He looked so familiar to her. He had kind eyes. A familiar twinkle about them, and for the longest time, she hadn’t been able to place it. But the way he laughed and his smile had haunted her. She had dwelled on who he could possibly be for days since she first discovered him in Khatanga, and then, as she lay in bed wide awake, it hit her...Italy. He was the ambassador for the Italian government. Giovanni De Marco. He had shown her brother, his fiancé, Alys, and her fiancé around. Had told them of the best cuisine and sights to see. He was kind to them, but he was followed by a shadow, at least in her eyes, that would linger every where he went now that she had recognized him.

“Excuse me. Your name, is it Giovanni? Were you an ambassador in Italy not too long ago?” Her curiosity had gotten the better of her. She longed to know more about this man, if only to cling to the last good memories she had of her brother, all while trying to stave off the worst one of all. She knew he probably didn’t have answers to her brother’s last moments. Something she hadn’t cared to know anyways. But she did want to hear anything about Alwyn that he could remember. And maybe, just maybe, to find a friendship, or at least connection, to someone who knew her brother and was currently residing in the middle of a frozen hell she didn’t particularly want to be at.

💫 a late night text.

text ;; gio: i download an app to mashed up some music. text ;; gio: want to help me figuring it out? i lowkey suck at apps.

Axelle woke up a little late in the morning and cursed when she forgot that she needed to do some shopping for Christmas since it would be coming up soon. Getting dressed in warm clothes, she headed down to the kitchens first to grab a bite to eat before going to where the guards normally hung out off duty. She always felt bad about asking them to escort her to the village, and would usually make it up by buying them some snacks or sweets while shopping around.  When she got to their usual hangout, she noticed Gio there and gave him a smile. “Hey Gio, do you think that you can escort me to the village today? Sorry it’s such late notice,” she replies and taps her fingers against her forearms out of a nervous habit, which he was probably used to already. “I-I just need to do a bit of Christmas shopping so I dont get stuck doing it last minute, b-but I’ll make it up to you,” she says to him and clears her throat. 

(text): Best offer I’ve gotten all night