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queen charlotte: a bridgerton story.

the following prompts were taken from queen charlotte: a bridgerton story, a netflix miniseries which acts as both prequel & interquel to bridgerton, primarily focused on the relationship between the eponymous queen charlotte, & king george the third, whom she did not meet until their wedding day, as well as the secrets george endeavours to keep from her. some prompts have been lightly edited for roleplaying suitability. please note ― these prompts may include mentions of violence, death, mental illness, sexual innuendo, sex, & pregnancy, as well as indirect spoilers for the season. feel free to change pronouns & prompts as you see fit !

❛ you give the appearance of a statue. ❜

❛ art can be beautiful to gaze upon, you are ridiculous to the eye. ❜

❛ because i must arrive on display, i am forced into a ludicrous gown, so stylish that if i move too much, i might be sliced & stabbed to death by my undergarments. ❜

❛ oh, how joyful it is to be a lady. ❜

❛ i am angry, & i cannot breathe, & both are thanks you to, [ name. ] ❜

❛ [ name ], you were chosen. this is a great honour. ❜

❛ you could have told them to choose someone else, someone stupid enough to want it. ❜

❛ there is reason they wanted me, a stranger, & it cannot be a good reason. ❜

❛ turn the carriage around, i am not doing this. ❜

❛ i take full responsibility for the fact that you are now exceedingly headstrong, & mistakenly think you can make decisions. ❜

❛ i cannot question, because i cannot make an enemy of the most powerful nation on earth. ❜

❛ it is done, so shut up, do your duty to our country, & be happy. ❜

❛ i am sorry, but there are worse fates than marrying [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ sit back. you are endangering my gown. ❜

❛ i need to look perfect when i arrive, do i not ? ❜

❛ i am sorry to disturb you at this hour with such news. ❜

❛ have you no sense ? it is treasonous to interrupt my beauty sleep ! ❜

❛ if i could still have people beheaded, you would be in the queue. ❜

❛ it causes one to wonder, is [ name ]’s knowledge of how to make a good marriage nothing but talk ? ❜

❛ please be your most agreeable. ❜

❛ i brought my wedding gown. ‘tis quite a perfect fit. ❜

❛ walk with me. i have questions. ❜

❛ i am always with you, [ name / title ], five paces behind. ❜

❛ it is a problem. people will talk. ❜

❛ we cannot cancel the royal wedding on the day ! ❜

❛ you gave me no warning ! ❜

❛ is it not enough that i must endure that, & now i must endure that without warning ?! ❜

❛ the butler says he received a letter from the palace. ❜

❛ our side & their side do not mix. ever. ❜

❛ you are to attend the new [ king / queen ] as part of their court. ❜

❛ do not gawk like a peasant. behave as though you’ve been here before. ❜

❛ all the members of the ton must be titled. ❜

❛ there is a problem. the [ bride / groom ] is missing. ❜

❛ i think they may be a beast. ❜

❛ i do not care what they look like, what i do not like is not knowing. ❜

❛ you want me to lift you over the wall so you may escape ? ❜

❛ people will notice you are missing, will they not ? ❜

❛ i have absolutely no intention of helping you. ❜

❛ please, accept my apology. if i had known that you were you … ❜

❛ no – one told me you would be this beautiful. you may be too beautiful to marry me, people will talk ! ❜

❛ you have arrived at the most opportune moment, [ name ] was just deciding whether or not they wanted to marry me. ❜

❛ i should get back, as i suspect that by now there are some very anxious guards who think i am kindapped. ❜

❛ do not tell me you are still hesitating ? ❜

❛ be careful, [ name. ] & know that if you send for me, i shall come. ❜

❛ are we not supposed to do what married people do ? ❜

❛ what is wrong ? what have i done ? whatever it is, i am sorry. ❜

❛ [ name ], this is how it is to be ? ❜

❛ [ name ], this is for the best. ❜

❛ i hope in time you’ll become used to me, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ my word, there are impressionable ladies present ! ❜

❛ virgins to the left of me, whores to the right. ❜

❛ dearest, i explained everything to you. i drew you pictures. you are doing it correctly, making sure they’re putting it in the right place ? ❜

