselfishly.

Afterward, they try to clean up the mess and take care of each other.

please note: sex is entirely consensual, but within a compromised situation. Dub-con, not non con.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6904006 Against Disaster by gloss 29k, Finn/Poe, pining, PTSD,

Not that he loved Finn. There was no way he could love someone he'd spoken to for all of ten minutes, no matter how lifechanging those minutes proved to be.

He loved the feeling of it all. The thrill, the novelty, the rush. Everything he'd shared with Finn had been more exciting than the rest of his life put together, and his life had been far from sedate.

That's what he told himself, anyway.

__ Poe's a disaster and Finn's still got a lot of brainwashing to work through.

Star Trek

https://archiveofourown.org/works/849107 Treasures by yeaka 17k, Kirk/Spock, AU, pon farr, soul bond,

Sometimes the other Vulcans wonder how Spock managed to obtain such an exotic bondmate, and sometimes Spock wonders himself.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11697684 Echolocation by Darksknight 8k, Kirk/Spock,

Kirk and Spock don’t realize that they’ve bonded right away. The rest of the crew is a different story.

Haikyuu!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21762448 discovering the smile of one kageyama tobio by Emlee_J 8k, Hinata/Kageyama, fluff,

Kageyama blinks once before a grin of his own spreads over his face. Shouyou’s breath halts in his lungs at the sight, and he wills for time to stop, just so he can drink it in. He sees it sometimes, when they’re playing - Kageyama’s fierce smile when they pull a combo off just right, when they show their opponents how possible the impossible can really be. But then there’s another serve, another rally, and the moment is gone.

'Shame', Shouyou thinks to himself, as he lets his eyes roam over Kageyama’s stupidly happy face, taking in the creases that are from joy rather than frowning, for a change. 'It’s a really nice smile.'

In which it's their third, and final, year in high school and Hinata has only one goal: to make Kageyama smile outside of volleyball.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5479973 75% Useless Pining by ravelqueen 4k, Nishinoya/Asahi, pining, hair kink,

People often ask Asahi why he keeps his hair long. He gives them a different reason every time, from being too lazy to cut it, over saying he thinks it looks nice on him, to just ducking his head and hoping they'll move on.

The actual reason is pettier and smaller and has nothing to do with his fashion sense and everything to do with Nishinoya.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2330126 Exception to the rule by Mysecretfanmoments 2k, Sugawara/Daichi,

In which Sugawara Koushi just so happens to belong to the .001% of guys Daichi might conceivably fall for, and it takes a confused third party for Daichi to realize it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21580309 Just Another by Mooifyourecows 103k, Sugawara/Daichi, drama, humour, childhood friends, flip-flopping,

Everything is changing. But in the midst of exams, plans for the future, nationals, and a tumultuous new fracture to his family life, at least Sawamura Daichi can always count on his friendship with Sugawara Koushi to stay the same.

Or so he thought.

(RN: some of the best flirting i’ve ever read. also, Sugawara’s family? A++)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2940728 boys by buu 5k, Sugawara/Daichi,

Before, if Suga had been asked to pick a type, he would have hummed and thought it over, maybe said something vague like “nice eyes” or “nice legs” or “a good personality”. Now, he can only think “Daichi”.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3189353 Perfectionism by Mysecretfanmoments 2k, Sugawara/Daichi, practise kissing, accidental boners,

“I just wish it was something you could practice before you have to… perform.” He narrows his eyes, imagining it. “Like a CPR class.”

Suga raises an eyebrow. “You want to practice it. Beforehand.”

“Yeah. Are you offering?”

((Daichi doesn't like to be bad at things--kissing included--and Suga is willing to help him practice.))

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6411370 Jealousy by surveycorpsjean 7k, Sugawara/Daichi, jealousy,

It’s so horrid- it feels like sludge in Suga’s stomach, like poison in his veins, like an itch behind his skin.

It burns, it stings. He hates it, he hates it more than anything, but he can’t help it.

He’s hopelessly in love.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7496004 Hinata Shouyou's Fucking Face by Esselle 17k, Hinata/Kageyama,

'Kageyama doesn't know why Hinata's face rubs him the wrong way—it just does. So one day, in an attempt to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes Hinata's Shouyou's fucking face so fucking annoying, he begins to catalogue all the things that really tick him off.

This proves to be startlingly revelatory.'

A thought-provoking study and critical analysis of Hinata Shouyou's stupid face, by Kageyama Tobio.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/1831732 need a friend you can fuck, i can be that by readbetweenthelions 5k, Nishinoya/Tanaka, friends with benefits,

noya and tanaka are just really good friends who have a bit of good, not-exactly-clean friendly sex sometimes. here's the first time it happens.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/3332642 it's fine by lokh 2k, Nishinoya/Tanaka, phone sex, just dudes being bros,

have you ever wanted to jack off but you're in the middle of talking to someone and you can't exactly tell them that you've gotta jack off so you either sit through it awkwardly or make an excuse to leave? imagine that they found out and tell you that it's fine if you just jack off mid-conversation. now imagine that it's not you and it's tanaka and noya. that's the whole plot.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5103794 find out what we're made of by sweggscellent 2k, Nishinoya/Tanaka, first kiss, frottage,

It’s weird, noticing things about your best friend when your best friend is literally the goofiest person on the planet, but Noya does; the swell of his powerful calves, the line of his back when his tee shirts cling to it with sweat, the strangely graceful determination on his face when they’re up against a particularly strong team. It almost makes Noya uncomfortable.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6205864 Rule 4 by mean_whale 15k, Nishinoya/Tanaka, friends with benefits, friends to lovers,

Nishinoya and Tanaka are tricked into watching gay porn, and curiosity gets the better of them.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5979136 Roundabout by Shaples 12k, Nishinoya/Tanaka, past asanoya, post-canon, emotional h/c,

“Actually I, uh. I was thinking I might stick around. Like, long term? I mean, if you haven’t already found someone to rent the other room, and you still. You know. Want to live together.”

Tanaka’s eyes widened in surprise. “I thought that you and Asahi were-”

“Yeah,” Noya said. “We aren’t.”

“Oh,” he said. And when Noya didn’t look up from the label on his beer bottle, Tanaka breathed out, “Shit.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13344624 And They Were Roommates by Hella_Queer 7k, Hinata/Kageyama, first time, trans character,

“I can like...eat you out if you want.”

Silence surrounds them. This was it. Three years of friendship down the tubes. Kageyama would move out, or demand he move out, and he'd be forever branded as the Pervert Roommate. No one would talk to him ever again. His life was over!

“Okay.”

“Whaaaaa?!”

Teen Wolf

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22812937 Five Times Derek Heard Something He Wished He Hadn’t, and the One Time He Did by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella) 14k, Stiles/Derek, 5+1, pining,

“This place is hell,” Derek decided. “This place is absolutely hell.”

How was it possible he’d gone so many years of his life without hearing anything nearly as over the top as he had just visiting Stiles at school? This had to be some kind of record for the most disgusting things he’d ever overheard.

(I mean really, the title says it all lol)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27872045 Can You Feel A Whole New Part of Your World? by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella) 53k, Stiles/Derek, AU, neighbours, fluff,

“Can you hear me singing in the shower?” Stiles blurted out, because he had to know, now. If one of his neighbours had slid that note under his door, then it meant Parrish as another neighbour could hear him, too! He had to know if this was all a huge joke and one person had walked by and overheard him and decided to fuck with him.

Or if everyone could hear him and he now had to leave the country.

Parrish gave him a weird look at the question, but answered anyway, making Stiles’ plans to leave the country speed up in his mind.

“Of course I can. You’re actually not bad. Though you have been singing a lot of Frozen lately, getting kind of tired of the soundtrack.”

“Oh my God!” Stiles shouted in his face.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6156885 you're never too much of an old dog to teach a duckling a new trick by driedupwishes 2k, gen, light angst,

“Y’know, it’d be real neat if someone gave me a gun,” Stiles says.

And Chris does.

Jurassic Park

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5199038 5 Times the Raptors Tried to Kill Miriam, and 1 Time They Didn’t by JulisCaesar 22k, OCs, gen, blood, science, freaking dinosaurs heck yeah!

Miriam thought the job working for InGen sounded perfect. Tropical island, good pay, first dibs on publications… At least, she thought so until she found out that she was the only behaviorist on staff. Once the eggs hatched, it became all she could do to keep up–with the dinosaurs, the science, and her health.

The Witcher

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22247587 swallow my breath and take what is mine by anacaoris 6k, Jaskier/Geralt, first time, sugar baby!geralt,

“It began with the baths.

It had been so easy to dismiss at first. Some attempted to win him over with kindness-with-a-catch when in need of something, a bed for the night, a pouch of coin, a good drink to lower the cost.”

Jaskier likes to take care of Geralt. Geralt very quickly takes notice.

Merlin (BBC)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7287 In Want of a Wife by syllic 43k, Merlin/Arthur,

When Merlin first hears that Arthur has been betrothed, his ribs pull inwards with an odd little hitch, and he only allows himself a second—which he needs in order to coordinate spinning in place without falling on his face—before he’s running to Arthur’s chambers.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2193282 The Frog Prince by Clea2011 58k, Merlin/Arthur, canon AU, disability,

Canon era AU. A teenage Arthur is hit by a mutation spell intended for Uther. Unable to speak and hidden away by his father because of his appearance, Arthur is left lonely and isolated. A few years later Gaius takes on a new apprentice, someone who can understand Arthur and see through the enchantment. Someone with magic.

But breaking the spell was never going to be easy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/835089 Such a Life, a Heart, a Mind as Thine by dreamlittleyo 42k, Merlin/Arthur, sex pollen, first time, non-con, soul bond, guilt,

In which Arthur inadvertently triggers an ancient magic, but he does not face the consequences alone.

Borderlands

https://archiveofourown.org/works/8628043 How They Met Themselves by Wheat From Chaff (wheatfromchaff) 205k, Timothy/Rhys, slow burn, past abuse,

Rhys wants to change Pandora. He wants to make things better, build things up. He wants, more than anything, to prove Jack wrong.

Tim just wants to get paid.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9951275 you'll find me buried by Wheat From Chaff (wheatfromchaff) 7k, Jack/Timothy, fight club, hate sex, dub-con,

It's not every day you face yourself in the ring.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16748245 tooth for a tooth by nowweareunstoppable 3k, Adora/Catra, exploration, first time, biting,

Now, though, Adora was on top of her, and her chest heaved in a way that was decidedly not sleepy. She pleaded with Catra with her eyes, then her words, “Please, I just-” before cutting off, not knowing what to even ask for.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19767655 More than Words by SimonKilnsworth 5k, Kyle/Rogelio, first time,

Rogelio gets woken up in the night as Kyle struggles with his feelings.

Naruto

https://archiveofourown.org/series/37259 Ten Years Gone series by 100demons 80k, gen, time-travel,

Thirty year old Kakashi was supposed to have been killed by Pein during the Invasion. Instead, he wakes up in the body of his twenty year old self.

(It gets a lot more complicated.)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25538635 Better It Be You by cricket_aria 4k, Kakashi/Sakura, dodging arranged marriage,

When Sakura's parents realize that she would be ill-trained for any job in the civilian world should she ever be too badly injured to remain a ninja they decide to try to arrange a marriage for her with one of the members of a major clan, so that at least if that day comes she'll still have value within the ninja community. Too bad they didn't discuss it with her first.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14143890 the chosen fruit by theformerone 51k, Sakura/Shikamaru, AU, honey pot, sex work, exhibitionism, implied non-con, kidnapping, drama, politics,

Sakura is a rōnin, but she's good enough with a blade to find work. She's trusted at Fukiage because she's a nameless woman who can't afford to bite any hand that feeds her.

