Bonus Round 7: Recs

[referees]

You've created so much during this event, so here's a round to celebrate each other's achievements!

This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on August 24 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.

RULES

• Recommend at least three fanworks from main or bonus rounds. Your recommendations don’t have to be connected in any way, and you do not need permission to recommend a work.
• Don't rec your own work. You can recommend things created by your own team, but please spread the love to other teams too.
• Each recommendation must include at least two sentences explaining why that fanwork is awesome. Please use the format specified below.
• You may recommend as many works as you like, as long as they are posted separately in groups of at least three.
• There will be no prompts for this round. Simply post each fill/recommendation list as a comment in response to this post.
• Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

FORMAT

Bonus round shenanigans all happen in the comments below. Brand-new works only, please.

Format your comment in the following way:

If FILLING (all teams):

FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster (without brackets) or your team will not receive points Copy and paste the following form into a comment and fill it out. Delete things in brackets, and leave the HTML alone. <b>Title:</b> <b>URL:</b> <b>Creator(s):</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Major Tags:</b> <b>Why is this work awesome?:</b> -- <b>Title:</b> <b>URL:</b> <b>Creator(s):</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Major Tags:</b> <b>Why is this work awesome?:</b> -- <b>Title:</b> <b>URL:</b> <b>Creator(s):</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Major Tags:</b> <b>Why is this work awesome?:</b> [you can copy-and-paste this format to include more recs in your comment if you'd like.]

Posts not using this format will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, regardless of what they contain. They, like all comments in this community, are subject to the code of conduct.

SCORING

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many fills as you want!

For fills:

First 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points each

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Etc.

If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only.

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Comments

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru

[kiyala]

Squerena Appreciation (I love you even if I give you weird nicknames!)

Title: iwaoi falling angels au
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7416817#cmt7416817
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: T
Major Tags: wing fic, self harm, blood, crumbling bones imagery
Why is this work awesome?: My eyes lit up the moment I saw "loose combination of Haibane and Good Omens" because I have a massive love for Haibane Renmei and I also really like Good Omens. Oikawa with his wings turning black is absolutely perfect—I found myself nodding along the first time I read this because, yes, yes, it works—and Iwaizumi's reaction is spot on, too. I love the way Serena writes them both, not only in this fill but in general. I also really like this quote, because it works so well between them:

Hajime averts his gaze, fists clenching by his side. "Whatever, just tell me the truth."

"The truth will be ugly." His companion resumes plucking. "Are you ready to accept it?"

"I'll try," he replies as sincerely as he can while being realistic.

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Title: rain god oikawa (iwaoi)
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7453681#cmt7453681
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: This was adorable and so very in character, even though Oikawa is a rain god. The way they both tease each other is so lovely. The details are absolutely lovely too—Oikawa unfurling himself like a paper Japanese water flower, and the way he smells of flooded earth and sharp ozone. This was absolutely lovely to read.

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Title: necromancer iwaoi
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7513841#cmt7513841
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: past character death
Why is this work awesome?: There's such a good amount of backstory put into this fill with such few words, and it creates a backdrop that allows you to appreciate it even more than you would have just at face value, I think. I like the fact that this is both sad and sweet, as is to be expected when the two of them are separated by death, and the ending made my heart hurt for both of them.

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru

[kiyala]

Continued Squerena Appreciation: Cosplay Edition

Title: not like you to lose a fight (kyoutani/yahaba)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5989511#cmt5989511
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: T
Major Tags: injury, bruises, blood
Why is this work awesome?: Look, I'm being personally victimised here because Serena KNOWS my weakness for Yahaba and for my faves getting beaten up. So what if I asked for it, this fill still made me shriek in a mix of absolute glee and why are you doing this to me. Serena's unimpressed Yahaba expression is so perfect and the fact that she took the prompt and gave a bit of a story to it makes me so happy.

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Title: Himuro selfies (Himuro/Nijimura)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6414215#cmt6414215
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I honestly went into this going "oh here we go, Serena continues to victimise me by cosplaying my faves" but the last picture was just so unexpected and amazing that it made this whole thing even better. It's got the same light, humorous tone that some of Serena's writing does and I love that she's so consistent like this, even across mediums.

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Title: I'd always have your back in a fight (himuro & kagami)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6415495#cmt6415495
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: T
Major Tags: graphic imagery of blood & bruises
Why is this work awesome?: Why do I like this? Points up at the major tags. Serena knows that I have a thing for:
1) Himuro
2) Himuro getting beaten up
3) Himuro with his mouth full of blood
and boy did she deliver. Not only is the injury make up really well done, but I just really love the idea of Himuro sending these photos to Kagami in reply to an offer to help. It's just so Himuro, somebody help him, somebody help me.

FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru

[kiyala]

Even More Squerena Appreciation: just in case anyone thought I was done

Title: It doesn’t happen with much fanfare (iwaoi)
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=3707313#cmt3707313
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: This is sad and soft and sweet and painful, the way you'd expect with the subject matter. My favourite thing is Oikawa's resilience, because it's a part of his personality that I love so much, and Serena's portrayed it so well here. He doesn't let this break him, and faces it with such maturity, and I love that. I love Iwaizumi being supportive, I love the thought of him folding cranes for Oikawa, I love him apologising that he didn't finish them in time, I love him just knowing when he has to be there for Oikawa. Even though this fill focuses on Oikawa, Iwaizumi is still an important presence there, just as he is to Oikawa, and Serena's put everything together so well.

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Title: dream eater Oikawa (iwaoi)
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7559409#cmt7559409
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Serena is incredibly talented when it comes to descriptions, and I think this fill is a good example of that. She uses her words so well to build this image of a dreamland that is both surreal and evocative, and I feel that it really helps you relate to Iwaizumi as you read. Oikawa is so wonderfully playful here, and I like the thought of Iwaizumi leaving him ruffled for a change.

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Title: immortal Oikawa (iwaoi)
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7559665#cmt7559665
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I love when immortality is portrayed this way, the ennui, the difficulty with remembering things because it's been so long, the way he just leaves immediately, looking so jaded. Iwaizumi's reaction is really well written as well; even in this au, he's so good at handling Oikawa, and Serena's translated that really well to fit the premise.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 recs for free and daiya



br2 // free! / between the two of us

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Title: matsuoka rin/tachibana makoto, art
URL: here
Creator(s): platina
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This piece has such wonderful lines and composition - the original water/movie prompt pic is super pretty but this draws from that and uses the same concepts - the floating objects, the idea of being together underwater - and reimagines them into a lovely, intimate picture. The positioning of their hands looks really good and their expressions are so great! I really like the lightweight, floating feel of their clothes.

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Title: matsuoka rin/nanase haruka, poem, 31 lines
URL: flicker
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This poem is lovely starting from the very title and how it looks, gentle and with such a light, fluttering touch. It conveys the tentative aspect of the speaker's thoughts and the quiet fragility of the moment in a really nice way. The choice of words is incredibly beautiful.

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Title: matsuoka rin/nitori aiichirou, fic, 607w
URL: "...Rin-senpai? Rin-senpai?"
Creator(s): yrindor
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Mm, I really like how Ai takes the initiative to step outside of their usual senpai/kouhai dynamic and be there for Rin when he needs it. Nitori has a very kind sort of strength, and his character is portrayed in a lovely way here.

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[yrindor]

Thank you for the rec! I love Ai, and I'm glad you liked Ai here too!

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // free! / starting days

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Title: matsuoka rin/nanase haruka, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is an absolutely beautiful edit inspired by the RinHaru quote. It's so full of beautiful blue light and I love the proportions of it, the focus and the blurs. Every time I flick past I have to stop a moment to appreciate how wonderfully gorgeous it is.

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Title: nanase haruka/yamazaki sousuke, fic, 905w
URL: Sousuke comes over more after that day.
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is SouHaru that's still raw, still growing, and the way the two of them hover around each other in this fic is really wonderful. Sousuke's a little confrontational in his stoicism, but a little shy, too, and Haruka's quiet 'my pace' attitude pairs against that in a really nice way. I find their relationship so interesting here, and the pay-off as they lapse bit by bit into domesticity feels so good :D

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Title: tachibana makoto/yamazaki sousuke, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): jinbeizaki
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: DATING SIM EDIT !!!!! This is edited so nicely - I love how it's been edited to blend seamlessly with the school background and the text/speaking animation is such a great effect! I want to play this game *o*

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // free! / (not) an ending
aka own me with dw user dynamite's graphics and fsts

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Title: matsuoka rin/nanase haruka, graphic+music
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: I just adore graphics fills and music fills so much !! The gritty, sandy texture looks really nice with the coastline, and I love how the picture just opens up as you scroll down into this beautiful sunrise. The acoustic guitar in the first two songs lends the graphic a lovely atmosphere and the last one has a great crushy seashore sound.

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Title: matsuoka rin /& nanase haruka, graphic+music
URL: (different encounters in different times, different smiles ;v;)
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is such a great concept and that opener just brings all the feelings back, sjhfdal;. I'm such a fan of the choice in quotes and how you can see how they've grown up and matured but, still the two of them, THE SAME BUT NEVER THE SAME. So beautiful!

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Title: nanase haruka/tachibana makoto, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: The way the pictures are arranged to look like a selection of photographs splayed out across the canvas is so incredibly beautiful, and the choice of snaps is such a perfect timeline of their relationship across the series. It's so mutually loving and caring, and that thank you down the bottom is the most wonderful summary of the emotions brought out there.

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[dynamite]

screams quietly!!! you are so kind, thank you so much, I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE FST THINGS, I really had a lot of fun making those. (I also really recommend the album "Is" by Hey Ocean! -- it really set the tone for all my Free! fills, and it's just lovely, uplifting music.)

