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George Clarkey | Night Out

Summary: Night out with the girls and George is messaging

The air outside Y/N’s apartment was crisp, with the soft chill of early spring hanging in the atmosphere. As she stepped out of her door, she felt a buzz of excitement flutter in her chest. It was girls' night, and she’d been looking forward to this for weeks. After a long, stressful workweek, there was nothing she needed more than a night filled with laughter, music, and her best friends by her side. Still, despite the thrill of the night ahead, she found herself thinking about George.

He was always on her mind, especially when they were apart. But tonight was about fun, and she didn’t want to let her mind drift too much.

Her outfit for the night had been carefully planned: a gorgeous emerald green dress that hugged her curves just right, paired with her favorite black heels that added just the right amount of height. The dress had a flow to it that made her feel elegant yet comfortable, and she knew it would make her feel confident when she walked into the bar. She grabbed her purse, slipping in her phone, lipstick, and a couple of emergency essentials.

Before heading out the door, she took a moment to pull up her messages and send one last text to George.

Girls' night tonight! Can’t wait to catch up with the girls. I’ll be out late. Miss you already 💖

She smiled to herself as she stared at her phone, her fingers hovering over the screen. The thought of George warmed her heart, and she added another line:

I’ll be thinking of you.

Satisfied with her message, she pressed send and stuffed her phone into her purse. It wasn’t that she didn’t enjoy the girls’ night—she did. But her heart had always belonged to George.

The bar was exactly what Y/N had expected: a cozy, dimly lit space with rustic furniture and a small dance floor that pulsed with energy. Her friends were already there, sitting at a large booth near the back, and as soon as they saw her, they greeted her with shrieks of excitement and wide smiles.

“Y/N! You look amazing!” one of them called out as she slid into the booth.

“Thanks!” she grinned. “It’s been way too long since we’ve had one of these nights.”

The drinks started flowing as the night kicked off. There were cocktails, laughter, and an ever-growing playlist of the latest hits that kept everyone moving. Y/N felt the tension from the past week melt away as she lost herself in the rhythm of the music, dancing with her friends and feeling the beat course through her.

But every so often, her hand would subconsciously slip into her purse, pulling out her phone to check if there were any messages from George. It wasn’t that she needed reassurance—she just liked hearing from him, even if it was just a simple text. It made her feel grounded, like he was still with her, even though they weren’t in the same place.

As she pulled out her phone, she noticed that she had a message from him, and her heart immediately fluttered.

How’s it going?

She smiled as she quickly tapped out her reply:

It’s great! The girls are being their usual silly selves, but I miss you. Wish you were here!

The words felt right, but she couldn’t help but add a little more:

It would be perfect if you were here.

Seconds later, her phone buzzed again. It was a reply from George.

I miss you too. Have fun, but make sure you’re safe. I’ll be here waiting when you get home.

Y/N’s chest warmed at the sincerity of his words. There was something so deeply comforting about the way he cared for her, without ever being overbearing. It was the kind of love that made her feel cherished and protected, even when they were apart.

Promise I’ll be good. Don’t worry. I’ll text you when we’re about to leave!

A moment later, George replied, his message short and sweet:

Take your time. Just make sure you get home safe. I’ll be thinking of you.

Her heart skipped a beat as she typed back quickly:

I’m always thinking of you too. Can’t wait to see you when I get home.

She tucked her phone back into her purse, feeling a sense of warmth at the thought of him waiting for her. She was enjoying the night with her friends, but she couldn’t shake the pull of George. There was something about him—the way he made her feel seen and understood—that she couldn’t get enough of.

The night flew by in a blur of music, laughter, and spontaneous dancing. But as the hours passed, Y/N found herself checking the time and feeling the familiar tug of home. Her friends were still in high spirits, but she felt like it was time to leave.

She glanced down at her phone, and to her delight, she had another message from George.

Are you on your way home yet? Just checking in.

Y/N smiled as she typed back:

On my way soon. I’ll text you when I’m heading out the door!

The message came back almost immediately.

