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ruthscarabae · 11 months

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reading up on The Scarlet Pimpernel and finding out various adaptations often have Citizen Chauvelin as the ex-lover or suitor of Marguerite (who is being blackmailed by him to save her brother's life). only to also find out the brother and Chauvelin have the same first name, and YET no adaptation has ever.... no....i shan't say it here...

#and what if they were SIBLINGS #yes it would require considerable narrative changes #but could you imagine #i can #baroness all due respect you missed out on Thee Most gothic of themes #chauvelin would blackmail his own sister and put himself in the crosshairs if it meant he'd get his man #also let's add another layer of pressure on marguerite in terms of loyalty #the scarlet pimpernel #marguerite blakeney #citizen chauvelin #i know i'm going to get hate for this but idc

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