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I'm about to go way, way back to a show that definitely slipped underneath ALL your radars: number24. It was a magical rugby anime chock-full of beautiful boys, fujoshi bait, and actual plot. Mind you, I had no idea how rugby even worked but I was seriously beyond excited at every action scene. The dialogue?? HILARIOUS. This show knew what it was doing with a female audience and the main character was shockingly snarky as hell.

I really can't put into words how wonderful the bromance vibes were. I am beginning to realize anime writers know exactly what they're doing with the animation there. It went to some extreme levels to bait me but I was digging every moment. Now, if that's not your vibe, you can still enjoy the character dynamics, friendships ("friends"...), and the "you can do it!" when it comes to beating rival teams. Mix in some fierce competition and tragic backstory.

I binged the entire show in a single day and... #noregrets. Your turn! Come back and tell me what you thought about that certain church scene...

Spirited to Africa I

So........

Fic recs

1.

“Hello?”

Ugetsu takes a deep breath. “H-hello, Sato-san.”

“Who are you and why are you asking my son if you can crash on our couch?” A firm, no-nonsense voice demands.

or

ugetsu does not have a haruki to run to.

2.

Mafuyu invited Ugetsu to his birthday party. Only he failed to mention the part about a party. Ugetsu found out just in time when a familiar-looking blonde man opened the front door. Social awkwardness and chaos ensue.

Takes place after the Ugetsu extra booklet that was released with the Blueray of the movie.

3.

His memories of Yuki are usually with the violin.

Hiiragi and Shizusumi are there, too, of course—and so are the memories of school, of playtime, of shared dinners and childhood sleepovers. But first and foremost is the violin, the long hours of practice undeniably intertwined into his life with Mafuyu as his most frequent listener, his constant audience of one.

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Violinist AU: instead of Ritsuka and his guitar, Mafuyu meets Ugetsu and his violin.

4.

Mafuyu comes over to Ugetsu's for music lessons every now and then, even after Ugetsu and Akihiko break up. They end up on the floor of Ugetsu's kitchen a lot, understanding that really, they're teaching each other.

A (not romantic/sexual) series about how Mafuyu and Ugetsu end up relating over the fact that they both feel the weight of the world but can't express it very well. This is one of those constant WIP things, the chapters are linear but they don't really have any narrative thread. Just little chapters of them talking based on my favorite scene in the manga (and the idea that we may never see Ugetsu again so I wanted to make sure he was happy).

[This last part is according A/n]

5.

[This one doesn't really have a summary apart frm "Ya, it's okay...."

Sooooo, imma add my own. Its basically a bittersweet kinda fic with a hopeful ending and maafuyu just being there fr ugetsu through all his heartache right before the breakup in the movie.]

6.

“Ugetsu, I’m getting married.”

With just four words from Akihiko’s mouth, Ugetsu felt his whole world violently screeched to a halt.

[I think this works pretty well so I'm not gonna say anything else abt it, it's kinda angsty but again hopeful ending and solid maafuyu & Ugetsu friendship.]

7.

'He wakes up with a start at 5 in the morning.

His first instinct is to reach for Akihiko.'

the first two weeks after Akihiko leaves.

[This one has Maafuyu-Ugetsu right around the middle.]

8.

To this day Ugetsu still wonders just why he kept the cat in the first place.

[So, this is the last one. This one just has some wholesome cat & ugetsu feels plus maafuyu being a little shit and making Ugetsu laugh. Its a good read really and definitely lighter then some of the recs here.]

So ya, that would be it.

If all these fics inspire one of yall to write one to then pls tag me on this post as I'd like to know. I'll probably read it and thn rec it.