#wraythic.

[rietveild]

❝ are you afraid of me ? ❞ ➝ @wraythic

terrified, the answer comes to him quickly, i'm absolutely terrified of what you do to me and horrified of how weak i am with you. instead what leaves his lips is a cold scoff as he rolls his eyes, ❝ what's there to fear ? there's no benefit you'd reap in killing me. so, you won't. ❞

if only it were as simple as killing. violence had come easy to kaz, as if it'd always been in his nature. ever since he'd met inej, she'd left him annoyed and frustrated that nothing was going as it usually did. but he couldn't change it with his fists like he did all other things. ❝ and certainly not with your aim. it's sloppy. you fail to follow through, as if you're afraid of the blade ever landing true. ❞ he nods at the target he'd set up, eager to change the subject, ❝ try again. ❞

[wallcrawld]

[ INCOMING MISSION : @wraythic ] ❛  are you always this straightforward with strangers ?  ❜ — 🕷️

he perches on the edge of the rooftop, scanning the abandoned warehouse ( why was it always an abandoned warehouse ?! ) that this specific rooftop gave a perfect view of. peter hums softly, ❝ it depends on the person ! you were just so inviting, y'know ! with your ... ❞ he glances over at her, ❝ welcoming glare and intimidating demeanor. not to mention the terrifyingly silent schtick. seriously how do you get that quiet ? ❞ it'd thrown him off the first time and the next time and every time after that. he could hear a pin drop from miles away but she could appear next to him and he'd be none the wiser. ❝ i've never met someone that screamed i'd love company more than you. ❞

[sankted]

@wraythic ❝ let's... not get into that. ❞ for jordie

Jordie tries not to sigh too loudly. "I'd ask if it's a touchy subject, but it seems like every subject is touchy around here."

No matter what he says, who he says it to, it's like a gate slamming shut in his face. Over and over again. He's never going to get to know his brother again, never going to get to know the people he spends time with.

The worst part is that he keeps getting the feeling they're trying to protect him.

"So, what's not touchy?" He attempts to sound friendly, not as frustrated as he feels. "There's got to be something, hasn't there?"

[princguard-a]

Send me 🗣️ for incorrect quotes of your muse and mine

accepting @wraythic

[demolitionsman]

@wraythic​ asked: get behind me.

Wylan wasn’t sure what he heard - but he wasn’t too surprised that she understood it better, faster than him. He got off his stool, quickly hopping back on his feet.

“What is it?” He asked in a whisper, his hands fisted, clenching to his chest tight.

[crowshoots]

@wraythic said — " do you want to talk about it? "

ㅤㅤyes. no. maybe. i don't know.

ㅤㅤall of the answers rise up like the ocean's tide, and jesper instead settles for scooting to one side. it's an invitation to inej to sit right next to them, mostly because jesper doesn't have the faintest of ideas on how to ask do you want to sit next to me right near the place my ma got buried?

ㅤㅤ" doesn't quite feel like the right weather to talk about it, does it? " jesper says with a weak laugh, tilting their head back to meet novyi zem's sun. they close their eyes to the incoming heat and brightness, which also hides the glassy look of their eyes. inej saw it, they imagine. that's why she asked. " no need to bring down the mood. "

[averrse]

@wraythic ' we have to get inside right now. '

For a moment, Kaz directs all of his silent rage at Inej. His eyes bright but devoid of conscience or reason, his jaw clenched, his nostrils flared

It should have been an easy job. Waylay a carriage taking a shipment of illegally imported cigars across town to the Emerald Palace. The two on point create a distraction while Kaz and Inej would switch out a couple cases with dupes that wouldn't be found until it was too late. Turn a quick and easy profit.

Per Haskell had accused Kaz of thinking this kind of petty crime was beneath him, so anybody would assume that Kaz took it as a token of goodwill, to mend the bridge that would always remain between them.

But that wasn't why he'd taken the job.

Petty crime or not, it had gone wrong fast. There was more security than any of them had expected--maybe there'd been something other than cigars in that carriage--and bullets began flying before they'd even gotten close. The two on point had made their escape immediately, and Kaz and Inej had found cover. The cover wouldn't last much longer, though, if they didn't break line of sight and get away.

Kaz hadn't been ready to give up though. Still isn't, even with Inej telling him what he knows is true. Part of him wants to run through the bullets, set the damn carriage on fire. Anything. Anything, but give up.

He wouldn't survive long enough to get to the carriage, though. And he has to survive.

He swallows thickly, sense returning this his eyes, and nods. "Come on," he says, and runs toward the abandoned building to hide with her until they can chance making an escape through the back.

[themerchliing]

continued from here - @wraythic

He wasn't the best climber, which wasn't a secret to any of them. Even making it over the wall and into the grounds of his father's home had been a feat that had left him puffing, heart racing a thousand miles a minute. Although, maybe that was less to do with his athletic abilities and more about the terrible dread he'd felt in the moment.

Still, Wylan knew that if he didn't do as Inej said now, he may as well make it easy for the enemy and lay down while waving a tiny white flag. Pulling his satchel closer — a habit he'd picked up when he first started running with them — Wylan willed his legs to work, following after Ketterdam's Wraith.

"What kind do you want? I have the regular flash bombs, but I also have a few smoke grenades; ones that emit the usual grew smoke and ones that give off a colorful, thicker kind. More like a dense fog."

[likcthestar]

this was so fun 😭 look at my baby!!!

