Slam Dunk fic: Time After Time prologue (Hanagata/Rukawa R)
Title: Time After Time (prologue)
Rating: R overall. PG for this part.
Pairing: Hanagata/Rukawa
Genre: romance, drama, angst.
Warnings: This fic contains YAOI.
Summary: Sometimes it just takes time to work out what you really want, and now that Hanagata knows what he wants he's willing to wait for Rukawa to work it out too.
Author's Notes: My desire to write for this pairing started when I first read Crystal's Rodman/Rukawa fic years ago. There were only a couple of lines in it that mentioned Hanagata as being an ex-boyfriend of Rukawa's, but the idea stuck with me. Even more so after writing ' No Rest For The Wicked'. So this fic is dedicated to Crystal, for being such an inspirational writer (and not just for that one crazy Rodman fic!).
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk and related characters are the property of Inoue Takehiko et al.
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He hated winter. It was cold, lonely, and it brought back memories of a time when he had someone's warmth to share, someone's warmth to stave away the chill. It made being alone even harder, colder than it should be. And this winter looked like it was going to be real cold.
Hanagata rubbed his hands together as he stood up off the park bench to head home. But he was halted in mid-step, seeing a familiar face heading in his direction. He waved to the raven-haired man, calling out in greeting.
"Hi! "
...Hello.
"How are you?"
...Good.
"...How are things with you and Sendoh?"
Good.
"...Thats good."
...You?
"Im okay. Got a new place. Its small but cozy. You should visit me sometime."
...
"We were friends once Kaede, we still can be."
...
"... So... How's the old flat?"
...Emptier.
"No new flatmates?"
No.
"Oh. Ok."
... Fujima seems happy with Hasegawa.
"Oh... That's good to hear."
And you?
"Uh, no Im not seeing anyone. Not since... then."
...Hanagata...
"I think you can call me Toru now."
...Toru.
"... Kaede--"
I've got to go, sorry.
"Oh. Ok then. Give me a ring sometime alright?"
Yeah. Seeya.
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PLEASE NOTE: This fic may be confusing to read because there are a lot of scenes and flashbacks that don't take place in chronological order. So I've numbered each scene based on how the events actually happen chronologically instead of how I placed them in the fic. Originally I did start writing this in chronological order, but then I realized it would be much more interesting to reveal missing bits of information through flashbacks and playing with time, so each time this conversation from the prologue (which takes place between scenes 6 and 7) is revisited throughout the fic it takes on new dimensions. I hope it's not too confusing, but again if you need some kind of order, please use the scene numbers as a guide.
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