storm's end

What are you? A chaos.

[akirastvrks]

@tonkinwrites / @cbaratheon​ !!!

By the Gods, Rhaenys despised bed rest.

This was because a multitude of reasons but it all came down to the biggest one – the princess did enjoy being told what to do. She understood why the Maester was being cautious ; three miscarriages were enough trauma to last a lifetime. It was nearly miraculous that the blonde had managed to give birth to a healthy Aenya a year prior. Still, it was met with quite a huff to get the woman to do as she was told. And it shouldn’t have been much of a surprise to anyone to see the Raventree lady, about six moons along, wondering tiredly through the gardens instead of resting in the luxurious chambers that she shared with her husband.

The sound of footsteps caused her gaze to flicker away from the rain-stained petals, resting on her husband standing there with a raise of her eyebrow, hand lazily resting on her growing stomach. Rhae could not pretend to be surprised to see him – she was sure the guards had alerted them as soon as the pregnant woman told them to shove off.

“If you’ve come here to drag me back to bend, I will not go.”

[cbaratheon]

Leo had always known that the woman who had chosen to marry him was a fiery one. She was a dragon after all... but Rhaenys also had her moments of peace although those were mostly strict to when they were alone. He didn’t mind--it was what he liked about her... the fire she carried in her chest and lit something he thought had long died in him. He owed her a lot and Leo didn’t quite know if Rhaenys understood that, but sharing wasn’t his strongest suit, so he often let it be read between the lines.

With Aenya in his arms, finding something amusing on his clothes to toy with, one of the guards found Leo in order to inform him that the queen had left her bed, which earned a deep sigh from Raventree’s lord. Once he had handed Aenya to one of the maidens, he made his way to the gardens, where found Rhaenys wandering aimlessly. Her acknowledgement of his presence was met with an eye roll, before planting a kiss on his daughter’s forehead.

“How barbaric.” He replied, voice filled with sarcasm. “There will be no dragging this morning.” Leo said with a bland tone this time. “Aiden was asking for you, that’s all. Just let me know if you are going to continue being your stubborn self and risk your life and our child’s over a petty desire or if you are going back to bed soon.”

[akirastvrks]

@tonkinwrites / @cbaratheon !!!

“Has anyone told you how distracting you can be?”

The words were said with a grin. Aiden was unable to help himself in Kira’s presence. There had always been something so intoxicating about her from the moment they had met. They clashed heads at times – yes – but he’d rather spend his time fighting with her than trying to find something just as real with anyone else. The thought of another felt like an impossible, laughable feat.

Scrunching up his nose, the tall male crumbled up a sheet of paper filled with his doodles of procrastination as he chucked it into the small brunette’s face. He’d likely get whacked for his action but it was surely worth it to see the expression on her face. Oh man, she was so cute.

“I’m trying to study, Stark.”

[cbaratheon]

Sometimes, being Aenya’s friend was tiresome. The younger Blackwood women was socially active that Akira felt like she would spend half of her life waiting for her friend to show up. This time, she had allowed herself to wait in Aiden’s room, promising to be quiet as he studied--or at least, she thought he was studying. 

Distracting.

Kira didn’t think she was doing anything to distract him per se, but maybe--just maybe, that mad attraction she felt for her best friend’s brother and her brother’s best friend wasn’t one-sided after all. Granted, she wasn’t going to admit it out loud, but their banter would actually bring her joy whenever she was feeling rather sad.

Grabbing one of his pillows, Kira threw it in his direction, watching it hit the back of his head before she quickly returned to her previous position, laying on her back and looking at her phone’s screen.

“If I’m distracting, that means you’re paying too much attention to me. Which is nice, depending on how we see it...” She remarked, arching one brow as her gaze never left her phone’s screen. “Or maybe you just need a break.” Pushing herself up to a sitting position, Akira leaned back against her palms, watching Aiden for a second there. It wasn’t news that he was attractive--and he probably knew how attractive he was, but the fact that he didn’t acknowledge it often only made him sexier in her book.

Her phone buzzed in her hand and the text from Aenya saying she wouldn’t be able to come home sooner stole a sigh from the petite brunette’s lips. “Looks like I’ve got no plans anymore. How about you make us some popcorn and we watch a movie?” That seemed like a doable, friendly activity, right? Hopping out of bed, she decided to actually become distracting, so she walked to his study desk and stood close to him, resting one arm on his shoulder and looking down at the book he was reading. “C’mon... you need a break, raven boy.”

[cbaratheon]

“I brought you some coffee, sis.” Aya announced as she stepped into Akira’s apartment and handed one of the cups to her younger sister. "There’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you, but with my internship in Paris and then having to organize everything for Fashion Week, I ended up not having that much time.” It kind of pained Ayana not to have as much time for her family as she used to have, but adult life was sort of like that, wasn’t it? Trying to do as much as possible and complaining about not having that much time.

“So...” Ayana sat down, adjusting her skirt so it wouldn’t wrinkle and continued. “You know that Daemon and I officially announcing our engagement at our family’s New Year’s dinner... and I’d like you to be my maid of honor.” She paused for a moment. “Would you like that?”

[akirastvrks]

“You look beautiful.” Daemon admired quietly, a soft smile playing onto his lips as he looked over his fiancee. “So much, in fact– I regret having to subject you to brunch with my family.” He chuckled as he leaned over to press a kiss to Ayana’s temple.

“Maybe we can reschedule?”

[cbaratheon]

At Daemon’s compliment, Ayana perked up from looking at her dress. There had already been a minor mishap with her outfit that evening, and she didn’t want to have to change clothes for a third time. “Oh?” The brunette smiled, welcoming his kiss and closing her eyes for a second there, feeling the warmth of Dae’s lips pressed against her skin. “You know I can handle your family.” Ayana turned around, her hands resting ever so gently on her fiancé’s shoulders, before she brushed an invisible dust from there.

“We definitely can, but I don’t think your father would be pleased. We can always leave earlier if you’d like.” Her hands moved along his shoulders, wrapping her arms around his neck. “It’s nice outside despite the cold. We could always take a walk through Central Park.”