Junjun Plays Tennis in an Unscientific World

[I'll be very busy in real life soon and probably won't have time to update. Consider this a preview. I've written several versions of Chapter Two and still don't like any of them, so I'm stuck. I might scrap the outline later. Even though I've started posting, please just treat it as a preview.]

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was the brightest star in the literary world of the Reiwa era. Beneath his radiance, all other writers paled. Alongside his work as a writer, Akutagawa Ryunosuke was, after all, just a boy.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was born in the year, month, day, and hour of the Dragon, so he was given the name Tatsunosuke, meaning "Dragon's Helper." His family name was Niihara. When he was seven months old, his mother suddenly developed a mental illness, so Ryunosuke was adopted by the Akutagawa family, his mother's elder brother's family. Akutagawa Ryunosuke lost his mother in childhood and was not loved by his father. As an adopted child, he grew up repressed. This was the misfortune he was born into.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke grew up in an aristocratic family and was forced to study the arts for the sake of his family's glory. Yet in his stifling childhood, tennis, which he had first taken up to build his strength, became his favorite activity after literature. When he graduated from elementary school, Akutagawa Ryunosuke rebelled against his family for the first time and chose to pursue his tennis dream at Rikkai University Junior High, then a powerhouse in the sport. At Rikkai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke found the most wonderful friendships.

[Reader's Guide]

[Important] Akutagawa is based on the real-life Akutagawa Ryunosuke. For his appearance, you can picture Akutagawa from Bungo Stray Dogs, but his personality is closer to Akutagawa from Bungo and Alchemist. Though he looks fierce, the floppy-eared rabbit is a gentle boy, too.

Although it's tagged as a pure romance, the pairing hasn't been decided.

Rikkai will definitely win three consecutive championships!

I've seen authors write Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs playing tennis in the Prince of Tennis world, and even have a cat version of Ranpo. How could Akutagawa not get his moment in the spotlight? Puffs out belly

#Self-made food for an Akutagawa fan. There's also another story in the series, Sexy Akutagawa, Exorcising Curses Online. Check it out in my collection, and please add it to yours!

I've clearly explained all the potential deal-breakers in the author's note for Chapter One. Read it before deciding whether to give this a try.

Theme: Even literary greats can be athletic boys