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- Prince of Tennis - Routine by RubyD - ....there are no words to express how elated I was to see RubyD had written a PoT fic, because I absolutely fawn over her writing. What she achieves with even this short little oneshot is just... wonderful, really, really capturing Kaidoh's personality and the way he interacts with Inui. Even though not much at all is said by Kaidoh, when he does speak, even those simple "Aah."s say so much. She also weaves fantastic little details into the story, the little things that would cross Kaidoh's mind, and did I mention the way she just amazingly captures that Inui/Kaidoh dynamic? The one that's subtle yet so obvious all at the same time? This is one of those fics that just popped up crystal clear in my head, I could see this in the actual series itself. (No real warnings, slight InuiKaidoh if you want to see it that way, no more than what's shown in the series.)
- Prince of Tennis - Kaoru's 'Date' by angelinaii - Oh, well, this was adorable. I admit, I had a few problems with Kaidoh being so... mm, *ganks word from Di-chan* emotive, but the imagery presented by the fic was too funny to really care. There's a moment when Eiji and Inui are watching Kaidoh that just completely and utterly cracked me up and, dammit, I want more because I'm really curious to see where this is going. XD (Some light InuiKaidoh.) - Prince of Tennis - Simple by angelinaii - I'll be honest and admit that I thought the "love" part of this fic was rushed. That it would have been a lot better with just "like", but setting that issue aside, I really liked this fic--I liked that Kaidoh was frustrated that Inui seemed to know everything about him, yet he didn't know anything about Inui. And... I just liked Inui's inscrutable manner, that you couldn't read much off him until he wanted you to, yet you could still hear everything with that wonderful purr of his. *_* (InuiKaidoh.) - Prince of Tennis - Resistivity by Shi Lin - You know how there are authors in any given fandom where you immediately pounce on anything they post because they do such perfect, amazing work? Shi Lin is very quickly becoming one of those authors for me in the TeniPuri fandom--her writing is gorgeous, detailed, and subtle, each set of characters she takes on are wonderfully written. And she knows the characters, even in a relatively small fic like this, Inui and Kaidoh come across more clearly here than in some fics that take thirty thousand words to write. I loved everything about this fic, the way nothing was ever quite said, but there were these... undercurrents there that were just so obvious, just like the series itself. Which makes me sparkle like crazy. *loves~* Now all I have to do is get her to write me more TezukaFuji and I will be set~~ ^_~ (InuiKaidoh.) - Prince of Tennis - Perception by Gen X - Yes, I am going to rec every one of Gen X's drabbles, because I luffle her and I luffles her fic. Once again, she has a gift for weaving in the smallest little things that I would never think of and making me be able to just see them. I know that InuiKaidoh isn't necessarily her thing, but she writes it wonderfully, anyway. I just love that Inui and Fuji were the ones to notice that something was off about Kaidoh, that Fuji was the one to notice the little brightly colored scrap of cloth, that everything was just... hinted at here rather than stating anything outright. Was lovely. *luffles* (No real warnings, slight hints of InuiKaidoh.) - Prince of Tennis - Elaboration by kikumaru*starr - This fic surprised me, honestly, with the way it captured the InuKai feel but that... I can't quite put it into words why. Usually I'm better at that, even if I'm horribly fangirly about it in the meantime. ^_~ But I could picture this fic in my head, I adored the characterization of Inui (A slight duck of his head later, Kaidoh found himself nose-to-nose with Inui, who was smiling like Tezuka had fainted upon drinking Aozu. *snort*), the way he is so sensual and nearly purring with just Kaidoh. And Kaidoh was so adorable, wanting to know why Inui was so interested in him of all people and the way he reacted to Inui's advances. This was a nice, nice little InuKai to make me sparkle today. ^___^ (InuiKaidoh.) - Prince of Tennis - Jishin by Monnie - [ Part 1, Part 2a, Part 2b, Interlude, Part 3a, Part 3b, Omake. I think I got them all...?] I will admit that the first time I tried to read this story I got halfway through the first part and had to give up, because the prose was just too image-laden and heavy for me to concentrate on. And I still worry a little over all the flowering descriptions a bit, but when I sat down with this story a second time, somehow it seemed to flow so much better, I found that I didn't have to go back and reread the sentences and that the pace felt smoother. I think a lot of it is that you need to know what to expect from this story before starting it--it's very heavy on the prose and imagery, but I like that, because it... brings to mind this ethereal or dreamy sort of quality that not a lot of English writers can capture. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Japanese fanart or fanfic, which you almost never get from English fic. Plus, the images are pretty and god knows I love Teh Pritteh. ^_~ One of the things I liked best about this story is that I think this may well be the longest English TeniPuri fic out there and that makes it an incredibly satisfying read, because it's a long, slow, languid ride through it. I also liked the bits of humor and Tezuka and Fuji in the background were hysterical, Kaidoh's reaction to the GP was beautiful, Eiji's... Eiji-ness, without being reduced to the mentality of a five year old, the genuinely funny lines... it was all so clever. My darling Oishi was such a dear and I loved the balance between his mother hen instincts and his genuine desire for Eiji, because it never felt like he babied Eiji or treated him as anything less than a partner. I also came away with the impression that they were partners here, there was little favoritism or domination between them, they were on equal footing and I loved that... Oishi was just as wrapped around Eiji's little finger as Eiji was wrapped around his. And it was shown, not told. Dude. That does not happen often enough. And I mentioned that Eiji wasn't a five year old but yet was still his bouncy self? Loved that. Plus, smut. Hot smut. I really can't ask for more from a fic. As evidenced by the copious amounts of babble. ^_~ I sparkle. (EijiOishi, some light TezuFuji and InuKai.)
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