PoT: Challenge: Circle

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Circle

The long awaited last match of Nationals. Drama, I-4

Seiichi's smile changed, undiluted pleasure added to the satisfaction. It was the last round of Nationals, and they were ready.

Comments

[maeran.livejournal.com]

A little bit selfish of me, I admit, since I did not leave comments until now, but I had been a fan of your fanfictions since the "Mirror" arc. In fact, I credit you for pulling me into TeniPuri fandom in the first place. (Fanfictions do that to me.) I had been a bit shy to leave comments openly before, but I wanted to tell you that I felt this was a very fitting ending for the "Challenge" arc. It does not matter we ever know who won the Singles 1 match - it's the actually match that matters, not the outcome.

And here I was thinking whether I was the only fanfic reader/writer who bounces in her seat whenever a tennis match is covered in fanfictions... In many fanfics, somewhere along the romance and angst/fluff the actual tennis part often goes missing, and despite being a non-sports person, it made the fanfictions less TeniPuri-authentic to me. Like, such events could have taken place in any other fandom, not specifically in TeniPuri. That's another reason why I like your fanfictions. You cover the tennis matches with enough details to excite, but not enough to lose non-athletes completely.

Speaking of the actual matches, I thought the outcomes of the matches up to Singles 1 were very realistic. Doubles 2, especially, because the Regional's final made me wonder how the Golden Pair would have fared against them; while Momoshiro and Kaidoh were both baseliners, Eiji is a serve and volley player, with same emphasis on net play as Bunta. Plus, Oishi's closest counterpart in terms of defense and support seemed to be Jackal.

Anyway, in this arc, each story was a joy to follow, with an equally beautiful ending. Thank you for sharing them. I look forward to reading your new arcs!

[branchandroot]

*sparkles* Coolness, I recruited someone! ^_-

I'm glad to hear you like how much tennis I include; I always kind of waffle over that, because it's tempting to go outside the environment canon provides. But I think you're right--too far from tennis, and it just isn't tenipuri anymore.

*delighted* Thank you for reading!

[mica-chan.livejournal.com]

And here I was thinking whether I was the only fanfic reader/writer who bounces in her seat whenever a tennis match is covered in fanfictions... In many fanfics, somewhere along the romance and angst/fluff the actual tennis part often goes missing, and despite being a non-sports person, it made the fanfictions less TeniPuri-authentic to me. Like, such events could have taken place in any other fandom, not specifically in TeniPuri. That's another reason why I like your fanfictions. You cover the tennis matches with enough details to excite, but not enough to lose non-athletes completely.

I couldn't agree more. I'm a tennis fan and I simply LOVE when Emily writes the matches...and mix it so well with characters lives.