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.

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Comments

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 spam recs for yowapeda (just got haikyuu left now! /stares sightlessly at mountain of links)


br1 // yowapeda / t2 / beauty

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): nathengyn
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: THIS PIECE OF ART, OHMYGOSH, the artistic sense in each stroke -- the first pic with the close-ups is more lifelike but also stylised in the best way, and the second pic has beautiful light colours and a sketchy, conceptual style. It's so evocative, and also T2 + hockey is a combination you cannot go wrong with. Absolutely beautiful.

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: The manga panels overlaid on the texture of this look really great. I really like how the art's been cropped to highlight certain things - that first picture of Junta especially is so layered in terms of feeling.

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, fic, 513w
URL: Afterwards, Teshima honestly can’t remember how he won.
Creator(s): hapaxlegomenon
Rating: T
Major Tags: Character death, PTSD-ish
Why is this work awesome?: MMMMM so Hunger Games AUs are generally sad so come prepared with a boc of tissues. I like the way this fic punches short sentences out with maximum impact -- Teshima's strung out raw here, and it hurts so good. The last few lines are particularly well-placed!

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / t2 / moments

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, fic, 468w
URL: There is still the smell of burnt fish in Aoyagi’s hair.
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is a very lovely, atmospheric piece that is very specific in its narrative, in that the details make it easy to pull up a mental picture to fit the words -- it engages your senses and drags you into the story. I like it a lot!

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, fic, 516w
URL: there are new dolphins in the aquarium, and hajime is the first one to line up to see them the day the exhibit opens.
Creator(s): [Unknown site tag]yahababe
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: I love how Aoyagi is portrayed in this fic! It's so nice to see this more open, excited side of him and there's a really sweet angle to how indulgent Teshima is, how clearly he adores Aoyagi. The characterisation is what shines here (though the descriptions are also beautiful!) and it's a real joy to read.

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, fic, 1003w
URL: The crowd gathered to watch the first day’s parade run is huge, their shouts of encouragement blending into a dull roar.
Creator(s): loquacious_buttface
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Aaand here's an Aoyagi-POV! The rhythm of this is quite special, I think, among SASO works. It's introspective and lyrical -- poetic, and it brings to mind the idea of a memory, as if you're flipping through a movie script? It sits with a bit of a smoulder in your heart after.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / sweeter than sugar

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): krankran
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is another fill for the aquarium prompt, and it's super cute! The jellyfish are so nicely arranged on the canvas and the lineless is really pretty! The two of them are a bit South Park style, haha. But like, sparkly-eyed Aoyagi holding Junta's hand !!!

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Title: aoyagi hajime/teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): allassankari
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This was described as 'sweet and pure T2' and it is absolutely sweet and pure T2. AOYAGI'S EXPRESSIONS ARE SO SHY AND BASHFUL, and TESHIMA. STUNNED BY HOW IN LOVE HE IS WITH THIS CHILD. Super cute, and the sense of anatomy or like, how well it all fits together, is really good here.

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Title: kanzaki miki/tachibana aya, fic, 428w
URL: The stars are out but you wouldn’t know it for the lights, a rainbow myriad that reflects off the puddles left from that afternoon’s rain; and the smoke, rising in tendrils from the grates; and the skyscrapers, towers of glass and metal that all but block out the sky.
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Look if that first sentence doesn't hook you I'm not sure what will :P It's sO PRETTY. It's a little jaunty in its rhythm, a little sly, but it's hopeful and keen as well. This fic has such great atmosphere and it's got some really nice imagery to it, too!

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / imanaru

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Title: imaizumi shunsuke/naruko shoukichi, fic, 479w
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: T
Major Tags: blood, gore, horror game imagery, swearing
Why is this work awesome?: It's to be expected from someone on the ship team, I guess, but Naruko's dialogue in this is so compelling, his character so solid -- The setting of this is more hinted at than anything, but enough is shown that you get the sense of a much bigger journey than what's shown here, and it makes that moment when Naruko finally finds what he's looking for that much more impactful.