Shikamaru's awful attitude makes him a favorite in the teahouse. He makes his money on his back but his real trade is information. There is rot in Fire Country. Shikamaru sees it, and he is going to burn it at the roots.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16304705 Being Over-Prepared is Impossible (and other mottos) by Pleasedial123 gen, 40k, canon-AU, BAMF!team 7,

In one world, Kakashi awoke, felt grieved at being assigned a team he sees his own in, and he let that grief make him a lazy teacher. He saw himself in Sasuke, Obito in Naruto, and Rin in Sakura. He woke, saw himself in them, and took a large step back, regretting accepting them as his new team. In another world he was quite hands off, merely a watcher because it was so very painful to watch. He saw himself and all his mistakes in this new team of his.

In this world, Kakashi awoke, saw the similarities, and instantly panicked. He suddenly realized what he had done, passing a team. Kakashi was left scrambling not to repeat old mistakes and regrets. This team would not suffer the fate of his team.

In this world, simply put, Kakashi became a teacher. This is the starting of a new Team seven.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13690269 there to welcome you home by theformerone 1k, Sakura/Neji/Shikamaru, fluff,

Sakura gives birth to their daughter in the bathtub in the main house on the Nara compound.

Neji comes home and nearly has a stroke.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14902124 brown eyes steal me by theformerone 10k, Kiba/Shikamaru, canon-au, arranged marriage, mutual pining,

"You planted a -,"

"I planted a tree, Ino, I know, I was there."

"Kousa," she says, finishing as if he never interrupted. "Not very original, but cute. You think that'll be what you name your firstborn?"

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18913750 gonna give you all my love, boy by theformerone 2k, Sakura/Shikamaru, first time,

Shikamaru is a (maybe ace?) virgin. Sakura is not either of those things. It still all works out. Sexually, speaking.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18756313 Consideration: Or, The Smart Kids Get (It) Together by cairn 12k, Sakura/Shikamaru, friends to lovers,

Noun: Consideration 1. Careful thought, typically over a period of time. 2. A fact or a motive taken into account in deciding or judging something. 3. Law: (in a contractual agreement) anything given or promised or forborne by one party in exchange for the promise or undertaking of another.

"You want to give yourself cancer?" she had asked.

"Good afternoon, Sakura," he'd drawled back. "So nice to see you so unexpectedly."

Dorohedoro

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25767034 I Am Intrinsically No Good by Medegela 2k, Noi/Shin, accidental voyeurism, sexual tension, masturbation,

They had recently renewed their partnership for the third time and things he faintly noticed and always dismissed before were amplified. He knew now that she also enjoyed watching him, he knew that the same kind of release ran through her when she saw him, and he was sure of that because of the contract.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12192696 Secondhand Smoke by dirtbag -1k, Noi/Shin, unresolved romantic tension, magical shotgunning,

They sure do this a lot, for something that's so endlessly frustrating.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12387897 Love Is a Verb by dirtbag 4k, Noi/Shin, pegging,

Shin can’t figure out why Noi is so insistent on being careful with him tonight when he’s pretty sure he’s come out of her bedroom mildly concussed before.

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In addition to our own personal top fics (which you can view here), we asked you all to send us your choices for your fics of the decade and why you loved them. We received so many wonderful submissions, and now want to share them with everybody! In an effort to not make this post too long we’ve edited down the comments that people left us, but everyone had some really lovely things to say, so if anything catches your eye here we really encourage you to take a look at the complete list of comments here.

Without further ado, please enjoy the top fics of the decade as chosen by you, our listeners:

Submitted by: Cricket

Fic 1: pilgrimage by wolfsupremacist

Info: EXO RPF, Baekhyun/Sehun

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18411497/chapters/43607615

Cricket’s comment: I can't get over all the building in this fic -- the world building, the character building, the relationship building. The main character’s development was like watching a child grow: it's hard to see it happening, but once you reflect on who he became versus who he was, it's so obvious how he changed.

Fic 2: the eye of providence by minhyukwithagun

Info: NCT RPF, Jaehyun/Taeyong

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14981330

Cricket’s comment: I have genuinely never laughed so hard while reading a fic.There were so many little details that the author added that were unnecessary to the overall plot but just made the characters so much more real. You get to learn so much about everyone in such a (relatively) short amount of time.

Fic 3: so collect your scars and wear them well by addandsubtract

Info: Hockey RPF, Connor McDavid/Dylan Strome

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5075128

Cricket’s comment: I feel like this fic changed me as a writer. It touches on such a relatable subject: that feeling of being completely unsure of what you should do with your life when Plan A doesn't work out, and discovering who you are without the thing that you previously thought defined you.

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Submitted by: Claire

Fic 1: The Baffled King and The Idiot Hero by Ellarose C

Info: Hetalia, ?

Link: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5819880/1/

Claire’s comment: This fic launched 3 of my high school friendships that continue to this day. It's cute and Hallmark levels of unrealistic, and I LOVE it. The overwhelming nostalgia and gratefulness I feel towards this fic (and all of Carrie's work, honestly) still blows me away.

Fic 2: Embers by Vathara

Info: Avatar: The Last Airbender, gen

Link: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5398503/1/

Claire’s comment: The best, wildest, most comprehensively worldbuilt ATLA fic I have ever read. Tea, dragons, realistic motivations, that ending... perfect. *chef kiss*

Fic 3: Of A Linear Circle (series) by flamethrower

Info: HP, various

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/755028

Claire’s comment: I linked the whole series because I simply cannot pick a favorite installment. OaLC focuses on fixing the glaring plot holes in the Wizarding education system, accurately depicting the Founders' Era thanks to copious research, and showing that no one is truly irredeemable (except Voldemort himself, who more than earns it).

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Submitted by: Threepwillow

Fic 1: All the Other Ghosts by rainjoys

Info: Glee, Kurt/Blaine

Link: https://rainjoyswriting.livejournal.com/146587.html

Threepwillow’s comment: All The Other Ghosts and its direct sequel, Grey, are some of the most incredibly original and simultaneously incredibly transformative works of fanfiction I have ever read. The way they masterfully twist elements of canon to fit into the lore of their AU is second only to the profound, revelatory character studies that they've executed. This shit is extraordinary.

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Submitted by: Segs

Fic 1: Hemostuck (series) by roachpatrol and urbanAnchorite

Info: Homestuck, various

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/8470

Seg’s comment: THE WORLDBUILDING. THE ARTWORK. THE NARRATIVE VOICE(S). THE INCREDIBLE GRASP ON CHARACTERIZATION. DID I MENTION THE WORLDBUILDING.

Fic 2: transistor by fishcola

Info: Polygon RPF, Brian/Pat

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18760093/chapters/44503969

Seg’s comment: Rips my heart to shreds piece-by-piece and then gently puts it back together in the end. It's another put-these-characters-in-a-darker-setting sort of thing. It is brilliant and beautiful and I love it dearly.

Fic 3: any sign of spring by bluecarrot

Info: Hamilton, Hamilton/Burr

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7523227/chapters/17100376

Seg’s comment: This fic is so dang atmospheric. It feels very physical -- the temperature, the environment, the drawing. It's bittersweet, but ends on the sweet, and I think the sweetness is all the more emphasized for it. Rereading it feels like coming back to a familiar place.

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Submitted by: Ang

Fic 1: Anarchy In The U.K. by Yahtzee

Info: X-Men First Class, Erik/Charles

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/673552/chapters/1232410

Ang’s comment: the writing of this one made it so easy to get completely lost in the au while still knowing the characters so well from the source material! super engaging, totally consumed my life for a week

Fic 2: blackjacks running down by back by dangerbears

Info: 1D, Harry/Louis

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/499474

Ang’s comment: this is like my comfort blanket fic! every time i reread it (even though i'm not in that fandom anymore), it's still just as funny and cute as it was the very first time i read it - again the au is so easily believable because the characterizations are so familiar.

Fic 3: this city bleeds its aching heart by renne

Info: MCU, Steve/Bucky

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/835829

Ang’s comment: unsurprisingly, it's another au that is so easy to fall into! this is another one that i've been consistently rereading since i first read it (in 2015, for this one) because it's my absolute favorite trope with a ship that i'm still very much into!

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Submitted by: Scout

Fic 1: she called it a void by vans88

Info: Star Wars, Finn/Poe/Rey

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5493500

Scout’s comment: Short and powerful and essential to anyone's viewing of the new Star Wars trilogy. Seriously one of the most careful, tender, and graceful queer addendums to a piece of pop culture this decade.

Fic 2: The Love Song of The North American Douchebag by gyzym

Info: Star Trek RPF, Chris/Zach

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/852395

Scout’s comment: JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, I HOPE I CAN SWEAR. I'm not even in this fandom. The world building is just THAT good. It's one of my highlights *because* of its power to draw me in as a standalone. So much fucking talent in the transformative work community. The banter, characterization, sardonic-ness of this – international impact baby!

Fic 3: all this learning here is by you by decinq, nighimpossible

Info: Hockey RPF, Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5105441

Scout’s comment: Revolutionized – and I would argue – drove the GROWTH AND SURVIVAL of hockey fandom. One of the best known works in the fandom, and a masterclass in how to build a set of characters that you're genuinely envious you don't get to see or know. Two incredible authors and a plethora of personality. Fun and sexy and lighthearted but poignant. Chef kiss.

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Submitted by: Em

Fic 1: the subtle science and exact art of chess-boxing, by fishcola

Info: Polygon RPF, Brian/Pat

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18931885/chapters/44945971

Em’s comment: fishcola is definitely one of the top reasons i actually started reading/writing polygon rpf. this fic!!!!! i sWEAR its so /so/ good oh my GOSH. yes, full disclosure im fish's beta for chessboxing but also i am enthusiastic simply because it is a very beautiful and powerful narrative on trauma, healing, and how the people we choose to interact with affect our emotions.

Fic 2: the old men call me by my mother’s name by theviolonist

Info: HP, Hermione/Ron

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1044467

Em’s comment: as a certified Trans(TM) im always pursuing and consuming trans content. the old men call me by my mother's name is an hp fic that i still cherish years after first reading it. trans!ron is a concept not often explored in hp fic, much less trans /girl/ ron. massive gender feels, folks.

Fic 3: national hot dad alliance is now calling… by dicaeopolis, owlinaminor

Info: Haikyuu! , various

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5663683/chapters/13045579

Em’s comment: national hot dad alliance really is the perfect evolution of a groupchat fic. i laughed, i cried, i fell in love with the characters all over again as these captains from different teams bond over graduating. and also being Dads(TM). in some cases-- pining over their fellow volleyball players-- plus star wars, the x-files, and memes. overall its is very good and i will stan it eternally

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Submitted by: Staci

Fic 1: No Homo, by orphan account

Info: Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1148039/chapters/2326073

Staci’s comment: Literally my favorite AU ever written. The characterization is SO on point and it truly is a super fun read. It’s also a super long which helps with painting such a detailed picture of these two dummies who are-totally-just-bros-with-added-benefits. I’d recommend this to anyone, even if they’re unaware of Teen Wolf, but if you’re a Teen Wolf fan then it’s even better.

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Submitted by: Nadine

Fic 1: Too Long, Too Close (series) by callmejude

Info: MCU RPF, Chris/Sebastian

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/253528

Nadine’s comment: kink exploration and bdsm done well.... and so thoroughly. but there's more! theres FEELINGSSSSSS uhhhhhhh it made me CRY it's so good.

Fic 2: On a Clear Day by Saras_Girl

Info: HP, Harry/Draco

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/879841

Nadine’s comment: I could've put a few other fics by this author because they write the best drarry but uhhhhh. I had to choose and it was either gonna be TURN or this one. Idk why but this one makes me so unbelievably emotional bc it was Harry who's Going Through Stuff and I just loved it a lot.

