GOING SOMEWHERE by tiamatv (PG)
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Pairing: [Hyotei] Shishido Ryo/ Choutarou Ohtari (Genfic), implied Mukahi/Oshitari and Kikamaru/Oishi.
Author: tiamatv
Author Website: sinsofwill
Rating: PG
Why this must be read:
In a voice credible to an intelligent, proud 14-year-old boy, tiamatv crafts this reflection on progress from selfishness to egolessness, particularly with regards to partners. Shishido Ryo's fall from tennis royalty when he was cut from the Hyotei's Regular line-up and his dramatic re-entry onto the competitive team in an unbeatable doubles partnership with Choutarou Ohtari is one of the more interesting story-lines in the Prince of Tennis. Going Somewhere transcends its characters and universe to achieve status as a reflection on partnership in general. Shishido doesn't become "nice" as a result of his reflections, but there is a more profound and fundamental change in him which is so much more rewarding than "nice."
Excerpt: "If he hadn't had to go through the training that still made him sit up in bed sometimes, sweating, aching in places that had already healed, and sometimes not quite remembering how to breathe, he'd never have known what it was like to be conscious of the person outside the game--not just Ohtori, but... well, tasting the blood in his mouth, seeing it stain the courts like it was someone else's, and knowing, suddenly, that he could do this, or he'd die trying... and he couldn't do it alone. It mattered, because he'd never played doubles, really played, before he'd lost--no-one had ever given him any kind of reason to think that he'd have to lean on somebody."
Going Somewhere.
Pairing: [Hyotei] Shishido Ryo/ Choutarou Ohtari (Genfic), implied Mukahi/Oshitari and Kikamaru/Oishi.
Author: tiamatv
Author Website: sinsofwill
Rating: PG
Why this must be read:
In a voice credible to an intelligent, proud 14-year-old boy, tiamatv crafts this reflection on progress from selfishness to egolessness, particularly with regards to partners. Shishido Ryo's fall from tennis royalty when he was cut from the Hyotei's Regular line-up and his dramatic re-entry onto the competitive team in an unbeatable doubles partnership with Choutarou Ohtari is one of the more interesting story-lines in the Prince of Tennis. Going Somewhere transcends its characters and universe to achieve status as a reflection on partnership in general. Shishido doesn't become "nice" as a result of his reflections, but there is a more profound and fundamental change in him which is so much more rewarding than "nice."
Excerpt: "If he hadn't had to go through the training that still made him sit up in bed sometimes, sweating, aching in places that had already healed, and sometimes not quite remembering how to breathe, he'd never have known what it was like to be conscious of the person outside the game--not just Ohtori, but... well, tasting the blood in his mouth, seeing it stain the courts like it was someone else's, and knowing, suddenly, that he could do this, or he'd die trying... and he couldn't do it alone. It mattered, because he'd never played doubles, really played, before he'd lost--no-one had ever given him any kind of reason to think that he'd have to lean on somebody."
Going Somewhere.