#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜
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aydin didn't travel much, hardly left the hewn city after he called it home, but he knew each prythian court for the most part after all the studying he'd been pushed to do before he was old enough to move away. it's why he knows he's no longer witnessing yet another display of power, wondering where a pretty artist was, and now in a state of finding his loved ones once more. seven hells, this was getting ridiculous. a groan falls from the night lord's lips as he reaches up to push his hair out of his face, glancing around to see if there is anyone around he knows. relief finds him when he sees a familiar face, and he wastes no time in coming to their side. " summer ? random. "
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he wouldn't make the joke about an illyrian being lazy, instead he just smirks. " today you need to change after breakfast before you go about the rest of your day. " he says pointedly instead, making fun of his wrinkled attire rather than the obvious joke. but he wasn't nagging, aydin just enjoyed teasing where he was able. " isn't it ? " he says, grin on his lips devious and everything an older brother would give his younger when he had something over him. it wouldn't last for long, aydin knew he had plenty for eldar to find and poke him back over. it was just a matter of time. as they slip into the dining room aydin wastes no time in picking a seat, scooping his plate full with the healthy appetite he's known for. a snort, he had meant to earn that face at eldar. it doesn't ruin his hunger either, as noted by the small growl from his stomach. the idea that eldar will find something to tease aydin over resurfaces once more, and he wonders just how long before the younger draven learns just how different aydin acts around the master artist. " they are a very interesting creature. " beautiful, captivating… he could go on, but aydin refrains. he can only give eldar so much ammo against him. his eyes roll, landing on his brother as he chews his food. it gives him pause to form the best response. " they wouldn't alter what you wish to appear better anyway. best to find someone more willing. "
" alright, it's a deal. can't go back on it now, so guess i'll see you tomorrow morning. because today, well, today i just don't have it in me, " eldar said with a chuckle. quite honestly he was a little bit hungover from the night before, despite having slept like a baby and hydrated himself enough. his experience with minimizing the aftermath of the previous nights was quite large. " that's funny, " eldar said with very little amusement on his face and as they neared the dining hall, eldar opened the up the door to reveal a room in which breakfast was usually left for them. he gestured for his brother to go in first, and noticed that it seemed as though they were early enough that everything had just been brought out, fresh and warm. eldar made another face at aydin's confirmation, but the expression never left his face because of his assumption. " well... " he started with a laugh. aydin was right, it was hard for him to feel ashamed in the first place, but he being reminded that his brothers made the same mistakes that he did once in a while made him feel less alone in his while he was running away from responsibility as if it was plague. " imalda ? wow, consider me surprised, but i can see it, " eldar spoke as he glanced away, already imagining their wedding, his speech and the after party he would of course take full responsibility of. " shoot, i guess i'll need to cancel those nude portrait arrangements then, " he added with a chuckle as he was kidding, mostly. he did have a crazy idea to make an arrangement like that just for a laugh, but now he was not too keen to make someone aydin liked go through all of that.
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a knock at his door pulls his attention, half asleep and still in bed after staying up for far too long with his friends. it'd been a proper distraction from what his brother and he discussed, though, so the night lord was not complaining at all. however, he was endlessly curious as to who has decided to knock on his door at this hour… as if it were not near lunch. even still, aydin throws on some loose trousers and a robe before shuffling to the door on the case it was something of an emergency. as he pulls open the heavy wooden door he doesn't expect to find a pretty artist. " imalda ? " had they come to the right door ?
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for @ethercvl; continued from here.
some might think he was a shit friend, but aydin would do the same for the others if and when they needed it. he had on several occasions. the hewn city was not a place to live lightly, one needed those around them that could keep them strong as well as their minds busy if they wanted to survive. " if only the magic were something one could learn. " he says with ease. but magic was fickle, and aydin also tired of trying to understand it. he'd essentially given up, it could do as it damn well pleased.
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he knows his friend is always on the hunt for a way to better his own tavern, and aydin half wonders if he'll try to convince a winter fae to move to the hewn city. " do not kidnap a winter fae, nik. " he says with a chuckle and a shake of his head. in truth, he didn't put much past his friend. the other was obsessed with anything food related and then forcing that upon those near him. aydin was certain the only reason he never missed a meal was because of the other fae. " oh, that does not sound appetizing. " he says with a wrinkle of his nose.
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his brother's words still linger in his mind, but aydin doesn't bring them up now. he just seeks out his friends, aiming for a distraction as well as checking up on them. it was hardly a surprise, he was always more social when he had a lot on his mind. " i'm just saying, having the winter fae around to chill a drink has been nice. " aydin insists, sipping on the cool ale that had surprisingly become something he was enjoying. could he convince a winter fae to come live in the hewn city ? it would be a busy establishment.