Fic 3: around the world in eighty thousand days, by fallfreely

Info: 1D, Liam/Harry

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/856935

Nadine’s comment: It was hard to pick a 1D fave but I think that this fic always had a v special place in my heart & I can't even explain why. I love the dynamic of this pairing (even though it's not even my OTP, wtf. I'm a Gryles and Narry truther... *eye emoji*) and the whole FEEL of this fic and it's slow burn tour fic, soo.

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Submitted by: Frecklebomb

Fic 1: Shalbatana

Info: Mars Trilogy, Gen

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6629

Frecklebomb’s comment: A beautifully-written gen fic (with an incredibly gorgeous podfic by Luzula) in the near-future-scifi Mars Trilogy fandom but very easy to enjoy without canon knowledge. I revisit this story over and over and always marvel at the presence of the landscape and alien planet in it, the way it feels like a character. Bonus Mars rover feelings (I cry every time about the robot).

Fic 2: Through a Glass Darkly, by susiecarter

Info: DCU, Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19395793/chapters/46155535

Frecklebomb’s comment: Sprawling post-apocalyptic epic, so rich and cinematic that it feels like a movie I somehow read. The worldbuilding and tension of the focal ship are what sucked me into this fic, but what stayed with me was the richness of the ensemble characters. I find myself just thinking about their character arcs, and imagining what they'd be doing post-story. I want fic of this fic.

Fic 3: Too Far Down The Road, by SoniaVice

Info: Hockey, OMC/OMC

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13208136/chapters/30212907

Frecklebomb’s comment: An amnesia trope origfic set in handwavey hockey fandom (author said they 'set it free' to be OMC/OMC when the dynamic needed to be different from the RPF ship it started out as). It gives me so many good feelings about family (of choice and otherwise) and ageing and self-acceptance and sexuality, and the way you can choose to be changed by the people you spend your life with.

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Submitted by: Em (Springsteen)

Fic 1: Pull Me Under, by zarah5

Info: 1D, Harry/Louis

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/870766

Em’s comment: first of all zarah5 is a fandom legend. second, this is like the pinnacle of fake relationship fics to me it's 140k and so much of it is pining and like truly, who among us doesn't love harry styles with their whole heart. I can't think about the '10s without thinking about one direction and when this fic came out I remember a lot of people fully losing their minds.

Fic 2: Door to Door, by Ferritin4

Info: Hockey RPF, Jamie Benn/Tyler Seguin

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3478298

Em’s comment: this is one of the first hockey fics I ever read and I still come back to it so often. The relationship builds so well, Tyler's dogs are in it, it's just so sweet, and plus it's a very readable 10k.

Fic 3: Darling It Is No Joke, by thehoyden

Info: Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/399194

Em’s comment: look I can't be retrospective about this decade and /not/ include a sterek fic. the first half of this decade for me was all 1d and teen wolf and full disclosure, it's been a while since I've reread this fic, but I remember the banter being really stellar and thehoyden is another one of those authors who I just. Adore.

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Submitted by: Dan

Fic 1: The Heart Rate of a Mouse (series) by Anna (arctic_grey)

Info: Bandom, Ryan Ross/Brendan Urie

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/712953

Dan’s comment: This fic is incredibly iconic. It’s definitely one of my favorites of all time—the way the story is told is just heart wrenching, and it manages to always keep you on edge about what’s going to happen. The portrayal of self discovery, love, jealousy, down to the settings and all the social issues of the time period (the 70s), is amazingly done.

Fic 2: The Cat’s Miaow by Pennyplainknits

Info: Bandom, Patrick Stump/Pete Wentz

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/930529

Dan’s comment: This fic is unlike anything else I’ve read. First off, I LOVE historical AUs, and the noir setting is everything I could have wanted and more. The author has managed to create such a delicate and profound romance along with an interesting plot that borders on thriller without ever going too far with either side of the story.

Fic 3: Get Real Get Right (Fuckin Right) by sophiahelix

Info: Riveyonce Cuoknowles, Sufjan Stevens/Drake

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9029020

Dan’s comment: Honestly? This is just art.

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Submitted by: Carina

Fic 1: Bite Marks by provocative_envy

Info: HP, Hermione/Draco

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3580953/chapters/7894464

Carina’s comment: i've shied away from aus in harry potter fic for years, especially american college aus but this fic in my opinion kept the best of the characters and modernized them in a way that felt true to who they are.

Fic 2: old jokes from a wild youth, by knightspur

Info: SEVENTEEN RPF, Mingyu/Minghao

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18127073

Carina’s comment: mingyu and minghao are in love, but they're not soulmates. i love the dynamics and the quiet intimacy between them, and also how they work through wanting to be together despite them not having a bond in the way soulmates have.

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Submitted by: Katy

Fic 1: The River and The Deep Green Bend by liquidmeasure

Info: 1D, Harry/Niall

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6005275

Katy’s comment: this fic honestly surpasses the genre of fic. it is a genre all its own. it is the pinnacle in catharsis and heartbreak and having a satisfying end that is completely unsatisfying as well. I will never recover from this fic.

Fic 2: Out of the Dead Land by Orphan Account

Info: MCU, Steve/Bucky

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1871955

Katy’s comment: there is a specific phrase in this fic that has and will continue to stay with me. I will never hear the phrase "up or down" without feeling immense heartbreak. an amazing blend of source material to create something altogether its own - but could still take place in either canon

Fic 3: Up We Go by Oh_Hey_Tae

Info: BTS, Taehyung/Jimin

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12297168

Katy’s comment: this fic is one that I found more recently, but I can already tell that it is one that is going to stick with me for a long long time. it is another fic that I feel transcends the genre of fic entirely

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Submitted by: Corie

Fic 1: Build A Temple In Me by Authoress

Info: Haikyuu!, Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3716002

Corie’s comment: A wonderful and moving fanfic with fantasy akin to studio ghibli. If I have to recommend Haikyuu fanfiction this is it.

Fic 2: Close to the Chest by darkmagicalgirl

Info: Haikyuu!, Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3898771/chapters/8721568

Corie’s comment: Another haikyuu!! Fic! I remember reccing this to my friend and she said it was more akin to a novel then any fanfiction she has read. High praise IMO

Fic 3: Fake Sugar by minverse

Info: BTS, Jungkook/Seokjin

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14707098/chapters/33987549

Corie’s comment: Oh sweet god I love minverse’s writing and this fic has it all. Romance, smut, and a nice dollop of humor.

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Submitted by: Abby

Fic 1: an awful curse by blinkiesays

Info: Teen Wolf, Stiles/Derek

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/604092

Abby’s comment: Non-linear timeline, au within the story, "every me loves every you," domesticity but also heavy angst, and it's so beautifully written it makes me want to cry reading it. also it harkens back to the time of when the show was still good.

Fic 2: dance this silence down (the emergency room remix) by Fahye

Info: Les Miserables, Enjorlas/Grantaire

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/994140/chapters/1966093

Abby’s comment: It's such a great, understandable ensemble fic for a dense canon, with such a great modern day au setting, but the whole time it really deals with the main character's depression and alcoholism and the complete overwhelming love that he has for the guy he's shipped with. it's so gritty and real but the ending brings so much hope I love it.

Fic 3: comment fic by anon

Info: iCarly, Sam/Spencer

Link: https://author-abz.livejournal.com/35003.html

Abby’s comment: this is an ANONYMOUS comment fic someone wrote me when I was feeling down on LJ and it's so short but so complete, and it says everything it needs to about it being okay to mess up and just be messed up together. also: "glitter emergency" (technically a cheat, it's from 2008; I forgot it was so old)

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Submitted by: Kassie

Fic 1: An Exercise in ‘Worthless’ by beastofthesky

Info: Supernatural, Dean/Castiel

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/535676

Kassie’s comment: an exercise in worthless introduced me (indirectly) to my favorite musician and (directly) to the subject i almost minored in during undergrad, so honestly i would put it as a fic of the decade even if it wasn’t one of the best fics i read in the supernatural fandom.

Fic 2: Superstition (series) by Superstition_hockey

Info: Hockey, OMC/OMC

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/413233

Kassie’s comment: superstition started out as a tropey, fun, lighthearted short fic, and grew into a big thing that deals with a lot of serious topics incredibly well while also being still very funny and emotional and having honestly some of my favorite fictional characters i’ve read in years

Fic 3: United States v. Barnes

Info: MCU, Steve/Bucky

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2304905/chapters/5071058

Kassie’s comment: united states v barnes is the multimedia fic of my DREAMS. this is what i want to show people to explain why i love fanfic so much. it does so much with the medium its working in and the presentation of the fic, and fits that perfect fanfic niche of exploring the kind of background that will never appear in canon but that everyone wonders about.

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Submitted by: Kat

Fic 1: I’ve felt and I’ve Been by autotunedd

Info: Big Bang RPF, Seunghyun/Jiyong

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15349758/chapters/35616516

Kat’s comment: Possibly the fic that marked my entire decade. The characters are so human and real, the plot is heavy and winding and the twists sometimes seem life ending. It is heavy, it is painful, it is sad, it is angsty, it is maybe even a smidge too real and dangerous at times, but it makes a solid read, a long, relatable novel about real people with real fears and problems.

Fic 2: Eversion by thespectaclesofthor

Info: Detroit: Become Human, Hank Anderson/Connor

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15754140/chapters/36638253

Kat’s comment: Beautiful, long, detailed, well written, hard hitting, serious, sweet, painful, kinky, all in one! The characters have so much depth, their issues and inner workings seem so real and the plot is so carefully crafted and detailed, every chapter keeps you at the edge of your seat. All in all, beautifully crafted, passionate, hard hitting piece that I couldn't help falling in love with.

Fic 3: Eggshell Landscapes and the Burden of Love by NoContractTermination

Info: NCT RPF, Taeil/Johnny

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/10446438

Kat’s comment: Short, sweet, angsty and charming! I loved the intimate look into their relationship this fic brings, the trials and tribulations and the struggle to communicate. It all seemed so raw and real and coupled with the author's beautiful writing, it all came together in a perfect read, with bounds of re-read potential.

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Submitted by: Wen

Fic 1: the bellwether by highoctane

Info: Polygon RPF, Brian/Pat

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18634426

Wen’s comment: Feelings!!! It's really refreshing to read a character who, as an established adult, is reconfiguring an understanding of himself without it being either a whole crisis or a sudden seamless lightbulb moment. It's very fair to both characters' emotions, letting them both react in a way that feels wonderfully human and real rather than idealistic.

Fic 2: Five Times the Potion Seller Refused to Sell a Potion (and One Time He Didn’t) by misura

Info: Potion Seller (Justin Kuritzkes Short Film), Knight/Potion Seller

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5441447

Wen’s comment: It's based on a 3 minute meme video and if it was just a tweet or post with the title alone it would be a great joke but... someone went and wrote the dang thing! And it could have been ridiculous crackfic, and while it certainly toes that line it's also got a really fun flow of dialogue that leaves a lot to the imagination without it getting confusing.

Fic 3: I Am The Horrible Goose That Lives In The Town by Daniel Lavery

Info: The Untitled Goose Game, gen

Link: https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/i-am-the-horrible-goose-that-lives

Wen’s comment: the writing is tremendous and sits beautifully in that razor's edge space where english is used just strangely enough to create a fantastic character voice without going too far and falling into some kind of awkward english language uncanny valley. it's so hard to pick out the best line because every line is the best line. "Here I am coming, with the good news of me, and you hate it. You can think only of the bell and how much I have it, and you are never the goose."

