animal style

[apsaraqueen]

this kind of prompt is like catnip to a native cali girl. i am allllllll about the in-n-out ;D written for sm_monthly.

Title: Animal Style
Theme: Fourteen
Genre: Drama
Version: Anime/Manga
Rating: PG-13

Comments

[cbrandtwright]

I was all set to love it from the start - mostly because as a former SoCal girl I do miss me some animal style.

Anyway, a well captured moment. Although I don't usually prefer Small Lady fic, now I think I'd like to see more. Exploring any of the relationships between the Senshi and Small Lady would be interesting.

[apsaraqueen]

yep, being back home on vacation has definitely been an exercise in restraint, with temptations like these (not to mention the 24-hour mexican joints!) lurking behind every corner.

i'm not a fan of the evil pink one either, but i saw the candyfloss photo and just couldn't get her out of my head. glad you enjoyed it despite her starring role ;)

[sea_thoughts]

*sniff* I think this brilliant but I can't get over how SAD it is. :( The fact that she's doing that because she feels she has to be like her mother... eurgh eurgh eurgh.

I'm going to write some fluff to cheer myself up now.

[apsaraqueen]

oh, if it inspires fluff from you it's all worth it :P

The fact that she's doing that because she feels she has to be like her mother... eurgh eurgh eurgh.

i wanted to call her usagi rather than chibiusa from the very beginning to drive that home. but um yeah, it kind of depressed me to write it as well... :/ thanks for commenting and i'm looking forward to seeing that fluff!!

[sea_thoughts]

Well, I managed to finish Jupiter's POV of the kiss. It's not exactly fluff but you do get her side of the story: Moment of Madness.

[lovelylytton]

Oh wow. Oh, WOW. This is brilliant. You had me fooled until the reveal, I still thought it was Usagi herself and not Chibi-Usa, and, useless as I am sometimes, I even read over

Her mother - the revered queen - had always been the most beautiful woman in the world.
which is a huge, shiny sign telling me that this cannot be Usagi herself, but has to be her daughter. I adore the dynamic between Chibi-Usa and Minako, and when Minako was lingering outside the door, all my angst bells went off. Love what you did here, her hesiation, her lingering, her understanding. Excellent fic, thank you so much for sharing.

[lovelylytton]

I also added you as a friend, hope that is okay?

[apsaraqueen]

omg, of course that is okay! i love just about everything you've ever written :)

You had me fooled until the reveal, I still thought it was Usagi herself and not Chibi-Usa

it was SO hard to maintain this confusion re: the names without making it awkward and forced, so i'm glad it worked! and your fic angst bells, as one might expect, are honed by much experience ;D thank you for commenting!

[venusorbit1]

Wow, this was depressing and beautiful at the same time. Something that really struck me is that Mina seems to know what the pressure is like; you drew a great parallel with her buried desire to be ruler with CU's own issues.

Sigh. So sad. All that magic and still they find ways to hurt themselves :(

[apsaraqueen]

thanks!! oof, i know, i can't believe i tried to angst a burger :(

i'm glad the parallel is there without seeming ridic, i wanted a comparison of actual, physical bulimia and the mirrored feeling of doing something bad + trying to make up for it...but i didn't want hit anyone over the head with it i guess?

why can't crystal tokyo just be happy and horny >O

[venusorbit1]

Crystal Tokyo CAN be happy and horny!!! make it happen, Aps!