fic request meme!!!
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Whoever comments on this post gets to request a short fic from me. In return, they have to post this meme in their journal.
(...in my case you don't have to repost the meme unless you feel like it...so I guess I'm just asking for requests? XD)
I write: any Arashi pairing/moresome
...and also Jiro Wang 汪東城 and Danson Tang 唐禹哲 (a little esoteric, maybe)
With namesquishes because I felt like it XD
waxrose asked for Sakumoto
font asked for Ohmiya, Sakumoto, and Ohmiya XD
lady_gemma asked for Ohmiya, paint
akin16sk asked for Juntoshi, "with ohno healing our not-always-so-sweet disgruntled junji :)"
someone secret asked for Sakuraiba, "for science!"
15th_moon asked for Matsumiya
ferinough asked for Sakumiya
carrotfreak asked for Ohmiya, donuts
blood_opal asked for Sakumiya
ruisetsuna asked for snarky!Matsumiya, cards
maiaide asked for Aiba/Ohno, "Aiba gets a jellyfish sting. Ohno treats it. You know, like on Friends?" HELP, WHAT'S THE NAMESQUISH? Sasaki? Aibohno? Matoshi? Ohba?
rinalin asked for Aiba/Arashi, "something less than more"
alexiela asked for Matsumiya, based on October's Non-No article
a_brokenangel asked for Matsumiya, cute and fluffy
rininjapan asked for Sakuraiba, based on a photo
anonymous asked for moar Matsumiya
iloveqqmcmug asked for Sakuraiba sickfic
yay_box asked for Arashi/Arashi, with extra Matsumiya
Final word count: 7,465 (;0__0)
(excluding this one, because it was already written)
10/29: FINISHED. OMG.
lady_gemmaWhoever comments on this post gets to request a short fic from me. In return, they have to post this meme in their journal.
(...in my case you don't have to repost the meme unless you feel like it...so I guess I'm just asking for requests? XD)
I write: any Arashi pairing/moresome
...and also Jiro Wang 汪東城 and Danson Tang 唐禹哲 (a little esoteric, maybe)
With namesquishes because I felt like it XD
waxrose asked for Sakumotofont asked for Ohmiya, Sakumoto, and Ohmiya XDlady_gemma asked for Ohmiya, paintakin16sk asked for Juntoshi, "with ohno healing our not-always-so-sweet disgruntled junji :)"someone secret asked for Sakuraiba, "for science!"
15th_moon asked for Matsumiyaferinough asked for Sakumiyacarrotfreak asked for Ohmiya, donutsblood_opal asked for Sakumiyaruisetsuna asked for snarky!Matsumiya, cardsmaiaide asked for Aiba/Ohno, "Aiba gets a jellyfish sting. Ohno treats it. You know, like on Friends?" HELP, WHAT'S THE NAMESQUISH? Sasaki? Aibohno? Matoshi? Ohba?rinalin asked for Aiba/Arashi, "something less than more"alexiela asked for Matsumiya, based on October's Non-No articlea_brokenangel asked for Matsumiya, cute and fluffyrininjapan asked for Sakuraiba, based on a photoanonymous asked for moar Matsumiya
iloveqqmcmug asked for Sakuraiba sickficyay_box asked for Arashi/Arashi, with extra MatsumiyaFinal word count: 7,465 (;0__0)
(excluding this one, because it was already written)
10/29: FINISHED. OMG.
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this comment is really creepy. i am taken aback by its creepiness.
Date: 2008-10-17 03:51 am (UTC)1. I want you to talk more about Sho. I don't really have a pairing in mind (though I wouldn't object to one, either) and I don't even really mean that it should be Sho-centric (though it's fine if it is), but the things you have written about him pique my interest. I don't get to see him portrayed like that often.
2. I feel like even mentioning "last month, after Kyoko's party" violates some huge unwritten what-can-be-requested-in-a-request-meme rule, and that if you had any desire at all to go into more detail there, you've already got plans that wouldn't be influenced by my comment, and that if you don't have any plans to touch on it, the omission is deliberate and completely defensible, but just in case, I am throwing caution to the wind and putting that out there.
