(or: jaded gojo witnesses his neighbor kill someone & they don’t talk about it)
There was no complexity in curiosity—not the same way there was in annoyance. Annoyance needed motive, needed history.
Curiosity made way for raw observation.
Subtle changes in expression, a hovering brow, a flex of the mouth. There was no complexity in curiosity—not the same way there was in annoyance. Annoyance needed motive, needed history.
Curiosity didn’t need a name.
I want this fic permanently etched into my skull so I can have it live in my frontal lobe forever, then it’ll be easy access for my inevitable periodic reread as inspiration. This is everything and I am in shAMBLES.
As to why exactly the letters cover “the span of [Jonathan’s] life”, my reasoning is that the Count still needs to be in good relationships with Hawkins and have all of his documents correct in order to take possession of his house, and he plans to keep Jonathan around until he leaves for London just in case. He calculated that he will be leaving for London hopefully by the first letter’s date, and that he would be there surely by the third, so that he’ll have a solid alibi (he *is* telling the truth on that, it used to be pretty common to write letters in advance and tell the post office to send them only on specific days, thought it was mostly done for business reasons, e.g. payment reminders etc.).
Also consider that rn Dracula is also acting as Jonathan’s caretaker and protector - when Dracula leaves for London, even if he doesn’t kill Jonathan beforehand, Jonathan will be vulnerable to the evil ladies as well as at risk of starving or dying of exposure.
Basically: the “span” Jonathan is talking about refers to the date Dracula is due to leave for London, which probably falls around the time of the *first* letter, not the last.
