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Day 4: Closeness
How can you be closer than these two?
#plyuriweek24#professor layton#janice quatlane#melina whistler#whistlane#art#fanart#whiskers draws#eternal diva spoilers#had trouble colouring this đ#melinajanice
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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Layton Kyouju Series | Professor Layton Series Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Janice Quatlane/Melina Whistler, Janice Quatlane & Oswald Whistler, Janice Quatlane & OC, Melina Whistler & Oswald Whistler Characters: Janice Quatlane, Melina Whistler, Oswald Whistler, Professor Layton OCs, Celia Raidley, Curtis OâDonnel, Frederick Bargland Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Melina Lives AU, Eternal Diva, Fluff and Angst, Established Relationship, Self-Worth Issues Series: Part 2 of Infinity Summary:
Having recovered from her illness, Melina returns to London with her father and Janice.
(This can be read as part of a series but it can also be read as standalone!)
- Sorry, havenât finished the fic I was writing for PL Yuri Week yet⌠so cheating and posting a previous ficâ the second part in an AU series where Melina survives and gets to be with Janice. Hopefully Iâll have the next part (the wedding) posted soon!
#professor layton#janice quatlane#melina whistler#janice/melina#jalina#plyuriweek24#Oswald whistler#eternal diva#whistlane#pl au
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Melina Whistler with 7B?
no one requested the Janice I just felt like adding her
#professor layton#melina whistler#janice quatlane#sighs.#whistlane#jalina#janice/melina#requested#r does an art
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officially tagging all future janice/melina posts on this blog as whistlane (context in replies to this post, or I attached the relevant screenshot below)
#professor layton#janice quatlane#melina whistler#whistlane#this also applies to my art and writing blogs too btw
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if I may
miracle mask is the tragic yaoi counterpart to eternal diva's tragic yuri
#professor layton#ranlay#whistlane#<- what i generally use for janice/melina but not widely adopted#desclark#bakepeace#and uh. swift's unrequited thing for leon bronev#pl spoilers#lbmr spoilers#eternal diva spoilers#miracle mask spoilers#last specter spoilers#azran legacy spoilers#i made this chart on discord like a year ago#disclaimer i don't really ship desclark
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@plyuriweek Day 6 - Angst/Fluff
#plyuriweek24#professor layton fanart#melina whistler#janice quatlane#gooseart#undescribed#auauauauauauauauauauauauauauaua!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(#bet yall cant guess which movie always makes me cry!#chat can we get on making yuri ship names in the pl fandom so we can fucking tag them better#personally i call em whistlane in my head#i technically have to schedule this for 9/11 so it better fucking work
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      DEAR ALL AESTHETIC MAKERS OR PEOPLE WHO JUST LIKE NICE PICTURES. if you donât have a pinterest, i would highly recommend getting one because it has saved my life when it comes down to hunting specific themes down. that and you can pretty much make as many moodboards for as many characters or concepts or ships as you would like
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*Sees anti-shipping post* Ok, but in addition to that, could I interest you in some fluffy platonic family fics? If youâre going to warn people about minor/adult content, highlighting the issue, you may as well promote the healthy, family dynamics amongst the PL cast while youâre at it!
Hereâs some family fics recs:
layton_kyouju âs Puzzle Family AUÂ
Glowbug âs... fics. All of them. Luke, Flora and Emmy sibling bonding. (Luke literally calls Emmy his sister ;_;) Emmy and Bronev. Layton, Flora and Luke. Katrielle and Emmy. Futures is by far my favourite.
TheMockingJ3â˛s Life is a Journey... Short fics about Katrielle and her family.
Tryphenaâs fragments - Remember Rouge from Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney? Remember when she and Barnham were siblings? What do you mean itâs not canon? Warning: Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
whistlaneâs The Puzzles In Between - Humorous interactions with the Layton gang. Each chapter is a prompt thatâs short and easy to read.
LastFebruaryâs The Destiny of Alfendi Layton - Did someone ask for an Alfendi origin fic? Pssst heâs adopted
Nixi Stasia - Writes a lot of Flora stories, where she bonds with Layton. Also, has a great series of oneshots about Claire and Laytonâs life together if Claire had survived in A Hundred Snapshots of Their Lost Futurehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/11382631/1/A-Hundred-Snapshots-of-Their-Lost-Future
banjkazfanâs Luke Triton and the Illusionary Misgivings - This one puts Lukeâs bond with Layton to the test, and it has a great mystery to boot!Â
Captain-Trinaâs Neglect - âIn which Flora confronts the Professor regarding his poor guardianship.â Doesnât get clearer than that.Â
...And thatâs just to name a few. Iâll probably add to this post later.Â
#professor layton#plfanficrecs#fanfiction#family#fanfic list#genre#puzzle family au#layton_kyouju#Glowbug#Tryphena#ao3#TheMockingJ3#layton's mystery journey#sibling bonding#fanfiction.net#Captain-Trina#banjkazfan#emmy altava#luke triton#hershel layton#claire#whistlane#alfendi layton#layton brothers mystery room#Nixi Stasia#clive dove#unwound future
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        NOTE. iâm making pinterest board for all my major ships and such so if any partners would like to collab on them, lemme know. mine is whistlane
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Whistlane fusion stuff
Imagine if when Janice shared her body with Melina, it was like fusion, and they didnât switch who was dominant, but became a new being altogether?
