Because it has to happen

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Rating: G
Word count: 214
Pairing: ...it has Usopp and Luffy?

This is what happens when inspiration strikes when I am mostly asleep on the bus. Because this is the moment I most want to see right now... (Contains really vague spoilers for the latest manga chapters.)


These are the moments that make a life.

A father's farewell, the sea calling stronger than blood.
A mother's last smile. "Be brave."

That crazy moment, too wonderful to be true, of welcome and belonging.

But it was true, and after that - so many moments! Every one is new and different from the next, flashing by in a whirl of fun and adventure and sometimes terror, too. It is a life of moments.

Then there is one where life stops.

No moment can ever be taken back; no words can be unsaid. Such little things, words, and so casual.

"Bye. It's been fun." Words bearing down with the weight of the world, in that moment.

After so many moments how can one more mean anything at all? How is it possible that this moment now, over all others, is what makes life matter again? How can one moment be so overwhelming, making all the others fade?

It is a moment of arms, warm and strong and stretchy, wrapped around the neck. Of black hair tickling in the face, smelling of sun and salt and straw. Of a body pressed so close that there is nothing else in the world.

There is not even a word, now. There is just this. There is love.

Comments

[mei-yanohi.livejournal.com]

*cries*

You win.

You fucking WIN.

This is perfect.

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you. That reaction... wow. *blush*
I am now very very happy.

[inu-neko.livejournal.com]

That was so beautiful, I'm getting teary-eyed just by thinking about it. T___T Gah, now I absolutely have to have to draw the last part. A perfect, beautiful moment.

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm thrilled it's actually working - was so afraid I was going over the top. ^^;;

And, oh, oh, oh! Yes! Draw! Draw~! *clings* ...not that I want to be a horrible person and make you drown in more work than you already have, of course. But - Luffy and Usopp and HUGGING! I need to see that picture so bad. *whimper* ...can't resist begging now. Pleeeease draw? ^^;;

[inu-neko.livejournal.com]

I might have more time during Thanksgiving, we'll see. ^_^; But either way, I'll have to draw that pic. Unless Oda gets to it first, I wouldn't mind. ^_^

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

...I wouldn't mind both. I'm greedy! ^_^

And I doubt it'll happen that soon, alas. Especially with no chapter this week... *twitch*

[inu-neko.livejournal.com]

Actually I've been thinking about taking some of the manga scenes and converting them to my semi-realistic digital painting style (although I think there are certain scenes where this will be downright impossible XD), mostly cos they're black and white and I'd get to play around with the colors and atmosphere. ^_^

Uh, dunno if I'll ever get to that soon tho. It's a good idea I think. ^_^;

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Wow. Yes! It's a great idea! Would be awesome beyond the meaning of the word! ...when you have time, of course. ^_^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

0_0 that would so cool!
...but don't push yourself, please. I worry that your head is going to explode and then we won't get anymore inuneko art ever...! ^^;

[bluepard.livejournal.com]

Help, I'm drowning in a sea of cute! *flails*

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

*throws life buoy* Drowning would be bad! (But cute is still good.)

[dethorats]

There needs to be some way for you to channel this into Oda's brain. He can't get to it soon enough. (So evil he is, torturing us with the angst and then giving all the plot twists...distracting enough to want more but it's also guilt-inducing because it's not resolving the Usopp situation)

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Yes! I know! This will so be the bestest arc ever, but it needs to be resolved first, before I can enjoy it fully. As long as there is that worry and angst and I don't *know* that everything will be okay... ahh! Distracting and evil!

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[shayera.livejournal.com]

Awwww... That's wonderful. *teary-eyed*

And needed! Odachi, listen to naye, here! Usopp needs to come back! *whine*

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Eee, I got an "awwww"! Thank you! ^_^ Ah, waiting for that moment is so hard...