❛ there is much talk. this must be a success. ❜

❛ have they done the deed or not ? ❜

❛ the passage of time does not always reap benefits, & perhaps good things do not always come to those who wait. ❜

❛ break it off, & find a suitable [ man / woman. ] ❜

❛ if i were married to you, i would flee the country as well. ❜

❛ this bloodline will continue ― you will make it continue. ❜

❛ is there a problem ? a deformity ? is there something wrong with their bits ? ❜

❛ is this how you have been spending your time since the wedding ? ❜

❛ [ name ], what have i done wrong ? what mistake did i make ? ❜

❛ do not become unreasonable. ❜

❛ i have been stuck in that stuffy house, being changed like a doll, three times a day, with nowhere to go, no ― one to talk to, & nothing to do. ❜

❛ i do not understand what you complain about ! ❜

❛ i cannot make friends. i must hold myself apart. ❜

❛ i do not know a single soul here except for you. ❜

❛ i want to fight with you ! fight with me, fight for me ! ❜

❛ the ton are a horrid lot ― even their maids are high in the instep. ❜

❛ they’ve been given a taste, & now they will not be denied. ❜

❛ you shall not tell me what i’m allowed to do. ❜

❛ please speak freely. no – one else does. ❜

❛ do not try that again in front of society. it will cause scandal. ❜

❛ if you did not consummate the marriage, you are not actually married to them. ❜

❛ your whole position is in danger. ❜

❛ i do not believe i have ever thought of it as something to enjoy. ❜

❛ you are the first of your kind. you must secure your position. ❜

❛ you would think i am sending them to the tower. i am telling them to marry ! ❜

❛ thank you for the honour of the invitation. ❜

❛ marriage is a duty, not a pleasure. ❜

❛ a match does not have to start out as love. ❜

❛ love can bloom from the thorniest of gardens, can it not ? ❜

❛ your flower metaphors make me nauseated with their sweetness. ❜

❛ you worry about your own side of the world. ❜

❛ you are no – one ! so why should they want to see you ? ❜

❛ i am sure that it is only because of you & your reputation that they should want to meet with me. ❜

❛ i promise to tell you every single detail upon my return. ❜

❛ you are being purposely obstructive, [ name ], & i will not have it. ❜

❛ you surprise me. i always thought that you were a quiet one. ❜

❛ if you will give me just one evening of your time, allow me to show you where my mind has been, it might not make you forgive me, but it might make you hate me a little bit less. ❜

❛ my world has been made to revolve around me, & it has made me … selfish. ❜

❛ i cannot imagine how painful & cruel it must have been to have me ruin your wedding night. ❜

❛ yet is good. yet is hope. ❜

❛ they see me for who i am. ❜

❛ they understand that the old days are over, & this is a new world. ❜

❛ it has been abundantly clear since my first breath that i was born for the happiness or misery of a great nation, & consequently must often act contrary to my passions. ❜

❛ the crown resides within me, embedded like a knife. ❜

❛ why are you down here ? you do not come below stairs. ❜

❛ [ name ], you have seen nothing. ❜

❛ do not repeat what [ name ] says to anyone outside the family. ❜

❛ it is not my place to question the palace. ❜

❛ i know they have money, but money does not make them us. ❜

❛ [ name ], stop talking this instant ! that is too much … thinking ! ❜

❛ why are you shrieking ? ❜

❛ you could try. look at me ! i am absolutely gorgeous. style yourself. ❜

❛ i do not see why i cannot attend ! ❜

❛ perhaps you should not attend. perhaps you should stay home with me. ❜

❛ our duty will be done, & i will no longer have to view your face. ❜

❛ i would very much like to have the opportunity to no longer hear your voice. ❜

❛ if that is what you say, that is what i must believe. ❜

❛ i would like to throw the first ball of the season. ❜

❛ the first ball of the season ? with you ? no, that will not be accepted. ❜

❛ they dangle joy in front of me, & never let me grasp it. ❜

❛ you are every bit as good as they are. ❜

❛ was this one terribly awful round, [ name / title ] ? ❜

❛ [ name ], we shall need to make preparations. ❜

❛ i fear i must have misheard you, i am … fortunate ? ❜

❛ i ― we ― have received an invitation. ❜

❛ we are not going to their home for any reason ! it is enough that i must see them at court. ❜

