bakerstreet | How royally common

♕ The Royally Common Romance Meme ♔

❝And I tell you truly, Daenerys, there is no man in all the world who will ever be half so true to you as me.❞

Inspired by an anon comment on rpanons ages ago about a PSL they'd like to play.

Heavy the head that wears the crown, they say, and little could be more true. Of course, there is glamor in the life: power, privilege, lavish feasts, fine clothes...if your monarchy is doing well, that is. But there are also struggles that few others would understand, such as life or death decisions that need to be made to protect your kingdom at best and being a mere puppet with no real power at worst. At the very least, you're lonely. Certainly there are people around you at all times to protect and serve you, yet they aren't truly companions. They're no one you can talk to.

Well, not no one. Not completely. There is one person who's allowed close to you. Perhaps they're even allowed to be alone with you. A trusted advisor, a handmaid, a knight, a court jester, whatever they are, their companionship and support may leave you wanting those peaceful moments and lingering glances to mean...more.

And what if you are the other side, someone without royal birth offering your service to your highness? You may have been born into this life, forced into it, or gave yourself to it willingly. It could be much, much worse - at least you and your charge have a good relationship, to the point that you might do anything for them. Have your feelings for them always been more inappropriate than they should, or is this a new feeling? And such feelings - they can't be returned, can they? Or you could see your charge as the human that they are rather than an ideal. Does that mean you can give them the best advice and service you can? And what of their duties to marry and continue their line? Will you step back and let them be bound to another?

Then there are the pressures of the throne. The most innocent could be corrupted by power, and you would be in no position to stop them, no matter how it pained you to see the one you cared for twisted and become a wholly different person.

To allow anything to blossom between the two of you is risky and perhaps even deadly. Not even royalty can put a stay to an execution of someone who's, for all intents and purposes, committed treason by becoming emotionally compromised. All the same, it may be worth it, in the end. Royalty, after all, has a short shelf life, and the head on the spike may be the one wearing the crown.

HOW TO PLAY

Comment with your character and preferences, any relevant info, and what role you'd like to play, royal or not. You might also want to include if you're open to smut.

Reply to others.

Let your imagination guide you! Stolen moments, keeping secrets, battle plans, discussions about ruling filled with double meaning, jealousy, learning about arranged marriages, just spending time together, or being able to do nothing as your love turns into an evil queen/king are just a few ideas.

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( royalty is a given, of course. )

[Oh, you mean his canon? m/m for shipping.]

Edited 2015-07-29 02:21 (UTC)

(crazy crosscanon stand in protection duty by bucky is a go, y/y?)

You didn't see that

playboyprince - 2015-07-30 00:45 (UTC) - Expand

i saw something magical & nice faced, is all. :3

tiltheend - 2015-07-30 01:44 (UTC) - Expand

[ooc: Royal. F/F for castmates and available as Neo-Queen Serenity.]

(He's just a servant/peasant type. Probably gets kicked around a lot, much like in his canon. Maybe be sweet or some hidden romance, idk.)

[ a knight for any of your princess/queen needs. f/f for this. ]

(OoC: Care for a water-themed princess-ish thing? ^_^;)

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armoired - 2015-07-29 23:07 (UTC) - Expand

onewithwater - 2015-07-29 23:13 (UTC) - Expand

[veeeery much so the one of royal heritage here. open to smut and basically all the things!]

[ Open to a knight-in-training with a stupid crush he's not very good at hiding? I can write up a starter after work if you're interested! ]

elsker - 2015-07-29 20:21 (UTC) - Expand

hope this is workable, let me know if i should change anything!

scraggly - 2015-07-29 22:36 (UTC) - Expand

it's lovely!

elsker - 2015-07-30 03:06 (UTC) - Expand

WHEW i'm glad

scraggly - 2015-07-30 03:32 (UTC) - Expand

[can be either role. would love a Queen Lydia.]

[Totally on board with that! Any particular role you want Allison play?]

[Royal, default. But since she's the daughter of a nobody-mistress, perhaps a bit of a plot twist wherein she's not so high up the ranks could be worked out. So either or I guess. And open to smut and pretty much anything~]

[ooc: fancy marrying this Lannister knight?]

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[ It was one more dead end in a long line of dead ends that they had run into during their search. If Mulan was feeling defeated, the princess was feeling it even more keenly. The warrior did not even have to look over at the other woman to tell. By now she could almost feel Aurora's mood.

At least for tonight they had a shelter. Or as much of a shelter as this forgotten farmhouse could provide them. But at least she could provide Aurora with a warm fire and a hearty stew. Perhaps it would lift her spirits just a little bit. For seeing the princess in such spirits caused Mulan's heart greater pain than she ever imagined.

But then again maybe that was what it was like to be in love. In love with a princess, it seemed that the only thing Mulan knew how to do was chose the paths she was never supposed to follow. ]

Are you hungry? [ The stew was all ready, now if she could just get the other woman to eat. ]