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bunnymaccool ([personal profile] bunnymaccool) wrote2009-04-09 09:21 pm

fic - Love Compass (BLEACH / ONE PIECE CROSSOVER)

Author: Miss Bunny Mack
Title: Love Compass 1
Rating: PG-13 this chapter (for language)
Pairing: Zoro/Renji , Renji/Zoro … other random pairings mentioned
Warnings: AU fic!!
Summary: BLEACH/ONE PIECE CROSSOVER: Abarai Renji finally gets his big break in the world of voice acting. First snag? It’s a Boys’ Love anime. Bigger snag? He finds himself strangely attracted to his co-star. (Much love to [livejournal.com profile] bronzetigress for the wonderful beta magic!)





He clicked his tongue absently as his fingers ghosted over the slick new spines of many books, row after row, searching for one in particular. There was another chorus of giggles and whispered conversations behind him, and he sighed heavily, tugging the rim of his black baseball cap further down over his eyes. There were a handful of places in the world that a grown man never really expected to find himself. Standing in the shoujo section of a crowded bookstore looking for a Boys' Love manga was definitely one of them.

The tips of his fingers finally came to rest on the title he’d been searching for. ' Love Compass’. Shit, what a ridiculous name. Pulling volume one carefully from the shelf he eyed the cover dubiously. Two appropriately beautiful, slightly feminine, boys stared at him from the glossy surface and he snorted under his breath. One of the characters was dressed in modern clothes with shaggy black hair and glasses; the other was blond and pale with ridiculously long hair and … pirate clothes?

Fan-fucking-tastic.

He turned the book over in his hands to read the blurb at the back but only got as far as ‘Touya was a lonely orphan inexperienced in the ways of love-‘ before groaning under his breath and closing his eyes. Another wave of hushed giggles washed over him and he tilted his head in consideration. Well, why the hell not? Go straight to the source!

Spinning on his heel and planting the most charming smile he could muster on his face, he turned to the group of schoolgirls that had been watching him ever since he entered the manga area of the bookstore. They were seated around a large table in the café section sipping on iced coffees and lattés. He slowly reached up to tug his cap off as he walked, pulling it free of his hair and letting the bright red mane flutter down his back. Two of the girls made eeping noises. A third looked like she might pass out. He had one feature he knew the ladies loved, and damned if he wasn't going to use it.

“Excuse me, ladies. May I ask you a question?”

By now most of the half dozen girls were sporting pretty little blushes, but they managed to nod or answer affirmatively to his question. He held the book up towards them so they could easily see the cover and kept the smile on his lips as he spoke.

“Have any of you ever read this title?”

Two of the girls blushed a little deeper and nodded sheepishly. His smile warmed as he snatched a nearby chair and spun it around backwards to straddle it. Seating himself uninvited at their table was pushing it, but the group simply giggled some more and blushed anew. He’d won them over already. It was the hair. Worked like a charm.

“May I ask what you thought of it?”

The pair that had responded to his previous question stammered a bit before they began but eventually got around to answering.

“L-Love Compass? Y-yeah … it’s … it’s really popular. There are a lot of volumes out, it’s been ongoing for a while … although I heard the author is going to be finishing up the story soon.”

The other girl nodded politely before speaking up. “It’s a really beautiful story … b-but it’s pretty sad. I don’t think it’s going to have a happy ending.”

He cocked his head to the side and crossed his arms over the back of the chair in front of him. The smile slipped from his face in curiosity. “Oh, really? Why do you say that?”

A gleam sparked in the young woman’s eyes as she leaned forward conspiratorially. Inwardly, he figured she was likely excited about getting to speak unabashedly about a Boys' Love manga to a guy of all things. Probably a big trip to a teenage girl.

“Well, see … Touya’s had a really hard life, right? He was orphaned and didn’t have many friends and didn’t really have any aspirations in his life…”

He blinked. It was not a story he was unfamiliar with.

“… and he finds this really old compass in this Antique store he works at and buys it.”

Compass … right. Explains the name, then.

“The compass is actually haunted by the ghost of a young pirate, Ciel – that’s the blond - who was killed a long time ago.”

A sharp bite to the tongue kept him from scoffing or snorting at the silly premise. A ghost of a pirate and a loser kid? Sounded like a great romance. Sarcasm completely intended, of course.

The first girl spoke up again, gaining more confidence at the fact that this strange man appeared to be honestly interested in what they were saying.

“It’s a pretty melancholy series. There’s some humor and stuff … but mostly it’s just about this deep romance that’s obviously doomed to failure before it even starts. And the art is so gorgeous! Kawashima-san is so talented!”

