Ooh! On topic, but it's... well...

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

Title: Artistic Inspiration
Topic: "villain"
Word Count: 300
Rating: PG, I suppose
Pairing: Sanji/Zoro
Disclaimer: Characters and setting? Not mine. Probably just as well. Here, have them back...
Summary: Sanji is, after all, a culinary artist. And Robin has had years to practice. But it's all in the perspective, I suppose...

Excuse: It's so pretty?

Notes: This started off as an omake to "Too Late", but I think it can stand on its own.

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"You," Zoro wheezed, one (sword-bearing) hand clamped firmly against his ribcage, and the other (its sword held loosely between thumb and forefinger, no less secure for the seemingly casual grip) propped by the heel against the edge of the counter. "You are a very, very evil man." His teeth closed a little more firmly around Wadou's hilt as he huffed another breath in.

"I'm terribly sorry," Sanji replied, in a tone that implied very clearly that the only thing he was sorry about was Zoro's complete lack of a sense of humour, "but an artist finds inspiration where it lies. Be happy I didn't add mint stripes along the sides."

Zoro stared, expressionless, for a moment, then abruptly sheathed his swords and stomped off.

Sanji lowered his foot, added the plate of tiny cakes to the tea tray, and headed out to present his special petit-fours-of-Love to the ladies.

"What a beautiful design, Cook-san. Wherever did you get the idea for the pattern?" Robin asked, as Sanji served her snack.

They were very pretty. Each square had been dipped in caramel icing, to which a thin diagonal stripe of raspberry cream had been added. Over top, a delicate fan of translucent white anisette-flavoured glazing radiated from the midpoint of one side.

"Thank you, Robin-chan, but I'm afraid the source is a... personal secret. I'd be happy to make these again, though, if you'd like?"

"Ah," she remarked, looking pointedly over his shoulder. Almost unwillingly, Sanji noted the direction of her gaze. And the object of her attention, angrily wrestling his shirt off before starting his weight reps.

"Indeed, Cook-san. That would be lovely. And I'm sure Swordsman-san would appreciate it as well."

Sanji had to turn away quickly to hide the blush.

And Zoro was calling him a "bad guy"?

Comments

[erinlin.livejournal.com]

...he didn't.

Words fail me. ^_^

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Oh, he most certainly did. And then got called out for it. ;) *hee* Have a petit four? ;)

[fenm.livejournal.com]

Umm. I don't get it... ~_~

[tucuxi.livejournal.com]

Reading "Too Late" will clear it up -- I was confused, too.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

Well, then, you're in luck, because Nami didn't, either (although that part didn't fit into the 300 words). ;) And I'm sure Sanji was betting on neither of the girls getting it, really. Guess Robin's just seen more of the world, nah?

(Although I figured the base colour and the diagonal pinkish stripe, at least, would be obvious enough? Y/N?)

[sabershadowkat.livejournal.com]

Oh my, naughty Sanji! Hehe.

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins* But it's so pretty, and it's Sanji, and you just know he had to do it at least once... :)
or maybe a few times... or every other week... or... :)

[tucuxi.livejournal.com]

Robin WINZ. That's all I have to say about this.

Except, maybe, that this seems to be a drabble in which Sanji does not lose, so I ♥ you. :D

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yes, yes she does. Doesn't she usually? ;) And, yeah, on the whole I think Sanji comes out about even on this one, so... *frames heart* Thank you! :)

:)

[onikotsu.livejournal.com]

Sanji Wins but Robin just Wins more. The pasteries are no comparision to their insperation though.

Re: :)

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins* Well, I dunno. You can eat the pastries. And they won't argue about it with you. ;)
*cough*
Everybody wins! We like this. :)

[maldoror-gw.livejournal.com]

Lol, classy, Sanji, classy. He should have added the mint strips on the side ^___^ Of course Robin got it...

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*grins* He probably should have, really, but I think there were flavour combination issues at work. Ah, well. Next time, right? (Maybe he could flavour them with rum instead...)
Robin is a very noticing sort of gal, isn't she? :) ♥ Robin!

from jeina

[(Anonymous)]

I think you can guess what I made when my boss asked me to make the dessert course for our restaurant tonight.I couldnt stop snickering as I stirred the anisette-vanilla syrup, god it really looked like cum (^^); Never in my life have I been happier to be a chef.

Re: from jeina

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*blinks*
*laughs in gleeful shock*

You didn't... Did you? Really? The whole caramel/raspberry cream/anisette glaze... I'll bet it did!
*falls over in dazed awe/surprise/giggles/something* I'm so flattered I'm not quite sure what to DO with myself right now...

*wow*

[hypnosprostatis.livejournal.com]

::jaw drops:: God, that's almost as bad as cake-lover-Sanji...
Robin knows... she always knows. >.>; She's as bad as him...

[bronzetigress.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I'm so glad you approve! ;)
(And, yes, yes she does -- but I think perhaps she's worse, in that mysteriously understated way she has...)