from The Arcana: A Mystic Romance. My friend @larmegliamori gave me a beautiful gift for my last birthday; the boy here depicted so magnificently is by @ace--of--swords ❤️🩹
Favourite meal: Intermittent fasting
Favourite drink: Coumadarka
Favourite flower: Tulip
Full name: Hilal Alemoğlu
AKA: Preceptor Vural (court name), Egg-head (by Lucio & Vulgora), Little Prince (by his aunt and friends)
Pronouns: He/Him, in formal occasions could go by They/He
Height: 5 ft 7
Hair colour: ebony (natural) with some platinum blond locks (dyed)
Eye colour: turquoise
Birthday: October 11
Zodiac Sign: Libra
MBTI: ESFP
Gender&Sexuality:
Hilal is still figuring a lot of things out and describes himself as a queer guy for shortness. He is transmasculine, but feels conflicted about describing himself as a man; he likes both men and women, but sees himself married only to a man; and to be totally fair, he doesn't even know if only one husband in life and death wouldn't be boring in the long run.
The only sure thing is that I like sucking, he usually says.
Hilal was born as *** Alemonos in Zadith. He was the only and beloved child of Panos Alemonos, a Karnassian man, and Nida Binici, a native woman. For several reasons, their marriage didn't last and Panos left Zadith when Hilal was only eight and never came back.
Hilal grew up with his mother and pursued a high-level education, more to satisfy her desires than his own. When Lucio's army attacked Karnassos, Hilal had just become a teacher in a small primary school; Panos was reported missing and his older sister Larissa chose to join Vesuvia's court as Lucio's mistress.
She wrote to Nida a letter offering her money, protection and everything Panos didn't give her. Nida refused, but asked Larissa to take Hilal under her wing instead. In no time and with no one bothering to ask his opinion or giving him any further explanation, Hilal found himself in Vesuvia as his little cousin Levi's tutor, completely lost and bewitched by the golden light of the court.
The Red Plague and the Masquerade
Hilal quickly learnt that the court was only a cage, but managed to take care of his position and win everyone's hearts. He befriended Julian, Asra and even the Countess Nadia; in the meanwhile he cultivated civil but shallow relationships with the Count and his entourage. He started an affair with Valerius, full of ups and downs.
But when Lucio contracted the Plague, Levi fell ill too and Hilal chose to follow the Count's mad attempts, hoping to save the child, and ended up alienating himself from his friends.
On the Masquerade night, along with Asra's sabotage, Hilal took action to give the body meant for Lucio to Levi, but the ritual failed and all of them risked being burned alive. Only Larissa's intervention prevented their death, but the woman disappeared, eaten by the flames.
Levi luckily survived, but his body was frail and his head full of anxious questions about his mother's destiny. Without her patronage, Hilal's position in the court became vulnerable too and only through Valerius he gained enough time to stabilise the situation. He took the child to the countryside, where Larissa had real estate, trying to give him at least a peaceful recovery; and started to work among the Palace's servants. He befriended the new-comer Portia, who quickly became his confidant. When Nadia woke up from her sleep and was informed about all the events, she took pity on Hilal and called him and Levi back to the court. The child was granted shelter and education, but started having hallucinations about the dead Count and his mother...
Most significative relationships:
Nida Binici: his mother. Nida was always proud and had a strong personality, she raised her child alone and Hilal will always be grateful to her. But... Some more cuddles, some more sweet words, some more consideration to Hilal's desires wouldn't have hurt.
Panos Alemonos: his father. Hilal remembers him as the most cheerful man of the town, but with really sad eyes. Hilal not so secretly hopes to see him again for asking him "why?".
Larissa Alemonos: his paternal aunt. Hilal arrived at Vesuvia's court through her because she was Lucio's mistress at the time. They love each other and Hilal is loyal and grateful to her, but they don't often see eye to eye on political matters.
Levi Alemonos: his cousin, Larissa's only child. Hilal is responsible for his education and Levi sees him as an older brother, if not as a father even.
Umbrena Sassomarino: @larmegliamori's Apprentice. She and Hilal are besties, like Fla and me!
Consul Valerius: his colleague and lover. They are bound by a deep lust and it's pretty difficult to ignore the everlasting tension between them. They never talked openly about their relationship and Hilal, drained by this silence, gave Valerius a sort of ultimatum. He is waiting for his response.
Count Lucio: his lord. Even after all he did, Hilal still can’t fully despise him. He thinks of him as a sad, but really stupid child.
Countess Nadia: his lady. Hilal feels a deep affection towards her, but they never discussed the specifics. And knowing Portia’s devotion and love for the Countess, maybe they would never.
Julian Devorak: his physician and occasional flirt. Well, if Valerius doesn’t reply…
Portia Devorak: his colleague and one of his best-friends. Whenever Hilal needs a break from the nobles and their hypocrisy, Portia is there with a supportive shoulder and a smirk on her face.
Asra Alnazar: his ex. They broke up long ago and their relationship is now friendly and polite, but they still bicker A LOT.
Muriel: his acquaintance. But “A friend of a friend of mine is my friend” in Hilal’s mind. Who knows what Muriel could think about it.
He is very sensitive about ageing;
He suffers from chronic migraine;
He is quite the latecomer and he actually enjoys making other people wait for him.
I really hope you will like him. Hilal is very meaningful to me for many reasons. Also! If you have an Arcana Apprentice, I would love roleplaying with ya!
Also, here you can find an one-shot where my boy is the main character.
