â I could have never woken up. â He mutters to himself , hands rusting on his forearms as he stares out into the sky. To say itâs an OUT OF BODY feeling is an understatement - itâs a mix of the disbelief that a whole entire month has passed and the type of âmid-connectionâ feeling that comes with one waking up from a long slumber. Sam even has to wonder if this is even real , or if heâs dreaming , and frankly , he doesnât think heâll like the answer , either way. â There - There has to be someone that isnât just okay after this - A month passed. So much can happen in a month ,  and - weâre supposed to just - just accept this ?? What if - what if thereâre people who arenât okay ?! â He finds himself nearly breaking down - both from the sleep still in his system , making him a tad bit sensitive , as well as the sickening feeling of all the lost time. Itâs hard to accept this kind of thing ; he doesnât want to accept it.
â â Hilarious, thatâs what it is really. Auradon had once more fallen victim to the ploys of the Villains without a damn inkling of how it had happened, of what was to come. âEtâs dreadful innet, how Auradon can be surprised even now? Yeâd think tha theyâd be on their toes after everythinâ thaâs happened.â Smile continues to twist lips upward, laughter dancing on her tongue. âMaybe if weâre lucky â more heads will roll.â
    Sam . . . Sam was never the one to get angry , per say. He was never the one to take enjoyment in starting FIGHTS , or keeping them GOING , or showing any sort of distaste for anyone else. But sometimes , even the quietest of mice can make the loudest squeaks , especially in the case where they felt frightened , threatening , or defensive. And that was now , a normally polite voice heated as he interrupted her phrase with - â Casse toi ; ca suffit. â Basically , piss off & thatâs enough. Brown eyes , still soft yet holding a fire that heâd inherited from his mother ( but rarely ignitied ) , bore right through her as he asked , â How could you say something like that ?? About other people ?? Itâs sadistic and wrong. â
âCome here they said. It will be a valuabe experience they said. The place where true royals are made ready to rule they said. Must have forgot the part about the villains and the curses, I guess.â Wrenâs eyes were cold and his facial expression was mute of his supressed annoyance. He arrived just before the curse put everyone to sleep and needless to say, he was not warming to his new home here.
     â Monsieur , â ever the one to be either devilâs advocate or the mediator , his voice is soft and quiet as his eyes rest upon Wren , â I promise you , this is not the normal. â Of course it wasnât ; but occurrences like these were rather . . . scary when they did come about. And Sam couldnât do much except say the same thing - Weâll get through it , this is a rare thing. But how rare ?? â Theyâll find out why this happened - I can assure you that. â   Â
â   would   you  look   at   that  .   .   .   the   big  bad   wolves   ,   at   it  again   .   â   innocent  as   ever   ,   as   if  she   hadnât   known  about   the   curse  from   the   beginning  .   her   eyes  sparked   with   mischief  ,   perhaps   the  only   indication   that  betrayed   her   words  .   while   most  people   were   waking  up   in   a   cloudy   daze  ,   the   brunette  feline   felt   stronger  than   ever   .   perhaps   it  was   something   about  the   bad   guys  finally   wielding   the  upper   hand   .   or   maybe  she   just   enjoyed  catching   up   on  her   sleep   .   one   never  knows   with   her  .  Â
      â Wolves. â He repeated , an obvious slur to his words due to the fact he was still recovering from waking. Because of course , as it always does one when sleeps , it felt as if no time passed - but judging by the way he couldnât seem to RECOVER , the grog pushed down onto him and reminded him that he received a monthâs worth of rest. And he was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that it wasnât a prank. â How are you so . . . awake. I havenât - I havenât even gotten to be - â Yawn. â . . . back to myself yet. â   Â
     He keeps himself busy so he doesnât think - and ADMITTEDLY , considering recent events of arrests , stripping of magic , itâs entirely reasonable. Thinking about it just makes him SAD , so heâs trying his hardest to think of anything else but. Hence , why heâs going around switching the flowers in vases not only around the Prep school , but also common areas and the like nearby. But thereâs also the muttering to himself - â That couldnât - is it possible ?? Is it legal ?? How could - itâs just - AH ! â Heâs not sure if itâs someone else speaking to him or doing as much as stepping nearby him that makes him jump and turn around - and he drops the vase momentarily , before catching it quickly with both hands and letting out a relieved exhale. â I am so sorry , â the butler tells the other , looking up with exhausted brown hues , â is there - is there anything I can help you with ?? â  Â
