matthew and cordelia in paris headcanons!
they decide to travel the entire distance as mundanes would. this means taking a train from london to dover, taking a ferry from dover to calais, and taking another train from calais to paris. this gives them a lot of time to look out at the countryside, and matthew actually hasn’t seen nearly as much of rural areas as cordelia has. so she points out cool things like livestock, rural homes, and picturesque landscapes that she thinks matthew will like
he definitely does like them and believes that they are Art
about 4-5 hours into their trip, matthew hasn’t drunk anything and is beginning to have withdrawal symptoms. cordelia is super patient with him and tries to help him through the symptoms. she tells funny stories about her childhood to distract him. he’s physically ill and irritated, but she keeps on trying. he appreciates that his best friend is being patient with him and redoubles his sobriety efforts.
when they’re in the city, he still is obviously having withdrawal. but he holds fast to his promise to cordelia because he is honorable and cares for his good opinion of him.
if he begins to feel irritable, he goes to his hotel room so he can be sure not to accidentally take it out on her
but on a happier note, matthew takes cordelia to the moulin rouge and she loves the cabaret. she’s never seen so many colours and lights before and is amazed by how full of life the streets are
cordelia wants to go to the eiffel tower and, while griping about it being Basic, takes her anyway and shows her all the architectural marvels that it holds. they go to the top before getting crepes for dinner and walking along the seine eating them.
matthew also takes her not just to the louvre (where she’s underwhelmed at the tiny size of the mona lisa like i was) but also to the lesser known art museums. she loves his passion as he takes her through the musee bourdelle, galeries nationales, and more
cordelia winds up becoming much more interested in art because matthew’s passion for beauty rubs off on her.
he takes her to see her first moving picture in paris, much like alastair took thomas. later, cordelia and alastair will bond about their time spent in paris with matthew and thomas, respectively, and talk about how similar an different their experiences were
they stay at l’hotel (of course)
matthew tries to summon oscar wilde’s ghost. cordelia feels a chill. matthew feels successful. he was not.
they have seperate rooms because matthew made it really clear they were just going as friends, but they hang out in each other’s rooms talking and laughing until they decide it’s time for bed or for a nighttime excursion
one night cordelia acciedntally fell asleep in matthew’s room so he just covered her with a blanket and removed himself to a new room so he could ensure that she had privacy all night without being woken up.
he brought her breakfast the next morning, though
they went to see an oscar wilde play, let’s say salome because cassie once told me that it was matthew’s favourite
they thn go to lachaise and matthew plants a kiss on wilde’s gravestone while cordelia freaks out over hygeine
even when they need to go back to their real lives, where cordelia is still married to james and matthew is being the star of both a spinoff bindup and my heart, they both remember these weeks fondly
the weeks that they fell in love, even if it was temporary.
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