Drabbles and Short-Shorts (Page 4)
A drabble is exactly 100 words. A short short is generally under 1,000. Think of them like the bite-sized treats of the fiction world. You'll notice I write a lot of these. So many, I have to put them twenty-five to a page.
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Night Watch
(genre: introspection, rating: G, status: finished)
Drabble. Alri's duties during the night. For a RPG I'm in, Novus Ordo Saeclorum.
A Normal Life
(fandom: The Dresden Files, genre: vignette, rating: G, status: finished)
Double-drabble. Set a few months after Blood Rites, Thomas vents to Mouse.
Disclaimer: The Dresden Files copyright Jim Butcher.
Not Drabble #17
(fandom: Slayers, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Drabble. ... so Gourry is not in a dress here.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.
Oasis
(fandom: Slayers, genre: introspective, rating: G, status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia
A brief chat with a friend in the desert.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.
On the Observance of Rituals
(genre: introspection, rating: G, status: finished)
Drabble. Zack maintains traditions, even far from home. For a RPG I'm in, Novus Ordo Saeclorum.
Ondeyuma
(genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Drabble. Kimiko thinks she's badass. Phoenix Dawn comicverse.
One Night of Nostalgia
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne, genre: vignette, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Double-drabble. Fanalia's Festival of Parting.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori.
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Episode 25 Spoilers
Drabble. Roy Mustang works out a clever code to fool eavesdroppers.
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES.
Pig In A
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
A normal Monday morning at East HQ -- crosswords, coffee and Havoc's quest to improve his lot with women.
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES.
Pleasant Guest
(fandom: Slayers, genre: vignette, rating: PG, status: finished)
Traveling priest, mysterious priest.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.
A Portrait of the Heroine as a Young Sorceress
(fandom: Slayers, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Zephilia still has a record of Lina Inverse.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.
The Prince and the Warrior
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Slightly Jossed by the Series Finale
In which Kyoshi Island has warriors and Zuko is his other great-grandfather's great-grandson.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.
Reminder
(fandom: Claymore, genre: vignette, rating: PG, status: finished)
An unexpected reminder of humanity and loss.
Disclaimer: Claymore copyright Norihiro Yagi.
Rest Stop
(fandom: Chrono Crusade, genre: vignette, rating: G, status: finished)
A stop in western New York.
Disclaimer: Chrno Crusade copyright Daisuke Moriyama.
The Return Home
(fandom: Scrapped Princess, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Written for Perchfor the 2007 Yuletide Treasures event.
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
A short look at the Casull family's return home, where Shannon feels a bit out of sorts.
Disclaimer: Scrapped Princess copyright Ichiro Sakaki.
Self-Gravity Wakes and the Multi-Body Problem
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne, genre: vignette, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Dilandau and the Dragonslayers -- and Zaibach's efforts.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori.
Shattered Mirror
(genre: introspection/drama, rating: PG-13 (dark themes), status: finished/needs revising)
Written for Unoriginality. What happens when an older brother is no longer able to look after his younger brother? Set in a RPG I'm in, Novus Ordo Saeclorum, but the characters featured are mostly Fullmetal Alchemist ones.
Disclaimer: Various characters and concepts in NOS in general and this fic in particular belong to Hirome Arakawa, Hajime Kanzaka, Squaresoft, Marvel, and others. See NOS's website for full disclaimer.
Sibling Rivalry
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Pairing: Sokka/Suki
The gang relaxes after Aang asks them to help at the Southern Air Temple.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.
Sins of Omission
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne, genre: vignette, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Drabble. Everything Folken did was for Van. But he never asked Van's thoughts on the matter.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori.
So an Alchemist, a Chimera, and a Suit of Armor Walk into a Tavern...
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist/Slayers, genre: comedy/crossover, rating: G, status: finished)
Double-drabble. ... and the bartender looks up and says, "Is this some kind of joke?". Why Zelgadis really wanted the Philosopher's Stone.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet. Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES.
Sokka's Broken Heart
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Pairing: Sokka/Yue, Sokka/Suki
Warning: 3x10 Spoilers
Drabble. Sokka has yet to break up with a girl. Set between "The Day of Black Sun" and "The Boiling Rock".
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.
Soon
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Trisha talks to Pinako about her illness.
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES.
Spacewalk
(genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Alri teaches the valuable skills of a spacer to a novice crowd. Set in a RPG I'm in, Novus Ordo Saeclorum.
Storm of Fate
(genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
A heretic awaits execution in Jarzon.
Disclaimer: Based in the Blue Rose setting, published by Green Ronin.
Storms on the Horizon
(fandom: The Dresden Files, genre: vignette, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Spoilers for Dead Beat
Morgan thinks about the past as he looks through Harry Dresden's activities as a Warden.
Disclaimer: The Dresden Files copyright Jim Butcher.