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imjulia-andilikecats · 8 months

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I don't talk about this a lot, but I'm really happy that Julian and Sara survived, and got their 'happy' ending

Those two went through so much loss and pain, even before the main story started.

Julian Jacos lost his sister, Coriane, under suspicious causes. He watched in arms length, how Elara slowly erased Coriane. Almost all her paintings gone, her house colors hidden and her journal burned to ashes (as so we thought).

Sara Skonos might not have as much scenes in the series. Have not interacted much with most of the characters, but she was Coriane's dear friend.

When Coriane died, it didn't sit well with Sara. She knew there was something else. Someone behind it all. She tried to fight for her, to bring justice to her friend.

Elara didn't allow that, as the new queen. She had Sara's tongue cut out.

To make things worse, instead of having Sara exiled from court, they kept her around. To humiliate and ridicule. Spinning a lie that she was badmouthing the Fallen Queen, Coriane.

Which almost everyone believed, even Cal.

All the odds stacked against them.

Yet he stayed. He had to, for Cal and Sara.

He knew if he left, Elara will find him and fabricate a story of how his life ended, bringing the extiction of House Jacos.

Decades of this torment. Of watching his sister's memory fade away, the love of his life wither bit by bit, a husk of her former self and his nephew groomed to be someone his beloved sister dreaded to be, a king fit for war.

Years of this suffering yet they remained.

When Mare was given to Julian as a student. He didn't treated her poorly, like most of the silver elites. He taught her as much as he could about her powers, the history behind the Reds and Silvers. He taught her all of this with a firm but gentle hand.

When Mare told him that she was with the Scarlet Guard after the Sun Shooting. Instead of turning her in, he helped her free her fellow guards. Eventhough they are a possible threat to his brother-in-law's rule and his nephew's future.

When Julian and Sara were captured and imprisoned in Corros prison. Their powers smothered and subjected to cruel interrogation. They endured.

Even after being rescued by Mare, Cal, Farley, Shade and the other newblood recruits. Julian and Sara stayed with them and tried to hepled whenever they see fit. Training a few newbloods and quietly watching their fellow silvers. Keeping watch of a possible civil war, as they plan their next move.

In War Storm, Julian supported his nephew and kept an eye on the ambitious Volo. Knowing how crucial to was to have a legimitate heir amid an unsteady alliance between the Scarlet Guard, Silver Elites and Monfort.

And to know that in Broken Throne, Julian kept documenting about other newbloods and even the next generation of the Barrow family. (Clara, Shade and Coriane).

I'll let myself picture Julian and Sara taking care of their great-niece and nephew. Julian would teach Mare and Cal's children about history and reading them bedtime stories. Sara gently holding both children and when they are about to sleep, she might even sing them some lullabies.

I'm just glad that they endured and now have their mostly peaceful ending. I love them so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭.

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nortaeventcouncil · 11 months

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Red Queen Fanfiction Awards Nominations: Best Fanfiction

how to flirt (without really trying) by neverthecanonotp @king-maven-calore

94,000 Words | Explicit

Mare Barrow wanted to do something nice to save her failing relationship. Might as well have shot it in the face. Or: Cal was tired of girls trying to seduce him… until he met Mare.

Lover's Curse by beforeilearnedcivilty @lucy-the-cat

57,489 Words | Mature

A dark, bitter laugh escapes my throat. Lover. As if Maven and I have ever approached love. Loneliness. Desperation. Sorrow. A void filled with the closest body, not healing, but deepening. Love only to fools and beggars. To anyone else, we are a curse. _ Mare wasn't rescued by Evangeline. She takes matters into her own hands.

Petite Venin by Twisted_Nym @nymphenberger

141,774 Words | Mature

'ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴠɪᴘᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴀᴍꜱᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱɴᴀᴋᴇ.' Many eyed, venomous- House Viper are animosi. When Daliah Viper returns to her family after an unfortunate series of bad luck and flawed decisions, she doesn't know yet things will significantly change. Recovering from blows and trying to reconnect and find her footing again, she'll have to make peace with another kind of association all together in the form of her fiance . In a political climate as hot and a court full of liars though, both of them have to make due with what they were given. Sometimes you have to pick your poison.