Julien was sitting against a tree, sunglasses on now that the winter was gone, playing his guitar. He should be in class but the idea of going bored him and so here he was now humminh a tune under his breath. âFill my heart with song, hmm hmm hmmm hmm hmmmâŠâ He couldnât remember most of the words of what he was playing but it was nice but he could care less just happy to be playing. The humming stopped as he saw in the corner of his eyes he was being watched. Turned his head, he continued strumming. âYouâre more than welcome to take a picture of me if youâll like.â The young prince said. âBut itâs a little weird youâre just staring at me.â
      â Staring ?? Oh , I - Iâm so sorry , monsieur - â Samuel bowed his head in apology , standing up straight once more and clasping his hands together. He admittedly got lost in the strumming , a feeling very similar to one heâd experience when playing on the piano or the violin. And the guitar , he always wanted to learn it , but concern would always arise if heâd be criticized in whatever reason for learning. Since , he had other things to focus on. â May i ask . . . how long have you been playing ?? â
â & French. Brow creases if only a moment, trying to place where perhaps he could be from; for whom his parents are. Alas nothin comes to mind, perhaps the twenty years sheâd been prisoner upon the isle had made her dull and naive to those in the multiple kingdoms. âI meant it, darling.â A nod of her head from behind the bar, settling the glasses into the sink only to rinse them and place them into the dish washer. âYouâre the only one Iâve got left, I have no problem letting you remain until youâre ready to leave.â
      Of course , he wouldnât at all take a gracious offer for granted - but as well , he wouldnât stretch it out. He could never. But he nodded , bidding a soft , â Merci beaucoup , â and taking another sip from the wine glass in his palm. And a tired loll of the head to the side as he allowed himself to ponder once more , until replying , â . . . I do appreciate it , very much. Iâm not - Iâm normally not much of a drinker. But lately I think my stress levels are rising , so . . . â He lifted the wine glass , before eyeing the small amount and shooting the rest back quickly. He needed that.Â
Halima smiles. âItâs so hard memorizing the medical terms. Thereâs so many.â She sighs and closes her book. âReady for a break? Weâve been at this all night.â
      â I could . . . I could use a break. â He finally replied , looking up through obviously exhausted eyes at Halimaâs face. A break was needed - maybe even a nap , but Sam was unfortunately not the type to treat his body with that sort of respect. A break would suffice.
âYes. I know a way. I figured it out one day when I was exploring. I havenât been though. I wanna go come on. We can pack a picnic or something. Itâll be really fun I promise. I wanna explore some more.â
      He wants to say yes. He wants to say yes and go out and have a nice time during a PICNIC and all - but this is Sam. Sam , who worried about everything. Sam , who has to ask a million questions and take twice the amount of precautions even for somewhere as harmless as Halloweentown. â But what if - what if weâre not allowed there , Arrow. â He asks , standing up straight and offering that same concerned stare everyone has seen at least once. â Itâs fun - I want to go , too - but I also am worried that youâd get in TROUBLE and thatâs not fun. â
   not quite what the pirate had been expecting to hear. and yet this was auradon, clearly people around here were going to be a rather large contrast from what he knew. despite having spent a good chunk of time in this place already some things still managed to surprise him. someone calling sunlight a vitamin was certainly a first. glancing back towards the other, harry quirked a brow as he regarded the male silently. âcommon knowledge, eh?? perhaps âere.â small shrug, blue hues turning back towards the water. âdidnât get much sunlight back on the isle. rather cloudy anâ gloomy. guess it ainât a surprise we were denied whatever a vitamin was.âÂ
    â Cloudy and gloomy . . . â Sam repeated , allowing his eyes to drift from the other to once again run over the painting-like horizon , maybe squinting his eyes and wondering if a shadow of the Isle would just pop up in the distance. But he knew one thing - the more and more he heard about the Isle , the more he disliked it , and the more and more he heard about life on it , the more he felt the need to . . . well , take responsibility wasnât the word for it. But he wanted to fix the issue - REPAIR IT , make life better for people there who were only now getting chances. Despite the fact his motherâs name never went down in the stories , despite the fact he wasnât a royal and instead a simple castle butler. Despite that. â But yeah - the sunâs a great source of Vitamin D , and thatâs why itâs so . . . comforting , I guess. But be careful , since also itâs , um . . . itâs also a producer of those UVB rays that can be damaging to your skin. Sunburn. And normally if youâre pale as a ghost like me , you burn . . . way too easily. â
Halima was studying with Sam. âWhy does medical school have to be so hard?â She sighs. She had decided to take summer classes so she could get closer to her goal of being a doctor. She was in her favorite cafe and she smiled up at Sam. âHow have you been Sam?â
