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esp_dragon) wrote2012-01-14 01:19 pm
esp_dragon) wrote2012-01-14 01:19 pm
Uninterested
Fandom: ½ Prince
Summary: Arctic Fox notices that Kenshin spends a lot of time with a white-haired mage. He isn't jealous. Really.
Rating: G
Contains: Contains Arctic Fox/Kenshin? One-sided Arctic Fox/Kenshin? Read it however you want to. :) Also has some Sunshine/Fairsky.
Notes: Set before chapter 50.
Written for the anon on my Prompt Post. :) Thanks for this!
Written before I'd read manhua chapter 55, in case that makes a difference.
Argh, I hate not knowing Arctic Fox's real name... D: (I should probably stop making this complaint, because I'll always be making it)
I was getting confused between canon!Kenshin and Reset!Kenshin while writing this... *cough*
Oh, *snerk* When first typing this up, I didn't have a title, so I just put in the shorthand of the pairing. What did it end up being? 'AFK' XDDDD
Genre: General
Word count: 947
Status: Complete
Arctic Fox crouched on the roof, Bloodthirst ready in his grasp, waiting for Kenshin to pass by. He had seen a flash of Kenshin's distinctive red hair a few moments ago, but had lost sight of him when a team of dragon beasts wandered in front of him. Kenshin wasn't one to dither or change his mind once he had decided on something, so if he had been going in one direction the last time Arctic Fox had seen him, he would still be going in the same direction the next time Arctic Fox saw him. There was only one exception to this rule, and that was if-
And that was if Prince or that white-haired mage was with him. This time, it was the white-haired mage. Arctic Fox could understand why Kenshin spent time with Prince (because of his job if nothing else), but for the mage, he wasn't so sure.
As he watched, the mage chatted at Kenshin, a smile on his face as he literally dragged him place to place. And Kenshin let him, like he always did. With any other player, Kenshin wouldn't have allowed it -even Prince- so who was the mage to Kenshin? Someone he knew in real life? Or...
Arctic Fox only realised he was frowning, his hand aching from the tight grip on Bloodthirst, when the mage left Kenshin's side, waving in goodbye. And got a nod in return.
The two never sparred, with either words or weapons, so what had the mage done for the acknowledgement of the best fighter Arctic Fox had ever met?
Breathing out slowly, Arctic Fox dismissed Bloodthirst. Fighting Kenshin while distracted would mean a certain loss.
But maybe he could spend the time tailing the mage instead, and see why exactly Kenshin willingly spent time with him...
* * *
There didn't seem to be a good reason. Not from what Arctic Fox could see anyway. He wasn't sure if the mage had any particular destination in mind, just wandering from one thing that caught his eye to another, even if that meant going around in a circle. Arctic Fox wasn't sure if the mage even realised it. He didn't visit any of the weapon or clothing shops nearby, or the book stores, so he wasn't trying to improve his fighting ability either.
All the mage did was talk. Talk with anyone in hearing distance, anyone willing to stop for a few minutes, and it didn't matter if the other person was a player or an NPC. The mage seemed to talk or ask about anything that came to mind: the weather, what the other person was holding or selling, what the other person was going to do for the day. It wasn't information gathering, but just wanting to interact with someone. Even when he was brushed off, the mage accepted it with an easy smile and moved on to the next person or followed the next thing that caught his interest.
Why was Kenshin friends (or more?) with him? They were the opposite from each other. But then, maybe that was why...? But no, Arctic Fox had seen other players more talkative than the mage who didn't get the same responsiveness when trying to interact with Kenshin.
Arctic Fox was about to give up for the day when there was a yell.
"Sunshine! There you are!"
It made both he and the mage (and nearly everyone else in hearing distance) turn around at the call, but only Arctic Fox and the mage continued to look (and he only because the mage did). A woman came barrelling out of the crowd and ran straight for the mage, who was smiling broadly at her. Automatically, Arctic Fox catalogued her gear (leather and cloth for speed, also chosen to match each other) and her build (she was fast, helped by her gear, and she wasn't winded). He guessed she was either an assassin or a thief, leaning more towards the thief class, since stealth was not her strong point.
