#in my head sophie elise

[teecupangel]

Hello! I just discovered you recently, dived headfirst into several your fics and am so in love with them. I'm also incredibly grateful because I'm in the middle of putting a house on the market and your fics are saving my sanity. My most recent read is 'Ouverture', and I love bitter, slightly elitist and secretly disdainful Desmond. Now I have so many questions about Unity cannon (that you've cannonballed) if you wouldn't mind just head cannoning some future what if answers?

Does Arno return to France and get caught up in the revolution? Does Des come with and keep out of sight? IS Des considered a traitor by the Paris Assassins? Arno have an opinion on the Parisian Brotherhood? Does he have better Eagle vision since Des trained him? Do Paris Assassins read blue or white to him? Does he meet Elise again? What has become of the de la Serre family?

The French Revolution:

*random rooftop after absurdly flashy physics breaking move that avoided the lookout of five Paris Assassins*

Pierre: "Pisspot."

*arrogant eyebrow game at max and full permission from Des to be an asshole*

Arno: "0uncle Pierre."

Pierre. "Figured. Only one other who could hold eagle vision that easily to evade everyone with that stunt without breaking his neck. He would have kicked me as he flipped over my head."

Much love and thanks! And sorry for the long submission!

Hello! I’m so happy my fics were able to help you during such a hard time and please don't apologize. I love getting submissions and asks, no matter how long or short they are (although I am quite late in answering them TTATT). I hope selling your home is going well!

Okay, so let’s talk about the possible future of Ouverture and A New Way To Do Things in relation to Arno.

Arno will, of course, grow up in the homestead in this one. Unity officially starts 5 years after the end of AC3 when Arno is around 21 years old. Arno returns to France because he actually followed Desmond back to France (while Ratonhnhaké:ton and Clay had to stay behind for the Brotherhood and tells Desmond that they’ll catch up to him instead). Desmond returns because Lafayette requested their aid (he and Lafayette talked a lot during the American Revolutions as two French dudes doing whatever they can) and Desmond agreed to help his ‘motherland’.

This means that Desmond and Arno went back to France without the Parisian Brotherhood’s ‘approval’ so they’re going rogue (although Charlotte gets a visit and she cries because of how much Arno has grown).

Arno now calls Desmond ‘dad’ in this one too although he still calls Charles Dorian ‘father’ and they become embroiled in AC Unity’s plot as well, with Desmond having bad feelings because there’s something in Paris that just makes his skin crawl.

Desmond is sorta in a very precarious position in the Parisian Brotherhood, especially now that Sophie Trenet is a council member. A lot of the council members have a more forgiving stance on Desmond, especially after they hear how he helped Ratonhnhaké:ton take back the ‘colonies’ from the Templars but they’re not necessarily happy that he’s back. Sophie’s the one who is pushing for him to regain his old rank (not that Desmond wants it) though because she remembers him as being a good man and a great Assassin.

Desmond and Arno actually visits Bellec in prison and that’s how they reunite. Well…

That and the cannonball that ‘started’ the prison break…

Arno is officially a member of the American Brotherhood of Assassins (like Desmond) so he’s not thought of as a traitor but more like an outsider. Arno doesn’t mind though because his memory of France felt more like a distant dream. He doesn’t like to go to Versailles though.

Arno’s opinion of the Parisian Brotherhood is pretty much nonexistent. Desmond doesn’t like to talk about them, not even to complain about them. Other than say their ranking system is ridiculously long but Arno is pretty sure Desmond was being sarcastic (he was not).

Because of this, the Parisian Assassins appear as either blue (Bellec and Sophie) or white to him. They’re polite to him but also sorta cagey because he is not one of them as far as the Brotherhood is concern.

He does have a better Eagle Vision, one of the more advanced ones, actually, considering Desmond, Clay and Ratonhnhaké:ton trained him (and that means his Assassin style is a combination of his three instructors). The whole “I see their memories” thing Arno is also theorized by Clay as being a mutation caused by Arno’s close proximity to whatever Charles Dorian was carrying with him before he handed it off to another Assassin then returned to France to get his next (and last) mission. Clay believes that it’s some kind of POE and that it sorta mutated Arno’s Isu genes to be more prevalent in this case because he was still young when he was in it’s area of ‘influence’. Of course, that’s all guesswork and Arno just uses it to get more information.

Arno does meet Élise once more and it’s… well… it’s complicated.

While it’s highly possible that Arno would still hold a torch for Élise during that time, it is also highly possible that she would just be a distant memory, the kind girl whose parents may have had a hand on the death of his father (or so Desmond believed). Hell, if you want to add more drama in that front, it could be that Élise and Arno sees each other as ‘enemies’ this time around, their childhood memories being nothing more than the innocence of children that they could no longer go back to (especially with them no longer having any long history with one another so Arno sees Élise as a Templar gone rogue and Élise sees Arno as just another Assassin). (If you want to make it hurt, have Élise be the one to actually carry a torch for Arno while Arno had already fallen in love or may have already gotten married by the time he returns to Paris. To who? Ellen’s daughter Maria who becomes Arno’s childhood friend in the Davenport Homestead). Also, he’s seen as the older brother of Ratonhnhaké:ton’s children as well so, in many ways, Arno feels more at home at Davenport than he is in Paris while Élise’s father died because he couldn’t get the letter meant to warn him in time and she’s just full of anger and the burning desire for vengeance right now, with no one she can trust at all.

Also, also… Desmond has a reunion of his own to rival Arno’s Templar-connection past.

His aunt…

Madame Flavigny.

(Yeah, that’s right. The only person who knew Desmond as Antoine Faroy and his only living blood relative is a Templar, to be more exact, a Templar from the Radical Faction.)

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MSA X DP: The Ultimate Enemy Chapter 10: Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, Midnight Dan had holding green ghost auras to stop to Danny, Sophie, Dan tell them to run/Present Ghost Teams Friends run fleeing before Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, Midnight Dan used ghostly wails to Home's Ghost built down/Danny, Sophie, Dan to save them stopping by Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, Midnight Dan/Danny, Sophie, Dan to back to Human forms/selves 

Dark Danny: You know, if I had an ounce of humanity left in me, [he walks around Sam and Tucker, still trapped in the green light] this would be a touching little reunion. [Sam and Tucker exchange a nervous glance.] But of course, I surrendered my human half a long time ago.

Dark Sophie: [she walks around Monty and Elise, still trapped in the dark yellow light] They are reunited for us! A long time ago... I defeated my human self form!

Midnight Dan: I have surrendered my human form! Not back here a long time ago! [he walks around Susan and Henry, still trapped in the green light]

Behind them, we see Danny, Sophie, and Dan rise invisibly from the street, teeth gritted and fists clenched. Dark Danny's, Dark Sophie's, and Midnight Dan's ghost sense goes off as tendrils of red smoke come from their nostrils.

Dark Danny: Oh please

They turn and punch an ectoblast at Danny, Sophie, and Dan who returns in kind. Both are knocked down by the other's blast, and the green light trapping Tucker and Sam vanishes, dropping them to the street as well

Danny: [sitting up, panicked] Tucker! Sam! Run!

Sophie: [sitting up, panicked] Monty! Elise! Run!

Dan: [sitting up, panicked] Susan! Henry! Everyone run!

They do need to flee from Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, and Midnight Dan

Dark Danny: [back on his feet] Run? Where are they going to go?

Dark Sophie: They are going?

Midnight Dan: They are gone?

Turning, they let out a Ghostly Wail. Danny, Sophie, and Dan cover their ears. Ghost Teams and Mystery Teams stop, looking up at the FentonWorks next to them. The brick begins to crumble, the Op Center tilting from the top. Ghost Teams and Mystery Teams cover their heads.

Tucker: [to Sam] For the record, I blame you.

Elise: [to Monty] Used Time Medals to need!

Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, and Midnight Dan: Ah ah ah.

Danny, Sophie, and Dan gasps as the FentonWorks falls over on top of Ghost Teams and Mystery Teams, throwing up a cloud of dust. Danny, Sophie, and Dan stares in shock for a moment, then cries out as Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, and Midnight Dan shocks them with energy. They revert to human forms, and Dark Danny, Dark Sophie, and Midnight Dan spin and throw them toward the wreckage. Getting up on their elbows, they see the few of time medallions Ghost Teams and Mystery Teams had been wearing lying abandoned on the ground.

Danny: They took off their time medallions! [getting to his feet] That returns them to their time period just like Box Lunch and Skulktech! [holding up a medallion] Tucker and Sam made it out alive! [taking hold of his own medallion] Which means I can-

Sophie: They are right used time medals!

Dan: Lucky to them are right...

Dark Danny: [seizing Danny's arm] What? [Danny cries out as he lifts him into the air, dropping the other medallion.] Go back for them? They're doomed anyway. And you aren't going anywhere if you can't remove your time medallion. [His hand glows green. Ripping off the time medallion, he makes it intangible and sticks it inside Danny's chest. Danny screams then slumps, unconscious.] In fact, you aren't going anywhere at all.

Dark Sophie: [seizing Sophie's arm] What...? No! [Sophie cries out as she lifts her into the air, dropping the other medallion.] Go back for them? They're doomed. [Her hand glows dark yellow. Ripping off the time medallion, she makes it intangible and sticks it inside Sophie's chest. Sophie screams then slumps, unconscious.] They are not done yet!

Midnight Dan: [seizing Dan's arm] What?! No! [Dan cries out as he lifts his into the air, dropping the other medallion.] Go back for them? They're doomed. [His hand glows green. Ripping off the time medallion, he makes it intangible and sticks it inside Dan's chest. Dan screams then slumps, unconscious.] They are not dead, I think they are alive in the present day!

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MASTERLIST

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 : everywhere she turned, a reminder of her past seemed to find her 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 : 4k words 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 : explicit language, sexually suggestive dialogue & descriptions

Sophie is elbow deep in some baby blue tulle when Teddy is rushing, glasses slightly crooked on her face and earphones tangled on her arm. Sophie looks up from her project, eyebrow raised at the young girl’s disarray. 

