She may be on to something, though. Ky wouldn’t be opposed to having help forgetting about the ghosts. Ky rubbed her face and glanced around. She was exhausted. And yet still on edge. What if Michael walked in? Should she still pretend she didn’t know he was Narfi? Should she… run? She didn’t know.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Severus rested his head on the back of the chair, sighing softly. "When did this family fall apart so badly?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Heck if I know.” She sighed. “I wasn’t born, that’s for sure.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"It had to have started with my father," he mused.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"He was detached--he never hit us, nothing like what Septimus did to his children. But he didn't pay attention to us, not much. He was more concerned with the political aspect of his job. Septimus may have taken that hard, especially as the youngest of us."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Ah… I’m sorry. That sounds hard.” She winced. “I can’t imagine.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
(I was taking a picture of something for my sister just now and my camera opened to selfie mode on accident and I straight up jump-scared myself because I thought I was looking at Alfred Molina)
Severus shrugged. "I was the oldest so I had the most time with him. He was a fine man, just...distant, like I said. We got on alright, it was the youngest three who suffered."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
(We have the same face shape and nose shape but no other similarities. I have no earthly idea why I suddenly mistook my own face that I've been staring at for nineteen years for the face of a 69-year old British man.)
"He just...got bored, I think. Ignored them. I suppose he figured my mother would pick up the slack, and they were backup for if I or any of the others died. Which we did, or we abdicated, or were exiled. Poor Matthias."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The second-eldest. The cruelest thing my father ever did was take away any birthright he might have had." He rubbed his chin. "He was of a different time--he believed nobles couldn't marry those of the same sex. For common folk it was fine, but when Mattathias brought Alistair home he was sent packing. Father said something about the importance of producing heirs. Which, you might recall, is still an issue."
(Gay and lesbian nobles need to produce at least one heir with a chosen temporary partner according to Northern law but can still do same-sex marriage)
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky furrowed her brow. “But the Ladies Barraster have an heir. That’s a shitty reason to disown your kid.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"They were after his time, when the laws were put in place to enable same-sex marriage," he replied. "Matthias and Alistair ended up off in the East, where they could live in relative peace."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Ironic.” Going to the East for peace. And getting it, compared to the Ash household.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can fly. — Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead
