Will You Accept This Rose?
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | By Any Other Name (first, complete fict) This Side of Paradise (second fic, in progress) Will You Accept This Rose? (series name) |
| Author(s): | SatelliteBlue |
| Date(s): | First fic:2021-05-02 - 2022-07-11 Second fic: 2022-10-27 - present |
| Length: | 258,617 words, 12 chapters (first fic) 2,840 words |
| Genre(s): | romance, family, Crack Treated Seriously, M/M, M/F, F/F |
| Fandom(s): | Boku no Hero Academia |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | series link AO3 first fic second fic[1] |
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Will You Accept This Rose? (frequently referred by the title of its first part, By Any Other Name, or variations on Dabihawks Batchelorette AU) is a popular Dabi/Hawks AU Boku no Hero Academia fanfic series by SatelliteBlue.
Described by the author as "A terrible ooc Batchelorette AU"[2], it has received high praise in many corners of BNHA fandom and become something of a fan-favorite. Although the main ship is DabiHawks, the side pairings of Natsuo/OC, Tododeku, and Todoroki Fuyumi/Usagiyama Rumi receive a lot of attention and development, to the point that the fic is often recc'd to fans of those pairings as well. It's also considered a seminal Todoroki Siblings work.
Summary
Through some freak accident of the universe, Dabi has been invited to compete on The Bachelorette. Have they actually seen his face? Surprisingly yes, and they still want him. For this season they apparently need a ‘bad boy’ to both balance out the hero contestant (why in hell is Hawks involved?) and to trash talk the show in interviews to appeal to audiences who don’t like the scripting. Getting sent on a vacation away from his annoying bandmates to complain and eat as much free food as he wants? Sold.summary blurb for By Any Other Name [1]
Structure
By Any Other Name: First fic in the series, complete. 260k words, 12 chapters. Follows the arc of the in-story season of The Batchelorette, from Dabi's hiring to the wrap interview after the show ends.
This Side of Paradise: Second fic, only the first chapter has been published so far.
Narrative Choices and Inspiration
SatelliteBlue has said that their initial idea for the fic was actually a scene set in "The Batchelor in Paradise", the followup show to The Batchelorette, and thus will be published in the second fic.[3]
Reactions/Reviews
By Any Other Name
3. Fav fic you’ve read this yearoh boy, okay. Warning for an incoming word vomit but I just have a lot of feelings for this fic
Without a doubt, the bachelorette fic (aka “By any other name” by SatelliteBlue). Look, the summary and tags make it sound like a complete crackfic, and I’ll agree that the premises sound like the perfect basis for a silly, mindless comedy, but god. It’s so much more than that. It’s seriously one of the best Hawks character studies I’ve read in a while, and it’s very well thought-out and thought-provoking. The romance starts out subtly, then tenderly, then it nukes you because the author explores the deepest, ugliest insecurities in both Dabi and Hawks without ever turning that into whump. The range of emotions I felt as I read through this fic is honestly amazing. I clicked the link expecting to laugh, and I did, but this fic also made me bawl like a baby, gave me food for thought, inspired my own writing and overall made me feel a whole rollercoaster of emotions. I did not expect to get sucked in so badly but I am so happy I opened it. Dabi and Hawks aren’t the only stars that shine through, by the way. This fic had some excellent todofam content, and the Fuyumi and Natsuo pov in it were genuinely the best ones I’ve ever read.
thyandrawrites [4]
Dude I cannot tell you how often I imaging the pop☆step stage scene where they’re singing with their arms over each other’s shoulders and theres just that look of adoration that everyone can see. I’ve read your fic at least 3 times nowFinn ayooo@sleepyfinner [5]
This Side of Paradise
There was much anticipation for the second fic of the series.
SATELLITEBLUE POSTED THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE SECOND PART OF THE DABIHAWKS BACHLORETTE AU OH MY GOD SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG IM SO HAPPY HOLY SHITwhiteapplesandblackblood [6]
Recursive Fanworks
Fanart
- team hotwings?, Archived version by 👽 semi ia@Alienescence, scene from Chapter 5
- more scenes/characters from by any other name by @blue_satellite!!, Archived version by adonis@cryopodsq -- Dabi and Hawks from early in the fic (before the formation of Team Hotwings), Misty, Shion, and a scene from Chapter 11 of Shion healing Dabi
- Another "By Any Other Name" by SatelliteBlue fatart @blue_satellite, Archived version by SB@newmria -- recreation of the photo of Touya and Natsuo mentioned in Chapter 5, character designs for OCs Misty, Shion, and Prey.
- Don't lie to me you never think of this scene to in Chapter 9 from "By Any Other Name" by SatelliteBlue@blue_satellite by SB@newmria
- By Any Other Name [...] and my fan art for ep 9 , Archived version by SB@newmria, fanart of the photo of Touya mentioned in Chapter 9
- pages, Archived version by adonis@cryopoodsq -- sketches of Dabi, Aiko, and Hawks from scenes in Chapter 11, and earlier in the fic
- doing some dabihawks skethcing today, Archived version by berrybanana-arts -- Dabihawk art inspired by the fic
Fic Recs
- Fic rec by thyandraws,[4] with followup post: by anon and thyandrawrites, Archived version
- Sent to cyberphobia anonymously: post, Archived version
- Sent to aloneintherain by i-hate-liking-batman: post, Archived version
- Followup comment by imactuallyjusttired: with response by i-hate-liking-batman, Archived version
- Sent to rayshippouuchiha anonymously: post, Archived version
Other
- League of Villainse playlist, Archived version, playlist for the LoV in this fic by ivyadrena
References
- ^ a b Will You Accept This Rose (series title): AO3, Archived link
By Any Other Name (first fic): AO3, Archived
This Side of Paradise (second fic): AO3, Archived link - ^ Series description on AO3, Archived version
- ^ Cited in the end notes of This Side of Paradise. (TODO: find the cite in the comments of By Any Other Name that discusses this in more detail)
- ^ a b Tumblr ask sent by clarenecessities, Archived version. Posted 6 December 2021.
- ^ Tweet by sleepyfinner, Archived version. Posted 6 July 2022.
- ^ Tumblr post, Archived version by whiteapplesandblackblood, posted 27 October 2022.