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Correct Challenge: FAKE: Fanfic: Top Of The Class

Oct. 27th, 2022 at 10:32 AM

badly_knitted: (Dee & Ryo black & white)

Title: Top Of The Class
Fandom: FAKE
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Bikky.
Rating: G
Setting: Middle of the manga.
Summary: Whirlwind Bikky is home from school and excited about something.
Word Count: 200
Content Notes: None needed.
Written For: Challenge 387: Amnesty 64, using Challenge 325: Correct.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.

The apartment door burst open with such force that it rebounded from the wall and slammed shut, making Ryo wince, but as he turned to tell Bikky off, the boy came skidding into the kitchen, looking so excited that the rebuke died on his lips.

“Ryo! You’ll never guess what happened today at school!”

“I gather it was something good.” Despite the potential damage that had just been done to the door, the wall, or both, Ryo couldn’t keep from smiling. Bikky was thirteen now, all arms and legs, and restless energy fuelled by an insatiable appetite. He looked like he might explode from sheer excitement. “Well, aren’t you going to tell me?”

“We had a spelling bee in English, and some of the words were really hard, but out the whole class I was the only kid who got every single one correct!”

Ryo couldn’t blame Bikky for being so elated. When Ryo had taken the boy in three years ago his spelling had been abysmal; he’d come a long way since then.

“Congratulations, Biks! That’s an achievement to be proud of!”

“Thanks!” Bikky was grinning from ear to ear. “Um, sorry about the door.”

“You’re forgiven. This time.”

The End

Mood: tired
Location:my desk

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apachefirecat wrote:

Oct. 29th, 2022 02:00 am (UTC)

I don't blame him at all either!! I've always enjoyed words, both the spelling and the usage thereof, but I DREADED spelling bees because of having to stand in front of everybody! I could get every word right, but I couldn't stand the idea (and still can't, tbh) of having all those eyes on me!

I was one of those nerds who even enjoyed diagraming sentences! ;)

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badly_knitted wrote:

Oct. 29th, 2022 10:20 am (UTC)

I wouldn't be able to stand that either. At my school, the teacher called kids up one at a time in class and it was one on one. He'd read a word out and you had to spell it, or he'd point to one word, with all the rest covered, and you'd have to read it. I was one of the best in the class, he was always very pleased with me and gave me hard words. That was Mr Bevan. I really miss him; we stayed friends after I left the school, but he'd be ion his late 80s now, so he's probably gone.

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apachefirecat wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2022 12:20 am (UTC)

*HUGS* I was ALWAYS one of those geeks who made tighter relationships by far with any teacher, even the ones I could barely stand, than any of my classmates! I caught Hell from the other students, but did have some pretty fantastic teachers over the years. I often wonder what happened to them, too.

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badly_knitted wrote:

Nov. 3rd, 2022 11:43 am (UTC)

He was my teacher my third year in junior school (ages 7-11), so I was maybe 9 or 10 at the time. After I moved up to grammar school (very different school system here than in the States, at least when I was a kid), I used to sometimes get home from school then walk down to the junior school to visit him. Even after I left school, I still saw him in town sometimes. He always recognised me and stopped for a chat. I miss him so much; he was a good friend, and an inspiration.

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apachefirecat wrote:

Nov. 4th, 2022 12:34 am (UTC)

As all the best teachers are! <3

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