[ bella heathecote, she/her, cis woman ] — was that KENNA LOVELL? the TWENTY-FOUR year old is a LADY, how exciting to see her this season! rumors have it she is CURIOUS and KIND, but i’ve heard she is NAIVE and PERSISTENT as well — maybe that’s why she's been called the DOE. I have even heard that SHE IS THE BASTART DAUGHTER OF TWO NOBLE FAMILIES — only time will tell.
Kenna Lovell was born out of wedlock to the second son of the Birmingham Lovell's and [redacted]. She grew up with her half-siblings and cousins, playing with each other. She had a feeling that her father's wife wasn't her true mother, she never treated her the same as her siblings. She went snooping through her father's files one day to see if her suspicions were valid. When he caught her in the act, she demanded to know the truth. After some fighting, he finally confessed. But he did not name her mother due to some secrets that she could not scrape away.
Kenna is wide-eyed and sweet. She is very ladylike, everything a lady of her "station" should be. It was quite convenient that she turned out this way. It would certainly be difficult for her to find a husband of noble status if she had a rebellious spirit. Her fathers family crafted that illusion very well, not even Kenna is aware of their plan to craft her into the perfect lady.
[ sohee han, she/her, cis woman ] — was that PRISCILLA AUDITORE née TOUSSAINT? the TWENTY-EIGHT year old is a LADY, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are SHARP and SOPHISTICATED, but i’ve heard they are CRITICAL and SELF-RIGHTEOUS as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the PRAGMATIC. I have even heard that SHE HAS BEEN SEEN DISAPPEARING INTO BEDROOMS THAT ARE NOT HER OWN —only time will tell.
— penned by karin.
⤷ &. INTRO
character summary: second-born out of four siblings. her mother is regency era kris jenner, meaning that she has a role to play in keeping up with the toussaints. said role was to keep her head down during the season and marry well, which was not too difficult to do for priscilla, who fancies herself a proper and well-educated mature lady. enter biagio auditore. a game of cat and mouse, a two-year marriage, and two estates (one in england and the other in italy) later, priscilla and her husband are now in london for the season—she claims she must help her younger sister find a match, after all. she intends to make the most of her visit. she loves her husband dearly, which is why she has taken it upon herself to disappear behind closed bedroom doors—sometimes with her husband following suit.
inspiration: she's a virgo.
aesthetic: a swan taking flight, a clock ticking in the background, the first bloom of spring, gloves slowly removed.
⤷ &. BASICS
full name: priscilla odelia auditore née toussaint.
age: twenty-eight.
place of birth: brighton, england.
gender: cis woman.
pronouns: she/her.
sexual orientation: bisexual.
religion: anglican; non-practicing.
family: hugo & franscesca toussaint (parents). aurora, clarissa & theodorus (siblings). biagio auditore (husband).
languages: english (native), korean (fluent), italian (conversational), french (rudimentary).
profession: running the auditore estate, honestly.
label: the pragmatic.
⤷ &. STORY
hugo & francesca have high hopes for all their children. of course, priscilla is no exception. schooled in all manners appropriate for high society, she had always have all the makings of a lady.
she may not be as impressive as her siblings in many other aspects, but priscilla has this: her feet are rooted deeply to the ground. she fancies herself a realist and would like to think that she is ready for the world in many ways they are not.
her debut season had proved to be unsuccessful. a few suitors here and there, but no serious matches—and none good enough for her mother.
it's only many moons later—after an embarrassing amount has passed since her debut—that she meets her match. almost at majority age, she had dreaded having to settle for a safe choice that she knew would only disappoint her parents. then came along biagio auditore.
it was not love at first sight, but it was something. a want that would not go away. and so a match was made.
early marriage life was a whirlwind. swept off to the auditore estate in italy, priscilla found love in her husband—a menacing force to be reckoned with who was only ever tender with her. loved in return, all she had to do was ask before he agreed to allow them to spend half their year in their english estate, bringing priscilla closer to her family once more.
between the romance and the comfort of her new role as biagio's wife, it's long overdue that priscilla auditore née toussaint did something many would consider unladylike: she asked for her husband's permission to seek pleasure elsewhere.
back in london for the social season and her family, her mother has since started asking about grandchildren. between her widowed elder sister and unmarried younger siblings, who else could the responsibility fall on?
