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Matthew Clairmont

Every time he speaks to Diana in french...  my legs and soul feel weak, even when I am in bed.

It's not just the language itself, is the tone. Even in the books🌌

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The Lion and the Wolf

The Alchemical pictures show a verdant countryside, with the opposites represented as a king and queen standing on a path in the foreground. Almost everything about the picture emphasizes the polarity between the two. In the other picture (left), queen’s hair is carefully arranged while the king’s hair is loose and somewhat disheveled, suggesting mental agitation. In the other picture, it is the other way around. With Diana and Matthew, the meeting of opposites is warm and cold.

The outer garments of the king and queen are contrasting colors: on the left the king wears golden and red; the queen wears silver-grey and pale blue. Colors of sun and the moon. On the right side picture, the colors are black and white, just as the black king and the white queen in chess.

In the left picture, the king is standing upon a blazing fire of orange and golden flames. The queen stands upon a dark grey sphere, which has a face at a slight slant. Whether this sphere represents the moon or the earth is not clear.

In the picture on the right the flames and the moon/earth are replaced by a lion and a wolf. And we have seen hints about those animals in the show (gifs above). The queen looks calmly toward the king, while his gaze is directed toward her with surprise and perhaps alarm. In the sky over her head, the silvery moon directs its eyes towards the king inquiringly. Above him, a golden-red sun directs its eyes towards the queen questioningly. Clearly, there is a strong emotional tension between the two human figures.

The left side picture is from the illuminated manuscript of the Splendor Solis, 1582, belonging to the British Library. This picture was the closest resemblance of the one used in the show I found.

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E c’è una parte dentro all’Africa che assomiglia a te: una leonessa coi suoi cuccioli che lotta sola per difenderli.

Quando ti spogli di quel camice bianco so che lasci le tue forze in quelle tasche profonde che non hanno fondo. Questi giorni che scavano i tuoi occhi io li divorerei senza curarmi del veleno che hanno dentro, m’intossicherei di tutto ciò che ti fa anche solo tossire.

Ti prometto: ti canterò tutte quelle canzoni delle quali non ricordi il titolo, sorgerà due volte il Sole se farà buio troppo presto, non ci saranno paure se non quelle che raccontano in tv, non ci saranno bugie diverse da quelle che salvano la pelle. E se ti mancheranno le emozioni, mamma, scriverò più forte per te e riempirò d’inchiostro anche i muri di questa casa.

Non ci saranno sfide che non supereremo in due.

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Domestic bliss

Matthew and Diana were staying with her aunts at the Bishop house. It was an adjustment for the vampire attempting to keep the peace with her aunts who he knew did not approve of him. He smiled at his wife in their bedroom, as the sun crept in. “Good morning ma lionne” he whispered kissing Diana’s cheek.

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Prompted writing

Oh, could you do Matthew meeting Baldwin’s mate, a daemon, can imagine that could be dramatic!! Lol. Xx. @baldwin-montclair

Matthew had heard Baldwin’s car pull up to the house. He instantly became alert and wary instructing Diana to take the twins to another room as he went to the door. Baldwin stood dressed as he normally was.Matthew glared at him warily. “What is it Baldwin?” He was already envisioning a disaster that needed his attention, but to his shock, Baldwin was smiling.

“Nothing has gone wrong Matthew I have good news” he turned as someone got out of his car and joined his side. “Matthew this is my mate, Alisha Black” she stopped beside Baldwin and smiled at Matthew but remaining outside Matthews reach.

Matthew stared at her confused for a full minute before he blinked and looked at his brother. “Forgive my terrible manners” he said quietly and stepped back letting them in. Diana had heard him and smiled joining them in the hall. She had the twins with her and smiled to see Baldwin.

“Come in Baldwin it’s nice to see you smiling for a change!” She felt a kiss against her skin and looked up at the woman. “You’re a daemon” she said plesantly refraining from touching her because of the two vampires present. Matthew stared at Baldwin the beginning of an argument stirring in his eyes. Diana saw and smiled at Alisha. “Why don’t we let the brothers catch up I’ll give you a tour” Alisha glanced quickly to the vampires and nodded hurriedly, with a quick kiss to Baldwin, she quickly left the hall with Diana.

Matthew led Baldwin to their extensive library closing the door behind him before he rounded on his brother. “A daemon!” He growled, his eyes beginning to turn black, “you mated with a daemon!”Baldwin had expected a reaction out of Matthew, his brother was volatile at the best of times. Matthew was soon pinning him against the wall as he fought to keep his blood rage under control.

“You almost had Diana killed because she was a witch and you have mated with a daemon!” Baldwin remained calm not fighting Matthew, it was a sure fire way to not escalate his anger. “Because you were right you cannot fight a bonding or choose who you love Matthew. I understand your anger but she wants to be a member of the family” Matthew was still angry when Diana reappeared. The twins saw Baldwin and ran to him. She calmly took Matthews hand kissing his knuckles.

“Matthew the twins adore Alisha and Baldwin you don’t want to get in the way” she was smiling as she turned to Baldwin. “But if you ever insult or belittle Matthew expect retribution” he simply nodded, Matthew would accept his mate because Diana said so, she could always get anything from his brother.

“Of course sister I would expect nothing less”

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Supermarket continued

Matthew stood staring at the aisles. As a vampire food and therefore food shopping, wasn’t something he usually had to worry about. He looked back down at the list Diana had written and let out an involuntary growl of frustration. There were hundreds of choices!

Breakfast. The twins and Diana needed food for breakfast every morning. He stood staring at the loaves of bread before him as he tried to remember which brand Diana favoured most. He glanced back down on the list.

Bread

Cereal

Eggs

Milk

Steak for you!

Wines (you pick Matthew!)

Cheese

Why hadn’t she written which one she wanted? He thought desperately as he started pulling loaves off the shelves and examining them. There were people around him bustling about barley stopping to glance at the different brands. He heaved a sigh and simply prayed these were what Diana wanted.

He was quicker after that, taking his best guess that he was choosing right. He was looking st wines when his phone rang. It was Ysabeau.

“Maman, are you Well?”

“Yes Matthew I just wondered if the twins were coming today?” He smiled, his mother loved the children.

“Yes they are but I have to finish shopping first” Ysabeau let out a laugh at the thought of Matthew being domestic.

“I wish you luck!”