[Bokurano] fic: Those Left Behind: Forget Whatever I Said
And here it is, the last addition to my attempt at writing Bokurano every single day! It took me two separate tries to finish this theme set from 31_days. I can't say I succeeded this time since I was late every single day, but this did get me writing a lot more than I usually write. All of these drabbles are now linked in this post.
Thank you darkicedragon and digi_dragon for all the comments. <3
Now that this is done, I think I'll finish some of my ongoing fics that have been ongoing for way too long. :3
Title: Those Left Behind: Forget Whatever I Said
Day/Theme: Aug 31 Forget whatever I said
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Ushiro, Machi
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. Manga canon. Spoilers up to chapter 55.
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"What's so wrong about saying 'boku?'"
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It was embarrassing getting caught trying to be polite. He never watched his words, but this time was different. This was the last stretch of their shared journey, their last obligation to everyone who had been involved. In front of all those left behind by the pilots that had gone before them, Ushiro felt himself becoming someone new. He was calm and accepting, cordial and forthcoming. This was who he was now, yet at the same time, it wasn't. He could feel Waku speaking through him with his optimism, Kanji with his acceptance, and Kana with her determination. He and Machi were the link for their voices to be heard. In front of the parents, the siblings, and the friends that had been left behind, Ushiro wasn't Ushiro.
He was all of them.
Of course, that didn't mean he wasn't embarrassed for acting in such a way that was completely out of character for him. He bet very few of them would have believed him capable of acting this way. Nakama, as kind as she had been, had thought him a monster for hitting Kana. Daichi, who had valued his family over everything else, had been outwardly disgusted with him. Maki, who had thought he had the safety of being related by blood, had worried that he wouldn't fight seriously. There was a large gap between who he had been and who he was now, because now, now he was just as involved...out of his own volition.
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She thought it was cute how he had chosen to use "boku". Machi's time on this earth had been short, but she had never felt more alive than in these few months she had spent with everyone. She had watched in horror as Chizu stabbed Kako without batting an eye, as anxiety and confusion crept upon them, as their chairs emptied one by one all because of her.
She, as promised, was going to take responsibility.
Machi hoped that they had thought of her as part of them because although there had been times when things looked bleak, there had also been times when she had truly enjoyed herself. Walking by Ushiro's side was one such moment. She was glad he was with her, or else she wouldn't have been able to confront all those left behind by her misdeeds.
She hadn't thought she'd come to love this earth, that she'd think of this place as hers. Theirs. This blue sky, this miraculous world, this unexplainable struggle to live was all theirs. Zearth. The battles. The times they shared.
She cherished them all.
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the end
Thank you darkicedragon and digi_dragon for all the comments. <3
Now that this is done, I think I'll finish some of my ongoing fics that have been ongoing for way too long. :3
Title: Those Left Behind: Forget Whatever I Said
Day/Theme: Aug 31 Forget whatever I said
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Ushiro, Machi
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. Manga canon. Spoilers up to chapter 55.
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"What's so wrong about saying 'boku?'"
-----
It was embarrassing getting caught trying to be polite. He never watched his words, but this time was different. This was the last stretch of their shared journey, their last obligation to everyone who had been involved. In front of all those left behind by the pilots that had gone before them, Ushiro felt himself becoming someone new. He was calm and accepting, cordial and forthcoming. This was who he was now, yet at the same time, it wasn't. He could feel Waku speaking through him with his optimism, Kanji with his acceptance, and Kana with her determination. He and Machi were the link for their voices to be heard. In front of the parents, the siblings, and the friends that had been left behind, Ushiro wasn't Ushiro.
He was all of them.
Of course, that didn't mean he wasn't embarrassed for acting in such a way that was completely out of character for him. He bet very few of them would have believed him capable of acting this way. Nakama, as kind as she had been, had thought him a monster for hitting Kana. Daichi, who had valued his family over everything else, had been outwardly disgusted with him. Maki, who had thought he had the safety of being related by blood, had worried that he wouldn't fight seriously. There was a large gap between who he had been and who he was now, because now, now he was just as involved...out of his own volition.
-----
She thought it was cute how he had chosen to use "boku". Machi's time on this earth had been short, but she had never felt more alive than in these few months she had spent with everyone. She had watched in horror as Chizu stabbed Kako without batting an eye, as anxiety and confusion crept upon them, as their chairs emptied one by one all because of her.
She, as promised, was going to take responsibility.
Machi hoped that they had thought of her as part of them because although there had been times when things looked bleak, there had also been times when she had truly enjoyed herself. Walking by Ushiro's side was one such moment. She was glad he was with her, or else she wouldn't have been able to confront all those left behind by her misdeeds.
She hadn't thought she'd come to love this earth, that she'd think of this place as hers. Theirs. This blue sky, this miraculous world, this unexplainable struggle to live was all theirs. Zearth. The battles. The times they shared.
She cherished them all.
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the end