CHOSEN KING

[royalarms-a]

CREATE A NEW DAWN . . .

independent roleplay blog for NOCTIS LUCIS CAELUM as he is written in final fantasy xv . written with creative liberties & portrayed by aster ( they/them , 25 , white ) .

. . . aes . , ♫ .

[royalarms-a]

um.... i remade... 😳

[opyre-a]

hi u guys :) i have decided i'm gonna take my affiliates off my pages and just keep my close muse relationships to private discussions ! they still exist with those i've plotted extensively with, or who make blogs alongside me, or write with me frequently, and i might tag u in posts in references to ur muses still ! but i just like to be more quiet in general and it's been making me feel more perceived than i truly enjoy / i don't want to discourage anyone from potential interactions ( as i do not do exclusives at all , i welcome all diff dynamics / portrayals ! ) . i appreciate u guys all immensely tho !

[curenone]

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ardyn izunia , ffxv. ⸺ penned by jewel.

[royalarms-a]

Drops a soft kiss to the top of his head. :> ⸻ signed , @departedcrown .

studies & training become the burden of being the perfect child , the prince of lucis , the single heir to the throne , & this boy is wrought with the weight of the world on his shoulders ( he hasn't a clue what destiny has in store for him ) . lost in a gaze that lies beyond the expanse of this realm , a gentle press of his mother's lips atop his hair causes him to blink back into existence . soft warmth flutters in his chest & a small smile pulls at his cheeks . . . so , she does care . he oft fears her & his father forget who he is , picturing only who they wish he were . her subtle reassurances bring him the strength to carry on .

words evade him in this instance , only a little giggle floating from his voice .

[edenmemes]

