#lielope

AU where Eorka and Delman make a peace treaty and Penelope, who had been adopted only to be passed off as Ivonne, is wedded to the prince of Delman, but it's Iklies' elder brother who is the crown prince, instead of Iklies who is a bastard and has no political power. But because Penelope is like 12 years old, Iklies' brother is like "wtf Eorkans are insane. I am noooott going to fuck that." so the wedding remains unconsummated and Iklies' brother just treats her like his little sister 😊 (basically imagine a reverse Derrick/Penelope situation where her husband can't bring himself to view Penelope in a romantic light even as she ages and he loves his wife like a family). Penelope and Iklies grow up together and naturally fall in love and when Penelope is old enough, they dissolve the marriage so she can remarry Iklies.

Penelope should get to castrate Derrick. As a treat <3 Meanwhile her boyfriend cheers her on

Iklies/ Penelope would also make a great literary parallel to one of the most famous couples in Greek Mythology: Odysseus and Penelope, because in The Odyssey, Penelope of Ithaca promised to marry the suitor that could bend and string the bow and then shoot an arrow through the axe-holes, and her husband Odysseus is the only one that can use the bow. Iklies is a prince from Delman, a nation renowed for their archery skills, and he teaches Penelope how to shoot. I love it when names have a deeper hidden meaning and foretell the future of a story or hint at the endgame.

plottwist where Iklies never existed in the original timeline because he is actually one of og Penelope's soul pieces

Iklies being taken to the arena and thrown to the wild beasts makes me think of persecuted Christians torn apart by lions in theatres and circuses. Damnatio ad bestias, that's how you are martyred.

if we were combining Cha Siyeon's interest in archeology and og Penny's interest in fashion, I'd say modern day Penny's job could be a costume designer for period dramas & the theatre