Can I ask ✉️ for Fuegoleon (for you) and Morgen (for me)? 🤭
Hiya Erika! Of course you may ^^
[ ✉️ ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat kind of letter would they write but never send ?
Fuegoleon
I think that there are many kinds of letters he would never send; letters for written out of different emotions, but all for the same person.
Himself.
I don't think he would ever send a letter in which he speaks out his own emotions as they are, for the sole purpose of putting down his emotions onto paper and let them out. Whether they're out of fear, sorrow, anger, or another.
His communication style isn't to berate others either, so he wouldn't ever send such a letter, but even in that instance, writing down words of anger would be about putting his emotions onto paper, no? These kinds of letters would serve no purpose, other than vent out his feelings.
Constructive letters, where he may speak out his frustrations or disappointment, the kinds that he does send, would propose a way forward; a mean to get better and do better. These kinds of letters he would send, but they wouldn't be for himself alone.
So, the letters he would never send, are for him and him alone; sprung from the emotions that he harbours and must let out, lest they consume him
Morgen
I don't think... I don't think Morgen would send an angry letter. I don't think he would send a letter of self-pity or accusation. But I think he might send a letter of sorrow. Of not knowing someone as well as he would have liked.
He would send a letter of duty, of love, of information.
But he wouldn't send a letter of anger or pity. Even words that harbour a bittersweet taste, I think would become those of consoling. "It saddens me that I can't be there to see you succeed, but weep not for my misfortune, for I am joyous in knowing that you will triumph. Because you will. Make no mistake, this is not a sad occasion. This is your victory."
The letters he would never send, wouldn't place a blame on anyone, lest perhaps him himself.
I'm here for a third time, Laura! Hope I'm not a bother. 😅 I just really like reading your thoughts and seeing your content.
But! This time, I'm here to ask for a oneshot from Option #1 of your anniversary event. Could I get an order of Josele x Morgen gin&tonic (hurt-comfort) set at a party/ball, with a side order of reminiscing (maybe thinking about their first date or dance together)?
Hiya Erika~!! ^^
Of course you're not a bother!! I love having you around. And I hope you find this to do justice for Morgsele.
Pairing: Morgen x Josele; Morgsele
Prompt: Gin&Tonic (hurt-comfort) at a party with a dance and reminiscing their first date, which ends with a kiss
Fanfic type: Oneshot
Length: ~1.5k
Warnings: umm... angsty? Does that count?
Evening. Dark in every other aspect but the slowly disappearing sun in the horizon and the lights of the Grey Deer headquarters. A little ball, or at least a party, to which Morgen had asked Josele to accompany him. Though perhaps someone might have argued that it was only expected that she would have joined him, Morgen had still thought it to be only right to properly request her presence. Which she had of course accepted without a doubt.
She was wearing a light grey dress with an asymmetrical hem, going all the way to the floor on one side, and staying right below the knee on the other. The surface was light, composed of large ruffles, over which there was a mesh that glittered in any light they passed, much like a starry sky.
He, on the other hand, was wearing a formal outfit. A jacket, white, of course, light grey vest that tinted a bit towards blue under it, and a white dress shirt and pants. It was all a tad bit more structured and stiff than what he preferred, but it was a formal event. And one simply couldn’t go about such a rare event in everyday clothes, granted that there were more than enough opportunities for balls and parties for nobles.
But this seemed more special. Because this was one among the knights. The people he spent a lot of time with, unlike the nobles he knew barely by name.
Though, the knights, would perhaps been more accepting in him wearing something more casual, since they were his friends and knew him. But still, he wanted to look the part.
Look the part of a man, who deserved to be with someone like Josele.
Everyone should see how wonderful she truly is, he thought as he led her through the dance floor that evening. And surely they do. They’d be blind, if they didn’t.
He closed his eyes in a slow blink, smiling like he usually did, in his opinion at least. But as she saw Josele give him a curious smirk, he knew that the smile must’ve been wider, or perhaps just ‘more radiant’.
‘More radiant’… it’s only because it’s your light, reflected off of me… he thought with yet another tender, slightly amused manner, but only amused in its utter happiness. Truly I am… a lucky man…how did I ever manage to gain the permission to walk by you?
There was a pause, just a brief one, until he felt her hand on his cheek. “Momo… is everything okay?” She asked with a whisper, making him chuckle, although with a hint of melancholy in it still, despite the way the corner of his mouth tugged up.
