Drabble fest!: Hokuto Cup

[troisroyaumes]

It's Friday! As promised, that means it's time for our biweekly team competition.

How It Works

- Leave prompts in the comments. You can request anonymously if you prefer.

- Reply to prompts with any fanwork of your choice. (Fic, art, icons, FSTs, vids, etc.--all are eligible.) You can also answer anonymously if you prefer.

- When you fill a prompt, please specify your chosen team somewhere in the comment. In this round, you can choose to play for Team Japan, Team China or Team Korea.

- Each time you fill a prompt, you win a point for your team.

- (optional, but highly encouraged) Go back to your journals and recruit friends for your teams! Cheer your team on, here and elsewhere! Leave feedback!

- The team that gets the most points wins the competition! Each member of the winning team will receive 20 Dreamwidth Points as a prize.

Rules

- Fics may be of any length. Although we anticipate most people will write drabbles or short fics, if you want to write an epic AU in the comments, feel free.

- Prompts can have multiple fills. Members of the same team can fill the same prompt, and any individual can fill a prompt more than once.

- This round will end on Friday, May 28, 6 PM PST. ETA: Deadline extended to Friday, June 4, 6 PM PST.

Fight-o, everyone!

Comments

Go Team Korea!

[raikushi]

From the corner of his eye Yongha noted, walking into the Korean Go Institute study room, the dark-haired youth at the corner table. He recognized in passing the diminutive form of Hon Suyong, head bowed over a goban, intensely studying the black and white stones laid before him. But the older kenkyuusei's attention was on his own forthcoming match, and he crossed the room without another glance at the corner.

It was only when he was leaving, five hours later, that Yongha really paid attention. Because Suyong was in the same exact position as when he had arrived, focus entirely on the table before him, the game still on the goban.

Yongha admitted his curiosity and stepped over to see. He stopped next to the table to look down at the board. Seconds passed; neither of the young men moved. Suyong's gaze slid slowly left and right, moves and countermoves passing behind his eyes. Yongha swept over the layout of the stones, deducing the way of the game. After a few minutes, his eyes widened.

"Who played this game?" he asked, breaking the silence.

If Suyong was startled by his presence, he didn't show it. "Myself and Shindou Hikaru," he murmured, still studying the board. "An insei I played in Japan."

"Shindou Hikaru?" said Yongha quietly, committing the name to memory. "That's interesting."

Suyong only looked up when Yongha turned and left, footsteps clicking quietly on the tile floor.

Re: Go Team Korea!

[troisroyaumes]

Yay, I love Suyeong's total focus on the game! (Gah, he's so adorable. XD)

Re: Go Team Korea!

[lacygrey]

This certainly captures Suyong's determination. I was thinking that there's a parallel between he and Isumi in the way they go abroad, find themselves and then come home to succeed. But in this scene there's also an echo of how Touya behaves after his first defeat against Sai.