Eleanor Havilland

[loredward]

Dance with Me | Edward & Eleanor

[loreleanor]

loredward:

He’d asked Charlotte Villiers to dance with him: an offer she had flatly refused. 

Edward couldn’t say that he blamed her. Despite that and despite having asked her on an impulse, he would be lying if he said the rejection hadn’t stung. But Edward prided himself on being able to say one thing and mean another. She may have wounded him, but he would be damned if anyone should suspect that she had. So he laughed off her dissmall as though it meant nothing at all. 

His countenance as jolly as ever, he approached Eleanor. She’d been standing alone, watching the others dance, looking as in need of a partner as he was. “It seems I cannot find a dancing partner for all the world,” He teased,“But you will dance with me, won’t you?” He asked, eyes sparking as he extended his hand out to her. 

Eleanor had been watching Edward, though she quickly looked away as if she hadn’t been the moment he turned her direction. 

She’d seen him set his sights on Charlotte, cross the room, speak to her. She’d seen the look on Charlotte’s face as she turned and walked away from him. And Eleanor had seen the slightest, nearly imperceptible change on his face as she  did so. Eleanor knew if she hadn’t spent most of her life alongside Edward, she never would have noticed it, but she did and as a lifelong scholar of the many faces of  Edward Lyon, she knew he was slightly wounded by Charlotte’s refusal. 

He had recovered, of course, by the time he reached her across the room. Eleanor was silent as he told her of his woes, how no one would dance with him and part of her felt a twinge of sadness-- she was his last resort. She realized he had not gone and asked every other girl to dance before settling for her, but she would lie to herself if she didn’t wish she would be his first choice, even once. 

Eleanor did not let her face betray these thoughts to him, however, placing her hand in his as he extended it. “You know well enough how much I adore to dance... even with you,” she added, teasingly. 

“I never imagined this ballroom could be so full of people,” Eleanor commented as she stepped closer towards him. In truth, it intimidated her.

[loredward]

ooc | Edward & Eleanor

[loreleanor]

loredward:

Kate!!!! 

okay, so Edward is a disasTER and honestly isn’t always the best person but!!!! I do think that he’s a better person that most people realize (including himself!!!) and I certainly feel like Eleanor is one of the few people who consistently sees the better side of him. William is one of his favorite ppl in the entire world and it’s hard to say, exactly, since we don’t have a William, but I feel like he and Edward grew up together and have been best friends since forever! And, as a result, he’s known Eleanor for most of her life. 

I think he probably views her as the sister he never had tbh??? Like he’s definitely super kind ot her and spoils her!!!!! I also think that he definitely teases her a lot and likes to get her to smile and just wants good things for her!!!! That being said, he has no idea!!!! that she has feelings for him?????? That would probably shock him (and not much shocks edward lol) He definitely thinks of her as being like 8 still lol 

Due to our lack of a William, I declare we can make up whatever we please! XD I love the idea that they grew up together! It definitely makes sense. And because Eleanor loves her brother to pieces, I can only imagine she was constantly chasing after them (probably only to be stopped by the nanny or something and made come inside!) I do love that they’ve known one another for awhile which definitely would mean Eleanor has seen a different side to him! I’m sure her go-to phrase regarding Edward is ‘yes, but you don’t really known him.’ 

and while i think she loves!! how much he cares about her, it probably breaks her heart a little bit?? I think she’s probably carried a torch for him for a time so she’s quite good at masking all of that. and probably all his flirting-- ugh. She honestly just tries to ignore his actions around other girls and remind herself he’s really a good person.  and not let him know she fancies him because she definitely doesn’t want to lose his friendship AND wouldn’t deal with the heartache of the whole thing well!

[lorhugh]

OOC | Hugh & Eleanor

[loreleanor]

lorhugh:

Hey, so do you think there’s a chance that these two might’ve met, since Eleanor has roots/holdings in Catalonia?  Either way, Hugh is always grateful to meet others of Catalonian extraction and he’ll def be trying to persuade her to join ranks w the Godolphins!!

Perhaps!! I assume that now, since Hugh + co. are at the palace that they’ve met... though I’m honestly not sure about in the past? (i can’t see her parents being TOO happy with her palling around with a group of disgraced/exiled catalonia nobles XD)

i do think now that she’s at the palace as a lady and has a bit more agency of her own, she might want to speak with him about catalonia and what it means to have lands and a title in a different country. she’s literally got ZERO idea what to do and sort of wishes she might just give the title away at times? so i could see her asking hugh the most VAGUE questions he probably doesn’t REALLY have an answer to... like “yes but what exactly do you DO with a title and lands?”

BUT i do think she might be vary of talking TOO much with him because she’s SO WORRIED about getting pulled into the conflict and ultimately being forced to make a decision... and while she should gather information and make an informed choice, she instead wants to ignore the whole thing and go on as if nothing has changed! avoidance FTW!

