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cultofbeatles · 4 years

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beginners guide to the beatles

made one of these a long time ago but i'm surprised by how short it was. so here we go again. doing it right this time lol.

pov: you told a bad joke and now the beatles are judging you.

john winston lennon. later in his life known as john winston ono lennon.

born on october 9, 1940

i believe in astrology bc how does john just happen to be a libra

when john was four he started living with his aunt mimi who acted more as his mother figure

his mother, julia, remarried and would visit him quite a bit.

it was julia who taught john how to play banjo and piano. and she bought his first guitar.

they both had a deep love for music and rock n roll

he never really thought of her as his mother but more as a cool friend i suppose

aunt mimi was more rough on him and did the disciplining

his father was never really present growing up and his uncle passed away when he was young

he thought he was a curse for the men in his family

he had five half siblings. two of them, julia and jacqueline, he was pretty close to. the other three he barely knew.

fashion icon.

hated school but loved art

very early on he was insecure with himself

teachers always shit on him and said he would go nowhere in life

he met paul at a church fete on july 6, 1957

paul taught him how to play guitar properly.

once told paul that he didnt know how paul carried on after his mother died bc he just didn't think he could do it

john’s mother died from being hit by an off duty policemen. john was seventeen at the time.

he took her death really hard and became a bit of a recluse.

first serious relationship was with cynthia (we stan her)

once cynthia cut her hair short and he didn't talk to her for two days.

hate men. kill all men.

when he asked her to dance at a party she turned him down saying that she was engaged, and so he said “well i didn't ask you to fucking marry me, did i?”

slapped her once bc he was drunk and another boy was talking to her.

only time her hit her.

read cynthia’s books about john pls. i beg.

once a psychic told him that he would be shot in the states.

founder of the beatles and also came up with the name.

instruments he could play: guitar, harmonica, rhythm guitar, banjo, keyboard, piano, saxophone, bass guitar, and a little drums.

main songwriter in the beatles along with paul.

was more open minded to change in the beatles music.

was insecure in his relationship with paul after a while bc he thought he only needed him for songwriting.

would bitch about paul all day long but the second anyone else said something about him he’d be on their ass.

had a lot of issues and needed a good hug.

suffered from eating disorders, drug addictions, depression, insecurities, and questioned his sexuality bc of the time.

was super open minded and ahead of his time in many instances.

once he was called “the fat beatle” and after that he stopped eating as much.

truly loved his first son, julian lennon, and would buy him presents all the time bc he was excited to see him play with them.

“your famous ex husband”

he enjoyed playing monopoly.

he once claimed that he saw a ufo.

he had written three books but he always wanted to write a children's book.

the last song he ever performed in front of a live audience was “i saw her standing there.” with elton john.

he was afraid of the dark.

found out later in his life that he was dyslexic.

was also legally blind without glasses.

never could catch a break huh.

said that his best lyric ever was “all you need is love” i agree.

the first time yoko and john met was not at her art exhibit but actually when she approached him about giving away songs for free.

wanted to write a musical with paul.

once a friend dared him to masturbate ten times in one day and he managed to do it nine times.

would hold circle jerks with paul and a few other friends.

just dudes being dudes.

went on a holiday with brian epstein, who was gay, and told some people afterward that they did certain sexual things. but we will never know for sure.

yoko says that john was bisexual.

once in an interview he said that he would of married a rich man or woman if he wasn't in the beatles.

hated his voice on records. would always ask for effects on his voice for final recordings.

made a film with yoko where it was just his penis going from flaccid to erect for fifteen minutes in slow motion.

only beatle not to of become a vegetarian while he was alive.

murdered on december 8, 1980.

gave his autograph earlier in the day to the man who would murder him.

died at the age of 40.

