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“Humans like to think we’re above animals, but we’re not,” Tobirama quietly murmured.
Madara stared at Tobirama, utterly enraptured by the way the dim light of the room threw the man’s pale features into dramatic relief, making him look like he belonged in an old noir film. There was a weight to the air around them that was only heightened by Madara’s circling dark thoughts, and he felt the alcohol in his veins thrum warm and heady, leaving him pleasantly numb.
“How so?” Madara found himself asking.
Tobirama’s blood red eyes pinned him in place, knowing but not at all judgemental.
“We think that because we can walk, talk and argue philosophical matters that we are somehow more evolved. The truth is we’re all animals beneath the pretty layers we wrap around ourselves. We all possess the same capacity for cruelty and viciousness as our ancestors. At our core we’re ruled by our animal instincts.”
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Finding a partner, and learning to slot two lives together is always hard. It's particularly hard for Madara whose line of work as a homicide detective only ever complicates things. However, that might just be about to change if Shisui has his way.