Drabble123 round 3
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estiriseRound three. One more round to go and I'll have all 20 prompts done.
Title: Too Cruel Genes
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estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #2, Cruel
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai muses about genes and Singularity Points.
It was fate, Sakurai believed, that brought the ZeroLiner into his and Airi's lives. Brought him the ability to fight as Zeronos, gave him the terrible knowledge that his child was special. Gave him the knowledge that his future brother-in-law was special too.
He and Airi both had ancestors that were Singularity Points. Ryoutarou had gotten the full dose of those genes, and he knew from what he could access that his child - possibly any children - with Airi would be a Singularity point like their uncle.
ZeroLiner had only come to them because it knew - something in it knew - that their future was in danger. Their child was in danger, because of that Singularity Point status he or she shared with Ryoutarou. It was a distinct cruelty that his child that he or she would be hunted because of what they were, because of something that they might not ever really know about. Singularity Points were immune to changes in time - and how often did that come up?
So, he and Airi would protect their child, protect that precious gift his child would share with Ryoutarou, because he had to. It was a too cruel fate otherwise.
Title: No Time (To Say Goodbye)
Author:estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #4, Goodbye
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: There really was no chance to say goodbye.
There was no time to say goodbye.
He was fighting Kai, trying to keep him from blasting the entire timeline apart. It wasn't like Airi could remember anyway; his card had wiped her memory and hopefully Ryoutarou's. It should have, though he never wanted to do that ever again. Forcing the overload of power needed to affect Ryoutarou had made him queasy, right in the middle of things.
But when Ryoutarou subconsciously reestablished the timeline, everything should be as he and Airi had planned.
Sakurai had wanted to have more time with his fiancee, wanted to say a proper goodbye before everything had happened. But Airi had told him of her trip on a train, of the younger him, had begun to say something about Ryoutarou before they were interrupted by Kai.
And then he'd used his card, and she'd forgotten. She'd forgotten him.
Now he had to fight, and fight, and hope he'd survive to flee into time, Kai and his goons chasing him, his younger self fighting against Kai in the present and the past.
It had hurt, not being able to say goodbye. "Love you," he whispered once more to Airi.
Title: Bitter to Sweet
Author:estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #6, Bitter
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai thought Airi's coffee was too bitter, at first.
She'd made the coffee too bitter the first time he'd met her, and he'd commented on it. She'd protested that he hadn't taken the time to enjoy the rich flavor of the coffee, to look past the bitterness and enjoy the taste.
And so he'd done that, enjoyed it.
The coffee was bitter, true, but Airi knew her stuff and her coffee beans. She could coax flavor out of them that he'd never tasted, and taught him to appreciate the same. And somewhere along there, he'd talked to her, and she'd talked to him, and suddenly he was dating Nogami Airi.
He'd had plenty of competition, but Airi loved the stars as well, so the two of them had spent plenty of time together. He fostered that interest even more, helped her find books, fell in love with her again. She was a delightful woman with an equally delightful little brother.
Sakurai had wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and found that she wanted the same. So, they made plans to marry, plans to make a family.
It was too bad that it all went wrong.
Title: Making Plans, Staying Alive
Author:estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #8, Fear
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai wants the shop to succeed.
"There's nothing to be afraid of," Airi said, as if speaking to a recalitrant child. He could see Ryoutarou grinning, and he couldn't help but grin back. With Airi and Ryoutarou, he felt truly at home, part of their family.
But still, even he had his doubts that Airi could beat out the coffee chains that were starting to appear. Airi's place was small, charming, known for its coffee and its astronomy books. But still, Airi made her coffee herself, didn't use an automatic brewer. People came to the Milk Dipper because of the nature of her coffee, but it did take her a while to brew it.
It was a good thing, Sakurai Yuuto reflected, that there were plenty of books to read while one waited.
He was her book adviser for when she could afford new books for the cafe, or when he felt there was a book that they had to get. He hoped to be picking up books more often; he and Airi had plans for a series of lectures, delivered by him, while she made coffee. Maybe also trips to see the stars.
Together, they would keep the Milk Dipper running.
Title: Last Meal
Author:estirose
Fandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #10, Empty
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Deneb leaves Yuuto behind.
Deneb was gone. He should have expected it, that his own Imagin would disappear when the others did, banished to the future that would never be.
If somebody had asked him before if he would miss Deneb when it was all over, he'd snort. Deneb was an interfereing busybody who thought that Yuuto couldn't manage his own money and was distressed over Yuuto's hatred of shiitake.
But where the bond between human and Imagin had been, there was now empty space. Yuuto ran to the ZeroLiner, seeking comfort in the place closest to what he could call home, for no reason other than the irrational hope that he'd find Deneb there.
Deneb wasn't. But a last meal was, one that had shiitake in it. Deneb's last note asked him to eat the shiitake.
So he did. Because Deneb had made the meal for him, knowing he'd be hungry when he got home. Never mind that Deneb would never make a meal for him again.
"Yuuto, did you eat the shiitake?" came a welcome voice, and Yuuto launched into the Imagin, not wanting to have him disappear again.
Thankfully, most thankfully, he didn't.
