Challenge #33 & an excess of emoticon-ing
Greetings, Pillars of Support! :D Last round was great - you guys submitted 4 great fics for the Modeling AU canon AU challenge, and here they are!
Moment by kishmet, a fantastic look at Ryoma, waifish supermodel in training, from the viewpoint of Tezuka's camera. Sultry and seductive, this is Kish at her best.
Envy by aozu_chan, a sober and compelling look at TezuRyo from Momo's unrequited perspective. Short, sad, and powerful, a quick must-read.
Full Circle by umarekawareru. Okay, this one is technically for the latest Flashfic Challenge, Wimbledon, but it is fabulous, and features a fantastic look at Fuji as a not-at-all-innocent bystander/third wheel in their tricky and intimate relationship. This one is utterly delightful.
First-time fic! And what a great one!!!! kelkale brings us How Ryoma Ended his Modeling Career and Picked Up a Boyfriend, a fantastically fun AU featuring modeling, tennis, Ryoma, Tezuka, Fuji, and Kevin in a teasing romp across continents and careers with mysterious boyfriends, mysterious matches, and mysterious presents in the process! :D You will love this. I did. ♥
Thank you very much to everyone who participated in this round of PillarChallenge! :D
Please note that the following contain implied potential spoilers for the current arc of the Prince of Tennis manga, circa issue 350. Our challenge this week is, itself, technically a potential spoiler for the current issue.
kishmet: but i never have reason to write you emo emails
bookshop: you might if tezuka destroys his arm
kishmet: ...................
kishmet: AJA WHYYYY
kishmet: great now i am literally
kishmet: sobbing
bookshop:
kishmet: crying all over the keyboard
kishmet:
bookshop: i have been checking the boards five times a day for the issue
bookshop:
kishmet: i will never get over it if tezuka destroys his arm
kishmet:
kishmet: will never
kishmet: ever write anything with him ever again
kishmet: never ever ever
kishmet: i will go back to like
kishmet: yu-gi-oh fandom or something
bookshop: that must not happen
bookshop: like i said before, he has another arm.
bookshop:
kishmet: he will probably destroy that one too
kishmet:
kishmet: liiiiiiiiife
bookshop: NO HE WON'T BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T HIT IT!
kishmet: i dunno, i'd hit that
_________
Yes, well, it's that time, isn't it. First off, the mods are adding two more themes into the rotation to make it three months instead of 2, because we're greedy like that. The two themes we are adding are AU (as opposed to Canon AU, because AUs around here are just too popular), and Member's Choice. This week to round out the rotation we'll be bringing you the Member's Choice theme, followed by 3 days of Wild Card challenge. If you've got a fic you want to finish for a previous challenge, the Wild Card will be your chance!
kishmet: ...i just want tezuka's armmmm
kishmet: but like attached to him, not just lying there
bookshop:
bookshop: ryoma would not want you to have tezuka or his arm though
bookshop: he would want it all to himself
kishmet: i know he would
kishmet: i will just go and mope under my desk now
bookshop: perhaps
bookshop: you could attend your emo mood to writing for our next challenge
kishmet: lakjsd;kfjasdf
kishmet: what do you mean by that
kishmet: what is the next challenge
bookshop: Tezuka's arm.
bookshop:
Member's Choice: Tezuka's Arm, will run through July 28th, followed by a 3-day Wild Card challenge. Please tag all fics for this challenge challenge #33. Thank you! :)
kishmet: oh my god
kishmet: i cannot
bookshop:
kishmet: decide what to say to that
bookshop: YOU CAN WRITE
bookshop: IT MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WRITE HAPPY GLORIOUS LEFT-ARM PRO GRAND SLAM TEZURYO FIC
kishmet: PERHAPS I WILL JUST GO WRITE SAD DEPRESSING TENNIS-CAREER-ENDING FIC
kishmet: IN WHICH TEZUKA WATCHES RYOMA FOREVER BUT NEVER PLAYS HIM AGAIN
kishmet: lk;jdklgja
bookshop: THAT WOULD BE OKAY TOO
bookshop: GOD
kishmet: GOD WHY
kishmet: HOW CAN THIS KILL ME SO MUCH
bookshop:
because it is the most awful thing in the world
bookshop: losing your dream before you've had a chance to fully live it, in a moment when you didn't HAVE to sacrifice everything but you did anyway
bookshop:
bookshop: if it happens i will probably cry more than i cry over the ending of harry potter
kishmet: i will cry so much for days
i will mourn tezuka's arm forever
kishmet: i hate him and i hate konomi and i hate sanada and i hate, um
kishmet: anyone involved akldj;fad
kishmet: perhaps if i turn to utter loathing it will not be as bad
bookshop:
bookshop: no, no
bookshop: i don't think it will happen
bookshop: it can't
bookshop: konomi loves tezuka
kishmet: oh sure konomi loves tezuka
kishmet: but it is the kind of love where al;kjdsflasd you ruin their arm forever
bookshop:
bookshop: even if he ruins his arm, though
bookshop: Ryoma will take the pillar from him.
bookshop: and it will be okay.
bookshop: and ryoma will play for them both
bookshop: and he will love him forever
bookshop:
bookshop: GOD I JUST GOT ALL TEARY
kishmet: ...wow.
kishmet: that is the most romantic thing i have ever heard
bookshop: well, it is true.
kishmet: it really is.
kishmet: i really love them.
bookshop:
so do i.
