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  1. Public Bookmark 26

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    Disappointing Performance by ETHER Activewear's Karahura Kakeru

    ETHER's Prodigious Star, Already Burning Out?

    Comody Iida Races Ahead in New Year Ekiden Qualifier, ETHER Activewear Struggles to Meet Projections

    Kurahara Kakeru's career takes an inexplicable nose dive, risking his sponsorship and place on his company team.

    An unprecedented PR stunt gives Kakeru the chance to reclaim himself and his running career. The objective? Make it to the Olympics and break from the mould of the marathon tradition. Instead, Kakeru is tasked with popularizing the 10km event and become the face for upcoming activewear brand ETHER in the process.

    An exploration into recovery, love, loss, injury, disability, and overall questioning what it means to be an athlete. More specifically, what exists for athletes when there is no overcoming to be had? What is the double-meaning of athletic performance? And eventually, how can embracing brokenness set us free?

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    18 Dec 2022

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    haiji and kakeru have such a compelling dynamic and this feels like such a beautiful, realistic portrayal of their relationship.

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    Xie Lian found something in himself that he thought was gone—worn away with every mistake he had made.

    Faith.

    His arms opened, and the child was hesitant—but eventually, he fell into them, his body trembling with silent sobs.

    "I remember you," he whispered again, voice breaking as Hong-er clung to him.

    I remember you.

    I remember you.

    I will always, for as long as I live, remember you.

    (A re-telling of TGCF where Xie Lian has his cursed shackle placed in his eyes, blinding him. And yet, through all of his struggles; there is always someone watching over him.)

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    21 Aug 2022

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    local tgcf fanfic author decides to rewrite entire series in a fit of brilliance (madness?) thus birthing this monster. what is canon. what is fanon. i forgot ocs were ocs. i’ll never see certain characters the same way. this took me somewhere i cant return from. i don’t think i can ever read it again. 100000000000/10 would recommend.

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    After Hua Cheng is called in to do a rather simple task at a rather decrepit home, he finds himself replacing more than just the carpet in Xie Lian’s home—for example: the stove, the cabinets, the walls, the roof, and his heart (in Xie Lian’s hands).

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    04 Aug 2022

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    the softest most tender hualian out there 💓🥹

  4. Public Bookmark 49

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    On New Year’s Day, Haiji reflects on what it takes to make a dream come true.

    It starts with the slightest flutter in Haiji’s chest when their eyes meet. Kakeru looks at him all the time. It didn’t surprise him before. Kakeru was searching for answers in him the same way that everyone else on the team was looking to him. But it’s when everything else is stripped away after crossing the finish line and Haiji knows that he has nothing more to offer – neither ability to run nor promises to enlighten anyone – does he begin to realise that Kakeru is still looking at him.

    And that’s when he starts to realise just how much this feeling has nothing to do with the Ekiden and everything to do with Kakeru.

    For the Ekiden Runners 18+ New Year Discord Server Exchange.

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    25 Jun 2022

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    What stood before Kazuya now was this.

    It was top of the third. Seido were leading with two runs to zero, and the current count was two and one. No outs. Kominato was at bat, Kuramochi had just stolen third, and Miyuki Kazuya was in love with Sawamura Eijun.

    The consequences all of which he would deal with later.

    It’s a summer training away game for Seido. A few months before the third years retire, weeks before the summer tournament, and mere moments before Kazuya finally does something about his feelings for his battery partner. Only, the moments keep getting away from him, and Kazuya isn’t really trying to stop them.

    As always, it’s baseball that ends up making the call for him.

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    22 Jun 2022

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    “He’s got to be brave,” Sawamura mumbled as though talking to himself. “Leave it too late, and the moment is gone and may never come back. You can’t hesitate. Not even a little bit.”

    Kazuya’s mouth fell open as his words were once again stolen from him. Sawamura then met his gaze with a fierceness that Kazuya had never seen before.

    “Forgive me if I read your signs wrong again, Miyuki-senpai,” Sawamura said.

    🫠😩💖