Goth Boys Just Wanna Have Fun (04/08/22)
Sept 20, 2022 22:53:47 GMT
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Post by Fogwalker of the Walking Stone on Sept 20, 2022 22:53:47 GMT
Some days, or more accurately, some weeks after Wilhelm von Vald's visit to Daring Heights after invitation from Fogwalker, a letter is sent. The firbolg carefully packages together a simple black enveloped letter and boxed gift, and nervously watches as it's shuffled away to be delivered. The letter reads:
"Dear Wilhelm,
I first must apologise for the lateness of this letter’s arrival. My thoughts are often very scattered and so it took some time to gather them and put them to paper. I must admit there were many drafts to this before I sent you this one.
Your sudden departure during your visit to Daring Heights did surprise me, I had been quite enjoying our expedition to the graveyard, its adjacent cafe, and then the Gilded Mirror with our companions. I thought you had been enjoying it the same, and your declaration of your hate for me in the middle of wine drinking surprised me, I initially thought it was due to some social line I had crossed. I was mortified at the thought I had made you upset.
I will admit it wasn't till after you departed that I realised exactly why you did declare as such, and my own declarations of us being dear friends had not helped but worsened the fact.
I am flattered, truly I am, but I cannot return the same feelings as you. I'm sorry Wilhelm.
I still do want to be friends, and get to know you more, though perhaps that is selfish of me. Your words and being drew me in initially and I would be remiss to see them leave my life so quickly after meeting you. But if you would prefer to never see me again, I would respect that choice as you know what's best for your own feelings and self.
Yours Sincerely,
Fogwalker of the Walking Stone"
P.S. Please enjoy the bouquet of dried flowers, I'm hoping they made the trip to you in one piece.
They're a thank you, as I am still grateful for you coming to visit me.
Some time later a response arrives at Fogwalker's door, it reads:
"My dearest Fog,
My emotions toss and turn like the raging sea that brings so many souls to a watery grave. My heart is shattered into as many pieces as there are stars to gaze at in the night sky, so far and distant, so impossible to ever touch. Centuries have I been alone, tormented by the voices of the dead and the dying, the loss of my mother, my father's madness, my siblings' zealotry. Through all I have been alone. Then I was presented with such kindness of an other, one who saw through my maladies and saw me as more than a nuisance or an oddity. Perhaps I was hasty, but should one not reach for their heart's feelings when they so rarely beat, so rarely appear to the soul and present their desires. I am again alone, dejected and afraid, afraid of the cold world that has no place for my soul. But perhaps, given time, I will once again return to the world, it will once again have a place for me. Until then I will remain alone in solitude, waiting for the moon to pierce the clouds and reveal my way. Wait for me Fog, I will return in time to the world, boldened anew.
Your friend,
Wilhelm von Vald, heir to the von Vald estate."
Attached is a raven's feather, pristine and pitch black.
Thanks willemf for patiently accepting and responding Fog's letter, and also sorry for Fog's letter.
Thanks willemf for patiently accepting and responding Fog's letter, and also sorry for Fog's letter.