(TezDay) LB7 Duo Week Day 5: "AU: John Wick"“Here’s your pen and paper to put your name on, as we have agreed on.”

Slender, bony fingers pushed the Marker badge and a knife made of obsidian toward Daybit. The owner of those fingers was clad in a red made-to-order suit, black coat made of the same expensive fabric as the suit was draped on his shoulders in a manner resembling a cape. Daybit was no stranger to crime lords dressing up in an extravagant style. The man before him was no exception, what’s with the necklace with the large, golden sphere pendant with a hole in the middle that hung on his neck. Everything else about him, however, gave the impression that he took his dressing-up to a high degree that it still appeared pleasant to the other party. His long, flaxen hair was tied in a low ponytail style and rested gently on his right shoulder; a contrast to the snake-like features of his face.

The monster in the child's roomThe monster under the bed.―――「子供部屋のベッドの下、或いはクローゼットの中には恐ろしい怪物が潜んでいる」とは、欧州の子供たちが一度は恐れる怪談である。例に漏れずデイビットも、またそのひとりであった。

父親がいる夜はいい。ベッドの下から這い出てきたモンスターに襲われても、デイビットの悲鳴に気づいてきっと助けにきてくれるからだ。でも、父のいないひとりきりの夜は怖い。そして、仕事に忙しい父であるため、大抵の場合デイビットひとりで夜を過ごさねばならなかった。


夕食と歯磨きを済ませたデイビットはベッドに飛び込んだ。ひとりきりの家で、デイビットは目のすぐ下までブランケットを引き上げる。天井には薄青い闇がどこまでも広がっていた。