#assassin peacock y/n

[missterious-figure]

Just gonna ask this again cuz im determined, swap wine and feathers but blood and feathers :D ?

Blood and feathers harpy y/n!

(Thank you for your patience)

You are tough enough to go toe-to-toe with the three brothers and they love it. Though it's hard to get them to share you, you make it work. Hunting with them, and being "hunted" by them is exhilarating. Making them frustrated as they miss you by mer inches is just so hilarious. Your just as skilled as them and they need to work it for you.

Of course, the boys are equally as annoying as you are. Taking your things and making you do the chasing, or killing a victim just before you can. It's infuriating, but not undeserved on your part.

Your favorite method of killing is to stab a claw into the neck of a victim and let them choke and bleed out.

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CHAPTER 1- Prowler Miles X Deadpool(fem) Reader

   Taglist: @bath1lda​  @niktwazny303​ @sorryi-mtrash​

“ So we meet again!” Said a dark and mysterious voice “oh my, please stay away! “ yelled the poor girl. “NEVER YOUR MINEE!!” he yelled Slashing her in the stomach before laughing crazily.

“BAHAHAHAHA!!!!” “Y/N!” ‘oops, remember to keep quiet or you're in trouble but know  that old man needs me’ thought the girl who is seen to be  laying in her bed before she gets up to respond to the call.

“Coming father” she says up the stairs in a meek tone different from the tone she used to read her book or to even talk to herself. “Hurry, I have a mission for you”He responds to her in an authoritative tone. She makes it up the stairs and into a living area different from the one her room is in. This is where her mother and older brother live while she sleeps in the laboratory.

Coming into the living area to see her Father sitting on the couch, that was across from  the family picture. ‘Well their family picture, as she has been in any of these pictures’. “Yes father, I heard you say you have a mission for me” She tells him looking to the ground as if looking at her father would kill her if she dared.

“Yes I have a mission for you, and that little assassin I hired is coming with you” He tells her, still looking at her as if he dared her to defy his orders. “Yes sir, I understand, I'll get ready and leave as soon as possible.”

“Don't worry about getting ready its a stealth mission and you need to look normally, your weapons are in a bag by the bike in the garage, Get them, meet at the street linked on the bike, and wait till the event starts and the assassin gets there,” “ yes father” “Good now get out” “yes father.” The young girl says bowing then walking back down to the garage to her bike and seeing the bag.

‘Awe great this is going to be a boring mission’ she thought, getting on the bike ready to drive away. But then she remembers something that makes her smile like the moon has eyes `My coffee bean is going to be there and I don't have to come back here after the mission, so I can spend the rest of the night with him, YEEEAAAHHH!!” she screams riding on her bike down the street.

‘Tonight is going to be a great night’ she thought.

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“Copy that uncle Aaron” the boy says to his communicator, “yea, ad boss man says  your girl is going to be there too, make sure you watch after her man” his uncle tells him. His uncle knows one thing that when they're both together that girl would never get hurt, even if she can heal.

“Yea I see her i'll tell you how we do '' He tells his uncle completely ignoring what his uncle said about calling her his girl. "All right and remember to knock out or kill anyone in the way of killing that little traitor, understood” “yeah understood” as the boy says these words and cuts off the communicator with his uncle he goes to the edge of the roof he’s on and jumps sliding down the walls using his claws, and drops  into an alley.

“MILLLEESSS!!” He hears behind him, he sighs before opening his arms as if he was waiting for something. And soon that something jumps and appears in his arms hugging him with a death grip and legs wrapped around him. “I’ve missed you” she says to him looking down to his peacock eyes, while rubbing his braids.

“Yea me too princesa hermosa, also we saw each other yesterday, we had a mission” he tells before putting her down on the ground and looking at her outfit. “Te ves tan hermosa” “what's that mean” he chuckles at her  and remembers she sometimes forgets that she is fluent in 7 languages. “You know” he says but then he sees their target and his whole mood changes. A few seconds ago they were laughing then he gets all dark and mysterious when people are around or if they're handling a mission and right now it's the latter.

 “You ready” he tells her, getting his claw ready while she takes her guns out the bag she brought, “as ready as ever sweet lips” “stop” “OK, right mission time first.”

“Ohh this is going to be fun” she says smirking, looking down at all the men who seemed to be in their way, then seeing the target. Her eyes look at them darkly with her smirk becoming dangerous.

She kisses her guns, “Real Fun.”

Princesa Hermosa—-> Beautiful Princess

Te Ves Tan Hermosa—--> You Look So Beautiful

[starcrossedyanderes]

Okay idea that you totally don’t have to do anything with:

Xavier’s darling is (like me) a history nut and knows about a lot of history from all over the world from reading books and watching documentaries

So when Xavier decides to start a long lecture about Colvakia’s history because his future wife needs to know these things, darling finishes his sentences and eventually takes over the lecture as Xavier sits there stunned with major heart eyes

I just know he’d be so happy and think that it was so cute that his darling already knew all about his homeland, he might even think it’s fate

This is so long, but I couldn’t help it! Inspiration struck, ya know? Also I assure you, I am working on that Tom fic!

Xavier taps a baton onto a large map that hung up on the wall.

“Ok, dahling, listen up. It is absolutely vital that you learn and remember the history of Colvakia, if you want to rule it one day with me.”

You were sat down at a table, notebook and pencil at the ready. You nodded your head eagerly, being the little nerd you are.

“Alright then. Colvakia for quite a while was part of Österreich-Ungarn, or as you may know it, the Austro-Hungarian empire. But in 1918 the Great War, or World War 1, ended and the empire was dissolved. Colvakia was one of the countries that were formed.”

Your eyes shined with excitement, the eager learner you were.

“But in 1922 the Soviet Union was formed. And a few years before that the Romanovs were assassinated. This is where the history of Colvakia really starts to begin.”

You eagerly raise your hand, practically bouncing on your toes. Xavier sees this and raises an eyebrow.

“Yes, dahling?”

“But aren’t the Devorskýs related to the Romanovs?”

Xavier nods his head, content with the question.

“Very good, dahling! We in fact are related to the Romanovs! We were cousins that managed to evade the slaughter. And this is important why..?”

Xavier lead me on with that question.

“So it makes your claim to the throne legitimate!”

Xavier chuckles at your eagerness.

“Correct, once again (Y/n)! 100 points to you!” Xavier snaps his fingers, instantly summoning a servant. “You there, get the future tsarina some ptichye moloko! I think she’s earned it after such a-“ Xavier goes in to caress her cheeks “-wonderful answer” Xavier steps back and the servant scuttles off, probably to the kitchen.

“Now, with the Soviet Union now formed, you can imagine some people did not want any part in it, or wished for refuge. So that is how Colvakia got such a surge in Russian citizens. But, around World War 2 we were conquered by Germany, then the Soviets. You can understand how this was an awful time for us.”

You solemnly nod your head, thinking to all the suffering that must have occurred.

“We mostly kept to ourselves, primarily farming. And by some miracle, we were relinquished to our own devices! The Soviets were too busy on other fronts, that we were able to be relinquished from their grip!”

You raise your hand again.

“Wasn’t that called the Day of Miracles?”

Xavier eagerly nodded his head, so happy with your answer.

“Yes, it most certainly is! It got its name because of how many miracles seemingly occurred that day. For one, the fact we got our independence back so quickly. The second being forces from other countries thinking we were still occupied by Germany, and the fact most of the Soviet forces that were present were redirected. Many say it took an act of God for all to happen, hence the name.”

“Now, we were in an interesting state. We needed to rebuild, and most of our citizens were immigrants from Russia or other countries. But we were also heavily Austrian-Hungarian still, hence where we get our 3 main languages or German, Russian, and English.

Now, here’s where the Devorskýs come in. My great grandfather, Dominik, was a rather wealthy man as he came from rather high ranking Russian nobility. But they also used that money to build varying companies, along with farms. He had a specialty with breeding peacocks, hence the prevalence of them here. Either way, Dominik was also known as a rather kind man, who essentially spearheaded the rebuilding efforts. In fact, many buildings here are named after him because of his funding of philanthropy.”

You oohed, at this fact, as it finally answered why you’ve seen so many buildings with the name Dominik.

“Now, Colvakia was in need of a government, and we played around with regular democracy for a bit there. But it was terribly, terribly corrupt in our case. It was how we ended up under the thumb of the Germans, then Soviets. Also, it was completely and utterly rigged. So still reeling from that, we thought it was best to stay away from that form.

But we also saw how badly communism affected us, and knew it wasn’t a viable option. So that mostly left a monarchy as the only option.

Oddly enough, Dominik had-“

You couldn’t help it anymore, you had to blurt out what you knew!

“Dominik was volunteered for the role because of his philanthropy and him being a leader already! Also people liked him being descended from Russian royalty so they eventually declared him King! Then Colvakia slowly gained more land from either purchases, or some countries volunteering to join them! That’s how Colvakia got to where it is today!”

You panted, trying to catch your breath after blurting out so much. Meanwhile, Xavier just stared at you, in awe.

“Y-yes. Absolutely correct!”

Before you knew it, you were being absolutely bombarded with kisses.

“Correct! All of it! Wunderbar dahling! Wunderbar!”

Xavier let out a chuckle

“You cheeky little thing, I bet you were just trying to put me under your spell even more!”

You chuckled as well

“Well did it work? But in all seriousness, I just really love history.”

“Well, it’s certainly clear you are meant to be queen one day. And here I thought I couldn’t fall in love even more~”

[bl00diedvalentine]

Below the cut i have a list of Alphabetically sorted ‘Call Signs’ for you if you: can’t figure out what yours would be, you need one for an OC, or for whatever other purpose! :)

!! Some of these came off the internet and are real call signs! Some are from Top Gun/Top Gun: Maverick which is probably why some of them may seem familiar. Good luck aviators. !!

A: Angel, Alphabet, Agony, Arrow, Assassin, Aggy, Ace, Animal, Astro, Anxiety.

B: Black Cat, Bronco, Bruise, Brick, Basher, Bulldog, Breaker, Blaze, Boomerang, B.O.B, Blade, Bullet, Bull, Bullseye, Bucket, Biggie, Birdie, Boots, Bones, Badger, Buzz, Big-sky, Baby Bat, Bubbly, Butterscotch, BumbleBee, Bagman, Booty.

C: Cobra, Cypher, Casper, Charge, Cougar, Cyclone, Crow, Cyclops, Chipper, Coyote, Cargo, Charlie, Chaser, Cryo, Chuck, Creed, CooCoo, Cannonball, Circuit, Crash, Colt, Cruella, Creature, Chicken Little.

D: Dynamite, Dusty, Dash, Demo, Dice, Duck, Domino, Dover, Dozer, Diesel, Darling, Dasher, DoDo, Dipper, Digger, Deuce, Django, Dottie, Deception.

E: Elvis, Enigma, Egghead.

F: Flatline, Fireball, Fighter, Frost, Fancy, Feather, Flame, Frogman, Fifi, Firecracker, Fun-sized, Fruit Bat, Fungus.

G: Ghost, Goose, Giggles, Gucci, Ghostrider, Grizzly, Great White (shark), Gills, Gibbs, Gonzo, Ginger, Gator, Growler, Gretel, Graveyard, Ghoul, GG, G-Lord, Glassjaw.

H: Hangman, Hammer, Hijax, Hijinx, Hollywood, Hurricane, Howler, Heater, Hawk, Honey, High-Tech, Hard Shell, Hydra, Horns, Heebee-Jeebee, Heartbreak, Hellcat, Hansel.

I: Iceman, Ivy, Irishman.

J: Joker, Jinx, Jester, Jaws, Jacket, Judge, Jumper, Jaguar, Jigsaw, Judas.

K: Killer, Knight, Kanga, Krunch, Kindle.

L: Lucky, Legend, Little red, Lick, Lightbeam, Lambchop, Lover-boy, Lovebug, Lunch Money, Lucifer.

M: Maverick, Mouse, Mad Dog, Maniac, Machine, Mutt, Merlin, Mellow, Major, Mugsy, Mistletoe, Micro, Mamba, Mule, Mad, Memo, Magician, Monster, Moony, Midnight, Magic, Mastermind, Mare, Mustache, Moby, Mortician, Mortimer, Massacre, Mad Hatter.

N: Nova, Navigator, Nerd, Nugget, Nightlight, Nightcrawler.

O: Ox, Omen, Obi, Octave/Octavia, Oopsie Daisy.

P: Puddle, Porky, Poison, Payback, Phoenix, PopTop, Pyro, Pitch, Puggsy, Princess, Puke, Poltergeist, Phantom, Peacock, Puzzle, Peter Pan, Pandora.

Q: Quiver, Queenie, Q-tip.

R: Razor, Ripper, Rattlesnake, Rooster, Rebound, Rush, Red, Rags, Robin, Rusty, Rebel, Radiator, Rottweiler, Rapid, Rambo, Red Flag, Rockstar.

S: SHOCK, Skipper, Showoff, Sparrow, Slayer, Smiley, Songbird, Shadow, Scooby, Slider, Sundown, Stinger, Sludge, Shredder, Storm, Silence, Stretch, Serpent, Scout, Shark, Stag, Slick, Sassy, Scooter, Soprano, Spring, Strike, Scorpion, Showtopper, Stallion, Sweet ‘n Sour, Scarlet Witch, Surge, Spinach, Shanks, Shenanigan.

T: Tiger, Taz (Tasmanian Devil), Thunder, Twinkle-Toes, Tank, Tweety, T-Bone, Tumble Weed, Trouble, Tombstone, Tug, Toon, Twitch, Turbo, Tart, Teacup.

U: Uber, Unicorn, Ultimate, Unseen.

V: Viper, Vapor, Vampire, VooDoo, Vanilla, Vine, Venom.

W: Wiki, Wolfman, Wizard, Warlock, Wildcard, Wednesday, Wildfire, Wonderland, White Rabbit, Weasel, Weasley.

X: Xeno, X-man, Xanadu.

Y: Youngin.

Z: Zeus, Zebra, Zig-Zag, Zimm.

[justfangirlthingies]

Bubbles (Sunday Afternoons) (Dad! Draco Malfoy)

Here's part 2 of Sundays at the Malfoy's, the sequel to Morning Chase!

I've been thinking about doing another one for Sunday evenings and nights as well and maybe I'll even include the Saturdays at some point. What do you think about that?

Word count: 1286 words

This is pure fluff!!

Enjoy your Sunday afternoons!

Here you can find part 3

Now, what happened on Sunday afternoons?

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Sunday afternoons. Now, those were full of activities. On Sunday afternoons the family would build pillow forts, but only when the weather was bad. When the weather was nice however, time was spent in the large garden of the manor.

You would put a blanket on the ground and Scorpius would do his best to help you. Whether it was helping you with spreading out the blanket, carrying snacks and fruit outside, bringing some games, books and toys or fetching cups while Draco carried two jugs, one filled with water and the other one with juice, a smile on his lips. A warm and soft smile reserved only for family.

On sunny Sunday afternoons, the boy would try to engage with the white peacocks that were patrolling the grounds. At seeing this, your husband would go crazy with worry. He admitted often that he'd never be able to understand how you could stay so calm and collected in situations like these.

Another contribution to your afternoons was feeding the magical beings you took care of. That's one thing Scorpius inherited from you, the love and passion for other creatures. The creatures were kept in a separate magically adjusted garden. First you'd have to go through a small cave which would lead to a pathway that split up in different directions, each direction leading to a different terrain created to fit each being. There was a cozy looking hut to the right of the path before the little pathway split, it was full of supplies for the animals.

On Sundays you would go to the forest area. You would have Draco help you carry the supplies and he complied. Of course he could use magic to carry everything, but he had his reasons not to. Let's just say if he carried something, he didn't have to make direct contact with the beasts. Nonetheless, he would drop everything and shield his son in the blink of an eye if he found it necessary. It's not that he doubted your abilities, he just didn't trust the creatures. Especially not the hippogriffs, which to his dismay, were situated in the forest area and just so happened to be the little boy's favourites. Your son followed all the steps and guidelines about the mystical beings carefully. Even your husband was willing to follow the guidelines, but only because he wanted to make sure the two of you were safe, or so he said. In secret, he might have been looking forward to some of the animals, the hippogriffs excluded. He did learn how to approach them, but only to ensure he wouldn't be attacked or even killed by them. He was such a drama king at times, with the way he over-exaggerated everything. How he described your lovely and peaceful animals as brutes that tried to 'ambush' him plenty of times and would surely try to 'assassinate' him and 'the two of you animal fanatics' one day. When he was done with his little speech there'd be a small smile gracing his lips. He adored the two of you and your passion, but he'd never tell you that.

Your son would often ask his father why he wasn't so fond of the hippogriffs. Draco however, always refused to give a proper answer to the question. The situation always made you think back to your time at Hogwarts. The memory of your third year and specifically the first lesson of 'care of magical creatures' you'd ever had with Hagrid was what had you grip your stomach and bend over, eventually falling to your knees from laughing so hard. In honour of this memory you even named one of the hippogriffs 'Chicken'.

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When the three of you came back to the blanket you all sat down and basked in the warm sunlight and the light breeze of the wind that accompanied it. You would lean against Draco while your son dug through the basket and tried to prepare the snacks. Soon the little family would be enjoying some snacks and peace before the little angel you called your son would jump up and drag you along to play something.

On this particular Sunday afternoon you had brought something along. Something you were sure your little angel would enjoy. Or maybe it was something you knew you would love, but you just didn't want to admit it.

"Love, have you seen the ball- what's this?" You turned around to look back at the platinum blonde who had just been cramming through the bag and was now examining some kind of vial with clear liquid and some kind of O-shaped stick inside of it. You giggled and walked back to him to snatch the container from him. "This is great you'll love it, just wait." You giggled.

"Mummy! Daddy! Are you coming?" a rather high pitched voice called. "Coming Scorp!" You called back as you grabbed Draco's wrist and pulled him along with you. "Wait, (Y/n) I was still looking for the ball!" he chuckled. "We won't need a ball. This is so much better" a grin was apparent on your face as you held up the container with the liquid. As soon as you came to a halt in front of Scorpius he noticed the object in your hand "What is that?" His icy gaze was fixated on you and then switched to his father in hopes he would answer the question. Draco knelt down and meet his son's stare "I don't know, but mummy says we'll love it. Do you think we should believe her?" The boy just nodded his head in excitement "Yes! But what is it?"

"Apparently muggles play with this and you can even make it yourself. We can try making some ourselves someday, yeah?" You finally spoke up, a soft smile on your lips as you unscrewed the top of the vial. It came as a bit of a surprise to you when the stick that had been emerged in the liquid all this time, was attached to the lid, but you just shrugged and decided to observe the curious stick-like object. After turning it in your hand for a bit you decided to dip it into the liquid again before you pulled it out and blew through the opening in the stick. Everyone's eyes went wide as you saw the soap bubbles ascending into the air. Yours and the four-year-old's eyes lit up in awe at the size, amount, colours and funny-looking consistence of the floating and wobbling bubbles. A small hand reached out and pointed a finger as to touch one of the shimmering bubbles. As soon as the small hand made contact with the shimmering substance it plopped and covered the finger in soapy water. The experience and surprised look on the kid's face emitted a chuckle from the other male in the garden. From then on, it wasn't long until the pair started chasing the bubbles that you created. At some point you forced Draco to blow some bubbles, just because you could and because you wanted to have some fun with the bubbles as well.

Needless to say, soap bubbles became a part of sunny Sunday afternoons after that day.

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Sunday afternoons were full of quality family time and happy memories. They were fun in the garden or cozy pillow forts. They were full of activity and energy or lazy cuddles, maybe even both. Sunday afternoons were giggles, picnics, animal time, cuddles, soap chasing and playing games.

Sunday afternoons resulted in family dinner and Sunday evenings.

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What plans did the family have for Sunday evenings though?

Taglist: @ateez-star @littlemissnoname13

[hesitate9]

The Sin of Pride

Summary: What happens when Bucky finds out you are not what he thought you are.

Pairing: Winter Soldier x Sin! Reader

AU: Greek Mythology AU, HYDRA Victory AU

Warning: The only warning is that when until Y/N’S POV every detail about the Sins is correct after that it is the stories plot. It is neither a theory nor the truth pls keep that in mind.

A/N: I’m Sorry I went a little over board

Words: 2683

Overview

HYDRA won the war and The Winter Soldier became their hero. He is treated as a hero by everyone accept the ‘Resistance’ previously known as ‘The Avengers’. The Soldier is treated way better by HYDRA than he was before. He can now make his own decisions, go wherever, whenever he wants but he is still HYDRA’S most prized possession.

Everyone has a weakness and so does the infamous assassin Winter Soldier. His only weakness and strength are you. You aren’t just any ordinary girl. You are called ‘Kora’ which means ‘bringer of death’. Why? If anyone were to even think badly about you their obituary can be seen in the paper next day. You are also known as ‘creature from hell’ because when you kill, you kill silently and torturous like a hell beast. Winter thinks you are an Angel but you always laugh when he does that and he feels like he is missing something. So, you finally decide to tell him.

Author’s POV

Ever heard of The Seven Deadly Sins. If not, I’ll tell. There are seven sins that a human commit known as the Seven Deadly Sins which are Lust, Wrath, Greed, Pride, Envy, Gluttony and Sloth.

The Sin of Pride

Pride is more than the first of all sins it is the essence of all sin.

                                                                                        -John Stott

Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity. The power of pride is Illusion Manipulation because he Arrogant thinks so that s/he is great at everything but it's not true just like an Illusion. You'll be broken on the wheel. Pride is linked with the peacock and the color violet.

  The Sin of Greed

Greed is a strange, strange sin. All you want to do is acquire, acquire money, acquire material, acquire time, acquire energy, acquire attention. The running mantra is ‘I WANT! I WANT! I WANT!

                                                                                -   Amelie Fisher

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. You'll be boiled alive in oil. Bear in mind that it's the finest, most luxurious boiling oil that money can buy, but it's still boiling. Greed is linked with the frog and the color yellow. The power of Greed is Mineral Manipulation because the Greedy would have the power to control minerals which would generate precious gems, which could be used to get lots of money and I assume you get the reason now.

 The Sin of Lust

One sin, I know, another doth provoke murder’s as near to lust as Flame to smoke.

                                                                            - William Shakespeare

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body. You'll be smothered in fire and brimstone. Not kisses. Lust is linked with the cow and the colour blue. The power of lust is Biological Manipulation because to control the bodies functions in order to continuously be pleasured.

 The Sin of Envy

Of The Seven of the deadly Sins, only envy is no fun at all

                                                                                    -  Joseph Epstein

 Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation. You'll be put in freezing water. Envy is linked with the dog and the color green. The power of envy is Possession.

Because the person wants to take or worse be the person s/he is jealous of.

 The Sin of Gluttony

I have heard for business and a body for sin, unfortunately the sin appears to be gluttony

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Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. You'll be force-fed rats, toads, and snakes. Gluttony is linked with the pig and the color orange. The power of gluttony is matter absorption as it would consume anything leaving the surrounding a barren wasteland.

 The Sin of Wrath

But of the seven deadly sins wrath is the healthiest, next only to lust.

                                                                                                - Edward Abby

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath. You'll be dismembered alive. Anger is linked with the bear and the color red. The power of Wrath is combustion inducement when enraged and angry wrath can just explode and viciously hurt others.

The Sin of Sloth

Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves

                                                                                              -Ovid

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. You'll be thrown into snake pits. Dance, sinner, dance! Sloth is linked with the goat and the color light blue. The power of sloth is telekinesis as it can get thing without even moving a finger.

 The Winter Soldier is now glorified he is treated way better than he was before. He is paid in millions and has many mansions. The Winter Soldier is the ‘Executioner’, the most feared man on the planet. He is only seen by his targets who die and the highest-ranking HYDRA Agents. Director Pierce, somewhat himself is scared of the Soldier’s strength. Bucky Barnes once a nice man is now a ruthless mafia leader who has come to terms with The Soldier inside his head. Yes, there is chaos but the balance is almost perfect. 

He has no problem going out as Bucky Barnes. He actually enjoys people being scared of him. He only goes into The Winter Soldier mode when he is needed by HYDRA or he has to protect the girl he loves the most. He is the owner of the world’s deadliest gang ‘Drákon’ meaning ‘Dragon’ nobody dares to mess with him. He has two metal arms The Winter Soldier silver arm with a red star and one from Wakanda which is black and golden. He wears the silver one when he is Winter Soldier mode and the Black and Golden one when he is Bucky Barnes

Y/N’S POV

The Sins have been alive since the dawn of time and are the first one to commit the sin they are .

The Underworld has two parts. Heaven and Hell and the god of Under world is Hades. Heaven is the place for good souls, angels. It has the Asphodel Meadows, The Elysium, Persephone’s Garden. The other part is Hell. Hell is divided into seven parts known as ‘The Domains of The Seven Deadly Sins’.

The Sins aren’t just any normal spirits they are the strongest demons of the Underworld after Hades who technically is a God.

Of Course, each sin has a counterpart in heaven.

The Virtue of Humility is the opposite of The Sin of Pride.

The Virtue of Liberality is the opposite of The Sin of Greed.

The Virtue of Chastity is the opposite of The Sin of Lust.

The Virtue of Kindness is the opposite of The Sin of Envy.

The Virtue of Patience is the opposite of The Sin of Wrath.

The Virtue of Abstinence is the opposite of The Sin of Gluttony.

The Virtue of Diligence is the opposite of The Sin of Sloth.

Every demon has certain powers while all of us have wings and can fly. Every demon and angel in the Underworld have a mate. Their Soulmate their other half. Thanks to Persephone the Goddess of Spring and Queen of Underworld.

The 7 Virtues have fond their mates while only 6 out of 7 sins have found their mates. The one left is The Sin of Pride.

The 7 Sins and The 7 virtues decided to keep normal human names for themselves to call each other out of formal settings though the Virtues and Sins hardly ever talk they use the names amongst themselves.

The Sin of Wrath is names Jasper or Jase for short. His mate’s name is Enola she and Jasper met in the 13th century when she was ready to sacrifice herself to keep her family safe from the plague.

The Sin of Lust is name Harold or Harry for short. His mate’s name is Ivory. The Sin of Sloth’s twin sister. They met when she first came to hell for committing the sin of pride. Harry and The Sin of Sloth both begged me not to kill her so after a talk with The King and Queen of Underworld I turned her into a demon but banished her to go to her earth until summoned.

The Sin of Envy is named Elizabeth or Ellie for short. Her mate’s name is Thanatos or The Grim Reaper they met when the sins first reached the court of Underworld as souls to receive our punishments.

The Sin of Greed is name Vera or Ve for short. Her mate’s name is King Louis XVI (what a shock!). He came to hell for the Sin of Greed Vera couldn’t kill him so she turned her into a dark angel.

The Sin of Sloth is name Ivan or Iv for short his mate’s name is Crossandra named after her mother’s favorite flowers. They met when Ivan went to Earth for some business. She wanted to stay with him so he asked Envy to kill her and when she half dead to turn her into a dark angel.

The Sin of Pride. My name is Y/N or Y/N/N for short My mate’s name is Bucky Barnes. We’ve met but he decided to stay on Earth until he dies and I agreed but our story is a bit complicated.

Flashback

It was the 1940’s I was roaming around in search of a mate. I was in the city of Brooklyn. The people here seemed to be scared for some reason it’s just a war, not a big deal. Suddenly, I felt a pull. I told Harry who had came up on Earth with me to find something for his mate that I was feeling a pull he looked excited and shooed me away to search for him/her.

I looked at Harry to see all the boys and girls looking at him I chuckled reading some minds.

‘God, He’s so hot’ A girl thought

‘He is so dashing’ Another girl thought

I mean he is The Sin of Lust he has to be handsome or it is no use.

‘Why does he look so good. WHY IS MY GIRLFIREND STARING AT HIM!!” A guy thought

I walked towards from where I felt the pull knowing I was getting starts too a perk of being a Sin everyone is attracted to you.

I stood Infront of an ally where I saw a man in a soldier’s uniform kick a guy’s ass literally

“Pick on someone your size” He said

His voice is so melodious.

“What are you looking at? Get aside!” The guy who was getting beaten said harshly and I got angry

“How dare you talk to me that way?” I questioned angrily

“Who do you think you are huh?” He remarked and he was suddenly pushed out of the ally

“THAT IS NO WAY YOU TALK TO A LADY!” My soulmate screamed as the guy ran away

“Are you alright ma’am?” My soulmate asked

“Y/N” I said

“Are you alright Y/N?” He asked smiling and I nodded

“I’m James but call me Bucky” Bucky said and I looked at him confused

“Because of my middle name Buchanan” he said and I nodded

“As in James Buchanan the president?” I asked and he nodded chuckling

“Yes, like the president” He said and I smiled

“Well James Buchanan ….” I trailed of wanting to know his last name

“Barnes, Sgt. James Buchanan Barnes” Bucky said

“Well, Sgt. James Buchanan Barnes I’m Y/N/L/N” I said offering my hand to him to shake

“Nice to meet you Y/N/L/N” Bucky said

“Ehm” I heard someone clear their throat and I looked down to see a blonde, tiny, frail boy with eyes blue as Bucky’s.

“I’m Steve Grant Rogers. Bucky’s best friend” He said and I shook his hand

Present time

I was sitting on mine and Bucky’s bed reading a book about The 7 Sins. It was named The 7 deadly Sins: Their Domains. It is by far the funniest book I have ever read. They have every information wrong. The only thing they got right is that we rule hell and Lucifer is part of the court not the king.

My back started to hurt so I got up to take a walk.

