the sound of pulling heaven down.

Dalijah

#( interaction | davina. )#i love me some drew but it's so hard finding good gifs lol #so i'm testing this out :p

royal-davinac‌:

“That has to be really stressful. I can’t imagine having your job; I’d be a worrywart every single day, especially with them liking to run off. Not that I blame them. I can’t imagine I wouldn’t be doing that if I were in their shoes. –I’m glad it was uneventful, though.” Davina smiled up at him, warmly. She thought back to the conversation she had with Alaska about her sister and felt a pang in her chest, but didn’t show it. She would worry about all of that after the date. “No, nothing really fun,” she admitted with a shrug of her shoulders. “I spent time with Amanda before her date, and then spent the rest of the time getting ready. You know how us girls are, we have to try on everything we own at least twice before picking the first thing we put on–had to make sure I looked good for tonight.” Her smile lit up her whole face, making her eyes sparkle beneath the lights. As they entered the center of the festival, she began showing a childlike amazement at all of the lights and decorations. Christmas really was her favorite time of the year and it just took her breath away. “I love this time of the year. It’s so magical.”

“I can’t blame them either. As much as I love my home, the castle can be suffocating at times. But it does get us into trouble when they end up in certain situations.” He smiles warmly back at her, resting his hand over hers. “You look beautiful, Davina. But you look beautiful in anything. You could probably wear a potato sack and still be breath-taking,” he murmured in reply. He knew all too well how women could be; especially those with this lifestyle. They had to look perfect, all the time, and while he appreciated Davina’s effort to look nice, he didn’t want her to think that’s all he liked about her. He tore his gaze away from her to look around them, taking in the sights of the festival lights, smiling softly. “It is. It’s funny, I’ve never come to this festival before, even though they have it every year.”

Dalijah

royal-davinac‌:

Davina noticed what seemed like nerves coming from him, and it made her a bit more comfortable. She wasn’t the only one nervous. It was nice. She grabbed her coat and headed out the door. Once they were both outside, she snaked her arm through his and began directing him towards the festivities. The cool air was definitely making her feel a bit more in the spirit, which she was thankful for.

Shyly, she glanced up at him. “How was work today? Anything exciting happen?” She hadn’t been on a date in… well, she didn’t know if she had ever really been on a date before. She’d been out with a guy before, sure, but it never felt like a date to her. Just… weird. This didn’t. It felt comfortable even with her nerves.

As Davina looped her arm through his, Eli smiled, pulling her closer as they walked through the crowds of people taking part in the festivities. It was silent between them for a moment-- until Davina turned to him, asking about work. He smiled, giving a slight shrug as they continued walking in unison. “It was good. It wasn’t particularly eventful, but in my case, that’s a good thing. Eventful usually means something bad, unfortunately. Unless a prince or princess sneaks out of the castle without letting anyone know, which does cause a bit of a stir.” With a family full of rebellious royals, it was something that occurred often; they’d all snuck out at one time or another-- a couple of them more frequently. But they’d always been found, safe and sound, thankfully. Pushing away thoughts of work, he peered down at Davina, following as she led him around. “And how was your day? Did you do anything fun?”

#( interaction | emily. )#//cue protective big brother mode :p

royal-emilyd‌:

You know what’s the best part of the holiday season? Spiked eggnog. Definitely recommend it!

Eggnog is disgusting to begin with, I can only imagine how much worse it tastes spiked. When did you get old enough to drink, anyway?

Dalijah

#( interaction | davina. )#( para. )

royal-davinac‌:

It was almost Christmas and Davina was feeling anything but in the mood. With her sister still in Paris and now married suddenly, she was just not in a festive mental state. Of course, she didn’t let that keep her down. She wanted that date with Elijah, and by golly, if she had to make herself the jolliest asshole this side of the nuthouse, she was going to do it.

She threw on a red dress with green hem around it, and finished getting ready. As she did so, she was humming Christmas carols to herself. She wasn’t going to let anything ruin this night. Not her feelings about her sister, or worrying about Amanda while she was with Miles. Davina was just going to allow herself to think about her for once, and Eli.