King's Pet by MissDemeanor @miss-literary

231,523 Words (ongoing) | Mature

Just when Maven Calore thought his life couldn't get any worse, it did. Captured once again, Maven's dragged away to a far away kingdom with the purpose of becoming a pet, but not just anyone's pet. The newly crowned king requires a very specific companion, and Maven meets all of the qualifications. With the rest of the world out for his head, Maven only has two choices: Escape these chains and run back into the lands that want him dead, or break under the king's rule. Maven knows his answer. There's no way he's breaking anymore.

Newblood Queen by beforeilearnedcivility

8,529 Words (ongoing) | Teen & Up

In war, healers are the first to die. House Skonos stood tall and proud before the Newblood uprising, a noble house that served the highest titles in the land. Their head would heal the king himself, easing wrinkles and gray hairs for all his days. Mother liked to grumble about it in the mirror. Then came the mutations. Their sister house, Blonos, was able to flee. As their ability was to heal themselves, they thought they had nothing to fear when the rats came pounding at their door. But one arm was grabbed, then another, the life force draining from their skin. Leechers, they were called. House Carver, they named themselves. Skonos healed others. They could not heal themselves. _ Mareven Role Swap AU where Newbloods rule, Reds are still oppressed, and Silvers exist in a hazy space in between

Red Ruse by beforeilearnedcivility

21,074 Words (ongoing) | Mature

“You will live. It’s a question of how much she’s willing to indulge me. Of whether you’ll be my prisoner--” He softens. “Or my queen.” My queen. The words twist and ache with implication, with promises he can’t possibly fulfill. “There’s a difference?” _ Mare and Maven make a deal beneath the Bowl of Bones.

#red queen #red queen series #rq fanfic awards

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lucy-the-cat · 1 year

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How do you imagine Coriane Jacos first met Sara Skonos? Did they know each other since infancy, or meet mid-childhood? Did they first meet at court, at the Jacos estate, or someplace else entirely? Did House Skonos have a home near enough to the Jacos estate in Adderonack for them to easily visit each other as kids, or were they more like pen pals with only occasional visits?

VA has described Skonos as a House seen as both servants and nobles, so I headcanon many of them as living with other noble Silvers rather than on their own estates. House Jacos had deteriorated past the point of paying for a Skonos, but I imagine the healer was a friend of theirs who still visited on occasion. Sara would've tagged along at some point, and be left to play with the kids as the adults caught up.

#red queen #red queen series #coriane #coriane jacos #sara skonos

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abigneignenn · 7 years

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So I think I finished Red Queen High Houses aesthetics. Some houses I didn’t choose because I don’t like their colors tbh. Which one do you like the most? I think my fav is House Jacos or Viper.

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queen-of-norta · 7 years

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Julian Jacos x Sara Skonos

Julian Jacos House Jacos Singers

Sara Skonos House Skonos Skin Healers

@vaveyard

#red queen #julian jacos #sara skonos #glass sword #king's cage #rq4 #house jacos #house skonos #vaveyard #victoria aveyard #evangeliensamos #gisabarrow #100

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rreinaa · 7 years

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House Jacos and House Skonos { Queen Song }

“ There is no greater pain or punishment than memory “

@vaveyard

#coriane jacos #julian jacos #house jacos #sara skonos #house skonos #queen song #victoria aveyard

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booksedition · 4 years

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✦ red queen houses ─ headers.

• like or reblog if you use/save. judedwarte on twitter.