I’ll be here. Just make sure you’re careful, okay?

Y/N’s heart warmed again. The little things he did always made her feel so loved. She quickly typed her reply:

Always. I’ll be home soon. Miss you.

She set her phone down for a moment, finishing up her conversation with her friends. They all waved her off with promises of more nights like this one, but her mind was already on the quiet apartment she would soon be walking into, and more importantly, on the man she couldn’t wait to see.

Outside, she hailed a cab, the cool air brushing her skin as she slid into the backseat. The cab ride was peaceful, and Y/N used the time to check in with George one last time before she arrived at his place.

Her phone buzzed again, and her fingers danced across the screen as she read his message.

Just want to remind you, I’m waiting for you. Be safe, okay?

A smile spread across her face as she typed back.

I’m always careful. Can’t wait to be with you.

She slipped her phone back into her purse as the cab began to make its way toward George’s apartment. The soft hum of the car was almost hypnotic, and the night’s excitement began to fade into a gentle sense of peace. Soon, she would be back with him.

Back at his apartment, George had spent the past couple of hours trying to distract himself. He watched a few random videos on YouTube, but every time he heard a car outside, his attention would snap to the window, hoping it was her. He tried to calm his nerves, but he couldn't stop thinking about her, wondering if she was okay, if she was on her way, if she was feeling safe and having fun.

When her message came through, he immediately exhaled in relief.

Almost home, don’t worry, I’m good!

He couldn’t help but smile at the simple words. He immediately typed his reply.

I’m counting the minutes until you get here. Can’t wait to see you.

His heart fluttered as he waited, knowing she would be here soon. The thought of her walking through the door, her smile lighting up the room, made him feel warm inside. He missed her more than he liked to admit, but he was patient. He always was when it came to her.

When the cab finally pulled up in front of George’s building, Y/N’s heart did a little flip in her chest. She stepped out of the car and looked around, her eyes scanning the familiar surroundings. The building’s dim lights flickered overhead, casting a soft glow over everything.

And then, she saw him.

George was standing by the entrance, a smile spreading across his face as soon as their eyes met. The sight of him made her heart skip, and without thinking, she quickened her pace. Her heels clicked against the pavement as she moved toward him, and when she reached him, he pulled her into a tight hug, lifting her off her feet for a brief moment before setting her down.

“I missed you,” he murmured, his voice full of relief.

Y/N smiled against his chest, feeling that familiar sense of warmth and security. “I missed you too.”

George pulled back just enough to look at her, his hands cupping her face gently. “You’re okay? You’re safe?”

Y/N nodded, her fingers brushing against his chest. “I’m fine. I was thinking about you the whole night. But now that I’m here, I feel complete again.”

His eyes softened, and he leaned down, brushing his lips against her forehead in a soft kiss. “I was worried about you. You’re my everything, you know that?”

She laughed lightly, lifting her head to meet his gaze. “I know. And I promise I’m always careful. Always coming home to you.”

George’s smile grew, and his hand gently rested on her back as he guided her inside. They made their way up to his apartment, the silence between them comfortable and filled with a deep understanding. When they reached the door, George turned the handle, and as they entered, Y/N felt the rush of contentment settle over her.

She was home. With him.

And in that moment, everything felt just right.

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blueberry-bubbles130 · 2 days ago

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Thank you!

I feared in some places with Genevieve’s relationship with Preminger I was overthinking it. We don’t actually see them together much across the movie, at least from what I can remember. The most I remember from them two alone together, or them two mainly being in the same space is when he’s forcing her into marriage. Then when they’re at the altar. I’m going to dive deeper into their relationship when I finish the post on Genevieve. Because there I think I’ll be able to get closer to theories and personal interpretations of their relationship.

I’m glad you brought the first four books up. Out of the books I haven’t read books four and thirteen. I know book five is when the VFD stuff truly starts. But I wasn’t sure about book four. So it’s nice to get confirmation that book four doesn’t have much VFD stuff. I think it makes weird though that the first four books can exist in their own small context. it makes rereads of the series fun, but at the same time I think it makes it a little hard because not everything matches up perfectly. Like you said the questions raised of how much time book Josephine actually spent around Olaf. And then from book five onwards it become very VFD heavy. So the context changes creating more questions.

