tomomichi | [ Prince of Tennis ]

Notes/Babbling: Crap, crap, crappity crap. I have, like, eighty bajillion recs written... but they are on my laptop and I'd have to boot that sucker up just to get at the file and I dun wanna. Therefore, only two recs this time. But, dude. Ingrid made me an official Shishido and Ohtori fan. Not that I wasn't before, but I actually seek them out now. Or will. You know what I mean. Blah. Brain fried.
Series:
Prince of Tennis - 2 Fanfics

- Prince of Tennis - Easier to Feel by MorphailEffect - When I saw the summary for this fic (Tezuka x Oshitari x Gakuto??? Well, really, it was more Tezuka x Oshitari and Oshitari Gakuto, but I definitely boggled for a minute there. XD) and skimming the reviews, I was wary of the fic because I like my darling to be characterized just right. And there was a moment or two when I wasn't fully onboard with the characterization of Tezuka (I can't see him smoking and he might have been a little too cold.) and I still have a bit of trouble with Oshitari being so... friendly in lot of ways (but I full accept that that could just be that I'm used to the fanon interpretation of him). So why am I rec'ing this fic? Because, damn, the writing is good, because I could see the characters doing and saying just about everything they did here. Because the author took a concept (Tezuka x Oshitari) that I was skeptical about and made it work, because she created this gorgeous atmosphere to the piece that was cool and sensual, and damn was it pretty. The author also wove in a fantastic amount of details, paced the story wonderfully (covering just what needed to be covered and never lingering too long or skipping over something too much), working in little details about their personalities into the fic beautifully. This fic isn't going to be for everyong, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. (TezukaxOshitari, some OshitarixGakuto.)

- Prince of Tennis - The Centre of All Evil by Ingrid - After reading this fic (and another ToriShishi tonight) I realized something about how I view ToriShishi fic. I'm not desperate for anything that's just "good" with them, I don't really crave anything and everything for them, pure fluff isn't always going to be my cup of tea. What is always going to be my particular cup of tea with them? Fucking great writing and honestly, truly clever lines. After reading two such stories tonight, I realized that I do indeed crave ToriShishi, but my standards are going to be incredibly high. (Blargh. So pretentious. ~_~) Okay. That said. Dude. This fic rocked. Fantastic writing, characterization that sparkled, and an inner monologue/speech patterns for Shishido that were so fucking perfect that it made my teeth hurt. Shishido was Shishido and Ohtori was Ohtori, I really cannot express how painfully wonderful I found this fic to be, because it wasn't really yaoi, but these two clearly cared about each other a little bit more than anyone else... not that getting Shishido to admit that would be easy. And ohmigod Shishido's crankiness was a think of beauty, it really was. And! And! And! Koutarou! XD XD XD I *heart* so much. And I'll stop fangirling about it now. >_> Go tell