#God save the ruler🔮

[su-alteza-emia]

I love philosophy but is so hard😭😭😭😭

[salemlunaa]

˚∘✵catch yourself before you fall✵˚∘

you guys say you stand firm, but do you really?

For those of you going through tough circumstances, I know how you feel, I know how it gets. And I know you just want everything to happen now. And you’re not going to like this because I know you’ve heard this a gabillion times but: it’s already happened. Stop doing things in order to receive, there’s nothing to receive, your desires are never coming because they are already here. Your dream life isn’t going to come to you, because it is already here. And you must stand firm in that.

And you guys say you do but, do you really? Because I know for a fact that you wouldn’t be struggling if that was true. You “sAtUrAtE yOuR mInD” for 30 minutes and then when something in the 3d gets you down you go against yourself. A routine doesn’t count for shit if as soon as circumstances arise you go back to hating life. And of course you’re allowed to have emotions, after all, this isn’t law of attraction and this certainly isn’t shiftok 💀.

HOWEVER, everytime circumstances get you down you must catch yourself before you fall. catch yourself before you go back into that rabbit hole of self hatred, catch yourself before you plummet into the hell that is your old story.

You can do ANYTHING, seriously, everything, anything, you are SO powerful and you should be SO excited. Excluding intrusive thoughts, everything you speak into existence will happen because you’re a god. simple. All you have to do is stand firm in that belief.

When circumstances hit, close your eyes and tell yourself:

“i’m catching myself before i fall, this isn’t my life anymore”

It can be so hard not to waver, especially when circumstances can be so in your face and apparent. And it can be so comforting to complain about circumstances because many people in this community have had to deal with hard times and misery loves company. But you don’t have to join the club. You don’t have to go back to the old story, save yourself catch yourself and remind yourself of what’s true.

You’ve induced pure consciousness already and have everything you could ever dream of. You’ve already shifted. You’ve already manifested. That’s your reality now, and you must catch yourself the second you feel you’re falling out of that loop. When circumstances hit you, take a deep breath and decide you’re going to save yourself, decide you’re going to catch yourself.

So scroll past that “here’s why you haven’t shifted/ induced pure consciousness already” post because you have. You aren’t a failure anymore, remind yourself of that.

Scroll past that post calling you a loser because you haven’t manifested anything. it doesn’t apply to you anymore. Remind yourself that you get everything you want.

When you feel lonely, remind yourself that you have the friends and family you’ve always desired.

When you feel your negative self image creeping into your mind, remind yourself you have that gorgeous body you want. That pretty face. That fat ass bank account.

When you feel down, remind yourself that you have that life you’ve always wanted, and that it’s not just some distant dream, it’s reality.

When it feels like you just wanna go back to feeling sorry for yourself, catch yourself. Save yourself, you are the ruler of your reality you don’t have to be subjected to that anymore.

That isn’t your life anymore, it’s nothing but an old, dead story, and it has nothing to do with you. Idc how much circumstances try and push you, don’t budge, ever.

You can choose to save yourself, I believe in you and always will.

🔮🌞 choose to save yourself instead of wallowing in self pity

[ven8s]

maleficent and saturn's dichotomy ☆

a continuation of my "notes on saturn in 10H"

disclaimer: i will be using tropical and sidereal (vedic) astrology, but i am very much a beginner in vedic astrology. i believe that the two systems can co-exist and do work together! (that view is subject to change though)

donna murphy (voice actress): aquarius moon

🪐 as explained in my previous post, saturn not only restricts and deprives but also rewards whoever works hard enough to earn its blessings.

cate blanchett: moon conjunct saturn

🪐 as explored in claire nakti's video, the cinderella fairytale is littered with saturn symbolism. she describes the "evil stepmother" archetype as symbolising the restrictions of saturn and the "fairy godmother" archetype as saturn's rewards. cinderella's stepmother is notoriously cruel towards her, turning her into a servant and constantly belittling her.

eleanor audley (voice actress): anuradha sun

🔮 a twitter user (hxtgirlb) pointed out that several maleficent actresses have saturn placements and so i wanted to explore maleficent as the embodiment of saturn.

🔮 maleficent is left out of the invitations to aurora's christening and, in turn, curses her to prick her finger on a spindle and sleep forever unless she is kissed by her true love.

🔮 she symbolises the fairy godmother trope through offering a solution to the curse (true love's kiss). she is also a literal fairy!

🔮 maleficent's name also includes malefic and saturn is described as the great malefic in astrology.

the evil stepmother ☆

angelina jolie: pushya ascendant + moon conjunct jupiter

🪐 in the live action remake of sleeping beauty, saturn's influences become much clearer. maleficent is burned by iron due to her being a fairy, and iron is ruled by saturn.

🪐 stefan starts as a young peasant boy and falls in love with maleficent. he betrays her and uses iron chains to cut off her wings in order to gain favour with the king. he later becomes the king. this demonstrates saturn's power to raise status, as maleficent's wings led to stefan's ascension to the throne.

🪐 maleficent, as the embodiment of saturn, enacts karma on stefan by cursing his daughter, aurora.

more synchronicities with saturn's rulership:

• crows and maleficent's partner is a crow

• black and this is the colour we see her wear predominantly

• the father and it was aurora's father who caused the curse

• life-restoring remedies and maleficent improves the curse by offering the solution of true love's kiss

the fairy godmother ☆

🪄 this tumblr post on saturn worship (please check it out!) retells roman saturn mythology. interestingly, saturn was seen as the ruler of the golden age and the deity of abundance.

🪄 claire nakti assigns the fairy godmother archetype to juno, jupiter's wife. this is why we see fairy godmothers with prominent jupiter AND saturn placements. one of juno's symbols is the lotus, which is associated with all saturn nakshatras in vedic astrology.

🪄 they also embody saturn's wife, ops, who was seen as the protector of abundance and the "mother of all."

🪄 maleficent's role in the movie is the protector of the moors, the land she is from, and she is seen as a mother by all the mystical creatures that live there. she also becomes a mother-like figure to aurora and aims to reverse the curse she put on her as a baby.

🪄 the oppressive saturn that is more widely known in astrological circles reflects his greek counterpart, cronos. he ate all his children, but zeus, to prevent them from overthrowing him due to a prophecy.

🪄 the rewarding saturn reflects the roman god that rules over the golden age and promises abundance and a life devoid of suffering. in the film, maleficent turns out to be aurora's true love and saves her via a kiss.

sidenote: cinderella and aurora both wear blue, which is ruled over by saturn. they also go through hardships put on them by their evil stepmother/godmother before being saved by their fairy godmothers.

🪄 both princesses are also lifted up to a queen status through the actions of their fairy godmothers. cinderella becomes the king's wife and therefore queen, while aurora becomes queen of the moors.

more fairy godmother examples in media:

whitney houston: saturn atmakaraka + moon conjunct jupiter

verna felton (voice actress): pushya sun and moon conjunct saturn. pushya's deity is brihaspati, aka jupiter.

jennifer saunders (voice actress): moon in purva bhadrapada (aquarius) and sun in punarvasu

thank you so much if you read all the way up to this point! i have always been enamoured with saturn as it is conjunct my midheaven, and i have anuradha moon and saturn atmakaraka in vedic astrology. discovering jupiter's connection to this dichotomy was also amazing as i am jupiter dominant in both systems! this post format was inspired by @vindelllas (an amazing blog, please check her out). i hope you enjoyed this post <3

— ven8s

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🔮The Oracle Bakery🔮

Emperor Belos|Phillip Wittebane/OC

Slow burn, enemies to lovers, Belos is a content warning by himself

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Chapter 11: Glowing reviews

It was around midday when an unexpected visitor came to the bakery, way past the morning rush and still not quite the lunch one. So the bakery was, for the most part, vacant of customers, Selena and Pip relaxing behind the counter, Katya having taken a day off for 'mentorship reasons', as she put it.

