#ocs: cleopatra/endymion/aelia dovecote

[meekmedea]

what are your fancasts for clemmie and other dovecotes?

Hi Anon!

Ooh this sounds fun! I'm still pretty new with figuring out how to fancast since I usually try to look for pictures that fit the vibe rather than looking for a specific person.

But I'll give this my best try :)

Ni Ni as Cleopatra Dovecote

Xiao Zhan as Endymion Dovecote.

Due to his resemblance to his father, I gave him the same fancast as Hector. Only thing is that Hector tends to wear his hair longer while Endymion prefers his shorter.

Aelia Dovecote née Beauchamp.

For Clemmie's mother, I couldn't quite decide on a face. But I do imagine her with curly hair and I do think the models in the photos are fairly close to what I see her as. Couldn't find their names though 😥

Edit: I believe the name of the model on the right is Caroline Reuter.

Clemensia Dovecote

For Clemmie, I ran into a similar problem as I did with Aelia haha. This is set when she's a bit older, maybe closer to her university years?

Anyway, there's 2 potential fancasts. The actress on the left is Zhou Ye. I also really like the actress on the right and I've used her as Clemmie in a different moodboard. Her name is Ni Ni, and funnily enough, it's the same actress that I cast as Cleopatra.

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Collection of House Dovecote lore here

[meekmedea]

hi medea! i was thinking about how movie!clemmie never reappears after the snakes and how it implies she died - how do you think clemensia dying might play out in the book ‘verse?

maybe she still has the confrontation with coriolanus post-bombing, but that’s the last time anyone sees of her. maybe those scales spreading turned out to be lethal. maybe a couple people asking after her once the interviews pass by and the games near, and coriolanus rebuffs a few people saying he’s “heard she’s sick” - except clemensia doesn’t make a reappearance.

at what point would endymion/aelia start demanding answers for their daughter’s whereabouts? at what point do the mentors start to actually question where their popular classmate/friend has gone (especially in the whirlwind of dealing with their own tributes and the upcoming games)?

Ooh this is an interesting one to think about. Confrontation-wise, are we considering it as when she shows up in his hospital room, or when she makes her first public appearance where she lashes out at Coriolanus in front of others?

Because I think the outcome might vary slightly.

Regardless, her death has to be announced to her parents since there's probably no way they can cover it up indefinitely.

Scenario 1: After that hospital room confrontation, she dies.

This one hurts her parents A LOT, given they still haven't seen her once. I wonder how the doctors would disguise the fact that Clemmie has scales on her. Maybe cremate her and say it's for preventing the illness from catching?

Nevertheless, this hits hard, because all Endymion + Aelia know is their daughter was so sick, they couldn't visit. Then next thing they know, she's dead and all they have is her ashes. It's suspicious.

By now, other mentors have died, with grand funerals of their own. Maybe the Ravinstill administration is attempting to go that route too for her, but Endymion is PISSED. Like this feels like a cover up. (It sort of is)

It comes as a shock, I think, to all her classmates. Especially since she'd just disappeared and was told she was sick. Like isn't the Capitol advanced enough??

Her parents probably talk to other parents and by extension, this information about Endymion and Aelia being concerned about Clemmie's death spreads to the other mentors. Someone probably let's slip about the assignment that Clemmie and Coriolanus were assigned. This makes Coriolanus the last person to have seen her.

Endymion and Aelia probably ask him for details, and it puts Coriolanus in an awkward position. Does he lie? Does he tell the truth?

I don't think he'd tell the entire truth - but whatever he does say, it's so vague that her parents know something is up.

Clemmie's situation feels like it was spun as an accident in the book to everyone else. Like accidentally coming into contact with something. And it's probably too late for Gaul to come out and say the truth, because even if she does, it seems like an excuse.

Endymion probably talks complains. Aelia does too. Hard to tell where the rumours are coming from, but suddenly there's a lot of scrutiny and blame cast Gaul's way.

Maybe this isn't enough to force her into an early retirement, but it's putting pressure on her and President Ravinstill.

Maybe Gaius' death is the final push to get Gaul out of being involved the games. Like you recruited our children into this and sent so many to their deaths. How do you answer for this?

