@pendreic | guinevak : ❝ You’re lonely too. ❞
tearing his gaze away from the spot where, past the moat, the indistinct clearing starts to give way to the forest, mordred turns his head toward the woman whose approaching footsteps escaped his notice as his back was turned to the wall walk.
he knows her; everybody knows guinevak, he reckons. he is just surprised she noticed so effortlessly something many an acquaintance fail to observe about him.
❝ sometimes solitude is preferable to seeking company at court. ❞
he loves to escape up here. it is not exactly a secret spot, and he has never tried to hide his comings and goings. but since the southern tower is basically defunct, it does not look over any area against which they would need fortification, it is guarded minimally, and there is always a quiet corner he can take refuge after a suffocating day.
❝ but that, of course, depends on the company , ❞ he adds, still leaning on the rampart wall on his elbows, with the subtlest of smiles on his features. he does not want to reveal his alliances and antagonisms to practically a stranger (a stranger he heard so much about, but not much from her own person), but he has no wish to scare her off by being territorial about his hiding place.
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softer cinematic universe
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by A Softer Guin (Guinevak)
From comic strips thou art, to comic strips returneth.
Words: 139, Chapters: 23/23, Language: English
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agent Carter (TV), A Softer World (Webcomic)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: Other
Characters: Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, Whitney Frost, Dottie Underwood, Angie Martinelli, Jack Thompson (Marvel), Jason Wilkes, Daniel Sousa, Maria Stark, Tony Stark, Peter Quill, Bruce Banner, James "Bucky" Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Alexander Pierce, Nick Fury, Sharon Carter (Marvel), Vision (Marvel), Clint Barton, Peter Parker, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Wade Wilson
Additional Tags: A Softer World Remixes
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general statistics.
FULL NAME Gwynnever (Guinevere) Pendragon. Currently going by Ginevra Pruitt.
NICKNAMES Gwen, Gin.
ALIASES Vera Penn, Vanora Malory, many others lost to time.
DATE OF BIRTH Shortly after the autumn equinox, roughly 493.
PLACE OF BIRTH Cornwall, England.
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS Libra sun. She has no way to tell her other signs but I suspect a Scorpio moon.
GENDER Cisgender woman.
PRONOUNS She/her/hers.
SEXUALITY Bisexual.
HEIGHT 5'9".
HAIR COLOR Black.
EYE COLOR Brown.
TATTOOS Several (under construction).
SCARS Several (under construction).
RELIGION Pagan.
POSITIVE TRAITS
NEGATIVE TRAITS
PHOBIAS None.
MENTAL HEALTH Relatively well, all things considered.
skills & abilities.
CAREER Verse dependent. Typically, mercenary.
SPOKEN LANGUAGES Fluent in Welsh (old, middle, and modern), English (old, middle, and modern), Cornish, Latin (vulgar, classical, and late), French (old, middle, and modern), English (old, middle, and modern), Spanish (old, early modern, and modern), German (old high, middle high, early new high, standard high, and modern), Italian (Tuscan, Florentine, Veneto, and modern), Arabic (classical and modern), Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Persian (middle and early-new). List subject to change / expand.
PHYSICAL SKILL Self-defense, weapons training (archery, small blades, guns), lockpicking, pickpocketing.
timeline.
developed in partnership with @valiantsword. Timeline subject to adjustment and change following Guinevere's retirement.
494 A child is born in Cornwall to Leodegrance of Cameliard and an unknown mother who died in childbirth. Called Gwynnever, or Guinevere, she's a bright and precocious girl who enjoys riling up her elder brother, Gotegrim, and her younger sister, Guinevak. As a child she shows skill in magic, as her mother did, though this is neither encouraged nor taught, and she quickly forgets.
513 Arthur, son of Uther, ascends to the crown, with the Leodegrance's vocal and constant support. Guinevere becomes a regular fixture at court.
517 After years of teasing, flirtation, and outright annoyance between the two, Arthur and Guinevere are wed. Leodegrance gifts Arthur the Round Table as part of her dowry.
519 Guinevere gives birth to her first son with Arthur, named Amr. Though her pregnancy went smoothly, some complications arise during the birth.
520 Frustrated by Arthur's tendency to isolate and her own frustration at what she perceives to be his doubt in her capabilities, Guinevere turns to Lancelot, Arthur's close friend, for advice. Though their relationship remains unconsummated, she develops strong feelings for him, and spends most of her time over the course of the next year with him.
521 Arthur discovers Guinevere's feelings for Lancelot; after his initial anger, the three are able to communicate openly. Guinevere's relationship with Lancelot continues, with the expectation that the succession not be endangered by the birth of illegitimate children. Their relationship remains unconsummated.
