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SASO Referees ([personal profile] referees) wrote in [community profile] sportsanime2017-08-06 06:52 pm
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Bonus Round 6: Remixes


Remixes


The goal is in sight, participants! Let's finish strong by drawing upon the thousands of fanworks you've created this summer and putting them in new lights.

SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).


Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible.

RULES
  • Choose a fanwork created by other participants in a previous main or bonus round of SASO 2017 and create a new piece based on it. You could create a fanart of another work, an FST inspired by a piece’s style, a podfic of someone else's work, retell another person’s fanfic from another point of view, create a new fanfic inspired by a great piece of art... go wild! Sequels do count as remixes, with limits: "And then the same thing happened again" is not ok, but "And then some totally new thing happened" is fine, and please don't create only sequels.
  • You cannot remix your teammates' works. You cannot remix your own works. You can remix fills that were created to your own prompts.
  • You can remix a remix, but if we see any remix chains we'll be upset, so do this with moderation and restraint.
  • You must have permission from the original creator. There's a blanket permissions post here (feel free to add yourself to it!), or you can leave a comment on their original post asking for permission.
  • You must include the dreamwidth link to the original work in your post.
  • Since all fills are based on previous works, there will be no prompts for this round. Simply post your fill 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.

Required Work Minimums:
  • 400 words (prose)
  • 400px by 400px (art)
  • 14 lines (poetry)
  • 8 tracks (fanmixes)
There is no max work cap.

Format your comment in one of the following ways:

If FILLING:If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant:
FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING]
  • Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine.
  • Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E)
  • Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses.

  • NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. [community profile] saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills.
    • Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or [community profile] saso_afterhours ONLY.
    • Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.
FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING]
  • Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E)
  • Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses.

  • NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. [community profile] saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills.
    • Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or [community profile] saso_afterhours ONLY.
    • Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.


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.

If you see anyone breaking the code of conduct (e.g., causing drama, being rude) anywhere (not just DW), please contact the mods immediately.


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

For prompts: 5 points each (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

For fills:
First 4 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 5-10: 15 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21-50: 2 points each
Fills 51+: 1 point 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 (see the line of links below this post).

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

FILL: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU, T

[personal profile] hatchbacks 2017-08-18 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Aomine/Kagami/Himuro
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Other Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Original Work: link by [personal profile] kiyala
Word Count: 425

***

Tatsuya is wonderful all of the time. Taiga’s pretty sure he doesn’t tend to equivocate about that, but it’s fucking true. Tatsuya’s always amazing. But when he lets himself be greedy, when he tells himself it’s okay to want, that it’s okay for him to want Taiga and Daiki both at once, all of both of them at once. That he shouldn’t keep it all in until he feels like he’s going to explode, like he still does sometimes, but when he lets all that want out it’s sweet and slow like nectar drowning both of them in him, absolutely brilliant, better than Taiga could conceptualize himself.

When it’s sex, it’s pretty fucking awesome, but when it’s not, it’s even better. The times they go to the movies, to see some stupid comedy that isn’t even that funny (except in the remarks they make under their breaths) and Tatsuya’s sitting between them, one arm around each of their wastes, and Taiga feeds him popcorn until Tatsuya licks off the grease and Daiki lets him sip on the soda that he won’t let Taiga have until after the movie, finally, some stupid petty shit that’s okay because it makes Tatsuya laugh about them and that smile on his face is always worth it. Or when they’re in the kitchen and Daiki’s bothering Taiga while he’s cooking and Tatsuya comes over to put some more vegetables in the pan, and after he slides them in from the cutting board he bumps Taiga from the other side and Taiga’s arm is around his waist and Daiki’s hand is brushing the back of his neck and Tatsuya manages to lean across and kiss them both, because as much as they love spoiling him (it’s not like he’s the one who wants here) he gives way better than he gets, and way more. It’s not fair at all, but Taiga feels powerless.

Except when he kisses Tatsuya just so, or he watches Daiki do the same, watch Tatsuya take longer than he thinks he should to draw back, when his hands reach to pull Taiga in, always making sure they’re both included because he wants them both and wants them to know it, because he thinks his want would overwhelm just one of them (and Tatsuya’s stronger still than Daiki knows, but they’re stronger than Tatsuya gives them credit for). Because that’s how it is, the three of them and all their want pooled in the center and piled on each other, and Taiga wouldn’t have it any other way.
chameleonskin: (Default)

FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, T

[personal profile] chameleonskin 2017-08-18 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Midousuji Akira / Onoda Sakamichi
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: ( hope you're not tired of those i really love your fills/prompts )
Original Work: link by [personal profile] fickle
Word Count: None

***

hatchbacks: a lime (Default)

