#Edmond be giving salieri bouquet of over than 100 of the best roses after a concert

[hanakihan]

Little EdSali AU brainrot

So anyway modern AU where Edmond is a really wealthy and successful CEO of French trading company. Jalter is his niece that also works as his personal secretary (or more accurately looking after her dumbass uncle and making sure idiot doesn’t die from forgetting to eat)

Edmond needs to spread his connections further in Europe and in need of that he goes along with one of his business partners to attend a music concert in Vienna where it’s rumored that Joseph II and his sister Marie Antoinette will attend, and it’s a win for Dantes since both of them are big names in trading and fashion industries, with Joseph high key being main trader in Austria’s inner market while Marie leads one of the main fashion houses in not only French but also Europe and gaining such connections will be really good.

So he does end up attending concert while having zero interest in music and not understanding the art of it. Joseph and Marie aren’t seen here, which disappointed Dantes, but leaving would be rude and damaging for reputation so he needs to sit through concert.

That’s when he sees leading conductor Antonio Salieri for the first time. Dantes is captivated by instant change in man’s eyes, from soft glowing rubies to hard burning hellish fire the moment man gives himself to music. Dantes’ sits through concert, and his business partner informs him that Salieri - is Joseph’s adopted little brother, so it is concrete that said man will show up at least one point at evening to greet his younger brother.

Dantes’ plan was to stick relatively close to Salieri so he won’t miss Joseph’s arrival, but the moment applauds die, Salieri quickly leaves to backstage and doesn’t appear among guests later on, refusing socializing. Edmond wanders in less crowded areas to find a place for smoke and stumbles upon balcony, ready to lit his cigarette only to hear a barely hoarse whisper asking him not to. Here in corner Dantes finds salieri on sofa but man is clearly not okay, judging by his even more unhealthy paleness and furrowed brows. Turns out Salieri has an episode of difficulty breathing, inhales and exhales coming in short whistling noises. Dantes stays with him until he catches his breath, and that’s how Joseph finds them.

Joseph thanks Dantes for looking after his precious little brother and thus Dantes accomplishes his main goal of coming here and connecting with Joseph. After that days later he receives a gratitude letter from Joseph with a vip ticket to Salieri’s concert and proportion for business talks after it at dinner.

Everything goes smoothly for Dantes and he also decides to have nice enough relationship with Salieri since it’s clear Joseph instantly goes soft and compliant when it comes to Salieri or Marie, but Marie is a married lady and being close to her may spiral unneeded rumors.

So anyway Edmonds keeps sticking to his plan, spends time with Salieri (who actually likes Edmond’s company but also feels like he’s taking edmond’s time for useless talks) but then oh no, he legitimately ends up falling in love with Salieri. He starts to low key court him, even having a talk with Joseph, and that’s when Joseph tells Edmond to give up since Salieri long ago gave up on love after rejection that costed him everything.

Salieri is still passionate about music and teaching it, but once concerts or lessons end he tries to leave as quickly as possible because he’s not a good musician anyway (as he thinks) because everyone compares him to Mozart. Salieri was once Mozart’s best friend, but then misunderstanding occurred - Mozart misunderstood Salieri’s love as romantic, the one he can’t and won’t return, and thus rejects Salieri. In truth Salieri loved Mozart as a brother, but also was deeply in love with Mozart’s music. After rejection and growing distance between them, as well as society spreading rumors and ridiculing his love, he attempted to cut his throat but wasn’t successful. Now he has a nasty scar on his neck and episodes of suffocation and pains, as well as slightly changed voice with hoarseness, that also prevents him from singing like he used to because for him his own voice sounds horrible.

In the end Joseph isn’t against Edmond’s feelings towards his brother, but warns him to think it over once again, because Salieri’s heart won’t survive another rejection. Edmond mentions that his own heart may not survive another betrayal, so if anything he and Salieri are a perfect match.

Enter a whole ass story of romcom where a French trading CEO tries to court an Italian conductor while both of them deal with their trauma. Also Salieri misunderstood that Edmond is being friends with him so he can get close to Joseph (which is accurate) but he thinks that Edmond actually likes Joseph so he kinda supports and provides opportunities and having no idea it’s actually him Edmond interested in even when Edmond himself directly tells Salieri that he likes him, and Salieri happily replies he also likes Edmond instantly knows that Salieri misunderstood once again.