( Before Emilia was wrenched (pun only a little of intended) from her realm(s) and unceremoniously brought to this one, she'd been a step away from becoming Queen of the Wicked. Power and strength is everything in the Seven Circles. Relinquishing hers for even a moment would make her an easy target.
And she's been trying, so very hard, to toe the line while not losing a shred of it: her power, her sense of self, her self-respect.
Upon hearing a baffling song that she's absolutely never heard before, humiliation blooms across her cheeks. She feels it like a blade to her chest, eyes stinging with it. Shortly after, of course, she realizes the show is not meant for her. More than that, it's wildly successful.
The gentlemen have their attention pinned solely on Wrench, one of them outright glaring. "Who are you?"
The other squints in the dark of night. "He's that wise mentor, isn't he? For Chosen Ones."
Emilia glances down, noticing tiny cuts in her palms where her nails have dug in hard enough to break skin. She decides, in this moment, that Wrench will not need to climb up her balcony. No, she will go to him. To them. And deal with this once and for all. )
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And she's been trying, so very hard, to toe the line while not losing a shred of it: her power, her sense of self, her self-respect.
Upon hearing a baffling song that she's absolutely never heard before, humiliation blooms across her cheeks. She feels it like a blade to her chest, eyes stinging with it. Shortly after, of course, she realizes the show is not meant for her. More than that, it's wildly successful.
The gentlemen have their attention pinned solely on Wrench, one of them outright glaring. "Who are you?"
The other squints in the dark of night. "He's that wise mentor, isn't he? For Chosen Ones."
Emilia glances down, noticing tiny cuts in her palms where her nails have dug in hard enough to break skin. She decides, in this moment, that Wrench will not need to climb up her balcony. No, she will go to him. To them. And deal with this once and for all. )