♯ DRUNK ON RED WINE, HER LIPS ON MINE SUFFUSED WITH THE PERFUME OF NIGHT. ↪ a celebration of devotion, courtship, and dangerous affection. the following is a random assortment of prompts specifically catered toward fantasy and historical settings. feel free to adjust, combine, and add specifics wherever necessary.
sender presents receiver with a token of devotion (flower, ribbon, dagger, etc.)
a stolen kiss in the gardens while snow still clings to the hedges.
a dance shared beneath lantern lit trees.
sender challenges a duel over jealousy.
sender ties receiver's colors to their armor.
a love confession spoken in an old tongue.
sender and receiver's cut palms are pressed together in a blood oath or binding ritual.
sender places a wreath of flowers upon receiver's brow.
sender and receiver are forced to sit beside one another at a feast.
sender offers receiver an intimate drink of blood from their wrist.
sender and receiver meet in their secret place.
a heated kiss that escalates beyond propriety.
a night spent beneath the stars, watched by something older than them.
sender and receiver dance together (a ball, a feast, etc.)
sender offers a marriage proposal made purely out of spite.
a passionate, reckless kiss before battle.
a dramatic, public declaration from receiver.
a handwritten letter from receiver sealed in wax.
sender and receiver share a cup of wine.
sender and receiver speak privately, intimately on a balcony.
sender and receiver are unhappily betrothed to be married.
"when the moon bleeds, so do hearts."
"i have watched you longer than i should."
"i would choose you, even if it burned kingdoms."
"drink from me— and only me."
"you are mine to protect."
"i never asked you to protect me."
"if i cannot have you, no one will."
"you are not meant for gentleness— and yet."
"i dream of you without your armor."
"take it. before i lose my courage."
"you hate me. i tolerate you. it will suffice."
"if we are caught, let them choke on it."
"you look too beautiful in the cold."
"if we must endure this, endure it with me."
"choose me now, or watch me bleed for it."
"smile. they are watching."
"do not look at me like that."
"if you betray me, it will damn us both."
"you would kill over a glance?"
"say you do not care for him— and i will sheath my blade."
"i have tried to stop loving you."
"if you bleed, you bleed for me."
"you do not know what you do to me."
"if i dared take your hand, would you pull away?"
"when you ride, ride safely. i would not forgive the gods."
"if the world were kinder, i would ask for you openly."
"i would burn a city for that look."
"you should not look at me so, not where others may see."
