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𝐌. 𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑

[ maxence danet-fauvel, he/him, cismale ] — was that AVERY AUCLAIR? the THIRTY ONE year old is a MERCHANT, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are OBSERVANT and FREE-WILLED, but i’ve heard they are CALLOUS and COLD as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the INSIDIOUS. I have even heard that THE FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN SMUGGLING AND ILLEGAL TRADING  — only time will tell. 

full name: avery auclair ii. nickname: he doesn’t do nicknames age: thirty-one gender + pronouns: cismale + he/him sexuality: demiromantic marital status: unmarried, unbetrothed

nationality: british, french ( previously ) social standing: of the working class, the auclair family is regarded as higher station due to their wealth languages: french, deutsch, russian, italian, english, latin education: eton college, university of cambridge occupation: merchant, managing auclair trading ( exotic goods ) hobbies: reading, making money

height: 6’0" build: lanky hair: a brown mop of ever-messy hair, unable to be tamed eyes: green eyes with a sparkle that hints at a mischievous side complexion: pale skin in a permanent state of rosy fashion: meticulously crafted in a weave of elegant and timely fits, well-dressed as is expected of a respectable business man

inspiration: light yagami

biography:

avery is born in the heart of france, set to be the eldest of a brood of children. they're easily sustained by the number of businesses that his father invests in but their paris apartments are quickly outgrown by their large family. as his british investments boom, avery senior decides to pack up and move the family into a london townhouse. 

to facilitate the culture shock of british society, his parents ship him off to eton college with a suitcase and the hope he'll make friends. despite the little polyglot's pocket full of languages and hard candies, the boys make fun of his accent and his working class family. nevermind their success or wealth, he'll always reek of the sea-salt marinas and burn red with the shame of being born below the other boys.

despite the incident of his birth, avery excels in school -- flourishing even under his pariahic treatment and harsh regiment of teachers. the years cycle about until he graduates eton. while he pictures himself back home in france for the rest of his education, his family decides that he's better suited to study at cambridge.

the trading house continues to bustle in thanks to avery's education but he can still feel the shame of being beneath the rest of the ton and his schoolboy friends. he hears whispers of a dark market demand of poppy tears and her friends in the gambling houses and avery knows that whoever brings that first ship across the ocean will have the chance to line their pockets. with no fear of blood money , avery pours a healthy investment into the launch of their less savory subsidiaries. money was money at the end of the day.

they leave the political unrest in france so that their children may escape judgement as the wealthy. it opens the door to a new judgement: to be nouveau riche, to be untitled, to be other.

tldr; french baby is terrorized by british school children and as revenge, he starts an opium epidemic but is simultaneously a vape addict

personality:

avery had always been known as cold. he’s difficult to thaw out. callous without exception.

although he is lacking in title, due to his family’s wealth and his top of the line education, avery is every little boy with privilege. he’s entitled and aggressive and gets what he wants. in less words, he’s an unpleasant fellow.

avery is nothing if not arrogant. the man is overly righteous in his ideals and what he believes in. he’s right, you’re wrong, shut up. it is, indeed, a man’s world.

possible connections:

siblings! avery is the eldest son, but he has many siblings. i’d even be open to twin.

business partners! business enemies! clients!

schoolmates! eton or cambridge! fellow members of the eton college francophone society!

lover(s) — definitely an unserious pastime for avery, perhaps more serious to the partner or simply a mutual partnership!

woman who could potentially be his wife of titled nobility or gentry, unlikely to be a love match due to his callous personality but matched due to his growing wealth

[grcndiose]

[ luke pasqualino, he/him , cismale ] — was that ALONZO DE LUCA? the TWENTY EIGHT year old is a HIRE ARM / BODYGUARD, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are COURAGEOUS and JOCULAR, but i’ve heard they are SELF-SERVING and MERCILESS as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the OPPORTUNIST . I have even heard that HE USED TO BE IN A NOTORIOUS GANG OF MERCENARIES  —only time will tell.

THREADS | MIRROR | MUSINGS | WC | PINTEREST

gonna try to keep it somewhat short for my sake lol refer to the bottom for a summary <3

🗡️ BASICS 

nicknames  — lonnie, onzo

mbti  — istp

zodiac — aries 

sexuality — pansexual

d.o.b  — april 3rd 

p.o.b  — some whorehouse in italy

🗡️ FAMILY

father : unknown  

mother : giana de luca ( deceased )  

siblings : domenico de luca ( younger brother  // deceased ),  allegra de luca ( younger sister )

🗡️ STORY

its not often that someone grows up and chooses to become a mercenary. that line of work tends to come from having no other option at all and for alonzo that was very much the case. his mother was a sex worker, father was absent. that didn’t leave alonzo or his siblings with many options for their future. 

he wasn’t smart enough to become a scholar, wasn’t noble enough to become a soldier, wasn’t talented enough to become a creative. the one thing that alonzo was good at… was fighting. 

taught himself, actually. from fists to sticks to actual blades. that’s the thing about not having a fancy tutor – all the skills he gained came from real-life or death situations.

he and his brother were in their teens when they left home, off to find less-than-desirable ways to make money. that’s where his rumor comes in. 

alonzo made his way to britain for a fresh start a few years ago. the only contact he has is his sister. thankfully she was the one de luca sibling to have any actual brains, so instead of committing to a hard life of crime and murder with her siblings she decided to use her pretty looks to marry a wealthy merchant. alonzo and allegra still communicate via letters.

🗡️ RUMOR HAS IT

anyone looking for intel on him would come to find out just how dirty his past is. that mercenary group he ran with did everything from mugging to assassinations. he only quit that lifestyle when his younger brother got caught up in a complication and ended up losing his life because of it.

🗡️ PERSONALITY

a smug son of a bitch — knows that he’s good at what he does. and he’s pretty? how could he not have an ego lol.

not a man of honor and he doesn’t pretend to be. what alonzo lacks in manners he more than makes up in prowess. actions speak louder than words.

that doesn't mean he isn't able to talk his way out of situations if need be. now that he's working with upper society instead of against them, alonzo knows the importance of being 'agreeable' enough

doesn’t believe in doing things out of the kindness of his heart. always has to have some sort of motive, the most common one being money lol. want to order him around? you better throw some coins his way.

he isn’t the type to go out of his way to stir shit either though. he’s way past his petty thievery and crime-committing ways. instead of robbing a noble blind, now he just has to promise to protect them. 

a man ( derogatory ) so he says and thinks some out-of-pocket shit.

streets smart not books smart. doesn’t know how to read or appreciate the fine arts. 

loves to whore around when he isn’t on duty lol

🗡️ PLOTS

gold  — his current employer! would love for this to become a best friend type of deal! that the two speak very candidly with one another behind closed doors. maybe they even give him a lil training on how to speak to high society lol

steel  —  someone who had hired alonzo for a job before. maybe it was a one-off job, maybe it was something the employer would very much like to keep under wraps, maybe they went their separate ways after their relationship took a less professional note? something spicy ! 

iron  — someone he offended. someone who hates his guts and thinks that he is just the most vulgar man to walk the planet.

cobalt — working-class friends! people he feels comfortable talking shit about the upper class with. if they are business owners maybe he hangs around their establishment when he should be running errands and shit lol

titanium — someone treat him like the lil homewrecking slag he is and put him in an affair pls and thank you

IN SUMMARY : alonzo is just a man who is very aware of where he stands in the world — with the crooks and bastards of the ninety-nine percent. not a man of much depth, believes it's a dog-eat-dog world and only the most vicious ones make it out. has very little respect for the upper class but will do anything they ask of him… for the right price. 

inspired by ➔ bronn ( game of thrones ), reggie mantle ( riverdale ), noah puckerman ( glee ), ryuk ( death note ), flynn ryder ( tangled ), hector barbossa ( pirates of the caribbean )

[mccnbeam]

[ she/her] — the TWENTY-SIX year old is a LADY, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are INTELLIGENT and DETERMINED, but i’ve heard they are ILL-TEMPERED and STUBBORN as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the TENACIOUS. I have even heard that SHE IS AT RISK OF LOSING HER FORTUNE —only time will tell.

