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@francehqstarters ( victoria & open !! ) Time: past midnight Location: ballroom

If there were a goddess or a fairy of some kind that commanded over one's sleep in protection from demons and terrors, Victoria must have angered them. She could not keep her eyes closed for long before the fears bubbled up in her stomach and caused her to bolt her eyes open. How tired she was, but the potential for more disasters would always be at the forefront of her mind, therefore, she could not rest. Still in her day dress, a soft ivory gown with pink flowers and puffed sleeves, she sat upon a piano bench in the ballroom, using the dead of night, the candlelight mixed with the moonlight the perfect canvas for dreaming out loud. Her fingers danced upon the ivory keys that matched her dress, the smoothness of their touch more comforting than bed sheets. The echoes filled the gold gilded hall until a figure came out from the shadows, bringing her fingers to a screeching halt. "Do forgive me," she breathed, eyes wide with embarrassment, "I know I'm not supposed to be outside my chambers this late at night. I apologize if I woke you."

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@francehqstarters open to: anyone (feel free to assume connections or DM me!) location: the ballroom time: sunrise

Victoria didn't sleep, not a single wink throughout the night. She had decided not to go to the ball to do more entertaining things; kicking her feet in the corner of the library to read a good book and stare at the stars in the night sky. It wasn't because she detested parties and balls at all, but rather she had completely forgotten to even attend in the first place. The sound of the booms and screams was like yanking her out of a dream and into a nightmare. She had avoided seeing the damage, refusing to acknowledge if anything had happened to her siblings, hoping that it wouldn't be as bad if she'd just ignored the whole thing altogether. But that was cruel of her, she realized once the light had began to return to the sky. The first thing she did when her feet hit the floor was rush to the site, not even thinking if she was ready to see such a thing just yet. The place looked like a broken fantasy. Her mouth slightly agape, her eyes scattered about the room to find some sort of reality that was anything other than this. "If I had only been here..." she muttered to herself. Though Victoria never gave it much thought, she wasn't exactly the helpful type of person. "Who would do this?" she asked, whether it was the heavens or the person nearest her, it was unclear.

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@francehqstarters ( victoria + open ! ) location: the gardens time: almost sunset

"I almost want to believe that fairies are real," Victoria mused as her fingers gently graced a nearby rose, examining the way the golden sunlight danced across the petals, carefully trying to avoid each torn underneath her hand. "Wouldn't the world be so much more interesting if they were?"

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@crxwnedbarbie ( victoria & barbara )

After Athena's little escape route just the other afternoon, Victoria took to bringing other pets outside of her chambers. She was only allowed to bring two of her bunnies, one cat, and a pony. The fluffy all-white bunny, Boots, was not to be trusted around anything that could be chewed. The pony was much too large, and so she took to the cat, a grey and plump little thing with big orange eyes to the gardens that day. As playful and persnickety as ever, the cat refused to ever leave her lap. "Would you like to meet him?" she asked, "His name is Maestro, because he can be very loud, but he has a very pretty meow."

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@classiqcals ( victoria & lassie )

"Athena!!!" Victoria's bell-like tone rang throughout the gardens in the summer sunshine, bunches of yellow in her hands as she scurried around perfectly trimmed hedges with blossoming flowers. Rhysand would surely be cross with her for losing yet another pet. Or much worse... mama. Her face was flushed with bright pink in her hastened stride, nearly matching the color of the florals printed on the bodice of her dress. The first stranger she could encounter along her trajectory would be the first victim to whatever antic she had gotten herself into today. "No, wait, please don't go!!" she begged, pausing for a moment to catch her breath, "Have you seen a bunny come this way? She would have white fur with brown spots, ears to match, and is awfully quick at running."

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@dxncingxnmyown ( victoria & araminta )

It was a warm Summer's day. The encouragement that came from practically every single person in her family ( she would try not to take offense ) was to exist elsewhere besides in the corner of the library. It was hard not to, considering that very corner seemed to feel like a million different places around the world all at once. But she could at least indulge her family by taking her imagination outside into the warm sunshine. Hearing the footsteps approach her, she lowered the book from her nose down to her chest, an inquisitive look on her face. "What...?" she asked cautiously as her sister's towering appearance shaded her from the light, "Have I done something wrong?"

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@frvgcleternty ( victoria & zian )

Though other-worldly quests proved to be of great fascination to Victoria, it was rare that she'd found herself desiring to actually venture out into the greater unknown. It was the getting there and the many uncertainties that kept her rooted to where she stood. Had her family not known many people in the heart of France, she would have even hesitated to arrive here. Though looking into a bowl of the most delicious soup she had ever tasted, she had begun to not regret it for a moment. Still, it would be hard to push her further. "What kind of meals do you all enjoy out there in China?" she asked her sister's intended seated beside her at the table. He was kind of heart and not so frightening to look at, the more he'd spent time with her, but the hesitation still lingered. "I want to be certain my sister will at least enjoy her meals whilst she's so far away from home."

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Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)

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@bloodycrxwn ( victoria & meredith )

"Oh Meredith..." Victoria murmured as she entered into her sister's chambers. Distracting herself from her own fears would most certainly have to involve checking up on her sister and dear nephew. "I heard what happened to Zehab, are you alright?" She could only imagine what it would feel like to see the one you love more than anything in the world be hurt. At least she'd read about such despairs before, so she could at least picture it.

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@rcsplendent ( victoria & max )

Victoria had been trying to work up the courage to greet him as each silver butterfly was fastened into each curl. It was only a matter of getting that one push through the imaginary door to let herself be brave. He was far too handsome, far too sociable to ever give his attention to a little English Princess at a party his own family hosted. Thankfully, by the time she'd entered into the ballroom, she was far too mesmerized by the decor and the dancing to even notice how he'd approached her. "Prince Max," she greeted swiftly with a curtsey, her fingers holding on to the edges of the light blue sparkly fabric of her ever-flowing skirt, "I was just admiring how lovely the party looks. You've all done a splendid job..."

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@bloodycrxwn ( Victoria & Meredith )

With Araminta leaving for China, whenever that day may be, Victoria had taken Rhysand's advice to heart. Check in on everyone once a day, keep tabs, which of course translated to Victoria as spend quality time with your siblings. It had been quite some time since she spent quality time with Meredith. Things used to be so different between them, the once loving and comforting older sister. It made perfect sense to use this time of relief to reconnect, or at least try to. She placed three gentle knocks on her sister's door, since knocking any harder would hurt her knuckles. "Meredith...?" she calls, trying not to sound too annoying, or whatever that means, "It's Victoria... I wanted to say hello..."

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@moltengcld ( victoria x defne )

Victoria was used to never being the center of attention, being the smallest, the one who could easily slip into the background. So that made it quite easy to retire to some private corridor where no one passed. There were so many people who were hurt, and rightfully so, their attention was on them. It left the princess with just enough time to curl herself up into a ball and cry. Her family hadn't made a single sound she could hear since the explosions as the hours ticked on. She dared not to go into the ballroom just yet and see the aftermath of all that fear. So she hugged her knees to her chest tightly, resting her tearful face against her dress until she heard footsteps approaching, to which she sniffed and attempted to wipe her tears with the soft pink fabric.

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@dxncingxnmyown ( victoria & araminta )

"I'm not entirely sure what these masks are for," Victoria sighed as she pulled off the purple floral mask from her face. There was a part of her that had hoped for the air of mystery, but pretending to be someone she wasn't sounded intimidating and all-together quite scary. "Everyone knows it's me," she nearly laughed, "Unless you can name somebody else who would wear big purple flowers and a bow all in one dress."