#char: uncle maveric

[nicolettepmikaelson]

Nicolette stifled a laugh behind her hand. "I know you'd never have the heart to turn her down, and you're right - she looks amazing in her gown. Not to mention her very dashing Duke of Hastings," she gestured to her uncle with a grin. "It's hard to believe. For so long Hope was like...this mythical thing that we chased after. And I'm so glad it's all worked out like it has, for her and for Uncle Klaus and Hayley. But at the same time it's always going to bug me that we never found out what happened. That she'll never be able to tell us, you know? Unsolved mysteries are the worst kind. But for now, we party. Think I can convince you to dance?"

"To be completely honest with you," Maveric offers, voice lowered to a whisper between them as his brows rose, amusement written across his features. "I don't even know who Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, is. Rebekah wanted to do matching costumes and who the hell am I to tell her no and deny her happiness. Especially when she looks as exquisite as she does in her Daphne Bridgerton gown." His words fade away as he laughs and gives a shake of his head, voice returning to a normal octave as he begins to nod. "I'm happy to that, though," he grins. "We all deserve at least one night of peace and happiness considering everything that's happened in the last couple of months. Even more so for our first party as an almost nearly completed family. We've got Hope back and she's got her parents, nothing is more worth celebrating than that alone."

[nicolettepmikaelson]

Her uncle's laugh made her laugh in return, and she gestured to him. "You look pretty great yourself, not that I'd expect any less from Rebekah Mikaelson's husband. Honestly, I wouldn't have missed this party for the world. The chance to feel normal for a few hours for like...the first time since we came back from the future? It's not like we had a lot of parties before we came back, either, so this is special."

A hum passes his lips as he tilts his head slightly, dark irises narrowing ever so slightly before his frame relaxes and a grin cracks at his lips, head shaking in her direction. "I'm just messin' with ya, Nikki," Maveric chuckles. "You do look great, sweetheart. Your Aunt Bex will just be happy to see that you came tonight."