If I Lead This Dance by D. Moonfire

This is the repository for If I Lead This Dance by D. Moonfire.

There are countless presentation balls throughout what is known as the Social Season. The early ones are a show while the later ones are where decisions are made, alliances forged, and enemies earned. --- The Dance of Grace

Chapters

6. Ladies' Fashions (Existing)

• Work on smoothing over the end, question about cross-dressing verses trans

7. Dysphoria (New)

• After getting hair done, worrying that it doesn't look right
• Feeling hot and frustrated
• Goes downstairs:
  • Father is relaxing
  • They talk
  • Dad is obscure, knows that Galadin is about to manifest

8. Transitions (New)

• Start showing talent taking place
• Coming home from a fitting or something
• Mother sees her looking different
• Has another of the shifting sensations

9. Planning (New)

• Come up with the plans for how to introduce it
• The "country cousin" story
• With her talent taking place, it seems viable

10. Arrival (New)

• Sneaking into the dance
• Nervousness
• Rehearsing the story

11. A Breather (Old 8)

Characters

• Galadin (Glorin)
  • 18 years old
  • Brown hair, somewhat unruly, loose curls
• Benard kia Kasin
  • Love interest
  • 22 years old
  • A disgrace to the family because he's openly gay
  • Was forced into the navy to get him away from everyone
  • Ended up saving a number of ships during a pirate attack
  • Was given a commission as a reward
  • Dark brown hair with black roots
  • Brown eyes
• Kalir kia Kasin
  • Benard's younger brother
  • 17 years old
  • Doesn't like his brother
  • Good friends with Galadin
• Maran da Kasin de Kamer
  • Galadin's mother
• Penelop de Kasin da Rach
  • Maran's mother
• Missun
  • One of the girls at the dance class
• Storan
  • Galadin's father
  • A civil mage
• Dorin da Kasin
  • Dance instructor

Naming

• de, da, dea
• hi, ho, hon
• von