[Yami no Matsuei/X] The body's sinking bones (PG-13)

Title: The body's sinking bones
Author: Thuvia Ptarth
Fandom: Yami no Matsuei/X
Pairings: Hisoka/Tsuzuki (implied), Tatsumi/Tsuzuki (implied, past), Fuuma/Tatsumi (mild)
Rating: PG-13 (adult themes)
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Length: 3200 words
Beta: By edonohana, mistressrenet, and rushthatspeaks, so long ago they've probably forgotten it; but I haven't. Thanks!
Notes: (1) Sometime after Vividcon 2004, boniblithe said that what she really wanted for her birthday was Tatsumi/Fuuma. So here it is, three years late, depressing, and with no sex. Uh. Happy birthday? (2) I am not sure the X and Yami no Matsuei timelines are compatible, but for the purposes of this story, I'm assuming both Fuuma going dark in X and the Kyoto arc in Yami no Matsuei took place in fall or winter 1998. (3) eta: Tatsumi headspace soundtrack: K's Choice, Weak (Skunk Anansie cover); Tom McRae, Human Remains

Summary: The last thing Seiichiro Tatsumi wants is to be granted his heart's desire.

I want small obligations, something lighter
than love or the body's sinking bones.

--Tisha Turk, "Going Under"

( --falling through space or water, endlessly falling. )