#ask monchevy

1. Chevy’s iphone background is a nsfw photo of him and Philippe and he is utterly shameless of anyone seeing it

2.  Philippe has an amazing sports car (cherry red) and the license plate reads: MONCHEVY (he pays an obscenely large fee every month to be allowed to have such a unique plate in France)

3. both of them are immensely involved in fashion week every year, but Philippe basically is fashion week. And oh my god? the dresses??? Iconic.

4. Chevy has a personal vendetta against L’Oreal because they used him in an Ad Campaign without his permission (he totally gave his permission but wasn’t paying attention when he gave it), and while Philippe tried to calm him by attempting to persuade him that it was flattering, he was livid. Not because they used his hair colour in their new line, or because it was promoted as a colour for women, but because the side profile photo they used of him was the wrong side.

5. Philippe buys his brother Louis Vuitton things for his birthday every year because he finds it hilarious and knows it annoys Louis.

bonus because i’m having fun

Here are 5 Chevy Headcanons!

1. He’s actually really good with math but doesn’t apply himself because he doesn’t see a reason to/isn’t motivated to.

2. Low key once tried on one of Philippe’s dresses and other than it being too long for him, he thought he looked pretty damn great in it

3. Is a little too proud in the fact he can make people uncomfortable about talking about his relationship with Philippe, especially since he knows they can’t say anything against it. 

4. Looks good in pastels, and knows it

Le Chevalier de Lorraine sits back in the wooden chair at the desk that Philippe so often uses when he’s reading. He fingers a medal that shines out from a plush box on the desk in front of him, thinking. The air around him has shifted and without needing to it voiced, there is the realisation that whatever comes next is not something that will ever be repeated. It is one of those rare moments that he becomes serious, honest, and open on a subject that he himself locks away from his conscious mind, if only to save himself the pain.

“The key,” he starts slowly, carefully going over his memories, “is to accept that you cannot understand what they went through.”

He stops playing with the medal.  

“So, I do not.” He looks up and flashes a self-deprecating smile, a rare thing. “I used to, but I was naive and stupid.” 

His fingers find the medal again and he goes quiet. He looks lost in thought and memories. When he speaks, his voice is soft.

“When he comes back, at first he is still on that high. Everything is in the now, and he is seeking anything that will reaffirm that he is alive. It can be… problematic.” A smile that doesn’t reach his eyes, comes to his face. “Not to mention mischievous.”

He has grown bored of the medal, and his eyes scan the desk for something else to play with. He picks up a quill and runs the feather through his fingers. His head tilts and his eyes sharpen on a spot on the desk before unfocusing again.

“But this stage is unsustainable, and it eventually breaks. When it does, it is violent. He burns himself out.”

An almost invisible shiver runs across his body and seems to freeze for a second. Staring at the quill that he twirls in his hand without really seeing it, he starts to speak again, as if in a trance.

“The next stage is the one I hate the most. I think it happens because he is finally been forced to accept what happened, and what he saw, was real, usually due to his own violent end to the first stage. It is during this time that he seems overly aware: of sounds, of touch, of emotions. I try to keep him from larger gatherings during this part. I would say it was for him, but it is as much for him as it is for me. People are like vultures, and they have an uncanny ability to sense when you’re vulnerable. They push and pull, and work at the cracks they see or think they see, in order to break in case they might benefit from it. And Philippe -”

He pauses, eyes going down to his hands.

“When he breaks, he shatters.”

There is a long pause. 

“The next stage lasts the longest. It is, I would say, the last before things go back to as close to normal as they will go. It is almost like a step backwards… but not. It is a combination of the first two stages with an added twist. He has outbursts of violence that mixes with moments of fear and vulnerability. Something small will trigger him. A book not where he left it, for example. He goes into a rage, breaking everything in sight, people included. He screams and his words are set to cut to the bone. Then he suddenly looks like a lost little boy. He is so unsure of everything around him and he cannot stop the memories from replaying in a cruel taunt. It is like he does not know who he is and he does not know where he fits in with the lives of those around him as they are now. He cries when he thinks no one notices. When he thinks I do not notice. And then he is calm. For hours or days. An empty shell that does what is expected of him. Nobody really notices because he still goes to the parties and he still laughs. But I notice in the way he does not initiate anything, and the lack of light in his eyes. This stage just slowly fades away over months. You do not really notice it until you do, and you hope his brother will not send him again.”

He is quiet, breathing steady and not moving. His eyes have been unfocused since he mentioned the misplaced book. He is as lost as he claimed Philippe to be.

Suddenly he blinks. He sits up and his eyes are clear, his smile a little too bright. 

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Darling, you know who you are and that will always be enough. I have never met a more beautiful, radiant being. What more need I say? Who you are doesn't change simply because the world knows your business! Know where you are safe, and know who your enemies may be. Be brave, be bold, but most importantly be true to yourself. - Chevy