[Fic] An Elemental Certainty
*crosses fingers* Here’s hoping that this is another step closer to ending my too-long hiatus from my beloved fandom. Rated G 'cause Sanji doesn't open his mouth, which normally would automatically up the rating a place or two. XD;
XPosted to OnePieceYaoi and AceSan.
Title: An Elemental Certainty
Word Count: 370
Rating: G
Pairing: pre- Ace x Sanji
Disclaimer: I sometimes wish they were mine, but they're not...
Summary: (Barely existing post-Alabasta spoilers) When fire and ice meet, it is only a matter of time before Ice melts in the face of Fire’s zeal.
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Eyes glimmered like jagged chips of ice floating above the bottomless depths of a frigid arctic sea. They were a crystalline blue specked throughout with streaks of gold like flecks of sunlight, sparkles of a lighter tint swimming in an iris rimmed with the color of the midday sky over the ocean. Those eyes spoke of cool humor, of a razor-sharp tongue, and hinted at a heart well-hidden behind solid walls of icy disdain.
So unlike those of the man sitting across from him. His eyes were the shade of fire-roasted chestnuts, a color so dark it almost seemed black. The deep brown orbs fairly glowed with warmth, although it was hard to tell whether the twinkle in them glinted due to the lamplight or their owner’s own inner conflagration. Those eyes spoke of fervent laughter and all but sparked with a passion for life, hinting at a heart full of promises and warm emotions just waiting to spill over into the existence of another.
Fire. Ice. Two contrasting sets of eyes and personalities residing in two very different men.
So far in their acquaintance, Ace found himself thwarted again and again by those icy blue eyes, held at the proverbial arm’s length by the defensive indifference paid to him by his brother’s cook. Much like the element he embodied, Ace suffered from an impulsiveness and enthusiasm that threatened the sensibilities of the cool and cautious object of his pursuit. It made any chance of developing a more intimate relationship with the other man seem… almost unattainable.
But time (and several botched encounters) taught him to bank his own desires and adopt a few fickle shreds of patience. As he watched Sanji lean tentatively across the tabletop to light his cigarette from the proffered flame flickering up from Ace’s fingertip, he knew it was possible.
Because in that brief moment, firelight flickered over the other’s icy gaze. From the cautious hint of a smile that touched Sanji’s lips, that brief moment was all it took to melt away just a little more of his frosty emotional armor.
Blue eyes met brown.
Ice encountered Fire.
And deep down, both knew that it was only a matter of time before Fire prevailed.
XPosted to OnePieceYaoi and AceSan.
Title: An Elemental Certainty
Word Count: 370
Rating: G
Pairing: pre- Ace x Sanji
Disclaimer: I sometimes wish they were mine, but they're not...
Summary: (Barely existing post-Alabasta spoilers) When fire and ice meet, it is only a matter of time before Ice melts in the face of Fire’s zeal.
__________________________________
Eyes glimmered like jagged chips of ice floating above the bottomless depths of a frigid arctic sea. They were a crystalline blue specked throughout with streaks of gold like flecks of sunlight, sparkles of a lighter tint swimming in an iris rimmed with the color of the midday sky over the ocean. Those eyes spoke of cool humor, of a razor-sharp tongue, and hinted at a heart well-hidden behind solid walls of icy disdain.
So unlike those of the man sitting across from him. His eyes were the shade of fire-roasted chestnuts, a color so dark it almost seemed black. The deep brown orbs fairly glowed with warmth, although it was hard to tell whether the twinkle in them glinted due to the lamplight or their owner’s own inner conflagration. Those eyes spoke of fervent laughter and all but sparked with a passion for life, hinting at a heart full of promises and warm emotions just waiting to spill over into the existence of another.
Fire. Ice. Two contrasting sets of eyes and personalities residing in two very different men.
So far in their acquaintance, Ace found himself thwarted again and again by those icy blue eyes, held at the proverbial arm’s length by the defensive indifference paid to him by his brother’s cook. Much like the element he embodied, Ace suffered from an impulsiveness and enthusiasm that threatened the sensibilities of the cool and cautious object of his pursuit. It made any chance of developing a more intimate relationship with the other man seem… almost unattainable.
But time (and several botched encounters) taught him to bank his own desires and adopt a few fickle shreds of patience. As he watched Sanji lean tentatively across the tabletop to light his cigarette from the proffered flame flickering up from Ace’s fingertip, he knew it was possible.
Because in that brief moment, firelight flickered over the other’s icy gaze. From the cautious hint of a smile that touched Sanji’s lips, that brief moment was all it took to melt away just a little more of his frosty emotional armor.
Blue eyes met brown.
Ice encountered Fire.
And deep down, both knew that it was only a matter of time before Fire prevailed.