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Rantings

In this world there are only two kind of people: Losers and winners

And somehow I knew from a very young age that I was a loser.

A failure. 

Nothing I do is right.

My body is fat, my face ugly, my hair all but gone by the age of 23. 

And to make it worse my personality is a mess.

When I was young I was alone, bullied, awkward, and boring.

Somehow I was once told that ugly people needed to be nice in order to be loved.

So I forced myself into the nice girl, made myself submissive, went into great length to make people happy and feel grateful to me. It made me feel relevant. 

I tried to be funny in order to be less boring. But I failed at that too.

Sometimes my own messed up personality shows.

I mess everything up. My family is fed up with me and my friends….well i don’t really have any.

Sometimes I look at other people's snaps and ig stories: going out with friends, movies, dates, holidays. And from the darkness and loneliness of my room I feel jealous.

Yes, jealousy. Another part of my ugly personality. 

I tell myself and other people: I’m an indoor kind of person, I enjoy staying home. 

Hiding my loneliness and my jealousy. 

And when everything gets too much for me all i wanna do is sleep and never wake up.

I look out of my window and think about jumping. Would that make me feel free? happy? Liberated? 

Sometimes I bend over a bit too much and I don't even feel scared but somehow I can't jump.

I fail. 

Yes, I can't even manage to die. 

I’m a loser.

So I take my pink blade and cut my skin, and as I feel the stinging pain and I see the blood oozing out, somehow I feel better. 

Like when I get revenge on someone you hate.

Yes, I despise myself: I am my nemesis, my biggest nightmare. 

Yet I am not courageous enough to kill my enemy. 

A failure and a loser.

Everyday as i look in the mirror i see how fat i’v become, yet food is my only confort. I can’t help myself. I eat and eat and eat and when i feel full enough to vomit somehow i feel less empty. 

But then the guilt Kicks in;

Long Time ago i used to make myself vomit but right now i don’t even care anymore. 

It’s too late for me. 

I’m just living and surviving. 

I’m trying to stay busy, it makes me think less.

Taking shift after shift. 

You don’t have time to think during shifts.

That’s a big reason why I am choosing Anesthesia as my specialty. 

‘SAVING LIVES’

Pfff….i am not a good person. I seldom care for my patients. Somehow as I see people die all I feel is indifference. 'How lucky they are' i sometime think to myself.

Again I am the worst.

As i’m writing this i feel angry at myself, makes me wanna cut.

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very much in love with this dress

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Tav's first kiss with astarion! kya!

praise patch 5!

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Finally got astarion confession scene!! Didn't get it on my first playthrough because I was too much of a nice person and he didnt like that.

Also his reaction to the hug is heartbreaking! I wanna be able to hug him whenever i want! pls lariam!

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Jaheira and Isobel having a moment

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I LOVE that we can give MAMAK a hug even whitout romancing her! A nice friendly hug!

Also damon is so soft! I love him!

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I gotta say karlach is the BEST! During my first playthrough i never took her out unless necessary but now that I am I just love her, i don't see her in a romantic way but i adore her as a friend. I noticed that she has so many little interaction during act2.

Look at her making fun of tav.

For once her reaction is better than astarion, here he just suggest they sacrifice virgins.

That's twice he speak about virgins.....mh....is this perhaps some preference of him ? maybe virgin blood is tastier.

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Chevalier 4th birthday

TRANSLATION ONGOING......

Emma is trying to surprise Chevalier. Will she fail or will she succeed?

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Chevalier Romantic route rantings

Warning: This post contains spoilers about Chevalier Michel's route. More specifically his Romantic ending.

Sooooo, it is extremly rare for me to criticise Cheva's content. After all, as his absolute stan, i love everything this man does.

BUT i admit that I am not a fan of his romantic ending.

The reason is simple. But first of all a little summary of the events, for does who do not remember or for does who have not played the route but dont mind spoilers.

