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Summary: Yukiko and Kakashi run an undercover mission in the coastal port of Asase during monsoon season. Rain can make anyone philosophical. Part of the Apartment Manager AU, set after The Guardian in Spite of Herself and before An Unorthodox Pedagogical Approach. (3,515 words)

Note: Written for [personal profile] warriordrgnmage, in response to the prompt: Naruto: Hatake Kakashi/Ayakawa Yukiko set in the Way of the Apartment Manager Series Timeline. For the Bingo card: Monsoon. It is also a fill for the [community profile] genprompt_bingo square monsoon.

For obvious reasons, Yukiko and Kakashi are using fake names while undercover. Yukiko is Aoi, and Kakashi is Hyoujin.

Also, you may notice that this is gen! See, while I am perfectly cool with people shipping Yukiko with Kakashi, that is 100% never going to become Apartment Manager canon, for many, many reasons. If anyone wants a shippy AU, you are welcome to write it yourself, because I flat-out CANNOT. Seriously, even if I tried, you wouldn't want the results. They would be awful. Trust me on that.

[ETA: the AO3 crosspost is now up!]

Between the Saltwater and the Sea-Strand )

Well, that took significantly longer than it needed to, but I won in the end. \o/

Also, Kuwa Natsume (from Whose Allegiance Is Ruled by Expedience) is now officially part of Apartment Manager continuity. You're welcome. :D
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I figure I will make a new post in case anyone missed these, since I posted them as comment replies on the original prompt request post from mid-April.

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1. ) Kitchen Science: lighthearted, jane and dirk making the most mathematically perfect cake. Written 4/13/18 for [tumblr.com profile] longroadstonowhere (175 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

2. ) Than It Is To Receive: BIRFDAY, Naruto …actually that’s probably a scenario in itself XD. Written 4/13/18 for [personal profile] alexseanchai (425 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

3. ) All Work and No Play: Holiday Cottages, Naruto (i was thinking of the summer camp au but another setting would be fine also). Written 4/13/18 for [personal profile] silverblade219 (425 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 version]

4. ) Grandmother Dragon: I would like the prompt "The Age of Reason" with Telemain having to explain something complicated to Kazul. (I reversed this, because reasons. *evil grin*) Written 4/22/18 for [personal profile] wistfulmemory (575 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

5. ) Equivalent Exchange: Can I have a snippet of "Utiliarian Virtue," please? Pick a prompt and wing it! Written 5/1/18 for [livejournal.com profile] cherokee1 (650 words) [Contains discussion of atrocities and war crimes]
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Okay, I am trying to sit down and restart work on my FTH fic, but I seem to have temporarily misplaced my knack for stringing words together in a coherent narrative.

So here I am, breaking my resolution about not doing mini-ficlet prompt memes. *headdesk*

This one really is for mini-ficlets, though! I may run long, of course, but I want these to be finger exercises rather than major projects.

You know the basic drill by now, yes? Pick a square from my Genprompt Bingo card, add one to three characters plus a scenario, and I will write you a ficlet of at least 3 sentences and/or 100 words.

Here is my Genprompt Bingo card. For those who prefer lists to graphics, the open squares are: Light-Hearted, Holiday Cottages, WILD CARD, Suicide, Another Year Older: Birthdays, The Age of Reason, Steadfast, and Takeout.

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Obligatory small print:

1. I reserve the right to veto any fandoms I don't know well enough to write, and ask you to please try again.

2. Crossover prompts are fine! On the vanishingly unlikely chance anyone wants to read a snippet from any of my original worlds and stories, that kind of prompt is also fine.

3. In the Genprompt Bingo challenge, WILD CARD means to grab any prompt from the complete Round 12 prompt list. I reserve the right to veto any such wild card substitutions and ask you to please try again.

4. Genprompt Bingo fills do not have to be gen! (The 'gen' refers to the squares, which do not automatically presuppose shipping.) Just be aware that I'm not great at romance, so if you request shipfic, it will come out fairly low-key and may end up as ambiguous gen anyway.

