Tolerable today
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*stares at the ceiling, sunlight creeping in through the curtains*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"...so this is my life now."
maid
" Can I come in, sir."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"... come in"
maid
*Enters with a silver tray"
maid
*pauses. Squints at him.*
maid
"You look like you wrestled a ghost in your sleep and lost."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*Slowly sits up, rubbing his temples*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"Just a normal morning, apparently."
maid
*places the tray on the side table*
maid
"Your tea's steeped for exactly three minutes. No spoons thrown today, please."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"... That wasn't me." *mumble*
maid
"It wasn't you... Who threw the spoon at me last Tuesday?"
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"Let's just say... I've changed."
maid
* eyes narrow suspiciously*
maid
"You're acting like someone who read a self-help book overnight."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*murmuring to himself*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
" Seven years... He ignored them for seven years..."
maid
*hesitates, brows furrowed*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"Do they hate him?"
maid
"... Hate? The young masters?"
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"I mean... Me. Do they hate me?"
maid
*crosses arms, cautious*
maid
"They're confused. Wary. Young master Atlas acts like you're invisible, Alaric bites shoes, and alastor glares like a villain in a toddler soap Opera."
maid
"But hate? No. They gave up on you long ago, that's all."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"... That's worse."
maid
*trying to lighten the mood*
maid
" on the bright side, no one's thrown a toy truck at you this week."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
" Small victories."
maid
*glances toward the hallway*
maid
" Shall I inform the driver to prepare the car, sir?"
maid
"you usually have ... meetings. Or disappearances."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*Blink, blink*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
" Car?"
maid
"... Yes. With wheels. The things that takes you places?"
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*mumble*" I don't know where the front gate is."
maid
"... I'm sorry, what?"
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
" I meant - cancel everything today. I'm staying in."
maid
*freezes* "... Are you sick?"
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"No. Just thinking."
maid
*under her breath as she walks to the door * " First time for everything."
maid
*pauses at the doorway, looking back* " if you don't mind me saying sir... You're very un-you this morning."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
(・_・;)
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
" Maybe I finally slept well."
maid
* dry* " Then you should consider sleeping more often."
maid
" You're.. Tolerable today."
The door clicks shut behind her
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
*Lays back down, eyes on the chandelier*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
"... Tolerable. Huh."
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
* thoughts racing*
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
' Caesar's here. The kids are here. The one he-Zane-hurt.
They're real. They're alive. And they probably hate me.
But I can't face them yet. Not like this.'
Zane Valehart/Daniel (SO)
Whispers to himself " just a little longer. Just until I figure out how this happened ."
Comments
Mafe Oliva
I'll be recommending this book to everyone I know. It's just that good.
2025-06-24
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