When she was finally done, she ran down the hallway, stopping as soon as she got to the stairs. She wasn’t going to allow herself to appear too eager, even if she was screaming on the inside. She smiled when she saw Eli already down there. She could feel her cheeks beginning to betray her already, but she didn’t care. “Are you ready to get your caroling on?”

@elidonahue

Elijah was usually cool, calm and collected-- at least, he was good at appearing so, but after arranging for his date with Davina, he was suddenly very nervous. He tried to go about his day as normal, but the ticking clock was taunting him, a constant reminder of what was to come. Fortunately, he was able to get off early-- he never missed a day, and it was rare that he took vacations or days off, so his boss had no problem giving him the rest of the day off. He headed to his quarters to wash the day off, wanting to look presentable-- not fancy or anything, but nice. It was his first date in a really long while, after all.

Once he was dressed and clean shaven, he made his way to the great hall to wait for Davina to show up, nervously pacing as he took in deep breaths, reminding himself that it was just a date. When he saw her, though, he cleared his throat, quickly smiling up at her as she descended the stairs. “--Absolutely. Let’s get out of here.”

royal-davinac‌:

Yes, time doesn’t really heal wounds, but gives us a new version of normal. Everyone just needs time. –It would appear so.

You’re not intruding. It’s just… new to me.

Agreed.

It’s new for me, too, to be honest. --So, Christmas lights, hot chocolate.... what else are we doing for our date, or are you planning on having me home by 9pm?

#( interaction | davina. )#tbh i thought i wasn't a fan of the long hair but damn...#i'm feeling it rn

royal-davinac‌:

I’m glad to hear that. She did have a lot going on that night. I can’t imagine what it was like for her. –I hope so. You know you’re not all that bad at advice.

You are. You get in my head a lot. I’m going to start charging you rent.

I know. It was traumatizing. But I think she’ll be okay, eventually. Everyone will. --Well, that’s good to know. I must’ve picked up a thing or two along the way.

I don’t mean to intrude. You can always come stay in my head sometime, for a change. I won’t even charge you rent.

royal-davinac‌:

I don’t blame you. I’m glad she is okay. I mean, physically, anyway. How is she? –She is pushing herself, so I’m trying to make sure she allows herself time.

It’s not a bad nervous. And I’ve figured that out, actually. You’re very good at it.

I think she’s alright. She seems alright. Still not talking too much. But I think that’s just part of... what she went through and eventually, she’ll be back to her normal self too. --As long as you’re there with her, I think she’ll be fine.

Good, I’m very glad to hear that. --Am I?

royal-davinac‌:

I understand completely. Not sure I would’ve been much company with Amanda missing. It was like part of my heart was missing with her. Even though she’s not her normal self, at least I can try to help her. –It’s kinda funny, because I never rambled before. I’m usually just really quiet.

I understand that. If anything like that would’ve happened to Emily, I wouldn’t have been able to function. --I’m not really good at giving advice, but maybe just give her time. She just got back, she probably has to adjust. --Really? Do I make you nervous? Because that’s not my intention. Actually, that’s a little bit of a lie. I do enjoy seeing you a bit flustered. But not if it makes you uncomfortable.

royal-davinac‌:

Yes, we did. I’m glad it didn’t become one of those things we say we’re going to do and then never do. That would be really disappointing, but I’d also understand if it did. I just didn’t want to assume anything in case you changed your mind. And now I’m rambling again. I seem to do that a lot around you…

I know-- I wanted to do it, but things have been a bit hectic lately, but now that things are settling down a bit.... But no, I didn’t change my mind. And I’ve noticed you do that a lot. I think it’s cute.

royal-davinac‌:

That would be absolutely horrible. I don’t especially like being out by myself, anyway. So you’d be doing me a huge favor by being my date.

We did say we were going to go on one of those soon, didn’t we? Seems like it’s finally our chance.

royal-davinac‌:

Is that so? Think you can show me them? I think then you’ll have to come along… You know, make sure I don’t get lost in the top secret ways around here.

