Leash

[bluepard.livejournal.com]

Title: Leash
Rating: G
Word Count: 150
Pairing: UsoLu


He told stories like this. Our hero (himself, of course) saved some hapless nimrod from being doomed by his own inadequacy. The bumbling moron pledged he would repay the debt, but in following our hero only caused him more and more comic distress.

Only he was the nimrod, or perhaps they all were. Unwillingly rescued, now tagging after their captain with eyes wide for danger. Bowled over by his stupidity, yet glad to be able to save him from it. Because they always knocked up debts faster than they could knock them down.

He would never even that score and unleash himself. Maybe it was that collar, chafing his neck raw and pulling him into danger, that made him bark out his irritation.

Despite trying to break it, he could still feel the other end of it. Off in that direction his Captain was tugging.

Catch up, you're falling behind...

Comments

[mei-yanohi.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Excellent last line, great ending punch. Always love your stuff.

[dethorats]

Wow! You've really managed to capture what seems to have been going through Usopp's brain when he challenged Luffy...esp. with that last line. And it's so hopeful, too, because Luffy will never let him escape in the end. (At least I doubt he would...Oda's evil, but not that evil)

[ex-naye320.livejournal.com]

Ow. Usopp... Heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time - that last line is wonderful. Really.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

yerm. too...I don't know. absolutely perfect? yeah, that. and hurting and healing at once. and yeah, that last line, too.
how many pictures and openings and such are they all running somewhere, and they always look like they're going as fast as they can go, but no one does fall behind...not allowed, on this crew.

love it.

[sherrymarie.livejournal.com]

I really do like the way that you write. Your pieces are always so full of detail and description, and you have a knack for pining character traits believably. Nice job!

[lady-karasu.livejournal.com]

^_^ Very nice~ I like the feel you get across in this.