[ above all else, neuvillette can count on wriothesleyās convictionāunwavering and rarely leaving room for doubt. as the ask alone proves how committed he is and itās not pure desperation that drives him to reach out or offer, but the willingness to share a vulnerable moment with someone he trusts implicitly. neuvillette is more than a tether; heās a presence wriothesley has come to respect and yearn for after years of working together.
yet life in karteria has a way of dragging certain feelings to the surfaceāraw and exposed like a shorn nerve. but even so, it's still sincere. not posturing, not performative. ironically, itās a kind of pressure wriothesley has grown accustomed to after over a decade spent in a broken fortress as an inmate. neuvillette, on the other hand, isnāt someone whoās often had to sit face-to-face with that kind of stressor or emotional burden. but wriothesleyās worries ease the moment neuvillette hears him out fully and responds with that steady, unmistakable kindness of his. itās the simplicity of his reply that tells wriothesley he understandsāthe weight of the situation, and the intent behind the ask. ]
Of course. You're always welcome here, Neuvillette.
[ itās an honest invitationāone he could never voice back in fontaine, or at least not outright. not while he still wears the titles of duke and warden. and yet, for all the urgency behind it, the words hold steady, sincere. thereās no need to repeat them. and in the background, thereās the soft shuffle of movement as he tries to tidy up the place, at least a little. ]
The front door will be unlocked by the time you arrive, so feel free to let yourself in. Iāll see if I can sleep away some of this fever in the meantime.[ fortunately, they both know the route wellāthe walk from the valentia to wriothesleyās new apartment by the coast isnāt long. since most of the furnishings were chosen with neuvilletteās help; the space is modest, but respectable, and more than livable despite a few still-empty rooms.
true to his word, wriothesley takes a page from sigewinneās playbook and tries to sleep through the worst of the heat. sheād probably be proud that some of her advice has stuck after all this time. meanwhile propriety makes a brief appearance in how he tries to dress properly, but wriothesley gives up quickly. itās far too warm under the sheets. in the end, he dozes off in a loose shirt and shorts, tail freed from the blankets for air, ears flattened in a quiet bid for comfort. ]
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yet life in karteria has a way of dragging certain feelings to the surfaceāraw and exposed like a shorn nerve. but even so, it's still sincere. not posturing, not performative. ironically, itās a kind of pressure wriothesley has grown accustomed to after over a decade spent in a broken fortress as an inmate. neuvillette, on the other hand, isnāt someone whoās often had to sit face-to-face with that kind of stressor or emotional burden. but wriothesleyās worries ease the moment neuvillette hears him out fully and responds with that steady, unmistakable kindness of his. itās the simplicity of his reply that tells wriothesley he understandsāthe weight of the situation, and the intent behind the ask. ]
Of course. You're always welcome here, Neuvillette.
[ itās an honest invitationāone he could never voice back in fontaine, or at least not outright. not while he still wears the titles of duke and warden. and yet, for all the urgency behind it, the words hold steady, sincere. thereās no need to repeat them. and in the background, thereās the soft shuffle of movement as he tries to tidy up the place, at least a little. ]
The front door will be unlocked by the time you arrive, so feel free to let yourself in. Iāll see if I can sleep away some of this fever in the meantime.
[ fortunately, they both know the route wellāthe walk from the valentia to wriothesleyās new apartment by the coast isnāt long. since most of the furnishings were chosen with neuvilletteās help; the space is modest, but respectable, and more than livable despite a few still-empty rooms.
true to his word, wriothesley takes a page from sigewinneās playbook and tries to sleep through the worst of the heat. sheād probably be proud that some of her advice has stuck after all this time. meanwhile propriety makes a brief appearance in how he tries to dress properly, but wriothesley gives up quickly. itās far too warm under the sheets. in the end, he dozes off in a loose shirt and shorts, tail freed from the blankets for air, ears flattened in a quiet bid for comfort. ]