Title: Echo
Fandom: Petshop of Horrors
Characters: Tetsu/Chris Orcot
Prompt: 42, Triangle
Rating: G
Summary: History has a way of repeating itself.

Tea time, and the players take their places. If D dresses a bit more nicely these days, uses a bit more perfume, uses the rarer blends he has saved away, no one says anything. If the Detective makes sure to tuck in his shirt, brushes his hair, brings ever more expensive treats, well, no one can complain.

D is radiant in his beauty. He has always been lovely, but in a detached, lonely sort of way. Now, when he smiles, it is honest, and transcendent. The pets talk amongst themselves about how this time it will be different. This time it will be right .

"I wonder, my darling detective, if you've heard this one," D murmurs, and leans forward. Their heads bowed together, black against gold, painted lips whispering secrets. Painted nails touching callused hands, then down to rest against a trouser clad knee, far too familiar, but no one's watching.

No one important, anyway.

And Pon-chan says "Isn't it romantic, T-chan," and sighs.

Chris throws back his head and laughs, and T-chan aches.