When a Shadow Meets a Nobody
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts II
Pairing: Riku x Roxas
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: M for implied, or slightly graphical, themes.
Note: <33 For riku-replica because she's just that fantastic.
#01 - Motion: Perhaps it had been within a spinning flurry of keyblades that Roxas had realized he didn't want to fight.
#02 - Cool: As Roxas laid against the concrete, blue eyes swimming at the sight of Riku standing over him, he couldn't help but realize how infuriating he was, and cool.
#03 - Young: Roxas slipped into unconsciousness as Riku carried him to DiZ, his features embodying an eerie innocence and youth Riku did not wish to see.
#04 - Last: It was then Riku knew this would be the last honest moment Roxas would ever have.
#05 - Wrong: There was nothing to clarify the reasoning as Riku watched DiZ reprogram Roxas like a computer, but he wasn't prepared to admit that it felt wrong.
#06 - Gentle: It may have been the first time he saw Roxas' gentle smile that his world began falling apart.
#07 - One: And he'd only wish to see it one more time.
#08 - Thousand: A thousand reasons came to Riku's mind when Roxas asked why he was following him, and yet he couldn't bring himself to say.
#09 - King: When Roxas had declared himself King of Twilight Town and face planted into the pavement after tripping on his skateboard, Riku couldn't help but laugh.
#10 - Learn: "I hope you learned something," Riku chided as he bandaged the other's forehead, hardly catching Roxas' mumble of, "Yeah, not to skate near you."
#11 - Blur: Time became a blur as Riku realized perhaps it wasn't fair to sacrifice Roxas for his best friend.
#12 - Wait: "Wait here," Roxas requested as he dashed away, Riku distracting himself with a passing train before the blond returned, his favorite treat in hand to share with his new friend.
#13 - Change: It was from the small gestures that Riku began to feel himself changing, realizing that perhaps Roxas wasn't just another Nobody, perhaps something human did exist.
#14 - Command: What would Riku do when DiZ commanded the final retrieval of Roxas when Riku had such conflicting feelings?
#15 - Hold: It had been an accident when Roxas discovered Riku in his misery, and though the other wouldn't tell him what was wrong, it didn't change the fact he wanted to hold him.
#16 - Need: Riku's need to understand climbed with every instant spent with Roxas, he yearning to know how he could possibly feel for a Nobody.
#17 - Vision: It wasn't long after that Roxas began seeing visions of a life that didn't belong to him, but instead to a boy named Sora.
#18 - Attention: Perhaps it was through this unconscious attention that Roxas resented the boy in his dreams, searching for a friend called Riku.
#19 - Soul: In times Roxas found find himself questioning the missing portion of his soul - a strange void his dreams managed to fill - he began to realize Riku could also complete this emptiness.
#20 - Picture: "We should take a picture together," Roxas suggested absently one day, "So we can keep this memory."
#21 - Fool: But who was the true fool as Roxas threw his arm around the taller male's shoulders, smiling as he so often did with Riku without the knowledge of his demise.
#22 - Mad: "I could never be mad with you," Roxas assured in a friendly nature, and Riku could only wonder.
#23 - Child: "Is it strange I can't remember my childhood?" Roxas inquired one day, and while Riku said nothing, he wanted to calm the other's concerns that it was not, for someone who was never a child.
#24 - Now: Between the then and the now, Riku sometimes wished it could be a little more of then and a little less of an inevitable now.
#25 - Shadow: "You're like a shadow," Roxas observed, and Riku wondered if that would make him more heartless than a Nobody.
#26 - Goodbye: As Roxas was seen to the train station, the blond would occasionally wonder if this would be their last goodbye, and never quite understand why.
#27 - Hide: When Roxas felt himself restraining from an alien desire to greet Riku with delight, it was then he knew it was becoming harder to hide his feelings.
#28 - Fortune: There wasn't a fortune in the entire world that Roxas would trade for the time spent with Riku.
#29 - Safe: And when Roxas expressed this feeling to Riku one day, the other longed to advise him it was not a safe train of thought.
#30 - Ghost: However, he found himself distracted as Roxas ghosted a kiss against his lips.
#31 - Book: Had a book existed that could explain why his arms had wrapped around the blond's slight figure, or why he had felt himself kissing back, perhaps he would have thought to read it.
#32 - Eye: "Why can't I see your eyes?" Roxas would murmur as he sat in the other's lap, trapped in his embrace.
