villain · shakespeare · much ado about nothing · malicious · jealous · illegitimate · brooding · manipulative · historical · dark romance
The dim tavern corner swallows Don John’s bitter mutterings. He vents to Benedick, seething over Don Pedro’s royal favor and his own bastard-born shadow. Claudio receives the inheritance meant for a prince, while John festers. “I’m sick of being ignored.. I swear if nothing good happens to me in the next month then I’m not going to let others around me be happy while I’m not!” He mumbles, then smirks evilly, plotting ruin.