note: listen to soundscape to ardor while you're reading, just because the Bleach soundtrack is a heavenly gift to us.
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smile to a mirror
by ash!trik
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series: kingdom hearts
pairing: axis
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s m i l e t o a m i r r o r
[one-shot]
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disclaimer: I own nothing.
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Roxas looks at himself in the mirror.
He sits there in front of it, silent and still. He's waiting for something (someone) to come wake him and tell him, maybe, that it was all just a dream.
/Dreams are real, too, kiddo./
Roxas isn't sure how long he's been here, doing nothing but mindlessly stare. Maybe a day, a month…a year? He mulls over that certain inability of his to count time and strangely finds it bothersome. Just...it had never meant much until now.
/The hell? It doesn't matter, I'll just count the time for the both of us, then./
Time moves too fast, too violently for Roxas. At times, he finds himself fervently wishing for time to stop completely. But time never listens. It keeps going, fast and violent. He doesn't like to think about life (people) moving on without him. He's never liked being left alone.
/Stick with me, buddy, and I'll knock the pants offa anyone that messes with you./
Roxas likes fire. He likes that vibrant red color and how it meshes with gold in the sunset. He supposes that he (Axe—NO) had too, otherwise they wouldn't have gone there everyday. But Roxas hasn't gone there in a while, because he's been sitting here ever since...it.
/So this here's my favorite place. …What, ya like it?/
Roxas can still hear that barking laughter ringing in his ears.
/Ha! Listen up, little man./
He can still hear the affection laced in that voice.
/'Course I got you a gift. You're the birthday boy, ain't ya?/
He can still remember every second they'd spent together.
/Yo, kiddo./
He can still feel his non-existent heart crying out, a reaction only one man could ever make him have.
/The name's Axel./
So Roxas looks in the mirror again, and—
/Got it memorized?/
—knows he can't smile anymore.
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A/N – 10.08.09 [ash!trik]
Seriously, I just hate engineering with a passion.
Why am I still learning it? Because I have no choice? Ahh, that's right.
Have a nice day.