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Title: Broken Toy
Author: liotsuki
Rating: Hurm. PG?
Pairing: Nite Owl II/Rorschach
Disclaimer: I own nothing~
They didn't talk.
They never talked about the time Rorschach was sitting at Daniel's table in his worn-out kitchen, the empty can of beans in front of him, a folder with a child molester's name on it. Rorschach's head had turned to face Daniel, and Daniel was sick of that mask.
So sick of it.
He wanted to rip it off, he wanted to see the face beneath it. The ink blotches were moving slowly, mysteriously, taunting him to see what was there.
So he finally did it.
Daniel finally took that one step forward he was always guilty about taking, and lifted Rorschach's fedora from his head, almost questioningly, but he only saw, no, felt Rorschach tense up, a small growl coming from his throat as a warning.
But Dan still did it, and he still doesn't regret it as much as taking that one step he never takes. Slowly, slowly, he reached for Rorschach's mask, brushing his fingers along the blotches of ink that seem to cling to his fingers before feeling his way to where the fabric ended by his neck. And, hesitantly, he pulled the mask up in a smooth motion.
The shock that Daniel felt when he saw the freckled face, the red, messy hair, the small cuts and bruises, and the blue of his eyes that were looking up at Daniel with pure disgust and hurt.
In one swift movement, Rorschach had stood up and punched Daniel in the stomach so hard it sent him flying into the wall. Immediately, the guilt rushed through Daniel and he was stuttering apologies, the fedora and mask left forgotten on the floor.
“I-I'm sorry --”
“Trusted you.”
The way Rorschach stood, the way he was looking at him, made Rorschach look completely exposed.
Daniel was torn, knowing he had just broken the bond, and perhaps the only friendship that Rorschach had ever had. The thought of everything being ruined, everything they had, gone, only made Daniel question; If everything is already gone, why not screw something else over?
He stood up shakily, regaining his only composure, and stepped those stupid steps he hated taking because he knew that this was goodbye. Daniel put his right hand on Rorschach's shoulder, in a comforting gesture, and kissed him.
It was so goddamn awkward. It was like kissing a broken toy. Rorschach had completely tensed up in shock, but Daniel felt him relax ever so slightly, which made him curious, before he broke away. And it really did feel like breaking away. He handed Rorschach his fedora and his mask, stepped out of the way warily, incase Rorschach decided to give him one more 'warning punch' and watched as Rorschach put his mask back on.
“Not now.”
And Daniel just watched, like he would always watch, as Rorschach left his apartment.
Now he felt like the broken toy.
Oh, no. They would never talk about that.
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A/N: Uh...I thinks this is just pretty much it. Since school really hits me hard D: Constructive criticism is welcome, and if there are any spelling mistakes, please feel free to let me know! Also, this was based off of the movie, and I know Walter's eyes aren't blue, they're brown, but in the movie they were blue. So, yeah.
Author: liotsuki
Rating: Hurm. PG?
Pairing: Nite Owl II/Rorschach
Disclaimer: I own nothing~
They didn't talk.
They never talked about the time Rorschach was sitting at Daniel's table in his worn-out kitchen, the empty can of beans in front of him, a folder with a child molester's name on it. Rorschach's head had turned to face Daniel, and Daniel was sick of that mask.
So sick of it.
He wanted to rip it off, he wanted to see the face beneath it. The ink blotches were moving slowly, mysteriously, taunting him to see what was there.
So he finally did it.
Daniel finally took that one step forward he was always guilty about taking, and lifted Rorschach's fedora from his head, almost questioningly, but he only saw, no, felt Rorschach tense up, a small growl coming from his throat as a warning.
But Dan still did it, and he still doesn't regret it as much as taking that one step he never takes. Slowly, slowly, he reached for Rorschach's mask, brushing his fingers along the blotches of ink that seem to cling to his fingers before feeling his way to where the fabric ended by his neck. And, hesitantly, he pulled the mask up in a smooth motion.
The shock that Daniel felt when he saw the freckled face, the red, messy hair, the small cuts and bruises, and the blue of his eyes that were looking up at Daniel with pure disgust and hurt.
In one swift movement, Rorschach had stood up and punched Daniel in the stomach so hard it sent him flying into the wall. Immediately, the guilt rushed through Daniel and he was stuttering apologies, the fedora and mask left forgotten on the floor.
“I-I'm sorry --”
“Trusted you.”
The way Rorschach stood, the way he was looking at him, made Rorschach look completely exposed.
Daniel was torn, knowing he had just broken the bond, and perhaps the only friendship that Rorschach had ever had. The thought of everything being ruined, everything they had, gone, only made Daniel question; If everything is already gone, why not screw something else over?
He stood up shakily, regaining his only composure, and stepped those stupid steps he hated taking because he knew that this was goodbye. Daniel put his right hand on Rorschach's shoulder, in a comforting gesture, and kissed him.
It was so goddamn awkward. It was like kissing a broken toy. Rorschach had completely tensed up in shock, but Daniel felt him relax ever so slightly, which made him curious, before he broke away. And it really did feel like breaking away. He handed Rorschach his fedora and his mask, stepped out of the way warily, incase Rorschach decided to give him one more 'warning punch' and watched as Rorschach put his mask back on.
“Not now.”
And Daniel just watched, like he would always watch, as Rorschach left his apartment.
Now he felt like the broken toy.
Oh, no. They would never talk about that.
---
A/N: Uh...I thinks this is just pretty much it. Since school really hits me hard D: Constructive criticism is welcome, and if there are any spelling mistakes, please feel free to let me know! Also, this was based off of the movie, and I know Walter's eyes aren't blue, they're brown, but in the movie they were blue. So, yeah.