“Are you okay?”

Teddy nods, her cheeks flushing pink as she lets the door shut behind her. “Yeah, just in a rush. Where’s Ellie?” 

Sophie follows the girl’s gaze all the way to the empty playpen. A pang of guilt hits her in the chest and she shakes her head. “With Mick and Corinna. I have this dress to get through and it’s being picked up later today so…”

“Soph, are you sure you don’t need me to come in today?” Teddy frowns.

“I’m sure Teds,” Sophie smiles reassuringly, “please go enjoy your day off. I’ll be fine. Why are you here anyways?” 

The young girl doesn’t put up a fuss, simply walking over to her work station and messing with the contents on top. “I just needed some of my sketches. I wanted to show my mom some of the stuff I’ve been working on.” 

Sophie nods, eyes returning back to the blue fabric under her fingers. It isn’t long until Teddy is bidding adieu and running out of the shop in the same manner she came stumbling in. She isn’t sure how long she spent working on the dress. It wasn’t normal work that the shop took in, but it was a little girl’s birthday dress and she couldn’t in her right mind say no. So here she was, working on the final pieces of the skirt, before she held it up. It’s poofy, very reminiscent of the photo the mother had shown her two weeks prior. Sophie can’t help but wonder if Elise would want the same dress when she’s older. She thinks of whether or not she’d want blue or pink, maybe even green. 

Sophie hangs the skirt of the dress up before she types furiously on her phone, asking Mick to send her a photo of Elise at that moment. There were very few days that Sophie would willingly leave her daughter with the Schumachers. Truth be told, if the project she has today wasn’t so meticulous she would have Ellie in her playpen by her side all day. 

Her phone chimes, and Sophie can’t pick it up fast enough. Mick outdid himself, sending a photo of Ellie and Angie snuggled on the couch. Sophie can feel her heart soften in her chest, zooming into the little girl in the photo. Her “mini-me.” A couple of days have passed since her first birthday, and Sophie still can’t wrap her head around how much her baby has grown. She can feel the tears beginning to blur her vision and she forces herself to exit from the photo on her screen. She sends Mick a quick thank you and gets back to work.

The top of the dress was nearly done, just needing a zipper and some beading. But the beading must’ve been the most tedious part of the whole dress, not to mention the fact she had yet to put it on the skirt as well. She got to work weaving bead after bead, pulling thread and needle until her fingers were red and raw. She must’ve sat in that spot for at least an hour before she allowed herself another break. She leans back in her chair, massaging her right hand as she looks up and around her shop. 

It’s small, quiet, with reams of fabric lining the walls. Behind her are stacks and rolls of multicolored thread and zippers. Buttons and lace trimmings are in piles behind the counter, still needing to be sorted through. And on her workstation, a photo of her and Elise just a couple of months after she was born. Corinna had taken the photo, she took a bunch that day on the beach. But this was her favorite. Elise was smiling widely as Sophie made a face at her. She can still clearly hear the loud laugh her daughter let out, all too clearly amused by her mother. 

It was just past noon, and the dress was due in about three hours. She didn’t doubt that she could get the skirt done in time, the beading was minimal anyhow. But it was hard to find the motivation to continue, her mind now occupied by her daughter and how much she misses her. Sophie opens up her text thread from Mick, disappointed to find no updates about Elise or any photos. She clicks on his contact and FaceTimes him. It rings twice before Mick answers. The expression on his face says enough: Are you fucking serious?

“Soph, she’s fine!”

“I know. I know she’s fine. But I miss her.” 

“I don’t get why I can’t hang out at the shop while I watch Ellie.”

“Because,” Sophie mumbles, fingers twisting a bead between her index and thumb, “I’ll get too distracted and want to do everything myself and then this dress will never get done.” 

Mick sighs without another word, walking over and turning his camera to show Elise, fast asleep on the couch. Sophie coos softly, taking screenshots of the call. Mick indulges her for a couple more seconds before flipping his camera back to his face. 

“See, she’s fine. She just went down for a nap. Now go get your work done so we can come over to hang out.” 

“Fine fine, only because I miss you both so dearly. Please keep sending photos, I need them.” Sophie grins widely and Mick rolls his eyes.

“Alright Mama bear, get back to work.” 

They say goodbye and just like that, Sophie is back to threading on tiny beads to the top half of the dress. By the time she was done with the entire outfit, her eyes were burning and her hands were sore fingertip to wrist. She slips a bag over the completed dress, hanging it up before slumping down on her chair. She groans softly, eyes falling shut as she tries to find a way to get comfortable in her seat. She never imagined that working with a needle and thread would cause so much pain, but alas here she was. Sophie felt pain throughout her entire body, it nearly brought tears to her eyes. 

Her phone begins to ring and she answers the incoming facetime from her best friend. While she was fully expecting blonde hair and blue eyes, she was instead met with a mop of curls and the same baby blues that warms her heart. Elise is grinning widely, dimples indenting her cheeks, at the sight of her mother on the little screen. And just like that, all the pain she had been complaining about was gone. 

“Hi baby,” Sophie greets softly. Elise babbles, as if trying to say hello back and it melts Sophie’s heart. 

“We just wanted to call because Ellie wanted to show you that she’s eating her veggies.” Mick says, still out of view. The camera shakes and it isn’t much longer until there’s a loud thud and the screen goes black. There is a loud excitable shriek and quick footsteps that are heard on Sophie’s end, even Mick asking the baby why she would chuck his phone across the room, before she sees any form of movement on her screen.

She’s a giggling mess by the time Mick picks up his phone, relief washing over his face when he realizes that his screen isn’t cracked.

“You really are your mother’s daughter, both laughing at my expense,” Mick says to Elise as he bops her nose out of frame. He flips the camera, showing off Elise who is staring up at her Uncle, wide eyed and seemingly innocent, just a ghost of a smile on her face. “What I was gonna say is that she ate her veggies. Sweet potato and olives.”

“That’s good! I’m so proud of you Ellie,” Sophie coos, propping her phone up against her sewing machine. “I just finished the dress, I just have to go drop it off at the hotel in the city.”

“Want us to come with?” Mick asks, flipping the camera over for what feels like the hundredth time on the call. 

“That’d be nice.” Sophie smiles, “Maybe you could drive too? Please” 

Mick rolls his eyes at his best friend, who smiles and bats her lashes. “Since you asked so nicely.”

“You’re the best.”

“I know.”

“Shut up.” 

Sophie laughs and lets him know to drive safely. She had thirty minutes before Mick would be there, so she began to tidy up. She opts to change into something more comfortable. Just another pair of leggings but this time, a cuter t-shirt, free of any food stains and holes. Thirty minutes on the dot, Mick’s white sedan is pulling up in front of the store. He stands at the driver door, waiting for Sophie as she carries the dress and her travel kit out before she locks up the shop, making sure to leave a “be back soon” note on the door. 

Mick takes the dress and the kit from her, laying it gently in the trunk as Sophie walks to the back seat. She slides in right next to her daughter’s car seat, pressing kisses all over her daughter’s face. Elise shrieks in glee, her tiny hands quick to grab onto just about any part of her mother she can grasp onto. Sophie holds her tiny wrists gently, pressing kisses onto her palms. 

“Please don’t make me play uber,” Mick pouts from the front seat, looking at Sophie expectantly. 

Sophie shakes her head without looking up, rubbing the soft skin of Ellie’s cheek with her index finger. “I won’t. I just missed my baby. I’m coming up to the front.” Sophie presses one more kiss onto her forehead, before slipping out and moving into the passenger seat.

The drive is mostly filled with baby talk, the two adults trying to appease the fussy baby in the back. Elise was not a huge fan of being alone in the back, and so in between bits of conversation, Sophie would turn back to shake a rattle or a toy above her. When they arrive at the hotel, Mick takes her out while she handles the dress and other necessities. 

“I’ll do a lap around the hotel, hopefully it’ll calm her down.” Mick mumbles. He leans forward, dipping Elise enough that Sophie can give her a quick kiss.

“Okay. I’ll text you when I’m done?”

“Yeah. Say bye Ellie,” Mick holds up the girl’s hand, shaking it in the air as Sophie walks away. Sophie blows one more kiss before quickly walking towards the ballroom of the hotel.

She can’t help but think about how life would be different if Elise’s father was in the picture, whoever he may be. Would she still be working under her apartment, having to pass her daughter off to her best friend’s family while she tries to make ends meet? Would he drive her out to the city when she’s too tired? Would he even love her enough to do that, beyond the fact she is the mother of their daughter?

She shudders at the thought. 

The dress was a perfect fit, and the newly turned six-year-old was ecstatic. She felt just like Cinderella, and Sophie could’ve sobbed right then and there. She stayed a little while, just in case she needed to make any adjustments. But it seemed to be going perfectly, and by the time Sophie was walking out of the ballroom, the mother was chasing the little girl around trying to take the dress off her.

The hotel was busy for a Thursday, people swarming the hotel, running in and out restaurants and shops. She was used to the busy atmosphere of the city as a whole, with Kamari being one of many tourist destinations in Santorini. But just twenty minutes ago before walking in to drop off the dress, the hotel was much quieter than it currently was. 

Sophie sends Mick a text, saying that she was done and on the way to the car. In response, he sends a photo of Elise, standing on the beach looking at something in her hand. Meet you in the lobby. Ellie has a gift for you :) x.

The lobby is loud, an overflow of different conversations playing at once. She can hear businessmen on the phone, mothers scolding their children, and laughter of all ages. But even in the sea of people, the influx of noises, there is one laugh in particular that makes her head shoot up and eyes scan the crowd. It’s a deep belly laugh, clearly pronounced ha ha ha as it fades out. It’s loud, joyful, downright musical, and it takes Sophie back to fond memories of red wine and fresh pasta.

