#Brooks x Lorelai

[traegics]

'Cause I never knew Love like you show me You see me you know me Like no one else When I found you I found my safety And I let it change me And open my world When I found you I found myself

@ofhowlingxs

[traegics]

@ofhowlingxs

suddenly, everything was different…

[loveofstelena]

Multirelationships • Find Your Way

[maya-matlin]

From any fandoms, pick 3 of your favorite ships from each letter of the alphabet (based on their ship name) ex: A:(three ships) B: (three ships) and so on. If there’s only one that exists per letter that’s okay too! 😊

Uh.. I'll try! I can't promise anything for some of these letters.

A:

1.) Adam & Becky (Degrassi)

2.) Angel & Cordelia (Angel)

3.) Alex & Marissa (The OC)

B:

1.) Betty & Jughead (Riverdale)

2.) Brooke & Lucas (One Tree Hill)

3.) Brittany & Santana (Glee)

C:

1.) Chandler & Monica (Friends)

2.) Cory & Topanga (Boy Meets World)

3.) Craig & Ashley (Degrassi)

D:

1.) Drew & Bianca (Degrassi)

2.) Dan & Blair (Gossip Girl)

3.) Dawson & Jen (Dawson's Creek)

E:

1.) Ephram & Amy (Everwood)

2.) Elizabeth & Jason (General Hospital)

3.) Emily & Naomi (Skins)

F:

1.) Fred & Gunn (Angel)

2.) Faith & Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

3.) Felicity & Noel (Felicity)

G:

1.) Graham & Megan (But I'm a Cheerleader)

2.) Georgia & Joe (Ginny & Georgia)

3.) Ginny & Marcus (Ginny & Georgia)

H:

1.) Holly J & Sav (Degrassi)

2.) Hannah & Bright (Everwood)

3.) Henry & Alex (Red, White and Royal Blue)

I:

1.) Isak & Even (Skam)

2.) Iris & Miles (The Holiday)

3.) Isabel & Kyle (Roswell)

J:

1.) Jay & Manny (Degrassi)

2.) Joey & Caitlin (Degrassi)

3.) JT & Liberty (Degrassi)

K:

1.) KC & Clare (Degrassi)

2.) Kirsten & Sandy (The OC)

3.) Karma & Amy (Faking It)

L:

1.) Luke & Lorelai (Gilmore Girls)

2.) Logan & Veronica (Veronica Mars)

3.) Leo & Piper (Charmed)

M:

1.) Michael & Maria (Roswell)

2.) Marshall & Lily (How I Met Your Mother)

3.) Mike & Phoebe (Friends)

N:

1.) Nathan & Haley (One Tree Hill)

2.) Nancy & Steve (Stranger Things)

3.) Noah & Allie (The Notebook)

O:

P:

1.) Pacey & Joey (Dawson's Creek)

2.) Pacey & Andie (Dawson's Creek)

3.) Patrick & Kat (10 Things I Hate About You)

Q:

1.) Quinn & Santana (Glee)

2.) Quinn & Logan (Zoey 101)

R:

1.) Ron & Hermione (Harry Potter)

2.) Ricky & Gina (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)

3.) Riley & Maya (Girl Meets World)

S:

1.) Sean & Ellie (Degrassi)

2.) Shawn & Angela (Boy Meets World)

3.) Sam & Mercedes (Glee)

T:

1.) Tiny & Shay (Degrassi)

2.) Tristan & Miles (Degrassi)

3.) TJ & Cyrus (Andi Mack)

U:

V:

1.) Victor & Tea (One Life to Live)

2.) Veronica & Cheryl (Riverdale)

3.) Veronica & Betty (Riverdale)

W:

1.) Willow & Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

2.) Waverly & Smash (Friday Night Lights)

X:

1.) Xander & Sarah (Days of Our Lives)

2.) Xander & Anya (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Y:

1.) Yousef & Yana (Skam)

Z:

1.) Zig & Maya (Degrassi)

2.) Zoe & Grace (Degrassi)

3.) Zane & Riley (Degrassi)

[traegics]

@ofhowlingxs

the notebook ( 2004 )

[swiftsdelucaa]

Tagged by @mcseattles 💜

Favorite Characters Alphabet Tag!