523 Guinevere gives birth to her second son with Arthur, named Mordred. This pregnancy is much more troublesome than the first, and the birth is long and difficult. When Mordred is born not breathing, all focus shifts to trying to save the king's son, and the queen is left in the care of her younger sister. Only Guinevak knows how long she went without breathing, and only Guinevak knows that before her eyes opened again, Guinevere was unquestionably dead. Hoping she's wrong, Guinevak does not tell anyone of the severity of her sister's condition, particularly when Guinevere seems perfectly fine in the aftermath, even recovering far more quickly than she had after Amr's birth. Despite these secrets, even the thought of losing Guinevere is enough to let Arthur and Guinevere reconnect, as partners rather than to simply perform a role, and Lancelot becomes a regular member of their marriage.
525 Amr dies unexpectedly of pneumonia. In a fit of rage and grief, Guinevere lashes out violently, tearing her bedclothes and breaking furniture. She sustains an injury during this, which heals before her eyes; she represses the memory, focusing instead on her loss.
530 Arthur survives an assassination attempt, killing his assassin in the process. Heartbroken by the thought of losing her husband so soon after losing her son, Guinevere begins privately experimenting with her ability to heal, and confides in Guinevak, who only reminds her that as a child, she seemed to have some skill in magic.
537 Arthur is killed in the Battle of Camlann. Distraught though she is, Guinevere steps forward as her young son's regent, leaning on Lancelot and Myrddin both. Rumors begin to spread throughout the court that the queen has not aged a day since Mordred's birth. Guinevak finally confesses the truth of that day, and Guinevere begins preparing to retire to a convent once her son comes of age, to avoid any danger posed to him and to appease the court, who have grown suspicious now of her public friendship with and reliance on Lancelot, with some accusing her of adultery. Determined not to damage either Arthur's reputation or Mordred, Lancelot and Guinevere agree not to address the rumors.
542 After more than five years as regent, during which time Guinevere's rule has been fair, albeit firm, Guinevere sees her son's coronation and "retires" to a convent with only Guinevak aware of the truth. While traveling, she vanishes, and once alone tests her theory by killing herself. When she awakens she finds no wounds, or sign of any damage, and she flees to the continent.
notes.
Guinevere's first life is marked by the threat of Christian imperialism. Much of her immortality is spent resisting the push of Christian imperialism regardless of the nation behind it. She spends much of the next seven hundred years avoiding Europe entirely.
I do intend to include specific dates with Guinevere's many interventions in history as I do more reading.
Between 542 and 1470, Guinevere tells her story to numerous writers, hoping to set the record straight regarding her husband as she sees more and more that his name is being used to further an imperialist cause. Each time, they get it wrong, none of them taking her seriously and allowing their own literary interventions to take precedence over her lived experience. Thomas Malory is one of these writers, and he includes enough correct details to draw Arthur's attention. They are reunited near Tintagel in the late fifteenth century.
Her reunion with Arthur leads to her introduction to the Guard. Even before her first death, she never dreamed, and so the thousand years she spent alone passed without any dreams of the other immortals. She is closest to Andy and Joe.
While Guinevere is open for shipping in AUs, in her main verse, she is single-ship with Arthur.
extended biographies and verses.
Under construction. The following verses are available, with some plotting:
MAIN VERSE Once a queen, now a mercenary, Guinevere—"Gin" to the Guard—is a mercenary, serving alongside other immortals in the hopes of mitigating the damage done to the world and the people in it. She is not present for most of the events of the first film, though Andy and Nile get in touch with her to join them in going after Merrick to free the others.
ALL SOULS Guinevere is a vampire, turned by her sister Guinevak in the immediate aftermath of a deadly birth. When her sister is killed, Guinevere becomes the head of the family, and the Pendragons pose significant opposition to the de Clermonts, particularly in their attempts to rule, whether through their plans for a vampire empire following the Crusades or through their presence on the Congregation.
DRAGON AGE Dowager queen of the small island nation of Camelot, Guinevere, herself a mage, attends the Conclave in the hopes of pushing back against the Chantry and offering safe harbor for rebel mages. She remains with the Inquisition as they fight to see the Breach closed and Corypheus defeated.
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two short little andor podfics
Both written by @guinevak on ao3 (they are not active on tumblr, please compliment their gorgeous writing directly on ao3!)
[Podfic of] Extraction
Original Work: Extraction
Rating: Not Rated
Tags: Aftermath of Torture, Canon Compliant, Drabble, old scene new context
Audio Length: 1 minute, 25 seconds
Summary: Cassian's been here before.
[Podfic of] Homefront
Original Work: Homefront
Relationship: Cassian Andor & Kenari Leader (Star Wars: Andor TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Tags: Childhood, Adolescence, Survival, Triple Drabble, Resistance, takes many forms
Audio Length: 3 minutes, 2 seconds
Summary: Kassa joins the fight.
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