Title: All I've Ever Learned from Love (Was How to Shoot Somebody Who Outdrew You)
Rating: M
For: Cndshin @sumeragishin, @kagakuroexchange
Cndshin,
Sorry this isn’t complete yet but I’m still working on it. I wanted to go ahead and post the first half so that you could at least have something semi-on time. I hope you like it!
I’d like a kagakuro fic where they have a fight, but it’s Kuroko’s fault. I always see fics where they have fights and somehow Kagami’s at fault, and while I know he can mess up his words and stuff, and he doesn’t always catch on as quick as he needs, I also know that Kuroko isn’t perfect either. He’s sarcastic and can be hard to read and judgemental, and compared to Kagami he’s much more prone to lying.
And it breaks my heart a little but I keep imagining an AU where they meet as adults, maybe at a gay bar or something, and start having casual sex. Except, Kagami’s looking for the long haul and he finds himself really liking Kuroko really fast, and he tries to sort of subtly get it to go further. Meanwhile, Kuroko took one look at him at the bar, maybe overheard a conversation, and decided then and there that Kagami was good-looking enough for a fuck, but that he probably wasn’t intelligent or interesting enough to keep him interested beyond sex. He basically pegs him as a dumb gym-bunny and doesn’t try to get to know him further.
And their relationship keeps going on like this for awhile, Kagami wanting a little more, and Kuroko realizing this (because let’s be honest Kagami is about as a subtle as a brick, and although adulthood may have given him an edge, it ain’t much) and becoming very wary because he certainly likes the sex (dear god, does he like the sex) but not anything else (he’s lying to himself because sometimes they’ll have pre or post coital video games, or Kagami will cook for him, or they may even cuddle a bit).
And then perhaps one day Kuroko meets up with the Miracles to play some b-ball and Kagami happens to be in the area for the same purpose and spots him. He’s happy to see Kuroko so he draws a bit of attention calling him over, and the Miracles are like “Tetsu, who’s this fool?” (because they can be judgemental as hell, don’t deny it) and Kuroko feels really embarrassed and he talks to Kagami but sort of makes an excuse about it being a reunion and that’s why Kagami can’t really join in. Kagami takes this mostly at face value, though he feels that something was off (in fact, he’s been feeling that something was off for a while now he just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Like how Kuroko never wants to go out where they might be seen together, for instance).
That night, Kuroko calls Kagami and basically breaks up with him as a fuck buddy I guess. I feel like he might say some mean things to cement the deal, and because he feels angry at Kagami for embarrassing him earlier. Kagami’s pretty devastated, and Kuroko tries to think it’s pathetic, but he mostly just feels bad and he’s not sure what to do about that.
And then somehow a few months down the road they meet again. Maybe through Aomine because he’s on the police force while Kagami’s part of the fire department? Maybe they just start bumping into each other? Maybe the kindergarten where Kuroko teaches has a field trip to the fire station? I don’t know, but either way Kagami is still kinda torn up and very wary around Kuroko, and Kuroko still feels bad so maybe in his attempts to feel better he starts hanging around Kagami more, but now platonically, and starts to really like him for real this time. And then he just doesn’t know what to do because Kagami’s like “yeah, you kinda broke my heart once I don’t think I’d like for that to happen again” and it’s a problem.
Somewhere down the line there’s a happy ending though. Somewhere.
I just want Kuroko to fuck up sometime. And I feel like the way he would do that is by being unnecessarily ashamed of Kagami, which is more likely when he knows him outside the context of basketball, where Kagami garners respect for his skills.
Can I hijack this for a moment because I truly love this idea.
So also think about while Kuroko is befriending Kagami, Kagami starts trying to move on and gets a new boyfriend. Kuroko sees how sweet and amazing Kagami is to his bf and thinks about how Kagami used to treat HIM like that which makes him feel worse.
I just also need for Kuroko to not only feel bad for being an ass to Kagami and messing up but for Kagami to prove that he’s kind of amazing and Kuroko was an idiot to be ashamed of him.
See, I want Kagami to prove he’s kind of amazing too. I had a whole bunch of scenes in my head, like one where Kuroko actually gets to see him play basketball and then Tetsu’s like “whoa would you look at that can of CRUSH” because he hadn’t seen him play before. Also, who wouldn’t fall in love with Kagami in a fireman’s uniform. But I was worried about the post getting way too long, plus I was thinking that while Kuroko realizes more so how awesome Kagami is when they meet after the breakup, it is partially just him realizing how amazing Kagami was when they were together, and that that level of amazing was already enough for him and he just screwed up and so now he only gets to see how extra-amazing Kagami is from a distance he’d rather not be seeing it from. He wants to see it from up close.
I thought about the gets-a-boyfriend-and-Kuroko-gets-jelly thing, but, and I hope you don’t mind my adding this, I feel like Kagami wouldn’t do that. Kuroko really fucked him up and, while he’s healing, he knows he’s not ready to be with someone else. He’s too sincere for that, and wouldn’t put someone through him not being sure about them. However, maybe he starts having casual sex again, and Kuroko sees him with someone (not having sex, but maybe grabbing a bite, because Kagami is the type of person to treat any one-night-stand to breakfast, even if it’s not serious, and even despite his embarrassment) or maybe he meets up with Himuro and they’re just hanging out like bros, but they’re pretty close and Kuroko sees and get jelly because of that. Or maybe even the Seirin team. Or heck let’s Free! crossover this bitch and say he hangs out with Makoto and Haru a lot because Makoto’s a fireman too and Haru and Kagami share an interest in cooking.
