#Loire lore

[zakifairer]

You know that moment where you tell your friend that you want to date their brother

They laughed this off and arranged a date later.

[loireejinn]

Okay I'm gonna do it.

I'm going to buckle down and write Loire's backstory fic.

[ffviiibingo]

[STORY] Amaranth, by AlessiaHeartilly

Title: Amaranth Author: @aleheartilly

Judge my words, if you may, my fair reader; I only ask for you to remember our names, and our stories. We only wish to be free. I am Elysia, the Sorceress, and before dying, please let me tell you the story of my adored Knight, Eryndor, and how his brothers Loriam and Eamon became the Guardians of our secrets. [or; how the Guardian Force Brothers came to be]

Characters: Rinoa Heartilly, Squall Leonhart, Selphie Tilmitt, Irvine Kinneas, Odine (Final Fantasy VIII), Laguna Loire, Fury Caraway, Original Characters Pairings: Rinoa Heartilly/Squall Leonhart, Irvine Kinneas/Selphie Tilmitt Additional tags: none so far Chapters: 1/11; I. Wraith

Card: Lore Prompts: "You are quite the powerful ones to have defeated the two Brothers" Challenge word used: Ethereal Team: Island Closest To Heaven Total Points Earned: 6405

Read on AO3 and FF.net

[spikrock]

some mtp drawings i did while on vacation; i did most of these on an airplane or in a moving car, so

[cry-ptidd]

Could I tell me about Laura's background? Family, ethnicity, etc? What her her skills, if she has any?

More Laura lore (lau-re lol)

Laura is French and her ethnicity is European. She was born on December 24th 1735 in La Besseyre-Saint-Mary (in the department of Haute-Loire in central France) and baptized three days after. (Her lightly tanned skin comes from her peasant family adapted working in the sun in the fields.)

Her parents’ names are Jean Chastel and Anne Charbonnier. She was the oldest of 9 siblings (although they will be born a few years after her). They were both peasants, but they made enough of a living to not worry much about money.

She was her father’s favorite child (even though she was a daughter and not a son), mostly due to the circumstances of her birth. Her mother had extreme complications during the birth, and Laura herself was pronounced dead a few minutes after birth, but then suddenly regained consciousness in the arms of her mother. That and the fact that her mother miraculously survived the difficult birth, made her father believe she was blessed by God and named her Laura (meaning ‘Laurel’, a tree associated with victory). Her mother recovered fully and was able to bear 9 additional children a few years after.

Her father was literate and taught her how to read and write. She was a devout Christian and attended church regularly.

Her early life was pretty calm, and she got along very well with her father, although her mother prioritized her siblings over her due to the favorable treatment of her father. She asked to remain celibate as a result of her faith, which both of her parents accepted. Her younger sisters were thus wed before her.

She was sometimes teased for her rather androgynous behavior, working ‘men’s jobs’ and being her father’s preferred child rather than his sons. Some people teased her saying she would play the man’s role and get with a woman due to her disinterest in men and behavior. (Which is true as she is a lesbian, but didn’t accept it until much later). She didn’t let the teasing get to her though and was known for being peaceful and just.

She was extremely diligent and always got her work efficiently on time, and sometimes helped her father at the inn he owned.

Her father wasn’t the most well-liked man, and some people said Laura and her mother were into witchcraft. (Those were just rumors, and Laura didn’t let the insults go to her head and made sure to protect her family’s honor.)

One day however, on March 31 1760, she was out herding cattle in a clearing, where a werewolf attacked her. She was bitten on the forearm and her lower stomach was scratched. Some of the villagers heard her cries and drove the beast away, and tended to her the best they could. No one believed her story of the werewolf, believing it to be just a very agressive wolf. It was all downhill from there to be fair.

(I will divulge her full backstory in a later post.)

Skills

By skills I’ll assume you mean both powers and everyday skills ?

Werewolf skills:

Immortality

Superhuman Senses

Superhuman Strength

Superhuman Durability

Superhuman Speed

Superhuman Reflexes

Regeneration

Impenetrable skin (at the exception of silver)

Transformation (into a werewolf)

Invulnerability

Intangibility

Self-Disintegration

Extreme pain tolerance

Her skills are about the same as Hans’, at the exception of her greater durability and truly gigantic wolf form.

She is a very powerful foe, and that is why Alucard decided to recruit her. He sometimes tries to pick fights with her due to her being very powerful but she turns him down, as she isn’t interested in the thrill of battle like Alucard is.