3. Okay, this actually touches on both 1 and 2, but you noted in your last story that it could be read as part of the "Alibi" universe (which completely pleased me, btw -- I am really sorry I didn't comment at the time, but I was out of state getting my sister married, and by the time I found your story, it was so late that I felt really pretty awkward about leaving a comment at all, and I am sorry! sorry!), but, okay. I had always kind of looked at "Good Intentions" and "Alibi" as, oh -- they came from the same place, but "Good Intentions" made "Alibi" impossible. What I am trying to say is that I have kind of unofficially thought of "Assuming" as maybe a precursor to "Good Intentions", too, which is what I am getting at when I say that I want to hear you say more about Sho. So maybe this is my request: something pre-"Good Intentions", pre-Sho/Jun. I want to know more about what made Jun do what he did that night. (I have a suspicion that Sho had it coming. I want you to tell me if I am right.)
4. But really, I want you to write Ohmiya. Ohmiya anywhere, any time, I don't even care as long as you're the one writing it. I mean, really: it could be Nino and Ohno sitting on opposite ends Nino's sofa, Nino absorbed in his DS and Ohno bored and trying to surreptitiously pick his nose and wipe it on the side of the couch without Nino noticing, and if you wrote it, I would be thrilled. I can only have faith that you will write more Ohmiya regardless of what I say here, and so it is safe to request Sho.
Re: this comment is really creepy. i am taken aback by its creepiness.
Date: 2008-10-17 04:26 am (UTC)As for #2, I actually have written "last month, after Kyoko's party," but I didn't include it because I didn't think it "fit" anywhere. However, since you're interested, here 'tis!
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Ohno's decided to get ridiculous drunk, and Nino hates that, because he won't be stopped, and Nino always ends up getting him home. If Nino were honest with himself, he'd say that Sho, Aiba, or even Jun would be happy to do it, and that he actually defends his job against them, but Nino's not terribly honest, these days.
Nino has a little place in the city just for these occasions, so that’s where they end up. Ohno’s laughing and drawling something about what happened at rehearsal the other night while Nino tries to coax him out of his jacket. Ohno drags Nino into bed with him and Nino grunts, adjusting.
"Nino is so good at taking care of me!" Ohno sighs, nose buried in Nino's hair.
"It’s not hard to be helpful when you can’t even walk," Nino mumbles, resting for a moment and strategizing as to how he's going to get Ohno to take a shower.
“I know, I know, I know,” Ohno apologizes, rambling. “I’m not supposed to drink like that in public, right? Anyone could take me home. Nino’s so good to take me home.”
Nino really doesn't want to go there, so he tries to move out of Ohno's arms, but, suddenly, Ohno dips down and kisses his neck. Nino freezes, not sure if he really felt it, but then Ohno's mouth is wet against Nino’s skin and he shudders. Ohno shifts so he's on top of Nino. Nino doesn't move.
"I can do this for you, can't I?" Ohno asks, kissing his way up Nino's jaw line.
Nino doesn't answer, can't answer, he just stares up at the ceiling. Ohno's lips meet his and a cold chill runs up his spine. He doesn't kiss back, really, but he does move his head, and he does open his mouth. Ohno's hands come up under three layers of clothing and they're freezing, but Nino doesn't push him away, even though he's heavy against Nino's thighs and the alcohol on his breath is overwhelming. Ohno starts rubbing at Nino through his jeans and Nino cringes, sick with himself for doing nothing.
"I know this is what you want," Ohno says, drawing out his syllables. "This'll make it better right? This is what you want, isn't it?"
Nino bats Ohno's hand away, face burning. He grabs Ohno's shoulders, trying to get Ohno to kiss him again and shut up. Ohno does, for a while. It's sloppy and it’s not making anything better, Nino knows, but some part of him wants this. It’s the same sad part of him that screamed to take Ohno here instead of to his home.