Rules: Name your favorite character for every letter of the alphabet! First or last names count, try to avoid nicknames!

Andrew DeLuca - (Grey's Anatomy)

Bookhee - (Grey's Anatomy)

Charlotte King - (Private Practice)

Dell Parker - (Private Practice)

Emily Gilmore - (Gilmore Girls)

Fallon Carrington - (Dynasty)

Lorelai Gilmore - (Gilmore Girls)

Heater Brooks - (Grey's Anatomy)

Izzie Stevens - (Grey's Anatomy)

Jess Mariano - (Gilmore Girls)

Lane Kim - (Gilmore Girls)

Lexie Grey - (Grey's Anatomy)

Maya Bishop - (Station 19)

Naomi Bennet - (Private Practice)

Back Oliver - (Victorious)

Paris Geller - (Gilmore Girls)

Q (?)

Rory Gilmore - (Gilmore Girls)

Mark Sloan - (Grey's Anatomy)

Travis Montgomery - (Station 19)

U (?)

Vic Hughes - (Station 19)

Jade West - (Victorious)

X (?)

Yilmaz Akkaya - (Bitter Lands)

Zuleyha Yaman - (Bitter Lands)

Tagging: @annie-bby @captain-mayabishop @babyjapril @otterlyadorablebrit @spampisavrex @cuteasducks9 @capitano-marina @theodoracrainpark ✨

[choicesgoddess]

Bitch, no-one cares what you want. Accept it or not. It’s happening. Stop being such a bitch 🙄 Also, sorry you’re stuck with her Xinghai, hang in there buddy 💞

[intomusings]

﹒﹒   female   names   masterlist     !

in honor of my second milestone on here , i’ve decided to release a master list of 400+ female names i personally love and think could be used more in the community . this was also requested by a few anons and names will be added to the list frequently . the names are sorted by first letter but not alphabetically within each letter category . if you found this useful , feel free to like or reblog to spread this !

A : aurianna, addison, alannah, allegra, alina, alma, andra, avril, abella, arizona, annalise, amelia, aspen, alejandra, ayla, ales, alessia, anessa, asia, aline, adrienne, avery, armani, adaline, arden. 

B : blaire, brooke, brooklyn, bruna, bettina, bianca, becca, bella, bonnie, brielle, blake, bodhi, beverly, bambi, bronte, billie, briar, bria, birdie, brighton. 

C : catalina, cerise, celeste, celene, carson, camila, cecilia, callista, cadence, cassie, carmen, cali, charlie, camryn, camille, clara, claudete, chantel, chachi, capri, cove, chanel. 

D : diana, devi, dylan, daphne, dani, delphine, dahlia, delia, darcy, dawn, davina, dove, daisy, delaney, dua, darya, delilah, dixie, dior, dulce, dina, dayana. 

E : ember, eloisa, eleonora, emara, elena, esme, emery, emmeline, elsa, eva, evie, emmy, estelle, esther, evelyn, erin, eliana, everly, emerson, elle, ezra, eiza, eden. 

F : florence, franny, fiorella, faith, fiona, faye, farrah, freya, fern, flor, frankie. 

G : giulia, giulianna, georgia, ginny, grecia, giselle, genevieve, gabbie, grace, genie, gaia, giada, gemma, geles, genele, gia, gwendolyn, geneva, gracen. 

H : hazel, holland, helena, harlow, haven, hera, haley, houda, heidi, hana, harley, honey, hera. 

I : isobel, ivana, irma, irina, isadora, imogen, isla, ivy, inessa, ibiza, irelynn, iliana, ilana, indya. 