"Welcome to the Oracle- oh!" Selena gasped, eyes lighting up "It's you, the human girl! Hello, welcome to my bakery!"

It was indeed Luz Noceda, the human who was under Eda's care. A bright smile on her face and mischief in her eyes, the girl sauntered over to the counter, leaning against it "Ahyup! Tis I, Luz, the human! Gawk at my radiance!"

Selena laughed and clapped her hands together in delight "Truly your radiance is blinding, Luz the Human!" She giggled enthusiastically "How may I be of service today?"

"Weeeell~" Luz's grin stretched even wider, the girl pulling out a paper snail and stretching it out theatrically "I heard this is the only place on the Boiling Isles that sells human food, and mama, I am starving !"

"Oh wow, look at little miss Big Money." Selena whistled "I thought Eda couldn't keep the stand running, where'd you get all those snails?"

"Eda and I were gifted copious amounts of selkigris after we heroically saved a Selkidomus and their baby from certain death!" Luz boasted, puffing out her chest.

The older witch made an impressed 'wow' as she looked over the stock of human pastries she had left "Oh wow, selkigris? You two are lucky , that stuff is worth a fortune down at the night market!" She cleared her throat "Not that I would know anything about such illegal things."

"Oh, of course not!"

"Of course not."

The two looked at each other, before bursting into harmonious giggles.

"So, Luz the heroic human, it would seem you are in luck today!" Selena announced proudly "I've been testing out a new recipe for my…unsavoury side gig in the palace, and I have a bunch of new stuff for you as well." She gave Luz a cat-like grin "You get to be my guinea pig before I make the final batch for our annoying ruler of the isles!"

Luz made a grimace at that, hissing out through her teeth as if hit "Oof, yeowch. Don't tell me you work for the Emperor."

"Unfortunately." Selena let out dryly, piling up as many baked goods as she could inside one of the pretty boxes "I got manhandled into being his personal pastry dealer a little bit after the…" she cleared her throat "...well, actually, it was on the morning after the conformatorium incident, now that I think about it." She placed the box on the counter with much gusto "I deliver to the palace up to three times a week. He really likes the exotic novelty of 'authentic human food', apparently." Her face soured as she explained herself to Luz "Anyway, there is a bright side to this!"

Luz scoffed "How can working for an evil tyrant have any bright sides?"

"Jeez, you sound just like my mother." The baker deadpanned "But the bright side is, since these are the test batches, you can have all of this-" she gestured to the overfilled pastry box "-for half the price!"

"Bright side begrudgingly accepted!" Luz squealed, pulling the box closer to her and instantly stuffing her mouth like a little gremlin. "Oh my god…" she sputtered through a full mouth "Ooooh my god…" with some struggling, she finally managed to swallow the abundance of food that narrowly fit inside her mouth "This…this is sooooo good~" she sighed dreamily.

Selena laughed "Well if I got the local human's approval, that means I'm doing something good." She noted excitedly "Does it pass your rigorous taste test?"

"It's so good! Like something super familiar, but with a hiiiint of demon realm twang. " She gave her honest review "As the only human of the Isles, I rate you a 10/10 on the human-accurate scale!"

"What an honour! I'll have to put that on a nice plaque!"

Instead of leaving with her hard earned (and discounted) loot, Luz decided to stay, perching herself up on one of the chairs at first, her delicious treasure on the table in front of her, just talking away with the baker. And Selena welcomed the company, feeling giddy at how casual talking to a human would be - truly they were alike, humans and witches, just like she always knew they would be! What a dream come true, and she was more than happy to answer any weird questions about humans Selena had floating around in her head. And Luz enjoyed the attention, as it brought back the feeling of when she first arrived to the Demon Realms, when everything was magical and new and people were curious about her, and there were no evil emperors and or Days of Unity threatening all of the human realm and everything she loved.

