An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou, Bokuto Koutarou & Bokuto Koutarou's Sisters, Bokuto Koutarou & Hinata Shouyou & Miya Atsumu, Bokuto Koutarou & Kuroo Tetsurou, Background Miya Atsumu/Ojiro Aran
Characters: Bokuto Koutarou, Akaashi Keiji, Bokuto Koutarou's Sisters, Miya Atsumu, Hinata Shouyou, Kuroo Tetsurou, MSBY Black Jackals
Additional Tags: Self-Esteem Issues, Emotional Dysregulation, Family Dynamics, Character Study
Summary:
âBo,â Meian said, âyou should bring your boyfriend!â
âYeah!â Bokuto agreed. It took several seconds for him to follow up with, âI mean, I would, except I donât have a boyfriend?â
Or, two truths and a lie: 1) Contrary to popular belief, Bokuto Koutaro was not dating his best friend, Akaashi Keiji, 2) he promised to move on from Akaashi ages ago, so 3) it wasn't like he even wanted to date him anyways.
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DESPITE EVERYTHING, I AM NOT DEAD!!!
hello!! itâs been a while (deadass i havent written fic since 2019) and i have been in haikyuu hell since 2020, so i decided to give in and write a fic about it.Â
behold, my longest ever fanwork!!!
i hope you enjoy reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it :) i donât want to say this will be the last fic i ever write, but if it is, i think iâm going out with a fuckin bang
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It was later in the afternoon than either of them had thought, it turned out. In the overhead sunlight, Padmeâs headdress sparkled like it was made of gold. The light reflected off her lips and Anakin almost forgot how made sheâd made him as he lost himself staring.
âAnakin,â Padme said, waving a hand in front of his face. âPadawan Skywalker?â
âOh!â For kriffâs sake, could he stop embarrassing himself for two minutes? In the hours heâd been with the senator, heâd already showcased as many of his unlikable qualities as he had to Ahsoka in half a year. What a reunion. âSorry, I got distracted.â
âI can tell,â she grinned, and he mustâve been losing his mind, because he couldâve sworn that she blushed. She cleared her throat, averting her gaze. âI just received a rather urgent message from a friend of mine -- another senator. She sent some coordinates for us to meet over lunch. Would you like to join me?â
Anakin squinted at her. âWhy do I get the feeling thereâs something youâre not telling me?â
Her composure faltered. Then she said, âMy friend is a senator in the Confederacy.â
Anakin shouldâve been mad, or at least upset, but somehow, he managed to keep his emotions contained. Well, mostly contained. âYou have friends in the Confederacy!â
Padme shushed him, looking over her shoulder. Right; he probably shouldnât say things like that in the wide open halls of the senate. It was impossible to tell who was listening.Â
âOf course I do,â she said in a whisper. âBefore the planets seceded, they were just regular old Republic planets. The Queen had friends in high places all over the galaxy, and so did my parents. Senator Bonteri was in and out of our house all the time.â She paused, then added offhandedly, âI think Ahsokaâs friends with her son.â
âWhat!â This time, his surprise got the better of him. Anakin had never suspected that his master would be friends with a Seppie. Ahsoka was just as dedicated to the Republic as he was; she didnât seem the type. But then, Padme was clearly devoted to the Republic as well, so maybe Anakin was really the only odd one out for not having a Seppie buddy. He frowned, not quite sure how that made him feel. âI mean, Ahsokaâs never mentioned that to me before.â
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what iâve been working on lately â the anakin ahsoka role reversal au that you might see refer to as the gun!verse. the full name of the au is: âthe other end of a smoking gunâ
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Do you prefer to write AUs, canon divergence, or canon-compliant fic?
I prefer canon-divergence/AUs, usually the reason that Iâm writing the fic is because something in canon displeased me and I want to either fix it or explore a path that the writers chose not to take. I guess in a way I use fic to exercise my plot-creation abilities. If canon already gave me everything I could ever want, why write a fic?
Do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?
Despite the answer to my previous question, i actually like dialogue the most. good dialogue is HUGE flex because writing natural human conversation i think is one of the hardest parts of actually nailing a fic -- i tend to go overboard and question everything, right down to the âdoes this character use contractions a lot? would they say bye vs goodbye? do they pause often in their speech or talk really fast?â i think i just really like details so itâs easiest to get into the weeds with dialogue (followed by plot and then exposition, which i hate)
Honestly, Rex canât imagine how General Skywalker puts up with his Padawanâs insubordinationâand her sass!; the kriffing sassâfor more than five minutes. Given, though, that Skywalker acts more or less the same toward General Kenobi. Come to think of it, that probably explains the dynamic of the trioâs relationship; Kenobi complains, Anakin snarks, Ashoka opines, Kenobi sighs, and the cycle repeats itself.
