sportsanime | Bonus Round 1: Memory

Let's start our summer by looking at the past—things that happened in canon, or maybe in an AU, or maybe just as wishful thinking...

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Submit prompts by commenting to this post! You prompt should consist of one scenario beginning with the phrase "Remember when", along with any ship/ot3/etc. from our list of nominated fandoms.
- Your prompts can take the form of recalling canon facts/events ("Remember when Nozomi and Eli got parfaits after school?"), non-canon events ("Remember when Megumi and Jin met at the Tadokoro Family Reunion?"), or somewhere in-between ("Remember when Bokuto and Kenma first met?"). Headcanons and AUs are welcome!
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Miyuki Kazuya/Takigawa Chris Yuu, Daiya no Ace

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Remember when along the way, we found each other but all my friends said you never were there?

~~imaginary friends AU anyone? someone?~~

Edited 2016-05-30 08:26 (UTC)

Oh No..... ~~why this~~

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Word Count: 509

The first time you greeted me was when I was behind one of the dugouts at the local baseball field. You ran around, sweating, looking for a stray ball, probably still practicing when you noticed me sitting with my knees tucked into my chest. You picked up another ball almost next to yours and casually threw it in my direction. No words were said, but you smiled at me like you were my friend.

The second time you saw me was when you were coming home from school, probably, because you were still in your uniform, eating a rapidly melting popsicle. Your glasses were askew but when you noticed me, you waved, calling out "Stop looking so serious all the time!" As if you really knew my thoughts. I smiled at you, you and your silly antics as you continued down the road singing some tune I didn't recognize.

The third time we met, I was the one who found you-looking down onto the field where some high schoolers were having a match with another school from the next town. I didn't know whether I could get closer, so I remained a few paces back. But you called out, "the view's better from here." And I moved to sit on the grass beside you. We talked for a while then, even noting how we played the same position for the sport we loved. You told me I had better game sense than you did. It was a good day.

The fourth time we ran into each other was outside the practice field and you were surrounded by much bigger seniors, your teammates, I assumed. I wanted to help but I didn't really know how. And I was scared so I hid behind one of the sheds as they stalked away, laughing loudly about know-it-all weaklings. I felt ashamed, even more so when you passed by the shed and said "I'm sorry you had to see that," with that annoying smirk you thought would hide the pain.

The fifth time we met, we really didn't talk. We both had had a horrible day. You lost someone and I simply lost. I guess sighing next to each other was the only comfort we could offer and we both took it like there was nothing else. And for some time after that, those quiet sighs were all we had.

The next time we saw each other, you found me again, sitting behind one of the local baseball field's dugouts.

"I told my dad, I needed to say goodbye to someone else today. You see I'm going far away. And I know you're always alone, so.. Just don't look too serious all the time." He told me.

"Sorry about that." I whispered back even when I see you get back to the field where your little league team was waiting. I could hear them teasing you about saying farewell to an old dugout and see you scratching your head in reply. "I hope they treat you better there."

i hope i was able to fill the prompt without being too cliche >_<

I'm so

I'm so

I WILL BE BACK TO GIVE A PROPER LONGER COMMENT ABOUT THIS ONCE I'VE RECOLLECTED MY SOUL AND BROKEN HEART

Ahh omg >_< pls don't take it the wrong way but im glad i broke your heart??? With the story i mean!!! I wasn't sure about it >< but im glad i got that part right! Imagining young miyuki and chris brks my heart too ;-; thank you so much for this prompt

OK I'M READY, I'M BACK.

First off, thank you so much for taking the time to come up with this beauty! It exceeded whatever I expected when I first dropped this prompt. The quiet observations, the quiet sharing, Miyuki's cheer and the loss of it, Chris praying that where ever Miyuki is going next will treat him better ughghrgh *grabs another tissue box*

Also, I love how it's interchangeable? Chris may seem to be the imaginary friend here but for all we know, it could actually be Miyuki.

The fifth time we met, we really didn't talk. We both had had a horrible day. You lost someone and I simply lost.

That line got to me the most because haven't we had days like those? Where we don't really comprehend what we've missed but the sense of loss still hangs.

Again, thank you so, so much!! ;;w;;

ahhh thank you so much. :) honestly i feel that because of miyuki's respect for chris he's mellow whenever they interact?? and there's this undercurrent of understanding between them. :)

im glad it seemed interchangeable!! i was afraid i was being too obvious ^^ and yes yes that line is my favorite too. like you can always invent these background stories for your imaginary friend and it may come to a point where you're living in the world you painted yourself and i think thats what lead to that like this constant sense of loss that suddenly there's just something missing and you don't know what it particularly is, its just there

youre welcome and thank you so much too for your kind words <3

i absolutely love how the emotions are so quiet on the surface, so intense beneath it. the remarkable thing about this is that, especially from the ending, it seems clear that miyuki is of the world and chris is the imaginary friend -- but because of the pov (and because i have a thing for isolation and chris), i can believe miyuki is the imaginary friend, chris inventing a whole life for him.

in any case, this is so good, thank you for writing it!

aww thank you so much! im glad the little subtle emotions are evident yet they symbolize the much intense undercurrent counterparts. :) but is miyuki really of this world?? hehehe tbh i also have that sense of isolation and its kinda interchangeable i think in a way that chris can create such a big world to include miyuki who he makes to have friends but is sad like him BUT at the same time, miyuki who is sad underneath all the teasing can make a friend in chris who is serious and not afraid to be alone. but ofc i may be overthinking all of these.

i sincerely thank you so so much for this kind comment thank you truly! <3

oh thank you for prompting this! i asked for basically this for the trick or treat exchange last year but it went unfilled, so i'm super excited for any fills.

Bonus Round 1: Memory

Prompt: Team Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru

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FILL: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/SUGAWARA KOUSHI,G

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