37 fics, 250787 words, 7 days of postings, and a ton of tears later, we have reached the end of Critical Capture!

We’d like to congratulate all our participants who have made it through the battle and proven that they are more than worthy to be called Pokemon Masters! Thank you for sticking by our exchange and for pulling through no matter what the cost. From us mods, the readers and all the participants, we give each and everyone of you a big congratulations!

Of course, we mustn’t forget, our Officer Jenny’s, to whom we are eternally grateful. We offer these special Pokemon Masters a big thank you for coming to our rescue by pinch-hitting. Let’s give these lifesavers a round of applause! rayofshinee, latchedwindows, lulai, oneforyourfire, sparklepox, and darkyulate who wrote a pinch-hit on top of her original assignment!

And that's it for Critical Capture 2015!

Remember that this is not the end — this is just the beginning of an exciting adventure! Your very own Pokémon legend is about to unfold! A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits! Let's go!


( Meet Your Pokemon Masters! )

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For: darkyulate
From: lulai

Title: Vertigo
Rating: PG-13
Length: 5000 words
Summary: Junmyeon is happy when he finds a friend amongst the nobility, but he has to weigh the consequences when he finds out he actually has to marry him

Notes: hello! I’m sorry this is a bit shorter than I would have liked, but I enjoyed your prompts so I hope you enjoy this as well!


( Standing in the Park’s grand ballroom, a wine glass perched precariously in his fingers, Junmyeon listens absently to Marquis Kang wax eloquently about the more boring aspects of business. )

For: lola_tenshi
From: rayofshinee

Title: (beauty is) the power to fix a broken heart
Rating: G
Length: 2416 words
Summary: When Joonmyun is assigned a roommate in his senior year, he’s not prepared for Kim Jongdae entering his life.

Notes: Thank you E because you are a gift that keeps on giving. (No, really, ily <3) And to my recipient, I hope you enjoy this!


( It’s beautiful. )

For: k_popped
From: kira9018

Title: My Happy Home Is For You
Rating: PG-13
Side Pairing/s: minor!Chanyeol/Kai
Length: 22000 words
Summary: A life of Prince Jongdae, who get to meet Crown Prince Joonmyun, which happened to be the older brother of Prince Jongin, the intended husband.
Warnings: slight gory

Notes: I’m sorry for the lack of beta in my story, and I think the prompter might want this to turn out to be funny but I don’t fancy that sort of writing, I’m bad at it, so I tweaked it a bit – hope you don’t mind :) Anyway it’s been a wonderful journey to finish this huge chunk of words.


Though a journey for a healing wasn’t exceptionally painless, as it brought many memories, and emotions got strewn together all at once.

For: fairyminseok
From: latchedwindows

Title: chitty chitty bang bang
Rating: PG
Side pairing/s: slight!Chanyeol/Baekhyun
Length: 6484 words
Summary: He’s got the money for a private island, but for some strange reason, Joonmyun likes hanging out with Jongdae, the poor graffiti artist from the other side of town.

Notes: dearest recipient, i’m so sorry i wasn’t able to make this as good as i wanted it to be. still, i hope you enjoy it! dearest betas: ily okay


( “Joonmyun, honey,” his mother starts, applying lipstick in front of the mirror, “You look bored.” )

For: zyxisagod
From: darkyulate

Title: love me instead, senpai!
Rating: PG-13
Length: 3884 words
Summary: It’s about time Joonmyun and Jongdae got together.
Warning/s: over usage of the word ‘fuck’, sexual situations/scenarios, no… actual… sex

Notes: thanks to my beta who came through for me last minute! to my recipient, although this may not be what you were expecting it to be, I hope you enjoy it! :3


( Operation: Foolproof Seduction! )

For: hockeffusions
From: bluedreaming

Title: তীলকে তাল করা
Rating: PG
Length: 1636 words
Summary: "I'm a little restless," Junmyeon says, and Jongdae rolls his eyes. "It's been a while since we had a little fun."
Warning/s: mention of blood

Notes: Carl Guttenberg's 1775 Tea-Tax Tempest, with exploding teapot.
Thank you to the mods for being so understanding, and my friends for keeping the tea in my teacup calm.



