Victoria had been strolling rather mindlessly through the tents when a boy was suddenly grabbing at her shoulders and mumbling mindless nonsense. At first she was simply shocked that he would dare to touch her and she barely restrained herself from pushing him down for his actions. “I’m sorry. I don’t know where your tent is. Why is that something that I would even know?”
jasper faltered as victoria reprimanded him for his assumption that she would know where his tent was, his mouth clamping shut in shock. “ i- uh. “ he stammered, his face turning even a brighter red than it was (from just the alcohol). “ you looked nice? and even if magnus says not to trust everyone you see, but you looked trustworthy. “ the prince’s voice trailed off, his hands slipping a bit off her shoulders.
Part of him thought briefly of simply just letting the younger prince fall onto his face. But unfortunately, Theo didn’t quite have it in him to let the male embarrass himself fully. He was essentially fully holding the other’s weight at this point, which wasn’t terribly difficult so much as it was inconvenient. Sighing, there wasn’t much he could do at this point. “It doesn’t seem I have much of a choice,” he muttered under his breath, shifting so he could instead wrap his arms around the other’s waist. “I suppose I’ll keep an eye on you until your friends come looking. There are more suspicious characters who might try to take advantage of you.”
“ you’re a prince, i’m a prince, and we both know what it’s like to be a prince. “ jasper muttered, his voice muffled by the material of theo’s shirt. he surprised himself with the eloquence in the sentence, but he wasn’t having to hold up his own weight anymore, so most of his thought process might actually be going to thinking. the intoxicated idiot got another great idea, and moved his arms from theo’s shoulders, to his around his neck, before jumping up to wrap his legs around the taller man’s waist. “ now we’re the same height! “ jasper cracked a bright smile at theo, before dropping his head forward to press against his shoulder again. “ and now i’m too tired. “
though camilla might have been a bit surprised to find the prince clinging to her arm, she couldn’t find fault with him. it was sweet, in a way. “of course, your highness. ivy is certainly a scoundrel.” even if the prince took camilla’s joke to heart, she took solace in the likelihood that wouldn’t remember it, or at least wouldn’t remember it well, in the morning. “as for your tent… i do believe it is that way.”
jasper let out a startled laugh at camilla calling his fiance a scoundrel, a wide smile breaking out over his face. “ someone agrees! she’s so mean to me, the possible fu’ure king of ironhaven! “ the statement was ambitious, and would rely on magnus stepping down from the position for any possible reason, but jasper was still technically the crown prince of the kingdom. “ you’re the firs’ person to actually offer to help me find it. “
to have anyone lay their hands on her was absolutely horrid and the stench of alcohol sinking into her nostrils made her want to vomit. a prince, nonetheless, were royals truly as stupid as she thought ? a man like octavius blackhart should have had better sons. “ oh, do not worry your highness ! ” she chirped, forcing a smile. the whole encounter wasn’t entirely believable and for that, she was thankful the prince was drunk. perhaps she could benefit from the situation. “ my apologies, i do not. may i offer you a place in my tent for the night ? i can’t imagine it’s as luxurious as your own but it is quite large. besides, i couldn’t let anything happen to my prince, now could i ? ”
jasper stared up at the woman, having to blink a few times to see if he could focus his gaze. he still could not recognize her, which he felt bad about, be he was pretty sure he wouldn’t even notice magnus if the man smacked him upside the head. at the offer of sleeping in her tent he paused, his hands loosening from around her shoulders. “ i, don’t know if ivy woul’ like me sleeping in ano’her woman’t tent. “ he admitted, surprisingly lucid in his language. “ even if she was from the kingdom. “
ivy cackled, watching her fiance and the horrified stranger. she watched for another moment, before stepping in. “oh, honey!” she wrapped an arm around him, her voice sickly sweet, “oh.. sugarplum! you shouldn’t have drank so much!” she pulled him away from the stranger. once out of ear shot, she untangled herself, “god, you are such a light weight. it’s quite pitiful,” she told him with a grin.