Everyday skills:

Excellent cooking

Organisation and cleaning

Knowledge in literature, theology and psychology

Sharpshooting skills

First-aid and basic construction

Basic sewing and darning

Driving

Unbreakable will and determination

Most of these (aside from the cooking, cleaning, and ‘book’ knowledge) were taught after she was recruited into Hellsing as part of her maid training (as well as being polite enough to be hospitable)

Despite her general grumpiness and disdain for being alive, she is pretty well-mannered and still maintains some old-timey language.

[goldenworldsabound]

Eyes and magic and Emperor Locke

[harelan]

i love that like. ok in oblivion you’re actually IN PRISON so it makes sense you’d be in rags. but in skyrim all the soldiers are still in uniform and ulfric is still dressed, did the imperials just strip down you and lokir? “these traitor soldiers can die in uniform but you, dumbshit we’re wrongfully executing, you gotta be in a burlap sack.”

[mariaslozak]

If you’re familiar with French fairy tale lore or feminist literary history, the name of author Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, Comtesse de Murat (1668-1716), may ring a bell. In 1702 she was arrested and banished to the Château de Loches, where she was placed under the stringent supervision of the king’s lieutenant for reasons that have been debated among scholars since the eighteenth century.

Until shortly before, she had been a celebrated presence in the highest eschelons of Paris and Versailles, with her writing earning international renown. Traditionally her exile has been attributed to Louis XIV and his entourage finding something libellous in her writings, but recent scholarship has shown that these theories don’t fit the timeline of events. Instead, documents from the late 1690s reveal allegations of disruptive conduct linked to refusing to conform with societal expectations placed on women. Above all, her bisexuality became the subject of public scandal-mongering and official reports. In her stories she was critical of arranged marriages—her own was unhappy and she attempted to separate from her husband—and she dedicated her memoir to the defense of women.

For a short but more precise and up-to-date biography than most, see The Teller's Tale: Lives of the Classic Fairy Tale Writers edited by Sophie Raynard. For a longer discussion of the Comtesse de Murat’s literary output see, for example, Allison Stedman’s introduction in A Trip to the Country, a translation of one of the Comtesse’s major works, Le Voyage de Campagne, a novel that experiments with the genre of ghost stories. It was first published in 1699.

Image: vintage railway travel poster (1928) advertising the medieval Château de Loches and other castles reachable by automobile from the company’s stations in the Loire Valley. Artwork by Constant Duval (1877-1956).

[zakifairer]

Logging into ffxiv and I see this art and I'm like "Where am I??? Where IS THIS???" I accidently logged out and left Loire at Zenos' grave for SEVERAL DAYS.

I came back and he's like this

Like are you okay, buddy???

[loireejinn]

this isn't enough for you the words creep into your head in the dead of night one night and you cannot get rid of them. 'this isn't enough for me anymore'. you thought this was enough for you at some point, or maybe you hoped that it would be, but it isn't, and it hurts. you need to change something, or die trying. this - life like this - does not make life worth living. there is a lump in your throat that demands attention every waking moment of the day. there is pain in your body like a cavernous maw you cannot keep balance over. this is not what you wanted. you need to change. you can't stay here. it is not a character flaw you want more.

tagged by @shroudkeeper tagging: @yloiseconeillants | @wingedasarath | @goth-catte | @tokki-yue | & anyone else who wants to give it a go!

Link to the character quiz "why do you hurt" here!!

[perfectirishgifts]

Giving Cinderella Her Due: A Look At Cabernet Franc

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Giving Cinderella Her Due: A Look At Cabernet Franc

Tenute Argentiera’s iconic Ventaglio Cabernet Franc vineyard in Bolgheri

“Cab Franc is the ultimate Cinderella grape,” exclaims Leah Jørgensen, owner and winemaker of Jørgensen Cellars in Willamette Valley. “Historically, in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot got all the attention, while Cab Franc was the one who did all the work. The truth is she’s the belle of the ball.”

While its hard to imagine the parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carménère being underappreciated, Cabernet Franc is often overlooked by wine lovers. Yet, it remains a secret weapon of wine makers. It’s time to start pay attention to Cabernet Franc.

As a blending grape, Cabernet Franc plays well with others. It delivers high acidity, smooth tannins, and notes of spice and herbs, making it more than capable of taking the lead in blends from Napa Valley and Bordeaux’s Right Bank, most notably in Château Cheval Blanc. Recently, it is making a name for itself as a single variety wine.

