Got that done faster than I was expecting.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

As I lost a bet, I owed ptps one (1) Luffy/Usopp drabble. Here it is. Sorry it's short.

Title: Artistic Pretensions
Word Count: 163.
Rating: G like whoa.
Pairing: Luffy/Usopp fluffery.
Topic: Off!


Usopp wasn’t quite sure what Luffy had just shoved under his nose.

Whatever it was, it involved his best paints, and Nami’s special paper. Presumably Nami hadn’t discovered the theft, or they’d all know about it by now. But still, his best paints. The ones he’d been carefully and sparingly using since he’d picked them up in Alabasta.

At least he’d learned some interesting things about blending. Puce and saffron, for instance, made a color so ugly his eyes literally refused to properly perceive it. There were some patches of stunningly beautiful color choice and linework, but they seemed to be accidental byproducts of the main work. Ultramarine and vermilion, citrine and zinnober, and an odd smear of nacarat and jacinthe that actually reminded him a lot of Nami’s hair.

That smear allowed Usopp to correctly guess what the painting was. His artist’s soul wept, but Usopp the Liar hugged his grinning captain tight and said, “What a lovely portrait of the crew!”

Comments

[noodle6680.livejournal.com]

Awwww, that's ADORABLE!
But, why does everyone percieve Luffy has a bad artist? I bet he's really talen-
...wait, flag. Nevermind!

What was the bet?

[kotoshin.livejournal.com]

That tiff'd cry over the ZoroSanjiUsopp Smutwich inspired by her own b-day fic to self XDDD

[kotoshin.livejournal.com]

Oh, and you forgot.
There's a living reminder on LABOON, too.

XD Poor whale.

[noodle6680.livejournal.com]

Oh, Laboon! How could I forget?

How I miss that whale.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the fishman drawing. That was actually good, for Luffy. XD

[noodle6680.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and the merman that had Sanji laughing for hours. XD


... fine! You were right.

[talanokomis.livejournal.com]

That smear allowed Usopp to correctly guess what the painting was. His artist’s soul wept, but Usopp the Liar hugged his grinning captain tight and said, “What a lovely portrait of the crew!”

Awww. I loved this line. Overall cuteness. =3

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

It's hard to write this pairing where it's not adorable unless you roam into Water 7 territory, and I wanted to write fluff. Even if Usopp is dying a little inside. XD

[mango-32.livejournal.com]

"His artist’s soul wept, but Usopp the Liar hugged his grinning captain tight and said, “What a lovely portrait of the crew!”

Awwwww....>_< *dying from the sweetness* Usopp's so right for saying that instead of whatever else he might be thinking.XD

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

He's Usopp the Liar for a reason, and the only lies he tells that ever succeed are the nice kind anyway. XD

[crystal-chan.livejournal.com]

Awwww, so cute~! X3

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

Blame ptps, she's the one who asked for it. ^_^

[vampire-otaku.livejournal.com]

Wow, I loved the color names you used in this one... They made the descriptions of the colors and the, um, 'artwork' all the more beautiful. Even if Luffy's art was a mess. XD

Kawaii!!!

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

Those color-names are currently suing me for libel for putting them in Luffy's art, even in fictional form. XD

[ptps.livejournal.com]

@_@ So many new words to learn, my vocabulary sucks XD I love your descriptions, as always, and this made me squee quite silently happily in the office today. Usoppppppppp ♥ ♥ ♥ The last line was just - fucking daaw. XDD ♥ ♥ ♥

Thank yoooooou so much. T^T bb

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it. And as far as the colors go...I cheated (http://phrontistery.info/colours.html). XD

[ptps.livejournal.com]

Hn, gave you too much credit. *sulks* XD Yay, more words for me to learn!

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

...

*sexes up your icon*

C'mon, you know half of a big vocabulary is knowing where to go to find new words. XD

[pookiesbleubass.livejournal.com]

His artist’s soul wept, but Usopp the Liar hugged his grinning captain tight and said, “What a lovely portrait of the crew!”

Poor Usopp... Maybe he could teach Luffy the right way to use paint. Well... *try* to teach Luffy the right way to use paint anyway.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

It'd somehow mysteriously fail. Luffy's art skills are just that bad.

[orange-smaug.livejournal.com]

There are absolutely no words for how cute this is :3. But poor Usopp, and I don't envy them when Nami finds out XD.

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

Snaps, Nami's going to make new map paper out of their flayed skins. XD

[infinito-fleurs.livejournal.com]

Such a thoughtful gift that only Usopp could manage to see ^.^ I bet on the inside, Usopp was just a pile of tears and goo repeating to himself, "My paint...my poor poor paint T__T"

(this is devils_walts, but she is too lazy busy to log out of her RP account XD))

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much. His best paints blended into a near-unrecognizable smear of sheer fugliness. Ah, but Luffy meant well, so he'll mourn his poor abused paints later.

[nike-victory.livejournal.com]

Cute! I can see how puce and saffron together would make a really ugly color, but my vocab had problems with zinnober, nacarat, and jacinthe, and dictionary.com only recognizes nacarat. What color are zinnober and jacinthe?

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

"Nacarat" is actually the word I wrote this fic for--it's the color of Nami's hair. Jacinthe is a shade of orange, and zinnober is chrome green.

[fieryredqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yay! Let's ask Sanji if we can hang it on the fridge!"

hm...how sad, they don't have alizarin or mordant on the list o' obscure colors. 's my favorite(s) paint hue. at least they have 'sanguineous'...

[chibi-trillian.livejournal.com]

I betcha they'll let him too, because it's easier than fighting with him about it. XD

Maybe they're too common? The Phrontistery is a website for the preservation of rare words, after all. Or maybe they just fail a bit. XD