Every time I see your arts and stories, I feel a real passion behind it. A contagious passion in the best way possible. Whether it's about Åse or any other character, you always put everything you have into your creations, and believe me, it shows. I admire how thoughtful you are, how enthusiastically invested you are into everything you do. Let this joy always fill your heart to the brim.
I'm really happy to be your friend and witness of your fascinating creative journey - let it never end. 💖
If Maura marries Rocky how would Augusto feel about his new son in law?
Oh gosh, tysm for such a wonderful question honeybun, it's a pleasure to write a reply 🥺💖
Actually, Maura and Rocky technically are married since early spring of 1928. It was a pure accident — due to a series of silly jokes that were uttered by both of them without thinking they ended up in the Arbogast Funeral Home in the middle of the night and coerced kindly persuaded Abelard to marry them only to find out later that it was an actual marriage. They both immensely panicked and planned to divorce at first, but then decided that they're both alright with the fact.
They hid it, but Augusto knew about that quite soon in the middle of 1928. He was quite shocked by the fact — he was always suspicious about Rocky's presence in Casa di Rondine and knew from the first glance that Rocky was a slippery guy, so of course he was hostile towards him at first after such a "magnificent" revelation. He had a very strong urge to choke Rocky and kick him out every time he saw him. xDD
But Augusto is totally his girl's papa and, because he trusted in Mau, he made himself not only to humble with the fact that this joke of a marriage has already happened, but also to give Rocky a small vote of confidence. Staying watchful and suspicious, of course.
Augusto and Rocky had more than a year to get used to each other. And, despite finding Rocky's actions too impulsive and his behavior too peculiar, soon Augusto couldn't help but... uh... warm up to Rocky? In his youth Augusto also was very loud and hot-headed, and, though because of very different circumstances than Rocky, Augusto also ended up on the streets, being abandoned by his family and having no one to rely on, only, unlike Rocky, Gusto in addition had a little baby to care about. Not to mention Augusto also agreed to help in illegal matters to his only friend, so... he kind of understood Rocky's situation and fell to sympathize to the guy, because Augusto knew on his own skin how harsh the world can be and how your own stupidity's consequences snowballs until it crushes you completely or until by some miracle someone will offer you a helping hand and you manage to take it. Since Christmas of 1928 Augusto clearly showed Rocky that he considers the young man a part of the family, appreciates Rocky's care about Mau and trusts him with doing so. After that they quickly built up a nice, warm and strong mutual father-and-son dynamic — Augusto was very willing to genuinely give Rocky a "father's shoulder" that the guy lacked all his life and basically family things (look after him being fed, having a place to sleep, having warm clothes etc.), and Rocky didn't hesitate to take it all, praying not to screw everything lose it. But, alas, November of 1929 separated Rocky and the Venza family.
If Rocky and Mau reunite in 1931, Augusto will be happy with the fact and will support their little family until his very end. If no, he will help Maura to raise Niccolò and will become very sadly thoughtful every time a flicker of Rocky appears in his grandson, feeling the need to wander alone and smoke until his melancholy (and resentment towards Rocky, if the latter is alive) mutes for a while. He will miss the guy as a real son.
The evening before his birthday Åse receives a small package from Rocky, that is signed by Mau. She doesn't know where Åse lives, but knowing he and Rocky work together, she decided to pass a present through him. It was risky, considering Rocky's penchant for somersaults, and definitely would've caused a talk between the two later, but fortunately, the package reached the receiver intact with a clear instruction: not open it until tomorrow.
Whether Åse followed this instruction or not, inside she finds a mug with an awful goat pun on it, something reminding a hot chocolate substance with a surprisingly hazelnut aroma in a jar inside a handmade cardboard package, and a birthday card, stating:
"Dear Åse,
Happy birthday! May all your days be as bleat-iful as this wonderful Sunday.
I also asked papa to make gianduja for you, just like he made for me in my childhood (hope you'd like it more than my sugary pizza, ha-ha). You'll also find some recipes from him below, but I'd say you can simply brew it with coffee or milk, based on your preference.
Love you much.
Yours truly,
Mau."
Thank you for gifting such a wonderful character to the world, my dear friend @acesandocs 💖 Hope your Sunday is just as nice as Åse's. ✨
Someone she knows just had a baby and Mau is asked if she wants to hold it, how odes she react?
follow-up question is she good with kids?
Thank you so much for the ask, @coffeintheface, it was super cute to draw! I love to dive into such cozy scenes, they soothe me, and I hope you'll feel that warmth, too. ✨💖✨
And it was the perfect opportunity to show Mau as a kid. :3 Augusto daily tried his best to braid her hair, let's praise the man, he's a pro now. x))
Maura isn't superstitious in the common way, but when she was younger, she became used to developing sort of rituals for herself from time to time (not everyday). For example, "if I jump over those tiles, today will be a lucky day", "if I won't drop any spoons today, something good will happen to me" and so on. It's hard to say where she took that habit from, but it mostly works, aside from simple entertainment, as an affirmation or coping mechanism with the anxious, messy and unpredictable life she has. She subconsciously encourages herself to think positively through performing rather simple tasks.
Hi, Edd! ✨💖✨ Thank you for the ask, hug you tightly! *w*
If we're speaking about furniture, Maura's wardrobe is very simple. She and Augusto literally live in a very cheap, small and cramped apartment. The furniture there is just the same. Something like this, but even simpler:
(pictures are simply taken from google)
If we're speaking about what she wears, Maura's clothes mostly aren't hers — these are clothes given to her by her aunts and neighbors, so thank God some of them even match in colors/shapes not to look too awkward. I put everything under the cut.
Mau has:
Four skirts (brown, beige, bottle green (teal) and warm navy one for winter).
Four blouses (coral with white lace, turquoise with white embroidery, yellow/amber with 3/4 sleeves, yellow/amber with half-sleeves).
Pink sweater-blouse for autumn/winter with 3/4 sleeves.
Cream-white knitted cardigan for autumn/winter.
Two yellow/amber everyday dresses (one with flower embroidery, the other is more like a gown).
A bottle green / teal evening dress.
A black winter coat, a black hat and a green scarf that you, my dear friend @acesandocs, and Ace gifted her.
Five pairs of shoes: (brown shoes, cream-white shoes (I've drawn them with coral and turquoise parts, but that's not true :D), yellow/amber heels, grayish-brown heels, autumn/winter half boots).
A cream-white nightgown.
Mau also was drawn with Rocky in some other outfits (coral flowery evening dress, wedding dress drawn by amazing @aghostnamedclamity and a dress-i-ll-show-you-soon), but I don't consider them canon for her, I guess? Maura can't afford neither a wedding dress, nor an evening dress of such quality as a coral one or that one which I'll show you soon. But who knows? Everything is possible. :3
im really curious about: ''Don't be sour note'' and ''Maudern Times''?
Oh gosh xDD Thanks for asking, broski!! ✨💖✨ Usually my WIP art files are a disaster, 'cause I just throw smth into it to fix the idea for further development xDD
But here they are, sneak peaks from my Maudern Times & Don't be sour note WIPs files 😂
