[fic] the scent of change
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onepieceyaoi100Title: The Scent of Change
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 300
Pairing: Smoker, Ace
Topic: Change
Note: Inspired by latest manga chapter, but no spoilers.
Smoker sat down on a rock on the beach, crossed his knees with his jitte, and watched the world burn. Behind him his ship was anchored safely offshore, and if Tashigi and the rest knew what was good for them, they were staying.
Before him, Mariejoie was a perfect storm of chaos. The spires and the Great Dome were mired in a roiling sea of dirty smoke as the city was gutted by the revolution led by a ragtag band of crazy pirates. Slaves in huddling groups splashed towards jolly boats stringing towards a ship whose masthead was a ridiculous sunflower of a lion.
Gunpowder, sweat, fear. Smoker supposed that was how the world changed.
“Hey.”
He didn’t turn, only snorted, and drew another cigar from his sleeve. Portgas was a four smoke problem in any form or face.
“Didn’t go to join the fun, junsho?”
“Someone has to watch them.” Smoker jerked his thumb at the stream of dirty humanity. “Your brother didn’t remember to post a fucking sitter.”
Portgas slipped into his peripheral vision, head tilted at the unconscious body of the last blue-blood who had tried to take pot shots at soft targets. “Sure you could do that, junsho?”
“It’s different when you’re one of them,” Smoker turned his jitte over carefully on his lap. Not that he answered now to his birth name.
“Huh.” Smoker waited, but Portgas merely flopped down, yawning.
“Shouldn’t you be-”
“Not sure how to put this, junsho,” Portgas turned his shit-eating grin upwards, under the hat, “But I’m the fucking sitter.”
Smoker gave him the once over, just to show that he knew bullshit when he heard it, but turned back to Mariejoie, his hands loose on his lap, a pirate and a marine, watching the world burn.
“About damned time.”
-fin-
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 300
Pairing: Smoker, Ace
Topic: Change
Note: Inspired by latest manga chapter, but no spoilers.
Smoker sat down on a rock on the beach, crossed his knees with his jitte, and watched the world burn. Behind him his ship was anchored safely offshore, and if Tashigi and the rest knew what was good for them, they were staying.
Before him, Mariejoie was a perfect storm of chaos. The spires and the Great Dome were mired in a roiling sea of dirty smoke as the city was gutted by the revolution led by a ragtag band of crazy pirates. Slaves in huddling groups splashed towards jolly boats stringing towards a ship whose masthead was a ridiculous sunflower of a lion.
Gunpowder, sweat, fear. Smoker supposed that was how the world changed.
“Hey.”
He didn’t turn, only snorted, and drew another cigar from his sleeve. Portgas was a four smoke problem in any form or face.
“Didn’t go to join the fun, junsho?”
“Someone has to watch them.” Smoker jerked his thumb at the stream of dirty humanity. “Your brother didn’t remember to post a fucking sitter.”
Portgas slipped into his peripheral vision, head tilted at the unconscious body of the last blue-blood who had tried to take pot shots at soft targets. “Sure you could do that, junsho?”
“It’s different when you’re one of them,” Smoker turned his jitte over carefully on his lap. Not that he answered now to his birth name.
“Huh.” Smoker waited, but Portgas merely flopped down, yawning.
“Shouldn’t you be-”
“Not sure how to put this, junsho,” Portgas turned his shit-eating grin upwards, under the hat, “But I’m the fucking sitter.”
Smoker gave him the once over, just to show that he knew bullshit when he heard it, but turned back to Mariejoie, his hands loose on his lap, a pirate and a marine, watching the world burn.
“About damned time.”
-fin-
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Date: 2008-11-09 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-11-10 04:40 am (UTC)"...a pirate and a marine, watching the world burn." Perfect. ♥
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Date: 2008-11-13 12:30 am (UTC)I totally enjoyed this take on 'change'.
Yes we can!Just the Smoker I wanted :)no subject
Date: 2008-11-13 09:08 am (UTC)