Ok so I actually got this idea from a gifset based on the seven deadly sins in another fandom with a character representing each sin and I wondered who would you use of the musketeers' antagonists and which of our heroes' would be the corresponding virtue. Turns out there's two sets of 'seven' virtues. The seven heavenly virtues which act as counterparts to the traditional seven deadly sins and the theological/ cardinal virtues which are groups of three and four virtues usually grouped together and when I stopped and thought about it, the characters actually really are them in a way.

And then I realised that actually our heroes also have a tendency to indulge in the sins too. So, what started as seven chapters, became fourteen, then twenty-one, and finally twenty-eight.

Some of the characters were easier than others. Aramis swanned in, called his chapters and then just smiled charmingly when I asked him to consider handing over some of them to the others.

Treville was uncharacteristically unhelpful.

Queen Anne and Porthos kept mixing theirs up and D'Artagnan couldn't understand while Constance and Athos kept playing musical chairs with each other.

And then some of the sins/ virtues were hard to narrow down. There's a lot of wrath, envy, greed and lust in this world but not a lot of chastity! So, some of these I got very creative with.

The chapters are in groups of seven with each hero/ antagonist representing one of the seven in each group.

The groups are:

Theological/ Cardinal Virtues

Love/ Charity

Hope

Faith

Courage (Fortitude)

Justice

Temperance

Prudence

Seven Deadly Sins

Envy

Gluttony

Greed

Lust

Pride

Sloth

Wrath

Seven Heavenly Virtues

Charity

Chastity

Diligence

Humility

Kindness

Patience

Temperance

All the chapters have been written but are still being edited so I'll post when I can. No set timelines though they shouldn't be too far apart. I hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think, if you agree or disagree please feel free to (politely) comment. I'm aware alternate interpretations exist, and I love a good, respectful debate.