(C-AU MEANS CONNECTED AU — AU WITH MULTIPLE CHARACTERS FROM DIFFERENT FANDOMS/UNIVERSES. Samsa by teniwoha. C-AU 1 Solstice Hotel)

Solstice Hotel was like a limbo, of some sorts, from what you decided to theorise, pieced together first by you and once you shared it with Akano, it seemed like a pretty solid conclusion on where exactly you guys were after he shared his own thoughts.

Given the nature of this strange world, or dimension, whatever it was— Suddenly appearing in the lobby after a black out and unable to return to the mortal world, like one just died and entered an afterlife.

Annabelle also chimed in, pointing out the fact this hotel had 9 floors which was a familiar number.

However, the only person that didn't contribute to figuring out what exactly this place was, was Seth, never showing an ounce of interest or affection with the other 2, always wandering in the floors of Solstice Hotel, in the lobby or the giant library. Akano and Annabelle never really bothered to get small talk with him, saying he's always been like this, and even the strange bellgirl, Eclipse seemed to agree.

It wasn't until you decided to pry into his room at the 9th floor and snoop around, and he caught you in the act.

Afterwards, he finally took some time to actually engage with the others, now that you all finally had an idea on who the hell this mysterious resident was, always wanting a PC to toy with and code just for the hell of it.

It's already been a year, and the day of the snow violets were about to come soon. Within that year, you and the 3 have grown close. You were here for your own personal reasons, ones you knew yourself, but never told anyone about it.

And Seth had caught on.

He knew of your struggles, he felt them too, he knew what they felt like, and he always tried reaching out to you, like some saving grace.

It was the day that the snow violets of the hotel would bloom, Akano and Annabelle wandered off on their own, leaving you and Seth in the lobby, the silence comfortable.