Ruby and Sapphire stayed together all the time because they were so in love. When they began to argue they talked separately with each other which is kinda like when Melina talked about Janice as another person to Layton and co.Â
When there was enough distance between them they separated completely. At the end of the movie Janice and Melina talk to each other separately (mentally) because Melina wanted to leave.Â
Aah I need sleep
#aisuru bloggin#new personal discussion tag!!!#whistlane#janice quatlane#melina whistler#fusion#su#professor layton#well#mep
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Melina knew she was going places. She saw so in her dreams, and all.
Melina started to see a different fate in her dreams every night, and as they say, history has a tendency to repeat itself.
A Melina character study for River!
#professor layton#melina whistler#Whistlane#writing#Whiskers writes#didn't expect to finish this one today but pikmin was stressing me out so much so i turned to writing haha#someone be vaguely proud of me for keeping close to the expected 4.5k that I was supposed to do to
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Hi! For the angsty writing prompts, would you be willing to try "Tell me the truth" featuring Janice and Melina? No worries if not ^^ Thanks!
((Iâm sorry this took a while and Iâm sorry I made this fic a part of an already existing AU series â Infinity â but thank you for the prompt and for giving me the push I needed to write this. The fic is written in a way that can be read be standalone as Janice summarises the first part of said-AU in which Melina survives.))
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Prompt: âTell me the truthâ
Title: How Wonderful Life is Now Youâre in the World
Summary: Having survived her illness, Melina returns to London with her father and Janice.
Spoilers: For Eternal Diva
Set: About a month after Melina originally would have died⌠and a couple of months before PL4 takes place. Iâm not sure if Descole would be quite so driven to find the Golden Garden if Melina had survived but⌠weâll see. I wasnât planning on rewriting PL4 with Janice and Melina in the picture, but it could be referenced in a future fic.
Warnings: Referenced character death, hospitals, terminal illness, recovery from illness, slight internalised homophobia, coming out to uncertain but accepting parents, the joys of the paparazzi⌠Uh thatâs a lot for this Happily Ever After AU, sorry!
Inspiration: Your Song by Elton John
Mere weeks ago, Melina Whistler had been on the verge of death, and Janice Quatlane had almost lost the love of her life.
In that terrible moment, when Melina had seemingly breathed her last and closed her once-bright eyes, Janice would have traded her entire being for Melina.
Janice had crushed Melinaâs limp handâ bawling, balking, begging Melina to stay, despite the excruciating pain she was inâ because how could Janice live without her?
It wasnât fair! Melina wasnât meant to die young like her mother. Melina was meant to survive. Dr. Foster was meant to heal her. Melina was meant to sing and dance. She was meant to laugh and smile and sigh over everything she found romantic.
She was meant to study music and travel the world, with Janice. They were meant to be togetherâ
Janice would have put all of her dreams aside if it meant Melina could take her place.
Behind Janice, Mr. Whistler had been waiting, ready to offer her that chanceâ
But then, Melina held on. To Janice and to life and to that future that belonged to herâŚ
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One day ago, Janice had confronted an enraged Dr. Foster and informed him that his findings for reviving the (formerly) lost city of Ambrosia were incorrect.
Fortunately, Janiceâs gamble had been correctâ a triumph she attributed to Professor Laytonâs teachingsâ and after claiming Ambrosia for himself, Foster had finally let Janice, Melina and Mr. Whistler leave the island⌠on the condition that they kept their mouths shut.
Their journey home in the lifeboat had been fraught, until Melina had kissed Janice and set off fireworks inside Janiceâs head.
Melina loved her too.
When the lifeboat had reached shore, Janice had awoken to Melina stroking her hair.Â
Melina was still with her.
It hadnât all been a dream. Melina was alive and she loved Janice and they were going to spend their lives togetherâŚ
And Mr. Whistler was there too.
The three of them stumbled across a sandy beach, starving and smelling of the sea.
Melina caught her fatherâs arm when he tripped over a rock.
Janice spotted a bearded sailor, who rubbed his eyes as they barrelled towards him. He directed them (In an English accentâ thankfully, Foster hadnât sent them abroad!) to the closest coastal town.
There, they reported to the local police station and recounted how the Whistlersâ yacht had capsized, forcing them to abscond in a life boat.
The constable who took their statement seemed more inclined to believe they had escaped the TitanicâŚÂ though, seeing the sorry state they were in, she didnât pry. She called someone from Scotland Yard to come pick them up, along with their belongings from the lifeboat.
âI donât know, Monica,â Janice heard the constable mutter into the phone. âA bunch of rich tourists from LondonâŚÂ Your lot can deal with them!â
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Previously, Mr. Whistler had sold off his familyâs mansion to pay for Melinaâs âtreatmentâ on the island. (Did it really cost that much to stay in a gothic castle, or had Foster charged him for something extraâŚ?)
Ultimately, the price was worth it for Melinaâs recoveryâ Janice couldnât dispute thatâ but now, the Whistlers didnât have a residence to return to.
Upon arriving in London, Mr. Whistler wanted to be dropped off at a bankâ to check if he had enough savings for a hotelâ but Melina insisted they should take Janice home first.
The last time Janice had seen her parents was over a month ago⌠before they had learned Melinaâs health was ârapidly decliningâ (Mr. Whistlerâs words) and Janice had jetted off to the island.
Though Janice had written letters to her parents, she now wondered whether they had even been sentâŚ
Maybe some of them had, because Janiceâs parents hadnât reported her missing to Scotland Yardâ at least, the officer who chauffeured Janice and the Whistlers didnât mention it.
Still, Janice was a jumble of nerves as they approached her parentsâ two bedroom house in West London. (Melina would politely describe it as âhumbleââŚ)
Janice had maintained the Whistlersâ sunken yacht story when the police questioned her, but could she lie to her family?