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / crushes

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Title: amahisa kousei/todoroki raichi, fic, 491w
URL: “Toshi-chan,” Amahisa says in the dead of night, calling his phone—he regrets it to this day, but that boy needs someone—and his breathing is labored.
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: THIS STARTED OFF H/C AND WITHIN A PARAGRAPH IT WAS LOL :D Dense, obsessive characters are always so good and I love how Amahisa's 'crush' is baseball-shaped. Toshihiko is such a gem at the start of the fic too www

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Title: kominato haruichi/sawamura eijun, fic, 488w
URL: “What is this feeling I get when Eijun-kun's pitching?”
Creator(s): chromatic_coma
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is just the sweetest bit of introspection about Eijun and Haruichi. I love how much mutual respect and comfortable affection there is between them, and how much Haruichi appreciates Eijun's earnestness. Harucchi's voice is very Kominato - calm, thoughtful. Really nice!

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Title: kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi, fic, 641w
URL: Youichi eyes the score in front of him with distaste, pencil in hand.
Creator(s): garciraki
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Ohhh KuraRyou is such a good dynamic and this fic is written with such wit and character. The descriptions of body language and action here are really good, very real and easy to imagine, and Ryousuke's dialogue is calm but with an edge too (?? what am I saying but like it's not mean or anything it's just...sharp). I really liked the writing style and Ryousuke teaching Youichi circular breathing is v v good.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / gorgeous

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Title: enjou renji/hongou masamune, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kusoelite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: hngnhdhghh this is so gorgeous *o* Their expressions are so beautiful and the watery, blue-gray tone is really lovely. The composition is really nice and it just has such a great atmosphere.

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Title: miyuki kazuya & takigawa chris yuu, 954w
URL: Miyuki doesn’t like runners on base.
Creator(s): kazuyas
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: "If Miyuki was a pitcher and Chris was his catcher" and ohHHHH HhH I LOVE THIS FIC TO PIECES AND THEN SOME SO HELP ME -- you need to take some time to sit down and appreciate its greatness, ahdjkladfjklsh The baseball in this is written so very, very well, and it adds so much to the battery these two form. There's such wonderful, wonderful imagery in this, and such incredibly perfect characterisation. Each sentence makes you want to say it out loud over and over again. I'm such a fan, I AM A FAN, I WILL REP THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

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Title: kuramochi youichi/miyuki kazuya, fic, 1.6kw
URL: holding on to you
Creator(s): kitaiichis
Rating: T
Major Tags: none, really. but this basically jumps from post-yakushi match to post-canon, so that's probably something to know.
Why is this work awesome?: hjsdfkl'a;jhhdfjkj this was probably one of my formative KuraMiyu fics? IN THAT I hadn't really thought about this ship much before SASO but this warm, quiet intimacy is so compelling. I love, again, what an equal relationship this is portrayed as and how they trust in each other + wait for one another. This fic is so beautiful, please read it, please love kuramiyu.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / another world

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Title: furuya satoru/miyuki kazuya, fic, 612w
URL: "Hey. Can you hear me? Hey!"
Creator(s): tripsh
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: 'Met as kids' AU, and it captures all the loneliness and the amazement and the need Furuya feels as a child. Miyuki's appearance reads like the miracle of sorts it is to Furuya, because Miyuki saves him. The dynamic reads really well here - Furuya with arms outstretched and Miyuki waiting to catch.

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Title: kuramochi youichi/miyuki kazuya and/or maezono kenta/miyuki kazuya, fic, 712w
URL: [The camera pans in on a group of boys, standing, secluded in the island's forest. They look to be arguing with each other.]
Creator(s): tripsh
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: SURVIVOR AU I CRY. This fic has so much attitude in it, but at the same time it's also so soft and warm, and the I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS concept works perfectly with this concept. The style is so great, so dramatic, and so true to both the boys + the show, and I started off laughing BUT I FINISHED THIS FIC WITH FEELINGS -- AND THE N LAUGHTER AGAIN -- This is honestly the most wonderful AU, I LOVE. (*looks at above rec* clearly I love this person's AUs and concepts??)

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Title: miyuki kazuya/sawamura eijun, art
URL: here
Creator(s): emirihime
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: ahhHh h this cop au???? ??!THE LINES AND THE COLOURING ARE INCREDIBLE. Miyuki's pose in particular is so perfect for him, leaning in and being that friendly inspiration he is, sadjkal, and just. This style is so my aesthetic <333 THEY ARE SO PRETTY and the swirls of colour in their hair look so nicne

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / kuramiyu

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Title: kuramochi youichi/miyuki kazuya, fic, 517w
URL: "You definitely gained some weight," Miyuki says, breathing hard as he hitches Kuramochi higher up his back.
Creator(s): kazuyas
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: BANTER TO THE HEAVENS the dialogue in this is so perfect !!! It has such a zing to it, a really nice rhythm, and the krmy relationship just carries super well (clearly, bc the team is long-suffering lmao). I love how their dynamic is portrayed in this s o muc h *o*