J : juliet, jayden, jordyn, jelena, jodie, jennie, jade, jesy, josie, june, jada, jemmye, jacey, janelle, juniper, jayla, jaliah, jewel, jane, johanna, jolie.

K : kendall, kensington, kennedy, katya, karlie, katerina, kailani, koral, kai, kaia, karma, kinsley, kylie, karina, korinna, karla, kemi, kate, kerigan, kali, kiyomi, kouvr. 

L : lourdes, leandra, london, lucia, luisa, logan, lena, leonora, larissa, lydia, lorelai, lylah, lettie, lottie, lalisa, luna, lara, lia, lorena, livia, layla, leighton, lyra, lola, lainey, laurel, luella, lumi. 

M : maricela, mariana, maeve, mabel, mila, marbella, maia, melody, mimi, monet, malauna, mira, mallory, millie, marla, mia, marvela, marni, madelaine, maleia, magnolia, maren. 

N : nilsa, nutsa, nini, naomi, noa, nevlyn, nathaly, nicolette, nadira, nicola, nova, nany, nala, niaye, nyla, noelle, nathalie, 

O : olympia, orianthi, octavia, opal, oriana, ophelia, orion, oakley, odessa, odette, odelia. 

P : paola, paris, peyton, phebe, priyanka, paislee, paloma, pandora, parvati, piper, perla, pearl, pia, priya, pilar, paxon. 

Q : quinn, quintessa. 

R : rowan, rylie, rosalie, roslyn, raquel, rose, reign, renata, raegan, reyna, ryann, raya, rhiannon, ria, rue, rhodes.

S : serena, serafina, sawyer, sylvie, sol, samira, sloane, silver, sutton, stella, saanvi, sab, seren, seven, sophia, star, skye, sabina, saskia, summer, stormy, salena, sage, sonny, solange, sahar, sumaya, shelby. 

T : tatum, tayler, tara, torre, tia, thea, tyra, truly, thalia, taryn, tampson, tayli, talya, teala, tala. 

U : uma. 

V : valencia, violetta, venus, verity, vanessa, venecia, vinnie, vida, vivienne, valentina, velora, vera, venice.

W : willow, winona, willa, wanda, witney, westlyn, windsor, wilhelmina, wren. 

X : ximena, xiomara, xashary, xena, xyla. 

Y : yovanna, yves, yara, yvette, yasmin, yesenia, yensi.

Z : zara, zion, zoe, zahara, zharia, zella, zendaya, zakiyah. 

[traegics]

@ofhowlingxs

ONE TREE HILL | 2.04 ━ “You Can't Always Get What You Want”

[traegics]

You already know that you're my weakness After all this time I'm just as nervous Every time you walk into the room I'm speechless

It started when you said hello Just did something to me And I've been in a daze Ever since the day that we met

You take the breath out of my lungs Can't even fight it And all of the words out of my mouth without even tryin' And I'm speechless

[youngsamberg]

all time bish

ohhhh shit okay i will ATTEMPT to list all of my ships of all-time but i will definitely forget some. here we go

current shows (not specifying endgame/nonendgame for obvious reasons):

roy x keeley (ted lasso), ted x rebecca (ted lasso), laszlo x nadja (wwdits), nandor x guillermo (wwdits), brooke x lance (the other two), roman x gerri (succession), midge x lenny (the marvelous mrs maisel), tk x carlos (911: lone star), grace x judd (911: lone star), maddie x chimney (9-1-1), michael x alex (roswell nm), max x liz (roswell nm), kyle x isobel (roswell nm), jimmy x kim (better call saul), janine x gregory (abbott elementary)

shows that have ended rip (ships in itallics aren’t canon endgame):

