Title: When Life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~ 73.800
Pairing: Junba main, Kaze friendship, Aimiya friendship, Sakumoto friendship, Sakumiya side
Warnings: slow cooked romance with a pinch of drama and a generous amount of chees ahead
Summary: As teenage boys the two of them promised to open up a restaurant when they are grown up, together. Years later, their ways have long split and only one of them still remembers their promise. But then, they unexpectedly meet again. Will there be a chance to revive their joint dream?
This is a story about lost and found dreams, in which Aiba generally accepts fate but challenges it when needed, Nino gives his best to protect his best friend while having to deal with his new admirer, Sho; Jun is a gloomy but adventurous chef who tries to get on terms with his life, and Ohno figuratively connects the loose dots with his paint brush.
Notes:My dear yun_miyake, I really hope this story will find your liking. It turned out longer than expected and I have to admit I struggled a bit because of that, but I'm proud I managed to pull it through. As mentioned in the warnings, this story is kind of slow burn but I put a lot of thoughts and love into the development of the plot and the characters, so I hope you will find it worthy to stick around until the very cheesy ending ;)
Big big shouts out to my wonderful betas for keeping me motivated, pushing me when I felt stuck, all the lovely support in all forms and of course, the awesome beta work. You have no idea how grateful I am, this would not have been possible without you, thank you so much! Also, thank you to the Aiba mods for hosting this awesome event once again!
( When Life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade )