#adow s3

[asgoodeasgold]

I was planning to post a video today but battling a migraine so didn't manage to finish 🤷🏻‍♀️

Let's have Professor Clairmont as a concerned vampy dad instead. And his extraordinary eyes 💙🤎💚

📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2022) s3:03 my edit

[alannacouture]

The Congregation should really be afraid of Diana because there’s no way the living embodiment of the Book of Life is scared of them

[matthewgiggles]

📸 Sky/BadWolf A Discovery of Witches S3 - Bristol Queen’s Square and Matthew in his 💙 cuddlesome cashmere sweater.

Lucky enough to have visited Bristol in March. So of course went to see the Clairmont fam but nobody was home 😉

[butternuggets-blog]

FOR WANT OF A NAIL

@baldwin-montclair @adowobsessed @sylverdeclermont @nicki-mac-me @thereadersmuse @kynthiamoon @wheresthesunshineblog @adowbaldwin @beautifulsoulsublime @lady-lazarus-declermont

Part Twenty-Three

Summary: Baldwin Montclair had a string of ex girlfriends, a single child, and a lifetime longer than most people could dream of to make all kinds of mistakes. His family knew one which kept coming out of the woodwork to irritate him every other century.

Also on Ao3

Miriam Sheppard was glowing. A beaming smile plastered across her face, she strolled down the street arm in arm with a tall man with curly brown hair. Martin scrutinised him; Betrand was dressed well in a grey linen tunic over a brown one with longer sleeves, grey linen pants, and a thick leather belt with loops for worker's tools that marked him out as a craftsman.

..Geranium and pomegranate..plum and galbanum...

...calcite... must be a stonemason...

The fact that their scents had mixed confirmed his worst fears.

'You have mated.'

Miriam shook her head.

'Bertand is Clermont adjacent, and I do not wish to hear it.'

Betrand was smiling, his bright blue eyes crinkling at the corners.

'Betrand Volt, a pleasure to meet you.'

'Martin Bouchard. If you hurt this woman I will ensure that her alibi stands up in court'

'I will hold you to that' Bertrand laughed.

As they walked across the courtyard Martin leant closer to Miriam.

‘I am happy for you. Truly.’

Miriam smiled. ‘Thank you.’

***

Miriam and Bertrand shared a glance as Philippe’s explanation of the situation wound down.

Miriam placed a hand on Bertrand’s arm. Betrand took a breath, bracing himself.

‘It appears that Hugh is serious about his intention to stay in his relationship with Fernando’

‘Relationship’ Philippe scoffed. ‘The boy was blinded by lust. He has no common sense.’

‘Emotions rarely do’ Bertrand said, carefully. Miriam leaned forward, wide-eyed and serious.

'Hugh ran away to another country to be with the man he has chosen to love. I do not believe that ambushing him and forcing him to return to France without Fernando will ease his feelings on the matter.'

Philippe sneered and raised an eyebrow.

'He is a De Clermont. He will recover.'

'I do not think he will,' Betrand leant forward as well. 'Hugh is a sensitive soul. You may feel entitled to his obedience as his father, but if you attempt to force this situation in your favour, it will destroy him.'

For the first time in weeks, some of the fire drained from Philippe's eyes. He glanced at Godfrey and Baldwin, who nodded.

'If we push Hugh too firmly, we will push him away' Godfrey said, quietly.

'Fernando may have his uses' Baldwin chimed in.

'The son of a cook?!'

'He is highly educated,' Baldwin started counting on his fingers, 'He has an eloquent, measured wit-'

'-he is agreeable enough that you can send him to negotiate with your enemies if you think them beneath a "proper" Clermont emissary,' Martin added. 'And if one of them takes offence to that, they may do him in. Hugh's bond with his mate will be broken and someone else being responsible diverts the blame from yourself.'

Miriam and Bertrand glared at Martin as Philippe, Baldwin and Godfrey shared a thoughtful glance.

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Godfrey had the decency to wait until dinner to start gushing over Miriam.

'Your foundational work on sulphur compounds has been invaluable in my own research'

'I am very pleased to hear it' Miriam beamed.

'I was wondering..is it true you contributed to the Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra?'

Even Philippe looked up from his plate.

'Sadly our experiments failed' Miriam's smile soured a little, a bitter twist at one end. 'Lead cannot be transmuted into gold.'

'Even the witches have failed' said Martin. A coven of twenty, the elements represented by five a piece. By the time they were finished ten were catatonic, four were dead and the others had been drained of their powers to such a degree that they never fully recovered them.

'A pity' Philippe deadpanned.

'Perhaps in another century' Godfrey said, hopefully raising his cup a little in mimicry of a toast.

Miriam's smile was clear and genuine.

'Perhaps.'

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Baldwin had once made the mistake of grabbing a book out of Hugh's hands while he was reading because he wanted to get him to focus on him instead. The look that Hugh had turned on him haunted him. He was wearing a similar expression now.

'What is this?' Hugh spat.

Bertrand held his hands up defensively. 'We are here purely as observers.' His eyes flicked over pointedly at Philippe, and the slightest hint of tension eased out of Hugh's aggressive stance.

Matthew had shoved himself in front of his older brother as soon as they spotted the group wading through crowded street. Fernando had tried to do the same but Matthew had sandwiched him against Hugh's side. At Bertrand's words, he stopped growling under his breath, but his height and glare were drawing attention.

'Come' Philippe managed a stiff nod, 'Let us discuss things somewhere private.'

'Let's not'

'A compromise' Martin gestured to a spot a few meters away from them where the wall of the Great Mosque rose skyward. 'We reconvene over there; you stand, we sit, and if you do not wish to listen to what your father has to say you may escape as you like."

