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.

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

Re: FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[babster]

Oh my goodness thank you so much! 3 recs wow dang. I'm really glad you liked them!

FILL: Team Grandstand

[babster]

Title: Ishido Natsuo/Mawatari Yuzuko, fic, 517 words
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5966215#cmt5966215
Creator(s): karahashi
Rating: G
Major Tags: mild violence, manga spoilers
Why is this work awesome?: This fic is wonderfully atmospheric, and a great look at Mawatari and Natsuo's relationship from Mawatari's perspective. It's hopeful in a way that is very true to who Mawatari is, and thoughtful, and the last line is just wonderful.

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Title: Mawatari Yuzuko & Ringi Cordeiro, fic, 1500 words
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6099591#cmt6099591
Creator(s): elucidatedlucy
Rating: G
Major Tags: none; mentions of absentee parents
Why is this work awesome?: It's so wonderful to see the changes in Ringi's and Mawatari's relationship over the years, and to have something central repeating and tying everything together. Mawatari is so odd and Ringi never really gets over that but her feelings about that oddness change and honestly this fic is a delight.

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Title: Ringi Cordeiro & Mawatari Yuzuko, art
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5150238#cmt5150238
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Speaking of Ringi and Mawatari's relationship, check out how adorable they are in this adorable fanart. The expressions from the prompt are used so well (Ringi's little triangle teeth!) and what a great photo. It basically sums up their initial relationship.

Please read Teppu everyone it's so good and these fills are so good

[kuramochi]

it's really lovely! i love rinharu a lot actually, but i never quite managed to get involved with swimming fandom.

FILL: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Title: nozonico love live art
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5709342#cmt5709342
Creator(s): jennywin
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: i don't even go here but i need to give this a rec bc it's just so pretty. the amount of detail is ridiculous and the colors are lovely and i have no idea who these girls are but they look beautiful and happy together.

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Title: umenao fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6079367#cmt6079367
Creator(s): paracyane
Rating: T
Major Tags: alcohol use
Why is this work awesome?: a lot of people don't like second person pov but i personally really love it when it's done well and it certainly is here! i also love non-linear narratives and the little bits and pieces we get are really fascinating, the back and forth between different points in their relationship and the distance that was created and crossed. this is such a good ship and it's always nice to see stuff for it.

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Title: kuraryou kyousougiga fic
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7362289#cmt7362289
Creator(s): nee_san
Rating: T
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: ok ngl i never got thru kyousougiga, i stalled out around ep 3-4, but this is so neat. the atmosphere is so nice, and i love this idea of kuramochi doing this sort of interdimensional art and adorning his beloved with flowers. i feel like casual intimacy is sort of the kuraryou stock in trade too, and that's illustrated so nicely here.

FILL: TEAM KOZUME KENMA/KUROO TETSUROU

[hapaxlegomenon]

Fave fills for me, part 1

Title: T2 FMA AU
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4128177#cmt4128177
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: T
Major Tags: Mentions of surgery, possible body horror
Why is this work awesome?: Well, first off, Kii is a powerhouse and I'll probably be reccing a few more of their fills. But this one is here for several self-indulgent reasons, in addition to the obvious; I love T2, I love fic that causes me pain, and I love FMA. With that, it's easy to assume that I like this, but the way Kii goes into Aoyagi's perspective is both heartbreaking and very interesting. Reading about his trying to remember what it's like to be human -- it hurts so good.

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Title: Asahi gets a haircut
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=3602097#cmt3602097
Creator(s): mousapelli
Rating: G
Major Tags: Split ends
Why is this work awesome?: (I'm weak for hair scenes, don't judge me).
This is such a well-crafted short moment between our favourite Karasuno third years. The characterization is spot-on, especially in Suga and Daichi's interactions and Asahi's internalized (and verbalized) fretting and worrying. It's a whole grand metaphor, and a nicely done one at that.

