Specks of Red in Black Corners

by reminiscent-afterthought

[drabble collection, side-story to Two Deaths and a Living Friend] Shou, after losing both Norun and Peck, tucks himself into a dark corner and continues to sink - except for the efforts Tsurugi makes to reach him that give a little light.

1. receiver

A/N: Written for the DFC Festival's roller coaster ride. The task is a twenty drabble collection with prompts – more prompts the longer I take. :D Right now I'm on one per drabble (right at the start of the ride), and the prompt for this drabble is "receiver".

Also, this is an AU which will be expanded on through the "Two Deaths and a Living Friend" series. Consider this a sneak peak of the verse. :) Or Shou's side of things anyhow.

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Specks of Red in Black Corners

1: receiver

At some point he'd disconnected his phone. He could swear it still rang: an annoyingly shrill tone under the dark corner of the bed where he'd stuffed it.

Of course, it probably still rang elsewhere in the house. He hadn't the luxury of his own phone and it was, now, a good thing he didn't. His parents would have paid for something he didn't want, nor need.

No, he was lying to himself about that. He did need it. More than he cared to admit. But he refused it. He refused it for himself and for that black hole growing in his heart.

Tsurugi couldn't bring them back. Not Norun. Not Peck. Not that happy soul that had shattered at their deaths.