museplanetwrites:
Tarkan had always been an old soul. He could tap fairly well into what he liked and what he didn’t, but it didn’t meanhe wasn’t willing to go through some lengths to please someone. That was how the Turkish prince ended in the military, after all. Or why he conceded to a union with the crown princess of Italy. Yet, none of these things meant he would be willing to lose himself during it. Tarkan had a great sense of who he was. Most importantly, he liked that person, so the idea that someone else might not feel similarly about themselves did not sit well with him. To help Noemi with such endeavors, the Turkish suggested starting out small. For the evening, he prepared a table full of cold cuts. There were five types of cheese, salami, toasts, and a plate of truffled carpaccio with parmesan and arugula that the prince had recently discovered he had a taste for. When she arrived, Tarkan promptly opened the door. Upon noticing the princess muttering something to herself, the Turkish offered her a smile. “I don’t know what htis is about, but I agree with the statement,” he mentioned as he stepped aside to let her in. “Please, come. I’ve asked the staff to help set up a table, and we can savor the wine,” he guided her to it, pulling a chair out for her.
Wide blue eyes stared at the prince when she was caught, shock written all over her face as if she hadn’t been aware that she’d just knocked on the door. She was an idiot sometimes, that was for sure. Face flushing, she finally laughed softly at his words and shook her head. “It was nothing, really. Pep talks to myself are...not uncommon.” The girl allowed him to lead her into the room as she looked over the setup, impressed that he had gotten so much just to allow her to feel out what she liked. She’d been expecting one or two things but this was more than she could have dreamed. “You uh...didn’t shy away from variety, did you?” Even more chances to disappoint. She had to face it, it was inevitable now. Emi snapped herself out of her thoughts by clearing her throat and turning back to face him, holding out the wine she’d brought for him to take. “I only brought one...”














