[Hikaru no Go] Hikaru & Akari

[flonnebonne]

Why is it that Hikaru never gets the girl? And don't say it's because he's gay and loves Touya. I mean, Touya is the gayer of the two and he seems to end up going out with Akari more often than Hikaru does, judging by my extensive *cough* survey of HnG fanfic. Yeah. There are hardly any tru wuv Hikaru/Akari stories even on Ff.net.

In the first chapter of the HnG manga when Akari shows up on Hikaru's doorstep with a demure blush on her face, I could have sworn she had a crush on him. So then why is there so little fanfiction that pairs up Hikaru and Akari? Are they just too brotherly/sisterly? Would we rather have Hikaru leave her behind to play Go in order to amp up the angst? Is it just not an interesting pairing? Is it because Akari and Akira's names are annoyingly similar and we don't want to confuse people?

Comments

[svz-insanity.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D I collect Disney icons the way some people collect stamps.

Here you go. I highly recommend Catwho's gen fic, Fujiwara .

Come to think of it, I think why some people ship Akira/Akari is because they're similar personality-wise. They're both mature, they're friends of Hikaru, and they're reserved and polite. I'm probably making a mountain out of a mole hill... but possibly?

[flonnebonne]

Not just Disney icons, but also AWESOME NARUTO ICONS made from AWESOME NARUTO AMVs!!

Thanks for the fic link! Will read soon. Looks like a long one, so I'm gonna need hot chocolate.

Funny you should say Touya and Akari have similar personalities, because ahsirakh and I were just commenting that they're very different! I do agree that they're both pretty mature for their ages (maybe not at the beginning, but Akari grows up quite a bit), but Touya seems a lot more reserved to me than Akari. And also a lot more intense.

Hm, maybe that's what it is. The sweet, pretty girl who cracks through Touya's reserved shell. I could see that appealing to some writers. And Hikaru can introduce them to each other--who hasn't seen their friends pair off together?

Or maybe I should just go back to my theory about their names being so similar that people feel they have to match them up. Blargh!

[svz-insanity.livejournal.com]

Or maybe I should just go back to my theory about their names being so similar that people feel they have to match them up. Blargh!

Fangirl: Hmm. Akira. Akari. Aww. Kind catchy.

*GOES OFF TO WRITE FIC*

I mean that in total jest. :D I haven't encountered a single good Akari/Akira fic yet.

[flonnebonne]

Neither have I. :) Badfic, though...

It just occured to me that if you had them in a threesome with Ashiwara you would have a Triple A fic. Like the American Automobile Association (I think). And if there was sex in it you could make it an XXX-rated AAA fic. Go me!

Okay, I'm definitely getting hot chocolate now.

[moonythestrals.livejournal.com]

And if there was sex in it you could make it an XXX-rated AAA fic.

I don't even know why I'm still laughing over this. GOD.

[flonnebonne]

*blinks*

Gosh, I barely even remember making that comment. Did I actually say that?

*is flattered*

[moonythestrals.livejournal.com]

hahaha - I don't even remember how I came upon this thread last night at, oh, two-thirty? but it made me laugh.

for, like, a ridiculously long time. :)