Books and Quiet

Adelaide Robinson || Program Manager at the Vannes Public Library and Book Reviewer || Nantes || Submissive || 30 “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ~Charles W. Eliot

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

toy-amnuai-suwannarat​:

Toy stood on the edges of the party, enjoying the general splendor of it. He wasn’t anti-social by any means. Quite the contrary, he was all smiles. But he knew he had to pay attention, to look for anything out of place in the coordination of this party. With the three largest of the noble houses hosting, it was partially a reflection on Nantes and Duchess Katarin. The work he’d done with the other houses’ staff couldn’t go to waste. His first event in Vannes had to go off without a hitch. 

When someone came up next to him, he gave them a bright smile. “Hi!” he greeted enthusiastically. “Are you enjoying the gala?” 

@bretonstarters​

It felt strange to be in a large event like this. The last time she had been the one organizing it, and that one had ended...poorly. But now she could successfully hide in the sidelines and maybe get a chance to see her friends all dressed up and having a good time. 

As she heard the vaguely familiar voice, she turned and caught sight of the Duchess’s new assistant. “It’s nice to see everyone relaxing and having such a wonderful time.”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

lin--zhang​:

Lin nodded. He felt similarly when he was around people who had similar interests as him. It was a little easier to feel at ease then. “I don’t get to read a lot of fiction or poetry, but maybe when I’m done with school I’ll get to pick something like that up more.” He was sure his experience of being in grad school was quite universal. Long, erratic hours, and lots to do outside of work and the classroom. “I’m studying urban horticulture,” he replied. 

“If you’re ever looking for recommendations, I would be glad to help.” She was intrigued by his choice as it was different than the typical answers she ended up hearing. “I’ll admit, that’s not something I know a lot about. Beyond the most surface level understanding, of course, because I’ve seen a little bit, but I haven’t done as much reading into it as I should. Do you have any recommendations for a beginner to look into it?”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

jaewon-calves​:

“No, no, you’d be the main character. Not scary at all,” Jae assured Adelaide with a smile. “I’ve taken a few contemporary and modern classes and then actually I took a pole dancing class. It looked challenging. Lots of upper body strength. I kind of want to try some aerial types of dance to see how hard it is.” 

“That sounds fascinating. One of my friends back home took a pole dancing class, and I heard a lot about her stories. I was incredibly impressed but I don’t think she was able to keep up with it. I bet you’d do really well with aerial dance moves from what I’ve seen before!”

[morgan-ofnantes]

adelaidelibrarymaid​:

Adelaide let out her own grateful sight at the first sip of her tea, feeling the warmth spread through her. “It really is. But I should let you get going, I know you’ve had a long day. It was great getting to talk to you.”

Morgan smiled at Adelaide from where she sipped her drink. “It was great. See you around, Adelaide.” She hoped that the next time they saw each other the other woman would be feeling even better.

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

win-hamon​:

“It’s nice to meet you Adelaide.” Win gave her a reassuring smile and started slowly walking with her once she was ready. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t curious about what had her so weakened. But it wasn’t his business and he knew how irritable answering questions about his own illness made him feel. “What do you normally order there?” he asked instead, wanting to keep the conversation nice and easy. “I’m always up for a new suggestion.”

“Well, I’m much more of a tea drinker than a coffee drinker, so I tend to order green tea if I don’t specifically need a lot of caffeine. But this place also has an excellent raspberry danish which I might need to treat myself to.” The cafe luckily wasn’t particularly far away so they would be there before long. Thank goodness. 

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

Adelaide Robinson’s Attire for the Christmas Charity Gala for the Children of Vannes 2022

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

jaewon-calves​:

“Mm. Adelaide sounds like a character from a fairytale. A good one though. Not a scary one,” Jae said with a smile. “I’ll gladly join. I’ve been trying out some new dance classes on my days off. Just for fun, since I have to do ballet for training. But I’ve never done any dance like that.”

“I’d hope I’m not a scary character! Unless you can b scary for reading too much, since I can be accused of that,” she replied with a laugh of her own. “Oh that sounds like a great idea! What kinds of dance classes have you been taking so far?”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

lin--zhang​:

Lin nodded his head, smiling a little bit when it was clear he wasn’t being too nosy. When she mentioned working at the library, he remembered what had happened there, and realized this could have been the person who was injured that day. He wasn’t sure, but if he was right, he knew it was best not to bring it up. “It sounds like you get to plan a lot of interesting events.” He nodded his head. “I’m a grad student and a research assistant at the university. So I work during the day and have class at night.” 

