#as you can see im still haunted by ffxiv and will be for a long time :]

[g-raec]

[rsenak]

its my turn! thank you @trusted-friend-ffxiv​ for tagging me!

who will dance with you at the starlight ball?

the heir to the throne

They stumble onto you while walking away from a crowd of suitors. With a swift movement, they spin you by your hand and ask you in a whisper if you would like to dance with them, to save them from the proposals. The dance is fun and bubbly, full of twirls and spins, and laughter. The crowd opens around you, more out of annoyance at you accidentally bumping on them, than out of admiration. You will then run into the gardens and watch the stars disappear from the sky as the sun rises. There you will talk about your lives, books, music, adventure. You will discover in them the soul of a storyteller and one that yearns to explore haunted ruins, enchanted forests, and mysterious caves. The sun rises as faint voices call for them from the palace. Years later, in another city, maybe another kingdom, you will recognize familiar laughter from a hooded stranger in a tavern. Will you lead them into another dance?

the monarch

The crowds part and whispers fill the air when the monarch approaches you and bows their head, extending their hand. Their hair coils around the golden halo that crowns their head. Rings cover their every finger, and sparkle in the light when you take their hand, just as their warm, brown eyes. The music is slow, solemn. The dance steps stiff, lethargic, almost ritualistic. This is clearly an attempt to keep appearances and decorum, which ends in a polite bow and a look into your eyes that lingers for far too long. You will catch them looking at you several times during the ball, but with no time to approach you again. As the ball draws to a close, they will come to you one last time and press a kiss to the back of your hand. The next day, you will receive an invitation to come to the palace, and find them near the gardens, a flower in their hands. No finery, no crown, no jewelry, no guards, but the same look in their eyes. Will you accept a second dance, now that you are alone?

a masked stranger

In dark clothes and a full face mask, this stranger gives you an elegant bow and extends their hand. The dance is swift and leaves you breathless, and they are gone as suddenly as they appeared. When you wander away from the ball you run into them and hear a loud clatter as a sack falls onto the floor and spills its contents. In the low candlelight you can see the crown jewels glimmering as they pick them up and shove them back in the sack. They look at you, their expression unreadable behind the mask. They raise a finger in front of their mask and disappear back into the shadows, without a trace. Later that night, you find in your pocket an obsidian and gold bangle and a note thanking you for your silence. After this ball, you will catch glimpses of them in the street, at other events, late in the night. One night, you will find them in your room, going through your possessions. still wearing a mask, their clothes the same as the ones from the ball, now ragged and worn. No signs of riches from the jewels they stole. They will playfully claim they did not know it was your house. They will then mention an ancient palace, full of traps, the vengeful spirits of the royal family that used to inhabit it, and immeasurable riches. They will offer you to come with them. You have never seen their face. Will you follow them into danger?

i dont really knoww who to tag, sorryy (i feel like i ran out of xiv mutuals i Know and talk to and use tumblr aaa-). so im going to do the easy out and say, if youd like to do it you can tag me for it (please do! these are fun)

the quiz