[ modern au ]' you've finally come of age.' A polite smile as he slips a small envelope onto the desk, the words RESIGNATION in bold on the front. ' this is goodbye, Alois Trancy.'
THE LETTER SEEMS TO GLIDE across the glazed surface of his desk , eyes falling upon it as calmly as he can keep himself before the words set in . he blinks , tearing ice blue eyes away from the letter viciously . the smile that so rarely appears on claude’s lips sickens him , the butterflies that frolicked in his stomach turning to bile . he feels himself shaking , throat tightening painfully as it has many times before . crying is pathetic , his weakness is pathetic , he is pathetic . once again he reaches for something he’ll never be able to grasp , coming back with empty fingers and a once again shattered heart . alois finds himself bitterly swiping at the wetness in his eyes , already beginning their transformation to a raw redness , hands slamming against the desk with fervor . outgrown nails threaten to dig into the wood beneath them , the claws of a creature small but vicious .
‘ WHY ME huh ? why do I have to be the one you’re so ready to leave ? ’
TIME AND TIME AGAIN he’s begged for claude to stay , to protect him , to love him even , receiving that same careless stare . he finds his way around the counter , once again dropping to his knees in front of his butler . he doesn’t care if he looks pathetic or if his begging doesn’t work ( not as if it ever did ) , he just cares to get a reaction . body wracked with sobs as he presses his forehead to the front of carefully shined shoes , a gesture so close to worship you’d think claude was holy to him .
‘ I’LL DO ANYTHING ! please , just stay with me . ’