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‘ tolga mendi, cis man, he/him, 32 / 320 , high fae ’ ― cauldron save you. it seems aydin draven has finally made it to the capital, the lord from the night court is said to be confident and is said to describe themselves with consistent disappointment, decisions made with little thought + a living black sheep and with all of this in mind their sarcastic nature always seems to get them into trouble. may the mother hold them as they navigate this unthinkable time. ; sibling to the high ruler
𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬
full name . aydin draven
age . 32 appearance / 320 actual
sexuality . bisexual
occupation . lord
species . high fae
loyalty . the night court
height . 6'3"
𝐭𝐥:𝐝𝐫;
aydin, the second-born and self-proclaimed family disappointment, distanced himself from his velaris roots, finding a home in the hewn city, where his arrogance and reckless charm fit right in. known more for his hedonism and sharp tongue than any ambition, he plays the role of a lazy, flirty, and stubborn lord who thrives on sarcasm and stirring trouble. despite his reputation, he’s more calculated than he lets on, but he prefers life without drama—except the kind he creates for fun.
𝐝𝐞��𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
second born son, aydin knew he was the spare early in his life. perhaps he put that into his own mind, perhaps his environment made him think it so. either way, the lord was quick to become a show of nothing, living up to little and earning the mantle of family disappointment. he grew distant from his family, often far from the house of wind in velaris and living within the court of nightmares instead. the hewn city welcomed its child, ayden fitting in as the type of lord all believe the night court to produce. he was nothing like his family, arrogant and filled with an act to cover up the feelings deep inside.
aydin isn't a thinker in most peoples' minds, he seems more like a reckless hedonistic lord lavishing in his title than someone capable of more. it's only slightly an act, he prefers to live his life with little worry, little thought, and certainly little drama. while aydin is plenty capable of playing the game, toying with people and keeping his reputation as filthy as it is, he doesn't care to. he's lazy, impetus, and incredibly stubborn. a flirty little shit, he's certainly had a long string of ex lovers and is well known for not being the best at relationships.
over all, aydin is cocky, charming, and arrogant as hell. he's still a little flirty, but certainly not to the point that he's angling for anything romantic. he enjoys stirring the pot, angering people, and annoying people. his words are intentionally careless, or intentionally thought. sarcasm is his favorite mode of conversation. he's the black sheep of the dravens, many forgetting he's even a lord as he doesn't often share it. he still lives within the hewn city far more than in velaris, a true nightmare lord.
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
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other ideas : ex lovers / flings / hook ups / friends with benefits, band of heathen friends, new friendships developing outside of the hewn city, people who just absolutely dislike him, people he likes to piss off, really open for a lot
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × image ❜
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✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐫 × lady of summer ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 × image ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × threads ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × inspo ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × dev ❜
✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜, ✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 × image ❜
#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞 × emissary of dawn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 × high lord of day ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 × high lady of winter ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚 × lady of dawn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐬 × general of dusk ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐤 × general of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧 × lord & third in command of spring ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐥𝐮𝐱 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 × lady in wait of autumn ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮 × lady of dusk ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 × lady of spring ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞 × spymaster of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐧 × general of gaea ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × dev ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐜𝐞𝐝 × image ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 × spymaster of summer#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × threads ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × inspo ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐝𝐚𝐱 × dev ❜
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aydin didn't open up easily, it'd taken decades to do so with his closest friends much less family he didn't interact with often. there was nothing he held against alara at all, the issues in aydin's mind ran soul deep in relation to the house of wind their family called home. " no i imagine these are what they call ' unheard of ' times. " he agrees. aydin may not have been the most well read, he didn't care to know much other than what they were taught growing up, but even then he knew nothing. " madness, chaos, plenty of things they've desired for decades. " he says easily, even if he'd been trying not to think of it.
HER COUSIN was a man of few words & rather few appearances as well. She knew he took to looking after the Hewn city, while everyone else was la-di-da-ing in Velaris, but she couldn't quite understand the veiled animosity - or better said distrust - he had of everyone ; family included.
"Well, that's... good. I've been holed up in the library, but I can't say I ever stumbled across any texts that would prepare us for this." she vaguely waved her hand around them.
"What do you think is going on in Hewn city not that the most of us are here?" Alara asked, intrigued by what he might say - perhaps his insight would be better than hers.
