PALLE! PALLE!

Piero di Cosimo de' Medici. Eldest son of the Medici family. 'Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground'

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‘MEDICI: MASTERS OF FLORENCE’ SENTENCE STARTERS MASTER MEME!!

please feel free to change pronouns, locations, titles etc at your pleasure! they will be in italics for ease.

episode one: original sin:  ❝ I can change the world for us. ❞ ❝ We can’t grieve this man, we should celebrate! ❞ ❝ Power breeds enemies. ❞ ❝ I fear you are even more your father than he was. ❞ ❝ Stop making a spectacle of yourself with those tears. ❞ ❝ It is sometimes necessary to do some bad in order to achieve a much greater good. ❞ ❝ Well, we wont let him divide us, will we? ❞ ❝ The city walls have fallen. ❞ ❝ Is it true there will be war? ❞ ❝ They have no clothes… ❞ ❝ I hope you didn’t mind me staring. ❞ ❝ There is more to life than money, you know. ❞ ❝ You don’t have a choice. Neither of us do. ❞ ❝ For 100 Florins my lips are sealed forever. ❞ ❝ Will you betray us? ❞ ❝ I don’t want you to leave, ever again. Do you understand? ❞ ❝ I am in love with you! ❞ ❝ Go, or I will have you thrown out. Guards! ❞ ❝ Gentlemen don’t hold pens, we wield swords! ❞

episode two: the dome and the domicile: ❝ There are men at the door! ❞ ❝ This is not a bank, if you want gold go there. ❞ ❝ I am not accustomed to being made to wait. ❞ ❝ Romantic, isn’t it? ❞ ❝ Darling, are you unwell? ❞ ❝ Will everyone please stop fussing over me? ❞ ❝ You are as pale as a ghost. ❞ ❝ Is he handsome? ❞ ❝ Your tongue is too sharp! ❞ ❝ I do not appreciate being mated like cattle. ❞ ❝ I did not choose this union either. ❞ ❝ You will be loyal to me and only to me, do you understand?❞ ❝ A viper cornered may strike anyone. ❞ ❝ I can’t get her out of my mind. ❞ ❝ I was not invited, but I came anyway. ❞ ❝ I’m a genius ahead of my time. ❞ ❝ I wish I shared your optimism. ❞ ❝ This folly will only hasten their demise. ❞ ❝ A foolish man lives for himself, a wise man lives with a purpose. ❞ ❝ I will take away the life that God gave you. ❞ ❝ She’s with child, I am to be a father. ❞ ❝ It’s the black death. ❞

episode three: pestilence: ❝ Since when did the rich become such cowards? ❞ ❝ What are you doing here? You need to leave the city. ❞ ❝ My father gave me this, it will protect you. ❞ ❝ We are all sinners. ❞ ❝ You are not the only one she has hurt. ❞ ❝ Do you love her? ❞ ❝ Legacies make great families, not men. ❞ ❝ How did you escape the city? ❞ ❝ Thank god you’re alive! ❞ ❝ What are you doing? Your place is here with your family! ❞ ❝ We cannot run from it, not from a thing like this. ❞ ❝ You must be exhausted, come and eat. ❞ ❝ I am pleased with you and I am proud of you. ❞ ❝ Don’t wait around here for me to die. ❞ ❝ If God should save anyone it should be the sick and poor. And me. ❞ ❝ Make yourself indispensable and no one will find cause to exclude you. ❞   ❝ There are more ways for a woman to be indispensable than in just bearing children. ❞ ❝ It is so good to see you. ❞ ❝ He is not you. ❞ ❝ I value you and you know that. ❞     ❝ Unhand me! You have no right! ❞   

