#𝐢.⠀⠀···⠀⠀elaina lumiere⠀⠀:⠀⠀thread. ⠀⠀◗

[fatedfables]

𝖒𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖚𝖘

whom: the hon. elaina lumiere of auradon and the hon. marius wulff of the shadow realm. when: the twenty-eighth day of the fifth month in the year 1885, under the reign of his royal highness king adam, the beast of conques. where: the city of corona the occasion: the coronan lantern festival, spanning from the twenty-sixth day, to the thirtieth.

❧︵┈𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝖑𝖚𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊┈︵❧

this wasn’t supposed to happen, she was supposed to be in a boat, seated with her friends, safe and secure with a proper escort to help guide her from the boats when it was all said and done, and instead she was seated next to a stranger, worriedly staring at the nearest lantern and the fuzzy flow of what she could see around it, which wasn’t much, vision failing the further away from the source of the light she tried to view. 

in her lap, her hands twiddle around the soft paper, her wish scrawled along the inside in her delicate script. oh how a few minutes could change her entire mood. she had been so elated when she’d written her wish. the anticipation to get on the water and elation at viewing her own personal stars now slowly turning to dread. 

mustering her courage she looked to the gentleman beside her, the lack of bright, focused light made it difficult to make out his features, but he was handsome enough, she was sure of that. unfamiliar though. meaning he was either a local she was unacquainted with. or another member of the shadow realm. she couldn’t afford to be picky, and hoped against hope that if he was one of them that he was at least one of the kind ones. 

“its a beautiful night,” she offered, voice more tense than usual from her own anxiety. small talk was always a good place to start, and necessary for a proper introduction. she could hardly ask a favor without small talk first. she felt the lurch of motion as the boat pulled from the docks, and despite herself, her hand shot out, catching his forearm in a shaky grip. “i’m so sorry,” she whispered. “i just can’t see very well and i was separated from my friends..” she offered a tense smile. “i didn’t mean to be rude.” 

[fatedfables]

𝖒𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖊

whom: the hon. elaina lumiere of auradon and the hon. melinoe papatonis of the shadow realm. when: the twenty-ninth day of the fifth month in the year 1885, under the reign of his royal highness king adam, the beast of conques. where: the city of corona the occasion: the coronan lantern festival, spanning from the twenty-sixth day, to the thirtieth.

❧︵┈𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝖑𝖚𝖒𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊┈︵❧

elaina did her best to make sure she was always with friends, partly because of her blindness when the light ceased to illuminate the sky, and partly out of necessity to compensate for her lack of comfort with strangers in a social situation. she had long since decided to support emma in her decree, which meant that this social season, despite all of her awkwardness and failings, she was doing her best to branch out and make new friends. 

so far, it wasn’t going well. she found that most of those hailing from the shadow realm had an aura that put her on edge, even when they did nothing but stand near. few of them however, had the level and intensity of that effect, as the woman she now found herself standing beside with a genuine, if unsure beatific smile on her face, and an extra pair of binoculars on offer in her outstretched hand. 

“hello,” she started, the silence stretching on for a horrible awkward moment before she managed to shake herself. “i was wondering if i might join you?” of course, it was an outdoor event, and there were plenty of places she could watch the race from. familiar company to be had spattered in the faces about the water. but she was determined to locate her bravery today. 

“the ruffians of the snuggly duckling always put on a brilliant show during the regatta, it can be easy to miss some of their antics from this far, so i thought...maybe you’d like my spare binoculars? i’m elaina, by the way. elaina lumiere, you are miss. melinoe papatonis, aren’t you? it’s a pleasure to meet you finally.” 

[fatedfables]

what care i of colds when there is such a man?

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