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Master List of Fics
(sorted by fandom; fandoms/fics in alphabetical order unless otherwise mentioned)

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Crossovers

Dragons of the Rising Sun universe (Prince of Tennis / Temeraire; in chronological order):
Promise - Yukimura visits his egg. Yukimura, 400+ words, G.
Discovery - With the (unknowing) help of Yukimura and Fuji, Yanagi teaches his dragon Inui about data one can measure--and data one can't. Yanagi, Inui, Yukimura, Fuji, 1400+ words, G.
His Grandfather's Dragon - Tezuka inherits his grandfather's dragon, but he isn't sure he's worthy. Tezuka, Sanada, 1450+ words, G.
Clash in the Clouds - Tezuka and Sanada face Yukimura and Fuji in an exhibition match. Tezuka, Sanada, Fuji, Yukimura, 2150+ words, G.

Other crossovers:
8 Days And 7 Nights In Nagano - Prince of Tennis / Nodame Cantabile. Eiji meets Fuji at the Nina Lutz Music Festival in Nagano. Fuji/Eiji, Oishi (mentions of Chiaki, Mine, Nodame, Stresemann), 4200+ words, PG.
Awaiting - Bleach / Prince of Tennis. Rukia hopes for something that may never be. Rukia, Byakuya, 100 words, G.
Like Father, Like Son - Hikaru no Go / Prince of Tennis. Two old men play go in the park. Kuwabara, Banji, 300+ words, G.
Nanobot - Mushishi / The Diamond Age. Ginko encounters an old friend. Ginko, 100 words, G.
Nano-evolution - Mushishi / The Diamond Age. Conventional wisdom said there was no such thing as a mite that could evolve. Ginko, however, tended to attract the rare and unheard-of. Ginko, 1350+ words, G.
Numbered (WIP, 2 out of ? parts posted) - Hikaru no Go / Numb3rs. When an amateur mathematician calls the police to report a missing person, Touya Akira meets Shindou Hikaru. Hikaru, Akira, Amano, mention of Sai, 2100+ words and counting, G.
Post - Mushishi / The Diamond Age. Ginko checks his mail. Ginko, 100+ words, G.
Rock, Paper, Elevator - Prince of Tennis / Original. In this round of Tezuka v. Elevator, Otis seems to be pulling out a few stops. Tezuka, Otis, 300+ words, G.
Tezuka's Notebook (WIP, 1 out of ? parts posted) - Prince of Tennis / Death Note. What if Tezuka Kunimitsu found the Death Note? Tezuka, Ryuk, 2600+ words and counting, G.
The Choosing - Prince of Tennis / Lord of the Rings. Jomon guests are invited to a Númenórean Choosing, and two of the children catch Elros's eye. Elros, Tezuka, Fuji, 450+ words, G.

Single-fandom

Death Note
L's Notebook - What might have happened if L had wielded the Death Note. L, Ryuk, 100 words, G.

Full Metal Alchemist
Fly - Ed and Roy try to make something fly. Ed, Roy, 100 words, G.
Present - Ed and Al try to get a present for Winry without alchemy. Ed, Al, 100 words, G.

Genshiken
Rude Awakening - Madarame starts seeing another side to his existence. Madarame, 450+ words, G.

Harry Potter
As We Watch - After the war, what comes next? Dumbledore/Snape (if you squint), James/Lily, Remus/Tonks, mention of Sirius, 400+ words, G.

Hikaru No Go
Planeswalker (in chronological order): Due to conversion to original work, no longer updated; please see this announcement. AU based on Magic: The Gathering, Isumi-centric, four-part epic. Spoilers for canon past the insei examination arc.
Planeswalker 1/4: Emissary - Isumi attempts to qualify as a Circle Planeswalker, but builds the beginnings of an unexpectedly different future instead. Isumi, Hikaru, Ochi, Waya, various. 8300+ words, G.
Planeswalker 2/4: Marionette Maker (2 parts posted) - In China, Isumi meets two young planeswalkers, and feels the edges of his world begin to fray even further. Isumi, Zhao Shi, Li-sensei, Le Ping, 6200+ words (and counting), G.

