Disclaimer: Inuyasha and characters therein are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, and therefore not mine.
A.N.: As written in the summary, this is a collection for short to medium-length drabbles, mostly spurred by various LJ challenges, that I've liked well enough to save but don't fit anywhere else. That said, the first one here was done for iyficcontest's "Betrayal" theme, and features a slightly naive/out-of-touch Tsukuyomaru.
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Foresight
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He looks upon the father he has not seen in decades, thinking him to be still proud, still relentless, still the epitome of tradition. An ageless leader that is, if not indulgent in, than at least not unreasonable towards the opinions of his son.
And thus does the son in question deign, for the first time, to argue the case of a human wife and a half-demon child.
Hollow-sounding are his words they dash against the chamber's interior, and although determined they dissipate under the silent scrutiny of many. Sea lolls plunge outside, an underlying dissonance of justice immutable. Jagged, sepulchre-like walls stand stoic and somber in opposition.
Hollow, too, are his father's eyes as they acquiesce, after the slightest consideration, to the plea. To him they are a source of only renewed respect, torrential relief. He bows and turns away, satisfied, knowing once more that Father is still reasonable, still powerful, only misinformed.
Unforgiving talons rend armor and flesh in the work of a second. Death is excruciating, but mercifully, almost instant. Almost.
There is time enough, barely, for him to know that his father is a liar as well.
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