#it’s funny if you think that sylvain probably switched houses just so he could hit on fbyleth

[pirdmystery]

aaahhhahaa… hahaha…. ohhh what a funny game

[sword-of-the-writer]

Oh Lumi I love "You take the bed, you need it more than me" 🥺 Can I request that one with felix pls? Im so sorry if you get too many felix requests, but you write him so well!!

This is 1.4k words I don’t even know how I did that but like 😳 (thats why it took me ages because adhd brain inhibits me from just knocking it out in one sitting)

I hope y’all like it 🥺

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Silent Travels || Felix Fraldarius

The clouds grew dark and weighed heavy above, tentative drops threatening to fall more with each passing moment.

Felix Fraldarius was called for by his father to return home for undisclosed reasons. In an even more surprising move, the young lord had asked you to accompany him when the professor insisted he not go alone.

Why had he asked you and not, say, Sylvain? No one could say, really. Well, perhaps some could, but they didn’t, which perplexed you even more when you had asked.

But now it had been well into your travels, threats of rain looming overhead, and an unbearable silence had fallen between you. It was a 2 day trip on the fastest route, so you silently hoped that it wouldn’t be this painfully quiet the whole time.

“Felix? Why’d you ask me to come?” You finally pipe up “why not... like... Sylvain?”

The man sighed, though he didn't look in your direction. “Really? He’s more of a nuisance than anything. Especially since he’d just flirt with my house maids again.”

That’s a fair point. You probably should have considered that.

“I didn’t ask you because you were an obvious choice, you’re just far less annoying than anyone else.”

The icy tone of his voice warned you not to dig further. You knew he wasn’t interested in small talk right now.

“So, where will we be—“

“There’ll be an inn on this road eventually.” He interrupted.

“Okay.”

Another long hour of quiet befell the two of you before arriving at the aforementioned inn. It hadn’t become significantly darker considering the gray clouds overhead, but it still had grown much colder.

In truth, Felix had been averse to banter not because he found you annoying, but because he was annoyed he fell victim to the professor’s meddling. They hadn’t just told Felix not to go alone, but specifically told him to bring you.

The thing was, he didn’t want to outright tell you this... it would raise more questions than answers. The ravenette treated you with significantly less poison in his words and with significantly more gentle gestures. Significant for him wasn’t much, really, but the ones who knew him well caught on fast. Dimitri, Sylvain, and Ingrid knew it, and now supposedly the professor too.

You waited outside with your two horses as Felix went inside to pay for a room. The rain that threatened to fall all day was beginning to leak from the clouds in heavy drops. Good timing.

Felix emerged with a huff and brows furrowed together angrily.

“My father neglected to send along travel expenses, and the professor didn’t give me much either. It seems we can only afford one room if we want to eat in the morning.”

“Oh.. hm.” You reply, though not fully processing the logistics of the situation “what about the horses?”

“Did you not see the stable?” He all but snapped at you.

“I meant the cost, Felix.”

“Oh, er, boarding them is free. It’s feeding them that’ll cost us. Luckily that’s something the professor thought of.”

“So she packed food for the horses but none for us? Funny that.” You snicker, effectively lightening the mood.

“Funny.” Felix parroted. “Now let me take the horses to a stall before the rain starts falling steadily.”

“I can do it.” You insist, but Felix quickly takes the reins from you and doesn’t acknowledge your statement.

Without another word, the ravenette walked away with the two horses. He didn’t give you the room key in return, but you hadn’t noticed until you stepped inside.

The inn seemed lively, despite the gloomy weather. Drinks were passed to and fro and many were engaged in lively conversations. A complete 180 to the past few hours of travel you experienced.

You took a seat at an empty table whilst waiting for your travel companion. It wasn’t in the center, but it wasn’t exactly too far from all the action either. The time spent idle you couldn’t help but think that Felix was likely having a hard time untacking the less cooperative of the two horses. That was precisely the reason you offered to do it, but you weren’t going to mention it now.

Suddenly, and less than gracefully, a clearly inebriated man had sauntered his way up to your table.

“Ohhh! What’s a pretty little thing like you doing all alone here, hmm?” He slurred, slamming his tankard of beer down on the table as he took a seat

“Um, well I’m just waiting for—“

“Waiting? Oh, no no no!” He shook his head “No one should keep such a woman waiting!”

“Well I... he’s just—“

“Fuck off old man.” Felix had reemerged, ice in his tone and fire in his eyes.

“Ohhh, so your man makes an appearance!” The man taunted, seeming less and less sober as he chose to insult Felix.

“He’s not my—“

“And what about it? What were your intentions if I hadn’t shown up? Can’t you see how uncomfortable she is?” He spat, not letting the man get in a single word.

“Well, I was just—“

“Just nothing. Fuck off!”

You had stood at that moment, concern riddled across your features and a hand placed on Felix’s shoulder to keep him from lunging at the man. Tugging a bit at his shirt, you managed to pull him away from the fight waiting to happen.

“Let’s just go to our room and get some rest, okay?” You suggested, leading away the still furious boy away from the crowd of people.

The two of you moved in unison over creaking floorboards down the hall to find the room which the number on the door matched the engraving on the key Felix had received.

It was a small room, modestly decorated and, in your opinion, quite cold. It wasn’t necessarily what you had in mind, but it didn’t disappoint considering it was their only lodging option.

After a long moment, Felix broke the silence. “You take the bed, you need it more than me.”

Right... that was a prominant feature of the room: one bed.

Unthinking, you blurted out “Couldn’t you have gotten a room with two beds?”

Silence met your words as Felix thought this over. He hadn’t outright mentioned he was not a lone traveler, but he assumed the inn clerk had seen you outside. Clearly they had just assumed the two of you were a couple. And that man from before had too...

Felix attempted to clear his throat in a nonchalant manner, but it seemed to backfire as he almost choked. If you looked clearly, you could see the pink that dusted his cheeks.

“What’s done is done,” He tried to shrug it off. “I wasn’t thinking. Just take the bed.”

“Do you plan to sleep on the bare floor?”

Your tone was lighthearted, poking fun at his mistake. Had anyone else made such comments Felix surely would have snapped at them. Instead, he just shook his head.

“Seriously, at least take some pillows and blankets. Or we can go ask the inn worker.” You insisted.

“I’ll be fine.”

“Stop being so stubborn! I don’t want you to get bad sleep and be even crankier than usual.”

“The hell do you mean by ‘even crankier’?!”

You gestured vaguely as if to imply “you’re literally being cranky right now”. He turned away from you and crossed his arms, clearly understanding your meaning but ignoring it nonetheless.

“It’s not a small bed. We could probably both fit.” You finally say, breaking the long held silence

“I’m going to act like you didn’t just say that.” He replied dryly.

The realization that you spoke your thoughts aloud hit you like a ton of bricks. You hadn’t thought much of the implications at first, but now your face had become noticeably red.

“Whatever. I’ll be back.” Felix exited the room, presumably taking your suggestion.

Flustered, you allowed yourself to flop down onto the bed. You moved your hands to your face and felt the warmth of your cheeks.

Felix returned not long after with news of the two of you switching to a more accommodating room. He didn’t mention the disappointed look on the inn clerk’s face when he had explained the situation to them...

The rest of your travels were met with the same degree of silence as before, though now it was a much more awkward silence. Rodrigue later brought this up, but Felix denied any implication that the older man threw at him.