#benediktxmarshall

benedikt: and dairy

hear me out: These Violent Delights tv show

• Taylor Swift playlist for the show.

• filmed in Shanghai.

• languages spoken mainly not in English, but in Chinese and Russian.

• mutual pining and angst.

• flashbacks from childhood.

• Roma and Juliette’s betrayal.

• that one stab scene.

• that one BAR SCENE.

• “Lovers and liars. Liars and lovers.”

• other ships like Benedikt and Marshall’s.

• the real spy and Rosalind’s betrayal.

• two main seasons and then a Foul Lady Fortune sequel.

• “don’t miss.” “I never do.”

• all the gun and knife fights.

• “To have and to hold, where even death cannot part us.”

• and finally, the “death” scenes.

•"You know me. Running around. Living life. Commiting arson" ICONIC

•not even page 20 and I can already feel the tension between Juliette and Roma

•i feel like Marshall Seo will become one of my favorite characters

•how do I love these characters so much, after barely 50 pages?!

•i love marshall so much he's so relatable

• "Don't look so smug".

"That's just my face"

•"He supposed Marshall was the type to chomp on raw celery for no good reason"

•Marshall 🥺

•I LOVE MARSHALL SO DAMN MUCH

•yep I just got a spoiler, he's gonna die 😭😭😭 but srsly tho why do all my favorite characters die just WHY

•wait wait wait I spoke to a friend and she said he... doesn't actually die omg THE RELIEF-

•marshall calling benedikt "ben" and benedikt calling marshall "mars">>>

(it's entirely possible that other people call them by these nicknames and I haven't been paying attention, BUT STILL)

•I feel like Juliette and Marshall will be really close friends tbh

•MARSHALL PRETENDED TO CHOKE JUST TO SCARE BEN AND I GASPED SO DAMN LOUD THIS SHIT AIN'T FUNNY

•Kathleen is so sweet

•OMG OMG OMG *THAT* SCENE WITH BENEDIKT AND MARSHALL OMG OMG

•Juliette and Roma FINALLY kissed thank God

•"I am russian, not an alcoholic"

•ROMA, SWEET BABY 🥺😭

•OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT

•MARSHALL NOOOO

•YESS THE BLOOMING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JULIETTE AND MARSHALL

•he wanted to tell Benedikt I-

•THAT CLIFFHANGER, CHLOE HAD NO RIGHT

In my opinion these two are underrated af. This is set directly after TVD and I haven't read OVE so sorry for any inaccuracies.

Marshall was gone and all rumors pointed to him being alive, only in Scarlett territory. So that was where Benedikt was now, creeping through the buildings that surrounded the mysterious Scarlett safe-house. Roma was still refusing to move after being betrayed yet again so he'd had to face this alone.

It still plagued him as to why he'd decided to follow. Deep down he knew the real reason but how could he say that aloud? He didn't even know if he could trust himself with that burden. But here in his thoughts it surfaced. He was deeply in love with Marshall. The way he smirked at him on a summers evening, the way he confided in him day after day because he couldn't talk to Roma, the way he looked at Ben's art with the love he wished would be turned to him.

A loud bang behind him drew him from those treacherous thoughts. He turned sharply on his heel and saw a young girl stood there, eyes wide, a red ribbon in her hair and a small dagger in her hand. She opened her mouth and then shut it again. When she finally spoke her voice sounded exactly like what he imagined innocence would sound.

'Are you a White Flower?' Benedikt soon realised what she was there for. Juliette had placed her because she knew no-one would kill a child. What she didn't count on was someone who didn't want to hurt anyone and so would have many ways to get out of this. As he crouched down to look the girl in her eyes, he also pulled out a small painting. He placed his hand over the girl’s and replaced the knife with the painting. Then he stood up and walked toward the house. She didn't stop him.

When he finally reached the door, all his doubts and insecurities surfaced. But when he placed his hand on the handle and realised he would finally see Marshall again, they vanished. The door creaked open.

I front of him was an empty hall and a clearly used staircase. So he walked up the stairs toward the distant sound of a piano playing.

As his feet brushed the worn carpet, Benedikt looked at the photos and paintings on the wall. He guessed this must have been decorated by Juliette as most of them were pictures of her and her family. But the higher he got, the more he noticed the pictures of her and Roma.

When he reached the top floor, he turned a corner and saw an open door at the end. The nauseous feeling had returned but he brushed it off and kept moving. The music grew in volume and he could now hear the tune. It was a tune Marshall had played almost everyday back home.

He stepped into the room and saw Marshall bent over the keys. He then moved toward the piano and began to play the higher part. Marshall looked up and stopped.

'Took you long enough!' He laughed as he stood and hugged him. Benedikt returned the hug and whispered,

'You were very difficult to find'. They pulled apart and Marshall looked directly into his eyes. There it was, that smirk. The one that made him feel nervous for no reason. All those forbidden emotions surfaced again and he felt as though he should finally say them. The nerves felt too much. And what if he didn't feel them too? Thankfully, he was saved when Marshall opened his mouth and said the words that changed Ben's life forever.

'I've been waiting for you. But it's given me time to think. Ben, I understand if you don't return my feeling but I think I'm in love with you. And before you say anything I just want you to know that-' He was cut off by a pair of soft lips landing on his. By the time they broke apart, it was hard to discern who was more shocked. Then a voice came from behind,

'I must have a word with Juliette about the state of her security if even Benedikt could slip in.' Roma stood in the doorway, leaning on the frame. 'Oh, don't let my presence interfere. I followed Ben here and saw the whole thing so it doesn't affect me.'

Chloe Gong absolutely RIPPING me apart while reading "Our Violent Ends." What do we have?

I love you, but I'm trying to hate you

Declarations of love yelled during arguments

"where even death cannot part is. In this life and the next, for however long our souls remain, mine will always find yours"

"Wake up", Benedikt demanded roughly.