Drabble Meme Redux
You all know the drill by now; I will write nearly anything, or try, the big exception being explicit porn. As always I reserve the right to creatively interpret your request, if it would amuse me to do so.
Also note that graduate school will make me slower than normal, this time.
Also note that graduate school will make me slower than normal, this time.
Visitation
It was night in Tokyo, and the shadows were curiously alive. They were deeper than they should have been, and tricked the eye; one might almost swear they moved when one wasn't looking.
The figure stalking down the street paid no heed to the darkness; rather, he accepted it as the norm, and in turn it gathered to him like a faithful dog. Intent on his destination and his goal, he unerringly sought a certain address, a certain building. The burden he carried would be delivered.
Shadows blinded the sight of the building's doorman and slid through the cracks in the door, confusing its lock. The figure slipped in silently and entered the elevator, waiting as it ascended with a hunter's patient stillness. The door slid open with a whisper of metal on metal, and the figure stepped out, raising a hand to ring the bell of an unremarkable apartment.
The bell sounded, a harsh buzzer, and the door clicked open. Revealed beyond it were five men crowded onto a couch, the youngest teenagers by appearance, the oldest no more than thirty. The television before them was silent, apparently caught in a movie's transition scene. In the moment of stillness that followed, their faces revealed a mix of shock and wonder.
Tsuzuki was the first to speak, his voice whisper-quiet. "Tatsumi?"
The figure nodded fractionally, stepping into the apartment. "It seems that there were a few...irregularities in your departure, Kurosaki-kun, Tsuzuki-san. I've brought the necessary paperwork..."
Tatsumi waited just long enough for Tsuzuki's face to begin to fall, then smiled, thin but with genuine warmth. "...however, it can wait until tomorrow."
The shadowmaster barely had time to brace himself before Tsuzuki tackled him, beaming.
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