#joanna/charlotte

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Today Was A Fairytale - Charlotte Richards/Joanna Beauchamp

Title: Today Was A Fairytale

Summary:  Charlotte isn’t great at carving pumpkins, Joanna helps

Which square it fills: Pumpkin Carving

Fandom:  Witches Of East End/Lucifer

Warnings: N/A

Rating (using Ao3's ratings system): General Audiences

Pairing:  Charlotte Richards/Joanna Beauchamp A/N: Tagging @thebo3bingo

“Ow!” “Come here… let me help.” Joanna moves to Charlotte’s side, she’d already emptied out the pumpkin, making both a pie and roasting the seeds, her smile soft at the sight of Charlotte sucking her wounded finger. Silence falls as she settles to pumpkin carving, quietly intent on her task. “How the he… how on earth are you so good at that?” “Practice.” Joanna’s answer is honest, but she’s never told Charlotte how many times she’s carved pumpkins with the girls, many times setting the same pumpkins on her children’s graves. She doesn’t need to and she knows it will only make Charlotte look at her with sad eyes, she doesn’t want that, not when Charlotte makes her happy. “Well, thank you…. You’ve saved me… a lot of injured fingers.” “Is it hurting?” “A little.” Joanna smiles then, gently kissing the wound, silently healing the tiny wound, watching a fly fall from the air dead. An acceptable loss to save Charlotte’s pain.

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BRIDGERTON SEASON 3 (PART 2)

SPOILER

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Joanna Charlotte

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Rodarte spring 2024 collection

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Alba Galocha and Charlotte Hope in The Spanish Princess as Juana of Castile and Katherine of Aragon

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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 2B

The thrilling conclusion to Round 2 will start tonight, Wednesday, April 10nd, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Once again, look forward to all new propaganda propagated by yours truly. Send me more to add to the garden.

Polls will also feature all-new bios taken from the modest collection of vintage playbills, and extensive collection of personal playbills I've amassed over my short life. It's going to be a fun mix of early-career bios, shows from the last few years, and anything in between.

Round 2B: ALL POLLS HERE Bebe Neuwirth vs. Charlotte d'Amboise Betty Buckley vs. Joanna Gleason Anika Noni Rose vs. Tyne Daly Linda Emond vs. LaChanze Bernadette Peters vs. Victoria Clark Lillias White vs. Andrea Martin Annette Bening vs. Kelli O'Hara Lea Salonga vs. NaTasha Yvette Williams

Rules and Guidelines

Round 2A Winners |

Round 1D Winners | Round 1C Winners | Round 1B Winners | Round 1A Winners

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Patron sketch requests from November 2023 ❤

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✧ Rosa Joanna Farrell (FF4) ✧ Lenna Charlotte Tycoon (FF5) ✧ Terra Branford (FF6) ✧ Barret Wallace, Aerith Gainsborough (FF7) ✧ Squall Leonhart (FF8) ✧ Garnet Til Alexandros XVII (FF9) ✧ Tidus (FF10) ✧ Sazh Katzroy (FF13) ✧ Thancred Waters, Y'shtola Rhul, Estinien Varlineau (FF14) ✧ Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Cindy Aurum (FF15) ✧ Althea Sol Alfitaria (FF:CC TCB)

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Do we all not just want to be Cats?

The UK/International Tour 2017 answers that with a resounding yes!

(Source)

Compiled by Charlie Johnson who played Bombalurina.

Aaron Hunt as Bill Bailey, Agnes Pure as Demeter, Alexandra Girard covering Jemima, Charlie Johnson as Bombalurina, Charlotte Scott as Jellylorum, Eilish Harmon-Beglan as Tantomile, Enric Marimon as Carbucketty, Fletcher Dobinson as Coricopat, Grace Swaby as Jemima, Jak Allen-Anderson as Admetus, Joanna Ampil as Grizabella, Joanna Lee Martin as Jennyanydots, Joe Henry as Mungojerrie, John Ellis as Old Deuteronomy, Lee Greenaway as Skimbleshanks, Matt Krzan as Munkustrap, Meg Astin as Rumpleteazer, Natalie Bennyworth as Cassandra, Nell Martin covering Jennyanydots, Robbie McMillan as Mistoffelees, Robin Lake as Alonzo, Sophia McAvoy as Victoria, and Tony McGill as Asparagus, and Jordan Castle out of costume.