Honestly, mostly I’m just shit at getting someone (like an actual boyfriend) mixed up in my OTPs because I know the end game is them together and even though it’s all fake I somehow still can’t do that to someone, put them between two people I know are going to be together in the end.
No you add to this, make it long and angsty and meta-y. This is great. Also no one I know likes KnB so I never get to talk about it and now I’m excited.
I added Kagami getting a boyfriend or getting something like it because I think Kagami would need to see that he is worth an actual relationship after Kuroko fucked him up like that. I feel like after what Kuroko did he’d be really insecure and would need someone (maybe not an actual boyfriend but someone who he’s getting close with and moving towards something deeper with) to help him build himself back up again.
Ah, I see the logic. That makes sense, yeah. He might well need someone to build him up a bit. Who though? An OC? I wonder if there’s someone in the actual cast of characters that we could get mixed up in this. Oh shit it would be hella dramatic if Aomine started hitting on Kagami. I don’t think he would really be the one to build Kagami up though, but that might just be a bias because I can’t really ship them. They’re both too similar and too different for it to work.
Gah, I’m just blathering on now, I don’t know how this should go (beyond the word vomit I’ve inflicted on everybody already). But I’m so happy to have someone to exchange ideas about this with, so the feeling’s entirely mutual! I’m also just so happy the idea wasn’t immediately rejected by people. I thought it was a bit of a gamble putting this out there, but like I said, I needed to get it off my chest.
I was thinking either an OC or a character with minimal screen time. I honestly can’t see any of the GOM being the one told build Kagami back up like he needs. Although I bet Aomine would flirt with him, like maybe he sees Kagami practicing by himself or the police department and the fire department have a basketball tournament and Aomine’s and Kagami’s teams go against each other so now Aomine is lusting after Kagami but Kagami is really not ready to jump back into bed with someone (he wants a slow romance this time) so he just ignores it and pretends that he doesn’t get that Aomine is hitting on him.
I also thought about Tatsuya. Maybe he and Kagami have been friends for years but they’ve lived in different places so that friendship never really had the chance to be anything more. Now, however, Tatsuya’s job has moved him so he and Kagami are meeting up to hangout and they start growing closer than they were and now they’ve kind of maybe got something possibly going on but not really; enough for Kuroko to be jealous and hurt over but when Kagami is won over by Kuroko in the end Tatsuya kind of shrugs and eyes up the cute purple haired baker who he buys pastries from in the mornings.
I really like this idea because you’re right, Kagami is always the one who hurts Kuroko and gets blamed for their fights (possibly because he’s not good with words or maybe because he’s physically bigger and louder while Kuroko seems smaller and ‘fragile’ but that’s neither here nor there) and I can definitely see Kuroko being the one who’s kind of a jerk sometimes or maybe he lies occasionally by omission. I also like the idea that as a couple they aren’t 100% perfect, they have to struggle to be together in the end because life is hard and sometimes you fuck up and have to work through that
I’d like a kagakuro fic where they have a fight, but it’s Kuroko’s fault. I always see fics where they have fights and somehow Kagami’s at fault, and while I know he can mess up his words and stuff, and he doesn’t always catch on as quick as he needs, I also know that Kuroko isn’t perfect either. He’s sarcastic and can be hard to read and judgemental, and compared to Kagami he’s much more prone to lying.
And it breaks my heart a little but I keep imagining an AU where they meet as adults, maybe at a gay bar or something, and start having casual sex. Except, Kagami’s looking for the long haul and he finds himself really liking Kuroko really fast, and he tries to sort of subtly get it to go further. Meanwhile, Kuroko took one look at him at the bar, maybe overheard a conversation, and decided then and there that Kagami was good-looking enough for a fuck, but that he probably wasn’t intelligent or interesting enough to keep him interested beyond sex. He basically pegs him as a dumb gym-bunny and doesn’t try to get to know him further.
And their relationship keeps going on like this for awhile, Kagami wanting a little more, and Kuroko realizing this (because let’s be honest Kagami is about as a subtle as a brick, and although adulthood may have given him an edge, it ain’t much) and becoming very wary because he certainly likes the sex (dear god, does he like the sex) but not anything else (he’s lying to himself because sometimes they’ll have pre or post coital video games, or Kagami will cook for him, or they may even cuddle a bit).
And then perhaps one day Kuroko meets up with the Miracles to play some b-ball and Kagami happens to be in the area for the same purpose and spots him. He’s happy to see Kuroko so he draws a bit of attention calling him over, and the Miracles are like “Tetsu, who’s this fool?” (because they can be judgemental as hell, don’t deny it) and Kuroko feels really embarrassed and he talks to Kagami but sort of makes an excuse about it being a reunion and that’s why Kagami can’t really join in. Kagami takes this mostly at face value, though he feels that something was off (in fact, he’s been feeling that something was off for a while now he just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Like how Kuroko never wants to go out where they might be seen together, for instance).
That night, Kuroko calls Kagami and basically breaks up with him as a fuck buddy I guess. I feel like he might say some mean things to cement the deal, and because he feels angry at Kagami for embarrassing him earlier. Kagami’s pretty devastated, and Kuroko tries to think it’s pathetic, but he mostly just feels bad and he’s not sure what to do about that.
