au contest entry - tumbleweed

[marybwolf]

title: tumbleweed
author: MaryBWolf
theme: wild west
rating: PG-13/T
summary: a gunshot is a funny thing. it means different things to different people. it's an end. but it's also a beginning.

Comments

[silentdictator]

This is amazing. Despite the length, there is a sense of transition and growth as Kakashi and Sakura both change. It's also really nice how you linked gunshots to bot the beginning and the end. :) This is lovely.

[marybwolf]

Thank you. I wanted to write something much longer, but given my procrastinating tendencies, I was left with two days to write something. I'm so so glad you got that feeling of transition as they change (so quickly!) for each other. The gunshots were actually the catalyst for this--the idea that in a single instant, everything can change.

I'm happy you liked it!

[denilmo]

I loved it!
I also had a strange fondness for the formatting :)

The flow was really good and for some reason gun-toting Kakashi and Sakura seem so appealing. I like how they changed and made decisions for each other and how Sakura is still the one fixing him - yet they both have broken edges.

I've always kind of associated the Wild West with this no nonsense attitude, and I think the style you chose to write this in represents that - even if you didn't do it intentionally. My Western fan appreciates it ^_^

[marybwolf]

*hugs* Thanks, Deni! I don't know what happened with the formatting, honestly, but I liked it, too.

Honestly, while I was writing it, I struggled. But as I've said elsewhere, I wanted to play around with the idea of rescuing the romantic interest--a common theme in literature in general, and with that tough-edge in western--and so this happened. I started out hating this one, and now I really, really like it.

I've always had that idea about the wild west, as well. Those were hard times--the people who lived in that place had to be hard as well. They couldn't afford the frills of nonsense because there was work to be done! I didn't do that intentionally, though. I was in a rush, so I couldn't do what I really wanted. I'm glad you like it, though. :D

[edellin]

This was very nice! I think it has the most unique way of writing out of all the other entries! Good job! It is actually very sophisticated, like an indirect philosphy thing...

[marybwolf]

Thank you! I wasn't going for an indirect philosophy thing, but I'm glad you got that out of it. I'm also happy you enjoyed.

[moldycookies]

Aaaahhhh, I love the format! Great job!

Best of luck!

[marybwolf]

Thank you, Moldy!

Best of luck to you, as well.

[noa_shi]

This was awesome. I loved the style of the writing! :D

[marybwolf]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed.

[noa_shi]

You're welcome! :D Wild West is a wonderful theme. Muhahaha.