#CAROLINE PENVENEN

[arwen-evenstar]

Gabriella Wilde as Caroline Enys in Poldark (2015–2019)

[jaeausten]

Caroline Penvenen-Enys in Poldark, 2.09.

[perioddramasource]

[rather-impertinent]

'Love is not a possession to hoard. You give it away. It's a blessing and a balm.'

— Winston Graham, The Four Swans

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Blue dresses Round 1- Group C: Caroline Penvenen, Poldark vs Isabelle de Merteuil, Dangerous liaisons (gifset)

Propaganda for Isabelle's dress (written by submitters):

This dress is a darker recreation of the famous dress worn by Madame de Pompadour in this portrait by François Boucher:

my god. this dress....this! dress! *incoherent screeching* THIS!!!!! DRESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

[nervousladytraveler]

Duty (update!)

A long overdue spring visit to Nampara!

Demelza has some private musings, finds herself with an unusual problem (a surfeit of brisket), and hosts a tea party that doesn't quite go off as planned.

Read Chapter 48 ("Research") here.

Read Chapter 49 ("Every Uneventful Day") here.

Read Chapter 50 ("Bout") here.

Sorry for the delay between postings. Two more chapters should be up soon! Thanks for following this little tale!

[keleravna]

did nobody make this gifset before me. was it really my incurable crush on dwight what it took for this scene to get a gifset

[rossxdemelza]

[elyangelofdeath]

[incognito-princess]

Today I realized that "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks would be Caroline Penvenen-Enys's karaoke song...

[niekie69]

💖Caroline Penvenen💖

[jaeausten]

Caroline Penvenen-Enys in Polark, 2.02.

[perioddramasource]

[xradiant]

"You're a bit of a mess, darling." She told him as she skirted through the room and around the chairs that were elegantly set up. This was her private drawing room but she had always had Mat over nonetheless. She wasn't prone to apologizing for what people thought and of what her uncle expected her to do; which was to marry any number of those offer idiots who cared only for money and title. Was Mat Cauthon different? She wasn't entirely certain but she did know that he was a far better time than any of the other fools who attempted to get her attention. Taking a seat on the chaise she lounged back, patting her lap so that Horace could climb up into her lap. Idly she stroked the dogs coat and gave him a small smile. "Have you been in the horrid part of town, I wonder?" She questioned with an inquisitive lift of her brows. "Or is this your natural charm? Either way, I'm sure that I'll find the explanation intriguing." She waited. His stories were literally some of the only things that she could rely on to tell her of the world as it truly stood.

@luckhissoul

[nervousladytraveler]

Fic title ask:

By a Candle’s Light

A Friendly Observation

Thank you! 😘

@dreamstone28737 Thanks so much! Let's see...

“By a Candle’s Light” In this one, Demelza’s mind wanders as she waits alone for Ross’s return from yet another risky encounter with Trencrom.

Snippet: He had told her to pull the curtains, to turn a blind eye, but she would do no such thing. Someone had to be a beacon in the tempest Ross had brought upon himself. She’d already checked on Jeremy asleep in his cot, his hands curled in fists as he grabbed at unseen things in his dreams. 

And just what is he wanting? she’d wondered. Despite their current circumstances, whatever the little boy desired now, he usually got. Something sweet, a tug at Garrick’s fur, a cuddle from his mama. And from his papa. It wouldn't be long before his wants would be more complicated--and unmet.

The candle she’d lit some time ago hissed and reminded her how quiet the house could be at night without Ross’s heavy feet. She thought to get up and attend to the greasy sputter left on the table but something kept her planted on her bench by the window.

It was the sudden memory of another night, another candle, years before. Up in his bedchamber, Ross had lit a second candle when the first had gone out. At first it had only been her bare skin that was illuminated but when he removed his own shirt and then his trousers, she understood what would happen next.

--AND--

“A Friendly Observation” This one takes place in the weeks after the New Year 1994, when university mates Caroline and Ross meet in a pub to catch up.

Snippet:

“Caroline, are you seriously ignoring my question?” Ross smiled and lit a cigarette. He waited until he had her attention before he exhaled slowly and dramatically. A couple seated nearby looked over with a sneer.

“My goodness, it is the smoking section,” Caroline said loud enough to be heard over the Ace of Bass playing on the pub’s stereo. She emphatically pushed the ashtray towards Ross, nearly upsetting his empty pint glass. 

But then trying to be subtle, she waved away the waft of smoke that had drifted towards her. She had told Ross time and again that she didn't truly mind his bad habit, she just didn't care for the way it made her hair smell afterwards.

“I spend a lot of money on my signature scent so I shouldn't like all that Chanel to go to waste,” she’d said as though she’d truly ever economised on anything in her life.

She took another drink from her wine glass and absently straightened the newspaper on the table between them. 

“Do you really think a thrashing in the local and European elections this summer could mean curtains for Mr. Major?” she asked, reading the headline upside down.

“Caroline?” Ross laughed. His was a deep and infectious laugh that would warm a room but this time it was meant to call her on her nonsense. “You never seem quite as interested in world affairs as when you are asked a question about your love life. Just a friendly observation.”

“You did no such thing, Ross,” she tossed her head defiantly. “You asked me about Dwight Enys. And what makes you think your silly mate is part of my love life?”