Well⌠she had kept a few secrets from them already. What was one more to add to the pile?
Janiceâs parents had been under the impression that Melina Whistler was at deathâs doorâŚ
So to have Melina turn up on their doorstep with Janice must have been quite a shock.
Her mumâs green eyes widened. Her dadâs hairline seemed to recede even more.
âHiââ Janice barely managed a whisper, before the two of them embraced her and Melina.
âSorry!â Mum gasped after a moment. She pulled back as if Melina was made of porcelain. (Even though Melina was a head taller than herâŚ) Dad followed suit, but he kept a hand on Janiceâs shoulder.
Smoothing down her short red hair, Mum stammered, âW-we just werenât⌠expecting youâ both of youâ here!â
âIâm sorry itâ itâs been a while,â Janice began, working around the bump in her throat.
âHow⌠are you?â Dad asked, his brown eyes brimming with concern. The question was aimed at Janice and Melina, but the way he squeezed Janiceâs shoulder was a comfort solely for her.
Janiceâs lips trembled. Before she could burst into tears and blurt out everything, Melina breathed, âIâm getting better.â
âTh⌠thatâs brilliant!â Mum cried, and she hugged Melina once more. âIâm so happy for you, darlingâŚ!â
A choked noise emerged from Melina as she held on. âM-me too!â
Dad smiled at the pair of them, and then at Janice.
âThereâs something else,â Janice mumbled.
Melina and Mum stopped hugging as they turned to her. Dadâs bushy eyebrows furrowed.
Janice exhaled.
After everything she had been through lately, coming out to her parents should not have felt this daunting.
And yet, Janice quivered.
Melina offered her hand. Janice took it, intertwining their fingers.
Together, the couple (because that was what they were now) gazed at Janiceâs parents.
For Janice, this was more terrifying than any performance or exam she had ever faced.
After an eternity of silence, Dad let out a loud sigh. âThatâs a relief! I was worried youâd run off with a rock singerâ!â
âDad!â Janice yelped, at the same time Mum huffed, âJoel!â
âLike those⌠those Beatles!â Dad clicked his fingers, grinning. âOr the Rolling Stones!â
Melina laughed. Janiceâs face warmedâ more out of embarrassment than anxiety now. (Dad was way offâ her favourite band was actually The Ronettes!)
âReallyâŚâ Hopelessly, Mum shook her head. âDonât listen to him, Melina! Janice would never run off with anyone, because she⌠she has you now, I supposeâŚâ Mum coughed. âIâm sorryâ this is all just quite a shock!â
Did she mean Melinaâs incredible recovery or her relationship with Janice?
âItâs okay, Mum,â Janice murmured.
Mum gave her a tentative smile.
Eager to move the attention away from her, Mum wondered, âW-What does your father think about this, Melina?â
âOh, heâs fine with it,â Melina chimed, swinging her hand in Janiceâs. âHe knows Iâm a true romantic at heart, hehe!â
Melina had told her father the news back in the lifeboat. Mr. Whistler had simply hummed, before changing the subject.Â
Did that mean he was âfineâ with them? Had he suspected about their feelings all alongâŚ?
Turning her head, Janice peered back at the road, where Mr. Whistler was still waiting in the police car.
âŚCould he be indifferent? Orâ surely he didnât disapprove?
On their drive to London, he hadnât spoken to Janice directlyâ unless Melina was involved in the discussion as well.
He had barely even looked at Janice⌠or, if he had, it was like he was looking past her.Â
Like Janice was invisible when she wasnât interacting with Melina.
Janiceâs mind flashed back to the blueprints she had seen in Dr. Fosterâs workshop below the castle.
Foster had planned to build some sort of machine that would preserve Melinaâs memories in the event of her passing.Â
At first, Janice had reasoned that maybe the device was like a film reel, or an electronic photo album, to remember the good times they had shared with MelinaâŚ
But when Janice had studied the blueprints more closely, she had felt sick.Â
Because it appeared Foster had intended to transfer Melinaâs memories into another personâŚ
Who, exactly, would that person have been?
Janice swallowed. Wrenching her gaze away from the police car, she refocused on her parents and Melina.
Melina was chatting about all the things she planned to do now that she was back in London. (ââIâm going to catch up with everyone, finish my composition, join a choir and a ballet club, visit the market, volunteer at a dog rescue centre, maybe see if I can reapply for the Academy, find somewhere to live with Janice..â)
Janice smiled, even though she could sense Mr. Whistlerâs stare behind them.
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Back in high school, Melina had often rhapsodised about how she and Janice would be roommateswhen they were older.
Never mind that Janice might end up at a different university to Melina, studying a different courseâŚ
Never mind that Janice most likely wouldnât be able to afford the same types of accommodation as MelinaâŚ
Never mind that the thought of living with Melina had sent Janiceâs heart into overdrive, and escalated her fears that she would be found out.
If her parents had made the discovery, that would have been disastrous enough.Â
But for Melina? It could spell the end of their friendship, because she had seen Melina as much more than just a friend.
So, Janice had gone to Gressenheller, while Melina had started attending the Royal Academy of Music and Dramaâ though, they had kept in close contact and regularly met up.
Melinaâs visits had dwindled, however, after she had passed out during a rehearsalâŚ
Then came the endless hospital appointments, the diagnosis, and the driven desperation of Mr. Whistler.
All of the doctors had Melina deemed a lost cause⌠except for one.
