Title: Rationalization
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #21, Rationalization
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*
Notes: for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks
Warnings: Insanity, shonen-ai, Character Death, AU Special-verse
Summary: Red tries to get over Lance's death.
Really, it was lucky that their plan at Cerise Island had failed, because otherwise, his precious one might be dead by his hand, and dear Lugia he did not want that, did he? His fingers danced over the piano keys as the wind howled outside the windows, and only a very sharp eye would have seen the control bracelets embedded in his wrists underneath his long sleeves. Drops of blood covered the black and white keys, but he paid them no heed as he continued to play.
When Red found out about Lance's death, he had his own rationalizations to make. Really, it was lucky that no one had known, because he was League Champion and he had a reputation to keep up, and since everyone believed him innocent he could marry Yellow and everything would be fine, but…
It. Still. Hurt.
End Fic
Completed 12/8/06
Come on, it's the crazy psychology list. How could I not use insanity? And 'Rationalization' is one of the defense mechanisms we studied in Chapter 13…