VERS L'INFINI ET AU-DELÀ

juliet de bourbon ❛ the vixen ❜ Oh my God, my God. I can't quite believe my ears. I'm swimming to the surface. I'm coming up for air Cause you're making me feel nervous. I need to clear my head. I can't believe my ears. I don't wanna believe my ears. I'm swimming to the surface, I'm coming up for air. How can you think you're serious? Do you even know what year it is? I can't believe the scary points you make. Still living in the currents you create, Still sinking in the pool of your mistakes. Won't you stop firing up the crazies? Oh, I need a breath I need a breath. Fill my lungs won't you fill my lungs?

[julietbourbon]

isvbclv:

“ i can’t believe makeup has betrayed me, look at this, ” isabela whined as she gestured towards the dark and swollen spot on her cheek. she frowned as she analyzed the spot from her small hand mirror. “ BARBARIANS, the whole lot ,” she muttered before drawing in a breath as she made the mistake of touching the bruise.

juliet’s eyes narrowed as they followed the bruise on her cheek. “i don’t think makeup is going to help, have you tried a bag of ice?” she asked. “if you don’t mind me asking, what happened to you?”

[julietbourbon]

invri:

Her eyes widened and she blinked a few times — nobles rarely were so straight-forward about their less refined activities. “So lots of tequila then?” Inari chuckled as she grabbed her sweater. “I still have some hangover medication left from my last… night of mistakes.”

The duchess nodded her head. “Lots of tequila and many other alcoholic beverages. Oh, you should probably cancel all your plans for tomorrow. A night like this asks for a day to rest,” she teased her. “Great, we’re going to need those pills by morning.”

[julietbourbon]

invri:

The duchess’ confidence was something refreshing, something inherently positive, Inari couldn’t help but to smile. “Uhm.” She glanced at the mirror to her right then at the clock. How could she say no? It was how social life died. “Sure, sure. Is it warm enough to be outside? I feel like looking at the sea.”

“Sounds like a plan, then. You’ll probably have to wait a little until I get drunk enough to forget why I even went out in the first place, but after that we can do whatever you want,” she replied with a smile. “Ready to go?”

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“You? That’s impossible.” he replied jokingly. Toni couldn’t see a world where Juliet was even a little bit antisocial, she was not 100% outgoing but antisocial just wasn’t something that could ever be linked to her as a person. Juliet’s question made him look at Lisa, who at first struggled but in the end was able to raise two little fingers. “Just turned two few weeks ago.” he felt like completing the girl’s answer.

“Don’t be so sure about it. Lately, I’ve been so bored that I refused to get out of my room. Of course, that happened after I had an unpleasant discussion with my father and I decided it’s time to go back in hiding because I’m sick of being by his side but oh well,” Juliet rambled, letting out a short sigh afterwards. “Sorry for missing your birthday, boo. I hope you’ll accept my apology birthday gift. It should be in your room by the time the sun will set.”

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“We were only going back to our room.” he gave her the true answer. He and Lisa had a good time on the beach that day, now they were just heading to their room to shower and maybe take a nap after eating something. “Then it’s your fault.” he said on a more light tone, trying to crack up a joke. Did it sound any good? No. But would he ler her know he knew it? Also no.

She nodded her head as a reply, following him around the hallways. This place was like a maze, she found it quite difficult to remember where she came from. “That is also true. I think I’m starting to become a little antisocial, I have no idea what’s going on.” She shrugged and glanced once again at his daughter, then smiled. “Hey, little thing. How old are you?” 

[holyfuckselenita]

[selenadaily]

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“Why would we mind?” he had a small frown on his face. Juliet probably thought he had some sort of grudge being held on her for asking something like that and it made him wonder why. They did not part is the worst of ways, pretty much the opposite. He wanted a child, she did not, the end. “Someone was supposed to tell you this on the boat, actually.” there was no way in or out of that island without a boat, airplanes did not land there but only on a city near.

“I don’t know, I don’t want to interrupt any father-daughter activity, you know?” She shrugged. It felt good to see him again, he was the only ex-lover she wasn’t on bad terms with and she has had enough of bitter words and glaring at past mistakes everytime she meets them on the hallways. “I didn’t have the chance to talk to anyone, I slept the whole trip. I was a little too jet-lagged to have a proper conversation.”

[julietbourbon]

❝ I think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love. We are good people and we’ve suffered enough. ❞ 

— Toni Albrecht of Luxembourg & Juliet Bourbon of France. ( @tonialbrecht )

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“I’m the only dad and, well, parent she has so it might not be hard but I’m working on it.” he didn’t have to work hard though, Toni was a natural with kids since ever. He was the favourite uncle of all his friends’ kids and he knew it, not that the kids were able to hide it. He just loved kids. “Great. I’ll definitely let you know when I have the time.” meaning he had to find a sitter first. After the last incident he wouldn’t leave Lisa with Diana again and his best friend was just terrified of the idea of being alone with a kid in general which meant he had nobody on his speed dial to watch over his daughter while he went out for coffee with his ex. “Of course. I was going to our now.” he pointed to the girl now on the ground. “If you need any help finding yours, might be on the same way.”

