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TYLA Cosmopolitan (2024)
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anika huffed deep in their throat , gaze narrowed at the snow . " even if they do , i'm not coming . " they declared , and glanced to klahan . they'd rather be in lys for the holidays rather than anything that westeros put on , and they would pay for their friends to join them there . " the company is lackluster at best . "
closed starter ›› @crowncost
composure didn't reflect the way the cold targeted the normal stiffness in his leg, freezing it further, awakening further discomfort. only eyes familiar with the president might not how he leaned a little more on his cane. ❝ hopefully next year they pick someplace warmer. ❞ christmas in lys with the beach mere feet away remained unchallenged as his ideal way to spend the holiday.
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jorah rolled his eyes at the prince and continued to lace up his skates . " minding my own business , you're highness . " his tone sounded very different from something respectful but this late into the evening jorah didn't have a mind to pretend . " this is a public lake . " maybe they'd forgotten that , but considering they were far from the south and the thick snow around them showed that , the mallister didn't understand why he was being questioned at all .
they tighten skates under a starry sky. the skies remain clear for now, moon shining on the frozen lake. it's late, past midnight--- or early morning, if aelyx wished to be whimsical and romantic about new days --- and the lake remains empty. aelyx nearly pushes themself across the ice, but something catches the corner of their eye and --- "by the fucking seven --- sorry, just --- why are you out here?" @crowncost
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" stop being such a baby , tyrek . help me find something nice to gift my cousin and i'll buy you a shot . " presents for adults were easy but ashara was stuck on what to get a one year old that wasn't something he could tear up or bang . " what would you get a a child that isn't a baby , but isn't a toddler yet ? " she asked as she looked at a pair of mittens before the thought occurred to her . " wait , i just realized . you don't have any kids . how come ? i don't think i want any either , but don't have a good reason for why . if yours is good enough i may steal it . "
he'd been in a constant state of shivering , gloved hands up against his face to blow warm air over them though it did nothing . ' can we go inside now ? i feel like an icicle , ' ty complains to his companion , stomping his feet to bring back some feeling to them . the winter markets had been entertaining for the length of time it'd taken for the chill to cut under his coat and remind him that he was a southerner through and through . ' we could be drinking those delicious hot drinks back at the resort . ' @steelfyre, @disrcpairs, @crowncost
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pale purple eyes looked over the menu while he waited for calla to question him . he was sure it was only a matter of time , since dove had been the one to put this together for reasons he still wasn't sure of . he knew the rowans had lost favor with the queen and that his family had never had it , so he was almost positive that it wasn't dove wanting him to meet her friends . she was too calculated for that . " not sure , to be honest . i'd say it's my charming personality but i'm about as nice as a rattlesnake most days . " he chuckled and put his menu down . " her brother , you mean ? or the cousins ? "
' so ... ' as a show of good will , she'd met with jorah mallister . ignoring the flickering of cameras and whispers she knew would start due to her father's disassociation with the queen , and the rumors that swirled around the @crowncost , calla almost hadn't accepted but dove . the main factor in her life that had always gotten her into things , and somehow , he'd managed to wiggle his way into getting her best friend's affections . that was reason enough to have some sort of meeting with him . ' let's just cut to the chase . what did you do to dove for her to like you , and how do you plan on handling her family ? '
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the article they were reading was more entertaining than the grown man having a temper tantrum , and anika spoke once they'd finished the last line . " poor you . whatever will you do . " she was happy to be next to a roaring fire with cozy socks and a fuzzy blanket to hold back the chill but they guessed not everyone was fortunate enough to know the finer things in life . " outside , i would assume . you know , since you can't snowboard in here . there's a map of this place back in the lobby . if you really wanted to find out , go look . "
closed / randomised modern starter lottery: for @crowncost , @ichorsveined . FROM: elias baratheon , recent olympic runner - up for fencing , always trying to encourage rebellious acts .
baratheon hadn't the slightest clue what it meant to relax. still, the snow outside and the warmth inside threatened to make stag sleepy — if only he didn't have his reds to attend to. “i'm going to be bored as this goes on, mark my words.” serving as warning? as promise? it depended, of course, upon company he kept, and that was dubious at best. swirling his wine around in the fine china, expensive tennis shoes to the side, fire in the hearth. “aren't the ski lanes open yet? sledding? snowboarding? where is it?” he was a haughty thing, with his recent bronze in the olympics. no one would be surprised.
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something stronger , but ashara had already had a couple of shots and a spiked cider at the christmas market earlier . " i guess just a hot chocolate . i already had christmas gin and i don't want to be hungover this early in the trip . " she sighed to herself , disappointed in her own maturity . " is this what it's like to be a grown up ? "
closed starter ›› ashara dayne , @crowncost where: the kitchens
❝ do you want a cup of hot chocolate or something a little stronger? ❞ her son asking for the former had brought her to the kitchens, but alara had yet to get a drink for herself. only knew that she wanted something to chase away the constantly lingering chill. how it managed to slip inside the walls and reach one's bones before the warmth from the heating system could was beyond her.
