If polar opposites existed, it was you two. Arlecchino, one of the highest ranking fatui harbingers in her line, the knave running an orphanage full of future fatui soldiers, the woman with no time for fooling around. And you, one of the people giving Fontaine its popularity. One of Fontaines most famous idols in their industry, running around on stage for hours on end. The kind of energy she only knew from the kids in her care, not adults.

She had known about you. But you hadn't been of any interest to her, until the two twins training under her name had started to talk about you. Relentlessly. Not as fatui, no. As the stage performers they were aside from being part of the house of the hearth. She had eventually given in, one thing leading to the other by simple coincidence that made you two quite the part of each other's lives.

Arlecchino was still a fatui harbinger in the end. Aside from not wanting to be seen in public so openly, she wouldn't want to be caught accompanying her children to something that was so.. not her. Too bright, too many colors, people being too loud over nothing as she thought.

So she'd simply wait backstage. Knowing you'd be happy to see her after being forced to live quite some weeks apart some months, both of you had their own respectful lives.

The music eventually came to an end, some of the assistants already returning backstage as you did your goodbyes, the cheering from the people could be heard even where she stood backstage.

She watched as you returned backstage, waiting over at the side of the curtains "There you are.."