• fanart's: aly-naith.

click on the “x” to download in better quality the headers:

x / x / x / x / x / x

#headers #quote headers #red queen headers #calore headers #samos headers #jacos headers #iral headers #skonos headers #headers with psd #book headers #headers for twitter #rq headers #red queen houses #rq houses #red queen houses headers #rq houses headers #titanos headers

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epicreads · 7 years

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What Your Favorite Red Queen Silver House Says About You

#red queen #house calore #house skonos #house titanos #victoria aveyard #scarlet guard #glass sword #king's cage #book love #epic reads

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reyofluke-ocs · 2 years

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OCs DESERVE BETTER -> Annabel Calore II (Red Queen) FC: Crystal Reed

Blood: Silver House: Calore & Jacos Ability: Singer (hidden)

When Elara finally drove Coriane to take her own life, she had no idea that Coriane was pregnant again. No one did, except Coriane - and Sara Skonos. As one of the first skin healers to arrive at the scene, she was able to put aside her horror at seeing her best friend dead in favor of revealing Coriane’s secret in an attempt to see if the baby could survive outside the womb. An emergency caesarean was performed and though it was close, they were able to save the baby girl. Named after her paternal grandmother, Annabel grew up being closely watched and doted on by her father and Cal, and absolutely despised by Elara. If it wasn’t for her uncle Julian finding a way to impress on Annabel the importance of keeping some Silent Stone on her at all times - no matter how weak or sick it made her - there is a very good chance Elara would have done away with her like Coriane. Despite being doted on by her older brother and father, she knows her step mother despises her something fierce, and eventually after Elara’s whispering, her younger half brother Maven is the same. Feeling stiffled, she ends up begging Cal to sneak her out with him into Red towns, which he reluctantly agrees to. Something he would both dearly regret and be somewhat thankful for in hindsight, because it started a fire in Annabel - a fire that led to her eventually joining the Scarlet Guard, completely under everyone’s noses… until Elara and Maven put their plan into place, and she escapes with Mare Barrow and Cal.

Romance: Shade Barrow x Diana Farley

tagging: @guardiansofheroes, @ocfairygodmother (YOUR BINGO QUESTION STARTED THIS SO I BLAME YOU; SHE HASN’T LEFT MY MIND SINCE THEN), @hiddenqveendom, @stanshollaand, @foxesandmagic, @lord-savior-dean-winchester, if anyone wants to be added/removed or I forgot you, let me know!

#ocappreciationtag #ocfairygodmother #ochub #allaboutocs #book oc #red queen oc #ocs deserve better #*mine #mine #oc: annabel calore

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bee-ships · 2 years

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The Option of Choice

Ship: Vivia Skonos x Maven Calore (mostly just pining)

Word count: 1K

Summary: Queenstrial has arrived, everyone is waiting on Cal's choice, except Vivia. She's waiting on Maven's.

Warnings: A tiny bit of fantasy classism, there's also angst.

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Queen Elara is speaking.

Vivia knows this because she sees her majesty’s lips move, and far away, there’s a sound resembling her voice but the words don’t seem to make sense to her anxiety-riddled brain. Vivia shifts in her seat, willing her brain to process the very important speech Queen Elara is giving.

For a second it works. The name Ethan Titanos comes through the brain fog before her attention slips away once more…

Who will Maven choose?

Vivia places a hand on her own knee, hoping to keep it from bouncing nervously. She doesn’t think of herself as a prideful person but she certainly feels like one for being so certain of who that person is.

Me.

Vivia has to fight her own smile at the thought. She’d be lying if she said marrying her best friend didn’t appeal to her, especially (she looks around) considering the other options.

She blinks the thoughts away, noticing the queen has stopped talking and she is looking behind her. Vivia turns to look, finding another girl her age at the top of the landing, she looks stoic and beautiful and she is wearing the colors of house Titanos.

“My friends, please welcome back to us Lady Mareena Titanos, daughter of Ethan Titanos. Lost and now found.”

Mareena walks toward the royals, all the way to the front row seats, right next to Evangeline Samos. Vivia shudders, definitely not an enviable spot.

The Queen explains her story, how’d she’d come back home. Vivia furrows her eyebrow, why would the Queen make such a big deal out of Mareena's return before announcing the Queenstrial winner?

