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lizzybeth1986 · 8 months ago

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Tagging @hanaleeappreciationweek and @sazanes for HLAW Day 1: Throwback! This was a piece I wrote back for the first HLAW in 2022, kind of as an informal start to my Hana x Kiara series Petals and Thornes. It's supposed to show the two women at the real beginning of their friendship 😍

Will try to use the throwback questionnaire for this one:

1. What about the character inspired you to create this piece?

I suppose it was in part inspired by that line from Hana at the Fox Hunt about how she has become friends with Kiara after they fell out of favour in the social season. I felt like it would be nice for Kiara to catch Hana in some semi-vulnerable moment and for them to find some spark that could manifest as romantic somewhere down the line.

2. What was your process like?

Most times I come to a piece with a couple of ideas for set pieces or lines that I feel must be there. I knew I wanted it to begin with Hana being unable to mask her disgust biting into the Cordonian Ruby in Applewood. I wanted there to be some latent friction between her and her mother. I also wanted Kiara to offer her something to take the bite off the taste and for that to spark a fun conversation between the two. From there it was a matter of weaving that into a progression from acquaintances to friends.

3. What part of creating this work did you most enjoy?

It was also quite a joy discovering their flower and food preferences through this piece 😄 I also really really loved writing that bit where Kiara mentions liking oranges and somehow that's seen as scandalous because of the association with Auvernal 🤣🤣

Another part that I really wanted to and felt the piece would be incomplete without, was the scene where the two are looking at the frontrunners speaking with the press, and it is obvious esp to the readers that all three are white. That will tie into some themes I want to incorporate in the larger story.

4. Are there any differences between the way you envision this character and the way they are depicted in canon/fan content? If so, why?

I knew I wanted to start this piece with a depiction of Hana at least feeling a level of anger towards her mother for not preparing her enough for the taste of the apple. I needed her to feel a sense that so much is expected of her, and yet she is blindsided by something so simple. Even if it weren't something she couldn't openly express yet, I needed her to at least acknowledge it to herself.

A Blossoming Friendship

Book: The Royal Romance, Book 1

Characters: Hana Lee & Kiara Theron (platonic for now)

Rating: G

Word Count: 2,864 words approx

Summary: Rivals and suitors for the Prince's social season, are never really expected to become friends. All that changes - for Lady Hana and Lady Kiara - with one conversation.

A/N: Takes place after the apple-tasting task at the Apple Blossom Festival (TRR1 Ch 11) Plum blossoms are China's national flower, and orange blossoms are used often in Moroccan cuisine (and Kiara is part-Moroccan from her father's side).

This story is a prequel one-shot to a Hana x Kiara series I'm planning, Petals and Thornes. Let me know if you'd like to be tagged.

Tagging @choicesficwriterscreations for FotW.

The first crop of the season has a particular bite to it.

As Hana Lee walks away from the trio of chosen frontrunners - the bitter aftertaste of Cordonian Rubies still ringing on her alarmed tongue - Hana finds herself feeling something vaguely approaching anger towards her mother.

All that time, all those lessons. The best tutors, the best academies, the best books. Etiquette embroidery dressage dancing music ice-skating tea-serving. Only for her downfall to be brought about by an apple.

She is sure Mother must be sitting at home right now, watching the live feed, scowling at Hana's face as she blurts out - barely masking her disgust - "I wasn't expecting such a sour taste!" She has no doubt Mother must be hissing the rare expletive at the TV screen.

As if you had nothing to do with that, Mother!

Her brain is such a deluge of words and smart phrases, things she could absolutely say if she picked up the phone right now. How could you? You sent me here thinking they tasted like honey! She can just imagine Mother on the other end of the line, opening and closing her mouth like a goldfish. How the hell do you expect me to be Queen of Cordonia if you can't even let me know what their apples taste like! It would be so simple: she could outshout Mother, interrupt her the way she's been interrupted half her life, leave her speechless with quick, short, harsh catchphrases and ironclad logic.

Except she knows that won't happen. The moment she picks up that phone, every single word - no matter how well-rehearsed - will crumble into ashes in her mouth. Yes, Mother. I'll try, Mother. I'm so sorry, Mother. I'll work harder, Mother.

But she knows one thing now, in a way that her mother still refuses to. All the effort in the world won't be enough. She could have stood there stone-faced and waxed lyrical later, and still not stood a chance. It's a realisation that dawned on her over the past few weeks - she is not Cordonian enough, not white enough, to be worthy...no matter how perfect her dressage moves are or how skilled she is at everything a noblewoman is expected to do.

Broken engagements are small change for the likes of a Countess Madeleine - they're only reputation-ending scandals when the woman in question is a brown-skinned foreigner.

"Vous voulez de l'eau?" a familiar and rather musical voice calls from behind.

Lady Kiara Thorne is one of those women who doesn't even need to try to look gorgeous. Even on her worst days, Hana doesn't doubt that her hair will be the glossy black of a raven's wing, her skin smooth and dewy, her stride sinuous and confident. Among fellow Cordonian nobles who smile sweetly to her face, and engage in mindless whispered gossip about her skills as a polyglot (or lack thereof, they would insist - she only ever speaks two languages!) behind her back...Hana envies Kiara's ability to remain so supremely unruffled, so self-assured. She is sure that getting to that point can't have been an easy journey.

Today Lady Kiara is holding out a small bottle of water - likely taken from the stands kept for the apple-pickers. Hana's eyes search her face, warily, suspiciously, for signs of disdain, and finds none.

"Take it, I don't have all day," Kiara taps her foot in impatience. She clarifies as the doubt in Hana's face changes into pure confusion. "It'll take the edge off of the taste."