#33 - Never: Riku knew he could never submit Roxas to the darkness of his heart for fear of him discovering his terrible secret and eventual betrayal.
#34 - Sing: Riku couldn't help but think how cute the other was as he heard him singing, hips be-bopping absently to his tune.
#35 - Sudden: It came to him suddenly that perhaps he loved Roxas.
#36 - Stop: ... And there was no way to stop it.
#37 - Time: With time ticking against them, Roxas was entirely compliant when Riku suggested they spend more time together.
#38 - Wash: Riku couldn't deny his humor when Roxas asked if he ever washed his blindfold and when he retorted why, the blond said, "So I could see your great secret."
#39 - Torn: Riku's heart felt torn between his commitment as Sora's friend, and his love for Roxas.
#40 - History: "Why can't I remember my past but I can someone else's?" Roxas asked with remorse, and Riku wanted to say it was hard to recall something when you didn't have a history.
#41 - Power: It was becoming harder to overpower his need to be with Roxas, both emotionally, and physically.
#42 - Bother: It would be foolish to believe Riku wasn't bothered when Roxas took to occupying his lap whenever they kissed.
#43 - God: "Oh, God," Roxas would moan as he felt Riku trail kisses along his throat.
#44 - Wall: Roxas gasped sharply as Riku pressed him into a wall, their hands fumbling clumsily to remove belts and zippers alike.
#45 - Naked: It was a leisurely time as Riku kissed every bare patch of naked, equally aroused with the grind of their hips the other had prompt.
#46 - Drive: "You're driving me crazy," Riku managed between a growl as Roxas' tongue traced along his length.
#47 - Harm: Riku was afraid of the harm he'd do as he pressed into the smaller boy, feeling Roxas tense despite the nonchalant smile upon his lips.
#48 - Precious: "You're precious to me," Riku murmured quietly as Roxas slept, aware of his searing heart to the thought of losing his love.
#49 - Hunger: It was DiZ's hunger for revenge that stole Roxas from Riku one day, he nearly drawn into the darkness as he was overwhelmed by his distress.
#50 - Believe: But Riku wanted to believe with all his heart that perhaps they would meet again, and could finally be together.
Pairing: Riku x Roxas
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: M for implied, or slightly graphical, themes.
Note: <33 For riku-replica because she's just that fantastic.
#01 - Motion: Perhaps it had been within a spinning flurry of keyblades that Roxas had realized he didn't want to fight.
#02 - Cool: As Roxas laid against the concrete, blue eyes swimming at the sight of Riku standing over him, he couldn't help but realize how infuriating he was, and cool.
#03 - Young: Roxas slipped into unconsciousness as Riku carried him to DiZ, his features embodying an eerie innocence and youth Riku did not wish to see.
#04 - Last: It was then Riku knew this would be the last honest moment Roxas would ever have.
#05 - Wrong: There was nothing to clarify the reasoning as Riku watched DiZ reprogram Roxas like a computer, but he wasn't prepared to admit that it felt wrong.
#06 - Gentle: It may have been the first time he saw Roxas' gentle smile that his world began falling apart.
#07 - One: And he'd only wish to see it one more time.
#08 - Thousand: A thousand reasons came to Riku's mind when Roxas asked why he was following him, and yet he couldn't bring himself to say.
#09 - King: When Roxas had declared himself King of Twilight Town and face planted into the pavement after tripping on his skateboard, Riku couldn't help but laugh.
#10 - Learn: "I hope you learned something," Riku chided as he bandaged the other's forehead, hardly catching Roxas' mumble of, "Yeah, not to skate near you."
#11 - Blur: Time became a blur as Riku realized perhaps it wasn't fair to sacrifice Roxas for his best friend.
#12 - Wait: "Wait here," Roxas requested as he dashed away, Riku distracting himself with a passing train before the blond returned, his favorite treat in hand to share with his new friend.
#13 - Change: It was from the small gestures that Riku began to feel himself changing, realizing that perhaps Roxas wasn't just another Nobody, perhaps something human did exist.
#14 - Command: What would Riku do when DiZ commanded the final retrieval of Roxas when Riku had such conflicting feelings?
#15 - Hold: It had been an accident when Roxas discovered Riku in his misery, and though the other wouldn't tell him what was wrong, it didn't change the fact he wanted to hold him.
