#askthelancasters

[the-lancasters]

I've been getting vibes from Laurel like she's always liked Charles and he just never noticed her. First he married Vic and then he took Vivi as his mistress. Explains why Laurel never warmed to Vivi and reported the affair to the King. Now that Vivi's out of the way, she's setting herself up to ensnare Charles🥲

If he actually falls, I'm going to be having a serious talk with him.

Not me being invested in pixels' lives lol

Welcome to the invested in pixels club 🤝🙌😊 we are very welcoming.

You are definitely on the right track - Laurel has been in Charles' orbit for a long time! (Which makes him forgetting her name even more egregious) She is a woman on a mission, and charles is definitely a big part of that mission. Her dislike of vivi was mainly two fold - first the affair with charles taking her plans off track and then second because she was taking all of Margaret's attention - and Margaret is the other part of her plans.

But she does have her own back story that I hope to explore sometime soon! I'm just building up to it (or procrastinating lol) once the wedding is over....

[the-lancasters]

Does Charles actually love Victoria OR Vivi??? I don’t trust him 😭

Hello!

That is a fantastically interesting/complex question 😊

Charles is a very flawed character - we can all agree on this. The simple answer..... is yes sort of. In his own way.

The long answer.....

@armoricaroyalty and I have had long enjoyable chats about Charles and Vivi's relationship and Charles saw her as an escape from the pressure and responsibility that Victoria represents. She fun, she doesn't demand anything from him in those weeks that they shared together, and he can just relax. I haven't really shown him much recently but hes kind of pouting like a sad man baby at the moment, first from losing his escape, intimacy (which he craves) without commitment, and second from the reprimand from his father. However while he doesn't love her, he does care about her.

With Victoria..... I would say yes he does love her but very deep down it a place that he is unable to express properly or appropriately. Victoria represents a lot of what he runs from in life, responsibility, duty, commitment etc. She needs things from him and hes not comfortable with that which leads to his very stupid decisions. His father also really did a number on him - he craves his approval (or anyone's approval for that matter) no matter what he says to other people so being rejected by him still fucks him up.

So no, I wouldn't trust his actions until he deals with his emotions like a grown up 😊😊

[the-lancasters]

List 5 facts about a favorite sim of yours, and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥

Hello!

I'll choose the soon-to-be newest Lancaster, Ms Alexandra!

Alexandra is the only child of the Earl and Countess of Winslow. Her Father is a very liberal member of the House of Lords, which often gets him off-side with other members of the aristocracy.

Unlike other aristocratic young ladies (like Victoria) she went to Frederick University and studied anthropology and business.

She currently works at Global Woman, a Charity that works towards supporting and developing women in leadership roles.

Her hobbies include gardening, shopping, and visiting museums. Every year her goal is to read more books but never quite manages it!

She is more on the quieter side, not because she has nothing to say, but because she chooses her moment to use her voice. She is scared that this voice will be stifled by entering the Royal Family.

p.s, I'm back to working on my story! 🎉🎉🎉 which includes planning her wedding (!!) - and I'm looking forward to showing what I have picked for her wedding outfits! ❤😍

[the-lancasters]

What about a Charles and Vivi baby? I can't believe neither of us has ever done this before, but now I'm curious 😂

Trouble with a capital T 😁😁

[the-lancasters]

Would you rather: start your current project from scratch or do a soft reboot focusing on a different character?

I would pick soft reboot! I would love to do a story told fully from the perspective of the staff. The west wing is one of my favourite tv shows so it would be like that - the real story behind a famous institution etc.

I really enjoyed the chapter on Sarah and Marcus and what started as a look behind the scenes, evolved into one about their relationship. So I think it would be cool to flesh that out with a cast of characters of different areas of the household - kitchen, front of house, administrative, leadership, military etc.

[the-lancasters]

Are any of your royals considered fashion or style icons?

Margaret is going to be my lovely style icon! Shes been pretty safe until now but she has always loved fashion, clothes and make up. I'm looking forward to experimenting with her looks!

[the-lancasters]

List 3 of your favorite sims from other simmers you enjoy and explain why (Send this to 10 other blogs 💖💖)

Only three? That's tough! In no particular order:

Zola from @thegrimalldis. While I love Chris/Emi, I really like the character of Zola and the story that she went on with her music and her music management, then forming a cosmetics company. I love stories where people regain or discover their power. I also love that while she has a whole other life with marriage and a son, that she did gets her ending with Chris that doesn't take away from his marriage with Emi.

Eleanor from @trentonsimblr. I will always love Eleanor even when I don't agree with her recent actions!! She has her flaws but also her great qualities that make her a balanced character.

Vivi from @armoricaroyalty. This might be biased as I've been fortunate to have her in my story, but I generally love a fish out of water story - following her journey into becoming a senior royal, and struggles that she now faces with Jacques, and the rest of the family just makes me want to root for her!

[the-lancasters]

💕 self-love time! talk about which ones of YOUR creations (edits, artworks, fanfics) you like the most then send to other sim-blogs to do the same 💕

Hello!

Well I'm about to post in the next week or so something I'm really proud of...... but in the mean time I'm generally really proud of the evolution of Sarah and Marcus' relationship in the last chapter. I challenged myself to do the "enemies to lovers' thing and I really happy with how it turned out particularly when they go to Haskos and end up in bed together lol Marcus went from a totally hated character with people saying he needed to resign at once to I think at least tolerance 😂