Title: To Become One Seventh: the quest of a wholehearted one half
Pairing(s): Ouran OT7 - Kaoru/Kyouya/Honey/Mori/Haruhi/Tamaki/Hikaru
Rating: G for now, will rise in later chapters.
Disclaimer: Ouran High School Host Club belongs to Hatori Bisco and related companies.
Spoilers: The entire manga and anime; fully canon compliant excepting the last chapter of the manga (and some small deviances that will be flagged in the Author’s Notes)
Short summary: And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Length: This is intended to be a novel-length fic charting the process by which the seven of them slowly get together romantically. Current word count: 26,155.
Complete summary: Following Haruhi’s formal acceptance of the American exchange scholarship, the remaining members of the host club face a daunting year without her now-familiar presence. Hitachiin Kaoru is seventeen and head over heels in love with his pumpkin story. In trying to hold fast against the relentless vicissitudes of life, he discovers that the act of resisting change becomes change itself. Bringing all of his natural talents to bear, he must redesign the complex structure of their interwoven symbiotic relationships to withstand the challenges of their brave new worlds. As if that were not enough, he must prove himself worthy of the family legacy. Kaoru POV; Haruhi POV in prologue only.
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