She really does notice… and it’s not just because of her magic… Or rather, it’s because the magic she possesses in herself, not just her affinity. The magic that’s more than magic, more than mana.
“Yes, my heart, everything is alright,” he told her, while taking a hold of hand and bringing it to his lips to press a gentle kiss to the back of it.
“Are you certain?” She still inquired with a curious, and worry laced, expression.
“Yes,” he replied, but with less confidence this time. “But… let’s go, for a bit, to somewhere more secluded.” He tugged along away from the dancefloor, away from prying eyes, but in the movement there was still the gentlemanly grace that allowed them to slip by without notice. It was as if they would have flowed through the space with such grace and ease that it seemed only natural. As if thieves in the night.
And so, he led her down the corridors, away from the ballroom and into the garden, lit by nothing more than the moon, the stars, and a few lanterns here and there.
“So, will you tell me what’s wrong?” She asked while holding his hand; gripping it gently, to let him know that she was there.
“I…” he replied, half sighed, “I was honest when I said that nothing is wrong. But I am…perhaps a bit sombre.”
“Oh?” She uttered. “About?” There was curiosity in her tone this time, a bit brighter than a moment before.
“About… the passage of time, I suppose,” he replied as they continued to walk through the garden. “It seems like it was only yesterday that I took you out on our first date,” he smiled, but it was a smile filled with gentle melancholy. “I was quite nervous, despite us having known for years,” he admitted, laughed even a little bit.
“So was I,” she admitted as her gaze fell to the ground for a passing moment as they walked, but there was a smile on her lips. “Because it wasn’t … just us as friends anymore then, it was us as a couple.”
He hummed in agreement. “It was us as… what I hoped would become us as a couple,” he corrected her with a hint of amusement.
“You hoped?” She quirked an eyebrow. “And I thought that I was considered as the undeserving one, you being noble and all,” she joked, with a hint of truth in it.
“To the blind,” he replied. “That’s the thing about you Josele,” it had been so long since he had called her by her, entire, given name, instead of a nickname. “You’re so… humble and modest that you don’t see your own greatness and light.” He thought out loud, and a part of her wanted to banter, to make a joke, but … the way Morgen said it, the way his words held quiet sombre, filled with certainty, that she decided to stay quiet. “I am lucky, to have you by my side,” he said, stopping, but keeping his hold of her hand, and gently guiding her to face him. “And, at times I… don’t think you quite realize how much you mean to me, quite know just how… great you are, which I suppose is a mere reflection of my shortcomings in making you see it,” there was an attempt of a joke in there, but Josele, even after all the years of knowing him, wasn’t quite sure how to reply to him, in that moment, in that dimply lit garden, in the barely escaped light of the world in which he was her light, and she was his.
“Momo I…”
“I was terrified,” he told her, “on the day we had out first date,” he admitted. “Because there was no going back from it. It was the, very much a, do or die moment. For from that moment on, being simply friends wasn’t an option, and I wished and hoped and pleaded for this future with all my heart and soul and I…” he swayed his head, from side to side, and looked her in the eye… But words… they seemed to fail him. “And now… we’re here.”
The way he said ‘here’, made it seem like the present, the ‘now’ was concrete. In a way that she was aware of it. Right here and now.
“That day seems like it was both, an eternity ago, and only yesterday.” He continued, not sure where he was going.
“And… now?” She asked with a whisper, not quite sure what she had meant with it either. But somehow it had seemed like a sensible question. After all, they were there. Right there. In that moment. But something had to succeed that moment. Something needed to come after it.
One doesn’t just jump from the edge of the pier and stay in mid-air. Something happens, afterwards.
“And now… we see,” he said, while squeezing her hands. “I’m not… sure, where our journey ends us, but... with you, I'm sure that I’ll be happy with whatever fate has instore for us,” he smiled to her. And in that smile radiated nothing but confidence. Because he was sure, that he’d be happy with her. She was his heart, his light in the world, the light of a Light Mage.
He was sure, that he’d be happy with her, on their common journey.
“I love you, Josele. I have, for a long, long time, and I will love you, until my breath is only with the wind, my bones are embraced by the roots, and when flowers will bloom from my grave, and even beyond that. I am, happy,” he told her. “And I am the luckiest man on earth, to have you,” he added.
And she was left speechless. Only a tear of joy rolled down her cheek as a reply before she leaned in for a kiss, and he followed the movement. All the way until their lips met in a tender, secure kiss in a world that held hope of a bright future for them.
