#julissa dragomir — noah park

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closed starter for noah park — @ethercvl

Julissa is passing about the are of the celebration, a wide smile on her face as she does so, the excitement of the dusk court had just began to fade and it was not being awoken again full force by that very night. she senses the other before she sees him. "i am going to begin thinking you're avoiding my sister with how much are hanging about me, noah," she teases the other as she turns, hands behind her back and that mischievous look of hers ignited by the celebration around them. "you should go ask her to dance, you see, i promise to be in my best behavior if left unsupervised." a lie, of course.

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Julissa was making the best of their stay in the dusk court, she wanted to know it all, learn it all before they found their way back home. if she had to return to summer and never see dusk again, she would at least take pleasure in knowing she had enjoyed every day to the fullest there. she is currently observing the distance with a smile on her face, the waves afar seemed so peaceful when there was so much chaos around them. "good to see me here? although in good spirits seems odd to say it when we are all forced to be here, don't you think?" she says arching an eyebrow, but her smile slips through. "i am just giving you a hard time, is good to see you well noah."

closed starter for @stxrslisten ( julissa )

more   than   a   century   that   the   guard   had   been   working   for   the   high   family   had   only   helped   him   in   getting   closer   to   the   family.   in   particular   to   one   specific   member   that   he   had   eventually   married.   that   marriage   forming   out   of   nothing   but   his   pure   love   for   cassiopeia.   never   really   having   a   hard   time   with   the   majority   of   her   siblings   was   definitely   a   relief.   finding   the   other's   sibling   as   he   made   his   way   around   their   new   temporary   home,   the   dusk   court.   a   soft   smile   on   his   features   as   he   approached   the   other.   "lady   julissa."   he   greeted   her   politely.   "it's   good   to   see   you   here."

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LAVINIA DRAGOMIR ; high priestess of summer.

‘ zorzo natharuetai, cis female, she/her, 35 / 350 , high fae ’ ― cauldron save you. it seems lavinia dragomir has been teleported to the dusk court, the high priestess from summer court is said to be wistful and is said to describe themselves dark eyes rimmed with darker circles, wishing you could be as good as they believe you to be, blue wildfire raging in your rib cage, resenting the legacy you inherit and with all of this in mind their temperamental nature always seems to get them into trouble. may the mother hold them as they navigate this unthinkable time. 

full name: lawana “lavinia” dragomir name meaning graceful, beautiful, legendary mother, one who does good age: three hundred and fifty place of birth: the summer court gender: cisfemale pronouns: she/her sexual & romantic orientation: unlabelled but open occupation: high priestess personality traits: passive aggressive, gentle-spirited, generous, devout, loyal, anal, strict, (s)motherly abilities: winnowing, bargaining, glamour, water command

mother: high priestess titania shinawatra, deceased father: legion dragomir, deceased siblings: alina, morgana, nerina, kris, julissa partner(s): general noah park

height: 5’8” body and build: lithe hair color and style: long, waist-length dark hair complexion: pale eye color: black, coal clothing style: fashionable, yet modest leaning; wears a golden high priestess circlet with a gauze veil, sometimes a chainmetal veil; often is wearing jewellery (good thing she goes to sleep in her full jewellery set) signature scent: spun sugar and champagne 

you were born for greatness, but it wasn’t your fault that you did not know which greatness.

you were bred of two birthrights — the union of a high lord and his high priestess. both promised to be yours if you worked hard enough to be worthy of both (you learn this quickly to be bullshit).

before it's all for naught, there's a brief, beautiful period where everything is perfect. you grow swiftly into your long limbs, the grace needed to guide ritual coursing in your blood. at first, they believe this to be a sign — it is you who would break the summer court’s infamous firstborn curse. you cycle between your mother's great house and your father's, learning scripture and strategy, weaving between being a big sister and an only child. you are spoiled in both houses with frilly ribbons and sweet candies snuck to you by your sister's mother. but then your little sister grows into her powers and then the court is attacked and it all comes crashing down.

you can point to the exact moment when the world ends: it's the moment you were meant to die. you could have saved all your siblings the grief of being born if you had just... died. instead begins your father's reign of terror. he becomes angry, your cherub-cheeked baby sister becomes your competition, and the castle you were raised in becomes raucous with whores and crying babies (no offence intended towards your younger siblings). before you come of age, you have watched the downfall of your court at your father's bloodstained hands.

