darkness falls.

i see the bad moon rising. i see trouble on the way. i see earthquakes and lighting. i see those bad times today. don't go around tonight, well it's bound to take your life. there's a bad moon on the rise.

[lucajansn]

ofemeline:

            for the longest of seconds, emeline doesn’t want to tear her gaze from the forest. the voice is so familiar, just the same as before. but finding the source– well, it means giving into the truth. but she throws her fears to the wind and shifts her body to face him completely. his eyes are as green as the forests behind them and she finds herself sinking in his orbs. “you’ve returned.” it’s a simple statement despite the fact she just wants to embrace him.

some many words get lost in his mind when he sees her. weeks, so many weeks, lost in the world without her were not worth it. he knew that he had to do his job, his job protecting HER, but the assassin knew he would never leave her for that long again. he couldn’t. “ that i have. with the humble, but honest, opinion that i should never go on jobs that will take me that long again. if my queen would agree. ” small steps, just a couple towards her, knowing that they are still outside where anyone could see. his voice dropped quietly, “ i’ve missed you. ” 

[lucajansn]

jaimiestarling:

he’s still a little uneasy, being back. it’s not as if his face has changed all that much in five years. maybe it’s because he’s thinking about such things that the tripping man spooks him. or maybe it’s just because of movement out of the dark. he didn’t hear the man coming. was he too lost in thought, or…? he shrugs good-naturedly. “don’t worry about it.”

the was a bit of a disconnect that luca wasn’t familiarly with. he was gone for too long, too much distance between him and his home. along with the people in it. righting himself up, he looked down at the man sitting. “ the night been good to you? or are you just taking a moment to appreciate the night as i? ” even if luca didn’t know the man, there was nothing threatening about him that made the assassin pause so he just.. stayed. not needing to go anywhere else. 

[lucajansn]

his journeys had taken him long, longer than he wanted to, but it was odd to be back around people. large populations of people all stuck in one land -- again. it seemed that most people in this kingdom were being herded away from evil every second they turned and luca was just as tired as most. he was exiting the castle grounds, on his way to the closest tavern, when he nearly tripped over someone. “ seven hells, nearly didn’t see you there. ” 

[lucajansn]

ofemeline:

            “now i see why the people of bearoria fear the forbidden forest,” she spoke her thoughts aloud as she eyed the dark trees. the queen was on the border of bearoria, peering into the darkness ( despite it being in the middle of the day ). “are attacks common ? from the creatures in there ?” she turned to the nearest person in the town before gesturing to the forest.

it had been weeks. weeks since he was able to see his queen in person, there right before him like he was discovering a ghost. his work, his TRAVELS, had taken him farther than he’d been in so long - but still. a small dip at the waist when she actually looked at him, lips spreading into a small smile. “ the creatures don’t go after the royalty, my queen. at least not when i’m here. ” the leaves crunched beneath his boots as he took another step forward, “ time has been good to you? ”

[lucajansn]

pvnclora:

     pandora had always loved birds. there was no question about that. back home, she had a collection of them. she had personally tended to all her birds and only allowed cordelia, along with a select handpicked number of servants to enter the bird sanctuary. they were always on the back of her mind. that’s why when she hears a shrill chirp from nearby, her ears pique. 

     at the same time, her eyes immediately begin searching for the distressed bird, “ did you hear that ?? ”

the girl’s voice broke luca’s thoughts. thoughts lost on the world as it is and where they were to go from there, and he looked over at her. the sound was lost to his own ears. there was a reason that luca’s talents lied in killing people, not hunting in the world around him. “ did i hear what exactly? ” his voice full of confusion, looking around before looking back at her. “ the bird? ”

[thecloneclub]

[patrickmurrays-deactivated20140]

[lucajansn]

luca took the steps two at a time, bounding down through dracborough to find a particular person that he needed to see. the threat that once loomed over them meant that luca was busy and couldn’t do his normal routine, which meant going to see a girl that understood him surprisingly so. “ miss lou. steal anything good for me? ” he questioned when he caught up with her, grinning and looking at what she had in her hands. / @lvcrezics

[lucajansn]

the impending doom of WAR seemed to have suddenly disappeared from where it fell over the kingdoms. the relaxation that spread through the assassin was not something that he was used to, or even necessarily welcomed. believe him that he was actually happy to not have to ride into war for his queen -- he just didn’t know what to do with himself now. his fingers wrapped around the large handle as he pulled the door open, greeted immediately by matthias. “ matthias. good to see you. ” / @armcnds

[lucajansn]

pvnclora:

           pandora lowered the hood of her cloak to allow the sun to warm her face. with her eyes closed, it was almost as if she were still home in the courtyard of her castle. the only thing that ruined the illusion was the hundreds of people pushing their way past her. but, it wasn’t as if anyone would recognize her. she went from princess to pseudo peasant. and, it would be a lie if she said she wasn’t upset with her instructions from her father. ‘ remember the lies you told when you were little ?? see if you can fool everyone and tell me what you learn. ‘ who was she to contend the wishes of a king ??

           supposing standing around would teach her nothing, pandora went and bought a fan from an old lady sitting on a woven rug on the side of the road. with a sigh, pandora repeated a line she had recycled from the number of kradaecan residents she had travelled with, “ it is so hot here !! gods above !! “

luca had spent his day just.. wandering dracborough. he felt almost helpless. there was really nothing the assassin could do to help in this situation, not that he’d particularly want to for free, but he knew the queen was worried. she was always worried about things that might be too big for her. if only he could get into ironhaven. if only, if only. his thoughts were broken by an unfamiliar voice, glancing at the woman speaking next to him. he looked up to the sun, feeling the warm rays falling on his skin, before grinning at her. 

