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💓 - What are some signs your muse has fallen for someone? For Andrealphus?

Let's talk about romance! Muse questions: Accepting!

((Good question!

When Andrealphus falls for someone, all of his attention shifts to that person. He fusses over his appearance more than usual, and makes sure that his love interest's eyes are on him. He also begins to care about the things they like/want/value and tries his best to deliver on those things, especially if it means he earns their attention and affection.

However, he will deny everything if asked or pressed despite being obvious about it.

Of course it takes Andrealphus a while to fall for someone, and he will do all of the above before he even clues into the fact that he might actually love this person.))

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BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out <3

And I am sending the reward to you as well! No take-backsies!

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Send me one pro and one con you could see with having sex with my character.

(anons welcome)

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Let's talk about romance! Muse questions

💗 - How long does it take your muse to fall in love?

💐 - What small things go a long way for your muse? What small favors can someone do to get on their good side?

💝 - What's their love language?

🍨 - What are expectations your muse has had about love that either was false or impossible to live up to?

💘 - What traits personality-wise are attractive to your muse?

🍓 - Do dates matter to them? Do they often put a big focus on anniversaries, partners birthdays, Valentines day etc?

🌸 - What's their idea of a perfect date?

💖 - What traits does your muse find physically attractive?

❤ - What's something you feel like your muse needs to work on for a relationship to happen or for a relationship to be healthy? Do you think that's possible? Or is it something that'll likely never happen?

💞 - Would your muse ever be opened to a polyamorous or open relationship?

❣ - Are they secretive about their romantic relationships or do they not stop talking about it?

🌹 - If asked to define love what would your muse say?

🎀 - Do they aim to impress their partner often? If they do, how so?

💓 - What are some signs your muse has fallen for someone?

🌵 - How toxic would a relationship be with your muse? Would it be able to be fixed?

💔 - Their first heartbreak?

🌺 - Would they be willing to change any part of them for a partner? If not how far would they be willing to go

💮 - Is your muse the possessive or super jealous type?

💟 - Was there ever a time when they had fallen out of love? What was their reaction to it? How did they handle it?

🥰 - Is your muse good at telling when others have feelings for them?

💌 - How would they confess to their love interest? Would they wait on a confession?

🖤 - What's something that will instantly make them dismiss someone as a romantic partner

🌷 - Are they ever been scared/are scared to fall in love?

💄 - Is there a past relationship your muse wishes they could have changed?

🥀 - Do they handle breakups well?

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Try to break my muse’s heart in a single sentence.

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((Home from work and will be lurking.))

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Andrealphus gave a nod in response, his far less enthusiastic despite the newfound gleam in his eyes. He had been raised to keep his emotions and passions under control, so he did not have the freedom to express things as openly as Stolas. However, the prince's passion was contagious, and Andrealphus felt his own excitement growing. For once he finally found a peer with similar interests, and who could potentially keep up with him.

Perhaps this arrangement wouldn't be so bad for either party. If he could match the prince's enthusiasm and show that their family wasn't all bad, he could gain a companion and secure the arrangement his parents wanted. Win win all 'round.

"...you said that studying the Earth's stars and sky was your duty? Can you tell me more about it?" He cared little for plants so he didn't bother mentioning that. However, the future marquis was interested in what Stolas's duties entailed, and it seemed the prince would like nothing more than to tell him all about it. Another win for him.

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At the very least, even if things were at best cordial between himself and Stella, Stolas was excited to know that his future Brother-in-law had similar interests to himself. A silver lining on an arranged marriage whose outcome was still very much still up in the air.

Stolas nodded enthusiastically as Andrealphus listed off his own favorite genres to read. "So you're more of an academic non-fiction reader! There's so much to learn through those sorts of books. I also love reading about the Stars! The stars of the Earth Sky is part of my responsibility and learning about them has been so fun. Its one of my favorite things to read about! Stars and Botany. There are so many amazing and interesting plants through Hell and on Earth! I hope to get to see many of them myself one day!" If given the chance, Stolas could talk about these things for hours. There was such an excitement in his tone, but he was holding it back.

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((Ended up gaming so will get to things whenever.

Also: HSR and ZZZ end game content nightmares are what happens when you listen to people bitch about not having end game content. Bx))

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"My own ambition, you say?" He looked to Striker before letting out a sigh. "While you are correct about my sister, the reasons behind my own ambition are more...complex. I do not seek power for my own sake, but rather to ensure my family's safety and stability among the Ars Goetia.

While I will not deny that having Stolas's powers, title, legions, and everything that comes with them is nice, along with seeing the former prince fall from grace, I need to utilize them to keep Stella and my family's place secure." He couldn't get too carried away, nor become drunk on the power he obtained. He needed to use it wisely and efficiently if his goals were to be actualized.

He watched as Striker took his hand, placing a kiss atop his palm. His expression was hard to place, and even harder to decipher. "I will understand if this explanation dashes your view of me, and you wish to leave; most tend to when they realize I cannot deliver what they want."

" You're beautiful, yes. And I can't deny my attraction t' that " Striker kept his gaze fixed on the marquis. Striker's tail snapped, letting his touch heat up more with his words.

" But I see your ambitious natute Andrealphus. But deeper, I see you care for your sister, and this big power grab of yours is equal parts your own ambition and Stella's well-being. " he had dropped the formality for a but a brief moment moving to gently grab the Marquis's hand motioning to press a kiss to the top of his palm letting silence fall for a few minutes between them.

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((One more ooc post before I head off for a bit:

I have it stated on my blog that my Andre is canon divergent, but I'm not sure if I fully explained why on this blog. I think I did on the old one, but I'll put it here for clarity's sake.