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Submitted by: Mage

Fic 1: Fog, Sheets and Thunder by theopteryx

Info: My Chemical Romance RPF, Frank/Gerard

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/351396

Mage’s comment: i have literally thought about this fic at least once a week since i read it in 2012. do not ask me why. i have no answers.

Fic 2: Flowers in Bones by fringecity (indiachick)

Info: BTS, Taehyung/Yoongi

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16256390

Mage’s comment: sometimes i just wanna be a careful selection of small animal bones that yoongi gently unearths and meticulously crafts into an altar of pressed flowers and ink

Fic 3: It Happened Quiet by hobimo

Info: BTS, Taehyung/Yoongi

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15070646/chapters/34939646

Mage’s comment: haunted woods :) cryptids :) that deeply unsettling feeling that there are greater, mysterious forces at work and there's nothing you can do about it :)

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Submitted by: BirdieLeonie

Fic 1: Reprise (series) by Elfpen

Info: Star Wars, various (Obi-Wan centric)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/454408

BirdieLeonie’s comment: I spent about seven months of my life reading nothing but Star Wars time-travel fix-it fics. (I am not exaggerating; there are enough of them to last that long or longer.) This is my favorite.

Fic 2: Friday Night Arrives Without a Suitcase by marycontraire

Info: Hockey RPF, Danny Briere/Claude Giroux

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/534247

BirdieLeonie’s comment: This is a fic I have kept coming back to again and again in the years since I first read it. It's domestic and sweet and still adult. It's like curtainfic, inverted; the leads live together and parent their kids and go grocery shopping before they have a romantic or sexual relationship.

Fic 3: The Hero’s Journey; or: What Jasper Sitwell Did Last Summer (podfic), by artzbots, blackglass, daroos, girlwithabubblegun, kalakirya, Opalsong, reena_jenkins, RsCreighton, sabinelagrande

Info: MCU & Welcome to Night Vale, Jemma Simmons/Jasper Sitwell

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6462223

BirdieLeonie’s comment: I love podfic, I love crossovers, and I love this fic. Again, I picked this because of all the thousands of MCU fics I've read, this is the one I find myself coming back to repeatedly. This crossover is creative, fun, and plays with one of my favorite tropes: what was happening to a minor character in the background of the story we saw?

#fic clique #fic recs #multifandom #minisode #top fics of the decade #fics of the decade

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Talentswap AU. Most Likely, Least Likely, and Why? Part 1

I love Talentswap AUs for the same reason I love Mastermind AUs. Here's the list for which talent the student from the first game I think would most likely, or least likely have based on a few things like researching the facts about the character. The actions they make. Or do to their talents being similar to another. I don't have all the answers because some of the characters have limited information. There might be some I missed...

Edit: Added Talents from the characters in Danganronpa 3 anime

Edit 2: Added Ultimate Bodyguard and Secret Agent. They are from Danganronpa Zero

Mukuro Ikusaba

Most Likely:

Ultimate Pop Sensation - Knows how to sing as Junko made her sing Tsubasa o Kudasai during The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy.

Ultimate Imposter - Disguises as Junko

Ultimate Lucky Student - It was said that Mukuro and Junko used to be homeless and lived in a very harsh environment as children but I also read that just before entering middle school, Mukuro disappeared to join the Fenrir while she and her family were on vacation in Europe. How can they afforded it if they were poor? I guess they won something?

Ultimate Writing Prodigy - She wrote for military magazines

Ultimate Martial Artist

Ultimate Swordswoman

Ultimate Aikido Master

Ultimate Boxer

Ultimate Wrestler

Ultimate Bodyguard

Not Sure:

Ultimate Princess - On one hand, Novoselic's Elementary Schools teach a course on warfare, to the point where grade-school children can operate a tank. But on the other hand she has terrible negotiation skills

Ultimate Photographer - I've never seen her taken photos but I know she has an interest in military, so she can be a war photographer.

Ultimate Neurologist - Because of what she did to Chisa

Sayaka Maizono

Most Likely:

Ultimate Clairvoyant - Extraordinary Intuition

Ultimate Traditional Dancer - She knows how to dance

Ultimate Fashionista - Based on the Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc episode 4, where it is shown Sayaka posed for an idol photobook on at least one occasion.

Not Sure:

Ultimate Cook - She mentions she enjoys cooking but we're not sure if she's good at it

Yasuhiro Hagakure

Most Likely:

Ultimate Lucky Student - While his luck is bad when it comes to money, he possesses good luck when it comes to survival

Ultimate Gamer - He is fan of video games.

Not Sure:

Ultimate Nurse - His mother is a nurse, so he could’ve learned from her

Ultimate Writing Prodigy - It's mentioned that he displays amazing self-trained penmanship, but is that enough to write a novel?

Ultimate Gambler - We never seen him gamble, but he's in debt. So maybe he could've gotten it from losing too much?

Ultimate Magician - He could use his 'magic’ (real magic?) to con people

Ultimate Programmer, Ultimate Mechanic, or Ultimate Inventor- has working knowledge of electronics, by leading the dismantling of Monokuma and rewiring an antenna to pick up television signals from the outside world. (I'm not sure which would fit, so I added three of them in the same bullet)

Ultimate Fanfic Creator

Toko Fukawa

Most Likely:

Ultimate Entomologist - She has a pet stink bug for a pet (Kameko), that's used as a hostage by the Despair

Least Likely:

Ultimate Fanfic Creator - She dislikes manga and light novels

Ultimate Cosplayer - Same as above

Sakura Oogami

Most Likely:

Ultimate Soldier

Ultimate Team Manager

Ultimate Aikido Master

Ultimate Boxer

Ultimate Wrestler

Ultimate Bodyguard

Leon Kuwata

Least Likely:

Ultimate Musician - I know it's his goal but during his Free Time Event he mentioned "if you're in a punk band, it doesn't matter if you can play or not", implying he's not very good.

Ultimate Pop Sensation - Same as above

Kyoko Kirigiri

Most Likely:

Ultimate Martial Artist - Her grandfather from her mother's side (Tōhachirō Uzuchi), was a master of seven Japanese martial arts, and who taught his Kyoko self-defense.

Ultimate Aikido Master - Same as above

Ultimate Boxer - Same as above

Not Sure:

Ultimate Yakuza - Mostly because of her upbringing as an heiress (See: Kirigiri's backstory)

Ultimate Traditional Dancer - Same as above

Ultimate Affluent Progeny - Same as above

Ultimate Astronaut - There gotta be a reason why her father's execution is space related.

Ultimate Secret Agent

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

Most Likely:

Ultimate Swordsman - He has a shinai (bamboo sword) in his room

Ultimate Detective - His father is a policeman, so he could've helped with some cases

Ultimate Student Council President

Least Likely:

Ultimate Gamer - Never plays video games

Not Sure:

Ultimate Team Manager

Ultimate Prince

Ultimate Farmer - In the Danganronpa 3 box set it includes a feature detailing an alternate ending of Danganronpa called Danganronpa Another End which ultimately never made it out of the development phase. In this ending, all of the students escape, at the cost of giving up their talent forever. In Kiyotaka's ending, he claims he will become a farmer, and attempt to lead his country from an "agricultural viewpoint".

Junko Enoshima

Most Likely:

Ultimate Lucky Student - Same as Mukuro

Ultimate Biker Gang Leader - Because of her love for mayhem

Ultimate Yakuza - Same as above

Ultimate Supreme Leader - Same as above

Not Sure

Ultimate Neurologist - After Yasuke's death, Junko steals his Memory Manipulation research and perfected it to use on the 78th Class in order to instigate the Killing School Life.

Hifumi Yamada

Most Likely:

Ultimate Cosplayer - He creates costume

Ultimate Artist

Ultimate Writing Prodigy

Ultimate Animator - The anime he watches could've inspired him to make his own

Chihiro Fujisaki

Most Likely:

Ultimate Entomologist - Wouldn't hurt a mosquito

Ultimate Confectioner - Keep in mind that there are different types of confectionery, Baker's and Sugar. Chihiro enjoys baking

Least Likely:

Ultimate Pop Sensation - Afraid of singing in front of other people

Not Sure:

Ultimate Breeder

Ultimate Inventor

Ultimate Mechanic

Ultimate Gamer

Byakuya Togami

Most Likely

Ultimate Musician - He knows how to play all the standard instruments, as its part of a typical education of a Togami family member

Ultimate Pianist - Same as above

Ultimate Detective

Ultimate Prince

Not Sure

Ultimate Yakuza - Mostly because of his upbringing as an heir

Ultimate Traditional Dancer - Same as above (See: Hiyoko's backstory)

Least Likely:

Ultimate Cook - Amusingly he can't cook on his own since he always rely on servants

Aoi Asahina

Most Likely:

Ultimate Baseball Star - It's revealed that she joined six sports teams. Swimming, baseball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and track and field. (Which is why I didn't add Ultimate Gymnast)

Ultimate Tennis Pro - Same goes for tennis

Makoto Naegi

Most Likely:

Ultimate Breeder - Back at middle school, He found a lost crane and rescued it

Ultimate Detective

Not Sure

Ultimate Fashionista - It's mentioned that he likes Trendy Things.

Ultimate Gambler - In Danganronpa V3 bonus mode, Ultimate Talent Development Plan, Celestia challenged him and Nagito to mahjong to test their luck. She then suggested they add the headmaster, Jin Kirigiri, to even things out. Other then Jin losing, we're not sure who won.

Ultimate Therapist

Ultimate Secret Agent - Him average can make him unnoticeable.

Mondo Oowada

Most Likely:

Ultimate Martial Artist

Ultimate Aikido Master

Ultimate Soldier

Ultimate Boxer

Ultimate Wrestler

Ultimate Bodyguard

Not Sure:

Ultimate Mechanic - He could've learned to fix a motorcycle

Ultimate Blacksmith

Celestia Ludenberg

Not Sure:

Ultimate Writing Prodigy - ‘Celestia Ludenberg’ can be a pen name

Ultimate Affluent Progeny - She can be a bastard child and was taken in by her biological father that's head of the company. Her changing her name can symbolizes her leaving her common past behind.

Ultimate Anthropologist - She sure did her research on the Victorian Era

Ultimate Lucky Student

Celestia Ludenberg was difficult to research because of her lying all the time. I plan on doing part 2 and 3, involving Danganronpa 2 and V3.

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novocaine-sea · 7 years

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Haikyuu!! Masterlist

A list of all the fics I’ve written for Haikyuu!! Will be updated as I write more!

Multichaptered

Fruitless (E)

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Chapters: 15/15

Summary:

Fruitless: failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

If a serial killer was standing right in front of you, would you know?

Untucking (E)

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Chapters: 4/?

Summary:

Akaashi Keiji is a drag queen who tries to maintain his privacy as he best he can in order to protect his four year old son, Tobio, from the life he lives at night. He’s done a pretty good job with this until one night he seductively lip syncs on stage to a man in the crowd, a man who he will discover is his son’s new daycare teacher. Bokuto Koutarou immediately flips Akaashi’s world upside down and it becomes a lot harder to protect himself and his son from prying eyes.

Black and Blue Heart (M)

Pairing: Sugawara Koushi/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Chapters: 10/10

Summary:

Sugawara Koushi has been in an abusive relationship for the past three years and when he has finally had enough, he flees after a particularly bad night.

He does not know that on this night he is going to meet the man that is going to heal his black and blue heart.

Time (M)

Pairing: Sawamara Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Chapters: 5/5

Summary:

Daichi grabbed the phone and pressed it to his ear, “Hello?”

“Daichi,” Suga’s mother said immediately. Her voice was gentle but he could hear her breaking. This was definitely not good. “Daichi, Koushi’s been in an accident.”

He bolted out the door.

