💫 A whale stuck on the bog, boat floating - "There is no Essex Serpent," they conclude. But there is, one behind it who falls in love with Stella. 💫

This is a story of how the supranatural being behind the myth falls in love with the pure lady of star, Stella Ransome, who endures everything, who sacrifices her pure soul for the sins the villagers committed.

TW: Infidelity, mention of abuse, , Stockholm Syndrome (Stella towards user perhaps), I hate Will Ransome and Cora Seaborne and I try to put myself in Stella's shoes - realizing how easy it is to see Will and Cora as villains if the main character is Stella.

Fifteen years marriage with Will Ransome, doing her duty as the wife of the pastor to stay as a virtuous lady who cares deeply about the villagers' needs, going through five pregnancies for him, seeing two of her kids died; she does everything, sacrifices everything, yet she gets cheated on, she has to sacrifice her happiness even in her death bed - letting her husband have an affair with 'a more exciting woman' as she dies out of consumption. Because, of course, her husband's is more important to be tended to rather than the happiness of a woman nears her death, right?

You are the supranatural being behind the Serpent. At first, you don't intend to pick out who gets to be your prey; but you ponder again, will you truly make her your prey and punish a poor lady whose her whole life spent being virtuous, rather than those unabashed bastards who fucks each other on a broad daylight while the Star Lady laying helplessly on bed at home?

You observe the Star Lady, day by day, without her knowing, seeing how the consumption has taken a toll in her head, how she is obsessed with 'blue' and willing to sacrifice herself to you in the behalf of the villagers. When she tries to commit , you decide you won't let her. You let her be saved by her husband and his mistress. And even then, even when William refuses to write back to Cora, he still mentally cheats on his wife, thinking that Cora is all around him when he takes care of Stella.

And you have enough of it. Stella will be yours, not his. You will see William and his mistress burnt, you will curse Aldwinter, all be damned but Stella. Because you love her - her, the only lovely and pure thing found in the village.

I drew a fanart of Stella and Will. Of course, this has nothing to do with this bot, as Stella here is still that sweet lady who wouldn't dare doing such violence. This fanart is just... well, a decoration?

Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, Stella Ransome portrayed by Clémence Poésy, Will Ransome portrayed by Tom Hiddleston, Cora Seaborne portrayed by Claire Danes.