“all my loving” was played while he was at the hospital.

and its spooky bc a lot of times in interviews he would say “when i'm 40..”

and it’s sad bc he was finally becoming who he truly wanted to be.

honorable john moments that i love:

“thanks for the purpler hearts” he says while receiving the silver heart

“you are the first person from liverpool that i've ever seen” “great”

eric lennon on my mind today

this come together performance where he messed up the lyrics lol

that interview where paul was sick and john keep checking on him

john lennon speaking nothing but facts

when he said that he could see the beatles going separate ways but that they'd always come back together.

SHUT UP

“shut up while he’s talking..”

this interview breaks my heart sometimes

and this interview is great as well

sir james paul mccartney

born on june 18, 1942

if you ever have spare time just check out this man’s natal chart.

idk how he’s still alive with his chart tbh.

he has a younger brother named mike and a step sister named ruth.

his dad thought he was the ugliest baby he’d ever seen when he was born.

when he was young paul would kill frogs in a way to prepare himself for the war if he ever was drafted.

the first instrument he ever learned to play was the trumpet.

I don't even want to list every instrument this man can play but trust me when I say it’s a lot.

but for the beatles he mainly did bass, vocals, and piano. sometimes playing the guitar and the drums.

the beatles was just paul moving really, really fast.

he lost his mother when he was 14 due to surgery for breast cancer.

never really learned how to cope well with loss of a loved one tbh.

had the cutest chubby cheeks as a kid tbh

met john and was accepted into his band

sometimes they'd ditch school together and either work on music or would visit art galleries.

went to paris with john and john bought him all the banana milkshakes that he wanted.

connected over their love and admiration for music, and bc they had both lost their mothers.

had a girlfriend’s mom who he would make comb his leg hairs.

was an ass to his first girlfriend.

kill all men again.

almost had to marry his girlfriend dot bc she was pregnant, but she ended up losing the baby.

was the one who introduced george harrison to john.

practically despised pete best and stuart stutcliffe bc they were bringing the group down.

got arrested along with pete best bc they lit a condom on fire in hamburg.

still felt awful and a little guilty when stuart died suddenly.

main force behind the beatles imo.

without him we’d have not as much beatles music as we do.

was dating jane asher throughout majority of the sixties.

when they first met they talked about syrup and paul fell in love.

they broke things off after she walked in on him sleeping with another woman though.

directed magical mystery tour and it was amazing and I don't care what anyone says ok?

when john divorced cynthia he was the only one not scared of john and went against his wishes of not speaking to cynthia.

was a little controlling at times.

has a good heart though.

mal evans had to drive him home once after a beatles sessions bc he was crying so hard.

was talking about getting the band back to touring when john said he was leaving the group.

everyone kind of turned against him when the beatles were breaking up and i hate it.

he just wanted what was best for the band.

married linda and had a nice little farm.

we love that story.

linda i'm free thursday if you want to hang out pls.

started up the whole “no meat monday” thing where you don't eat monday on mondays

food meat. not the other kind of meat.

children: james mccartney, stella mccartney, heather mccartney, mary mccartney, and beatrice mccartney.

rip martha.

WINGS!!

he lost linda in 1998 due to cancer.

cried for a whole year bc of it.

still has dreams about john and says they're nice.

wrote a sad song about john called “here today.”

really loved john. like..he truly, genuinely did.

want someone to love me like paul does john.

“think of me every now and then old friend.”

honorable paul moments:

his story about george’s dad

“john? he was beautiful. very beautiful.”

humpty dumpty rap

another story about him and george.

his google search video that I watch every week

this

george harrison

born: February 24, 1943

or at least we think

bc he use to say that his birthday was february 25, but later started saying it february 24.

why can't we change our birthdays its not like we picked it

he was the youngest child.

baby of the family and of the beatles awwww

two older brothers named harry and peter. one older sister named louise.

when george’s mom was pregnant with him she’d play sitar music.

his mom was super supportive of his career choice

when he was 16 he worked as an electricians apprentice.

his dad kind of hoped he would start a family business out of it.

george said nah

would ride the bus opposite way of his house just to spend time with paul

headbutted a kid bc he didn't think they were worthy of paul’s friendship

was brought into the band bc of paul insisting to john

would follow john around like a lost puppy when he first met him

once had an eight hour erection. don't ask me how idk he said it.

