Tʜᴇ Dᴜᴋᴇs ғɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴍᴀɴ!?『ᴡʳⁱᵒᵗʰᵉˢˡᵉʸ ˣ ᴍʀ』

VIII

Eᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs sʟɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋs

A letter came in that same day detailing how Wriothesley's parents would be making their way over in four days and so M/n did what he usually does while waiting, he bothered the twin guards Aether and Lumine whenever he was stuck with them. He did take care not to drive them nuts but made small corny jokes.
Sometimes Aether would laugh but it just annoys Lumine; who took her position a bit more seriously. Even when M/n wasn't causing trouble and just relaxing in the garden.

He felt like Lumine had something to get off her chest but was far more guarded than he was, so he left it alone until now.
"Lumine, is there something you want to say to me? You seem to have an issue with me and I'd like to talk it out so we can have a nice time near each other. I'm not going to run away or anything, I quite like it here."

"I won't trust what you have to say even if it's proven to me."

"And why is that?"

"You're from the house of Hearth. You're from the Fatui and I will never trust anyone from the Fatui."M/n was taken aback by this, he had nothing to do with the Fatui at all, he was just raised there like many who managed to run away from their grasp.
"But I'm not, like many orphans here in Fontaine we have no say in where we end up...Some of us get adopted and many of us run away before they try to force us to be a part of that organization."

"Tsk, I'll say it again, I'll never believe you. All people of The House of Hearth are evil. You're just trying to play the victim."Hearing those words, M/n snaps a bit. His tail puffs up to a massive volume, his pupils dilate, and his ears lay back. Aether felt an unfamiliar and dangerous aura creeping from M/n's entire body.
"You're blaming the victims of a deranged woman? You will never understand what we went through as children! You will never understand what was done to us in the name of an unloved Archon!"Black veins spread over M/n's visible skin as he yelled.
"We were lab rats for that sick freak! I didn't care and I ran away with my friend but she knew this vicious cycle would continue if no one stepped in! She did what was necessary and yet we're still called evil?! Screw you!"As quickly as the flare-up happened it vanished, and so did M/n.

😿😿😿

For the rest of the day, M/n stayed locked away and that bleed over to the next day. Normally M/n would be ecstatic to bother Wriothesley in the morning before he headed off for work but...The dining room felt empty to everyone that was there, in such a short time M/n's flamboyant and bright personality made them feel happy.
"Laura, is he okay? Did he accidentally drink-"

"No, he seemed very sad yesterday all of a sudden and ran to his room, since then he hasn't come out. Won't even open the door for me. I'm not sure what happened after breakfast yesterday, I was speaking with a few designers and boutiques once breakfast was over."Laura sighs heavily but decides to take a piece of the male's favorite cake to the room to see if that'll get him to open up.
"I'll let you know how he is if he opens the door."

"Thank you, Laura, I'll be off now."Wriothesley finishes up his breakfast and leaves. Laura makes a quick dash towards M/n's room and knocks on the door, no response at first, then she calls out not forgetting to mention the cake in her hand. After a few seconds, the door slowly opens to show a puffy-eyed ragdoll.
"Come in..."

"What's the matter?"Laura's sweet voice made M/n crack, he told her everything that happened while eating the cake and how he felt when hearing those words.
"She couldn't possibly understand the terror and pain we suffered! She called all of us evil, we didn't do anything wrong but be abandoned.."