25th theme.
AU of rookie-detective!Antonio and coroner!Romano. The case is taken from one of CSI's cases, but I forgot which CSI and which episode. ._.
Disclaimer : I do not own Hetalia or CSI
25. Injustice
Antonio wonders how the young man, younger than him by 2 years, can be very calm. The body has been cut open on the morgue table and his gloves are covered in blood. The coldness of the room and the smell alone make Antonio want to gag.
And the case related to the body makes him feel even worse.
"The digestive system's gone," Romano tells him, his voice even in the silence of the room. "Burned out. Whoever gave her the drink, they think it through very well, to commit such a gruesome but effective murder." His golden eyes are narrowed, whether in concentration or in anger, Antonio does not know. But he knows he's going to be sick. "Do me a favor and tell Arthur that I'll have the report ready by tonight."
At the lack of answer, Romano looks up from the opened stomach and at him, a scowl growing on his face. "Get fucking used to it, will you? And you call yourself a homicide detective?"
Antonio shakes his head and leans on the doorframe, halfway to the hall. He breathes in the neutral air and closes his eyes briefly. "I know. It's just…"
"Cruel? Inhuman?"
"All of them, and…" He opens his eyes and stares at the empty hallway, helplessness growing in the pit of his stomach up to his throat. "Unjust. The killer is still out there, maybe laughing and having fun, even after killing their friend like this."
"This world is never just." He turns to look at the younger man only to see him has gone back to his task. "Get used to it."
"Then what is it that we have to believe in if the world indeed is unjust?" For that moment he's desperate just to know the answer, gripping on the doorframe until his knuckles turn white.
"Figure it out yourself." Romano turns to look at him, golden eyes bore into his for a brief moment before snapping back to his task. "You're not that stupid to find the answer."