Wisteria (T)

Pairing: Oikawa Tooru/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Chapters: 4/4

Summary:

Wisteria: used to express affection after meeting someone special for the first time or serious devotion whether to a cause or a person Oikawa Tooru was having a terrible morning, taking the phrase waking up on the wrong side of the bed literally. He was extremely late for work, but things seemed to fall into place when he stumbled upon a small flower shop that appeared to have been broken into and robbed.

Tastes So Sweet (T)

Pairing: Semi Eita/Sugawara Koushi

Chapters: 3/3

Summary:

Semi has everything he could ever want. He plays sold out shows almost every night for a majority of the year with his best friends and sees places most people could only dream of. But, of course, there’s something missing. It’s love.

Comes in Waves (T)

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Chapters: 11/11

Summary:

Every night he is woken by the waves, crashing over him; suffocating. Everyday is he haunted by the rush of water in his ear doing somersaults against his ear drums. Everyday is another attempt to escape, but he cannot.

One-Shots Under the Cut!

General Audiences

Blushingly Obvious

Pairing: Shirabu Kenjirou/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Summary:

Shirabu notices that Ushijima blushes whenever he gets affectionate and decides he likes the look.

Parent Teacher Conference

Pairing: Ushijima Wakatoshi/Oikawa Tooru

Summary:

Ushijima didn’t understand why his son really wanted him to meet his teacher. He really didn’t understand why his son’s teacher was sputtering all over the place at first meeting.

Lights

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Summary:

Akaashi always questioned why he went along with Bokuto’s antics, even when he was knocking on his window in the middle of the nights. It was always worth it.

Untitled

Pairing: Iwaizumi Hajime/Kageyama Tobio

Summary:

Iwaizumi was going to be supportive of him no matter what. Even if Kageyama wrote poems about volleyball.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Iwaizumi Hajime

Summary:

When Akaashi looks in the mirror he hates everything he sees. Luckily, Iwaizumi loves everything he sees when he looks at Akaashi.

Hands

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Tsukishima Kei

Summary:

Tsukishima bites his nails. Akaashi wrings his hands together. They can’t stand each other’s habits.

Together

Pairing: Azumane Asahi/Sawamura Daichi

Summary:

Asahi and Daichi reign in the new year the way they always do. Together.

Moments

Pairing: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Summary:

Daichi really wanted to lounge around with Suga that afternoon, but his younger sister had other plans.

Something Sweet in the Stars

Pairing: Kawanishi Taichi/Semi Eita

Summary:

Kawanishi cannot wrap his head around their loss against Karasuno. Semi attempts to help him forget, at least for a little bit.

Chances

Pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou/Sawamura Daichi

Summary:

Kuroo and Daichi broke up months ago yet Kuroo can't stop thinking about him. It doesn't help that he suddenly starts to see Daichi everywhere. How is he supposed to get over him like this?

Teen

Without you I’m not clean

Pairing: Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi

Warnings: Major Character Death

Summary:

He had nothing to say. He didn’t want to go back in that gym. It was too soon. Everything reminded him of the one he’d given his heart to.

Suns, Moons, and Stars Alike

Pairing: Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi

Summary:

Yamaguchi hates himself in every sense of the word. However, his own insecurities are blinding him from those who love and care for him, especially one Tsukishima Kei.

Getting Gold

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Konoha Akinori

Summary:

The Olympics. Konoha had been thinking of this moment for his entire life; it was his first time here and he could hardly believe that he actually made it. He could hardly believe that he was there with his lover, Akaashi, a world renowned figure skater. The only thing on Konoha’s mind was snatching the gold away from him, among other things.

A Battle of Brains and Brawn

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Iwaizumi Hajime

Summary:

Akaashi tells Iwaizumi not to go easy on him in their one-on-one battle and the thought hadn’t even crossed Iwaizumi’s mind. He could win before Akaashi even had the chance to get a hold of him, couldn’t he? (BNHA AU)

Unfair Farewells

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Kozume Kenma

Warnings: Major Character Death

Summary:

War wasn’t for everyboy. It definitely wasn’t for them.

Souls at Sunset

Pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Summary:

Ushijima is dying. Rapidly. It’s as simple as that. And when he hears splashing in the pond out back, Ushijima knows his time has come.

Mature

Land on Me

Pairing: Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi

Summary:

Tsukishima is dragged to a college party by Yamaguchi and is forced to play a game of spin the bottle.

Shape of You

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Matsukawa Issei

Summary:

It was supposed to be a one night stand but Matsukawa couldn’t get him out of his head. I’m in love with the shape of you.

this will never end

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Kuroo Tetsurou

Summary:

“Keiji.” Kuroo breathed after a little while. Akaashi looked at him and then down at the ground where the blood from Kuroo’s leg had dripped, leading a trail right to them. “Yes?” Akaashi squinted. It looked like there was an abandoned house up head. It was sundown, everything backlit by bright golds, oranges, and pinks. There was even a little bit of blue left in the sky. Akaashi wished he could stop and appreciate it. “What do you think Heaven’s like?” Kuroo coughed and Akaashi saw that a little bit of blood tinged the corner of Kuroo’s mouth. His heart started racing and pounding against his ribcage.

Explicit

At the Beach

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Summary:

Akaashi and Bokuto go to the beach for a much needed vacation

Today’s Special

Pairing: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Summary:

Iwaizumi glared at him over his shoulder and blushed when he realized how close Oikawa’s face was to his own. He quickly turned back to his task, “Stop fooling around or you’ll be the next thing in this meat grinder.”

Oikawa smirked and trailed his hand lower to cup Iwaizumi through his pants. Iwaizumi froze under his touch and was just about to protest before Oikawa breathed in his ear, “You know, my ass is a meat grinder and it’s looking for today’s special.”

A Hard Day’s Night

Pairing: Ushijima Wakatoshi/Oikawa Tooru

Summary:

Tooru felt a meaty hand clamp around his ankle to stop the prodding toes at Wakatoshi’s thigh and piercing, olive eyes boring into him. “Stop.” It was one word but it was heavy, all the weight of the world pressing down onto it.

He met green eyes with a sly gaze, flushed pink lips parting in a devious smirk. “I don’t think I want to, Daddy.”

The Whir of Pleasure

Pairing: Sugawara Koushi/Terushima Yuuji

Summary:

Suga’s a tease and he knows it. Terushima takes matters into his own hands.

Close Call

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou

Summary:

Akaashi’s mother picks a really compromising time to call her son.

Sakanoshita

Pairing: Sugawara Koushi/Ukai Keishin

Warning: Underage

Summary:

After volleyball practice the team always walks down the hill to the convenient store, Sakanoshita, to get something to eat. When Suga lays eyes on the hot cashier behind the counter, he’s overwhelmed with lust and can’t get him out of his head. Luckily for him the cashier, Ukai Keishin, gives in to temptation easily.

Good Vibrations

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Kozume Kenma

Summary:

Kenma is surprised to find that the butt plug that Akaashi made him wear that day was a vibrating butt plug. Naturally, he doesn’t last very long.

“You’re Mine”

Pairing: Kyoutani Kenjirou/Yahaba Shigeru

Summary:

Kyoutani sees Yahaba flirting with somebody else and even though they’re not dating he is over come with jealousy. So, he takes matters into his own hands.

Oiled Up

Pairing: Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou

Summary:

Bokuto pouted, “If you wanted a massage I could’ve just given you one at home. For free.” Kuroo shrugged, “I never get to see you in full work mode so… I figured you’d have to be professional at your own work place.” He thumbed at the tie of the robe and looked at Bokuto through his eyelashes, “I could leave.” Bokuto looked him up and down, knowing full well he was naked under the robe. Many possibilities ran through his head and he looked back up at Kuroo with a smirk, “No, this is perfect.”

Setters Do It Better

Pairing: Kageyama Tobio/Sugawara Koushi, Kageyama Tobio/Oikawa Tooru, Akaashi Keiji/Kageyama Tobio, Kageyama Tobio/Kozume Kenma, Kageyama Tobio/Semi Eita/Yahaba Shigeru

Summary:

When Suga had said he wanted to have a reunion, this was not what he had in mind. Kageyama figured it would be with their old Karasuno team to relive old memories. But no, he was wrong, so very, very wrong.

On The Grind

Pairing: Hinata Shouyou/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Summary:

Hinata was doing his daily scoop of Grindr when he found his exact type. Kageyama would say that he was addicted to the app, that it was some sort of sickness that he actively sought out men to fuck him. Hinata would then promptly correct him, saying that he was adickted and that he couldn’t help himself. He definitely couldn’t help himself after seeing the abs on this man.

Ethereal

Pairing: Akaashi Keiji/Kuroo Tetsurou

Summary:

Kuroo catches Akaashi masturbating one night when he comes home from work and decides to help him out a bit.

All Knowing

Pairing: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Summary:

He loves this. He lives for this. Servicing the King.

it started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?

Pairings: Akaashi Keiji/Oikawa Tooru, Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou, Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru, Bokuto Koutarou/Iwaizumi Hajime, Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou/Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

Summary:

After a friendly arm wrestling match after the gym left Bokuto feeling victorious, all he wanted to do was brag to his boyfriend and one of his roommates. He just never expected to come home to see said boyfriend and said roommate completely engrossed in each other, lips meeting lips with wet smacks.

Blood High

Pairing: Semi Eita/Shirabu Kenjirou

Summary:

Semi told himself that he wouldn't get involved with a human. He told himself he would never, ever fall in love with somebody with a beating heart. Then Shirabu came along and ruined all of that.

Good Boy

Pairing: Bokuto Koutarou/Shirofuku Yukie

Summary:

“You’re a good boy, right Bokuto?” Yukie purred as she stroked her fingers gently through Bokuto’s hair. Bokuto hummed and nodded, eyes slipping shut. He was a good boy.

when i’m fucked up, that’s the real me

Pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou/Semi Eita, implied Semi Eita/Shirabu Kenjirou

Summary:

When Kuroo calls, Semi comes.

After Hours

Pairing: Oikawa Tooru/Ushijima Wakatoshi

Summary:

Both lawyers, Oikawa thinks that on principle he should hate Ushijima, despite never having met the man before. However, upon meeting him, Oikawa finds he was sorely mistaken about Ushijima Wakatoshi.

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ukulelewrites · 7 years

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Mobile Masterlist

Updated as of 5/29/19

☆ - fluff

☾ - angst

♫ - au

∞ - steamy

♡ - personal fave

Series:

Letters to You (Multi-Membered) ☾

“With shaky hands you wrote them. A letter to all the boys whom you’ve loved. A letter to all the boys who had loved you.“

Letters to You: Yoongi

Letters to You: Jungkook ♡

Letters to You: S. Coups

Letters to You: Wonwoo

Letters to You: JR ♡

Something Different (17’s Joshua Badboy!AU) ☆ ☾ ♫ haitus!

“You were never a fan of the ever so cocky class president, but one night, one chance encounter, was all it took to make a little hatred turn into a little of something else.”

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

The Cherry Pickers’ Club ☾ ♫ ☆

“The Cherry Pickers’ Club, Evanson Academy’s best kept secret. Passed down from year to year, the boys who become in possession of the tattered journal have one job and one job only, to go cherry picking.“

In Terms of Fire & Ice (Wanna One’s Seongwoo Fuckboi!AU)

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

“Girls came easy to Seongwoo, so when he’s tasked with popping a girl’s cherry, he scoffs at the notion of failure. However, he finds himself challenged by Evanson’s very own ice queen, you.”

Metanoia ☾ ♫ ☆

"One night. One tipsy night spent within the bed of a man you met just hours before. Who knew one night would turn your entire life upside-down?"