MC is with everyone at the battlefield. The campement where she is, is attacked and this is when the two ending branches.

In this I will only discuss the romantic one.

So, in the romantic ending, MC gets stabbed by a poisoned knife by the anti war faction and obsidian. They use her as a hostage and says 'if you want the antidote you gotta hand her off'. But Genius Cheva figures out the poison and have the antidote made badabim badaboum.

(Honestly I would have prefered it here if Clavis was the one who found the antidote, and Cheva being impressed by his brother's abilities, after all Clavis was the one who has been studying poisons. But this is not what this post is about so let's no dwell on that)

So MC is cured, Cheva goes to beat the anti war faction with his FIST, because MC says no Stabby stabby. And he somehow makes Obsidian sign a peace treaty and VOILA, war is over.

(Yes, the political plot of this game is extremely stupid, DO NOT start me on that, or this post will never end)

Soooo, MC and Cheva goes back to the castle, where MC is healing. Chevalier stays by her side most of the time as they spend quality time together. And before they know it, there only very few days left before MC has to choose a king, leave the castle and never see cheva again.

So MC asks Chevalier for one last favor, she wants him to dance with her. He accepts and they head to the ballroom where they have a very impactfull moment where MC tells him she is gonna choose HIM as a king and she tells him her reasons which leaves him speechless and i would say touched.

After that there dance ends, and MC start acting like Booboo the clown as she starts rambling, she tells cheva they should have a meal together sometimes before she leaves and turn away from him to hide her tears.

As of now, everything is fine. I have no objections to this developpement. But this is where it ticks me off.

Cheva hug MC from behind and literally ask her TO SLEEP WITH HIM!

Yes yes, he says dinner but he says he is famished and his hand touch mc's body subjectivly.

MC might be as dense as the mariana trench but she's not stupid and she agrees to the hanky panky.

And BIM BADABOUM they smash, in the trill of the action, mc asks him if he will remember her and he says NO which is obviously a lie. And that's literally it. They separate for a year and you guys know the rest.

Now you might ask, what do you not like about this, Yuki?

And i would say many things:

First, HOW DARE HE ASKS HER FOR HER FIRST TIME JUST LIKE THAT, MY CHEVA WOULD NEVER WTF. Remember everyone, this is not 21st century, it's literally around 1500 and around then a woman virginity was EVERYTHING to her. I was like well maybe the ikepri author created the ikepri universe differently and its not a big deal but silvio's romantic ending proved otherwise. I'm not gonna go into the details, i'll just say a woman first time is IMPORTANT. And Cheva most likely knew that. He would never ask her for it in such a way. Specially knowing he could not be her lover. It was one night only between them.

Also it is very irrational and the way cheva asked for it seemed calculated which i hate. I mean, there are no contraception during that era. Surely both knew what could happen after that night.

Then there is how that first time was written. It was only a few sentences and during the whole act MC was crying and all while Cheva was all smug saying 'You like that, don't you?'. I would have liked it if he showed some vulnerability in that moment. And don't tell me 'This is cheva we are talking about, he is not capable of doing that', he actually did in the dramatic ending.

This was supposed to be such an angsty dramatic scene, if only they gave it more attention it would have gave his route more dept and made the ending all the more satisfying.

THIS is how I think things should have happened:

-After the dance, MC still acts the same and says they should have a meal together.

-Chevalier agrees and says then let's have dinner together.

-MC accepts and they have dinner in his room. MC is nervous since this is her first time alone with him in her room since he knows of her feelings and it makes her hyperaware of him. Specially that whenever she look up at him she sees he is already staring at her. Like he wants to commit her to his memory.

-Cheva sees that and starts talking about a new book to calm her down.It works and soon enough they are sitting together on his bed and reading the book together in silence.

-Chevalier's reading speed is higher than hers and whenever he is done he just stares at her as he waits for her to finish the page.

