The Ninomiya Exchange

For: loregorito
From: :3.

Title: to the sky, please don't forget
Pairing/Focus: Matsumoto Jun/Ninomiya Kazunari
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 22,453
Warnings: None
Summary: In the 16 years Jun has been a photographer, he has been holding on to the old picture in his wallet to keep him going. Until one day, the universe decides to work its magic. 
Notes: Dearest loregorito, thank you so much for giving me a lot of freedom on what to write. I had a lot of fun writing this fic, and I hope you enjoy. This was inspired by Jun's Hajimari no Uta SP and Nino's upcoming photographer role. Many thanks to Y and D who have been holding my hand throughout the fic, and V for being the best beta I could've ever asked <3 I tried to make everything as realistic as I could, but all mistakes would be mine. Title from Mikazuki.

( to the sky, please don't forget )

For: yun_miyake
From: :3.

Title: is it us who made it difficult? (but it was us who made it possible)
Pairing/Focus: Matsumiya (main) / Yama (side)
Rating: NC17
Word Count: ~14.800
Warnings: None
Summary: Nino was the bartender slash the singer but everyone called him as the magician. (I’m sorry I’m really bad at summaries)
Notes: Dear yun_miyake, I took your “Nino as a magician who works for the club owned by Ohno, there he meets Sho/Jun who is stressed from work” prompt, tweaked it a bit and in the end, this came out and even though I gave my best to it, I am still very hesitant about the story if it’s something you’ll like or not… For now there’s nothing else I could do but hope that you’ll like it.
Title is taken from the lyrics of Radwimps - I I U but the story has nothing to do with the song itself.
Special thanks to my beta (ily dear) and my lovely friends who helped met o get this done when I was freaking out <3<3

( is it us who made it difficult? (but it was us who made it possible) )

For: phrenk
From: :3.

Title: It Takes Two to Tango
Pairing/Focus: Sakumiya, Juntoshi
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 8,127 words
Warnings: OOC, in a way. A lot of timeskip.
Summary: Nino unexpectedly met his university senior again after Jun assigned him as a photographer for a wedding.
Notes: Dear Phrenk, I don’t know why I ended up writing something that is kinda different from what I originally planned HAHA. I know that it’s not as good as what you expected but I hope that you enjoy reading this! A big thanks to my mental support, W. Thank you so much to my beta reader, M for being so patient with me. Lastly, thank you to NinoEx mod for your understanding and kindness~ <3

( It Takes Two to Tango )

For: mikunicchi
From: :3.

Title: Class of ‘02
Pairing/Focus: Nino/Jun
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 4061
Warnings: Subtle mentions about bullying and closeted characters in the past.
Summary: “I hate this.” Nino considered this party a complete waste of time and money. Five years wasn’t that long to have a considerate change in people’s lives.
Notes: Hello, dear recipient! I really hope you enjoy this! I loved your plot ideas and this was one was perfect for me! I’m not experienced in writing fics, so I’m very excited to see your reaction! (I’m really bad at writing kisses, I’m so sorry!)

( Class of '02 )

For: galuhdayinta
From: :3.

Title: Check You Out
Pairing/Focus: Ninomiya/Sakurai
Rating: PG
Word count: 9000~
Warnings: cringe-inducing lines, and lame banters
Summary: Everything started when Nino threw a book on some noisy, blonde guy who caused a lot of noise inside the freaking library
Notes: To my dear recipient: First of all, I would like to apologize because I am not sure if the banters within are as fluffy or as smart as what you perceived to be. But I wish you enjoy what it has in store! Happy birthday also to Ninomiya Kazunari, my first Arashi love.

( Check You Out )

It's Nino's birthday, which means it's time to start the party! Let's enjoy ourselves again this year. :3.

The standard reminders:

- Please remain anonymous until reveals on July 1!

- Please remember to comment on the fic written for you. Your writer worked hard with you in mind and deserves to be acknowledged! If you know you can't get to your fic right away, do try to hop in early even just to say you'll be back later -- and do come back later.

- Play nice! The comments are for happy thoughts. If you have a concern about something you see during the exchange that you feel needs to be addressed, bring it up with me directly.

Yeah? Yeah. :D.