1 /

All's Fair In Love & War ☾ ♫ ☆

"An A on your paper. A stupid bet spurred by anger. And an especially annoying frat boy who goes by the name of Kim Donghan. Who knew such things would lead you to such a mess?"

1 / 2

Happily Ever After ☆ ♫

Fairy tales, don’t we sometimes want to live in them? After all, every fairy tale ends happily ever after

Lee Daehwi: Beauty & the Beast

Bae Jinyoung: Sleeping Beauty

Stray Kids On The Big Screen

A series of fics based off of 90s/early 00s rom-coms starring each member of Stray Kids coming to a fic blog near you!

One-Shots:

Epiphany (NCT’s Ten Soulmates!AU) ☆ ☾ ♫ ♡

“Your heart ached so much, but you couldn't help it. He was ethereal. You couldn’t help but want him, even if it tore your heart apart.”

DanDan the CatMan (Wanna One’s Daniel) ☆

“You could easily tell by the crumpled clothes, messy hair, and abundant number of purple bruises marring his neck that he was on the walk of shame too.”

A Fanta-Sea (Wanna One’s Jihoon) ☆ ♡

“You, a rookie idol, have a chance encounter with Wanna One’s Park Jihoon, the boy that nae maeum seoge jeojang’d into your heart, in front of a vending machine backstage at M!Countdown.”

Lipstick Prince (PD101’s Kim Donghan) ☆ ∞ ♡

“Interning at FAVE Entertainment? Great! Being the lead stylist for JBJ? Awesome! Having to help one of the members recreate an old picture? Well, that’s another story…”

Scintilla (PD101’s Kim Donghan Friends to Lovers!AU) ☆ ☾ ♫ ♡

Drabbles:

1 / 2

“Your friendship with Donghan was based off of a mere competition of who could be the bigger shit. However, something transitions in your senior year, and you can’t seem to figure out what.”

Home Run (NU'EST’s JR Baseball!AU & Friends to Lovers!AU) ☆ ♫

“You hate baseball, ever since the concussion of 3rd grade, you’ve hated it. However, it just so happened to be your best friend’s favorite sport, and when he makes the team, you’re forced to go to his game. However, maybe baseball won’t be that bad….”

Easy to Hate (PD101’s Kim Donghan Enemies to Lovers!AU) ☾ ♫ ∞ ♡

“Your hatred for Kim Donghan was strong. Just the mention of him made your blood boil, but when his dance crew end up sharing a studio with yours, it seems like sometimes, it’s easy to blur the lines between love and hate.”

Saudade (NU'EST’s JR Soulmates!AU) ☆ ☾ ♫ coming soon!

“In a world where your soulmate’s last words are etched on your skin, it wasn’t hard for you to imagine a future with your boyfriend. However, one fated phone call changes everything.”

Strawberry-Scented Memories (Stray Kids’ Han Jisung Amnesia!AU) ☾ ♫ ☆

“Memories. A vestige of the past. Something you desperately reach for, yet cannot obtain. However, with new technology, maybe you can find something buried deep inside your mind that you cannot seem to live without.”

Con Amore (Stray Kids' Han Jisung Trainee Reader!AU) ☾ ♫ ☆

You've worked so hard for this moment, but it seems like all of your efforts are being torn down and ripped apart. However, it seems like there's always that one person you can turn to for comfort.

thank u, next (Stray Kids' Bang Chan Rock Star!AU) ☾ ♫ ♡

Who knew a Billboard-topping song about your exes would make you shed your pop princess image and bring back the bittersweet memories you had tried so hard to push away.

Veritaserum (NCT Dream’s Na Jaemin Hogwarts!AU) ☆ ♫ ♡

“Three drops of this and even You-Know-Who himself would spill out his darkest secrets.” Who knew that stupid potion was going to cause you to confront the stupid peach-haired Hufflepuff who stole your first kiss?

Bullet Fics:

The Softest Boy™ (Wanna One’s Daniel Bad Boy!AU) ☆ ♫

Volleyball Stars (Wanna One’s Seongwoo & Daniel Volleyball!AU) ☆ ♫

Wanna One Fuckbois ☾ ♫

Dancer Reader x Wanna One’s Seongwoo ☆

Jonghyun + Trip to Italy ☆

Boyfriend Donghyun ☆

Werewolf Daniel + Cats ☆ ♫

Soulmate Jung Jung ☆ ♫

Touch Me? ☆ ♫

High School Woojin ☆ ♫

Good Boy!Donghan & Bad Girl!Reader ☆ ♫

Drabbles:

Vampire Minhyun ∞ ♫

Father Seongwoo ☆ ♫

Hyeongseob + “I brought you an umbrella.” ☆

Woojin + “dance with me, noona” ☆

Vampire Woojin ☆ ♫

New Neighbour Seongwoo ☆

Soulmate Woojin ☆ ♫

Vampire Donghan ∞ ♫

Demon Jonghyun ☾ ♫

Friends with Benefits Donghan / 2 ∞ ♫

Ex Daniel / 2 ☾ ♫

Donghan + Work From Home ∞

Jisung + Sweater Weather ☆

Minki + Havana ☾ ♫

SFW Alphabet:

Lai Guanlin

#masterlist

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spacepandar · 7 years

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@oh-nostalgiaa did a bunch of meme things and I wanted to as well.

(not tagging anyone but feel free to tag me if you do them!)

Rules: tag nine people you want to get to know better…

Relationship status: married

Favourite colour: shades of blue, and black & white values

Lipstick or Chapstick: Chapstick

Last song you listened to: "Ode to Viceroy" by Mac DeMarco

Last movie you watched: Hmm... in its entirety? That new King Arthur movie from Guy Ritchie. What was it... was it just "Arthur"?

Top three characters: This changes every so often but as of now it's Lirael (Old Kingdom Trilogy), Cassian Andor (Rogue One), and Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows)

Top three ships: Jyn x Cassian (r1), Laguna x Raine (ff8), and Elizabeth x Mr. Darcy (p&p)

Books you’re currently reading: According to my goodreads account I'm reading The Princess Diarist and Novice, but I've also got a bookmark in Always and Forever, Lara Jean. I haven't touched any of those in months.

Top five musicals: Uhm well. I've only seen them in movie form and they are Into the Woods, La La Land (leave me alone), Funny Face, Singing in the Rain, Across the Universe.

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Favorite Character: Lirael. I'd like more adventures with her, thanks.

Favorite Book: It's probably always going to be Sabriel. The story itself and the story of how I actually got the book have a very special place in my heart and honestly I don't know if anything will surpass it.

Favorite Video Game: Varies depending on mood, but it's usually a Final Fantasy game. Right now it's FFXV.

Favorite Sport: I was never involved in a team sport (poor kid growing up), but I always enjoyed playing volleyball. I don't care to watch pro sports, save for tennis.

Last song I listened to: Spotify just played "La Jura" by Chicano Batman.

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Nickname: Sash, Sashie, Panda Starsign: Libra Height: 5′4" Last thing I Googled: "mouse stuck in secondary monitor". Stupid mapping issue I've never had to deal with before. Fave music artist: at this point in my life it's Mac DeMarco Song stuck in my head: "Passin' Me By" by The Pharcyde but only because it's playing right now Last movie I watched: that new (King) Arthur movie. Last tv show I watched: Nodame Cantabile. The live-action series is on Crunchyroll now! What are you wearing right now: Black pants, black sleeveless top, navy pinstriped cardigan, mustard yellow knit hat. When did you create your blog: Late 2008 What kind of stuff do I post?: shitposts. dogs. fandom stuff. you can usually tell if I'm looking something up for drawing references if I start spamming things from fandoms that are not Star Wars. Do you have any other blog: HAH. okegawakyoutaro.tumblr, for all my Oresama Teacher things, zoneofendos (hogwarts au rp account), vegetavegetables (where i throw all of my ref stuff for easy access), and then my art instagram. Why did you choose your url?: because I like outer space. and. pandas. Gender: female Hogwarts house: ravenclaw. caw caw mf Pokemon team: Pokemon Go? Instinct. Fave colour: blue, black & white values Average hours of sleep: 3-6 Lucky number: 23 Fave character: LIRAEL How many blankets do you sleep with: One Dream job: freelance illustrator, or an art curator Following: 307

#i have to go to work #crap #about me #meme

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owlsshadows · 7 years

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CHAPTER UPDATE! I AM ALIVE AND NOT GIVING UP ON THIS STORY!!!

4 millimetres (Terudai)

Rating: Teen And Up

Fandom: Haikyuu!!

Pairing: Terushima Yuuji / Sawamura Daichi

Karasuno+Johzenji is the same school AU, Public Morals Committee Chairman Daichi AU

Terushima Yuuji, 17-year-old up-and-coming volleyball captain has a few bad habits. It is not really his hobby to cross ways with the public morals committee, though he admittedly enjoys every clash he has with vice-chairman Shimizu; it’s just in his nature to not to comply with regulations. Being late is inevitable anyways.

Tuesday mornings have never been so nerve-wrecking.

Terushima walks towards the school gates with wary steps, his soles tingling as if thousands of ants were running under his feet. He wants to turn around, to run away, to sneak back under his blanket so badly. He wants to hide from the world because he feels hideous, and just about to explode.

It’s probably the very first ever day since the beginning of high school, that he has done his necktie properly; tucked his shirt in his pants and buttoned his jacket up. His fingers run through his well-coiffed hair nervously.

This goody-two-shoes attire suits him just as much as ice suits the surface of the Sun.

He feels absolutely disgusting.

He questions his life choices, and his hands itch to mess up his looks entirely, to be the good old Terushima – the one who may have been a loser oblivious to his own feelings but at least he could face himself in the mirror.

He gulps dryly upon noticing Ennoshita by the school gates. He feels jittery enough even without the sarcasm of the fellow second year.

The committee member raises one eyebrow ever so slightly.

“What a well-dressed gentleman,” he says softly. This is the thing Terushima envies the most in him: Ennoshita is able to insult people amicably.

“Good morning to you too, Ennoshita!” He returns the taunt with a wide smile, sticking his tongue out to show off his piercing.

“Ah, nothing is perfect,” Ennoshita sighs, and waves Terushima closer. “I have a message to relay, from our president.” Terushima’s heart skips a beat and he freezes in motion. “It’s not a trap,” Ennoshita chuckles at the boy’s expression. “Probably.”

He hands a folded piece of paper to the boy, then turns away to shout at some unruly freshmen.

Terushima gazes at his direction for a few seconds, waiting for some more information, some instruction, any tips coming from Ennoshita… but the committee member doesn’t pay attention to him anymore.

Confused, the boy heads for the classrooms, making a stop at the restrooms only to read the message in a place no one can see.

His hands are trembling – therefore he closes the lid of the toilet and sits on it firmly to evade any situation where he might drop the message into the flush water – and he unfolds the paper excruciatingly slowly.

The handwriting is neat; the characters are easy to read – but they don’t give off a spec of personality. They are just like Sawamura. Terushima snorts at the thought, carefully reading each and every word. The message is short and commanding:

“Meet me in the study room during first break.”

The boy contemplates crumpling the paper into a tiny ball and throw it out, but in the end he folds it back as it was and sinks it into his pocket.

When he enters the classroom, Bobata bursts out in a laughter, and several others follow. Good boy Terushima soon becomes the mascot of the class.

“Man, my stomach still hurts,” the middle blocker says minutes later, after the first bell rang.

“Then head to the nurse’s office,” Terushima suggests. “Unfortunately I can’t accompany you as my attendance needs to be perfect until the end of the schoolyear, but I’m sure sensei would keenly appoint someone to assist you.”

“Oh, my. Same fashion comes with the same snarky attitude?”

“I think you meant sass,” Terushima says impishly. “Who are you comparing me to, anyway?”

