#verse: royals

[rcyalxblccd]

Very little time had been spent wandering the castle if Xavier could help it upon his arrival. After all, there were some people he wished to avoid, so much so that when he was not performing his duty as guard to the Cuban royals - he had found himself venturing to the inner cities to help himself to copious amounts of liquor. Unfortunately, his habit was quick to catch up with him. After a fellow guard had warned him how his foolishness could put the King and Queen into yet another compromising situation, he tried his best to get himself out of the rut he had been in since he and Nadiye had been separated in Italy.

So upon being released from his duties for the day, Xavier had decided to venture to kitchen for a cup of tea to wake himself a bit. The kitchen was unsurprisingly empty, as it was quite a bit after lunch but too early for the staff to be preparing meals for dinner. He rummaged through several cabinets, until stumbling upon the kettle he had been looking for. As he moved to the sink to fill the kettle with water, the sound of approaching footsteps pulled Xavier away from his current task. "Would you like s-..." he began, his words caught in his throat though when he saw who had entered the room. Quickly Xavier averted his gaze away from Nadiye. His eyes instead; becoming glued to his reflection in the tea kettle.

Xavier had imagined being reunited with Nadiye many times prior to his arrival in Greece; however any words he would have once spoken to her had seemed to fly out the window the moment he learned that she had given birth to a child. He knew he should not be surprised or upset with her; after all, she was now married and children were expected to follow such events but that did not mean it hurt him any less.

[lucilassie]

You can't have it all, kid. 🕷🚨

Map by nstmatt (Map code 7077-0157-7126)

[moofy117]

Royal Council AU - Dory Verse - “Where am I??”

RC! JD stumbled upon a strange club…

Grey JD belongs to @ijjstlostthegame

Brotherhood JD belongs to @tea0w0stache and @0ketlyn-s

Crystal JD belongs to @tea0w0stache

World Tour JD belongs to @year2000electronics

Eldest and Youngest JD belongs to @matmiraculous

Unusual Brother JD belongs to @matmiraculous and @ijjstlostthegame

Black Falcon JD belongs to @trolls-with-tails

Feral JD belongs to @draco-after-dark

Royal Council JD belongs to me

Bonus:

[thewordfortheday]

You will be a crown of splendour in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. Isaiah 62:3

Our God is a loving and caring God. He takes broken people, people considered useless, and makes something beautiful out of their lives. He makes them whole, He makes them useful in His hand, He does incredible things through them. That's how extravagant His love is. Each of us could testify to this, how He took us out of the miry pit and gave us a chance at life. Not only that, He is preparing us to be the Bride of Christ. He's moulding and shaping us to be conformed to His image. He has washed our sins with His blood and made us white as snow. Now He's so proud to show us off to the world, holding us in His hand for all to see— a splendid crown in the hand of God. Yes that's His ultimate plan for us. “so that He might present the church to Himself in splendour, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish." Ephesians 5:27

[creaturetale-askblog]

A knight, to a prince, to a king…

You have to wonder, did you get to save them all this time?

Creaturetale papyrus… when he’s finally getting to that peaceful part of the timeline. Wanted to show off this man’s over complicated outfit. Most of everything is collected bits and pieces from his own king. Or sans-

[definegodliness]

Silken-shut

With luck I'll see tomorrow's bright, Although for sure the sun will shine; I got entangled in a night Of dreamt up webs I can't untwine, And, silken-shut, these eyes of mine Still see, but only what will hide Within the dark I keep

Inside.

--- 31-7-2024, M.A. Tempels

[percesdead]

multi fandom culture is seeing posts about one of your fandoms and going,"holy shit, there's more of them"

[onehundredfallenpetals]

How do you all make it look so easy,

You open your hearts up so quickly it scares me

[royal-chandler]

Written for the following prompt from @rwrbprompts: “Alex coming come from a day of hell to a cuddly baby and cuddly Henry and makes his day much better.”

<3

Finally home, Alex drops his keys into their designated bowl, his briefcase on the floor, and himself face first into the couch without much care. Miserably, he groans into the throw pillow he’s half-contemplating suffocating himself with. Today has been a package shipped directly from a deep circle of hell—stuffed with two coffee spills down his tie and a second shirt, a broken phone, negotiations with opposing counsel falling through, and having to explain to a frightened kid that her case would have to go to trial with her possibly testifying. All this wrapped and bow-tied with Austin’s heavy rush hour traffic and some asshole riding his bumper for three straight miles on I-35.

He hears Henry’s footfalls descend the stairs and then come close, proceeding with caution. Soon, loving fingers comb through his hair and Alex can breathe easy for the first time all day, the stress and chaos snuffed out by his husband's comfort. Washed away as Henry’s touch moves in like the sea. Alex turns into it and peels his eyes open to the image of Henry crouched at his side with Bianca held against Henry’s chest. Alex’s family crowds his view in a way that has him feeling moony and madly in love—reminds him that he’s actually the luckiest person on the planet.

