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“Your hands are freezing!” Anthony @ Francesca! Gonna go eat dinner but then I'll send moooore @strxngertogether

Francesca knew it was late and leave it to her oldest brother to find her out of bed in the middle of the night, but he wasn't scolding her.

Just holding her ice-cold hands and sitting next to her on the settee.

"I couldn't sleep, I wanted to practice, but I didn't want to wake anyone, so I was waiting for sunrise."

[ passing confidence ]  –  for the sender’s muse brush their finger’s against the receiver’s muse’s hand, too scared to hold their hand. Anthony @ Kate! @strxngertogether

Kate looked to Lord Bridgerton, after the fiasco at his and Edwina's wedding things had been tense, Edwina hadn't spoken to her since the truth was discovered and Mary was doing her best to mediate but there was hurt all around.

The light brush of his fingertips against her hand triggered something in Kate ached to hold his hand, but she forced herself to pull away.

They'd done enough damage.

“ i  got  them  to  make  him  some  sandwiches …   and  he  proposed  to  me . ” Prudence @ Siena! @strxngertogether

Prudence Featherington should not be here speaking to Siena, they shouldn't even really know each other. But Siena had found her voice opened many doors, and one such door was a sort of friendship with Prudence.

Siena topped off Prudence's glass of wine.

"And will you except him?"

they said, "babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and i did. JJ @ Gracie! @strxngertogether

Gracie listened intently, she understood in a way, she worked hard to be the best paramedic she could be, but especially in the early days there was a lot of faking it.

"And now that you've made it, any regrets?"

[ rub ]  –  for the sender muse to rub up and down the receiver’s back / shoulder as a means of comfort. Anthony @ Francesca! @strxngertogether

Francesca's head came to rest on Anthony's shoulder, after the disaster of tonight's ball she hadn't expected her older brother to come check on her, but come he had.

"I wish I was more like the rest of you, I'm just... not like the rest of you. What's wrong with me?"

"She is life itself." Adam about JJ @ Diana! @strxngertogether

"That is quite the endorsement." Diana said, to hear Adam speak about this JJ reminded Diana a lot of how she thought of Steve. She had never found love again after Steve, but it made her happy when others did.

"So are you going to call her?"

“What are you thinking about?” Anthony @ Kate! @strxngertogether

Kate had been staring out the window, lost in thought when Anthony brought her back to Earth.

"Different things... names mostly." Her hands came to rest on the bump that was their unborn child.

"I've been trying to wait, but I keep thinking about what we'll name them."

“ how  many  times  am  i  to  be  ordered  to  marry  the  man  sitting  next  to  me  at  dinner ? ” Prudence @ Kate! @strxngertogether

Kate smiled politely, she didn't know exactly what to say to Miss Featherington. They weren't friends but Prudence had chosen that Kate was worthy of confiding in.

"It might not be horrible, you might find you like him once you get to know him."

Siena shifted uncomfortably at the mention of her love life. The past year had altered her prospects drastically.

The only comfort, she still had her angelic voice and beauty to serve her. She'd left London, and now she was back, with little to show for her freedom.

"Women like me don't have suitors. We have patrons that keep us in finery. As of late, I don't have a patron."

“ i  got  them  to  make  him  some  sandwiches …   and  he  proposed  to  me . ” Prudence @ Siena! @strxngertogether

Prudence Featherington should not be here speaking to Siena, they shouldn't even really know each other. But Siena had found her voice opened many doors, and one such door was a sort of friendship with Prudence.

Siena topped off Prudence's glass of wine.

"And will you except him?"

"The password is 'eagle', you apes." Gregory @ Francesca! @strxngertogether

An unlady-like snort came from Francesca perched on the settee in the corner.

She really shouldn't laugh, Gregory calling their siblings apes was rather rude, but it was just so unexpected from her brother.

"Gregory, don't say things like that, it's rude." Francesca said flushing furiously when everyone turned to look at her. She wanted the floor to open up and swallow her.

"Do you think anyone will notice if we slip away?" Anthony @ Kate! @strxngertogether

Kate couldn't help herself, she smiled, she really shouldn't encourage Anthony.

"We literally just arrived, my lord." Kate pointed out, keeping her voice down so others wouldn't over hear.

"Besides, shouldn't you be watching your siblings and keeping them out of trouble?"

[ no tears ]  –  for the sender to cup the receiver’s face and brush away their tears with their thumbs. reverse Gregory @ Daphne! @strxngertogether

Daphne wasn't sure what was wrong but she'd seen Gregory storm out and now found her youngest brother clearly upset.

Shutting the door behind her Daphne sat opposite of Gregory and gently took his face in her hands and dried his tears.

"You don't have to tell me anything, but I'm here if you wish to."

"I am an opera singer." Some would call her a whore certainly, but Siena still had some pride, and she didn't want Prudence to think badly of her.

"And besides, what is a whore? A woman that makes her own way in the world using what little power she has. If we lived in a fair world, women could make their own money without resorting to such things."