He glanced down at the book, and indeed Kawashima was the name of the series creator. Studying the cover a little closer, another thought snuck into his brain. One he hadn’t considered before. He cleared his throat and purposely didn’t raise his eyes from the comic in his hands.

“Do they ever … do they … you know?”

One of the girls practically squealed under her breath and when he looked up, they were all six blushing furiously. The one who had spoken the most simply nodded her head while staring at his hands and clearly avoiding his gaze. He cleared his throat once more and seriously considered stabbing out his own eyes for what he was about to ask.

“Which … *cough* … which of the two was … was … the … the … bott-“

The girls all now squealed openly and half of them covered their faces with their hands. He could feel his own face beginning to warm and cursed himself inwardly. Honestly, he didn’t expect them to answer, but one finally whispered ’Touya’ from behind her hands.

Immediately he groaned and his head dropped forward to smack against his crossed arms on the back of the chair. Red hair cascaded around his face to create a crimson curtain blocking him off from the world in general.

Figures. Just fuckin’ figures.

“Onii-san?”

He raised his head to meet the questioning gazes of the table before him. Trying to smile, he plopped his chin on his forearms and lifted his eyebrows in answer.

The girl who had spoken momentarily glanced at her friends to gain support before turning back towards him. “If … if you don’t mind us asking … why are you so interested in that title, Onii-san?”

Chuckling softly, he leaned back in the chair and tucked his long hair behind his ears.

“Well … It's being made into an anime, you see-“

A round of delighted gasps interrupted him and if it was even possible, it appeared as if his audience was more rapt than ever.

“-and I’m going to be doing the voice of Touya.”

That was it. Utter chaos followed. The young ladies lost it, as only groups of teenage girls are capable, and he was forced into a round of pictures and autographs and games of twenty questions.

“What’s your name, Onii-san? So we can look for you?”

Abarai. Abarai Renji.

“What else have you been in, Abarai-san? Would we recognize you?”

Just small bit parts here and there. Not really.

“Are … Are those tattoos, Abarai-san? Did they hurt?”

Yes. And you better believe it.

“Is that your natural hair color, Abarai-san? It’s so unusual!”

Had it all my life. Gotten used to it.

“What’s your birthday? What’s your blood type? Where were you born?”

Honestly, he was pretty amazed when he finally made it out of the bookstore alive. Hair once again being held back in a pseudo ponytail by the gap of his baseball cap and dark glasses covering his eyes, he darted across the street towards the train station on the next block.

A small plastic bag swung from his arm stuffed with the first five volumes of Love Compass. The group had bought them for him, insisting he read the manga to ‘get into character’. Then they’d begged for his email address and requested first rights on creating his fan club. He’d laughed good naturedly and complied, not telling the girls that with his luck the show would be a complete failure and he’d be out on the streets within weeks.

As he settled into a seat on the train that would take him towards his home, Renji marveled again at his own personal brand of fucked-up luck. He’d been trying for years to catch a break in the world of voice acting, and only recently had been gaining bit parts here and there. Then when he was finally offered a lead after all this time … it’s a Boys’ Love anime. Something he’d never really considered himself for, given his deep, almost grating voice. And yet, here he was … and he was going to be the bottom, to boot.

Really, there’s nothing else you can do in this situation but laugh.

So he did.

~*~

Abarai Renji pushed through the main entrance of his apartment complex with a morose sigh tearing from his lips. He eyed the out of order sign on the elevator for the millionth time with a look of utter disdain and cursed the landlord. Again.

Fucking old man Yama. Ignores the problems around him until things finally break down … then takes forever to fix them.

He started the long trek up the stairs to the 11th story and his own apartment. At least it was helping to keep him in shape, if nothing else. When he hit the 11th floor landing he quietly kicked off his shoes, as he always did, and ever so slowly snuck down the hall towards his flat. It was bad enough trying to sneak by Ikkaku and Yumichika’s apartment without getting snagged into an all night drinking binge, but if you caught the attention of Kenpachi … things would end up much worse.

There was a reason that the entire apartment complex not-so-lovingly referred to the eleventh as the ‘fucking nut job floor’. Renji didn’t mind, though. These were his people. They were rowdy and loud and unaffected by the whispers and stares of the less tolerant. Many a night found him with Kaku and Yumi, Rangiku from next door, Hisagi and Kira from down the hall, and hell, sometimes even Kenpachi, drinking until the wee hours of the morning and having a hell of a time.

It was home.