And that’s when she sees it. Beyond the swarms of tourists and workers, she spots a mess of curls. She sees beautifully tan skin and a smile that lights up the room. She sees how wide his grin is, the dimples on his face, and the way his Adam’s apple bobs up and down as he lets out another laugh. Sophie is frozen in place, feet stuck to the ground as stares at the man just forty feet away from her. He hadn’t seen her, probably didn’t even realize that there was a girl staring at him with her mouth agape, heart ready to jump out of her chest.

It was like a moment in the books, two people’s paths just on the verge of crossing. She could’ve walked up to him, called out his name, or done anything to get his attention. But fear filled her little fantasy bubble til it popped. She feels her hands begin to sweat, fingers trembling at the proximity. So close, yet still so far. 

And just like in the books and movies, all things fiction, a glass breaks. The whole lobby comes to a standstill. Sophie’s head turns in the direction of the sound, seeing a little girl crying right next to a toppled over flower vase. Her father sweeps her off her feet, bouncing her to soothe her as he apologizes profusely to the hotel employee. She watches the interaction, her heart aching for the little girl as she cries. 

Her phone chimes, signaling another text from Mick. Where are you?

Sophie turns away from the incident, eyes searching the crowd for a head of blonde hair and blue eyes. Instead, she looks directly into wide amber eyes. He’s looking at her. He’s fucking looking right at her. 

Panic begins to boil in her gut as she frantically looks away. She can feel his eyes burning into the side of her head as she looks around for Mick. And in her peripheral, she sees him begin to take steps towards her, trying to weave through the moving crowd. Her feet move before her brain can process where she’s going. Sophie makes her way around the bustling crowd, ducking down and trying to escape his view. 

“Soph!” Mick calls out for her at the other end of the lobby. 

Relief floods her body as she walks towards her best friend, “Let’s go,” She mumbles as she nears him, whipping right past him and out the automatic doors. 

Sophie is completely unaware of the Aussie behind her still trying to push past tourists and employees who all suddenly need his attention. He must’ve been stopped by at least three different people and by the time he reaches the edge of the crowd, he catches a glimpse of her long dark hair and a blonde man chasing after her. 

Mick follows Sophie with Elise in his arms as he tries to keep up with her frantic pace. He watches as she pulls on the door handle of his locked car. 

“Mick!” 

“Christ okay, I still need to buckle Ellie in.” Mick pulls his keys out and unlock his car.

“No time. I’ll hold her, we need to leave.” 

Sophie quickly takes Ellie from Mick’s hold, pressing her daughter firmly against her chest as she sits in the passenger seat. Mick stands at the passenger side, staring at her confused. He’d never seen her in such a panic, skin white as a ghost as she presses a kiss against the top of her daughter’s head. He notices the way her eyes watch the hotel entrance, fear laced in her stare.

“Sophie, what the fuck is going on? Is everything alright?”

“Mick please, we have to go. Now!” Sophie stares at him, but he doesn't move. “Mick!”

“Okay! Okay okay okay!” Mick shuts the passenger door, running over to the drivers side and quickly drives out of the lot. 

Sophie squeezes her eyes shut, twisting Ellie’s curls around her index finger as her daughter rests her head against her chest. She wonders if the little girl can feel her heart racing underneath her chest, the way her mother is in a frenzy over seeing an ex… ex whatever he was. She wonders if Ellie thinks she’s insane. 

Because Mick does.

“Pull over here,” Sophie finally says, “I’ll buckle Ellie in.”

The boy doesn't say anything, simply listening to the passenger’s instructions and pulling into an empty lot. Sophie gets out and puts Ellie back into her carseat, placing various toys in the girl’s lap before returning to her seat. Mick drives off in silence, unsure of what to say to ease the obvious tension in the car. He’d never seen Sophie act so erratically, never seen her in such a panic. Not even when he came rushing in when she thought she was having contractions once upon time, was she as panicked as she is at this very moment. 

“Do you want to tell me what the fuck that was all about?” Mick finally asks as he pulls up to a red light.

“Don’t cuss around Ellie, she might pick it up,” Sophie scowls, looking back to see what her daughter is up to. She sees the top of the giraffe’s head swinging around before he turns back in her seat. “I saw someone… I don’t know, I just panicked.”

“Was it Pierre?” 

“No, what? Why would you ask that?”

“Because Soph, I can’t think of anyone else that would elicit that kind of reaction for you. You basically sprinted out of that hotel lobby.” 

Sophie can feel her cheeks heat up from embarrassment. She was finally on the come down from the moments prior, and now her mind is settled enough to comprehend that she might have overreacted in the slightest. But in fairness, the last person she thought she’d see was Daniel, especially after just seeing Pierre. 

“I saw Daniel.” Sophie confesses, rubbing her eyes with the heel of her hand.

“Daniel?”

“The artist… The guy I met in Florence.”

“Oh baby daddy number two?”

Sophie cringes in her seat, swatting Mick’s arm gently. “Don’t call him that.”

Mick chuckles, making another turn. “I thought you liked Daniel. Why’d you run?”

Sophie did like Daniel. From the short time she spent with him, she would always remember him as someone she would always return to. Because with Daniel, everything felt east. 

Her arms were sore. Five minutes of kneading pasta dough had Sophie’s arms on fire, but Daniel didn’t seem to falter. 

“C’mon doll,” Daniel chuckled, folding the dough over itself. His muscles move as he does, and Sophie forces her jaw shut. “Five more minutes of kneading.” 

She pouts, taking a bite out of her slice of bread. “My arms hurt.” 

He smiles widely, shaking his head. “You got this, c’mon now.” 

She sighs, pouting as she moves back to her spot by Daniel, hands massaging the dough while the man beside her tries to make small talk. He asked her about her dreams, her goals, he picked at her brain and Sophie let him. She was an open book, telling stories of past and future. It felt easy with him, easier than it was with anyone she’s ever met. 

“So Sophie Rae–”

“I regret telling you that.” She interjects. Daniel laughs, taking their dough and putting it off to the side to rest. “What’s your middle name?” 

“Mmmm, for me to know and for you to never find out.” 

“I’ll find out somehow. I could ask Michael.” 

“Michael is sworn to secrecy. He’ll never tell you.” 

“I don’t know,” Sophie teased, sipping on her wine before setting her glass down and walking towards the kitchen, “I can be very persuasive.”

Before Sophie could call out for Michael, Daniel’s got his fingers around her wrists and is pulling her backwards. His hand goes to her waist, holding her flush against him while her hands rest on his chest. 

“That’s not fair.” 

“What’s not fair?” Sophie asks innocently. She didn’t mind the close proximity, the way his cologne seemed to suffocate her in the best way. 

“Michael would fold immediately if you came waltzing in there looking like this.”

Sophie giggles, the kind that makes Daniel beam down at her like he’s accomplished the greatest feat in the world. There is a brief moment where everything seemed to stop. It was only a couple of seconds, from the outside looking in. But to them it didn’t feel that way. Time didn’t matter, not when they were so close to each other, drowning in the other’s aura. 

“Come back to the kitchen!” Michael calls from the other room, bursting the little bubble that was around the pair. “Pasta is ready!” 

Daniel releases Sophie from his hold, but neither of them move. But the air shifts, the chef in the next room’s expectations looming over them. Wait too long and he might come marching in and catch them so close to each other. It became awkward, but light. Just enough for the two to laugh. The laugh comes from deep in their gut, loud and obnoxious, with enunciated ha ha ha’s. So loud, Michael sticks his head into the main dining area in time to see them step back as they hold onto just about anything to avoid falling over.

Nothing could’ve even remotely been that funny. It must’ve been the wine or the awkward lull.

Or maybe it’s because being with Daniel made it easy. 

But things aren’t as simple anymore. 

“I panicked! I just…. I just saw Pierre a couple of days ago and now Daniel? What kind of sick twist of fate is that?” Sophie shakes her head, crossing her arms over her chest. “And I don’t know if I want to ever speak to Daniel. I’d prefer to live off the memories we made in Florence.”

“Is it that, or do you not want him to eventually find out he could be Ellie’s dad?”

Sophie rolls her eyes. “He’s not Ellie’s dad.”

“You don’t know that.”

No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t know who Ellie’s dad is and that’s her problem. It’s been her problem for nearly two years, all thanks to her string of one night stands on her way to Kamari. Had she just kept her legs closed, then maybe she wouldn’t have run out in a panic. Maybe she would’ve walked up to Daniel today instead of running away with her tail between her legs. 

“Are you going to avoid them forever?” Mick asks. 

“It won’t be hard,” Sophie answers, “Pierre is only here for business, doubt he’d be here any longer than a month. Daniel is probably just traveling through. And lord only knows where Max is in the world. I’ll know some sort of peace eventually.” 

“Just not now.”

Sophie looks at him like he’s crazy, with her brows furrowed and eyes wide. “Why would you say that?”

Mick’s car slows to a halt in front of Sophie’s Stitch as he flicks his chin towards his windshield. When Sophie looks up, she feels her heart drop into her stomach for the second time today. 

The universe must be really out to get her.

NOTE : chapter 2 is here! i'm not gonna lie to you, this isn't my favorite chapter but its kind of necessary to set up the rest of the story. i hope you all enjoy this, and pls lmk what you think! i love reading all the comments/tags/asks from the new chapters hehe. u guys got any theories yet, even only with two chapters?

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[team-pokefriends]

(Cyrus @ Catherine): "Ah, I see that fate has brought about a meeting once again. Surely you have not found yourself in an unfavorable position since our last meeting. I am curious, though, it appears that you yourself are one known for protecting others- pardon my rambling. Do you have anything you find enjoyment outside of your chosen path of protection?"

[Catherine] "Ah. Hello, again."

[She puts her right hand to her chin.]

[Catherine] "I used to do a lot of reading before I joined the Protectors. I often read Adventure stories, like my favorite series, Legend of Dratini. It's about a Dratini that went on a grand adventure to become... powerful enough to fight a mysterious shadowy force threatening to take over the world. It's not finished, though. He was a Dragonair in the last book, and I think he was supposed to evolve again after that, but it's been a long time since I read the series, and I haven't seen another sequel to it since."