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Title: imaizumi shunsuke/naruko shoukichi, art,
URL: here
Creator(s): allassankari
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: COMPETITIVE IMANARU + ONODA BEING CUTE this is a classic rendition of the YowaPeda first years and the art style is really nice! The expressions are v expressive, I say, and there's like, a meatier feel to their cheeks that's really cute.

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Title: imaizumi shunsuke/naruko shoukichi, fic, 533w
URL: “What the hell were you thinking,” Imaizumi snaps, the second it’s just the two of them on the bus.
Creator(s): paracyane
Rating: T
Major Tags: Mild swearing (canon spoilers? <- is a tag I might add as well)
Why is this work awesome?: Based on that moment where Naruko defends Imaizumi, and this portrayal of a potential aftermath encompasses all the great things about their dynamic -- their rivalry and their competitive spirits, the way they rile each other up, but also their deep-seated trust of one another, their growing affection. A really nice fic!

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / girls

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Title: kanzaki miki/miyahara, fic, 711w
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: implied injury/death
Why is this work awesome?: I LOVE FAIRYTALE-ESQUE SETTINGS. Miyahara's uncertainty is written really nicely, and Miki deals with that in such a competent way, if that's the right word for it -- matter-of-fact, but not uncaring. It's a really nice dynamic!

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Title: kanzaki miki/miyahara, graphic (cosplay)
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite but also chiharu!
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: OOH look at this super pretty cosplay fill! The angles are great and I love the editing -- it looks a ton like them and the quote used looks lovely!

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Title: kanzaki miki/tachibana aya, graphic (cosplay)
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite but also chiharu!
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is so bright and pretty! The bokeh effect works really nicely here, and the colour scheme is so full of life and light :D I like this a lot A+++++

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / toumaki

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Title: makishima yuusuke/toudou jinpachi, fic, 440w
URL: You're quietest when you're climbing a hill.
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: YES THE PEDALS AND THE BIKING IMAGERY -- I love the introspective feel of this, the bittersweet atmosphere. You can really grasp the image of Toudou pedaling on and on, trying, but not quite reaching. There are a lot of sentences here that are so beautiful; they're just begging to be quoted.

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Title: makishima yuusuke/toudou jinpachi, art
URL: here
Creator(s): katsukat
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: UWOA The lineart in this is super great - the varied width of the lines and the structure to the piece is so nice to look at. Their expressions are great both in the regular and deformed styles! Ahh it's so pretty *o*

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Title: makishima yuusuke/toudou jinpachi, fic, 1922w
URL: “But you have to help me, Maki-chan,” Toudou whines.
Creator(s): jeilovesyou
Rating: T
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Ahh this is a nice lengthy fill with super cute banter in a community theatre AU setting. It's such a nice breath of fresh air, so easy to read, and it definitely leaves you feeling revived after :D

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / rarepairs / happy days

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Title: kaburagi issa & teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): allasankari
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: //LAUGHS FOREVER AT THIS CONCEPT of Teshima handcuffed to the balcony. Yes, this is platonic and worksafe. Super cute, super great poses :D

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Title: makishima yuusuke/tadokoro jin, fic, 1120
URL: “Is the, uh, the hole on my chest really necessary?” Tadokoro asked. “I'm not bulletproof, remember.”
Creator(s): babster
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Makishima makes superhero outfits. PLEASE READ -- IT IS HILARIOUS. I'm going to break tradition and quote a line from further on in the fic instead of the started because this line makes me cackle and it is very much representative of how the fic is.

