‘MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE’ SENTENCE STARTERS MASTER MEME!!
please feel free to change pronouns, locations, titles etc at your pleasure! they will be in italics for ease.
episode one: original sin: ❝ I can change the world for us. ❞
❝ We can’t grieve this man, we should celebrate! ❞
❝ Power breeds enemies. ❞
❝ I fear you are even more your father than he was. ❞
❝ Stop making a spectacle of yourself with those tears. ❞
❝ It is sometimes necessary to do some bad in order to achieve a much greater good. ❞
❝ Well, we wont let him divide us, will we? ❞
❝ The city walls have fallen. ❞
❝ Is it true there will be war? ❞
❝ They have no clothes… ❞
❝ I hope you didn’t mind me staring. ❞
❝ There is more to life than money, you know. ❞
❝ You don’t have a choice. Neither of us do. ❞
❝ For 100 Florins my lips are sealed forever. ❞
❝ Will you betray us? ❞
❝ I don’t want you to leave, ever again. Do you understand? ❞
❝ I am in love with you! ❞
❝ Go, or I will have you thrown out. Guards! ❞
❝ Gentlemen don’t hold pens, we wield swords! ❞
episode two: the dome and the domicile: ❝ There are men at the door! ❞
❝ This is not a bank, if you want gold go there. ❞
❝ I am not accustomed to being made to wait. ❞
❝ Romantic, isn’t it? ❞
❝ Darling, are you unwell? ❞
❝ Will everyone please stop fussing over me? ❞
❝ You are as pale as a ghost. ❞
❝ Is he handsome? ❞
❝ Your tongue is too sharp! ❞
❝ I do not appreciate being mated like cattle. ❞
❝ I did not choose this union either. ❞
❝ You will be loyal to me and only to me, do you understand?❞
❝ A viper cornered may strike anyone. ❞
❝ I can’t get her out of my mind. ❞
❝ I was not invited, but I came anyway. ❞
❝ I’m a genius ahead of my time. ❞
❝ I wish I shared your optimism. ❞
❝ This folly will only hasten their demise. ❞
❝ A foolish man lives for himself, a wise man lives with a purpose. ❞
❝ I will take away the life that God gave you. ❞
❝ She’s with child, I am to be a father. ❞
❝ It’s the black death. ❞
episode three: pestilence: ❝ Since when did the rich become such cowards? ❞
❝ What are you doing here? You need to leave the city. ❞
❝ My father gave me this, it will protect you. ❞
❝ We are all sinners. ❞
❝ You are not the only one she has hurt. ❞
❝ Do you love her? ❞
❝ Legacies make great families, not men. ❞
❝ How did you escape the city? ❞
❝ Thank god you’re alive! ❞
❝ What are you doing? Your place is here with your family! ❞
❝ We cannot run from it, not from a thing like this. ❞
❝ You must be exhausted, come and eat. ❞
❝ I am pleased with you and I am proud of you. ❞
❝ Don’t wait around here for me to die. ❞
❝ If God should save anyone it should be the sick and poor. And me. ❞
❝ Make yourself indispensable and no one will find cause to exclude you. ❞
❝ There are more ways for a woman to be indispensable than in just bearing children. ❞
❝ It is so good to see you. ❞
❝ He is not you. ❞
❝ I value you and you know that. ❞
❝ Unhand me! You have no right! ❞
episode four: judgement day: ❝ I am innocent. ❞
❝ I see the money has arrived. ❞
❝ Punch him! Kick him in the balls! ❞
❝ I will light a candle for your soul at mass. ❞
❝ I’m sure you did not mean to start this family meeting without us. ❞
❝ An innocent man fears nothing. ❞
❝ You look so well, what a beautiful dress! ❞
❝ I’m a wealthy man! ❞
❝ Noble power is ordained by god himself, we exist to rule. ❞
❝ Stand up and show you’re a man. ❞
❝ Does our Lord truly forgive all sins? ❞
❝ You used me! ❞
❝ What about honour? My honour? ❞
❝ Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. ❞
❝ You were paid to poison my wine! ❞
❝ We didn’t mean to deceive you. ❞
❝ We invade at midnight! ❞
❝ We have to get you out of here, the family cannot survive without you. ❞
❝ I do not fear death. ❞
❝ There is no “us” if you are gone. ❞
❝ Everything can be sacrificed. ❞
❝ You are not the man he is and you know that. ❞
❝ You think noble blood entitles you to rule the world, not anymore. ❞
