only the stars are divine

This probably wasn't the most sensible place for him to be, a lot of people here definitely didn't like him. However, there was a lot of people here with a lot of money who wouldn't really suffer if some of their jewels went missing. Just one bracelet could feed a family for a year. He had to try. "And yet people go hungry" he muttered, the whole display just being sickening really. "Because gold is just a thing, nothing more" and what made a house a home... it didn't seem to be here. Though what did he know really, castles weren't his forte.

#ef.midasmask #╰ ┈ * 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴 » robin hood .#╰ ┈ * 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴 » dialogues .

𝐟𝐭 . robin hood ( @violentdelightstheseviolentends )

" i just think it rather cold. i enjoy colours across my home, and there is only one here. " midas could likely feed his kingdom thrice over for years by selling his palace alone. she knows this, she does, but only keeps it at the back of her mind. but she remembers little of poverty - remembers only charming adventures on her father's part, making her squeal with laughter as his inventions charmed them so. belle cannot say they are without compassion - but their selfishness means they easily find ways to not care. " but if you believe that, why come? surely you must not be enjoying yourself. "

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 . king midas's masquerade ball.

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . king midas's palace, chrysos 𝐟𝐭 . open

" i don't think i've ever seen so much gold. " she admits, hands folding behind her as she glances across the ballroom. " i've read about the king and i've pictured this castle at least a hundred times - but i'm not sure how to feel. somehow it's all a bit lacking. "

#setting before belle goes to the castle <3 #╰ ┈ * 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙴 » dialogues .#ef.midasmask #ef.start

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . wyatt's place 𝐟𝐭 . jemima stern ( @perfectoffering )

" and here i was thinking i might not see you until the fall. " he offers in lieu of greeting once the door is pulled open, gazing down to jemima. for days now he's been keeping himself busy - ignoring the pulling at their heartstrings and pushing on. how cruel the world is to have given him one to push his affections upon and then to have her pull them away ( both in dream and reality ). for how horrible the dreams had been the night of the bloom ( you have no power over me, a clear refusal of him if he'd ever heard one ) - only to wake and have her - different, but still her - kick him out of bed, out of her home. " tell me, jemima. are you here to kick me out of my own bed, this time? "

#and yes i am taking him being shirtless as factual ty #pls enjoy ur tattooed not-boyfriend jem #wyatt living in a beautiful old house or condo is a thought #╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » jemima stern .#╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » dialogues .

" you do realize how ridiculous you sound right now, right? " he was being rude, or perhaps rational, unlike some people in town who seemed to be acting like these dreams were some form of divine intervention. auggie had every right to be terrified of the situation, and someone had to look at things seriously around here.

he wondered whether or not he truly missed her or if all these memories were toying with him. he'd broken off their relationship because he was worried he didn't hold the capacity to love with his brother's passing filling up so much of his time, energy, and headspace. grief had been overwhelming and instead of seeking comfort from chariya he pushed her away. " missed me so much you slept with someone else? " he was hinting at the conception of her daughter, of course. after all, if the kid was his chariya would've told him, right?

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » augustus lafayette .#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues .

𝐟𝐭 . augustus lafayette ( @praedictas )

" maybe, " she agrees, for she is no fool as to think it cannot sound fantastical. but she believes in goodness, above all things. chariya believes there is magic to be found in all, even when it is unseen - no matter how foolish it makes her seem. " but sometimes the best of things are. "

slept with someone else? what did that - oh. she thinks of that red plus sign, and laying in that delivery room alone - faye holding her hand when it should’ve been him. she thinks of laughter as bright as stars as their daughter ( for even if she ignores it, pris is theirs ) took her first steps - said her first words. her cheeks are red as she stumbles over her words, something akin to embarrassment in her tone, no smile left for him. " and i didn't - wouldn't do that to you. god, auggie, it's complicated. "

Archer could see the beauty it had once, he would hardly be good at his job if he didn't have at least a little bit of imagination. He'd dealt with far worse though, this just needed a little attention, nothing more. Not that it seemed to be for sentimental purposes, given the mention of worth. Not that he'd judge on that. "Well it is what we're here for" he replied with a smile, "might take a few days".

#╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » archer lopez .#╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » dialogues .

𝐟𝐭 . archer lopez ( @violentdelightstheseviolentends )

" you can have three. " wyatt grants, conceding that it's not so easy a task. but he wants it done - looks forward to the potential wealth he has to gain in the small investment into the restoration of the piece. and if their right, and they're sure they must be - the potential is great. " i've an auction planned - it'll need to be pristine, by then. "

she says it. says the words he'd hoped so desperately she wouldn't say. word had spread around town that everyone had been plagued with strange dreams as of late. he was hoping she'd be one of the rare few who hadn't experienced the phenomenon. but clearly his luck was only so good.