Kiara is right. The moment the water touches her tongue, the sour taste instantly dissolves into a mellowed sweetness, lingering in her mouth.

Satisfied, Hana settles down on a stone seat a little away from the press and the three women. Kiara takes a sear beside her. It's the first time they've ever sat together like this, out of choice rather than necessity or seating arrangements. Hana regards the other woman with wariness and more than a little admiration.

Lady Kiara was the first to drop out of the running, around the time of the Lythikos Ball. Hana remembers, even now, how when the spare of Castelserraillan claimed the Prince would fall for her, her smile never reached her eyes. This woman knew from the beginning she wouldn't stand a chance - not with half of the press, not with the royal family (and once Esther blazed into their lives like a rogue comet, not even with the Prince himself).

But what most people would view as a failure she'd transformed into opportunities; she has never stopped hustling from one contact to another, one prospect to another, patiently laying the foundations for the next step in her career, whatever that may be.

The two women watch now in silence as the frontrunners of the season vie for press attention, their blindingly white faces turning a little pink in the sun. Duchess Olivia stands a little back, surprisingly. She looks tired, bitterly aware that she's lost most of her footing with the public since her infamous public kiss with the Prince. Countess Madeleine exudes confidence from every pore, except when she steals glances at the woman she'd never expected to last a week. Her eyes blaze in a naked need to possess what she considers her territory. And Esther...

"This is your first time?"

"Hm?" Hana murmurs distractedly, her eyes still focused on the dark-haired woman whose striking sapphire eyes caught all of Cordonia's attention from the moment she blazed into the social season, and into Prince Liam's life. Unbidden, she lets out of soft sigh.

Kiara rolls her eyes, and tries harder than ever not to scan the area for her very own special...also-dark-haired...person.

There are a great many things Lady Lee may be good at; hiding her feelings isn't one of them.

"Eating a Cordonian Ruby," she repeats, slower and more deliberate this time. "Is it your first time?"

"My mother used to bring only a few from trips she took to Bethulia," Hana says, curling within herself and cupping her chin, almost defensively. What kind of Cordonian are you? she can almost hear Kiara thinking. "Mostly for pies. Or to be more accurate...to make me learn how to make pies. I've never actually tasted one on its own."

"How did she describe the taste?" Kiara asks, the corner of her mouth tugging upwards very slightly.

"You know...the usual," Hana says tiredly, "Pleasantly crisp. Intense flavour. Notes of caramel." Hana lets out a harsh laugh at the last description.

"To be fair, it's the first pickings of the harvest that have the harshest bite." Kiara concedes, "they mellow down a little after that."

Hana bites back a smile. "Only a little?"

Kiara grins back. "You must understand...Cordonians - especially here and among the descendants of the Fire Tribes - tend to have more of a taste for the astringent. You should try their glazed duck with garlic potatoes once - you'll understand."

Hana nods. Above her and Kiara, the petals of some apple blossoms fall, leaving the remaining to release their own bouquet of scents: some delicate and mellow, some spicy, some like mulled wine - warming your limbs and your soul.

"Perhaps that's why I might never be fully into this kind of apple. I was brought up in Shanghai. Sugar was always seen as a sign of prosperity. Most of our foods are at least a little sweet."

"That makes sense," Kiara says, "What is your favourite fruit then, if it isn't an apple?"

Hana allows herself a tiny smirk, anticipating the horror on Kiara's face when she whispers, "Durian."

"You're not serious!"

"You only think so because you haven't eaten one yet," Hana points out, laughing slightly louder now, "even if it smells like turpentine and onions wrapped up in a sock..."

"...or as Anthony Bourdain once put it so elegantly, 'as if you'd french-kissed your dead grandmother -'"

"Hah! That's a new one," Hana says, feeling a little bolder and less polite, in the face of Kiara's teasing demeanor, "But the taste is divine. Smooth like custard, pillowy like the softest cheesecake. A...slightly strange mix of flavours, like garlic or cheese or caramel, but it works."

Kiara raises her eyebrows.

"Really!" Hana says, laughing again, "but the funniest part is you can never truly know how ripe it is, except by smelling it."

Kiara wrinkles her nose. "One small sacrifice isn't much for something that delicious, oui?"

"Oui," Hana echoes. "What's yours?"

Kiara grimaces. Her answer is uttered so softly Hana isn't sure it can even qualify for a whisper.

"...oranges."

Hana lets out a rather audible gasp. "The national fruit of Auvernal?"

"Keep your voice down!" Kiara hisses, then laughs at her own brief panic, embarrassed. Hana presses her lips together to stem any more laughter, but her eyes glimmer with mirth.

Sheepishly, she whispers: "You won't tell anyone, will you?"

Hana playfully performs a zipping motion with her fingers, over her mouth. "My lips are sealed. We can't possibly have the daughter of diplomats creating an international incident at Cordonia's biggest social season yet, can we?"

Kiara's eyes widen in surprise at Hana's own audacity, before she chuckles herself and joins in the fun, pretending to jokingly punch Hana's arm.

"You're teasing!" She shakes her head, "though to be quite honest with you, the fruit is just alright. It's the flowers I'm crazy about."

Creamy-white, with honey-hued orange tips at the center of the flower...Hana has never tasted orange blossoms before, but she's aware of their scent - fresh, like new soap...now if only she could remember the words from her old copy of the Language of Flowers...

"Your purity equals your loveliness," Hana whispers suddenly, a slow smile gracing her lips.

"What?" Kiara responds, confused.