"I'm going to throw up," Ohno mumbles, sitting up.
Nino shoves Ohno off of him and, mercifully, he manages to stumble to the bathroom. Nino lays on his back with his arms spread wide, catching his breath. Eventually, he gets up and goes to the bathroom. He fixes a warm washcloth and sits next to Ohno, holding it on the back of Ohno’s neck while he leans over the toilet. Ohno is crying and apologizing between heaves but Nino doesn't really hear him. He's numb. He's tired. He's on autopilot as he cleans up after Ohno and leads him back to bed. This time, he doesn't try to get Ohno to undress, just urges him under the covers and turns out the light.
Nino sits in the living room of the apartment for an hour before deciding to drive home. When he gets there, his mom is asleep on the sofa, and Virtua Fighter 5 is still on pause. Nino goes into his bathroom and sits in the empty tub, like he used to when he was little and he wanted to be alone. Only now, he’s hiding from much bigger things.
I AM SO GLAD I ASKED.
Date: 2008-10-17 05:23 am (UTC)But this is what I mean when I say things are best left in your hands: this is so much sadder and tawdrier than I expected, and it's better for that. And it gives more context to Nino's defensiveness in "Alibi", and that line from "Headlines", the one about Ohno consenting to be with Nino. Nino doesn't seem to believe that this is something that Ohno wants, too, and Ohno didn't really help matters here by using Nino as his alibi.
Oh, seriously, c4m, I feel like it's my early birthday party tonight. <3!!! Thank you!
Re: I AM SO GLAD I ASKED.
Date: 2008-10-17 06:21 am (UTC)this is so much sadder and tawdrier than I expected
That's kind of how I felt when I wrote it! It's not a happy fic. I don't know that I would write anything like this if I hadn't already written the resolution to it.
Nino definitely has some issues he's clinging to.
this comment has a footnote.
Date: 2008-10-18 08:18 pm (UTC)"I'm sorry. Let me take it back," Ohno says.
Nino starts to say ten different things, but all that comes out is, "Don't."
was sad enough when I thought it was Nino protecting something stolen and shameful but still somehow good, Nino getting for a moment something he isn't supposed to want and isn't supposed to have but can't help but enjoy anyway. Now, though, it's heartbreaking, that this is what happened and this is how sick Nino felt over it and still Nino clings to it when Ohno tries to undo it. And:
"I probably would have," Nino continues, raising his eyebrows. "I'm disgusting like that. Desperate."
The story was weighty enough to begin with, honest enough to draw me up short when I read it the first time*, and that was one of the lines that resonated with me the most (probably that one and this: "You don't even care right now, do you?" Nino says, trying to keep some humor in his voice.) But still, I didn't get the extent of what Nino was admitting to there, and I didn't understand how deeply he believed what he was saying.
What I am trying to say is that I feel like I have stuck my quarter into the supermarket toy vending machine and gotten the golden egg in return. I didn't expect anything in return when I asked for this, for reasons outlined above. Thank you again for sharing this snippet. I think probably everyone who read "Alibi" was interested in knowing what happened.
Also, it kind of pleases me to hear that you wouldn't have written this if you didn't already have a resolution for it. I have a friend who I love to torment because she wrote a deeply miserable little Akame scene and then just abandoned them in it. I couldn't stand to think of even a fictional Nino left to spend eternity feeling this way.
* = Really! As in, I started reading it kind of inattentively, found myself quickly thinking, "No, wait, this isn't bad ..." and before the end was almost shivery with happy surprise. As soon as I finished, I called my best friend who isn't even into jpop and told her that there was an amazing new story out that she had to read right now. I love that story, and so here's some belated feedback for it.
edit: oh my god i would be dead of shame right now if it weren't for the fact that you have no room to point and laugh when it comes to comment editing.
Re: this comment has a footnote.
Date: 2008-10-20 05:17 am (UTC)Now, though, it's heartbreaking, that this is what happened and this is how sick Nino felt over it and still Nino clings to it when Ohno tries to undo it. and I couldn't stand to think of even a fictional Nino left to spend eternity feeling this way.