And then somehow a few months down the road they meet again. Maybe through Aomine because he’s on the police force while Kagami’s part of the fire department? Maybe they just start bumping into each other? Maybe the kindergarten where Kuroko teaches has a field trip to the fire station? I don’t know, but either way Kagami is still kinda torn up and very wary around Kuroko, and Kuroko still feels bad so maybe in his attempts to feel better he starts hanging around Kagami more, but now platonically, and starts to really like him for real this time. And then he just doesn’t know what to do because Kagami’s like “yeah, you kinda broke my heart once I don’t think I’d like for that to happen again” and it’s a problem.
Somewhere down the line there’s a happy ending though. Somewhere.
I just want Kuroko to fuck up sometime. And I feel like the way he would do that is by being unnecessarily ashamed of Kagami, which is more likely when he knows him outside the context of basketball, where Kagami garners respect for his skills.
Can I hijack this for a moment because I truly love this idea.
So also think about while Kuroko is befriending Kagami, Kagami starts trying to move on and gets a new boyfriend. Kuroko sees how sweet and amazing Kagami is to his bf and thinks about how Kagami used to treat HIM like that which makes him feel worse.
I just also need for Kuroko to not only feel bad for being an ass to Kagami and messing up but for Kagami to prove that he’s kind of amazing and Kuroko was an idiot to be ashamed of him.
See, I want Kagami to prove he’s kind of amazing too. I had a whole bunch of scenes in my head, like one where Kuroko actually gets to see him play basketball and then Tetsu’s like “whoa would you look at that can of CRUSH” because he hadn’t seen him play before. Also, who wouldn’t fall in love with Kagami in a fireman’s uniform. But I was worried about the post getting way too long, plus I was thinking that while Kuroko realizes more so how awesome Kagami is when they meet after the breakup, it is partially just him realizing how amazing Kagami was when they were together, and that that level of amazing was already enough for him and he just screwed up and so now he only gets to see how extra-amazing Kagami is from a distance he’d rather not be seeing it from. He wants to see it from up close.
I thought about the gets-a-boyfriend-and-Kuroko-gets-jelly thing, but, and I hope you don’t mind my adding this, I feel like Kagami wouldn’t do that. Kuroko really fucked him up and, while he’s healing, he knows he’s not ready to be with someone else. He’s too sincere for that, and wouldn’t put someone through him not being sure about them. However, maybe he starts having casual sex again, and Kuroko sees him with someone (not having sex, but maybe grabbing a bite, because Kagami is the type of person to treat any one-night-stand to breakfast, even if it’s not serious, and even despite his embarrassment) or maybe he meets up with Himuro and they’re just hanging out like bros, but they’re pretty close and Kuroko sees and get jelly because of that. Or maybe even the Seirin team. Or heck let’s Free! crossover this bitch and say he hangs out with Makoto and Haru a lot because Makoto’s a fireman too and Haru and Kagami share an interest in cooking.
Honestly, mostly I’m just shit at getting someone (like an actual boyfriend) mixed up in my OTPs because I know the end game is them together and even though it’s all fake I somehow still can’t do that to someone, put them between two people I know are going to be together in the end.
No you add to this, make it long and angsty and meta-y. This is great. Also no one I know likes KnB so I never get to talk about it and now I’m excited.
I added Kagami getting a boyfriend or getting something like it because I think Kagami would need to see that he is worth an actual relationship after Kuroko fucked him up like that. I feel like after what Kuroko did he’d be really insecure and would need someone (maybe not an actual boyfriend but someone who he’s getting close with and moving towards something deeper with) to help him build himself back up again.
Ah, I see the logic. That makes sense, yeah. He might well need someone to build him up a bit. Who though? An OC? I wonder if there’s someone in the actual cast of characters that we could get mixed up in this. Oh shit it would be hella dramatic if Aomine started hitting on Kagami. I don’t think he would really be the one to build Kagami up though, but that might just be a bias because I can’t really ship them. They’re both too similar and too different for it to work.
Gah, I’m just blathering on now, I don’t know how this should go (beyond the word vomit I’ve inflicted on everybody already). But I’m so happy to have someone to exchange ideas about this with, so the feeling’s entirely mutual! I’m also just so happy the idea wasn’t immediately rejected by people. I thought it was a bit of a gamble putting this out there, but like I said, I needed to get it off my chest.
I was thinking either an OC or a character with minimal screen time. I honestly can’t see any of the GOM being the one told build Kagami back up like he needs. Although I bet Aomine would flirt with him, like maybe he sees Kagami practicing by himself or the police department and the fire department have a basketball tournament and Aomine’s and Kagami’s teams go against each other so now Aomine is lusting after Kagami but Kagami is really not ready to jump back into bed with someone (he wants a slow romance this time) so he just ignores it and pretends that he doesn’t get that Aomine is hitting on him.
I also thought about Tatsuya. Maybe he and Kagami have been friends for years but they’ve lived in different places so that friendship never really had the chance to be anything more. Now, however, Tatsuya’s job has moved him so he and Kagami are meeting up to hangout and they start growing closer than they were and now they’ve kind of maybe got something possibly going on but not really; enough for Kuroko to be jealous and hurt over but when Kagami is won over by Kuroko in the end Tatsuya kind of shrugs and eyes up the cute purple haired baker who he buys pastries from in the mornings.