Other fics:

A Deeper Calm - A very chaste romance-that-is-not-a-romance. Fujiwara Sai finds Touya Kouyou in the afterlife. Touya Kouyou/Sai, 2400+ words, PG. Side story to Pearly Gates.
Animate-d - Touya comes face-to-face with a plushie of himself. Akira, Hikaru, 600+ words, G.
Avatar - Touya Kouyou plays Sai. Touya Kouyou, Sai, 450+ words, G. Side story to S.A.I..
Bicycle - Hikaru and Sai, outdoors. Hikaru, Sai, 100 words, G.
Bittersweet - 100 words about Shindou Hikaru and Ko Yongha. Hikaru, Yongha, 100 words, G.
Caramel - Sweet caramel-flavored fluff. Hikaru/Akira, 1200+ words, PG-13.
Chuuban - Isumi joins the ranks of the title holders and makes his way towards equal footing with another. Isumi, Ogata, 400+ words, G.
Coming Home - Two weeks after the insei examinations, Iijima doesn't take his usual train home. Iijima, 850+ words, G.
Crossing Boundaries (7 parts complete) - co-written with chaineddove. Isumi is stuck with the notion that Le Ping is a kid. Le Ping, unfortunately, has other ideas. Le Ping/Isumi, HnG ensemble, 28,300+ words, PG-13.
Eleven Hands - She didn't ask him to teach her, and he didn't offer. Ogata, 700+ words, PG.
Excerpts from the Diary of a Chinese CompSci Professor - When Yang Hai realizes his AI is now running loose on the Internet, he starts a diary on a standalone PC. Yang Hai, 1900+ words, G. Prequel to S.A.I.
Go Past Him - Hikaru wants Touya to see her, not Sai. Hikaru, Sai, 100+ words, G.
Hotel Starlight - Iijima and Nase play blind go while doing it for the first time in a bathtub. Iijima/Nase, 4900+ words, NC-17.
Juudan - What Ogata thinks about his opponents in the world of Japanese professional go. Ogata, 400+ words, G.
Keima (2 parts complete) - Ogata has been watching Isumi lately, and finally approaches him one day. Isumi, Ogata, 2900+ words, G.
Kikashi - How Shindou and Touya got kicked off commentary duty. Shindou, Touya, Waya, Isumi, 600+ words, G.
Mechanical Go - Some people like mechanical go players, and some don't care. Isumi-POV ensemble, 200+ words, G.
Passing Ships - Hikaru wakes up in the middle of the night, but someone else is awake too. Hikaru, Ogata, 650+ words, G.
Pearly Gates (2 parts posted) - Ogata finally arrives at the great go salon in the sky. Ogata, various HnG, 2100+ words and counting, G.
Reflections Beside The Koi Pond - While still settling into the palace, Sai finds an indoor koi pond and watches the fish. Sai (and fish), 1900+ words, G.
Rush Hour - Even if Hikaru makes him ride on the subway during rush hour, Sai forgives him quickly. Sai, Hikaru, 1150+ words, G.
S.A.I. - When Ogata is sent to assassinate Professor Yang Hai and retrieve the program he's working on, Yang Hai offers Ogata a new role to play. Ogata, Yang Hai, Sai, 4600+ words, G.
Shine Brighter - Finding himself suddenly homeless, Touya joins Shindou and begins the task of survival with them. Akira, Hikaru, various, 1650+ words, G.
Six Go Stones - Six-year-old Touya Akira is left beside the pond one afternoon. Akira, 350+ words, G.
Summer Sun - It's never too hot for some things. Yang Hai/Isumi, 400+ words, high PG-13 for implications.
Three AM - Yashiro visits Yongha at night. Yongha, Yashiro, 150+ words, G.
The Naturalist - All go is a function of game theory. Zhao Shi, 500+ words, G.
The Professional - Shirakawa segregates his life by dressing to match. Shirakawa, 150+ words, G.
Untroubled Sky - Iijima and Isumi meet for coffee some time after the end of canon. Iijima, Isumi, 600+ words, G.
Virtual Boyfriends - On the Internet, no one knows you're

a dog

an international go personality. Yang Hai, Waya, 300+ words, G.

NANA
Just Watch - Nana has something she wants to say to Hachi. Nana, 200+ words, G.
Hachi's Story - When Hachi dies, BLAST and TRAPNEST finally reunite in a way. BLAST, TRAPNEST, Hachi, Misato, 450+ words, G.
Red Thread - E-mails. That's all. Shin/Reira, 200+ words, G.
Starless Night - Being Trapnest's drummer takes its toll on the psyche. Naoki, 350+ words, G.