I think the only indication that Josephine had money to me is the house in the book/movie. The house is old/rickety, but it’s still large and grand. Especially the library. In fact it’s one of only three criticisms I have with Netflix Josephine. The house is small and underwhelming compared to the other two (which is probably a budget issue, so I can understand why it isn’t as big)

Movie Josephine is probably my favourite, followed by the book, then the Netflix show. Like I say l find the house underwhelming. The second criticism is that the outfit is also underwhelming. I love how in the book and movie she has a big sweeping dark dress, it’s beautiful. It shows how’s she’s stuck in her grief. This leads to my third criticism, which I’ve seen other people make, and I agree with, is the acting. Netflix Josephine doesn’t give a depressed fearful atmosphere, more so a crazed atmosphere. it doesn’t give the fearfulness Aunt Josephine has in the movie and book. Her not having the dark mourning dress, gives me the impression that Netflix Josephine isn’t really grieving over Ike anymore. And considering how he died, and how that affected her view of the lake it just feels odd.

I’m probably just biased with the movie and book though since I’ve grown up with them. My hardback copy of The Wide Window was owned by my sisters first. And I watched the movie when I was young, so I prefer the aesthetic of that. It’s closer to what I see in the book illustrations.

I’m actually have plans for more posts like this I want to write! I’ve already started and am trying to finish my post on Genevieve now. Then I want to start my comparison post on Genevieve and Randolph. You can tell I really love Genevieve from the amount of times I talk about her. I have very strong opinions about her.

An analysis comparing Queen Genevieve and Aunt Josephine

While I do enjoy a lot of media, there’s a special group that I enjoy more. Said special group of media includes both Barbie Princess and the Pauper and A Series of Unfortunate Events. And by now, most of my followers will probably know my life pretty much focuses on obsessing over fictional parents. Especially ones that have very unfortunate events happen to them. So it’s only natural that I would obsess over Queen Genevieve and Aunt Josephine. Both have experienced some form of tragedy. So after some more thought, I realised they have quite a few similarities when you look into it. But also some interesting differences. Therefore I wanted to make a post comparing them. For this post I’ll specifically be comparing Queen Genevieve to the movie adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, as well as the specific book Aunt Josephine is featured in. Of course this post will have spoilers for both Barbie Princess and the Pauper. As well as A Series of Unfortunate Events. Though only spoilers for the third book, The Wide Window.

As a disclaimer, I have not actually finished A Series of Unfortunate Events in its entirety. I have watched the movie and show, but I haven’t finished the books. Or read anything else in the Snicketverse. So some bits of information may be missing. Please if you have finished the books add any information you want to in the reblogs.

For those presumably very few who may be waiting, I swear I’m still writing my post about Queen Genevieve. I’ll finish it eventually, it’s only been almost over two years in the making. Though now I’ll probably start writing a post about Aunt Josephine. But I don't know when I’ll start that, let alone finish it.

Before I start I’d like to thank Karolina Żebrowska on YouTube, because she is the only reason I know what era Genevieve’s outfit comes from. I got to watch her videos again, which is so fun, although I should be doing work. The point is go check out her channel. I’d also like to thank @moldygreenblue for helping me actually somewhat understand how Josephine is actually related to the Baudelaires. As well as @magiquartz and their post that also helped me understand the family tree. I’m also giving a thank you to @simperingsimp for their theory/analysis of whether Preminger knew Annaliese’s opinion about marriage. I must also give thanks to the Preminger subreddit, specifically Present_Resource6405 and Inked_Catharsis. Present_Resource6405 posed the question of how tall Preminger is and Inked_Catharsis gave the measurements for nearly all the characters in the movie, which I’ll be using. A large thanks must also be given to @vexingcosmos and @sailorjade125 and @match-your-steps and @queerpiratebrainrot for their posts and contributions in regards to possible outcomes of Preminger’s plan.