I really like this idea because you’re right, Kagami is always the one who hurts Kuroko and gets blamed for their fights (possibly because he’s not good with words or maybe because he’s physically bigger and louder while Kuroko seems smaller and ‘fragile’ but that’s neither here nor there) and I can definitely see Kuroko being the one who’s kind of a jerk sometimes or maybe he lies occasionally by omission. I also like the idea that as a couple they aren’t 100% perfect, they have to struggle to be together in the end because life is hard and sometimes you fuck up and have to work through that
I don’t know how I feel about possible with Tatsuya, because I’ve always been pissed at him for the “can’t be your brother” thing, but that’s just me. It could work, especially if they’re mostly just hanging out and kind of teetering on the edge.
I just want to remind anybody that’s reading this that despite all these people butting in on the ship, this shit is endgame Kagakuro okay? We may be dragging them through some murky shit but they will get there and they will be so fucking happy when they do goddammit.
It’s funny what you said in the tags about not knowing if you should tag the ship anymore because somebody actually reblogged this and completely disagreed and asked in the tags if I had watched the same anime they had because Kuroko and Kagami are totally different in the anime. And to that, I’d have to say, well yeah of course they were. It’s a sports anime were they’re just like best buds and where we see the potential for more. And in the anime they are unbearably cute and fluffy and they work out anything that comes up within days because it’s all about basketball. But the real world isn’t like that, real relationships aren’t like that, especially those where you’re in it for the long haul. And this is an AU I’ve dreamt up where they’ve met as strangers who had sex, not strangers who built a rock solid friendship through something they both have a mutual love for (basketball, in case you didn’t get that), so of course things are going to be different, more serious.
And if this person is asking me whether we watched the same anime, the answer is yes, but I have to wonder if they’ve been delving into the same fandom because nearly every fic I’ve ever read where they fight (massively outnumbered by the fics where they are disgustingly, in a good way, fluffy btw), it’s Kagami’s fault, and all the Miracles gang up on him a lot of the time and I’d just like to see something different. I mean, I’d also love to see something inline with canon where they have a more minor fight but it is still Kuroko’s fault. Because, again, neither is perfect, and it would be fun to see something like Kuroko fail to read the atmosphere for once and call Kagami an idiot at just the wrong time and Kagami can’t take it anymore and actually gets mad and Kuroko doesn’t apologize with enough sincerity and Kagami ignores him for a week and then Kuroko tries to apologize with a grand gesture in a public place because that’s what the Miracles suggested but it actually makes it worse because Kagami is easily embarrassed and the whole thing just strikes him as them teasing him like they always do and that’s not a good apology so he ignores kuroko for another week before Kuroko finally figures out what he should do so he tries to cook something for Kagami and does not do very well but it’s the thought that counts and right after he presents he apologizes sincerely and it’s just them, alone, and Kagami just melts because he didn’t like what Kuroko did but neither did he like being away from him for two weeks and then they explain themselves and clear the air and make up and everything’s good again.
Or they have a fight and it’s Kuroko’s fault, but everybody assumes it’s Kagami’s and that just makes everything worse.
Dear god someone take the computer away from me I should not have access to a keyboard.
I get where you’re coming from about Tatsuya but I tossed him out there because after some thinking I realized that it would probably be really hard or Kagami to put any real amount of trust in a stranger so shortly after Kuroko kind of tore his heart out and stomped on it. With Tatsuya it’s like ‘okay, we’ve had our arguments and differences and we’ve worked them out, I know I can trust him.’
Not gonna lie, I like this idea so much because we’re tossing out ideas for Kagami being with other people even though the endgame is KagaKuro. Mainly because I’m a vindictive bitch and you better believe that after Kuroko hurt Kagami he’s going to have to work to get Kagami back. Like ‘I’m sorry’ isn’t enough, you know? I think Kagami would be the type of person to accept the apology but still follow the ‘once bitten, twice as shy’ philosophy.
I mainly tagged that I didn’t know if I should tag it as KagaKuro any more because I didn’t want to clog up the tag search page with our novel length ‘what if?’
Speaking of the GOM, what if they give advice on how to get Kagami back but they have no idea who Kuroko is trying to woo and when they find out its the ‘stupid red head’ they met before they make fun of him again and Kuroko gets angry (at both them for making fun of Kagami and himself for being ashamed of him the first time)? It would be really important, in my opinion, for Kuroko to confront his previous behavior and to admit that he was wrong out loud.
I disagree, you should definitely have access to a keyboard because this was a great idea that I just totally hijacked and I’m still a little sorry for that (but only a little).
I’d like a kagakuro fic where they have a fight, but it’s Kuroko’s fault. I always see fics where they have fights and somehow Kagami’s at fault, and while I know he can mess up his words and stuff, and he doesn’t always catch on as quick as he needs, I also know that Kuroko isn’t perfect either. He’s sarcastic and can be hard to read and judgemental, and compared to Kagami he’s much more prone to lying.
And it breaks my heart a little but I keep imagining an AU where they meet as adults, maybe at a gay bar or something, and start having casual sex. Except, Kagami’s looking for the long haul and he finds himself really liking Kuroko really fast, and he tries to sort of subtly get it to go further. Meanwhile, Kuroko took one look at him at the bar, maybe overheard a conversation, and decided then and there that Kagami was good-looking enough for a fuck, but that he probably wasn’t intelligent or interesting enough to keep him interested beyond sex. He basically pegs him as a dumb gym-bunny and doesn’t try to get to know him further.
And their relationship keeps going on like this for awhile, Kagami wanting a little more, and Kuroko realizing this (because let’s be honest Kagami is about as a subtle as a brick, and although adulthood may have given him an edge, it ain’t much) and becoming very wary because he certainly likes the sex (dear god, does he like the sex) but not anything else (he’s lying to himself because sometimes they’ll have pre or post coital video games, or Kagami will cook for him, or they may even cuddle a bit).
