Fanfiction Friday (04/14/17)

NOTICE: MY WEEKLY FFF POSTS WILL NOW FEATURE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FAN FICTION RECOMMENDATIONS.

FANDOM(S) FEATURED THIS WEEK:

“OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB”

This Was Not the Plan

Mamabug

“OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB” — UPDATING AS OF APRIL 8, 2017; 28 CHAPTERS

“For fourteen years he had followed THE PLAN. The path that would take him from third son to Chairman and heir. Now, after one meeting he is tossing it all aside, and for what? Could this reckless gambit be the opportunity that causes him to realize all his ambitions? And what is he supposed to do about the woman who comes along with it? [Kyoya x OC]”
From its inception, this fiction piece has clearly been a work of extreme promise. I powered through it in a day, and now I’m left on the edge of my seat eagerly awaiting new content. The plot synopsis gives no indication of the jewel hidden behind the link. I highly suggest you give it a gander regardless of how you feel about the multitude of other Ouran fics making use of original characters. Kyoya has always been a man of business and limited personal relationships; this fiction keeps him entirely in character and explores his ambitions and situational judgement in a way heretofore unimagined. The OC is the farthest thing from a Mary Sue imaginable, and not because of any deliberate intention that screams “I was trying soooooo hard to make her truly original” on the part of the author. In addition, the conviction of Kyoya’s various relationships with his friends and (lack thereof) with family members is supremely organic; in example, his relationship with Tamaki is true to form and highlights the nature of their…to word it most appropriately…affection? brotherhood? mommy/daddy-ness?…without guile. The writing itself of this manga-inspired fic is also to be praised, and I cannot suggest highly enough this piece filled with drama, romance, suspense, angst, ruthless acquisition, and abduction.

Does anyone have an FFF recommendations stemming from the Ouran fandom?