The Ninomiya Exchange

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: gomushroom
From: :3.

Part 1

( Halving the Compass (2/2) )

For: rainbowemperor
From: :3.

Title: Under Your Spell
Pairing/Focus: Nino/Jun
Rating: R
Word count: ~7500
Warnings: some mentions of discrimination
Summary: Nino is a magic user, but that's not what this story is about.
Notes: Hi, rainbowemperor! There's a bit of fantasy and a bit of neighbors in this. I was certainly in a mood when I wrote this, but I hope you find it enjoyable. <3 Thanks to the usual suspects for being amazing cheerleaders throughout this entire process.

( Under Your Spell )

For: ltgmars
From: :3.

Title: The Golden Thread
Pairing/Focus: Jun/Nino
Rating: PG
Word count: 2,747
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Nino is a scholar. Jun is the librarian in a magical library, and Nino needs his help.
Notes: Dearest ltgmars, I hope this scratches your magical AU itch <3

( The Golden Thread )

For: pikamiya
From: :3.

Title: Love Situation
Pairing/Focus: Ohmiya
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 6,845
Warnings: mild swearing, mention of minor character death (OC), non-graphic depiction of violence
Summary: Ending a war and forcing a peace treaty by pretending to date your nation’s greatest enemy? Easy.
Dealing with your feelings for him? A lot more difficult.
Notes: Dear pikamiya, this was intended to be a Gundam Wing AU, but it turned into a Fake Dating fic in a Gundam Wing setting instead. I still like it and I hope you do, too.

Thank you to the mod for all her patience and help and to the best beta reader I could hope for <3

( Love Situation )

For: selvage
From: :3.

Title: The Exercise
Pairing/Focus: Ohmiya, implied Sho/??
Rating: PG - 13
Word count: 6952 words
Warnings: OCness. Some swearing. Lots of going on in Nino’s mind.
Summary: Who was he kidding anyway? He was in love with this man. And it was Nino’s daily exercise to hide it. How did this exercise start anyway?
Notes: Hey there @cutselvage! I’m really hoping you accept college AU. I think there’s also OOCness here and there. I tried my best but I think my best isn’t good enough. All I’m saying is, I hope you’ll like this fic even just for a bit. (But you’re free to throw this at me when you know who I am at the end of the exchange.) Thanks to Mod-san for being so considerate, and my beta who’s always warm and fuzzy and just wonderfully awesome.

( The Exercise )

For: icecreamsuki
From: :3.

Title: Alive A Life
Pairing/Focus: Nino/Ohno
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 7100
Warnings: Angst
Summary: On their 8th anniversary, Ohno went to Nino’s house to ask for Nino’s parent’s approval to marry him. It was the happiest day for Nino. He couldn’t stop looking at the ring from Ohno. When Nino drove them back home, he was too happy. He latched his hands with Ohno from time to time. When it was still green, there’s a boy running for his toy. Nino couldn’t control his brakes. Somehow, the ring’s brightness blinded him.
Notes: Hi icecreamsuki-san, it’s a pleasure writing for your prompt. I took the ‘angst’. So I hope this fic could be welcomed :)). There is some medical notes in this fic, I am not working with any medical stuff or such. But I hope it’s fine and fit in this fic.
Thank you so much for bb J for being a beta reader for this fic. Thank you for bb Z, I senpai, S neechan <3
And a lot of thanks to nino mod <333
Title taken from Kamen Rider Ryuki’s OST.

( Alive A Life )

For: amh1988
From: :3.

Title: Be Patient with Me
Pairing/Focus: Ohmiya/Sakumoto (side pairing)
Rating: NC-17 (just a little bit)
Word count: 12540 words
Warning: Bear with Nino’s doubt
Summary: Meeting Ohno was a mere coincidence, but it led Nino to the things he never imagined before. He kept on denying his true feelings towards Ohno, only to find that he lied to himself…
Notes: Dear amh1988, thank you for the freedom you gave me, I had so much fun writing this Ohmiya for you. I tried to include the things you like such as love at the first sight and friends become lover. I’m sorry for developing Nino’s character as an overthinking person in this fic, I hope you still find it cute. To the mod, thanks so much for your help during the process, you’re awesome.

( Be Patient with Me )

For: duckyshimetai
From: :3.

Title: The Kiss Thief
Pairing/Focus: Nino/Ohno, Sho/Aiba (side)
Rating: pg-13
Word Count: ~23.000
Warnings: swearing, theft, mild injuries
Summary: Ninomiya Kazunari was a thief with a policy. He wouldn't steal from old people, he wouldn't rob on weekends and he wouldn't steal anything that he didn't need. However, one careless mistake would turn his life upside down.
Notes: Dear duckyshimetai, I am the happiest person to have you assigned to me. I enjoyed all of your prompts more than anything and it took me a lot to decide which one to take. I ended up with the ohmiya one. I tried to include everything you may like and did my very best to make it fluffy. I enjoyed writing it so much and I hope you can also enjoy reading it!
Dearest mod! You saved me more than one, thank you for all those helps you offered me <3 And thank you for being that patient with me! You are an angel!!
Song in order of use:
Utada Hikaru - First Love
Yuzu - Natsuiro
Shibata Jun - Yume (lyrics credits to taijiproject)
Ben E. King - Stand by me

( The Kiss Thief )

For: semikusa
From: :3.

Title: The Inheritance Game
Pairing/Focus: Ninomiya Kazunari/Matsumoto Jun (established)
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~49,000
Warnings: Sex, peril, cursing, and a character death (not main pair)
Summary: Ninomiya Kazunari, a money-loving retired thief, is just trying to enjoy said retirement. But he soon finds himself caught up in a dangerous quest for the biggest score of his career.
Notes: An AU action adventure in SPACE! for semikusa. This story is inspired by an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine called Who Mourns for Morn?. I hope you’ll enjoy :)

( The Inheritance Game (1/2) )

Part 2