❛ i wanted to ask if you could encourage the others to attend. ❜

❛ i do not understand how this relates to me. ❜

❛ why do you not understand that you hold our fates in your hands ? ❜

❛ your palace walls are too high, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ do not feel sorry for me. i do not know anything else. ❜

❛ i have always been this ― an exhibit, instead of a person. ❜

❛ no – one is going to come, [ name. ] ❜

❛ i do not know if you understand what you have done. ❜

❛ i will not let you fall. ❜

❛ your heart is full. mine starves. ❜

❛ should we have something stronger than tea ? ❜

❛ do not attempt to flatter me by talking about my children, it makes me dislike you more. ❜

❛ i knew you would come ! i knew it. ❜

❛ i confess i still have much to learn about palace procedure. ❜

❛ what is this ? what is happening ? what has happened to [ name ] ? ❜

❛ i did not expect so much company. ❜

❛ i remind you how uninterested i am in the qualities of [ noblewomen / noblemen. ] ❜

❛ every day you fail to produce an heir, our family’s position weakens. ❜

❛ tell me, what would the people prefer, a royal baby, or cheap bread ? ❜

❛ the betrothal contracts are signed. it is done. ❜

❛ are we to believe this malady can be cured with one’s voice ? ❜

❛ you have thousands out there prepared to die at a word from you. ❜

❛ you are to marry in a week. are you fit to marry, [ name ] ? ❜

❛ if your [ bride / groom ] is missing, it is your responsibility to remedy that. ❜

❛ it was uh … premature, all this. i’m not ready, not right. ❜

❛ what is the surprise ? where are you taking me ? ❜

❛ your perfection is matched only by my deformity. ❜

❛ you belong as far from me as you can get. ❜

❛ [ name ], have i not made it clear that i am not to be disturbed under any circumstances ? ❜

❛ a most impressive scientific collection ! i do not know that there is another to match it in [ place. ] ❜

❛ there are a few advantages to being monarch. one of them is, you get the best stuff. ❜

❛ you are a [ king / queen. ] as such, you are used to the obedience of others. you have not learned to obey. ❜

❛ above all, you have never learned to submit ! ❜

❛ if you cannot govern yourself, you are not fit to govern others. ❜

❛ i do not care who your father was, how many titles you have, or if you were god’s own representative on earth ! ❜

❛ in here, you are just another animal in a cage, & just like an animal, i will break you ! ❜

❛ our goal was to restore me to myself ― much more of this, & i will not have a self to return to ! ❜

❛ animal nature is clay. with enough strength, you can mold it. ❜

❛ i’ve spent my whole life longing for time for myself. ❜

❛ i want you to know that we will not be caged forever. ❜

❛ lapdog or wolf, soon enough an animal tires of its cage. don’t you agree, [ name / title ] ? ❜

❛ you would do well to express gratitude. ❜

❛ such a change could have disastrous consequences for your health ! ❜

❛ you grow reckless, & you give free reign to your most capricious urges. ❜

❛ i have lived my entire life in terror of acting incorrectly. ❜

❛ i thought that terror was the price of being royal. ❜

❛ perhaps i failed to speak clearly before. you will never treat me again. ❜

❛ you were nothing. you came from nowhere. now, you sit at the helm of the world. ❜

❛ if i must leave my home, my family, my language, my life, it cannot be for someone i do not know ! someone i was not allowed to know ! ❜

❛ your insolence truly knows no bounds. ❜

❛ you are unhappy with your situation, perched at the pinnacle of power ? ❜

❛ you should not think such things, you should pay mind to the aria. ❜

❛ loneliness is a battle even [ kings / queens ] must fight for themselves. ❜

❛ as many times as i dreamed & imagined & hoped & planned … i never thought what it would actually be like to have them be gone. ❜

