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7th-Sep-2009 03:33 pm - FIC: Yoshizumi's Night Out, Parts 1-3
Title: Yoshizumi's Night Out, Parts 1-3
Author: [info]geri_chan
Rating: NC-17 overall
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita, When a Man Loves a Man
Pairing: Kenzaki/Yoshizumi
Characters: Yoshizumi, Asano, Kenzaki, Kikuchi, Onozuka
Word count: ~6,855 for Part 1; 5,240 for Part 2; ~4,190 for Part 3
Warnings: spoilers for the When a Man Loves a Man series
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Press Conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Sanctuary, The Prince vs. the Groupie (Part 1, Part 2), and Family Visit: Tokyo (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5), and Gigolo (Part 1, Part 2). The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline: Valentine's Day Surprise and Strictly Business.
Summary: Yoshizumi grows restless during a night of drinking with the cast, and decides to seek out some companionship at the host club Rusty Nail.

Follow the links to my journal: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
5th-Aug-2009 08:13 pm - FIC: Family Visit: Tokyo, Parts 3-5
Sorry this took a little longer to finish than I'd planned, but hopefully the extra chapter is worth it! ^_^

Title: Family Visit: Tokyo, Parts 3-5
Rating: NC-17 overall
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka
Word count: ~6,390 for Part 3, ~5,850 for Part 4, ~5,810 for Part 5
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Press Conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Sanctuary, and The Prince vs. the Groupie (Part 1, Part 2).
Summary: Kikuchi surprises Onozuka with a visit to his parents.

Follow the links to my journal: Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
25th-Jul-2009 11:08 pm - FIC: Family Visit: Tokyo, Parts 1 & 2
This is still a WIP, but as it's turning into something of an epic, I thought I'd go ahead and post the first two chapters. I estimate that it will take another two chapters to wrap up, and I'll try to have it finished by next weekend.

Title: Family Visit: Tokyo, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4?)
Rating: NC-17 overall
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka, Iwaki/Katou, Miyasaka/OFC
Characters: Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano, Miyasaka, Iwaki, Katou
Warnings: Non-graphic het, exhibitionism (sort of)
Word count:
~6,270 for Part 1; ~6,550 for Part 2
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Press Conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Sanctuary, and The Prince vs. the Groupie (Part 1, Part 2). The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline: Valentine's Day Surprise and Strictly Business.
Summary (Part 1): Onozuka has to deal with a jealous coworker, and the movie studio receives a surprise visitor.
Summary (Part 2): Onozuka has a plan to manipulate both Katou and the paparazzi; Miyasaka is tired of the being the odd man out, and seeks companionship to console himself.

Follow the links to my journal: Part 1, Part 2
3rd-Jul-2009 05:36 pm - FIC: The Prince vs. the Groupie
Title: The Prince vs. the Groupie, Parts 1 & 2
Rating: NC-17 overall
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka
Characters: Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano, Takashi, Ayumi
Word count: ~4,840 for Part 1, ~6,080 for Part 2
Warnings: Spoilers for "Groupie"
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Press Conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), and Sanctuary. The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline: Valentine's Day Surprise and Strictly Business.
Summary: A crossover with the "Groupie" manga. The famous groupie Takashi sets his sights on Kikuchi, much to Onozuka's displeasure. Takes place immediately after Sanctuary.

Follow the links to my journal: Part 1, Part 2
21st-Jun-2009 02:44 pm - FIC: Sanctuary
Title: Sanctuary
Rating: PG
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka
Characters: Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano
Word count: ~5,160
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), and Press Conference (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline: Valentine's Day Surprise and Strictly Business.
Summary: Kikuchi tells the younger men a story about how he took sanctuary in a church ten years ago.

Follow the link to my journal...
31st-May-2009 05:04 pm - FIC: Press Conference, Parts 1-3
Title: Press Conference, Parts 1-3
Rating: PG
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka, Iwaki/Katou
Characters: Iwaki, Katou, Miyasaka, Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano, Mochimune
Word count: ~3,735 for Part 1, ~6,050 for Part 2, and ~1,450 for Part 3
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (Part 1 and Part 2), Forgiveness, Firsts, First Date (Part 1 and Part 2), Going Steady (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6), Audition (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), and Cookout (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline: Valentine's Day Surprise and Strictly Business.
Summary: Iwaki, Katou, and Miyasaka watch the press conference for Kikuchi's and Onozuka's upcoming movie--as does Onozuka's family, unbeknownst to him. Mochimune watches the press conference in Part 3.