[lordianat]

OOC | Diana & Eleanor

[loreleanor]

lordianat:

KATE!!  I feel like these two probs know each other!  Diana was a sister-in-law to Aurora’s brother, not to mention a lady-in-waiting, herself (though to arabella not aurora), so I feel like this probs brought them into the same spheres a good bit, possibly?  Thoughts?  In any case, whether or not they already know each other, do you think they might be friends?  Diana can be a bit much, but she’s ultimately a sweet person and just wants the best for everyone <3  Haha  Anyway…thoughts?

I DO think they may be friends!! I suppose they may have spent time together, especially since Diana was at Gloriet palace with arabella and aurora, correct? eleanor hasn’t been around since she was a child necessarily, but i do think that she would know most of the ladies/gentlemen in their various households. 

PLUS her brother is all heart eyes at diana!! and eleanor and william are quite close (so say i!) so she’s probably picked up on some things. i think the only thing that might sour dea to eleanor is if she seemed like she might be leading him on in any way? which i don’t think she would, honestly? she’s not quick to make snap judgements so she’d pick up on any flirting from dea’s end would be innocent fun.

but YES i do think they’d be friends and eleanor might enjoy the chance to be around someone who drops pretenses from time to time... I could see the pair being quite silly, honestly, if they thought no one important was paying attention XD

[loreleanor]

Eleanor Margaret Havilland, Baroness Malgrove Age: 24 Currently: Lady in Waiting to the Princess Aurora

... eleanor should have been more prepared for this.

she always knew she would inherit her mother’s title

yet no one seemed to mention the fact that a title came with many more responsibilities

granted, no one probably expected the godolphins and the waynfletes to meet for the first time, face to face, less than a year after the young woman claimed her title.

also, it probably should have been obvious, but she never really took into consideration that her title was a catalonian one.

and while eleanor things catalonia is quite lovely...

she loves avenia and her friends and life here. 

so, at the moment, she’s basically pretending things haven’t changed as much as possible. 

why ruin the coronation festivities with all her own woes?

because eleanor doesn’t like to brood on things-- she’s quite charming and cheerful most of the time!

loves reading and poetry and finds going to the theatre magical

would honestly have made the best nanny because she loves making some stories and going on pretend adventures?

which she and william did ALL THE TIME as kids

sometimes people look at the havilland siblings and must think ‘really?;

(her brother can be a bit much sometimes and eleanor is quite the opposite)

which always makes eleanor laugh because the pair are closer than siblings could be

william can honestly do no wrong in her eyes

made up a language as children in order to have secret conversations around their nannies and tutors.

(and drove at least 2 away in the process)

was so pleased when they both were invited to the palace to serve the crown

though eleanor wonders if their father secured his position in order to bring him closer to charlotte...

who is a lovely lady and would make a charming wife... to someone other than her brother. 

being in court has allowed her to meet all sorts of people as well... including edward lyon

he seems to rub a lot of people the wrong way, but she’s managed to see through the act

which is probably why she’s recently realized she’s in love with him.

this is quite problematic, as he is clearly in love with someone else...

charlotte.

(can she just marry someone already? good god.)

even though she and edward seem to be destined to remain as friends indefinitely, she’s alright with that

with everything happening currently in avenia and elsewhere, having friends seems to be a fairly good idea.

[landsofregencia]

ELEANOR HAVILLAND (24) Felicity Jones - TAKEN BY KATE Status: Avenian Occupation: Lady-in-waiting/Baroness Marlgrove Relationship(s): William Havilland (brother), Aurora Churchill (princess/best friend), Alexander Godolphin, David Waynflete (complications), Charlotte Villiers (fellow lady/potential sister-in-law/unwitting romantic rival), Edward Lyon (friend/interest)

eleanor is in a unique position

when her mother died, eleanor inherited directly from her, becoming baroness marlgrove in her own right

her newfound position as a baroness was all v positive until recently

eleanor’s mother was of catalonian extraction and her seat of marlgrove is, in fact, in catalonia, meaning that while eleanor is technically avenian…

she is also a catalonian noble and is, in fact, at least partially catalonian, herself

she knows well enough that all of this means well enough that she may at any time become drawn into the waynflete/godolphin conflict…

a conflict in which she wants no part

esp bc she has no earthly idea which side she should be on

fortunately, at the moment, she is cushioned, given her position as princess AURORA’s second lady

but who is to say how long either catalonian regime will respect that?

lighthearted, creative, amusing, unassuming

politics aren’t eleanor’s only worries, either

eleanor spends a great deal of time, by necessity, w the other nobles who serve the avenian crown…

which has given her an opportunity to get to know EDWARD LYON v well…and, in turn, to develop feelings for him

feelings which, she is quite aware, are not returned, his own being directed at CHARLOTTE

eleanor doesn’t blame either of them for this condition, but it certainly isn’t helpful

even if the issue of him loving someone else weren’t present, eleanor considers this to be a great misfortune, bc she is well aware of his issues

but she’s also seen his other side, and can’t help but want the best for him…