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Title: midousuji akira /& onoda sakamichi, art
URL: here
Creator(s): bingualien
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: UHWHAHHH CUTIES AT A CON -- Onoda weighed down by all his merch, and his sparkly eyes, ahh -- and then there's Midousuji. THEY HAVE MATCHING HEADBANDS. ANd also Midousuji's ripped jeans and Onoda's jumper make me sasdhjl'ka;jfjahd; YES THIS I WAS HOPING THIS PROMPT WOULD GET FILLED AND I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / rarepairs / atmosphere

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Title: imaizumi shunsuke/shinkai hayato, fic, 1316w
URL: There were a lot of theories on what time was.
Creator(s): princesssid
Rating: T
Major Tags: casual threat of violence, swearing, nothing hotter or heavier than some kissing shown
Why is this work awesome?: Man, this concept is so cool! And although it's a time-travelling AU, it still manages to incorporate biking into the plot :) The relationship dynamic here is so sharp, so cool, and the writing feels so slick, particularly the dialogue.

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Title: koga kimitaka/teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): splitbricks
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Look it's a comic and it's sad ;__; The expressions in this are really good - we get to see T2 in addition to the ship (and Aoyagi looks daaaaaaamn fine), and then Teshima's face really brings it home - all of his complex emotions are represented with such care and careful nuance.

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Title: manami sangaku/onoda sakamichi, poem, 28 lines
URL: Icarus too
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: A lovely poem in three parts. The imagery in this is beautiful - the parallels between Manami and Icarus ring so true, and the format of this brings a nice contemplative atmosphere to the piece, in subsequent questions followed by Onoda's quiet observation of Manami.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // yowapeda / rarepairs / art

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Title: arakita yasutomo/kuroda yukinari + manami sangaku, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kusoelite
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is such a great concept and it looks fabulous! It has a joyful, buoyant feel that's added to by the beautiful blue sky reversed onto the floor of the picture, and the three of them are posed in a really great way. The outfits are awesome, too, especially Manami's! I love this one a lot :D

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Title: imaizumi shunsuke/teshima junta, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kusoelite
Rating: T
Major Tags: Genderswap, BDSM
Why is this work awesome?: hjsnfhghhh I don't even NSFW much so I'm glad this is T-rated ahaha IT'S SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFU: OHF ASDKJHW The flow of their hair, the collar designs, the FLOWERs. THEY LOOK SO GOOD AND SO IN CHARACTER TOO with Teshima being senpai and Imaizumi leaning in all serious I'M IN LOVE

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Title: kinjou shingo/makishima yuusuke, art
URL: here
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: I LAUGH THIS IS FANTASTIC XD The fake magazine cover has great titles www (THE TOUDOU CAMEO) and it's put together really well! I love the little details like the team colours under the saddle and the horseshoe U in SOHOKU :DD

FILL: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Title: chriszaizen kingsman au
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5559326#cmt5559326
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: T
Major Tags: mild violence
Why is this work awesome?: SO i actually don't particularly like the kingsman movie but i love that terajima birthday art and i love this fill. i like that it retains just the bones of the original rather than being a straight rewrite, and i'm swooning over the idea of chris instructing zaizen on forks and knives and etiquette. the dialogue is snappy and nice and i particularly like "i'm glad you think my head is fancy."

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Title: kuraryou zombie (?) au
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7018360#cmt7018360
Creator(s): hapaxlegomenon
Rating: T
Major Tags: major character death
Why is this work awesome?: the little textural details on this are so nice, and i like the serious treatment of an absurd premise. i think kuramochi is a character with a distinct physicality and this is illustrated here so nicely, with all the descriptions of sensation and taste and sound.

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Title: ryoutanb rogaine illustration
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6445447#cmt6445447
Creator(s): jujunghe
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: THIS IS SO CUTE. ryousuke is terrible but that's part of why i love him tbh. their expressions here are spot on, ryousuke with his smirk and poor tanba's long-suffering look. i especially love the aside on ryousuke's first speech bubble, "(a blatant lie)".

