We received such wonderful fic entries for this week that I thought to compile a masterlist of each one, both so they’re easier to find and to encourage everyone to give all of them a try!
These are sorted first by each day + prompt of the week, just as in the fic tag. Each entry includes a title, an AO3 link (if one is available), a summary (if available), a link to the lovely author, any additional tags and/or warnings, and even some of my own ramblings (because I love them all so much, I just couldn’t resist).
Thank you to all the authors who shared these with us and brightened up the daiyui tag! ♥
day one: links // partners
1. rotation pattern
author: manhattan summary: “Do you think,” Michimiya begins once, on one of the rare occasions they walk home together. She doesn’t finish right away, biting her lower lip and chewing as she thinks. Daichi waits, rolling his shoulder under the handle of his bag. She exhales then, a cloud of resentment, and goes on: “Do you think of your teammates as your partners, Sawamura?” tags/warnings: friendship. fluff. obliviousness. character study.
a beautiful fic that’s so well characterized and wonderfully written. and the subtle beginnings of a romance sparking were so lovely as well!
2. selfish ★ [ao3]
author: stxrsupernova summary: Daichi’s selfish and that’s the other thing he knows, but he doesn’t care when he’s in love, so he continues kissing down Michimiya’s neck and taking her out to dates and kissing her some more because he’s selfish.
It’s not going to last, because as many times as Michimiya gives into him, there’s no way she’s going to stay when she meets the one.
(They never do.) tags/warnings: au. soul-identifying marks. kisses.
a gorgeous and gut-wrenching fic about daiyui living in a world of soulmates linked by chains, knowing their days are numbered. it’s beautiful ;;;
3. won’t let you surrender ★ [ao3]
author: noyakvn summary: she’s always been there to support him. now it’s his turn. tags/warnings: friendship. fluff.
insecure yui and firm captain daichi who softens for her is one of my weaknesses!
4. something more ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: Sawamura Daichi, the boy she follows with her eyes. tags/warnings: none.
5. florilège ★ [ao3]
author: starshlnes summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
daiyui knows each other so well. they trust each other so much. it’s everything that makes them a good ship. full of impact.
6. ride or die squad
author: theladycrxw summary: The ambulance world is unpredictable. Daichi and Yui ride nights together. tags/warnings: au. blood cw.
a captivating au of daiyui as partners in an ambulance! ahh their relationship is so comfortable and bantery, it’s perfect c:
7. untitled
author: alittlebitofsuga summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
reassuring daichi!! making yui’s heart stop with his unknowingly smooth lines!!
day two: scars // middle school
1. i’ll heal you if you’re broken ★ [ao3]
author: noyakvn summary: he picks her up when she falls and it all goes from there. tags/warnings: childhood friends.
an adorable child yui sets out to prove she’s tough and makes daichi start balding early instead haha. it’s so, so sweet how he looks over her and worries for her c:
2. it’s my fault ★ [ao3]
author: stxrsupernova summary: The camouflage uniform hides her scars well, and she needs that when she’s out in the field with a gun in her hands.
Sawamura had protested but she knew what she wanted to do and she knew she wanted to fight and protect and there was nothing that Sawamura could do about it.
She misses him more that ever now because when she’s crouched in trenches and pressed against a building, she knows how much more comfortable it would be to lie in bed with Sawamura on a Saturday morning instead of fighting for her life. tags/warnings: army au. ptsd. minor character death. please be cautious!
no meshing words; this is going to break your heart. into a million pieces. i was ruined. please be ruined with me.
3. outlines ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: Past his eyes, beneath his temple, she spies the faintest of scars etched into his skin. tags/warnings: none.
4. florilège ★ [ao3]
author: starshlnes summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
lots of daiyui kisses and tenderness aaaaa!!!
5. our scars of late
author: eiphids summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
a gorgeous, fluid piece of writing. it gets yui so right. and also ruins you by the end...
6. untitled
author: imaginehaikyou summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
a sweet excerpt from their middle school days that includes an indulgent and reassuring daichi.
7. untitled
author: alittlebitofsuga summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
oblivious daichi but actually in a precious way. he loves her so much, he just can’t see it yet :”D and he’s adorably jealous too!
