jasper was looking forward to his time on the ship, hopeful that he would make a friend or two, but as he sat and thought about what was to come once he arrived in america – he was going to watch as his sister married the love of her life, and he was going to explore a corner of the world he had never seen before – he couldn’t stop the grin that quickly spread from ear-to-ear. as he turned to look at the view, he nearly knocked into the person standing next to him. “ i’m so sorry. i didn’t see you there ! “
eva jumped when someone’s shoulder gently bumped into hers and she turned to look at the man. “oh, it’s alright. are you okay?” she asked, her hand mindlessly coming up to touch her own shoulder. “i’m blocking the view, aren’t i? i’m sorry. i wasn’t paying attention.”
Eva’s eyes were wide as she looked around, her baby wrapped against her chest. There was noise and clutter and excitement and people of all sorts moving around. She’d never been on a ship before, and it was just as thrilling as she’d always hoped and she hadn’t even seen the luxurious classes above hers. She weaved through throngs of passengers and crew, looking for the deck, and beamed when she finally stepped out into the sunlight. The salty air slapped against her face and the second she turned again, she was met with the sight of a very familiar face. “Doctor Grant?” @cgrantmd
She apologized all the time, as if it was a habit; but you could see it in her eyes that she meant it. Every apology was sincere. She was sorry for the way the world worked. She was sorry for everything.
is that ( EMERAUDE TOUBIA ) ? good grief, no… that’s just ( EVA BERTRAM ) the ( TWENTY SIX ) year old ( WIDOW ) from ( THIRD CLASS ). i’ve heard the stewards gossiping and they say she is ( DISHONEST ) & ( OBSTINATE ) but thankfully also ( LOYAL ) & ( NONJUDGEMENTAL ). i also heard she is on board because ( SHE KILLED HER DRUNK HUSBAND AND IS LOOKING TO ESCAPE TO AMERICA WITH HER INFANT SON ).
hello! i’m cassie and i’m super excited to jump into this. below is some information about eva. if you’d like to plot feel free to like this and/or message me!
she was born and raised in birmingham, england. she spent her childhood working in a factory.
her dad was an alcoholic and her mother was very strict so she took great comfort in the company of her six siblings (all of whom are older than her).
she was taught to read by an old woman who lived in the same tenement as her, but that’s about as far as her education ever went.
she always dreamed of having a perfect romance, something very different from what her parents had. so she waited a very long time, hoping her knight in shining armor would come.
he never did.
by the age of twenty five her parents resented her and the fact she still lived with them so they all but sold her off to the first man that came calling when she agreed to get married.
abraham bertram was forty years old, heavyset, sweaty, and a drunk. he worked in an iron factory and ended up spending all their money on booze. she hated her life and the fact that she knew she’d brought it on herself. she continued to work in a textile factory for next to nothing. the work was hard and miserable but it was better than being home.
she found out very soon after their wedding that she was pregnant.
she came to fall in love with his sibling, however, and the two of them colluded to murder him so they could escape together after she had her baby. **
so she gave birth to her son and one night when he came stumbling home, violent and disgusting as ever, the two of them stabbed him until he fell and left the body to rot on the bed. they took off with the baby, tommy, and boarded the titanic to try and get a fresh start in the us.
**wanted connection
some extras:
she isn’t great at reading, but she loves it. she practices when she sees signs and when she manages to get her hands on books or literature. she finds educated people fascinating and likes to eavesdrop on their conversations to build up her vocabulary and knowledge. her goal is to learn how to properly write more than her name and other basic words.
tommy is her entire life but he’s still a newborn and he keeps her up. she’s running on little sleep between him and the anxiety of what an overseas trip could do to his health.
she feels a lot of guilt for killing abraham despite the fact he had it coming. she doesn’t talk about it.
she has a deep, deep fear of fire.
she has a beautiful singing voice but only sings when she thinks she’s alone.
as loyal as they come.
she hopes to find work as a maid and never set work in a factory again. her ultimate goal is to create a better life for tommy and one for herself that isn’t totally miserable.
she’s very kind (the i’d-give-you-the-shirt-off-my-back sort of person) despite her own poverty.