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Title: T2 cosplay meeting
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4631729#cmt4631729
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: (Told you Kii'd show up again) This was such a self-indulgent prompt for me, and I'm so pleased with the result. It's better than anything I could have done for the prompt. Teshima as a doggedly average cosplayer (aha!) seeking his Kenma, and of course Aoyagi is the perfect Kenma. I love that Kii includes Aoyagi's quiet confidence, because I feel that's a trait that gets looked over a lot. All in all, a super fun fill to read, especially for me, she of T2K2 shipping hell.

FILL: TEAM KOZUME KENMA/KUROO TETSUROU

[hapaxlegomenon]

Fave fills for me, part 2

Title: Kohinata and Kadowaki play video games, 531 words
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4520625#cmt4520625
Creator(s): yrindor
Rating: G
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: A rare Prince of Stride fill appears! This one shows a great moment between Kohinata and Kadowaki after Kadowaki's injury. The characterization is spot-on, and I absolutely love that it plays with and sort of makes fun of the Stride characters' ridiculous athleticism.

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Title: Momotarou & Seijurou, 460 words
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5138206#cmt5138206
Creator(s): iwamoge
Rating: G
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: The world needs more Mikoshiba bros. And this is a nice look into Momo's psyche, at how he thinks when he's racing, how he gets to where he does, and how his relationship with his brother helps to motivate and inspire him. Very cute.

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Title: Kenma/Kuroo growing up, 852 words
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5487134#cmt5487134
Creator(s): putsch
Rating: G
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: KuroKen growing up together, from first meeting to current manga events. It's cool to see the way their relationship with each other and with volleyball progresses in this series of snapshots. The voices are accurate to the characters, even as children, and there is a nice use of video game metaphors from Kenma's perspective.

Fill: Team Grandstand

[elucidatedlucy]

I love Ballroom e Youkoso. Desperately so. So here are a few recs. There weren't a ton of fills for it, but I'm dearly fond of all there were (babster had several in particular and I would happily pose toward /all/ of them, but I held myself to reccing my favorite of the bunch in particular).

Title: Chinatsu/Mako (if this love's been done then what's your rush)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=6999160&posted=1#cmt7140472
Creator(s): luckycricket33
Rating: T
Major tags: Plant horror
Why is this work awesome?: So, uh. When I first saw this, I saw it on twitter, and didn't know it was Ballroom. I thought it was from something Sarah had read/watched otherwise, because she knows a lot of series! A very wide pool to dip one's toes into, and I nearly asked, "What series are they from?" Because seeing this picture alone made me want to read whatever it is.

Then I logged onto Dreamwidth and saw the new notification in my inbox and flipped my lid.

Chinatsu and Mako don't interact much, but they interact in the kind of way that Chinatsu desperately needs - respect and gentleness and honesty mixed into one. Mako is everything she wishes she could be, and everything she hates, and yet - the girl is in a terrible position herself. It's a quiet and agonizing scene that the two of them share in the series, so I was particularly interested in seeing the two of them more. And this piece is so beautiful and so far out of anything I'd even considered or imagined. Utilizing the imagery of roses and thorns, harkening to much of my favorite allegory, it is a simple but desperately beautiful illustration. The lineless fauna wrapping itself around Chinatsu, as she wraps herself closer to Mako, and Mako's calm smile and atmosphere - everything about it is like my favorite kind of ANYTHING, I love this piece so much I immediately had to remix it for the remix round, and I still can't stop thinking about it.


Title: Chinatsu/Akira (we can never go back again)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7136376#cmt7136376
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: Chinatsu and Akira have a dynamic history - one deeply fraught and intense, regardless of the fallout that is still going on. Ballroom shines its brightest when focusing on its girls, and chances to explore that more are all I could hope for. Within that, getting a fill for my YKA prompt I made for the two of them was a wonderful surprise. A mix of pencil sketch with the starry background, the tone provided by posture & expression & distance, and the separation of Akira from Chinatsu, down to how bright white light shines upon her as she walks away from the mirror. It's a beautiful illustration that I've returned to multiple times since first seeing it.