was 17 when he lost his virginity and the other band members were in the room watching and cheered him when he finished

most sex craved beatle tbh

once walked into a girls dressing room and asked if they could stand there so he could masturbate

he was the first beatle to go to america

got a black eye for defending ringo once

would make john and paul take turns sharing rooms with ringo when he first joined the band so that he felt more welcomed

when ringo left during the white album and then came back george decorated the studio with flowers for him

during the beatles first recording session he told george martin that he didn't like his tie

became a vegetarian at 22

favorite candy was jelly beans and purple was his favorite color

used the phrase “grotty” in the hard days night movie, hated it, but everyone else picked up on the slang

met his first wife, pattie boyd, on the set of a hard days night

was turned down by her at first

they married in 1966

wouldn't let her do modeling stuff and was kind of an ass

a stylish couple but not the best image for a healthy relationship

got into eastern religion around 1965

during the Hamburg days he would eat chicken on stage

had an affair with ringo’s first wife maureen

got a divorce from pattie in 1977

in 1978 he married olivia who he stayed with until his death and had one son with. dhani.

was the first beatle to hit a number one single and album.

was buddies with led zeppelin

inspired their “rain song”

smashed a piece of cake on john bonham’s head and then was thrown into the pool by him

he financed and produced films. had a production company.

tom petty said that george never shut up once you started talking to him

but he was often referred to as “the quiet beatle”

formed another band called the traveling wilburys

he’d answer questions online in the 2000′s and it’s the cutest thing ever and his answers break my heart too.

“what do you miss most about john lennon?” “john lennon.”

in 1999 a schizophrenic person broke into his house and stabbed him 40 times

thank god olivia was there bc she was the only braincell in the room

had to get a part of his lung taken out

died november 29, 2001 from lung cancer

ashes were scattered into the ganges river

honorable george moments:

this interview he did with ringo

“i'm sad bc i can't play guitars with john anymore. but i did that...i know we’ll meet again some day.”

when he invented reaction videos

“the wind was blowing.” “..blowing my girl?”

“what kind of girl do you like?” “john’s wife.”

sir richard starkey aka ringo starr

born on july 7, 1940

oldest member in the group

has no siblings

naturally was left handed but his grandma thought it was bad luck so he writes right handed, and plays drums with a right handed kit

but does everything else left handed

when he was 6 he fell into a two month coma

was a very sick child

when he was 13 he was in the hosiptal for tuberculosis and formed a hospital band

grew up poor

loves and looked up to his stepfather a lot

his step father bought him his first drum kit in 1957

wasn't that great in school bc he missed so much of it from being so sick

he worked for a britain railway for a while

also served drinks on a day boat for a job

loves dancing

Rory storm and the hurricanes

got his nickname from all the rings he would wear

replaced pete best as the beatles drummer

dealt with people hating him for a bit bc they liked pete more

had to style his hair in a bowl cut to be in the band and i'm still mad at them for making him do that shit

ringo i'm so sorry

george martin didn't really like his drumming and had a session drummer come in for the first album

in 1964 he had tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and high fever all at once and had to be in the hospital for a bit.

was worried the beatles would replace him for good

he’s a cancer don't worry

was the first beatle to try weed

drummers always go first huh

married his first wife, maureen, in 1965

she kissed paul, ringo, and george.

what a champ

honeymoon was ruined by reporters

was really insecure in his relationship and needed a lot of reassurance

had a great relationship with pretty much all the beatles

but a great one with john

john felt his most relaxed when he was with ringo

was once in a movie with roger daltrey

divorced maureen in 1975

his wife now is barbara bach who he married in 1981

had alcohol problems

once gotten so drunk that he beat barbara so badly that he thought he killed her

put himself into rehab after that

barbara lowkey looks like jan from the office

children: zak, lee, and jason

zak is the drummer for the band the who

peace and love

but don't send me fan mail anymore

peace and love

ringo starr and the allstar band (starting 1981)

was the narrator for thomas the tank engine

will play at paul’s concerts sometimes now for fun

mad bc he came on stage during paul’s last concert show and it was on my birthday and I couldn't go to it

honorable ringo moments:

“do you want me to come with you?”

stupid barbara walters

talking about paul

giving us a little dance

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ginger-grimm · 3 years

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INTRODUCING: OCTAVIA CAHILL

Real Name: Octavia Clara Cahill, neè Jennings

Aliases/Nicknames: O, Ms. C

Birthdate: October 10th, 1974

Species: Human

Relatives: Dot Cahill (Daughter), Andy Cahill (Ex-Husband), Rita Jennings (Mother, deceased), Spider Jennings (Father), Tina Green (Younger Sister), Collin Green (Brother-In-Law, deceased), Teddy Green (Nephew), Phoebe Green (Niece)

Affiliation: Hemingway & Cartwright Law Firm

Marital Status: Divorced, Single

Occupation: Lawyer

Sexuality: Straight

Character Description/Background: Octavia was born and raised on the Southside. A riot grrrl in her youth, she resented having to do a striptease to be able to join in on her legacy but did it to belong somewhere. She hated authority, shallow girls like Alice Smith, and her mother. She was convinced there was no way out of the Southside unless you worked for it. She got into it with her younger sister a lot when they were young, given that they were polar opposites. She was annoyed by Andy Cahill and his flirting at first but eventually they hit it off. After a particularly rattling incident in her junior year of high school, Octavia works hard to make it out of the Southside. When she has her daughter Dot at twenty-three, she leaves the Serpents and her father helps her collect enough money to go to law school. She moves to the Northside and at first her life is great. Then her husband gets into trouble and goes to jail. Octavia divorces him and moves to Kansas to live with her dad. She meets a new man and remarries. The marriage ends amicably after Dot and her friends get into a bout of trouble that they don't bounce back from. She moves back to Riverdale and starts working for a local law firm. Eventually when Andy is relased from prison, the two mend their relationship to a point where they can call each other friends. Octavia is kind but rough around the edges. She lets her daughter get away with a lot but can get very angry when she takes it too far. Her whole motivation in life was to have it better than what her mother intended for her and her sister and offer her daughter a better life. She is intent on justice being served always, usually always seen in a pantsuit, and could really use a vacation.

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xencs · 4 years

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[ the x-files theme song blaring in the background ] SMACK CAM welcome i’m thia 19 she/her and this is actually an interpretation of younger xenophilius lovegood i’ve had stored in my brain for y e a r s. this will be chaotic but what is xeno without chaos am i right

( cis male | he/him | taron egerton ) —— isn’t that XENOPHILIUS LOVEGOOD? yeah that is them, sitting there at the RAVENCLAW table with those other SEVENTH years. when sybill looks into that crystal ball of hers, she sees a telescope charmed to catch sight of all those pesky creatures hiding from him; brown hair growing scraggly; a steady hand furiously scrawling on long scrolls of parchment; startled peers’ eyes shifting away from him; thundering footsteps from the ravenclaw dorms as a professor or prefect is yelling at him to go to bed; a dirigible plum necklace to protect him under mistletoe during holiday season because, hey — at the end of the day, there are girls he wants to kiss, nargles be damned. anyway i’ve heard they’re pretty UNFLINCHING, VOCIFEROUS, and EXPRESSIVE. apparently they’re ALIGNED WITH FOR THE LIGHT and HALF-BLOOD but i’m sure that’s not related. —— [ thia : gmt : 19 : she/her ]

TRIGGER WARNINGS !!!! cults. conspiracy theories. parental neglect / abuse.

xeno was born to a muggle mother who never really figured out what tf was up with that dude who knocked her up. he was weird for sure! (i mean what kind of man names his kid xenophilius) but xeno’s mum never had the privilege of finding out why xeno’s dad was so weird.