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Title: kuramochi youichi/miyuki kazuya, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kusoelite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: SOCCER MATES AU YES !! There are so many nice details in this piece of art inc. Kuramochi's super nice waist and how their numbers have been changed to reflect their relative positions in soccer! Everything has a great structure and their poses are so cool - they look like they could be on some poster or something <33

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Title: kuramochi youichi/miyuki kazuya, fic, 1131w
URL: on their first day of practice following the conclusion of the tokyo tournament, kuramochi spends the day watching miyuki from the corner of his eye.
Creator(s): kazuyas
Rating: M
Major Tags: character injury and nudity
Why is this work awesome?: (this is a very SFW M-rated fic in case that's a point for anyone like it is for me) It's a really solid character study of Miyuki dealing with injury, learning to let down his barriers, and it's a real great rendition of Kuramochi being awesome and knowing when to leave things be, but also when to call Miyuki out and help him. Kuramochi is so supportive - A GOOD SENPAI AND A GOOD FRIEND TOO - and all this trus T ALL THIS SUPPORT WHEN IT'S NEEDED.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / then and now

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Title: miyuki kazuya & takashima rei, fic, 2.1kw
URL: daisy blue horizons
Creator(s): kitaiichis
Rating: G
Major Tags: no warnings; non-linear narrative; a whole lot of my feelings for miyuki & rei's relationship
Why is this work awesome?: Non-linear narratives can be difficult to follow but the structure of this one is really great and the different sections all build each other up in the best of ways. This is a wonderful relationship study and such a great homage to the way the miyutaka relationship has built up over that much time. You get this amazing feeling of friendship reading this - it's so nice!

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Title: furuya satoru/miyuki kazuya, fic, 591w
URL: "Nice pitching, ace," Miyuki says after their match, grin on his lips.
Creator(s): tripsh
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Furuya is so wonderful ;_; <-- is essentially the only thing I could think after finishing this fic. I adore how this is written, and how Furuya's unspoken thoughts are scattered throughout. He has such a clear attachment to Miyuki and it's portrayed in such a lovely way here, because like, he finds Miyuki, but that in turn leads him to a whole host of opportunities. THIS DYNAMIC ASJDKL

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Title: sawamura eijun/takigawa chris yuu, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): jinbeizaki
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: WEH I LOVE FAKE SUBS AND I LOVE GRADUATION CONFESSIONS AND I LOVE CHRISSAWA THANK <333 This is more of a 'now and beyond' than a 'then and now' BUT I'M STICKING IT HERE ANYWAY. The chosen frames worked so well together and this idea is really nice! Eijun is so brave and so loveable <3 Chris is so cool *o* THEY'RE CUTE.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / laugh track

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Title: sawamura eijun(/kominato haruichi) & kominato ryousuke, art
URL: here
Creator(s): luckycricket33
Rating: G
Major Tags: implied drowning
Why is this work awesome?: 'ANIKI NO' -- the story of Haruichi's life :P Overprotective!Ryousuke is great, HaruSawa is great, THAT LAST PANEL IS GREAT! The colouring lines are lovely!

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Title: sawamura eijun/tire, fic, 480w
URL: Fitting in at a new school was difficult enough when you weren't a southpaw pitcher with a lot to prove in a pool of dozens of other wannabe-pitchers vying for your spot on the team.
Creator(s): chromatic_coma
Rating: T
Major Tags: one instance of swearing
Why is this work awesome?: I'M CRYING AT THIS SHIP AND THIS FIC, LAUGHS FOREVER. This is so cute, EIJUN IS SO CUTE, and the narrative really brings out the exuberant attitude he has. The little discourse on the nature of true love is a particular favourite :P

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Title: kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi, fic, 2203
URL: It takes Kuramochi a long time to finally convince Ryousuke to go on a date with him.
Creator(s): hapaxlegomenon
Rating: T
Major Tags: hurt feelings, bugs, bad language
Why is this work awesome?: Ryousuke is a bug but Kuramochi loves him anyway. This fic has a really great sense of humour, but it also has a lovely side of sweet, sweet romance to it, so...best of both worlds? I loved the dialogue, and all the descriptions of how lovestruck Kuramochi is. He plays the straight man to his own thoughts super well. And okay reading this again has made me fall for Kuramochi yet agaIN because the way he's portrayed here?? His dialogue and his thought process in that last scene is. ON POINT. SO ON POINT. Also there are good visual references :D

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / hit me
BRACE FOR IMPACT

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Title: kawakami norifumi /& sawamura eijun, art
URL: here
Creator(s): prompto
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: *garbled words* *heav y breathing* The delicate rounded style of this is so fitting for conveying emotional nuance and...hurt/comfort...with Kawakami and Sawamura... I adore the more muted colouring and everything about their H A N D S !! Beautifully heartbreaking asdghjl;a

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Title: takigawa chris yuu/zaizen naoyuki, fic, 654w
URL: There is a heavy weight colliding with his side, efficiently cutting off his escape by slamming him into the wall.
Creator(s): chazyary
Rating: T
Major Tags: violence, death?
Why is this work awesome?: The ship dynamic in this really interested me! It's super intense and I love the blend of personal and professional conflict in their confrontation. There are some really great lines in that section *o*