After a tearful farewell to Janice, Melina and her father had moved to the island.Â
Melina had frequently written to Janice with updates on her treatments and her trips to the beach and her attempts to complete her composition, but Mr. Whistler had only written once.
âDear Miss Quatlane,
Despite our efforts, Melinaâs health has rapidly declined. As always, Melina is determined to carry on, but the doctor has informed us there is nothing to be done. Weâre devastatedâ
I understand how much pain and grief it must cause you to hear thisâŚ
Melina has been asking to see you. She isnât strong enough to make the journey back to London, but please would you consider joining us on the island? I would be happy to cover the costsâŚ
If you could fulfil my daughterâs request,  I would be in your debt, Janice.
With all my love,
Oswald Whistlerâ
Obviously, Janice had agreedâ abandoning  her archaeology course and her family and everything in Londonâ for Melina.
What else mattered, when Melina was dying�
Except, Melina didnât die, and now the two of them were back in London.
They had only been home a week, before Melina suggested they should get an apartment together.
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Whistler had squirrelled away some moneyâ part of which he gifted to Melina.
If he was displeased with Melinaâs decision to move in with Janice, he didnât voice any complaints.
Janiceâs mum did voice someâŚÂ concerns, however. She fretted about whether they were taking things too fast, but Janice pointed out that she and Melina had lived together on the island (and shared a bed, though Janice left that part out) for several weeks, so why shouldnât they now?
Janice was long past the point of waiting and worrying about what people might think. She had nearly lost Melinaâ why should she care about anyone elseâs opinion?
Still⌠Janice experienced a small thrill the first time Melina grabbed her hand in public.
They were at the Chess Department Store, hunting for furniture on the third floor.
âJan, look!â Melina dragged her over to a pair of pink tub chairs. âTheyâre perfectâŚâ
Pleasantly surprised, Janice didnât even check the price tag.
She smiled down at their joined handsâ at the strength in Melinaâs grip, at the healthy glow to her previously pallid skin, at how excitedly she clung to Janice.
âDo you like them?â Melina gasped, turning to Janice with a gleam in her dark eyes.
Janice nodded, though she did ask (for the third time), âYouâre sure your father wonât mindâŚ?â
They were currently depending on Mr. Whistlerâs fundingâ just until Janice found a job!
âOf course he wonât!â Melina dismissed. She released Janiceâs hand and relaxed into one of the chairs. âFather wants us to live comfortably⌠and these chairs are very comfyââ
âI told you to LEAVE ME ALONE!â a shrill voice shouted across the shop floor.
âWhatâs going onâŚ?â Melina leapt to her feet, wobbling slightly.Â
Janice caught her by the arm and they went to investigate the commotion⌠over by the storeâs lift.
There was a woman wearing a slim black dress, her brown hair curled into the most complicated updo Janice had ever seen. She looked like the kind of celebrity Melina used to read about in her gossip magazines.  (And, secretly, the kind Janice would find attractive.)
The ladyâs white gloves curled into fists as she faced a group of menâ some wielding cameras, notepads and pensâ who were blocking her path to the lift.
âPaparazzi?â Melina whispered. Janice frowned, but slowed their approach as Dr. Fosterâs threats entered her mind.
The last thing she and Melina needed was to draw attention to themselvesâŚ
Werenât celebrities used to dealing with the press? Wasnât that part of their jobsâ to give interviews and extend their fame?
âGET OUT OF MY WAY!â the woman snapped.
âBe reasonable, Mrs. Raidley,â one of the men drawled. He pointed a pencil in her direction. âWe just need a few moments of your timeââ
âHow are you dealing with the death of your husband?â another man exclaimed.
The womanâ Mrs. Raidleyâ shuddered with what Janice hoped was rage, rather than fear or grief.
Melina hissed, âWe should help!â She took a step towards Mrs. Raidley, but Janice held her back.
âHang on, MelâŚâ Janice glanced around. Was there a security guard or a shop assistant nearbyâŚ?
When she found neither, Janice looked back at Mrs. Raidley.
A cameraman snapped a photo of her. Gasping, Mrs. Raidley shielded her face from the flash.
Surely if she had suffered a loss, she should be allowed space and privacy to mourn, just like any other person.
âAlright,â Janice sighed. âWhat should we do?â
âCause a distraction,â Melina said. âAnd give her time to escapeâŚâ She squeezed Janiceâs arm before she detached herself.
Then, Melina took a deep breath and began to sing. The lyrics she chose, from a Rock and Roll legend, could be considered ratherâŚÂ scandalous for a public store.
However, the men didnât take any notice, for they were still busy harassing Mrs. Raidley.
Maybe they couldnât hear Melina?Â
As much as she had improved, Melinaâs voice still wasnât as powerful as it had once beenâŚÂ
So, Janice joined her, belting out the song like they were in a stage musical.
That got the paparazziâs attention. The whole lot of them turned to leer at Janice and Melina. One man lifted what might have been a tape recorder.
Janiceâs face grew hot, but she didnât hesitate. Not even when Mrs. Raidley met her gaze and smiled in thanks. (She was quite beautifulâŚ)
Mrs. Raidley blew them a kiss, before dashing out an exit and down some stairs.
The cameraman noticed and protested, âHey! Forget those birdsâ Celia Raidleyâs on the run!â
Howling in agreement, the paparazzi chased after Mrs. Raidley like a pack of wolves.
Janice stopped singing with a huff. âI hope she gets awayâŚâ
âShe probably has a l-limousine waiting out in the s-street,â Melina chuckled, though she ended up coughing.
