#albert morcerf

[cadavezr]

Stills from Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2004)

[fayevalcntine]

The idea of "fixing the plot" of Count of Monte Cristo by making Albert and Haydée a romantic couple in order to 'mirror' Mercédès and Edmond's lost love (or even to create a sort of Romeo and Juliet type of subplot) is kind of laughable to me for several reasons. Namely:

1) Haydée isn't really Edmond's child the same way Albert is Mercédès's, she already had a father and mother prior to meeting the Count and makes it very clear to him that she doesn't even love him as she once loved her father. Yes, he essentially did take her in and free her from slavery when she was 13, but he didn't exactly raise her as a parent, he simply tries to consider her as a child of his but even then goes back and forth on it. For all of the Count's "my child"-ing younger characters, he's not exactly the best would-be parental figure, either, because his behavior mirrors his actual immaturity towards parenthood since he never became a parent when he was supposed to. He spent nearly half of his life in prison, with the only companion he could have being a former priest. Him and Mercédès are also not a Heathcliff and Cathy situation where their love transcends generations. They're a tragic love for a reason: their life together was stripped away from them and they will never be able to get it back. This is something they both have to make peace with, not for the story to find some 'alternative' in a younger generation.

2) Fernand and Ali Pasha were never some sort of enemies or familial rivals in order to create some forbidden lovers AU with Albert and Haydée. You can't even say that the Count and Fernand are "warring families" either, because the Count wants revenge for being set up by Fernand. The other main issue is that by the time that Albert and Haydée meet, Fernand had already betrayed her father and sold her and her mother into slavery.

Obviously Albert shuns his father for his crimes once they come to light, but Haydée shows no interest in him before or even after this, so I don't understand why you would want to limit such a character that even in her 'diminutive' role, still has more agency in what she wants, just for the sake of 'fixing' a story. I also think it's pretty glaring to ignore the fact that Albert and Haydée's main connection isn't actually their fathers's connection or even Edmond and Mercédès, but the Count himself.

[hecking-person]

Fun fact, I've drawn this 4 times.

[bagheerita]

The thing about being Pure of Heart, Dumb of Ass, and still believing in the Power of Love is that when your best friend says "I need you to block the road to cover our escape" you don't ask questions, you somehow get your tiny little motorbike to cause an accident that ties up an entire boulevard.

[coolpotty4potter]

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

Chapters: 16/? Fandom: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Count of Monte Cristo - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edmond Dantès/Albert de Morcerf Characters: Edmond Dantès, Albert de Morcerf, Franz d'Épinay, Eugénie Danglars, Mercedes Hererra | Countess de Morcerf, Count of Monte Cristo (Gankutsuou) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary:

During Luna's Carnival young Albert de Morcerf meets the mysterious and alluring Count of Monte Cristo. Life will never be the same for anyone after their meeting.

[totallybusy]

That awkward moment when your one night fling turned maid baits you into wearing a big dumb idiot hat in front of your friends and the rich mysterious stranger who definitely isn’t a vampire:

[hiddenvioletsgrow]

Albert: Hey, are you awake?

Franz: No. I’m sleeping

Albert: Okay

Albert: Wait-

[haydeetebelins]

“Peppo!” // 1x03