“Ma’am where are you going?” A guard asked

“For a walk in the backyard” I said

“Ma’am you are not allowed to go out right now” The guard said

“Who said that?” I asked

“Your husband” The guard said

“And why is that?” I asked

“I don’t know ma’am” He said

“Angel’ I heard a deep husky voice that I love a lot but hate right now say

“Winter” I grumbled seeing that he was wearing Th Winter Soldier arm

“What’s wrong angel?” He asked

“Why is he saying I’m not allowed to go out? I asked angrily

“I told him so, Captain America was seen in the state. I don’t want you to get hurt” He said

“Ugh…” I grumbled and went back to our room

“I’m sorry, angel” Bucky said coming in

“Don’t call me Angel” I sighed

“Ang-“ Bucky was about to continue but I cut him off

“I’m not an Angel, Bucky” I said

“Yes, you are, you’re my angel” Bucky said again

“No, I’m really mot” I said

“You always asked why do I have this amused look in my eyes whenever you call me angel. Well, that’s because I’M NOT AN ANGEL! I’M NOT EVEN A HUMAN! I’M A DEMON!” I said my voice getting louder in the end

“Love, don’t call yourself that” Bucky said and I sighed I closed my eyes and when I opened them, they were purple I turned myself into my original form with a purple dress and a dark purple crown with rings on my hands and my hair opened

“What- What are you?” Bucky asked

“I’m The Sin Of Pride. The first and the deadliest Sin and you Bucky Barnes are my mate” I said in my original voice

“That means I have to go with you” Bucky said

“Not until you want to and if you want to come with me to hell, I’ll have to convert you into a demon or a dark angel” I said and bucky nodded

“Do you still love me?” I asked Bucky coming in my human form

“Of course, I do. I love you a lot and I always will” Bucky said and I smiled we cuddled on the bed as I told him everything from the starting

Thank you, guys, for reading this.

Sorry, this is a bit long.

I luv you all a lot

Stay safe

Luv

Vx

<< Masterlist

[clanonadventures]

what if,,, serial killer y/n is friends with the evil clanons,,, and y/n is very overprotective

DEMON!BASIL:

- Please do protect him - Does not have any real sense of damger - Has almost gotten murdered by peacock for eating the sound proofing - "It feels good on my teeth :(" - Will definitely help you kill people - As long as he gets to have the heart from the person you killed, hes happy! - Almost like a puppy in a way - Give him headpats please- - Not exactly protective over you, mostly because he knows you can handle yourself - Still follows you around though - If you teach him about how humans work, he will platonically love you forever

SIREN!SQUIDDY:

- Well, she’s a siren, so better be a good swimmer - Killer!y/n and siren!squid killing duo - She lures the victims behind rocks or into the water, then you kill them together - Squid has and makes jewellery out of bones and stuff so expect her to give you a lot of those, cause she appreciate s you~ - If you’re overprotective, don’t worry, so is she! perfect friends, huh? - Will sing you to sleep with her angelic voice (siren) - Will adore any attention she gets that isn’t just for her body, since she’s used to luring middle aged creepy men into the water - All in all, if you treat her good, she’ll treat you good

BROADCAST!PEACOCK:

-Broadcast!peacock's whole thing is killing, but done in a different manner -while her friend seems to prefer hunting them down, she prefers to use her broadcast systems to brainwash them into doing what she likes -she tends to be quite hostile to everyone, so you'll probably be an equal amount of protective over each other- -she usually makes melodies for the broadcasts, but occasionally she might compose a few songs just for you -also you probably end up yelling at the other anons for making too much noise -she'll calm you down afterwards so you don't end up killing someone

SPIDER!BUG:

- Spider!Bug prefers to lie in wait for a long time and trick others into their traps and doesn't go on sprees and pursuits unlike their friend. They're happy to teach a few tricks they use, if Y/N desires some. - They don't mind the over-protectiveness of their friend since despite their venom and other such things...they are quite fragile, being a spider. It's a nice feeling to be liked enough someone would protect you too, even if it's a bit overbearing. - Bug isn't quite use to being protected, since most spiders stick it out on their own as soon as they're born, so it takes some time getting use to, which can result in some fights. - Bug is the person you call when you need to hide a body. Not like the authories gonna go into a huge spider's nest, will they? And bug will eat the bodies too so there's not a lot of evidence in bugs den. - I am so sorry if Y/N has arachnophobia and meets Spider!Bug. - Will protect you in return for protecting them. Symbiosis!

YAN!RHINESTONE:

-Not really friends with most the evil anons. -Always worries that an evil anon is gonna try to take his darling. -So that doesn't really change. -The most effort that Yan!Rhine would put in when interacting with You (or any evil anon) is trying to avoid it. -Sooooo yeaa. No friendship there.

BEAST!HIDDEN:

- Beast! Hidden is well, a beast - he doesnt need to be protected so he will protect Y/N - sometimes acts like a wolf - Beast!Hidden doesn't have friends so they don't know how this whole friendship thing works - They would help Y/N with killing - everyone who sees Beast!Hidden runs away so yea - is also very overprotective - If Y/N gets hurt he will go crazy

YAN!DUTCH:

- ‘wait killing was my thing’ - confused if she’s the yandere’s victim or the yandere - would probably help hide the body - does feel flattered hrbhbf - tags along in all kinds of killing sprees - has a weapon collection for things I’m not allowed to say :) - kind of the overprotective type too but her tough act collapses pretty fast - sobs to y/n whenever something happens that ruined her day

CANNIBAL!COKE:

-someone being protective of them is a new concept to them but they dont complain, and actually quite like the feeling -cannibal!coke often helps y/n get away with murders, eating the corpses -also sometimes they just make it easier for them, biting their victim's legs and such to keep them from running -always by y/n's side like a guard dog -naturally they are very protective of y/n as well -doesn't bite y/n despite their hunger

ASSASSIN!MINT:

-assasin!mint is a bit wary of y/n at first, but deep down, she kinda likes them -probably the only one that assasin!mint shares her mint candy with -also overprotective, but she hides it to keep up her "emotionless" thing -if y/n has any enemies that did really bad stuff to them, let's say that assasin!mint has a way to make people "disappear" -if y/n gets close enough to assasin!mint (in a platonic way), assasin!mint might tell them her past, or even drop the "emotionless" act and start showing other emotions

ENDERWALK!MASK:

- they're confused on why you would want to protect something like them - but they find it adorable - congrats they are now your parent - they give you tips on how to hide corpses and new killing forms - if you get caught they just teleport in and take you back to their house and ask what made you get caught, then give you a tip on how to get out of that situation - don't ask how they know so much - while their good counterpart doesn't approve of your "career" choice, she's surprised Enderwalk cares so much for you - Mask may just tell you how much Ender rambles for hours about how great of a friend you are, just for ender to be extremely embarrassed later - both like you loads, even if one doesn't condone what you do

[vxlkyrieee]

ignorance is bliss [part 1]

Dick Grayson x female reader

Word Count: 1864

Warnings: angst

Dick was the one who had invited you to the stupid gala. If he hadn't, you'd make plans with other friends, or perhaps just stay home. His family teased you playfully for days before the event, insisting that he would ask you on a date. Or perhaps the gala itself was a date. When he asked, "Come with me? I'll be alone otherwise," you couldn't help but to say yes, for the sake of aborting his loneliness. But it seems he isn't so lonely after all.

It wasn't even Dick that had greeted you at the door. Alfred had took your coat for you, and welcomed you with a "Good Evening, Miss (L/N). It's a pleasure to see a familiar face attend tonight." You kissed the old man's cheek as usual, and asked "Where's Dick?"

"Aah. Master Dick is currently mingling. He's with a few ladies along the bar, (Y/N)."

"Thanks Alfie." He nodded in response, closing the manor door behind you. When you spotted Richard, clad well in a dashing tux, flirting with girls and sipping a few drinks, you thought he'd maybe see you and dismiss himself from them. So when he nodded to you, waved, and turned his attention back to them, you felt like a knife had been driven through your friendship. You winced, grimaced and then headed upstairs. Moping and brooding, you leaned over the edge of the staircase. You didn't like to watch Dick and his sultry intentions, but for whatever reason, failed to tear your eyes away from his form.

There he goes off again, moving with the grace and smoothness of a lion. A lion who knows what he wants. He waltzes across the great hall of Wayne Manor, eyeing the countless beauties attending the fundraising gala for Bruce Wayne's latest philanthropic advances. His prey for tonight stands at an average height, with blue eyes and blonde hair. Of course. She's a perfectly good looking woman, with slender legs and a slim waist. Perfect enough to be the cover or centrefold of a magazine.

Dick takes a step towards her, sharp in his tuxedo, baring a charming grin like a lion would wear a predatory snarl. As soon as she sees him, she obviously swoons, her knees buckling a little at the sight of him. He hands her a flute of champagne, and she smiles. Her teeth shine white under the light of the grand chandelier, and she does nothing to even attempt to suppress the dreamy, dazed-like expression on her face. And just like that, the lion strikes. He gets his prey, and hooks his arm around her waist triumphantly. That's one more girl who'll sleep in his bed. One more heart broken. Not that she knows it yet. A strand of his dark hair falls in his eye, as he whisks her away. He has to sweep it out of his face to turn back to the woman. He smiles again, wider if even possible. The crinkles next to his eyes accentuating the victory in his catch. His teeth gleam like her's do, almost blinding.

They supposedly belong together. Both beautiful. Both perfect. Both completely unaware. 

She is blind to the fact that by tomorrow morning, her heart will be shattered amongst discarded clothes. He ceases to notice that his habits not only hurt his partner for the night, but they pain him too. It brings him pleasure only for the time being, and ebbs away in the morning, unable to feed his hopeless hunger for love. What he doesn't realise is eating his true-self away; Ignorance is a poison that kills love. Kills everything in love's way.

"(y/n)? Are you alright?" Bruce's fingers grace your arm in gentle kindness.

"Yes, yes. Just fine Mr Wayne," you reply, pasting a smile onto your face. The anxiety in Bruce's ice-blue eyes is always ever-present, so when they turn to you with worry for your well-being, you pay it no mind. He offers you his arm and smiles. "Would you like to dance with me tonight? I'm afraid my date is a no-show, and I'd like a word with you." You nod hesitantly, placing your hand on his bicep. A number of people applaud his presence on the dance floor, also nodding to you, his eldest son's close friend. The two of you begin to dance, feet moving in time with the melody of a live musical performance.

"I'm surprised Dick hasn't made a move on you yet." He speaks up suddenly, catching you off guard. "I'm sorry, what?" You crease your eyebrows and search the billionaire's face. He wears a smug smirk as he looks at you, almost pointedly, as if it were your fault that you weren't dating your best friend. "It's just, you too have been quite close for quite some time now. I would expect that he would've asked for an intimate relationship with you. A serious one."

You scoff and let out a sarcastic laugh. "Bruce, you know Dick isn't one for serious relationships. And he certainly does not have an eye for me."

"I suspected the opposite. You're a smart and kind girl. Not to mention, you are a beautiful young lady-" Dick didn't seem to think so. "-Especially tonight. I'm glad you wore the dress Alfred bought you."

"Thank you. I was contemplating on showing up in sneakers." You gesture to your stilettos, looking down at your feet. Your somewhat 'father figure' chuckles lightly. "I thought you might've," is all he says, smiling. His eyes wander up to the ceiling, squinted as if examining each and every jewel that was encrusted in his chandelier. You had broken the last chandelier not too long ago, using a handgun. It was a dangerous situation, in which Ra's Al Ghul planned on kidnapping the boys to join the league of assassins. Just seeing Bruce look up at the webwork of gems, shot a trickle of guilt through your spine, despite your apologies being forgiven already.

You spot Dick and the blonde across from you, laughing happily as they dance. They'll be dancing all night together, assumedly. Being the observant, sharp-eyed person you are, you find it effortless to collect minor details and precision in how he acts. How his nose moves ever so slightly when he talks, the tip of his nose twitching adorably with every motion of his lips forming words. How his smile gleams from ear to ear, charming and contagious. Every one of his scrupulosities was almost enchanting to you.

"Bruce, it's kind of you to think all of those things of me. Really, it is. But I just-" He cuts you off, placing a firm grip on your shoulder, as if to assure you of something. "Please, (y/n). The compliments weren't just to be polite. I think highly of you." Your heart swells at the praise you receive, and you can't help but feel a bit more confident. You hold your head a little higher, like a peacock displaying it's feathers. At least, until he adds "And I think Dick does too."

Of course, being best friends, Richard surely would have thought the best of you. But this is not where Bruce's path of conversation intended to go."No, Bruce. He doesn't see me like you think he does. He never will." You aim to clear up Bruce's clouded judgement. But just as his parents before him were, Bruce is always headstrong. Stubborn. He stands his ground. "I refuse to believe that," he muttered shaking his head. "Bruce." You almost spit out his name, as if scolding a child. It is at your tone of voice, that he finally decides to consider your honest confessions. "I don't understand. You've been with him through everything. You possess all qualities of a smart, kind-hearted, attractive young woman. You're like a daughter to me. I'd find it hard to believe that my son doesn't care deeply for you."

You offer Bruce a sad smile, as your heels still move to the rhythm of the music, in time with his own glossy shoes. "He does care, Bruce. Just not like that." Your eyes lead themselves back to where Dick stands with his new date, laughing carelessly and hysterically. Bruce follows your gaze and attempts to console you, one hand patting between your shoulder blades.

"He'll realise, (Y/N). It might take time, but he'll realise." He nods along with his own sentiment, taking your hand in sympathy. His hands are warm, but not as warm as Dick's. You furrow your brows. "Realise what, may I ask?"

"That he loves you." with that said, he is swooped away by a rather broad man in a fine tailored suit and a monocle. Bruce and the man seem to start talking business, probably about Wayne Enterprises. Dick had told you once that he would loathe to run Wayne Enterprises one day, leaving it to Bruce to pick another son as an heir to his company. You used to laugh at his sarcastic imitations of Bruce in office meetings, acting gruff and obstinate.

But those characteristics never sit well with a man like Richard John Grayson. He was the kind of guy everyone thought to be perfect. 'A Golden Boy,' Jason always called him. And a Golden Boy he certainly was. Whenever Dick strode into a room with that charming, boyish grin of his, it was as if the windows would start filtering slices of pure sunshine. The aureate rays would smooth over the aura of the room with the solace of a warm Summer breeze. His hugs felt the same; warm and comforting. Like home. Of course, being the man he was, Richard Grayson could sweep a girl off her feet in seconds. But not you. You had not been so naive to Dick's book of tricks, refusing to fall for guy who knew how to play the game all too well. You stood your ground and refused to let your mannerism reveal any inkling as to what you thought of him. Except, that was but a facade.

Your insides all but dissolved every time he walked past you. If he was the Sun, then you were Icarus. You loved him too much for your own good. Too close. If you got any closer, the wax wings of your friendship would melt into a relationship that would not mend. So the friendship would have to remain, and let him have his distance. Let your heart ache at his affection towards other girls, whilst the wings flourish. For if the wings melt, so does your heart. You couldn't stand it. You couldn't stand to feel this way, and not have him. You couldn't stand that he would walk straight past you with such ease. If only he were observant as you, he would  see just how much you ached. They say ignorance is bliss, but can it truly be, when the pain feels like this? Dick's ignorance was certainly a manifestation of ecstasy for himself. If only you were just as blind as he was.

"I wish I could ignore you, like you ignore me," you whisper under your breath, secretly hoping that somehow, Dick would hear you.

Taglist: (names with strikethrough means I couldn’t tag)

@bookish-and-shy @avengingnatasha​

[atlas-of-a-human-soul]

The catch (E.D. AU)

Summary: Being a CIA agent and getting tasked with taking down a notorious assassin, Ethan’s life gets a lot more complicated when a web of lies reveals just how clueless he’s been.

Warnings: swearing, sexual innuendos 

Ethan has a complicated life. One would say he chose his life as it is, to keep his job hidden from everyone he loves while being a part of one of the most secretive, successful CIA teams in history. That’s right! He’s an agent with a hundred percent success rate and he’s not shy about flaunting it either. It’s his pride, the ultimate proof of his superiority.

Though he loves his job, it comes with a lot of bad as well. For instance, his success rate means nothing to the world because to the world, Ethan is a businessman with a growing company that requires him to travel a lot. His family believes the lie too, let alone the world. The agency made sure of it.

Agent Doomsday is what the criminals call him. A ghost in the system, an anomaly they can’t trace, almost as if he doesn’t exist outside his job. It’s also the only name they have - to them, Ethan Dolan doesn’t exactly put the fear of death in the bones. Oh, if they only knew.

However, Ethan Dolan certainly had a nice little life outside his duties. Lucky enough to charm the dress of a very ravenous woman, Ethan was happily in love and eager to come home to her unscathed. He could always count on her lips to seal every ache, every wound and while she did ask questions before kissing it better, Ethan wasn’t a top agent for nothing, giving her a believable excuse each time.

On his way to his last briefing meeting, prepared to receive his next target, Ethan picked up his vibrating phone with a gleeful smile.

“Hey there pretty lady.” Playful and romantic as ever, his lips pursed as he awaited the sound of her voice on the other end of the call, missing her after almost a week of not seeing her. Had he not decided to speed things up, he’d still be in the field with his mind in the gutter. He had big plans for their reunion, that much he could promise.

“Handsome! Was that message real or are you teasing me senselessly without a cause?” She bit her lower lip, trying to restrain a wide smile dangerously spreading across her face, hoping her boyfriend truly intended to come home that night and she wouldn’t have to hug his pillow until his lingering scent calmed her enough to fall into a deep slumber.

“I’ll be home in time for dinner. And I plan on being a sinner.” He whispered the last bit, looking around to make sure no one heard his flirtation though he wouldn’t really mind it. His girl is gorgeous and he didn’t care what people thought about them or how he chose to talk to her after yet another successful mission that really made him horny as hell. The adrenaline rush still didn’t stop raging through his body and he was itching to release it all in bed, to have her quake under his touch and scream with every thrust. But he didn’t want her involved with the agency, so he hid his happiness as much as he could. For her safety. It was always for her. If it were up to him, he’d flaunt her just as much as his supremacy in the agency.

“I’m counting on that.” She chuckled. “I’ll make your favorite.” And that’s when he chuckled.

“Well, I’m counting on that! I just gotta get through this meeting and I’ll be home before you know it.” And while it was hard, both parties put their phones down and got to work - Y/N with cooking among other things and Ethan with the meeting where he got a chance to flaunt like a peacock.

“Agent, we have a new target prepared for you.”

“Already?” Ethan raised an eyebrow, wondering why he can’t get a damn week to spoil his girl rotten. She definitely deserves it.

“I’m afraid it’s of utmost importance. A group of assassins we’ve been investigating finally slipped up. We caught one out of 3 and we have some information.” Eyebrows furrowed in concentration, Ethan tapped his chin with the tip of his index finger as he imagined this scum. An ugly, middle aged man with buck teeth and beady eyes. That’s what he saw in his mind.

“The deadliest of all, Blackbird, is stationed in our city and we need you to take this assassin down. We know an alias, but it’s up to you to track them down and get the job done before we have more dead on our hands.” Slipping the folder in front of Ethan, his boss adds:“Good luck agent.”

As the doorbell rings, Y/N was quick to run to the door, opening it with elation and she didn’t wait for Ethan to enter before throwing herself at him, her arms firmly around him as he tries to steady himself. His suit would wrinkle, but she didn’t care.

“Whoa! You really missed me, didn’t you?” A nervous chuckle escapes him as he hold her waist and picks her up gently, keeping her close, closer than he could in his dreams and imagination.

“I’d say you feel the same.” She smirked, pulling back to press her forehead against his, not rebelling when he puts her feet back on the ground but his hands remain at her sides.

A heavy sigh escapes him, his eyes closed as she opens her own, looking up at him with worry etched onto her face. “Tired?” She questions, her voice small and sweet, enveloping him in a comforting haze he could never have enough of.

“Very.” Ethan mumbles, leaning down to peck her lips lightly before walking toward the dining room, the smell of his favorite food making him hypersalivate. Glancing back at her over his shoulder, Ethan feels his heart pick up pace.

“You look beautiful and this smells…amazing.” Pulling out her chair, Ethan seats his wonderful girlfriend before sitting himself, but not before sending her a quick smile.

Clearing his throat, he dug into his food, wondering how his next mission will go for he never had more to lose than in this particular moment where everything was so perfect, his life peaceful and in harmony.

“Did something happen?” Y/N speaks up, breaking the veil of silence that befell them, unsure what to say or do ti make the weight on his shoulders just a little lighter.

“No. It’s fine. Just had a long week of missing you.” Smooth. Charming. That’s what she loves about him. He’s always been a perfect gentleman but very vague about his job. And it didn’t bother her before, but unless he had unexplained bruises or wounds he usually blamed boxing or gym training with hiw twin brother. She liked giving him the benefit of doubt, but his excuses weren’t as believable as he wanted them to be.

She wanted to try and talk to him, to get the truth for once in their relationship, but her cellphone rang and she decided to try after she has him unraveled in her bed.

“It could be work. I’ll be just a second.” Excusing herself, Y/N left Ethan alone with his thoughts - possibly the worst thing she could do to a man who is facing a dilemma of a lifetime. Questioning what’s right and what’s not, looking for meaning and clues on what he should do and to what extent had left him sick to his stomach even next to the very tasty meal Y/N prepared for him.

“You were quick.” Ethan speaks up as Y/N comes back to the table, her eyes set on her food as she remained motionless. Staring silently, her lips parted ever so slightly, Y/N wasn’t sure how to proceed.

“Penny for your thoughts?” Ethan’s attempt to spark up conversation had caused her to look up at him, her gaze fixed on him like he’s the only thing that matters in the world.

“I was thinking about how you’ll die.” She stated plainly, her voice light and sweet as ever but her yes are cold and unforgiving.

“Oh? That’s an odd thing to think about.” Ethan swallowed thickly, praying not to choke on his own spit as he stared back at the woman he loved dearly.

“Is it? You never think about death? How it will stop your heart when you least expect it? Or how that happens to other people with or without your interference? Or do you think about my death?” She all but snarled the last but, her left hand resting on the table as the right one remained under, hidden from sight.

“You know.” Ethan breaths out, his eyes widening as he took notice of her death glare and even more so of the loss of innocence she had about her.

“That you’re an agent tasked to kill me? Yeah, no shit!” She raised her voice slightly, her heart beating out her chest, trying to break the bony confines.

“And you’re an assassin tasked with killing me.” Ethan leans back, raising his left eyebrow as he smirks. “Guess we both lied.”

“Were you about to slit my throat during sex? In the bed we bought together?” She narrows her eyes at him, her lips set in a scowl as Ethan snickers.

“Seriously? I literally just found out you’re a fucking murderer and you’re accusing me of being the one that’s plotting your demise? How were you going to do it?” Y/N’s lips twitch as she glances down at the dinner Ethan half finished, smirking once he realizes what she’s insinuating.

“You wouldn’t.” He says quietly in disbelief, voice just above a whisper and her smirk grows into a smile.

“Are you sure about that? Agent Doomsday?” Quirking an eyebrow, she stood up, revealing her hidden left hand and the gun she held so tightly, as tightly as she held on for her life. One she wasn’t ready to quit just yet.

“I will allow you to go to the hospital and get your stomach pumped and I expect you not to come looking for me. That’s a one time offer. The next time I see you, you might find out why I’m the deadliest assassin of the decade.”

Slipping out the back, Y/N ran for her life, very much aware the story isn’t finished yet and Ethan wouldn’t give up until she’s two feet under. And despite her better judgement, she sent him a letter the same night before skipping town and laying low until she forms a proper plan. A letter she knew would make him want to play.

When Ethan came home with his stomach pumped for no reason because after the food went through extensive toxicology testing, it came back clean, he was pissed and heartbroken, angry and hurt. But when he found the letter, the paper scented with her perfume, he found himself in the game of a lifetime.

“Catch me if you can.”

PART 2

Tags: @beinscorpio​ @godlydolans​ @dolanstwintuesday​ @ethanhes​ @peacedolantwins​ @heyits-claire​ @dolandolll​

[lailannajacobs]

Circles

Pairing: Steve Rogers x fem!reader

Prompt: Costume Party: Stark is throwing a work Masquerade party and you’ve decided to go, hoping you’ll finally work up the courage to talk to a certain someone you’ve had a crush on for a while now

Warnings: fluff! 

Word Count: 4.3k

A/N: My submission for @moonstruckbucky​ Halloween challenge! Although it’s not creepy in the slightest (I’m the world’s biggest scaredycat) I had a great time getting into the Halloween spirit! First time writing Steve Rogers so I’m curious to know what you guys think!! <3

“I look stupid,” You whined, staring at your reflection in distaste, “Why am I even going to this thing.”

Nat’s gaze slid away from her own reflection in the mirror to yours, “Because you’re hoping that Steve shows up so that you can finally make a move.”

She fiddled with the clasp of her earring, one of the final pieces to her costume. Leaning against her bathroom doorframe, you watched as she finished getting ready, trying - and failing - not to be so much of a Debby Downer. Normally, you weren’t against accompanying Nat to these events, but it had been a long day. All you wanted to do was go home. Instead, you had dressed up in a cliché, itchy cat costume you had found last minute in a thrift store downtown, and had shown up at Nat’s door, pairing your costumed with a forced smile.

Tony Stark had decided to throw a masquerade work party for Halloween this year and had stated in his e-mail that he hoped everyone would make an appearance. Although you had been tempted to spend the evening handing out candy at your mother’s house in the suburbs, Nat had convinced you that Captain Rogers - Steve as he had insisted you call him on multiple occasions - would be there as well and that it would be a perfect opportunity for you to stop pining over him and actually do something about your crush. Now that you were all dressed up and the party was already getting started a few blocks away, you weren’t so sure about any of it.

“We both know I’m never actually going to make a move,” You tugged on the hem of your costume, trying to make it longer than it actually was, “And even if I did, you know he never shows up to this kind of thing.”

Her lips curled into a wicked grin, “It’s not my fault you’re into a centenarian who’s too old to party.”

“When you say it like that, you make it sound like I’m into old men.” You laughed, staring at her elegant yet somehow distinctly peacock dress.

You wondered if she knew exactly how stunning she looked.

“You are into old men,” she extended her arm so you could tie the clasp on her bracelet even though you knew perfectly well she could have done it herself. Still, you were thankful it made you feel useful while you waited, “Or at least one old man in particular.”

You rolled your eyes, having trouble keeping the smirk off your lips, “Age is just a number.”

“I don’t see why you haven’t talked to him,” she paused, sifting through her makeup bag, “He’s not scary or anything.”

“Says the former assassin who’s been friends with him for years now. I’m not like you guys remember? I’m normal.” You scoffed.

The humour vanished from her face, “Anyone working for Stark isn’t normal.”

“Are you telling me that Janitor Bob has a special skill set I don’t know about?” You raised a brow, trying to get her to see your point that you weren’t in the same league as any of the Avengers, regardless of the fact that technically you all worked with Tony Stark in some form or another.

Every once in a while, you wondered how you had gotten to be friends with the infamous Black Widow. She was one of the Avengers - she had saved the world. You were one of Stark’s no-name employees in the IT department who, more often than not, worked regular 9-5 hours. Sure, every once in a while you were called in to help out on certain missions, but in general, you didn’t live in the same world as the Avengers.

The only reason you had met Nat at all had been because you had been the one to get her out of a particularly sticky situation, hacking into Hyrda’s security system and disabling their communications systems. She had found you when she had gotten back and had taken you out for drinks as a personal thank you. Since then, she had become your closest friend, but it still shocked you a little when you really thought about it.

“What I’m trying to say, (y/n), is that working in Stark’s IT department, after being hired for hacking through his security system for fun, doesn’t make you normal.” She insisted, an eyelash curler clamped tight around her lashes.

Even if you didn’t quite believe her, you shrugged, knowing you couldn’t change her mind, “Fine, so I’m not normal. But that still doesn’t make me special enough for a guy like Captain America to notice me, right? To him, I’m just the woman who fixes the problems on his laptop about once a week.”

“He’s really the biggest dork,” she repeated for probably the hundredth time since she had discovered your crush, “He doesn’t notice anyone much. He’s all about work. And like you said, this really isn’t his kind of thing.”

You stared at her incredulously, “Then why am I even going? You said he’d be there! I should just go back to my apartment and have a nice a cozy night in with a cup of tea, a soft blanket and my lap top.”

“Trust me, he’s going to be there. Maybe not for long, but he will be there.” Her lips pulled into an encouraging smile, “And you’re coming to keep me company. It’s good to feel normal every once in a while.”

You raised a brow.

“Just because we’re not normal doesn’t mean we don’t want to take the weight of the world off our shoulders for the night. That’s why Tony throws these things after all.”

“You know nothing Tony Stark does can be considered normal.”

“As close to normal as we can get,” she laughed, zipping up her bag, “And it’s not like we’d have it any other way.”

“Fine,” you groaned, pretending not to notice how gorgeous she looked as she titled her head from side to side, looking for imperfections in her makeup, “But I still look stupid.”

Nat turned all her attention on you, making you want to cower under that intense gaze, “That you do,” she amended, a wide cat-like grin spreading across her lips, “But I have something that’ll fit you much better.”

Steve combed his hair back, looked over at Bucky, and then sighed. It seemed that after all that had happened to the guy, Buck was still ten times better at the the whole social thing than he would ever be. He liked that he had managed to keep a hold of the part of himself that would always be that skinny kid from Brooklyn, he just wasn’t too sure how much help that part of him would be tonight. He’d take a bully and a fight over any one of Stark’s parties any day. How Bucky had convinced him to go tonight, Steve still couldn’t figure it out.

“It’s Halloween.” Bucky replied when Steve voiced his concerns, “You show up in a mask for an hour and then leave. No one notices you’re gone because everyone’s too busy getting drunk to pay attention to who’s behind the mask, but everyone is pretty sure they remember you being there.”

Steve looked down at his mask, almost afraid to pick it up. “Don’t you think it’s a little ironic that we’re all dressing up to go to a masquerade party?”

“I think that was the point,” Bucky shrugged on his tux jacket, “He did say he did say a ball cap and sunglasses didn’t count as a costume tonight, remember?”

“He did?” Steve unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, suddenly finding it hard to breath.

Bucky secured the mask around his face, white and silver framing blue eyes. “I’m pretty sure you were at that meeting”

“I might not have been paying attention.” Steve confessed, “I had a flight to catch right after and a mission to get to.”

“Of course you did,” Buck let out a sigh that was a cross between amusement and disappointment, “It wasn’t like you actually thought you’d be going to a party tonight. Now that you’re here though, you should work up the courage to talk to that girl from IT you can’t seem to keep your eyes off of.”

