📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖

🪻 ʀᴘ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ 🎭 ʜʀᴏᴘᴛᴀᴛʏʀ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs "ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪsᴇ", ʙʟᴀsᴘʜᴇᴍʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ

🪻 ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴍᴜɴ (ᴏᴠᴇʀ 25)

🪻 ᴅɴɪ: ᴍɪɴᴏʀs, ʟᴇᴡᴅ

🪻 ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴘɪɴɴᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ɪɴꜰᴏ

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "Your thoughts are written all over your face, Rerir."

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "The employee of the century. I have heard she kept the sharp tongue she had. Hah."

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

"Why not? Vedrfolnir always tells the truth."

[✴Dainsleif✴ @DainsaltofFate]

"How many people did he~ ? You shouldn't believe him either!"

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

"Shall I remind you then of what your brother used to tell me about your childhood mischiefs?"

[✴Dainsleif✴ @DainsaltofFate]

@vedthevisionary Conveniently I don't remember anything about my childhood and neither does Ved. Don't listen to a damn thing he says.

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "Wonderful."

He raised his eyebrows at those news, shaking his head in disapproval.

"Apparently all of the so-called sinners were rather busy from what I managed to gather around. Especially Rhinedottir. Is there a job she hasn't taken on, I wonder?"

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

He beamed at Pierro like a ray of sunshine.

"I'd love that. I cannot remember the last time you and I went out for a dinner together. Or a date. Or both."

Of course, he had to tease, noticing Pierro's state. In a good manner. Maybe he was feeling... happy.

[The Director @tragedyofyore]

“Hmph...”

He's clearly fighting back a smile, trying to regain his usual stoicism... He can't show how weak he is for Hroptatyr *that easily, Eftirvit would never hear the end of it.

“I... Suppose I can bring you somewhere. As the Director I get private tables so no one

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

"Of course, I'm not. I care about you. Lest you haven't noticed."

He quickly leaned in and pecked Pierro's cheek, smiling at him after.

"Be good and quit working for today, Vit. For me? Take me somewhere for a date instead! I'm better than work."

Oh, he grew bold quite fast.

[The Director @tragedyofyore]

Eftirvit lets out a quiet sigh.

“You're not going to allow me to get away with ignoring that, are you?”

It's meant to be light-hearted, more of a tease than anything else. He doesn't mind it, but still.. Pierro's stubborn and they both know it.

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "First and foremost - a scientist!"

He raised his index finger in the air, making a point, and looked at Rerir with surprise in his eyes.

"Not actively terrorising implies you once have. Do tell me, what has been happening around while I was away? Looks like I missed too much."

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@sumPRlMUS "Good day, Vit."

Shoots that smile of his at Pierro.

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@TrxgicJester "And how about smart ones provoking the smart ones?"

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@oculusfati "Mine too. Some of those days truly were the happiest back then."

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

of the human he once was? Both, he would admit. And so much more.

“But Vit, you – your condition… You need to rest.”

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

He nodded, silently agreeing with Pierro. They both have made enough mistakes. But, at least now they can begin to work on correcting them. That’s how… every research goes, right? One can start over the failed experiment, adding another variables and correcting the technical +

[The Director @tragedyofyore]

“I'm not going to chase you away... We both made mistakes. One led to another, and another, until we.. Ended up where we did. Both of us hold blame for this in the end, don't we?”

Hand still gently moving through Hroptatyr's hair. A source of comfort for the other, and perhaps

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

issues! Even though, this one technical issue he did not want to correct at all, namely – Pierro’s hand in his hair, that felt divine.

“Vit… Thank you.”

Was he thanking the man for accepting him again? Or for allowing him to feel this simple gesture again, that reminded him +

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM “I’m a scientist. You are akin to a bodyguard. To the contrary, I think you’re the perfect company for me to have.”

He objects, smirking slightly at Rerir.

“This is… where is this? I must have missed a /little/ when landing on Teyvat.”

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "Begin with the start. I only just returned myself, actually and... truth to be told, I don't like to be alone. Care for a company until we find what to do and choose whether to destroy this world or play with it?"

[📚 ʜ ʀ ᴏ ᴘ ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ʏ ʀ 📖 @wisehroptatyr]

@RESPICE_FlNEM "Only because once upon a time you were following orders, doesn't mean you canno wield your free will at will at the present time. So being you, I'd make the best of it, Rerir. To still be alive after everything - there must be a reason for that, so - find it, your purpose."