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days ago, myriah walked about sunspear practically wearing nothing as she enjoyed the warmth of her home and celebrating her crowned prince and his bride to be. now, her sword was sheathed at her side and wearing clothes more suitable if something were to happen –– again. the entire mood had shifted, angering the very proud dornish woman to see her people in distress. ❝ only cowards act this way … , ❞ she says to no one in particular, to whoever had joined her on the balcony where she stands.
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Zander barely went anywhere without being ready for a fight, but he had noticed the more guarded tendencies of the people around him after recent events, and he couldn’t blame them. Nodding his head as he approached the balcony, generally preferring to look for higher ground when he felt threatened, he just stood there and looked out. “Have there been any updates? Any more information about what happened?”
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Torrek found a seat at one of the tables in the far end of tavern. Earlier, he had been kept company by some of his companions, who eventually left some with a woman, others retiring for the night. Torrek remained, enjoying the ale and the food, looking towards the door when a new face entered the tavern. There weren’t many people left so he stood up, making his way over to the counter, before ordering himself another fill. “Did not expect to see someone coming in at such a late hour. Are you trying to avoid prying eyes?” He asked with a smirk.
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While Zander was not the most avid fan of traveling away from the North where he was used to how things functioned and as a member of the Stark family he was afforded the luxury of people around him knowing not to approach him unless he invited them over for a discussion. No such luck when they were in foreign territory though, so he just sighed and turned towards the man speaking to him. “Is this hour considered late here? Forgive me I am from the North so hours in darkness all seem to meld together and the concept of time is a little different I suppose,” he said, shrugging and ordering a large glass of something to drink. “Though I could ask the same of you. If it is such a late hour, seeing as you are still here, It leaves me to wonder what you could be hiding from prying eyes.”
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⟨ leo suter. cismale. he/him. 30 years old. ⟩ we welcome zander stark to dorne , the prince of the north. keep an eye out for their combative nature, they tend to cover it up by acting charismatic. rumor has it they are for the peace treaty, and their loyalties lie with house stark. you’ll know it’s them when you get flashes of Clashing Swords and boisterous laughter
BASICS
FULL NAME: Zander Stark
NICKNAMES: n/a
TITLES: Prince of the North
AGE: Thirty
GENDER: CIS Male
PRONOUNS: He / Him
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
ALLEGIANCE: House Stark
APPEARANCE
FACECLAIM: leo suter HEIGHT: six feet, two inches. BUILD: muscular, strong, athletic HAIR: thick and curly brown hair, often slicked back and tied away from his face as he’s always training or fighting. EYE COLOR: brown
FAMILY
FATHER: king tylon stark. MOTHER: queen melina stark nee tully ( deceased ). SIBLINGS: harrion stark ( brother ), lyanna and alexia stark ( sisters ), and utp snow ( half-sibling) EXTENDED FAMILY: ravella stark nee blackwood (sister-in-law), rickon stark ( uncle, deceased ), belinda stark nee tbd ( aunt, deceased ), prince utp stark ( cousin ), prince/ss utp stark ( cousin ) prince/ss utp stark ( cousin ), house tully ( maternal cousins ),
HISTORY
Born the second Stark prince, there was never as much pressure placed on Zanders shoulders. His brother was the heir, and the Prince that the North put all their hopes on, which left Zander free to pretty much do as he pleased, resulting in endless training and coming up along the ranks with those who fought for the North. While as a child he resented the fact that he always came second to his brother, as he grew he learned to appreciate the freedoms that he had, and has fully accepted his role in the family, preferring to stay out of court business unless he is needed.
Chaotic is one word to describe Zander, he is known as the renegade in close circles and acts spontaneously and doesn’t believe in plans and structure. He does as he pleases or he bends the will of others to get to where he wants to be, hardly ever compromising which makes him an excellent soldier - having been trained in combat since he could stand came in handy when he often chooses to be out with the other fighters instead of being presented in Court as a Prince of the North.