[She then grabs her left forearm and tilts her head slightly down.]

[Catherine] "But, ever since... that day, I haven't done much reading. After work, I usually spend time with Sophie. We either get a drink at Greedent's Shack, or I watch her train at the Hit-Hit Dojo."

[Then, she grabs both of her forearms.]

[Catherine] "I'd like to get back into reading, but... "

[Catherine looks slightly to her right, away from the Espeon.]

[Catherine] "Well, when I read, I usually do it with a friend. Sophie doesn't like reading as much as I do, and I don't want to bother Elise while she's at work. Reading by myself just doesn't feel the same."

[@askthepaldeanpassenger]

[garbagevanfleet]

I may have missed this, and forgive me if I did, but did you ever post pics of the characters from Abbadon? Like Louise, Elise, etc. I’m such a visual person and I’ve always wondered who you had in mind for them.

Especially the dress Bunny wears to the wedding… I try so hard to picture in my head but I can’t and that keeps me awake at night.

Sorry this took me so long to answer but I had to do some real work to dig up the articles I had used for inspo. For her shawl, I was imagining the right most image with the fabric from the left most. There’s a deleted scene that might end up in the actual book where Harry (Stolas) helps pick it out.

As for what Elise and Louise look like, I had perfectly clear images. Sophie Thatcher is a near perfect fit for Elise, but Louise was more difficult to find a real world actor for. She’s on the shorter side, Renaissance curves, long auburn-brown hair, blue eyes, and a soft, rounded face. Both of them more dangerous than they look.

And Bunny (whose real name is now Ruby since I had to make her a concrete character for the book) has always been inspired by Barbie Ferreira. Ruby’s not skinny, and it’s important to her character.

[someobscurereference]

I’ve had an idea in my head for a while for a FE:Fates story that takes place 20 years after the Revelations Route and the majority of the cast consists of the children of the Child Units.

-

Here’s a list of the characters and who their parents are.

Nero - Nero is meant to be the protagonist of this story, being one of the three adopted children of Flora!Kana. He’s a Vallite orphan who’s parents were killed in the war while Anakos was puppeting them. He’s also the reincarnation of Chrom!Morgan. His starting Class is Samurai. His alternate Class is Dark Mage and his final Class is a Tactitian.

Carolyn - Another of the three adopted Vallite orphans. Her starting Class is Spear Fighter

Nahuel - The third adopted Vallite orphan. He’s an Outlaw.

Siena - the older of Silas!Shigure and Selena!Ophelia’s two daughters. Her starting Class is a Shrine Maiden, but she does have Songstress as a secondary class.

Amaya - Orochi!Shiro and Nyx!Rhajat’s daughter. She starts an Archer.

Eri - Charlotte!Siegbert and Setsuna!Mitama’s daughter, she’s a Sky Knight

Tesora - Kagero!Kiragi and Hana!Velouria’s daughter. She starts as a Wolfskin

Infini - Beruka!Forrest and Orochi!Nina’s son. Starts as a Cavalier.

Minnie - Hinoka!Hisame and Azura!Sophie’s daughter, she’s a Wyvern Rider.

Kono - Camilla!Ignatius and Felicia!Caeldori’s son. He’s a Diviner.

Kogane - Elise!Dwyer and Sakura!Selkie’s son. He’s a Kitsune.

Noir - Mozu!Asugi and Peri!Soleil’s son. (Look, there’s a story here, and no, I didn’t pair these two solely so spite Saizo, but I’m not afraid to admit that it was a factor) He’s a Dark Mage because he thinks Ophelia is cool and his mom is annoying.

Onyx - Siena’s little sister. She’s a Mercenery, because she thinks Soleil is cool and his mom is annoying. She and Noir butt heads a lot.

Yuki - Effie!Percy and Rinkah!Midori’s son. He’s a ninja and the youngest in the group for obvious reasons.

Gakusei - a male Sky Knight trained by Reina.

Disci - a female Cavalier who got lost and trained by Gunter.

Schutz - a male Fighter from the Ice Village and Kono’s retainer.

Koken - a female Oni Savage and Yuki’s retainer.

Degel - a female Knight who is the reincarnation of Kellam!Kjelle.

Bredy - a male Monk who is the reincarnation of Donnel Brady.

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Ho boy, that’s a list… uh, tell me what you think of the pairings I suppose. Perhaps some headcannons for what you think the kids might be like? I haven’t finished ironing out all their personalities. I think I’ve only gotten as far as Eri. Speaking of, each name has some significance that I feel tied back to the character, which I’m also happy to share if you’re curious. Just feel free to respond when you have the chance.

I don't really have a lot of investment in most of the Fates children or their relationships to one another, unfortunately! Plus, since these are all OCs, I think you'd have a much better understanding of these characters than I could from just reading a bio. But, this sounds like you have a really fun creative project on your hands and that's cool! I hope you have a lot of fun with it!

[motherofqups]

Weights & Measures Full Playlist - 2023 Update

The Cure - A Forest (Remix)

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush

It's Okay to Cry - SOPHIE

Rylan - the National

Da Funk - Daft Punk

Blue Monday (New Wave cover) - Orgy

I Got It - Charli XCX, Brooke Candy, CupcakKe, Pabllo Vittar

Where Is Her Head - the National

Something Has to Change - the Japanese House

Glow - Moose Blood

Tap Dancer - Local Natives

Everything in It's Right Place - Radiohead

Glass House - Gabbie Hanna

motive - Ariana Grande, Doja Cat

peacefall - Purity Ring

Cold World - SOPHIE

Under Ice - Kate Bush

Hot & Heavy - Lucy Dacus

Hysteria - Muse

Strange Terrain - Circa Survive

My Enemy - CHVRCHES, Matt Berninger

i like the devil - Purity Ring

Various Storms & Saints - Florence + the Machine

Is It Cold In the Water? - SOPHIE

Traffic - Thom Yorke

Lemon - Local Natives, Sharon Van Etten

Blood Bank (Bon Iver cover) - the Mountain Goats

NDA - Billie Eilish

Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

Therefore I Am (Billie Eilish cover) - Rain Paris

Rat A Tat - Fall Out Boy, Courtney Love

Go As a Dream - Caroline Polachek

No Light, No Light - Florence + the Machine

Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

Baby Girl, I'm a Blur - Say Anything

Scatterheart - Björk

Hit Me Where It Hurts - Caroline Polachek

Hey, Ma - Bon Iver

Prescilla - Bat for Lashes

Replay - Lady Gaga

Heavy Balloon - Fiona Apple

The Moment I Said It - Imogen Heap

femia - Purity Ring

Can I Believe You...? - Fleet Foxes

As You Are - Kimbra

And Dream of Sheep - Kate Bush

sinew - Purity Ring

WTH - Jhené Aiko, Ab-Soul

Burn the Witch - Radiohead

Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Glass Animals

Kingslayer - Bring Me the Horizon, BABYMETAL

Nate Growing Up - Labrinth

Good Girls - CHVRCHES

Imposter Syndrome - Circa Survive

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - MEG MYERS

Aura - Lady Gaga

Dream Girl Evil - Florence + the Machine

Applause - Lady Gaga

2-1 - Imogen Heap

As It Was - Harry Styles

Blinding Lights (the Weeknd cover) - the Naked and Famous

Idioteque - Radiohead

One Day the Only Butterflies Left Will Be in Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death - Bring Me the Horizon, Amy Lee

A New Kind of Love - Frou Frou

The Melting of the Sun - St. Vincent

Still Don't Know My Name - Labrinth

Landmines - St. Vincent

BILLIE EILISH - Armani White

Movies - Weyes Blood

He Said She Said - CHVRCHES

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing - London Grammar

Blood Bank - Bon Iver

Gone For Good - Circa Survive

Idioteque (Radiohead cover) - Amanda Palmer

everything i wanted - Billie Eilish

Asking for a Friend - CHVRCHES

Wasting My Young Years - London Grammar

Weights & Measures - Dry the River

Feel the Love Go - Franz Ferdinand

Delete Forever - Grimes

In Circles (Sunny Day Real Estate cover) - The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die

Blood in the Cut - K.Flay

Laughing With a Mouth of Blood - St. Vincent

Sort Of - Silversun Pickups

Teardrop - Massive Attack

Would've, Could've, Should've - Taylor Swift

Your Power - Billie Eilish

cowboy like me - Taylor Swift

Skeletons (Lexi Needed a Break) - Labrinth

Decks Dark - Radiohead

Time is Running Out - Muse

Borrow Trouble - Feist

Red Bull & Hennessy - Jenny Lewis

Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) - Scary Pockets, Elise Trouw

Thirteen (Big Star cover) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Bags - Clairo

Gum - Moose Blood

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - First Aid Kit

Bad Friend - Rina Sawayama

HYD - Hayley Williams

Over Yet - Hayley Williams

Spiralling - Keane

Venus - Lady Gaga

Ocean of Tears - Caroline Polachek

Unholy - Sam Smith, Kim Petras

So Happy I Could Die - Lady Gaga

Ferris Wheel - Sylvan Esso

Go With the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age

I Don't Do Drugs - Doja Cat, Ariana Grande

Heat Waves - Glass Animals

Dead of Night - Orville Peck

Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance) - Silversun Pickups

Sanctuary - Joji

Blood and Butter - Caroline Polachek

Stop the Fucking Car - Circa Survive

Gone - Charlie XCX, Christine and the Queens

The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance

Moon Song - Phoebe Bridgers

Fuck This World (Interlude) - Rina Sawayama

Who's Gonna Save U Now? - Rina Sawayama

Die a Little Bit - Tinashe

Blinding Lights - the Weeknd

Without Me - Halsey

Forever - Labrinth

Caves - Chiodos

1x1 - Bring Me the Horizon, Nova Twins

The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box - Modest Mouse

Impossible Weight - Deep Sea Diver, Sharon Van Etten

The Gate (Extended Mix) - Caroline Polachek

pink diamond - Charli XCX

Self Care - Mac Miller

Can't Stop Feeling - Franz Ferdinand

What's the Use? - Mac Miller

Shimmer - Moose Blood

We're All Thieves - Circa Survive

Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse

My Limb - Hayley Williams

Love/Hate Letter to Alcohol - Post Malone, Fleet Foxes

Teardrop (Massive Attack cover) - Hayley Williams

Latter Days - Big Red Machine, Anaïs Mitchell

How Not to Drown - CHVRCHES, Robert Smith

Mama - My Chemical Romance

almanac - Purity Ring

evermore - Taylor Swift, Bon Iver

Newspaper - Fiona Apple

enemy - Charli XCS

Stockholm Syndrome - Muse

Endlessly - Muse

I Disagree - Poppy

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - Florence + the Machcine

Seventeen - Sharon Van Etten

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - Placebo

Remembrance - Balmorhea

I Know the End - Phoebe Bridgers

Waking the Witch - Kate Bush

Blinding Lights - the Weeknd, Rosalía

Sine from Above - Lady Gaga, Elton John

stardew - Purity Ring

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover) - Georgia

Oh, La - Ra Ra Riot

Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper cover) - Iron & Wine

Rooting For You - London Grammar

[kitchenisking]

