#Bessimu

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Magical girl Murat and Bessières

Nobody asked for this . . . but i'm a generous woman

a bit of cringe sketches

I also remade a sailor moon scene (this show is definitely not my main inspiration for this . . . )

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I won't pretend, I've been desolate I won't pretend, I've been blue It happened so quickly, one second it hit me I've fallen quite hard over you

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The Dragon "Marengo"

Worldbuilding Post 1

Worldbuilding Post 2

Soult’s ADCs snippet

Dragon Soult Studying + more

Worldbuilding about psionic powers

napoleonic marshalate dragons au chronological tag

The Consul's newest dragon steed was a strange one, even for the creatures as myriad in shape and size as dragons were. His pale scales shimmered with a pearlescent gleam that hinted at a hidden rainbow, and this was all accentuated with the gold and velvet draperies of the Consul's current official draconic escort. "Marengo is not so chatty with any but myself!" proclaimed the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte. "So do not feel offended by his silence. But! His loyalty is not to be doubted, Murat." "Ah, my friend, I have absolutely no doubts about that," Joachim Murat said. He winked at "Marengo", observing idly the swirling depths of that large green eye staring back. A familiar voice said privately in Murat's mind, If you must ask, no, I did not choose this name. He originally gave it to his prized horse before deciding it would fit this form. I… am not sure it is my first choice. "We are a little acquainted, me and this 'Marengo'," Murat said, contemplatively. "A more loyal and brave beast you will not find! But he is quite a busy bird, with many commitments that force him to be unreliable." Jealousy does not suit you well, my friend, the dragon that was actually Bessières said to Murat with a hint of quiet amusement. Continued Murat, though with a bit of a laugh, "Are you sure he is fit to be your draconic consort?" "The position as I envision it," said Napoleon, "is a rotating one, to symbolise my friendship with the draconic French. Marengo will fill it as needed, with a few public appearances as necessary- so that his presence elsewhere will not be questioned." You don't need to worry about me, Murat, Bessières said. I do prefer to keep my time in this form to a minimum. But, I have offered my services to Napoleon and we agreed that the benefits of my instant apparition outweigh any risks to the both of us. So I will continue my duties both as human and as 'Marengo'. "As long as you know what you're doing, my friend," Murat said, and even he didn't know if he was talking to Napoleon or Bessières.

tiny bit of rambling about dragon Bessières and dragon shapeshifters under the cut

The transformation is magical so I'm leaning towards clothes just magically going somewhere and coming back but I haven't decided fully yet

Bessières usually has dark hair, but when he transforms back from a dragon it's streaked with light pale hair and slowly reverts to dark over time

Though this can be covered up by dye/powder/pomade, as a child his family dyed it dark and then he pomaded it white

But, and this is important, he doesn't actually powder his hair because he's a secret dragon. He still does it in that old fashioned way because he likes how it looks lol

If the dragon shapeshifter is seen while shapeshifting, they are trapped in that half-form, which often isn't viable for continued living.

Fortunately throwing a giant sheet over the whole process is probably enough, but Bessières usually does his transformations in a dark room where nobody is allowed under a sheet - if he's in Paris

I don't know if all dragon shapeshifters have a Secret Special Power or if the power is the same for all dragon shapeshifters or just unique to a "lineage", but Bessières has the power of what is described here as "instant apparition" but is more like... what dragons do in Pern

Basically he and his riders slip into this strange dreamlike dark place for a short period of time and then pop out where dragon Bessières has a strong mental image of

It's a lot faster than just flying there, but nobody wants to find out what happens if you stay in there for too long or if you get stuck there

Teleportation as a word was not invented then.

Bessières has to have been to the place before in order to magically appear there

Weird visions happen in the in-between place.

Can other dragons or humans learn to shapeshift? There's legends of that kind of thing happening. The Lindworm Prince is a pretty popular one.

Magic that isn't related to How Do Dragons Work does exist, but not in a... institutionalised or groundbreaking or effective way.

Yeah there's Bessimu here ;]

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art from my friend 摇摇乐.I pay for this .I am not the artist.

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Chiaroscuro (6972 words) by whisper_that_dares

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Napoleonic Era RPF, Historical RPF, 19th Century CE RPF

Rating: E Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Joachim Murat/Jean-Baptiste Bessières Characters: Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Joachim Murat, Caroline Bonaparte, Géraud Duroc, Jean Lannes, Napoleon I de France | Napoleon Bonaparte (mentioned) Additional Tags: Angry Sex, Period Typical Attitudes, Polyamory Negotiations, Jealousy, Angst, Heartbreak, Historical Figures, Hopeful Ending, Bessimu, Podfic Welcome

Summary:

France, December 1799. Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte are due to be married in a month, and absolutely everyone can see that they're in love with one another.

Jean-Baptiste Bessières sees it too. In public, he's been Murat's adoring and supportive friend. In private, as Murat's longtime lover, he's unraveling.

