Three words can mean the world! Whether it is a sentence or disconnected terms, what will you choose to convey with limited words?
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Rules

Submit prompts by commenting any three words of your choosing! This can be a phrase or a list of words. Example:
- I love you
- Home, keys, together
- Let them go
Fill prompts by creating fanworks inspired by all three words, or only one or two! The choice is yours.
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400 words (prose)
400px by 400px (art)
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14 lines (poetry)
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Fake Social Media - 4 images min
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Title: colors of home
Ship/Character: Miyuki Kazuya & Takigawa Chris Yuu, Miyuki Kazuya/Takigawa Chris Yuu (pre-relationship), Miyuka Kazuya & Sawamura Eijun, Sawamura Eijun & Takigawa Chris Yuu, Miyuki Kazuya & Sawamura Eijun & Takigawa Chris Yuu, Miyuki Kazuya/Sawamura Eijun/Takigawa Chris Yuu (pre-relationship)
Additional Characters: None
Fandom: Daiya no A
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: I'm not actually past the first season of Daiya so I have no idea what Chris does after he graduates, so let's pretend like he goes to play for New York.
Word Count: 662
Remix Permission: See Permissions Sheet

Hope you're okay with implications of possibly adding Sawamura to the relationship!

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In a way, the practice uniform he’s pulling off is familiar. The royal blue against tan skin reminds him of high school, of home, in a way that’s wonderful and bittersweet.

The orange script that spells out Mets is different, of course, and while there are aspects of New York City that remind Chris of Tokyo, they’re not the same. For one, the late March chill is nothing like a Tokyo summer, and for another, there’s no familiar banter to chime in with, no Miyuki harassing the underclassmen, none of Mochi’s laughter, none of Jun’s shouting. Going professional had always been his dream, and his father’s dream for him, and he’s thrilled to finally be making that dream come true. But he can’t help but think of the men who helped him get where he is today and miss them, far from home as he is.

Noah pats him on the shoulder as he’s headed out, and Jacob waves at him across the locker room, but he hasn’t really made friends with any of them yet. He had spent a few nights at the hotel bar with them, but nothing past that. He sighs as he shoulders his bag and heads out into the night. In his pocket, his phone buzzes.

>>How’s New York treating you?

Speak of the devil. Miyuki Kazuya’s face greets him from the screen. His arm had been wrapped around Eijun in the picture, but the small circle that shows the contact photo doesn’t show that. Another pang goes through his heart.

<< You’re up early, Chris answers.

>>Sawamura’s got me catching for him in a few. Kid’s really getting good.

>>Don’t tell him I told you that.

Chris laughs aloud.

<< Your secret’s safe with me. New York is cold. How’s Tokyo?

>>About the same.

>>Lonely without you.

Chris sighs, wondering if Miyuki is thinking the same things he is. They had been so close, and there had always been something brimming just under the surface between the two of them. But they’re on different sides of the world now, living different lives. He can’t wait for Miyuki any more than Miyuki can wait for him. And then there’s Sawamura to think about...

It takes him longer than he wants to admit to come up with a response. His thumbs hover over the keyboard the whole taxi ride back to his apartment. By now he’s assuming Miyuki will have been pulled away from his phone, busy with Sawamura, and he probably won’t get a response until tomorrow morning his time, later that evening for Miyuki. He knows what he wants to say (I miss you, I wish we’d had more time, we can still make it work) but he holds himself back. Being on the other side of the planet hasn’t made him any braver, it seems.

<< Yeah. At least you’ve got Sawamura, though.

To his surprise, an answer comes back almost immediately.

>>Is it wrong to want you both?

A moment later, while Chris is still gaping, a text from Eijun himself.

>>Miss you Chris-senpai!! Tell Miyuki Kazuya to stop texting you and get back to catching!

Chris laughs again. Gods, how he misses them. He’s typing out a response when another message comes through from Miyuki, this time to both of them.

>>Let’s Skype this weekend, the three of us.

Half a world away and Miyuki can still surprise him.

>>MIYUKI KAZUYA THAT’S A GREAT IDEA FOR ONCE

>>Fuck you, I’ll full of great ideas.

Chris shakes his head. They’re ridiculous, but he wouldn’t want them any other way.

<< Let’s do it. Pick a time and I’ll be there.

>>CHRIS-SENPAI! I’M HONORED TO BE WORTH YOUR TIME!

>>Alright, let’s go back to pitching, you little weirdo.

>>YOU’RE WEIRD, MIYUKI KAZUYA.

Chris pockets his phone again. He’ll never stop missing home, but home was never the place he was in so much as the people he was with, and it turns out they’re only a Skype call away.

Gosh. This is really lovely. You really captured that feeling of being far from home and the people you love and the warm fuzzy feelings of being missed and loved in return. Thanks for the fill!

(And don't even worry about canon. I could easily see this happening in the future. *thumbs up*)

thank you so much <3

SF2020 - Bonus Round 1: Three Words