#cordelia marchand

[thenightdayblogger]

WIP Wednesday

tagged by @silvery-bluish :) tagging (no pressure!) @emeraldgreaves @6kate1bishop6 @honor-among-thieves @witchfall and @invisible-goats if you guys have anything you wanna show off!

currently banging my head against the wall reminding myself finished is better then perfect and a good deal less fucking annoying. anyway. asawt snippet be upon ye

The reversal leaves her speechless. The Countess had complained, loudly and at length, about encroachment of the noveau-riche. How could she now turn around and marry her nephew and heir to the people she viewed as interlopers? Well, that was not really the question. It was money. The Tisserands were one of the wealthiest families in Bruntë, early advocates for southern trade rewarded lavishly for initiative. They had dropped an obscene sum on a parade, she can only imagine what they will furnish Aurelia with for a dowry. Which Riquen would need. The very announcement made it clear as day without a word about it; the Countess was desperate, or very close to it. She had bargained her name and rank to save herself, and probably the Riquens, from the indignity of bankruptcy or auction-house. “She could well have skipped the giant gold statue then.” She mutters to herself, focusing on stripping the corrosion from the metal. Riquen spent lavishly, as did all courtiers, but Cordelia could not understand why she would have done that much, while knowing that her finances were perilously close to tipping. She hoped Pierce had been savvy enough to get his commission upfront. Or perhaps the Tisserands were the ones being billed. A small price to pay for a Countess for a daughter.

[hitchell-mope]

Decent movie. Cheesy. But decent

[cineboricua]

Como homenaje a abuelos y padres Broche de Oro 2 regresa al cine el 14 de junio, en Fine Arts Cinema Miramar

San Juan – A petición popular, y como un homenaje a los padres y abuelos en su mes, la comedia puertorriqueña Broche de Oro 2: Comienzos vuelve al cine a partir del jueves 14 de junio, informó Do More Productions.

La película estrenó originalmente en septiembre de 2017 en la semana entre los huracanes Irma y María; y a pesar del impacto de los huracanes ha tenido una gran acogida entre el público que sigue solicitando que esté más tiempo en cartelera. “Nos emociona el cariño de la audiencia hacia nuestros actores. Con los retrasos en la estabilización de la electricidad y la economía, muchas personas no pudieron ver Broche de Oro 2, ni en septiembre ni en enero cuando se relanzó. La gente la sigue pidiendo, así que volvemos al cine en junio, y aprovechamos para homenajear a los abuelos y padres que alegran nuestras vidas con su amor”, comentó la productora Frances Lausell.

Broche de Oro: Comienzos, que en diciembre de 2017 recibió el premio a Mejor Película en el International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival en la ciudad de Nueva York, estará en Fine Arts Cinema de Miramar.

Esta es la precuela a la exitosa Broche de Oro (2012) y narra cómo se conocieron los ya famosos Rafael, Pablo y Anselmo. El largometraje recoge los eventos que llevaron a la gran amistad entre estos tres residentes de un asilo. Salpicado del humor y las ocurrencias de los tres amigos y sus compañeros de hogar, el filme continúa tanto con la diversión como con la celebración de nuestros viejos que caracterizó a Broche de Oro.

Jacobo Morales (Rafael), Diego de la Texera (Pablo) y Adrián García (Anselmo) siguen al centro de la historia. También veremos de nuevo a Luis Omar O’farril, Carlos Esteban Fonseca y Marian Pabón. A ellos se les une un trío especial que añade gran chispa a la vida en el hogar: Charytín Goyco, Noelia Crespo y Georgina Borri. Shorty Castro, Cordelia González y Julio Ramos aportan ángulos especiales a la historia. Se integran varios actores jóvenes como Eyra Agüero, Wanda Rovira, Ian Daryk Ramos y Claudia Ramos Jordán, entre otros.

“Esta historia es tan resistente como el pueblo puertorriqueño. Volvemos a alegrarle la vida a nuestra gente, con personajes que reflejan un espíritu de superación que nos va a inspirar en estos tiempos”, comentó la Lausell.

Broche de Oro: Comienzos, cuenta con la producción ejecutiva de Joe Ramos. Se unen para este proyecto las casas productoras Do More y Reacktor Post, en una coproducción con WIPR.

Como en la original, el guión estuvo a cargo del director y editor Raúl Marchand. Sonnel Velázquez repite como director de fotografía, con Ariel Annexy como gerente de producción. El filme original, uno de los más taquilleros en la historia del cine boricua, fue el primero en saldar su préstamo de la Corporación de Cine.