Having Akira stand there, not even facing the divide that Chinatsu determinedly walks away from, is one of the most striking aspects of the piece (that matched with Chinatsu's expression, the detail in her growing hair), as well as the individual boxes of their expressions being another expression of the rift shown as the literal and metaphorical wall. I love how messy and difficult their relationship is, but this is an eloquent and gentle expression of what befell the two of them. It's a gift to a fandom as small as Ballroom's, particularly so for one of my favorite relationships in the manga.

Title: Chinatsu/Akira (twelve dancing princesses)
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7388657#cmt7388657
Creator(s): babster
Rating: PG
Major Tags: None
Why is this work awesome?: One of my favorite things in fiction is "Love tinged by hate" (thank Princess Tutu for that), and Akira & Chinatsu's relationship is prime material for that. So this piece, ethereal and vivid, is an absolute delight. Starting it, I felt unsure about how it would go - Mako and Chinatsu both disappearing, and Akira's nervous awareness of the matter. The introduction of their relationship given this circumstance, the world they live in, and how it both parallels and differs from the manga itself was very well set-up. There's something I love about how the past and present are intertwined here, particularly with what these moments lead to.

Enchantment, and "breaking as much as an enchanted heart could." Love, and being unable to escape the intensity of that love keeping you here, and how that becomes twisted by its own right. The things that draw people out of these magical worlds and into something more real, something that no sweet liquor could ever hold down, inescapable, and Akira who is so willing to do anything for that one word.

The timelessness provided is perhaps the aspect that sticks most, and the reality of the situation is what leaves me returning to it, and wondering about what remains outside that box of broken shards held together by magic, never allowed to fall apart. I really love it. I love Akira being allowed to be the Viewpoint. I love Akira given the spotlight. And I loved this.

FILL: TEAM KANZAKI MIKI/TACHIBANA AYA

[princesssid]

hikago fills for me, aka "thank you winterstuck"
these fills are not quite a series, but do feel like a series since they end with a nice resolution to the pain caused by the first :')

Title: "People would always ask me if I was pining for someone."
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5544990#cmt5544990
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: spoilers for hikago
Why is this work awesome?: HOLY CARP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want to swear in amazement so much but i am holding myself back because i feel like sai would not approve. this is an absolutely beautiful fic/comic combo fill. the pacing is done so masterfully through both the comic panels and the placing of text in the fic, i would rec it on that merit alone. it's gut punch after gut punch with this fill thanks to the little, little changes from moment to moment (panel to panel) that draw you in and make you feel like you're living this moment alongside hikaru. it's like the fill that keeps on giving. each time i look at it i feel like there's something new to see (the first time i around i hadn't noticed the last image is the gentlest, saddest gif ever).

i am a big fan of seeing a medium really being used to its advantage, and that's what happens here. if you're not familiar with hikaru no go, maybe the emotional impact won't be big for you, but i still recommend it on the basis of seeing how well a medium can take advantage of its form (though, also, major spoilers ahead).

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Title: not a fill (1/2)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5851271#cmt5851271
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: FIRST THINGS FIRST! both this fill and the next one are labeled as "not fills" because the creator did not want them to be acknowledged as fills. i respect that, BUT I THINK THEY ARE WORTHY OF RECS! after all... i'm guessing most people in this fandom event enjoy chatting fic ideas with friends, right? this first half of the not fill definitely feels like that, like you just checked your chat, and there's your friend describing a soul crushing au. [sniff] isn't it one of the greatest feelings? to give context, i linked to the start of the thread so you can see what the original prompt was.

ok, now hurry to the next part-->

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Title: not a fill (2/2)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5843079#cmt5843079
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: no major tags, maybe a tag for mourning
Why is this work awesome?: this fill is really, really rewarding if you've read the first two i rec'd. there are all sorts of little nods to the other fills that i loved a lot, all sorts of small details popping up that, when you really think about them, make you feel sad. it's also an emotionally satisfying conclusion to part 1. we left hikaru in a lot of pain, but here he gets to wrap things up in a way that works for him.

