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How royally common
![]() β The Royally Common Romance Meme β ![]() βAnd I tell you truly, Daenerys, there is no man in all the world who will ever be half so true to you as me.β ![]() 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
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[He exclaims when he finds the uniform and swiftly puts everything on.] After we tour the town a little. Now lets go!
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[Kise pouts and keeps close to Kasamatsu, though his eyes still shine bright with happiness and mischief.]
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[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?
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[Kise is practically...skipping into town, like an overgrown child excited for dessert.]
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Should be. It's your birthday, after all, so a lot of the town has little celebration-type things going on.
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[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?
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[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.