Steve fumbled and dropped the cuff links he was attempting to secure, “What? I do not.”

“Sure.” Buck’s lips spread into a knowing grin, “Whatever you say.”

Steve stared at his friend, a little mesmerized that he was getting back to normal so well. The bags under his eyes had lessened in the past months and over all he seemed happier and just a little more awake. It would never completely go away, but the fact that Buck was trying so hard made him sigh and say through gritted teeth, “One hour. That’s all.”

“That’s all I can ask from you buddy.” Bucky chuckled, “Anything more would probably kill you.”

Steve looked back down at the mask and tentatively picked it up as if it might transform and a attack him. He was kind of hoping it might. At least then he’d be more comfortable with it.

“It doesn’t feel like me.” He grumbled.

Bucky shot him a daring grin over his shoulder before walking out the door. “Well that’s the point isn’t it? It’s a costume party.”

“Stop fiddling with it.” Nat scolded, swatting your hand away from your mask.

By the time Nat had found the black dress she was looking for, had coaxed you into it, and had made it up the sky rise, the party was in full swing. Colourful costumes and intricate masks hid hundreds of party goers, while upbeat music resonated through the air and through your chest. The massive ballroom, taking up the entire 50th floor, had cobwebs hanging from the chandeliers and other Halloween decorations strewn across the room. A thin layer of smoke hung just above the ground, and although it was all a bit tacky, you supposed that was the point.

The decorations might have resembled a slightly higher budget version of your high school’s Halloween dance, but the costumes were stunning and in a league of their own. When Nat had pulled out the dress for you to wear, you had been surprised by how much you liked it. It was beautiful yet subtle, though not something you’d have ever bought yourself. The material was soft and unrestrictive, the lacy cape-like wings just apparent enough to consider the dress a costume. Complete with the thin, golden bat mask and maroon lipstick, you had liked what you had seen and had found yourself smiling for the first time that night. Maybe you would go up to Captain Rogers - Steve - and talk to him about something other than work.

Now that you were among so many other incredibly gorgeous party goers, you weren’t so sure about anything anymore.

“You look really good, trust me.” Nat continued, giving you a comforting squeeze.

You forced a smile and tried to be brave about this whole thing, “We look really good.”

“That we do,” Nat scanned the room until her eyes landed on the bar in the far corner, “Now, let’s go get a drink. Something that’s toxic green or has gummy eyeballs floating in it.”

A laugh bubbled out of you, but you were genuinely amused by her excitement. Although she was usually in a teasing mood, it was nice to see her getting excited about something so inane. It almost made you suggest organizing a board game night once a month at work to get people’s minds off of some of the horrors they’d seen, but you kept your mouth shut. They all had so many other important missions to go on, the idea felt silly in comparison.

Following, you wove through the crowd on her heels, pausing as she said hi to a few people in passing. Some were completely recognizable, the mask and costume unable to completely hide their distinct size or look, but others were as recognizable to you as strangers. Honestly though, you stayed holed up in IT so often that the odds of you having actually met them were slim to none.

“What do you want to drink?” Nat shouted over the music, gesturing to to the bartender.

You shrugged, “Whatever you’re having!”

She nodded and leaned over the bar to order. You glanced around, fiddling with your dress and knowing too well that you wouldn’t be able to hang around as Nat’s shadow all night. You’d have to mingle eventually, but you couldn’t spot any of your coworkers from IT who might have made the prospect less terrifying.

Maybe all you’d have to do was hang around for an hour and then you could call a cab home. Or maybe even walk home. It was a surprisingly warm night and you didn’t live far.

A hand on your arm snapped you out of your dreams of escape, and Nat handed you a pink drink with the gummy eyeball she had promised bobbing merrily on the surface.

She leaned in close, a sly grin on her lips, “Now, let’s go see if we can find those two, hundred-year-old dorks.”

“This whole not being able to get drunk thing is a bit of a bummer, isn’t it.” Bucky said, handing Steve his third beer of the hour.

“At least you didn’t have to find that out after having watched you die.” Steve mentioned before taking a long swig of his beer.

“Woah, that’s a little dark for a party there, buddy,” Bucky clapped him on the back, “And anyways, didn’t Thor have something that ‘wasn’t meant for mere men’?”

Steve shook his head, a smile growing. It was impossible not to find Bucky’s light-hearted mood at least a little contagious.

“He’s not hard to find. The bear over there is clearly him.”

Bucky nodded, scanning the room, “Yeah, it’s pretty obvious who’s wearing what costume.”

“Yourself included?” Steve asked.

The white suit jacket with silver lining, black dress pants and intricate wolf mask might have hidden all but piercing blue eyes, but there was no mistaking who wore the costume.

“Yeah, like mine.” He answered automatically, still searching the room.

Steve peered in the general direction Bucky was looking in but couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary. If he was lucky, his friend might have sensed something amiss and they could leave the party.

“What are you looking for?”

The words seemed to snap him out of his hunt and Buck dragged his attention away from the crowd, “Nothing.”

“Nothing?” Steve echoed, not quite sure he believed him.

“Nothing.” Buck affirmed, “Just taking in all the costumes”

Steve let out a dissatisfied humph, figuring he’d know what Bucky was really looking for by the end of the night.

“Well don’t you boys look ravishing.”

Steve smiled, Nat’s voice a comfort among the unfamiliar faces hidden behind masks.

“Natasha,” Bucky dipped his head in greeting, a funny little smirk on his lips, “You look stunning as always. How many weapons do you have stashed in those magnificent feathers of yours?”

Her lips pulled into a wicked grin, “No less than you have tucked into that dashing suit of yours.”

“It wouldn’t be fair if you didn’t.” He amended.

“We both know only one of us actually needs them though.”

“And we both know very well who that is…but maybe we should test it out on the mats tomorrow just to be sure.” Bucky answered, a goofy little grin on his lips.

Nat nodded, her lips pursued as if trying to contain a genuine smile.

Steve watched the whole interaction, something tugging at the back of his mind, telling him that he was missing something, but before he could figure it out, she turned her attention to him.

“Steve, I’m surprised you actually made it. Isn’t it past your bedtime, old man?”

An amused chuff escaped his lips, “It is, but sometimes you got to make an exception. Or so I was told.”

“I’m glad you did. There’s someone I want to introduce you to-“

“Nat, I told you, I’m good.” He interrupted.

Buck coughed and Steve shot him a look that only caused his smirk to widen.

“I’m not looking for anything,” he insisted, “Seriously.”

She searched the crowd for a second and sighed, “Fine. She ran off anyways.”

“I know you’re only going to let it go for tonight, but I appreciate it.”

The music slowed and people started pairing off. Steve watched them all, thankful for the change. Slow songs meant that it was beginning to be acceptable to leave.

“Steve, you’re not leaving now, are you?” Nat asked as he began to inch away from where they were standing.

“No, I’m just going for out for a breather.” She shot him a skeptical look she had every right to throw his way. “I’ll be back. Why don’t you dance with Bucky while I’m gone? By the time the song ends I’ll be back.”

Something flashed through Buck’s eyes and he tried to run his fingers through his hair but was stopped by the mask he clearly forgot he was wearing, shrugging instead.

Nat shrugged as well, an unfamiliar look crossing her face so quickly Steve thought he had imagined it. “What do you say soldier?”

Bucky nodded, looking like he was at a loss for words and extended his hand.

She took it, “Let’s see if you can dance better than you can fight.”

He chuckled, loosening up a little before leading her toward the rest of the dancers, never once taking his eyes off of her.

Steve figured he had just gotten permission to step out for a bit and beelined for the balcony.

You were glad for the fresh air. When Nat had begun weaving through the crowd, claiming to have spotted Steve and Bucky, you had made your escape. Even if you hadn’t actually gotten a glimpse of them, the prospect of seeing the two soldiers outside of a professional work environment terrified you to your core. You hated to admit it, but you had literally run away.

Your breathing had finally slowed, but you couldn’t bring yourself to leave the cool comfort of the night’s silence. You hoped Nat would stay inside and have a good time. She deserved to and you had a feeling there had been someone there she had been hoping to see, though you weren’t skilled enough to have figured out who.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize anyone else was out here,” A deep voice broke the silence as if you had conjured him from your daydreams, “I’ll go back inside.”

Your whole body had gone rigid at the sound, but you blurted out, “Not that’s okay. It’s a little crowded in there but I think there’s enough room for the two of us out here.”

“If you’re sure you don’t mind…” He trailed off.

You forced yourself to turn around, knowing it was impolite and more than a little strange if you kept talking out at the skyline.

Of all the masks you had been expecting on Captain Rogers tonight, the only one you hadn’t was the one he was actually wearing. The costume he wore could only be described as one thing; the prince of darkness. He looked like a fallen angel, his inky suit blending in with the darkness around him, the intricate black mask painstaking beautiful against blue eyes. The top buttons on his shirt were undone and his pale hair a mess on the top of his head as if he had been running his hand through it all night.

You didn’t know if he had been the one to choose the costume or if someone else had, but whoever had chosen had apparently wanted to kill you by stopping your heart.

Long, confident strides led him to the balcony not far to your right and he shot you a polite smile before staring out at the city. It took everything in you to tear your gaze away from him and look out at the skyline that now paled in comparison to the sight beside you. The silence grew and you knew that the longer neither of you said anything, the less likely you’d think of something relevant to say - not that you had any more of a clue what to say now. You were about to turn away and leave him in peace, but it was as if Natasha was in your head, ordering you to stay.

You let out an annoyed sigh and glanced over at him. He seemed content with the silence and probably didn’t want to be bothered. Nat’s voice in your head told you that you were making up excuses.

“Long night?” You finally asked.

He let out an amused little huff, “You could say that…this kind of thing is not something I really do often.”

“So I’ve heard,” You shrugged a small smile on your lips, “If it makes you feel any better, it’s not really my thing either.”

He cocked his head, as if trying to figure something out, “That why you’re hiding out here?”

“You could say that,” You parroted his words, hoping he would never figure out it was him you were trying to avoid, “I seem to be much better at dealing with computers than real people.”

“If you don’t mind me saying” He cut himself off and looked back out at the skyline.

You took a step forward, more than a little curious, “What?”

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, “If you don’t mind me saying, you definitely look the part. You don’t look like you belong anywhere else than a stunning Halloween party.”

You weren’t too sure if it was a compliment or not, but the words caused the butterflies in your stomach to take off. “Then I guess we’re both pretty good at blending in. That costume is a long way from the red, white and blue spandex.”

He chuckled, “Was it naive of me to think I could go unnoticed tonight?”

“Honestly?”

He nodded.

“Yes,” You kept your eyes locked on the horizon, “You’re a hard person to miss Captain Rogers.”

“Call me Steve.”

“Sure.” You answered, the same way you did every time he asked you to call him Steve.

The silence stretched until felt his eyes on you, and you realized he was staring.

You slowly turned your head to face him and raised a brow.

“umm, yes?” You weren’t too sure what else to say, all you knew was that you wanted to know why he was staring. You suddenly wished the mask wasn’t stopping you from reading his expression.

“(y/n)?”

You breathed out a “yes?” surprised he remembered your name.

He let out a laugh of disbelief.

“What?”

“I can’t believe it took me this long to recognize you.” Even in the dark you could feel his eyes travel from your feet to your head, actually taking you in.

You shrugged and wrapped your arms around your chest in a loose hug, “In your defence, I’m not very noticeable.”

“That’s not true.” He shook his head, taking a step closer.

You scoffed, “If it wasn’t for your reputation, I’d say you were lying Captain Rogers.”

“Steve,” His voice was a deep command that sent shivers down your spine.

“Steve” You echoed.

“Good,” The corner of his mouth curled slightly, “Can I let you in on a little secret, I.T.?”

You nodded, only able to watch as he took another small step closer, the gap between your two bodies only a couple feet.

“I figured out that computer ages ago.”

“What? Wait. What? I…” You couldn’t say anything coherent, his answer not making any sense.

“Yeah…I liked having you come up once a week.” He was so close now you could smell the spicy scent of his body wash.

“Why?” You whispered.

He shrugged, “I don’t know.”

“Oh…yeah…of course,” Your heart fell, knowing there was no way he could have the same thing in mind that you did, “you don’t know…”

“Well…maybe I do,” He paused, plucking one of Nat’s loose feathers from your shoulder, “I just don’t know if it’s a good thing to say aloud.”

You tilted your head up to get a better look at him, to try and see past the mask. The whole conversation was confusing you, but you couldn’t step away, as if you were magnetically drawn to him, “Why wouldn’t it be?”

His lips spread a little further into something almost dangerous, “Because I don’t know what it would mean if I did.”

You sucked in a deep breath, trying to slow your pounding heart. This was it. If there was ever a time to be bold, it was now.

“Who says you have to say anything at all?”

His hand snaked its way to the back of your neck, and before closing the distance, whispered, “That’s a very good point.”

The kiss was firm but gentle, his lips moving and guiding yours. You slid your hands up his strong chest, your fingers wrapping around the lapels of his jacket and tugging him even closer. He took that as a sign to deepen the kiss, his other hand traveling to your hip, fingers pressing firmly into the material. It only made you try to get even closer, but you had to know what was going on.  

Breathless, you broke the kiss and leaned back to look into his bright eyes, “umm, right…wow, okay, umm, what? Should we go back to the party?

“How about we not.” He all but growled, pulling you back in.

[missterious-figure]

I feel like Blood and feathers moon would bring body parts as a gift like a cat bring dead animals to it's owner-

Poor y/n, having to deal with all Moon's shit...

[arigatouiris]

daughter of artemis // p.p — [05]

c h a p t e r  f i v e

Pairing: Peter Parker x Demigod! Reader [Female pronouns]

Warnings: swearing; angst [a lot of it]; greek mythology rewritten [completely my interpretation of it, oops]; slightly based off the games god of war and assassin’s creed odyssey; hurt/comfort; cliche; fluff [on later chapters sometimes]; mentions of sex and gore; slight alternate universe

Follows events after Endgame, but Tony, Natasha, Steve, Loki are alive in this universe.

Author’s Note: For all those who left notes and messages, thank you so much. It means a lot to me that people read and appreciate this story, because this is so close to my heart. I’ve been harboring this in my mind for years now, and I can finally write about this. Anyway, any guesses who her father might be? xD

Also all of what’s mentioned here (prophecy and deification) are all fictional. I made it up. So, disclaimer alert~

Word count: 4943

05 // στοργή familial love

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    “How dare you?”

(y/n) looked up to see Marina slap a man across his face. Her eyes widened and she immediately stood up, wondering what happened. (y/n) had always known Marina had a short temper, as someone who came around only after the decimation. Marina was a tall woman, long black hair, face peppered with freckles, which added to her attractiveness. However, she didn’t speak to a lot of people, and (y/n) had noticed that ever since she came to the shelter, considering Marina came after (y/n), Marina only did things on her own. She cooked for everyone, but never stayed to eat with them.

    “Marina, is everything okay?” (y/n) asked.

Marina scoffed and walked away, while the man on the ground simply sighed.

    “I just asked for her number, man. I didn’t even say anything inappropriate. She could have said no, and I’d have walked away.”

Blinking, (y/n) watched as Marina headed upstairs. She’s confusing, she deducted before getting back to what she was doing.

TV reports stated that school would reopen late this year. (y/n) thought of her own schooling when this was mentioned; having been tutored at her own quarters in Olympus, none other than Athena herself. She knew her mother would have wanted her to continue, but she didn’t have any parents here or anyone to help. Apollo, someone she considered dear now since their relationship was improving, would perhaps not even be aware.

That evening, when (y/n) headed upstairs to train, Apollo stood there, with a brochure. (y/n) blinked before noticing how he waved it at her, a grin on his face. It was strange to see her uncle grinning at her, wearing loafers and a yellow tank with a smiley on it.

    “You are so weird.” She mumbled, walking over to the God of the Sun.

    “This is a brochure for this school, which I think you need to go to starting November. It’s perfect. All of these courses remind me of what Athena used to teach you—”

    “How did you know Athena would teach me?” (y/n) asked, suspiciously.

    “Uh,” Apollo gulped before saying, “Artemis told me.”

    “No, she didn’t. You spoke to Athena, didn’t you? You’re the one who told her to include Arts and—”

    “Shut up. Go to this school. End of conversation.” Apollo’s face, when turned red, was dead obvious.

(y/n) chuckled. Taking the brochure from his hand, she read the name of the school—’Midtown’. The school looked like any regular school, but apparently it was for students who were a bit smarter than average. There were a lot of college prep classes involved here. Thinking about college, and her own education, made her miss her mother more. The smile on her face died instantly, and this fall in emotion was something even Apollo noticed.

    “What’s wrong?”

    “Thinking about all this… College and studies and stuff, sure, it’s something mom would have wanted for me. I can’t deny that. But… But, this prophecy and with the way things are going, everyday is unpredictable. I can’t afford to—”

Placing both his hands on her shoulders, Apollo stared directly into his niece’s eyes.

    “Artemis would have never wanted you to use the prophecy as an excuse to skip studying. You and I both know you want this, as much as your mother would have, so please. Don’t leave this behind.”

(y/n) huffed before leaning back and closing her eyes. Apollo straightened himself and cleared his throat, “I... can be your guardian. You can move out of here, find a place to stay. People won’t be suspicious. You can have a proper life, (y/n).”

    “This form is already filled out!” Reading the name of the guardian, she scoffed, “Alec?” (y/n) asked, scrunching her eyes.

Apollo rubbed the back of his neck, “Artemis and I had human names. I called myself Alec, and she was Arianna, Aria for short.”

She inclined her head in wonder. “So, I should call you uncle Alec?”

    “Don’t call me anything. So, what do you say?” Apollo snapped.

    “I’ll go.”

When school began in November, (y/n) found it incredibly hard to speak to anyone. Having been home-schooled her entire life, it was strange; seeing so many kids her age, move and speak to each other. However, unlike what she had thought school life would be like, kids were a bit too morose regarding even attending classes.

It must be the decimation, (y/n) thought entering class on her own. Apparently, since she was a newcomer, the teacher introduced her as a foreign student, having her stand up and introduce herself.

    “My name is (y/n). I’m from Phocis, it’s a region in Central Greece. I, uh, it’s nice to meet you all.”

Her face turned red and she sat down immediately, not used to the attention that came her way. She could feel fire on her ears, and when the class murmured to themselves, it was as if they had created a wall that separated them from her. This was how it was going to be, she wouldn’t talk to a soul and finish high school and get out. However, she had her own plans; she had things to do, prophecies to fulfil. Things would get hectic for her in the future years.

As each class dragged on, (y/n) understood that this would become her routine. The grind had begun. Each morning she would wake up, do her regular morning stretches and worry about getting to school on time. The breakfast available at the shelter was always cornflakes with milk, a taste that started to feel like chewing on blocks of cement. She’d attend school, eat lunch alone, listen to things alone, read in the library, read on her way back, and continue reading at home until it was time to train and she’d flip daggers and make arrows with her hands.

She could feel herself growing, each day. Each day felt ridiculously long, and almost as if she was living a double life. However, small changes were in order. Using the influences that a God could, Apollo rented a small place for (y/n), and she wouldn’t have to worry about a thing. Considering how she was still considered a minor, the house was under his human name, and that he’s the only living guardian she has, and the process was easier than otherwise.

(y/n) moved out of the shelter rather easily, considering she didn’t have too many things that she brought with her. She was teleported to New York basically wearing her mother’s clothes. Everything else was something she took from the shelter. An old woman gave (y/n) clothes that belonged to her daughter, who was around her age, and this was perhaps all she had.

The house was small, but this would do. There was a small fire escape, with a grilled balcony that let her see the sky at night. Apollo made sure everything was in place and in order when she moved in. There were a bunch of books on the table, courtesy of Apollo, which caused the girl to smile softly on sight.

One night, having stayed back in the school library for long, she was reading this novel ‘Goldfinch’ and couldn’t put it down, (y/n) walked back on her own. She sometimes heard kids talking about Spiderman having been turned to dust too, a fact that caused a tug in her heart. After that dream she had about Spiderman, things have been different whenever she thought about him. He was about to take his mask off, and she knew it was just a dream and there was no way she could link it to reality, but she wondered if she knew him. Spiderman’s voice was familiar, but she didn’t know what role he would play in her life. Maybe, she assumed, that her mind was making things up since he was the first one to help her after her arrival in New York.

She also realized that she’d never know.

As she walked, she heard footsteps behind her. (y/n) was normally more perceptive than people gave her credit for, and this was something very easy to spot. A moment later, the footsteps turned fast, but she didn’t run. Turning around, she grabbed the man by his collar and pushed him down, kicking him on his chest and keeping him there. However, before she could even react, the man’s eyes turned white—glowing white—and his mouth fell open.

Stepping back, (y/n) gasped. She looked up to see Marina walk out from the alley, and suddenly, the whole street was empty.

    “What the—?”

    “I know Apollo is helping you.” She said, her face straight, unimpressed.

(y/n)’s eyes widened. “What?”

    “Don’t be stupid, child. You sure you don’t know what’s going on?”

(y/n) observed Marina. Her hair was pushed behind her, she was wearing a long lilac colored dress, unusual for choice of clothing in the night, her eyes were dark, her skin shone, her face cold. And the peacock pendant stood out over everything else. Eyes widening slowly, (y/n) gulped before coming to a kneeling position; it was instinct.

    “Your Highness.” (y/n) said, to Goddess Hera, who was standing right in front of her.

Hera revealed her true form, her hair visible, her crown on her head, her white dress was backless but shone even in the night. Hera might look like a cocky yet beautiful woman, but she was one of the strongest goddesses in Olympus.

    “Pity I can’t kill you myself. Stupid oath your mother made us all take before you were born. We cannot hurt humans no longer.”

Perhaps, that’s because you went around killing all of Zeus’ mortal lovers, (y/n) thought in her mind but would never dare to say.

    “What brings you here, your Highness?”

    “Oh? I like watching you, is all. I was, let’s say, curious to see how a puny girl like you would dissolve Olympus.” Hera said, smirking.

Hera brushed her palms together, still continuing to watch the girl as she eased from her position. Standing up, (y/n) shoved her hands into the pockets of her jacket. It was cold that night in New York. Cold and lonely.

    “I’m not going to—”

    “You’re curious about Artemis, aren’t you? Of how she died.”

She froze instantaneously. It was as if hearing her mother’s name come out of Hera’s tongue caused a chill go down her spine; it was unnatural and she didn’t like it one bit. Her eyes turned to slits as she glared at the Goddess, angry at how casual it was for her to bring up Artemis’ death.

    “I’d lower my gaze if I were you.” Came Hera’s warning.

    “You know how my mother died?”

    “Silly child,” She folded her arms as she continued, “Your mother killed herself.”

Confusion struck (y/n)’s features, which made Hera laugh out loud. Not just confusion, but a weird bit of betrayal as well. There was no way her mother could have ended her own life. What purpose would that serve? Was someone after her and she had no choice? Or did someone make her?

    “There’s no way. S-She couldn’t have—”

    “She came to me a few days before your ridiculous prophecy and tells me she needs to speak to her father. Zeus, as usual, was busy fucking some whore back in Mykonos, as he always does. So I asked her what the urgent matter was,”

(y/n) straightened her standing position, watching Hera intensely. As beautiful as she was, Hera could be easily hated for how bitter she was as a woman. And despite being the Goddess of marriage and family, she didn’t harbor love for anyone but herself or her children.

    “She says, to save the world, we’d have to dissolve Olympus! What a joke! As if I’d ever give up this throne.” Hera spat on the ground beside her.

    “What do you mean?”

    “Because your filthy mother can never be as worshipped as I am!” Hera exclaimed, furious.

(y/n)’s eyes were wide in shock. She could not believe a word that came out of Hera’s mouth. Her mother? There was no way in all of Midgard that Artemis would ever be jealous of Hera. Artemis had everything Hera didn’t, a loving family, people who revered and worshipped her out of love and not fear; and yet, Hera was here spewing nonsense. (y/n) knew well that her mother didn’t care about being a Goddess, and that she loved the mortals and wanted them to thrive.

    “Artemis was always jealous of how I had more rule over Olympus than she did. She wanted to see it gone! So she comes to me with a ridiculous story of how Earth was going into a state of pause for five years. Imagine my surprise when some part of it actually came true?”

Hera’s gaze was cold. It sent shivers down (y/n)’s spine.

    “She was feeding me such bullshit that this was all because she wanted to save you,”

It felt as if her mouth was sewn shut. Tears filled her eyes when she thought about her mother, of what she had to go through to even consider taking her own life—if at all any of this was true and could be held accountable. Looking away from Hera, (y/n) quickly wiped her tears away.

    “She knew you would bring about the dissolving of Olympus, so she came to Zeus to have it done beforehand. That idiot husband of mine listens to everything Artemis says, she knew it was possible. Everything would have worked out so well if it had gone along with what she wanted it, wouldn’t it? You two would be alive and Olympus gone. That’s what your bitch of a mother wanted.”

The anger welled inside (y/n), with nowhere to go. She could feel it eating away at her. She knew if she didn't find a way to release it, it would destroy her.

    “Artemis’ own jealousy and her foolish love for a mortal are the reasons she is dead and you are here, living like a street rat.”

It was quick, the way she moved, her hands were fisted as tightly as she could and she moved with every intention of hurting the Queen. However, a strong grip grabbed her wrist and held her back; with the realization of who it could be, tears fell down her eyes, and she held back her sobs.

    “She may have been foolish, your Grace, but I am the national divinity of Greece. People worship me more than they fear you. You might have to back down before I decide to go against you.” Apollo’s voice had never sounded so cold before.

Hera rolled her eyes a second later and let out a weird sound of disapproval.

    “Leave my niece alone. You of all Gods must know a prophecy interrupted will lead to worse repercussions in the hands of the Fates.”

Apollo pulled the girl back and held him near his chest. (y/n) was distraught, though she tried as hard as she could to not let it show. Looking at her with the corner of his eye, he turned again to Hera to see what she had to say. However, no answer or reply came his way, as Hera simply turned into Marina and walked away.

❅

Artemis didn’t care too much for prophecies. However, when a peculiar knock happened on her door one evening, revealing a worried Oracle on the other side, she knew her life was going to change; and that there would be no going back.

The prophecy that would be delivered in the great hall would be incomplete. There was a bit, which involved Artemis herself, and this would go unsaid. The words slipped out of the Oracle’s mouth rather easily, but were cold to hear nonetheless. It is not a God that sets the Fates moving, it is but a house rat. Artemis didn’t know how she had understood, but she knew that this had to be her doing.

The rest of the prophecy revealed that it would be her daughter who would dissolve Olympus. Gods were turning selfish, Greece suffered economically, and there was strict unhappiness—people were no longer turning to religion, and with the power the Gods possessed, they did nothing to better their citizens’ state of affairs. Artemis understood that it was pollution that was killing the forests and the animals that dwelled in it, but with a structure like Olympus, Gods could not do any good.

I have to tell Zeus, she thought as she ran towards Zeus’ chambers. She knew her daughter was in the temple at the moment, she could sense (y/n)’s presence. However, just as she reached Zeus’ quarters, Hera stopped her.

    “You seem like you are in a hurry, Artemis.” Hera spoke, casually.

    “I need to speak to my father—”

    “He’s not in, at the moment. What do you have to say?” She looked inquisitive.

Perhaps, this was the only mistake Artemis made in executing this. If she had waited and told Zeus herself, perhaps, things would be different.

    “The Earth is going to go on pause for five years, your Grace. Zeus has to dissolve Olympus, to save it—”

    “Do you even hear yourself? Dissolve? Artemis, I knew you were rebellious at heart, but this is far too extreme. I advise you to return to your chambers and never speak of this again.”

Artemis knew she had failed right at that second. Hera now would make sure she would never reach Zeus, a soft, bitter smile played on her lips as the thought appeared. Turning back, she recalled the entire prophecy, from scratch:

The Goddess of the Hunt is the moon of human lives; as the moon sleeps and rises, so shall Earth and so shall she. The first moon will sleep and wake as a rat that does the deed. As Artemis sleeps, her daughter will rise, the new moon she will be, with fate and the sun at her side; and when Clotho stops spinning the thread of fate, Lachesis and Atropos go into a slumber for five years;  

The slumber lasts five solid years and Gods are mere rain; It is not a God that sets the Fates moving, it is but a house rat. And once the slumber ends, then shall arise the new moon, who completes her final hunt, ending Zeus’s fate as King. All his henchman made of blood and stone will erode at her hunt, and Olympus will no longer be a land for the gods.

(y/n), she thought as she rushed to the temple. (y/n) is the key. Perhaps, Artemis knew what she had to do was no easy task, but the faith she had in her daughter was substantial. If dissolution meant murder, then so be it. One of the things Artemis was best at was the fact that she never sided with her daughter just because of their blood relation. She knew (y/n) was a fast learner, agile and quick on her feet, strong in her hands and mind; her skills would sharpen, and the prophecy states that the sun would be on her side.

On reaching the temple, she saw her daughter reading a book, which was a souvenir from Apollo. Artemis knew his conflict. She had asked him to keep the father’s identity a secret, even from (y/n) herself, for learning who it was would be easy if the information came from a mortal. Apollo wasn’t comfortable with (y/n), but never hated her.

She is far too much like me for him to hate, Artemis thought with a smile.

Approaching her daughter, with the dagger in hand, Artemis knew she had to roll the dice now. (y/n) turned to her mother and smiled, confused slightly with the speed Artemis was approaching her with.

    “(y/n),” She spoke, handing the girl the dagger, earning a mixed reaction, “Tell no one I gave you that dagger.”

    “Okay. But, what is this for?”

    “One day, you may have to use this. For a hunt.” Artemis grinned, knowingly.

    “But, I don’t know how to use a dagger—”

    “Shh, my fawn. You will learn.”

Kissing the girl on her forehead, Artemis held tightly to her daughter. Never had she realized how much she could love a soul as much as she loved (y/n). Their hearts were one. Pepper, I hope she finds you first, Artemis thought before pulling away.

