#royal-ish

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Upcoming Hallmark Movies for March

Hallmark Channel

The Royal We Saturday, March 1, 8pm/7c When her older sister elopes with a non-royal, Princess Bea who has lived her life away from her royal duties must now step in and honor the arranged marriage to a small kingdom prince. Starring Mallory Jansen and Charlie Carrick.

The Reluctant Royal Saturday, March 8, 8pm/7c Philly mechanic Johnny is surprised to learn that his long-lost father is a duke. But the duke isn't quite what he expected, nor are his growing feelings for the duke's advisor Prudence. Starring Andrew Walker and Emilie de Ravin.

Royal-ish Saturday, March 15, 8pm/7c Lacey is an amusement park princess who befriends 8-year-old Rose, a real-life princess, and is recruited by her handsome father to travel to their kingdom and be the new governess. Starring Nichole Sakura and William Moseley.

Hearts Around the Table: Jenna's First Love Saturday, March 22, 8pm/7c Jenna plans a charity event for Billionaire Tom Redlands. But working with Tom's right hand Andrew is proving difficult, especially since Jenna and Andrew have a romantic history. Starring Ashley Newbrough, Steve Lund and Mindy Cohn.

Hearts Around the Table: Shari's Second Act Saturday, March 29, 8pm/7c Shari just moved back to D.C. after a breakup and hopes to start painting again. Inspiration hits when she meets Evan, a repairman who winds up actually being a gallery owner. Starring Mishael Morgan, Brendan Morgan and Mindy Cohn.

Hallmark Mystery

Mystery Island: Winner Takes All Thursday, March 13, 8pm/7c Mystery Island hosts contest winners vying to solve a fake murder for a grand prize, but the event goes awry when an employee is murdered, and secrets are uncovered. Starring Elizabeth Henstridge, Charlie Weber, and Kristin Booth.

[kroosluvr]

temptation

i lowkey have too many notes to write down properly KDFHKDS but ill write them down for Future Cele so i can read it later and be like omggg past cele ur so fun and interesting

in general, the more "color" the scenes have, the closer it is to "real life" as opposed to the muted/hushed winter blues of maruki's reality

i.e. the dark frames w akira smiling and the very last panel are when reality sinks in: first for akira, then for goro

by the way this is long winter au but sumire is still brainwashed. this also works for canonverse but i just had long winter au in mind:o

youve heard of laundry and taxes now get ready for coffee and pastries

in every panel, akira is smiling! :) and goro is very much not smiling.

intentionally his face is hidden in the last 2 pages so its unclear whether it's the "ideal reality" already (akira/goro's daydreams/wants/desires), or if goro is still fighting akira on making sure he picks the right choice

the smoke from the first page kinda leads into the 3rd page omfg COMPLETELY UNINTENTIONAL BUT REALLY COOL LMAOOO

that's nameless and belladonna in jazz jin!!! i love them. I LOVETHEM. i miss them so bad is it obvious

the cafe is loosely based off of caffe strada @ uc berkeley LMAO. my parents used to take me there a lot as a little kid so that's the first cafe i think of when i imagine one. its like right on the streetside, basically on the sidewalk, so its very bustling and people are always walking by... probably a little disconcerting to see everyones summery bright smiles despite the bitter cold and snow

in long winter AU, the Ideal Reality starts before 1/1 so yeah they get to see the new years fireworks together (or something)

also intentional that they wear the same winter outfits in the whole comic although it Probably does not take place at the same time. in maruki's snowglobe, time seems frozen in place... but akira and goro are both acutely aware that the sands are running thru QUICK

goro's frustrated expression on page 3 is one also of disdain: "don't speak FOR me you fucking imbecile" type of expression.

goro, who's never lived a normal life and therefore doesn't know much abt "normalcy" nor really actively seeks it. this 3rd semester is basically purgatory for him and he doesn't care to try and go through the motions the way akira does. akira what do YOU know about the type of "normalcy" i deserve? how do YOU know if i "deserve" that?

im thinking that this is a naive akira who is mostly set on taking the deal because he feels hopeless... seeing all his friends with good happy lives while goro and himself are alive and miserable and shouldering the weight of the world during the horror of long winter......

oh but if he takes the deal they could all be good and alive and happy!!!.... and goro knows this. i feel like in any other universe (i.e. akira is 100% certain on not taking the deal and goro knows this) then goro would be happy and carefree to do these little indulgences for himself and akira's sake, to just enjoy the snowglobe world while it exists.

