--- DB Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I want to C+C some longer stuff (especially > nugar's Black Lagoon > fic) I only have enough time for this. > Well, I'm glad you took the time.
> Aishuu Shadowweaver wrote: > > >Title: The Woes of a Whipping Boy > >Author: Aishuu > >Fandom: Howl's Moving Castle > >Wordcount: 1,300 > >Note: More strongly based on the book, but I hope > > > > > >* > > > >Michael is never quite sure if gaining an > >apprenticeship with the Great Wizard Howl is a > >blessing or a curse. Sometimes he suspects it's > both. > > > > > > Present tense, how odd > I've been experimenting a bit with tense... present seems to work well for short oneshots, but anything longer it kinda drags. > > > >She's a tough old bat, ignoring the gunk that has > >accumulated in the main living area, her eyes fixed > >only on his face. If only he'd been faster slamming > >the door to Kingsbury shut, > > > > % Then we would have no movie. While I don't regard > it as a strong > Ghibli work, it was enjoyable. > Definitely not his best - that would be Spirited Away. The book was a lot better (but I started out as a DWJ fan when I was ten, so I'm biase), though I will admit there's a couple memorable scenes. > > > >He studies his abused hand, which is riddled with > >pinholes, knowing he's going to need a bandage. > >Pushing aside a stack of pans, he bumbles around > the > >place, trying to find something to use without much > >luck. His master could care less about > housekeeping, > >and Michael only cleans something when he knows > he's > >going to need it. There's no point in cleaning the > >place up if it's only going to get messy again. > > > > > > % Sort of like dusting. It's at best a holding > action, not a battle you > can win. > Or laundry. > > > > >"What ever > > > > % Whatever, I believe > Thanks. > > >Michael can't help but look resentfully at his > >bandaged hand. This really isn't fair. > > > > > > % Howl is simply teaching him about life. Terribly > unfair, it is. Not intentionally. Howl is "slithering out" of responsibility, as bookverse Sophie would say. > > >Howl digs around the place, looking for something. > A > >minute later he settles on a handkerchief, which he > >fussily > > > > % is 'fussily' really a word? > Yep! It's so old and stodgy - fits into the Howl world well, I think. > > >The one thing that is a sure bet is that Michael is > >going to end up taking the brunt of whatever the > >fallout of Howl's latest romance is. Some days, > >Michael wishes that one of Howl's romances will > stick. > >There's a never-ending stream of charming, > beautiful > >girls who catch the wizard's eye, but none of them > >ever lasts. > > > >There is no woman in the world who deserves Howl; > he's > >not sure if that's a compliment to his mentor or > not. > > > > > > % It isn't. :) Nope, it's not - but Michael is somewhat biase in Howl's favor. > > % Amusing short work. > Glad you liked. ~ a, ______________________ Help, I'm fallen into a weird fandom and can't get out! Fanfiction: http://www.midnightrevolution.org/quicksilver/ Fic Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/~quillofferings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html --- .-------Anime/Manga Fanfiction Mailing List--------. | Administrators - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Unsubscribing - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Put 'unsubscribe' in the subject | `------------ FAQ URL coming soon.... -------------'
