Georges du Motier

"By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity, we open ourselves up to an endless stream of possibility."

[georgesdelafayette]

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[georgesdelafayette]

Royalty

[weepingwillcws-blog]

The smallest smile grows on her face when he kisses       her hand. They had been through so much, including a       duel along the way with her brother, so she was confident       that this wouldn’t tire them down, despite how hard it‘ll be.

 —“ Seems we can hardly catch a           break any more. ” she says           under her breath

 —“ Day after tomorrow it is then.           You’re absolute right, the sooner,           the better. Listen to me, ok? You’re           amazing, and so,so wonderful;           I’m not saying this won’t be hard,           but I know you’ll do wonderfully. I           know this is all sudden, but I survived           my life changing overnight, so I know           you’ll be alright at the end of the day. ”           she says, placing a gente kiss on his           cheek

[georgesdelafayette]

Georges smiled at her softly, his grip on her hand tightening. “You know I wouldn’t survive without you, right? I don’t know how I would do if I had to go through this alone.”

 He leaned and kissed her, hoping she could feel what he wanted in this moment.

[georgesdelafayette]

“Doubt it. My sister is prettier.” Georges teased. “And between the two of us, she’s the naughty one. Not me. She’d encourage this.”

“Good to know. I’ll keep that in mind. But what’s in New Jersey?”

[georgesdelafayette]

weepingwillcws:

     He looks impressed when Gorges guesses correctly      where Willow is at. Well, what she’s doing. Only God      knows where she could possibly be right now. For all      he knows, she could be in Rhode Island. He gives a       curt nod before moving on.

—“ Well, if you ever want          someone to suffer with          you, I volunteer for that too. ”          he sounds like he’s joking,          but deep down he’s not. He’d          do anything for a few minutes          with Georges.; even study stuff          he’d never need to know

 —“ Ok, ok, jokes aside.           I really don’t know much           about English history—           despite the fact this place           only recently broke away           from England. I know, like,           five facts about the English           King. My parents didn’t really           let any of us study anything           about England beside what we           needed to so I’m pretty useless           there. I mean I’m useless everywhere           but especially there. ”

Thomas’ silence about Willow was enough confirmation for Georges about where she was. Well at least she’s doing something fun... he thought, secretly worried about her getting hurt in her search for excitement. 

He chuckled Thomas’ jokes at suffering with him, assuming that they were in fact, just jokes. He hadn’t even considered the possibility that they weren’t in fact, jokes. 

“Unfortunately I’ve been forced to learn an ungodly amount of English politics, and landowning rights, and just about everything else.” He muttered under his breath, not exactly intending for Thomas to hear it, “and all because my grandfather is the blasted king.” He looked up at Thomas at his last comment. “You’re anything but useless. You get me beer. And that puts you very high on my useful category,” he joked.

[prodigiousdemon-deactivated2018]

@georgesdelafayette u get this bc yui and i are both sleep deprived assholes

 —“ I’ll sleep when I’m fucking dead. ”           which is probably not long,           considering he’s been awake           for several days straight now.

[georgesdelafayette]

"My mama has some cool drinks to keep you up. Not coffee. Do you want some? I can probably steal them. I also found this cool potion that made me lose like, a day."

[weepingwillcws-blog]

@georgesdelafayette

     She lets out a soft sigh as she sits on the stool next to Georges      and cups his cheek with her hand. Since lately, things seemed      off and his sudden personality change made her grow suspicious. 

 —“ I know that look.           What’s wrong? ”

[georgesdelafayette]

Georges looked up at her, her touch catching him by surprise.

“Nothing,” he said, his voice sounding as hollow as he felt. “Nothing’s wrong. Why should anything be wrong?”

His hand tightly clutched the letter he had read an uncountable number of times over the past several days.

[weepingwillcws-blog]

 —“ I know you and I know           something is wrong. ”           she says sternly. 

     She draws a deep breath, her thumb gently rubbing his cheek now.  —” I can take you upstairs          and get some tea if it will          make you more comfortable. ”

[georgesdelafayette]

Georges shook his head. "No," he muttered softly. "It won't help." He clutched the letter tighter.

"I'm fine, really." He was numb to even her touch.

[weepingwillcws-blog]

@georgesdelafayette

     She lets out a soft sigh as she sits on the stool next to Georges      and cups his cheek with her hand. Since lately, things seemed      off and his sudden personality change made her grow suspicious. 

 —“ I know that look.           What’s wrong? ”

[georgesdelafayette]

Georges looked up at her, her touch catching him by surprise.

"Nothing," he said, his voice sounding as hollow as he felt. "Nothing's wrong. Why should anything be wrong?"

His hand tightly clutched the letter he had read an uncountable number of times over the past several days.

[georgesdelafayette]

Georges looked at her, mildly impressed. “You think you’re quite clever, don’t you? I feel like a smaller, blonder version of my sister has appeared from the depths of France to chastise me in America as well.”

He crossed his arms, smirking down at her. “So what are you going to do, break the news for us?”

[weepingwillcws-blog]

@georgesdelafayette you didn’t ask yet you receive,,, this is when everything was hush hush 

 —“ So you’re the           guy courting           Willow? ”

[georgesdelafayette]

“I... well... um.... who told you that?”

[weepingwillcws-blog]

 —“ Well now I’m curious            to what you think she’s            up to. ” he says with a            rose eyebrow, his smile            growing to a grin

 —“ Trust me when I say I’d gladly            take your place. Being a Quaker            in a tavern is boring …  you should            know how strict we Quakers are about            things. ” he says, patting Georges on            the back as the blonde girl from earlier            comes back out, setting down food in front            of Georges before running off to get him the            drink. Almost as soon as she’s set the glass            down, she runs off to other customers. 

