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Question @Lexisheeps,@WhiteAngel25;
I was just kind of thinking about Auri and Theo after the jump.

Who got the estate in the divorce? I assume that Auri and Cosy would be with Sabrina (Theo has his own apartment now), so would this be at the estate or a new home? The house was from Sabrina's family, right? Unless I'm remembering wrong, ofcourse.

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For shits and giggles I'm imagining a de Villiers Christmas dinner for the sake of poor Cosette who just wants to be with the fam. She'd be happy. Theo and Aaron would be dicking around together. Aurélie and Thierry would be brooding on opposite ends of the room. Sabrina would be taking care of all the food and trying to manage all the youngsters, and Nick would hide behind the couch.

Based on fiction. LMAO.

Then von Galloes comes to fuck it all up.

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I'm more of a cat person rofl

@Lexisheeps

Unacceptable, I'm telling my dog ;)

Oh also, I would greatly appropriate it if you removed that line from your post as well. Not the feedback or anything else, just the line in question. Please and thank you!

@Lexisheeps

Done.

...him doing what he wants for two decades.

I'm pretty sure this was directed at Thierry. An "I'm leaving and getting Cosy, do what you want as you've done during our entire relationship" But that's how I read it.

comment kind of bothered me

It's good to admit when something personally bothers you, like I have with the other comment. In that, always better to ask for clarification or wait to write with a clear mind! Especially when you know your characters and their history, something we aren't privy to and don't know what triggers them and therefore in this case you. Thank you for being open and honest!

Sort of a symbolic backwards way to show Eli that, despite how it my seem, that Thierry does care and that he cares as well.

I was keeping Aurélie open and perceptive to Nick but his words to Sabrina, which she heard, plus the giving on the ring, aren't a good real impression of who Nick is within their family. Or wants to be.

And everything else you wrote underneath that seems to me like there's a lot you know about Nick and Thierry that we don't, which makes this hard. If something a character says makes you mad then it's best to take a step back and breathe, you know? You may not understand Sabrina's reasoning but that's a good point of confusion for your characters then, not a conclusion to decide on is truth, you know? Especially things that we haven't seen happening (the divorce) should just be kept vague then.

From Sabrina's POV the symbolism is quite clearly stated; she was still wearing the ring, still loving him, but in her eyes after this specific moment, she is done with him because he chose Nick over the kids in her eyes. She is like... freeing herself from her feelings and focussing on her children, that she also obv had a part in their history. Giving the ring was all about her empowerment, not a jab toward Thierry. She's not abandoning him either, just accepting/recocnising that he has someone who loves him that he loves too. Taking herself out of the equation, really.

(But Angel correct me if I'm wrong)

In the end it's not that deep to me, and I'm pretty sure all of our character's heightened feelings will be smoothed down once the jump happens! In the end we probably shouldn't draw conclusions but ask for clarifications instead, so this doesn't go in a wrong direction <3


It's pink for you!
No go sleep and stop overthinking cause I know you are, I do the same sometimes lmao.

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Sorry that was hella long for no reason lmao.

Have a cute GIF of my dog as compensation.

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You think? I was wondering about that particular line myself. I was aiming for the harshness of it, but maybe I could get some ideas on what to replace it with? I am all ears.

It's a burn back at the "Last two decades" comment. Nick's only 23, so it hurt him for her to say this. I want to have a comment that sort of gives Thierry something to think about. Something that he hadn't really noticed about himself.

Suggestions? Feel free to pm me!

EDIT D<
I went ahead and just removed the line in question. AND I am always opened to feedback for any of my posts, just an FYI.

@Lexisheeps

Thank you for being open to this. I'm all for characters having opinions that obviously don't reflect our own, and wild opinions and thoughts only richen their character, especially if they're not perfect but flawed like our characters are. Yet this comment felt both not correct toward Sabrina's character, and it also felt a bit too heavy in any case. I appreciate you removing it.

About replacing, I think it's even more savage/harsh to just have that oneliner, really.

I want to have a comment that sort of gives Thierry something to think about. Something that he hadn't really noticed about himself.

Hmm, yeah I get that. I think though, Sabrina wasn't perfect but she did always love Thierry a whole lot more than he her, obviously, which is not entirely his fault, he just let it simmer for too long. Comfortable in their arrangement. So honestly, her reaction, while rough, comes from a place of severe hurt and love, not hatred.

He was stressed with a bit of a jealous rage

I think it fits his character quite nicely still. The emotional bomb kind of blowing, the amount of namecalling showing off his age, that kind of stuff.