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Title: miyuki kazuya/mukai taiyou, fic, 436w
URL: Miyuki winces, though he tries not to show it, when his back hits the thin mat beneath him.
Creator(s): iwaizumemes
Rating: T
Major Tags: violence, organized fighting, blood, implied major injury
Why is this work awesome?: THIS FIC IS SO COOL. I love the fight descriptions and Mukai. Mukai. He's so strong and so defiant, and the challenge he throws, wow. So breathtaking - I absolutely love the atmosphere of it.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br2 // daiya / miyuki+
or rather just a cover for the fact that these are all by the same person I LOVE THE STYLE

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Title: miyuki kazuya/narumiya mei, fic, 454w
URL: “Kazuya,” Narumiya says, walking on over with a wave.
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: IS THERE A NEED FOR THIS QUESTION. BUt okay Narumiya's competitive streak and his smile, and Miyuki's :DDD at it -- I love that sort of dynamic a lot?? I love how fond Miyuki is of Narumiya, even as he's teasing him, and how charismatic Mei is when he goes all baseball-minded *o*

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Title: miyuki kazuya/sawamura eijun, fic, 1205w
URL: The steely eyes of Captain Kataoka betray the nature of the mission that’s handed to them.
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: FAKE!MARRIED TROPE WITH MIYUSAWA. I'll never get sick of Sawamura's energy, and how nicely it's balanced with Miyuki's more calculating perspective. I love this author's sense of humour, too *o* This reads like such a fun buddy cop rom com. I ADORE.

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Title: miyuki kazuya/sawamura eijun, fic, 474w
URL: “Hey, Sawamura,” Miyuki leans in like it’s a conspiracy, indulgently leaning his chin against the younger boy’s shoulder.
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Miyuki gives Eijun bad video game advice and Kuramochi is King <33 Sawamura is adorable, the humour is on point, and I am always, always up for video game fic. This is just such a fun slice of life type thing with the three of them!

FILL: Team Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

teammate appreciation edition: Wei

aka. why the Hell do you keep killing (one of) my OTP(s)

Title: "i know what my punishment is. i'm gonna lose my best friend." (bokuaka) (fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7219064#cmt7219064
Creator(s): underscored
Rating: G
Major Tags: death, reanimation
Why is this work awesome?: Akaashi bargains years off his life to bring Bokuto back from the dead. god i don't know where to begin talking about how many ways this kills me. Akaashi's fixation on bringing him back and willingness to sacrifice decades of his life for him. all of Bokuto's descriptions explode into the fic like a burst of color and action and sensuality, which is perfect ("Bokuto had been neon and starbursts", "he was down pillows, clear skies and storms, a warm hug"). i like how it's addressed that everyone expected that Bokuto couldn't handle being without Akaashi, but actually it's the opposite. Bokuto fills gaps in Akaashi's life - "Bokuto was passion where Akaashi had been taught not to show it all his life" - but most importantly so much of what he does for Akaashi is /make demands of him/ and, i like that, i like that what Akaashi needs him to do is to want him, is to ask things of him. and finally... "Nobody will remember Bokuto's passing. Except you." AND IT JUST ENDS. AKAASHI IS PROBABLY GOING TO FEEL SO ALONE NOT BEING ABLE TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT ALL THIS AND IT JUST ENDS AND WE DON'T GET TO SEE ANY OF THE FALLOUT. weakly shakes my fist

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Title: HP Goblet of Fire AU (bokuaka) (fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7380209#cmt7380209
Creator(s): underscored
Rating: T
Major Tags: death
Why is this work awesome?: HP Goblet of Fire AU where Bokuto is Cedric Diggory, dead-eyed smile. a nice, bokuaka skip-through of the Goblet of Fire and its tasks as per the book with lots of cute kisses and Bokuto being full of bravado and cheeriness, with the looming spectre of Akaashi's worry that something is going to go wrong. it's so awful reading Akaashi's fears seeming to be alleviated as the competition comes to a close, to read Bokuto asking Akaashi if he's proud of him and seeing all of Bokuto's sunny excitement WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT IF YOU'VE READ THE GODDAMN BOOK!! ("those are the last words Akaashi can say to Bokuto"!!!!) it's good that it ends where it does both because i think that's the most impactful, and i like the echoing of Akaashi's last words to him, but also if Akaashi was shown grieving i don't know if i ever would have recovered.

