I’ve realized I always mention how miserable and sad “my dear melancholy” Athanasia is, that I never mention her positive attributes. Here are some
Mdm!Athanasia is a huge patron of the arts. She loved music, theatre,fashion, paintings, and all types of dancing. But her favorite is music, she loves composing ballads, playing the piano and the harp. She has a whole book, fill with her own compositions
She has a pet horse name pearl since she was six, and was gifted by Claude ( one of the few gifts he ever gives her). They were so inseparable that Athanasia used to sleep in the stables when pearl got too big to sleep in her chambers. When she died, pearl died soon after from grief
She loved partying. not in banquets of course since she hated being around nobles since they mocked her. But she used to sneak out into taverns and festivals to party with commoners who became her new friends
She had her own unique style. She loved dying strands of her hair, having intricate siodonnian braids as a nod to her siodonnian heritage, and vibrant makeup . She liked looking different even though they mocked her for it
She was very passionate, sensual, fiery, and ambitious. She was very intelligent and was deeply respected by people who got to know her. She was an advocate for woman’s rights to inherit their father’s title ( and rights in general) and wanted to create a law that states the eldest right to inherit but since she never became empress, she never had the chance to
She was a history nerd, almost becoming a scholar. she loved reading the histories of her ancestors, and worshipped empress Amarantha( oc). She loved the empress so much that she wanted to name her daughter after her but couldn’t ( and didn’t have the chance to of course) since it would treason
