Yomi is used to Tomo coming into her room unannounced. One Sunday night, when Tomo comes over Yomi knows something's wrong. As it turns out, Tomo's parents are fighting. This isn't anything unusual, but they're fighting too early in the week. Tomo mentions that her parent's have been fighting more than usual and are talking about divorce. During a breakdown, Yomi tries to comfort Tomo but it turns into a kiss.
An Azumanga Daioh fanfic by LtStorm, Cold Nights
is a short 7-chapter Tomo/Yomi fanfic written in 2005. It tells a tale of how Yomi and Tomo's long-time friendship changed into a romance.
Cold Nights provides examples of:
- Abusive Parents: Tomo's parents are emotionally abusive. They're always yelling at her and mocking her when they fight with each other.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In this fanfic, the usually optimistic Genki Girl Tomo has more troubles than she gives off.
- Arranged Marriage: As shown in the epilogue, Tomo's parents keep on trying to arrange a marriage for her, despite Tomo being in a relationship with Yomi.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Tomo and Yomi have been best friends since elementary. In high school they undergo a Relationship Upgrade.
- Dark Fic: It's more serious than its fluffy source series.
- Distant Finale: The epilogue takes place five years later.
- Erotic Dream: At the start of chapter 2, Yomi has one about Tomo. She's been having it for months but she always wakes up partway through.
- I Have No Son!: Tomo's father ran off after she came out to him.
- Stepford Smiler: Tomo has a troubled home life. To cope with it, she's learned to act happy even when she isn't.
