NEW YEARS KISSES ; selectively accepting / @princecouronne
to dance so often with a man she is , through parental arrangement , betrothed to is by no means disallowed nor disapproved by the spectating court , especially in this time of celebration to harken the death of one year and blooming of another . but their eyes feel like VULTURES , constantly surveying her actions and the one thousand things that go unspoken in the slightest shift , and to dance , where she must be mindful of every move , feels more tiring than liberating these days . oh how she wishes , for a moment , that they would find other things to stare at
perhaps , as the controversial queen of germany and newly appointed king of france , the prospect of unity between their borders , they must appear a most intriguing glimpse into the uncertain future
the new year beckons closer
and with it a plethora of uncertainties
notably , the delayed marriage , put off for yet another year . there are nobles who raise concern , barely veiling their desire for a man to lead a kingdom rather than a queen , THAN A GIRL , but aurora smiles and lies through her teeth : in this time of crownings and bringing order to turmoil , there will be no marriage when there is work to be done . phillippe knows the truth – she confesses it to him when they’re alone because he has promised to remain truthful and she can’t bear to lie to him – she isn’t ready to stand before his own kingdom when she’s still learning about her own . disappointment is such a tangible thing still , to not be an object of pride for a people she will inevitably care about
the seconds count down and the crowd’s attention is elsewhere , for once , and the two take advantage of the distraction to slink onto the balcony , nearby , away from prying eyes , where both sovereigns , crowned far too soon , might finally breathe and remember they are still human . that in secret , they may be human and love as humans do
selene sits at her apex upon her silver throne , the nobles in the ballroom begin their cheer and aurora rose knows the new year has finally begun , but before she can speak , phillippe tucks a loose strand of spun sunlight behind her ear and asks , as he always does , if he may be allowed to kiss her , and she smiles , as she has taken to doing whenever he asks , and replies that he may
–––––––- arms sweep her closer and , in the seconds that open the beginning of a year anew , king phillippe kisses her in the silver light of the moon , lady lune and her stars their only audience , and queen aurora rose , as she revels in his love with her own adoration , for the first time that night , does not worry about the future
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