DIE. DIE. DIE

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           ❝      I’m  only   here  for  supplies   -    I  won’t  be  in  ketterdam  long   ❞    there  seemed  to  be  something  SAFE  in  that,   the  gentle  implication  it  was  practicality  that  had  dragged  her  to  shore,  and  not  sentimentality  .    though  maybe  inej  was  kidding  herself,  pretending  she  was  not  sentimental.   if  she  was  so  practical,  she  wouldn’t  have  sought  him  out  in  the  first  place  .    she  the truth  is  she  missed  her  friends ,  but  she  didn’t  want  to  miss  them  enough  to  come  back  to  this  place.   not  when  she  finally  had  a  life  for  her  own.   certainly  not  for  a  boy           ❝                 how  are  you ,  kaz   ?   ❞       

“hm. edelgard treats me as a child as well. the only viable option here is to join dimitri’s class.”

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↺   Daddy ~

lips curling into a timid smile, cheeks dusted red with embarrassment. though he was laughing, shoulders shaking a bit with the effort to keep it contained. this was utterly ridiculous & had anyone told dimitri three years ago this is where he would find himself   (   married with two beautiful children, laughing about felix making a joke   )   his laugh wouldn’t have been half as genuine as it was now. & he would not have it any other way.

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↺   "Di.Mi.Tri." she enunciated every syllable of his name, her tongue caught on them. "Remember when i sang to you?" With that she leaned over the table, giggling a bit too loudly. With shaking laugh that was meant to be a calming breath, she looked at him. He was the only thing in her vision that was clear. "Wait! I have an idea! Let's invite Edie to tea! It'll be so fun! I know there's a wore right now but I love Edie and she's one of my dearest friends." Or was, but the wine made her forget.

dimitri was not quite sure when the night had escalated quite the way it did. he was certain to have turned his back on dorothea for a total of five minutes, enough for her to slip away & find someone who was happy to refill her wine glass. often. & now she was leaning far too heavily against the table, dopey grin on her lips that would be infectious if it weren’t so worrying.

❛❛   i think you have had quite enough, wouldn’t you agree ?   ❜❜   though he was not about to wait for her opinion on the matter. & it did not take much to get the glass from her, set it aside.   ❛❛   & now, what do you think about heading to bed ?   ❜❜   again, dorothea’s thoughts on the matter were not taken into consideration when dimitri carefully arranged her arms around his neck & lifted her up with ease as walking her up the stairs seemed not worth the attempt.

(   it only occured to him halfway that he was leading her to his chamber & explained it to himself with the more comfortable bed he had been provided with. not like she had spent thepast nights there & would continue to do so in the future.   )

SHE IS ONE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS.

it hit him harder than he would have imagined, the mention of his late sister no longer connected to rage but a regret he had not yet been able to specify. dimitri did not have the heart to inform her of the war’s end. of edelgard’s untimely death by his hand. not when she looked so carefree, grinning up at him like an invitation to tea had been the greatest idea to ever cross her mind.