fear is the brightest of signs [2/?] Ohno/Nino | 嵐 RPS | R | ~1,500 words
Uh, I had intended to finish this fic in two parts, but it's growing, and this part didn't fit in well with what comes next, so let's consider this chapter a short interlude before the next part.
fear is the brightest of signs [1/2] Ohno/Nino, eventual Sho/Nino | 嵐 RPS | R | ~8,300 words
This was originally requested as part of the Japan earthquake fundraiser at arashi_on, for blufox_o7. It's been start and stop so many times over the years, and this was written across those four years, and three countries. Better late than never? I hope that you enjoy this, and it's close to what you wanted!
This is part one of two, and I'm about 50% finished the second part, but I've decided to post this first in order to force myself to commit to getting this done soon! The title comes from Harbour by Vienna Teng.
Set in the Saudade universe a few months after the events of Saudade, just a little bit further to your town, and In That Certain Time; Jun is seeing with a guy, and Aiba tries to convince Jun (and everyone, and himself) that he's okay with this. Somewhere along the line, he fucks up.
It's been years. Too many years. I started this in 2009, and I wasn't sure if I would ever finish it. I kept coming back to it and revisiting it, changing it as time went on. If I think about it, we're already pretty much in the time I had envisioned the original Saudade story to take place in. However, I didn't really adjust for much – I'm stubbornly clinging to the trappings of my universe! Well, in any case, I'm not sure this is relevant anymore, but it sure felt good to write again. Huge thanks to nicefinalbeam, tangiblewhimsy, and honooko for checking this over! It would never have been finished without you!
Well, I too can move the prairies I too can move the sea I'm gonna take that motion Take it right inside me I'm gonna rattle at your windows Rattle at your doors Rattle at your shutters Show you what they're for No more weathervane, I'm gonna be the wind. No more spin around, spin around, spin around but always face away No more weathervane. I'm gonna be the wind.
tying the knot [1/2] Jun/Nino | 嵐 RPS | R | ~14,000 words
This was – and it's shameful to even admit it – a request from help_japan, made over 3 years ago. I'm not sure if the requester is even around fandom anymore, but they were kind enough to never harass me, despite having made a generous donation against this fic's existence. So, _ore_sama_ – if you're out there, I'm sorry that this took so long – but I hope that it's worth it.
A huge thank you to tangiblewhimsy, honooko, and nicefinalbeam for encouraging me and reading this in various drafts for the past couple of years! ♥
