open claudette starter ; v. auradon prep
already the sun was setting and it was a struggle to keep her eyes open. the rest of the school staff remained oblivious to the fact that she barely got by at a third grade reading level, though one silver lining was that she always appeared to have an exceptional work ethic, when really it just took her many more hours to get her paperwork done than any other nurse’s assistant. at least the slow evenings were a chance to catch up, exhausting though it was. she was determined to earn her keep at auradon prep, not only because she wanted to keep close to her children, but because she wanted this to look as little like generosity as possible. besides, it helped distract her from her homesickness.
god, but she missed gaston. she missed the feel of his calloused hands grabbing her unexpectedly from behind, the feel of his stubble against her neck, the deep foresty smell of him. she knew her old tavern was still out there somewhere, in what used to be her and belle and gaston’s hometown, but home had somehow turned into that smaller, darker, dirtier place that served as their new tavern on the isle, for no other reason than they’d made it home, through sheer force of will. if there was one thing she loved about him it was that he never, ever gave up.
how strange that she had felt so smothered and frightened by that place, yet now that she was away, she felt as though her heart was breaking from the absence of him. she knew that she would never regret going with him, for as terrible and grotesque a punishment it was, though it hadn’t been hers to bear. maybe it was selfish of her, to have chosen to raise a child in that place, but even now, surrounded by all the beauty and peace of belle’s palace and city, all she wanted was a warm hearth and gaston’s lips on hers.
she hadn’t realized how heavy her head had become until she heard someone enter, and she had to pull herself upright, grateful for any distraction that didn’t involve miles of polysyllabic medical jargon that had long since melded into an indecipherable blur.
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belle.
Trust me, you two are lucky you don’t have my daughter for a daughter.
❛ well, maybe someday. you never knowwww... ❜
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like for a momma claudette starter!
--- after the fall or auradon prep verse
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lily.
“At this point… I don’t even know anymore.”
okay, so she wasn’t going to refute it --- that was fine. he knew she didn’t always take the conversation in the direction he would have assumed, and he could at least appreciate the honesty.
❛ ... well... it could be worse, right? ❜
did that sound insensitive? god, but this was hard.
❛ i mean --- i think you’re cool. ❜
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lily.
“I’m not what you were expecting, am I?”
❛ ... i mean... are they punishing you, or... ❜
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@ofdoexyes
❛ you look exhausted --- which i understand, trust me. daughters can be quite the handful, biological or not. ❜
it wasn’t exactly a secret that gaston was prone to sticking it in whatever woman happened to give him the time of day, and honestly, claudette didn’t mind that one of his illegitimate children had been unceremoniously dropped off on their doorstep. colette was a sweet girl, even if she was still learning to trust and be kind. better with her and gaston than a mother who didn’t look after her.
❛ if you want to hide in the back, i’ll come with. i have to peel about a hundred potatoes for the dinner rush anyway. ❜
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Bard College: College of Charity
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2nd place lottery winner @ohthatconnor‘s College of the Fool Bard subclass
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College of Harmony by ZakTH
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oli.
“Got caught sneaking out. Again.”
given that gustave was basically allowed to go where he wanted when he wanted --- he didn’t really get the whole concept of sneaking out. but maybe it was different when you were royalty.
❛ … like, in the middle of the night? ❜
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adi.
“Peggy is literally goals too. I want to be her.”
❛ you’d make a great peggy. you already do your eyes kinda like her. and the whole --- i-can-kick-your-ass-in-high-heels thing she has going on. ❜
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‘ I LIVE FOR THE APPLAUSE ! ‘
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belle.
“Karma’s a bitch.”
❛ oh, god, you didn’t get an sti did you? ❜
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adi.
“But Brad and Janet are great! Han and Leia are a close second though. What about…Cap and Peggy?”
❛ --- yeah, they’re pretty cool. ❜
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❛ it’s whats best for him. sometimes that’s the more important thing. ❜
( claudette ) ❝ and it’s true i tend to follow in his stride. instead of side by side, i take his cue. ❞
“But is that truly the best for you?”
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adi.
“I think a great couple’s costume is Brad and Janet from Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
❛ … really? not, like... danny and sandy from grease, or indiana jones and marion, or han and leia? ❜
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