⤷ &. WANTED CONNECTIONS
bedroom companions... unbeknownst to most, priscilla and biagio are in an open relationship (sexually). priscilla is picky about who she lies with, but she would with either close friends she knows she could trust or strangers who would not be a threat to her social standing.
fellow married people? high society people who no longer have their time taken up by courtships and can in fact discuss and gossip about married life with her.
childhood friends. people she grew up with! family friends of the toussaints! anything actually!
[ medalion rahimi, she/her, cisfemale ] — was that SORAYA DAVANI? The TWENTY SIX year old is the LADY, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are CUNNING and TALENTED, but i’ve heard they are JUDGMENTAL and DECEITFUL as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the PRODIGY. I have even heard that SHE MAY HAVE HAD A HAND IN HER TWIN BROTHER’S SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE — only time will tell.
there’s not much to say about soraya’s background. mother and father joined in a mutually beneficial marriage and while there was never true love between them, there was respect and perhaps most importantly, there was MONEY. the davani’s have never been very active in social circles, usually preferring for everyone to associate them with their abundant wealth rather than their personality or achievements.
there’s nothing a stupid amount of coin can't fix — that's the attitude they implemented on their children, with the youngest of the two armin, being the most receptive to it. soraya on the other hand, always knew the importance of participating in such events. being rich is nice and all, but having allies matters just as much.
soraya was born five minutes before her brother armin was. it’s not a big difference but it was clear that she was the older of the two by how she always seemed to follow closely behind her younger sibling‘s trail of destruction, patching up whatever she could along the way.
an ongoing joke between the family was that soraya was brought to this world to clean up after armin’s messes. a joke that absolutely infuriated her, mind you. she hated how it always feel onto her to get armin out of every spat and scandal he found himself or risk their family's reputation.
it was no secret among noble society that soraya was much better suited to be the head of the household. she was the older one, the one who handled all the finances, the one who knew how to navigate through social circles. but alas, customs are customs and it didn’t matter how intelligent or how talented soraya was – she wasn’t a man and therefore could never be the head of the family. until…
🫖 RUMOR HAS IT
the night before armin’s disappearance it is reported that he had approached his sister to beg for her assistance on a grave matter, one that seemed to have him on edge, but soraya had refused to help him. the result was a nasty argument between the two siblings before armin stormed out of the house. that was a couple of months ago and armin has yet to show up again.
nobody is uncouth enough to say it outright, but it is awfully convenient that armin’s disappearance means that soraya is now the sole heir of her family’s fortune. so did she have a hand in his disappearance? maybe, but not a direct one. soraya has no idea what actually happened to her brother, just that he had gotten mixed with some unsavory sorts.
🫖 PERSONALITY
to noble society, soraya is nothing sort of enchanting. an intelligent girl, easy to get along with and even easier to pity after the poor tragedy her family is going through.
a master at making people feel good. knows when to stroke an ego and when to uplift an insecurity.
soraya portrays herself to be kind, charitable, and an all around lovely woman.
that isn’t to say that she is above twisting the truth or planting rumors to get what she wants though. she’s just real tactical and lowkey about it.
ambition is the key word for her. angelica schuyler vc: never satisfied
the important thing to note about soraya is that she wants you to like her. firmly believes that a woman’s best asset is her allies.
