#riccardoderomanus

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@riccardo-de-romanus is a Riccardo RPer, you might check out their archives or try to get in touch with them for Riccardo action. They use Avan Jogia as a face claim.

Anyone is free to comment/reblog this w/ their thoughts. I reached out to some ppl privately to help me with this bc I was never really all that attached to Riccardo…  but yes, I thought Riccardo’s death was believable, and shocking, and heartwrenching! The fact that Armand survived that experience is a testament to his character’s strength, that he could go on after that ;A;

You’re not wrong for wanting to attach to this more or less obscure character; some RPers specifically choose less popular characters as their muse, the road less traveled and all that ;D

Other people with positive thoughts to share w/ you on Riccardo:

@maestroderomanus - Marius RPer

@lostsoulofvenice - Riccardo RPer

@auburnandamberangel - Armand RPer

@perladivenezia - Bianca RPer

@moral-cipher - Armand RPer

As @bloodyvampchrons put it so eloquently: “Riccardo is a cinnamon roll<3″ More from @bloodyvampchrons:

The thing with Riccardo that gets so tragic is that he’s one of the very few characters in TVA who’s genuinely kind and caring and not controlling or abusive in any way, he’s quite innocent, just an ordinary young man.

He welcomes Amadeo immediately and is charged with taking care of him since Riccardo is among the eldest (and Amadeo second eldest I THINK? I’ll have to look up ages). And they just become best friends/brothers and have a lot of NORMAL innocent teenage fun. So it’s like the only bits of that book which are healthy tbh xD

They pair up together for fencing because they’re evenly matched, they go to Bianca’s together and go to taverns and play cards and get drunk illicitly (XD), Riccardo helps teach him Italian and ‘rescues’ him from making a fool of himself at lessons, and they seem kind of inseparable. i think Riccardo is a few years older but I’m not sure how much.

Aaand then of course Anne uses that elaborate setup (Riccardo is really the only one of the boys she takes the time to make a distinct and familiar character) to make it THAT much more awful when he dies.

^I agree with all this. The healthiness of Marius/Amadeo vs. Riccardo/Amadeo (if that was a legit ship) is endlessly debatable. 

Hit the jump, cut for length.

Martino was dead. Ludovico was dead too. They were all dead. Bianca had feigned astonishment when officials had come to her with the announcement and their inquiries, then they had stayed to take some wine with her usual guests. The truth was she knew they would die even before it happened. She had sent Marius to them herself, to claim their sinful blood while forgiving hers. The news, though, amazed her, as she had not been able to fully believe it all until hearing the confirmation of their deaths. She had yet to find an opportunity to show her gratitude to Marius, because between the event and the news reaching her an attack had occurred under his roof and Amadeo’s life had been in peril. It seems he was out of danger now, but she hadn’t seen them, nor received a word from them since then.

In result, even when she was granted a freedom she hadn't enjoyed until then she found herself lacking worthy company to enjoy it. Her guests, who oblivious seemed to enjoy themselves as usual, failed to enthral her attention and her gaze wandered bored around when she saw Riccardo appearing through the front door. Her mood improved instantly, his presence felt like a breeze of fresh air freeing her from the tediousness. She rushed with light feet to the foyer to greet him.

“Benvenuto, mio caro” her expression and her tilting voice conveyed a delight she didn't bother to conceal as she kissed his cheeks “It seems so long since I last laid my eyes on you”

// omg someone actually answered this

Baby I LOVE YOU thank you so much I really do try and one friggin day I will write this bio!

I'm not in the position to want a "relationship" with anyone.