Arctic Fox's thoughts halted when the thief didn't stop and simply threw herself at Sunshine, the mage catching her (though he staggered back a few steps). And then they kissed. Passionately.
So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him, or...there was nothing between him and Sunshine, apart from friendship.
As Arctic Fox continued to watch as he tried to make sense of the situation, he saw the pair break apart and then hold hands, Fairsky tugging Sunshine in the direction that she had come from, the two barely a step away from each other as Sunshine ducked his head a little to talk with her, his smile soft and unlike any of the other smiles he had directed towards anyone else Arctic Fox had seen so far.
Sunshine hadn't acted like that with anyone else, including Kenshin.
Satisfied, Arctic Fox turned away and left the two alone.
* * *
Arctic Fox found Kenshin in one of the parks near where he had last seen him, gazing out across a pond, watching the fish that sometimes jumped out of it.
He had barely summoned Bloodthirst when Kenshin turned towards him, and Arctic Fox paused at his slightly raised eyebrow.
"Where have you been?"
Arctic Fox stared at him. "You noticed?"
Kenshin nodded, his other eyebrow raising saying, 'Of course.'
Huh. Maybe Kenshin wasn't as uninterested as he thought...
While he waited for Kenshin to unsheathe his katana (and for the other players to clear the area once they realised what was happening) Arctic Fox wondered if he should confess to Kenshin and ask him out, before someone else did before him.
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For someone who's central to the plot of this fic, Kenshin really doesn't spend that much time in this. :P
Aaaand almost zero dialogue from the narrative character again. *snerk*
Summary: Arctic Fox notices that Kenshin spends a lot of time with a white-haired mage. He isn't jealous. Really.
Rating: G
Contains: Contains Arctic Fox/Kenshin? One-sided Arctic Fox/Kenshin? Read it however you want to. :) Also has some Sunshine/Fairsky.
Notes: Set before chapter 50.
Written for the anon on my Prompt Post. :) Thanks for this!
Written before I'd read manhua chapter 55, in case that makes a difference.
Argh, I hate not knowing Arctic Fox's real name... D: (I should probably stop making this complaint, because I'll always be making it)
I was getting confused between canon!Kenshin and Reset!Kenshin while writing this... *cough*
Oh, *snerk* When first typing this up, I didn't have a title, so I just put in the shorthand of the pairing. What did it end up being? 'AFK' XDDDD
Genre: General
Word count: 947
Status: Complete
Arctic Fox crouched on the roof, Bloodthirst ready in his grasp, waiting for Kenshin to pass by. He had seen a flash of Kenshin's distinctive red hair a few moments ago, but had lost sight of him when a team of dragon beasts wandered in front of him. Kenshin wasn't one to dither or change his mind once he had decided on something, so if he had been going in one direction the last time Arctic Fox had seen him, he would still be going in the same direction the next time Arctic Fox saw him. There was only one exception to this rule, and that was if-
And that was if Prince or that white-haired mage was with him. This time, it was the white-haired mage. Arctic Fox could understand why Kenshin spent time with Prince (because of his job if nothing else), but for the mage, he wasn't so sure.
As he watched, the mage chatted at Kenshin, a smile on his face as he literally dragged him place to place. And Kenshin let him, like he always did. With any other player, Kenshin wouldn't have allowed it -even Prince- so who was the mage to Kenshin? Someone he knew in real life? Or...
Arctic Fox only realised he was frowning, his hand aching from the tight grip on Bloodthirst, when the mage left Kenshin's side, waving in goodbye. And got a nod in return.
The two never sparred, with either words or weapons, so what had the mage done for the acknowledgement of the best fighter Arctic Fox had ever met?
Breathing out slowly, Arctic Fox dismissed Bloodthirst. Fighting Kenshin while distracted would mean a certain loss.
But maybe he could spend the time tailing the mage instead, and see why exactly Kenshin willingly spent time with him...
There didn't seem to be a good reason. Not from what Arctic Fox could see anyway. He wasn't sure if the mage had any particular destination in mind, just wandering from one thing that caught his eye to another, even if that meant going around in a circle. Arctic Fox wasn't sure if the mage even realised it. He didn't visit any of the weapon or clothing shops nearby, or the book stores, so he wasn't trying to improve his fighting ability either.
