empires fall when we move the unmovable, so tell me all of my secrets, tell me all of my lies,
Unfortunately for Nikolai, Wessex’s hearing is far sharper than her sense of taste or touch, and she catches most of what he tries to hide, even over the faint pitter-patter of the rain. And she ain’t having any of it.
“Oh come on,” she scoffs. “That’s a bullshit excuse.” Crossing her arms, Wessex leans back a bit and eyes the young man, trying to access the angry, sarcastic part of her that once ruled supreme. “Be better,” she tells him, like it’s the easiest thing to do. “And you can start by not being a dick to the one family member whose literal job is to protect you.”
From like, everything that wants to get its claws into him these days.
“Oh come on,” she scoffs. “That’s a bullshit excuse.” Crossing her arms, Wessex leans back a bit and eyes the young man, trying to access the angry, sarcastic part of her that once ruled supreme. “Be better,” she tells him, like it’s the easiest thing to do. “And you can start by not being a dick to the one family member whose literal job is to protect you.”
From like, everything that wants to get its claws into him these days.
WESSEX