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Title: ghost kisses (bokuaka) (fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7421169#cmt7421169
Creator(s): underscored
Rating: T
Major Tags: death, asphyxiation, drowning imagery
Why is this work awesome?: Bokuto is a ghost and Akaashi kisses him. I LOVE THIS? SO MUCH??? interestingly given how much i like supernatural stuff, i've never actually read ghost kisses before. i loved all the descriptions in this a lot, Bokuto feeling like this afterimage of a person but still being so warm and vibrant. AND. KISSING BOKUTO LITERALLY SUCKING THE BREATH OUT OF AKAASHI BC OF GHOSTY REASONS??? UGH, i don't know, i'm so into the idea of "i really want to do this and it feels so good BUT IF I DO IT I CAN'T FUCKING BREATHE. WHICH I NEED TO DO TO SURVIVE." ("his system will soon collapse" jsdhkfjds) I'M SAD THAT BOKUTO ISN'T ALIVE BUT. THIS IS A HOT AND DESPERATELY LOVING KISSING SCENE OKAY. goodbye.

FILL: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Naruko Shoukichi

[peterpandemic]

Title: Tanaka Ryuunosuke/Nishinoya Yuu
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5457182#cmt5457182
Creator(s): babster
Rating: PG
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: This fic is so cute and I love confession fluff so much. it really kills me that Tanaka doesn't really expect anything but everything turns out well anyways, because of course Noya says yes (why wouldn't he?). Reading this put a big smile on my face!

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Title: Yachi Hitoka/Shimizu Kiyoko
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5420062#cmt5420062
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: This story is adorable and the prose is beautifully descriptive. I love fics where Kiyoko and Yachi are actually players on a volleyball team and (I think?) this is the only one I've ever seen with Yachi as a libero and that just feels... so right somehow? And Kiyoko would be an amazing captain too!

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Title: Matsuoka Rin/Nanase Haruka
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5642526#cmt5642526
Creator(s): alder_knight
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: A truly lovely fic about RinHaru as kids, as seen through the eyes of Gou. She's really the cutest little meddling sister here, and Rin's obvious crush on Haru warms my heart. I'm a little concerned abut what possible use she might have for that dirt on her brother that she has now...

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[allassankari]

Title: EnnoTanaNoya
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7327864#cmt7327864
Creator(s): putsch
Rating: M
Major Tags: implied sexual situations, sex shops, mentions of sexy toys
Why is this work awesome?: EnnoTanaNoya Yess, YESSS BLESS YOU! Boy Ennoshita has his hands full with those idiots, it's amazing. And wow, The Great Hotel Incident of 2015, I can imagine. First time with those three cannot be anything but messy disaster hahahahaha! Anyway, I love Ennoshita's embarrassment and Noya's and Tanaka's enthusiasm. This was really endearing and funny!

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Title: TanaNoya no homo
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7345016#cmt7345016
Creator(s): lemon
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: omg, omgggg! I love this drawing style to bits! Those faces and expressions, they look so good hnnnghhh! Tanaka and Noya are both so handsome im crying. Also I like how the prompt was executed, this is such a nice comic!

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Title: Bokuroo in an elevator
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7338104#cmt7338104
Creator(s): tmntransformer
Rating: T
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Oh my god this had me so worried when Bokuto started talking about Toy Story 2. Because there's that part where they climb up the elevator cable and I thought Bokuto and Kuroo we're gonna try that and die. And then they talked about jumping together and I thought the elevator was gonna fall and they die. ...I'm.. glad that they just started to make out....... Anyway! This was really pleasant to read and I like how both Kuroo and Bokuto were written. That part where Bokuto tells Kuroo to stop touching him and then tells him to come back was my favorite. So cute hngh ;w;

FILL: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Naruko Shoukichi

[peterpandemic]

Title: Makishima Yusuke/Kinjou Shingo
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5635870#cmt5635870
Creator(s): blueminuet
Rating: T
Major Tags:supernatural elements (mermaids), body horror, possible drowning, injury, puncture wound (legs), pirate/mermaid AU
Why is this work awesome?: When I woke up this morning I had no idea I needed this au so bad, but here we are. I love that the Makishima-Kinjou dynamic of Kinjou calling most of the shots but Maki using his best judgement carries over here. I would honestly read so much more fic set in this au.

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Title: Mihashi Ren/Abe Takaya
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5627422#cmt5627422
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I'm still screaming about this fic. It perfectly captures the sometimes awkward disjointedness of Abe and Mihashi's relationship in canon, with Abe desperately trying to figure out what he's doing wrong and getting frustrated when other people seem to make connections with Mihashi when he can't seem to. The scene at the end is also so brilliant because so much is said in so few words and these two seem to finally, finally understand each other (also pinky touches!!!).

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Title: Hinata Shouyou &/Kageyama Tobio
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5560862#cmt5560862
Creator(s): prompto
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Look at these adorable detective kids. Kageyama looks so professional and a little bit annoyed and Hinata... oh god he's hanging all over him and looking so surprised. What great outfit choices for both of them, too!

FILL: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Naruko Shoukichi

[peterpandemic]

Title: Yui & Kiyoko & Yachi
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5702174#cmt5702174
Creator(s): chiharu
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I love the way this fic really seems like something that could happen in an alternate version of canon. Yachi not setting out to be in the volleyball club but ending up there is probably something of a universal constant and it gets me every time. The writing is lovely and omg now I really want to know if she joins as manager or if she decides to join the team as a regular player!