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[mother_herbivore]

aww thank you for the rec i'm honored!! i actually forgot i drew that asdkjdfhj my friend posted the prompt as bait for me, he said something like "i wonder if i can get her to draw kinmaki cowboys" and i was already opening my art program, because equestrianism AUs are my SHIT

anyway i'm so glad you liked it!!! (also i'm glad you picked up on the little details kajdfhf)

ps i was going to make the "essential trail ride checklist" an article by machimiya but his name wouldn't fit...

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[picselly]

oh my gosh this is honestly so so so nice of you i can't believe it thank you so much for the recs!! ;vvvv; i'm so glad you enjoyed the fills, it was a lot of fun ^___^

Re: FILL: Team Azumane Asahi/Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

[picselly]

HHEHEHHE I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT thank you so much for the rec, and also thank you so much for the prompt!! OvO

FILL: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Title: chriszaizen fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=6940536#cmt6940536
Creator(s): kitaiichis
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: breathes softly this is such a lovely little moment with some really beautiful turns of phrase. i really love the poem the prompt is from and this is such a nice permutation of the tone of it, zaizen suddenly realizing where he is, that he's all right, somehow, right where he's supposed to be.

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Title: kuraryou kiki's delivery service au
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7602673#cmt7602673
Creator(s): meliskimo
Rating: G
Major Tags: crossdressing
Why is this work awesome?: THIS IS JUST SUPER CUTE OK, ryoukiki is wearing seido colors and the color in general in this piece is so nice & bright, especially the lovely blue of the sky. i also really love haruichijiji, pink mop cat is adorable. it makes me wanna rewatch the movie, i haven't seen it in so long.

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Title: abemiha bird art
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5997703#cmt5997703
Creator(s): bingualien
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: i am legitimately going to die from how cute this is, i almost can't stand it. everyone knows that mihashi is a birb and multiplying his cuteness with a literal birb is too much, it's too cute, i'm going to explode. his facial expression is perfect and i wanna squeeze him and his new friend is SO FLUFFY.

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[sotongsotong]

WHIPS MY HEAD AROUND SO FAST,, OMFG I honest to god forgot I wrote one Yowapeda thing fr SASO so when I saw this I was just "EH DID I WRITE SOMETHING PEDAL-- OHH IT'S MANASAKA" *lies down on the floor*

thank you so much for the rec!! ;;;u;;; I'm really honoured to see such nice things being said about that tiny fill that I myself forgot omg

FILL: Team Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

br 5, fills for me // monsters

(god this rec is so long i'm so sorry)

Title: a small mistake (akakuro transformation fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7148152#cmt7148152
Creator(s): hqqt
Rating: E
Major Tags: body horror, sexual content, gender swap
Why is this work awesome?: this is a quiet soft morning wake up fic that metamorphosizes into a magic body horror transformation fic. there's a lot i love abt it - i love all the tender descriptions in the beginning, of how Kuroo sees Akaashi, i love reading Kuroo being overwhelmingly fond of her s.o.s and that definitely comes through here. she observes so many small details. ("Akaashi is softer in the mornings, before she's pulled up all the information she uses throughout the day." and "Kuroo appreciates how she fits such a perfect suit of herself over someone so gentle." < these are probably one of the best sentences about Akaashi i've read ever, it makes me so happy, i love thinking about her all soft and sleepy, without having the time to cloak herself in data and an observing eye yet, i love Akaashi being guarded and needing to put armor over her soft emotions and insides, ugh.) everything is also so quiet and lovely and intimate.

the descriptions in general are also so good? "the freckles sprinkled like dark flecks of ink against the copper of the rest of her". i like how some of them are weird and unusual even when we aren't at the transformation bit yet, like Akaashi's eyelashes being "rows of tiny people holding hands" and her eyebrows being like caterpillars. so is the characterization and their dialogue. Kuroo sounds teasing and playful and joking and very Kuroo, Akaashi sounds curt and enigmatic and very Akaashi.