#16 - Need: Riku's need to understand climbed with every instant spent with Roxas, he yearning to know how he could possibly feel for a Nobody.
#17 - Vision: It wasn't long after that Roxas began seeing visions of a life that didn't belong to him, but instead to a boy named Sora.
#18 - Attention: Perhaps it was through this unconscious attention that Roxas resented the boy in his dreams, searching for a friend called Riku.
#19 - Soul: In times Roxas found find himself questioning the missing portion of his soul - a strange void his dreams managed to fill - he began to realize Riku could also complete this emptiness.
#20 - Picture: "We should take a picture together," Roxas suggested absently one day, "So we can keep this memory."
#21 - Fool: But who was the true fool as Roxas threw his arm around the taller male's shoulders, smiling as he so often did with Riku without the knowledge of his demise.
#22 - Mad: "I could never be mad with you," Roxas assured in a friendly nature, and Riku could only wonder.
#23 - Child: "Is it strange I can't remember my childhood?" Roxas inquired one day, and while Riku said nothing, he wanted to calm the other's concerns that it was not, for someone who was never a child.
#24 - Now: Between the then and the now, Riku sometimes wished it could be a little more of then and a little less of an inevitable now.
#25 - Shadow: "You're like a shadow," Roxas observed, and Riku wondered if that would make him more heartless than a Nobody.
#26 - Goodbye: As Roxas was seen to the train station, the blond would occasionally wonder if this would be their last goodbye, and never quite understand why.
#27 - Hide: When Roxas felt himself restraining from an alien desire to greet Riku with delight, it was then he knew it was becoming harder to hide his feelings.
#28 - Fortune: There wasn't a fortune in the entire world that Roxas would trade for the time spent with Riku.
#29 - Safe: And when Roxas expressed this feeling to Riku one day, the other longed to advise him it was not a safe train of thought.
#30 - Ghost: However, he found himself distracted as Roxas ghosted a kiss against his lips.
#31 - Book: Had a book existed that could explain why his arms had wrapped around the blond's slight figure, or why he had felt himself kissing back, perhaps he would have thought to read it.
#32 - Eye: "Why can't I see your eyes?" Roxas would murmur as he sat in the other's lap, trapped in his embrace.
#33 - Never: Riku knew he could never submit Roxas to the darkness of his heart for fear of him discovering his terrible secret and eventual betrayal.
#34 - Sing: Riku couldn't help but think how cute the other was as he heard him singing, hips be-bopping absently to his tune.
#35 - Sudden: It came to him suddenly that perhaps he loved Roxas.
#36 - Stop: ... And there was no way to stop it.
#37 - Time: With time ticking against them, Roxas was entirely compliant when Riku suggested they spend more time together.
#38 - Wash: Riku couldn't deny his humor when Roxas asked if he ever washed his blindfold and when he retorted why, the blond said, "So I could see your great secret."
#39 - Torn: Riku's heart felt torn between his commitment as Sora's friend, and his love for Roxas.
#40 - History: "Why can't I remember my past but I can someone else's?" Roxas asked with remorse, and Riku wanted to say it was hard to recall something when you didn't have a history.
#41 - Power: It was becoming harder to overpower his need to be with Roxas, both emotionally, and physically.
#42 - Bother: It would be foolish to believe Riku wasn't bothered when Roxas took to occupying his lap whenever they kissed.
#43 - God: "Oh, God," Roxas would moan as he felt Riku trail kisses along his throat.
#44 - Wall: Roxas gasped sharply as Riku pressed him into a wall, their hands fumbling clumsily to remove belts and zippers alike.
#45 - Naked: It was a leisurely time as Riku kissed every bare patch of naked, equally aroused with the grind of their hips the other had prompt.
#46 - Drive: "You're driving me crazy," Riku managed between a growl as Roxas' tongue traced along his length.
#47 - Harm: Riku was afraid of the harm he'd do as he pressed into the smaller boy, feeling Roxas tense despite the nonchalant smile upon his lips.
#48 - Precious: "You're precious to me," Riku murmured quietly as Roxas slept, aware of his searing heart to the thought of losing his love.
#49 - Hunger: It was DiZ's hunger for revenge that stole Roxas from Riku one day, he nearly drawn into the darkness as he was overwhelmed by his distress.
#50 - Believe: But Riku wanted to believe with all his heart that perhaps they would meet again, and could finally be together.