but this goro is discontent. he sees how akira is enjoying the snowglobe and knows maruki is depending on this. goro has to be the one to remind akira that none of this is his to keep........ in this fucked up world, routine is dangerous. becoming comfortable is dangerous. they cannot keep any of this.

on that note, goro says "i hate you" in a halfhearted sort of way (it's not true and akira knows that.) but he's trying to think of a way that he can dissuade akira from picking the wrong choice.....

and i think the thing is, goro thinks all of this, but he still falls into the rhythm of routine with akira anyway. in a way, goro feels hopeless too.

all of this is maruki's doing........ paralyzed by the inability to choose... whatever you do, you lose. goro needs to hold akira at arm's length so the stupid sentimental fool doesn't get too attached and falls into the wrong universe. akira needs to make a concentrated effort to detach himself from goro even though he wants the simplest thing in the world: just one more unremarkable day with him. it's lose-lose..........,

also i liked drawing the tentacles in the last pic the freaking blue lines on them were SO satisfying to draw

edit: also the last page: the blood flooding the panel….. the idea of the ideal world being built off of the blood and sweat and tears and bodies of the people who could have been. of those lost in the actualization, of those destroyed, of those stitched together and brought back to life. all just for a little false happiness. goro sees it but akira doesn’t, and it’s a grim sight.

[sanyu-thewitch05]

Called it back on January 14th!

And to the 100 people on the poll, from the way things are going, it looks like you might’ve chosen correctly.

Link to the poll even though you can’t vote. But just as proof.

[patovpran]

RWARB + text posts (3/?)

[ca-3]

Kinda unfair that he looks good in everything 🃏❤️

[lovisu]

day 01 : make a stimboard with lovecore/valentines day themes

☆ ⎯ Sumire Stimboard !!

Made for @haloviianz event!!

psd by ameyumez

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[unfortunate17]

Wilmon + “It’s never been like this with anyone else”

ugh the devastating normal people quote. here’s a little FWB au to commemorate it.

“It’s never been like this with anyone else,” Simon whispers then, a hushed confession he only has the courage to make in the dark as he shifts closer, pressing his cheek against Wille’s bare chest.

In response, Wille laughs, breathless and bitter, his chest stuttering on a shaky inhale, “At least you have a point of reference - I wouldn’t even know.”

The words land like bullets, Simon sucking in a sharp mouthful of air as he tries to sit up. “What do you mean?” he breathes, his lungs crumpling with the shock of Wille’s confession. This was supposed to be the last time, he thinks hysterically, this was supposed to be goodbye. “Do you not - I thought you were seeing other people? You were out with that guy - Johan or whatever his name was - just last week?”

Wille’s face is still flushed - probably from a mixture of their activities and the alcohol he’s been drinking all night. “You know I’ve been lying about all that right?” he confesses, voice hitching like he’s holding back tears, “there’s no one else, Simon. There’s never been anyone else for me other than you.”

Simon tries and fails to put some space between their bodies, his mind coming apart at the very seams. He does his best to crane his head back, struggling to look up at the bottom of Wille’s chin. “Wille,” he begs, “hang on a second, what do you - you mean - but why would you do that?”

Wille’s jaw is clenched so tight that it’s trembling, “Don’t tell me that you don’t know why, Simon. Please.”

[dramaticallytotal]

The Not-So Cinderfella

An idea that does not take place in the competition???? Whaaaaat????

It's more likely than you think!

Basically, Noah accidentally seducing a prince from the neighboring kingdom who was visiting for this year's drama festival/ week long ball. He works as a court scholar amongst other things, and despite King Chris having a whole ass council to help him plan and delegate things to, somehow it always falls on Noah to do the actual planning and delegating.

He absolutely does not want to go to the ball, but he was planning on going to the festival with his friends, Izzy, who worked as a jester, but Noah was like 73% convinced she was actually the king's assassin or was an assassin sent after the king who decided she dug his vibes and just stayed. Then there was Eva, who was the first woman commander of the knights. There was also Owen, an apprentice chef under King Chris's husband and personal chef, Chef. Yes, it got confusing when he first started working at the palace. Lastly, there was Lady Lindsay and Sir Tyler. Lady Lindsay was a noble woman who had a passion for acrobatics and was lucky her family was so understanding of her passion. Her betrothed, Sir Tyler was training to become a knight under Commander Eva but currently worked part time with his father, who set up and managed the festival games.

They were crazy in their own ways, and he loved them.