basics;

name: devika krishnamurti, devi to friends age: 26 title: lady, inherited from her father

history;

devika's mother was the equivalent of "nobility" in southern india, a distant relation of the pandya dynasty. though her pandya blood had been diluted over several generations, she was popular at court because she was a skilled bharatanatyam dancer

devika's father held title and land in england, but had a restless spirit. he studied works such as the mahabharata, the bhagavad gita, the book of the dead, the tablets of gilgamesh, the iliad, and the odyssey. he wanted to see the places these texts came from

while traveling the world, he met devika's mother. they fell in love and married in india

devika was born in india and spent the first few years of her life there, but her family had to return to england after the death of her paternal grandfather

her mother had a hard time adjusting to the move. she missed home and she adapted poorly to england. additionally, the travel was hard on her body, and she soon fell ill

though she eventually recovered, her body seemed permanently weakened. she couldn't dance as much as she used to, and as soon as devika was old enough, she was often taking care of her mother alongside the staff

when devika was 19, she came out to society. in that same season, her brother was born. her mother died in childbirth

it was an unsuccessful season for her due to the grief that seemed to blanket her household. her father was devastated by her mothers' death and was no longer taking care of himself, never mind her new brother nor the estate. she began tending to all three

she never planned to marry. she had accepted she was going to be a spinster, and was content to take care of her brother until he was of age to inherit the estate, and then she would take a portion of their wealth to travel the world just as her father did

currently;

a few months ago, her father died in a carriage accident. shortly before passing, he invested a sizeable portion of their family wealth into what turned out to be a fraudulent venture

devika has enough money to run the estate for the next year. if she doesn't marry before then, her and her brother will be left destitute. she knows she's hardly of the ideal marrying age, and is a bit resigned to the fact she's probably gonna have to marry some gross oldie

personality/likes;

having shouldered an enormous amount of responsibility since she was young, she has a somewhat serious disposition. though she can come off reserved, she has a sharp wit and strong feelings about even the most innocuous of things. when she's grown comfortable enough to open up, she is a loyal friend and very loving

she inherited the passions of her mother and her father. she's read all of the ancient texts in her father's library, and has acquired a few more, by gift, since his passing

she's trained in bharatanatyam and she still dances every night, but never for an audience. she can no longer afford her teacher, but she still goes for lessons when she has time. her teacher has become sort of an aunt figure to her

stressed bisexual<3 has never had a sexual experience with a man, but has had a handful with women. ladies if u wanna get TOPPED hit me up

tldr;

dead mom, dead dad, bankrupt estate, she super needs to marry this season, which she's balancing with taking care of her 7 year old little brother - feel free to ask anything else here or on discord! my tag is mayareplies#2206

[barouche]

[ zahn mcclarnon, he/they, demi man ] — was that JOHN ALMON? the FIFTY-ONE year old is a BOOKSTORE OWNER, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are STUDIOUS and RESOURCEFUL, but i’ve heard they are AVOIDANT and IMPULSIVE as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the BIBLIOPHILE. I have even heard that HE HAS HAD AN AFFAIR WITH A WEALTHY NOBLEWOMAN — only time will tell.

history & fun facts

john's maternal family was originally from the americas, though he was born and raised himself in london

the store that became almon's bookstore has been run by his family for the majority of his father's life, and he has inherited it and runs it now as a bookstore and publishing enterprise

family and his store are his two highest priorities in life, with a little bit of a toss up on where either falls at either time — he has a tendency to be a bit of a workaholic

he places a high value on business > everything except family, a lot of his morality is determined by his business sense; he has little to no interest in being good except by his family's opinions of him and he'd like to have them set up well

john's bookstore is the printer of lady whistledown's society paper and he has little to no interest in learning her identity past blackmail

wanted

beef with him

besties

someone he's taken under his wing as a mentee

wards, adopted children

[countenanced]

[ abigail cowen, she/her, cisfemale ] — was that LUCY CHAPMAN ? the TWENTY-SIX year old is a SEAMSTRESS/PROSTITUTE, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are MAGNETIC and CONVIVIAL, but i’ve heard they are DECEITFUL and DISCONTENTED as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the COQUETTE. I have even heard that SHE’S LAID WITH THE QUEEN —only time will tell.

OVERVIEW ;

name: lucille stride chapman

birthdate: june 2

age: twenty-six

occupation: seamstress + prostitute

gender: cisfemale

pronouns: she/her

sexuality: bisexual

IN DEPTH ;

birth place: berlin, germany

zodiac: gemini

current location: regency england

known languages: english, french, german, italian, a little dutch

family: jonathan stride ( father, estranged ), catherine chapman ( mother ), owen chapman ( brother )

PHYSICAL ;

face claim: abigail cowen

height: 5’7”

hair color: red

eye color: green

BACKGROUND ;

lucy was born in a basement. the daughter of a scullery maid, her father was a duke who couldn’t keep it in his pants at every turn and was making progeny over in germany like genghis khan. both lucy and her older brother, owen, worked hard.

lucy, with her red hair was often considered ‘witchy’ by anyone else around, and there were rumors that she was cursed – her two siblings were born with darker hair, like their father. things that went wrong were often blamed on her whether they were her fault or not, and she was subjected to many beatings by both other servants and masters of the house. with her bright hair, it was hard for her to disappear into the background. it would take her many years to own this as a strength rather than a weakness, and in childhood she spent a lot of time trying to make it darker or cutting it off.

lucy longed for a better, greater life. in the house where she grew up, she was always hungry for art and literature, studying the text and browsing the halls. the nobility they worked for had vast collections of artwork and brought home many things from their travels. she’d spend late nights reading, learning, dreaming of better. this is the kind of thing that kept her sane.

in her teenage years, she ran away with her brother, seeking a better life in england.

but it wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be. she got a job as seamstresses and her brother worked as a bricklayer, but the pay for being a seamstress was so poor that they had to find other ways to survive the winter. to keep her brother from joining the army, lucy began working for a pimp, who was able to offer her pay that secured her lifestyle better.

lucy took to this extremely well. her interest in the arts and background made her able to keep up conversation with the gentry and nobility that were looking for company, and she was entertaining, easily able to mold herself into a persona to suit any night. she loved the nightlife that it opened her up to, the artists and great people she met, and was soon a frequent face at parties and artist gatherings. she was a muse, a lover, a curator of company. well-spoken and interested in the world around her, she ate up the attention and thrived, building up secrecy and trust among members of high courts.

honestly, lucy’s gotten accustomed to a lifestyle. she dreams of pursuing art more seriously, of owning property, of owning her own modiste, of not relying on anyone. but money is hard to come by, and her dreams are slow to build.

in addition to sleeping with any salacious member of the ton…even members of royalty and nobility, the fact that she’s known for her extreme secrecy is a total farce. lucy actually has a lot of built-up resentment for the rich, for the people that things have come easy for when she’s clawed her way in and had to give away pieces of herself to earn. she had no childhood due to their selfishness, and she takes out this harbored resentment by collecting secrets. lucy sees and hears a lot of things others don’t, and many people tend to be loose-lipped after great sex. she’s traded these secrets with lady whistledown and surreptitiously ruined many lives in the process.

of course, sleeping with the ton isn’t the only way she learns about these secrets or finds a way into their lives. lucy’s interest and love of art finds its way into her needlework, and she’s sought after at the modiste. she’s been known to deliver her beautiful, elaborate dresswork to a woman, then sleep with her husband that night. honestly, she’s kind of a snake, the way she works her way into the lives of families and squeezes them for money and information. it might be more altruistic if she just saw it as survival, but…it’s also kind of fun for her. she’s just finding joy in life where she can.

you’d think that with all of lucy’s hard work, she might be able to achieve her dream of opening her own shop and maybe…dropping her client-base and giving up sex work? but her brother constantly needs her care. he copes with their rough childhood with a bottle, and is often in and out of work and in need of lucy’s money, assistance, and lodging. and lucy, with a forever soft spot for him and everything they’ve been through together, pours her money into getting him back on his feet every time he calls. it’s like breaking the piggy bank every time it’s full and starting her savings from scratch all over again.

lucy has traveled a lot especially on the wealth of lonely clients who have brought her as a companion on their travels. she’s used her profession to see the world, and for her, there’s no shame in it ; although there is certainly a darker side that she refuses to get into, people that have taken things too far or babies she’s had to force herself to lose. it’s grueling work, and ugly, but at this point, it’s who she is – if she didn’t do it, she would have no window into the world of the wealthy, into knowledge, and into the ways of the world. and for that, it’s worth it to her.

^^ the fact that she’s a prostitute is more of a rumor than anything. your character would likely know if they frequent nightlife or seedy social circles…otherwise, they probably just know her as a seamstress for the modiste (which does not pay well lol)

PERSONALITY ;

magnetic – lucy can command a room. if you didn’t know her status, she could probably fool you into thinking that she’s of higher rank or someone more noble. she can keep up conversation with the best of them, with serious opinions on art, literature, and music. and she can make you feel like you’re the only person in the room when you have her rapt attention, probably because she IS genuinely interested in people…partially due to what she can get from them, but she also immerses herself in the world. her attention and adoration is real and true, she’s just good at detaching herself when its not present. likely has been the muse of certain artists upon occasion.

intelligent – she has a voracious hunger and interest in the world around her. always shrewd from the moment she learned to read very young, late nights in the library of where she grew up. she tries to surround herself with these worldly things. i think part of her is resentful that her intelligence will never really matter as much as what she can offer with her body.

resourceful – if she needs or wants something, she can get it done. if she was a mouse, she could think herself out of a mousetrap. this can be both positive and detrimental, used for good and evil…to help out a friend, to make sure her brother is always back on his feet, but also to extract wanted information or to steal and cheat to get what she wants. to her, many things are a means to an end.

convivial – you wanna party with her! she’s stealing the top shelf liquor! she’s tearing up the dance floor! she’s fun! catch her in the arts district getting drunk and dancing with the actors, joining them in songs and revelry before she’s got to fall into bed with a gross duke for a paycheck.

vindictive – if you wrong her, she will literally never forget or get over it, and she will get revenge. holds a serious grudge and feels that she should not be underestimated for what she can do to get even. granted, it does take doing something serious to get to that point, for example…she’s never gotten over the misdeeds of her father.

deceitful – never trust a hoe!!!! especially this one. she is probably lying to you. about anything really, her name, where she’s from, what her life is like. and she’s probably lying about what she is to you. often times she’ll tell lies to protect herself or even others. but she is lying.

discontented – she is ritualistically unsatisfied. nothing ever really seems to be enough for her, and it’s hard to keep her pleased – or to really hold her interest. she cycles through patrons quickly, and has an ever-changing rotation of interests and hobbies. sewing and fucking are probably only constants in her life because she gets paid for them. she’s like this in relationships, too, and has been known to flit through different social circles and friend groups – friendly with everyone but close to very few.

