@aredboar : king of the seas tosses that signature blue coat of his in the queen's vicinity, teasing grin playing at his lips. "try it on, why don't you? maybe you'll look more intimidating in it than i do, your majesty."
𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃. fear doesn’t evade her , but it has no place weaving around her bones . she doesn’t jump , she isn’t skittish . eyes stay trained on him , almost a glare but amused all the same . he’s always challenging her / since the moment he’d met her , he’s challanged her . half - way out the window , jewels weighing down one side of his coat , but still he leaned forward while her fangs were bore to chastize him . the way his lips quirk remained the same , eyes with a fire behind them : she imagines it’s the same one he gets when staring down the business end of any sort of weapon . he gets a thrill out of teasing people who have the ability to harm , and she admires it . secretly , admitting it only behind closed doors , but she admires it . pale fingers curl and her frustration is dramatized , jokingly , in a slight flush as the fire that keeps her flesh warm worms its way to her cheeks and ignites . brows knit as she bends to grab the coat off of the ground .
it’s folded over her arm at first. hands brushing over it as if it were covered in dirt , as if the floor beneath them wasn’t spotless . she hums while looking it over , head tilting a bit : pensive . her world was reds , blacks . her mother was clad in black dresses , red accents and she followed suit . red corset around her waist with black lace : blue was the colour introduced mainly by him . cobalt was his colour , it felt sacrilege to wear his coat . ( reality : it brings her an odd sense of comfort , tugging on her heart strings that he trusts her enough to toss his coat towards her . his teasing tone doesn’t null and void his actions , as much as it could be argued that it does . ) blue was always what ended up sending her thoughts to him : a clear sky , looking out to see the boundless ocean , his second home , a flower in her garden the sprouted azure petals , sapphires that crusted a piece of jewelry in the vault . he truly never found a way to evade her thoughts .
a hum escapes her. she holds it up by the collar , looking over the threaded detailing and accents of silver on the collars , where ringlets were for the strings . rosanna can only think of him in it , caving as she slips her arms through the sleeve : this is what he requested of her , isn’t it ? ? she’s wordless as she does , switching honey - hued gaze up to his oceanic eyes : she could get lost if she didn’t have a goal to shut him up . queen wasn’t unaware of the fact that she was pretty ( never going as far to say beautiful : just pretty enough . ) but the way that the coat was already starting to sag on her took a hefty blow to her goals . she wishes she could stun him silent like he manages to do with her , turn the tables on her only for her response to be a scrunching of her face or the softening of features as she falls victim to how much she adores him .
oh, but she should’ve hated him. had sent him away , exiled never to dock his ship at the port or step foot in this country without having to answer to the highest authority again . if she were to believe all the rumours her wretched advisor spread of him : dirty uncle killer , murderer , unworthy of serving the throne . the queen was breaking a million and one taboos even allowing him to escape without so much as a slap on the wrist . she’s happy she did . thrilled that she’d have the head of a treasonous witch who caused a loyal , innocent man to self exile . he’s a pardoned man now , bounty and name cleared of legal wrongdoing : all because she’d heard a commotion from upstairs . as tough an exterior she could lead on , her heart was as tender as a young poet’s . how funny that it was the scoundrel of the seven seas that found his way to worm under her skin and take control of her thoughts , her heart .
arms open and her fingers splay as she shows off the coat on her person. she took the time to fix the sleeves to fit her better : he was a large man , involved with a small vampire . it practically swallowed and looked ridiculous on her . her glare turned into a childish scowl , lips playfully pursed in a pout as she stared dull daggers through him . if he looks close enough , her lips are fighting the urge to smile and laugh at herself , “ so , get out your laughter now . i’m taking this jacket off faster than i put it on . ”
