Rainy Fic Rec

Heyyyyyyyy! We're scheduled to have a rainy weekend so I though I would do a rec ☺️ and I might even do one tomorrow 😉

So here we gooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cross a Canyon (with a broken limb) by theroguesgambit - (Rating: T, Words: 18010, sterek)

“You never graduated,” Stiles says, just to say it. To test it out in the open air. That's... huh.

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Stiles spends his senior year battling troll-gremlins, taking on an unexpected tutoring job, and definitely not falling for a certain sourwolf (even though everyone else seems to think he is).

Not related by madsmeetsmisha - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 40576, sterek)

"You mean... you mean that Talia is going to become my stepmom and Derek... Derek Hale will become my stepbrother?" Stiles heard his voice squeaking but seriously? Derek fucking Hale would be his stepbrother soon? Fuck his life!

Or: The one where Derek gets a new family, the Sherif becomes a werewolf and Stiles feels lonely and discovers a secret about his dead mother and himself. Oh and Derek and Stiles are mates but they are too stupid to notice...

You Make Me All Achy by Emela - (Rating: Mature, Words: 10965, sterek)

It was only when Derek’s head broke the water’s surface, he realised what was happening - he was being pulled under - and pushing against the boy, flung himself back out of reach, breathing heavily- from fear or the kiss, he couldn’t tell.

“What-” he began to ask but the boy raised his hand, cutting him off, staring at Derek wide-eyed, a look of great surprise on his face, before vanishing into the lake.

It was then that Derek saw it; the golden, red tail where a pair of legs should have been.

OR

The one in which Stiles is a merman, tries to drown Derek, but when he kisses him falls in love with him instead. (Oh, Stiles.)

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon by secondstar - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 21317, sterek)

Being a teenager sucks. Being a werewolf teenager sucks even more. With a life full of holding back who he really is, not having any privacy whatsoever, and the seemingly sudden appearance of one Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale's life just got a whole lot harder.

Secondhand Soulmate by AnnoyinglyCute, Inell - (Rating: T, Words: 25211, sterek)

Not always, not even most of the time, but sometimes -- 24% of the time, statistically speaking -- people meet their soulmates and live happily ever after.

THIS isn't that story.

This is the story of Stiles Stilinski, whose soulmate died before he was born. This is the story of all the sorrows and heartache Stiles experienced, all the bullying and oppression from those who should know better but didn't. This is also the story of the friendships Stiles made along the way, of the battles he fought -- and won -- and the love that endured through it all.

You'll Be Mine and I'll Be Yours by tearsandholdme - (Rating: Mature, Words: 87383, sterek)

“Oh my god!” Stiles hissed, his back colliding with the door. “Oh my god! I slept with my boss, oh my god. I'm a walking cliché!”

It was supposed to be a one night stand. No complications, no feelings, no baggage. But then a missed doctor's appointment in his childhood comes back to haunt him and Stiles is left with a lot more than one very good night.

Let Our Walls Cave In by Fae_vorite, HyperLittleNori (Shiguresan) - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 119297, sterek)

[Complete with stunning artwork by Fae_vorite!] Thinking they're about to crash, Stiles spills his secrets to a stranger on a plane. At least, he thought he was a stranger... Until he later meets Derek, his company's young CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about him and yet in spite of it all, seems to want to know more. But even as Stiles finds himself falling head over heels for him, he soon starts to realise he’s the only one offering full disclosure. What exactly is it that Derek has to hide?

This story starts out as a Sterek AU romance inspired by the ‘Can You Keep A Secret?’ movie/book by Elise Duran and Sophie Kinsella respectively. But it quickly turns into something more.

The Darkness Fades Away by heartsdesire456 - (Rating: Mature, Words: 44974, sterek)

After Derek is the one who saves Stiles from a terrible night gone wrong, they aren't the only ones forced to overcome barriers, break down walls, and try to rebuild their lives one step at a time.

Though, they are are the only ones doing it together.

What Goes Around by KouriArashi- (Rating: Mature, Words: 71451, sterek)

“Well,” Stiles says, “if they’re going to hunt werewolves, I’m going to hunt them.”

It’s a ridiculous statement from a ten-year-old, but he’s obviously one hundred percent sincere. For the first time since the fire, Peter feels life stir inside him, feels purpose. It’s kismet, clearly. He’ll never meet the child he would have had with Olivia. Instead he’s met this boy, this brilliant, determined, cynical child with a world of potential.

Peter kneels down in front of him so they’re at eye level. “How do you feel about doing that together?”

The Hollow Moon by thepsychicclam - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 180079, sterek)

It's the summer after Stiles' first year of college, and he's working a crappy job and dealing with nightmares and anxiety - but he's okay, he swears. He makes it through most days without too much trouble. Then, a certain werewolf comes back into town. Which Stiles doesn't care about, nope, not at all.

After two and a half years, Derek returns to Beacon Hills with his small Pack. Though he tried to move on, something just kept drawing him back to Beacon Hills, he's just not sure what. Now, he figures he can start building something like a life - but he keeps getting distracted by Stiles Stilinski of all people.

[gwen-starkk]

So as promised, I’m here to deliver STEREK fics from the Boss/Employee AU and Can you Keep a Secret AU!

Let Our Walls Cave In 

by  Fae_vorite, HyperLittleNori (Shiguresan)

Thinking they're about to crash, Stiles spills his secrets to a stranger on a plane. At least, he thought he was a stranger... Until he later meets Derek, his company's young CEO, who now knows every humiliating detail about him and yet in spite of it all, seems to want to know more. But even as Stiles finds himself falling head over heels for him, he soon starts to realise he’s the only one offering full disclosure. What exactly is it that Derek has to hide?This story starts out as a Sterek AU romance inspired by the ‘Can You Keep A Secret?’ movie/book by Elise Duran and Sophie Kinsella respectively. But it quickly turns into something more.

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Don’t Take Your Work Home With You

by  step_lightly_little_wren

Stiles was suddenly reminded of those Choose Your Own Adventure books. He wished he could have looked ahead to see if choosing, “I want to climb you like a tree,” would land him in the sexy sex-beast’s sexy sex-lair or the unemployment line in the mystical Land of Fired-For-Sexually-Harassing-His-Boss.

✨

You'll Be Mine and I'll Be Yours

by tearsandholdme

“Oh my god!” Stiles hissed, his back colliding with the door. “Oh my god! I slept with my boss, oh my god. I'm a walking cliché!”

It was supposed to be a one night stand. No complications, no feelings, no baggage. But then a missed doctor's appointment in his childhood comes back to haunt him and Stiles is left with a lot more than one very good night.

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Only If For A Night

by stilinskisparkles

“I’m Stiles,” he says breathlessly.

“Derek.”

“Derek, hi, do you—”

Derek doesn’t let him finish, kisses the words right out of his mouth.

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Can You Keep a Secret?

by x_Lazart_x

When Stiles spills all his secrets to the stranger sitting next to him on the plane, he figures that at least he'll never have to see him again. Or he did, until that stranger shows up at his work and what would you know, he just so happens to be the boss. Stiles is screwed.

✨INJOIIIII✨

[lorirwritesfanfic]

A Letter To The Future Queen

Author's note: Last submission to CFWC Female Characters Week. It's really late, my hands are starting to hurt, so forgive me for any typos or grammar errors (I mean, more than the ones you usually can find in my fics 😅) [Leading characters are owned by Pixelberry Studios and original characters are creations of the author] 

Book: The Royal Heir Characters: Crown Princess (Elise), Liam Rys, MC (Jade), F!OC (Sophie), M!OC (Louis) Pairing: Liam Rys x MC (Jade) Rating: T Word count: 1764 Summary: The Crown Princess is ready to rule Cornodia for the first time. Based on the prompt: CFWC Female Characters Week: Day 8 - The Future Is Female

"Here you go, Lil Bunny," Liam smiled softly as he gave his twenty-five-year-old daughter a tall glass of detox juice and took a seat on the stool next to her.

The young princess wrinkled her nose in disgust.

"You know you'll feel better…" The king said then took a large gulp of the greenish drink.

"How do you drink this thing unsweetened?" Elise made a face as she reached for the honey.

"It isn't that bad. And if you really didn't want to be hungover after a Beaumont Bash in your honor, you should've done as your mother always does."

"I tried! But after the sixth shot of Cuervo, I forgot to drink more water," the princess whined and rested her head on her father's shoulder. "I shouldn't have trusted Uncle Leo and Ava."

Liam chuckled softly, caressing Elise's long hair with one hand. "It happens to the best of us, my darling."

"It doesn't happen to you. Or to mom."

"Well, I wasn't their target this week. And everybody knows Leo would never mess up with Jade again."

"You're right…" The young princess stared at the glass of juice and sighed. "When I grow up, I want to be just like mom."

