Name: Mibuchi Reo (family name first)
Series: Kuroko no Basuke
Timeline: Unless otherwise specified, Reo is from some vague near-future point after the Winter Cup, with the assumption that Seirin won. This is subject to change depending on how canon events unfold, but considering how slowly they're unfolding, change will be a while in coming. Yeah, we all knew how that was going to go.
Age: 17
Birthday: September 23
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lbs)

Backtagging: Yes. I'll be honest, I'll probably lose steam and flake out eventually, especially with a more casual thread, but I do try and I definitely don't think a thread has to be completed within a short timeframe.
Threadhopping: Probably! Please ask first; I'm not likely to say no, but I'll want to know it's coming.
Museboxing/PSL: YES.
Cross-canon/cross-medium/AU: I have no objection to cross-medium threading, and crossovers and AUs are my very favorite things. Especially AUs. Bring me the AUs. All the AUs.
Fourthwalling: If it's crack threading or a meme specially designed for meta RP, go for it. I love meta stuff. Otherwise, it's a case-by-case basis, and I'll probably say no.
Hugging this character: Yes.
Kissing this character: Yes, but reactions will vary depending on circumstances. Since he's underage, no romantic/sexual kisses from adults except in case of aged-up threading, please. Also, he's as close to canon gay as a sports manga's gonna get, so girls will be let down gently. Kisses are still fine, but if you're looking to ship your girl, you may want to find another thread.
Smut: No. Anything over PG-13 is fade-to-black territory.
Flirting with this character: Yes.
Fighting with this character: Arguing is fine, but please ask before starting a physical fight. I don't consider a slap or anything similarly isolated to be starting a (physical) fight.
Injuring this character: Please ask for anything worse than a bruise.
Killing this character: Only in very, very specific and plot-oriented circumstances. Which is basically the same as no.
Anything else?: My squicks include torture and other situations in which a character is powerless. I avoid memes that even hint at going in that direction, so this shouldn't be an issue, but just in case. Please, PLEASE let me know if I go anywhere near any of your squicks or triggers! RPing should be fun and healthy for everyone involved. ALSO, I occasionally play Reo as being genderfluid, but only if I know how the other mun is going to react, so unless we're threading at panfandomsandbox, you'll have to ask me specifically if you'd like to play with a genderfluid Reo. (I myself am cis; I do my best, but if I screw something up in portraying non-binary gender and it's upsetting to you, please tell me so I can apologize and fix it.)

OOC info:

I'm Cat, I'm well over twenty-one, and my personal journal is remindmeofthe. You can PM me here or there, comment on my OOC contact post, or just drop me a comment at a meme. I'm also reachable on AIM at catslash33 and at remindmeofthe on tumblr and Plurk. Ask me about RPing together, get in touch if you like to have OOC discussion going on during a thread (so do I!), let me know if I'm doing something that's bugging you, whatever.