AND THEN, the transformation itself. "Akaashi's dark eyes have filled entirely with the feel of midnight." Kuroo trying to be flippant and chill about everything while staving off panic, the entire confusing melee of emotions and sensations. the masochism and the discomfort were great, but then i am kinda biased in that respect because those i always love those two things in a nsfw context ;; i like the transformations that were chosen for them, i felt weirdly that they fit? i know this is a one-off but it's something i can see myself reading more of, just, them dealing with this and seeing more of the AU where Akaashi possesses magic that leads to turning into stuff unexpectedly. i wouldn't have anticipated a fill like this with the prompt but i really enjoyed it, and tbh getting unexpectedly enjoyable things is most of the fun of making prompts in the first place.

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Title: tadomaki Beauty and the Beast AU (fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=6978168#cmt6978168
Creator(s): babster
Rating: T
Major Tags: trans girl maki, implied parental neglect and transphobia, bestiality?
Why is this work awesome?: this is a tadomaki Beauty and the Beast AU with Makishima as Belle and Taodkoro as the Beast. this is such a lovely story? i love the overall fairy-tale feel of it, and how subtly melancholy it is at the beginning, but then there are also these hints of self-awareness and fourth wall-breakage (but never too over the top or in your face or anything like that). i love Maki's characterization in this - being negative and fatalistic (yet more concerned abt the "monster" killing her for being weird and not socially acceptable enough, not due to... him being a dangerous monster), and her feeling more at home in the weirdness of Tadokoro's castle than at home, and just rolling with the entire situation to an extent, like, what can you do, i think that's all very Maki. them getting together and Tadokoro being all flustered was adorable ;u; and... finally the ending was perfect, the original Disney movie ending wouldn't have suited them at all. it's been a while since i read a sweet thoughtful tadomaki like this one so i was really happy to have read this.

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Title: kinmaki scientest+monster (art)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7268472#cmt7268472
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: bestiality maybe?
Why is this work awesome?: a fanart where Maki is a scientiest and Kinjou is his monster bf. i'm just. their expressions. they look so in love??? i'm not an artist myself so i can't appreciate the exact kind of work that'd go into creating something like this, but i like how Kinjou still looks recognizably like Kinjou despite being a giant dinosaur lizard monster thing. also the note... i definitely interpreted the prompt as someone going off to fight a monster that already existed, not creating one accidentally and then needing to deal with the aftermath, and it's a twist i really like.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

final br1 spam post! all haikyuu recs, sorted mainly by theme/atmosphere and occasionally by ship


br1 // hq / animal transformation

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Title: hanamaki takahiro/matsukawa issei, fic, 1801w
URL: How To Tell If Your Boyfriend Is A Werewolf: A Comprehensive Guide By Hanamaki Takahiro
Creator(s): saffroncity
Rating: G
Major Tags: mentions of werewolves? very, very, very, brief nudity mention and not in detail or anything
Why is this work awesome?: THUMBS UP FOR THIS FIC which is hilariously silly and adorable - a huge ray of sunshine and a brilliantly written piece of work. The dialogue is a little quirky, a lot funny, and the sheer premise of it is amazing. The side characters are all perfect (even? especially? the animals) Even if you're not usually into werewolf stuff, READ THIS. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.

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Title: kyoutani kentarou/yahaba shigeru, fic, 410w
URL: Yahaba tries to keep to himself, or at the very least keep certain parts of himself to himself, which is why this particular Wednesday is a disaster.
Creator(s): hqqt
Rating: G
Major Tags: Non-sexual nudity, shape-shifting
Why is this work awesome?: If you're not there already, sit back and let yourself be indoctrinated into the amazing dynamic that is KyouHaba <3 Any refs to Yahaba's bathtub scene (I think this is a ref to Yahaba's bathtub scene, at least?) are much appreciated, and the way Yahaba deals with being found out, the way Kyoutani deals with finding out -- it's all amazing. GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU GRIN.

