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: Kuroo Tetsurou/Tsukishima Kei
Characters: Tsukishima Kei, Kuroo Tetsurou
Additional Tags: the title says it all, bohemian rhapsody is so important, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Underage Drinking
Series: Part 1 of jaywalkers
Summary:
Today on ways not to start your study break: unless your breakeven analysis looks like something out of a failed Tetris game, try to avoid being hit by cars. (Or, the story of how Tsukishima Kei discovered a niche category of annoying human beings.)
Like the loser I am, the majority of prose that I read takes the form of fanfiction. Am I embarrassed by this? Slightly. Do I think the quality of fanfiction isn’t on par with published literature? Absolutely not. So I’m going to share with you guys some of my favorites every week. At the moment, the two fandoms I am invested in are Haikyuu and Voltron. If you aren’t into either of these, I apologize. But let’s give it a shot.
We start out with this series: Jaywalkers. Probably one of the best pieces, or in this case collection of pieces, I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. I have linked the first installment of the series, and each installment contributes to a larger plot.
I’m going to attempt to summarize the mess that is this ongoing trainwreck as best as I can. Our story takes place at a college, centered around a group of friends who have an uncountable variety of inside jokes and roles around the campus. We meet Tsukishima Kei, on his drunken way to Le Petit Tangerine after one too many drinks. As he’s going on his way, Tsukishima Kei is almost run over by a cherry red Prius. It’s later revealed that this cherry red Prius belongs to a man by the name of Kuroo Tetsurou. Atheist. Baker. Queen cover artist extraordinaire.
They continue to meet through less than desirable circumstances and Kuroo takes it upon himself to annoy the living shit out of Tsukishima– while maybe falling in love along the way. Over the course of this (currently 17-installment) story, we are introduced to a beautiful, quirky, absurd cast of characters, including but not limited to: Iwaizumi the Angry Review Guy, Akaashi the God of Disc-Jockeying, Sugawara Koushi (he has standards!), Hinata the Hug Guy, and of course Gecko Tooru.
The author of the series is kind of a genius. Her use of language is beautiful and can instantly transport you into the world of jaywalkers. You feel like you are a part of this wacky friend group, and the humor can make you laugh until your stomach hurts. But it can also make you cry too, and I am consistently amazed by the amount of meaning, symbolism, and imagery the author can pack into this piece. I recommend this piece to anyone. You don’t even need to watch Haikyuu to enjoy the jaywalkers series. Just sit back, relax, and let Gecko Tooru guide you through this insane universe.
This series gets a solid 10/10 for writing quality, characterization, setting, and plot.
I hope you’ll like it as much as I do!!!