"When you grow up?" Liam asked with an amused look.

"You know what I mean…" she nudged her father playfully. "Mom is fearless, smart, passionate about what she believes in. And she's fifty-four and looks as hot she was when you first met."

"Yes, she is..."

"Gee, Dad! Can you stop worshipping mom for five seconds and give me some encouragement?" Elise nagged.

The king couldn't help but laugh.

"Daaaaaad!" Elise whined, pouting just enough to get her father's attention.

"My darling, do you really believe you need encouragement? You were chosen by the Royal Council to be the regent while we'll be away. Jade and I didn't even cast our votes and you already had the majority of the votes."

"But isn't that what some of the counselors want? To test me and see if I'll fail and tarnish our family name?"

"Perhaps some of them are expecting you to fail. But most of us believe in you, my darling. You are the future of Cordonia. Besides, your mother and I will be one video call away."

"But what if there are problems I can't solve and you're busy taking care of mom? I don't want to bother either of you."

As a small line appeared between his daughter's brows, the king shifted in his seat so he could stare into her eyes."

"Elise, you are as strong as your mother. And I know that because every time I look at you, I see her. You have her boldness, eloquence, quick thinking, sense of humor. I know you'll make us proud."

The young princess gazed at her father in worry. "I'm scared."

"I know…" Knowing her fear was more than just about ruling the kingdom, Liam took her hand in his and lifted it to her lips. "But you'll be fine. Both of you."

"What are you two whispering about?" Jade called from the doorway. The ends of her green satin robe flew into the air as the wind blew against her body while she walked into the kitchen.

"I bet it's politics again," Sophie, the youngest of the Bourbon-Rys family chimed in with her brother in tow.

"Never been so glad not to be the firstborn," Louis joked as he took a seat next to his father.

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch, Louis. Dad was the spare to the throne and look where he is now." Elise gave her brother a knowing look.

"But this time the firstborn in this family actually is the responsible one," the young prince smirked.

"Hey! What happened to 'good morning, dad', 'I can't believe you'll be abroad for four months, dad", 'I promise I won't turn Valtoria estate upside down'?" Liam asked.

"I'm not sure he can promise that, dad." Sophie teased before planting a kiss on her father's cheek. "Good morning!"

"Good morning, sweetheart." Liam smiled softly.

"Excuse me?" Jade approached the kitchen island. "Why am I fetching ingredients to make myself green juice when there's a glass untouched right here?"

The queen grabbed the glass and drank everything in a few gulps. While Elise and Louis grimaced, Liam and Sophie chuckled.

"It's a bit too sweet for my taste, but whatever."

"You're welcome."

Jade smirked at her husband, knowing the juice wasn't prepared for her. As she blew him a kiss, he replied with a smile.

"Alright, who wants waffles?" The queen beamed.

When Liam and Jade stepped outside the Royal Palace, a cacophony of shutter sounds and clicks took over the main entrance as the monarchs waved to the crowd, reporters, and photographers. As far as everyone knew, the king and queen were leaving for an extended vacation to celebrate their upcoming wedding renewal ceremony on their private island and left Crown Princess Elise as regent in the meantime. Of course, only the ones close to the Royal Family knew the real reason. And as expected, they were all there to support them.

Once Jade said her goodbyes to her loyal friends, she turned to her children with a smile, giving them long hugs. As she looked at Elise, the queen cupped her face. "Chin up, my beautiful girl. If you need anything, call me, okay?"

The Crown Princess took a deep breath to fight back tears as her mother hugged her. "Please come back soon."

"No promises… Your father still owes me a second honeymoon." The queen smirked.

Elise chuckled. "Okay. Just take care of yourself and come back to us."

"I will." Jade kissed her daughter's forehead and moved along.

When it was time to say goodbye to her father, instead of curtsying first, Elise ignored the protocol and held her father tightly. The king didn't mind the public display of affection. The whole Europe knew Cornodian Royal Family members were affectionate people. The king's departure to France wouldn't be any different. Yet, this time, he hoped no one would notice what he was about to do.

"Call me tonight?" Elise pleaded.

"Of course. Take care of yourself, my Lil Bunny."

"Yes, sir."

After one last kiss on his daughter's cheek, the king finally joined his wife and waved to the crowd.

As she watched her parents climb into the king's Rolls Royce, Elise shoved her hands into her coat pockets to fight the cold weather and found an envelope inside. Furrowing her eyebrows in confusion, she looked at her parents and her father winked at her.

Nodding in acknowledgment, the Crown Princess waved to her king and queen and to the crowd before entering the palace.

As soon as she returned to the palace, instead of going to her study, she asked her assistant to hold any appointments for a few minutes and went back to her suite. Elise sat by her vanity dresser and reached for the envelope sealed with her father's personal wax seal stamp. Inside it, a small note and a crumpled paper.

"My Lil Bunny,

I know you're still unsure about ruling Cornodia on your own, but I assure you: you can do this. Don't forget you have your uncles and aunts as Royal counselors and they'll do anything to help. But if you still need more encouragement, you can read your mother's letter.

All my love,

Dad

P.S: Jade wrote this letter then found it too dramatic and tossed it in the trash can. So as far as she's concerned, this letter no longer exists and you never read it. If you wish to keep it, you're at your own risk.

P.S 2: I'm kidding. Keep it in your safe or we'll have huge problems with your mother in the future."

Chuckling at the thought of her father stealing the crumpled letter from her mother's office, Elise picked it up and unfolded the paper.

"My dearest Elise,

By the time you read this, I must be on my way to France with your father while you take your rightful place as Princess Regent of Cordonia. I'd give anything to see you ruling our country, but unfortunately, we'll have to postpone that moment for now.

I know the circumstances aren't ideal. I certainly didn't wish to leave you concerned about my health and you must feel like everyone is watching, waiting for you to fail. Believe me, I know the feeling. However, I must remind you that you are a Bourbon-Rys. You are the descendant of powerful leaders such as Queen Kenna Rys of the Five Kingdoms, Queen Kendra of Cordonia, and Queen Sofia de Borbón of Calenvia. All those monarchs and fierce women must be proud to see you sitting on the same throne many of them did.

I also can't remiss to tell you how proud I am. Unlike many of your ancestors, your existence isn't a consequence of a political alliance. You're the fruit of the love of two people who yearned to share everything they have with you. Liam and I wanted more than an heir to rule Cornodia one day. We wanted to raise a child that could carry all of our best traits and be their own person. And much like your siblings, you are everything we hoped you would be.

Now that Cornodia is under your power, don't be scared. You were born and raised for this moment and you are more ready to rule this kindom than I ever was. I have no doubts you'll do your best and succeed.

And before I finish this letter, rest assured that I'll be fine. After the mastectomy, I'll come back home healthier and I hope to have many years ahead of me, so I can witness my beautiful girl become the legendary queen I know you will be.

Stay strong and wonderful, my darling!

Love always,

Mom."

Tears rolled down Elise's cheeks. Her parents have always been supportive, still, she had no idea how much faith they had in her. And, despite the uncertainty of her future as regent, she was determined to fulfill her life mission.

"Your Royal Highness?" Her assistant knocked on the door.

"Yes, Sabrina?"

"The Royal counselors have arrived and they're waiting for you, ma'am."

"Alright. I'll be at the conference room in five minutes."

Squaring her shoulders, Elise looked at herself in the mirror and reached for her beauty products to do a few quick retouches on her makeup and leave for her first Council meeting as Princess Regent.

[taran-wanderer]

[spams n sunflowers into your ask box]

my friend you’ve no idea what you’ve wrought :3c

so I have a lot of OCs, and most of them live in a fictional town in Indiana named Silver Lake (in the universe that I’ve given the same name) In this universe one can be born with some sort of mutation, and mutations usually can be categorized into three categories: weird body thing, weird power thing, and innate magical ability Mutants make up roughly 40-50% of the population globally, and mutations aren’t hereditary so it’s ultimately just random whether any given person will be a mutant (two human parents can have a mutant child, and conversely two mutant parents can have a human child) As for OCs that live in this universe, let’s start with my self insert! she has two heads. there’s still only one of her, which means that usually she talks in unison with herself which can be A Little Bit Unsettling if you’re not used to it (as a fair few mutations tend to be). this is, if it wasn’t obvious, an example of Weird Body Thing An example of Weird Power Thing would be my older/younger sibling J, who has superhuman healing abilities: they heal from injuries faster than any given human, but also they can regenerate missing body parts (up to and excluding the brain). I say older/younger sibling because they’re a year or so older than me but they were adopted after me, so I consider them my younger sibling even though they are per se older Oops Speaking of adoption! the main story here follows Becky and Victoria Newton, who run a lil cafe type place and is a lawyer/case worker/someone in the legal system, respectively. I, don’t actually know if victoria took becky’s last name when they got married but i can’t think of a better one atm so that is how it is for now! Becky is a super butch mutant with six arms and she is very good at using her six arms to make milkshakes and hug her children, and Victoria has Innate Magical Ability of hieromancy (law magic) which she uses to her advantage at her workplace. everything all started when Victoria was assigned the case of this like six year old mutant girl whose parents thought she was freaky and didn’t want her, and Victoria went home and was like “beck we can’t just leave her there we have to take care of her!” and they ended up adopting her and then after that at least like....seven more kids? at various points. OH no eight I forgot about leigh but only because she shows up like, during the story? ANyway that first girl is paisley and she is now in her 30s just doin paisley things. she has a mutation of she can take herself apart at the joints and also just kinda rearrange herself? she has a nervous habit of switching around the index and middle fingers of one hand and she’s reached a point where she has no idea if they’re in the correct places or not which is fun man I could talk about the newtons for 80 years but let’s move on to some other characters elise! elise is good she has a siren voice mutation and to that end she Does Not Speak Like Ever, instead electing to use ASL so that she doesn’t make people do things. she and j are a couple and they’re very cute J works at the library with a few folks, Lucas has a mutation of straight up just moves like peter gabriel in the sledgehammer music video which is Fun And Funky, and sophie is actually! a human, she’s bewheelchaired and synesthetic and works in the children’s department which is great because she loves hearing about what kids are excited about and also getting kids excited about exciting things I think sophie and penelope might be a couple or at least headed there. penelope has a mutation of she just vanishes sometimes? like she’ll disappear into nothingness and then reappear at some point later. there’s a lot of caveats to this ofc that i’m not going to get into right now but. she’s doing her best. she and sophie live in a house with jack and mona who are Not a couple. mona has a mutation of like. two pupils and irises per eye, which makes sight Incredibly Inconvenient for her so i think she’s like. legally blind? i need to do a bit more research and thinkin about her. jack is excellent they have DID and they’re very autistic in the quiet sort of way so they’re gonna be fun to write about if i ever get around to actually writing the things i have in my head Oops ooo speaking of humans! jace and leaf are great they’re just. doin their best jace has no legs and plays the bass and is full of anxiety and doesn’t make friends for fear of losing friends, and leaf changes that about her because leaf befriends her over being mutually leg disabled (leaf has a pretty intense fatigue disorder) and makes jace realize that Hey Friends Are Good Actually, and then they end up as a couple with a lot of friends and it’s good :) hey let’s talk about vi and hazel! they’re part of Sign Language Gang along with elise (and by necessity J even though they don’t strictly Have to use it), on account of hazel does not have a mouth and vi is deaf! the former is a mutation (she has a spooky monster mouth on her stomach and that’s how she like. eats, and things) and the latter is just. she’s just deaf. her mutation is that she’s a plant! technically a carnivorous plant by definition--er no wait an omnivorous plant? somethin. she’s good they’re good. i think that’s everyone i can relate to one another and I think this is probably enough sunflowers but! thank you for the sunflowers i enjoy thinking about ocs :)