Hiiiiiiyaaaaaa~! Hi there Laura~! I'm here to appreciate an under-appreciated blorbo! My sweet lady Finesse! And I'm not just here to ask questions, I'm here to give my own thoughts on the questions (I do have one question for you though, tee hee). But like, just please accept my Finesse ramblings.
🍁 - The most interesting thing about Finesse is her proximity to the royal throne. She calls Augustus great uncle so her grandparent is a sibling of the current king. We don’t know how many other people are in House Kira besides Damnatio but Finesse is part of the though (though possibly considered a part of a branch family since her last name is different). But she’s still probably in line for succession. Queen Finesse when? 😤
🍂 - Finesse's strength as a person is her courage. When Langris was possessed and Ratry going crazy in House Kira, Finesse threw herself at his back and begged him not to hurt everyone. She saw that and didn't hesitate to try to stop "Langris". She has no combat abilities, she's frail in general, but the bravery! It's amazing! I also want to point out how positive she is, not made bitter in the slightest by her weak constitution or the fact that she's been placed in an arranged marriage. I love her, your honor.
🌼 - I think what makes Finesse a strong character is her understanding. She shows no fear towards Langris after the elf possession. She forgives Finral for his womanizing ways and seems to eagerly await his efforts to be a man that will make her happy. And I think that's something both brothers need for their character arcs. She's someone to see the worst sides of them (even though Langris was possessed, it's still a bad look) and to still accept them.
🌻 - Literally she's got a weak constitution and is sickly. Enough said. But also... I think she was a little bit dense when trying to talk to a possessed Langris. It clearly wasn't Langris so like, girl, run!
🌿 - Weakness as a character, I'd say it's the fact that she wasn't brought up sooner. Like, Finral was having moments all the way back in Seabed Temple but she doesn't come up until the Royal Knights Exam. I really wish she'd been established sooner, that's all. I want more Finesse content essentially.
☘️ - I strongly believe she has Light Magic. We know it runs somewhere in the Kira family. Plus, I think the pressure to get her married and to sire an heir might be because she has such a rare and beloved magic attribute and the royal family wants that passed on.
🤝 - I’m pulling this straight out of nowhere but imagine Finesse having a friendship with Mereoleona. Mereo has the strength of body and character to be as free as she wishes. Imagine Finesse and Mereo sitting down for tea when Mereo is visiting civilization. Imagine Finesse listen in awe at Mereo’s many adventures in the wild. She’s jealous that she’s not as strong but she loves that Mereo is willing to sit down with her and indulge her curiosity about the world.
💎 - In your opinion, if Finesse had the strength to join a Magic Knight squad and wanted to be a knight (I honestly don't think she's be interested but this is just a hypothetical), which one would she go to?
Hiiiiyyaaa Erika!!! Oh! Finesse! Yes the sweet lady with blue eyes and a kind heart! She most definitely is under appreciated.
🍁- No but that is interesting. I've been rooting for King Nozel and Wizard King Fuegoleon, but Finesse as a Queen would be really interesting. Granted that we don't know enough about the line of succession or the Kiras (or Calmreichs for that matter) to say a lot.
The fact that Auggie is eager to get her married does speak about her being very close to the throne, at least in my mind. I mean, why else would Auggie bother? The question is: Does Auggies consider her as a threat or not? XD /lh,hj
However, this is a really interesting piece of trivia when it comes to Finesse.
🍂- You're right and you should day it! The fact that she is frail, and knows it, makes her action even braver, because she must've known that she had no real chance of stopping "Langris". And yet, she didn't hesitate. Because she's not the kind of a woman to stand idly by in the face of danger. Might not have been the smartest action to make, but sometimes the right things to do, are not the smart things to do.
Never thought I'd type such a sentence, but .. yeah.
🌼- Exactly! What strength she doesn't have in her body, she has in spirit. And she knows how much it must mean for both of the brothers, to see that they can be loved and are loved even with all their flaws, because everyone has them. Everyone has done wrong things in their life, and it doesn't mean that they don't deserve happiness as a result.
She has strength as most others.
🌻- Ah, the double edge of the sword of bravery. The pleading and talking to "Langris" like he was Langris, was probably out of desperation. I mean... if I was in that situation, I'd probably do the same. But as far as weaknesses go, this isn't a big one, even if it might be her greatest.
🌿- She is essential to the story, granted that it's through the Space Brothers, but it's difficult to place her into the picture because she just exists and she exists as a romantic interest. A part of me hopes that Tabs would give us something more to Finesse, put her in the spotlight because of something and explain more about her, but another part of me knows that she probably doesn't get addressed again.