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aydin found himself standing on a line he'd drawn years ago, wishing to tip over but finding more and more reasons to yank himself back. he remained on the safe side – the side of the hewn city. even still, when he managed to find his siblings it threatened to pull him right back to that very barrier. he really wasn't sure where to land these days, and found that he just kept dancing between it all. it wasn't a way to live, to keep going, but here the night lord was. " not really, but i'm not upset to have found you either. " he says easily, forcing himself to relax and simply enjoy being near his youngest sibling.
being the emissary for the night court was not something that she would say that she was struggling with. though there was still a few of the other emissaries that she had not had the chance to connect with. what she would admit to struggling with was the idea that she wasn't the type to fight in a physical sort of way. the third in command had made it sound as though she was to be expected to despite that not being something that she had necessarily trained for. was she saying that to her because nesrin expected her to? she wasn't sure anymore. when she'd heard the voice of her older brother she turned to look at him. "yes?" she returned. "were you looking for me?"
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if aydin could explain why he was so drawn to them, perhaps they would not hold so much power over his head. would not draw him in like moth to a flame. but here they were, tucked in a corner and far closer than mere strangers should be. he didn't want to stay away, he didn't want to be a stranger either. but he knew who he was, he knew his reputation, he wasn't confident enough to think that they would want him back. the magnetic energy between them was a lot, but any strong fae could deny it. " i'm not correct about many things, my dear, but what i think and feel about you is mine to decide and hardly yours. " the even idea that they could find him attractive was thrilling, and now it was almost like a game that he felt he could play. but would they even like that ? would it push them away ? there was no telling. too much uncertainty danced in the narrow space between them. stars, though, why were they just so beautiful ? he groans at the title again, not hiding his response. aydin finds he can't even reply, he can't move as they get closer, and he holds his breath at their words. the farewell seems like a whispered promise, and he slowly sucks in a breath as he lets himself lean back so the connection breaks and they can part. " until next time, imalda. " he says gently.
( 𐫱 ) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. he is a draven. that alone should be enough for imalda to curb this, to smear the paint off the canvas and not let it become part of the picture. to be involved with a draven resembles some kind of traitorous idea, for so far as they had been told, and seen for themself, none were fit for the night court's throne. yet he has no interest in it, does he? he has no connection, no tie currently besides the name. ( and without the name, what would they think of him? ) they already know this answer. that there would be no hesitation. “if you ever admitted you were incorrect, i might find you even more attractive. thus i rue the day it comes to pass.” the emphasis of even slips out, disguised in the way he whispers for them to say his name. and in doing so, what would it do to him? to them? the fluttering this time is not just embarrassing but nervous and shy. confidence without the canvas between them is nonexistent. goosebumps trail in a soft cluster behind their ear from the warmth of his additional words. the murmur of his voice, not any kind of timbre they will forget. “and when i do deem it right to say the word? would it be your name? if so, then you'll remain lord draven to me.” they are somewhat forced to lean upon their toes, until their chin near brushes his shoulder. that fluttering turns light and hot in their chest. “… until next time,” whisper they in return, a secret shared between them of willingness for there to be one.
#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 × lord of night ❜#✶ * ⁎ ⋆ 𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐧 × threads ❜#i assume this is the end but i am also#stupid
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aydin was raised as the spare, the first full blooded child between the high lord and lady but not the eldest and heir. the relationship between him and his father was contentious from the start, accelerated only by the loss of his mother. the man acted as if he could choose his heir, as if the magic wasn't the only factor. as if aydin even wanted it to begin with. instead, aydin had run away, visited on occasional, returned for the funeral. he'd nearly missed his own brother's wedding, still convinced he wasn't welcome despite the invitation. aydin became who he needed to be in order to feel successful, despite his father's insistence of it only happening in one way. he became the nightmare lord, he controlled the hewn city.
a shrug, unconcerned. " i suppose he is cute, thank the stars he took after his uncle. " a jest, the brothers looked so alike they could be twins in the right light.
it wasn't that he really hated the hewn city, but aydin had found a way to make it a home. he had friends, he had a network of people he trusted. " i am thriving, and i suppose happy or unhappy is relative. " he made a place for himself to be happy, to relax, to enjoy his time when he wasn't dealing with shit. aydin isn't even really sure how to be so open with his brother, fighting the stories he's told himself for ages. he couldn't continue to say the elder didn't like him when he responded this way. " i have friends, i'm not just sitting on a nightmare throne in silence. " in fact, he actually avoided the throne for good. that was his brother's to sit atop.
he sees it, the opposite of all he's convinced himself shining in his brother's eyes. the care… the love. it creates a pit inside of him that nearly makes him gasp, but instead aydin just takes a few slow and deep breaths. the apology slams into him with a force he'd not been prepared for, and it takes all of his strength not to show how much it affects him. " it's not your fault. " he finds himself insisting. but the offer, it's everything. " i will come home more, we can talk about the nightmare court when we're actually able to step foot in it again. " he manages, voice tight with emotions clogging his throat.