(once again i've linked to the original prompt to give some context)

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and a bonus one because it makes me laugh

Title: "no one cried"
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5542174#cmt5542174
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: it puts me in my place for all my awful hikaru & sai prompts. A+ use of a meme, definitely encourages me to keep going. figured this is a nice pick me up :>

FILL: Team Abe Takaya/Mihashi Ren

[onceakoala]

I gotta show off the amazing fills i've recieved!! starting with br1 and br3:

Title: Shintaro Nishihiro &/ Kazutoki Oki, Oofuri, art
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4593073#cmt4593073
Creator(s): putsch
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I was so excited to get rarepair fills for oof!! and i still love this concept and the little bit that was added and the magic swirls and OOF RAREPAIR. with bonus magic au for extra happy me

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Title: Kageyama/Hinata, hq!!, fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4662961#cmt4662961
Creator(s): horchata
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: this fill contains so much of what i love about kagehina and completely NAILED the dynamic between them and was such a joy to read. there were complexities to the situation that i didn't really know how to describe beyond WEHH CRUSHED DREAMS and this fill hit them sO WELL i don't even understand. just, excellent

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Title: Abe/Mihashi, oofuri, fic
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=5808775#cmt5808775
Creator(s): putsch
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: i was honestly so relieved when I didn't get a super upsetting fill for this prompt and was instead was gifted the most delightful and heartwarming fill ever. the comfort between Abe and Mihashi just made me so goddamn happy i could punch something.

FILL: TEAM KANZAKI MIKI/TACHIBANA AYA

[princesssid]

ywpd art art art by mother_herbivore

before going into individual recs i just want to say i love this artist's style. there is something simultaneously whimsical and realistic in the execution that keeps me coming back.

Title: arakita/toudou road trip
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=3830705#cmt3830705
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: look at arakita being cool with his glasses and checkered shirt and his arms being shown off as he handles the wheel, DAMN. toudou more than agrees with me. i love the texture of the sky, i love the angle of this shot, i love how you can feel the wind blowing through their hair.

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Title: shinkai gives manami a powerbar
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5235998#cmt5235998
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: mentioned injury(?)
Why is this work awesome?: i love shinkai and his disgusting power bars and his strong arms and his bizarre canonical belief that a power bar will fix anything, what the fuck shinkai. THIS MADE ME LAUGH, the zoom in on manami's face and his tiny pained smile. i love this take on the prompt, it went somewhere so unexpected and delightful (i mean, cracked ribs, but still)

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Title: makishima & kinjou, the Rahdue's Wheel
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7476721#cmt7476721
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: this little fic excerpt raises so many fun possibilities, about both the characters and the universe. and the art!!!! you can tell a lot of thought and care went into this. again, i love the angle and how creative it is. it gives us a look at the cards, at their poses (kinjou's thoughtful pose kills me a little), and a little glance at makishima's home.

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Title: makishima/kinjou, stitches came out again
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7430129#cmt7430129
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: T
Major Tags: body horror, decapitation
Why is this work awesome?: oh my god, what a concept. i know i keep saying "i love it" BUT I DO! i love this. makishima's body, stretching and oblivious, makishima's head clearly thinking "not again". kinjou, wake up so you can help out!! this art makes me think of a ywpd alternate version to the green ribbon, which was something i did not expect to think of before saso started. thank you, saso, thank you mother_herbivore.

Re: FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI

[princesssid]

whispers, oh my god, thank you for all the recs. this weird little au has really dug deep into me so it's really nice to see all this, i'm kind of overcome //o\\

thank you again! i wish i had something more thoughtful to share but i don't know what else to say! just know that this comment is very special to me!

