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[kobes]

jakob alvida. i'm a friend of your nephew's.

[and the last name is -- notorious in certain circles.]

[blooded]

We're not going to invest in any of her businesses, Mr. Alvida.

[kobes]

[fuck.]

your brother said as much. glad to hear the tabloids are wrong and you're still a united front, sir.

[blooded]

Don't call me sir, please.

[ it makes him feel like his father. ]

Was your mother hoping to play us against each other, Mr. Alvida? That sounds like something she would do.

[kobes]

mr. salvatore? just "koby" is fine for me too.

she's not my mother.
and honestly i don't think she's that creative. "by any means necessary" was about as explicit as she got.

[blooded]

Mr. Alvida.

[ no first names, thank you. ]

So... blackmail, seduction, threats of violence? Hardly the kind of work a boy of your age should be doing.

Would you like a different job, Mr. Alvida?

[kobes]

if you insist.

usually the first two. violence is harder to believe, coming from me.
and i'm barely younger than teo is.

[yes.]

and lose my 401k?

[blooded]

Our pensions are very generous.

I understand that this will seem to be coming "out of the blue", as you say in English. You may doubt my sincerity. That would be fair. The offer will not be open forever, but as long as we are both at Saltburnt, it remains on the table. You may come to my suite whenever you have made a decision and we can discuss it there.

Think about it, Mr. Alvida. I don't make idle offers, and I'm in a position to tell your employer to fuck off if she ever comes calling.

[kobes]

[flipping it over in his mind, hating the part of him that jerks forward, like the fucking idiot he is, wanting to leap and believe there'll be something there to break the landing.]

i can't tell if you're doing some sort of
weird roleplay thing or not, mr. s.

which would be crazy, because when i hit on your brother he blocked me. [throwing it in his face -- see what i am, see what a piece of shit, you'd better reconsider before it's too late.]

[blooded]

We're not that united a front.

I am not hitting on you, for the record. I'm very happy with la mia lei. I have simply... heard things which make me very angry. I would like to put them right, if you'd allow me to.

[kobes]

uh-huh.




look, i'm figuring things out. i'm grown, i can take care of myself.
and i can guarantee you'd regret it.

[blooded]

You are, and you can. But there is no shame in taking a helping hand when it is offered, Koby. And I would regret more not trying.

My door will be open to you for the duration of our stay.

[kobes]

okay. cool. i'll keep that in mind.

sure i can't get like a smaaaaall investment? if i get her off my back it'll be fine for a while. [not forever. it's never fine forever.]

[blooded]

Even if I wanted to give the witch any money—which I don't—all of our assets are currently tied up in my father's estate. We've yet to decide how to split them all, and so I have no money to give.

[kobes]

...so you came to a horny british castle to figure that out?
gotta respect the creative approach, boss.

metaphoric boss. i haven't decided anything.
i don't [think she'd ever let me go]

think i will until i like
figure out all my options, y'know?

[blooded]

Understandable.



From one child of a difficult person to another—you'll never lose more than you gain by leaving, and they never have as much power as they want you to think they do.

[kobes]

[...huh. interesting.]

sure.
i'll keep that in mind, mr. s.

🎀

[blooded]

Do that, please.

I hope to see you in my room before the end of the month.