Follow the links to my journal: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
28th-May-2009 08:51 pm - Ficlet and Drabble: "In Memory of a Hermit Crab" and "Otaku" (Yoshizumi ; G & PG)
Title: In Memory of a Hermit Crab
Character: Yoshizumi, Iwaki, Katou and the Whomping Willow
Manga: Haru o Daiteita - cross-over with Harry Potter
Word count: 150
Rating: PG for violence? ;0)
Notes: For [info]bronze_ribbons
Prompt: None but the author's insane idea.

In Memory of a Hermit Crab )


Title: Otaku
Character: Yoshizumi
Manga: Haru o Daiteita
Word count: 450
Rating: G
Notes: For [info]bronze_ribbons - I wanted to play with Yoshizumi being an otaku...
Prompt(s): "Yoshizumi/movies

Otaku )
21st-Mar-2009 09:42 am - DOUBLE DRABBLE: Fountains of Opportunity
Title: Fountains of Opportunity
Prompt: #18 - "business"
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou, but mainly an ensemble moment about Asano vs. Katou
Rating: PG
Summary: Connections can only do so much.
Notes: 200 words. Triggered by [info]geri_chan's mention of mermaid flesh as an anti-aging food. Which, in turn, reminded me of chapter 47 ("Soul Position"), when Iwaki claims that stealing Katou's energy is why "I can work without sleep for so long and still keep my skin so smooth" (damn him)...

You are even more exuberant than usual tonight... )
19th-Mar-2009 06:52 pm - Questions about Yoshizumi and Mochimune (and others)--ages and honorifics
[info]lore  and I were getting into a discussion about Yoshizumi's age in this post. I started off with this question:

How old is Yoshizumi? I get the impression that he's closer to Katou's age than Iwaki's, but he refers to Iwaki as "kun" rather than "san". Because even though he's younger, he's still Iwaki's senior in acting experience? Because he feels comfortable enough around Iwaki (and Katou) to be casual with them? He seems to be an experienced actor, because he says he acts in period dramas "all the time," which is why he is familiar with Kyoto. But he seems kind of young to be that experienced, so is he older than he looks, or maybe he's been acting since he was a kid?
28th-Jan-2009 12:37 am - FIC: Strange Bedfellows

Here's a belated birthday gift for Iwaki and my fellow Haru fans. ^_^

Title: Strange Bedfellows
Rating: PG
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou, Kikuchi/Onozuka, hints of Yoshizumi/Asano (?!)
Characters: Iwaki, Katou, Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano
Word count: ~2,870
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Realism (Hamlet Done Haru-style)
Prompt: Iwaki's birthday/Development
Summary: Katou and Kikuchi get into a drinking contest.

Follow the link to my journal...
15th-Jan-2009 05:29 pm - DRABBLE: Experience is an Ingredient
Title: Experience is an Ingredient
Prompt: #16 - Development
Characters: Katou/Iwaki, Yoshizumi, allusion to Masanori/Yasaka [Umaimon Kuwasero]
Rating: G
Summary: Even perfection can be improved upon.
Digression: Soup in Japan (a page with nifty info/trivia I stumbled upon while noodling around, as it were)

Katou sighed happily as he set the soup bowl down. "So perfect!" he gushed. "Just like my Iwaki-san!"

Iwaki's smile hinted at both embarrassment and mischief. "I am nothing so exquisite," he insisted, "and you are nauseating poor Yoshizumi-san."

Katou playfully turned to their friend, intending to torment him further, but the strange expression on Yoshizumi's face startled him. "Are you okay?" he demanded anxiously.

Yoshizumi murmured, "I once tasted this soup in Kyoto. It was the best I had ever been served. But it is somehow even better now."

Two tables away, Masanori Yae caught Yoshizumi's words, and smiled.
14th-Jan-2009 11:28 pm - FIC: Realism (Hamlet Done Haru-style)
Title: Realism (Hamlet Done Haru-style)
Rating: PG
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka
Characters: Katou, Kikuchi, Onozuka, Yoshizumi, Asano
Word count: ~1,975
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part. Should be obvious, but Hamlet dialogue was written by William Shakespeare, not me. ~_^
Summary: Katou's portrayal of Hamlet is perhaps a little too realistic.

Author's note: I blame this fic all on [info]bronze_ribbons for feeding the plot bunny! ^_^ This was inspired by her drabble More Than Kin and Less Than Kind--I couldn't get the image of Katou and Kikuchi acting in Hamlet together out of my mind, and this is the result. I borrowed the director's name, Ninagawa, from the original drabble.

(Please note--although Kikuchi and Onozuka are a couple in this fic, it is a stand-alone story and not part of my Kikuchi/Onozuka series that begins with Comeback.)

If you're a bit rusty on your Shakespeare, you can find a summary of Hamlet here, and the dialogue for the complete final scene here.

Follow the link to my journal...
17th-Oct-2008 09:43 pm - Drabble: Earning (Yoshizumi, PG)
Title: Earning
Prompt: #11, Quick
Character: Yoshizumi
Rating: PG
Summary: Yoshizumi can't help comparing now with then.

