[ day-to-day life in the valentina isnāt so far removed from life as a convict in the fortress. granted, the latter came with far worse living conditions during his time as an exileābut the close proximity to all kinds of personalities is something wriothesley still navigates with ease when coming and going from his assigned room.
really, if heās being honest, the only thing that feels familiar is the act of sparing passing glances toward open doorways or catching snippets of conversation down the hall.
itās not until he strolls through the hotel floor by floorāinstead of taking the elevator like usualāthat he hears a voice that stops him. suspiciously familiar, in a language just adjacent enough to his own from fontaine, that he slows to investigate the source. ]
Oh. [ thatās all he manages at first. itās hard to forget a face, after allānot when youāve shared a string of cheesy romcoms in a dimly lit room, sprawled out on a couch, probably splitting snacks between viewings. just two bros doing bro things. but the last time theyād spoken in personāverso hadnāt looked anything like this. not with that telltale corruption clinging to him now. ]
pre-spooky kidnapping times
really, if heās being honest, the only thing that feels familiar is the act of sparing passing glances toward open doorways or catching snippets of conversation down the hall.
itās not until he strolls through the hotel floor by floorāinstead of taking the elevator like usualāthat he hears a voice that stops him. suspiciously familiar, in a language just adjacent enough to his own from fontaine, that he slows to investigate the source. ]
Oh. [ thatās all he manages at first. itās hard to forget a face, after allānot when youāve shared a string of cheesy romcoms in a dimly lit room, sprawled out on a couch, probably splitting snacks between viewings. just two bros doing bro things. but the last time theyād spoken in personāverso hadnāt looked anything like this. not with that telltale corruption clinging to him now. ]
Mr. Verso?