#gracious widow

[backpack-mug]

You're no mere go-inbetween - you should have a place at the table

[geraldofallon]

Romance in the Neath: Gracious Widow

The Gracious Widow is cautious for the first portion of your courtship. She has learned not to trust.

As a lover, she is both skilled and generous.

It is slow work to accustom her to a love of equals, in which she does not need to fear you will go away.

You remind her that your own love is permanent and true.

[c-schroed]

I still am not immune to the nuptial fantasies involving the Gracious Widow. Like, not immune a t a l l.

Gotta calm down a bit. Like, send my other character on some dream hunting trip with Sinning Jenny.

[geraldofallon]

Fallen London’s True Identities

Princess Shirin, daughter of Möngke Kahn as the Gracious Widow

[dame-of-neath]

A familiar face by the school railing

You last saw this girl racing across rooftops with an urchin-gang. What's she doing here, all respectable? "I got caught robbin' the Gracious Widow, didn't I? Got lucky, though. She took a shine to me. Thing is, the Widow's lookin' for a daughter, but I've already got a mum, and I ain't goin' to replace her just 'cause she died. Don't know what to do."

Advise the girl to return to the Widow

The Widow is offering more than just comforts. With continued care and schooling, the girl might have a chance to make something of herself.

It's the best thing

As you walk her back to the Gracious Widow's territory in Spite you fill her in on the recent antics of the Knotted Sock. She laughs a little and cries a little. Not all the memories are good. You remind her how lucky she is.

A day later a gift of jade is delivered to your home. The accompanying letter is written in an exact hand. It smells of age and the dark. 'Thank you,' it reads.

You still see the girl some days, walking back from her school with her books under her arm. She seems well.