FILL: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Title: kuraryou fictional character fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4237745#cmt4237745
Creator(s): arsenicjay
Rating: T
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: ohhhh this entire premise is just neat, and the little details scattered throughout just make me want more. the note about how kuramochi's campmates won't survive in any form that would comfort him, ryousuke considering changing the ending, the note about haruichi complaining about his story outlines. it makes me want to know how this happened, if this is a power ryousuke's always had or if it's new, if kuramochi is the only one. i'd read an entire story about this tbh.

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Title: chriszaizen date fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5622302#cmt5622302
Creator(s): catlarks
Rating: G
Major Tags: no tags
Why is this work awesome?: idk what exactly i expected from this prompt but i really love what i got -- zaizen's so tsun here and i really enjoy the little details about biking and his knee and how it feels to not be able to push himself the way he used to. i always love the detail about him wanting to fix chris's hair bc it's my favorite hc, and i want to know where chris is taking him, dressed like that.

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Title: christanba wrong time fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7052920#cmt7052920
Creator(s): princesssid
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: oh man there are so many ways this prompt could have been absolutely heartbreaking but the decision to make chris someone from an entirely different generation moves it instead to bittersweet. i love this tanba, the way he worries about little things like voicemail and the cute things his cat does, to the way he's so deeply moved by this documentary about someone he'll never meet. i also like the nod to ryoutanb friendship and the way the whole gang is still floating around, that they're still in each other's lives somewhere. tanba with this strange and unsatiable longing makes my heart ache.

FILL: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Title: christanba remix art
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16335.html?thread=7729103#cmt7729103
Creator(s): kusoelite
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: SCREAMS INTO MY HANDS i rec'd the fill this is based on/made the original prompt and i have to rec this too, my heart is doing such a thing right now just looking at it. i love the tilted angle and the motion of the ball, the way they're both smiling. the clear blue sky somehow makes my heart ache and the muted/limited color palette gives it a sort of nostalgic feel... this is just so beautiful.

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Title: hikaru & sai art
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/15224.html?thread=7283832#cmt7283832
Creator(s): winterstuck
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: i'm a very casual hng-er, i've only seen the anime, but this is really lovely, both in concept and execution. i love all the dark murky colors and the way the sunlight from under the umbrella cuts through the dark, the bright blue sky beaming out, the motion of sai as he sort of slides down into the scene. i think it's an apt representation of the situation, where it must make hikaru sad on some level but at the same time remembering someone who changed his life, that he cared about deeply, and learned so much from.

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Title: kuraryou monster fic
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13854.html?thread=5238046#cmt5238046
Creator(s): hapaxlegomenon
Rating: T
Major Tags: INSECTS
Why is this work awesome?: so the kominatos are giant pink mantis monsters but this fic still manages to be really cute. kuramochi is so into ryousuke and the homework scene is spot on, and i honestly did not expect the twist going into it. “Did you seriously make me think you didn’t like me because you thought I wouldn’t like you because you’re a goddamn bug?” made me laugh, and i'm just. of course he loves ryou-san anyway, as long as he's not gonna get eaten after sex he's totally cool. it's the best kind of absurd.

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

[putsch]

you are welcome times one trillion fam

Re: FILL: Team Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

aaa thank you for the rec, i'm glad you liked it!

Re: FILL: Team Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

thanks Miyu!!! it'd been so long since i've written Toudou i was kinda worried so i'm glad in particular that you liked how i wrote him :')

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[doxian]

dhjaslk aaa this comment makes me so happy, thank you

Re: Fill: Team Furuya Satoru/Miyuki Kazuya

[doxian]

thank you so much for the recs!

Re: FILL: Team Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

MIYUUUU!!! ;_;

(you are so cooler than me what the heck)

Re: FILL: TEAM TENNIS NO OUJI-SAMA

[doxian]

thank you!! i've spent too much time thinking abt Ashikiba, probably, but i find characters like Doubashi difficult so-- i'm glad you liked them both.