WANTED CONNECTIONS ;

SECRET FRIENDSHIP – someone who she’s really close with and gets along with so well, but due to lucy’s status and reputation, they have to keep their tight bond a secret from everyone. this is probably someone lucy really cares for, and would perhaps even try to protect from lady whistledown/etc.

PARTYING FRIENDS – welcome to the nightlife. these are people she frequently sees at the clubs and in the arts district, and they’re lighting up the night together, making and sharing connections, getting wasted and stupid on the regular.

give me more proper, high society that shouldn’t be seen in these places, too! aka people that she would likely know really well but would have to act like she doesn’t when they go to the modiste or sees them around.

FRIENDS IN HER SOCIAL CIRCLE – basically anyone in the commoner rank that would make sense for her be friends with, people she can hang with without it being some scandal. i don’t think there is or will be too many commoners in the rp so … let’s all squad up and become besties thanks.

FORMER PATRON/EXTORTEE – maybe someone that used her services and now doesn’t for whatever reason…whether they’re married, trying to clean up their act, or even just tired of her lmao, but now that they’re no longer a customer, she uses some secret she knows about them (maybe just the fact that they’ve been sleeping with her) to extort them for money etc

MISTAKEN IDENTITY – someone lucy met at a party or a night out and she lied / was pretending to be foreign royalty for the heck of it. now they keep running into her and don’t really know who she really is, they think she’s some sophisticated baddie!!!

GENUINE FLING(S) – like, someone she hooked up with when she wasn’t working. she’s probably easily enamored with artists and travelers, if you want to know her type. basically, she doesn’t just take lovers for work but she also doesn’t hook up with people she’s not super into bc she can get paid for that.  

CUSTOMER TO THE MODISTE – maybe someone who is just genuinely a fan of her work and her art! they think she’s skilled and they only want lucy to be the one to make their dresses and she works really hard for them/their family to fit them for every event. she frequently shows up at their home w new designs for them to try and such.

FAMILY SECRETS – she knows something about your character or your character’s family. maybe she’s hooked up with one of your character’s family members, giving her access to some kind of family secret that she should not know. basically, feel free to use lucy as a problem or a plot device for your character.

PATRON SHE FELL FOR – this would have been very early in her profession, but maybe there was a patron that lucy developed feelings for. she probably started to think things were genuine and didn’t make them pay for services. then, they wound up leaving her – whether that was due to a betrothal or just concern for their own status, they completely cut her off and never spoke to her again.

SOMEONE SHE MET ABROAD – lucy’s traveled a lot and been all over the world with different patrons. maybe this is someone that she met in another country and they developed a friendship there. a lot of good times and good memories, maybe she’s told them about her dreams…and her plans not to return to england, so they’re surprised to see her still here, still doing the same thing.

EX FRIEND – maybe someone she was close with and then when rumors about her other profession started to come up, they completely cut her off and separated themselves from her for their status.

also open to the idea of her having a former lover who cut her off for this reason.

FAKE DATING – someone that uses her services to bring her as a date to things!! likely they don’t even bang but maybe they’re trying to a) piss off their parents/fam/the ton or b) keep away a courtship so they just turn heads and create scandal by bringing her around. maybe they actually see lucy as a friend and enjoy her company too, we can plot out the nuances.

BAD INFLUENCE? – ish?? maybe someone who isn’t very versed in sex, sexuality or has a rigid view of the arts. lucy is helping them sneak out, broadening their worldview, showing them a different side of the world / the london in which they live.

GOOD INFLUENCE – could go hand and hand with the above, but someone who has genuine good intentions when it comes to lucy and her life, wants to see her succeed. maybe they encourage her to chase her dreams more or try to inspire her...maybe they’re also trying to influence her to get out of her side profession because they think she can do ‘better’ than that or w/e

[saltkissed]

[ oktay cubuk, he/him, nonbinary ] — was that NADIR GULSE? the TWENTY-SIX year old is a GENTLEMAN & SHIP CAPTAIN, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are EQUABLE and INTUITIVE, but i’ve heard they are BRAZEN and APATHETIC as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the MAVERICK. I have even heard that HE ARRIVED IN LONDON AN ASSASSIN IN DISGUISE —only time will tell.

— penned by karin.

⤷ &. INTRO

character summary: a gentleman (debatable) hailing all the way from antalya, turkey. just arrived in england a few months before the season started after his aunt and uncle wrote to his parents about opportunities aplenty in the country. sailed with his sibling(s) on his ship and is presently wishing that he could return to said ship and sail away again. his entire life is defined by the sea and his affinity for it. more sea beast than human, honestly. does not care for polite english society and wishes he could go swimming with sharks, but alas. here to stir some trouble because he's bored. also definitely not an assassin in disguise, but does nothing to quell any rumors.

inspiration: nikolai lantsov (if he was unhinged) — shadow & bone trilogy, house greyjoy — a song of ice and fire, this quote (in the context of wanting to go out with a bang) — the ghost bride.

aesthetic: eyes glittering in sunlight, the taste of sea salt, sharp teeth bared, a broken compass.

⤷ &. BASICS

full name: nadir gulse.

age: twenty-six.  

place of birth: antalya, turkey.

gender: nonbinary.

pronouns: he/him.

sexual orientation: bisexual. 

religion: born muslim; atheist.

family: arda & jale gulse (parents). three unnamed siblings.

languages: turkish (native), arabic (fluent), english (conversational), persian (rudimentary).

profession: captain of the iron kiss & rich kid. not an assassin despite what lady whistledown says.

label: the maverick.

⤷ &. STORY

the water beat against the shoreline just outside of the window when nadir was born—tide high on that one late summer night. the third gulse child, welcomed by his father, mother, and the sea.

he was no older than four when his eldest sibling taught him how to swim, and he has yet to look back at the shore ever since then. the day he almost drowned was the day he fell in love with the violence of the ocean.

nadir grew strong and brutal—almost wild. it matters not that the gulses are members of antalya's high society, arda's merchant background and jale's military roots will not dictate nadir how he must behave. and who is there to stop him? he is but a third child, with an elder sister and brother to bear the brunt of responsibilities while he spent his days swimming and sailing, seabound and shipbound.

on his 14th birthday his father gifted him a boat. it was small, no bigger than a fisherman's boat, but it was his pride and joy. until the day he was granted his ship. he called it the iron kiss and named himself captain. it was his many voyages across the ottoman empire and beyond that filled most of his days.

it's one day not long after his 25th birthday that his parents received a letter. from an aunt, and uncle, and cousins nadir have never met. they're in england, he knows. his father's younger sister, who married another wealthy merchant seeking to grow his business on foreign lands. my dearest brother, the letter read. send your children to england.

and so arda had. nadir was tasked to take his siblings on the iron kiss, to bring them safely to the shores of england. they were to meet his aunt in a quaint town called brighton.

it was the preparations for the social season that awaited them there. his aunt and uncle were so sure that the gulse siblings would find opportunities in the capitol city of london. riches and maybe even love, they said. the mysterious new arrivals would surely do wonders for nadir's own cousins.

so nadir docked his ship. he let himself be led by his aunt and uncle all the way to london, already dreaming of the season's end. but for now, without the ocean at his window— what better way can he entertain himself than to bare his teeth and play with fire?

⤷ &. WANTED CONNECTIONS

his family! in my mind nadir has three siblings, two older and one younger. some of them would've came with him from antalya. also his cousins, who likely grew up in england.

proper gentlemen and ladies. they probably would find nadir distasteful and he Does Not Care. it would be very funny.

fellow menaces. people who he is on good terms with because they too are an acquired taste.

admirers...? i don't think anyone should admire nadir but i imagine that his free spirit would have attracted some attention. he would also probably be bad influence.

people he kisses. not saying nadir's a hoe but well... it doesn't really take much to convince him to kiss someone, honestly.

anything and everything! he's not very kind or friendly but he is outgoing and sociable.

[twilleigh]

       THOMAS   WILLIAM   LEIGH,   esq.,

 eldest son of COLONEL thomas james leigh, master of lyme park

[ philip froissant, he/him, cis man ] — was that THOMAS WILLIAM LEIGH? the TWENTY-SIX year old is a GENTLEMAN, MASTER OF LYME PARK, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are EXTROVERTED and TENACIOUS, but i’ve heard they are CAPRICIOUS and DEMANDING as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the PENDULUM. I have even heard that he has taken over affairs at lyme park due to his father’s failing mental faculties—only time will tell.

QUICK HISTORY

Thomas James Leigh (father), a colonel in the British army and descendant of old Sir Thomas Legh, a diplomat under King Henry VIII, married the daughter of a Tory diplomat, Joanna Egerton (mother) - a scandalous match for the master of Lyme Park as she was American-born, only returning to Britain when her father was deported by the revolutionists. 

Thomas William is the eldest of five children, all boys except the youngest, a girl

Thomas William was particularly close to his mother, a woman that was somewhat of a black sheep of society. She caught illness soon after giving birth to her last child and died when Thomas was only fourteen

His father was rather stern about Thomas’ tutelage and once retired from his rank in the military, was an authoritative presence over affairs in his estate. He sent Thomas to a boarding school after the death of Joanna and was not permitted to return until he finished schooling at Brasenose College at age 21. 