-MC finish a page and look up toward Chevalier to see if he's done with it, but when she does he is already looking at her and there eyes meet.

-They stare at each others soul for a very long time in silence before they kiss, none of them knowing who made the first move.

-The kiss soon turn into a full makeout session on Chevalier's bed and the book fall to the floor in a tud.

-This bring Chevalier to his senses, it is not like him to act so irrationnaly.

-He pulls away from MC, but she pulls him back and that was all he needed for his logical facade to snap.

-They make love and as MC cry her heart out she sees that Cheva's usual ice cold expression is nowhere to be seen.

-His walls are completely gone and at that moment she has the REAL Chevalier in front of her.

She says she loves him but he does not answer her back. He knows that if he says it, it's gonna make even more difficult for her, so he just hugs her to him instead.

And that's how it ends.

What do you guys think? I'm really interested in you guys's opinion on this topic.

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1 question:

We get where rio's name come from but where does his last name 'ortiz' come from?

Did MC randomly decide on a last name? Or did she give him her last name?

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I KNOW RIGHT? THIS IS THE CUTEST MOST WHOLESOME IKEPRINCE FACT EVER!

Tho i always thought it was silvio's right earring that matched with rio not the left one

Because thats the one he NEVER take off. Like in the bath cg he keeps wearing it but not the long right one.

But it makes more sense that the matching ones are rio's right earring and Silvio's left earring.

Oh? OH?!

The more I learn about Silvio, the more I like him! Just read his story in the recent event and look at what I discovered.

‼️ SPOILERS BELOW ‼️

It was Silvio that gave Rio his earring! They actually have matching ones since it was made from the same gold ore they discovered during their adventures.

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Mh....I would go with the Dove.

The Dove’s white body and gentle nature makes it one of the universal peace, innocence, and purity symbols.

That's how most of my writing is. Sweet, fluffy, innocent. I never write smut and almost never write angst.

My stories are made of my dreams. They are happy and full of hopes. (Its in contrast to my pessimistic personality)

Yes most of the time my stories are cliche and predictable. But who doesnt like that from time to time.

I want my writing to be the feathers than makes my readers days a bit more fluffy and warm.

Writing Wednesday Week #13

Lots of mangaka have a little character that represents them. What would your little character be? (Ex. The author for Sailor moon uses a rabbit.)

Event Details

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Hello! As a HUGE chevalier enthousiast I couldnt help answering this post.

Of course i respect your opinion on Chevalier , I am only going to list the reason why I, personally, love Chevalier so much.

First of all, as someone who have played Chevalier's route more than 10 times, read all his premium stories and side stories, I can tell you that his route doesnt do him justice at all.

As the first that was written, it is severily lacking in dept and in character developpement.

Because yes, out of all the princes, Chevalier has the most character developpement after falling in love with Belle. He changes so much he's almost unrecognisable. But sadly this character change is only showed through his event stories.

So yes, I agree, Chevalier's route is meh at worst and nice at best. It doesnt make you fall in love with him the way his hardcore stans are. And when you finish it you just dont get the hype.

But his events, oh boy. This will be a list of everything you learn about him during his events that makes him such an amazing lover full of green flags:

1-He has the urge to protect MC and does so when he judge that she REALLY needs his help. BUT he always let her try to solve things her way, he let her put herself in danger if she judge it necessary (but he is still there to protect her just in case). This can be seem during the latest event where he and MC visit benitoite and he let her come with him to an ambush just because she said she wanted to go. Or during the maid event where he let her deal with the maid bullying her because he knew she could deal with it. He did give her an opportunity to ask for his help and when she did not, he backed off and let her do as she wish while still keeping an eye on her.

2-He believes in her and in her abilities. This can be seen also during the latest event when he leaves her alone in the ballroom to deal with Gilbert and when silvio asks him why u left her alone he answers that his woman is way more capable than he thinks. During the Valentine event, he takes her to meet his grandpa and when the old man says to prepare a tea room for MC, chevalier refuses and says he did not bring as mere decoration, he brought her as his future queen so he'll take her to the office so she can learn more about territory management.

