Alexithymia


Yassen had not been able to put his finger on how he felt in a long time. Empty, perhaps? Dead? Floating? It was strange to think about it too much. He didn't. Alex stared at him in earnest. Waiting for an answer, he assumed. "Nothing."

The frown plagued his face. "C'mon. Even you wanted to ditch the place after he whipped out the Doomsday Device 4000."

Yassen felt something twitch. "The client's regrettable decisions that led to his unfortunate demise are not my concern."

Alex arched his brow. "You broke his neck."

Yassen shrugged. "He broke the contract."

Alex sighed.


Fin


Based on a prompt by Zyzyax (see story summary). This is the 109th work in the Winds of Change 2022 Alex Rider Prompt event, where a new prompt (plus a short 1-3K work) is posted every day. For more details, see the AO3 collection :) Want to discuss? Leave a comment beneath, or join the discord (Link on AO3 Fics or just PM me, lol). Want to take part in our Alex Rider anniversary celebrations in September? Join the WoC discord to take part in a fanfic event! Want to showcase your work to your fellow fans and authors? The WoC server has a new feature! Any author who joins can ask to join our authors' feed, which shows all the fics from the authors who opt in, including non-AR fics!