And the pastries made her even a little bit homesick, too. But she swallowed that feeling down just as she swallowed those delicious croissants.

"And he's soooo annoying, ugh." Luz blew a raspberry in annoyance. By this point, she had moved from the chair to the sofa in the corner, lounging lazily with her hoodie pulled over her head as she vented "Look at me, I'm the Golden Guard, I'm sooo cool and mysterious with my stupid mask!"

Selena laughed "Yeah, that sounds about right. He is quite full of himself, isn't he?"

Luz blew out more air "Oh yeah, you go to the palace, I forgot." She muttered mostly to herself "So you've met him? Is he always like that?!"

Selena hummed in thought, the story Luz just told her about how the Selkidomus rescue came to be fresh in her mind "Oh, I have. And he is." She poured a fresh cup of tea for Luz and a mug of coffee for herself, placing both on a neat little tray. Making sure to give a sleepy Pip a little pet on the way, she left the counter and carried the tray over to where the human was, placing it on the table for her to take "But he's easy enough to deal with, found out recently he's surprisingly fast to fluster, just by being nice to him."

"Pff, boys. So, so easy." Luz snorted "If he attempts to mess with me again, I'm gonna be the friendliest opponent he's ever come across!"

"That's the spirit, Luz! Kill him with kindness!" The oracle agreed with much enthusiasm "And when that doesn't work, blow him clear off of a building! Kid could use some humbling."

"Ye-ye-ye- yeah ! Violence!"

"He's the one who got me stuck with the palace job, you know." Selena clacked her tongue, lounging dramatically in the worn out wicker chair "My devious bribe -so he'd stop badgering my shop with his bad vibes- backfired horribly once he decided he'd do the noble thing and share the bribe around. And just my luck, the Emperor has a sweet tooth for human food." Shoulders dropping, she sighed "Well, I guess if there is a lesson to learn from this, it's not to bribe government officials." She spoke solemnly, "Nothing good comes of it."

"Weeeell, at least I got all of this half-off!" The younger girl gestured to the food "Luz comes up on top once again!"

A small chuckle escaped Selena, finding Luz's enthusiasm contagious. "If someone has to profit off of my misery, I'm glad it's the coolest human of the Boiling Isles."

"Ah, you're just saying that because I'm the only human of the Boiling Isles." Luz chided her somewhat smugly, finger guns pointed at her direction. Selena just gave a smug grin back, firing back with her own (albeit single) finger gun. "But it is kinda cool, when you think about it!" Luz continued on "You're like a spy on the inside, playing the beautiful and mysterious double agent. Like how Hecate played the double agent after she turned to the side of good and joined with Azura!"

Selena smiled through tightly shut lips, pretending she knew what the girl was talking about. She really hadn't kept up with modern novels, so she had no idea what book the girl could be referencing. Maybe it was a human book? Oh titan, is this what it's like being old? She used to know all the cool books the kids were into back in the day.

"Well I'm not so sure about being a real cool spy . I'm not cool." She let out awkwardly "And it's not like he's out there discussing his plans for the day of Unity with the local baker…"

Luz was on her feet in seconds, playing out the scenario she narrated with much gusto "Ah, but that's where the mysterious and beautiful part comes in!" She dramatically announced "For the Emperor is but a man , and every man in the end is ruled by their heart ." Selena frowned when Luz propped one leg up on the table, making a mental note to clean there "A woman of your beauty is sure to ensnare even the most iron of wills and loosen their lips!"