He sighed as he closed and locked the door of his apartment safely behind himself. Dropping his boots on the floor and the bag of books carelessly on the table, he moved to the couch and flopped backwards like a sack of potatoes. There was a small jingle to his right and he turned his head towards the bedroom to watch a large orange tabby saunter towards him.

“Heyya, Kon. What’s up, buddy?”

The cat stopped and sat down in the middle of the floor, glaring at him with open hostility. Renji ‘tsked’ at the feline.

“What’s got your panties in a bunch?”

There was an irritated flick of the ear, and honest to fucking shit if the little bastard didn’t sneer at him over his shoulder as he turned to saunter back towards the bedroom.

Renji glared after the cat. He didn’t care what anyone said, that little bastard could understand every damn word out of his mouth. He knew it!

“Don’t you fucking dare go in there to piss on my shoes again, you little fucking handbag!”

The cat paused at the door and actually swiveled his head around to look at the man on the couch.

“Get over here and greet me properly, you sunovabitch, or I’m making the vet appointment tomorrow! Snip! Snip! Snip!”

That got him. A quick little trot and jump and taadaa … cat in lap prepared to be petted. Renji chuckled as he stroked though the feline’s soft fur and shook his head. Didn’t a day go by that he didn’t outwardly curse Ichigo and Rukia for running off and leaving him with their damn bi-polar cat. Inwardly, however, he was glad of the company, no matter how moody it might be.

He felt his hand still and his mood darken as it always did with the thought of Ichigo and Rukia. He understood well enough by now that they’d been forced to go. Rukia’s adopted family would never approve of Ichigo and there was just no way the two could be separated like that. They needed each other.

Needed each other enough to run off and leave the third wheel behind to fend for his fucking self.

His brain always told him he was being ridiculous. His heart always argued back that his two best friends in the world, the only family he had, had abandoned him and he had a right to fucking whine about it, damn it.

Kon hopped off his lap to go get in trouble somewhere, and Renji laid down fully on the couch and closed his eyes. He really, really hoped this job worked out somehow. He really fucking needed a break. Just one.

~*~

I'M GOING TO LEAVE THIS UNLOCKED FOR A WEEK OR SO, BEFORE FRIENDS LOCKING IT. (SO THAT EVERYONE CAN READ) IF YOU WANT TO VIEW IT AFTER THAT, THOUGH, YOU'LL HAVE TO REQUEST TO BE FRIENDED. (sorry... but I'm a paranoid person. XD) BUT NO WORRIES!! ^__^ I PRETTY MUCH FRIEND WHOEVER ASKS!!!

[identity profile] sanji-x-zoro.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. My. God.
This is going to be FUN! XD I have been grinning all the time when reading this, because it's such a brilliant idea! I bet you know what I am now asking for.
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Yes! You're right. Zoro!!! I wanna see how he is in this cool world :D

Oh God I'm now gonna go drool over my imagination of what could possibly come in the next chapters!

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
<3 <3 <3!! Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed! I've been really nervous about what people would think about this. (I posted at the bleach yaoi comm for the first time EVAR. totally nervous about that! XD )

Zoro is up next! ^___^

And this plot bunny has turned MASSIVE. Like, Godzilla sized. I keep thinking of things I want to do with the two of them... so it looks like the romance is going to be a slow-building one! 8D

<3 <3 <3!!
popkin16: (Happy Zoro is adorable)

[personal profile] popkin16 2009-04-10 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
I'M SO EXCITED!

Renji/Zoro, and you put a "1" on this, so I'm assuming there well be more and oh my god could this be any more epic? Renji voice acting in an anime, how awesome is that? He's certainly got the voice for it. And so does Zoro (his voice was one of the first things I liked about him). LOLOL Renji had his first taste of fangirls~ He didn't seem to enjoy it too much. Can't say I blame him; we're all a crazy-obsessed bunch.

Bad!fan me is bad, though. I'm worried about your other in progress fics, like the two you said you'd write sequels to (I Saw Red and Now Comes the Night), not to mention the wonderful Placing of the Blame. Are you still someday going to work on them?

I can't wait for Renji and Zoro to interact. They both have such interesting personalities, I wonder how well they'll get along? Who else is going to be in this, btw? Other One Piece characters? Other Bleach ones?

*Cannot wait for an update*

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
<3 <3 <3!! Yay!! I'm so pleased that other people besides me are excited about the idea of Zoro/Renji!! XD XD XD

OMG yes. This thing is going to be a MONSTER. Plot Bunny has grown to Godzilla-like proportions!! X_x

No worries!! I'm going to work on everything! Promise!!! I flit from thing to thing as I write. >__>;;;; Hence the months between chapters of stories thing. *cough*wince*

I'm totally jazzed about writing the interactions! Like, I can't wait to get there! XD But I don't want to rush the opening chapters just the jump to the goods stuff... sooo....

