Fic: The Silence Before the Storm

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Fic: The Silence Before the Storm
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Prompt: "Indigo"
Pairing: Hint of Tezuka/Fuji
Rating: G
Word count: 1340
Beta: whymzycal
Summary: Fuji ponders transferring to Rikkai

Comments

[7veilsphaedra]

Lovely! You've struck just the right tone between these two for my tastes, no excess sentiment, but lots of feeling.

(It's good to read your stories again.)

[whymzycal]

There was totally a moment where Tezuka was about to sweep Fuji into his arms and carry him off into the sunset. Didn't you see it?!

[white_cross_b]

Hey. That's what walls are for. After Nationals.

[white_cross_b]

Thanks, Phae! That's nice to hear, since their relationship was secondary to what was really going on.

Don't listen to Whym!

[wave_catcher]

This is EXCELLENT. Wow, I loved this. Ever since I saw Konomi mention he'd considered taking the plot in that direction, having Fuji transfer to Rikkai, it's been interesting to wonder about. I read parts of this and couldn't help saying outloud "YES!" *_*

As the commenter above said, this is the perfect understated tone that I love in stories. You conjure the feelings intelligently and I'm TOTALLY going to hunt your LJ for other stories now. Thanks for sharing!

[white_cross_b]

Thank you so much! That's a great compliment. I'd love to see an AU where Fuji actually did go to Rikkai because I want to know what would happen!

I've written very few Prince of Tennis fics, I'm afraid. I've got a few cracky ficlets, but this was my first serious attempt at the fandom.

[bleufleur]

This was a really thoughtful and beautifully written piece. Kudos! I loved how you pulled in so many elements of the series without dwelling too long on them - such as the "ghosts" in the locker room and Fuji's relationship with Yuuta. Not to be repetitive, but you really struck the perfect balance between what was expressed verbally and nonverbally between Tezuka and Fuji. Even though I'm quite happy imagining a relationship developing between the two, your explanation for why their actions toward each other are understated fits the spirit of the original story

[white_cross_b]

Thank you for such great feedback!

Fuji is such an interesting character to me because he leaves me with so many unanswered questions. Why doesn't he play all-out? Has he ever REALLY? How good would he really be if he did? Did what happened with Yuuta have anything to do with it? It's like in a sense he really wants to win, but yet, he doesn't want to make the effort. He's got to be practicing really hard to perfect his counters, right? Then he does something like curling on the day they switch clubs because no one else will do it with him and he'll automatically win. Then there's his wicked sense of humor.

I also like to think that once Nationals is over and Tezuka can focus on something other than the team, that he and Fuji will have a chance at some kind of relationship. But with Tezuka going pro, I don't know. That could be a whole other fic.

Thanks so much for reading and for taking the time to comment!

[tacuma811]

Wow, I loved that. Tezuka makes sure Fuji will stay at Seigaku in a very Tezuka-like way ^__^ Loved it.

[white_cross_b]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback!

[mitsu_syusuke]

I like this!
Fuji will stay by Tezuka's side forever! ^^

[white_cross_b]

I like to think so! Thank you for commenting.