All Their Sins, Chapter 6
Raksha and Hathi

The Atrium was a man with a pig, then a zoo, then the botanical garden that is its final form in the story. By the time it was a zoo, I knew it needed a zoo-keeper. Just as Nami needed Yasue-mama to introduce her to the brothel, Sanji needed someone to introduce him to the Atrium. The image that sprang ( Read more... )

All Their Sins, Chapter 6
Broken - One Piece and Paradise Lost

I wouldn't call it a reference, or an inspiration, but Milton's 'Paradise Lost' definitely had an impact on chapter six, especially Sanji's thoughts on people who are broken, or fallen, or otherwise damaged. I had explored the idea somewhat in chapter two, but it came back to me now and ( Read more... )

All Their Sins, Chapter 6
Arium

The English language has ruined my joke. It was going to be "I thought someone misspelled 'arium'," but apparently that doesn't work. And why? Because according to my spell-check, 'arium' is not a word. Dictionary.com and Google. those fine and reputable sources, agree with it (which is annoying, because they ( Read more... )

All Their Sins, Chapter 6
Shang-tu

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

A stately pleasure-dome decree

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Kubla Kahn'. It goes on for a while after that, but those two lines are the only ones that really impacted the story. Shang-tu (about which more will be said in future chapters) takes its name from the Chinese name for Xanadu ( Read more... )

Story Title: All Their Sins
Chapter Title: Suicide and Bestiality
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Eventual Zoro x Nami x Sanji, nothing specific in this chapter.
Notes: I couldn't decide on a title! They were both such excellent sins, and I couldn't choose... Anyway, because I actually have a lot I want to say about this story (and especially this chapter, for ( Read more... )

Since by the time I finish this story, my Author's Notes will probably be as long as a chapter anyway - and that's saying only a fraction of what I mean to - I've started writing them out as separate entries. They're mostly just discussions of why this and why not that, and though at present they're rather one-sided, if ever you feel the urge to ( Read more... )

Eek! My first drabble! I find it very weird to be writing in such a short style (81 words), especially when compared to, say, my last post (about 6500).

The inspiration: Since the "Queen's Riot"(1) two years ago, Flip Cups, Not Cars (referring to the game Flip Cup) has become a popular slogan at parties and around campus. Also leaving its mark on ( Read more... )

Title: Love Cook (Chapter Four)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Suggestion of ZoNaSa or some combination thereof, mostly gen.
Notes: I remembered to post the previous chapter here on LJ, and then went right to Ch5. Le Oh No!  Beware of blatant Shrek references.

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Chapter VI
In which ( Read more... )

Title: Love Cook (Chapter Five)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Mention of various (LuNa, ZoSopp, ZoNa, ChopSopp... possibly others?) but mostly gen.

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Chapter X

In which there is hormone-driven foolishness

It was a tiny island, a pathetic slip of rock standing valiantly above the ( Read more... )

Story Title: All Their Sins
Chapter Title: Homosexuality
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Zoro/Sanji in this chapter

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It was raining out this morning - afternoon? He was sure the shithead knew, but for some reason the man wasn't saying. It was a cold, angry rain, each drop like a needle on his ( Read more... )