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anika shook their head and shrugged . baela was one of the few westerosi people that they would talk to and not attack on their way to find the youngest dagareon princess or their brother because of their relationship but the others and the reason for the attack she didn't care about . " someone said the people the tyrells brought in to assist . if they are or not , they'll die either way . " they didn't have a reason to spare them like some of the others did so they wouldn't . " they've attacked the wrong people . their queen isn't in these halls nor will they make it to her with the amount of guards she has . what the queen does next , after her people have been harmed and killed , will be another thing that determines the loyalty she thinks she has . "
“ have you figured out where they came from ? ” pure luck in stumbling into anika , another adept enough fighter that tempest need not worry bout her back nor anika need worry for front . disconcerting that same could be said for their dash round king's landing in effort to keep from being crushed from falling debris but folly of humans easier dealt with than dragons . “ it is like they are never ending in targeted attack . ” thoughts turn that it is the queen they seek to weaken rather than ruling lords of the reach — penance for their generosity in hosting the court .
closed starter : @crowncost
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closed starter for : @flamedreamt, @cursebrcken, @ichorsveined, @heavnle
the darkened halls of highgarden were difficult to navigate and the bodies anika had left weren't any they'd been looking for or cared about . th westerosi queen could deal with her own people ( even though anika was certain she was one of the few that was comfortable and had nothing to fear ) while they looked for their own . the stilettos in their hands were slippery with blood that they took the time to wipe off on one of the many banners that hung in the keep's halls when a noise made their head snap up . " show yourself ! " anika commanded , readying herself for another confrontation .
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closed starter for : @cursebrcken, @morewoe, @disrcpairs, @sunlaid
violence wasn't something the mallister enjoyed and , more often than not , would try to talk his way out of . the people walking through highgarden with the intention to harm others was something that jorah didn't tolerate , especially as there were many that had no way of protecting themselves , his family included . thus far he'd been fine to not cause real harm to the attackers but one cornering another with the intentions of harming and intimidation ━━ he acted before he thought . blood spurted before he knew it , soaking both him and the other . " my apologies . are you alright ? "
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closed starter for : @steelfyre, @sunlaid, @proelium, @crvwncd
she may have known how to use anything close to her as a weapon and watched both her sibling and cousin fight , but ashara's training was with a whip only . close proximity and feeling someone be harmed enough to have died because of something she'd done was hard for her to grasp but she tried to keep going . she swiped under her eyes to get rid of the tears that had started to fall and tightened her grip on the poker that hadn't failed her yet . " come any closer and i'll hit you ! " ashara warned when she heard another person , but she was so close to the dayne apartments .
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the dark halls made it easy to move around unseen , any people unknown to them swiftly knocked out and moved aside . the screams of others were ignored as it was up to the queen to protect her own ━━ it was up to anika to find their own . the moraqos remained hidden even as the tyrell pleaded , dark eyes watching before they stepped out into the little light that still allowed for them to see . " your maid will die . there aren't maesters that roam these halls . you'll be the next if you're trying to appeal to people's consciences . " a siege wasn't the time to think people would think of anyone but themselves even if anika could admit that it was almost noble .
the storm was merciless . no one was spared from the strong gusts of wind that battered highgarden's walls . everything in alysane's room had been knocked over . as she and her lady prepared to flee , a fierce gust sent the iron coronas the hung above her chambers crashing down . her maid pushed her aside , only to be struck herself . it was a risk to rush outside in the rain and chaos , but alysane felt she had no choice . as she wandered through the dark hallways , she sensed someone approaching. alysane froze , holding her breath and silently pleading with the gods . " p — please , s — spare me . i — i mean no harm . my — my maid needs help . " this stranger could be a friend or a threat, but desperation overruled fear.
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a nice night turned into violence and jorah wasn't surprised . whenever all of the nobles got together to participate in court there was always something . he was surprised it'd taken this long . with his companion gone into the keep minutes before the screams began , jorah had followed in pursuit to try to help . eyes peeled for anyone that looked amiss , footsteps close to him having him pause and wait . too big to hide behind anything his purple gaze caught a flick from the corner of his eye and he reacted with the hilt of his dagger to the back of their head but motion drew his attention again . " it'll be easier if you just come out so we can get this over with . if i have to come and get you i won't spare you like i did this one . "
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neither mind nor body held any memory of wandering into the dark hall - last memory being of sleep washing over her, only it hadn't held her for long, hadn't kept the unseen from taking her hand and leading her away from house paege's chambers to an area of the castle unfamilar in the dead of night. not even a candle to light her way. cella wrapped her robe tightly around her; it didn't keep the terror from slipping into her veins, aided by screams echoing through halls. the sound of hurried footsteps sent her heart leaping into her throat. maiden ducked behind a nearby column, praying she would go unseen.
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solid hit over the head , funny with the noise it makes when the iron poker ashara had picked up hits the attacker once , twice , then thrice . if it hadn't been a matter of life or death ( literally ) ashara would've laughed over laina resorting to something so instinctual to start biting . " you've got to get up before someone else comes . " ashara whispered it hurriedly while her gaze and ears tracked for anyone else coming . a poker would only last so long and she'd gotten lucky that they'd been turned around . " can you stand up ? or should we find something to put you on ? " they wouldn't get far if she had to try to pull laina with her but it may have been far enough to get some help .

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[...] Instinctual surrender to the blade's kiss stung deep, and the blood that chilled beneath her and into the stone below was only felt with eyes clenched shut; or was it the tears that she had felt, pooling silently amidst the terrors that haunted the halls? Dead, she was sure of it. Yet, as she crawled to the nearest nook, something whispered—not dead, dying. She knew her right arm was failing, but gods, she hated this. Violet eyes dare to finally look down, her mouth eliciting a strangled gasp smothered in her palms when a noise is heard from her left. Whatever is left of her survival instinct urges her further into the nook, scrambling for the nearest blunt object to wield - strength failing in her right arm. Laina behind the heavy velvet drapes, slides her weapon under her thigh, sinks against the wall and wonders, why her eyes wouldn't shut to play dead once more ? Fear and adrenaline blur and the doe-eyed Dayne acts before the other does and lunges, grabbing the arm of the other that she bites into.

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