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Bessimu? 👀

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love is love

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Hi!!!!! flower here!!!!! As of late I've been getting increasingly invested in the human golden retriever that was Édouard Mortier and especially in his relationship with Soult. I know the way I portray relationships between marshals through my drawings and designs isn't always the most historically accurate (just look at my BessiMu obsession :sob:), but I am genuinely curious to know what their relationship was like? Do you happen to know anything about it? They seemed to be quite a mismatched pair, Mortier seems to me like quite a happy person who had an easy time befriending others and therefore had a lot of friends who loved and cared for him, while Soult is... Soult, he did have friends who loved and cared for him but he is as friendly as a cold slab of ice :sob: it makes me wonder how they became friends and how their friendship held itself together for seemingly so long. Thank you for any info you can provide on this, love your marshal posts!!! c:

Hi there, petal! Great to hear from you! 💖

And thank you for the question! Though I fear lately I'm getting mostly Asks beyond my competence 😥. I know very little about Mortier, frankly, and have yet to read a biography of his.

But, judging from the little I do know, your golden retriever comparison seems pretty accurate 😁. So far, I have yet to find somebody who did not like Mortier. And yes, even Soult - clearly not somebody to befriend easily - seems to have genuinely cared for him.

From Soult's "Mémoires - Espagne et Portugal", about Mortier leaving Spain in April 1813 (in order to join Napoleon on the Russian campaign - talk about "out of the frying pan and into the fire"):

I was very sorry to see Marshal Mortier go. I made every effort to hold him back. I was with him on the terms of a friendship that dated back a long way. I counted entirely on him. The slight clouds that had accidentally risen between us had long since cleared.

As to the long-standing friendship, it must date back at least as far as Soult's campaign in Switzerland, as I've come across a letter from that time. And as to the "slight clouds" 😁: Mortier was apparently just as eager as any other marshal to obey to Soult's more-or-less superior command. The editors quote excerpts from a long letter Soult wrote to Mortier in 1810, replying to complaints the latter had made, and explaining and justifying pretty much every decision and every order he had dared to give to Mortier. I'm not much acquainted with military matters but I dare assume that this is not the usual way a chain of command works in thy army 😁. It may be evidence that Mortier's opinion did indeed matter a lot to Soult.

Of course, between the rather tense letter of 1810 (at a time when the "roi Nicolas" affair was in everybody's mind) and Soult's sorrowful farewell to Mortier in 1813, a lot had happened. Among other things, the siege of Badajoz, where the two of them had worked very well together and where, according to the memoirs of Auguste Petiet, ...

[...] a cannonball fell between the two marshals, who had jointly decided on the final arrangements. This projectile covered them with earth in full view of our troops, who redoubled their ardour […]

[...] most likely after having had a good laugh at their superior commanders being turned into pillars of mud. In any case, I assume things like almost being hit by the same cannonball would strengthen their connection.

As to the end of the empire, Mortier was a bit wiser than Soult during the Hundred Days; he rallied to Napoleon but took a convenient sick leave for the actual fighting and thus was largely unmolested during the Second Restauration. During the July Monarchy he briefly took over the ministry of War and the presidency of the Council from Soult, but that was clearly not his strong point, and he was probably very relieved to return it.

I also remember that Mortier was mentioned in Davout's correspondence at the beginning of the Empire, when everybody suddenly found himself a marshal and had court duties: Davout asked Soult about the colours the livrées of the servants were supposed to have, and Soult, who apparently did not know either, then asked Bessières and Mortier.

This is probably not really what you wanted to hear but it's the best I can do as of now. I'm still learning, and I wish I would do so faster. As to Soult being

as friendly as a cold slab of ice

I'm not sure if I would fully agree. He was taciturn, rather direct and was in general seen as rude - but he also lived in a society with very refined manners and an elaborate system of courtesies that he may never really have felt comfortable with. While he clearly was not good at showing emotions, I'm not sure he really was "cold". At least when British historian Napier first met him, his first impression was rather that of somebody who hid behind his grim face "an excellent heart".

On a sidenote: As usual, while looking for quotes and more information in order to answer you a little better, I found lots of other stuff. (Did you guys know that Oudinot's oldest son, who accompanied Masséna during the third campaign into Portugal, has left memoirs? Or that Wellingtom claimed to have met Masséna through Soult?) Thank you for that, too! 💖

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What are your thoughts on Bessimu ?

BEFORE 1801: HAVE FUN WITH THAT!! ILL COVER YOUR ASS A LITTLE BIT BUT YOU NEED TO STOP BEING SO FUCKING OBVIOUS WIT HTHE FUCKING

AFTER 1801: MURAT YOU HAVE SHIT TASTE IN LITERALLY EVERYTHING

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Posting every day until the 2023 Napoleon movie

Day 1

This fucking app got me shipping this so I needed to draw them

If you have any questions about the unrealistic ✨anatomy✨I was just following orders (aka I’m not responsible for anything)

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You know where to find me! And I know where to look <3

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birds dont sing! they just fall from the sky!

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ms paint bessimu b4 i move onto my next art trade

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I'm tempted to try my hand at writing my own BessiMu fanfiction, specifically an angst/comfort one set in the aftermath of the eylau charge.

If you're in the bubble server you know that this technically wouldn't be my first fic as atm I am working on a longer aimevout fic (which I am still considering making public via AO3 but I'm scared), but omg I just love them so much, drawing them is not enough I need to write about them too I could make all my headcanons come true

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I wasn't able to draw bessimu for this valentine's day because I was so busy </3 but here is a compilation of my ms paint bessimu drawings