“...the joining of House Calore and the resurrected House Titanos.”

That sounds about right.

The eligible ladies of Queenstrial gasp and a part of Vivia feels bad for them. They’ve trained their entire lives for this, and now the king and queen wouldn’t even pretend to give Cal a choice. Her eyes flit to Evangeline, who looks about ready to eliminate the remains of house Titanos before the entire royal court.

Maven steps forward and the world comes crashing down for Vivia as everyone in the room exhales in relief. She notices how he winces at the reaction and her heart clenches painfully. For him, for her.

“Lady Mareena,” Vivia looks to her lap, “In the eyes of my royal father and the noble court, I would ask for your heart in marriage. I pledge myself to you, Mareena Titanos. Will you accept?”

Vivia screws her eyes shut, wishing to anyone willing to hear that Lady Titanos rejects the proposal.

“I pledge myself to you, Maven Calore.” Vivia sucks in air between her teeth, the words cutting deeper than any blade. “I accept,”

Vivia can’t bring herself to look up, not when there’s a collective intake of breath in the room; not when Cal starts his speech, sincerity thick in his voice; not when he calls Evangeline’s name. Her acceptance means nothing to her, not when Mareena’s acceptance took it all anyway.

Vivia knows she’s not the only lady in the court enduring emotional distress over the choices, she can hear sniffing and quiet sobbing behind her. But she is the only one who wanted to be chosen by Maven. The only one that wanted to be chosen for her personality rather than her political power. She thought Maven didn’t care about court politics and there’s a tiny voice telling her he doesn’t, that he was talked into it; but it is largely buried by the pain of not being chosen.

She thinks back to that night, when he kept talking about Queenstrial, about his choice. Since he had brought it up, she had assumed…

No matter. He is engaged to Lady Titanos, and there’s nothing to be done about it. So what if that means Vivia won’t ever marry and her house will die with her?

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Vivia really wanted to skip the feast, but alas, the duties of being a best friend very clearly include congratulating your friend over his politically motivated engagement, and Vivia is a lot of things, but a bad friend isn’t one of them.

Or so she wants to think, but seeing Maven leaning in and whispering in Mareena's ear about everything is really putting that to the test right now.

Her eyes fall on Lady Mareena, who is very clearly not used to being a Silver, if the way she sits, eats, and drinks is anything to go by. She is currently working her way through a glass of champagne and by the way she looks, it is not her first one of the night.

Maven gently takes the glass away from Mareena, placing a glass of water in front of her instead. The simple gesture makes a knot on her throat and Vivia has to keep her voice from wavering as she excuses herself from the table.

Sara, her distant cousin, looks at her alarmed but no one is paying them any mind.

"No one will ask us to toast anyway," Vivia mutters bitterly, would the royals let a lesser house toast? The house of a rebel who had her tongue taken away from her?

Vivia walks away, ignoring the burning stares following her and the burn of tears in her eyes.

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Maven's eyes catch movement in his peripheral vision, he finds her just as she is turning to leave, her skirts fluttering around her as she disappears into the hallway.

He tries to ignore the painful pang in his chest at her retreat. He was hoping to talk to her after the feast, sneak away on a dumb and very minor injury; anything to talk to her, and explain how he'd ended in this situation.

Something came up, he tells himself, someone got hurt, and she is not the head of her house.

"Is she here?" Mare asks, clearly uninterested but pretending to be, "The girl you would've chosen?"

His eyes flit to the Skonos seats and find Sara is already looking at him. Silent and judging.

He hesitates but figures his feelings are none of Mare's business. He shakes his head, "No, I didn't have anyone in mind. But it was nice to have the option of a choice, you know?"

The choice to choose her.