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Dancing In The Rain And Moonlight - Wendy Beauchamp/Mazikeen, Joanna Beauchamp/Charlotte Richards

A/N: Another quick fill for @julybreakbingo​ ‘s Big Bingo.

The thought of dancing in the rain had caused Charlotte to shudder, moving to join Joanna in the kitchen instead, smiling just slightly and accepting the tea she’s offered. Wendy, Joanna’s sister, is soon outside in the rain, quickly joined by Mazikeen. Here, watching Mazikeen laugh and dance with Wendy, Charlotte starts to think that maybe, just maybe, she can learn to be happy here with Mazikeen and the family of witches they had come to know and care for. “They’ll get colds…” “Well… Wendy might.” Charlotte mutters. “Maze is pretty hard to make sick…” Joanna smiles just slightly, shrugging. “Well, I hope she’s a good nurse then…. Wendy gets a little whiny…” “I’m sure she’ll be fine.” Charlotte laughs. “You were… in the end.”

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BRIDGERTON SEASON 3 (PART 2)

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Updates on how it's going...

Still not doing great at any difficulty above "Expert..." but I'll get there. Top character's list is still leveling out as doing "what's smart" is sometimes slightly different than just putting my favorite characters on the screen in front of me... but some of them - I mean... they're my favorites for a reason, because they're good at what they do... It'd be stupid not to use Yuna if you actually want to beat the bosses... Haven't used the healers much once I realized you usually don't need them unless you're playing a song you suck at.

And I love collecting stuff, so Yuffie, Prompto, Rikku, Zidane, and Fran are climbing the list. (Prompto, Yuffie, and Rikku were climbing the list from the beginning since they're some of my favorite characters.) For sure, in the end, Yuna and the collectors are likely going to be my top used characters. I've been using Terra and the Chocobo a lot too lately, but they haven't made the top ten yet... Maybe someday.

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Series Recommendation:

Bunker Series - Jordan Rivet

Wake Me After the Apocalypse (Bunker #1)

Meet Me at World’s End (Bunker #2)

Follow Me to Armageddon (Bunker #3)

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult+, Post-Apocalyptic

Keywords: Survival, Cryosleep, Strong Female Characters, Lots of Characters, Romantic Subplots

Length: Long

Rating: #1 - 4/5, #2 - 4/5, #3 - 4/5 : Overall - 4/5

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i just came by to say that i absolutely love love love charlotte! i went scrolling thru ur tumblr for crumbs of anything she says and i realised the reason why i love her so much is because she's me if i was 10x better lol. the quote where she says "i simply learned to think faster'' is extraordinary—i was also a quiet kid when i was younger, not because i was shy, but because i was cautious. however, unlike charlotte, nowadays, my tongue is more thorny than silver (in the wise words of taylor swift, "my words shoot to kill when i'm mad").

i also really love charlotte's pragmatism (i am nothing in my soul, if not a realist) which is balanced by her determination. she knows what she wants (literally cannot wait to see charlotte x clairmont again) and i've always regarded ambition quite highly. i like that she is almost a medium between the two groups that women invariably seemed to be placed in. she is not a "menace" to the ton because she understands, quite frankly, the uselessness of being one. nevertheless, she is not a "simpering debutante" either but nor does she discredit them (there's a lovely quote by the actress who plays mrs bennet in the 2005 pride and prejudice where she acknowledges the general dislike for her character in contrast to the love for mr bennet but she reminds the audience that he will never understand the issue with his daughters being unmarried because the issue only arises after his death (also what are your thoughts on romances written during that era? i.e. jane austen, charlotte bronte etc)).