( Excitabat enim fluctus in simpulo ut dicitur Gratidius.—Cicero )

For: whatthekey
From: bespokenboy

Title: Leviathan
Rating: NC-17
Length: 8457 words
Summary: Being the captain’s cabin boy means sharing a cabin with Kim Joonmyun, the most dangerous man on the high seas.
Warning/s: contains age gap, masturbation, orgasm denial, prostate milking, very brief mentions of violence, smoking

Notes: dearest recipient, this was incredibly self-indulgent but i promise that one of your prompts is embedded in here somewhere!!! hope you enjoy reading this as much as i loved writing it <33


( The warm breeze wafting in from the ocean flutters the folds in Jongdae’s loose linen shirt. )

For: soft_wallnuts
From: xiusoo

Title: Fragile Days
Rating: PG
Length: 1556 words
Summary: It’s Autumn, and Jongdae, the spirit of Dosan Park, is in the process of painting the leaves in hues of orange, yellow, and red. A young man who comes to visit the park every day seems particularly pleased with his work.
Warning/s: Supernatural/spiritual elements, intangible relationship.

Notes: my dear recipient, please enjoy my interpretation of your prompt! i’ve always wanted to write something like this, so i can’t thank you enough for the opportunity and motivation. my intentions for this au was very indistinctly, vaguely reminiscent of a certain part of spirited away. i hope that feeling was conveyed? nevertheless, i also hope this was in the ballpark for what you intended from the very beginning!


( When the wind carries whispers of crunchy leaves and caresses pinkened cheeks with a tender chill, that’s when Jongdae makes his rounds. )

For: synchronizity
From: unkentrollable

Title: None Other Like You
Rating: PG-13
Side Pairing/s: Chen/Xiumin
Length: 2498 words
Summary: Jongdae only meets Junmyeon a total of three times before their hit single, Growl, explodes.
Warnings: exo as twelve initially, mentions of members leaving

Notes: To my recipient: Your prompts were all lovely, and I hope you don’t mind the slight deviation of the prompt I chose for your fic~ Also, thanks so much to O for betaing! :D


( Jongdae only meets Junmyeon a total of three times before their hit single, Growl, explodes. )

For: w_anderingheart
From: mutantbic

Title: Tag and Release
Rating: PG-13
Side Pairing/s: Hinted future Sehun/Xiumin
Length: 8000 words
Summary: A brash young street rat CHEN! meets their idol SUHO under unusual circumstances and doesn’t recognise them.
Warnings: some graffiti slang, crime- past and present sometimes underage, drug use mentions, swearing, lewd behaviour, unimaginative aliases and exo ‘in-jokes’.

Notes: My dearest recipient: Thank you for this lovely prompt. It made a whole garden grow in my mind. I hope that I’m able to convey even a fraction of this universe with my small skill. There’s so much more here and I hope you don’t mind that I went a bit ‘epilogue’ after the main Chen/Suho was done. You said no PWP so I kept it out of the bedroom but there is more I can add. Thank you to the patient Mods: you are great. I can’t even tell you. I’m sorry I’m so bad at summaries…


( Jongdae sways with the motion of the carriage. )

For: london9calling
From: lumosflowers

Title: tender (crisp) love
Rating: PG
Side Pairing/s: Kris/Tao, Baekhyun/Xiumin
Length: 7262 words
Summary: Junmyeon has never been one to cry over spilt milk but he’s tempted to make an exception.
Warnings: swearing
Notes: this was a journey!! dear prompter i found your prompts a bit challenging but i tried my hardest! i wish i could have put more time into it, but i hope you like how this turned out anyway. thank you R for all your help with the references and for supporting me along the way <3


( Junmyeon would consider himself a people person. )

For: EVERYONE
From: darkyulate

Title: Through The Years
Rating: NC-17
Side pairing/s: Xiumin/Hani (EXID)
Length: 30000 words
Summary: Jongdae has sacrificed so much that he reaches a point in his life where he begins to wonder, Is it worth it?
Warning/s: some homophobic tendencies, cursing