Let’s start with a bit of background information. Because I haven’t made an actual essay style post about either of these characters specifically. Yes, I made the theory about Preminger killing the king, that did heavily talk about Genevieve. But she wasn’t the primary focus of that post. And I haven’t talked about Josephine at all in depth. For release dates both films were released in 2004. Princess and the Pauper came out on the 28th of September, 2004. A Series of Unfortunate Events came out a few months later on the 17th of December, 2004. Queen Genevieve is voiced by Ellen Kennedy and Aunt Josephine is played by Meryl Streep in the movie. In Princess and the Pauper, Queen Genevieve is the mother of Princess Annaliese. And in a Series of Unfortunate Events, Aunt Josephine is the aunt to the three Baudelaire orphans; Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. I am not sure specifically how Josephine is related to them. I’ve looked at the family tree now multiple times and my brain just can’t comprehend it. After @moldygreenblue’s help, I think she may be related via marriage. Because apparently she may have a sibling I never knew about. I’ve also read @magiquartz’s post where they say that she’s their “second cousin’s sister in law.” I don’t know, the family tree is far too complicated and it’ll probably take me another few years to fully comprehend it.

Moving on, I’ll begin with the design similarities, because there’s a few. Plus it’s the easiest place to start. My first point is that you can see both women wear dresses that are historical. Genevieve’s dress style is the oldest; and from Karolina’s video we know Genevieve’s dress is a mixture of different aspects of historical dresses around the 16th century. And she does specifically state the collar of her dress is from the 16th century. On the other hand, Josephine’s dress is from a much later time period than Genevieve’s. I know for definite that it's from the Victorian Era, specifically the late Victorian era. I’ve seen a few people say it’s from the 1890s, so we’ll go with that. Both are floor length dresses and pretty much cover every part of their body. They are also different colours. Genevieve’s dress is a pinkish purple colour. However Josephine’s is black. With both colours of their dresses linking to their character in some aspect. Though we’ll discuss that later.

Another similar thing they share is their hairstyles, as they both wear updo’s. Though the hairstyles are still a little different. Josephine’s bun sits atop her head, that may line a little more the time period her dress comes from. Although I don’t know much about historical hairstyles, just the fashion itself. So please if you know anything about historical hairstyles and if I’m wrong please say so. Genevieve, who I think has a bun, has her hair more so just to the back of her head. And both of them are blonde. I still don’t know how they still have any colour left in their hair though. Josephine is a nervous wreck most of the time; she’s under stress 24/7. However it’s important to remember that in the book, Josephine is explicitly explained as having white hair. And if I had Preminger as my royal advisor for 10 years, and went through what Genevieve went through, I’d definitely have grey hair by now. So hats off to Genevieve for still being dedicated after that time. She’s got more dedication than I ever will.

Although I think the largest physical similarities appear when you look at their faces, are the glasses. Their glasses are very close to being the exact same. Both pairs have the bridge go in a higher curve above the rims and lenses. The lenses and rims are almost perfectly round. Said glasses rest entirely on their noses with no temples. (Temples are the parts that go around your ears to hold them in place) And both pairs are fucking silver! The only visible difference is that there’s an extra bridge and a small chain on Josephine’s glasses.

The last physical similarity that also is something I might discuss later is their age. It isn’t story important, but I just want to point it out. Both are middle aged women. While we don’t have exact ages for either of them, the common opinion across different internet spaces is that they’re most likely in their late 40s to early 50s. They’ve been through a lot in their lives by this point. And I like how you can tell they are middle aged women. Obviously it’s easier with A Series of Unfortunate Events, because Meryl Streep is 75 now. Meaning she was middle aged in 2004. But even with Genevieve, her model has been created in a way that reflects how a middle aged woman would look. Or at least most women look around that age. I just think it’s really neat.

But there are also physical differences I want to explore.

