I have commented on a Deuce and Riddle half brothers ask, and that idea has snowballed so get ready for
The super slow burn of Felicity and Miss Spade (who I’m calling Lia) falling in love cause I’m a romantic and need happy endings!
So, obviously this has to start with Mr Rosehearts being a whore, he slowly makes Lia fall in love with him before bouncing. Obviously Lia is upset, until she realizes she’s pregnant. She messages Rosehearts about this, believing that he should atleast know about his own child, only for him to tell her to get an abortion or something.
Lia blocks Rosehearts then and there, and is more excited about mowing a mother. She thankfully has the support of her own mother and father, and when she is in her third trimester there is a knock at the door.
Felicity Rosehearts is standing there, red face, that obviously Riddle inherited, and holding Mr. Rosehearts phone, demanding to know what the meaning of all this is. Lia explains, showing her own texts, that she was told he was not in a relationship, he loved her before he bounced, Lia being the sweethearts she is apologizes for possibly hurting Felicity’s marriage.
Felicity, while still mad, understands it’s mainly her own husbands fault and not this clearly poorly off woman. Felicity may be cruel but she’s not evil! She agrees that because her husband is technically the father, that the Rosehearts will pay for the prenatal care, and any doctor visits as long as Lia keeps quiet about who the father is.
Lia believes since they are paying for Deuces care, she keeps the Rosehearts updated on his growth, from ultrasound pictures, to due dates, to his first breath. Secretly, Felicity changed Lia’s doctors around a bit for her to get the best care. While Deuce isn’t Felicity’s child, he is still technically a Rosehearts and WILL be well taken care of!
Even as Deuce grows, Lia keeps up texting once in awhile. Felicity usually leaves her on read, only chiming in when Lia frantically asked about Deuce’s high grade fever when he was a baby. Growing up in the poor side made Lia a bit hesitant to take Deuce in, as it would end up as another bull she would struggle paying. Felicity stormed over to Lia’s house that night, and reminded her that the Rosehearts are paying for Deuce’s care, and that sick baby WILL see a doctor TODAY!
(Deuce got some medication and was all better shortly after)
Felicity started checking up on Deuce, never in person, but would remind Lia about any and all upcoming doctor appointments, and once Deuce started school, she also expected to hear about his grades. Felicity thought of Lia and Deuce almost like some stray cats she would feed, she liked them enough and worried about them, but wasn’t willing to bring them to her home.
Eventually, Felicity and Mr. Rosehearts marriage, which was bad to begin with, started getting worse. Mr Rosehearts probably hit up Lia again wondering if he could crash at her house on nights Felicity would kick him out. Lia always said no, and then texted Felicity a picture of little Deuce and a small story about his day. Lia didn’t view herself a good friend of Felicity to ask about anything, but she also wanted to offer som support. Secretly, Felicity really appreciated it.
As Deuce and Riddle grew, Lia and Felicity stayed in contact, and when Deuce went through his Lu k phase, Lia was petrified of telling Felicity. While Lia didn’t know about Riddle, she did know Felicity was a strict woman and was petrified of making her angry or worse, disappointed.
Lia did text Felicity later though, about how Deuce got accepted into NRC. She was obviously ecstatic. Felicity said that her son also was going there. He was housewarden of heartslaybul. Lia felt a douse of cold water. Frantically she reminded Felicity she had said nothing to Deuce about his father, and was scared Felicity was going to tell her to take Deuce out of NRC to protect her own son. Felicity said she knew and hung up.
Honestly, Felicity was proud of Deuce, but hearing Lia had made her smile, hearing her giggles and laughs as she shared part of her life with Felicity made her feel light and airy. It reminded her of those romance novels she would read as a young girl. It’s what she always wished she felt for Mr. Rosehearts. Felicity was feeling conflicted, this was just a woman her husband had an affair with, she was just keeping her quiet, keeping the Rosehearts name intact. Lia was just another person, another bill, NOT someone Felicity cared for!
Without Deuce around, Lia kept updates a bit more minimal, telling Felicity about his grades of course, but she didn’t really have any reason to talk to Felicity now in her own eyes. Until one day, Felicity offered to have lunch with Lia. To talk about their sons, face to face.
Lia arrived in her nicest clothes, and realized how far of worlds she and Felicity were apart. Felicity was dressed modestly, yet immaculately, while Lia was wearing older, clothes with a few patches and a mismatched button. Felicity didn’t look up when Lia sat down, and just said softly. “Riddle overblotted, my son overblotted “ before breaking down.
Felicity had gotten a call from the school a few weeks prior, and had had a heart to heart with Riddle about her raising him. She was doing what she had thought was right only to learn she had been hurting her son so badly! Mr Rosehearts didn’t care about the turmoil she had been in over learning all of this, and it’s not like she has any friends. Lia was the only person she could turn too.
Lia comforted Felicity as best she could, even getting up and crouching next to the other woman as she cried, dabbing Felicity’s tears with a napkin. Eventually, Felicity calmed down a enough for Lia to understand what she was saying. How Felicity was hard on Riddle, wanting him to be the best he could be, wanting his father to be proud of him, and unknowingly push him to the breaking point. How she felt like a failure of a mother, not being able to keep her husband happy, not being able to keep her son happy, she was a failure of a woman.
Lia reminded her that she worked hard, she did what she thought was right, and that is admirable. After a long talk, Felicity and Lia left, Felicity feeling better, and Lia feeling closer. They started chatting daily, Felicity talking about Riddle’s progress in letting go a bit, and her own issues with control and Lia providing info from Deuce as well as her own day. The women became very tight knit.
Finally, one night, Lia asked “why did you stay with him if he cheated on you?” It had come up naturally as Felicity complained about some other woman Mr. Rosehearts had brought home. Felicity stopped, “it’s what you’re supposed to do. Stay together through thick and thin”
“But he’s not staying with you, you’re staying with him.”
Felicity slept over at Lia’s home that night. Not having a guest room, she offered Felicity her own bed and she would sleep on the couch. Felicity said the bed was large enough for them both atleast (as she refused to sleep on the couch herself, but couldn’t very well have Lia sleep there either) and it was the best nights sleep she had ever had. Lia was much warmer and more comforting than her husband, soft and sweet. Felicity secretly kissed Lia’s crown before settling down herself.
This is all I have so far cause I can’t write anything but slow burns!
@mangacupcake another dramatic alternate storyline has entered the ring. lol
Also I need to take a moment to appreciate how fast you put this out. Like an hour two after that initial ask about clearing up who was the lesbian couple in this au, I got this in my ask box. The devil works hard, but shippers work harder 🤣
Also this all very sweet. Like I know I don't like Mrs.Rosehearts as a person, but as a character? There is so much fun room for interpretation for her. Like Felicity and aus like this.
The concept itself is very touching in that in these cheating stories, the other woman that does not know anything, gets the most hate even though the wife is angry at the wrong person. Where as here, she is angry at the right person, and even though they aren't best friends, they are a solid support system for each other, because they has both been screwed over by the same jackass.
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