3-He sees her as his absolute equal. This is huge for Cheva since he's used to having everyone bellow him in both status and skill. But for him, Belle is his equal. He told her that many times. For example during the maid event, they start roleplaying as Maid and Master in the bedroom and Chevalier doesnt like that but goes along with it because MC seems to enjoy it. When she asks him why he hates this so much he says that a Maid and her Master have a power disparity that he hates for him and MC because he wants them to be 'equals mutually serving each other'.

4-He values anything that she values. Chevalier doesnt see the beauty in art or scenary but if MC likes something he decides to protect or acquire that thing because MC likes it. There are 2 big instances of that: First during his second anniversary He and Mc visit a count, Mc says she likes a painting and Cheva buys it for her because everything that has value to her has value to him. Second, once again during the latest even Chevalier completely changes his plans (unifying the continent through military force) because that would damage the beautiful scenary that MC loves.

5-He does stuff that he himself consider unnecessary and tedious but that would make MC happy so he does them anyways. Like proposing to MC by GOING DOWN ON ONE KNEE! (Please note that he had the ring personnally made for MC, ages before he proposed to her). Or going on a summer date to the lake with her even tho he hates the hot weather and doesnt enjoy swimming. Or going to a festival, or to a theatre or completely changing the way he acts to please her etc etc

6-He is actually quite a clingy bf, this can specifically be seen during the epilogue of the latest event. I posted about it already if u'r interested.

7- He became very human, he now feels lonely, angry, happy and even agonize over what to get her for a christams present because he did not wanna lose to any present someone else could give her. He pouts and smile and sulk and acts pissed if MC is away for even a couple of days. He teases her a lot but also comfort her a lot and pamper her in his own way.

7-And last but not least, He loves MC, A LOT. A lot more than she does actually. His whole mood, his whole day revolve around her. Seing her smile is his main goal and everything he ever wishes for is related to her.

If i keep going this would never end so i'll stop here. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

🌹 confession:

“i just can’t understand the hype about chevalier. I played his (romantic I think?) route and I thought i’d have some great epiphany where it’d click and I’d fall in love with his character but he’s just cool?? I like him sure but i just don’t get how he’s so loved he practically takes up 3/5 of all fanmade content he’s still my pookie tho 😭”

CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MODERATOR

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Gyaaaaa look at them! So perfect! Also of course my cheva is the Emperor tho i thought it would have been Gilbert.

Here are the one from the other ikemen games

PS: RIP IKEREV, We will always remember you.

One blurry cheva before i go.

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It just dawned upon me

We have never seen the back of the head of any ikemen suitor

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Excuse me, this is so sweet, u want more!

Beautiful Stranger

(college au!alhaitham x f!reader - inspired by laufey’s “beautiful stranger”)

Alhaitham would be the type of man to double major. As a man that loves to see connectivity from the very root of things, he’d definitely be a History/Linguistics Major.

He’s definitely the type of man to just show up to classes and leave the minute the system says it should end. A lecture ends at 10:50 AM? He’ll be out the door the minute he sees his watch change numbers. If he finds his professor to be terrible on “rate my professor”? He’ll simply come on syllabus day and test days.

The man is busy! He surely would find a way to sustain himself. He’ll probably start off as a tutor in the student center to teach students within his majors. If there’s empty days, he’d surely be the type to simply catch up on his work.

His phone would be on “Do Not Disturb '' 90% of the time. The remaining 10% is due to an argument his roommate Kaveh strikes about not seeing emergency notifications. Not that taking off the mode would make a difference anyways. The only people actively contacting him are Kaveh or other classmates from pre-requisite classes like Tighnari or Cyno.

