This fic is a mish-mash of the vastly different cultures of graphic novel canon and movieverse – more movieverse, for while the graphic novel was a noble and outstanding work, the movie caught me with its little nuanced scenes. The roses are Scarlet Carsons, because – well, they really do look more scarlet than violet. I thought of this before I read the graphic novel, and was pleasantly surprised that the ending in there resembled mine.

All the dates are significant; apart from the more obvious ones like Christmas and the New Year, some of them are dates with relevance to my own world, such as various people’s birthday’s, including my own.

I do not own V for Vendetta, and neither, on a lesser note, Phantom of the Opera, The Count of Monte Cristo, Cry Me A River, Paracelsus or Leslie Howard’s nose.

December 25
Vestiges
‘ves-tige: a visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.

January 1
Veille
veille: the day or evening before a festival; the time before an event.

February 14
Valentine
‘val-en-tine: a token or gift sent on Valentine Day; a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.

March 25
Venture
‘ven-ture: an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, esp. a risky or dangerous one.

April 3
Verisimilitude
ver-i-si-’mil-i-tude: the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability.

May 11
Victuals
‘vict-uals: food or provisions for human beings.

June 17
Vanity
‘van-i-ty: excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain.

July 8
Velitation
‘vel-i-ta-tion: a minor dispute or contest.

August 19
Vigilante
‘vig-i-lan-te: any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.

September 9
Visual
‘vis-u-al: perceptible by the sense of sight.

October 23
Veterans
‘vet-er-an: a person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity.

November 5
Visitation
‘vis-i-ta-tion: the act of visiting; the appearance or coming of a supernatural influence or spirit.