Team Setter Squad: Finding the Rhythm

[lilija_yuuzel]

TEAM: Team Setter Squad
MEMBERS: whaleshakes, kiroiimye, froglee, Lilija_Yuuzel
RATING: T

TITLE: Finding the Rhythm
SERIES: Haikyuu!!
MAIN SHIP: Akaashi Keiji & Oikawa Tooru & Semi Eita & Sugawara Koushi
SIDE PAIRINGS: None
CHARACTERS: Akaashi Keiji, Oikawa Tooru, Semi Eita, Sugawara Koushi
MAJOR TAGS: None
ADDITIONAL TAGS: alternate universe - band, music, friendship

SUMMARY: Sugawara Koushi, Akaashi Keiji, Oikawa Tooru, and Semi Eita were all in a band that broke up a few years ago and they're reuniting again for a final reunion concert.

WORK LENGTH: 2354 words, 12 images
SCRIPT:
image 1
suga (sugakoushi)
exciting announcement coming soon!!! <3

image 2
Suga's Beauty Mark (sugastansonly)
new song? pregnancy? is coming out of retirement? the options here are countless

image 3
Akaashi (Akaashi_Keiji)
Getting back to practice.

image 4
Oikawa Tooru (greatkingtooru)
May I have your attention? ;)

image 5
Semi (semisemieita)
announcement's gonna be huge o.o look forward to it guys ;D

image 6
stream 1set MVs!! (semieitalovbot)
suga, akaashi, oikawa, AND Semi dropping hints??? this can't be a coincidence???

image 7
Nr.1 Celebrity News Site (starpop)
Akaashi spotted outside the parking lot pacing. Is tension brewing between the band?

image 8
Nr.1 Celebrity News Site (starpop)
One Set reunion concert a hit success, raising two million for lung cancer research! Now they're talking about a reunion tour. What's next for the group?


NOTES: Kiroiimye and Treefrog did the writing, Whaleshakes drew the art, and Lilija_Yuuzel did the editing and social media edits.



Finding the Rhythm on Ao3

Comments

COMMENT : TEAM STARMATES

[hibari1_chan]

I loved the idea of a Band AU and the use of social media was very good I loved the realness of the usernames and tweets XD Having different parts, one for each member was also a very easy way to give us their own thoughts and feelings on the reunion. I'm not sure if the songs' name used actually exist or were made up ??? I kinda wanna hear them now XD

Anyway thanks a lot for this !

COMMENT: Team 29 Balls to the Face

[augustgreatsword]

This was such a cool take on the prompt! I never would have thought about this for an AU! And having the rotating POV was so much fun to read, it gave the fic a different perspective.

I *loved* the fake tweets! They felt so real, and I'm so honored that you included some of my gifts from the graphics round.

The art for the other icons looked fantastic too! I really loved the style, it felt simple yet complete. The Oikawa one really stands out to me.

COMMENT: Team 29 Balls to the Face

[hazazel_27]

i love band AUs and this one was really well done ! i like the idea of them all growing out of who they were but still remaining friends, however rocky the reunion might be. akaashi especially felt real to me, with the comment on how people will try to pin a whole persona on him when he just wants to play the drums and be left alone
just one thing, in the AO3 fic, sometimes we can see the html next to the italics, but that's all i have to nitpick on !
thanks for this !

COMMENT: Team 29 Balls to the Face

[joshllyman]

This was so much fun! This was a really fresh and original take on the prompt. I really like the way their coming back together felt so realistic. They didn't just mesh again immediately after five years together, they had to work through some of their issues and talk it out. And Suga being the therapist for the group made me smile. Really well done!

COMMENT: TEAM STARMATES

[hanavmaki]

aaa i love the idea of a band au that meets again for a charity concert!! immediately i thought of the live concerts I've watched during lockdown, and how they cheered me up and entertained me when days were stagnant, so this fic brought about a lot of good feels right from the get-go! c:

i also like the creativity behind how social media was used here!! it added variety to the fic hehe good call!!!!

the band resolving their conflict tgt was nice to see, and them coming to an understanding w regards to their differences was a very nice touch to the progression of the fic!!! am happy for the successful reunion concert & wow super excited for their reunion tour?? XD

a really creative and heart-warming fic!! thank you so much for this!!! *‧.₊˚*੭*ˊᵕˋ੭.*

COMMENT: Team Seijoh Third Years

[tsukisyama]

This entry is a standout for sure! Incorporating social media posts is always a surefire way to get my attention, at least :] The twitter account named "Suga's Beauty Mark" really made me giggle in particular... thank you so much for taking the time to create this! <3

COMMENT: team seijoh third years

[haijikiyose]

The drawing of Suga on this was phenomenal, he looks so pretty! I also really liked the format of this entry. Integrating social media posts was a really good idea, and made it felt really immersive. The writing, too, was wonderful. Thank you for taking the time to create this!

COMMENT: TEAM SEIJOH THIRD YEARS

[blackjackals]

The concept of a Band AU mixed with a reunion-type feeling was a really great one, and I found myself really laughing at certain points with the social media AU aspects. Although it's short - I quite enjoyed Oikawa's POV. He sounds really in character, even considering that this is an AU.

Comment: Team Seijoh third years

[kuramochis]

ooooh!! when i first started reading this i immediately perked up at the thought of a band AU, and you guys definitelyyyy did not disappoint!! the switch in POVs kind of made it seem like they were... vignettes, almost? and the social media posts made it seem really personal and real!! thank you for taking the time to make thisss <3

COMMENT : TEAM GRANDSTAND - KARASUNO FIRST YEARS

[jae494f0]

I’m impressed with the idea of using tweets to tell the story! That takes a lot of planning and understanding how Twitter works, so kudos for that. Also “practice” = music or volleyball; I liked that. It’s neat seeing the group interact with others -- especially since in canon, they didn’t get a chance -- and then having them fight anyway. LOL. Akaashi needing to step and take a pause actually made me chuckle, given how he acts in canon and his patience with dealing with certain other big personalities. Overall, I enjoyed reading about the group meeting up again and learning to forgive each other in their new freedom and expression. The art in the tweet was also really good; at first I couldn’t tell which were screencaps from the anime and which were original art. Thanks for creating this work!

Comment: Team Home Run

[onceakoala]

oh, i love this au!! i'm always a sucker for anything music-related, and i really enjoyed the characters' dynamic, how well thought-out their lives and boyband career was, and the realism of why they broke up and what it would be like to reunite years later with people that are somehow both strangers and also still so familiar. this is a perfect fill for the reunion prompt, and i enjoyed it so much!!! and the social media screencaps fit in perfectly, added an extra layer to the story, and made so much sense in this context. awesome work!!!