Though he wished his son to return disciplined and orderly, Thomas William had a colorful career at Brasenose College that included all sorts of debauchery and ill-reputed exploits and returned not at all interested in taking over his father’s affairs anytime soon. However, it became apparent that his father was losing his mental faculties most likely dementia and needing immediate intervention or Lyme Park could face financial ruin from his fathers unintentional negligence.

Thomas William, after learning of his father’s mental decline that first year of his return, has spent the last few years slowly stepping into his father’s shoes. Much to the distaste of aunts, uncles and cousins alike, Thomas William has now all but completely taken over most duties as master of Lyme Park with his younger brother helping to keep accounts of their income from horse breeding, land leases, and his father’s pension from the Crown (approx. £9000/yr)

Currently feels the pressure to find a wife and have children but also preoccupied with keeping his father’s illness a secret

CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE –

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Talk about your character’s name. What is it, and how is it pronounced? What does it mean? Does your character have any nicknames? THOMAS WILLIAM LEIGH, from a long line of Thomas Leighs - Thomas Peter being the most frequent designation but he had a mother strong-willed enough to convince his father to name him after his late maternal uncle. His mother always called him “William” or “Will” but he is known to all formally as “Thomas William” or “Mr. Leigh”. Appropriate pronunciation would be: TAW-MUS  WIL-LEE-AM  LEE, though it would also be historically accurate for common folk to pronounce his family name as “LAY” or “LEG”. 

Post a picture of your character or describe what they look like in detail. Note any distinguishing facial features.     For a gentleman of such a determined and steadfast nature, people tend to remark on his soft and gentle countenance. Aside from his strong jaw, he has brown eyes with a rounded brow that gives him a very pleasant and agreeable appearance. His mouth naturally rests upturned and rarely does he wrinkle his nose unless truly disgusted. His most prominent feature is probably his red hair which is a copper shade that glimmers in the sunlight but could appear brown in a dimly lit room. His skin has a warm undertone, and his complexion is usually a little rosy especially about the cheeks and on his chest. He has light freckling along the bridge of his nose, cheeks, and shoulders from sun exposure and the clustering seems to grow each year. He has a slender body type, triangular from behind but perhaps a bit narrower about the shoulders and chest than would be ideal for a typical gentleman. From his frequent equestrian activities and some illicit practice boxing, he has strong forearms and hard hands that he keeps gloved when attending any kind of formal occasion. 

Describe your character’s personality. He is an extrovert, thriving in social interaction and frequently in the company of acquaintances but due to an insufficient desire to make time or emotional space for intimate connection, Thomas is not a cultivator of close friendships. He has a desire for convenient challenges, those which he knows to be conquerable but maybe surface-level impressive all the same and is not a distance runner for much of anything. That being said, he is quite determined so once he has jumped the hurdle of accepting a task, he will make sure it is completed to satisfaction.

What is your character like in relationships? Are they clingy? Faithful or unfaithful? Do they jump from one relationship to the other? Thomas has never had a consistent, long-term relationship and has not seriously courted anyone. Unless he intended to marry, he would likely frequently entertain casual relationships with no real promise of commitment but never degrade himself (in his opinion) to consummate an illegitimate union. He is a talker, though, and so he has likely promised himself into a corner a time or two with ladies who wanted to become Mrs. Leigh of Lyme Park, a dream he likely fostered when swept away in some romantic banter. He definitely would be reputed to have a flair for insincerity.

What kind of things does your character like? What do they dislike? In general, Thomas likes to be entertained so whatever can occupy his attention and give him something to do for a time would be alike. He does not like silence or boredom. He loves to exercise, especially walking around the grounds at Lyme Park, riding horses, and swimming. He does read but this is not a particularly favorite pastime, and he would much rather make arrangements to see an opera, or ballet, or hire a performer to sing ballads or play pianoforte. He is not well-traveled himself, but he enjoys a good conversation with those who are.

How does your character treat their friends and family? How about strangers? Enemies? It depends on the family. He has some strained relations with aunts/uncles and cousins due to managing the affairs at Lyme Park haphazardly. Thomas regards everyone politely until they’ve proven unworthy of such regard and then it is usually avoidance and cold-shoulder treatment.

What kind of people does your character surround themselves with? Why? As mentioned above, he has plenty of acquaintances that he can sit down and be entertained with and by, those he would invite to an opera or for a soirée at Lyme Park but they could not be considered close or intimate friends. They are enough company to make Thomas feel less alone but at enough distance that he is left with a tiny nag for connection in their presence. Very tiny, though. Tiny enough that the temporary joy makes it easy to ignore.

Where was your character born? Where do they live now? Lyme Park and he has always lived at Lyme Park and very rarely leaves the comfort of the estate unless he has business to tend to elsewhere.

Where does your character go when they are angry? Thomas lets off steam by mode of explosive tangents, yelling at no one in particular but for everyone to hear, and most often storms about the gallery hall. This usually spurns house maids and other estate employees to make themselves scarce so as not to be in his path.

What is your character’s biggest fear? Who have they told this to? Who would they never tell this to? Why?   Probably both his biggest desire and biggest fear is connection. It is a fear because of the possibility of a connection lost either due to distance, death, or some fault of his own. He has never said and would never say this to anyone.

Does your character have a secret? If so, what is it? He has been diligently hiding the senility of his father, Thomas James, under the guise of consumption for a little over a year with the help of the estate doctor and lawyer. Though he does feel somewhat comforted by the common rumors of King George’s frailty, his father’s condition is kept secret to protect his and his family’s dignity.

Has your character ever been in love? Have they ever had a broken heart? To be decided! My inclination is to say no but open to plot this.

Does your character have any flaws? What are they? As stated above, he has many flaws: ill-tempered, inability to connect, inability to commit, among others.

Then dig deeper by asking more unconventional questions:

What is in your characters refrigerator right now? On their bedroom floor? On their nightstand? If it weren’t for the excellent staff at Lyme Park picking up after Thomas, he would surely have worn clothes, crumpled stationary, tea cups, etc. strewn about his bedchamber.

Your character is walking home in the dark when they hear some noises around the corner. What do they do? How would they react if they heard someone crying out for help? Thomas likes to play the part of white knight when the situation is convenient and most likely would confront whatever issue presented itself, either by calling out to the noise, following it to find whatever/whoever is making the noise, or offering a helping hand to the person in need. Although he is not a bad person and truly wishes to be helpful to someone in need, the main motivator here would be vanity and pride as well as the expectation of a commendation even if only in the form of a ‘thank you’.

When your character thinks of their childhood kitchen, what smell do they associate with it? Sauerkraut? Oatmeal cookies? Paint? Why is that smell so resonant? Probably fresh baked bread. Thomas was always an early riser as a child and his first destination was to the kitchens where the estate cook would be baking that morning’s sourdough loaf. The cook would always get a piece fresh from the oven and serve it to Thomas there in the kitchen with a pat of hand churned butter.

Your character is doing intense spring cleaning. What is easy for them to throw out? What is difficult for them to part with? Why? Any portraits of his mother. They are kept covered to avoid agitating his father’s dementia but Thomas could never bring himself to put them away in storage. He still sometimes pulls away the sheets to remind himself of what she looked like as the memory of her increasingly fades as time goes by.

It is Saturday at noon. What is your character doing? Give details. If they’re eating breakfast, what exactly do they eat? If they’re stretching out in the backyard to sun, what kind of blanket or towel do they lie on? He is most likely just getting up at this point in the day, usually after a late night of games with friends. He will break his fast with a poached egg, toast, and usually a filet of mackerel and a shot of brandy.

[interwcven]

[ india amarteidio, she/her, cis woman ] — was that DINAH NIGHTINGALE? the TWENTY THREE year old is a LADY, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are WITTY and AMBITIOUS, but i’ve heard they are CYNICAL and REACTIVE as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the SPITFIRE. I have even heard that SHE WAS BORN AS THE RESULT OF AN AFFAIR BETWEEN HER MOTHER AND THEIR SERVANT —only time will tell.

name: dinah ( samirah - her ghanian name ) nightingale title: lady nightingale age: twenty-three birthday: march 29 sign: aries sexuality: bisexual languages known: english , french & german

BACKGROUND

dinah's mother , afryea nightingale , was born in ghana , where she came from a moderately wealthy family who grew rich off being merchants. they were world travelers who traveled & traded for a living. her mother , who was never far behind her father on his adventures , grew to love exploring new communities.

when she was 17 , she met dinah's father in france , laurence nightingale. he too was visiting the country , as he was from england. he came from extremely new money , a formerly low-class family who had earned their wealth unconventionally through a series of lucky streaks of gambling.

the two fell for each other headfirst and on impulse , days before she was meant to leave he proposed and asked her to return to england with him. however , the major secret between them was that already gotten pregnant during her time in france , therefore the wedding was extremely rushed as to avoid scandal.

they ended up having six kids , of which dinah is the youngest. things were good until her mother grew bitter with her life. she had always dreamed of adventure and hadn't had much intention to marry , but had acted impulsively out of love. her husband had very traditional views of marriage and didn't allow her to join his travels like he promised. this eventually led to her resentment of her own kids , feeling like her role as a wife and mother got in the way of her happiness.

dinah's birth served as the essential death of her parent's love. by the time she was born , her father had had countless affairs and put his gambling tendencies over his family. her mother had fallen for one of her male servants , and the two secretly had an affair , leading to the birth of dinah. while there were whispers amongst the staff about dinah's legitimacy , it's always been met with hostility by her mother.

dinah's always had her own suspicions , though she's never been told the truth. but she sees how differently her parents treat her , and how those closest to them seem to narrow their eyes just a little more at her. but most of all , she can't shake the sadness in the eyes of the servant who curiously looks so similar to her.

outside of her parent's , though , dinah's been grateful to afford a relatively free life. she inherited the adenterous spirit of her mom , and even though she hasn't traveled much , she grew a love for reading and language learning as they allowed her to mentally go someplace else.

she hadn't expected her parent's pressure to debut in society , by being the youngest of many other siblings. however , her father made a harsh comment to her , stating " she couldn't live off his money forever " , it made her feel horrible , but rumors have said it's because her family's entering fiancnail ruin due to her father's gambling addiction. so , she's taking this year more seriously as a real chance for her to be less reliant on her own family's wealth.