when xeno was very young, his mother remarried. his stepdad was a conspiracy theorist who lured his mum by promising he could help her solve the mystery of xeno’s strange dad. his main theory? aliens. bc aliens.

his stepdad was uhhhhhhhhhhh

part of a cult tbh

A CULT THAT BELIEVED IN ALIENS. and vampires. and werewolves. everything

xeno wasn’t really like sure about all that but his parents began neglecting him for the sake of their cult business and so he developed an obsessive interest in conspiracy theories himself bc it was the only way he could get his family to notice him

xeno, being ‘’’’’‘Half-Alien’’’’’’ ofc, became a star child

reminder that xeno didn’t actually like. THINK any of this was real

until his hogwarts letter arrived and he was just like. jodie comer winning an emmy dot mp4

the cult peeps were overjoyed but obviously once the ministry realised what was up with that, they had to wipe out the memories of these muggles

anyway now that xeno is older, he’s def aware now that the cult - or cults in general - was, is, were, are not fucking cool. and what he went through as a kid was not cool

he doesn’t go home for the holidays and all

but............ the conspiracy theory habit is not easy to shake off. at all

he still believes in maintaining a HEALTHY interest in What Could Be Out There. i mean those cult people were horrible but they weren’t like. WRONG about the stars and vampires and werewolves and wizards, right? they got some things right! they got lots of things wrong too but some of the things they said existed did exist????

(whether or not his current interest in these things is actually healthy is very much debatable)

anyway one of the things he does in an effort to keep his interest “healthy” (or relatively so) is by channelling his passion in......... slightly healthier ways. such as being part of the wizards’ chess club so he can take out his anger in wizards’ chess instead of what he used to do (he used to get in trouble for literally like biting people if they didn’t believe in cthulhu or smn)

i know i mentioned ‘scraggly hair’ but his hair is actually neat a lot of the time. he just forgets to cut or comb it a lot. but he believes in presenting himself in sharp ways and keeping his uniform tidy and shit whenever he remembers 2 do it

i hope you love me and this eccentric lowkey traumatised INTENSE boy up hehe

#petrificus.intro

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qualquercoisa945 · 5 years

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We See Things That Nobody Else Sees

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Title Inspiration: Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez

okay so this is all just a bunch of How Did The Kids Realize Their Dad Was An Asshole except eddie doesn't realize it quite yet

trigger warnings: cheating (shown on screen) and emotional abuse (mostly implied but still pretty clear it's what they're talking about)

Mary knew she shouldn’t be up and about by now. She knew she shouldn’t even be awake by now. But sometimes sleep didn’t come very easily for the young princess, and she found herself quietly wandering the halls of the castle to attempt to tire herself out enough so she could sleep.

This also meant she heard and saw courtiers out and about. Usually she could slip away before they saw her, and on the rare occasion they did notice her, she usually only ever got told to head back to her room, without any more consequences.

This also meant she knew a lot of the gossip that ran around court that they usually kept from its younger members, like Mary herself- the kind of gossip you murmur to your friend in the dark of night, with the door locked and having double checked to make sure no one would hear.

She also saw a lot of things meant only to those participating in it, but no one needed to know that.

Tonight seemed to be a relatively eventless night. She’d nearly been caught by one of the guards- Avery, she believed his name was- but ultimately was capable to slip away. She was on her way back to her room when she passed by the throne room. She frowned when she noticed the door was open, a faint light emanating for it indicating it hadn’t just been a case of her parents forgetting to close it.

“Relax, Mary. What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her, will it?” Mary frowned as she heard her father’s voice, walking closer as quietly as possible to hear better while her father spoke.

“I know, my lord, it is simply…” She recognized the second voice as well- Mary Boleyn, a relatively new courtier. She wondered what the two were doing together- she didn’t remember them having any sort of friendship, since Mary’s arrival at court hadn’t been that long ago. Why were they meeting alone then?