❝ What have you done? ❞
❝ How could you put your own needs before the needs of my family? ❞
❝ If we leave it broken like this between us we will grow into the break. ❞
episode five: temptation: ❝ They have banished me. ❞
❝ You should leave the city, it is not safe here. ❞
❝ There’s a ball tomorrow night, you must come. ❞
❝ No one will speak to me! Surely you understand my position.❞
❝ We cannot buy our way to freedom. ❞
❝ I hate to think of you alone here. ❞
❝ He misses out on your beauty. ❞
❝ While we dine in luxury the common man is suffering. ❞
❝ I almost won you over though, didn’t I? ❞
❝ I’m married. Get dressed and leave. ❞
❝ What will they do if I return you to the palace?Will they beat you? ❞
❝ It’s a trick. Magic. ❞
❝ What would you do if you were in my position ❞
❝ Perhaps I hate what has become of you but I could never hate you. ❞
❝ I realized I never stopped loving you. ❞
❝ I’ve never known a man to resist your charms. ❞
❝ It would be a shame to have to ruin your beauty. ❞
❝ I thought I’d die, I lost a shoe! ❞
❝ I am your humble servant. ❞
❝ I hope you have prayed for your sins, ❞
❝ I was a gift! He is my master now. ❞
❝ How did you know that I wouldn’t betray you? ❞
❝ You can be anything you want, you can lose yourself to pleasure. ❞
❝ Come with me, I know I can make you happy. ❞
❝ There are greater causes than our happiness. ❞
episode six: ascendancy: ❝ There were hundreds of them all chanting our names! ❞
❝ You lied to me. ❞
❝ How is it that my whole family has returned yet I feel more alone than ever? ❞
❝ You must find a wife of noble blood soon. ❞
❝ Surprises seem to be your forte at the moment. ❞
❝ Do you intend to hold your piece forever? ❞
❝ You thought you were a martyr but you were nothing but a child with a paper sword. ❞
❝ Had I the choice again perhaps I would let you die. ❞
❝ The leash you think is in your hand is around your neck. ❞
❝ Remember to whom you speak! ❞
❝ Our home will still be here when I am gone. ❞
❝ Have you come to make fun of me? ❞
❝ You and me, we are the same. I just want you to know you are not alone. ❞
❝ You have a friend here. ❞
❝ Why are you shutting me out? ❞
❝ Was it such an unforgivable treason to have saved your life?❞
❝ You’re in no position to judge me. ❞
❝ Yes, I flirted with him. He even asked me to go away but I didn’t. ❞
❝ That was your duty as my wife! ❞
❝ What of your duty as my husband? ❞
❝ Who are we to take this man’s life? ❞
❝ If you are wise, you will not return. ❞
❝ This way! Follow me! ❞
episode seven: purgatory: ❝ So cruelly torn from this world by the swords of sinners. ❞
❝ There are always threats. Enemies. I choose to eat with my back to the wall. ❞
❝ Well, you do it… How hard can it be? ❞
❝ You must not torture yourself.❞
❝ What if the truth only brought you pain? ❞
❝ What exactly is it that you accuse me of? ❞
❝ All men are capable of murder! ❞
❝ Perhaps I should run away, nobody would even notice if I was gone. ❞
❝ So what’s keeping you awake? ❞
❝ You shouldn’t talk that way about yourself, you’re so much more than that. ❞
❝ It was just a dream. It’s alright, I’m here. ❞
❝ I will stay with you in case your nightmares return. ❞
❝ I��ll sleep better alone. ❞
❝ A woman of your intelligence should not delude herself. ❞
❝ There is no mercy in his heart, it is made of stone. ❞
❝ The only comfort I have is that you now know what sort of monster you are married to. ❞
❝ I implore you not to listen to their lies. ❞
❝ He has locked me out of his heart. ❞
❝ Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. ❞
❝ We must ensure that we have his undivided loyalty. ❞
❝ I cannot let you go! ❞
❝ There is no sum of money in the world large enough to make me raise a hand against this family. ❞
episode eight: epiphany: ❝ You think she is with child? ❞
❝ I don’t think that I can ever forgive you for that. ❞
❝ For some women, falling pregnant, it’s all too easy. ❞
