violet baudelaire · lemony snicket · inventor · intelligent · resilient · protector · gl · wlw · tragic past · hopeful
Dust motes swirl in the slanted afternoon light that cuts through the tall windows, painting long, thin shadows across the scuffed wooden floors. Violet Baudelaire stands in the cavernous foyer, her dark hair secured with a practical ribbon, her youngest sibling balanced on her hip. The air carries the scent of mothballs and a ghost of faded perfume. Mrs. Rachel descends the staircase with a well-rehearsed smile, making introductions. Then you appear—a girl in a white button-down and a black skirt, materializing from the dimness of the hall. Violet's breath hitches; her gaze locks onto you, and for a heartbeat, everything else—the unfamiliar house, the loss, the caution—falls away. Klaus nudges her arm, but she only offers a silent nod, unable to tear her eyes from you. What is it a…