Title: The Dark Time
Fandom: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Pairing: Kurogane/Fai
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 175
Summary/Description: This must be some kind of love.
Warning/Spoilers: Bit of language.
A/N: Written for MeasuringLife for the 'write me this pairing in a dysfunctional way' meme.
Disclaimer: Me not CLAMP.
Kurogane tries to stop him every time he leaves. He watches as Fai slips on his clothes and straightens his hair, and when it becomes clear that he indeed intends to walk out the door, Kurogane grabs him by the wrist. Fuck futility.
He holds him with his right hand, incidentally, and he feels the metal pressing and denting the soft skin; he feels his steady pulse. Fai's bright blue eye looks at him curiously and Kurogane is painfully aware of how broken they are.
Fai smiles, and Kurogane hates it; he is being an idiot, and he knows it. Fai is dragging himself off to the guillotine.
"Shut up," Kurogane growls, though the blond hasn't said anything. "Stay."
There is the world of sadness in that eye as Fai pulls away. He still does not speak, and as he dodges capture once again, Kurogane wonders why he tries. This must be some kind of love.
Fai slips out the door, leaving Kurogane naked and without words on the bed. He will be back tomorrow.