The Ninomiya Exchange

For: jadeswallow
From: domoarigatoyo

Title: in the stillness of a grey canvas / we’re never alone
Pairing(s): Nino/Matsuoka
Character(s): Nino, Matsuoka, Kokubun, Aiba, and a tiny bit of Ohno
Rating: PG-13 with some physical intimacy
Genre(s): AU, sci-fi, romance, angst
Warning(s): angst, potentially confusing plot/storyline
Disclaimer: I own nothing, except for the plot. Pure work of fiction.
Summary: In which Nino forgets, Matsuoka gets irredeemably confused, and parallel paths manage to meet.

Notes: For jadeswallow! :) Firstly, thank you so much for your wonderful request, and to the mod for your excellent pairing skills! And my lovely beta!<3 It was a glorious, glorious moment of dizzying happiness when I read your prompt for pairings. Nino/Matsuoka? Nino/Matsuoka? NINO/MATSUOKA?? …I gawked at it for five minutes just to make sure my mind wasn’t making things up, really I did. I’m ashamed to say that despite being a huge fangirl of both, it never occurred to me to write them as a romantic pairing. So THANK YOU really!:D

I’m not going to lie – this was just about the hardest fic I have ever written or attempted. I was tempted to just give up and write an Arashi pairing, but I’m too stubborn and fangirly for my own good so I stuck with it.

So here it is. An insanely long monster (with an incredibly uninformative summary. I know, I know) that I really hope you will enjoy. I’m not going to comment on it, because it’s a gift fic and I don’t want to depress you with stories of inadequacies (lol), but just. Thank you in advance for amazing patience. :)

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