Juliet wasn’t the one to be afraid of asking questions but she knew this was a delicate subject and she wasn’t sure whether he wants to talk about it or not, so she decided to just nod her head. “I see,” she replied. He was definitely a loving father, there was no doubt in that, and she was happy to find out he fulfilled his wish, even though it felt a little bit weird. “Well, if you don’t mind me joining the two of you, sure. Maybe I’ll see a staff member along the way, they should probably know where my room is.”

[julietbourbon]

invri:

She could not hide her surprise when she found the duchess from behind her door. Her mouth opened a bit and her brow rose a millimeter. “Ju-Juliet,” she stammered as she opened the door more. She thanked God that her room was tidy. She would have not been able to survive the embarrassment had the floor been covered with half-used clothes. “What brings you to my door at… nine thirty-nine.” For some reason she had expected it to be more late — she had been pretty much ready to change into pajamas. 

“I’m glad that you asked because, as you can already tell, I have a brilliant idea,” the smile quickly grew into a grin. The princess seemed surprised to see her but of course she couldn’t blame her for it. She left all of a sudden, without anyone knowing what happened to her, and came back the same way. Unpredictable was a proper word to describe the duchess. “I was wondering if you’d like to have a drink with me.”

[julietbourbon]

The sun was about to set and that could only mean one thing — the nightlife was about to begin. The French duchess found herself knocking at Inari’s door, trying to lure her into having some fun tonight. As they say, a little party never killed nobody and Juliet was eager to find out more about what this secret island has to offer. But first, she needed good company and the truth is that she missed the Finnish princess while she was away. She didn’t know her very well but she seemed promising by now. — ( @invri​ )

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“Wouldn’t be you if you could.” and that was why things didn’t work between them but he still said the words with a grin on his face, soon feeling his daughter tap the top of his head, clearly wanting to be put on the ground and so he did. “I did, yes. And thank you, I try my best.” and suddenly he didn’t know what else to say without making things even more awkward. “Hm, wanna go for a coffee or something some other time?”

“Yeah, that’s true,” the French duchess chuckled. She had to admit that the little thing was kinda cute, even though the idea of him being a father was upsetting her a little. “Well, as long as she thinks you’re the best dad in the world, everything should be just fine.” His question caught her off guard, she didn’t even know whether she should take his invitation as a friendly meeting between two people or not. “Sounds good. I’m pretty sure i’m available all the time so just call me whenever you want, you know I can’t say no to coffee." She can’t usually say no to him either but that’s a whole different story. “Or you can just knock on my door. I’d tell you the room number but I just landed so I have no idea where it is, at least not yet.”

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“Typical.” he said with a chuckle. Back in the day they used to cause trouble together, though Toni was always talented on being discrete about the things he did. He had to keep his image of heir and future king clear. Nobody wants a troublemaker as their monarch. He thought about answering her question by saying his life was pretty much the usual as well but no, too much has changed since the last time he saw the duchess. “I’m good. Being a responsible father I guess.” as he always wanted.

Looks like she got the answer she didn’t want to hear without even asking for it. She had to admit she was curious to find out who’s kid is this but she knew she was going to sound stupid if she asks about it. “You know I can’t live a quiet life,” she replied, shrugging once again. “Oh, so you finally achieved your goal of being a father. Congrats, Toni. I’m pretty sure you’re great at parenting.”

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

“Lisa, her name is Lisa.” the man told Juliet. ‘Salut.’ Lisa said, finally putting in words her greetings. For a second he wondered if she knew the name of the little girl or even knew about his daughter but that was most likely not to happen. “It’s been a long time. How have you been?” he was just trying to maintain a civil conversation and not let things be awkward between them. There was no reasons for that.

“Cute,” the brunette replied, shrugging lightly. She couldn’t help but wonder whether the little girl was his daughter or not. Maybe she was just a child he had to take care of, maybe she was the result of him loving another woman. No matter what the truth might be, she did not have the courage to ask him what’s up with the kid. Not now. “Yeah, it’s been a while. I’ve been great, just the usual. You know, causing trouble in Versailles and, well, everywhere I go. What about you?”

[julietbourbon]

tonialbrecht:

Toni was making his way back to his room with Lisa sitting on his shoulders and laughing with each step he gave, they went for breakfast and then he took her to the beach for a little while. She was having fun then so was he. Toni looked straight, the smile on his face as a consequence of his daughter’s laughter, and saw someone he had not seen in three years. “Juliet, hi.” he said as friendly as he could, Lisa waving her hands in the air as if saying hi for herself too, not waiting for her father to ask her to do it.

Juliet didn’t have the time to explore the surroundings and decided to go for a walk and maybe a drink or two. She didn’t feel like calling anyone to join her, the flight here drained her out of energy. Putting on a pair of black shades, she left her room, making her way to the nearest exit. She wasn’t paying attention to what happened around her but she heard somebody calling her name. Fuck. “Toni, what a surprise. Hello to you too, little thing.” 

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

She was striking. A combination of intensity and grace, long legs and long arms, and smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke – always smoking. Intense brown eyes, black hair. She would sit with her limbs crossed in every direction, leaning forward, with her hand on her chin. She dressed well, carried herself like a model.

About Duchess Juliet Marie Louise de Bourbon of Valentinois.