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Title: Koizumi Hanayo/Yazawa Nico
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5445150#cmt5445150
Creator(s): spoonbutt
Rating: G
Major Tags: blood
Why is this work awesome?: I literally cannot scroll past this picture without cracking a smile. The expressions and action are absolute GOLD, with Hanayo's ernest detective-ing and Nico's worried expression as she tries to smudge out Nozomi's (final?) message with her foot. This fill is utterly delightful.

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Title: Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5613854#cmt5613854
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Toudou and Makishima work so well as Pokemon rivals, and I really love the Pokemon the author chose to give to each of them! Poor Toudou though, for someone so infatuated he's really not very good at picking up the hints Makishima is dropping. This whole story is just incredibly sweet and in-character.

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[dynamite]

Writes more nice Miyu recs with my very human, non-furry hands.

(My hands probably have knives in them.)

(Miyu's hands probably have knives in them, too.)


Title: oikage, murder boyfriends
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: M
Major Tags: Blood, Murder, Amputation and (implied) Cannibalism, Knives, Sins
Why is this work awesome?: I LOVE THIS SWEETHEART COUPLE HUNTING TOGETHER SO MUCH, I LOVE OIKAWA LEANING IN WITH AN ARM AROUND KAGEYAMA, I LOVE THE MESSY BLOOD SMEARS THEY LEAVE ON EACH OTHER. The starkness and intensity of the lines only adds to the atmosphere. And it’s nice to know that Oikawa is a good teacher, and that Kageyama is learning so well from senpai, and that they can finally learn to take their rivals down, together.

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Title: iwaoi, FHQ AU
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: T
Major Tags: Animated/flashing images warning. Blood, Character Death
Why is this work awesome?: Okay, I need you to look at this beautifully animated art. I need you to look at how expressive Miyu’s line’s are, how intense this last moment is, that look in Oikawa’s eyes before Iwaizumi kisses him. Okay, now I need you to come hold my stupid emo baby hand while I cry because this is so heartbreaking. So really, a perfect FHQ iwaoi moment.

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Title: oikage, toothbrushing
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: T
Major Tags: Dental Work, Dub-con, Abuse (???)
Why is this work awesome?: I LOVE HOW DUBIOUS THIS IS, I LOVE OIKAWA WITH FINGERS ALL UP IN KAGEYAMA’S MOUTH BUSINESS. The little flecks of foam and spit spilling everywhere is just so nice and messy, they really add to Oikawa’s “stop squirming” admonishments. What a great senpai, helping Kageyama out like that!!

Re: FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[miyukitty]

rubbing my filthy paws all over that intro

asdashdsadhasdas but HIDING MY FACE BC THESE ARE THE EMBARRASSING ONESSSS

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[dynamite]

Iwaizumi is dead, kinda.


Title: iwaoi, necromancy 1
URL: link here
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: past character death
Why is this work awesome?: Not even gonna lie, I love necromancy and I love when everything just feels so cold (I LOVE THAT OIKAWA KEEPS IWAIZUMI’S BODY IN A POND!!), and this fill has all of that, but also: that light touch of something so soft and bittersweet when things are so changed between them, but ultimately not at all. It’s desperate, and it’s lovely, and I love Oikawa grasping for all that he can. It’s a good look for him.

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Title: iwaoi, necromancy 2
URL: link here
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: KAGEYAMA SAYING “IWA-CHAN-SAN” IS A GIFT. This is such a great follow-up to the first necromancy fill, which was full of heartache, because this one goes right into that wonderful, affectionate iwaoi kind of bickering that they do, while apprentice Kageyama kinda just… awkwardly looks on, and it’s every kind of funny and delightful.

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Title: iwaoi, Pushing Daisies AU
URL: link here
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: T
Major Tags: references to character death
Why is this work awesome?: I absolutely love the way this is written -- the daily happenings of their lives, the reminder that They Do Not Touch. It’s the contrast of complete normalcy, of sweet domesticity, with that constant niggling feeling of death that’s always there, that really sets a great tone for this. The cling wrap kiss is a classic, and I’ve always loved the normalcy vs weirdness of that, too.

Re: FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[sotongsotong]

covers my mouth. Thank you for this!! ;;; I was particularly fond of that verse and I'm glad you enjoyed reading it so much!

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[dynamite]

Oikawa is dead, kinda.
i.e. I love Miyu’s iwaoi sadness and also I probably don’t love myself enough and hey, come check out these fills because who doesn’t love to iwaoi suffer??


Title: iwaoi, HDM AU
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: T
Major Tags: (implied) Character Death
Why is this work awesome?: THIS HDM CONTINUES TO KILL ME ACROSS LARGE DISTANCES. This artwork is so gorgeous, there is so much depth in the simplicity of the palette, why am I having such intense feelings over a reindeer and a peacock, AND ALSO BY THE WAY!! Read the linked descriptions for the animal choices, they are such good and perfect choices, and then come back and look again at all the richness of detail in the wash of shadows and think, well, at least iwaoi have a certain kind of eternity together.

