he’s been in the same spot for almost thirty minutes, unmoving. with his daughter so delicately settled in his arms, he’s been studying every trace of her. one of his fingers delicately smooths over the tip of her ear, as she sleeps peacefully. not as rounded as his own but also not as pointed as vex’s. and of course she’s got a few features that just screams de rolo. he plans to memorize them all.  “ hm? ”  he glances up at the sound of his name, though it’s been said almost three times now.

       “ i’m -- okay. ”  she finds him in the corner of whitestone’s libraries. earlier in the day tension sparked between him and everyone else. like he had snapped out of nowhere for no good reason. while percy’s anger management skills aren’t the greatest they’ve never been that bad.  “ i apologize. i don’t know what came over me. ”  he’s calmer now, but a voice seeps in the back of his head and it’s a voice he wishes he could stop hearing. he feels corruption in his veins.  “ you can sit, if you’d like. ”

help my girlfriend’s trying to kill me

SC:  @bcaroness

      it’s the moment she says play with me instead that sends the rather wide smile across his features.  “ well, ”  percival chuckles, taking a look at the bottle of whiskey in his hand.  “ i suppose now’s as a good a time as any to finish this off then, yes? ”

       percy can’t remember a time he’s smiled so much and laughed so much. it was very much needed after the events of the day. a distraction they could most definitely afford. ( he merely hopes cassandra will never hear of the defiled coin in the treasury ).  “ well that was lovely. ”  he snorts softly, the halls now dark and quiet as everyone else settles into bed.  “ i think i’ll be finding gold and platinum in places i shouldn’t for the next week. ”

i am nOT MAKING OUKIE

          “Oh trust me, I’m certain you’ll find out soon enough. Maybe be a bit wary of the library if y’d like to steer clear?”