🫖 PLOTS
chamomile — a confidant, someone who soraya can trust. maybe someone who has darker connections and can help soraya find out what happened with her brother,
earl gray — on the flip side, someone who was closer to armin than soraya and who believes soraya was responsible for armin’s disappearance. even if they can’t prove it, there’s a clear disdain between the two.
chai — a courtship gone wrong! maybe the courtship ended after her brother’s disappearance. more than happy to make soraya the bad guy lol but we can totally plot something out
jasmine — girl gang! besties who go to museums together! and have afternoon tea parties! and gossip!
hibiscus — a lady or a maid who she may be especially close to. her best friend if you know what i mean 😏
IN SUMMARY : charismatic and rich, soraya has been given everything in life except for her family’s respect. now officially the sole heir, her goal is to mend her family’s reputation after her missing brother almost burned it to the ground. all the while still trying to find out what exactly happened to him.
inspired by ➔ blair waldorf ( gossip girl ), margaery tyrell ( game of thrones ), shiv roy ( sucession ) , tahani al-jamil ( the good place ), lady macbeth ( macbeth )
[ lee sung kyung, she/her, cisfemale ] — was that PENELOPE RIDDELL? the THIRTY TWO year old is a FORTNUM AND MASON CLERK, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are NURTURING and WARM, but i’ve heard they are PROTECTIVE and DRY as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the CANCERIAN. I have even heard that HER CHILDREN WERE NOT HER LATE HUSBAND’S. — only time will tell.
full name: penelope riddell née song nickname: pen, penny, pea age: two and thirty years old gender + pronouns: cisfemale + she/her sexuality: heterosexual marital status: widowed, unbetrothed
nationality: british social standing: working class, single mother and widower languages: english education: homeschooled occupation: general store clerk hobbies: sewing, embroidery, drawing, painting, playing with her daughter
height: 5'10" build: on the thinner side due to stress and poor diet hair: dark brown, usually tied up and out of her face eyes: lifted , fox-like eyes complexion: pale skin in a permanent state of rosy, borderline flush with fever fashion: would be more stylish if she had the flexibility to be
tw partner death, child death
although she lived a life long before her husband and children came along, its hard to remember when you hold such little regard for the time. her youth, although the memory escapes her, is spent in a small orphanage in london with an elderly widow. pen grows up drawing in the dirt and imagining a life where she might build her own family. she knew that when she would be so lucky to have them, she would hold them so close that they would never know the loneliness she felt as a child.
now despite being a lonely child, penelope grows up to be beautiful woman. she has no problem in finding a husband, but she finds love in the brown eyes benjamin riddell. he has a family of six siblings and two parents to complete the set and pen has never known such love than to be with their family. ben is dependable, and kind, and although he is gone most of the year as a sailor, there are happy together. her heart aches when he leaves but soon... while he sets sails, pretty penelope's tummy grows rounder and rounder until the fruit of her womb grows so heavy she has no choice but to give birth to her son with only the midwife and her husband’s sisters by her side. all is well for the months where he is home, and when he isn't, she has her darling little bumble bee, benjamin riddell ii.
bee, just shy of eleven, takes her hand solemnly. please mama, can i go with papa? he looks so eager and ben is happy to spend more time with his son but what should be a calm day in the water culminates into a freak storm. although she promises to hold her little family tight, there are times when your grip slackens. the days afterwards are wrought with nausea, sick with grief, so she thinks.
if it hadn't been for her sister in law, penelope would have feared for the worst. seraphine's offer to let her stay in her cottage until she could land on her feet is kind, and its even kinder that she does not rescind it when she finds out pen is with child. she is by her side when she gives birth to the last of their little family, gwendolyn riddell. some people are nasty and their cruel speculation brings about baseless rumours.
now, her heart still aches for her boys. every fibre of her being is tainted with grief, missing them both dearly despite having long completed their journey to the pearly gates. but pen has no intention of losing herself in her grief, knowing she has a young daughter to take care of. she will not make the mistake of letting go again. to support her and her daughter, pen works at fortnum and mason.
tldr; a single mom, working at fortnum and masons to support her daughter while being sad about losing her husband and son < / 3
personality
pen has a motherly disposition, bleed through of her parenting style. she’s nurturing and warm — always happy to offer a kind word or wrap you in a warm hug if need be. she also makes a mean mug of soup.
having suffered loss after loss, pen prefers to hold what she loves to her chest. over-protective, maybe. cautious is what she’d rather say. she doesn’t chase adventures like her boys had been. practical-minded, she’d rather keep her feet on the ground.