jake x amy (b99), holt x kevin (b99), amy x jonah (superstore), dina x garrett (superstore), shawn x jules (psych), josh x donna (the west wing), jim x pam (the office), dwight x angela (the office), michael x holly (the office), will x angie (single parents), ben x leslie (parks & rec), andy x april (parks & rec), ann x chris (parks & rec), david x patrick (schitt's creek), ted x alexis (schitt's creek), johnny x moira (schitt's creek), jeff x annie (community), veronica x logan (veronica mars), magnus x alec (shadowhunters), jace x clary (shadowhunters), simon x izzy (shadowhunters), fran x maxwell (the nanny), zoey x max (zoey's extraordinary playlist), rebecca x greg (crazy x girlfriend), monica x chandler (friends), ross x rachel (friends), rory x jess (gilmore girls), luke x lorelai (gilmore girls), barney x robin (himym), jackie x hyde (that 70s show), katie x greg (great news), nick x jess (new girl), cece x schmidt (new girl), winston x ally (new girl), sam x freddie (icarly), dory x drew (search party)

[oflur]

🌊 —  LORELAI ARANZA HASTINGS : CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT  3 / ∞

Which Disney character do they relate to most? Vanessa from The Little Mermaid (faux innocence, manipulative, vicious)

Which superhero character do they relate to most? Raven Darkholme/Mystique from X-Men (deceptive, bitter, lack of identity)

What movie/tv show/book characters helped inspire your character? Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl, Brooke Davis from One Tree Hill, Katherine Pierce from The Vampire Diaries, Veronica Lodge from The Archie Comics, Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, Blackfire from Teen Titans, Eris from Sinbad, Emma/Adrienne Frost from X-Men, Cassandra from Tangled

What is their Hogwarts house? Slytherin (ambitious, strong leader, cunning)

What is their Half Blood Cabin? Athena (hubris, intelligence, strategy)

What is their Myers Briggs? ENTJ (decisive, competitive, focused)

What is their Zodiac sign and do they relate to it? Leo Sun (confident, vivacious, theatrical), Sagittarius Moon (instinctual, expansive, craves novelty), Scorpio Rising (magnetic, strong emotions, strategically charming)

What is their enneagram number? 3w4 - The Expert (career-oriented, identity in work, successful)

What is their temperament? Choleric (analytical, goal-oriented, determined)

What is their moral alignment? Lawful Evil (methodical, cares about tradition and loyalty, plays by the rules without mercy or compassion)

What archetype are they? The Ruler (desires order, power-hungry, rarely universally loved) | The Zealous (diplomatic, hostile, inexorable) | The Snake (sophisticated, dangerous, creative)

Which sins and virtues are they? Envy (self-conscious, jealous, feeling of ‘less than’) & Diligence (conscientious, organized, efficient)

[traegics]

@ofhowlingxs

ONE TREE HILL 8.01 | "Asleep At Heaven's Gate" (2010)

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

New Gilmore Girls ocs

In honour of finally finishing the show (and the first episode of AYITL), I decided to redo my list of non-introduced gilmore girls ocs so that there’s a proper record of them with a couple of name changes

1. Evan Mariano — Story Of A Girl or Chasing Shadows — Jess’ twin sister, sent to live with her uncle Luke

2. Catalina Pérez — Wildflower; x Tristan, later x Jess, endgame tbd — disaster child is sent to stay with family friend in Stars Hollow, attends Chilton

3. McKenna Doose — Last Summer; ship TBD — Taylor’s niece who dated Jess back in New York

4. Jane Forester — Long Time Coming; possible Jess ship — Dean’s twin sister

5. Marlena Marley Tinsdale —Find My Way; Jess or Logan ship — Sherry’s younger sister, has lived with Sherry since she was 13

6. Cosette Gerard — Loveless; ship TBD — Michel’s daughter from a one night stand, moved in with him after her mother got sent to rehab

7. Kitri LaCosta — Best Years; ship TBD — Miss Patty’s daughter, very dramatic

9. Princess Emmeline Forbes — Bravado; Finn or Finn and Logan ship — daughter of a princess, 13th in like for her throne, attends Yale but took a year off to party with Logan, Finn, and Colin

