Title: Fickle Junkie
Fandom: RENT
Claim: The Man (Luther)
Table/Theme Name & Number: I, #5. Playing Dead
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Very vague references to drugs and such
Summary: Luther still sees the things other people overlook.
Some things are so much a part of life in New York that eventually you don't notice them - garbage on the street, rats and cockroaches, traffic and homeless people and the dealer on the corner. Luther still notices those things, but maybe it's because he's part of that background noise no one pays attention to, unless they want a hit, and then they can always find him. But he sees hardship and pain and death, and realizes that maybe he's become numb in other ways. He doesn't overlook it like everyone else does - he just doesn't give a damn anymore.