PERSONALITY

outspoken , opinionated , and unafraid to take up space , just like her mother. it's something that's always been celebrated within her family , though the same can't be said for those outside it. as the youngest , she is a bit spoiled , so hasn't ever really been told no ? therefore , she doesn't have much of a filter , and it's been a recurring challenge she's had to deal with ever since entering society.

spoiled , but not snobby. she's the youngest and therefore is often being doted on , but both her parents come from relatively new money and who's families were both hard workers. she doesn't scare away from spending , but less bc she has to and more bc she believes it's a privilege her family has earned ! but she's not yet in a place to feel her family is fully comfortable in nobility , so doesn't quite feel as ingrained in that part of society as others may.

a little artist ! she loves all things creative , and spends a lot of her free time painting or wandering around art galleries. but her favorite medium is just doodling in her free time. it's not odd to catch her hiding away from others in the grass , drawing people faraway as she people watches !! if it's someone she knows sometimes she'll slip the drawing under their door without saying it's her , totally not a way to creep people out dinah !!

a huge learner. not the athletic type , would much rather spend her time inside with her nose in a new book. she mostly enjoys foreign language or exciting adventure books. secret lover of romance books , but she's sure to keep those books buried underneath her pillowcase.

on that note , she's a bit cynical about love. it's not that she doesn't believe in it , but every example of it in her life has taught her it's bound to fail. she's a natural hopeless romantic who use to fantasize about love , but time has made her grow cold to the idea. she feels love exists , but isn't enough.

so as she looks for her future partner , she is seeing marriage as more contractual and less magical. more than anything , she wants someone who grants her freedom , who allows her to explore her passions and learn more as she always has. but there's a sliver of hope somewhere inside her that hopes that love can be found somewhere in the equation , though her expectations are low.

her mom always has those faraway eyes and smiles so much when she speaks of finding love , but it confuses dinah bc it's not what she's seen ? her siblings saw her parents in love but ever since she's been around , there hasn't been much of it for her to understand her mom's fixation on it ?

despite her pessimism , she does adore being in society now. with her friends , she's a known gossip , and she loves finally feeling in the mix of all that happens around the most vibrant time of the year. even if love isn't in the cards for her , she's had plenty of fun getting to flirt with pretty girls and guys of the ton !

and while i say she's flirty , she's a very "blink and you'll miss it" flirt. she's not into cliches , she sees right through it so it makes things boring for her. she likes being kept on her toes , and therefore enjoys those who challenge her the most ! the very typical swooning style will make her roll her eyes HAHA

also incredibly competitive , which definitely contributes to her fun during the social season ! she's not there to find love but she is there to win , so even if it's not her type of game she'll play it to beat everyone else !! will literally turn walking to the bathroom to the race to the top if she has to LMAO

i would say she's extroverted , but easily exhausted from pleasantries and polite society. she could spend the entire night out w no problem , but if that night involves having to lie and shmooze uppity adults , she's gonna find away to sneak out when no one's looking !!

WANTED CONNECTION

pleeeease give her friends to spill the tea with (metaphorically LMAO ) !! someone who she can run over to during parties and be like do you see what i'm seeing ?? she's such a gossip and it's only natural she'd attract friends who are like her !

maybe a long-term crush ? someone she took a liking to before she got to her no-love-for-me phase , but could never really shake her crush off ?? bonus points if they were childhood friends for all the teasing and embarrassing stories that could ensue !

on that note , platonic childhood friends ! could also be working class , i could totally see her sneaking off to play w the kids of the town ! the nightingales are fair to their staff , as i said they're not very snobby , so i could definitely also see them allowing their children to play w dinah and the rest of their kids !

siblings ?? this is a more formal wc but an older sibling who feels bitter towards her mother's differing treatment of her vs them would be v interesting ! i could see this being either a really cute positive or a really messy negative connection , i'd love either !

enemies ?? she's so competitive though this could've originated from the most stupid , petty reasons ever. but whatever the cause she can't stand the sight of them and she's not afraid to say it !

a more recent love interest she's found after entering society ? this would be much newer and probably more push-pull , since she's actively rejecting being vulnerable to love atm. it could be fun slow burn though so i'd definitely be interested !

someone who either likes art or helps her w her doodles ! she's not a formal artist by any means , but it'd be great to have someone she could paint with or who'd pose for her to draw !

chaos buddies !! she's been trying to be on her best behavior as per her family's wishes , but i'd love to see someone who knows exactly what to say to get the chaos in her to return ! downing her family's wine collection , giggling about other members of the ton , sneaking out to go on late night adventures , all of it !!

this is by no means an exhaustive list though , just a way to get the ideas flowing ! pls know i love braintorming as well and if none of this works i'd love to just talk about our muses together and see what fits !

[cabellrosa]

[ josé ramón barreto, he/him, cis man ] — was that CABELL ROSALES? the TWENTY NINE year old is a LORD, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are SENSITIVE and ARTISTIC, but i’ve heard they are DIM and TOO TRUSTING as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the ROMANTIC. I have even heard that HE IS ONLY PRETENDING TO BE VIRTUOUS —only time will tell.

name: Cabell Rosales

age: 29

birthday: August 2nd

sign: leo

orientation: bisexual

family: Manuel Rosales (father), Anais Rosales (mother), a younger brother and sister

title: Lord Rosales

label: The Romantic

LORD ROSALES — romantic: a person with romantic beliefs or attitudes

Cabell and the Rosales family owned land back in Ecuador, though now their primary residence and most of their accounts are in England today. They could have sold the land back home, but it's mainly crops that help working class earn a living and contribute to the area's agriculture, and they would hate to see it in anyone else's hands, or worse, plowed away. Besides, it gives them an excuse to continue to travel back to Ecuador when they wish.

Back there, the Rosales family felt more at ease and comfortable to knock elbows with anyone in their city, and have always felt like everyone they met was family or friend. It was the country the family built their name in from the ground up, eventually gaining enough acclaim and money to make business even all the way in England thanks to the efforts of Cabell's grandparents.

His grandparents and parents alike implored the importance or respect and hard work, and Cabell grew up knowing how to tend to soil, mend carriages, and raise animals. It came naturally to him, anything that he could do with his hands, and honestly felt like a better use of his time when he struggled to keep up with lessons in the classroom. In England, he knew he couldn't exactly brandish those skills as easily as he could in Ecuador, but he could at least find time to garden or work with the horses.

He had always been a more sensitive soul, someone who always wished to see the best in people and in the world around him. He cared what made people tick, why they did the things they did, wanted to hear their stories and their dreams. He found that the people of England tended to keep their desires and agendas close to their chests, and he understood it had to do with how thin the pane of glass they all stood on in proper society was. Still, he wished they could let their hearts be known as freely as he tried to let his be.

Cabell was the kind of man that followed his heart in all affairs, with as much help from his brain as he could get. It meant that he did his best to live up to the man his parents needed him to be, but that he walked into the world ready to be met with the sun. He loved people, and felt that he always gave away a little bit of his heart to every pair of glittering eyes that made him smile.

Sometime in his mid-twenties, however, he gave away his whole heart. She was a breath of fresh air, something like he'd never seen before. He had always expected to meet the right person and spend time earning their love and their life, courting them and eventually wedding his perfect soulmate. He had wanted to court her right, but something about each other brought the two of them in fits of passion, unable to let each other go, unable to spend minutes apart. It was a beautiful and quick love affair, and before they knew it, they had been each other's first. But just like that, it was over, and suddenly she didn't want him anymore. He couldn't know if it was because of the night they'd shared or if something else had made her change her mind, but Cabell knew to swallow his heartbreak and let her make her choice, promising to keep the secret of her virtue, and watched her leave him with a bigger piece of his heart than most had ever shared.

It took him a while to recover, but he tried not to let it change his outlook on the world, and after healing most of his heart, he still feels such a joy for life.

His younger sister debuts into society this season, and so he's mainly preoccupied with making sure she has everything she needs and watching after her in her journey, or helping instruct his brother in the practices and business of their family and how to be a respectable young man, or being a good friend to the people of the ton. However, if you asked his parents, they might suggest wishes that their darling son would focus on himself and maybe even find a match of his own.