The Oracle felt heat rush up in to her cheeks and the tip of her ears "...I am…incredibly flattered, but I do not think-"

"Imagine!" Luz cut her off "A beautiful maiden, preparing the food of a mystical, far away realm! Word of her prowess reaches even the evil emperor of the Kingdom, who takes interest in such an exotic, unheard delight!" She narrated so earnestly and passionately, much to Selena's embarrassment "And every day the evil emperor sees her, he grows fonder of the maiden, an enigma, whose eyes enchant him! Eyes he sees in his mind, eyes that keep him awake at night-"

"Luz…"

"And suddenly the Emperor was only a man, with a taste of sweet delights upon his lips-"

Selena groaned and hid her blushing face behind her hands "Oh my titan, Luz… "

"Oh, but alas, she turns out to be working for the rebellion, a woman on the inside, and he fell right for her trap! But he can't stand it, the thought of her being his enemy, the thought of being away from her, it drives him mad , so the evil emperor changes his ways for the maiden of mystery and-

"-and we all wake up from that lovely little dream." Selena finally cut off her tirade. The annoyance in her voice was enough to catch the human off guard, making her stop mid-sentence. Frozen with her fist in the air, she looked like a passionate bard in the middle of a poem. "It's not that I think that wouldn't be a lovely thing - a man like Emperor Belos changing, but men like him do not change, Luz." She said in the kindest voice she could muster "Not for mysterious maidens of unimaginable beauty - which I am not by the way - not for anyone."

She couldn't explain the twinge in her chest when she said that. The oracle attributed it to her so callously denouncing Luz's compliments. 

"Men like him are so set in their ways they would rather drag the whole world with them than to admit they were ever wrong."

Luz's shoulders fell and she slumped back down into her seat, arms crossed "I guess that's another thing the human and demon realm have in common, huh?" She muttered.

Selena sighed "Old men in positions of power they always seem to abuse? Afraid so, kiddo."

~*~*~*~

And suddenly the emperor was only a man…

"Are you alright, Selena?"

The woman in question jerked at the mention of her name, looking up at Belos who called for her in a somewhat worried tone. One more morning spent at the palace, persuaded to spend time with the Emperor, this time with the promise of tea. Awkward as it was, seeing as she was the only one drinking it, Emperor Belos unable to do so on account of his mask.

She felt like a beast at the zoo.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine!" She quickly waved in response "Just a bit spacey, that's all."

The tea was hot when she came to the drawing room, forcing her to sit and wait for it to cool, thus spending more time at the palace. The only saving grace was when she first arrived, Emperor Belos wasn't there yet - he had some affairs to take care of before he could greet her, and he apologised first thing as soon as he arrived. Being forced to accept the tea made her realise she never did see him eat any of the food she brought. Which was weird to think about.

Luz's words echoed in her head once more as she wondered what he looked like under that mask. Only a man, what a concept, so alien to think of the Emperor as just that.

"You know, I got some… glowing reviews recently, and it left me wondering - have you been enjoying the new recipes, Emperor Belos?" Selena asked, holding the saucer steady as she brought the teacup to her lips. Not that she didn’t like tea; quite the contrary! But this early in the morning, a cup of coffee would have suited her much more.

"Each and every one has been an absolute delight." Belos didn't hesitate to shower her with praise "They are the closest I have felt to the human realm in a long, long time. They sate my longing for the realm I visited so many years ago, if just for the few short moments until my meal is done."

Humming into the tea, Selena placed the cup back on the saucer "I'm so glad to hear that." She smiled, and it was an honest one this time. After all, who doesn't like hearing praise, even if it were from him "I've been worried about how accurate my human baking was for a long time, but now, ever since you gave me the journal with your first hand experiences, I've never been more confident."

"Always glad to be of help to a rising artisan such as yourself." He said, and Selena felt the blush rise up her neck.

She broke into a nervous giggle "Ahah, I wouldn't call myself an artisan, now, that's excessive!"  Hiding behind the teacup, she continued "I should get a review from the Golden Guard as well, all of this would look great on a nice wooden plaque in the store window."

A pause "Oh, the Golden Guard?"