Nodame Cantabile
Brillante - Chiaki cleans Nodame's apartment and hears The Clean-Up Piano Sonata. Chiaki/Nodame, 1100+ words, G.
Con amore - Kuroki had never been in love before. Kuroki, 100+ words, G.
Intermezzo - Chiaki has a slight jealous misunderstanding, but Nodame soon corrects him. Chiaki/Nodame, 750+ words, PG.
Paris - Nodame's feelings change so quickly. Nodame, 300+ words, G.
Prima volta - The first time Nodame plays the piano. Nodame-centric, 600+ words, gen.
Sinfonia Cantabile - After Chiaki completes his first symphony, it is Nodame who makes sure it is heard by the world. Chiaki, Nodame, 1800+ words, G.
The Good Ship Nodame - Chiaki gets irritated at his ship's AI again. Nodame, Chiaki, Mine, 700+ words, G.
This Wasn't The Plan - Somehow, without his knowing it, life has become like this. Chiaki/Nodame, 300+ words, G.
Volti subito - Chiaki is ambushed for dinner and music again. Chiaki/Nodame, 800+ words, G.

Ouran High School Host Club
Once More - A drink from the twins has some unfortunate effects on Kyouya the morning after. Kyouya, 500+ words, G.
Water - The twins draw Kyouya's attention and tease (as usual). Hikaru/Kaoru/Kyouya, 100 words, PG.

The Prince of Tennis
The Adventures of Kunimitsu and Marilyn, an alternate history (in chronological order): Six-year-old Tezuka's adventures with a pink velvet dinosaur named Marilyn, the predecessor to grandfather!Tezuka's bonsai in Tenipuri Family.
Chocolate Enchanteur - Never take candy from strangers. Tezuka, 300+ words, G.
Missing Marilyn - The first time Tezuka loses Marilyn. Tezuka, Tezuka Ayana, 250+ words, G.
Candyland - Tezuka finds out that dinosaurs don't like tennis. Tezuka, Marilyn, 350+ words, G.

Cogs and Gears universe (in chronological order): For other fics in the universe, please visit cag_fics.
Hollowly - Wanting something didn't always mean you received it, but perhaps Yukimura just couldn't see what he already had. Sanada, Yukimura, 1150+ words, PG.
Part Two of The Gentleman and The Rogue (3 parts complete) - Sometimes the simplest things can change the course of your entire life, as Yagyuu finds when his sleeper compartment is invaded by an irreverent rogue. My part Niou-POV, 1150+ words, G.
Handoff (two parts, complete) - Kamio and An, selling illegal weapons, look for their contact in a public place. After the handoff, Niou makes two interesting discoveries. Kamio, An, Niou, 2400+ words, G.

Playground arc (in chronological order): PWP. Set about 10 years after canon, though the timing is intentionally kept vague. They're very legal, since both are in their mid-twenties.
The Playground - co-written with atama_ga_itai. Sanada sees a new face at the club he frequents. Sanada/Tezuka, 8900+ words, NC-17/R.
Endangered - Tezuka shows up a little early, but runs into some trouble while waiting for Sanada. Sanada/Tezuka, OC, 300+ words, PG.
Bookstore - co-written with atama_ga_itai. A chance encounter in a bookstore has Sanada reasserting his seme-rights, and Tezuka breaks completely. Sanada/Tezuka, 3850+ words, NC-17/R.

Adieu arc (in chronological order): Character death, offshoot of Playground universe.
Goodbye - Tezuka gives Atobe some news. Atobe, Tezuka, 1000+ words, PG.
Moving In Place - Fuji keeps Tezuka company until Sanada gets home. Sanada, Fuji, Tezuka, 700+ words, PG.
Adieu - We mourn our seperate ways. Oishi/Eiji, Atobe, Sanada, Fuji, 750+ words, PG.
Illusionary Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (or, Never Saying Adieu) - An alternate (happy) ending for the Adieu arc, where everyone lives to a ripe old age. Tezuka, Fuji, Sanada, Atobe, 950+ words, G.

Other fics:

