The Icarus Factor

by lyrainthedark

Those who fly too close to the sun on fragile wings are doomed to fall; sometimes, Time is nothing more than a bright light. COMPLETE.

35. Tubby

- Drabble Collection: The Icarus Factor -

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Tubby

That afternoon is a memorable one. In the park, they walk together, talk together; she asks him about his history, about his nature, about how he survived when the world has grown dim and empty of power. He does not tell her much – he hints at tragedy, and a long past of wandering, and the pain of being powerless in a cruel and changing world.

She holds him close, her eyes shining with tears of compassion; he wonders what she would say if he told her that she was the cause of most of his past regrets.

Then a couple strolls by, a young married couple with an infant; Kagome must coo over it, and inside he sneers – until he looks at her, really looks.

And then he cannot stop staring at her, cuddling a chubby baby and smiling at bright, new life.