A/N: Shadow Shots Chapter 1: Seclusion
They appear soon after he has scrubbed his hands to the bone and bandaged the raw skin that was left. He doesn't notice them at first, because he has secluded himself from the light, a small punishment to remind him that he has no light inside him that can shine and illuminate his premise. The regeneration energy, flowing in cycles to fix his hands, is the only possibility.
He keeps it properly covered.
What he has done is a dark deed, and it's a sort of vigil, mourning period, penance for those he has killed, those he will kill, and, perhaps, his own death.
It's too dark in his mind to notice them, at first.
Jan. 17, 2016
~IsomorphicTARDIS