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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 9

I've been dealing with an irl family emergency, so I'm going to take a few days off posting recs! 🥲 Hoping things will be back on track soon!

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

Submissions have stopped again and the queue is very close to running out, so any submissions to the form or self-promos would be appreciated to help the account keep going! ❤️

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reki's birthday week is over, but did everyone enjoy this week's event? 🌈 It's time for a new author self-promo post, a chance for all you amazing authors to share your own fics!

No theme this week! Share any favorites you've written while we keep the hype going for season 2!

#SK8THEINFINITY

A screenshot of the SK8 the Infinity OVA ending, showing Reki, Miya and Langa looking out at Demon King Adam's castle.

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’d love to see more of zoned/evil Langa and miserable Reki that slowly becomes bitter (I can see it happening)."

Thank you to the submitter!

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

Comment:
"Ah ig it’s one of the underrated fic I’ve read years ago when we were having renga week fic that got me really invested. It’s only one-shot and I hope the author makes it a whole story one day because the concept of this AU is really interesting..

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hello skaters! ✨ Here's today's fic rec:

🌈 "You aren't who I fell in love with" (part of "Renga Week 2023") by Lunerstar and Naughty_Nayeera
🌈 Rated G, Chose Not to Use Warnings
🌈 Langa/Reki
🌈 Angst, Corruption

🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/483176...

#SK8THEINFINITY #renga

The AO3 summary for "You aren't who I fell in love with" (part of "Renga Week 2023") by Lunerstar and Naughty_Nayeera, surrounded by a rainbow border.

Summary:
Langa gets stuck in the zone… and decides he can’t be with someone who just won’t keep up.

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thereweregiants @thereweregiants.bsky.social · Sep 5

aaa thank you so much for reccing this! this fic was kind of my big magnum opus for what I thought their past could be like, and it's been super gratifying to see other people like it too!
#sk8 #fic

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Submissions have stopped again and the queue is very close to running out, so any submissions to the form or self-promos would be appreciated to help the account keep going! ❤️

SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Or share your own fics on the most recent self-promo post here:
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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reki's birthday week is over, but did everyone enjoy this week's event? 🌈 It's time for a new author self-promo post, a chance for all you amazing authors to share your own fics!

No theme this week! Share any favorites you've written while we keep the hype going for season 2!

#SK8THEINFINITY

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 4

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Comment:
"so much detail, I consider this the canon backstory at this point"

Thank you to the submitter!

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hello skaters! ✨ Here's today's fic rec:

🌈 "Hey Street Boy, Want Some Style?" by thereweregiants ( @thereweregiants.bsky.social )
🌈 Rated E, Chose Not to Use Warnings
🌈 Joe/Cherry, past Adam/Cherry + Joe/Others
🌈 Pre-Canon

🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/30873605

#SK8THEINFINITY #matchablossom #nsfw

The AO3 summary for "Hey Street Boy, Want Some Style?" by thereweregiants, surrounded by a rainbow border.

Summary:
Kaoru learned to skate to get away from the police.
Kojiro learned to skate to make sure Kaoru actually did.
- or-
from high school to present day, Kojiro and Kaoru grow up, mess up, and eventually figure their shit out

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sorry about the time again!

SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Submissions have still been much slower than I'm getting through and the queue is nearly out, so any submissions to the form or self-promos would be appreciated to help the account keep going! ❤️

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Or share your own fics on the most recent self-promo post here:
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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reki's birthday week is over, but did everyone enjoy this week's event? 🌈 It's time for a new author self-promo post, a chance for all you amazing authors to share your own fics!

No theme this week! Share any favorites you've written while we keep the hype going for season 2!

#SK8THEINFINITY

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Comment:
"They are both cute idiots. And it’s hilarious that they keep getting Reki’s date’s name wrong."

Thank you to the submitter!

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hello skaters! ✨ Here's today's fic rec:

🌈 "Practice kissing my skating friend before my first date? Bro are you sure?" by notallbees ( @notallbees.bsky.social )
🌈 Rated T
🌈 Langa/Reki
🌈 Fluff, Practice Kissing

🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/30127518 (locked to archive users)

#SK8THEINFINITY #renga

The AO3 summary for "Practice kissing my skating friend before my first date? Bro are you sure?" by notallbees, surrounded by a rainbow border.

Summary:
"Kyan-senpai!" the girl repeated, colour flooding her cheeks. "I—I like you!"

Reki stared. Heat crept over his own face. "Uh—"

"Second year, Takue Amari!" she said, and then she held out her shaking hands to offer him a slightly crumpled box of chocolates. "I—I think you're really cool and handsome! P-please go on a date with me, Kyan-senpai!"
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Reki gets asked on his first ever date. Langa is very eager to help him prepare.

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Submissions have come to a stop again and the queue is nearly out, so any submissions to the form or self-promos would be appreciated to help the account keep going! ❤️

SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Or share your own fics on the most recent self-promo post here:
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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 15

Reki's birthday week is over, but did everyone enjoy this week's event? 🌈 It's time for a new author self-promo post, a chance for all you amazing authors to share your own fics!

No theme this week! Share any favorites you've written while we keep the hype going for season 2!

#SK8THEINFINITY

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you'd like to see your favorite fics featured, submit them through the Google Form here:
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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Adam gets his first taste of fast food, and there's a bittersweet tinge to it all thanks to Kaoru's secret crush on him, with a distance that can't quite be crossed between Adam and the two old friends. 🥺"

Thank you to the submitter!

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Comment:
"One of my favorite flavors of DK3 is Kaoru and Kojiro dragging Adam out of his ivory tower (introducing him to "ordinary" teenage entertainment), and this fic does it so well. 😍

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SK8 the Infinity Fic Recs 🛹 Submissions Open! @sk8ficrecs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hello skaters! ✨ Here's today's fic rec:

🌈 "midsummer nights" by specterthief ( @specterthieving.bsky.social )
🌈 Rated G
🌈 Joe & Cherry & Adam, one-sided Cherry/Adam
🌈 DK Era, Fluff, Friendship

🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/68912856

#SK8THEINFINITY

The AO3 summary for "midsummer nights" by specterthief, surrounded by a rainbow border.

Summary:
Kaoru and Kojiro have been hanging out with Adam for a couple months—a couple weeks since he took his hood off for the first time—when he drops a bombshell on them Kaoru never could have expected:

He’s never eaten fast food.
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Kaoru and Kojiro put their new friend through a teenage rite of passage.

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