[rietveild]

❝ it’s almost midnight. ❞ ➝ @wraythic

KAZ BREKKER HAD STOOD ON THE EDGE OF CLIFFS BEFORE. he'd always looked down at the rushing waves, measured the distance of the drop, and, after carefully considering that there would be no other outcome except for death if he jumped, had found another way down. he'd never plunged, not fully, he'd forced the hand of the universe to bend to him.

but in the dark light of his room, with inej leaning against the edge of his bed, kaz knows that this is not one of the times he can change the world in his favor. their relationship is on a precipice, it can't continue unless he gives more. he can sense it in the air, her boat was set to leave the next day. she's offering him an olive branch, a chance to give her a reason to stay.

for the first time since he'd climbed up from the water and taken a new name, he takes the plunge.

❝ i wasn't born in ketterdam. ❞ kaz blurts suddenly and with ferocity, the words getting stuck in his throat on the way out, his rasp only adding to the restrained tone. ❝ it's all a lie. ❞

[wallcrawld]

[ INCOMING MISSION : @wraythic ] ❛  people have died. we can’t let that go unpunished.   ❜ — 🕷️

his suffering is upturned and bent, twisted into a broken chorus : this is not how things are supposed to be. he has not known her long, but they have spent nights side by side, peering for answers. she had laughed once, at his antics. the girl who stands before him now is not one who laughs. she is one who holds a match to a flame and burns.

peter finds that he is all out of jokes to tell anyways.

❝ and they will be punished for what they did. but it doesn't have to be this way. ❞ it was not their place to play god, to decide who lived and who died. ❝ it can't be this way. please don't make me do this, inej. i'm not asking you to walk away, but let me contact authorities. we can do this right. ❞

[sankted]

@wraythic ❝ at least pretend you're trying. ❞ for poppy

"Darling, I understand that, given the company you keep, you might not be able to recognize authenticity anymore..." Bitter? She's not bitter, she's just honest. Poppy has known any number of good girls like Inej who had their whole world twisted up by someone like Kaz Brekker. In fact, she includes herself on that list.

Well, okay. Maybe she's a little bitter, but not so bitter she wouldn't try to help Inej. "But I don't pretend. I am trying to help you... I know the man you're looking for. A bit short, rather slim, thinks yellow is his color even though it certainly is not. I've not seen him for weeks, though."

She twists her necklace between her fingers, glancing around. She's never been good at this. She knows that's why Kaz cut her out of his business; she gets too nervous, makes mistakes. "Has he done something? Or is he just a pawn for your 'boss'?"

[princguard-a]

❝ Inej! ❞ Lark exclaimed upon seeing her friend. She rushed down the steps of the palace and threw her arms around her to embrace her.

❝ It's been so long, I'm so glad you could come! ❞ she weaved her arm into hers and led her inside the palace.

❝ I'm glad my invitation reached you in time. Nikolai is throwing a huge festival and party for the changing of the season. Which means we get to have some fun. ❞

@wraythic S.C.

[dionadaiiraaa]

ten favourite characters from ten different fandoms. in no particular order:

Nikolai (grishaverse) Lucien (Acotar) Dream (Sandman) Aziraphale + Crowley (good omens) Emet - Selch + Hythlodaeus (Final Fantasy XIV) Seele + Bronya (Star Rail) Alucard (Castlevania) Mollymauk + Caduceus (Critical Role) Gaius van Baelsar (Final Fantasy XIV) Zoya (Grishaverse)

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[crowshoots]

@wraythic said — " you're not doing this alone. "

ㅤㅤit's a sweet sentiment, but the instinct is to think: well, that's not true. which is a rude enough thought, made much ruder by the fact that it's vaguely aimed towards inej, and jesper about mentally slaps themself on the wrist for it.

ㅤㅤjesper could take on their messes. there's a lot of them, unfortunately, but he could deal with it. the problem is only ever when other people got dragged into his mess, got submerged up to the knees with whatever trouble he has on his heels this time, and that's when all the guilt sets in.

ㅤㅤit would be easier for jesper to deal with it all alone. he'd prefer it that way, actually, and that's why they thought what they did. this is their debt, their mistakes alone coming to bite them in the ass, but -

ㅤㅤsaints, who is he to argue with inej? and how many times have him and her exchanged looks over kaz's back, hating how he preferred to keep them in the dark? there's that childish part of them, too, that wants her there. her grounding, her anchor, her safety, although it won't suddenly right all the things jesper's done wrong.

ㅤㅤshe turns her head towards inej and reaches out her hand, an open invitation for inej to place hers in theirs if she can do it. jesper would squeeze. " i don't want you getting tied up in all my debt, " he starts, then blows out a breath. " but i think i'd really appreciate you and all your wisdom by my side while i sort it all out. "

[averrse]

@wraythic ❝ you need to sit down. ❞

Kaz glares at her, more on instinct than anything else, but just turning his head toward her makes it swim, makes him almost lose balance, so he can't exactly argue with her.

It's rare that alcohol has any effect on him except for a vague numbness. It's a tool, like anything else, that can be used well or poorly, and he's never had desire to drink in excess. But he'd been matching drinks with a man not nearly as careful about inebriation as Kaz is. A man who thankfully also wasn't as careful about keeping his mouth shut about some members of the Black Tips he'd seen poking around either, so long as Kaz drank with him.

And this is the price of that information.

He has to lean heavily on his cane and move carefully to make it down into the chair.

"I'm fine," he says, then grimaces because that is definitely not the case