Hana laughs, lifting a small petal of apple blossom from the ground. It is velvet at the tip of her fingers. "That's what orange blossoms are meant to signify... according to the Victorians, anyway."

Kiara shakes her head, gazing at Hana with something approaching fondness. "The next time I need to send someone a bouquet, I'm calling you. I gave up trying to remember flower symbolism before I turned 15."

Hana strokes the petal lovingly, smiling as it bends a little at her touch. "Why orange blossoms?"

"My father's father came from Morocco," Kiara tells her, stretching as she makes herself comfortable and staring into the distance, as if she were there in Morocco with her father's family. "A traveling musician who married my grandmother - the Duchess of our province. Along with my Jiddah, he is considered one of Castelserraillan's best Dukes."

Hana lets the petal fall, looking downwards. "That's a very sweet story."

Kiara doesn't seem to hear her. "Orange blossom water is everywhere...our perfumes, our mint tea, our couscous...and dessert without at least a drop of it never tastes quite right to me."

"How does it taste?" Hana asks, her eyes softening. She knows, already, that her companion's mind is not even in Cordonia right now, but far away, in Morocco, exploring the streets and sinking her teeth into a sinfully honeyed almond baklava. She knows, because even though she grew up in a whole different continent Hana has felt in her bones what it feels like to belong to many places at once.

It's a rare moment, indeed, to see a pragmatic Lady Kiara wax...poetic...over practically anything, so orange blossom water must be something pretty damn special.

"You have to be careful with it," Kiara says, smiling slightly, "it's clean and bright, floral and citrusy all at once....but it's that tiny kiss of bitterness that makes it truly special. Too much and you'd let that same bitterness overpower a dish."

Hana smiles brightly, wrapping her arms around herself. "That's beautiful," she says, "I hope to taste something like that one day. My favourite blossom doesn't really get used in food that much."

Kiara regards her curiously. "Which one is it? Foxgloves? Daffodils?"

Hana shakes her head, laughing. "Plum blossoms."

"Ah, I should've guessed. China's national flower, yes?"

"Yes...and people like to see it as symbolic of our spirit as a people. A sign of persistence and grit. It looks delicate but you'll find it blooming in the harshest winters. We even have a saying somewhere about how its fragrance comes from the bitterness and the cold."

"A defiant little flower," Kiara says softly, then smiles, "It sounds like exactly the kind of flower Lady Olivia would like. She'd probably nick a shrub and try to grow it in Lythikos."

Hana fakes a cough. "Listening to her you'd think Lythikos is the only place that knows what resilience means." she mumbles under her breath.

"You only have to drop a pebble for Olivia to rant about how good Lythikan pebbles are and how no other pebble compares," Kiara whispers back, winking. Even in a voice so low Hana has to strain to hear her, Kiara manages to capture Olivia's way of speaking perfectly.

Hana and Kiara look at each other, gauging the other's reactions. Then they burst into peals of laughter.

"Are there any foods you can use them for? The plum blossoms?"

Hana pauses. In her minds eye she can see those pale pink blossoms, can almost get a whiff of their distinctive scent. No one here knows what that flower means to her...and perhaps they never will. Her Nǎinai and aunt had named her after it. Her aunt had read her poems on it. Our love is like the plum blossom/The freezing snow won’t be able to bury it/It blooms on the branch at the coldest time. When Nǎinai died, Hana placed a plum blossom from Nǎinai's favourite tree, next to the urn that held her ashes.

No one, not even Esther, knows this. And Hana is not ready yet to tell.

"Sometimes," Hana runs a fingertip over her chin, pretending to be in deep thought. "Usually as garnish for desserts. But you can also use it to make some wonderful tea."

"Really?" Kiara has always wanted to try more teas from China and Japan, but has never really ventured beyond some of the more popular varieties.

"It's lovely. It smells like peaches but the taste is absolutely like plums or stonefruit, and sometimes it'll have the nuttiness of almonds. Very sweet, very fruity, very floral. Layer upon layer upon layer of flavours."

Kiara grins. "You sound like you're describing a vintage wine!"

"We should take you to a proper tea ceremony!" Hana says, already excited by the prospect. She knows there is a chance the court may visit her city after the Coronation - maybe she could ask her parents to include that teahouse in Hangzhou in the itinerary. "Many of the tea leaves go through an ageing process - much like wine - and the drinks have their own aromas and flavour profiles."

"Only difference is you won't get drunk," Kiara teases.

"You'd be surprised!" Hana responds, with an airy playfulness. "If we ever get a chance to visit China on the next tour as a court...I'll show you."

Kiara tilts her head slightly, a smile still on her lips. Hana shifts nervously in her seat, wondering if she has overstepped.

They're not yet friends, after all. Just two people who happened to have a lovely conversation.

"Is that a promise, Lady Lee?"

Silently, eyes wide, Hana nods yes.

"Good," Kiara says, her smile a little wider. She looks down on her watch, and gasps when she sees the time. "I'd better leave. Penelope has been begging me to come join her for cocktails a little away from here. She'll be very upset if we're late."

Hana stands up, brushing away the dust and fallen petals from her dress. "Have fun, both of you."

Kiara doesn't take more than ten steps away when she suddenly turns back towards Hana.

"...Lady Hana."

"Yes?"

Kiara stares at her for more than just a few seconds, and Hana fights the urge to shuffle her feet nervously at the scrutiny.

"Would you like to join us? It's not too far, and we won't be there too long. I can always get our driver to drop you back if you want to return early."

