* d o . n o t . r e b l o g [likes ok]
title: donor
pair: taishiro[u], hinted koushiro x past not-quite-partner implied
summary: original version of an old vent-fic bc im battle-worn & tired
warning: bit of angst-y introspection over-the-years style but otherwise a good end
Koushiro Izumi
is five years old when his parents bring home
a computer.
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Koushiro is eight years old.
His family registry is displayed clearly {before him} .
His parents don't know that HE KNOWS .
{ HE ALWAYS KNEW }
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[ in another place , ]
Koushiro is eighteen years old.
He finished high school long ago.
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Koushiro is twenty years old.
Does he even want a family ?
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Koushiro is in his early twenties.
His parents are once again celebrating their anniversary.
He smiles at them
yes
I WANT A FAMILY
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Koushiro ages some years.
‘ Maybe if I TRIED, ... ’
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He gets put on A WAITING LIST for
a d o p t i o n
{... a waiting list ...} [....?]
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Koushiro is around twenty three years old.
HE'S STILL WAITING FOR A REPLY.
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Koushiro is twenty four years old (or so) when he realizes
for the second time
exactly how broken the systems across the world really are.
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[ in another place , when he is in University , BUT NOT AS A STUDENT --- ]
Koushiro Izumi is twenty five years old when he MEETS TAICHI YAGAMI.
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Koushiro is a few years older.
He could wait FOREVER if he HAD TO, but ... ...
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[ the ORIGINAL WORLD ]
Koushiro is hitting his late 20's when he reads about
{that} technology.
Koushiro wonders.
" If this technology had been around before , to help my mother ,
{would I not have BEEN A D O P T E D ? "}
... He's not sure how he feels about these thoughts.
{ It hurts, a little, maybe -- or, more }
{ he doesnt want to think about it anymore }
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[ the ORIGINAL WORLD ]
Koushiro is hitting his thirties.
{He's STILL WAITING.}
He wonders
" Am I being " " SELFISH "
for considering ‘THIS’ INSTEAD ?
After all,
{THIS} SHOULD BE EASY , R I G H T ?
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[ the ORIGINAL WORLD ]
Koushiro is in his early thirties when he meets her.
SHE'S NOT THE ONE HE WANTS .
SHE ISN'T " HIS WIFE "
... But ,
her, too,
he cares about her, too
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" Didn't you want a family ? "
she asks ,
... Koushiro nods , mutely ,
she smiles ,
" You're not being selfish . "
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Koushiro is
a father
not much later
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Koushiro is in his thirties when he realizes
he's
A D O P T E D
this girl
all the same .
{ ITS - ALL - THE - SAME }
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[ the ORIGINAL WORLD ]
Koushiro is in his thirties when he
once again
meets
Taichi Y a g a m i .
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