Tráiler:

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Chapter 19 - The Impossible

With one mystery solved, Detective Shaker and Detective Lee come up with a far-fetched theory in their search for more answers.

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Sean Anthony (Detective Shaker)

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[thenightdayblogger]

🌹

thank you for the ask <3

The jolt of affection is an almost painful thump in her chest, worse when he continues with a faint but rising scorn.

Feelings? in Cordelia's carefully laid plans of non-confrontational networking to make money out of patrons, definitely not helped by a crush on a guy she definitely should not have a crush on? it's more likely then you think!

for every "🌹" received in my inbox i'll post one random sentence of a random WIP i'm currently writing

[thenightdayblogger]

🌹🌹🌹!

She had lost count of the times she had woken up in a cold sweat, spluttering frantic answers to nonsense questions, agonized over a differential that made only a fraction of the larger piece. Imagining a place outfitted for your desires alone was a salve for bruising studies. Cordelia was after all only human.

classic alchemist coping fantasy, imagining the super-amazing lab you will totally have, that's filled with expensive and cool things, to get you through the goddamn math.

for every "🌹" received in my inbox i'll post one random sentence of a random WIP i'm currently writing

Thank you for the ask em <3

[thenightdayblogger]

10, 25, 39 for marius & cordelia <3

I did laugh when I woke up this morning and saw all your asks. Thank you as always for indulging my oc obsession em <3

Ask game here

10. Who plays with whose hair?

Both, but Marius particularly takes any pretext to brush Cordelia's hair out of her face (so it doesn't get stuck), tuck it carefully behind her nape (so it doesnt catch on fire), run a hand through it (thought there was a leaf. oh we're indoors. oh haha must have imagined it)

25. Do they have any pet names for one another?

I think they tend to use their respective names most often (especially as that is technically more intimate, though not necessarily romantic) but they both call each other "love" on occasion, and it especially affects Marius lol.

39. Do they dance? If so, who's better?

Both dance! Marius is better trained but Cordelia has more practice, so I'd give the edge to Cordelia on it. Marius gets better as he goes out more.

Thank you for the ask em <3 (one of multiple incoming GLKSD)

[thenightdayblogger]

wip wednesday whenever

tagged by @rangerdoubt and sat on for an entire week, thank you auden :] tagging @silvery-bluish @emeraldgreaves @invisible-goats if you're interested, no pressure otherwise!

i decided to do 30k this april and i am about seven hundred words from that, and I am celebrating by writing stupid indulgent shit to get me over the finish line here we go.

Whatever else you could say about the Thorntons, they knew how to make an entrance. Laurentina Thornton was tall like her father; though she had her mother's brown hair and ruddy complexion they had styled her as darkly as her ghostly father in deep green. Her earrings had gems that resembled pomegranate seeds threaded on gold chains that dangled nearly to her shoulders and draped across her collarbone, and her tousle of hair was cropped and styled in a way that sharpened the lines of her face. With her maquillage it made her striking, keen as glass. Cordelia thinks of Hyacinth Chevalier, always styled in delicate silks and organza, silver-filigree scabbard hiding a true steel blade, and wonders which had dressed in contrast to the other.

cordelia at a party (shocker) dealing with politics (crazy). feat. possible enemies/definite fashionistas i guess. crazy the amount of court in my court intrigue novel i say for the millionth time.

[thenightdayblogger]

Last sentence tag game

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

Tagged by @6kate1bishop6, thank you!

“Of course, my lord.” Cordelia says with easy grace, and thinks stupid fucking idiot as he turns tail.

at some point I will actually replace all of Cordelia's swearing with appropriate in-universe invectives but until then She Says Fucking Dumbass.

I do not have that many people to tag LMAO but @bi-stander and anyone else who would like to do this! Thanks again for the tag!

[thenightdayblogger]

feast of roses for the ask game 👀 🌹 no idea what it could be but i LOVE the vibes

The first Cordelia sees is a flickering. At the far reaches of the bay, where sand and rocky stone petered out into the water, she spies the barest glimpse of shadow moving steadily toward the shore. As it drew closer it gained strength, the soft edges of its image manifesting itself; the fluttering sails, the curved prow of the barge from which the lantern hung as a star, and finally, the woman veiled in grey seated at the front. She wears no ring or ornament, nothing but grey fabric. When she raises a hand, the resulting roar scatters what seabirds remained.