And then perhaps one day Kuroko meets up with the Miracles to play some b-ball and Kagami happens to be in the area for the same purpose and spots him. He’s happy to see Kuroko so he draws a bit of attention calling him over, and the Miracles are like “Tetsu, who’s this fool?” (because they can be judgemental as hell, don’t deny it) and Kuroko feels really embarrassed and he talks to Kagami but sort of makes an excuse about it being a reunion and that’s why Kagami can’t really join in. Kagami takes this mostly at face value, though he feels that something was off (in fact, he’s been feeling that something was off for a while now he just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Like how Kuroko never wants to go out where they might be seen together, for instance).
That night, Kuroko calls Kagami and basically breaks up with him as a fuck buddy I guess. I feel like he might say some mean things to cement the deal, and because he feels angry at Kagami for embarrassing him earlier. Kagami’s pretty devastated, and Kuroko tries to think it’s pathetic, but he mostly just feels bad and he’s not sure what to do about that.
And then somehow a few months down the road they meet again. Maybe through Aomine because he’s on the police force while Kagami’s part of the fire department? Maybe they just start bumping into each other? Maybe the kindergarten where Kuroko teaches has a field trip to the fire station? I don’t know, but either way Kagami is still kinda torn up and very wary around Kuroko, and Kuroko still feels bad so maybe in his attempts to feel better he starts hanging around Kagami more, but now platonically, and starts to really like him for real this time. And then he just doesn’t know what to do because Kagami’s like “yeah, you kinda broke my heart once I don’t think I’d like for that to happen again” and it’s a problem.
Somewhere down the line there’s a happy ending though. Somewhere.
I just want Kuroko to fuck up sometime. And I feel like the way he would do that is by being unnecessarily ashamed of Kagami, which is more likely when he knows him outside the context of basketball, where Kagami garners respect for his skills.
Can I hijack this for a moment because I truly love this idea.
So also think about while Kuroko is befriending Kagami, Kagami starts trying to move on and gets a new boyfriend. Kuroko sees how sweet and amazing Kagami is to his bf and thinks about how Kagami used to treat HIM like that which makes him feel worse.
I just also need for Kuroko to not only feel bad for being an ass to Kagami and messing up but for Kagami to prove that he’s kind of amazing and Kuroko was an idiot to be ashamed of him.
See, I want Kagami to prove he’s kind of amazing too. I had a whole bunch of scenes in my head, like one where Kuroko actually gets to see him play basketball and then Tetsu’s like “whoa would you look at that can of CRUSH” because he hadn’t seen him play before. Also, who wouldn’t fall in love with Kagami in a fireman’s uniform. But I was worried about the post getting way too long, plus I was thinking that while Kuroko realizes more so how awesome Kagami is when they meet after the breakup, it is partially just him realizing how amazing Kagami was when they were together, and that that level of amazing was already enough for him and he just screwed up and so now he only gets to see how extra-amazing Kagami is from a distance he’d rather not be seeing it from. He wants to see it from up close.
I thought about the gets-a-boyfriend-and-Kuroko-gets-jelly thing, but, and I hope you don’t mind my adding this, I feel like Kagami wouldn’t do that. Kuroko really fucked him up and, while he’s healing, he knows he’s not ready to be with someone else. He’s too sincere for that, and wouldn’t put someone through him not being sure about them. However, maybe he starts having casual sex again, and Kuroko sees him with someone (not having sex, but maybe grabbing a bite, because Kagami is the type of person to treat any one-night-stand to breakfast, even if it’s not serious, and even despite his embarrassment) or maybe he meets up with Himuro and they’re just hanging out like bros, but they’re pretty close and Kuroko sees and get jelly because of that. Or maybe even the Seirin team. Or heck let’s Free! crossover this bitch and say he hangs out with Makoto and Haru a lot because Makoto’s a fireman too and Haru and Kagami share an interest in cooking.
Honestly, mostly I’m just shit at getting someone (like an actual boyfriend) mixed up in my OTPs because I know the end game is them together and even though it’s all fake I somehow still can’t do that to someone, put them between two people I know are going to be together in the end.
No you add to this, make it long and angsty and meta-y. This is great. Also no one I know likes KnB so I never get to talk about it and now I’m excited.
I added Kagami getting a boyfriend or getting something like it because I think Kagami would need to see that he is worth an actual relationship after Kuroko fucked him up like that. I feel like after what Kuroko did he’d be really insecure and would need someone (maybe not an actual boyfriend but someone who he’s getting close with and moving towards something deeper with) to help him build himself back up again.
Ah, I see the logic. That makes sense, yeah. He might well need someone to build him up a bit. Who though? An OC? I wonder if there’s someone in the actual cast of characters that we could get mixed up in this. Oh shit it would be hella dramatic if Aomine started hitting on Kagami. I don’t think he would really be the one to build Kagami up though, but that might just be a bias because I can’t really ship them. They’re both too similar and too different for it to work.
Gah, I’m just blathering on now, I don’t know how this should go (beyond the word vomit I’ve inflicted on everybody already). But I’m so happy to have someone to exchange ideas about this with, so the feeling’s entirely mutual! I’m also just so happy the idea wasn’t immediately rejected by people. I thought it was a bit of a gamble putting this out there, but like I said, I needed to get it off my chest.