âAre you okay?â Janice asked as Melina covered her mouth with her hand.
Nodding, Melina waved off Janiceâs concern. âLetâs go buy those chairs⌠and everything elseâŚâ
They took the lift down to the ground floorâ which was, thankfully, free of paparazziâ and they went to the till.
Janice ordered all of the furniture they had selected to be delivered to Melinaâs new apartmentâŚ
Noâ Janice reminded herselfâ it was their apartment. Janiceâs and Melinaâs! They were going to be living togetherâ without Dr. Foster or Mr. Whistler or anyone else telling them what to do.
So elated was Janice that she didnât realise how heavily Melina was leaning against her as they left the store.
They had barely made it ten steps outside before Melina fell.
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Mr. Whistler burst into the hospital room, barged past several nurses and the doctor, until finally, he reached Melinaâs bedside.
âMelinaâ thank heavens!â
Melina was conscious, stable and propped up in bed. She offered him a wan smile. âFather, Iâmââ
âI was so scared that you⌠that you hadâŚâ Mr. Whistler enveloped her in a hug, clutching the back of her head.
When he let go, Mr. Whistler locked eyes with Janiceâ who was sat on a stool on the other side of Melinaâs bed.
âWhat happened?â Mr. Whistler demanded. This time, he was definitely addressing Janice directly.
Janice gulped. (Maybe she did prefer being invisible after allâŚ) She wet her lips to speak, but Melina suddenly launched into a description of their âexcitingâ day at the department store.
Then Dr. Ortaâ who was, in fact, a real doctor with decades of experience at the hospitalâ intervened and explained that Melina had fainted due to over-exertion, but she should improve after a few days of rest and the medication he had prescribed.
âFrankly, weâre amazed Melina is doing so well,â Dr. Orta coughed, âconsidering her historyââ
âWho told you that?â Mr. Whistler said sharply. His frown shifted to Janice.
Janice tensed her shoulders, resisting the urge to shrug. Sheâd had to give Melinaâs name when the ambulance arrivedâŚ
With flinty grey eyes, Dr. Orta informed Mr. Whistler, âItâs vital that we access the medical history of all our patientsâŚâ
The doctor cleared their throat and the nurses flocked out of Melinaâs room. Janice sent them all a sympathetic look.
Lowering their voice, Dr. Orta continued, âI wonât pry into Melinaâs remarkable recovery, but you must seek medical aid if you feel unwell again, Melina.â Dr. Orta regarded her sternly. âYou can contact me directly, if you wish⌠But for now, rest and keep taking your medicine.â
âOkay,â Melina sighed with resignation, as if she had heard this all before.
Mr. Whistler put his arm around Melinaâs shoulder. Melina rested her head against him.
Janice remained seated with her hands folded in her lap.
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Dr. Orta wanted to keep Melina in hospital for a few more days to monitor her health.
Only one visitor was permitted to stay with a patient overnight. Of course, this ended up being Mr. Whistler; he was Melinaâs parent and, until recently, he had been her primary carer.
Janice had taken care of Melina too, but she had been summoned to the island for another reasonâŚÂ
Now that they were back in London, Mr. Whistler seemed to think Janiceâs presence was no longer required.
Or maybe Janice was just being paranoid. She hoped that was the case!
Melina tried to argue in Janiceâs favourâ to split the overnight visits between Janice and her fatherâ but Janice convinced her not to worry.
Since they had returned from the island, Janice and Melina had shared nearly every moment together. Melina could spend some time catching up with her father, while Janice stayed with her own parents and pinned down a job.
Besides, Janice could still drop by to see Melina in the day!
During one visit, while Mr. Whistler had gone to see a house he was hoping to rent, the couple ventured down to the hospitalâs garden. Even the sunshine couldnât lift Melinaâs dour mood.
âI thought⌠I was⌠getting better,â Melina grunted as they traversed the golden gravel path.
âYou are,â Janice soothed her softly as they passed another patient. âThis is just a⌠setback. Youâre so much better compared to beforeââ
âMaybe, but right now, I feel breathless just from walking. Singing put me in the hospital...â Melina raised her arms above her head, stiff as a wooden ballerina, but dropped them with a huff. âGoodness knows what would happen if I tried to danceâ!â
The other patient, who seemed to have overheard Melina, scoffed loudly. âPoor you!â
Both Janice and Melina stopped short next to a flower trough. Spinning around, they saw that the speaker was a man with unruly purple hair and a matching beard.
âExcuse me?â Melina said, in the same tone she had once used to challenge Janiceâs school bullies.
âExcuse youâ, indeed!â the man groused, grasping at his beard. âI could hear your whining a mile away!â
âI was not âwhiningâ!â
âSheâs not very well,â Janice informed the man flatly. (Not that it was any of his business!)
âBut youâre âbetterâââ He threw Melinaâs words back in her face. âBetter off than some... Is that correct?â
Melina bit her lip.
âWith all due respect, SirâŚâ Stepping in front of Melina, Janice aimed a frown at the man. âThat doesnât give you the right toââ
âIâve got less than a year left to live.â
Janiceâs mouth went dry.
