#puck arc

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The Capps (Capp household #4)

Juliette is way happier now she's living with her sister and cousin instead of Tybalt. Miranda, Hermia and Puck are just starting university and were naturally granted the accommodation by Consort (Puck can live there on the condition that he intends to marry Hermia, which at the moment he does). Miranda's boyfriend Ripp, just like Romeo, was not lucky enough to earn Consort's trust in this regard, but it's okay, he was planning to go to SSU anyway. And no, Hermia still doesn't know about Puck and Miranda's kiss, but that's long in the past now.

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Let's talk about this in medias res then, because it also happened without any sort of buildup. Long story short, Puck walked by Miranda's family's house one evening, possibly not in his most self-aware state of mind, and then-single and rebellious Miranda took the opportunity to seduce him despite knowing fully well he was in a relationship with her own cousin. Not to shift the blame from Puck though, because he also knew fully well that he was in a relationship. Lol. They shared a kiss (Miranda's first kiss, she initiated) and they almost ended up woohooing on her parents' bed [before I stopped them and decided to turn ACR cheating off for good. I've seen enough].

It actually makes sense for Puck to not know where the line is, seeing as both of his parents have very "liberal" interpretations of a committed relationship. Perhaps it is simply an elven quirk. Being charming and a little flirtatious with everyone is in their nature, and it's not easy for them to conform to the stricter restrictions of human conventions.

Either way, Miranda and Puck both admitted they made a huge mistake and agreed not to tell Hermia about it, ever.

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Veronaville's purest and most wholesome couple. Or is that really so?

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Walking home from the party

Juliette: Tybalt, you better not say a single word about what happened tonight to Granddad.

Tybalt: Are you mad?! Have you SEEN how Mercutio snapped at Hermia?

Juliette: And that's also why you decided to jump my boyfriend?

Tybalt: No, I jumped your boyfriend because he's a d—

Juliette: PLEASE. Don't you think I'm mad at Mercutio too? I dream of slapping him. But why do we need to feed into the conflict? I just want to be with Romeo and get away from all of this, but you guys make it impossible by constantly creating more drama. You're literally leaving for college next week, it won't matter to you but if Granddad hears about this incident we will be banned from even setting foot in the Montys' part of town.

Tybalt: "We?" Who's we?

Juliette: Of course me and... *looks at Hermia who is seemingly somewhere far away in mind and is barely acknowledging of the conversation* ..well, me and uh, Mir— ... Okay, me, it's me. I am we.

Tybalt: See? You only ever think about yourself. What if you considered your family's best interests for ONCE?

Juliette: If my family's best interest means you get to brag about knocking out Romeo because of something indecent his brother has done, then sorry but there is simply no way. If I find out you've snitched you will be DONE FOR.

Hermia: Are you guys done discussing what to do about the incident *I* was the victim of yet? ... We won't be telling Granddad or anyone. I don't want him to lock me in the house for my "protection" or ban me from going to any parties or whatever.

Tybalt: Since when do you care about going to parties? Oooh, someone's fallen HARD for the elf boy...

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Although Hermia was the youngest of the siblings, she often felt like she was really playing the role of the eldest daughter. She was sensitive, caring and wanted to please everyone. She tried not to even acknowledge Mercutio's obvious affections towards her, not just because she was into someone else, but also because she knew her cousin Miranda was crushing on him [before she met Ripp, that is. Just timeline issues...].