“The company of exemplary men, of course. Lead by Sawamura Daichi, the vice is Ennoshita Chikara, and the little crown prince is none other than our wonderful ex-teammate, Tsukishima Kei!”

“You’re loud, Bo!” laughs Terushima shortly, silencing his friend just as the teacher enters the classroom. Terushima opens his notebook, hushing Bobata back to the territory of his own desk.

“Wake me up when it’s finished,” the middle blocker says, leaning his head down on his desk.

Terushima tries not to fall asleep. He really tries, for once.

He snorts at his friend’s remark and reaches for his pen. ‘World History,’ he scribbles on top of a new page. He has only one notebook – he didn’t really take notes so far, so he didn’t really see the reason to buy more. He wonders if he will ever take notes, like every normal high schooler. His handwriting is such a mess, it’s possible he wouldn’t even be able to read his own notes later.

His thoughts wander off to Sawamura’s precise calligraphy – the neatly drawn strokes and evenly paced characters bug him.

Just as everything else related to Sawamura has always bugged him.

A sudden chill runs down his spine and a weird, heavy feeling settles itself in his stomach. He tries to ignore the growing nervousness, the panicky, faint fluttering, the dizziness, and the urge to gag and run.

He readies his heart. He tries to imagine Sawamura, back in the study room, reading his essay and taunting him; but he gets the opposite effect from desired: he is reminded of the shy, blushing smile, and the soft, confused laugh – and the memory of the embarrassed Sawamura Daichi does all kind of weird things to his body.

He crouches in his seat, drawing tiny stars on the margin of his notebook, uttering curses under his breath. The class feels excruciatingly long.

The teacher talks about the First World War, a topic Terushima would naturally be interested in, yet his brain refuses to take in the words.

All he can think about is that he will meet Sawamura in the break.

He groans painfully, drawing his stars with renewed vigour.

Before, whenever he found a girl he liked, he walked up to them and asked for their number. He was not always successful (oh, sometimes he pestered them, even) but he was still relatively popular and he didn’t pursue girls against their will too much, and lately, his sweet talking has almost always been fruitful.

He knows how to sweet talk girls. How to flirt subtly with the shy ones, and how to ask out openly those who hate reading between the lines.

But he has never loved a guy.

He has no idea how to sweet talk them or how to win them over or whether he really wants to try flirting with the chairman of the public morals committee at all.

By the time the bell rings, his notebook is filled with stars and thunderbolts – and volleyball tactics, names of players to fear from other teams – and that stupid, smiling face of Sawamura with his missing front tooth, so adorable his stomach churns again.

Terushima feels weak to comply with the order on the note in his pocket but his pride doesn’t let him to run away. This is how he finds himself in front of the study room, message crumpled between his sweaty hands and heart throbbing in his throat. He hears a heavy ‘Come in!’ from the other side upon knocking on the door and he enters with knees trembling and brain fuzzy.

“What a sight,” Sawamura greets him. “To think you will wear your uniform compliant to the school regulations one day…”

“I have to do it, don’t I?” Terushima asks back. “I have to keep our agreement if I want to stick with my club.”

“I’d say you have to keep that agreement not to be expelled, but yes. Good to see that you know how to tuck in your shirt.”

“Was I called here to be mocked and taunted again?” the boy asks softly, only a hint of threat lingering in his voice. Sawamura raises an eyebrow and smiles.

“Don’t give me ideas,” he murmurs.

“Oh, my… I didn’t think the chairman of the public morals committee would think about bullying another student! Will we have a routine going on from today onwards? Will you send me more of these kind messages and order me around?”

Terushima is thankful that his heated speech gives reason for colour to rise on his face, otherwise he would be ashamed of the blush developing on his cheeks. He shouldn’t even admit it but for a split second he found the option of Sawamura bullying him tempting.

“Stop it,” the older boy says. “I don’t intend to make a routine out of this. I called you here to give you some advice.”

“Advice?”

“I’ve seen your practice match yesterday.”

“I didn’t know you were interested in volleyball,” Terushima starts.

“Your play in the beginning of the game was pathetic,” Sawamura says, disregarding the malicious comment of Terushima. “As a captain, you can’t doubt or waver. If you can’t even be confident about your stand and your own feelings, then the nationals will be completely impossible.”

Terushima can feel his heart sink to the bottom of his stomach.

“I have…” he starts.

“Enthusiasm. At best,” Sawamura cuts in finishing the sentence for him. “What you lack is dedication. You need to entirely commit yourself to the goal you set in front of you.”

“I am trying my best,” Terushima says. “And I got enough of your lectures.”

Sawamura sighs softly. “It’s not a lecture…”

“Oh, yes. Advice,” Terushima spits out the words, frustrated. “My bad for mistaking it.”

“Terushima. I meant it,” the other says, stepping closer. If only his face wouldn’t be so damn adorable, if only Terushima could concentrate on anything, but the honest and strict eyes, the cute little flutter of nostrils as Sawamura breathes out a sigh… if only his crush could recede by these condescending words, if only he was able to be truly angry, without that hint of dizziness and that weird pain in his stomach.

“Fuck off,” he murmurs quietly. He is shaking in fury as he stomps off, leaving the committee chairman behind in the study room.

He still takes in Sawamura’s words. It is true that he had no idea how to keep his team together and he became indecisive facing a strong opponent; but it hasn’t been long since he became the captain…

“Sorry for being such a failure,” he spouts at the corner, frightening two freshmen with his abrupt outrage.

“Sorry!” squeals one of the girls and they run off to the library. As Terushima looks after them apologetically, he notices the committee chairman exiting the study room.

His rage boils again as he swears to get back at Sawamura with some witty remark; but also butterflies flutter in the pit of his stomach making all of his efforts ridiculous. Unsure whether he could survive even another glance at him, Terushima decides to run off before Sawamura could realize that he still didn’t leave.

“Have you ever felt the urge to punch and kiss a person at the same time?” Terushima asks after third period.

“You mean, like… nah, this doesn’t make any sense,” Bobata replies.

“But I really want to,” the boy insists.

“Honestly, I’m not sure I could still consider you my friend if you did that,” Bobata says flatly. “Punching a girl is not acceptable, man.”

“Ah,” Terushima gasps. That’s true. All he has ever shown interest in before were girls. “Would you accept it, if I said it was a guy?” he asks. “Theoretically speaking.”

“Theoretically,” Bobata starts and he gives a weird look to Terushima over his phone screen, “boys can punch each other. However, if you want to kiss someone, you shouldn’t punch them regardless of their gender. People don’t hit those who they love.”

“I love how big of a romantic you are,” Terushima says, clinging to his friend.

“Yeah, thanks,” Bobata replies. “By the way, how can you punch and kiss someone at the same time? Wouldn’t you punch yourself as well, then?”

“Bo, please stop thinking.”

Bobata laughs, then stands up from his desk.

“I suggest we start for the nurse’s office soon,” he says.

“Why?”

“We have medical check-ups fourth period.”

“This is the first time I hear about this,” says Terushima surprised, but follows his friend out to the corridor anyway.

“Ah, true, you were not here last week,” Bobata nods.

“And since no one communicated with me, I got no news,” Terushima adds. “It was a truly excruciating week.”

“Enough of your nagging, captain!” comes a cheerful voice from behind, and Futamata jumps on Terushima’s back as greeting. “Guess I grew a few millimetres since last time, I might have reached 180cm even!”

“Oh, look who is optimistic! You are still way shorter than me,” Bobata replies.

“How tall are you?” Terushima asks curiously.

“I was measured 185.9 cm last time, I can only hope that I grew that one millimetre since…”

“So nice,” Terushima says. “I guess I’m still 177ish.”

“Yeah, you didn’t grew much,” Futamata adds and receives a jab in the ribs for his comment.

“You know who grew a lot? Asahi-senpai!” says Bobata.

“You are around the same height, so you keep an eye out for him, huh?” asks Futamata jokingly. “Well, I do the same,” he laughs then, “Yamaguchi was a centimetre taller than me in the beginning of the school year. I think I might have surpassed him.”

Terushima falls in silence and while listening to his friends, his thoughts wander off. He finds Futamata’s theory intriguing. If he was to compare his growth to the teammates with similar heights, shouldn’t he worry about Tanaka? They were both 177.2 cm at the last check-up. He remembers because Tanaka threw a fit, complaining how Terushima has “copied his height”.

But really, it never bothered him.

Tanaka should have been his obvious rival, same grade, same position, same height… yet his eyes were forever fixated on Sawamura.

Yet he took pride in his 4 millimetres height difference to the third year.

“Is it possible, that I…?” he utters before he realizes that he nearly gave out his thoughts.

“That you?” Futamata asks back.

‘That I had feelings much earlier than how I realized them,’ Terushima thinks, but it’s something he would never dare to tell them, especially not to Futamata.

“That I didn’t grow. I think Tanaka is taller than me now,” he says instead.

“Well, well,” appears a predatory smile on Futamata’s lips. “We will see.”

“Hinata grew quite a lot! He is 164.2 now. He just wrote in the group chat on LINE,” says Bobata looking up from his phone. “Their class had med checks third period.”

“Lucky kid,” comments Futamata, then he adds mockingly: “If our captain doesn’t grow, he might end up the smallest on the team soon!”

The idea that he might have had something for the committee chairman prior to the day before plants itself into Terushima’s head, and by the time they arrive to the nurse’s office it spouts like weed to every inch of his body.

It’s always been Sawamura.

The one who catches him when he sneaks up to the rooftop for a smoke.

The one who finds him behind the gym or stops him by the school gates when he tries to skip classes.

The one who sends him to the self-study room to write apologies and nags him all the time.

It’s always been Sawamura.

And Terushima seems to be thrilled every time he is caught.

(While his eyesight is checked, he ponders whether he has masochistic tendencies.)

“Terushima, come here let me measure your height and weight!” calls the nurse him over, and he follows her to the scale.

“The moment of truth!” whistles Futamata, who has been measured just before him, whispering. “If you really didn’t grow, captain, you will be one of the shortest!”

“Height: 177.4cm, weight: 63.3kg,” dictates the nurse to Nishinoya who volunteered to keep the records.

“Yuuji, you lost weight!” the libero exclaims. “A lot of weight, actually!”

“At least he grew a little,” says Futamata.

“We need to feed him better,” adds Bobata.

“Ok, thanks guys, you are really supportive,” Terushima hushes his friends away. He walks to the far side of the room, to look out of the window as if there was something important out there he needed. He only lets out the tiny little sigh of relief that’s been sitting on his lips ever since the nurse announced his height when he is sure none of the troublemakers can hear him.

His next breath hitches as a group of third years catch his eyes. They are running laps in the backyard. He instinctively finds Sawamura within the fragment of a second – the committee chairman sports his uniform flawlessly, standing by the side lines of the running track, stopwatch in hand.

His boring good-guy looks are flawless as ever. His short dark hair glistens in the sunshine, his flawless skin gleams. Terushima’s stomach takes a dangerous turn and he gulps on air as his heart rate rises.

The real rival has never been Sawamura Daichi. Yet, he always found him to be the opponent.

It has always been Sawamura.

Since the very first day the committee chairman blocked his way at the school entrance to criticise his uniform, Terushima had no one else on his mind.

He went to such extreme lengths as to bribe the nurse to get some information on Sawamura. He celebrated his victory of a 4 millimetres height difference as if he won a war.

“2 millimetres growth,” he murmurs softly. Barely anything. It could be his hair or the socks he is wearing.

He wonders how much the committee chairman might have grown. The fear that he might lose his perfect win over Sawamura is real.

The decision to somehow steal his medical records is made faster than how the Shinkansen crosses the country.

