#i might have to curb my ambitions and split before the Dance Sequences. we'll see

[emeraldgreaves]

I want to ask about everything, but please ma'am tell us more about "Lost in Translation" or "horizon line" 👀 👀

finish your fics anyday

have some @shepherds-of-haven bridgerton au! it's not bridgerton if i don't open with everyone prepping for a ball, right?

Even with his sister’s near-militant oversight, their departure came to a delayed start—Idalia wasn’t satisfied until they had been combed, pressed, buttoned, brushed, and otherwise groomed to her exacting standards. The ordeal was somewhat reminiscent of one of her prize horses, though thankfully no one braided ribbons in his hair. He did have to marvel at her efficiency; on top of managing the other three, she still managed to find pockets of time in which she could squeeze in lectures on the proper mode of behavior, even down to the last seconds as their carriage approached the palace. “Do not wander off into the gardens. And whatever else might occur, do not flirt with anyone.” “I have absolutely no intention of—” “After your first season, six different debutantes came crying to me because they expected you to propose. I will not have another repeat of that incident, especially with foreign nobility involved. Don’t say anything that could be considered forward, or overly solicitous, or compliment them unnecessarily. Actually, don’t say anything at all if you can help it.” “My sign language is somewhat out of practice, but I’m sure I can muddle through.” Isodel snorted a quiet laugh from where she stared out the window, and he sent her a grateful glance. At least one of them wasn’t completely tied up in knots over the situation. Idalia sighed. “Err on the side of polite, at least.”

in the arrangement of the sister relationships i've made up sort of out of thin air for this, i think idalia is close with her mother and never too far away from sternness since she's the oldest of All Of That, lydda and gwyn are always two seconds from murdering each other in the usual fashion of inter-younger sibling squabbles, and isodel and red are united with their dad in having a speck of chill.