(i actually ended up incorporating this scene into a fic i'd left unfinished since last year if you, want to read more :') http://archiveofourown.org/works/7282744)

FILL: Team Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou

[doxian]

the eggs and egg-related things edition (nsfw)

(linking to "why is this work awesome" instead of just putting the text in the comment for some of these bc i wanna talk abt why i like certain things In Detail and some of those details are kind of... explicit.)

Title: Overstuffed (furumiyusawa, fic)
URL: http://archiveofourown.org/works/7544695
Creator(s): tsunderekita
Rating: E
Major Tags: nsfw, oviposition, double penetration
Why is this work awesome?: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp6QZioUAAEaKSF.jpg

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Title: dragon type (iwaoi, fic)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16113.html?thread=7609585#cmt7609585
Creator(s): dynamite
Rating: E
Major Tags: nsfw, bestiality (if you consider Exeggutor to be a dragon???), weird biology
Why is this work awesome?: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp6UIScUMAA3P5b.jpg

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Title: Alola Exeggutor!Oikawa (art)
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/16335.html?thread=7632847#cmt7632847
Creator(s): miyukitty
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: if you ever wanted to see what Oikawa would look like as an Exeggutor, today's your lucky day!!!! (this is also a G-rated remix of the fic recced just above this one.) i can't deal with the faces, and i love how the palm fronds are shaped to look kinda like Oikawa's hair? also, is the picture supposed to be a postcard, is Oikawa an Alolan attraction/landmark; "Fun in the Sun", what kind of fun, exactly--

this fill is so good, i'm glad amidst all the plant monster and beautiful plant imagery there's this, the plant creature Oikawa was always destined to be.

Re: FILL: TEAM KANZAKI MIKI/TACHIBANA AYA

[mother_herbivore]

aaaaaAAAAA i'm crying just a little tysm for all your kind words... i'm so glad you've enjoyed my art!! you inspire me to draw more and work harder, thank you <3

ps, if you didn't see it, mels wrote a kinmaki version of the green ribbon story and Its Lovely

Fill: Team Grandstand

[yrindor]

Injuries/Medical AUs (aka Yrin's weakness Part 1)

Title: BR1 Midorima & Iwaizumi & Oikawa injury fic
URL: "Midorima is on day three of his rotation in the orthopedics department when he finds a pair of high schoolers charming a nurse."
Creator(s): chiharu
Rating: G
Major Tags: injury
Why is this work awesome?: Med student Midorima trying to talk Oikawa into actually taking care of his knee would be reason enough to rec this in my opinion, but on top of that, it's incredibly well-written, and chiharu captures the IwaOi dynamic and Midorima's pricklier-on-the-outside tendencies perfectly. Watching Midorima slowly open up over the course of the appointment until he finally manages to get through to Oikawa is heartwarming.

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Title: arterial
URL: "when miyuki reaches to take shunpei’s pulse his touch is careful, deliberate" (AO3)
Creator(s): kitaiichis
Rating: T
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: Med students Miyuki and Shunpei. Daiya no A isn't even one of my fandoms, but the gentleness and understated intimacy here was too lovely not to share. I love how the fic transitions seamlessly between the clinical and the sensual.

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Title: BR1 Iwaizumi/Oikawa fic
URL: "Remember when Oikawa finally pushed his knee past the breaking point?"
Creator(s): sotongsotong
Rating: G
Major Tags: injuries
Why is this work awesome?: This fic is so beautiful and so sad. I love how both Iwaizumi and Oikawa fight so hard against the inevitable while simultaneously accepting that it's going to happen eventually anyway.

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Title: BR2 Iwaizumi/Oikawa fic
URL: "Nothing is invincible. Nothing is unbreakable."
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: none
Why is this work awesome?: I have a weakness for introspection and fic with minimal (or no) dialogue, and this fic hits both of those. The tension and contrast between Oikawa's physical injuries/growth and Kageyama's mental growth is also very fluid and well done.