Hana knows exactly why Kiara is asking. She'd seen the writing on the wall herself weeks ago, ever since her embarassingly desolate yacht party, but today's show of honesty has sounded the death knell on any hopes that she'd get any further in this competition. If you'd told her this weeks ago Hana would have been a wreck, dreading the next phone call from her parents.

But right now she feels surprisingly...light.

She knows why Kiara is giving her a hand in friendship. A show of solidarity. A recognition of Hana's own position, now.

And in all honesty, it doesn't actually feel all that bad.

Hana closes the wide gap between herself and Kiara, coming over to her side.

"Lady Kiara," she says, offering her new friend her most charming smile, "I'd be delighted."

Notes:

Vous voulez de l'eau? - Do you want some water?

Jiddah - Darija for grandmother.

The poem Hana's aunt taught her is a Song-dynasty verse called "One Plum Blossom"

In the P&T-verse, Hana has a name that only her relatives from her father's side use to call her - Méihuā (plum blossom).

While Kiara's surname/House name is Theron in canon, I've changed it to Thorne in the P&T-verse

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #HLAW 2024 #HLAW Day 1 #HLAW Day 1: Throwback #lizzybeth1986 #content: fanfic

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masked-alien-lesbian · 2 years ago

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HLAW DAY 1: THROWBACK

Vampire Hana and Alien Hana

With 2 vampire books out, you know I had to attempt a vampire Hana. And of course, going by Alien here on Tumblr, I had to try my best at making an alien Hana. I'm 100% sure that regardless of what kind of alien Hana is, she'd still be stunning.

Pretty sure I made these 2 well before Immortal Desires came out because I made another vampire edit of Hana but with Annabelle Parsons as the silver eyed ID vampire, when ID came out. I had finished ATV when I was inspired to make alien Hana.

@hanaleeappreciationweek

@lizzybeth1986

@sazanes

#hlaw #hanaleeappreciationweek #Hana lee #HLAW #day 1 throwback #Hana #Hlaw day 1

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 2 years ago

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Welcome to our second edition of the Hana Lee Appreciation Week!!

We start on our very first theme tomorrow! The theme is Throwback, which is very simple - if you have any pieces/content that you've created on Hana before, do not hesitate to show us! This is a chance to show it to a new audience, as well as maybe take us through the process of how you created it (if you want)!

For anyone who would like to run us through the process of creating, and would need some help, here is a simple ask list for your throwback pieces!

Any content is welcome!! Fanfic, fanart, edits, moodboards, interactive, media, headcanons, screenshots, playlists, meta...even screenshots of your favourite scenes would be great!! Our only requirement is that the content is centered on Hana, and that the depiction of her is positive. You can also send in WIPs in case you don't complete a work!

You can also send in a work on the days following a particular theme - this is no pressure for it to be put up exactly that day! We will also have an extra week for anyone who still needs time 💕 June 30th will be our final date for entries.

You can find our full list of prompts here!

Be sure to do the following when making your posts:

1. Use #hanaleeappreciationweek and #HLAW in your tags!

2. Tag @hanaleeappreciationweek, and co-hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes in your posts!

FAN CONTENT BLOGS are instrumental in keeping the fandom alive - with events and fun activities that encourage us all to contribute and create. They have also been amazing in their support towards our character events. Do check them out to see all the new incredible events and prompts coming up!

@choicesficwriterscreations - Primarily fanfic but also allows text posts with a story. Check out their roster of events for June!

@choicesmonthlychallenge & @choicesjunechallenge - Any and all content welcome! They have a collection of prompts you can use for the month of June!

@choicespride - It's Pride Month! Any and all content is welcome, and the blog is currently celebrating Pride with this wonderful event.

@choicesflashfics - Primarily fanfic under a 2500 word count. Every week they use new dialogue prompts. The prompts for this week are here, and the deadline in June 24th!

@choicesholidays - Any and all content welcome, as long as it is centered around one of the holidays listed! Currently on hiatus, but do check out their content and they may begin events again around Halloween!!

@choicesprompts - Any and all content welcome! Currently the blog is hosting a Round Robin fic. Here is a link to the May-June's round robin which recently ended...check out this blog for more such events.

@moodmusicmonday - Primarily fanfic, and is more focused on the music that may have inspired it. Every month they request creators to write posts highlighting songs that may have inspired their fanfic, and create a playlist with the songs they receive. Here is how you make your own MMM post!

@drake-walker-appreciation and @maxwell-beaumont-appreciation - Both these blogs promote content centered around their respective characters. Currently there are no events but they do accept content focused on Drake and Maxwell all year round.

Let's get this week started and shower LOADS of love on Hana!!

Happy Hana Lee Appreciation Week, everyone!!!

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #HLAW Day 1 #HLAW Day 1: Throwback

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 2 years ago

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(this gorgeous poster is the work of our wonderful co-host @sazanes!!)

Welcome to our second edition of the Hana Lee Appreciation Week!! We celebrated it in the first week of October last year, but this time - such World Music Day falls on 21st June - we've decided to shift our appreciation week to a slightly earlier date. After all, music is one of Hana's first great loves! 💞💞💞

Last year, we held our first ever HLAW, and every single entry we received for it was a sheer slice of perfection!! We just can't wait to see what Hana stans have in store for us this year!!

As always, this week is about celebrating Hana Lee in all her glory and her complexity - her passions, her kindness, her confusions, her own journey to healing and confidence. We love every facet of her, and this week is dedicated to showcasing ALL of them!

Certain days will have two themes - you can choose either one for your content, or even do a combination of both! Any content is welcome - fanfic, fanart, edits, moodboards, meta, playlists, icons...even screenshots of your favourite scenes of Hana!! We also accept WIPs so if you're not able to complete the piece on time, you can always show us a WIP of the piece you were working on! As long as the content is focused on Hana and shows a positive depiction of her, the sky's the limit!

