#working on a few things rn both for them and for other knights/royals

[chivalrychained]

whatever you do don’t think about a prince in a self-destructive fury over some loss and his knight kneeling at his feet and making him come over and over until he’s too wrung out to spiral further

[mao22716]

daydreaming abt historical fantasy au..... hcs under cut bc it will be a lot of text although a lot of it is based off canon

ok so maybe not the most creative idea but kurumi comes from a bloodline of witches except their family hasnt had powers manifest for many generations and the most is that they keep their young looks

however kusuo is the only one with powers and it seems that whatever powers previous generations could have gotten has been passed down to him instead (basically he has every power he has in canon)

also kusuo has powers bc hes transmasc lol

in this au there r mages who can control basic elements (fire water earth air wtv) and kusuo disguises himself as one of them bc witches aren't accepted in society

his work requires him to meet many ppl and some of these people get unusually attached to him and they continue interacting with him even though he doesn't say a word back to them

kusuo claims that he has nothing to do with them and they are a pain but somehow finds himself doing whatever he can to make them safe and happy

kuusuke doesnt have any powers but hes extremely smart and became an alchemist after graduating from a fancy school thing (i swear i know the right term but not now how embarrassing)

he spent his whole life trying to limit kusuo's powers and eventually remove them completely (same as canon haha)

he also wants to remove powers from other witches and mages while hes at it teehee (cute girl sticking tongue out image here)

btw he does a lot of experiments and some of them r not very ethical but dont worry about it lol

their grandma (i forgot her name srry :(( ) owns a famous boutique, kurumi works there too

moving on to other characters i was thinking saiko family is a royal family althogh they arent liked by the public bc of their attitude honestly if metori became the king the country is doomed

but that is if he didnt have the power of friendship

metori is the crown prince of the country and nendou is his knight

what?!??!

yes u read that right

nendou became a knight bc of his almost inhumane strength

almost got fired multiple times but hairo, another knight with the best reputation possible helps nendou keep his job

also a very kind person he will drop whatever hes doing to help ppl when they need it

he likes playing with children (fails many times bc his face is scary he is sad) and buying things from them even though he doesnt need wtv tjey r selling

one day nendou invites metori to meet his friends (almost got fired for the nth time. hairo is crying. keep up the good work.) and miraculously metori says yes since he has nothing to do and is somewhat curious about how peasants spend their time

somehow his friends are: kusuo, a mage who is just average but has genius alchemist brother

kaidou who is just some guy who really wants to be both a mage and knight at the same time but cant do both

and aren who came from a mercenary background but decided to become a knight instead and is quickly climbing the ranks

metori is very impressed with these people (except kaidou 💀💀) but it didnt last long when all of them act so god damn weird

they met at a bar, saiki brought a box of dessert from a cafe to eat, kaidou is sitting at a corner muttering something about having a hidden power and that he can destroy the bar rn if he wanted to and aren is normal but sometimes he says something scary every now and then

anyways they definitely hated metori but they warmed up to him after a few times meeting and they get to enjoy rich ppl luxuries

a few months later metori wakes up in the middle of the night in cold sweat when he realises that he is friends with those peasants and that he enjoys spending time with them

congratulations now u have the powers of friendship and character development

ok next teruhashi family is a high ranking noble family

maybe teruhashi family being low ranking nobles who r gaining a lot of popularity would be good too

metori is the crown prince and is constantly sending marriage offers to kokomi but makoto burns every single marriage offer letter from anyone (the only time kokomi is grateful to him)

kokomi and makoto r the most beautiful ppl in the country or perhaps the whole world and the kokomi objectification by men is even worse in this au so shes kinda fucked up inside

but dont worry !!! she does have awareness that she is going insane and makes sure to have some self care hobbies

which is sneaking out and interacting with people she wears a disguise that covers up her beauty so that when she interacts with ppl they respond back like shes just a person and this is important to her because it reminds her that life is not just get married have children and die

interaction with ppl as in just buying random things from whatever store she sees (she has 0 social skills if it isnt acting)

