[FIC] "The House of Usher" (PG, Rolo-centric)

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Title: The House of Usher
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers for the early R2 episodes, spooooookiness
Word count: 3,000
For: arence_heart on cg_flashfic, who requested (among other options) a Rolo fic. Or maybe a Rollo fic. How the eff do you spell the little bugger's name? W/e.
Comments: "Boy," you say, "I sure would like to read some Rolo character study."
"Well," I reply, "I completely failed at writing Rolo character study and instead wrote a rather atmospheric fic full of allusions to superior works."
"Did I say I wanted an atmospheric fic full of allusions to superior works?" you say.
"Er, no," I say.
"I said I wanted a Rolo character study," you say.
"I guess you did," I say.
"Stop interrupting me," you say.
And then things are awkward between us.

Summary: Home is where your things are.

( It started with the sight of Lelouch examining a book before him, running his fingers over the raised bumps of the Braille letters with an uncertain smile.

"How odd," he said, and then looked up. "Rolo, isn't this odd?" )