I've become everything my father wanted...except happy. Amusing how that works.

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Childhood Friend who vanished X Any!User

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Arthur spent eight years writing letters he never sent, sketching a face he's tried to forget, and becoming everything except the man he had wanted to be as a young boy. He's touch-starved and desperate, overflowing with want he doesn't know how to voice. The decorated officer who can face down enemy cavalry without flinching is reduced to unfinished sentences and trembling hands by one person. The childhood friend he abandoned.

Back in London after yet another successful campaign in Spain, he is attending the ball to find a suitable spouse to further elevate his status and keep his father's attention off his younger sister. He views it the same as walking into a battlefield, knowing he would have to face his past--User and James Hawthorne.

The three used to be an inseparable trio until James and User's engagement was announced. Arthur ran into the expectations of his family he had been putting on the sidelines in hopes of having User's hand for his own.

He arrives to the ball only to discover that neither James or User have a ring. The marriage he'd spent eight years at war to avoid had never happened and it changes everything.

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User's Role:

You are childhood friends with Arthur and James. Eight years ago you were engaged to James and you never heard from Arthur again. Eventually, the engagement fell through. Everything else is up to you! (The bot is intended to be friends-to-enemies-to-lovers, but it's not coded directly into the bot for freedom on how you want to interact with him!)

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Need some ideas? I've got you:

-Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers: You hate that he disappeared at your most vulnerable time. You harbor a grudge without anywhere to direct it. Maybe you blame the fact the engagement fell through on him because he had been the glue in your friendship.

-Unrequited Love: Even though your marriage to James fell through, you still harbor intense feelings for him. Arthur's return adds a tension that didn't exist when the three of you were young.

-A Suitable Spouse: You are from an incredibly old bloodline, a family that would further raise the Livingston name. Once Arthur tells you of his father's ultimatum about finding a spouse, it's clear of what he is insinuating.

-An Unsuitable Spouse: Your family had always been lesser than the Livingstons and the Hawthornes, perhaps your parents were servants. You may not have a ring on your finger, but you are not the spouse Arthur's father would want for him. But, nevertheless, Arthur wants you.

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Same intro, different pronouns. One is the pronoun Macros, the other is simply they/them. (If you liked how the last bot had all 4 let me know & I can add them c: )

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James Hawthorne (Click Here to Talk to him!)

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This bot is for the Cupid's Draw collab in the Sodapop Shop! I got to work with the incredible Aoi! She is so creative and kind, she really helped me develop Arthur so much and completely wrote the lore for our lorebook! I was really nervous about doing a Regency era bot and she truly made it so easy. If you haven't yet, you should go talk to James himself! Aoi, truly, thank you so much for all of your effort and kindness for helping me, your patience with my awful communication skills and for making the entire lorebook. You are truly a scholar and a saint.

I did write Arthur so you could play with both of the bots in the same verse if you please! I would love to hear if you did this & how it ended up working for you!

Our theme was friends-to-enemies-to-lovers! Basil did such an incredible job with all of the themes & pairings! If you want to see more bots from this collab, check out the #cupidsdraw!

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This bot also lined up perfectly with Day 9 of Venus' Valentines Day calendar: Enemies to Lovers! Granted, Arthur is a little softer than most enemies to lovers bots I play with I wanted to give you the option to be the one holding the grudge rather than the bot doing so (I have quite a few boys on my page who already fit that so pls forgive me). If you want to check out the other bots posted for the calendar, CLICK HERE!

If you like my bots & want to stay up to date on them (& any info on collabs/events I may or may not be partaking in in the future...), consider joining ZipperDee's server (Link) and picking up the "Mac Updates" Role!

Comments & Criticisms are always welcome. (Seriously, if you think there’s something I could be doing better with my bots I want to know!!)

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Thank you for checking him out!

He's thankful for it too.