10. Annabel Harkness — When Tomorrow Comes; Logan ship — Her grandmother is Emily’s younger sister who has been estranged from the family since before Lorelai was born due to her own teen pregnancy scandal

11. Holland Bass — Breakaway; Jess or Logan ship — Mia’s granddaughter; she has spent her life travelling with Mia but she asks Lorelai to take her let her stay at the Inn (until Luke finds out)

12. Cameron Danes — Nowhere Girl — Liz’s daughter, Jess’ half sister, Jess refuses to move to Stars Hollow without his little sister because he doesn’t trust Liz to take care of her

13. Ilsa Gilmore-Danes — Of Love And Longing — Lorelai and Luke’s daughter, the result of a one-night stand when Rory was a baby.  Officially lives with Lorelai but both of her parents have always been very involved in raising her

14. Willow Dell — The Road Not Taken; x Jess — Babette and Morey’s only daughter, town golden girl, appoints herself as Jess’ welcome committee when he moves to town

15. Lorrie Gilmore-Danes — Hey December — Luke & Lorelai’s daughter, story takes place in A Year In The Life when she’s a young teenager

16. Brielle Livingston — Fragments; probable Rory ship — Paris’ step sister, moved to Hartford just before the start of season 1, misses her older brother Brooks who still lives in New York with their dad

17. Austin Geller — Fragments; Jess or Logan ship — Paris’ twin brother, becomes close friends with his new step sister, trying to figure out who he is besides Paris’ Brother

18. Sienna Elliot — Long Way Home (?); possible Jess ship — left Chilton in sophomore year to move to New York, is the reason there was a spot for Rory at Chilton, dated Jess Mariano twice and is still his best friend, ends up roommates with Paris and Rory at Yale

Forever Tag List: @themildestofwriters @gottaenjoythelittlethingzz @juliesdahlias @seaweedhufflepuffocs @bravelittleflower @the-october-reviewer @foxesandmagic @perfectlystiles @papergirlverse @anotherunreadblog @peacheydelanhoes @darkwolf76 @randomfandoming1 @ocfairygodmother @itsjustgracy @witchofinterest @villanele @ultraocfury @guardiansofheroes @malice1329 @mystic-scripture @ochub @xmelia-pxnd @zoeliemyers @butcherofblackwater @fragilestorm @eddysocs @reggiemantleholdmyhand-tle @ocappreciationtag @vivis-ghost-wife @fiercefray @stareyedplanet - want to be added? shoot me an ask!

[lemondropsonice]

  ​Titel

I was tagged by @rainbow-motors​ to list my 10 favorite female characters, from 10 different fandoms. Thank you Dani😘

1. Dana Scully (The X Files)

2. Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)

3. Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

4. Ella Lopez (Lucifer) - that was the hardest - I love all the female charcters in that show so much!

5. Beverley Brook (Rivers of London)

6. Bela Talbot (Supernatural)

7. Kimiko Miyashiro (The Boys)

8. Cristina Yang (Grey’s Anatomy)

9. Joan Watson (Elementary)

10. Jemma Simmons (AoS)

 ​#Tags

[twinkleallnight]

Marshmallow

(Part-9) Bewitched

Book: The Royal Romance

Pairing: Liam x MC, Drake x ??

For previous chapters: catch up here

A/N: This fic is my submission for this week’s @wackydrabbles prompt. The prompt is: “Okay, wow, you just dumped a lot of information on my lap and gave me no time to process it.” and will appear in bold.

A/N 2: Thank u @lizzybeth1986 Lizzy, your essays are amazing. Thank u for the quick brainstorming.

