@oshtoran
The setting wasn’t ideal by any means. Classical Music played throughout the foyer, heels clacking against the glossy floor as laughter echoed throughout the halls. This wasn’t her setting. Her setting was in the bathtub in her apartment, a glass of wine in hand, watching the news and snickering while doing it. A hard day of work paid off — this is her being repaid for her hard work in the format of torture. But if it paid the bills, who was she to complain? If Oscorp wanted her to dress in a gown and receive her $250,000 bonus for the year, she would do it.
She couldn’t get the most conversation she had with Norman out of her head either. His son, Harry, was sick. She tuned him out after awhile. She can trace over the minimal details in her head — sickness unknown, we hired you to figure it out, you’ll be paid adequately. She would embalm herself into this life — this lie of a life.
She knows who’s looking for; she was the one in charge of saving his life after all. A glass of champagne had been her hand for god knows how long, when she finally spots Harry across the room. It’s the beeline she makes towards him that breezes her perfume through the air, her movement fast as she steers herself through the mob of people. The scent of flowers and life, antithesis to her normal nature. (Behold, the snake in disguise.)
❝ Looks like you could use this more than I could. ❞ An eyebrow raises once she’s finally standing directly in front of him, her glass of champagne being lifted to her lips. The liquor dances down the back of her throat, carmine lipstick leaving a stain around the rim — a moment of peace in the constant war of politics and science. There is no difference between the two anymore; it’s perfect for a snake who slithers throughout the garden, synonymous to her standing in this crowd of people wearing their Hollywood starlet gowns and pressed tuxedos. (He’s no different from a simple glance; he is Norman Osborn’s son after all. She can see in his eyes, though. That glimmer that dances in her irises as well. They’re two sides of the same coin, she can see it first hand. Can you?)
She extends the glass of champagne towards him, the stain facing him.
❝ Let me guess — you got dragged into this too? ❞












