A/N: Written for the Becoming a Tamer King Challenge on the DFC (link in profile), Data Forest task. The task is to write a drabble collection focusing on a singular character or pairing, so I've chosen Kouichi from Frontier. Also, since I've started off with Tanemon, an additional requirement is that consecutive fics can't be in the same POV/tense combination, so while multichaps count as one fic, collections count as different fics. So you'll be seeing alternations here: first person, either past or present, and third person present. Each drabble will also be 100 words; not a compulsory part of the challenge, but it's easier to keep track of the word bank, and an additional challenge for me.
Also taking the opportunity to experiment on something I've tried and failed before (there was a word count issue with that one; it's a lot harder to write 10k of dialogue, particularly with the time I left myself. :D)
The first person/dialogue bits are all Kouji addressing Kouichi (for the most part; some towards the end may be Kouji addressing other people). Some are past-tense, aka. Kouji talking about something that has already happened – but later, they'll start becoming (or maybe getting mixed with) present tense.
The Fragments I Catch of Dying Memories
1. You're Dead
'I really thought you were dead, you know. It almost stopped my heart when I saw the staircase blocked off, with your hat at the bottom.
I don't think my brain registered you weren't lying there as well, that it was just that stupid hat – and light blue doesn't really suit you anyway. Why in the world would you wear it?
The policeman pointed us this way, and we ran. All of us, but I wasn't really paying attention then. I just needed to see you –
And you really did stop my heart, lying there, your own heart not beating.'