—

hello strud here again and as always i am head empty. as far as wcs the only specific things i can think of are the girl who got away and maybe any siblings down the line! other than that i'm up for most anything, all u need to know is cabell is a romantic little himbo <3

[loyaltytm]

𝐒𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓

[ cha eunwoo, he/him, cismale ] — was that TEDROS TOUSSAINT? the TWENTY-FOUR year old is a GENTLEMAN, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are FREE-SPIRITED and ADVENTUROUS, but i’ve heard they are RAMBUNCTIOUS and INTENSE as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the PROTAGONIST. I have even heard that HE IS EMBARRASSED OF HIS REAL NAME AND GOES BY AN ALIAS  —  only time will tell. 

full name: theodorus cassain toussaint. nickname: tedros, teddy, ted age: twenty-four gender + pronouns: cismale + he/him sexuality: bisexual marital status: unmarried, unbetrothed

nationality: british social standing: gentleman, is the only son and heir to his family's fortune languages: english, korean (fluent), german (conversational), latin (reading) education: oxford university occupation: competitive rower  hobbies: rowing, fencing, horseback riding, being the centre of attention

height: 6’2" build: muscular, his supreme physique acquired through years of strict athletic scheduling hair: cropped black hair, a well-maintained coif eyes: sparkling with a challenge complexion: bruises everywhere! he's strong, with flesh like a peach. fashion: if he could walk around shirtless, teddy would. he sweats a lot.

biography:

if little rissa is born three-times luckier than the rest, what does that say for young theodorus who had the good fortune to be born a boy? the event of his birth is unlike his sisters' in many ways. when the butler passes along the news that the lady delivers a healthy baby lacking nothing, hugo toussaint heaves a sigh of relief. for at last, after years of trying, they finally have an heir and their name will live on.

as the years crawl forward, young theodorus grows into the levity of his name becoming god's gift to the toussaints indeed. he finds a love for all things young heirs should love — manly pursuits such as the way of the sword, and swimming, and hunting. the paperbound aspect of owning land comes to him in time, but that was lady's work anyway ( admittedly, his perception of women and their responsibilities is partially skewed due to his strong-willed sister ). these manly pursuits he boasts don't suit such an awkward name. he begins to excel but all of his accomplishment shouldn't belong to such a strange name like theodorus. no. they should be acclaimed to the heroic tedros. fortunate, like his big sister.

his oxford acceptance has little to do with his studying, the university apparently wanting him for his athletic prowess and good name ( tedros toussaint simply rolled off the tongue, you see ). decidedly, they actually take him because of a pretty penny sent along his letter of interest. he discovers the cheque stub in his father's study. when he asks his father about it, he gives him a curt response — we saved so much by keeping you at home, its barely a fraction of what those eton boys have spent to get in. the reasoning makes sense but the way his father burns it to ash in front of his eyes makes him feel like this is a secret to be kept. it's a secret between men, nothing of interest for the world to know.

regardless of how he gets in, tedros supplants himself as the quintessential oxford boy. upon his graduation, he is a certified gentleman. now, with his upcoming debut into high society, he knows that his athleticism, good nature and healthy relationship with his family will land him a healthy match. a young duchess would do nicely, he thinks.

tldr; jock hates his name and because he genuinely doesn't have a single problem in life, bases his entire sob story around it

personality:

as the toussaint's long-awaited son ( in their patriarch's words, a disappointing spatter of three girls before him ), he's always been afforded the most attention of all his sisters. tedros is used to being the centre of attention and if your eyes aren't on him, give him a couple of minutes and they will be. he is constantly up to dramatics. he's simply a showman, he can't help but be the protagonist.

whereas his sister would be labelled as rebellious for her free-spirit, that same trait manifests as adventurous in their parents' eyes. he's on the wild side with his rambunctious temperament but its written off as boyish fun.

tedros has been, on occasion, referred to as intense. his inherent competitive gene was activated by the constant challenge of having rissa as a sister. despite his drive to win, once the game is over, he's nothing but a good sport.

he is a true gentleman. the chaste man shies away from deflowering and dalliances other men his age find interest in.

possible connections:

adoring fans from his sporting competitions

schoolmates from oxford

sports rivals ( again in rowing, fencing, or hunting)

in an effort to bring more eligible and handsome men to the ton, i want to implement a degenerate society where hotties are besties drink and smoke <3 but tbh teddy doesn't indulge bc his body is a temple but he’s there for vibes

[elainexhale]

[ sydney sweeney, she/her, ciswoman ] — was that ELAINE HALE? the TWENTY TWO year old is a LADY, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are ALTRUISTIC and RESILIENT, but i’ve heard they are IMPULSIVE and CREDULOUS as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the THE NIGHTINGALE. I have even heard that HER PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT WAS ENDED DUE TO AN UNWANTED PREGNANCY —only time will tell.

Tw: miscarriage

Born to a wealthy family in the countryside of England, Elaine Hale was the only and most prized daughter of Viscount Arthur Hale. By the time she was thirteen, her father had already arranged the perfect marriage for her: she would be the wife of an English Duke of higher standing. All hopes were laid on Elaine for their family’s advancement and Elaine was soon shipped off to the Duchey to live with her groom-to-be’s family, learning the ways of the aristocracy and her future role as the Duchess.

Things seemed to be going well and the future Duchess spent five years with the family as they waited for her to be of more suitable age for marriage. No one would have expected that unhappiness between the couple brewed the moment their eyes met. The Duke was of much older age and had little use for a child–only agreeing to the marriage after seeing the fruits of Elaine’s parents’ marriage: six children, with only one daughter? What heir-deprived family wouldn’t wish for such a potentially high-yielding daughter-in-law?

Her future husband’s distaste and the reality of her value set into Elaine’s heart early on and she found herself desperate for an escape from such a miserable future. Youth and desperation were a dangerous combination and it wasn’t long before she found herself giving her heart away to the family’s youngest stable-boy. They would fill each other’s heads of dreams of running away, of a love so forbidden for people of Elaine’s standing. Such passion was soon consummated and the Duke’s family got exactly what they had asked for: a frighteningly fertile future daughter-in-law.

It was very obvious that the child was not the Honorable Duke’s child, after all, the marriage hadn’t even been officiated, let alone consummated, and Adeline was immediately shunned from the Duke’s family. Even the stable boy turned her away, having gotten what he wanted from her. She returned to her family frightened, guilt tearing her apart from the inside out. She had let her family down, and fully expected them to turn her away as well, leaving her to fend for herself and her child on the streets. 

But, her family was so much more merciful than she could have ever hoped for. With only men in the house, they knew that Elaine had been played, and her brothers wanted nothing more than vengeance for their baby sister’s virtue. Her eldest brother challenged the stable boy to a duel- when the sun rose the next morning, where her brother waited with their father’s pistol in hand, the boy never showed his face. 

Elaine feared the birth of her child, and how that would shake her world, but the day came much sooner than it was supposed to. Only a month later, her body rejected the pregnancy. As soon as she had recovered enough to travel, her Father sent her along with her brother to London. He said she had a second chance she shouldn’t throw away, to go find her a match and redeem herself– before there was a chance for word of her tainted virtue to spread. 

[henry-etta]

[ ruby cruz, she/her, cis woman ] — was that HENRIETTA ETTA EATON? the TWENTY THREE year old is the DUCHESS of KNIGHTON, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are TALENTED and CHARISMATIC, but i’ve heard they are OVERCONFIDENT and FLASHY as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the HOYDEN. I have even heard that SHE MUST FIND A SUITOR THIS SEASON TO SECURE HER LATE FATHER'S LINE — only time will tell.

name: Henrietta Etta Eaton

age: 23

birthday: March 31st

sign: aries

orientation: bisexual

family: Michael Eaton (father, deceased), Tamsin Eaton (mother)

title: Duchess of Knighton

label: The Hoyden

DUCHESS OF KNIGHTON — hoyden: a bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy

Henrietta was a peculiar girl from a very young age, as it was apparent to anyone who met her. It was, and continues to be, much to her mother’s dismay, but she tolerated it because it always made her father smile.

She was always loud and rambunctious, eager for play and adventure, happiest when she made others laugh. Still, she did as her mother instructed and stuck to her lessons, learning how to walk and talk properly, how to play the pianoforte, read the history of the nation, sew the perfect cross stitch. As the only child of the Duke of Knighton— much as they did try to have another— it was what was expected of her, to become the perfect, beautiful, well-rounded heir to be sought after. It should go rather smoothly by the time of her debut, considering how much status and money their family had, as long as Henrietta didn’t screw it up.

In her adolescence, she began to grow jealous of her male friends who would boast about fencing lessons, horseback riding, sailing, and the like. She knew she wouldn’t grow jealous for long, however, because as daddy’s little girl, all she had to do was smile just right, and her father convinced her mother to let her add those lessons into her curriculum. It would only make her more well-rounded and talented, right?

She had no problem in the dresses and corsets, or the speech lessons and etiquette, she liked it all half of the week. But the other half, she found herself enjoying walking out in trousers and learning how to shoot a rifle with her father just as much. It was a balance, and even if others might have thought it strange, it was what made her her. However, her mother’s last straw came at about fourteen.

One of the most beloved people in her world, her housekeeper Gabriela— who had been there the day she was born— often liked to go by Gabe, and Henrietta couldn’t stop turning over the feeling of envy and longing every time she heard that name. Sometime around this age, she went to her parents and asked to be called Henry. Her mother told her to stop being a fool at once, or the oddity would surely put her poor mother in an early grave. She rolled her eyes and conceded, but not before a compromise. From that day forward she requested to always be called Etta, and dared anyone else to try different. The name caught on, and she could leave the dreadful business of Henrietta behind.