" they're just dreams, chariya. " nothing more, nothing less, despite how real they may have felt. he doesn't admit to the dreams himself, there was no reason to have a folie a deux here. he feels an instinctual need to pull away from her yet again. after all, she must just be looking for the prince in her dreams, right? " you've missed me because of some dream? "

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » augustus lafayette .#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues

𝐟𝐭 . augustus lafayette ( @praedictas )

“ they don’t feel like it. they’re almost like the stuff of fairy stories. magical. ” chariya insists, her gaze lifting to meet his. he’d said dreams, yet she had referred to just one. could he . . . she isn’t so sure. but if others have been, too, it wouldn’t be so strange to imagine he had too.

“ and that’s not true. i’ve missed you since we first ended things. ” she feels like she’s missed him her whole life, just now. for how cruel a thing is it to love someone, really love someone, but not be able to be with them whether due to time or circumstance. their circumstances make things hard and maybe it’s the wrong time, but she feels like she needs to try. there’s no excuse for her secrets from him - not really, but love sometimes isn’t enough. she’d learned that from him. “ i think my dreams have simply given me the courage to do something about it.”

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . tba 𝐟𝐭 . jinyu klau ( @dawnslite )

" it's your choice, jin - i'm fine with whatever, and i picked last time. " and honestly, she's kind of sick of the same thing over and over again. sure, it's always good - but it's boring. " jem is busy doing god knows what too, so it's just us tonight. " it's only partially a lie, as while dylan knows well what occurs in practice for a theatre performance - she also knows that a number of jemima's cast mates had been free for some time already. " and please don't say you don't care - because i don't want to get stuck doing something shitty cause neither of us could decide. "

#i don't know how to explain what i was thinking #so please have this #╰ ┈ * 𝙳𝚈𝙻𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙼 » dialogues .#╰ ┈ * 𝙳𝚈𝙻𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙼 » jinyu klau .

Hans honestly wasn't sure how long he had actually been in here, probably a lot to do with his family only feeding him every few days. Keep him weak and he might not plot to take over another kingdom again. Not that he'd ever admit that was what he was up to, that was just Elsa and Anna's story, not the truth.

Hearing footsteps he glanced over, well that was interesting. Not someone he recognised and likely someone who was lost. Well for once the cells were virtually empty, the others down here already asleep.

"Think you took a wrong turn, King and Queen don't much like this side of the Southern Isles being on display" or any of his brothers for that matter.

@lvndersbloom

#╰ ┈ * 𝙹𝙰𝚁𝙴𝚃𝙷 » dialogues .#╰ ┈ * 𝙹𝙰𝚁𝙴𝚃𝙷 » hans .

𝐟𝐭 . hans ( @violentdelightstheseviolentends )

" so this is the southern isles. " they muse, movements slow - each one as if calculated, as if they recognize the place once named. the goblin king is never quite sure anymore, as he spends so little time outside the walls of the labyrinth. the wishes bring him out, summoning him from the castle deep within the heart of the goblin city each time. there'd been one not far from where he stands now, a wisher who had become a runner in their refusal to accept the consequences of their own actions. tragic for them, perhaps - but jareth would never protest against another goblin for the labyrinth. what they do protest, is remaining in this near - oubliette of a place. if he so desired to, he'd visit his own. " rather dreary place, now isn't it? "

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . shining armour repairs 𝐟𝐭 . archer lopez ( @violentdelightstheseviolentends )

" it's a beautiful piece. " wyatt utters, glancing towards the upholstered armchair with what, if he were anyone else, could be seen as some amount of sentiment. it had been donated to him by one his customers far in age. darling thing, she always blushed at his slightest compliment. a true disappointment, she'd always say, that she wasn't born in another decade. " a shame. it could be worth something - were it not so . . . weathered. "

#╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » dialogues .#╰ ┈ * 𝚆𝚈𝙰𝚃𝚃 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴 » archer lopez .

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . the gingerbread house 𝐟𝐭 . anastasia tremaine ( @pennedfairytales )

" it smells so good in here. " she'd dropped off prisana early to mother goose's, heading right over to the bakery with the hope of having a treat before going off to work. she doesn't have the time, not really, not enough that she could've stopped off at one of the diners in town - but a quick treat for breakfast would be no trouble. as long as she's sure to bring coffee to work with her. granting a bright smile to the other, chariya continues. " do you still have any cinnamon rolls? i've been craving one all morning. "

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues #╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » anastasia tremaine .

𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 . a whole food world 𝐟𝐭 . jemima stern ( @perfectoffering )

" do twizzlers count as a fruit? " she'd been pushing their grocery cart, now come to a stop in from of the sweets aisle, with two bags of twizzlers in hand. she had checked in the morning, and what remains of her last trip is nothing more than a half cup of orange juice and a couple cheese strings . " some sweet but kinda nosy old lady at the front said i need to remember all of my food groups, not just that. " she gestures to the cart - empty save for the containers of ice cream and the few bags of crisps.

