Written By Larissa
Jan. 23, 2017, 3:10 p.m.(9/27/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Mirari
Hello friend. Hello to the new blooms pink and soft among us. I have seen you from so afar and from the corner of my eye and I thought, perhaps you were beautiful. But now that we at last stand in the comfortable light of dawning familirity, I see that rather that you are exquisite. Within our house you will blossom and within my heart I will call you my friend.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 15, 2017, 11:13 p.m.(9/4/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Bianca
I wish I could say something that would ease her suffering. To know such loss is an invisible wound though it bleeds no less and leaves scars behind like any other. It is in these moments that we are changed as people, these moments in which we see the world for what it really is and understand that monsters do not only lurk in the deep of woods and darkness but sometimes are wrapped in smiles and shake our hands first. I have nothing but faith that the Lady Bianca will emerge from her storm a stronger and more determined woman than she was before, and then I suggest everyone take a step back and make room.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 15, 2017, 11:08 p.m.(9/4/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Ferrando
And have I mentioned he likes food? A few months back I noticed a change in our House chef's menu and cooking style. I thought nothing of it at the time but now I begin to suspect that Ferrando sneaks in and pecks at them relentlessly until they give into his demands. I'm not sure which I would fear more, seeing the man with a sword in his hand, or seeing him with a fork in his hand.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 15, 2017, 11:06 p.m.(9/4/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Lianne
I made the acquaintance of the Lady Pravus at her birthday celebration. It was such a sweet and beautiful event with an equally sweet and beautiful hostess. I look forward to getting to know the clever mind behind the beguiling features.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 15, 2017, 10:59 p.m.(9/4/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Cristoph
I first met the Duke Laurent when he asked the Whisper House to help plan an event for his family. I was so impressed by his charm and his decorum and so pleased that he thought to turn to our House for the Dinner.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 11, 2017, 10:22 a.m.(8/18/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Max
So maybe I considered stabbing him the first time we met... Can you blame me? Since then I have come to know him slightly better and have discovered his own brand of 'charm'. There is something to be said about a man who can pull limericks from his had at a moments notice and he's certainly never a bore.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 11, 2017, 10:15 a.m.(8/18/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Ferrando
Ever the stalwart hero. I cannot imagine anyone thinking Ferrando an oaf, of all things. There is something to be said about knowing you are safe in a world that seems to be slowly unraveling. He is our Champion, our Guardian and for those of us lucky enough to call him so, our friend. - Don't let the bulging muscles fool you, he's a sharp mind underneath all that brawn.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 11, 2017, 10:02 a.m.(8/18/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Calandra
I've heard stories of her singing and I am humbled to say they are all true. We are no strangers to musical talent in the Whisper House but this little 'Nightingale of the Boroughs" can outshine all of them. Keep an eye on this one, she will be soaring towards the sun.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 8, 2017, 2:23 p.m.(8/10/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Brogan
Another of the Nightgolds I am utterly enamored with. An older gentleman more inclined to drink from the bottle than a glass. A laugh and a smile never seems too far from his lips and I'd hope to spend more evenings in his company again.
Written By Larissa
Jan. 8, 2017, 2:21 p.m.(8/10/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Sigurd
A chance meeting with he and his Uncle at the Salon had me completely and utterly charmed. Yet another reason to fall absolutely in love with the Nightgold family.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 19, 2016, 3:06 a.m.(6/5/1005 AR)
I suppose that I must clarify a thing or two.. as it's been brought to my attention by someone quite dear to me that my intent may have been misinterpreted.
Regarding Saedrus Cicisbeo: He is mine.
He is mine the way the Moon belongs to the Sun. He is the brother of my heart and my soulmate. And as we stand together, he and I, heartache a tangible, choking thing around us - we find ourselves at a loss as though we are a great and mighty ship but our sail has been lost to the kind of storm that swallows ships whole without a second thought. No matter the fight. No matter the struggle. Grief is a dangerous Mistress and one that would render flesh from bone and have us believing it was mercy.
So, my darlings, No. My claim upon Saedrus is not one of monogamy, nor any other inexplicable limitation I may have implied to be put upon him and vice versa. We are Courtesans, it is our lifes work to entertain and serve the many glorious houses of Arx. It is quite simply that in our darkest hours, the places we must go where humanity is stripped from us and all that we see is the ugly and broken, unfixable parts of ourselves, our horror and sorrow and grief and self pity, that he shall not go alone. Wherever he stands, I will stand beside him. Through grief and heartache. Through loves lost and found. Through the sorrow of the past and the potential joys of the future.
Regarding Saedrus Cicisbeo: He is mine.
He is mine the way the Moon belongs to the Sun. He is the brother of my heart and my soulmate. And as we stand together, he and I, heartache a tangible, choking thing around us - we find ourselves at a loss as though we are a great and mighty ship but our sail has been lost to the kind of storm that swallows ships whole without a second thought. No matter the fight. No matter the struggle. Grief is a dangerous Mistress and one that would render flesh from bone and have us believing it was mercy.