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Title: akaashi keiji/oikawa tooru, fic, 430w
URL: The very first time that they meet, Keiji looks like he's tired and Tooru finds the very concept in itself hilarious; as if the gods have any reason to feel so exhausted when they sit back and watch the comings and goings of the world.
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: Maybe this doesn't completely count as animal transformation but like? It's such an interesting concept - I love the imagery here and it's so very beautifully written. The characterisation in this is really nice; it can be taken literally, but it's more than that, too. ALSO, RAREPAIRS and idk whether it's intentional but it sure gives me a ton of feelings about how oikawa might think of all the people who do get to go to nationals, so if you're into that...

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / aone + the hinata family

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Title: aone takanobu & hinata natsu, art
URL: here
Creator(s): nathengyn
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: OOOOOOOOOOOOH THIS IS SUPER CUTE. I especially love how Natsu is drawn in that first one - her expression and the tilted roundness of her head looking up at Aone <3 And then there are flower crowns! And Aone doing her hair! It's so cute and bright and sunshiney <3 GUARANTEED TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

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Title: aone takanobu/hinata shouyou, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kiwiaste
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: If you have never known Cupid's arrow, prepare to be struck hard. This is a super polished piece of art (I'm a little bit in love with that nice papery texture) and Hinata's face is the more adorable thing?? I really love the gaming theme! ANd AONEEE

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Title: aone takanobu/hinata shouyou, art
URL: here
Creator(s): bingualien
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: THIS IS INDEED THE FLUFFIEST PUREST SHIP, incorporating height difference cuteness, dating cuteness and selfie cuteness all in the one adorable artwork <3 GUARANTEED TO RESTORE YOU TO FULL HP

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / bokuaka

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Title: akaashi keiji/bokuto koutarou, fic, 598
URL: When Bokuto breaks a wing for the first time, he cries and cries and cries.
Creator(s): arsenicjay
Rating: T
Major Tags: wingfic, injury
Why is this work awesome?: Groans about the concepts of longing and ambition, of wanting and homecoming and conflicting desires. This is beautiful and bittersweet -- will fly away still holding your heart in its talons.

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Title: akaashi keiji/bokuto koutarou, graphic
URL: here
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: T
Major Tags: blood, murder, implied character death, animated gif warning
Why is this work awesome?: This is real beautiful, so nicely edited with the feather and the texts and the bloood. I love the line at the end especially - it's chilling in the best way *o*

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Title: akaashi keiji/bokuto koutarou, fic, 845w
URL: "Shush, shuuuuuuush, shush, shush, shuuush," Bokuto shushes Akaashi, patting the setter on the back gently. "I’ve got this, me, I’m the master of hairstyles. Just look at mine!"
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: UWU AND HERE IS A CUTE BOKUAKA <3 This Akaashi is so nice and composed, and Bokuto is wonderfully exuberant. The dialogue is cheerful and comfortable - super easy to read. And Bokuto makes a great hairstylist...or does he? READ IT TO FIND OUT :P (+1 for the BoKuroo brotp)

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / BRUH

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Title: bokuto koutarou/kozume kenma, fic, 507w
URL: "Kurooooo," comes a not-very-hushed-at-all whisper from over the back of the couch.
Creator(s): bufudyning
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is the fic that sold me on KenBoku! I hadn't really read much of it before but Kenma was so great here - KENMA IS KING. All of them have such fun, loveable characterisations here and the story itself is super cute!

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Title: bokuto koutarou/kuroo tetsurou, fic, 877w
URL: "Okay, so. Plan. I have one."
Creator(s): stalematebecks
Rating: T
Major Tags: lil bit of swearing, mention of hypothetical nsfw but nothing actually described
Why is this work awesome?: In which Bokuto and Kuroo are dating, but nobody believes them. WONDERFULLY HILARIOUS. The dialogue and the turns of phrase in this are fantastic -- light-hearted and sappy all at the same time, and the Nekoma collective are great too :D THIS IS SO FANTASTIC. SHENANIGANS AT THEIR BEST.

