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THEME: Silence/Voiceless + Doors and Keys

Their dance was one of graceful movements and absolute silence. Even so, a dance between Kanda Yu and Allen Walker was not exactly a dance in its most literal sense. Rather, it was the definition of their relationship, though anyone who saw how Kanda and Allen normally interact would call you insane for terming the passion between them a 'dance'. But precisely so, for the explosive chemistry between them, it can be nothing more and nothing less than a dance, spoken by gestures, perfectly comprehensible even in defeaning silence.

The most common sight in the Order was Kanda and Allen's daily bickering. Words spat out in sarcasm which often grow from verbal brawl to an all-out fight was the usual case for them, but what anyone hardly noticed was the voiceless messages that were exchanged between them. Hardly anyone but a certain observant rabbit knew that Kanda and Allen spoke the most when they kept their silence, more often than enough to convey what they needed to express. If anything, the jangle in their pockets were the only sounds that were necessary to the couple.

The couple were not intentionally secretive, but their voices and words oft prove useless when they have need to communicate. The familiar tinkle as Allen rummages about in his pocket, and the knowing smile that surfaces when he draws out a key, they were all silent indicators of his mood. A little key was all it took for the lovers to understand each other's intentions. As the door behind Allen closed, they were both in their own world. The room was Kanda's, but Allen held a key to it, and whatever went on between them, stayed behind that door.

Hardly a voice can be heard, but it was no complete silence inside.

The rustle of sheets that covered them, the creaking of the bed as they moved, the silent gasps and pants for air; all these motions creating sounds that break the silence, yet strangely harmonised with their voiceless union. Each gesture, each touch; birthing blissful silence in which they could freely seek each other.

And all this, from one key.

It started with a shy but adamant lover, making a spare key to his room for his partner. Kanda was most unlikely to actively seek companionship, but Allen kept that door open to Kanda, should the man ever truly desire to confide in his lover, despite their then, still unsteady relationship. It took time, and a lot of patience from Allen as both were equally volatile in their own rights, but in the very room Allen stayed in, Kanda had reciprocated Allen's well-meant gesture. He had given Allen a key to his own room.

This exchange of keys may be small, but it was significant for them both.

The night when Allen first braved himself to step past Kanda's door, their voices dimmed, but their silence grew fruitful. A certain observer only noted with amusement how Kanda's temper mellowed to slightly below boiling point, all too likely the influence of his lover, or the creative stress relief that no doubt almost nobody in the Order knew. Moments of silent communication increased, but this certain observer knew too, the silence between them was a certain bridge only those two could walk together.

For Kanda Yu and Allen Walker, silence was a form of bond. Their every interaction was a dance, a voiceless communication. Each touch, an invitation. Each kiss, a token of love. Each union, fulfillment. And all this between the lovers in silence, behind the door of that key.


I attempted a fusion of the main theme and the supplementary theme...I hope this is acceptable. . Though I admit, when I am given a theme, I seem incapable of writing a long, comprehensible chapter. T_T Sorry for those who have to put up with this short unsightly drabble.