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HelpRe: Magic KUY Congrats (1/10)
in reply to a message by braydenJ123
I'd like story elements.
H [23] Gideon Yared Edington
W [22] Xanthe Laurentina Towers
Gideon & Xanthe || Silas [dec.]
S1 [deceased at birth] Silas Ivory Edington
Yared, a well-travelled and educated Abyssinian, taught minor members of the Ethiopian royal family foreign languages. His only son, Gideon - had a blissful and carefree childhood, marred only by his mother's early death. He spent his days playing with children of aristocrats and their servants. As he grew older, class distinctions that hardly seemed to matter to children rendered him a recluse - a teacher's son was of too low birth for his aristocratic peers, and too uppity for the servants.
Thus, aged 18, Gideon left Addis Ababa for New York. When he docked at Ellis Island, the clerk delegated his father's name, Yared, to the middle spot, and assigned Gideon a surname at random. It did not take long for the young man to become disillusioned with the American dream. His proficiency in a number of languages earned him friends, but it was not enough to land satisfactory employ in Harlem. Thus, he took odd jobs - shining shoes, selling newspapers, and bartending.
It was at a bar that he met Xanthe, one year his junior. A typist by day, she sang at nights for spare cash with her low, mellifluous alto. They were often the last to leave the bar in the early morning hours, and thus, had plenty opportunity to talk. Xanthe was fascinated by Gideon's tales of his native Ethiopia, which he could not return to - Italy invaded shortly after he left. Xanthe spoke of her childhood just as willingly. She was the illegitimate daughter of a Brazilian sailor and a laundress who spent her few hours of repose reading romance novels.
Their companiable conversation slowly turned to talks of marriage. They liked each other well enough, but their relationship was based on shrewdness rather than a burning passion - while they were attracted to each other, they were, foremost, young and lonely, and rent was cheaper when split between two. Xanthe's pregnancy, while not something the couple actively sought to avoid, was not planned. Both were saddened when their son, Silas, was stillborn.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
H [23] Gideon Yared Edington
W [22] Xanthe Laurentina Towers
Gideon & Xanthe || Silas [dec.]
S1 [deceased at birth] Silas Ivory Edington
Yared, a well-travelled and educated Abyssinian, taught minor members of the Ethiopian royal family foreign languages. His only son, Gideon - had a blissful and carefree childhood, marred only by his mother's early death. He spent his days playing with children of aristocrats and their servants. As he grew older, class distinctions that hardly seemed to matter to children rendered him a recluse - a teacher's son was of too low birth for his aristocratic peers, and too uppity for the servants.
Thus, aged 18, Gideon left Addis Ababa for New York. When he docked at Ellis Island, the clerk delegated his father's name, Yared, to the middle spot, and assigned Gideon a surname at random. It did not take long for the young man to become disillusioned with the American dream. His proficiency in a number of languages earned him friends, but it was not enough to land satisfactory employ in Harlem. Thus, he took odd jobs - shining shoes, selling newspapers, and bartending.
It was at a bar that he met Xanthe, one year his junior. A typist by day, she sang at nights for spare cash with her low, mellifluous alto. They were often the last to leave the bar in the early morning hours, and thus, had plenty opportunity to talk. Xanthe was fascinated by Gideon's tales of his native Ethiopia, which he could not return to - Italy invaded shortly after he left. Xanthe spoke of her childhood just as willingly. She was the illegitimate daughter of a Brazilian sailor and a laundress who spent her few hours of repose reading romance novels.
Their companiable conversation slowly turned to talks of marriage. They liked each other well enough, but their relationship was based on shrewdness rather than a burning passion - while they were attracted to each other, they were, foremost, young and lonely, and rent was cheaper when split between two. Xanthe's pregnancy, while not something the couple actively sought to avoid, was not planned. Both were saddened when their son, Silas, was stillborn.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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