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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter done and proofread and posted, babyyy!!! What was originally the second part is now a whole new chapter. In the meantime that I proofread that and post it, have some calm before the inevitable storm.

#the arcana fanfiction #the arcana #count lucio #lucio the arcana

stuck on the beginning of the chapter bc i cant seem to make this conversation flow but it IS pretty funny that there were like. 4 ex relation/situationships in one room for like 30 seconds (5 if you are being very strict)

#these being the given ones Asra and Xime Lucio and Nadia and Lucio and Valerius. then Deirdra and Sajeela aka THE awkward ex couple #and. well. how much Xime and Deirdra can be considered Exes after a friends with benefits stint is another question

nabesthetics

Today in "fleeting narrative lines that I wish we knew more about or were expanded upon":

Now, chances are that these are just rumors being rumors, but where's the fun in that?

We do know that the Palace guards are feared in the center city and outright avoided on the outskirts.

It's also worth noting that there was a clear cultural shift that happened between the past and post-plague Vesuvia, both because of The Horrors and because, realistically, there have to be a lot newcomers in the city for it to be as full and active as we see it. My point is that the rumors and distrust of the guards are unlikely to be just some leftovers from Lucio's rule, but rather a more recent development.

Between the coma and the amnesia, I feel like Nadia herself didn't have that much time to earn the reputation (and, well, she probably wouldn't anyway). However, there was another person who, unbeknownst to people of Vesuvia, took charge of the city for a good year and a half directly after Lucio's "murder". Someone who also just happens to look down on commoners, is obsessed with keeping order, and even had some undefined "help" from The Devil...

#oh yeah. nadia's reputation. i wonder why they never expanded upon this #like. a defamation campaign coming from Valerius is VERY likely #or were there original plans for Nadia to rule with a bit more of an iron fist #until someone went 'uhhhhh maybe she shouldn't be Unlikeable or Mean...'#since. You Know. female characters shan't be anything besides perfect role models #and eternally palpable lest the fandom will call for their heads on a spike #(not that this saved Nadia from dumbass takes like 'uh i think she's toxic bc she forces her petplay kink on us')#(but that's another discussion entirely)#back on topic: since Val VERY OPENLY tried to make a power grab for the coronet #and we have no further info on him and he's comparatively easily forgiven #i do wonder when both actions started following the ambitions #as well as when the demon deals began #we know that Val is Old old money of vesuvian nobility #how did he feel when his old liegelord spada declared a sellsword as his successor?#and then lucio croaked and his widow who is also comatose is meant to be running the show?#valerius #nadia

nenalunes

love him ^-^

#julian

moltenhair

Feel the way my voice gets underneath your skin..

#valdemar

the things i do for 40 coins to accumulate as if i were a magpie (watching those Dorian ads for their other romance vns marketed towards people who are VERY MUCH into men including fujoshi as a lesbian who is entirely unmoved by Shark Boys Who Looks Like KPop Idols Putting You In The Cuck Chair and Daddy Angel With A Barrel Chest Whomst Thou Shalt Not Thirst After)

#shoutout to the fujos who are v much into sharkboys making out w each other Good For You #i for one just feel like the genderflipped version of mr smithers getting cornered by two gogo dancers in the strip club #if the daddy angel turns out to be evil tho? well damn then maybe he should be a thirst object you get my seal of approval #the arcana

sammakesart

the doctor & the apprentice

#eyes emoji at your apprentice 😍#other people's ocs #julian

morgassonsheart

Portia Devorak

The best girl is here, with Pepi!

#portia #she is indeed Best Girl

lemonekat

~want to be hunted like an an-i-mal~

#yay yippie #valdemar

nadiaportia

jesus fucking christ, people, and there's still a minimum of 2k words to happen

nadiaportia

FINALLY came to the satisfying conclusion at a word counting of whooping 13k words which will require this chapter being split in two and mind you: we basically just wrapped up book 6: the lovers