jasper slumped over onto ivy as soon as she grabbed onto him, his arm snaking around her waist, and his head falling onto her shoulder. “ ivy~ “ he whined, turning his head so it was being pressed into her neck. when his fiance untangled herself from him, he continued to cling on, skinny arm still wrapped around her torso. “ shu’up. you know you go’ me drunk. “ the prince lifted his head up just slightly, frowning towards ivy. “ can we go to the tent now? “
It was one of the few evenings that Theo was able to wander, and he took advantage of it. He’d become so accustomed to not sleeping at night, that he was wide awake when he stumbled–almost literally–into the current situation. Frowning deeply, Theo held tightly to the younger male’s arms. “How unfortunate,” his voice was mostly cold and stoic, although there was a sort of curiosity that twinkled behind his eyes. “I couldn’t say that I’ve seen it. Although I’m sure you’d be able to ask one of your friends, if you can find them.”
jasper gasped up at the man he ran into, the unamused look on his face almost entrancing the intoxicated prince. “ i can’t find any of ‘em, which is why i’m askin’ you. “ his speech was a bit more slurred, which was soon a mirroring of his own body. slumping forward in theo’s arms, his face basically crashed into the other’s shoulder. “ ‘m sleepy, could i take a nap on your shoulder? “
❝ WHEN DID YOU GET so wise ?? ❞ pandora says with a snort. her hand tightens around her fan as she lowers it, resisting the urge to ruffle his hair because gods above, jasper’s not a child. ❝ only twenty and suddenly a diplomat. ❞
jasper let out an indignant gasp, placing a hand over his sternum in faux disgust. “ you imply i have never been a diplomat, pandora? is that how one would speak to their prince? “ he couldn’t keep the act up for long though, and he let a wide smile crack across his face. “ magnus has been bugging me about acting more princely, and i might as well try to appease him. “
The night was still, the moon bright and high up in the sky. The lack of sleep made Eleanor leave the comfort of her own tent, finding a spot nearby where she could sit down on the grass and observe the twinkling stars up above. It was all too quite, when suddenly she felt someone bump straight into her. Gasping, he quickly turned around to see who it was, only to find no one other than the Ironhaven prince. “Oh Jasper, Jasper,” she tutted, head shaking in disappointment despite the warm smile that graced her lips. “Blaming your wife-to-be is completely unacceptable.” If only she was not concerned for his well being, Eleanor would have found his mannerisms to be on the verge of comical. There was something about people drinking too much alcohol that was almost entertaining to watch, until - she would rather not think about such things. “Your tent is near my mine. This way,” she said, taking his arm in his, trying to offer him some sort of stability as she led the way.
“ but she did this to me! “ he argued back, a pout appearing on his face. it took the woman to start speaking for him to recognize that it was eleanor whom he had run into- and not one of the meaner princesses that seem to be roaming around. or his brother, that would not have been good. jasper leaned some of his weight on the princess, his feet dragging under him as the two of them walked. “ you’re nice, very nice. i got yelled at earlier for accidentally stumbling in’o someone. “ that wasn’t a lie either, one of the other princess for which he could not remember had almost screeched when he stumbled into them. “ thank you for not yellin’. “
Being back to what they once called the “new world” was interesting for Magnus, he felt there could be a lot of interesting developments here. When he had left this place he had been a prince and now he was the king and truth be told he felt he was doing a good job at it too. He had appointed most of the guards to help getting everything out of the ships and he watched over them, not like he doubted they’d do their jobs perfectly. “I will say, I didn’t exactly missed the weather here.” At least it wasn’t as bad as Dracoborough.
jasper was not sure why he had gone on this trip with his brother- having debated him even on the trip over that at least one of the two of them should have stayed in ironhaven, watching over the kingdom their father left to the two boys. but, alas, here he was. he refused to say anything to his elder brother, stubbornly having his arms crossed over his chest, as he kept his head tilted away from magnus. jasper would possibly keep up this silent treatment as long as he could, or well, until he had to speak to someone. but it was all to spite magnus, for forcing him to come.