𝔞 𝔰𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔢𝔣𝔲𝔩 𝔫𝔞𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 is a difficult one with which to contend; ihsahn knows it, and he sees something of himself in his younger sibling. aydin wears layers of armor, wields barbs and sews nightmares, but it is a carapace in need of cracking. just as ihsahn's own armor had been — he's learned it takes the room to be soft, to breathe, to exist without fear of where you might fall when the garrison walls you build come crashing in on you. the high lord does not exempt himself from the insidiousness that comes with feeling outcast; in fact, it is an eternal, black flame with destructive ability far beyond the realm of his understanding. but he knows there are wards, now, that can keep it at bay. they come in the form of forgiveness, grace, trust, family. a lesson he would have never learned had it not been for his wife's acceptance, his unconditional love for their son. and now, this show of willingness ...
perhaps it's incumbent upon him to build a ward of his own, for aydin. however quiet its pull on his brother, he will build it all the same.
❝ the consequences would be dire if you didn't, ❞ he jests, a smirk lifting the corner of his lips, eyes lighting up at the surprisingly forgiving interaction.
❝ i know, ❞ he sighs, the weight of the hewn city and the threat of what thrives there a neglected part of his world that's been too long left on aydin's shoulders. ❝ i had.. been under the impression you were happy there, aydin. thriving. ❞ the knot in his stomach finally releases when he realizes it's a lie he's been telling himself to avoid dealing with the malignant boil of a city under his reign. ❝ it's high time you have my help in dealing with that madness. it's not your burden to carry alone, and you deserve a break from it. you deserve to have a real home. ❞ his eyes lower, because it's difficult to bring the words up from the pit, but they come, ragged and raw and painful as they do.
❝ i'm sorry, brother. i only told myself you were happy there, because it was easier than knowing i'd left you to that monstrous task alone. i should have acknowledged that sooner. you deserve better, and you will have it going forward. whatever is necessary to keep the hewn city in check, we will manage it together going forward. ❞
the words are etched in stone.
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it was reasonable for the elder brother to be worried for his youngest sister. some might not think the nightmare lord capable of caring for his family – his actions may reinforce this belief – but aydin was the opposite. he cared for them deeply, thought about them often, and now that they'd all been together for nearly a year it was easier for him to show that. he no longer felt awkward in sharing his emotions. ❝ i'm not certain i met them, but i hope they are alright. ❞ it'd be a pity to see anyone harmed, aydin didn't wish ill on many people really. all those worthy of his ire were locked away in the hewn city. ❝ i am fine, rattled, annoyed, but still devilishly handsome. ❞ he says with a cocky, teasing grin.
summer wasn't a court that she had often travelled to as night's emissary. it wasn't the worst one to have to spend time in, and if she was honest she was relieved that they had not ended up in night. majority of the options of the night court wouldn't be ideal. velaris would ruin their well kept secret, and the hewn city was far from the place most would want to spend time. however that was something to worry about at a later time. "i don't know that there is any rhyme or reason to it all. the only thing i have heard is that summer's scholar is unaccounted for." she wasn't entirely sure if that was a connection between them ending up in summer. "physically i am alright. the same of you aydin?"
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he'd been worried for taylan ever since whispers of the king surfaced, but had left his youngest sister be in hopes that she was able to manage fine. he knew he needed to trust her, nesrin never would have made her the emissary if taylan couldn't handle it. but worry grew and gnawed, being near his siblings so much now had an interesting effect on him. and so he couldn't help but finally seek her out when things seemed to only spiral for the worse, relieved when he finds her in the draven common rooms he'd been avoiding since well before the capitol. " tay ? " asked as a question despite knowing full well what the back of her head looked like.
taylan definitely missed having her brother around, not that the other two weren't enough. however she would never push him to come back to velaris to live with them. in a way the dusk court had brought him into her life just a little bit more than she would have otherwise. that was something that she would be grateful to the magic for. "i agree, i have warmed up to the dusk court. the fae that i have spoken with from the dusk court have been pleasant to speak with for the most part." recalling her conversation with the spymaster briefly. "i think some of them maybe wish that they hadn't been kept a secret as well."