Melina, however, found her voice. âI⌠Iâm very sorry to hear thatâŚâ
âYes, wellâŚâ The man shrugged. He looked as though he had won his battle against Melina, but lost a long war. âIt is what it isââ
âWhat if it isnât?â Melina gasped. She gestured to him desperately. âWhat if your body recoversâ or if the doctors find you a cureâ orâŚÂ orââ
âPerhaps someone will bring me a magical elixir!â the man sang, beaming sardonically. Then he scowled at Melina. âJust because luck shined in your favour, young lady, doesnât mean it will for all of us.â
âThatâs notâŚâ Melina recoiled into the shade of a tree. âI didnât meanâŚâ
âLeave him,â Janice muttered. Melina blinked at her. The man flounced away with a âHmph!â
âI⌠I know how lucky I am,â Melina stuttered as Janice joined her under the tree. âBut I donâtâŚÂ look down on people, do I?â
For a moment, Janice contemplated this. Janice would be lying if she said she hadnât sometimes felt inferior to Melina in the pastâ whether it was due to Melinaâs wealth, her family connections, her talentsâŚÂ
Although Janice couldnât read Melinaâs mind, she was confident Melina had never intended to patronise her, stifle her, or make her feel small.
Melina would neverâŚ
Janice lifted Melinaâs hands in her own.
âYou are luckier than some,â Janice agreed (knowing this could apply to herself as well), âbut that doesnât lessen your suffering. Just be⌠mindful of who youâre⌠venting to.â (That was a better word than âcomplainingâ!) Smiling, Janice assured her, âBut Iâll always be here to listen to you.â
âIâll do the same for you!â Melina wrapped her in a hug. âIf anythingâs wrongâ if I do anything wrongâ you will tell me, wonât you, Janice?â
âOf course!â
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Janice hadnât lied to Melinaâ she had told her about the blueprints for Fosterâs machine back on the islandâ but Janice had omitted who she suspected the test subject would have been, along with her suspicions of Mr. Whistlerâs involvement.Â
Melina would be devastated if she found outâ blaming both herself and her father.Â
As much as Mr. Whistler had shunned Janice, she didnât want Melina to cut him out of their lives. Janice wanted to smooth things over with him if she could.
Anyway, how could Janice point the finger at Mr. Whistler when she wasnât 100% certain of his guilt?
If Janice could quietly clear up the issue with Mr. Whistler, then there would no longer be an issueâŚÂ and Janice could uphold her promise to Melina.
Janice waited until Melina was discharged from hospital and they had moved in to their new apartment.Â
They were expecting a few more furniture deliveries, so Melina would need to stay at home while Janice started her new job.
(This was a good reason to distract Melina while she was ârestingâ indoors!)
Janiceâs mum had worked at a history museum for many years, and she had managed to get Janice a job at the gift shop there.
It wasnât quite the archaeologist role Mum had originally envisioned for Janice⌠but still, Mum had given her a big hug after Janice aced the interview.
âIâm so proud of you!â Mum had whispered. âOhâ that reminds me! Your dad mentioned this⌠âpride eventâ coming up in the summer⌠Are you and Melina going? Can Dad and I go with youâ o-or if not, is there anything we can do to help you prepare for the event?â
âY-yeahâŚ!â Janice had laughed and teared up a little.
Maybe Janice had been too quick to dismiss her motherâs inputâŚÂ
If Mum could defy her pretentious family to be with a âpoor, portly plumberâ, then no doubt she could accept Janice and Melina as a couple.
Now, Janice just needed to get through to Melinaâs fatherâŚ
One evening after work, she went straight to Mr. Whistlerâs new house.
It wasnât too far from their apartment and it was just as, if not more, luxurious, with rose pink bricks, a sloping roof, three floors and a balcony adorned with wind chimes.
From somewhere inside, Janice could hear the soulful tune of a piano.
It heightened in volume as she approached the houseâ so much that Janice felt like the music was holding her back.
But she pushed through and pounded on the front door. âMr. Whistler?â
The piano fell silent. So did the wind chimes.
Janiceâs heart drummed in her chest. She reminded herself that she had stood up to a deranged scientistâ she could handle her girlfriendâs father, no matter how distant or disapproving he might beâŚ
Footsteps echoed through the front of the house. The door opened.
Mr. Whistler peered out at her.
ââŚJanice,â he eventually said, by way of greeting. âIs Melina alright?â
âSheâs fine.â (Other than being âboredâ!) âRight now, sheâs at our apartment...â
Mr. Whistler sighed with relief and something elseâ impatience, maybe?
He stared at Janice. Janice stared right back.
âUmâŚâ Adjusting her ponytail, Janice added, âIâve got a job now, soââ
âThatâs good news!â he said, his voice lacking the warmth and the praise Janice had received from her parents. âI take it youâll be quite busy from now on?â
âWell, Iââ
âYou wonât have much time to worry over Melina anymore.â
This was so abrupt and so ludicrous, that Janice almost laughed. âOf course Iâll still worry about her! Sheâs my girlfriendââ
âRight,â Mr. Whistler murmured.
âIâll still have plenty of time for Melina when Iâm not workingââ
âSurely youâll want some time to yourself as well?â Mr. Whistler interrupted, with a pointed look. âYou do have a life outside of my daughterâŚâÂ
Donât you? He didnât say this, but his snide, dismissive sentiment hung in the air.
It was true that Janice had prioritised Melina above all elseâ back when she thought Melina would pass away...Â
But now, Janice was striving to re-chart her life, with Melina in it.
Janice took a deep breath.
ââŚSo,â Mr. Whistler was saying, âit may be wise to arrange for someone else to look after Melina for when youâre not presentââ
âMelina doesnât need constant looking after,â Janice corrected him. âShe just needs to remember to restââ
âYesââ Mr. Whistler seemed shocked that Janice had interrupted him ââthat is what the doctor saidâŚÂ Speaking of which, Iâve been meaning to call the doctor back! If youâll excuse meâŚâÂ
Before Mr. Whistler could close the front doorâ and close the lid on their conversationâ Janice stuck her foot over the threshold.