1. In which bonding with a teammate is easier said than done (below)
2. In which Kiyoshi is a catch (tesshin)
3. In which taking vacation recommendations from Akashi is a mistake (empty_vessel)
4. In which someone never got the "pathological apologist" memo (mycological)
5. In which Reo's taste in wine leaves much to be desired (outplays)
6. In which a power outage leads to legal advice (truthsnomiracle)
7. In which sometimes a general must reassess his strategy (invisible_one)
8. In which damn you, auto-correct (tesshin)
9. In which respect matters (moltenshining)
10. In which nothing makes any sense (invisible_one)
11. in which skin care is important (pinkstats)
12. In which it's a thankless job, but (pinkstats)
13. In which this is not Milliways a physicist and a basketball player solve the world's problems (damncompass)
14. In which Reo never reveals his secrets (unsympathetically)
15. In which this is personal (outplays)
16. In which what the fuck even (kindled_shadow)
17. In which crack (imperceptibly)
18. In which a bad influence at the wrong time can make all the difference (tesshin)
19. In which broken glass (below)
20. In which dreams (kindled_shadow)
21. In which siblings AU (pinkstats)
22. In which Hogwarts AU (also this for reference) (moltenshining)
23. In which text conversations can be tricky (delphinidae)
24. In which no one has everything (doublecrossroads)
25. In which plans are made (defeatallthemiracles)
26. In which Reo is a mother hen (imperceptibly)
27. In which awkward (disarrangement)
28. In which don't make it weird (outplays, niji_captain)
29. In which electricity (dribbling)
30. In which spoon game (pinkstats, realityspin)
31. In which motherhood is divine (agraveman)
32. In which civility? (unsympathetically)
33. In which
too many people have Kagami's number (defeatallthemiracles)
Reo and Satsuki are in fact just friends (pinkstats)
Reo needs to be more careful about where he hangs out (catch22)
34. In which this is definitely a mistext (imperceptibly)
35. In which Midorima needs a babysitter (polished_shooter)
36. In which
truth is for other people (unsympathetically)
Reo has impeccable taste (imperceptibly)
Satsuki does not have a dog (pinkstats)
nobody put Reo up to anything (carcharhinidae)
it's rude to eavesdrop (delphinidae)
37. In which let the anon counselling sessions begin (anon)
38. In which hobbies (dribbling)
39. In which festival (tesshin, niji_captain)
40. In which Sei-chan makes an absolute pillow (outplays)
41. In which the accidental mistexting is still accidental (imperceptibly)
42. In which consent is key (sadisms)
43. In which fashion (noticedsenpai)
44. In which Reo favors discretion and anon counselling sessions hit a serious rough patch (anons)
45. In which choice of words in important (outplays)
46. In which Sakurai has poor aim off the court (overapologetic)
47. In which
no seriously Sakurai (peccable)
Teppei is still a catch (tesshin)
shut up, Izuki (punbomb)
parents are weird (pinkstats)
48. In which heartmeme (dribbling, mystery anon, tesshin, counselling anon, pinkstats)
49. In which chivalry and the meaning of life (pedal, outplays)
50. In which rude awakenings are very rude indeed (intheclutch)
51. In which all the rude anons
52. In which alibis (maidspecialist)
53. In which tiny (puptongue)
54. In which sometimes stories are boring (redoubles)
55. In which bicyclists should keep to the road (intheclutch)
56. In which loyalties are broken and transferred (tesshin, intheclutch)
57. In which Midorima NO ONE cares (tsunverde)
58. In which sandcastles (outplays)
59. In which misunderstandings are awkward and sharing is important (intheclutch)
60. In which haircare is a must (basketbara)
61. In which product recs (anon)
62. In which being on the same page isn't always enough (intheclutch)
63. In which unexpected vistors aren't all that unexpected (blond_wonder)
64. In which Reo has a new companion (puptongue)
65. In which Oha-Asa is entirely logical (tsunverde)
66. In which important conversations may or may not be had (delphinidae)
67. In which word games don't need to be so complicated (tesshin, intheclutch)
68. In which . . . no (maidspecialist)
69. In which, really, don't listen (unsympathetically)
70. In which no one knows all the verses (invisible_one)
71. In which who saw that coming again (steadier)
72. In which Captain America has manners (rinchan)
73. In which surprises are good (anon)
74. In which some things are less alarming than others (tsunverde)
75. In which a good Teppei is a terrible thing to waste (tesshin)
76. In which soulmates (kichan)
77. In which some personality flaws are more tragic than others (kichan)
78. In which Reo is a tree (acetobe)
79. In which dares fail to be the point of the game of dares (maidspecialist)
80. In which dresses are important (kichan)
81. In which problem-solving leads to more problems (invisible_one)
82. In which context matters (anon)
83. In which bad decisions (maidspecialist) (warning for implied non-con)
84. In which studying is not boring (tsunverde)
85. In which another case of gender confusion (momotarou)
86. In which Reo is not avoidant (tesshin)
87. In which why (kichan)
88. In which not even Sei-chan is perfect (outplays)
89. In which magic (notharry)
90. In which finding your soulmate isn't always for the best (outplays)
91. In which sharing is overrated (unsympathetically)
92. In which basketball dare (captain_of_loyalty)
93. In which Reo does not appreciate people being rude about Sei-chan (anons)
94. In which why swords. why (kichan, tsunverde)
95. In which kissing booth (perfectmodel)
96. In which Hayama may be the most sensible one here (emperorsraiju)
97. In which Kise needs the occasional gentle reminder (yellowcopycat)
98. In which Hayama gets stood up (emperorsraiju)

Reo did not spend the night on the futon next to Ryo-chan's bed.

He'd meant to, out of deference to his hosts' preferences, but being so close and yet so far apart had left them both uncomfortable and restless, unable to drift off. Finally, Reo had sat up and said decisively,

"You need to sleep, and it's not as if we're going to do anything inappropriate," and been in Ryo-chan's bed before he'd finished speaking. Curling up with his soulmate, where he was meant to be, had felt like a profound sigh of relief; he'd fallen asleep almost instantly, and he expects that Ryo-chan did, too.

It was easily the best night's sleep Reo has ever had.

(He got up - amidst Ryo-chan's mumbled protests - as soon as the alarm went off, before anyone could find them sharing the bed. Just to be on the safe side.

He's not convinced anyone was fooled.)

Reo called his parents quickly before breakfast, just to touch base with them and let them know he planned to spend the day watching the Winter Cup, and Dad told him they expected the transfer to go through by early afternoon at the absolute latest. He'd been hopeful after Seiko had brought up the possibility last night, but tried to keep himself grounded in the reality of red tape - surely it couldn't be that easy?

But apparently it could.

He decided, after a moment's consideration, not to mention it to Ryo-chan. The newness of their bond will be enough of a distraction from the upcoming game; Reo didn't need to add anything else that might unfocus him further.

A text from Seiko followed almost immediately, announcing that she would be arriving at around the same time he and Ryo-chan will be. They arranged a meeting spot not too far from where Kaijou's locker room will be, so that Ryo-chan could spend an extra minute or two with them before he had to go inside.

Reo had to do a little prodding at first - how on earth did he end up with a soulmate who wasn't a morning person? - but they've arrived on time, and now they're waiting.

[After this.]

