#ryomas hair is so majestic though

[silbeni]

I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR

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“Hmph. Do I really have to do this, sis? Can’t I just stay home with Azura?” You flinched as Hinoka took the brush to your hair once more, tugging out the difficult tangles and knots from your thick Hoshidan locks. Your big sister had sat you down on a cushion in front of a full length-mirror, and had been doing you up for what seemed like ages. The coming of age ceremony had been something you’d dreaded for years, and now that you had approached the ripe age of twelve the day had finally come, to your disdain. From the hours of boring readings to the incredibly fancy white robes you had to wear, along with the headpiece for you at Hinoka’s side, you knew the day was going to be long and full of sitting and listening, when you would much rather be out playing with your siblings. “Azura’s attending too, y’know. She wanted to see you in your new clothes-she’s really excited for you, hon.” Hinoka had been dressed up in her own fancy clothing-instead of her usual attire, she wore a set of long, layered red robes that matched all of your other siblings’ formal wear. Your older brother Takumi had even switched out the plain ribbons for his hair for red ones, and both Sakura and Ryoma wore original clothing to represent their titles as the oldest and youngest royalty. Your sister worked out a particularly difficult knot finally, though it made you yelp at the stinging pain. “Sorry. I guess I’m still not quite used to this, what with my own hair…” It had been a long time since Hinoka had chopped off most of her hair, in favour of becoming a pegasus rider-and the thoughts of her majestic, warrior prowess were interrupted by the upsetting reason why she had made such a choice. Hinoka had been your role model your entire life-the two of you were quite similar, and she had taken care of much of your naginata training since you were very young. Whenever you felt lost or alone, you looked up to your eldest sister for guidance-and yet, you constantly thought about how she had become so tough in the first place. “...big sis, will Kamui ever come back home to us? Will I ever get to meet him?” Hinoka paused her brushing, and in the mirror, you could see the pain in her eyes. To your surprise, she reached down and grabbed the cushion, and whirled it around so that you now were face-to-face with your sister. She looked down at you with a serious gaze-but she soon lifted her hand to pat you on the head. “Kamui is our brother, sweetheart. I’m sure we’ll see him again. And I’m sure that when he meets you and Sakura, he’ll be even happier to return home.” You gazed up at her with hope in your twinkling eyes. “You think so?” A smile crossed her face, and she placed a kiss on your forehead. “I know so. Now, let’s get you out there, and get this ceremony over with-and afterwards, I’ll take you out for some street food. Deal?” “Deal!”

[the-apocryphal-one]

Prompt: Nyx is in the Royal Library reading a book - which is TOTALLY about magic and DEFINITELY not a romance story (*cough*) - when her son Siegbert stumbles across her hiding spot. The rest is up to you.

Secrets

A/N: Despite the title, this isn’t that dark or angsty. :P Also thanks for giving me the opportunity to finally write about my headcanon on how Nyx breaks her curse.

“But Prince Tiberius!” Mella gasped, her limpidblue eyes wide and shocked, “I am just a shepherd’s daughter! We could never—”

“I care not!” the prince proclaimed, his manlybrow crinkled in determination. “I care not for my duty! I care not for theHoshidan princess! I care for you, and I would sacrifice all my wealth, all myglory, to be with you!”

Unable to resist his feelings anymore and notwishing to, he swooped down to claim her cherry lips with his own; she gasped,her pale bosom heaving majestically, then wrapped her arms around him in turn,dragging her fingers through his golden locks—

“Mother?”

Nyx gasped, the book tumbling from her fingers as she jumped. Her fifteen-year-old son, Prince Siegbert, was poking his head around the corner of the bookshelf she’d cozied away behind. His maroon eyes traced from the book on the floor back up to her, and his eyebrows rose. “What are you reading?”

“Nothing,” she denied, tooquickly. A hand searched among the other books nearby, and she pulled one outat random. She kept them near for just such an occasion, but some of thedeception was lost given what he’d just seen. If only she hadn’t gotten soabsorbed in the affair of Prince Tiberius and Mella… “Just looking up on somemagic, that’s all.”

“Mother, I saw the other book fall from your hands.And I saw you pick that one up just now.”

“You saw nothing.” Quicklychanging the subject before he could push further, the queen asked, “What broughtyou here, Siegbert?”

“I just came to inform you thedignitaries from Hoshido are here.”

The queen smiled involuntarily at that. Even now, years later, she was eternallygrateful to Hoshido for their part in breaking her curse—at her wedding toXander, King Ryoma had learned about the spell on her, and suggested trying tosit on the throne of Hoshido. It was apparently enchanted with the ability toreveal a person’s “true” form, and he thought it might free her from her agelessness. Not really believing it would work but notwanting to offend their new allies, she’d agreed half-heartedly.

It had been the best weddingpresent she could have gotten. She’d feltthe magic on her break when she sat down, the invisible shackles fallingoff. Nyx hadn’t been able to stop the tears from flowing, though everyone but Xander, who’d instantly taken her into his arms, had politely ignored the new Nohrian queen crying. It didn’t restore her to her full age—thankfully, otherwise Xander wouldhave found himself a widower—but it allowed her to age again. Now shelooked like a young woman in her mid-twenties rather than a teenage girl.

“Ah, then we must go greetthem at once.” She rose, smoothing out the dark purple fabric of her dress. Nyxstepped away from her little corner of the royal library, and Siegbert pounced.Moving with warrior’s speed, he darted forward, swooping up the book on thefloor before she could stop him.

“A Tale Wrought in Moonlight?” he quipped, and her face burned.

“You insolent—” She broke offwith a huff, crossing her arms. “Yes, fine, your mother reads sappy romancenovels. Go on. Laugh.”