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Title: iwaoi & kageyama, HP AU
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: T
Major Tags: implied/referenced character death
Why is this work awesome?: I need someone to arrest Miyu because they actually drew this, because I did not need Kageyama’s panic and Oikawa’s beautiful, resolute face and Oikawa asking for Iwaizumi’s forgiveness as he steps in front of Kageyama to protect him. (I definitely needed this in my life.) This is such a heartbreak moment, and it’s a remix!! So you can also read the accompanying fill if you like, I don’t know, love to cry over tragedy iwaoi like I do.

(OIKAWA IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND BRAVE AND I'M A WRECK.)

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Title: iwaoi, ghosts
URL: link here
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: G
Major Tags: Character death, supernatural elements
Why is this work awesome?: IWAIZUMI WHY ARE YOU TELLING DEAD OIKAWA TO GET SOME SLEEP WHEN YOU HAVE BAGS UNDER YOUR EYES BIG ENOUGH TO CARRY YOUR GROCERIES. I can’t believe in just a small snippet of text and such a simple premise, there is already so much going on, and it’s truly all heartbreakingly terrible. I love Oikawa reaching out and trying to communicating but he can’t; I love Iwaizumi living the worst life because Oikawa is gone. But seriously, how much do I want to cradle my poor heart in my hands because even with Oikawa gone, Iwaizumi still falls back into the rhythm of the life they used to have together. I love iwaoi, I hate iwaoi, I love iwaoi so much.

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[chiharu]

Title: Kyoutani wins tickets for them to meet Yahaba's favourite Love Live girl
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4809649#cmt4809649
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: I loveee this crossover where Honoka is Yahaba's best girl! The interaction between Honoka and Yahaba is so precious, and the little details sprinkled in between are A++. I laughed so hard when Kyoutani pretended he can't tell the difference between Hanayo and Honoka :')

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Title: T2 meets while cosplaying K2
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4631729#cmt4631729
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: OH MAN I LOVE COSPLAYER SCENARIOs AND THIS IS PURE GOLD. It brings back a lot of con memories for me and I love the little references about Ashikiba working at artist alley and Aoyagi's cellphone case. YEAH KUROO YOU GET THAT KENMA.

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Title: Iwaoi adopts a puppy
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=3923121#cmt3923121
Creator(s): Kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: If the "puppy" in the title doesn't move you, I don't know what will. I love how domestic and tender this is. Oikawa compariing their ex-teammates to puppies makes me so happy.

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[chiharu]

Title: Lady Kuroo and Akaashi
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7589873#cmt7589873
Creator(s): nyatsuuuu
Rating: G
Major Tags: Cissswap
Why is this work awesome?: This art is my oasis in a sea of cruel reality. Kuroo's body language is perfect. I love Akaashi in the Beauxbatons uniform. Genderbenders give me life but THIS HAS GIVEN MY LIFE MEANING.

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Title: Kuuro uses food names as pick up lines
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16335.html?thread=7818447#cmt7818447
Creator(s): underscored
Rating: G
Major Tags: cissswap
Why is this work awesome?: IM LAUGHING AT THE PROSPECT OF BOKUTO TROLLING KUURO. Akaashi-chan is every bit as classy as I expected. How. WHERE IS THE TOlIET KURRO?? WHERE IS LE TOILET?

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Title: GIN JOUICCHIRO HOT DADS
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16335.html?thread=7837391#cmt7837391
Creator(s): winterstruck
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: Jouichirou is such a hot dad and I think a lot about their time together at Toutsuki? Alex's art is so vivid yet tender. It's definately given me food for thought about the older generation of characters in Foodwars.

FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[allassankari]

Title: Teshima&Manami burn
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=6618488#cmt6618488
Creator(s): elucidatedlucy
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: IM SCREAMING WHAT A BURN HAHAHA! I can imagine Teshima's face while he'd say that, oh god priceless. And I love Manami's expression, it's perfection.

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Title: Aya/Miki
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7080568#cmt7080568
Creator(s): princesssid
Rating: T
Major Tags: off-screen violence, mention of injury
Why is this work awesome?: I love this! I love this! I LOVE tHIS HNNGHNGH!! Like I don't think I'm even capable of explaining why but I just really, really enjoyed everything about this! Aya's mystified feelings and the pull she felt towards Miki, I felt it like it was my own. And Miki's just so enchanting and cool whoa. This was just so amazingly well written aaahhhh please read it everyone!

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Title: Oh Bokuto
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7213432#cmt7213432
Creator(s): mousapelli
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: O-oh man.. I was so happy when Bokuto thought about the relationship he has with Kuroo. And how he was so comfortable that he thought he could just ask Kuroo to date him without being afraid. That kind of situation sounds so lovely. But then he sees Kuroo being interested in someone else. Annghh I just really like this fic because I feel this situation is pretty common and it all felt really real. Not to mention how well it and the characters were written. I gotta say this is one of my favorite fills I've encountered during this SASO!