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catcze · 8 months
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Spoilers for Wriothesley's backstory !! References to leaks of his backstory !!
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When Wriothesley was younger and homeless on the streets of Fontaine, an orphan who ran from his foster home to fend for himself, there was no one for him to rely on. It was a dog-eat-dog world, and putting your trust in the wrong person could result in lying facedown in a ditch, just another casualty of the city.
Wriothesley was prepared to fight for himself for the rest of his life. Was prepared to sleep with one eye open, and ready to get stabbed in the back at any second. Everyone around him wouldn't cast him a second glance and wouldn't offer him a shred of help.
No one, maybe, except for you.
You were around his age— that much was evident from the first day he met you, when you found him crouched in an alleyway half-starved and soaked through by the rain. You were kind, if the umbrella you covered his head with was any indication. You had gotten soaked yourself, but you still smiled at him and told him to keep it, that he needed it more.
And lastly: you were born into good, good money. He found that out the next day when you bought him a packaged meal of warm meats and bread. Although he was hesitant to accept your kindness, cautious of what price you would attach to such a thing, the grumbling of his stomach won out and he finished the whole meal in less than five minutes. It was one of the best things he had ever tasted.
You said nothing as you sat beside him, uncaring of how the dirt of the sidewalk stained your clothes. When he was finished, you offered him a bottle of water. As he chugged it down, you gave him your first name, and when he hesitated to tell you his, you smiled and shook your head.
"It's fine, you don't have to tell me," you told him with a slight smile. And that was that.
From then on, you find him every few days at the same spot. He doesn't talk much, you discover, but he's always willing to listen to you talk. Anything under the sun— your lessons, your absent parents, the droves of socialites who try to butter you up with hollow words and false admiration— you can ramble about it for hours and hours and he'll sit beside you, interjecting on occasion, but generally letting you take the lead in conversation.
Once, you brought him a canister filled with tea, and watched as his eyes lit up at his first taste.
"This is some really good stuff," he told you, awe in his voice, already going for a second sip. You smile, seeing him so pleased.
"I'll bring you more next time. I'll try to make a different brew, too, to see if you'd like that even more."
When he gets scuffed from street fights, you're there to patch him up. Clumsily at first, with a furrowed brow and tangled strips of bandages, but you get better and better at it over time. He doesn't reject the help, and you don't scold him for getting hurt. It is times like these where your hands —only calloused by the grip of a pen and nothing more, unlike his that are so scarred and rough— make you both remember how different your worlds are.
One day, you go to the place you two had been meeting for nearly a year now, and it's empty. That's not particularly unusual— it's happened once or twice before where your friend couldn't make it, so it's no cause for concern. You merely leave the food and water in a little nook he had shown you before, and make your way home, hoping that he's alright and not too banged up.
When you get home, the maids and the butler all tell you of a recent incident that happened not too far away in the city— of an assault and a mangled body, of the perpetrator on death's door himself, barely rushed to the hospital in time. While you have dinner alone, they urge you to exercise caution if you go out tomorrow.
So you take heed of their words, bringing a new platter of food and hide small knife in your pocket as you head back to the same place yesterday. The food and water from before is still there, hidden in the little nook only the two of you know of.
Anxiety grips you, but you try to shake it off. You return the next day. And the next. And the next. Each day, the food you leave remains untouched every time.
You fear the worst after a week is up— you fear for his safety, for his health. You fear for the only genuine friend you had ever made, who had seen you as more than just your parents' only child. You don't leave your room for a week, poring over the newspaper and anything else you can get your hands on. The househelp thinks you're ill— and you are. You're sick with worry, sick with the late nights spent up as you stretch yourself thin trying to find something, anything about him. But when your parents learn of your seclusion, you're forced to give up your search. In the end, you're the only one left to remember the nameless boy with the soft smile and a love for tea.
