Fandom Comes in Rainbows

Fandom: Harry Potter, Prince of Tennis
Characters: Momoshiro/Kaidou, Harry/Draco, Harry/Kaidou
Length/Type: One-shot (approx. 1300 words), Crossover, Crack

Summary: In the event of finding fictional characters from popular children’s fantasy novels in your team locker room, Kaidoh decides, not knowing that you could speak a different language kinda sucks.

♥♥ All I need to say is Kaidou goes "Fshuu" and Harry understands, because, well, it's kinda parseltongue, isn't it? Except Kaidou, poor guy, doesn't realize at all what he's been saying. Hilarity ensues. Best crossover crack in the world. XD

Story: Communicational Challenge [Rating: PG-13] - by moonythestrals 

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Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Shishido/Ootori, Atobe/Jirou, Hyoutei, plus a prominent OC
Length/Type: Multi-chapter (21 chapters, approx. 92,000 words)

Summary: Sometimes you don't appreciate the value of what you've got, until you don't have it any more.

♥♥ I discovered Miko's fics rather late, which could be a good thing because it came at a time when I felt like I had burned through all the good Silver Pair fics in existence and needed MOAR. And boy did she provide it. To date, this particular fic may be the ultimate one that put me through some very major Silver Pair emotional wringer. It yanked me across pretty much the entire range of oh my gods, oh noes, and oh yesses. I can't even begin to describe the hurt and the squee I felt through various stages of the story. It was just one big intense reading fest for me, leading right up to the feeling of bliss and satisfaction at the ending.

Emotional wringing aside, I especially like how human she made Shishido and Ootori in this - and how she covers the dynamics (and hardships) of their friendship/relationship in all aspects (from personal to tennis partners) and to discovering one's feelings (not a light thing). It also feels believable the way she told it, which is probably why it managed to throw me into fits of OMG - which are all marks of good storytelling, me thinks.

Story: Jealousy [Rating: NC-17] - by Miko (miko_no_da on LJ)
(note: rated for explicit sexual content)

Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Shishido/Ootori, Hyoutei regulars
Length/Type: Multi-chapter (3 parts, approx. 23,000 words)

Summary: First loves are notoriously difficult. For Shishido Ryou, it is the end of the world.

♥♥ When I think of Shishido/Ootori, I automatically think of everlind first - because she, more than anyone else in my mind, was the author that established (and then defined) my Silver Pair love. Hers weren't the first Silver Pair fics I had read, but they were the ones that made me really really fall in love with the pair. To date, even after all the numerous Silver Pair fics I've read, this specific one still stands as one of my top favorites, especially in the "discovering love" or "get-together" genre.

It has everything I could possibly hope for - boy angst, friendship, awkwardness, first loves, boy hormones, good characterization, the right dose of fluff, and awesome Hyoutei regulars with more of a role than just background noise.

Story: Love is Noise [Rating: PG-13, skirting R in some areas] - by everlind 

Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Characters: Fuji Shuusuke
Length/Type: One-shot (approx. 870 words), Gen

Author's Summary: In his third year of high school, they stopped calling him a genius.

♥ Simple, poignant. Fuji, here, is oh so painful to read. I especially like the way the author manages to evoke this feeling without ever shoving it in your face - you know, the kind where the author doesn't have to tell you how to feel because the story itself does it so well. Part of it, I think, is also because I can totally imagine the possibilities of things turning out this way... and it just makes me go, Oh, Fuji.

Story: Genius [Rating: G] - by troisroyaumes

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