Obsession - thus came the sign
Fandom: Forgotten Realms / War of the Spider Queen
Rating: T
Warnings: Self Harm
Relationship: Vizaeth Xunhrae Thaezyr/Pharaun Mizzrym (referenced), Pre-Vizaeth/Rhylfein
Tags: pre-War of the Spider Queen/No Spoilers, Spiders, Flirting, Minor Violence, Actual school things happening at Sorcere (what a miracle), viz is absolutely lost in the Lolthite sauce
Wordcount: 4270
AO3 / NeocitiesSummary: The only thing Vizaeth loves more than Pharaun is Lolth. Which means that, no matter how little he cares for Veryan Xolarrin, when another student lays hands on Lolth’s Blessed, he’s compelled to step in.
Aiding Veryan, however, might have more interesting consequences than he expects.
There are no spiders in his quarters. They don’t come, no matter how hoarse he prays himself. He’s scoured his reverie for Lolth, but She makes no showing of Herself, and even the memory of Her voice is faint now, an echo of an echo. She sends no sign, Pharaun sends no summons, and so he’s left to wander in the dark, as lost and alone as he’s always been.
Today, he needs to find himself. Today he will be measured, and if he is found wanting, Sorcere will spit him out as it has so many other worthless drow before him.
Vizaeth drags his feet towards the alchemy lab, stomach roiling. He didn’t dare eat breakfast. His arms itch, and he curls his fingers into his palms, fighting the urge to pick at the illusion covering them. He should have worn his usual gloves, saved the magic—Lolth knows he needs all he can scrape together for the aptitude exam later—but Nalfein is teaching this class, and he wants…he wants…
He scratches at his wrist as he steps through the door, feeling the scars that disfigure the weak flesh. He doesn’t know what he wants. For Nalfein to see him whole, unbroken, still worthy of attention, after the way he fled Entreri’s blade. To not know how much of himself he’s carved away to keep up with the rest of his class, for whom magic seems to come as easily and naturally as bleeding does to him.
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Author's Notes: Vizaeth's POV for Sacred Spider by The_Jashinist. these boys are gonna kiss :p (Rhylfein is capital-T-Trouble, im sure this is going to end perfectly fine)
translation note: y’haerrd means ‘fanatic’, and i figure calling a Lolthite a fanatic when you are also a Lolthite is really saying something.Series Masterpost![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