I was thinking either an OC or a character with minimal screen time. I honestly can’t see any of the GOM being the one told build Kagami back up like he needs. Although I bet Aomine would flirt with him, like maybe he sees Kagami practicing by himself or the police department and the fire department have a basketball tournament and Aomine’s and Kagami’s teams go against each other so now Aomine is lusting after Kagami but Kagami is really not ready to jump back into bed with someone (he wants a slow romance this time) so he just ignores it and pretends that he doesn’t get that Aomine is hitting on him.
I also thought about Tatsuya. Maybe he and Kagami have been friends for years but they’ve lived in different places so that friendship never really had the chance to be anything more. Now, however, Tatsuya’s job has moved him so he and Kagami are meeting up to hangout and they start growing closer than they were and now they’ve kind of maybe got something possibly going on but not really; enough for Kuroko to be jealous and hurt over but when Kagami is won over by Kuroko in the end Tatsuya kind of shrugs and eyes up the cute purple haired baker who he buys pastries from in the mornings.
I really like this idea because you’re right, Kagami is always the one who hurts Kuroko and gets blamed for their fights (possibly because he’s not good with words or maybe because he’s physically bigger and louder while Kuroko seems smaller and ‘fragile’ but that’s neither here nor there) and I can definitely see Kuroko being the one who’s kind of a jerk sometimes or maybe he lies occasionally by omission. I also like the idea that as a couple they aren’t 100% perfect, they have to struggle to be together in the end because life is hard and sometimes you fuck up and have to work through that
I’d like a kagakuro fic where they have a fight, but it’s Kuroko’s fault. I always see fics where they have fights and somehow Kagami’s at fault, and while I know he can mess up his words and stuff, and he doesn’t always catch on as quick as he needs, I also know that Kuroko isn’t perfect either. He’s sarcastic and can be hard to read and judgemental, and compared to Kagami he’s much more prone to lying.
And it breaks my heart a little but I keep imagining an AU where they meet as adults, maybe at a gay bar or something, and start having casual sex. Except, Kagami’s looking for the long haul and he finds himself really liking Kuroko really fast, and he tries to sort of subtly get it to go further. Meanwhile, Kuroko took one look at him at the bar, maybe overheard a conversation, and decided then and there that Kagami was good-looking enough for a fuck, but that he probably wasn’t intelligent or interesting enough to keep him interested beyond sex. He basically pegs him as a dumb gym-bunny and doesn’t try to get to know him further.
And their relationship keeps going on like this for awhile, Kagami wanting a little more, and Kuroko realizing this (because let’s be honest Kagami is about as a subtle as a brick, and although adulthood may have given him an edge, it ain’t much) and becoming very wary because he certainly likes the sex (dear god, does he like the sex) but not anything else (he’s lying to himself because sometimes they’ll have pre or post coital video games, or Kagami will cook for him, or they may even cuddle a bit).
And then perhaps one day Kuroko meets up with the Miracles to play some b-ball and Kagami happens to be in the area for the same purpose and spots him. He’s happy to see Kuroko so he draws a bit of attention calling him over, and the Miracles are like “Tetsu, who’s this fool?” (because they can be judgemental as hell, don’t deny it) and Kuroko feels really embarrassed and he talks to Kagami but sort of makes an excuse about it being a reunion and that’s why Kagami can’t really join in. Kagami takes this mostly at face value, though he feels that something was off (in fact, he’s been feeling that something was off for a while now he just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Like how Kuroko never wants to go out where they might be seen together, for instance).
That night, Kuroko calls Kagami and basically breaks up with him as a fuck buddy I guess. I feel like he might say some mean things to cement the deal, and because he feels angry at Kagami for embarrassing him earlier. Kagami’s pretty devastated, and Kuroko tries to think it’s pathetic, but he mostly just feels bad and he’s not sure what to do about that.
And then somehow a few months down the road they meet again. Maybe through Aomine because he’s on the police force while Kagami’s part of the fire department? Maybe they just start bumping into each other? Maybe the kindergarten where Kuroko teaches has a field trip to the fire station? I don’t know, but either way Kagami is still kinda torn up and very wary around Kuroko, and Kuroko still feels bad so maybe in his attempts to feel better he starts hanging around Kagami more, but now platonically, and starts to really like him for real this time. And then he just doesn’t know what to do because Kagami’s like “yeah, you kinda broke my heart once I don’t think I’d like for that to happen again” and it’s a problem.
Somewhere down the line there’s a happy ending though. Somewhere.
I just want Kuroko to fuck up sometime. And I feel like the way he would do that is by being unnecessarily ashamed of Kagami, which is more likely when he knows him outside the context of basketball, where Kagami garners respect for his skills.
Can I hijack this for a moment because I truly love this idea.
So also think about while Kuroko is befriending Kagami, Kagami starts trying to move on and gets a new boyfriend. Kuroko sees how sweet and amazing Kagami is to his bf and thinks about how Kagami used to treat HIM like that which makes him feel worse.
I just also need for Kuroko to not only feel bad for being an ass to Kagami and messing up but for Kagami to prove that he’s kind of amazing and Kuroko was an idiot to be ashamed of him.
See, I want Kagami to prove he’s kind of amazing too. I had a whole bunch of scenes in my head, like one where Kuroko actually gets to see him play basketball and then Tetsu’s like “whoa would you look at that can of CRUSH” because he hadn’t seen him play before. Also, who wouldn’t fall in love with Kagami in a fireman’s uniform. But I was worried about the post getting way too long, plus I was thinking that while Kuroko realizes more so how awesome Kagami is when they meet after the breakup, it is partially just him realizing how amazing Kagami was when they were together, and that that level of amazing was already enough for him and he just screwed up and so now he only gets to see how extra-amazing Kagami is from a distance he’d rather not be seeing it from. He wants to see it from up close.