So they had all set up a time to enjoy the festival before the ball began at night. The festival would last seven days, and each night would be a different themed ball, but no matter the theme, each ball would be a masquerade. Apparently, it added a certain air of mystery and suspense to the evening. How King Chris thought people could afford seven different outfits for seven different themes was beyond him, and he was willing to bet some would just show up in a basic outfit each night, considering the king had invited everyone in the kingdom to the ball. Usually, the whole kingdom just got the festival, but this year, he opened the ball to them, too.

Noah doesn't know why, but he found it incredibly kind of the king. (What Noah doesn't now is that the king did it for him because Noah had complained about when he would have to go into town and be harassed by the common people about the king barring them entry to the party. He could handle it fine he just liked to complain. He didn't know the king would take it seriously.)

He had a theory that it was because the king had gotten so close to his family, and his grandma had somehow charmed him. Because a little after that and a little after he got the internship to be a palace scholar, the king made his family nobility. They were new nobility, so they didn't always get respect, but for the most part, the other nobles were nice or polite. But something weird came out of the whole thing. He got nicknamed Prince Noah, and he hated it. He was close to the king, yeah, but that didn't warrant the nickname. Everyone knew Chris's eldest nephew was basically next in line for the throne because King Chris and Prince Consort Chef didn't have children. Therefore, no heir. So, for people to call him, the prince was weird and could lead to trouble between their families if they caught word of it or could end with Noah being mistakenly kidnapped as some stupid person could believe the nickname. (Noah doesn't know that the royal family already knows about the nickname and is okay with it. In fact, they find it amusing. )

On the first day of the festival, many visiting royals arrived, and Noah was thankful he wasn't required to greet them or be around them unless he ran into them down in the festival square, or festival street, or festival market. Of course, he wouldn't run into them at the ball since he was not planning on attending despite the fact his whole family was. Okay, he would go the first night, but that was it. (He promised his Pāṭṭi (grandma) he would dance with her, and you don't break a promise to Pāṭṭi.

Chris knew he only planned to go the first night and only had an outfit for the first theme anyways which was Creatures of the Forest. His Pāṭṭi had made him a fox themed Dhoti Kurta and his sister Nadia had made the whole family their masks. So imagine his utter surprise when he and his family were gifted six other sets of clothing for the remaining themes. There was no way his mom wouldn't make him go now!!! To refuse a gift like that would be incredibly rude! Damn Chris!

So Noah reluctantly got ready for the first night after a fun day with his friends. He fully expected he would only talk to them or stick to the walls until it was socially acceptable for him to leave the party. He hadn't anticipated being approached by a tall man dressed as a coyote.

"Ah, it seems I have met another trickster spirit." The man had basically purred and no it had no effect on Noah. None at all.

"Lucky you." He deadpanned sarcastically.

His sarcasm seemed to have thrown the guy off, which Noah hoped meant he would be left alone once more, but unfortunately, he was not that lucky. The man laughed and leaned closer. "I should not be surprised this little zorro is clever and witty too."

"Little!" He took offense to that. He was not that short!

"Si. I thought that was obvious, mi amigo. Do you perhaps wear glasses normally and can't see the truth because we are required to wear masks?"

This guy approached him and now has the audacity to insult him! (Noah was a little sensitive about his height).

"My eyes work just fine, you eel!"

"I'm not so sure they do. I'm a coyote not an eel. You poor soul."

Noah was beginning to fume. "Do you make a habit of insulting people you approach, or am I just cursed?" He hissed.

"I believe the saying is blessed. But I wouldn't call my simple observation of a fact an insult."

"Well, here's a simple observation for you. You're not as suave as you think you are, and obviously desperate for everyone to like you given you approached someone who didn't want to be approached because you thought you could charm them into liking you." Noah was smug with his response. Reading people had always been a talent of his, and if he was correct, his words would infuriate the man and make him leave him alone or fight him. But the guy didn't seem like the type to cause a scene without a reason.

"Dance with me." What?

"What?"

"Dance with me. Now that we have both been insulted by the other, I think it best we make it up to each other by sharing a dance." The man held out his hand to Noah, who just stared incredulously at him.

"You're insane."

"And you're refreshingly resistant."

"Oh joy. You also have a big ego. Who could have guessed."

"Perhaps you can humble me during our dance."

This guy was stupidly persistent, and Noah was getting tired of arguing. Maybe if he gave the guy one dance, he would leave him alone.

It did not.

During their dance, Noah did take up the invitation to try and humble the overconfident eel, but somehow, they ended up talking about books and recent essays that had been released by some very famous scholars. Then they debated on those essays and books. Before Noah knew it, they had danced the whole night together. He was more than a little embarrassed since he saw some of his sisters smirking at him. Oh, man. He was not looking forward to that interrogation.