FILL: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU, M

[personal profile] hatchbacks 2017-08-18 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Aomine/Himuro, Aomine/Kagami/Himuro
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Other Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Original Work: link by [personal profile] kiyala
Word Count: 421

***

http://saso-afterhours.dreamwidth.org/91759.html
sexamura: (Default)

FILL: Team Daiya no Ace, T

[personal profile] sexamura 2017-08-18 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: Mild Sexual References
Other Tags: None
Original Work: link by aicqt
Word Count: None

I don't know why I had to do this but I had to

***



full size here
Edited 2017-08-19 22:33 (UTC)
dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kuramochi youichi / miyuki kazuya
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] sotongsotong
Word Count: none

***



dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: misaki hana / michimiya yui
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: original: light angst; graphics fill
Original Work: link by [profile] garciraki
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: watanabe hisashi / miyuki kazuya
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [profile] garciraki
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kise ryouta / kuroko tetsuya
Fandom: kuroko no basuke
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] earlgrey_milktea
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: himuro tatsuya / nijimura shuuzou
Fandom: kuroko no basuke
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted; graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] cherrysalmon
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: akashi seijuurou / midorima shintarou
Fandom: kuroko no basuke
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hyalinee
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: himuro tatsuya / nijimura shuuzou
Fandom: kuroko no basuke
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted; graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] multilinear
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kominato ryousuke / kuramochi youichi
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hyalinee
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: hanamaki takahiro / matsukawa issei
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] sotongsotong
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kuroo tetsurou / yaku morisuke
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hyalinee
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kuramochi youichi / miyuki kazuya
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] sotongsotong
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kageyama tobio / yachi hitoka
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] multilinear
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

dynamite: (look at this goddamn baby)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[personal profile] dynamite 2017-08-18 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: isashiki jun / kominato ryousuke
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted; graphics fill
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hyalinee
Word Count: none

***

linked here!

miyukitty: (demon oikawa)

FILL: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta, G

[personal profile] miyukitty 2017-08-18 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: iwaizumi hajime / oikawa tooru
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: FHQ x le petit prince AU, supernatural elements, non-graphic violence??
Original Work: BR4 fill by [personal profile] dynamite
Word Count: None

lin i'm so fond of your fill aaaa i couldn't decide if i wanted to read it aloud or illustrate it?? i hope this is okay, my french is about ten years rusty hahahfhhgj

***

le petit prince oikawa and his lark

"My heart...! You found it...!"

"No," the lark said. "It's my heart. It's mine to give. Don't lose it, idiot."

gurosan: (Default)

FILL: Team Teshima Junta/Aoyagi Hajime, E

[personal profile] gurosan 2017-08-18 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Koga Kimitaka/Teshima Junta
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: Sexual content
Other Tags: Tentacles, supernatural elements, monster AU, not intended to be read as noncon/dubcon
Original Work: link by [personal profile] besania
Word Count: 1048

I LOVED the original fill so much I had to give myself more ;_; posted to AO3 because it's easiest for my simple soul, let me know if I can credit any AO3 account you might have!

***

your eyes are like pools to bathe in
luckycricket33: (bikeeyes)

FILL: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara, G

[personal profile] luckycricket33 2017-08-18 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Tanaka Ryuunosuke/Nishinoya Yuu
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: hogwarts, bare chest, quidditch
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hapaxlegomenon
Word Count: none

tumblr crosspost (if you wanna read the tags on some of the reblogs! :3)

***


hatchbacks: a lime (Default)

FILL: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU, E

[personal profile] hatchbacks 2017-08-18 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: Murasakibara/Himuro
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Other Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Original Work: link by [personal profile] kiyala
Word Count: 422

***

http://saso-afterhours.dreamwidth.org/91981.html
Edited 2017-08-18 11:54 (UTC)
luckycricket33: (dreamy iinchou)

FILL: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara, G

[personal profile] luckycricket33 2017-08-18 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Ship: kinjou/makishima
Fandom: yowamushi pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Original Work: link by [personal profile] hapaxlegomenon
Word Count: none

crosspost

***


kiyala: Impa (Himuro)

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[personal profile] kiyala 2017-08-18 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ship: Akashi Seijuurou/Mayuzumi Chihiro
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: Character death (temporary)
Other Tags: supernatural elements, merpeople au
Original Work: link by [personal profile] cherrysalmon
Word Count: 505

***

He thinks about it sometimes, as they swim together as a pod. The sea is overwhelming; Mayuzumi might have pulled him into this life, but it's not one that has accepted him just yet. Not the other members of the pod, who know that he is the one responsible for them having to relocate, and not the sea either. It crushes in on him from all sides, and his newly transformed body might not feel the pressure of it, but that doesn't change the fact that Akashi knows that it's there, that the sea is electing not to crush him to death by allowing Mayuzumi's magic to work.

