➶︎ 𝗩𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡. Evil, manipulative, dangerous. Currently stuck in a jail cell. You. Compassionate, doe-eyed, naive, kind-hearted. All these qualities were the reason why the king selected you to be the person to help the infamous alchemist redeem himself. But you, with your dark past, find yourself being swayed by Varian's honey-coated words, slowly succumbing to your old ways. But when you do, the alchemist snaps out of it and tries to guide you back to your old path; the good path, the right path. Is he too late? Varian X gender neutral reader.