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Reki doesn't care about much of anything besides M, an underground mini-golf course that's never the same twice, but sometimes he wishes he had someone to share it with. There's no chance his new classmate will want to play mini-golf...right?
or: sk8 but make it mini golf, ridiculous at times, tender at others
What was this place?
As if he’d heard Langa’s thoughts, Reki swept his arms out to the side and said, “Welcome to M!”
“M?” Langa repeated.
“The best—only, probably—underground mini-golf course that Okinawa has to offer!”
That only answered maybe two of Langa’s questions. “Why is it called M? Oh—like mini golf?”
“Huh?” Reki replied, distracted by something out of Langa’s sightline. “I dunno. That’s just what it’s called.”
“Mini golf starts with ‘M’,” Langa said.
“It does?” Reki turned back to him, mouth quirked to the side in thought.
“Yes.”
“Wow! I didn’t know that. I guess so, then. You’re so smart!”
“I just know English,” Langa said. “It’s nothing special.”
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there’s a hole in my soul (can you fill it?) by vitane
Fandoms: SK8 the Infinity (Anime)
20 May 2021
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Snowboarding feels bleak, meaningless and it’s the last thing Langa wants to think about now.
Everything changes, however, when Reki enters his cold world and Langa, in spite of himself, offers to teach him how to snowboard.
(Or, Langa is a pro-snowboarder, who’s dealing with grief, and Reki has just moved to Canada, carrying deep homesickness with himself. Together, they help each other heal their wounds.)
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Bookmarked by allkindsoffur
28 Jul 2021
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i like how the sk8 fandom has collectively decided that Langa for sure listens to Mitski. Langa serving sad boy realness.... anyway this was rlly fucking good. A good examination of grief. And I also really liked that this fic touched on Langa's weak sense of self. That's something that has always bothered me about the canon and also fanfiction interpretations of Langa's character—Langa is often defined by how attached he is to Reki. I'm glad that he has other formative relationships in this fic. And not only that, but that he is also navigating his relationship to his hobby. The fact that, in canon, skating is only enjoyable because of Reki (and same w snowboarding)? Part of Langa's canonical arc is learning to enjoy skateboarding not for the thrill, not for the win, and not even for the rush of knowing Reki is watching, but instead for the fun of it. Reki's still an important part of that, but hopefully he no longer defines it completely—idk, I don't feel that it's very clear.
Which is why I appreciate fics like this, that acknowledge how unrealistic and also kind of concerning Langa's own expectations/feelings towards his hobby and towards Reki are. Idk if what I'm saying makes any sense.
I felt so sad when they didn't cuddle (sucker for cuddling descriptions, given that the only extended physical contact I engage in is with my cats) but anyway that's fine, bc this fic to me was less about the romance and more about Langa becoming a person again. I may not relate to the idea of defining oneself around another (I've always been more of a solo hobbyist, a hermit), I know what it's like to spend so much energy being sad that, when you come out of it, you panic because you no longer recognize who you are and what you like—seeing Langa go through it as well was comforting.
<3 This was really good.
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Reki doesn't know the first thing about kissing and after a bit of light-hearted taunting, gets the idea to practice with Langa. They're best friends, aren't they? So they should help each other out. Boy lips couldn't be that different from girl lips anyway. Langa, meanwhile, knows this isn't a good idea. Yet, if having Reki to himself is ultimately impossible, then might as well take what he can get--even if it is going to be painful in the end.
Their experimentation starts out innocently enough, but with curiosity and raging hormones at play, they might be too late by the time they go too far.
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Bookmarked by allkindsoffur
19 Jul 2021
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angst was done rlly well up to a point. this fic was a lot hornier than i expected. ending was too sugary for me, i think.
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Reki doesn't care about much of anything besides M, an underground mini-golf course that's never the same twice, but sometimes he wishes he had someone to share it with. There's no chance his new classmate will want to play mini-golf...right?
or: sk8 but make it mini golf, ridiculous at times, tender at others
What was this place?
As if he’d heard Langa’s thoughts, Reki swept his arms out to the side and said, “Welcome to M!”
“M?” Langa repeated.
“The best—only, probably—underground mini-golf course that Okinawa has to offer!”
That only answered maybe two of Langa’s questions. “Why is it called M? Oh—like mini golf?”
“Huh?” Reki replied, distracted by something out of Langa’s sightline. “I dunno. That’s just what it’s called.”
“Mini golf starts with ‘M’,” Langa said.
“It does?” Reki turned back to him, mouth quirked to the side in thought.
“Yes.”
“Wow! I didn’t know that. I guess so, then. You’re so smart!”
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04 Jul 2021
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this. i can't quite. express. how amazing this was. this took me days to read bc i have both a short attention span and also a bunch of responsibilities (boo). i wish i could remember all the things i wanted to say about it. but its almost 3 am and i was working until 1:30 and i have to get up soon so. idk. this was just. amazing and future self? please re-read.
PS: miya becoming friends w koyomi????? this is my new favorite pairing (platonic bc they're kids.... but u know.... in the future?.... maybe??...... >.>). I Love when Miya Has Friends!!!!!!! <3 the poor boy... gross little grimey catboy.... <3