Headcanon/Potential plot idea?

[ofcatsandfate]

Okay, so. This is perhaps a culmination of me listening to the Nutcracker score constantly, a desperate need to have a dancing character, and my nostalgia for my own dancing days, but I've come to realize that Fabrice is a dancer. Or, he was. He took lessons until he graduated high school; he was decent, but he never was going to be professional, and he always put it beneath animals and magic in terms of his hobbies. He loved it, he just never realized how much. Dancing was a way for him to express himself; he never felt shy while in tights; he felt liberated. He's going to start taking adult lessons again at the local studio, which I'll work on at some point, and he's going to perform in this year's performance of the Nutcracker.

BUT he's not going to realize his need for dance in his life, a way to release stress, until he snaps at someone. I really liked what Amanda mentioned about Fabrice being a "fluffy blanket over steel" sort of character. It makes me realize I totally based him on Sansa Stark without even realizing it. And maybe Jon Snow a little bit. But, the point is, he is fiercely loyal and kind until people start hurting the ones he loves. Then he'll do anything to defend them. So, I think, at one point, I'm going to have him get in a barfight of sorts? He won't be using magic, because he is utter crap at offensive and defensive magic. This will be resorting to fists. And, normally, he never resorts to violence. But someone is going to go too far, and he's going to defend them. If anyone wants to do anything plotwise with this, please feel free to let me know!

It's in the aftermath of this that Fabrice will realize he needs a way to let off stress, and he'll return to dancing. And if you have characters that dance, please feel free to plot with anything revolving around that, as well! Ah, I'm sorry for rambling; I just got struck by this gigantic piece of headcanon, and well. Here we are. :)

Comments

[callmeemily]

Yes! Yes, if you want, I really want Raleigh to go on a semi-disasterous date or two with randos from OKC/something similar, and I would love it if that maybe could dovetail with this? If it doesn't, that's okay! but it could if you wanted!

[ofcatsandfate]

That totally works for me! Let me know how you want to set that up. :)

Just wanted to add that, since he grew up an only child, I think Fabrice sees Raleigh as a younger sister figure and he will feel especially angry on her behalf for creepy OKC dates, especially given that he knows/understands what she's already been through.

[callmeemily]

Aaaaactually, I just realised we could pull this thing full circle (?????)

one of the paparazzi who is being a dick to the coombs bbs (which is how Fabrice recognizes him?) is looking for a side story on The Girl Who Was Kidnapped With Corrine Flynn???? Since it was in the paper?

bc that would make Raleigh really really really unhappy / react badly, and Fabrice would have a reason to already dislike the dude???

[ofcatsandfate]

OMG. Yes, I love this idea! Okay, totally down for this! :D

[second_son]

Oh god I love it. Demetri is making whimpering sounds in my head.

[ofcatsandfate]

:D :D :D

If you want, he could totally come to Demetri's defense one night or something. He'd get very, very protective if anything happened to him. >.>

Fabrice is chinhanding in my head at that.

And I love the idea of Fabrice explaining his tights to Demetri at some point. XD

[second_son]

Yesssss do it. I need this in my life.

<3

[ofcatsandfate]

He would totally insist on Demetri staying at his cottage to better look after him and proceed to potentially smother him in affection.

<333