Hey, hey-ey, goodbye...

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

Title: Culmination
Topic: crisis fast
Word Count: 300
Rating: PG14; canon vices, references
Pairing: mess/mess (SanZo, implied Zo/Uso, Uso/San, San/Lu, San/Na, Lu/Zo, Na/Lu, Na/Uso, etc.)
Disclaimer: Characters and setting? Not mine. Probably just as well. Here, have them back...
Summary: The whole thing was out of control, a virtual Rocketman. But.

Excuse: Well, honestly now, do I really need an excuse to write more of this arc?

Notes: Love Tesseract Arc again! I'm actually writing scenes in order? Horrors! Follows the whole mess: "Close Your Eyes", "Eyes Wide Open", "Number One, Baby", "Dangerous Game", "See No Evil", "No Good Deed", "Hear No Evil", "Speak No Evil", "...Goes Unpunished", "Intervention", and "Turning Point".

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It had all been so fast. A whirlwind romance. Especially if you left out the "romance" part, because what they'd been doing together hadn't been anything remotely like "romantic".

That was probably why he was having trouble. "Sanji in love" ought to have involved romance.

But everything else about the situation spoke to the utter truth of Sanji's words. The regret in his eyes for misleading Zoro. The pained determination in his voice as he left the next move in the swordsman's hands. The way he had unconsciously met Zoro's questioning gaze with both eyes as he stuttered out an apology for letting Zoro believe it had meant nothing to him, either.

That, and the man was drinking. Dinner was only two hours away, and Sanji had poured himself enough, judging by the vapour trails the stuff had left in Zoro's mouth, to reach dancing-crazily-with-anything-female, if not thoroughly potted.

This was what it all led up to. Months of pining, three weeks of (incredible) head, two chance observations.

"Oi. Shit-cook."

"Aa?"

He grabbed the glass out of Sanji's hand. Still nearly half-full. Good.

"You've got dinner to make. We'll talk, after."

Wordless, Sanji stood up and trudged out, leaving Zoro to his thoughts.

No, he wouldn't have voluntarily led Sanji on, knowing what he knew now.

No, realistically, he'd probably never had a chance with Usopp, no matter how much he might have wished it.

No, he shouldn't have made the damned cook that offer in the first place, even without knowing where Sanji's affections really rested. Zoro understood "taking what you could get," though.

No, he shouldn't have let himself enjoy the blond's dominance, nor come to anticipate it.

No, nineteen days shouldn't have been long enough for the asshole to set hooks into his heart.

Shouldn't have.

But.

Comments

[sweetmoons.livejournal.com]

*dies*
*just drops down dead and DIES*
I can't blieeeeeeve you left it at that! But what Zoro?! You are madly in love and want a foursome?! Say it you green haired freak!
*dies*
You deserve a better review and some love but OMG HOW COULD YOU LEAVE US HANGING LIKE THAT!?!?!
*DIES*

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*revives you* Noooo! Can't diee!!! Who will leave me reviews if you all die?!

And, I *had* to leave it there. That was word number 300. I ran out of room. *grin*

Poor Zoro. SO confused, poor guy...

Glad you're still enjoying and with me here! :) More... later. Soon? Yes. :)

[cptn-shinigami.livejournal.com]

Mwahahaha! BronzeTigress strikes again! Leaving the readers hanging by a single thread; dangling like a worm on a hook waiting for the next chapters to leap forth and drag us off the hook like an overly enthusiatic squid!

*ahem* Ahh, yes, this installment was superb as always! Zoro takes Sanji's drink so he can cook! XP

still makes me cry though, poor Zoro, you're going to need the rest of Sanji's drink by the looks of things...

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

... Squid? Don't wanna know, Cptn. Just... Oi.

So Sanji can cook even though Sanji's got stew on and doesn't really need to be in the galley at all... Uhn. I'd love to say it's caring of him but it's at least halfway a "leave me alone now so I can think".

Mah. Zoro just needs a kick inna head some time to sort himself out and maybe a wild foursome...

Glad you liked!

[cptn-shinigami.livejournal.com]

A wild foursome may result in a kick to the head for several involved, being that a certain blonde is flexible

Huzzah! Foursome! mmmm, marimo-mob on the marimo!

And in regards to the squid, I was thinking along the lines of Zoro's Ex-girlfriend, Taco-Chwan.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Tako-chwan! She still luvs yuu, Zoro!!! Poor thing, you've broken her little octopus heart... GO, marimo-mob, go!