A Matter of Inconsequence - Two boys watch the stars on a rooftop. Tezuka doesn't understand Fuji. Tezuka, Fuji, 400+ words, G.
Acceptance - If Yuuta lives in Fuji's shadow, Saeki lives in his shade. Saeki, Fuji, 2150+ words, G.
After Hours - Sengoku persuades Tezuka to go swimming at night. Sengoku/Tezuka, 100 words, G.
After The War - Things change after the war, but Fuji never does. Fuji, other characters, 500+ words, PG-13.
Afterwards - After his match, Tezuka is ushered off the courts. Spoilers for Genius 353. Tezuka, Seigaku regulars, 250+ words, G.
Alice - Crack influenced by Alice in Wonderland. Atobe/Oshitari, 400+ words, PG.
Asleep - Kirihara plays a trick on a sleeping Jirou. Kirihara, Jirou, 200+ words, G.
Bitter - Sanada prefers cream and sugar. Sanada, Tezuka, 100 words, G.
Break - Someone from the past takes their obsession a little too far. Kuki/Tezuka, 2000+ words, NC-17/R.
Bus - Kirihara encounters Hiyoshi on a bus. Kirihara/Hiyoshi, 500+ words, PG.
Childish Things - After his seijin shiki, Momoshiro seeks out his childhood friend. Momoshiro, Echizen, 450+ words, G.
Christmas Present - Time to open the presents in the Fuji household. Yuuta, 400+ words, G.
Climb Every Mountain - Tezuka Kuniharu teaches his son to climb mountains and scale greater heights. Tezuka Kunikazu, Tezuka Kuniharu, 600+ words, G.
Dawn - Atobe wakes Tezuka for something. Atobe, Tezuka, 200+ words, G, Sundays universe.
Eikaiwa - Ed McBain is Tezuka's favorite author. Sometimes, though, one needs a little help understanding what the man is talking about. Tezuka, 600+ words, PG.
Evening Stroll - Tezuka doesn't quite understand females, but perhaps one day he'll understand this one. Tezuka/Miyuki, 1400+ words, G.
Fitting - Sanada makes a comment on Tezuka's choice of listening material. Sanada, Tezuka, 350+ words, G.
Friday - Friday is two days before Sunday. Atobe/Oshitari/Tezuka, 100 words, G, Sundays universe.
Fuji's Presents - Four drabbles for four gifts Fuji received on his birthday. Fuji, Saeki, Eiji, Tezuka, Yuuta, 400 words, G.
Gackt - Kajimoto shares some music with Akutsu. Akutsu, Kajimoto, Dan, 300+ words, G.
Hamster's Burden - Atobe talks to his pet hamster. Atobe, 150+ words, G.
Handcuffs - Atobe tries out his new purchase. Atobe/Oshitari/Tezuka, 100+ words, PG, Sundays universe.
Happy Twenty-Third, Tezuka Kunimitsu - Tezuka turns twenty-three. Tezuka, 600+ words, G.
How To Date An Older Man - Chitose Miyuki decides that unless she takes matters into her own hands, Tezuka Kunimitsu is never going to realize what he's missing. Pity she's decided to follow the advice of a dating website... Chitose Miyuki, Tezuka Kunimitsu, 4850+ words, G.
Illuminations - Saeki joins the Winter Illuminations photoshoot. Bane/Saeki, 500+ words, G.
Impatient - Oshitari won't change the channel. Oshitari, Gakuto, 100 words, G.
Inflight - Fuji takes a plane and lets his mind wander. Fuji, 3100+ words, G.
Innocence - Akutsu wakes up in the night and thinks about his apprentice. Akutsu/Dan, AU, 800+ words, gen.
Kabaji - Seven burning questions in Kabaji's mind. Kabaji, 200+ words, G.
Krai (1 of ? parts posted) - In the last week of the last month of the last year of Yukimura Seiichi's last life, Yanagi Renji meets someone new... Yanagi, Sanada, Yukimura, others, 1000+ words and counting, gen.
Launching - Sanada helps Yukimura, the first time. Sanada, Yukimura, 600+ words, NC-17.
Lazy Sunday - Just a quiet Sunday afternoon. Atobe/Oshitari/Tezuka, 1400+ words, NC-17, Sundays universe.
Letters to the Inter-dimensional Agency, or The Quest for the One True Heir (WIP, 2 of ? parts posted) - co-written with readerofasaph. The title says it all. Tezuka, Ohtori, Tenipuri ensemble, 2300+ words (and counting), G.
Lights Out - Lights out in the prison. Akutsu, 150+ words, G.
Lonely - The occasional bout of loneliness is something Tezuka copes with. Tezuka, 600+ words, G.
Marmalade - Tezuka and Sengoku have coffee in a new place. Tezuka/Sengoku, 550+ words, G, Halcyon Days universe.
Melancholy - Fuji loses sleep, thinking about the first match he's lost that actually matters. Spoiler. Fuji, 450+ words, G.
Other Half of a Pair - How Kaneda met Akazawa and started playing doubles with him. Kaneda/Akazawa, 2700+ words, G.
