crunch time

[pomeqranate]

crunch time
pomeqranate
katekyo hitman reborn!, humor/drama; 4042, 6+

Comments

[exiguities]

You've just redefined the meaning of the phrase 'the ends justified the means' and turned it into something that was just pure genius. Oh my god, I was giggling the whole way through. Oh, Tsuna, and Enma, and Gokudera, and Reborn, and that random math equation in the middle which cracked me up more than it really should, and Fuuta's rankings... I love Tsuna & Enma's desperation all over this fic -- they're so vulnerable and stupid and adorable and such boys. Their characterizations were solid throughout the entire thing, and oh, how I smiled when he got his results.

I must admit, while reading the entire thing, I was imagining what Hibari would do if he found out that someone was planning on cheating during the tests. In his school, even. I imagine that it wouldn't have gone over really well.

Well done, and amazing interpretation. ♥

[pomeqranate]

ah! thank you so, so much; i'm so happy you enjoyed it! if it kept you laughing, it did what it was supposed to do. ♥ just -- i have nothing else to say except thank you over and over for such a nice review.

(that said! hibari's reaction occurred to me around the time i started writing the shamal scene but by then i said to myself, "you know what? they've suffered enough already. hibari's probably still traipsing the entirety of namimori trying to catch mubird anyway." .... you know, i can't even imagine him sitting down to take one of these tests. he'd write them off as (a necessary?) stupid and, considering he wants to stay attached to namimori middle, it wouldn't be beneficial if he passed.)

[reidluver]

*shudder* That equation.....*cries*

Anyway, such a brilliant fic! I truly enjoyed it and this is going into memories! Absolute genius. I think my favorite part was the teacher freaking out about Tsuna and Enma's heads exploding in flame. XD ♥

[pomeqranate]

right?! this is why i never look up mathematical theories on wikipedia. too much for my poor, non-numerically-inclined brain to handle.

wow, though, thank you so much! ♥ i'm so flattered. after i submitted the story, actually, i was scared that i hadn't made the "their hair just spontaneously combusted" part clear enough, but -- i figured it'd eventually explain itself. thank you for reading!

too much to do, so little time...

[ideal_fairytale]

...but regardless, I'll read this. Later. On the weekend. Most likely.

I confess that I wasn't surprised you had gone down the opposite road from angst with this prompt if you joined, Lace! X) You write it well, after all.

I've only read up to Enma and Tsuna declaring they're screwed, but I can tell that it's going to be a lighthearted fic (unless you pull out the angst guns by the end, but it's not coming to that, right? Right?)

s-so with you there, pris, wqeou. /clings

[pomeqranate]

i hope things let up for you soon. you sound like you've been really busy for a while. :(

-- ahaha, i just... my original idea was to write some backstory for tsuyoshi, his dad and squalo (who, if i followed khrpedia article correctly, must have killed tsuyoshi's dad since it said they had the same sword master?) and that would've been total bedtime story angst for yamamoto, but then i was like -- "can i actually see myself writing something that serious on the beach? oh god, ugh...." and this happened instead. SO I TRIED TO WRITE ANGST, PRIS. REALLY. I PLANNED IT OUT AND EVERYTHING kind of. but thank you!

(dude, i don't even think i own angst guns for khr. cannot. take this series. seriouslyyy. i love it.)

i lied. but for the record, i am reading it now......? D:

[ideal_fairytale]

Fun, totally random fact: When I came up with this prompt (we three take turns), I was thinking that SOMEONE was going to do a crack-TASTIC (emphasis on the -tastic since I'm just combining crack and fantastic and now i will stop explaining myself since it is getting lame fast-) fic with this prompt. Pretty much betting to myself that someone was going to do it. X

turn that frown upside down! :D

[pomeqranate]

haha! well, i'm happy to have fulfilled your expectation. it's a shame you didn't bet money.

oh, sweet! i prefer humor, too -- i mean, good angst is really good, i just prefer laughing my ass off to... sobbing my eyes out -- but i always worry that people won't take it seriously. look at oscar wilde, though! humor's very powerful. -- i wish i was still on the beach, pfft.

i'm glad you enjoyed it, pris! ♥

(oh, i'd love that. you can borrow my useless ability to create (un)charmingly dorky puns, if you like.)

[gauchecaesium]

Character Interpretation: Quite spot on. I like how you described Nana via television series as well. However, what I am rather confused (jeez, language barrier) about is Tsuna's pessimism - though I do not blame you for this, since "normal"-mode Tsuna has pessimistic tendencies, while HDW Tsuna, as said by Reborn in the future arc to Lal Mirch, is more on the optimistic side. Nonetheless, Enma's presence probably brings out Tsuna's pessimistic side. Furthermore, Haru saying that Tsuna's "school's weird" just seems - I mean, she's weird/crazy herself/she would have loved the weirdness.
Grammar/Spelling: I HAVE NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER YOU ARE MY BETA.
Story Flow: Snippets are well-strung together; reminds me of Lao She's Teahouse. Good job. One huge "snippet" for such a storyline would take up too many words, anyways

[gauchecaesium]

Nearly forgot about this:

I have a fetish for the Quadratic. /fanboys.

[pomeqranate]

your reviews are my favorite. ♥ thank you for reading, qiu! replying point by point --

i was unsure about tsuna's pessimism, too. it's something that really stuck with me from the daily life arc and, well, i think he's grown out of (at least a little) by the time of this fic. still, the plot wouldn't have worked without tsuna in full-on dame-dame mode, so! i rolled with it. i'll admit enma was difficult to write, too, because to me he's just a... more down-to-earth (NO PUN INTENDED; oh my god, i swear, i don't do these things on purpose), blunter and gloomier version of tsuna. but even that... doesn't sound right. i don't know i don't take these things seriously qwotuew. (hahaha, haru's comment was meant to be ironic.)

YOU TOO HAVE A RIGHT TO CORRECT MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR! that i'm your beta makes no difference but thank you eofnwgi.

i will check out this teahouse. thanks, man

[100paperfans]

So much fun to read this one ♥ The idea to use cheating for this prompt was inspired and a great direction to go with this. Nice job! I really enjoyed that ending and the getting there was the best part. Especially the Cluedo game.

Thank you for participating at write_and_run! I hope to continue to see entries from you. This was a funny, light-hearted, but still with that mix of serious business if you want to see it as such kind of read. A good lesson with a good laugh. Nice job!

[pomeqranate]

thank you so much! ah, i'm happy you liked the cluedo scene, too; i was worried it might've been a little too random. thank you for creating the comm to begin with! i really loved this prompt. looking forward to more.