Title: Dark Reflections
Author: Fenikkusu Ai
Rating: T
Fandom: Tokyo Ghoul
Pairing: Sasaki Haise, Kaneki Ken, Arima Kishou
Words: 283
Genre: Drama/Angst
Summary: Sasaki purchases a painting that reminds him of himself. Arima disapproves.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tokyo Ghoul.
Sasaki thought that the colors were so dark. The splashes of blood red infiltrated the somber black abyss. It resembled a bloody darkness. The golden frame paired well with the conflagration of color.
As soon as he saw the painting, Sasaki became transfixed by it.
Maybe he felt like he was a part of teeming darkness. In truth, the colors reminded him of a ghoul's eyes. But, in another way, they reminded him of tragic red flowers.
Against his better judgment, Sasaki hung the portrait in his office. Which, of course, turned out to be a mistake.
After attaching it to the wall, he pressed a finger to his lips and stood back. There. It was ruler straight. Of course, the same could not be said for himself.
"A little dark, isn't it?" a familiar authoritative voice asked.
Sasaki gasped. The White Reaper was behind him.
Suddenly, Sasaki reminded his training. He prompted himself to respond. To save time, he focused on simply what he felt.
"It motivates me," he said neutrally.
Arima quirked an eyebrow. "How so?"
Sasaki chose his answer carefully. "It illustrates the dark side of life."
Arima nodded. "I see. Maybe it reminds you of what should be eradicated?"
Sasaki took a quick intake of breath.
"Right?"
Sasaki sheepishly rubbed his bicolor hair. "Of course."
He was allowed to escape the room, but Sasaki knew that he was still a hunted beast.
Sasaki knew that in Arima's mind, the fact that the painting existed at all was a sin. Even the fact that he had selected it. Though Sasaki Haise well knew that the sin wasn't in the art.
The darkness that lurked was inside him was the sin.