An Ugly Fact Of Life
Ensemble, post-season 2, PG13, Fic title from the song of the same name by Explosions In The Sky


The Prologue: 12:08 am

It was a long night. He was physically worn out. Not just from tonight's activities... but every night, and every day, he always felt the same way. Never getting better. Always getting worse. Maybe it was some kind of bug. It would pass soon enough.

He got comfortable and lied on his bed, letting out a deep breath before he closed his eyes, and felt allthepain and alltheenergy left float out of his body and swirl aroundin the cool, dark room beforethey madetheir way out the open window, never to return again.

It would be hours before anyone would notice he wasn't sleeping in for the hell of it.

Time of death – 12:08 am, March 8, 2008