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Tezuka/Ryoma: 101 fanfiction recommendations.

elsewhere on this journal i have removed or only indirectly linked livejournal posts. in this post, however, doing so would be virtually impossible because the prince of tennis fandom is located almost entirely on livejournal, and especially the tezuka/ryoma corner. I will search for alternate links for the fics listed below. If you are an author recced on this page and you have a non-livejournal site where your fan fiction is hosted, please let me know so that I can provide an alternate link. Thank you!

Tezuka/Ryoma: Fandom Recommendations.

* - Denotes Series Spoilers
** - Denotes an AU with Series Spoilers
*** - Denotes an AU that is not really an AU, because it’s PART OF CANON - and only Tenipuri fandom can manage that. ;)

Series Fics: | (Jump to AUs)

TezuRyo fandom, your favorite fic is:
Playing Grownups by soundczech.*
Futurefic. Summary: Tezuka assumes he has been forgotten.

Top Vote-getters (in order):

• the case of the missing phonecall, or: favorable outcome by cimorene111.
  in which tezuka and inui form a truce, ryoma shares tezuka’s preferencefor mysteries over gothic romances, and tezuka keeps giving ryoma his phone number.
• Be Like Buchou by soundczech.
  Bodyswitching.
• Big in Japan by scoradh.
  Futurefic. Ryoma has lost his way; Tezuka, meeting him years later, may be the only one who can help him find it again.
• Letters from Echizen by garlandgraves. *
  Did you know that they have Ponta in America, but it’s called Fanta and the grape kind is really hard to find? Well, now you do.
• Not the Triumph by prillalar. *
  Beijing, 2008. Tezuka’s last chance.
• Tall Grass, New Cut by garlandgraves
  Wimbledon, 2008, Finals, and he can’t believe that they’re just going to walk calmly toward each other and meet at the net; that they’ll shake hands and say “good game,” like that’s all it was.Runners-Up (Fics with multiple recs):
• 100 Drabbles challenge, by innusiq:
  Year One (Ryoma’s POV , Tezuka’s POV), Year Two, Year Five, Year Seven.
• Articulation Problems by die_gute_seite.
  He’s twenty-four. He shouldn’t have articulation problems. Least of all with Ryoma.
• Attrition by sparklespiff.at•tri•tion n. 1. Erosion by friction. 2. Thewearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice.3. Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation. 4. A wearing down toweaken or destroy; “a war of attrition”. 5. The act of rubbingtogether; wearing something down by friction.
• Before You Repent by achiasa.
  Futurefic, manga continuity. Tezuka, Ryoma, and years of regrets.
• Breaking Orbit by achiasa *
  A study in inevitability. Manga, specific spoilers for Genius 145-155/episodes 65-68.
• Call Me, by kishmet.
  Somebody has to take the initiative. Ryoma does so.
• Catharsis by siriusangel.
  Tezuka needs to learn how to stop being selfish.
• A Court of Appeals by syldana. *
  Seigaku tennis coach Tezuka Kunimitsu goes to recruit a talented boyfor the team, and finds something else he’d been seeking for a verylong time.
• Deuce and Deuce Redux by jennifier_d *
  Contains spoilers through Ep 68.
• Facing Forward by achiasa.*
  Facing forward and becoming one, wherever we may go.
• Fame by kishmet. *
  From bookshop’s request: TEZUKARYOOOOOMA. Prompt: Superstar.
• Father in Law by kishmet.
  Tezuka, meet Nanjiroh.
• Five Minutes Early and the continuations by kessie *
  It isn’t the same when Ryoma enters high school.
• Focus by Sweedy-sama.
  Multi-chaptered, TezuRyo getting-together fic.WIP. Please note: this is in-series TezuRyo.
• Golden Eyes Green by knw.
  Response to pillarchallenge #15: Quarrel. It doesn’t matter how good your eyesight is if you still fail to see what’s right in front of you. Some truths are just that hard to learn.
• The Games We Play by pareathe. *
  Futurefic. Multi-chaptered. WIP. Eight years. That’s how long it had been since he’d watched Tezuka-buchou play a match in person.
• The Internet is the Most Fun You Can Have Without Taking Your Clothes Off by storyteller.*
  federer_sucks has entered the “Gay Tennis Players” chatroom. Series spoilers up through ep 68.
• A Lack Thereof by two_if_by_sea. *
  Tezuka decides to take a visit to the Echizen residence. Anime continuity, spoilers through early 70’s eps / manga Hyoutei arc.
• The Night Before by knw. *
  “This was never how their reunion had gone in his head; he’d never been exposed and vulnerable, blind without his glasses, alone in a sleazy nightclub in some foreign country with lipstick on his chin.” Tezuka hasn’t seen Echizen in almost a decade until a chance meeting in England, and now the tennis star has plans for his old captain. Futurefic.
• Part the Skies by clinck. *
  Tezuka has been waiting. Spoilers for the end of the series.
• Pushing Forward by die_gute_seite.
  Tezuka and Ryoma together at a rock concert.
• Revolving Doors by two_if_by_sea. *
  They both have a love in them that is almost the same, a harmful, hurtful thing that does not give way. Spoilers through the early 70’s.
• Runaway by kishmet.
  Tezuka doesn’t expect to find Ryoma on the curb outside of his house.
• Ryoma Hates Puberty by sparklespiff.
  “YOU WANT TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL?” Nanjiroh yells. “WHYYYYY?”
• Scrimshander by telegraph50free.
  This is summer.
• The Seven Snogs Series by achiasa. *
  7 Kisses. 7 Steps. Spoilers for anime & manga.
• Steps by prillalar.
  People are starting to talk.
• The Theft Series by kishmet: Purloined; Thief; Stolen; Exchange; Taken.
  Tezuka and Ryoma find a new way to communicate: kleptomania.
• Thief by clinck.
  Agassi and Ryoma have gotten pretty damn close.
• The Third Wheel by 0rien.
  Tezuka tags along on Momo’s day out with Ryoma.
• Tongue-Tied by two_if_by_sea.*
  “What do you think is the saddest number?” In-series. Momo/Ryoma, unrequited. Spoilers thru early 70’s.
• Unspoken by prillalar.
  Tezuka. Ryoma. Bench. Adolescence.Other Fics Recced:
• 100 Words About Propiety, by poilass.
• A Brother’s Love by kessie.
  Ryoma knows that Ryoga has never been a good son. PoT/Loveless crossover, with spoilers for the Insane Gay Boat Movie (Futari no Samurai).
• Are You There, Karupin? It’s Me, Kaidoh. - by garlandgraves.
  Growing up is… uh, hard. :P Multiple pairings. Please note: fic is locked.
• Awaiting Reprobation by siriusangel.
  Half-psychotic + Obsessive-possessive + Romantic!Tezuka. Futurefic. “Contains blood.”
• Awakening by shushesyou.
  Tezuka knows that Ryoma is improving every day because he has to work harder and harder to keep ahead.
• Canon, by lady_androgene. *
  Tezuka lets Echizen go, believing he has done all he has to do for him.
• Catch Me by kishmet.
  Ryoma catches Tezuka. Karupin assists.
• Choice by kessie. *
  All he had was the certainty that Ryoma would now surpass him and more. Spoilers to ep 68.
• Circle by copinggoggles.
  He’d probably do half the training exercises by himself, Tezuka thinks,if only he could, alone inside a circle maybe the width of the reach ofthose thin arms.
• Double Holidays by freewayspike.
  Of buttons and wristbands. Only the tennis court knows for sure.
• The Domestic Series, by kishmet:
  