8. untitled
author: alittlebitofsuga summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
for once it’s daichi falling for yui first, and in the most adorable way, and i love that!!!!
day three: messages // oblivious
1. do you feel the same? ★ [ao3]
author: noyakvn summary: awkward teenagers and unidentifiable feelings. tags/warnings: none.
an adorable yui with a crush (and the jitteriest of nerves), and a daichi who’s oblivious to both the effects he has on her and the effects she has on him.
2. blind eyes and text messages ★ [ao3]
author: stxrsupernova summary: In which Michimiya Yui and Daichi Sawamura are oblivious to their feelings, and their oh so tired friends try to help them with their frankly pathetic love lives. tags/warnings: texting. fluff.
the entire daiyui love story told through texts!! it has so many cameos from other characters as well, it’s so silly and fun!
3. thousand ships ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: The tradition begins early in their friendship. tags/warnings: none.
4. florilège ★ [ao3]
author: starshlnes summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
daichi is such a sweetheart!! he just cherishes yui so much, cherishes everything she gives him so much, even when she doesn’t know it. this was honestly a brilliant approach to the prompt.
day four: enchanted // realizations
1. when you feel it once, and you know it ★ [ao3]
author: noyakvn summary: "She is slow to realize her feelings towards him. But when she does, the rest of her world comes alive." tags/warnings: none.
mutual obliviousness and pining is one of my fave things!!
2. wondering if you knew ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: If it’s Yui, maybe he doesn’t have to just wonder. tags/warnings: none.
3. some kind of blessing here ★ [ao3]
author: stxrsupernova summary: Her eyes land on Sawamura.
Her insides twist a little as she looks at him, vaguely remembering middle school when she first saw him, remembering falling hard.
It was a surprise to find out that he was going to Karasuno like she was, and it hurt even more when she realized that she wouldn't get anywhere with him. Yui’s too shy and Sawamura would never like someone like her anymore than a friend. tags/warnings: getting together. confessions.
a cute little scene of daiyui after the shiratorizawa match, and it feels so canon that it’s wonderful!! just what we needed after that match!
4. untitled
author: alittlebitofsuga summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
daiyui sleeping habits!! more like yui being an adorable jellybean and daichi falling more in love with her aaaa.
day five: jealousy // misunderstandings
1. saints into the sea ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: If someone had asked whether Daichi was a jealous person, the answer might have been a little curt. And a little hesitant. tags/warnings: implied nsfw.
day six: something red // date night
1. the night changes ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: It was Yui who had asked, frequently in fact, to meet his friends, the boys he spent all his time with when he was not with her. tags/warnings: none.
2. red connection ★ [ao3]
author: thetasteoflies summary: A fine thread of crimson that no one else could see — what is the purpose of it? Or: Soulmates exist, and Yui learns what they are. tags/warnings: au. mutual pining. friends to lovers. background relationships.
a red string of fate au!! yui slowly comes to learn the meaning of “love” and “soulmates” through the experiences in her life, and maybe she’s starting to realize this means something for her and sawamura...
3. florilège ★ [ao3]
author: starshlnes summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
such beautiful color imagery!! it’s so lovely!
4. Red Underwear Brings Good Luck in Some Countries
author: theladycrxw summary: Another installment of the daiyui EMS AU. Daichi is a trauma king. tags/warnings: au. blood cw. car accident.
daiyui are the best, most bantery partners. and they match each other so well. i love it.
day seven: photograph // aged-up
1. time forever frozen ★ [ao3]
author: whitemiists summary: A doctor's appointment, Yui thinks, isn't exactly the ideal place to run into an old crush. tags/warnings: none.
2. of stone and coral bone ★ [ao3]
author: pommegranulite summary: Infatuated, spontaneous; Sawamura Daichi was neither of these things. But they became him, because of her. tags/warnings: aged up. domestic. implied nsfw.
daiyui as an older couple, in a steady, comfy relationship!! daichi going out of his comfort zone for the sake of his girlfriend who needs a break from life ;v; it’s so real.
3. florilège ★ [ao3]
author: starshlnes summary: n/a tags/warnings: none.
i got so choked up at this one ;;; you can really feel daichi’s love and how much daiyui loved each other gahhh!