Drabble Post - Sacrifice (AnE)
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kristenskThis is a bit of a grim take on how Rin might have been hidden from demons as a child. It was just far too late when Shiro realized the truth...
Sacrifice
The first time a demon lazily sailed over a baby Rin as though he wasn’t there, Shiro was overjoyed. The seal worked! Then, he hurried to banish the demon and comfort a crying Yukio.
The second time demons ignored Rin, Shiro was confused. Rin’s rampage in the kindergarten classroom should have attracted something. Especially since Yukio’s neighboring classroom had had a flood of coaltar the same morning.
The third time, Shiro was enraged. Watching a hobgoblin charge past an oblivious Rin to lunge at Yukio, he finally realized the truth.
Rin hadn’t been made invisible; Yukio had become a beacon.
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Honestly, I think the possibility that the sealing spell might have had unintended (or intended because this is Mephisto we're talking about) consequences is a lot cheerier than the suggestion that Rin gave Yukio a temptaint in the womb. I'm inclined to doubt the latter is a canon truth anyway. After all, there are several occasions on which, even with limited control, Rin's flames burn everything around people without burning the people themselves. This indicates that his powers respond to his unconscious wishes, so I doubt he would have hurt Yukio even accidentally.
Of course, I'm betting the real reason Yukio was born being able to see demons is because he's not nearly as human as everyone thinks ;)
Sacrifice
The first time a demon lazily sailed over a baby Rin as though he wasn’t there, Shiro was overjoyed. The seal worked! Then, he hurried to banish the demon and comfort a crying Yukio.
The second time demons ignored Rin, Shiro was confused. Rin’s rampage in the kindergarten classroom should have attracted something. Especially since Yukio’s neighboring classroom had had a flood of coaltar the same morning.
The third time, Shiro was enraged. Watching a hobgoblin charge past an oblivious Rin to lunge at Yukio, he finally realized the truth.
Rin hadn’t been made invisible; Yukio had become a beacon.
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Honestly, I think the possibility that the sealing spell might have had unintended (or intended because this is Mephisto we're talking about) consequences is a lot cheerier than the suggestion that Rin gave Yukio a temptaint in the womb. I'm inclined to doubt the latter is a canon truth anyway. After all, there are several occasions on which, even with limited control, Rin's flames burn everything around people without burning the people themselves. This indicates that his powers respond to his unconscious wishes, so I doubt he would have hurt Yukio even accidentally.
Of course, I'm betting the real reason Yukio was born being able to see demons is because he's not nearly as human as everyone thinks ;)