Dude... I have plans for TONS of different OP and Bleach characters in this thing!! 8D 8D ... *has been fangasming over it for days now*

<3 <3 <3!!!
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[personal profile] popkin16 2009-04-10 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
XDDD How could we not?! Such epic hotness, and I personally think that you're one of the few that could pull it off. You're such a fangirl of both, after all!

REALLY? H'OMG, SO EXCITED, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

I'm so glad you aren't angry with me! I was worried I'd offend you by asking about your other fics. I'm trying to patiently wait, and then you start another epic-fic and I got a bit worried. I just love your OP fics so much!

a;sk I can't wait for you to get there! It's a good idea to pace yourself. You don't want to rush the fic and make things not good. So take your time, and we fans of yours will wait patiently for the next update~

SRSLY? YAAAY. I can't wait to see what you come up with~ I'm trying to imagine Ichigo and Luffy in a room together, and my brain dies....

*glomps*

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
You are really, really big trouble for my ego m'dear. Soon it shall be so inflated that I'll barely be able to walk because of the massive size of my big head. XD XD XD <3 <3 <3 <3 <3!!!

Nah... I wouldn't be angry with you! It takes a LOT to offend me. Trust me. ^__^

Ichigo and Luffy! *dies* Yeah... that is slightly brain-breaking isn't it? XD Ichigo would be like, "get it away from me ... it might be contagious" O____o
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[personal profile] popkin16 2009-04-11 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
LOL I'm sorry! I don't mean to make it difficult for you to walk....

Oh, good. I was really worried!

RIGHT! Ichigo just isn't the most patient of people, and Luffy...well, he's Luffy. Just the idea of them being in the same room is enough to make me get all dizzy.

[identity profile] dark-kaomi.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Okay, I'm interested. I want to see where this goes. Are you just friend locking each chapter a week after you post in the comms or are you friend locking every subsequent chapter from here on?

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'll probably go chapter by chapter ... if I don't decide to just leave them all unlocked. (I'm too used to having a friends-locked livejournal, it makes me nervous when it's not. XD XD XD *headdesk*

But thanks for reading!!! <3!!

[identity profile] dark-kaomi.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, you know what? Can I friend you? I want to read your other works.

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Friend away! I just friended you, so you shouldn't have any troubles!!

<3 <3 <3!!!

[identity profile] kai152.livejournal.com 2010-03-13 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ummz. May i be friendified too?
8DD

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2010-03-13 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course!!! It shall be done! ^__^

[identity profile] anyjen.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Great start to what promises to be a great story!!

Seriously, a grown man (a gorgeous grown man) in the BL section of a manga store? I would have giggled too. XD
And when he went to chat with the critters fangirls to ask about that story... oh, boy. Couldn't stop smirking. He didn't know what he was getting into... though he did know how to milk the situation for all it was worth. Sneaky Renji, using his pretty hair as a weapon. XD

But seriously, when I read the title of that manga I had to stop and think for a moment whether it wasn't an existing story and if I hadn't read it... even after the summary I wasn't sure. Seems to me that this manga was not going to be revolutionizing the history of BL mangas everywhere. XD

(And talking about BL mangas, check this post for a list of recs for cliché-defying, really good boy on boy smexing stories... and there are more recs in the comments. But be warned: once you get in, it's hard to look back... this list leeched three full days of my life. :P
http://maldoror-gw.livejournal.com/80517.html )

Loved it that the eleventh section made its appearence in the form of the eleventh floor of his apartment building; I love those guys.

So Renji got stuck with Kon...? Figured that Ichigo and Rukia would get rid of him first chance they got. XD

(but poor Renji, being left behind, too... *huggles*)

Can't wait for Zoro to show up!
...and for him to eventually meet Kenpachi. They'd be instant BFF. XD

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL. I think I would have been the girl almost passing out when the hair was set free. (gods... i love that hair. <3)

^___________^ I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, m'dear!!! I've been really paranoid to post because... well ... it's a bit of a strange one, innit? XD Wasn't sure how people would react. No flames so far! *WHOOOT*

I'm planning on dropping names like crazy! XD It's just gonna be FUN FUN FUN!!

