In Verona: May 2014

19 May 2014

Glorious to This Night

"The sight of lovers feedeth those in love."

June 25th

"Who is my special boy? Who is my special boy?"

"Gran-mo!" Little Frederick waved his arms and grinned. "Gran-mo!"

Ophelia cuddled her grandson and patted his back. Frederick's small vocabulary had never yet stopped him from talking. Much like his father had, he chattered on happily, often answering any question with the name of the person asking it. The main exception was her husband, whom Frederick had decided was also 'Gran-mo'. "Almost, my precious." Just as she considered her stepson as her own, she loved Frederick as much as she would her daughters' children.

04 May 2014

A Stranger in the World

"Thou know’st the first time that we smell the air we wawl and cry."

June 15th

Sitting in the Governors' Chamber for the first time gave Mercutio all the feelings he had expected: anticipation, satisfaction, nausea. Of course, his nausea was nothing to the gut-emptying plague his uncle was currently enjoying. Mercutio felt no remorse. If Antonio didn't drink to the point of hallucinating most nights, slipping in a soured batch wouldn't have been so easy. If he had spent less time reveling in his newly found majesty, Antonio would have had the time to decide on a loyal proxy rather than be forced by sheer necessity to send Mercutio in his place to today's session.

About In Verona

In Verona is an ongoing story created and illustrated with The Sims 2. It features a blend of premade Sims from the Veronaville neighborhood, their Shakespearean counterparts and cohorts, and a few characters shamelessly nicked from Jane Austen, all twisted into a historical-fantasy melodrama. While details, themes, and flaws from real-world history are included and explored, the story exists in a fictional universe of its own.

The story is not a traditional crossover between multiple works of fiction. It is best enjoyed if you let go of expectations for Jane Austen fanfic, TS2 canon compliance, and/or (heaven forbid!) "historical accuracy". There are many things that In Verona isn't, but I hope it can be enjoyed for what it is.

I maintain a content warning index & link to it in any post that may contain sensitive topics or themes. The index may act as a spoiler, so please use it at your own discretion. You also may see the occasional naked pixel person. Don't say I didn't warn you.

I have been writing In Verona for over a decade now. Life has often been in the way in recent years, but I continue to work on the story when I can and updates are still coming. Thank you for sticking with the story!