she loves to doodle. the thought of being an artist never crossed her pragmatic mind, but she does love the idea of painting.
if she finds that you’re a little too wild for her speed or she does not like your conversation, she will curl into herself and shrink. she has a tendency to become dry.
wanted connections
flirty customers idk maybe they only come to fortnum and masons and buy the overpriced cheese because they wanna see the milfs
[ luke pasqualino, he/him , cismale ] — was that ALONZO DE LUCA? the TWENTY EIGHT year old is a HIRE ARM / BODYGUARD, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are COURAGEOUS and JOCULAR, but i’ve heard they are SELF-SERVING and MERCILESS as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the OPPORTUNIST . I have even heard that HE USED TO BE IN A NOTORIOUS GANG OF MERCENARIES —only time will tell.
THREADS | MIRROR | MUSINGS | WC | PINTEREST
gonna try to keep it somewhat short for my sake lol refer to the bottom for a summary <3
🗡️ BASICS
nicknames — lonnie, onzo
mbti — istp
zodiac — aries
sexuality — pansexual
d.o.b — april 3rd
p.o.b — some whorehouse in italy
🗡️ FAMILY
father : unknown
mother : giana de luca ( deceased )
siblings : domenico de luca ( younger brother // deceased ), allegra de luca ( younger sister )
🗡️ STORY
its not often that someone grows up and chooses to become a mercenary. that line of work tends to come from having no other option at all and for alonzo that was very much the case. his mother was a sex worker, father was absent. that didn’t leave alonzo or his siblings with many options for their future.
he wasn’t smart enough to become a scholar, wasn’t noble enough to become a soldier, wasn’t talented enough to become a creative. the one thing that alonzo was good at… was fighting.
taught himself, actually. from fists to sticks to actual blades. that’s the thing about not having a fancy tutor – all the skills he gained came from real-life or death situations.
he and his brother were in their teens when they left home, off to find less-than-desirable ways to make money. that’s where his rumor comes in.
alonzo made his way to britain for a fresh start a few years ago. the only contact he has is his sister. thankfully she was the one de luca sibling to have any actual brains, so instead of committing to a hard life of crime and murder with her siblings she decided to use her pretty looks to marry a wealthy merchant. alonzo and allegra still communicate via letters.
🗡️ RUMOR HAS IT
anyone looking for intel on him would come to find out just how dirty his past is. that mercenary group he ran with did everything from mugging to assassinations. he only quit that lifestyle when his younger brother got caught up in a complication and ended up losing his life because of it.
🗡️ PERSONALITY
a smug son of a bitch — knows that he’s good at what he does. and he’s pretty? how could he not have an ego lol.
not a man of honor and he doesn’t pretend to be. what alonzo lacks in manners he more than makes up in prowess. actions speak louder than words.
that doesn't mean he isn't able to talk his way out of situations if need be. now that he's working with upper society instead of against them, alonzo knows the importance of being 'agreeable' enough
doesn’t believe in doing things out of the kindness of his heart. always has to have some sort of motive, the most common one being money lol. want to order him around? you better throw some coins his way.
he isn’t the type to go out of his way to stir shit either though. he’s way past his petty thievery and crime-committing ways. instead of robbing a noble blind, now he just has to promise to protect them.
a man ( derogatory ) so he says and thinks some out-of-pocket shit.
streets smart not books smart. doesn’t know how to read or appreciate the fine arts.
loves to whore around when he isn’t on duty lol
🗡️ PLOTS
gold — his current employer! would love for this to become a best friend type of deal! that the two speak very candidly with one another behind closed doors. maybe they even give him a lil training on how to speak to high society lol
steel — someone who had hired alonzo for a job before. maybe it was a one-off job, maybe it was something the employer would very much like to keep under wraps, maybe they went their separate ways after their relationship took a less professional note? something spicy !
iron — someone he offended. someone who hates his guts and thinks that he is just the most vulgar man to walk the planet.
