okay I know it’s technically weeks away BUT valentine’s day has been in my mind and I’m curious how Adam and Belle celebrate 👁️ (did this holiday exist back then? I have no clue)
LOVELY okay so every valentine’s day since i’ve been writing for these two yahoos, i just generally assume they go all out for the day. adam’s love language is gift giving so whether it’s in canon or modern au, you know that guy is getting belle a million gifts and they’re going to fancy dining establishments and seeing a show and all that good stuff. but your question made me want to dig in and actually look into the history of valentine’s day, SO I DID THAT!!
as i suspected, it is super super old. the oldest story is in 270 AD, when the roman empire had been at war for some time. apparently the soldiers were tired of fighting and wanted to marry their sweethearts and settle down with families. but emperor claude ii was like uhhhmmm No. so he made marriage briefly illegal?? but there was a priest called valentine who was still secretly performing weddings, defying the law for love!!! but emperor claude ii found out and threw him in jail. BUT THEN valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard!!! and supposedly, according to the legend, right before his execution, ON FEBRUARY 14th, he left a heart-shaped letter to the daughter and signed it “from your valentine.”
AND THAT IS SOOOOO ROMANTIC HELLO!!!!! defied the law AND died for love. A KING!!
valentine was declared a saint by pope gelase i in the 5th century, after the collapse of the roman empire.
the holiday didn’t become a thing until the middle ages, when the catholic church was trying to fight a pagan holiday for the roman god luperculus that was celebrated feb 13-15. the church was afraid of losing their power amidst europe so the pope made feb 14 st. valentine’s day to honor the guy who sacrificed his life for love.
there is ALSO a story specific to france, that in 1415, the duke of orléans was captured and taken prisoner in london and while he was there he was apparently writing love letters to his wife in france. and i guess there was one (or multiple?) specifically dated for valentine’s day, so it’s considered some of the first Valentine’s Day Letters™️ in france. because before that, in france, letters weren’t really exchanged on the day, it was more a social thing, like a singles mixer in the streets. single people go out and try to pair up. and anyone who is bitter can have a little bonfire and burn images of their exes. but that got out of hand quickly and the government banned that. hence the letter writing became more common.
and this is my own speculation but i would assume that gift giving only took place amongst the upper class at first, and then eventually the trend caught up in varying levels for everyone to the point that we’re at today! where a gift for your beloved on the day is quite common 💝
but anyway there’s your little history lesson!!!!!! was fun to flex my historian muscles thank you 🤓🤓🤓
to answer your question, basically, adam spoils the heck out of his wife and belle lets it happen because she’s as head over heels for her husband as he is for her. in canon they’re probably always in paris. they save their bigger trips for their anniversary and also they just travel a lot in general for king & queen reasons. paris is their home away from home ❤️ they probably stay for nearly a week, (this may vary depending on the ages of their kiddos, of course, they don’t like to leave their Babies for too long 🥺), go to a couple different shows, opera, theater, dance, etc. go for horseback rides, go to a ball (i’m debating if they put on a valentine’s day ball or if they attend one already happening. it’s super likely that adam wants to host it though because he loves hosting. But i could also just see a ball already taking place since it is a Known Holiday. but EITHER WAY THEY’RE DANCING!), and yeah just in general they’re being super in love and gross. i enjoy thinking about this day for them in modern au too, just because it’s a tad easier for my mind to picture, but yeah it’s definitely a holiday they love. they love a day dedicated to love ❤️
also i wrote this last year, it’s short and QUITE lovey dovey, Of Course.
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🌸。*゚+. Oh shoot it's almost breakfast time at the hotel. Lemme... squeeze out one more reply. I'm gonna be hopping between reading and writing replies after I get home ♡ Still trying to keep up with everything, but thank you to everyone who's been writing with me and being patient with me whenever I have my moments of quietude!
Been trying to figure out what to do for docs since I've changed my mind and hate the layouts LOL but someday soon I'll get bios up and done (and headcanons... and relationships... and-- sweats)
Anyways, gonna focus on this last reply and then nyoom to the desk before my shift is over! Hope everyone has a lovely day!
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I went to a local game store today, and I experienced AGONY...
And I dreamed I held you in my hands.....
I asked tho and it was $500 😭😭😭😭😭 which... tracks... it's the only main title persona game that I don't own and it's AGONY... but while I Technically would be Able to buy it, it'd be Really irresponsible lmao. I don't even own a ps1 man it wouldn't be worth it.
Someday tho... I will own it...
I DID ask about the other persona games. The psp games, persona 1, 2 innocent sin, and 3 portable. I own those. And 1 and 3 sell for like $100 and 2 IS sells for like $120+. So. Wowza lmao. I'm not selling them but it sure is weird to know how much they are now.
I didn't buy any games. But i Did buy. This!
It'd a gabite but I'm counting it as a garchomp aka one of my fav Pokémon and it's SO CUTE I named it Caesar after my forever Pokémon Caesar. Aka the garchomp I get in every Pokémon game where I can get a garchomp. I love him ❤
ALSO!!!!!!!!! Unrelated to the store, but I ALSO GOT TO SEE! THESE!!!!!!
Jack's sister owns these and is unwilling to sell them (😭😭😭😭😭) but she agreed to let me see them SO. I held them in my hands 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. Feeling Fulfilled, even if I feel a Longing in my heart to Keep Them....
I'll have the reprint in December but I wanna have the Original print bc I want the COVERS....... I'm thinking about trying to peruse some used bookstores bc I've seen ppl get lucky & I don't wanna have to spend Hundreds just to own them. Maybe Someday...
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"im going to commit arson, when I escape from these mortal chains" EEEEEE
(that one animation's audio I saved from tiktok years ago)
- 🎎/Ko
It's giving tiny Scaramouche trying to get the hell out vibes LMAO (someone please animate that, presuming it hasn't been already). I don't actually remember seeing any animations based off of that audio...?
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you already know i’ll make a filthy hot spring smut for jiraya right
also: i put a limit but no rules apply to you cause ur my fav
I was actually counting on it
And awh ilysm <3<3 I wasn’t joking when i said I would abuse your event doe (unless i get lazy lmfaoo)
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