ˋ ◞ * @vischka . 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 . ⤷ 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 .
𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐄 , with all their knowledge of the subject amounting to hearsay and conjecture . like boys , they squabble . fire or ice ? drowning or falling ? what will hurt worse , which is more honourable ? who would be more dead ? viy reminds her of these petty arguments , reminds her of uncles and unwelcome friends of her father .
“ 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 , 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚎 ? ” she does not smile , nor does she look steely - cold . no , it’s only bland frost in her eyes . to anger him is to invite whatever demise he could threaten early . “ tsar of death , have you earned your name ? ”