tloz: twilight princess (manga) starters

❝ i was shattered. i lost everything. ❞ ❝ i warned you not to take me lightly. ❞ ❝ we’re partners, aren’t we? ❞ ❝ ever since we’ve met, you’ve been disobedient and rude. ❞ ❝ take suffering as your companion, and unease and fear as friends. if you do, darkness will become light. ❞ ❝ it’s a cold world out there. you’ve gotta learn to trust folks. ❞ ❝ as you stand before me now, you’re all desperation and bravado. that is not true bravery. ❞ ❝ you can’t change your past and you can’t change who you were. you can only decide who you’re going to be. ❞ ❝ resentment is a trap of the heart into which everyone falls. ❞ ❝ you don’t look well. are you ill? ❞ ❝ you were born into life with a destiny. you cannot run away from that. ❞ ❝ you carry a smouldering darkness inside you. ❞ ❝ it’s considered impolite not to give your all in a fight. ❞ ❝ at dusk and dawn…it’s easy for all sorts of things to sneak by. ❞ ❝ since that day, so much has changed for me. ❞ ❝ i’m sorry. it’s been hard, huh? ❞ ❝ a true hero must shoulder a heavy responsibility. ❞ ❝ stay calm. move cautiously and remain vigilant. ❞ ❝ one more time. try telling the truth. ❞ ❝ why keep fighting until you’re just a broken wreck? ❞ ❝ if we start a fight, we must be ready to hit back. ❞ ❝ in the end, it’s easier just to be selfish. ❞ ❝ i was lost without you. i was lonely. ❞ ❝ why do i so often taste this sense of loss? ❞ ❝ i think both our journeys are pointing to the same place. ❞ ❝ power does not inhabit a blade without bravery. ❞ ❝ did you hear something? like the cry of a beast… ❞ ❝ what’s wrong? if you’re too weak, then just leave. ❞ ❝ what is strength? is it displays of power mocking the weak? destroying beauty simply to satisfy your greed? ❞ ❝ you get too worked up over things. ❞ ❝ easy for you to say. i’m the one getting beat up. ❞ ❝ i don’t need thanks. i didn’t do it for you. ❞ ❝ depending on your attitude…i might be able to help. ❞ ❝ if you don’t do as i say, i’ll take your arm off. ❞ ❝ as leader, i will not choose the path of pain and death for my people. i must protect them. ❞ ❝ strength isn’t about power…it’s about being brave. ❞ ❝ you have good eyes. the eyes of a proud beast. ❞ ❝ if the need arises, i will not hesitate to pick up a sword and fight. ❞ ❝ i guessed you had a secret past.   people can try to hide it, but nature shows through. ❞ ❝ i was lying when i said i’d never held a sword.❞ ❝ there’s no time for sentimentality. ❞ ❝ if someone comes in who knows about your past, i’ll protect you if they try to hurt you. ❞ ❝ is there something strange about me? ❞ ❝ be careful…there have been monsters around here lately. ❞ ❝ choose…surrender or die. ❞ ❝ when i feel uneasy or afraid i just think: ‘this is my mission’. ❞ ❝ don’t take me for nothing more than a fine doll good only for decoration. ❞ ❝ i’m nothing more than dirt. i’m not worth all that effort. ❞ ❝ why do you think we’re any safer here? ❞ ❝ don’t die on me now. ❞ ❝ ha! even you have a good idea sometimes. ❞ ❝ i fought through all kinds of monsters to get here…and i survived. ❞ ❝ i’ve spent so long looking for you! i’m so glad you’re safe. ❞ ❝ people are always hovering over me…and it’s so suffocating! ❞ ❝ some detours lead to unexpected good luck. ❞ ❝ you say whatever you think…i’ve never done that. ❞ ❝ there is no greater joy than helping a friend. ❞ ❝ what do you mean ‘never mind’? ❞ ❝ these days such peaceful travels are rare indeed. ❞ ❝ wildly rushing into danger isn’t courage. ❞ ❝ didn’t you say there’s something you need to do, no matter what it takes? ❞ ❝ i sense unprecedented danger approaching. ❞ ❝ how do you feel now, looking back upon yourself at that time? ❞ ❝ as usual, you’re a wimp. ❞ ❝ resentment is dangerous. it comes in through the slightest crack in your heart. ❞ ❝ i’d go to the ends of the earth for you. ❞ ❝ it really hasn’t been that long, but you’ve grown into a fine man. ❞ ❝ now is the time for us to take back all that was stolen. ❞ ❝ one thing’s certain — those aren’t human. ❞ ❝ what do you fight to protect? answer. ❞ ❝ i wish you wouldn’t do such dangerous things. ❞ ❝ if you got hurt due to my mistakes…i don’t think i could live with that. ❞ ❝ why would you do all that…when we’ve only just met? ❞ ❝ it’s a pretty name. perfect for you. ❞ ❝ once your wounds heal, you’ll need to leave right away. ❞ ❝ the hero on his knees! quite a sight. ❞ ❝ how does it feel to be so strong? quite a rush, isn’t it? ❞ ❝ you’re all puffed up on your own arrogance…drunk on your own pride. ❞ ❝ i once wondered how good you are…now i see you’re really skilled. ❞ ❝ i’m not physically strong like you…but my wits, brains and analysis can be helpful. ❞ ❝ don’t say you can’t accept that this is the end. ❞ ❝ you just want to satisfy your own ambition and lust for power. ❞ ❝ it’ll be all right because we’re together. ❞ ❝ why would you leave me at a time like this? ❞ ❝ for the first time i feel like i’m overflowing with incredible power. ❞ ❝ there’s no time for doubt. you are the chosen one. ❞ ❝ your problem is that you demand absolute perfection. ❞ ❝ there is no easy path. but you can definitely overcome it. ❞ ❝ i’m so very sorry. i broke my promise. i hurt you. ❞ ❝ that’s the spirit. hate me more. only then will this fight be worthwhile. ❞ ❝ i thought you were dead. ❞ ❝ well…? say something. or has my beauty left you speechless? ❞ ❝ i never forgot you. not for one moment. ❞ ❝ sorry for killing the mood. ❞ ❝ light and shadow are two sides of the same coin. one cannot exist without the other. ❞ ❝ if you desire something…then that is my desire too. ❞ ❝ who says i’m afraid of you? ❞ ❝ your weapon is little better than a toy. ❞ ❝ all that awaits you is despair. ❞ ❝ i’ve done the unforgivable. i betrayed you. ❞ ❝ i’m here to repay you for what you’ve done. ❞ ❝ since i’ve met you, we’ve travelled a long way…and a lot has happened. ❞ ❝ are you on a journey of self-discovery? ❞ ❝ that was a great strike. if i was a hair slower, you’d have gutted me. ❞ ❝ when i was young, i wanted to be a hero. ❞ ❝ your struggle is futile. ❞ ❝ as you can see, i know how to fight. ❞ ❝ my hatred toward you will not be satisfied by merely killing you once or twice. ❞ ❝ you’ve been through a lot. ❞ ❝ whose side are you on? light or shadow? ❞ ❝ if you run then we’re done for! fight to survive! ❞ ❝ i’m not strong enough. not good enough. ❞ ❝ i must crush your bones, rip out your organs and relish your lingering cries of pain. ❞ ❝ that was close, huh? ❞ ❝ rest now. you don’t have to fight any more. ❞ ❝ i bear this sword so i can protect my home in times like this. ❞