    “Head back to your chambers now. I’ll come there later.” Even though there was a lie, Artemis went along with it.

    “The prophecy is today, right?”

    “Yes. Go now. Don’t let anyone see you with that dagger. Not even Apollo.”

(y/n) was slightly scared, but nodded. Her mother always had reason to do things. Once (y/n) was out of the temple, and on her way back to Olympus, Artemis knew it was time. Slowly, she began to sing; she sang a song of sorrow and one that marked everything she could feel, as tears spilled down her cheeks. She summoned a stag to appear in front of the temple, one of her biggest symbols.

Smiling down at the stag, she whispered sweet nothings to herself, and prayed to protect a certain man in America, and a certain woman who would be with him. Pressing her forehead to the stag’s, Artemis shut her eyes for the last time, before turning into dust. This dust was not dark, but gold—soft in texture, and breathed warmth around where it spread.

Artemis had not died, but was in the queue to be reborn.

❅

Pushing Apollo aside, (y/n) brushed past him in anger. Tears spilled down her eyes and her chest ached with the newfound knowledge she had learned from none other than Hera. (y/n) believed she knew enough, but she knew nothing even close to the truth. Artemis had made sure this remained, but Hera’s explanation made (y/n) believe this was all that there was.

Apollo followed quickly behind her, holding her hand and making her stop. Letting out sobs, the God held his niece in an awkward hug, letting her cry. He knew he had to cry as well, since these facts were about his sister, but there was more to it than that.

One thing he knew about his sister was that she would never do something without a reasonable explanation. Hera’s story lacked just that.

    “Do not listen to Hera, (y/n). She runs on envy. She can’t be trusted—”

    “I know!” Apollo was taken aback, and considering that they were in the middle of the footpath, people might think differently. He silently ushered her away from the area, holding her hand the whole time, rubbing small circles on the back of her palm.

    “Let’s go back to the house. Let’s talk there. Please.” Apollo had never pleaded before, his ego had always gotten in the way.

    “I know not to trust her. I know not to trust her and her snake tongue. I know!” (y/n) cried, just as Apollo led her inside the house.

Snapping his fingers, he turned on the light, being the God of light himself, and watched as she collapsed on the ground. Letting out a sigh, for the first time in perhaps a long while, Apollo did not know what to do.

When someone is sad, you hold them, he heard Artemis’ voice out of nowhere, causing his eyes to widen. Moving almost hesitantly, the God wrapped his hands around his little niece, provoking her to cry some more. He didn’t understand if this would help, but for some strange reason, holding her at that moment felt right. Sitting beside her, he held her, listened to her cries, matched his breathing with hers. She was so little, it broke his heart.

    “Artemis is no jealous woman. You know this better than anyone else.” His voice was low.

    “I know.”

    “Don’t listen to the Queen. She is poison. This is how she made sure Hercules died, and never became a God. This is how she does most things. This is how she is.”

    “I know.”

And then there was silence. Apollo looked up to the ceiling and let out a shaky breath. He missed his sister, for he knew she knew best what to do in these situations. She was always more feisty, more independent. Apollo never admitted to anyone but he admired her the most, more than anyone he had ever met—and only she had seen through every face he ever put up.

    “Mom knew about the prophecy,” Apollo turned to his niece and listened, “Mom knew that I would be the one rising as the new moon or whatever rubbish. She knew I was to dethrone Zeus. She wanted to stop that.”

After crying, a child’s voice turns hoarse. It is unusual, and for someone filled with parental love for the child, it sounds like the worst thing you could possibly hear. Apollo understand that small aspect of parenthood at that moment.

His grip on her tightened just a tad bit as he continued, “Because she loved you.”

    “I will kill him,” Came her reply, shocking him. “He tried to have me killed. He tried to kill me without even considering the prophecy.”

Or the fact that you’re his granddaughter, Apollo thought bitterly.

    “I’ll kill them all. Hera, Zeus, his henchmen. All of them. Others who don’t step down too. I’ll die trying. I’ll become a God and turn their lives around. I’ll make the prophecy happen. It was my mother’s last wish, I’ll make it happen.” She cried, clutching her uncle’s hands as if her life depended on it.

Despite how much Apollo hated where this was going, he knew he could do nothing to change it. Blinking away fresh tears, Apollo pressed his nose to the side of his niece’s head, breathing into her. As Artemis sleeps, her daughter will rise, the new moon she will be, with fate and the sun at her side, he recalled that line of the prophecy before shutting his eyes. There is anger in him he cannot show, he cannot risk this anger being a God himself.

    “I won’t stop you, (y/n). I’m with you. Now and till the end.”

❅

A few weeks before her first day of Senior year, (y/n) finished reading the book The Catcher in the Rye. She had heard it was a classic, and even in school as they taught other books, she had never gotten around to reading it. Having read it at last (and not having understood a few more things about the book, and considering how difficult it was to read it), she felt at ease, and allowed herself to read any other book, which may relatively be easier to grasp.

As an 18-year old, all she ever wanted to do was read. And train. And wait for the Fates to begin moving again.

She occasionally met her uncle on random days in between months, when it was easy for him to take a break as a God. He would tell her about new things she could practice, and suggest new books for her to read. In fact, it was his copy of The Catcher in the Rye that she was reading. She hadn’t heard from Natasha, however, and missed the red haired woman’s company. Natasha was a good companion, and there were so many things (y/n) wanted to tell her, now that she was confident.

But patience didn’t suit (y/n) well. Waiting for a plan to happen, waiting for five years for the Fates to wake up, sometimes made her forget Hera’s threat, and her anger with Olympus. That day was a Sunday, and it had been three days since she had trained last. She spent those three days reading books, even though she thought it was time well spent. Getting up from her spot, she decided some coffee could relax her mind, and grabbed her coat before heading out.

She felt stronger in mind and body, however, with these five years. Her hair had grown out, her features changed, her personality changed. She was far more confident now, she felt cautious but aware. There were people who wondered about her, labeled her the curious Greek girl who always had her nose buried in one book after another. And if it wasn’t books, it was music. She was always to herself, but whenever she conversed, she knew people around her wanted more.

This was a trait Artemis had. People loved her everywhere she went, and (y/n) could see what being related to Artemis felt like.

As she walked to the coffee shop, something felt strange. It felt as if people around her were unusually happy, and double in number. People were hugging and crying, and as (y/n)’s footsteps paused, she turned around and noticed there were more people than any other day. Her heart raced instantly, and her legs carried her to the coffee shop, which was closed. Her hand shot up to her mouth as she realized that it had been five years—five years as the prophecy had demanded.

Only one thing could bring her the clarity she needed; rushing to the shelter, where May Parker was five years ago, (y/n) paused on the entrance and saw May Parker herself, sobbing, looking dazed and people gathering around her.

Slowly walking inside, there was a TV on blast. Apprehension swallowed her whole as her eyes darted from one channel to the next. News anchors saying people were back after being gone for five years.

Her face stiffened. Time was moving again.

❅

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Royal Assassin AU (Key X Reader)(Part 2)

So, starting tomorrow (Sept. 20) I’m going to be away for a few days and since I’m not sure if I’ll have time to post, I wanted to get this (along with a few other fics) out before I left. Let me know what you think!

Part 1 can be found HERE

“He got in through a window?”

“Yes.”

“A library window, on the third floor of the castle?”

“Yes, he got out the same way as well.”

“And he managed to vanish without a trace?”

“Both the Castle Guards and the City Guards were on alert and scoured the whole city as well as the surrounding areas, no trace of him.”

“Until he surprised you in your chambers a week later.”

“Precisely. Before that, I had sincerely begun to believe that I had imagined the whole thing.”

Minho shook his head in disbelief.

“How in Ysra’s name could he have gotten past all the guards?”

“He mentioned that it was one of my “noble friends” who had hired him. Perhaps it was someone from within the castle, or someone who is here often enough to tell him how to get in undetected.”

“Can you think of anyone, anyone at all, who could have a motive?”

You sighed and slouched back on the stone bench, utterly exhausted by the constant need to look over your shoulder.

“Yes, many people in fact, and that’s why I can only trust you, Jinki, Jonghyun, and Taemin right now.”

“Well, at any rate, I’m glad I’m not a suspect.”

You let out a slight chuckle at Minho’s statement.

“Or are you? Perhaps I lied just now so you would be oblivious to the fact that you are my prime suspect and that I called you here to keep an eye on you.”

Minho looked absolutely scandalized.

“You have caught me, Your Majesty. ‘Twas I that sent the assassin. Take me away,” Minho “confessed” dramatically, getting up from his seat and kneeling before you, head bowed and wrists pressed together as if waiting for them to be tied.

Despite rolling your eyes, you couldn’t help but laugh at your friend’s antics. Though, your laughter eventually morphed into a small, fond smile.

“I’m glad you came, I need all the people I can trust right now.”

“Well, I can hardly refuse a royal order now, can I?”

That comment earned Minho an elbow to the side and some more laughter. You knew what he was doing. It was obvious that he was trying everything he could think of in an effort to boost your mood and distract you from the thought that somebody within your own court may have very well been trying to harm you.

“You and I both know that it was a royal request at the most. And that is beside the point, Oplia isn’t a tiny kingdom, and Northcall to Silverbrook isn’t a quick journey, yet you were here less than two weeks after I wrote to you.”

Minho smiled softly at you.

“Well, you and I both know you would do the same for me.”

“Hmm, would I?”

It was your turn to receive an elbowing though, once again, it was impossible for you and your friend to contain your laughter.

“Speaking of journeys,” Minho began, managing to regain a sliver of composure. “Any word from Taemin?”

“No, not exactly, but I received a bird from his brother recently.”

“And?”

“Apparently, upon reading my letter, Taemin ran out of the keep shouting for somebody to prepare his horse. He should be arriving any day now.”

Minho let out a very undignified snort.

“That does sound like him. Ten gold pieces says he’ll make some sort of astonishing scene upon arrival.”

You scoffed a bit at Minho’s proposal.

“Why don’t I just give you the gold? That would be much faster. We both know how fond he is of grand entrances.”

Cue more laughter from Minho.

“I suppose you’re right. What was it last time? At your coronation ball?”

“Peacocks. It was peacocks. One of them attacked Jonghyun if I remember correctly.”

This time, Minho tried to hide his laughter, but he failed miserably.

“The Captain of the Royal Guard, Sir Jonghyun Kim himself, was attacked by a peacock?”

You nodded your head slowly.

“Yes, yes he was. It pecked quite a few holes in him.”

“Why didn’t he just...fight back?”

“Well he didn’t want to hurt the peacock.”

That was it for Minho. The little bit of composure he had managed to regain was gone once more and he was fighting to keep himself upright. You didn’t quite understand why, but apparently the mental image of Jonghyun refusing to battle a peacock was utterly hilarious to him.

“Your Majesty?”

You glanced over to see your Hand, Jinki, standing across from you, a mild look of concern and confusion quickly appearing on his face as his eyes darted over to Minho’s hysterical form.

“Yes Jinki, what is it?”

“Lord Taemin Lee has arrived from Whitglen,” pausing for a moment, Jinki leaned down to whisper to you. “Is he alright?” He asked, gesturing towards Minho.

You waved your hand as if to tell Jinki not to worry about Minho, that he was fine.

“And his arrival was…?”

A slight grin broke out on your Hand’s face.

“A bit frantic, but otherwise anticlimactic. Truthfully, I expected more.”

You let out a small sigh and rested your head on your hand.

“Pity, so did I. I could have been ten gold pieces richer had I known he wasn’t going to make a dramatic entrance,” you stood up, ready to go greet your friend. “Is that all?”

“No, your Grace. Lord Park, Lord Dawler, Lady Jung, Lady Abonas, and both Lord Kims have arrived for tomorrow’s Landsmeet as well.”

Another, slightly longer sigh left your lips, turning into a groan about halfway through.

“I am going to be eaten alive tomorrow.”

“Think positively, Y/N.” Jinki gave you a gentle smile, using your given name in an attempt to relax you.

“I am positively going to be eaten alive tomorrow.”

“Aye, that’s the spirit! Now, shall we go greet them?” He inquired, holding out an arm.

You took his arm and, after letting loose one more sigh, plastered a beaming smile on your face.

“Let's get this over with.”

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Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Special Edition guidebook transcript, including Ed’s decoded notes

What it says on the label. The Blu-Ray special edition of FMA 03 came with a ton of cool shit, including a hardcover artbook with the character profiles originally from the DVD booklets as well as some other, “handwritten” notes from Edward. Since I know not a lot of fans got their hands on this set, I promised a WHILE ago that I would transcribe it! Someday I’ll have scans, but I don’t have access to a scanner atm.

I’ll be listing the character notes by 3 categories: Profile Text, Edward’s Notes, and Edward’s Coded Notes.

Profile Text- the brief character blurbs that were already published in the DVD guidebooks that came out in Funimation’s original localization. Most recurring characters got one.

Edward’s Notes- The book’s title page indicates that it was issued by the Amestrian State Military, and that it belongs to Ed. Little handwritten notes, presumably from Ed, are scattered throughout the character profiles. Some are silly, some are... very not silly.

Edward’s Coded Notes- Some of Ed’s notes are written in a very simple code that replaces the English characters with symbols. It’s straightforward enough that I was able to break it in about an hour - I posted a key over here.

Not included in this text are the image captions associated with the characters’ model drawings, since they don’t make any sense without context. Stuff like “Al age 7, Ed age 8.” There are also many artist notes in Japanese, and I am anything but a Japanese speaker, so no luck there.

Fair warning, there are Royed, Royai, and if you squint, Edvy jokes in the coded text. I’m just writing what’s in the book.

Full transcript behind the cut!

THE TITLE PAGE indicates that the book is military-issued, and Edward has signed his full name on it. The following page is printed with a torn page from a smaller, obviously older book. In ornate letters, it reads the verse that was written in part in the Transmutation Circle the boys tried to use to bring back Trisha:

Pale and black with false citrine, imperfect white and red, The Peacock's feathers in gay colours, the rainbow which shall go over, The spotted panther, the lion green, the Crows bill blue as lead. These shall appear before you perfect white, and many more others. And after the perfect white, grey, false citrine also, And after these, there shall appear the red body invariable, Then you have a medicine of the third order of his own kind multipliable. 

Edward’s Coded Notes: Written into the margins of the “original” military book, “Sir George Ripley,” with an arrow pointing to the pressed page. Along the side margin, he’s written “thhe* recapitulation of thhe* twelve gates.”

Explanation: Sir George Ripley is a famous British alchemist whose verse appears on this page. The full transcript of the poem Edward pasted in his book can be found here! It is also, notably, the incantation recited by Eckhart in Conqueror of Shamballa when she sought to open the Gate using Envy.

       *Two people seem to have worked on the coded notes, one on the title and transmutation circle pages and the other on the character pages. The handwriting is a bit different, and the title+circle pages are noticeably sloppier than the character pages as far as adhering to the cipher goes. The symbol used for TH in the character pages is used only for a T which is followed by an H on the title pages. In the character pages the standalone H character is absent when the TH character is used, so the inconsistency makes for an obviously unintentional duplicate on the title page.

Edward’s Notes: There are twelve tally marks in the margin of this page, as well as some scribbled equations that are difficult to make out. Ed has awful handwriting.

EDWARD ELRIC

Profile Text: Edward Elric is the Fullmetal Alchemist. He is a prodigy, becoming the youngest State Alchemist in the Army’s history. Edward stunned his superiors by using alchemy without an array, a miraculous feat never witnessed before. Ed despises being a “dog of the military,” but it grants him the opportunity to seek out the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, a crimson crystal rumored to increase the power of the alchemist who uses it.

Edward seeks the stone so that he may restore his missing limbs, and more importantly reunite his younger brother Alphonse’s body with his soul, which was tragically trapped in a suit of armor after a failed attempt through alchemy to revive the dead Trisha Elric, the boys’ mother. Edward realizes he has a gift, a gift that most State Alchemists could only dream of having. But he knows that with that gift he becomes a high profile target.

As Edward reluctantly fights off a crazed assassin who vows revenge on all State Alchemists, Edward begins to unravel the clues that reveal not all is as it seems at the highest levels of the State Military. And, that there is a terrible secret behind the precious Philosopher’s Stone.

ALPHONSE ELRIC

Profile Text: Alphonse Elric was but an innocent young child when a tragic chain of events changed his life forever. First, his father mysteriously vanished while Al was too young to remember. Then, after battling terrible illness, Al’s mother succumbed to death. Finally, during a horrific accident performing forbidden alchemy, Al’s soul was sealed inside a suit of armor.

Undaunted and unashamed by all that has happened in his short life, Al carries on, eternally supporting his older brother, Edward, in his search for the Philosopher’s Stone, a legendary gem with the power to restore Al’s body and Edward’s lost limbs. Al knows that he and his brother’s actions were wrong. He only wishes for a chance to make things right.

Edward’s Notes: In smudged, barely-legible pencil, “Brother, don’t sell me short!” (thank u @gryphcat cross-referencing your own book to confirm that it does NOT say “Brother, don’t call me short!”)

Also notable is the circled “???” with an arrow pointing to that adorable picture of young Al enthusiastically ripping off his shirt.

Edward’s Coded Notes: FYI, there isn’t anything under the loincloth, [indecipherable*]!

       *I think the letters were flubbed a bit, here. The characters read “[y/i]n[u/v][f/p]er[u/v]s.” I get the feeling it was supposed to say “Impervious!” buuuut someone messed up.

HOHENHEIM ELRIC

Profile Text: Supposedly lost to the ages, Hohenheim Elric, the father of the brothers Elric was close at hand after all, lurking in the shadows of history as the momentum of the search for the Philosopher’s Stone reached fever pitch. Hohenheim reappears in Resembool allowing the final pieces of this mad puzzle to begin falling into place, as he bears the secrets of the Philosopher’s Stone in his weary heart... A heart beaten down by lost love, a heart full of loyalty to his boys*. Destiny has delivered Hohenheim to a crucial point, a spot in time when all that is good prepares to unravel. Perhaps he will be strong enough to move forward and rise above his shady pas, nad push his shoulder against the wheel of fate that threatens to crush all he ever cared for.

       *We watched two very different series, apparently

Edward’s Coded Notes: That bastard [arrow pointing to his portrait]

TRISHA ELRIC (who shares a page with Hohenheim)

Edward’s Coded Notes: Why did they both have to die?

ROY MUSTANG

Profile Text: Roy Mustang is the Flame Alchemist and a veteran of many brutal battles. He personally knew Edward and Alphonse’s father, which sparked his curiosity once he discovered that Hohenheim’s sons were dabbling in alchemical arts. Mustang is eager to climb the ladder of success and hopes that discovering the immense talent within Edward helps him ascend the ranks. Still, Mustang’s soldiers are the most loyal in all of the State Army, insinuating that there is more to this man than his thirst for power.

Edward’s Coded Notes: Roy Mustang is dead sexy in a miniskirt!* [T]ake that [y]ou smug [b]astard!** Why does he have to be so attractive

       *Most likely a reference to an old convention gag. Back when FMA was big enough that it had dedicated cast panels, fans would almost always ask Vic Mignogna to say this line.

       **The bracketed letters are cut off, but it’s fairly easy to assume what they are given the context.

RIZA HAWKEYE

Profile Text: Riza Hawkeye is quite possibly the most perfect model of a soldier in the State Army. Although Hawkeye is Roy Mustang’s subordinate, she is also his right hand woman, acting as an advisor and, based on the circumstance, devil’s advocate. Her no-nonsense attitude demands respect from everyone she meets, military and civilian alike. She is cool, calm, and collected, and exceptionally skilled in the use of firearms.

Edward’s Coded Notes: [bridging the gap between Roy and Riza’s facing pages, underlined with an arrow] Just get married already!

MAES HUGHES

Profile Text: Maes Hughes is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Investigations Division of the State Army. Hughes is obsessively in love with his wife Gracia, and only child Elicia, who from birth shares a strange connection with Ed and Al. Hughes is friendly and extremely casual, sometimes to a fault. He can quickly lapse back and forth between discussing State matters and going on and on about his family. As a high-ranking official in the Investigations Division, Hughes is privy to plenty of top-secret info, which he shares with Ed on the sly. When Hughes is nudged into physical combat, his weapons of choice are small throwing knives, which he wields with incredible and deadly accuracy.

Edward’s Notes: [slightly obscured by water damage] I’m sorry, I never meant for any of this to happen

ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Profile Text: Major Alex Louis Armstrong was given strict orders from Mustang to protect Ed. But, don’t let his civilian clothes fool you. With his strapping build and gutsy bravado, this Strong Arm Alchemist will give his life to ensure he completes his mission successfully. If on thing’s for certain, Armstrong will make sure that Ed’s within arm’s protection.

This straight and narrow man won’t even give Ed as much as a loss in an argument. He’d rather use his genteel decorum to kill improper manners with his heroic kindness. Even during their down time in Resembool, there’s not a moment to lose. Armstrong is committed to his life as a soldier, and knows daily training is essential - even if that means cutting firewood with his bare hands.

Edward’s Notes: [circled] Why are there so many sparkles?!!

JEAN HAVOC, HEYMANS BREDA, VATO FALMAN, KAIN FUERY

Profile Text: In a world where loyalties change with the tides, good subordinates are a premium. Roy Mustang has this luxury with Havoc, Breda, Falman, and Fuery. These four loyal officers will do anything their commander requests of them and do it well, to boot. However, these four couldn’t be more different. Havoc is the tragic playboy of the group, always wishing he had that special someone to share the rest of his days. Breda may be called a “dog of the military” from time to time, but Breda would rather stare down an entire army than get anywhere near a real dog. Falman is overly formal, causing some of his comrades to wish he would lighten up. Fuery is the soft-spoken technical wizard under Mustang’s command. He isn’t used to much hand-to-hand combat, but is handy enough in a pinch. As with all of Mustang’s men, these four would follow him until death.

DENNY BLOCH AND MARIA ROSS

Profile Text: Abrasive in demeanor, Lieutenant Maria Ross is always determined to do the right thing. Sometimes, she has trouble distinguishing between her actual duties and the chance to deliver a lecture. Sergeant Denny Bloch, along with Lieutenant Ross, was given the responsibility to keep the Fullmetal Alchemist under close supervision. Regardless, they fall behind when danger approaches.

Edward’s Coded Notes: Watch out for her slap!

IZUMI CURTIS

Profile Text: The stern Izumi Curtis is more than just an alchemy teacher to the Elric brothers. As the passionate matriarch of a two-person family, Ed and Al may be the closest thing she’ll ever have to children. Resurfacing after hearing rumors about her former pupils, it is quite possible Izumi may know more than she lets on about the true nature of alchemy and the sinister homunculi.

Edward’s Coded Notes: [circled] She always looks like a pissed off housewife!

SCIESZKA

Profile Text: Scieszka is the prototypical, scatterbrained librarian. With her impeccable retention of facts, the clues that others miss quickly slide into place for this unlikely hero. Hopefully, her pleas for justice will not fall on deaf ears.

Edward’s Notes: [circled, pointing to Scieszka’s distressed portrait] Did they run out of books?

ROSE

Profile Text: The once vibrant Rose has wilted due to a hard life of tragedy and turmoil. After suffering the harshest of injustices at the hands of the State Military, Rose finds herself a mute and a mother... The mother of an infant, and the mother of a movement. Now the spiritual leader of the Liore revolutionaries and advised by the ever-present Lyra, Rose must struggle to lead her people to peace. With her beloved Liore in the crosshairs, she can only hope to find her voice in time to half the demise of everything she cared for.

Edward’s Notes: “You’ve got a good, strong pair of legs, Rose. You should get up and use them.”

RUSSEL & FLETCHER TRINGHAM

Edward’s Notes: Ed himself has drawn in the boys’ transmutation circle for plants, and has labeled it as such. He has also sketched one of their flasks and written next to it “For red water?”

Edward’s Coded Notes: Why is he so tall?!!

#48 & #66

Edward’s Notes: He has drawn the Slicer Brothers’ blood seals and labeled them. The secret behind Lab 5... ???

Edward’s Coded Notes: Prisoners!

FRANK ARCHER

Profile Text: His heart as cold as his flesh is pale, Frank Archer is willing to embrace corruption for a cause... especially if the cause is blatant self-promotion. Looking to bolster his reputation by crushing a revolt in Liore, Archer sets fate in motion with little regard for anything other than pleasing himself and the Fuhrer. His lust for war and his hunt for the infamous Scar may cloud his vision, however, as he potentially confuses sacrifice for suicide.

Edward’s Coded Notes: You [m]ight want [s]ome [s]unscreen* [indicating the image of his mech form] The Terminator?

ZOLF J KIMBLEY

Edward’s Coded Notes: Mullet?!

SHOU TUCKER

Profile Text: Shou Tucker earned the title Sewing Life Alchemist thanks in large part to his masterful work creating Chimeras for the State. In fact, Tucker was the first alchemist to produce a Chimera capable of speaking and understanding the human language. Tucker is a man with incredible brilliance and immense talent. The irony is that he can create life, but that his own is being controlled is not lost upon Shou Tucker. With his execution staged by the Military, Tucker has spent all of his time devoted to research and experimentation, with one purpose in mind: bring back the daughter he once readily destroyed.

Edward’s Notes: Because we’re not Gods, we’re humans, tiny insignificant humans. Who couldn’t even save a little girl...

Edward’s Coded Notes: I’ll never forgive that bastard.

SCAR

Profile Text: Like Ed, Scar is able to use alchemy without a transmutation circle. Scar both hates and embraces his “curse.” He has a special grudge against State Alchemists because of past atrocities towards his homeland of Ishbal. The Ishbal Massacre was a vicious military offensive against Ishbal due to conflicting doctrines because the citizens would not put aside their traditional beliefs and embrace alchemy. Scar believes his god has instilled in him the right to kill State Alchemists at will for what they have done to his people. He truly believes his cause is righteous, no matter what it takes. 

Edward’s Coded Notes: [indicating Scar’s hair] Frosted tips are over, dude... Those glasses are so dated...

LUST

Profile Text: The beautiful homunculus Lust desires to become human through the massive power of the Philosopher’s Stone. She dreams of finally finding out who she really is inside, and to discover what will happen to her after death. These are all very human traits for a being that supposedly has no soul. Lust uses any means necessary to traverse the dilemmas of her existential crisis... She is able to corrupt the minds of the weak, forcing them to follow her every whim. Like Scar and Ed, the gorgeous and sad Lust is traveling down the same whirlpool of misery and darkness that sucks away all who quest for the Philosopher’s Stone.

Edward’s Notes: [smudged, almost beyond legibility] I just hope Havoc doesn’t meet her... Edward has drawn an arrow from Lust’s locket to Scar with ???, as well as a two-way arrow between the facing pages with the writing What’s their connection?

Edward’s Coded Notes: Maybe she and Roy* should go on a date with Roy* - I heard she’s a real screamer**

       *Another seeming typo.

       **Probably a reference to Laura Bailey’s marriage to Travis Willingham, as they play Lust and Roy in the English dub. Roy is responsible for Lust’s death in the manga and second anime, and she does not go quietly.

GLUTTONY

Profile Text: Loyal homunculus companion to Lust, Gluttony, eater of anything, might be the saddest example of the cruel nature of the hunt for the Philosopher’s Stone. Simple and savage, Gluttony operates at once like a child and an animal, a creature of pure instant satisfaction. He simply knows one thing: Hunger. Not for power of prestige, but only to satisfy his reason to be... this only adds to the wretchedness of his tragic existence.

Edward’s Notes: I-DCCC-DCCI-VM?*

       *I have absolutely no idea what this is in reference to, so if anyone knows, I would LOVE an answer.

ENVY

Profile Text: Envy is one of the homunculi, a group of pseudo-humans whose creation is still an enigma. Some say they were created in a lab. Others believe they’ve always been among us. But no matter where they came from, their intention are nothing but evil. Envy has the ability to become a perfect physical replica of whomever he or she desires. Envy is without gender. In fact, Envy’s mind is so far gone that he or she can’t remember who he or she used to be. Envy’s power is truly amazing.

The shape-shifting homunculi Envy could be anyone, utilizing the ability to take on the physical appearance of any being at will. Envy will morph into a stranger behind you in a smokey cafe, or the trusted ally that works with you to uncover corruption and twisted abuses of power, or even your loving spouse. And beneath the familiar surface pure evil waits. Never turn your back on Envy. Even after you’ve slit the creature’s throat.

Edward’s Notes: Areca triandea Phoenix canariensis, Ceros nucifera Sabal minor Syogrus romanzoffiana* [next to this, Edward drew a little palm tree with a ?]

       *the binomial nomenclature for a queen palm tree

Edward’s Coded Notes: I’m not into palm trees

GREED

Profile Text: A thick-skinned enigma even among the mysterious homunculi, Greed wants it all... money, power, women, and the greatest prize of all: eternal life. Greed leads a band of outlaw chimeras and instructs his freakish minions to kidnap Alphonse Elric, believing the young alchemist is the key to the door of immortality. Headed for a brutal showdown, Ed will test the homunculus’ reputation as the Ultimate Shield. In return, Greed will test every notion Ed ever held to be true and real.

Edward’s Notes: [smudged] I wonder why Dante made him...

SLOTH

Profile Text: Draped in the appearance of the late Trisha Elric*, the water abomination Sloth was created on that fateful night of lost innocence; the night when the Elric brothers first set out in search of the Philosopher’s Stone. After being nursed and groomed by Dante and Pride, and her involvement in the slaughter of Maes Hughes, she is forced to confront Ed and Al. While cursing them for her fate, Sloth’s seemingly maternal memories and longings may provide the homunculus with her downfall... nothing in the universe is more resilient than a mother’s love. Something stirs in Sloth, where a soul once rested.

Edward’s Notes: [a two-way arrow, pointing from Sloth’s name to hand-written Juliet Douglas] [*above this line in her bio, Ed has aggressively written NO!]

Edward’s Coded Notes: [circled, with an arrow indicating the bio] She is not my mother!!!

