#alice thorne

[justrainandcoffee]

I found his photo today and it's haunting me because it matches the ones I have with both ladies.

Alice Thorne, Rose Coldwell and James Thorne.

Nghhh!! Looks like they are looking at each other through the mirror reflection but Alice is looking at Rose.

If you read my previous chapters you read that James loved his mother despite everything. After all, he is Thorne by choice, isn't he?

I need to do something about this. The vibes 🫣.

There's no room for both women in James' life, I can say that.

[biserker-kadan]

Alice 'Rook' Thorne is so babygirl and I love that for her.

[fernfronds-and-sunflowers]

aaaaaaaaaah it's pre-Gravaldor Barclay & his mom

[justrainandcoffee]

Today in random lore I drop, I give you: Alice Thorne-Walsh.

TW: death - Religious topics - Neglected children.

The other day in an ask game I mentioned that James celebrated his mother's death getting drunk for the first time (he was around 15) and since then I've thinking how it happened.

Jared sr. was a piece of shit but his wife wasn't better. I changed some things since I created her, including she wasn't victim of her husband (not physically at least) but both treated the other like garbage.

You know she was an extremely religious person that believed God has a reason for everything, including Jared being violent towards their sons. Today, thinking about this I imagine her telling the kids "just pray" after one of the attacks Jared sr, had. Like, Alice couldn't conceive a life without God. Everything happens because of him. (I don't know if you read Carrie by Stephen King but her mother, mrs. White was similar to her. In case you want to have a reference for Alice Thorne)

Now, her death: Suicide or accident? It happened a morning she was alone in the house. Jared sr was working and the kids at school. Her husband found her on the kitchen table with her head on the Bible and she seemed was sleeping but of course she wasn't. The food was half made, the hobs were on but there was no fire, just gas. Jared sr. could smell the monoxide.

Police said it was an accident. But was it? 👀. Eeehh... I think it wasn't, it's poetic that a religious fanatic committed suicide when it's considered a sin.

It's funny how Alice could have been a happy nun, but chose to be an awful wife and an even worse mother. The fact she had sex an enjoyed it (but felt guilty about it because "a man and a woman only need to be together to conceive") was what changed everything.

She didn't live to see James adopting her surname, it couldn't have change anything except -probably- she could've been surprised by it. He always said that the only reason he did it was because she was never violent towards him.

Hard to believe she didn't feel anything looking at this boy who was the only one who inherited her hair colour and was so similar to her but it's what happened, she didn't care at all 😔. Some people don't deserve to have children and the Walshs were one of those cases.

Could be a reason why James is so reluctant to admit he's ginger? Because he sees his mother's hair? It could be. Jay hates being so physically similar to his father, so, it's probably 💔.

If anyone read this, thank you.

[justrainandcoffee]

Alice & Jared

I'm doing this basically for me and Laur @littlepeakydevil who asked me about them. I don't expect anyone else to read this.

So, first of all, did Jared love Alice? Yes. I'm glad I changed what I originally said about him, about being violent towards her. He wasn't, never was. Jared loved Alice and her suicide was terrible for him even if he didn't cry for her because "men don't cry" but it affected him a lot.

In Dublin in 1883, Jared met Alice when went to the theatre one night... she was there because Alice was an actress. He felt attraction at first sight. She was a beautiful young woman with long red hair and blue eyes. She was playing Lady Macbeth when he met her and after that night he kept going just to see her. Eventually he began to send her flowers and letters.

But.

Despite being an actress, a good one, with several suitors who loved her; despite Alice went to nightclubs and had a social life, she was from the old school (old even for 1880s) besides she was religious fanatic. One thing doesn't cancel out the other. Being a fanatic is a key of her personality. Yet, the moment she saw him was waiting for her by the stage door, Alice felt something for Jared. Not just he was an excellent match (from good family, rich, a young prestigious doctor....) but she liked him. Monsters recognise monsters, I guess.

The thing that finished to corrupt Alice was having sex before marriage with him. Jared was her first time and she enjoyed a lot. They taught her that sex was only to have kids but she discovered something new. She did judge women who didn't wait until having a husband and now was one of those and she hated it... But loved it, hope it's not confusing. Like, it was against all her beliefs and yet couldn't deny that was all she wanted. Still, her hypocrisy was with her all her life even after Jared because she still judged women was selfish and was a bad person in general. She never was an angel despite going to church every Sunday and read the Bible every night.

Too much sex inevitably ended with an unwanted pregnancy. There was a baby before Jared jr, but she had an abortion because wasn't married and her parents were awfully strict. Neither of them regret it nor talked about it ever.

They got married two years after they met in 1885. In 1886 Jared was born, in 1887 James and finally in 1891 Jay. Her job as actress was almost over because despite having nannies and wet nurses for the boys her body had changed and didn't fit for the roles she was used to. So, in top of everything she became resentful towards her sons... Except James, maybe because he remembered her of herself but James managed to get a soft spot in her heart the other two didn't. Still, the bar is very low, so... Maybe that resentment was one of the reasons she never intervine when Jared disciplined the boys. That and like I said before, she was from old school "fathers punished their sons" so for her it was perfectly fine.

In 1898, her husband found her in the kitchen that was full of smoke (in modern times opened the burner gas) There wasn't a letter nothing so Jared and the boys never knew why she did it. Then, like I wrote in my story, Jared took his sons and the four moved to London in 1899.

She committed suicide because didn't find anything else to do with her life. Her career was over, the boys were growing up (even when she didn't care for them, so...), she blamed her husband for what happened to her.

Finally, did Alice love Jared? No.

[biserker-kadan]

I wish to info dump about my Rooks so that is what I shall do.

Ev'lyn de Riva (22yrs old) - Mage with a heavy focus on hidden blades and electricity. Smells like blueberries. Will not answer to her name, you may call her Rook and that is it. Research binges are her specialty and anatomy is her favorite interest. Accidently called Viago 'Dad' once and has not lived it down | Inquisitor Cassius Lavellan

Axel Mercar (26yrs old) - Just a really big elf, like really big. Built like a brick shit-house. Dual blade rogue who somehow moves silently. Minimal sense of humour and doesn't understand how people find him really funny. Pockets full of bugs (I had him as Dalish but as I've been playing around with his backstory, not a huge fan cause it just doesn't fit) | Inquisitor Valerio Lavellan.

Saoirse Ingellvar (28yrs old) - Mage, necromancy and fire. Uses humour to cope. Speaks to corpses' and will throw teeth if startled. No brain to mouth filter, just all thoughts all the time. Point A to point B takes at least 32 detours and there is no such thing as a full stop. Accidental flirt. Passive aggressive bitch. Would do great in Orlais. | Inquisitor Frey

Alice Thorne (19yrs old) - Mage with a heavy focus on frost and shattering. If anyone was ever a straight-A student, it would be her. Just really sweet and sincere. Regularly covered in darkspawsn and laments her light hair for its ability to stain dark with blood. Dalish with a hefty dose of guilt for leaving her clan. | Inquisitor Myrinah Lavellan

[justrainandcoffee]

Rose and mother-in-law ✨👐✨. 🫣.

Killing Alice Thorne was one of my best decisions, because Alice could've been a major bitch.

[dreadinquisitor]

Shall I stay? Would it be a sin If I can't help falling in love with you?

Commissioned the truly talented @cynicalbounce to draw my sole survivor, Alice Thorne, and her post-apocalyptic husband, Hancock, in their amazing style. I couldn’t be happier with the finished result, and I’m glad I jumped on the chance to get it done.