[royalarms-a]

❝ the prince of garbage! ❞ ⸻ signed , @crackshots .

a side eye & a sigh escapes his lips , exasperated yet sneakily teasing , ❛ can it . ❜ & his own pride on his pun inflates his chest & ego , a sly smile to disappear into the aether , unseen by any .

[royalarms-a]

umm back to my roots i suppose ???

[royalarms-a]

i drew this in 2017....

[lunabrae]

further does she sink her face into him, shoulders raised, and her fingertips hooked onto his shirt only barely --- if he had any desire to be rid of her, ( which she was positive they all harbored ) he could with one seamless motion. she wanted to be rid of him. to disappear entirely, suffocated by the overwhelming shame and guilt. the shame that would hide in his being, cloak her face in his skin. a revolting comfort, but a comfort nonetheless. even still, she would take from him. much like she had taken his hometown, and surely countless lives of his people.

" i ... " lunafreya speaks over him, emotional in her immediate reaction, words stuttering over another. thoughts race through her mind, and catch in her throat. she holds her tongue for one beat, and steadies her voice to as much as it will stabilize. " i cannot be left to live. mine is an --- " a shakiness and fervor strikes back into her voice, unsupported by any ties of dignity. " accursed existence. a blight on this star. you were supposed to ... " luna's face scrunches up in something akin to pain, her palm balling into a fist, and then defeatedly rapping it against his chest, as though all of the force had been taken from her body. she knows what she wants to say. and, it hurts. it shouldn't hurt. a ripping pain in her middle.

noctis, her first and closest friend. her responsibility. thousands of times had she uttered his name, to the darkness or in reverence. her end and her beginning. her duty. through her faith would she show him her devotion. her heart. her deep adoration that surfaced in an unwavering dedication. and yet ---- it would be spoiled. she has wormed her way into his life, conniving and vile. she has earned his trust, his respect ... only for it to be twisted against him. she has driven her knife into the small of his back, all while professing her love.

she was abhorrent. a villain in every sense of the word. she deserved a slow, torturous death. noctis deserved the vindication. even so --- it hurt. she remembered him as a child, easy to imagine in the pitch of his outfit. he was eager and wide-eyed, nipping at her heels. he'd never wanted to hurt her, it was only in his nature. even now, does he touch her with a kindness. to bring voice to such a thing was an offense to his character, a blow to their bond. the declaration is quiet against her lips, head thumping against his chest to follow her hand. " why ... have i been spared ? "

[royalarms-a]