the younger ironhaven prince was only a little drunk when he ran into the unsuspecting bystander- his hands shooting out to stable himself on their shoulders. “ sorry. got convinced to take one too many shots. i blame ivy. “ jasper almost hissed out his fiances name, but it wasn’t intended to be harsh at all- he could just imagine the woman cackling as he coughed on yet another shot of alcohol. his eyes were unfocused, so as a result, he couldn’t really tell who he was clutching onto, but he hoped it was someone he knew. “ have you, idea where my tent is? “
Prior to the feast, Isabella had found it relatively easier to find peace. In the confusion, and shock, she supposed, this was no longer the place. People were absolutely everywhere, and it sucked. Her temper was flaring, and it was all she could do not to draw her daggers at the slightest aggravation. “Sooner or later, we’re going to have a find a place to put everyone,” she pointed out, folding her arms to hide the fact her hands were balled into fists. “We can’t live on top of each other like this.”
jasper would agree, that living on top of one other quite well, sucked. he missed his bed, and his castle, and his home. he couldn’t sleep well with the sound of waves crashing nearby, and the amount of people around him was probably an exorbitant amount. “ the kingdom is trying to find proper places to sleep for everyone as quickly as they can, i’m quite sure. we just have to give them time. “
a long insolent sigh left the lips of the … former pirate, feet propped up on an old table, flipping through a book he’d found on a shelf. it’s red color had caught his eyes, and that was just about it. he rocked his chair back on two feet, head fallen back as he stared at the ceiling above him. “i’m so terribly bored. isn’t there anything to do? some sort of spectacle to witness? some sort of spectacle to cause?” johannes rolled his head to one side, peering at the other person in the room. “what’s your opinion on this?”
the ironhaven prince wasn’t necessarily hiding from his fiance- no, he was just taking an elongated break in a location one wouldn’t normally think to find him. yes, that was what it was. he was startled out of his daydream by someone speaking to him, and he blinked owlishly at him for a brief moment, before clearing his throat to speak. “ sometimes, calm days can become the most interesting ones? “ jasper offered, probably unhelpfully.
PANDORA GIVES A HUFFY SIGH as she delicately fans herself. she sits on a fragile looking bench in the gardens. ❝ is that how all feasts end here ?? in massive fires ?? ❞ she muses aloud. ❝ i fear this journey may be far more excitement than i hoped. ❞
jasper let out a brief laugh, before covering his mouth with his hand. “ i do not think it was the intention of anyone at the feast, but what has happened, has happened. “ the prince responded, trying to fight back his second snort. “ i fathom travel between any of the kingdoms ends up much more, exhilarating, than anyone intends. “
( nick robinson, he ) — here ye, here ye, behold your royal highness ( prince jasper blackhart ) of ( ironhaven ). the ( twenty ) year old is known for being ( ebullient ) but has the tendency to be ( scatterbrained ). he is known as the ( facadical leader ) in court. they ( are neutral ) with the balance.
well hell y’all!!!! my name’s tzuara, i’m 17 (SLIGHTLY older than jolene) and i use they/them pronouns! this goober right here is my baby jasper!!! here’s some fun stuff about him!!
he’s been betrothed ever since he was born, to a duchess’s daughter from somewhere in the kingdom. him and ivy have been friends ever since he could remember.
hes the younger brother to magnus, and has lived his whole life knowing he was kind of inferior to him. he went through the military training as required by ironhaven royalty, but he was never as proficient at it as his elder sibling. he wasn’t the biggest fan of fighting (to the chagrin of his father), but hes much better at it now that he’s gone through years and years of training.
jasper is kind of a happy scatterbrained idiot, but he tries to be a good leader. he knows if anything happens to magnus, he’d have to take over as king. it’s not a super appealing thing to him, but he lives his day to day life with this always in the back of his mind.
people call him the facadical leader because he pretends to be leader material- leading stupid explorations outside the castle and helping fix problems, but he’s kind of, bad at it. he has a facade to the public that he’s all put together and proper bc of the military training but he’s actually a fucking idiot
he’s gay as hell- but kind of keeps it under wraps. he’s only had super secret flings with some stable-hands or lord’s sons here or there, but nothing serious. he longs for a true summer romance (the goober he is) but he know’s hes not really allowed that- being the prince and all that.
he was never extremely fond as his father- always finding him so dearly cold. jasper was unusually happy and bright for being ironhaven royalty, so he got into plenty of clashes with the old king about his behavior.
jasper has no idea his older brother poisoned their father- thinking the man died in his sleep like every other person on the continent.
uhh yeah that’s about it for where i’m at with him