I thought about the gets-a-boyfriend-and-Kuroko-gets-jelly thing, but, and I hope you don’t mind my adding this, I feel like Kagami wouldn’t do that. Kuroko really fucked him up and, while he’s healing, he knows he’s not ready to be with someone else. He’s too sincere for that, and wouldn’t put someone through him not being sure about them. However, maybe he starts having casual sex again, and Kuroko sees him with someone (not having sex, but maybe grabbing a bite, because Kagami is the type of person to treat any one-night-stand to breakfast, even if it’s not serious, and even despite his embarrassment) or maybe he meets up with Himuro and they’re just hanging out like bros, but they’re pretty close and Kuroko sees and get jelly because of that. Or maybe even the Seirin team. Or heck let’s Free! crossover this bitch and say he hangs out with Makoto and Haru a lot because Makoto’s a fireman too and Haru and Kagami share an interest in cooking.
Honestly, mostly I’m just shit at getting someone (like an actual boyfriend) mixed up in my OTPs because I know the end game is them together and even though it’s all fake I somehow still can’t do that to someone, put them between two people I know are going to be together in the end.
No you add to this, make it long and angsty and meta-y. This is great. Also no one I know likes KnB so I never get to talk about it and now I'm excited.
I added Kagami getting a boyfriend or getting something like it because I think Kagami would need to see that he is worth an actual relationship after Kuroko fucked him up like that. I feel like after what Kuroko did he'd be really insecure and would need someone (maybe not an actual boyfriend but someone who he's getting close with and moving towards something deeper with) to help him build himself back up again.
I’d like a kagakuro fic where they have a fight, but it’s Kuroko’s fault. I always see fics where they have fights and somehow Kagami’s at fault, and while I know he can mess up his words and stuff, and he doesn’t always catch on as quick as he needs, I also know that Kuroko isn’t perfect either. He’s sarcastic and can be hard to read and judgemental, and compared to Kagami he’s much more prone to lying.
And it breaks my heart a little but I keep imagining an AU where they meet as adults, maybe at a gay bar or something, and start having casual sex. Except, Kagami’s looking for the long haul and he finds himself really liking Kuroko really fast, and he tries to sort of subtly get it to go further. Meanwhile, Kuroko took one look at him at the bar, maybe overheard a conversation, and decided then and there that Kagami was good-looking enough for a fuck, but that he probably wasn’t intelligent or interesting enough to keep him interested beyond sex. He basically pegs him as a dumb gym-bunny and doesn’t try to get to know him further.
And their relationship keeps going on like this for awhile, Kagami wanting a little more, and Kuroko realizing this (because let’s be honest Kagami is about as a subtle as a brick, and although adulthood may have given him an edge, it ain’t much) and becoming very wary because he certainly likes the sex (dear god, does he like the sex) but not anything else (he’s lying to himself because sometimes they’ll have pre or post coital video games, or Kagami will cook for him, or they may even cuddle a bit).
And then perhaps one day Kuroko meets up with the Miracles to play some b-ball and Kagami happens to be in the area for the same purpose and spots him. He’s happy to see Kuroko so he draws a bit of attention calling him over, and the Miracles are like “Tetsu, who’s this fool?” (because they can be judgemental as hell, don’t deny it) and Kuroko feels really embarrassed and he talks to Kagami but sort of makes an excuse about it being a reunion and that’s why Kagami can’t really join in. Kagami takes this mostly at face value, though he feels that something was off (in fact, he’s been feeling that something was off for a while now he just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Like how Kuroko never wants to go out where they might be seen together, for instance).
That night, Kuroko calls Kagami and basically breaks up with him as a fuck buddy I guess. I feel like he might say some mean things to cement the deal, and because he feels angry at Kagami for embarrassing him earlier. Kagami’s pretty devastated, and Kuroko tries to think it’s pathetic, but he mostly just feels bad and he’s not sure what to do about that.
And then somehow a few months down the road they meet again. Maybe through Aomine because he’s on the police force while Kagami’s part of the fire department? Maybe they just start bumping into each other? Maybe the kindergarten where Kuroko teaches has a field trip to the fire station? I don’t know, but either way Kagami is still kinda torn up and very wary around Kuroko, and Kuroko still feels bad so maybe in his attempts to feel better he starts hanging around Kagami more, but now platonically, and starts to really like him for real this time. And then he just doesn’t know what to do because Kagami’s like “yeah, you kinda broke my heart once I don’t think I’d like for that to happen again” and it’s a problem.
Somewhere down the line there’s a happy ending though. Somewhere.
I just want Kuroko to fuck up sometime. And I feel like the way he would do that is by being unnecessarily ashamed of Kagami, which is more likely when he knows him outside the context of basketball, where Kagami garners respect for his skills.
Can I hijack this for a moment because I truly love this idea.
So also think about while Kuroko is befriending Kagami, Kagami starts trying to move on and gets a new boyfriend. Kuroko sees how sweet and amazing Kagami is to his bf and thinks about how Kagami used to treat HIM like that which makes him feel worse.
I just also need for Kuroko to not only feel bad for being an ass to Kagami and messing up but for Kagami to prove that he’s kind of amazing and Kuroko was an idiot to be ashamed of him.
