OP fic: "Because"

[xparrot]

[Would post this on ff.net, but figured I'd wait until Monday, since they're apparently doing some massive overhaul and I want to see how that goes down first.]

Yes, I still prefer gen OP fic, dammit. But I've had the germ of this for a while now; last night it finally reared its head and bit me, and since I've been a bit blocked in my writing of late, I let it run its course in hopes of jumpstarting my system.

One Piece; Zoro/Nami, but possibly not romance, possibly not what you think. Less a story than simple stream of thought, really.
Rated borderline R[M] for non-explicit sex.

Read "Because" on AO3

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_fye_/]

Oh god. I'll never get to sleep at this rate. I left a comment on your Xmagicalx.net page, then thought searchingly whether or not you even check the thing any more because you haven't updated it in so long, and then came here because this seemed the best way to wave the flag in front of your face. I just wanted to let you know that you've cost me the better part of my night reading EVERYTHING One Piece that you had on ff.net and browsing your lj just now for the scraps and I wanted to thank you for it. I'm moaning about the whole sleep thing because I meant to just leave you a 'heads up' tag but then I went and read the Zoro/Nami bit here and now have to say something for that as well. My eyes are bleeding. Honestly. Anyway, this is something I had considered a possibility on the ship but usually steered around because I'm a hopeless Zoro/Sanji fan, but you could almost make me a believer. It was a painless read and what's better is that it chimed with my idea of how the characters think and what is within bounds for them. You make it acceptable for my long-time Z/S mind to appreciate the possibility and even enjoy it. It takes skill to evoke that kind of easy acceptance. Nice work. (but I'll still hold out for more Sanji torture fics) ^_^ Now, go check your other page and write more.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ^_^ I did get the message you left in my guestbook as well (I actually do recall the page exists, I've been overhauling it for the past couple months and haven't gotten around to reuploading it all yet ^^;;) So happy to hear you liked this story, as well as all the others (even if I did interfere with your sleep cycle ^^;;)! I didn't especially write this story to convince people of ZoNa - in all honesty I'm not really in favor of any particular pairings in OP, I love them best as one big happy nakama family. But playing with possibilities is fun, now and again.

If you haven't seen them, I have a bunch of drabbles in my livejournal memories (under 'dribbles'), written for the OP yaoi drabble comm - I mention it because there are a few ZoSan there (along with just about everything else). Those boys are nothing if not entertaining! And Tiger Hunt will be continuing, soon - and there's a bit more Sanji pain to come in that. ^_~

(and because you did mention it - fan art is always loved and adored and drooled over appreciated. thrills me to inspire someone else!)