EDIT:  I realize the formatting/font of this entry is really wonky, but I've got to be up at 6 AM, so I'll fix it when I've got a spare chance. : )

The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses. - Erica Jong

It's ( Read more... )

Just random stuff inspired by a recent trip. Not giving it too much attention, but it could turn out to be fun.

Title: Rollercoaster Rikkai, Part 1 of ? (I'm too lazy to think of anything else...)
Characters: All of Rikkai; Yanagi's parents; mostly Jackal's POV
Rating: PG, for rudeness and that
Warnings: Boys being boys, potential Americanisms, ( Read more... )

 Title: Omelet
Rating: G/K
Characters: Marui, Jackal, Marui's brothers
Summary: Marui's kid brother wins a fish
Warnings: none, really

Wrote a snippet a while ago and decided to expand it. Comments appreciated!

Marui’s brothers have names. Jackal’s heard their names dozens of times, shouted or called or sometimes spoken in a perfectly normal volume voice ( Read more... )

 
Because the thought of Ryoma beating both Sanada and Atobe again irritates me to no end:

Sanada and Atobe made their way to the outdoor courts, an arms-length of empty space between them as they walked. In the distance there were the sounds of balls against strings, people cheering and giving instructions, teenage boys hurling exclamations and ( Read more... )