That's the thing about being pulled out of the arms of death itself; it leaves one incredibly conscious of the natural world, and its whims. The sea allows him to live, his scales and fanned tail bright red, like a flame that refuses to be extinguished. The motif suits him, and he'll wear it without complaint. Especially after all that he has done.

"Mibuchi is warming to you," Mayuzumi says apropos of nothing one afternoon while they rest, waiting out a storm as it blows across the surface. Mayuzumi so rarely initiates conversation—with him, with anyone—that it takes Akashi by surprise, as much as he takes care not to show it.

Mayuzumi isn't looking at him, but is looking at Mibuchi instead. From his observations, Akashi has come to the conclusion that Mayuzumi isn't particularly close to any of the others in his pod, but he sticks with them regardless. Akashi wonders if Mayuzumi has read of the concept of family so often that this is something he's begun to search for unintentionally. Perhaps it's simpler than that. Perhaps he doesn't need stories at all, to want people to share his life with.

He hadn't left Akashi begin, after all.

"If Mibuchi likes you," Mayuzumi tells him, "the others aren't going to like you immediately, but it'll definitely help. You need all the help you can get, at the moment."

"Does your approval mean nothing to them?" Akashi asks, and sees Mayuzumi's mouth twist, like he's about to deny any sort of approval in the first place. He tries another question. "Why Mibuchi?"

With a simple shrug, Mayuzumi hums as if he's already bored of their conversation. "Mibuchi's the one in charge, here. Though I guess if we're not careful, that's going to end up being you before we know it."

"I don't know the sea well enough to be a leader," Akashi replies.

"Yet," Mayuzumi adds for him. "You're sharp as shark teeth and twice as brutal when you want to be, aren't you?"

Akashi doesn't deny the assessment, but he doesn't apologise for it either. Mayuzumi clicks his tongue and leans in to press the lightest of kisses to Akashi's forehead before swimming away, avoiding Akashi just like he's avoiding everyone else too.

For some reason, it's this one thing that finally makes Akashi begin to feel like he belongs where he is.
besania: Alpasucy! (Default)

FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA - RATING G

[personal profile] besania 2017-08-18 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ship: Aoyagi Hajime & Koga Kimitaka & Teshima Junta
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Original Work: link by [personal profile] soveryaverageme
Word Count: (if applicable; otherwise write "None") 810

I let TWO WEEKS pass between starting this fic and finishing it, i think it's obvious that i completely forgot where i wanted to go with it? gosh /// i hope you like it anyway though!!! i really loved your fill and i thought, hey, what if they used koga's powers for the maid café? anyway enjoy!

***

When the topic first came up around the beginning of the year, they had mostly agreed that they wouldn't repeat their senpai's feat. For one, because wouldn't that be unimaginative? Doing something that was already done? They were more creative than that.

And then because two years in a row gave it a higher chance of it becoming tradition. While they would graduate and thus be unaffected by it, their underclassmen might not dismiss it as easily as that.

(Which, as Koga put it when the topic came up with him a few months later, was just yet another thing they'd have to deal with when the time came, so why were they worrying at all? Unsurprisingly, Teshima thinks. Of course he'd be pragmatic like that.)

That was, of course, before they became aware of Koga's other talent.

"If we're going to make this a legacy might as well set the bar stupidly high, right?", had said Teshima when he first passed the idea to Koga. He had a feeling that that choic of words might sway Koga's opinion in their favor, and judging by the fleeting interest in his eyes he hadn't been wrong. "What better way to do that than having a pro-artist do our make-up?"

"Pro-artist?", Koga repeats, thoroughly amused. "You may be overestimating me a little."

He wasn't though. Or not according to Teshima and Aoyagi, and especially not according to Aoyagi's little sister (who could easily spend endless hours on the make-up artist part of youtube, and thus could give informed opinions on the subject).

"Ah", exclaims Aoyagi, suddenly guessing that maybe there was something other than modesty behind those words. "Have you ever done someone else's make-up? before?"

Teshima raises his eyebrows. A very fair question.

Koga shakes his head.

"Would you like to give it a try before we decide?"

--

"How much longer do I have to leave this frying?"

"Baking", corrects Koga patiently. He might be suppressing a smirk, Aoyagi thinks. Koga instructed him to close his eyes and stay very still as he patted some... foundation? on his face, so he wouldn't know. "You're the one who wanted the Cher base for your makeup, Junta. You've gotta let it sit." He sighs, thougt Aoyagi is sure he does it mostly for the dramatism of it. "It's the only way we can come close to that bone structure."

'Who is Cher?', Aoyagi thinks to ask. Teshima's buffing over him though, and he has to remain still –– Maybe he'll look it up later.

"Still. This long?"

"It's a slow roast."

Aoyagi laughs a little at that. That was terrible.

"Alright, you're done, Hajime." Aoyagi feels Koga shift and when he opens his eyes he's met with his reflection on a mirror.

He gasps.

"Wow.", Teshima comments from behind Koga, coming up to admire his work. "You didn't use the spongy thing?"

"The blender? Well, it works just as well with just your fingertips. Besides––" He coughs, sounding a little embarrassed. "I haven't cleaned it in a while..."

"Hey, why did you start doing this?"

Aoyagi had expected Teshima to bring it up at some point, but it still catches him off-guard. No lead up, no warnings...

Koga just hums, then shrugs.

"I don't know. I had always thought it was interesting, I like working with my hands. I had the time to give it a shot sometime last year and then kept doing it."

There's something that's not being said that is heard anyway. Teshima just hums back, deciding not to prod further. Koga fixes Aoyagi's hair mindlessly. He feels guilty for thinking it like this, but Kimitaka's hands are... surprisingly gentle.

"Do I really have to dress up too?", Koga asks, turning around to face Teshima and motioning at him to sit up so he can finish his looks. Teshima looks unexpectedly excited as he bounces to sit in front of Koga, closing his eyes and offering his face as if it were a canvas. "If the idea is to surprise everyone with, uh--"

"Polished maid looks."

"Yeah. You two would be good enough." Koga starts papping Teshima's face with his fingertips, blending his 'face'. "Putting on an outfit that passes as maid-like has been impossible, you know?"

"That's why we're here, though." Chimes in Aoyagi, finally putting down the mirror. "I brought some of my mom's skirts."

"And I borrowed some things from the drama club." Teshima opens his eyes and grins, not bothering to hide how entertained he's by the prospect of playing dress up with Koga. "We'll find something that fits."

Koga honestly looks unconvinced, but does nothing besides instructing Teshima to close his eyes again so he can go back to work.

Unconvinced, but not opposed, curiously enough.

"I suppose if Tyra Sanchez can do it, I might just pull it off too", he finally mumbles.
Edited (DO YOU EVER LITERALLY FORGET TO POST YOUR FILL) 2017-08-18 17:11 (UTC)
kazuyas: (blue saso)

FILL: TEAM KURAMOCHI YOUICHI/MIYUKI KAZUYA, T

[personal profile] kazuyas 2017-08-18 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ship: matsuoka rin & matsuoka gou
Fandom: free!
Major Tags: mention of character death, themes surrounding death (drowning)
Other Tags: storms, drowning, drugs as metaphor
Original Work: here by dw user horchata
Word Count: 413

i have a habit of referring to gou as kou i can't break, oops (might end up remixing all of robin's fills about the matsuoka curse, double oops)

***

he feels it everytime he's near the ocean.

he knows, by now, that it's not the same draw that haru feels. that's something else—something pure, something simple, where haru is one opposing pole and the seawater the other, pulled together by laws of physics.

when rin looks at the ocean, he's reminded of haru, always—in australia it had been impossible to look at the horizon and not think of haru, thousands of miles away.

but under that is something else, something he usually leaves untouched, unexamined, because he knows he's better off not dwelling on it, lest it pull him down like an anchor.

when he's home in iwatobi, it's harder to ignore.

with haru, it's magnetism.

rin, though—rin feels it like a siren song, ocean air becoming a drug in his lungs, in his veins. the longer he lingers, the headier it becomes.

he dreams, sometimes, about the storm that took his father. some nights rin is on the boat with him, and he calls out for his father, reaches for him, but he's always drowned out by the storm and the shouts of the crew. other nights rin sees it as if he were his father, feeling the sting of rope in his hands, salt and water filling his nostrils, squinting through the rain that's pelting on his face—

he always wakes from those dreams with his heart racing.

and still he hears the ocean's call, the same way his father did.

(and so he wonders, to this day, if his father felt most alive in those last few moments, because the way his heart beats on those nights isn't all fear. he almost hopes the answer is yes, because at least then he'd know this is something that runs in the family.)

he doesn't talk about it with anyone.

"you heading home?" kou asks him one year, after they've visited the shrine.

rin's neck is lighter then when they first arrived. "not yet," he says. "gonna head to the shore for a bit."

kou looks at him from the corner of her eye. "you know mom expects you for dinner."

rin smiles, rubs the back of his neck. "yeah, i know."

they stop at the bottom of the hill, kou turning to face him before they part ways. "i'll see you back home," she says, and rin has to wonder if he's not imagining she says it like a question.

"see you," he says, and hopes it's promise enough.
Edited 2017-08-18 17:32 (UTC)

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