[bathroombreaks]

author meme pt2

i was tagged by @mego42 for A Heart's A Heavy Burden (tysm! <3)

megannnn 🙈🙈 why are you calling me out like this?? 

ok so, on top of everything else (namely me not having updated in 3 months and not having written anything in 1), i have no idea how i came up with howl’s castle au 🙈🙈  i’m sorry!! i genuinely do not know. i’ve just had it for a really long time?? it was on my list of fics i thought the fandom deserved, along with hp au and persuasion au. i think i just thought that beth and rio’s personalities lended themselves really well to the sophie and howl roles?? and i mean, i wasn’t wrong!! they do!!

but there are more questions, so i do have some stuff to say, besides sorry. namely, answering “what is the root of your fic?” i know in the beginning i was trying to figure out if i wanted to make rio american like howl was welsh or if i wanted to have a ball where he met the miss angorian equivalent. i ended up deciding on the ball. and that shaped the whole thing. bc once i knew i wanted to have the ball, i knew i needed for there to be at least one other dance. which is how i figured out the first scene!! i think originally i was just going to have beth and rio have the sophie-howl meeting. but that didn’t seem like beth, y’know?? she’s not meek. so, yeah, deciding on the ball shaped everything!! because then i changed how they met, which imo works much better for them and really also helped me shape what happened next

i promise i’ll finish writing this, megan!! it was on my list to finish it during this little break but as always i overestimated how much i could do and only approximately like 10% of what i had planned actually got done :((

i’m tagging:

@bethsuglywigs for The Clementine

@sdktrs12 for Choose Your Own Adventure

@elise-jupiterstyle for The Hours Between Dawns

rules under the cut

recently I have become really fascinated with fanfic authors and what exactly was rumbling around in their brain that inspired a fic?

Was it a line of dialogue you couldn’t get out of your head?

A scene you wrote WAY in advance and then crafted the whole story around?

An image in your mind?

Inspiration from another form of media?

Maybe someone suggested something to you and it just TOOK off from there?

What is the root of your fic? The cornerstone -what is it all built around? The idea that started it all?

Tag an author & their fic. Let’s hear about what sparked your story. What exactly got your booty movin’ shakin’ motivated and writin’

[mlek13]

Year 6: End of Year Review

Here are my stats and household rankings for Year 6. (Super long text post under the cut.)

Year 5 End of Year Census

Royals (1 household, 5 sims total)

1 elder (female)

1 adult (female)

1 young adult (male)

2 teens (1 female, 1 male)

3 cats (2 female, 2 male, one runaway)

2 dogs (1 female, 1 male, both small)

Change from previous year: -1 sim, -1 pet

Losses: Prince Elton graduated and moved to a Noble household.  Prince Laurence is at University and will probably become a Noble when he graduates, but since I don’t know where he’s going to end up after graduation, I’m still going to count him as a Royal for now.

2 elderly pets died, but a new cat was introduced to the household. One of the cats is a runaway and it doesn’t look like they will be coming back.

Nobles (13 households, 90 sims total)

10 elders (6 female, 4 male)

25 adults (14 female, 11 male)

13 young adults (8 female, 5 male)

20 teens (10 female, 10 male)

13 children (5 female, 8 male)

6 toddlers (4 female, 2 male)

3 babies (3 female)

6 dogs (4 female, 2 male / 1 large, 5 small)

5 cats (1 female, 4 males)

Change from previous year: +18 sims, +1 pet, +1 household

Losses: 3 sims died from illness, 2 married into a lower class, 4 pets died from old age.

Gains: 21 sims were born into households.  2 sims joined the Noble class by marriage.

The one new household was Princess Petunia and Thaddeus Durden returned from university.

Merchants / Middle Class (13 households, 63 sims total)

8 elders (4 female, 4 male)

29 adults (16 female, 13 male)

7 teens (3 female, 4 male)

11 children (4 female, 7 male)

4 toddlers (2 female, 2 male)

4 babies (2 female, 2 male)

5 dogs (3 female, 2 male / 1 large, 4 small)

8 cats (3 female, 5 male)

Change from previous year: +16 sims, +7 pets, +1 households

Losses: 4 deaths from old age, 3 deaths from illness, 1 moved to the Peasant class.

Gains: 16 births, 8 married or moved in from another class.

The one new household is Jonathan Durden and Meredith Ajjanagadde.  I don’t think of them as Merchants, but until I have more “Middle Class” households, I’m going to group them in together.  The Laughlin household was lost this year, but I think Justice’s household is new since he would have been promoted at the end of last year and not counted in the previous census.

Peasants (11 households, 49 sims total)

3 elders (2 female, 1 male)

19 adults (10 female, 9 male)

11 teens (5 female, 6 male)

7 children (1 female, 6 male)

7 toddlers (2 female, 5 male)

2 babies (1 female, 1 male)

9 dogs (5 female, 4 male / 9 large, 1 small)

2 cats (2 female)

Change from previous year: +15 sims, -2 pets, +1 household

Losses: 2 sims died from illness.

Gains: 15 births, 2 moved or married in.

The one new household is Elias Peasant and Christa Midlock.

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Not a lot has changed since the previous year, so I’m not going to bother to post the graphs.  All my classes are growing, except the Royals, which is to be expected since it is a single household.  (The graph for the Royal population is very symmetrical, peaking with 12 sims in year 3.)

The net gain of sims in the kingdom was 46 which is nearly the same as Year 5 with 48.  The growth rate might be leveling out.

The proportions of each class have stayed mostly the same since the previous year.  Royals went from 4% to 2%, Nobles from 45% to 44%, Merchants from 30% to 31%, and Peasants from 22% to 23%.

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I am always tweaking my points system, partially because I forget how I did things previously.  (Looking back at my previous year-end-reviews, there are a lot of ideas I’d forgotten . . .) Other than making some changes to the numbers and formulas, I decided to add a line of succession bonus for my upper classes and an age deduction for everyone.  My points are really heavy on aspiration, which is naturally going to be higher for older sims, so I subtracted each sims’ age times 10 from their score in the interest of helping younger sims (though I’m not sure that it does much.)

At the end of Year 6, I had 24 sims who were in line to the throne. I added bonus points ranging from 500-0 in increments of 25.  Twins got the same number of points as each other.  This just left Biana and Olivia Burgos at the bottom of the list that ended up with no points.  The bonus points are not set, but will be adjusted annually.

The top ten currently in line to the throne are:

Princess Lila - 500 pts.

Lady Louisa Durden - 475 pts.

Princess Violette - 450 pts.

Princess Rona - 425 pts.

Princess Ruby - 425 pts.

Lady Ramona - 400 pts.

Princess Nova - 375 pts.

Princess Hyacinth - 350 pts.

Princess Sheridan - 325 pts.

Lady Sharona - 300 pts.

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Noble Households

Queen Rosalin’s hold on the throne remains safe, as no one comes near her in the points ranking.  Not much has changed in most of my upper class households from Year 5, but I am going to put the households in ranking order, according to their points and see if that changes next year.  (I also need to update last names at some point.)

Royal

Head of household: Queen Rosalin Royal

Spouse: None

Heir: Princess Lila Royal

Household Score: 6861

Income: 6000

Cade

Head of household: Lady Erin Cade

Spouse: Sir Navin Langerak

Heir: Lady Leila Cade

Household Score: 4854

Income: 4000

Durden:

Head of household: Lady Nicolette Durden

Spouse: Sir Trevor Cade

Heir: Lady Lucretia Durden

Spouse: Prince Elton Royal

Household Score: 4696

Income: 4000

Burgos:

Head of household: Lady Laurel Burgos

Spouse: Prince Florian Royal

Heir: Lady Sabrina Burgos

Spouse: Sir Evan Cade

Household Score: 4438

Income: 4000

Valora:

Head of household: Lady Cora Burgos

Spouse: None

Heir: Lady Colette Burgos

Household Score: 4196

Income: 4000

Lyndlia:

Head of household: Princess Dahlia Royal

Spouse: None

Heir: Princess Lynette or Princess Cecily Royal (twins)

Household Score: 3728

Income: 3500

Beamont:

Head of household: Lady Beatrix Burgos

Spouse: Sir Montague Durden

Heir: Lady Sophie Burgos

Household Score: 3693

Income: 3500

Rocade:

Head of household: Princess Hyacinth Royal

Spouse: Sir Claudius Cade

Heir: Princess Sheridan Royal

Household Score: 3672

Income: 3500

Pederson:

Head of household: Princess Violette Royal

Spouse: Sir Galen King

Heir: Princess Ruby Royal

Household Score: 3658

Income: 3500

Cadeking:

Head of household: Lady Elaine Cade

Heir: Lady Elise Cade

Household Score: 3295

Rank: Countess

Income: 3000

(Elaine and Tobias are just living together and never got remarried.  She should marry him though, because that would bump their score up above Dahlia’s.)