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It is years and years down the line. Wriothesley had been doing well as the administrator of the fortress— so much so that he had been invited to the Palais Mermonia to receive the title of Duke. He had barely managed to sidestep a grand investiture ceremony, instead opting to sign, take the relevant certificates, and be done with it.
When he enters the office of the Iudex, he's met with the man himself and a surprisingly familiar face. One that he had never forgotten, even on days where the ground threatened to crumble underneath him and the walls of his prison cell felt like they were closing in.
Your eyes blow wide, your grip on the documents threatening to rip the papers, and he doesn't miss the slight wobble in your lip as you gaze at him.
"Good afternoon, I'm pleased that you could join us," says the Iudex. He sweeps one hand in your direction. "This is one of our top attorneys,assigned to assist with the processing of your documents and certificates."
Wriothesley smiles, wider than he has in a long, long time, and reaches a hand out for you to grasp.
"Hi," he says, never taking his eyes on your face. He squeezes your hand and feels you tremble in his hold. "My name is Wriothesley. It's nice to meet you."
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kridprinze-moved · 7 months
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staring at rhinedottir rn
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rikyos · 9 months
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kazuha in fontaine probably
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gorkaya-trava · 6 months
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I just got to the point where we meet skirk and she just- SHE JUST--- THREW CHILDE AWAY-----
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rainecorp · 7 months
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when she see my ballz lol
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tellerluna-stories · 2 years
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// discussion of genshin leaks utc
hello eberibadi pls help me decide on a name for the beloathed pinocchio mushroom
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the-gayest-sky-kid · 1 year
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okay but actually kavetham is so interesting to me from a solely canon standpoint rather than the theyve been married for like 10 years in my brain because
they used to be friends. haitham actually considered him a friend once, in his own perspective, in his character stories. and i think kaveh says something along those lines too in vultur volans.
edit: kaveh says the following...
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they had a large argument & fell out during a project they worked together on during their akademiya days. the only research project haitham ever did. the project that gave haitham his (very nice) house later on. It was supposed to be their house, for both of them. kaveh forfeited it and haitham only learned this once kaveh sent someone else to inform him and the akademiya.
then once he goes broke haitham decides to just take him in??? has him just pay rent and do chores??? because "As far as Alhaitham is concerned, Kaveh is a familiar face, similarly lacks familial attachments, and is the polar opposite of himself as a scholar — that is to say, an excellent mirror. Human vision is limited, but it can be perfected through the presence of another genius." ?????
im literally going around in circles trying to find out what the fuck is going on here
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kfrnkm · 7 months
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"livestocks"
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lhachia · 7 months
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Spoilers for Wriothesley story quest, archon quest 4.1
Cw: child trafficking, abuse
I see a lot of people talking about Wriothesley triggering Lyney's PTSD but I haven't seen any talking about vice versa and I'm a bit surprised? We learn in Wriothesley's story quest that his adoptive parents were child traffickers and that he had multiple siblings sold or killed before he ran away/took his revenge. In his "About Lyney" dialogue, Wriothesley says, "I'll admit that when I removed the House of the Hearth's spies in the underworld, that was kind of an intentional provocation to the Fatui. But their only response was to send down a bunch of children..was it because they truly saw those kids as disposable?" And that remark really stood out to me since we know the HotH is an orphanage, which creates some very interesting parallels to how Wriothesley grew up. He and Lyney both describe their parents/Father as loving despite the fact that in one case, they're trafficking and killing children, and in the other, they're sending children to a literal prison isolated from any help where previous adult operatives have already died. If anything, I think the situation with Lyney & Co is a wretched reminder to Wriothesley of his own past and inability to protect his siblings, and he's doing what he can now to protect these children because their parental figures clearly have no qualms about potential harm coming to their charges, even if he has to be an asshole to do it.