“Are you alright, darling?” Henry asks, concerned and eyes soft.

“I broke my phone,” Alex mumbles, mournfully.

“I know,” Henry says quietly, thumb skimming over Alex’s cheekbone. “You called me from your office phone and told me, remember?”

With a sigh, Alex admits what he’s truly been afraid to poke at and give voice to. “I’m going to lose this case, Henry.”

Mindful of their baby between them, Henry nudges him, snatching a campaigning kiss that’s firm and insisting. Fiercely, he whispers to Alex, “A setback is not losing.”

“What smug fucker told you that?” Alex chuckles against Henry’s mouth.

“The one I’m staring straight at,” Henry replies with one more kiss that loiters before it leaves. He then tuts, adding disapprovingly, “Who also seems to want our daughter’s first word to be four-lettered and R-rated.”

Alex reaches out his hand and rests it on her small sleeper-covered back. He’s still fascinated by how amazingly real she is, growing and becoming more of a person every day. She shifts around, attention swiveling to Alex, her mahogany brown eyes shining like new dimes as she drools over her fist that she's fussily trying to feast on.

Teething is starting to upend the household.

“I think she would prefer to curse if she could, if we’re being honest, Henry.”

“Get up. She came down here for a cuddle.”

“Did she?” Alex stands and takes Bianca into his arms when Henry passes her. He velcros her to him, dropping a kiss to her curly head as he bounces her a bit and gets her to chat animatedly with buh, and yes, fuh sounds. “Hey, hey, Binky. Hey, princesa, does Daddy think Papi doesn’t know what he’s up to?”

“And what would that be?” Henry poses, his teasing smile poorly held back.

“You wanted a hand-off because you’ve been home with a cranky baby all day and pounced on the chance the minute you got it,” Alex says, reeling him in with his free hand so he can hold fast to them both. “All under the guise of checking up on me.”

“Caught red-handed,” Henry says, his smile jailbreaking with a laugh that vibrates Alex alongside Bianca’s little heel kicks. Fondly, “Has anyone ever told you you’re quite good at what you do?”

“Some smug fudgsicle,” Alex tells him, thinking of little pitchers and their big ears. With a surge of gratitude, he thinks of his family that he gets to come home to and feel warmed by every day and how desperate he is to not get used to his wonderful husband or their beautiful girl, to never look at them as less than the fairytale-caliber picture they make up. “Who rewrote my life and my dreams in one night with the best love I’ve ever been given and gotten to share.”

“Alex, darling,” Henry starts.

With his heart set in motion, Alex shakes his head and holds Henry tighter, dipping down to Henry’s ear and breathing, “I just—thank you.”

—

maybe a little obsessed with this little family, idk

crossposted to my ao3, where i’m starting a collection of little ficlets i write for firstprince.

[rcyalxblccd]

Aurora’s hand trailed across the wall beside her as she roamed aimlessly around the Greek castle. Had opium not been coursing through her veins at the moment, she might have heard her mothers nagging voice in the back of her head complaining, ‘Stop wasting your time and do something useful with your life.’ The sound of silence filled her mind, and while everyone around her was worried about their impending doom - she herself was in a state of bliss. 

Eventually, Aurora found herself outside the castle and made her way to the gardens. It was amusing to her how a place so beautiful could house such awful people - though over the years she had learned that was the case when it came to most royals. She let out a quiet sigh as she stared up at the clouds, smiling as she found the shape of an elephant in one. 

Aurora tilted her head back as she heard the crunching of leaves that signaled someone else’s presence. She was too high to keep her guard up or tell them to leave her alone, so instead she pointed up to another cloud and asked, “Does that not look like an elephant to you?” she asked with an arched brow. 

[the-smallest-star]

//Itty bitty princess

[moofy117]

Dory Verse - “Aura Projection Practice”

Feral JD belongs to @draco-after-dark

Royal Council JD belongs to me

[petitsdieu]

sc 𝑓𝑡. @vitalphenomena

❛ Isn't it time for your milk and arsenic, darling? ❜

[vanona-camp]

I think this is the most depressing year I have ever witnessed. An era is over. The rinaverse is over and the dark verse will end soon.

I'm crying

[eye-candy-film-enjoyer]

[definegodliness]

What dreams...

Were we to find each other in our sleep, Revivified our souls would dart and rush Mons Huygens high, to Mariana's deep, Toward the secret garden, soft and lush, Intent to make the stars in heaven blush, As we, entwined in sparks of vehemence, Beyond the flesh, will find Deliverance.

--- 10-9-2024, M.A. Tempels ©