Cabernet Franc grape close up. Saumur, France

Uco Valley is home to Argentina’s top Malbec. However, Gualtallary, within the Tupungato GI, has an ace up its sleeve—Cabernet Franc. “The potential power of Cabernet Franc illustrated through our terroir is best expressed here,” shares Gonzalo Fernandez Gregorat, winemaker of Rutini Wines, who has been producing Cabernet Franc in the region for 20 years. Rodrigo Serrano, winemaker of Domaine Bousquet, attributes the wine’s soft expressions in the mouth to the region’s elevation and alluvial soil. In the hands of the region’s top producers, the grape transforms into the sexy elegance of the Argentine Tango.

Under the Tuscan Sun, Tenuta Argentiera’s Ventaglio Vineyard, on their Bolgheri estate, signals a new awakening for the property. Ventaglio, meaning fan, represents the winery’s cru, or best, vineyard. And, it’s all planted with one grape: Cabernet Franc. “Ventaglio is my heart and blood—the place I find a new beginning,” shares owner Stanislaus Turnauer. Produced in small amounts in the best vintages, Ventaglio represents the flagship of Argentiera’s portfolio, taking expectations and understanding of the grape to new heights—a Cru Super Tuscan comprised mainly of Cabernet Franc.  

Napa Valley wineries such as Gamble Family Vineyards, Ehler’s Estate, and Cliff Lede Vineyards produce rich, robust expressions of Cabernet Franc. Chris Tynan, winemaker of Cliff Lede Vineyards, believes Napa hosts the ideal conditions for the grape to ripen “to perfection.” 

Inspired by Right Bank Bordeaux, the Cliff Lede High Fidelity “spotlights the playful symbiosis of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, accentuating their individual layers of complexity.” Jason Lede, hospitality manager of Cliff Lede Vineyards “loves it for its plush, fruit-forward qualities.” Adding, “It’s approachable yet still has incredible concentration.”

Both Leah Jørgensen as well as Alison and Eric Smith Story, owners of Smith Story Wine Cellars in Anderson Valley, find their Cabernet Franc inspiration in France’s Loire Valley. And, both believe the trick to an exceptional glass starts in the vineyard.

To limit the grape’s natural “greenness,” Smith Story carefully monitors the grape, harvesting once a perfectly ripe mid-core is achieved. “Resulting in a vibrancy and a nice lift of acidity at the end is a truly magical sip found in our Smith Story Cabernet Franc,” shares Alison Smith Story.

Adding to this, Jørgensen maintains the timing of leaf removal and irrigation of the vine is key in limiting the wine’s greenness while it ripens. This allows the fruit to shine as the green notes become tertiary, creating a pleasant herbal expression. She also contends, in order to coax out the grape’s fruitiness, new oak should never be used in aging.

Jørgensen Cellars offers a variety of expressions of Southern Oregon Cabernet Franc.

Jørgensen sources her Cabernet Franc from Applegate and Rouge Valleys, areas of Southern Oregon containing limestone soil with ancient marine sediments similar to the Loire Valley. Crater View Ranch Vineyards, the source for some of her fruit and a vineyard she believes grows some of the best Cabernet Franc in the world, contains a high concentration of this soil. Because Loire Valley is revered for its expressions of the grape, these soil similarities offer Oregon growers guidance in cultivating the fruit.  

Cabernet Franc’s acidity and tannin structure allows Jørgensen to craft a unique expression—a blanc wine, inspired by former Anne Amie winemaker Thomas Houseman’s L’Iris white Pinot Noir as well as Crémant de Loire sparkling wines. However, she is not making an arbitrary white wine from red grapes. Rather, building on the grape’s structure for intentional symmetry between the white and red wines.  

Lori and Mike Budd, owners of Draceana Wines in Paso Robles, feel in love with Cabernet Franc at first taste many years ago. In 2013, the couple launched their own label with one wine. “After hunting California, we realized there was not a lot of Cab Franc out there. So, we decided to form our own niche with the foundation of the wine we really, really love,” explains Lori Budd.

Today they craft two styles.  A classic multi-site clonal cuvee, and single site and clone reserve expression. “The reserve is mother nature in a glass,” shares Budd. “There are so many different expressions of the grape—there’s a Cab Franc for everyone,” believes Lori Budd.

Surprised a grape with Cabernet Franc’s pedigree did not have its own celebration day, Budd says the “Jersey girl in her” took up the charge to correct this oversight. In 2015, she single-handedly established December 4 as #CabFrancDay.