But the Padawan, regardless of the traits her Master may have passed on to her, is still a Padawan. A youngling. It would do her well not to talk back to her seniors, especially when said seniors are trapped below the remnants of a Seppie supply with no communications or weapons with only her as company.
forever haunted by the what-if anakin wasnât alone scenario we all deserve
like, i think mustafar isnât where anakin turns, itâs where he dies. heâs already vader by the time he gets there and i donât think anything could stop or reverse him at that point.Â
but what if someone was there when he had the opportunity to kill dooku?Â
rewatching s4 and itâs incredible how many times during ahsokaâs padawanship she witnesses anakin toe the line of vengefulness and hauls him back from it. what if she was there to intervene? âhe was too dangerous to keep aliveâ wasnât something anakin bought, and i highly doubt ahsoka âmoralityâ tano would be down for it either. sheâs inadvertently become his conscience; his desire to protect her rivals his desire to give in to the darkness surrounding him. anakin has dooku on his knees, but as soon as he sees ahsokaâs alarmed face, he backs away, ashamed and confused and angry with himself. ahsoka saves him by knocking dooku out cold, and as they take palps and obi-wan to safety thereâs a moment where they both know we should talk about this but they donât.
what if ahsoka was able to talk to anakin after heâd been appointed to spy on palps? âthe council isnât always right anakin, obviously, why do you think i left?â and heâs like âi KNOW thatâ and sheâs like âyeah but palpatine also lowkey sucks because he was going to kill me? like genuine kill me if you didnât interrupt?â and anakin is like oh my GOD why cant any mentor in my life not suck for two seconds. i want my wife. oh wait shes gonna fucking DIE and he finally, finally, spills his fears out to ahsoka. whoâs like âwow tb to that time i thought padme was gonna die. itâs a good thing the future isnât set in stone, am i right?â and then doesnât quite know what to do when anakin starts crying tears of relief.
when anakin says âahsoka, thereâs trouble in palpatineâs officeâ she runs in by his side, shocked to see master windu with his lightsaber at palpsâ neck but even more shocked to see palps with a lightsaber of his own. âheâs too dangerous to keep aliveâ windu says, and ahsoka sees anakinâs face screw up in confusion, like where have i heard this before? anakin moves as if to help - who? - and she moves with him and the Force sends windu and palpatine flying apart from each other.
âwhat,â anakin roars, lightsaber igniting, âis going on here?â ahsoka follows suit, pointing her shoto at palpatineâs saber, âwhere did you get that?â
palpatine smiles at her. âchild--â
âdonât patronize me,â she hisses.Â
âahsoka,â anakin starts, as windu gets to his feet and points at the chancellor.
âthat, he says, âis not the man we believed him to be. chancellor palpatine is--â
âa sith,â anakin says quietly. heâs looking at his friend like his heart is breaking out of his chest. âyou are, arenât you? thatâs why you told me to kill dooku.â
âanakin, my boy--â
âyou were using me,â anakin says. he is silent a long while, and no one moves. âyou...what you told me about saving padme, was that a lie?â
palpatine frowns. âanakin--â
âwas that,â anakin says, and the room shakes, âa lie.â
anakinâs eyes widen as realization hits, and he staggers back. ahsoka steps in front of him immediately; she will defend him with her life, and until he recovers from whatever lies heâs been fed by the chancellor, she will do whatever it takes to keep him safe. itâs not surprising that hates starts to manifest within her -- ahsoka carries one hell of a grudge against that had not only nearly sentenced her to death, but has threaten 2 of the people she considers family in this world. jedi arenât killers, but luckily for her master, sheâs no longer a jedi.
when anakinâs lightsaber ignites, there is a level of fury hanging within the Force that is practically palpable. windu has to feel it, as his stance wavers for a moment as he spares a look at anakin, and palpatine screams as he throws out his hand and force lightning shocks the fuck out of the jedi master.
or at least, thatâs what he tries to do. what actually happens is that in the time it takes for the lightning to cross the room, and anakin as leapt forward and ahsoka is right behind him.
it is the longest battle of her life. she thinks it might be the final battle of her life. her master is unrecognizable in his fury, in his pain, and the way he fights is unrelenting and erratic, a combination that difficult to fight alongside. she has to dodge his errant swings on top of palpatineâs, staying on her toes as he flings them about the room with the Force like toys. but itâs a foreseen outcome.
during a beat of the battle, palpatine reaches out to anakin and anakin reaches back and thereâs a beat of silence before the Force implodes the room; the window shatters and ahsoka raises her arms to deflect the glass. the chancellor jumps free and she has only a moment to think before anakin makes to jump after him; she throws her arms around him, only half-terrified that he might be too angry to fully recognize her
but her fear was for nothing. anakinâs chest rattles as he breathes. he breathes. he keeps breathing
and at last, he puts his arms around her, and they breathe, together.
for the first time in a long while, anakin skywalker remembers that he is not alone.
(anakin does not fall, that much is clear, but thereâs a darkness to him when he says âthe war ends nowâ and ahsoka knows he means it. when the clones advance on them, muttering about killing all jedi, anakinâs the one to say: âfortunate for us, that label no longer applies.â and so maybe, ahsoka is a little less alone too. maybe, they really can do this -- together -- after all.)
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and itâs in that moment that obi-wan sees his padawan again. itâs fleeting, but itâs there -- for a single second, anakin looks like heâs actually heard him, like the weight of reality has come crashing down on him. he looks like some obi-wan recognizes.