All the mage did was talk. Talk with anyone in hearing distance, anyone willing to stop for a few minutes, and it didn't matter if the other person was a player or an NPC. The mage seemed to talk or ask about anything that came to mind: the weather, what the other person was holding or selling, what the other person was going to do for the day. It wasn't information gathering, but just wanting to interact with someone. Even when he was brushed off, the mage accepted it with an easy smile and moved on to the next person or followed the next thing that caught his interest.
Why was Kenshin friends (or more?) with him? They were the opposite from each other. But then, maybe that was why...? But no, Arctic Fox had seen other players more talkative than the mage who didn't get the same responsiveness when trying to interact with Kenshin.
Arctic Fox was about to give up for the day when there was a yell.
"Sunshine! There you are!"
It made both he and the mage (and nearly everyone else in hearing distance) turn around at the call, but only Arctic Fox and the mage continued to look (and he only because the mage did). A woman came barrelling out of the crowd and ran straight for the mage, who was smiling broadly at her. Automatically, Arctic Fox catalogued her gear (leather and cloth for speed, also chosen to match each other) and her build (she was fast, helped by her gear, and she wasn't winded). He guessed she was either an assassin or a thief, leaning more towards the thief class, since stealth was not her strong point.
Arctic Fox's thoughts halted when the thief didn't stop and simply threw herself at Sunshine, the mage catching her (though he staggered back a few steps). And then they kissed. Passionately.
So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him, or...there was nothing between him and Sunshine, apart from friendship.
As Arctic Fox continued to watch as he tried to make sense of the situation, he saw the pair break apart and then hold hands, Fairsky tugging Sunshine in the direction that she had come from, the two barely a step away from each other as Sunshine ducked his head a little to talk with her, his smile soft and unlike any of the other smiles he had directed towards anyone else Arctic Fox had seen so far.
Sunshine hadn't acted like that with anyone else, including Kenshin.
Satisfied, Arctic Fox turned away and left the two alone.
Arctic Fox found Kenshin in one of the parks near where he had last seen him, gazing out across a pond, watching the fish that sometimes jumped out of it.
He had barely summoned Bloodthirst when Kenshin turned towards him, and Arctic Fox paused at his slightly raised eyebrow.
"Where have you been?"
Arctic Fox stared at him. "You noticed?"
Kenshin nodded, his other eyebrow raising saying, 'Of course.'
Huh. Maybe Kenshin wasn't as uninterested as he thought...
While he waited for Kenshin to unsheathe his katana (and for the other players to clear the area once they realised what was happening) Arctic Fox wondered if he should confess to Kenshin and ask him out, before someone else did before him.
For someone who's central to the plot of this fic, Kenshin really doesn't spend that much time in this. :P
Aaaand almost zero dialogue from the narrative character again. *snerk*
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Argh, I hate not knowing Arctic Fox's real name... D:
Don't worry, he doesn't have one... not really. Or well, we're never told his name. XD; And he still goes by Arctic Fox even after we see him in RL.
When first typing this up, I didn't have a title, so I just put in the shorthand of the pairing. What did it end up being? 'AFK' XDDDD
Best pairing name! XD
Bloodthirst? :D
Kenshin wasn't one to dither or change his mind once he had decided on something, so if he had been going in one direction the last time Arctic Fox had seen him, he would still be going in the same direction the next time Arctic Fox saw him.
Heeee. Funny image. XD;
And that was if Prince or that white-haired mage was with him.
Oho, Sunshine!
But maybe he could spend the time tailing the mage instead, and see why exactly Kenshin willingly spent time with him...
XDDD Arctic Fox following someone else for a change, huh?
He wasn't sure if the mage had any particular destination in mind, just wandering from one thing that caught his eye to another, even if that meant going around in a circle.
Going around in a circle. So cute. XD
They were the opposite from each other.
Very. Complete opposites. XD
Automatically, Arctic Fox catalogued her gear (leather and cloth for speed, also chosen to match each other) and her build (she was fast, helped by her gear, and she wasn't winded).
XDDD!! Awesome analysis, Arctic Fox. XD
So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him,
Pffft! XD
"Where have you been?"