These are the themes we have in store for HLAW 2023:

19th June - Throwback

20th June - Skills vs Passions/Chocolate!

21st June - Music/AU

22nd June - Relationships*/Homes

23rd June - Hana's Perfect Wedding! (Small note about this theme here)

For Throwback typically, we accept old pieces on Hana, and invite the creators to briefly tell us about the process of creating their piece. Here's a throwback questionnaire you can use if you like!

The themes are meant to be inspirations for your writing - it isn't completely essential for you to send content for a particular day only specifically for that day. You can always send it later as long as you tag it with the day you meant the work for!

Make sure you tag @hanaleeappreciationweek in your content as well as co-hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes. Tag your posts with #hanaleeappreciationweek and #HLAW (along with days #HLAW Day 1, #HLAW Day 2, etc) as well so we don't miss any of your pieces!

For inspiration, take a look at our HLAW 2022 masterlist!!

Various fan content blogs also enthusiastically promote our events and have tons of fun events of their own during these months, so we highly recommend you check them out: @choicesficwriterscreations, @choicesflashfics, @choicesholidays, @choicespride, @choicesprompts, @choicesmonthlychallenge, @drake-walker-appreciation, @maxwell-beaumont-appreciation.

Once the week officially ends on 23rd June, we will keep the blog open for a bonus week, for anyone who struggles to finish their content during the week itself.

More than a month is left before HLAW begins, and we are SO excited to see what Hana fans will come up with!! See you all in June!

✅✅ signal boosts will be greatly appreciated!! ✅✅

*(Relationships in this context could refer to romantic, platonic or filial relationships!)

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale

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lizzybeth1986 · 7 months ago

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@cassiopeiacorvus I have such fond memories of the first time you put this up for HLAW 💕💕 This was such a gorgeous piece of art!! I loved how it focused so much on Hana and her emotions. It's one tiny look yet you see so much - doubt, anticipation, wonder, vulnerability, a slight joy. I still feel the same tenderness that I felt when I first saw the way you drew Hana 🤗

HLAW - DAY 1 | WORLD MUSIC DAY

What better way to kick off @hanaleeappreciationweek (hosted by @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes) than taking it back to the start! I decided to draw the diamond scene in Lythikos where we see Hana share her love of music for the first time. I imagine this image capturing the moment she first turns back after playing her original composition, waiting for the MC's reaction. In Tzipporah's case, she's blown away by both the music and Hana's story of rebellion. Hana is a person who asserts her dignity however she can. Even as a child under the control of her parents, she found a way to keep something she loved for herself. It's a strength that shouldn't go unacknowledged.

#hana lee #the royal romance #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #HLAW Day 1 #HLAW Day 1: Throwback #cassiopeiacorvus #content: art

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 7 months ago

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HLAW 2024: Masterlist

(so much love to @sazanes who made this poster for us!!)

Previous AWs: HLAW 2022 | HLAW 2023

Day 1: Character Appreciation/Throwback

Character Appreciation

Art

A Very Happy Hana by @mxcameronrose/@atlasgoodwin

Lady Hana Lee by @sazanes

Edit

SpreadJoy Quote: Hana Lee by @storyofmychoices

Headcanon

My Top 5 Headcanons for Hana x MC by @uselessgay10101

Fanfic

Winds of Change by @unsettlingconclusions

Moodboard

"You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Be Loved" by @masked-alien-lesbian

Playlist

an eulogy to perfectionism - Hana Lee by @inlocusmads

Throwback

Art

Hana at the Piano by @cassiopeiacorvus

Fanfic

A Blossoming Friendship by @lizzybeth1986

Day 2: Flowers/Fashion Design

Flowers

Art

Hana's Name by @sazanes

Fanfic

A Bouquet for An Angel by @masked-alien-lesbian

Moodboard

The Moodboard that Hopes to Give Hana Her Flowers by @lizzybeth1986

Fashion Design

Art

Hana Wears the MC's Handmade Dress by @mxcameronrose

Fanfic

A Day with Marguerite Thorne by @masked-alien-lesbian

Day 3: Bookworm/AU

Bookworm

Art

Sailor Vega Hana Lee! by @cassiopeiacorvus

A Cozy Night in Bed with A Book by @mxcameronrose

Fanfic

Reader Fatigue by @lizzybeth1986

Art

Hana Lee as Annelyse Adair by @sazanes

Fanfic

Build A Bear Date by @masked-alien-lesbian

Edit

The Ranch Hand and the Ranch Owner's Daughter by @masked-alien-lesbian

Day 4: Competitive Hana/Culinary Love/Music

Competitive Hana

Fanfic

The Cordonian Bake-Off! by @masked-alien-lesbian

Culinary Love

Poem

A Hot Chocolate Embrace by @lizzybeth1986

Music

Art

Rockstar!Hana on the Piano!! by @mxcameronrose

Hana Singing to The Child in Her Womb by @sazanes

Fanfic

"Thank you for sharing your music with me" by @exbex

Day 5: Family/Friendships/Romance

Family

Headcanon

Hana and Kiara's Three Children by @cassiopeiacorvus

Friendships

Art

Best Friends! by @jicklet (Hana & Riley (MC))

Fanfic

Hana Lee: Cordonia's Most Influential Courtier by @mand-delemonde (Hana & Kaela (MC), Hana x Kiara)

Playlist

A Playlist for Hana's Friendships, Romance and Family! by @masked-alien-lesbian

Romance

Art

Wives by @mxcameronrose (Hana x Krystal (MC))

A Kiss After Tango by @sazanes (Hana x Raelyn (@masked-alien-lesbian's OC))

Fanfic

Rose Gold by @lizzybeth1986 (Hana x Kiara)

Even though the week itself is over, HLAW will be open for entries all year round!! Please don't hesitate to send them in whenever you can 💖💖

If you'd like to reference the themes, here they are!

