santa_smex 2008 Final Reccs
Art by Okuda Periko. See Atobe's reaction here.
santa_smex 2008 is over. The reveal will be posted in about two weeks.
Here is the complete list of the stories I enjoyed the most.
If there is anything that tickles your fancy, give it a chance!
Those I didn't recc properly before:
♥ Big in Japan (Atobe/Ryoma): NOT my pairing or atmosphere at all, but it was genially crafted and has glorious, unforgettable lines.
♥ Rules of Attraction (Atobe/Mizuki, Mizuki/Atsushi): Nevermind the pairings, the whole situation is ridiculously, Mizukishly funny.
♥ Practice Makes Possession (Sakaki/Ohtori): A scene of ellegant but inmoral seduction of a violin student by his music teacher.
♥ Wind Me Up (Momo/Kaidoh): Inui challenges Kaidoh to be nice with Momo for one day, the same day Momo has decided to act all weird with him.
♥ The Spice of Life (Inui/Kaidoh): A good, old classic InuKai with new training menus and newer eating-together habits. Left me wanting for more.
♥ Rematch (Fuji Shûsuke/Yuuta): Fujicest, of all kinds, the best, where time and distance put them to the test.
The preciousss SanaKiri stories, previously recced in more detail here:
♥ raison d'être (Sanada/Kirihara, implied Yanagi/Yukimura)
♥ Straight to Number One (Sanada/Kirihara, implied Yanagi/Yukim... Hazue, and jokes on the Platinum Pair)
Three stories that I loved and that were already recced and summarized here:
♥ Crescit eundo (Saeki/Ryou)
♥ Delayed Development (Inui/Fuji)
♥ The Teenager's Guide to Teamwork (Marui/Kirihara)
There were many different pairings with many different situations for ALL tastes. I am sure that, because I am incurably prejudiced against certain pairings or scenarios, I missed pieces that some of you might enjoy, so I'd suggest you take a look at the community itself to see if there is anything else that you'd like, because there probably is. Read without author bias, don't wait until the reveal! And if you read and enjoy, try to leave a comment, even a short one, because you can be sure that the author will appreciate it.
And no, I don't get money out of advertising this. Just give me half an excuse to talk and promote something PoT I like and... LEVISPAM GALORE. ;D
I'll just SPAM you one last time with Smex when the master reveal is posted. Promise!
For those of you who have been following the fest or have read at least some of the stories:
1. Which one (s) did you like best and why?
2. Which one (s) surprised you positively or exceeded your expectations?
3. Is there any pairing you sorely missed this year?
I am still so happy and fic-fulfilled thanks to having TWO SanaKiri fics, and then so much variety and quality, that I can't think of any pairing I missed... Nope. With this post I have already compensated for the lack of KabaAto twice myself, even if it was just implied. ;D
SO looking forward to the reveal!