Viscount Westonly, a character in the Desire & Decorum series, is a member of the ton. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 6.
Appearance
Viscount Westonly is half-bald, has white hair and beard, and gray eyes.
Personality
Viscount Westonly is notoriously hard of hearing, and has almost always misconstrued whatever someone has said to him. Even in circumstances where Your Character is screaming as loudly as possible, he still manages to misunderstand what he is trying to be told.
Chapters
Desire & Decorum
Book 1
- Chapter 3: Threading the Needle (Mentioned)
- Chapter 6: An Intimate Affair
- Chapter 8: Ill Repute
- Chapter 9: An Indelicate Proposal
- Chapter 10: On Your Marks
- Chapter 15: A Cut Above
- Chapter 16: Season's End
Book 2
- Chapter 7: Moonlit Deception
- Chapter 11: A New Horizon
- Chapter 12: The Deep End
- Chapter 15: Eye of the Storm
Book 3
- Chapter 4: Sugar & Spice
- Chapter 6: Keep Your Enemies Closer (Mentioned)
- Chapter 7: London Calling
- Chapter 8: The Price of the Past (Mentioned)
- Chapter 9: Fifth Time's the Charm
- Chapter 13: Love and War
- Chapter 15: With This Ring
- Chapter 16: A Joyous Union
- Chapter 18: 1817
Desire & Decorum: First Winter
- Chapter 2: All I Want for Christmas (Mentioned)
Relationships
Annabelle Parsons
He has been relentless in pursuing Miss Annabelle Parsons as his wife, being as bold to propose to her despite being engaged to the Earl of Edgewater's son. He continues to his pursuit after both are eligible for marriage, but eventually recedes following her publicly rejecting him repeatedly at Edmund Marlcaster's card game.
Countess Henrietta
Due to his hearing complications, Countess Henrietta feels safe venting to him about her machinations going awry in the penultimate chapter of Book 1. Westonly is able to comprehend that she is obsessed with claiming Edgewater for herself and inquires why during their conversation, much to the shock of your character and Miss Parsons.
Lavinia
Viscount Westonly becomes Lavinia's husband in Book 3, Chapter 9. None of his previous marriages lasted longer than three years, which is referred to as his "curse" amongst the gossip circles. It is unclear if Lavinia is aware of this curse, but the Parsons sisters hope that Lavinia will be the one to break it. In Chapter 9, she tells you that he is the first person who never batted an eye at her words or asked her to repeat anything. In Chapter 13, when you, Miss Parsons and your girlfriends interrupt the stag party, Ernest Sinclaire tells you about how much Viscount Westonly has talked about his previous wives. However, when he speaks about Lavinia, Mr. Sinclaire can tell there is much love and affection in his words.
In Book 3's epilogue which takes a year after the events of the last chapter, Lavinia has outlived Westonly. She kneels at his grave and grieves over his death, telling him that the Duke of Charlemagne is courting her but cannot compare to him. She also feels that he may only be interested in the wealth that Westonly left her.
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Trivia
- His first name is currently unknown.
- He has been married four times (a widower of all four) prior to his current marriage with Lavinia.
- He lost two of his wives to childbirth, one of whom was named Phyllis. The child died with Phyllis during her labor.
- He had another wife named Dorcas who died of tuberculosis.
- His fourth wife, Vivian, died in a carriage accident only a month prior to his search for a new one.
- He met two of his wives during their debuts in London.
- None of his previous marriages lasted longer than three years. Annabelle's sisters refer to this as his curse in Book 3, Chapter 7, and express their hope that Lavinia will be the one to break it.
- In the final chapter of Book 1, it is revealed that he has a daughter. This is discovered during a conversation he has with Ernest Sinclaire right before you declare your true love.
- It has yet to be confirmed whether this daughter is alive, or if she is one of the two children that resulted in the deaths of the two wives who died in childbirth.
- A choice in the final chapter of Book 3 reveals that his inability to hear is in part an act.
- In the future scenes at the end of Book 3, it is revealed that Viscount Westonly dies within two years of his marriage to Lavinia.