He practically graduates with perfect grades and a stellar GPA from undergrad. It’s almost astonishing how a man that’s rarely around manages to be graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors.

By the time he joins a master’s program, he’s seeming to be set on what he wants to do now. He doesn’t seem to enjoy tutoring all too much, so professor is out of the question. However, the idea of conservation and working on archives catches his interest. Preferably, a library preservation technician. Yes, a job with minimal communication, yet a close up look at documents that he has either studied or not? It seems almost ideal!

He has already found a path to graduating with a masters degree too, already having planned out how to tackle writing his thesis with ease unlike his peers. However, there’s been a string of inconveniences he’s been experiencing lately in his own place: Kaveh. Kaveh has been hammering away at making his own architectural models. While Alhaitham didn’t really see this as a dealbreaker of living conditions, he won’t deny how his precious sleep gets lost, even if his soundproof earpieces are on his ears.

Two weeks and no improvement, he decides to go against his usual decision making and decides to make a late night stop to the library of the university. He finds it to be easy enough; he lives quite near it, and certainly no one would be there. It’s almost perfect. He finds the floor with the study rooms, finding a desk with the outlets and sitting on it with what he considers a content look on his face. However, it’s when he takes a quick look around that he realizes that he’s not the only one. There’s you.

Now, you were definitely quite the sight. You were in the study room across his, the clear plexiglass separating you both. You two were technically facing each other, yet the laptops you two were typing away at were enough to cover most of what you two were doing. He saw you with a comfortable appearance of a sweatshirt and some sweats, your position on your chair quite comfortable as you hacked away at your own work. The only time he managed to fixate on your workspace was when he was deciding to stretch his arms. He took in all the formulas on your papers, all the charts and plots you’ve made, and the handwritten notes with long words and arrows between them. He saw the word “metabolic pathways” and deduced that you were a science major at the very least.

“Alright. Cool. Back to work.” He told himself. And he was working quite well. However, he wouldn’t lie, he found the way you studied to be quite amusing. He’s passed by a good amount of students in the library when he was tutoring. Some people were quiet and worked away, some people probably brought in food, some people even cried and slammed their laptops shut. However, you seemed to be in your own little world. You had your tablet being your own main source of brainstorming, you had your papers scattered by chapters, and you had brought some food for yourself and…coffee?

The sight of the huge cup slowly being drained by your constant sipping almost made him want to chuckle. Almost. His long fingers stayed idle as he watched you quietly mouthing the words to whatever song you had in your headphones, your head bopping along with the tune.

“Hmph.” He’d grunt, going back to his work. The next time he’d look up at you is when you went to tap him on the shoulder. “Excuse me?” A voice asks, making him take off an earpiece and look back. Sure enough, it’s “science lady”, as he has dubbed you. “Yes?” He asked. He wanted to look amiable enough for you to talk to him, but you saw his plain look on his face. He almost looked…unamused. You suddenly felt so embarrassed to disturb him at this ungodly hour. “Do you mind watching my stuff? I’m going to be using the bathroom.”

The question made him scoff before he realized: Why would he need to watch over it? Everyone looked like they’d be doing nothing of the sort, but still, seeing the look on your face made him realize it was an earnest question. And so, he decides to agree. Seeing your face brighten accompanied with an earnest thanks almost made him want to smile. Almost. He saw the way you briskly walked to the bathroom, which only amused him more.

The coffee only gets to you after how much you’ve been drinking it. Though, you couldn’t get over how cute this guy looked! Did he look kinda scary? Yeah, but you couldn’t deny that he looked quite cute. Though, you couldn’t help but wonder if it was because you were cooped in your research lab so much that you found anything amusing nowadays, including this mystery guy. Still, he had interesting eyes, you had to admit it. You liked his shaggy silver hair, the way he casually came in and seemed so fixated on his work. What a shame it might be a one time thing. Oh, how did this library crush become part of your thoughts so quickly while you washed your hands.

