PoT: Challenge: Need

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Need

Fuji visits Rikkai, hoping Yukimura can explicate a few things for him. Drama, I-3

"Fuji," Seiichi sighed, running a hand through his hair. Still, he had been trying to wake Fuji up for years, now. Something he suspected Fuji had recalled, too.

Comments

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

You just set Fuji up as the strongest player in the series... oh shit.

That's all I can say. Hell has broken loose.

Really, I did find that interesting about 220. The idea that Fuji is the strongest player in the series... isn't it an intriguing thought? What will be different, now, that Tezuka, Yukimura, Sanada, Atobe have someone to chase.... and it's someone who sometimes just doesn't give a damn?

Oh, you have me routing for TezuYuki now, you know. You're setting it ALL up perfectly. *HUGS* I need to go back to work, but you're doing splendidly. Thanks so much for the fic... I need it for breaks!

[soloproject.livejournal.com]

Now here is a fic that can make you think.

Ever since we brought it up in the past posts - about Yukimura and Fuji and how they could get along - it's something that's really...well, it's eaten a significant part of my brain. Fuji is one of my favorite characters in the series because he's so mysterious but really not, at the same time. He's painted as an individual who is capable of doing extremely great things but also as someone who enjoys seeing the discomfort of others...he's lazy but not obviously so and he most certainly cares about others, although he doesn't show it...Ok, I'll get to the pont. I'm saying is that Fuji jasn't really come across a character who could really just bring it out of him in that way. Ryoma has to much attitude - Fuji just probably want to beat the crap out of him and get that done with. Tezuka hardly has any - Fuji probably thinks it isn't worth the effort and why deflate Tezuka's passion?

Yukimura - or Akaya, for that matter - are probably the best bets.

So much love for this part. ♥

[exwaiz.livejournal.com]

I have to say that I'm in love with your Yukimura and his relationships with his teammates. It's very interesting to have him explain to Fuji what it means to play his best. And I absolutely love that last line.

On another note, the thought of Niou and Fuji in a room together makes me want to cower in fear. Or run away screaming. ^^;

[lady-readwolf.livejournal.com]

wait.... shit, shit... did... did Fuji just *beat* Yukimura at a full out match? I mean, really, honestly, Yuki playing his game to the max and pressing for more and more....? and Fuji *won*?

Oh... mother freaking shit....

I... {shakes head} Well, I don't know why I'm surprised, it's just... well, I'm sure we all suspect he *could* do it, if he was provoked, but... no one's ever really been able to provoke Fuji to that level, have they?

And, it's just... mind boggling, you know? 'Cause now *YOU'VE* upped the level, pushed him there, and I'm wondering wtf you're going to do about it now!!!!

Hn. The name of this series is 'Challenge' right? {grins} damn fine name, my dear. You've definitely tied the strings all back to the main knot quite nicely.

However, I must confess... now I wanna see something happen between Niou and Fuji---your fault for putting the image in my head! >.<

good, good development

[issen4.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I'm thinking weirdly of Yukimura as the mother figure who gives the 'talk' to Fuji. Sorry. Imagaination going wild.

Very nice development, especially in Fuji's case. It's fun to see him actually facing a mental difficulty his genius can't think him out of. Or something like that. And that he takes it seriously to ask Yukimura about it.

I'm intrigued that he beats Yukimura. The part about him being Tezuka's goal is understood, but what about this somehow enabling Yukimura to become even better? To quote the spectators in PoT: "My god, is this really (junior) high school tennis?!!"

Love the story. Thanks.

[mica-chan.livejournal.com]

I'm in a problem of real desire here. I don't know what I really think. I mean, I like Fuji but he has been annoying latelly. I don't know why, but that's how I feel about him.

I know Fuji is a tensai, I know he can be a better player than Tezuka, but I don't think that he already is. Even if he really gives his best.

I understood what Yukimura did and why (even though I totally dislike him loosing to Fuji), but in my mind, he isn't good enough to surpass Tezuka or Yukimura. Maybe, not even Atobe. Ok, maybe now, that Tezuka and Yukimura were off for sometime (and a couple of months have a lot of importance in someone ability...even though they aparently are back to normal), but what I saw was a Yukimura who gave his not-so-best, or should I say his aparently-best. I mean, he wanted some real reaction from Fuji and he played 'real' since the beginning, but deep inside him, he could uncontiously helding back.
It doesn't make any sense, I know, but that's because I can't find English words to explain what's inside my mind, and what I saw when I was reading. Geeez, sometimes I hate not speak English fluently.

Well, let's see what'll happen next. Maybe the great problem is that I can't suport the idea of some guy of Seigaku being better and stronger than Tezuka (or Yukimura or Atobe). I have a twisted vison of the reality sometimes, and I need things to ajust into my previous thoughts.

[chzbrgr-of-doom.livejournal.com]

I love finding Fujifics that are...different. Unique. I enjoyed this one.

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

The mere idea of Fuji teaming up with Niou scares the piss out of me... the thought that they could--well, Niou probably could, anyway--talk Yagyuu into joining them makes me want to hide under my bed with the killer dust bunnies.

My terror aside, though, I've got to say that it's about darn time that *some*one talked some sense into Fuji's head. What's the point of playing if you aren't going to give it everything you have? That's the entire point of PoT, or one of them at least--if you do something, you do it with everything you have, and if you win, that's no excuse not to keep working, and if you lose, it's not dishonorable if you gave it your all, and you need to work harder. Fuji, until this point, *has* been a bully--how many times in the series have we seen him deliberately drop games against Tezuka and toy with his opponents? The only person I can really think of whom he has played seriously has been Ryouma...

Meh, I'm rambling.

LoveloveLOVE this, darling. [snoodles]

[solaas.livejournal.com]

Holy [CENSORED]! O_O

*wibble* Fuji beat Yukimura.

No, wait. He didn't. Not if I squint just so. Yukimura won like WOAH, even if it cost him a game of tennis! Clever, obsessive buchou that he is. :D

I agree with others here; Fuji couldn't have found his answer within his own team. He had to step outside the box and get help, and I'll give him a cookie for being bright enough and (for once) uncontraty enough to actually do it.

Of course, running off to play with other buchous than Tezuka's GOT to be worth at least fifty laps. Maybe even a hundred. ;P