episode four: judgement day:  ❝ I am innocent. ❞ ❝ I see the money has arrived. ❞ ❝ Punch him! Kick him in the balls! ❞ ❝ I will light a candle for your soul at mass. ❞ ❝ I’m sure you did not mean to start this family meeting without us. ❞ ❝ An innocent man fears nothing. ❞ ❝ You look so well, what a beautiful dress! ❞ ❝ I’m a wealthy man! ❞ ❝ Noble power is ordained by god himself, we exist to rule. ❞ ❝ Stand up and show you’re a man. ❞ ❝ Does our Lord truly forgive all sins? ❞ ❝ You used me! ❞ ❝ What about honour? My honour? ❞ ❝ Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. ❞ ❝ You were paid to poison my wine! ❞ ❝ We didn’t mean to deceive you. ❞ ❝ We invade at midnight! ❞ ❝ We have to get you out of here, the family cannot survive without you. ❞ ❝ I do not fear death. ❞ ❝ There is no “us” if you are gone. ❞ ❝ Everything can be sacrificed. ❞ ❝ You are not the man he is and you know that. ❞ ❝ You think noble blood entitles you to rule the world, not anymore. ❞ ❝ What have you done? ❞ ❝ How could you put your own needs before the needs of my family? ❞ ❝ If we leave it broken like this between us we will grow into the break. ❞

episode five: temptation: ❝ They have banished me. ❞ ❝ You should leave the city, it is not safe here. ❞     ❝ There’s a ball tomorrow night, you must come. ❞ ❝ No one will speak to me! Surely you understand my position.❞ ❝ We cannot buy our way to freedom. ❞ ❝ I hate to think of you alone here. ❞ ❝ He misses out on your beauty. ❞ ❝ While we dine in luxury the common man is suffering. ❞ ❝ I almost won you over though, didn’t I? ❞ ❝ I’m married. Get dressed and leave. ❞ ❝ What will they do if I return you to the palace?Will they beat you? ❞ ❝ It’s a trick. Magic. ❞ ❝ What would you do if you were in my position ❞ ❝ Perhaps I hate what has become of you but I could never hate you. ❞ ❝ I realized I never stopped loving you. ❞ ❝ I’ve never known a man to resist your charms. ❞ ❝ It would be a shame to have to ruin your beauty. ❞ ❝ I thought I’d die, I lost a shoe! ❞ ❝ I am your humble servant. ❞ ❝ I hope you have prayed for your sins, ❞ ❝ I was a gift! He is my master now. ❞ ❝ How did you know that I wouldn’t betray you? ❞ ❝ You can be anything you want, you can lose yourself to pleasure. ❞ ❝ Come with me, I know I can make you happy. ❞ ❝ There are greater causes than our happiness. ❞ 

episode six: ascendancy: ❝ There were hundreds of them all chanting our names! ❞ ❝ You lied to me. ❞ ❝ How is it that my whole family has returned yet I feel more alone than ever? ❞ ❝ You must find a wife of noble blood soon. ❞ ❝ Surprises seem to be your forte at the moment. ❞ ❝ Do you intend to hold your piece forever? ❞ ❝ You thought you were a martyr but you were nothing but a child with a paper sword. ❞ ❝ Had I the choice again perhaps I would let you die. ❞ ❝ The leash you think is in your hand is around your neck. ❞ ❝ Remember to whom you speak! ❞ ❝ Our home will still be here when I am gone. ❞ ❝ Have you come to make fun of me? ❞ ❝ You and me, we are the same. I just want you to know you are not alone. ❞ ❝ You have a friend here. ❞ ❝ Why are you shutting me out? ❞ ❝ Was it such an unforgivable treason to have saved your life?❞ ❝ You’re in no position to judge me. ❞ ❝ Yes, I flirted with him. He even asked me to go away but I didn’t. ❞     ❝ That was your duty as my wife! ❞ ❝ What of your duty as my husband? ❞ ❝ Who are we to take this man’s life? ❞   ❝ If you are wise, you will not return. ❞ ❝ This way! Follow me! ❞