Yoshizumi doesn't consider himself middle-aged just yet, but he can't help wondering what the hell is wrong with the younger actors in his current film. It's a contemporary thriller rather than a period drama, so he'd be out of his comfort zone regardless, but the impatience his co-stars reek of, it creeps him out. It has nothing to do with craft and everything to do with entitlement: they clearly expect stardom to be served to them as quickly and easily as a vending machine lunch, and it makes Yoshizumi wish all the more that he was acting with Iwaki instead.
17th-Sep-2008 12:26 am - DRABBLE: Place
Title: Place
Prompt: #7, Wind
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Rating: G
Note: Some info on kites here - it turns out there’s a prominent kitemaker in Kyoto who shares Yoshizumi’s last name. But that’s something for some other drabble some other time.


“This is fantastic, Yoshizumi-san!” Katou exclaimed, holding up the puppy-shaped kite. Iwaki looked equally pleased with the paper swan that had emerged from his own box. Katou continued, “I can’t wait to try mine out! Too bad there’s no wind today!”

Yoshizumi grinned. “These are Kyoto kites. They’re light enough to fly inside without any wind, if you really can’t wait.”

Katou looked at his puppy, his expression suddenly thoughtful. “I know I said couldn’t wait, but I think I want his first time to be in a park.”

Yoshizumi glanced at Iwaki. Iwaki’s smile was faint but unmistakably loving.
7th-Sep-2008 08:05 am - DRABBLES: "Replacements"
Title: Replacements
Prompt: #6 - jealousy
Characters: Yoshizumi, Asano, Katou
Rating: PG
Summary: Acting is not for the faint of heart. Two 100-word drabbles.


Yoshizumi had arrived early for his lunch with Iwaki. )
1st-Sep-2008 04:43 pm - DRABBLES: "Saganaki" and "Fair to See"
Title: Saganaki
Prompt: #5, Fire
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou
Rating: G
Summary: Yoshizumi invites the guys over for a meal.
Note: Saganaki is a dish in Greek-American restaurants where a pan of cheese is set on fire.

Saganaki? That sounds like a Japanese city )

Title: Fair to See
Prompt: #5, Fire
Pairings: Ryo/Dee (FAKE) and Iwaki/Katou
Rating: PG
Summary: Sometimes a photograph is a mirror.

At his desk, Ryo spread out images from the previous night’s hotel bombing. )
25th-Aug-2008 02:54 pm - DRABBLES: A Brush With Luck
Title: A Brush With Luck
Prompt: #4 - promo shot
Characters: Iwaki, Katou, Miho (OFC), Yoshizumi
Rating: PG
Words: 100 x 3
Warnings: Nah
Summary: Three drabbles inspired by the cover of Iwaki's 2008 calendar. (Thumbnail under the cut; click to view larger image.)

mrrrowww! )
6th-Aug-2008 04:36 pm
Title: Spillover
Prompt: #2, water
Pairing: Iwaki/Katou, but mainly about Yoshizumi
Rating: PG
Summary: Futurefic. Yoshizumi finally stays at the guys' house...


When a drainpipe underneath his kitchen sink explodes, resulting in food-specked suds and puddles all over the place, Yoshizumi accepts Iwaki and Katou's invitation to stay with them: he can't resist the opportunity to verify Iwaki's claims that Katou's cooking is excellent.

He already knows that they really mean it when they tell him "to make himself at home." So at 1 a.m., when the noises from their bedroom become overly enthusiastic, he merely shakes his head and does what any self-respecting, red-blooded man would do: he heads to their luxurious bathroom and noisily fills the tub with cold water.
3rd-Aug-2008 07:43 am - DRABBLE: Suppertime
Title: Suppertime
Author: bronze_ribbons
Prompt: #1, cross-over
Fandoms: Harudaki, Peanuts
Characters: Yoshizumi, Iwaki, Katou, Snoopy
Rating: G
Words: 100
Summary: To each their own...

As the white beagle with black ears strutted, spun, and sashayed around with his supper dish, the three Japanese actors looked on in silence. After he finished his performance with a spectacular somersault off the roof of his doghouse, they politely applauded.

"At last we can pay attention to our meals," Yoshizumi said.

Katou mused, "I've heard that song before. One of my classmates at the Academy performed to it."

Iwaki smiled at Katou. "His energy reminds me of you--"

Yoshizumi dropped his fork with a clatter. "STOP THAT! Can't you wait until I’m done eating to nauseate me?"
21st-Jul-2008 11:04 pm - FICLET: As Strong As Life
Title: As Strong as Life
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita
Author: bronze_ribbons
Rating: PG
Words: ~ 1000

cut beyond this point for spoilers )
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