“ so i take it you didn’t go norden with your family then? the heat is a very welcomed change for most of us. ” the idea of someone not traveling to norden was odd, luca’s eyes focusing more on the girl. “ where did you stay through the uncertainty of the disease spreading? ”

[lucajansn]

svlvie:

she blinked her eyes open from a spontaneous and entirely unintentional nap to find a cat rifling through her bag. it seemed to have wrestled a bit of jerky from it. she swore and dived for her things, receiving a scratch for her trouble. “i’ll eat you,” she told the cat. of course, she wouldn’t. she didn’t think it would taste very good. it stalked away, and she watched it go before spinning on her heel and marching off in the opposite direction, to a place with more people. she did a quick inventory as she went, frown deepening as she realized the little shit had eaten every bit of her food that hadn’t simply been apples. she picked one out and took a vicious bite before catching someone who’d been unfortunate enough to glance her way at the wrong moment. “what?” she said furiously, mouth full of fruit. “you can’t have one. a cat stole the rest of my bloody food.”

luca knew that look when the girl shot it to him. he’d experience that look plenty of times when he was a young rogue himself, trying to make it as a professional sellsword. it was rough, and he didn’t wish it on anyone. luca shook his head when the girl shot her words at him, reaching into his own bag while he spoke. “ i’m not here to take your food, or even steal it from you. i was simply walking by. ” he pulled out some of his own dried meat, something from the castle that luca stole away when visiting emeline last. the assassin tossed it over to the girl without a real second thought. “ not safe to venture outside of the kingdom now. you can’t hunt so take it. a hunter right? your furs speak louder than your attitude. ”

[lucajansn]

leovance:

He might have looked a bit worse for wear with the blood that spattered his hands and face, but Leo was still running on adrenaline from his recent fight and was downright chipper. Most of the blood wasn’t even his, and he was strolling down the street whistling a merry tune when he caught someone looking at his dishevelled, bloody state. “If you think this is bad, you should see the other guy.”

this man truly was an idiot. luca shook his head, his lips twitching slightly with a small laugh. “ oh, i’m sure he looks awful. seeing as you feel the need to remind everyone by wearing his blood about as if it were some sort of decoration. ” the assassin looked at the people passing and couldn’t help shaking his head again at the man. “ i’m sure whatever this might be  is something that makes you feel good at the end of the day, but clean up. not only is it unappealing, but it’s really unsanitary. no one knows what might be hidden in that blood. maybe a bit of the plague still lingering? better safe that sorry, boy. ”

[lucajansn]

royalreyna:

“We’re down to our last three carts, Your Highness. We’ll have everything distributed soon.“ Reyna nodded at the leader of the group of guards who had escorted her close to the poorer area of the city. She had brought with her a number of carts filled with clothes and food and was busy passing it out her awestruck subjects who wandered close. It wasn’t uncommon for the Princess to do this, but it wasn’t unheard of either. She enjoyed helping her people and the optics of it all in equal measure. For the people of Dracborough to see their gracious and loving Princess giving back to the most needy would bolster her already shining reputation and ensure that they would be singing her praises for weeks to come. Reyna snagged a bag of apples from a cart and was about to hand it off to the person who had made their way up to here, but drew them back to her chest at the last moment. “I don’t think you’re in need of these.”

“ i wasn’t taking them for myself, your highness. just passing them along as you are to the people. i figured if i’m to be wandering about the castle, i might as well be helping when i have two able hands. ” luca extended his hands out again towards the princess, giving her a moment to see that he was only trying to help. the assassin didn’t know how much reyna knew about his relationship with the queen, or that he had killed for her sister more times than he could couldn’t - but he didn’t assume she knew since no one was exactly knowledgeable of that. “ though i can find somewhere else to busy myself if you have it all handled here. ”

[lucajansn]

ofemeline:

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luca felt the surge of adoration surge through his chest when she admits that she cares for him like he does her. there was no world that luca truly thought that they would be on the same level of affection. he’d come to accept that he would always love her as the lowly assassin and the queen would simply just be the queen. his fingers curled into the skin of her leg as his knee finally rested on the bed, moving so he was hovering above her. “ if the gods truly exist, they’ve carved you out of their image and i must have done something truly amazing in a past life to deserve you. ”

her words almost surprised him. but it made sense, she was born for the throne. of course she wouldn’t have had many men before him and for that, he felt the honor of their love even more. “ my queen. ” his title for her slipped from his mouth before their lips met, suddenly weighing a lot more than it had before. his body slumped down onto to hers as they kissed, feeling the heat of her skin against his.

[ofemeline]

“ my queen, i told you before. every single thing in this world leads me to you. i love you, i cherish you. you are not the queen of just this kingdom, but my everything. ” @lucajansn

[arimendoza]

she kisses me, and suddenly i am burning with her. except while she remains as starlight, i simply turn to ash.

celestial beings are like gods: look at them for too long, love them for even a fraction of a second, and you will be nothing more than dust. // for @richordgansey // d.c (via cedricdiggoury)

[lucajansn]

ofemeline:

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               luca’s hands drifted down for his pants yet. another motion of his hands and they were falling as quickly as his shirt did. stepping out of his pants along with his shoes, the assasin felt more bare than he had in years. it’s one thing to sleep with a woman in a brothel or that he met at a tavern, but to have the queen of dracborough bearing herself for him and requesting his love. his love, his love. “ my queen, i told you before. every single thing in this world leads me to you. i love you, i cherish you. you are not the queen of just this kingdom, but my everything. ” he said the words as he approached her, his hands immediately reaching for her legs. 

his fingertips skimming over the soft skin of her legs, slowly going up as his eyes took in everything. “ i don’t intend to make you wait. i’m just.. enjoying the moment. can a man not praise the woman he is going to sleep with? ”