There was a sudden scratching sound, too soft for most to hear, but one that Selena recognized too well, one she was attuned to over the years. The fact that the little critters were somehow supernaturally bound to her because of her divination abilities is probably why she could sense them as they seemed to always to call out for her. Her eyes glanced quickly to the window, and saw a moth outside, the size of her fist, bumping against the glass. She knew a warning when she saw one, and realised she may have misspoke. She had no choice, however, but to carry on and try to defuse whatever wrong thing she may have said.

"Mm. I've been giving him some sweets on the side lately. Titan knows he could use the fuel now that he's head of the Emperor's Coven."

There was a low hum coming from the Emperor as he stared her down "I do not remember approving of this, has Hunter asked you to deliver to him?"

Oh, he used his name. That probably wasn't good, the oracle thought, the Emperor rarely lets personal things like that escape him. The Golden Guard was always his title when he spoke of him, and to let out his name so haphazardly must have meant she should have kept her mouth shut.

More scratches. Another glance - there were now four moths at the window.

"Oh, no no, it's my own good will." She tried to rectify the situation "I just have a soft spot for kids; I thought he would appreciate the gesture, he always looks so high-strung!." Putting her hands defensively in front of her she continued "You don't have to worry about the charge, it's a treat on my end!" Goodness gracious, she could hear his jaw clench. She really messed up, hadn't she. And inadvertently, she worried that Hunter might suffer for it. Darius was right, that kid really needed someone to give him support if his own uncle was like this.

"I appreciate your…charity-"

"It's not charity." She quickly quipped, cheerfully as she could. 

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

"What ever you call it, Hunter has no need for sweets and trites, such an indulgence is a distraction."

Selena couldn't stop her jaw from dropping "I am sure a teenager won't be harmed by some pastries, Emperor Belos." the bewildered laugh that she made came out on its own, just shocked so much by the Emperor's words. What a bizarre thing to get worked up over, just because she was giving his nephew sweets on the side? She couldn't take him seriously!

"And I am sure you can do what you are told." The harshness in his voice was one she hadn't heard from him till now, and it made her body freeze up in fear. The instinctual urge of 'flight or fight' was one she had to push down, for neither option was viable right now, no matter how much her body screamed at her to do either. "As the Emperor, and more importantly, as his uncle I hold the right to decide what does or does not harm my ward."

The oracle sat in silence, only the irritating sound of the moths calling to her filling her head. "Play the part" she thought "Sweet and subservient." Like a mantra, she repeated it over and over, but it did little to quell her anger. The frown and gritting teeth started warping her face in to obvious irritation, despite herself. Something about that condescending "I am sure you can do what you are told" rubbed her in all the wrong ways.

It was flight or fight, and oh baby, she was fighting .

Feeling no need to explain herself, she stood up and started gathering her things, making sure to put as much aggression as she could behind her movements. "Well if that is how you feel, Emperor, who am I to disagree with your indisputable knowledge , hm?" She looked up with a glare "After all I am just a baker, what do I know." She had started for the door, making sure to stomp her feet as she walked. Behind her, she heard the Emperor get to his feet, protesting her impertinence, so she stopped in her stride and turned back around to face him "Oh I do, however, know - simple baker that I am - that a gentleman of…" she paused, looking him up and down, noting how his entire body tensed "... your age, shouldn't be indulging in my products as often as you do."

She saw him flinch, just barely "I beg your pardon?!"

"Oh I think you've heard me." She stomped her foot and crossed her arms. "At your big age, why, eating so much sugar and breads is incredibly unhealthy." Selena raised an eyebrow up at him "Perhaps I should limit you to only one delivery a week? That is, if I don't decide to cut you off completely after the rudeness you've shown me-"

Belos, even with the mask, pulled the most aghast expression Selena had seen on a man (a feat in itself, seeing how she couldn't even see his expression), and slowly stalked towards her " My rudeness?!" He guffawed "I think you are mistaken, my dear, the only one who has spoken out of place here today has been you ."

"Oh goodness me, I've spoken out of place!" Selena gasped mockingly "Not so hard to do when having a difference of opinion with the Emperor of the Isles instantly means you've done so!"