    â Huh - â He had to look up , more than focused on the notes heâd written down - scribbled in the neatest French cursive but of course unrecognizable to anyone except he who penned them. He would answer - but then there was hesitance. How . . . was he ?? â - Iâm fine. â Was his soft reply. â Just - trying to make sure I remember everything on this paper. â
Arrow was walking around Auradon, heâd still not found his way around yet. He still felt like a fish out of water. But he had Sam to help him around. âHey Sam? Can we go to Halloweentown? I really wanna check it out!â
   Free time left him bored ; heâd still been trying to find new ways to keep himself busy - but that was a bit hard , considering that even thought he was TWENTY-THREE he still hadnât figured out any hobbies. Any pasttimes . . . It was almost concerning. But one thing was of course the piano and violin , the latter of which heâd been tuning when Arrow approached him. â Halloweentown ?? â He asked , mocha hues drifting up to meet the otherâs. â Do we . . . can we get there ?? â
â & On edge seemed a good description of everyoneâs state since the announcement of the arrests flooded the streets of Auradon. Xena imagined it was only going to get worse, however itâs that kind of train of thought sheâs kept mum knowing itâll only bring further tension. That simply, isnât good for business. Speaking of business, âWe close in fifteen, darling.â Melodic call across the room to the last occupant, absently moving as she collects empty plates and glassware from vacated tables. âBut please, take all the time you need.â
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    A listless gaze stared into the burgundy liquid in Samuelâs wine glass , the twenty-three year-old feeling rather . . . out of it. That would be the best way to describe it , and nothing more ; despite the winter ending and a spell being lifted , the arrests - they didnât make him feel good. And heâd rather spend his time not feeling good by indulging in a rare drink than feeling sorry for himself at home when he wasnât even involved. â Oh - â He looked up , caught from his trance , and shaking his head. â No , no - I wonât be long at all , mademoiselle. But thank you. I do appreciate it. â  Â
  words couldnât even begin to describe how utterly relieved the first mate was for the winter to be gone. cold weather and harry just didnât quite go well together. pleased, and far less grumpy than heâd been as of late, harry sat on the docks, boots and socks off to he side as let feet sink into the water, breathing out a delighted sigh. finally things werenât freezing around this place anymore. âcannot remember the last time i was so âappy fer some sunlight.â not that heâd ever had it before coming to auradon. âfeels so fucking good.â
       â Itâs good for you , monsieur. Sunlightâs a valuable source of Vitamin D. â Heâs only interjected on impulse - the sound of another voice causing for Sam to respond immediately instead of thinking MAYBE he should exactly see whoâs speaking before conversing with people he doesnât know quite well. But granted , heâs friendly. Itâs only natural he offers a reply while out on a walk - admittedly missing the heat a little too much after winterâs chill overstayed its welcome. A small sigh , one boot taking a step closer to the edge of the docks - now looking at small party boats in the distance probably celebrating the going of the winter , the birds flying close to the sun . . . A clear of the throat. â Ahem , I mean , thatâs just what I know. C-Common knowledge. â
 ( ROCKY LYNCH, TWENTY-THREE, HE/THEY )âSAMUEL âSAMâ NOĂLLEÂ
 is the child of ANGELIQUE and they have ONE YOUNGER SIBLING. they seem
 to enjoy living in auradon. iâve heard theyâre known to be GENTLEMANLY +
 A PERFECTIONIST. weâll be keeping an eye on them to see how theyâll write
 their own story.  ( hylia )  // playlist , pinterest , to listen as you read.
          welcome to bible study , weâre all children of JESUS ! hey howdy hey folks this is hylia back at again with another cinnamon roll , this time using the painfully underrated angel rocky lynch as an actual angel , sam. click to read more under the cut , and pls pls pls feel free to hit me up for plotting !!Â
BACKSTORY & BASICSÂ
so this is gonna be relatively short bc frankly Samâs a little boring so !!
Samâs dad is an unknown man and Samâs mom is Angelique, Prince Adamâs castle decorator. The little angel voiced by Bernadette Peters in the BATB Enchanted Christmas movie. And Sam was actually already born during the events of BATB - while his mom was changed into a Christmas angel, he was transformed into a cherub ornament. But he was a baby so he doesnât remember anything related to it.Â
But he always had a love for the holidays since his momâs position! And around the castle, where he grew up with her, heâd often help her and that stuff. Always would play with the other kids around the castle since - tiny squad, yk.
Yeah though heâd!! Grow up to serve Belle & Adam like his mother - especially in the context of being the next generation whoâd follow Ben. Heâd become a butler around the castle, but also due to his desire for helping people, heâd pursue medical schooling to act as the ânurseâ of the castle.