episode seven: purgatory: ❝ So cruelly torn from this world by the swords of sinners. ❞ ❝ There are always threats. Enemies. I choose to eat with my back to the wall. ❞ ❝ Well, you do it… How hard can it be? ❞ ❝ You must not torture yourself.❞ ❝ What if the truth only brought you pain? ❞ ❝ What exactly is it that you accuse me of? ❞ ❝ All men are capable of murder! ❞ ❝ Perhaps I should run away, nobody would even notice if I was gone. ❞ ❝ So what’s keeping you awake? ❞ ❝ You shouldn’t talk that way about yourself, you’re so much more than that. ❞ ❝ It was just a dream. It’s alright, I’m here. ❞ ❝ I will stay with you in case your nightmares return. ❞ ❝ I’ll sleep better alone. ❞ ❝ A woman of your intelligence should not delude herself. ❞ ❝ There is no mercy in his heart, it is made of stone. ❞ ❝ The only comfort I have is that you now know what sort of monster you are married to. ❞ ❝ I implore you not to listen to their lies. ❞ ❝ He has locked me out of his heart. ❞ ❝ Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. ❞ ❝ We must ensure that we have his undivided loyalty. ❞ ❝ I cannot let you go! ❞ ❝ There is no sum of money in the world large enough to make me raise a hand against this family. ❞ 

episode eight: epiphany: ❝ You think she is with child? ❞ ❝ I don’t think that I can ever forgive you for that. ❞ ❝ For some women, falling pregnant, it’s all too easy. ❞ ❝ You know what must be done, you always do. ❞ ❝ Do you know who the father of your child is? ❞ ❝ If you ever speak to me like that again you will be on your way to the slave market in Genoa. ❞ ❝ You always get what you want in the end. ❞ ❝ I was going to leave you. ❞ ❝ I just found him lying dead in the cells. He’s been stabbed. ❞ ❝ Many will die, blood will run through the streets and your position will be secured. ❞ ❝ Everything I have ever done has been for Florence, for you, for the greater glory of god. ❞ ❝ I would be glad to offer you my services. ❞ ❝ I am more my father than he ever was, that is why God is punishing me. ❞ ❝ Perhaps this child is an opportunity for both of us.❞ ❝ I have sins of my own. But as long as we can breathe, there is a chance that we can atone for them. ❞ ❝ I will help you. ❞ ❝ This matter is better left alone. ❞ ❝ I will marry her! ❞ ❝ A stallion may mount a donkey and get a mule, I like mules! ❞ ❝ You have not become your father, you are a better man than he ever was. ❞ ❝ You’re with child? Are you sure? ❞ ❝ It will be a boy, we’re sure of it. ❞

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Piero de’ Medici & Giulia degli Albizzi.

( i didn’t want to spam the dash because this is LONG but both muses are here for these! <3 )

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flcrentians‌:

‘       -   THE DOVE fretted like a bundle of lightness, its dappled feathers ramming against the net. Nannina held it down with steadfast precision, her eyes unabated, her hand flatly merged with the rod; glee and concentration took alternate turns on the girl’s expression. She had done this all her childhood, and though it was neither an acknowledged craft nor a passion, it still felt woven in her daily life. Most of the pigeons had practical use - everything did, in a Medici residence, from the last fresco to the sprawling verdigris. But every now and then, in the part of gardens that were open to the public, plump doves flew out. Or perhaps they flew in, and were strangers to this land altogether. Emancipated flock: the thought made her giggle, and she leveled herself. In the next moment, right as someone creaked down on the pebbles behind, she removed the wicker top and set the bird free. “It’s luck she dashed in the opposite direction, did you know?”, she mused, tone laced with all the authoritative pride of a child that wielded information dear only to them.

    -    “ I imagine it is luck she was freed at all, cucciolo, were you a few years younger you would have kept the poor creature as a pet. ” A large palm raised to shield dark eyes from the strong, mid-morning sun, watching the dove as it flew away with such grace and freedom, hoping its family would not have witnessed the brief imprisonment it experienced at the hand of the young Medici woman. “ What drew you to the dove? Do you seek a messenger of peace, relief from this republic of ours, or was it simply her pure feathers? Either way, she could not hold a candle to the grace and beauty of our little Nan. ”