“Don’t you worry, my love. Catherine won’t hear a thing about this. No one will, if we’re quiet, and take the necessary precautions.” Her eyes widened at those words- they were far too similar to ones she’d heard being spoke while two courtiers shared more… intimate, moments, and very quickly she connected the dots.

She flinched as she heard her father’s heavy footsteps approach. As silently as possible, she pressed herself to the wall, using the angle the open door and the wall made to hide from him.

She stayed dead still and quiet, sucking in a breath and holding it when she noticed her father reach out towards the door handle, only releasing it once she was sure it was closed and he wasn’t standing next to it. She stayed there for a while, then proceeded on her way to her room, just as silent but twice as fast.

Still, it seemed the night wouldn’t end just yet for her. When she was about to start climbing the last flight of stairs up to her room, she was stopped by a hand resting on her shoulder. Turning around, she was met with her mum.

“Mi princesita, what are you doing up?” She didn’t sound mad, which was a relief- she’d seen her mum when she was angry, and it wasn’t nice. “It is much to late for you to be awake, let alone wandering around.” As she spoke, she gently pulled Mary up the stairs, leading her to her room.

“I couldn’t sleep, so I went for a walk.” She explained, taking her mum’s hand in her own and following her. “Helps make me more tired.”

“Well, next time I’d prefer you’d at least warn me, or one of my ladies in waiting, alright?” She nodded at her mum’s request, then stopped as she opened the door to her room. “What is it, Mary?”

“Is…” She hesitated, worried whether or not she should share this. “Is it normal for people to love more than one person?” She eventually mumbled, staring at the wooden floor.

She could almost feel her mum’s stare intensify, and for a moment she considered telling her to forget it, but before she could speak, her mum replied. “Why do you ask, mi princesita?”

“It’s just…” She sighed, finally looking up to meet her eyes. She didn’t seem mad, just… confused. “I heard dad and that new woman… Mary?” She waited for her mum to nod, showing she knew who she meant, then continued. “They were in the throne room. He called her “his love”. He only ever calls you that. Can people love more than one person? Is that normal?”

She watched her mum’s face, trying to figure out what she was feeling, but she stayed oddly calm. “That’s… complicated. There are different kinds of love. For example, I love you in one way, but I love your dad in another. Does that make sense?” Mary nodded, and her mum smiled, brushing a stray bit of hair behind her ear.

“Clever girl. Just go rest, alright? I’ll talk to your father about this, it’s nothing you need to worry about.” Mary nodded, feeling more relaxed after her mother’s promises, and then they each went their own separate ways, Mary to sleep and her mum back down the stairs.

Of course, once she grew older she would find that what her father had done wasn’t normal, or alright. It certainly contributed to her growing distaste for her father, which was only heightened when he divorced her mother. And then once she was declared illegitimate… it was a recipe for disaster, and no one could blame her for holding a grudge.

Still, she stayed silent about it. Especially while Henry was king- she didn’t want to fall any more out of favor with him.

Elizabeth hadn’t even been 3 years old when her mother was beheaded. As a result, she had close to no memories of them together, but the few she did have had an inherent feeling of warmth, comfort, safety, attached to them.

Her memories of her parents together were also really fuzzy, but she had a vague memory that kept eating at her. One of her parents shouting at each other, presumably arguing. She also vaguely remembered being held during it. Had it been her mum? She hoped so, but she knew she had to be very small by then, so she wasn’t sure. And asking her father was definitely not an option.

And really, that wasn’t the question she truly wanted to ask. She was much more interested in figuring out whether how her father treated his wives was normal. She knew beheading them wasn’t, but… what about the others? The shouting, the ordering around… That had to be normal, right?

For years she had no one to turn to with these questions. That was, up until a few months after her tenth birthday, when her father remarried once more- this time, a woman named Catherine Parr.

At first, she’d assumed Catherine would’ve been like the others. Maybe she’d try to befriend her like Kath had, but she assumed that’d be the extent of it. But no- Elizabeth found herself being surprised as Catherine fought tooth and nail to bring both her and Mary back into the succession line- and she’d succeeded in it.

