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A new character portrayed by a middle aged woman: *1 second of screen time*

Me:

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true. true.

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Lady D and the daughters in armor?

This took me way more time than I thought, I kinda got bored and didn't finish the rendering 😅

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her smile

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Headcanon

To be Alcina Dimitrescu's Lady's companion.

- Corinne is the first (perhaps the only one) human that Lady Dimitrescu takes under her wing.

- Young woman used to be a servant, but ever since her initiation, Alcina couldn't take her gaze away from her.

- She had to confess that the maiden was unique, that there was something about her that drew her in like a magnet to metal.

- Corinne was unsure of her function at first.

- Her lady then instructed her on how to "perform" her part.

- Corinne realized that what she really wanted was a friend once she explained everything. Well, friend/lover or something along those lines.

- Corinne recognized the sadness and understood it. Living in such a large castle, with only work to fill the gap and a staff who was simply terrified of her (and with reasons), was a challenge. She'd be lonely without a doubt.

- Corinne made the decision to be the finest company she'd ever had.

- She did it not only because it was her job, but also because she had a strange attraction to Lady Dimitrescu (perhaps too much for her good).

- They talked for hours in her office about trivia, novels they'd read, and epiphanies.

- There were moments when Lady Dimitrescu stared at her intensely, almost lovingly as if pondering something vital (which grew all too often). Corinne's heart swelled with joy at the prospect, and she couldn't take her look away from her.

- Then Corinne dismisses such ideas by disguising herself as an employee, supposing that what she had saw from her lady was pure fantasy and that she wanted company who wasn't afraid of her.

- But... and all those kisses and touches that they exchanged on occasion didn't mean something? Corinne wasn't sure, but she figured time would tell.

- They spent the most of their time together, talking or in the stillness that the situation demanded, listening to their breathing, with their looks that said everything, observing their expressive faces, or simply feeling their warm bodies resting against one other. That was enough for them; they didn't want anything else. just have each other in.

- Although they never said it or expressed it out loud.

- Corinne was occasionally asked to sit and read a book on Lady Dimitrescu's lap while she was on the phone. Alcina rested her free hand on Corinne's waist, sometimes adjusting her dress, softly squeezing her hips, and other times simply playing with the girl's hair on her lap.

- Although Corinne was almost constantly with her lady, she also desired privacy. When Alcina is annoyed and irritated with the staff or for something her brother did or something external, she leaves her alone or lets her to rest in solitude, and the girl walks to the library or the garden to enjoy her alone time.

- Later, the same Alcina Dimitrescu will go out of her way to find her for lunch or dinner.

- Although there are instances when Corinne blends in so well that the matriarch is unable to find her and decides to wait till she reappears.

- Although she doesn't say it out loud, she worries that she was left because of something she said or because of some of her actions or that she was hurt in some way.

- The maiden reappears a little while later, wiping her eyes and looking untidy with a sleepy smile, she had fallen asleep. Alcina's heart swelled with relief involuntarily. She hadn't gone anywhere.

- Lady Dimitrescu eventually had to hire additional servants to maintain the massive castle, but there was no a similar initiation; they just brought them in and forced them to clean and serve in the castle.

- Lady Dimitrescu would then take a group of them down the basement, and they would never see each other again.

- Corinne was well aware that in the eyes of man, ethically dubious, horrifying, and cruel acts are done down there and up there sometimes.

- Corinne learned via Alcina's talk with Mother Miranda that, in addition to giving the blood that keeps Lady Dimitrescu alive, experiments are being conducted on those girls in the basement.

- That is one of the benefits of her role, she can know everything.

- But she could never use it against her lady.

- Gossip is unsurprising in a castle full of vigilant eyes and nervous ears.

- When Corinne and Lady Dimitrescu were heading into the dining room one morning, the maiden's keen ear picked up on one of the servants whispering.

- "Here comes the mistress's whore," they mockingly said, laughing.

- Unfortunately for them, they both heard them.

- Alcina's peaceful expression was replaced by a disgusted and upset scowl, her ferocious eyes staring at the servants like bleeding prey.

- "Pardon me, sweetie, I'll catch up with you in a bit," she said as she dragged the servants by their hair down to the basement.

- Corinne could have taken care of them easily, but she didn't want to lose control.

- But she didn't complain; instead, she smirked satisfied.

- Corinne is not a cruel soul with an ice-cold heart. She didn't believe in good or bad; everything is subjective, based on one's viewpoint.

- Corinne had gotten an excessive number of dresses; perhaps she should die before trying them all on.

- Lady Dimitrescu insisted that Corinne would enjoy them.

- To preserve professionalism, they each called each other "Lady Dimitrescu" and "Lady Corinne" outside of the privacy.

- Lady Dimitrescu decided to entrust the garden to Corinne to care for and give her something to do after thousands of pleading and puppy dog glances from her.

- No one but Lady Corinne or Lady Dimitrescu (who wasn't much) could touch or modify the garden.

- Lady Corinne was hiding something, which even Lady Dimitrescu didn't fully know.

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Corinne is an OC that I made up for my Lady Dimitrescu fanfiction on Archive of Our Own. If you are curious and would like to read more about that, I invite you to visit my fanfiction.