You treat me like one. [Richard is barely a stranger to a darkness. For he has carried it with him his entire life, hiding in the shadows as his brothers would bask in the light. That had always been his role, hasn't it. Wrapped in a cold steel, wiping the royal buttocks off the mess that they made. At least until the fire within him had been set ablaze, inviting him to step out into the light. Before that, darkness had brought him comfort in its solitude.
But now? Now it felt almost like too much. Had he truly gotten already so accustomed to the unnatural, never ending light of the city that he had forgotten where he once came from? The dark castle halls feel so far away.
Richard squints his eyes, trying to get used to the darkness surrounding them. "You mustn't let go of the hand in the dark." The voice reminds him, coldness settling into his body. There is a flash of a memory of a much slender hand holding his own in his mind, guiding him right into the heart of a forest. And, just for a second, he swears that his heart stops when Silco moves his hand, letting go of him. Just like mother did.
The fear of abandonment raises its ugly head, making Richard pause before quickly reaching forward to grab Silco's forearm.]
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Date: 2024-06-02 09:41 pm (UTC)But now? Now it felt almost like too much. Had he truly gotten already so accustomed to the unnatural, never ending light of the city that he had forgotten where he once came from? The dark castle halls feel so far away.
Richard squints his eyes, trying to get used to the darkness surrounding them. "You mustn't let go of the hand in the dark." The voice reminds him, coldness settling into his body. There is a flash of a memory of a much slender hand holding his own in his mind, guiding him right into the heart of a forest. And, just for a second, he swears that his heart stops when Silco moves his hand, letting go of him. Just like mother did.
The fear of abandonment raises its ugly head, making Richard pause before quickly reaching forward to grab Silco's forearm.]
No.