Duo cared for him. Didn’t he? He’d said that he had feelings for Wufei -- he’d said he wanted to let Wufei go. Wishful thinking. Was that all it was? They shared something, that was for certain, or Duo would not have done so many things for Wufei. Shared his food and supplies without reservation. Trusted him, even when Wufei himself had intended Duo harm. Treated him with dignity and respect. Saved him from those thug bounty hunters -- even tended his wounds, afterwards! That last day, he had been like a completely different person. Some encouragement, some kind word from Duo could get Wufei through this nightmare. One word -- one look, for God’s sake! But instead, he ignored him completely, focusing only on the money he would get for hunting Wufei down. Acted like he wasn’t even there, or worse, that he was nothing more than an object. An animal. Prey. Had his actions and words to Wufei earlier been genuine? Had it all been some kind of sham? What for? All he needed to get the money was to drag Wufei back into Romafeller. He didn’t need to be Wufei’s friend for that, and he certainly didn’t need to be Wufei’s lover. Unless, of course, that had just been a side benefit. A little extra pleasure he could get from the prey he was spending so much time with, a young and beautiful man completely at his mercy. No, dammit! Wufei’s hands clenched into fists, pulling suddenly and sharply at the chain. Duo’s not like that! I was the one who insisted that we sleep together, not him. He never tried to hurt me, he was always kind and decent. Just because he wasn’t willing to trade his life for the prospect of certain death, doesn’t mean he was manipulating and using me the entire time. Probably, anyway. Wufei dropped his forehead onto his knees. His chest hurt. His throat and eyes, too, were inexplicably aching... A noise from the corridor outside startled him. Wufei looked up, and hastily forced all emotion out of his face, smoothing it into an expression of blank calmness. So. It’s time. He was not prepared for the sudden darkness as the torch outside his cell was extinguished, or for the way the steel door was suddenly slammed open. A shadowy figure darted inside, and pushed the almost shut again, although Wufei did not hear the latch fall. The mysterious shadow darted over to his bench, and Wufei gasped in disbelief as his eyes adjusted to the darkness. “Duo?!?”
Re: THE DRAGON AS AN OBJECT OF PREY (cont.)
Date: 2006-02-21 10:13 am (UTC)That last day, he had been like a completely different person. Some encouragement, some kind word from Duo could get Wufei through this nightmare. One word -- one look, for God’s sake! But instead, he ignored him completely, focusing only on the money he would get for hunting Wufei down. Acted like he wasn’t even there, or worse, that he was nothing more than an object. An animal.
Prey.
Had his actions and words to Wufei earlier been genuine? Had it all been some kind of sham? What for? All he needed to get the money was to drag Wufei back into Romafeller. He didn’t need to be Wufei’s friend for that, and he certainly didn’t need to be Wufei’s lover.
Unless, of course, that had just been a side benefit. A little extra pleasure he could get from the prey he was spending so much time with, a young and beautiful man completely at his mercy.
No, dammit! Wufei’s hands clenched into fists, pulling suddenly and sharply at the chain. Duo’s not like that! I was the one who insisted that we sleep together, not him. He never tried to hurt me, he was always kind and decent. Just because he wasn’t willing to trade his life for the prospect of certain death, doesn’t mean he was manipulating and using me the entire time.
Probably, anyway. Wufei dropped his forehead onto his knees. His chest hurt. His throat and eyes, too, were inexplicably aching...
A noise from the corridor outside startled him. Wufei looked up, and hastily forced all emotion out of his face, smoothing it into an expression of blank calmness. So. It’s time.
He was not prepared for the sudden darkness as the torch outside his cell was extinguished, or for the way the steel door was suddenly slammed open. A shadowy figure darted inside, and pushed the almost shut again, although Wufei did not hear the latch fall.
The mysterious shadow darted over to his bench, and Wufei gasped in disbelief as his eyes adjusted to the darkness. “Duo?!?”