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Fill List:

1. Kitchen Science: lighthearted, jane and dirk making the most mathematically perfect cake. Written 4/13/18 for [tumblr.com profile] longroadstonowhere (175 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

2. Than It Is To Receive: BIRFDAY, Naruto …actually that’s probably a scenario in itself XD. Written 4/13/18 for [personal profile] alexseanchai (425 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

3. All Work and No Play: Holiday Cottages, Naruto (i was thinking of the summer camp au but another setting would be fine also). Written 4/13/18 for [personal profile] silverblade219 (425 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 version]

4. Grandmother Dragon: I would like the prompt "The Age of Reason" with Telemain having to explain something complicated to Kazul. (I reversed this, because reasons. *evil grin*) Written 4/22/18 for [personal profile] wistfulmemory (575 words) [Tumblr crosspost; AO3 crosspost]

5. Equivalent Exchange: Can I have a snippet of "Utiliarian Virtue," please? Pick a prompt and wing it! Written 5/1/18 for [livejournal.com profile] cherokee1 (650 words) [Contains discussion of atrocities and war crimes]
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Apropos of nothing in particular, all twelve of the sidefics for my "Apartment Manager" Naruto AU are now up on AO3 at this handy-dandy link. :-)

(This is kind of a promise to myself that I WILL get back to work on "The Guardian in Spite of Herself" as soon as I clear a couple more things out of the way. *crosses fingers, hopes for the best*)

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And now to bed.
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I am bored and attempting to stay awake. I am also, alas, out of inspiration for all my WIPs. So am I asking for prompts!

Give me a character or ship PLUS a scenario | setting | mood | line of dialogue, and I will try to write you a three sentence ficlet.

ETA: Prompts are closed! Thank you to everyone who contributed. :-)

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1 ) lost in translation: 50 words, Dave/Jade, lost in translation. For [tumblr.com profile] missgvc (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

2 ) picnic at 20,000 feet: 125 words, Rose/Sollux, on a plane. For [tumblr.com profile] bramblemouth (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

3 ) Poor Communication: 250 words, Miles Vorkosigan & the Faceless Old Woman Who Lives in Your House, "He would have told her if she'd asked." For [livejournal.com profile] sablin27 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

4 ) A Likely Story: 275 words, Ayakawa Yukiko being amused at the antics of Naruto and Sasuke (who are temporarily allied because they're conspiring together about something). For [livejournal.com profile] wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

5 ) High Wire: 425 words, Natasha Romanova (Avengers) & Parker (Leverage) - "That is not happening." For [livejournal.com profile] sablin27 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

6 ) Inconvenient Truths: 200 words, Arthur Pendragon & Susan Pevensie, diplomatic immunity. For [personal profile] rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

7 ) The Taste of Madeleines: 350 words, Luna Lovegood, Wrackspurts and brain farts. For [personal profile] rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

8 ) Perchance To Dream: 350 words, Ariadne & Arthur, favorite books. For [livejournal.com profile] hungrytiger11 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

9 ) Going Native: 150 words, Giles, no eating or drinking in the library. For [personal profile] rthstewart (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

10 ) The Test of Good Manners: 425 words, Amanda and Sarek, a moment of perfect understanding. For [livejournal.com profile] rosaxx50 (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

11 ) This Is Not an After-Action Review: 375 words, Natasha Romanova & Parker, Stark's reaction to their awesomeness. Tiny sequel to High Wire. For [livejournal.com profile] wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

12 ) Rattle the Cage: 800 words, Gaila/Natasha Romanoff (Trek/MCU), undercover. For [tumblr.com profile] geiszlerandgaila (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

13 ) Small Favors: 450 words, Ayakawa Yukiko, Kakashi, and fireworks that aren't the typical festival fireworks. For [livejournal.com profile] wistfulmemory (Tumblr link; AO3 version)

14 ) Hnaflbaflwhiflsnifltafl: 275 words, Edmund Pevensie & Lord Vetinari, comparing the intricacies of governing/spying in Narnia and Ankh Morpork. For [livejournal.com profile] priscipixie (Tumblr link; AO3 version)
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Summary: An object lesson in ninja tactics as applied to civilian social relationships -- aka the fic in which Naruto and Shinnin adopt Sakura before she attracts Ino's attention, but Sakura's parents are not so keen on their daughter's new friends.

