Reading He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon
And, I’ve made a wonderful idea for Clive’s wife
Picture this, Clive and his team are laid up in this town and Clive has to do some research so he goes to the local Magic Society to get some books and he’s told his wife had already started the research and where he could find her. He’s exasperatedly beginning to tell them he doesn’t have a wife but realizes the person isn’t messing with him. He nods and quickly goes to the room and finds a pretty lady nose deep in books, quickly scribbling notes in one of many notebooks.
Turns out the chick had impersonated Clive’s wife, telling those who heard rumors of her cheating that she was trying to make things right and they were working on their relationship, playing on pity by saying she wanted to help with his research to gain his trust again but really to gain access to Magic Society materials.
He’s flabbergasted and says how could they believe they were married just by her word and she winces saying “I kind of got us married” and sure enough they’re legally married by forged signatures and paid off authenticators.
But she’s smart, a quick study, self taught by all the materials she got her hands on thanks to being Clive’s wife and her research is actually crossing what he’s actually researching too. She came from the slums and would have never thought to do anything so illegal but impersonating someone who wasn’t real… is that really a crime?
She begs to be Clive’s assistant, proving her worth and right to be his wife. He agrees because she did make his current job simpler and her notes are rather thorough. And the team thinks it’s hilarious. She starts traveling with them, geeking out with Clive, getting to see everything she never thought she could, and Clive starts falling in love… with his already wife.