If we have missed anyone's pieces, we are truly sorry. Do let us know and we will put it up asap!

#hana lee #the royal romance #the royal finale #the royal heir #HLAW #HLAW 2024 #HLAW Masterlist #HLAW 2024 Masterlist #so proud of everyone involved in this AW!!!

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masked-alien-lesbian · 8 months ago

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HLAW Day #1: Character Appreciation ♥️♥️♥️

I wasn't happy with any of my past content for a throwback so decided to concentrate on appreciating Hana, so here is another mood board to reflect that.

One of the biggest hurdles Hana has to overcome early in TRR and TRH is her need to be perfect, ingrained in her by her parents. MC and their friends help her see that she doesn't have to be perfect to deserve love. They love her regardless of how talented and skilled she is, not because of what she can do for them but because of who she is. So when I saw that quote, I knew I had to center the mood board around it.

I surrounded Hana around pictures of all the things she loves with an emphasis around her love of reading and flowers because of the timing of this year's AW. I snuck in the white angel feathers in at the top left because that's what Hana is to me, an angel! 😇

@hanaleeappreciationweek

@lizzybeth1986

@sazanes

#choices #pixelberry #playchoices #Hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW Day 1 #hana lee #trr #the royal romance #HLAW Day 1: Character appreciation

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 1 year ago

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HLAW 2023: Masterlist

(This gorgeous poster is the handiwork of our brilliant host @sazanes!!)

Day 1: Throwback

Art

Hana Lee by @pixi3ferry

The Dress by @sazanes

Edits

Vampire!Hana and Alien!Hana by @masked-alien-lesbian

Fanfic

Crossed Bonus by @queenmiarys

Probably A Bad Idea by @angelasscribbles

Cordonian Karaoke: Hana and Hana Take 2 from Cordonian Karaoke by @angelasscribbles

Petals and Thornes (series) by @lizzybeth1986

Chapter 6: Moments in Between from Marshmallow by @twinkleallnight

Meta

Skills vs Passions - What's the Difference? from Hana Lee: A Study in Erasure by @lizzybeth1986

Moodboard

Dance Moodboard for Hana by @lorirwritesfanfic

Chocolate

Art

Hana's Chocolate vs Liam's Vanilla by @cassiopeiacorvus

Fanfic

Eurochocolate by @masked-alien-lesbian

Day 3: Music/AU

Music

Art

Hana and her Keytar! 🎹🎸 by @sazanes

Headcanon

Hana Lee: Music Headcanons by @lizzybeth1986

Fanfic

A Ballad to No One by @lorirwritesfanfic

Edit

Wood Nymph!Hana by @masked-alien-lesbian

Fanfic

HLAW Snippet from Dark Elf by @angelasscribbles

Day 4: Relationships/Homes

Relationships

Fanfic

I'll Be There For You from American Girl by @angelasscribbles

Worthy by @noesapphic

Headcanon

Relationships, Homes and HCs by @angelasscribbles

Hana's Engagement to Peter by @thecapturedafrique

Moodboard

Moodboards for "Out of the Chrysalis" by @lizzybeth1986

Homes

Art

Hana Lee with a Lotus by @pixi3ferry

Manhua Reader by @sazanes

A Tea Party by @mariemarieohcontrary

Headcanon

Hana's Origins by @lizzybeth1986

HC: Relationships and Homes (and an AU) by @masked-alien-lesbian

Day 5: Hana's Perfect Wedding

Art

Hana's Perfect Wedding!! by @sazanes

Headcanons

Headcanon: The Wedding of Duchesses Kiara Thorne and Hana Lee by @lizzybeth1986

Hana's Ideal Wedding by @masked-alien-lesbian

Hana(ra)'s Perfect Wedding by @thecapturedafrique

A huge thank you to ALL our participants - we're in awe of all the stuff you've put out and we honestly can't wait for everyone to see your pieces too!!

We know a lot of you struggled to get your pieces out, and would like you all to know that if you'd still like to send in something when you're done...we would be happy to include it in the masterlist!! Do tag us!! 💖💖💖

We would highly recommend all of you who see this masterlist check out every piece in this masterlist 🤗🤗🤗🤗

To find the HLAW 2022 masterlist, go here.

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #HLAW 2023 #HLAW masterlist #HLAW 2023 masterlist

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angelasscribbles · 2 years ago

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Throwback for HLAW, also falls under relationships.

This is an AU where Hana and Riley meet, and become best friends, at college. It was originally written for the CFWC You Go Girls event. This highlights Hana and Riley's friendship.

@lizzybeth1986 @sazanes @hanaleeappreciationweek

I'll Be There For You: An American Girl Bonus Chapter

Series: American Girl

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairings: Riley x Drake romantically, but this is all about Riley x Hana best friendship

Rating: M

Warnings for this chapter: Mature themes, unwanted pregnancy

Song Inspiration: I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts

Word Count: 1,121

A/N: I've had an idea in my head for a while about Hana and Riley's friendship and what happened when Riley found out she was pregnant. The @choicesficwriterscreations event You Go Girls gave me the little push I needed to write about it.

