#oc: anise dovecote

[meekmedea]

Considering the direction the games has gone in the AU, now I'm debating whether to do something similar as the art of falling (for you) where the tributes get sent to spend a week or two in the Capitol vs sending the mentors to the Districts.

Both have their pros...

Except chaos in the Capitol with the troublesome trio + Reaper would be pretty funny. Dill probably gets roped in, through association with Felix. Maybe the same with Sol.

IF it takes place in the Capitol....

Maybe a mentor complains about the unfairness of Clemensia and Sejanus already knowing the partner they're assigned to

Clemensia was ready to channel her inner Hector and throw hands. But she just about managed to control herself.

If you ask her classmates about this though, she had a murderous expression on her face. But this is only getting admitted on the threat of torture. Because they aren't a snitch or anything.

Reaper and Marcus don't really get along, to the chagrin of Clemensia and Sejanus. Like come on guys... please? 🥺

Don't worry Reaper and Marcus bond once they meet Coriolanus and realize that the blond is friends with both Clemensia and Sejanus.

Reaper 🤝 Marcus questioning their friend's sanity (because why did they befriend that blond?)

Also an exchange that came to mind while typing this

Felix: It's not fair you get assigned to Reaper, you already know him! And that defeats the purpose of the whole assignment. Iphigenia, sick of watching a totally not jealous Felix: Careful, you almost sound like you're jealous. ` Reaper, who thinks this whole thing is super funny: You're just jealous that she's madly in love with me and not you. Right, Clemmie? Clemensia, without missing a beat: Yep. In fact, now that you've caught us, I guess we'll come clean. After this summer, I'm planning to run away to 11 to be with him. ` Felix: Felix, after watching his friends leave him standing there: Wait, that was a joke, right? Right??? Clemmie?? Nia??? Reaper?? Come back, guys! `

Max, who was unfortunately within earshot during all this: *choking on his coffee* and having intense flashbacks to the rumours back in his day.

Back then, Clemmie's great-grandparents did essentially just that. Ludius Dovecote fell in love and followed Anise to 11, where they eventually married and had Hector.

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More AU thoughts/rambles can be found here :)

[tumblingghosts]

ah, the dovecote traits: murder and charm ✨

House Dovecote - Capitol Crypt Edition pt.2

second part to the lore from this post about Hector's parents. Haha thanks @maidstew for the push

(Guys, I'm in disbelief too... I thought I could be free from creating more lore, yet here we are...)

Ludius Dovecote

Somehow, he's the only character I've been able to give a middle name to? (New HC spawned - he thought it made him sound so pretentious, he didn't give Hector one, and Hector just sort of continued this tradition with Endymion, then Endymion with Clemensia...)

Anyway his full name is: Ludius Marcellus Dovecote

His middle name means 'young warrior' and is likely associated with Mars, the Roman god of war. Hector's temper definitely comes from him. May or may not have duelled someone for his wife's honour once. Or twice. Or more?

A bit of a recluse to high society. Will take spending hours in his art studio over dealing with the 'prats' of high society. (makes Hector take over any high-society appearances the moment he could)

Has probably dipped his paintbrush in coffee and drank paint water at one point. His then-fiancée teased him for days after that.

Leaning into the Dovecote crime origins/rumours - yeah, not really a rumour, if it's the truth. You want high-quality forgeries? Doesn't matter if it's of documents, artworks, the lot - he's the guy you go to for things like this.

There's probably some art piece in a museum that displays Ludius' work, rather than the original artist.

Anise Dovecote

maiden name - unknown. Supposed Capitol origins, or at least, this depends on who you ask. Born in District 11.

Studied in the Capitol for her med degree before returning to the Districts to treat the people there. Travelled from district to district with her husband, and later son.

Was the muse to a good number of Ludius' paintings - in his paintings of a Venus, a Madonna etc. If you look close enough, she's the model.

Mother to Hector and passed when he was 7/8.

Given Dovecotes and their tendency to attract someone murderous or become the murderous one (ie. Cleopatra, Endymion...) I'd say she was the murderous one in the duo.

Yes, she is a doctor and there's the Hippocratic oath. But in Anise's eyes, this oath only applies to humans, and not scum on earth.

Scary thing is nobody suspects it, her 'charm' (that all Dovecotes descended from her inherit in addition to the already existing Dovecote charm) is pretty effective at casting away any suspicion. Besides, anyone who does dare accuse her of any crime is probably going to have to face off Ludius - he's a very good shot.

Oops, made them both a little murderous...

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Collection of all Dovecote family thoughts

[meekmedea]

General Capitol Lore - likely with sporadic updates

Just trying to make things a bit more neat navigation-wise for myself and anyone interested. (P.S. some links are repeated from the Dovecote collection.)

Family Trees:

House Ravinstill, House Cardew, House Swann, House Dovecote + Beauchamp

House Snow

House Herz (an OC family) family tree

Vickers - Lysistrata's family tree

Reaper's family tree

Generation Capitol Crypt (ie. those belonging in the same generation as the mentors' great-grandparents):

Romulus + Levana Herz

Anise & Ludius Dovecote, Asteria Ravinstill

Thoughts on the weird besties: Ludius + Asteria

Generation Geriatric Ward in their prime (ie. those belonging to the same generation as the mentors' grandparents)

Gloriam Snow

Maximinius Ravinstill

The Cannibal Doctor & The Part-Time Arsonist

The other Murders sisters

Those in the TBOSAS generation

Arete Snow (if she had survived the Dark Days)

Possible Fashion Ideas :)

Geriatric Ward party outfits for the ladies

post TBOSAS (the mentors' university years): glass handbags, themed party outfits,

General Thoughts on hairstyles, outfits, accessories [ 1 ], [ 2 ],

Different wedding dress styles over the decades