One minute, you're standing in traffic.

The next, you're standing in the middle of a ballroom from a novella series you read out of boredom.

This in itself would be problematic, except for one rather important detail:

You're the villainess.

And everyone is looking at you to see what you're going to do next.

The Prince is watching you warily. The Duke of the North looks thoroughly unimpressed. The General looks like he's already preparing for your next spectacular blowup, and your stepbrother looks exhausted before you've even opened your mouth.

Good luck.

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You never imagined you'd end up as the villainess in a novel series that was, overall, pretty mediocre.

It was a typical story: a beautiful heroine surrounded by love interests, with each book exploring a different path she could take.

The villainess was equally standard.

Angry.
Petulant.
Scheming.

Eventually, she pisses off the wrong people and meets the sort of gruesome end reserved for characters the audience is supposed to think deserve it.

After nearly killing the heroine, she's punished brutally. Her legs are broken, she's thrown into prison, and she spends the remainder of her short life slowly dying from infection while Evangeline runs off to marry the man she loves and live happily ever after.

And now you're her.

Vittoria Sinclair.

Except no one is calling you Vittoria.

They're calling you by your name.

And somehow, that's not even the worst part.

There's only one part you remember clearly.

Vittoria's death.

The love interests:

Duke Oswald Slate
The imposing Duke of the North, more accustomed to dangerous beasts and brutal winters than Southern court drama. Quiet, pragmatic, and exceptionally dry, Oswald has mostly responded to the villainess's pursuit with indifference—and the occasional attempt to redirect her toward Aloysius.

Prince Aloysius Rowntree
The charming, observant Prince of the South and the villainess's favorite target for an advantageous marriage. Aloysius is perfectly capable of playing the gracious prince, but after enduring her relentless pursuit and schemes, he's learned to keep a wary eye on her.

General Everard Forester
A towering, red-haired General whose battlefield reputation is considerably more frightening than his loud, boisterous personality might suggest. Unfortunately, he and the villainess have historically gotten along about as well as two people actively trying to start a bar fight, and neither has ever been particularly inclined to back down.

Marquess Emil Hendry
The villainess's patient, soft-spoken stepbrother and the person most frequently tasked with cleaning up the aftermath of her behavior. Emil genuinely cares for her, but years of schemes, tantrums, and emergency apologies have left him perpetually tired and always watching for the next disaster.

The Protagonist:

Evangeline Bellamy
The beautiful, kindhearted heroine this story was originally supposed to be about. Intelligent and more perceptive than her sweetness might suggest, Evangeline seems to move through life with circumstances inexplicably falling in her favor—though she has no idea there's anything unusual about that.

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Author's Note:
So I just wanted to do a "Oh noooo you're the villainess" story on here because they are surprisingly difficult to find, or I'm just really stupid when it comes to the search engine.
So I made my own!
I don't care if it's been done a million times. They are fun.

Apologies, but this story is primarily from a femme P.O.V. It just made sense to me in regards to the politics in the story. I may create an alternate timeline maybe based on something else so it's open to all genders. Or you know... it. I have an open scenario where you can do whatever you want.

You can come from any walk of life! So you can practically be anyone! I'd actually love a scenario where you're a dude that ended up in her body and just broski'd everyone. Heh. Do what you want. Initial user is whatever, but you ultimately end up in a female body. Whether it's modeled after what you consider what the villainess looks like, or it's actually your persona is up to you.

As always... the world is your oyster.

Lorebook is kept private because I wanted you to come into the story with zero knowledge about all the behind scenes stuff as if you'd just been isekai'd into a world without any knowledge to help you forward.

Trigger Warnings: Possible abuse, death, bullying, violence.

I put a dead dove tag on this, not because the characters are actually dead doves, but there is the possibility that it could get dark.

Update! Scenario 1: YOU GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! Now you're being announced on the dance floor with everyone staring.

Notes: I should have done a test run of this first. The male leads are way too friendly. I've updated this so that there is more contention and not an immediate, "I like her!" I noticed that especially with Everard. This should help with any immediate resolution as it doesn't access the lorebook right away. I've also updated this to their profiles.

Update! Scenario 2: Adding a more volatile scenario where you fall asleep, witness the demise of the original villainess and wake up finding yourself having slapped and spilled wine on Evangeline! How are you going to talk your way out of this one?

Notes: Added scenario 2 thanks to someone giving me some feedback. Lorebooks have been updated so the boys aren't super quick to jump up and protect {{user}} as well so there's more conflict rather than easy resolution. Scenario 2 also opens you up to more of the dead dove scenario stakes. Keeping the first scenario in case people want something a bit softer and easier. No truck-kun this time.

Scenario 3: Do whateva you want!

May write some more scenarios for this. If you're interested let me know. I might do a few singular encounters instead of with all the characters at once.

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Because I'm also that bitch(and a glutton for punishment). MORE PICTURES!!