(And I already have a part in mind wherein Zoro's going to get into a bit of a scuffle with some of the 11th. *___* <3)

[identity profile] ginnyvos.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh this sounds good! :D I'm very interested in the whole thing! :D Can't wait for the one piece crew to turn up! I mean... Just think of the havoc the Strawhats and the 11th together would wreak (or you might better not. Nami and Rangiku... >.< No way that'll turn out well. And Luffy and Kenpatchi? And hell, Sanji and Rangiku... *dies* Sanji/Hisagi would be SO hot though :P

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
thanks for reading!! <3!! OMGOSH yes, the mixing of the two "crews" is the bit I'm looking forward to writing the most. Gotta get the darn beginning outta the way first though. T__T Mores the pity.

Hisagi would be hot with a piece of toast. XD XD XD XD <3!!

[identity profile] ginnyvos.livejournal.com 2009-04-11 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
Completely and utterly agreed (Hmmm Hisagi eating toast... and licking the cumps off his hands and lips and... Hmmmmm *floats off into fantasy land*

Also... Your icon? Love!

[identity profile] tshapo-chi.livejournal.com 2009-04-13 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
*giggles* you took our icon!!!

[identity profile] orange-fuu.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
So yeah, I'm liking this. Can I friend you so I won't be left out the loop when you flock it?

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!!! <3 <3 <3!!!

Friend away! I shall go and do the same right now! ^___^

[identity profile] orange-fuu.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet! Thank you!

[identity profile] kotszok.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
aieeeeeeeeeeeee hahahahahahah I'm loving this already!!! like it's been said, this is going to be FUN. so, so much fun. my two fave characters, grrrrrr <333

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
^__________________^ I'm so glad you like, Miss K!!! <3 <3 <3!!!

[identity profile] hu-tu.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh I love this. I like how you added little bits from bleach. I think it is so funny he takes his shoes off so he can sneak past the crazies

please add me I like to re-read

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for reading!!! I shall go friend you right now!!

^__^

[identity profile] yume76.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
i am utterly speechless. i don't know how to express the awesome beginning of this veeeeeery interesting fic. i'm definitely looking forward to the rest. *holding hand over very fast heartbeat*

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
*blush* Awww, thanks SO much for reading!! I'm glad you enjoyed!!

^__^ <3 <3 <3!!

[identity profile] tshapo-chi.livejournal.com 2009-04-13 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
i was just thinking a few days ago how hard it would be to write these two together, but wished someone would try. I'm glad to see you doing it. This could be really good. i like the plot so far and am anxious to read more.

(i'm weird about knowing someone i don't know, but due to my interest in this, i'm gonna go ahead and venture out of my 'safe zone' and add you. just be warned that if you read my journal you're gonna be subjected to lots of harsh language, whining and rants.)

good luck with this and i hope you update soon.

[identity profile] bunnymaccool.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for reading! yeah, I'd always kinda kept an eye out to see if anyone would ever try these two ... but finally I just gave up and decided hell with it! I'll do it myself! XD XD XD

aaaaaw... I'm flattered you risked the 'un-safe' zone for little old me! XD ^_______^ And no worries... when it comes to harsh language... I are teh QUEEN!! XD (I think I've single-handedly gotten all my skittish co-workers to accept the f-bomb. XD)

<3<3<3<3 I add you too! *mwah*

[identity profile] startswithtwo.livejournal.com 2009-04-13 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm really excited to see more of this. Already I'm squeeing!

[identity profile] aviss.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
IT figures you'd post this while I was away...

I really feel for Renji, honestly, that's some bad luck he has there going, but if it's going to help him meet (and more, I hope) Zoro, maybe it's not that bad XD

I really liked the scene with the girls, it felt very real and so funny! Now I can't wait for some more of this!

[identity profile] neontech.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I have always hoped to read something similar to this: my idea was for Sanji and Zoro (because I'm obsessed with "One Piece" and because I love their original seiyuu just as much as the ones they have in my country... the whole dubbing world is kind of interesting and misterious to me, but I've been wondering what kind of yaoi/shonen-ai anime would come out if the main characters had Nakai and Hirata as their voices), so I waited, and waited, and waited... I have even thought about writing something myself, but then I realized that... I CAN'T WRITE, DAMMIT!
And now you come with this, and you don't know how happy and impatient I am to see where this is going! I'm a big fan of yours, and even if Renji isn't the guy I had thought for, he's one hell of a character! I just loved this chapter (the scene with the girls in particular, I can't stop thinking that it would indeed happen), and if you write the rest of this fic like you wrote this, I'm sure it'll be great!!!! ^__^

[identity profile] lieseldante.livejournal.com 2009-09-20 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Ma, I just love Renji so much. In Bleach-verse, he just doesn't get enough love.
Also, friend me! I want to read your other stuff, you never udate on FF.net!