at first, you take up the mantle of priestess to remind your father of your superior lineage (much like your marriage to the general). it's your mother's idea to put you down the mother's path, thinking that it might turn your father's eye to name you as heir. but deep down, you know that whatever you do will never be good enough for him. you oblige to appease her, careful not to mention the pride you take in striding through the temples.

when your father finally dies, you perform the funeral rites behind the veil of the summer court’s high priestess. one of the other high priestesses offer, but knowing your father’s obsession with public displays of power — you do it yourself. a parting gift to the man who taught you how to make a dolphin from the waves.

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closed starter for noah park — @ethercvl

Huffing and puffing, the youngest dragomir sulks into a chair eyes out the window, chaos boiled in her blood, the longer she went trapped the worst it would be in the end when an idea finally struck her be entertained. "i am growing bored, tired and on top of it i am hungry again," or was it just boredom speaking, there was only so many questions she could ask and only so many times to get turned down from the knowledge for her to understand the dusk folk did not trust her, and she could not blame them, but without the excitement of knowing more the place was beginning to lose its glimmer. "have they sent you to babysit me?" she finally perks up slightly as she realizes who she speaks with.

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Julissa shrugs innocently with that hint of mischievousness only the youngest dragomir could accomplish. "is not? how odd," she comments back, alina knowing her ins and outs would be considered a good thing to her, at least the expectations were set accordingly. "thank you for your merci noah, i shan't ever forget it." she says in a jokingly formal way. "i will do by best," in causing trouble that was, but that was not something she needed to tell the other or they wouldn't let her go without supervision. "enjoy your night," and that she meant from the bottom of her heart.

"lady   alina   won't   be   surprised,   you   are   right   about   that.   however   that   is   not   a   good   thing."   the   guard   could   understand   that   they   didn't   love   having   guards   with   them.   but   the   high   lady   just   wanted   to   know   that   her   siblings   were   safe   in   this   foreign   court   that   they   didn't   really   know   of.   "you're   lucky   i'm   letting   you   go   off   and   not   telling   on   you   okay?   just   don't   cause   too   much   trouble   okay?"   julissa   could   be   a   handful   but   she   wasn't   the   dragomir   that   he   was   really   concerned   about.

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The childish part of her wishes to mimic him in a very unbecoming way, but she settles for a slight roll of her eyes as she reminds herself he is simply following his duty, as she would too if she had the same orders as him. "yes, of course, duty above all." and she means it, even if she is much more faltering than noah would ever be. "our, high lady, lord noah," she corrects him with a slight amusement, a high lady that would be much unpleased with her youngest sister behavior if she was there to witness it. "i do like adventures, do you have anything in mind?"

his   job   as   a   guard   was   what   had   kept   him   out   of   his   father's   house,   he   wasn't   about   to   throw   all   of   that   away.   it   was   engrained   into   him   at   this   point   in   his   life.   "that   is   my   job   my   lady."   the   guard   returned   sternly.   each   of   the   siblings   of   the   high   lady   were   vastly   different   in   how   they   treated   him.   spending   time   with   them   while   working   was   never   really   a   dull   moment.   "i   do   answer   to   your   high   lady,   lady   julissa."   he   reminded   the   other.   "we   can   go   on   an   adventure.   search   for   whichever   you   prefer,   as   long   as   we   are   not   going   places   we   should   not   be."

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The youngest lady of the summer court shrugs with ease it was after all not an odd occurrence to so. noah had perhaps been the only guard in the lot of them who made it the hardest for her, but she still saw it as challenge. “but she will not be surprised, i guarantee it. besides, what could truly go wrong?” had her mother been there to hear she would’ve scolded her, telling her she was inviting bad omens. “Common sense might as well be my middle name.” she jests, although she did not intend to do anything too reckless that night in particular.

the   guard   can't   help   but   shake   his   head   at   the   youngest's   comment.   "you   know   that   your   sister   will   be   displeased   to   hear   that   you   escaped   your   guard."   noah   wasn't   fond   of   the   dragomir's   trying   to   escape   him   when   he   was   assigned   to   them.   though   he   could   understand   their   side   as   well.   him   basically   being   a   babysitter   to   kris   "whatever   it   is   that   you   are   up   to,   please   just   have   some   common   sense   okay?".