Notes: Thanks to my beta who pushed me and encouraged me to finish this monster. Thank you also to my last minute betas for answering the call for help!!! And thank you Y for all the help with the school system, and other school and teacher things. Also to you… if you’ll survive reading this monster! :3


Sometimes, I close my eyes and fall into the thought of you

For: EVERYONE
From: wonderstruckxxx

Title: complete
Rating: G
Side Pairing/s: slight!Xiumin/Luhan
Length: 2116 words
Summary: Jongdae and Junmyeon find the missing piece.
Notes: Thank you recipient for the beautiful prompts! I hope I gave this one justice, and since this is a bit short, I'll make it up to you after the exchange! :3


( The digital clock sitting on the bedside table reads 5:00 am, too early for anyone to be awake on a Sunday morning. )

For: lumosflowers
From: xalfoy

Title: Firewall
Rating: PG
Length: 4362 words
Summary: Junmyeon’s job sends him across the world. After accidentally running into a stranger at the airport, they end up with their phones mixed up.

Notes: hi lumosflowers!! i took a bit of liberty with your prompt, hope it’s alright :)


( A bustling crossroads for businessmen, travelers, families, couples, and those flying solo, LAX could be Junmyeon’s second home. )

For: bluedreaming
From: synchronizity

Title: catch me i’m falling
Rating: PG-13
Length: 2424 words
Summary: “I know that you’re still hurting. You’re still grieving. I am, too.”
Warning/s: vague, oblique mentions of depression and its symptoms, and off-screen character death.

Notes: Dear recipient, I tried to do the best I could with your prompt, and I hope that this at least resembles something that you were looking for! I’m sorry that it isn’t as well-developed as I would have liked it to be, RL and not being able to get to a computer much kind of destroys any kind of writing momentum that I had. Thanks to C for helping me out with last minute feedback, and also to the mods for being very accommodating with my schedule TT.


( “were )

For: bespokenboy
From: daenamic

Title: a heart full of fire, a head full of pride
Rating: PG-13
Length: 13196 words
Summary: Jongdae is everywhere, and Junmyeon burns as the consequence of letting him into his heart.

Notes: i fear that this isn't good enough, but i'm honoured to have you as my recipient so i hope it's okay! i apologise for this mess ;A; all my love to you and suchen! ♥♥


Raw lights burn Junmyeon’s skin as he steps onto the stage, a microphone in one hand.
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For: coxy132
From: oneforyourfire

Title: Can Feel Your Heart, Yearning Slow
Rating: NC-17
Side pairing/s: past! Suho/Irene
Length: 9400 words
Summary: Baekhyun’s ready this time, and it looks like they’re finally starting to make this work.
Warning/s: “fuck my face,” divorce mention

Notes: single dad has a crush on his kid’s teacher au, kid! baekyeol, fic title from odesza’s “memories that you call”


( Monday morning, Joonmyun wakes up early—earlier than necessary—reluctant, groaning, willing away the breathy exhale against his chest. )

For: ribbonsong
From: sparklepox

Title: What Makes You Happy
Rating: PG-13
Length: 3774 words
Summary: Jongdae and Junmyeon broke up three years ago, but life gives them a chance to start again.

Notes: I hope you like this!


( I can't believe you convinced me to come to Japan in a typhoon... )

For: EVERYONE
From: w_anderingheart

Title: don’t be shy (don’t think too much)
Rating: PG-13
Side Pairing/s: Kris/Tao
Length: 3100 words
Summary: Joonmyun’s got a bit of a reputation as the best tattoo artist in the city.

Notes: hi dear recipient. i wish this could have been longer for you! also not sure about the finer points of the tattoo business but I couldn’t resist the prompt! again so sorry I couldn’t do more for you but I still had fun<3 i hope this is still somewhat to your liking<3 the title is from the song Don’t Be Shy by Primary.


( On Monday morning, Joonmyun is running late. )