So, my darlings, No. My claim upon Saedrus is not one of monogamy, nor any other inexplicable limitation I may have implied to be put upon him and vice versa. We are Courtesans, it is our lifes work to entertain and serve the many glorious houses of Arx. It is quite simply that in our darkest hours, the places we must go where humanity is stripped from us and all that we see is the ugly and broken, unfixable parts of ourselves, our horror and sorrow and grief and self pity, that he shall not go alone. Wherever he stands, I will stand beside him. Through grief and heartache. Through loves lost and found. Through the sorrow of the past and the potential joys of the future.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 16, 2016, 12:07 a.m.(5/23/1005 AR)
On Eos..
Do I write an effigy?
Do I put down with ink and words that I loved him?
I loved him as a woman loves a man, and nothing else.
Am I supposed to make promises of victory in his name? Revenge? Remembrance? Would he know? Would he care? Would he agree?
Did you know I waited?
I waited months for him to touch me. So haunted by pieces of his past he had to learn to scour the ghost of the dead from his heart so he could come to me free and unbridled.
He was worth waiting for.
I think I want to be angry, but I've forgotten how. For a moment I've been robbed of it and I'm grateful. I'll find myself at the end of the bottle when I get there and maybe then I'll know.
I lost ...
Do I write an effigy?
Do I put down with ink and words that I loved him?
I loved him as a woman loves a man, and nothing else.
Am I supposed to make promises of victory in his name? Revenge? Remembrance? Would he know? Would he care? Would he agree?
Did you know I waited?
I waited months for him to touch me. So haunted by pieces of his past he had to learn to scour the ghost of the dead from his heart so he could come to me free and unbridled.
He was worth waiting for.
I think I want to be angry, but I've forgotten how. For a moment I've been robbed of it and I'm grateful. I'll find myself at the end of the bottle when I get there and maybe then I'll know.
I lost ...
Written By Larissa
Dec. 12, 2016, 2:07 p.m.(5/13/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Branan
Paint me.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 12, 2016, 2:06 p.m.(5/13/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Anze
I love Summer.
Anze loves Winter.
I love the loud bustle of the city.
Anze loves the long silence of the mountains.
I love the world to the south.
Anze loves all of the north.
I love all the many beautiful, wordly pleasures.
Aze loves simplicity and minimalistic values.
I love wine.
Anze loves whiskey.
We both love coffee - and perhaps that is all it takes for friendships to flicker to life.
Anze loves Winter.
I love the loud bustle of the city.
Anze loves the long silence of the mountains.
I love the world to the south.
Anze loves all of the north.
I love all the many beautiful, wordly pleasures.
Aze loves simplicity and minimalistic values.
I love wine.
Anze loves whiskey.
We both love coffee - and perhaps that is all it takes for friendships to flicker to life.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 12, 2016, 1:53 p.m.(5/13/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Saedrus
If I am the unforgiving heat of the sun, then Saedrus is the soothing calm of the moon. He is endless night that wraps so softly around you, so silken and unrestrained that you begin to forget the rest of all the very many things that no longer matter. In his company - you are whisked away. You are pampered with such graceful ease that you almost don't realize it.. you only understand that your burdens have lifted and that this charming man is the cause. No more could be my complete opposite in all ways, and no more could one move so effortlessly in tune with me. We are sun and moon and everyone else is our universe spilling out around us.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 12, 2016, 10:59 a.m.(5/13/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Selene
I am so pleased to see the Radiant gracing the many halls, salons and streets of the city. We have been bereft in her absence, but now that she is among us once more, I feel only greatness is awaiting the Whisper House.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 2, 2016, 5:42 p.m.(4/12/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Orazio
Ohhhh Orazio... Orazio... Why hast thou cast me out, Orazio? What gregarious mire have I thrust upon you to cause such wicked loathing from an educated man? And what now shall I become against you, because of you.. from you? What vows shall I make in your name? Perhaps I will reach for the wretched and scandalous and turn to slander as you have done. Or perhaps instead I will deepen my faith and call upon yours and hold you instead to higher standards than you have shown to me. Rise up, Orazio! Breathe deeply the fresh air of forest and sea and know that wherever you walk - water and land - I shall ever be within your wary reach.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 2, 2016, 5:33 p.m.(4/12/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Eos
There are few, perhaps if any, who ever ever stood up to the shadows you cast upon the world. Every moment you become taller, wiser and more infinite than you were before. Might I simply continue to inspire you and perhaps from time to time share the burden of the world that rests upon your shoulders.
Written By Larissa
Dec. 2, 2016, 5:10 p.m.(4/11/1005 AR)
Relationship Note on Branan
Poetry among the Courtesans of the Whisper House is an every day occurrence. Be it from the pens of my cousins of the House or from the messages of those besotted with them, it has become a banal and gregarious game we play. Today, however... Today I saw the birth of poetry through the eyes of a babe, new born and squalling an for the first time in far too long of a time, I was inspired. It is only rather tragic that it is in the form of a pauper. Ambitions, I've found however, are often eagerly and blatantly rewarded within our realm and society. An eye will be kept upon this one - and perhaps together we may inspire each other to artwork unbound.
Written By Larissa
Sept. 7, 2016, 12:09 a.m.(7/4/1004 AR)
Relationship Note on Anastasio
I have no idea how we went years in the same city without meeting, but I'm so glad we finally did. Master Anastasio was charming and well spoken, he was knowledgeable about many things and I was so impressed with him that I agreed to see him exclusively for all of my health and medical needs. I would highly recommend an afternoon spent in his company!
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