#yes i just found out twizzlers aren't from the uk but this is a magical town shh #╰ ┈ * 𝙳𝚈𝙻𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙼 » jemima stern .#╰ ┈ * 𝙳𝚈𝙻𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙼 » dialogues .

thequeenofveils

closed starter : victoria & chariya

location : enchanted falls town hall

"Of course it's you." Victoria rolled her eyes and she entered the reception of the town hall. "I'm supposed to have an appointment with Mayor Radna." There was something about Chariya that she'd always detested. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but it was this small little itch inside that the young girl always seemed to provoke. Perhaps if she looked deep down enough she was jealous of the girl's beauty - there was no denying she was perhaps one of the most beautiful women in town. Almost as beautiful as Victoria. "Don't tell me he's cancelled again?"

@lvndersbloom

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » victoria rionach .#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues .

𝐟𝐭 . victoria rionach ( @thequeenofveils )

" hello victoria. yes, i have you down for two - but i'm sorry, he’s just running a tad bit late, " she offers in apology, not rising to the other’s rudeness. it’s not altogether unexpected - for the other so rarely has had a kind word to grant her since chariya’s known her - yet each word makes the positivity of hers that much harder to keep. " if you want to take a seat, but he should be along shortly. his last meeting just ran long. "

Well the festival had seemingly gone ok. Was all a little twee for his liking, but if it kept people on side, that was all that mattered. Give people what they wanted, and didn't focus on anything else. Silly game really, but one he was excellent at controlling.

Hearing the door he sighed, wasn't the point of this building that there was several people who'd stop anyone barging in here. Evidently not. "Yes, can I help you?"

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » damian radna .#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues

𝐟𝐭 . damian radna ( @violentdelightstheseviolentends )

" yes, sir. " chariya nods as she enters, ipad in hand and scheduling app open and ready. she's just finished her lunch break, short as it may have been, chariya has never been anything if not a dedicated worked. she'd spent much of it rearranging the week for them as it was. " just had some updates on this week's schedule, if now is an okay time? if you're busy, i can always come back in a bit. "

they had half a mind to reject her offer, having been plagued by strange dreams of his own. a glass coffin deep within the forest, adorned with roses and daisies and forget - me - nots, stray ferns and queen anne's lace protruding from the mess of florals. it had felt almost more like a memory, the feeling of the kiss still lingering upon his lips nights prior.

the ordeal was wholly awkward, augustus having practically been avoiding her since their breakup but even more so as of late. how do you explain these strange dreams without sounding utterly mad? you didn't, of course, which was why they bit their tongue and pushed aside the uncomfortableness they'd been feeling in her presence.

" what's this about, chariya? " he shoots down her attempts at small talk, quickly getting to the point of the matter. he wasn't about to make this an all day excursion if he didn't have to.

#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » augustus lafayette .#╰ ┈ * 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙰 𝚂𝙾𝙿𝙷𝙾𝙽 » dialogues

𝐟𝐭 . augustus lafayette ( @praedictas )

she cannot say the words that long to come - i still love you, i need you, i’ve been keeping a secret from you. for how can she, when she doubts he feels the same. she doesn’t deserve that. her, their, daughter doesn’t deserve that. they live a happy life together, mainly, if a quiet one.

the faint rosiness grows to a full on blush at his words, her mind turning back to the dreams. she’d hoped, perhaps falsely, that they could get through most of their meals before she’d find her courage to admit to anything, but it seems that is not to be.

" it’s . . . oh, i’m not sure how to say it. " she admits with a feather light sigh, soft gaze travelling down to the table. chariya has always enjoyed it there, enjoys feeling like the princess she sees in dreams so very often these days. " she'd had this whole thing . . . had thought it all out, and the moment she goes to say it, it's gone. " i dreamt of you, and it felt so real. " her voice lowers to a near whisper, " so real. " she shakes her head softly, voice raising to a normal tone once more, " i . . . i've missed you augs. "

if he were a better man, one capable of admitting his feelings, he would've admitted to her and to himself that he hated the way she looked at him with such ferocity. he knew he'd fucked up, but that didn't mean he didn't at least try his best with her, nor that he loved her any less. she was his flesh and blood, his only child, and he'd destroyed any relationship he could've had with her. but if she thought her mother's death wasn't hard on him too, she'd be wrong.

he wants to protest, say how dare she think he was so much of a monster to not bother paying his respects to the woman he cared for. but he bites his tongue, knowing it was useless to try and reason with her. " would you look at that, took you all of . . . " he trails off as he views his watch for emphasis. " two minutes to pick a fight with me? for someone who cares so little about me that she changed her goddamn last name you sure do get riled up fast. " he challenges, egging her on like a sibling would, more than a father. " you're lucky more than half the people in this damn town are fucking idiots or you'd be real screwed. but hey, if you really want to blow this little secret of your's in front of all these people with your immature temper tantrums, be my guest. "