Hugh and Fernando shared a glance, then nodded hesitantly.

They strode across to the wall and crouched against it, shielding their eyes from the noon sun awkwardly with their hands. Matthew, Hugh and Fernando loomed over them, careful not to helpfully block out the sky.

The silence dragged for a moment.

Philippe cleared his throat.

'I have never approved of this...union-'

'Four hundred and thirty-one years and you have made that quite clear'

'-however I am prepared to overlook my feelings on the matter if you would please come home.'

'No.'

Philippe looked stunned. Hugh's eyes were wet with unshed tears but he held his head high.

'I am a De Clermont, but I am Fernando's mate first, and last. I belong by his side. We will not be tolerated for appearance' sake.'

Philippe glanced at Matthew, contemplating. The young man flinched, following his father's train of thought.

Martin's eyes narrowed.

'"Family assassin" works both ways'

Everyone whipped round and stared at Martin. Philippe was the first to recover; he looked back at his eldest son, his hand firmly grasping Fernando's.

Philipe sighed, went to stand, remembered he wasn't supposed to, and remained crouched.

'What would be an acceptable compromise?'

'We wish to be a scion' Hugh watched Philippe mull it over, and relaxed a little again when his father nodded.

'I require your services to the family to continue. You are my negotiator, after all'

'I can do that'

'We will provide regular reports on subjects of concern' Fernando chimed in, as the group got to their feet. Philippe nodded his head again and clapped a hand on Fernando and Hugh's shoulders.

'Come! Let us work out the details.'

Author’s Notes

My face cast for Bertrand is Harry Taurasi (formerly Cesare Taurasi). He played Piero De Medici in The Borgias, and Bertrand de Fortunesa in Young Dracula.

Miriam’s scent: Galbanum and pomegranate

Bertrand’s scent: Geranium and plum

I found a site online that said that Volt is an extinct French surname (it still exists in Egypt and the USA) but now I can't find it again.

Philippe, in my opinion, is a borderline narcissist sociopath who absolutely obsessed with control. Apparently it's crucial to remain calm when talking through issues with a narcissist; use a lot of "I" phrases, like "I think", "I feel", ect.

Martin knows damn well that Philippe picked Fernando to babysit Matthew when they came to deal with the account because if he'd sent Baldwin it'd be on sight, and he was trying to keep Hugh and Godfrey around for the important missions.

The Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra (or Kleopatra) was an single page of alchemical text authored by Cleopatra the Alchemist (not to be confused with the famous Egyptian ruler). It depicts the alchemical transmutation of lead into silver, and is found within an 10th/11th century manuscipt in the Marciana Library, Venice. Cleopatra the Alchemist was alledgedly the pseudonym of an unknown author, or group of authors, trying to transmute lead into precious metals. In my headcanon Miriam was part of the unknown group.

It is possible to turn lead into gold; however, you need to use a particle accelerator and absolutely ENORMOUS amounts of energy in order to do so. Even then, the amount of gold you would end up with makes the experiment a massive financial waste. Here’s an interesting article about it.

The Great Mosque (or Mosque-Cathedral) of Córdoba is officially called the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. It was built on the orders of Abd ar-Rahman I in 785 CE, allegedly atop the site of a demolished Visigothic church.

[deepestbelieverstranger]

been binge watching A Discovery of Witches and i have to say i find it hilarious that Baldwin Montclair basically turned into an evil president in s3

[sukibenders]

I love ADOW, season three being my favorite because I really enjoyed how they handled Matthew's and Diana's relationship, specifically adding more moments that weren't weighed down by the plot of them being together even when the world was trying to pull them apart. But I am forever thankful for season three giving me that scene of pregnant Diana eating snacks beside Matthew while he was just laid across the bed, resting his chin on his arms. Like it was so cute.

[pleasereadmeok]

"I don't wanna be without you".

Matthew has to leave for New Orleans to persuade his family that he’s not so cranky and murdery now - so can he please be their leader?  

But cut to the most important thing about this scene - the NECK!!!

Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in 'A Discovery of Witches'

📷 ADOW S3:02 my edit

[adowbaldwin]

The more i watch S3 of ADOW the more it confuses me peoples issue with Hubbard.

-looks after everyone

-literally gives 0 fucks

-is a good flock daddy

-non judgemental

[patwrites]

You know, I hope Ryan Murphy gives Emma Roberts the same creative control over the inevitable birth scene in AHS 12 that Teresa Palmer and Yvonne Strahovski were given for theirs in ADOW S3 and THT S5

The mamas know!!!!

[asgoodeasgold]

The vampire's preternatural senses are on high alert to find Jack.

Matthew is so brilliant at conveying those animalistic behaviours and instincts, I could watch him all day.

I love that little sniff.

This is the definition of intense 🔥😍

And a lovely worried profile.

📷 A Discovery of Witches (2021) s3:03 my edits

[alannacouture]

That moment when the child you had to leave 500 years in the past suddenly shows up as an adult in the present 

[anthonybrxdgerton]

Diana Bishop-Clairmont + season 3 hairstyles

[unkindness313]

You little -- what the -- GULP

[everelore]

A Discovery of Witches → Episode #3.1 dir. Jamie Donoughue

[marirable]

Teresa Palmer and Peter McDonald in A Discovery of Witches Season 3 (2022)

[bobfloydsbabe]

Am I the only one who misses the original actor for Baldwin? Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy Peter!Baldwin, but it’s an adjustment for sure.

Also I like looking at Trystan Gravelle’s face