Reo spent extra time on his beauty regimen this morning, contouring and concealing and lining his eyes a touch more heavily than usual, because he didn't exactly get much sleep. He spent the night with the brief but life-changing conversation with Ms Dresden echoing in his head; he gave up on homework early on in favor of questions about magic - how it works, how a person uses it, how common it is.

Around midnight, he focused in on her comments about the Laws, went very still for a moment as several connections came together in his mind, and sat down to make a list of names. He made the list several times over before finally splitting it into categories, eventually putting his pen down with a sigh almost an hour later.

He'd attempted sleep after that, but what little he'd gotten had been broken up by dreams that shoved him back into wakefulness. He gave up at around six and got up to shower and dress. Then, with nothing else to do, he went to Kelly's Diner, arriving nearly half an hour early for his meeting with Ms Dresden.

Now he's sipping coffee restlessly, looking his list over and wondering how complete it is. If any of them know. If any any of them have been seen, might be in trouble, might be in danger.

[cont. from here]



After he's given Ryo-chan enough time to leave, Reo leaves too, heading for Rakuzan's locker room. He doesn't know how much of the team will still be there, but he expects that Coach Shirogane will be waiting to hear his decision directly for him, and he also needs to get his bag.

Most of the team has gone - off to lick their wounds, Reo thinks, back in their rooms where they don't have to face anyone but their assigned roommates. Without Ryo-chan here to occupy his attention, the full impact of the loss is beginning to hit him, and what he feels first and forement is guilt. Sei-chan didn't say it directly, but it doesn't take a genius to guess that it was Reo and Ryo-chan finding each other and leaving the court that changed the flow of the game. He'd thought it would be Kaijou that would be crippled without its ace, that Rakuzan would absorb his own departure smoothly and Sei-chan adapt his strategy accordingly, but. Well.

Obviously, that isn't how it happened, is it?

It occurs to Reo to wonder: when was the last time Rakuzan - or Sei-chan - had to adapt to anything? Shirogane warns them frequently of the dangers of complacency, but when was the last time even he had to consider the possibility that Rakuzan could lose? Reo may only be one piece of the machine, but removing him was still enough to make it wobble and crash.

He lost his team this match, this tournament, and now he's leaving them to join the team they lost to.

Standing in this mostly-deserted locker room, without Ryo-chan by his side, it's a lot harder to justify that decision.

He only has a few seconds to dwell on that, though - the room's three remaining occupants all look up when he comes in.

"Reo-nee." Hayama is subdued in a way Reo has never seen before, lacking his customary exclamation points, but he still manages a smile. "Ditch your soulmate already, huh?" Nebuya snorts a little next to him, while Shirogane withdraws into the background to give Reo a moment with his erstwhile teammates.

"Not for long," Nebuya says, "from what Akashi said."

"I'm so sorry," Reo says helplessly; he must look and sound as guilty as he feels, because from there the conversation is mostly the other two trying to reassure him and celebrate his good luck, and Reo's heart aches as he realizes how much he is going to miss them. It's always seemed like they drive him crazy more often than not, Hayama frustratingly careless and Nebuya utterly without shame about his tendencies toward vulgarity, but they've become his friends too, the first friends he'd had among his teammates in a very long time. They haven't showered yet, but for once Reo doesn't care about that, and he hugs them goodbye anyway.

Eventually, Shirogane gently shoos them along to the showers - "He has a soulmate to get back to, you two, you'll understand someday" - and turns to Reo in the quiet of the room.

"I won't keep you long," he says, and smiles a little. "I don't want to take up any more of your first day than I have to. You've made the right decision. We're going to miss you, but Kise-kun wouldn't be a good fit here. I think you understand why."

Reo does understand. Rakuzan has a lot of big personalities on it, a lot of talent, and a lot - not to put too fine a point on it - of ego. It's why he was so relieved when Sei-chan agreed to come to Rakuzan; otherwise, Reo would have been captain, and he knows he doesn't have the right touch to maintain the delicate balance Rakuzan requires to stay functional. Much as Reo loves his soulmate, he can easily admit that the addition of his personality would upset that balance and cause unnecessary waves until Sei-chan could smooth them down.

"It did seem like the best decision for everyone," he says. Then he hesitates, long enough that Shirogane raises an inquiring eyebrow.

". . . How is Sei-chan?" he finally asks. "He seemed . . ." Reo shakes his head a little, unable and unwilling to look for the words he wants.

Shirogane sighs.

*

Sei-chan, as it turns out, does not want Reo's company for the evening.

"It's kind of you to offer," he says, a softness in his expression that Reo can't seem to look away from, "but I'd just spend the whole time feeling guilty about keeping you two apart, and that wouldn't help either of us."

As he has done so often before, Reo has to admit that Sei-chan is right.

"But I'd like it if we could stay in touch," Sei-chan continues.

"Just you try to get rid of me," Reo says, mostly steady. Sei-chan smiles, mostly steady.

*

He sends the text less than an hour after he made the promise.

On my way, Ryo-chan!! Sei-chan gave me your address too, so don't worry about that. I'll see you soon. ♥ ♥ ♥