The loud thud of the Emperor's hand slamming against the door behind her made her bravado falter, suddenly feeling very trapped. The fear and anger made her shiver and the hair on her arms stand up, so she gripped her forearms harder, pushing nails in, to keep herself grounded somehow.

"Watch your tongue, girl ." Belos hissed, and she swore she could hear something… inhuman in his voice. Something growling beneath, threatening.

But it was too late to give up now, wasn't it? A Fortuna never backs down, no matter what.

"No, you watch your attitude, Emperor." Despite how crowded she was, Belos looming over her and caging her against the door, she carried on, pointing an accusing finger to his face "You know my grandmother, you know how us Fortunas feel about being bossed around!" She puffed her chest and squared her shoulders, hands placed defiantly on her hips, all in an attempt to make herself appear bigger "I didn't ask for your permission to give the boy pastries. I am going to continue doing it, and by the Titan if you speak of this to him and try to reprimand him, I will blacklist all deliveries to the entire palace if I have to!"

She felt like a kitten standing up to a lion, the way his eyes glowered down at her.

"Hunter is a child who deserves an indulgence now and then, if not even more so than you, oh mighty ruler of our land, and I intend to continue giving it to him. And if you, as his uncle, cared for him - for his well being - you would be agreeing with me! Frankly, I am appalled you aren't! Now-" she poked his chest with a single accusing finger, still glaring straight into the somewhat visible eyes behind the mask - he was so damn tall, damn it, her neck was starting to hurt "-you can either accept that, and we continue our lovely little arrangement we have going here. Or, you try to tell me what I can and cannot do, and I never deliver human food to you again ."

Selena kept her every muscle taught in an attempt to quell her shivering, the blasted reaction a clear show of how terrified she was. She got cocky, she got very cocky, but she wasn't about to back down now. The sound of wood splintering to her right grated on her nerves, but attempting to look at the damage he caused to the door would be showing weakness, so she kept her eyes trained on him.

The hand he just removed from the door moved and took hold of her accusatory one that was still pressed to his chest, and Selena was once more reminded of how much bigger his hands were in comparison to hers.

"Well, well." Belos tsk'd loudly, bringing her hand along with him as he straightened his back (and forcing Selena to awkwardly step closer, arm raised high above her head) "I never would have expected claws from someone as…domestic as you."

Selena would have felt insulted, if she wasn't too preoccupied by the fact they were literally chest to chest, his face so close to hers that, if it weren't for the mask, she would have felt his breath fan over her. And his eyes, even in shadows, were so…

Blue.

Swallowing down the gasp, she bit down on the inside of her cheek instead. She was close to him before, yes, but every time the blue of his eyes seemed so...overwhelming.

Thankfully, he gave her some space to breathe before continuing his spiel "I am well aware of the stubbornness your bloodline carries, however with how timid you are, I was almost convinced that trait finally skipped a generation. Seems I was mistaken, hmm?"

And stubborn she was, as she looked to the side in defiance. Seeing her do so, Emperor Belos let go of her hand in lieu of tightly gripping her chin, forcing her to look at him. And he held her there, not saying a thing, as she had nowhere else to look but at the gold of the mask, and the blue of his eyes. Much younger than they should have been. Still, she kept up her glare and her pouted lips, not about to let him know how badly he affected her. If it's a stare-down he wanted, then a stare-down she would give him. It lasted for another ten seconds before he spoke again.

"Fine." Belos let out as he released her from his grip "I'll allow you to keep up with your little tokens of kindness." The oracle exhaled a breath of relief, taking this as a win despite how condescending he sounded. "However, if you ever accuse me of being cruel or uncaring towards my ward, I will not be as tolerant of such claims as I am now." He warned

"Have I made myself clear?"

At least the sound of the persistent moths finally stopped. She glanced at the window again, and there were at least ten of them, now tranquil and no longer flying into the glass.