“ i  got  them  to  make  him  some  sandwiches …   and  he  proposed  to  me . ” Prudence @ Siena! @strxngertogether

Prudence Featherington should not be here speaking to Siena, they shouldn't even really know each other. But Siena had found her voice opened many doors, and one such door was a sort of friendship with Prudence.

Siena topped off Prudence's glass of wine.

"And will you except him?"

"I miss you when I least expect it." Anthony @ Kate! @strxngertogether

"I just went for a walk," Kate teased, she loved walking through the markets. Her heart had longed for India since they left, and now that Anthony had helped her get back here she couldn't help herself but immerse herself in the culture she loved.

Even now at this late date in her pregnancy Kate often went walking, especially when her unborn child wouldn't settle.

"Your child has been active today, I thought a walk would calm them."

Kate smiled and leaned back into her husband, her hands moving so they were over his on the bump.

"I don't disagree, I want to honor your father, it only seems right. I know how much you adored him." It was the only name she'd even considered for a boy.

"I was thinking of giving them a middle name from my culture, they will be of two worlds after all."

“What are you thinking about?” Anthony @ Kate! @strxngertogether

Kate had been staring out the window, lost in thought when Anthony brought her back to Earth.

"Different things... names mostly." Her hands came to rest on the bump that was their unborn child.

"I've been trying to wait, but I keep thinking about what we'll name them."

"No, I'm not, I never say the right thing! I talk about the piano forte too much, I'm too particular, I try to control my reactions, but I just get so excited and can't help myself." Francesca fought back tears. She didn't want to fall apart in front of her brother.

"It's like we're playing a game, and everyone else knows the rules, but they won't explain them to me, and when I think I've figured them out, they change." Francesca wrung her hands, tears blurring her vision.

"Papa used to say I was like Uncle Hugo. He was awkward and passionate. I don't want to be awkward and passionate, I want to be normal!"

[ rub ]  –  for the sender muse to rub up and down the receiver’s back / shoulder as a means of comfort. Anthony @ Francesca! @strxngertogether

Francesca's head came to rest on Anthony's shoulder, after the disaster of tonight's ball she hadn't expected her older brother to come check on her, but come he had.

"I wish I was more like the rest of you, I'm just... not like the rest of you. What's wrong with me?"

"I see." Diana wasn't judging. She knew love was not a simple thing. At least Adam cared enough not to act on his feelings. He didn't want to hurt anyone.

"You're a good person, you know, she's lucky to have a friend who cares so much about her."

"She is life itself." Adam about JJ @ Diana! @strxngertogether

"That is quite the endorsement." Diana said, to hear Adam speak about this JJ reminded Diana a lot of how she thought of Steve. She had never found love again after Steve, but it made her happy when others did.

"So are you going to call her?"

"What do you mean?" Daphne asked. She didn't understand. Did Gregory think someone chose a baby's gender?

"No one decides these things. They just are." Daphne had been old enough to remember Gregory insisting on being a girl as a toddler, but Daphne had thought it had just been a phase toddlers went through. A small child figuring out the world.

"Take a breath for me, I want to understand."

[ no tears ]  –  for the sender to cup the receiver’s face and brush away their tears with their thumbs. reverse Gregory @ Daphne! @strxngertogether

Daphne wasn't sure what was wrong but she'd seen Gregory storm out and now found her youngest brother clearly upset.

Shutting the door behind her Daphne sat opposite of Gregory and gently took his face in her hands and dried his tears.

"You don't have to tell me anything, but I'm here if you wish to."

"I will, I promise." Daphne loved her siblings and hated how upset Gregory was. Letting Gregory mull over how to say what was wrong, Daphne frowned a little when Gregory finally spoke.

"You don't feel like a man?" Daphne reached for Gregory's hands, squeezing them softly.

"What do you feel like you are?"

[ no tears ]  –  for the sender to cup the receiver’s face and brush away their tears with their thumbs. reverse Gregory @ Daphne! @strxngertogether

Daphne wasn't sure what was wrong but she'd seen Gregory storm out and now found her youngest brother clearly upset.

Shutting the door behind her Daphne sat opposite of Gregory and gently took his face in her hands and dried his tears.

"You don't have to tell me anything, but I'm here if you wish to."

Francesca couldn't help herself, burying her face in Anthony's shirt as the tears poured forth.

Her eldest brother had always taken such good care of her, as much of a father figure as a brother.

So Francesca clung to her brother and wept.

How could Anthony help? Francesca didn't know. He couldn't fix her.

"I wish I could just be me, that people wouldn't judge... I wish the world was kinder."

[ rub ]  –  for the sender muse to rub up and down the receiver’s back / shoulder as a means of comfort. Anthony @ Francesca! @strxngertogether

Francesca's head came to rest on Anthony's shoulder, after the disaster of tonight's ball she hadn't expected her older brother to come check on her, but come he had.

"I wish I was more like the rest of you, I'm just... not like the rest of you. What's wrong with me?"