Coco Monvoisin

Coco by Monica A. Borg

**Cosette 'Coco' Monvoisin** is Lou's best friend.

## Biography

### Early Life

Coco met Lou when they were six years old. Coco had wandered away from her coven, as she and her aunt didn’t get along much. Lou found Coco and tried to make her laugh, braided flowers in her hair to make her feel better. When Coco finally stopped crying, she tossed a mud pie in her face. The two of them kept their friendship a secret.

Coco didn’t know what the Dames Blanches were planning, as Lou never told her. She never said a word — not one — in all those years. And then one day, Lou just disappeared. If Coco had known, she would’ve stopped them, somehow. But she didn’t know and instead thought she was dead. Without Lou, Coco decided she needed some time away from her coven, so she tried her hand at pickpocketing in East End in Cesarine. She was extremely bad at it and the constabulary arrested her the second day. Lou dropped out of the sky and saved her. Coco felt like she was seeing a ghost. And even after everything Lou still wouldn’t talk about it. Still, they lived together for about two years in the attic of the Theater Soleil et Lune.

About a year after she arrived in Cesarine, Coco helped Babette to acclimate to the city when she left the blood coven.

### Serpent & Dove

Lou and Coco are dressed up as men when they are about to talk to Babette in The Bellerose after she claimed she could give Lou information about a ringfrom Monsieur Tremblay she is looking for. Babette asks for more money than they initially agreed upon and Lou complains, calling her an extortionist, but pays anyways. Babette then proceeds to take Lou and Coco to a hidden room, where both of them overhear Madame Labelle and Monsieur Tremblay talk, revealing that the ring is hidden in his house. Shortly before, one of his daughters was killed because of his involvement with magic, causing him to want to get rid of it. They also meet Andre and Grue, two brutes who often clashed with the girls and are now security at The Bellerose.

Having this information, Coco and Lou meet at a patisserie to plan a heist about entering Tremblay's house and stealing the ring with the help of Bas. After they agree on everything, they part ways to meet later to perform their heist. Before they are breaking into Tremblay's house, Coco warns Lou to be careful. She says that something is waiting for Lou at Tremblay’s, but she can’t see it properly, as her own magic doesn't work like that. During the heist, Coco stays out to take care of the dogs and make sure they don't call attention. She is alarmed of the presence of the Chasseurs and only scarcely manages to flee - but only after the constabulary saw her face.

Coco follows a fleeing Lou into an alley after she tracked her through her blood and they talk about the origins of Lou's acquired artifact. Coco then proceeds to tell Lou that the constabulary saw her and Lou pushes her to flee back to her coven. Reluctantly, Coco leaves.

Later on, Coco finds out about Lou's marriage to Reid Diggory and bewitches the replacement for a retired healer at the Tower's infirmary, steals her letter of recommendation, and takes her name as a disguise. After days of training with the priests of Chasseur Tower, where she already tried to find Lou, the latter finds her way into the infirmary, recognizing Coco. After the two of them persuade both Lou's guard Ansel Diggory and the priest Father Orville that Lou is there as penance, the two of them are left alone. Coco tries to persuade Lou to flee together to Coco's aunt, but Lou declines and arguments that she couldn't be any place safer than surrounded by Chasseurs. Both Lou and Coco decide to stay at the Tower and practicing Lou's magic - hidden by the smell of the infirmary - to strengthen her. When Lou is not there, Coco cares for the patients of the infirmary - especially for a gentleman named Monsieur Bernard.

When Coco hears about the escape of Bas, who was caught by the Chasseurs and held in the dungeons of the Tower. She finds Lou, Reid, Ansel, and another Chasseur, who tells her that she is granted access only to contained locations—the infirmary, its dormitories, and the back stairwell. And that if she wishes to visit any other area of the Tower, she's expected to wash and undergo inspection. But as she's new to the Tower, her misstep will be overlooked this once. But from this point on she will be looked closer upon. She then leaves Lou, Reid, and Ansel alone.

When Lou visits Coco next in the infirmary, she dismisses Ansel, who is somehow infuriated with her. Lou tells her that she should be nicer to him, to which Coco responds that she is not encouraging him and that he is far too good for her. Lou then tells her about the encounter with Madame Labelle - of which Coco already heard -, still causing Coco to be shocked as a reaction. Because of that, they continue to practice Lou's magic, Coco trying to help her find new ways to think about it.