Etta debuted two years ago, but without much pressure to secure a match and mostly just to get herself acquainted with the scene. She was already pretty familiar with the ton, but found it even more exciting to mingle and dance and socialize with everyone in their fanciest suits and most glittering jewelry. She reveled in the drama of it all, happy to get a smile and waltz out of anyone.

(tw: death) At the end of the last year, however, the fun halted to a stop when the Duke of Knighton suddenly passed. It must have been a stroke, the doctors said, but he passed in his sleep next to his beloved wife, leaving her behind and their only heir to the name and estate.

Etta has compartmentalized a fair chunk of her grief after wasting away in empty somberness for a month or two. She's tucked it away and returned to the bright and bold girl she was, though now with heavier shoulders as she learns all she can about her family's businesses and accounts. She and her mother know that much as she likes to mess around and make fun and smile at any pretty girl or guy, at the end of the season, Etta must grow up and find the husband that will take care of her family and the Knighton estate.

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hello this is strud and my head is so empty by the time i get to connections so pls know i am up for anything and excited to figure out how everyone vibes!! i hope i didn't forget anything and i should post a plotting call soon ok goodnight

[ofravished]

[ naomi scott, she/her, cis female ] — was that ARIANA YADAV? the TWENTY-SIX year old is a GOVERNESS, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are KIND and INVENTIVE, but i’ve heard they are STUBBORN and BIGMOUTHED as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the SPITFIRE. I have even heard that A FAILED COURTSHIP RUINED HER VIRTUE —only time will tell.

another half-assed intro coming ur way, hopefully with more to come once i get some time : 

born to a poor mother & no father, but her mom died when she was fourteen so now she has nobody. her mom was a maid for a well established family in london, and ariana grew up along side that family, eventually getting a job with them as well

the family wasn’t super snobby, so they let her hang out with the kids her age, and in turn she had a rich bff who was her age who treated her like a sister, taught her to read, etc. 

she’s very inquisitive, so once she learned how to read she kept with it, spending any money she could find on used books. to this day, her possessions include more books than anything, most that were given to her by her mother. basically she’s a giant nerd.

stayed with that family well after her mom died & ended up taking over her maid positions. probably would’ve stayed there forever if she didn’t meet kiyan, a gentleman she met in town that actually ??  cared what she had to say ??  unheard of. he courted her, they got engaged, and she quit her job, thinking that she wouldn’t need it anymore.

but then he went jk <3 because his family didn’t approve of her being #poor & he eventually had to break off the engagement. left with no money, no prospects, but refusing to go back to the family she left behind, ariana was able to scrape together a job as a governess  ( thankfully the family she worked for gave her high praise ) 

so yeah, she’s a little bitter about not getting her cinderella story, but it was a year ago and by now she basically expects to die an old maid. which is whatever!

she’s a closet romantic, her failed engagement kinda took the excitement out of romance for her, but deep down she doesn’t want to die alone 🤪

probably will though, because not only does she have no dowry or prospects, but she’s got a giant mouth. granted, she’s good at knowing when to hold back her opinion, but most of the time she just lets it rip. she’s highly intelligent despite her social standing, and because of that it makes her feel like a big fish in a small pond. it’s not like she’s an asshole or even sassy, but in a world where women are meant to be seen and not heard... she lets herself be heard a lil more than she should.

when her engagement failed there were rumors about it being because he found out she's not a virgin, but it was false 🥲 

wanted connections : 

someone similar in age to her that’s either a gentry or nobility that she could’ve worked for their family, and when they were kids they were bffs & they talked ari to read and all that. now they could either still be friends or the person grown out of being friends with the help and now they pretend like they don’t know each other <3

other friends ??  pals ??  especially working class, gimme some found family since she has nobody rip

give me a bad influence actually, because despite being very smart she’s still v much a girl in regency era who is convinced that having sex before marriage is a sin. and since she’s gonna die alone anyway......

respectfully, seduce her xx

i promise i’ll think of more in the future but throw anything you need for a poor girlie at me <3

[barouche]

[ sean teale, he/him, cis man ] — was that LAURENCE MONTFORD? the THIRTY year old is the EARL of MARYLEBONE, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are CHARMING and COMPASSIONATE, but i’ve heard they are UNRELIABLE and RAKISH as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the LIBERTINE. I have even heard that HE IS IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE BELOW HIS STATION — only time will tell.

history

laurence montford is the first born and only son of the montford family, expected to carry on their name for as long as he could remember

tw parent death;; if his sister was the light in their family, laurie had always been more of a serious child, far too aware of societal norms and behaviors too young; his mother died in childbirth and it was always something that he had hanging over him from his relatives, if not his father. some might say that was why he was so serious, but even before he knew, he did not have the cheerful demeanor of his playmates

remarriage perhaps should have scared him more as a child, but he was honestly just excited to have what he saw as a complete family, even if she would not be exactly like a mother;; his sister was still a sister, the "half" disregarded by laurie as easily as he does people

she's honestly his largest priority — their parents passed away of illness when he was barely an adult, and he's been her guardian since. responsibility suits him when he wants it to, but he is prone to bouts of hypocrisy when it involves his own personal affairs versus hers

though perhaps it should be expected of him to marry, as an earl and the eldest child, laurie is still in his more immature phases — to put it as simply as possible, he is, in fact, a whore (affectionate) and more prone to situations of convenience rather than romance

despite this fact, there always seems to be mothers, guardians, even young girls who think him to be in love with someone or another — it would be amusing if it weren't so strange to him.

typically, his demeanor is quite serious still, though if you happen upon him with his mates, he's a little more relaxed and even shows good humor on occasion

fun facts

he's a big animal guy; he really loves his purebred hunting hounds more than anything, and pretends that he doesn't particularly care for their old stray turned barn cat, or the mutt that's lived on their family's estate since he was a younger boy. he'll complain while he feeds them fancy treats

he's overprotective of his sister — his entire reason for involvement in the season this time, rather than fun, is to perhaps finally find her a good match, but it's a little difficult when no one is quite good enough, she's too young, and she hardly makes it easier on him by arguing

wanted

past romances — dalliances, flings, etc; they've probably fucked lmao

rivals — from his school days, those he butts heads with in a "friendly" way; maybe they've been interested in the same people romantically in the past, maybe they are solely academic

unrequited crushes — laurie is not the type to entertain true romantic intentions, and therefore any crush on him is typically unrequited

ex-suitor — perhaps the first season that he was actually participating in, he entertained an individual, but he did not decide to propose and they have been bitter since

ex-friends — perhaps they had a falling out, perhaps they drifted apart; these two just simply are not as close as they once were

[latetobloom]

[ jessie mei li, she/they, genderfluid ] — was that MAGNOLIA MINGXIA WETHERBY? the TWENTY-TWO year old is a LADY, how exciting to see her this season! rumors have it she is CURIOUS and FREE-SPIRITED, but i’ve heard she is REBELLIOUS and BRUTALLY HONEST as well — maybe that’s why she's been called the GEMINI. I have even heard that SHE SPARS WITH GENTLEMEN OF THE TON...AND WINS — only time will tell.  

BIOGRAPHY

A child born of nobility and war, Mingxia was born to Zachariah, the second son of the Earl of Cambridge and Hua-Min, a Chinese-English Lady, in Bombay, India, her father was later appointed as the English Ambassador in France so they moved to Paris soon after she was born. She has two older brothers, Junfeng “Jeremiah” and Haitao “Harry”. Due to the death of his eldest brother, Zachariah was brought back to England when Mingxia was 17, she had to learn how to be a Lady after learning military strategies from those around her. She also was given the name Magnolia as an “English” name so that the English could pronounce her name, as did her older brothers. She thought it was ridiculous, her name isn’t even that hard to say.

As Mingxia started to learn all the things that was "proper" to be a woman in high society in London, she met the rest of her parents family and their friends at balls, including Henry Granville. By the time she met him, she had already had feelings for women as well as men, and her first love was with a girl her age. One of the things she learned in the war strategies around her is to always be observant of every move someone makes. Most of the time, it’s for a reason, whether they knew it or not.

Mingxia feels like a bug just waiting to be squished by the ladies of the Ton. She already knew English, Mandarin, French, and Russian, but all of the ways to be a proper lady fell ill on her ears. She even begged her tutor, her cousin, to teach her other things, like how to defend herself and about weapons after seeing soldiers sparring. Other “ladylike” past times seemed so menial and pointless to her. She’s not known for being subtle, it makes her father and brothers laugh.

After finally being ready to be presented into society by her mother, she is terrified of being named the Diamond of the season. She wouldn’t know how to navigate all these proper ways to go through courtship. The military mind games that she has learned is what is going to help her survive this Season.

[enheriter]

[ jacob anderson, he/him, cisgender man ] — was that ALOYSIUS PONSONBY? the THIRTY-ONE year old is the DUKE of OXFORD, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are EXPRESSIVE and PRODIGIOUS, but i’ve heard they are MELANCHOLIC and LETHARGIC as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the VIRTUOSO. I have even heard that HE PAYS OFF NEWSPAPERS TO WRITE ABOUT HIS WORKS — only time will tell.