Thank you very much to everyone who participated in this round of PillarChallenge! :D
Please note that the following contain implied potential spoilers for the current arc of the Prince of Tennis manga, circa issue 350. Our challenge this week is, itself, technically a potential spoiler for the current issue.
kishmet: but i never have reason to write you emo emails
bookshop: you might if tezuka destroys his arm
kishmet: ...................
kishmet: AJA WHYYYY
kishmet: great now i am literally
kishmet: sobbing
bookshop:
kishmet: crying all over the keyboard
kishmet:
bookshop: i have been checking the boards five times a day for the issue
bookshop:
kishmet: i will never get over it if tezuka destroys his arm
kishmet:
kishmet: will never
kishmet: ever write anything with him ever again
kishmet: never ever ever
kishmet: i will go back to like
kishmet: yu-gi-oh fandom or something
bookshop: that must not happen
bookshop: like i said before, he has another arm.
bookshop:
kishmet: he will probably destroy that one too
kishmet:
kishmet: liiiiiiiiife
bookshop: NO HE WON'T BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T HIT IT!
kishmet: i dunno, i'd hit that
_________
Yes, well, it's that time, isn't it. First off, the mods are adding two more themes into the rotation to make it three months instead of 2, because we're greedy like that. The two themes we are adding are AU (as opposed to Canon AU, because AUs around here are just too popular), and Member's Choice. This week to round out the rotation we'll be bringing you the Member's Choice theme, followed by 3 days of Wild Card challenge. If you've got a fic you want to finish for a previous challenge, the Wild Card will be your chance!
kishmet: ...i just want tezuka's armmmm
kishmet: but like attached to him, not just lying there
bookshop:
bookshop: ryoma would not want you to have tezuka or his arm though
bookshop: he would want it all to himself
kishmet: i know he would
kishmet: i will just go and mope under my desk now
bookshop: perhaps
bookshop: you could attend your emo mood to writing for our next challenge
kishmet: lakjsd;kfjasdf
kishmet: what do you mean by that
kishmet: what is the next challenge
bookshop: Tezuka's arm.
bookshop:
Member's Choice: Tezuka's Arm, will run through July 28th, followed by a 3-day Wild Card challenge. Please tag all fics for this challenge challenge #33. Thank you! :)
kishmet: oh my god
kishmet: i cannot
bookshop:
kishmet: decide what to say to that
bookshop: YOU CAN WRITE
bookshop: IT MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WRITE HAPPY GLORIOUS LEFT-ARM PRO GRAND SLAM TEZURYO FIC
kishmet: PERHAPS I WILL JUST GO WRITE SAD DEPRESSING TENNIS-CAREER-ENDING FIC
kishmet: IN WHICH TEZUKA WATCHES RYOMA FOREVER BUT NEVER PLAYS HIM AGAIN
kishmet: lk;jdklgja
bookshop: THAT WOULD BE OKAY TOO
bookshop: GOD
kishmet: GOD WHY
kishmet: HOW CAN THIS KILL ME SO MUCH
bookshop:
because it is the most awful thing in the world
bookshop: losing your dream before you've had a chance to fully live it, in a moment when you didn't HAVE to sacrifice everything but you did anyway
bookshop:
bookshop: if it happens i will probably cry more than i cry over the ending of harry potter
kishmet: i will cry so much for days
i will mourn tezuka's arm forever
kishmet: i hate him and i hate konomi and i hate sanada and i hate, um
kishmet: anyone involved akldj;fad
kishmet: perhaps if i turn to utter loathing it will not be as bad
bookshop:
bookshop: no, no
bookshop: i don't think it will happen
bookshop: it can't
bookshop: konomi loves tezuka
kishmet: oh sure konomi loves tezuka
kishmet: but it is the kind of love where al;kjdsflasd you ruin their arm forever
bookshop:
bookshop: even if he ruins his arm, though
bookshop: Ryoma will take the pillar from him.
bookshop: and it will be okay.
bookshop: and ryoma will play for them both
bookshop: and he will love him forever
bookshop:
bookshop: GOD I JUST GOT ALL TEARY
kishmet: ...wow.
kishmet: that is the most romantic thing i have ever heard
bookshop: well, it is true.
kishmet: it really is.
kishmet: i really love them.
bookshop:
so do i.