This story is an expansion of a fragmentary comment!fic for [livejournal.com profile] aishuu, who asked for a sequel to "The Way of the Apartment Manager." It's set between "Apartment Manager" and "Guardian" -- my timeline is a little fishy since I was thinking in terms of American school years rather than Japanese ones when I wrote the "Apartment Manager" epilogue and also Kishimoto's depiction of Konoha's climate is kind of weird in general (i.e., it is the Land of No Seasons, where people can be equally comfortable wearing thick winter coats or wearing shorts and mesh t-shirts O_o), but I think this story works best if it falls in early spring, half a year after Naruto enters the ninja academy and roughly a year and a half after he moved into Yukiko's building. ("Guardian" will start several months later, in late summer.)

Aishuu, I am sorry it took me so ridiculously long to finish. Hopefully the length makes up somewhat for the delay. (8,200 words)

[ETA: The slightly revised final version is now up on ff.net!]

Friends and Neighbors )

If you spot any obvious errors (whether canon or mechanical), or have suggestions for improving the story flow or characterization, please tell me! I did some edits yesterday and today, but I don't think I have enough distance from the story to really tell whether there are problems, and if so, what and where they are.

And now... laundry. *ominous music*
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This is a comment!fic for [personal profile] theodosia21, who asked for: Perhaps something during or after "The Way of the Apartment Manager," with Yukiko being really competent or happy or just generally awesome? I hit the first part dead on, but not so much the second. Sorry!

For All the Works and Days of Hands: A month after Naruto moves into her building, Yukiko receives an invitation to her cousin Yuichiro's anniversary dinner celebration and wonders when she drifted so far apart from her family. Heavy on backstory, slightly melancholy. (875 words)
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A somewhat maudlin ficlet set a year after "The Guardian in Spite of Herself," though not giving away anything about the ending. (Well, it gives away two people who survive, but I am willing to tell you right now that Yukiko, Naruto, Sasuke, and Naga all survive. Beyond that, though, I am not saying.) Anyway, Sasuke understandably still has issues about his family's deaths. (425 words)

[The revised and expanded final version is now up on ff.net.]

Set in Stone )

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...You know, I think I listen to too much classic rock at work. Pink Floyd is clearly getting to me. *wry*
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I mentioned midway through "The Way of the Apartment Manager" that Yukiko is a genjutsu expert because she absolutely sucks at ninjutsu. The following ficlet is a slightly more detailed explanation of her problem, which is a variation of Rock Lee's inability to use externalized chakra at all. (In other words, I am doing self-indulgent world-building about Kishimoto's rules of 'magic.' *grin*) 475 words.

What You Need )

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And now to bed.
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This is not the fic I owe [livejournal.com profile] aishuu, but it sets the stage for that fic. Set a month or two after Naruto enters the ninja academy, probably mid-autumn. (In case you have forgotten, Shinnin is the girl Naruto tentatively befriends in the epilogue of "The Way of the Apartment Manager." He is still friends with her at the start of "The Guardian in Spite of Herself.")

Uzumaki Naruto is the most interesting person Kigaru Shinnin has ever met. She has no regrets for her lost popularity. (925 words)

[The revised and expanded final version is now up on ff.net.]

No Wasted Deed )

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I had the damndest time thinking of a title for this fic, and I am not wildly enthused by the one I finally settled on. If you have a better idea, please tell me!

Also, since Shinnin and Naruto have already 'adopted' Sakura in this world, when Ino goes looking to practice random acts of kindness on less popular girls, she picks Hinata as her project. As you might guess, by the time Naruto's class reaches graduation, the patterns of interaction among the kids are noticeably different from canon. :-)

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