WRATH

Profile Text: The homunculus Wrath might be the most mysterious of all the dark creatures. A volatile combination of childlike mischief and soulless evil, Wrath was discovered on a treacherous island by the Elrics and their teacher Izumi. Timid at first, Wrath’s demeanor soon shifts as layer upon layer of intrigue is peeled away, uncovering a core of supernatural madness. Able to perform alchemy, at times even in ways that Fullmetal himself doesn’t understand, it becomes clear that Wrath is a monster. His connection to Ed and Al’s teacher could provide answers to questions that are too shocking to ask.* Suspicious of the boy, Ed will give an arm and a leg to uncover the truth about the wild child.

Edward’s Coded Notes: [with an arrow pointing from the bio text Ed has underlined] It’s hers!

KING BRADLEY (PRIDE)

Profile Text: The Fuhrer King Bradley commands both the State Government and the State Army making him seemingly the most powerful man in the entire world. Known as one of the most cunning and vicious warriors in history, the homunculus Pride, the Fuhrer himself, has orchestrated countless bloody conflicts in his search for the Philosopher’s Stone. Calm, cool, collected and created by Dante... Bradley moves his pieces into striking range. Is it possible, though, that the Ultimate Eye is blind to his own role as a pawn in someone else’s sinister plot?

Edward’s Notes: He’s a homunculus that can age?!!

Edward’s Coded Notes: How did no one figure it out?!!

DANTE

Profile Text: Dante’s actions, her attempts to control the uncontrollable and manipulate innocence, have carried her through the centuries with a singular goal... immortality. At times seemingly aligned with the powers of good, while dipping her toes into the red pool of evil, Dante’s path has been one clouded by murky intentions. At the end of the quest for the Philosopher’s Stone, as all of the players look up past the strings that carried them through this desperate dance, whose face will they see?

Edward’s Notes: an arrow connects Dante’s name with Lyra, which is circled

Edward’s Coded Notes: So glad she isn’t my mom!

After the character pages, there are four pages of alchemic arrays. The writing here gets really vague, as all of it is written in Ed’s code and there are many mistakes.

The Thule Society’s array has a four letter word with an exclamation point that begins with NA, followed by the character for X and a sloppy character that is probably I/Y but looks more like a J. There are no other instances of a Z to confirm, but I think X and Z may be the same character, and it was intended to say “NAZI!”

Majahal’s array is noted with I wonder what happened to Lebi? This probably refers to Carin, Lebi being the name she took on after forgetting her past. This, too, is a bit confusing because the I/Y character also looks like a J.

Trisha’s human transmutation circle just says Sorry Mom I’m sorry...

The circle for the Underground City is noted with To open the Gate?

The Grand Arcanum Philosipher’s Stone circle is labeled “Ishbalan?” and Ed has circled it.

AND THAT IT’S FOR THE NOTES, hopefully this is of some value to... someone out there, lmao.

[royaltyau-logs]

RAU -- F1: Royal Ball

Queen Alma: someone start ]

Assassin Lavi starts

Conman Nea strikes a cool, casual pose. hello ladies.

Queen Alma: worst start ever ]

Assassin Lavi: wow r00d I worked v hard on that } Assassin Lavi

who tf is this dude posing like some kinda hot shit

Assassin Deak idk Assassin Deak kinda wanna stab him

Assassin Bookman b e h a  v e y o u r s e l v e s

Assassin Lavi you wanna stab everyone

Conman Nea i AM hot shit

Assassin Bookman this a formal event

Princess Zuki blink blink

Assassin Lavi okay but Assassin Lavi go ahead and stab him

Assassin Deak yeah but. i want to stab him like. extra bad. Assassin Deak yes

Assassin Lavi there's only room for one peacock on this dance floor

Assassin Deak thank u Assassin Deak go lavi

Queen Alma jfc

Assassin Deak live your dreams

Princess Zuki ,,,this mask is itchy,,,,

Assassin Bookman thERE WILL BE NO STABBING

Knight Kanda wait since im a knight i dont even need a mask

Assassin Bookman if you two don't get it together, we're leaving and going home

Assassin Lavi: [Alma voice] I don't remember "fuckboi" being on the guest list }

Queen Alma tru

Conman Nea [bookman voice] so help me i will turn this carriage around

Assassin Bookman yes Assassin Bookman that is me

Queen Alma please take them home Queen Alma no stabbing at the masquerade

Assassin Lavi we're getting it together Assassin Lavi our daggers that is--

Princess Zuki ,,,just kinda. fiddles with her fingers. what do ppl do at these things--

Assassin Bookman :I

Assassin Lavi okay but why not stabbing

Assassin Deak :3c

Queen Alma i s2g if u pull those knives the guards r gonna fight

Assassin Bookman because Assassin Bookman that

Conman Nea aw the queens sticking up for me

Assassin Bookman we need a plan

Conman Nea ;;;)

Queen Alma no Queen Alma im sticking up for the life of the party

Conman Nea which is

Queen Alma if u wanna get stabbed go to ur own place and not here

Conman Nea wait for it

Queen Alma not you

Conman Nea new pose Conman Nea its me

Princess Zuki can smell fakery. alma must be here

Assassin Lavi get him Deak

Assassin Deak makin my way downtown Assassin Deak walkin fast

Queen Alma why are you even here if you dont know anything about this stuff princess

Assassin Deak faces past

Queen Alma aren't you busy being sick elsewhere?

Assassin Deak and i'm killing bound Assassin Deak not really

Princess Zuki bcuz im a princess why wouldnt i be here

Assassin Deak jiji might get mad

Queen Alma because youre busy trying to run a bad country Queen Alma while dying Queen Alma which must be more taxing

Conman Nea dont kill a man while he's eating medieval cocktail weinies

Princess Zuki sounds a lot like u dont it

Queen Alma not really

Assassin Deak watches and just. holds onto lavi Assassin Deak: ...who is that?

Queen Alma my kingdom is fine

Assassin Deak points to nea

Queen Alma and not revolting

Princess Zuki ,,,,weLL UR HAIR IS BAD

Queen Alma like yours

Assassin Lavi: medieval cocktail weinies }

Princess Zuki: { big mood nea Princess Zuki MR KANDA HELP SHES BULLYING ME

Knight Kanda what do you want me to do zuki Knight Kanda stab her for mental talking Knight Kanda i can do that Knight Kanda srsly

Assassin Lavi shimmying his way on out to the dance floor. Move over Weinie, I'm the prettier peacock

Assassin Deak follows after lavi

Conman Nea as if

Assassin Deak sorry, jiji

Princess Zuki ,,,,talk to her??? ur gonna cauSE WAR THIS IS WHAT IM TRYING TO AVOID

Knight Kanda talk to her

Conman Nea i dont even need to dance

Assassin Deak glares at nea

Knight Kanda why do i have to talk to her

Conman Nea real fancy people dont have to bother with that shit

Knight Kanda shouldnt YOU talk to her

Princess Zuki is just gonna look up at kanda, kinda nervous cuz what do Princess Zuki ur a knight tell me

Assassin Deak we should show him how it's done, lavi

Queen Alma no, its the other way around nea

Assassin Lavi but ur not a Assassin Lavi real

Queen Alma real fancy people DO need to dance

Assassin Lavi fancy person Assassin Lavi ur a con Assassin Lavi a fake Assassin Lavi a sham

Conman Nea wow alma youre so knowledgeable...

Princess Zuki do i,,, dance what,,, do i do,,,

Conman Nea you should tutor me sometime 😉

Knight Kanda yes go dance

Assassin Deak clears his throat Assassin Deak t o o m a n y p e o p l e

Queen Alma are you any good at war strategy?

Princess Zuki hhhhh

Conman Nea no but im a quick learner

Assassin Deak is trying to breathe right but. so many people in one place

Princess Zuki steps forward a lil. fuck she doesnt want ppl to recognize the blue fuckin hair

Assassin Lavi who needs to bother tutoring when u can dance with someone who already knows 😉

Knight Kanda wow u guys suck Knight Kanda zuki dont even be nervous

Assassin Deak cLEARS HIS THROAT AGAIN

Knight Kanda theyre all terrible

Princess Zuki probably has her hair tied back in a bun or something with a cute lil ribbon who knows she's a cutie

Assassin Lavi grabs Deak's hands and starts leading him into a dance. Just calm down and ignore them and have some fuuun

Princess Zuki no theyre noT theyre just. di ffere n t

Knight Kanda ,,, no Knight Kanda no they definitely are terrible Knight Kanda theyre giving off the terrible vibes Knight Kanda i know these things zuki

Princess Zuki i mean alma is but i dont know the rest

Conman Nea is honestly just going to eat all this finger food

Queen Alma w o w

Conman Nea while waiting to see if this blue runt has a breakdown

Assassin Deak follows lavi and just gives a small laugh

Queen Alma this is why i like nea better than you

Princess Zuki glances at neA AND JUST. stands on her tippy toes to whisper to kanda

Assassin Lavi I may be a terrible person but my dancing is A+++

Assassin Bookman please don't get yourselves killed

Conman Nea oh shit im climbing the ranks

Assassin Deak ye

Princess Zuki: ...i'm getting the feeling that person is only here for the snacks. Princess Zuki ,,,standing on tippy toes in heels hurts wtf

Knight Kanda please dont hurt yourself whispering

Assassin Deak twirls lavi around before dipping him back, glancing over at the queen

Knight Kanda: That's probably an accurate feeling.

Assassin Lavi why would we get kille-- Assassin Lavi oh hi

Assassin Deak narrows his eye Assassin Deak hi

Queen Alma fuck you

Assassin Deak wow Assassin Deak take me to dinner first, sweetheart

Princess Zuki softly giggles. ah yes kanda the tall stressball

Queen Alma say that out loud and see what happens

Assassin Deak w o w

Assassin Lavi do it

Princess Zuki whiSPERS AGAIN

Conman Nea please fight Conman Nea itd make my night

Queen Alma you cyclops

Assassin Deak u know i like a woman that can kick my ass

Princess Zuki: i... do i... just... find someone to dance with? i-i really don't know what to do--

Assassin Deak wow

Assassin Lavi but can she kick both of ours at the same time that's the real question

Queen Alma and i like a man when he's a good doormat

Assassin Deak good question

Assassin Lavi hear that she wants to step on us

Assassin Deak i'm a good doormat

Queen Alma crush you and your pathetic twin under my heel, yes

Assassin Deak crush us, queenie Assassin Deak but we just get right back up tbh

Knight Kanda: Yes, or go join that glutton at the food table if it's easier.

Queen Alma how unfortunate.

Assassin Deak i know Assassin Deak i long for the sweet release of death

Queen Alma then die

Princess Zuki ,,,she's just gonna. waltz on over to the food table because she doesn't know what else to do

Assassin Lavi anywayyyyy swings back up and pulls Deak into a twiiirl

Assassin Bookman god damn it Assassin Bookman this is why i can't take you anywhere

Conman Nea looks at the runt with a full mouth

Assassin Lavi don't look at me :'<

Conman Nea thats uhh.... whos that again.....

Assassin Lavi I'm being gooood

Conman Nea fffffffffffffffffffuck Conman Nea zuko???

Princess Zuki ,,,waves awkwardly

Conman Nea zucchini ???

Princess Zuki NO

Assassin Deak just smirks and goes with it, still watching every movement of everyone else

Princess Zuki: { IDKMBDKFHGH Princess Zuki: { SHE HAD THE BEST REDEMPTION ARC IN ALL OF ANIME HISTORY Princess Zuki: { IM LAUGHBGIN

Assassin Bookman you're being terrible

Conman Nea fuck whatever

Queen Alma casually watching these idiots

Assassin Lavi oNLY IN THE 4th WALL

Assassin Bookman when we get home, you're both going straight to bed

Conman Nea swallows and dips his head slightly in greeting

Assassin Bookman STILL GOING TO BED Assassin Bookman I DON'T CARE

Conman Nea: Good evening, your highness

Assassin Deak jIIIJIIIIIIII :'<

Princess Zuki: oh, um--

Assassin Deak holy fuck he's stealing our woman

Conman Nea thats a highness right?? Conman Nea looks like a highness

Princess Zuki boWS QUICKLY

Knight Kanda im watching u nea

Assassin Lavi what

Assassin Deak quick, uh

Assassin Lavi move bitch

Princess Zuki KANDA WHY DID HE RECOGNIZE ME

Knight Kanda you're at a royal ball

Princess Zuki: g-- good evening!

Assassin Lavi oh wait who

Knight Kanda i assume that assuming you're royalty is expected

Princess Zuki yeah but the masks

Assassin Deak oh Assassin Deak never mind Assassin Deak forget i Assassin Deak said anything Assassin Deak haha

Conman Nea mostly everyones a highness or a lady or something or other im just shooting in the dark Conman Nea: Enjoying the festivities?

Assassin Lavi gonna steal some of those weinies mid-dance while they're chit-chatting

Knight Kanda its fine, ill slaughter him if he does something wrong Knight Kanda just enjoy yourself

Assassin Bookman 4th wall facepalms tbh

Assassin Lavi and then go straight back to dancing

Queen Alma that was

Assassin Deak just gonna,, stick by lavi

Queen Alma so ungraceful

Assassin Deak too paranoid to do anything else

Princess Zuki: um... i've never... attended one of these before, so i'm not sure how to feel.

Assassin Lavi it was v graceful

Princess Zuki scratches the back of her head, giving a nervous giggle

Queen Alma no it wasnt

Assassin Deak looks at zuki Assassin Deak blinks

Assassin Lavi for how hungry I am rn it is

Assassin Deak looks at nea

Conman Nea why is she so nervous

Assassin Deak how i'd love to shove his head in the punch bowl,,,,,

Princess Zuki Is Not Nervous Princess Zuki has only cried 5 times

Conman Nea youre like a bird that knows the puddy tats watchin

Assassin Lavi "oops my hand slipped"

Princess Zuki ,,,,a what Princess Zuki mr kanda what's a puddy tat

Assassin Deak ....i'm gonna do it

Assassin Lavi now where's all the single ladies at

Assassin Deak steps over to nea,, Assassin Deak coughs

Conman Nea: They're a little dull at times. Stuffy, too. The food's good, though.

Assassin Deak: excuse me, sir.

Assassin Lavi Nea do u have a lady

Conman Nea: Hm?

Assassin Lavi b/c I think she's about to be single

Knight Kanda it's a term referring to a cat, princess.

Conman Nea i have a few ladies

Princess Zuki watches, blinking slowly

Assassin Lavi all the better

Princess Zuki we were,,, having a conversation,,, Princess Zuki how rude,,,

Knight Kanda im gonna stab that redheaded bitch

Assassin Deak: you look quite spectacular tonight. Assassin Deak smiles and tilts his head just a bit

Conman Nea oh. aye. 😉

Assassin Lavi trAITOR

Princess Zuki ,,,kEEPS WATCHING

Conman Nea smiles back and adjusts his coat a little

Princess Zuki IS INTERESTED IN WHERE THIS IS GOING

Assassin Deak: would you be interested in a dance?

Princess Zuki ...steps back a bit though Princess Zuki welp there goes a potential dance partner :'(((

Conman Nea: Why, I'd be honored. Conman Nea holds out a hand

Assassin Deak grins and takes nea's hand

Conman Nea sorry zuki

Assassin Lavi blinks

Conman Nea but tbh youre too short for me to dance with like how would that wo rk Conman Nea youre like a person for ants Conman Nea leads Deak to the dance floor

Princess Zuki if i can dance with mr kanda i can dance with u

Assassin Lavi hops up alongside the smol and holds out a hand with a smile Assassin Lavi: Care for a dance?

Princess Zuki blinks

Assassin Lavi oh

Princess Zuki ,,,looks back at kanda for approval---

Assassin Lavi wel p

Assassin Deak brushes his hair back, taking a deep breath Assassin Deak: it's such a beautiful night.

Assassin Bookman glances at the queen,, Assassin Bookman hmmm

Knight Kanda do what you want, zuki, have fun Knight Kanda: me im just here 2 stab

Princess Zuki: { my fav piece of kanda dialogue

Knight Kanda: my life is a fragment of not doing /me right ]

Assassin Lavi: RIP }

Assassin Deak: but not quite as beautiful as your eyes.

Queen Alma jee a person cant just stand around without being looked at, rude

Assassin Bookman ,,,wow, sORRY

Princess Zuki looks back at lavi and sloooowly takes his hand

Assassin Bookman I DIDN'T KNOW JUST LOOKING AT YOU WOULD OFFEND YOU

Princess Zuki: u-um... o... o-okay..! Princess Zuki iS SO NERVOUS

Conman Nea oh this guys a Good One Conman Nea laughs a little Conman Nea: Why, aren't you a flatterer?

Assassin Deak: very much so. Assassin Deak: they say flattery gets you places Assassin Deak chuckles softly

Assassin Lavi takes the smol hand and leads them out onto the floor Assassin Lavi don't worry I'll take it nice and slow for you smol

Princess Zuki thank u,,

Queen Alma well when ur apprentices glare at me

Princess Zuki just kinda. follOWS

Conman Nea: It certainly does. Though, what I am to do when you're using all my best lines against me?

Queen Alma it makes it weird to be looked at constantly

Assassin Bookman don't worry, we're going to be having a long talk when we get home

Assassin Lavi stops in a space that's relatively clear and starts showing her some steps to copy Assassin Lavi lookit me Assassin Lavi being good with children :'> Assassin Lavi v trustworthy

Conman Nea ur a Snake

Assassin Lavi and ur a STFU what's your point

Conman Nea what does that even mean

Assassin Deak slow dancing,, slow dancing,,, slowly,, dip him back,,,,,,,,, Assassin Deak o o p s Assassin Deak i dropped him,, Assassin Deak what,, a shame,, Assassin Deak: i... i am so sorry!

Queen Alma ho ly sh it

Assassin Lavi nice going

Conman Nea okay, OW Conman Nea winces. he's gon' feel that for the rest of the evening

Assassin Deak: i have a bad shoulder. i hurt it back when i was a child... Assassin Deak offers nea a hand

Conman Nea: It's... fine. Accidents happen. Conman Nea he's salty though.

Queen Alma man i would be too

Conman Nea begrudgingly takes the hand though to pull himself up

Assassin Deak: let me treat you to a drink...

Princess Zuki was dancing with lavi but now she's concerned for nea Princess Zuki whispers to lavi Princess Zuki: u-um, w-will that man be alright..?

Assassin Bookman deak i swear to g o d

Assassin Lavi: ....

Conman Nea brushes himself off. gotta look Good still. Conman Nea forces a bit of a smile

Assassin Lavi glances at Deak and Nea and shrugs

Conman Nea: A drink sounds perfect.

Queen Alma i s2g if u ruin this party ill wreck you, monkey

Assassin Lavi: Yeah. Just a little bump.

Assassin Deak nods and feigns a concerned look

Princess Zuki is still watching them tbh

Assassin Lavi offers Zuki a hand again

Assassin Deak: i am so very sorry....

Assassin Lavi: Shall we continue?

Assassin Deak: my brother and i... we help our grandfather for a living. Assassin Deak: i hurt my shoulder carrying books... Assassin Deak sig h s

Princess Zuki blinks at lavi n takes his hanD AGAIN

Conman Nea oh, backstory time. time to pretend to be interested

Princess Zuki: o-of course-- my apologies.

Assassin Lavi chuckles softly Assassin Lavi: No need to apologize

Knight Kanda ba  d v i b e s

Conman Nea rests a hand on deak's apparently fucked up shoulder

Knight Kanda im w a t ch in g y ou

Assassin Lavi: Has anyone ever taught you to dance before now?

Conman Nea: Don't apologize so much, mistakes happen. Conman Nea: A little dust never killed anyone. Conman Nea except my good mood

Assassin Deak: you're too kind... too kind, sir...

Princess Zuki: um... i haven't taken lessons since i was young.

Assassin Deak steps over to the drinks and clears his throat Assassin Deak requests one for himself and the other for nea

Assassin Lavi hums Assassin Lavi: But you are young?

Conman Nea sighs softly as he joins him Conman Nea: So.. You said you have a brother?

Conman Nea tell me more

Princess Zuki: i... cannot say? i-i'm fifteen, if that's what you're asking.

Assassin Deak: ...yes. indeed i do. Assassin Deak: a twin, to be exact.

Conman Nea is he less of a klutz than you

Assassin Lavi: So still young~

Assassin Deak no

Conman Nea damn

Assassin Deak jk, probably

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, I would be honored to be your teacher

Assassin Deak but i did that on purpose so Assassin Deak aNYWAY

Princess Zuki smiles softly. okay this is going much nicer than expected she is Satisfied

Conman Nea: A twin, hm?

Assassin Deak: yes. Assassin Deak: a twin.

Assassin Lavi Deak what r u doing how do we pull off the sly switcheroo if people know there's two of uS

Princess Zuki: i-i would be honored to be your student!

Queen Alma hahah your twin messed up

Assassin Lavi sQU INT S

Assassin Deak just. be patient. Assassin Deak i have a plan

Conman Nea: It's hard to imagine someone else with a face like your's

Assassin Lavi u better kill that bitch-- Assassin Lavi okay good

Conman Nea you may have annoyed me but hey i can still be suave

Assassin Deak blinks a few times before getting that feigned warm smile

Assassin Lavi leads Zuki back into some dance steps

Assassin Deak: ...too kind, sir...

Princess Zuki just. follows along. she's doin pretty okay for her first masquerade yay

Assassin Deak: too kind.... Assassin Deak: but ah... he's... not identical. Assassin Deak points to a random stranger out in the crowd Assassin Deak: do you see him?

Assassin Bookman deaK I S2G

Assassin Lavi go Deak go

Conman Nea looks out. oh. hm.

Queen Alma wow

Conman Nea: I never would've guessed...

Princess Zuki occasionally just. looks bac k at kanda bcuz loOK IM SOCIALIZING

Conman Nea Doubt(tm) but also. eh. he's seen some weird shit.

Assassin Deak: so i am indeed the... more handsome one.

Assassin Lavi gonna show u some less slow more fun dance moves now : >

Assassin Deak la u g h s

Assassin Lavi b/c slow dancing is kinda u gh

Conman Nea chuckles softly Conman Nea: By far.

Princess Zuki ,,,but slow dancing is Official

Knight Kanda glaring @ stupid redhead Knight Kanda still watching u

Assassin Lavi which one

Assassin Deak ye which one

Knight Kanda b o t h

Assassin Deak someone distract zuki

Assassin Lavi I'm working on it

Assassin Deak nO SOMEONE ELSE

Assassin Lavi anyway slow dancing may be official but its less fuun

Assassin Deak i need to s w i t c h Assassin Deak it's getting weir d Assassin Deak u go talk to the weird guy

Assassin Lavi hey u picked him don't look @ me

Conman Nea why you gotta lead me on like this Conman Nea im cute as hell

Assassin Deak s w i t c h wi th m e

Assassin Lavi fi n e fine give me Assassin Lavi a moment Assassin Lavi okay I got it Assassin Lavi: Mayhaps you would like to show what you've learned to your... escort? There-- Assassin Lavi motions at Kanda Assassin Lavi: I find myself in need of something to drink

Knight Kanda the fuck u motioning at Knight Kanda come here and ill cut that hand off

Princess Zuki blinks and looks at kanda before nodding Princess Zuki: o-okay! Princess Zuki: thank you for teaching me!

Assassin Lavi wow what did I ever do to u

Conman Nea looks like he's checking deak out. is actually taking a mental inventory off how expensive his accessories look

Assassin Deak: ...i'll be right back.

Princess Zuki boops on over to kanda. she's a happy bean

Assassin Lavi wiggly fingers at the smol and slips into the crowd

Conman Nea: Hm? Oh, alright.

Assassin Deak gives nea a soft smile and walks off Assassin Deak passes lavi and just Assassin Deak: don't mess this up.

Queen Alma wtf are these bitch twins doing

Assassin Lavi mhm, mhm~

Princess Zuki Suspects Nothing Princess Zuki smiles up at kanda bcuz fuck she's happy

Conman Nea leans on the counter table thing with his drink. huffs.

Assassin Bookman wATCHING LAVI AND DEAK

Conman Nea my fucking elbow hurts

Assassin Deak oH SHIT LAVI

Princess Zuki: mr. kanda! a nice man taught me some things!

Assassin Deak hands him his mask Assassin Deak takes lavi's mask and quickly walks off

Assassin Lavi gonna slip around through the crowd a bit to go get a drink and-- Assassin Lavi OH Assassin Lavi good thinking

Knight Kanda: Did he? What did you learn?

Assassin Deak i k n o w Assassin Deak i'm good B )

Princess Zuki just kinda. gently grabs his hands

Conman Nea did i get stood up

Princess Zuki: dance with me and i'll show you!!

Assassin Lavi gonna go get himself a drink like he's actually had a reason to go off before heading "back" to Nea Assassin Lavi: I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long~ Assassin Lavi he brought u a drink too Nea

Conman Nea blinks. looks at the drink Conman Nea looks at the drink in his own hand. that deak order for him already. you're bad at this, dude.

Knight Kanda u kno this is a royalty party not ur knight party

Assassin Deak god damn it, lavi Assassin Deak LAVI WH Y Assassin Deak make some sort excuse

Conman Nea raises a hand to his mouth and laughs

Princess Zuki daNG IT MR KANDA

Conman Nea: Are you that forgetful?

Assassin Deak like i thought you needed another one or something

Princess Zuki UR THE ONE WHO ASKED

Queen Alma dont fourth wall give him ideas Queen Alma thats cheating

Assassin Lavi: I thought you'd be done with it by the time I got back Assassin Lavi: Where's the fun in these things otherwise? Assassin Lavi little wink

Knight Kanda thats,,, true Knight Kanda but,,,,,,,,,,,, i still am not royalty

Conman Nea gives him a Look like he's not sure whether to buy that or not Conman Nea but hey. Conman Nea free drink

Knight Kanda that would be odd

Conman Nea: Point taken, I suppose.

Assassin Lavi: Well

Assassin Deak goes and stands in the dark corner,,

Assassin Lavi: If I turned out to be wrong, just more for me

Princess Zuki huFFS

Assassin Lavi: Why pass good drinks?

Conman Nea finishes off his glass and takes the one lavi brought. Conman Nea: Exactly. Conman Nea mine now. Conman Nea: By the way, I never caught your name.

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little bit and sips his own drink Assassin Lavi: Hmm..

Assassin Deak l i e, l a v i

Assassin Lavi: Did I never give it to you? Assassin Lavi smiles coyly

Assassin Deak or,, that

Assassin Lavi shhhh I know how to do this relax

Assassin Deak wHaT iS rE l a XI n G

Conman Nea: You didn't. And while I love a man of mystery, I'd rather not have to call you 'red' all night.

Princess Zuki is just gonna,,, stay by kanda again

Assassin Lavi hums and sips his drink with a little seductive side-eye

Queen Alma hahah monkey and red

Assassin Lavi: "Red" works just fine for me. I can be whoever y'want me to be~

Assassin Lavi laughs a little bit Assassin Lavi: I didn't mean for that to rhyme...

Assassin Deak i'm so proud of you, lavi Assassin Deak good job

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, is this not the point of a masquerade?

Conman Nea: Fair point. Conman Nea hums a bit from behind the rim of his glass

Assassin Deak anyway, my nerves are killing me lm a o

Princess Zuki ,,,just. inches a little closer to kanda. she's back to feeling awkward

Conman Nea: Red it is, then.

Assassin Deak slinks around in the shadows

Queen Alma what a tense party

Assassin Deak pls don't notice me~ pls don't notice me~

Assassin Lavi downs the rest of his drink before setting it aside and offering his hand with a little laugh Assassin Lavi: Back to dancing then, sir~?

Assassin Deak doin a sneaky sneak

Conman Nea gives him a Look Conman Nea: You promise not to drop me this time?

Assassin Lavi: ...I won't-- Assassin Lavi laughs Assassin Lavi: Yeah, I won't drop you this time

Assassin Deak panicking,,

Assassin Lavi why r u panicking

Assassin Deak tOO MANY PEOPLE,,

Conman Nea sets his cup aside and takes the offered hand Conman Nea: If you do, I'm taking you down with me

Princess Zuki ,,,sits down

Assassin Lavi throaty purr as he takes Nea's hand and wanders back towards the dance floor Assassin Lavi: Promise?

Princess Zuki in a chair ofc Princess Zuki nearby kanda bcuz too many strangers

Conman Nea quirks a brow and smacks lavi's arm lightly with a little snort Conman Nea: We'll see

Princess Zuki ............wants to go home--

Assassin Lavi gonna take Nea for a ride tbh Assassin Lavi hope u know how to dance Nea b/c he's not gonna hold back like with the smol

Queen Alma not on the dancefloor pls Queen Alma there is a child

Conman Nea i know how to daNCE... Conman Nea decently well

Assassin Lavi we're just danCING jeez Assassin Lavi but v Assassin Lavi flashy dancing b/c All Eyes Off Deak

Conman Nea yes all eyes should be on Me pls Conman Nea peacock in the room hello hello

Assassin Lavi two peacocks in the room Assassin Lavi pulls Nea into some hardcore dancing with a little grin Assassin Lavi: Try ta keep up~

Princess Zuki just. watcheS

Conman Nea whoA Conman Nea: I'll do my best-! Conman Nea lord help me

Queen Alma this is going to go wrong Queen Alma where did the other one go

Assassin Deak it's a mystery

Conman Nea: Where'd you learn to dance like this?

Assassin Lavi no lord can save u now Assassin Lavi: Mm, I wonder~?

