He doesn't live long enough for that <3

Honestly, the Underwoods are incredibly self indulgent in that they allow me to do not only my favorite thing in writing them but my favorite thing in writing in general: exploring contradiction. I love subverting tropes, I love toying with audience expectations, I love interweaving seemingly opposing things. The Underwoods are fundamentally a story about love not as something beautiful or healing, but as something destructive and damning, that sometimes is still the best we can do. Grim, but I'm here for it.

Thank you thank you! That...is a question I don't know the answer to yet. I know everything about what happened that night (and the traumatic days after leading up to the second rape), I have all the building blocks, but I'm not really sure I'm skilled enough yet as a writer to write from Isabelle's POV the kind of agonizing, life-shattering violation that makes a fourteen year old girl think she's effectively been murdered. And writing it from Alec's perspective just seems wrong. So maybe someday, but at the moment I think I need to grow more as an artist first!

Aaa, thank you for asking and for your kind words! My favorite Alec fic (so far) is Hide Your Fires. I consider it some of my best writing in general, and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how Alec's mind works, especially when it comes to Isabelle and his obsession with her.

I regret to inform you that Alec finds lesbians, especially butch lesbians, direly attractive. So yes, unfortunately.

"Goodness. Offer a man a drink first, at least. Or better yet, offer to find out for yourself."

A little bit of actions, a little bit of looks, but mostly Isabelle believes it's something innate about her that she can't turn off - but also if she was really a good person, if she really wanted it to stop and be over as much as she claims she does, she would be trying harder and would be able to turn it off. She oscillates between despairing helplessness and vicious self-blame.

Yep! So I'm planning on making a gallery on my strawpage. Stay tuned!

Alec likes giving both of his girls experiences - trips, days and nights out, performances, exhibitions, et cetera. As far as physical objects go, he likes giving Isabelle stuffed animals and dolls, books (less so now that she struggles with reading), and endless white roses. He'll often buy her something small just to make himself happy by making her happy. For Viola he likes to buy jewelry, clothing, kink gear, and perfume. Many times he'll go on to gift the same perfumes to his lovers so he can smell Viola even when he's not with her.

"If you ask nicely."