Now that his brother is King however, he is starting to feel the pressure in the sense that he feels he needs to be there for Harrion more than ever, with their parents not around he does his best to lend an ear or accompany his brother whenever he needs him to be there which is what has led him to where he is now, accompanying his family and letting himself be used for his position, being in different places but always as a single and intimidating unit.
Wanted Plots/ Connections
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her smile is soft as he repeats her own words , but he was not wrong. “ remind me to never inflate your ego again. ” teases she. her words are light , not matching the fire racing through her veins at the mere feel of stefan’s lips on her own , his arms around her. for a princess who always hated the heat , she embraced it and more now. it felt as if her entire being was aflame , like no experience before had ever set the princess so alive in her life. she wanted more , needed more. her lips break from his for only a moment when she gasps , surprised as he lifts her but legs already wrapping around his hips and causing the thin southern dress she wore to bunch. lex blinked a few times , looking at the man she was now effectively wrapped around. this was uncharted territory , she had absolutely no idea what to do or even what to say , but the word that fell across her lips was swifter than her mind could catch. “ no. ” because she didn’t want him to go , she didn’t care how much trouble they would both be in. many of the things lex did weren’t thought through , regrets were for the morning after or not at all , but in this moment she knew she didn’t care. she wanted this , nothing before had felt so right. “ please don’t leave me. ” adds the princess.
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He’d carried her a few times before, so it was no surprise that it came easily to him to lift her up into his arms, but the intimacy and the passion in both of their eyes as he did was a different sensation that he’d never actually experienced before. Stefan was not naive or new to this, he’d been with women before as any man in his station would have, but since being a knight his duty was solely to the protection of the princess, and somewhere along the way the feelings of needing to protect her had evolved and grown into caring for her more than he had cared for anyone before. He’d meant it when he said that she was the most important person in the world to him, but he didn’t know that the feelings were returned until she kissed him back, and now it felt like he’d gotten all the answers that he was looking for. “Alexia, I will never leave you. Not ever. Not if you don’t want me to,” he said, looking into her eyes before pressing her lips against hers for just a second, taking a deep breath before his kisses trailed down her neck, burying. his head in her long auburn hair as he kissed down to her shoulders, sofly sliding the material of her dress down lower and kissing every inch of exposed skin, “You... are the most beautiful woman in all of Westeros, I only wish I was more deserving of you..”
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her eyebrows knit , “ i don’t wish for it to ever come to that. ” but she knows his words are riddled with honesty. yet the words hurt , she did not wish for that day to ever come. her mind quickly swooped in with reasons it would not , one day she’d find herself married and likely not keep her same guard. it’d be a horrible day , she wasn’t yet prepared for , never wishing to leave winterfell or be away from the person her heart seemed to only continue craving. the princess was reckless , impulsive and always seeking things she should not , but she’d always held a firm line. flirting with her guards was one thing , doing anything else that could ruin their own honor was against the code she’d set out for herself. she was immature on most days , but the princess did not wish to be the cause of someone’s down fall. but all those worries , all those fears ? they paled the moment stefan’s arms found themselves around her waist , and gods did they all but disappear entirely when he met her gaze. lex was firmly rooted in her spot , uncertain what was going to happen but knowing enough to realize the found themselves on the precipice of something that could not be dialed back. her mind and her heart were screaming , but all it did was create this white noise that blurred out everything else around them. if another stumbled across the pair now they’d be in trouble enough , but lex wouldn’t notice to care. and then her name , gods the way he used her full name always set off little fireworks in her soul. but those fireworks were nothing compared to the explosion that erupted inside of the ice princess the moment his lips touched her own. lex’s grip tightened , one hand moving up to cup the side of his neck as she kissed him back. the littlest wolf had kissed before , but never in her life had she felt like this.