Everything my Andrealphus has done in regard to canon was done for one reason: For his family. His motivation and ambitions are rooted in protecting and safeguarding his family, ensuring that they are secure and safe within the hierarchy of the Ars Goetia.

He is also motivated by a desire to gain his father's favour, affection, and attention, which can only be obtained by being as power hungry as Andras is. However, he hasn't fully realized that nothing he will ever do will get him what he wants, and that his ambitious power grab in Mastermind put him and Stella in more danger than if they simply toed the line.

Andrealphus was raised to believe that, the more power and status you have, the better off you will be. If you obtain royal status and rise out of your noble rank, you will be safer and be shielded from all the lesser noble ranks gunning for your spot on the food chain. If you are royalty, then you will have everything that you need and never want, and that this must be obtained at all costs.

This is why Stella and Stolas's divorce caused him to hate and resent the prince, on top of realizing that Stolas was born with everything handed to him while he and his family had to work hard to be seen as worthy in the eyes of royals like him. It's also why he initially took joy in seeing Stolas fall in the trial, all the while not realizing that a sight misstep of his own could land him in that spot.

Tl;dr before I ramble more: This is where my Andre spins off from canon, which has him as solely a power hungry bastard and nothing else. Not that this is wrong and can be fun to rp within it's own right; I just prefer giving more depth, and possibly a sympathetic angle while also holding him accountable, because that is how I roll.

That, and I gave him a wife and kid purely because it was in my head from before I took Andre up as a muse and I like my fankids.))

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((Out of all the shorts so far, I think the last one is one of my favourites, if not my favourite.))

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So their disdain and misery over their marriage was mutual. That certainly explained why her mother was often antagonistic with her father, and why her temper and patience toward him was often razor thin.

While Octavia gave off the impression that she didn't care and was oblivious to her surroundings, nothing could have been further from the truth. She had watched her parents for years, and she was quick to pick up on the changes as the years went on.

When she was a small child, Octavia had been under the impression that her parents loved each other, or at the very least made sure to get along in her sake. Their fighting and arguments were pretty well non existent, though even then she could sense a certain distance her mother kept from them.

As she grew older, the fights, anger and disdain became more pronounced; her mother did little to hide or mask her comments, and when her father's affair was revealed, everything quickly went to shit. Knowing now that the reason for this shift was their arranged marriage made her parents, and their relationship easier to understand.

When her father explained the purpose of their marriage, Octavia felt her insides freeze. A part of her feared that she was nothing more than an obligation, and to hear that she was the reason for their arrangement in the first place, on top of the pressures of her grandparents made her feel sick.

"...so you and mum were forced to be miserable in order to have me," she said slowly, not paying much attention to her father's last comment as her mind struggled to understand. "Grandfather, and Mum's own parents made you get married to have me, all for their own ends.

I was really an obligation after all. If it wasn't for me, then you two could have been happy..."

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Stolas nodded as Octavia reiterated the situation. He sighed at her follow up questions, not exasperated but rather with the weight of everything associated with the answers. "I did not get to meet your Mother in person until long after the arrangement had been set. By the time we did meet, she made it no secret that she was even less thrilled by the idea than I was. But we couldn't go against our parents' wishes." He stared as the table, his frown deepening. "I do not think my Father had much faith in me as an heir even at such a young age. He wanted to ensure that there would be someone who could take over for me should anything happen. I... Don't think he could have foreseen it being something like this, but... He had wanted an Heir from me. Someone I could pass down my powers and position to. And he hardly trusted me to be able to provide that on my own, I suppose. So he ensured he would get what he wanted by making sure I got Married. As for your mother's side of the family, I can imagine they wanted to raise their ranking by having their daughter marry a Prince and her child hold the title of Prince or Princess. I have... never been directly told any of this. In the end it's speculation because I was kept very much in the dark about people's intentions." He laughed bitterly. "I suppose that is one thing I can respect about your Mother. She never hid her intentions from me; she will not hide her thoughts or opinions and will tell you right to your face what she thinks." At least she had done so with him.

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"...well he's gotten it, though not in the way you're implying." He still had doubts as to Andrealphus's feelings and intentions, and knew it would be foolish to get his hopes up.

"Peacocks also fan out their feathers to intimidate, though that display hardly counted."

All Sitri can do is raise a questioning eyebrow... which slowly transforms into a smile and a soft laugh as he realizes how deadly serious Vassago really is. "Vass-- my guy-- Mi mejor amigo -- you... you know half the stunts he pulls, he pulls to get your attention, right? He practically did a mating dance in the courtroom with those giant feathers... in your face."

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He just gave the other prince a deadpan stare. "Bold of you to assume that the ice queen would even let me near enough to do that."

"That's the spirit!"

"And if you could just fuck that stick outta Andre's ass while we're at it, all our problems would be solved."

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Jillian saunters up to Andrealphus, dressed in a butler’s suit with her hair done in a braid as she offers him a low bow.

“At ya service, My Lord~” she says, her tail wagging as she tried to bite down a grin.

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He watched her with interest, the feathers on his train beginning to shake despite not being fanned out.

"At my...service?" he asked, his tone one of disbelief as he took in her appearance again.

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((A completely random aside because I want to post some headcanons about my muses:

When it came to preening Yukitaka when he was a fledgling, Caim was the one who did so the most. However, she was rather rough and liked to do a quick job, not unlike how she preens herself.

Andrealphus, seeing how his wife handled their son's preening, would sometimes step in to do a more through job. He, unlike Caim, was gentle, but would preen for hours, much to Yuki's displeasure. (Then again, being the proud peacock he is, Andre would not settle for anything less than five hours of preening a day-)

If he had to admit which parent he preferred, he would lean toward his father because at least it wasn't painful when the feathers were yanked.))

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"Excellent idea! I am in agreement!"

"Can we have another trial so we can stop talking about the one that happened ten months ago?"