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Title: bokuto koutarou/kuroo tetsurou, fic 677w
URL: It starts like this:
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: I DON'T EVEN SPONGEBOB but this is so funny! The writing is really great - there's an awesome feel for sentence length here WHICH MIGHT SOUND WEIRD but the way the sentences string together is really good! The diction is A++++ and Akaashi plays the straight man with great finesse :D

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / chills

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Title: kageyama tobio/sugawara koushi, fic, 929w
URL: When Kageyama quietly leaves the beach house, the moon is full and he can hear singing.
Creator(s): doxian
Rating: T
Major Tags: mind control
Why is this work awesome?: The sense of unease and wrongness that lingers under the surface of this fic is so compelling - the words are sharp, the pacing perfect, and the story magnetic. Draws you in -- will not let you go.

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Title: kozume kenma/kuroo tetsurou, fic, 525w
URL: He doesn’t go out much these days.
Creator(s): buildstrike
Rating: G
Major Tags: no violence, brief mention of blood
Why is this work awesome?: This is another great short, with a story that wraps up nicely in the given number of words. Vampire!Kenma is described in a lovely, understated way - very calm and collected. I really like the tone of this and the dynamic of the relationship shown between them.

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Title: oikawa tooru/sugawara koushi, fic, 706w
URL: 5 things Sugawara Koushi notices about Oikawa Tooru:
Creator(s): carafin
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: 5+1 angst!fic. DONE REALLY, REALLY WELL. This story is powerful - it reads like a tragedy, but it's cruel enough to leave things open-ended so YOU CAN HOPE BUT YOU'LL NEVER GET ANY RELIEF, AND YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH. It's a fantastic fill - I gushed about it better in the comment I left, maybe - and there are a lot of amazing details in the writing: super effective use of dialogue and contrast, and an incredible dynamic that takes show, don't tell and owns it. Seriously well written.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / concepts

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Title: akaashi keiji /& matsukawa issei, fic, 575w
URL: "Hey, Akaashi, you’ll never believe who I met the other day!"
Creator(s): sawakise
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: RARE CHARA INTERACTIONS !!! Also, I really love this idea - Akaashi and Matsukawa do indeed have very similar hair :P The writing is infused with a lovely sense of humour (sadly, Matsukawa thinks, not same humour, but if he only knew --). So nice!

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Title: akaashi keiji/ennoshita chikara, fic, 654w
URL: MAKING MOVIES OR MAKING LOVE?: AN INTRIGUING ROMANCE BLOSSOMS BEHIND THE SCENES OF SPRING HIGH
Creator(s): garciraki
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: WELL I AM WEAK FOR STORIES TOLD IN ARTICLE FORM. The style is perfect in-keeping with the chosen format, and it's written so nicely - the movie titles are great, and the sly moments of humour mesh really nicely with the faux-professional (I don't want to say it like this but like...y'know, gossip-rag-ish?) tone of the rest. IT'S REALLY NICE

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Title: oikawa tooru/ushijima wakatoshi, fic, 564w
URL: "Never forget this insignificant pride of mine."
Creator(s): kayable
Rating: T
Major Tags: blood (there isn't a lot of it)
Why is this work awesome?: UOOGHH SOULMATE FIC. Oikawa's characterisation is perfect here - he's so blazing and intense, and Ushijima has this heavy, overbearing presence. The atmosphere is particularly hard, here - the dialogue cuts a little more than usual, and all of that just adds to the tense, whiplike dynamic of the ship. A classic rivalship fic, v v good :D

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / dreamland

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Title: hanamaki takahiro/oikawa tooru, fic, 1685w
URL: to find the starlight in your eyes
Creator(s): kitaiichis
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This is such a great concept - the writing is almost elusive, and it definitely carries this beautiful dreamlike quality to it. It feels like waking up before you quite finish. ALSO THE WRITING IS BEAUTIFUL BUT LIKE WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM THIS PERSON BY THIS POINT.