“I do, it’s a lot of fun. Plus it means I get to spend time with other people who like to read, which is one of my favorite parts of it.” Ah, a grad student. That explained much about his schedule and also the general put upon air that she could feel from him which seemed endemic to the grad student experience. “I remember having a similar schedule during my own graduate days. What are you studying?”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

Solenn 📲 Adelaide | Texting

Solenn: That's good. Thank you. I never want to be one of THOSE subs.

Solenn: Interesting. Okay. This is getting more promising.

Solenn: Coffee tomorrow? I'll update you.

Adelaide: I understand. I'll always have your back here

Adelaide: I love that! I'll meet you at our usual cafe to hear all about it

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

morgan-ofnantes​:

“Good,” Morgan said with a light laugh. Once her drink was handed over she blew on it gently before sipping it. She let out a hum and gave Adelaide a smile. “That’s better. Caffeine is the best.”

Adelaide let out her own grateful sight at the first sip of her tea, feeling the warmth spread through her. “It really is. But I should let you get going, I know you’ve had a long day. It was great getting to talk to you.”

[nathanieldelmore]

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

jaewon-calves​:

“Well, if it’s something you enjoy, it could be nice to take a refresher class, see how much you remember. It’d be like preparation for your own fairytale,” Jae replied with a smile. “And that sounds useful to me.” 

“My own fairytale, huh?” That seemed as unlikely as ever these days, but it was sweet that that was where his mind jumped. “I’ll have to look around and see if I can find something, and maybe you’ll be able to join with me.”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

lin--zhang​:

Lin nodded his head with some relief. “I’m glad. Can I ask…what it is that you do?” That was a perfectly normal first time meeting sort of question, right? Lin was not always good at small talk, though he could give lectures on different types of topsoil. 

“Of course! Feel free to ask me any question.” It was unlikely he was going to say something bizarre if he was being so sweet with a simple question like this, so she figured it would relieve him to have blanket permission. “I work at the Public Library running all of our special programs like the book clubs and trivia nights. It’s been a lot of fun. May I ask what you do that has you out this late?”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

win-hamon​:

“Yeah… I’d like to,” Win confirmed, offering the sub a little smile to reassure her. “I could definitely use a coffee.” He extended his elbow for the submissive to take if she needed it. “My name’s Win. My job has a booth inside the convention center, but I have to get out of there for a while. You’re really helping me out here.” 

Gratefully, and a little bit ashamed of how much she could use it, she took Win’s arm as they headed down. It helped a little bit that it seemed like she could provide a decent excuse for him to take some time to himself. “It’s nice to meet you Win. Conventions are bad at the best of times, so I could understand. My name is Adelaide.”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

morgan-ofnantes​:

“Oh please. You’re pretty and smart, and I have no doubt we could find someone to pick up the tab for the both of us.” Morgan fixed Adelaide with a stern look before her face relaxed back into it’s typical smile. 

“Ok, ok, I won’t argue.” It would be pointless and petty to do so. Plus that stern look might have been joking, but it was scary enough that she was going to listen. 

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

jaewon-calves​:

“I’d really be something if I were perfect,” Jae said with mock wistfulness that turned into a smile. “Those ballroom dances are probably still good to know. My school never taught anything like that. I’m a little jealous. That sounds like fun.” 

“It was! It was probably one of the more fun aspects of going to the kind of formal finishing school that I was sent to for my teenage years. But I haven’t really practiced it for a long time so I have no idea who good I would still be.”

[adelaidelibrarymaid]

morgan-ofnantes​:

“No problem. Next time we’ll find a cute Dom to treat us both,” Morgan said with a grin. She was sure they could find someone that would be happy to treat the two of them. As the barista got to work on their orders, Morgan moved and leaned against a counter to wait. 

Adelaide had to chuckle at the idea of a Dom treating the two of them. “If anyone would be able to manage that, it would be you. I’ll do my best to stay out of your way.”