After Lou's burnt out after Estelle's burning, Coco tends to her and reveals at the same time that Ansel knows of Lou's origins. She also warns Lou that she has to be careful. A few days later she helps Lou getting ready for the ball given by the King of Belterra on the eve of Saint Nicolas Day to Reid's honor. The two of them dress together, as the priests agreed to let her attend since she's a close personal friend of Lou and her husband. After they are dressed, Ansel arrives and googles uncontrollably at Coco, who unashamedly flirts with him until they are at the ball. They part ways when Lou tries to find Reid. When Lou found Reid, Coco interrupts the two of them but is shushed away by Lou. Coco finds Beauregard Lyon and flirts shamelessly with him while Lou and Reid are dancing and when they want to leave, she pulls Lou away for a moment, telling her not to fall in love with Reid. They part ways in an uneasy manner.

Coco then spends the night with Beau, being at the castle with him when the revolt of the women happens. She then leaves the castle to race to the Tower, trying to find Lou. Instead, she finds both Reid and Ansel, who proceed to tell her that Lou is gone. In the following discussion, Coco reveals herself as a witch, much to the horror of Reid. She takes them to the Bellerose, where they meet with Beau and Madame Labelle. There she also drops her disguise and uses a locator spell to find out Lou has been taken by Morgane le Blanc to La Forêt des Yeux. She is also the one who realizes that Madame Labelle is a witch as well and that she is Reid's mother. Madame Labelle then explains to the group that she tried to "buy" Lou in the past to help her and prevent Morgane from finding her. Together all of them decide to follow Lou and rescue her.

Only a few hours into their journey, Coco and Reid have dispatched a scout of witches, which were following them for some time. When the group finally camps in the forest together, Ansel shows interest in Coco's origins and magic and she tells him - and the group - some aspects of herself. She also grows closer with Ansel, sharing her blanket with him when he freezes. Later she and Reid discover a group of Chasseurs under the lead of Jean Luc and are almost discovered by him. They then keep on traveling.

When they are almost at the Chateau, Coco shares a small moment with Reid where they talk about their memories with Lou, both of them missing her dearly. Coco tells the story of how she met Lou and that she never knew about Morgane's plans. She also tells Reid that she left the forest after Lou disappeared and was lucky that Lou found her in Cesarine two years prior. She also mentions that she wants to apologize to Lou.

To enter the Chateau on Modraniht, Madame Labelle magically changes the faces of Reid, Ansel, and Beau and sends them off to find some witches that will use them as consort. All the while, Coco goes off and finds a witch for herself. They meet again on the way, entering the Chateau together but Coco is drawn away from the others as soon as they are inside. Coco finds Reid, Ansel, and Beau during the meal of Morgane and the other witches, shortly before Madame Labelle arrives and tells them to wait for her signal, as she made some arrangements.

When the celebrations move over to dances and sacrifices, Coco is among the crowd but finds the others - save Madame Labelle - in front of the masses, watching Morgane and an unconscious Lou. When Madame Labelle doesn't arrive, Coco offers herself as a distraction. When Morgane is about to slash Lou's throat, Coco breaks through the masses of witches, attacking Morgane and pushing a knife between Morgane’s neck and shoulder. Morgane overpowers Coco and she collapses to the floor. She is barely conscious when Ansel and Beau find her and drag her into safety next to Reid and Lou - the latter having had her throat slashed by Morgane but being rescued by Reid when he traded the Archbishop's life for Lou's. Coco finds another exit at the end of a temple and directs the group to safety. On the way she tries to rescue Madame Labelle - who was thought to be killed by Morgane before she tried to sacrifice Lou.

Back at their camp, Coco uses a mixture of blood and honey to tend to Madame Labelle's wounds and uses a mixture to protect the group. She also encourages Reid to talk to his mother once she awakes and takes care of Lou while Reid is gone. Coco eavesdrops on Reid and his mother, together with an awakened Lou, and leaves her with her husband and instead cares for Madame Labelle again. Meanwhile, she catches some rabbits for the group to eat. When the group is reunited again, they decide to go with Coco to her aunt, the witch La Voisin, as even Morgane can't interfere in her territory.

## Physical Description

Coco has rich brown skin, dark brown eyes, and black wayward curls. She has a generous, sinful figure. Because she is a Dame Rouge, her arms and wrists are covered in scars.

## Gallery

### Official art

by Monica A. Borgby oblivionsdreamby Alice Maria Powerby saintdriby Alice Maria Powerby Katherine Britt
### Fanart

by montheroxby Yasmin Oliveiraby Gabriella Bujdosoby missescaraby Kynerie
## Trivia

* Coco is a Scorpio.[*citation needed*]
* If she was to be sorted in one of the Hogwarts Houses, Coco would be a Slytherin.[*citation needed*]
* For Christmas, Coco would receive a pretty silver dagger.[*citation needed*]
* Coco is bisexual.[*citation needed*]
* Coco's favorite colors are jewel tones like ruby, emerald, sapphire, etc.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRezuEgwAF/— Shelby Mahurin on Instagram
2. ↑ Shelby Mahurin Instagram Story - June 6, 2023