Obviously in Barbie Princess and the Pauper, Genevieve has a pretty healthy complexion. She probably works a hell of a lot, but it doesn’t seem to be taking that much of a toll on her physically. And any emotional effects she’s experiencing aren't really explored. Unlike Josephine who is pretty pale, and is again explicitly described as being pale when she’s first introduced. It’s specifically when they’re talking about the radiator and how she’s scared it’ll explode. This makes a lot of sense for Josephine seeing as she’s probably never out of her house. Or at least very limited contact with the outside world. So being pale would be an effect of not being out of her home and not getting a lot of sunlight.

One thing I can’t place as a similarity or a difference is their height. I’m not sure about how tall they are, and I can’t really compare it. The closest I’ve been able to get is finding Present_Resource6405’s Reddit post where they asked what Preminger’s height was. From Inked_Catharsis’s reply, I learned that Annaliese is about 5ft 9, and that Genevieve is 5ft 10 because she isn’t that much taller than Annaliese. But as of this post being published, I can’t actually find anything on Josephine’s height in the books. Meryl Streep is apparently 5ft 6, so that’s how tall Josephine is in the movie. But for the book, I can’t tell you anything about that.

While not a physical similarity, difference or something I can link in relation to their characters, I’d like to very quickly talk about their names. Both Genevieve’s and Josephine share a similarity in their names because they both have three syllables in them. Again not an important point, just another small similarity I can point out.

Now this is where things start to get more detailed as I try to do more analysis here. So bear with me, because I’m not actually that good at in-depth, critical analysis. It’s been a common critique of my school and college work and I’ve still not improved. Getting back on track, I’d like to discuss how the events they go through before and after the story are similar. But this is also where the major differences appear in their characters. It’s why I believe their characters are reflective of each other. As well as being similar. Especially seeing as they react differently and end up at different positions by the end of the story.

Of course I’ll start with a similarity in terms of their character. Both Genevieve and Josephine are widows, having lost their husbands sometime before the stories take place.

We pretty much don’t know anything about Genevieve’s husband, which makes sense. As I realised while writing this, Genevieve being widowed is a plot device for much later in the movie, where Preminger tries to marry her to become king. Which again after thought, even if Preminger did marry Genevieve, it wouldn’t work for multiple reasons. I’ll be dedicating a small section to it for my essay on Queen Genevieve. As well as linking and talking about other people’s posts about his plan, because they bring some really good points that I never thought about before. Anyway, the most we ever see of him is in the beginning stills, where we can see he wore blue. His hair seems to be a reddish-brown. And that’s it.

However Josephine’s husband is expanded on in much more depth. We are explicitly told quite a bit about her husband. Josephine’s husband was named Ike Anwhistle. He could whistle with crackers in his teeth. And most depressingly of all, we learn absolutely how he died. Ike was literally torn apart by man-eating leeches. And she probably saw that. So this definitely explains a large part of her paranoia and extreme anxiety. Apart from all the VFD stuff. It also explains why her dress is black, she’s still in mourning and hasn’t been able to move on with her husband's death. Alongside everyone else involved in VFD dying during the story. It’s shown to take a toll on her mentally.

Here we come back to discussing their clothing! With the different colours While Genevieve’s dress isn’t black, the colour of her dress still does show at least a part of her character. Out of the main/supporting cast the only people that wear an outfit with a darker pink-purple colour scheme are Preminger and Genevieve. Preminger’s outfit is a full, deep purple. Which does make sense as at the time purple was super expensive to have. And Preminger has been stealing gold for 10 years, so he’d have the money to do so. Genevieve is presumably still rich in some regards, she is the queen after all, so her dress also has a purple shade. I’m guessing the reason her dress isn’t fully purple like Preminger’s, is to set him apart from the rest of the cast. He’s vain and egotistical and must stand out in every way. From his mannerisms, to his hair and obviously his clothes. He’s got the wealth for such extravagance and wants everyone to know it.

