#The Noble Trials

[hinasxvii]

guys r we cooked..?

(yes this is how im coping)

[aestheticpearl]

— 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥

✧·˚ things with zaros have always been casual, right?

“i need to leave, i have a meeting with my mother.”

“stay.”

the word hangs in the air for a moment as zaros wraps his arms around your bare waist. you didn’t mean to be in this position with him, well you didn’t mean to be in multiple positions with him yet here you are, both of you naked under the covers of his bed after some passionate activities.

your fingers subconsciously play with the ends of his hair as he draws shapes on the small of your back, the action sends shivers up your spine.

“i have to go.” you reply but show no actual initiative to move from his arms.

“please my earis,” he says teasingly as he hides his face in your neck to place a whisper of a kiss. “stay with me. i do not wish to hate you again once you leave this room.”

“so it must be.” you kiss him gently and remove yourself from his arms to dress yourself as he watches your every move.

zaros stares for far too long as you button your clothing and secure everything in its proper place. he watches as your nimble fingers that once gripped his bed sheets mere moments ago now grip the fabric of your royal robes that hug your figure beautifully.

“i assume i will see you at dinner?” you ask, turning to look at him.

zaros refocuses on your eyes and suppresses a smile so you don’t notice how eager he is to see you again that the dinner between your two houses.

“yes of course.”

“good.” you reply as you tie the final knot on your robe and leave the room without another word.

zaros sat in his bed contemplating on how he got to this point in his life. fucking the earis but not being in a real relationship with them, everything was so confusing to him. he knew that you did not love him the way that he loved you, but a small part of him wished you did.

zaros leaves his bed and starts to get ready himself, putting on his shirt his eyes catch himself in the mirror and locks onto the marks you left on his lower neck. his fingertips graze over bruised skin gently as he examines them. you told him to never mark you for fear of someone seeing them but he never minded you making your claim on him.

something about these marking though triggers something in zaros and anger gets the best of him as he throws the vanity chair across the room. he breathes heavily before composing himself and fixing his hair in the mirror to join his mother for the upcoming dinner.

by the time dinner has rolled around zaros does his best to maintain his emotions that seemingly got the better of him after you left his room. your constant glances over at him are starting to get to him though and he does his best to focus on the food that is in front of him even if he can feel your eyes on him.

"i must excuse myself for a moment i believe i lost one of my broches in the hallway. zaros will you accompany me to look for it?"

zaros looks up at the mention of his name and stands to follow you into the empty hallway.

“did you actually lose your broche or is this just a ploy to get me alone?” zaros smirks, part of him can’t help but be a bit full of himself.

“i need you. let’s fuck.”

zaros is taken aback by the sudden confession. it’s not the crudeness of the statement more of the time and place for it and this was not the time nor place to fuck.

“you’re insane if you think i will fuck you while our parent are in the next room.”

“so that’s a no? i would’ve thought you were bolder than that zaros, i guess i was wrong about you.”

your words hit all the right places that you were intending to get zaros to do what you want. it’s easy to read his face since he is very expressive but somehow unaware of it.

your hand finds his arm and guides him to an empty room with a lock and against zaros’ better judgement he lets you take control of him once more for the second time that day.

“you’re such a good boy for me zaros.” you say as you kiss him deeply. a flush warms his face at the unexpected compliment from you. you rarely praise him like this, let alone kiss him with so much care, it confuses him.

“let us go before they grow more suspicious, hm?”

you’re both sweaty but he can’t help but think about how angelic you look with the glow of sweat shining on your body.

“you look beautiful…”

you lock eyes with him and nod before being the first to leave the room to return to the dinner. zaros is left alone with his thoughts for the second time that day and he hates it. he doesn’t know what to think or how to feel about you. he wants you but you don’t want him and it’s driving him mad. what could he be doing wrong? why are you so cold with him but so loving at times?

all zaros wants is answers that you are not willingly to easily give. unlike him who will always give his body, and soul if you’d only let him, to you.

.love always <3 pearl

.masterlist

[15lungs]

Hi, one heated, intense, angry confession from Zaros with a voice crack as he screams it out, thanks.