Haha thank you em! as you might guess is in fact one of the reskinned asawt pieces; the feast of roses is a major holiday that occurs in the story with a big parade/carnival time. This is a bit from the opening processional of it. this is also a 'cant believe this court intrigue story has a lot of social engagements to advance the plot' moment for me. i also love the vibes <3

Thank you for the ask! ask game here.

[thenightdayblogger]

WIP WEDNESDAY

tagged by @silvery-bluish (side note i always start typing in bookish and am like 'wow tumblr search function is useless' before i realize LMAO) uhhh, you dont have to do it tonight LMAO but lets say @emeraldgreaves and @bi-stander my writing wed. buddies!! pretty unpolished bc i wrote this. today.

Anyway this is so long sorry. but marius cordelia, part of something much larger !

A slender brow arches at her words, he seems surprised to be asked to give his input. Cordelia is not, although the pit in her stomach hollows further. Cordelia was a junior alchemist, easy pickings. Bringing Marius in, and putting the emphasis on their relationship forced him to either defend what appeared at the moment to be an incorrect position, or disavow her, in which point it was easy to question his teaching. Never mind that the principums were her work, not his. Nothing of that shows on his face however, and she doubts he thinks of it at all. “If you’d like.” He says, mildly. “Although I’m not at all a principalist.” “Only a Grandmaster.” Alchemist Sable says, and if there’s a hard edge to her statement Cordelia is at loss to explain, beyond the already apparent knowledge that Alchemist Sable had disliked everyone Cordelia had seen her intact with so far. It seemed more intense with Marius, but perhaps she was just more sensitive to that—that she seemed to dislike even when he openly admitted to his own foibles. “Your opinion would be greatly desired. After all, is that not the point of these endeavors, to discuss all manner of wonder-working?” She gestures grandly to the whole of the room—the elegant bearings, the smaller groups farther off pretending they weren’t eavesdropping. “Of course.” Marius says briefly, and steps into the circle himself to get a better view. He does a brief, unselfconscious turn-around, boots audibly thumping on the ground, and Cordelia has to stifle her snort at the expression on Thornton’s face. His is a quicker turn than Benedictine, in mere seconds he is stepping out of the circle. Rather than his original place, however, he steps out toward Cordelia, drawing something from his pocket that he hands to her as he passes by. She takes it before she registers what it is—a stick of chalk. She’s only able to marvel briefly that it’s not broken before Sable’s impatient voice is cutting through the air. “Well, Grandmaster?” Marius pauses, like he’s considering his words carefully. His gaze meets Cordelia’s briefly, there is none of the pity of Benedictine, only something even-keeled she can’t distinguish before he’s looking away again, back toward Sable. “I’ve no doubt it’s possible.” There’s a visible reaction from the circle, Sable stiffens as a couple of the onlookers whisper frantically to each other. After an exceedingly stiff moment, she grinds out. “Do you have a reason for this?” “Yes.” Marius says, and absolutely nothing else. Cordelia can only avoid the slightly-hysterical wheeze that tries to get out of her by taking a quick gulp of her drink. Sable looks ready to abandon niceties and simply attack Marius with her bare hands, but manages to grind out instead— “Would you be so gracious, then, as to explain it to us?” “Oh. Yes, if you’d like.” Marius says. Cordelia bites down on the hysterical desire to laugh—from anyone else, this was probably read as an cutting rebuke of how Sable was flouting social niceties. She doubted Marius even realized what was happening. “Like Alchemist Benedictine, I do not understand how you could do the bypass without increasing the energy input to unsustainable levels." He gives a little motion toward the offending sigils. “But I have no doubt it’s possible.” “Because it ought to be so?” Benedictine says, seemingly catching on, although there’s still a puzzled note to his words. Cordelia is as well. There were plenty of patterns in alchemy, proof that principums might work even when they seemed superficially contradictory, but even as she wracked her brain she could think of none relevant here. But Marius was confident. She could see it in the way he held himself, as he had done a hundred times in her company—no pretension or pride, only the unerring calmness that came with knowing exactly what he was doing. “Which sequence would you be referring to—?” “Not a sequence.” Marius says, looking even a little surprised at the idea. “I have no doubt it’s possible because Alchemist Marchand suggested it.”

