(drabble exchange) "Worse than Death"
title: Worse than Death
author: osmalic
request: For veleda_k who prompted "Nagare, retribution"
word count: 100
note: How much do I love you for choosing the character I love to write? *g*
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Worse than Death
"This is hell," Nagare observes flatly.
Tsuzuki-san only grins. "You expected eternal burning?" Nagare’s silence answers for him. Tsuzuki-san’s smile becomes strained. "Look, they say we’re here because we still have ties, but the harshest punishments always come from ourselves." There is pity in his eyes, making Nagare almost hate him.
But Tsuzuki-san continues, "Well, here’s Hisoka. He’ll get you briefed for your first case," before letting his partner take over.
Father and son stand awkwardly in the corridor until Hisoka, betraying no emotions, turns away. "Tatsumi-san’s waiting," he says.
Eternal burning is easier, Nagare realizes. This punishment is apt.
author: osmalic
request: For veleda_k who prompted "Nagare, retribution"
word count: 100
note: How much do I love you for choosing the character I love to write? *g*
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Worse than Death
"This is hell," Nagare observes flatly.
Tsuzuki-san only grins. "You expected eternal burning?" Nagare’s silence answers for him. Tsuzuki-san’s smile becomes strained. "Look, they say we’re here because we still have ties, but the harshest punishments always come from ourselves." There is pity in his eyes, making Nagare almost hate him.
But Tsuzuki-san continues, "Well, here’s Hisoka. He’ll get you briefed for your first case," before letting his partner take over.
Father and son stand awkwardly in the corridor until Hisoka, betraying no emotions, turns away. "Tatsumi-san’s waiting," he says.
Eternal burning is easier, Nagare realizes. This punishment is apt.