Yeah, I keep hearing this "foursome" thing, and then I think, jealous-kick-inna-head, and, erm. Yeah? *sigh*

[yuki-kokoro.livejournal.com]

*claps like a delighted child*

Glad I decided to check lj again before going to sleep. Lovely clear Zoro thoughts. Finally. Well... clear in their expression, still sorta skirting the whole TOPIC issue. Silly Zoro.

Sanji is about to WIN and he doesn't even know it yet. Way to take a stupid possibly heart-breaking gamble and you're gonna win. ^^ CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

Also... which were the two chance observations? ^^;;

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins* *happily watches you glee-ing* :) I'm glad you did too! :)

Yes, Zoro is so nice and sharp to write. Even when he's being dumb? ;)

And yes, it certainly sounds like Sanji's schmoozing is about to pay off (as is his utter stupidity and fail; wonder how he made that work?). But in the meantime he's just been *sent away*, poor guy.

Also... which were the two chance observations?

Those would be Zoro's chance observation of Sanji's condition that kicked all this off in the first place, and Usopp's chance observation of the two of them just now that brought it all to a screeching ka-boom. :)

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

*snuggles up to that last word and purrs contentedly* Go Sanji, glad you got the courage (in the bottle) to say all that.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins happily* *skritches kitty-Mal* :)

And, hey, he didn't get *that* far into his cups before spitting it out, so, yeah, whoot for Sanji. :)

[kotszok.livejournal.com]

WAIT WAIT IS MY INNER SANZO/ZOSAN/WHATEVER SHIPPER INTEPRETING THE END CORRECTLY?

COULD IT BE?! GJHFDHGKLFDHGSKFDHGJKLFD

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

Well, um, maybe? *sly look* (considering, you know, my not-very-well-hidden SanZo tendencies, after all) :)

Ooh, keysmashing! *hee* *grins* Glad to see you're enjoying! :)

[the-shy-wolf.livejournal.com]

*Squeels* (Damn I've been away from this comm to long ^^;)
I don't think I've ever liked the word but as much as I do right now. ^_^

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

(Yeah, you have! Missed seeing you around...)
"But" is a very good word, isn't it? :) Almost as good as "yet"... ;)
Thanks!

[the-shy-wolf.livejournal.com]

(Yay I've been missed!)

More is a good word too, as in 'Please sir can I have...'
You've got me chomping at the bit just like every other fangirl here. ^_^

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

(yes!)

Yes, yes it is. I like "more" too. :) Dun' worry, there'll be more. Or, the way things are looking, maybe everyone *should* worry. *sigh* Such a lot of idiots, these guys...

[fieryredqueen.livejournal.com]

hmmm, somehow i don't see a foursome happening here. well, not unless everyone's drunk enough to believe they can catch fish with their teeth. perhaps you could write another li'l arc to satisfy everyone's foursome-cravings, if that's not where this is headed?

"to reach dancing-crazily-with-anything-female..."

heehee, you must be talking about that craay-zee big ugly afro woman in skypeia. i just looked at my man and said, 'awww, sanji finally found a woman who'll do him! de-flowered by afro-manatee!" said man just patted me on the head. bastard.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*snrk* Somehow, I don't think it'd take all that much alcohol to get Zoro believing he could catch fish with his teeth (but then again, he probably CAN). Everybody ELSE, now, that's a different story. :) And, really, I didn't see this ending up with a foursome when I started writing it. 'Course, I didn't see it ending all that happily, either, back then, but, well. I'm a sucker for happy endings, what can I say? I could certainly still write a foursome or so, though. };)

*snrk* As for the dancing-as-an-indicator-of-drunkenness, I was, actually, thinking about Whiskey Peak and that godawful dorky dance Sanji does with the whole crew of gals (seeing as how I have yet to see the entirety of the Skypiea arc)... But, hey. At least your man is suitably fondly-amused by your amusement, nah? :)

[fieryredqueen.livejournal.com]

when you get near the end of skypeia, keep an eye out for her. i'm certain it will aaallllll make sense then.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*heh* Willdo, then. :) Domo!

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

(having just managed to get through Skypeia):

...omfg
and he looked like he was having such *fun*, too...
*sigh* wonder how drunk he had to be for *that*?

[fieryredqueen.livejournal.com]

drunk? nonsense! sanji is equally solicitous of all women! whether they be skinny, fat, young, old, cute or monstrously hideous, he is there to provide them with the adoration and freaky dancing they so richly...

...i'm thinking a vat or two of gan fall's pumpkin-whiskey.