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Taglist (please let me know if you no longer want to be tagged): @glitched-ships @logixlight @fangedwife @werewolfpine @www-gin-ca @sugarmapleships @fool-shipps @blackbirdcrime @raynards-rambles @autumn-ships

#r: maven calore #s/i: vivia skonos #otp: you are not alone #sship.txt #otp.txt #self ship community #selfship fic

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elliemarchetti · 3 years

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Do you plan to update your red queen fanfics anytime soon?

I take the opportunity of this ask to publish the update of Pride and Prejudice AU but apart from this story, which I intend to finish as soon as possible, I am not sure that I will continue the others, as long as I no longer receive feedback and some requests on how to continue. I hope you enjoy this chapter and quench your thirst for new Red Queen fanfiction! @lilyharvord I must also apologize to you for the very long wait, but life has definitely come between me and my interests

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After breakfast, the girls took a walk in the village to find out if Mr. Maven was back, and to complain about his absence at the ball. He joined them as soon as they entered the city and he and Mr. Thomas took them home, a double advantage, as Mare could spend time with him undisturbed and the opportunity was propitious to present him to her father and mother. Immediately upon returning home, Miss Skonos was delivered a letter which was immediately opened: the envelope contained an elegant sheet of satin filled paper with beautiful, flowing feminine handwriting, which however changed her expression as she read it. It was from Evangeline Samos, and what it contained surprised her greatly, as the whole party had left the Stilts, with no intention of returning. When, later, Mare too was able to read it, she looked at the high-sounding expressions used with all the indifference of suspicion and, although surprised by the rapidity of that departure, she saw nothing really worrying: there was nothing to suggest that their absence would also prevent Mr. Samos from returning, and about the loss of their company, she was convinced that Wren would’ve certainly stopped worrying about it, being able to enjoy his. Sure it was unfortunate that she hadn't been able to see her friends again before they left the countryside, and that none of them were willing to return that winter, but wasn't that the reason why those who could afford it owned two houses?

"But you don't know everything. I'll read you the passage that particularly hurt me, since I don't want to hide anything from you," added her friend, and finally Mare noticed the second sheet she was holding in her hands.

"I am truly convinced that my dear friend, Lady Elane Haven, has no equal in terms of beauty, elegance and quality, and I don't think I'm at fault if I take it for granted that you agree with me. The affection she has inspired me for years is intensified by something even more significant, namely the hope of soon being able to call her my sister-in-law. I don't know if I have ever told you my feelings about it, but I won’t leave without trusting you, and I believe you won’t find them unreasonable. My brother already admires her very much, all her relatives desire this union for her as much as we do, and I don't think I am deceived by the partiality of a sister if I say that Ptolemus is certainly capable of winning the heart of any woman. With all these circumstances in favour of a bond and none that can prevent it, I am perhaps wrong to indulge in the hope of an event that will ensure the happiness of this many people?"

Mare was stunned. So this was the plan, it wasn't a marriage already orchestrated between Miss Samos and the General, but between her friend and her brother! Wren, however, didn’t want to believe her, and her words about the undeniable affection he felt for her seemed to do nothing but further hurt her broken heart as upstream they didn’t think the same about the letter's emissary, for not to mention that she was convinced that she wouldn’t be able to derive any joy from a marriage to a man whose friends and relatives hoped he would marry another woman.

"You must be the one to decide," said Mare, "and if after mature reflection you discover that the pain of doing a rudeness to his sister is greater than the happiness of being his wife, I certainly recommend you to refuse.”