❝ You know what must be done, you always do. ❞
❝ Do you know who the father of your child is? ❞
❝ If you ever speak to me like that again you will be on your way to the slave market in Genoa. ❞
❝ You always get what you want in the end. ❞
❝ I was going to leave you. ❞
❝ I just found him lying dead in the cells. He’s been stabbed. ❞
❝ Many will die, blood will run through the streets and your position will be secured. ❞
❝ Everything I have ever done has been for Florence, for you, for the greater glory of god. ❞
❝ I would be glad to offer you my services. ❞
❝ I am more my father than he ever was, that is why God is punishing me. ❞
❝ Perhaps this child is an opportunity for both of us.❞
❝ I have sins of my own. But as long as we can breathe, there is a chance that we can atone for them. ❞
❝ I will help you. ❞
❝ This matter is better left alone. ❞
❝ I will marry her! ❞
❝ A stallion may mount a donkey and get a mule, I like mules! ❞
❝ You have not become your father, you are a better man than he ever was. ❞
❝ You’re with child? Are you sure? ❞
❝ It will be a boy, we’re sure of it. ❞
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@joannamartell ━━ 𝒋𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 & 𝒏𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓
nymor idly scans the crowd , eyes flittering from one stranger to another and worry gnaws at his heart for the possibility of some strangers turning into enemies . but all that dissolves as his gaze finds his wife’s . and everything’s quiet , everyone’s still , it’s all one amorphous blur of colour and she’s the only one in focus . so he heads straight to her , as though gravity willed it herself . “ my love , my wife ... ” nymor is awestruck , dumbfounded and the words tumble out of his lips in a whisper . that was the constant effect of joanna martell , she took his breath right out of his lungs and nymor doesn’t mind , he’d do it himself if she asked , he’d take out his own heart if she even hinted at it . he reaches out to her absentmindedly , the natural phenomenon an aching lover drawn to his healer , of a wayward soul finally coming home . “ you look so beautiful tonight . ” he says , a smile slowly appearing on his lips . “ like every night . ”
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@oflorezas ━━ 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒛𝒂 & 𝒏𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓
“ how much longer loreza , ” he asks under his breath , chalice covering his muttered words , sepia eyes scanning for any of the south’s little birds . he knows that there are suspicious people out there who believe that the house crest embedded on their clothes was the brand , a warning for a very possible turn of a traitor -- and they’d be right to think so . but there would be no usurping done tonight , no crimes of crown robbing , this was a child’s nameday celebration after all . “ haven’t we expressed enough amicability ? let’s go home . i’m tired . these celebrations are so tedious and so painfully dull . ” he whispers , despite the rambunctious crowd of the dining hall , one could never be too safe .
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innervisicns:
as he makes his way through the great hall, he’s finally managed to find a moment to himself off to the side of the room. it’s part of his duty to greet all the arrivals at highgarden, ensure they’d had a good journey, and make sure he was the one who intercepted grievances before they reached the king. this was supposed to be a celebration, and an act that would further unite the realms, bring them joy and a vision of the future. everything had to go smoothly if they were going to achieve that goal. his moment of reprieve is rather short lived when he accidentally locks eyes with someone nearby, offering his version of an approachable expression. “i trust the food and wine is satisfactory?”