âWait! Thereâs something else I want to discuss with youâŚâ Janice dropped her voice. âRegarding something I saw on the islandââ
âDoes it involve him?â breathed Mr. Whistler, suddenly giving her the full breath of his attention.
Janice nodded. Mr. Whistler held the door open and ushered her in, as if Dr. Foster might be lurking right outside.
The hallway was still filled with moving boxes. Some contained items Janice recognised from the castle.
Perhaps Mr. Whistler hadnât found time to unpack yet, or he felt there was no pointâŚ
Mr. Whistler led her into his lounge, where a piano was located in the corner.
Above the piano, Janice saw a single photo:
It was one of a younger Mr. Whistler, an infant Melina, and Melinaâs mother. The three of them beamed back at JaniceâŚ
Mr. Whistler cleared his throat.
Looking at him, Janice explained, âI found these blueprints for a machine that Foster planned to construct⌠to save Melinaâs memories⌠in case she died.â
âI seeâŚâ Mr. Whistler frowned and fiddled with his glasses. âDoes Melina know?â
âYes.â This was partly true⌠âDid you know?â
Janice watched Mr. Whistler for a reaction, though his eyes were hidden behind the gleam of his glasses.
In that moment, Janice felt like the two of them were trapped in a game of pokerâ each making a bluff and waiting for the other to fold.
Much to Janiceâs surprise, Mr. Whistler admitted, âYesâŚÂ Dr. Foster showed me these plansâŚâ He ran his hand along the lid of the piano.
âAnd?â Janiceâs pulse was pumping.
âI told him it was utter madnessâŚ!â
Janice pressed, âBut would you⌠would you have gone along with it, if Melina had died?âÂ
âLetâs not speak of this.â Shaking his head, Whistler smiled widely at Janice. âMelina is still with usââ
âBut⌠but if she had died, would you have done it?â Janice choked out. âWould you have used me?!â
Whistler turned away from her. His fingers traced over the family photo. Then he murmured, âWould you have refused, if you truly love Melina?â
ââŚNo,â Janice realised faintly. Her love for Melina had overshadowed any consideration for her own life.
Whistler had known thisâŚ
âYou would have manipulated me,â Janice breathed, âwhile I wasâ grieving for Melina?â
âI would have given you the choice, to save the person you love,â Whistler amended in a wistful voice. He was so right that he wasnât even trying to hide it anymore.
With shaking fingers, Janice reached for her pendantâ the special one Melina had given her. As Janice lifted the purple jewel, she caught sight of her reflectionâ distorted, but still shining. A light that didnât deserve to be locked away.
She gently let go of the pendant, before she glared at Mr. Whistler.
âI love Melina, more than anything,â Janice said. âAnd Melina loves me.â
Whistlerâs eyes widened as she surged towards him.
âI know you donât care about me,â she growled, her indignation rising like the tide. âTo you, Iâm nothing but a phaseâ a distractionâ a means for Melinaâs happinessâŚâ
If Melina had diedâ if Mr. Whistlerâs plan with Dr. Foster had succeededâ Janice would have become nothing more than a vessel for Melinaâs memories. Janice would have become a memory herself.
Never in a million years would Melina have wanted that, but her father had been so determined to sustain her lifeâ even if it meant erasing Janice from existence.
Mr. Whistler was starting to sweat. Still, he scowled at Janice. âThat is just not trueââ
âWhy else would you invite me to the island, when youâve never shown the slightest bit of interest in me before?â Janice shook her head furiously. âI donât care what you think of meâ I donât need your money or your influence or your approval!â but if you do anything to come between me and Melina, I will tell her everything.â
âPleaseâ donât tell Melina!â Whistler deflated. He held on to the piano for support. âI canât live w-without herâŚâ
Janiceâs face softened.
If he had made the tiniest effort to reach out to herâ if he had just acknowledged herâ she could have offered him sympathy and consolation in their shared grief.
Instead, he had conspired to steal her life.
Janice strode out of the house without a backwards glance.
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Janice made it home two hours later than expected. On her way to the apartment, she considered a number of excuses she could offer MelinaâŚ
But ultimately, Janice didnât want to lie to someone she lovedâ not even a little bit. Not like Mr. Whistler.
So, when Janice arrived and Melina revealed that her father had phoned ahead with some unsettling news, Janice gave her the whole truthâŚ
Even the part about how Janice had felt so inadequate compared to Melina.
âNow thatâsâ thatâs not true!â Melina whimpered, framing Janiceâs face with her hands. âYouâre kind, and noble, andâ and selflessâŚÂ I canât believe my father nearly took advantage of that! Iâm sorry⌠Sorry I didnât realiseâŚ!â
âIâm sorry too,â Janice said tearfully, âfor not telling you sooner!â
Melina thumbed away her tears, before leaning down to kiss Janice. When their lips parted, they rested their heads together.
âOkay?â Melina whispered. Janice nodded against her.
Smiling, Melina said, âWhile Iâve been stuck inside, I did manage to finish my new composition⌠Do you want to hear it?â
âIâd love to.â
#professor layton#Melina whistler#Janice quatlane#Janice/melina#jalina#Whistlane#<That will probably be their combined surname in future#Eternal diva#Oswald whistler#Celia Raidley#Frederick Bargland#Curtis OâDonnell#Spot the cameos#Professor Layton OC#my writing#my fics#Infinity#Answers#requests#thanks!#Dancing around Melinaâs vague illness#I know the first Pride in Britain probably wasnât until the 1970s#And the PL is vaguely set in the 1960s but itâs not confirmed soâŚ#I just wanted Janiceâs parents to be supportive#Whistler and Janiceâs relationship might not be consistent to what it is in the ED novelisation where they seem to be on good terms#But this is an AU soâŚ#Personally Iâd be upset if someone tricked me into using the Detragon
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May I ask for your takes on Melina Whistler for the headcanon game?