This takes place prior to the second posted chapter: Irreparable Choices

My other stuff: Master List.

Hana walked into her dorm room to find her roommate and best friend in tears. Soft sobs filtered across the room as she entered the darkened room.

“Riley?” she called out in concern as she flicked the light on, “Riley? What’s wrong?”

Riley lay across her bed, sobbing into her pillow. She sat up and tried to talk, but when she opened her mouth, more sobs came out. She threw herself back down onto the bed.

Her feet thudded across the floor as she closed the distance quickly, sitting on the edge of Riley’s bed and placing a hand on her back, “What happened? Was it Chase? That asshole, I’ll fucking kill him!”

Riley sat up, shaking her head, “N-not Chase….” She threw herself into Hana’s arms, “I think I’m pregnant!”

“Oh, honey!” Hana held her while she cried, patting her hair and murmuring words of comfort to her, “You don’t know for sure? Do I need to run out and pick up a test?”

Riley drew away, wiping at her eyes and sucking in several gulping breaths as she got herself under control, “I’m late. I’m never late!”

“Okay, but you could be this time. You’re on the pill, right?”

Riley nodded, “But it’s not one hundred percent effective!”

“I know, but let’s take it one step at a time. I’ll go get the test. I thought you hadn’t slept with Chase yet?”

They told each other everything. If Riley had fallen into bed with the dreamy TA from their English Lit class that had been pursuing her, she would have told her.

“I haven’t. The last person I had sex with was Drake.”

“The guy back home, right? The neighbor? Not the ex-boyfriend?”

“Right. The ex-boyfriend is Liam. I saw Drake over Christmas break…kind of a lot….”

“Okay, it’s okay, we will figure this out, together, just like we’ve done since Freshman year!”

They had met at Freshman Orientation and had quickly become inseparable. They had requested to room together for their sophomore year.

“I can’t be pregnant, Hana, I can’t! My mother will fucking kill me!”

“One step at a time, remember? Are you going to be okay for about fifteen minutes? I can run over to the student union and get one, they have them in the same vending machine with the condoms.”

Riley nodded and sniffled, “I’ll be fine. Hurry.”

Twenty minutes later they sat looking at each other while they waited for the results.

“So, if you are pregnant…are you sure it’s Drake’s?” Hana asked.

“Positive!” Riley started ticking days off on her fingers, “I started my period the week after finals, then I went home for the break. I didn’t sleep with anyone but Drake while I was there, and I haven’t been with anyone since I got back.”

“Well, that narrows it down,” Hana checked her watch, “Time is up.”

Riley shook her head as she moved away from the bathroom door, “I can’t! You go check it and tell me!”

Hana went into the bathroom and emerged holding the stick out toward her, “I’m so sorry, it’s positive.”

“No!” Riley snatched it from her best friend’s hands and stared down at the two pink lines, “This can’t be happening!”

“Hey, it’s going to be okay,” Hana wrapped her arms around her and let her cry.

Just like Riley had done when Hana’s girlfriend had dumped her, via text no less, at the end of Freshman year.

Riley had been there for her when she had come out to her parents as bisexual, she’d been there for her when she’d gotten her first girlfriend and when she’d lost her.

Hana was determined to return the favor, “Listen. Whatever happens, I’m going to be right by your side, okay?”

“I know,” Riley sniffled as she pulled away, “and I love you for it. You’re my sister in every way that counts!”

“Do you know what you want to do yet?” Hana asked gently, “Or do you need a few days to think about it?”

“I…need to be sure first…” Riley looked at her helplessly, “Could you go get another test?”

“Way ahead of you,” Hana grinned as she reached into her purse and pulled out five more tests, “One tonight and take another in the morning?”

Twenty-four hours and five more positive tests later, Riley knew what she had to do, “I have to tell Drake.”

“You don’t, actually,” Hana told her, “It’s your body, your choice. He doesn’t ever have to know unless you want him to.”

“That feels wrong,” Riley said as her fingers pulled at the tufted white cream bedspread, “if it was just some guy from a random weekend hookup, then I would agree. But it’s Drake. I have to tell him.”

“Do you want to call him now?”

“No,” she shook her head, “I think….I think I need to do this in person.”

“Okay,” Hana stood from the edge of the bed where she’d been sitting, “I’ll help you pack. Does your car have gas? Do you need money for food on the way?”

“You sound like my mother!” Riley laughed for the first time in two days.

“I know you forget to eat sometimes, Ri,” Hana clucked at her, “You know, I’m pretty certain that making sure you have money for food when you drive cross country to tell your long-time neighbor and friend who was never quiet a boyfriend but is obviously more than just a friend that he got you pregnant is in the best friend contract!”

Riley laughed again, “Is it?”

“Yep,” Hana affirmed, “Section twelve, paragraph forty-six.”

The existence of a best friend contract was a running joke between them. One of the many inside jokes and you had to be there moments that comprised their friendship.

“All right,” Riley gave her a grateful smile, “I’ll let you fuss over me this time.”

“Damn straight you will!” Hana grabbed Riley’s purse to see if she had any cash in it. “You pack a couple changes of clothes; I’ll do this then I’ll pack you some snacks to take.”

“Hana….thank you…” Riley’s eyes were filling with tears again, but this time they were tears of gratitude.

“Hey, no crying!” Hana pulled her into a hug, “I love you, okay?”

“I love you too,” Riley hugged her back, “you’re the best friend that ever existed in the whole history of the world!”

“Well, that’s not possible,” Hana said as she squeezed her tighter, “because that’s you!”