Fingers ran along her wrist, feeling the heat left over from his tight grip earlier and soothing the dull feeling it left behind "Crystal clear." The oracle let out dryly "I promise not to bring it up…" she gave him a pointed look "...Of course, unless you give me reason to." 

A humourless chuckle came from the Emperor "Careful with your attitude." She swore she could hear the smirk in his tone "You're a darling little thing, but you're not that darling that I'll let you continue to run your mouth with such insolence."

Selena strategically chose not to dignify that with a response.

As Emperor Belos dismissed her and turned to walk away, she turned to the door with the intent on leaving as fast as possible, deeming that spending another second in that room was going to drive her insane. And as she did, she could see where his hand was, where she heard the splintering wood, and felt her gut drop. Dented into the wood, as if made by claws, deep and violent, one deep scratch for each of his fingers. Exactly to the right of where her head was, exactly where his hand held her caged.

And suddenly, she wondered, was he only a man?

~*~*~*~

Bonus ending!

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The boy i like kinda treat me bad today, so now i know is not there

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«Kneel for your Queen»

❝My queen, my wife, my love❞

👑 - "Oh, I'm gonna be a real man"

[⏳] Emia/Dumy/Enver - ENTP - She/They/👑/🦇/👻 - Scorpio - Theater Kid - 🇨🇱 - Autistic - Arctic Monkeys and Mitski Stan - <Vampires, ghosts, dragons and Werewolfs3.

The soulmate of Peter Maximoff, The wife of Cassian Andor, the partner of Mischa Bachinski, Ricky Potts and Jane Doe/Penny Lamb, Charlie Weasley's beloved, The damsel in distress of Xenk, the muse of Benedict Bridgerton the best friend of Anakin Skywalker, Allan Sherwood's best buddy, the main Ryan Gosling's Ken Barbie.

Mutuals<3 - My carrd - Tags that i have - About me! - Request rules - characters i write for - Masterlist - pfp/icon - soon will be more!

i'm still learning English so sorry for the mistakes<3

🃏 - «Off with their head!»

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I FINALLY FINISH😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Now i will be a booktuber in my school😍

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I wanna cry so bad, but i won't

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I arrived home and in two hours i have rehearsal😍

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My tags ¡!

#Emia writes🖊️ - Me talking about my write or (someday) my actually writing.

#Enver's dying🥀 - When i feel sick and i actually feel like i'm dying.

#Dumy simps💋 - Me simping. That's it, that's the tweet.

#Phantom needs to shut up🪄 - Me talking nonsense.

#Ruler is a fangirl👑 - Me being a fangirl.

#Tristan's happiness🦔 - Me being happy.

#Savannah is listening songs🎧 - Me talking about music.

#The dream of your Highness💭 - Me talking about my dream (i want to be an actor<3).

#The queen is watching movies🎥 - Me watching or rewatching movies.

#Your majesty is rehearsing🎭 - Me in my rehearsals.

#Den meeting people🐲 - Me talking to new people.

#a message from the queen💍 - When someone ask me something<3.

#Crown loves philosophy💬 - Me loving or struggling with philosophy.

#Cedar my queen🦢 - me being delusional about Cedar*.

#Coraline's royalty💿 - Talking about Coraline*.

#The two queens👑 - Talking about Coradar*.

#God save the ruler🔮 - when i'm struggling with something.

#🦇 trying to be Organized - self explanatory.

#Know your queen⚜️ - me talking about me.

#Request to your majesty♠️ - request tag!

#Allan spends money💵 - me buying things<3

i usuallly mix all of them.

*Cedar is a oc from an au by @mxnique-gibeau

*Coraline is my character to date Cedar.

*Coradar it's the ship name of Cedar and Coraline.

🃏 - «Off with their head!»

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I WANT TO WRITE SOMETHING😭😭😭😭

So send requests while i'm working on one and my personals fics, please😭

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My first party wooo (<- someone please help me)