Rating: Mature
Relationships: Julien Davinos/Aranessa Royce, Julien Davinos & Aranessa Royce, you can interpret it a few different ways
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon, Character Study, Pining, Intrusive Thoughts, Thjazi Fang Haunts the Narrative, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Sex, Voyeurism, Masturbation, some mild dubcon fantasies, Hurt/Comfort, (not for julien though. lmao), local man learns what yearning is and has a truly terrible time, kind of the epitome of “I have a crush on my boss and I’m being so brave about it”, for once in her life aranessa royce gets to have fun, and julien gets to suffer about it, as he should.
It is not your place to comment on the decisions of House Royce.
Raimond Davinos’s voice is unwelcome at the best of times. Here, now, in the midst of chattering people and overcrowded sidewalks, it infuriates Julien enough that he wants to scream. He grits his teeth against the impulse and keeps moving forward, gravitating towards the central courtyards of the Fray. He has a mission. He cannot afford distractions or indulgence.
Finding a single person in the midst of the Mason’s Fest is roughly akin to finding a needle in a haystack. But he can do it. He will find Aranessa - who is undoubtedly lost, afraid, and confused - and he will make sure she is escorted safely home.
It is his duty, after all. It is the only duty he has ever longed for. The only duty he has ever known.
To sidestep scandalous hits to her reputation, Julien goes to fetch Aranessa from the party she’s attending.
It proves…challenging. In more ways than one.