bridgerton tends to lean into the very optimistic idea that marriages are only made on the basis of love (or in many cases, lust) and all loose ends tie themselves up - while i do love that idea (however unrealistic), it is so refreshing to see someone talk about the more realistic aspects of why marriages transpired in that era. honestly, even if i was as highly ranked as charlotte, i'd still be looking to marry a duke (or even, a prince lol). (i also find it quite interesting that you mention that amelia has a "rake" for a husband because it never even crossed my mind that some "rakes" may never "reform" - look at the delusions hr novels have me believing lmaoo).

i am very intrigued by politics, especially the intricate machinations of royal courts (if you've got any ya fantasy court/political intrigue recs, send them my way!), so i love the idea that a historical romance mc (she's not very HR, i must admit, but still) dabbles in politics. we do, of course, see a lot of suffragette-y feminism in novels but i echo your sentiment that systemic, stable change can be wrought in different ways. i also really enjoy your interweaving of historical facts and events - i feel like i learn a lot when authors do that, simply because my curiosity must be satiated and i end up spending a lot more time in wikipedia than the actual book lol.

sorry this was so long, i ended up ranting jksfghk but in conclusion, i love your characterisation of charlotte a lot.

(if you have any next gen bridgerton fics recs or know of any characters like charlotte (dont mind genre), tell me - i have a chasm in my soul to fill!!) OH AND if you have a charlotte snippet, i am ready to eat it up

Wow, first off, thank you. And bear with me, I'm about to give a rant in return 😂

So the backstory on Charlotte is that my first iteration of her was written in the summer of 2021. I was in a period of being annoyed by "relatable" heroines and just how unremarkable they came off as. Obviously I'm not pro-#girlboss but I wanted more... knowing heroines? Or a heroine who recognized that the full extent of her capabilities would never be appreciated in this era (in this case because she wants to be a politician) so she finds workarounds to exert her power and influence. So I wrote Charlotte due to a combination of spite for existing headcanons about her, as well as some influence from Gore Vidal's character, Caroline Sanford. Since then, I've read a lot more historical romances beyond Julia Quinn, and it's really opened me up to all kinds of HR heroines, ones who neither fall into the "menace" bucket nor the "simpering debutante" bucket.

Regarding Bridgerton's optimistic viewpoint on love and marriages, I mean, that's generally the hallmark of the HR genre. It's just, the Bridgertons come off as particularly sanctimonious about it, like making only love marriages makes them morally superior to the rest of the ton. That being said, Charlotte is not... really the exception to the rule. By the last chapter of The Courtship of Charlotte Bridgerton, you'll basically read them admitting that it was something like love at first sight. The difference is, Charlotte doesn't go into her marriage blind about her husband's sexuality, and nor is she entirely unaware of her own, and by virtue of the agreement she and Clairmont come to before they marry, she is able to explore her sexuality after marriage as well.

I actually think a character like Charlotte could be very HR, except I personally haven't read books with heroines quite like this, particularly in the sexual sense. I've read a couple politically aware heroines (most recently in Ana María and The Fox, and before that in The Duke Gets Even), as well as a few who had never married but not virgins (see: Sarah MacLean's Hell's Belles series, in which Sesily and Adelaide both had prior sexual experience before meeting the heroes, as well as Nellie from Joanna Shupe's Fifth Avenue Rebels series and Sera from The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham). What I think we could stand to see more of are unapologetically scheme-y heroines (the heroine in Sherry Thomas's The Luckiest Lady in London came the closest), and also heroines that are generally less apologetic about their sexuality and expressing themselves sexually. Possibly not just with their hero either.