Conman Nea laughs lightly Conman Nea: So secretive

Assassin Lavi why would I make anything easy 2 get for u

Conman Nea because im handsome

Assassin Lavi no sorry I look in the mirror for handsome Assassin Lavi or at my twin Assassin Lavi same diff

Conman Nea rude Conman Nea i cant believe im dancing with you when i could be making some REAL progress with someone cuter

Assassin Deak is talking to some girls,, Assassin Deak stealing some kisses from some random people,,

Princess Zuki wants to talk to someone :'((

Queen Alma wow

Princess Zuki kissing is gross though

Assassin Deak oh well

Assassin Lavi why go with cute when u can go with hot

Assassin Deak i'm gross, so

Assassin Lavi which I am

Queen Alma if your twin is gross, so are you

Conman Nea because APPARENTLY im not good enough for you mr. _oh im so handsome_

Queen Alma which means hes making progress withs omeone gross

Assassin Lavi wow u hit the nail on the head Assassin Lavi Nea I mean, not Alma

Conman Nea so fucking cruel

Princess Zuki i keep hearing this weird buzzing in my ear that sounds strangely feminine and fake hmmmm

Queen Alma come say that to my face

Assassin Lavi Soon(tm)

Conman Nea ive got the face of a god and you dont appreciate it one bit

Assassin Deak makes his way over to the que- nope Assassin Deak never mind Assassin Deak not gonna touch that

Queen Alma : (

Assassin Deak just gonna throw stuff from the shadows at that knight person

Assassin Lavi dancing v flirtatiously and flashy to draw attention on himself tbh

Knight Kanda im going to kill you

Assassin Deak pls do

Assassin Lavi Deak wtf Assassin Lavi how am I supposed to distract from you if you're distracting from me

Assassin Deak i ask myself that all of the time

Conman Nea today i've learned that i dont likle being outshined

Knight Kanda looks over at zuki

Assassin Deak DON'T LET ME DISTRACT YOU

Knight Kanda: Princess, I'll be right back. Will you be alright?

Assassin Lavi then get gud

Assassin Bookman you're both Grounded

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP and nods Princess Zuki: u-um, okay.

Conman Nea im gud AF

Assassin Deak o s h i t

Conman Nea BUSTS A MOVE

Assassin Deak rUN Assassin Deak GO GO GO

Knight Kanda i sEE YOU BITch

Assassin Lavi ffs Deak

Knight Kanda starts stalking off in the direction deak is running

Assassin Deak NO U DON'T

Assassin Lavi what happened to "don't mess this up"

Assassin Deak I FUCKED IT UP Assassin Deak I WAS BORED

Assassin Lavi taKE UR OWN ADVICE NEXT TIME

Knight Kanda here i come little bitch

Princess Zuki watches kanda until she just. cant see him anymore Princess Zuki ,,,is already lonely

Assassin Lavi also busting moves Assassin Lavi u wanna go bro

Assassin Deak i'm gonna run and jump off the fuckin balcony

Assassin Lavi I can go

Princess Zuki looks down. why must u leave, mr kanda

Assassin Deak u gonna jump after me, asshole?

Assassin Lavi make sure u land in some hay or something

Knight Kanda yeah, i will

Assassin Deak on it Assassin Deak oH FUCK YOU

Knight Kanda in fact, i'm going to fucking shove you before you jump

Assassin Deak LEAVE ME ALONE Assassin Deak I DIDN'T EVEN HIT YOU I WAS JUST THROWING STUFF AT YOU

Conman Nea im gonna bust the sickest moves

Knight Kanda maybe you shouldnt have done that Knight Kanda come here

Princess Zuki would leave but then mr kanda would be concerned

Assassin Deak fu c k u

Knight Kanda please dont leave until i return Knight Kanda from killing this bitch

Assassin Bookman grabs deak

Assassin Lavi mmmm if Deak doesn't need the distraction anymore then u can win this round

Princess Zuki i diDNT AUTHORIZE ANY KILLIN G

Assassin Bookman looks at kanda

Conman Nea fuck yeah

Knight Kanda s w ,e a  t,s ,,s ,

Assassin Bookman: ...my apologies.

Assassin Deak o w Assassin Deak: ...wh-what did i do?

Assassin Lavi: ...I think that's about all I can do for one night

Knight Kanda just looks at them for a moment before scoffing and leaving again

Assassin Lavi laughs a bit Assassin Lavi: You dance very well...

Assassin Lavi: It was an honor and a privilege, sir.

Assassin Bookman waits until kanda is gone Assassin Bookman HITS DEAK UPSIDE THE HEAD LIKE FOUR TIMES

Assassin Deak #RIP

Conman Nea: Ahh, and you were worried about me not being able to keep up.

Knight Kanda goes back 2 zuki

Assassin Lavi RIP DEAK u deserved that

Conman Nea chuckles softly Conman Nea: Indeed it was.

Knight Kanda: My apologies for leaving you, Princess. Are you alright?

Conman Nea: Thank you for the dance, Red.

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP AGAIN bcuz she may or may not have been startled

Assassin Lavi little bow Assassin Lavi: My pleasure~

Princess Zuki: u-um, i'm okay. a-are you..?

Knight Kanda v neutrally Knight Kanda: Yes.

Assassin Lavi little wink wonk Assassin Lavi: Maybe we can do this again some day and next time perhaps I'll win~

Conman Nea quit winkin at me youve got like one eye dont you Conman Nea what hte Fuck Conman Nea laughs. he's already walkin' away. Conman Nea: Oh, I doubt you will.

Princess Zuki smiles kinda meekly up at kanda before lookin back down

Assassin Lavi shUT UP Assassin Lavi Freedom To Wink Rights for All >:L

Queen Alma you guys are lame Queen Alma im bored Queen Alma get in a fight or something

Assassin Lavi: Hmm we'll see~

Conman Nea i could entertain you 😉

Assassin Lavi good then I don't have to come up with an excuse for ME to walk away

Assassin Bookman is giving deak a lecture tbh

Assassin Deak ju s t rubbing at his jaw,,

Assassin Lavi slips off to where Deak and Bookman are and just +1's that head smack

Conman Nea returns to the snack bar

Assassin Deak o W Assassin Deak hISSES AND LOOKS AT LAVI

Queen Alma i think you're more entertained by snacks, sir

Assassin Deak: what was that for?!

Conman Nea i mean theyre alright

Princess Zuki looks back at mr snack bar. we never finished talking :^(

Assassin Lavi: ...I saw that Assassin Lavi: "Don't mess this up Lavi". Seriously?

Assassin Deak: ...it would've been fine.

Conman Nea ur welcome to come back over here

Assassin Deak s i g h  s

Princess Zuki stands up n goes back over there Princess Zuki we can be loners i guess

Assassin Bookman just shakes his head and storms off Assassin Bookman: i have better things to do besides babysit. Assassin Bookman: behave yourselves.

Conman Nea looks down at the runt Conman Nea: Sorry for my poor manners earlier, my lady.

Princess Zuki waves sheepishly,,,

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Princess Zuki: i-it's fine. a-are you okay? you fell earlier...

Conman Nea snorts a little

Assassin Lavi I'm not the one who almost launched out a window being chased by some royal's lapdog

Assassin Deak: ...i didn't expect anyone to notice. Assassin Deak sHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH, LAVI

Conman Nea: Oh, I'll be fine. He was quite the klutz, though, wasn't he?

Assassin Lavi MAKE ME

Princess Zuki: mhm.

Assassin Deak I'LL THROW YOU OFF THIS BALCONY

Conman Nea: What a shame, too, he seemed... Nice.

Assassin Lavi b/c that's so inconspicuous

Conman Nea huffs and puts on a smile

Princess Zuki: i-i danced with someone nice, too..! h-he taught me some things. dance things.

Conman Nea: But I won't bore you with that sort of thing Conman Nea: Oh?

Princess Zuki ....is mentally slapping herseLF

Assassin Deak wow

Princess Zuki: i-it wouldn't bore me! promise.

Conman Nea: ... Conman Nea glances around

Conman Nea slowly hands Zuki his barely touched glass of wine

Princess Zuki ,,,takes it..???

Conman Nea: Here, you seem like you need something for your nerves.

Princess Zuki ...sets it down..?? Princess Zuki: that's... i-i cannot drink. sorry.

Assassin Deak grabs lavi and just. pulls him off Assassin Deak: we need to avoid that guy.

Messenger Cecil joined the chat

Assassin Lavi !!!!!

Assassin Deak: he was nothing but trouble.

Assassin Lavi oh u think?

Conman Nea: It's not like anyone would know-- This is an anonymous party, after all

Princess Zuki: um...

Assassin Deak: ...everyone here... nothing but trouble.

Queen Alma im offended by that Queen Alma calling me trouble at my party

Assassin Deak good

Princess Zuki looks back at kanda and theN back to nea Princess Zuki whispers Princess Zuki: m-my... guard... is right there.

Assassin Deak: ...are you hurt?

Conman Nea oh

Assassin Deak: he didn't hurt you, did he?

Conman Nea o h Conman Nea retracts the glass Conman Nea: Perhaps not, then

Assassin Lavi: ...no Assassin Lavi: why would he?

Messenger Cecil okay uh he's probably , over at the food table

Princess Zuki giGGLES SOFTLY

Assassin Deak: ...you can't trust anyone here. especially not him. Assassin Deak snickers softly

Conman Nea downs it himself cause. goddamn. that couldve got him in Trouble

Assassin Deak: i have a few souvenirs, though.

Princess Zuki watches n blinks. wow

Assassin Lavi snickers

Conman Nea: Really, though, you shouldn't be so nervous. It's just a party.

Assassin Lavi: Takes one to know one?

Assassin Deak: ah. yes.

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, hope y'got some good ones~

Queen Alma the food table is always the most awkward spot at the party Queen Alma i swear

Conman Nea save us, queenie

Princess Zuki: i-i've never attended one of these before...

Queen Alma and how would you like me to do that

Princess Zuki: regular parties, sure, but... never one of these.

Conman Nea uhhh Conman Nea make this kid Relax

Assassin Deak: i did, i did~

Messenger Cecil im not awkward.....

Queen Alma no youre pretty awkward

Conman Nea cecil tell this kid to relax

Messenger Cecil is hungry and this is free food and a man's gotta do what he gotta do Messenger Cecil h o w

Conman Nea i dont kn ow Conman Nea: Think of it as a regular party Conman Nea: It's not much different

Queen Alma just with people of higher status

Messenger Cecil I probably dont know shes here yet and when I figure out I sm gonna be avoiding the hec k out of her in fear of being recognized

Messenger Cecil wAit we hAVE MASKS

Queen Alma y e ah

Princess Zuki: well... there are a few differences, but...

Messenger Cecil o h

Princess Zuki sigHS

Messenger Cecil well still qkdhsg

Assassin Lavi hums and glances off towards the queen

Messenger Cecil is Snacking

Princess Zuki: y-you're right. i shouldn't be nervous.

Assassin Lavi: Get cold feet b'fore you got that far? Assassin Lavi Ye he saw you go the other way earlier Deak

Conman Nea: Exactly Conman Nea: Besides, you've got a mask Conman Nea: if anything goes poorly, nobody will know it was you

Assassin Deak ,,, Assassin Deak si g h s

Princess Zuki: ....well, you knew i was royalty.

Assassin Deak: ...maybe i did. Assassin Deak: maybe i didn't.

Conman Nea: Most people here are

Assassin Lavi snickers and pats the top of his head

Queen Alma you were so confident fourth wall Queen Alma : (

Messenger Cecil wait who is talking to who now

Princess Zuki: not everyone.

Messenger Cecil i'm so confs u e d

Princess Zuki: i could've easily been a commoner.

Conman Nea: That's true

Assassin Lavi: ...both of you're more useful without one throwing the other in jail anyway

Conman Nea: I guess I just made a lucky guess

Princess Zuki: ...you said guess twice. Princess Zuki she's cracking up dont mind her

Conman Nea ruD

Assassin Bookman i'm watching

Conman Nea HUFF

Messenger Cecil o u guys r also here Messenger Cecil awkward

Assassin Bookman always watching

Assassin Lavi wow don't be creepy Panda

Conman Nea: You know what I meant

Messenger Cecil I just want e d to snaCk in pE acE

Assassin Deak yeah, jiji

Conman Nea hey bookman smack deak a few more times please

Conman Nea and lavi too?? i feel friendzoned

Assassin Bookman what do you kids know? leave me alone. i'm your mentor, you're my students. don't disrespect me

Princess Zuki looKS AT CECIL N WAVES Princess Zuki h ELLO

Assassin Bookman they're going to get hit when they get home

Conman Nea except we've nto even friends. its awful. Conman Nea good

Messenger Cecil o h Messenger Cecil looks around

Assassin Lavi u assume-- Assassin Lavi ye a Assassin Lavi ur not even that far along buddy

Messenger Cecil realizes shes waving at him

Assassin Lavi and don't expect u will be in ever

Messenger Cecil ,,, waves back

Assassin Deak ,,i kinda wanna go mess with him again Assassin Deak hands lavi his mask back Assassin Deak gives him a warm smile Assassin Deak: how about you go talk to the queen and i find that man again?

Assassin Lavi: ...y'never learn do ya Assassin Lavi he's laughing tho Assassin Lavi ye he can do that

Assassin Deak: i'm curious now.

Conman Nea looks at who zuki's wavin too

Princess Zuki scratches the back of her neck and looks down

Assassin Lavi time to serenade the big one

Conman Nea who u

Messenger Cecil henlo

Assassin Deak ruffles lavi's hair a few times before walking off, chuckling

Conman Nea looks him up and down

Messenger Cecil awkward,,

Conman Nea a solid 8 but you dont look like youre worth much

Messenger Cecil o h

Princess Zuki but he doesn't look 8 years old

Assassin Deak pretty much skips back to nea

Messenger Cecil w el ll

Conman Nea ....zuki

Assassin Deak tap tap on the shoulder

Messenger Cecil im flatter Messenger Cecil but ha if only you knew

Conman Nea blinks and turns back to deak Conman Nea raises a brow

Assassin Lavi off to make friendly with the queen I guess

Conman Nea: Miss me already?

Assassin Deak: i'd like to thank you for the dance!~ Assassin Deak quick kiss on the cheek

Conman Nea oh. hello there.

Messenger Cecil O:<

Conman Nea odD?

Princess Zuki blinks at deak

Messenger Cecil is lowkey watching them

Princess Zuki how can ppl socialize so eaSILY

Conman Nea: You're quite welcome

Assassin Deak looks at cecil

Messenger Cecil h

Knight Kanda because theyre older and its faked most of the time

Conman Nea: It's not often someone can keep up with me on the dancefloor.

Princess Zuki mr kanda can u teach me how to talk to people

Queen Alma whats happening

Assassin Deak looks back to nea Assassin Deak: years of practice.

Assassin Lavi sauntering over to the queen with his hands behind his back casually

Assassin Deak: dancing is an area of expertise for me.

Knight Kanda princess, i literally do not talk to anyone unless im bossing them around, attempting to murder them, reading their death messages before theyre murdered, threatening them or doing things of the sort Knight Kanda i doubt it is a good idea

Conman Nea no kanda thats a GREAT idea

Princess Zuki ,,,,does that mean ur going to kill me

Conman Nea: I can tell. Conman Nea: It was... refreshing to be a part of.

Assassin Deak: i'm quite glad~

Assassin Lavi little respectful head dip at the queen Assassin Lavi: Enjoying the evening, Your Highness?

Princess Zuki heard queen and she immediately wants to dip

Messenger Cecil o mg

Princess Zuki just. stands by cecil

Conman Nea glances around at the people at the food table.

Messenger Cecil o

Princess Zuki looks up at him n waves agaiN

Messenger Cecil henlo

Conman Nea this is. awkwardly quiet. how yall

Messenger Cecil aa Messenger Cecil waves back

Princess Zuki: h...hi.

Conman Nea well at least shes makin friends

Assassin Deak goes to get another glass of wine Assassin Deak b y e

Messenger Cecil would it be ok if I could already tell ur a royalty Messenger Cecil bc u wear fancy clothes

Conman Nea okay rude Conman Nea bye bitch Conman Nea goes back to tending to these cocktail weenies

Assassin Deak i could pour it on your head when i get back Assassin Deak then i really would be a bitch : >

Conman Nea or you could not Conman Nea but what you COULD do is bring me a glass like a good bitch

Assassin Deak fuk u

Princess Zuki yes its ok

Assassin Deak get ur own wine

Princess Zuki is disappointed but its ok

Messenger Cecil aw sorr

Conman Nea youre so mean to me Conman Nea i danced with you and called you pretty

Messenger Cecil: Hello, your Majesty...

Conman Nea and this is what i get

Queen Alma looks over and smiles politely

Assassin Deak i'm mean to everyone

Queen Alma: Certainly. However, it's more important that my guests enjoy than myself. Has your time been well?

Princess Zuki sIGHS

Assassin Deak: ;; i 'm gonna have to lay down for a lil bit bc m head is swimming

Messenger Cecil aA Messenger Cecil err Messenger Cecil: Um, m-my apologies, ma'am. It is the clothes that gave it away... Messenger Cecil: These are expensive fabrics...

Princess Zuki sighs again Princess Zuki: i suppose so, but still...

Assassin Lavi: Indeed, my time has been very enjoyable, Your Highness. But should the host not enjoy herself as well? I'm sure I am not the only one who feels as such~ Assassin Lavi just going to throw in a cute little head quirk for good measure

Messenger Cecil looks down understandingly Messenger Cecil: Is this.. Is this your first ball?

Conman Nea how many glasses of wine can i get before this guy cuts me off

Queen Alma a lot

Messenger Cecil ne a n o

Conman Nea nea yes Conman Nea i dont even belong here im jsut here to keep the good times rolliN

Assassin Lavi go for it nea

Princess Zuki: um... my first ball of this sort.

Messenger Cecil ne a p ls

Princess Zuki: i don't tend to leave the castle often, i-if at all.

Messenger Cecil nods

Conman Nea the bartender is my new best friend

Queen Alma: Nothing makes me more happy than seeing others enjoying their time. That's the point of a party, after all.

Messenger Cecil: Ah, I see... Well, are you enjoying yourself...?

Queen Alma like a dog, right Queen Alma how a dog tilts its head when its confused

Princess Zuki: um... i-in a sense..?

Assassin Lavi more or less ye

Messenger Cecil s a v a g e

Princess Zuki: it's... different.

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little bit

Messenger Cecil looks at her questioningly Messenger Cecil: How so?

Assassin Lavi: To each their own means of enjoyment. Assassin Lavi: Has there been a favorite part of this party for you so far? Assassin Lavi just gonna casually lean on a wall and chill here for a bit

Princess Zuki: i've mostly been by here the whole time. a-although, earlier, a very nice man taught me some dance moves...! that's about it, though.

Conman Nea time to be obnoxious Conman Nea and sit on the edge of the food table

Princess Zuki ....stares at nea

Messenger Cecil ahh

Queen Alma thoughtful humming

Assassin Lavi get your ass off the table don't be r00d

Conman Nea henlo losers

Messenger Cecil: W-Well, would you like to go for a walk, then? Messenger Cecil also looks up at nea Messenger Cecil blinks

Conman Nea waves

Queen Alma what are you doing on the table Queen Alma why

Messenger Cecil u h

Conman Nea my feet are tired

Queen Alma there are c h a i r s

Messenger Cecil: Um, i-is everything okay...?

Conman Nea i like to feel tall

Messenger Cecil at nea

Conman Nea glances around

Assassin Lavi sorry to break it to u but

Conman Nea: ..Yes?

Assassin Lavi ur never gonna match us trees

Queen Alma: Perhaps the assortment of character that has walked through the door? It is interesting to see the various types of people.

Conman Nea he's confused Conman Nea shut up giant

Queen Alma yeah the trees win no offense

Messenger Cecil aw Messenger Cecil furrows his brows in confusion

Assassin Lavi: Indeed. And the masks just make them all the more colorful characters, do they not? Assassin Lavi this is how u bond right

Messenger Cecil: Um, what are you doing on top of that table, i-if I may ask? Messenger Cecil: A table is hardly a place to sit...

Conman Nea: My feet are tired and I like being close to the food.

Messenger Cecil ,,, Messenger Cecil glances around

Conman Nea: Unless you'd like to grab a chair for me?

Queen Alma: Absolutely. Surely there's something about the... secrecy. No one would ever know who someone truly is here, not entirely. Perhaps a guess or two, and maybe a correct guess, but never fully.

Conman Nea swings his legs

Messenger Cecil uh not really but

Queen Alma: Like hiding behind shadowy curtains, perhaps?

Messenger Cecil: Um, s-sure...

Assassin Lavi hums

Conman Nea smiles Conman Nea: You have my thanks.

Messenger Cecil glances at zuki and then , goes to get a chair

Assassin Lavi: Good reason not to hang curtains

Messenger Cecil I cant believ this

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little

Messenger Cecil dips his head back at nea

Conman Nea this is fuck in ggreat Conman Nea what else can i get this guy to do

Messenger Cecil fetches a chair and carries it back Messenger Cecil :I Messenger Cecil don't use m e Messenger Cecil: Here you go, good sir

Conman Nea hops down and takes a seat once he's got a chair. push me in, cecil. Conman Nea: Why thank you

Messenger Cecil ,,, are u fr real

Conman Nea yes

Messenger Cecil , push es the chair in

Conman Nea looks so damn pleased with himself

Princess Zuki is still staring tbh

Messenger Cecil :I

Conman Nea snaps suddenly Conman Nea: oh, drat, I forgot.

Messenger Cecil wh

Conman Nea looks at cecil with a small frown Conman Nea: I meant to grab another glass of wine before I settled down. Conman Nea: I don't suppose you'd be so kind...?

Queen Alma: That and with the drunkards they'd tear them down on accident.

Messenger Cecil .......

Assassin Lavi now he's really laughing

Queen Alma looks at lavi, curiously tilting her head Queen Alma: Pardon me for the odd question, but there were two of you, correct?

Messenger Cecil: Err, perhaps one of the servants can be of more help to you...

Assassin Lavi: Mayhaps less "on accident" so much as-- Assassin Lavi hmm so she saw them did she

Messenger Cecil glances back at zuki Messenger Cecil he lp

Conman Nea blinks at him Conman Nea eyes widen

Princess Zuki narrows her eyes at nea

Assassin Lavi: I did come with like company, yes.

Conman Nea raises a hand to his mouth Conman Nea: Oh my. Conman Nea: I thought... Conman Nea: Nevermind.

Messenger Cecil oh no

Conman Nea: My apologies.

Princess Zuki glances at cecil n then baCK AT NEA

Messenger Cecil: W-What..?

Princess Zuki whAT ARE U DOING, COMMONER

Conman Nea adjusts his collar softly Conman Nea: I thought you were the help.

Assassin Lavi he sighs and shakes his head a little bit

Conman Nea: My sincere apologies.

Messenger Cecil h

Princess Zuki: i believe that role goes to you, sir.

Messenger Cecil sucks in a sharp breath

Princess Zuki OOOOOOOOOO

Assassin Lavi: Must bring along family to these sorts of things, you know? Else you'll never hear the end of it.

Conman Nea blinks at zuki Conman Nea: I beg your pardon?

Princess Zuki: i do not need a face to spy the difference between a commoner and a royal. Princess Zuki: your actions say all. Princess Zuki sips apple juice

Messenger Cecil can I leave now........

Princess Zuki yes u may

Assassin Lavi aHAHAHAHAAA BYE NEA

Queen Alma: I wouldn't know, I have no siblings. However, he'd be your brother then? Surely an event is more enjoyable with family, assuming you get along.

Conman Nea: That's a hefty accusation.

Assassin Lavi getting called out by a teenage shut-in

Conman Nea: And after I was so kind to you, who thought you'd insult me like that.

Queen Alma: hefty hefty hefty ]

Princess Zuki: tell me, where do you hail from?

Messenger Cecil looks between them

Assassin Lavi: omg }

Princess Zuki: { LMAO

Messenger Cecil internally hhhhs

Assassin Lavi: It can and can't be. Assassin Lavi smiles wryly

Conman Nea: A small continent to the east. I hold land there. I'll admit, I may not be the highest of ranks, but an Earl is still leagues above commoner.

Conman Nea lying out his ass

Princess Zuki: does this continent have a name?

Conman Nea: || shit i need a name Conman Nea: || something that'd Actually Exist

Messenger Cecil: ( koongdom

Princess Zuki: { KOONGDOM

Queen Alma: yes koongdom ]

Conman Nea: || i hate you

Messenger Cecil: ( 💗

Conman Nea: Koongdom.

Princess Zuki: { K O O N G D O M

Messenger Cecil: ( ama z ing

Princess Zuki: ...

Conman Nea bitch you cannot look at me and tell me you know every earl personally from there

Messenger Cecil b link s

Conman Nea fight me

Princess Zuki is slowly cracking up honESTLY Princess Zuki KOONGDOM

Conman Nea itS A PLACE Conman Nea how much wine have i had

Princess Zuki AS IS TIDDYOPOLIS

Queen Alma probably a lot

Conman Nea not enough

Princess Zuki okay she's setting down her apple juice to cover her mouTH AND LAUGH\

Conman Nea flags down a servant for More Wine

Messenger Cecil one glass too many Messenger Cecil wah Messenger Cecil manages to remain more composed

Conman Nea: Anyways. Conman Nea: As I've said. Conman Nea: I apologize for the mixup.

Princess Zuki coUGHS AND CALMS DOWN FU CK THAT WAS FUNN Y

Assassin Lavi: I do not dislike him to any capacity, but siblings can do things which are... tiresome, sometimes.

Princess Zuki: y-you... you are no royal, my dear.

Assassin Lavi: But family is family.

Messenger Cecil mutters,

Princess Zuki: you put me in mind of another royal, but no. Princess Zuki cough cough cross cough cough

Conman Nea glances at zuki

Conman Nea: You've no way of confirming that

Conman Nea taps his mask

Princess Zuki: ....

Queen Alma: Surely. Something cannot only singularly be one thing, and surely not something as changing as a human. It is good to keep family closest to you.

Messenger Cecil: Ma'am, I worry this man may have had a little more to drink than is good for him. Perhaps we should leave...

Princess Zuki takes off her mask OOOOO RULE BREAKER

Messenger Cecil oh shit

Queen Alma: Have you had a drink, Sir... Queen Alma looks thoughtfully at him

Princess Zuki: allow me to introduce myself.

Queen Alma: I don't believe I caught your name?

Messenger Cecil oh shit

Conman Nea oh shit Conman Nea whos this bitch again

Princess Zuki: i am princess zuki, de facto ruler of cicia.

Messenger Cecil welP Messenger Cecil starts back Messenger Cecil I have to go right now immediately

Conman Nea ohh Conman Nea that's who she is Conman Nea: I wouldn't have thought you'd leave your castle with the state your kingdom's in.

Assassin Lavi: I have had a few drinks already, all of excellent taste. My compliments to whoever chooses your wines. And it seems I am popularly "Red" tonight, or so goes the theme with others here tonight who find need of a name.

Princess Zuki slowly puts her mask back on

Messenger Cecil oOOOOOOo Messenger Cecil daMN NEA SAVAGE

Princess Zuki: my advisors did their jobs and told me to attend. Princess Zuki: i did not want to, but they convinced me to.

Messenger Cecil slinks,, away,,,,

Princess Zuki sips apple juice some more tbh Princess Zuki: tell me, would you say the same to queen alma?

Conman Nea raises a brow

Princess Zuki: i can smell her from a mile away.

Messenger Cecil l maO

Princess Zuki BOOM ROASTED

Conman Nea: Of course not

Messenger Cecil is going to leave

Princess Zuki: and why is that?

Queen Alma: Surely you'd divulge more than an alias? Queen Alma wtf is ur real name tho im curious :(

Messenger Cecil accidentally finds himself leaving out of the back door instead of the front door

Assassin Lavi chuckles a bit

Messenger Cecil henlo garden

Conman Nea: I'd have no reason to insult her management-- Her kingdom isn't in shambles.

Assassin Lavi: You're the first who's insisted on it. Assassin Lavi hums

Messenger Cecil oOOOoOOo

Princess Zuki: her kingdom is an untrustworthy cult, prepared for war at the drop of a hat.

Messenger Cecil daMn

Queen Alma im gonNA FIGHT Queen Alma IN TWO SECON ds

Conman Nea sips his wine

Queen Alma wait Queen Alma that just proved the poin t

Conman Nea: They're loyal to their queen and willing to defend her at all costs.

Messenger Cecil lma o

Assassin Lavi pffft

Conman Nea: I envy what she's accomplished here.

Queen Alma thanks nea

Princess Zuki: tell me, sir.

Conman Nea np toots

Queen Alma if i werent a single ruler id offer u the throne

Princess Zuki: where do you truly hail from? Princess Zuki: if it were cicia, you would have killed me by now.

Conman Nea: It's not Cicia, nor this one. Really, my origins are of no interest to you.

Princess Zuki: oh, but they are. Princess Zuki: just how your true identity is as well.

Conman Nea: I'm just a simple Earl who came to enjoy tonight's festivities

Princess Zuki: but yet here you are, conversing with the princess of a falling kingdom.

Conman Nea: by pure chance

Princess Zuki: have you nothing better to do than to waste your time with meaningless banter?

Conman Nea: banter is the point of these gatherings

Queen Alma: How odd. I would have assumed more would wish to know your identity.

Conman Nea: I'm a friendly man Conman Nea: I like making friends.

Princess Zuki siPS APPLE JUICE Princess Zuki: yet here you are, making an enemy.

Conman Nea: I would never have known your origins had you not revealed it to me. Conman Nea raises his hands Conman Nea: I still mean you no ill will, Princess.

Princess Zuki: i do not appreciate liars, mr. Princess Zuki: i did what i believed had to have been done.

Assassin Lavi: Very well. My name is Astor, son of Aestor, Duke of Limlan. Not much of a title considering how far removed from major routes Limlan is, but to some of lower nobility, far removed is preferable. Less political pleasing to do, more getting things practical done. But it helps to see how the higher nobility handle things as well in places more populated such as this.

Queen Alma fuCKiGN LIAr

Assassin Lavi totally lying out his ass lmao

Princess Zuki just kinda. bends down so she's eye to eye with him

Conman Nea stares back Conman Nea he's not cracking

Princess Zuki: a true noble wouldn't be sitting around the food table.

Conman Nea: I told you, I'm not quite a member of 'higher society' Conman Nea: Just a simple Earl.

Princess Zuki ....