? - Formerly Kara and Lorenzo’s household

(I’m not sure if I should count them, because I didn’t move Princess Rona in until the beginning of the next year, but maybe I should have moved her in one the last day of spring.  Now that I look at it, I might have been off on her graduation date . . .  This is basically a new household in an old house with some of the members of the former household living there.)

Head of household: Princess Rona Royal

Spouse: None (But should be Erik Durden soon.)

Heir: Lady Ramona Royal

Household Score: 2928

Income: 2500

Royden:

Head of household: Princess Petunia Royal

Spouse: Thaddeus Durden

Heir: Princess Willa Royal

Household Score: 2976

Income 2500

Clarett:

Head of household: Lady Clarissa Cade

Spouse: Brett Burgos (betrothed)

Heir: Lady Miranda or Lady Chastity Cade (twins)

Household Score: 2383

Income: 2000

Elover:

Head of household: Lady Elodie Burgos

Spouse: Nicholas Barthelet

Heir: Lady Bianca or Lady Olivia Burgos (twins)

Household Score: 2023

Income: None

(Marrying Nicholas was a very bad idea for her ranking.  Without him, she would have been above Princess Rona. I am using the household scores to determine points that offspring get for their rank.  If I hadn’t used the previous years scores, her children would have suffered too.)

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Merchant Households

I still haven’t quite figured out how to use the points for my merchant class.  The individual points for each sims is easy enough.  I calculate the merchants and peasants in the same way, but I’m not sure how to calculate the business points.  It gets complicated when I have households that run multiple businesses and businesses that were passed down from one generation to the next.

2000 is the threshold value for my Noble class.  The only merchants that have a personal score over 2000 are Garen Durden, who was born a Noble, but he and his wife Pasiphae average a score below 2000, and Justice, who was promoted from the Peasants at the end of the last year.   But having over 2000 is why he got promoted last time.   Even with -500 for being born a peasant and -610 for his age, his score is 2881, which is higher than a lot of my Nobles.  His businesses are low ranked though.  Since his personal score is so high, I ended up giving him an income like I did with the Nobles.

My current households and points are:

Ajjanagadde - 1540 pts (using the Nobles point system.  I should probably see how the Merchant score compares.  The biggest difference are badges and how I score BFFs)

Meredith Ajjanagadde and Jonathan Durden

No business owned

Carpenter

Timothy and Kitty Carpenter - 800 pts.

The Carpenter Shoppe - 55 pts.

Collin

Morgan Collin - 513 pts.  (Morgan is the one Audrey left the businesses to.  Mallory and Nathaniel average 1294 pts.)

The Shore - 10 pts.

The Church - 100 pts.

The Farmer’s Market -  -30pts.

Fancey

Allyn Livingston - 1187 pts. (Chloe Fancey - 986 pts., Marlin Livingston - 470 pts.)

Fancey Restaurant - 495 pts.

Farmer

Caleb Farmer and Aiyanna Kwa - 613 pts.

Farmer’s Lot -  -20  (This business was doing so poorly that I closed and then reopened it to give the family a chance.)

Hanby

Jordan Hanby and Patrick Peasant - 1417 pts.

The Hobby Shoppe - 610 pts.

Jenron

Rebekah and Darius Peasant - 799

The Hideaway - 130

Justice

Justice Peasant, the good witch - 2881

Justice’s Potion Shoppe -  -30

The Pet Shoppe - 100

The Pet Park (The Pet Cemetery) - 0

Potter

Katrina Potter and Derrick Vijayakar - 1475

The Pottery Shoppe - 1680

The Craft Lot - 10

Smith

Florence Smith and Apollo Tavern - 396

The Smithy - 65

Tavern

Pasiphae Tavern and Garen Durden - 1860

The Tavern - 3410

Community Lot Tavern -  -400

Vijayakar

Lindsay Vijayakar and Colby Schamess - 1446

The Magic Carpet Shoppe - 475

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Peasant Households

Deducting points for age really helped prevent too many of my Peasants from being promoted up to Merchants (which was one of my goals for adding an age component).  My highest ranking Peasants are still the oldest Peasants.  Here are the top ten Peasants:

Jeremiah - 1761

Brooke Tellerman (who was originally a townie and doesn’t have the -500 deduction.  She brought a lot of money with her that made her and Hugo’s scores higher) -  1557

Clare - 1544

Madeline - 1386

Vivian - 1261

Braxton - 1212

Ezra - 1085

Raymond - 947

Hugo - 895

Marisa Shahan (originally a townie) - 670

Without the age deduction Jeremiah and Clare would have been over the 2000 threshold and Madeline would have been just under 2000.  Earnest, who was high enough to be promoted last year, is still scoring well above 2000 (2388 using the Nobles system) so I think the age deduction is working well without dropping scores too much.

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In Memorium

Brendan Laughlin (77)

Audrey Collin (69)

Chris Fancey (68)

Jeff Ternynck (76)

Angelica Peasant (15)

Renee Guevara (34)

Lorenzo Cade (48)

Garrett Kay (45)

Myra Peasant (27)

Teagan Peasant (26)

Kara Durden (49)

Lucinda Durden (26)

[team-pokefriends]

[Sophie is having fun talking with these Pokémon, especially the ones that either looked very different from the Pokémon she knew or she didn't know at all.

Then, something enters the dojo and approaches the Slowking.]

[???] "Sophie?"

[The Slowking turns around to see who it is. A Dragonite wearing a yellow and white bow stands worriedly.]

[Dragonite, worried] "Who are these Pokémon?"

[Sophie] "Tourists, I guess. Been answering their questions for a while now. They're friendly, though. Go ahead, introduce yourself."

[Sophie holds her hand out, presenting everyone to the Dragonite before leaving her to get the white bag sitting next to the training dummy.]

[Dragonite] "Oh. Um…"

[The Dragonite closes their eyes and takes a deep breath. After that, they open their eyes, look at everyone, and hold their right hand up in a friendly manner while smiling.]

[Dragonite, worried] "Hey. My name is… Catherine… and me and Sophie are Team Pokéfriends."

[The Dragonite puts her right hand where her heart is and continues to smile. Her smile has a hint of worriedness as she looks at all these Pokémon she didn't know.

Then, she remembers something and looks at Sophie.]

[Catherine] "Oh, right. Sophie. Elise wants us at her office."

[Sophie approaches Catherine, the white bag now around her left shoulder.]

[Sophie] "Both of us?"

[Catherine] "Yes. That's what Beatrice told me."

[Sophie] "Huh… Okay…"

[Sophie looks at you and the others.]

[Sophie] "You can follow us there, but once we get there, we can't let you into 'lise's office."

[Catherine is surprised about this.]

[Catherine, surprised] "Wait… What‽"

[The Dragonite looks scared.

Sophie puts her right hand on Catherine's left shoulder and gives her a reassuring smile.]

[Sophie] "Don't worry. I got your back. I won't let anyone bad get to ya."

[Catherine looks away and thinks about it for a second. Then, she looks at Sophie and smiles.]

[Catherine] "Thank you."

[Sophie] "No problem."

[Sophie pats Catherine's shoulder.]

[Sophie] "Now let's not keep 'lise waiting, shall we?"

[Sophie and Catherine head out the dojo and into a town.

The town seems to be heading down a hill, as all the streets are on different height elevations, with stairs and smooth stone ramps connecting each street and fences to prevent anyone from falling down the hills.

Sophie and Catherine begin to walk down the path from the dojo and onto the dirt road before turning right and continuing their walk.]

[Sophie] "Won't take long to get there, but you can ask us some questions to pass the time. You'll answer some, won't you, Cath?"

[Catherine looks nervous.]

[Catherine, nervous] "Um. Sure. Yes, I will."

[Catherine gives you a slightly nervous, but friendly smile. She tries her best to look at you and the others, but she has trouble maintaining eye contact.]

[Catherine is now available for asks. The Characters and Ask Hints pages have been updated.]

[garbagevanfleet]

I saw the ask someone sent regarding what your characters looked like and I just wanted to say that I’ve always fan-casted Louise as Liz Gillies in my head. Sophie Thatcher for Elise is also BRILLIANT! She is such a beauty.

I’ve thought of her as well, but if she had more curve. The attitude is right though

[tiny-increments]

Jim’s parents, L to R: Joseph, Cesar (quite a dancer), Dimitri, Tamara, Sophie (in front), Tom (in back), Elise, Anton

First off, it was bothering me that I couldn’t find this picture easily, so I took myself.

Secondly, only Cesar, Tom, and Elise are established in the show as far as I know. (And I think Tom is a different actor here than S1?) The rest is rationalization for my head canons, namely that the original land for Holden Farm came from Joseph’s family, who had the best claim to it because he has Native American heritage. The Crow reservation is just south of Billings, Montana. But, if you imagine Jim spending time at Lake McDonald like I do, Joseph could be Blackfoot or Salish, too. I’d hope that for all the progression of American/Earth politics that’s shown in the series, indigenous peoples get better land rights in the future, even if it takes several hundred years to reclaim.

Thirdly, Dimitri (or whoever you want to imagine the guy between Cesar and the women is) looks HELLA young compared to the rest of them??? A real Leo DiCaprio type, too.

(I want y’all’s headcanons for Jim’s family, please.)