Title: Too Cruel Genes
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #2, Cruel
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai muses about genes and Singularity Points.
It was fate, Sakurai believed, that brought the ZeroLiner into his and Airi's lives. Brought him the ability to fight as Zeronos, gave him the terrible knowledge that his child was special. Gave him the knowledge that his future brother-in-law was special too.
He and Airi both had ancestors that were Singularity Points. Ryoutarou had gotten the full dose of those genes, and he knew from what he could access that his child - possibly any children - with Airi would be a Singularity point like their uncle.
ZeroLiner had only come to them because it knew - something in it knew - that their future was in danger. Their child was in danger, because of that Singularity Point status he or she shared with Ryoutarou. It was a distinct cruelty that his child that he or she would be hunted because of what they were, because of something that they might not ever really know about. Singularity Points were immune to changes in time - and how often did that come up?
So, he and Airi would protect their child, protect that precious gift his child would share with Ryoutarou, because he had to. It was a too cruel fate otherwise.
Title: No Time (To Say Goodbye)
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #4, Goodbye
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: There really was no chance to say goodbye.
There was no time to say goodbye.
He was fighting Kai, trying to keep him from blasting the entire timeline apart. It wasn't like Airi could remember anyway; his card had wiped her memory and hopefully Ryoutarou's. It should have, though he never wanted to do that ever again. Forcing the overload of power needed to affect Ryoutarou had made him queasy, right in the middle of things.
But when Ryoutarou subconsciously reestablished the timeline, everything should be as he and Airi had planned.
Sakurai had wanted to have more time with his fiancee, wanted to say a proper goodbye before everything had happened. But Airi had told him of her trip on a train, of the younger him, had begun to say something about Ryoutarou before they were interrupted by Kai.
And then he'd used his card, and she'd forgotten. She'd forgotten him.
Now he had to fight, and fight, and hope he'd survive to flee into time, Kai and his goons chasing him, his younger self fighting against Kai in the present and the past.
It had hurt, not being able to say goodbye. "Love you," he whispered once more to Airi.
Title: Bitter to Sweet
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #6, Bitter
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai thought Airi's coffee was too bitter, at first.
She'd made the coffee too bitter the first time he'd met her, and he'd commented on it. She'd protested that he hadn't taken the time to enjoy the rich flavor of the coffee, to look past the bitterness and enjoy the taste.
And so he'd done that, enjoyed it.
The coffee was bitter, true, but Airi knew her stuff and her coffee beans. She could coax flavor out of them that he'd never tasted, and taught him to appreciate the same. And somewhere along there, he'd talked to her, and she'd talked to him, and suddenly he was dating Nogami Airi.
He'd had plenty of competition, but Airi loved the stars as well, so the two of them had spent plenty of time together. He fostered that interest even more, helped her find books, fell in love with her again. She was a delightful woman with an equally delightful little brother.
Sakurai had wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, and found that she wanted the same. So, they made plans to marry, plans to make a family.
It was too bad that it all went wrong.
Title: Making Plans, Staying Alive
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #8, Fear
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Sakurai wants the shop to succeed.
"There's nothing to be afraid of," Airi said, as if speaking to a recalitrant child. He could see Ryoutarou grinning, and he couldn't help but grin back. With Airi and Ryoutarou, he felt truly at home, part of their family.
But still, even he had his doubts that Airi could beat out the coffee chains that were starting to appear. Airi's place was small, charming, known for its coffee and its astronomy books. But still, Airi made her coffee herself, didn't use an automatic brewer. People came to the Milk Dipper because of the nature of her coffee, but it did take her a while to brew it.
It was a good thing, Sakurai Yuuto reflected, that there were plenty of books to read while one waited.
He was her book adviser for when she could afford new books for the cafe, or when he felt there was a book that they had to get. He hoped to be picking up books more often; he and Airi had plans for a series of lectures, delivered by him, while she made coffee. Maybe also trips to see the stars.
Together, they would keep the Milk Dipper running.
Title: Last Meal
Author:
estiroseFandom: Kamen Rider Den-O
Characters/Pairing: Sakurai Yuuto
Table: Angst
Prompt: #10, Empty
Rating: 8+
Warnings: Spoilers entire series
Word Count: 200
Summary: Deneb leaves Yuuto behind.
Deneb was gone. He should have expected it, that his own Imagin would disappear when the others did, banished to the future that would never be.
If somebody had asked him before if he would miss Deneb when it was all over, he'd snort. Deneb was an interfereing busybody who thought that Yuuto couldn't manage his own money and was distressed over Yuuto's hatred of shiitake.
But where the bond between human and Imagin had been, there was now empty space. Yuuto ran to the ZeroLiner, seeking comfort in the place closest to what he could call home, for no reason other than the irrational hope that he'd find Deneb there.
Deneb wasn't. But a last meal was, one that had shiitake in it. Deneb's last note asked him to eat the shiitake.
So he did. Because Deneb had made the meal for him, knowing he'd be hungry when he got home. Never mind that Deneb would never make a meal for him again.
"Yuuto, did you eat the shiitake?" came a welcome voice, and Yuuto launched into the Imagin, not wanting to have him disappear again.
Thankfully, most thankfully, he didn't.
