#I think Athy and Penelope in this AU would have like a sort of. mh. Rhaenyra-Alicent relationship

[lithi]

Was trying to like. Imagine how a step-mother Penelope/step-daughter Athanasia AU would work. Claude would either never know about Penelope’s affair (or at least does not suspect about the pregnancy. Somehow) or would be so blinded by grief after Diana’s death that he would just pathetically accept Penelope back.

Obviously she could not pass Jennette as Claude’s so ..?? She would probably huh. Keep her as her forever dirty little secret or eventual pawn to use (maybe she is passed off as countess rosalia’s daughter?).

Her relationship with Athanasia would depend a lot on whether Athy is still reincarnated or not but I guess Penelope would either roll with Claude’s mistreatment of her (and probably have him disinherit her because she is, after all, his low-born bastard) or play the kind step-mother for politics (and the rest would also depend on whether or not they do have children together later on. maybe Anastasius using her as his black magic baby machine fucked her body up). Just imagine. The drama

Anyways this is what inspired the brainworms lol

#should I tag this #lithi?! wmmap posting?! in 2024??? it’s most likely than you think #eh #who made me a princess #I think Athy and Penelope in this AU would have like a sort of. mh. Rhaenyra-Alicent relationship #athanasia de alger obelia #claude de alger obelia #Penelope Judith #huh… Aemma-Diana. Viserys-Claude. why does all of this work so well #I’m so smart <- (?) #aka AU where Athy and Penelope have the most epic royal court drama while Claude mops in the background #and Jennette is happily playing in the dirt somewhere far away #BUT maybe Claude knows/suspects about Jennette but again he is so pathetic and sad and what not he just accepts Penny back #and like Penelope would obviously try to have kids with Claude to have more legitimacy but maybe Claude is just not down for fucking lol #and like I said Penelope could have some after effects of Anastasius’ black magics and she just can’t have children anymore #so she’s just kind of stuck between having to suck up to her husband’s bastard #or trying to put her own bastard on the throne lol #because well yes Jennette is also a bastard #a lot would also depend on Anastasius being alive like in the manhwa or not #and Penelope knowing about it #I’m not much of an Ana fan so since this is my AU I choose to say he’s dead