Plushie - Tezuka's leaving for Germany, and Fuji gives him a present. Tezuka, Fuji, 100 words, G.
Rain and Snow - Tezuka, Fuji, 150+ words, G.
Ringtones - Cellphones ring in the Hyoutei locker room. Shishido, Mukahi, 250+ words, G.
Rival April Fools (plus Omake) - Eiji and Fuji play a belated April Fool's joke on some rival schools. Eiji, Fuji, 1000 words+ words, G.
Senbatsu (10 chapters complete) - co-written with atama_ga_itai. Senbatsu at Hyoutei Gakuen in Tezuka and Sanada's final year of senior high. Sanada/Tezuka, Fuji, Yukimura, 21000+ words, NC-17.
Shipwrecked, Act One - co-written with iverin. Atobe and Oshitari find themselves on a beach somewhere, a little worse for wear. Atobe/Oshitari, 950+ words, PG.
Snowflake - Akazawa leaves practice with Kaneda as it starts to snow. Akazawa/Kaneda, 350+ words, G.
Strawberry Tour - Marui goes to Tokyo (Jackal chaperones) looking for strawberry cake. This is the story. Marui, Jackal (guests: An, Sakuno, Tomoko), 500+ words, G.
Sumi-e - Tezuka draws in ink-and-brush. Atobe, Tezuka, 100 words, G.
Survivors - Those left behind will remember. Tezuka, Sanada, mention of Fuji and Yukimura, 650+ words, G.
Ten More Minutes - Some people just don't like waking up in the morning. Ryoma, Nanako, Karupin, 200+ words, G.
Tezuka's Spectacles - Niou meets Tezuka on a train. Tezuka, Niou, 200+ words, G.
Tezuka's New Laptop - Inui helps Tezuka shop for a new laptop. Inui, Tezuka, 550+ words, G.
The Lost Dollmaker - Fuji teaches dolls to grieve. Tezuka/Fuji, 650+ words, G.
The Silence of Midnight (5 chapters complete) - Tokyo isn't absolutely safe at night. Sometimes you get unlucky. Tezuka-centric, 6250+ words, PG.
The Zombies Attack! (Two-shot, complete) - When zombies attack, the Seigaku regulars take a stand and fight back. Seigaku finds a useful application for Inui Juice at last. Seigaku ensemble, 1550+ words, G.
Tohoku - Tezuka leads Fuji to Tohoku in search of something; Fuji leads Tezuka home to find it. Tezuka/Fuji, 1200+ words, G.
Twenty Things About Seigaku (9 parts complete) - Twenty Things about the Seigaku regulars. Seigaku regulars, 10,000+ words, G.
Two Departures - A quick look at Tezuka and Kawamura, post-Nationals. Tezuka, Kawamura, 900+ words, G.
Uncertain - Tezuka finds Echizen waiting for him outside his school gates, and a revelation of sorts occurs. Tezuka/Ryoma, 850+ words, PG.
Unfinished Business - Eiji needs to go, but he has one more thing to do. Character death. Eiji, Fuji, 2200+ words, PG.
Untitled Smut Log #001 - co-written with sakurazuka_mori. Fuji and Shishido become friends with benefits after both suffer some problems with their relationships. Fuji/Shishido, 3450+ words, NC-17.
Vending Machine - Tezuka solves Sakuno's vending machine problem. Tezuka, Sakuno, 250+ words, G.
Visit - Dan visits Akutsu in prison. Akutsu, Dan, 550+ words, G.
Warmth - Seasons clash. Tezuka reflects. Tezuka/Sengoku, 450+ words, G, Halcyon Days universe.
Windrunner - Seigaku has a race during a training session in the clouds. Seigaku ensemble, 700+ words, gen.

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
How Bright This World's Sky - In despair, he finds hope. Itoshiki, Fuura, 300+ words, PG.

Metafandom / Muse-world
Breaking The (Writer's) Block - A fanfiction writer takes a break from writing and runs into the muses in her head. 1300 words, G.
Demand - The writer demands her due on White Day. 500+ words, G.
Three Things About Head!Canon Muses - A meme where I answer requests for more information about my muses head!canon. No wordcount, usually G with possible PG.
Sleep - To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question. Shakespeare parody. 200+ words, G.

Original Fiction
Apples - See what stealing apples from the dining hall invites? 2150+ words, PG.
The Day The Fighters Died - We thought it was just fireworks. We were wrong. 500+ words, G.
The Prince's Tree - A young prince's faith is repaid with loyalty. 1600+ words, G.
Postcards From Tokyo, Four Poems - Sometimes I send postcard poetry. No ratings, these are real-world safe.
Postcards From Tokyo, Spring - The Spring 2008 Postcard. No rating, real-world safe.
Postcards From Tokyo, Winter - The Winter 2008 Postcard(s). No ratings, these are real-world safe.

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