Another difference is between what exact roles they have. Genevieve is obviously the Queen of the kingdom in Princess and the Pauper. So she’s making decisions about ruling. Legislation and trading, stuff like that. We’re not shown much apart from her making decisions about Annaliese’s marriage to Dominic, and her marrying Preminger. I am pretty confident in my knowledge regarding the monarchy and their roles historically though, because I study history. So I do know what her role would be outside of the whole marriage plot. I’m not exactly sure what type of job Josephine had though. I know she did a lot of stuff that was extreme and dangerous. But I’m unaware if she had a paying job. Though she does have some sort of money, maybe a widows pension. Do widows pensions even exist in the Lemony Snicket universe? An inheritance perhaps. Either way this particular comparison of them is just another small one, like their names.

And with all those elements of their characters explored to the best of my current abilities. Let’s discuss the main reason I started to compare them and wanted to write this. That main similarity being how they were both betrayed by a man they thought they could trust.

With Josephine, we’re clearly shown that she’s rarely ever outside and with her anxiety it’s made it hard for her to trust people. When Count Olaf comes to Lake Lachrymose as Captain Sham, he recognises that and jumps onto the chance to manipulate her. Manipulating by flattering her, so she grows to trust and listen to him, as she has lost her husband. So having that type of attention in a positive way Therefore when he does reveal to her that he is Count Olaf, her anxiety combined with him manipulating her, she does what he says very easily. Despite this she does manage to get away and the Baudelaire’s do find her. Though she does eat the banana and doesn’t tell them, which……yeah, that was a bad move Josephine. I can understand that she might’ve not wanted to worry them, because of the whole Count Olaf situation. Still a bit of a bad move. She does make another bad move that leads to Count Olaf becoming angered when his grammar is corrected. So he does leave her to die, which he may have done anyway, even if she hadn’t corrected his grammar. And to my knowledge, that's the last we ever see of Aunt Josephine in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

On the opposite end of things, Preminger’s manipulation of Genevieve is a much slower process. I’d also say it's a bit more malicious in how he manipulates her. One reason I say this being that he’s known her for a lot longer. He’s worked for her for 10 years, which we know from his first song “How can I refuse?”. In those 10 years she’s grown to trust him, presumably seeing him as a friend and someone she can talk to. The evidence for this inference is that he is stated to be her Royal Advisor. It’s literally his job to talk to her and advise her on decisions to make for the benefit of the kingdom! And what does he do with that knowledge? He starts stealing the gold from the kingdom and plotting to take over the throne. All the while she's probably still grieving and trying to figure out what is going on with the mines. Then when she tries to fix the bankruptcy problem by marrying Annaliese to Dominic, what’s Preminger’s response? He kidnaps Annaliese and plans to become king by bringing her back with the gold he stole, intending to marry Annaliese. I'm not sure what logic he was using to try that, because Genevieve was probably never going to let Annaliese marry him. So I don’t know what he was thinking with that. And as many people have rightfully pointed out, Genevieve has been widowed for probably a few years by now, so she was always an option for him. If anything, as bad as it may sound, Genevieve was probably the easier option to take for Preminger to become king. She only has him to talk to, and while she doesn’t have a full dependency upon him, because she makes decisions without him. I’d say there may be some emotional dependency, as she’s the main male her age she talks to. @simperingsimp put this really well their post here, how Genevieve wouldn’t think twice with what she tells Preminger. Hence he could have just manipulated her into marriage, and then went from there. Though that does show how good he is as a villain as he had so many options to try and get the throne. In fact Preminger’s plan has a lot of problems, which for now, I’ll just link @vexingcosmos and @match-your-steps posts here and here. The posts themselves do a great job at showing problems with his plans and @sailorjade125 and @queerpiratebrainrot have added some great theories and information. With said information further explaining problems in his plans. So I heavily recommend you check those out.

Overall both Queen Genevieve and Aunt Josephine share a lot of similarities. Not only in their physical appearance but in their personalities and do reflect/compliment each other in a really nice way. Also they both need a break and deserve some happiness in their lives. So I headcanon that they’d be really good friends. I’ll make some art related to it someday. I just hope someone understands this bout of my ramblings. I’d like to say thank you all for reading and I’ll make another art post or essay when I can.

Bye everyone!

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