[ficlet] After the Fact: Zabuza/Haku

[gelfling8604]

After the Fact
Zabuza/Haku
Post the Bridge Arc, which is technically possible and just barely keeps this from being AU. So technically this is a death-fic, somewhat cynical, but mostly of the romantic variety. Halloweenish-romantic, I think.
The way life is after death: things suck.
423 words

Comments

[trendy_rocker]

That was wonderful. I liked the holes in clothes metafore and how you took it so afar as to talk about poking fingers through them. I really felt all of the emotions, too. Great job.

[gelfling8604]

Good god I'm sorry how late this reply is; I've been busy and dead and just not with the "Here-ness" (or coherence), but I'm trying to pick the slack up.

This sort of went into angst and emotional without meaning to, but it was one of those aspects of Haku's personality that I'd been avoiding for a while. I'm still trying to a handle on this pairing (slowly, very slowly), so this was good growth material, for me ^_^

[sintari]

Oh damn, this is fabulous. I love "He's not that young." Oh Haku, you and Zabuza just wanted to go to the same place! (That piece of dialogue still kills me everytime.) Wonderful, morose fic!

[gelfling8604]

I love this silly pairing to pieces--at times, I really wish Kishimoto would've given more screen time or something, or more flashbacks, because they rocked. They were solid.

And...OT, but the p0rntober thing's over now, isn't it? Right? I'm half hoping it isn't, but I'm pretty sure it is...

[sintari]

Sadly, it is over. :( I sort of fizzled on the whole "fic a day" thing two days before the end of October. But that doesn't mean we don't need more Pr0n in the world! I mean, what's to stop us all from doing Pr0ncember? Or Pr0n2007!

[gelfling8604]

...And so it was angst. Gee! It wasn't...supposed to be, entirely, though I suppose I should've expected that. Gah.

Still...sometimes I like angst :D

[gelfling8604]

...That's good. I have...a prejudice against angst or something, which is funny because I write a lot of it. Or something. I don't...I don't know.

Midterms. Hunger. The HORROR.

How'd yours go, by the by?

[yumeno_shiro]

Interesting play on the concept of alternate universe, mon amie. Somehow, the way you describe it, I picture Haku still wearing his mask in the afterlife. Neat.

Another 2am special? ;P

Miss you T_T.

[gelfling8604]

...It almost was a 2am special, and definitely a post-midterms issue.

Didja get my email? You have been quiet. How are things? MEOW. I AM MEOWING. YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

aww

[jamina_chan]

aww.. tha that was so sweet! I loved how you wrote that! it was nice and very close to haku's persona.
*claps hands* ^ ^
*wipes away sappy tears* ^ ^;

Re: aww

[gelfling8604]

Whee hee! I have a hard time understanding Haku, so any time I come even a leetle close to him is a very, very good thing. Thanks!