“And it won’t because like we said, I’m very good at my job,” he said, smirking at her softly, though all other discussions and conversations or jabs between them seemed to fade away the moment that his lips touched hers. He couldn’t believe that he was doing it, that he had let go of how hard he had been trying to hold back from doing exactly this- getting this close to the princess and giving into his desires. He felt like he was dreaming when she kissed him back with just as much passion as he’d kissed her, moaning softly into her mouth as his hands eased into her body more comfortably, holding on to her before he lifted her up so that he was carrying her and supporting her as her back leant against the wall, both of them staying as quiet as possible given the craziness of what they were doing, and what the implications of even the single kiss would lead to. “Alexia, I--” he could barely say anything without the insatiable hunger to have her lips against his overwhelmed him again, leaning his head against hers as he caught his breath, he stared into her eyes again for a moment, “Say the word and I will turn and walk away,”
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“ my father loves you , stefan. i do not think that will happen. ” she’d never heard the man talk so highly of another , but it didn’t annoy her. their families had always been close , if anything , she just was thankful he didn’t wish to remove stefan from her detail. lex knew she shouldn’t be so attached to the knight , shouldn’t think of him the way she did , but gods was it getting harder and harder to stop as they continued to be trapped here. a heavy sigh slips from the princess’s lips , “ i know. ” whispered gently. she’d seen her brother actually wounded and her cousin know amongst the poisoned. while lex had faired better at this ball than the last , she knew that was by sheer luck alone. but the wolf hated her cage , craving the small amount of freedom she had in the north that here was all but gone entirely. her eyes widen for a fraction when stefan pulls her close , little fireworks setting off across every piece of her skin that touched him. lex’s arms were quick to wrap around him , breathing shallow as she looked into his eyes. his words did nothing to help that little battle inside of her , the one where she told herself the little crush she had was nothing , would go nowhere. it felt like the world around them faded away entirely , and she could only look into his eyes with a vulnerability and fear that was completely new. “ stefan… ” but she trails off , the princess entirely unsure of what to say.
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“Your father knows that I would die protecting you,” he said, making it a statement in itself because he would happily lay his life down for Alexia. Really, these feelings had been there for a long time now, but knowing that he could never and should never act on them given her position in the North, he had held back and resisted, careful about being too close to her even when he was protecting her. But all of that changed when they left the North, and things started happening where Alexia and the Starks had been in danger countless times, and it was getting more difficult to keep that safe distance from the princess. Even in that moment, he didn’t know if he should leave or do as his heart was telling him to, and stay, but allowing his eyes to meet hers broke down all the sense and resolve in the man who, for all intents and purposes, had been trained as a soldier to be able to push away those exact feelings. He didn’t know if she felt the same way, or if she was about to shove him away from her, but his arms never moved from where they were on her waist, holding her as close to his body as he could and almost locking her in against the wall of the empty hallway, glad that this was happening in the early hours when everyone was still asleep or barricaded in their chambers, “Alexia...” he murmured, shaking his head like he was arguing with himself and winning a fight against his better judgement before he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers.
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she used to be so annoyed when a guard caught her , and at times that included stefan. but lex only felt a dark thrill now , a forbidden emotion in her that she knew should be snuffed out. “ if you were going to lose your job , you already would have. ” she says with a shrug. no other guard had lasted longer than a few months , nor had one successfully saved her from real danger ( the fact that none had come to that point was not important ). her father couldn’t sing stefan’s praises enough , lex knew it meant the man was going nowhere unless he wished to. “ i’m not sure. i just can’t sit in there anymore with everyone’s gloom. ” the princess was nothing if not quick to avoid things that dampened her mood. she’d tried to endure it , but enough was enough. the princess’s feet stop , hair floating as she spins to look at her knight. “ i am not shaken. i am simply tired of everyone acting as if they were the ones killed or harmed. my house is fine , those in it alive , and yet they are acting like we can’t even touch the food here. ” so she was incredibly scared , which also prompted her to run , but the proud wolf refused to admit it. her eyes soften a bit , the fire in them dimming. “ i know you will always keep me safe from as much as you can , stefan. ” she doesn’t mention that if she had tasted the wine that night he could have done nothing for her , lex doesn’t wish to venture down that road. the princess also does not mention that he could never save her from the fate of a future betrothal , yet another dark cloud on her parade.
