Title: Domestic Life In Dark World
Characters: Edo, Ryou||Pair: Edo x Ryou
Chapters: 10-10||Words: 250||Total: 2,500
Genre: Romance||Rated: PG
Challenges: Diversity Writing: GX canon: E9, drabble novel with under 500 wpc
Timeline: During the time Edo & Ryou are researching Haou and such. This was sparked by an ask on my tumblr concerning bed sharing, so that will happen. No sex, however. But give me time and the bed will be shared.
Summary: Living of any kind requires effort, cleanliness, and food. Living in Dark World isn't any exception at all.
Ryou lay underneath the blankets, breathing silently, one hand pressed to his heart, marking the way it beat. Soon it would stop. He wasn't sure of when but he had so much to do before then. Sharing this bed with Edo – having some time of peace – crept higher up the list the longer that he did it. He wasn't sure of what he should say or even if he should say anything at all.
He turned over, hand dropping. He wouldn't let Edo know of his impending death. Edo didn't need to know. No one did. He would take what pleasure he could find in the time he had left to him. If that pleasure included Edo's silent presence, then what harm lay in it?
Edo curled into a tight ball for an endless time before he turned and opened his eyes to see Ryou there, his own eyes open. Far too deep into the dark of the comet for either of them to pretend to get up and avoid looking at one another.
They looked at each other and said nothing, before both closed their eyes again. Edo found himself grateful for the silent warmth that Ryou provided. He called himself Hell Kaiser and Edo warmed himself at those hellish fires.
Edo knew many things. He didn't know how to say words that he'd never said before, especially not words he didn't know.
So he remained silent and drifted back into a satisfied sleep in a warm shared bed.
The End
Notes: The fun part about 'bed sharing AU' for Edo/Ryou is that it doesn't have to be AU! Canon provided the perfect setup for it. But this story is done. I will, however, one day write more set in Dark World with these two – many versions of Dark World. Thanks for sticking with me!