Oh, I know. I make this Nino so terribly sad, and I feel bad about it, until I remember that he gets Ohno in the end and It Will Be Okay.
I'm so happy I'm not the only one who (over?)analyzes fic like this. At this rate, we may have to exchange AIM SNs XD
Re: this comment has a footnote.
Date: 2008-10-21 11:59 am (UTC)This comment prompted a dark night of the soul, wherein I pondered all the aim sns I have held in the past, debated which might end with me stuck in awkward conversation with exes, and questioned my ability to come up with witty chatter on the spot. I've decided it will all be okay in the end, particularly if I make a shiny new sn. Which I'll message to you.
Re: this comment is really creepy. i am taken aback by its creepiness.
Date: 2008-10-17 10:50 pm (UTC)#1/3
Date: 2008-10-17 04:59 am (UTC)...obviously I'm doing this in one sitting, so I hope it's up to par ^__^
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Jun is a fast learner, and there's a lot to learn in Johnny's if you are a boy who likes Johnnys.
He tries to keep it to tour staff, at first, because that seems simpler, but, after summer break ends, pretty much everyone working the concert is at least thirty.
Doing anything with Juniors seems creepy now that everyone's calling him "senpai," but Jun's favorite backdancer is older than him, so he can't imagine that anyone who stumbles upon them behind the costume racks would really find cute Matsujun in the wrong.
("You start to think of yourself as two people," Tackey tells him.
Jun wonders if he means the celebrity or the secrecy or both. He wonders if there's room for anything else in-between.)
It's easy to find someone, Jun learns, and having someone makes it easier to ignore wanting someone else (because he cannot, cannot, cannot go there, not even in his dreams, because it is not safe).
Jun knows when Sho kisses him after their concert that it's partly because he pities Jun and mostly because he feeds off Jun's admiration.
"Don't indulge me," Jun begs, pushing Sho as far away as he can in the space of the closet.
"It's okay," Sho says, chuckling a little. "We're friends."
"I like someone else," Jun says, and it's mostly true.
Sho is silent, disappointed, and Jun hates him for it, because the reasons are wrong. He opens the door and stumbles into the changing room, freezing when Ohno comes in at the same moment.
"I can't find my pants," Ohno says, forlorn.
Jun shoves past him and into the hallway, unwilling to be anything to anyone tonight.
Re: #1/3
Date: 2008-10-17 05:59 am (UTC)I do kind of think that if you took "Good Intentions" Nino and Ohno and spared them Hurricane Jun, they could reasonably end up not too far from "Alibi" Nino and Ohno. But you know secrets of theirs that I can only guess at. Thank you for humoring me!
Re: #1/3
Date: 2008-10-17 06:23 am (UTC)Exactly. The dear little fool would probably have walked around all day feeling like a hero if Jun hadn't set him straight.
Thank you for this prompt, it was really interesting!
Re: #1/3
Date: 2008-10-17 10:54 pm (UTC)Eee, this why I love reading your work. ♥ You have these spectacular, subtle little insights. I have to say, I really want to see you write more along the lines of "Assuming", you write young!Arashi so well. :)
#4
Date: 2008-10-17 05:10 am (UTC)---
“Could you not come in here while I’m on the toilet?” Nino asks, exasperated.
Ohno blinks at him, and it occurs to Nino that Ohno may not have even noticed he was there.
“I need to brush my teeth,” Ohno says, pointing at the medicine cabinet.
“That can’t wait?”
“Why?”
“WE ARE NOT THIS MARRIED!” Nino yells.
Ohno flees the bathroom with his toothbrush and toothpaste. Nino looks up at the ceiling as if it may have clues as to what exactly is wrong with his boyfriend.
Re: #4
Date: 2008-10-17 06:05 am (UTC)I truly didn't expect you to write all four of them, but this made my night. Thank you! ♥
Re: #4
Date: 2008-10-17 06:25 am (UTC)