6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?
This week it's @5cs-fanart-and-misc's How to Turn a Dive into a Shoot. It's just a perfect collision of my interests in fighter Jou with Bara tits and them doing stupid drunk shit together. I would like to subscribe to this newsletter.
I reread The Serpent's Vow about once per year. So thanks for that reminder. It's getting to be that time again.
18. What’s one of your favorite lines you’ve written in a fic?
Hahah I will try to think of something that's not that one Lure line.
How about this from an upcoming chapter of Mob? I just really enjoy writing the little minutia of body language like this.
When Jounouchi passed him an amber drink, as dark as brilliant as his eyes, Seto brushed their fingertips together. Slow. Purposeful. He fitted his fingers into the space between Jounouchi's, sliding deliberately over each and every knuckle before he grasped the glass by the rim.
29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)
Chapter 5 of Shoot to Score originally had a first kiss between Jounouchi and Kaiba. But the entire section didn't feel quite right and felt like it was moving too fast. I ended up scraping the scene. I'm very happy with what I actually published, with their conversation on Donki, which I think better fits the fic's vibe. But here's a snippet from the version where they kissed as they walked home together.
Jounouchi shifted from foot to foot, then back again. His gaze darted to the sidewalk before flying back to Kaiba's face. "You're really asking me out?" he whispered.
Kaiba nodded, but his heart sank at the lack of an affirmative answer. "Do you not want to?"
"Of course, I wanna!" he exclaimed. "I just don't get why. Why now?"
Kaiba considered a few replies, but in the end, he thought it might be best to show the other boy. Jounouchi's eyes widened into saucers as Kaiba canted his head down and planted a chaste kiss to the blond's soft lips. It was over almost as soon as it started, but the brief contact electrified every nerve ending in his body, confirming he'd made the right decision. Jounouchi made a sound like a whimper when he pulled away.
Looking the blond dead in the eye, Kaiba said, "Because I've been thinking about doing that. And I'd like to do that again in the future if you don't object."
"Does that mean you like me?" Jounouchi latched onto the front of his shirt with a death grip that Kaiba didn't want to shake. His voice and hand trembled in unison.
The cicadas buzzed as the shadows on the street lengthened. Overhead, the street lights flickered on.
He had known Jounouchi for how long now? Almost two and a half months? What did he know about him beyond his name and age? Or that he was on the basketball team and lived with Mutou? He didn't even know what Jounouchi was studying at the university.
In fact, it was ridiculous how little he knew compared to how much Jounouchi knew about him. But today, he had learned that Jounouchi had a younger sister he rarely saw, his parents were divorced, and he worked part-time at the bakery Kaiba used to frequent. Each new fact gave him a tiny rush. A bit of satisfaction that he was finally closing a few of the many gaps in his knowledge about Jounouchi.
Kaiba reached up to cover Jounouchi's hand with his. "I can't be sure my feelings are exactly the same as your 'like.' But I want to spend more time with you. I want to learn more about you. What makes you laugh and smile. What your favorite food is. What you're studying for the future. Is that okay?"