"This is where we part mi zorro. I will see you tomorrow evening. Hopefully, we can reach an agreement about symbolism in the last short story in the collection." His conversation partner declared while still holding into one of Noah's hands.

He scoffed in reply, "You don't even know if I'll be here tomorrow. And we can end the conversation here and now if you just agreed with me."

"I have a feeling you will be here, mi amigo."

"Okay... maybe I will be, but that doesn't mean you'll find me again. There are hundreds of people here."

"That sounds like a challenge, mi zorro."

"Maybe it is Eel." Okay, maybe he found the guy interesting.

The guy he had dubbed, Eel, merely huffed out a laugh. "Again with the eel. I have a name you know."

"I think Eel suits you."

"I think my name suits me, but I must admit I am intrigued if I can figure out who you are behind the mask. I am here for the whole festival and I think it is rather obvious you will be as well."

They ended up agreeing to try to figure out who each other was because it added a sense of mystery and fun to an event Noah hadn't even been interested in. Plus, he couldn't deny he was curious how it would go, and he had a love of mysteries.

____________

They find each other each night and flirt like it was their jobs to do so.

Noah's sisters are ecstatic and watching like it's their favorite drama play. Carlos is excited and happy for his baby brother. Do Carlos and all of Noah's sisters find each other and find out the two's identities before they do? Yes. Do they plot on how to get the two to figure it out and get together? Also, yes.

[gomzdrawfr]

[oc x cannon rambles]

OKAY. Continuining from this.

New Au that originates from Royal AU -> Isekai Royal AU

more rambles/lore/fic/explanation/art below (compiled it into one post so i dont spam yall's tl with my bs LMAO:

[wARNING: big sad, MCD(Raven), angst, death, violence, injuries]

In the ending of Royal AU, King!Price married another Queen and had a kid, Royal Guard!Raven got promoted to Commander, they go their separate ways for the sake of the nation

The kid, aka the Princess, has everything Price had, the exact blue eyes and all except she was blonde like her mother.

She was rather fond of Raven, and always sneaked out to find Commander Raven despite Raven warning her not to.

Raven's still a softie though, so in the end, she ended up growing soft for her.

Until it all falls apart.

First it was a scream, and before she could register it she was bolting towards the voice.

It was the lil girl's scream.

She regretted not wearing armour that day, but somehow she managed to escape with the Princess in hand, stumbling down to the deeper part of the woods that was safe for now.

"Shhh...don't cry Princess....you're safe now"

Raven coos the trembling young Princess, her poor face pale from the shock and bruises on her delicate skin.

Lost count of how many arrows were on her back, she knew it was only a matter of time before it will take its full effect.

Poison arrows, the fletching bearing a black greenish gradient.

It was an assassination attempt on the young Princess.

"R-Raven...Raven I'm scared...."

"It's okay, it's okay...don't be scared....help's on their way..."

"Papa...I want Papa!!"

"......"

She sighs quietly, it stings, not from the arrows itself, but...from the weight of it all.

"I want your papa too....Princess"

She mumbled in a dazed, blood loss and her dizziness making it hard for her to decipher if she was thinking, or talking out loud, one thing she is certain was she can no longer hunched forward as she slumps to the ground.

"R-Raven? Raven!"

"....listen to me well...lil one..."

"...your papa....the Emperor...your majesty...is a great man..."

"he was a man who loved with all his heart...."

"your papa loves unconditionally....and the one thing he loves most in the world...is you"

More sniffles were heard from the lil girl, who were shaking worse than before, Raven reaches her hand out in an attempt to calm the young lady, only to smear some of her blood onto her pretty pink dress, she frowns at that...but...she was tired...

So so tired...but she kept going.

"....papa may be scary sometimes...and he scolds you...or punish you...but it's for your own good"

"....papa is also very kind...when he needs to...he bought you the tiara you really wanted...remember, Princess?"

"y-yes...I love it..."

"that's right...and you are a pretty girl...pretty eyes like your papa...yeah?"

Raven smiles, the pain subsiding into a blur

"and you have the brightest smile...don't cry...Princess...because a smile suits you better...please?"

She knows this is all wrong, that the poor princess will be traumatized forever because of this.

But the Princess was obedient, and smiles through the snort and tears.

Raven chuckles quietly, nodding weakly.

She'll be alright.

"...treasure your papa...Princess..."

Her eyes closed once, twice...and it was getting harder and harder to open them, or to hear anything else, not even the sound of horses gallop that was getting closer and closer

"...do it for me..."

And then she was swallowed by darkness

In her last moment, she watched a couple sitting side by side, she knew this scene.

