awareness is the enemy of sanity
A bolt of blue silk has Finn nearly grey with the memories it brings to the surface; the feel of the silk on his skin, hand shaped bruises and the sour tang of cheap wine breathed across his face. Clearing his throat, he nods his understanding regardless, taking another sip of water and getting to his feet properly. The glass goes onto his bedside table, and he swipes a hand across his forehead to wipe away the sheen of sweat there.
"You are in the Tower," he explains, glancing around again as if to make sure they really are in his apartments and not back at Mother Molly's somehow. "These are my rooms, in the attic space. If you are trying to get to Ronin, he... you'll need to head out of the Tower, and towards the Dragon's Nest. Those are the barracks." Telling him this is easier than holding a real conversation, easier than realising this man has crept into his sanctum while he's been asleep, albeit accidentally.
"Oh gods, no," he blurts before he can help it when Remi offers to put him back to sleep, Finn shaking his head. He gestures to the ladder, trying to stifle the fresh horror that comes along with Remi walking through his space. "If you head down, I will get dressed and show you the way."
"You are in the Tower," he explains, glancing around again as if to make sure they really are in his apartments and not back at Mother Molly's somehow. "These are my rooms, in the attic space. If you are trying to get to Ronin, he... you'll need to head out of the Tower, and towards the Dragon's Nest. Those are the barracks." Telling him this is easier than holding a real conversation, easier than realising this man has crept into his sanctum while he's been asleep, albeit accidentally.
"Oh gods, no," he blurts before he can help it when Remi offers to put him back to sleep, Finn shaking his head. He gestures to the ladder, trying to stifle the fresh horror that comes along with Remi walking through his space. "If you head down, I will get dressed and show you the way."
for once you hear the screaming
it never stops
FINN