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Title: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru, fic, 791w
URL: The Hound of Hell yips excitedly at their feet.
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: allusions to death
Why is this work awesome?: This fic pretty much has it all - a great concept, an irresistible tone, a journey that reads like a long-lost legend. And a wonderful, breathtaking moment where it shatters all the mainstays of that genre and goes for a more humorous approach! Poor, long-suffering Iwaizumi goes to retrieve Oikawa and things don't go quite how you might expect. IT IS GREAT :D

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Title: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru, fic, 691w
URL: They stand before the witch a third time and their hands are empty.
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: G
Major Tags: minor description of injury
Why is this work awesome?: I'm not familiar with Tsubasa:RC but this AU works fine even without that knowledge, I think! The atmosphere is like a winter chill, or something, and Iwaizumi is so incredibly brave and strong here; you fall in love with him all over again. AAAND THERE IS A NOT-QUITE UNDERCOVER VOLLEYBALL LINE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / heartbreakers
aka what even seijou thirds

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Title: hanamaki takahiro/matsukawa issei, art
URL: here
Creator(s): bingualien
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: GET AWAY FROM ME CUTE BUNNY SHIRT BECAUSE THIS IS SO HEARTBREAKING. The expressions in this are the worst and by that I mean THE BEST THEY ARE SO UNFAIR. THE hint of tears, the tremble in Mattsun's mouth, the way Makki bits his lip -- THE WRINKLES IN THEIR BROWS ADHELP SOMEBODY HELP THEM BE HAPPY.

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Title: hanamaki takahiro/matsukawa issei, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kiwiaste
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: This comic is so evocative it will hit you hard. THe lighting and shadow is done so well, and every panel is beautiful, laid out in the most perfect way. YOU DON'T EVEN SEE THEIR FACES but you see the hurt, adhjksl;____; The light of the open, empty doorway is so powerful ;_________;

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Title: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru, fic, 857w
URL: When you open your eyes, you see a boy.
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: memory loss, ambiguous circumstances
Why is this work awesome?: Who's the boy in the chair by Iwaizumi's bed? HE MAY NEVER KNOW ;_; The uncertainty of Iwaizumi's mind and his half-formed thoughts turn this fic into a real seesaw balance - it straddles that line between asleep and awake so well, and even while Iwaizumi can't quite parse what's going on, WE KNOW. IT MAKES YOUR HEART ACHE. That last line cuts deep.

FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[karahashi]

br1 // hq / cute

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Title: bokuto koutarou/kozume kenma, art
URL: here
Creator(s): putsch
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: I can't get enough of the 'Kenma sits on Bokuto' concept and this is really cute! Bokuto's face is too good :D And Kuroo/Akaashi in the background have great comments ;P

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Title: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru, fic, 455w
URL: "I don't want to make you nervous about this, Tooru," the professor tells him with a kind smile, hands in the pockets of her labcoat, where Tooru knows from experience that she keeps a stash of lollipops for people that she's particularly happy with.
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: GOTTA CATCH ALL THE POKEMON!AUS :D This is super cute and I am ALWAYS DOWN FOR CHOICE FICS. This is so sweet - it will make you giggle into your hands but also HAVE ALL THE FEELINGS BECAUSE THEY CHOSE ONE ANOTHER SO HELP ME --

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Title: iwaizumi hajime/tsukishima kei, art
URL: here
Creator(s): kiwiaste
Rating: G
Major Tags: N/A
Why is this work awesome?: LARGe DINO NOISES AT THIS PIC THEY'RE SO CUTE BEING ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DINOSAURS TOGETHER. And the art is sO GOOD! The thick, smooth line-art is amazing and the mouths are like, Haikyuu mouths have such a nice quirk to them :D The shading is super pretty too! I love it when shading is outlined (still don't know how to describe it but like when the shadows etc have a border too --)