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it was late. quite possibly later than she should have been out, but errands and intriguing conversation. a basket was balanced in the corner of her elbow and an extra bag was in her other hand. she’d learned long ago that walking the streets of this city at night were much different than during the day. yet, an uncommon sound, at least to her ears, broke the quiet of the night. a grunt, the sound of something being hit. something in her gut told her to keep walking, but when was she one to ever listen to her gut? she peaked around a corner, her eyes just barely able to make out silhouettes of two figures who looked to be having a brawl. there was nothing she could do, but wait it out and make sure that everyone made it out alive. one of the figures went stomping off, but the other stayed. at least, she thought so.      “  hello?  ”      she whisper-spoke, as if not to bring the other angry figure back.      “  are you alright? — please, i’m only here to help. ”

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    -    Amongst the happiness Piero felt about being welcomed into the Signoria he had forgotten himself, specifically regarding the large sum of money he owed which made its presence known rather swiftly whilst the Medici son left the government building one late eve. A heavy thud against the back of his head, from what he was not entirely certain, caught him off guard but the impact was not such a blow that it prevented him from turning around in a moment and getting into quite a scuffle. The struggle went on for an unknown amount of time, the last Piero really remembered was striking a punch against a stranger’s jaw, receiving a muttered warning and then silence. Quiet fell around him like a cloak of his own darkness, sitting on the ground with his back against the large stones of an unknown building, when a sudden hushed voice obviously startled him and caused the thudding in the back of his head to become very evident. “ There is cause for concern, Madonna, the only worry should be for thyself. You must be on your way at this hour. ”

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        All throughout the streets of Florence, many yells of enthusiasm pierce through the usual symphony of traders dealing their wears, cartwheels turning through the dirt paths and the unbridled joy of children laughing at the foolish games. It is all that anyone can talk of, the wrestling that will take place at dusk, an evening of bets, wine and brute strength. Turning to her Medici companion, Isabella sighs, “ Do you intend to partake in this peacocking? ” 

    -    “ Do you mean to suggest you do not enjoy this, as you say, ‘peacocking’? You are a hard woman to please, Madonna, ” Piero shook his head as if he were playfully disapproving whilst his gaze cast out to the gathering crowds. Sport or not, this was the Florence he so loved. The chaos, the blur of strangers going about their business, the unpredictability of it all; it made for quite a sight to his dark eyes. “ Though, to answer your question, I do not intend on partaking. Calcio Fiorentino is more my game of choice for any occasion to bury the Pazzi in the dust is a personal favourite of mine. ”

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A classic Aramis moment

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it has been a strange evening so i didn’t manage as many replies as i would have liked buuuut i will be back tomorrow after work to write some more, please feel free to message me for plots or yelling! my dis.cord is beezybee#4174 and that’s probably the best place to catch me <3

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( SANTIAGO CABRERA, HE/HIM ) Have you heard PIERO DE’ MEDICI has arrived in Florence? The THIRTY SEVEN year old son of House MEDICI is known for being both SUPPORTIVE and HYPOCRITICAL but would not want anyone to know HE HAS A LARGE GAMBLING DEBT TO PAY. ( Bee + 23 + she/her + GMT )

Hello! So this is my Medici son Piero, he is very much a Medici to his very core and nothing will ever be more important to him than his family. He is very much present in the banking side of the family but also takes an interest in the republic’s politics, having recently being elected to serve a term within the Signoria.

Business and politics aside, Piero also enjoys the society of the city though you will find him more on the sidelines where he can observe and socialise without getting too drawn into the chaos.

His hesitance comes from a place of experience, both with looking out for his younger brother but also from getting himself into a bit of trouble. On a night when too many cups of wine had passed his lips, Piero was drawn into a game of cards with a passing condottiere which escalated very quickly. Admittedly he does enjoy gambling, perhaps more than most, but the stakes grew beyond common limits and before he knew it the Medici had placed a large sum of florins on the table. He had been so confident but his faith was misplaced, he was dealt a bad hand and lost every coin. 

His bet was so high that he was unable to pay it that night, the condottiere still awaits his winnings to this day and the debt plays on Piero’s conscience because he knows all too well that if knowledge of his debt became public he could lose more than just his place within the Signoria.

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two proud dads teaching their son how to stay alive

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