So, you see, one of my favourite things about Claude in canon - is the fact he genuinely loved his little brother, genuinely tried to care for Quasimodo when no one else would want to, and put a lot of effort into everything he did, including raising the children (until he let it all go down the drain during the plot lol)
So not surprisingly, I'm clinging HARD to the concept of their lil disfunctional family we came up with for the au! :D a big text with thoughts below
So, for this au we decided that:
1) both Frollo kids are a lil older when their parents die: Claude is 20, barely finishes his licence in chemistry when he becomes the legal guardian of a 2 yo Jehan (yes, Jehan is a lil older in the au for plot convenience). Of course, still adores his little brother to the core and care for him as good as he possibly can (given that, well, they have a family inheritance, money situation wasn't dire - the fact that Claude was himself barely adult was definitely more of a problem)
2) Raphaël wasn't just found on the stairs of the cathedral: he was, in fact, found by child protection services and assigned to a church based orphanage... By chance, it was the same parish Claude was a part of, and he quickly heard about the "poor misshapen child" who was brought in, "barely had chances for adoption", was "difficult" as by his 4 he still wasn't really verbal (due to his environment being, well... Not great), had some temper issues and, of course, required medical attention due to his birth defects, which would cost someone too much money to spend on an adopted child. Claude, as in canon, got sentimental about an "abandoned child whom NO ONE needs and is ready to care for" and made a decision to adopt the kid.
At 21.
Great decision, my dear: you're definitely not overestimating your capabilities of raising two whole kids with zero childcare experience before, and especially doing it along with your own start of adulthood
ANYWAYS, kids did not get along: you can actually read more about that part in the post by @hissto , and another one
thinking about ryland grace with sleep apnea on the hail mary
being a true middle aged man and snoring away like a chainsaw then just suddenly choking in his sleep. he just stops breathing for a full ten seconds before just continuing on and rattling the walls of the hail mary
My thoughts and commentary on the How to Train Your Dragon books as/after I read each one:
Book Nine
Well the table of contents alone promises a wild and interesting time. “Oh for Thor’s Sake,” “The Wicked Witch of the Wilderwest,” “Still Going Wrong,” “The Boy Hunt,” and, of course, “How the Hook Survived the Flames.”
Aaaaaa the “don’t blame the story” plea omg
Oh boy. Oh this is already going so bad.
“The Prey Dive” oh dear. Oh this is bad
“I’ll take a little breather while the dragon pauses,” FUCK!!! THATS SUCH A GOOD CHAPTER CLIFFHANGER BUT FUCK!!!!
“Make red your claws with human blood… […] The rebellion is coming…” chills. That’s like such a haunting chant to hear
Oh of course a dragon that cute would never tell a lie! Absolutely never ever for sure
“They were scared.” 🥺
“considerably worse than a ghost.” Yeah I agree with you on that one
Oh dear. Well Hiccup, you’re in for a rough time of it now more than ever if I had to guess
Come on. Searching the hut is clearly a bad idea guys.
That scene with the Liar Dice was so interesting and chilling oh my goodness
!!!!! Time for Hiccup the First’s story!!!!
“Three dragons, each with a scar above its heart. Three boys, all called Hiccup.” AAAAAAAAAAA 🥺❤️💔😭
OH MY GODS THE GREEN DEATH
The Vorpent poison scene oh my gods… actual chills /vvvpos
Lmao, “gorilla with a hangover”
HIS FATHER?!!
Godsdamnit the witch is out again
Hiccup is only three apples tall years old
“If only THIS were the end” is right…
Oh of course the witch had to see the Slavemark. Of course.
Ahwwww Fishlegs 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️
Ohhh my goodness. Oh gods. Oh dear. Oh this is worrisome.
Oh. My. Gods. That was… holy shit, that was definitely captivating. My emotions were played with so much what the fuck. I loved that. That was devastating. Oh my goodness.
Onto book ten!
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By the way, I am curious, how do you pronounce Wilderwest? Do you say it like wild-er, or more like the wilder in bewilder? Personally as I read the books my mind goes to Wilderwest as in the wilder in bewilder.
Bonus!(for those that can't read my handwriting)- some info on Quain/Quasimodo: he has Spastic Diplegia (hopefully I spelled that right) which is a form of CP that mainly affects the legs, he has cochlear implants as he slowly lost his hearing throughout his childhood, and he also likes to sing!!!
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