Conman Nea: Here to enjoy the luxuries of the Queen

Princess Zuki takes his mask off---

Conman Nea holds it down Conman Nea fuck you Conman Nea my mask

Princess Zuki >:U Princess Zuki would rip it off if she were stronk Princess Zuki ....reaches up to ruffle his hair?? idk why??? and then she just. walks out Princess Zuki byE BITCH

Conman Nea squints Conman Nea well

Princess Zuki is taking her apple juice with her

Conman Nea that was weird

Princess Zuki cecil where are u i wanna conversation

Conman Nea snorts lightly and goes back to his wine

Messenger Cecil I am in garden

Princess Zuki henlo cecil i am coming to see u

Queen Alma: Limlan, hmm? It must truly be far removed, I have never heard of it. I am sure it is a lovely place, surely, if it brings from it your presence. Perhaps with time I will visit. Until then, I hope you enjoy your stay at Aeyusea while it lasts. Queen Alma nea stop drinking

Conman Nea no

Messenger Cecil oh boy

Conman Nea scans the crowd

Queen Alma n e a

Conman Nea who can i bug now Conman Nea who will give me that sweet sweet attention

Messenger Cecil is pacing up and down the garden

Princess Zuki cleARS HER THROAT Princess Zuki: are... you okay?

Conman Nea who can i easily manipulate

Messenger Cecil starts Messenger Cecil looks back Messenger Cecil: Y-Yes of course! W-Why wouldn't I be? Messenger Cecil nervous chuckle

Assassin Lavi: I would be happy to give you the grand tour, though I think you will find Limlan is composed mostly of open countryside. It may be a good change of pace from your usual scenery however.

Princess Zuki: ...you seem nervous. are you sure?

Messenger Cecil h

Princess Zuki sets her apple juice down somewhere idk

Messenger Cecil: Y-Yes, I-- I am certain, ma'am Messenger Cecil: Please don't worry Messenger Cecil 4th wall sweats

Princess Zuki ,,,,

Conman Nea squints a little

Princess Zuki: ...i'm... very sorry for what happened in there.

Conman Nea is that red talking up the queen? Conman Nea squints more Conman Nea different mask tho... Conman Nea suspect af

Assassin Lavi don't u squint at me Assassin Lavi go back to your weinies

Messenger Cecil: Ah, i-it-- It wasn't your fault, ma'am...

Princess Zuki rubs her neck

Messenger Cecil: I-It is chilly out, you should head back inside lest you catch a cold...

Queen Alma come here and talk to us nea Queen Alma idk about what but Queen Alma shrug

Princess Zuki: it's... not very cold outside, though? Princess Zuki has been sweating the entire time tho so

Conman Nea okay you know what maybe i will Conman Nea gets up and approachth

Messenger Cecil h

Conman Nea: Good evening, your grace. I hope I'm not interrupting.

Messenger Cecil: Ah, m-must be me then...

Conman Nea does the best bow he can right now

Messenger Cecil nervous chuckle x2 Messenger Cecil im sorr I know ur zukes now and im afraid u might recognize me so I sm going to Avoid

Princess Zuki: ...i'll... be back inside, then. Princess Zuki hiding behind kanda shdjfhgj

Messenger Cecil o is kanda there

Queen Alma is confused for a moment before smiling and nodding politely

Princess Zuki he was idk if he still is

Queen Alma r u drunk

Conman Nea immm Conman Nea tipsy

Queen Alma: Absolutely not, we were just talking about the countryside, that's all. How are you enjoying the party, Sir? Queen Alma m h m

Conman Nea: Oh, it's lovely. I actually came to thank you for putting on these festivities.

Messenger Cecil glances at kanda Messenger Cecil ,,, scary

Princess Zuki is just gonna. staND BY HIM

Messenger Cecil looks back at zuki and nods

Knight Kanda is present again

Messenger Cecil: R-Right, I'll be inside shortly, ma'am... Messenger Cecil wb

Assassin Lavi he bows a little bit to the queen Assassin Lavi: Excuse me, miss. It was a pleasure talking with you. Assassin Lavi he's going to wander off now

Queen Alma: The pleasure was mine. Queen Alma rude af Queen Alma just fukin leavin Queen Alma intense criticism

Conman Nea ikr

Queen Alma this is why nea is the best

Conman Nea smh

Messenger Cecil alma is Offend

Conman Nea aw

Assassin Lavi wow rude af I'm way better

Conman Nea shoot girl stop that Conman Nea (actually continue complimenting me thanks)

Assassin Lavi: I'm actually probably gonna just lurk for now mostly to save the chatzy lol }

Princess Zuki sips apple juice. agai n

Conman Nea: Well, he sure was brief. Conman Nea: How rude.

Messenger Cecil zuki did u leave yet,,,

Princess Zuki iS INSIDE

Messenger Cecil adgjjd Messenger Cecil dragS hands down face and starts pacing again

Queen Alma laughs quietly Queen Alma: It's quite alright. Certainly he had to meet up with that brother of his, perhaps? Regardless, it isn't as if I have no company if you're here, right?

Knight Kanda what am i doing

Assassin Deak time to bother the knight Assassin Deak lm ao

Knight Kanda i will literally kill you

Princess Zuki being by me bcuz i fucked up n had a roasting battle with a commoner

Messenger Cecil has been done a frighten

Knight Kanda fucking b e t

Assassin Deak hi B ) Assassin Deak pls do

Messenger Cecil rip deak

Assassin Deak pls kill me

Messenger Cecil y are u like this

Conman Nea smiles Conman Nea: I suppose you're right

Assassin Deak i ask myself that a lot and u know?? i never find an answer

Conman Nea: Though I should apologize-- Your wine is a tad stronger than I expected. I may be a little sloshed. Conman Nea: Nevertheless, it's an honor to meet you.

Queen Alma so ur drunk is what ur saying

Conman Nea a little

Princess Zuki is just kinda. staring off. the nea thing put her in a bad mood dhfjghg

Queen Alma: I— how much did you drink...? Ah, well, if the wine was to your liking then all is well. No harm will come to you here, worry not.

Messenger Cecil heads,, back inside

Knight Kanda c'mere deak and ill cut u Knight Kanda: Princess, are you feeling alright? What's wrong?

Conman Nea: Just... Just a few glasses. Conman Nea chuckles

Princess Zuki nods and just. forces a smile

Assassin Deak : >

Princess Zuki: i'm fine, i promise.

Assassin Deak inches,, closer,, to,, kanda

Knight Kanda: ...

Conman Nea: I'm glad to hear it, though. Things aren't as stable and safe in some of the other kingdoms these days.

Knight Kanda: If you insist, Princess. You can tell me if something is the matter, though, no matter what it may be. Knight Kanda i f uckking see you

Assassin Deak B')

Knight Kanda im gonna pretend i dont though

Princess Zuki nods but. is she gonna tell? nope Princess Zuki ,,,not unless she hears nea n alma talking shit Princess Zuki shes got her ears on u two hooligans

Assassin Deak OOOOO ARE WE GONNA STAB SOMEONE?

Assassin Lavi ffs Deak I caN'T LEAVE U ALONE FOR 2 SECONDS

Assassin Deak let me have fun Assassin Deak you tolD ME TO HAVE FUN Assassin Deak tO RELAX

Queen Alma: Truly. It is a sad occurrence, and the royalty of certain Kingdoms are... perhaps unfit to take care of the people. I hope it is not the same from where you come from, Sir, that would truly be tragic.

Assassin Deak that's what i'm do in g

Queen Alma im just saying zuki,,, ur kinda,,, unfit to rule in my opinion,,,,,,,,,,

Princess Zuki h e a r s y o u t a l k i n g s h i t

Assassin Lavi dyING DOESN'T COUNT AS RELAXING

Princess Zuki sqUINTS IN THAT DIRECTION

Assassin Deak uh?? yES?? IT DOES???

Queen Alma looks over in zuki's direction briefly

Conman Nea shakes his head softly

Queen Alma i saw u take off ur mask i know who u are

Conman Nea: Worry not, things are well enough where I'm from, though far from perfect.

Assassin Deak hey, Assassin Deak hey, lavi Assassin Deak watch this

Princess Zuki w i l l c u t u

Assassin Lavi nO

Princess Zuki via kanda but

Assassin Deak :3c

Conman Nea: Though I appreciate the concern. It's good to know that your compassion doesn't stop with at the borders of your land.

Assassin Deak ok ok,,

Assassin Lavi BAD

Knight Kanda zuki why would you use me to cut the queen who would declare war instantly

Knight Kanda that is bad planning

Messenger Cecil asdfghjk

Princess Zuki she wont declare war if we kill her,,, Princess Zuki WHO AM I TONIGHT I AM NOT ZUK I

Queen Alma: I'm glad to hear it. We can strive for perfection, but surely not reach it unfortunately. I care for the people of my Kingdom, true, but also those who are affected by negative decisions. People should be safe wherever they are, no matter who rules them. Even those who may be misled in their... methods. Queen Alma very casually looks at zuki one more time before casually looking back at nea

Knight Kanda zuki n o Knight Kanda you're as bad as that stupid shadow guy

Princess Zuki gl A RI N G

Knight Kanda that i was going to kick out of the window

Conman Nea wow this chicks an angel

Messenger Cecil no mercy

Princess Zuki mumbles Princess Zuki: she's looking over here.

Knight Kanda: Who?

Conman Nea: The world needs more people like you. Perhaps then there'd be less fighting.

Princess Zuki: the queen.

Knight Kanda looks over at the queen for a second Knight Kanda: She looks to be talking to that... man?

Princess Zuki: she was looking here. i saw her. Princess Zuki is tired

Conman Nea why you gotta be pausing like that Conman Nea im manly af

Knight Kanda ,,,, sure

Messenger Cecil adgji lmaO

Knight Kanda: Is there a problem with her looking over?

Messenger Cecil rip nea

Princess Zuki: ... Princess Zuki: ...we should go. Princess Zuki Is Tired

Messenger Cecil aw

Knight Kanda: ...If that is what you want, then we can leave now.

Queen Alma: You flatter me, sir. There are people better than myself, but what I can do to help I would do without second thought. Enough about me, however. What about yourself? Surely you have stories to share.

Assassin Deak .... :3c

Queen Alma zuki ur really really really a pacifist

Assassin Deak or you could declare war.

Princess Zuki SHHHHJ MEG FUCKED UP TONIGHT

Assassin Deak declare war on each other.

Princess Zuki OLD ZUKI KEEPS POPPING IN N SAYING HEY LIKE THE LIL BITCH SHE I S

Knight Kanda dont give anyone ideas

Conman Nea: Oh, me? I'm not too terribly interesting of a man.

Knight Kanda shut up before i cut u

Assassin Deak WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR!

Conman Nea: I've simply been travelling here and there as of late.

Princess Zuki watch as meg tries to fix it all by saying zuki's tired n putting her back to her meek lil self

Assassin Deak whispers, Assassin Deak: war...! war...! war...! Assassin Deak sn i c kers and slips back into the shadows

Messenger Cecil d ea k n o

Conman Nea: When I heard about this event I simply couldn't pass it up.

Princess Zuki: { ok so im jsut quickly resetting zuki bcuz i did Not mean for her to be such a bitch tonight so uh ignoRE HER PLS

Knight Kanda stop being such a wimp and come out of those stupid shadows you bitch Knight Kanda ill cut you rh rn

Assassin Deak i like the shadows

Princess Zuki looks down

Assassin Deak plus, i'm not supposed to get in trouble tonight

Princess Zuki why does it always boil down to waR

Queen Alma war decides a victor Queen Alma otherwise no one wins and no one loses Queen Alma one cannot progress that way

Messenger Cecil so anyway is anyone at the food table rn Messenger Cecil ,,,

Princess Zuki everyone's a loser in war

Assassin Lavi okay but y'know how else you can decide a victor Assassin Lavi assassination

Princess Zuki u know how else u can decide a victor? Princess Zuki rock paper scissors Princess Zuki board games Princess Zuki chess Princess Zuki not harmful stuff

Conman Nea tfw u run out of things to talk 2 the queen about. he's too drunk for this

Messenger Cecil negotiations..

Assassin Deak ASSASSINATIONNNNNNN

Conman Nea someone end him

Queen Alma smh

Assassin Deak i'll end u

Messenger Cecil returns to the food table

Queen Alma please no murder

Messenger Cecil is snacking that there garlic shrimp Messenger Cecil so good Messenger Cecil rip his breath tho

Princess Zuki this war shit is gettin to her fhfjgh

Queen Alma this is too formal for me jfc Queen Alma i want to plan war strategies y cant i do that Queen Alma : (

Assassin Deak war, war, wAR, WAR

Conman Nea talk 2 me abt ur war strats

Queen Alma how do i bring that up and sound normal, sir, please explain Queen Alma aND WHY Queen Alma WITH YOU Queen Alma who i dont even know the name of

Conman Nea because its be fun Conman Nea have some wine Conman Nea talk war to me

Queen Alma thats dangerous no offense stran g er

Assassin Deak u should talk war to me Assassin Deak ; )

Conman Nea i wouldnt hurt a f ly

Conman Nea & im drunk i wont remember

Princess Zuki looks at the door

Assassin Deak has had a few glasses of wine but could take a few more Assassin Deak pours some wine on kanda oops Assassin Deak gOTTA RUN

Knight Kanda w ha t the f uc k Knight Kanda stands there for a good like second

Assassin Deak HAHA FUCK I'M GONNA DIE

Knight Kanda is going to #murder

Princess Zuki gASPS AND COVERS HER MOUTH

Knight Kanda is goin g t o m u r d er

Princess Zuki: a--- a-are you okay?!

Assassin Deak is somewhat drunk and stumbling with each step Assassin Deak is la ughing

Assassin Lavi gdi deak

Knight Kanda nods slowly before moving to chase after a soon to be dead bitch Knight Kanda yolo srry be back princess

Assassin Deak blame it on the alcohol

Princess Zuki just. waTCH ES

Conman Nea blinks over at the crowd

Assassin Lavi casually walks by and tugs on Kanda's hair as he starts running woops who left htis ponytail here just asking to get pulled

Knight Kanda jfhSKFHEJKHGJKEHGE

Conman Nea: well, looks like someone messed up

Assassin Lavi Deak u'd better fucking run faster

Queen Alma oh ym god no why

Knight Kanda dRAWS HIS SWORD AND SWINGS AT THE BITCH

Assassin Deak if i die, make sure jiji knows- Assassin Deak lAVI YOU STUPID FUCK

Princess Zuki ARE TH E SE PEOPLE FROM THE KIINGDO M..............

Conman Nea: ...........

Assassin Deak you're the best, lavi

Queen Alma part of me should stop this

Conman Nea how many brownie points would it earn me if i tried 2 stop the fight for u alma

Queen Alma part of me wants to watch Queen Alma if it gets too violent, a lot. Queen Alma if it doesn't, not a lot.

Conman Nea is a Confident Drunk Conman Nea but also a Lazy Drunk

Assassin Lavi dodGES INTO THE CROWD FASTER THAN HIS IDIOT DRUNK TWIN B Y E

Princess Zuki is ashamed. not of kanda but of this situation in general

Knight Kanda iS SHOVING PEOPLE TO GET TO THESE TWIN BITCHES

Assassin Deak lAUGHING LOUDLY

Assassin Lavi gO DEAK GO Assassin Lavi is running like Hell

Knight Kanda my throwing accuracy is pretty good Knight Kanda how much do you two want to bet that if i throw my sword i'll hit one of you

Assassin Deak THROW IT AT MEEEEE

Princess Zuki iS ABOUT TO YELL

Assassin Lavi probably not me-- Assassin Lavi DEAK NO

Knight Kanda okay

Assassin Deak AHAHAHAHAAAA

Knight Kanda ill throw it at you

Assassin Deak goodbye, lavi

Princess Zuki iS GONNA YELL

Assassin Deak i love u

Knight Kanda throws the sword at idk one of those loser twins

Queen Alma vIOLENT AF WHO HAS CONTROL OF THAT KNIGHT AND THOSE TWIns

Princess Zuki IS ABOUT TO YELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN 0.2 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Princess Zuki YELLING WILL NOW COMMENCE IN 5..............4....................3.................2..........................1......................... Princess Zuki: KANDA!

Knight Kanda oops

Assassin Deak can i get hit and like not die

Knight Kanda sure y not

Assassin Deak that would be great Assassin Deak thank u

Knight Kanda no prob Knight Kanda thank u Knight Kanda stops chasing them and just kinda,, stands there

Assassin Deak getS PINNED TO THE WALL BY HIS SHIRT AND THE SWORD Assassin Deak s norting and laughing

Conman Nea is entertained as FUCK

Assassin Lavi DEAK

Queen Alma same

Assassin Deak: laaviii... it got mee....

Assassin Lavi did u just Assassin Lavi use my actual name

Princess Zuki is Not Happy

Assassin Deak fuc k

Assassin Lavi u fucking

Conman Nea: Someone should... stop this....

Assassin Lavi dIPSHIT

Assassin Deak fU CK

Conman Nea but

Knight Kanda looks back at zuki for a moment before moving towards deak

Conman Nea not right now

Assassin Deak IT WAS LOW ENOUGH

Queen Alma who tf is lavi

Assassin Deak NO ONE HEARD ME Assassin Deak SHUT UP

Assassin Lavi nOT ME THAT's WHO

Princess Zuki moVES TOWARDS KANDA N DEAK

Assassin Deak lavi is no one

Queen Alma no i heard u im p sure

Assassin Lavi Lavi is his

Knight Kanda fucking gonna wreck ur shit rn deak

Assassin Lavi uh Assassin Lavi pet

Assassin Deak ye Assassin Deak my cat Assassin Deak the best cat Assassin Deak wreck me

Princess Zuki is about to wreck bOTH UR SHITS

Assassin Lavi nyOOMS BY AND hair yoinks before running agaIN

Knight Kanda grabs the hilt and yanks it out before -- Knight Kanda mOThER fuCKER

Assassin Lavi KEKEKEKEKE Assassin Lavi really tho Deak u'd better fucking get out of here or I'll kill u myself for this

Queen Alma i could stop this Queen Alma i could also not

Assassin Lavi Alma I thought we had something special :'<

Assassin Deak or i could cause more shit

Assassin Lavi NO

Queen Alma but you're not the one who's stuck

Assassin Deak :3c

Princess Zuki tAKES A DEEP BREATH AND JUST. grabs kanda's hand

Knight Kanda i was about to kill this bitch y did u stop me

Assassin Deak snickering and just. falls over

Princess Zuki: we are leaving. you and these children have caused quite enough of a ruckus.

Assassin Deak just gonna lay here as the world fucking spins

Knight Kanda scOFFS?? Knight Kanda i mean totally not @ u princess

Princess Zuki >:// ur on thiN ICE, KANDA

Assassin Deak ur welcome, kandass Assassin Deak haha rip me Assassin Deak jiji's gonna have my head,,,,

Princess Zuki: can i trust you to follow me, or will i have to drag you out?

Knight Kanda you couldn't drag me if you tried Knight Kanda: There isn't any need to drag me. My apologies.

Assassin Lavi sneaks over to Deak while Kanda's at the smol mercy and just grabs him by the collar and gives him a few good smacks for Bookman

Assassin Deak o w

Assassin Lavi >: |

Assassin Deak tRIES BITING HIM Assassin Deak is so fucking drunk rn it's not funny

Princess Zuki looks back at deak and lavi and then to alma Princess Zuki have fun lol

Assassin Deak like seriously

Queen Alma: I cannot believe this.

Assassin Lavi shaKING HIM BY THE COLLAR

Queen Alma oh my g o d

Assassin Deak isa is fed up with my shit

Assassin Lavi: you are in so much trouble right now

Princess Zuki turns and just. staRTS WALKIN AWA Y

Assassin Deak just looks at him blankly and just Assassin Deak points at him Assassin Deak: do i know you?

Queen Alma: I can't say I expected more from a Kingdom's ruler that cannot keep her Kingdom in line, but surely I expected a bit more for her keeping a singular person in line.

Princess Zuki is about to crY Princess Zuki stops Princess Zuki is reALLY about to cry Princess Zuki: ...my apologies, your highness. it will not happen again.

Assassin Deak s n i c k er i n g Assassin Deak lowers his head and murmurs,, Assassin Deak it's pretty unintelligible tho

Queen Alma: Your promises don't hold much when you equate them to the prosperity of your Kingdom, dear.

Princess Zuki u should be thanking me for not having a heart attack right here right now

Queen Alma: You are far too young and far too naive to sway, much like a dandelion compared to a rose. Queen Alma: Your advisers should think better should they have the right head to do so.

Assassin Deak: are you sure i'm... the one in trouble?

Princess Zuki if u look close enough u can see her starting to shake :'))

Assassin Deak kekekekek

Queen Alma sighs Queen Alma: Ruling isn't a job for a wilting child, dear, perhaps you should pass the torch sooner than later and let them try to fix the shambles of your Kingdom.

Princess Zuki: ...y...yes, ma'am. Princess Zuki should let cicia fall like daethen did---

Queen Alma that is literally not what i said Queen Alma: One last thing: Queen Alma: Don't ruin the lives of your people just because your life won't last. That isn't fair to them.

Assassin Lavi: Yes Assassin Lavi : /

Assassin Deak looks at him again Assassin Deak hhhhhhh

Princess Zuki wants peace between everyone :'((

Queen Alma youre naive

Princess Zuki: y...es, m...a'am...

Assassin Lavi lmaooooo

Queen Alma :'((

Princess Zuki is walkin and walkin and walkin and sHE GONE Princess Zuki may or may not be crying by now who knows

Queen Alma looks over at deak and lavi Queen Alma g lares

Assassin Deak fu c k Assassin Deak glances over Assassin Deak: ...allow me to apologize.

Assassin Lavi I would say this is your fault and u deal wit--

Assassin Deak: i don't know what came over me.

Assassin Lavi oh Assassin Lavi okay

Queen Alma: Learn self-control.

Assassin Lavi don't fuck this up

Queen Alma: Both of you.

Assassin Deak: yes, your majesty.

Queen Alma: I expected more from you. Queen Alma looks at lavi : /

Assassin Deak: yes ma'am. Assassin Deak: ah... Assassin Deak looks at lavi too,,

Princess Zuki is currently outside and bawling but still lookin cute in her dress

Assassin Lavi: Apologies. I was just trying to prevent this idiot from becoming one of the dead.

Assassin Deak: ...my cousin and i are very sorry.

Assassin Lavi gives Deak another smack b/c really now : /

Queen Alma: ..........Cousin? Queen Alma you said he was your brother

Assassin Deak oW

Queen Alma i have more than one problem with you now

Assassin Deak wHAT Assassin Deak fuc k Assassin Deak: i mean... brother.... Assassin Deak: this alcohol. it's messing with me.

Assassin Lavi I said he was family I didn't say brother

Queen Alma: ...

Assassin Deak: m-my apologies...

Queen Alma i said brother and you said yES

Assassin Deak: i am so very sorry, ma'am.

Assassin Lavi I said I came with like company

Queen Alma oh Queen Alma well now he said brother

Assassin Lavi he's drUNK

Queen Alma shrugs not my problem Queen Alma actually it is Queen Alma because you guys made a mESS Queen Alma: As you should be.

Assassin Deak: ...

Queen Alma: Surely you were taught better.

Assassin Deak: yes, ma'am, we were.

Assassin Lavi: I do apologize, your Highness. I will be sure to keep him on a tighter leash from now on, as he was taught better than this.

Assassin Deak growls softly @ lavi

Queen Alma: I may not agree with the child's methods of ruling, but at least she has her age as an excuse. Queen Alma sighs Queen Alma you all suck this is why nea's my favorite

Assassin Deak: ...i have no excuses, ma'am. i am very sorry.

Assassin Lavi don't u growl at me I'm not the one who dumped WINE ON THE ANGRIEST KNIGHT HERE

Princess Zuki iS DOING HER BES T

Queen Alma: As you have said many times, sir.

Assassin Deak dips his head,,

Queen Alma: Apologies only fix so much, and words only express a quantifiable amount. See to it that you control yourself in the future.

Assassin Lavi: We shall see to it, your Highness

Queen Alma i have to clean this mess you bitcHES

Assassin Lavi grabs Deak by the ear and marches him away

Assassin Deak: if there is anything- Assassin Deak hHH OWWWW Assassin Deak oW OW OW Assassin Deak oW

Assassin Lavi: SOMEONE is getting a re-introductory course to his ettiquette lessons : /

Assassin Deak h e lpm e

Queen Alma no one here is going to help you

Assassin Deak: ow... ow, ow, ow....

Princess Zuki is still cryin outside tbH

Queen Alma and i actually liked you, 'astor' Queen Alma : ' (

Assassin Deak ,,, Assassin Deak i'm?? sorry for oNCE

Assassin Lavi loOK I WASN'T GOING TO LET MY FAMILY GET KILLED even if they are a dumbass APPARENTLY

Assassin Deak I'M ACTUALLY SORRY FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

Princess Zuki aRE U SORRY TO ME OPR ALMA

Assassin Deak I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M SORRY

Queen Alma i rule a kingdom

Princess Zuki i do too

Queen Alma sorry doesnt do much

Princess Zuki but im also dying of heart disease n desperately searching for someone to take the throne before i die

Queen Alma do you know how many murderers come in and go 'im sorry'? Queen Alma do you expect me to forgive everyone who says im sorry Queen Alma do you thinking ruling a kingdom is that easy? Queen Alma because if you do, i hope to every god that you don't rule a kingdom Queen Alma : /

Princess Zuki ....ma'am you're one to talk because your kingdom just loves you oh-so much you don't have to do anything

Assassin Deak ,,,

Queen Alma why do you think my kingdom loves me, princess Queen Alma please explain

Princess Zuki you have them all fooled with your cult

Queen Alma what cult do you keep talking abOUT

Princess Zuki i try to give my people peace and hope, but apparently not declaring war on daethen is a crime in and of itself Princess Zuki thE BULLSHIT PROPHECY STUFF

Queen Alma you come into my kingdom Queen Alma insult the religion we believe in Queen Alma and then question why my kingdom runs smoothly Queen Alma whereas yours doesnt

Princess Zuki you insult my beliefs i insult yours

Assassin Deak o damn

Princess Zuki mine doesn't because GOD FORBID I DON'T START A WAR

Assassin Deak FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Queen Alma i insulted your method of ruling Queen Alma not your beliefs

Princess Zuki i believe in peace for all Princess Zuki you believe in survival of the fittest

Queen Alma if you cannot make sacrifices for the good of your people, you are unfit to rule

Assassin Lavi hey Zuki how much would u pay us for silence : )

Princess Zuki what sacrifices are to be made? we are not in danger. we never have been and the people are angry over nothing

Queen Alma youre naive, you believe in this idea of 'peace for all', but that doesn't exist Queen Alma and thats why your kingdom is dying

Assassin Deak : )

Princess Zuki it DOES exist. anything exists, just like your piss-poor excuse for a unicorn

Queen Alma how is my unicorn a piss-poor excuse for a unicorn Queen Alma if it is a unicorn Queen Alma ,,,,thats a logical error

Assassin Lavi fallacy

Princess Zuki my kingdom is dying because my people refuse to accept me as their leader, even though i have put everything on the line for their sake. i refuse to let any harm befall my people Princess Zuki my kingdom will be peaceful, even if it takes my death to change it. we are not fighters; we are defenders

Queen Alma you defend from nothing if you fight for nothing

Princess Zuki we have nothing to fight for Princess Zuki these people have everything. what else is left to give?

Queen Alma if they had everything, they wouldnt be revolting Queen Alma so evidently they dont have everything

Princess Zuki i'd be able to do something about it if they would give me an answer besides some petty revenge spew

Queen Alma you refuse to take and so they refuse to give

Princess Zuki take???

Queen Alma take from others what they want — their revenge for something they loved

Assassin Lavi u people and ur politics

Queen Alma arent you busy schooling your family member

Assassin Lavi nah I got one better Assassin Lavi my gramps schooling my family member :3

Princess Zuki meg is running out of shit to say so here's zuki crying again

Queen Alma oh, alright

Assassin Deak someone help me

Princess Zuki iS CRYING X40

Assassin Lavi hey so if u die crying can I have ur throne

Queen Alma wow

Princess Zuki no im giving it to kanda Princess Zuki revenge on all u fuckers

Assassin Lavi but I taught u how 2 dance before u died that oughtta mean something Assassin Lavi would Kanda have taught u 2 dance

Queen Alma: kanda voice from afar: yes

Princess Zuki: { dude how long would kanda have even been with zuki Princess Zuki: { hes like early thirties right??? n zuki is 15

Queen Alma: he started his knight training when he was around sixteen and now hes in his early thirties so ]

Princess Zuki: { dANG THATS LIKE 14-13 YEARS

Queen Alma: well if i say he's 32 and he started when he was 16 then he's been there for,, sixteen years ]

Princess Zuki: { G O D HES BEEN THERE SINCE BEFORE ZUKI WAS EVEN BOR N

Queen Alma: yeAH ]

Assassin Deak what do i get?

Princess Zuki kanda's been with me since before i was born yall get nothing

Assassin Lavi depends on how big the throne seat is

Assassin Deak wow Assassin Deak ur not going to share? Assassin Deak :'<

Assassin Lavi wow r00d Assassin Lavi but we're actually royal by blood : / Assassin Lavi technically

Assassin Deak yeah

Princess Zuki: { imagine spending like 16 years of ur life slowly watching a kid die Princess Zuki: { a+ experience Princess Zuki i S ST I LL CR Y I N G

Assassin Lavi: I mean probably wouldn't know until later years but } Assassin Lavi: that'd probably } Assassin Lavi: make it worse }

Queen Alma: y i k e s ] Queen Alma: y I K E S ]

Assassin Lavi: LMAO }

Assassin Lavi: "Going to serve this princess for a long, long lifetime--" "Nope sorry now we found out she's dying" } Assassin Lavi: b/c medeival medicine wasn't good enough to tell that stuff as early as now }

Queen Alma: tbh tho ] Queen Alma: if lavi or deak had managed to take cicia's throne from zuki, kanda would like,,, not serve them at all ] Queen Alma: or anyone else for that matter like ew ]

Assassin Lavi: they'd be fine with that lmao }

Assassin Deak: ;; y e ah r i p

Queen Alma: eW ESPECIALLY THEM ]

Assassin Lavi: they're not even after Cicia anyway tho it'd still suit them if they couldn't get Birland }

Queen Alma: i didnt even think about it for a moment but ew ] Queen Alma: srry cross is eternal ] Queen Alma: : ( ]

Assassin Lavi: "well we still get the royal lyfe” }

Princess Zuki: { aW KANDA

Assassin Deak: ;; deak's probably gonna die so Assassin Deak: ;; cOUGHS

Princess Zuki: { zuki n kanda best buds 4 lyfe

Assassin Deak: ;; i mean what Assassin Deak: ;; sweeps that under the rug

Queen Alma: w hat ]

Princess Zuki: { >:/

Assassin Lavi: sq UINTS }

Assassin Deak: ;; aNYWAY Assassin Deak: ;; so about that kanda and zuki, right?

