(FIC) Crossing The Desert for Asael by Your Secret Admirer

[highonwasabi]

For: asael
By: ellipsesbandit
Title: Crossing the Desert
Pairing: TezuFuji
Rating: PG
Summary: Fuji invites Tezuka to join him at a cactus convention. Buchou has no idea what's in store for him.
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis isn't mine.
A/N: Hope this meets the prompt. I went with a figurative interpretation of the desert, and the story ran

Comments

[yuki_scorpio]

This was totally, totally cute. ♥ Really liked Tezuka here! (And Yukimura! XDDD)

[ellipsesbandit]

Thank you so much! I like random Rikkai cameos. Actually, I just like random Rikkai.

[life_haze]

I am highly amused. I can't exactly pinpoint why I like this fic very much but it just seems to flow very well. They also seem to be very much their age. I figured with the information that you put in here you are either a botanist or you put in effort to look up on cacti.
Fuji as a cacti-geek is amusing enough, and you even added a side of fanboy Fuji!

[ellipsesbandit]

Actually, I have a black thumb and rarely try to grow anything, so I took a lot of notes for this fic. And everybody has an inner fanchild, in my opinion. Just takes the con environment to bring it out :).

[kelseypaige]

I ... -flails wordlessly for a moment- asrjnjsajealsalkfas

I loved this, so so so much. So much. So much love to the nth power. Rly. I won't go on about symbolism or subliminal messages, because that's just embaressing of me to pick it up at all, but -

Tezuka was portrayed very interestingly in this. I was uneasy at first, seeing as to how Tezuka didn't know what succulent meant (I'd usually expect him too, since it's not an uncommon word for describing a variety of foods, like "succulent shrimp" and he seemed to have a problem remembering people's names ("Tezuka was lucky he could remember Fuji’s brother’s name, let alone the names of his cacti."). I guess I'd expect him to be a bit more meticulous than that. But as you played this story out, I really began to adore Tezuka's blunt thoughts and ideas. For example

[ellipsesbandit]

I think Tezuka's tennis brain must work in an "Important" and "Not Important" block. Based solely on Yuuta's tennis skill, he'd probably fit in the second block if he weren't Fuji's brother. As such, Tezuka moved him up. And the succulent line was a usage of the word I'd never heard before I started researching this thing.

Glad you enjoyed the fic, though, especially the ending. I'm usually horrible at ending fics unless I start writing backwards.

[nana_chibi]

This is great!!! I really enjoy the flow of the story, it's so natural and both boys still remain in their character nicely. And I admire how you insert Fuji's little obsession which becomes rather cute, especially when he could not keep his excitement when he met Hidaka-sensei (and it was very sweet of Tezuka too for asking an autograph for Fuji!) ^_^ I love how he observed his own cacti and talked to Tezuka as if they are his own children “Hopefully, Gregory will be a better match for him than Sofia. Those two just fought all the time.” And I really enjoy the knowledge about cacti (you must have done lots of research for this!! great job!!)

And Tezuka in this story - is so IC but very very sweet in his own way ^_^

Thank you for sharing this with us!!

[ellipsesbandit]

Too much research, honestly. I almost bought a cactus after writing this, but decided that was taking fandom to an unhealthy level. Glad Tezuka still feels IC, as I was rather worried. Tezuka does have a sweetness to him, but it takes a little bit of tensai manipulation to bring it out.

[animegoil]

Omg. I mean just, OMG. Do you know how many times I cracked up or giggled throughout this thing? First off, the idea was GOLDEN. Absolutely GOLDEN. No one (as far as I know) has ever elaborated this much on anythign revolving around Fuji's cacti. The humor was PRICELESS. You had Tezuka's dry humor down perfectly, and it was just... soo... soo... funny. Fuji's not exactly unstable, but he is androgynous, and is prone to muttering... I mean, this was great. And Saeki and Yukimura were here *squee* Yukimura's just too good. Lol, and it was great to have Tezuka trying to refute he was jealous of Saeki/plants. *laughs* His refusal and wariness of _everything_ was great. And Tsuki-chan. LOL. Btw, my middle name is Sofia. Yay, I'm one of Fuji's cactis. (Um, I think I may be a little too pleased about that... O.o

[ellipsesbandit]

*beams at praise* Thank you so very very much. And thank asael for the prompt that started a very straggled train of thought that led to a cacti convention. I love random cameos and am glad Yukimura turned out okay as I don't think I've ever written him in anything before, despite a lot of Rikkai love.

The cactus names are actually all CSI jokes I slipped in for my beta, but I'm pleased you can enjoy being a cactus. Nothing wrong with that.

Also very glad you enjoyed the ending (I'm not sure I've ever written anything not ending in a kiss... I'm formulaic like that and need to fangirl in my last scenes). Thank you so much for the lovely comment.

[animegoil]

First off, icon=love. ^_^

Second off... haha, I definitely understand the kiss ending thing, cause I like doing that too. ^_^

[ellipsesbandit]

The icon was made by the lovely and talented meggu_chan

And yeah, the number one reason I write/read fic is to get the happy endings PoT will never give me... unless perhaps we get Konomi really drunk...