Of course, we cannot have you getting lost in top secret passageways. That would be awful.

royal-davinac‌:

I need to have a date to go see Christmas lights. Who is up for it? I’ll bring hot cocoa and my off-key singing voice.

I don’t know if you know this, but I happen to know a few top secret ways out of the castle.

@ Eli

royal-davinac‌:

Davina was wandering around the castle, unsure of what to do with her time. She wanted to go after those monsters. She wanted to find Amanda and bring her home, but she couldn’t. After spending some time with Phoebe, she began pacing around, wearing holes into the carpet. She glanced up when she saw someone go by and saw that it was Miles. Quickly, she ran to stop him and asked him where Eli was. She didn’t want to wander the house looking for a room when all of the doors looked the same. Miles agreed to take her and she followed, nearly walking on the back of his heels. He stopped outside of a door and knocked on it. “Eli, you have a visitor. I hope you’re decent. Otherwise, she’s just going to have to look at you naked.” He teased and opened the door, stepping to the side so Davina could walk in, and left them alone. Davina was blushing so much from what Miles said, but smiled shyly at him, giving him a small wave before pulling a chair over next to him. “How–Erm, how are you? How’s your wound?”

Eli looked up to see Miles, rolling his eyes as he teased Davina. “I’ll cover up,” he replied with a wry grin, quickly pulling a blanket over his bottom half so she wouldn’t be uncomfortable with him in just bottoms. As she came in, his green eyes softened, watching as she pulled up a chair by his side. “Hi. --I’m fine, I’m alive, y’know?” He looked down at his bandaged wound, shrugging. “It’s healing. I’m just waiting for the go-ahead to get back to work.” He looked back at the beautiful girl beside him. “How are you?”

royal-emilyd

@ Eli

#( interaction | emily. )

royal-emilyd‌:

Emily hadn’t spoken since she woke up; the doctor’s said it wasn’t unusual given what she saw and everything that transpired. After waking up from her sleep in a cold sweat, she left her room and went to her brother’s room. Softly, she knocked on his door and poked her head in. She went to his bed and climbed in, laying right next to him. For her entire life, he was the one place that she felt comfortable, no matter what was going on in her life. She had him and knew she could go to him.

Elijah was grateful he was alive-- he was still recuperating from the gunshot wound he’d taken in the stomach, and was on bedrest, which he hated, especially after learning his foster parents hadn’t survived. He wanted to join the others and plan a way to get back the three kidnapped girls, as well as revenge for what had been done to the king and queen. But his doctor had been strict and made it clear he wouldn’t be approved to go back to work until he was fully recuperated. So he lay in bed, watching tv, dozing off on occasion, and welcoming the few visitors he had received. He’d fallen asleep late into the night, and only woke up when he felt someone crawling into bed beside him-- his sister. Shifting carefully in the mattress, he peered over at her. “Couldn’t sleep?”

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royal-davinac‌:

Davina knew her cheeks had not returned to their normal color this entire time, and only deepened in color when she heard the word ‘date’. “I think walking is a good idea for the… date–I can participate in conversation better that way.” She nodded. Davina tried her best to not to let her nerves show, but her body always betrayed her. She began playing with her hands on her lap as she listened to him. Her smile softened. “That’s very admirable–on both parts, theirs and yours. I could never do anything like that, even wanting to. I’d just cause more damage than I’d protect them from. That’s an amazing story; I could tell how much you respect them the first time I spoke to you.”

Elijah smiled to himself, nodding as Davina spoke, a chuckle falling from his lips. “You never know. You’re probably stronger than you think. Plus, you go through a pretty extensive training, you don’t just get thrown into dangerous situations.” It’d been years since his parents had died, but he still found himself getting choked up about it, especially after all he and Emily had gone through the years following. It was a long moment before he answered Davina again, struggling to keep his voice steady. “Yeah, they’re really good people. Probably the best anyone could ever know.”