Queen Alma: i wanna ] Queen Alma: bring lena in too ]

Assassin Lavi: SQUINTS }

Princess Zuki: { lmAO

Assassin Lavi: y e }

Princess Zuki: { BRING IN LENA Princess Zuki: { BRING IN LENA

Assassin Deak: ;; so,, Assassin Deak: ;; i can have doug?

Queen Alma: no ]

Messenger Cecil: ( was there ever a 1 muse rule Messenger Cecil: ( rip doug

Assassin Deak: ;; : (

Queen Alma: there was a two muse rule ] Queen Alma: doug isnt allowed bc hes a knockoff allen ]

Messenger Cecil: ( oUcH

Queen Alma: and bc hes canonically dead ]

Assassin Deak: ;; i Assassin Deak: ;; w o w

Messenger Cecil: ( deak doesn't exist in canon anymore either

Princess Zuki: { JUSTICE FOR DOUG

Messenger Cecil: ( ALMA IS CANON DEAD TOO

Princess Zuki: { jUSTICE FOR DOUG Princess Zuki: { ZUKI ISNT EVEN R E A L

Queen Alma: not my oc alma ] Queen Alma: >: ( ]

Messenger Cecil: ( CECIL ISNT EVEN R E A L

Assassin Deak: ;; :'<

Queen Alma: just kidding isa u can have allen ]

Assassin Deak: ;; g o es back to the co rn e r

Queen Alma: i mean doug ]

Messenger Cecil: ( j u s t I c e f o r d o u g

Queen Alma: my bad [

Assassin Deak: ;; WAHT TEH F UCK DONT INSULT HIM LIKE TH A T

Queen Alma: i get them mixed up sometimes ] Queen Alma: theyre so alike ]

Messenger Cecil: ( rood

Assassin Deak: ;; WH A THT EF CUK

Queen Alma: cant even tell the difference ]

Assassin Deak: ;; SC R E AM S

Princess Zuki IS CRYING HARDER BCUZ OF THE DOUG TRASHING

Queen Alma: does doug want to join ]

Messenger Cecil: ( doug pls declare war on alma

Queen Alma: #viva la revolution ]

Assassin Deak: ;; he is a mere knight,,

Queen Alma: wtf offended fine i see how it is ]

Assassin Deak: ;; he cannot declare war

Messenger Cecil: ( declaRe wAR Messenger Cecil: ( USURP Messenger Cecil: ( VIVA LA REVOLUTION

Queen Alma: VIVA LA REVOLUTIONNNN ]

Knight Doug joined the chat 10 minutes ago

Queen Alma: wait who is he a knight for ]

Knight Doug VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!! Knight Doug: ;; probably cross but Knight Doug: ;; shh

Messenger Cecil: ( o mg Messenger Cecil: ( r I p

Queen Alma: wrong revolution then ] Queen Alma: gtfo ]

Knight Doug no

Princess Zuki Is Still Outside Crying Princess Zuki: { i lvole doign this shit

Knight Doug hi, i'm late

Princess Zuki: { also Princess Zuki: { douG U MISSED THE ACTION

Messenger Cecil is here

Princess Zuki: { so did cecil but

Messenger Cecil ):

Princess Zuki :'(((

Messenger Cecil ventures into the garden Messenger Cecil hears ? crying

Princess Zuki that would be mE

Messenger Cecil follows the noise and sees zuki

Knight Doug: ;; tfw ur muses pretty much hate each other so

Messenger Cecil so do I or do I not know u are zukes? O:<

Knight Doug: ;; this should be interesting

Messenger Cecil: ( rip isa Messenger Cecil: ( w a r

Princess Zuki u do bcuz alma said it straight up tbH

Knight Doug: ;; w a r

Messenger Cecil when Messenger Cecil I was n t theRe

Princess Zuki when zuki was tryin to break up deak and kanda's fight (u weRENT THERE FOR THAT EITH ER I DONT THIN K)

Knight Doug is probably the shortest knight of his kingdom but Knight Doug doesn't care

Messenger Cecil I WASNT THERE Messenger Cecil jUST RUB IT IN WHY DON'T U

Knight Doug walks in and kneels before the queen Knight Doug: ...your majesty.

Princess Zuki deak poured wine on kanda n kanda went apeshit n that led to alma embarrassing zuki in front of everyone by goin on like "ur naive" n all that

Messenger Cecil ))))))))):

Knight Doug: it's an honor.

Messenger Cecil o shit Messenger Cecil m still waiting on the logs asfgh

Princess Zuki is sitting on a bench or some shit with her head in her hands n jsut. sobbing Princess Zuki is a horrible princess

Messenger Cecil uh oh

Knight Doug keeps his head down and just. keeps his eyes closed

Messenger Cecil: Y-Your majesty...?

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP U STARTLED HER

Messenger Cecil aA

Queen Alma: fUCK YEAH LENA IS RDY 2 KILL ]

Messenger Cecil starts and immediately raises his hands to show he meant no harm

Assassin Deak stands in the corner, Watching Assassin Deak recognizes that short motherfucker

Knight Doug has yet to even notice deak Knight Doug will probably ignore him afterwards

Princess Zuki takes a deep breath and just. puts her head back down to keEP CRYING Princess Zuki is a fuckin mess as per usual

Messenger Cecil o h n o Messenger Cecil hesitantly walks over and , pats her shoulder , , Messenger Cecil is he even allowed to touch her Messenger Cecil also r u still wearing ur mask

Princess Zuki is nOT

Messenger Cecil uh oh Messenger Cecil: W-What happened...?

Princess Zuki sniffles and just. puts her arms down but she's just kinda staring down at her feet

Messenger Cecil sits down , next to her

Princess Zuki: ...if i-i can't even keep my knights in check, wh-what kind of a leader am i..?

Assassin Deak sux 2 suqq hahah

Princess Zuki: m-my kingdom is in shambles a-and i'm trying to enjoy myself! i-i-- what kind of a leader... i...

Knight Doug i am going to fight him

Princess Zuki aaand she's crackin up

Assassin Lavi what's happening

Assassin Deak t h e b i t c h i s h e r e

Knight Doug hi

Assassin Lavi the who

Messenger Cecil puts one and one together Messenger Cecil: Your kingdom... Messenger Cecil eyes widen

Assassin Deak never mind foRGET I SAID ANYTHING

Messenger Cecil: Y-You are Princess Zuki of the kingdom of Cicia

Knight Doug been down on,, one knee for a long while now,,,

Assassin Lavi but

Knight Doug queen alma,,,

Assassin Lavi ....

Messenger Cecil lets say I missed the whole thing bc sel isnt comfy having to pretend to know shit that she doesnt kno

Assassin Lavi okay

Knight Doug your majesty,,,,, Knight Doug pls notice me, senpai Knight Doug: ;; i'mg one by e

Assassin Lavi: omg }

Queen Alma: siNCE WHEN ]

Messenger Cecil: ( rip doug s knee

Knight Doug: ;; sINCE DOUG CAME IN, HE'S BEEN ON ONE KNEE TO GREET ALMA

Queen Alma: hAS HE REA L LY ] Queen Alma: Im SO SOrrY I miSSED IT ]

Knight Doug: ;; YES

Queen Alma: a  w k w a rc ]

Knight Doug: ;; IT 'S O K AY Knight Doug: ;; I'M LA UG H IN G

Queen Alma: awkwarc ]

Knight Doug: ;; awkwarc

Queen Alma: oH I SEE IT ]

Knight Doug: ;; Y E

Queen Alma shit what lets pretend u havent been doing that for like five years Queen Alma im normally more attentive sorry

Knight Doug thank u, ma'am

Queen Alma wait who even are you

Knight Doug it's alright Knight Doug one of,, king cross' knights,,

Queen Alma: iS SHE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HIm ]

Knight Doug: ;; iF U WANT HER TO Knight Doug: ;; SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO

Queen Alma: are there ties between her kingdom and birdland ]

Knight Doug: ;; p ossibly n o t Knight Doug: ;; b u t Knight Doug: ...king cross sent me as a messenger. Knight Doug: to request that... Knight Doug holds his breath for a moment before sighing

Messenger Cecil: (vWAR

Knight Doug: he wishes to have some of the wine from the party.

Queen Alma oh my god pleas-- Queen Alma i knew it

Knight Doug: he is drunken beyond belief, ma'am.

Messenger Cecil: ( lmaO

Knight Doug: i apologize.

Queen Alma takes a deep breath Queen Alma: Tell your King that I will never give him my wine ever until he recompenses me for my bird he felt the necessity to shoot down. Queen Alma >: (

Knight Doug: ... Knight Doug swallows hard and keeps his head lowered Knight Doug: yes ma'am.

Messenger Cecil rip

Queen Alma: But you are more than welcome to have some if you'd like, sir.

Knight Doug: ...thank you, ma'am. Knight Doug isn't sure whether,, he should stand or not,, Knight Doug r i p

Queen Alma: No need to be so formal, you're more than welcome to get up. Queen Alma: I don't need you on your knee.

Knight Doug th an k y o u Knight Doug stands slowly, dipping his head once more

Queen Alma fuck cross Queen Alma why dont you just come join my kingdom instead Queen Alma id be more than glad to have you

Knight Doug aaaa Knight Doug i will take it into consideration Knight Doug thank you ;v;

Queen Alma the offer is always on the table

Assassin Deak u don't want a knight like him

Queen Alma why not

Assassin Deak he's a snitch

Messenger Cecil someone is jeeellllyyyy

Assassin Deak he tells everything he knows when you get him drunk enough Assassin Deak jEALOUS?!?! HOW AM I JEALOUS?!?!!?

Queen Alma but hes cute Queen Alma i like him

Knight Doug : >

Messenger Cecil he's a knight and you're not

Assassin Deak he's just a knight Assassin Deak nothing more, nothing less

Messenger Cecil he's at least somewhere close to the royalty

Queen Alma and youre an illegitimate child Queen Alma so you're not even anything at all

Assassin Deak he couldn't even protect that commoner child that w- Assassin Deak wow

Messenger Cecil oUcH

Queen Alma sorry Queen Alma that was rude Queen Alma it just,,, slipped out

Knight Doug ge t h i m

Assassin Deak fine. make him your knight. see where it gets you

Queen Alma if he takes my offer, i will

Pegasus Knight Lena joined the chat

Messenger Cecil: ( gaps Messenger Cecil: ( there she is,,,,

Assassin Deak: ;; alice lives again Assassin Deak: ;; lena lives again

Messenger Cecil: ( I want Lena to become queen Messenger Cecil: ( one true queen

Pegasus Knight Lena: my beautiful blood covered child ] Pegasus Knight Lena: my merderer ] Pegasus Knight Lena fight me doug Pegasus Knight Lena knight v knight

Knight Doug wh Knight Doug why Knight Doug i

Pegasus Knight Lena there can only be one knight in charge

Knight Doug i do not want to fight right n o w

Pegasus Knight Lena and its me Pegasus Knight Lena fight me

Knight Doug i Knight Doug mademoiselle, please,,

Messenger Cecil ur colors are pretty together

Pegasus Knight Lena fiGHT ME RIGHT NOW OR I'LL SPEAR YOU THROUGH THE EYE

Knight Doug i nEED MY EYE Knight Doug LEAVE ME AL ON E

Pegasus Knight Lena >: (

Knight Doug :'<

Pegasus Knight Lena weak

Knight Doug excusez-moi

Pegasus Knight Lena just sayin' it how it is

Knight Doug excusez-moi

Pegasus Knight Lena maybe if ya' fought

Knight Doug ExcUsEz-mOI?!?!!?

Pegasus Knight Lena or if ya' were any good at bein' a knight

Knight Doug fiGHT M E

Messenger Cecil doug is getting wrecked

Knight Doug FIGHT M E Knight Doug FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Pegasus Knight Lena lets fight then

Knight Doug AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Pegasus Knight Lena meet me in the courtyard, doug Pegasus Knight Lena unless you're too scared

Knight Doug >:I Knight Doug gOING TO THE COURTYARD

Assassin Deak finally, rid of the bitch

Pegasus Knight Lena is waiting in the courtyard >: (

Knight Doug in the courtyard Knight Doug lets go!

Princess Zuki is probably gonna watch from afar

Knight Doug >:I

Pegasus Knight Lena draws a v sharp sword ok rdy

Knight Doug dRAWS HIS SWORD AND SHIELD Knight Doug IS READY

Assassin Deak gonna go watch

Pegasus Knight Lena go ahead take the first hit Pegasus Knight Lena wimpy

Princess Zuki hates this shit but theyre not under her jurisdiction or w/e it is

Messenger Cecil is also watching then ig

Knight Doug carefully steps forward, eyes narrowed

Princess Zuki ,,,,does alma know about this--

Messenger Cecil to whoever is standing next to him, Messenger Cecil: What is happening?

Princess Zuki it me

Knight Doug: en garde! Knight Doug takes a slash at her tBH

Princess Zuki: ...they're fighting like barbarians.

Knight Doug FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena: We aren't fencing!

Knight Doug WE ARE NOW

Pegasus Knight Lena moVES BACK MOTHERFUckING FEnCING

Messenger Cecil: But she is a woman... Messenger Cecil not used to female knights rip

Knight Doug slowly takes a step back before looking for another opportunity to attack

Princess Zuki

: so?

Messenger Cecil unless this is a kind if world where that is common????

Assassin Deak leans back against the wall and just watches

Princess Zuki: { going to bed Princess Zuki left the chat

Pegasus Knight Lena are u a fencing knight btw

Assassin Deak is placing his bets on lenalee tbh

Pegasus Knight Lena what kind of knight fen ce  s

Knight Doug i learned that way

Pegasus Knight Lena what a twig

Knight Doug are you going to attack back? Knight Doug or are you just going to trash talk?

Pegasus Knight Lena i feel like trash talking

Knight Doug >:I

Pegasus Knight Lena and seeing if you're ever gonna do something useful w/ that stick you call a sword

Knight Doug spins before delivering a blow hopefully to her leg

Pegasus Knight Lena wHY DID YOU SPin doUG

Knight Doug bECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY HELPS Knight Doug IT PUTS MORE POWER INTO THE BLOW

Pegasus Knight Lena and makes you more vulnerable to miss and get hit back if you do miss Pegasus Knight Lena thats predictable bc u have 2 spin which takes more moving

Knight Doug good job pointing that out Knight Doug now fight me

Pegasus Knight Lena cant u see im busy criticizing

Knight Doug s TOP AND FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena moves backwards to avoid the swipe before swinging back at him bitch u gotta use brute force not some twig

Knight Doug o k Knight Doug ge ts hit and grips the wound with a hiss Knight Doug glares at her before moving back, trying to calculate another attack Knight Doug o i was wrong about that, oops Knight Doug haha silly isa,,, spinning reduces power

Pegasus Knight Lena moves forward and swings the sword down at him

Knight Doug pARRIES!! Knight Doug takes a step back and huffs

Pegasus Knight Lena hOW THE FUCK DID U PARRY WITH UR STUPID TWIG

Assassin Deak: just kick his ass already!

Knight Doug IT'S A GOOD SWORD SHUT UP

Pegasus Knight Lena moves forward again and swings once more Pegasus Knight Lena not giving u time to wait

Knight Doug aHSHFHBG Knight Doug qUICKLY STEPS BACK BEFORE STRIKING

Pegasus Knight Lena wHAT KIND OF STRIKE DANG IT

Knight Doug A STAB

Pegasus Knight Lena wow rude

Knight Doug I'M DONE PLAYING GA M ES Knight Doug u were the one that wanted to fight me

Pegasus Knight Lena steps backwards ow i was poked by a twig Pegasus Knight Lena v injure

Assassin Deak: kick his ass!

Pegasus Knight Lena ur stupid baby sword cant puncture armor smh Pegasus Knight Lena these r the medieval times not the french revolution loSEr

Knight Doug takes another swing at her legs >:I

Assassin Deak this is almost painful

Pegasus Knight Lena moves back again for a second before stepping forward when the movement is completed, swinging the broadsword in a left arc

Assassin Deak is tempted to just Assassin Deak draw his dagger and end doug himself

Pegasus Knight Lena chILL DEAK Pegasus Knight Lena WHAT IS WROng

Assassin Deak >:IIIII

Knight Doug uM?!?! Knight Doug t ak e s the hi t Knight Doug because he's a man not a wimp Knight Doug has two bleeding gashes now but

Pegasus Knight Lena no thats bc ur stupid

Knight Doug he isn't gonna give up

Pegasus Knight Lena being a man is knowing how to step back out of the general area of being hurt

Knight Doug will you like Knight Doug leave me alone? Knight Doug let me live while i still can??

Pegasus Knight Lena you agreed to fight, so no

Knight Doug bc i'm probably going to die before the end of this au Knight Doug isa changed his mind

Pegasus Knight Lena brings the sword up and swings it down towards doug since he isnt moVING

Knight Doug parries again, panting just a bit Knight Doug ok are you wearing any like face gear or

Pegasus Knight Lena you mean like a helmet

Knight Doug yeah Knight Doug that thing Knight Doug isa's tired ok

Pegasus Knight Lena not one that's covering my face, just the sides and back of my head

Knight Doug : > Knight Doug takes swing at her face, hopefully to cut across her cheek and to her lips Knight Doug : >

Pegasus Knight Lena nOT COOL

Knight Doug THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR CALLING MY SWORD A TWIG

Pegasus Knight Lena gets cut and steps back

Knight Doug quickly steps back afterward

Pegasus Knight Lena: It still cuts like a twig.

Knight Doug hums Knight Doug: perhaps you'd like another cut.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Perhaps you'd like to find a better sword.

Knight Doug: have you perhaps got one i can borrow? Knight Doug: i was not expecting a fight.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Unfortunately I'm lacking a spare at the moment.

Knight Doug: ah. Knight Doug: that's quite alright. Knight Doug: perhaps we should wait until i have a better weapon since this is unfair?

Pegasus Knight Lena: Is it unfair if that's the weapon you choose? Pegasus Knight Lena: Should a Knight not be prepared at all times to be good?

Knight Doug: like i said... i was not expecting a fight. i came as a messenger.

Pegasus Knight Lena scoffs Pegasus Knight Lena: A knight being a messenger surely sends a message.

Knight Doug hums Knight Doug: with a king like cross, i think you would understand.

Pegasus Knight Lena sheathes her sword and shakes her head Pegasus Knight Lena: A pity to have a King like that.

Knight Doug takes a deep breath before sheathing his sword as well Knight Doug: ...he means well.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Sure, if not he would have been overthrown long ago.

Knight Doug: i will not argue. Knight Doug: i see no point in it. Knight Doug: ...it has been nice to see you, though... old friend. Knight Doug smiles and turns to walk back to get himself some wine and patch himself up

Pegasus Knight Lena: OooOOo o ] Pegasus Knight Lena: in te n se p ain ]

Knight Doug: ;; l aUGHS AND CRI E S

Assassin Deak: ... Assassin Deak: you... Assassin Deak: you know him?

Pegasus Knight Lena scoffs and wipes at her face Pegasus Knight Lena: No.

Assassin Deak hums,, Assassin Deak: why did he call you old friend then? Assassin Deak tilts his head Assassin Deak: there must be some sort of connection between you and him.

Pegasus Knight Lena: You ask a lot of questions, don't you? Pegasus Knight Lena: I haven't the slightest idea, though.

Assassin Deak: i suppose i do. Assassin Deak: i'm a very curious man.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Curiosity killed the cat.

Assassin Deak g r i  n s Assassin Deak: true. Assassin Deak: good thing the cat has nine lives.

Knight Doug drinking wine, drinking wine, trying to fORGET Knight Doug hahaha

Assassin Lavi has no idea where tf he is or what he's doing tbh

Assassin Deak come outside Assassin Deak some chick just pretty much kicked a guy's ass

Assassin Lavi okay??? Assassin Lavi and I missed it?????

Assassin Deak yes Assassin Deak you missed it

Assassin Lavi wow r00d af why didn't u invite me Assassin Lavi I'm coming over >: (

Assassin Deak u were busy or something Assassin Deak i didn't want to disturb u

Assassin Lavi comes over and just Assassin Lavi who??? Assassin Lavi tf are these people Assassin Lavi and have you been SOCIALIZING without me I'm impressed

Knight Doug i called the fight off Knight Doug it's different

Assassin Deak i don't know their names but Assassin Deak it was pretty boring Assassin Deak he didn't really even fight

Assassin Lavi any blood?

Assassin Deak so neeh Assassin Deak yeah Assassin Deak he got cut up a few times

Assassin Lavi cuz I was gonna say Assassin Lavi lame af if not

Assassin Deak it was still boring Assassin Deak no one died

Assassin Lavi so still lame af

Assassin Deak yeah Assassin Deak i took bets on the lady but Assassin Deak he was chicken and ran to lick his wounds

Assassin Lavi shoulda gone and finished the job Assassin Lavi Imeanwhat

Assassin Deak i actually thought about it

Assassin Lavi: Wanna introduce me to your new friends?

Assassin Deak he looks like one of "king cross'" knights Assassin Deak sn or t s Assassin Deak: friends? Assassin Deak: you're kidding...

Assassin Lavi: Figure of speech, don't nitpick

Assassin Deak s c o f f s Assassin Deak leans back against the wall Assassin Deak: she says i ask a lot of questions. Assassin Deak: i don't ask that many questions....

Pegasus Knight Lena yes you do

Assassin Lavi: Depends on the day

Assassin Deak um?? no?? Assassin Deak: ...so you agree with her?

Assassin Lavi: woops did I say that? Assassin Lavi : >

Assassin Deak rolls his eye and gives lavi a playful shove

Assassin Lavi kek

Assassin Deak: you might as well have said it.

Assassin Lavi: Anyway unless her name is "she says I ask a lot of question" you didn't actually Assassin Lavi: introduce me

Knight Doug comes back outside and sees Them

Assassin Deak rOLLS HIS EYE AGAIN

Assassin Lavi wiggles his brow at the lady Assassin Lavi hey good lookin'

Assassin Deak: aestor. his name is aestor. he's my brother. Assassin Deak slaps him on the back of the head Assassin Deak: where're your manners?!

Assassin Lavi !!!!!!

Pegasus Knight Lena unimpressed af

Knight Doug just,, sits down and watches,,

Assassin Lavi: Why're you hitting me I didn't do anything!

Pegasus Knight Lena a rock would be more impressed rn

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Assassin Deak: i saw you doing that weird thing you do!

Assassin Lavi the conman liked my flirtations : < Assassin Lavi: weird thing?

Assassin Deak good for him

Assassin Lavi: You mean this?

Pegasus Knight Lena he must have low standards

Assassin Lavi wiggles his brow at Deak now

Assassin Deak: don't. Assassin Deak STRAIGHT UP CONSIDERING SLAPPING HIM

Assassin Lavi brow wiggling intensifies

Assassin Deak shoves him back and shakes his head Assassin Deak: ...anyway.

Assassin Lavi snickering

Assassin Deak: forget about my brother.

Assassin Lavi: wow.

Pegasus Knight Lena i think after this ill forget about both of you so

Assassin Lavi: Just throwin' me aside like that

Assassin Deak: my name is indulf. Assassin Deak: it's a pleasure to meet you, madame.

Knight Doug ,,,

Assassin Lavi indulf

Knight Doug low giggling Knight Doug what idiots

Assassin Deak shut the fuck up it's a good name

Assassin Lavi also it was astor, son of aestor but y'know

Pegasus Knight Lena: Pleasure. Is that all, or is there something else you'd like?

Assassin Lavi details

Assassin Deak shut the fUCK UP Assassin Deak i'm trying Assassin Deak: ...something... else?

Pegasus Knight Lena : /

Assassin Deak oh u mean like ur boobs or something haha Assassin Deak jk jk Assassin Deak pls don't kill me

Assassin Lavi rests his head on Deak's shoulder Assassin Lavi: did you have something else in mind? Assassin Lavi wiggly brow

Knight Doug w e i r d o s

Pegasus Knight Lena: Not particularly. Pegasus Knight Lena : /  / / / / / / /

Assassin Deak: we... have a few tricks up our sleeve. Assassin Deak ch uc k l e s

Knight Doug oh my god

Assassin Lavi : > > > >

Knight Doug stands up Knight Doug steps over and looks at them

Pegasus Knight Lena looks over oh its,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, u

Assassin Lavi fightfightfightfight

Knight Doug yeah, it's me. unfortunately.

Assassin Deak fIGHTFIGHTFIGHTFIGHT

Knight Doug: ...just... who are you two? Knight Doug: and how did you get in here?

Pegasus Knight Lena: Oh, I assumed you would know one another. Pegasus Knight Lena: You all act like you'd be friends. Pegasus Knight Lena ur all stupid

Knight Doug got u covered, lena- Knight Doug wOW Knight Doug I TRY TO HELP YOU AND Knight Doug WOW

Pegasus Knight Lena : /

Assassin Lavi: Why would we be friends? Assassin Lavi genuinely confused blinking Assassin Lavi has no idea wtf went on Assassin Lavi he's v lost Assassin Lavi help me Deak

Assassin Deak looks at doug Assassin Deak: we're here because we deserve to be.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Do you now.

Assassin Deak looks at lena Assassin Deak: yes. Assassin Deak: we do.

Pegasus Knight Lena: If you say so.

Assassin Deak: we're royalty.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Of course. Pegasus Knight Lena: Who isn't these days? Pegasus Knight Lena intense inner eyeroll

Assassin Deak: aren't you just a sweetheart? Assassin Deak can u hear that sarcasm?

Pegasus Knight Lena no, try harder Pegasus Knight Lena: The sweetest.

Assassin Deak: ...

Assassin Lavi: .... Assassin Lavi: sassy

Assassin Deak sn i c k e r i n g

Knight Doug: i think you two should really hush. Knight Doug :I

Assassin Lavi: Y'must be someone at least semi-important I'm guessing Assassin Lavi @ Lena

Knight Doug wow

Assassin Lavi what

Knight Doug i'm about to stab out your other eye

Assassin Lavi wHY

Knight Doug because

Assassin Lavi whAT DID I DO

Pegasus Knight Lena: Unfortunately, unlike every dog in the world, I am nothing that important, Sir.

Assassin Lavi slow blink Assassin Lavi okay??? Assassin Lavi cryptic

Knight Doug slowly draws his sword,,

Pegasus Knight Lena that was not cryptic

Knight Doug: really. i think it's time for you to go.

Assassin Deak: after you. Assassin Deak g r i n s

Assassin Lavi: What great hospitality.

Assassin Deak: i feel so threatened...

Assassin Lavi hums and yawns unconcerned. Just gonna nap right here on your shoulder for a moment while the smol boys play with their toys if that's cool Deak

Pegasus Knight Lena is it time 2 fight Pegasus Knight Lena i also have a sword heck

Assassin Lavi sure I missed the earlier fight so

Knight Doug if they don't stop, i'm going to fight them

Assassin Lavi what are we doing tho

Knight Doug being pests

Assassin Lavi besides standing here looking sexy

Pegasus Knight Lena youre not looking sexy

Knight Doug h e a t h e n s

Pegasus Knight Lena you're looking like idiots

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Assassin Deak sm h

Assassin Lavi: ...never caught names

Pegasus Knight Lena: What?

Assassin Lavi or were there Assassin Lavi names Assassin Lavi I don't remember

Assassin Deak: ...i don't know their names.

Assassin Lavi wait no there weren't Assassin Lavi: Never caught your names~

Assassin Deak r i p

Knight Doug: ...what does it matter?

Assassin Lavi: Its only fair and courteous. We gave you ours. Assassin Lavi our fake ones anyway

Knight Doug: ...douglas. douglas marius roux. Knight Doug: but... doug works just fine.

Assassin Lavi: A pleasure~ Assassin Lavi ur turn Lena

Pegasus Knight Lena : / Pegasus Knight Lena u already fourth wall know it

Assassin Lavi but that's the 4th wall

Pegasus Knight Lena: Lee is fine. Pegasus Knight Lena fuck u getting my first name creeps

Assassin Lavi: Lee Assassin Lavi: How short and sweet~

Pegasus Knight Lena rock is still more impressed than i am

Assassin Lavi its fine challenges make life more fun

Pegasus Knight Lena ugh Pegasus Knight Lena im going to stab you

Knight Doug watches them for a moment before turning away Knight Doug: you don't belong here. Knight Doug neither do i but Knight Doug haha here i am

Assassin Lavi: Says who?

Knight Doug: ... Knight Doug: you just don't.

Assassin Lavi: uh huh

Knight Doug ignores the actual question

Assassin Lavi: great argument

Knight Doug: i'm sure the queen doesn't like outsiders, but... Knight Doug: i could be wrong. Knight Doug shrugs Knight Doug: you two don't look so royal to me.

Assassin Deak ,,i'm going to kill him

Assassin Lavi: ...and I didn't take you for an ass yet here we are Assassin Lavi hee haw

Pegasus Knight Lena did you actually Pegasus Knight Lena really do that

Knight Doug glares for a moment before beginning to walk away

Pegasus Knight Lena wow

Assassin Lavi : > Assassin Lavi did it Assassin Lavi got away with it Assassin Lavi y'know

Pegasus Knight Lena that was beyond lame

Assassin Lavi and yet

Assassin Deak it was actually,, pretty good,,

Pegasus Knight Lena no it was lame

Assassin Deak you're lame

Pegasus Knight Lena okay

Assassin Deak : >

Pegasus Knight Lena coming from you that doesnt mean much but Pegasus Knight Lena whatever makes you feel better about yourself