 —“ If you ever need help with           school stuff … I … could           help you. ” he offers

[georgesdelafayette]

“Well if I know your sister well enough, which I believe I do, it would have to do with the poorly treated people of colour in this country?”  he said quietly, his eyebrows raised and a smirk on his face. 

“Ah, yes, but at least you’re not slaving over a book for the majority of the day, reading about endless policies and histories and seeing all the ways history has gone wrong repeating itself over and over again. Hoping when it’s my turn I won’t make the same mistake that my predecessors did every chance they could get.”

Georges smiled at him. “Thanks. I think I have it under control, but if I ever have an issue I’ll certainly come to you. Though I doubt you have a deep knowledge of English politics.”

[weepingwillcws-blog]

 —“ Can’t tell ya, She’d get           in big trouble if it was           found out. I’d have gone           with her but mom needed           some hands to fill in today           here. ” he says with a laugh,           shaking his head

 —“ Emotionally drained,           depressed, aaaand           stressed. So, I’ve been           the same as always.           What about you? ” he           says as he glances and           nods at a blonde girl behind           the counter, who gives him a           wink and vanishes behind a door.

     Likely he just told her to get food and drinks through      sibling telepathy.

[georgesdelafayette]

"Knowing your sister I have a few guesses about where she is." Georges laughed.

"Busy, I've been up to my nose in books to read for school. If I had known how much work inheriting I title was I would have faked my death a long time ago. I envy you."

[weepingwillcws-blog]

@georgesdelafayette guess who found icons of thomas’ fc

     Thomas lets out a sigh as he sees Georges enter the tavern.        For just a moment, he felt butterflies flood his stomach, but he        is quick to force them way. When Georges comes near, Thomas        stands up , shaking his head.

 —“ Willow isn’t here           right now. Go away. ” 

[georgesdelafayette]

“I came for food and beer. Your sister can join me if she wants,” Georges said, not sure why Thomas was acting so hostile towards him.

“Is something the matter?”

[weepingwillcws-blog]

     He feels a sliver of relief when Georges says he’s only here        for food & beer, & not his sister this time. After Georges questions        his attitude, he shakes his head.

 —“ Well, Willow is           off doing something …           stupid, that’s all I can           say is wrong. She knows           it’s … bad but she insists.           Just … stress is all. What           do you want to eat? I can have           Henrietta fetch the drink. ”

[georgesdelafayette]

"Willow doing something stupid? I'm intrigued, tell me more. And surprise me, I'm not picky." Georges said, pulling up his chair.

"How have you been?"

[weepingwillcws-blog]

@georgesdelafayette guess who found icons of thomas’ fc

     Thomas lets out a sigh as he sees Georges enter the tavern.        For just a moment, he felt butterflies flood his stomach, but he        is quick to force them way. When Georges comes near, Thomas        stands up , shaking his head.

 —“ Willow isn’t here           right now. Go away. ” 

[georgesdelafayette]

"I came for food and beer. Your sister can join me if she wants," Georges said, not sure why Thomas was acting so hostile towards him.

"Is something the matter?"

[georgesdelafayette]

The News

@weepingwillcws

Georges was hiding out in Willow’s family’s tavern like he usually did after class, surrounded by books and ale and food. Another packet had finally come for him today from France - the main newspaper. He got a copy every couple weeks. But this time when he opened the paper, the title caught him by surprise. He sat there for a minute just staring at the title, but forced himself to read the whole article. He hadn’t realized he was crying until it was over.

[weepingwillcws-blog]

     She enjoys the time he spends in her family’s tavern.      It always makes her day a little brighter to try to help      him out when she’s able to—after all, she’s about as      educated as a man in college, so it was hardly a problem      to her.

     When the newspaper arrives, she tries to read a snippet,      but found herself unable due to the language. She could      read bits and pieces, but was soon to give up. She knows      it’s something bad when she sees the hesitance on his      face and then his sudden outburst into tears.

     She gently places a hand on his shoulder, using her free hand      to try to wipe away his tears. 

  —“ Hey, deep breath, ok?            Deep breath, easy there. ”            she says, and tries to sound            soothing as she quickly takes            him into her arms in a tight hug.      She doesn’t dare ask what’s wrong in fear of making him cry worse.

[georgesdelafayette]

He hugged her tightly, sobbing silently into her shoulder for while, glad that there was no one else around to see. "They're dead." He finally whispered, pulling back. "They're all dead. My parents and both my sisters. They executed them."

He sat up, picking up the paper again and trying to wipe his tears, translating it out loud.

"The Lafayette family finally met their well-deserved end in response for supporting of the monarchy. The Marquis watched on as his wife and children were burned at the stake, supposedly for crimes of witchcraft, before meeting his own violent end at the hands of the guillotine, like many traitors before him."

He took a deep breath before beginning to sob again. "Anastasie was only six. SIX. And they burned her alive."

[georgesdelafayette]

The News

@weepingwillcws Georges was hiding out in Willow's family's tavern like he usually did after class, surrounded by books and ale and food. Another packet had finally come for him today from France - the main newspaper. He got a copy every couple weeks. But this time when he opened the paper, the title caught him by surprise. He sat there for a minute just staring at the title, but forced himself to read the whole article. He hadn't realized he was crying until it was over.

[riverdaleonline]

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Georges

     Send me a name and my muse      will tell you what they think of      them!

 —“ He’s an idiot but           he’s my idiot. I love           him more than I can           really put into words. ”

[georgesdelafayette]

AWWW love you too babe ❤️