' you were supposed to . . . ' he knows the next words that have fallen to bitter silence . the air is alight with the hope of future's wake , but he cannot relish in it . he cannot feel pride while the darkness spills from luna's grief , & her plague becomes her mind . her forehead hits his chest & he cannot help but feel like she has given up . his hand wraps gently through her hair , pulling her tighter , embracing her with his arms . his heart sinks with hers , but he cannot allow them both to drown . he would swim them to a shore that might baptize them in saving grace . they weren't meant to live , yet they kneel here , breathing , together .

caressing the girl who grieves before him brings them closer together than he thinks they'd ever been . he's never seen her like this . never faced such emotion at her side . they're both weak , but he would be her strength in this moment . . . for what is love if not the sacrifice of what little one has to ensure that his loved ones might also stay afloat ?

he breathes in deeply , & he's sure she can feel the rise & fall of his chest . it makes him nervous for a moment , but he brushes it off as a childish selfishness , not dwelling on matters so presently irrelevant .

gaining confidence enough to speak , he draws words from dry , chapped lips , in opposition of her sentence left unfinished , ❛ i couldn't . ❜ for he is not strong enough to bear the burden of ripping the breath from the woman he has dreamt a future with . & even so , guilt wracks him for nothing else . her despair is crippling .

she is naught but a light in a world so desolate for so long . ten years spent in the stasis , consuming every burden of every person who has strived for nothing but his success , he knows the sanctity of her heart now . better than he ever thought he might . ever sacrificial to restore the way of the world , but never prepared to see herself in it .

❛ i . . . don't know . but we're here . you're here . and i have you . ❜

[weltenwellen]

Ocean Vuong, from “Deto(nation)”, Night Sky with Exit Wounds

[royalarms-a]

you mean, the prndl?

heyyyy luna, y'know what, you seem tired. i'll drive. dont even worry about it. i got this. seriously. for real. just rest. in the passenger seat. no sweat.

[weltenwellen]

Hanif Abdurraqib interviewed by Ruth Awad: Joy Is Not Promised to You

[wistreaa-deactivated20250208]

' you — '    

before the man in the niflheim uniform could finish his sentence, or his hand clasp around the handle of his firearm that was only a few inches way form the tips of his fingertips, the witch had stood before he who was lying on the ground, and obstructed the prince's view. kira raises her naginata, only to bring it down and strike the man with the blunt end, knocking him out cold. she can only hope that the surprise in the man's eyes was mistaken for a look of shock towards seeing noctis, and not her. an unconscious visage that she has seen before ... with memories not so pleasant when she was younger, and perhaps her attack could have been considered an act of anger more than anything.

she would have driven her sharp end of the spear into his chest instead ... no, she could have driven the sharp end of her spear, and perhaps she should have. the realization only draws forth another question : why didn't she? it would have meant nothing to her, to carry out the well practiced motion she was created to deliver. kira turns, eyes finding noctis as she turned. ❛     are you alright?    ❜    she asked. ❛     not hurt or anything, are you?    ❜

perhaps he was the reason ... he would have been a witness, said one voice. he is your friend, argued another. she could not decide which reason was to blame for yielding her blade. her spear is sheathed, strapped to her back. ❛    come, we should hurry. i'd rather not be here if anyone comes looking for the rest of them.     ❜

@royalarms , liked for a starter!

[royalarms-a]

A SHARP SURPRISE STIFFENS HIS BACK , aching with age - old wounds that remind him only of that time . a single word from a man soon ripped of consciousness , & it leaves him paranoid . discomfort is the house in which his thoughts lay . it was before he could even summon the sword of the wise he'd intended to service , that the man before him falls first to his knees , followed by the rest of him , his machinery clanging 'gainst the hard floor . he should be thankful . were it not for kira , he'd surely be met with much greater struggle . such is the habit of a prince who's always worn friends for shields .

still , her words smack him back into reality , like a splash of cold water , & he tries not to drown . ❛ yeah . ❜ a simple word , drawn from the tightness of his chest , to agree with everything she'd said . the uncertainty in his tone is only obvious if one knows him well enough .

