[Bokurano] fic: Those Left Behind: Evil is a good condition
Heh, so after two years, I decided to pick this up where I left off! In 2008, I decided to write a Bokurano drabble every day for the month of August, but I only got up to August 15th when I stopped. Now that it's August 16th once again (albeit 2 years later...) I'm picking up where I left off. ;) Now that the manga has ended, I have new material to work with. The rest of these will mostly all be manga canon. Some of the previous ones I wrote two years ago have been contradicted by canon already. I won't be able to crosspost this in 31_days since this is 2 years after the fact, haha.
Rereading Bokurano still makes me very emotional. I need to find something fluffy to read now.
Title: Those Left Behind: Evil is a good condition
Day/Theme: Aug 16 Evil is a good condition
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Maki's parents, Maki's little brother Kazuki
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. This one takes place right after chapter 56. This one is for digi_dragon!
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"For my brother's future, for my dad and mom, I can be a terrible person."
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After the boy and the girl left, he stood silently next to his wife with Kazuki in his arms. His son had finally fallen into a peaceful sleep after his vigorous bout of crying. His wife, however, was still watching the dark streets the two, brave young children had taken.
"I hope they share what they're going through with their parents," she murmured. She didn't have to mention that she wished Maki had done that with them. He already knew because he wished the very same thing. Their daughter had to go through so much, yet he had been living in blissful ignorance the entire time. He didn't want his fake happiness or his meaningless toys. He wanted his family, his complete family of four. He wanted to be able to turn back time so he could be there for their precious daughter, to tell her that she didn't have to shoulder something like this alone. Weren't they family?
He felt the tears coming down again.
"Oh dear, you're making me cry again too," his wife whispered, her voice shaking. She sniffled but continued speaking. "Those children were so very strong, weren't they? I'm glad they came. Otherwise I'd have never known..." she trailed off. Speaking had become too difficult.
The boy and the girl, Ushiro and Machi, he reminded himself, had come to share anecdotes about Maki. Neither of them had known Maki for very long, but he was thankful she had friends like these. He had only ever heard her talk about her kind and graceful friend Komoda. He felt his heart constrict when he realized...that girl was gone just like Maki. Somewhere, another family was grieving.
His wife buried her face in her hands. She could no longer stop the tears. "Maki was so very strong too. She's not...a murderer."
As if he had heard his parents' muffled tears, Kazuki woke up, wailing. Kazuki's tears were loud and unrestrained, giving him an outlet he didn't know he needed. He wailed right alongside his son, the racket loud enough to wake up his neighbors. His wife joined in, the three of them huddled closely outside their home that their little girl would never ever set foot in again.
When their wails turned into sniffles and hiccups, he began rocking his little boy.
He managed a shaky smile. He had finally found his voice.
"Thanks, Kazuki. I needed that."
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the end
Hm, I think I've lost my touch. How does the theme even come into play? Well, Maki is basically the first person to fight when everyone involved learned that they were fighting real humans just like them. She makes the conscious decision to kill and annihilate a whole world for her family. Whether she's being evil or good is relative. I'm not sure if Ushiro or Machi told Maki's family all the details, but I feel that Maki's parents would be the type to want to know everything. It might take some time, but they seem the type to live on because that's what their daughter would have wanted and that's what she fought for (kind of like what I wrote previously). I kind of wish I had written about a later scene when they've already gotten over most of their grief. I like this family when they're happy! I'll stop before this becomes longer than the fic itself. :')
Rereading Bokurano still makes me very emotional. I need to find something fluffy to read now.
Title: Those Left Behind: Evil is a good condition
Day/Theme: Aug 16 Evil is a good condition
Series: Bokurano
Character/Pairing: Maki's parents, Maki's little brother Kazuki
Rating: PG
Notes: for 31_days. This one takes place right after chapter 56. This one is for digi_dragon!
Archive: LJ | ffnet
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"For my brother's future, for my dad and mom, I can be a terrible person."
-----
After the boy and the girl left, he stood silently next to his wife with Kazuki in his arms. His son had finally fallen into a peaceful sleep after his vigorous bout of crying. His wife, however, was still watching the dark streets the two, brave young children had taken.
"I hope they share what they're going through with their parents," she murmured. She didn't have to mention that she wished Maki had done that with them. He already knew because he wished the very same thing. Their daughter had to go through so much, yet he had been living in blissful ignorance the entire time. He didn't want his fake happiness or his meaningless toys. He wanted his family, his complete family of four. He wanted to be able to turn back time so he could be there for their precious daughter, to tell her that she didn't have to shoulder something like this alone. Weren't they family?
He felt the tears coming down again.
"Oh dear, you're making me cry again too," his wife whispered, her voice shaking. She sniffled but continued speaking. "Those children were so very strong, weren't they? I'm glad they came. Otherwise I'd have never known..." she trailed off. Speaking had become too difficult.
The boy and the girl, Ushiro and Machi, he reminded himself, had come to share anecdotes about Maki. Neither of them had known Maki for very long, but he was thankful she had friends like these. He had only ever heard her talk about her kind and graceful friend Komoda. He felt his heart constrict when he realized...that girl was gone just like Maki. Somewhere, another family was grieving.
His wife buried her face in her hands. She could no longer stop the tears. "Maki was so very strong too. She's not...a murderer."
As if he had heard his parents' muffled tears, Kazuki woke up, wailing. Kazuki's tears were loud and unrestrained, giving him an outlet he didn't know he needed. He wailed right alongside his son, the racket loud enough to wake up his neighbors. His wife joined in, the three of them huddled closely outside their home that their little girl would never ever set foot in again.
When their wails turned into sniffles and hiccups, he began rocking his little boy.
He managed a shaky smile. He had finally found his voice.
"Thanks, Kazuki. I needed that."
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the end
Hm, I think I've lost my touch. How does the theme even come into play? Well, Maki is basically the first person to fight when everyone involved learned that they were fighting real humans just like them. She makes the conscious decision to kill and annihilate a whole world for her family. Whether she's being evil or good is relative. I'm not sure if Ushiro or Machi told Maki's family all the details, but I feel that Maki's parents would be the type to want to know everything. It might take some time, but they seem the type to live on because that's what their daughter would have wanted and that's what she fought for (kind of like what I wrote previously). I kind of wish I had written about a later scene when they've already gotten over most of their grief. I like this family when they're happy! I'll stop before this becomes longer than the fic itself. :')