❛ i am not receiving visitors. ❜

❛ your safety is most important. i shall not leave you alone for a moment. ❜

❛ you know i could not ― you know that my duty ― i am not able ― ❜

❛ forgive me, it’s just … i haven’t the faintest notion of what you speak. ❜

❛ we could lose it all in a generation. ❜

❛ what you lose, we lose. you set the precedent for us all. ❜

❛ would it be so bad, [ name ], losing the title ? ❜

❛ i am sorry to report that they remain alive & well, [ name / title. ] ❜

❛ come back to me. all will be solved. ❜

❛ there is nothing that can be done. ❜

❛ everything is in danger, & you keep secrets ! ❜

❛ i cannot lie abed any longer, so here i am. ❜

❛ they are noble, they are rich, they are connected, they are perfect ! ❜

❛ in our recent encounters, you have been out of sorts in a way most unlike you. ❜

❛ there is nothing you cannot share with me. ❜

❛ i am becoming dangerous, [ name ] ! ❜

❛ is this all there is to it, then ? ❜

❛ i am quite offended, see, that you did not consult me first. ❜

❛ you shall take me home, now, & you cannot refuse me. ❜

❛ your body is not your own. ❜

❛ to leave the kingdom now would be treason. ❜

❛ they are not hurting you, are they ? ❜

❛ [ name ], our fates are tied. ❜

❛ do you think me free ? ❜

❛ i am on my own, but life is out of reach. ❜

❛ you never even have to see them again, if you do not want. ❜

❛ so, what then, why am i here ? ❜

❛ you give me nothing, you tell me nothing but lies ! ❜

❛ you well know that you are not allowed in here. ❜

❛ you will go back to your quarters ! ❜

❛ what the bloody hell are you doing to them ?! ❜

❛ it was far from nonsense, & i will not forget. ❜

❛ what do any women of the ton know of true friendship ? ❜

❛ it is all social chatter, marital schemes, & gossip. ❜

❛ we are full of gossip & story, but as women, we are never the topic of conversation. ❜

❛ what matters madness when true love flourishes ? ❜

❛ i have never once in all my years considered another [ man / woman. ] ❜

❛ i am sorry you do not know me. i did not know my parents well either. ❜

❛ you come from warriors. we win. never forget that. ❜

❛ no – one should be sad on their birthday. ❜

❛ i’ve never seen anyone so rich ! ❜

❛ that place is no home. ❜

❛ i have left that place, & i am never, never, never going back. ❜

❛ i do not pretend to know what problems await you outside, however i do know that they will not be solved in here. ❜

❛ would you care to tell me what troubles you ? ❜

❛ i have been lied to & betrayed by everyone in this country but you. ❜

❛ this is not the life i wished for. ❜

❛ the men who hold our fates hardly conceive we have desires & dreams of our own. ❜

❛ whatever impertinence, whatever evasion, smother it. ❜

❛ love is a choice one makes. ❜

❛ you take one in marriage, & you choose to love them. you do not give yourself any other option. ❜

