[Hockey RPF]
Going West (Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane)
Jonathan finds the boy along the outskirts of a town market, chained to a post. There's a bronze armband clasped tightly on his forearm, winding around it like a snake, and he stares sullenly at the ground, heedless of Jonathan's gaze, while his toe traces patterns in the dust.
"I want him," Jonathan says to the vendor, pointing.
That's a lie.
The Journey to the West/Saiyuki AU. SO, so many thanks to
lynnmonster and
sub_divided for taking the time to beta; the story's definitely changed for the better thanks to them. Any remaining mistakes are due to pure pigheadedness on my part.