You thank him as you return to your seat with a little thumbs up, and he only sends you a little smile back. You would be lying if you said that the little curve at the edge of his lip made you wanna squeal. What you didn’t see was that his green eyes were staring at you as you sat down, waiting for you to see a particular item. And you saw it, alright. He can tell just by the raise of your brows and your wide eyes. It was right on your keyboard of the laptop, a paper torn out of the corner of his notebook. His penmanship was quite remarkable, and the contents of it amused you: “Maybe a little water would be more efficient than that coffee you’re chugging, no?”

Alhaitham practically was curious to see how you’d react. He could only gauge your reaction from your eyes, seeing your hand reach for a piece of paper before your head disappears behind the screen. He didn’t know what you were thinking either when you passed back a paper to him. It was a blank page which only contained your handwriting: “My water bottle actually spilled on my way here.” Next to it was a little sad face next to it.

Now, Alhaitham wasn’t prepared for that type of wholesome response. In fact, he’s surprised that it went as well as it did. He saw you practically scurry back to your studying table with a tiny smile on your face, your eyes back to focusing on work. However, it did not go without you making a little scene of taking yet another sip of your coffee from your large cup. It didn’t occur to him till you gave him a tiny smile that he was stealing glances your way a little too much. He was long done with his workload for the night, yet something bolted him to his seat. There was something that kept him in this crowd of procrastinating students.

Though, it’s clear that you were trying to be diligent despite your antics. He couldn’t deny that he found the way your lips pout as you concentrated on an endearing sight, or that you were the one he’s been oddly eyeing in this busy space. He was a bit let down seeing that you wouldn’t be looking his way for a while. You didn’t look at anything but your work until a push of a chair is heard, the tall man is seen making his way out. Your eyes carefully watch him with some sort of melancholy stirring in your heart, wishing he stayed longer, or that he wrote even just one more note to you.

Little did you know that as Alhaitham kicks off his shoes at his house’s foyer, he’s left thinking of a particular science girl chugging on coffee, clinging onto the post-it with a particular someone’s scribbles and sad face. Little did you know that the man was thinking of an excuse to visit the library tomorrow night, wondering if you’d be there.

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Chevalier: Pregnancy and Family Chapter 6

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Few weeks have passed since the poison incident and life seems to have gone back to it’s normal course in the royal palace of Rhodolite.

MC seems to have all but forgotten about the incident and was smiling happily again. Or so it seemed.

Chevalier has noticed that MC, who usually liked desserts so much, has stopped eating them all together. She also seemed to be a lot more careful about her food.

That night again, he watched her push the Rose cheesecake plate away from her with an almost sad look on her face.

It didn’t seem like she was disgusted, more like scared or traumatized.

Of course, such a terrible incident could not have passed without leaving some marks. Even he, who was always admired for his mental fortitude was heavily impacted by the incident and had every dish that was served on her table inspected over and over again.

But this could not go on, MC was barely eating anything and this was starting to worry him. He deduced that since the root of the issue was sweets, he had to make her eat them again.

But how? A royal decree? That was certainly not it.

Maybe he could ask the help of a certain brother of his who was particularly good with baking treats of all sorts.

And so, the next morning, Chevalier stormed into the Domestic faction office looking for Yves.

The 5th prince only stared at him with wide eyes as the king sat in front of him on the sofa.

His older brother had never ever sought him out before. Honestly sometimes Yves thought Chevalier did not know his name.

There was a long silence in the big messy office before Chevalier finally said:

“Showoff, I need your help.”

Help? Chevalier needed HELP? and not anyone’s help, HIS help? 

Licht, Leon and Jin all came and sat next to Yves, curious about whatever his majesty the king, a genius born every thousand years could ever need from the 5th prince.

Chevalier cleared his throat and started speaking

“Since the incident MC has not been eating very well, particularly desserts.”