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mariam246810 · 3 months
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Linktree / commissions
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hiraya-rawr · 2 years
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I just finished the event!! here are some things i love about it! // spoilers
diluc teasing kaeya. DILUC TEASING KAEYA. "what happened to your swagger?"
kaeya getting flustered and speechless because he's being invited to eat at home
klee and kaeya having different perspectives on razor's goals!! (klee prioritizes looking for the mom, kaeya prioritizes the dad 🥺)
lisa calling razor her little wolf cub
kaeya too deep in thought otw to the winery that he didn't even hear paimon talking
big sister adelinde getting the ragnvindrs together!!
kaeya and diluc not going against adelinde. they don't want to disappoint her.
rosaria being straightforward and self proclaiming herself as the big sister.
varka voice reveal. kaeya's dad voice reveal.
the way hoyoverse subtly gave us our ragbros reconciliation scene?? still hoping for a bigger finalé to it but i feel so soft and warm over it
noelle excessively going out of her way to help (and the salute she did?? i love it!)
venti singing!!
DILUC IS A MENACE. "surely you wouldnt dream of disappointing adelinde 🤨?" "and what does the knights woes have to do with me exactly 🙄"
Adelinde spoiling "her dear master kaeya" 🥺
there were a lot of memorable scenes i havent added, i havent finished the games yet but hopefully i can before the last day! i do hope there's a scene with albedo, mona, and fischl though since I haven't bumped into them yet.
anywaay i heard that after the event, the characters can be found in random locations so don't miss that out!
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catcze · 9 months
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omg catte fjdnjfnf neuvillette gave me a whiplash upon meeting him in game for the first time because i expected him to be mean and serious based on the overture trailer. turns out he’s so humble??? gentle??? kind??? his en va did amazing AGHHH his voice i’m SWOONING. i only finished the first act so i’m excited to learn more about him.
[wriothesley leaks] WDYM KIDS PUT STICKERS IN HIS GLOVES??? AND HIS IDLE HAS HIM TAKING THEM OUT??? the fortress is mf huge. his desk is wide and for what. also, he has a boxing ring. what the hell does he do with that. him telling people to get out of the kitchen saying it’ll explode so he can cook his sig dish.
praying he has a cool (no pun intended) appearance i will combust and that’ll be my funeral. i’m so sane for fontaine men ahahahaha.
SAME !!?!! The way that a lot of official media was lowk implying that he's, like, kind of strict n scary and a stickler for the rules and all that and then !! He's (imo) one of the most endearing and genuine characters we've meet so far 🥺 AND YES !! Ray Chase did so well as Neuvi !! Neuvi's voice is so rich and pretty and omg omg omg VERA did you see how he sits during the archon quest ?? The way he sits is literally so slay 💅
AND YEAH AJKNDJKAS i saw the idle video of that and !! I was kicking my feet he's so cute 😭😭 He seems so cool and interesting and my godddd it made me fall for the guy even harder when i saw all the recent leaks haskdjnajks 😭 I can't wait until his appearance man im so !!!! excited to see him in person haskdnajks
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electric-plants · 5 months
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focalors: i’m going to kill an archon
neuvillette: oh sick which one
focalors: me
neuvillette: :(
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rikyos · 10 months
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is albedo in the kaeya hangout or was i lied to
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st4rshang0ut · 6 months
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Wriothesley x Cannibal reader/oc hcs because I had this idea for days
Also, this somehow progressed into a Yandere fic with reader/oc being the Yandere, soo, read warnings carefully.
…totally didn’t get inspired by Kesha’s song Cannibal-
Warnings: Spoiler for Archon Quest 4.1, blood and gore mentions, usage of they/them pronouns for reader/oc insert, obsessive tendencies from assistant’s side, organ trafficking in a sense, implied? kidnapping, drugging, love drugging, stockholm syndrome, reader/oc is a literal maniac
Okay, so remember when the Traveler and Paimon were sent to the Fortress of Meropide to try and find that ginger man or whatever.
And during their time there, they come across a rumour circulating around that there were cannibals running around the pipes eating people?