  Light Reading
  Swinging
  Arm* (spoilers thru 70’s!)
  Couch
  Breakfast
  Bread
  Paparazzi
  Socks, Part 1
  Socks, Part 2.

  Kish doesn’t know I’m linking these. GO READ THEM BEFORE SHE FINDS OUT. ♥

• Expiration Limit by one_if_by_land. *
  When he sees their faces, their expressions, the spotless blue andwhite uniforms, he thinks he shouldn’t have come back at all. This fic diverges from canon. Spoilers thru early 70’s.
• The Four Step Complex Scenario by Ralspudzinmoose.
  Echizen Ryoma prides himself on being one of the noted few who can ask the sort of question that Tezuka can’t answer.
• Lavender and Pink by mmmdraco.
  Tezuka’s mother still dresses him. Of course that means he’s in love with Ryoma. *crickets chirp* Really. That’s what it means.
• Oblivious by nekocatechan.
  Ryoma’s a complete slowpoke.
• Possessive by weirdlyyours
  Tezuka/Karupin. Hee.
• Reach by achiasa.
  because over the net he doesn’t need to look upwards at all.
• Seventeen by achiasa. *
  For pillarchallenge; prompt: cliches. Spoilers for the end of the series.
• Shinkokyuu by ayatsujik. *
  Tezuka thinks about investing in a new pair of sunglasses.
• The Solitaire Series by achiasa. *
  There was more in Ryoma’s voice than anticipation of a game.
• Spin and Kiss by knw.
  It’s buchou’s turn in spin the bottle.
• Statues at the Gate by sparklespiff *
  in-series. spoilers for the end of the anime.
• Strings by kessie
  v. strings break
• Taken by kishmet.
  Take what you want. More klepto!Ryoma from Kish. She has this thing, okay.
• Theft as a Worthwhile Pasttime by philalethia. (Mild R-NC-17.)
  “My hat’s gone.” …..aaaaaand Klepto!Tezuka. :D
• Weightless by copinggoggles.
  He is more solid than anyone or anything else
• welcome home, by soundczech.
  Ryoma smiles at him, small and beautiful after three weeks alone.
• Wimbledon by ella_w.
  for pillarchallenge. Echizen would do things on his own time, and for once Tezuka was content to let that happen.
• The Yaru Arc by __branch.
  Multi-story TezuRyo get-together arc, written in-series. Pre-nationals to several years on. Hybrid continuity, Canon divergence, series spoilers.