cobalt — working-class friends! people he feels comfortable talking shit about the upper class with. if they are business owners maybe he hangs around their establishment when he should be running errands and shit lol
titanium — someone treat him like the lil homewrecking slag he is and put him in an affair pls and thank you
IN SUMMARY : alonzo is just a man who is very aware of where he stands in the world — with the crooks and bastards of the ninety-nine percent. not a man of much depth, believes it's a dog-eat-dog world and only the most vicious ones make it out. has very little respect for the upper class but will do anything they ask of him… for the right price.
inspired by ➔ bronn ( game of thrones ), reggie mantle ( riverdale ), noah puckerman ( glee ), ryuk ( death note ), flynn ryder ( tangled ), hector barbossa ( pirates of the caribbean )
[ oktay cubuk, he/him, nonbinary ] — was that NADIR GULSE? the TWENTY-SIX year old is a GENTLEMAN & SHIP CAPTAIN, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are EQUABLE and INTUITIVE, but i’ve heard they are BRAZEN and APATHETIC as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the MAVERICK. I have even heard that HE ARRIVED IN LONDON AN ASSASSIN IN DISGUISE —only time will tell.
— penned by karin.
⤷ &. INTRO
character summary: a gentleman (debatable) hailing all the way from antalya, turkey. just arrived in england a few months before the season started after his aunt and uncle wrote to his parents about opportunities aplenty in the country. sailed with his sibling(s) on his ship and is presently wishing that he could return to said ship and sail away again. his entire life is defined by the sea and his affinity for it. more sea beast than human, honestly. does not care for polite english society and wishes he could go swimming with sharks, but alas. here to stir some trouble because he's bored. also definitely not an assassin in disguise, but does nothing to quell any rumors.
inspiration: nikolai lantsov (if he was unhinged) — shadow & bone trilogy, house greyjoy — a song of ice and fire, this quote (in the context of wanting to go out with a bang) — the ghost bride.
aesthetic: eyes glittering in sunlight, the taste of sea salt, sharp teeth bared, a broken compass.
⤷ &. BASICS
full name: nadir gulse.
age: twenty-six.
place of birth: antalya, turkey.
gender: nonbinary.
pronouns: he/him.
sexual orientation: bisexual.
religion: born muslim; atheist.
family: arda & jale gulse (parents). three unnamed siblings.
languages: turkish (native), arabic (fluent), english (conversational), persian (rudimentary).
profession: captain of the iron kiss & rich kid. not an assassin despite what lady whistledown says.
label: the maverick.
⤷ &. STORY
the water beat against the shoreline just outside of the window when nadir was born—tide high on that one late summer night. the third gulse child, welcomed by his father, mother, and the sea.
he was no older than four when his eldest sibling taught him how to swim, and he has yet to look back at the shore ever since then. the day he almost drowned was the day he fell in love with the violence of the ocean.
nadir grew strong and brutal—almost wild. it matters not that the gulses are members of antalya's high society, arda's merchant background and jale's military roots will not dictate nadir how he must behave. and who is there to stop him? he is but a third child, with an elder sister and brother to bear the brunt of responsibilities while he spent his days swimming and sailing, seabound and shipbound.
on his 14th birthday his father gifted him a boat. it was small, no bigger than a fisherman's boat, but it was his pride and joy. until the day he was granted his ship. he called it the iron kiss and named himself captain. it was his many voyages across the ottoman empire and beyond that filled most of his days.
it's one day not long after his 25th birthday that his parents received a letter. from an aunt, and uncle, and cousins nadir have never met. they're in england, he knows. his father's younger sister, who married another wealthy merchant seeking to grow his business on foreign lands. my dearest brother, the letter read. send your children to england.
and so arda had. nadir was tasked to take his siblings on the iron kiss, to bring them safely to the shores of england. they were to meet his aunt in a quaint town called brighton.
it was the preparations for the social season that awaited them there. his aunt and uncle were so sure that the gulse siblings would find opportunities in the capitol city of london. riches and maybe even love, they said. the mysterious new arrivals would surely do wonders for nadir's own cousins.
so nadir docked his ship. he let himself be led by his aunt and uncle all the way to london, already dreaming of the season's end. but for now, without the ocean at his window— what better way can he entertain himself than to bare his teeth and play with fire?