He didn’t. “I would neverlaugh at you, Mother. What makes you think I would?”

The earnest confusion in hisvoice melted away the tension in her, and she loosened her posture. Nyxswallowed, suddenly feeling very ashamed. “I’m sorry, Siegbert. Many lifetimesof being looked down on for my appearance has made me…testy, in some regards.And I’m still not entirely past that.”

Siegbert’s face softened, andhe placed the book aside. “Of course I understand, Mother. In truth I was a bitrelieved to see the book. It…” He stopped and barked a laugh, and Nyx idlythought it sounded very much like Xander’s. “It’s relieving, to know even theSorceress Queen of Nohr has hobbies she’s embarrassed about.”

Ah. Sympathyshot through the raven-haired woman. Her son’s inferiority complex waswell-known to Nyx, albeit it was normally aimed more towards Xander than her. Thoughshe tried often to make Siegbert realize his father, too, was only human, itwas no easy task. Self-flagellation was something she hadn’t wanted to passdown the family tree. “Your father has his little quirks, too. Secrets he woulddie of embarrassment if they ever came to light.”

“Oh no, I’m sure that’s nottrue…” Siegbert said quickly, and she snorted as they started to walk out ofthe library.

“Oh, you’d be surprised. Oncewe’ve finished meeting with the Hoshidan delegation, remind me to tell youabout the time he took advice from your Aunt Camilla’s retainer, Selena, about crackinga joke…”

[birthrightings-blog]

TAGGED BY: stolen~

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? “Prince Takumi of Hoshido, and don’t you forget it!”

2. WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME? “That... is my real name. I don’t know about other countries, but at least where I come from, it’s not common to have a fake name.”

3. DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU’RE CALLED THAT? “It was bestowed upon me by my.. late father, Prince Sumeragi. No one’s ever taught me the kanji, unfortunately, so I can’t tell you exactly what it means.... How embarrassing!”

4. ARE YOU SINGLE OR TAKEN? “I’m not ‘taken’ by anybody! I don’t have time for that kind of stuff right now.”

5. WHAT ARE YOUR POWERS AND ABILITIES? “Uh, I’m really good with a bow? Yeah. Really good— I can outshoot everyone I know! So don’t challenge me, okay?”

6. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? “They’re brown. Can’t you see them?”

7. HAVE YOU EVER DYED YOUR HAIR? “I don’t know what you mean by ‘dying’ hair- it’s not a custom or technology in Hoshido.”

8. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS? “Yeah. My older brother and sister, Ryoma and Hinoka, and my little sister, Sakura! ....And the traitor, I guess, even if they haven’t been around for a long time.”

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“I don’t consider them family, though. They abandoned us.”

9. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? “No!”

10. TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON’T LIKE. “Those who betray their family and country are worse than anything! How could you do that?”

11. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES OR ACTIVITIES YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? “I like hunting. There’s not a lot of places to hunt in Hive City, though.”

12. HAVE YOU EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE? “I’ve hurt Hinoka’s feelings before, going on about some stupid garbage about how I didn’t need her help.... N-not that I needed it, of course!”

13. HAVE YOU EVER… KILLED ANYONE? "No. I’d love to put some holes in some Nohrians, though!”

14. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL ARE YOU? “What kind of question is this? Anyway, I’d probably be something pretty majestic. Maybe like the Kinshi? Way better than those cruddy Nohrian wyverns.”

15. NAME YOUR WORST HABITS. “I..! I don’t have any bad habits!”

16. DO YOU LOOK UP TO ANYONE? “....My brother Ryoma. ....D-don’t tell him I said that, though!”

17. GAY, STRAIGHT, OR BISEXUAL? “That’s none of your business!”

18. DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? “I got taught a lot of things from tutors growing up. Us royals have to be educated, you know.”

19. DO YOU EVER WANT TO MARRY AND HAVE KIDS SOMEDAY? “I’m not so sure. I have a lot of things on my plate that aren’t carrying on the family line. Ask me when I’m older, I guess.”

20. DO YOU HAVE ANY FANS? “My little sister Sakura is one of my biggest fans! She always supports me in everything I do, and goes to me for advice... Which is good, because I’m definitely someone to look up to! ...Oh, and I met someone from the future, who said I became a legend, sooo...!”

21. WHAT ARE YOU MOST AFRAID OF? “…”

22. WHAT DO YOU USUALLY WEAR? “Anything warm and practical! And traditional, of course- I need to show my Hoshidan pride.”

23. DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE? “No, not currently. Why does it matter?”

24. WHAT CLASS ARE YOU? “Like, in a game? An archer, obviously.”

25. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE? “My retainers are probably my closest friends- but they aren’t here with me. Recently.. I’ve made friends with an older boy, named Nikolai.”

26. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON PIE? “We.. don’t have that in Hoshido. I’ve seen it where I work, but I’ve never tried it personally.”

27. FAVORITE DRINK? “I like hot tea! It’s great for soothing my nerves... not that I ever get nervous.”

29. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE? “Oh, I love Hoshido! It’s the most amazing country in the world! ...I can’t wait to go back home.”

30. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SOMEONE? “Nope.”

31. WOULD YOU RATHER SWIM IN THE LAKE OR THE OCEAN? “Does it really matter? I can do both just fine!”

33. WHAT’S YOUR ‘TYPE’? “....Why are you asking me this, again?”

34. CAMPING, OR INDOORS? “Camping’s pretty nice. I used to go out camping with Hinata and Oboro a lot! Of course, the bugs got annoying, but everything else about it was fun.”

35. ARE YOU WAITING FOR THIS INTERVIEW TO BE OVER? “Yes! you’ve wasted too much of my time, y’know!”