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Julissa swipes her eyes around them before focusing back on him, a mischievous look in her eyes sparks true. "so formal and respectable," she pouts in a teasing manner, julissa often was playful even with noah who often seemed entirily overtaken by discipline and duty, a stark comparison to herself who was often the most unserious person in any given room. "yeah, yeah, you starting to sound like our high lady, slightly paranoic." she shrugs, although she knew they all meant well, she sighs. "very well then, shall we go on an adventure then? perhaps seek some knowledge or treasure of sorts." she wiggles her eyebrows.

noah   wasn't   truly   there   to   babysit   the   younger   lady,   but   as   a   protection   should   she   need   it.   however   he   wasn't   the   type   to   stand   against   the   wall   and   wait   for   something   to   happen.   if   he   had   to   spend   hours   with   someone   it   was   better   to   interact   with   them.   "just   as   you   have   a   job   as   the   emissary   and   ambassador   my   lady   it   is   my   job   as   a   guard.   my   spouse   can   wait   until   i   am   not   being   paid   to   be   here."   the   guard   explained   to   the   young   lady.   "we   may   not   believe   that   there   is   no   imminent   danger   my   lady,   but   anything   could   happen."   noah   was   still   skeptical   of   the   land   and   the   fae   in   it.   "perhaps   there   is   something   else   that   can   help   cure   your   boredom   my   lady?"

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The youngest dragomir offers the other one of her most charming smiles, the kind that had gotten out of many other perils. "oh thank the mother, i really thought i was going to have to lose another of you in the conmotion, i left the other unfortunate soul about twenty minutes ago, i wonder when he'll catch up." she muses. julissa shrugs, bringing one hand in front of her revealing the goblet she had been holding behind her back, "worth a shot, i suppose, to deviate your attention. can't blame me for trying, can you?"

"i   am   not   avoiding   your   sister."   noah   simply   replied   to   the   youngest   of   the   dragomir.   the   guard   had   been   following   kris   around   the   gardens   through   the   event   to   keep   him   out   of   trouble.   running   into   the   other   dragomir's   was   bound   to   happen   when   everyone   was   gathered   in   the   gardens   of   the   castle.   "you   are   not   who   i   am   concerned   about   tonight,   i   just   happen   to   be   here   because   my   assignment   is   here   my   lady."   the   guard   explained   to   the   other.   "i   will   not   be   asking   your   sister   to   dance.   why   would   i   dance   with   my   boss?"

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Julissa could not help but roll her eyes, some childish habits she had never grown out of nor encouraged to do so by the right people. "assigned to me? which means you're on babysitting duty my dear noah." she finally hufs, unsure as to why they felt the need to guard her. "i am certain you have far better things you much rather be doing, like being with your wife." she is quick to suggest. "i do not need to be watched over, truly, there is no imminent danger. in the words of others, if they wanted us harmed they would have done so since the beginning." she says with faked eloquence. "i do not believe there is anything else for me to try around here," and with her magic gone there was no need for training. 

it   was   natural   to   be   curious   about   the   place   that   they   had   all   found   themselves.   the   dragomir   siblings   seemed   to   be   the   most   curious   about   the   court.   cass   was   just   as   curious   about   it,   already   having   been   asked   by   the   high   lady   to   keep   her   out   of   trouble.   while   he   was   always   watching   out   for   his   wife,   he   also   still   had   to   fulfill   his   duties   as   a   guard   to   the   high   family.   that   unfortunately   had   him   not   able   to   be   by   the   side   of   his   wife   constantly.   however   he   wasn't   going   to   let   the   high   lady's   advice   only   apply   to   his   wife.   the   youngest   being   the   one   he   was   assigned   to   that   day,   he'd   made   his   way   to   the   common   room   of   their   quarters   to   find   the   younger   female.   "i   have   been   assigned   to   you   today   my   lady.   is   there   something   that   you   would   like   to   do   to   cure   your   boredom   maybe?   i   wouldn't   mind   escorting   you   somewhere."