Scenario 2: After lashing out publically at Coriolanus, that's the last time the mentors see her alive

The other mentors are probably a bit more affected here. Because at first, she's sick and yeah, maybe there's concern. But when she comes back for a day, they're like, okay, well she's fine now. That's good.

But now that she's dead? This probably gets them talking, even if the games are coming up. And they likely all remember Clemmie's outburst with Coriolanus. How it was so out of character for her? Maybe they're now wondering: ok, what happened that day? Why was Clemmie acting like that?

There's more questions directed to Coriolanus than he's comfortable with. And based on how he's not really able to answer, his classmates are a bit suspicious. Was Coriolanus at fault? Hmmm... Nobody outright accuses him (yet) but there are rumours and theories flying around.

Extra points if her parents found her dead in her room. And in their freak out, they find out about the scales and are like: WTF? I was told it was a flu, but you performed human experimentation on my daughter?

Pres. Ravinstill now has to deal with two more grieving/furious parents (it really isn't a good look with how many mentors that died before the games even started). The Dovecotes want answers.

Unfortunately those answers were most likely unsatisfactory.

If Endymion caught whiff of those rumours that maybe it's Coriolanus' fault, I don't think it's looking good for Coriolanus if Endymion approaches him for answers.

I'd say the games continue and events follow TBOSAS where Coriolanus' cheating gets revealed and he's sent off to 12. Except this time, his chances of coming back to the Capitol are really low. And if he does make it somehow, Sejanus' death probably doesn't help his reputation.

Endymion's character is more similar to Cleopatra - death is very much on the table.

A guarantee that the Snows keep falling into misfortune. Of course, there's nothing that ties back to the Dovecotes.

People might whisper that it's some sort of karmic retribution though, given how it's implied that Coriolanus' ambition led to Clemmie's death. How true that rumour is, is another story. But it's a good story that people enjoy spreading.

[meekmedea]

Endymion Dovecote & Aelia Dovecote née Beauchamp

The middle child of three siblings, Aelia works at Lavinium, a luxury jewelry store owned by her family for quite some generations. The reason why 'Dovecote clementines' exist. Upon her marriage to Endymion, she scandalized the more traditional elite crowd by continuing to work at Lavinium.

Outside of doting on his wife and daughter, Endymion is an avid piano player (courtesy of Cleopatra) and a bit of a history nerd. High society, however, knows him best as the secretary of energies.

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mini moodboards for Clemmie's parents ~ it didn't seem very fair to leave out her parents when I've made moodboards for Hector & Cleopatra.

BONUS

more so the vibe than anything else, but this sort of give off Cleopatra 'mourning' the death of a spouse & attending high society events. If I had to guess which spouse, probably spouse #2 or #4.

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Collection of House Dovecote Lore -> HERE

[meekmedea]

Dovecote Family Lore Collection

honestly just a little list of the stuff crafted up for your convenience and mine to refer back to while I write the Time-Travelling Clemmie AU (+ any possible future ones)

occasionally we get a mention of the Ravinstills + other families due to their associations to either Hector or Clemensia

Dovecote family rambles , pt.2 of rambles, pt.3 + pt.3.5 (lore behind hector's parents)

Aelia Dovecote née Beauchamp

Endymion & Aelia moodboard

Moodboards for Clemensia's paternal grandparents: Cleopatra Dovecote & Hector Dovecote ( [V1], [V2] )

Clemensia Dovecote moodboard

The Hearts of House Dovecote

Possible Fancasts:

Hector + Maximinius moodboard

For Cleopatra, Endymion, Aelia and Clemensia

Generation Capitol Crypt: [ 1 ] Anise & Ludius Dovecote, Asteria Ravinstill, [ 2 ] Romulus & Levana Herz

Family Trees:

Beauchamp + House Dovecote

House Ravinstill

Updated family trees, fixed/added names (+ addition of Livia and Iphigenia's families)

House Herz - Cleopatra's side of the family

Posts that are related to the dovecotes, but not on here can be found through this tag: dovecote family thoughts