Drabble: Undercover of Darkness (Skinner/Krycek, PG13)
Title: Undercover of Darkness Fandom: XFiles Author: truly_tazi Pairing/Characters: Skinner/Krycek Genre: Male/Male Slash Rating: PG13 Wordcount: 100 A/N: written for the Batpack Multi-Fandom Drabble Tree
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He'd woken to an empty bed. He knew he would. No matter how often they'd done this, alone yet together under cover of darkness, comfort given, comfort taken, he'd never been able to convince the other to stay.
With the dawn came truth. And like a sweaty residue it coated their primal acts in a bittersweet blanket. The salty tang of denial, heavy in the air, made breathing difficult and caused his eyes to tear.
Rising, he started the familiar routine of cleansing away the past, making way for the future.