Arctic Fox stared at him. "You noticed?"
:DDDDDDD
Neither Kenshin or Arctic Fox speak all that much. It's no wonder Arctic Fox doesn't have very many lines in this. XDDD And they seem to understand each other without talking anyway. XD;
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ALKSJDFAIERJ *_____* That's so awesome. Right, no more complaining from me. LAKJLFKAJE
"Heeee. Funny image. XD;"
Apparently Infinite City doesn't have corners. *dry* Or Arctic Fox is just talking in a general sense. *cough*
"XDDD Arctic Fox following someone else for a change, huh?"
XDDD Yep! Not for very long though.
"Going around in a circle. So cute. XD"
He iiiis. :3
"XDDD!! Awesome analysis, Arctic Fox. XD"
*grins*
"So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him,
Pffft! XD"
I was grinning so much when writing that bit. XDD Also wanted to mention a possible poly relationship but...it was starting to becoming some list at that point...
"Neither Kenshin or Arctic Fox speak all that much. It's no wonder Arctic Fox doesn't have very many lines in this. XDDD And they seem to understand each other without talking anyway. XD;"
I was being a little biased since I'd been writing Trail and all M-21 and the wolf do is talk. D: M-21's pretty ooc at the moment because he's so...mellow about what's happening. Maybe it's because of - *cough* whoops, anyway. But M-21 seems a little off from canon. *needs to remember what's okay for characters and if it's all right for them not to talk. XD;;*
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Heeee. There's something I really like about who uses what names since it tells a lot about what identities they take and everything... or maybe everyone's just more used to game names when they think of each other. XD;
I was grinning so much when writing that bit. XDD Also wanted to mention a possible poly relationship but...it was starting to becoming some list at that point...
XDDD Hehe, poly relationship? Who else is in the mix? Prince?
Ooooh. I suppose M-21 and the wolf have a lot of things to clear with each other? XD
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"There's something I really like about who uses what names since it tells a lot about what identities they take and everything..."
Definitely!
"XDDD Hehe, poly relationship? Who else is in the mix? Prince?"
Bwahaha! Must be. XDD
"Ooooh. I suppose M-21 and the wolf have a lot of things to clear with each other? XD "
Haaaahahaha... ha ha... ._____. Waaaaay too much, since M-21 wants to ask about the werewolf-y things, and the werewolf needs to find out about technology and then they wander off topic but they've wandered away from the important stuff, so then there's a really bad bit where the werewolf pulls back the conversation and it's obvious and *whine whine whine* It's probably why I've been working on other fic instead. :P
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-14 07:49 am (UTC)(link)"who was the mage to Kenshin? Someone he knew in real life? Or...
I wonder how many players are speculating about that (Fairsky maybe? Before Sunshine told her?)
"he wasn't trying to improve his fighting ability either. "
Obviously... He can't.
"All the mage did was talk. Talk with anyone in hearing distance, anyone willing to stop for a few minutes, and it didn't matter if the other person was a player or an NPC"
Oh Sunshine... I guess he really doesn't care whether it's a player or an NPC. I... Wonder if he's fully aware of the difference between them and the regular NPCs and the players, or if he's somehow hoping they'll become like them, or... Something.
"They were the opposite from each other."
That they are.
"Sunshine! There you are!"
Fairsky. (nice analysis Arctic Fox!)
"So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him, or...there was nothing between him and Sunshine, apart from friendship. "
Pffftt!
"Arctic Fox found Kenshin in one of the parks near where he had last seen him, gazing out across a pond, watching the fish that sometimes jumped out of it. "
Kenshin's... Watching fish? (and thinking about his existence... Or about Arctic Fox XD)
"Arctic Fox wondered if he should confess to Kenshin and ask him out, before someone else did before him."
He should. He really should.
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-14 07:50 am (UTC)(link)DarDragonne
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Haaahaha! XDD Hm. Wonder if that plotbunny will grow into something. *pokes at it*
"Obviously... He can't."
