So, I'm doing a fanfic 100, just to see if I can. What it is, is a list of 95 single word prompts (5 are author's choice). I will respond to them with a drabble between 100 and 400 words long. And trust me, that can be a challenge! I chose the pairing Jake/Tobias for my subject, and I'm using this as an exercise to keep myself focused. I need to work on that. I have the approximate attention span of a squirrel on amphetamines. Anyway, please send constructive criticisms and/or praise my way!
Right now, I know there will be some slash in upcoming prompts, and when inspiration hits me it will happen!
Tobias thumped the arcade machine in annoyance. It had just consumed his last quarter, and he'd been distracted enough that he'd miserably failed level one. It could be another week before he had more pocket money to spend. If his uncle remembered to give him any. The boy sighed, turning toward the object of his distraction.
Jake and Marco had spent most of the afternoon across the arcade, in heated competition. They'd left just a few minutes ago, and Tobias trotted to catch up. They stopped to talk to a stunningly pretty blond girl and her shorter, stockier friend. That would be Jake's cousin Rachel; Tobias didn't know the other girl, but noticed how she hung back a little from the conversation. Well, if she was welcome, maybe he would be too. He got within hearing distance just in time to hear Jake say "You shouldn't go through the construction site by yourselves. I mean, being girls and all."
Tobias halted. Construction site?I'm not going through there!
He hated that place. Skeletal buildings glaring down at you all the time, earthmovers that seemed to move in little glow from the street lights…of course all the teenagers took the short cut through the abandoned site, so he couldn't exactly ask the others to take a different route
Before he could head off on his own, Jake's dark head turned towards him. "Hey Tobias. You coming or what?" His smile was equal parts affectionate and infectious, and Tobias heard his traitor mouth say "Sure, I'll come."
The five headed out of the mall, Tobias lagging a bit behind. He wasn't a real part of the group, he knew. But when Jake shot that grin at him again, he thought it wouldn't be that bad to belong.
Just this once.
300 words exactly! Aren't you proud of me?
Maybe I'll try to put the characters in 100 different morphs throughout the series. Maybe not. I don't even know if they have 100 morphs!