The Miriam and Matthew used to be married AU based on this post lol
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Diana knew Miriam and Matthew and Marcus were close. The three were colleagues and Marcus was Matthew's son.
It was Ysabeau, who referred to Miriam as 'her dearest daughter' and would look to her son with a pointed look that informed her something was happening between them.
It was Marcus who confirmed it and it explained his reluctance to get too close. In the woods behind her childhood home, he explained.
"She's my mother." Marcus said, his eyes more serious than he had ever been, "She and Matthew were married."
She did not know that.
"She's his wife?" Sarah asked sharply. Her esitmation of Matthew had gone down even further.
"My father has a knack for secrets." Marcus continued walking, and she walked with him, Sarah and Emily close behind intruiged.
"They were married until 1878 when they divorced." Marcus said, "Or rather, my brother and I asked them too."
"Does he love her?" Diana asked quietly.
"Of course, they still love each other." Marcus said frankly, "But not like that. Not anymore. Not for a long time, I do not think."
Matthew and Miriam were two halves, so alike which is why they had worked so well and why they fell apart.
They saw the two speaking in a hushed language Diana did not understand. They stopped when they sensed the group. Marcus smiled at the two of them, waving. They both raised their hands and waved back to him.
She felt like some sort of intruder in an intimate moment as if she was not with Matthew now.
"Hey, Miriam." Diana greeted awkwardly. She had used her magic on Marcus' mother.
"Dr Bishop," Miriam said stonily.
"Why did you not tell me about the tea Marthe had you make?" Matthew demanded sharply.
"Because it didn't matter." Diana protested, "There was no harm done."
"You mean the contraception tea?" Emily asked.
Matthew looked to Miriam, who remained unbothered, her eyes bored as he pulled out his phone, and marching away.
"It was not your business to get involved." Diana hissed, angry with the ancient vampire.
"I'm already in it, Diana. Your relationship with Matthew puts every creature in this property in danger. It will change everything, whether you two have children or not. And now he's brought the Knights of Lazarus into it." Miriam was as furious as Diana was, if not more, her brown eyes alit, as her eyes darted to Marcus.
"The more creatures who sanction your relationship, the likelier it is that there will be war."
"Don't be ridiculous - war?" Diana scoffed, believing she was being overdramatic.
"Your and my ex-husband's actions could get my sons killed," Miriam said sharply, "Since you walked into the Bodleian, he's lost control of his senses. And the last time he lost his senses over a woman, my first husband died."
Diana was taken aback by that.
"What happened?" Sarah asked, sympathy and interest clear. She already did not trust Matthew.
"Umi..." Marcus said quietly. He was by her side as if wishing to stop a fight.
"Would you like to know how Matthew and I' 's marriage began? It was because my husband was executed in his place the last time he was so obsessed with a mortal woman - Eleanor. He accidentally killed her when he and Lucius got into a fight. Someone one had to pay, and because Matthew was a grandmaster, he could not. So Bertrand did."
"I am sorry. I am. But I am not Eleanor, and this isn't Jerusalem." Diana said.
Miriam nodded, a look in her eye that reminded Diana of a lioness protecting her prey, "It is yesterday to me. Matthew likes wanting what he should not have, and he will always kill for it. Now, I have two sons to keep alive whilst Matthew obsesses over you. And I do still love him. But I will not hesitate to eliminate any threat to them."
"Wait, so you still married him?" Saraha asked,
"A brother must take care of his brother's widow." Marcus said as if it was simple, "And besides, they got me!" He grinned at Miriam, whose eyes softened at him.
"Get a haircut, Thoams." Miriam simply said to him and he pouted, running his hands through his messy brown hair.
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🪴Spin the bottle
{In which a game of spin the bottle causes feelings to stir.}
help i wrote this when i first started watching awae in 2021. found it in my drafts on wattpad and decided to post it on here.
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Billy Andrews was insufferable. He was rude, irritating and extremely cocky. You hated him, and every little thing he did annoyed you - whether it was him tugging on your hair as you hung your hat and coat in the cloak room at school, or whether it was him simply breathing to loud. You hated him, he hated you, and that was that.
And so, when it was your turn to spin the bottle in Josie's childish game, you were utterly furious when the glass bottle landed on Billy. “No. No way. Absolutely not. I’m not doing this." You protested, shaking your head.
"Awww come on now Y/N, rules are rules." Billy smirked at you and stood up in the middle of the circle your classmates had created.
"Such stupid rules." You mumbled to no-one in particular, glancing over at Diana and Anne - both of whom gave you sympathetic looks. You stood up hesitantly and glared at the bottle on the floor.
You whipped your head to face Josie and gave her a pleading look, however she only raised her eyebrows expectingly at you. Clenching your jaw, you turned to Billy and shuffled towards him.
Once you were close enough, Billy leant in and whispered in your ear, "Come on Y/N, what are you so afraid of? It's just a kiss."
You narrowed your eyes at him and whispered back angrily, "I'm not afraid of kissing. However I am afraid of kissing you. You probably have some kind of incurable disease. I wouldn't want to catch it. It may give me your huge ego, or worse, your attitude."
Billy scowled and was about to retaliate when Josie cleared her throat and said, "Can the two of you hurry up and get on with it?”
Charlie, one of Billy’s friends, gestured to the rest of your classmates, “Yeah, we’re all waiting for you guys.”
Rolling your eyes you leant in close to Billy who cupped your cheek with his hand. You sucked in a sharp breath and glanced up to find Billy staring at you curiously, as if he was expecting you to back off and punch him in the gut. When you didn't back away, he allowed your mouths to brush ever so softly before capturing your lips with his.
As he kissed you, warmth filled you from head to toe, and butterflies erupted in your stomach. You allowed your eyes to flutter shut, and your hand instinctively travelled to the back of his neck - thus pulling him closer to you.
The kiss was soft and sweet. And because it was your first kiss, it was everything you had dreamt it would be like. You felt torn and confused, you hated Billy! However you couldn't ignore the feeling of bliss that fell upon you when your lips met his.
And then, as quickly as the kiss had started, it was over. You pressed your palms against Billy's chest and softly pushed him away. His face was flushed and his lips were swollen ever so slightly - you could only assume you looked the same.
Diana coughed quietly and you shook your head lightly as if to shake yourself from your daze. You quickly sat back down in the circle next to Ruby and began brushing invisible dust off the skirt of your dress, whilst ignoring the snickers from your friends. Billy swallowed thickly and wiped his hands on his trousers before sitting back down. He snook a glance at you quickly before moving his gaze back to the bottle.
“Okay," Josie said, clasping her hands together and allowing her eyes to travel over the faces in the room almost like a lion scouring for prey. A small smirk graced her lips as her eyes locked on the next victim of the game. “Anne's next."
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