Funny how I ran into this story just when I've recently gotten back to playing TWEWY (trying to finish the secret reports, meh).

I've always liked Kariya. He reminds me of an older, dead Shikamaru. Too lazy to climb up the power ladder, so to speak, even when he's more than qualified to do so. And so smug, that bastard. So maybe a combination of Shikamaru and Neji. Oh boy, I'm bringing in a different fandom into this one, neh?

Makes sense, this story does. Like, it could have happened in canon, and I'd totally believe it. Kudos to you XD

I love stories that pretty much define my headcanon. Tbh, I'd never given all that much thought about Uzuki and Kariya's backstory. For some reason, I'd just sort of assumed they'd always been together or something. idk. Anyway, this did a nice job of explaining it. Now, one thing I'm not too sure about (correct me since it's been a while since I played the game!) but do the Reaper Games happen consecutively, week after week? I'd always thought it was an exception for Neku's case that he would have to play the game more than once.

But I guess I'd be missing the point of the story entirely to be thinking about all that. The point was to see the interaction between Kariya and Uzuki, and I really loved how nonchalantly he came across here. I could totally imagine him saying all the things he said and same with Uzuki. I'm not surprised, either, that what she would want would be power. All in all, it's pretty fitting.

Wooo. That was a very good read! I never thought of Uzuki playing two weeks...but if Kariya could give her a second (third?) chance I do agree that he would if he saw potential in her.

I think you got their characters spot on and for me, that's what counts.

You know, I've always wondered how Uzuki and Kariya met. Their meeting here was pretty similar to what I had envisioned: him with his usual cool demeanor and her with her usual hotheaded attitude. :D

Dialogue matched their personalities, which was good. I like how you separated the last line from the rest of the section, as if it signaled the start of something new. Kariya giving her a second chance was a nice touch as well. The whole thing was an interesting prelude to their new lives as Reaper-partners-in-crime.

My only complaint (well not really a complaint, but a suggestion) is that it was a tad dialogue-heavy. It would have been nice to have some more balance between dialogue and narration. (Maybe I shouldn't have rushed you so much...)

Overall, I definitely enjoyed this. Thank you for tolerating my constant demands and managing to write this out. :D

Also, I do not take forever to think of prompts.