TITLE — CLUEDO
status: available
faceclaim: alisha boe*
oc: enigma drysdale
fandom: knives out
love interest: n/a
first appearance: knives out
last appearance: knives out: glass onion*
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EVERYONE KNEW ENIGMA DRYSDALE WAS HER GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S FAVOURITE. Practically from the moment he had set eyes on her, they knew. They knew she would be the sparkle in his eyes, the angel in his dreams. She would be his everything. And they were right.
After being left his child on his doorstep, young Ransom was simply not ready to raise a child. He was rash, irresponsible and simply dangerous for an infant to be around. Enigma's grandparents didn't want to help, after all, she was Ransom's mess — his mistake. But Harlan Thrombey felt differently. He just knew from the second that his daughter brought her son's baby home to show the family, that he would be the one to raise her.
Enigma thrived in the life her Great-Grandfather had given her. Sure, raising a baby at his age wasn't exactly easy but he was up for the challenge. Ransom may have been young and inexperienced, but Harlan knew he cared and let him visit Enigma as often as he liked despite his parents' wishes. As soon as she could understand a concept of the world around her, Enigma realised that Harlan Thrombey was not her Father and that it was Ransom Drysdale who had given her life.
Those first years with Enigma were some precious memories Harlan knew he would cherish until the grave. Because a few years after Enigma was born. After he had been there for her first steps and her first word: cluedo. After he had started to teach her how to read and play chess. Ransom thought he was older and responsible enough to be the Father who Enigma needed.
He tried, he did. But parenting didn't come naturally to Ransom Drysdale. So Enigma began to long for the days she would visit her Great-Grandfather — her Papa Harlan — and count down to them with the aid of her calendar. And when her Father took her back and became more involved with her life, so did her Grandparents. So despite the fact that she was no longer being raised by Harlan Thrombey, away in his mansion of puzzles and mysteries, she was more included in her family than she ever had been.
But that wasn't always a good thing.
The Thrombeys and the Drysdales fought like the world was ending and they always needed to have the last say. They fought about all sorts of things: money, relationships, the children, the business. Anything and everything. But they all had to do with the one thing: Harlan Thrombey's will. And when the man in question was discovered dead the morning after his 85th birthday party, the family is put under a microscope to get to the bottom of it.
Means, motive and opportunity. That was what it always came down to. And her family had plenty.
Devastated by the loss of the only man who truly understood her, Enigma must put on a brave face if she is to solve the case of her Papa Harlan's death. With or without the help of the famous Benoit Blanc.
If you don't particularly like this summary, feel free to edit it to your liking.
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epigraph:
"The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to seekers after it."
— agatha christie
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quotes:
"Papa Harlan would read me his books when I was a little girl, I used to love that."
"Aren't his books all about murder?"
"Yes, but to us it wasn't about that. It was the puzzle that needed to be solved."
enigma drysdale and benoit blanc
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about:
fullname: Lily 'Enigma' Drysdale
age: 14 (as of knives out)
family: Hugh 'Ransom' Drysdale (Father)
unknown (mother)
Wanetta Thrombey (Great-Great-Grandmother)
Harlan Thrombey (Great-Grandfather)†
Richard Drysdale (Grandad)
Linda Thrombey (Grandma)
Walt Thrombey (Great-Uncle)
Donna Thrombey (Great-Aunt)
Neil Thrombey (Great-Uncle)†
Joni Thrombey (Great-Aunt)
Jacob Thrombey(second-cousin)
Meg Thrombey (second-cousin)
other unnamed family
enigma drysdale
• Enigma is a young and caring girl who loves to read and write. She also likes puzzles and strategy games meaning she takes after her Great-Grandfather.
• Enigma was never interested in the money, she just cared about her Great-Grandfather, which was why Harlan thought of her so fondly. Enigma is also very close to her Great-Great-Grandmother who she always makes sure is taken care of because no one else seems to really care.
• She was born when her parents were very young and her Mother gave her to her Father to raise. Enigma doesn't know anything about her except that her Mother's parents refused to let her get an abortion and that because of that, she didn't want her. Yet Enigma likes to think that even though her Mother didn't want her, she cared about what happened to her because she ended up on the doorstep of her Father who didn't know instead of some random fire station or children's home.
• Despite what Ransom can be like, he does care about her. He's irresponsible, not the best role model and an attempted murderer but he does love his daughter and wants her to be okay. He's not that good at showing it though.
• Enigma doesn't visit him in prison because she's happy with her new life. She even considers changing her last name from Drysdale to either Thrombey or Harlan (for her Great-Grandfather), or even Blanc (for her new guardian). This is going to be an ongoing thought throughout Glass Onion and what follows.
If you would like to know any other details about Enigma, please private message me and I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.
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notes:
• Enigma is the daughter of Ransom but isn't like her Father at all. She's smart, caring and likes to write. Basically, she takes after her great-grandfather.
• Enigma loves to write, but she also loves to play chess with her Great-Grandfather. She's good at strategy games and can easily spot the patterns. He liked to make her scavenger hunts with clues and ciphers to find the next one.
• Considering Ransom had Enigma very young, she was more or less raised by her great-grandfather. She inherited his love for stories and is starting to become an incredible writer herself.
• Because of how much she loves books, she is left the business whilst Marta is left a whole lot of money and the house. But she can't become a part of the business until she's at least 18. Her family, after hearing what has happened, continuously tries to get Enigma to sign it over to them. But she refuses.
• Ransom is a bad dude and is arrested for attempted murder. Her next of kin would have been her Great-Grandfather and Blanc doesn't like the idea of sweet Enigma being trapped in that toxic place, so he decides to adopt her.
• Blanc and Enigma are basically Father/daughter but she still doesn't call him 'Dad' because the last one she had betrayed her. Blanc is better than that. Also, Enigma loves Phillip too, he's her other new 'Dad' and they bake together.
• Basically everyone calls her 'Iggy' apart from her Great-Grandfather and Blanc.
ACT ONE
knives out
• Enigma is staying with her grandfather when he dies. She's absolutely heartbroken. When she meets Blanc, she's captivated by him because she knows how amazing he is. Ransom tries to take her away and get her to help him without telling her the truth. She's trying to solve the case herself and because Enigma is smart and is good at patterns, Blanc spots this and asks for her help as she knows the family. In the end, she tells her family to go to hell and goes to live with Blanc with the family business waiting for her when she's old enough.
ACT TWO
glass onion
• Enigma is living with Blanc and Phillip who have adopted her and she is loving it there. She goes with him to the Glass Onion despite his insistence and helps him with the case. Enigma is more involved with this one and some of the guests know who she is, or more specifically that she's rich. At the end, she leaves with Blanc and she's really excited about a new case and is thinking about starting to write a book inspired on them.
• If another Knives Out fic comes out, it needs to be added to this timeline.
IMPORTANT — anything not mentioned in this timeline is up to you to develop, giving you space for your own ideas. Also, if you have any questions, please private message me, I'm more than happy to answer them.
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password — would you be able to help Blanc solve a case, and why?