QUICK FACTS.

NAME:  aloysius  weatherall  ponsonby  NICKNAME:  aloysius  AGE:  thirty-one  PLACE OF BIRTH:  oxford,  england    NATIONALITY:  british  GENDER:  cisgender  man  PRONOUNS:  he/him  ORIENTATION:  bisexual  RELIGION:  anglican  PARENTS:  erskine  st.  clair  ponsonby  (  duke  of  oxford  )  &  felicity  prudence    (  duchess  of  oxford  )   LANGUAGES:  english,  french  (  fluent  )  german,  italian  (  conversational  )  spanish  (  basic  )  EDUCATION:  oxford  university  OCCUPATION:  duke,    aka none,    aka  amateur composer  HOBBIES:  music,  opera,  travelling,  art,  being rich,  gambling   LABEL  the  virtuoso

PARALLELS  

asuka  langley  (  neon  genesis  evangelion  )    camille  preaker  (  sharp  objects  )    lestat  de  lioncourt  (  interview  with  the  vampire  )    sherlock  holmes  (  arthur  conan  doyle  )

HISTORY.

tl;dr  stage mom wreaks havoc on her child’s life and said child continues doing what he’s always been told to do because there is literally.  nothing else. 

aka  asuka  langley  if  she  was  an  industry  plant  tw   for  ableism,  mental health issues,  unhealthy  familial  dynamics,  parental  death

sometimes  life  unravels  in  but  a  moment;    sometimes  life  unravels  through  a  slow  decay  charted  over  the  course  of  a  lifetime.    your  father  was  the  first,    your  mother  the  second:    you  will  never  know  the  details,    but  you  slowly  come  to  learn    —    through  hints,    through  riddles,    through  something  that  beats  in  the  hollow  of  your  chest    —    that  there  is  a  sickness  running  thick  in  your  blood,    a  sickness  that  took  your  father  away  from  you  for  your  safety  and  made  your  mother  the  only  parental  figure  you’ve  ever  known,    a  sickness  that  will  one  day  rear  its  ugly  head    (  so  your  mother  says  )    and  ruin  everything  that  you’ve  come  to  know.

it  is  difficult  to  live  life  as  a  curse,    but  you  do.    it  is  difficult  to  live  life  as  something  closer  to  a  burden  than  an  heir,    but  you  do.    father  is  a  figure  who  convalesces  in  seaside  towns  where  the  air  might  do  him  some  good,    a  summertime  figure  whose  face  grows  stranger  with  every  passing  of  the  year,    until  one  day  you  come  to  him  in  his  chair    —    and  he  is  talking,    as  he  always  does,    about    THE  MUSIC  DO  YOU  HEAR  IT    —    and  you  realise  that  you  don’t  know  this  man  at  all.    that  perhaps  you  never  did.    that  perhaps  the  man  whom  your  mother  says  you  are  a  reflection  of  is  but  a  husk  of  flesh  covering  up  void.    and  if  you’re  his  reflection,    then  what  does  that  make  you?

your  mother  does  nothing  so  uncouth  as  to  ban    THE  MUSIC    in  your  house.    her  cruelty  runs  far  stronger,    far  wiser:    she  makes  you  learn  it  under  the  auspices  of  the  finest  tutors,    the  greatest  musicians.    you  cannot  help  but  think  perhaps  she  is  fixing  your  father  through  you,    but  you  do  not  mind  it.    maybe  you’d  try  to  fix  your  father  as  well,    but  all  you  really  want  to  do  is  to  sit  besides  him  while  he  looks  towards  the  shore  and  asks  you    DO  YOU  HEAR  IT    tells  you    IT  IS  EVERYWHERE    and  you  will  look  at  the  horizon.    you  will  feel  the  wind  in  your  hair.    you  will  come  to  think  that  maybe  your  mother’s  right,    that  your  father’s  sickness  is  in  you,    because  this  is  the  moment  you  will  realise:    IT  IS  EVERYWHERE.

(    you  just  don’t  know  what  it  is.  )

but  where  your  father  fears  its  presence  and  where  your  mother  ignores  it  and  pretends  everything  is  alright,    you  simply  let  it  dwell  where  it  dwells.    and  it  dwells  in  this:    when  you  hear  mozart’s  lacrimosa  for  the  first  time,    you  cry  a  little  because  you  think  nothing  could  ever  possibly  compare.    that  life  is  but  a  lead-up  to  this:    you,    sitting  in  your  darkly  lit  box,    listening  to  a  choir  of  singers  lament  for  a  guilty  man,    asking  begging  pleading    have  mercy  on  him  have  mercy  on  him  grant  him  eternal  rest.      and  then  there’s  a  message  the  very  next  morning  telling  you  and  your  mother  that  your  father  died  in  his  sleep,    the  very  same  moment  tears  were  flowing  down  your  cheeks  at  the  idea  of  absolution.    you  do  not  believe  as  he  did,    but  in  that  moment  you  send  out  a  thought.    a  prayer.    do  you  hear  it  now,    father?

this,    the  greatest  tragedy  of  your  life:    you  do  not  hear    THE    MUSIC    the  same  way  your  father  did    —    something  you  have  to  be  thankful  for,    according  to  your  mother,    and  you  do  as  your  mother  commands    —    but  you  do  not  hear  music  the  same  way  all  those  expensive  tutors  and  practitioners  and  helpful  assistants  ever  do.    this,    the  realisation  you  had  to  face  sometime  during  your  early  twenties,    when  your  mother  smiles  at  you  for  the  first  time  you  remember  her  doing,    and  it’s  because  she’s  finally  going  to  be  rid  of  you:    you  do  not  have  the  same  passion,    not  really.    and  when  i  say  passion,    i  mean  passion  for  just  about  everything.    not  just  music.    not  just  composing.    your  father.    his  life.    your  life.    life  itself.   

think  this  once,    and  then  never  again:    you  lack  a  passion  for  life.

still  the  conductor  motions  for  the  orchestra  to  play  on,    and  lack  of  passion  isn’t  really  a  reason  to  stop  doing  what  you’re  good  at.    and  what  is  important  here  is  that  you  absolutely  cannot  think  that  thought  again,    because  if  you  do  then  what  is  this  all  for?    a  stray  note  risks  losing  the  structure,    and  a  stray  thought  risks  the  collapse  of  everything:    your  personhood,    your  history,    your  entire  being.

you  are  good  at  what  you  do.    the  notes  swells  to  a  crescendo.    the  climax  is  coming.    it’s  just  right  around  the  corner.    you  cannot  stop.    if  you  stop,    then  you  are  lost.    if  you  are  lost,    then  you  are  just  like  your  father.    are  you  ready  to  face  the  music?

WANTED  CONNECTIONS.

fans  of  his  works  which  would  be  funny  as  hell  bc  he  couldn’t  possibly  care  less  about  it  but.  hey.  that’s  all  he  has  to  show  for  his  whole  entire  personhood  so.  thanks  for  your  appreciation!  and  in  complete  reverse  of  this:    people  who  know  he’s  an  industry  plant  and  like.    kinda  make  fun  of  him  for  it?    

broken  betrothals  aplenty.    i  think  he’s  developed  a  sort  of  reputation  as  being  a  tortured  artist  (ZZZZZ  BORING!)  over  the  years:    taciturn,    unpredictable.    these  broken  betrothals  have  definitely  helped  in  popularising  this  ‘image’    (read:  he’s  just  depressed  lmao)    but  have  also  definitely  Not  helped  his  reputation  as  being  a  dependable  ‘match’

fellow  patrons/appreciators/makers  of  the  arts,    both  performing  arts  and  like.    paintings  and  stuff  ig.    he  doesn’t  have  any  siblings  to  mind  the  financial  cares  of,    so  he  just  kinda  throws  his  money  at  art.    he  technically  has  a  growing  private  collection  of.  Stuff  at  home.  exact  details  tbd  but  it’s  probably  garish  as  HELLLLL

someone  he  went  on  a  grand  tour  of  europe  with!    or  maybe  not  even  that  but  people  he  just  kinda  bumps  shoulders  with  in  whatever  swiss  alpine  spa  towns  there  are  in  the  world.

fellow  ‘intellectuals’  ig??  he’s  oxford-educated  bc  duh  home  pride  lezzgo  but  also  gotta  be  real:    he  cares  less  abt  the  discussions  abt  ‘the  true,  the  good,  and  the  beautiful’  and  more  about  GAMBLING

people  he’s  currently  being  matched  with  in  the  gossip  rags  of  19c  england.    or  like  even  just  the  grapevine  lmfao.    could  be  as  grounded  in  truth  or  as  groundless  as  we  want  it  to  be,    but  it’ll  be  fun  to  play  out  a  sort  of  comedy  of  errors  for  this  whole  shebang.    bonus  points  if  this  actually  ends  up  with  them  being  actually  betrothed.    bonus  points  if  they’re  actually.    gasp.    in  love  w  each  other

people  he  offended  bc  he  is  Annoyingly  Rich  n  privileged  n  he’s  oxford  educated  so  he  thinks  he’s  automatically  the  Smartest  Person  in  any  given  room  (unless  that  room  is  filled  with  oxford  graduates  as  well)  and  he.    kinda  but  not  really.    doesn’t  have  a  filter?    mainly  bc  his  privilege  afforded  him  the  luxury  of  not  rlly  filtering  his  thoughts  lmao