[lookitseddie]

I am the biggest supporter of the theory that Earis is trying to lose on purpose, because there is NO way they refused to counter Zaros' arguments and then did something they knew would piss him off and make him work harder

[zsakuva]

Did earis know their brother, or did he die before they were born/really young?

In episode 2 of The Noble Trials, Zaros says,

'It’s been what…thirty-three years now since she lost her firstborn?'

It's safe to say that Earis did not know their brother.

[boiledmang0s]

First post?!?

I got bored so I drew my Earis

sighs… I swear I’m normal

[woofcx28]

Yall i cant be the only one that imagines Zaros's mother to look like Queen Ariana from Barbie Island princess sometimes. 😭

[alexah03]

You know, if zaros or the earis confess their feelings, whether or not the other has feeling for them back (which they obviously are both in love with each other but whatever) I doubt either of them will trust or believe the other. They’ll probably just think that their trying to gain their trust and make them vulnerable to take advantage of them and win the trials.

[the-fruit-bandit]

Honestly I hope The Earis and Zaros do end up together by the end of the series.

Not because they're good for each other or anything, it's just that they're both so insufferable that if they date, no other person ever has to suffer in a relationship with either of them :)

[memesthatonlycatertome]

My brain coming up with ideas / theories / scenarios after the new Zaros audio:

What if... (Sorry for my english, i hope this makes sense...)

The Earis didn't steal Zaros idea and the corrupt judge changes their answer, so the Earis had to improvise.

Didn't Zaros say in one of the audios, that Earis was dreaming of doing something else (Part 3?). The Earis wanted to travel/see the world, maybe study science, be a painter or dancer, etc.... What if the Earis had originally - once they grew up - accepted their responsibilities, sacrificed their life to learn and live up to the expectations. But now they see a tiny chance to break out of their "golden cage". They see that Zaros really wants to help the people and that he would do what is best for the dominion. That he would be a good enough eminence. But the Earis can't tell anyone that deep down they wanted to leave their life at court behind because they don't want to disappoint their mother or anyone else. They also feel bad for dreaming of a life outside the palace and being "irresponsible" to what is expected of them. They know some nobles / judges try to manipulate the trials in their favor and wouldn't want Zaros as the new eminence. So the Earis plays the game. They try to upset Zaros, so he pettily puts in more effort to win in the trials. The Earis is intelligent and actually likes Zaros. They think Zaros likes them back but the Earis wants their freedom, so they try to make Zaros dislike them in order for him to try to be better at everything and to get him to win the Contention. The Earis knows he will win, that is their way out. They have their bags packed and after it is announced that Zaros is the new eminence, they quietly leave without anyone noticing. They are finally free to do what they want for the first time in their life as an adult. In the end Zaros sees the Earis happy to leave quietly with all their things already packed and realizes:

Rereading this, i realize i may have watched the old Barbie movies one too many times as a child:

Anyway... me waiting for the next part of the noble trials:

[zowsta]

Me eating up all the noble trials content ive been getting on my tumblr feed lately

Keep posting abt ur theories i literally cant stop reading them🙏

[hinasxvii]

guys hear me out..

what if Earis stole Zaros’s debate idea to save him from Beyoncé…

[mybl0odiedvalentine]

This is me eating every last bit of Zaros contents that has ever been created

[passionclocksblog]

Thoughts on the recent Noble Trials audio? :}

(Omg this is looong but I really like zaros💓)

FUUUU!!! OK OK kkk um I love zaros and the last episode really solidified my opinion. Love that he's kinda socialist but also royalty? Commoner? I'd vote him to be president

Multifaceted characters are my fave 💓

(Though the very existence of royalty/party systems implies exploit soo uh?)

I only want to change the story to my liking so that I can have an "earis" to beat up ＼(｀0´)／

Earis hater here lol

[lookitseddie]

"That self doubt of yours would prove useful right about now... You're smart aren't you? Knowledgable, and courageous? Figure it out, Leech."

[zsakuva]

This might sound weird but I was wondering

Do you „know“ how old the earis brother was when he died? And did you think of a name for him?

Also you confirmed that the earis didn’t know him so was the queen forced into having them because if she hadn’t there wouldn’t be an heir?

Yes and yes.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

P.S: Yes, this emoticon is going to be my new thing from now on because I can't use discord emotes huehue.