I guess this counts as a Kakashi drabble?

[stinky_horowitz]

I left this as a comment on  rabid_fangrrl 's site, and then I deleted it for being too long and inappropriate there. So I put it here.

Comments

[ranty_rie]

I arched a very pointed eyebrow at the first line. I thought this was some sort of AU and tilted my head to the side at your song choices and made a mental note to praise you for the accurancy, although the Billy Idol one made me snort behind a hand.

But then I reached these lines:

No, he wants them, whoever they are, to laugh fiercely and fondly and think Kakashi is funny. And maybe pet his head after they're done laughing together.

But it hasn't happened yet. And since nobody is in his apartment to see, Kakashi casts his sound-barrier jutsu and cranks up "Dancing With Myself" to eleven.

...and I would like to let you know it's no longer AU in my mind. That's very Kakashi in a really intimate way, painful in an utterly underhand mention and hopeful like only a porn addict can be.

In short? Nice drabble, I liked it a lot.

Ps. First line, I think it should be "likes" instead of "like". /nitpick ;)

[stinky_horowitz]

First line edited! Thanks.

I'm really glad you liked it. I didn't even mean to write a drabble; I was commenting about OOCness and how little it means to me if it works within a story. And then that came out.

[kita_the_spaz]

~giggles~ I love this! I admit to knowing all the music you mentioned here!

The end was bittersweet and very Kakashi (ranty_rie said it better ~sighs~)... ~points Iruka Kakashi's way~

I really did like this a lot!

[stinky_horowitz]

I'm relieved that people liked this. It's the first creative writing I've done since high school, and it just came to me all of a sudden.

We used to have MTV on all the time when I was little, so I was looking up videos on YouTube, getting nostalgic, when I noticed how much the young Billy Idol looks like Kakashi. To me, anyway. My boyfriend thinks the whole thing is crazy, but I was all "LOOK! His ear when he turns to the side on the 'Eyes Without a Face' video--that's exactly how Kishimoto draws Kakashi's ear!" Since then, I've had the idea that Kishimoto based Kakashi on old Billy Idol videos. You have to mentally put in the mask to cover the cheesy sneer BI's got going all the time, but if you do...some of his poses are very suggestive of Chidori, etc. It's terribly silly, and probably amuses only me, but there you have it.

[daemoneko]

*embarrassed cough* I followed you to your journal to see if you had written anything else because I really liked your entry for the KakaIru LJ challenge - and I found this - and I love it! The last paragraph is so sweet and sad and full of longing,and I can totally see the Billy Idol thing...
PS: I'm not sure if only people you've "friended" are allowed to comment, so if this is a breach of LJ protocol I truly apologise in advance. I'm very new to LJ (as is obvious) and still working evrything out - it's merely a medium for me to dabble in writing and read stuff off the KakaIru comm...

[stinky_horowitz]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your excellent comment!

Nah, if you can see an entry, you can comment on it. There are all sorts of ways to hide stuff on LJ, so you can be sure if somebody doesn't want your input you won't find their entry in the first place. And if you DO, and they get snippy about it, too bad. Their fault, I say. Personally, I go around randomly friending people if I like their writing and want to see it show up in my friend list. No complaints yet. Most even friended me back, which I did not expect.

That said, I am incredibly flattered that you came over here looking for more. Comment away!

[daemoneko]

Thanks - that's really helpful. Mostly I've been feeling like Alice in LJ land, and I haven't even had a white rabbit to follow. But when I find something good to read, it makes it all worthwhile!

[txilar]

This made me giggle out loud. You took something so ridiculous and actually made it painfully angsty. Wow.

And... ok, so I had this cousin totally into ninja and he'd always leave his ninja magazines at my house, so you know, I couldn't help but study them (which is probably why I like Naruto so much), but this same cousin was a total Billy Idol nut too.

What is it with Billy and ninja??

[stinky_horowitz]

That was exactly what I was going for! The giggly angst! I like when an author manages to get both together, because the humor opens you up to take the angst like a sucker punch to the gut.

Unfortunately, I have zombie plot-bunnies along those lines that have just been resurrected by your comment. They say "see? see? you could write it and it wouldn't be too cheesy."

And I'm all, "are you kidding me? Kakashi and a bloody fucking kitten? No. Just no. That way lies wangst, my friend." And they hiss and shiver, like Gollum. Big-eyed, furless plot-bunnies, refusing to go gentle into that good night. Gah.

Anyway. I think Billy Idol just happens to have the right look to capture the imagination of ninja-lovers. He's too dynamic for goth and too clean for punk, but ninja? I can kinda see it.

[txilar]

Ha, I think you are right about Billy.

Hey your Gollum-bunnies are terrifying; I can see how you'd give in. I have a moratorium on bunny imports right now. Something like that would never get through customs.

Zombie giggle angst? >_> I eagerly await your post.

Seriously, you are so right. Humour and angst /hurt/ because you're laughing, smiling, happy, and then bam and it's like arteries are opening. It's a fine balance that we need MORE OF.

[kidarania_nika]

I was reading along quietly, a bit nervous about mentions of The Cure in the first line but reassured by the inclusion of Van Halen, and I stopped dead at the very next sentence: Billy Idol + Kakashi?

My response was, predictably, "But of course!" An angsty, facially expressive, impassioned singer; a man able *emote* and claim himself to the world; someone you can listen to and admire, and then listen to and still be surprised by the result: It screams Kakashi and post-mission decompression

[stinky_horowitz]

Thank you so much for this. You gave me a staggeringly beautiful present--all unexpected, too.