Maybe that's be my complaint of her as a character too, that she just seems to exist as a romantic interest when there would be so much potential in her too. I mean... a compassionate and understanding Queen Finesse Calmreich when?
☘️- Now... would they have wanted her to marry Morgen in that case? Or would the whole "House of Faust" thing with the devils been too much to handle? Granted that then they might have had another asset (in devil power) very close to the thrown?
Regardless, that is a very good point about her magic to be something rare.
I'm even entertaining the idea of it being something that you'd want to combine with Spacial Magic to create something even more potent than Light or Spacial. What that might be, I'm not true. (Time anyone? XD ) Other than that, it's a bit difficult to say anything about her magic per se, granted that we don't know what it is.
🤝- As I read this, for some reason I imagined her sitting down with Nebra, but you're right. Mereo and Finesse would, perhaps, have a kind of mutual understanding that'd allow them to spend time together and catch up. They also are both the kinds of people who don't put others down to feel good about themselves. Mereo can be harsh, but she wants people to be strong.
So, I think any discussions Finesse has with Nebra might be a courteous get together between... royals.
💎- The Blue Roses, I think. She might not be so... averse to men as Charlotte, but I think that Finesse is a strong woman and someone who could portray a lot of the BRK ideals. My other choice would be the CLK, but I know I'm biased towards the Lions, and we all know that the Lions usually have very physically fit people. (Sorry Finesse.) So, I think that the BRK would be her choice.
Since there's still time to ask for shipping headcanons, I've got mine questions ready~! 💖 I'd like to ask for your Nozel x Selena headcanons in answer to questions 8, 23, and 41 if that's okay.
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8. What do the like best about their partner?
It might sound far fetched, at first, but Selena likes best how committed Nozel is. As in, he pours all his love into the relationship, which is something that only she can see, because Nozel doesn't express affection in public. But beneath all the layers of that cold exterior and struggling to express himself in a way that would be best understood, there is someone who does care, and cares very much, is highly devoted and committed, and someone who asks nothing else in return but to be loved for who he is.
And if one was to ask Nozel what he best likes in Lena, and he was to answer it truthfully, he likes how she's patient and understands him. She gives him time and love and affection, and tries to understand him in a way that allows him to try and convey his thoughts and feelings the best he can. He doesn't feel like he's judged, but instead he feels that he is loved and cherished and can trust her with his emotions.
23. How do they hug? Kiss? Tease? Flirt? Comfort?
Kisses can come in a wide variety, but in most cases Lena is the one to initiate them. A quick peck on the cheek, or a soft one on the lips in passing, or a longing one at the end of the day. And usually, if he initiates one, it's almost always an almost insisting one; like he'd be asking her to stay. The same applies to his hugs. When he wants to settle down into that moment of showing affection, he doesn't want to do it haphazardly. But it doesn't mean that he wouldn't appreciate any of the more hasted gestures that Lena makes. He would miss them, in fact, if they stopped. He just doesn't think he "knows how to do them". They feel clumsy to him, to give, but not receive.
She's much more or a flirt and a tease than he is, but he does taunt her sometimes with a clever word play or an innuendo of some kind, but usually it's very subtle. He's also not very good at comforting her per se, but rather tries to help by "solving" whatever is troubling her. And it takes a while her him to learn that sometimes she just wants him to listen, and not do anything else.
Lena is much better at giving comfort and reassurance, but she usually tends to favour a solution oriented method as well, if there is one to give. But usually if Nozel just goes on a rant, she let's him rant, and if he wants to just curl up in bed with her, she'll do that and stroke his hair. And at times she'll try to distract him from his troubles with something and give that moment of peace of mind to him, so that he can have at least a little breather.
41. Are they party-goers? What are they like when they’re drunk? Does it happen often?
They're not really party goers. If there is a function in which they are expected, then yes, they will attend, but parties per se aren't their thing. Nozel's speech, while drunk, grows more slurred, and he becomes a bit wobblier and affectionate, but again the affection can be seen behind closed doors. And usually he drinks in moderation, so he isn't in that condition at the ends of the evening.
Lena, while drunk becomes a bit more prone to giggling. And her movements will grow more sluggish as well, but later on just turn into her being sleepy. She, too, doesn't usually drink to that extent, because she likes being in control of herself, especially while out in public, because she doesn't want to stumble and for example bump into things, and potentially fall, or rather increase the likelihood of falling in public.
