#thank fucking god that the dynamic is rancid enough and Gwen has a tiny bit more sense

[shivasdarknight]

i guess it's WIP Wednesday so here's something I've been chipping away at .o.

It didn’t make things any less stressful, though.  Restlessness and worry were a dreadful combination to deal with when bedridden.  While she could do a handful of basic tasks, it still wasn’t enough to be free of Melisande’s aid.  In a surprisingly merciful gesture, Melisande began to loan her what books she owned to keep Ysayle from losing her mind.  But those all turned out to be maddeningly dry reading.  This woman kept around nothing but combat manuals and a few unbelievably awful pieces of: “The raunchiest rags you’ll ever lay your hands on,” Melisande had explained, tossing over one that Ysayle nigh recoiled from at the description.  “Objectifying, terrible writing, and the most unbelievable lead ups to some of the worst smut ever written in Aldenard.” When asked why she even had such things, the gladiator just snorted.  “Amusement,” was her answer.  “You ever see something so horrible that it’s good?  I wouldn’t call that any good, but it’s at least funny.” This must be how Melisande sought to make her even more miserable for what she had attempted to do to Francel.