“ very much so ! ” the stark boy grins a smile full of teeth and eyes full of vitality to complement it . “ not quite sure what i expected of southern food … ” his face darkens just the slightest as he attempts to reach back into the depths of his memory for any such thing but it quickly dissipated and is replaced instead with the joviality of youth and vigour from a boy’s first real adventure . “ but i am truly loving it all . wine has never tasted so sweet and food has never tasted so … warm ! even this piece of bread right there , it’s so … fluffy ! ” rodrick exclaims , almost shoving the roll of bread right up to the eyes of the other . “ tell me , good ser , what is the south’s secret ingredient ? ”
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━━ 𝒆𝒐𝒘𝒚𝒏 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 .
◟ open to : all . ◟ setting : highgarden entrance hall .
𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 too count . the commander of the kingsguard nearly lost sight of what was happening around her, yet she tried her best to keep herself focused and eyes sharp. especially during a celebration like this, she had to be on her best. if something would happen here, no one would forgive her. especially she wouldn’t forgive herself. unfortunately, that also lured a sense of paranoia out in the woman, making her extra careful with everyone that set foot into the entrance hall .
❝ hey ! ❞ , she shouted at someone who slowly walked into the hall, and it seemed like their attention was a little too focused on the king’s family further in the back . eowyn, wearing her best uniform, golden and the signature white cloak for the kingsguard, stepped closer towards them, putting out her hand infront of their chest in order to stop them from entering further. maybe she was acting too harsh, especially with so many nobles around, but she had to take every precaution she could. people were able to do anything in these lands. even ruin a celebration for the king’s son. ❝ state your name before i let you pass. and are there any weapons on you ? ❞
a certain thought begins to invade the martell’s mind ; something uncharacteristic , something vicious and incapable of being subdued . his eyes examine the members of the royal family , the king , the queen ... and his racing mind takes him back to books , folklore , history lessons , when a martell sat on that throne , when westeros had a dornish queen and a prince heir with the blood of nymeria running through his veins . they had deserved so much better . but that was merely a small albeit glorious patch in dorne’s tapestry . house martell has flourished so much since then ( but could still grow so to become something much more powerful ... ) .
he only realises how intently he’s been staring when the lord commander’s voice rips him out of his tide of thoughts . ❝ nymor martell , ❞ he answers calmly but he can feel the reverberation of his trembling lips down to the end of his throat . the martell prince doesn’t do particularly well under pressure , a trait he hopes will never show . ❝ prince of dorne . ❞ he offers the other a tentative smile and even a small bow , ❝ forgive me for any suspicion i may have caused but i only come bearing gifts . ❞ he takes his hands from behind his back to reveal a bejewelled box with a golden exterior , ❝ for the future king of westeros . ❞
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━━ 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍 .
status ─ open for anyone.
setting ─ the gardens, in the dead of night.
☙ ─ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞. normally, arcine wouldn’t have waited this long to prune back the roses, but the past weeks had been too busy. the only solace is that this late, it’s comfortably silent as she goes about tidying her own patch of garden, a tiny slice of vivid bloom normally found only by those exceedingly familiar with highgarden, or unwitting strangers who’d made one too many wrong turns down the winding halls.
until, she vaguely registers footsteps echoing over the stones. holding back a weary sigh, arcine turns & lets the few stems of roses she’d gathered slip from her fingers into a nearby basket, sliding back into the role of hostess with a light smile & well practiced ease. ❝ it’s quite late to be out — may i be of any aid ? ❞
the southern weather had seem to be intoxicating the stark boy , he felt almost sickly as he laid on his temporary bed . the warmth crawling up his body and wrapping around his throat ( he truly was beginning to miss the coldness of the north ) . the suffocation itself was enough incentive to bolt out of his room but he had always wanted to see highgarden at night . he remembers the folklore of glowing roses and such from when he was a child though such stories stemmed from his own imagination ( when he was bored and tired from the history taught by the maesters ) but he was sure he would find something of the like . nonetheless , rodrick heads to the gardens , enjoying the relief the cool wind brings and ardently searching for glowing flowers when instead he found the eyes of another ( which seemed to be almost just as bright ) .