The date honors Cardinal Richelieu, who is credited with bringing cuttings of the grape to the Loire Valley in the 17th century. Lore holds he planted the vines at St Nicolas de Bourgueil where it grows to this day. From its humble beginnings, #CabFrancDay is now an international celebration.

While its increasingly easier to find wineries focusing on this grape, it remains underappreciated. “Cabernet Franc is an underdog—it needs to be fought for,” explains Budd. “It delivers so many different expressions. There is a Cab Franc out there for everybody.”

a selection of high-quality Cabernet Franc wines

2017 Cliff Lede Vineyards ‘High Fidelity’ Napa Valley ($95) is crafted of 48% Cabernet Franc, 43% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon in a nod to both Right Bank Bordeaux and classic rock n’ roll, in a “Smoke On The Water” sort of way. Notes of black currant, fig jam, black pepper, smoked charcuterie, and fresh tobacco dazzle the senses. Concentrated yet approachable, with a crushed velvet mouth-feel and a long, mouth-watering finish.

2018 Domaine Bousquet GAIA Cabernet Franc Gualtallary Estate Vineyard Uco Valley ($30) represents the first time the wine is produced as 100% varietal. It offers soft aromas of bright fruit, mint, pepper, warm baking spice, and floral notes. Firm, gripping tannins contrast its fruit-forward juiciness and mid-palate minerality. Its broad on the palate with a lingering freshness.

2018 Jørgensen Cellars Mae’s Vineyard Blanc de Cabernet Franc Applegate Valley Oregon ($30) is a stunning wine. Layers of lemon, apricot, and apple are joined by fresh picked savory herbs, fresh white flowers and blossom, white tea, and trailing toasted hazelnuts leap from the glass. Complexity follows through on the palate with rich texture balanced by firm acidity, offering an elegance and mid-palate lift. This wine is a must.

2018 Jørgensen Cellars Cabernet Franc Southern Oregon ($25) follows in the footsteps of the Blanc in that it is layered and complex. Aromas of a dried bouquet leap from the glass of this flagship red wine, followed by delicate berries, warm spice, savory dried herbs, and trailing smoke. Vibrant best describes the palate, its fresh with lots of energy and lift. A steal for the price.

2016 Jørgensen Cellars ‘Clos Rouge Valley’ Reserve Cabernet Franc Southern Oregon ($50) falls to the opposite end of the spectrum, word descriptors do no justice in this distinction. Elegant layers of red floral notes (fresh and dried) mingle with tea, savory herbs, cocoa bitters, and black pepper, but more than the sum of its part, the flavors weave together like a tapestry. With a crushed velvet mouth-feel and linear focus, this medium-bodied wine begs for food.

2018 Ravine Cellars Cabernet Franc Finger Lakes New York ($21.95) is a bold single variety wine. Dark fruit, olive tapenade, dried herbs, fresh tobacco, and trailing pepper elicits the senses. Fine-grained tannins from large cask aging offer a smooth mouth-feel. A fruit-driven plate is juicy yet balanced with earthiness in a full-bodied wine with a long finish.

2016 Smith Story Cabernet Franc Sonoma Valley ($48) is a single variety wine intentionally crafted in an elegant, refined style. It offers bright notes of red and black fruit mingling with fresh herbs, violets, subtle spice, and black tea. The palate is fresh with nice lift and mouthwatering acidity. A food wine in a classic old-world style.

2015 Tenuta Argentiera Ventaglio Bolgheri IGT ($300) is the inaugural release. It is crafted of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine stands out for its cru quality: Lush, sultry, layered, complex, and structured. It’s robe of dark fruit, crushed flowers, dried herbs, warm spice, and a cedar, tobacco, mineral earthiness goes on for days on the palate. Long age-ability but hard to resist now.

2018 Zuccardi ‘Poligonos’ San Pablo Cabernet Franc ($30) is located in the center of Uco Valley, in the heart of Tunuyán, a region defined by its close proximity to the Andes Mountains. Winemaker Sebastián Zuccardi vinifies this wine in concrete vats with indigenous yeast. The resulting 100% Cabernet Franc is fresh and lively, with layers of blue and red fruit, dried herbs, and graphite. The palate exhibits tension between its smooth tannins and bold mountain nature, walking a tight-rope between new and old-world styles.

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[zackoftrades]

What is your fondest memory from playing the games?

