The Doll
Characters/Pairings: Watari/Muraki, Watari/Tatsumi
Warnings: Graphic, iffy-consent, BDSM-influenced sex.
Summary: Watari decides to make a deal with the devil to get rid of the devil. When Watari makes a deal with Muraki to help Watari and Tatsumi with the Yatonogami case, Watari must struggle more than he expected to avoid being sucked too deeply into Muraki’s games.
Comments: Wow. Just wow. This is a fic that managed to make me like Muraki/Watari. If there’s a more random pairing, I don’t want to hear about it. Unless it’s Wakaba/Muraki, in which case, link please? But this fic is long, interesting and the plot and the character dynamics are just amazingly well done. It’s co-written by the person who I would consider to be the single best Watari author out there, and one of the better Muraki authors, and damn, does it show in the characterization. Both Watari and Muraki’s characterizations are just nailed, even in the situations they put themselves in. And Tatsumi’s reaction is done just about right. And it’s just… very, very well done.
Notes: There are also sequels to this fic. Unfortunately, they are not nearly up to the level of quality that this fic reaches, and frankly, I lost interest about three chapters in. I do not recommend the sequels.
Long one-shot, complete.