[thenightdayblogger]

7 and 10 for Esmé (and the guy she’s Weird about) and 13 and 19 for Marius and Cordelia for the couples questions? Sidebar, I keep almost calling Cordelia Cordy for some reason. Is that allowed or is she a Full Name Only type o gal

Couple ask game here (x)

7. Do they (or would they) pursue the other character’s affection, and if so, how? Do they tell the other character how they feel? Try to earn their admiration? Woo them with romantic gestures? Flirt with them, skillfully or otherwise?

oh boy GLKSDK. my fun esmé fact of the day is that esme originally started flirting with ortega to one-up him. like oh you think you're funny and charming? well i'm going to flirt better then you just to prove a point. then she caught feelings and now it's awkward smh

anyway to answer your question, she'd do anything for him but never stop mocking him for being self-centered if he said so. not quite pursuing, because it's not in expectation of romantic reciprocation, but more that, as you say, she's Weird about him and thats just how she acts with people she cares about GLKDSK. no explicitly romantic gestures, flirting only if its a bit (its not a bit). she'll say "well at least you're pretty" in a very condescending tone whenever he talks but she will shut down anything more meaningful then that so i dont blame ortega for mixed messages here.

10. What scares them about entering a relationship?

(esme voice nothing scares me im like a god). well! besides the "different sides and bankrolled by an institution im dedicating my life to toppling" i think she is really, really concerned that if this happens, she'll die for real this time and it will break his heart. opposite is not something she's scared of because she wont let him die so 👍

Cordelia is not nicknamed but is perfectly amenable to Cordy in friendly contexts. just for you bookish <3

13. What is their go-to for making a partner feel loved?

Alchemy, for both of them. It was the first thing they really bonded over, and continues to be a point of connection for them. They can go whole days just discussing some random esoteric principle and it is their primary mode of flirting.

Otherwise, independently; Marius hears about a minor inconvenience from Cordelia and comes back a day later with something he made to fix it or very thorough plans for doing so. Cordelia is very deliberate about grounding him with touch—a hand on his shoulder, or taking his arm to lead him away from the laboratory he had been standing at for the past six hours.

19. Are they okay with public displays of affection? Do they like them?

Cordelia's dislike of it stems from the whole "image" problem i talked about earlier—with that particular barrier removed, she's got no problem with it. Nothing particularly excessive, but a kiss on the cheek, or holding hands she is more then comfortable with.

Marius is more excited about the affection part then the public part. to be fair the man just hates public. he tends to defer to cordelia, but he will never say no to holding hands.

also. frankly their alchemical discussions are probably more obscene then any other way they could flirt. they are done in a perfectly acceptable manner. there is nothing that could actually be construed as flirting, only very intense dialogue about alchemy. if you wrote it down and read it you'd be like "oh what an intellectual discussion between equals", if you're there you're like "oh my god can they get a room."

Thank you for the ask bookish!

[thenightdayblogger]

3, 7, and 15 for OC(s) of choice? 👀

Thank you! Ask game here I've split it between Esme (self-explanatory), Cordelia (protagonist of one original work) and Elenah (protagonist of the other)

3. Do they enjoy cooking?

Esme is indifferent but can enjoy it with the right company. Cordelia is totally indifferent and prefers doing prep-work/cleaning as her chore. I think Elenah's barely cooked enough to have formed an opinion since she wasn't part of the Temple's kitchen staff, if she likes it it doesn't matter because shes not good lol

7. Do they have any unusual fears?

Hmm if this works--Elenah will not let anyone burn incense in her room and it is one of the few things she will really pitch a fit about. It stresses her out.

15. What kind of sense of humor do they have? Or do they have one at all?

I'm not going to lie, I think i just end up giving all my mcs my sense of humor. whoops! uhhh for all three of them, they have a slightly (sometimes very) biting wit, and it would go Esme, Elenah, Cordelia in how likely they are to hide it

-> Cordelia only jokes if she's comfortable/trusts the situation won't go south, Elenah "ignore each other but if you fuck with me I'll obliterate you" and Esme will take a hammer to literally any peaceful situation unprompted.

Thank you for the ask glitchy :)

[thenightdayblogger]

I'd like to ask ✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person? for Esme, and if u dont mind me pointing and waving excitedly at ur original work--

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms? for Marius, and 😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge? for Cordelia?

OC ask game here (x) thank you bookish

✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person?

I think that Esmé likes sticking right where she is, partly because she feels more 'in control' in places she recognizes and partly because she's just stubborn 🤣 why would she travel? to go somewhere? she's already somewhere. try again buddy.

and i ALWAYS love talking about my original work thank you for asking <3

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Tapping his fingers when he's lost in thought/forgetting there's anyone else in the room with him. looking at you like 👁️👄👁️ when he expects you to do something (he did not tell you what he expects you to be doing). standing like🧍‍♂️in any situation and when he's finished saying something immediately turning around and walking away because he marked the conversation as Over. what a guy.

😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT—is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?

Cordelia is very inquisitive. She is basically in a near-constant state of gathering information and trying to fit it into the way she's interacting with the world at large. From an alchemical standpoint, she's even more so, but it's in a different way. When she figures things out socially, it's generally geared toward how it benefits her—how do these people connect? whose attention does she want and what is their attention on right now? are those two bantering in a friendly manner or as a ploy to undercut? she is constantly calibrating herself against expectations—how much she'll joke, or smile, if being confident or self-effacing advances what she's trying to do. Alchemy is different, she does it because she wants to understand how it works, gets a thrill from figuring things out. The harder the better. Alchemy is the one thing she is happy to be wrong in, she can't stand it otherwise. She works very hard to make sure she never is.

Ironically, Cordelia's intellect and instinct are sometimes her downfall, where she can read rooms/reasons very clearly, but her own belief in how well she plays The Game blinds her to other things. When it's pointed out, her first instinct is to resist—avoid damage, alter strategy—but in the end she can admit to her weaknesses graciously, and every time makes her a little better at accepting blame.

Thank you for the ask bookish!!

[thenightdayblogger]

3, 7, and 10 for the couple of your choosing if you’re taking these!!

thank you for the ask ken! couple ask game here (x) im using my original characters, cordelia and marius also this got so. so massively long sorry i feel like i was possessed x

3. By contrast, what was the moment that first made their ~heart~ Soft for the other person? Not necessarily a conscious realization of “I love this person,” but a moment that had them like “Oh...I adore them...”

Marius and Cordelia's early relationship took work (after a period in which they just didn't like each other), they both had to make the conscious effort at first to engage positively with the other, in a way that didn't come natural to them. I think that the first things that could be considered romantic affection rather then platonic were;

Cordelia: There's a scene I have in mind where Marius makes the assumption that Cordelia would marry for advantage, and when asked why, methodically lays out his reasoning (she's practical, she wants access to aristocratic titles and wealth, nobles often don't marry for love so she'd be able to leverage her skill to marry higher then she might have otherwise). and hes right LMAO. I think that Cordelia is both embarrassed of and fiercely defensive of her calculation, which is a little too much to get into here, but having someone not pass a value judgment, while simultaneously acknowledging her skill as an alchemist is enough for her to start looking at him in a different light.

Marius: I think their back-and-forth, argument/banter about alchemy was really what set off the whole thing, water on stone deal. that her mask slips off and she's passionate and determined and bitingly witty. either that or the first time she said something perfectly polite with a :) that just makes the entire thing extremely cutting. loved that. probably praised it on the carriage ride home.

7. Do they (or would they) pursue the other character’s affection, and if so, how? Do they tell the other character how they feel? Try to earn their admiration? Woo them with romantic gestures? Flirt with them, skillfully or otherwise?

Cordelia: related to the question below, but yeah there are a lot of conflicting factors for Cordelia. Publicly, people who know her very well are the only ones who could tell there's anything going on (not applicable to marius who has not been in enough social situations for anyone to accurately quantify if he's acting weird or not), and talking about alchemy's probably the one place she might slip. The massive class disparity is part of it, and while their relationship is one of equals/partners, she is technically his apprentice. I don't know if she flirts, per se, but she's definitely the main driver of romantic interactions. she can only handle so much pining this woman is goal-oriented.

Marius: marius figures out cordelia is in love with him when she says 'im in love with you' and kisses him. when he realized he was in love with her i think he lay face-down on the floor for eight hours, and every time he interacted with her over the next two weeks he had to take a breather after. so. no.

10. What scares them about entering a relationship?

Cordelia: relationships in general, having feigned some part of herself that makes them care about her. this relationship in particular—all her work being dismissed/insinuations cast that she slept her way to the top. Also, it going badly and losing the one other alchemist she's ever felt like treated her as an equal and someone with interesting and valuable insight.

Marius: that if she knew everything about him she'd never speak to him again

thank you again for the ask ken <3

[thenightdayblogger]

🎁🎁🎁!!!

thank you bookish! Three sentences, two related and one separate!

“Fascinating,” Hyacinth murmurs, and there is nothing to her face at all but the cool, distant regard of marble.

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Cordelia did not think Chevalier was like Elise, ignited by personal sentiments of justice. She had simply seen the writing on the wall and acted accordingly.