it gets even better for her when she comes across chiyo who is a low ranking noble whos title was bought instead of earned

when they first meet, chiyo deduces that kokomi is a noble from the way she talks and carries herself but doesnt know which family (it doesnt matter to her shes just excited to meet a new friend)

their first meeting is quite awkward bc neither of them know what to talk abt so they just sat together on a bench in silence for a few minutes

well its not that bad in the end bc chiyo decided they can go shopping or eat at cute cafes

kokomi started to get irritated (she was actually anxious bc she has never been treated as a friend before she just doesnt know) so she told chiyo her identity to see if chiyo will start worshipping her

chiyo needed a while to process but shes extra happy bc kokomi revealed her identity and chiyo took it that she wanted to be friends

she also starts talking about herself more and asking kokomi questions

this stuns kokomi as this is the first time someone was genuinely interested in her as a person

unfortunately she feels overwhelmed and goes home to rest (the whole time with chiyo just replays in her head constantly)

anyways they continue meeting outside and eventually go to gatherings and tea parties together

many ppl gossip abt chiyo not being enough for kokomi and when kokomi heard it the first time in public she broke her perfect lady act without thinking to defend chiyo (she almost started beating up ppl but she controlled herself so everythings fine :3)

i think i like kokomi x chiyo a lot do they have a ship name??

queer platonic kokomi x chiyo.....

wow this post is damn long

i actually just wanted to daydream of what kind of witch outfit kusuo would look good in

also im not sure abt kaidou in this au.... definitely a delusional person tho

maybe hes quite smart academically but i just dont have a clear direction of his role in this au

i will be surprised if anyone read this much thank u for reading my brain vomit

if u can tell i dont have much knowledge on historical settings lololol

i havent thought abt other characters much but aiura is definitely a witch who can do fortune telling

maybe imu is the leader of an information guild

akechi is either working in imu's guild or hes a detective

[once-upon-a-ouat]

Beginnings - Day 5 (Happily Ever After)

@knight-rook-a-history

This is very late but rn I’m in the midst of finals and I had to study. Anyway, here’s some Curious Archer and Knight Rook goodness. Robin and Alice are unpacking their things in their new apartment when Alice gets a call from her papa.

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The apartment was silent save for the scraping of carton against carton every time one of them opened a box and the occasional gasp at the contents of those carton boxes. They’d received a lot of gifts from friends and family with which to furnish and decorate their new apartment and make it feel like a real home. So much so that they still hadn’t managed to unpack everything despite having moved in more than two weeks ago. Of course that might have had something to do with the fact that Robin was constantly distracting her from the work at hand.

During the days they were both at work, now promoted to the bosses of Roni’s and Sabine’s food truck respectively since the two women who previously ran them were now busy with royal duties. But they’d spend the evenings cuddling on the couch, drinking various liquids–from water to hard liquor–out of tea cups because they still hadn’t unpacked the mugs and the glasses which Alice had expected to happen at some point since Robin was always complaining that they had to move from their comfortable positions every time one of them needed a refill and that was often, considering the capacity of the tea cups. They’d use the same shower gel, although Alice had to admit that that was only natural since they were showering together – to save water and all that ecological stuff. And they’d constantly wear each other’s clothes when they went to bed at night, both saying that they couldn’t find their own in the grand mess that was their apartment at the moment.

Alice looked around the room with a fond smile. It wasn’t a big apartment but it was theirs and they’d already made memories in the few days they were there. She caught Robin’s eye and her love smiled at her, causing Alice’s own smile to grow. They could communicate without words and the silence was comfortable, not at all like the one in her tower that had been so unsettling; it didn’t bother her because she could feel Robin’s presence and knew she would always be there for her.

She was just about to open the next box when her phone rang and she paused to get it out of the pocket of her jeans. Her face immediately lit up when she looked at the screen. “Hello, papa,” she greeted him enthusiastically after picking up, beaming when he called her ‘starfish’, but her face quickly fell. “Oh, no, I- I’m afraid I can’t right now. Robin and I are unpacking,” her voice cracked at the rejection of his offer to meet him and even after he reassured her it was fine, she still felt like she’d let him down. “I’ll see you as soon as I can, papa. I promise,” she said, trying not to sound too dejected, and hung up. She looked at the phone screen, her thumb rubbing the side of the device as if to comfort it when she was the one who needed comfort.