...Is it bad that I completely forgot about that? *facepalm* I was just going from the mindset that Sunshine's more interested about talking with people and learning about the world than anything else - and now this is making me wonder about Kenshin. He can't learn new skills, but then, does that mean he can't develop in general? Every new thing he learns [about fighting Arctic Fox], he forgets the next day, because he can't further his own skills and alkjfoawiejflk
" I guess he really doesn't care whether it's a player or an NPC"
In my mind, I don't think he does. :3 Unless he's talking specifically with an NPC to see if they're self-aware. *hums* And then you say that in the next sentence. XDDD
""So, either Kenshin was part of a threesome, Sunshine was cheating on him, or...there was nothing between him and Sunshine, apart from friendship. "
Pffftt!"
XD This is probably my favourite bit of the fic.
"Kenshin's... Watching fish? (and thinking about his existence... Or about Arctic Fox XD)"
Totally Arctic Fox. 'He hasn't attacked me yet. ... Why hasn't he attacked me yet?'
"He should. He really should."
>D I really do want to write more Arctic Fox/Kenshin, but my main idea is about them getting together and not what happens after. Then again, that's the kind of relationship!fic I normally write, so I don't know what I'm complaining about...
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-16 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)I don't think he forgets... He still gets life experience and stuff (since there's no reason the programmers will have a problem with that- he shouldn't be able to anyway), but he can't improve his stats and abilities, I guess. He is probably able to learn how to avoid attacks by sparring with Arctic Fox (or at least as much as he can gain by fighting someone weaker), but not gain EXP for defeating him...
"In my mind, I don't think he does. :3 Unless he's talking specifically with an NPC to see if they're self-aware. *hums* And then you say that in the next sentence. XDDD"
I got plotbunnied... Which is bad, because I'm not good at fanfics. (Kenshin and/or Sunshine trying to figure out why the NPC they're talking to keeps repeating himself...)
"Totally Arctic Fox. 'He hasn't attacked me yet. ... Why hasn't he attacked me yet?' "
Pffft... I wonder how many times a day Arctic Fox tries to attack. Surely Kenshin sees it coming after a few tries...
"D I really do want to write more Arctic Fox/Kenshin, but my main idea is about them getting together and not what happens after. Then again, that's the kind of relationship!fic I normally write, so I don't know what I'm complaining about..."
XD I couldn't stop myself and read the spoilers, so I know what's going to happen, but reading stuff like this is really awesome. I'll be happy if you do :D
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Hm, point. :) I don't think Kenshin actually makes Arctic Fox fly away? Or is that just my headcanon? (Haha, if Kenshin does, then Arctic Fox might be slipping down in the level rankings!)
"I got plotbunnied... Which is bad, because I'm not good at fanfics. (Kenshin and/or Sunshine trying to figure out why the NPC they're talking to keeps repeating himself...)"
lkjsdlkfasjdflg *____* That's a good plotbunny. And damn, that'd be pretty heartwrenching. D:
"Pffft... I wonder how many times a day Arctic Fox tries to attack. Surely Kenshin sees it coming after a few tries..."
Haha, that's why he was wondering where the heck Arctic Fox was! XDD
"XD I couldn't stop myself and read the spoilers, so I know what's going to happen, but reading stuff like this is really awesome. I'll be happy if you do :D"
LKJFLGKSDJ *____* Now I'm really curious about what'll happen. :D Can't wait to find out. :3
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(Anonymous) 2012-01-19 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)I don't THINK Kenshin actually makes Arctic Fox lose levels... Yeah I guess that wouldn't give him EXP even if he could get it (I'm used to D&D, and we get EXP even if we just beat up someone or capture them or defeat them in any other way, so I forgot that part doesn't happen in online MMOs). (I think that if Kenshin will make Arctic Fox's rankings drop, there will be trouble...)
"lkjsdlkfasjdflg *____* That's a good plotbunny. And damn, that'd be pretty heartwrenching. D:"
I'm somehow surprised it hasn't happened in the canon. I mean... They hang around shops and restaurants and bars all the time, right?
The Anon Prompter!
(Anonymous) 2012-01-15 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)Re: The Anon Prompter!
XDD Yeah, Arctic Fox does seem like he'd be a bit quirky - though everyone in 1/2 Prince is quirky in their own. way. XDDD
Thank you for reading! :)