❛ marriage is difficult, full of pains. ❜

❛ you love, & you love hard, because if you do not, you are lost. ❜

❛ in time, you will grow to love your noble responsibilities. ❜

❛ these youthful fits will become mere embarrassing memories. ❜

❛ come back to me. please, [ name ], come back. ❜

❛ you must understand, no matter how distressing, my methods are proven. ❜

❛ be grateful i do not order you destroyed. ❜

❛ [ name ], i am contemplating starting anew. ❜

❛ i had a great love. i do not expect another. ❜

❛ you have a right to high standards, [ name. ] ❜

❛ [ name ], this crown is breaking my neck. ❜

❛ a warm meal & a bath must be a balm. you seem more yourself. ❜

❛ i am so sorry. i should have come sooner. ❜

❛ you should not have come. i do not want you here. ❜

❛ you cannot force me away, i will not go. ❜

❛ perhaps you stay away from me because you care for me. ❜

❛ do you love me ? ❜

❛ i am trying to protect you. ❜

❛ i cannot do this. i never wanted to marry. ❜

❛ is it because you do not believe that i could love you ? ❜

❛ i am a danger. in my mind, there are different worlds creeping in. ❜

❛ you do not wish a life with me for yourself. no – one wishes that. ❜

❛ i cannot breathe when you are not near. ❜

❛ my heart calls your name. ❜

❛ i wanted to tell you. i wanted you to know. ❜

❛ this … madness has been my secret my entire life. ❜

❛ what are you doing all the way out here ? ❜

❛ i wish we might see one another again, but i understand how busy you are. ❜

❛ it is your kindness for which i should be showing gratitude. ❜

❛ what is the trouble now ? or is there good news ? ❜

❛ you show none of us regard or compassion. ❜

❛ i want what is best for you. ❜

❛ i have done all i could for you. ❜

❛ great love can make miracles. ❜

❛ well, there are the rumours to consider … ❜

❛ i’m not a person for gossip ! ❜

❛ there is talk that the palace is in jeapordy. ❜

❛ well. you certainly have become comfortable. ❜

❛ how do you not know what i have always understood ? ❜

❛ there is no room for illness or weakness. there is only power. ❜

❛ i have done all i can to ensure this power, & you are undoing it. ❜

❛ how dare you speak to me that way ? ❜

❛ a better life, you could not have asked for. ❜

❛ your silence does not bode well for you. ❜

❛ have you any family ? did you never marry ? ❜

❛ who could i ever find who would be free to spend a lifetime with me ? ❜

❛ i do hope you have found the experience to have been without too much discomfort so far. ❜

❛ it is good to be home. i have missed your company. ❜

❛ tell me, what have i missed while i was away ? ❜

❛ you shall hardly remember it when it’s over. ❜

❛ do you want to marry again ? ❜

❛ i wanted to feel alive. ❜

❛ we are going to need a … quiet place to talk. ❜

❛ i have loved, & been loved, & that is all i will say. ❜

❛ [ name / title ] would like to court me. i said yes. i will marry them. ❜

❛ i can feel you watching me. ❜

❛ perhaps i should surrender & offer them my head. ❜

❛ you are quite strong, & you shall be fine. remember that. ❜

❛ it is a surprise to see you again so soon. you have news ? ❜

❛ how unfortunate that you will not speak freely to me. ❜

❛ we had a very fine arrangement, did we not ? ❜

❛ i do not want to know your burdens, or hear what problems plague your life. nor do i care. ❜

❛ there were no other options, so i endured. ❜

❛ i found a way to control my own fate. ❜

❛ i do not like you. however, you have been an … admirable adversary so far. ❜

❛ you are not allowed to come here & sob. you may not quit. cover your bruises, & endure. ❜

❛ do not lose control of your fate, [ name. ] ❜

❛ all is very, very wrong. ❜

❛ you can leave me. i would understand, & i would let you go. ❜

❛ i cannot give you the future you deserve. ❜

❛ i love you. it is enough. ❜

❛ i am so sorry that i did not give you a choice, that i did not tell you the truth of who i was before we wed. ❜

❛ you are quiet today. ❜

❛ there is something here between us. i feel it, & i believe we could be happy together. ❜

❛ you have lost control. ❜

❛ they are quite handsome, & you would not have to worry about your future. ❜

❛ you would be a [ king / queen ] ! never another moment’s worry when you’re a royal. ❜

❛ keep your eyes on me. do not look at them. there is no – one here but us. ❜

❛ you dislike crowds as much as i do. another way we are a match. ❜

❛ i cannot marry you. i am sorry. ❜

❛ i never want to be married again. ❜

❛ this is a terrible mistake you are making. ❜

❛ perhaps i am making a terrible mistake, but it is mine to make. ❜

❛ shall we dance ? ❜

❛ how dare you step away from your duties ? ❜

❛ someone in your position could find much worse options, could they not ? ❜

❛ what concerns me is what i am going to do with you. ❜

❛ i only didn’t want to place my burdens on top of your own. ❜

❛ finally, someone who will drink with me. ❜

#PROMPTS.

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