I just had a thought of him making a decision to betray his at-the-time-owner in favor of Fisk, in exchange for his position in Fisk's empire.
— not in exchange for it; he brought down his then-employer in favor of Fisk, and when Fisk took over his employer's assets he imbedded himself in the new structure without asking or telling.
My problem here is: just how calculating Weasley really is? Someone who brings down their employer for a higher position with the next employer would definitely plan to do that again in a few years. Is Weasley loyal at all? Is he playing Fisk? That doesn't seem right. So. Maybe something was Seriously Wrong with his last employer.
OR.
Or, or.
Or, listen.
OR MAYBE something was Seriously Wrong with his last employer and Weasley and Fisk betreyed him TOGETHER and took over his empire as literal partners-in-crime with two different statuses that determined their roles. That could work, actually. It would explain Fisk's devotion to Weasley AND Weasley's devotion to Fisk, explain Weasley's position at his side in Fisk's empire and make the fact that he still essentially uses Weasley (I don't mean for sex, though that too if we go there) instead of working with him and views him as his status that much more tragic. Possibly-betraying Fisk would be much harder and more tragic too. And if Fisk is taking him semi-willingly to bed, that hurts much more, too.
Re: SIDE NOTES (Weasley + slavery in general + Matt's backstory)
I just had a thought of him making a decision to betray his at-the-time-owner in favor of Fisk, in exchange for his position in Fisk's empire.
— not in exchange for it; he brought down his then-employer in favor of Fisk, and when Fisk took over his employer's assets he imbedded himself in the new structure without asking or telling.
My problem here is: just how calculating Weasley really is? Someone who brings down their employer for a higher position with the next employer would definitely plan to do that again in a few years. Is Weasley loyal at all? Is he playing Fisk? That doesn't seem right. So. Maybe something was Seriously Wrong with his last employer.
OR.
Or, or.
Or, listen.
OR MAYBE something was Seriously Wrong with his last employer and Weasley and Fisk betreyed him TOGETHER and took over his empire as literal partners-in-crime with two different statuses that determined their roles. That could work, actually. It would explain Fisk's devotion to Weasley AND Weasley's devotion to Fisk, explain Weasley's position at his side in Fisk's empire and make the fact that he still essentially uses Weasley (I don't mean for sex, though that too if we go there) instead of working with him and views him as his status that much more tragic. Possibly-betraying Fisk would be much harder and more tragic too. And if Fisk is taking him semi-willingly to bed, that hurts much more, too.