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Title: Fast Friends Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Chihayafuru Relationship: Ayase Chihaya/Mashima Taichi Rating: G Summary: Years after graduation from Mizusawa High School, Kana finally asks Chihaya and Taichi how exactly they became friends, and it takes a while for the couple to agree on the details.

“In all the years I’ve known you, I’ve always been curious about how you two met,” Kana said, her fingers wrapped tightly around the hot mug of tea. “I know you played karuta together when you were in Elementary School, but you had to have known each other before then, right?” Chihaya and Taichi exchanged glances across the table: Taichi’s face was sheepish, Chihaya’s a bit mischievous. “So,” Kana continued, “how did you become friends?”

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Written for Taichihaya Week 2022 Day 2 - First Meeting

Title: Those Isles of Yours (that wait for me) Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Haikyu!! Relationship: Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shoyo Rating: E Summary: Sugawara made a bet and Kageyama took it. If Kageyama loses, he has to teach Sugawara’s worst student until he passes his swimming certification. He had no idea that losing that bet would completely change his life. He had learned how to swim as a child, so giving special attention to Suga’s worst student seemed like something he could handle. What he didn’t expect was that student to be Hinata Shoyo, someone he’d known when he was a child, someone he’d abandoned, and someone he’d, frankly, forgotten about. But what he hadn’t realized is that even though he’d forgotten Hinata, he’d carried that guilt with him his entire life.

“Admit what?” Kageyama’s face felt hot, his heart was pounding in his chest. This had to be because of the alcohol, right? “That you like me,” Hinata said with a crooked smile. “That’s ridiculous,” Kageyama said, but even he was starting to doubt himself. There was something about Hinata that seemed really…sexy tonight. He smelled like booze and sweat and cheap cologne, his hair was matted with perspiration, sticking to his forehead, and then there was that smirk on his face. Somehow he found all of it irresistible right now.

Title: Smudges Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi (MDZS)/The Untamed Relationship: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian Rating: E Summary: Accidents can make you forget. Trauma can make you forget even more. Dissociative amnesia is the brain’s way of protecting you from memories that may cause you stress or harm. The symptoms can last for days, weeks, or even years. It has been about two years since Wei Ying’s accident, and his memories have not returned. But reuniting with an old friend causes all of those memories to come flooding back.

Wei Ying slowly shook his head. He didn’t remember any of this, but flashes of places and clothes and glances were popping up in his mind’s eye as he listened to Jiang Cheng. He could see long corridors and empty classrooms, black and white sneakers with mud on them, a pen rolling along the floor. His heart was racing as visions of Lan Zhan flew through his mind, so fast that he couldn’t focus on any one of them. It was Lan Zhan, but not as he knew him today—he was younger, in a school uniform, he was looking at him, his eyes soft and passionate; his lips were moving but no sound was coming out. Or was it just that Wei Ying couldn’t hear him—it was like cotton balls were stuffed in his ears and every sound was muffled. He dropped his pen and it clattered to the floor, as Jiang Cheng’s voice rang out, shattering his vision.

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Title: Smudges Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi (MDZS)/The Untamed Relationship: Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian Rating: E Summary: Accidents can make you forget. Trauma can make you forget even more. Dissociative amnesia is the brain’s way of protecting you from memories that may cause you stress or harm. The symptoms can last for days, weeks, or even years. It has been about two years since Wei Ying’s accident, and his memories have not returned. But reuniting with an old friend causes all of those memories to come flooding back.

“Sleep? Here?” Wei Ying said as he shimmied out of his wet pants. Lan Zhan tried not to watch, but he couldn’t ignore the fact that Wei Ying’s shirt, pants, and underwear were now being draped over the back of his chair. He tried desperately not to imagine what Wei Ying looked like below the waist, and was definitely not imagining his tanned skin glistening with raindrops. He rubbed his ear and gradually felt better. “How can I sleep when I’m at your place? In your bedroom, alone?” Wei Ying continued after tugging the shirt over his head.

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Title: Those Isles of Yours (that wait for me) Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Haikyu!! Relationship: Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shoyo Rating: E Summary: Sugawara made a bet and Kageyama took it. If Kageyama loses, he has to teach Sugawara’s worst student until he passes his swimming certification. He had no idea that losing that bet would completely change his life. He had learned how to swim as a child, so giving special attention to Suga’s worst student seemed like something he could handle. What he didn’t expect was that student to be Hinata Shoyo, someone he’d known when he was a child, someone he’d abandoned, and someone he’d, frankly, forgotten about. But what he hadn’t realized is that even though he’d forgotten Hinata, he’d carried that guilt with him his entire life.

