The Next-to-last Mistake (Part 2)
The Next-to-last Mistake (Part 2)
"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." -- Savielly Tartakower
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~4400
Spoilers: Through 2x22
Series: Out on the Wire
Warning: Character death (minor)
Disclaimer: If it you recognise it, it's not mine. V.sad.
A few hours later, the bars rattle to the side and the living gather up their dead. John leaves the cage with the cold, stiffening body of the boy in his arms and only feels a dull surprise at the weight: that something so small could be so heavy.
( Savannah shuffles beside him. )
"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." -- Savielly Tartakower
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~4400
Spoilers: Through 2x22
Series: Out on the Wire
Warning: Character death (minor)
Disclaimer: If it you recognise it, it's not mine. V.sad.
A few hours later, the bars rattle to the side and the living gather up their dead. John leaves the cage with the cold, stiffening body of the boy in his arms and only feels a dull surprise at the weight: that something so small could be so heavy.
( Savannah shuffles beside him. )