Baby steps towards raging against the dying of the light. [Return on Investment Chapters 8-11]

[izkariote]

A conversation with yukitsu the other night had me attempting something that I've never done before: block out a whole day to do nothing but fuss over my writing.

To make a long story short, it worked.

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KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN!: Return on Investment

Chapter Eight: New ways, old things.
Theme Song: Download link to follow!
Rating: G
Characters: Tsuna, Chrome, Basil, I-Pin, Lambo, Luce, Gamma, Shouichi, with brief appearances and mentions of others
Summary: Tsuna dreams in the car, Luce cleans her office, and occasionally, we see bits and pieces of the past.
Notes: This longfic was my NaNoWriMo project for 2008, although I've actually been itching to write it ever since I returned to the fandom early on this year. It's meant to take place ten years into the new future created by Tsuna and his crew after the TYL arc, and is pretty much very AU now, given how the manga has ended up progressing (point of departure from the canon is around Chapter 215, although I've tried to incorporate bits and pieces from the chapters after that). The title of this chapter is taken from the 31_days theme for July 4, 2008.

4,916 words.



Chapter Nine: No place like home.
Theme Song: Download link to follow!
Rating: PG-13, for shower hanky panky nudity
Characters: Kyoko, Haru, Hana, Ryohei, Yamamoto, Hibari, Reborn x Bianchi, with mentions of others
Summary: The Road Trippers finally reach their destination, and Reborn, after a good morning call from Bianchi, goes off to see one of his stupid students.
Notes: The title of this chapter is taken from the 31_days theme for October 11, 2008.

4,560 words.



Chapter Ten: Raison d’etre.
Theme Song: Download link to follow!
Rating: R, for interhouse mansexxing an implied sexual encounter
Characters: Dino x Hibari, Gokudera, Tsuna, Kyoko, Basil, Chrome, Yamamoto and Reborn, with mentions of others
Summary: Hibari in Venice, two hours late for an engagement. Gokudera, on assignment. Tsuna, heading home. Yamamoto and Reborn, at a bar, with drinks.
Notes: The title of this chapter is taken from the 31_days theme for August 14, 2008.

4,440 words.



Chapter Eleven: Somewhere just left of nowhere.
Theme Song: Download link to follow!
Rating: NC-17, for graphic sex
Characters: Dino x Hibari
Summary: Ten years in the past at Namimori / Ten years into the future at Venice.
Notes: The title of this chapter is taken from the 31_days theme for August 7, 2008.

3,663 words.

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Feels like centuries since I last posted Return on Investment stuff, huh? orz

Also: ridiculously happy about how Fiore di Nuvola has been received so far. Was honestly afraid that no one would read it because of the premise, but the folks who have were fabulous with their feedback.

For this next week, I'm thinking of trying to write just a little bit each day rather than take a whole day out for it. We'll see which one works out for me better. ♥

Comments

[yukitsu.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that it worked, bb. XDDD

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

I doubt I'm going to be this productive again, though, since I was just doing edits. orzzzzzz

[yukitsu.livejournal.com]

WAIT FOR NANO.

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[yukitsu.livejournal.com]

YOU CAN DOOOOOOOO IT. HAHAHA. ♥

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

You're not planning on doing it this year, right? /wonders if she'll be the only one

[yukitsu.livejournal.com]

Nope. I'm afraid there is nothing for me to write, my dear fellow. It is most unfortunate.

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

....sob

I don't relish the thought of being the only one NaNo-ing. OTL

[gaijin-ikei.livejournal.com]

OI. I recognize this post title. XD

/flails about at new chapters

Also, Luce --> Aria --> Uni. Unless you're disregarding this particular bit of canon?

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

I TOTALLY DIDN'T STEAL IT FROM YOU I SWEAR. 8D

...Who what where? o_o Clearly, I have not watched the Arcobaleno arc yet. /trudges off to fix all of the names

[gaijin-ikei.livejournal.com]

Apparently, it's in omakes. I only know it because of the Arcobaleno arc so I'm not one to talk either. Luce is the Sky Arcobaleno, batchmates with Reborn. The kid she was carrying was Aria, who kinda... died, idk? in the TYL arc. And then there was Uni, who Gamma has the pedo-hots for. orz

Confusing shiz.

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

OKAY FIXED.

Thanks for the info. Toted around and clarified some things with people who watched the arc in order to streamline ROI a little more. o_o

...I wonder if I should watch the arc or just subsist on summaries. What do you think?

[kasugai-gummie.livejournal.com]

Urgh. Spot. Am a little too addled by SPN and Merlin fic right now, but definitely coming back to this and leaving a mother load comment/of comments when the TV-doms die down a bit.

♥

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

OHO

MERLIN AND SPN

WHERE IS THIS FICCAGE YOU SPEAK OF?

A-also, I finished the minibang that I posted an excerpt of waaaay back. Would appreciate your take on that as well when you return, please and thanks and I love you to death. ♥

[kasugai-gummie.livejournal.com]

Uuuuh. On Delicious. Have been raping Delicious bookmarks for the backlog of fic since my last frolick in either fandoms. Have also been revisiting some old faves and actually populating my own hoard, ahahahaaha. ha. OTL (Most of the fics are crossovers. Cause crossovers are fucking awesome when done well, yes.)

Saw your minibang and put it on my to-read list too. |D Dammit Pam, stop being so prolific!

[izkariote.livejournal.com]

REC POST PLZ? *w*

slkhg;hasdg NOT PROLIFIC, ONLY IN VERY STRANGE WAVES.