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The Demon King is an Exchange Student?!

 by milksalt, @milksalt

First, Demon King Oikawa got lost on his way to conquering the entire Human World. Then, his memory-altering magic didn't work on a certain setter.

What is any magnificent, intelligent, anime-educated alien overlord to do in that situation?

The only choice is Plan B:

"Oikawa-kun, you're a transfer student from Antarctica?"

"Yes! Every morning, I ski with penguins and snowboard with polar bears."

The Demon King is a Transfer Student is... certainly an experience. One of those you-need-to-have-read-it-to-get-it sort of experience. Rife with quirky fun, an exasperated Kageyama, and an Oikawa&Kuroo duo act, this is certainly one to try at least once. (-oranges)

down the rabbit hole

 by Haruhi02, @haruhi02

Yachi Hitoka and Kozume Kenma are not friends. They are barely acquaintances, let alone two people who are supposed to be the double protagonists of some anime light novel. They must find a way to work together and get back home, and, through jail time, teatime, cat buses, rainbow beaches, Clockwork Koushi's protests, and the darkness of the abyss, they are damn well going to make it work. Probably.

If you wanted to read about adventures bringing unlikey friends together then this is your fic. This alice in wonderland au is refreshing but familiar enough that it'll be a fun read until the very end. The character arcs are well executed, and the ending is written with much respect and grace. (-oranges)

My Name on Your Skin

by audriel, @audriel89​

What if the name of your best friend appears on your skin?

A cute platonic soulmate AU featuring all the Karasuno first years, and what they mean to each other. - work in progress (-lethey)

Mistakes and Misunderstandings

by  KanoBelx, @blackroses-violetviolets​

Some people are just meant to hate each other, but everyone in Shiratorizawa refuses to believe that Semi and Shirabu are some of those people.

A longshot which reads a little like a comedy of errors. Semi and Shirabu try, with the help of the entirety of Shiratorizawa, to get along, but they're both idiots. PS: I love Tendou's characterisation in this (-Lethey)

The Thief, the Witch, and the Fae

by  bittersweetoranges, @bittersweetoranges

Futakuchi is a thief with an aversion to magic and an unlucky streak heavily connected with his only valuable -- a silver pendant. Falling headfirst into a quest that's way above his pay grade, shouldn't be a surprise, but it is.

How shitty must your luck be that you have to steal from a witch?!

Just remember, you trust your eyes last.

A fantasy romp that starts with Thief Futakuchi falling off a roof and sort of goes its own way from there. Pretty funny read so far, with some very lovely, descriptive writing and hints at all these hidden depths that may come later. Work in progress. (-lethey)

Growth Spurt in the Garden of Eden

by  keiji05

The basics are boring, and this kid looks like he'll fall over if they start with spike receives.

But he also wants someone to play with tomorrow, once his father leaves again for another country. His mother won't stop nagging him about needing to focus on academics rather than volleyball, and he won't have any excuses to go back to the park because his dad won't be there to bail him out of study hours.

Maybe, he could train this kid to be a good enough player for him.

A story of Yamaguchi meeting Ushijima instead of Tsukishima.

a canon divergence fic where yamaguchi meets ushjima instead of tsukki. the little changes and changes of motives are really neat, and the new interactions between ushjiima and yamaguchi are very swell and interesting (-haru)

Looking Back

by  olivia71295, @olivia71295​

The final tournaments are always the hardest, plenty of things to think back on from years past.

Or Yachi has a lot of emotions while she watches the team play in their last possible tournament.

Looking Back may be incomplete at the moment, but the familiar recollection of Yachi's past with the Karasuno VB club intersped with her reflection on their present is interesting. Read if you want a different take on Yachi's past and future as karasuno's manager. (-oranges)

Summer Days, Flying By

by  ADyingFlower, @fragilechains

“Ne, Tobio.” Shouyou asked him one afternoon, smile relaxed on his face as he spread his fingers, splaying shadows on the walls. “Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fly?”

He shook his head. Flying meant going outside, and even imagining it made him tense up. He was already breaking enough rules as it was; no need to stir up his mind more than he already had.

Shouyou looked a little sad at that. “Well, I have.” His eyes went to the sky, like he could see himself soaring at that very moment. “You should imagine it, just once.”

The facts that make up his world are this: his name is Kageyama Tobio, he's ten years old, and he's never been outside his house.

Until he met Shouyou.

This one is a punch to the gut if I ever read one (-lethey)

It's okay to be broken

by  Leeva (leevazkai) @leeva-z-kai

Oftentimes, the strongest bonds aren't forged through romance. Keiji takes a while to learn that.

WHAT? AREN’T YOU LIKE 5’11

OH MY GOD DO I TRY.

i try all the time.

in this institution.

s jam is about some kind of personal upward climb through a rank system as opposed to the Quns ordained station? One is immobile the other is mobile - and I dont think scientology promotes any particular homicidal action either?

i'm not saying the two are interchangeable, but there are aspects of the Qun that are undeniably cult-like and hostile. and almost all of it is directed at people who either try to leave the Qun, or resist its teachings in the first place. its origins are not in question, to me (at least in the context of this discussion), but its practitioners are. in the structure of both religions, for those "joining" the fold and not born into it, the first and most pressing principle is to strip away absolutely every aspect of the outside world. relinquish your wealth, your family ties and your previous goals and find satisfaction in our system.

scientology has been the suspected cause of death for a pretty decent number of people who've not received critical treatment for physical or mental illness, and there are lots of accounts of former scientologists (and even some current executives), who've been hounded, followed, and intimidated.

wait but arent a lot of faiths spurred by 1 dude + book like I thought that the ashkaaris travels were supposed to parallel buddhas and his encounters with people + the throwing off of previous wealth/power to create a new ideology?

there's that, yes.

It happened to my mom about instantly? Lactose intolerance. BUT ALSO I have an allergy to all berries that only kicks in half the time - allergies are really weird

did you get tested?

i have a fantasy that the way they test for food allergies is that they bring the patients into a big room with an awesome brunch buffet and let them go to town on each possible food group until they hit a winner. lab technicians drinking mimosas and scribbling on clipboards as they walk from table to table.

and when someone eats their allergy food, bells go off like they won a door prize, but they're not there to claim it because they're in the bathroom.