Final Fantasy Munday Meme:

So this story is going to start off messy.  It was Valentines day.  I’d just gotten stood up for the weekend.  No forward warning, nothing. My roommate at the time had also gotten stood up so her man could go to a con.  We still didn’t know each other super well but since we were roommates we went to the grocery store a lot together.  With nothing else to do on that long weekend, we decided to go out and buy food.Instead of buying the groceries we wanted, we purchased two of the largest boxes of chocolate we could find, several liters of soda, chips, and flowers.  (If you’re curious, I bought myself a red tea rose that I babied for 2 years straight before its horrible demise via open window). We sat on the floor of our room feeling bad and binging chocolate til I realized there was a sale on steam for FF7 and 8.  I bought them both.  Since I’d never played 8 before, I went straight into that and gifted her a copy as well.  She’d never played Final Fantasy before.  I was determined to change that.  

Honestly, it was one of the best weekends of my life.  We played FF8 without stopping.  We consistently ate junk the entire 3 day weekend: pizza, takeout, the works. (it snowed, I think, so we had more time off).  Once we both got to Laguna Loire, we were hooked. Laguna was everything.  To this day, she and I would both drop everything if that man were to suddenly materialize and appear on our respective doorsteps.  I know this as a fact.  

The following week was spent digging into FF7 next–the entire lore–from SOLDIER to Jenova Reunion Theory to President ShinRa’s scandal sex life.  I walked her through that game step by step.  I explained everything I knew down to crazy intricate details that really weren’t necessary.  I taught her how to win over Tifa and cackled with her when Cloud got in the bathtub at Honeybee Inn.  We played Crisis Core and watched ACC and Last Order and Gackt’s Redemption video.  

We covered the plot of two Final Fantasy games total in like–a little over a week or so.  I’m super fond of the memory.

This girl, who I really barely knew and had no idea what Final Fantasy was, is quite possibly one of the few people who I know in my daily life that I can now break into her house and just stand in her living room and go, “Fuck Genesis”  and she’ll come out of her kitchen to ask me what new thing I’ve realized and we can yell about it together.

[dealableofficiel-blog]

Châteaux de la Loire : 1 à 3 nuits avec petit-déjeuner buffet à l’hôtel L’Orée des Châteaux pour 2 ou 4 personnes

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[viewtraveling]

10 French Attractions for True Fans of France

France, to be more exact, Paris is the dream holiday visit to a majority of the people in the U.S., Japan, and India. They are mostly lured by what they have read in history books during their school days. For them, Paris is all entertainment, fashion, and sophistication.

However, when they finally land in Paris, they have not much idea about what they wanted to see in France. Of course, they would have the following French sightseeing places in their two or three days of the itinerary.

Eiffel Tower

Champs Elysees

Notre Dame

Stroll by the river Seine

The Louvre museum

Luxembourg Palace

They will wind up their France travel after dining at a few roadside cafes, buy a bottle or two famous French wine and bid goodbye to Paris.

France offers something for everyone. Tourists have myriad tastes and preferences such as:

Historical monuments

Museums

Libraries

Beaches

Lakes, waterfalls, and rivers

Mountains and hills

Countryside sightseeing

Wildlife safaris

Shopping for cheese and perfumes

And more…

Well, France is all of these and much more so that no tourist ever regrets his trip to France.

In this blog post, I have listed about 10 places spread over the country that a first-time tourist will enjoy. These wonderful attractions in France include:

Museums

Ancient cities

Castles

Alps

Pyrenees

Great French landmarks

Chateaux

Chateau de Chenonceau, France

The 16thcentury Chateau de Chenonceau is a prime attraction of Loire Valley. It is built on the banks of river Cher. When you go to the Loire Valley to see the majestic Chateau de Chenonceau, you can also see some more chateaux namely Château de Amboise and Chateau de Villandry. Additionally, you can taste one of the best French wines in Lore Valley that are located at a distance of 207 km from the  capital, Paris.

Epernay Champagne

France without Champagne is Italy without pasta cafes-right? When you visit France, try to visit ‘Epernay’, the champagne capital of the world.

Epernay champagnes are world famous. This small town is the center of several champagnes. You ask for the way to go to the Avenue de Champagne, an exclusive street to drink big champagne brands that include De Castellane, Moët et Chandon, and Mercier.

Cannes, France

Who has not heard of Cannes where the annual film festival is held every year during the month of May? Cannes is located on the French Rivera, on the Mediterranean coast. Cannes is also world headquarters for fashion clothes and designer jewelry. The city is littered with high-end boutiques. It is an expensive city to stay and eat.