“Oh no! she always seemed particularly fond of sweets, especially after her pregnancy.” Jin said, earning an impatient glare from Chevalier.

The king cleared his throat again, clearly disliking being interrupted before starting to speak once more: “It seems the poison incident heavily affected her. Showoff, you are a good baker and MC loves your sweet. Bake something for her.”

“I see! Poor MC! Very well! We shall have a cozy tea party! I’m sure MC would enjoy it! How about tomorrow afternoon, your majesty?” Yves said feeling bad for MC but happy that there was something he could do for his brother and beloved sister in law; Not that he’d ever admit it.

And so the men agreed and the next afternoon, Chevalier escorted MC to the rose garden.

“Where are we going, Chevalier? Are we going for a walk?”

Chevalier just squeezed her hand before leading her to a beautifully decorated dessert table full of all kinds of delicious treats. The princes, Sariel, Cecilia and Rio were all sitting already and only two chairs were empty. 

As Chevalier led MC to her chair, the young queen was looking around, bewildered by all the diverse desert that were laid on the table.

As soon as MC was seated, Chevalier turned around on his heels and was walking away from the cozy garden party.

But before he could get any further he heard his wife's voice calling for him, when he turned around she patted the chair next to her, indicating for him to come sit.

“My presence would only sour the mood, simpleton. Enjoy your tea party. You can tell me all about it later.” He smiled at her.

“No way!” Clavis stood up and grabbed Chevalier by the arm.

 “This tea party is to celebrate MC’s pregnancy and it would not feel complete without the baby’s father!” said Yves.

Jin grabbed Chevalier by the shoulder and dragged him toward his seat, next to MC who was smiling at the warm scene in front of her.

“We can assure you no one here is scared of you, your majesty” Sariel added.

Chevalier sighed “Ridiculous” before sitting next to his wife.

Everyone sat and Cecilia got up to serve everyone tea(herbal because MC was pregnant). Conversation was flowing smoothly but everyone’s attention was on MC who had not touched a single dish. 

Suddenly silence fell as Yves stood up  and served MC a piece of her favorite cake.

She stared at it for a while before saying “I’m sorry Yves, I’m not very hungry.”

“MC, me and Licht got out together this morning to get the ingredients, we checked everything many times again, and nothing left our eyes for even a second. Everything here, including the tea was made by my own hand and no one but us touched anything. I can assure you this is not poisoned.”  Yves explained hoping this could appease her fears.

“It would make us very happy if you had a taste” Jin added. 

“Yeah! Just have a bite and if ya don’t like it, you can stop!” Luke said.

After a few seconds, MC picked her fork and took a bite of the cake.  After chewing for a bit, she finally started crying. 

“I’m sorry! I know I’m being overly dramatic! I was just so scared and I-” MC was practically sobbing.

“Your majesty, do not blame yourself for your feelings. Your fears and worries are valid and you should not demean them or feel sorry for them.” Cecilia grabbed MC’s hand.

MC finally let go and after a good while of crying, she was back to smiling and eating. The party continued in a warm atmosphere and Chevalier sat there wondering what the old him would think if he saw himself sitting with all his brothers drinking tea and laughing. Of course, Chevalier did not really participate in the conversation but he was actively listening.

He remembered MC telling him that she was going to teach him about all different types of love. Was this one of them? Fraternal love? Familial love?

He did not know, but he felt his face soften and he felt oddly at peace.

The party lasted for a couple of hours, and MC returned to her room feeling light and relaxed. Of course, her fear would not be solved in a single meal but this was a step toward recovery and it was good enough.

Before leaving, Chevalier turned toward his younger brother and said “This party was a good idea, good job, Yves.” Before leaving in a flutter of his cape.

All the prince stood there, shocked by the fact that Chevalier had finally called one of them, aside from Clavis, by his name.

It wasn’t long before the brothers started competing to have there Older\Younger brother call them by their names. 

But that, is a story for another time.