PoT: Making The News

[striking_sparks]

Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Pairing: Tezuka/Ryoma
Rating: Mild R
Continuity: Manga; MAJOR SPOILERS for Genius 150/ep 68 and Genius 250-272.
Notes: For bookshop. Fits conveniently into pillarchallenge, too - Centre Court.

Comments

[wonapalei]

YES YES YES. AH, I LOVE THESE BOYS. Ryouma sleeping on Tezuka's shoulder during plane flights! Tezuka staying stoically awake and ignoring jetlag! Ryouma angsting over Tezuka's shoulder! NETKISSING ON CENTRE COURT IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL BOX!!! "The pillars of Japanese tennis" AHAHAHAHA. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

One nitpick: there is no final set tiebreak in Wimbledon (or the French, or the Australian; only the US). Instead, they keep playing until somebody wins by two games. So you could have the score be 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 11-9. Or something like that. (Also, note that when reporting the tiebreak score, only the lower number is given.) Looking back over this, it strikes me as horribly petty, but I only do it because I care, you know? If I didn't adore the fic, I wouldn't bother. So, er, don't hate me? D:

[wonapalei]

Also, I forgot to mention: it is my birthday today, and although this wasn't intended for me, it is nonetheless a marvelous gift. Especially for someone frantically putting the final touches on her Master's thesis that is due Monday. So thank you! ♥♥♥♥

[striking_sparks]

jdkshfkFK;sjd thank you! -.-; I have spent way too many years hating Wimbledon, I think.

Happy birthday! You should have said; I would have written you something.

Ryoma's reaction to the pillar thing is very much "..." because who cares about Japanese tennis, buchou? We're conquering the world.

[wonapalei]

la;jksdf;ljkasdf how can you hate Wimbledon? It is the greatest of the Grand Slams. I love how all the others are "The US Open" "The Australian Open" "The French Open" but this is just "The Championships at Wimbledon." They're the one that really counts. There's really nothing quite like it. Also, I must admit I like the tennis played on grass the best. And the amazingly well-orchestrated pulling out of the tarps every time it rains (which is, like, every couple of hours) is just one of the coolest things ever to watch. Like watching Zambonis on ice rinks. :D

I never really mention my birthday in advance; feels too much like fishing for giftfic, and since I'm not capable of reciprocating, I just take any fic that happens to be written around then as an unexpected gift. Even if it is clearly marked as someone else's.

[flyby]

:)) Up until last year I had no real opinion on tennis itself. Wimbledon, however, was annoying because the whole country grinds to a halt for three weeks every year. There is nothing else on TV, and when there is all of one program you ever watch that can be a bit. Well. No one talks about anything but Tim Henman, who gets all the pressure of the nation's expectations. Half the country goes insane, and there are flags everywhere. Which I gather is not such a rarity in the States, but tends to make me think BNP. Then there is the small but significant danger of Cliff Richard.

This year, I am actually looking forward to it. WTF, world.

[wonapalei]

Ah, poor Tim. Though now Andy Murray seems to be getting the brunt of it, and he's not leaving the reporters in any doubt as to his feelings on the matter. Apparently they gave him a hard time after losing to Chela at the Aussie, and he was like, "dude, this guy's ranked 50 places above me, what do you expect, dammit? Give me time and stop pressuring me!"

Cliff Richard. I should know this name.

Wimbledon is the one reason I consider getting a TV, now that I can get Daily Show clips online. :D

[flyby]

Cliff Richard. Um. Scary ancient singer type. Summer Holiday, Mistletoe & Wine, Millennium Prayer etc. Sings at Wimbledon when it rains, or used to. Has now retired, thus saving us all.

[wonapalei]

Oh dear. Some traditions you just can't help breathing a sigh of relief when they die. (Or when the person maintaining them dies, horrible as it makes one feel.)

In other sports news, our cricket team is utterly pwning yours in one-day cricket. What on earth happened to make your players suddenly suck so much? The Test series went so well.