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ktrosesworld · 7 years

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Diary of a Single Rose - Ch12

Pairing : Giacomo Casanova x Rose Tyler Rating : Teen Summary : Rose’s single life gets a new twist added when a neighbour moves into the flat on the other side of a shared wall.

AO3 Link, Ch1, Ch2, Ch3, Ch4, Ch5, Ch6, Ch7, Ch8, Ch9, Ch10, Ch11

[Rose is sitting in front of her couch and Giac is sitting behind her plaiting her hair in two]

Rose: … so yeah ever since then it’s just been Mum and me.

Giac: Well at least you got to learn about your Dad from you Mum. My Mother never knew which of her paramours sired me.

Rose: Paramours?

Giac: My Mother was an opera singer and toured all the great opera houses of Europe. She was never the lead but always played the other significant roles. It meant that she always had a bevy of admirers who wanted to boast of bedding her. She always ensured that they lavished her in gifts before “giving in to their declarations of love”.

Rose [turning to look up at Giac]: Blimey, that just seems so calculated. I don’t think I could ever be like that. That must have been a tough world to grow up in Giac.

Giac: Well I only experienced it for a few years. Mother packed me off to a boarding school as soon as she could. I only received letters from her after that and she died shortly after my final year.

Rose [rising to kneel and hug Giac to her]: Oh Giac I’m so sorry.

[Giac pulled Rose closer into a hug]

[Rose and Giac are sitting at opposite ends of the couch. Giac is painting Rose’s toenails. Glittery butterfly clips clutching twists of hair cover Giac’s head.]

Rose [laughing]: Yes, well, Jimmy Stone, also known as, he who shall never be named again. Is the piece of shite who stole my heart, and all my savings, before running off with Shareen. Who was my best mate up until then.

Giac: Maledission! Rose I hope you reported him to the police.

Rose [hugging herself tight]: Probably should have. Although I heard he got nicked last year for dealing. I just wish it hadn’t taken me so long to get over him. Urgh anyways enough about me. How did you end up here?

Giac [taking his time to finish her little piggy]: Sorry to say my story isn’t much better. I had to flee from Paris to escape a stalker and the debt collectors that were after her. Well technically me, as she was using my name and credit to fund her lifestyle.

Rose [rolling her eyes]: Why do they always go for your money. Who is this bint and what does she look like. If I see her creeping around outside I’ll call the coppers on her.

Giac [smiling]: Ha, I would love to see the great Reinette Poisson pushed into the back of a police van.

Rose [finger quoting]: The great Reinette Poisson?

Giac: Yeah, she is a direct descendant of the Orleans line of the French throne, and as such she claims to be the queen of France.

Rose: In other words she’s a total nutter.

Giac [holding in the laughter as he paints another nail]: If only that were so. Unfortunately, her lineage has been validated, although, the queen part not so much. Last I heard she has turned her affections towards Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon in a bid to unite the two family lines with claims to the throne. Poor Jean-Christophe high tailed it to Harvard as soon as he could to escape her.

[Rose is now painting Giac’s toenails a bright red]

Rose: You know, Donna and Martha will never forgive me if I don’t ask about what happened the other night.

[Giac slides his hands down his face and groans]: It was a nightmare

Rose: We contemplated inviting you over to drown your sorrows in champagne.

Giac: I’m glad you didn’t. I was in no state to be sociable then.

Rose: So go on spill, what happened. Or didn’t in this case.

Giac: Okay but no names. She had always wanted to try a threesome and so she arranged for both of them to come over. It was going well, she was all flirty with champagne. He was a bit surprised at first but was happy to go along with it. Things move along as they do. I kissed her and all was well. Then when I kissed him, and he didn’t hesitate at all to get involved, she decided that she didn’t like sharing him. Next thing, it’s all clothes on and she’s storming out the door dragging him behind her.

Rose [laughing and trying not to drip nail polish everywhere]: So she got jealous of the two of you together.

Giac: I think she was more upset that he wasn’t jealous. It’s a pity because he was a much better snog than her, and from what I felt in his jeans he would’ve been a memorable shag too.

[Giac manages to catch the nail polish, as Rose collapses into laughter]

[End video]

Author Note:

For those who might interested Prince Jean-Christophe Napoleon is the actual current heir to the Bonaparte line of claimants to the French throne. He is a 31 year old bachelor and is studying something finance related at Harvard ... well at least according to his wikipedia page he is :)

As for the bachelors in the Orleans line (i.e. the descendants of the kings) we have 7 year old Prince Gaston of Orleans and his brother Prince Joseph who is almost 1.

There's another line of claimants but they're Spanish so apparently they don't really count *shrugs idk*

#ktrose stories #teninch fic #casanova x rose #hopefully this chapter is enjoyable enough to forgive me the delay in publishing

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pilferingapples · 7 years

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I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT CANON ERA APPLES

the Most Important Reference and I wish I could give far more detail than I have here but hopefully this will be useful to people who Need To Know!

FIRST, the Court Pendu Plat! It’s a dessert apple that’s apparently highly addictive. I’ve talked about it before but LOOK AT IT it’s so Beautiful:

Painters liked it!

Many more under the cut! All French and canon-era-available!

There’s the Calville Blanc d’Hiver! An excellent cooking apple!

The Reine de Reinettes! King of the Pippins!

the Lady Apple, one of the oldest varieties still being sold! So called, apparently, because ladies would keep them in their bodice to eat to freshen their breathe. Look how pretty it is, all green and red!

Orleans Reinette! Not a big grower, but apparently really tasty!

The Franc Rambour! A good apple for drying and so keeping!

Muscat de Bernay! A cider-making apple!

I could go on and on, but I am hungry now and need to go eat some apples.

#Les Miserference #food #food in canon era #apples #apples apples apples #long post

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