These words brought Wren a smile, as they both knew perfectly well that she wouldn’t hesitate to accept his proposal, but the shadow of the possibility that he wouldn’t return in six months continued to cast a dark shadow on the general mood, to the point that only Diana’s invitation, addressed to both of them, managed to dispel that constant thought a little, replacing it with genuine curiosity, since she and Wren were by no means intimate enough for such a proposal. The answer to all their questions, however, came the next day when the Colonel's daughter told them that she needed female help, and that Mare was too involved to be the only opinion she would hear. From anyone else, this would’ve been an intolerable rudeness, but Mare knew her friend well, and if it was about romance, an assumption that soon turned out to be correct, she didn't want to be wrong and analyzed every single detail to the point of making the least gesture the most rational. The summary of the matter, however, was that Mr. Jesper had woken up early the previous morning, and unannounced, had gone under her window to ask her for a clandestine meeting. Diana accepted, and he, very awkwardly, revealed his interest in her, as well as his intention to marry her, if she accepted. The entire Farley family would’ve been thrilled with the event, but she had asked him for time to think about it, although she was already certain that she wouldn’t come to any conclusion alone, so she had bestowed that invitation. Wren, who was good-natured, greatly appreciated the gesture, and considered it an unspoken compliment to her sensibility and handling of the matter with Mr. Samos, so she quickly got busy, and all the years they had spent politely ignoring each other were recovered within an afternoon. Mare, however, wasn’t so well disposed towards the idea: she appreciated that Diana had asked for more help to reach the most favourable of conclusions, but she would’ve preferred that she had talked about it with her brother, as Shade had been silently courting her for years, and watched her from afar become the only woman he certainly wanted to marry; the prospect that she might want another man had bothered him and not a little, Mare had noticed, although she hadn't said anything, too absorbed in her own problems, but the real possibility that she might decide to marry another man would certainly have prompted him to declare himself, and everyone knew that those two were meant for each other, something that she wanted to remind to her friend.

"Mr. Jesper is smart and pleasant, and it’s certainly inviting for a woman to be the only one who can put a man at ease, not to say reassuring, even if he doesn’t seem like that kind of person. On the other hand, I can already see the blame on your face, Mare, and I want you to remember that your friendship is the thing I care about most in the world and even if I know how you feel, remember I too would behave differently if my perspectives were different, but they’re not, so I’m just asking you to be happy for me if I accept.”

"I will be," Mare assured her, though she wasn't sure she would ever be able to rejoice in her brother's unhappiness, "I just ask you to tell Shade before making any decisions. Do you think you can?"

To the affirmative answer of the other, Mare waited a time that she considered reasonable and took leave, followed by Wren, who asked her if she wanted to be accompanied home, which Mare refused, determined to be left alone with her considerations. It took her time before she could reconcile herself with the idea of such an inappropriate union as she never imagined that, once called to decide, her friend would sacrifice all her best feelings. The next day, Mare was sitting with her mother and sister when Colonel Farley appeared and requested an audience with Mr. Barrow. Terrified of what might have happened, Mare remained tense the entire time they spent in the library, but the tones never rose, and when he left, the Colonel looked as calm as when he arrived. Mare waited a while before reaching her father and asking him what had happened, fearing a reproach for her advice to her friend, which could’ve broken the relationship between the two families, if the situation between Diana and Shade had been from her misunderstood, but he replied very calmly, saying he was happy and satisfied that Miss Farley, whom he had always thought fairly intelligent, wasn’t as foolish as his wife or daughter Gisa. Although this didn’t gave an explicit answer to her question, it reassured Mare, who was convinced that she could get more direct answers once her brother, who had gone out with Bree and Tramy, returned, as she didn’t want to be pressing with Diana, who could also have took offense at how things went the last time they met. At first, Shade seemed a little surprised by all that attention, but when he realized that Mare’s wasn’t just a fervent desire to know some new gossip but real concern, he told her not to worry, and that everything would turn out right in due time, a time that however established a reserve between the two friend that became a silence so heavy that convinced Mare their confidence was stained forever. Furthermore, these gloomy feelings certainly didn’t help Wren's mood, who hadn’t heard from Mr. Samos for a week and hadn’t even received an answer to her letter for his sister. Even Mare was beginning to have fears, not so much that Mr. Samos was indifferent, but that his sister could keep him far. Reluctant as she was to admit such a devastating idea to the happiness of the only friend she had left, and so dishonourable about the constancy of her love, she couldn't help but think about it often. The united efforts of two insensitive women and a friend so influential, favoured by the charm and amusement of Archeon, might’ve proved to be too much, so she feared, for strength of his affection. As for Wren, her anxiety about that uncertainty was, of course, more painful than Mare's, but whatever she felt she just wanted to hide it, and therefore between her and her friend there were never any allusions to that subject. The mother, on the other hand, wasn’t held back by such delicacy and hardly an hour passed without speaking of Mr. Samos, expressing the impatience for his return, or even asking her daughter to admit that if he didn't come back she would feel treated very bad. It took all of Wren's mild steadfastness to endure those attacks with acceptable tranquillity, which diminished, however, upon the arrival of Miss Samos' letter of reply, which removed any doubt about their winter accommodation, they would have settled in the General's residence, and, according to Wren, also regarding the feelings of Mr. Samos towards Lady Haven. Mare paid no attention to those speculations, she hadn’t seen, in fact, any warmth between the two in the time they had spent at the Hall of the Sun, but the fact that Evangeline was so evil she could take pleasure in the idea of undermine her own brother’s happiness, and in such a mean way, filled her with indignation and resentment, equal only to the concern she felt for her friend, who had fallen in love with a man of such lightness of character, a slave to intriguing friend, willing to sacrifice his own happiness at the whim of their desires. If, however, it was only his happiness