Elizabeth took a liking to her afterwards, beginning to spend more time with her. Not that they didn’t spend time together before, since Catherine made sure she was personally involved in both her and Edward’s education, but willingly this time.

And then, the arrest incident. Elizabeth was terrified when she first heard about it, thinking she’d lose yet another person to that god damn tower, and would have to add yet another name to her ever growing list of people she cared about that got beheaded. And yet, miraculously, she didn’t. Instead, Catherine managed to talk her way out of it. That only made Elizabeth look up to her more.

And then one day, the two were sitting outside by the lake on the castle grounds, and Elizabeth was listening to her ramble about whatever book she’d recently started reading. Her mind was elsewhere, however, her gaze focused on the water.

“Elizabeth, are you alright?” She blinked as Catherine rested a hand on her shoulder, turning to face her. “You seem distracted, is something bothering you?” Elizabeth hesitated, looking away once more.

“You know how dad can be… really loud and angry sometimes? Is that just how people show love?” The words were quietly mumbled out, Elizabeth herself barely feeling like she could speak them.

Catherine herself took a while to respond, which only served to make Elizabeth more worried. “He… has a lot going on, and he can’t always stay calm.” She began softly, reaching out and lightly squeezing Elizabeth’s hand. “But he does love you kids, and me. He just doesn’t always show it that well.”

Elizabeth nodded, leaning against her and dropping the subject. She felt Catherine’s arm move to wrap around her shoulders. “Just relax, yes? You don’t need to worry about it, I promise.” Elizabeth nodded once more, and the two sat there in comfortable silence.

But really, Elizabeth didn’t believe those words. She doubted that throwing someone away, especially when that someone was your child, was how you treated someone who you loved.

And the older she got, the more her believes were proven to be true. As she was hit by hardship after hardship- Thomas Seymour, losing Catherine, being locked up in the Tower of London, losing her brother, and then losing her sister, only to be thrown into the roll of queen- she found that people who truly loved each other didn’t leave each other to suffer, and certainly did not cause suffering to their loved ones intentionally.

Still, it had been a bit of a shock to finally accept that her father didn’t love her, or her siblings, or her mum, or any of her step mothers. When it hit her, it… it made her have to take a step back, and review essentially her entire life.

Still, she didn’t bring it up. By the time she’d realized it, Edward had died and Mary had fallen ill and had named Elizabeth as her heir, and she wasn’t going to put any more burdens on anyone else. She was the Queen now- she had to act like it.

Walking around the castle freely had taken some adjusting to. Edward was used to having to deal with courtiers following him around constantly, telling him to be careful, to not get hurt… And yet now, he could tell them “no” as much as possible, and they couldn’t talk back.

Because now he was the king.

It felt weird, to gain so much power at only nine years old. Two years later, however, and he felt like he was finally beginning to actually do a decent job of it.

Of course, getting people to listen took some time. And he obviously wasn’t making all decisions himself. But he had power now. He had a voice, and he could speak to his country and people would listen. That was nice.

Especially considering how much Edward grew up in the shadows. Sure, he’d been his father’s long awaited male heir, and had definitely grown up in the spotlight. Prince Edward Tudor, future King of England and Ireland. It had made him feel important.

And yet, he had his father’s reputation to live up to. That was a little scary, he admitted to himself as he walked down the hallways of the castle. His father had left big shoes for him to fill, and he knew he couldn’t afford to fail at that.

He stopped at a window, staring outside and shaking his head. “Keep it together, Edward.” He muttered to himself, leaning over to look out the window. He knew he had to keep up appearances. Now, he was King Edward VI, King of England and Ireland.

He had to support his people. He couldn’t let them look inside and see how scared he was of failing. That would make them worry, or worse- think he was unfit to rule. He was the last male Tudor heir, he had to ensure the family’s power stayed with the family.

That’s what his father had told him, anyways. And father was always right, right?

#six the musical #catherine of aragon #catherine parr #mary of aragon #elizabeth boleyn #edward seymour

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