& he trails alongside her , ignoring her further question despite being physically well ( despite the odd but usual pain here & there ) . he'd thought his wellbeing obvious enough . yet , whilst they move , he notes that he follows this time , where oft he leads ( whether it be the difference in company , or otherwise , he'd pose a question ) . ❛ you know where you're going ? ❜

[liightbringr-a]

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 watching that confidence in him become a battle. But boys will be boys; teetering on the precipice of upholding face or appearing as someone so collected && cool. It's giggle inducing, at times. But she will spare him the mirth that could come && unmake all of his surety that he's built around himself. She won't even look upon its faltering when she leads them still yet. Though she might feel it, the waning of his confidence a palpable thing, she will allow him the luxury of feeling proud. It comes as an inkling to her affection, to her adoration she holds for this man. If only moments like these could truly last for all eternity. Basking in all that he is, feeling her hand in his; just as much a delight as it is a blessing. But be sure that she will indulge as much as she may so long as he might allow it. Like allowing her hand to linger in his longer, or the light squeeze she gives. Or when they draw upon a sight at river's bank where something so mundane awaits them. A picnic awaits them. There's the food, but there is aught else. Two fishing poles angled against the basket of food in pristine shape. "I know you like to fish.. and, after we eat, maybe you could show me a thing or two?" There's a light laugh, turning to lean into his side so she might look up to the miqo'te with a glimmer midst gaze. Paired with the way unoccupied extremity splays against his sternum. Hushed as she smiles up to him. Catching herself when her gaze flits to the crest of his lips at being so near. "Only if you want to, of course."

[royalarms-a]

THE GENTLE HOLD OF HER HAND IN HIS presses a daunting weight 'gainst his chest , & he begins to focus too much on the patterns of his breathing . his smile wanes for a moment as he shakes away the nervousness that plagues him so effortlessly , but as he takes every step , he knows they draw nearer to their destination . his excitement overtakes all focuses from the things he cannot control , & harnesses all energy into the display of his perfect date splayed out before them .

❛ you serious ?! ❜ & he practically trots to river's side , grinning ear to ear , almost stumbling over himself in the process . there's a recognizable pain that throbs from his left leg , but he'll not let it slow him down -- until he's reminded that he's not alone , & a particular embarrassment washes over his cheeks . a reflection of inward self would remind him that he is alongside his beloved companion , & perhaps he should pay her some mind as well . he oft falls into habits of self - sightedness , especially when faced with his favorite endeavors .

❛ hell yeah , i want to . ❜ he pauses , ❛ if . . . you want to . ❜ & something in him swarms from the fixations of his mind to his lips , usually quiet , but overflowing when greeted with his most treasured hobbies . ❛ 'cause if you do , i could show you . everything . seriously . ❜ he sighs in contentment , ❛ man , the fish here . . . just think of all the surprise catches . . . what if we reel in somethin' seriously big ? ❜

. . . @liightbringr .

[royalarms-a]

THE DAWN ASCENDS FROM THE VALLEYS THAT peak through tattered curtains , as they lay , awoken , too exhausted to rise from the pull of dusty sheets , too worn to speak . with eyes half lidded , he looks to the woman beside him with a half - existent expression , & hers is mirrored with grief . the urge to wrap his hand around her cheek fills him , but he denies it out of fear of the unfamiliar . too much has happened in such recent past , & he closes his eyes again , shutting the thoughts away . it's all too heavy . but he knows she feels worse . dammit .

to think you know someone so wholeheartedly , & to find they are a person unscripted by memories . . . well , they'd have to relearn each other , together .

❛ mornin' . ❜ he breaks the silence , voice gravely , deep , fatigued . single word , insensitive , but he doesn't realize until it's spoken . he sighs & turns his face to stare , frustrated , at the ceiling . how familiar , this feeling . ❛ sorry . just -- you . . . don't have to say anything . ❜

. . . @blighteds .

[royalarms-a]