that was sacrificed, he could play with it as he wanted, but it was also Wren's that was involved and she believed he should be aware of it. In short, it was a topic that could’ve been thought about for a long time, even if, perhaps, to no avail, but she could do nothing else, and whether Mr. Samos's affection had really died down or had been suffocated by the interference of his friends, whether he had been aware of Wren's feelings or they had escaped his observation, in any case, even if the judgment would’ve been concretely influenced in the different hypotheses, the situation remained the same, and the peace of the girl equally wounded. It was a couple of days after, that Wren found the courage to talk about her feelings with Mare, but in the end, left alone by Mrs. Skonos, after a longer than usual rant on the Hall of the Sun and his owner, she said: "Oh! If my dear mother controlled herself more, she has no idea how much pain her constant considerations about him give me. But I don't want to complain, since it won't last long. He will be forgotten, and we will all be as before."

Mare looked at her friend with affectionate disbelief, but said nothing, although the doubt about those words could be read on her face like lines from an open book. Wren blushed: she knew that this man, who had been so lovable to her, would live forever in her memory, but that was all. If she had something to hope, fear, or even blame him for, the situation would’ve been different, and time would’ve done nothing but make the pain greater, but in that case she had the immediate comfort that it was nothing more than an error of her imagination, which had hurt no one but herself. If she had said those words aloud, Mare would’ve told her she was too good, and she would’ve attributed ethereal adjectives to her sweetness and impartiality, but it wasn't praise for her character that she needed to hear at the moment, only how much she was loved, words that not even her mother seemed willing to give. Even her father considered it only a mere disappointment, and indeed, he seemed inclined to joke about it when the Barrows went to visit them, inciting Mare to have her own heartbreak with Mr. Maven, who seemed a very nice and stylish man. Regarding him, it can be said that his company helped to dispel the melancholy into which the last, unfortunate events had thrown the two friends, who saw him often and had been able to add to the long list of his qualities the total absence of reserve, as the whole story already exposed to Mare soon became public, and everyone was satisfied thinking about how much they had always thought the General unpleasant before coming to knowledge of the whole matter. The only one who could imagine that there could be some extenuating circumstance in the matter was Miss Skonos, whose mild and firm candour always put forward justifications, and insisted on the possibility that there were misunderstandings, but by all the others the General had been labelled like the worst of men.

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evangelineartemiasamos · 7 years

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Wren and Ptolemus??

How did they they meet?

As children. When she was younger, Wren trained physical combat with the other Silvers, until she specialized with her ability. This was before their abilities had developed. Ptolemus bragged about his a fancy metal accessories early on, but Wren got annoyed and hid them when he wasn’t looking. He searched while painfully avoiding showing his distress.