Tags: @ao719 @aloneautumn @charlotteg234 @choiceskatie @cordonia-gothqueen @cordonianroyalty @daisydancer12385 @drakewalker04 @gardeningourmet @gkittylove99 @glaimtruelovealways @hopefulmoonobject @hopelessromanticmonie @iam-the-kind-and-thoughtful @idontknowwhysblog-blog @islandcrow @jovialyouthmusic @jaxsmutsuo @kingliam2019 @lovablegranny @mrswalkers-blog @mom2000aggie @no-one-u-know @ntoraplayschoices @ritachacha @speedyoperarascalparty @shanzay44 @texaskitten30 @queenrileyrose @sanchita012 @theroyalheirshadowhunter @wackydrabbles @yourmajesty09-blog @xpandabeardontcarex

I stay back on the yacht, while Riley joins Max and Bertrand for the official speech and the opening ceremony of the Regatta- the ceremonial boat race.

I enjoy my time gearing up, listening to the music with my earphones on.

Riley climbs the yacht after about an hour with Max and Bertrand.

Bertrand seems to be in worse mood, and acknowledges my presence only with a nod before he starts handling the ropes.

“Did you hear that?” Riley has an astonished look.

“What?” I ask curiously.

“The king just now announced he is stepping down at the end of social season.”

“What?!” A whirlwind of thoughts flood my mind suddenly. All topped up with the thought of what Liam must be going through right now. He is being burdened with one responsibility after another since past year and this is a heavy one.

“Earth to Walker! Earth to Walker!” Riley’s funny robotic sound brings me back to present.

“Yes, Brooks.” I try to smile at her. “I am pretty much here. Let’s get ready for the show-off race.” Bertrand raises his eyebrow at me. I know he doesn’t like a word against the royal events but he is stuck with me right now.

The race starts with the king pulling the trigger of the starting pistol. The suitors stand on their yachts, while the crew struggles hard to make them win the short race.

Obviously with no trained crew we lose the race and Penelope from Portavira wins, having an upper hand with sea activities. Bertrand is upset again and disappears from the scene soon after the race.

The suitors and other nobles join Livy's yacht party to enjoy rest of the festivities. Official races are to begin soon. I excuse myself, to meet Liam at his booth at the harbour.

“Hey, you ok?” I ask him with concern. The announcement must have been hard.”

“Hmm… I don’t know. It is a lot to take in.”

“He did not tell you about this, earlier?”

“I had no clue. The news is as fresh to me as it is to you.”

“This will bring lot of change. Are you ready for it?”

“I don’t see that I have an option. I think I will speak to father after this day’s event.”

“I will be around. We can meet in the study after you talk to him.” I try to reassure him.

“That sounds good. I may need it.”

I pat lightly on his back and we both turn to face the sea. I see Livy's yacht is lively with the ongoing party. Some movement on another boat catches my eye. It’s Hana's yacht with just Hana and Riley standing there. I smile and look at Liam. His eyes are following the same.

“Your girl has a knack of walking against the wind.” I tease him.

“She is a fighter. You know, the media and press are very much impressed with her. I see a bright chance for her to claim this social season.” Liam speaks with lot of affection.

“That’s great! So, you may get to marry a girl you love and not just have a political alliance to call it a marriage!”

“Well it’s a very complicated situation. Being a crown prince, I can’t just express my love openly to anyone. But yes, I may have a chance, after all!” He says flashing a grin.

“But why are these two not with the rest?”

“Hana’s parents are quite pushing. They forced her to throw her own party. Since Livy is a local person, people know her better and so, they accepted her invite and not Hana's. I guess, Riley couldn’t let Hana be alone. So, there they are, just the two of them.”

“How is Hana related to Cordonia?” She is a mystery to me.

“Her mother, Lorelai belongs to a minor noble family of Cordonia and is married into a noble family from China.”

Just then the sound of a trumpet distracts us. The official race begins and we get busy with it.

The event is followed by a private beach party for the suitors where they get to interact with the prince. I leave Liam with Penelope, and join Max, Hana and Riley for the buffet.

After our food we relax down, I get ready for a swim. “ I am dipping in. Girls, are you coming?”

Riley tries to coax Max one last time to join us, “Max you sure don’t want to come with us?”

