these halls seemed much longer than the ones at home. he was distracted, green eyes scanning large portraits and tapestries that hung on the wall. his stride was slow, both to keep him from getting exhausted, and so that he may admire the gilded halls. the prince turns the corner, nodding to some english guards on the wall. knocking once or twice, edmund walks into his sister’s chambers. he takes in the room’s decoration which was different than his. “i came to make sure you settled in well,” he murmurs, pausing by the window, eyes glancing at the gardens below. “it almost feels like the plague did not touch france.” @wiltdflowers
genevieve had never been a social butterfly due to anything other than status but the unfamiliar walls of the french quarters lacked to give her the amount of solace she could of found in her own home, or at least could have in the past. the death that lingered in the palace had not made their home anymore comfortable than the one they stayed in now. remaining holed up in her chambers with several books she had managed to snag, many new to here prying eyes, had been the highlight of her time in france already. “ well as can be, how are you handling things? “ gen knew the illness left lingering effects upon her younger brother but there was little she could do to help, only worry. “ if only that were the case, “
(sophie skelton, cis female, sheher, twenty-five) ** ♔ announcing GENEVIEVE WINDSOR, the PRINCESS OF ENGLAND ! in a recent portrait they seem to resemble SOPHIE SKELTON. it is a miracle that SHE survived the last five years, considering they are AFFABLE, CYNICAL, and PHILOPHOBIC. i hope the plague has not changed them. they are FOR working together with the other kingdoms
hello all ! i’m taylor or tay whichever works, your resident coffee addict and lover of high fantasy. below you’ll find genevieve’s intro who is a character i played briefly before and i love her dearly. if you’d like to plot with her feel free to hit me up on discord at emotional support cowboy#2758 ! there’s definitely more to come i’m just lazy !
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trigger warnings : a lot of talk about religion , illness , grief and self doubt / hints of mental illness . fair warning that i am personally not religious so i cannot vouch for a ton of accuracy to catholicism but am doing my best given the information i have from childhood sunday school and the time period in question .
genevieve is the second youngest windsor but often she feels like the situation is far different . their family is complicated and now missing two members which was a hard hit for gen . she likes to think she was close with her sisters and loved them dearly but their deaths had a significant negative impact on her .
the plague was a tragedy and part of gen believes that her family specifically had ensited something terrible and were being punished by god . she never became sick herself but watched her family deteriorate before her eyes and that is not something she can simply unsee .
gen was always unrealistic to the standards put upon her as a child . she lived with her head in the clouds and dreamed of independence . most of her youth was based around education and it was always something she had been fond of . she knows it is not needed for a person of her status but it is something she has always sought out and found comfort in .
she has never been much of an optimist but in no way in gen any less friendly or sweet in nature , she has just become groomed by society to be something that she ( and probably the rest of her family know she is not ) from a young age she understood that growing up meant marriage to a man she would more than likely not know and ruling a kingdom or serving an alliance . like many before her , and many after , she’d be another pawn in a complicated game of chess but she always wanted more .
she has a slight denial that love actually exists , never having experienced it herself . it’s not that she believes it could never happen because if it did , it would and a part of her wants it but she understands how rare that was .
her distaste for marriage stems in a loss of freedom and independence , one that she does not really have to begin with and is grasping onto whatever would remain left of it before being shipped off without a second thought .
she is a capricorn without a doubt . ambitious , realistic , persistent . she is also closed off and while not dishonest does withhold information if needed . she also has a difficult time processing vulnerable or negative emotions around many people because she understands in her position as a royal she is not supposed to be less than perfect . it was a harsh expectation growing up and she’d give anything to feel like a kid again .
gen is also well known for boring suitors to sleep , often making herself seem terribly dull to get them to leave her the fuck alone . she has been avoiding getting married for quite some time but she knows that clock is running out and it really is not in her favor .
she is for the kingdoms remaining peaceful as she is not one to particularly agree in war , however she is aware that she cannot hold those opinions and watch many suffer / die . it is a difficult position to be in because occasionally gen does think with her own self interest before a sense of selflessness shoves over and takes main priority .
gen is far from naive but she does not know everything and there is no way for her too . realistically she is aware despite her love and desire for independence she is not in a time for it so she is more likely to choose to conform not bull headed enough to put up a big enough fight against it . she also fears being alone forever , she could never admit it but it scares her that she’ll die alone and unloved .
she is a social butterfly due to status but would rather keep to herself really .
personality wise she is everything a family like hers would probably not want but physically she is . she’s tall and beautiful and most of all healthy . the only damage the plague had upon her was a mental one .
character inspirations : jo march ( little women ) amy march ( little women : from this specific scene for the most part ) eleanor crain ( haunting of hill house ) donna troy ( titans / dc ) persephone ( greek mythos ) hermione granger ( harry potter ) keyleth ( critical role )
tropes : bookworm , fatal flaw , born lucky , defrosted ice queen , head turning beauty , trauma conga line , letting her hair down , raised catholic .
You may think you know my story. Many have told it. It has long passed into history, into myth. I have seen more of heaven and hell than most people dream of. But I was always a willful girl and followed my heart and spoke my mind. And it is high time that I told you my story myself.
In the film, [Florence] Pugh’s adult Amy outlines this philosophy in a monologue that illustrates her maturity. “I’m just a woman,” she tells Laurie (played by Timothée Chalamet, another Lady Bird alum) while both are in Europe.
[Greta] Gerwig didn’t have the speech in her script initially. [Meryl] Streep convinced her to include it, pointing out to the writer-director that she had to make clear to the audience why there’s so much pressure on Amy to marry, and to marry well. Amy is the one tasked with keeping the March family afloat, given Meg’s marriage to a poor teacher, Jo’s refusal to be engaged to Laurie—a man she considers more of a brother than a lover—and Beth’s illness.
Amy is the sister with the greatest understanding of how her femininity could work for her. “There’s something about Amy,” Gerwig said. “Jo can’t put her ego aside long enough to get what she needs to get, but Amy can. It’s just, I loved that [Europe] section of the book … I wanted that feeling in it, of Amy’s utter practicality when it comes to how to get ahead.”
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women Gives Amy March Her Due