He has no plan but a bar of cheap chocolate in his pocket as he wanders off to the nurse’s office in lunch break. To his luck, he finds the room empty so he sneaks in quickly and heads straight to the cabinet where students’ files are stored. The drawers of the cabinet are labelled according to years and classes.

His gaze stops at third year, class four.

His fingers dig into the handle eagerly, but he can’t pry the drawer open. This is confidential information after all… really, what was he expecting?

He gets discouraged for a brief moment, but he is far from giving up.

He looks around. He knows that the school nurse is way too lax of a person to carry around the keys to the cabinet drawers. His eyes stop at the desk, all messy, piles of papers topped with empty, dirty mugs. He reaches for the drawer of the desk, pulling it out. A bunch of keys he finds, mostly unlabelled. He huffs in frustration, looking over the desk once again.

Then he spots it.

It’s under the freshest looking mug – coffee still somewhat liquid at the bottom – a nude brown folder with “3-4” on it.

Terushima lifts the mug with delicacy a china from the Han Dynasty deserves, and takes the folder out from below. He places the mug back and slides into the chair of the nurse. His fingers are shaky as he opens the folder and runs through the pages. He finds Sawamura’s data pretty easily.

Sawamura Daichi. Birthday: 31 December. Height: 176.7 cm. Weight: 70.1 kg.

It’s a win.

Terushima closes the folder and places it back under the mug. He fixes the chair, so it looks like nobody touched it. He walks to one of the beds and lays down on it. He closes his eyes, covering his face with his palms.

Sawamura, rather than growing, has shrunken a millimetre.

A victorious little laugh leaves Terushima’s lips.

Simultaneously, the door to the nurse’s office opens.

“Excuse me,” says a voice way too familiar.

Terushima is unwilling to move but wants to disappear at the same time.

“There was an accident during home economics,” the voice continues. The newcomer walks in, closing the door behind him. “Not here, huh?”

Terushima sits up.

“There’s nothing but failure here,” he says. His heart flutters so loud he wonders if Sawamura can hear his words.

“Oh,” the committee chairman says, stopping in his move. He holds his arm up in a bizarre angle, lifting his pointer finger up in front of him. He is bleeding an absurd lot, red streaks running down his forearm until his elbow. His shirt is tucked up until his shoulder. His face looks ridiculously stupid, blinking blankly and surprised at Terushima.

Terushima could drop dead or jump out the window this moment; yet he stands up briskly, walking to the committee chairman to examine his wound.

He finds the idea of a clumsy Sawamura unbearably cute.

He feels a sudden jumble of different urges: he would like to vomit, jump around, shout and scream and run away at the same time – but instead he walks to the small cupboard open to all students where the first aid kit is stored.

“Let me disinfect that,” he manages to say matter-of-factly, while his brain screeches and squeals incomprehensibly.

Sawamura seems to hesitate over accepting the offer for a second. Terushima decides that he is not ready for a reply – be it positive or negative – and he takes a gob of cotton wool, wrapping it around his bare finger, saturating it with disinfectant before the committee chairman could utter a word.

He grips the hand of Sawamura with his left, carefully swiping away the blood from the wound with his right. The older boy opens his mouth then closes it without saying anything. He seems rather meek, compared to his usual self.

Terushima tries to reason with himself. He tries to persuade his screaming brain that Sawamura only lets him help because he has cut his dominant hand… but how could he do so, when he was probably holding the knife in it?

Terushima stops in his movement for a second to analyse the possible factors that can lead to one cutting their dominant hand, only to drop the idea another second later.

He wraps gauze around the other’s finger, fastening it with a strip of plaster.

“Done,” he murmurs.

“Thanks,” Sawamura says, stepping away. His voice is barely audible. There is a hint of surprise in his voice; a whisper of a blush reddening his ears. He presses his lips together so tight they whiten. “And… sorry,” he breathes.

“Sorry for what?” Terushima asks.

“This morning. I was preaching.”

“Yeah, you were,” the boy says.

“I was condescending,” Sawamura continues.

“Yeah.”

One part of Terushima is overjoyed. The other feels chaotic. Frightened. Feverish.

He is not holding Sawamura’s hand anymore. He is not touching Sawamura in any way. Yet, he leans closer, ever so slightly.

Because he wants.

Four millimetres were nothing – seven millimetres seem even less, as he presses his lips on Sawamura’s. Skin touches skin shortly, shyly.

There is no reason, no intention and no thought behind it.

There is only craving, budding in the pit of Terushima’s stomach.

The world appears to be mute. Everything seems to be still. Terushima can’t hear, can’t see a thing. The only sensation that rolls in his brain is that Sawamura’s lips are chapped.

There is a sudden thud as someone’s bag hits the door. Laugh rises from the corridor; slivers of heated conversation filter through the door.

Terushima recognizes Futamata’s voice.

He comes to his senses at once, pushing the older boy aside by the shoulder, starting for the door. By the time his hands grasp the handle to pry the door open he is already running. He spots the brown head of the setter on the right, so he darts to the left. He sprints through the hallway without looking around, nearly knocking over a bunch of freshmen. He has no perception of time or space as he sprints, and he doesn’t stop until he reaches his class.

“… the heck you’ve been?” he hears Bobata. “Lunchbreak’s nearly over, come on, cafeteria time! I bet all the bread’s already sold!”

He faintly registers that his friend grabs his arm and pulls him out. He lets himself to be led.

Terushima Yuuji knows that he did something stupid - he knew the moment he did, but he did it anyway – yet the realization hits him harder than he imagined.

Sure, planting a peck on the committee chairman’s lips was not one of his brightest ideas, but when did he have a bright idea these past days?

At least, he thought, he could always run away.

Until it dawned on him that he has to be in school and attend all of his classes until the end of the school year unless he is ready to be expelled.

He has nowhere to run.

He sits next to his friend in the cafeteria and he can’t brush the feeling away that everyone knows of what he did, and everyone's watching.

He wishes to be transparent, dead and forgotten at the same time.

Bobata inspects the situation intently and finds it highly critical. Terushima sits in his chair with limp limbs, eyes staring off to nothing. He has merely touched his lunch. His chopsticks abandoned, rolled far away on the table.

"Did it really surprise you so gravely?" Bobata asks, no sympathy in his voice. He asks about something he told Terushima a minute ago or so on the way, concerning the ‘third year scandal couple’ who were caught making out in the public morals committee room last week.

Terushima would love to answer. He would cheerfully declare that he is not bothered by the fact that the couple in question turned out to be Shimizu and Sugawara, if he could. But the overwhelming feeling of relief stops him from doing so and renders him passive.

He is so... so happy. He is delighted.

Not for Shimizu and Sugawara to be a couple; but for Azumane and Sawamura not to be one.

"Bo, I think I have a problem," he mumbles.

"Yeah, I can see that."

"It's love," Terushima adds.

"Poor you," his friend deadpans. “I hope it’s not so grave that you can’t continue with our mission; we are doing this for your sake after all.”

During lunch, they were supposed to finalize the plan to get Tsukishima back on the team. Terushima knows for sure that he is in no condition to think, let alone to conspire with the boys. He is well-aware of the risk he takes if he doesn’t comply with all the points in Sawamura’s deal… but does it matter anymore?

He bits his lip annoyed.

“Alright,” he says softly. “I’m listening.”

“So, what I’ve wanted to tell you, is that Yamaguchi came up with a plan,” Bobata starts. Terushima leans closer, taking a wary look around. He spots Ennoshita on the other side of the cafeteria and drops his chopsticks into his soup.

‘What if he knows? What if Sawamura told him?’ he panics, fishing his chopsticks out of the bowl with fidgety motions.

“Yuuji, what on Earth do you do?” Bobata asks.

“Can we… probably continue with this plan on another day?” he whispers faint-heartedly, sinking slowly deeper into his chair. “I am not…”

“Yuuji,” Bobata stops him before he could disappear under the table. “Come on, get a grip. Don’t forget that we are all in a pinch thanks to you.”

“I… do you have time?”

“We don’t have much time until the end of lunch break, so…”

“Bo,” Terushima begs with puppy eyes. “Believe me, I am interested in the plan Yamaguchi came up with. I am more than willing to go along with anything. But today is no good…”

“No good.”

“It’s love,” he says. “And situation is grave enough that my brain can’t focus on anything else.”

“Is that so?” Bobata asks unimpressed.

“I did something terrible!” Terushima says, pushing his plate to the side and splaying all over the table.

“Yuuji. Your necktie is in my soup,” Bobata responds calmly pinching the piece of fabric and lifting it from his bowl.

“You won’t ask what I did?” Terushima asks, looking up helplessly.

“Not unless you want to talk about it,” Bobata says, munching on his rice.

“I want to, Bo! That’s what I’m trying to convey… but… I don’t know where to start.” Terushima huffs giving up. “I am as good as dead,” he whispers.

“Fine.” Bobata leans closer over the table. “Just what did you do?”

“I fell for the wrong person…”

“Hm.”

“And when I realized it, I became overly restless.”

“I faintly recall you asking me whether I’ve felt the urge to punch and kiss a person at the same time,” Bobata cuts in to hasten the conversation.

“And when I met them, even though I was angry, I couldn’t stop myself from helping them…”

“I don’t see anything terrible in this.”

“Then I kissed them,” Terushima says, hiding his head behind his arms.

“Forcibly?” the middle blocker’s expression darkens.

Terushima nods. “But that's not the worst,” he adds.

“Not the worst?” Bobata raises his head, wary of the tone of his friend’s voice.

“My… affection is… quite peculiar.”

“Hm,” Bobata hums along, listening intently. “Is it a boy?”

“Wha-!” Terushima jumps in his seat.

“My bad if I got it wrong,” Bobata continues. “I just made a deduction from this morning’s talk…”

“Nah. You are right,” Terushima says and he presses his lips together strongly. “I have feelings for someone who has the same equipment as me.”

“’Same equipment’, for God's sake, Yuuji,” Bobata snorts. “Don’t be ridiculous.”

Terushima shrugs. He is on the verge of a mental breakdown. He has to tell at least to Bobata, if no one else, otherwise he feels that he is going to explode. He knows Bobata since forever – same as Futamata, but with the exception that he actually trusts Bo – and he knows that even though the tall boy is outgoing and sociable, he knows when to keep his lips sealed.

Terushima gulps. All his feelings bottled up inside makes him feel as if there was a stopper in his throat.

“It’s Sawamura,” he breathes.

It’s Bobata’s turn to drop his chopsticks in his bowl.

Terushima – now, that his secret is out, and no one can take it back – takes a spoonful of rice, and munches on it.

“You crazy bastard,” Bobata mouths, barely audible.

“I told you so.”

It’s the calm before the storm. Then, from the corner of his eye, he notices Tsukishima, glancing at his way with a clearly disgusted expression on his face while Yamaguchi talks to him, and he is in shambles. The weight of his actions breeze the edge of his consciousness, and he starts shaking.

The rice won’t go down.

His thoughts wander off, reenacting the scene in the nurse’s office. Sawamura looked so cute, so charming and irresistible.

Terushima doesn't regret his decision.

But he is terrified by its consequences.

Breathing has never been so hard.

He walks back to the classroom in dead silence, following Bobata from a few steps’ distance. He is afraid to return to the class. What if it has already spread all around the school? What if everyone already knows? How will he be able to continue with his life and with volleyball?

He is mortified.

Every step is a struggle to take.

Few faces turn as he enters, even less rests on his face longer than a few seconds.

He sighs. Nothing extraordinary.

He makes his way to his desk, falling onto the desk top, burying his head under his arms.

Bobata lets him.

While the taller boy accepted the fact that Terushima’s crush is a boy with surprising ease, he is visibly shocked by the identity of his crush.

Terushima can't blame him. He is just as flabbergasted.

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