  Alternate Universes:
  (with apologies to all for the summaries, all of which are mine. I couldn’t resist. ♥)

  Your favorite AU fic is:
  aozu & kyappu to bin: live tour in usa 2003 summer by cimorene111 ***
  Then Karupin jumps onto the buffet table and lands in the fruit salad and they get thrown out of the hotel.

  Runners-Up:

• Draconic by kishmet.
  Tezuka is a dragon, but Ryoma loves him anyway.
• Flight, by kishmet.
  Ryoma might be a mutant, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• Forte by kishmet **
  Ryoma and Tezuka conquer the world through classical music. Series spoilers by implication.
• Singer, parts 1, 2, by kishmet.
  Ryoma is a mermaid, but Tezuka loves him anyway. (Fairy tale AU based on The Little Mermaid.)
• Unspeakable by knw.
  Crossover with the Harry Potter universe. In another universe Ryoma has a far more literal way of flying, yet Tezuka is still there to broaden his horizons and open his eyes to possibilities he never could have imagined.Other AUs recced:
• A Companion’s Tale by nekokatechan.
  Tezuka is a vampire, but Ryoma loves him anyway.
• Earthly Love by kishmet.
  Ryoma and Tezuka conquer the world through art. (Based on the life of Caravaggio).
• Fading with the Tide by cherprudence.
  Ryoma is a siren, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• Fool’s Paradise by kessie.
  Ryoma is a ghost, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• The Karupin Letters by nekokatechan.
  Ryoma and Tezuka conquer the world through children’s lit. And porn.
• Laughter in the Silence by kessie.
  Ryoma is a woodsprite, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• Lost by nekokatechan. Hikomori!Tezuka.
  Tezuka won’t come out of his room, but Ryoma loves him anyway.
• Over the Waves by kishmet.
  Ryoma is a mermaid again, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• Programmed and Technophilia, by kishmet.
  Tezuka is a robot, but Ryoma (really) loves him anyway.
• Remembrance, by kishmet.
  Tezuka (might) have amnesia, but Ryoma loves him anyway.
• The Song Drabbles by ka0richan and faire_estela. ***
  Tezuka and Ryoma conquer the world through rock music.
• Stars by nekokatechan.
  Ryoma is not a Hollywood idol, but Tezuka loves him anyway.
• The Stone King, part 1, & part 2, by kishmet.
  Ryoma is a sulky, spoiled prince, but Tezuka loves him anyway. (Fairy tale AU based on “King Thrushbeard.”)
• The Spark, by mysticblueside. **
  Tezuka and Ryoma conquer the world with acting.
• Sea Glass by storyteller.
  Tezuka is a desert island hermit, but Ryoma loves him anyway.
• The Prince of the Ouran High School Host Club by 0rien.
  Tezuka and Ryoma conquer the world thru escort services. Ouran crossover, obviously.
• Sleeping by nekokatechan
  Ryoma and Tezuka meet for the first time in high school.
• Two Princes by poilass.
  Correspondence between two noblemen.
• Winter’s Embrace by kishmet.
  Ryoma is an ice demon, but Tezuka loves him anyway. (Fairytale AU based on “The Snow Queen.”)

  Except for maybe reccing more than 10 fics *whistles*, I have not imposed my personal preferences on this list. What you see is every fic recced by everyone who participated in the poll. Obviously, nothing has been weeded out for quality. I will never be an elitist when it comes to fic recs, but I have to say that this is the first rec list I’ve ever seen where I would, personally, agree with nearly everything on here. Almost every single one of these fics also has my personal recommendation. ♥

  TezuRyo fandom, you’re amazing.

  Feel free, if you see a favorite fic of yours that is missing, to comment to this post with the link/author/info, and i will be happy to add it to the compilation.

  And you really need to examine your klepto tendencies write a lot of AU.

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