“Are you dating anyone, Sensei?” Hinata said at length. Kageyama felt suddenly flustered. So, Hinata had a girlfriend; he was supposed to be with her right now, and that ticked Kageyama off. The only problem was, he didn’t know why. Hinata wasn’t really anyone to him, just some guy he was teaching to swim. They really weren’t even friends; the relationship was that of a teacher and student—nothing more, nothing less. Right? He scowled inwardly. He was just lying to himself. He was interested in Hinata—in some way, he wanted to know more about him, to get closer to him, and it really pissed him off that Hinata might be in a relationship already. “No,” he replied. “Why? Are you?”

Title: Those Isles of Yours (that wait for me) Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Haikyu!! Relationship: Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shoyo Rating: E Summary: Sugawara made a bet and Kageyama took it. If Kageyama loses, he has to teach Sugawara’s worst student until he passes his swimming certification. He had no idea that losing that bet would completely change his life. He had learned how to swim as a child, so giving special attention to Suga’s worst student seemed like something he could handle. What he didn’t expect was that student to be Hinata Shoyo, someone he’d known when he was a child, someone he’d abandoned, and someone he’d, frankly, forgotten about. But what he hadn’t realized is that even though he’d forgotten Hinata, he’d carried that guilt with him his entire life.

He’d grown accustomed to getting into the pool with Hinata, so the water gently lapped at his waist as he placed his hands underneath Hinata’s back, supporting him while he floated. He felt a little embarrassed every time Hinata’s back dipped down and he had to gently push him upwards again. That was normal, wasn’t it? It’s not like Kageyama did this sort of thing for a living. Touching other people’s bodies would make anyone uncomfortable. “You have to get used to the feeling,” Kageyama said, watching Hinata quietly bob up and down. “You have to trust that the water will hold you up. It’s like,” he paused, thinking, “cradling a lover in your arms.” He felt like an idiot using that comparison, but when their eyes met, Hinata was just smiling up at him. He didn’t crack any jokes or laugh; he just lay there, watching him.

Title: Those Isles of Yours (that wait for me) Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Haikyu!! Relationship: Kageyama Tobio/Hinata Shoyo Rating: E Summary: Sugawara made a bet and Kageyama took it. If Kageyama loses, he has to teach Sugawara’s worst student until he passes his swimming certification. He had no idea that losing that bet would completely change his life. He had learned how to swim as a child, so giving special attention to Suga’s worst student seemed like something he could handle. What he didn’t expect was that student to be Hinata Shoyo, someone he’d known when he was a child, someone he’d abandoned, and someone he’d, frankly, forgotten about. But what he hadn’t realized is that even though he’d forgotten Hinata, he’d carried that guilt with him his entire life.

He felt comfortable in the cool, clear water, like coming home, even though he had never been much of a swimmer. He had taken classes when he was little: a pool full of awkward little boys and girls learning how to float on their backs and kick the water from the safety of boogie boards. He had aced all his swimming exams, of course, and could have probably done it semi-professionally had he really had an interest in it. No, volleyball was his true passion, but that didn't really pay the bills at 32 years old. He managed to play on the side, though, which was of some comfort as he approached middle-age, and was single and working his ass off at a job that barely paid the rent of his luxury apartment. So, if volleyball was his passion, then what was he doing swimming laps in the tightest swimwear he'd ever worn? He burst out of the water and ran his hands over his face. He regretted not bringing goggles, but this had been rather spur of the moment, and he was just lucky that Suga was able to lend him an old pair of swimming trunks. It was the least he could do for the loser of that stupid bet, the bet that Kageyama had lost.

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Chapter one is up on AO3--more to come! Big thank you to all the team at @kagehinabigbang for putting on another great BB! And another big thank you to lvnesart on twitter! Their art is amazing, so check them out. Here's one of their pieces below!

Title: Part of the Family Author: fmpsimon (on AO3) Fandom: Chihayafuru Relationship: Ayase Chihaya/Mashima Taichi Rating: T Summary: Taichi is anxious about meeting Chihaya's parents for dinner--this is, after all, the first time he's seen them after starting to date Chihaya. As it turns out, he really has nothing to worry about.

His feet crashed against the pavement as he darted through the busy Tokyo streets, dodging workers on their way home and people on their way out and high schoolers rushing to the movies and shops. His lungs were crying out for rest, but he couldn’t give them that yet. He was late. Very late. And normally being this late wasn’t a big deal; he could send a quick text letting her know, and it would be fine. But this meeting wasn’t just any meeting. Mashima Taichi skidded around a corner, his hand gripping a streetlamp as he swung around it, and resumed running up the hill. A couple more blocks was all it was. Of course, he couldn’t exactly show up all sweating and out of breath—no, no, not this time. He needed to look poised and sophisticated and smart, and most of all, he needed to impress them. His looks and reputation had always done that in the past, but he knew that tonight, her family would be looking at him a little bit differently. Tonight, he wasn’t just Taichi, the friend—he was the boyfriend.