Multiples of One:
This is going to be a collection of one-shots (multiple stories; each one chapter, if you want to know what the title means). They will mostly be for practice/getting experience with writing and for when I need a break from writing my multi-chaptered fic. Most of them are probably going to be focused on Rufus Shinra (some with just him, some with pairings), because he's my favorite. ^^ But there's always the possibility that I might end up writing something for other characters in the future. I'm going to try to keep these about 500-ish words but I'll keep it at a limit of no more than 1000 words per one-shot. I have a tendency to write longer chapters and one-shots, so I'd like to try writing something short for a change.
So, without further ado: the first one-shot! ^^
Connect the Dots
Connect the Dots. It was a game that Rufus remembered playing as a child. You started with dot #1 and connected the dots in numerical order until you reached the highest number; then when you looked at the outline that was created, it formed a picture.
It had been a slightly amusing game but its simplicity had made him lose interest quickly. On the surface, the game seemed to have had very little value in preparing him for the future. Never in his life did he imagine that mastering the core concepts of such a simple children's game would help him achieve his greatest goals.
Yet there he was, sitting in his office at his desk, engaged in what he found to be a very elaborate game of Connect the Dots. Except this time, besides just connecting the dots, he was also responsible for placing them in the correct positions; and instead of numbers, the dots were now labeled by key words and names.
#AVALANCHE, #Funding, #Elfé, #Turks, #Veld, #Fuhito, #Rocket Town, etc, etc until he reached the last dot: his Old Man.
If he managed to place all the "dots" in the correct positions and connect them in a logical order, the outline would form a clear, flawless picture of a new age for the Shinra Electric Power Company, with himself as its President.
A devious smirk spread across the young Vice President's lips as he sat back in his office chair and dialed a number into his PHS. Taking the Presidency for himself was going to be as easy as a game of Connect the Dots.
Notes: Wow, that was short. I am not used to looking at such a small finished product. XD
Setting is Before Crisis, in case you didn't know. If you are wondering where I got the idea for this particular one-shot, it was a prompt in an old drabble-fest I found. I saw it and was inspired to jot down this little drabble.
Feel free to review if you so desire. :)
I have a few other one-shots that I'm in the middle of working on right now, hopefully they will be finished soon.