cutenonny ([personal profile] cutenonny) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2015-07-28 09:00 pm

How royally common


β™• The Royally Common Romance Meme β™”

❝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.
reproducer: (your heart)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-12 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhh, are you afraid, senpai? [Says Kise who was whining about it just ten seconds ago.]
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274009)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-12 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[this would be really annoying if he wasn't completely used to it.] Yes. I'm absolutely terrified.
reproducer: (where you been)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-12 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
I'll show you you have something to fear, senpai!

[He exclaims when he finds the uniform and swiftly puts everything on.] After we tour the town a little. Now lets go!
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274025)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-14 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[kasamatsu wants to roll his eyes, but it's cute how excited he's getting about everything. once kise is changed, he's happy to see that he looks a little more common; his skin is too clean and soft, his hair too pretty, but they should slip under the radar easily enough. nodding, he leads the way out of the barracks, nodding at the bored-looking guard watching the back gate out of the castle. the guard barely looks up, just salutes kasamatsu and lets them get on their way.]
reproducer: (princeton offense)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-17 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Aww...I wanted to sneak out... Like in the stories!

[Kise pouts and keeps close to Kasamatsu, though his eyes still shine bright with happiness and mischief.]
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274027)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-17 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
We'll have to sneak back in, so you'll get to have your fun later.

[after all, the guard is far more alert later at night; that's when threats are using the cover of night to try and get into the castle. but it's fine, he's less worried about getting back in; instead, he just looks at kise expectantly.] So, your highness, where do you want to go first?
reproducer: (if the high was worth the pain)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-18 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The bakery! They should still be open, right?

[Kise is practically...skipping into town, like an overgrown child excited for dessert.]
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274025)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-19 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ugh, he has no right to be this cute and excited just for the chance to go into town. more than anyone, kasamatsu understands the importance of keeping the royal family safe, but at a point he has to wonder if they go too far. he follows behind kise, his hand resting easily on his sword.]

Should be. It's your birthday, after all, so a lot of the town has little celebration-type things going on.
reproducer: (heaven sin)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-20 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
What? [Kise turns around with wide eyes.] They have celebrations for me? Even though they don't get to go to the party in the castle?
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274025)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-20 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
It's kind of like Christmas, I guess. They do it for your sisters and your parents as well. [a disinterested shrug.] It's a good excuse to throw parties.
reproducer: (in the pocket of your jeans)

[personal profile] reproducer 2015-08-21 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.

[He frowns thoughtfully- but quickly bounces back.] Do you think I can convince my parents to let me out more? To get to know the people here... it seems weird to celebrate the birth of a prince they rarely get to see, right?
unstoppabledrive: (pic#9274025)

[personal profile] unstoppabledrive 2015-08-25 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[kasamatsu shrugs.] That's always how it is with royals. I'm not old enough to remember, but my grandparents said that your grandparents, the last king and queen, were even less present than your parents are now. So progress is progress, I guess.

[he sighs.] But it can't be good for you to stay cooped up in the castle so much. Maybe they'd listen if you asked formally, instead of in passing.