* 𝑖 . — 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 › not accepting .
@littledominus asked : ( 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ) ; one muse strides up to the other and suddenly embraces them tightly after experiencing something distressing.
rachel had been occupied, a rarity for the countess to miss luncheon with her children but the responsibilities of a matriarch could hardly go undealt with. how does vincent do it? all she can think of are her children to tousle their hair & pepper kisses upon rosy cheeks. the desire was distracting, to say the least.
just a little break, she convinces herself. though you’d think she was a child sneaking a biscuit before dinner with her tip-toeing across the manor body language much too suspiciously conspicuous for the lady of the house. she had stealthily left the library, too preoccupied with shutting the large, heavy oak doors as soundlessly as possible to notice the sudden sneak attack! little hands had found themselves around her legs, a sorrowful cry for mummy muffled into the layers of her dress. astre trailed closely behind him & at the sight of her also runs up to hug her. rachel, of course, returns the gesture in full, taking them into her arms & was most unwilling to let go.
“ my little angels!! ” she gives them each a kiss. then another for good measure. “i was just about to look for your both & here you are beating me to it. i have missed you both dearly. ardently. fervently.”