Every year the one-month-left reminder seems to arrive in no time, and this year is no exception. Here's your friendly, if astonished, reminder that we have one month left until the deadline! Fic is due, betaed and HTMLed and ready to go, by June 10. If you need a beta, please plan to get your fic to me by June 3 so that I can get you set up with someone.

And if you need an extension or to drop out for any reason, please let me know as soon as you know so that we can get whatever needs to happen going as smoothly as possible.

As always, I'm here to field any questions (for me, for your recipient), concerns, cheerleading needs, etc. This is the season when you have me at your disposal; I'm happy to have your company. :3.

Good luck!

The big news in Japan right now is that the new era name was just announced. It officially begins May 1, so this will be the first Nino Exchange of Reiwa! Otherwise, everything else is the same as always. XD. Which with any luck means good, clean (or sexy, depending on your preference) Nino-ful fun ahead!

Here's the Rules/FAQ for anyone who needs them, last year's sign-ups for reference, and the usual the sign-up format below:

Name/username:
Fic journal:
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Prompts: Genres, situations, storylines, kinks, etc. I would like to receive:
Prompts: Genres, situations, storylines, kinks, etc. I WOULD NOT like to receive:

I would like to write (pairings/friendships and prompts):
I WILL NOT write (pairings/friendships and prompts):
Rating preference (written and received):

I can beta! (Y/N)
I can pinch hit! (Y/N)
I have these things to say that were not addressed in any of the other categories:


And here's the copy-paste box! :D.

<b>Name/username:</b> <b>Fic journal:</b> <b>E-mail address:</b> <b>Pairings/friendships I'd like to receive:</b> (If you only have one desired pairing/friendship, please try to include at least one alternative idea, just in case.) <b>Prompts: Genres, situations, storylines, kinks, etc. I would like to receive:</b> <b>Prompts: Genres, situations, storylines, kinks, etc. I WOULD NOT like to receive:</b> <b>I would like to write (pairings/friendships and prompts):</b> <b>I WILL NOT write (pairings/friendships and prompts):</b> <b>Rating preference (written and received):</b> <b>I can beta!</b> (Y/N) <b>I can pinch hit!</b> (Y/N) <b>I have these things to say that were not addressed in any of the other categories:</b>

Please remember to limit comments here to sign-ups -- which includes not commenting on other people's sign-ups in case they want to edit them later. Anything else (including, of course, any additional information you want me to be aware of but don't want to share publicly) can come my way, via inbox, ninoexchange@gmail.com, on Twitter, etc.

Sign-ups end on April 13th, whenever that is wherever you are. Please do spread the word so that it reaches all the people you think might be interested. And let's be honest with ourselves here; everyone is interested in Nino.

Aaaand go! Stop! Sign-ups are closed.

It's been quite the NinoEx season, for your mod and many others. Sorry for the mess yet again, and thank you for making it through till the end with me! The enthusiasm of all of the participants and readers means the world to me.

Of course, I'd like to extend the usual special thanks to my beta folks, and to my two illustrious pinch hitters this year: amh1988 and selvage, without whom this exchange would not have seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

Okay, that's enough, time for the goods.

( Reveals! )

I'm highly considering making the transition to AO3 next year. Last year when I ran a poll on Twitter, it hadn't seemed like a hugely popular choice (though there were some participants who were very adamant about it, as many people are starting to shift to doing fic things exclusively on AO3). It loses some of the formatting customization within posts, but as an exchange platform, I think it automates and simplifies a lot of the issues that end up causing delays (manual posting, timing, formatting fixes, etc.). It's also better equipped to handle long, multi-part stories because it has a chaptering function built in. The kicker is that (from what I can tell) there's much less wiggle room for late submissions, so we'd all have to be on our A-game and committed to being on time for this to work.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Nah bruh stick to DW? I plan to be here curating the annual Nino party for as long as people want it, so let me know what I can do to make it better. Hope to see you again next year! :3.

For: reveetoile
From: :3.

Title: Magic Beans
Pairing/Focus: Ohmiya
Rating: PG-13 (ish)
Word count: 4,900
Warnings: None
Summary: Magical Coffee Shop AU. Nino’s a sucker for a good cup of coffee; he’s only human after all. Nobody else in his favourite coffee joint is though.
Notes: Dear reveetoile, I had a lot of fun writing this and cobbling together this crazy world. I hope the story is to your liking, and the setting and tropes used are entertaining.

( Magic Beans )