First and foremost:
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis. Any recognizable names, trademarks, etc. belong to Konomi-sensei. The Rikkai naming system (i.e., Niou as 'Haru', Yukimura as 'Mura', Marui as 'Maru' and so on) belongs to the wonderful Sandileina. The title for this fic is blatantly stolen from the movie 10 Things I Hate About You and the idea is stolen from the Livejournal "20 Facts" meme/challenge. I have modified it to ten for the year, and for a few other reasons.
I do, however, own any Original Characters that appear in this fic. If you happen to want to use any of them (in particular a sibling? –shot-) feel free to do so but with proper credit.
Now:
What's that? The third year in a row where I'm opening with an Author's Note that's against site guidelines?
Yeah, pretty much. It's a little lovely explanation note, though. Here's the rundown:
-This fic will be doing "ten facts" (and small related blurbs about them) for just about every character in the series. National Arc teams may or may not be done, it depends on whether I get around to finally learning about them.
-This fic will be a mix of anime and manga verse, though will probably stray more towards the anime side. There will also be a lot of what I suppose you could call 'personal insights' – that means there will be things with no proper "canon" back-up. Expect little hints to things from fanbooks and the like.
-Updated a few times a week, if my schedule is right. (Every four days? Something like that.)
-It's not necessary to read any of my other fics for this to make sense, but if you have read certain fics (especially Every Day is a Holiday) there may be certain aspects which you will find more entertaining than others.
-My goal for this fic is to try and keep it believably in character. That means more canon less fanon. That means breaking things like my OTP so that I can truly express how I view the characters regardless of my own personal biases. (Example: no matter how big of a shounen-ai fan I am, most of the characters in this fic will end up being written as straight, or with no mention of sexuality.)
-Because of the above there will be certain issues discussed in this story that can be considered controversial. Such topics as: religion, sexuality (or lack thereof), gender identity disorder, mental disorders, family or child abuse, and other mature themes will be mentioned throughout.
- The ratings on these fics range from K to T unless otherwise specified. If I do happen to write anything worth an M rating, I will warn you.
So now, I present to you, though perhaps in less grandeur than last year: 10 Things I Know About You!