While this was debunked at the end as a ploy by the trio in prison who were helping Childe with his escape, what if…
The cannibal was real?
And it wasn’t just any random inmate or guard.
It was the Administrator’s very own assistant.
They would listen to Wriothesley rant about how he had to deal with more of the more pesky and annoying criminals. Claiming that if only they would just disappear so that he could focus on other matters.
They took that to heart.
Whoever Wriothesley complained about, the assistant would always make sure that particular inmate was gone by the end of the week. No traces. In fact, the inmate’s belongings were gone as well.
They always, always somehow found a way to evade detection. Wriothesley questioning them in a panic because of the sudden disappearances? The assistant will just calmly reassure the Administrator that they probably just escaped, and are most likely dead.
Eventually over time, the rumors spread. And the prisoners stopped acting out of line for fear of being the cannibal’s next meal.
It works. But that’s only for the inmates.
Corrupt guards? Gone. Those who have been trashing the place just to abuse their authority over the inmates? Poof. Those in power who try to boss their subordinates around? Oh dear, their missing.
Eventually, nothing happened to the Fortress Of Meropide’s people anymore. At least it gave less work for Wriothesley.
But what of the assistant’s cannibalistic tendencies? Hah. Well, they never actually had much of an addiction for it until they accidentally got blood in their mouths. They got hooked on its taste. After killingkidnapping the unlucky person, they would usually consume the parts they deem most delicious.
After that, eyes, hearts, lungs, kidneys and the organs that are able to provide people with a better life are donated. The hospital never questioned the assistant. After all, it wasn’t that uncommon for prisoners to perish in prison.
But in the end, the assistant only did it just for Wriothesley. No other intention. They just wanted the Administartor to be less stressed.
They loved their boss. They want the best for the Adminstartor, and no one has any idea how far they are willing to go for Wriothesley. Absolutely no idea.
Of course, they know that if Wriothesley found out about his horrific deeds, they would be stripped of their honor and thrown into the cells just like any other inmate. That’s why they went to such lengths to ensure that their lovely boss would never find out.
They knew that Wriothesley ever found out, they would never see him again under friendly pretenses. Eventually, the paranoia would get to the assistant. One day, they’d place a simple but potent drug in Wriothesley’s tea. The man could never resist any, so when he finally realizes what happened, it was too late.
No one knew what happened to Their Grace. But they never questioned the fact that the assistant took over role of Administrator. It was a expected, being the man’s assistant after all, that they were most capable of taking over.
But what did happen to Wriothesley? No one knew. The assistant had carefully carved out their entire plan. Their Grace had decided that it was best for someone else to take over for them.
Meanwhile, Wriothesley was in the assistant’s house. No matter how hard he struggled, the house was escape proof. No matter how many insults Wriothesley threw at them. No matter how hard the man refused to eat any food or even tea prepared for him.
It hurts at first, but the assistant knows that the man will come to love him eventually. One day, Wriothesley, the man they’ve loved for so long, would finally understand how much effort they had put because they wanted him. Maybe then, he’ll finally accept his fate.
Wriothesley will finally realize one day that their darling assistant loved them! That’s why they went as far as to take care of those pesky inmates and inefficient subordinates! That’s why they went as far as to chain Wriothesley in a room that they had designed and prepared just for his liking! They were his one and only assistant after all…
If not? Well, chemistry and a bit of magic can help with this particular problem in no time..~ They’ll figure out a way to make Wriothesley ingest it, and he will love them in no time! There isn’t much difference, it just speeds up the process! They know that Wriothesley loved them as well, why not help him realize those feelings sooner?
Wriothesley will learn to enjoy his new life. His new life of being pampered, loved and cared for by his darling assistant, they know he will, soon enough.
I’ve always loved you,Your Grace. You only need me, and I only need you~
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tellerluna-stories · 2 years
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// genshin world quest spoilers utc
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alrani is the most relatable genshin NPC ever
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