The last time they were allowed to be with each other.

"Maybe in another life..." "I'll look for you in every single one of those lifetime" "yeah...you'd that for me, birdie?" "mhm..." "just remember...I love owls" "pretty vague if you ask me..." "you'll know it when you see me" "....that I can guarantee..."

The scene before her morphs into nothingness when she tried to reach out for it, a blinding light forces her vision to go white as she struggles to move.

When she does open her eyes again, she was heaving, sweating and....grabbing the air?

She blinks a few time, this doesn't feel like dying, wait-

She quickly sat up, and realise she was in a room, dimly lit but there were light at the balcony, she dash towards it, opening the windows only to be greeted with something she wouldn't expect.

She recognise this place...the ocean, the city, the flags, the castle- this castle-

How the hell did she end up in the Umbralis Citadel? [bear with me here i literally cannot come up with names of places LOL]

She quickly strolls back to her room, stopping before a mirror as she glanced at her reflection.

A Princess.

She has reincarnated as the Veil Princess.

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anywyas yeah thats sort of the fic SO the premise for the first art itself is moreso Princess Raven who managed to finally see King!Price after some careful planning and such, took the opportunity and meet him.

At first she gaze from afar, because she got emotional seeing him after...after everything they went through (she didn't even get to say good bye to him before she died).

Her attire choices was deliberate, although she was already rocking the modest, simple look since as the Veil Princess, no one really pay attention to her (she's the youngest in the royal family).

So she finally approaches him...AND THE STORY BEGINS-

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Royal-ish

Airdate to be determined. Will update when it becomes available, also with official poster.

Lacey is an amusement park princess who befriends 8-year-old Rose, a real-life princess, and is recruited by her handsome father to travel to their kingdom and be the new governess.

Starring Nichole Sakura and William Moseley.

[wouldntbehim]

rwrb + sexual identity generator (part 2)

[thesleepyskipper]

Excited to finally share my work for the @anywhere-with-you-event gift exchange, written for @emmalostinwonderland! Featuring:

🎓Rival Professors

🎓Epistolary Elements (texts!)

🎓Enemies-to-lovers (ish)

Check out 'takes one to know one' on AO3 here!

[lilyoffandoms]

Family Addition for @lorirwritesfanfic

Based on your response to this ask and your fic, Family Addition. Hope I did Liam and Bianca’s relationship justice (I love how you captured cats (and dogs) sixth sense about those people that would just rather not so well with little Bianca haha).

I am so so sorry about being hella late with this @choicesfandomappreciation Secret Pal gift. I hope you had an amazing Christmas and that the new year brings you all the beautiful and joyous things 💕

My Art Ish Thing Tag (Choices Edition): @storyofmychoices (thanks for filling in for me and taking some of the pressure off my shoulders until I could get to finishing it) @aallotarenunelma @twinkleallnight @dutifullynuttywitch @loreofyore @peonierose @trappedinfanfiction

[kitnita]

an update on something truly only i care about: bobby witt jr. dropped the puck at tonight's stars game & in the video package the team posted about they made sure to include him & wyjo interacting as wyatt left the ice after warmups.

pretty much exactly a year ago bobby came to a game & met up with wyatt to get a stick and locker room tour from him; he also gave wyatt one of his jerseys. bobby witt jr. being a stars fan checks out given he's From Texas but him being a fan of wyjo specifically is still so charming to me.

[princesssarcastia]

i really hate reading them 99% of the time because they're so hard to do well. and because everyone else usually focuses on the things i find least interesting about it.

but it's sooooo fun to imagine what your favorite characters would do as feudal lords. it's a fascinating question: what would this character do with unlimited executive and probably military power over an area of land and its people? people who depended on them? would they be a good ruler? a bad one? would they take it seriously? do their inherent qualities make them better suited to that role than the modern era? or are they truly a product of the time and place they come from?

because I'm me, this thought exercise is a chance to daydream about "what if I held a gun to this character's head and forced them to get involved in politics?", really.

on one end of the scale you have anakin skywalker, who would....not....have done well as emperor, or frankly as any kind of feudal lord. maybe don't give him more power over life and death, or taxes, or food supplies. maybe don't.

on the other end of the scale, you have jed bartlet, who i truly believe would have been more comfortable with unilateral authority and a divine mandate. somebody make that man a king. let his staff profess their undying devotion to him on their knees, the way they so desperately, secretly wish they could in canon. i feel like it would Fix Them. Leo McGarry wants soooooo badly to swear his sword to Jed. you know it in your heart to be true.