he jumps the slightest at surprise but clears his throat in recovery , ❝ oh ─ yes ! perhaps . do you know where i could possibly find any glowing roses ? you see , i heard stories about them when i was a child . well , not really . i made them up myself . but i believe i dreamt about them so often that they must be real . ❞
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━━ 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂 𝒕𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍 .
open starter for anyone from serra tyrell .
setting : highgarden great hall , early afterrnoon .
the sun has faded behind clouds and with its disappearance , serra’s ability to withstand the dullest of comments begins to wither . while she has always welcomed strangers at her door , this is the entirety of westeros arriving for her son . the festivities already have her overwhelmed . no matter how hospitable and kind , a gnawing feeling of paranoia sits in her stomach . she has no idea what this could set in motion and knowing the lords of westeros favor their games , no child will ever be involved on her account , especially her own . to do just that , she needs to know every single face that steps into her home .
❝ welcome , welcome , we’re very happy to have you with us . how was the carriage ride – not too long , i hope ? ❞
wide cerulean eyes flitter from face to face , thing to thing in a passionate attempt to drown in everything and anything that could possible be beheld . from the intricate doors of the hall , to the bejewelled costumes of the dornish , then to the strange warmth of the southern sun across the cheek of a boy that had almost always known only coldness . he revels in the beauty of it all and dangerous contemplations of making the south his permanent homes slowly begin to creep in . his attention is captured by the queen and the boy is quickly struck with her beauty .
❝ oh no very long . very very long . and tiresome . but enjoyable albeit inconvenient and tedious . but very enjoyable ! ❞ the one thing you could always rely on from the stark boy was his honesty . ❝ thank you very much for having us , your grace .. uh.. lady erm … queen ? i’m sorry i’m not quite sure how to address you . because you see , my grace would be the king father . oh ! ❞ the stark stops halfway , eyes lighting up as though something important quickly tumbled into his thinking . ❝ my name is rodrick stark . so very sorry i did not introduce myself earlier . ❞
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‘ello darlings ! i go by g or gigi and am stationed in the land down under so the difference in our time zones are prolly a bit wacky ! but nonetheless ! i can’t wait to meet up ur muses & start writing with you all ! unfortunately , i don't have discord but i'd love to plot through just tumblr ims ! under the cut you’ll find quick summaries about my two chaotic princes , drop a like if you’d like to plot !
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 “ WE CANNOT SIMPLY SIT AND STARE AT OUR WOUNDS FOREVER. ”
appears very calm and collected but inside his mind is going at like 1000miles/hr because he just constantly overthinks and worries and is always second - guessing his decisions . especially because he’s ruling prince and he knows how much dorne and the martells in general has suffered in history and he’s so so afraid that it’s going to happen again and it will be all his fault . because of this he relies on his advisors a lot , on his family and he’s very easily influenced . just make it seem like you know what you’re yapping about and he’ll be all over it . but if left alone he will probably choose the right thing to do , he has a naturally good moral compass he just can’t see it yet .
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐊 “ BUT LOVE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING SO HEAVY FOR ME . SOMETHING I HAD TO CARRY. ”
basically a golden retriever , very much down - to - earth , doesn’t really know what the big deal is with being born ‘ royal ’, always wished for a normal childhood . likes to mingle with the townfolk and has tried to evade his guards to chill with some townfolk in more than one occasion . he’s very passionate about everything he does and will pour his absolute heart and soul in anything . he gets excited about just the little things . very much likes to play peacekeeper , he hates fighting and drama and biggest dream is for everyone to just vibe well ✌️
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