âshe - â he starts, and falters, staring at his broken padawan wriggle limblessly. âwe loved you,â he says. âdonât you understand? we all love you.â
anakin makes a sound akin to a sob, but itâs hard to tell among the obscenties heâs screaming. the flames are starting to catch him, licking at his robes, and it feels like theyâre both burning alive on the hell planet, surrounded by darkness and hatred, and a great deal of love on obi-wanâs part that heâs not sure what to do with.
âi hate you,â anakin screams, âi hate you!â over and over again, eyes squeezed shut, and the longer obi-wan watches, the more he realizes that this time, he is not the recipient of anakinâs ire.
Itâs my first prompt list! Thank you to my followers for helping. Credit not needed but please donât repost. Feel free to link back to the list! These may be cliche but I love them.
Thereâs people chasing us and I pulled you into the alley with me and wow youâre close
Your shirt/jumper was in the laundry pile and I couldnât help but steal it
Iâm dying and Iâm confessing my love for you
Kissing in the rain and getting soaked before running inside laughing
Playing with their hair while their headâs in your lap.
Jolting awake after a nightmare and being comforted
âGood morning, beautiful/handsomeâ
Hands brushing unexpectedly
Thereâs only one bed and we sleep as far away as possible from each other but wake up cuddling
You confessed your feelings and weâre about to kiss but we get interrupted
Secret relationship
We dated in high school but then you moved away but now youâre back in town
Both going to grab the same thing and touching hands, then making eye contact.
Weâre roommates but weâre falling for each other
Drunkenly confessing feelings
I need a date for this wedding
âI think Iâm in love with you.â
Fake dating AU
Blurting out a confession of love
Youâre in a coma and I confess all my feelings only for you to wake up
Blind date set up by friends
Youâre my new bodyguard and youâre cute.
âJust tell why you did it!â âBecause Iâm in love with you, okay!â
Youâre my ex but I think I still have feelings for you
Wrapping arms around them when they make breakfast
Cuddling in comfortable silence before murmuring âI love youâ
Help me Iâm being hit on at a bar please be my fake boyfriend for a second
We literally ran into each other
Youâre leaving for something dangerous and I canât help but kiss you
Painting the house that ends in a paint fight and giggles
âYouâve got something on your lip, here let me.â
A soft smile before leaning in for a kiss
Everyone thinks I should stay away from you because youâre dangerous
Spin the bottle
âDo you trust me?â
Friends with benefits and both people catching feelings.
Weâre dating and I didnât know you were a mobster/biker
Everyone thinks weâre already dating, but weâre just best friends- oh wait
Having a bad day and the other noticing
âYou saved my life.â
Overhearing they have feelings for you
Iâm going to save you from the terrible date youâre having
Taking care of the other when sick or injured
Iâm your new neighbour and I got locked out, help!
You took a bullet for me
Argument leading to kissing/sex
âIâve been in love with you for years.â
I called you at 2am because I need you
You caught me doing something dangerous and flipped outÂ
Iâm scared but wonât admit it so you take my handÂ
itâs been 84 years, but ive picked up ficcing again and rekindled my love for rvb
âHey,â Church butts in, âmy job is basically volunteering for our countryâs youth, so excuuuse me if I want to take a load off every now and then.â
âThank you for your service,â Wash says as seriously as he can.
âOh, fuck off, boy scout.â
âDonât worry, thatâs Church-speak for âIâm happy to be hereâ.â Carolina sips at her cider. âAnd âyou have nothing to worry about, we got you, bro.ââ
âInteresting,â Wash says, starting to smirk. âThatâs a lot to translate from five words.â
Carolina shrugs, but her conspiratorial smile doesnât waver. She has a relaxed, easygoingness to her that Wash is two-parts jealous of and one-part sure is a total farce. But heâs got to give credit where itâs due; her acting is pretty convincing so far. And sheâs given him no reason to distrust her so far. Itâs just weird, reuniting with the people he was once convinced had ruined his familyâs life -- and now, heâs sitting in a bar with them in the middle of spring laughing like thereâs nothing weird about the set-up at all. He has a lot to say about the Director., but at least he canât ever say the man didnât give him an interesting life.Â
âYou know,â Carolina says, âI had to translate Church-speak a lot when we were kids. Guess itâs a skill that never really goes away.â
Wash drinks silently, unsure of how to navigate conversations that veer toward their past. Carolina pats his shoulder, as if reading his mind. âYouâll get used to it.â
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Are there any Young Justice fanfics that you'd recommend?
Almost anything by Shadesninde or RockscanFly.
As well, I love:
in this life, the days are full of joy - which is an amazing roy/kaldur S1 fic in a very lovely, slice of life style. It focuses largely on Kaldur going to school in Happy Harbour and friendship and I love it.
and
a bold heart turns - which is the only artemis/wally fic Iâve ever enjoyed. Itâs largely focused on Artemis and her being a trans girl and how that changes S1 as well as pre-S1. Itâs really well done and has a great style, as well.
And anything Iâve written, tbh. But thatâs all I got for you!