⤷ &. WANTED CONNECTIONS
his family! in my mind nadir has three siblings, two older and one younger. some of them would've came with him from antalya. also his cousins, who likely grew up in england.
proper gentlemen and ladies. they probably would find nadir distasteful and he Does Not Care. it would be very funny.
fellow menaces. people who he is on good terms with because they too are an acquired taste.
admirers...? i don't think anyone should admire nadir but i imagine that his free spirit would have attracted some attention. he would also probably be bad influence.
people he kisses. not saying nadir's a hoe but well... it doesn't really take much to convince him to kiss someone, honestly.
anything and everything! he's not very kind or friendly but he is outgoing and sociable.
[ ok taec-yeon, he/him, cismale ] — was that JUNG-HOON AN? the THIRTY-ONE year old is a GENTLEMAN, how exciting to see them this season! rumors have it they are ENTERTAINING and CHARMING, but i’ve heard they are IMPULSIVE and ARROGANT as well — maybe that’s why they’ve been called the VAINGLORIOUS. I have even heard that he DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING ON HIS OWN —only time will tell.
family & history (cw: parental abuse mention in the last 2 bullets)
jung was primarily raised by his mom and his sisters. he is a mama's boy through and through. he takes up the skills she recommends, handles the estate duties she tells him to, and she is always the one he turns to when he needs advice
pretty much the only thing his mother hasn't decided for him is who he courts. she wants him to marry for love or something. he wants to just vibe :/
he has five sisters - three older, two younger. all three of his older sisters are married and out of the house. he misses them a lot, and he frequently visits them at their new homes. he REALLY likes being an uncle. he sort of wishes it was his job full time
his second youngest sister is 19. she and jung are very close, and she has recently admitted to him that she is.... not interested in men. at all. in fact, she finds them mostly very gross and smelly. she confirmed something that jung has always suspected, that she is primarily interested in women
she will debut in a few years, but she probably won't ever marry. as such, jung knows he will probably have to support her for her whole life. he's secretly grateful for this, because it means things can stay the way they are, and she won't leave him to build a new family like their older sisters
he should probably get married. he knows that, he knows that he is the only son in his family, that if he wants to continue their family line, he needs to produce an heir. there are two things holding him back: he's a little scared of falling in love and he's a LOT scared of being a father
his father is a drunk and physically abusive one. he hit jung until jung started hitting back, and he used to hit jung's mother until jung started intervening. he has affairs, he has certainly sired illegitimate children, and he had a serious gambling problem before his mother cracked down on it, determined not to let him squander away jung and his sisters' inheritance
apart from the gambling, all of this is completely unbeknownst to most of the ton. in fact - to outsiders, jung's father is a gregarious, even tempered man with a funny and warm countenance. to preserve the family name and ward off any potential scandal, his mother has instructed jung and his sisters to keep it that way
education, interests, & disposition
he attended oxford for a college degree, which was followed by a tour of east asia, accompanied by one of his father's upper-crust childhood friends. he thought it was gonna be a party time but in reality it was mostly getting made fun of for his subpar korean by this old guy and getting called a male trollop whenever he made eyes at the ladies
(he was making eyes at the men too but this went unnoticed)
he's a bit moody; when he's up, he's fun, charming, passionate, and an all around pleasure to keep company with. when he's down or disengaged, he's annoying and a little whiny and the type of person to ruin everyone's mood b/c he's having a bad day
obviously undiagnosed, but jung is dyslexic. he slogged through university and he does Not crack open books for fun. only when he's being forced. or when he can convince a pretty person to read aloud to him : )
this has of course contributed to him being a bit academically challenged, but he probably would've been even when he wasn't dyslexic, because he finds it all extremely tedious
but he's not entirely incompetent! he is a skilled boxer, fencer, and hunter. any physical skill he puts his mind to, he can master. his only problem is that he gets bored too quickly. he's always on the hunt for a challenge or a thrill, wherever he can find it
the sky is the horizon in terms of potential connects<3 i will post a plot call n hit ppl UP