The main reason I didn't do Thierry's pov was because of all the sad depressing inner dialog. I felt it was too much. And then when I took the that away, I was left with one liners and avoidance, for the most part.

Oh that's interesting! I struggled with this myself, actually. Triggerwarning; probably unwanted advice incoming, lmao.

When I was writing my collab with Angel of Auri in the coffeeshop, I also told her that I wanted to show Aurélie's feelings but also try and not make her a crybaby/dramatic person everyone gonna get sick off. It's a delicate balance on not making someone too depressing, but also trying to stay true (Like, she was kidnapped and indoctrinated for 7 years, and then the thing with her father happened, then she was in a coffee shop alone trying to cope, so realistically would she be smiling ear to ear, you know?)

So what I did or tried to do was make her depressed, but more shut off in emotion instead of "hello darkness my old friend". Then, obviously, while her feelings for her father were really sad, an up to that was that she liked Nick and that it wasn't his fault. And that she would've taken a picture of her father and his husband because she found herself accepting that pretty much right off the bat. It was a lovely view, to her, their embrace. Picture worthy. Her mom's hug was a happy moment for her. I hopefully balanced it all right.

I don't know if you should or shouldn't write it, that's totally up to you and what you feel comfortable with. It might be nice to see, especially since it was such a pivotal moment for Sabrina, and their relationship. To honour that, his reaction would be worthwhile.

I can only say there may be a delicate balance. If you think it's too depressing, put a point of light in it. Thierry can be shocked by her words, but for example, also see/recognise that his kids are safe and supported with her? Like wow bitch, hurtful, and I'm hurt, and this kind of makes me depressed because damn I see some stuff here, but okay, you're a good mum at least my kids are in good hands. Sorry for not loving you back like you deserved. Or recognise that he loves Nick and is truly happy now, something he didn't feel before, but at the same time he can be sad about apparently burning his bridge with Sabrina entirely. May not be lovers, but still co-parents and somewhat friends, you know?

I don't know, this last part of advice is probably unwarranted as I can't know Thierry's inner dialogue, just how I view them! <3 Writing sad characters is really hard :( I also struggle with not making Aurélie a whiny bitch despite having so much to whine about. The jump of two something weeks will help her character a lot!

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Also, semi-unknowing and chill Theo about to receive the oddest phonecall of his life from his mom, LMAO.
"The airport? America? MY SISTERS?" *jumps on Auri's motorcycle vroom vroom*

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Just an FYI, I've got irl plans up until Sunday. I will be slow to ooc and unable to ic post.

@Lexisheeps

Have fun with having a life! <3

@Estylwen@WhiteAngel25@Days

I was able to sneak my post in! Enjoy!

@Lexisheeps

Sneaky!

Did she even know Thierry? How he'd struggled with losing sight of his children over the years and then having two of them physically be taken too?

I think she knows that better than anyone T_T

Thierry's attempt to control his whimpering.

Aw, omg :( Tissues!

Can't she see how torn he was already?

Can't they see how torn she is?! Screaming, sobbing.

That it's just as much her fault and not entirely his.

More sobbing. She does know this, though. But only one of her parents is trying to fix it right now T_T

Man I have all kinds of feels. Would've loved to see Thierry's reaction but I guess we're all in the dark about it, even Sabrina. I already have such good ideas for Theo and Auri after the jump. Beautifully written, his slow simmering until the boiling point. Tt does show Nick's immaturity, (the emotional timebomb has blown up?). Thierry just sobbing broke my heart. Maybe he is realising something, too. He can toss Sabrina away, but his kids he's still responsible for. Really glad Nick didn't toss the ring though. It's canon that Sabrina had been good to Nick, though. Kind and motherly. So for Nick to hate her this much is a surprise.

His interaction with Auri gave me chills. Not sure what she'd feel about it other than blinking.

The future for this family is going to be interesting.

Family Christmas party, anyone? LMAO.

//Cosette crying in the background

@Estylwen

TRUE. Also, Auri hearing all of this and being like O_O damn.

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Personally, I think this comment as a bit too much, unwarranted and doesn't have a place in this RP.

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A masterpiece!

She shot Nick a look, daring him to speak to see if he wanted to live or die.

Chills!

And I'm the fucking idiot still in love with you

Screaming, crying, sobbing.

The red leather had a little age to it. It was the home for the wedding ring Thierry had given her, although one could see a faint line on her left hand still if they got close enough.

Nope, nope. I'm gone. Full on sobbing.

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Auri has a nice view of the incineration, but Nick has a front-row view, lmao.