http://rex-sun.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] rex-sun.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] rex_sun 2011-11-16 07:35 pm (UTC)

Glass; sequel (continued)

Lelouch has never looked so miserable in his entire life. Suzaku can imagine; to live a lie and believe everything is fine, and then come back to reality and know that everyone you really loved is dead or gone. The events are only memories. The happiness in the past.

This is what is real: this dark bedroom, curtains drawn and bed sweat-damp. Eyes somewhere else and despite their proximity to each other, Suzaku and Lelouch aren't even considering the other to be a real human being. Might as well be a shadow, an imprint, a reflection. Then maybe if Suzaku stops looking at this reflection and turns around, walks out now, there will be the real Lelouch, even if only in memories.

But Suzaku is not weak like Lelouch.

"I know," Lelouch sighs, and he smiles bitterly before offering his wrists. "I broke the law."

Suzaku stares at his adam's apple and Lelouch, he feels, stares at the tip of a curl in his hair. Suzaku says, "I don't bother with petty crimes like Refrain use."

Lelouch huffs and lowers his wrists.

"I'm more concerned with what you said last night."

And despite the fact that he said nothing of great consequence last night, Lelouch laughs softly and raises his wrists once more.

"Guilty conscious?" Suzaku asks sharply.

"Sure, Suzaku. Sure."

Suzaku was expecting more of a fight. Some denial or sharp manuvering, some lie over his eyes-- but that's all gone. The emotions don't connect to the image.

Lelouch is as fragile as glass. (Happiness shattered by the war hammer.) Suzaku makes no arrest but goes to inform the Empress that the threat of Zero is blessedly neutralized, and it's all thanks to her.

Lelouch wastes the rest of his relatively short life away and Suzaku spends the rest of his looking over his shoulder for the man in the looking glass.



(end)

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