“Let him rest Riley, let’s go. Bye hippo!” I twit over his hidden tatoo and he glares back at me.

As we stride to the water Riley questions, “ Why did you call him hippo?”

I knew that would come up. Now I try to cover up. “ He was a chubby child and his mother used to call him that lovingly.” Though this was true too.

“That’s so cute.” Hana replies. “May be if I had a brother my mother would have called him panda!”

“Why panda?” I question.

“They have been managing a panda reserve since the time I remember. So, may be….” Her voice trailed into a sudden silence as her mind reeled into some thoughts.

Before I can react, I am hit with a splash of water by Riley. Soon, we three are swashing and plashing. Riley and I do our favourite thing together – The race! It’s swimming race this time.

After about an hours play we get back on the beach. Max whisks away Riley to meet others, while I relax down for a nice sunbath.

Hana settles down close by. I don’t know why I am so curious to know about her. May be because I know the rest suitors, who r all from Cordonia, I give myself a reasoning.

“So, Pandas huh?” I try to continue our conversation that was left.

“Xióng - māo”

“What mao?”

“Panda…in Chinese.”

“Chinese, hmmm, you are missing home?”

“A tiny little bit!” She gestures with her forefinger almost touching the thumb.

“How different it is to be here in Cordonia all alone away from your family?

“ I miss them but it’s good. I am getting a chance to experiment and explore. I have never done anything without their permission or out of the rule book.”

“Seems you hardly had fun as a child.”

“I have heard few of your stories from Liam and I can definitely say my childhood was unlike any of those fun moments you had. I never had anyone to play with.”

“How did you play alone then?”

“I was not allowed toys except for a tea set as that would train me to be a proper hostess. So, I had my own imaginary games with imaginary friends. Prince Snickerdoodles and Miss Lemon curd, Miss Napkin and Mr sock.” She sounds a bit embarrassed, her eyes down on the circles she is making in the sand with her slender fingers.

“That is some great fictional work there.” She raises her eyelids in surprised look at me. “Tell me more.” I encourage her.

“My childhood was more about grooming me to be part of the court someday. To be perfect at every skill that will help me win my love one day.” I raise my brow puzzled. “It sounds crazy, I know.” She continues, “ My younger years were full of all skill lessons like horse riding, ice skating, dance, music, culinary, you name it.”

It leaves me shocked to imagine a child being put through so much. I don’t know how to react. She is looking at me for some response. “Okay, wow, you just dumped a lot of information on my lap and gave me no time to process it.” I manage to say something sensible.

She gives me a weak smile “So, there was no running around the palace like you all did.”

“So, you never played tag?”

“Never.” She says with a frown.

An idea comes to my mind, and I jump up suddenly. “Get up.”

“What?”

“Get up!” I insist giving her a hand and pull her up. “It is never too late to have some fun.” I make some distance and get ready to run “Now, catch me. You are it!” while she processes what just happened.

She gives out a sweet laughter, and starts running after me, over the soft sand. As I take a lead, I hear her giggle.

There are few tall rocks ahead and I circle them and hide behind one of them. When she comes searching for me, I pounce and scare her. She lets out a scream and I catch her and pull her into me before she loses balance. We both are soon laughing and rolling on the sand.

We relax there catching our breath, both quiet, gazing up into the open sky. It’s a moment of bliss and we lose the count of time until there is a shuffling sound and then…

“No, you can’t come here.” Livy's sharp voice comes from behind us. We turn to see that it is coming from behind the rock, where we are lying, hidden away from her view.

“I know. I am missing you too.” It seems she is talking over phone. “I will call you as soon as I get back.”

I turn to Hana and open my mouth to speak. But she covers my lips with her small hand and gestures to keep silent.

“I love you more. Bye.” Livy finishes her call. Hana’s doe shaped eyes go wide and are transfixed on me.

I keep looking back into those honey almond eyes, Bewildered or Bewitched?