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“It would only take one call, princess.” he said, shaking his head and taking stock of their surroundings, a habit that had come from being so caught up in Alexia’s safety and ensuring that she was okay. “They’re worried... both large events that have happened in the time that we’ve been here have been left with people getting hurt or dying, your family doesn’t want any of you to be next, and I for one agree with them,” he knew that things were restrictive and for a free spirit like Alexia, it was harder than it was for the others who were more content and worried about safety rather than freedom. Looking into her eyes, he caught the faint hint of fear in them and sighed, she was strong but all of the things that had happened were sure to take a toll on anyone so he allowed himself to cross the line, “Come here,” he said, pulling her into his arms and wrapping them tightly against her, struggling to stand with any composure and tipping into the realm of holding her like a lover and not the princess he was sworn to protect. “ You... are far more precious to me than anyone else in this world, and nothing will happen to you because anyone who would so much as attempt to bring you harm will not be able to come close enough to get to you,” his eyes spoke volumes because the hidden message under his noble words meant much more, and he wondered if she saw it too.
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𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 : @ofetoile // stefan manderly
it was safe to say the night had shaken the princess. she’d been there to watch the chaos , tucking into stefan’s side and letting him pull her back to her room with questions of what she had to drink. come morning she’d learn that her cousin had fallen ill , and by the gods was she relieved. what was wrong with the south for every gathering to end in death and harm ? the question had her terrified , but in her true fashion the princess only offered bright smiles. she’d even obeyed for all of a few hours before trying to sneak from her room , but a few steps out of the stark apartments and the heavy footfalls behind her told the littlest wolf her plight of escape had not worked. “ has anyone told you that you’re too good at your job ? ”
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He was glad that the lengthy security measures he’d put in place for Alexia seemed to work that night, and was glad that the princess had been able to escape the chaos unscathed, he would have shielded her with his own body if it had come down to it. Of course, the peace was not kept for long though, when he noticed Alexia trying to slip away from the safety of the Stark apartments, sighing as he followed promptly behind her. “Alexia... you’re making it very difficult to keep this job. Where are you going?” he asked, walking behind her, determined to follow her wherever she went as he worried about the amount of things that had gone wrong since their arrival in the South. “I’m good at my job because I know you. I know that what happened at the ball has shaken you, and it’s alright that it has startled you somewhat. It’s done the same to everyone around you, but you have nothing to worry about because I am here and you know I will not let any harm come to you.”
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Lale does not coil away from his touch, his embrace, quite contrary she welcomes it in such a way that would have many shocked if they were ever to witness the way her relationship with alester was like. however that was the thing, they could not allow that. for years she had told herself that, that even if she loved him she could not betray her own plans for life, her own ambitions and dreams. thing had crumbled for her, taken a bad turn, and it had her questioning many things. that perhaps her dreams should be smaller, perhaps she should be happy with a quiet life in the country side of the reach with alester and a few children. that would bring its own set of problems, problems she simply did not wish to deal with anymore. “yes, i suppose i am simply greedy and selfish and i want your every second and minute to belong to me.” she sighs, leaning into his frame. “perhaps when we return home we can create some chaos like this ball for ourselves.”
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With everything that was going on inside, he felt it was pretty safe for him to show her the affection that she had told him that she wanted, smiling softly as his strong arms protectively held on to her, as if shielding her from the vipers inside that would never allow or understand the relationship that they had built over the years. For he was not the match that her family wanted for Lale, nor did he have the standing that she deserved from a husband and yet he felt like she was his, and he was hers in a way that could only be defined by marriage. She was everything to him, and to think otherwise was to be wrong. “You know that every second and minute already does. Even when I am unable to physically show it.” he said, placing a soft kiss on the exposed point between her neck and shoulder, “I’m sure the next ball is right around the corner, they always seem to be. Or could you have possibly meant chaos in terms of the engagement?”
