If you happen to be working on some creative writing project, fanfiction or whatever, post one sentence/paragraph/whatever from each of your current work(s) in progress in your journal. It should probably be your favourite or most intriguing sentence so far, but what you choose is entirely your discretion. Mention the title (and genre) if you like, but don't mention anything else. Tag some poor souls after you're done.

On and Above
Two in the morning.

Tezuka was so shocked he almost forgot to lower his voice.

"Echizen?" he said, barely recognizing the deeper voice on the other side of the line. He reached for his glasses, listening to his pillar breathe.

"Buchou," Echizen replied, finally, as if that were all the apology he'd need. "Good morning."

Bewildered, Tezuka cradeled the phone closer to his ear and listening.

Wake
Ryoma considered this and raised a hand to touch the prince, who frownd at his beauty.

"Save me, then," he said, smiling.

Love and Truth
"Shall I call you Kunimitsu?" he asked, a hand slipping up to tangle in Tezuka's hair. Tezuka scowled.

"That's awfully forward."

"It was awfully forward of you to kiss me. Twice."

The retort died in Tezuka's throat when Ryoma pulled himself upward and mashed their lips together. It was awkward and careless and made the back of Tezuka's neck burn.

"No?" Ryoma asked, breathing against Tezuka's lips as he pulled away.

"No," Tezuka agreed, reaching up with one hand to cup Ryoma's chin. "Like this."

Ryoma was still, patient, and waiting to learn.

psycho au ;-;
The Psychic raised her head, scowling at Tezuka as he brought Ryoma closer to his side. The energies swirling around the cavern were frightening, making the younger's skin tingle. Automatically he reached up to clutch at Tezuka's shirt, though he wasn't sure who he ought to be more scared of.

"I'm trying to save what's most precious to you," the Psychic whispered, eyes finally leaving the General and landing on Ryoma. "You don't want to lose him."

"I'm afraid," Tezuka replied stiffly, arm clenching around Ryoma's shoulders. His wings unfurled with a swish. "I'm going to have to kill you, Rogue Psychic."

The Psychic pursed her lips and shook her head. "I offer you two words, Master General Second: Fuck you."

Everlasting Freedom
"Pull the trigger, Echizen."

Ryoma's entire body shook and tears stung at the corners of his eyes. He held them back and steadied his left hand, holding the pistol straight at his forehead. The traitorous bastard had to die.

8. Hat
Tezuka hated Ryoma's hat.

It was a brick wall that kept him and so many others from properly reading Echizen, working in the same way as Fuji's constant smile. It was frustrating, and Tezuka knew he was not the only one who thought so.

Perfect
Tezuka used to think he'd swim forever. He wasn't particularly good at it, but there was something comforting about the heavy weightlessness, even when he was much, much younger.

Winner (because I'm obviously obsessed with angel!Tezuka)
This time he couldn't lose -- not with a soul on the line.

There was a fluttering sound of wings unfurling.

Fairness
It wasn't fair, but Tezuka would never say it out loud.

Stereo
Spitefully, Inui brought a spoon of cereal to his mouth slowly and flipped the page of his notebook. Asayo caught a glimpse of a neat diagram and sighed as she took a seat in front of him. Inui ignored her.

"Come, come, Sadaharu," his Mother nagged, smiling. "Eat up or you'll be late for school."

Of Birthdays and Eggs
Apparently it was his birthday.

Men
There was that Look -- the Look that Momo had only ever seen Inui-senpai or Fuji-senpai get, and one time Eiji-senpai. The frightening look that almost always meant laps and what usually stopped Inui from testing his juices' effectiveness on the freshmen in Echizen's class.

The 'If-You-Kill-My-Pillar-I-Will-Make-You-Run-Laps-Until-You-Die-And-Then-I-Will-Kill-You-And-Cut-You-Into-Small-Pieces-Which-I-Will-Burn-On-Hyoutei's-Tennis-Courts' Look.

At least, that was what Fuji-senpai called it.

Momo gulped, suddenly not finding anything very funny. Even Kaidoh was perfectly still.

"Stop riding your bicycle with two people on it," Buchou said, finally, his voice low. "It is illegal."

"Yes!" Momo replied instantly, giving a vigorous nod just to make everything clear. "Never again!"

Naught
Ryoma tensed, hands clenching around his wand as he attempted to steady his breath. He already felt bruised and dirty and holy fuck something was coming around the corner.

"Lumos," he whispered, voice cracking. The light flickered on at the end of his wand just as a tall figure came into view. Panic filled the fourth year and he raised his wand higher, throat tightening as he prepared to yell the first curse that came to mind.

The light flashed on a pair of glasses and all at once he was calm.

"Tezuka," he breathed, lowering his arm with a sigh. "You scared the shi--" He stopped, blinking in the dim wandlight at the panting form of his boyfriend. The Hufflepuff champion shaking with the effort of taking in air, with burns all over his revealed skin. Ryoma heard him gulp.

"Skrewts," Tezuka gasped, turning to continue running. "Don't get careless, Echizen."

The Next Time
Tezuka didn’t argue with them, or tell them to keep playing and singing and writing and all of the things that had brought the four of them from Fuji’s basement to touring Japan. He knew they would, anyways, but then they really weren’t.

Like he had told his Mother at a time that was near and too far: it was complicated.

Up
It was Fuji who first noticed, which will pain Kunimitsu forever.

Valentine
The same moment Ronald Weasley figured out his best friend was gay he figured out he himself had to be, at the very least, bisexual. He had never felt so strong an urge as when he wanted to off himself right then and there, at the Dinner table and right in front of his Mother of all people. And since he wanted to shoot himself in the head and get his brains all over his Mother’s clean kitchen, obviously Ronald Weasley was, yet again, being totally irrational.

Secretly
"This isn't a secret admirer, this is...is...is..."

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