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aydin has never found himself so obsessed with another, so insistent upon him being a bad influence in another's life and yet finding it impossible to stay away. he simply could not find the strength to avoid imalda, to let them live their life outside of his darker parts. parts they insisted were not that bad, not as deep as he thought. perhaps the length of time he'd spent in the pretty artist's presence was beginning to make him believe it. imalda had a way of seeing beauty in life, a master artist the chief in their craft, and perhaps he just wished to relish in that beauty and slowly see what they did. it also wasn't just the way imalda made him feel or want to feel, but the way he found each thing they did irresistible. each moment that passes between them something that threatens to drag him under even further. he's powerless, he wants them more than he ever has another thing in his life.
and when he sees the small night fae, stars, the world seems to tilt. he swears that everything seems to simply gravitate towards them, to circle in their orbit as only things should do. the nightmare lord has been restless since they were interrupted in dusk, nothing important enough to do so but the moment ruined the second his friend touched his door. one could take it as a hint to leave the artist alone, but aydin was a persistent fae and had already come to decide that it was inevitable. they were inevitable. he no longer desired to live alone, to float and make it through the nightmare court alone with only a small handful of friends to lean on. he wished for more, he needed it. and stars, the way their body reacts tells him all he needs to know. it encourages aydin to kiss them, not to waiver in his pursuit or stop now. the taste of their lips explodes into his mouth, it's soon to become his newest addiction – they are his newest addiction. and unlike the other things the draven tended to chase, this felt different. this felt right. he chuckles a bit at their own greeting to him. he'd not even spoken, just kissed them. he stays swooped down, making up most of the distance their heights seem to create. ❝ find you ? nothing could stop me, starlight. ❞ he says gently, the tenderness of the moment demanding his slowness, his own gentleness. ❝ are you unharmed ? ❞ questions he, one thumb gently brushing against their cheekbone.
how time and the realm blur should be something of which the poets write. imalda, no poet in nature nor in nurture, instead internalised just how blurry everything felt to them and continued onwards. so what if each moment by themself was a touch against their lips, a drifting of fingertips? so what if in the first evening of summer, the sea washes itself clean over their gaze and paints the image of how aydin looked in the duskian light? such things have burrowed beneath their skin in ways they cannot describe. his soft, whispered warning of how they should not think of him — and how he hopes they still do — has personified itself until it has become reality. to become entangled with a draven was to only complicate the delicate arrangement they had in spying for kalore. that was part of the reason why it had taken so long for them to even near the nightmare lord. but the revelation of his sensitivity, what resembled acute and innate sensation that there is something more to him than what he shows, only makes imalda yearn to be near him. so as to experience it again, to be reminded that it is true. the reminder comes in another way. previously, imalda accepted the interruptive knock at aydin's door as a confirmation and reminder that nothing should happen, that this shouldn't progress. this does not cease the longing, the strange tension in their chest that they know can only be relieved by he. but it makes it a bit easier to accept until they see him. their hand just presses to the door of the common room, right now currently empty, as most were seeking greater shadowed places or, in a change of character, soaking up the sun. he rounds the corner and their body responds to his presence, turning towards him with the same widened eyes which greet him each time. his strides never waver. their hands automatically come up as though to meet him, and he touches them without hesitation, and those hands press to his arms but not to push him away. fingertips dig in, bringing him closer, and a muted gasp bursts from their lips as he covers them in his kiss. after a moment, their eyes drift shut, and they are even quicker to mirror that dire passion. “ there you are. ” it's vulnerable and sincere. as though they've been looking for him in every corner. because they have. despite their hair being up in the mess of a bun, heat flushes them hot. their arm loops around the nape of his neck, keeping them close. “ i was hoping you'd … ” be well? leave them be, let this lie? finish what you started? they kiss the corner of his mouth with gentleness.
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aydin had never disliked his siblings, but he had his own issues that had driven him to leave velaris and make his home in the nightmare court, a lord with his skills who seamlessly fit in. after their mother's passing, the draven had found no life in the city that he'd always felt too pressured in. the hewn city had offered a freedome, and eventually a purpose. it was to the detriment of his relationships with his siblings, though, and times like this made him realize just how much his heart had been longing for these conversations. " i do not think it is so bad at all, but i do wish it had never been a secret. " that seemed the hardest part of getting over this situation. why had they remained sequestered ?
bringing people together was always something that taylan loved, and it was hard on her when her siblings were so removed from each other. she was soft while her older brothers were all more rigid and serious. the way that aydin was with her warmed her heart, showing his softer sides to the youngest of the family. "it does seem as though things are settling since we arrived here. they are getting more comfortable with the idea of being here. perhaps the dusk court is not as bad as we all thought when we arrived." admittedly taylan had been enjoying her time in the dusk court, a large part of it a distraction from the end of her relationship.
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