Riley pressed her face into Hana’s shoulder, as a half sob, half laugh escaped her. She didn’t know what she had done to deserve such an unconditional and healing friendship, but she knew that she was eternally grateful for it.

#HLAW #hlaw day 1 #hanaleeappreciationweek #hana lee #trr au #throwback #angelasscribbles #trr fanfic #trr au fanfic #trr fandom

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 2 years ago

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We're closer to the end of our week! So far we've gotten such lovely pieces from so many people...headcanons, edits, artwork, fics, essays... and it's so heartwarming to see the love poured into each and every piece we got. We are SO excited to see what more you all have in store, especially for this final prompt!!

Our final prompt for the week is a truly special one. Most of us who are Hana fans were truly disappointed by the wedding she DID get - the coding good ups, the lack of thought, the way the MC comes across...one of our hosts highlighted how awful it looked in this post.

This is a chance for us to reimagine that special day, as a Hana fan. For us to think what it would be like to have a wedding that places Hana at the center with the MC, not tailing behind her and letting the MC hog all the attention.

It's time to reimagine Hana's Perfect Wedding!!

You can present this theme in any form - but in case you need a bit of help with the theme, here are a few prompt asks that could be helpful:

OTP Wedding 1 | OTP Wedding 2

Any and all content is welcome - as long as Hana is the focus of the piece and the depiction of her is positive. We accept any sort of content - fanfic, fanart, edits, moodboards, interactive media, headcanons, screenshots, playlists, meta, headcanons... even screenshots of your favourite scenes! We also accept older pieces (in our Throwback theme) and WIPs. In case you need to look up more themes, here is the main post!

We will also be keeping a buffer week in case you couldn't finish your piece during the week. Our final deadline is 30th June.

Be sure to do the following when you make your posts:

1. Use the tags #hanaleeappreciationweek and #HLAW, as well as the day and theme you are sending it for (#HLAW Day 1, #HLAW Day 2 etc).

2. Tag @hanaleeappreciationweek, and hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes

FAN CONTENT BLOGS have always helped us immensely with our events, and they hold a number of fun and exciting events themselves too! Here are a couple you could try out if you want:

@choicesficwriterscreations - Primarily fanfic. Check out their roster of events here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge and @choicesjunechallenge - Any and all content welcome! Check out their prompts for June.

@choicespride - Any and all content welcome! Here is their awesome prompt list for Pride Month.

@choicesflashfics - Primarily fics under a 2500 word limit. Here are this week's prompts.

@choicesprompts - Currently no events running, but they recently finished a round robin and may arrange for a new one soon.

@drake-walker-appreciation and @maxwell-beaumont-appreciation - These blogs invite content all year round on their respective characters.

Happy Hana Lee Appreciation Week, everyone!!!

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #HLAW Day 5 #HLAW Day 5: Hana's Perfect Wedding

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 2 years ago

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We got some lovely Throwback Pieces today, and hope to see more! It really took us down memory lane and we can't wait to see how the rest of the week unfolds!

We have not one but two themes for Day 2!! And we can't wait to see what you all have in store for us tomorrow!! 💕💕💕

Our first theme is Skills vs Passions. We all know that Hana is talented at a whole lot of things, and many characters often comment that there is very little that Hana is not good at!

So what is the difference between skills and passions when it comes to Hana? It is one of interest! Hana may have picked up quite a few skills, but only a few of them she is passionate about. It is a difference between that which brings her joy, and that which she does just because she knows how to do it. You could write on both, but you could also write on either one!!

Our second theme for the day is about one of those passions - Chocolate! Who can ever forget the irresistible hot chocolate that Hana offered us in Book 2? Here is an opportunity to explore her love for chocolate.

You don't necessarily need to have your piece ready for a theme on the specific day itself - you can always send it later, as long as you tag the post with the day it was meant for (#HLAW Day 1, #HLAW Day 2). We will also be keeping a buffer week in case you couldn't finish your piece during the week.

Be sure to do the following when you make your posts:

1. Use the tags #hanaleeappreciationweek and #HLAW in your posts, along with day and theme!

2. Tag @hanaleeappreciationweek, and hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes.

FAN CONTENT BLOGS have always helped us immensely with our events, and they hold a number of fun and exciting events themselves too! Here are a couple you could try out if you want:

@choicesficwriterscreations - Primarily fanfic. Check out their roster of events here!

@choicesmonthlychallenge and @choicesjunechallenge - Any and all content welcome! Here is the prompt list for June.

@choicesflashfics - Primarily fanfic under 2500 words. Here is this week's prompt list!

@choicespride - Any and all content that explores queer characters and themes. Check out their wonderful Pride event!

@choicesprompts - Just finished hosting their Round Robin and may have more events in store!

@drake-walker-appreciation and @maxwell-beaumont-appreciation - Both these blogs accept content on their respective characters all year round.

Happy Hana Lee Appreciation Week, everyone!!

#hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #HLAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #HLAW Day 2 #HLAW Day 2: Skills vs Passions #HLAW Day 2: Chocolate #long post

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hanaleeappreciationweek · 2 years ago

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We are midway through our week, and now down to our last two days! So far we've received some really gorgeous pieces...we simply can't wait for all of you to see the masterlist even though we'll be getting more soon! Each piece has such a unique, insightful and incredible perspective into Hana as a character.

For Day 4, we have two prompts: Relationships and Homes.

We're leaving "relationships" open to interpretation - it could be romantic, it could be platonic, it could be filial. What matters is showing how Hana connects with people!

Homes is also open to interpretation. China and Cordonia are the two places Hana identifies as her homes, but honestly, as the saying often goes - home is where the heart is 🩷🩷🩷