And as if she’d voiced it, Robin’s hand was on her shoulder, offering her quiet support.

She reached for it and covered it with her own, her eyes still on the phone screen as if she was hoping she could open a portal in it through which her father would appear.

“Alice,” Robin called to her, gently snapping her out of her thoughts. “Why don’t you go out with him?”

Alice’s eyes moved back to the still large amount of boxes, “But we still need to-”

“I’ll handle it,” Robin cupped her cheek, drawing her attention back to her, and smiled at her.

“Are you sure?” Alice grasped Robin’s hand with both of hers despite still holding her phone.

“Yeah,” Robin nodded once and squeezed her fingers. “Go,” she urged, disentangling from her.

“Thank you.” Alice kissed her cheek, the smile back on her face, and headed for the door but stopped halfway and turned back to her love. “Why don’t you come with us?”

“Alice!” Robin put her hand over her heart theatrically as if the suggestion wounded her deeply. “How can I leave all these boxes alone? They’ll miss me.”

Alice smiled at her fiance’s antics. “You sure you can handle them?”

“I’ll be fine. After all, it’s kinda my fault we haven’t unpacked yet.”

Alice quickly ran back to Robin to give her a brief kiss. “I love you,” she said as she left, hearing Robin’s ‘Love you too’ before the door closed behind her.

She ran out on the street, impatient to see her father. She looked at the phone, thinking about calling him, but she quickly shoved it in her pocket, deciding to surprise him. Her father now lived close by and with the quick pace she’d settled into, she was in front of his door in no time. She knocked, her heart pounding in her chest with excitement and the few moments he took to open the door felt like eternity.

“Starfish,” her father beamed when he saw her.

“Papa,” she threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck tightly. They hadn’t had much time together those past few weeks with her and Robin moving, and working, and whatnot.

They quickly headed out on a quest for ice cream. Alice chose to have Chunky Monkey, finding the name extremely funny and pleasing, while her papa opted for the Rocky Road. Alice insisted on paying and, after a short argument, her father gave in and let her do it.

Alice licked her ice cream and smiled. “You know, it’s nice to pay for things with the money you’ve earned instead of stealing.”

Her father stopped dead in his tracks. “Al-”

“No, it’s okay,” she said quickly, hearing the guilt in his voice, as she turned around. She’d just made an observation. She hadn’t wanted to ruin the mood or blame anyone. Least of all her father who didn’t have any fault.

“I wish I could’ve been there for you,” her papa spoke with effort, his eyes cast downwards.

“You were,” she took a step back and took his hand in hers.

“All the way through,” he said, still not looking at her.

“Ella told me what you did for them,” Alice said, realizing that she might have started the wrong way when he finally met her gaze and she saw the fearful look in his eyes. “For all of us,” she continued, squeezing his hand to emphasize her words. “That decision played a big part in the breaking of the Curse and that’s what matters,” she explained when she noticed his confusion. “I wasn’t the only one to suffer,” she felt tears gathering in her eyes at the memories of their cursed lives and the pain they’d all been through. “But now we’re all happy. Together.”

“Starfish,” her father pulled her closer and hugged her and she held onto him tightly. It was still hard to believe that he could hold her in his arms again but there was no day when she didn’t think of Rumple’s noble deed that allowed that to happen. And there was no day when she wasn’t grateful for it and didn’t pray for Rumple to be in a better place with his beloved wife.

“Al,” her papa’s voice interrupted her thoughts.

“Hm?” she mumbled into his chest, unwilling to let go of the moment just yet.

“I think you just wiped your ice cream into my shirt.”

She abruptly pulled away at that and they both saw the stain of ice cream on the black cloth. “At least it’s not your vest, Captain,” she spoke after a moment of shock and grinned as she pulled on his hand, dragging him back to his apartment.