Regarding the whole reformed rake thing, I mean, some authors do it better than others. Lisa Kleypas's St. Vincent is, to me, a masterclass on how a rake is "reformed" without Evie basically having to beg him to or chase him down. Grace Callaway does a few of them well, although I wonder if they'd even qualify as rakes, or just men with strong sexual appetites. When I wrote Amelia's depressing backstory, I was very much in my "the reformed rakes make the best husbands thing is bullshit" era. I'm a little more ambivalent now since I've read better HR.

As for my thoughts on Austen and the Bronte sisters and whatnot, I mean, I've read a handful of Austen books, which I enjoyed (honestly, Northanger Abbey was the most fun to read, Persuasion made me cry in a good way, and Pride and Prejudice had its moments but I think I like the movie more lol). I've read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights for class, and didn't particularly enjoy them. Like I'm not going to moralize on the *dastardliness* of Rochester or Heathcliff, but they didn't super do it for me either. I'm more of a North and South girlie because I liked it was a little more explicit about the romance of it all compared to, say, P&P. And genre-wise, this makes sense. Austen wrote very genteel novels of manners, and N&S was an update in some senses, and I liked exploring this new setting of an industrializing England. Which echoes my feelings on historical romances in many ways, namely, I feel like setting historical romances in the Victorian era during this period of industrialization really allows authors to branch out of ballroom stories. They can also interact with a wider world (thanks modernized modes of travel and also, imperialism), and the potential for exploring feminist and multi-racial/cultural themes is greater.

Regarding the politics and feminism of it all, another part of what drove me to write Charlotte was just me being irritated by the faux-feminism characters like Eloise Bridgerton, and to a lesser extent Evie Dunmore heroines espoused. For Eloise especially, her ambitions to attend university will never be realized and quite frankly it's anachronistic, and as for Evie's heroines, it feels like their "feminism" only goes so far before the romance supersedes it. Charlotte is aware of her limitations, but the problem is, even the time period I'm writing her in doesn't allow for her to do a lot of work, but a generation later, I imagine she would be a bit more outspoken about women's property rights and divorce and custody rights and whatnot. Suffrage would basically be seen as a goal to slowly work towards because compared to the other things, I doubt many women would see it as an *immediate* right.

Anyway so, recs. None of these books really have heroines who want to be politicians or political hostesses, but they all have political causes they care about. Also, note how all of these are set in different periods of the Victorian era rather than the Regency:

Ana María and The Fox by Liana De la Rosa: Ana María's father is a part of the Juarez government-in-exile during the French invasion of Spain, which is why she's sent to England with her sisters in part to act as goodwill ambassadors. The hero in this book wants to expand the Seward-Lyons Treaty in order for Britain to more forcefully disavow slavery, something Ana believes in strongly as well.

The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe: Nellie actively distributes contraception to lower-class women who can't afford it in direct defiance of the Comstock Laws. She (somewhat unwittingly) becomes a poster child for pro-contraception advocacy by the end.

Glory and the Master of Shadows by Grace Callaway: Glory's father trying to pass anti-opium legislation, or legislation that would make trading for opium illegal. This is during the period in between the Opium Wars in China, I believe. Glory also believes strongly in this, and the hero Wei's work is largely centered around helping those with opium addictions.

As for unapologetically scheme-y heroines, I don't think you can do better than The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas. Louisa's scheming thought process to get the richest husband possible is refreshing to read, and the chemistry with the hero Felix is pretty damn great in part because they both recognize similar qualities in one another right off the bat (in that, they are the schemers, and kind of the worst. A little).

Also, if you want a political romance (based on Lady Cowper/Lord Palmerston), I recently wrote an original short story called Interregnum.

I... honestly don't have any Bridgerton next-gen fic recs only because I have very set ideas on what I want to see in them so I don't really venture outside this particular bubble. That being said, if you want to read a short fic from Clairmont's point of view the night he meets Charlotte, I wrote Where I may feel the throbs of your heart or rest upon your hip a couple months ago.

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who needs galentine's day/valentine's day/singles awareness day when you have the s5 casa amor recoupling episode fulfilling every tier of maslow's hierarchy of needs