Val d’Isere, France

Ah, Val d’Isère is a ski resort written all over it. Wonderful skiing trails, verdant meadows attract mountain enthusiasts and winter sports buff from other parts of Europe. The mountain range is French Alps and the Val d’Isère is located on the Italian border.

French Rome

Do you fancy Roman fine arts & architecture, Italian cuisine, and perfumes? Then, include Nimes city in your France tour program. It is located in Southern France and is known for Roman architectural buildings, Roman monuments, all inside this small French town.

Camargue

If you are a birding enthusiast, then, go to Camargue, a natural bird sanctuary that is home to hundreds of migratory birds such as Flamingos.

A record 500 species of birds are spotted in Camargue, in Western France. Some of the birds you can identify in Camargue are:

White-stork.

Little Egret

Heron

Eurasian Spoonbill

Oddly, Camargue houses a large number of white horses also. Camargue is near the city of Aries, Southern France. This birds’ haven is situated on the banks of river Rhone.

Vieux Lyon, France

That looks like a typical French town-eh? I am sure you recognize it having seen in films and on web images. Vieux Lyon is often filmed or portrayed as a model town of French Renaissance. If you want to see the true French culture followed by original French people living in brightly painted townhomes, you should make it a point to visit Vieux Lyon.

Millau Bridge

The Millau Bridge is all steel cables and concrete and looks simply stunning. It is said to be the tallest bridge in the world situated at an elevation of over 1100 feet! The river flowing under this marvelous bridge is River Tarn, in Southern France.

Reims Cathedral

OMG! What an imposing looking church. During the monarchical times of France, the crowning ceremony of every monarch was performed in this ancient cathedral that was built in the 13th century. Do you know that the Reims cathedral attracts more than one million ardent Christians every year?

Annecy, France

Looks like a laid-back and peaceful place, this small city of canals. You can call it a French Venice. Located in the Southeastern part of France, one can enjoy a boat ride on many of the city’s winding canals. If you think you have had enough of water, take a long walk on the town’s cobbled streets that are lined with brilliantly colored houses.

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[missnevainc]

E! NEWS FEATURE:  The Oral History of Celebrity #Scandals at the #ChateauMarmont E! NEWS www.eonline.com/news/871360/the-oral-history-of-celebrity-scandals-at-the-chateau-marmont Check out more exclusive content from E! News Week "Vacation Like a Star" on the network each night at 7p and 11p, as well as across E! News digital, mobile and social @enews At the very top of a hill, nestled in among perfectly manicured trees and rising above the billboards and neon signs of the #SunsetStrip lies a castle with a very storied history. The #ChateauMarmont has graced the skyline of Los Angeles since the early 1920's, when it was built as the city's first earthquake-proof apartment building. Not more than 10 years later the hotel as we know it was founded. The building was destined for star-crossed glamour; it was modeled after a Chateau in the Loire Valley that is believed to be Leonardo Da Vinci's final resting place. Almost as soon as it opened, celebrities began flocking to its hallowed halls. To wander the #Chateau 's grounds is to step into an alternate world. Tourists toting rolling luggage breathe the same air as Hollywood's biggest A-listers. The only edible items on the menu are the burger and fries, yet everyone is impossibly skinny. The pool is the center of it all, yet even on the most sweltering of days it barely feels a ripple. It's not the fanciest hotel in the city or even the neighborhood, yet multi-millionaires flock to it. The aging aesthetic only adds to its charm—and the temptation to let out one's seedier side.  As long as stars have stayed at the Chateau they've caused trouble at the Chateau. It began in the 1930's during the height of the studio system—Greta Garbo was one of its first famous partiers. Its many tales of scandal are practically Hollywood lore by now, and must be treated as such: Rumors that have persisted for so long they feel like fact. (Modern stories, of course, are far easier to corroborate). It's said that in the 1950's James Dean jumped through a bungalow window to audition for Rebel Without a Cause, only to find the movie's director having an affair with #linkabove @enews @eentertainment @e_tv_pr #scandalous #parties

[summonerluna]

Of your one-shots I love The President for the Loire Family Feels (tm). Insofar as the multi-chaptered stuff, I have to be biased and say Dissolve because I like how you build upon Sorceress lore and just the dynamics of the bond.

Allllll the Loire Family Feels. (And yay! I have had a few thoughts on Dissolve lately and hopefully will be able to get back to it soon!)