Who developed romantic feelings first?

Ptolemus. He never stopped flirting after some point during King’s Cage, but Wren wanted to keep it professional at first.

Who is their biggest “shipper?”

Elane, I’d say.

When did they have their first kiss and under what circumstances?

At a party. Wren likes to lament about her work and Ptolemus is a good listener. She realizes he’s more honest with her she than has suspected and she picks up his flirty talk, even though he isn’t flirty on that night. He’s very surprised which motivates Wren even more and at some point, she kisses him.

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Who confessed their feelings first?

I doubt they are at “I love yous” yet. Depends on the situation. Wren hesitates to invest too much into the relationship while he’s married to Elane and Ptolemus is aware of that. I guess he would confess first, once he realizes he wants to be with her openly.

What was their first official date?

They watch a play in Archeon and go to a restaurant. Ptolemus jokes about how Eve has a nice day with Elane and Wren says, “they have a nice day, too”. She smirks and makes Ptolemus blush.

How do they feel about double dates/group dates?

Group dates with Eve and Elane? Absolutely. They’re a close group, but neither of them likes the gossip that would follow if they just did it, not until Elane and he are divorced.

What was the first meeting of parents as an official couple like?

Full of fear. Ptolemus doesn’t like conflict, neither does Wren. He lowkeys mentions he’s kinda dating her, but pretends it’s nothing serious, which hurts them both. Ptolemus would not dare to defy Volo by asking to divorce Elane after all the brokering that met into the marriage. He doesn’t talk about Wren to his mother, his mother knows.

What was their first fight over and how did they get past it?

Ptolemus marries Elane/Wren sees Ptolemus and Elane being tender to each other. Ptolemus has to assure her he doesn’t have feelings for Elane, not in that way. He reminds her how much Eve and Elane love each other.

Which one is more easily made jealous?

Both. But Wren is the one trying harder to make him jealous.

What is their favourite thing to get to eat?

They’re gourmets trying out the good restaurants in town and hiring their own chefs. They like it special whereas the rest of their friends and families might not share that taste (I have no idea what kind of food is considered “special” in Norta. Maybe they like Iris’s Lakelands specialties?).

Who’s the cuddly one? What their favourite cuddling position?

Wren is more cuddly, but due to her ability, she knows how to improve the sexy times better than Ptolemus. But they aren’t that cuddly, they are more into the small moments, a hand on the shoulder, a quick kiss, a sudden hug.

Are they hand holders?

Not really, only in emotional, private moments.

How long do they wait before sleeping together for the first time? What’s the circumstances?

It’s unplanned. They’ve been “dating” for a while, unsure where it would lead, but one evening ended in bed. Maybe the classic “will you stay for a coffee?” thing after the third date ;-)

Who tops?

Alternatingly.

What’s the worst fight they’ve ever gotten into?

Wren threatens to leave him at several points because of the strain on their relationship and sometimes, she does go away for an amount of time. Ptolemus respects her feelings on that part, but he’ll fight for his love. Yet he doesn’t beg.

That, or either Elane or Wren is pregnant. That would be premium conflict.

Who does the shopping and the cooking?

Shopping and cooking is for Reds ;-)

Which one is more organized and prone to tidiness?

Ptolemus pretends to be tidy but really isn’t. Wren is tidy about important things, but she lets things slide in private.

Who proposes?

Ptolemus, and he has to do this several times.

Do they have joined Bachelor/Bacheloette parties or separate?

Seperate, they have each their own groups of friends of the same gender and both are into the bachelor/ette party clichés.

Big Ceremony or Small?

Big party, but no state affair as with Elane (I suppose it was one). If they survive RQ 4, Tolly won’t be a king.

Do they have a honeymoon? If so, where?

Tour through the Rift.

Do they have children? How many?

Yes, and I can imagine more than two. Unless Ptolemus stays with Elane (which would be bad), in which case they would think a little longer about having bastard children. But I doubt they would care about illegitimacy if they loved each other.

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