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𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 : @ofetoile // drystan redsmith
“ i’d agree that this night was a total waste , ” begins the clansman as he looks at his older brother. his eyes didn’t move much from the group of people , frequently finding his wife and the other arryns. more often than not his eyes follow that of cissa as she stands with her family , nearly impossible to move from her in the dress she chose. “ but then i’d be lying for i’d be robbed of the sight of my wife in that. ”
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“I’ve been saying the same thing about these parties for as long as i can remember, brother.” he said, chuckling and finally tearing his eyes away from Elaena for long enough to have a conversation with his brother, grabbing a goblet of wine to tide him over. “I will make no comment on the subject except for saying that the women have certainly dressed to impress tonight. Some, more cruelly than others,” he said, sighing as he stole another look at Elaena, shaking his head to keep his brother from teasing him about it.
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closed starter for drystan redsmith / @ofetoile
it was hard not to think of the way things were between them whenever elaena saw drystan. her life had drastically changed when they parted and though she wanted to be angry, she held onto those memories and the person she was when they were together with fondness. he’s not hard to miss and she has spotted him early on in the night but with her focus on pimchanok, she’d been preoccupied most of the night. finally, the princess finds herself sibling free and makes her way over to drystan, easy smile gracing her lips. ❝ would you like to dance? ❞ she does not wait for his answer, the help of liquid courage making her lean forward to grab his hands. ❝ you will not deny a princess, right? ❞
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He did not think that Elaena would acknowledge him during the festivities, he knew how close she was to her siblings and understood that the evening meant more to her because of her personal connection to Pimchanok, and as a Targaryen princess. If there was anyone who knew how important her role and her family was to Elaena, it was Drystan. It was after all part of the reason why they had made the decision that they did when they found out about her pregnancy. He was far below her and always would be, and it would be better for their child if he had no claim to them. Still, despite all the history and the time that had passed, she was as beautiful as ever and Drystan caught himself staring at her throughout the whole evening, finding her more beautiful than any other woman, as he always had and he suspected always would. Taking her hand in his, he took a few steps forward, leading her on to the dance floor. “Princess or not, I wouldn’t deny you, Elaena.”
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𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 : @ofetoile // stefan marbrand
she’d promised not to run off alone , but that certainly did not stop the princess from pushing her boundaries. alexia took a deep breath of the nighttime summer air as she gazed out at king’s landing from the balcony of the ballroom. it was a beautiful sight , little lights flickering as others lived their lives. when she heard the door open the princess didn’t even turn , she knew exactly who had found her out on the balcony. “ took you long enough. ”
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Stepping out into the balcony, Stefan chuckled when she spoke without ever turning around to face him. “I gave you a head start, thought that you could use a few minutes to be out here on your own, and I’ve already secured all the balconies with guards watching from the ground.” he explained, clearing his throat and joining her on the balcony, resting his forearms on the marble ledge. “Are you having a good time?”
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addressed to : open to all / @reignrbs .
location : the ballroom , the betrothal celebration .
visera had begun the night tightly wound , like a loaded spring , every muscle in her body tensed , waiting for something to happen . she’d picked a perch from which she could see almost the entirety of the ball as it sprawled in front of her and called it home whilst she cycled her gaze throughout the room , settling on each of her loved ones in order . rhaenara , her mother , rhaegar , daemon , visenya , ferah , reila , lucerys , alexia , a cursory glance towards clan redsmith , and then pim — who was always a challenge to find , one visera looked forward to at the end of each round . she had grown dizzy within the hour and altered her course , taking up the task of cupbearer — traversing the room , offering wine to nobles with a smile as sweet as a sour girl could muster , as if they were her own welcomed guests in the castle that housed her , but that she would never call home . “ more wine ? ” visera asks the nearest bystander with urgency , locking them in her lilac gaze in beats , it shifting from them to somewhere over their shoulder where a stop in her cycle vaguely stands . “ i believe it’s dornish , before you waste your breath with the question of its origin . ”
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Turning towards the Targaryen - at least that was how he saw the daughter of the Targaryen princess, the air about her definitely showing the way she was brought up as a noble and in the most noble manner, even with the loosely veiled disdain for the job that she had taken over that evening as they all gathered and celebrated the betrothal. “I assure you, my lady. I had no intention of questioning the origin of the wine. In events like this I learned a long time ago that wine should be taken regardless of the origin and enjoyed as a socially acceptable sedative to the intensity of so many people gathering in a limited space.” He took the wine and raised it to her, “and how do you fair on this glorious evening?”