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Title: BR1 Fukutomi & Kinjou fic
URL: "The atmosphere in the hospital room is so heavy that Fukutomi feels as if it's suffocating him."
Creator(s): kiyala
Rating: G
Major Tags: permanent injury
Why is this work awesome?: An exploration of an AU in which Kinjou suffers career-ending injuries after his run-in with Fukutomi in the Interhigh. The whole fic is heartbreaking not just for the content, but also for the sense of barely-contained grief that runs through it.

Fill: Team Grandstand

[yrindor]

tattoos/piercings (aka Yrin's weakness Part 2)

Title: Surgical Steel (Makishima/Toudou fic)
URL: "Makishima’s first trip home to Japan is pleasant and quiet for all of two days" (AO3)
Creator(s): jeilovesyou
Rating: T
Major Tags: mild sexual situations, possible manga/movie spoiler
Why is this work awesome?: Toudou, Makishima, and Makishima's nipple piercings. Features Toudou being melodramatic as usual, and Makishima trying to keep himself oriented within Toudou's drama and figure out where it's coming from. The characterization of both of these two feels spot on.

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Title: Arakita/Fukutomi eyebrow piercing art fill
URL: https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/14215.html?thread=6375047#cmt6375047
Creator(s): yusukesjeans
Rating: T
Major Tags: needles
Why is this work awesome?: Art fill in which Fukutomi pierces Arakita's eyebrow to match his own, need I say more? The detail in this is incredible, especially in Arakita's expression and Fukutomi's hands. This remains one of my absolute favorite fills from this year's SASO.

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Title: Miyuki Kazuya&/Narumiya Mei back tattoo art fill
URL: http://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/13489.html?thread=4422065#cmt4422065
Creator(s): picselly
Rating: T
Major Tags: minor blood
Why is this work awesome?: I love the details on the tattoos here, and the way the heavier lines on the two characters contrast with the somewhat washed out background. Again, I'm not really a Daiya no A person, but I love the piece.

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Title: Wings of Ink (Fukutomi &/ Manami fic)
URL: "Manami’s back is a perfect blank canvas." (AO3)
Creator(s): stariceling
Rating: T
Major Tags: scars/past injuries, needles
Why is this work awesome?: The best part of this fic in my opinion is all of the stories that are left to the reader to fill in. We hear about all of the Manami's scars that Fukutomi has covered up, but like Fukutomi, we never hear the stories behind them.

Fill: Team Grandstand

[yrindor]

trans headcanons

Title: BR3 Kinjou & Sohoku fic
URL: in which Kinjou is a good captain and Naruko can't handle feminine hygiene products
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: G
Major Tags: menstruation
Why is this work awesome?: I love all of the characterizations here: Makishima's awkward supportiveness, Kinjou quietly being a good captain, and Naruko suffering from a severe case of foot-in-mouth syndrome. The whole feel of the fic overall captures the tense, awkward nervousness of a trans character worried about being accidentally outed.

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Title: BR3 Imayoshi & Sakurai fic
URL: "I noticed someone keeps taking the ace bandages from the first-aid kit. Please use this instead."
Creator(s): lemontongues
Rating: G
Major Tags: mentions of/fear of transphobia
Why is this work awesome?: Sakurai's characterization and the nervous thought processes he runs through feel like they could have come right out of canon. Also, the reveal at the end is unexpected, but not jarring in the least. Trans Sakurai + Imayoshi being his usual overly perceptive self could have been a disaster, but this fic shows how it playing out in the best possible way.
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Title: BR2 Kinjou/Makishima art fill
URL: "Everyone was getting on my nerves"
Creator(s): mother_herbivore
Rating: M
Major Tags: sexual content, nudity, trans character in a sexual situation
Why is this work awesome?: Makishima being irritated at people, Makishima with tattoos, Kinjou being a good boyfriend, and bathing together. Also some very sweet sex where Makishima being trans is a complete non-issue.