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Title: against all evidence [or read on ao3]

Fandom: Nu: Carnival

Pairing: Rei & Yakumo, Huey/Rei, mentioned Eiden/Rei, background Eiden/Yakumo

Rating: Teen

Warning: None

Tags: Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Science Experiments, Trust Issues, Angst, Kissing, Huey was not a nice man, Unhealthy Relationships

Author’s Note: This was written for the Multifandom Match prompt “innocence and/or experience.” The story is set ambiguously sometime after the Rei H scene. If anything conflicts with information in the game, please just assume it’s canon divergence.

And, as usual, thanks to my partner for editing this and making it far better than it otherwise would have been. I also owe thanks to TheInsaneFox for beta reading and Team Angst for cheering me along!

Summary:

Rei could barely hold the golden needle any longer by the time Huey walked in. He was too caught up in the pain he wrought upon himself and—far better, the success of holding a small chip of his own gemstone in the center of his palm—to notice Huey’s essence approaching.

“What do we have here?”

“Master,” Rei said. He closed his hand, hiding the evidence.

But it was too late, Huey’s sharp eyes already latched onto his ear.

『Or, because of his past experiences with Huey, Rei believes the worst of Eiden—even when Yakumo tries to convince him otherwise.』