#he’s thinking of homicide and brimming with grief filled rage

[ninemelodies]

he’s just in a silly goofy mood

[akoumi]

[ THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS ] 

                                   ↳ a wip reintro by @holotones​

❝ there’s a lot more going on than you think, markus.” jean’s voice is earnest as he speaks. “there’s a whole world going on right under your very nose, something you  weren’t supposed to know about. but things are changing. rules have changed. we’re playing a different game now. ❞

BASIC 

TITLE // THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS

GENRE // YA HISTORICAL URBAN FANTASY

NARRATION // THIRD PERSON 

STATUS // OUTLINING 

MAJOR THEMES // REVENGE, GRIEF, POLITICS, IMMORTALITY, ALL-CONSUMING RAGE, VIOLENCE, SELF-LOATHING, FOUND FAMILY, RESPONSIBILITIES

SETTING // LONDON, 1888

SUMMARY

Markus Hildebrandt can’t stay in America any longer. It’s a very good thing his foster mother has connections, or he would be imprisoned for the double homicide he committed faster than you could say “Isn’t he just twenty?” Quietly, without much ceremony, Markus is shipped off to his (foster) aunt’s house in London, where he’ll live with her and his cousin Theodosia.

It’s not as bad as he thought it would be. His aunt is just like his foster mother - rational, strict, cold, although she loves Theodosia to death. And Theodosia is the sweetest person he has ever met; not to mention how her three best friends Hana, Keiran, and Jean prove to be quite…interesting. 

But everything changes when word of murder spreads throughout London. A young woman was murdered, and not just murdered - mutilated, with her blood smeared on the walls and her innards arranged around her artfully, grotesquely. 

It happens again. And again, and again, and again. Young men and women are found in their homes, carved up like Thanksgiving turkeys with their blood painted on the wall and their insides positioned artistically around them. Markus and Theodosia are kept inside by her aunt. Hana, Keiran, and Jean stop visiting. 

But when someone quite close to him ends up carved to pieces, Markus is pulled into a world he never knew existed - one filled to the brim with magic, betrayal, monsters, and something much, much worse. 

Everything he learns forces Markus to reevaluate everything he thought he knew about his world and Jean, Keiran, and Hana as he is forced to navigate the dark side of London - it’s anyone’s guess who will come out alive in the end. 

CHARACTERS

Markus Hildebrandt // 20, American. Rude, pushy, cold. He hates being made to feel as though he’s stupid. Moves to violence pretty quickly, although without weapons, he’s not very formidable. He’s short and skinny, after all. Born in America, but moved to London to avoid being persecuted for the murder of two young men. 

Theodosia Allencourt // 18, British. Generous and loving, always willing to give second chances - and third, and fourth. She loves wearing white and yellow dresses, along with other pretty things such as jewelry and hair ornaments. Lives with her mother and now, her foster cousin Markus. 

Hana Vandegrift // 21, British. Straightforward, sensible, and the most levelheaded, Hanah is the mom friend of the squad. She’s the one who keeps an eye on all the others. Probably the least judgemental out of everyone, and the most rational, and the most trustworthy. Lives with her father and her younger sister Lydia. 

Jean Rosenheimm // 21, French-British. Huge puppy-dog energy, Jean is energetic, sincere, and passionate about pretty much everything. He’s sort of the golden retriever in a group of black cats. Used to live with his parents, but his mother moved back to France and his father married another woman, so he lives in a boys’ house with six or seven other young men.

Keiran Romanov // 21, Russian-British. Born in Russia, but brought over to live in London with his mother until she got sick and passed away. He took to drinking soon after that and now can proudly call himself an alcoholic. Seriously, if this was a musical, there would be a song probably in the middle of Act I where Keiran sings about how much he loves wine. It would probably be called something along the lines of “When Everything’s Crashing Down”. Lives with a housemate in a small flat. 

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