So yeah. Samâs ur school nurse but. Castle nurse?? I guess???Â
He bounces back and forth between the castle and Auradon prep in terms of working - sort of doing the same thing around the prep school, acting as an assistant nurse but also a janitor if an extra one is needed. Bc heâs REALLY good at cleaning.Â
Also still helps out with decorating duties but thatâs just a given I mean heâs ANGELIQUEâS BABY
PERSONALITY & FACTS
Basic facts - Sam is masculine non-binary but really doesnât care what you call him, homoromantic homosexual, and 6âČ3 bc we love trees. Heâs as angelic in personality as he is angelic appearance and I mean... look at him.Â
So essentially Sam is the perfect guy your average genuinely nice dude - heâs painfully polite and normally never seen to be angry, never complains if anyone asks him to do anything and also rarely turns down lending a hand to anyone.
....BUT, he has a bit of a perfectionist streak. Yes, Sam does not like to leave any flaws or any stone unturned in his work.
There is also his tendency to freak out of things donât go his way. Not in the sense that heâs someone who throws a fit if you donât do what he says - no, I mean that if thereâs a plan and he agrees with it, he has to stick with it and if it doesnât go exactly as planned heâll lose his cool. Heâll stress himself out and think of EVERY WORST POSSIBLE OUTCOME if one thing is out of place. Like, if youâre going somewhere and you donât follow the exact way to get there as it says on the map?? Sam canât do it. No, he needs ORDER and structure.
So of course this means heâs a planner, extremely organized and great at doing things by the book. He just... needs to learn itâs okay to not do things by the book sometimes.]
But he is EXTREMELY kind and gentle and caring and enjoys taking care of other people!! Heâs your mom friend, I said it. Mom friend. Always has gauze and band-aids in case someone gets hurt, sanitary appliances and stuff in case you need it, sewing needle and thread if you have an emergency rip, etc.
He grew up learning all the necessary homemaking essentials so he can cook, clean, sew, dress a wound - also knows how to play piano and violin but has an odd fear of pipe organs... wonder why.
One thing he does tho if heâs not busy and in the prep common areas, if there IS one heâll play piano and it sounds. Heavenly.
Sometimes he sings too and lemme tell u... his voice...
yes that is rocky btw i fucking love that song to pIECESÂ
Heâs more than willing to give his heart away to anyone and this is both... a good thing and a bad thing.Â
Everyone says he might as well have actual angel wings and a halo and tbh thatâs... so true.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
Gimme some folks Sam mom-friends over!! Ppl who repeatedly keep coming to him w/ their issues and he just. Gives them his help or a shoulder to cry on with zero hesitation. Bc frankly, heâs like that.
Would love if he did this over some VKs that initially wouldnât trust him but they slowly learn that he wonât harm them and they get. Comfy around him.
Bad influences. Ppl who wanna see such a gentle, sweet soul crash and burn for whatever reason.
Also people who see his kindness and want to take advantage of it for their own personal gain since itâs so fucking easy to do
u can break his heart, trick him into doing something, etc. etc.
IF HE GETS TRICKED INTO DOING SMTH FOR THE VILLAINS THATD B SO FUCKING WILD....
other kiddos of the batb servants bc uh again servant kiddo squadÂ
unrequited crushes bc yk that shit fucks me up to absolutely no degree aaaaand knowing sam growing up he probably had a whole fucking lot
exes too bc uh why the fuck not
ppl who think the whole nice guy thing is fake. i mean. itâs not. but thereâs always gonna be sb who THINKS it is so please fucking give it to me.
give! me! his younger! sib!
also this would have to be assessed later on with chemistry but pls! give! sam! a boyfriend! heâs the perfect boyfriend i promise u that!!!
lov if he had a boyfriend who was like. from the exact opposite side of the tracks n was the typical âbad boyâ bc thatâs my fav dynamic esp bc sam is the cinnamon roll to end all cinnamon rolls
iâd love if there were ppl who had a big deep dark secret around auradon and sam came across it and theyâd trust him with it and heâd hide it for them and all that stuff bc frankly again homie canât say no
again @ my antagonistic muses just pls fcking use him for whatever give me the ANGST give me the DRAMA ,
annnd essentially iâm lightning mcdumbdumb and canât think of anything else so !!Â
chances are if u like this iâll message u for plotting but pls feel free to dm me here or on discord ( rocky lynch lovebot / hylia.#0329 - does it make sense now ) if u have any ideas u canât wait to show me bc i wanna hear anything and everything !! love u all dearly my homies and stream x by the driver era xoxo