‘WHY HAS THAT WIP I’M FOLLOWING NOT BEEN UPDATED?’ ROULETTE!
Author got little to no feedback on previous chapter, thinks nobody cares and/or everyone hates the story
Author received negative feedback and thinks everyone hates the story
Author started another story in order to get rid of writer’s block brought on by WIP and is now totally consumed by new story, keeps staring guiltily at WIP reminding his/herself to continue it
Author’s real life suddenly got TOO REAL.
Author got seduced by another fandom
Author doesn’t use sofware that autosaves and lost most of the next chapter, is too lazy to rewrite
Author has sudden case of believing everything they write is absolute shit and doesn’t want to subject you to sub-par work
The story has been pretty much leading up to the next chapter and Author is now procrastinating out of fear and self doubt because they’re pretty sure they’re gonna mess it up
Author thought it was okay to lead into this one plot point, but due to feedback/further reflection, has now realised that they need to write another 3000 words to get there and is not emotionally ready
You think that I go home at night, take off my clothes, turn out the lights.
But I burn letters that I write to you, to make you love me.
Gentle flames licked at the folded square of paper, browning the edges that split its orange body. Kagami sighed and lowered the paper farther into the flame, watching as the note burned. When the paper finally caught fire he dropped it into the sink beside the candle and let it burn. This was stupid, he was stupid, but it made him feel better about his stupid feelings for that stupid Aomine.
Tatsuya had been the one to suggest writing his feelings out on paper, ‘it will help you sort your thoughts out, Taiga, yes I know it sounds like I’m suggesting you keep a diary, no that’s not girly, stop whining,’ but this—writing these letters of confession and then burning them—made him feel better than just collecting them in a notebook for someone to stumble upon.
Also, there was something about the slow dance of the flame eating at the paper’s edges that was cathartic.
As the paper burned away to nothing Kagami reached out and grabbed another. He’d written an entire slew of letters that evening; bad poems about the way Aomine’s eyes reminded him of playing basketball at midnight to confessional letters to attempts to convince Aomine to love him back.
The slow process of burning the notes repeated twice more before his doorbell rang.
Kagami blinked, dropped the half burned poem into the sink, and went to answer the door. He wondered idly who it was as he unlocked the deadbolt and pulled the door open, it could be Kuroko but he doubted it; his partner always texted when he planned to show up at Kagami’s.
He blinked in confusion when the opening door revealed who was on the other side. Aomine, duffle bag slung lazily over his shoulder, stood on the other side of the door with a smug smirk stretched across his thin lips.
“Yo, Bakagami,” he said casually, stepping past Kagami and flopping down on the couch as if he owned the place.
Kagami heaved a sigh and closed the door. He rubbed at his temple and turned to face his rival and secret crush.
“What are you doing here, Ahomine?”
“Spending the night, obviously,” he scooped up the remote and slowly flipped through the channels, he paused and craned his head to look at the red head, “I’m hungry, make me something to eat.”
He could feel the vein throb in his temple, “Make it yourself Ahomine, you know where the kitchen is,” he snapped, forgetting about the mess of burnt paper and embarrassing notes scattered about his kitchen counter.
Aomine grunted in dissatisfaction but lumbered over to the kitchen to dig through Kagami’s refrigerator.
“Oi Bakagami, what the hell is this?”
Kagami froze and almost sprinted to the kitchen, dammit! Aomine had found his stupid love notes!
He wanted to sob in relief at the sight in front of him. Aomine was completely ignoring the unburned notes and chose instead to focus on the charred remains and the still lit candle in the sink. With one hand he swiftly swept the other notes off the edge of the counter and into the trashcan.
“I was burning my returned homework,” he blurted out, unable to come up with a better excuse.
Aomine just nodded sagely, like he understood exactly what Kagami was doing, “Can’t take looking at the bad grades, huh?”
“They aren’t that bad!” He growled, playing it up. Aomine just smirked.
“It’s okay Bakagami; you’re just decent enough at basketball that your bad grades are forgivable.”
“Like you’re any better Ahomine,” Kagami snapped, bumping shoulders with the taller boy.
Aomine returned the bump and grinned lightly, “Bakagami.”
Kagami rolled his eyes but stayed pressed, shoulder to shoulder, against Aomine.
So one of my New Year’s resolutions is to write a little bit every day and the way I’d like to help reach my goal is to write two or three drabbles a day between 300-500 words. If anyone wants to send in prompts and pairings feel free!
writing fanfic like “am i getting the dynamics of this friendship right?” “would this character actually say this?” “what is the proper ratio of kindness to sass?” “am i falling prey to overused fanfic personality shortcuts or is this a canon trait?” “am i overthinking this so much that i will grind to a standstill out of sheer terror?”
#AM I EXERCISING MY RIGHT TO TWEAK OR DIFFER PERSONALITY DUE TO ENVIRONMENT DIFFERENCES BECAUSE OF THE AU SETTING #OR AM I JUST FUCKING UP CHARACTERS #AM I UNDER REPRESENTING CHARACTERS I SHOULD BE PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO? #AM I ALLOWED TO CHANGE THIS CHARACTER DYNAMIC DUE TO THE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED BY THIS AU HOW DO I PRESENT IT IN A WAY THAT DOESN’T EXCLUDE PEOPLE OR CONDONE BAD BEHAVIOR OR UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS #HELP ME PPEOPLE ARE GONNA THINK IM SHIT #Yes this sums it up nicely
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