Sorry for cutting it close to the deadline but I failed to find a local beta. Yay for my first completed fan-fic project. Here's to those who just adore Tat/Tari. Enjoy!
Tatsumi
I hated it from the moment it arrived in my office. It was, and still is repulsive in both its form and function. What do I need another object to create shadows for? It sits there on its stand – Mocking me with the shadows it creates. He brought it into my workplace boasting of its ability to “brighten up this dreary atmosphere”. He thought it would defeat my shadows – Bring warmth and light in. It wasn’t the lamp that let the light into my world. When he comes into my office, the shadows his lamp creates disappear.
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Watari – A Response
Okay, so maybe it was an ugly lamp. But be reasonable, that office is dark and cold and everything I know Tatsumi tries to make us think he is. The act didn’t fool me, so I decided something as I was cleaning my lab. I wanted to show him that I know he’s got inside – That his act isn’t flawless under examination. That he has passion and warmth on the inside. So I gave him my favorite lamp.
“Yes, 003 I know you aren’t pleased about loosing your perch, but I know he’ll treasure it just as much as we do.”