Headcanon A:Â realistic
She's been playing piano for longer than she's been singing. She started singing in her school's choir, but her father got her taking piano lessons early.
Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious
Melina's taste in music is a lot more eclectic than expected, and she loves listening to like...weird indie music and death metal and synthpop and stuff. In a more modern setting she would absolutely love hyperpop
Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends
Melina's favorite color is actually purple, because it's Janice's color in her mind :')
Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.
She and Janice weren't actually together when she died -- they were in kind of a will-they-won't-they stage, and Melina only found out after she ended up in Janice's body.
(This one is in this category because I do think it's more likely that they had an established relationship by the time it happened, not that them being in a relationship is actually canon...)
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whistlane replied to your photoset:im having trouble deciding which color is better...
i like the blue
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the stalemate is broken at last
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((Some Janice/Melina fluff I whipped up for PL W|W Day⌠This is set in the same universe as my Melina Lives fic, Infinity. Linked if you want to read that.))
Set: AU, after Melina survives her illness
Spoilers: For Eternal Diva
Warnings: None, really? âDoctor Fosterâ and Mr Whistler may not be described in the best light?
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âShould I send this to Professor Laytonâs home address or to his office at Gressenheller?â
âUhmâŚâ Bewildered, Janice looked up from the sea of white invitations and envelopes on their table. âWhat?â
âThe Professorâs invite,â Melina chirped. Leaning back against the kitchen counter, she twirled her pen in her fingers like a compass point. âWhere should I send it to?â
âWhy would we need to send him an invite?â
Not that there was anything wrong with Professor Laytonâ Janice would rather see him there than her would-be father-in-law, honestly!â but she and Melina had agreed it would be a low-key event, limited to family and close friends only.
They didnât want to draw too much attention to themselves after Melinaâs âmiraculousâ recovery and their escape from the island of AmbrosiaâŚ
âBecause heâs your favourite Professor and youâre ever so fond of him,â Melina chuckled.
Janice gave her a flat look. âI thought we had established that Iâm a lesbianââÂ
âI know! I knowâŚâ Melina sighed. âReally, I just want to meet him. Youâre always going on about how amazing he is, andââ Melina shrugged, quickly addingâ âmaybe I want to talk to him about the islandââ
âWeâve talked about this,â Janice reminded her sternly. She stuffed another invite inside an envelope and sealed it away. (If only she could do the same for Ambrosia!). âWe donât want anything more to do with the islandâŚâ
Her gaze skittered to their apartment windowâ as if a certain doctor might be listening to them outside
Melina huffed. âI donât want us to be involvedâŚâ She pointed her pen in Janiceâs direction. âBut, I think we should at least tell someone. Professor Layton is an archaeologist! If anyone has the expertise and the⌠the authority to save Ambrosia, it should be him!â
âHeâs an arc-hae-ologist,â Janice pronounced. âNot a police officerââ
âEven better!â Melina grinned. âIt would look suspicious if we invited a police officer to our wedding, but not your dear old Professor. Then, if he does decide to investigate, heâll keep it under wraps and heâll keep us informed.â
Janice hummed. âSounds like youâve put a lot of thought into this⌠Since when did you care so much about the island and yourâŚÂ ancestor?â
Apparently, when she was younger, Melina had adored the tale of the Eternal Kingdom, but she had shown little interest in the Ambrosia itself or in archaeology. (She had pretended to fall asleep whenever Janice was studying for her course, anywayâŚ)
And Melina hadnât lost any sleep over being the possible relation/reincarnation of the Ambrosian queen.Â
Melinaâs smile dropped into a frown. âReally, I donât! I just think⌠someone shouldâŚÂ monitor Doctor Fosterââ
âAfter he practically held us captive on the island for months?â Janice muttered.
Melina nodded.Â
Janice conceded, âMaybe⌠maybe youâve got the right ideaâŚâ
What if Doctor Foster ever struck again? How could Janice and Melina live contently and freely, with the doctorâs threats looming over their heads? Even if they held their tongues, he could come back to hurt them, or he could target another desperate familyâŚ
âRight!â Melina said resolutely. âSo, letâs see what Professor Layton has to say at our wedding!â
Janice felt a blush blooming across her face. âI wonder what heâll make of it⌠and of us?â
As much as the Professor had supported Janiceâs decision to leave Gressenheller due to her friendâs failing health, what would he think when Janice walked down the aisle to meet her friend?
Janice glanced up as Melina walked across the kitchen. She rested her hands on Janiceâs shoulders.
âIâm sure heâll be very happy for us,â Melina reassured her with a smile.
Janice smiled in return when Melina pecked her on the lips.Â
#professor layton#janice quatlane#Melina Whistler#whistlane#Janice/Melina#Jalina#Eternal Diva#pl au#My fics#my writing#pl wlw day#This really is just pointless fluff#One day Iâll write the actual wedding#Janice is a lesbian and Melina might be bi#PL W|W Day#PLW|WDay#I think sometimes I need to stop worrying about how *good* something might be and just write#Just get it out there
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Janice/Melina?
drift compatible couple of all time
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