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open starter from princess ravella stark — engagement ball
Ravella looked over her shoulder as she saw her husband not far back from where she stood, ready to protect her and refusing to be separated from her like they had been the last time they had been caught by surprise. and it made her heart flutter, and her cheeks flush, one absent minded hand on her stomach as she tried to appear interested in the celebrations, although her mind was miles away to her home, the future, and the little family that was finally blooming. astonished she turned when she heard the other, eyes softening from the surprise as she gives a small giggle. “pardon me, it seems i was entirily distracted, this engagement balls has brought back memories of my own.”
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Stefan was there officially to watch over and guard Alexia, but that didn’t mean that he didn’t care about the other Starks and their safety as well. He knew that he was one of the more qualified and trained guards sworn to the Stark family, so when he heard the words of the woman next to him, he gave a brief bow of his head like a sign of respect, “You have nothing to apologize for my lady,” he assured her, nodding as he looked around the engagement ball and saw some reminders of the engagement ball that had been thrown to celebrate the betrothal of Ravella as she officially joined the Stark family. “It seems like a joyous occassion that is for sure. You’ll forgive me if my focus has been on the princess Alexia and not the festivities of the event,”
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special raven for alester oakheart — @ofetoile
Lale had to remain herself to continue to sit under the rose, like a quiet serpent that found peace in the book that laid peacefully in her fingers as she devoured yet another page on the bay window of the stone hall that overlooked the bay and the gardens. quiet, poise, and unsuspected. that was how she had to remain until she could return to her home, the home she should’ve never left. perhaps if she would’ve remained behind and ponder on her own emotions she wouldn’t have acted out of spite. her gaze lifts softly as she hears the steps echo in the quiet space, it was why she had picked to sit there. green eyes soften at the sight of the other, a familiar figure. “managed to found some free time for me, my lord?” there is a faint complain in her voice, as she had missed him.
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Alester’s gaze had barely left Lale since they entered the ballroom. And while them dancing a few times had been amazing, they both knew that they wanted more. The only problem was that if they had done more than dance a few times, people would start to talk, and while it was pretty well known that he and Lale had been romantically involved, no one officially knew and it had to stay that way because of Lale’s higher station and rank. Walking into the balcony and following after her when he’d noticed her pull away from the ballroom. Smirking when he heard the complaint in her voice, he just stood closer, standing just behind her and wrapping a protective arm close to her body, seeing as no one could see them where they were, and he felt like they would not be in any danger or compromised by reassuring her. “You know that all of my time is in service and dedication to you, Lale.” he reminded her, leaning down for a brief kiss on her cheek, “--and you know why I cannot give you more than what I have already tonight. It doesn’t matter how much I would rather spend the whole night by your side. Claiming all your dances,”
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𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 : @ofetoile // drystan redsmith
“ i was told not to forget to bathe before the ball. ” tharon begins , leaning against the pillar as he stumbled upon his brother. even if they did not share blood , they’d known each other their entire lives and tharon was quite stubborn on those he called his siblings. “ that goes for you too. ” adds he with a teasing smirk.
Chuckling when he saw his brother, Drystan clamped a hand over Tharon’s shoulder and walked with him. “And you were told this by who exactly, brother?” he asked, taking a sniff of him before feigning that his knees buckled. “By the Gods, whoever it was might be acting in your best interest,” he said, before chuckling and shaking his head. “Whoever demanded a bath of you probably reeked of perfume, and had a scent themselves.” He hadn’t really thought of the ball, never really caring about these things especially with Elaena and his daughter within arms reach for the first time in years.
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